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SUPPLEMENT.IAY EDI I lON OF THE DIAILIN MORNING rosT• THIIRSTAY, TEN OTEOEI. MU ',LINDAR. ASSIZES. T C A STLEPOLLA RD AF FA I It-- tCQUITTAL OF ALL THE PRISONERS. WEDNESDAY, JULY 27. His Lordship, who had left the Court at the ielitracted hour of eight o'clock this morning, after' a most fatiguing night of business, returned at a quarter to three o'clock in the afternoon, and almost iminedintely after taking his seat on the bench, sent •in for the Jury, who had by this time been locked up nearly nine hours, having retired shortly after six o'clock the same morning. On coming in, the Jury intimated to his Lordship that they had no difficulty whatever in agreeing as to their finding ' (for acquittal) in the case of Richard Meares ; but there existed a very material differ tilt e of opinion hi all the other cues. His Lordship then requested to make a few ob etavations, and addressed them as follows: —So far ..s I remember the observations I made to you this ii el ieng, I do not perceive that there can be much ! relind for occasioning any considerable difference of (pinion amongst you. I conceive that there e two points of view under which the case may be considered. The first is, whether the tiring on the first occasion was a justifiable act. I will not say that over this part of the case a very great deal of obscurity may not bang ; but I recol lect that I made the observation to you, that I had a strong leaning on my mind, tl.at the first firing might, very fairly, bo c.inei,ie:ed justifiable — meaning, gentlemen, to convey this to you, at least, that upon the whole of the evidence r elatin g to the circumstances, of the value of which you alone aro the proper judges, a doubt might not be raised in your minds as to whether a justifiable' provocation were not given sufficient to warrant the first firing ; and then, gentlemen, it would be for you to call to your recollection the well-known principle of crown law, that where a doubt exists *Ton the minds of a jury, the prisoners are en titled to the benefit of it, because every ground of doubt, is a ground for acquittal. Whether :he first firing were a justifiable act will depend on the necessity which the circumstances of the ease imposed upon the prisoners to have recourse to such an act of violence, as was unhappily the occasion of such results as it produced ; and that it is a question I could not take upon myself without encroaching on your province. That 'such an act might be conceived justifiable upon niiiitary principles of tactics, provided the circum stances detailed are admitted as correct. I am not stitiicientlY versed in such matters to be enabled to decide,end do not pretend to know such affairs. But this I do know, that it is an admitted axiom of reilitary maneuvering not to suffer an enemy to erproach too close upon them ; if then the people vNT acting in such a way as might lead the po lice to suppose that they intended to get so near them as would give the people an advantage as a-sailants, when they opened right and left upon the police, as was stated by one of the witnesses, that would be a strong ingredient in leading you to the conclusion that the first firing was justi fiable, I admit a serious question would remain for your decision, that is, whether the circumstances which warranted the first act of firing, con tinued so as to require on the part of the police course to such violent measures of assistance and attack as that adopted by them. With respect to the firing, you will recollect it was stated by one of the witnesses, and not controverted, that there were 60 rounds fired in about 3 minutes. Now it occurs to me that the firing of 50 or 60 shots from the number of persons stated to have fired at a time, three or four, and loading three times, could only have been effected by very well disciplined and alert troops indeed, in such a time as was stated ; and it is not to be wondered at that perfect accuracy could not be expected on such a point, as under the circumstances no man would think of looking at his watch to ascertain the matter. — Why do I make this observation, to show that the longer the time the firing is stated to have con tinued, the more it is incumbent upon the prisoners to show in their defence, that the same circum stances which made it necessary to fire in the first instance, continued to the time of the second firing; and you are to consider, whether under the state of apprehension and peril in which it is stated by same of the witnesses the police were placed in, they could be supposed as competent to judge orrectly as to the diminution of danger with Lich they were threatened to the exact mo ment when it would be safe or necessary they sliJuld desist from firing. Now, e-hen you recol lect the number of times which it is stated the police fired, you will consider whether it could have occurred in five minutes ; therefore it would not be going beyond probability to suppose that they might have taken 5 minutes longer, making it, say, 10 minutes—and I say if the original act of firing was justifiable, and its continuance not greater than 5 minutes more, perhaps it is not going too far to make the whole time extending over the entire transaction, 10 minutes, no great addition to the time of the first firing, supposing you are of opi nion that it was a justifiable act. These are obser vations coming from me, rather than as directions coming from the Bench, which would be an in fringement on your privilege so to direct you — but the main question for your finding, is one upon which there is a conflicting testimony, and there fore it would be outstepping my province, if I were to encroach upon yours by giving you any directions. other than those intended to assist in guiding you to determine, where you may have to labour with du. bts. If it should appear to you that it was obvious to the police, that the people were evidently retreating when they continued to fire upon them, then it was clear your ver dict should be one of guilty, but there is evi dence that the throwing stones by the people at the police was coutemporaneous with their firing upon the people—and there is still fur ther evidence that the the owing stones outlasted the firing. Then I have also said, that toward,: justi fying the commencement of the firing, it is neces earythat the resistance should be of such a com plexion and degree, as sufficient to justify the repelling it by fire arms. It is a maxim of the crown law, as I have already told vou, that every ground for doubt is ground sufficient for an acquit tal ; and if you are of opinion that the resistance by the people was commensurate with the point of duration by the police, then clearly your duty is to acquit the prisoners. The Jury then withdrew, and at twenty minutes to six . returned with a verdict of acquittal for all the prisoners given them in charge. The following of the number were then put for ward: James Mills and Peter Blake were indicted for the man slaughter of Patrick Duignan. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. John Todd and Peter Blake were then indicted for the manslaug;tter of Mary Kiernan. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Peter Blake, James Mills, Robert Gardiner, and John Campbell, for the manslaughter of Mary Neile. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Peter Blake, James Mills. and Robert Gardiner, for the manslaughter of Patrick AP Corms& The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. Richard Meares and Peter Blake for the manslaughter of John Slenvin. The prisoners pleaded not guilty. Samuel Hall was indicted for the manslaughter of Peter Ledwith. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and stated that he was ready for his trial. Mr. Sergeant Pennefather said, that the Crown in regard to the case of Hall, did not desire to bring it on at present, but postpone it to the next pssizes. As there was no charge of murder, but of manslaughter only, the Crown would not oppose the prisoner being admitted to bail. The Court—That is a matter of course, and now the only question is as to the amount of the ball. The bail was then arranged at two sureties in each 201. and the principal 401. In the case of the other prisoners indicted as above, the Jury was informed that there was no evidence against the prisoners—a verdict of ac quittal was accordingly returned, and the prisoners discharged by proclamation, which concluded the business of the present Assizes. 'I he most prevalent opinion here as to the feeling amongst the Jury is, that nine wero for the ac quittal, and three on the other side. The town, as usual, thin and tranquil. PANORAMA OF TILE BRITISH EMPIRE. DUBLIN MORNING POST, Jul 26. DOCTOR DOYLE'S LrTTEa TO SPRING R lLL—This enlightened Divine, so much and so falsely calumniated by Lord Farnham, in the admirable work which occasioned the overflowing of bile in the noble lord, describes the improve ment of the public feeling in Ireland (p. 41) with singular force and eloquence. We extract the following short pas sage But as the people of this nation multiplied, they waxed strong. They caught a glimpse of knowledge, as Moses saw the Deity whilst It passed by, and the multitude, warmed and invigorated by it, overthrew and broke down that fortress of corruption which had held than so long en slaved. This popular might, operating upon Parliament, has bid a new order of things to arise in Ireland. The Go vernment is already more than half emancipated from the slavery of corruption—the courts of justice aro being gradu ally purified—the boards and public offices are every whom cleared, or clearing out—peculation is now obliged to week in secret—public moneys are now accounted for—jobs, to pass current, must be highly varnished—and a decree, though not yet published, has gone forth against the evil deeds of grand juries. Nay, it is even allowed to tell the world, that the Irish church establishment must yield to common sense and public interest ; and that it is too revolt. ing to allot the tenth of the lands and produce of the most fertile but poorest nation in Europe to a clergy, whose fol lowers do not amount to even a tithe of the people. There is, finally, a tribunal already established by public opinion in Ireland, and though it may not yet be formally recog nised as the custes ma runt. or winded injuriaruns of the country, it undoubtedly already exercises the powers and privilege of a supreme court." This, then, is the man denounced by Lord Farnham as a conspirator, if the speech attributed to his lordship be cor rect. Had the country many such conspirators, Ireland would be happier and richer than she is. BARON SMITH'S CHARGE.We have derived no small degree of instruction and of pleasure from the perusal of the luminous and constitutional charge of this enlightened and excellent Judge. How dire must be the infliction upon the minds of some amongst the Wexford Grand Jury from its perusal—how much resembling a sentence of condemnation does it appear, contrasting and defining as It does, in a man. not not to be misunderstood, the duties of a "Grand" and a " Petit" Jury. A PROTESTANT CLIRGYMAII APPEALING AGAINST • VESTRY ASSISSMENT !—At the Thomastown Sessions, which terminated on Friday last, was tried an appeal aaggaaitnst the assessment at the last vestry, for the parish of Knock. topher. The Rev. 11. Hamilton, the Rector of the parisb,wae Chairman of the vestry, and the Rev. Hercules' Langdahe, as a gentleman having property in the parish, and paying church tax, appealed against the assessment of 1641. 2a. 10d amounting to about bd. per acre, for a countgrish. Quern — How many Protestants in it 11r. Lan de clared in Court, that in lodging the appeal he was actuated solely by a desire to obtain justice from his fellow-parish ioners, and a wish to uphold the sacred character of religion, and of the Protestant Church, on which disgrace was brought by such acts as this. The assessment was set aside altogether, in consequence of informalities in the notices for the vestry, and thus was prevented the exposure which would have taken place, had each item been Investigated by the Court.— Kilkenny Journal. JULY 93.—There is little of any description of grain M market, and prices r.re quoted nominally. A few barrels of new beer were brought in on Thursday and yesterday, which brought fair prices. Wheat 21s per 20 stone ; barley (new beer) per 111 ditto; oats 12.2 d to las per 14 ditto; feeding oats, las 9d per barrel. FLoun.—The sales for the week amounted to 16814 cwt. (or 11441 bags) at an average of 195 bid per cwt. for tie flour. We have no alteration to note in primes I. Ise quality, Ifis to 21s; 2d ditto, 17s to 19s; boassiold, 12s to I6s ; 3d quality 5s to 85; oatmeal, 13s 6d to 14. per cwt. BUTTER.—To merchants, 765. 745. 70s, 665, 620, 68a,... To the country, 67.035, 61s, 575, 535, 435; Firkins, le 5d ; Kegs, IP. WHISK ET.-6s 7d per Irish gallon. Market hides. 341 to 36s per cwt; salted do. 37s to 42. per ditto ; market calf skins, 3d to 4d per lb; salted do. 3d to ld per do; dried calf skins, 6d to 8d per do; salted kips 4d to ,;id per ditto; veal skins, 4d to 4ed per do. Fresh butter, fid to 9d per lb ; beef, 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton. 3d to 5d per ditto ; veal, 6d to ld per do ; pork, 2d toad per do. Old hay 37s to 70s; new ditto, 'sos per ton; straw, 24s to 49s pa 11'. New potatoes. 4d to tid ; old ditto, 3d to fid per weight of 21 lbs. Woot..—The price of wool is rather stationary, from 13,1 6d to 14s. for good conibing pat cels ; clothing South Down, from las to I6s ; and Merino, well washed. bring from 16s to 17s per stone. MGR\ LNG REGISTER, July 26. GRAND SHAM FIGHT IN THI PMENII PARIo•43II turday the different guards throughout the city and ha vicinity were relieved at an early hour, preparatory to a grand field day, of which, we believe, the inhabitants of Dublin had no previous intimation. At half-past two o'clock the following regiments, cavalry and infantry, viz. Ist Dra goon Guards, lOth Hussey.* Royal Scotch Fusileet Foot Guards, 70th and 92d Foot, together with the artillery from Island.bridge, formed into line on the plain facing the northern side of the Wellington testimonial, and from thence proceeded, by several routes, to the fifteen acres, the scene of the evolutions which followed. The depot of the GOth Rifles, to whom was allotted the part of skirmishers to the supposed enemy, had, previous to the movement, occu pied the wood on the western side of the fifteen acres, and there awaited the approach of the grand army, which, shortly after three o'clock, made its appearance in three di visions, which were flanked by the artillery and cavalry In front of the ambuscading party. The fight.commenced by the skirmishers opening a scattered fire on the advancing party, who instantly retreated, covered by discharges of a. Witty, and by successive charges of the cavalry. The skir mishers next advanced, availing themselves of every bush and dyke, from under cover of which they annoyed the Is. treating forcer by frequent and well-directed discharges of their rifles. These, and several other movements, which lasted fully an hour and a half, terminated by the whole army, skirmishers, and all, forming into line, and marching to their respective quarters. Amongst the last arrivals at Quebec, of vessels from Ire land, with emigrants. we find the following :—Fisher, from Belfast ; Eleanor, Sligo; George Wilkinson, Belfast; Chil ies, Dublin; Chance, Belfast • Brown, Westport ; S a lly, Dublin; Linctick ; A ndrew Nugent, Sligs; Iphes genie, Dublin; Kcnt, Derry; Dorothy, Derry; Thoma s, Gel tone Belfast; Huntly, Derry ; Lady Stewart, _Dub lin ; Sophia, Derry, and Lady Digby, Sligo. Total number of emigrants up to the 14th June, 25,272. Pooa Iletaxo I—Arrived the Mary, Davis, and New Hope, Reeve, both from Liverpool, with oatmeal, for the distressed population !—Connaught Journ. Cattle imported from Ireland—Week ending July 23: Horses, 21; Cows, 2487 ; Sheep, 6696 Pigs, 20391 ! !—Liverpool Paper. Mr. J. Campbell, of Glyde- Mains, near Tallanstown, in the county of Loath, commenced reaping on Friday two acres of Georgina Oats, an excellent crop, which was sown lon the 24th February ; he will also reap half an use of the naked or huakless oats on Monday next, sown at the same time as the Georgina oats it may be interesting to give a description of the peculiarities of this new species of oats.— - It grows without any husky skin whatever—the kernel or pickle is closely covered with double chaff, so much so, that no storm will shake it, and in good harvest weather it may be threshed from the stook and made into meal without kiln-drying, shelling, or sifting. The produce of an ave rage crop is from 16 to 20 cwt. per acre—it is particularly well adapted for rich loamy ground where there may be dan ger of loss from lodging, as from its being so much lighter in the head!than other oats, from the want of the husk, that the heaviest rains will not lodge it. Both of the above kinds of oats are from ten days to a fortnight earlier than the potato oats.—Drogheda Journal. As to whether the people concerned in the legal pro ceedings arising out of the Newtownbarry massacre ought or ought not to have suffered a trial to proceed, opinions amongst themselves vary. For our own parts, we regret there was not a trial, even for the minor offence, for it would at least have spoiled a trick of the Orangeists, who pretend that the people were afraid of an investigation. We cannot, however, be astonished at the course taken by the people.- 1 We are warranted now, sustained as we are by the high au. thority of Baron Smith, in saying that the Grand Jury had not discharged the duty that was imperative on them.— Speaking of just such a case as they bad to decide, the learned Baron said, at the Mullingar Assises— I they (the bills for murder) ought not to be ig. 'nosed, unless this justification appeared to you manifest and dler. ram aware that the rule is said to be, that no grand ought to find a bill unless on evidence on which, if uncontradicted, a petty jury ought to convict. But where the case is not an ordinary one, where for some reason or other several have been deprived of life, I think it could be satisfactory t 6 justice, to the feelings of surviving relatives, the interest taken by the community, that on all questiona ble points the evidence should be disclosed, and the circum stances of the transaction openly sifted, examined, and di vulged. Therefore, unless it should appear to you, with a clearness amounting to demonstration, that the firing was an act of mere justifiable self-defence, I would, on any doubt of this fact, recommend a finding of the bills against those who appear to you to have fired. The cue against those who fired, being thus sent by you to trial, the evidence will come openly before the court and jury—justice, it is to be hoped, will be done, and the public would witness the solid grounds upon which the decsion stood. This is the common-sense view of the question ; It was that taken by the people interested in the other tragedy, and as the Wexford grand jury decided otherwise, it is not won derful that they declined appealing to the other tribunal. Friday, a detachment of the Commissariat corps arrived in Tralee, bringing a large supply of camp equipage, &e. to be used by the engineer officers employed in the trips,. metrical survey of Ireland, who will immediately proceed with the survey of the county Kerry, from an encampment on the lofty and commanding mountain of Caherconreigh. The Terry Alta paid a visit a few days ago to Ardrachan, county Galway, and shot a man who was ploughing for a farmer. They also visited Lyrecourt Castle, a steward of Mr. Bindon's, the house of Lieutenant Seymour, Galway militia, and Mr. Eyre Seymour, from whom they plundered 18 stand of arms and swords.—Lim. Croon. On Thursday night the house of Mr. Norblad, agent to the Steam Navigation Company at Prominier, near Nenagb, was fired into and entered by a parcel of robbers, who took away money, plate and all the portable articles they found. Young Mr. Norblad received the contents of a blunderbuss is the breast. The wound is dangerous.—l6id. The parish clerk of Templeboohy, named :Porter, was isordered a few daysago, near Templemore, county Tipps. carp lbid. THUNDER Sroax.--We have been informed by a cor respondent, upon whose veracity we can depend, that the inhabitants of the Royal Oak were visited on Thursday one of the most extraordinary showers of hail ever wi in this country, accompanied by thunder and lightning. describes the stones of hail as considerably larger than a marble, and such was the force with which they fell, that the potato crops and wheaten fields of that neighbourhood are utterly ruined.—Carlow Morning Post. Seven magistrates of the county AVexford have affixed their signatures to the requisition for the public meeting is that county, relative to the proceedings necessary to be take, on the Newtownbarry affair. MARRIED.—WiIIiam Squirt, Esq. of Gaily, county Wexford, to Marianne, relict of the late William Quin, Esq. of Heathfield.—D'Alton McCarthy, Esq. of Lower Gardiner -street, to Miss Charlesina Hope Manners.—J. Stack Murphy, Esq. of Hyde Park, to Ellen, daughter at the late O'Donoghue, of the Glinns. DIED—In Cavendish-row, the Lady Jane Loftus.—. In Great Britain-street, Mrs. Mary Sherrock.—At Bob& winstown Castle, Edmond Browne, Esq. of Abbey.stress..... At French-strut, Martha Laura, daughter of Doctor Der nahan.—ln Waterford, Mr. Laurence Doyle.--Jans, of Robert Shaw, Esq. of Killeen. CALEDONIAN MERCURY, July 26. By a detailed account of the matter which appeared in dm .elyr 4felrertiscr, of Thursday, it seems that the town et Girvan was actually taken by storm, and the defenceless in. habitants treated with the most brutal barbarity. The fol. lowing is an extract front the account referred to : " On the approach of the Orangemen, some of the Con stables proceeded to that part of the road at the north end of the town, where, according to the arrangement, the Orange party were to strike off and go round the town. — They took with them batons or staves, but no fire arms or swords. They were headed by Mr. Henderson, one of the Councillors, and were followed by a number of the inha bitants, principally women and boys. The whole might amount to about four hundred. The Constables took their stand within a few yards to the entrance of the bye road agreed on, while the Orangemen were passing the bridge over the water of Girvan and coming towards them. The Orangemen were in marching order, four or five deep, bearing colours and having drums and fifes. They *night amount to from 200 to 300, and one who had occasion to mix with them assures us, that about the half of them were armed—some with guns, some with swords, some with pikes, a considerable number with pistols, and one or two bayonets. They halted within one hundred yards of the Constables, and the latter immediately sent forward two of their number to explain the arrangement made between the Sheriff and the Lodges in Girvan, and to direct the Orange. men how to go round the town. The leader of the Orange. men seemed to accede, but about a dozen of the men stepped up and damned him to push forward, for the longer tarried, the party from the town would:become the more ns. moot's, and beithe better prepared for them. Their leadie ordered them to hold their tongues, take their places, end obey orders. After some further conversation with the two l constables in advance, the leader agreed to take the route prescribed, and by his command the body moved on. But while he and a few of the Orangemen in front turned up the bye road, the Wain body seemed disposed to proceed en the straight road to Girvan, and whilst They were In this state of hesitadoo or confusion, a number of stones were &gown by some of the women and boys from behind the hedge next the water, and likewise by the Orangemen, but nem were thrown by the constables. At this junc ture, and without any altercation between the Orangemen and the constables, but while, on the contrary, the latter were endeavouring to present the people from throwing atones, a man stepped out from the right of the fifth or sixth file of the Otangemen, and deliberately levelled and tired his gun in the direction of the constables, and Alexander Ross, one of the constables, standing quietly I close to the footpath on the left, instantly fell; and laying his hand on his belly and crying out ' Oh, I am shot !' ire. mediately expired. This occurred while the Orangemen and constables were from 10 to 16 yards apart, and was foL lowed by usual shots in rapid succession from the Orange. men. The attack by the Orangemen now became general, in which they employed the fi re arms, swords, pikes, bayonets, wherewith they were armed, on the constables and people, men, women, and children, indiscriminately, cut ting and knocking down all who stood before them. The people gave way in all directions, and, after struggling fee a moment, and a number of them being severely wounded, the constables gave way likewise. A number of people took to the fields; the greater part ran to Girvan by the road; and a number of them even took to the water which runs on the north west side of the road. The river hero runs into a wiel, and those taking it had to swim for their lives ; but even here they were not safe. One of them, a constable too, much lajured in the sods, sad covered with blood, was pelted with stones while strug gling to gain the opposite bank, and had, in short, a very narrow escape foe his life. The Orangemen now rushed, in a body, into the town • firing their guus and pistols, bran. dishing their pikes and swords, cutting down those whom they met, knocking in windows and the like, and crying tai. l innplantly The town is our own I' Thus they rushed on, the Windy Raw, through Mootgomerie.street, and turn. pelt be down by the church and cross, and crossing the bridge, ==went on to the public buildings, or town house, and, pro. up the main street of Newton, so reached the Green se Dasue Park. The course they thus took is scarcely has aka a mile. The town's people thought to stay their anise about the Town House, where the streets cross, but the Orangemen proceeded so furiously and recklessly, and the town's people were so unprepared for such an assault, the attempt was fruitless, and the Orangemen rushed up the Newton, where they were met by some of their countrymen living in that quarter, who, by their presence, gestures, and words, encouraged them in their violence. At the entrance of the town they attacked an old man of the name of Gilbert Davidon, while he was going out to weed in the fields, and cut him unmercifully on the head and shoulders, and left him for dead on the road, and his re covery was for some time doubtful. Another old man, James Daily, was shockingly abused, and remains in a dan gerous state. A Constable. Alexander Stevens, in attempt. tog to take the gun from the man who shot Ross, instantly received a stroke on the back of the head from a sword or stick in another hand, and was left senseless. A lad of the name of Johnstone, another Constable, overtaken in the pus. suit, was cat excessively by the Orangemen on the head and various parts of the body. David M'Queen, weaver, was dreadfully cut on the face with some sharp weapon. He has lost the sight of one of his eyes from the injury he received. And Hugh Davidson, another Constable, was attacked, cut and bruised severely, but is now out of danger. But, pro bably, the worst case is that of a Constable of the name of Orr. lie was attacked at the corner of the house of Miss M'Candlish, opposite the Townhouse, knocked down, his face smashed and disfigured in a sboeking manner, his body cut and bruised, and, whilst lying in this plight on the ground, he was again kicked excessively by another, whilst a third came up and fired a pistol in his face, the bullet of which grazed his head. And these are but a sample of the injuries inflicted. One man Is killed, four men are danger oudy wounded, eight severely, and a number slightly. The body of the Constable Ross was examined, and a bullet found lodged 'in the spine, it having entered about the navel. As an instance of the number of shots fired, and the recklessness of the proceedings, the walls of many of the houses throughout the town, but especially of those about the Town House, are marked every here and there with bul. lets and slugs, and some of the marks are to be seen on the house of Battik Anderson, the distance of a street from whence any of the party fired." The population of Dunfermline (town and parish) ac. cording to the census just taken, amounts to 17,068 souls, an increase within the last ten years of 3,387. The town alone, without the Townbill or Biucefield, contains 10,625 inhabitants. The population of the pariah of Annan, by the present return, is b,o33—For 1821, 4,4B6—lncrease in ten years, 547. The population of Elgin, 6,130—1 n 1821 it was 5,308 — in 1801, 4,34s.—lncrease in thirty years, 1,785. FINDHORN BRIDE.—The estimated expence of erecting a suspension bridge over the river Findhorn having al. ready been subscribed, Captain Brown, R.N. has been in. vited to the north, for the purpose of furnishing a plan of i the same. OSIGINAL Docustrwr.—Accident has thrown in our way the following despatch from an officer in a police esta blishment in a city not 100 miles from Auld Reekie, to his superior at head-quarters ; and we think it is worthy of publicity, as illustrative of the accuracy and minuteness with which the little quarrel of the lieges are reported and attended to by the conservators of the peace. As a piece 'of composition, with the ezcepsion of one slip-slop, which we must believe to havebeen accidental, it is certainly creditable to the literary talents of the writer " Watch-house, 25th May, 1831. " Miss No. 13, .-- Street, keeps a small dog who goes to bed at five minutes before ten o'clock at night, and rises at 10 o'clock morning; he is carried down to the area by her servant maid five minutes before he goes to bed, and five minutes after he rises, in order to enjoy the use of the ----. She complains that Mrs. ,who resides in the second flat above her, keeps a dog three tines as large as hers, and that he is carried to the area three or four times a day by the maid servant, but that he is often allowed by that servant to go at large in his preambles down and up stairs. and as well u 3liss requests that Mrs. will either confine her dog from this liberty, or send him to her daughter, who is married on the minister of .---, -- miles north of Aberdeen, where he might get comfortable board and lodgings, which would prevent him from either annoying her with nuisance in the stair, or barking. Al fa. ...-- says Miss dog is the aggressor, but, from the soft measures used by me to these ladies, they both seem to be satisfied at present, and Miss says that she feels extremely obliged to Capt. - for his kind attention in sending a serjeant of police to inquire into the matter, and that she will, if a repetition of the same grievance occur again, inform the serjeant of district to check such, before she troubles Captain - any more on the subject. (Signed) Serjt." BZILWICK, JULY 23.—The supply of all grain here to day was small. Wheat met but a dull sale ; but for barley and oats the demand was steady, at about the rates of last market. Wheat, 53s to 58s; fine, 594 to Ols per quarter. Bar. ley, 335 to 35s ; fine, 38s. Oats, Potato, 29s to Ms. ditto Angus, 27s to 28s Beans, 38s to 40s. Pease, 41s. Butter, 40s to 42s per firkin. Eggs, 3s lid per hundred. MARRIED.—At Edinburgh, Alexander Conti. Cos muk, Esq. to Isabella, eldest Edinburgh , of the late John Hutchison, Esq. of Edinburgh..—Mr. William Johnstone, merchant, Leith, to Janet, daughter of Mr. Robert Lucas, merchant, Edinburgh. DIED.— At the Manse of Kinghorn, the Rev. Adam Paterson, aged 65.—Sir George Abercromby of Birkenbog, . Baronet who had attained the age of 84, and had been 48 years Sheriff-Depute. POLICE REPORTS. to give timed, street Tell.. Lincoln' Mugs, 28th Es 4• Hr ton, - county place, Bow-rrartzr.—Mr. Ones. whose CM has been already fully reported, appeared at this office to complain of some accounts which had appeared in some of the newspapers. In the course of the day Mr. Giles applied to Mr. AlrusauLL, for an assault warrant against Mr. Gale, for striking him in the Strand, on the night of Monday last, in his attempt to regain possession of his wife. The complainant having sworn that Mr. Gale struck him first, the warrant was granted as a matter of course. MARLBORTIGH STRZET.—After the decision of the Lord Chancellor on Thursday last in the case of " Beaufort v. Wellesley," an affidavit was handed to his Lordship, stating that Mr. Wellesley had been taken suddenly ill, and could not, without danger, be immediately removed to the Fleet. His Lordship said that the representation made in the affidavit should meet with proper consideration. In the course of Thursday evening a physician was sent to Dover street, by the Lord Chancellor, to ascertain the state of Mr. Wellesley's health, and an affidavit was subsequently made by the physician, that Mr. Wellealey's indisposition was not of such a nature as to make it a matter of danger to remove that gentleman from his residence. An officer was In coneequence yesterday morn lug despatched from the Lord Chancellor's office to Dover street, with an order from the Lord Chancellor to the Serjeant-at-Arms to convey his prisoner without a mo ment's delay to the Fleet prison. Mr. Wellesley was in bed when the order for his removal arrived, and be begged to know if he could not be indulged with a few hours to make some arrangments preparatory to his going to prison. The Serjeant-at.Arms informed Mr. Wel les ley that the order which had been sent to him from the Lord Chancellor was peremptory, and must be instantly obeyed. Mr. Wellesley hastily arose, and despatched a messenger to Mr. Rowley, his solicitor. Upon the arri val of that gentleman a lengthened conversation took place relative to giving Bliss Wellesley up to her guardians; a previous communication relative to this matter was made by Mr. Wellesley to the Lord Chancellor on Thurs. day night last. Mr. Wellesley at that time proposed giving up his daughter, provided be were allowed to remain at li berty. The Lord Chancellor's answer was, that the indig nity which had been offered to the Court of Chancery by Mr. Wellesley, was of so serious a nature, that if he even were to give up Miss Wdlesley to her gua rdians, the judg. mint which had hers possessed ups him must be carried into execution. In ths.setystestiss which ""r f E yesterday brines Mr. Welladey's stileiser and the Lat-anne, it watt intimated by Mr. Rowley that Mirsigrudey might bp restated to her legal prowess as Wodstoday next, If the sums which Mr. Wellesley bed reposed to the Lord Chancellor were complied with. Mr. Wellmisprmid that it would be impossible for him to give up his daostam before Wednesday, as she was at present on the continent. much, . from thence that - after sheivas in IRUISUII 4`' lOU his . rilge, boos'_ member, . eon o4 j aineui absence. of .. bington, daughter , Biddenden, youngest —The 2E Comfit% mender illinbeth, Surrey. he._ terrace, Los._ Company'l. Fl - of Slade' To &e mu al Giges., s per punnet. Is to 2s. Walnuts for pickling. 2s to ds per hundred. Orkin, Is to Is ed. Onions for pickling, Ss to 0t per hall sieve. Celery, le to 2s per bundle. Lettuces, Is &I tr: 2s Od per score. Onions, 3d to 8d per bunch. Oranges, 101 to 20. per 100. Lemons, Gs to Ids. Spanish Nuts frs per pack. Almonds, ys. COUNTRY MARKETS. UZIIIIIDOR—Wheat per load (40 bush) i 3!. 10s. to 2013. Barley per qr. 321 to 365. Oats she to 345. 13e..ns so. to 441. Peas 42s to 455. HEMIL Hostuream—Wheat per load (five bushel.) 4G to 455. Beans 26. to 30s. Peas 271 to 295. Barley. rr quarter. 305 to 345. Oats 291 to 335. Rossroan--Wheat per qr. 601 to 745. Barley 36s 104 0 s. Oats sss to 335. Beans 36. to 411 s. Peas. 42 to 445. ameuppmerramossu•vvvvs•sui 1 1 4111tON s Painted and kublished by Joust Miss s. at ths STAR Orrice, No. I, Pickett-place, Temyle Bar. It is doubted whether it will be in Mr. Wellesley's v.• , give Miss Wellesley up to her guardians on the day no. wet establishment est u abhm last lls e was Saturday atrusl despatched to officer the o continent, fthe liariblrot s" i! .. . CO wet irpose:of recovering the young lady. The officer alluded to proceeded, in the first instance, i.., over, where he expect 4 to meet with the object of Lis seek, but, not succeeding, he crossed over to Calais, s t d mu gat M ihen isslV --"°" ellesi D e l y ed di to d l3 no nis t s e e tu ls ii E l n i g h l as and bee f n or uce som m e i tL nt y ' , &I V" to shelties removed from her father's house, and the (Ater. pursuit of the fugitive, is furnished with such a clue a l is ill very shortly lead him to the place where the young lady Doll concealed. At 4 o'dock, Mr. Wellesley, aceompanied by C is solicitor and the Master-at-Arms, stepped into bile cat. T4l age, and was driven directly to the Fleet, where pupa s _ no had been made by a friend for his reception. The ho- TI 1 iember, when quitting his residence, said to his youngti, OM se, " Jsma, you must be master of the house durmg ny • nence. I shall soon return to you." 81191 BIRTHS. AIM Yesterday, Mrs. Rotten Johnson, of Crescent.o st , ask iridge-street, of a daughter..-The 28th inst. at %ALA / 'etnple, Leicestershire, the lady of J. l'arktr, 12.:q. ~ teffi Ancoln's-inn, of a daughter. MARRIED. - . 8 1 1 1 11 The 6th of January, at Madras, W. H. Babington, Eq. .I. f the East India Company's civil service, son of T. a i , ....ai ington, Esq. of Rothley Temple, Leicestershire, to Sint, Register of the late F. Disney, Esq.-The 21;th hoe, al 0 liddenden, Mr. J. Curie's, of Cannon-street, to Elizab et h oungest daughter of R. Beale, River-hall, iddentlen, E t c -The 28th inst. at St. Michael's Church, Mr. Williams, et T :ornlnll, to Catherine Brook, daughter of the lett. P. Jet. acts [Jugs, Esq. formerly Consul at the port of Harwich.--Thu nary 18th inst. at Kingston.on.Thames, J. E. Duggan, con. sander of the Upton Castle, East Indianan, to WA, P ilizabeth, eldest daughter of J. Downs, Esq. of Richmond, am hurry. % DIED. Coo On the 13th inst. at Greenwich, aged 39, Charles Byte. mist Isq. Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, third son of the hut net dienry Byne. Esq. of Carshalton, Sutrey. The 25th inst. at his house at Lymington, H. T. Framp. on, M.D. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace fortis :outs'' , of Hants.-The 25th inst. at her residence, Portland. ,lace, Camberwell, Mrs. Annabella Law.-The 20th 1: - .t. it Tenby, in the 49th year of his age, C. L. Remus, Es q , &Cheltenham, Captain (half.pay) of the 9th Itegimezt { Foot. This meritorious officer fell a victim to the Sent. se received in the Peninsula.-The 27th inst. at Carltot• 061 errace, Brixton-road, A. Macrae, Esq. late surgeon of th... ' lion. Company's ship 3lacqueen.-The 27th inst. Miss F Ferguson, of Slade's-place, Deptford, aged 66 years. Si STAPLES OF BRITISH COMMERCE. (THIS DAY.) MOORS 1 ARTICLES. stns. I ASO I TRIM of I MEASURE. free I Wit .....-.-...- 1 —..—...- Corrou (Liv.) Bowed , Per pound.s4 to 644 whe Pernams I -- 7d to 7ld N. Orlean s 5d to li d Of WOOL (Lon.),Sazony pr. i .m..- 3s to 55 and Austria pr. .-- 21 6d to 4, ups Segovia es to 31 S. Down .....- is to Is Zd Blanket 6d to sod Of Stan (thrown) Pied. white —30 s 441 cone (raw) Modena —13 s 15s But Bengal .—10 s 14s Col China les to 16s I F LA ' . -,Riga Per ton £5l its] Antwerp £55 to £6O of I lan - - Pig £4 to IS dial Bars .e 6 to .E 6 101 par Swedish £l2 10 to #l3 11 to f Coma . - British .-- £B7 to £B6 pia S. America £72 to £73 steel Lean . -Bars 1413 to £l5 end To - - Blocks 1 143 to £4 Ms Senses . - Lump Per cwt. 48s to Ses and Powder - (fine) 70s to 741; 1 Bengal ints to 26. Pie Jamaica 508 to as dis Toucco - - Maryland Per pound 4d to Sd Yu Virginia 5d to 50 aba Cuba is Id to Is 44 cos On. . • Florence Half chest eels at I Linseed Per ewe. 40e fro* • Pale rape 504 BRANDT . - Bordeaux Per gallons, to 4s I Run - (14Pu:salt-a —. 13dtoes 54 p al (10 a 20 ) Demerara to 25 64 h o , AVntsczt -Irish es to los Jae Scottish .-- 101 to lls of Gann . • 64 to es ed - Pon • - Good Per pipe £55 to £39 i Suisse . - Good .-- 26 to £39 Thames - Prime £3O to £4O Cara • -(92 gs) --- to £l5 HID'S . - Butts Per pound •+. to 234; ed B. Ayres —. .. to 114 British i Per cwt. £2 13e to !hl I S t en Capita Care . eh - Plant. ) -- 1:3 4s to £4 S. Domingo £2 to 42 lis r Mocha £5 to £6 Taa - - Bobea Per pound is 10d to es CO Congou Id to es 6d wi Hyson 4s ed to 4s fsi its Bums - • Cork Per cwt. £4 10. to £415, Dutch £4 to .C 4 Its C Cam= . - Cheshire £3 Ils to Zs ifs si Glo'ster aBsto Le its II Tattooer (Rue.) Yellow -- White £2 is at R. - - Caudillo —14 s 16s a a Bengal ---•• 12. to 16s 6d Mean (Lond.) Beef 'er stone sBdto4l 4d Si Mutton --- s &I to 41 44 Veal es ed to 4s 8d - Pork --4 s Od to 4s 10d Coale (London) Wheat Pr quieter 701 to 72s Barley s•s to 42s Oats • 7s to 99. Beans —, 401 to 421 I Hon (London) Kent Per ewt. to £8 es Susan 5 Os to ,f 6 li'l Essex -- ,C 5 its to 4 . 7 LS; Farnham 4to £l4 ip HAT (London) Good Per load Os to £4 Ils Clover 4 to £6 Os , a raw £1 10$ to 11 164 ; COAU . Wellsto, Per chald. ' 04 to 31s 6d I s Others -.- s 0d to itin I, GAZETTE Avis. Wheat Pr quarter 41 3.61114 a Barley •Se 9.0474 Oats Ss 8-176 d . an •9s 7-9674 COVENT-GARDEN MARKET-THIS DAY. The supply at this market continues to be good. TWEE& Peaches. les to 30s per dn. Melon., 2s 6d to 7s eacb. a Nectarines, 10, to 30s per dozen. Apricots, Sis 6d to at. it Peas, is 6d to 2s 6d per half sieve. Cucumbers. 3d to Is per brace. Cherries, 64 to 4s per S. RaspbetrieN T 8d to is per pottle. Pines. 7s to 12s per pound. Grapes, 2s to 6s. Mushrooms, 2s 6d to 3s Od per small basket- P French Beans, Is ed to 2s pa half sieve. Broad Beans. Is it to Is 6d. Scarlet Beans, Is 6el to 2s. Gooseberries. 35 to o 6s per half sieve. Currants, 4s to 7s. New Potatoes. Id to • 34 per ft. Turnips, 3d to 64 per bunch. Carrots, 6d tic 11 ed. Cabbages, is to Is Gd per doz. Cauliflowers, bto II 5s per dozen. Apples. 61 to Bs per half sieve. Pears, to 12s. Green Gages, to as per punnet. Orleans Plum,, —.. . ...