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he Edito r o f • rieemp s p e , letting, which avern, to h a ,. Re.Ptt o ee, eonrt thep mtnl Greek Pond: nd as such en. weaver, the at. di we declined in the Report, tct thrown ho. into. ntorinition ew we ehdl most al Ilunthioldee to one or two e much with a erroneous im te.four geode , ht to proceed by us to the and we have hem. It win from the loan. were antioos •rofesaedly foe the extent of ands of some this fund that I others, which of which we the orders of ur contract to the object foe that it abould e .ventured to dui not with obj.ect: in so is i t has sin es 'ejected; pro. and by ou r it appears we failure of the stly aufferere; strict limits of lined perfectly Ise certain that mentions, but ipon ourselves led upon, dui line more fa. pi on the loan; pulated for by tiorernment, prtrious loan. D our pockets. the st.settion dy do s o from ihat, in any it with thou to qupport its to ink. But. to prove that of, anti so fat D US, a much 1,14 114 CU twal. held, mid the 'cock of the to theme Woo .jeet ; but be. other motives ;retires that it coal, raised : not easily be , to make any e Lkwitholdeni 'Fe ourselves, stoat us shall oi **doing to ICARDO. ditor of the n of my letter feet*, hope o , e Rtport of .dy to lead to en studiourly lolacki. tow. I public view, nildly treated le 'Lame time, eased in such must be re. ring to hays .en of it with Wrrintiuner 1 has In this means to the ,t 1 n rations* Greece, sp. ew and more 'tie. Bowi n g and has even Ir. Bowring) r Committee every side, I that sincere lation of past the future." :oaring, shall there was no re the fullest y knowledge. ;ch the Cum. on, so poiht• splain in fly sper they re. tmittee state, II which Mr. my en.opera ie other hand rid would cot Spaniolacki, adopt the re. counts from Irnmendation ands held for sanction the e and myself steam am a. Committee, Wher, (Acme:inns refer to the a have been len they ro ll, at least, ex eet dingly rertiers it correspond 'tom the ito. poisible, re. 01,41gEd my. Ricardo, on e following t you would la purchased as of the Tether with tll the pay. lacki Clitllllll ve the pay. be obliged, ?S : ...- t . 3, 1t26. ult., I have a decree et n the Com. Mr. J. M. with Sir F. wo r mine, end answer .o • efiect. On nopriere of or even had ispenrible, ; nor can It but be felt that %lr. Spaniolaeki, even were he dispcsied to sent:bilge your transactions, is toolitile acquainted with the affairs of the Stock Exchange to be able to investigate this part of your &counts. If your refusal had originated with the receipt of the documents forwarded by the Greek Government, I ahoubl have been the leas surprised : but when I call to mind that you ru stied a similar line of conduct previously; when I remember the. Mr. graniolacki urged slr Orlando and myself to mOrtgar.e the two frigates to you for 15,000 f. with a power to sell them at your own di oeve tion ; and that our refusal to do this was followed by a protest f ro m you against the sending nut Of an anent to America to extra. cote those friga:e• from the labyrinth of difficulties in which they we , involved; when. tn.). 1 recollect, that. in violation ot your contract, you state your determination not to pay the instalments eas upon the loan , rind that thisxtraonlinsty announcement w quickly succeeded by the nuut urgent entreaties from you that we s hould buy the snip which you subsequently pitrehased ; when, I say, I call to mi^d all these circumstances. which, Ito less than the pertinacity with which you huve continued the steam-vowels under the charge of Mr. Galloway, have been all calculated to injure, and have moat materially injured. the cause of Greece, i cannot hut conclude that your refusal to tender the accounts I hare called for proceeds front other motives than those you bare thought tit to mention. " Again, therefore, I would urge you, no leas for your own cha racter's %eke than as dos to me of right, to furnish ins with el the information and arcoun.a I have requested. " I remain, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, (Stgrbed) " LURIOT7II." may, y t hink, permit myself to observe here, that if the Corn. minen experienced any difficulty in obtaining accounts or vouchers, it would have been only an act of common justice to have distinguished my readiness to promote their inquiry, from the conduct of those who not merely withheld information, but op. p a t e ., t h e mselves to the recommendattorts of the Committee. I feel narticularly desirous of making the Rondholden, and those whose sympathies induce them to take an integer' hi the fare o r Greece. sectuainted with an existing circumstance, which need. no I comment Aron me, as it will sufficiently demonstrate the spirit which animates the gentlemen who are now galled to set so Im. ' portant a part in the affairs of my unhappy country. fly the merchant vessel Waterloo, a quantity of ammunition had been shipped for Napoli di Romania, and the following correspondence has passed with respect to die payment of the freight : " 211, Sackville.street, Oct. 10, 11124. " Gendemen,—This will be handed to you by 31etuirs. Long. ridge, Barnm, and Hodgson, on board whose vessel ammunition has hien libiltord for the Greek Government, to the amount of 2,5111. Its. 6d. The freight, 213/. I6s. fid.„ I beg you will pay. and also e ff ect an insurance for the above sum ; for which purpose I enclose you a bill of lading, which 1 request you to return. " I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Rervant. (Signed) "AND. LI:110771C Messrs. I. and S. Ricardo." " 29. Saekville.street, Ott. 11, 1929. " Gentlemen,—Nlessrs. Lonirridge and Co. sent this morning to me to say, that, on presenting the letter I gave them yesterday, re questing you to psy 2131. 16.. Gil. for the freight of goods per the Waterloo, you expressed your wish that they should call to-day, and that, on their calling again to-day, you refused to make the payment. I am unwilling to believe that you will subject the Greek Government (of which your Mr. I. Ricardo states that he is now an accredited agent) to the loos and expenses which this refusal, if persisted in, must occasion ; and 1 therefore request to he in. fnrmeti by the bearer, if I am to understand that you positively decline to pay the freight in gnestion. " I am, Gentlemen, your obedient Servant, (signed) " AND. LUatOTTIS. " Mews. I. and 8. Ricardo." " IVarnford.eourt, Oct. 12. 1826. " Sir,—Wc knot nothing of the shipment per: Water;no, nor is it our in•cotioa to pay the freight in question. We have further to o mere. that after all which Its. transpired, we are very much sur prised that you should send orders on us for the payment of money, when you know that we have no funds, and that if we had, you no longer possess the righ• of disposing of them. " We re, Sir, your obedient Servant., (Signed) " I. and S. liscanDo. " To Mr. A. Luriottio." " 20, Seekville-etteet, Oct. 14, 1826. " Gentlemen,—l regret exceedingly the unpleasant situation in which 1 am placed, with reef:feet to the freight of the goods shipped on board the ‘Vaierloo. frr account of the Greek Government, and I lam int sti 1 more that any cireinwstences should have occurred to delay the sailing of the vessel, as the consequences must be, in any e en:, prejudicial to Greece. in giving the orders for the shipment of the goods, and arranging as to the freight, I did en as the accre dire.' agent of the Greek Government ; since then documents hate been received from Greece, which you have, no doubt, seen in the public Papers, under which 31r. bpanioliteki and air. Jacoh Ri cardo claim now to be autberieed to art on behalf of the Greek Government. I have nn rum:s of the Geivernmeiit in my hands ; but, on the contrary, am very largely in advance on its account.— Messy" flimr3o, independently of what they retain for other pot pies, and of what may be clue from them upon the balance of their recount, when it sisal! come to be adtusted, hold, or ought to hold, 183.000/. bonds, purchased by them for the Greek Government, and upon which the dividend reserved is in their own hands. `• To them, therefore, I retreated you to apply for the amount' and I considered that, uader any circumstances, they could find no pretext for refusing to pay it, inasmuch as if they would not admit that I possessed any authority, still they might lii.ve obtained the sanction of their Mr. I. Ricardo and of Mr. Spanin.laeci to the pay ment. 'they hare, however, positively refused, and upon them, Oserefore, must rest all the consequences; for, thus situated, ye,i viii readily perceive that I have no means of averting them, and I mast, therefore, leave you to adopt whatever course you think hest, or the my unpleasant situation in which this most unjust refusal on the, part of Messrs. Ricardo has placed you. " I am, Gentlemen, your very obedient servant, (Signed) "r AND. LUMOTTIS. " Messrs. bongridge, Barnett, and liodgeon." " 29, Sackville.street, Oct. 19. " Gentlemen,—Enclosed I forward you copies of two letters° I ,re receivtd, relative to the freight of goods belonging to the Greek Government, and which have been shipped on board the Waterloo, for Napoli di Romania. 1 have written to Messrs. Ricardo. requesting them to pay the freight, without which the vessel will not sail, and the Government must stiffer considerable Loss. JI y letters and their answers ycu arc, of course, acquainted ic;th, and frpm the communication mane to me Iry .M r. Barnett. you ii,re, 1 underatand, sanctioned Messrs. Ricardo in their refusal to n ake ha payment. • • • " The enclosed letters will show to you the consequences which wdi result froM this conduct to the Greek Government, of which yoo now claim to be the Deputies. " I observe that the Committee appointed by the Greek Bond h 'Hers intend 'to make their Report on 3londay, and I request, therefore, to be dimoctly lammed before that day, whether, if Alcsirs. I. and S. Ricardo tequire your authority to pay the freight in question, you decline to give it. - - - —• • e so far as my authority is requisite. Messrs. I. and S. Ricardo h nuj istitim•ory ground of refusal; between you and them, rhecefore, the responsibility of this affair must rest. " I am, Gentlemen, run' obedient servant, (Signed) " Awn. LUAIOTTIS. " 31zsars..1acub Ricardo and G. Spaniolocki." To this letter no answer has (mit returned. and I will now only add, that if I had hal the immediate power of paying this freight an of my own resources, I ahmild have done so without even ap plying to ltirssrs. Ricardo on the subject. 1 NM, Sir, your most obodicnt servant, 29, Slcicrille-street, Oct. 2d. AND. I.IIRIOTTIS. • These letters cantaMed the usual notice that the ve.rl had cleared on, and that the demurrage would commence on the follow• in; day (the 19th). It will thus c. nee on the ttlth, and the owner 0: the vess.:l will be at liberty to make those charges which he may consider sufficient to inieninify him fm the detention. MOSCOW, SrP T. 29. Yesterday were the rejoicings and festivities for the peo ple in the great square called Devitchie-pole, in tie centre of which a ban !some tent was erected for their Majesties and the Imperial Family. There were galleries for the sp:ctators, tent* for the bands of music, fountains of red and white wine, theatres, air balloons, &c. &c. ; also 240 tables, each tea fa home iu length. In the centre of each was a sheep, routed whole, the horns gilt, the head sil vered, and the body covered with red damask ; on each side a vase containing two barrels of beer, a sugared cake in the form of a flower-pot, with roses, a birch-tree loaded with apples, a dish containing thirty roast fowls, four g'ese, and four ducks, with a gilt fowl at the top ; then a vAse containing two barrels of mead, an oak loaded with plums, two hams, a vessel containing two barrels of beer, a lairch-trce hearing pears, a dish of jelly,* small oak bear ing apples, and a piece of boiled meat weighing 60 pounds. 4111 each table there were one hundred white loaves and forty white rolls. The crowd began to arrive at day break, and the carriages at nine o'clock. The Emperor, on . horseback, followed the carriage of the Empresses , who arrived at noon, and were received with the loudest accts.. nations ; after going round the square, they went into their 4.nt, in which a standard was hoisted. At this sig nal the people approached the tables, and the diversions be lt is estimated that about 20,000 persons were in snare. There wero distributed among the people 71, 499 sugar cakes, as many pieces of boiled 60Ib. each, and dishes of jelly ; 7200 fowls, 1000 000 ducks routed; 46,000 apples, as many plums 4000 barrels of beer; ditto of mead ; 2,420 wine; 2,400 white loaves, 9,00 small white and as many hams. I tare pre: Ran. It i s . Poled that the square. ,urope. the 1 dee, nig 240 sheep, s by cne of meat of 60 crip of the Reese, 1000 )versatent and pears ; purchase; ditto of w stied, TM Nail's, and )t do pub. REVIVAL OF ALFRRD'S INSTITUTION IN TILE MANOR OF GLAYTONBURY. On Wednesday one of the moat extraordinary scenes the inhabi tants of the county of Somerset ever beheld took place at Glaston bury, where Henry Hunt, Esq., as Lord of the Manor, which comprehends a district of upward of 100 miles, summoned the principal farmers to attend him, for the purpose of appointing Jti. rim, according to the feudal system, and receiving directions upon the subject to ,hose long-neglected institutions,,shich constitute the great b 'ant of Brit left antiquity. At two o'clock the great room of the White Hart Inn, where the Court was appointed to sit, was crowded by the fainters of the ma. nor and Minden' of Minton Twelve Hide., to the number of about 2110. %event' gentlemen who wished to witness the form of the os. remonials observed by the Lords of the Manor, in the Courts [met of dam long peat, and who knew that the remarkable person 1101 V exercising she power would not tread in the beaten path, were also present. The greater interest was excited by the expectation that Mr. 'Hum intended. from the regard he bears to the population of his manor, as well as from the abhorrence in which he holds the practice of the low attorneys with which the county Ovum* to give notice of the revival of the Court Baron, as established by Al fred the Great, to determine injuries, trespasses, debts, and other actions that are under 40s. The Bailiff having commanded silence, and put le nomination twelve men from each hundred or hide of Glaston, and the Lord having tendered the usual oaths, which required that the juries should present nothing from malice, our conceal any thing from fear or sifection, or reward, ate.— Mr. II u *yr addressed them in the following hernia, having shown, however, dial he would dispense with those Revere (Assert. armee upon the part of the assembly which were required in the days of " Lord and Vassal :" " Gentlemen.-1 perceive that then is not so large an attend ance of jurors as I expected to meet 'loon this occaatnti t bet as I understand that the fault was my Other's, and not yens, avid the this, being the day appointed for holding (Veils fair, was a day on which It was inconvenient foe you to attend. I shall not consider tits venial diaregsed Moms' to wt siseutemeinin may Win light than as arising from the necessity of the ease. I regret, indeed, to find, that the market from which many of you have just come has turned out so miserably ; but it is one of the inevitable consequences of the system; and, until that system ends, we must be content to feel those consequence,' in all their severity. It is necessary !or me to state to you. that in another year., acting as I do. in the name of the King, I shall enforce the regulations of this Court in such a manner as to make them worthy of the great authority of Alfred, and to ga n for von and me the approbation of all good men. I shall in future enforce all the fines of this court-leer ; but I shall exercise no arbitrary control, although my power is fixed upon an immoveable basis; for you must all he aware, that the authority of a manorial lord formerly extended so far over his vassals, th it he could call theni out in armour to fight fur him at a moment's no. rice." (A laugh.) Here 'he farmers stared at each other. Mr. Hirer —The law of Alfred, upon which the inetitutinn of juries is founded, is a fine instance of the spirit of liberty which eta toed in rite breast of that King. It was made not to protect the barons against the vassals, but to protect the weak against the strong, to make the great respontrible for what was done in the dia. tricts over which they presided, by the infliction of capital punish. ment upon the aggressors of the poor and defenceless. I have no power, as lord of the manor, to inflict any fine or other penalty, ex. eept I can prove it to be consonant with the law of the land ; and I lament it—l lenient it, standing here, as I do, the representative of the King, that the beautiful institutions of courte-leet and courts. baron htrefallen into disrepute, in consequence of the careless, slovenly, and often arbitrary manner, in which the duties have, for • series of yenta. been performed. It is your duty to inquire Into and present offences from felony down to the most trifling crime. It is also ainengst your duties to appoint constables, whose prin. cipal business it will be to collect the county stook, and hand It I over to the treasurer; and I would have you to be caution. what men you appoint, for if they run away with the money, the county must be paid by you. (A laugh.) Several farmers (evidently in a fright)—Oh, Lord, that's too bard. Mr. Rowe-11y nn means. Yon appoint the men yourselves, and if you do it carelessly, you must take the consequences. If I were to appoint the constables myself, and such an event an I have euppnsrd were to take place, then. indeed, it would be a hardship upon you to charge you with the responsibility ; but the power of election is yours, no , mine. A Former—But if we appoint a respectable man, he instantly refuses to act. Mr. lILTNT—He can't refuse. Appoint those men whom you conceive to be most trustworthy, and I shall, acting for the King, make them act. You have also to appoint tithingmen, an impor tant trust, for they have to a certain degree a control over the safety, nay, the life of society. A Farmer—ls it the fact, my Lord, that what we do will be cared about ? Mr. 111/NT—W/10 i. the person that will dispute it Another Farmer—Why. one of the constables here thinks nothing of going Into a rattle -house drunk, at eight or now o'clock at night, and ordering it to be shut up, and thee he'll turn all the people out, because he has a pique against the landlord, and strip of his coat to fight. Mr. Huey—l have heard of abuses of this kind, and I shall therefore act more resolutely ; and I trust that you will present thin and all other cases of such a nature. A Farmer—Lord bless you, Sir, the corporation laugh at us, and say titer don't care a fig for us. There is not a man amongst them that would not strip off his coat to fight, if we disputed his power. Ale. HUNT —Very well. If ever you see any of them commit a breach of the peace, put him in the stocks. Look at this regula tion. It is here said, there ought to be a pair of stocks kept In good repair in each tithing ; for it is the tithing-man's prison, and a thing very useful as the world goes." (Laughter.) If you see the corporation breaking the peace, cam theta into the stocks upon my responsibi:ity. Farmers—We will; we'll do any thing you desire us to do; hat what will the Mayor and Squire Dickenson (the Recorder)say? Mr. HUNT—Let them may what they choose; hut if the Mayor and my friend (Dr. Dickenson) follow the example of the Corpo. ration, why clap them in the stocks too. (Loud laughter.) It is also in your power, in case of necessity, to try before the Lord Steward any offences short of felony, and that without the presence of a single shark. You need not have any of the gentlemen of the law to main or humbug you. (A laugh.) It is my intention to revive the Court of Baron in the King's name, a Court in which all actions and !WWI under 40s. shall be decided. From the re vival of this Court, I expect the greatest benefit to the county. You all know that costs linen been charged in a 3.45. case, to the amount of 701. or 801. by those gentlemen of the law. The Fat men—We do indeed. We have seen enough of that sort of misery. Mr. Hirst —When I was in Ilchester gaol, for saying and do ing what is at this day said and done by every body, 'ay, in ten times a stronger manner, I found that four-fifths of the debtors were imprisoned by theirattnrnies. I asked one what brought him there, and he said, " Why, I was defendant in a case where four or five shillings were demanded of me unjustly. I defended It, and succeeded, but my attorney sent me in a bill which I was unable to discharge, and he then sent me here." (A laugh.) In another case a fellow-prieoner accounted to me for hie retirement, by saying, " Why, I was plaintiff (loud laughter) in a case in which I was entitled to Ms. or 375. To be sure I gained my suit ; but then my attorney brought me in a charge for fifty times the amount of the verdict, and, as I was not able to pay the demand, he locked me up here." So much for the establishment of the County Courts, where, the moment you enter, you have a devil at each aide of you. How the devil, then, can you expect to escape? (A laugh, and cries of " Never, never.") It is infinitely better to go before the Judges, expensive as that sort of proceeding is, than to appeal to such Courts. It is therefore my determination, under good ad. vice, to appoint the revival of the Court of Baron, the summonses to attend which will cost but Id. and all the expenses attending which will not amount, under any circumstances, to more than 4s. or Os. at the utmost ; anti I think that this manor will be more benefitted by the revival than it has been benefitted by any thing that has befallen it within the memory of man. A Farmer here expressed his astonishment at the assurance that the power of the Corporation was not sufficient to overwhelm Juries, and Constables, and all, and he asked whether the Corporation could not make laws strong enough to render those of Alfred un. available? Mr. OLIVER HAYWARD, who, it will be recollected, seconded the nomiuntioe of Mr. Hunt at Bridgewater, and had a sharp bout M llchester with Sir Thomas Lethbridge, said that the question of Ilse Juryman was certainly a very natural one. The Corporation, be believed, thought they were omnipotent, and he thought that they were supported in that opinion by those who presided at the Quarter Sessions. " Why 1 (said he) was present when it was de cided that a woman ought to be compelled to serve as constable."— (A laugh.) Mr. II usrv.—Very well ; it was quite natural for the Quarter Sessions to decide upon that point. How would you haves set of old women decide, in the name of God ?—(Loud laughter.) Now, Gentlemen, there cannot be a more beautiful system of law than that under which you are now acting. There is here a perfect se curity to the life of the subject. It is here said, " You are also to inquire of bloodshed.. If any persons within the precincts of this legit bath wilfully or maliciously drawn blood from the person of another, it is here punishable." You see how careful this most ad. mirable of Kings was of his subjects. This authority still exists in the institution of his appointment, and yet it is so neglected, that a ruffian is allowed to go mto a public-house, to turn every one out, and to strip and provoke peaceable persons to fight. lam unable, so judiciously limited is the authority of the Lord of the Manor, although the offspring of feudal days, to punish a fellow of this de. acriptiun without your concurrence. Several Farmers.—The fellows do what thg ai r e leaste They punish every one they dislike, and pass by that are in their favour. Air. Hurry—l hope that you wM not cheese any such warlike o ffi cer from amongst you, and 1 trust that this time twdvemonth I s hall see you all here, after hiving loyally performed your duties. An old Farmer.—Ay_, .we W. ll w oe e rf lo o v rol e y ou ou r be d t u te tt r es thas loYan we y jo b y ) s y: y . but to nobody elle, my LO one else. Mr. NTs- 1 4'a all IMICrIse to talk about loyalty to me. I lon mean to me, because I am representative of the King suppose 7 alk of loyalty either tome or tea Klieg Isere ; but it is nonsense for Whan I maytot al loy man is • man who Mends up to MICKI lags • by doing so, he of course supports good Kings, epubuyPti:nhil: 0"--obbugetligaLaionielossuuppppoorr:atoody sort t d o llt a doss not IletwngocessaiwayUlappolko. THE BRITISIA PRESS. to sit upon a throne. (A laugh). Loyalty has nothing to do P with • person, It merely refers to the wholesome institutions of our -ancestors, hoe of whict is this Court In which I now preside. Mr. (h.TVEII HAYWARD hoped that he would be permitted to ask Mr. Hunt, as the representative' of the King whether the piddle would h.? able to keep attoniim nut of the Coats of Baron, because the answer to that question would be decisive with him as to the effect of revivieg die old Co u rt. 31r. Il tiNT—Was there ever n place into which they did not worm themselves? None except that in which there was little or nothing to be had. (Laughter.) I have to announce for myself, I shall not shut any body out (cheers) ; but the sharks shall get very indifferent encouragement from me wherever I meet them. (A laugh.) All the Juries declared, that they would pay the utmost attention to what had fallen from the Lord of the Manor. Mr. Ili XT— I Must strongly ineolcite the doctrine, upon all OentslOns. of obedience to the law*. I have been accused of a dis positioo to violate the law+, when. find knows, it war peace and good-will that I inculcated uniformly. I, at the same time, de clare that men must stand up for their rights and liberties, and de fend them too, if it be requisite, with the risk—ay, the loss of their lives. In former days, men used to come armed cop 4 pie to defend their lords. They surely could not hesitate to stand up for their own rights, now that clrcumstanc s are altered. A FnitlitEit Ay, but If they strain us so, how can us stand up? (A laugh.) Mr. HUNT—Su-lin you! Ay, you will he 'trained. Another Farmer—% c are /drained, iodeed !at the fair to-day at Wells, there was an immanae sin • k' both of cattle and sheep. par. ticitlarly of the latter. There wore not purchasers for half the sheep, and those who sold got ruinous prima, not exceeding half of what they sold for lust year. Both lean bears and tat cattle sold at prices lower than ere'. was remembered before. A friend of mine bought such oxen for 201. a-head ashe had • short time ago given IW. for. The bast fat beef was sotal4t Vs. AWE*, Of 44. per pound. A good three-yearold Devonshire belle, which could have readily fetched some years aloes IV or 10 guineas, brought no more than from 71. to V guineas. Mr. AUNT—f regret the gond/Bon of the market greedy; but without pretending to be a prophet, I said long ago that things would come to this pass. Look at the conduct of our landowners, who are now afraid to budge with any of than nefarious, but, I re joice to say, totally hanulema petitions. Oh, it reminds me of the admirable wools of that ornament of the British nation, whose con tempt for the persons ha described was as great as any other of bis strong emotion,. " Alas the country ! How shall tongue or pen " Bewail her now uncountry gentlemen ! " The last to bid the cry or warfare cease, " The first to make a malady of peace ? " For what were all those country patriots born ? " To hunt, and vote, and raise the price of corn : " But corn like every mortal thing must fall, " Kings, conquerors, and modals most of all!" (Laughter.) Mr. HUNT. in the course of his address, took the opportunity of Alluding to*Mr. Peel's Special Jury 1ii11.2-There is a general mix. take, said he, with respect to that Bill. It is true, when first it 11141 introduced to the House of Commons, there were some things in it which looked promising ; but it seems to be little known that a con. ference was held between the two Houses, and that all the popular clauses were struck out. The Bill eertaiely eaten& the number of those who are to serve upon Special Juries, but it also caused to be legal that which was legal before. The King has by this Bill the power of appointing his own Juries, a° that very little difference exists between the old and new Acts, with the exception of that clause which renders the chances of the subject more desperate now than they were before. I greatly lament the melancholy description which has been given of %Vella fair. You will all go home now, and pay your rents as well as you can. I hope, however, that be fore you part with your last shilling, you will make an offer to keep it. I hope to see you all free. happy, and prosperous ; but those blessings Ca , l never reach us while things remain as they are now. This may be called, in consequence of the subjects which I have introduced to your notice, and the unrestricted conversation 1 which has taken place between us, • political meeting. What do we care what they call it ? We have been discussing the tendency of certain laws of the very greatest niomint to us, and all laws are ma:ter of policy. Those which tend to diminish or increase our rights and liberties are surely to be designated political. To draw thedistinctions upon such an occasion is gross absurdity. I trust that, whatever other people may say, you are convinced that I never gave you bad advice. All the Farmers--Never, never. Hunt for CRT ! You always told us the truth. What shall we do ?_ _ Mr. H Meeting, and request those gentlemen who now tread upon the tanner and the labourer to lower your rents. Farmers—That's $ cry they will never listen to. That will never do. Mr. HUNT—NO, they never will, an long as they can grind you as the miller grinds your wheat. •Istarriernber having heant land. lords say, in asking about the qualifications of persons who wanted to become tenants, " What sort of fellows are they ?—will they stand up for themselves ?" and if the answers were in the affirms. tire, the applicants were dismissed with a fiat negative. (A laugh.) Now, I hope to see the day when the f a rm e r s will say, in looking for a landlord, " What sort of a fellow is this ? How does he act to his tenants?" and if they hear an unfavourable account of him, I trust they will spurn himsitlLthy indignation which inhumanity can'tfever fait to excite in the bomm of en %mat MM. (Loud cheers.) The Juries then returned the panto of some of the most credits able men in the manor to serve in the different offices. The elected persona complained heavily of bring called to fill such situations, and pleaded several things in excuse of their services; but Mr. Hunt over-ruled them all, declaring that be rejoiced that the Juries had taken so much care of the public as to elect men who were qualified to serve them so effectually. The several officers, according t• custom, palled out the fees which the elected are usually ca lled upon to p.iy; but the Lord of the Manor said he was determined to support the dignity of the personage whom he represented, by rejecting all fees. He dissolved (after having received the various presentments) the proceedings of the Court from two till near six teciock, when Mr. Hunt gave a dinner to several of his friends and tenantkupoo which occasion a very extraordinary discussion took place. EAST LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. On Wednesday evening a General Meeting was held at the Rooms of the Institution, near Stepney Church; Dr. James M yr. CHELL, Vice President, in the Chair. A letter wag read from Dr. Birkbeck, apologizing for his absence on account of illness. Mr. PECIIE, the lionontry Secretary, read the Report, by which it appeared that the Institution, since its formation in June last, had made rapid progress towerds complete organization. Twenty wiz Lectures had been given gratuitously by Alr. Partington, Mr. Fowler, Mr. Petite, Mr. Lewthweite, sad Dr. Mitchell, to whom thanks were voted. The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Al. derman Key. William Wilberforce, Esq., Dr. M`lntyre, of Stock well-park, Mr. Bennett, and other Gentlemen, had affonled to the Institution their patronage and %apron. Other classes had availed themselves of the advantages which the Institution afforded in com mon with the others, of cheap intellectual amusement and instruc tion. The Lectures were attended by the most respectable persons at thet end of the town ; end a large proportion of ladies' classes had been formed for the teaching of French, Mathematics, Arithmetic, and Geography, under the superintendence of Messrs. Fowler, Baker, Peacock, Peelle, and Jeves. A library had been formed, and many donations of books had been received. The Report was received with applause, and, after thanks had been voted to the Committee, and to the Chairman, the Meeting separated. A Meeting of the SpitaMelds Mechanics' Institution was held some days since, at which a similar account was given of its Freres'. Miss Robinson (the daughter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer), who has been seriously ill with a fever, at the residence of her father, at Blackheath, was, we are happy to suite, rather better yesterday. A very flattering compliment was paid to Miss Paton by a lady of high rank, who attended at Covent-garden Theatre, in a private box, on . Wedoesday sight, to see the new Opera of Prverit of Me Penk, and who was so delighted with Miss Paton's singing„...4hat she presented her on Thursday with a diamond bracelet of considerable value, ea a mark of the great satisfaction which she, in common with her party, felt at Miss Paton 's vocal powers. The following is an extract of a private letter, dated Brussels, October 24 :—" The speech from the throne is, of course, the topic of general conversation. There ate some parte of it which do not give satisfaction; among them is the institution of communal guards, and the law that has since been proposed on that head will certainly meet with opposition in the lower chamber of the legisla ture. The proposed increase of the sum destined for the redemption of the national debt is likewise disapproved of. A diminution of the taxes, to the amount of the sum pro posed for that increase, would have been preferable. The hope held out by his Majesty, that the epidemic, which prevails in the northern parts of the kingdom, had reached its greatest intensity, and that it would henceforth abate, has not been realized. This sickness continues, on the contrary, its ravages with renewed violence, (which is ascribed to the return of the warm weather) and spreads , itself more and more. It is coujectured that the accept ance of the Russian ukinumna was known at Vienna on the 14th, as, from that day, the Austrian Stocks have risen ; but the Austrian Observer, of the 13th, received this morn ing, is 'fleet on the subject. The Funds of the Nether lands likewise improve and the Shares of the Society of Commerce maintain shill' high Prim." Livearoot Ocr. 1143.—0ur NUM market during the week has ha d fair demand. and 'boat I a 7,000 bags sold, but upon the whole the article mg be bed upon ra ther better terms than last week. THE MUilDta 14.411 MARLBOROUCII: Itrom thelievizes e:astite.] CORONER'S I NQI/OST. An inquest was held on the body of diary Ann Matilda Taytof on Saturday, before W. Adye, Esq., who hrieiy addressed the Jury. etthtirting then to dismiss from their minds all that they had pee. viously heard relating to the death of the deceased t to pay strict a.- tendon to the evidence that might be adduced, and to return their verdict from that evidence. , The first witness railed was Mary Irons, who stated in substshee as hillows t—l am the wife of James Irons, of Cokbrook, in Bildt ingbamshire, and travel with pickfed salmon. On Thersduy last I was proceeding, in company with my husband and brother ' and some other persona, towards Devitea tale. A short distance from Hungerford we overtook the prisdner and the deceased. On enter ing Marlborough Forest we were about five or 111 yards before them, when the deceased . called to us, saying, " Here's a pretty son of fellow lam with ; he has drawn hfs knife on me." The pri tomer. replied, " If you say that, you will shear my life away." The woman who accompanied me desired the deceased to come on with us, and not have any quarrel with thb prisoner. Westopped a little, and the prisoner went on betnre us, but camsback again. We then proceeded towards the Whestsheef •. the deceased did not wish the prisoner to go in with us, nor did I, for I did not like his appearance; we, however, all went into the house together; we were etch?, I believe, in number. I sat In the corner; the deceased eat next to me; and my husband Mid brother 'next to her; the prisoner sat some where opposite. We tad some beer and bread and cheese, of which we asked, the prisoner to pars take. He at flint refused, saying he was going to have a pipe of tobacco, and that would be enough for him, but he afterwardk -took some beer with us. After we had been here tome time, my husband and brother left the room, on which the prisoner came and sat by the side of the deceased. Within a minute I otaw him striki her somewhere in the breast with his right hand. I did not wee the knife. The blood flew upon my apron, and I cried out " Alurder." The prisoner then went out of the room withoit say ing a word. There had been no jeering. or quarrelling; and both deceased and lite prisoner appeared cheerful the momenthattet I was so frightened I ascot say who WP in the roam st . We had Ave or six pots of beer between us. Wm. Hammond—l heard the prisoner say, "I am the mur derer." He afterwards repeated this. Thomas Copeland, the landlord of the Wheateheaf, saw the de ceased falling from her sat; the prisoner was running off; I went Out, and called Mr. Hammond. On my return I picked up this knife. [The knife with which the bloody deed had been perpetrated was here produced ; it was a large clasp knife, with a sharp point.] There was blood on the lower part of the blade, and also on the handle. Some one present accused the prisoner of being the mur derer. He replied, " I know lam the murderer." John Bowman, one of the parties who overtook the prisoner and the deceased on the road, said, I saw the prisoner run our, fol lowed by a young man, who knocked him down, saying, " You have murdered the woman." The prisoner said, " I know I have." Twice in my presence he acknowledged having committed the murder. William Lewis—l live at Hammersmith, and am a dealer in pickled salmon. On the road between Hungerford and Marlbo rough, I was sitting down, dressing a small wound, when a per. son named Miles, pointing to the pri.oner i said, •` Thu man is jealous of his wife." I observed, " Then he had Wetter take my yellow handkerchief, and tie it round his hat." The prisoner matte no reply. He did not appear the least displeased. I never spoke to him before, nor afterward, until we came to the public house. Neither here, nor on the road, was any thing said that could put him out of temper. He sang a song in good humour, and joined in two or three others. Tne deceased might bear chorus, but I cannot say. While I was looking at the figure of a horse on the shelf, some one cried "Murder." I turned round, and saw the prisoner 'running out of the room. Concluding that he was the murderer, I immediately followed him, caught hint, and knocked him down, and said, • What have you done? you have done murder ;" horepiied, " I know I have." Alary Lewis, wife of the last witness, gave similar testimony. Anna Hurley—l slept in the same house with the prisoner and the deceased at Huogerford on the night preceding the murder. The deceased wanted to go out, but the prisoner would not let her: he struck her two or three times with the bark of his hand. The deceased then said, " Another inch of ground I will never gr, with you. I will grt up to-morrow morning and make the best of my way to Bash ; there I shall meet with some carriers who will take me to Bridgewater, where I belong." There was no further conversation then. I saw them on the following day at the Wheat sheaf, in perfect good humour. I heard the cry of murder, ard on looking toward the deceased, I saw her tailing with her face to the ground. Summeret ' surgeon, residing at Marlborough, proved the wound to have cau sed death. The Coroner clearly explained the distinction between murder and manslaughter, and the Jule., without meek deliberation, returned a lierdia of Wilful blurrier against Richard Thomas. The prisoner states himself to be a native of St. Ann's, Black friars, and says that he has been a seaman for upwardi eA 20 years, during which time he has served on board a man of war, Indiaman, merchantman, and in the whale fishery. He also states that be had cohabited wit h the deceased, without being married, upwards of 12 months, and that they had been at Hungerford for the last fort. :i e s a rl se i subsisting on charity. He acknowledged striking the des three or four time; in the mouth with-lata s hand, ohillkesan. bigpreceding her death, which drew 'blood, but shat Ina was tagged to it in consequence of her laughing and jeering at him, which she had never done before. SMUGGLING AND MURDER. A tumor great importance, as it tends to disclose the vest extent to which smuggling is carried on on our coast, the regularly or ganised system with which the nettrlous trade is conducted, and the lamentable sacrifice of human blood so often occasioned by it, In spite of that enormously expensive establishment, the crust blockade, yesterday occupied the time of the Magistrates of Bow. street office for several hours beyond the usual time for sitting. Our readers will recollect, that at the latter end of July last, in an affray between the blockade men and sonic armed smugglers on the coast abreast the town of Dover, a quarter-master of the Amines guardship, named Morgan, was killed. The most dili gent exertions were immediately made to trace the murderers, but without the slightest chance of success, and but for the circum stance of one of the smugglers, whether from remorse of conscience, or from hope of reward, we know not, having turned round upon his followers, it is more than probable that no light would ever have been thrown upon the transaction. ' A man, named Horne, however , who , it will be seen by his own statement, was one of the most active amongst those i whom he now accuses, came forward as an approver. and upon his nforms.= eight men were taken ints custody on the tinning of Wednesday, the 17th instant, by Ilbhop and Smith, of Bow -street, assisted by a large holy of the blockade men, at the 'Allege of Aldington- Frith, in the parish of Billenstlen, Kent. They underwent a short examination yesterday se'nnight, before Sir R. Birnie, and yesterday they were again brought up, and soon after 12 o'clock put to the bar. Their names are George Hensley. Samuel. Bailey, Thomas Den. nard, Robert Dailey, Thomas Gilliam, Richard Wyre. Wre, and (harks Giles. They all wore the dress of labouring men, except Rowley, who was habited after the manner of a mid dling country farmer. They are stout, sturdy-looking men, Ilsusley in particular. Judging from his physiognomy, and froth his demeanour at the bar yesterday, we should pronounce him to be a cool, determined man ; fit for the planning, as well es execu tion, of bold and daring enterprises. He listened very intently to the evidence, but preserved throughout the most perfect coolness and self-possession. Mr. Jones, Solicitor to the Admiralty, appeared to conduct the prosecution on behalf of the Crown, Mr. Platt attending as Coon. sal ; and Mr. Langhans, of Clifford's-inn, as Solicitor for the pri soners. The first case gone into was that of the murder of Morgan. Michel Pickett sworn-1 am an ordinary seaman of his Majesty's ship }families, and ant employed on the blockade service. On the night of Saturday, the 29th of July last, I was stationed on duty, near the bating-machines, abreast of the Parade, at Dover. Be. tween 12 and 1 o'clock that night, 1 saw a French galley coming towards the shore. I knew her to be a French galley from her great length, and from having seen her before. Just as she was about grounding, I heard one of the men in her call out, " Jack, ashore, and immediately a great number of men rushed down the beach towards her, and began to take out the tubs from her. The working party, that is, those who were to carry the tubs, toosisted of about 00 or $0 men, and they surrounded the boat, while the aimed party, about, i believe, 6 or 7, stood at high water-mark, drawn up in a line on each side, to protect the working party. The night was star-light, and it was sufficiently light to enable me to distinguish a party of men as far as from low to high water-mark. When the working party had got on each side of the galley. I saw one of the men in her take two tubs and put them on a man's shoulder, upon which I ran forward, and called out, st you —., if you stir a peg out of that, I'll blow your brains out." I bed my pistol, wblc bad only s blank cartridge in it. I fired before an answer was given to my threat. At this moment sty;the deceased; came up sad inquired what boat that was, .. I had time to answer, be fired hi. piing aft for an alarm. Several of our men came running to our assistance, and the armed party of the smugglers then litoi • volley at Morgan, and he fell. 'rwo or three shots were fired after the volley. I was loading my pWol whin emu of the smugglers tame up so me with a musket, soli be would do me if I fired. He turned the bee of its inteeket, and struck at my head ; but 1 put op my heeds, mid the blew knocked my pistol from my gimp. I told him I had no dente him, and drew my cutlass; and he was about to make • sear blow at me with his musket, when 1 cut at him across the arm. He this retreated to the armed party. The working party continued awryistite tubs away fron t the galley, an d, when I had 'dime my - st h the Man the musket, 1 turned towards die galley, sad the wit dest thee I saw with pass. ing me with tubs on his beck I cut acme the auk with my cutlass, and hare no doubt I wortaded hiss. Sir R. Bianca:—Had pm aireseistusat? Wltabs—Neire, * ikr. Sir R. lititnis—Wbesl mid lid et IM seen en their side p Witness—Yes. !bey re the rods thsthern except 33, ' which were soll emor immy . ar the tube sou. tabled tedishth, themenee). ' I etas *see pop ne tab% be UM nrymtdme, eadirinlso take it Res 'me but I drew it through bip 4411m0k at him again. an d be ran up the burgh. . cow inn, end dim Imes who epaped te be et the " It's of Mimi* be vibe dlet bi--. nnw Agee the boat at" I ibis OW tillptitaat di. off more tubs from the galley. Spine tubs Seer •.deriews overbletti furs she galley when she pushed it I ellier VIM to Mo4pn. wh i r et tbrod Whig on Ms but; and robed If Mk WM dead ? (The sr fres the *see country.) Nyty pa* Oh, Gael I I took his pistols and loaded them, ski AN I would have satisfaction for him. and I punned the party up tbuberck. I as* a men running along front the eastward. whet. Mew hailing, tutord out to be Quartermaster Prendergast, of the lithhitesi I told hits Morgan was shot, end we went back to burn, and Mood !het hef wee deid. We then ran after the smuggles. and en etw way fell in with acme tubs. said to Prendergast, heTe are fu s s 3 .. but lie replied, ** d—ts the tubsi let's go after the pony: We felt in with Alr. Hull, one of our oilers. and he rent ins bock eti cnie Notion. I assisted in securing thirty-three robe. We did not dose take sty of the Saugglers. I attended the Coronets Inquest; and the verdict was " Witfel Mitriler." I observed the died Of MIMI of the pewees asembhd on the occasion. The men who first cams doer W des pray - bed on a sort of strooftg: jacket. like that now worn by the shoes Itatisley. The nun Um struck int with his musket wu a thin spent duo, and had en Mr same sort of dress. The is gof ehp muted pony. who were drown up on 11,4 full of the Mock had Mirk or Moo clothes on. Sore of the works leg pans bre wend fulls as, sad they were generally dressed se labouring rem Ikea of dumbed dive.coloural hocks. reds or Ws now wow by dm prisms dosiiel Briley TM son who Suck my was likie the primmer Choirs Oiled t but I.llnos &Ina _ up ray sop of tbr priosares, sae Wes was mart, lien Peter Prendeqpnet,* that on the night dist fire-alma, and this witness west mesh Ur. Joints wad the feet of theamar: dimes to move that some manalbaioa at the wordier, is mama lows of this kir all some rem who was w 1 Wined Homo, a tall Mew milstand owora. mete at Oho Ittiri sod He c!ittyntel-1 wow of July last. All that night. George . to join him at Dover it. public-house at 'Addeo, knows Rausley about t , beam Mr. Jowes—For what purpose have yon met hint befoie ? , _ dlr. PLATT objected Ca this question. The pinatas were undid examination on a specific charge of murder, and no general evidelles of other illegal practices which they might be suer:teed to have been enAtwed in ought to be given merely to prejudice their ease. Mr. Joie, said, he intended to peter other charges spinal them. He was prepared, if it were Toilette, to lei lats thirty cases, at least, of assembling with !Aflame, Ike. He Iblikild iro into several. and would serve Mr. !Anew, tbsidedleker, #llll notices of all the charges which he intended to mike, Witness continued (the guano: not being passed}.lfo o hel porton but Beesley was present. at the meetiag at UAW. We went helot there to the Palm Teem two miles newer Deter, tad there saw Samuel Bailey, and all the rest but Giles. There Were many others, about fifty or sixty, I suppose. Awn a dviet to eigh , een of the party had fire arms. Samuel 8r . ,, ?Accra Bonnard, Thomas (3illiam, itobert Bailey, aid Jefellg WM, had inu.kete. Raitaley and William Wyse were as mmesd. We proceeded together to the bathing.machinza at Dow. seam time from twelve to one o'clock. We stationed oureellek Miit at the back of the machines, in the road. Ramie', prewar went for. ward to look out for the boat that was expected, bat I say that he did upon this occision. I did not hear i z to b7 3 heat the boat, but Rausley tailed out presently, " tone on, which was the signal for the ran of the party sole . The waking party went to the boat, while the triefil party wed drawn up on each aide to cover them. The amp easielmed el . brandy, gin, and other •• uncustoMer pada. We We laterupted by the Preventive nien,•and seam we SM. I did a a know Morgan, but was told he was • 1 was MN of the tamed party. and had a fowling-pies. Pottage about five or vital eler party fired; there might be more. I saw the man fall. !be uerkrg re canted off about seventy tabL We did dot vri ll ielt.he wiho Ity 6through long" of the blockade party coming tip. We wre not there five minutes altogether. We left the spot on a.coust of the blockade men coaling up and firing. We then went up the country to the Palm Trees, and there the tube were Ilfht , :cluattd). Ido not know exactly who was present at the counting, as the armed party remained back in the toad ig, ass that ad's' blockade men did not come up and med i estalsrmen with the tubs. Rausley was will the easamaing party. 'lle fowling-pine I had ba awed total dila ftsitry, dom whom I borrowed It. He gene. telly a wham the ammunition, and supplied the gene and eanaketa to the party. I left my fowling.piece at a certain place on the road, by the &tattiest, I believe, of Itausley. Ti'. tubs were put into carts at the Palm Trees. and carried away. I went with Beasley to within about two milts of Ws own home, and then left him. I do not know where the tubs were deposited at last. Hensley paid me twenty-three shillings for my night's worL sir it. BrailE—Why there were fifty olds. piny, we dare not? Mr. Jo/res.—tee; but not the ereleil party. Sir R. Iftewit..—But they were all paid, I MAppeou • lie. . mfrs .— Yes ; but the anted puny ate paid noes, Issuntse the sole is greater. —: . Sir . BineteWell, then profits of MI cads Must be rely I great. Mr. PLATT rose for the purpose of cress-rxamfalog the witness, and had asked him where he came from to the oleos when— Mr. Jowas said be should object to any timeseeleamination Pi this stage of the irguiry. The Magistrate was not trying the case—(Sir R. Birnic-,-No; God forbid l)—He was Willie -WA. merially—not judicially ; and if a cross-exernication were pm. mitted now, it might interfere most materially with the course of justice ; and here, where one of the most nutherotie she desperate gangs that ever infested our tout were likely to be brought to justice. he must strenuously object to any course of proceeding which was likely to mar so desirable an object. Sir B. BIIINIE—I certainly, after what has come to my know. ledge, shall not desire this man to answer any questions that may be put to him in the way of crosa.exaMinatiore. He has already been threatened, and I feel it my duty to protect him against any thing which may place him in a dimwits° of greater danger, and perhaps render his testimony nugatory., Mr. PLATT—We hails 10..exidenee whatever of any threats having been made. Sir R. Butts—l do not choose to say what evidence I have of that fact, but it 5 so. Mr. PLATT argued at considerable length, aid with much earnestness, in support of his duty tp orost-esamhte. a Bow are we to know," said the L ainAl Sandman. "but Mat this Mao Home is the person whq aetndly shot Morgan ; and th a t Its, being taken up and identified as a . party concerned, chose to tutu round and trump up a charge agenda these men as being principal, in order to save himself? After a long conversation, which the greet length of *stridence prevents us from giving in detail, Sir R. BIANIE decided against the right of kid Pratt to cloak examine. Mr. PLATT then contended that Giles, at all events, osght to be discharged, there being no evidence whatever against him. Mr. Jonas said he was prepared to charge hilt with another of. fence—that of having assembled with others, on. she night of the 11th of May, near Dymchurch, with fite.arma, to waist is the running of contraband goods, upon which occasion one William Winn, a seaman of the blockade service, was wounded. Mr. PLATT contended, that as to the first charge of mord* against the other seven men, the evidence WM abundantly weak. Sir it. BIIINIE said that evidence had been adduced, such as it was, but he must confess that it was not a strong case. Mr. JONES—WeII, Si,,uch as it is I submit it to your mai. aeration, and I contend th at there Is sufficient evidence to send these men for trial. --- Sir R. BllollE—But Nether evidence will be necessary, anti there will be no harm in detaining these men here for sometime, as the Assizes will nut be held till December. • Mr. PLATT—Where will these men be placed? Will they be sent back on board ship ? because I know something of the come forts which men In the situation of thole prisoners experience un board ship. Mr. Joxxs said it would not be safe to send them to any of the gaols in Kent, fur every gaol, from one end of the ninety to the other (he meant on the 'mast), had been pulled down at one thee* another by smugglers. Mr. PLATT—I have heard it asserted that the whole oldie fn. habitants of Kent and Sussex are smugglers at times, when it sults their purpose. Sir R. lliaxte.--11 have an officer present who bas dodged that the difficulty which has sometimes occurred Its getting wartime backed against persons for smuggling offences at the Cinque Pete has arisen from the circumstance of the Magistrates themselves be. Ing smugglers. (A laugh.) Some farther conversation took place, when the hearing was ad. journed until a messenger was de patched to bring witnesses in support of other charges against the prisoners. includm,g.Oilm. The prisoners were again brought in a little before four o'clock, and William Wino, a blockademan, was sworn. He said; on the 11th of May last I was stationed at a place called the Hefting-hang. between Dymchurch and Ilythe, to assist in the prevention of smuggling. Abont twelve o clock on that night a party of tan 9. gins came down to the Herring-hang, and at that time there was re boat in sight. To the best of my judgment there were absent 110 in the smuggling land-party. Many of them were armed. Before they came down to the water-aide, they called oat to the beat twice, hoy yoy." • When I gave the alarm they fired k valley at 111?, aid I fired again. They fired as they melted down the be t. A pa if surrounded the boat and worked the goods, while the armed pare were drama up on each side. The eecood time they fired Inas art in the mouth, and 1 have now a slug in my fatte. Seventy or eighty shots were fired. Two other blothademen, named Whelan and Regan, came to my assistance, and were fired at. Whelan received a shot, but it struck against his amtounittee box, and fell into his pocket. The smugglers all escaped. I picked up a fowling-pleee after they were gone, which I took to my Ater at the Tower. They were not there above a minute or two, we thee so wart epee them. Zanotti H ,the arreser—Oe Saturday night, the 11th er May, be hie home, at Aldingtoe-Felghs as. s o &lee se the meet. look out her boat to ran Elam peas. The prisenge were dl thin except Robert' 8047 1 1§ 4 Weg. Were, whoa I de sat seestlees 1111 being if the SO,. We kneed together. lama deg tegitc_iis b Hestaii•lNlS, w hi s t MAO &vat st sight aft 11•e Abusgion•riltht. A gams ale, rosin, nor can I pay that I think any eiit IF rum my own knowledgd. the quarter-tamer of the aarllies, weft. at Morgan was killed he bold*" rpm cd mad to the spo.. The tat thelsz If rftly to conoWtate tbsielleuisit if ibis win all the widow hi bid aeZ;111 der. The neat stay 'oat Tte addlime 10111 e or all of the linemen war tear north,old the only pewit& . &dog air tie kind. from the wry Dow, of wits el me with the Assets wee rase. - • tall young mea, ie the item Otahusetda, wad vs. He CM hikediflet haat pal. id be Oats* out the oirederif y rams... WI at Dover es the right of y, the nth the primary, but Gila wee ebb me tbeth on Roue* mei a manage to me le the day dem, r that stet, and I fins of 811,041 mi Mm at a idea, about fi ve miles from Dover. I lave at ten jean. I have met bum by 'palmitin I 1 t i 4 4 1 il i I 1 I I 1 i . 1 • 1 11 .