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vernments may do, he will not recognise a person who can thus trample on the most sacred rights of nations, and deliberately persevere in every species of violence. I am told that all the formalities used in cases of blockade, have been omitted by the Officers of the Usurper : it has also been an invariable plan to con duct the Captains of our merchant vessels before the Admiral, and on these occasions they were expected to kneel on presenting themselves—a ceremony which both our Trans-Atlantic friend and the Master of the Vine very properly refused to adopt. lam told the latter was very roughly handled, for taking the liberty of telling Admiral ROCIIA, that with all due deference, he consi dered his Excellency as neither more nor less than a pirate of a higher order ! I should not omit informing yon, that the expe ditionary troops did not leave this, till they had emptied the treasury of the island, and levied a forced loan of 80,000 dollars. P.S. A vessel just arrived from Farll brings accounts that the ships of the expedition have separated, and are wandering about without having effected any thing. It is not doubted by the people here that the separation is intentional, and that when the troops were embarked, they were determined not to attack the patriots. You may therefore expect important news in my next. The spies and partisans of the Usurper continue to report that bells to be recognised by England. FROM JONATHAN MARTIN TO ROB. P-. The Loss be merciful to all,—a;l Mr. to you too, 'Tis said .acme folks must bare a fall i —and muck I fear 'di too gun Since ever, Sir, you bad a tail,—you neer wire in more peril, You've missed your mark, Sir, and you shall,—be damned era dubbed an Earl. Why did you rat, and seize a plants,.--so salWry and so rousse— 'Twere better you bad swam and sunk,—eleau out of place kw- gotten ; For with the knaves you joined. you msg.—share in wide exe. erasion. Accused of treason to your trist i —and ruin of the nation. Where are the fruits of all your cant,—now folks are more ac. gestate-4 Sr, The mask MU Off yourself mut grant„—you're bat a sorry saint,Sir, Self-interest is your only aim—the place and dirty penny, A Peerage, Sir, te rescue name—and bide the spinning jenny. For this you joined Metternich', crew—that knot of despot sol diers, And truckling to its marrow view, heap loads upon our shoulders; For tbis you're art and part in all,—their plots againeour peace,— Sir, Intrigue in Spain and Portugal, and shale fresh chains o'er Greece &r, For this you yield the Dardaselles,—and smash the English shop, Sir, For this you laugh, while Great Nose sells,—poor Ireland's last fond hope, Sir ; For this you've joined the Jesuits,—and war 'salmi freedom's cause, Sir, Throw all your early friends in sits,—and palter with the laws, Sir. For this, from his ill-fated doom, you scoen to set the farmer free, Unmoved behold the silent loom,—and model a gene d'armerie ; For this you are condemn's' to sigh,—where knaves wh• traffic conscience yell, And from the Drop bid us good bye,—for—Hem—go co, we wish you weU. FRENCH LITERATURE. XEMOIRES D'UN PRETRE REGICIDE. One of the Journals, in which MARAT preached Mur der and codavatioa, fell into my band the same day en which 1 learned my appointment u a Member of the Convention. Wm: denounced to all France the choice of my Electors as a crime ; and poured out against myself invective of the most disgusting nature. —I determined at once to see him, and was directed to No. I, Rue St. Honore. Arrived there, I had to ascend a dark and crooked staircase to the fourth story, and knocked,—when a voice feeble and Irresolute, resembling that of a woman, demanded my name : A Deputy of the National Convention"—l replied. I then beard the clank of several keys taken down from the wall; which, being inserted and turned in several locks. at length the dsor opened. "M. Pdaauvr?" I exclaimed—for the appellation of Maas was not yet in vogue. The answer was, "lamhe !" I saw a man scarcely more than four feet in height,—his head co►ered with a dirty night-cap, his hair gathered together bt ' a piece of packthread—a pocket-handkerchief tied round his neck—his legs covered with ungartered worsted stockings— exhaling from his whole body a fetid smell of impurity. His face was bristled with a ruffian beard ; his eyelashes and eye-brows of a fawn colour, and his head of enormous dimension.. I could scarce believe my senses. Surely this could not be the man of &lint Sul pia thought I had mistaken, and reiterated M. MAaatt !— " I am Maaat"—replied he in a tone of ill humour, while he darted a terrible look—" What would you ?"—" I would converse with you an instant".—" Enter."—The apartment occupied by this hideous dwarf was worthyof such a host :—a bed in disorder covered with filth,—a cabinet loaded to coe fusion with papers and inundated with ink,—several wretched chairs—a wooden clock surmounted with a little guillotine; in this behold the entire furniture of a man before whom the whole capital trembled. When I first knocked, MARA? was in conversation with a person of tall stature, of an ex pressive countenance,—ltis manners agreeable, and his elegant at tire singularly contrasting with the personage he was visiting. The instant he perceived me he retired, to leave me free to particular conversation. Mama offered me a chair, with the air of MC who wishes to dismiss an intruder. I tranquilly accepted it, and nom. menced the conversation. The eyes of Maw.: sparkled like those of a hyena, ready to spring upon his prey. I know not to what extremity his rage had not precipitated this Thersites, if the glance of a poignard,—which many of the Deputies at that time carried about their permits,— bad not met his eye. I had involuntarily displayed it when unbut toning my coat, and the sight seemed to have paralyzed hint. The master, suddenly discovering the pale and rapid changes of blaaav's 'hap. without guessing the cause, approached us with Politeness ; —with a look of benevolence, be interrupted our convened= ; and offered me his hand, which I warmly pressed. I then made my bow to Mum; who had ceased to ad dress me,—rentalting as if frozen with terror on his chair. The stranger then conducted me to the landing place, where, with the greatest politeness, be Wined me as I paired. " How can two men so dissimilar comprehend each other ?—and what can they have In common?"—l repeated to myself as I &wended the stair. case. At the deer I beheld a mob of the people,—two of whom had a kind of Utter on their shoulders, Intended to carry MALT in triumph through the streets of Paris. Shortly after. I heard the cries of " Long live /dams? !" resounding on every side ; and immediately beheld the impure divinity,—who, plaiting him self in his palanquin, gave the order for his triumphant much. Three days after, u I crossed the Rue de Greve, u a crimi nal was being attached to the pillory, I raised my eyes, when— Judge of my astonlshment—l beheld to the executioner the stranger I had seen in the home of Nous ! The hand which he had grasped was seined with s sensation of tremour, as if in the access Os fever. ••• • • THE KING. WINDSOR, SEPT. 10.—His MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge at two o'clock yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the LORD STEWARD, in the pony phaeton, and fol lowed by others of the Royal suite, for an airing in the Great Park. His MAJESTY, during his drive, visited the Fishing Temple, where he remained for some time, and afterwards drove to Belvidere, and from thence to Sandpit Gate, on his return to the Royal Lodge, which he reached soon after five o'clock. His MAJESTY also took an airing this afternoon. Yesterday Gen. Sir H. TAYLOR and Sir C. PAGET arrived at the Royal Lodge, on a visit to his MAJESTY, where they are expected to remain for several days. It is now generally rumoured that his MAJESTY will take his departure from the Royal Lodge for the Pavilion, at Brighton, about the middle of October. The continued • unfavourable state of the weather may induce his MA JESTY to go earlier should the Pavilion be in readiness for his reception. Several alterations are making at the Castle, which were expected to be finished by the time his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge for ' the summer months, but the continuance of heavy rain renders the KING's residence in the Great Park very unhealthy. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke and Duchess of CLA RENCE, accompanied by the Princess AUGUSTA, came to town on Wednesday morning from their seat in Bushy Park. Their Royal Highnesses were visited by the Princess SOPHIA and the Margrave of BADEN. The Royal party partook of a dejeune between one and two o'clock. In the afternoon the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, accompanied by the Princess AUGUSTA, returned to Bushy Park. The Princess SOPHIA visited the Duke and Duchess of CUMBiRLAND yesterday, at their residence in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Prussian Minister had an interview with his Royal Highness. The Margrave of BADEN, Princess ESTERHAZ Y, the Duchess Dowager of RICHMOND, and Lady SOPHIA LENNox, had inter views with the Royal Duchess yesterday. The Prussian Minister had a conference with the Fail of ABERDEEN yesterday, at the Foreign Office. The Neapolitan Minister transacted business yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL& Sir Robert and Lady Lawley, at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn street, from their seat, Canwell Hall, Staffordshire; Lady Leslie, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, from Dorking ; Me Nembard, at Morley's Hotel, Coekspur-street, from a tour ; J. Nugent, En. at ditto, from ditto; Col. Hay, at ditto, from Chat ham; B. Hinde, Esq. at ditto, from Dublin ; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Eden at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's -street, from Paris ; Messrs. Morrison. at ditto, from India; Capt. and Mr.. Barton, in Brook street, from Brussels;" H. Groome, Esq. at the Union Hotel, Coeltspur-street, from Surrey ; F. and J. Morrison, &qrs. at ditto, from Kentucky, United Stares; J. Merry, Esq. and Mrs. Merry, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-square ; Miss Leveson Gower, at ditto; Anthony Denney, Esq. and Master Denney, at ditto; Hon. Wet. Horsley Bereaford, at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans, and the Ladles Beauclerc, yesterday, from Stratton-street, Piccadilly, forOzford. on their way to Doncaster races ; the Earl and Countess of Jersey, from Berkeley square, for Brighton; the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, yes terday, from Arlington-street. for D.Giles, Esq.'s seat,Youngsbury, near Ware,Herts ; the Earl and Countess Spencer, from St. James's. place, yesterday, for their seat, Althorpe. Northamptonshire ; Lady Stuart de Rothsay, from her father's. the Earl of Hardwicke's, in St. James's-.q. for Hams; Sir John Cope. Bart. for his seat in Herta; Sir lisuryClint.m. Bart. for Lymington,Warwickshire ; Sir Thos. Lethbridge, Bart. from Whitehall-place, for bis seat, Sand hi!! Park, Somersetshire ; Captain Edward Mayne, from Morley's lintel, Cockspur-street, for the Continent ; Capt. Roebuck, from ditto, for Ramsgate; Capt. Bolton. from ditto, for Canterbury ; R. Bolton, Esq. from ditto, for ditto; Capt. Hilton, from ditto, for Chatham ; Mr. and Mrs. Macauley, from Fenton's Hotel. St. James's-street, for Paris; Mr. and Mrs. Mackenzie, from ditto, from Manchester; Wm. Austin, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton; Mrs. James and Nits. Chaplin. from Marshal Tnompsou's Hotel, Cavendish square; Mrs. Blake and family, from the Union Ho tel, Cockspur-street, for Ireland; James Ede, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton; Mrs. and Miss Howard, from their Woe, in York place, for Brighton. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Naas Assn= TaisDAT-1= I—Waterford I—France 1— Holland I. The Maria, Hooper, from Valparaiso, has arived in the River. The Rockwood, of London, Is lost at Davis' Straits—crew saved. The Hampton, of London, and Camilla, M'Culloch, are sup posed to be arrived in the Channel. DEAL, San. 10.—Wind S.S.W. moderate.—Arrived the James, Tibbin, from St. Domingo ; Gilbert, Munro, from St. Vincent's; India, Harding, from London ; St. Jacob, and Elizabeth, Swan, from New South Wales. Nearly the whole of the out ward-bound have turned away. The American ship Chariot remains. Ps.rmours, Sat. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Washington, from Dantsic. Off the Start, the Friendship, Tucker, from Con ception; sailed 10th June; spoke the Hon. Company's ship Zeno bia, Douglas, from London to Ceylon and Calcutta. On the 234 In Ist. 32. lung. 36. saw a very suspicious looking brig, -sunder French colours, standing to the S.E. under easy sail ; her decks were crowded with men; she was pierced, but her ports were down. F.ausourn, Szrr. 9.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E. moderate breezes. —Sailed the Norway brig Louisa, Pederson, from Penzance. Czars, Sarx.lo.—Arrived the Liao, Bison, from Smyrna; Gateshead, Fothergill, and Cbilde Harold, Hodges, from Trieste; Pearl, Holland, from Leghorn ; Express, Wills, from bloga•iore ; and Visiter, Morrison, from Adra. Ltvaarom., San. S.—Arrived the William, Harvey, from gee bee ; and Lancashire Witch, —, from Lisbon. Dona, Sim 10.-011 port, the Camilla, M'Cullach, from Ja maica. More than one county meeting is said to be in agita tion, for the purpose of petitioning the KING to assem ble Parliament immediately, for the purpose of inquiring into and relieving the situation and exigencies of the country. A general meeting of the Portuguese refugees has been convened by the Marquis de PAtmEtts, for which purpose circulars were issued. It may not be uninteresting to mention that Captain DICKENSON served with Sir GEORGE COCKBURN OR the American coast at the taking of Washington, and was First Lieutenant on board the Northumberland when BONAPARTE was conveyed to St. Helena. From this period may be dated, we believe, his promotion to the rank of Commander. He has seen much service, and has fought his way to the post which he now fills in the navy.—Brighton Gazette. ford LEYESON GOWER and his family will visit Kil larney in the course of next week. JOHN O'CONNELL, Esq. of Grena, will, with his usual liberality, give the noble Secretary a splendid stag hunt on Monday the 14th instant.— Tralee Mercury. Count DARU has died of an apoplexy, in his 62d year. During the wars of Prussia, he was Intendant- General of the conquering army, and of the conquered country. After the peace he remained Minister Pleni potentiary at Paris.—Gazette de France. FRENCH LIBERTY OF THE PRESS.—The new Keeper of the Seals has sent requisitions to the different news paper offices throughout France for the names, abodes, and ages of the Editors and their Correspondents. The Constitutionnel says that they are ready to send the Keeper of the Seals not only the Christian and surnames, and the residences of their Edilprs, but their likenesses a lso, if that would be agreeable to him. BATTLE OP NAVARIN. COURT MARTIAL urow CAPTAIN DICKENSON. R.N. Porrsmoorig. Truassar. Stn. 10. (tam ova cosacaroman). First Dag e tie Defertcs.—(Received this morning.) This morning the Court assembled at ten o'clock for the purpose of reading those letters, which bad been sent down from the Ad miralty, and in the absence of which there was cen,iderable importance attached by Sir Edward Codrington. Crowded as the Court was on the first day, this morning it exhibited such a scene as we have scarcely ever witnessed. The ladies of this place occu pied a considerable portion in the rear of the President's chair, and the confined place afforded to the Press was thrown open to the Public. and for our part it was for a long time before we could take a single note. Previous to the business commencing, the President addressed himself to' the Press, and com plained of being most grossly represented in a paragraph, which appeared in the ranee as well as In our Paper, and which attributed to him not only a corrupt motive. but a vio lation of the obligation of his oath in administering justice impar tially. We shall just give the paragraph. and leave It to our readers to judge if that was the motive of the writer : " Late in the dry, without any apparent occasion for the allusion, and in the middle of the delivery of evidence. the President, Sir Robert Stopford, withdrew the accommodation previously offered to the Reporters, upon the ground that they had not complied with the terms upon which it was granted. Who were the parties (if any) who entered into this conditional agreement, the Pre sident did not state; but it is rather unfortunate for the ends of justice, that with the knowledge which the Court must have had of all the publicatloo (question and answer) of she whole of the first three or four days proceedings, in one of the Portsmouth newspapers of Saturday, it did not announce its de termination to withdraw our little accununcidatiun, which could be in the inconvenient space of a ship's cabin, at an earlier period, so as to prevent the Officer on trial from being espied to the risk of having that defence garbled which he is now about to commence. whilst the prosecutor had the advantage of full publicity of his de tails of evidence. Sir R. Stopford is an ofß.:er of great experience in the business of the world, and a man of mild and placid temper, who, judging from his demeanour during this trial and his general character. would not have travelled out of his way with an observation respecting the publication of proceedings at so unfor tunate a time as he did, note*. be felt himself called upon to make it. Perhaps few tribunals would bear the public eye better than this Court Martial. The members are punctual to a very labori ous attendance, and every Individual is evidently intent on the bu siness belore him; and engaged in close examination of the evi dence." It is not easy to conceive that tbr members of the Court complained of publication in the newspapers. for not a day passes without seeing newspapers on their tables, and it would be invidious to describe the desire manifested by some of these gentlemen to read a London paper, upon their quick arrival by the night coaches." Now, as we said before, we leave it to our readers, is there any thing hi the foregoing para graph, attributing to the Gallant Admiral chitsr a corrupt motive, or a violation of the obligation of his oath? It has been just attended with the conasqusmces it bad anticipated— namely, obit the narrow space afforded for our accommodation was this morning so crowded, that, as we said before, we could scarcely take a note. Alter the Admiral had concluded his &seer. Irltiollt Sir Edward Codrington addressed the Court, and said that be availed himself of this opportunity of complaining of the Public Press. He stated that he had been most grossly misrepresented ; and was proceeding with sonic very severe animadversions on us, when be uas stopped by Sir Robert Stupford, whom we under stood to say, that the Court could not entertain the complaints of any individuals : as far as its members were concerned, they, of course, would be protected. Sir Edward Codrington inquired if the Court would not protect its witnesses? Sir Robert replied, that the Court bad nothing to do with the reports which appear in the papers. except they were libels oc the Court. He then desired the Judge Advocate to proceed with the business. Sir Edward Codrington inquired whether the whole of the cor respondence was suing to be lead, or only that which alluded to the trial ? Sir Robert Stopford replied, that they were going to read all the correspondence which bad been sent down to them from the Ad miralty. Sir Edward wished to be informed if they were all is Court ? The Judge Advocate replied in the affirmative. Sir E. Codrington nest inquired, whether the Judge Advocate had any other papers except those which were now in Court ? The Judge Advocate said, that be then produced every letter which, in the character of prosecutor at the present trial, be bad received-. with the exception of one duplicate of a letter. Sir H. Blackwood thought that had been a confidential one. Sir Edward Codrington said. that he complained of Lord Mel ville the other day, that his brat letter, which pointed out the situation in which be bad been placed, en extract only bad been sent down, and not the original. The Judge Advocate, we understood him to have said, that the three letters containing the charges, as well as all letters from Mr. Barrow, had been sent, as also those containing all their Lordships statements when the Court.mattial was to be held. The Judge Advocate then commenced reading the letters. The first was from Capt. Dickenson to Mr. Croker, dated 6th Jan. 1829, asking permission to wear the Russian order. The next was from Mr. Barrow. of the Admiralty, to Sir Edward Codring ton, enclosing a copy of Capt. Dickenson's letter, bearing date Bth June. The nest was Sir Edward's reply of the 16th June, assign ing a reason for withholding permissiost i and stating his disapproval of Capt. Dkkenson's conduct on board the Genoa, as also stating that Capt. Dickenson bad already received a Russian order from Count Heyden in the Mediterranean. The next letter read was one from Mr. Barrow to Sir Edward Codrington, bearing date the 22J June, calling upon bim to specifically state his grounds of dis approbation of Capt. Dickenson's conduct, and which said, if a mistake bad been committed in conferring an order on Capt. D. a similar one must have been made as regards Captains Baynes and Campbell. Sir Edward Codrington was now anxious before his answer was read, to explain the grounds upon which be bad written it, and was indulging in several observations, which our want of accom modation prevented us bearing. What we understood him to say was, that he was anxious to explain his views. The President said the Court wool. form their own views upon the subject. Sir H. Blackwood thought that these observations of Sir Edward Codrington ought to be entered upon the minutes. The President said they could not—not being evidence. Sir H. Blackwood was of opinion if they were nut evidence they should not be heard. Sir Edward said that it was quite impossible that the Court could understand the letters until they were put in possession of the views with which they were written. Sir H. Blackwood had no objection to hear any thing that strictly bore upon the subject beture them, but i laut observe done could not be entertained. he President said that it appeared that the matter was between the Admiralty and Sir E. Codrington, with which the Court had nothing to do. Sir E. Codrington protested against the letters being read, mum. companied by his explanations. The Judge Advocate commenced reading the letter of Mr. Barren►, at that part wherein it stated that if there was a mistake in conferring a second Russian Order on Captain Dickenson, there must have been a similar one made as regards Captains Baynes and Campbell. Sir Edward here agai n interrupted the Judge, and denied that the mistake was a similar one. The President said that the meaning of the letter was, that there was a similar mistake made to the three officers. Sir Edward Codrington again denied that the mistake was of a similar nature; quite the contrary. All officers in the fleet got the English orders, so did Capt. Baynes and Campbell. But here, Capt. Dickenson gets two Russian orders, and Capt. Baynes and Camp bell get none. It is quite evident that was a mistake; therefore there could be no similarity in the case, but quite tbe contrary — therefore it was his business to protest against it. Sir H. Blackwood really thought it necessary that those observa. Lions of Sir Edward should he entered upon the minutes. He could net say what misrepresentations would take place; it would be but doing him justice (using the words of the President). " You are, Sir, how you have been misrepresented." Capt. Scbomberg observed that they could not be taken down, not being evidence. Sir Edward Codrington said that the Court were biassed by the same view which the Admiralty took. Sir H. Blackwood replied. that it was Sir Edward Codrinvon's own wish that these documents should be read. Sir Edward said that he was most happy at it, as it was the only means he had of explaining his conduct, and would be glad it should undergo the more minute investigation. Sir Edward was proceeding warmly, when Sir H. Blackwood said, if those observadons were persevered in. be should clear the Court to take its sense as to whether they should or should not be entered upon the minutes. Sir Edward begged leave to ask a question as to whether, when he heard a letter read in which there was a mistake, might he be allowed to correct it? Sir H. Blackwood—Oh, certainly. The President said, that if errors had crept in. the persons through whose instrumentality they had dose so were not present, to defend themselves from any imputations that might be cast epos them; therefkre ft was better to confute themselves to the simple correction of them. Several letters were then read, consisting of a correspondence between the Admiralty and Sir Edward, Sr Robert Stopford and the Admiralty, the Judge Advocate and the Admiralty ; also letters front the Russian and French Ambassadors. rela tive to the Orders; as well as letters from the Earl of Medley. Lord Howard de Waldeo. and Lord Grenville in all which nothing appeared to us to bear upon the present investigation. and the eabotance of all was contained in the three letters of Sir Edward Codrington t* the Admiralty, which contained the charges. The last letter which was read was the eeK from the Admiralty, accompanying all the previous corms poodence--in which it was stated, that in consequence of Sr Edward Codrington complaining that some letter or docu meats were kept bath which were necessary far the elucidation of the charges. their Lordship could not conceive what they could have been accept it was the copy of a letter, the original of which was in Sir Edward's own possession, or two other papers contalaed in a certain dispatch of private int:ructions. which were iu French, and duplicates of which had not been kept in the Foreign Office ; and on Sir Edward Codriagtan being applied to fur copies of them, be gave them, but did not get a receipt for them. Sir Edward Codsingtoo, in reply to this letter, said, though he was no lawyer, yet he contended that the copy of that letter, the original of which be had, ought to have bees seat from the Admiralty. It might be said. that if be had the Mewl, why did be not produce it, but it was not his business—he did not complain of the want of deco meets, it was only that individual document. though the Admi ralty made it the plural number ; and as to the letter of the 24tk December from Mr. Croke', requiring copies of certain documents contained in a private letter of instructions, it even these were documents of importance, those were, and still those documents ate only asked in a letter without a name or date, with Mr. Cro ker's compliments, and which he gave without a receipt. It was a most imprudent trust, to give out of his hands the moot impor tant documents, which contained instructions of the most cha racter that ever was executed in a most important command— they were contained in a secret letter of instructions. marked secret. and here is the letter (holding it in his hand). The documents were marked 1 and 2, and the very mark upon the letter gave them a character for secrecy.and yet for these he bad no receipt—be had the originals. which h could produce, but would not do so unless the Court wished to read them—they were secret; but in vindi cation of his own conduct, be was determined to have himself dune justice to, in one Court, or in another. He could not i.e. lieve, that when the Russian orders were sent to him, with bit Majesty's gracious permission for the officers to wear them, it was ever intended that they should have come with Air. Croker's compliments. He hail to apologise to the Court for the great trouble he bad givea them; but when they con sidered his peculiar situation, they would make allowances. —So far from originating the present Court Martial, he was averse to it. Such misconduct hid been imputed to him. that be was anxious to vindicate himself ; be was igneous that be should be brought to Court Martial, and why did not their. Lord ships do it ? Sir H. Blackwood—You are going the best way to get It done. I am sorry to hear you make those observations. Sir Edward Codrington—l am glad to have an oppottunity of doing so. Captain Dickenson then solicited until two o'clock to-morrow, when the Court was cleared to take his application into considera tion ; and, after half an hour's deliberation, it was opened, and 12 o'clock to-morrow (this day) was appointed—to which then the Court adjourned. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS-THIS DAY. NEW COURT. Before Mr. COMMON &MOUNT sod s Middlesex Jury. John Price, aged 18, was indicted for stealing a set of fire irons, the property of Mr. James Hays, of Goswell-street-road,—which wss clearly proved against him ; and alter producing roar wit nesses to his previous good character, the Jury found him Guilty, but recommended him to the merciful consideration of the Court. John Pennington, for stealing two gowns, two shifts, and a shawl, the property of Mrs. Halls, in the parish of St. George in the Kin. was found Guilty. Henry &Arum, an old offender, was charged with stealing a pair of boots from Mr. George Dupin, of Ratcliffe Highway, on the 19th August last. He was apprehended with the boots upon him. The prisoner pleaded poverty is extenuation of his offence. The Jury found him Guilty. Joseph Stebbisig, a journeyman butcher, was charged with stealing IS lbs. of beef, the property of Mr. Joseph Aldway, a butcher, in Whitechapel, on the Stb of August last. The prisoner was de fended by Mr. Ctrasson,—but he was found Guilty. Jean Rams, about sixteen years old, was charged with stealing six books, the property of Mr. James Rainshaw, of Fogle•street, Red Lion-square, Holborn, on the 28th of August las'. The thief was seen taking the books from the prosecutor's door, and appre hended almost immediately after. A witness was called as to the character of the prisoner. which appeared to be of the negative kind.—He was found Guilty. The Commie* S told the prosecutor that It was highly improper in him to expose his books for sale in the tempting man ner proved on this occasion. John Tyler was charged with stealing two pair of reins and other articles of harness, valued 15a. the property of William Barrow, a hackneyman, at the Ist of August last. The fact was clearly proved upon him, and in his defence be said, that poverty drove him to the commission of the offence. Two witnesses gave the prisoner a good character, one of whom offered to take him in stantly into his service.— The prisoner was found Guilty. .111aUhew Ward was charged with stealing nine shillings, the monies of Francis Tucker, a tallow chandler, in Southsnolton-street, his master.—The prisoner was a porter in the proareator's service, and contrived to secret the above silver from the till on the 21s: July last. When apprehended upon this charge XS 6s. in silver were found upon his peewit, from which sum 9r. were identi fied, from the pieces having been previously marked.— Mr. Barry defended the prisoner, and called witnesses to his character.—The Jury found him Grits. JeAn Woodard, Was. rug, and Jahn Sanwa, were charged with stealing two geese and one gander. the property of Lewis Holt, a market gardener, of Fulham, on the 19th August last. The three prisoners were seen in company together on the morning of the robbery, carrying a sack containing the two geese and the gander. and the prisoners were taken into custody by a watchman and a lamplighter. They were defended by Mr. C. Phillips and Mr. Clarkson, who called several witnesses, whir spoke favourably cat Woudcni, who is a tailor, and Samuel, a bout and shoemaker. ring, who carried the sack with the geese, had neither counsel or witnesses, nor did It appear what his avocation is, be)ond being an old offender.— The Jury found them all Guilty. Joseph Waterkerse was charged with stealing a portable writing desk, on the 4th of August last, the property of Mr-. Mary Wig gins, of Red Lion-street, Shoreditch. The prisoner was appre hended in the atternonti of the day mentioned by an officer, with the desk in his possession. He was recognised as an old offender, and found Guilty. Stephen Winter, a cabinet maker, was charged with stealing five window sashes (glazed) from an uninhabited house. the property of Mr. William Young Knight, a solicitor. in the parish of Bethnal Green, on the 14th of August last. The person in charge of the house proved his finding the sashes cut up in the prisoner ' s house, but the squares of glass were gone. Mr. Barry del tided the prisoner, and called witnesses to his cb er, who spoke well of him.-1 he Jury, without hesitation, fou:id him Guilty. ROSSERT THIS MORNING.- -This morning, about ten o'clock, a fellow named Smith, wont into the shop of Mr. Bowden, broker, Brook-bill, and deliberately walked off with a portable writing-desk. A cry yf " Stop thief !" was raised, and the fellow was stopped with the desk in his possession. by Holt. a Bow strict patrol, and taken to Hatton.garden office. 'llle «estern branch of the General Post-Office, next Northumberland House, in the Strand, is nearly ready, and pected to he opened in a very short time. Thr public will desire great advantage front these branch offices, as they will receive let ters up to seven o'clock, and the arrival and departure of the f: reign mails w ill be marked the same as the principal office. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Sm. In our corn market there is a complete stagnation, as regards the wheat trade, and the price is entirely nominal at present. Mr ley, for the malting parcels, is full as dear as on Men day ll•atn and Peas are quoted as on Monday last ; and In other grain tt.ere Is nothing doing. } .~ SMITHFIELD MARKET, S►rr. 11. In Beef the hest young Scots reach 4s. to 4s. 2d. per stone ; prime young Downs are 41 4d. to 4s. 6d. Veal. f., the lw•t yeung CAlves. is 41 6d to 5•. and large edges are 54. ttd. to 4.. 4d. Pork 1. d dairy-fed meat being at 41. MI. to ss. In Lamb, the best meat reaches 45. 6d. to 4s. lnd. COAL MARKET—Tins DAY. Hat.r-vast Orts.—The arrival of Senderland and Nrwrastie Cash was but small to-day. only eleven sbir having snivel! since Wednesday lair. The Coal Fichange was well attended by mer chants, and Coals generally were in fair demand.—Ship arrived during the present week. 92. Best Wallsond Cosh 34s. 6d. 541. 9d. Other setts Ships at Market eta. ■ I