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fOREIGN INfELUGENGE. PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, JANUAR , 10. Tile Duke of Riehelies last evening obtained a vtvate audience of the King. Ills Excellency also made his court to the Princes and PriocriAes of the 1 1 „,.,1 h nails. The Duke departs on Tuesday Coortetl, a test belonging to the Duchess de. ::•: T., couni,...- of Depotips is summoned for a s • ~t-ierow at tine o'clock, to receive King's Nliiiisiers. hoe av purchased. I , ll' the purpose of re. it, the Hotel d'Elbruf, in the place • winch served as a birnick for the mob foot guard of the King. The canrouutemt of ••iii corps will he removed to a house io the rue tirN Chumps Elpies, which was formerly occupied General Junot. The demolition of the Chateau.Trompette in Bourdranx is almost completed, and of this lin inetise fortress there remains ma'atog more than some walls, i loel. will disappear hefore the dose mu winter. The promenade which will replace this fortification, ri.t how rendered useless by the extension of the during the last fitly years, is levelled aid I .la.,ted. It is calculated that the c harges of the town of rohleroz fur military aceoininodations, since it assert under the Pfll,Slatl dO/111111011, have beet' I.vn times the amount of its revrows. Che ci,htt of Rome has ii4ree , l with that of France fora tacit sospension of the Cot:outlet. TF E BRITI S I PitE S S LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, IRit.l. Yesterday the new Parliament, being the sixth ,:re the Legi±lative Union between Great Britain Ireland, assembled. The continued indispo s :qui of the LORD CHANCELLOR prevented him troiii appearing on tile Woolsack, but his place supplied by the LORD CHIEF BARON, who was speci.illy intrusted with the fulfilment of the Loan CHANCELLOR'S duty in the tipper [ionic, I,v lettel4 patent issu►d under the Great Seal. I!r LORD CHIEF BARON, bow/ever, not being a Prtr of i'm:itiment, cur neither speak nor vote, owl aJs obliged, on the entrance of the Lords .:.oilinissiosiers, to leave his place on the IVoolsack, rail stand behind the PRINCE'S chair, on the right hand of the throne. If we are not mistaken, lie is the first coinnioner, since the reign of Gr.ortct I. who acted 04 Speaker of the 'louse of Lout% hi the truth year of that reign, Lord Chief Justice KING presided at the trial of the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of MACCLES7t LLD, fur extortion and cor. rapt practicts—when the accused Earl was found godly, and sentenced to pay a fine to the KING of ,:n,OOO/. acid to he imprisoned in the Tower unti the title was paid. The attendance of the Commons yesterday was Nery numerous. A considerable number of them 'vas sieorn before the LORD STEWARD, previous to the summons of the !louse by the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod to hear the Commission read. 'iViih the exceptnon of the appointment of the Om?' BARON in the room of the LORD CHAN. cvt.tott, the proceedings in both Hou-es were pre costly similar to those pursued in November, 1912, at the commencement of the late Parliament, as stated a few days ►ince in this Paper. There was no opposition in the House of Commons to the re. election of the Right Hon. CHARLES MANNERS SUTTON as Speaker. The new Speaker will, at two o'clock this day. appear at the Bdr of the Howe of Limb, to receive from the Lords Com wissioners the approbation of the PRINCE REGSNT, and to demand the usual privileges of freedom of speech, and exemption from arrest, &c. for the Members of the House of Commons. 11'e have received Paris Papers of Monday last. We are pleased ab finding the Duke DE RICHELIEU so far recovered from the ill effects of his recent indisposition as to be enabled to pay his respects in person to the KIND. This distin guished Nobleman purposes to reuse from Paris to a country seat belonging to Ins Duchess. Dispatches receutly received from Indio, were published last mornius is a Supplemental Casette, uf which we give a copy. We have received the Malta Copeneineat Gazette Extraerdasery of the 19th December last. It is Ved with the ceremonial of the investiture of Do ~tor GIVIEPI , II BARTOLOMEO XRRRI, Arch-. akacon of the Cathedral Church of Malta, with the insignia as Prelate of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. The ceremony took place on the Itith December in the Hull of the Palace, io pre woe, of upwards of 600 persons, consisting; of the '.Maltese Nobility, Foreign Consuls, and principal British and Maltese inhabitants. Yesterday, 4 twelve o'clock, a Cabinet Council was Iwl4l at Lord Caciti.nEsotes house, ill St. ilitill'er-square, which was oulnitioned by the No ble Viscount, end w' atiendfd by The FAO of Liverpool, Earl tlarrovrhy, the Earl of ivemiworlasnl, she Chancellor of the Ettcla yore, V,stuout gltleilk, Viscount Sitlenouth, ll...horst, the puke of Wellington, Mr. Canntog, Mu. C. K. Itatlottrst, Mr. W. W. Pule, Mr. Robinson, nod Earl Mwlgra.e. The (7nuticil continued in deliber.ition till past two 41 / - ikvs , A 4 ... , V) - Fiti44 7. 02,64, - 4 ,t t ( r ...; :a ; . FASITIONABLE MOVEMENTS. The Bart and Countess of Coventry abd family are ex pected to return to town iii a few dap from their seat, Streatham. The Earl of Limerick is arrived at %is house is Mansfield street, from his seat, Brickhill, Bucks. Marquis Cornwallis is expected iu town in • few days, from hit seat in Suffolk Douglas, Esq. M.P. is arrived at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street, (ruin a tour. Lord Boyne arrived yesterday at Cook's Hotel, Albemarle street, from his seat in Shropshire. The Countess of Schots and the Lidies Molyneox arrived on Wednesday at their house in drliiigton•street, from their seat, Cruxleth Hall, Lancashire. His Lordship is expected in town this day. Lord Cranburne is expected in town this day from Hat field. The Duke of Norfolk is arrived at his house in St. Jarnes'i.-aquare, from his seat, Fornhani, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. The Marquis of Salisbury is expected to leave town this day, for the P.avili tttt t Brighton. The Marquis of Exetrr is expected in town the beginning of next sweet, from his seat, Burtele), Lincoln,line. The Bishop of Earnsr and family are expected in town in a few day*, (info the Palace, Exeter. liar) Clanwillians arrived yesterday at Warren's New Ho tel, Rettf , ll street, from a visit kJ Lord Grantham, mud the M sigma of Exeter, at their respective seats. Lord Anson is returned to town from a tour. Sar Joseph Yorke. Bart. is expected to-morrow at his new residence in New Builingtuunitreet, (sum his seat, Sydney Ledge, Hants. Load Climates rittroy is arrived in town from bis seat iu Suffolk. The Countess of Kingston has left town for her seat, May place, Kent. Sir David and Lady Baird and family are arrived at their new residence in Lower Srymour-street, flout Cheltenham. The Earl of Rodman age as returned to town from the Hun. Mrs. Li-3', sent, at Kingston. Sir Catbert Hcathcote, Bart. is errived at his house in 1. - aneham•place, (mum his seat, Normautun Park, Rutland shire. Viscount Hampden is arrived at his house in Green-street, Grosirrnor moire, from his seat in Beiles. 1;311 Grosvenor is expected iu town in a few days, from his seat, Eaton Hall, Cheshire. Lord Nugent is expected in town this day, from his seat, Lileys, Bucks. The Yarkist Goolam Minden Sahib anal suite have left Brunet's Hotel, Leicester-square, fur their new residence in Guildford-st.eet, Humeldaquare. BRIGHTON. JANUARY 12. This afternoon the Prince Regent was enjoying his fivourite exercise on horseback along the West COI-, for nearly two hours, accompanied by Sir B. Bloomfield and the Rev. Mr. Blomberg. It is a gratification to state, that his Royal Highness appeared in excellent health. In the afternoon, the Vice-Chancellnr, the lion. Mr. Paget, and Mark Singleton, E•g. M. I'. ar rived in the Pavilion, and afterwards joined the Royal dinner party. The Archduke Moynihan took leave of the Prince Regent this morning, and returned to Lon don. Before his departure he was accompanied by several Noblemen in an inspection of the whole of the establishment :it this splendid palace. This morning the Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmonikley, the Nlarquis of Salisbury, Baron tle Nieinen, Baron Whet', and Major Huligier, de parted horn the Pavilion. The Court of France will put on mournino, for 21 (tip' from Toes(luy next, tus account of the death of hrr Royal Highness the Princess ELIZABETU of Saxony, aunt to the King of SAXONY. The Duke and Duchess of ARGYLL and Lady AUGUSTA PAGET have arrived in town, from their vrat in Scotland. _ . Yesterday a solemn Dirge for the repose of the soul of the late lamented Sir JOHN THROCILMOR TON, Bart. was .perfortned at the Bavarian Chapel, Soho-squire. The ceremony lasted three hours, and was very impressive, affecting, and imposing. Among the distinguished persons present were, Bishop POYNTER, the Doke of NORFOLK, the Earl of SHREWSBURY, 'EDWARD JERNINGHAH, Esq. CHARLES HOIHYOLD, Eaq. &c. The separation Mr high life, which took place last week, between • Germain Baronet and his Lady, does not arise from any impropriety of conduct oil either side. The parties have been married many years, but have not lived together on very cordial Wine. THE ARTL—The PRINCE REGENT has been gra ciously pleased to permit Mr. NIUDIE to have the portrait of Lord linTcutNsols, from his Collec tion, in order to take a copy for the !Medallic Series. •rt,is excellent picture is now in the pos session of Mr. WERE, of Lougdon, near this city, who executes the engraving. —( Lichfield Mer cury.) The celebrity given to Rob Roy, by the novel and the drama, has drawn great numbers of visours to the 'retie of his life and advei.tures; and throughout the whole of the last summer arid autumn, the Glen of Alberfoyle was the daily resort of numerous parties of pleasure. So wrist indeed was the at tractiou that a steam-boat was built upon Loch Lomond, for the express purpose of conveying; these parties from a point in the neighbourhood of Dum barton, up the Loch so Rob Roy's cave, in the Glen of Aberfoyle, and for many months it found ample employment. GRATITUDE.—At a numerous meeting of the tenantry of the Duke of PORTLAND, at BMW, in gratitude to his Grace's reducing the rents on his estates in Northumberland, and many other acts of 'munificence, a large bonfire blazed on the summit of the ancient pile of Bothal Castle, while at the base the circling glass went round to the health of the noble family of Portland. Lord GLLNGAL has et this time a loge sport ing party at bas fine .rat. near RAM, in Ireland. An unpleasant accident happened there rai Satur day week to Mr. BAGWELL, of Thouistown. A sporting companion fired at a rabbit, not Mr. list:mat on the other site of the brake of a thicket : the shot entered Mi. BaGwEt.t.'s thigh ; it has, however, since been extracted. Nu serious consequences are apprehended. LAW INTIaLIGENCE. COURT or RING'S BENCH, Oman Ala, Tiluitsomr, bosuART 14. Sittings at Nisi Press, before Mr. Justice BEST and a .Special Jury. WEIR v. ARF.RDEEN and OTHERS. Mr. SCARLETT stated, that this was all action brought on a policy of insurance. to recover the aroma of the sum intoned. Plaintiff lint been the Captain and owner of a brig called the Prince of Coburg, chartered .from Loudon to a port in South America, in the year 1817. He *m imed the vessel with the Defendants, who were underwriters at Lloyd's. The vessel proceeded from the port of London, and being too heavily laden, she we obliged to put into Itomsgitr, and have part of her cargo talteu out. .The Plaintiff made the Defendants acqua►nted with the circum stance, after which they endorsed the policy of in surance, admitting their knowledge of that fact, and repledging themselves to the risk. On the brig's outward-bound passage she experienced very severe weather, and was obliged to put in at Surinam nearly a wreck, and was obliged to he sold there.— He was at a loss to know whit defence the Defen dants could set up: It had been tinged to him that they intended to say that the brig was out sea worthy when she was insured. He would, however, prove to the contrary, and that by the best evidence —the surveyors who examined her before she lert the port of London. Having dote this, lie had no doubt but the Jury would give a verdict fur the Plaint. 11. The policy of insurance was put in, and admit ted by the Defendants. Derinis Outlet., a ship-surveyor, stated, that he remembered looking at the brig Prince Coburg, when she was taking in her cargo at the London Docks. He was sent by the party who had char tered her, as lie undrraood tlw Captain objected ►taking in any thing more. Ile was or opinion that she could take in inure goods, as the greater the dead weight the better. The cargo consisted of iron and dry goods. On his cross-examination by Mr. GURNEY. f,►e said, that the Ciptain (the Plaintiff) wanted lighter goods ; he dirt out know any thing of the circum stances of the brig, but he thought 'she was lit to go to sea when she had a complete cargo on board. Wm. Howell deposed, that he surveyed the brig on behalf of the charterer, and he saw her when she was taking in her cargo, and she was properly loaded. He saw her before the cargo was put on heard ; she was iu good condition, and lit to be Cent to any part of the world. Daniel Frerich.shipwright, deposed, that in 1817 he was a surve) or of ships at Ramsgate ; he re membered the brig Prince Coburg putting in there ; was in, sent when part of her eergu, fittreil tons of irua, was lauded from her; it was taken oat abaft the main hatchway ; ►he wanted nu re pairs ut the time lie examined her, and would Lave been glad to have found a job fur his father, who was a shipwright, as business was very dull at the time. He knew no other reason for the brig', putt lig in at It iinsgate but that she was overloaded. It was an agent from Lloyd's that sent bun on board of her, and he gave him a certificate to the effect he had stated. Captain l'hompsoa stated, that he had been a matter of a vessel in the year 11317, from the port of Landon to Surinam ; he arrived at the latter place on the loth of June, 1817. The brig in question arrived afterwards; it was good weather when she arrived at Surinam ; he saw her coming round th,: fort ; she had a pilot then on board. Ile, the witness, towed her into harbour with his ship's boat. Two days afterwards he went on board the Prince Coburg, to examine her ; he found her water-ways open, her quarter-boards carried away, her night-heads broke, and her sails and rigging much damaged ; she had not a perfect sail left ; she appeared to have suffered much from bad weather, and to hate laboured much ; he advised that part of her cargo should be taken out, after which he again examined her ; some of her plauks had started, her butts had worked out, her main-stern broken, a splinter out of the after-part of her keel, caused by her striking against this ground, ■nd three of her rudder-banda were broken. Ile did not per ceive that she was rotten, on the contrary, her taD bers were sound. It was not safe to proceed with her to the coast of South America ; she could not be repaired at Surinam, and she was ultimately sold there. Mr. GURNEY, Counsel for the Defendant*, stated, that when an underwriter iron►ed a ship, the party insured was obliged to fetid her from the port in a sea-worthy state. The charterer was loading here, the Plaintiff, the Captain, objected, and said he was putting too much into her ; a sur vey took place, and the surveyors were of opinion that she could carry all the charterer wished to put on hoard, and it was accordingly put on board ; but the Plaintiff • knew better, as he purchased the brig. sails, rigging, and every other thing belong ing to her fur the sum of 4651. She sailed from London and got as far as Beeci►y Dead, which ap pears by her log. She met with a gale of wind, the sea broke over her, and she gut a-ground, and then she put into Ramsgste; not one word of this was communicated to the Defendants, hut they were told that she put into Ramsgate to put out fifteen tons of iron to lighten her, and on that re- PreFtlibliloll they endorsed the policy. The very protest of the Plaintiff, „loch be made at Rams gate, !hewed that ►he never ought to have proceed ed to sea, fur he states that he was forced to put * greater cargo into her than she could carry by the charterer. This alone lie cutis•dercil was sat &rut to entitle the Defendants to a verdict. Mr. Justice BEST summed up the .vutciice, and observed, that he considered there was sufficient evidence of the btiog sea-worthy when she left the port of London. The first q uestion then for the Jury to consider, wal, whether she was overloaded—and if she was, whether it was slot re medied by the landing of• 15 tons of the cargo at Ramsgate ? But the principal question f o r their consideiation was, whether the Plaintiff • had ill formed the Defeodants of every circumstance which occurred, from the time the loig left London to her gonig into Ramsgute, previous to their eodors log the policy ? These were questions that at was their duty to determine,. and to them he left them. 1 The Jury returned a verdict for the Mr.Jouttce BEST—" I think your verdict is right; but I wish to have your opinion whether the Plena tiff gaye the Defendant, all the information of what had befallen to.the brig from the time or her leer/- in. , London to her arrival at Ramsgate ?" SCARLETT-.-" The verdict of the Jury is recorded." The FOREMAN of the JURY —" Are we to TPC4III.• eider our verdict ?—we have all agreed that it should he for the Plaintiff." Mr. Justice BliST—" I do not wish tie disturb your verdict, but I wish to have your (+lotion on the question I have mentioned to yop, o‘ 1 wi,ll to prevent litigation, and I understand that it is the intention of a Learned Counsel (Ouriley) whose opinion I have great deference for, to move for a new trial ; I therefore wish to be armed with your opinion on this question, so as to be able to put the Court in full possession of it." The FOREMAN of the JURY—" We desire that our verdict for the Plaintiff shall stand. %Ve are of opinion that the Plaiutitf did not give the -Defen dants all the infortnation in his power, re Wive to what happened the brig after leaving London and before anchoring at Itani.gate. Bat we sire of op.- Mo.) that lie gave them sufficient informatiou." Mr. JustioClizsr—tt Let this opinion be re coided." Verdict for the Plaintiff. SECONDARIES OFFICE, Co LEM A N•yrn-.LT. LIBEL. WEAR! e. srsrpsom and ANOTIIP.R. This was an assessment of damages liar ■ libel winch appeared in the newspaper called The Salis bury Gazette, and the Wins, Hants, Dursetshire and Sowersetshire Advertiser, of which the De fendants are Editors. It appeared so far kick is the 4th of December, 1817, and wile to the fol lowing effect : " A■ utter depraved wretch, named Timothy Wear', late a tailor of some respectability in this cat♦ (r.alishatv), lies been dila week sworn to as the father of a child by his uou daughter, a girl uuly lit years of age." Judgment was suffered to go by dr fault. The damages were staled upon the record to have been to the unionist ol• 5001. Mr. Cot.Lisi RIDGE having stated the facts upon the record, and commented upuii the observations of Counsel, the Jun• retired, and in a kw minntes found darnagrs for the Plaiiititi to the utuount. of One Hundred Pounds. POLICE. ..-....-. 11114110 N-house. ATROCIOUS HIGHWAY ROBBERY. A young man, ur u ocl It'ell.e►ly, was charged by Mr. Burroughs, who was formerly a miltiary luau, with haw. tug committed a highway rubbery upon him. Jr. Burroughs said, that out Saturday week be was Oath ing at night near Temple-bar, and war addressed by the Prisoner, who said he had neither money our clothes, and was starving. Mr Burroughs took on more notice of him than of snit other beggar, and went into a house where lie staid a short nine. On coining out hr was again addressed by the Prisoner, who repeated his wants, which induced the Complainant to give hire some pence. The Prisoner assumed • bolder lose, demanded more mousey, and swore if be did art get it be should make a certain charge against his brae. factor tout horrible to be named. He added, that be had been in the habit of getting money Luna gentlemen, and that he had lately obtained fourteen shillings erum a Qsaker. The Complainant shuck with horror at the idea of such an iniputatiou, gave the Prisoner three or four shillings, but this sum was not sufficient. The Prisoner would out part from him until he bad obtained his promise to meet him in St. Paul's Church-yard, next uight, with two or three pounds. After the lapse of a few days, Mr. Bur roughs again met him, and had him taken into custody, after having given him the duplicate of a watch, on being pressed fur money, and threatened with infamy. The officer who apprehended the Prisoner found the du plicate upon his person, and out inquiry at the house of his father, who is a poor man with • large fatuity, heard his mother say she supposed the boy was in custody for some thing of the kind, as he bad been going on badly for the last lb months, was acquainted with sonic persons who wets sup posed to make • livelihood by such means, and frequently bad money about him, which be said be had got from gen tlemen. The Lord Mayor said the cue was a dreadful one. The practice of robbing in ibis way was growing noire and inure general every day, but if thou who were falsely accused would act resolutely, the system must end in a short time. The Prisoner was committed for trial. sow-srtisliT. Ttl It EATEN ING LETTERS On Tuesday the Lad and Countess of Murton attended before Richard flume, Est!. the Sitting Magistrate, to ex hibit a complaint against a man of the nam of hobert Grier :on, from whom the Countess had received tyro threatening letteri., 111 extort a sum of money from her Ladyship; and the last letter was expressed in such strange and violent lan guage of threats, if his demand was nut complied with, OM assassination was implied, after the manner of Belling ham, and froin the short space of time %third, haul elapsed, after sending a former letter, it excited a conviderahle degree of alarm and terror in the breast of the Countess, lest he should be induced to put his horrid threat into execution ; she therefore lost no time, after the receipt of the second letter, in rettairing to the Office, ahcompanied by her Noble Earl, to avert the threatened danger. Mr. RtsiSits, out hearing the complaint and reading the threatening letters, issued his warrant to apprehend Robert Grlersori—and Vickery, the officer, was dispatched with it to trace out and apprehend him. The officer tried in vain, during Tuesday, to find him, and also on IVednestisy morning, with no better success; but in the afternoon he proved more fortunate, and brought hilts to the Office, 'alt, a contnitinication wa: sent to the Fail and Countess of Morton, that Grierson was apprehended and brought to the office. The Noble Earl and Countess repaired thither im- Medi/defy, when Mr. filmic being in attendance, an exami -1111111.111 was commented, and on the Prisoner being bi ought into the presence of the Earl and Count, ss, he appeared extremely bold, as if prepared turn. et any thing that might be said rt:ln•cling hi in, 31111 W:1, r,•ma,kably cool amid col• leered, rui.ting several since/A.1111,11011S as the investigation proceed d . The C. . tests of Morton being sworn, stated, that on last Saturday evening between sax and *even o'clock, she received a letter by the two.penny post, addressed to her by the title of Lally Morton, dated the Dili January, 1818, and Rioted " Robert Crierson," and tin Monday evening, the Countess received another letter Sy the two-penny post, directed to her !muse, Nu. 39, Witopole-stiret, *Mee the first letter was also directed to. This letter was dated the 1 tilt January, 1818, and signed " Robert Cletersyst " The Countess stated, that front the threatening and other language used in both the lepers, particularly 111 that of the last, dated the 1 Itlo J: ttttt aiy, site hail nu doubt they were wt &Men by the Prisone►, and front all the cumin- stances, she considered herself to be in extreme dange► from the Prisoner, mid dud tippet bend that she went in danger of het life, or of receiving some great buddy haunt Gum Mr. GI ierson. The :Magistrate asked him what he had ttisity in answer to sending such kite's! Re replied, that he cuntal nut give any answer to them eseept he eats sail mumnincri them, it order to enable him to my Whither he bad written them or nut. Mr. Birtile declined givens the Wises to lb* Prisorser, hot read them shoot to bins. The first wee doted from the "Turk's Head, Ralcilffe.ernsa, Ratcliffe-highway." It misted as a einnoursication to the•Connti os of Morton, that b e wai about to pishtiab a Heruit Poem, is which be should intro duce rime unpleasant circomatanees, do which her late father, Sir Francis Boller, was eugaged, while In the Isle of Mass, Which would be injurious to his character, but if 1001. was sent to hiss, be sintild tirrppeasteu the ilthblitratiml• The areoud mid last letter was 460 dated from the Tork's tired, Ratetiffs-cruse, Itatelile-highway, In which he enrlos •eil a specimen of the p .rear, relative to the character of the late Sir Fl'Allrj• Noll r, And main 'ulnae for a drisft for loot. to hr writ to hint, esaitz violent threatening language, it Ina thmats.l was out colorised with ; Rod concluded by ailvoone the Cosioters to resulleft that these had been • Bellingham, and 'bat their now we's a (criers n. After the Nlagistrate had finished ira&ng the letters, be owl agaiii asked what be had to say fur himself, when he comity admitted them to be his writing, and avowed the sentiments they contained. 'Phis rendered it unnecessary to resort to the proof of their Mill* the Prisouer's band-writing, and the Cousites. of Alorton proving the receipt of the two letters, made the charge 'complete. The Pawner was then committed to the litre Prison, Clerkenwell, and previous to any hail Ming received fur him, he W3S ordered to give 4S hours notice. The Prisoner was untieratoutt to have atter' erne yeare siuce us • surgeon in the isle of Maio, but is now ie dic;ed. He 'appears to he a maw of considerable oh-tithes. , . lo.tat.sonovais.stitarr. DUEL PREVENTED. Private informatiou WWI received at tl is office no Wedne;- ay ~,,,, that a duel was f un to take place imme diately at Chalk Farm ,• nrop which Mr. Conniet, the Sit tint; MagistrAte, dispatched Wales, the officer, to prevent it. The pailics, Thomas Adam& Roche , Eaq and— Morph!, Esti Captious in the as my, appeared on the ground, but it bring occupied by 2 party of ;op.'s 'bootee', they retired to Bruall . ll Tea Gerbils, Camden Tows, when the officer mad* them acquainted with his errand. Capt. Roche followed to the uttice„ and .as held in sureties to keep the peace, and the oilier Gtatironau gave his word for bis appenrisuce to du ROCRERk" AT MR. LAW'S. the same. o . llt. Junes, an old of but young in years, wail charged with stealing a clock irons thee saaraile-ah; if of Mr. Law, nephew of the late Lord Egenborongh. . The Puwnrr wan srprehet.ded last Saturday sennight, by S Fro aMr the duck is a bag, in rumpus, with an other will-lc:ma ir thief, bulb of wh were takers They were t,maisiled, but as nu owner appeared, they acre discharged; but by an ailetrirseuteut the property was owned, and Jones we. re-tall'''. Margarit Brunton, servant to Mr. Law, in Great Russell street, •tattat, that while some Mtn were employed iu taking away 3 piano -forte, tire street dour beinc °pea, the clock was stolen from the mantle shelf, is the front parlour, and she ...srd it intim disitely. The Pi tuner (whose defenre was dist a geotlentan had given it I. boa In carry) was fully curuinitted to newgate lug I) 1 A BOMA L ACT. We have this fifty to record an act, as shameful in its in tent.eni, add i.s bal haious iu Its cuusequeilree, as tree uis grata d the rudest binte ut any age or event, j. A poor widow, named Coady, who lived at No. 16, Stewarea-rents, uiy-laue, and who for a length of time Rained a liertshoud for herself and three children by seams soup under the Piazzas at Cutent-garden, su market days. returucd home [sum this avocation about tutor u'rloek yesterday mot nine, to prepare breakfast fur leered( sod s dress. She hail no fire lighted, and anxious to get the t dress's breakfasts with at moth baste as possible, she took the ignited charcoal out of bee soup-kettle stand, and put it into the 'sate, but being fearful that the embers would ex vire, she treat to her basket to throw some more charcoal on. This Ira , kr' she always took with her to Covent.G rden, with a quantity of charcoal fur lb. purpose of recruiting the firs oecasiusially lit order to keep the soup hot, she had uu 'Dunn . Bung the coutenu of the basket on the fire, than a most tirellirP.doUs taploaion took place; the poor wuman w.a knitted backwards by the shuck, and the immense volume of flame winch for a snouseat Ailed the room 'torched her dreadfully, and set several parts of bee apparel un fire. The grate was displaced by the violent concussiob, and all the fire was blown lulu the room, a considerable portion of which fell us, the children and set their clothes in a blase. (toe of them, who bad escaped injury, io the attempt to etc: tinguish the blase of be, mother's clothes, was scorched very badly. This pout family was thus situated, arid the apartment use fire iu several parts round them, when a strong sulphine ems smell, and a large body of smoke histaiug from the room, excited the agitations of the neighbours. Several persona rushed up stairs, and there saw a most appalling sight. The mother and two of the children were much scorthed ; the mem was on fire, sad iu one corner was a child, crying, wit►out the WOW of calling fur assistance. The neighboaro carried them out, and conveyed them to St. Giles's work house, where surgical assistance was administered to Slum, and they were then put to bed in a 'bucking state. On examination since this lamentable casastrephe particles of gunpowder have been fouled iu the charcoal basket by the firemen, whom the alarm bad brought to the spot. There is then (re but little doubt that it is the work of some mali cious person or permits, to gratity a ruffianly and unfeeltut propensity fur a joke (if it can be so called) by blowing up the poor woman's loop kettle, which, if it bad even sue. ceeded, might have been attended with equally lameutabls consequences. Whoever the author or authors mny be, we must heartily join in the general wish that they may soon meet with the punishment which their offence richly deserves. Extract from a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at St. Antis, Jamaica, dated 13th November c— " The hurricane was at its height on the 11th instant; it has done considerable datuage to the estates in this neighbourhood, and I am Afraid it will cause a diminution of one-third in the crops of the estates iu this parish. The destructive wind came from the South. " Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at Barcelona, dated January 2,, 1819 Fur th, se last ten days we have euperleuced strung gales front the eastward, accompanied with • heavy sea, *shish canoed the Westbury, Gilpiu, belonging to, and nearly loaded for Liverpool, to part from her aucbois in the Bay, and put to sea, in company with (one other vessels (Ana. trialls and Spsuiords), suit 1101111 of them have rellllll , It is staled that all vessels at the different r.o.ts and bass on the moist put to sea, but no acculaut has been recisivsd of any accident having happened." PLAGUE AT Toots.--Extract tr.f a letter shat the Agri's to Llnytl', dated Malta, Dee. “ I Laic to advise you of the arrival here, ni tb. 100. instant, cat 4 vessel ( Tunis under NC:4.01111W Ctat.ill•, callid the San Michele rAreaugelis, J. Titons ninsti-r, which place lie left tut the sth instant, at which tune the plague raged with great violence, ft OM 1,411 p. dying daily. This vessel was ordered off from itet.ee dustily, and sailed she Clint day.—V rev., t had previously reaelo.l it% from Tripoli of the death of our COII9IOI at of the plague ; but I sin happy to inform you that lie was alive and well whew the alcove vessel sailed." Tile Hope, STLIM, trout St. John's, N.B. to Li verpool, was driven on shore near Waiteltsorif, ou Satuidiiy. Th.: kitty, Norfolk (V.) was olriven on shore no Aloilday evening, Hein Fi.ngintril. The Ereundschuft, ELBESTIEI.I), from Liverpool to Havre, was driven on shore in C.,rnorvoil Bill, on Muntloy evening, and tt iv feared will go to paces, 1