The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-01-09 00:00:00

SitiffirtiniTlMAKlßKll.l and . 1 DIA L.,..1111‘. B.—Tlgent and lihreefprdshlm ?theatre . ttlitiVit'Andlssl..6" . eirria 014 , Diets early this, 1 4taraillt.wlibit fitkplad.-1 0 :1 6 inlimen the Boivir I Ails day; As OeurerK t ,. dirge, [Or basal and i WI). tk OM I niKil 7 mad China t the 1 Siiitahe•' Patereirriv 7 a l S‘. Helepsh,,Beneoolea,- &hi 4 China ; the Favourite, Ford, for the Booth Seas ; and I the , Mary. Beasley; for Bar badoel.-41sWpast 6 o'clock, 1 the lediatnen are lying too and will proceed on tittle 'yoyitge this dir (sex have got a supply of provisiens on 1 loard:tl4 . ltitfil Bquite fair, and Hue weather.— Wind . m .a. • Pnitillictili'llrlfax. B.—Arrived the Usk, Wiley. sola Demerara; Regent Packet, Collins, and Sir Henry Staitltope, trout Messina; the Weasel, Wright, from Leghorn ; the Highland lad, from Lisbon ,• the Hat- Way, Uriffiths, from New South Wales; the Maria, ApPittest. from Quebec, with loss of sails. boat*, bul -1 weeks . and other damage, having experienced very bad ireather.—Wfind, N.B. rifleman, Jan. B.—Arrived the Charlotte, Wolff , ', fremißordeanx. for Hambro ; the Amelia, Bully, from India; the . Martha, Strachan, from Messina, in 63 days ; iAtertscisOlvley, from Buenos Ayres ; and the Regent, Hill, from Seville.—Wind, E. FaLmoure, Jan. J.—Arrived the Lady Arabella Packet, from Lisbon ; the Good Hope, Kelly, from Zoatloit I Vie Maurice. Dewed'. from Gibraltar. in 20 ' • Offthe . .Nrt, the Nymph, Hope, from Newfound ii 30 'dip; —Mud, E. • be Poithemise, from Jamaica. hat(ilifkoed at Beer ifhban teftbsepoisaiderable damage. • f 4 • Yesterday, re Court of Directors wit held at The East Jodi* Itoose, whoa the following ships were timed, vic. : :Volt Cstima.—The Charles Grant to. be afloat 27th inst. r*to Gravesend Ilth February, stay there 30 days, and I Ike Downs the 19th March. . . ne ships flombey. Warren Hast)43, jipdtowther Cas tle, to be afloat the Itith of February pall to Gr nd 12th March, stay there 30 days, and be lir the Downs 17th April. The following Captains were Sworn into the command of their respective ships. VII. Captain George Prsbyn, Minerva, for Bengal; and Cap tsin William Hay, Charles Grant, for China. UsiitSBl.l. J Ax. S. —Agreeably to the-Decree of Oc tober 26. last yeer. a beginniog was made to day . i a the owl of the Flemish language in tho Pablic Aduunistra tionenil ip the Tribunals. The Court of Assizes set the first example, to judge from the effect which was pro darted on the Assembly by the Advocate. and the sub stasis who made use of this language; it would sever have been supposed that any important affair was in question—the unfortunate female. however, whose fate was decitivd in a provincial dialect, which she did not comprehend, was condemned to five years seclusion.— This change of language in the pleatiings bad brought together a great number of people. who were much de- Bested. Pleadings wmwataa conducted in Flemish, at Os. Coati of Appeal, osisl at the Tribunal of Commerce. and it was remarked• with grief how much this inom 'ratio* compromised the digest/of the Magistrates. Advice, from Bahia to the 18th of October were ne. ceived yesterday by way of Pernambuco. The sham tion of Madrien. the Governor, was becoming every day anoesucritical. Ilemill occupied the fort. with the Por tuguese troops under his command, and had made ar rangements for its defence to the last extremity. The actual number of regular troops with him did not, it was believed. exceed 1,600 men. He bad been cam pelted, therefore, to intrust the protection of the lower town to the mikes—the crews of the Pere/agues* gam drug, who acted as marines stodge the soperiatendenee of their own retisalve.esed contrary to the expectatiou of the inheldeamte. Odeon ewastelttllsjr air alfrdell -Arne had been liberally distributed to the militia, who formed a very numerous and tolerable efficient force. and they were employed In defeasee of the out-posts. The attachment of many of them, howev..r to the Pot tugnese Government, was extremely dou btful. Mean. while the army of General Labatt. advancing from the interior to the attack of St. Salvador, tad reached Ler. grippe el Rey.iaisd, it was supposed, vegeta soon strike some derisive blow. Previously to the 12th, the birth •day of the Prince Regent (sow Emperor) of Brazil. a serious alarm was produced in the town by the belief that the Brazilian army would devote that day to a general attack; and several English merchants resident ;there sent their plate, books, and other valuable and moveable property, on board the Creole frigate, then . lying in the hat hour, for safety. The 12th passed over widow any attempt bring mail.. General Madeira, had levied a contribution on the shopkeepers, bat it ,low not appear that the property of foreigners had been - subjected to any similar proceeding, or exposed to any mil danger. ',Extract of 'leiter from the agent to Lloyd's at Ha vanna, dated Nov. 9, 1822 :--.• The Spanish brig of war Jacinto, ' having departed from a eonvo.v from Vigo with troops for this place, being off Port Tarquine, on this Island, gave chase to and captured the Colombian schooner Ouienno Libre,mounting one 18-ponnder and 60 men, which she brought in hereon the 18th ult. and she has been condrmned His Majesty's ship Hyperion, being on a cruise, gave chase to a schooner under Co• loinbian colours, a hick was in pursuit of a Hambro' ship, and on going on board, not finding hie papers cor rect, she was ordered by the commander of the Hype. non to Jamaica, as well as a coasting schooner belong ing to this place, which had been tal - rn by the schooner. 1t being reported that a privateer was off Matanza, and that &be bad taken four vessels. one of which was said to be English, his Majesty's ship Hyperion imuiediately made sail after her, and is not yet returned." The number of vessels which have strived at Quebec from sea the present season, including those from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, is 585 of 145,942 tons, anti bringing 7119 emigrants, being 151 more vessels, sad $ , 6 - • 2040 fewer emigrants than came last year.; One vessel only arrived from a foreign port under the Lite Act of Parliament, permitting intercourse with Europe and 1, South America, which went into operation June 24.- 1 Two vessels sailed for Brest, in France, loaded with masts, lumber. deals, and staves. The Provincial !aegis lature of Lower Canada is to meet in the second week in Jan.—(Dogon Deily Ade.) WATERFORD. Jam. s.—Yesterday, the Flora, from Quebec for Liverpool, with timber, staves, &c., went on shore under Broom Hill, at theWexford sideof our river. Crew saved ; vessel in the greatest danger. The Presi dent Aladdison. Stuart, from Sr. Michael's for Liverpool, was dismastril off Tramorrlon the morning of the 3J ; was afterwards towed by boats from the shore and from the prrveative service, to about two miles south of Brownstone Head, the eastern point of Trainor* Bay. —The crew and the boats all left the wreck on the evening of the 4th, letting go both .anchnrs. Capt. Stuart mud his crew went into Dunmore, East. This tuorring Capt. Hunt, pilot -master, sent a party with 4:apt. Stuart and his crew, in search of the wreck, and it was expected that their search would be effectual. We were overtaken on ithe road by a begibled courier. in a harry, who informed us, with a face of hate important,. that Ise preceded the Alinistre d'Aßgle terre, a grand milord. I expected to see Lord London.- 'terry drive up, who at that time— carrier, contained no other that our worthy Vice Chancellor. The courier, it seems, had lost his way, and he approached Sir Joint, at a small rown we stopped at, to make his excuses. The side his free next the carriage was the most obse galena and repentant imaginable, while with the other ale contrives to set the whole village a laughing.—(Let ters front Mily—Bleckwood's Iferasiac.) Tt1~: it - RWRIP I gnnUriagiIUININJEAVSOCIETT:. . 'Ol Metail . on extra nieetitig of the Rea frewplllie A Igo Society was held within the Reefrowisbik yotimAttno , for the.pprpose of consider ing,•arkat. relief ehouittle petitiosed for by the occu piers of Isnsi, in thi event of a eounty tneetieg being owned to afasisess the two Howse* of'Pariinnsent, on the subject of Agticultneal Distress. John Maxwell Eaq. Bt. P. was onaulasionsly called to thercbair. Mr. Peacock said it would be proper in the first plate to explain how the present extra meeting of the Society had originated. At a late ordinary, meeting of the So- Oct), it was observed that it would he highly proper to have a meeting of tbe country gentlemen en the subject of the Agricultural distress. After some conversation, the Secretary of the Society was instructed to write to Mr. Maxwell on the subject. A correspondence had accordingly taken place. A deputation had waited on Mr. Maxwell, and Mr. Peacock read the answer of the Hon. Member to the Secretary's letter. Mr. Maxwell, in his wiswer, in substance approved of the meeting. and at the same time suggested that. as the Agriculturists had last year been handsomely used by the manufac turers on the corn laws, it would be proper to write a deputation of the body to attend the meeting of the So ciety.. This suggestion could not be followed, as the de putation were not aware of any standing committee of that body, but, as the Society has for members people of all classes, all have been invited to attend, and the mind of the Society to embrace, in, some degree, that of the community. Mr. Blair stated that the present meeting was not called to promote the views of any political party, but merely to call attention to the agricultural distress, and respectfully inquire how their 'offerings could possibly• be alleviated. The agricultural produce, at present. will not nearly pay the expense of the cultivation • but what then ? I. the plough to be laid aside ? "ko," continued Mr. Blair, " we must persevere, and look for assistance and support from those from whose intelli gence, power, and influence, we have a right to expect it. Let us, as Mr. Maxwell suggests, juin cordially with the manufacturers, and see what the wboleean do for the whole. We will not presume to dictate particularly how or in what manner we may be believed—we leave that to those noblemen and gentlemen of the constr. who are more conversant in the rules and interests of tfig Government. In the mean time we might ask, could Ai duty on barley, either in its raw or usanufectured state, be taken off? Or could the duty on skins either in their raw pr manufactured state, he takes of e? Or could any regulation be made to make those bear an adequate share of the pnblic burdens who have pensions from government, and spend them and their incomes in a to reign country ? S I other subjects. of a more toms nature, ,bight be named, whirls may ultimately come to bediscussed between landlord and tenant." Mr. Blair concluded with stating that the best thing the meeting could do, would be to petition Mr. Maxwell to get a meeting of the county to take these important matters UM consideration. Me. 51axwxu, said be would give the meeting his "Find on the subject in a few words. No farther protec tion from the foreign grower, said the lion. Member, ought to be asked for, because the duty of ten shillings a boll is equal to the taxes on farming property; and undue protection gives the wealth of the community an unprofitable direction. The price of farm produce being regulated by the price of labour cannot rise but with a rise of wages; and a rise of wages cannot be effected, but by a rise in *e price of the property of those who employ laimarers. The price of this property depends very much on the price of bank paper, which has recently been increased about 25 P er cent. , as the issue of Banli eLEog . ta mates strffidenly proves; a °it er - tiorde, it costs 23%pet cent. more of gold and commodities to purchase ban paper than it did during the war ; and consequently th e! labour and stock which brought twenty shillings. now only brings fifteen shillings. It is for this meeting I. consider whether money ought to he increased, or the charges on cultivation reduced. If it wishes the money augmented. they must ask that the ounce of gold which Is the standard measure of hank paper, should be worth 11. 17s. MI, instead of 31. 17s. 1011, which is its present' price, and 25 per cent, or one fourth more money, will be immediately pat into circulation. If it desires the charges of cultivation to be lowered, it must request that all debts, public or private, all rents, all contracts, all annuities, be reduced 25 per cent. This latter course will be more favourable to our com mercial operations, but it will leave us to struggle with tradesmen who will not readily lower their charges—as a manufacturing county probably we shoot,' demand a reduction of the charges on cultivation, equal to the re daction of the bank paper, by which they were estimated when I were made. In drawing up a petition, it would be peeper to require that some of those burdens which press most heavily on the, produce of the farm, such as the Excise on British spirits, and beee, should be transferred to die British subject', not commercial or diplomatic, residicg in other countries. The poor list would be less appalling, the practice:of smuggling less extensive—while an incre ased demand for labour would result from the tax being evaded by thee* who chose to return to the country from which other taxes might have expatriated them. I cannot sit down without earnestly recommendieg to your notice, and to the notice of every person in this county, in this kingdom, the speech of Mr. Matthias Attwood on Sir. Western's motion. The persons wbote &triunes are sunk in business of any description, at who have incurred debts particularly, and the public at large, are under the deepest obligations to this gentleman. I have only to add, that I am ready to aid yolk in seeking relief from any 'porter, and I hope your setae's will be greater than that of the manufacturers and land owners. 41 rraii tb, fullowinl resoluta* Mr. MAXWELL then . ie ag 1. That the produce of land has fallen nearly one half since 1817. • 2. That the fall has not proceeded from any increased chltivation, nor from any extraordinary abundance aris ing from very favourable seasons; still less in any defect in the quality of the produce. 3. That the portion of the expense of agriculture which originated in taxation, has hitherto undergone scarcely any reduction. 4. That the cotnniunications with market towns by means of canals, roads, rail-ways, and bridges, continue to be burdened with heavy tolls, fines, and pootage, to meet the interest of debts contracted at their forma tion. h. That the rents of land have not fallen in proportion with the produce of the farmer. 6. That the price of agricultural labour must follow the price of agricultural production, and that a farther diminution of wages will occasion the greatest priva-1 Lions to the labourer, and ultimately to the other classes of workmen, to whose occupations he must be take himself. 7. That British subjects residing abroad be induced to return home, by farther participation , in the burdens new borne, by those who share the fortunes of the mon try, and are unable to give adequate etoployinetit to the industry_of the country people. Mr. Wilson of Hurlett rose fur the purpose of second ing the Resolutions. He read them serittleat, making ob tions as be went along. The first resolutiva carried that agricultural produce bad fallen one half since 1817. Of this he said there could be no doubt, and when the court holds for fixing the bare, it will be seen that the prices will he lower than they have been on any preceding year. This was easily to be foresees • • t :41' WA Tft'i; ' -',... - ";;Ii 1 4i . gm -- - Isw;pocpe - ri * iltileiii,ip - ii *se Ore ili tig*4lt The sixth 4eßhition , 4. .. 0 e te a l} Wet unnecesiary, to,sity a single wend mora l Oa that sehroet..With rappel to the eireeath, the noir-residence 'cif landed proprietors. and especially those residing and spending the whole 9( their incomes in foreign parts, it appeared to him,. ard, q:any otltt,T besides him, that a part of their incomes ikbooild maple at home. In conclusion, Mr. Wilson moved, the row lutions should be adopted, and embodied wilts, the proceedings of the Society, which was uhantaioObli carried. A committee was appointed for the purpose of pre paring a statement of the distress of the agriculturists, which is to be laid before a muting of the county. here after to be called: and the committee is to be solicited to request Mr. Maxwell to appoint a committee of the country gentlemen to correspond with the trustees of roads and magistrates of towns, with a view to obtain a reduction of local taxation. Some conversation followed, in the course of which Mr. Wilson stated that the cart Wright, tho plough Wright, the snail, and indeed the whole of the work , men employed by the farmer, had suffered almost no rea duction of wages. Nor was the price of manure reduced in great towns. Lime had fallen 25 per cent. and dung should be reduced in the same proportion. The Society could not or would not enter into any combination to . reduce the prices of manure; hut if the police, or the proprietors of public manure. bad the least feeling for the distress of the Agriculturalists, they would lower the value of their manure In the same proportion as the proprietors of lime. He called the attention of the Society particularly to this subject, u something should be done to bring down the high prices of manure. He called them high prices, because that article sustained its price, while every other article connected aith agriculture had fallen. A gentleman then oh d, that the Society was un der great obligations to Mr Maxwell, their respected re presentative, and also to Mr. Wilson, fur the attention they had paid to th e ir distress; and the exertions they had made in their behalf. The article of which Mr. Wilson had been just speaking, was a very important one to the farmer, and its price ought to fall like other things. Caotion, however, must be used, and unanimi ty pursued, as it is only by one part of the community assisting another that any material good is likely to Le don.. On the motion of Mr. Wilson, seconded by Mr. Pea cock. the thanks of the meeting were unanimously given to Mr. Maxwell, (or his conduct in the chair. The gen. theme. then retired. DUBLIN COMMISSION. (r2Oll TUC DUBLIN MOBBING POST Or TUESDAY.) Yesterday, Jadges Moore and Burton took their seats on the Bench precisely at tee o'clock. A Jury having been sworn ; William O'Beirne. James Kelly, John Walker. and Jane M'Conkey, stood indicted for a burglary and robbery. In the house of Mr. John Ryan, of Baggott•street. [Witnesses having been examined] Judge Burrow recapitulated the evidence,and charged the Jury, who retired for nearly an hour, and returned, finding William O'Beirne Guilty of the burglary and robbery, and acquitting John Walker, James Kelly, and Jane ill'Conkey. ?RR CITY GRAND JURY. After the foregoing trial, the Foreman of the City Grand Airy. Sir George Whiteford. entered the box, and Mated to the Court that the City Grand Jury had a commeniestion to *kw tortbeir I.oldshlps. The Judges having expressed (heir readiness to hear any thing they had to communicate, it. City Grand Jury entered the Court, and having seve rally answered to their names, Sir George Whiteford read from a paper the following declaration : MY 1.011111..—We, the Commission Grand Jury of Oyer and Terminer of the County of the City of Dublin, have learned with deep regret, that the discharge of our official duties, with respect to certain biiis of indictment, has been made a subject of animadversion by his Majesty's Attorney- General. and has been pronounced by this High Court to have been a matter of surprise. " We hope, that neither the Court, nor, with its sanction, his Majesty's first Law Officer, intended to convey an imputation that our jmiginent was intimated by fear, favour, or affection ; a charge of each a nature, without adverting to the enormity of the crime which•it would impute. would be essentially unjust ; for our oath of secrecy, which forbids the disclosure of the grounds of our judgment, would render the vindication of that judgment, and, of ity, the satisfactory refutation of such a charge, impossible. " It must be recollected, that to os exclusively is the evidence known on which our judgment was founded; and we therefore trust, that this High Court will receive the declaration we now solemnly and unanimously make —that our decision was the result of a laborious sera tiny of the evidence, of a conscientious consideration of its weight, and of a sincere anxiety to adhere to the directions of the Learned Judge, who so fully and clearly detailed to ua the nature of our duties, and the principles by which we were bound to be regulated io discharging them." Mr. Justice Moore then addressed the City Grand Jury to the following effect : " GINTLEMIN—The less I say upon this communica tion, perhaps, the better; it is a dangerous thing fur any public body to act upon the opinions and hearsays of others. No man can arraign the conduct of a Grand Jury for exercising their judgment, or question their right to exercise it; bat the Attorney-General bad, cer tainly, a right to express surprise that the body of evi deuce which was laid before them should not have struck their minds in the same point of view as it did his own.— Gentlemen, he did announce that he would send the matter for trial, before another Jury, when the evidence and circumstances should be hilly discussed. nu:News papers have strongly misrepresented some expressions of mine. But, Gentlemeo, I ant surprised that such a body of evidence did not wake au impression on your lOin.ls, sufficient to induce you to send these cases for trial ; it appears, by the evidence, that there is a full conspiracy made out. It has been said that the Court is bound to declare that those men are acquitted of that conspiracy. Gentlemen, those men are not acquitted ; they have not been tried. A conspiracy has beta mani fested against some persons or other, but no one can presume to suppose twat you have not decided on just grounds." EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAOI CARR. The case of John Casey was then called on, hot was postponed, by . affidavit made on the part of the prosecu tion. The principal in this case, Mr. —Pentland, is not yet in custody. John Walker and James Kelly, (the two prisoners who had been acquitted half an hour before, of the bur glary and robbery in Mr. Ryan's house, of liaggnt street,) were indicted for a highway robbery committed on the person of James Griffin. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty against James Kelly, end acq•itted Juhn Walker. The Court adjourned to ten o'clock this morning. (In our last we gave an account of the evtraordinary courage of three men in the employ of the Gas-light Company at Dablin, when attache - 4i by a numerous g..ng of highway robbers on their way to Howtb. The follow i TriP- ltsm t saiati r ratio WSW. iota tkey . lA4hat 441,400g10iti jnimriee OPSOM tar DOSAPI-InitNniCl lei* or MAistA• , .Oe Sawed*, teorting, 4eslges. MOW* salt Bidet took their seats on the Beech at tan o'clock. • I - John Coalman itordiadicsed for highway relibety. iw - faking from the pees*, of. Wm. Nap, 41. in Oink Mary on thenth Dec. list. . WvJJ. tm Nap examined by the Roca tier —Reeterithem the 27Sh of last December ; was coining from. HoertMa that evening with bit two comrades, shout half-past hen o'clock; they were stopped by seven rtiffiens near 1(11. barrack Church; witness ass dragged across the 11114 by his watch chili; it was a steel chain; it broke the - lost.two gold seals And a watch key ; the &Howl were armed with pistols; witness was robbed of fodr pima notes , he (witness) seised one of the fellows, and never loosed him until he left him in the Police Office, in Marlborough-street—[Here the witness we! Asked by the aecorder if lit could identify that man, when lie looked towards the Jo -limier and said, with mutt msg ./Void, "that's the blade.") When witness was strug gling with the fellow to secure him, one of the other fellows came from wit:iris's friends, and presenting a pistol at him, swore if he did not lake him he'd Wow his o—y [naive out; witness said, " Firs, and be damned;" the fellow did snap the pistol at him. hat it burned priming; one of the pistols was afterwards found by a beherman in the neighbourhood t %Reese never looted hii grip of the prisoner; the 'other sit fellows ran away. • Mr. Justice Moore here asked if the prisooeim tad any Counsel, and being answered in the negative, homanelg. asked a few questions of the witneik, which draw forth the following replies : Miens bad bees at Howth looking *her money; tin and his two friends had some mutton chops and mulled potter; committed no escess whatever in drink; never lost sight of the fellow min ii he logged him ie Marlbo rough S:reet Police Office; is certain the prisoner at thi; bar is the man who committed the outrage. John Darling was examined by Mr. Bethel.—He fully corroborated Mr. Nap's testimony. He was one of the three who was stopped by the seven fellows. He u.i. netely described to the Court the Manner la which he got one fellow's heal between his knees, Whilst he kept, `• inalleting" him, at time same time suiting " the ac tion to the word," to the no small amusement of a crowded Court. The prisoner was found guilty. Judge Moore spoke in high terns 9f approbation of the heroic intrepidity which marked the conduct of tits prosecutors, to Whom, be said. the country was much indebted. His Lordship said, that be thought those persons who had the disposal of situations to the Policia Department, would do well to reward diode men, by gisiug them appointments to whith they would be so well adapted, if they would be inclined to accept .of them. His Lordship awarded twelve poonds . .betweers the three men, as compensation far their loss of time, and regretted that the Court had bat a disfeetionary power in those case', to compensate for loss of dine, and, not to reward for services rendered.. Mr. Lowry, of Werborgh-street, tilts Is tviiattifti with the gas fitting department, aid in *tow eotp4oy meta the men are, gave them wieldiest e araeterslee sobriety and industry, and stated, that at Obeli. hoilsess they are able at timid to earn 31: a Judge Moore suggested, that an oppilintitin on their , ' behalf might be made ,to the Comity Broad Jury, by 1 wiy of liteeentsent. Tla s trYl Clint isa, (Ne. 447.) Mee Ogee, Dee. CI, 1849. Hided the *mar to asses, for yaw ferfaveinMelk a eap► of his Majesty's Warrant, dated the 1110 inst. tot dtscont:- nulog, with respect to soldiers who shall enlist into the Army after the 54th Jan. 1841, the additional pay of a penpy per day, at present allowed to eorporate and private*, at the ex piration of tee years' service In the cavalry, and Of sorsa years' service in the lafantry. I have the honour to be, Toot most obedient humble servant. (Signed) PAIMERSTON. To Water commanding the Regiment. ,~'~ `~ " *ARRANT FOR DISCONTINUING TAR ADDITIONAL pAr OF ONE PENNY Pit 11E31 NO* 1,1.7.0111E20 TO SOLDIER, Al. TER insts FIRST PICRIODE b 1 EIRVIER, HUT CONTINCINO THE ADDITIONAL TWO-PENCE PER DIRK APTIR TRH* SE COND PERIODS OP MEWL, „ GEORGE B. ” Whereas we think it proper to revise the regulation re garding the additional pay of Soldiers for length of service. and to discontinue the additional pay alli►wed to corporals and privates at the expiration of the first period of 'orrice, our will and pleasure is, that no soldier who shell enlist Into our Army after !befit& Jan. 1823, shall be entitled to the additional pay of one penny per diem, after ten years sun vice in the cavalry, or after seven years' service IR the in harry ; bet that he shall nevertheless be held to have the sante claim as heretofore to the extra pay of twopence per diem, after seventeen years' service in the cavalry, and four teen years' service in the infantry. " Wren at our Court at Carlton Palace this 24th Decem ber, 1822, in the &a year's( our reign •' By his Majesty's command, (Signed) "PA LIELRSTON." This morning, the Right Hoo. the Lord Mayor, She riffs, Recorner, and city Officers, wedt in state from the Mansion lions., over the Southwark Bridge, to the Town Hall, in the Borough, and opened the Quarter Sessions, for the trial of offences, litn. committed in the county of Surrey, within the jurisdiction of the city tg London. On his Lordship's arrival at the Town Hall. he was receised by the High Bailiff, and Alderman J. COVENT-GARDEN T'EATItt.-.-The very powerful cast of the School for Scandal. which we announced a few days ago, attracted last night oast of the most numerous and brit-. bent audiences of the sewn. PARS'S was the klr Pete • ; Sirs. Cearvant,av, Lady lbssek, inetead of Silos Ctsairrca, who was confined to bar room by a violent hoarseness, bat will resume this part on the nsxt representation; Joseph Serfage. NUCRZAIIIV; Charles Unlace, 0. KcssuLa: olr Oliver. Fen ewer ; Crabtree, BLANCHARD: Sir Lte/Qataill Bael•bite. Jotsas; Maces. YAW: Mrs. CISISdOPH', Glass; and Maria, Itliss Poore. With such e host of ta lent to excite admiration there is nevertheless little whisk calls for critical remark. Tbe eieollenetes of Faiths% *nil C. Kay etc in their respective characters are amongst these with which the public are most familiar. MACERADY'R Jo seph was. rich and highly finished sSort of the art. It dill not possess the occasional point u Web others have given is ths pail, but there was a quietness and vademialing keeping about the whole which bore the very stamp of life and pa rty. lle never lost sight of the insinuating manner anti po lished address which is necessary to the seeeess of imposture and deceit: BLANCHARD'S Crabtree deserves remark, as being full of point and humour. 'YAM was also very ee vet and amusing in the Jest. The other parts were sastaia ed with the accustomed ability of their well-known repre sentatives. 1121/11tAT PEDESTRIAN FEAT —On Thursday last, a rocs. named Townsend. who has attained some celebrity at Bris tol as a pedestrian, undertook for a wager of .co greaC amount, to walk backwards 72 miles in 24 hours. That ground, half a mile In length, was measured from tie Bathurst Hotel in Bristol, and the pedestrian waked oat and •in. He commenced at midnight, a man preceding ban with a lantern during the night, and went on cheerily R ith his task, resting occasionally, until he bad completed the itt miles, which he did with little apparent fatigue, bt, minutes within tie given time. A wrargle todit place as to oats mile, some persons ma ntaining that he walked only 71 miles ; but the pedes;riso settled the mater by waking the mile over again, end that was eorralude.t In the time men tioned. A person, who waran eye-witsens of the perforn - once, says that the pedestrian, at Mania". walked! at 1k rate of more ahaa four tees ea b.ur.—Larg.• beta were ta pending. • - „ . 4 ~: , i 's~;