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REFORM OF THE CITY PRISONS. SMI CH, MAYOR. ACOMMON COUNCIL holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of London, on Wednesday, the 6th day of June, 1610. The Committee for General Purposes did this day deliver late this Court, a Report in writing under their hands, en Sir RICHARD PHILLIPS'S Publication, In relation to the Prisons within this City; which was read, and the consideration thereof adjourned ; and it is ordered that the said Report be printed, and a Copy thereof sent to every Member of this Court. WOODTHOR PE. TO TIER RIGILT HON. Tux LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COM MONS, 07 THL CITY OE LONDON, IN COMMON COUNCIL . ..ASSEMILLD. We, whose names are hereunto subscribed of your Committee for General Purposes, to whom it was referred on the 21Ft day .0 June last, to examine into the allegations contained in a Publi cation, by Sir Richard Phillips, Knight, late one of the Sheriffs of this City and county of Middlesex,' addressed to the Livery of London, relative to the state of the different Gaols of this City , and the Fees taken by the respective Keepers, and to report our opinion thereon : do certify, That we referred the same to a Sub-Committee who have accordingly made a Report, to us, which we have caused to be hereunto annexed; and as far as the inquiries of that Sub-Committee have gone, they have found the said Publication of Sir Richard Phillips to have been correct ; and we unanimously agreeing with the Sub-Committee in their said Report, submit the same to the judgment of this Honourable Court. Dated this 16th day of May, 1810. John Pullen, William Child, Thomas Bell, J. Jacks, J. R. Mander, Edward Wigan, Jos-ph Daw, Wm. Rawlins, John Ord, Robert Waithman, Jonathan Delver, Jacob Boak, Charks Aldridge, Samuel Thomas, John Hultman. James %sok, Wm. John Reeves. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, JULY 7. PRICE OF S'l OCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: 3 per Cent Cons. money, 6914 er. div.—ace. 71/. 3 per Ccnt. R,Cced 70-4 per Cent. Exch. Bills, 2s. to 63. pre.—Bonds 235. to 245. pr.—Ontn. Ipr PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. $ per C. Red. Ann. 70iii 3 per C. Con. 696:, ex. div. 4 per Cent. 85i per C. Navy 99 iii ex. div. Long Ann. 18 7-16thsi India Bonds 233.2!1 pre. Exc. Bills, 3s. Gd. prem. OMTIitIM 1 prem. Lottery Tickets £g2. 15t. Cons. for acc. 71;;t A ship from La Plata was spoken by a frigate a few days since, tie Master of which declared, that be. fore he sailed all Frenchmen were ordered to quit South America, and a certain period was allowed for them to dispose of their property. The following letter from an Officer on board the Pomowz frigate, Captain 13AitJAE, reached us this morning : " Off Malta. June V., 1810. tg We have just anchored here, after another suc cessful cruise. Last week we captured two polacres, Greek ships, laden with cotton and camels' hair, from the Levant, bound to Leghorn ; and ycsterd:iy noon we captured a large French brig, from Marseilles bound to Smyrna, with an assorted cargo of merchan dize. During our former cruize, while sharing, by consent, with the &Annum frigate, Captain JOHN STEWART, we captured a settee, two brigs, and a large French slop letter of marque, which latter maintained a running fight with us for forty minutes, when she struck: one of her crew was shot through the body, and expired next day ; but none of our people were hurt. This vessel and cargo is worth upwards of £lO,OOO. se The SEAHORSE has been equally as fortunate as ourselves, and has taken as many prizes.—We are un der quarantine, but shall sail again this evening, on another cruize. We shall return to England early in August, when our ship must be docked and undergo a thorough repair, as she has been very much strained in the late severe gales we have experienced." We understand that Government have received ad vices, that the Toulon fleet, greatly superior to our own under Sir CHARLES COTTON, is in perfect readi ness to put to sea with the first favourable wind. The intention of the enemy is conjectured to be, either to male an attack 'upon Sicily, or to proceed to the Eastern extremity of the Mediterranean, and revire the former project of BONAPARTE against Egypt. It is supposed, that to accomplish this purpose, a naval engagement is in the first instance to be hazarded. ReinfiDrcements are collecting in every direction to strengthen our armament on that station. The French are a bundantly provided with military resources to support their enterprize. At Tarento they have an army of 40,000 men, and they have an equal num ber an the shores of the Gulpir of Venice, where we have lately had occasion to notice the preparation of a powerful squadron, which is no doubt intended to co-operate with the Toulon fleet. In these critical circumstances, we most anxiously wait for the nest intelligence from the Mediterranean. The following letter, cr nfirming what we have be fore mentioned of the unfortunate turn of affairs north of the Ebro, came to our hands yesterday morning : " CADIZ, JUNE 13. " The news from Catalonia, through Gibraltar, has cast a gloom over our spirits : no official account has been received, but a letter from Alicant,of the 28th May, speaks as follows : 6 The hero of Catalonia has been defeated near the fortress c,f Lerida, and every thing is in confusion. His army has peen scattered in all directions, and he, with the utmost difficulty, made his escape. The loss in killed is calculated at about 2000. The enemy were 11,000 strong. We fear we shall not remain long in security here. Several officers of distinction have been made prisoners, and o , Don- SILL himself is said to have been wounded.' Thus far the letter—but we learn by others, that the account is rather exaggerated, and that things are not quite so desperate, though another that I have seen in a fiend's band, begins with the words 4 , All is lost !" A Gentleman, just arrived from Gibraltar, who passed the Streighu on the 14th of laLt month, we are $ 031 7 to say, concurs with the preceding statement. re !in affairs in Catalonia. He says, that the army of O'Domuu., after a defeat near Lerida, had dis pent .1 in the mountains, but the desti uction was not so great as to preclude all hopes of its being re assembled. Yesterday morning his MAJESTY, the Duke of CAM BRIDGE, Princesses AUGUSTA and Sarum, accom i panied by Lord ST. HELEN'S, Genes - 41S GARTH, CARTWRIGHT, Lady COLYEAR, COIORGIS TAYLOR and Dassonouou, took an airing in Windsor Great Park, till twelve o'clock. Mr. MORIER, his Majesty's Secretary of Legation to the United States of America, set off yesterday morning for Portsmouth, to embark on board his Majesty's ship Venus for America. This Gentleman is appointed to take charge of our concerns in that country, as soon as Mr. JACKSON shall quit it, which will be by return of the Venus. The REveNtot.--Account of the produce of the Consolidated Fund, in the quarter just closed, toge. gether with its produce in the corresponding period of the last year : NET PRODUCE. IN TUE QUARTER ENDED. Stk July, 1809. sth July, 1810. Customs - - 1,966,096 3,070,744 Excise - - 3,787,331 3,777,960 Stamps - 1,292,441 1,377,322 Assessed Taxes - 2,448,187 2,700,135 Land Tax, Sugar Duties, • Imprest Monies, &c. .2,019,372 2,096,220 X 10,613,928 £11,022,381 Charge 10,139,872 10,400,000 Surplus 474,054 622,381 Thursday afterneon, during the rowing match for Astley's wherry, a Gentleman in the crowd on West minster Bridge. had his pocket picked of his book, containing £4OO in Bank Notes. On the 18th ult. some persons fishing for era! $ near Netherton, St. Bee's, found a man's shoe with the foot in it, sticking between two stones ; and, in the evening, the same party found another, evidently its fellow, but about a 100 yards from the spot where they met with the first. Both appeared to have been wrenched off by the ands. The shoes ale apparently new, and the cocking feet of a light blue colour. The skin of both► feet is perfect, but the Besh is in a state of putrefaction. • . 'T ACT OF A Lanza nom AN OPTIC= OF mos RANK. THE ARMY. • .—.........., ' " CADIZ, lONS 9, 11110'• " As you may wish to obtain information that may her convoy Downs, from Harwich, having under ofh & relied on, I embrace this opportunity of Writing Yesterday, the FURIOUS gu . n-brig arrived in the are you from Cadiz, which exhibits at this moment a the 20th, 76th, and 24th Regiments. scene particularly interesting. I returned yesterday several transports for Cork, on board whic h evening from the advanced posts, where I had an op- The 92d Highland Regiment, destined for Canter , portunity of frequently seeing Blake and other cha- bury, are daily expected at Ramsgate, from Harwich, racters, of whom you have doubtless heard much. where they have been embarked. The 6th regiment Blake has under his command at Isotas, an army of is still at Dover, and the 38th at Saltwood, under , 23,000 men ; Cuesta commands here, and Castanos o rders for embarkation ; their destination is Ire l an d, is at the head of the Regency. I believe the'Junta with a view, by change of climate, to the recovery of are better than they were formerly, but are still too the sick. much occupied with forms and precedence, which A. detachment, consistiag of ab o u t 100 rank and file, occasions continued disputes among them, and pro - of the 30 th Fo ot, will march into Oxford on Monday duces neglect of more important objects. the 16th instant, on their route from Wakefield to " It is reported that Castanos is to be removed from Portsmouth, from whence it will embark for Cadiz, the head of the Regency, and the Bishop of Orenga is to replace him. The Bishop may be clever, and to join the 2d battalion , in Port u g a l . The Pembroke Regiment of M ilitia will march a man of good character, but his age must be against through ,him, exceeding 76. . Tuesday next, on its route from P le y den to Bristol, 46 We have, at intervals, very heavy cannonading w h ere i t i s t o be quartered. from the batteries round here , and yesterday kept a The 11th Light Dragoons, Colonehhe Marquis of . smart fire from Puentales, on the enemy's works near Their grand object is to occupy Mata- LOTHIAN, marched through Birming ham on Monda y , Trocadero. 1 Tuesday, and Wednesday, on their route for Wey gorda, from whence our troops were lately driven i moult. They are a fine body of men , and are likel y with loss, and the fortress reduced to a heap of ruins. soon to go on foreign service. It will be a warm position, for we have several works and many guns to bear on it. The question then will! Yesterday morning, the Brigade of Life - Guard s, be, on their erecting sea-mortar batteries, whether '. consisting of the two regiments, .were reviewed by they can annoy the town, where they have many General Lord H YATHFIELD, cn WimhledonCommon. friends, and may occasion insurrections. His Excellency Duke Ausuorraore, the Spanish " There is no apprehension for want of water. Ambassador, and Comte 2AU It IN ) an Hungarian No- The season being wet, has been the means of fillin g bleman in the Spanish service , were on the g round, the tanks, of which the inhabitants have been carefu l. and stood near Lord HEATJJFIELD the whole time.— The enemy are much discontented with the species As soon as the line was formed, the whole brigade of warfare they must of necessity carry on. dismounted, and marched by the General in grand 46 I have been several times at some distance in the divisions, and afterwards performed the same move country from Gibraltar (once near being taken), and ment in quick time. Remounting, the brigade went every where have found small detached bodies of through their various equestrian evolutions with great Spanish cavalry and infantry. They seldom make a . military precision, and made various charges with the stand against the enemy, but the number they de- most astonishing rapidity. Major. General &wrote, stray is considerable. The enemy are said to have 'of the 2d Regiment, was Field Officer of the day.— already lost seven 'thousand chosen troops before The Spanish Duke and Hungarian Comte expressed Cadiz and in Andalusia wit h hi two months. From the highest satisfaction at the whole of this military every information they have altogether lost in Spain : spectacle, and the superior discipline of this fine body above 150,000 of their best troops. The officers and 'of men. There are to be two more reviews of this soldiers can nevero but in strong parties. If alone, ; k i nd , p re p arator y to their g rand review by his Royal or not suf fi ciently p owerful, they fall a sacrifice tol Highness the Prince of WALES, at the Litter end of some of the numerous detachments employed by t h e the p-esent month. Spaniards for their destruction. They take towns A General Court Martial was held this week at without any resistance apparently, but never can keep Brighton, on a Corporal be' . mging to the Oxford possession, the whole detachment generally falling j Regiment of Militia, on a charge preferred against victims. At Gibraltar the deserters from the enemy I him by the Commanding Officer of the Regiment.— (of whom there are numbei s daily) bring sad ac- The particulars of this Court Martial will shortly be counts of the situation of the French. made public. " I cannot describe the savage and hardy appear- A material alteration, relative to the billeting of ante of the mountaineers. They bring prisoners in ' soldiers whilst on their march, has recently taken daily to Gibraltar, and trophies of the French whom ' place. The innkeeper, instead of furnishing the non they have killed, such as horses, helmets, sabres, ' commissioned officers • and privates with threirtheals, clothes, Scc. In short, these savages formerly clad are now only to give them one substan; iit meal a-day. in sheep skins, are now completely equipped in French , The quantity of food for each meal is, under the uniforms. One body stiled the Albuxanos, occupy sanction of his Majesty, one round and a-half of meat, the Grenadines, and that chain of mountains from previously to its being dressed, one pound of bread, Marbellas through Rondas and Grcnada, and destroy one pound of potatoes. or .in equivalent of other ve the French in all directions to the eastward ; whilst get,tbles, with two pints of sm.lll beer, with pepper, the Serranos, or Mountaineers of the Sierra Morena, salt, and vi negar,. for which the innkeeper is to have persecute the enemy, and make continual and de- eight pence. structive excursions on the troops to the westward. Marshal Ney 's army near Salamanca ;s very un healihr. Our advanced division under General Hill is likely to bring them to action ; and report says a battle will soon take place with Lord- Wellington's army and that of Massena, who is now at the head of , 70,000 French troops. ! " They say the Portuguese troops arc in good or der and excellent discipline. I do not believe one word of it. Including them, the army under Lord Wellington consists of about 70,000 men. Although a defeat may be sustained by our troops and the Por tuguese, it cannot irretrievably affect the general cause ; the resources of Spain are more conciderable than I imagined. I will write to you again the first opportunity. Yours very truly, a—. " P. S. There appears to be no doubt but that. ; Ferdinand is married to Joseph Bonaparte's daughter. The arrangement made in consequence is, that he is' to return to Spain as Prince of Asturias, and succeed his father-in-law. A Council of State is to be held immediately, End the Cortes to be assembled." CO IIENT GARDEN THE/1712F. The performar cc; of the season cluscd last night at this Theatre, m ith the Tragedy of fiam/et, and the Farce of the Waterman. Soon atter the fail of the curtain, at the end of the play, Mr. KENIBIA came forward, seemingly much exhausted by his previous exertions in the character of the Danish Prince, which had never been surpassed. Mr. KEMI u .E was greeted with loud and reiterated bursts of applause. It was some time before silence could be obtained. The ac clamations of the audience at length subsiding, he addressed them r.cariy in the following worsts : LADies AND i;ENTLEMEN, " The performance for the season coming to a dose this even ing, I am deputed by the Proprietors and Performers to return their sincere thanks for the protection and encouragement they hare received, and at tl:e same time beg most respectfully tit as. sure you, that it is impossible they can ever remit their end, a- Yours to deserve that indulgence which constitin es the highest ho• sour and the greatest reward to which their labours can aspire.— (4,11 rem.) " Having satti thus much, I should now, with that profound respect which I must always feel, take my leave of you till the begitin!ng of the neat season, did not the peculiar circumstances in which this Theatre stands make it necessary fur rne to tres pass on your time a few moment, lot.ger. I will be as brief as may be, and I hope that which I am ahont to say will meet with a patient heating, and a fair and liberal interpretation.—(elp idecte.) " It must be in your recollection, that di qurhanceor‘sol. place at the commencement of the present acasnn. A Committee of Gentlemen was formed to inquire into the subject, and I met them as the person appointed ou the part of the Proprietors. An agreement wa. entered into, by which it was stipulated that only three private boxes on each side of the house should be allowed-I I will state distinctly that the Proprietors are ready and willing to carry the treaty into execution; but they appeal to your equity and liberality in staring, that by a late Act of Parliament another Theatre has been allowed to have what private boxes they pleased —I mean the Drury-lane Theatre, the Proprietors of which have been sufferers in common with us by fire. lam sensible that you would not wish to place us in a worse situation than that of our competitors, who will open with the approbation of the law. We only ask from your liberality, what the law has assigned to them. We were before on a level, and the competition was on equal terms; but now the case will be widely different. By the Legislature of the country they have been put in a better situa- tion, and we must abide by the consequences. I am, however, of opinion , that thero.never can be a good Theatre without rival ship.—(Lad applauses.) I ask nothing but what the Theatre was In possession of be fore the late calamity ; that the side boxes slionld be as they were at that time. GOD knows ! it is not my wish, or that of those I am connected with, to break any engagerrent that has been en tered into. But the other Theatre win open with advantages authorised by law, and we are depending on your favour only.— !Loud atploures.) " The centre private boxes shall be opened, and the saloon attached to them, with a large stone snaircase at the entrance. " Ladies and Gentleitnen•—l take nly leaiv, and I hope that my thanks will he considered as sincere." Mr. KEMSLE bowed and withdrew. Very general applause followed the delivery of this address, nor did we bear any disapprobation expressed. It had been for some days previous understood, that the propos'. Lion, which was the main (Abject of the greater part of Mr. lEntat.x's address, wa s to be made last night, and a great crowd went i.n at half-price. There was not, however, any indication Itiven, when the propo. sition was made, th at i t was disapproved of, and cer, tainly the applause was very general in all pane of the Theatre, • ~ 1 _ 11"" _ 40P MEMO! OF I REFORM OF THE CITY PRISONS. SMI CH, MAYOR. , " As you A COMMON COUNCIL holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the City of Isondon, on Wednesday, be relied on, you from C the 6th day of June, 1810. . The Committee for General Purposes did this day deliver late scene art . this Court, a Report in writing under their hands, en Sir Ricn A a D evening front PHILLIPS'S Publication, In relation to the Prisons within this raters, of Ci t y ; which was read, and the consideration thereof adjourned ; racters, of 1 and it is ordered that the said Report be printed, and a Copy Blake has u thereof sent to every Member of this Court. WOODTHOR PE. 23,000 men TO TILL RIGILT HON. Tim LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COM- is at the he, atoNS, 07 THL CITY OE LONDON, IN COMMON COUNCIL are better tl . ..assnanze. much occu We, whose names are hereunto subscribed of your Committee for General Purposes, to whom it was referred on the 21st day occasions c . .of June last, to examine into the allegations contained in a Publi - duces negle cation, by Sir Richard Phillips, Knight, late one of the Sheriffs of 66 It is re this City and county of Middlesex, addressed to the Livery of London, relative to the state of the different Gaols of this City, t he head of and the Fees taken by the respective Keepers, and to report our ato replac opinion thereon : do certify, That we referred the same to a a man of g Sub-Committee who have accordingly made a Report, to us, him, excee which we have caused to be hereunto annexed; and as far as the 66 We h; • inquiries of that Sub-Committee have gone, they have found the ... • said Publication of Sir Richard Phillips to have been correct ; and trom the 1 we unanimously a g reeing with the Sub-Committee in their said smart fire 1 ' Report, submit the same to the judgment of this Honourable Trocadero . Court. gorda, fro Dated this 16th day of May, 1810. John Pullen, William Child, Thomas Bell, with loss, J. Jacks, J. R. Mander, Edward Wigan, It will be Jov.ph Daw, Wm. Rawlins, John Ord, and many Robert WaiNman, Jonathan Delver, Jacob Boak, be, on the Charles Aldridge, Samuel Thomas, John Hultman. they can James Brook, Wm. John Reeves. friends, ar THE EVENING STAR. .. Then The seasot LONDON. the tanks, -- The enem SATURDAY, JULY 7. of warfare " I hay PRICE OF S' I LICKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK: .. country In 3 per Cent Cons. money, 89I} or. div.—ace. ?11. every wlu 3 per Cent. it,,,ced 70-4 per Cent. 64. Each. Bins, 2s. to 6s. pre.—Bonds 235. to 245. pr.--OMn. i 1 pr Spanish c: stand agai PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. stray is co S per C. Red. Ann. 70iii India Bonds 233.24 s p re. already lc S per C. Con. 696:, ex. div. Exc. Bills, 3s. Gd. prem. 4 per Cent. 85i f OMTIIUM 1 prem. Cadiz and 5 per C. Navy 99 iii ex. div. I.ottery Tickets £! . 12.15 6 . ever y i n f c Long Ann. 18 7-16thsi Cons. for acc. 71. 1 a 1t above 15C .-- soldiers co A ship from La Plata was spoken by a frigate a or not sin few days since, tie Master of which declared , that be . some of t.l fore he sailed all Frenchmen were ordered to quit Spaniards South America, and a certain period was allowed for with Out at possession them to dispose of their property. victims. The following letter from an Officer on board the (of whoa Poaxowx frigate, Captain 13AitErc, reached us this counts of morning : " I cat " Off Malta, June 2, 1810. ante of tl "We have just anchored here, after another sue- da il y to C cessful cruise. Last week we captured two polacres, they havi Greek ships, laden with cotton and camels' hair, from clothes, & the Levant, bound to Leghorn ; and yesterday noon in sheep s uniforms. we captured a large French brig, from Marseilles the Grenr , bound to Smyrna, with an assorted cargo of merchan- Mar bellas dize. During our former cruize, while sharing, by the Frenc consent, with the Seartoese frigate, Captain JOHN the Serra' STEWART, we captured a settee, two brigs, and a P s t e r r u se c t c i u v t . e t large French slap letter of marque, which latter Marshal , maintained a running fight with us for forty minutes, h ea i i h r . when she struck: one of her crew was shot through is likely t 1 the body, and expired next day ; but none of our battle veil y people were hurt. This vessel and cargo is worth 70, arm o and 00 Ft upwards of £lO,OOO. 66 The) " The SEAHORSE has been equally as fortunate as der and I ourselves, and has taken as many prizes.—We are un- word of i Wellingtc der quarantine, but shall sail again this evening, on a defeat n another cruize. We shall return to England early in tuguase, i August, when our ship must be docked and undergo cause ; thi - a thorough repair, as she has been very much strained than I im in the late severe gales we have experienced." opportunil " P. S. ' Ferdinand We understand that Government have received ad- Th e arran vices, that the Toulon fleet, greatly superior to our own under Sir CHARLES COTTON, is in perfect reach- to . return t his father ness to put to sea with the first favourable wind. The • immediate intention of the enemy is conjectured to be, either to make an attack 'upon Sicily, or to proceed to the Eastern extremity of the Mediterranean, and revive Yesterd the former project of BONAPARTE against Egypt. It BRIDGE ' l' is supposed, that to accomplish this purpose, a naval ipankd b] engagement is in the first instance to be hazarded. CART%VIIIC ReinfiDrcements are collecting in every direction' to DISBOROU strengthen our armament on that station. The French till twelve are a bundantly provided with military resources to Mr. Mo support their enterprize. At Tarento they have an to the Un army of 40,000 men, and they have an equal num- morning f ber an the shores of the Gulpil of Venice, where we Majesty's I have lately had occasion to notice the preparation of is appoint a powerful squadron, which is no doubt intended to country, :1 co-operate with the Toulon fleet. In these critical will be by circumstances, we most anxiously wait for the nest Tile RE intelligence from the Mediterranean. Consolidat The following letter, crnfirming what we have be- gether witl fore mentioned of the unfortunate turn of affairs north the last ye: of the Ebro, came to our hands yesterday morning : " CADIZ, JUNE 13. " The news from Catalonia, through Gibraltar, Customs has cast a gloom over our spirits :no official account E xcise has been received, but a letter from Ali can t,of th e 28 t h ' tam p s May, speaks as follows : 6 The hero of Catalonia has A L s a u n d s ~er d a •, E I been defeated near the fortress c,f Lerida, and every Imprest thing is in confusion. His army has peen scattered in all directions, and he, with the utmost difficulty, made Charge his escape. The loss in killed is calculated at about 2000. The enemy were 11,000 strong. We fear we serous shall not remain long in security here. Several officers Tlinrsdo of distinction have been made prisoners, and O'DoN- Astley's w SILL himself is said to have been wounded.' Thus far minster Br the letter—but we learn by others, that the account is containing rather exaggerated, and that things are not quite so On the desperate, though another that I have seen in a fiend's band, begins with the words " All is lost ! PP near Nettie the foot in A Gentleman, just arrived from Gibraltar, who the evening . I passed the Streights on the 14th of Lilt month, we are its fellow, 6031 7 to say, concurs with the preceding statement. re- where the] g r !lag affairs in Catalonia. He says, that the army h ave been , f .. of CrpowN24 after a defeat near Lerida, had dis - apparently pent .1 111 tilt mountains, but the destiuction was not colour. Th so great as to preclude all hopes of its being re - is in a state assembled- EAST INDIES. BENGAL INTELLIGENCE, DEC. loM. It is stated in a Supplement to the last Mirror, Oti the authority of letters from Hydrabad, that Meer Khan's force, on the Nerbuddah, has been defeated in an action with the troops of the Rajah of Berar, and pursued beyond Gabulpere, in Gurrah Muncle. lab. Meer Khan himself, it is added, was wounded in the engagement. This intelligence, if correct, is calculated to impress a very contemptuous opinion lof the strength and efficacy of the force collected by the Mahratta Chieftain. Ever since Sir Arthur Wel. lesley's campaign in the Deccan, the Bhoonslah has been considered as the weakest military power in Hindoostan. Not two years ago, the inroads of the bands of Pendarries, from the Nerbuddah, were sufli. cient to throw the City of Nagpere itself into conster nation. Accounts from the Deccan state, that Colonel Close had joined the detachment at Jaulna, and pushed on in the direction of Omrattee, 38 miles south of Elea:- poor, where the army was to assemble, and where a powerful reinforcement was expected from Hydrabad. By crossing the Nerbuddah. at Gurrah Mundelah, Meer Khan had placed himself nearer to the frontier of Bundlecund. Intelligence, therefore, of the pro. gress of the campaign may be expected from that side. Lord Minto was not expected to leave Madras be fore the latter end of February. A detachment of his Majesty's 14th font, com manded by Lieutenant Rawlins, with a detachment of European artillery, under Captain Shaw, sailed from Bengal for Bencoolen the latter end of Decent ber, to reinforce that Settlement. LAW INI ELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 6. iiAIF.AS CORPUS. A child was introduced by writ of Habeas Cot.. pus, to be delivered to the father, under peculiar cir cumstances respecting the mother. The mother making no resistance to the writ, the child was or. tiered into the care of the father ; but it was under stood that he sliould give an indemnity for its pro. tection and safety. rile Court sat to hear cases at law; but they were wholly unimportant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY 6. ANNESLLY V. CROOKS. The plaintiff, an Attorney, sought a compensation for damage done to his furniture, while it remained in the possession of the defendant, who is an Auc tioneer in the City. It appeared that the property in question, which consisted of a Brussels carpet, mahogany chain, and other articles, had been sent from Thavies Inn to the defendant's warehouse for preservation. When the furniture was returned to the plaintiff at his house is York Buildings, the carpet appeared to be much da. maged. The chairs were also injured: It was snit. gested by Mr. Scrjeant SUSPHERD, that the chairs had been damag ed by the feet of several persons, who had waited on Mr. Crooke at his warehouse, to cavgra. 'taste him, after he had stood at an election for Cim mon Council of the Ward. The visitors were enter tained on the occasion with a cold collation, and in the pressure and hurry of the meeting, the chairs had suffered. Mr. Serjeant OssLow was on the point of addres sing the Jury for the defendant, when the Learned Judge threw out a hint to settle the cats' more to the advantage of the parties, in consequence of which at Juror was withdrawn: The other proceedings were not important. COURT OE EXCHEQUER, JULY O. I'HZ MISCH OF WALLS V. sift JOHN ST. AUBIN AND OTU ER!. This case, which we have already detailed, and which related to the riht of soil in the Duchy of Cornwall, came on to be` further heard. Sir Sauces. Romit.tY appeared on behalf of the interests of his Yoyal Highness, and urged the same arguments al. ready advanced by the Solicitor General and Sir At. thur Pigott. The reply of Mr. Dallas, on the other side, was postponed till Tuesday nest. LONDONSTSSIONS, GUILDHALL, JULY 6. HARTLILT V. TH WEST INDIA, AND LONDON DOCK COUPANIVi. Mr. Guftwrr, in the absence of Mr. Serjeant BIST, who should have conducted the plaintiff's cause, stated this to be an action to recover a compensation in damages, for deterioration of certain premises be- longing to the plaintiff, and for loss of trade occa• sioned by the erection of the West India and London Docks. The plaintiff is a 'Wharfinger, near Free man's-Line ; and it appeared had obtained a lease of his wharf, for 99 years, in 1793. He had gone on improving his premises till ,1797, until he had ex pended upwards of £12,000 on them ; and at that time his average profits were 01600 per annum.— After the erection of the Docks, however, his an nual profits decreased at least 47112. To prove the value of the premises several Surveyors were called, who stated it to be £1330 per annum, before the erection of the Docks, but pow worth not above ,0800 a year. One of them also proved, that the plaintiff had expended upwards of £lO,OOO in improvements on his wharf. Accounts were also produced to shew his loss of trade. Mr. GAnitow, for the defendants, addressed the Jury in mitigation of damages ; and after about half an hour's aluence, the Jury returned a ♦erdict for the plaintiff—for deterioration of premises, loss of trade s and interest, the gross sum of g952$ 161. A Coroner's Inquest sat on Tuesday at the King's Head, on the road from Mitcham to Colnbrook, 00 the body of a Mr. Watts, who was shot in a duel on itew Heath. The deceased was conveyed to the . King's Head from the Heath, in a wounded state, at fly G o'clock in the morning, and he died in the course ok the day. The two strangers Bed at the death of the Gotleman, and sent a letter to the landlord in forming hins who the deceased was. The cause of the duel was not known, nor the opposite party. The wound was in the head, and the Jury returned a ver• diet 0f....1reN1 Murder. II