The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-04-22 00:00:00

MIN Per i 1 ! Itt. mode' of collecting the orted into Ireland. this communication was vete many large orders for n consequence of the igno rade with respect to the in• e report was ortiered to be ,y were then disposed of. 4 eleven o'clock. S. pusr U. 2 o‘....Hambro 1.... France O. • ..Fluviers .. • V 1. • .. Melt% .Ol DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. - IndisStoct Ditto Bonds 375. 38$. —spin. Es.Rill.9c l . loos 18sws2 10001. S 18spm. . ----Small —Oa ISs. pro. 1 I Lotterfli . ckets .... 83/.194 Cjon for %rd. ... 7 B / 1 1. ••.. • _ tteOntan• SO, APRIL '22, 1823. Y C.OMAIENTAR Y. ng at all, except a notice frost bould lay the Additional Pe torrow. vas notified, tbat the Yorkshire. Id be presented to-day.—The into Mr.Coug's bands on T. Our Our readers may think it done before. The fact is, the the Norwich Coach-office, supposed to be in London. It they, jostled about, sod was, at sing lost. It was , at last,fot:alt man who had sent it bad threat ith an action. This vies/ ce ps, yet come into a CouPt of ysterions. However, there the in the hands of Mr. Cote. — low he will deal with it.-- ! Ministers of their intention to arrounding nations and admim tmonly called, the " Irish Insei ct, our readers will recollect, shuts sea from sue-sit to sae-rice and traospe:ted without trial by Jury. ed a Lawyer, and no Judge, may ecide in the last resort, and pass thing. Bet, who can deicribe the country Ireland. There was a Bill nit bleb Chtereh Rates. This Bill things, and amongst the rest,tbat, lurch, or the church is *rein, the e parishioners to attend service in l to make them ckargeable with In Newport said that the people end might be Roman Catholics! — alibis our readers with remarkS4o SO M r . Hume, in speaking epos this his opinion that the' people ought to D get rid of such ass oppression. Mr. Jed the Bill, but impressed Mt regret frimending the-use of physical knee; country, nuhappily so distal/id and. d now was! It the subject were net in hi s logic en ake a Stoi c laugh? Why hie cted because of the very things.thelike by this Bill. Disturbed and distraetto, of this the very thing that Mt. Home end to.—Mr. Abercrombie said, that t the numbers of persons apprehended rection Act had been enormous. Fred had been discharged at the Cork DID a reluctasce that bad been felt to them to trial. Whet such things o ho is to expect peace is lvehtteL aid distraction will go on as long no change be made in the Church sf Ireland. Mr. Bennet presented he poulterers of the Cit y of Westmin.. at the sale of game nay be kgarized. I for the poulterers; but they do not it is intended that they shall have !ken for selling gin or brandy ; and they do hat it is intended that there should cisemen to searc h for the gave,and a ter processes if stuoggled gimp be found ; t ot know yetethat , t he Normans intd et ers shall not buy g ame frost any body I that, there 811111 be permits. in or. the game from hand to beta? The festosiester are tot yet aware of all this, yis very little aware of any part of this , f policy of the Normans. flithitto they game for sport: now they have a desige a wever, we will no t anticipate-swy further se our readers some of the. best sport that enjoyed. The Normans have pushed this Ltremities. We, however, by no mesas with s t. We wish them to go on; for we aes I that these game laws will mainly assist the affairs of this country to a proper settle. Is and letters to the 20th bare beets recetroN tr contain a Telegraphic despatch fro* 0" oe account of ita * tile and substno m " /ft : " BATorms, Arairl7• 4-OSNIIIAL TO 111 SICILLIINCT Tit 111 TAR AT nothing new from the army. The troop s 111 eh =The army of Perpignan, which await; 0 . he Duke d'Angouleme on the Ebro. tnt front the 20 th to the 22d inst.' 1a a y )0,000 men will be in aline. Then the de l be struck. Pam n peluca and St. Selao yeti " ' l ' but th e y have - ,t hem attacked, tbi po int II d tk hick have been Circulated oft s d ridiculous; InsurfectiJas Wllltiply to 15q Spain." Lilted." The contents of the private letters, if correct, are far more interesting than those of the Journals. They an nounce first,. "that our Ambassador, Sir C. Stuart, bad presented a note to the French Ministers framed in strong terms, protesting against the formation of a Junta of Government at the head-quarters of the Duke d'Angou leme," and secondly, that " the French frigate La Guerriere, bad been taken almost in sight of Brest, by two armed vessels bearing Spanish colours, one of which was a brig carrying fifteen or twenty guns." Other reports,, unfavourable to the French, are also in circulation on the continent, which may have had effect in producing the fall, mentioned yesterday, in their funds. An artic l e from Aix-la-Chapelle, dated April 15, says, " Letters from St. Petersburg of March 03, state tbat Sir Charlet Bagot had at length induced the 'Russian Cabinet to depart from the resolution which, it took at the time of the Congress of Verona, to send a corps of troops to join the French army of the Pyrenees. It is affirmed that on the day when those letters from St. Petersburg arrived at Vienna, the English Charge d'Af faires, M. Gordon, delivered to Prince Metternich a note, in which the British Government declare against all par ticipation of the Continental Powers of the war between France and Spain."—The intelligence'resnecting France itself is very unimportant. Some alteration, it appears, is made in the order of embargo which had been issued. It bad been enforced in general to all Spanish ships on the first commencement of hostilities. When this fact was known, the order was forthwith rectified, and I limited to vessels laden with grain for the Spaniards. Some curious mutations have also taken place in the French War Ministry. As soon as Marshal Victor left Paris for Bayonne, three important functionaries of the department were removed, and had their places supplied by the new Minister. Victor, however, being returned, turned out the newly-appointed functionaries, and placed the bureaux on the same footing upon which he left them. The French Journals amuse themselves with the speedy retirement of Mr. Canning, in consequence of offence taken by his Colleagues at the antigallican tone of his speech on presenting the Diplomatic Papers to the House of Commons. The French Fonds continued to fall on Saturday. They opened at 82f. 80c., and closed at 83f. 10c. On Friday, they opened at 84f. 30c. and closed at 531, 60c. Neapolitan, on Saturday, was 71t1. and Spanish, 35f. 34c. A private letter from Parit of Saturday evening states as follows : High words have taken place, between Chateau briand and Lord Stewart, on the New Jnnta of Spain ; and it 'is rumoured this afternoon, that the English Ambassador had demanded his passport. Our army in Spain g oes on but slowly. We have experienced two defeats before St. Sebastian and Pampeluna. The Constitutionalists fight with a desperation which oar army did not expect. The events in Spain appear very doubtful. More money and more men will be STOCK ExCHANGIL—ConsoIs opened this morning at 74 with a steady market. We have so express from • Paris as yet, but a report prevails that the Emperor Alex stocky. is going to issue a manifesto complaining of the asbnduct• of England in the affairs of Spain. Several lailares took place yesterday in the foreign Market, which le the canoe of the rise of Spanish Donde, as mod of the •parties who have suffered by these failures have been obliged to buy in their accounts. It is feared that by .then rnd.of the month, very extensive losses will be ex petlinted in the Spanish and Colombian Market. done — Chili, 08—New Spanish, 113“ —Old ditto, nothing • New Prussian, 81—Old, 92—Russian, 23—Danish, 84— Volombian, 87i. AIALP-r AST TWILM—OOIISOIS are on the rise, 70$ ; — 'vanish bonds, 331 I. v.. _ • Frankfurt Papers have arrived this morning. At Co- penhagen it is affirmed that numerous arrests have taken • ',lige in Sweden, and that the conspiracy has very ex tfitlive ramifications. It is said also that several ladies ' arr. sted.—ln Moldavia the troubles still continue.— ' In aw article from the Algerneine Zeituag, dated Seres, Narch 20, it is stated, that the archbishop, all the pri . 'bates. and 34 other Greeks of distinction were arrested and thrown into prison. This measure, of which no bo dy knows the reason, has spread consternation there. A letter from Myrna says, that at Magnesia a corps being . raised to waren against the Persians, occasion was taken to destroy six or seven Greeks. The plan of joining the Danube , with the Moldaio, which falls into the Elbe, is revived. If this is effected, Austria would obtain . • • •an uninterrepted communication by water, from the • • l'itirth Sea to the Danube, and into the heart of all the • provinces connected with that river by navigable streams, so time even Salzburg and inspruck would participate is the advantage. The King of Bavaria, with his Queen anal,* of the princesses, bare arrived at Dresden, and -tn. (Auer two princesses are expected. THOM VHS BOARD OF NSW ENGLAND covvss-Hovss. CITA of Good Hope papers have arrived to the 2d of Febtuary. • . (ABSTRACT.) • The last post from the frontiers has 'brought an ac • mount of an affair with the Caffres and a patrols of .faatry. ' -• v.." FORT DIAUIPORT, JAN. 18.-4 have the honour to state, in obedience to your orders on leaving me, I pro ceeded with my party in the direction of the Macassea River, and that shortly after we separated, I came in the jraits of Citifies and cattle. I continued to follow, 'when I discovered a large body of cattle, which 1. took without opposition. I then directed the march homewards, when I perceived the alarm given by fires, and the Coffees assembling in considerable num bers. The Citifies were now so numerous and daring, . that I found it imposs►ble to continue that route. 1 - countermarched my party, and succeeded in reaching the CO ground from which 1 was descending when your party came to my assistance. At this. stomeet about 20 Carer iprang up from the long' grass, and th re w asougays, one of which severely wounded .private Red ford; of the 6th Regiment. This was answered by an immediate fire, from which 6 Claims fell, and we suc ceeded in bringing into camp 172 head of cattle." THE STATESMAN, COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tuts MunstNc.) SEDUCTION. DREW V. GREEN. Mr. 11 7 11.14 am, on the part of the defendant, moved for a rule to spew cause wh y a third new trial should not be granted. The seduction for which damages were ,ought, was an alleged forcible violation of the plaintes daugh ter. The defendant lived next door to the plaintiff at Winchester; and there was but one room in his house in which the daughter swore the act was committed, in the' middle of the day, between 11 and 12 o'clock, within 12 feet pf the High-street, and not more than 0 feet from her mother's residence, to whom she said nothing ahoot it, on her immediate return to her home. At the first teal she fixed the time in the middle of December, and before Christmas; but, on 31r. Williams obtaining a new trial, by proving that the defendant had the Sheriffs offi..ers in the house fur 20 days, at that period, and also by the time of the birth of the child that it could not have been then, she, at the second trial stated, she had forgotten that circumstance at the first trial, and that it must have beent in the middle of January and after Christmas, that the violation took place. Mr. WILLIAMS had now affidavits to prove that, from the early part of January to the Sd of February, Mrs. Green was In the shop every day; and besides that, he had the solemn oath of the defendant, that he never bad any crinii• nal kaow ledge whatever of the girl, though he was aware be could not make use of that testimony. He could also prove that the defendant had been seen in familiar conversation with her snee the time sworn to, although, to account for her not having told him of her Situation, she swore she had never spoken to him since. Thu damages given were 001. The Court, after a short consultation, granted the rule. SEAT OF WAR IN SPAIN. Letters from Bayonne, dated the 15th inst., contain the following statements relative to the situation of Spain : The French troops, on entering the Spanish territory, took with them nine days' provisions. Each s oldier car ried his own share, and the troops complained loudly of this burden. Since this supply has been exhausted, they are but badly off. The eorps before St. Sebastian is obliged to live on pulse and roots, The Asia is cruising before St. Sebastian. A French brigantine, loaded with pro visions, bas been carried into St. Sebastian. The pro visions were purchased, after which the vessel sailed with prisoners. It was not expected that St. Sebastian would hold out as it has done: 800,000 francs mere offered to the Governor to induce him to surrender. Conchy's division has approached Pampeluna, but has not blockaded it, and there is as yet free ingress and egress. The garrison consists of only 4,000 men. The local mi litia of that town, Vittoria, Tolosa, and othered places threatened by the French, have marched to join Ballet teros, who has assembled a force of 115,000 men. His head quarters are at Tarazona, on the skirts of the cele brated position of Moneayo. Coachy and Molitor intend to attack him with three divisions. If their attack should he unsuccessful, the result in the present state of affairs will probably prove very disastrous for the French . The French have not yet got suf fi cient besie g in g ar. tillery for their operations. They are still bringing can. non from Vincennes. Only fifty inhabitants have re trained in Iron. Gilboa has recently furnished a volun teer corps of between 500 and 600 young men belonging to the principal families. The bridge of Miranda has been destroyed. The French begin already to feel, not only at St. Sebastian, but throughout their whole line, the deficiency of provisions. Flying columns of guer rillas move aboat-between the Pyrenees and the Ebro.— The Pastor commands one party of 1,500, and displays all his former activity. These parties hover rdund the French, harass them, and leave them nothing to eat ex cept what they have in their immediate possession. Most urgent orders have been sent to Bayonne to forward sup plies at any cost or risk. Gen. Morillo commands the army of reserve at Galicia. He takes a position between Leon and Astorga with from 15,000, to 20,000 men. OLD BAILEY BESSIONS. The following information was this morning posted at Lloyd's:— " ST. LUCIA, MARCH 16.—Martinique has lately re ceived a very considerable addition to its Naval and Military force from Europe, and the Jean Bart. Ship of the Line, on her passage out , has cap t u red a S p anish Corvette, with treasure on beard for Europe.—Their force is now very much superior to ours in this neigh bourhood." Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mar seilles, dated 12th of April : An order by Telegraph was this morning received by the Authorities of this Port, to lay au embargo on all Spanish vessels; this was immediately put into execution, and several which were outside the Port on the point of sailing, were compelled to return. by the boats of the men of war lying here. Intelligence was received at Lloyd's yesterday, that a Spanish Privateer had taken a French ship laden with grain, near Bayonne, and carried her into St. Sebastian. Respecting this, and the apprehension of similar occur rences, a letter from Paris dated the I toth instant, says:— " All the letters from Bordeaux and Havre express the greatest alarm with respect to the vessels which they ex pect from day to day. A letter from Bayonne, of the 12th inst. announces the capture by a Spanish Corsair of a ship laden with grain, which was carried into St. Sebastian. A Spanish ship of war is placed below the river." We are sorry to say, that towards the close of the day yesterday, a failure to a considerable amount was an nounced on the Foreign Stock Exchange. The unfor tunate speculator is a Mr. L, and report says that the amount of his deficiency is very great.--(Horsing Paper.) A Conoty Meeting is about to be held at Bedford, to consider of petitioning Parliament on the subject of Widows burning themselves in India. The Horse and Infantry Barracks at Hastings which have been standing upwards of 20 years. and are said to have cost thirty thousand pounds, are shortly to be con signed to the hammer, baying been recently allotted for that purpose. Great preparations have been made at Buckingham Palace for the Drawing Room to-morrow, it being use first since the extensive repairs within and without that building. The alterations for the ingress and egress of the company will be found convenient. The exterior co vered ways in front of the Palace have been fresh painted; and there is a new iron gateway for the carriages to pro- ceed by Constitution-bill, to prevent the necessity of the carriages entering and returning by the same gate. M•RRIAGH IN HIGH LlPC.—Yesterday at Lord Ra vensworth's house in Portland-place, by special license, the Hon. William Keppel Barrington, eldest son of Viscount Barrington. to the Hon. Jane Elizabeth Lid deli. The ceremony was performed by the venerable Bishop of Durham. uncle to Lord Barrington. SIR CHARLES Baurnoe.—By an examination of the body since death, it appearsthat the death of Sir Charles was not produced a 6 much by the injury occasioned by the pistol ball, as from a piece of brass wire which was carried into the wound along with the ball, which wire formed part of the spring of his braces. Every attempt to extract it proved abortive, it corroded and gangrened within the wound, and ultimately produced mortifica tion. On Sunday the body was opened, and the ball and a piece of brass were taken out, and the body . was sewed op, and placed io a coffin. Yesterday morning it was inclosed in *leaden coffin, and soldered up. It was ex pected that, as the gentleman died by violent means, a Coroner's Inquest, as a matter of course, would have been held upon the body, and numerms inquiries were made in the neighbourhood of t he deceaseds late resi dence as to when the Jury would proceed to the in quiry; but no information could be obtained on the subject, and the parochial officers expressed their en tire ignorance whether an Inquest would be held on the body or not, though they expressed an opinion that I Jury ooght to be summoned for the purpose. in the course of the day an inquiry was made at the house of the deceased by a parishioner, and he was informed that' the body had been fastened up in the coffin, and that it was not considered at all necessary for an inquest to be held thereon, as the cause of his death was a matter of general notoriety, and as the person who caused his; death was also dead. On hearing of the dreadful wound inflicted on Sir Charles Baintylde, Lady Banifylde, who had lived for several years in a state of sefaration from her husband, repaired to London to attend upon Sir Charles, and to I administer to his comfort. Format. or TB' MURDIRSD CIDARD.—At the ex pense of the General Post-office, the remains of Alexan der Mackey, who was killed on the recent attack upon the Londonderry mail coach, were publicly interred on Saturday last—The procession passed through Sack ville-street about two o'clock. The hearse, with black feathers, was drawnbli six horses; upon the coffin were placed a blunderbuse,and the laced list of the deceased — the Derry mail coach, which had been plundered and brolten`opeo, followed, in which were the weeping fa mily of the deceased ; on the outside sat his fellow-guard —such of the Guards of the Estghlishinent as were in town, with 85 of the letter-carriers, closed the procession, which excited much iuterest in its progress.—(Duff in Evening Poet of Thursday.) These Sessions Sessions basing terminated last night, sentence was this morning passed on the undermentioned prisoners:— Thomas Witney, Francis Rosser, Robert Simpson Hato*, George Clarke. Robert Wrong. John Toby, RI Ti ard Pre them George Hopkins. James Williams, James Curtis, Jas. Harris, John Powell, Eleanor Leech, Wm. Jelferies, Sarah Thompson, Thomas Coates, John Allen, Thomas Welsh, James Walters, John Rees, John Latham. John Williams, Ed. Johnson, W. Osborne, Mary Cornahury, Jeremiah Crawley, and Morgan Davis, to be transported for 7 years. David Evens, Bryan MtKinnon alias M•Cormack, and Charles Grubb, for fourteen years. M ar y Smith, Robert Edwards, and Francis Hall, for life. Forty-six were sen tenced to various terms of imprisonment, and to be kept to' hard labour. Five to be publicly whipped ; three on whom the Judgment of the Court was respited : and several were discharged by proclamation. The following unhappy culprits received sentence of _ . Death : - Samuel Johnson for breaking and entering a dwelling house. in the day-time, and stealing thereout tw elve shit lin—Elinor M'Finnon, alias M`Cormack for stealing a Rank note. value 3/. from the Custom lion se .—John Barley, John Moansey, Joseph Johnson and Thomas Barnes, for Burglary.—Richard Grigg. George. Elliott. Daniel Denning, Ann Norris and Sophia Fraser. for Highway Robbery.—Henry Pestell, Thomas Fletcher, John Toomey, Ann Reason, Henry Bushell, John Barlow, and Thos. Knight. for stealing io a dwelling-house,' William Trapp. for attempting to murder Charlotte Rooks, 31orria Houlihan. for cutting and maiming, and Thos. Groves, for Horse stealing. Aln tee case of Elia. Frances and Mary Ann Scott, con victed of robbing a man in Broad Court, Long co judg ment was respited. COVENT OARDEN THEATRICAL F t Yesterday the Eighth Aqui yersaey Din n er f this cha rity took place at the Freemasons' Favern ; hisitfiyal Highness the Duke of Yong in the Chair. in c ont. c . Duke of the Levee held by his Aajetty, the Royal did not arrive 'before seven o'clock, and the door of the Hall was not opened before six. The Itorll Chair man was supported on his right by the Earl of Tanker Title, and on his left by Sir George Warrender.. Some oiler distinguished characters were olso present ; hut I l the general company was not so numerous as might be expected on so interesting an occasion. The cloth being removed, "Non /obis Downxe" was song in oseelleat style by. several professional gentlemen, after which the usual loyal and patriotic toasts were drunk with loud applause. The next toast was, " Suc cess to the Corent•Gurden Theatrical Fund," upon which Mr. Brahma sung the popular air, the 66 Death of Nelson," accompanying himself on the piano. Thu company received it with ardent demonstrations of ap plause. - The Earl of T ANRFR"ILLE then rose, and having pre faced the toast with a brief eulogy, proposed the health of " His Royal Highness the Duke (Ll' }oat;." The Rofil Duke returned thanks in a few words, in which he expressed his earnest desire to support the hest interests of the charity. Miss Paton, who was seated in the gallery, then sang a Scottish air in exquisite stele. The "Health of the Vice 1 3 resident" was next proposed and Mr. Looms expressed his a cknowledgments pubis own part, and that of his colleogues. He urged. in ap propriate terms the claims which decayed actors had on the bounty of the public, aml after eulogising the con duct of the Royal Family in forthering the rause of cha rity in every instiller, appealed to the company not to sailer the descendants of those persons to pine in indi gence, who had 'frequently Contributid tort that', Annuse aunt and delight. The next toast was, " Mr. Fawcett, the Treasurer of , the Covent Harden Theatrical Fund." Mr. FAWCETT then stood up, and having matte Lis obeisance to the Royal Chairman and the company, • returned thanks in a speech of some length and much feeling, in which he took occasion 'o lament the death of that finished actor, John lienible, and the loss wuicb stage, and that society especia!ly had sustained in the premature decease of Emery.. " As John liemblr," sand : he, " might be called ibe Sir J oshua Re y nolds of his art. so John Emery may fairly be stiled the Motlarel of it— for truth and nature, archness and simplicity, be was a; conspicuous on the stage, as for suavity, integrity, and every manly feeling reit. lam sure, .gentlemen" con tinued he, 6 6 it mast be a heartfelt sitttaction to - you to know, that by your support of this Institution. we have been enabled to assist our departed friend's family with 751- per ann.-401. to his widow, antlos/. to his aged mother." Mr. Fawcett concluded his address in the following terms:—" Headmen, if this Institution bad done no thing beyond the assistance it has afforded my poor friend's family, 1 am sure there is not an individual who ever subscribed to it, but would think his patronage well bestowed ; :but 1 asserts you, we have many hatable claim ants whose necessities • ate as imperious (though their talents were not so 'Conspicuous), who entirely look up to us for support. I Therefore do most fervently entreat you on this day to Condone your liberality , and I pledge myself it shall be administered with promptitude, impar tiality, and gratitude." One or two more twists having been given, Mr. Yates entertained the company with a comic song, which was highly applauded. Mr. Broadhurst me, in a shat and simple style, peculiarly his own, a Scotch ballad that ap pealed to the hearts of all who beard it, • it appeared from the statement of the Treasurer, that the sabseriptions received on the present occasion amounted to 1,4001. It was nearly twelve o'clock before- the Royal Chair man retired, at which hour the company also withdrew. DRUar•LANI.—The tragedy of Othello was performed last night at this Theatre to an immensely crowded bonse. We again witnessed with pleasure that happy Cast of characters, KEAN in Othello, and YOUNG as lago. Tire-latter supported in his be,t style the inflexible cruelty of the treacherous /ago, and the former was as brilliant as usual. Mrs. WEST, as Desdemoea, was most effective and interesting; and Mr. COOPER, as CtlSSiti, was honoured with the greatest applause in the drunken scene, and the e►ening passed off with the utmost !wk. faction. Othello was announced for repetition on Wed• 'lmlay next, amidst tumultuous bursts of approbation. Coveme-thaors..-The tragedy of Macbeth was again performed last night with great effect. Mr. Mama/ores Macbeth, as Mrs. OotiAtz's Lady Macbeth, acquitted themselves with their accustomed ability, and were warmly applauded tllTOUghollt. KING'S nisATRL—The necessary arrangements con cerning the dancers' engaged for the second half of the Opera season, have been completed with the French Administration, by Mr, Allan, the Secretary of t:ie King's Theatre, who arrived in town yesteiday,-rfrla dame Anatole is expected to be in Condon on Thursday, with hldlle. Aimee, another danseare of celebrity. The r cove of M. Couloir has been extended to the end of toe , I SOMA. StORTING ENTBILIGENCE. BETTING 10-TATTERSALL'S—Arm 21. Deanir.-1. to 2 agst Emilius-5 to I agst Faaatic-10 to I agst Aladdin colt-10 to I agst c. by Wofol, out .f Blucher's dam—lS to I agst br to Carbonaro—l7 to agst Tancred-20 to I apt' Lamia colt-20 to I apt Web colt -20 to I agst Talisman. OAKS.-5 to II gets& Zalda filly—til to I agst Tint:—t to I east Whalebone f. out of sr to Wanderer. DONCASTER It. Lao ea.— I I to 2 agst Sherwood —8 to I agstTiuker—l2 to 't agst Miss Fanny-23 to I apt Paws Royal. • LANCASTER Assezes.-The Judge was pleased to reprieve the whole of the prisoners who had received 'lenience of death, ('l3 in number) before he left town. In maiden, tonae tuqii ace su 'of this, these •it! ii pairxes being. deemeA e ual COnipliatent of a of white &Yrs was presented to each of the Judges. -PenEsvntasusat..--Townslientl, who calls himself the Champion of England in this line of art, sod who challenges all eke world, commenced yesterday morning an extraordinary ltask.' lie is backed for a wager of 1001, to walk fifty mils per day, for three successive days, of twee hours each (one hour allowed for re freshment) half the diataoce to be performed backwards. The ground marked .out is one quaver of a mile round the Wellington Cricket Groend; Sloane-stmt, Chelsea. The ground is not strictly circular, and, to eomplete the Measurement; the corded hounds are extended into au-, files, which appear-to annoy tile pedestrian exceedingly, when walking backwards, and occasioned two or three falls. He started at seven o'clock in the morning, and regularly perfortned the tire miles walking forwaras, in an hour and few seconds ; but, walking ha kivart-, takes on the average one hour and fifteen minutes. lie shipped to refresh four times daring the morning, and at a few minutes atter two, took dinner upon roast mu, ton, drinking .suilit and water, having then perforaie 1 thirty sniles,.fifteen forwards, and as many back a aria. He complained -of, a slight pain in the back of.hia legs and thigh,. but. seNn-d a ery cheerful. Towhiliend is t hi r ty-one yeses et age, fire feet live inches and a ha:f, and weiglisren 'stone, scull poands. . At half past he had not quite two miles to perform to • complete-Jils first day's Wok, and hid ta!fan hour for its ir..cloratauce.. He was finite' fresh .and.cLeerful. • . 1' I 1 •I SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, APRIL 20.—The purser of the Kon. 1i.48...,_ ny's ship, Regent, wrecked near Mauilia, landed yesterday afternoon from the American ship. Foz, 117 days from Manilla, booed to Flushing, and immediately left by express for London.--Wind, S.E. PLYMOUTH, HI.--krrived the Elizabeth, fro m Leghorn ; and Cambria', from Cliozzle.—Wind, N. to W. PORTIVOUTH, 21.—Arrived from the DOllll9 end Latons, Amy, for Demerara; SedansFatale. Allen, for the South Seas; and Accession, Roadem, for Bahia.—Wind, West wardly. GIBRALTAR, MARCH 27.—" The Lady Wellington Packet arrived yesterday from Malta, last from Cagliari, in eleven day'. Saw on her passage a French frigate, apparently leruising oirCarthagens." Dam., Arum 91.—Arrived to-day, and mailed for the River, the Regent, Lamb, from Bombay ; Anthony Story, Bews, from the South Seas; Fly. Dobson. Gallipoli; Al fred, Trish, Tobago ; Success. Shand, Cape of Good Hope ; and Caledonia. Mazely, St. Domingo. Came down from the River and remain, the Hopewell, Crabson, for St. John's. The Sarah and Elizabeth, from the South Seas, arrived yesterday. instead of the Elizabeth and Ann. Sailed this morning the whole of the homeward-bound for the River. pool, The was Mountaineer, Ellis, from St. John's, N. B. to Liver wrecked near Cape Sable, Feb. 28. Elnzannass, Aran. 21.—Sailed the Commodore, Hayes, with convicts for New South Wales. Kiss/nom, Jamaica, March 17.—The spade" under command of Commodore Porter, at teinptlld to enter the harbour of St. John's, Porto Rico, but were refused; and one of the schooners persisting, she was fired into, and her commander and two men were killed. Two piratical vessels were lately off Crab); Island, and had plundered the schoon , r Waterloo, of B ar badoes, of 4,500 dollars. The Scotia, arrived mu Dundee, was boarded on Thursday last off Navvies, by the Congress American ship of war, cruisisieg for pi rates. The John Symonuet, from hence to St. Jago de Cuba, has been taken and burnt. EIIIGIATION.—On Saturday last, the 'Mention's Packet, Captain Heughan, belonging to Dumfries, sailed from that port for Richibucto , wi th g oods and 73 passengers and on the day following, the Jessie, Captain Milroy, for St John's New Brunswick, also loaded with goods. and SI passengers. Of these 150 emigrants, the greater part are farmers belong ing to the neighbourhood of Dumfries; but Clydesdale, Eskdale, and Cumb erland also tarnished their quotas, and besides agriculturists , there were blacksmiths : shoemakers, toilers, and other tradesmen on board -7-all anxious to repair, or improve their fortunes in the land o(libertrand,good liv lag. ,Of the rural emigrants, pot a' few:are pyritous who have already visited the New World, awl' Who, itvrely re turned to Scotland for the purtrealru of-camlng out their wives, c hildren, and other relatives...` ' • The vacancy which has occurred in consequence of the death of Alderman Smith, iothe.ward of Farring den within, is likely it is said, to be supplied by Mr. De puty Crowder. RESPlT6.—Yesterday morning an immense concourse of persons assembled before Horsemenger-lane jail, to see the execution of Edward Hales, for the violation a female child tind er ten years of age.- So far haul the preparations advanced, that it was reported h to us the ex ecution had actually t aken place,. After te irons had been knocked off, however, a respite was received, defer ring the infliction of the sentence till next Thursday. It is stated, that the respite was occasioned by a memorial addressed to Mr. Baron tiraliam. A respectable tradesmen, who was happy in having a family of blooming daughters. had his happiness lately i ncrease d, w h e n i; was announced to himiliat his fruit ful wife had at last given hiei a son. Due preparations were made for the important ceremony of_ the christen ing; and, on Sunday se'nuight, the happy father set out for the kirk, accompanied by a female relation carrying the infant heir. 'I he baptism was performed ; but, io the confusion of the moment. he deliveered his son to a woman who stool is waiting for anothvr infant brought for the same purpose, —a change,hsving been com mitted by mistake to his female assist int.' Qi; their re turn, the child was delivered toite supposed mother; but what was the distnay of all concerned, on discovering the unhappy blunder ! The " houdie" at , last solved the riddle; and the exchanged children were again restored to their parents' srais.—(Pc.ith .441,4 4~ 1.• 1