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nr2itit aggression. the universe will again theft C'"l'asia.3l and energy in the defence of their national e.. ayes iCtICV. %liana P3l3Ce of Part-au-Prince, October 18, 1823, the 21%t the inilepetklence of BOYEIt. , following is the substance of the official account in the French l'apers, as to the course of the nego um. and the CSII/1;2 of the rupture : Ifeputies landed at Havre on the lith of June, but it was the niidfle of July that the negotiation had made alsy pro the corwions then discussed were, the recognition of Hayti, indemnity. and commercial advantages tot Frame on the most favoured nation. These points seemed to ly settled without difficulty. The pecuniary indem okaea by Hayti was indeed less than the French Government ea to expect; but this difficulty was nut considered of great vette. both parties bad nearly agreed on these points M. Esman. tirst time spike of the Eastern part of (lard which be. etokire to Spain. The King of f ranee he °filtered could tyslate fat the King of Spain. The Deputies declared that could fag adoct a distinction not embraced In the overtures to their Goveriment. They suspected that there existed an to draw out the negociatiems to en excessive length, or to pretence toe breaking them off. tern prescribed by the President of the Hayti approached, on the auto of July, the Deputies wrote to 51. Es get or. the subject, and he in return proposed an interview he ., die Envoys and the Ministtr of Marine and Colonies, which asce on the 31st July. the 31a:quis de Clermont Tonnerre, opened the - by saying that he had invited the Deputies tothe int e r_ ;- ;,:ere t:em the royal ordonnance •• which sanctioned ,once or llayti as they desired, and in which hie Ma. reserved to himself the external Sovereignty"—(Li thit.: ern. , icarr). it Deputies expressed their astonishment at this reservation mentioned for the first time. and declared its utter inadniia_ itv in strung language. His Excellency then adverted to the Mon as to the rest of the island, and received the same answer cad been given to M. Estitangart. His Excellency then proposed that one of the Deputies should ere to Ilavid to lay the difficulties before the l'resident, the v remaining in Fritter. This they declined to accede to. Esmangart then broke off* the tresty, bf a note in these dated August 3 : fie Government, after the conference you have had with the rater o f t h e 31 m issy, ha. decided that. for wart of sufficient vested in you to accept the conditions established iii the Ordonnsuce, will, which you have been made acquainted, get iation cannot proceed." Demmics accordingly left France on the 111th August. .r is a great appearance of want of good faith in France the whole progress of the negotiation. The Minister of aueuipted to persuade die Deputies that the reservation to of the nonimal sovereignty, world be for the interest of as France would then lie engaged to defend her against all miacks. The Deputies said that, without asaumiag any r, they might assert that Hayti could defend itself. GERMAN PAPERS. BFILIN, Dte. 22. , of exchange in London has fallen within a few 7 dollars 6 groschen to 6. 18. which is certainly a con. ,Icrence, especially when we find, that on the 7th of r, die exchange on Berlin was in London 7. 10. This considered as an indication that the balance of trade be. the two countries is in favour of Prussia, a very rare case, 'r, in the history of commerce, but for which probable may be assigned. Among them are, lit. The permission )erman cloths in England for exportation to other parts of Many English houses have made speculations of this it 0. last fair at Frankfurt, purchased large quantities of 2dly. The reduction of the import duty on (ter. Mil has greatly increased the importation of that The temporary imptirtatiats of oats. 4ffily. The it colonial produce has been for some years inl and more front the colonies themselves, than through a of England. circumstances alone are sufficient to make it probable, balance is at present in favour of Prussia. To this must Wed, that many bonds of the first and second loans contracted 'neon (which, during the French campaign in Spain, were it by English monied men to the Continent, and sold at very ices), arc UJW sent to London for sale, or purchased here for ash account. As the exchange now is, this operation affords, ;cat deducendir, 3or 4 per cent. profit, which is certainly very as the whole may he completed in a month. This, how. s of course last only for a short time, as the amount of the if the English loan in the hands of speculators will pro. won find the way to England, and other Prussian paper is 'rketabk commodity in London. Should, therefore, the on London at Berlin continue so much lower than Oa , on Landon, this would he the most infallible proof that !xported more to England than England to Prussia. I.IrERPOOL, TnrstsoAy EVLNING, JAN. la. Wind IV.S.W.-1 I igh Water. iced the James Watt, from Glasgow; Concord, from k ; Glasgow, from Glasgow ; Thomas, from Wa ; Manning, from Monte Video, sailed a few days the packet ; an.l Rosins, from Alexandria, &c. . brigs off at half-past four. Ir. Mathews is "At Home" here. He performed his to Artterica on Tue sday last to an overflowing house, repeats it to-nipht ; not a seat in the boxes is tr.he 0.1 t3aturdsy he amuses his friends in Manama' r, rTert says he will return to give us two performances e, k. His entertainment was received on Tuesday great applause. Many Americans were in born-, who seemed highly delighted at Mr. Mathews's but good-natured pictures of the peculiarities and of their countrymen. slitrPi NG INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Jaw. 13. :aro ixtranws —lris. 'Wood, from St. Michael's; Vicr hers, Nieuwlatid, from NVorcum ; Jonge Jan Borerkrimp, ditto ; Stratton, Drake, from Stank:tate Creel ; Duke of Aiwoon, Rattan, from Dover. •>T[/an OUTWANDS.—Ann, Whitmore, for Sierra Leone; Ade b for Waterford ; Three Sisters, Jones, for ditto ; Rosman, fur Cork • Waterford, Hodge, for Dublin; Davidson, Williams, f or Rio Janeim and Jamaica. .lAItED OVTRAIDS FINALLY AT UMIAVINENT, JAW. It Mot. Juhason„ for Bombay ; Duke of Wellington, !Sutler, St. ; Rosalind, Antrmn, for Vera Cruz, Alvarado , ' Tampico ; Marquis of Anglesea, Read, for Jamaica ; Eden, , ;son, for Demerara. taittiru Ottrivaans.--Rklley. Blair, for the Cape of Goad Lion, Slennan, for New Orleans ; Amelia, Buller, for Afieona, Cubitt, fur Valparaiso, Tarragona, Barcelona, ; Camden. Billinghunt, for Antipia ; Albion, richt:. for Smyrna, Conatruitinople, anti Algiers ; Vrouw litatun, for Rotterdam and Amsterdam ; Ilindostan, istnh, tor liarannah. .~ :~...~~ I ~ 1 ,. ripel .1:i .itannit Palace c of the inslepetii the following e n in the Fren ion. and the c he Pygmies lan t i . ,l the wid.lle o : the questions umary indetuni fee::ne of the II c been nearly set , owed by liar . ( d to expect; h . eqaerce. {'bees both pantie tor the first tinii - 1 heretofore to: stipulate for the -,.' not adoo ,te ;,.:!......r Borer tout to draw ou some I:feu:nee to n1e1.1,11 prescrib on the -A4.li and get oftlic subj. mu !lie 1,71e0y1.1111 place on the 31 The Minister., tt: Greece by saying to i s y beiore t: e independence or ty only rtserved rfeset.: exit , it's The Deputies ex mentioned for ility in strong lac :lon as to the re bad been given to His Excellency tl.. en to ilayiti t, her retraining in I M. Eamon :rat tl • -tt. dated Augu: " The Governme icister of the 31 were rested in 3 • a: Ordonnatice, negtvistion ton The Depu:ics aim There is a great gh the whole twine attempted t o of the non): ti, as France WI n . attacks. Tt erity, they might ( The course of el the from 7 dollat erable difference, - mber, the exch as: be considered een the two counts nattily, in the hi ounds may be alai, bond German clot e world. Many I nd, and a: the last ussian cloths. 2d an wets'. which It .iele. 3,11 y. The cumstare: that en . lied more and MO e medium of Eng' These eirculllNtatil t the balance is al I added. that many London (which, I t out by English w prices), are slow nglish account. .. .dactie dedufefedir, ding. as the shot a, can of course ..ds of the Englial • bly soon rind the t a marketabk co change on Londot s-rlin a: London, 1 russia exported nso 1 I.IITRPOC Wil Arrived the Jar nierick • Clegg ord ; Slannin fore the packet Six brigs oft' at Mr. !Mathews i rip to Asterica I d repeats it to- d. 0.1 :3.ittirdm :d rcport says In xt we, , k. II is enin,,, with gre: e bout-, who el mirth but good- etnlricilit:s of th SHLPA CU ENTERED INIVI i data, Nieuwl • ditto ; Straw eilinitton, }fatten ENTERED ()UV (kite 1., fur I - Bowman, f cy Dlvidson, W CLEARED OVER my. Johnson, St. :itiehael's : I Tampico : 3lar best, for Denser CLEARING ()VT Lon, Steel it ; Afteon a, C d 31.stsciilm ; C cliff:. for Sens FROM LLOYDS LIST. Corti, Jaw. )largarct, Ellis, from Amsterdam to dtinawc, has put iu Len with both pumps choked and leaky, 1 must discharge to go into dock. HunLtir, JAN. 10.—The Sea Gull, Hosting light, which was . .ven trum her station o ff the Coneybeg Rock, on the coast tit Vzford, on the 12. h ult. was replaced there on the 7th inst. HALIFAX, Dec.:M.—The Rival, Allen, from Douglas, New chit Wales, to Newcastle. put in here 5111 inst. in distress. Gila'Ears°. JAN. I3.—Arrived the Lively, Finch. from llar xel ; ALiArve, Jleytor, from Jersey. Sailed the Repulse, Pat • wt, for China; Look*. Robertson, for St. .Michaers. VE3IIELS SPOKEN IVaint.--Gepia, for 31 aranharnt 7; and Mt, Alknomook, Friends, by the Eclipse, Godfrey, ab:in, bound to Lo tun, under weigh in Penzance Ray g faro. Cdt ult. ; Leeranions, of Liverpool, for Jamaica. 13th ‘• by t h e Success, arrived at Leith ; Columbian Packet, Jones, talon, for Ls Guerra, 26th November. rhe Flora. Moore, mailed from Denia early In November, and ,r. , 1! slue been licazd of. DUBLIN COUNTY SESSIONS. T tes u oi a nn i etlrtir ( i /ut L te O r T :es ad s a for the c a o b u ie nty Nu, kilimuahant. Oa the Grand Je7 bein TIIE PIKE CASE. g sworn— bench at t of ba ll!afi t ar . Th . , Leaned CHAIRMAN addressed them in a luminous; and snttrional charge, in the course of which he lair.ented the total tot eitmlavment for a great majority of the population of the et!. His Lordship adverted to the case of Edward Kehos, on . .:::ed tor having a pike-head in Inc possession. This WAS not, cat., an offet:ce at counnon law, and the .17th Geo. 111., under 41 the ekege came, dot not, in his opinion, give the Court of ' . :!-It'r Sessims jurisdiction to try such a case. lie therefore did ''''ne'iee they could take cognizance of the charge. Mr. Ful!a m . (the prisoner's agent) afterwards applied to the , 'in for Permission to take copies of the informations upon `.:'c'• r'.e pr:wmet was committed, but his Lordship *aid, that as i., der n 'tlrf had no jurisdicti o n in the case, they would make no the subject of the informations further than in directing 'ohm ^ w'+ r:turned to the :llagictratcs who had taken Clam (Lord lFt,"" and Colonel Wingfield). 1 ' l " 4l "lnft. we are informed, are the particulars of the charge et 1, :lic 1 .1 tae some was committed :—The police having been ' e eireh of som e stolen mutton. visited, amongst others, the Pei 'ner's C 4, :t. ar.d found amongst other articles of old iron what l b: eet;siftally have been a pike.liecul, but which, in its present ,•,-, oinng to its ru s t an d age , is qu ite incapable of serving an .''. l "e PurNse , raid for many years it has served the prison:, as ''''',,, /4.1 been tossing about his fire-place. ~_ AM. OF mr-Enpool, AND MR. CANNING. [From the Brim)! Gaze:reof Thursday.] The above distinguished Statesmen and Cabinet Ministers, being on a visit to Bath, Inc a short time, the Mayor, Aldermen, and Corporation of this city, took the opportunity of inviting them to a public dinner. Accordingly, the Sheriff's, J. Gardiner and G. L. Walker, Dins. waited upon them on Thursday last, with an invitation, which they graciously accepted, and this day was heed for the occasion. Being the time of our publiastion, we briefly state, that the Mayor and Aldermen having caused every preps. ration to be made, which the shortness of time would allow, and having completed the difficult and delicate task of selecting so many of their fellow-citizens as the Mansion-house could accom modate (the Merchants' Hall being found too cold and uncom. fortable for his Lordship, in his infirm state of health). the She riffs, in their state carriages, at about half-past three o'clock, pro. ceeded to Totterdown, where they met the two distinguished guests, and accompanied them through the principal streets to the Man. sion-house, where they were received by the Mayor and Aldermen. Out being presented to the Mayor, his Worship congratulated his distinguished visitors on their sate arrival in this city, and said, the Corporation had a deep sense of the honour conferred upon them by their acceptance of the invitation, in which all their fellow. citizens heartily joined. 3lr. Town Clerk LUDLOW then addressed them to nearly the following purport : '• The Ilayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the city of Bristol, in Common Council assembled, have unanimously re solved, that the Freedom of the City be presented to you in the manner in which it is usually presented to persons of eminence and distinction. " In conformity, therefore, with the usual course.): proceed ings upon such occasion%. 1 hare now the honour, in the name and on the pan ut the Corporation, to communicate to you this Resolution. The treemen of this ancient and loyal city, who are entitled by birth or other personal right to the privilege of their freedom, and who now respectfully solicit the honour of being connected with you as their fellow-citizens, amount to many thousands. Their En pie roll has been, front time to time, adorned with the names of Princes, Warriors, end Statesmen, of persons the most illus trious in rank, and the moat eminent in talent. •• Ells Majesty, when Prince Regent, honoured this city with his presence, and oontleseendeil to gratify the wishes of the loyal citizens of Bristol by permitting his name to be enrolled in their list. " On the last occasion of presenting the honorary freedom of this city, the Duke of Wellington received it, shortly after the battle of Waterloo. The brilliancy of the victory, the importance of the result, and the general interest excited by the presence of the illus trious warrior, contributed to wake an impression which will not soon be forgotten. But although the citizens of Bristol gratefully recollect the triumphs of war, a deeper and more gratifying sensa tion is derived from the enjoyment of the blessings of peace and prosperity; and in contemplating the wisdom and energy with which his Majesty's Councils have been directed, and the affairs of this vast and mighty Empire administered, it is impossible not to feel that the splendor of arms must yield to the transcendent qualifications of the statesman and the legislator. " Highly, therefore. AA the citizens of Bristol esteem the honour which has been conferred upon them by the illustrious personages who have from time to time accepted the like tribute of their re spect, I should very imperfectly express what is felt by them it I did not assure you, that there are no names which they will be more proud 111 see inserted in their roll, than those of the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Calming. •• I have only to request that you will be pleased to accept of the instruments of admission to the Liberties of this city, which, in the name anti on the part of the Coreuration, 1 have the honour to pre sent to you." To which the Earl of litvEneoot. replied—That he accepted the honour conferred on hint with feelings of sincere gratitude, as he considered it an acknowledgment of his humble endeavours to serve his King and country with fidelity. It was true that the .!embers who allfill4C(1 in his Majesty's Council had had a &Pit - tilt t.uk to perform during the late war, but that task had been rendered comparatively easy, from the loyalty and zeal of the great commer cial bodies of the country, and none of those commercial bodies had excelled the ancient and loyal city of Bristol in devotion to the King and in obedience to the laws. His Lordship congratulated those around him that other and better prospects presented them selves—the country now enjoying the blessings of a peace which lie hoped would be durable. His Lordship stated, that lie had some patrimonial claims upon the city of Bristol, which would have ren dered such an honour desirable to him, but lie preferred receiving it in the way it was conferred ; for he felt, as he trusted every public man would feel, that the approbation of his fellow-subjects was a just reward of his public services. Ile concluded by again thattk. ing the Corporation for the honour conferred. Mr. CANNING said, Ise received the honour of being enrolled among the citizens of Bristol with feelings of sincere gratitude. It had been his fortune to be connected with another great commercial town, which was ifs rival in fame, but still a generous rival. That connection had given him the opportunity of becoming acquainted with, and duly appreciating the character of a British merchant. Such a character, sustained as it was with probity and dignity throughout the globe, rendered it an honour to any one, whether a warrior, statesman, or Prince. to be enrolled among the members. Ile duly felt that honour himself. It war in a great. measure owing to the zeal and loyalty of British merchants that the country was now in a state of safety and peace, which lie trusted it would long enjoy. He felt highly gratified with the honour which had been thus conferred on him. SECOND EDITION.—TH easriav, Jax.l3. [Under this heat' the Bristol Gazette begins with the Addresses which writ: presented to these distingui a bed individuals, from the Society of Merchant Venture's. from the Chamber of Commerce, and (tom the merchants, bankers, manufacturers, tradesmen, Ac. They were in the highest degree complimentary to the political in. tegtity and eminent talents of the two illustrious statesmen. Upon the last of them being read-1 Lord LIVERpouI. replied, that lie felt gratified with the testi monial of the commercial interests of the city as expressed in the address. His hereditary principles, as well as the result of his own experience, had convinced him of the importance of relieving corn. coerce (mutt its shackles, and of giving it freedom and opportunity to extend itself. A state of war naturally created testraints, the remedy of which could be butt partially applied, but, on the resto ration of peace. the means of giving it proper scope had been the anxious wish of his Alajesty's Government, who applied its earliest attention to the removal of those shackles; which removal had led to the improvement in agriculture and the general interrita of the country. After alluding to the value of institutions for the promo. titan of commerce and trade, he concluded by expressing his gratifi. cation at the congratulations of the respectable body front whom the Address emanated. C ANN ING wu anxious to add for himself a few words to the observations of the Noble Lord. lie concurred fully in the sentiments just expressed by him. Commerce was the connecting link in the social chain ; and it had been his chief endeavour, in his correspondence with foreign nations, to convince their Governments of the eternal truth, that the world was wide enough fur all the in. habitants; it was a field for the exertions of man—a field which yielded the surest and best reward for his labour. It could not be expected that foreigners would immediately see the wisdom of adopting all our suggestions ; but be had reason to believe that a free and liberal policy, in regard to trade and commerce, was increasing throughout the world ; old prejudices were dying away, and the shackles of trade were dropping off, one by one. lie concludes] by thanking the gentlemen for their address. TIIE DINNER. At about six o'clock the company adjourned to the banquetting. room, which was splendidly illuminated and adorned. On the right of the 3layor sat Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning; on his lett the Duke of Beaufort and the Bishop of Bath and Wells The company consisted of Lords Edward. William, and Granville Somerset, Lord Apsley, Sir J. C. Hippisley, &e. &c., Members of Parliament, Aldermen Noble, Daniel, Sir R. Vaughan, &c. &c.; Sherif% Gardiner and C. L. Walker, and ISlessrs. Predictor, George, &c. &c. Emirs., Members of the Common Council; Messrs. Price and Burgess, and other superior officers; the Master and Wardens of the Society of Merchants, and the representa tives of the different commercial interests, to the number of one hundred, including the Honourable Mr. Hervey, son to the Earl of Bristol Mr. %Vilma (Lord Liverpool's Secretary), and Sir Wm. 'Scabby, After the usual toasts of " Church and King," " Duke of York and the Royal Family," " Duke of York and the Army," " Duke of Clarence and the Nevy," The Mayon rose and said—" I have to propose the health of an illustrious individual who now honours us with hit presence. Gen tlemen, the high and responsible situation which the Noble Lord holds in his Majesty's Councils, has brought into exercise his splen. did talents, his sound undeviating principles, and his exalted virtue. Gentlemen, by such talents—by such principles--this country has been raised to an unexampled height of glory—to an un precedented state of wealth and happiness. I beg . to give • The Health of the RieTlit Honourable the Earl of Liverpool, First Lord of his Majesty's Treasury "—(The toast was drunk with great applause.) Lord !AYER root. rose, and said—" Gentlemen. I really do not know how to express myself, after the handsome manner in which you hare been pleated to drink my health. I feel highly grateful for the honour, though I ant conscious I do not deserve the high culogium bestowed on me ty your Chief Magistrate. Gentlemen, if there be any merit on my part, in the course of the administration of public affairs with which I have been trusted, that merit consists in good intentions—l certainly have used my best endeavours to further the good of niy country—but neither those good intentions, roe those best endeavours, wruld have been successful, if they had not received the valuable support, and been aided by the talents, of my excellent aad able colleagues, and, above all, if they had not received the support of the great commercial as well as other in terests of this country. The result of all our united exertions has been the attainment of peace, and my anxious wish is, as no doubt it is of every one around toe, that the prosperity at present enjoyed by the country may not only be secured, but may go on increasing. Ihat that increase may lead to, it is impossible for any nom to conceive. That the ancient and loyal city of Bristol way largely participate in that increase, is the anxious wish of my heart. Gentlemen. I have the honour of drinking all your good healths." The Illawoit then rose sod said—" With feelings of great gratitude fur his attendance, and with feelings of admiration of his brilliant talents, he begged to propose the health of the Right lion. George Canning, his Majesty's Secretary of State fur the Foreign Department." (Applause.) Mr. CAN /4 Ix° then said, "Gentlemen, I cordially thank you for the honour you have conferred on me. It is most grateful to try feelings to b: conpled with the tt?Il krcam and justly spore- "." THE BRITISH PRESS. dated talented my Noble Friend. Gentlemen, it is impossible to contemplate to what event of glory Übe country is destined, when we recollect the difficulties it has overcome. There must be some thing peculiarly good in the elements of a Constitution which Pro duces such effects. I think these elements are to be found in an enlightened and liberal Nobility—an active and upright Magis tracy—and an able, realms, and conscientious Clergy. They are also to be found in those enterprising commercial communities of this country, which encourage the skill, and stimulate the indus try. of the people, by ample rentioneration. It has been my fate, as I hare already h a d occasion this day to say, to be so connected with commercial characters, as duly to appreciate the qualities and virtues of a British merchant. It would appear, Gentlemen, that the whole machine of society had received an accelerating impulse, and that this country was beginning a course of prosperity, which shall exceed all that has gone before, as much as the present ex ceeds all past expectations." Mr. Canning concluded by expressuig the high sense he felt or the obligation conferred on hint. The Duke of Beaufort, Lord Lieutenant of the City and County of Bristol." His 0111• CE briefly returned thanks. Lord LivEurooL here rose, and begged to give a toast. His own health had bean given by the Chief -Magistrate, in terms of high compliment, and had been received in the most flattering manner by the company, for which he had expressed his obliga tions. He begged in return to give the health of the ('hief Ala giatrate, in doing which it was unnecessary to trouble them with many words, surrounded as that gentleman was with his respectable friends and brother Magistrates, who knew and duly appreciated his character much better th.n lie could. His Lordship then citro n:anted on the great commercial importance of Bristol; and, though it was true that some other cities excelled it in payment of Custom and Excite duties, yet that was owing to no fault of Bris tol, but to a more numerous population surrounding those cities; but none in the kingdom, his Lordship added, excelled it in the honour and integrity of Its merchants, or in the loyalty and good conduct of its inhabitants. With great pleasure he therefore gave— l- The health of the .11a or ."—Drunk with great applause. Hit returned thanks in a very feeling manner. " The Bight Honourable Lord Granville."—" Ills Majesty's Ministers." Lord LivEn Poor. and 3lr. Cawurno both Inst.—llia Lord. shii said, his Right lion. Friend and himself begged to return their personal acknowledgments, and, on behalf of their absent col. leagues, to thank them for the honour. They would also take care to inform those colleagues of the handsome and hospitable manner in which they had been received and entertained by the citizens of Bristol. " Members of Parliament of the City and' County of Bristol." " lsord Bishop of Bristol." Dr. Randolph returned thanks in the absence of the Dean, and expreased a hope, as spiritual Ministers, they should aid the efforts of the national Ministers in furthering the good of the country. However strong the nation might become front worldly wisdom, its only confidence was to be found in its religion. " The Sister Kingdom." " His Once the Duke of Wellington." " Members of Parliament our the County of Somerset." Mr. DR:Kit:sox returned his must hearty and grateful ac knowledgments. As one of the Representatives of that populous and wealthy county, he could bear testimony to the satisfaction of his constituents in the general administration of the country. Sir Tit on as LETUURIDGE most cordially joined in the eon. cluding sentence of his worthy colleague, on the approbation throughout the county of Somerset, of the conduct of his Ma jesty's Ministers ; but lie could nut be satisfied without doing jus tice to those principles of loyalty and attachment to the Con stitution, which had led to such results. He felt proud that day in seeing around him those who maintained such principles, which always had, and he hoped always would, be the rallying point of the citizens of Bristol. " The Members of Parliament for the County of Gloucester." Lord EDWARD SOZIERSET returned thanks. " Lord Edward Somerset." The Duke of BEauroar gave, " Prosperity to the City of Bristol." " Lord GranvilleSomerset."—" The Rt. Hon. Lord Bathurst." " 31aster, iVarden, sod Commonalty of 31e:chant Venturers." " Lord Ansley." " Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells." " Lord John Somerset." Lord APIILLT, Sir J. C. 111 wwisLry, and several other gen tlemen, returned thanks when their health% were drunk, and the evening concluded by the usual form of handing round the grace cop. We understand that the Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Canning expressed themselves highly gratified by this entertainment. Ifis Lordship returned immediately after the dinner to Bath. The bells rang, guns were tired, and Hags were exhibited from the ships and various public buildings, and every possible respect was shown by the citizens to such distinguished guests. CArHoLic ASNOCIATION. [ From the Dublin Mor - 77 8.— reftegister of Tuesday.] We were not able to force the following speeches into our report of yesterday, lengthened and comprehensive as it. was. They relate to the intended prosecution of the Courier newspaper. Mr. f.reoNNEII.I.. said, that the mention of these proceedings had given rise to some uneasiness in the minds of the Association, and considerable Harm in those of their enemies. For his own part, he had been from the first persuaded of the wisdom and ex pediency of the measure, and subsequent circumstan ces co n fi r m e d him in his judgment. The Courier exclaimed loudly and vehe mently ngainst the wickedness of assailing the public press, parti cularly by a criminal prosecution. Ile (311 r. O'Connell) turned to former pages of that same print, and he found it warn" in its cubs giums upon the Constitutional Suciety—(hear. hear,) a society whose express object was the extinction of the liberty of the press. Did that Society, said Mr. O'Connell, sutler the truth to he given in defence of the libel as we have offered to do ? No. they acted upon the maxim of " the greater the truth the greater the libel." We have taken another course. We have said, it you can sustain the truth of your charges you shall• be acquitted as of course, and xou will leave us defeated and disgraced. But, if the charges are false, if they are a tissue of the most gross and malevolent slanders, who will say that we ought not to stand forwatd and refute them ? (Hear, hear.) It has been said that we want to put a stop to free discussion. That is not the fact; our wish is only to vindicate ourselves. The Courier has said that it made no assertion which it had not derived from authentic informaion. It has said that it is in possession of dates, names, and particulars. What, I will ask, would be the effect of these statements on the minds of the English people if their falsehood were not exposed ? Every man in England would say_" here are plain and circumstan did statements. Surely, if they were false they would be met, they would be contradicted." But what would be the use of merely contradicting them ? They are given to the people of Eng land on the authority of the Courier. It is necessary to do more than repel them by a mere verbal contradiction. Is it not, therefore, fair to meet them on reasonable and moderate terms ? We do not want to persecute them, we do not avail ourselves of the law of libel, but give our adversaries all the advantages that ought to be derived from truth. This I look upon to be just, and it is the principle upon which I have acted throughout my whole professional career. I have made it a point never to be concerned ter any client who would not allow me to state that his adversary should have the full benefit of the truth as his defence. I consider this to be not only the suggestion of reason and common sense, but the rule of law, and on the trial of Mr. Magee I took the opportunity of expressing this sentiment, although they are the usupported dicta of a 'mews sion of Judges, each taking the law on the authority of his prede cessor, and promulgating the doctrine that falsehood ought to be screened, and is deserving of the protection and encouragement of the law. Our only desire is to show to the people of England the falsehood of the charges brouht against us. Let the Proprietors of the Courier hut admit that they have been deceived—that they have been misinformed, and our proceedings are that instant at an end ; or let them give up the writer of the libels, and against hint alone shall our proceedings be directed. Mr. FINN observed, that he would much regret if the Association should be driven to the extremity of have' s; re. course to such an iniquitous law. Ile thought it impossible that the Courier should hesitate to avail itself of the indul gent offer of the Association, and to acknowledge its error; but should the Proprietors of that print refuse to accede to the terms proposed by the Association, what would be the conse. quence? The Courier would be put to the expense of coming to Ireland to defend itself from a prosecution. He did not mention this circumstance as it affected the Courier alone, but he depre cated die general tendency of such a principle. The Courier would not regard the expense of a prosecution. Supported as it was, any attempt to shake its fabric would be frivolous; but sup pose that a poor print, of independent principles, should start in London, and that an Orangeman should have it in his power to drag it to the extremity of Fermanagh or Tyrone, would not the effect he the extinction of that independent print? For these reasons, he would regret if the Association Rhould be driven to any step that would lead to the estaldishment of such a precedent. He MRS not present when the measure was first brought forward, or he would have expressed his sense of its inexpediency. He thought it an unwise proceeding, and the inure so because the friends of the Association, amoeg the English press, were unani mous and decided in their condemnation of it. Mr. Cis xCH rose and said, that he believed Mr. Finn was irre gular, as the motion had paired. (Cries of "No, no !") 3lr. Ft :ex insisted that he was in order in speaking to the mo tion for the insertion of the letter on the 'ninnies. I have a right (continued .11r. Finn), to state my opinion candidly ; and I urn satisfied that by doing so I shall gain the commendation of my respected friend who originated the measure. A servile acquiescence is not what he wishes for ; nnr does it become us, on any occasion important to the well-being of the Association and the country. We are all free, nay we are bound, to express our opinions as to its propriety. Ido then deprecate any proceeding against any por tion of the press, even though it should be an echo of the vile Orange faction. I was glad to see the lies in the Courier; and and why ? Because though the bigoted Pro's of Ireland he de liberately and shamelessly, reganikm of detection, that cannot be done in England with imponity. In England the press has a character at stake. and I ant convinced that the character of the Courier has suffered in consequence of the unfounded calumnies it hat adaniued into its columns (Hear, hear!) The people of Eng land have been deceived : but they will now have an opportunity of knowing and of appreciating the real sentiments and the real motives of the Catholics of Ireland. (Cheers.) Mr. O'CoEir ELL admitted that the law was a bad one, but was it to be suffered to lie on the statute book for the accommodation of the enemies of the Catholics, whenever they might choose to have recourse to it ? Ile wished to call it to the recollection of the Coorier. In the hope that it might, perhaps, prevail en some of its .tricilb in p. 2.0 t' procure its Tfr:::1 (A laugh.) •0r... • LAW INTELI.IGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Fatoix, Jar. 14. Yesterday the Collet was °eel:pied during the early part of the day, in hearing motions of no pub:ic intrttst whatsoever ; and until 2 o'clock heard bankrupt cams of co importance except to the parties. VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S COURT, FRIDAY, JAN. 14. IX RR EiTHEL CHARITY. This was • case in which Mary Chapman had founded a hos pital at Norwich, for the reception and cure of poor curable lunatics of that city, and giving to the overseers of the pour the seliction of the objects for such chanty, subject to the approval of the governot4 of the hospital, who were her trustees. The over seers of the poor had contended, that when patients were discovered to be incurable. the governors had not the power to turn them out, to Make room fur curable ones; and the matter outs before the Vice ('hancellor fur decision on this point, who was of opinion that the govemorsof the charity under the will, had such discretion, but referred it to the Mister to draw up • scheme as to themanage ment of the hospital. The Muter made hit report, to which the guardians of the poor ofNoririch objected, and now petitioned the l'ice.Chancellor that if might be retctred back to the Master to amend, and Mr. IlEatti was heard io favour of the crczptions. The Vlet-CHANCELLOR said, that he did not see how he could otherwise than confirm the Master's report. unlesii it could be proved that it wu contrary to the will of the tininder; which expressly directed that the trustees should have the sole power of placing and displacing lunatics. If any specific art of abuse could bt brought forward against the truster., then hiA intervention might be fairly called for; but lie certainly could not limit the discretion of the trustees; so long as they acted cdaferniably to the will. kir. HEALD wished to call the attention of his Honour, parti cularly to the 4th exception, which .egulateal the mode of noti fying • vacancy in the hospital : the 3laster had ordered that a no;ice of two days should be affixed on the hospital door, sod that then. if the guardians of the poor did not nominate, the governors might fill up the vacancy. The VicE•Cits,xcxxi.nit thiught the time too short, and con sidered that 14 days would be a primer time to give to theguardians of the poor; with this variation, he was of opinion that the 3laster's report might be confirmed, adding also to it, that no:ice of vacancy should be stuck up on the dour of the town-hall, as well as at the door of the hospital. COURT OF KING'S lIENCR, FCIDAY, JA:e.l4. Silliags at Guildhall, London, hepre Mr. Justice ABBOTT and a Special Jar!. LIBEL. DUNCAN, JUN. te inteen AND OTIIEIIII. This cause, which had been postponed from yesterday, was the first called on this morning. It had excited considerable Imes at, not only from the circumstance that the question involved in it was one of great importance, relating as it did to the right of publish ing the proceedings taken before • Magistrate at a public police office, but also from the fact of the plaintiff in this action having made himself conspicuous by commencing prosecutions against almost all the London Morning Papers, for publiraing a similar libel to the one now complained of. In the action against the Alarain , r Ilerald, it wiil be remembered that a question was raised by the defendant as to the right of publishing police reports, by his pleading specially to the effect that the police-office being en open and public Court, lie had a right to publish the proceedings. The plaintiff demurred to this plea, and upon this the point was argued before the four Judges of the Court of King's Bench at Werscmin. rter. The Court. after hearing the arguments, came to a decision that the defendant bad no right to publish any ex-parle proceedings taken before a Magistrate, and that therefore the publication in question was illegal. The defendant, it is said, has appealed against this decision, and that the appeal now stands to be heard is the House of Lords in the approaching Session of Parliament. The Special Jury having been called, and only four of them an swering to their names, a talcs was prayed. Mr. PATTisoN opened the pleading., and said, this was an ac tion for an alleged libel on the plaintiff; which wes inserted and published in the Morning .4,l:•••rtiser of the 10th and llith of July IBM, by the defendants, who were the printer, publisher, and proprietors of that paper. The defendant had not entered a justification on the record, but pleaded the general Mom. The ATTORWNY-OZNERAL stated, that the plaintiff, Andrew Duncan, jun., was a young man in the profession of the law, who, at the time of the publication complained of, was a Solicitor of the Court of Chancery, and practised in the Court of King's Bench in the name of his father, Andrew Duncan, who was a very respect able .Ittorner of that Court. The action was brought by the ' plaintiff, to vindicate his character front the aspersions cast upon it I by a libel of the grossest nature, and to recover damages for the injury such an attack on his reputation was calculated to do him. It would be idle for him, knowing who die persons were he was addressing, to stale to there how important a thing was character to a professional man. A person acting as an Attorney and Soli citor was one to whom the dearest interests of men were entrusted ; the greatest reliance was placed on his probity, and an unlimited confidence in his qualifications to counsel tend protect was reposed in him. If an attack, therefore, was made on the reputation and character of a professional man, it must be of the most serious con. sequence to him, and it behoved him to resist it by all the means which the laws of his country afforded him. The defendants were the printer, publisher, and proprietors of a newspaper of a very extensive circulation, and therefore calculated to work an injury be any libellous matter that it might issue forth, commensurate with that extent. lle should not say, for he had it not in his power to prove the fact, that any of the defendants were the anthers of this atrocious and groundless libel, but they had made it their act by having lent their columns fee it, insertion, and of thus being the means of disseminating the falsest calumnies against the character and future prospects of his client, which, if not met by the verdict of a Jury, would work him an irreparable injury. The public press of this country was unquestionably a must important engine, either for good or foe evil. If conducted well, and upon the principles of impartial justice and uncompro mising integrity, it wit capable of producing the geeatet good to ' society, but if prostituted to purposes of evil, to the violation ' of truth, and converted into a medium of attack upon the peace and reputations of good men, then it became the greatest scourge that society could have inflicted upon it. Unless, then, the pro prietors of the public pass were held responsible for what sp. peered in their columns, there would be no protection against the worst acts of a powe: which possessed so great an influence over the moral world ; and we should be all exposed to the liability of being made its victims, without the possibility of redress. The proprie tors, therefore, were justly held responsible for whatever appeared in their columns; Ned the wisdom of this decision of the law was obvious, for in the present case, the defendants could not but know that they were doing an act which might possibly have entailed an infamy on the name of the plaintiff, which, it' not possessing the means of redress given him by the law, and which was grounded on the responsibility of the defendants., for what they published, he never would have been able to remove. They must have been aware also that if a prejudice is excited ageinst a person by the pro mulgation of any preliminary proceedings in a judicial investiga tion, where the party had ro opportunity of rebutting the charge, that the conserpences to that person men be of the most serious and injurious nature. It had always been held, that wherever a publication is made of any thin"„ libellous, that comes out in the course of a preliminary inquiry berate a 31tegistrate, that a liability to an action Is incurred, because the publication may be prejudicial to the individual at the day of his trial, by unduly influencing the minds of those who may have to decide on his innocence or guilt. The Jury must have heard, over and over again, that charges were often brought before a Justice of the Peace. for purposes the most in. famous and wicked—that of extortirg money. or of venting personal malice against an enemy, and oftentimes too these charges have been founded on mistake, either of the person accused, or of the inten. bons with which the act was committed ; and yet notwithstanding all this, and notwithstanding too the impossibility of the party thus charged meeting the accusation with a full denial of the facts, or an explanation of them, in that preliminary and incipient state of the inquiry, the Jury must have seen that the minutest pani cuter' of these ex-parte proceedings have been blazoned fonh to the world through the medium of the public press, without, be re. pealed, the party libelled having as yet had it in his power to repel the charge by the examination of a single witness, or to obtain re. dress by confuting his calumniator before a Jury of his country. How powerfully must this operate to the prejudice of the person I who is thus made the object of the per:urer's malice and the libel ler's maliemitv. But let us look to the conduct of the plaintiff in this cause. What has it been ? Here is a charge made in a public journal, reflecting upon his moral character, imputing to Iran con duct of the vilest kind, and which, if true, would subject him to the severest penalties of the laws ; a charge calculated' to destroy all his future prospects in an honaurable profession, and to exclude him for ever from the society of all respectable men. But what does he do ? Instead of indicting the parties criminally, he says to them, " you have published upon me a gross libel, tending to effect my rain in life, every word of which I deny to be true, and I now call upon you to establish its truth-1 chal. lerge you to the proof." But do they venture to accept the chal lenge ? No; they have not thought proper to conie before &Jury to justify their calumnious assertions, or to afford the plaintiff ail opportunity of clearing his character, and setting it fairly before the world, cleansed of the stain which the breath of this malignant libeller hail cast upon it. This fair and manly course is not that which the defendants have thought proper to take; theirs has been that of conscious guilty persons, who having no means to prove what they have so boldly advanced, seek to screen themselves be denying that they ever made such assertions ; and they have accord. ly adopted that most weak and evasive defence, called the general issue, by which they pretend to deny the charge altogether. He would now proceed to read to them the libel. It purported to be a report of certain proceedings that took place at Bow-street I I police-office, on the 10th of July, 1813. It was headed " Bow. I street.—A Scene of Depravity !" That was not exactly the way in which a report of the proceedings taken before a Magistrate, in a Court of Justice, was usually given.—(The Attosney-Generel then read a portion of the alleged libel contained in the _Venting Adverliter of the 10th of July. 11e23. It alluded to a person re.! siding in one of the Inns of Court having been brought up to I Bow-street on a warrant, charged with an indecent assault. upon I two female children, the eldest not thirteen years of age ; and that he was directed to find sureties to appear at a future day.l—Mere' the writer dor, not mores, to be giving the evidence that was ad. ducted, as even the substance of it, but he makes a statement of his own ; be write* a narrative of facts, the truth of which he makes referrable to himself sad not to the witnesses who were examined. ela will be seen that the name of the plaintiff is r.ot once mentioned - . ,1-; . - ~,.. ~` ~ v in this ',mended report, and it may he said that there is no evi dence to show that it did relate to the plaintiff; but the defendanti,' unfortunately for themselves, had tarnished ample testliSony that it did relate to him, for to pin the question •beyond all doubt the. was a subsequent publication by the defendants relating to the sauna transaminn, in which the name of the plaintiff was mendoned, and referring to the former statement made on t'e 19th of The further portion of the libel is contained in the 11 ,, a:ng:kaldve r- Peet of the 16th, and the introduction of which rues id theme words—'• Andrew Donean, who was charged a week ego with at• tempting to violate the person of a girl of thirteen, named Ann Chandler," lien was sufficient to remove all doubt as to the pet. son to whom the former part of the libel referred. So that taking this publication iii connexion with the other, it constitutes a gnus libel. The plaintiff complains of it as a malignant attack on his character, and he comes here to vindicate himself from its false apd malicious asaenions—lllSCltilffin which. if defendants had ventured to have so pleaded as to hare admitted their being inquired into, would hare been proved to be false do every particulae. Now he would ask what was the plaintiff entitled to from the hands of a Jury for a libel of this description, circulated not oily all over London, but in many other parts of the kingdom, where possibly he was well known, and where these mildications would conse quently effect him a material Injury ? Whit, he wonld again ask, ought the plaintiff to recover against theite funprietors the publi cation of such an Infamous libel, who not only du not pretend that it is true, but who by their plea have admitted that it is false., Ile was sure that the :Airy would presently have to Wien to his Learned Friend, 3lr. Broughain, who, no doubt, in a most able *A 40. quest speech in favour of the defrndants, WOUti tell them that the libel was no libel, and that the defendants were not influenced by malice towards the plaintiff; hut whatever that speech: might b., sure he was, that it would nut influence then, front giving their ver dict for the plaintiff, nor pri!vent them from comperrating hit' with such damages as the nature of his me demanded. Ile should now call witnesses to prove the libel, and that the 'defendants were the persons liable to answer fur its pnblicatim. Philip Parry, Esq.—ls in the recciid-ofßce of the Rolls ; re duced the rolls of solicitors for the year 182 i. The mime of Andrew Duncan was entered in it, as having been admitted Solizitor of t'is Court of Chineery before Sir Thomas Plower, Mania of th - Rolls. Crows-examined by Mr. Boiv.—The roll . prixtstred is not ti original roll ; when a solicitor attends to be admitted he brings b.. parchment admission, and then signs the roll of which this a trans cript. Witness reads newspapers in keneral, but did Lot read the Morstsg Adeet tiger. Teautsle Cockell, rexistuir of attornees' eerlideat:s a: thedtamp-office. Ile has the tickets of the plaintiff having take. out his certificates as an atterney for the years 18:!? and 1824, The father, Andrew Duncan, seri., also took'odt his certificate to prat• tise in the (:runt of King's Bench in 1824. James Reid, clerk to I,lr. Duncan, sen. proved thalthe plaintif. practises as an attorney, and that the whificate now ihoWn him is signed in the hand-writing of the plaintiff. Cross-examined by Mr. BnourfnA —The father and son de not carry do nosiness together, nor are they much connected with each other. I believe 111 r. Duncan hat brought other actions as well as this. Do you not know, whether in on't of those actions, not yet tried the defendant had pleaded a iustitication ? Did you eve hear the plaintiff say so ? The Loan enter JusTict —Really, Mr. Brougham, that is a question that cannot he put. MS. BISOUGHASI.-..-Wltil Melt submission, my Lord, I think I may ask what the witness had heard the plsintift say. The Loan emits' J varier —Then the next question will he, whether that action is for the same commas the one that is now try ing, and surely Me cannot enter into ill that is in the declatatlon tn another action. The AT rOWNTY-GENERAI. said he sheuld certainly object to the question. Mr. llaot!Owswi said, he thought he had a right to uk— Hare you ever heard the plaintiff say, that in another anti-on, not yet brought to trial, and arising out of the sane proceedings at Bow-street, as this, that the defendant had pleaded a justification The witness said he had heard Mut say something about it. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—What! hive you heard ail that The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—Now that Mr. Attorney-General has adopted the question, you are certainly entitled to an answer, Mr. Brougham. The question was then repeated. and witness said he had hesid the plaintiff ray something about a jitStifieation hating been pleaded in some other action. Was that an action in which Duncan was plaintiff, and DCllrlllOll and another defendants P The A vronsEr•tiENERSL—I tea!ly do object to that question. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE--/ cannot stop it now, as you hare admitted it all by asking the question which you did. Have you not heard that Dennison and another were the defendants in that action ?—1 have not. .. Have you not heard from the plaintiff what was the newspaper against which this action *as broup,lit ?—Yes, it was the lit Trarcller. Do you not recollect ha•ing heard Mr. Duncan say that Mr. Helder watt tte attorney in that action might, but I do not recollect it. Du you not know from Mr. Duncan. that that action and this were brought about the smile time ?—I do not. I lave you not heard the plaintiff say that that action against the British Traveller stands for this Sittings. after the present. Do you not know from the plaintiff th.t that was a special jury as well as this P—No. Do you not know that 31r. Duncan was at Bow-street aboui the time in question ?—1 have no particular knowledge of it. Ido DO: live wilt hint, and therefore cannot know his movements. !lave you not heard the plaintiffsay that he had brought an ac tion against 51r. Thwaites?-1 might have heard bins any some thing about It, but I do not recollect. - „.. Have you not heard him say that he had brought an action against the Mortilor . .: Retail, without mentioning .11r. Thwstte's name ?—I have heard him say something about an action against the Morning Herald. have you not heard him say that that action was brought for the report of the procettlinga at liow-streeti when lie irtis brought up ? —I have not. fl'ineTha;Vleming from the Stamp-Office, proved trot the de : feadanta were the printer, publisher, and pmprietors of the Moraine A il;•er riser and that it consisted of 2,400 shares, and that the two I proprietors were publicans. The Morning Ad;:ertilter, of the 10th and 16th July, 1823, were put in, and from them the two paragraphs complained of were rend, they were as follows: " Hote-erneeT.—A Scene of Depravity.—A person residing in one of the Inn; was brought up un a warrant by Sharpe, u patrol, charged with an assault with intent to commit a rape upon Ann Chandler, a child of 13 years of age. The young complain ant, a remarkably handcome.looking little girl, is the daughter of a poor widow residing in 3liddlesex-street,Soniers-town. she hail lately left a situation, and was playing with other children in the fields at Somers -town, when another girl of her own age, named i Duncan, told her she knew of a place for her. Her cousin, she said (meaning the defendant), wanted a little girl to look atter his two children. They went to Anne Chandler's mother. and having got her leave, they proceeded together to the defendant's chambers. He was then engaged with a gentleman on business : his errand , boy was also there, and he told the girls to wait. NVhen the gen tleman had departed, the defendant told the bey he might go home, anti then fastening the door, he proceeded, in the presence of the girl, to indict violence upon Anne Chandler, who screamed, and offered all the resistance in her power, while her young companion looked on with apparent indifference, until at length she became alarmed, and ran to the door, but could not open it. The defend ant followed and brought her back, and treated her partly in the 'stainer he hail done the girl Chandler. She wade no resistance. Anne Chandler cried bitterly, and complained of him treatment, and he gave her a halfpenny. and said, " go along home, I have not hurt you." Ile then euttived them to depart, and at a few yards front the door they me: a sister of the girl Duncan, who is about 16 yeareof age, and related to her what had happened. epee said she would go and give it him, and went into his chamber*, leaving them outside. They heard the dour lock Su a few moments after she entered, and she remained there with hint for nearly 21) minutes. 'They all went home together, and the eircuanstatices being made known to the father et the Duncans, he sent for 31:s. Chandler, and a warrant was obtained. This was nut till some days after. The investigation of the scandalous transaction lasted several hours, during which the utmost pains wer e ta k en by .314. halls to si ft t he matter to the very bottom. The defendant denied the greater part of the charge, but admitted that he might hare been - a little im prudent :" and added, that he was •• elevated with wine at the tinie." Ile was ordeved to give bail, himself in 100/., and two sureties in 30/. each, tor his anpearanca next Tuea• day, when other evidence will be heard. His taffer and another became his sureties." " Dow-sirkevr.--Andrew Duncan. who was charged a week ago with suempting to violate the person of a girl of 13, named Anne Chandler. was again examined, but no further evidence was beard, and he was ordered to enter into recognisance, to the amount of 2001. for his appearance at the Sessions, and all the witr.esaeo were hound over to prosecute. Mr. Alley attended on the part of the defendant. We have been requested by the father of the little girl Ann Duncan, to state, that she slid make resistance e e'en the defendant took hold of her, and that she endeavoured to esesine at the instant he first laid hands upon Anne Chandler. He further begs us to add this fact—that his eldest daughter, who aftsawarsla went into the defendant's chamber, in consequence of what the other girls told her, had an infant with her at the time. Mr. Duncan, the father of the girls, we understand is a very respectable man." This was the plaintiff's case. Mr. Dllol:t3H•Jl.—Then, Illy Lord, I humbly submit that there is no case to go to the Jury. We have it in evidence, that there are two Andrew Dune:ins. but there is nothing to show to whom the libel appl.es. There is no evidence whatever to apply the innertdo to the son, and as the alleged libel speaks of .trairew Duncan, it must mean the father. The ATTORNEY-GENellAl..—The answer ro that it extremely easy, and very short—kw it runs out of the libel itself. The libel states that Andrew Duncan was discharged upon two sureties, one of whom was his &dm. Mr. nitOttollAY.—Reall y , my Learned Friend seems to be much better satisfied with the, answer than I confess I am, for h e concludes that Andrew Dundb, the father, had not a father, but for aught we known to the cortrary, it might have been !sir father, and nut the plaintiff's. who was surety. The ATTOILVEY-61:NittA I. — T could be answered. if I thought it were necessary to du so, by yang that Andre w ll u: .- can, the tither, has nu father, not ha d twat die tin: tine lase. w a s published. 1 0 The Lear CgtEr JrITICE.—That de:sends upon yearself. • e - 1 r,~ A