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~_ ~" MANCHESTER, JANUARY 22. Some extensive Manufacturers have given this' week, Is. advance at 60 yards, and some 6d. to the Weavers; and several Lancashire and Yorkshire Ca lico Manufacturers, have given 3d. per piece. At Blackburn, on Thursday week, there was a highly respectable Meeting of the Manufacturers of that town and neighbourhood, at which it was concluded to give 6d. per cut advance to the Weavers, on all descriptions of cloth they make. JANUARY 23. Last night, about ten o'clock, a fire was discovered in the warehouse of Messrs. Clay and Cullingworth, situate at the southerly side of Marsden-svare. Every attempt to save it was frustrated by the want of water, owing to the present severe frost. The warehouse, which was a very extensive one, was burnt to the ground in about three hours, and the greatest part of the goods in it consumed. Messrs. Clay and Co. were extensive manufacturers of Man chester goods, and merchants, and no doubt their stock must have been very large. The fierceness of the flames and wind caused great apprehensions for the safety of some of the numerous warehouses which surrounded the one on fire. These apprehen sions were soon realized : the flames communicated to the adjoining warehouse of Messrs. Rudson and ,Price, the greater part of which is burnt. The one of Messrs. Dickson, Watson, and Co. on the other side, took fire at the roof, and part of the ceiling of one of the rooms fell into it in flames. Very fortu nately, Messrs. Dickson and Co. had time to remove the goods out of that room before the fire came to it, otherwise their warehouse must have been burnt down. As the roods were out, they were enabled to extinguish the lire. Several o: the other adjoining warehouses have suffered tr-on: the flames ; but an immense loss will he siistainod by many others, by the more removal of Cleir go3ds. The streets are filled with calicoes, fi.ti•ins ; :Ind liners, which have been much trampled parts the water front the engines and firei-.laps \\*:t3 s'.:veral inches deep about the goo +s—it .ul),.ec t uently froze them up. The areas in.,front of the Brid7e . .vater ,Irins and Palace inns, are c , iverc.i with hicee ;;nods-. t%letsrs. Barclay, Ste— vens, itild Co. Massef, S..itcliffo, Geary, Broadhurst, - 1'..a7 , :r and Co. and sereral r emoved many oi tite r : goods. No doubt man:, thieves would have exer,ked their calling. A zre.-.t part of the 31.,t and a party of the I. litissart., have bun on duty all night, and have deserved peat thanks for their ccnduct. The cold was so it:A:use, that sonic of the n.ilitary made thes in the strea with wcod from the hurnt buildings, but the snow was so deep, that in n:ei:ii;g, it extin iu shed them. A bo'..)l)in-mill and dweliint;-house adjoining„ at it;kelsruet. 1 Sto.:k , , Lear Kendal, Ix:L 0 In 0 on-c - to Mr. 4 NVit.t.inm weie burnt down en Weduc..;- day week. kuesday, an ;liar— • C;le wai discovered to have brokea out in the sizing-Loire belonging to Messrs. Mande and Grecnway, in Chapel-streez, Blackburn. Tne for of the sizing-house, together with seven r.d warps and calicnes, we. e unavoidably deitr;:yed. the last wo:k the teams 4 Mr. LANtistos, and other liberal rroprictors of coal-mines, buve b'en eng..l , 4ed in drawing coals to Sunde..land, to be distributed among the poor. Friday se'nuiot, as It. Hunter, quarry-man of Windy-Nook, Ciateshead-.ell, Durham, was wcr k in a c l uarry to ur.L:erniine some metal, it suddenly a. C wav, by w:tici was literally crushed to a i , 1715. lie •xis cf n, fi e, and has left a wife family. .1 few days since. I .Jr. .L Sawyers, shopkeeper, :/.!•t: . rig, Cle corner Of a drawer, ad jaii;i :g his till, the ne:. t.f a monse, completely formed c: a one pound n.itc, which the li:tle ani mal had drawn from tee till, and torn into a great number of nieces for the purpose. La'a wec-k the follov•ing event occurred is the town ship of Wibsci, near Ilraaord, in Yorkshire. A poor aged woman, named h,iizabeth Ashton, residintz at Dar! -head, applied to J. STUM:ES, Esq. of Bowi - ing, one ...)f the :tlagistrates of the West Riding, for a sum mons fir the Overseers of her township, to spew cause why they did not afford her additi , mal relief, which was 2s. a week. Oa her return home, vim. she had got her sornmonF, ',lie called at the Llack 1)og public-house, in and had a pint of ale. While the old woman was drinking her ale, Mark Ficichcr, a collier ; and John Ylriarlis, a cart-driver, persuaded her to go them to the cabin of a coal pit, near the rlace, and she was found dead in the pit soon atter.—A Coroner's Jury was held on the body, and the following verdict returned : - " chat :IA Fletcher ai.ti John Phillips did take the de ceased to tile cabin of a coat-pit, where they itft and deserted sn near the top, that she fel! in and was that the said Mark Flacher and Jcho Phillips, her, the said Eliza be.h Ashton, in manner, aud by the mesas aforesaid, did kill ani murdLe i" —The above men were immediately committed to York Castle, to take their trials at the next Assizes. Wednesday, the sth inst. as the Rev. R. KEATS was proceeding from Wiveliscombe to Tiverton, his horse suddenly became so immersed in the snow as to render fruitless the eforts made for his extrication. Mr. K. then dismounted, but was immediately pre cipitated into the snow, to a depth that confined him to the spot. A few minutes only had elapsed, when a labourer appeared, who had been sent thither to render that part of the road passable ; but Mr. K.'s hopes of relief were baffled by the deafness of /he man, to whom calls cf assistance were ineffectually made. In this predicament an ingenious resource strrizested itself: Mr. K. supplied himself with snow bans, N,•lkli he threw towards the labourer, and thus au:acted the attention of N. :,:ch he stood so much in need. The man came to the spot, and with his sp.-ide successfully applied himself to the liberation of the snow-bound prisoner, who, with his horse, completed the remainder of the journey in safety. A SwEFT's :a n.—A novel and interesting spec tacle p; esented itself on Sunday evening last :—A chimne ; . -sweeper, named Pope, residing near Clare market, buried his apprentice, a little boy, who had been a great favourite of his master's. Six maidens, dressed in white, carried the corpse, while other per sons carried feathers, lighted flambeaux, &c. The ce remony drew together a great number of persons. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY 24. This being the first day of Hilary Term, the LORD CHANCELLOR came down to Westminster Hall, at one o'clock, is his state robes, attended by the Right Hon. Sir THOS. PLUM ER, Master of the Rolls, and Sir JOHN LEACH, Vice-Chancellor, in their full robes, Wm. COURTENAY, Esq. one of the Masten in Chan cery, the twelve Judges, &c. WATERS V. TAYLOR. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL was about to make a motion in this case, when, at the request of Mr. WEALD, it was postponed till Thursday se'nnight. IN THE MATTER Of THARTE, A LUNATIC. Mr. WINGFIELD said, that this was the Petition of the Hon. Lady Susan Douglas, wad of the Reverend Archibald Douglas, her husband, praying for a con firmation of the Master's Report. It had been for merly referred to the Master to inquire what were reasonable claims to be allowed to the applicants out of the lunitic's estate? and he had reported that the sum of £2OOO ought to be granted. Mr. HART said, he appeared as Counsel for Mr. Tharpe, the uncle of the lunatic, whose only wish it was to see full justice done to all parties. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Before I make any or der, I shall read over this Report. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 24. This day Hilary Term commenced. The Judges of the different Courts breakfasted with the LORD CHANCELLOR, as usual, p.nd about one o'clock they came down to Westminster Hall in procession. Soon after that hour the Judges of this Court took their seats, and commenced business. NI ADRAZO to. WILT.E.S. This, it will be recollected, w.ts an action of tres pass against the defendant, Captain of his INlajesty:s ship Cherub, for seizing a vessel laden W th shires, &c. the property of the plaintiff, a Spanish subject, in the African seas. At the trial before the CHIEF JusricE, at the late London Sitting, the plaintiff had a verdiA for _ _ ".‘ll..lEuvcs now moved, with the leave of the Learned Judge, for a Rule to shew cause why the verdict should not be reduced to 0000, on the ground that a foreigner could not sue in tke Courts of this country for the value of slaves wrongfully taken from hire by a subject etfiltitain, for by the laws of the L'Ated Kingdom, the slave trade was abo lished in the King's dominions. The Count, after referring to the Slave Trade Acts, and the late Statute of the sSth of the King, expreised themselves to be clearly of opinion, that there was nothing to prevent a subject of A foreign country, in which the slave Trade was not abo lished, from suing in this country for the value of slaves, although the subjects of Great Britain were I:rohibited ft l.m en :::::{.;11:g in that diabolical and ite taiiuus traffic —Rule rdu sed. CRIMINAL INVORMATION. Sir Wm. OwLs moved ft:r a Rule to shew caw: , why a criminal infrxma.ion should not be tiled against Lieutenant Pollard Williams, Rot al Navy, and Lieutenant Kellett, of the Army, for using threatening and provoking langnage towards Dr. Howell, of Carmarthenshire, tending to incite him to fight a duel. Inasmuch as tl:e affidavits iTon which the mc•tion was made did not shev,-, any connectio:-. between the Gentlemen complained of, or that they had any previous quarrel with the worthy Doctor. The CocaT, ander all the circnmstances of the case, refused the Rule. THE KING V. DULLY AND SEVEN OTTERS. These defendants, who, it will be recoliected. ob tained last Term time to impaile until this Term, were brox , ht up on the motion of .Nlr. LI.TMEDALE. to plead to informations charging them, as news tenders, with publishing certain blasphemous and seditious matters contained in Sherwin's Regiser and The liepviVican. They severally pleaded Not Guil.y, and received notice that they would be tried at the Sittings after this present Term. COURT, .TANI".A.RY 24. CHENEY AGAINST (.03DALI.. This was a question noon the admission of an alle. Ration, which consisted of seventeen articles. They detailed no mattes of interest, except the circum stance of the tes!,at;i:: having .contracted a second maniage, during the life of her former husband, whose deazh, however, was generally believed to have occurred long before. Among the articles, theic was one in which it was pleaded that the indi vidual in question, being then resident in Woolwich, was visited. by a cousin or near relation, to whom he disclosed his identity, requesting that entire secrecy might be observed upon the subject. It was, there• foie, submitted, that this article (the 14th) should be rejected. Sir JOHN NICHOL said, that there could be no doubt upon the principle this matter; for what diifeience could be established between the admis sion of the husband's evidence, as to the fact of co '. habitation, so usually pleaded - (and pleaded,, indeed, on the 4th article of this allegation), his deposing to the fact of having been Married to the testatrix ; 1 If the Court were to decide against the principle, he did not see how it would be possible in future to establish identity in almost any case. Whatever might have been the rule of other Courts, it was clearly regular upon this article, that the Learned Counsel opposing the allegation objected to its ad mission ; contending that it was not competent for the husband, in the event of the suit proceeding further, to give evidence against his wife ; nor was it possible that the Court could allow him, in this in stance, to depose as to his having been the former husband of the testatrix. That this was equally true in the practice of the common law, manifestly ap peared; and they knew of no other instance wherein it had admitted, by a patity of reasoning, the evi dence of the wife against the husband, excepting that of Lord Audley, in which only the latter course was admitted, it being necessary to receive the re position of Lady Audley against his Lordship, ex ne cessilate. The Learned Counsel proceeded accord , ing to the practice of this, and he therefore admitted the allegation. The Manchester Telegraph coach lately upset while going down a sand hill, near Woburn, and John Cotton, a private soldier, going on furlough, was killed ; another passenger had an um broke, and the coachman was much iajuted. POLICE. • MARLBOROUGH-STREET. —Yesterday, Mtn Coll shatv, groom to General. Sir Thomas Moore, was charged with assaulting Mrs. B--, a genteel mar ried woman, under a pretence that he had watched her nut of a house of bad fame, in Shepherd-street, Bond -street, on Friday last. The prosecutrix, a very • interesting woman, and the wife of a. respectable tradesman at Paddington, stated, that she was on ' her return home from Mr. Waud's, -in Bond-street, on Friday evening, and the defendant, who was lurking about at the corner of Union-street, Bond street, followed her, and walked first before and their behind her, staring her in the face at intervals. When in the street where she resided, he began to put his hands upon her in a rude and offensive manner, charged her with having come out of a brothel with a Gentleman, and insisted on a rude request of his being granted, or he would publish her conduct, and would follow her home, and tell her husband that which he had seen. Mrs. 11— reached her own door, he having previously drawn a knife upon her, and threatened her destruction unless she submitted to his desires. On getting the door open, she called the watch and her husband at the same time, but the ruffian got away. The next day Mrs. B— received a letter, signed by the defendant, from Mary-la-Bonne -street, Portland-place, the only ob ject of which was to intimidate her. The Magis irate observed, that the accused had committed a most serious offence, and he would advise the Lady's husband, who was present, to ascertain if the letter would not justify' a proceeding for felony, as the character of a female Wits most sacred to her hus band. At any rate he should order him to find •Ivail in double the usual amount for the assault, and also to give notice of the bail. The defendant was likewise ordered to find similar bail for an outrae ous assault upon Coates, the constable, who took him upon a warrant, on Saturday. Wonsui P-ST nEET.—Yesterday, James Chavrbers was brought by his father, and charged by him on suspicion of feloniously stealing an ingot of silver, the property of Thomas Britton.—What was extra ordinary in this case was, that the youth himself, about twenty years of age, was desirous of being pro secuted, observing to the Magistrate, thtit if some thing was not done to get hint sent out of the coun try, he was sure he should Come to be hanrred, for he had got such a habit of thieving, that he could not possibly leave it oif.—The prisoner was commit ted fur fur titer examination. A flock of ninety ewes, belonging to the Bailiff of P. J. Aluts, Esq. at Naish House, cre on Tuesday night last drowned in a shed, to which they had usually been driven for shelter during this inclement season, owing to the heavy. rain and rapid thaw, which then took place. Wednesday, between twenty and thirty keelmen, belonging to the river Tyne, weir pulling a large boat through the streets of Durham, and begging, owing to the obstruction occasioned by the freezing of the Rivers. A large bank, with several trees upon it, near the cottv;es at the entrance to Chilham, in Kent, was, on Tuesday last, precipitated into the road, in conse- ; gr...nce of the thaw, and rendered it completely im- ' passable. Tuesday, Mr. DELL, of Soutkampton, was down the 'liver ther:., shooting wild fowl, when his gun] burst, and carried off his fingers and part of his hard. In this state he must have bled to tieath; had not Lieutenant KEELE, who accompanied him, bound up his arm, and brought him, with some difficulty, to land. He has since undergone amputation of the left hand, and is in a precarious state. Friday, a serious accident happened to a person named Loft, whilst shooting at a wild swan, on the marsh, rear Long Reach, on the bank of the Med way. He had fired once at the bird, and thought he had wounded it, and anxiously watching his game, whilst re-loading his gun, he incautiously put in so large et charge, that when he fired again, the barrel burst and shattered his hand to pieces ; the fingers were completely denuded, and the flesh of the hand lacerated up to the wrist joint, which was dislocated. In this situation, Mr. Loft landed at Gillingham, . from which place he walked to a surgeon at Chat ham, the hand bleeding profusely all the way. On examining the wound, it was found necessary to am-' putate the hand above the wrist, which operation was performed, and no unfavourable symptoms having since come on,, he is doing well. On Monday last, two men went into a barn at Southwater, in the parish of Horsham, for the pur pose of destroying rats, when they heard a groan tram some straw at one end of the barn: on going to the spot, they found a poor man lying, who had taken shelter there, and whose feet were so frozen, that he could not get away. lie was removed to a public-house, and, by receiving proper nourishment, he recovered. The poor fellow stated, that he had lain in that state three days and Iwo nights, without a morsel of food. Ile has since been removed to his settlement. The week before last, a woman, with her infant child, were found dead in a field, near Rushton, in Shropshire. It is conjectured that the unfortunate mother, in getting over the stile near which she was found, fell down and fractured her leg. Being un able to move, and without assistance, the severity of she weather froze her and her infant to death. About seven weeks ago, J. Jackson, landlord of the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Ulverston, was severely bitten in one of his legs, by a dog belonging to some itine tant potters. The owner was informed of the cir cumstance, and the dog made an attempt to bite him also, but only scratched his hand. It was deemed prudent immediately to destroy the dog, and, as far as possible, to prevent the dreadful consequences that were apprehended, the Ormskirk Medicine' was directly administered. The wound on Mr. Jack -1 son's leg gradually healed, and the fears it excited began to subside; but on Monday se'nuight he was taken very ill, and on medical aid being procured, his case was pronounced to be hydrophobia. The poor man felt the awful conviction, and submitted to his fate with great firmness of mind'. His agonies increased with the malady, till three o'clock on Wed nesday morning, g when his spirit returned to Him who gave it r By this melancholy event, four help less children have become orphans, and a virtuous wife a helpless widow. OUTRAOES IN IRELAND. COUNTY ROSCOMMON.—On the night of Friday sennight, the party of Police stationed at Mouat Talbot proceeded, under a warrant from the Rev. ARMSTRONG K LLY, to the village of Clonsen, near Atbleague, to arrest a person, in search of who= they entered awake-house, w herein they had infor mation he would be found. They were immedi ately attacked by the people assembled at the wake. amounting to upwards of one hundred, who closed the dt,or upon the Police, extinguished the candle-light, knocked them down, severely.heat two of the Poke men, and wrested their arms from them. In this ef• fort, one of The peasantry cocked a carbine, and fired it off—but fortunately its contents went through the roof of the house. In this struggle, the Police,"..in their own defence, wounded some of the' assailants with a bayonet, and succeeded in recovering theii arms and securing the prisoner. CouNri OF WExToan.—A few nights since, while . Mr. John Wilkinson was stationed as constable, or keeper, on goods distrained for rent, on the lands of Mr. Hudson, Cooladine, near Enniscorthy, he was most barbarously murdered, and the goods take away- Kt NO'S COUNTY.—Two outrages, of a daring de scription, were committed in the town of Charleville and its vicinity, between the early hours of six and seven o'clock, on Monday se'nnight, by armed men, with their faces blackened, entering two houses, and stealing thereout five muskets, - one case of pistols, and a bayonet. • COUNTY GALWAY.—On the morning of Wedr..s% day, the 12th instant, the houses of William Cut:l'2lk, Steward to Captain Armstrong, of Dunarnore, and of three men, named Robert Stoddart, of Brackliii, and Robert and Dan. Lily, of Dunamore, in the county of Gale: a•-, were attaz . ked by a numerous banditti, called ltibbonmen, and plundered of several stand of arms, which were kept for their protectica. TRADE OF GERMANY. Professor OkrN has made, in his Iris, sot re marks on the Memorial respecting the trade and ma nufactures of Germany, presented to the Govern ments by E. Weatn, of Gesa, front which we select the following: 44 It is certainly very good that the merchants hold together ; if their union has not the desired success, which, if we consider the state of Germany, may well be doubted, it however excites public sprit, and expels that regard for local interests, which always ends in attachment to self-interest and narrow mindedness. The union of the merchants and ma nufacturers is therefore certainly patriotic, and evety patriot must wish it well, and endeavour to extend it. But this is its favourable side. That the German na tion will gain by the abolition of internal tolls, nay, that this alone cut save it from ruin, may be believed: but whether it will gain by laying an immediate duty on English goods, may reasonably be doubted; and, besides, the English will sooner be rec,:ived than the fi ert)l a n manufactures. It may nlso he doubted, whe ther the German merchants have the same ittereA as the manufacturers; at least, the manufacturers are more interested in the business. To tax the English as they do us would certainly not be unjust ; but would it be wise? It is true, the German manufar• tures are e::cellent, but without emulation the. mina becomes surine. The German merchants may best help themselves by ?folding together; and this seen* 1 to be the only means of avoiding ruin." "'ER AGE PRICES of CO] the Ilemros received is th Wheat I Rye. I Barley. s. d. s. d. s. d. 63 10 40 8 :it 1 .14 in England and Wales, f, week ending Jan. 13, 1 nt.O. . Oats. I Leans. I Pea.e. s. d. s. d. s. d. 23 8 44 3 47 6 CORN-MARKET, M .RK-LANE, JAN. 24. PRICES. Small Beans ics lick ditto ......... Ono Oats, Potato, 26s `29IS - Poland ... r..ss 3/lo - Feed i‘s 5. Flour, per Sack 53s 0341 Rapeseed, per Last 17.4 ENGLISH. Meat, Kent and Essex 6Ol 70s Suffolk 6os 66s Norfolk Rye (New) 54s 36s Barley ... 26s 35s Malt 5Ss 65s White Peas 3Bs 42s Boilers ... 44s 48s Grey Peas 421 46s FOREIGN. Wheat, Dantzic .641 '7lll Baltic Red, Ilambro' or Bremen, Brabant red 56s 4111. SUGAR. The Average Price of Sugar, from the Returns made in tie Gazette, in the week ending the 19th of Jan. lal9, is 345. 7111 IL per cwt. _ NEWGATIi ANo LEADENHALL MARKETS, JAN. 24. (By the Carcase.) Beef 3s LI to 4s id Veal 44 id to Cs el Mutton is Ito 46 64 Perk 4s 8d to is 10E 0 P HOPS. wrw DAC b. NEW roccrrs. Kent Susscx 2l 16s to 31 Ss Sussex 3l 3s to 51 14 Essex Foreign ... 11 Os to 21 2s Farnham 5l 5s to 61 Is COAL MARKET, JAPIWIT 24. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Pr ice. 83 Newcastle 181 Us Od to 451 ed 5 Sunderland 2 41$ 04 to 41 6d DIED. Jan. 16, at Kilmarnock, aged SO, Mr. James Thomson. Treasurer to the Town. At Kinsale, Lieut.-Col. K. Reddish Purser, Royal Marines. Jan. 16, Georgina Jane daughter of the Rev. IL P. Good enough, of the Abbey, Carlisle, aged 20 months. At Maglin, near Cork, the Rev. Timothy Lane, Parish Print of Lilincolig and Ra!Snore. Monday se'nnight, Mrs. Walton, of Claypath, Durham, se list of the late Mr. Jonathan Walton, of Cow Close, sear Black-gate. She had bees in an indifferent state of health for some time previous, and was found dead in her bed, on the day above stated. • As a great number of Persons are rendered very unhappy by Spasms, Wind in the Stomach, Obstructions in the Bowels, want of regular Perspiration, Vomitings, and Bilious Complaints, dead-aches, I leart-burn, Costiveness, Nerv ous Disorders, Cholic, Gout, Btc. we are authorized to say, that SPLISIMAN'S Pills are, in most cases, an excellent Remedy for these Complaints; and especially recommended during the time of Sea Bathing, and drinking the Sea and Mineral Waters; also for those visiting Warm Climates.—Prepared by THOMAS SHILLITOE, jun. Druggist, Tottenham Iligh-Cross, Middlesex, by virtue of an Assignment from H. and J. Bbswick, sole Pro prietors of the Ileceipt, by the Will bf M. Speediman; and are sold by Shaw ..r.d Edwards, No. 66, St. Paul's Church-yard; and Bacon ar.O. Co. No. 150, Oxford -street, in Boxes at 45.6 d. 10s. 6d. and One Guinea ; and may be had of the pia*. cipal Venders of Aledicines in Town and Country. HIGN-WATER at LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORRO* Morning - 0 minutes after 11 Afternoon - - 34 11 • LONDON ; Mod and published by Lam limn, WAN*. rice, Temple-Su. 1 0 , I I t 2 1 2 2 ' till. '1 II( f E bt th a fy .. . k. IJ et .1C 11 th ~.. 1. Tr Pr 1 thi i;a sib • tin be rl r r s t' ' 3 Su . 't 1 I. Il.ier l'o rnt by pri Ca Sri Pr Tl 1. 31 Pa to Iti in kn 1 cri EA C of of Fl' C 1 Ir 1•11 /S ih f.. Pr an w Pi W ill' In Sig 't ..‘ '-