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• • . This day was published, price gs. THE EDINBURGH REVIEW, and CRITICAL JOURNAL, No. LXXIV. Printed for Archibald Constable and Co. Edinburgh; and Longman, Hurst, !tees, Orme, and Brown, London. PORT OF POOLE. FOR SALE BY AUCTION, By Order of the lion. the Commissioners of Air Afajesty's Customs, At the Costom-House, in this Port, on AfoliaAy, December 23, precisely at Three o'Clock in the Afternoon, T HE UNDER-MENTIONED GOODS, For Dealers—l 33 CiTillung BRANDY. Not for Dt'alers-256 Gallons BRANDY, 318 do. GENEVA. A large open BOAT, and Materials. About 1000 broken-up Kegs, Bear Skin, Timber Fads, Spars, liirch Wood, and Firewood, which have been condemned in his Majesty's Court of Exchequa. Also, the following Goods, which have remained in his Majesty's _ Warehouse more than three months: Deal Ends, Train Oil, Jelly, Pickles, Brandy, Geneva, and Rum ; and sundry Old Stores, consisting of Hawsers, Old Iron, Half-hundred Weights, &c. The above may be viewed, and the Spirits tasted, by applica tion at the Custom-House, two days before the Sale. WINTER HOME CIRCUIT'. CLIF.LMSFQRD, DECEMBER 12. John Bishop was indicted under the Stature 57 Geo. 111. cap. 9, sec. 1, for entering a close in the Parish of Halsted, in the night time of the 31st of October, armed with a bludgeon, with intent to kill and destroy game. The evidence adduced proved the body of the crime, except as to the bludgeon, which was nothing wore than a coursing pole. Mr. Justice BAYLEY left it to the Jury to consider whether the instrument produced answered the de scription of a bludgeon, telling them that, unless the instrument was properly described, they were bound to find the defendant Not Guilty. The Jury found the defendant Not Guilty. There was no count in the indictment which de.' scribed the instrument to be an " offensive weapon," within the language of this highly penal statute.— The prosecutors afterwards preferred another bill to the Grand Jury against the prisoner fur the very same offence. William Taylor and Samuel Bird were indicted for stealing, on the sth September, at Weeley, a sheep, the property of G. G. H. Mannings. The only thing remarkable in this case was, that the infant son and daughter of Taylor were called to prove their father's guilt. The unhappy children came into the witness box overwhelmed with grief; but nothing could be elicited from them to criminate their parent. They totally denied what they were supposed to have stated before the committing Ma gistrates. The rest of the case depended upon strong circumstances of suspicion. It appeared that the greater part of the carcase of a sheep was found cut up and salted in Taylor's house ; that in a dung-heap near his house the skin of a sheep, answering the de scription of that lost by the prosecutor, was found, together with some bones, corresponding with other bones of a sheep discovered in the prisoner's habita tion.—There was no proof whatever to affect the other prisoner. The Jury found both prisoners Not Guilty. John Sumner was convicted of a burglary in the dwelling-house of William Bright, in the night of the 12th of November, at Great Waltham, and steal ing therein three sheets, two shirts, and some other articles of trifling value, and received sentence ot death. Thomas Wakeling, an old offender, who was stated to have been thirty-five times a sojourner in the County Jail or House of Correction, was indicted for defrauding the parish officers of Great Waltham of a pair of shoes, by falsely pretending that he could not work as a parish pauper, without a pair of , shoes, falsely pretending that he (the prisoner) was al most barefoot, the fact being, that he had in his pos session, at the same time, three pairs of new shoes, and a very extensive wardrobe of very good clothes, and was at the same time receiving a shilling a day from the parish. The case was clearly made out against the prisoner, and he was sentenced to eight months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. James Green and Benjamin Palleit were indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of the Rev.. Sa muel Palmer, at Chigwell, in the night of the 31st of October. and stealing therein a gun, a bunch of keys, and other property. There was no proof that the breaking was actually in the night time; but the evidence of the larceny being clear, the prisoners were found Guilty of that offence only, and sen tenced to six months imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. _ _ _ John Blake was indicted under the late Poaching Act, for being found in a close, armed with a blud geon, with intent to kill game, in the night of the Ist of December. Mr. JESSOP was for the prosecution. The point in the case was, whether the implement found in the possession of the prisoner answered the description given of it in the indictment. The Jury decided that it was not a bludgeon, and found the prisoner Not Guilty.—This was the third indictment against as many alleged offenders under this Statute, in - which the same result followed. Robert Gray was indicted for stealing at Braintree, on the 15th of June, four 51. notes from the person of James Dodd, a boy of fourteen, the property of Sa muel Vale. The case was clearly made out in evi dence. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to be transported for the term of his natural life. John Purter was convicted before the Magistrates at Gateshead, on Wednesday se'nnight, in the penalty of 41)s. for cruelly and inhumanly dragging the tongue out of a horse at Eighton quarries; not being able to pay the penalty, he was committed to hard labour in the House of Correction at Durham for a month.* Extract of a letter teceived by a respectable met. , caotile house in Manchester, dated Calcutta, June 8: --, The importations of neatly all descriptions of English manufactut es have been far too heavy. Wool s are for the present nearly unsaleable, and too ge a stock has accumulated to leave any hope of iprovement in pi ices, even when some revival takes ice in the demand. Cotton goods are in a similar Muslins are just now pouring in still more indantly than prints, and if the ships continue to ing investments on the same scale; this market must ll go lower." E A ST-INDIES. By his Majesty's ship LEANDER, from India, we have received some intelligence of-rather a later date than the [weeding arrivals. The following are ex tracts :-- CALCUTTA, JULY 2.—• SURVEY OF SIM:MOJA 11.--• Orders have lately been given for the institution of a survey of Sirgoojah. This' country is almost un known-to us, but individuals who have visited it teH present. it_to contain a lofty table land, called Myn Pat, besides the sources of several considerable rivers, among which the Hudsoo is the most important. The province in question is said also to contain many beautiful and romantic valleys, while to' the Myn Pat above described, is given almost every variety of soil and climate. The district of Mohree, a part of Sirgoojah, is important in a military pointif view, as commanding the only pass (called the Pushtoo), into the Company's provinces in that direction. Captain Fergusson of the 4th Native Infantry, has been ap pointed to conduct this survey. FORT-WILLIAM, JUNE 29.—Government has re vised the statute respecting pecuniary rewards to Civil Students in the College of Fort William, with the following modification and additioit. Every stu dent who may be reported by the Examiner, to have attained high proficiency in any of the languages taught in the College, shall receive a cei tificate, under the signature of the Members of the College Conn ell, of his having done so, and shall further Ire enti tled to a donation of 800 sicca rupees. In cases of extraordinary proficiency in any of the languages taught in the College, a diploma will he granted in testimony of the same, to be denominated a degree of honour. under the signature of the visitor for such extraordinary proficiency, and the 'student obtaining such distinction will receive a reward of 1,600 sicca rupees. No studcnt will receive two pecuniary rewards on account of the same language ; but any student, who after receiving a certificate of high proficiency, may become entitled to a degree of honour for extraor dinary proficiency, will be entitled to the difference botween the rewards attached to the two degrees of proficiency. Earthquake at Commillah, Zillah, Tipperah—At a quarter past ten o'clock at night, when the moon was particularly bright, and the sky remarkably serene and clear, we had a slight shock of earthquake here, passing from east to west. It lasted one minute and forty seconds", and did no other damage, than occa sioning great sickness to all persons within its influence. FRANCE. PARIS, DECEMBER 11. MM. Guise, Legracieux, and Cassano, responsible Editors of Le Constitutionnel, Le Couriir Francais, and Le Pilate, who had given themselves up before the Court of Cassation had decided on their appeal, have been set at liberty. lens tt larg imp pldc stat abut brin atdl PERPIGNAN, DECEMBER !. General Mina has entered Puycerda with a divi sion of his army, ,amounting to 6,000 ; the number of Spanish refugees, soldiers, priests, *monks and in habitants of Catalonia, whom the march of Mina has forced towards the sources of the Legre, is said to be 5,000. The soldiers of the Faith abandoned Puy cerda after a short resistance. The troops of Mina have posted themselves on the' right bank of the Ur, which separates France from Spaiu at Bourg Madame—our troops are on the left bank. .The Constitutional troops piled their arms, and after having reposed for some time, they then defiled over the bridge of Llivia in the best order and appearance. Mina was himself at Llivia, and after leaving a detachment there, returned to Puycerdi. Before the affair of the 29th, General Curial re viewed all his troops, consisting of the 26th and 32d regiments of 1, men, recenly arrived fro the Armege by the 8 va oo lley of Caral, t of the 6th light, m and of the 18th and 23d chasseurs, cavalry ; he com manded expressly, that no armed corps should be permitted to penetrate into our territories, to make all such lay down their arms, and in case of refusal, to fire on them. The greatest tranquillity prevails in Cerdagne. Spanish Cerdagne is wholly Constitutional, not one of its inhabitants is in the Army of the Faith. On the approach of Mina, all the youth went to join him. Lieut.-General Curial arrives tomorrow; horses are gone to carry him to Prades. Six thousand rations of bread have been sent from Perpignan for Ille, where the first column of the Army of the Faith was to arrive to-day ; to-morrow as many rations will be sent to Thuir, where the co lumn will then be. Many Monks and Priests constantly arrive. A Committee is formed to give them assistance; it is said that each Ecclesiastic receives 50 francs per month, and 80 cents per league po those who are sent into the interior. The Baron d'Erolles is at Ax it is said. DECEMBaIt 3.—The advanced guard of Mina ar riving in the environs of Puycerda, 25 of his Cavalry put the whole Army of the Faith to the rout: some detachments dispersed through the Spanish territory kept up an irregular and ill•sustained fire on the Constitutionalists. During this time General Mina wrote to General Curial, announcing his intention of respecting, and causing the French territory to be respected by his troops; but if the rebels took refuge there, and firedon his troops, it might be possible that he should not be able to restrain them. General Curial replied, that his instructions and orders were precise, and that he would not permit any armed corps to penetrate into the French territory. The rebels, however, forced by the Constitutionalists, passed the Ur, and took a position in the environs of Bourg-madame. A corporal with four men advanced to summon them to lay down their arms; some of the factious replied by a discharge of musketry, which killed one of our men. The factious, however, were disarmed by Our troops, who broke their muskets. Mina then repaired to Llivia by the open road, and made his army defile in the presence of the French troops. The advanced guard consisted of a small corps of cavalry, then two field-pieces, then came the infantry, at the head of which was Mina on foot. I This troop marched in the greatest order and most profound bilence; it was only on arriving and taking Ipossession of Llivia that they cried . repeatedly," Vive la Coast:tut:on 1" " Vive la Ltkrtif I Thl EVENING STAR. , -4 LONDON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1822., . THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, lIA LE-PAST TWELVE. The market opened this morning at 80, and the moment it was known that five Expresses had arrived from Paris, bringing the French Funds of Thursday 90f. 40c. which is again a con siderible rise, Consols took a start, and were done at elk, with a good deal of business doing. vonatou tuxes. In consequence of the pacific information from the French Capital this morning, all foreign securities have risen. particu larly Spanish Bonds. Current Prices :—Chilian Y 2% 6, New Spanish 56k, Old 62 to 63, New Prussian 86b, Old 86, Russian 85, Danish 85, Nea politan 771, Colombian 71i, Peruvian 89, Spanish Scrip 9 dis. PR ICES OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced 79 1 4 Y 8 1 / 4 4 per Cent. 97 1 / 4 3 / 3 Vs 1 / 4 Bank Long Annuities 20 3-16 1 / 4 Imperial 3 per Cents. 78 1 / 4 —lndia Bonds 355. 365. Exch. Bills 0,(00) 4s. 6s. Consols for Acct. 81 80 7 / 8 811/ 4 1/8. The French Papers of Thursday have been received by express. The Moniteur of that day animadverts -on the conduct cff some of the London Journals that have been most forward in sounding the war whoop, and says they arc misled in stating that war between France and Spain is inevitable. The pacific tone of the Monileur had the effect of causing a considerable rise in the French Funds. This forenoon we received a Dutch Mail, with Papers to the 11th instant.—lt would appeAr, by an article from Berlin, that the King of PRUSSIA, after faithfully promising his subjects a Representative Government ten years ago,.which promise has since been often repeated, really thinks that he can evade it no longer; though, from the manner in which it is to be carried into effect, die Prussians are not likely to gain much.—The following are extracts; BERLIN, NOVEMBER U. A remarkable publication has just made its appear ance here, which is considered as half official, and seems, in fact, to be an introduction.to the intended Constitution of Prussia, and to make known the views of the Government on this subject. The anonymous author signs himself E. F. D. V. (Ein Freund des Vaterlandes—a friend of the country), but it is posi tively known that the - notorious Privy Counsellor Schmaltz is the author. The predominant idea of the work is, that all representation of the people must have landed property for its basis, and tha t in the composition of Representative Bodies, recourse must be had to the ancient feudal principles. According to the author, the Prussian Monarchy consists of an assemblage of various small States, con stituted in different manners, the bond of union be tween which consists in the person of the King and the members of his family; but that they in every re spect form different States, in the same manner as the Republic of the United States of America. Set ting out on this principle, he affirms that each of these little Monarchies, of which the great Prussian Mo narchy consists, must be governed differently, ac cording to the local wants of each province; that consequently the first thing to be thought of is the in troduction of Provincial Assemblies of the States, and then to proceed to the establishment of the States Ge neral of the Kingdom, it depending wholly on the will of the King alone to order or to decline the in troduction of such States General. It is not to be doubted that the work of Schmaltz will soon be replied to by other writers. Meantime it is said that the Government intends to make a trial, by introducing provincial States in the March of 13randenburg. It is probable that an attempt will be made to apply to this Constitution the principles laid down in this work. ST. PETERSBURGH, NOVEMBER 19. The courier just arrived from Verona is said to have brought dispatches of the utmost importance, but nothing of the contents has transpired. The army of General Count Wittgenstein, which has hitherto been stationed over a very extensive country, from Volhynia to Bessarabia, is said to have received orders to draw closer together. VIENNA, NOVEMBER se. Several German students, who were on a tour in the Tyrol, have been arrested at Inspruck. BERLIN, DECEMBER 4. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Sweden arrived here on the 29th of November, and was re ceived in the most affable manner by his Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Prussia. A grand en tertainment was given in honour of him, and a re view of all the troops forming the garrison. His Royal Highness left this city on the 2d instant for Potsdam, to return to Stockholm. Since.the rumours of war between France and Spain have died away, the French Journals hale come as dull and uninteresting as ever : and the only articles of intelligence worth translating are some further accounts bf the defeat of the Army of the Faith, which has been long in so hopeless a state that little- anxiety was felt as to its proceedings or ultimate fate:. The French Papers of Wednesday are decidedly pacific ; and as the Congress left rance to use her Own discretion with regard to going to war or not, it would appear that she is at present disposed to exercise it with prudence, and to avoid entering into a contest which could not but prov e r ruinous. The dissensions in the Ministry between the sow bigots and the friends of peace have been so glaringly blazoned by their respective journals, that it is pro. bible the leaders of the two parties cannot long e a here in the same Ministry, and thit either M. IA VlLLzut or M. DE MONTMORENCY must go out. The former has always been against a war with Spain; and as he has triumphed in the Cabinet, re may salvo * he will be likely to retain his seat in it. There seems now no doubt that the Duke of Wzr.uNcrote will re main in-Paris until the questions in dispute betwee n France and Spain (if indeed there are any such) will be settled. The infamous demands'said to have been made by France on Spain are disavowed; and well they ma) ; for nothing but absolute idiotcy could ever have sue. gested so extravagant a proposal. ..... A letter from Madrid, dated December 2, sarc " Don Martinez de la ROsas .Las wtitten a lett er to the Editor of the Universal, complaining 01 an ar ticle in one of the French Papers, which rt . i.resented the Cortes as divided into three parties—the one, the existing Ministry ; the next, that of Ar7,llelles and other Members of the Cortes •of Cadiz ; the third, that of Morillo and Martinez de la Rosa, who think that it would be possible to make modifications in the Constitution at another time than that in which they may have the appearance of being provoked by foreign threati: The writer declares that he belongs to no party, and that he professes no opinions cur.- trary to the fundamental law which governs his cot:::. try and the oaths he has taken. " Madrid continues very tranquil. The Minister holds the reins of Government with so firm a ii,tl-1 that it is almost impossible for the machinations the Ultra party to prevent the progressive march C. the system. 'We are positively assured that Govern ment has taken a serious resolution, and that Com missaries are about to set out to make purchases in Belgium and England. The -Landaburian Society continues its interesting sittings, and the youth of the best families are emulous for the honour of speaking there. A part of the Horse National Guard is on its return from the expedition against Foncaral." NEWS FROM THE FRONTIERS OF SPAIN. O'Donnell occupies Ochagavia, Irati, Erros, and Baneal. He expects every moment to be attacked by Torrijos. Madrid continues in a state of very precalious tranquillity. If the Police were less inquisitorial, it is probable drat commotions would be frequent in the capital. According to a Convention concluded between d'Autichamp and General O'Donnell, the latter is bound to send back into France all military deserter:, who pass over to the Army of the Faith. General d'Autichamp, it is said, has authotized O'Donnell to assure such deserters of full pardon, provided they return forthwith. Advices from Portugal state, that the province of' Braga has spontaneously revolted against the Con stitutional Authorities, and that numbers have rallied under the insurrectionary standard. This revolt may very possibly change the disposition of that country towards Spain; but its more immediate effect will Ile to free the Spanish Royalists in Gallicia from any fears of the Portuguese troops, who must shortly be marched to another quarter. The Chief Bessieres, Colonel of the Army of the Fasth, nominated by Baron d'Erolles, Governor Com mandant of Mequinenza, has arrived in that fortress, which is well provided, and will long hold out against the Constitutionalists. Velasco is charged to lay siege to it ; but he is ill prepared to fulfil his instruc• tions.--Journal des Debats The Princess AuousrA arrived at Hanover on the 30th ult. in good health. It is reported that Lord Chief Justice DALLAS (who has signified his wish to retire) is about to be suc ceeded by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, who again wi:l be succeeded by Sir JOHN COPLEY. Mr. SUM/WELL is named for the Solicitor-Generalship. Dr. SMITH'S Annual Concert, at the Castle Assem bly-rooms, Richmond, on Saturday, attracted an over Rowing assemblage of the rank and fashion of t..e neighbourhood. Yesterday, a fire broke out in the gas-light wor k s in Canterbury, and nearly destroyed the whole. In one of the late rencontres on the French fi ca tier between the Constitutionalists and a body 0; troops belonging to the Army of the Faith, the latter, in their hurry to escape their pursuers, ran by t!.,e French posts with their arms in their hands, which there is a standing order. The French cilicer on duty ordered his men to fire, and 200 of the Army of the Faith were very soon laid prostrate on the ground, which gave rise to the following bon•qui:— " La Fel est presque sans Esperance Et presque sans Charitt%" LAST FRIDAY was the Fourth Day of Draw;ir when No. 16,522, drawn a Prize of Twrvilt THOUSAND POUNDS, was Sold in SHARES by ('.fir`' Rini, 19, Cornhill, and 26, Oxford-street. Tii is a continuation of that good fortune which ILLS for so many years distinguished CAnitou:s Oilicci. The above is the well Prize above 5..72,(XX) yet drawn: there are but Two Days more, and the Wheel contain . ; 91 Capitals, including Two of .0.0.(Xx), Two oi £lO,OOO, Two of £5,000, and 8.5 others of £2,(X1 3 . £l,OOO, £5OO, Ste...itc. NEXT Tucson v, Decentbr: 17, is the Lila Day of DrAwing but O.