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sod ho d re linquished his design of engaging in hostiiitiesulth thitt we. 1, o a t expected dist Captain Burney, Polideai Ageneot e aupreme Government with the Siamese States, would proceed to itangkok under an invitation from thence, for Ilse purpose entering into explanations t egarding the existing war, and Of docuoing tummies connected with the Improvement of political so d commercial gelation. between the British Government and that a Sit.. ir e u• demand that the charge of the conquered districts on the T ois stnen coast, including Tarot' and blergui, ht. been trans fmal the Honourable the Gover,tor of Prince of NValcs's 1 ,1„,,d oho will proceed to that quartet in person, during the proem meth, to ascertain the conditicn and resources of the and to arrar.ge measures for its future management. A c.cimm i s scr and two Assistants had been appointed to conduct tilde /Ls of the Civil Athninistration, subject to Mr. Foliation's &dem Th e proceedings of the Siamese, as moll as the tone of their tracers to the British officers at Mergtli. 3lartaban, and Rangoon. hoe been lately of the most friendly said conciliating nature. One of the Siamese feotlatorics, named the Rajah Chimpobun, having committed some depredations in the vicinity of Tetmattarien and Illergoi, to the eatent of carrying off a number of the inhabitants into captivity. he has n ordered up to the court and put in irons, seed the cap:tves released with compensation for their losses. The Stamm Government has also writes to Brigadier-Gen. Sir A. Campbell, ecplaining the muse of the hasty retreat of their army from the vicinity of 31artahan, early in the year, and expressing their wish to place a body of troops at his command, for the pur me of se.operatmg against the common enemy, in the mouthed November and December. We elan 'lndentin . ) that the (ileneig transport will touch at the Island of itimrce. to receive on board Mr. Robertson, who has been appointed Civil Conntissioner in Pegue and An. Mr. Mangle% the Secretory to the Commission. has taken his passage for Rangoon in the sante vernl. The report of a hag of trace having proceeded font the littlish head-quarters at Procne to Ummera. poet, , founded a ppar e ntly on the following circumatance About the rriesl referred to, Sir A. Campbell had availed himself of so opening for 1ml:tog a third communication to the Court of An. explana:ory of the views and intentions of the British Go vernment suostspimit to the occupation of Procne; and of its sin etre disporit.on to coin into ncgociations fix peace, whenever the Ring may depute properly authorised Agents to treat on the only admivsib.e a td saistactory bash. . . We are htnpy to state, that the troops have been generally heels, In Assam and Cartier. during the present rainy season. The latest returns give only 112 sick out of the entire Brigade of fertile: troops or the Sylhet frontier. The latest and most authentic reports from Prone lead us to be. teve that a long period will not elapse before Burmese and British courage are &gem put to the trial. There is little doubt that the ersmy are preparing to defend themselves vigorously ; and as they are within a few days' march of our head-quarters, the first move. meets Melte Mire ender Sir Archibald Campbell will t t doubt be st;ended w.th important results, if the Burmese leave him to act on the offensive, which, however, some triers represent as still doubt. ful. It is generally believed, in the mean time, both at Proms and Itaegoen, that a Bye of truce has gone to Unnneratisora ; arid almost very letter we have seen concurs in representing the obstacles to regocia ion as far from formidable ; on the contrary, they state the desire of the Court of Ave to treat as having been unequivocally marked. They do not, however, enter into each particulars as would enable us to judge for ourselves. Preparations are now making for the reduction of Bhurtpore. Alwur, and several other places, where disorder and disorganisation More for sumo time been prevailing. The followers of the lihurt pwe Usurper are said to be committing many ravager in that neigh beurhood ; and the treatment of our authority by the Ranee of Jugpore has been such as to demand notice. It is therefore more than probable that that part of India will be the scene of import ant operations, as soon as circumstances permit. The Elizabeth, which niny soon be expected, brings a large quantity of silver from China, consigned to the different houses of agency. SEPTIMIER 22. A letter from Rangoon. of the 13th alt. mentions that the steam vessel (with Sir Archibald Campbell and his stiffen baud, return ing from Rangoon), WWI nearly lost on her way up to Frame, bating unfortunately got into a whirlpool between Donabew and Stmata. Through the strength of her engine she had best part of bet bull over the whirlpool, but her stern having got into the vor tex, she swung' round and round with great violence for several minutes, and all on board, it is said, despaired of her getting out safely. A Mr. Ventura, who was a spectator eta small distance, io a b ut. hastened towards the whirlpool to save what lives he weld in ease of accident. Luckily the paddles of the steam-vessel ace. outside the verge of the vortex, and Mr. Dsrwood, the engi ma. rut the great. as power of the steam to the test, which brought hot off—but poor Mr. 'Ventura, with his boat, went down, and was wen ea more! The discussion of the currency question has every where created the strongest interest, and the sensation pro duced by it has added not a little to that breaking up of all confidence which has produced the present difficulties. The drawing certain quantities of local notes out of circu lation, with a view that from the diminution of the mass an increase of value may be the consequence, is a method of removing the evils of paper circulation which may, under certain circumstances, contribute to the purpose in tended. But such a measure may be one of doubtful po- Ley if brought forward at a period like the present. The attempt to alleviate the evil seems likely to increase it. The country banks, which were but slowly recovering from the tremendous shock they had sustained, are not in a catc to bear up against another concussion. The greater part of them, it is expected, will throw up their establish met from the utter inability to carry them on in the face of the danger that threatens them, and the embarrassment to which they will be exposed. The failures that may be expected to arise from this sudden withdrawing of the usual circulating medium in the great manufacturing dis tricts, and from the consequent want of means to pay the weekly wages of the labouring population when the accus tomed supply can no longer be readily obtained, must greatly enhance the distress already so severely felt. It is idle to expect that gold and silver sufficient for all the pur ples of commerce can be substituted for small notes, under the present circumstances of the times. It would be no doubt of considerable advantage to the country could this be affected; but unfortunately, the measure which creates the exigency can do nothing towards providing for it. The revolution which is at this moment going on in private fortunes is appalling. The end of all this train of evils is beyond the reach of calculation. With respect to the refusal un the part of Ministers to adopt the measure of relief which was extended to the mer eentile community in the year 1791—whether the thus cluing off' all hope of assistance may forward the cure, or vgrarate the suffering, is a point on which it would be Superfluous to offer our opinion. Experience will soon bring it to the test. We shall however give, in reference to the measure of relief at that period, the sentiments and observations of a writer, whom, from the soundness and solidity of his views on all that respects the important subject of public credit, we cite as an authority on which we think the public may rely with at least as much con fl.len.:e as on any of the academicians in the new school of political economy:— " Ths succes of the remedy which the Parliament admi nistered denotes what was the nature of the evil. A loan of exchequer bills was directed to be made to as many mercantile persons, giving proper security, as should apply. It is a fact worthy of serious attention, that the failures abated greatly, and mercantile credit began to be restored, not at the period when the exchequer bills were actually delivered, but at a time antecedent to that era. It also deserves notice, that though the failures had originated in I on extraordinary demand for guineas, it was Hot any simply of gold which effected the cure. The fear of not being able to obtain guineas, which arose in the country, led, in its consetwetices, to an extraordinary demand for itstk notes in London ; and the want of Bank notes in I nndoti became, after a time, the chief evil. The very IPtctati , m of a supply of exchequer bills, that is, of a n PPIy of an article which almost any trader might obtain, which it was kn own t h at h e m i ght then sell, and thus n into Ilsok notes, and after turning into Bank notes 1 ; 14 also convert into guineas, created an idea of general ' l7 ` n eY• This expectation cured, in the first instance, he distre si ,f London, and it then leasenell the demand for aim* in the country, through that punctuality in effect- Divthf-' I, , n e l on payments which it produced, and the ers .d al confidence whi c h it thus inspired. Th e s u m itte by Parliament to he advanced in Est:twine 1111 was &ve millions, of wiiiiit nut oue half was taken* Of the slim taken no part was lost. On the contrary, the ' email compensation, or extra interest, which was paid to Government for lending its credit (for it was mere credit, and not either money or Bank notes that the Government advanced), amounted to something more than was neces sary to defray the charges, and a small balance of profit accrued to the public. For this seasonable interference, a measure at first not well understood, and opposed at the time, chiefly on the ground of constitutional jealousy, the mercantile as well as the manufacturing interests of the country were certainly much indebted to the Parlia ment and to the Government:'•—An Inquiry into the Nature and .FlPcts of the Paper Credit of Great Britain, by Henry 7'hornton, Esq. 31.1'. The above statement requires no reasoning on our part in aid of the conclusion to which it leads. The great ques tion at present is, not what is the best means of curtailing the paper-currency, for that is easily done, but how, con sistently with the regulation of that currency, can we give steadiness to public confidence and stability to public credit ? It is a futile attempt to restore gold by the mere extinction of bank paper; if we want any proof of this, every succeeding day, we fear, will bring fresh evidence of it, net only from every quarter of the kingdom, but from every class of the people. • The Commissioners named in the Act state in their report. " that the knowledge that loans might have been obtained, suthced, in several instances, to render them unnecessary; that the whole number of application% was three hundred and thirty-two, (Minims amounting to 3,855.0:24/. : of which two hundred and thirty-eight were granted, amounting to 2,2n - 2.01004; forty.tive for sums to the amount of 1,213,1001. were withdrawn; and forty-nine were re jected for various reasons- That the whole sum advanced on loans was paid, a considerable part before It was due, and the re mainder regularly at the stated periods, without apparent difficulty or distress." They observe that, " the advantages of this memore were evinced by a speedy restoration of confidence in mercantile trans actiors. which produced a facility in raising money that was sently felt. not only in the metropolis, but through the whole extent or Great Britain. Nov was the operation of the Act less beneficial with respect to a variety of eminent manufacturers , who, having in a great degree suspended their works, were enabled to resume them, and to afford employment to a number of workmen wbo must otherwise hare been thrown on the public." CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The attention of speculators was chiefly drawn this morning to the failure of the large mercantile esta blishment of B. A. GOLDICIIMIDT and Co. Another object of attention was the purchase of Exchequer Bills by the Bank, which appeared, from what passed in the House of Commons last night, tohe under the unction of Ministers. The Exchequer Bill Market has conse quently assumed a very different aspect to what it did yesterday. These Securities were to-day at par to 2s. pm ; yesterday they were 22 discount. In these times of excessive agitation, it can scarcely be necessary to say that the business in Consols was immense, and all the eminent brokers deeply engaged in very extensive opera tions. The early Account Bargains were done at 742, from which quotation they reached for a short time 75,4„ and then receded to 7411. They were subsequently re ported at 75k, and finally closed at 74i, after six hours of as severe anxiety as was ever experienced on the British Stock Exchange. Bank Stock was 190. There were no transactions in India Stock. The Bonds were Hs., 10s., and IS.. dis. In the Foreign Market the anxiety of the jobbers to ascer tain the effect of yesterday's failures, and the question of the payment of the dividends on Colombian, Portuguese, and the Five per Cent. Mexican Loans, excited much attention. It was reported that dividends on the Colombian Stock, for two years from the date of the contract, were deposited at the Bank of England; that the dividend on PortugueseStoek was regularly remitted from Lisbon ; and that as the amount of the new Six per Cent. Mexican Stock was in part applied to a reduction of the previous Five per Cent. Loan, this Sink ns Fund would regularly go on, and the Mexican Mi nister might make arrangements for the usual payment of the dividend with the eminent house of the contractors for the lite Six ter Cent. Loan negotiated in London, on wh'eli the dividends would, u a matter of course, he regu larly paid. There was, in consequence of these statements, little alteration in the prices. Colombian Bonds were 40. Mexican Six per:Cents. 51 .52. Portuguese 65 to 69. Brazil 43 to .50. Buenos Ayres .53. Russian were quoted 70 to 73. Greek 18. Old Spanish 84 to 9. An express arrived from Paris in the course of the morning. The Funds on Monday declined about one per cent.-5 per Cents. 97f. 40c.; S per Cents. 63f. 60c. Real dvl Monte Shares were at par to .5 premium, and those of the Anglo-Mexican IS dis. Letters from Pernambuco of the 30th December, state that Sir C. Stuart still remained at that port. The cause of his Excellency's continuance there was matter of surprise amongst the residents. By accounts from St. Helena it appears that the Com mander, second officer, and eleven of the crew, of the Rambler, wrecked at St. Felix 11th Auguet, were mur dered by the natives, going on shore to get refreshments ; the first officer and 13 of the crew were saved. Despatches were received yesterday morning at the Co lonial Department, from Major-General Sir 11. Douglas, at New Brunswick. On Tuesday night Mr. Clews, the King's Messenger, left town with despatches for Vienna. The Protestant Dissenting Ministers of the three deno minations, residing in and about the cities of London and Westminster, have adopted unanimously a petition to the Legislature, praying for the speedy and total suppression of slavery in the Btitish Colonies. The . whole of the demand; of the IVeymouth Bank of Messrs. Henning and Co. will be paid in full.—Globe. MESSRS. CREWHEON AND Co. ' s BANK.—We under. stand that a statement has been exhibited of the affairs of Messrs. Crewdson and Co., from which it appears that the amount owed by them on account of lodgments and ba lances is about 50,w/. ; and that they have a surplus, above paying YOs. in the pound. of about 3Y,000/.—Man cheater Mercury. Monsieur Merceraux, the merchant who was wounded in a duel with a gentleman of the name of Patterson ' at Blackheath, on Saturday, und e r wen t t h e amputat i on of his arm on Monday night, in time to prevent mortification, but he still remains in a very precarious state. NORTHUMBBRLAND Coos TV ELECTION.—We stated in our last that Lord Howick, on of Earl Grey, and the Hon. T. H. Liddell, had offered themselves candidates to fill the vacancy in the representation of this county, occa sioned by the death of Mr. Brandling, On Saturday morning list another candidate appeared in the person of Matthew Bell, Esq. of Woolaington, and this had scarcely been announced, when, on the very same day, a bill wait is•tued intimating that Lord Howick did not think it advisable to proceed to a poll, and therefore de clined a contest for the present. An address from T. W. Beaumont, Esq. the present Member, to the electors, in which he deprecates the conduct of Lord Howick and Mr. Liddell, who nA content with soliciting votes for the approaching election, had gone so far as to seek promises for the general election. IVe have made particular in qtfiry, and we find that the charge is well founded—that these two new candidates had determined to take Time by the forelock, and if possible by any means to se cure their seats in l'arliament at the General Election. We admire, therefore, the manly promptitude with which Mr. Beaumont denounces the system of forestalling —this taking advantage of him in his absence; and we admire the high spirit of independence which characterises his address to the freeholders of the county. It is gene. rally whispered that an understanding has taken place be tween Lord Howick and Mr. Liddell, that the former was to retire for the present, in order that the latter might come in for the short Session of Parliatnent, and that they should unite their interests, as Whig and Tory, at the Ge neral Election. We do not vouch for the truth of this, but it is confidently stated in conversation. But if any such arrangement has taken place, we have little doubt it will be frustrated, because the electors will not suffer themselves to be thus bargained away, and the interest of Mr. Beaumont, a gentleman of known independence, is too powerful to be shaken by the attacks,of any of the candi dates, singly orjoktly.—Tyne -11erearj. THE' BRITISH PRESS. VASHIONARCR INTELLIGENCE. The Earl of %Westmorland entertained a distinguished party at dinner on Tuesday, at his house in Grointenor-equare, among whom were—Emily Marchioness of Londonder r y. the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Lord St. Helen s , th e Vice-Chancellor, Mr. and Mn. Fremantle, Miss Harvey, &e. The Dowager Countess of Stamford had a select party yesterday evening. at her house in Charles -street, Berkeley-square. Sir George Clerk, Bart. entertained the Duke of Atholl and a large party, at dinner, yesterday, at his residence at the Ad miralty. Charles Saville Onley, Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. The Dutch Ambassador had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Bryanston-square ; itt the evening Madame Feick eater. tained an elegant party of the /taut tan. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury and family arrived yesterday at their house io Hanover square, for the season, from their seat, Hatfield. Karl Sjanhope has left town for his seat in Kent. The Esti ofScarborough baa arrived at his house in Portmar. square, from his seat, Sandbeck, Yorkshire. Lord Hervey left town yesterday, fur Cambridge. Lord Farnham arrived yesterday at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street, from a tour. Colonel Gore Langton and family left town yestrr lay for Brighton. Mr. and Lady Caroline Capel have arrived at Admiral Caper" seat in Norfolk, from a tour. Henry Clive, Esq. M.P. and family, arrived yesterday at their house in New-street, Spring Gardens, from their seat, Barkham. The Rev. Francis North left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, yesterday, for his seat in Banta: Arrival at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Bradshaw Cavendish, Esq. from a tour. Departure :--Miss Freeman, for Cheltenham. Departures from the British Hotel t—M r. and Mrs. Silvestri', for Bath ; Capt. Walpole, fur Brighton ; Wm. Pike, Esq. for the Continent. Arrivals at Miller's Hotel. Jermyn.street :—James Daly, Esq. M.P. from Cheltenham ; Henry Fitzgerald, Esq. from his seat, Thames Dittnn ; Mr. and Mrs. Dupre, from a tour; George Ry Esq. from his seat in Cheshire. Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street:—Capt. Jameson from Bath ; C. M. Campbell, Esq., from his seat in Betts ; Lane, Esq. from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Prendergast, from their seat in Devonshire; Capt. Mordaunt, from Paris. Departures Mr. and Mrs. Owen, for their seat in Hants; Car. Fenton, for his seat in Somersetahlre; John Ferguson, Esq. for Dsionshire ; Capt. Mortimer, fur Scotland. THE KING'S COURT. Yesterday at five minutes past one o'clock, his Majesty arrived at his Palace in Pall-mall, in his travelling•car riage, with outriders, escorted by a party of the tith regi ment of Hussars, from the Lodge in Windsor Park. The King was received by Sir Robert Bolton, the Equery in Waiting. Shortly after his Majesty's arrival, the Duke of York had an interview with his Royal Brother. Socn after which his Majesty proceeded to hold a Cuurt, which was Et:ended by— The Bavarian Minister, Lord Chancellor, Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal, First Lord of the Treasury, the Secre taries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, First Lord of the Admiralty, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lan caster, President of the Board of Control, Master of the Horse, Vice-Chamberlain, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, Master of the Ceremonies, Recorder of London, and the Governor of the Island of Artigua. Sir William Houston was presented to his Majesty, and kissed hands upon his being appointed one of the Grooms of the King's bedchamber. The Baron de Cetto, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the King of Bavaria, was introduced to the King by the Right Hon. George Canning, his Ma jesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies, to deliver his credentials. His Excellency was most graciously received. Major General Sir Patrick Rom, K.C.B. was presented to the King upon his being appointed Governor of Antigua. His Majesty held a Privy Council, and proceeded to prick for several names of gentlemen to serve the office of Sheriff for some Counties in England in the room of those pricked for in the general list, who are not able to serve the office. Sir Patrick Ross was introduced into the Council, and sworn in Governor of Antigua. Mr. Greville attended as Clerk of the Privy Council. The Recorder of London was afterwards introduced into the presence of the King in Council, and made his report of the convicts capitally convicted at Justice ball in the Old Bailey at the December and January Sessions. Ills Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Ilarrowby, Mr. Canning, Viscount Melville, and the Earl of Liverpool. Viscount Petersham .nd Mr. Cavendish Bradshaw were the Lord and Groom in waiting. The Court broke up a little after five o'clock, and about half-past five his Majesty left town on his return to his Lodge in Windsor Park. ROME, JAN. '26. Notwithstanding the continued cold, which has made Reaumur's thermometer fall 3 deg. below zero, the amuse ments of the Carnival go on with the same spirit, and are rendered particularly attractive by the splendid hospitality of the Ambassadors of France end Portugal (Conde de Funchal), and of the Duke of Braciano (Torlonia). Se veral English families also give great balls. David Wilkie, the painter, and Signora Catalani, equally attract the attention of the public in the midst of their festivities. The latter gave on the 20th a concert in the Theatre Bella Valle, in which she gave new proofs of her extraordinary talent, but was not received with the same enthusiasm as on former occasions. It must be confessed, however, that instrumental music is at a very low ebb in Rome, and that the patience of an eminent singer is conti nually put to the rack by an orchestra which is never in time or tune. Rosa Mariani continues to excite general admiration in the opera of Senaransis, in the Theatre Fordinone, by her voice and pure taste. It is a pity she stands alone in the Opera ; all the other performers are bad. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with the Earl of Hsrrowby, at his house in Grosvenor-square. We are happy to state that Dr. Lushington is so far re covered from his late severe indisposition as to be enabled aßain to resume his professional duties. Mr. Roupell has been mentioned u likely to become a Malta in Chancery. It will be observed, on reference to our Advertisements, Cult Mr. Money has declined his seat in the East India direction ; Sir Robert Farquhar, we understand, intends to offer himself as a candidate. ADELPIII EATRE.JI4r. Henry's entertainment of " Odd Sayings and Queer Doings," in which he introduces some uncommon Illusions, is 111 nowise derogatory to the character of this pleasant theatre. The house last night was full, and the performances were so well received that we have little doubt of their becoming as popular as this gentleman's pzevious efforts. The Phantasmagoria was beautiful, and upon a much larger scale than we have before witnessed. The imperceptible change of one view to an other in this part of the exhibition has an extremely good effect. Mr. Young is at present fulfilling an engagement of six nights at the Manchester theatre. He has performed several of his principal characters at Sheffield and at Ches ter with great applause; his Sir Pertinux M.c.tycophant has been very attractive; and his Hismkt has everywhere supported its high reputation. O'Keefe has been living in Chichester for the last twelve years in a very retired manner. This great dramatist could scarcely give utterance to his feelings on the late visit of the respected diocesan, to present to him the King's do nation of 100 guineas._ Ma. GonaTay.—This gentleman still continues an in mate of the House of Correction, where he occupies the slate room. He is said to be perfectly reconciled to his situation, and to have repeatedly declared that he is hap pier where he now is than he had been for years before. He is entitled to Ida liberty on finding sureties fur his keeping the peace. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing foe their respective destinations, viz. Captain Henry Andrew Drummond, Castle !lowly ; and Captain John Small Henry Fraser, Marquis of Iluntly—for Madras and Chins. However extraordinary the feat may appear, we are po sitively assured that the gamekeeper of Craigo last week killed at one shot three brace of partridges mud one phea sant.—.4berdet n Journal. B. A. GOLDScIIMIDT AND ca we feel sincere sorrow in announcing the failure of one of the most eminent mercantile houses in the City, Messrs. B. A. Goldschmidt and Co., of Great St. Helen's, Bishop gate-street. They were also great foreign loan contrac tors. The following are the loans negotiated by this em inent house :—Danish 5 per Cent. (paid of by the new 3 p e r Cents) ; Mexican 5 per C en t. S toc k ; C o l om bi an 6 p er Cents; an d Portuguese 5 per Cents. IVe may truly say that few failures that could have happened would be more severely felt in every quarter of the globe. Their connexions with North and South Ame rica, and with every part of the Continent of Europe, were most extensive ; indeed, we know of no branch of traffic where the baneful effect of this misfortune will not be ge nerally apparent, if we except the East India trade, with which, we believe, the firm had little or nothing to do. As to the situation of the affairs of Messrs. B. A. Goll achmith and Co., their engagements are so extensive that it becomes impossible to make a calculation of the sum for which they are liable ; but we believe it is an ascertained fact that the house was worth, in the early part of last year, (taking the public sureties at the value of the day) at least one million and a half sterling. This is the great house to which we yesterday alluded in the fall of 10 per cent. in South American Stocks, and the cause of the four failures of eminent brokers. On the Foreign Stock Exchange there was no negotiation of foreign bills yesterday, and the public mind was fully prepared for the shock of this morning. Immediately on the report of the failure, merchants and others connected with the establishment hurried to public coffee-houses to ascertain the fact; and the Royal Exchange became as crowded as at the usual hour of the merchants assembling at what is termed " high 'Change." It is necessary, on such an occurrence, to say a word as to the holders of the stock of loans for which Messrs. Goldschinidt were contractors. The real security of these loans cannot be at all affected by the event. If Messrs. Goltlaahmidt had continued solvent, they could not have paid the dividends unless funds were remitted ; and, if Ike governments remit these funds, the dividends can just as well be paid through any other house as by that of these merchants. Mr. ilurtz, who held a small share in B. A. Gold schnaidt and Co.'s house for a short period, rctired from business about a year ago with a fortune of 100,000/. — Globe. LIVERPOOL COR:V-EXCIIANGE, FEBRUARY 14. The arrivals of Grain during the week has been very small in deed, but the demand has also been very entail. Fine heat main. tains Ls price, there being very little at market , • but if ordinary sorts were pressed upon the market, lees must be taken; however, the prices are continued nominally the same. No transactions worthy observation have taken place in bonded Grain or Flour, but price,' are a little lower. The Indian Corn offered by auction did not find a buyer, and was therefore withdrawn. Wheat per 701 b. s. d. I. d. Beans, per Imp. Quarter. EngliGh - 44 0 47 0 Irish . 43 0 46 U Ditto (new) - 40 0 44 0 Rapeseed, per Last. . Irish . 231. 261. 31alt, per Imperial Quarter. Old - 58 0 64 0 New - 66 0 70 0 Flour, per 2801 b. English - 51 0 52 0 Irish - 49 0 51 0 American, per barrel - 23 0 2r, 0 English & Scotch (old) - 8 3 a 9 9 Ditto (new) . 9 0 9 3 Irish - 7 3 8 Ditto (new) . 8 8 9 C Foreign free - 7 3 8 6 Grimm bond 4 0 4 6 Canada free . 6 6 8 6 Oats, l.er 441 b. a. d. s. d. Eng. & Scotch 3 6 3 7 Irish . 3 2 3 4 Ditto (new) . 3 3 3 5 Barley, per 60Ib. Melting (new) per Imperial qr. 40 0 44 0 Grinding - 4 6 5 0 Ditto (new) . 5 0 5 3 Pease. per Imp. Quarter. White boiling 46 0 53 0 Grey - 30 0 44 0 Canada, do. . 34 0 35 0 Oatmeal, per 2401 b. English . 30 0 31 0 Ditto (new) . 32 0 33 0 Irish . 29 0 31 0 Ditto (new) - 30 0 31 0 Indian Corn, per Imp. Qr. American (new) 42 0 43 0 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, TrFinal', FEB. 14. Wind S.W. Fair —High Water 21 ni. p. 3. Arrived the James, Frelsin, frour Terceira ; Deux Swum, Gikere, from II as re. HOLYAEAD, FEB. 17. Wind S.W. blowing a hard rde, dark weather. The William Neilson, from New Orleans, passed this day at 2 p.m. Came in last night the cutter, Factor, from London to Belfast, having lost her rudder. The Hersch ell, Perkins, from Liverpool, hu arrived atllavannah. PENZANCE, FEB. 13.—Several boxes of oranges and casks of wine have been picked up between Scilly and the Land's End. FALMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Camden packet, from America, sailed from New York on the 15th ult. and from Halifax on the 25th ditto, with loss of boats and other damage, in a tremen. dous gale on the Ist instant. Sailed the Coburg, Barrett, for Trieste. and New Frederick, Quinten, for Cadiz, the latter has put back. Put in, by contrary winds, the Company's ship Earl of Balcarras. Cameron, for Bengal and China ; the Morning Star, Dockland, for New South Wales; and the West Indian, Cook, for Antigua.—Wind S.S.W.. fresh gale* and squally. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 13.—Arrived the Syrene, Chase, from Vir. ginia, in 31 days for Hamburgh, with loss of boats, and leaky his Majesty's ship Warspite, from Portsmouth for India t passed by the General Palmer, with two of the Company's ships for the East Indies. Arrived from London, the Wensley, Dale, and the Bideford, Mollard, for St. Michael's ; the Union, Palmer, for Genoa ; put back the Eliza, Ball, for Lisbon.—Wind S.S.W., eight o'clock, blowing a gale. DEAL, FEB. 14.—Arrived and sailed for the river the Rocking. ham, Beach, front Bengal, sailed about the middle of September, 9th of October from Madras, ten weeks from the Cape, sad seven weeks from St. Helena ; Liverpool pack e t, N et l ey , from Smyrna ; Pallas, Brewster, from Boston ; Duke of Kent, —, front Per nambuco. A homeward bound South Seaman passed through with arlag blue and yellow quartered, with letter B in the centre. Arrived from the river and remain, the Georgiana, Warren, for Berbice; Tickler, Wright. for Jamaica; Brothers, Sowell. fur Gibraltar ; Skelton, Matthews, fur Trinidad ; Lido, Kroll, for Bahia; and the Liebe, Heaviside, for Rio Janeiro. Arrived the —, from the South Sess.—Wind S.S. W. fresh breeze. ' GRAVESEND, FEB. 14.—Arrived the Sarah Ann, Phillips, from the South Seas; Lelia Rookh, Stewart, front Penang; flambe, Richardson, from Demerara; Ebenezer', Champion. from Mew , sins ; Hope, Flint, from the Cape of Good Hope; tad Welling. ton, Potts, from Lima; Reliance. Harrison, from Pernambuco ; Maria, Tessier, from Alicant ; Rising Sun, Budd, from Angra ; Diana, Davies. from Pars; Esther, Forster, from St. Michael's; Hope, Forke, from ditto; Blessings, Stephens, trom ditto. Sailed the Columbian, for Rio Janeiro; Susan and Maria, —, for Bilboa; Hero, Gomm, for Trinidad; Johanna, Madd er , f or Antwerp. STossawaY, FIB. 3.—The Molly, Miilvama, from Clare to Glasgow, was abandoned 30th ult. off the Isla of Glass light-house, in a sinking state. HALIFAX, Jaw 13.—The Mary, Cleary, front Derbies for this port, was abandoned 21.1 th ult. about sixty miles from the coast, has since drifted Into a place near Made Joseph, and taken pos. session of. The cargo (rum) it is said is in good order. She sailed from Berbice 111th October. PAHA. JAN. s.—fhe Gentili Amason*, Brion, which smiled 28th ult. for Ceara, put back Ist inst, to repair, having sprung the mainmast. VESHEI.S STOEEN 'mit—Hazard, of and from Halifax for Liverpool Bth February, lat. 47. 30, long. 23, in distress t. supplied her with a compass; by the Alarruinn, arrived at Liverpool. Lor, ton, forty days from St. Domingo fur Falmouth, 7th February, Ist. 48, 67, long. 23, with loss of sails, and leaky, by the Loyal Sam, arrived at Liverpool. Ganges, Boulby, London to Sfadras and Bengal, Ist ult. lat. 3, N. long. 21, by the Rockingham. arrived in the Downs. Excellent, of Sunderland, Cobb, from Liverpool, lat. 21, 60, N. long 66, 32, W. and Lord Castlereagh, of and for Greenock, from Demerara, lat. 31, 48, N. long. 48, 37, W. The Ann, of Newfoundland, for Lisbon, lith inst. by the Sandwich packet, arrived at Falmouth. Louisa, of London, for St. 3lichaera, 11th inst. lat. 48, 34, loug. 8, 14, by the,Caaiden packet, arrived ut Falmouth. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The flanges, Boulby, from London to 31adraa and Bengal. was spoken with Ist ult. in Lat. 3N. Long. jtl. The Windsor, Ravi side, from London and Madras, was at Singapore, 27th Sept. The Scalehy Castle, Newall, from Loudon to China, was off Malacca 6th Oct. The Spring, Hackman, from London. has arrived at Penang. The Margaret, Simpson, from Sumatra, was at ditto. The glint, Matins. from London. at the Cape of flood Hope. The Peneliwe, Bond, from Rio Janeiro to Malta and Trieste, has put into Port Mahon with much damage, and part of her cargo thrown overboarn. We understand there are at present more vessels build ing at Kincardine than has been at any one time these lass ten years. Five vessels, none of them of less tonnage than 100 per register, are on the stocks, and carpenters are much wanted to complete the work on hand. So busy and so much employed are they at present, that the repairing of vessels cannot be undertaken.--Coiedoni on Mercury of Monday. Tuesday being Valentine's Day, the number of letters for delivery was so great that upwards of thirty extra bands were added to the Twopenny Post Department, together with a number of extra sorters. LAW NOTICES. ROLLS COURT: Sittotur cAttna rifts I Sutton r Sharpe. fur. Collins r Doyle, et. dir. costa , and pet. per eviler, nod pet. Bt ath v Don, further Price • Crump_ directions and costs Pritchard r Wilson, !fernery Harris, dn. advanced pen. ReynoldarToren,do. Nottidger PritChard; • Cherill, do. ditto flarkSdale v Abbott, Wynne • Grif%ths,' ditto ex. fur. directions, Reining • Bunn costs, and petition. Pickerink•Thornon The Master of the oils will hear outsell, petitions, an Saturday next, at Nine in the petitions must be set down by Two o'clock to-morrow. COURT OP KING BENCH. 117'. / Brown Mandy • Alexandei Smith v ll'enne • Callenda Solid D Atteraold Thompson v &civvG hnun lilockle7 i Banta& Parsons • Lswrksami fart:set direet;ons, morning.—Causes 111:1 11IDDIANIZI COMMOX JVIII7E9 THIS. DATIT ait.r.rist Bon • Jones Penn •Lewer NIWt. White ♦ Pocock Detey • Henley Lake v Penning Tomlin. ♦ French Greathead t May The King, William Brown Ives • Madman Davies V Anderson Woodman r Hender son Low ♦ SitonnCr Sinlinen v Punter Same • Same_ Davies ♦ Beekau Ponson v Morrii Leak v Leak Cosgrove v Brestoi flanks r Rdthwell Same v Same Cole ♦ Cunninghard flildyard v Jaeksost Kemp t Mills The King . Jahn Brown Stockdale r Turley Same r Same Burnett v Farren llenty r Mercer COURT Ul' COMMON PLEAS. MIDDLESEX ADJOURNMENT srrnma THIS DAY AT it*: REMANCJIT. WhityVlSlk V Oke and another Mx v Dyball Davits v Strutherd stair i:si:ses. Giles • Powell Wilson and another Corbould v Field Inderwlck v Grant • l.nvick Rawlinson • ABM Tattle v Grim wood Brix r Furth Crisp v Allatt Ashby and another vi Oy COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Excrst: CAUSES FOR TOMORROW AT TIR. Attorney-general v Prince I Attorney-General v Briekfotd Attorney-General v Giles I A ttorney-Oeneral v Steel LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wznxtsto,ty, FEN. IS. [Before the Ldun Crum. JUSTICE and Middlesex Coma Juries.] MOllitll V. BROADTOOT. This was an action brought by Mr. Morris, a tailor Of getwiele. street, Soho, to recover RI. IN., the amount of a bill of exchanges; purporting to be drawn ley Mrs. Ann Broadfoot, residing in the same street, and accepted by C. %V. Hutchins. Mr. DOWLING opened the pleadings, and Mr. SCARLI:I4 stated the ease to the Jury. He said the circumstances under which this bill was given were these: Mr. Hutchins. who was se accountant, being in the employ of Mrs. Broadfont, had °ces sion for a suit of clothes, which he procured from the plaintiff, this bill being drawn by the defendant as a exurity for the amounti Mr. Hutchins accepted it, and handed it to Mr. Morris. It wart true the bill, though purporting to be (haven by Mrs. Broadfocit s was not actually sign e d by h er , h u e was s i gne d w i t h h er name 14 one of her sons, who was in tf.e habit of doing so with her privity and consent. It was, therefore, for all legal purposes, strewn by her. C. NV. Hutchins was then called, and deposed as follows :--1111i . the acceptor of the bill in question ; that bill was drawn on me by the direction of Mrs. Ann Broadtoot, and was signed with het name by ‘Vm. Broadfoot, her son, in her presence, and with be authority. Cross-examined by the Cosrmort.SxaGE•NT.—Mrs. Broad. foot told me to go down into the yard. and fetch up her son We,. to s!gtl the bill, which I did, and he signed it in her presence. I never admitted to Mr. M`Ghiet, the Attorney for the plaintiff; that this bill was signed by the boy, her son, without her privity. I never exclaimed to the boy, on such an occasion, with an oath.-- " What, would your mother hang a man for the sake of 8/.2" Mr. Dowtaxo then called Wm. Henry Sitop ion. who proved that be presented the bill in question at Mrs. Broadfoot'a house, on the day it became due, and it was not paid. Mr. DewSIAN addressed the Jury for the defendant, and exc. tended that the witness Hutchins was wholly unworthy of credit.. He came into Court with an excellent suit of clothes on his back, which were not paid f or , to cut a respecta bl e fi gure, and to fi x ad unfortunate widow with his debt in a most dishonest manner. He had accepted this bill for a suit of clothes which he himself had worn, and It *as his duty to hare paid it, instead of attempting to make int pay it. But what he had sworn was utterly false, as the Learned Counsel would call the little boy who had accepted this bill, who would not only prove that he bad s:gned his mother's name at the solicitation of Hutchins without her consent, but also that Hutchins had made use of that expression which he had positively denied. Alexander Young Broadfoot. a boy cf fifteen years of age, was then called. lam the son of Mrs. Broadfoot. On the 3d of S.ep tember, the day on which the bill bears date, my mother was not at home. She went out at ten o'clock in the morning, and did not re ' turn until the evening. I went with her. We went to Mt. Eltiston's, the Manager of Drury.lane Theatre, and after that into the City. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT. Mr. Hutchins lodged at my father's house during my father's life time. I cannot say how long. Ile has lodged with my mother since. but not long. El is bad my mother's books to make out accounts. I have heard Mr. Morris apply to my mother to sign a bill for Hutchins, but she po sitively refused. She said she would not sign a bill for anybody, but she believed Hutchins wo u ld p a y. H utc hi ns never passed the evening at my mother's house. My mother never gave him a watch, not V. to buy one. He esme to my mother for assistance in a wretched state. The day on which I went with my molter so Mr. Elliston's was the 6th of September. lam sure it was the 6th, We went out at 10 o'clook in the morning, and came back in Ma evening. I never signed my mother's name ; that I swear. (Here Mr. Scarlet put Into the witness's hands some paters which he admitted were signed by him with his mother's name.l When you asked me whether I ever signed tiny mother's name, I thought you meant to bills or receipts. ' The LORD CHIEF Jusxrcx—You said before that you bed never signed your mother's name. Witness, I meant to bills. The other papers put into my hand/ are my brother William's writing. William David Broadfoot, an interesting dapper little fellow, dressed in a military frock coat, was next examined.-1 am the sow ot' the defendant, lam twelve years old. I signed this bill od which the present action is brought, with my mother's name, by the desire of Hutchins. My mother never authorised me to write her name to it, nor did she krow of it. Afterwards Mr. Hutchins took me to Mr. 111.01iie, the attornenfor the plaintiff, to settle the matter as he said. 11'hen we got there, Mr. 111`lihie asked me if my mother had authorised roe to sign this bill, and I said she did not. Mr. Hutchins then said, " Lord Jesus Christ ! what a false. hood ! Did not your mother authorise you to sign it ?" I said she did not, and then he said. " What, would your mother hang a man for the sake of 81. ?" That was all that passed. Cross-examined by Mr. SCAILETT—I do not know whose writ. big these papers are (the papers described by the last witness at written by his brother IVilliam). They are not my writing. Hutchins never had my mother's books, nor saw them. Mr. SCARLETT then called David Bettie, formerly foreman to Mrs. Broadfoot, who proved that one of the papers which the last witness denied to be his livid-writing, was written by him. Mr. DENMAN again addressed the Jury on this contradiction, and put it to them whether, if the little boy who had been so se verely cross-examined by Mr. Scsrlett, had sworn falsely, he would not have called Mr. M`Ohie to contradict him ? Mr. SCARLETT then replied generally,upon the whole fait, Di. marking on the various contradictions of the two boys, which went not only to charge Mr. Hutchins with forgery, but also with per. jury. Moreover, it was evident that these precocious children weft well schooled in their evidence; and no man who had stood by and heard them give their testimony would believe that a boy so cool, so collected, and so sensible as the younger one, would ever have been guilty of the moral fraud imputed to him, by signing this bilL without his mother's authority. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE summed up the whole of the eel. dence at length, and left it to the Jury to decide on which aide the truth lay. The Jury After a short deliberation found for the plaintiff--da. mages, 111. 10s. LBefore Mr. Justice Ltvrt.tpal.E.l SLANDER. MILLER V. OSRORNt. This was an action for words alleged to be spoken by the de. fendant to one Clarke, of and concerning the plaintiff in his bust. ness as a tailor. The words set out in the declaration were that Miller was a dishonest person, and was unable and unwilling to pay his just debts; in consequence a hereof, I:larke refused to trust 31 iller, as he had been accustomed to do. Mr. EOMYN opened the pleadings, and Mr. MAaltlf AT stated the cage to the Jury. Mr. Miller was a respectable tailor, residing at St. Mary's Cray, in the county of Kent, where the defendant had come and set up in the same hosineas as his rival. In consequence of this alone, and without any provocation, he had gone to • Mr. Clarke, a woolen. draper residing in the Borough, who was in the habit of supplying the phintiff with goods in his line of business, and there he thought fit to slander the plaintiff in themanner stated in the declaration. Under these circumstances, the Learned Counsel submitted that the Jury ought to give such exemplary damages as would suffici ently punish the defendant for reviling his neighbour. John Clarke was then called, and deposed as follows :—I am a ri*n's mercer, residing in the High-street, Southwark. The plain. tiff is • tailor residing at St. Mary's Cray, in the County of Kent, and dealt with the for between nine and twelve months. I was in the habit of giving him credit for woollen-drapery. The defendant m ca e ll . ed l a h t ad my n s e h t o k p no hl .n No h r in em i be lier rore ll . 324 H , e a com nd m in en tro c d ed uced the b yna me: m. lf to . don first by telling me that he was sutler it St. Mary'a Cray, and then he talked about busin ess . H e sa id he knew Miller, who was a but character, and not fit to bs trusted. In about two months he called again, and then he used nearly the same elPrea oo oll. but I do not recollect the exact words. lo ecouttquatoe of what dm do.