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AMERICAN CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEC. 47. NI GARA SUFFERERS. flr. TRACT moved a Committee of the House on the Niagara ,ferers• Indemnification Bill. ` llr. WILLIAM, of North Carolina, opposed the bill, contend. 1 that the knowledge that the State would not indemnify for o res from an enemy, would produce a stronger determination in je ci tizen soldier on the frontiers to exert himself in repelling that aw e. NV ith respect to the question of retaliation he said—l nay, s o 1 hope to prove, hest, that the destruction of Newark war not 3 canton act ; and, secondly, that the enemy had not the least o kt to retaliate it. If the Gentleman had directed his views a orle farther on the subject, he would have been able to perceive o d to trace the same predatory spirit which led to the devastation j ig's Niagara frontier, preirailing through both our wars with Ergland. In the war of the Revolution, as well as throagh all de stages of our late contest, they were actuatcl by the same raper towards us. In suponrt of this position, Mr. W. went l ea a series of quotations from the history of both wars—referred die conduct of the British army under Cornwallis, and whet j o i by the traitor Arnold—to the burning of Falmouth, the ra 'song of New Jersey, and the cruelties on board the Jersey po oh -ship, in which 11,000 men were said to have perished. he then proceeded to the conduct of Admiral Cockburn, at isenchtown, Havre de Grace, Georgetown, Fredericktown, and i o mpton, interposing comments as he proceeded, and arguing, torn the whole, the presence of a mean, dastardly, malignant, onit of revenge and personal cruelty. " Now," said Mr. W. I put it to the Gentlemen from New York to say, after all I.:s series of conduct, from February to May, 1813, whe :ler the destruction of one village, eight months after wards, could he considered as a wanton act of aggression ? so, Sir, no; if the American army, instead of bunting the ollage of Newark, had laid waste, with lire and sword, the whole Camadian frontier, they would have inflicted an act of ritaliation wed merited by the barbarities perpetratej at 'lamp ro alone. But was this an act of our Government ? The Govern. gent disavowed the act the moment they heard of it. IFas this as act of wanton destruction, done for its own sake, and "parallel to the British murders and revishings in the Chesapeake ? It was a purely military movement, necessary to the destruction of Fort George—deliberate notice was sent to the inhabitants, and time allowed them to remove their persons and effects. As a pre tended retaliation for such an :,et, the enemy landed on the 16th, burnt Lewistown, Youngstown, Maneheater, and even the little r:ilage of the Tuscarora Indian,. No notice was given —no time to removal of goods, or even for personal escape ; and so far *WI the injury from being confined even to those village'', that the 'mole country was fired and laid waste ; they burned, they ravaged every object they you'd reach ; but I cannot preserve a due coin mord of my feelings, when I reflect on 'how scenes. Sir, we till the same thing from 76 to 1815--the same conduct, the same spirit; id, with facts like these within their knowledge, the Committee of tiaims did rightiii denying, as I now deny, all right on the part ache envoy, to waste that frontier on the principle of lawful retaliation, and the consequent right of the claimants on that drowid.“ 31r. CAMBRELT.NO. of New York, said, that however widely' the Gentleman from North Carolina differed from him, as to the ;notice of these dairies, he was glad to find there was no difference "(opinion as to the atrocious character of the enemy's conduct dur og the late war. It woe impossible to forget the horrors of Vamp. cm and Havre de Grace—the Vandalism here; or the massacre of ear countrymen on the Raisin. Th:se are acknowledged to be con. :nuy to the usages of civilised war, and retribution fur these losse s was due from the enemy, and not from our own Government. Bu, the case now before the Committee was of another character—one' sr he thought, strictly within the rule laid down by the (lentleman from North Carolina ; that wherever, by military occupation, the property had acquired a military character, it was rendered liable o destruction by the enemy ; such he considered to b: peculiarly the case on the Niagara hoarier.. The Committee reported progress. IRELAND. (From the Freeman's Awful of Monday.l TITHE CASE. _ _ beforethe Pricy C' uaneil.] Os Saturday, a ease was heard before a Committee of the Privy Council, in which the inhabitants of the town of Wexford were the appellants, against an application of their rector, the Rev. Charles Strong, for the levying of Minister's money off the houses of the said tow s\ in confirmation of a valuation he had obtained, pursuant to a very oid Act of Parliament, the 17th and 111th of Charles 11. The preamble recites, " That there are small or no tithes settled by law upon the incumbents, who have actual cure of souls in the city of Dublin, and in other cities and towns corporate in the king_ doer. of Ireland," die. ; end it is then enacted, " that the Lord Lieutenant and Council may allot and charge Minister's money. The Rector conceiving that the circumstances of his benefice brought it within the provisions of *aid Act, set forth in his me morial, that the town of IVexford, in which his glebe house .:cad parish church are situate is a corporate town, and that the house holders pay him no tithes or other ditties in return for " his great expenditure for their spiritual comfort." The inhabitants, in amiwer to this allegation, .submitted to the Privy Council, in a counter-memorial, that the Act of Charles 11. 1; and 18, was only intended by the Legislature to enable the Privy Council to provide for those Rectors, *hose cure of souls being solely within a corporate town, and having no titheable land at netied, would be destitute of income—that said Act could not ap ply to the living of iVexford, which is composed of a L'nion of sine large parishes. containing upwards of nine thousand acres of j atheable land, of prime quality, mostly staler tillage, the farmers of which are in comfortable circumstances, .and of such peaceable habits. that there is no obstruction to the collection of tithes--that the sole trade of the town being the exportation of titheahle pro duce, *Worded a strong inducement to the farmers of the Union to keep their land in that form of culture most profitable to the Rector —that, so far from the householders of the town contributing nothing towards the Rector's income, they actually held upwards of one thousand titheable acres within his parish; so that if Minister's money were to be levied, they would be constrained to pay the tame Rector in their two-fold capacity as householders and landholders—that the great bulk of the inhabitants of the houses front which he sought this impost were very poor, tieing shopkeepers without business, fishermen, and a wretched labouring Population almost destitute of employment--that his expenditure for their spiritual comfort" could not be " very great, inasmuch as the greater proportion of the inhabitants were of the Roman Catholic religion ; and that, finally, the income cf the pariah, arising from tithes alone, was most abundant for the ipiritual and temporal purposes of the living. In proof of which, hey mention, that Archdeacon Elgec, late !lector of Wexford—of shorn it is not, too much to say that he died universally regretted, a he had lived beloved by all his parishioners--he was one whose moderation has been scarcely equalled—whose charity knew no bounds—whose liberal and peaceful habits, as a true Christian 3lii.ister, they trust, will he imitated by all his successors—that ' the said Archdeacon, shortly before his decease in 111, ordered ids proctors to value lse tithes of the Union. His directions were, in doing so, on to account to exceed • fifteenth ; and where any doubt arose as to the value of the crops, always to bear against the Rector. According to this valuation the tithe to which he was entiiled as Rector of Wexford exceeded 9001.; and as an additional corroboration of the accuracy of the memorialises eati mate of the income of the parish, they submitted, that the Bishop of the Diocese (and no one will dispute his Lordship's acumen with regard to Church property) having instituted an inquiry into the revenues of the Union previous to disposing of the vacant living, was so well satiated that the income arising within the parish of Leighlin alone was quite adequate to the expenses of the Rector, that the dignity and emoluments of the Archdeaconry of Leighlin, and the Surrogateship of the Diocesan Court, were severed from the living of ‘Velford, though hitherto enjoyed by the incumbent of that parish. Relying on the strength and justice of their cause, the inhabit ants prayed to be heard before the Pile.) , Council, previous to their final decision. The Committe haying heard Counsel on both sides, announced their intention to report to the Privy Council, shit the claim of the Rev. Mr. Strong did not come within the iutentiou of the Act of Parliament. This decision is extremely important, and strictly in accordance with the law and the justice of the case. Counsel for the inhabitants of Wexford—Thomas Wallace, Esq. K.C.; George Bennett, Esq. K.C. Agent—Thomas Arden, Esq. 74. Aungimstreet. Counsel for the Ker. ('has. Strong—J. H. North, Esq. K.C.; Edward Litton, Esq. Agent—George Little, Esq. NEWCOM EN'S BANK. There was ri highly respectable Meeting of the Creditors of the late Lord Newcomen, held at the bank, in Castle•street, on Satur. day. Jonx 6Ear.r Towsratirrs, Esq. K.C. was called to the Chair. A brief general statement of the affairs of the establishment arm laid before the Meeting, from which it appeared that the debts due .4 the bank amount to 218,0001.; and that the property to meet this sum consists of estates of the value of about 140,00tt1., or per ,ps 160,0001. and cash, and bills, and notes, in the banking. house, amount ing to 60,0004 It was stated by the chief clerk and cashier, that the house had been in difficulties, perhaps even insolvent, during the last twenty fite years. They had had very heavy losses about that time, and bad been great sufferers by the failure of the rituals especially. It appeared satisfactorily, that certain reports which were widely circulated during the week, to the effect that large sums had been drawn out of the Bank by Lord Nei/cornea or ,some members of his family, immediately before his Lordship's death, were wholly unfounded. The drafts did not exceed the usual average amount. Mr. Every said, that on the death of Lord Newcomen, he ap- Prelsended a run on the Bank, and that the consequence of keeping the house open would rte to secure to the creditors in Dublin the full amount of their demands—so for as the property in the concern soald meet them, and to leave creditors who were at a distance to the chance of what a sale of the estates might produce. Under these co . :utr.starces, he consulted Mr. Blackburn K.U. who advised that the Bank s h ou ld b e c l ose d, in order to a fford all persons having duels a fair and equal chance of payment. Tile manner in which a sale of the estates could be effected was discussed, and it appeared to he the general opinion, that a tom. missioa, under which one set of proceedings might be taken, and rine decree for a sale obtained, would be the most proper course. Each creditor might else institute proceedings on his separate debt, and an immense and ruinous expellee might thus be incurred. l'he statement was c onsidered upon the whole to be extremely fair and candid, and the valuation of the property available to tile creditors extremely moderate. As an example, 31r. Henry, of , eitephen's-green„ who is a creditor, and a competent judge, declared his opinion, that one of the estates with which he is particularly aquatnted, was worth 3,0 4 .10/. more than the aunt at which it was estimated. The whole of the unsettled estates of Lord Newcomen, are sub ject to the debts of the house. It is supposed his family have little or no provision. except a sun) of 11,0041!. for which he had insured his life, fur their exclusive benefit. His Lordship was in the habit of drawing front 3,001/. at 10.00OL a_year front the concern' on ac count of profits--wilich, it is unnecessary to say, were not realised. It is rupposed, howzver, that the creditors will receive fifteen or sixteen shillings to the pound. The case of 31Ir. Evory is one of peculiar hardship. His name was put into the firm without his solicitation. He had merely an allowance of CAM. a t year, and his property and his savings are now subject to the debts. Another meeting will be held to-day at two o'clock. FALSE RETURN OF THE PRICES' OF CORN. Yesterday the case agni;nrasrs. !loggia and Savage, corn factors, in pursuance of notice front the Louu Syron, utile ott st the Justice-room, at the Mansion-House. • The Surveyor-General of corn returns, charged the defendants with having made an undue return of the sales of corn. It will he recollected, that a tonvictien took place on the 22d of last mouth, on a similar charge against Messrs. Huston. Mr. HOLLAND attended for the prosecwinn, and Mr. Lave for the defence. Neither of the defendants obnved the summons its attend, although the poi ponennent of the cas: was made witii the view of having one or both of them present. It is necessary fir the elucidation of this else, to stare what, (we have it tipm authority), transpired atter the dmision upon the charge against Meters Huron. One of the defendants in the present case, at the suggestion of the solicitor tor the Survernr-Gemral, addressed a Ctter to the Sor vevor-General, of whith the following is a copy " Jacobs, Esq. " Sir—The hearing of the information against Mews. Bog is and S. • ige, for an undue return of rum, having been postponed tit consequence of the non-attendant; of Mr. Boggle or myself, which was nriportsible, on account of illness, and which we were informed would not be necessary, if a solicitor appeared fbr us, I have now to state to you, :hat Mr. Iloggis, front the infirmities of his age 176), and the effect of a paralytic stroke, has for many years been incapable of taking any part to the business; and I have fur my self been confined to my house by an abscess upwards of cistern weeks, as Mr. I.evick, who lives very near me, knows perfectly, nor dues my surgeon give any hopes of my being able to get out for many months. `• The return in question was made while I was confined to my bed, and Rour clerk was by any means it.duced to return a sale not suicide and !Keno /ide correct, it was without my knowledge. •• I cannot suppose your object in laying these informations vin dictive, but with the view of preventing any undue return for the future, anti as this end must be fully attained by the conviction which took place at the Mansion House, I put it to your candour and liberal feelings, whether, under the peculiar circumstances above stated, you can deem it necessary to proceed any farther against us in the business, especially atter the serious injury we are likely to contain, from my incapacity to attend to business being circulated through the country by the newspapers. `• 'fills will be banded to you by Mr. Lofty, our Solicitor, from whom I hope speedily to hear that you have coasented to withdraw the information. " I remain, respectfully, Sir, " Your most obedient Servant, " JOHN SAVAGE._ Mr. Jacobs, upon reading the letter, expressed his regret to Mr. Lofty that It arrived too late, and the proceeding must take its course; that it was in the hands of Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Holland, Mr. Grant, and Mr. Janie, Parke, without whose advice end con currence he neither could nor would do any thing in the affair ; and he concluded with an expression of his regret that he had not insti tuted proceedings in the Court of Exchequer, and indicted all the parties for a conspiracy besides. The nest coinmunication upon the subject wan from Mr. Rey. nolds, the prosecutor's solicitor, who reminded the opposite party of the day uf adjournment, and said he should insist on the per sonal attendance of both defendants, unless he could be assured that Mr. Walker and Mr. Garwood would be . present to give evi dence on the part of the prosecution ; and not, that he would apply to the Lord Mayor to issue a warrant for compelling the at. tendance of the defendants. Mr. Lofty, in reply, repeated. that it was impossible for his client to appear; and that with respect to the witnesses alluded to, he would not attempt to influence them, but leave them to do as they thought fit. Ile also intimated, that the defendants could plead in this as they might in any other case, by attorney, where the judgment upon conviction could not be in carceration. In a subsequent correspondence, Mr. Lofty stated, that his client, Alr. Savage, would endeavour to be brought to the .Mansion-House, although it would be at the risk of his life ; and Mr. Reynolds replied, that it was only ter the defendants to request the witnesses to obey the summons to prevent such hazardous con sequences. When the LORD MAYOR and Alderman VENABLES, who pre sided, called upon the prosecutor to proceed with his case yesterday, Mr. Law stated, in objection to the course Mr. Holland intended to pursue, that in the ease of the King c. Simpson, it was shown that many Acts of Parliament that appoirt a forfeiture or penalty do not give the Justices power to bring the offender before them. the words of the Court being " an for the other order of conviction," whereby it appears the defendant made an attorney 40 defend Mr him. We thick that is certainly good, for the offender may entrust Iris defence with anothir, and the Justices cannot enforce hint to appear in person. In Paley's work on convictions, it was also said, " For offences arising by penal statute merely, and not connected with any breach of the peace, a Justice has no authority, as neces sarily incident to the cognizance of the offence, to apprehend the accused in the first instance, or even after a summons and default, but can only summon him to attend, and in default of his appear ance proceed rsporte." The Learned Counsel argued, upon those authorities, that the Lord Mayor was bound to proceed upon the case in the absence of the defendants, air: Lofty, their solicitor, being present to defend them. Mr. Bostmas was of opinion that the authorities first quoud had no reference whatever to the present question. He inimcdi. ately called the "-unease., but in vain. Indeed, he did not expect their attendance, and without them he could no nothing. Mr. LAM said he tendered Mr. Lofty, in the place of his clients, to plead Not (lenity, and he called for ap acquittal. Mr. Boisamn—By no means; you are not entitled to acquit tal. I shall withdraw the information, because I have no evidence. Mr. Law pressed hard for an acquittal. Hia client Mr. Savage had, he said, at the risk of his life, come to the neighbourhood of the Mansion-house, but by his ( Mr. Law's) advice, he would not appear, as the legal objections which presented themselves ought to be taken advantage of. The LORD MAYOR decided in favour of the course pursued by Mr. Holland. 31r. Law—i'llen we are to understand that this information is not to be visited upon us again ? 31r. 130LLAND—No. We shall not set upon this information again. Mr. REY/corns—But you are not to understand that we are, therefore, not to prosecute you for any future °hence of the kind. It was observed in a conversation upon this subject, which has not at all abattal in interest, that two eminent cora-factors have had frequent conference with 31r. Iluskisson and 31r. Grant, who, they say, are both of opinion that the ports should be opened, and that a duty of 23 per cent. would be a sufficient protection of the agri. cultural interests—that the present system is fraught with in jurious consequences, amongst which the inducement to make fraudulent returns on one side, to counteract those made on the other. is by no means the least. Ipswich, for instance, a few months since, returned the sale of 1900 quarters of oats,atsevrnteen and eighteen shillings per quarter, when, in point of fact, it was well known that there were not 9013 in the town ; and corn-dealers were purchasing at that time, in the London market, at twenty.sis aid twenty-seven shillings a quarter. It was also said, that an opinion had been given by the Attorney and Solicitor General, on :. question of a very important nature to corn-dealers and the public. It was held by an eminent Counsel on a recent occasion, that tr. satisfy the corn laws, a delivery of the bulk must take place, in order to constitute a pale, for which put. pose a delivery by sample would not suffice. The law authorities, when their opinion was taken by some individuals interested, Raid that " no action (i.e. for penalties under the statute) can be had on the ground of an actual non-delivery, inasmuch as the granary. ke.per, after notice of a sale, ticket and transfer note would be a transfer of corn for the buyer, which would be equivalent to an actual delivery by the seller." We understand that the Master and Fellows of Peter house have recently augmented the patronage of their Col lege, by founding two Fellowships and four Scholarships, the stipends of which are to be paid from the proceeds of the very liberal donation of the Rev. Francis Gisborne, M.A. fornieily Fellow of that Society. The Fellows and Scholars on this new foundation are to bear the name of the donor. ACLOMBIODATIONS AT INNS.-.-THE KING V. We mentioned a few months ago, an indictment found at the quarter Sessions at Lancaster, against Mr. Pritt, of the King's Arms, at Lancaster, for refusing to furnish Mr. IVemyss, solicitor, of Appleby, with necessary rest and refreshment. The indictment was wetted to be tried at the Sessions held there last week, but was removed by the defendant into the Court of King's Bench, and stands for trial at the Assizes. We understand the facts of the case were these :—The prosecutor went to the King's Arms late in the evening, and expressed a wish to sit up until the arrival of the mail, at two o'clock in the morning; but as the mail stopped at the Royal Oak that night, the defendant's waiters desired him to go to that house, as it was inconvenient for them to sit up. Tie declined going, but the waiters finally refused to permit him fo remain at the King's Arms. The defendant, we believe, was in bed at the time.—Line rpod Advertiser of Tuesday. Wednesday the Rev. John Arundel Radford, A.B. was instituted to the rectory of Nymet Rowland, in Devon, void by the death of the late Rev. IVillian3 Radford ; and on Thursday he was instituted to the rectory of Lapford, Devon, also void by the death of the late Rev. William Radford. THE BRITISH PRESS. ALECIIANICS' INSTITUTION. • --www-- . Last night Mr. Cooper. who recertify delivered a Course of Lec tures on Chemistry to the members of this Institution. commenced his promised examination on the Jiff-rent bratailles of that beauti ful and useful science, explanatory of the cambirations ofdifferent bodies, and their adaptation to the useful purpses of manufacture. Ilia questions were very Judiciattaly •nsu•ered, and particularly so by a youth apparently not more than 15 years of a Lt e, At the close of the ClAlllillatiOn the President (Dr. Birkbeck) read a list of the donations which the Como' itt- e had received in the course of the week, in rut tb e.anz.: of the ! %into:ion ; viz.— J. C. Hobhouse. Lag. M.P. second donation - - - X 100 'Jeremy Bentham, }..eq. - - - . 109 The Rev. Geo. Attwick - - - 50 Th. Gilchrist, one of the Vicc-Prosider.ts of the Institution, his seennd donation - - - - - 10 If. tillickersteth, Esq. Barrister . . 10 - G. Green, Eq. Regent's l'ark - - - 10 - The aonouncement was met by suitable marks of respect. NATIONAL GUARDIA N INSTI TUTION. Yesterday a numerous meeting of gentlemen was held at the London Coffee House, Ludgate Hill, for tile purpose of es,ablish ing the above Institution. T. W. Hopeotn, Esq. in the Chair. The CilA T a MAN opened the busineas oldie meeting by stating. that two Institittions having been formed under the title of . ."fhe Netional Registry and Benevolent Institution," and " The Com mercial and Domestic Guardian Institution," the objects of which were in a great measure the same. it had been deemed advisable to form a union of the two Societies, in order the more effectu ally to mature the benevolent objects in view. He felt that it was unnecessary for him to go into a detail of the plans about to be submitted to them. or to point out the necessity which existed for the well-elirrcted labours of such an Institution as that now oontemplatell. He trusted that the exertions of the Gentlemen who had been engaged in organizing the two !multi!. tiona would be cordially and zealously given to the promotion of the United Society. The Gentlemen who formed the Committee for effecting this union had, with much labour and abtihy, pre pared a Report, and a code of By-laws, which ho would request a gentleman near him to read to the Meeting. Mr. F. A. Wily; won read the report. Atter noticing the mea sures taken by the two Societies, the Committee recommended a union of the same, tinder the title of the " National Guardian Institution." The Report then submitted that the exertions of the Society " should be directed to ameliorate the condition of that large and useful class of the commanity, which comprise tho employed in every capacity, by facilitating the means of their ob taining honest employment—by rendering them timely assistance and protection in sickness and adversity, as well as permanent sup port when they are disabled by age or infirmity ; and, on the other band, to secure families and employers against the numerous evils to which they are continually subjected by the introduction of de signing and dishonest individuals into their establishments. It our Committee refrain from entering into a minute survey of the wide field, which the experience already acquired has made manifest for the labours of this Institution ; but, for the attainment of the great objects in view, they propose— " 1. To register the names, characters, and connexions of per sans seeking employ iu every capacity, commercial, domestic, or otherwise; to investigate such characters, and, when approved, then, and then only, at a small charge, to recommend them to si tuations; and, as it farther indneetnent to gond conduct, to distin guish meritorious individuals by the annual distribution of medals. " 2. To register the names anti addresses of employers; and to make necessary inquiries as to their respectability previous to sup plying them with the parties whom they may require. " 3. To prosecute persons recommended by the Institution, wbo shall be guilty of any flagrant act in their situations. " 4. To protect persons of goad character so recommended, who shall be oppressed, injured, or defrauded. " 3. To afford temporary pecuniary. relief, as well as medical wlvice and assistance, to such persons of good character as are pro. per oltj;:cts for the attention of the Instittoion, in times of sickness and distress, who may come recommended by members duly qua lified, or stay 3letropulitan . Magistrate. " G. To raise a Fund for the erection and endowment of Alms. houses, fur the permanent maintenance and support of decayed servants of Good character. .• 7. To afford a residence to all unemployed candidates (at a low and proper compensation) who have no parents or friends with whom they can reside, and who are destitute of protection, in order to preserve them from contamination and evil association. " Your Committee further recommend that. at a seasonable time hereafter, a Savings Bank be established, for the cacourage ment of habits of industry and economy amongst the employed classes who are more immediately contemplated by this Insti tution." " In concluding their Report, your Committee cannot refrain from expressing an ardent hope that one united and cordial feeling will be entertained for the promotion of the single object which all moo have in view." On the motion of Mr. DAwswr, the Report was received and adopted. The By-Laws having been read to the Meeting, Mr. JOHN' WiLKS suggested several amendments thereto, and pointed out the advantages which it was fair to calculate would result front the efforts of the Institution. An Honorary Board of Directors, and a Ladies' Committee, were then formed. Sir Walter Stirling, Bert. Sir John Perring, Dart. and William Fry, Esq. were appointed Trustees, and Thos. William Hodson, Esq. Treasurer of the Institution. The thanks of the Alerting were unanimously given to the CHAIRMAN, who, in returning thanks, pledged Walsall to use his brit exertions on behalf of the Institution. A liberal subscription was entered into by the gentlemen present. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE. JAN. 25. ENTZNID lirwAntis.--Ann, Mills, from Cork : Isabella, Forster, from llamburgh Lady Flora, Dl'Donnell, from Ant werp and Cuxhaven ; Salus, Crickmay, from Smyrna ; Minerva, Kuyper, from Brussels ; Robert and Sarah, Wilson, from Ham burgh; Despatch. Fyfe, from Menina ; Emilie, Kcrckhove, from Ostend ; Prince Cobourg, Hart, from Hambargh ; Triune, Toft, from ditto; Naiad, Hetnpseed, from Messina; Lord Melville, Carlin, from Hamburgh. ENTICIED OUTWARDS.— SamueI Spyvee. Wharton, for Elsineur and Riga; Union, Horn, for ditto ; Wm. Alobb, Nor man, for ditto ; Sir Edward Paget, Geary, for Madras and Cal cutta ; Hercules, Schissman, for Rouen : Acteon, Briggs, for Valparaiso and Lima; William and Alfred. Mason, for Dominica; Diana, Hues, for New York; Hero, Jenkins, for Malta ; Africa, Skelton, for Madeira, Isle of France. Ceylon, and Calcutta. CLEARED OUTWARD/ FINALLY AT GRAVICSEND.—CaIe. donia, Ciighton, for blogadore ; Ocean, Kidd, for Trieste and Venice; Amelia, Bulley, for Cadiz. CLIAWING OI:TW•EDIL—RoseIIa, F ans, for Madeira and Singapore: Anna Sophia, Hagen, for Havre and Rouen; Ant, Eshelby, for Hamburgh ; Progress, Barker, for Trieste and Ve nice ; Earl Talbot, Evcrard, for Grand Canary. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. Pddzawcd, JAW. 24.—The hull of the French brig Amitie, Fiehet, was sold on Friday (llst.) as she lay on the rocks. The Ceres, Bowden, was got off same day, and towed into Penzance Pier, much damaged. FALMOrTII, JAN. 24.—Arrived from the Do-vna, the John, Downing, and Active, Banks. Sailed the Swiltsure, Tilly, for llavannah; and the Julius Ciesar. Stafford, for Carthagena. Priarestoirse, Jaw. 23.—Arrived the Eliza, Robinson, from the Downs, for St. Alichaers. Sailed the Baltic. merchant trans port, for the eastward ; and the lithe, Ford, for London. Diaz., Jaw. !S.—Passed through the Cershalton, Park, for Jamaica :—the Sarah Batston, Winslow, fmm Hamburgh, for Lisbon; the Bridgewater, Slanderson, from London, for India; the David Lyon, Berry, from Ramsgate, for Jamaica; the Isabella Simpson, Mitre, from Leith, for ditto ; the Netherlands brig of war, Valk, has put back. Four ships and a brig are now, 4 p.m. passing the South Foreland to the W estwar d, h av i ng burgh colours hoisted under white fags, with several vessels in company. Haarlem's), Jaw. !S.—Arrived the Otter. Frenton, from Malaga; Ann, Watson, from Smyrna; Lord Melville, Carlisle, from flamburgh ; Merchant, Wilson, from ditto; Brotherly Love. • Flora, Clack ; Three Brothers, Hicks; Two Brothers, Vanderville, from Rotterdam ; Friendship. Baker, from Antwerp; and the Viley, Edmonds, from Kiel Sailed the Royal George, Trimmers, for India; Portland, Just, for Jamaica • Alliance, Whiting, for Nevis ; Sarah, Milne, fo r C a p e of G ood Hope; Donne Castle, Hart, for Hamburgli ; Anlaby, Overton, for Cha rente; Hope, Bully, for St. Michael's, Royal George, Plierhy, fur Tenerifie ; Ellice, Livingstone, for Grenada ; Edinburgh Castle, Ellis, for Rotterdam; and Crewel Prince, ilor;ts, for Elsincur. 11All7rICII, Jaw. 25.—The Bedford, Martin, from St. Peters. burgh, and Britannia, Or..m, were at Gottenburgn on the 11th inst.; the latter bad been on Moro hod Ina her deck cargo. A fleet of coasters sailed this morning for the N ort h, t h e w i n d being then S.W., but has since coals round to N.N.W. YARMOUTH, J•S. 25. The Rudolph Christen, Schumecke, from liamburgh to Bahia, was driven upon Cotton Sand last night, but assisted off, and is now in the Roads. G•xxxocx, JAN. 22.—The Camillus, Peek, for New York, has been detained to repair the damages she sustained in conse. quence of having been run foul of by the Commerce, for Charles ton, during the gale on Tuesday morning last. It is expe c ted s h e will be ready for sea to-morrow morning. The cargo of the Commerce has been discharged in good order into lighters, and it is supposed she will be got oft in a few days, without much da mage. Ai.vsnano, Now. 2l.—The Floe de Is Mar, from Ilavannah for Sisal, has been captured by the Mexican schooner of war Anahuac, off Anton Lizattlo, and the cargo is expected to be con. demned. Nrw lose, Bro. 29.—The Morning Star. Waring, of and from hence to Curacoa, waa totally lost with her cargo, about 14th ult. on Avis Island--Ctew saved. The Maine, Moulton, from Portland to Bonavista, put into St. Mary's, Western Island, dig. masted, anti was driven on shore about the middle of Octok.r. Part of the cargo saved. The Mary, Claney, of London, ffm Quebec for Barbados, was totally lost 20th ult. on Maniconagan shoals.—Crew saved. SAVANNAH, Drc. 21.—The British brig Lucy Ann, from Nassa/N.P. was at anchor at Doboy on Saturday. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. Wind W.N.W.—high Water 37 minutes put 2. Arrived the gharnrock, from Belfast; City of Dublin, from Dublin; Nile, fiom ditto; Ceres, front ditto ; Lion, from ditto; Johannees, from Dundalk; Minerva, from Wilmington; Ellen, from Dublin; Mars, from Halifax. MONDAY EVEVING. Ewen, from Prince Edward's Island ; Cyclops, from St,- Petersburgb ; Mersey, from Dublin. CORN MARKET, TUESDAY, JAN. 25. The Corn Market today was flat; quotivions sonsequen•lv re duced 2d. on IVheat, and Id. on Oats ; other articles equally dull. IVheat per Bushel 701b.—English . 9 3 a 10 4 Scotch 8 6 a 9 7 Irish C 6 a 10 2 Danttic 4 0 a 7 0 Pomeranian 4 8 a 7 0 Petersburgh and Riga 4 II a 7 0 Oats per Bushel of 4516.—Irish Potato - 3 4 a 3 7 EnglisLScotchdt Welch 3 6 a 4 3 Foreign, free. - 0 0 a 0 0 Common 3.d. a 3d. lower. -50 a 6 6 - 32 0 a 35 - 26 0 a 33 51 0 a :3 0 - 60 0 a 52 0 - 24 0 a 26 0 -00 a 0 0 ona 0 0 47 0 a d II 42 0 a 45 II 00a 0 0 . 53 3 a 58 0 Cncertain. Barley per folh. Oatmeal per 2-101 S.—English Irish Flour per 2801b.—English Irish _ American per 1961 b. Dantzic. Foreign Free Beans per Quartcr_English Irian Foreign Pease per Quarter—English, While Foreign . • IMPORTED PROW TILE Ilan TO riiL 24rm J•I:VARY, INCLUSIVE. - 3,919 ors. :lean■ . 8.304 Peas 1,366 Flour - . 10 Oatmeal E3,09T30--480 Barrels of Flour. Wheat . . Oats - - - 642 qrs. . . 114 - - .417 sacks. 1,774 loads. Barley . . Rye . . CUSTOM ROUSE. We are extremely sorry to announce to our readers titat the long room at the Custom-House gave *ay yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, by which accident all busi ness was suspended during the day, but we are happy to state that no lives were lost. The round table in middle of the room entirely disappeared, which caused a general consternation. '1 he rooms contiguous to the one which gave way shook tremendously, so much so that the persons who were in them imagined that the whole building was cnming down. Fortunately the brokers who attend in the long room had not arrived, or they would inevitably have been precipitated with it, as several of their desks fell with the floor. Immense crowds immediately collected, and strong apprehensions were entertained for the safety of the remainder of this magnificent building. The greatest agitation and alarm prevailed in the neighbourhood during the deg,. It was reported that a man had lost his life, W e we have every reason to believe that is not the fact.l Two persons are missing who were in the habit of being in early attendance in the long room, but as they hail not been seen yesterday morning, it is hoped they hail not ar rived. Mr. Wilkinson, a clerk in the Warrant-office, had a narrow escape ; lie clung to his desk until he was extri cated from his perilous situation. Mr. Smirke, the archi tect, was in attendance immediately after the accident, and as soon as the Commissioners arrived they constituted a Board, at which that gentleman attended. The Secretary to the Customs was present, and issued crders for the en trances to be closed, and adopted measures for the security of the official documents in the house. Strong parties of police were in attendance, to keep off the crowd and pro tect the property. A Correspondent thus notices the accident:—" We re gret to learn that a part of the long room of the Custom house has given way, and we understand that the cause of the accident has arisen from there not being sufficient cau tion used in framing the footing of toe piers which receive the ground arches in the King's Warehous , . The injury sustained is of so serious a nature, that the business has been suspended in that part of the building, and we fear it will take some time to repair the same, and the expense will be very great. Ind, ed, the probability is, that the part injured will be obliged to be taken down, and re built." (allozitea ACCOt'NT.) On the flooring giving way, the consternation became general, and each person seized his books and securiti and conveyed them to the lobbies adjoining. The Secre tary to the Customs was present, anti promptly issued or ders for all the different entrances to be closed, and adopted arrangements for the security of all the official documents. A large party of the police soon attended, and kept the accumulating crowd from interfering with the property. Between three and four hundred tons of stones, bricks, and rubbish, fell upon the top of the King's warehouse, which instantly gave way, and the whole went through to the foundation of the building. In the King's warehouse and the cellaring, from 40 to .50 clerks and labourers were em ployed, and so sudden and unexpected was the fall of the flooring, fee. that they had scarcely time to escape ; but the only injury sustained was by one of the labourers, who received a severe blow from a brick on the head ; the force and weight of the rubbish were so great, that two of the principal pillars in the cast cellar were completely forced away from their position. Only one of the round desks in the centre of the long room, where the Custom Agents transact their business, fell in with the ruins. The Commissioners instantly issued an order for the sus pension of all business for the present, and the confusion and disappointment evinced by the merchants, on hearing of the accident, were beyond description. The outer walls of the building appear to be very firm, but the foundation having given way some time since, pre parations had been made for securing it. An immense quantity of timber has been lately brought to the Custom house Wharf, for that purpose, and in a few clays the alterations were to have commenced. It is a fortunate cir cumstance that the accident occurred so early in the morn ing ; for, had it happened in the middle of the day, when the long room is frequently crowded with men of business, the loss of lives would, no doubt, have been very great. At the time of the accident there were a number of workmen employed in the King's warehouse, just below that part of the long room, making repairs which were some time ago found necessary, and, by the fortunate warning of a cracking above their heads, they had hut just time to escape, when the ponderous roof fell in, and left a chasm of about one-third of the long room. The arches luckily gave way in the centre, and left the sides firm, over which the clerks' desks were placed, so as to leave them untouched, but within two feet of the precipice. As soon as the Commissioners arrived, they constituted a Board, at which Mr. Swirl:E., the architect, attended, when the ne cessary orders fur the security of the other parts of the building were given, and nearly one hundred men were in stantly set to work in shoring up the remaining arches. The pier in the cellars, underneath the King's ware house, it is said, has sunk nearly three feet. The King's watehouse contained no goods of value, they having been removed when the repairs were first thought necessary ; for the same reason the cellars (the receptacle for the wet goods) were also empty. The following node., was posted upon the doors : " At the Board. Jan. 26, BM. " In consequence of a part of the floor, at the cast End of the long room, having given way this morning, the Board direct the Bench Officers to make such arrangements for the conduct of the business, asunder the circumstances they may deem expedient, re lying upon their z?al and intelligence fur taking such measures as shall occasion no further stoppage of the business than may be in dispensably necessary; and until further orders, the Board directs the long room to be closed, giving access only to such officers and clerks as may be desirous of removing their books and papers. (Signed) " W. B." On Monday a remarkably fine ship, the Cesar, was launched from Messrs. Evans 's yard, Rotherhithe. She went off in fine style into the water, in the presence of a numerous assemblage of ladies anti gentlemen. Upon inspecting her, we were much pleased with the manner in which she has been fitted up for passengers. IVe under stand she is inten'ed as a free trader to Madras and Bengal. There are 99 prisoners in York Castle, for trial at the nest Assizes, 13 of whom are charged with murder, and ten with highway robbery. LAW 11TPFLEIGENCEr. COURT OF CHANCERY. WEDNESDAY, JAN. SIR Wit. ROBERTS Mill OTUEDS U. BUGGER. In this case tile Mines of Crennis were the subject of discussion They were, it appears, the property of /Ur. 1:0e, who became gin. berrassed in his eiremnstanres, and wu in consequence put out of the property, and trustees were appointed. The defendant, a solicitor, had been long employed in the service of Mr. Roe, and claimed a considerable sum for services, &c. Ile bad obtained a deed for the purpose of serving himself in the payment, a .d under dila deed he proceeded to sell the mines. An injunction was prayed for to prevent the sale. The case occupied the entire of the day, and will be resumed to. morrow—{tins day). COURT OF KING'S BEN(11, iFisTsrfustEll, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20. cooxu. Ear:. r. nswq. This mime was tried at the sittings atter the last term before Mr. Justice Eitt'Male and a Special Jury, when a verdict was found for the defendant. Mr. ATTORNEY -GENERAL, for the plisintiff, now moved to Set aside that verdict, and that a new trial should he granted. The present action was an action of trespass by Mr. Cooke, the birristar, against the defendant, for entering his premises and seizing his goods, for alleged poor rates due to the parn.h of St. Andrew, Hol. born ; and the question was, whether the climbers of Mr. Cooke, which were situate in Stone-buildings, Lincoln's Inn, !binned pia and parcel of the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn. Upon the teal there was much conflicting testimony ; on the part of the plaintiff the evidence went to show that Lincoln's Inn, was otiEinally the residence of the Black Friars, who sold it to Henry De Lacey, Earl of Lincoln, r.nd up to the present day, the arms of that family were , to he seen over the great gate-nay of that Inn. Etrl of Lin. coin, subsequently granted it to tit Benehers, to be used as a place of learning for those studying the law ; ilia: front thence, hitherto, the Inn had always h a d a chap . I. m a i nta i ne d a c h ap l a i n , supportsi l their own pone, provided tee all foundlings within the Inn, had lighted and watched the Inn, sod that the inhabit:ate of the Itin had never been called inwin to pay rates--also nit upon the death of any individual os-erring within the !tin, extra fees were dedianded for the burial of such perscorni; as being non. parishioners of St. Andrew, Holborn. On the pat; of the defendant the evidence went to show that triennial perambulations hail been made by the parish officers through the Inn ; that, according to ancient plans, the Inns was /* Wl,' 'innate within the parish ; aria that in a honk recently published by Mr. line, die steward of the Inn, called the Studesit s Guide, and published by sanction of the Benehers, an old deed was referred to, which described Lincoln'. Inpfs being within the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn : tt% deEd wa. , called for to be produced bir the Benthers, but they refused to prnduce it, and the Learned J,tulge hho tried the cause held thsr they were not bound to do so, but bdtnitted as evidence the extracts from it. contained in .Mr. Lane's book. The grounds upon which he (the Attorn:.y.fieneral) now moved were—firs', that the batik night not to hose been received in evidence; and, secondly, that 'the verdict was against the, weight of testiou fly. The Loon ('nice t• ST IC E asked, whether the pe74mbulatienit • triennially made were known to ;he Benchers 1111% ATTORNEY. A.N ERAL.—Certninly they were, my Lord : for the Benehen of I.inceln's.lnn, with that hospitality for which they have always been dl-tinguislied, usually entertained the pgraiee perambulating, in the hall of the Inn ; they lalss, ass matter et courtesy, allowed the 31traster to repeat a psalm or prayer in their chattel, which otherwise he must have done in the mien air. The LORD CtitEr JUSTILCE.—I think that-this Is very strorg evidence against the plaintiff. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL boned that their Liotilships would 1001 at the case in all its points. That the ground of the Inn vela lately situate within the parish there voild be no doubt, and it las in consequence of this that the perambulat ior.s were allowed ; bit still, although locally situate within the parish, the Inn might be exempt from till ecclesiastical burdens to the parish: foe stance, no !;aster offerings had ever been demanded. The Lone Crime Jrs•rick—But suppose, Mr. Attorney.' General. sdu succeed in showing that the Inn is exempt from ec clesiastical burdens, still it may he liable to the civil burdens ito poied by the statute of Elizabeth, which statute is the foundation of the poor rates. The Avinnianw-GEws:wst. thought dint the custom and tissge he had proved, that the Inn had never paid rates at all, out. neighed the evidence fur the defendants, en the point his Lord ship had referred to. Mr. Justice BAYLEY thought that there wrs a great distinetian ..etween ecclesiastical and civil burdens, and he considered that the allowing the perambulations was a point which the plaintiff canid not get over. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENCRAL said, perhaps of all other men lawyers were the least mindful of their own rights; and when the beechen suffered the minister, and the charily.boys who followrq him, to pass through their Inn, and afterwards treated them in toe hall, they little thought that, years ntterwaids, that circumstance would be *aged against them in a law-suit. The COURT here asked to look at sund7y documents which had been end in evidence on the trial. After some deliberation, the Ammonsttm-Gownitak said, that one of the jurymen, e Mr. Reeve, was a Lrge proprietor of pro perty in St. Andrew's relish; he, of court.; did not Isiah to tin: p•te any thing improper to that gentleman; but their Lordships would take that into their consideration, which fact, coupled with the immense amount of property which would be affected by the present quo.. ion, could, be hoped, iodnee their Lordships to think the case worthy of further inquiry. . Their Lo tenant Pe consulted together for some time, and then granted a rule to show cause. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. TFIZ ZINO V. JOUW IAULIENE• AND ovntii. This was a Rule Nisi, obtained by Mr. Searlett last Term, call. ing on the defendants , namely—Faulkner, Griffith, Harris, Evans, and two others, inhabitants of the city of Chester, to show cause why a criminal information should not be tiled against them for certain misdemeanors committed by them in that city, at an election which took place there in October lint. Mr. JOHN Wlktiams said, he now appeared to show emote why the rule should not be made absolute, as against Mr. Faulk. ter, who was made Inc head and front of the offenders. The circumstances out of which this case arose were in their na ture very familiar to their Lordships. The persons on whose affidavits the rule was endeavottred to be sustained, and the parties against whom the proceedings were taken were the partisans of opposite inttrests existing in the County Palatine of Chester. The eon:plaint against the defendant °riposted out of an election contest between the Grosvenor or Corporation natty, on the one hand, and the Whittaker or Independent Party, on the other. The defendants were partisans of the latter; and be need not therefore say, that the complaint came from those whe espoused.the cause of the other side. On the 25th Of October last an election took place for the Sherif of the County Palatine of ' Chester. On that occasion it is stated by the other side, that some disturbances occurred both in the Town-hall of the city of Chester.. where the Mayor and Recorder were sitting to receive the votes of the freemen, and also in the public streets. It is alleged that the defendant Faulkner, with others, was very prominent in promoting those disturbances; and that, by his addresses to the mob, he en. couraged and cheered them On in their violent conduct, both toa wards the Mayor and Recorder, and also towards several indivi duals of the opposite party in the town. That the windows of the Exchange, of a public-house, caned the Saracen's Head, kept by a Mrs. Len, and also of the house of air. Sheerink, the successful candidate, were broken, and a considerable riot created, by which the Mayor was prevented from proceeding with the business of the election, and of swearing in Mr. Sheeting, as the new Sheriff. It was very remarkable, however, that the greater part of the affidavit! which were filed, in support of these allegations, were mere matter of information and hearsay ; there were only three persons who spoke as to matters of fact, the rest, including his Worshipful the Mayor, swore tin support of a cri minal Information) to mere hearsay. It appeared, by theaffilaviis, that thete were two distinct allegations as to the ',soaking to Mrs. Leer's windows; to this he should not offer any dental ; but, be yond this, he could nut give notch credence to anything contained in the affidavits, corning, as they did, from persons who were Strong partizans to the interests oppose d to the def en d a n ts . Th e persons who swore to the facts were E dwards, Topham, and Gar ner. The first was a clerk to a person who once bore the name of Pinchant, and was Town Clerk of the City of Chester. but who did not go to gaol with Fincham, who did (a laugh). 'l'opham was another clerk of this 1l r. Fincham • these two swore to the fact that the defendants ascended the table in the Town-hall, and bran. dished their arms (not bludgeons, but those arms only which na ' ture gave them) in the faces of the Mayor and Recorder. They swore to this twitc—ottee in the middle of their affidavits, and once at the end of them. They also swore that Mr. John Faulk ner, jun., while the election was going on, was aiding and assisting in preventing the proceedings, by frequently interrupting the Mayor from receiving the votes tendered to him, and that, although he was no freeman, and had therefore no right to vote or interfere with tha election, yet he endeaeoured all in his potter to prevent Mr.:herring from being elected that the !Mayor, observing hiseoaduct. recta-- soloed with him, and finally ordered him to go away and leave that Hull, and which he, the said John Faulkner accordingly did. NOP/ this was all they swore. And what did it amount to when es. plained ? The facts were so much like what Mr. Faalkner hienseir, and several other persons who were present, and whose affidavits he now had in his hands, deposed to, that it seemed scarcely necessary for hint to trouble the Court with them. 31r. Faulkner stated that he was present at the election on behalf of Mr. Whittaker, who had engaged his (31r. F.'s) professional assistance on that occasion ; that he was frequently obliged to address the Mayor and ltecordcr as to the admissibility or rejection of certain votes : but owing to the very crowded and inconvenient state of the hall, he found it necessary to else on the table in order to make himself heard. Ed ward, and Topham, however, were very violent in the:: conduct towards him, and Thpharn at length got upon the table, and said to the Mayor, that Faulkner was no voter, and that he ought to be turned out of the ball. The Mayor did not pay attention to this, and soon after, Tophant declared with an oath that he himself was a voter, and that if no one else chsetib,:cot:elretfhtatthehenshidoul.ld So mach, would turn Faulkner out, he would. The Mayor then addressed Mr. Faulkner. and said, that he must perceive a very strong feet. against hint. lie (the Mayor) would appeal to It's then, for that part of Edwards' and Tophato's affidavits. These d i lk n i t a g f re. p revailed i k l w n e whether Faulkner, upon r it d not persens then proceed. .1 to say that they bad been informed and be. heved that Mr. Faulkner and his party were concerned in the riot before Mrs. beet's house, but they did not say by whom they were informed. The a ffi davits then went on to say, that " at an d re - .3 • ( .