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,--~ r COMMODORE PORTER'S EXPLOIT AT PORTO RICO. [From the New loik National Cocate.l PIIIIADP LPHIA DEC. 4. Commodore Porter's explhit at Porto Rico will excite some sen. n ti o n. Stunmary justice was the true policy, under ruth provoca ,,,,, a , lie appears to have received. Spain has no mean* nor tits. position to redress wrongs committed by her officers in the %Vest ]r.ili.s. ST. THONAA, Nov. 16, 11121. We have this morning returned front on expedition of ao entirely different nature from thoso in which we are usually engaged, and which may yet ba productive of important remits', its It loaves that the Commodore has determined, (very properly in my opinion,) to resent primiptly the insults of the Spanish authorities, without Wait in for the t."7.1y osterposition of our diplomatists at home. Some- ' a l e since the warehouse 0 . %lemma. Cabot, Bally, and C.o. was sobbed of goads to a considerable amount. As strong suspicions ' „j a w o ut the property had been carried to some of the small , itorns of Porto It ...o, the schooner Beagle, Captain Platt, sailed immediately. with one of the clerks attached to the firm, fur the pur -1 pose of giving information to the Spanish authorities, 'which it was eingitinely anticipated would conduce to the speedy recovery of the nods. 'lrving arrived at Faxardo, Porto Rico, Captain Platt and ieateetant in i,d , ic were seized, and, notwithstanding they pmduced their coeri e;seiris and orders, were detained under guard from nine •A M. ill tive P.M. The only cruse assigned for this flagtant out rale Moor neutral rights was, that they were dubiota of the vessel being really an American ship °C. war, even insinuating that she was a pirate. Gn the 12th instant the Grampus sailed from St. Thomas, the Beagle being.off the harbour. She had scarcely got out when a large man of war was discovered standing towards her, which anon proved to be the John Adams, bearing the broad I • psedact of Commodore Porter, who ordered the schooner to anchor in company with him outside the harbour. We now give, from a private letter, those additional details, which we mentioned on Saturday, of Commodore Porter's resolute proceeding at I'orto Rico. EXTRACT Or • LETTER. DATED ST. THOMAS, NOV. 16. " The ant morning the squadron sailed, and early on the 1391 came to anchor under Snake Island (uninhabited). Here the boats were all hoisted out, and a draft of men, to the number of 200, made, for an expedition, which it now appeared was destined against Fax- Judo, .tn consequence of the representation made to Commodore Porter by Captain Platt, of his treatment by the authorities of that place. At two a.m. Commodore Porter and Captain Dallas, hat mg repaired on board the Grampus, Captain Sloate, she, in company with the Peagle, got (Indir weigh with the dealt of men, having the boats of the John Adams in toy, she remaining behind. At sutr-rise the vessels were off' the harbour, arid, at forty minutes past eight. the Grampus anchored within musket shot of a battery of two long eighteens, advantageously placed on the top of a rocky bluff: The ' beats being minced and their flags hoisted, the launch of the Orampus, commanded by Lieutenant Prentlergass, with 'thirty I men, including Lieutenant Barton. and thirteen mariners, pulled directly towards the fort. Having effected a landing, rather in the rear of the guns, they marched immediately to the fort, but the Spaniards did not await their arrival, havirsg fled ere our men could attain the summit of the hill—thus in pkasession of a battery, tibial properly managed, should hare sufficed to beat off a much lamer force; the guns, winch were found loaded and primed, with matches burning, were spiked with files, anti the tarnmers broken. During this tame the other boats, with Commodore Porter and Captain Dallas, were not idle, but made good their landing at 1 a beach about a quarter of smile to the right of the battery, where being joined by the latmeh of the Grampus, the men were formed on shore. A guanh of mariners having been detained to take charge of the boats, the remainder proceeded towards the town of Faxardo, which is situated two miles In the interior, sod contains shout 100 houses. At the distance of ores mile from the shore, two nine pounders had been mounted, where a piece of marshy ground rendered the piase in tome degree defensibie ; but as at the fort. our country. tart were not under the necessity of giving any sanguinary proof of their valour ' the Spaniards having deserted their post. 'the guns were spiked and the troops continued to advance some distance fur ther, when they were halted and a flag of truce despatched, to de mud a suitable apology for the insult offered to the American flag i 3 the mason of Captain Platt, for which one hour was allowed. The civil and military commandants accompanied the flag in its return, when they were informed by Commodore Porter, of the object which had caused the present rather unceremonious visit. and a suitable apology for the treatment which Captain Platt and his officers had met with, together with a promise, that in future the American flag shoold be treated with the utmost respect, was absolutely necessary, or he should instantly proceed to hostilities. These terms being fully acceded to, and Captain Platt having expressed himself satisfied with the concessions made, the men were marched back to the beach and re-embarked. Although no blood was shed, yet our countrymen have fully maintained their ~. character for good conduct, and from the ardour and enthu siasm manifested by every one to share the anticipated dangers '' of the expedition, there is little lemon to doubt, that had !hey met a worthy foe, new laurels would be added to those which already faunal& In perennial verdure, around the brows of the gallant officer who commanded the expedition and shared the fatigue of the much. The landing and re-embarkation of the troops, together will, a march of four miles, under a tropical sun, the thermometer standing above 8.5 degrees in the shade, was perPrrtnnl in the short period of two hours and fifty minutes, the Grampus being tinder weigh within that period from the time of her having anchored, inch her boats hoisted in and vowed. During the whole transac tion the greatest propriety of behaviour was obeerved, nit molests. tics beirg offered, either to the person or property of any indivi. ' dual. The Grampus and Beagle were employed under the tom- mold of Captain Sloate, to cover the disembarkation, the former being almost immediately under the guns of the battery, and 1c • ' imposing attitude, no doubt, contributed material!, to the prudent ' resolve of the Spanish authorities to be ?list, when it was dangatnit4 to be otherwise. At the town, they had collected from two to three hundred men, with a field piece. [From the Arc-a )'task Mercantile Adreenrer.l Extract of a letter from an American Officer on board, the United States ship John Adams, to his friend in Baltimore, dated Passage Island, Nov. 10, 1821 : " You wilt ' no doubt, hear a great noise about Commodore Porter taking a Spanish town in Porto Rico; the circumstances are bnenywhese:—The Governor imprisoned tae Commander of one of the small schooners under his command, and allowed him to be grossly insulted. As soon as he heard of it, Commodore Porter proceeded there with two schooners, and the boats and part of the crew of this ship; betook two of their batteries, spiked the guns, and marched with 200 men to the town (Imarda), about two mile, in the interior • he there found the Spaniards drawn up to give hint bat le; he halted his men within pistol-shot of their forces, ~n; a hag onitring the Governor and the Captain of the port, the two pnacipal offenders, to come to hint and make atonement, cr have their town burnt ; they chose the tint , and in the presence of all our o ffi cers, begged pardon of the officer insulted, expressed gnat penitence, and promised in future to respect all American officers who might hr•eaPer visit the place. " The Commodore then marched into the town merely to show them he had them in his lower, and then returned to the boats and left the place ; no disturbance took place, and not a man left the tanks from the time they landed until they embarked, having been more than three bouts from their vessels., Self-defence rendered it n to spike their guns , and this is all th e y can complain of; they mute mama been apprised of our intention of visiting them. The population of the place is about 2,000; the country very thickly satinet; before we left them a force of three times our number, with a field piece, had assembled, and in presence of, and within pistol shot of this force, our Commodore made them humble fflemsdres." The Falmouth Natio n al Intelligence s r (American Paper) contains some particulars of the mutiny of the crew of the ship Globe, late Captain Worth, which arrived at Edgar Town on the 14th ult. It seems the mutiny took place about the L'..ith of January last, when the Captain was killed in his birth with an axe, the mate was shot, and the second mate was wounded and thrown overboard ; six oe the crew are supposed to have been concerned in the said man). The mutineers kept possession of the ship until the I;tb February. They put int( the Mulgrave Islands, where they landed a . part of their provisions, and were about landing the rest, with the view of destroying the ship the next day. In the evening the greater part of the •rew, who had not joined with the muCneers, and who were below at the time when the officers were killed, were sent on board the ship to get supper, and to carry it on shore ; they seized the opportunity to retake tits ship, and she was steered for Valparaiso, where Lieut. Ring and six men of the United States ship Franklin wets put on board, and have brought the ship home. biscoreay OF • FOSSIL Bior.—(From the Rdinhurch Journ a l ,:( Science).—About 1112 middle of last October, toe workmen employed in the quarries of Montmatre, ilisessreted the fossil remains of a bat. This most interesting ' *recite:l was almost immediately presented to Baron (.'*ter, who very readily granted permission to examine this unique production. The portion of stone in which I the fossil remains are imbedded, had been subdivided diving the operation of quarrying, so as to leave the exact impression of the animal equally well marked on each sur face. The specimen altogether seemed to be exceedingly perfect, and to resemble in size, proportion of the pectoral i members, head, &c. the ordinary species of bats now ex isting. Nothing positive, however, can be said as to any exact reemblance between the antidiluvian bat and these of the I resent day, until the anatomy of the head and teeth 1 b: made out, by removing from them the incrustation of so'id atone, at present entirely concealing dm structure of these parts. The discovery of a fossil bat must be con lid,:red as a sort of era in the history of the organic re wains of a former world : hitherto, so far u we know, no at imal so highly organized has ever bees unequivocally slumn to exist ins fossil state. Between the hot and man, naturalists have interposed hut a single species, the qua drui nvinu. May we not hope that future research may at 12144.4 " . ''' tilt list of antediluvian remains, the so much sou:Lt tur A ntitrvp ht.% • ._ W .- '~./.~ ;-- - I s , . - • . . , . 7/. .../ Aof '',, -i • . FRIPALE FASHION?? FOR JANUARY 1E2.5. 1 From La Belle ..-Is:ernblit.l EVF7CING DRES. Over a pink satin s li p . of a delicate tint, S a dress of tulle, bestiti fully ornamented round the border, with two rows of detached bunebsosof strawberry leaves • in the middle of each is the blossom of that frui t , t h e wor k of the artificial flori•st : the leaves are of embossed pink satin. At the edge of the hem next the shoe, is a Fos of white blond, of a Vandyke pattern ; and abore that a very broad full foulest' of pink satin. The corsage is in the Anglo- Greek style, now preferred to the Gallo-Greek : it is made deli cately chaste round the bust, where it is finished by a full plaiting of blond, in place of a tucker. The sleeves are long and wide, made of tulle, aod discover a short sleeve beneath of pink satin. A sash, a la torque, is tied on the right side with a small bow, •hence depend long ends, with a very broad and rich fringe, which is some times of gold. The head-dress is an Asiatic turban of pink gauze, beautifollv folded, and confined across the forehead with a pink satin batidesti, fastened by a pearl buckle in front. A bird.of. paradise plume waves gracefully over t h e r i g h t side. The ear rings andinecklace are of tine large Oriental pearls. The bracelets ate wrought a l'antique, in emeralds and gold, and fastened by a valuable p.m' broods. monwtien VISITING Darts. A pelisse of sun.coloured taffety, elegantly trimmed down the bust, and on each side of the skirt in front, with a rich row of French puffing ; round the bonier are three rows of thi. puffing, set quite close together, so as to form a beautiful kind of bouillon. The sleeves are made to fit almost close to the arm. and the man. cherons represent a divided melon. The pelisse buttons all the way down the front with sma ll b uttons, of the same material as the dresa. A sash of ribbon, the ssinecolour, encircles the waist, with long ends in front : the pelisse is made without any collar but a broad muslin colererte falls over, trimmed with fine lace : this collar is also worked just above the lace in rich embroidery. A tine lace cornette, discovering very little of the hair, is worn under a rose-coloured bonnet °lvo. de Naples, with a bea utiful drooping plume of white feathers. A coral necklace. a gold chain, with small watch in a vermillion enamelled case, seals and other trinkets depending, and rose-coloured satin slippers; complete the costume. SIGNOR LIT - ERA:FS MUSICAL SOIREE. This distinguished Professor entertained a select number of friends at his house on Monday last, with a miscella neous concert among his own professional scholars. It was extremely well got up, and we derived no small grati fication to hear English voices sing Italian music with so great a degree of perfection. Among the vocal pieces we noticed a trio of (Imams' (" Le faccio un inchino"), which was sung in excellent style by Mrs. Rickerstall'and the Misses Wimpory and Bullock: it was deservedly en cored. Signer Liverati, who presided at the piano-forte, joined occasionally with his pupils, and several of his sweet compositions were executed with a surprising preci sion. Ilia cavatina, " 0 quanto e. mai difficile," was sung by a Miss Taylor with the greatest effect, and had the honour of an encore. This young lady has a most pro mising talent. The latter part of the concert was filled by the first act of Don Giovanni, which was well sung by the above-named persons, and Messrs. Hodges and Roe. Among the instrumental performers, Mr. Giubilei ably played the overture of Tancredi on the piano ; and the Misses Maria and Emilia Tomkinson displayed much brilliancy of execution on the same instrument. We con fess the performance was altogether an unexpected treat, and does much credit both to the pupils and the master. One of M. Liverati's scholars, a Miss Fanny Ayton, is now acting with success at the Theatre at Venice. WINDSOR, DAC. 30.—Yesterday and this day his Ma jesty took an airing in his pony nliteton, with his usual at tendants, in the Great Park. His Majesty's visitors have all left the Royal Lodge. His Majesty's stag-hounds meet on Monday next, at Thorpe Green ; and on Friday, at Stoke Green—each day at half-past ten o'clock. Burghley, the seat of the Marquis and M. r ;him s ; of Exeter, has for these three days been the scene of most splendid hospitality. Amongst the distinguished vi s itors are, his Royat Highness the Duke of York, their Graces the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, the Marquis and I I Marchioness of Salishur Lord and lady F. Bentinck, Lady Caroline and Mr. Pawlett, the Earls of Londsdale and Westmorland, Lady G. F. Fine, Lord Graham, Gen. Grosvenor, Mr. Duneombe, Mr. Bradshaw, Mr. Irby, Mr. He Rollie, and Captain Percy, M.P. It is expected, we understand, that the distinguished party will break up this day from Burghley, and thatllis Royal Highness the Duke of York will proceed to Belvoir.—Srantfirtl Mercury. CHRISTMAS Ferrivrriss.—The annual festivities of Stoke Edith Park, the noble seat of Edward Foley, Esq. have this year been kept up with their accustomed splendid hospitality. The elegant private theatre bas been newly decorated and Unproved, and the talents of the amateurs have been eminently successful, and afforded high grati fication to the lovers of the drama. The favourite comedy of Wild Outs was admirably performed. Mr. E. Foley played Rarer with great vivacity and discrimination ; Sir Henry Lambert, in Tim, blended rich humour with genuine feeling ; and Mr. Lechinere was quite at home in John' Dory. We must particularly mention Mr. Hamilton's highly-finished and humorous performance of the arduous part of Beau Shalterly, in Married and Single ; and the lively pieces of .Matrimony, Charles the Second, and . 7 would Pu=le a Conjuror • Van Dander, by the Hon. A. Thelusson, went off' with infinite eclat. The audience on each night consisted of between three and four hundred persons, including .the nobility and gentry of the county, besides a large assemblage of fasltionables in the house, and Mr. Foley 's tenantry. The Countess of Warwick's annual benefaction of coals, clothing. &c. has been distributed this Christmas, as usual, amongst the poor of the parishes of Burton and North and South Carlton. We understand, from good authority, that Earl Grosvenor has purchased the Motcombe Estate, in this county, for .51,000/.—Derset County Cheoniefe. Mr. T. It. Kemp, M.P. we understand, has declared himself a candidate for Lewes, in case of a dissolution of Parliament. On Monday there was a meeting at the Crown Inn, of the voters, called the Bundle of Sticks, or Rout Beef Club, which was most numerously attended, and Mr. Kemp'. health was given with the greatest eclat.—Beig,A fel Paper. iVe do not hear of any contest that is likely to arise for the representation cf the county of Kent, at the ensuing general election ; nor any change, unless the rumour of Sir Edward Knatclibull's being called up to the Upper House by the title of Baron Mersham should be correct ' • in which case it is said Lord Brecknock (the son of Earl Camden), would go in upon the 'l'ory interest without opposition. The representation of the county has for many years been divided between the two groat factions of Whig and Tory ; and the Blues are so well satisfied with the conduct of their representative, Mr. W. P. Ilonywood, that no new candi date would stand much chance against that gentleman. Indeed, we do not believe the Tory gentlemen of the county will attempt to unseat Mr. Honywund, particularly after the lesson they received at the last election. We recollect that at that period the gentlemen literally hawked the scat about, but, unfortunately for them, without consulting the great body of the freeholders, as the day of nomination proveth---Kent Herald. On Thursday morning, soon after eight n'eltrek, a meet ing took place in a field nearly opposite the Cavalry Bar racks, at Windsor, between - Captain D—, of the Gre nadier Guards, stationed in that town, and the llonSllr.. M—, of the 7th llussars, each attended by their respec tive friends. After an exchange of shots, the parties were interrupted, when they speedily repaired a short distance to adjust the point of honour. An exchange of shots again took place, without :Iv injury, when a reconciliation was effected. Tuesday the eleventh anniversary of the Biiininehatn Pitt Club was celebrated at the Royal Hotel; Theodore nice, Esq. in the chair. 0.1 Wednesday last a number of respoctable Jcws met at the George Inn, Dale-street, and celebrated the 13th anniversary dinner of the Hebrew Philanthropic Society, founded by Moses Samuel; Esq., for the purpose of reliev ing the poor Jews, resident in Liverpool, during the win ter months. Mr. Joseph Hess, Presitkmt, was i n t h e . Chair. The following toasts were given :—" The King," " The Duke of fork and the Army," " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy, " the Mayor and Corporation," " The Town and Trait.: of Liverpool, &e. After several speeches on behalf of the charity, the company departed, highly pleased with the urbanity of the Chairman, and gratified with the evening's entertainment. On Friday last George Hodgkinson , Esq. was chosen Alderman for the borough of Newark, in the room of S. Sketchley, Esq. resigned. A -... THE BRITISH PRESS. EQUITABLE ASSURANCE. A Special Getieral Court of this. Society was held on Thursday. The minutes of the last Court, which - referred it to the Directors to report ns to the propriety of revising the dec d of settlement, Sic. were confirmed. Mr. &Muslin (the City Comptroller), then moved that the Court of Proprietors recommend to the Directors, not to receive any further insurances for the whole term of life, until after they had delivered their opinion upon the motion of the 16th December, which wasps " That it he refevr el to the Court of Directors to consider and report—whether it would be advisable to cease effecting Assurances upon the footing of the existing Deed of Settlement, Regulations, Bye Laws, and Premiums :—and shether it would be advisable to form a new Deed and now Regulations, to be signed and observed by new Members, haring due regard to the interest of the present Members :--and whether any and what measures would be advi sable to be adopted, in order to benefit the present )lembers, either by a declaration of additional profit, or by reduction of their pre miums, or by more' frequent rests and additions, or otherwise; having regard to the price of the Public Funds, in which the inm nies of the Society are tat este& when the atltit lona ere made and when payable ?—and that the Directors do state in their Report the grounds upon which the men, shall be founded, together with any other circumstances which might be deemed expedient by the Di rectors to be made known to the Membe-s." Mr. Huainan, Mr. Sweet, the Solicitor, and Dr. Stmt. dart, spoke at some length .in favour of the recommenda tion to tl:e Court of Directors ; and Mr. 'Poynder, of Bride well Hospital, and two or three otivr gentlemen, made a feeble opposition to it, ot; the ground of. irregularity, suffi cient notice net having been given of the motion. The objection, was, however, overruled, and Mr. 13uslinan's motion was ultimately carried by a great majority, five bands only being held up against it. The Recorder was in the Chair, and there was a most numerous and highly respectable meeting of Proprietors. DOVER, Dze.3o. The Spitfire arrived here from Calais this morning with several passengers, among whom was a gentleman who left Madrid on the Istb instant, where he has been for some time oil business connected with the much-talked of new loan to Ferdinand. Ile states that on the 13th the question was again discussed in Council, and Ferdinand, in the most decided manlier, declared that be never would recog nize the loans of the Cortes, even partially. Such a step, he said, had been made the basis of all the offers which he had received (seventeen in number) for new loans by l eminent French and English houses, but he would be found firm in his determination. This gentleman informs me that the new ecclesiastical police, which is virtually an inquisition, is to commence its functions in February. The Members are sworn to secrecy, and to pursue inces santly all heresies, of whatever denomination. It must be mentioned, to the shame of Spain, that Ferdinand received in November no less than forty addresses from large towns, praying him to re-establish the inquisition. By the Spitfire, despatches have been received from Paris by a respect able agency-house here, which state that a messenger has sailed from Havre to Rio Janeiro, with the answer of the French Government to the representa tions of the French merchants at that place, in which they complain that theit trade has been seriously injured by the treaty between Portugal and England, which grants ex elusive privileges to the British merchants at Rio, hut which treaty ends, they say, in February 182.5. They entreat the ling to open a treaty of commerce with Brazil, and it is not doubted that the answer from llavre is favour able to their wishes. These accounts add, that the final arrangement of all the differences between Portugal and Brazil may he hourly expected. 1 The Arrow steam-packet experienced an accident last Saturday. She left Dover at twelve o'clock, and arrived off Calais at four ; a heavy wave struck her against the pier, and for three hours she ICU in imminent danger. Fortu- ' nately, however, the engine was put to work with all its power, and she succeeded in running into Ramsgate at twelve o'clock at night ; had she been a sailing boat she must have gone to pieces: the engine alone kept her off' the shore. The weather is still very boisterous here. CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR. Fladones Hotel, Dee. 31, 1824. Stu—You will much oblige me by giving the enclosed correspondence an early insertion in your Paper. I am, Sir. &c. HORATIO CLAGETT. I. London, Fladong's Hotel, Dec. 28, 1824. Eta—Tbe Moraiog Ifrrald of Sa.urday contains two letters from you to .l is Foote, mentioaing my name and conduct in terms which I do not purpose here to discuss, but to each you will see it is impossible for me to submit without a ►atisfactory explanation. For that purpose Mr. Spooner has accompanied me trum Lon don, in whom I have placed my honour no this occasion. 1 am, Sir, your very obedient servant, HORATIO CLAGETT. Colonel Berkeley, &e. &e. Bakeley Castle. Berkeley Castle, Dec. 29, 182 i Sta.—l cannot have the least hesitation in assuring you, that in the mention of your name in a correspondence lately published, unauthorised by me, that it was not my intention to make any in. sinuation prejudicial to your character: and that as I never had the pleasure of your acquaintance, I beg you to believe, that in the ex. ercise of my authority over my children, I to:ally disclaim any wish of giving personal offence to you. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient humble servant. W. FITZHARDINGE BERKELEY. To H. Clagett, Esq. Mrs. Foote and her daughter arc at present at Brighton. Tits latsit GOTEIINMENT.—On Thursday last we in serted a letter from London, stating that the Cabinet had expressed itself highly pleased with the mode in which Irish affairs have been administered, and particularly with the tranquillity which now prevails throughout every part of the country. We have since reason to know that our London Correspondent was quite correct. Letters, we understand, have been received at the Castle, from Lord Liverpool and Mr. Peel, couched in very strong and warm terms, to this effect. Yet we read in a contemporary print, that the latter are " an infatuated and ignorant cabal;" that they " have degraded the British Empire, and nearly lost Ireland." These words are given in a letter which purports to bear the notorious signature of Harcourt Lees.—Dublin Frenintf Past. BM 511 CAPITAL. We have constantly maintained that there can be no prospect of permanent prosperity to this country without the introduction of British capital. It is therefore with pleasure we have to record, that the portion of the immense wealth of Britain, which really appeared to be maling a voyage of discovery round the world for profitable investment, has been directed to this country. The success of the Irish Provincial Bank is quite an era, and, let us hope, an auspicious era for this country. When we consider the great mercantile names at the lead of this Company, and the spirit with which it will be brought into operation, we are justified in predict ing the most beneficial results; and we cannot doubt that thin Bank will receive tfie most decided encouragement from individuals, as well as from public bodies. What we want is an abundant circulating medium to bring the great and acknowledged caMbilitics of our country into imme diate action. It is, therefore, our duty, as it will assuredly be found our interest, to support a plan of this nature. It will serve, be it remembered, to give the peep:: of England, as it were, a pecuniary interest in the prosperity of Ireland. It depends upon us to avail ourselves of the favourable dis position which now exists in England with regard to this country.—Dublin Pale r. A Mechanics' Institution has been established at Dublin. New BANIB.-I%e are authorised to state, that a treaty has been commenced fur uniting all the New Edinburgh Banking Companies; and that as the ahareholders are ma nifestly interested in effecting this junction upon fair and liberal terms, there is little doubt of tLe measure being ac complisheet—Caleibminn Meerut'. understand it is in contemplation to adopt a new mode for conveying the diffbrent prisoners conunittecl at Blow-street to the various prisons. The mode proposed is by a new carriage drawn by one horse, somewhat similar to those which run from Hammersmith, &c. In adopting this mode the revolting spectacle 'of a number of persons handcuffed and chained together, and marched through the streets, whose crimes are of very different desetiptices, will be avoided. -4 1 - , - • - ~ .1' • • WINTER 110.111! -7RCUIT. SURREY ASSIZES. , • KINGSTON. DECESINVG ;rm. Dewhirsf was Indicted for the wilful murder of Caw'ine Dewhilio. his infant daughter; by striking her head against a wall, in the parish of St. "Day, Newi.:gton, on the 18th November, Mr. Raonrincs, wi:h whom was Mr. Tttessroen, stated the ease for the prosecution. It was conducted at the its ante of the parish officers, and the Learned Counsel, after giving a sum- mary of the facts of the cese. rant el the following witnesses:— hlrs. Adams deemed, that toe prisoner, in November laa, lived in Bronti-place, Esst-lc re, 'X al worth. Witness lived in the tame place. Knew the deceased; Caroline Dewhirst. She was, at the time of her decease, '22 months old. In the evening of' the 1 of November witness wee fetched by 31rs. Dewhirst to the prisoner's house. When the prisoner saw his wife he said, st If rou don't - go out I will serve you the same," and attempted to strike her, anti also threatened to strike witness. Whilst at the door wimess taw the prisonergo backward* into the: parlour end fetch the deceased, and go up stairs with it. It being dark, she could not see whether the child was bruised or not. Tlic emit ass not crying. Witness walked up and down Brood. place. After snaking some inquiries she went home about eight crcbsek• In the course of the same evening the prisoner's wife tutor to her, shout dusk time. About twelve o'clock vise came, as; , t with her daughter Elizabeth. Between twelve and nee she came a third time, and then witness went with her to Mr. Swift, the surgeon, of Esd-lane. Mr. Swift then accompanied witness and Mrs: Itewhirst to the prisoner's house, the door of which was open. They went into the back room on the first floor. and witness °lowered the. deceased lying In a corner in a perfectly :liked State. When witness saw her before she had her short clothes and a night-cap On. At this time she was alive, but was bruised from head to foot. When she got better of the annek which she had experienced, she got some warm water for the child. She observed spl when of blood on the floor, and • ert the wall near the fire-place— There were two watchmen in „the room. The prisoner was then near the child, with his cost oft'itia indi crossed, looking at the child. The prisoner said the child had fallen down stairs ; when he Came in, he picked it up, and when he saw it in that state, he did the best he could for it. • Witness remained with the child until near five o'clock in the mornirg, when she was herself so ill that she was obliged to go borne. The child died at eleven in the morning. Cross-exammed—Witness 'aid before the Coroner, that when she saw the prisoner first, be was without his hat and coat, and that he looked as if he were crazy, or Wine such words. She also said, that when 31rs. Dewhirst entered the house, the prisoner attempted to strike a blow at her breast. She also veld thet when Mrs. D. asked fur a bonnet, he said No," but that she might come in. Witness then got the bonnet and shawl of another person to dis guise herself, in order to watch him, by Mrs. ll.'s orders. The prisoner appeared in a disturbed state: was in a rassion. She said before the Coroner that the prisoner looked r if something parti cular was the matter with him. She followed the prisoner as far as the top of Bronti-place. %Vitneris had one of the prisoner's chil dren to nurse. Susannah Adams, daughter of the last witness, said she went to Cie prisoner's house about eetht o'clock in the evening of the 18th. Had seen the deceased well in health the day hefore. Ste saw her at sight o'clock on the evening of the Ilfth, lying on the Roos in the back room, with. a pillow under her head,. and a bit of carpet over her. Witness observed site was awake, lying on het left side.. W'hen the prisouer came at twel 4 e o'clock, he said he would not come in till his house was dear. 31rs. D. was then in the back parlour. NVitness stayed the mirintes. The prisoner went away for five minutes, returned, and again asked his wife if his how.: was clear. Mr. Samuel Poynton, a Lieutenant in the Navy, said he was at the Mason's Arms, East-lane, Walworth, in the erentme, and be tween six and seven the pnsoner came in, anti called for a pint of porter, and remained about half an hour. The prisoner entered it* conversation for live minutes or so. Did not Observe any thing pe. culler in his manner. Pit conversation appeared ritional ;it was concerning Mr. l'auntlerov. John:it . ..Laren, a watchman of Brontl-place, said he went to the prisoner's house, about half-past eleven, on the night in question, et the request of Mrs. Dewhirat, who fancied somebody was in the house. lie stopped near the house. Observed prisoner coming oat of the house and bade him good night, Lut he gave no answer. l'he prisoner shortly afterwards returned, and went, into his house. 11 , itneas retained to his best, and presently Mrs. D. came for him; and he went with her to Mrs. Mame. It was then twelve o'clock. At half-past one, Mrs. LI, and himself went to prisoner's house. Mrs. D. rang the bell two or'thrce times. Heard the children call out " father.' They threw up the window, and he thought they were throwing themselves out of the window from fete. They appeared frightened. Could not tell whether the priioner was in the house then. The chidden opened the garden-gate. Witness then went into the house; they heard the faint moaning of a child. He then obtained a light from Mrs. Adams's. 3lts. Dewhirst and the children went with him to Airs. Adams's. Was absent half an hour in getting the light, and then returned wi th Tring, a watchman, and Mrs. D. to the prisoner's house, It was then a little after two o'clock. Witness went up stairs. Saw the prisonet lying on the floor in the back room, apparently asleep. Witness came down, and sent .Mrs. D. up, whilst he remained with Tring, at the bottom of the stairs. He heard Mrs. D. say to the prisoner, '• Oh! Dewhirst, you have murdered the child ! As soon es she said that, she came down, and went away. Witness and Trine then went up stairs. The prisoner sang out, " Who conies here 1"? Witness answered, " the watch." Ile went into tie room and said to the prisoner lie would take him into custody. Ile wondered at witness's behaviour to hiuh. Witness said, if it as% his nein brother he would do his duty. Presently Tring pointed cut a child to witness op the Scot. Tine prisoner said the child had tumbled down stairs; there was nothing the matter with it: he had done what he could for it ; he was watching it. Iritness said, " you hive done for it." The child appearsd black and blue, and the blood ran front its mouth and nose, 'tying on its bark naked. A bit of rag lay by the child. The prisoner picked it up, wiped the child's face, and said, " there is nothing the matter with that child." 'Witness said, " You, the hither of children, toss. there is nothing the matter with that child ! Look at its head, and the blood running from its mouth and note." 'Witness then went for Mrs. D. but could not find her. In a little time afterwards Mr. Swift, the surgeon, and Mr. and Mrs. Adams, came. King had remained in the room. The surgeon gave the prisoner in charge, as he appeared to be afraid of him. When Mr. Swift came in, the prisoner asked him what he came there foe t and us , -t1 very warm language towards him. Upon which Mr. liwift gave the prisoner in charge. The prisoner scented unwilling to leave the room, and said to witness that he had that which would soon put hint aside. The prisoner was taken into custody, and some time afterwards was delivered into the custody of Snow, the night constable. Crosa-examined.—When the prisoner said there was nothing the matter with the child, it wits evident that there was a torrent of blood running from the child. Thomas king, the other wa chman, corroborated the last wit ness's statement. The prisoner said in the room, that the child had fallen down stairs. II itness asked him how long? and he said, " a week ago." Ile said he should not leave the toom ; but wit. nese told him, if lie did not ge, they would handle hint roughly. The prisoner, before leaving the room, said, " there's nothing the matter with the child ; no hither could have done better for it. Bald Os. a week foe thirteen inonths for it. When Mr. Swift came in, the prisoner remonstrated with him. After the prisoner was lucked up, Mr. Swift and witness examined the room, and observed spots of blood on each aide the fire-place. on the floor, and on the drawers. Found the things on which the child lay, and a strap. The strap was lying on the floor. Mr. Swift, surgeon, deposed, that when he entered the room he found the prisoner in the middle of the room, bet ween the watch men, with no hat or shoes on. Ile was using violent lan g uage to die watchmen. Wham asked him what was the matter ? Ile said nothing was the matter, and asked witness what business he had there ? Witness said be had conic to see a child. He said there was nothing the matter with the child ; it had only fallen down stairs a few days beck, and requested witness to go away about his business. ll nuns told him that if he used such language he would leave the house. Witness then found the child in the cornerof the room, covered with a rug. Saw marks of violence on the face. Wit ness told the prilsoner he must insist upon examining the child. He said he would be d---d if I should. 'Witness then gave the prisoner in charge. He said to prisoner, " Your child is nearly dead." He spoke then in n calm manner, and seemed rather agitated. He said, " I hope rot ; it can ' t Ue t!ead. It has only fallen clown stairs a few days back ; I have always done my duty by it." The prisoner was then removed. Witness examined the child's body. There acre marks of violence on the legs, thighs, aeons, and on the trunk. particularly near the spine. There werebruises on the head and face. Ordered warm water to put the child in a bath. When he went clown stairs, he found the prisoner, and asked him fur a candle, to enable him to light a fire. The prisoner said to winless, that he might look for a candle himself. Witness said he might speak a little more civilly. He then arid that he was not accustomed ',housekeeping, but that lie might ask the person who was theft outside of door, whom witness conjectured was his wile. itness went out to Mrs. Dewhiest, but she would not come in. Witness asked primmer how the bruises cild's happened on the head and body ? lie said that they was produced by a fall a few days back. an, that he had always done his duty. He afterwards appeared in &stupor, and said Ira had done something Mat would 1 : hang him. lie was then sitting in the kitchen, with his head rest. dug on his hand. He appeared in a calm, sullen state. When up stairs, he appeared in a violerrt passion. On examining the room up stairs, he found patches of blood on the wainscotting and the wall. Neat mneninF heobserred puns hair on the wall, attached to a patch of blood. The injuries on the body could not hare been caused by falling down stairs. Mr. Thorpe, another surgeon, assisted in attending the child. The ehi'd died at half-past eleven o'clock. On opening the head afterwards, he found extrayaaation of blood on the brain, and *U ncut had no doubt that death was oeejsioned by extolls' violence, and might have been done by knocking the head upon the wail or fluor. Cross-examined—lt was evident that the injuries were recent. Conk! form no judgment of the state of the prisoner's mind, not having been previously acquainted with hint. When he first saw him he pits in a paroxysm of passive'. 3lr. Thorpe, the sergson, corrobi rated Mr. Swift as to the cause of the child's death. Sarah Adams nursed the deceased for 15 or 16 months. had ex cision to call with the child at the prisoner's house during that time. Saw the prisoner seldom,. but when she did see him he was always genteel anti well-behaved. iVitness lived at a distance of about tee minutes' walk. The prisoner called once to see the child. Ile was generally engaged in his business, at•.d could not see the ~~ _ . - - C A -...1,..1 .-.r.---•-~•+~ ". • child often. The p r i s on er k e p t acarpet and blanket sliopin Elm - friars'-roari, where he we . constant l y atten d ing . Snow, the °Meer. proved, that between three: and four o'cloctk i 1 the morning of the lath of November; in the prisoner's prestinc . the wa:ahman told witness that the prisoner had murdered hie chile. Witness asked hint how he had done it. lie made no enawer . Witness told him •he must takeltitu up. Wnnera matched him. and found a penknife in hi. pocket. The prisoner said. " Why you don't think •I alb gating to make away with myself." Wit ness replied, that he did not know what a man would not do, if he had done what they had charged hint with. Before he went to the cage, lie desired witdr`a to send for Mr. Sibree, who lives in Black.. friars.`-mad, for by his derision he would abide, because he nttendea the family. When hilirst saw the prisoner lie hail sonic white froth at the corner of his mouth, as if he had been drinking, or in a violent passion or fosining,at the mouth. ll'h en h e too k a but ton out of his ppocket,tet, he said to witness, " You don't think I am going to awallow'the button ?" Mr. Walters, the keeper of the,genl, proved that the prisoner h a d been in his custody is week. ; generally saw hint twice • day. Has observe .that the primmer disliked conversing witio any body his opinion a s.that the prosper is perfectly sane. Cross-exam itted.—Hts condnit has not at all varied. le of opinion that the !when er is now of sant Mina. This wan the case for the crown. 'tire prisoner said he would leave his case to the conli:ct of hlt Counsel. Dr. E. ins, a phyleien. proved !hot on the 14'h of Mardi Fe •vistted th e utianner profes.ionally, and'again sewhiet on the thir -or fourth day neat wards. Ilia disorder was such the , he drupe -. it "auk' t e rminatejri insanity. There. as mat enough to instil r him in me ing he hail fever. lento a derangement of the !semen,. system, lint attended by fere,: lie conk! nol say th'at his balms wait then positively deranged; but he anticipated that indertitri would be the termination if the disease. i When the animus ays. teat la much deranged, it :a very litcrly tc produce insanity. • Cross-examined—lt is v ery pomade that au insane person miges neat. when• ander the control of A prishn, alum any symptoms o. niaducm.. The consciousness of coutrot will ptoduec a state of ap... parent ralinneas. . • • .. Mr. Sane!, a surgeon. o: Blackfriarernael, was ire the habit of attending the prinmeg for the lam taro nears. For the last ten months. witness's impression was, that the prisoner wee always in a state of partial lunacy. Ills sonduct has been nonaturrl. SM.. , , • times he was in It state or fatuity ; at others, ht a State if gregees! , v... dr agitation. Sometimes he would ring the witness up at et I,m.s or the morning, in a state of great agitation.: 011 one ',erasion he was obliged to r 'ohne him on &safe fee three hours, and rend ainaleorne in a coach. Tlik was at the latter end of last August. Saw him tlats week psecediueg this irawanceirm ; lit eras then ll' • state of areas Anita:Mu, in consequence of misfintunes in trade. He spoke of Mt miafortimes repeatedly. In his judipient, he.ie of ut sound mina. and at interval incapable of controiliag his actions. He w i n a man of a highly culnyated inind..and no doubt his distresses produced derangement. He could not bear fluctuations. He possessed great sensibility, and felt acutely. Mr. Bobert :tinniest, assistant to last witness, nt the period spoken of by that gentleman, said i.e always considered the psi. loner to be insane. Saw him a week before this transaction, and was decidedly of opinion thacdon was then insane. Dr. Price, of East Smithfield, attended Mrs. D. when she we% confined with the deceased. For two ono ohs he was M the hou.e every day. and -saw the pri so ne r coastantly. During that time another child of the prisoner's was ill ofan inflamatinn nu the lungs and the prisoner, in waiting...on thie child, never Oak off his clothes fur eight dans: %Fitness never saw a more affertion.... father in his life- lie had four other children: wham be treated with thegmatto tenderness, lie was a highly sensible man. Dr. forivtli atte - led the prisoner in October last profes sionally, and pronounced him to be insane Ole first moment be: saw him. ' Mc. Giro. a surgeon, of the trnmmercial.road, had attended die prisoner for two years, anti during that time considered tons Maine. . . Mr. John Thompson, a trunksneker, of Long-ace. depose.:. that since treptember last the prisoner heal been decidedly insane. Ills.misfortunes in trade had affected his mind. Mr. Draee, a publican, of the Waterloo-road, gave evidence to the same effect. 4ll r. Crompton proved that he v as the prisoner them oe four Ones a week, dimmer else last three months. His language went very incoherent repeatoegy, and on one occasion he said he must be off, as he said he was going Melina with the King. Mrs. Carpenter had lived as servant with the prisoner, and lef: about three weeks before this transaction. Once she amain him ;n the act of attempting to cut lila throat with his noon 'Wit: tiers used to abut the shutters in day.li-'•• - --- ._ • .. Mr. Justice Bnattond.:4 ehliaggitlieJtrry, that a delver case of insanity had never been mode out; if they were of that opinion. they would say so by !their verdi c t. The Jury immediately acquitted the prisoner, on the ground th: t he was insane at the time of the transaction in queation. The prisoner throughout the trial was in &must desponding state. and was accommodated with a chair. George fire/zany was indicted for feloniously killin g an d s l ay i n g John Gregory. hiS father, by stabbing him with aknile, on the 2d :flay, at St. Mei?, Newington. Th e C oroner ' s J ury h a d returned ••Accidental Drath." Mr. 11'n n 53113 Ca and Mr. MANI:3Ln COOdaCtal the prosecut;J-. at the itiSanre of the perish. Mr. lin opening conducted the defence. 'I lie following witnesses were called : John Gregory, brother of the prisoner, turned fifteen years. d__ posed, that his father resided at No. 5, Great Dover4treet. On the 2d May last lila father was at home in the itfcenlng. They breakfasted ibont nine o'clock. The prisoner . did not breakfast with them. At that time the prisoner was from hafbe. The bread had been put away in a cupboard in the mate room. The !C.& things remained on the table. The prisoner relate home just as they had done breakfast, and began eit'ing his. The deceased had just been clesnibg shoes, and was standing nenethe window. Wit ness's brother William asked his tither fot a bit more bread wet butter. The deceased said, " I'll be el-. 4 if you shall ;if y.,,,, don't know when you have had enongli, I must know for you. - The prisoner then said to William, " lanyint mine a bit ?" to which he said " Yes." The primmer then took t knife off tte table, and went to the cupboard. The deceased used generally to cut with the knife. The knife had been sharpened that morning br the deceased, on the step of the back door. It was a common cue knife. The deceased lead jiht gone Into the shop, and was re turning into the room when the prisoner was getting near the cup board. 7'he prisoner was reach's', the loaf to crt smne bread, when deceased came in. apparently in a great natation. He ran towards the emboard, put his hand agaidit the door to keep it shot, and with ' the other hit the primmer several blows across the back and ' knocked him down, The prisoner went down sideways. Ile got up and went :o the other end ef the room, and hallooed out •• the rascal has stabbed me " The prisoner hearing this laid the knife on the table, and went towards his father to assist him, and seemed .as if he could not Believe h. The deceased immediately 'turned round and took the broom, and was going to strike him with the handle, but some clothes lines hanging with some ciothea Imo% them, caught the broom; the lines poke, and the clothes fell. At the same moment the deceased and the table fell. A deaf sister was in the room at the seine time. His father rot up imnifeliattAr. went into the ahnp, and SRI upon a box. Witness's mether had been op stairs all this time. As soon is she heard what haul happened, she bade one of them run fie a surgeon. The prisoner George ma immeirately to the hospital. and ore his return brought word that the people at the hospital did not send on surgeons, but that the deceased must go there. Winless rssa for a emelt, anal l".e father was taken there. . $ ; 1 Mr. Justice licasoron interposed, and said this evidence accourard for the finding of the C'eraer's Jury, who had retursed a verdict of accidental' death. Cross.examinctl—The prisoner was the eldest son, and was a great favourite of the deceased. Ile was at a place, but used tv sleep at home, and breakfast at home on &today morning. Mr. Mark Marks, of 27. King's -court, Suffolk-street. in the Horot-Jh.—On the 2d Moy he went to the hnine of the deceased, about ten in the morning. and saw him sitting en a box in the shop. Found the deceased wounded on the left side. jest by a truer which he wore. The wound was shone two inches in depth. Accompanied the deceased to Guy's Hospital. lie fainted on the way. After seeing him placed in a bed, he returned to the bowie of the deceased. The prisoner was then ptnting oats pair of boots. He said to him, George, how could you be guilty lof so rash a trims on yoite &that IP He said I d'on't know ; t ' went to the cupboard to cut a slice of bread for my brother Wit- r liam, and my father shaved me &way , an d sa id I dhould not rut him any. and from the plate where my father shored me, I went towards hint and masa a blow a t hi m , forgetting that 1 hail the at knife in me hand. Witness told kiln that he had spoken to a gentleman at the hospital, and ailed hint his advice about hiv father, whether he thought the wound serious? and that be had said he certainly did ; and that lie had asked tile gentleman she_then lie thought the hither would die. and that he had said a great deal depended upon uhcther the father was quiet ; that if the father •as kept quiet, and tad not fret, it would be much in his 61/0,11.: that fretting might cause an inflornina:ion t and then advised ahe prisoner to get out of his 610 v-es way until he better, because his father did not will to sec him, and fit enra ged a at him. . The prisoner paid he did not know what to d o ; brit wimeas ad. rated him to wait till his mother came home, and rebook with bet. Witness again saw the deceased between seven and efght, at the hospital. ‘Vitrices asked him how he w a s , li e answered, that he had been very bad all the anernoon, and bona out a crying, anti said he was Magid he should die. Ilia wife, who was present, said "lt was all your own fault." The deceased replied, " You don't know any thing ;bout it." ('rose examintsl-IVitneas is in custody in the 3larshalses, for debt. ides always given the same account of what the prisoner acid. Can't say whether he ever told any body before that the boy had said that he hail struck at his father. Thinks he said so be fore Mr. Allen, the Magistrate, but can't centaur: to swear it. He-etamined—Sweset that the prisoner said, " I made a blow at my father, sot looting that I had the knife in my hand." At this stage of the eh*, Mr. Justice Brawn:cm interposed, and expressed his opinion that there was no case so convict of manslaughter; and sup. posing the prisoner to he convictei, he should only fine hint one shilling. Mr. lianorttrcx pressed for a getters' acquittal, on account of the sigma whirl' a conviction might cas t upon t h e b oy ' s cha racter through lite. The Counsel for the prosecution yielded to the suggestion of tb Learned Judge ; ani the Jury. eldet the Judgr's directions, in. mediately found the prisoner N at ; and he was diecbsrged. . k~ / 4> • ilea tt ed tt le c Df i n al, lion u( di ItiT. ly Jet. Int Tics issue )erfLct onfi•r. of • 1e un !very 1011E11 1 ret ro the tivel) it per r, and which arish, I.IP tt.em tbrent 12 which row to apitat eh he quire th hi grim I fine. g and eY gt• they lift it senc• e the petted 0 the arks , and ad at The ; that F war ship from CT on a's, all of also total th all ollars n this f way ruiral , attlo, lieved !sides o the ,end been rela. 1 the e the been Mee, night lence stion ently elves lout:, nlun• 131 r. other last, rant, to ill b club !apt- b- Pte. CAC?. Ilibli t by )tbtr Al ,dr. - 7"-A i :.. l;