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I. 1W REGARDING ALIENS IN MExlco. pi::.euT OF THE ComMissioN OF THE SENATE. CONCERN IND TIIG ADNIA!IUX, ritEE PASSAGE, AND SETTLEMENT 4.71 FOLLEit,NEItS ix THE TERRITORY OF TIIE REFEBLIC. Tee Commission charged with presenting to the Chamber the prooot t• 1 law ceowernitig the admission of free passage and settle. soei•t of foreigners in the territory of the Republic, have thought they should fulfil their object by embracing in their report two principal points. First, the establishment of passports. Second, ti•e• security to he provided for foreigners to enjoy the fruits of any breech of industry which the law may allow them to practise. won respect to the hist of these objects, the Comniissirm have rata liitetol such regulavoi aas appeared to it necessary for the secu. • • , f the Suite, having so framed them that the Gove r nment rt.) 11:1r hr able to escreise its powers in the state of war in which the nitt;on is at present situated, nevertheless not being such as cause lossie to mincst foreigners, and much less those belonging to tit•td , e rations, who require from us diffitent considerations Irons the ot‘iers. w o n re spect to the second point, it has framed thearticles 'wee ders to ! ontrantee such right as foreigners ought to enjoy, resolving also. is manna that the Commission has thought Just, the cele bra ed questtuo so notch agitated of late—whether they can acquire lei , tors I ',wetly. lit the opinion of the Commission this gee, his to Ilitheoo been placed in its true point of view. On the qa.stion et naturalnied foreigners, there can be no doubt of ttic:r rola to acquire territorial property, since it is a right ii , here „ in „ i „,,,n j dion. lf, however, the question be of fo reigners not neutralized, it would he an absurdity to euppuse that the spanish laws. which arc quoted in its favour, sees:: of foreigners who either do not reside in the country, or. if they do reside in it, it is only fur a short time, at the end o' which tin 7 r• - urn to their ow::, wit 're they have established the •r residence. The question. then, in tact, ought to be, whether for the future it would is: cspcdient to permit foreigners to have the tight to acquire landed property , . The Commission have not hesitated in deciding in the negative, foe. considering the circumstances of the nation, the giving such a right would he the hest means to raise a contribution trout a largo portion of it in favour of foreigners. It is true that sonic po. !Weal economists do not consider it an evil for the rents of the land porchised by foreigners to he carried out of thu country. A ero tetwon of the Chamber of Deputies coming to a diffirent opi r,:on from mire, cited the words of Say :—•'• It need not be feared, thee, that foreigners would acquire funds, as, if they have sufficient judgment. they will employ their value reproductavely." But in Ott it should not be in our power to fulfil the vague condition which din political economist judges recessary„ in order to grant fureien-ra the privilege of acquiring landed property, it is proper to observe that Say has not analyzed with so much exactitude MI he EMS some others, the consequences which nifty be deduced I , ,tm s.:ch premises. In the same page with what we have goofed, he says that the foreigner who purchases lands in a state has given a moveable capital, and one capable of dissipation, for a fixed and durable one. This difference is essential, and therefore ought to have consequences of the same nature; but as the mutable and seaceptible of dissipation character which is attributed to the ea. pital which is•received in exchange for land, tot only consists in the judgment with which it is converted, but in many other circum stance* whith arise from the nature of the use itself. however judi cious it slay be, in one case this difference ought to he noted, that it is not proper to add only, e• with which should lie have sufficient judgment." Th u other Political Economists merely examine the question under the head. and in the point of view to which it Moor. that Is to say, by the influence which the eccptisition of land by fo reigners will have on the riches of the minify ; but legislators ought to examine it in every point of view, investigatieg the ad. vantage@ or disadvantages which might politically affect us, and if the general principles of economy are or are not applicable according as circumstances change. In consequence of the destruc. tion anti poralyzation of' business occasioned by the Revolu•ion, landed property has fallen to the lowest ebb; but also in come. quence of the prodigious impulse which industry had and would in the future receive, its value ought to be doubled or tripled, and in such circumstance we woald ask whether the above-tamed princi. pies of political economy would be applicable ? Will this, of a capital which will only yield a correspooSing interest, compensate for the other, which produces double and triple its value in a short tinie ? if such powerful reasons should nut have sufficient weight to throw obstacles in the way of foreigners buying landed property, it might at least be hoped that no distant circumstances will pro. portion the eoncourseo( buyers, and with it the tin in the price of the lands. it ought also to be held in mind that the landed property is with us accumulated in a very few hands, and the extent of landed mate. has in consequence increased so excessively that there are many which equal or exceed various kingdoms of ' Europe. Will it offier no difficulty politically to permit foreigners not naturalised, an.! who do or ought to reside in foreign countries, to buy domains which do not exist together without the most serious inconveniences even is the bands of natives? When a division of these immense properties may be called for will not new embarrassments prevent its being put in execution ? Have the consequences, which such conduct would draw upon national independence and the Minim. tions we have adotsted, been examined ? The Commission would have analysed these questions had it not known they could not have remained concealed from the penetration of the Chamber. But in order to enrediate both extremes—that Is to facilitate the colonization end division of these desert and vast domains, and t o ra ise the nece s sary incentive to rural industry, the Commission, eter having laid it down as a principle that foreigners not mita. ralised cannot acquire lardA property, have made to this principle the exceptions they have thought advantageous and agreeable to the interest of the nation, with that of those speculators who intend t.. buy and colonise the property of private individuals, as will be e'en in the following propositions, with which the Commission conclude their Report, submitting it tc the superior wisdom of the Chamber._ _ _ _ 1. Foreigners cannot enter or traverse the Mexican territory wit out a passport from the Governor-General. 2. Toe Government will, by means of a Decree, prescribe the regulations which it may think proper for the grunting and revision of passports; and shall also point out the officers who shall grant them. 3. Foreigners who may have route into the country without s passport shall present themselves within ten days, counting from the time of the publication of the law in their places of re siilenee, to the first political authority of the town, to whom he shall give an account of the object of his coming, aad the business he carries on. 4. The political auihorities shall give in a report to the Governors of the federal states, dirricts, or territories, who shall send to the foreigners whose names are in the report the passport proper for them, which shall be conformable to the regulations prescribed by the General Government ; to which shall be given the indi vidual remota' of the foreigrers who n.ay have presented them. selves, the object of their coming, of their business of the pompons they may have required, and also an account of the foreigners to whom none may hale been granted according to the regula tMns of the Government. 5. Foreigners not complying with the tenor of the law will be expelled the Republic. O. During the war with Spa'n, the powers • f expelling say foreigners it may think proper shall be confided to he Govern. ment, provided they do not belong to any of the nations who bare acknowledged the independence of the Republic. 7. Foteignert introduced or established conformably to the re gulations that are now or may in the future be pre.cei ted, are under the protection of the laws, and enjoy the civil rights af forded by them to Mexicans, with ti e exception of that of ac quiring landed property, a hich, according to law, cannot be ob tained by persons not natural z d. 8. The law of the 7th Oct. 1823, concerning the acquisition of Property in mining shares, remains in full force. V. Foreigners not naturalised may obtain landed property, if speculators in a colonising establishment on the national domains. according to the laws now existing, or that may be ma le by the General Congress, or that of any particular State. le. Colonists who may conic to inhabit the said domains are, by the act of establishing themselves, naturalised in tl e republ e, receiving the lot which may fall to their share, complying with 0 e stipulated conditions, and swearing the due obedience to the consti tution and the laws. 11. Fore:gnere not naturalised are authorised to buy and colonise the doinaMs of private int' ii bloats ; but In this ease special permis sion must lo! had of the fleieral Congress, if it be in the territusies, and of the p.rtieular Congresses, if it be in the States. 12. lhe puticula Congresses may or may not refuse their per minuet), should t ley do so they may impose the conditions they may think props, stipulating the following, whit h may serve as a basis to every c intract, the meaning of which the legislatures are authorised to curtail, but not to augment. Ist. That the fourth part of tivt• oh:mists idiould be Ale:teens. 2d. That the land be divided within three years into lots, which shall not exceed one pure leagise on extent, such league to consist of live thousand Spanish rods. 3cl. 'I hat the naturalized Speculator shall not re. serve an erste exceeding sixteen square leagues, which shall be alienated within twelve years, counting from the time at which the land ought to be divided into lots. 4th. That the few which may be imprsed upon the Colonists shsll not be so more than twenty' years. counting from the time in which they may obtain their lots. 13. Should any scheme for colonization, or any other establishment Wise, which by its impottance may deserve to have the preceding conditions dispensed with, the General Congress must consent to it. I I. Two years will be granted for the sale of the property which tiny now belong to hircignem not naturalized;' and, for the future, the 'nine period - will be granted for the sale of such as they may aril 'me by inheritance, or any other means not prohibited by law. s item expired, they shall be sold by G overnment err by the G overnors of the states, those not sold by their Ownelfi bc.nK an by the public. The value of such property shall be paid to their owner., es !acting the cote of the sale, except such as may belong to sub- J'et' of Nail/. whose proceeds shall remain in deposit till the reso lution which Congress may according to circumstances pass. 17. Property acquired by foreigners, not naturalized according to law, may be denounced by any Mexican, with whom it must be proved that the law has Wen evaded. It The General Government, and the Governors of tlfe States, , hall religiously observe all the provisions of this law, and also any Prmitans which may be made in the treaties now or at any future pentad lobe entered into wi:h Foreign Powers. PER DUZCO. PA R HEJINANDEZ CHICO. Ott 7, 1825. Letterstrom Madrid of the 9th inst. state that an addi t lona espirt duty of 20 dollars the butt has been imposed un XntS, ur Sherry wine. 7'HE INSURRECTION IN J. 4 Yd. The following following narrative —mu has been published respecting the late insurrection in Java : " Raclin D, poro, related to the Royal Family of Juger Ceder, was tit• first who commenced the rebellion in that district, at the head of a large body of armed people. In consequence of alleged oppression they set the Dutch au thorities at defiance, overrun the country in that quarter, burning and destroying all that came in their way. The Dutch having no force at that point able to repulse them, were obliged to take shelter in the fort at Solo, which place was more than once threatened by the insurgents. General de Kock t tok the field, and the rebel party not acting with vigour, gave him time to collect a force from all the other stations, sufficient to act on the offensive in that quarter. Things have a more favourable appearance ; although the rebels have net been defeated, their ituation is known, and they ate supposed not to be able to cope with the th:neral's fuzee. A party of disaffected people appeared also in the neigh bourhood of Packalongati, friendly to the cause of the rebels. They destroyed the port station and bridges, which prevented all communication with the capital ; they were, however, driven into the interior, and joined Win De poro. Anodic,- insurrection broke out in the neighbour hood of Darnall, thirty miles east of Samarang, headed by the Kadin of Seram ; a party was sent from Long to attack them ; it consisted of l o effective men, who came up with the rebels at Hine a.m., the latter regularly posted on the face of a hill, to the number of 10,000. The small party were nearly cut to pieces ; yet the rebels subsequently re tired to the southward, and they advanced notwithstanding they could have saved Samarang, which was entirely de fenceless. In this state of affairs General Van keen for tunately arrived with the skeleton of the ill-fated Macassar army, and Satnarang is now in a respectable state of de fence. The last accounts zeeeived at Batavia state that a conspiracy to horn the town had been detected. The old Ilegen Raclin Atli Hall was arrested and put under strict confinement, on suspicion of being concerned. This man is Of high rank, connected with the Emperor of Solo. His sons were sent to Bengal by Lord Minto, and received a liberal education. The general feeling at Ba tavia is, that if the Dutch do not alter the oppressive ays tem of their government, which has been so long in operation, Java will never be in a quiet state, unless overawed by a powerful military force. THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER'S NURSE. The Stir ?iv Journal gives the following account of Ma dame Gcs!cr, a Scottish lady, who nursed the Emperor Alexander:—" Madame Gesltr, whose maiden name was Ewing, was horn at the Torwood Toll, Stirlingshire, in the year MA , where her father kept the bar, having lost his sight from severe fevtr. Some time after, the family went and resided at Old Sanchie, neat Devon Iron Works. Ma dame Gesler (at this time Miss Ewing) and her elder sister being iu tho service of the late Lord Cathcart, went with him to Russia, in his embassy to the court of Catherine. Some years thereafter she married M. Gcsler, keeper of the jewels, Elie. to the Empress, with whom Madame Geslcr, became a great favourite ; and on the birth of the Emperor Alexander, was appointed by her to the important duty of wet nur e. Thus she and her husband continued high in favour under the reigns of Paul and Alexander. AI. Gts'er still lives, but Madame Gesler died about seven years ago. Her elder sister was married to an English gen tleman, high in favour with the Empress; and her family, as well as that of Madame Gelder, now move in a very ele vated sphere. Some time after their settlement in St. Pe tersburgh they sent fur a younger sister they had left at home, who was not long with them till she became the wife of Dr. Ebling, physician to the Grand Duchess, the Empe ror's sister. On the marriage of the Grand Duchess to the Archduke John of Austria, the doctor and Madame Ebling went with them to Vienna, but the Archduchess dying in child-bed, they returned to St. Petersburgb, with a consi derable addition to their forune, their royal patroness hav ing hequeathid them jewels and other valuables to a consi derable amount, besides a small estate near St. Peters burgh ; so that they keep their carriage, and have the sa tisfaction of seeing their sons high in the Russian army. Michael, the brother of the fortunate Madame Gesler, and of the no less successful Madame Ebling, has lived at Devon Works since they were established, and with him his father and mother lived for many years previous to their death, where they were honourably maintained by their Russian children. The brother has reared a large family at Devon, and one of his sons went some time ago to St. Petersburgh, where he is doing extremely well." DUEL IN FRANCE. A duel was fought at St. Servan, on the Ist inst. The parties were a French gentleman, Mons. 8., attended by two friends, and Captain F—y of the British Royal Artil lery, attended by Captain P—b—t —n, and Lieutenant W —re, both of the Royal Navy. The circumstance which gave rise to this affair was Captain F.'s having been way laid and assaulted, without any provocation or cause of of fence, by Mons. B. on the 30th of December, at half-past 12 o'clock at night, when returning home from a party. Captain F. having demanded satisfaction, the parties met at eleven A. m., when the French gentleman refused to fight with pistols, unless the Captain would agree (no casualty occurring) to fight with the small-sword after the first fire. The British sezonds not deeming themselves authorised to permit this arrangement, the French party thought it proper to make some very unhandsome reflections respect ing British cfliters wearing swords which they did not know the use of. It was then proposed to refer the dispute to a meeting of an equal number of French and English Gen tlemen ; but, although, much discussion followed, no deci sion took place. The English seconds advised Capt. F. not to fight with sw rds in his weak state of health, occasioned by wounds and song services in different climates, because his adversary being a young man of five-and-twenty, is robust health, and an excellent swordsman, the chances were considered as riot being by any means equal. Captain F. was, however, determined that it should not be said that a British officer was afraid of a French sword, and waving the use of pistols altogether, he even took the French on their own terms, and with their own weapons. The patties met again at four r. u., when, after, a smart combat with small swords, Captain F. succeeded, at the moment of his being slightly wounded, in disarming his adverra-y, which of course terminated the contest. The sword was not returned to the French until it was de mantled of them if they had aught further to say, and if Captain F---y could now walk the streets unmolested ?• They immediately promised it on their honour, declaring that they had unanimously recognised Captain F. to be a gentleman, a man of honour, and a brave man, and thus terminated the affair. Captain F. is nearly well ; it ap pears he was wounded in the abdomen, slightly, though critically. Captain F. had not practised with foils since he left Woolwich set years ago. Some of the parties are well known, and highly respected in Southampton.—Southamp. tun Herald. THE ARMY. The depot. of the 70th and 76th regiments of infantry have moved from Winchester to Gosport. Detachments belonging to die following regiments marched yes terday from iVerminster to the destinations below stated :---the Ilth regiment of light dragoons, for the cavalry depot at Maid stone ; the 31st regiment of foot, far Tilbury Fort ; and the 20th regiment of foot, for Canterbury. Sir Charles Stuart remained at Rio de Janiero at the date of the last ailvices, but the 21st of November hail been fixed on for an entertainment to be given to his Excellency by the British merchants previously to his departure for Buenos Ayres, which was to take place on the following day, the 2261, in the Diamond frigate. The accounts re ceived at Rio of the action of the 12th of October, near Monte Video, show results not less fatal than those given by the independent party, since they state the loss of the Brazilhans at 52 officers and 4.00 soldiers killed and wounded, with upwards of 1,000 officers and men taken prisoners. Manoel, the commander of the Brazilians, is stated to have fallen in the action. This disaster had caused very great alarm at Rio, where an apprehension was entertained that the victorious troops would march into the province of Rio Grande. Exertions were making to equip another expedition, to consist of all the disposable force of the capital, estimated at 2,:;0U men, which was to sail be fore the end of the month to reinforce the garrison of Monte Video. THE BRMSH PRESS. NORTHERN POST•OPFICE AIIRANGEMEN7'S. Somerset-place, Jan. 20. 18416• Dear Sirs,—l have to acknowledge ;lie receipt othee itumerously and respectably signed letter which you transmitted to me, in re ference to the c-inimunication by post between certain 'parts of Semhind and the town of bieemool. accompanied 11) , a copy of a memorial, which had been presented to the Postmaster-Deiteral on the subject, and by Dlr. Free ling's af.swer to it. I beg to acquaint you, fur the information of the parties intr. rested, that I have forwarded the papers to Mr. Erecting, with a request that tic will take an opportunity of submitting the matter to his Lnrd.lrin ; but as the new arrangement which forma the ground of complaint is probably connected with, and dependent on, causes which nifty ultimately ntiect the convenience of other places, and as his Lordship ha. already deliberately declined to accede to the wiab of the parties, I can scarcely venture to indulge the. hope that any interference in the present state of the case will be pro ductive of much benefit. I sin, dear Sirs. Your most obeilie,i: humble servant, WILLIA 11 II USKISSON. To Messrs. Rathbone. Brothers, and Co., Liverpool. Ilf ELIINCHO Ll' SHIPWRECK. The following facts respecting the fatal wreck of the schooner William, of Workington, and the afflicting death of Capt. William Elliott, are collected from a gentleman just arrived in town from Workington, and who witnessed the recovery of the Captain's corpse : During those severe gales which dosed the last eventful year, the above named brig, or schconcr, was totally wrecked on the Palmallet shore, between Garliestoven anti the Isle of Whithorn. She had sailed from Balbriggan, near Belfast, on the fifth of the preceding month, and was homeward bound, having been to Ireland with a cargo of coals. Arrived off the paint of Ayr, the wind blowing a severe gale from W.S.W. and carrying a press of canvass to gain the Cumberland coot, the ballast shifted, and the vessel lay down upon het beam-ends. The master and crew, seeing their situation, at once cut away the mainmast, which had the effect of righting the vessel; but the wind veering to the east ward, and increasing to a perfect hurricane, they were compelled to take in all canvass, and the brig became quite unmanageable; she drifted along the coast and ran ashore to the southward of Cruggleton Castle, in the Bay of Wigtown. at seven o'clock in the morning of the 20th ult. Where the vessel struck is a rugged wild coast; the precipice is about ninety feet high, and there is also a cave curiously formed by nature, into which the bow of the vessel took a direct course. Bete the stern of the vessel, with about half of the entire ship, from the terrible shock and awful force of the waves dashing against the precipice, was literally severed ikon the bow; and the Captain himself, an industrious and valuable man. was carried along with part of the vessel to rise no more ! Happily three of the crew (which consisted of four men, betides the toaster), by clinging to the cliffs of the rocks, and ascending a kind of rug ged pi:thway, soon escaped from destruction. The fourth man was supposed by his shipmates to have experienced the Captain's fate ; but the pour fellow was at length descried by one John Nichol, a servant of Mr. Broadloot, at Palmallet, while falling from a pro jecting rock, about twelve feet high, into the water, and the drown. ing man was washed back upon the s h e l v i ng roc k he had recently been furled from. Owing to the humane exertions of the servants of Mr. Broadfoor, and Mr. Hannay, of Cruggleton, he was reached most miraculously from his perilous post, and taken to the farm. house at Palmallet, where by medical aid, promptly rendered, he was recovered. The vessel had on board about 100/. in silver, of which 431. were picked up (such was the honesty of even the children on this coast). scattered up and down the shore, near the place where the verse! struck. The hospitable Earl of Galloway, the moment he was apprised of this fatal wreck, gave orders for his work-people and horses to render their assistance in saving the wreck ; but little has been picked up. except the silver, as every piece.of wood remaining was almost broken up. Captain 31'Kerrie, R.N. and Joseph flayton, master of the brig Donegal, of Workington, who happens to have been an old ship mate of poor Elliott's, were most attentive in giving all the aid lii their power; and 11r. Broadfoot's humanity and kind attention to the shipwrecked sufferers were beyond all eulogium. It was not until the 9th instant that the body of Captain Elliott was found, about three miles from the harbour of Garliestown, on the rock, where the tide was leaving hiso to float. Only one half crown piece was found, secured in the waistband of his trousers, but indented by the socks, and the right thigh was absolutely ton away from the body., The latter was altogether so mutilated, that it appeared not to contain one entire bone. Gentlemen, far and near, attended this unfbrtunate captain's funeral, which took place on the following day.. It was as affecting scene, sad drew undissembled tears from 'rely eye. Captain IVillitsm Elliott has left a widow and four children to lament their irreparable bereavement. SPORTING IXTELLIGENCR. Herbert, the North country pedestrian , won his match heel D 4 easter to London, at four o'clock yesterday. The bet was 280 says reigns, his time was 49 hours, and he started at balf.past two o'stlitok on Sunday afternoon. Ile went to Tuxtord. 26 miles, in five hours, without stopping, and refreshed at eleven o'clock at night at Newark. The pedestrian performed half the distance, 81 miles, at one o'clock on Alonday, in good condition, and made his ground well, at four miles an hour, to Hetifield, where he dined yesterday, and had six hours left to perform the 20 remaining miles in, which he did easily with half an Mir to spare. FORTY Pros Pot SON ED.—The following malicious transaction has taken place on the premises of Mr. Roberts, tripe-seller, next door to the Compasses public house, in the New-cut, Lambeth-marsh. Behind his shop, in the yard, were styes for a considerable number of pigs, of which forty were nearly ready for killing. When his servant went to feed the pigs on Monday morning (having left them perfectly well the night before), he found 17 of the best pigs quite dead, and all the rest in the agonies of death. It is supposed that the beat pigs, being the strongest, had driveti the others away from the food in which the poison was mixed, anti consequently sufferer) the first. ,lr. Roberts has sustained a loss of nearly loot. by this nefarious transaction. It is to be hoped that the perpetrator or perpetrators of this villanous act, anti who have almost ruined an industrious man, will he brought to justice. A serious, and it is feared a fatal, accident occurred to Lewis Branstone, Esq. of Hurley -court, Bucks, whilst fol lowing the Cottesworth brinier& on Monday. While in full chase his horse stumbled at a fence, and fell upon the rider, who had his thigh broken in a shocking manner, be sides being otherwise so touch hurt that recovery is very doubtful. The same gentleman broke his collar-bone in hunting last season. The unfortunate woman, Mary Cain, whose execution in London is given in another part of our paper, was from Ballinbassig, within six miles of this city. She was a servant to a family in Cork, and shout three years ago went to London to her husband—she has since her condemna tion sent a letter to her friends here, acquainting them of her sad fate, written in terms of contrition and affection.-- Cork Constitution. On Monday night a party of fellows attacked a farm house at Camas, near Newcastle, where two brothers of the name of Cotter reside, for the purpose of taking off their sister; but, from the manly and spirited resistance 4,f ' the brothers, the party were beat off, but not until one of them was severely wounded in the throat by the dart of a pitchfork, of which he has since died. From the barba rous practice of taking away females from their parents, several young girls from the surrounding district have been removed to shopkeepers in Newcastle, as a place of safety.—Limerick Ya prr. A fire, threatening dreadful consequences to the whole village, broke out on the 26th ult. at one o'clock in the afternoon, in the commune of Cessy, in the canton of Gex, where the greater part of the habitations are composed of wood. It began in a chimney, and consuming the house, from thence communicated to four barns filled with corn, which instantly became a prey to the flames. The alarm was excessive, and had it not been for the activity of the inhabitants and the firemen, the whole village must inevitably have been Ilestroyed. A few weeks ago, a young man of Hinckley consulted a dentist, to remedy the unpleasant appearance which dis ertie of the front teeth in the upper jaw had occasioned.— He proposed an operation, which consisted in making a hole through the carious remains of each tooth. The arti ficial teeth, four in number, had affixed to each a piece of wire, about half an inch in length, around which was twisted some fine silk, (a mechanical contrivance to prevent them slipping from their places). In a few (lays extensive inflamtnation over the face and gums took plate—stiffness of the jaw and neck succeeded, and with this closed in a miserable manner the life of a respectable young man. CUPAR Axons.—Last week a number of Highland smugglers hid their whisky in Stock-yard, in the neigh bourhood, covering it with straw ; they also took the pre caution to cover up one of their number as a guard, while the rest should either sell the commodity or see if the way was clear. They had but a short time departed, when a woman in want of some betiding for her swine approached the deposit; conceive her astonishment when she grasped a man amongst the straw. Donald forced her to stop be aide him till his companions returned.—Dundre Advertiser. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY Left at the Bankrupt Once, under :let U. ()en. 4:11. cap. In, see. 6. JO/IN CASTF.LL, Brighton, coal-merchant. (Filed Jan. 25.) JOHN ictiIIVCCV HAMILTON, Fenchtircii-street, cotton-mer chant. (Filed Jan. 24.) WILLIAM I'UNDLY and JOHN Cc xnve. Ilalyment.aide, Brampton, Derby hire. cot ton-t atint.man tacturem (Filed Jan. 24.) BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. WSLLTAN DONE. Taiketh-hill. Staffordshire. manufacturer of ribandx. from Jan. 93 to March 19, at at White's Hotel, King-street, Manchester. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. THOMAS BAKCR, jun., Cannon street, wholes/le grocer. BANKRUPTS. ....... TOONAS WATSON 'WORN MAN. ItOdINWOUgh, Gloucester shire, clothier. dealer and chapman, to surrender, .14n. 28. at nine, Feb. 4, and March 7. at eleven, at the Bankrupts Court. St 4i. snort'. Messrs. Fisher and Spencer, Walbrook-buildings, Wed. brook. WILLIAM SADLER, Walwmth, Surrey, grocer, dealer and chaoman. Jim. 31, Feb. 7. and Jlarch 7, at eleven, at the Bank. rupts' (:uurt. Solicitors. Messrs. Osbaldeston and Murray, Lon don:street, Fenchurch.street. HENRY BOWIIING. 31incing.lane, broker. dealer and chap man, Jan. 31, Feb. 7, and March 7, at clever, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, M►. Fowell, Brighton ; and Messrs. Fowell and Partr;dge, Nicholaa.lanc. RALPH \Tit:Ton, \Food -street, hosier, dealer and Chapman, Feb. 7, 14, and March 7, at ten, at the lisnkrupie Court. Soli citors, Mewl. J. and S. Pearce, Phillips, and Bolger, St. Swi thin's-lante. EDWARD LODGE OGLE. Clement's-lane. brickmaker, dealer and chapman, Jan. 211, Feb. 4, and March 7, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Blesses. Clare, Dickinson, and Ogle, Frederick's-place, OM Jewry. OLostow HARRISON, Woburn. Buckinghamshire, paper-ma nufacturer, dealer and Chapman, Jan. SO, Feb. 7. at eleven, anti March 7, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Watson and Broughton, Falcon-square. JAME. WHITE, Fleet-street, flour-factor, dealer and chapman, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, and March 7, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor. Mr. Baddeley, Leman-turret, Goodman's-fields. Josreit Gtt.r Oro, Oxford-street, livery-stable-keeper, dealer and cllapinan, Jan. 28, Feb. 4. and March 7, at twelve, it the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Stevens and Wood, Little Saint Thome,' Apostle, Queen-street. Tituaras Iffit.s, Bromley, Middleaex, and Queenhoroagh, Kent, manufacturing-chymist, dealet and chspinati. Jan. 28, at nine, Feb. 7. and March 7, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. So. licitor, Mr. Bolton , Austin-fnars. J •Nms TORII, ,Nottingham, victualler, dealer and chapman, Feb. 14. 15, and March 7. at eleven, at (leorge the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Solicitors, Messrs. Holme, Festuron, and Loftus, New Inn ; and Mr. Swann, Nottingham. _ Grottos: flaymrs. sen., GEORGE DAY, CIEOROt HAYNES. jun., and WILLIAM LAWRENCE, Swansea. bankers, dealers and chapmen. Feb. 9, 18, and March 7, at eleven, at the Publie Rooms, Swansea. Solicitors, Messrs. halo e, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn 7,_and 3lessrs. Berrington and Jenkins, Swansea. JOHN DrNT CRICK MEX. Redford-place, Lower Deptford road, Rotherhithe, flour-tiector, dealer and chapman. Feh. 8,9, and March 7, at four, at the Norfolk Hotel. Norwich. Solicitors. Messrs. Poole, Greenfield. and Gamlen, Gray's Inn-square ; and Messrs. Parkinson and Stair. Norwich. THOMAS Ilgsns, Skinner-street. Clerkenwell. builder, dealer and chapman, Jan. 28, 31, and March 7, at twelve, at the Bank rupts' Court. S o lici t or, Mr. Selby , St. John.street-road. THOMAS MEAD. Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, linen-draper, dealer and chapman, Jan. 28, Feb. 11, at eleven, and 31arch 7, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. D. Jones, sise-Isne. RICHARD SHAW CLARE. Harrington, Liverpool, tar and tur pentine distiller, dealer and chapman, Feb. 13, 14, and March 7, at twelve, at the George Inn, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. John and George Crump., Liverpool ; and Messrs. Bettye, }latter, and Sudlow, Chancery lane. HENRY ARICINSTALL, Tanstall-mill, Shropshire, miller, dealer and chapman, Feb. 10, at two, 11, and March 7, at eleven, at the Corbet Anna Inn, Drayton-in-Hales, Shropshire. Solicitors, Messrs. Rower and Son, Gray's-Inn-place; and Messrs. IVarren and Son, Drayton-in-hales, Shropshire. JAMES HALCOWAY BRUCE, Cambridge. eablnet-maker, Feb. 10, 20, and Meech 7, at ten, at the Pickerel Inn. Cambridge. So- Senors, Mr. Claret, Cambridge ; and Messrs. Flak's. and Abbat, Pall-mall, East. WILLIAM TABBIBEIt, AStOIIiSZOL, Birmingham, miller, Feb. 7,8, and Slideb l e st twelve, at t te Albion Bore!, Birmingham. Solicitors, Mr- George Chilton, Cbancery-lane ; and Messrs. Dieken and Barron, Smithfield, Birmingham. Menotti) Hung. Sutton, Cheshire, grocer. dealer and chamnan, Fab. IS, at three, Id, and March 7, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Mac clesfield. • Solicitors, Messrs. Loess and Parkinson, Argyll-street, Oxford-stptet ; and Mr. lames Beresford, Macclesfield. Janis HILLMAN, St. James. Bath, ironmonger, dotter and Feb. 7, 8. and March 7. at two, et the White Lion Inn, Chapman, Seth:lton, Mr. Benjamin Colby. St. James's-parade, Bath ; ; sod Messrs. Adliergton. Gregory, and Faulkner. Bedford-row. WILLIAM }V car, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, clothier, deAer and chapetan, Jan. 24, at the Christopher Inn, Bath, 30, at the George Inn, Trowbridge and March 7, at the Christopher Inn, Bath, at twelve. Solicitors. Meters. Berkeley, Lincoln's-Inn ; and Mr. Elijah Bosh, Trowbridge, Silltshire. WILLIAM ROBINSON JONES and GEORGE Jones. Varies Lower-wharf, Borough of Southwark, whartingers, dealers and chapmen. Feb. 7, Id, and March 7, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Noy, Templer, and Noy, Great Tower street. . • JAMEM IVTLISTMPDX, Cnstle-street, Holborn. working-jeweller. dealer and charm:an, Jan. 31. Feb. 7, and March 7. at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, W. S. Henson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, JAMES NORTON, High•st►eet. Borough of Southwark, cheese monger, dealer sail Chapman, Jan. 2.it, Feb. 4, and Bluth 7, at ten, nt the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. A. K. Hutchison, Crown-court, Threadneedle-street. Jolts Wissnar. Birmingham, currier, dealer and chapman, Feb. 2,3, and 3larch 7, at eleven, at the Stork Tavern, Birming ham. Solicitors, Mr. George Edmunds, Excliecter-Oflice of Pleas, Lincoln's-Inn ; and Mr. 3lole, Moor -street, Birmingham. JAMES WILLIAM W A LLACK, Hadlow-street, Burton-Crescent, boarding and lodging-house keeper. dealer and (+lnman, Jan. 20, at eleven, Feb. 7, and March 7, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Young, Poland-street, I haord-street. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 14. William Greig, City-road, upholsterer, nt twelve, at the Bankrupts Court—Feb. 14 John Sheiks, Merthyr Tydvil, Glamorganthire, mercer, at eleven, at the Commercial ROOIIIIIM, Bristol—February 14. William Bryan, Camberwell. merchant, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court—February 16. Charles Bromfield, Liverpool, porter-brewer, at twelve, at Mr. Peter Woods's, Liverpool—February 16. Joseph Brooks, Liverpool, porter-brewer, at two, at dlr. Peter Woods's, Liverpool—Feb. 22. John Jones, 3lallwyd, Merionethshire, tanner, at eleven, at the Oak Inn. Pool- 31ontgoniery—Feb. 14. Mark Westron, Welling ton, Somerset, draper, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court--Jan. 31. John Anthony (filbert, George-lane, Botolph•lane, merchant, at twelve. at the Bankrupts' Court—Feb. 21. Christopher Henning. ton, Glaniford Briggs, Lincoln, draper and tailor, at nine, at the Angel Inn, Glamford Briggs—Jan. 22. Henry Fauntleroy, Bee ners-street, banker, at ten, at the Bankrupts Court—Feb. 20, George Firth, Boston, Lincoln, mercb•tnt, nt eleven, at the Pea cock Inn. Boston--Feb.l2. Thomas Fill kin, Teddington, maltose, at ten, at the Bankrupts Court—Feb. 11. Daniel Scott Norton, Uxbridge, brewer, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. CEHTIFICATF/S—Fen. Id. _ _ _ Samuel Sotheb y , Wellington-street, auctioneer—William Bran don the elder, Camberwell, hoop bender—John Phillips, New. street, Horselydown, cheesemonger--Edward Sydney Stewart, Preston.upon-Ni'ye, Hereford, miller—Ann Giberne and Sophia Giberne, New Bond-street. Marsh, Hanley, Stafford. manufacturers—Thomas Towerson, Todhules, Cleator, Cumberland, miller. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. ALEXANDER THOMSON sod CO. Glasgow , merchants; cre ditors to meet in the Black Bull Inn,lllasgow, Jan. 27, at twelve, to choose an interim factor ; Feb. IS, at twelve, to elect a truster. ROBERT 31ATHCW,1)1Indee, tanner; creditors to meet at John Campbell's, innkeeper, Dundee, Jan. 30, at one, to choose an in. terim factor ; Feb. IS, at one, to elect a trustee. - Jottw RASSOM. Stirling, merchant and clothier ; creditors to meet in the Sheriff Courthouse, Stirling, Feb. 2, and lb. at twelve, for public examinations ; in the Saracen's Head Inn, Stir. ling, Feb. 17, and March 2, at twelve, to choose commissioners and instruct trustee. P;II4TNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Seymour Waterfall, John Walton, anti NI Labrey, Coven try, tea-dealers—John Cawood and John Senior, Leetla, summa tions—John Welton. Benjamin Fairbank, anti William Walton, Lambeth -street, Gondman's-fields, and Angrl-alley, Whitechapel, sugar refiners—Daniel Ward and John Gill, Great Wigstone, Leicestershire, fellmongers—Jemima Gertrude Thompson and Elizabeth Strait Snell, Liverpool, milliners—Peter Arris4, and Adam Parkinson, Manchester, machine-makers—William Curtis anti Thomas Atkinson, Smithfield-market, hay-salesmen—Thomas Bien khorn and John North, Huddersfield, common-brewers—Maria Lucas and Marianne Hayward, Southampton, schoolmistresses-- William Mathias and Charles Sylvester, Everett-street, Reasell square, surgeons—Samuel Meeson and John Wilkes. jun., Darlas ton, Staffordshire, iron-founders--Edward Chapman and James Parkin. Seulcoates, Yorkshire. joiners—Henry Cursnn Allport and William Allport, Aldridge, Staffordshire, rectifiers—Jontn. Chadwick, John Whitehead, Robert Johnson, and Robert Isher wood, Fairfield. Lancashire, woollen-printers—William Fry, Joseph Fry, Joshua Culeby, and Samuel Richardson, London, tea-dealers—David Cope and William Pinches, Birmingham, plated warn-manufacturers—N. Vyo, jun., W. B. Vye, and E. fraytion, Ilfracombe, Devonshire, hunkers, so far as regards E. Gaydon—T. Green and W. Holloway, Preston, I,ancashire. mer cers—R. Boardman and Thomas Merry, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, attorneys at law—John Vaughan and Charles Haigh, Chorlton-row. Manchester, boot and shoe makers--Laster Holt Eyland and Richard Dudley Tavlor, NValsall, Staffordshire, tailors —Alexander Kills and Daniel Ellis, Manchester. lace-men--llenry Kirkland and Samuel Mullen, lace manufacturers—Joseph Small. wood and David Newton, Macclesfield. dyers—Henry Clark, William Budden, and William Doubleday, Sise-lane—John Brenchley, Charles Becket. and George Rich, Gravesend, bankers —William Boswell and Charles Buswedl, Northampton, attorney/ at law—Thomas Rud e, James Wallace Richard Hall, and Wil liam Ilumfrys, Ross, Hereford, attorneys. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. Ldoetk Petitions will be bawd this day by the MUNN fi fJsN Rails, sitting for the lard Chancellor. oLronE •rn: •ICE-CHANCLLLOA THrS DAY. PLEAS AND IUNNIUNIIIEN.I. Petitions to be spoke to.—Cssarnajor • Striate; Rich • OmAtha Company. Marchus • Wolf, pe- Levin% • Hicks, plea titinn Roberta v Thompcnn•Redford, demurrer demurrer per order Jackson vitas% plea Munoz v De Tenet, and demurrer demurrer Alderman• Recede. Blar kmore • Shirley, ter, plea • plea Same v game, plea Brtsrow • Boothby, Carter • Lem re. demurrer murrer Fraser • Boothby, Dean and Chapter of demurrer Ely • Eyrie, s. Curling • Hutehin• murrer sun, demurrer IJOnl • Otoslin, pa. tition Rielwd•vChaebtxa, petition 11)Am v Mount, pe. 'Won Wnotlhall • Wood hall. petition In re Pulvford's Cha rity, petition In re Keller% Cba rity, petition In re Bowyer Belson, petition COUR' r.UNDON CA Smith • ❑illman .T OF COMMON P ,usEs TO BE TRIED :Smyth. ,gent.. • Flay. I wood 'and others Vincent, gent., V Cotnyn Atkinson • Jarvis Finer • Joyce LEAS. THIS DAT. I Cobbeu • Fore* SI :ford • Joadtph Wooldhouse Hays don Blacklow ♦ Wilma sky listnn s Assignee • Hobbs Barelay and ethers • Hitcbins Rut;insOn, Sutcliffe RT OF EX(7O:QT: CAUSE. Wilson • Durant, '9 DA Y. petition • Price v Llewellyn, petition Benham v Harrison, report Ex parte Hammer. smith Bridge torn. pany, petition TO BE ATARI, COU ER. Brazier v 3lytton, to I Bamford v Arch!!t produce evidence v Evans by order lVat k rim • Smirk v Jackson, Ripley • Stockle, pan braid Barley v C a rt er Colebrook • Need I MINIM • Maas Norton • Hammond , l'Arploy v Dean and Chapter of I Ward • Bovill• York v burgh --- LAW INTRI,LIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, TUESDAY, JAR. W. The state of the Chancellor's health has reaudell him front coming down to-day, anti it is aneertain when he will be sufficiently recorder(' to do so ; or whether Lnrd Gifford or any o•hcr person is to nit hie him ; in the meantime parties whose CalliCA had been set down for hearing ate put to much lncenvenierce. and those 'bees mules have been heard, some for a long time, are turnout for the Chancellor's judgment. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TUESDAY, J.tx. 24. marts V. HARRISON ANVI Air. Roos, on the part of Thomas Crofts, the plaintiff, moved for nn injunction to prevent the defendants from continuing the use of the name of James Crofts us one of the partners of their Ifirm. It appeared that the plaintiff and his brother James Crofts tarried on business as tailors, in an extensive establishment in Fleet-Street. for several years. In the year MI the defendants proposed to put , chase the good-will of the concern from the brother,. An attign. ment was accordingly made of the business. and a condition specified that the purchasers should be at liberty to Insert the names of James and Thomas Crofts, as partners in the firm, for the space of a year. At the time when tide assignment was passed the brothers entered into a contract, whereby they were respectively precluded front affording the sanction of their name, for private advantages, to any concern, without a mutual consent. The plaintiff was there• fore much surprised when he ascertained that, hint; after the lapse of the prescribed year allowed by the assignment, the defendantS continued to use the name of his brother James as in their firm, though the plaintiff's consent, which was requisite according to the compact between the brothers, had never been obtained or Raked SIC the purpose. Under an apprehension that the plaintiff might ans+ rain serious injury, if bills were negotiated by the firm Of the de. fendante, wish the additional name of Crofts as a partner, the present application was made. r Mr. Sis; psi NSOW. for the defendant, stated the circumstances of the assignment, which they had purchased for 3,5001. After the expenditure olio large a suni, it was natural to expect from the venders the eserciae of every mode which was calculated to secure the validity of the assignment. Accordingly, when the original proprietors of the Fleet-strect establishment resigned it to the do. fendant, and went to reside in Sackville.street, a circular letter was issued to the customers by Thomas Crofts, announcing that hit brother James had retired from the baaineas, and that the new pan. nets had been introduced. for /whom their favours were solicited. The name of Craig was subsequently removed altogether from the firm, but was renewed in consequence of the following cireurn. stance :—Jonathan Crofts, it brother, but never a partner, of James and Thomas, having retired from the Commissariat service, pro.. cur, d a li.t of the customers of the Fleet-street eatablisbment. Fortified with this document, he waited last year on the defendants, and proposed that they should admit him into the partnership. la case of a retinal be threatened to deprive them of the custom of the persons mentioned in the list. They did not accede. and he pro. cceiled to execute his menace by forming an opposition. The tie. fendants thus attacked, and apprehensive of losing those benefits which they had purchased so highly, applied to James Crofts, the senior partner of the original establishtnent. He, feeling the in. justice of the measures adopted by Jonathan, and wishing to ob. viate the occurrence of any detriment to the defendants from such a procedure, again allowed to their firm the influence of his name. For this purpose solely the defendants had employed the name. and they denied that it had been used by them in respect to bills of exchange, or in boy other manner. As it was admitted into the firm metely as a protection against Jonathan, and in confirmation. of the assignment, the breath of the private compact between the plaintiff and his brother Thomas could not be made the ground of an injunction. Thc VICE-CIIANELLOR adverted to the particulars of the M. signment, and the construction of that transaction. His Honour was of opinion that the defendants, who had paid so large a soot of money, were entitled to protection ; and oven if the compact be. tween the brothers had been violated, still the plaintiff should show that he had thereby sustained positive injury. In this he had failed, for it was dear that the name of 't liomaa had been introduced merely to guard the firm against the plans of Jonathan, who, by the influence of his name, was otherwise likely to deprive the defendants of some of their customers, a list of whom he had procured in a manner not difficult to be surmised. His Honour, therefore, dismissed the motion, with costs: COURT OF KING'S BENCH, WrsrmtssTrß, We are happy to say that the Lord Carte Jusvict was 60E. eiently recovered from his late indisposition to . be able to attend its Court this morning. His Lordship however still appears to be la bouring under the efreets of a severe eold, and towards the close of the day his Lordship was evidently moat eihausted. THE RING L. DUGDALE. Mr. Du R stEY preyed the judgment of the Court against John Dugilale, who had been convicted at the Sussex Assizes of wilful and corrupt perjury. The prisoner hoped the Court would be merciful towards him, in consideration of his good character, and of his having a wife and six children who were entirely dependent upon him for support lie said he had formerly served his country in the Tenth or the Prince's Own, and had since then, by his own unassisted industry, raised himself from a state of poverty to that of competency ; he hoped that the Court would not, by any severe punishment, de. prive hint of the fruits of his labours. Lord Hobert Manners, • General Quintin, General Hamilton, and Colonel Palmer, could have spoken to his good character, but he had not been able to see them. Mr. GURNEY addressed the Court in aggravation of punish. !Tient. _ Mr. Justice BAYLTY, in pronouncing the judgment of the Court, observed to the prisoner that he had been convicted by • Jury of his country of a must heinous crime, both in the sight of 0041 and man. ('pow a petition in Chancery he had suggested that . a gentleman of the name of Stamford had. in some money transac. turns with him. charged him at the rate of ten per cent. This was • proved to be false. lie had afterwards joined in an assignment of' his property to the same gentleman, and had sworn, that at the time he did so he was in a state of intoxication. That elso had been proved to be false: and so far from showing contrition, he had not in the least, by his address to the Court, mitigated his offence. The constaptences of the guilt of the head of the lamilg must of necessity fall upon the wife and children ; but the Court, in consideration of his having already bcco some time in confine. ment, sentenced him to be further iniprittoned in the house of cor rection at Lewes for one year, and in the mean time to be con. mined to the custody of the marshal of the Marshalsea. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. PARL moved for a rule against a Mr. Parker, a Magia. trate residing io the neighbourhood of Coine, in the county of Devon, calling upon him to show cause why a criminal informa tion should not be filed against him for having illegally convicted two men, named Baldwin anti Whitaker, under the Game Laws. It appeared by the affidavits upon which the Learned Counsel moved, that a Mr. Shaw. a gentleman of respectability, residing in the neighbourhood of Colne, being properly qualified under the flame Laws, went nut in the early part of September last for the purpose of coursing. On that occasion he took with him a person named Baldwin, and kpting intrusted the h oun d s to t h at indivi dual, he retired to an crated spot, from whence he could are the sport, and Baldwin, with the hounds, coursed two hares, but was unsuccessful, for the fleetness of the barn outstripped that of the bounds, and no pme was taken. ,A few days afterwards Mr. Shaw again went out, anti took with him Baldwin, and also a per. son ranted taker, anti lie then. at on the tormer occasion, re tired to the elevated ground, and directr.d Baldwin and Whitaker to course the hounds, that he might at but leisure enjoy the sport. The hounds were more fortunate this time, and succeeded In catch. . ing a bare. Upon both occal'amis it was sworn that these men acted under the immediate aid express orders of Mr. Shaw. It further appeared that Mr. Parker had another residence abnatt twenty miles diluent from the place where the land on which Mr. Shaw coursed was situate. and he was at that time Tostdingthene. , It was also sworn that them were three other Magistrates living within three and eta miles of the w here the supposed offence was committed. Bus . instead o ff inhumations being laid before either of those gentleman. they were, notwithstanding