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1 . Bank paper entirely, and to carry on our commerce with a metallic currency, would be utterly impossible. Mr. THORNTON, in his "Inquiry into the nature and effects of the ealsreredit of Great Britain"—a work published in 1802, but gikich has since become scarce—remarks very justly that " If ills and bank notes were extinguished, other sub stitutes than gold would unq u estionably be found. Re entirse would be had to devices of various kinds by which men would save theniselves the trouble of counting, weigh 1.- 7. and transporting guineas; in all the larger operations of commerce, so that the amount of guineas brought into use would not at all correspond with the amount of the Las and notes suppressed. Banks would be instituted, net of the description which vow exist, but of that kind .oal number which should serve best so spare both the trvable of gold, and the expense incurred by the loss of interest upon the quantity of it in possession. Merely by 16 . transfer of the debts of one merchant to another, in the Woks of the banker, a large portion of what are termed cish payments is effieted at this time without the use of arty bank paper, and a much larger, sum would be thus transferred, if guineas were the only circulating metliutn of tile, country. Credit would still exist ; credit in books; cretin depending on the testimony of witnesses, or on the mitre verbal promise of parties. It might not be paper credit ; but still it might be such credit as would spare, more or less, the use of' guineas. It might be credit of -a worse kind, less accurately dealt out in proportion to the desert of different persons, and therefore, in some instances, at least, still more extended ; it might be credit less contributing to punctuality of payments, and to the due fulfilment of engagements; less conducive to the intcre.ts of trade, and to the cheapening of articles; and it would, perhaps, ,also be credit quite as liable to interruption on the occasion of any suddet alarm or material change in the commercial pro spects and circumstances of the country." These are the observations of a writer who was perfectly and practi cally conversant with the whole detail of his subject, and they lead to a train of useful reflection upon which the ;ournalist would do well to meditate. CITY, 31o,rodor ETEgtNCI. . Although no fresh failures have been announced to-day the deriine ir. priccs.of every description of Security con tinued until a late hour in the day, when a re-action took place. Consols for Account, which left off on Sattwday at 7'GL - opened at ;6 ; fell to TS:, advanced to 761, and again feceiledro 74. The only rumours of any consequence were a declaration of war against Turkey, the commence ment of hostilities on the Pruth, the unparralleled distress ..i the country, and failures in London. These gloomy announcements, however, were succeeded Ly a notification that hail a tendency to restore confidence, at least if we may judge of its effect by the improvement that was occasioned in Consols towards the conclusion of business, the last quotation for the Account being 761. The communication to which we allude was, that Gortrn merit had agreed to lend to the merchants five millions of Exchequer Bills. This intelligence seemed to haves most cheering effect, and Consols left off with some firmness at the above quotation. Exchequer Bills were 45., 75., 95., discsomt; Bank Stock ! 1964. 1951, and India Bonds, 919. The Foreign Market was in a state •of great agitation lit:ing the day, and the prices were more than ever dc p• eased. Colombian Bonds were as low u 501; Mexican §:c per Cents., SO ; Spanish Bonds, 94 ; Russian ditto, 7:41 ei ; and. Greek Bonds, Indeed, this Stock seemed the only one amongst the Foreign Securities that had any buoyancy in it. O'J Saturay ev,ming a Russian courier was sent off with despatches tor St. Peteesburgh, from the Russian Ambassador. Mr. Latchford, the King's Messenger, arrived in town yoterday with despatches from Paris. A file of the Part-au-Prince Official Journal to the 27th November, inclusive, has arrived; but the political in islligencc these papers contain is unimportant. Some re flections upon the late treaty with France demonstrate the ineignant4eelings with which the Ilaytians have received the ofpressions of a French semi-official journal on this subject. The Tele,trraph (the official journal), in an article is from a correspondent, but which evidently emanates - flinu a high source, remarks upon the different passages of tire Eto?!e with much severity. A National Bank is about to be established at Port-au- Prince, under achartcr from the Government, the support of which it will receive. The paper to be issued by the Hank will be received in payment for duties. In order to ptve this establishment every chance of success, the law has been abolished which prevented foreigners from bring ing to eale.the real property of the native citizens, and the law established to prevent foreigners from catabliahiug themselves with natives, it is expeett4l will be repealed. It will ba recollected that the Itiatquis de Mout/tier, tieing rather as a missionary of the Jesuits than the Am bassador of a Constitutional Monarchy . , has denounced to the Spanish Government the introduction of French books into Spain. Among these ia, rlO doubt, Ourika, a work full of game and delicacy, written by one of the most witty of the ladies at court, which has been put in the index, by the Spanish Inquisitors. The result of this prohibition has been the forbiddance of all sorts of foreign books, even of the Gospels. This was nut enough. All the reading rooms have been shut up. No doubt, the book►ellers will hasten to send votes of thanks to the Marquis de Moustier, whose denunciations have had such beneficial effects. It will have been observed, that to the question of Lord Archibald Hamilton, whether Nlinisters intended to extend the prohibition of issuing one pound notes to Scotland, no satisfactory answer has been given. We find it is currently believed that such intention does certainly prevail. We . . caw conceive nothing so entirely uncalled for, or more likely to do infinite injury to a country where the public Lave hitherto never known what it was to be injured by the same calamity which has so often overwhelmed bind, by the failure of batiks in that country, against which tl:at measure is intended to guard them. The five Negro slaves on board the French ship Pearl, lately forced into St. Ives, Cornwall, by stress of weather were brought by habeas corpus before Chief Justice Best rt his private house, on Saturday, and ordered to be liberated—every human being touching the soil of England .messing the indefeasible right of liberty. l'hey.were govett to the care of Mr. Stephen, of Hampstead, till his • jgajeaty's pleasure shall be known. At a meeting on Wednesday of the 12th ward of police - the conduct of the Magistracy of Edinburgh, in relation tb die eels they exact from the community was discussed. Mr. D. Maefsrlane, advocate, stated that the matter hail coma under the notice of the Sociery of Writers to tip; S.:;- net, and two reports of conitnittees hail been made to that body, which amounted to this—that from the year Watt to . 113%4 amount of land tax paid to government, for Edin burgh, win 14,1359 f. 13a. $10.; that the sums warranted, 111 acts of counal, to be imposed as the costs of coffee aim. was 90,748/. 1.55. 2d. but that a further sum, above w h a t was so warranted, bad been levied by the collectors, of • Ss. So tbat it appeared that the emu of MAW • fib. was charged as the expense of collecting KOMI. • lajd. h hod proved the most expeasis , c tax ever oek lamed Is it; as it appeared that 40 per cent. was chas e : . fug, its collection above what was necessary. He the eed that awes be taken to relieve the citirena frees 4 fsyment of this tax ; but as it appearedillall inallFts stake a report on the subject is Mayo ' *geed to. defer farther ulcerates in the ineantinieow. "trio Chronicle. GENERAL ELECTION. Mr. Tomes was returned to serve in Parliament for the borough of Warwick on Saturday, and chaired through ,the meets of that town on the same-day. Mr. Winn, in with. drawing from the contest, announced his intention of again presenting himself• to the electors, for their suffrages, on the dissolution of the pri sent Parliament. At the close of the poll there w.rs a majority in favour of Mr. Tomes of 172. Te election for Northumberland is fixed for the 21st instant. Tilt CITY ror EXF.TF.R.—SamueI Trehawke Kekewich, Esq. was duly elected member for that city last 'Thursday afternoon. Martin Stapylton, Esq. of Mytton Hall, has addressed a litter to the electors of Pontefract, announcing his inten lion of offering, himself as a candidate to represent that borough in Parliament at the ensuing general election. Colonel Crosbie, M.P. of Ballyheige Castle, has addressed the electors of the county Kerry, soliciting their support ; and he pledges himself never to forsake the contest while one remains unpolled. The borough of Lancaster is likely to experience a very severe contest at the ensuing general election. Colonel Cawthorn considers his return sure. We learn there is not to he any opposition to Messrs. Byng and IVhitbread at the approaching election for the county of Middlesex. Mr. Mellish, it is said, declines to offer himself, as he at one time intended. Rochester has not yet found a substitute for Lord Bin ning, who has announced his intention to retire at the dis solution of Parliament. _ _ Matthew Bell, Esq. of Woolsington, near Newcastle upon-Tyne, is candidate to represent Northumberland. Lord Howick has retired from the contest. THE ARMY. Detcchmenta belonging to the 13th and 11th Regiments of In fantry marched yesterday morning, from A% estminster, tor Chat ham. A Detachment belonging to the 11th Regiment of Light Dra goons marched yesterday morning, from AVestininster, for the Cavalry Depot at Maidstone. Detachments belonging to the '2ll, '2oth, 311th, and 411,11 Rrgi. mints of Foot marched yesterday morning, trim; Westminster, for Canterbury. A Detachment belonging to the Bth Regiment of Infantry marched yesterday morning, from Westminster, for Dover. FASIIIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury's eon:xi:dime on Sun. day evening in Arlington.street. was elegantly attended. Emily larchione! , .s of Londonderry had an elegant evening parry yesterday at her house in St. James's...guars. The Earl of Listowel bad a dinner party yesterday, at Kingston House, Knightsbridge ; in the evening her Ladyship entertained a large party of the leant ton. Lord Bexley entertained a distinguished party at dinner yester day at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. The Duke of Ihmonshire arrived in town yesterday, from his seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire. The Esrl lililtown arrival yesterday, at Miller's Hotel, Jermyn. street, from Ireland. Lord Eliot has arrived in town, from a tour. Lord Dudley arrived yesterday, at his house in Park.lane, from II tour. . . . Lord end Lady Churchill left town yesterday, for their seat in 01 fordshiTe. Lord Redesdale and family have arrived at their house in Harley. street, from their seat, 11Ioretoi-in-the-Marsli, Gloucestershire. Bishop of' Ely and family arrived yesterday, et their house in Albemarle-street, from the Duke of Rutland's, Belvoir Castle. The Honourable Mrs. Egerton arrived yesterday, at her house in Berkley-square, from Windsor. fir Robert Gunning, Ban. left town yesterday, for his scat in Non ham ptonshire. !sir Archibald and Lady Christie arrived yesterday at the Bur lington Hotel, Old Burlington-street, troni Chatham. General and Airs. Aylmer have left the London Hotel, Albe marle-street, for their seat in Yorkshire. Colonel Gore Langton and family arrived yesterday, at their house in Grosvenor.square, from their seat, Newton Park, Smiler: setshire. . . J. H. Allen, Esq. M.P. arrived yesterday, at the Waterloo Hotel. Jermyn-street, from Wales. G. Wyndfism, Esq.. left Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.street, yes. trrdsy, for his seat In Norfolk. Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—Colonel Vansittart, from Berkshire; Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and family, from Votk4iire; Captain Staples, from Paris; Captain Fentor., from Both ; Captain3Williamlinlayson, from Dorsetsture; and Charles Baird. Esq., from Soniersetshire. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street :—Lord Berwick, from Shropshire ; Sir James Graham, Bart., from Yorkshire; and Mr. and Mrs. Earls, from I.iverpool. Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel, Jertnyn-street :—The Reve rend Mr. and Mrs. t;ilpin and family, from Yorkshire Griffin, Esq., and Sertery, Esq., from the Continent. Departures:— Count ' , testy, fur Nor Niel' ; Mr. R. 31arsliam and Mrs. Marstiam, for the Continent. ..... Arrivals at the Royal lintel, St. James's•atreet :—Sir Richard hewing', from a tour; General Vincent, from Ireland ; C. Spur rier, Esq., from a tour. Departures:—R. Dennison, Esq., and family, for Bromley ; J. Page, Esq., fur Holly Hill ; J. Douglas, Esq., for the Continent. Departures from the British Hotel, ;amyl-street :—Mr. and Mn.s Hamilton and family, for Hastings.; General (Insulin, for Kent; Admiral GOsselin, for Hertfordshire; Mr. Kennedy, for Oxford; Mr. Bartley, for Oxford; and Mr. Grattan, for Bow. leyer. Arrivals at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street:—Mrs. Lamb and family ; E Prntheroe, Esq. ; Vincent, Esq. ; 3lr. Mackay ; Mrs. Edward• and Ladies; and IL C. !Ferguson, Esq. Depar tures : —G. W. Kemptown, Esq : and family; 31 ts. and the Misses Dawson ; C. Hamilton, Esq. and Ladies ; and the Right lion. Lord Lisburne. On Saturday the Duke of York gare a grand dinner to a party of sixteen, consisting of several of the Cabinet Minister* and some of the foreign Ambassadors and Ali, tasters, &C. Yestarday Sir Herbert Taylor transacted military busi ness with the Duke of York, at his house iu South And ley-street. The Princess Augusta arrived at her residence at Frog more yesterday, from Ragshot, where her Royal Highness had been staying on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. The Duke of Gloucester has left town for Bagshot. The Archbishop of York has been phased to license the Rev. Charles Musgrave, M.A.; Vicar of Whitkirk, and some dine Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. John's Church, in Itoundhay,lin the nomination of Stephen Nicholson, Esq. of Rotuadhay, at whose expense the Church has been recently built abd endowed. The Rev. George Richmond, M.A., of Trinity College, Dublin, has been appointed by the Vicar of Leeds to the Perpetual Curacy of Christ Church, the new church in Meadow-lane, Leeds. The Lord Bishop of Durham has been pleased to ap point the Rev. Thomas Singleton, Rector of Elation, and Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, to be Archdeacon of Northumberland, in the room of the Ve nerable the Archdeacon Bouyer, deceased. We underitand the Bishop of Chester intends to deliver a lecture every IVednestlay, and the Very Rev. the Dean of Carlisle every Friday, (luring Lent, at their respective churches—St. Botolpli's, Bishopsgate, and St. George's, Hanover-square. Divine service to - commence at eleven o'clock. The Rev. James Lynn,. Rector of Goldbeck, end Vicar of Crostliwaile, in Camberlanchait been - presented by the Lord Bishop of Carlisle to the Vicarage of Newcastle, ren dered vacant by the death of the Rev. 1. Smith, A.M. We regret to state that a communication was yesterday made by Dr. Jetiner, in the Court of Arches, Doctors Commons, to the effect that Dr. Lushington, in conse quence of severe illness, was unable to come down to the Court to argue two important causes in which he was retained. lxce.r.noN.—We regret to announce the deathef this once celebrated vocalist, which took place on Saturday Melt last, at 14 o'clock, at Worcester. PETER WA TSON V. THE REV. Wu. The Writ of Certiorari, obtained by 11'atson, for remov. ingtheproceediugs at the Sessions' to the Cuurt of King's Bench (which involved the question of the right of the Curate of Chester-le -street, in this county, to Easter Offer ings), for theptitpose of reversing the order of the Sessions, , was act aside with costs ' at the Sittings after last Term. Thug this long litigated question has been lastly set at rest, and the title of the Clergyman to Easter dues estz blished.—Ltarhunt Paper. Apaley Farm, the residence of Mr. Hones, two miles from Colnbrod, was destroyed by tire on Saturday night. It was occasioned by the negligence of a servant girl in setting fire to some bed furniture, and so rapid were the flames that in half an hour the interior of the house was ilestroyed. A rotv of stabling was also burnt, and two hors , s. THE BRITISH PRESS . LAW NOTICES• COURT OP KIN()'S BENCH. MIDDLESLX COMMON JURIES Till DAY (TUESDAY, 14,) AT Beek v El!ham Churchill • thole Daimon • 11'hittaker Broome v Winter Shaw a S.J.Copeland The King vll.Brand Butterworth v Ito- ital.r..ewsr Nom Hewlett v Raihon Ilansard r Baines Croswell v Bromley Fesm v Same Hamilton v Radford Doe, &e. • Caßattan Civiall v Beiltonl Cooper v Brown Molds v Broadfoor Cowper • Jones Hall • Burgess Doe, &c. • Mills Miller v Osborne 'toe v Stumner Doe, &c. v Moors Skilinan v Punter Doe,&e.v Thompson I Slum v Same Baron v Junes, v Soothes Penn v ',ewer liolgate • Sowter Colvin v Ilenson Dawson v (lorry thoram Cowell Vellowley Graltain v Splatt Doe. v Rowe Jarmaln v Afar Grintield v Lomas The Lord Chief Justice will attend r.t Guildhall to-morrow 'naming to adjouto the Sittings, and afterwards go to Itlidilesex for the tri..l of Causes. 4: COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. MIDDLESEX COMMON JURIES 11115 DAY AT lIALT•PAST Doe v Dyball thalson,gentv Lewis NINE. IMMANENT. Whitmarsh & others v Oke and another Felton v NEW CAUSES. Davies • Struthers , Harris • Creswell Chambers • H. %Vit. SOn JURIES APPOINTED Cotsworth • Shoults and another Simpson v Lord NEW CAUSES. Daniels Rowley I Kinnard • Roberts Spencer v Blake Outwit and another %Williams, gent. v • Jones Goodwin the elder hoes anti another v 131 ay v Reever, &c. Austin and others To sit at a quarter past nine each day. Causes must be entered and Records passel two days at least before the adjournment day. (literati viguektliorpe l'ibel v Meredith v Garrott Ashby and another v Voy A ckely • Martin Itscon • Chambers LONDON COMMON Tittord • JOseph Teller 'Atkinson and another Chambers v W.Wil son Chiciley v Bull TOR TO•31011110W. Collins. gent. v Han cock Curwen v Ballard • Jackson ♦ Ileale and others COURT OF EXCHEQUER. crwrows CAUSES TIIIS DAY, TO SIT AT TEX O'CLOCC. The King r Philip Carlyon and TheKingv Thomas Thornarand another I another Same r George Jupp - .. SPECIAL JURIES. . I The King v Wm. Stephens At—lien. v Charles Cuff At..fien. r Samucl Adams and Sanie r John Stephenson others COSIZION JURIIS. At..Oen. Robert Farwell I AL-kien. •J. Bingham COTTON TRADE. ( From the Charleston Courier of Jan. 21.) The Martha snow, —, cleared at Savannah for Liverpool on the 12th Jan. The Pleiades, — r , cleared at Philadelphia for Buenos Ayres. on the Ilth Jan. The Florian, Harman, cleared at Charleston for Liverpool 21st Jarunry. Cut: new. JAW. I7.—Since our last there has been considerable rain, which has kept up a good boatable river. Three steam-boats have arrived with full freighot, and our streets begin to appear more lively. Cotton is coming freely, and selling brisk at 124 cents, a 12A rents. [From the Charrerton Courier of Jan. 23.1 COTTOW.—No sales making in the liner descriptions of Sea Islands; the stork of this hind is the market is now supposed ta amount to KO bales. 31aines and Santets are selling at our quotations. The recent accounts from Europe have caused a re laxation in the purchase of Uplands : the principal sales through the week have been at 12i cents. ScA' give the general quotation of 124 a 13 cents: fancy brands are held a little above those rates : Sea Islands - 35 a 50 Maine and Saniees 32 a 35 Stained ditto . nominal Short Staple - 12} a 15 Rice is in good request ; prime ots will corrirrand 3dols 1 . 2. cents, and the most favourite brands a shade higher. Prime - 3i dollars Inferior to good 2 a 3 dollars Exports from Charleston during the week ending 21st January:. Cotton. Cpl - 250 • - 2499 - - 575 - . 170 - - 112 . . 279 - 2018 Sea Islands. To London Liverpool Nonll.of Europe Antwerp Amster(Lam Bremen Ilavre West Indies - 99 - o . o - 0- 0. 53 Rice. . 0 . 447 592 - 1592 . 63 . KM . 612 154 5903 3107 Cotton was selling at Fayetteville, 19th January, at from 11 to 11; cents, and at 31 il led ge will e, 17th January, at 10 and 11 cents. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MONDAY, Fes. 13. 7-- The LOUD CHANCELLOR this day resumed his sittings at Lincoln's inn Hail. Hie Lordship came down at ten o'clock, and having been assisted from his _lyarriage, proceeded to his private room, where he remained about hilt an hour. His Lordship ap. peared to have suffered very severely from his late attack, and walked lame, though by no means so much so as might have been expected. His lordship took his seat on the bench shortly after half.past ten o'clock, and proceeded to hear motions. That of the tilamorganshire property occupied the most of the morning. ', e are happy to say the affection in his Lordship's case seems to have completely subsided. As soon as it was known his Lordship had come down to the Hall, the respective Counsel and Solicitors flocked into Court, which, by twelve o'clock, was completely thronged. The recovery of his Lordship excited Very general interest, but it was evident frequently in the course of the morning that he was still suffering considerably. His Lordship appears much thinner. IN TIIE MATTER Or SIR GREGORY PAGE TURNER. An application was made to know whether tt Wag his Lordship's wish. that the inquisition or traverse in this matter should be tried in Middlesex or in Bedfordshire. _ . . . Mr. TutsLovE appearing for Sir Gregory, instructed by Mr. Corbett, said the minutes of the Court's order directed the trial to be in Bedfordshire. and ell he now wished was, that the order should be drawn up accnn:ling to the minutes. Mr. SHADW E I. was inioruLted by Mr. Moberly to appear for the family, and to contend it would be MOM convenient for all par. tie , ' Li have the trial in London. . . . The LORD CHANCELLOR said it wait necessary that there should be an end to this matter to some way or other. He felt certain when the thing was before the Court previously, it wsa intended the trial should be in Hetifonlshire, and whether the CORD would or would not now order it fa be in London, would very much depend on when It could be tried here ; therefore he desired to be informed, at the next seal, how soon it could be tried in London. nrattEssour. v. GLAMONGANStLIRE CANAL COMPANY. A considerable portion of time was occupied upon the question, whether the defendants should be at liberty to send engineers, on 'heir part, to inspect the plaintiff's works, before the trial of the issues directed in this case, to enable them to give satisfactory evi dence brims the trial. 31r. fIORNE supported the motion. lie submitted that the issues could not possibly he tried, in a manner to satisfy the con science of this Court without such an inspection. Mr. HEALD, on the othe • side, argued that bad the plaintiff bought en action of trespass against the defendant., instead of coining here, and then going to law upon issues directed by this Court. the defendants would nut have been at liberty to have de manded any such inspection ; and that, in analogy to the rights of persons upon art action of trespass, this Court would not grant that leave to the defendants, which might, in different ways, be prejadieial to the plaintiff. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed that if the parties chose to bring an action of tretir.ass,and give up their remedy in this Court,the Court could have no objection to such a course. If that course, however, was taken, and an application to inspect the complain ant's works made and refused, the Common Law Judge would be at liberty to state that tact to the Jury. But where an in junction had been granted, as p the present case, .his Lordship held the practice to be, that the Court was at liberty to order every thing likely to lead to a full and fair discussion of the ques tion in dispute. Mr. HORNE then named half a dozen engineers and the de fendant's Solicitor, whom be thought ought to be at liberty to make the inspection. Blakemore objected to such a number of engineers. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought three engineers quite sufficient _ _ Mr. filiskemore had not the slightest objection to three re. spectable'englneen inspecting every corner of his works. Mr. Iltinsrs: then named Mr. Nento, Mr. John Walker. and Mr. Humphries, u the gentlemen they would select to make the inspection. The Lotto CHANCELT.OII dhected their names to be inserted in the order :and told Mr. lilakentore, if he pleased he might bring forward at the trial, to refute the evidence of those three, every other engineer in the kingdom. VICE.CLIANCELLOWS I'OUILT, MONDAY, Fes. 13. BRITISH LI4AIMS ON THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, The l'i wee a bill pointed for Government to a certain in France. Fanning. w i• France. Government. eroded to tfr- RILL v. REARDON AND °VIERS. ranee - tcr.Ciraxcv.t.i.ua gave judgment on this case. This I tiled by the plaintiff' against the Commissioners ap. tw regulating the claims of British subjects on the French ll'e I eat said ethers. The *inlet Hill claims to be entitled lent in in compensation awarded by the Cotinnissron for property a aeon e. which. his wife claims as the representative of a Mrs. other wiri had forenetly considerable real and mo►able property in the pr.prrty ate had possessed in common ♦itb ber more S till the year 1792, whint it was confiscated by the French suffere( mt. The bill insists that the plAinlifr. Mac al; is 3s. per o the moiety of the compeasatiou awarded to the delinarlaor not can Devereux, as executor to Mr. Fanning. Mr. Fanning survived his wife, and as he died without hetes, the Attorney.(kneed has been made a party, the bill - stating that the Crown is entitled to t h e other moiety of the said compeniattles. The compensation awarded is of 'great amount, and the estate's of considerable value ; but the principle which the cue involves is much mote extensive than sets value of the estate. His Honour had carefully read over all the Conventions and Acts of Parliament upon which the question turned. The law upon the subject depended on the 4th article of the definitive treaty concluded between England and France in 1814, and the 19th article of the treaty of 1816. Certain other conventions lied been entered into with the same view, and a Commission had been issued under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom. fly an Act of the 69th George 111, 18th section, it was provided, if a question should ariee,that any claimant might appeal from the Commission to the King in Coun:il, under certain murk. dons, and the Commiesionere. If unable to determine who were the persons entitled, were empowered to refer the question to the Court of Chancery. The Ctmimissitners in the case of Fanning decided that, its he hail sued out letters of naturalization, the claim of his executor could not come within the construction of the said Act. From this decision an appeal was made to the K;ttg in Council, when the award of the Commission was rescinded, upon which the Commission proceeded to award certain large sums of money to He vereux. The present bill was tiled on the 17th of March, 1821. On opening th e cause the Court had held that it bad no jurisdiction. No power had been given by the Act fill, George 111. His Honour continued of thesameopinion. Those who have claims upon the French Govanment have no rights which can be asserted in any Caine. Their rights depend upon the conventions and Acts of Parliament re. cited: and if they possess the right of appeal,that right must besought for in the 15th section of the Act of 59 George 111, by which it ap pears that the Legislature intended to give the commissioners full power to decide, unless they should find so much difficulty as to be unable to do so. In that cage they were authorised to call in the assistance of the Court of Chancery. They had not here called in that assistance, and nothing in this Act could authorise the Court to interfere, but by the Act of the Commissioners themselves. There would be another difficulty even if it were not perfectly clear that the Court had no jurisdiction. No claim had been made by the plaintiff within the period prescribed, and the Commission cud no opportunity to determine whether he had such s right or not. The right of Devereux was not disputed. If they had known any. thing of this claim. they would no doubt, have called in the assist ance of the Court, but not knowing that any such claim might be established, they could not do so, 'and they did not do so. His honour said, however, that he could not give costa, because the de fendants ought to have demurred ; but the plaintiff must pay the costs of the Attorney.Oeneral. Mr. FONBLANQUE asked, if his Honour thought it was a general rule, that costs should not bit given when a party could have demurred and did not demur ? The VICE.CIIAWCET.I.OII said, he did not mean to establish any such general rule ; but the defendants have in this ease stated in their bill that there is just ground of resistance, and therefore it appears that they did nut take the proper means to prevent the action front coming on. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MONDAY, Fun. 13. THE LIMO V. JAMES I. S. COOKE. Mr. TALFOURD In this case moved for the judgment of the Court on the defendant, convicted of a conspiracy against Sir George Jerningliam, Bart. The Court were of opinion that the case was too long to go into it this day; but said they were ready to hear any application on the part of the defendant. Mr. COOKS: then read part of an affidavit,which stated that if his brother, who was charged with the conspiracy of which he had been convicted, w?,,s tried at the next Stafford emotes and acquitted, he, the deponent, would be entitled to have the present verdict against him reversed • and therefore he prayed that he might be admitted to bail until a fter the trial of his brother. The COURT acquiesced in this request, and said that tl.e de fendant should be bailed at Chamber , , finding two sureties in 200 L each, and entering into his own recognizance of 500/. to carry the record down to the next Stafford assizes. THE KIKO V. THE MAYOR AND JUSTICES OF SHREWSBURY. Mr. Tatrwrox moved for a rule to show cause why a manda mus should not issue to the defendants, commanding them to give judgment upon a plea of guilty which bad been pleaded to an in dictment for a nuisance. At the last Michaelmas Quarter Sessions for Shrewsbury, a gentleman of the name of VI odium had been indicted for stopping up a certain public frsit-way in the neigh. bourhood of Shrewsbury, to which he pleaded guilty ; whereupon the magistrates only called upon him to enter into recognizanees for his appearance at the I.7.piphary Quarter Sessions, 1827, to receive judgment, thereby giving him a whole year to abate the nuisance which could be put an end to in a day. In the mean time the public had to proceed along the top of a bank which was so narrow, and the sides of which were so precipitous, that many ac cidents had occurred. The LORD CHIEF Jl` ST IC E—lf the magistrates in their discre tion think it right to postpone their judumfon until the time stated, In the expectation that something may be done in the interim to ren. (!er their judgment unnecessary, can we review that discretionary power which is vested in them ? Mr. TAUNTON said he Wag aware that in all convictions for ntsbiances, where their immediate abatement was productive of un. necasary loss and inconvenience , the Court granted the defendant time. Where extensive factories had been built and were to be pulled down, or where expensive machinery was to be removed in order to abate the nuisance, time was allowed ; but here the foot. path had been stopped up, could be opened In a day, and the public would thereby receive the easement to which they had a right, and of which the defendant unjustly deprived them. The LORD CHIEF JUST IC E.—II seems to us that if we grant you a rule to show cause, the Magistrates will return that they think it necessary, in their discretion, to grant time, in order that something may be done in the interim. Mr. Tau N Tox said that the Commissioners of the Great Holy. bead.road were going to do something in this neighbourhood, bat that would not remove this nuisance. . . The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE then suggested that Mr. Taunton should remove the whole proceeding into this Court by artiorari, and next term move. for a rule to show cause why this Court should not proceed to give judgment. Ur. ran x tox said he would take the certiorari. THE NINO V. THE CORPORATION OF rowElr. The AT T ORNEY -GEN ERAI. moved for a rule to show Mille why a writ of mandamus should not issue, directed to the Mayor, Alder men and Free Burgesses of the Borough of Fowey, commanding them to proceed to the election ors Mayor. By the Charter of Incor poration this Botough consisted of a Mayor, nine Aldermen, and an indifferent number of free Burgesses. In 1824 Mr. Bennett, the present Mayor, was elected, but he held over after the expira tion of his year, and consequently there was now no legal Mayor. Rule granted. THE KING t. CUNNINGHAM. In this case a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against the Editor of the Engnet Gentleman Newspaper, for an alleged libel on Mr. N. M. Rothschild, was ob tained on a forinp day. The A TTO n Er-GE:strut now suggered that the case should stand over until next term, as it would occupy too much time at pr. ent. The Loan C HIEF JUSTICE ordered it to stand over, observing that it would be productive of no inconvenience, as even if the role should be made absolt.le, the information could not be tried ut the sittings after this term. Tin RING v. PARKER, ESQ. Mr. BROUGHAM in this case obtained a rule on a former day to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against the defendant. a Alagistme of the county of York, on the alleged ground of ha having illegally convicted a gentleman named Shaw as a poacher after Air. Shaw had produced a qualification. This case was postponed on the same ground as the last. WRAY AND OTHERS N. 1r RAN% LAND, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL in this case moved for a rule to show cause why Mr. Ambrose Castles, the plaintiffs' attorney, should not disclose to the defendant where the plaintiffs could be found, or pay over to the defendant the mats of his proceeding to a , judgment of non-pm against the plaintiff's. The lams were these : —the plaintiffs, through the medium of Mr. Castles, their attor ney, against whom this application was made, brought ac tions against Mr. Frankland, who was a Captain in the army, for certain assaults, alleged to have been committed on board one of his Majesty's sloops of war. To the declarations in those cases Mr. Frankland put in certain special pleas of justification, &c., and no replications being filed in answer, judgment of Iron-pros was en. tcrcd against the plaintiffs. Inquiries were then made after these plaintiffs, and they were nowhere to be found ; their attorney re fused to tell where they were, and as he had declared that he had funds in his possession to carry on these actions, the Learned Coon eel submitted that this rule ought to go for him to show cause - ..hy he should not either disclose where his clients were, or pay over to the detimdant the expense to which he had becti put by a vexatious proceeding. 'Fho COURT were of opinion that they could not make an attor ney disclose where his client was, after judgment of nun-pros had been signed against them ; but they granted the rule as to the other part of the motion, on the ground A' Mr. Castles having said that he bad funds in his possession to carry on the actions. MARKETS. CORN-EXCHANGE, Illoxmay, FED.I3. The supply of Grain fresh up since this day week is hut mode rate ; bat this morning there was a good show of samples from Es sex, Kent and Suffolk. We had but little demand this morning for Wheat, and prices have declined full 2n. per quarter from last Monday. There is but tittle sale for Barley, although, to faci litate sales. a reduction of Is. a 2s. per quarter would be submitted to. The Oat trade is extremely heavy, and the few sales ellecivd were on rather lower terms than last week. In Beans and White Pease no alteration t but Grey Pease being scarce, sold at an ad vance of 2s. to 3a. per quarter. SMITHFIELD, MONDAY, Fyn. 13. 1 hue a full market of Beef this day, and a great part excel. in quality, including some turnip fed Scots from Norfolk, and a general supply also of corn and cake-fed Beasts from various other counties. This anip . ie supply has prodeted some heaviness iii the sales, and the trade i s generally 2d. Cheaper. We have also more Sheep than last Week, but the prices of the best Downs have suffered no reduction ; the large Irincolns, however, are from 2s. to 3s. per head lower. We keep the same, in all respects, for Veal ; can we discern any alteration iu the Pork Market. SIIIPPINO INTELLIGFNCE. LIVERPOOL. SUNDAY. FEB. U. Wind S.W. re W.S.W.—lligh Water 2 m. p. 2. Arrived the Alexander, Baldwin, from Cliarimoo, ga l led 21,h of January ; Ajat, —, from Savannah, 'stied of 16th Jan.; Lair H anna h mike, —, from Alexandria sad AltlGotl; Over, c oo k , from Macao; Margaret, Long, from Charente; Grog, ..---, fr o ., "Whoa; Pelorus, titio4win, from Aiming); Minerva, -- e, otu Unawake ; Defiance, Ely, from St• Michael's; Elizabeth, from Jamaica ; Camoens, Harem, from Oporto; Minerva, Chem. hers, from Buenos Ayres and Montevideo, sailed the 17th of No. amber. The Alexander, from Charleston, sailed 24th Jan., in rommy with the Marmion, for Liverpool; the General Brown was to l ea on the 25th. _ The Ajax, from Savannah, sailed lllth Jan.. in company wi t h the Niagara. The Martha was to sail in two days; the Lana, for Belfast, in two or three days. spoke the Mary, Beach, and h, counts, from the United States. The 11Iary and a British brig, from Liverpool, have arrived at Charleston. HOLYHEAD, FEB.II. Wind S. by W. blowtng fresh. Parted, at 4 p.m., the Brazilian, for ltio de Jan e i ro; and Frienda, f or Trinidad. MILFORD, FEB.;. Yesterday several pieces of wreck, part of a %hip, were picked up in St. Bride's Bay ; some capstan bars painted black, and marked John and Ann, of Landon. . _ _ . The Itritaatiis, Orayson, from Liverpool, bas arrived at 11,,„ bite. The Alliance, Griffith, and Margaret, Thompson, from Liter. pool, have arrived at Trinidad. The Mersey, lairclough, from Li7erpool, has arrived at An. tigua. The Robert, Evans, from Liverpool for Jamaic a , a rr i ve d o n• Deacado 20th December. The Courier, Clover ; Primus, Bibb ; and Clarendon, Col k. hill, from Liverpool, have arrived at Jamaica. The Elisabeth, Higgin, from Live;pool, arrived at Jamaica the 24:b December, and sailed for Vera Cruz 29th December. The brig Jumatta. Carter, from Liverpool, arrived at Wilming. ten, 18th January, in :13 days. In lat. 34, long. 89, 30, spoke a French ship, front Charleston for Havre. SC r L LT, FE B.9.—The whole of the wine saved from the wreck of the John and Mary, are 74 hogsheads and 32 pipes, some in a leaky state. The bodies of the pilot and six of the crew are picked up, and buried in the churchyard. A silver snuffbox, a silver pencii_ case, and a allver•mounted penknife, were found in the pockets of one of them. FALMOTJTH, FLA. 11.-Put back, the Briton, Champion, for Smyrna, out seventeen days, and has been as far as 11 W., with loss of bulwarks, sails and ringing damaged. Sailed, Lady Mary Pelham packet, for the Mtclitersnean ; Prince Regent ditto, toe America ; Stanmer ditto, for Lisbon; Margaret, Bowman, Gmrp. Canning Long, and ‘Vatchtel, Rutter. ter St. Michae l 's; t he Watchful has put back, having been run foul of by the George Canning off the Manacles, and injured her stern—Wind S. COMES, FEB. 12.—Arrived the Margaret. Wrangles, in 12 days, from Demerara, with lord of bulwarks. &c. Yesterday morning. at:. o'clock, about 20 miles S. of the Needles, the Jane, Bullock. fr , ot London for Oporto, and the Alert, Meadus, from Poole for derland, came in contact with each other. The former lost her bowsprit, anchor-stocks, &c. ; the latter had her fore rigging, and two shrouds of main rigging on the larboard side, carried away, and plank shear, stanchions, foresail, boot, &c. damaged. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 12—Passed by, the Hope, Flint, from Madras, sailed the 9th of October, Cape the 4th, and St. the 16th of December; the Rockingham, from Calcutta, was to leave the Cape two days after the Dope. Arrived the ugustus, Crom, from Naples ; Hope, Gregory, Hard, Arnat, and Briton, Pinder, from London. Sailed his Majesty's ships Warspite and Volage, for the East Indies. Prised by for the Downs, Earl at Balcarras, for Calcutta; and Britannia, Roby, for Lisbon.—Wind S.W. DEAL. FEB. I.?.—S.S.W.—Arrived yesterday the Baddinetor, Brown, for Demerara; Iphigenia, Bond, from-ditto. The Hope, Flint, from Madras, has just made her number. Arrived from the River and remain, oh.- Indian, for the South Seas; the out ward-bound remain. Sailed the Hercules, Vaughan, far Hotter. dam. GRAVESEND, FED. 12.—Arrived the Catherine. Parker. from Smyrna ; Active, Langdon, from Malaga • Emulous, NVelbank, from the Mauritius ; Noma, Arnot, from Gibraltar ; Faith, Cm.. nish, from Leghorn ; Hawke, Munroe. from Honduras. Sailed th..! Helm, Ileavis, for Rio; Asia, Round, for Csrthagena ; Harriet, Hendley. for Teneriffe ; Regent Packet, Collins. for Terceira ; Sheltan, Carlisle, for Trinidad• London Parker, Mackie, fur Ber ton ; Prince Leopold, Carlisle, for Jamaica. Arrived off Dartmouth, the Phcebe, Richardson, from Demerara. The Superior, Keith, from Riga to London, was carried into Blythe on Friday, having been on shore. The schooner, Ceres, Aladdison, of Greenock, lately stranded :rt Loch Kinsale, near Cape Wrath, has been got off; repaired, c.d was ready for sea on the let inst. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. • The Hope, Flint, from Bengal, has arrived off Portsmouth. Silt sailed &our Calcutta 21st August, Saugar lst September, Madras lith October, Cape 4th December, St. Helena 113th December. Passengers per Hope, from India :—Mrs. W. H. B. and one servant, Bengal Civil service, were left at the Cape. From Madras—Lady Grey, Mrs. Webster, Mrs. Crewe, Mrs. Coate., Miss %Valli& Lieut.. Col. Webster, Ist Madras N. 1., Lieut..( I. Cleveland, tat Madras Artillery, Captain Crewe, 46th N. 1., lit. Brace, Medical Storekeeper, Lieut. Ellis, 11. M. 13th Light Bra. goons, Lieut. Knox, H. 51. 46th Foot , Quartermaster Coates, 54:h Foot, Lieut. Justice, Madras sth N. 1., Penton, 46th, Scott. 4.3 d, C. R. Jackson, R. 1., 16 'children, i European servants, 4 native ditto, 5 men Madras Artillery. The Hope, Flint, arrived in the Downs from Madras, expe rienced a severe gale on the 6th instant ; she made very little water, but shipped immense seas. 'Though every precaution was taken, i I a considerable quantity of water found its way betwixt decks, and passed into the hold. The starboard bulwarks and gunwale were stove in; cuddy, bulk-heads, starboard awning, cabin and starboard I ii• bulwarks carried away. The weather moderated towards evening. The Fanny, Peacock, from Buenos Ayres, arrived at Liverpool on the 10th inst. On the 6th, 110 miles west of Cape Clear, was struck by a tremendous sea, which carried everything of the deck, boats, spars, &c. The Asia, Pope, arrived in the Downs from Bombay, expe rienced a most severe gale from S.W. on the 6th instant, lost the jolly-boat, and the whole of the passengers were washed clean out of the caddy. The Emulous, Wellbank, from the Mauritius, has arrived c': Dover ; she sailed from ditto 25th of October, and from St. lititn.l Ilth December. The Joseph, from London to Bengal, was spoken 4th Dec. in lat. 24 S. long. 31. The Coromandel, Boyes, and Madras, Fayrer, were to sail from Bengal for London on the lath of OEtober ; the Darld Scott. Ipor.ihill, on the Ist of December; and the Minerva, Probyn, on the Bth, Ths 31inerva, Howard, was to sail for Singapore on the 24th September. The Hydery, country ship, was wrecked off Saugar on the 31st of August, in the night—crew saved. The Lady Nugent, Sir Edward Paget, Cesar, Neptune, King' atom, Mary Ann, and Commodore Hayes, had not arrived a: Madras October the 9th. Snips ARRIVED AT BENGAL—Guildford, Johnson, Joh', Poppelwell, Eliza, Sutton. Aait iv a 1.3 AT MADRAS—Coldstream, Hall, Broxbournebuo , Tewstin, Wtn. Miles, Beadle, all from London. SAILING FROM 31aultas—The Rockingham, Beach, on the 9th of October, for the Cape and London. MADRAS, Oct.. L—The Golconda, Wm. Money, Hibernia, Aurora, Earl. Kellie, Pekoe, had sailed for Rangoon with two native regiments and his 3lajestylt 45th regiment of foot. T h Malcolm, Eyles, arrived at Madras, was to nail with part of his ;: Majesty's 09th regiment, about the 12th of October, for London. CAPE, DEC. 2.—The Rockingham, Beach, arrived from Madras, and was to sail for London the 7th. Alatrarrws.—The Aguilar, IVatson, from Penang, under quarantine. The Orpheus, Finlay, was to sail for London the 2tilh .Nov. The Madeline, Hays, was to take the Orpheus' stores and passengers to Ceylon. MADRAS. SEPT. B.—Arrived the Malcolm. Eyler, from lon. don; 10, Coldstream, Hall, front ditto; Madras, Nark. trem Bordeaux ; 12, his Majesty's ship Slaney, from Trincomalee: 1:!• Woodford, Chapman, from London; 13, Norfolk, Kingsell, tom: Padang; 23, Africa, Skelton, from Ceylon ; 211, Medi:errancer. Gibson, front Muscat ; Belle Alliance , from Ceylon, sailed Sert• II ; 23, Golconda, Young, from Rangoon • - 29, Brostiornehm. Tewson, from London', Wm. Miles, Beadle, from ditto. OCT. I.—Louisa, Harris, from Sumatra. sailed 13th September , 2, his Majesty's ship Tamar, Bremer, on a cruise. MADRAS, SEPT. 12...-Sailed the Elite, Sutton, for fienc% • ° 14, Atlas, Hunt. for Ceylon; 15, Guildfird, Johnson, for Bergs ; 17, Felicitas, Campbell, for Rangoon; 20, Woodford, Cbaponc, for Bengal; 23, his Majesty's ship Slaney, Mi t chell, on a cotize : 24, Africa, Skelton, for Bengal • 23. Coldstream, Hall, for ditto : 26, Sultan, Mitchell, for ditto; ' 27, Mediterranean, Gibson, tin do. OCT. 2.—Wm. Miles, Beadle, for Bengal ; Norfolk, Kingse• for Cuddelore and Padang; 4, Win. Money, Cheen, for Ran. goon ; Pascoe, Cathro, for ditto; Madras, Mack, for Pondicherry. BENGAL, SEPT. 12.—Arrived the Princess Charlotte of Wale', Biden, front 31adras and London; 13, Lady Flora, M•Gonnell , from ditto; 14. Malvina, Howard, from Singapore; Governni Endicott, from Boston, under seizure; Royal George, Reynolds , from Madras and London ; Sir Charles Forbes, Foulenon. non . New South Wales; 18, Eliza, Sutton. from Madeira and Lo ndon 15, John, Popplewell, from do. ; 23, Guildford, Johnson, from do. MARRIED. Yesterday, at Sr. Mazy-laStrand, by the Rey. Monism' fen' nington, George Esq. of Somerset-place, to Hannah, daughter of the late Jabs Carter Esq. and niece to the celebr,ted Mrs. Elizabeth Cartay4 DIED. On Sunday, the ,29410 of JOnstary, Samuel Mitoll't i t l . r 7l ketlente Hal!, W good son of the ie.— Alitehell, Esq. of Homer, Printed at THE BRITISH PR INS (Hike, by J. 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