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wl.ate.er code of laws his oki.ce inn, have been I.rtnted out, or on whatever principles of civil, mi litary, or international jurisprudence he may have been convicted, the conduct of JACKSON is wholly unjustifiable. The judges appointed for MAORIS.. u's trial, undoubtedly, in the first instance, sen tenced him to death, but they subsequently revised tirs decii•ioin and thereby effectually revoked their witetice; for on maturer consideration, and, as we ire to ptriume, 011 wander principles, they two 'emit d Cie iiri•nner to what they conceived to be a lesser puite,inin•iit. They commuted the sentence of death into one for inflicting fifty stripes on the back, with an imprisonment in chains for twelve months. The latter was, therefore, in contempla• lion of every law, the only sentence that affected him ; but JACKSON, presuming on his .authority, bet aside this sentence, and on his sole responsibility ordered the unfortunate man to be shot. The me boo, therefore, can be considered iu no other 'iglit than as a deliberate murder perpetrated by JAcKsox, to gratify a vindictive feeling, or for the nitre delight of spilling blood. What steps our llorernment will adopt upon a point of such ex treme delicacy we cannot pretrial to imagine; but we think that no time ought to be lust in lay ing the whole proceedings before Parliament, where, as the only question to be considered will be the most effectual means of obteining a reparation for the injury offered by an iii.olent ruffian to this country, no party feelings will, we air confident, interfere to prevent the holiest pursuit of this gent nil object. It should never be forgotten that the chief glory of every State consists in *ltalia/Hulo t .; the individual security of its member., tin matter how in•ignificant or contemptible they may be, provided they do not tvansgrese the general princi ples of social law, or the municipal code of the country where they have chosen to fix their do micile. Hinuburgh Papers to the let instant have ar rived. There have been rejoicings at Constanti nople I.r three days, in consequence of the arrival of the official accounts of the signal victory obtained over the Wachabites by IBRAHIM PACHA. the Go ernor of Giiida. After several actions with the re bels, who had fortified themselves in Derajch, that city was taken with 80 pieces of cannon, 20,000 of the rebels fell under the sword, and their leader, ASDALLAH BENSVND, was made prisoner and sent to Constantinople, where au open carriage was mak ing fur the purpose of ex!sibiting him to the public. Not only a political but a religious importance is attached to this victory, as the Porte has thus re gained possession of Medina and Mecca, those cities so sacred to every Mussulman. One of the most wetonishing advertisements has aveared in the Public Prints, issuing as from the Victualling Board, bat in reality from the Lords of the 'treasury. It is a contract for supplying his Ma jesty's troops at various of our Leeward Islands with American flour. When the last contract was made by the Victualling Board, winch was in 1817, the harvest of England had been unproductive, and English flour bore a very high price ; at that pe riod also, British as well as American vessels were allowed to take in their cargoes rather from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Alexandria, and proceed direct to any of our Leeward Islands. But we fear the Treasury have quite overlooked two or three very important cases with regard to the pre sent advertisement, viz.-Ist, The Act of Con gress of last Session, which prohibits American vessels front trading with our Leeward Islands: ._d, The abundant harvest in Europe, and parlieu lady England, whereby we are enabled at this moment to supply the troops with our own pro duce, and at considerable low a rate than what :nust now be given for American flour: 3d, The , anplo,yinent of about 1,200 ton. of American ship ping, and thus keeping our own vessels excluded: 4th, The vent for about 10.000 barrels of English trine, the payment of which would be confined at home, whereas now we seek American produce, unnecessarily, we think, and have to pay foreigners, for what ?.--for the like article, that could not only Ore spared from our own granaries, but be sent out at a much cheaper rate ; because the American Baur must in the first instance be shipped and tarried iii American bottoms to Bermuda, there i,e lauded, and re-shipped in an English bottom ; thus increasing a two-fold expense of freight, in surance, landing and re-shipping charges, amount ing on the quantity required on the present occa sion, somewhere about 7,000/. for the flour, exclu '•ire of perhaps, 2 or 3,000/. more for the tonnage . 1 . the vessels required in transporting the flour. Tile whole ti, he paid out of this country for tuieign ihair will be about 40,0301. Surely vane egregious oversight has been ciiiiimitted, (here—Was it the wish of their Lordships to favour some individual particularly interested in the American trade ? Extract of a letter from the Agent to LLOYD', • Iluelios Ayres, dated October '25 :—" It is re voted that Talcahuano is evacuated by the Roy • and that pert of them have returned to Lima mid Mi. rest to Valdivia, Licenses have been graiit eil by the Viceroy of Peru, admitting English yes- PIA to enter iii Callao with cargoes ul wheat, and in several vessel* were loading at Valve. Niso for that destination. His Majesty's ship Blossom has had aii engagement with en Insurgent pnvorer in the South Seas, but no inuticularo ere koowu.'. s fflf' N ,„ W „, FASIIIONABLE ARRIVAL,. The Countess of Aboyne and family, at their house in Charles -street, Berkeley-square. Tke Earl of lfarrowhy, at his house in Grosvenor.squarc. Fier Ladyship and family are expected in a few days. Curates De Grey, at her house in St. Jarnes's-square. Quint Minister at his house its Grosvenor-place. Lady 14)4141,111 Manner:, at her hunse in Pall-mall. Lady Elleubwough and family at their house in S. James's-,quart, from their Peat at Roehampton. Hon. Colonel Dawson, at Read's Hotel, Luwer Grosvenor street. Mrs. Roberts and family, at their house in Lower Grosve nor-street. Arrivals at the Mount Hotel, Lower Grosvenor•street Captain Maclean, from a tour; Mr. Graham, from S.Ol - Mr. Tomlinson, from a tour; Rev. Mr. Holcomb, from ditto. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. This Theatre presented a splendid audience last night to witness the performance of CHERRY'S comedy of the Soldier's Ihioghser. It Is lilt prero. gstive bf genius to enter by force of imagination into the sell-various feelings nod einotioos which the rest of mankind know by experience ; to con. etive in full force the afflictions which have bowed down, and the joys winch have elevated other mortals; and to convey these concept to the bosoms of all within the sphere of their in flictive. Whoever have only seen 111111 admired ,Mi•s O'NeILL in each characters as Beloidera and Juliet, have much to add to their sum total of ail. noratinn. Poo.ibly. when cool have beheld her nt The Jealous Wife or The Soldier's Daughter.thcy will find themselves a little puzzled to decide wherein her true forte lira.—whether she is a more accomplished votaress of the Comic or Tragic Muse. Her Widow Cheerly last night was exqingitely rich in all the requisites for the cliarac ter—Apirit, vivacity, frankness, openness, etch. IleS%—all softened and mellowed by a kindin-ss of heart and generosity imaged in look aial accent while pistoling and executing the work of benevo lence. 'l'i' cite examples of beauties where the whole performance was a succession of them, would be superfluous —yet we must say, that the two we. sages in which she recalls the Serjeant's wife to the recollection of the Governor, and taxes him with being a seducer, appeared to have seized on the very spirit of sly humour. The applause was general and sincere. Mr. FARREN felt perfectly at home in Governor Heortull—he exhibited a must natural portrait of the eccentric good old man. Mr. AD BOTT'S Matfuri. jos). was strong and pathetic. The play went off with great eclat. Yertirrhy, about two o'clock, the PRINCE Re. GENT left Carlton-house, for the Pavilion at Brigh. tots. The Duke of YORK left towu ou Wedursday fur Outlauds. Lord ARDEN and General TAYLOR, the execu tors to the late QUEEN'S will, are daily busily em ployed in arranging the affairs and private property. Earl (asvatv still continues much indisposed, at Ins seat, Hempstead Lodge. Berks. Lord and Lady HOLLAND have taken a house in St. Jameb's-square (late the residence of S. Ttioaw. TON, E. 41. M.P.) where they are expected on Mon day next, from Hulland House. Yesterday the LORD PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL arrived iu town, from a visit t o hie b rot h er , M r . RYDER. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER wit] give a grand entertainment on Thursday next to a large party of distinction, at Ina residence iu Downlog street. Nletleinoiselle Gomm, of the Academie !Loyale de at Paris, is engaged as one of the princi pal dancers fur our Opera-house. Her figure is petite; and she is said to possess great talent. Her forte is iu the light and vigorous, or comic style of dancing. A new piece, under the title of The Heart of Mid Lothian, has been announced as forthcoming at the Surrey Theatre on Wednesday next. The story is, as we understand, taken from ''ALTER Scores popular work, The Tales of My Landlord. It has beets dramatized and adapted to Ilse stage by Mr. 'l'. DIRDIN. Report speaks most favou , - ably of its merits; those who hare heard it read place it amongst the best and most effective of this gentleman's productions. The story is full of incident, and the situations of the Dramatis Per sonar, at various times, interesting, end produc tive of great stage effect. Mrs. EGERTON, late of Covent-garden, is engaged at this Theatre, and is to sustain the fine drawn character of Mudge Wild-fire; the other parts are strongly cast. No expense has been spared in bringing it forward ; and we trust the Manager of this favourite place of Billu+ement will be rewarded with that success which his exert lulls SO well Merit. Recollect ! HAZARD and Co. sold both the Tinny Thousands last Lottery, and that both the Thirty Thousands muff he drawn NEXT TUESDAY, when the Lottery finishes. The Wheel contains Two Prizes of 30,0001 3 per Cent. Consols; with severid others of 5,0005. 1,0001. &c. &c. Money. HAZARD Cu.', Olfices, Royal Es clialige.gaie, 26, Cornhill, and 324, Oxford-street. cerner of Swallow-street —HAZARD and Co. have Agents in all the principal Country Towns. The new Military Clods-house, iii Waterloo. place, is now ready for the reception of the Mem bers. The principal rooms are furnished with all the elegance of modern upholstery, and embellish ed with splendid lustres, mounted in bronze and or-molts. The window-curtains of the lower apart. silents are of fine drabs ball, faced with crimson velvet, and the grand suite of dining-rooms shove are hung with curtains of crimson, orsiatnented with gold fringe. The capacious cellars have for some tune been oinply stored with the finest wines of the best vintages, adapted to " the piping truss, of peace." The house is to be opened soon after the meeting of Parliament, with a magnificent enter tainment, to which the PRINCE REGENT Itas beets Invited at his own request. The CIaiIIANDEIL-IN• CHILF will preside ha the Chair. TO 7111 EDITOR GI TM. IsLI tfi,ll TRE%:. FIRST LITTER. SIR—As the meeting or Parliament is near, and as there is every probability, from the disposition that appeared to. wards the close of the last Ses•:ion, and born the charariers of some of the Members who are lik►ly to hhe an active part in the next, that a considerable sires will be lard in the debates upon the necessity of economy and retrenchment in the public expenditure, it inlay not he entirely nseleas tr tecal to the public attention the tit principles upon which those impoi tent doctrine. hang. Before, however, this discussion is entered upon, it will he right very briefly to trace the grand fundamental error that appears to have been adopted by almost every writer and speaker upon this subject, and to spew the rai.chiefs, or some of them at least, that have followed. This come is the assimilation of the character of the wealth of nations to that of the wealth of iodividualv ; and because the poverty of our language affords but the same signs by which the vicissitudes they are both supposed equally to be subject to can be described, it has, from the earliest writers upou the subject of political economy to the present hour, become a conclusion, into the truth of which it seems almost heretical to inquire, that public like private wealth may be exhausted ; and that, by the same process of extravagance, a nation, like an individual, may be brought, iu a pecuniary sense of the term, to ruin. Hence we find an tinvaried strain of complaint in the most enlightened authors and public spear's, of increasing expense and consequent increasing debt—of querulous warnings against new loans and taxes—and of fearful pro. phecies of overwhelming distress and bankruptcy. It would seem strange, if one did not daily witness the facility with which even men of liberal education surrender themselves to igoorance and imbecility upon this subject— that no lentrili of experience, no exposure, however clear or repeated, of the emptiness of those fears and the falsehood of those pronto ries, has been able to produce some tendency at least to conviction of this error ; one would have thought, but for the reason just hinted at, that they who at this day we this country at the head of Ilse world, with a debt, as it is called, of 0110,000,00 N. and upwards, would have inquir ed into the correctness of those principles, however sancti fied by high names and long usage, by which the world has been led to imagine that a nation, like a private person, could mortgage all its revenues and spend all its money. This error, therefore, further consists in ascribing. the difficulties that may,and indeed must arise to a country, the appropristion of whose wealth is not regulated by wisdom, to the exhaustion of its resources, produced by wantonness of expense, instead of attributing those dif f iculties in the disorders that are naturally produced by the resentment of a people who behold their Rulers lavishing the produce of their industry in mischievous or frivolous porsuits, or npon insignificant or wicked men. I hope hereafter to shew that this distinction is of vital importance, and that if clearly understood and correctly applied, it will disappoint the ma chinatious or coiled the fully of those who, from sinister views or childish apprehensions, agitate the public mind with unfounded representations of impending calamity. I shall conclude this letter by briefly noticing a few/ of the leading mischnla that are inevitably produced by the error have mentioned. A nation who believes that the weight of its taxes and the extent of its expenditure will exhaust its wealth and dry up its resources, is naturally kept in a state of confirmst alarm and discontent ; it loses every feeling of dignity and just sentiment; ■ senseless hope of accumulation, or dread of diminution of its treasure, alternately disturbs its repose; and it hears of a new tax or a new establishment with equal abhorrence, whether it tends to promote the most honourable ur the most pernicious designs ; and upon this a general spirit of discontent and of distrust in the Govern ment is necessarily consequent. Further—lt affords • constant opportunity (too valuable to be missed) to those who, whether in or out of Parliament, have no views but to attack and embarrass in the financial operations of the country. Is any public work proposed to be carried on at the public expense? no inquiry is proposed as to its utility or its tendency to promote the dignity of the country:—Can we exist? is the insidious question followed by as instantaneous cry of poverty, increasing debt, liank ruptey, sod ruin. These are mounds so well calculated fur the undistinguishing ear and understanding of the multi tide, a•d so eagerly adopted, as it mast be admitted 'bey are, by writers arid speakers of almost every description, that hitherto there has been no resisting, nay, nu attempt to resist them ; and the consequence has frequently been, the forbearance to begin, or, if begun, the feeble and impel feet execution, or utter abandonment of winks which 'he glory of the country calla for, but which, with r such a delusion, it must fur ever call for in vain. These are • few only of the mischiefs just alluded to—it is evident they are 'peat in themselves Rod pregnant with pewee', and, if what has been observed be correct, experi elite of itself is nut very likely to remove the cause : ibis can only be expected room an unprejoilievil view of the subject. In the hope, out a very sanguine One I coofeas, of exciting such a view in the public mind, and that some able pen may be brought forward to give it its full effect, I shall veil. tore, through the medium of your impartial Paper, to sketch an outline of what appear to me the true principle of the wealth of nations, confined however at present to the ques. lion at this time su muck agitated, of public economy and retrenchment. Yesterday Mr. VimEs, the King's Messenger, arrived in Downing-btreet, with (brooches Iron Vienna. He wus secompaitied by an Austrian Courirr. Sir MURRAY MAXWSLI,. it it now said, is deter mined to tight the battle, and has for the last month been occupied with his friends in making prepara tions for the election. The whole of the interior of Burlington Iloum has been arranged and decorated under the imme diate superintendence of its liberal proprietor, Lord G. C•VENDISIi, who has spared nu expense in ren dering it worthy of the beautiful and pure state of the elevation. The new graild suite of apartmcsor, towards the garden, far surpass in taste and magni ficence those of any other MAMMA, in the inetiOpolli, particularly the music-roots. It is to be lamented, however, that by the restoration of the old borr oak gates to the front wall the public are now deprived of even a peep of the house trims the street. • The female servant of Thos. DERRY. Esq. of No, 2, Lucas-place, Bethnal-rt. lc, a tine young WOlllOll, aged 17, was killed yet•terday by a fail from • window in the two pair of the front of her master's house, which she had been iueautiously clettiiug ou the outside. 0 . • • .~ . I.dIV INTA LLIGEACE. COURT OF K Nms nr.prcu, Gun•tuf.r., I:KIDAY, hioluaßy. I. Adjourn.-d Sittings after Ifiehae:..aar Terns. before Chief Jothce Asnorr and Si:eclat Juries. litellelN rind ANC rts Fat t'. F.R and This action was nrought by the Pleintilfa. as owner* of toe ships, named the /.pelt sa l t a t eak. against the Defendants, who are West lrklis mer chants of the first lability, to recover a roill• penaidion in damages for the alleged breach of a contract to supply the above-mentioned vessels with full freight Irmo the !eland of Jamaica to London. The Plaintiffs' case, as 'stated by Mr. Serjearit COPLEY, and proved in evidence, was briefly this :—lis 1815, the Defendants, who porweimed large property and very considerable influence in the Island of Jamaica, chartered several vessels fur the purpose of conveying %Vest India produce to this country. The number of vessels completely laden by them in that year amounted to six. In Ilia. sensors 1816.17, they entered into contracts with the Planstifla to exert their best interest to supply the ships Leda and Ste fliill: with full freights out, and home Nano Jamaica to Lf111111)0, for which service they were to receive five per cent. on the cargoes. At the period whets these contracts were entered into, they had taken up five other vesiele, namely, the Sir'Godfrey Wehster, the Dorothea, the lOster, the Braannia, and the Monarch, with tile saint inletllittil • In two of these ships they were per:so:rally interested, being part owners. These vessels severally arrived out at Jamaica —but. ire the end, it appeared that the Lcda and the .S . rdfo/k, the *hips m Itieetion, obtain ed no cargo, either out or home, through the interest of the Defendants. The failure of the cargoes, with reference to the West Indies, was attributed to yarning causes—arnongat which were, the scantiness of the crops, the lowering of the freight, the in9ux of other slapping, in consequence' of the piece, 41111 the early arrival of other vessels, in which the Defendants,it was said', were pirsorially interested. On the part of the Plaintiffs, it was alleged es a ground of culpable negligence, that they had detained their (the Pistaitit}V) shins in the river, although they had every reason to know, that they entild not perform their engagements in consequence of the serious failure of the %Vest India crops and, beyond this, it was said, that they bad sent siut their own ships earlier than the Plaiutiffs', by reason of which, priority of interest was exerte.l fur them, m prejudice of the Plain tiff,' vessels. In Litt, it appeared, that, of the whole seven ships taken up by the Defendants, only two had been furnished with complete cargoes. For the 111 f ..e.ericants, it ryas argued, that the agreemerits into which they had entered could not be construed with the same strictness which a char ter party would warrant, tinder the provisions of which they would he bound to filod freight, in all events. If they had acted bona fide, and with a reasonable expectation, that they would be able by their interest, to proside the I'l alitifra' ships with freight, but had unfortunately been disappointed hy unavoidable circuinstauces, then the action could not be maintained. The criterion of their geod faith, and of the honesty of their intro ' titii.a, was to be found in this circumstance, that, in the year preceding, they had 'provided the same number of ships with complete cargoes, with the exception nf a small brig. called the Monarch, winch hid now been superadded. %Vitii respect to the alleged breach of agreement in not providing outward cargoes, it must lie attri buted to the event of peace, which, in the year 1816, had thrown a vast Humber of shits out of employ. meat, its cohsegteence of which it was impossible to provide all the vessels then in the market with full Caignes tor outward voyage.. The same cause also openried will, respect to homeward afirieghte wrote—ono:li, added to the failure of the %Vest Ivtlia crops, rendered the hopes and expectations origioully eirtertained by the Defendants abortive. In short, it was contended, that the spirit of the en gagement entered nits) on the part of die Defend ants, was, that they should use their interest, to the heat advantage, in endeavouring to supply the Defelitlanta with freights; but, if events rendered it impossible for them to procure freights, they were not liable upon a coatract, the execution of which depended upon contingencies over which they had no control whatever. The CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up. observed, that lie thought a merchant, who entered into Pesch a contraet as the present, did not hind himself to tied a cargo as an offreighter—hot lie merely de clared that he isosaessed a certain degree of interest, which lie world exercise, such as it. was, to provide a cargo. This he was bound to do before lie re ceived the five per cent. for which he stipulated. He was called eti to perform his egreeinent, to the tamest extent his interest. In looking at the case. regard was to be had, not only to the extent of the intereat which he possessed, but also to the number of ve.sels which lie himself sent out, as well as to the 'mothers sent out by other protons— the failure of the crops—the arrival of ship#, in conarquence of the peace—and other ciretimetrinces which he could not foresee. If the Defendants had performed their duty reasonably, eccording to the fair construction of the agreement, they were en titled to a verdict ; hut, if it appeared that they had not exerted their interest properly, the Jury would find for the PI instil% with such damages as the circionatances appeared to justify. Tta- Jury inimed;atelj teamed a verdict for the Mr. Serjrant COPI.r.Y, Mr. MARRYAIT, Mr. CAMPBELL, and Mr. F. Poi.LocK, cohchtettil the CAW for the PlAiltltflA. For the Defendanti, the Coetearl weir Mes,rs. ScAitt.hrr, GURNEY, and CHITTY. 1111.4 r2IIIIM. at-copied the Coirt from its sitting until !i,elf.p.ibt four o'clock. Lord CAnnrcir is to he ti u new RepresPntitive Peer, la the 'now ut Lord.Nortratr.Asu. , , There was som e expeettatota that t h e twittule which took place at the lAA Weonnustee El re : 1011 . between Mr. IIuNT, and Mr. Lt :E, the High ton bumble, would tint' become the subject of legal tn. veengwoott before the pre.ent Westunneter Session.. but We understand the mutter it ultopther dropped. if EsPMINSrER SF.SitONS. FRIDAY, JANUARY 41. ASSAULTS. Jenathan Asquith and Danicl &nigh *ere inflicted fur nopinultiog Mr. Win. Parkin ou Ist Au l ino 11,4. Mr. Parkin stated, that on the dry mentioned in the indictment, be went into Mr. Agiquitlei Joy, in St. Martiii'r.lane, for, the putpose of baying a trap. bat, and hell, for Mr. P4linerof St. J.ttlt,'.- Rttli via trifurrurd that they wire not sot , ' there tbet., osol directed to another . 1 1. Mr. Stmght, alto wes i n the Amp, asked the PrOstetiti.r if he would buy some ivory—lie re.died lie wnokl have no dealing with him, as he had Deed lino una handsomely nil it former occasion by sumniorion; to the Court of Requests„ where, however, he was foiled in his purpose. .The Prosecutor had rourd!y used these word*, when Staiglit struck him a blow which broke his nose. Mr. Asquith held the firm*. tutor's lams while Staight committed the assaii4. Mr. Peliner's servant, who was in attendance to carry home the trap end ball, corroborated the Prosectitor'e evidence. Mr. A DOLPIIII3 addreir,ed the Jury for the De fendants, and said lie had witnesses to trove that the assault, so far from beii g covitinited by iLe Defendants upon the Prosecutor, was iii witted by the latter upon the former in the most unjustifiable manner. He c.eilled.the following a it- Thomas Ball stated that he wad ■journeyman in the employment of Mr. Asquith. On the Ist August last he reutentbered Mr. Parkin entering the 811014 in which were Mr. Asquith and Mr. Staighs. Mr. Parkin said he wanted a b;it, trip, and bull; he was told they did not sell them, but directed where to go. On reCeiving this answer. Mr. Parkin said to Staight, " You are a d—d meal fur summoning me." Staight replied that it was his father who had done it; a great deal of abuse was anti pnured upon Statght by Mr. Parkin, who said that »cr. it not for the law he would knock his 'wad (A; at last the latter sei2ed Staight and knocked Lint against the counter. 'This was the nature of the. asaau It. Mr. Richard Way, and another v‘itl:: la, w boot. tree-maker, corroborated the evadete:c of Thomas Ball. The Jury returned a verdict of Not Calfly. John Lawlor wan indicted for as►:miting Sarah Blaming, a girl 14 years of age, with ihtet,t to commit a rape. In another count he was charged with committing a common assault. The Prosecutrix gave her evidence at considerable length, end described the manlier in which the Pri soner committed the ott'enctioritli v.inclo he stoat charged. It appeared, however, that s!te had not disclosed the circurnstasice to her Af..ter, :714t, :Dyed at a distance from her, until t. rnouth after the cc currence took place, and also, tart alter she hail first charged the Prisoner with sit attempt to commit the crone laid to his charge, else had !wide a . tioiud accusation against him fur having aeoiully perpetrated the greater offence. But w hen n .1::- geon was sent for by the Magistrate at Qti square, to pronounce a medical opinion on the case, the surgeon, after audit% himself of the best meant, of judging in his power, declared that ow such injury as the Prosecutrix then stated covist have been committed. Verdict—Geary of a (am nion ossouh. ELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN. At the close of the day, when chile was a full at. tendance of the Magistrates of We-tinimiter, a effort adjournment of the Court.took place, for the pur. pose of electing a Chairman for the Woominster Sessions, in the room of the late \Vii. Werson, Esq.—when Itottent BAUFfi, Esq. one of air Ma.. gistrates of the Marlborough -street Police OfF.co i , was unanimously chosen to fill the chair. This re spectable Gentleman has officiated since the death of the late Chairman, and attracted universal anew. tion for the mildness of his manners, and strict juw Lice of his decisions. POLICE. MANII37I-MYL:AIt. A poor ignorant girl, aged 14, named Catherine Ars, was brought up amongst other vagrants, charged o :J. lug a must onset able object, and standing shivertog is ihr etc er•ts. She said she had travelled hum the county of At Ire land, where she had been in a desolate rono.t,,r, to se.lg protection Awns her, fathrr, a labourer is. 11119 city. not having met him, Oa :food slat for hours, in expectation r f arcing him pass by. She was found iu ibis depl s ums by an officer, and mimed to CXIIIIIIIIO the facts of the la bourers that passed along. The Lord Mayor desired That this real oLdect of compas 'jou shosid be taken care of. GUILDHALL. Before Alderman keen. SMASIIING. Mery 19P/Tersten was charged yesterday with passing min. terfeit shillings. Matthew Illation, /2,,Snow-hill, pastry-cook, stated, (hag the Prisoner etwne it.to Pits shop between eight a:ist nine o'clock, to purchase a three-penny cake, sod *entitled a ...ti ling in payment; on looking :it it, he saw it was a bad ~,,e ; he asked her to give hips another, and she said the I.:id oilier looney in her possession. She hail eat the cake. wife came into the shop, and recognised the Prisoner as having given her a bid shilling about half so hlitll fur threepei.nywuttla of biscuits, %hid], she 11111 not ta ;is to be bad moil she bad left the shop. On this tine 6e sent for an officer, and nail the Prisoner taken totes custody. The Officer slated, that lie searched the Pelson, r, sail found two gond shillings folded in a piece of paper ,u ‘, ll , of her stockings. . _ The Prisoner, in her defence, said, she war a fttre;Tter, that her husband was a journeyrn- , u bocklayer, ant site Itods., , ed its Shue-lane, but site could not tea where, as -he had been way aevtn •etks from Ireland_ Sh, hew, i r.,•y motley hut what she received (*writ her hut.hastil, except. she had got acquainted 'mitt] a gentlest, in se ce shc wvt. tit London, whom ste• met litice a week, and bo was is the !tit bit of giving 11.1 ss, at each met ling. The P.OfieCiligr said, it was not his wish to prosecute the Prisoner, at the same time there were no set of MU 4110 Suffered SO much frum such characters as µash y-covhs i foe when they tendered a but shilling they eat their gouda, nevi! Ind snot nie to chrome Alderman Wood —" Y.. 0 uuly coolie forward on public grounds. It is the duty of the Master of the !dot to pi cute I will, therefore, mused She Prisoner for NI thvir exiiini•ontws, aot hi tuities be servul Oil the Suli,itur of the Must." The Prisoner remanded for further exmainati . slow syserr. ()u Wednesday Thomas Farmer, the driver of the hi. ko.l coach 787, app, tired at She Office to survier the comp.ai..t of Mr Undi v»...64, cutler, of Diary-tone ft appeared that Or Underwood's cli i,. n sere on a y to a friend a few nights since, in Nesmal.st tet, Irk vet. Mr. Uodet truud'a porter went to condor; limn th..u.s, 1 t