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If Don Miguel fillows its counsels, his first care, on enter ing Lisbon, will be to recast the institutions adopted by his brother. We are surprised that the Monitens, in Rising that advice, did not remember the words of the Legislator--" By the side of the advantage of ame liorating, is the danger of innovation." We must not forget that in this phrase of the Ordinance of Sept. the sth, the word Innovate is synonircous with Destroy.— Do se not, in fact, run the risk of destroying an edifice, when we attempt to gise it a new base? There are some fabrics so fragile that it is sufficient if we touch to stestroy them. In speaking of the general peace to be cunsolidated by the *ft ivAl of Don Miguel in Portugal, the Moniteur finds itself led to say something of Spain. The words are t o significant not to be reprinted.— " It is also to calumniate Spain too much to be lieve that the single word Charter excites in her, as it were, an access of hydrophobia. Sbe has ascer tained that under the regime of a Charter the lights of Sovereigns can be defended, and revenged." If we understand this remarkable phrase, it is now be ginning to be understood that the only means of paci fying Spain is to give it, or rather restore it, free insti tutions. We said this long ago. We have repeated it fur these ten years; but during these ten years what a number of events have happened—what a number of obstacles are opposed to the realization of our wishes, so lately become the wishes of the Moniteur I Can we lo.get the proclamations of Ferdinand, in which he has so often declared, very energetically, that he would al ter nothing in the forms of his Government, and would maintain in all its plenitude the absolute power he had received from his ancestors? Does what is now hap pening at Madrid, at the Escurial, in Catalonia, make the moment well chosen to think of listening to the wise advice of all the persons who have endeavoured to ascertain the state of affairs in the Peninsula? It may be said to be never too late to follow the counsels of ea perience and reason. The future will' teach us this. Returning again to Portugal, to congratulate it and England at. a result which, to the Monitestr, seems so fortunate for all the world, it Ratters itself that the de patture of the English troops is at hand; and adds, "perfect security for Spain —whence the French occu pation will be useless, and hence their evacuation." YROM THE GAZETTE DE FIANCE, DATED UPT. 9. CONSTANTINOPLR, Aucon to. The Porte shows such repugnance for every kind of I negotiation with the Ministers of the Powers who have signed the Treaty of London, that it seems even to in tend to break off the intercourse with them on ordinary business. The conferences respecting the free naviga tion of the Black Sea, respecting which the convention of A kerman is not sufficiently clear, are said t s be com pletely suspended. M. de Riheaupierre has found him self under the necessity of referring to his Court, and asking instructions. Up to this day, the Ministers of the three Powers have not made any formal overture to the Porte relative to the Treaty of London. Our capital is teanquil, but the military preparations continue, especially those fi , r the marine, which the Sul tan appears to consider of particular imp irtance. We learn from Alexandria that the Pacha was col lecting a number of vessels of all sizes, in which about 5,000 men we eto be embarked for the Morea. It is supposed that this ezpediti , n will teach its destination at the end of Aug Us!. The assistance • f the Egyptians is depended upon to reinfo ce the Tu , kis!) marine. and to complete Ibrahim's army, which has suff:red so much ' by sickness that his operations have been paralysed. Meantime he overruns the whole Peninsula, collecting the harvest and the wine, which he sends to the maga zines at Palm , . It seems that he has given up for the present his views on Nipoli di Romania, though he still keeps up a correspondence with some of the Greek Chiefs in that town. o.se of the letters to Colletti, which has been intercepted, must have convinced the Greek Government that it was on a volcano. To pre vent greater misfoitunes, General Church took the teats iution to secure the possession of fort Palansides; but AS the &dints would nut obey his orders, though he is General•in Chief, be was obliged to employ force. ALEXANIMIA, Jinx IT. The lar•st accounts from France have inspired the Chtiiti,n., bete with the hope of a decisive mediation itt fay. , ur of the Gre,ki. Many persons think that the Egyptian expedition, though thesth of the new moon is fixed for its departure, will be detained here by superior orders, or by the threats of the Powers, or by the real force of the European squadrons which are before the port. VIENNA, Aco• 30. Severin J iroszinsky has to-day expiated his crime by suffering capital punishment in the presence of art in numet able multitude. He died like a hardened villain, over whom the consolations of religion had no influence. On the way to the place of execution, the people pitied the worthy priest, who endeavoured, but in vain to per form his Mice. The criminal looked almost like one out of his senses; a hideous laugh, mixed with looks of aversion to the priest,. alternated with fits of weakness, which his robust constitution seemed, however, to resist. MADRID, Amos" 3t. PRIVATZ LETTER. All is quiet here, and I have only to add to my letter of the 27th, some new and very curious details which have transpired respecting the dismissal of M. Recacho, and some particulars with regard to the situation of our Cabinet and its intrigues, and our position relative to France and England, which are the Powers that play the first parts here, Russia and Austria having abandoned to them almost exclusively the direction of the affairs of the Peninsula. The dismissal of M. Recacho and the breaking up of the police were determined upon on the l st of August; and yet, np to the 15th, M. Recacho, although in the interim he had been three times at St. Ildefotiso, had not the least intimation of it, so secret was the business kept; and at midnight, on the 15tb, when M. Zorilla arrived at his house to announce his'removal, he was oc cupied with sealing the daily report which he made to the King, and in which the Ministers were not always spared. The overthrow of M. Recacho should not be attri buted to the Apostolic party alone, for it is known that the Ministers who are considered moderate have power. fully contributed to it. Had it not been for their jea• lousy of Recacho, he would have resisted all the Apos tolic army, which now alone profits by the victory that the Moderates assisted is obtaining. The Supreme Camarilla is now composed of five per sons,—two ultra, two moderate, and one who inclines as the wind may blow. The two first are the Duke del Infantando, and M. Calomarde ; the two second are the Duke de San Carlos and M. Grijalva ; and the third is . Salcedo. Perhaps it may be asked how men of opposite opi nions._ and divided likewise by personal disagreements, can eniry egos' favour, and be consulted, turn by turn, on affairs which they look at in quite contrary points of view. I will answer, that this contrariety forms part of the policy of the King, who thinks it necess.ry in his public, as well as in his private councils, and who would think it impossible to rely upon any one if he were surrounded only by men, 'amongst whom there prevailed au unity of sentiment. Our foreign policy is not a jot more clear and com prehensible than our internal policy. We stand well, very well with France, but we seize all occasions which offer to cross her, without giving her an opportunity of complaining. England appears careless. Mr. Lamb seems merely to follow M. de Beaurepaire; but it is only in insignificant matters, for when a question of first importance arises, we see that Mr. Lamb imme diately asinnurs alother position,and from being easy and indifferent, becomes important, and even importunate. M. Calomarde has experienced two checks succes sively, and he has fallen ill with chagrin. The first re• lated to the re-establishment of the Inquisition, which the King Bally refused; and the second was the rejec tion by his Majesty of the proposal cf the Council of State to reduce the pay of the diplomatic agents. His Majesty, in speaking to M. Calomarde respecting the proposed reduction,told him that one might with greater propriety propose some reduction of the VA,OOO francs per annum enjoyed by Councillors of State who never quit Madrid, than to touch the emoluments destined to support the representatives of Spain in foreign countries with the respectability which was worthy the nation.— This is not at all pleasing to a Minister accustomed to command as a master. It is said that he wishes to bring back M. Ugarte to strengthen himself by the favour. which he, although absents has sever ceased to enjoy. . . , - • ... . • Per Cent. 1 AliK I i • 'lt - . . , . ,ti IP 1 . . ,_ . . .k• .it. , .. ? z . . • . 'l;4- - . , . . .e. Italirm(! ~....„ if... I. • ,-,.. • i t , 1, ---------.. ''man : the three m ler was not one of i , arning. They were in iss them. I did not t h. t to them, we m a d e a st . 1 speared in great distress, ot their ss ay, and the wog, 'diked our way till we met I. 4, who asked us what had b. • I not know. He then asked us i -!‘ I the woman? The dereas-d sa'. • , ainst three m .n. The prisoner at. . owe up behind us and said, a Ws, )an to do with it ?" meaning tfie prim - e re J ti strike the prisoner, who ha ig language, o hich made the deceased ' i had hold of his right atm with my e piisoner with his left hand. The we had had f our g l asses o f w i ne i )ner gave back a little; I e innot not ; I was attending to Mills. Int one side of' the way to the r eight yards, sod the deceased s a scale, and I crossed the nd fell against the shuttets. . aalf a minute ; a very short i , 'last the shutter, and then i off the flags. He had I ' 1 I did not see him ever ten were tracing the 'tressed. Sbe sobbed. tar protection ; she strange man came' •: I 'ith ite th a t the s It was so slight • although if be )ted upon him. ed. and I did deceased sir i list, I think 'Nllow the - ‘: • : • 'eprii• . i yrs. • et _ i' • , i 1 ! t i I I . ' - , 1 .1 woman : the three men were plaguing her. The pri soner was nor one of those three. The woman was • screaming. They were in the way on the flags; we had to pass them. I did not then see the prisoner. When we got to them, we made a stop, and then the woman, who appeared in great distress, came towards us, the men went their s, ay, and the woman went along with ' us. We walked our way till we met the prisoner, about 60 yards off, who asked us what had been to do? We said we did not know. He then asked us why We had not protected the a °man? The deceas-d said we could do nothing against three m.n. The prisoner abused us, when a man came up behind us and said, a What the devil has that man to do with it ?" meaning Om prisoner: The deceased offered to strike the prisoner, who had been using insulting language, which made the deceased strike, at him, but I had hold of his right acm with my left; he struck at the piiscner with his left hand. The deceased was sober; we had had four glasses of wine and water. The prisoner gave back a little; I c 'oboe say whether he fell or not ; I was attending to Mills. The prisoner crossed from one side of the way to the other ; the width is bix or eight yards, and the deceased ,failowed him. There was a scuffle, and I crossed the mid, and saw that my friend fell against the %hugest:. That :cuff: lasted perhaps half a minute ; a very short time; the deceased fell against the shutter, and then reeled off the shutter and fell off the flags. He had struck at the prisoner at first, but I did not see him ever actually strike him. Cross-eaamined—The three men were tracing the woman, who seemed very much distressed. She sobbed. We did not exactly take her under our protection ; she walked by our side. It was after the strange man came up, and said, " What has he to do with it e that the deceased struck a blow at the prisoner. It was so slight a blow, that it could not have hurt him, although if be had been near enough, it would have lighted upon him. My attention was then given ti the deceased. and I did not observe the prisoner. I had known the deceased six or seven years. He was not an amateur pugilist, I this* the prisoner was not in liquor. By the JUDGE —Wh a t made the deceased fallow the prisoner across the road? Witness—l cannot answer that. Mr. Justice Ba.u.se—lf he had not followed, thipri soner would have gone away ? Witness.—No, my Lard. They were perfect strangers. lifter they got across the road, the contest lasted hag: a minute. The prisoner had no opportunity creaking oat Ifis knife then. He gare Mills no caution to keep off. He did not say " Keep off; I am armed." • Aaron Orton—l am a watchman. I saw the prisoner on the Saturday morning, about 20 minutes after one. in the market-place. There were two women with him. One of theth was a tall woman. I made all three go on. Five minutes after wards, I heard a cry of " Mar. 'der," I went up and found the prisoner in custody. I Sew Mr. Norcliffe attempt to strike the prisoner, who slid, " Watchmen, I am in your custody, don't let them murder me. lam the man that's done it." I saw haft 'searched afterwards in the market-place. A knife with * two blades was found in his right waistcoat pocket, the penknife blade was open. There was Iss 6J. in silver, and other things. Th e pri sonec said, .s The knife is sufficient for you, return all the rest." The knife was given to the Captain of the watch. Lester searched the prisoner, and I saw it in his possession. John Lester—l took the knif- the pen blade was open. I shut it, and gave i t to Heslup in about three quarters of an hour afterwards. Robert Heslop, superintendent of the watch, received and produced the knife—there was blood upon it, and so there is still. It was delivered to me shut. John Oilier, surgeon, examined the body.—l found on the left side of the nose, and of the breast, two slight wounds; and on the right side of the throat I also found an extensive wound, by which the-blood-vessels con. meted with the brain were cut ; such a wound would produce death immediately. The wound seemed as if made by a sharp instrument. The prisoner on being called on for his defence, said, he left his case in the hands of his Lordship, and he trusted that on an impartial consideration it would be found that the death was accidental. ,Mr. Justice BAYLILY said the crime of murder in cluded the crime of manslaughter, with the additiorral circumstance of malice aforethought. The case was presented to the Jury by the different witnesses under two different circumstances. According to the tes timony of Rage's, there was a blow made by each at the other, and the prisoner fell, and that fall might be considered as producing a degree of heat and passion that might reduce it to manslaughter. Pettigane gait a different account: he represenied Mills to be the aggressor by striking at the prisoner ; that then the prisoner retired; that Mills crossed the street, and 'aught him, not knowing that he was armed in a deadly 'banner. This, also, made the crime manslaughter only. If counsel had entertained any material doubts ' , I should have reserved for the twelve Judges the clues. Lion whether it was murder? but as they do not, I shall present it as a case of manslaughter. Mr. BROWN-1 cannot reduce it below manslaughter. Mr. Justice BAYLItY—In that case there will be no occasion to go through the evidence. The Jury assented, and immediately found a verdict of Manslaughter. •Mr. Justice BAYLEY—A very bad case of manslaugh ter certainly. He then addressed the prisoner. There is no doubt of your guilt to the extent to which you have been convicted, and it was a very near point whe.. thee it did not amount to the high crime of murder..►'• " You are out late, improperly associated, and armed in a deadly manner. The deceased comes meeting you, supposing he should meet you on fair terms. You were armed with a deadly instrument, with which you sent him at once, without any preparation, out of the world. ~ It ii a very aggravated case of mandaughter,and the sen tence is, that you be transported beyond the seas for life. Was Thornell, aged 26, and Fraiscis O'Neal, were indicted for the wilful murder of John Aspden, at Manchester, by administering quantities of laudanum. Mr. WIGHTMAN stated the case. There was tiers tainly some doubt whether or not the evidence of the liquid given being laudanum was such as would lead to a conviction. The appearances of the stomach of the deceased were, no doubt, such as to lead to a sow ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. LANCASTER, Seer. 11. Csown SIDIL•••- Before Mr. Justice Barter. JA NE SCOTT. At the opening of the Court this morning, there was a conversation between Mr. Justice BATLEY and the Council in the case of Jane S:ott, the young woman tried and acquitted yesterday on , he charge of poison ing her father, John Scott, at Preston. The Grand Jury had found another bill against the prioner for naisoning her mother, Mrs. Mary Scott. Mr. Justice BATLEY said the prisoner might either take her trial now or at the nest Assizes, as she and her Counsel should think best. The Counsel for the prisoner elected that she shoulJ be tried at the next Assizes. His Lordship said he wished it to be understood that he expressed nu dissatisfaction with the verdict given yesterday. William Harrison was then arraigned on an indict ment. and also on the Coroner's Inquest, for the wilful murder of Johla Mills, at Manchester, on the morning of Saturday, the 9th of June last, and pleaded " No. Guilty."--Mr. CuLTSIA state./ the case. . James Rogers, coachmaker, was in Market-street. Manchester, at half past twelve o'clock on the night of Friday the Sth, and the morning of Saturday the 9th of June. 1 saw two worn-n quarrelling. The little wo man was beating the tall one, who made a great noise. It did not seem to me real. When they got into the corner of the market and Old Miligate, they met the prisoner, who was sitting on some steps; he got up and embraced the tall woman with both his arms, and they fell down together. The watchman came op and made them go on, and they went towards the Church by Millgate. The leaser woman went a different way. The tall woman c:mtinued to make a noise; they went into Hanging Ditch, in the direction of the Spread Eagle, and stool there. I and Parry passed them.— When we were just passing them, we saw two Gentle men coming from the SpieaJ Eagle in a direction to meet them. They were Mr. Pettigane and John Mills the deceased. After they passed we turned round, be cause die noise of the worn in increased, and followed them. When we first turned round I saw the prisoner, the woman, the deceased, and Pettigane all together. The woman was continually scriking (shrieking), and it seemed as if the prisoner and the deceased were going to fight. Pettigane held Mr. Mills, and prevented his going to meet the prisoner, who fell back, and his heel caught against the edging -stone, and he slipped down gently. He was on the ground in a sitting posi tion for seven or eight seconds; he then sprang and seized hold of Mr. Mills, and took him in his arms across the street; the prisoner was against the window shutter, and the deceased up against him. The prisoner had much the best of the satin!, and was the more powerful man. He took the deceased and threw him sideways with violence against the window shutter, which made a great report, and he fell to the ground. I did not observe the prisoner do any thing particular ; bet there was time for him to draw something out of his pocket. When the deceased was on the ground, I saw a great deal of blood coming from him., I felt at his nose fiist, but no blood came from there. I felt lower down on the neck, the right side I think, and my right band was covered with blood flowing from the deceased. I said to the prisoner, who was by, " You have murdered him r He instantly ran away. I ran after him, and caught him close by the church; but he got away. I followed and came up to him in Hart street, gave him a kick, and he fell. Parry bad gone the other way, and met us. I asked the prisoner what made him murder the man? He said he could not tell. I searched and felt a knife in his right waistcoat pocket; but I cannot tell whether it was open or shut, for he struggled, and I let go the waistcoat to hold him. Aaron Orton, the watchman, came, and I 'gave him in charge. Mr. Norcliffe, the landlord of the Spread Eagle, and others, came up. They appeared disposed t 6 ill-use the primmer, and he asked the watchman to protect him. I saw the prisoner searched in the'market place by John Lester, who found a knife in the ri g ht w a i s t ' coat pocket. The prisoner was sober. Cross examined—They went like a whirlwind across the street. They went so quick, the prisoner went against the shutters, and the deceased in front of him. By the Junoc—l can say with certainty that the pri soner had not been struck by any one before he fellrupr was his fall occasioned by the deceased or any other person. I have stated more than it appears I did before the Coroner, because they would not take it all down on the inquest. Mr. Justice BATLEY—The Coroner ought to take down minutely every thing that is said. One of the great objects is, to contrast what is o said with the evi dence after wards. Robert Parry, a tailor—l was with Mr. Rogers. I went to the Coroner's inquest to offer to be examined, but was not-called on. Mr. Justice BAYLLY—Very wrong. Who was the Coroner?—Mr. John Milne. Mr. Justice BATLEY—Very wrong, for he ought to have examined all the a itnesses. It is hardly fair to the prisoner. Parry's examination continued-1.53w the attempt at blows made between them both, but they were not near enough to,hit each other. The deceased was prevented striking the prisoner, because he was in the arms of his friend. White the prisoner was making an attempt to. wards Mills, his feet slipped, and he fell upon the font path. When he got up they both seemed to meet one another, and the prisoner seemed to carry Mills round with a kind of a whiz to the other side of the street. The prisoner clipped him round his body. Beth the prisoner and the deceased seemed anxious to SAL The deceased seamed in liquor. By the JU1X312.--I did not sufficiently see the prisoner's hands so as to know whether he had a knife in them before he fell down. He might then have had the knife in his hands. There was time enough while he was sitting on the ground to pull the knife out of his pocket. I do not know how the affray began. John Franvis Pettigane—l am with my father; he is a merchant at Manchester. The deceased and I were at the races together on the Friday, and spent the even• ing together at the Spread Eagle. We left the inn at 25 minutes after one oa the Saturday morning. I re member passing three ma in Hanging Ditch, and a %;