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terminated without effect; and Lord MOIRA con t nues his endeavours to torn/ a new Cabinet, in which it is proposed to include Lords GREY, HOL LAND, GRENVILLE, LANSDOWNE, WELLEsLEY, and mr. CANNING ; but, we repeat, nothing has been d fin:tive y arranged. Lord MOIRA had a long con. ference yesterday with the Marquis of LANsDowNE, a f te r which he waited on the PRINCE REGENT, and had a li.ng interview with his Royal Highness. The Luso CHANCELLOR and Lord MELVILLE also had au dience of the PRINCE after the Levee. Lord Mgt- VILLE's attempt to induce Mr. CANNING to co-ope rate with the acting Ministers has certainly failed ; an d, according to present appearances, that Right Honourable Gentleman and the Marquis WELLESLEY are likely to fall in with the " Talents," in the new Ad• ministration. H a ppy shall we be to find that these appearances are delusive ; for it would be truly lamentable to find the PRINCE REGENT placed in such a situation as to be under the necessity of calling to his Councils men of whose.conduct it is impossible his Royal Highness can approve, and who most certainly do not p ossess the confidence of the country. Somethi ng surely, might yet be done to avert so truly deplorable a result. We would ask the present Ministers, with the Marquis WELLESLEY and Mr. CANNING, whether it is fit t h at from punctilious principles, or motives of private re sentment, the best interests of the Empire should be disregarded and put to imminent hazard ? If any of us have heretofore acted erroneously, is there any dis grace attached to the retraction of error ? But we will not go so far as to say that either the present Ministers, or Lord WELLESLEY, or his friends, have been in im mediate error. What we are desirous of urging is, the honesty and the patriotism of the feeling which in the hoer of danger would induce the most opposite and inveterate to unite for the common safety; though the present is certainly not a case directly in point.— Here it is ant an union of foes that is required ; it is an union of men who already approximate very closely, and the object of the desired union is to save the PRINCE from a relentless oligarchy, and the coun try from danger. My Lord MoinA, you who are the Piusca's friend, his companion, his bosom friend, will not your . high sense of honour and patriotism ape rate your junction in this worthy and noble cause ? What was the conduct of the great and immortal Ge neral WOLFF, when he found himself insulted by the caricatures and lampoons of one of his fellow Generals ? Putting the most offensive of them into his pocket—" We must," said the patriotic Hero, " first beat the enemy, and to-morrow General TowssHEND and I will adjust our affair." If the present Ministers, Lord WELLESLEY, Lord MOIRA, and Mr. CANNING, will only agree that their country is too good to be thrown away, and sit down as ho ttest statesmen to do their part in its cause, they will find the nation not ungrateful for their patriotism, and history and posterity will do justice to the gene rous motives by which in that case they would be ac tuated and impelled."—Morning Post. We have this morning received Papers from New. York.of the 24th, and from Washington to the 21st ult. They contain a full report of the debates in Congress, while they were in deliberation with closed dnors, on the subject of the Embargo. These speeches have, of course, been futnished by some of the orators / themselves ; and really they afford no character of virulence whatever against this country—the expec tation of this, no doubt, induced the warlike Presi dent of the United States and his partizans, to ea ch* strangers from the debates. The Embargo was not carried without a severe struggle, and several motions were made with a view to embarrass the de mocratic leaders. On one division, it was likely to have been a dead heat between the two parties, the numbers being 56 to 53. The Elections have every where terminated in fa vour of the Federalists.—lndeed, we have more than once hinted, that from their respectability and talent, the instant they were roused from their lethargy, they would outvote the democratic party in every corner of America. The Owners and Captains of American merchant men have invented an ingenious method of evading OR Embargo Act. They leave their ports in bal last, and pick up a full cargo from small craft, while they are cruizing off the coast. Some vessels have also arrived in American ports, from Amelia island, pith interdicted British Goods on board. All the vessels at that place are laden under the same cir catastances.—We foresaw that this would be the Case, when the seizure of the Island was first an- taunted. The Americans are determined to trade with Great Britain at all hazards : and as to a War between the two countries, we may repeat once more— " Non est anus tam euors quae credat !" The following was the state of the Poll at the Mas sachusetts Election :—Votes for STRONG, in 461. towns, 51833 ; for G may, 50143. Majority for the Federal candidate 1690. The Bolton Couind observes, three (Owns in Massachusetts, and four small towns and P la ntations in M a i ne , rema i n to he he ard from, but fey cannot essentially vary the above results. " Mari we/ !--The Electors of Massachusetts, who have elected patriot S mono, can honestly and constitutionally send into the House of Representa tives, a majority of nearly 60 Members, if they do theiiduty.ll NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. SCILLY, MAY se. The Lieutenant of the Signal Station has reported that the noted Captain BLACK, in the late Guernsey packet, now a French privateer, again made his ap pearance nff these islands last week. A pilot-boat was chased by him. FALMOUTH, MAY 27. Arrived the Ana packet, from the Brazils, in 75 days. The Manchester packet, with a mail for Gibraltar and Malta, is gone into the roads, and, with the rest of the packets, still remains. PLYMOUTH, MAY 28. Arrived the GFOWLER gun-brig, from off L'Orient. Sailed the CONQUESTADOR, on a cruize.—Wind S. roaTsmouTH, MAY 29. S his Majesty's ship Misszvro, with a convoy for Guernsey; GAMBIER, PORTMAHON, and the ZEPHYR, on a cruize. Arrived the TIIRACIAN, from a cruize ; and the PREVOYANTE, from Woolwich.— His Majesty's ship COSSACK gives instructions for Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean. DEAL, MAY 29. Sailed last evening after post, his Majesty's ship CHATHAM, and the whole of the outward-bound coasters and colliers ; and the GRIFFIN, for off Flush ing.--Arrived the Albion cutter, with dispaches from off Flushing.--Wind S.W. YARMOUTH, MAY 29. Arrived this morning the CHANTICLEER, from a cruize. Sailed the BLAZER, for Heligoland. THE PRINCE REGENT'S LEVEE. Yesterday his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT held a Levee at Carlton House, which was numer ously attended. A party of Life Guards and Foot Guards marched into Pall Mall and the Court-yard of Carlton House in the morning. The Duke of GLOUCESTER'S Band, in their state uniforms, attach ed to the former, attended, and played some charm ing pieces during the day. The Levee was attended by -1 heir Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Clarence and Cumber land, the Cabinet Ministers, the Lord Steward, the Lord Cham berlain, Lord Cathcart (Gold Stick), Mr. Adam in his full robes, as Chancellor to the Prince of Wales for the Duchy of Cornwall, the Turkish and Sardinian Ambassadors, Prince Caste!cicala, the American Charge d'Affaires, the Judge Advocate, Sheriff Birch, and a great number of Nobility and Gentry. It being Collar Day, the Members of the distin guished Orders wore their superb collars : several came without them, but were obliged to return for them, it being contrary to Court etiquette to appear without. After the Levee, his Royal Highness being seated on his throne, the Lord Chamberlain introduced to his presence the Members of the University of Ox ford, with the Address on the assassination of Mr. PERCEVAL. Lord GRENVILLE, the Chancellor of the University, in his full and superb robes, conducted by the three squire beadles, attended by The Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Oxford, Winchester, St. Asaph, andUarlisle, the Lord Chancellor as Lord High Steward of the University, the King's Advocate, the Judge of the Admiralty, the Duke of Dorset, Lords Binnini and Ken yon, Earl Yarmouth, the Speaker of the I louse of Commons, Sir I. C. Hippesley, Mr. M. A. Taylor, Sir John Nicholl, and about one hundred Masters of Colleges, Houses, Proctors, Doctors, Masters, &c. They were all most graciously received. They came in grand procession from the St. Alban's Ta vern, in Sr. Alban's-street, dressed in their College dresses, which had a very grand effect. The novelty of their appearance attracted a large concourse of spectators. The following had the honour of being presented to the Prince : Captain Tonkin, by the Lord in Waiting. Sir Humphry Davy, on his marriage. Sir James Shaw, with an Address from Kilmarnock. Sir J. Cotterel, with an Address from the County of Hereford. Earl of Lonsdale, to present an Address of condolence on the death of Mr. Perceval, from the Borough of Kendal. Sir L. Worsley Holmes, to present Addresses from the Bo roughs of Newport and Yarmouth. had of Eglingtou, to present an Address from the County of Renfrew. Sir C. Pole and Sir T. Tyrrwhitt, with an Addrees from Ply mouth. Mr. Chute, Mr. Heathcote, and Major-General Porter with an Address from the inhabitants of the town and parish of Gos port, on the death of Mr. Perceyal. Mr. Chute, Mr. Heathcote, Mr. Miller, and Admiral Mark ham, with an Address from the inhabitants of the town and pa rish of Portsea, on the death of Mr. Perceval. Viscount Milton and Mr. Wilberforce•, with Addresses from the Corporation of Doncaster, and from the Master Cutlers, Clergy, Gent' y, !cc. of Sheffield and its neighbourhood. The High Sheriff, the Vice-Lieutenant, and Members for Sur rey, with an Address. • Mr. Powell Collings and Mr. Baring, with an Address from the Borough and .neighbourhood of Taunton. Mr. Dundas, with two AddreAses from the City of Et4intaurgh. Vice-Admiral Martin, on his going to command itt Lisbon. Rear-Admiral Frazer, on promotion, and being appointed Equerry to the Duke of C:mbr.dge. Sir Richard Gamon, by Lord Henniker. Lieutenant-General Hewett, on his return from India. Lord Edward O'Bryan, by the Lord in airing. Sir George Bowyer, by ditto. Sir Edward Berry, by ditto. Lord Montfort, upon being appointed Major to the lit Sur rey Militia . Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Chambre Hill, en being nomina nated Proxy for his brother, Sir Rowland Hill, K. B. at the en suing installation of the Bath. Captain C. Cole, R.N. on being nominated Proxy for Sir R. Goodwin Keats, K.B. at the ensuing installation of the Bath. Sir R. Barlow, as Proxy for Sir G. Barlow, at the Installation of the Knights of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath. • Captain the Hon. C. Gordon, Aid-de-scamp to Sir 3. Hulse, on being appointed Proxy for him at the approaching Installation. C. H. Colville, Esq. to be knighted as Proxy to Sir T. Griltam. C. W. Flint, Esq. Proxy for the Right Hon. Sir H. Wellesley. Colonel Burnaby, Ist Foot Guards, on promotion. Colonel Fitzroy, on promotion. Lieutenant-Colonel G. Napier, 52 Regiment, ou return front Portugal. lieutenant-Colonel Carey, 84th Regiment, on his return from Ind's. Lieutenant-Colonel Kyrle Money, on promotion in the line. Lieutenant-Colonel Coeds.% 61st Regiment, on promotion, and return from Portugal. Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd. Colonel Lyster, Sheriff of Shropshire, with an Address. Lieutenant-Colonel Finch Hatton, Ist East Kent Local Militia. Lieutenant-Colonel Hill, Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry. Lientenant•Colonel Pepper, Royal Meath Militia, on coming from Ireland. Lieutenant-Colonel I mwe, on arrival from the lonian Isles. Lieutenant-Colonel Montgomery, Fermanagh Militia. Lieutenant Colonel Gaitskill, with an Address from Surrey. Sir .1. G. Cotterell and lieutenant-Colonel Forey, with an Address front the County of Hereford. Bishop of Chester, on his promotion to the Bishoprick of Ely. Major-General Kemmis, on return from Spain and Portugal. Mr. 0. Longmao, M.Y. for Maidstone. TRIAL OF THR RIOTERS AT CHESTER. (From tin Chester Chronicle.) • Monday evening, at about seven ''clock, their Lordships, his Majesty's Juices under the Commis. ai(in of Gaol Delivery, arrived at the Castle. Alter the usual forms of opening, &c. the Court adjourned. Tuesday their Lordships attended Divinn Service at the Cathedral, when a most excellent and wily impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Yates, from Psalm 122. G, 7. , t Pray for the peace ofJerusalem: let them prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces." From church their Lordships proceeded to the Shire Hall, when the Gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Inquest of the county. The Court being opened, Judge DALLAS, with his usual eloquence, addressed the Grand Jury at some length, in a speech, of which the following is a very brief outline : 66 Gentlemen of the Jury—lt is not my practice to trespass upon your time with any desultory c,bserva- Lions ; indeed, the general state of the Calendar sa -1 dom requires any particular remarks. The present instance, however, is one of an unusual nature—of a more complicated aspect in respect .of guilt. It is not necessary for me to refer you to the scenes which have lately taken place amongst you. We now sit here under a Special Commission, which his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, has been pleased to appoint, to investigate those disgraceful• proceedings which have so long agitated the manufacturing dis tricts of this and the neighbouring counties, and which demand a necessary and early example. The number of commitments for riots, which guilt rami fies into every possible shape and fc , im, i ; unprece dented and alarming. Taken by itself, the act of riot classes but as a misdemeanor, to which the varia tions of specific offence have attached different de -1 green of punishment.—[His Lordship here adverted to those peculiar passages in the law books appli cable to the present inquiry,rand proceeded to the following effect] : The offence of taking and administering an un lawful oath or engagement, the Legislature has made capital : it comes in the shape of a felony, and both are put on the same footing as to punishment. —With respect to the purport of an unlawful oatki I shall refer you to the statutes. It is not necessary the express words of an engagement of this nature should be mentioned in an indictment. The act of taking the oath constitutes the crime; and even the person who, by compulsatory measures, assents to such a covenant, is held a pafticipator in the crime, unless he make a declaration thereof to a Magistrate within four days from the period when he assented to its purport. But, Gentlemen, if on legal points you should find yourselves at a loss, I have to request you will refer to the Court, from whom you will receive the information required. Several charges, under the description of robbery, will come under your cogni zance ; and here, Gentlemen, it may be necessary to put you in possession of the construction the law has put upon the word: An act of robbery must be proved to have been by force, or by putting in fear; and the investigation of these points will be essentially neces sary in the present special inquiry; but on this head no difficulty is likely to occur. It is not necessary to constitute a robbery, that actual personal violence should be used; expressions or threatening attitudes are equally within the meaning of the word. During the riots-in London, in the year 1780, a boy, with a cock ade in his hat, knocked at a tradesman's door, and when it was opened, he accosted him—l , Gun bless your honour, remember the poor mob." The trades man rebuked the boy, and turned him out, when the boy said he would go back and fetch their Captain, meaning one of the leaders of the mob; which he did, and the gentleman gave him half-a-crown. This was acccounted.robbery, the money being given un der the influence of fear, which the Court held to be as decisive as if personal violence had been offered.— [The Learned Judge here adverted, at some length, to the offence of burglary, and setting fire to a house or premises, and concluded a most eloquent address in words to the following purport :] 64 In obedience to what I feel my duty, and with these allusions to what the law is, I shall bring my observations to a conclusion, always relying, as I now do, on the discrimination, caution, and praise. worthy conduct of a Cheshire Jury. I have per. formed my judicial duty, and I do not think it pru dent or proper to proceed any further. On the gene ral features of the cases for your consideration I have no reason to form any very pleasing conjectures. Dis tress, I fear, did not operate as some would wish us to believe. The characteristics of the system of dis turbance are of a very different colour. Hand-bills were printed, and circulated in the manufacturing districts, holding out hopes to the disaffected, and threats to the well disposed. A secret oath was ad ministered—the crest Read consolidation of conspiracy —all these denote the intrigues of wicked and design ing men to create riot and partial injury. Justice has been f. 4 1- a while withheld, but the law must now un fold its terrors, always remembering, as we shall, that confidence and moderation so necessary in its execution." His Lordship then directed Mr. Hudson to place the whole of the prisoners at the bar, and informed them that their trials would commence the following morning, at eight o'clock, when he expected they would be prepared on their parts.—The Court ad. journed. Wednesday, James Rauhaw, aged 69, a weaver, from Wilmslow, for a riot, with several others, at Etchells, near Stockpoit, on 13th April, and obtain ing from John Norris, of Etchells aforesaid, two shillings in money, and from other persons, money, bacon, bread, and cheese, was put to the bar—Nor Guilty. IE2 ward Redfern and Nancy Hurst.—The former aged 28, the latter 49, for accompanying a large mob to the Granary at Staley, belonging to the Hud dersfield Canal Company, and for breaking open and entering the same, and stealing and destroying large quantitiel i of flour and meal, to the amount of up. wards Of 1000 bushels, &c. The ATTORNEY-GENIRAL said, this was not a ca pital offence, amounting only to a simple larceny ; but, if the prisoners were guilty of the charge, its de. gree of guilt approached to that of a capital crime. Witness deposed, that the Huddersfield Canal Company have a warehouse at Staley-bridge, in this county, of which he had the care. On the 20th of Apill, when• he4rd that the mob were ap.; - proaciiing, he locked it up. making it, as he :houzi.t, secure. Soon after, part of the mob came into the village, the remainder advancing from The Lancs. shire side, halted at the large shop near the br,dge. —They then sad break in," and began t0r0..i...g stones, one of which striking a bar of the cellar at I.' dow, broke it, and several gaintd entrance, and opened the large doors, throwing ont tte flour into t the road. When the door was opened, nearly the j whole of th e crowd went in-30 f flour, 2rt meal, 311 malt, S boxes of soap,_ and a vast quAnti:y of other aiticies were stolen and destroyed. Knows' the female prisoner well ; she was in the act, vibes he saw her, of gathering tip none or meal from the warehouse floor—Redfern picked up an empty sac* - in the warehouse, into which he put meal and Rosin . ' to the weight of about 40 or 501 b. The prisoner'. Hurst has several children, who folio* the cotton business. • ' Hurst, being called for her defence, vat', she is a widow, has had nine children, bat has buried two.— She can have as good a character at Staley Bridge.: as any poor body in the neighbourhood. • • Redfern, in his defence, said, he was told by a man about a mob coming down the lanes, when he asked what a mob was ? as he had never -seen one 1 The man said he had got a good kidding stick, to knock any one down who should affront him. Prisoner did ga with them (the mob) and took some flour. He is often very ill with a rheurnEic disorder, and could not carry the weight of fl , .ur which the last witness swore to. Wtsen he ha„ the flow, he sent to witness to say he could pay for it, if he would tell him what it was worth, but he did not gret an aaswer. I Judge DALLAS 6bserved to the Jury, that the only question for their consideration was, as to the part taken by the prisoners, for if they were concerned at all, the act of one was the act of all ! They must con sider whether the evidence of the witnesses was suf . & ciently decisive to convict them, and if not, they must be acquitted. They ought, and he knew they would, do their duty firmly and honestly.—Burk Thomas Burgess, aged 86, a collier, from Bi edbury, for being in company with several others, assembled at, and entering the corn-mill of Joseph Clay, there I burning and carrying away flour, contrary to the statute. I —A witness deposed, that on the 21st of Api . il, thi " prisoner at the bar , and several others, came to the shop at Gee Cross. —The mob searched all pans of the house r and after they had drank all the beer, they were desired to withdraw, and most of them went out, but they had not gone far, before they cried out, " Huzza! there's cheese at a neighbour's house !"—They went to the house they had informa tion of, and where the prosecutor had concealed his cheese, which they carried off. They then went to the stable, and broke the padlock off the d00r.... Where the stable stood had formerly been a quarry.. the road was situated above it. Witness saw a wo man at stable door, who was concealing sugar he had stolen from the stable, a quantity having been sent there for safety. A little while after, witness saw the mob through the hedge, quarrelling about the division - of the cheese, the prisoner was there, and he had a piece in his hand—witness said, “ you had better g ive me the cheese—l have a large family as well as thee." He gave a slight answer, but did not return it. The mob consisted of about S(X). They took articles away to the amount of t t or £25. Prisoner in his defence said, the witness must be mistaken, as he w..s nut wilh the mob. An t:vidence, on behalf of the prisoner, said he was a spectator of the riot, and was talking with the prisoner about twenty yards from the procecutor's house. Did not " see a mouthful of cheese in pri soner's hand."_ There was a man in the garden, dies sed bike the prisoner, whom witness thinks the tomer witness mistook for the prisoner. The Jury then found the prisoner Guilty. Samuel Lees, aged 33, a batter from Demon, for an uffetas similar to that of the first prisoner, was found—Not Guilty. William Greenbough, aged 48, a weaver frusn Mottram, for a riot at Tintwistle, std stealing flour from the shop of Elicit r.erry —Guilty. John Temple, a weaver, from Londonderry, fora burglary and robbery, at Addington, under particularly aggravated carcora.. stances—Guilty. Forster Roach, Collin Linden, James Wilson, James Bennett, Richard Wood, William Thompson, and James Tomlinson, for unlawfully assembling together in Etsbeils, stud by numbers all intimidation obtaining from J. Parker, Esq. 71.--AU Godly. • James Torkingaas and John 'ltalia, for noting an 4 tobbistig la Puwnall Fee and Styall.—Guilty. Richard Lownds, for a robbery at Pownall Fee and Strati-.• Guilty. Richard Lownds was tried on a second indictment, for assault. ing Samuel Gregg, and stealing a one-pound note irons PIM.— Not Guilty. ' Samuel Lees. Thomas Ftchills, Thomas Burgess, and James Ratcliffe, for rioting at Bredley, and entering the mill of Joaapis Clay.-- Guilty. William Walker, (dignified with the Ram, of Crowe! Ladd.) fora dor, and seizing flour from Ralph Booth, at lice Cross, Guilty. William Creenhough, Abraham Broadbent, and James Crass land, for destroying machinery, and threatening the lite of R. . bert Thornilty, a manufacturer of cotton.—Crossland Guiky ; Broadbent and Grtenhough—Not Guilty. . . . Greenhough and Crowdand were afterwards tried for stealing impound note.—Not John Haywood, the younger, for a riot at Tiateristle —Guilty. Yesterday, orders were given from the Lord Cham berlain's Office, for the fitting up cif a grand campy in Westminster Abbey, for the QUEEN and Panscas- SES to see the Installation. Private letters have been received from St. Kitt's to the 19th ult. They confirm, in general terms, the earthquake at Caraccas, and ohserve, that two shucks had been felt on the island, but so slight as to be at tended with no mischievous conrqueneel. This morning, as two Salesmen were cc ming along the Edgeware Road to the Haymarket, one of them, in consequence, it is said, of opine altercation, shot the other through the body with a blunderbuss. Within these few days an affair of honour took place in the park belonging to J. Deem, Esq. in the vicinity of Hy the, between Captain J. B. G. 11.5 th. Regiment, and Assistant• Surgeon J. S. Royal N. F. Infantry, the former attended by Major N. A. M. and the latter by Lieutenant K. 85th Regimset.— After an exchange of shot, the seconds iliterfered, when an explanation took place, and the matter was amicably adjusted. An Irishman observed yesterday that as the sight of any thing novel was said to be good for bad eyes, he supposed all the Mnd people in London Would be walking up Cornhill, to /oaf at the Thousands of Gu!.. ncas Which OAKES exhibits in his window, at No. 8. : .