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COL RT . or BA VII PROPRIETORS. :: My only to :he prescry..ll neves to survive slavery, which urd that too I:. cur soil, and ,vvri reeumile the 0' 'f themselves establish the ll)Viilliautc peace, to support L. system of Government which may be most conformable to the general will, without any restriction whatever, and to co.operatc with von in citectually promot ing the prtswity of the nation. .• Moxicans ! you shall soon spin bur item your most sincere and a:Lc:la:tate Iricud, " AUGUSTIN DE ITURBIDE." CLAIMS on Mr COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF - THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. SIrT.I6, 1824. Si a—l should hare been contented to leave unnoticed the report In yesterday's Papers of the proceeding* in the Lord Mayor's Court to set aside my attachment upon ex-porfe reinescntations, had the Learned Calmed employed by the contractors for the Colombian gamma thought proper to indulge in insinuations regarding stock jobbing transuctions, which wolthi appear to compromise. my cha :atter as an officer anti a gentleman. The merits of my claims and the claims of a highly respectable bale of British stabler-to, upon the Colombian liorernment, must be bf. fee a solemn decision to a competent tribunal, u soon as the noses of law wig permit me to briag the subject under judicial in vottigatiu. I therefore abstain front making any rernerks upon dos pint( in the mean time, I, however, unhesitatingly aver that try sole object in making the attachment was to recover, by legal meant what is due to me by the Colombian Government, without any referenee whatever to any saleroom, effect it might produce upon the Fonda, neither I nor any of my friends. to sly know ledge, having any interest whatever iv: either their elevation or de m- sedum The reason why the attachment tutted on the 11th, and was served on the Ilith of July, is ervity explained without haying recourse to the insinuation of the Counsel, that that clay was seatetal with a viow of sheeting the price of the Stock upon the settlement of the Recount. The fact is. that the lath of July was the day on which the instalment upon the Loan was payable to the contractors, and oonoequently that was the day when funds were in their hands liable tw the operation of the attachment. To have Issued it either b irate the ntenoy was received, or after it was raid war, would have been a useleos nod ridiculous rrneetaling. To the liberation of Colombia I have ever looked with the warmest solicitude, and for the members composing the Govern. merit I have the higitem ...ipect. I ant the last man in the world to do any act which might anneemearily embanau its procc•rlings, or impede the tnan hof iridependrue. The course I hare pursued h had in view not air my own just rights, but the real and sub egartial interests of fulembia hrnst if; and I feel convinced that the high-minded members of the (government would spurn %lilt intlig tratton the means taken, In their name., to get rid of their honour able .as legal engagements. It the Corombian Government could far a moment sanction she proceeding,. of Tuesday. what security could the holdeen of their •seele and'Botitla have for the fulfilment of their °Meru los ? - The Learned Counsel, spenting in (lie name of the Contractors for the present Loan, is reported by the Newspapers to have said, that, •• Republica more frequently varied than any other form of Government ; and it weight be inde:d extraddlnary if one set of (governors were to pay for what bait been cnn'racted by another." Lngaged (non my earliest irtarg y in the active service of my country, I mouton be expected to have cultivated so intimate an ac qaintanee with Puffenelorf, Orntius, and ether *Titers on National Law, as that hearned Grath-men may be presumed to have done. am. however, sun:der:lly acquainted with the obligations of Na t a al honour and public faith, feel that it would be " in_ .teed extraordinary" if those who exercised the functions of Bo rerntr.ent in a State were not " to pay far what had been con. trained" by their predecessors. With what face can the eonitsetars for the present Loan receive tie money from British subject., while tiny temr<loy such refined subtleties, in the name of the l'olombian Government, to elude the fuldlmentaif their engagements ? (gr of what value is coned red the faith and sere ity of a Goverament witich claims in a British, Court of Justice the tight of annulling its contracts at pleasure, sad of mputlintiog its debts with the same facility that it changes as )liniaters ? .I again tercet, Sir. that the ver.timenta and orinians propounded by the Learned Counsel I do net impute to the members of the t.olnrclian liorerement. I have still the greatest faith In their inte.7tity and have altLatly opened a comintinicittion wbieli l doubt nnt will terminate in a disavowal of prin eplea alike impolitic and iii•honourablc. I am. :EU-, your most obedientS.vcaet. T. A. 1:1)11'Allllt5. V. llo7ywcll-street, ll'etomlitster. Advices have been received from Permon bit co to the 21th Jul,. They contain no further information with re- PIM to the state of affairs between the eartiieting parties Ca►ralh am! Nlergado. A squadron, consisting of the RI Caroline frigate, two corvettes, and two sanotwrs. OM from Rio de Janeiro, on the Pith. for the ran-pose. is was understood, of resuming the blockade of hrnain bcco. Extract of a letter from Gibraltar, drtell August 4 J : ' W have nothing, particularls new, except that the I esiness nt Tarifa is settled, alone' the Commander, Vald.l, and 3.3 of his party, escaped to Tangiers ; about luprismers wee., however. taken, SI of whom • ...it, shot the ilav Were yesterday, at Algesiras." M ••tiican Papers have been received to the 15th July. An article titan Guadalajara of the oal July states, that the inhabitants of Tepie bad petitioned Bravo to spar D3ll Edward Garcia's life, and that II:avo absolutely Te ta/el to do se; that some symptoms of dise,tii.gauk still prevailed in that varier, and that Bravo arstit tgl•ave Ilmilsiajoa fur Ifi N 100 on the 7th 'cm Rth of Julys Orr the application of Bravo, the Fiscal had thmouneed a paper which hatl been in c:reirlatien, as " a Copy of a Letter from . Ech Irani, a Spanianl, to an inhabitant of Guadala .ira: a er tug that a plan was formed for testoring Mesta) to the dominion of Spain; that England was in favour of this measure; that the existing Government in McGee was also in favour of it ; that the tiengress, with t'ic exe.ption of three or four poor Iturbitlists, was re fund to accede to it; that honours anti decorations Ur) I. •t! sent cut by the King of tpain to kkhavarri, and that N"ans Alainan, Santana, Negrete. and Annijo, Wert (attics to the compirs• y. 6 , •tieral ‘'ictorlit who was at 4 l'i'n. discharging the function s o f one o f t he i Executive, Ltl sildrisserl a manifesto to the nation, in which, after smaking of his reluctsire in accepting his high office, and his fers that his talents are houlequate to its functions, he sans the nation " against the snares of those who are 'hi:',. plotting the subversion and ruin of the 'Republic," e: t ni into a vindication of the state of Vera Cruz, which a s r pi tell to be strongly disposed to assist any design srhizh Si sin might have upein Mexico, and inculcates, its tie most earnest te ms, the necessity of union and fraternal r .„Paentd. On the eth July a discussion took place in the .1 / 1 1ie al enntlroes, on a project presented he lkfr. Binno:i, t ' s'iniv as much quicksilver from the soil of Mexico u resold 10., sufficient to work the mints, without any foreign ittl P °lll ainii, provided importation was prohibited. This Ic•,i,tet Was favourably reported on by a cennuission, ana l •ls conditions, thus amended, were accepted ;—" As soon a' if. projtctor shall produce as much quicksilver as the 4 ( 4 ' a the Rt•pubhe shall require , and shall prove the' .e to the s atisfaction of the Government, the tntroduc m of fireign mercury shall he prohibited." A respite during his Majesty ' s pleasure has been m ired for T. Coniock. condemned at the Gloucesttm As 's rer a highway robbery at Bustle!. Vesterday, at twelve o'clock, a half-yearly Court of Dank Pro. prictors wits held for the purpose of considering what dividend .1)9111.1 he declared for the next half-year. The Court was crowded in consequence uf a report which had been circulated, that a reduc. tion of their dividend would take place. '.%hen the Chairman and the Court of Directors entered, a resolution was pr :teed, stating, that the Court of Directors, having fully considered the aKin of the Bank, were of opinion, that the next halt . ..yearly dividend should hit four per cent. Upon a question being put to the Chairman by one of the Pro prietors. respecting the amount of the adsancea made on mort gages, it was stated to the Pniprietors that the Court of Directors did not I:dend to go ix vond a total of two millions in their ad vances, and that that sum would probal.ly bc soon expended. The same Proprietor a.ked what amount had been advanced by the Directors on Stock ? Tie Cafigtegraw replied, that the amount as yet advanced was very trivial; it did not exceed 500.0001. The Propriefor complained that such :Arenas were made at.. .h. out first acluninting the l'uurt of Proprietors, and Liking their opinion with respect to them. Mr. at/ N DRY made a motion for the 'Neff tction of accounts, in which he was warmly supported I.y another proprietor. It wWI then wowed as an amendment upon the pmpusat front the Chair of a 4 per cent. dividend, that it should be live per cent. Mr. SE I.WY seconding the motion ‘ observed, that the Court followed in the fooftteps of thaw who went the same time, their public conduct was at of Parliament regulating their Corporation, •-lags. The twelttb by-law expressly pro. d, on an occasion like the present, not only _.' declaring n dividend, but also for consider. condition as a Corperation. The conduct of the -d and anomalous. In the first place, it was eh like that now avenibled should be called upon to the proposition of the Governor, without ,Jnatcrials for their consideration. It the , echo the proposition for 4 per cent., there was -e geode en to be called from their homes as In the neat place, the conduct of the Di. inasmuch as that while a control over the Ithe public money was admitted by the Go. sod salutary, the Court of Directors allowed I expenditure, and yet called t..pon Meeting :If. whatever they thought prop to submit. Stozlc were wholly at the mercy of the expenditure of twelve millions of menet , Was to Every one mutt have turicetl the alterations'' the large building surrounding that in which they - _ ...ibled,aJd it was not at all improbable, that if the Proprietors lifal the Inspection of the charges, they would find a conNitleninle surto / . might hare been effected, and real improve. meats introduced. flu was aware that alterat anis were objected to, and it wassail(' that the Proprietors attuuhl pl.we their confidence in the Directors. Individually, no men wet.: more worthy or more honourable, but was there nut too much tenet( to know, that what ever the birth, the education, or stateof life of some men, that cm fidence in them would be abused ? The very nature of man An. bade the blindly reposing confidence in any individuals. The Court of Directors, before 17:l7, had abuael the confidence reposed in them. 31e. r °tree: hcle rose to order, and The CHAIRMAN requested the worthy proprietor would hose the gomineva to confine Mins& to the question. firkw sit did not wish to travel out of the record, nor did he think he had done so; but still felt it his duty to defer to the Chair. man. The Proprietors had no niateriu/s to decide whether they should have five per met, or four per cent ; and if the disclosure of the weskr.ess of the system ou which the Court of Directors acted, were— The CHAIIIIIIII7f attain rtsluested the worthy gentleman not to travel out or the subject. 3lr. t•E LTV V st—l'his cuts up my argument by the roots, and I sludJ theretore sit down. The(ltatnsLsx—Theseeseof the Proprietors has been taken on this question in many successive Courts, and it has always been against the object of the worthy Proprietors. 3lr. You an was animus to have all the information he could; but, as it was withheld, he must consider the motive for doing so to be good. Still, however, the Proprietors should have every expla nation which could be peadently giyeu. The question and amendment were then severally put ; the ques. tion was carried by a very large majority. The Client MAN then stated, that warrants would be delivered and paid at and after the 11 t h of ( i•tober teat. As the question of adjournment was about being put, YouNn asked, It it were the intention of the Court of Di feelers to lower the rate of discount? The Cxatttxax.—On rdtstion, I am sure the worthy Pro prietor will perceive that this is a very lejudicous question. 3lr. You the Directors pled ce themselves to convene a Meeting of the Proprietors before they lower the rate? The CHAT It MAX.-1 really can give no answer beyond this, that the Directors are folly alive to their situation, and will act in every manner for the best. Here a Proprietor handed in a resolution, hosing for its object to introduce sonic plan for diminishing the frauds and forged powers of attorney offered to the Bank. The Cuatassast.—That mattes I can a sure the worthy Pro prietor is under strict invesitigvion, and at present he must excuse me if I say no more. The PitoPtisEtroa.—Sfy object is to aid the Directors in the prevention of fraud; and I have a plan to submit on that important c:biect. The CRATIMAN.—The Directors will be clad to avail them selves of any assistance which they mar receive. 141 r. S. Dixost.—lt is natural to think that the Directors have turned their attention to such an objuct, and the merit which they deserve should not be lessened by submitting resolutions upon a' topic in which they at: anxiously bitsied. The Court then adjourned. A deputation from the imrchants of the city of Mentz having w•aittal tot Prince 11letternich, to compliment him, received from his Highness the following assurance:— " Gentlemen," said he, " the Allied Powers of Europe have no other sacred object but that of preserving their work—the present state of universal peace in all its Ma ! tions, even the most insignificant, and to consolidate its duration." st roar met. to CHANDLIRS.—We understand that Dr. O'Neill, of Comber, in the county of Down, has disco vered a chemical process, by which hog's-lard can be con verted into an article for dipping and moulding candles, superior to Russian tallow, without any additional expense; when prepared aceerding to his plan, it is equal to white wax, or ape:tutu:li. The candles made of it burn superior light to any other candle whatever, resembling inflame the purest gas. They arc alteget her void of :he greasy smell and touch of other candies, and who n burning in the closest apartment have no smell, nor emit smoke. They burn by many minutes longer than any other candles of the same weight, and, frith a change of process only in preParing, they can be made of a beautiful golden yellOw, or a snow, white colour, which the effl:cts of light or time cannot alter.—Da,Va Pater. INDIAN /t CI:DOM—The Indian, with great magnani mity, has a strong natural feeling of justice. An Indian, who had killed a fellow-countryman, sensible that his life Was justly forfeited, and anxious to be relieved from a state of suspense, took the resolution to go to the mother of tha deceased, an aged widow, whom ht, athlressod in these words:—." Woman, I know I have killed thy son ; hehad insubed me, it is true; but still be was thine, and his life was valuable to thee. I therefore now surrender myself up to thy will. Direct as thou wilt have it, and relieve me speedily from misery." To which the woman answered, " Thou bast, indeed, killed my son, who was dear to me, and the only supporter I had in my old age. One life is already lost, and to take thine on that account, cannot be of any service to me, nor better my situation. 'l'huu bast, however, a son, whom, if thou wilt give Inc in the place of my son, whom thou host slain, all shall be wiped away." TIK murderer then replied, " Mother, my Full is yet but a.child, ten years old, anti can be of no service to thee, but rather a male anti charge; hut here am I t ru ly capable of supporting and maintaining the •: if thou wilt receive mo as thy son, nothing shall be wanting on my part to make thee cornfcrtallo while thou divest." The woman approving of the proposal, forthwith adopted him as her son, and took the whole family to her house. hoe Mix ts.—lt is with touch gratification we hear, that M. Knott, Esq. the spirited proprietor of the lead mines at Kinniside, has commenced operations oft Iligg fligg Moor, about three miles from this town, for opening an Iron Mine, with every prospect of success. Iron ore used formerly to be got in this neighbourhood, and of such geod quality, that it met a ready market ; but the mine, from some cause or other, was given up, and the valuable ore has for many years been allowed to lie dormant in the bowels of the earth. Mr. K , :ott, however, with that en. terprise and spirit for which Ito is characterised, has taken the whole of the mines in Lord Egrernones manor, and already employed a number of men in exploring ono of the veins, and it is expected that ins short time lie will be able to give employment to .50 or SO workmen. The good • which such an undertaking will do in the neighbourhood is incalculable ; and we only echo the public yoke in • wishing Mr. Knott the most complete success.—Whik. Laves Toper. /keenly :Vv.—Between seven and eight o'clock on Wed nestlay evening, as one of the Hampton Court steers was proceeding down the road from Piccadilly, full inside and • out with passengers, just as it reached Knightsbridge, op posite the Cannon brewbonse, the axle-treo bro.e, the coach was upset, and the whole of the passengers pitched into the road, several of whom received severe bruises, but ds.iv one, an uki Gentleman, was seriously hurt. my restuence m r.urope. ..... •••,--• - - - of Directors now only fol h, mid to perceive more, upon this subject. saw, in the _ Apt SE i.wx sr, in secoi before them. while , at th me, ..iist ruin was impending over you t, etid, could 1 t, toy countrymen, to your ilcstruetion? o ,;sired I say, with heir own hy.l st Re it is that I Tutolll :o you, iiptanitykiff , (:o l o 111,(11 variance a/jilt the Acs of " old' ed, that they should, is, triumphing over the ottatiorku, 4,13 . L14410p the toils ,i:4l V1 P r4 7 4 ,, t meet for the purpose of d tine Holy Alliance was anxsputimanntag w, icving tar purpoac? ;directors W an *board and not es Emperor, but as a , Aillexicap.4 at. ii i; their oldie and contlit u tarn pots by the laitintenli () 411,140ta1t Atop li . sf couniry. I come as the first murmur u that a vast body like fl.e renoliilatjort of ogr ci it.d milt dsdare their assent to i ity. I come inhuencoliliy s rectitude which lOW iinitherffe them any tyli ion shepn me by die tistinn "Vneral, and without . Wllr . only to ech kin of toe beim...tallier+ with .which pywi iecoSsity for 40 many I :Ls of our counuy--hWI• gliufb4full 1 4171 ttes • its ditto tiecasitm. li of.j.:ct is, to cisnoibnon Iy. wafwarionialotis, in nlidany sword, • maim of the liborty anti Intl gf W ea k gr en dtpentliture of thi ive the ennillienetnleel se ebien t to be wise and 1 li powcrfol nations ars of . t ntitiontrol over their expe through the instrumentality of so 6r tee Mnetini to sanction a pooprietmu of Dank i•earral ungrateful Spaniards. It is mat•lititifilisti In 1 The I.trere! ces which exist amongst yots--differeoets whith I,_ l _. thre _ ctors, aris t t he c‘Pen‘ would be sufficient to plunge )ou into rider—in re. i "" 1 ",.,_,_1 0 no control. Del invaluable blowing of tinallesliC peace, to support that ,i . i w "'"' tyoitpla ce a in the it ..---.......• ..1.i..1% •••••/ h. tenet enatenneahle tn the ' 'ael , w.ft :bd,IIJCI ME _VICO. The following is said to be a copy of the Proclamation issued by Iturbido immediately on his landing at Soto la Marina:— " 31alicaNsf—On placing my foot rpm our shores, after g rating you with the liveliest affection and kindness, my first duty is to intiwni you of the reason why I have returned from Italy, as I rims some, and wilt shot object. I trust that you will listen to try voice.. and that you will allow to my words the credit that is duo to one who has adhered to troth on every occasion. Pipe. riaiee has taught you, by a series of transactions, which required the greatest delicacy in their management, and must be well known ut yea, that when I have undertaken operations of public import. ar.ce, it wits roe w:i.hout due meditation ; that those opentions had undronly sprung flout a desire to pmmote the true ::nd srhil hap piness of my country, and were carried on in a spi,it of prudence and of justice. "I should but offend your feelirgs if I used any arguments to mariner yoa that Spain is under the p iotee tion of the Holy. .11liar.re, and that she is not yet reconciled, nor ever will he re conciled. to the lass of the most precool , ' jewil in her Crown. • Allow me, boateser, to observe, that it is impossible for you to be awaro of the wunberless intrigues which are actively in motion. not only in distant countries, but within this our propsr territory, foe the purpose of restoring it again to Spaaish domination. But , who, from my residence in Europe, found myself, in a sltttatitso J o leant touch, dearest niann,i ,br indifferent, t them, wherefore remote regions,, • which this Slime '_rte from achievir.g " I return I , ' :ratted to you :ommunity of a . .crested in lilsit to the tiffection any Ncolleciton —the cotwtOrse t's THF: ARM Y. LIEUTENANT-GENERA!, JOHN PUINCE. The late Lieutenant-General John Prince entered the service on the 6th of April, 1770, as an Ensign in the 85th regiment of Foot. He was appointed, on the 27th of April, 1770, Cornet in the 6th Dragoons, and Lieutenant on the 23d July, 1773, in the 6th Dragoon Guards. He was appointed, on the 26th Dec. 1778, Captain in the lst Maroon Guards, and obtained, on the lit March, 1:94, a Majority in the same corps. He was promoted, on the 25th March, 179.5, to a Lieutettant-Coloneler in the 6th Dragoons; and ob tained, on the 29th April, 1602, the COlemeley of the Milne reginicht. • . fie was appointed, on the 23th May, 1807, 13rigatlier ; on the 45th October, 1809, Major-General; and on the 4th June, 1814, Lieutenant-General. The 7f?l (t 11:% Duke of Albany's Own IfiglilaniTars) regiment arrived, on the 13:h inst. at Leith, from Ply mouth. Captain Clio is appointed Superintendett of Gym nastic Exercises, at the Royal Military Co!lige, with the rank and pay of Captain in the Anny, while so em ploynl. The transports with the 72d regiment on board from Plymouth, arrived in Leith Roads on Sunday. This morning, at nine o'clock, the regiment commenced dis embarking at Nem haven. Their destination is Edinburgh Castle. Ma. FAVNTLERO . Y.—Yesterday afternoon a report pre vailed in the City, to which considerable credit was siren, that the above unfortunk e gentlemen bad committedsiii cide, by cutting his throat with a razor, in his apartments in the House of Correction, Coldbatli-tields. There was no foundation for such a report, on the contrary, Mr. F. is in perfect health, and excepting occasional fit' of des pondency, in tolerable spirits. He seems fully sensible of his awful situation. As a measure of precaution, two men are appointed to attend him day and night, with whom he is communicative. It is said that at the trial of Mr. F. some curious circumstances will be &Morel, but it is ex pected that the Grand Jury will not have the bills pre ferred before them at the present Sessions. Tar :kiTON RACIL—A very liberal subscription has wen made on Ns subject; but we regret that the lateness of the season, end the difficulty of deciding upon the most eligible spot for the course, will prevent the commencement of the Races this year. The Committee have been very assiduous in their exertions, and from the arrangements already made, there is not the remotest chance of any dis , appointment occurring in the re-establishment of the races next summer.—Tanstun COW Wr. CRICICET.—A match'of cricket was played on Wednes -1 day in the Five Fields, 'Chelsea, between the non-com missioned offic:rs of the Coldstream Guards—the first against the second battalion, which was won by the former in gallant style, With ten wickets to spare. A singular wager for twenty sovereigns has bean laid between two respectable pc'aons in the City, which is to he decided on Wednesday morning next, at five o'clock.- One of the parties engages to trundle a hoop, without falling, from Whitechapel church, round the church of St. Mary- Chcapside, and back to the place whence he started, in one hour and a half, a distance of five miles. The person who undertakes to do it is upwards of sixty years of age. Mr. White, of Manchester House, Exmouth, while sailing in a yacht in Torhay, lately, accompanied by two Gentlemen, passed a shoal of flying fish, in rapid motion, alternately, throughout the air and water, and pursued by I several porpoises from the Channel. The spectators en joved this novel and interesting sight wady two hours. 'On the 7th instant the crew and passmsFers of the Coln fierce, Brown, on her passage from Shields to Londe'', beheld two enormous large whales, sporting with great ani mation, nff Scarborough. They came so near to the vessel as to be visible in the whole extent of their dimensions, and even to render the barnacles discernible, with which one of them was much covered. The sight of whales on our toast at this season is very unusual. A circumstance of a novel kind occurred at St. Martin's' Church, in Illrmingham, last mi. _ A youthful couple prestnted themselves at the altar to be married. The I bridegroom performed his pa: t of the ceremony with slue proprety, but when the consent of the bride was r. quired, she remained silent, and the earnest persuasion of all the party could not induce her to speak. They were of routs:: disinissto. On the following day, however, the y pre- sented themselves -gain : the capricious lady hail then re covered her speech, and after a snitable adinenition from the Clergyman, they were married. II vunoenonta.—We nude rstand that a girl in Freshford has shown decisive sYmptoins of hydrophobit., though she cannot recollect having been bitten.—Kilkenny Moderator. A man named hacks, of Birmingham, was, about nine weeks since bitten by a dog, and, to guard against hydro- I phobia, submitted to the excision of the wounded part. The fear of that dreadful malady, lreser?r, continued, and led to insanity, in a paro x y sm o f which he leaped from his windox, and injured himself so much that he expired in a few minutes. A &mine. accident happened in Whi(Aileen harbour on Monday morning. A young, man. of the name, of Thomas smith, son of Mr. William Smith, of Harris, cell from the main-topniast head tpthe deck of the brig now Shammon, and was kill e d on t h e t.. Ile was about let years of age, and mach respected in his situation. MELaseitoty EVENT.—As James Blakeley. Esq. the tutor of the children L..' the Dean of Elphin, residing at 11, Royal Crescent, was I:tithing to the East of Brighton, on Tuesday afternoon, he was unfortunately drowned. The, usual means to restore suspended animation were had re- 1 course to ineffectually. Imre/men Stleinz.—On Saturday morning week, a gentleman named Campbell, belonging to Edinburgh, at tempted to commit suicide at the Bush Inn, in Carlisle, by cutting his throat with a razor, in his bed-room ; but was fortunately ilisrovered by Mr. Heinle', the landlord, before lie hail time to complete the dreadful act. Upon' examination it was found, that he had inflicted three or four shocking wounds on his throat—one of them of a very dangerous tendency ; medical assistance, however, being immediately procured, the wounds were dr e ssed, and the unhappy gentleman is now in a fair way of recoe cry. We regret to have to record the following case, in addi tion *co the numerous instances with which the public prints have of late termed, of the incautious exposure, and consequent mistaken application of deadly poison for heal ing mixtures. The wife of a seaman in the East Quay lane of this town. purchased, a few weeks ago, some ounces of aquafortis, and also two ounces of mercury, for the pur pose of mixing with it, and to makes scorbittie salve for aorno person in her h0n..% This porirerful and dangerous mixture she very improperly allowed to remain in an open press, where it la' till Saturday last, when a tine girl of six years of age, 'her daughter, incited by the curiosity' common to children, put the vessel to her mouth and drool some of the contents.. The most fiightful symptoms im. mediately supervened, and, though the aid of medicine has been assiduously bestowed, there is, we aro sorry to learn, no hope of the girl's recovery.—Greenock divcriiaer. Destraras.—On Saturday, as the coachman of the Warrender family, and his son, a boy of 13 years of age, were returning from Newby, with a puncheon full of salt water in a cart, thy horse taking fright, galloped off, and the poor boy, who was riding it, was thrown, when the cart-wheel passed over his neck and the lower part of his heath and face, and killed him. The unhappy father, who was only thirty yards behind, took up his child and carried him In his arms in a state of distraction to a public-hou se at Annan. Medical aid was called in, but the vital spark bad fled. We believe about 4000 Irish reapers, who havo been em ployed in this country in the harvest. sailed from this port last week in the different swain-vessels for Dublin, Belfast, and Newry. In the preceding we e k the nun4er was about 3000.—Lirerjul Advertiser. It is with pleasure we learn that the rate of is. 6d. in the pound, now laid for the maintenance of the poor, and for tho Churches and Clergy, is calculated to be sufficient for the current rear. This low rate is owing to a consider able sum of the lest Year's rate having remained uncAlce! d. We believe that the w ee kly e xpenditur e s i nce E aster, i s about the same amount as for the like period last y ear . I t must be satisfactory to the pari s :iienen to know, that whilst the most strict att e ntion t o ceonorny c on t i nues to b e pa i d I I by the Select Vestry, the wants of those who apply for rdief are diliger.tly attendee! t.--/./Ah-lee! ‘l.lcer:iser. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. LANCASTER SUMMER ASSIZES, TUILIDAT, SIFT. IL NISI PRIUS. B.pre Mr. Boron littwa:n. and a Common Jury. HYDROPHOBIA. LORD r. SANCIES AND ANOTHER. Mr. STAICII opened the p leadings. il Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. 1101JOIIAll conducted the case on the part of the defendants ; and Mr. Wit LLlAses, for the 'plaintiff, stated the case to the Jury as follows :—Gentlemen of the Jury, you have all of you beau!, no doubt, of the war between roan and the canine species in this coun try, and the noble exploits that have from time to time been per formed in exterminating the amine rue; but none, in my opinion, equals the one that has been perforated under the ' , race and direc tions of the redoubtable Mayor of Wigan who, having heard from Liverpool that all these quadrup e d s h a d been massacred, and not one of die unhappy tribe left to tell the dreadful tsle, his sensitive nerves became alarmed at the Crick word hydrophobia. A precla nasion was accordingly issued ' • and that great personage.. the Ton n Crier, with his huge cocked hat, armed eap.a.pee, sounded the direful " note of preparation" ID the following words:— " Take warning, that all dogs found at large in or about the town of Wigan after this notice will be destroyed, by order of the Mayor of Wigan." Nothing could resist this notice, and execution was therefore or. tiered to be dune on the bodies of, all such dogs as sliou'ni be guilty of being abroad after this warring; and among the number s Ito paid the forfeit of their byes to this rigid law, was the unhappy dog of the plaintiff's, who was absent on his duty at kirkiltile Quarter Sessions. The Learned Gentleman then adverted to the fans that will appear in the evidence, and called Thomas Worthington, eiant:ned by Mr. STARKIE.—IIe is it butcher, and resides at 'Wigan. Jle knows the plaintiff; Lord. He had a favourite pointer hitch. Ile recollects seeing the animal against his premises. It was on a Thursday mourning, the 13th of May last. It was at three o'clock in the morning; he was going to his slaughter-house, at the bottom of the yard. lie had been to slaughter a cow. She followed him up the pied as he went to his house. The last time he saw her was, as near as he can guest, abeitt six o'clock ; she stopped in the entry of the gateway. After be had gdt in he heard a gun go off. This was not more than two minutes after he had shut the door. lie has known her a year or two ; she was a very handsome creature ; he did not hear she was mad. He cannot speak to her value. Cross-examined by hie. SCARLETT.—Tt was 3 o'clock, as near as be could guess. She was coining out of the yard. She had not been I.,ekell up, he believes, the night previous. Mr. Lord, the plaintiff; lives in Wigan, about forty miles from Lancaster. The street is Queen-street. lie knows the dog was destroyed in Wigan. He had heard of a man of the name, ef Low, having a dog destroyed, but he cannot say If it was allot on account of being mad. lit never heard it was, although it might. Many have been shot there, but he cannot speak it on account of their madness. lle knows Winslow Hall. Cannot say If the game keeper's dog was shot for being mad. Re never saw et mad dog himself. . . Zachariah Bate examined.—lle w as in 'th e streets on the 13th of May. He knows )tanks and Rutter, the defendants. Rutter had a gun with him, and Baneks carried me shot belt. Witness was *WI them when they went about the town. Rutter shot a dog. He heard Rutter say to Banda, that dog has been running about ' al/ the morning." H e o b serve d t h e p ointer bi tc h s i tt i ng b y t h e war. of Worthington's door; she was sitting still. Rutter went up pretty near the dog, levelled his piece, and allot her in the basal she in•tintly fell dead at his feet. 13ancks remained behind to keep the boys off. Cross-examined by Mr. 9101.1011 she —He knows a person of the name of how. residing in Al4ate-street. Wigan. He has heard lie had a dog shot, but he cannot say if it was mad. He had heard a petson say he had one that was mad. Ile never knew it himself. Ile never heard of such a thing as a dog bets:,; mid; I (..1 laugh.) Don't know anything about Low's dog, nor him neither. He had heard scnnething,ebout that thought. John Hall examined—lle was present when the dog was shot. Witness said to the defendants, " don't kill that dog, I knot whose it is ; it is Mr. Lord's, and if you will let me, I v. ill take it home." Ruttet said, •• No, I'll be d--d if you shall, I must do my duty," and instantly took aim and shot her. ('ross-examined by Mr. SCAULETT—Mr. Lord was at that time at the Sessions, and had not seen her fur a day or two. The de. fendants had shot one dog before, and one after. The people were warned by the benntan to keep all dogs tied up in Wigan. He Ch nev rist e o r p ia b l ec a Hmaaratldeyogegmranti6zirl---kilhfeelkikneewl°rhee one, laugh). Christopher seen her hunt) she was a staunch animal, end under good coin ntand ; in hit oninion she was a vary good one ; the plaintiff has shot with her ; site might be worth Item four to five guineas. Cro)s-c•amined by 31r. St:AULT:TT—IIe has known her two years; he had seen her last September, has hunted with her: he(witness) lives at West Orton; there r;ere no mad dogs in his neighbourhood that he knew of. Rxsminel by Mr. R';l.l.tams—Nothing ailed her in September last. ile. SC•IILrTT appealed to the Jury, and asked them what they would have done under similar circumstances ? Whet would have been their feelings as men, and as the fathers of families when they heated of the alarming dieonler that the canine tribe had been afflicted with—the most calamitous of all maladies, hydrophobia, and which bed never heard there had been yet a for? Why, ' would they nut have d o ne w h at t h e defendants ba ud an action against them commenced for, under such dreerifel eireitinstancei, especially when the symptoms of hydrophobia had ecome so alarm 'wing, that a proclamstion issued against all dogs found at large The defendants had oily done what was highly proper; and al though he admitted a verdict must go against his clients, as there was no statute law that authorized the shooting of dogs, and this was not proved to be mad, yet, said the Learned Gentleman, fund as am of dogs, and having some fine dogs of my own, I had much rather the whole of them should be shot than that spy of his Ma jesty's subjects should risk their lives. The dog hail ' , ern suffered to go at large after a public notice to the contrary ; and the defence set up was, that its owner was at the Sessions. The dog was said to be of the value of U., but would any one have given a shilling for it, when, fur aught they knew, th e dog might have been mad or bitten by another? A dog niigfit bite and yet show no signs of madness 'at the moment. The act was rot one eta vindictive nature. As to his Learetal Ftiend'e facetious address about the bellman sandhi' huge tracked hat, and the other defendant, whom he had described ash second Ilion Quixote, the people might laugh at it, tut still a Lie was issued , with merited attention to t h e p u bli c . Ile had been informed that no less than seven thousand dogs had been killed in Liverpool, and he would rather hear of every dog in the Lingdoin being shot than that any person should suffix under this most dreadful of all maladies—hydrophobia ; and the Jury would, in order to discourage these actions, give the least possible damages; for if they did otherwise, at the next As sizes they would have a plentiful crop, though he, of course, would not deprecate that. (A laugh). The Learned BARON charged the Jury, and said the plaintiff was entitled to their venliet. There was no law that authorized the sweeping notice of shooting all dogs. It certainly was highly proper that persons should take care and guard against this dread ful malady, as far as was in their power, by keeping their dogs tied up, especially after prochmiation had been made. The Learned Judge then dwelt an the conduct of the defendants in shouting the dog, after the witness had said he would take it home; and instead of letting hint do so, he l( utter) shot the dog. saving, 6 . No. I'll be d--d if you do." The Jury would say what tlatuagei the O&M -er.ui entitled to, and whether for five pounds or a pert, but be was entitled to smitethieg at their hands. The Jury found for the plaintili—llantages one farthing. This sutu carries costs. HOSSIIILE CI UM! IN SWITZ:7ItI.AND.I—A crime so Me. crable, that it is difficult to beli;Ne it to have been the work of a human being, has been committed in the village of Walperschweil, in the canton of lkrne, two leagues from Arberg. The perpetrator is a man of GO years of age, who has been for some time know') for his revolting immora -1 lity. Having suddenly conceived the idea of proceeding to', America, he demanded money from his wife, whom be I supposed to possess property ; being denied, lie addressed his claim to the Commune. which also refused to sanction lit. These refusals filled him with the most horrible pro- Tett of revenge. After having inhumanly a s sass i na t e d hi s wife, he contemplated the destruction of the village by fire, and !mem tied but too well. His preparations were majle with skill, and in the night of the 30th oC August twenty-fi‘e houses were burned to the ground. The wretch has escaped, but the police ate at his heels.--Jour nal dot Commerce. i liiLD vane a.—On Thursday, the hotly of a female; child was discovered in the river, not far from Horsley, tied up in an apron, on opening which it was seen that the poor infant had been barbarously murdered, and an in quest was that day held, when the .Fury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against some person unknown." Sus picion falling upon a servant girl who had left the neigh bourhood and come to Cheltenham, she was traced and talotn into custody on Friday. tqte made a full confession l of her guilt, and acknowledged having beaten the child to death, in consequence of the threats of ho. father and mo ther, who declared they would turn her out of doors, and she thought, " as she would be then thrown upon the world, she had better destroy her infant, and then she would be out of her trouble, as she was sure justice would overtake Nit, and she must l* hanged. —Llteth tLam CI rankle. A pickpocket was detected attempting the pocket of a gentleinmi, in the Poultry, yesterday morning. tine of the City officers passing, took him immediately into cus tody, and safely lodged him in the M ans i on -H ouse . Acetutis.r.-LOn E4aturclay evening, between five and bix o'clock, a gentleman's coachman, on his return from the country by the thrscube road with his carriage empty, after stopping at a house about a miles' from town, had just got upon the coach-box, when, it would appear, in raising himself to arrange his great-coat, he lost his balance and fell forward between the horses, and it is believed the whtels of the can pabsed over him. Ile was imme diately carried into an adjoining house, and although me ,dical aid was instantly procured, he survived only a few InictitA.—G4:4 . ,, me Par. OLD iIAILET, Seri.. 16. This morning these Seastass commenced, before the Lean Ilfarot, the KEClftrorlt, the Covestom.Sructravr, Mr. Ser i rant A ItAll N, the flit witirra, &c. The presiding Judges are, llr. Justice LI TTI.VIDAIL r and Ur. Justice GAZEI.EZ. Tlx calendar is heavier, both in number and magnitude of offence, than it has been for several sea.lons, as It contains the names of nearly forty capital offendert, among whom are four on the charge of murder. STEALING IN TIIE DWELLING-HOUSE. D. Morgan, alias Mason, and J. Sestions, alias S e asons, both aged IR , were indicted fo r stea li ng , on t h e 7th of June last, at St. George's, Ilanover.semare fi watch, value IW. th e property of C. E. Vine,. There arc two Other capital indictments against the psi. loners of a similar nature. The accused are both youths of very respectable appearance. W. Grant is shopman to the prosecutor, who Sires in Band. street, and is a watchmaker. Rent:rulers the prisoners coming to the shop on the 7th of June, and asking to look at a silver watch of eight or ten guineas value ; one of them went out and pointed to the watch in the window which they wanted to inspect. Witness told them the price was 12L Thee then requested a sight of others which were shown them. After further onnverartin they selected one. which they requested might be laid ashie. and trey would call again and settle for IL They new,- returned. Srite time after they were gone, 31r. Reiner came out of the parloue and missed h gold watch ; suspicion naturally fell on the prisonera. I Gross-examiticil-31r. Vine, has a partner of the name of llos kins. Mr. Law—My Lord, the property is laid in..l'..e indictment as that otViner's only. rwillrest here for the present. Wieseid - tominued—lleslid not see the prisoners again until he saw that! at Ijnitbeih-stmt Police-office. six weeks after they had been at the s h o p. lie had no doubt b u t h e was e derett to hisider , titlestion w fthe primers. . i Mr. Vipir depoird that he bas a partner, not in air Bond-street m ! 1 convit i tt t in one srhiell he has an the city. Pap of the goods a red in I tontl-strert are taken hasp the city. Lad charged to the ership acreaßna. me _lnteresa oL his partner only li es i n the Wok Iti„Spietl y bkrollejr. ettrembere4, the prisoners coming ' . 'NI of dune : was quite positive of their identity. er • ce of this witness mcfey went to cor roborate the statement of hisWhopman. In his cross-egandhation the witness stated tli the watch was in an unfinished state, it was without hands, dial, &c. The grearer part of the works were fixed together. lie valued the part stolen at 101. ; if complete, it wduld have been worth 3W. The whole of the going parts were there, but it was incomplete as to the functions fur which it was intended. Mr. LAM was about to eke en objection, When _ M. Jtistice Lyre 1. trust inrerposed, and informed the Jary, that it was a doubtful case as, to whether this 'could be called a watch ; therefore, he would direct them to give the prisoners the benefit of the doubt. The Jury inistierPstely acquitted the prix . nem The prisoners are also charged with stealing, in the City of Lor. . don, a watch, value 40,. Letiii.s Pickerr was indicted for stealing at St. Luke's, Chelsea, an the Itith of August, a pelisse and other apparel, the proper.y of R. Brix. The wife of the prosecutor stated, that she lives at No. 127. Sloane-street.. Knows the prisoner, whose husband worked for theui. She came to witafsa's house to take care df an insane huh. Had continued in that capacity about three weeks, and left on the 16th of August abruptly. The articles named in the indictment were safe in witness s drawer the night before the robbery. Part of the property was traced. The pt ironer, who was indulged with a chair owing to ill-health, attempted to insinuate that Mrs. ibis had given her leave to use her apparel. That witness denied lending her any of the things she charged her with stealing. Margaret Green lives at No. 9. Dow-ttd.,:t. f'ovent-garier. Prisoner slept one right at witness's holse after she lett t_ helses. On the IlLia she met the prisoner in ismg-acre, *hen she g./Ve El ..' a pelisse, which *inters tonic home. :rite constables afterwards searched the house. --- Two ;;;Ita - I.7les — produced part of the stolen JO - ticks. which were identified by the first a itness 33 her peop.uty, the value of ale considered tar beyond Its. The Jury found the prisoner Gsilrg—Dfirii. Mrs. Ibis said, that the family of the prisoner was highly re. spec:able, and she never heard anything Wf the prisoner be.. fore. she. therefore, earnestly recommen der to mercy. The applicant was deeply nifty:ed. Iris L0213313ir said her recommendatiOn sbetild go to the proper quarter. Morgan and Seasions **re again indicted for stealing it the I:- berty of the knits, on the 29th :tine, a watch, v..lue 71. the I hi. pert). of . Wm. licit, shopman to the prosecutor, rat,-d, that his master ncemiled a shop in Chancery-lone, but not the dwelling-house ove r it ; the prisoners COMO to look at seals. Which were exposed tin sal" in the window; alter looking at a variety of Itrticles, they select.-1 a pair of ear-rings f or t h e i r s i sters ; they wished them to be put by till evening. when they would call for them ; a watch lay on tins counter, which had bean repairt.O. to expectation of the owner fey it; witness was airotiug up the watch just Wore Ili' came in ; the watch was missed dui-they went away itc eknw the prisoners, because they had been at the shop three dais before, and selected 161. worth tat articles, whiCh they did nut :alio away. (;rots -examined by Mr. Law _Persona passing the door might have put their hand s in round the post and take the watch awai witness saw an account of the apprehension in the newspapers. Mr. ,Law.:--Net a mind the newspaper, it's not all true you see in a newspaper. Witness continued.—On thst account be went to the Police Once; always dined at one o'clock, but seeing t uf f in the paper be went without his.dinner d ist d ay ; ( a laug h watch had not been found, but he owner demands its value of the prosecutor. James 3leeh, an officer at Lanibeth-street, stated, that from in formation lie had received, he went to No. 8, Lambeth Marsh. on the '.:Otli of July, and inquired for the prisoners. but they were de nied by the landlady ; witness and his brother officer went up stair., and found them concealed in an aperture of the roof; saw the feet of ficssions 3 witness sall. "us that you, Jen] i" lie replied, t he ordered him to dress and come down ; he said, " what do want me for, broth" (cloth)—witness said, " yes ;" he handcuffed him and brought him away. ' liy Jlr. LAW —There were pigeons at the top of the house. which the prisoner said lie was attending. The prisoners, in their defence, said they were innocent. Mr. Justice Lrrrt.anat F: recapitulated the evidence, and stated that the capital par: of the charge must be abandoned, inasmuch as the prisoners had been charged with stealing a watch "in the titter.- , ing-houw," whereas it turned out, that Mr. AlPPliail resided in another part of the town. The Jury returned a verdict of " Guilty" of stealing, but no: in the IN TUE NEW COURT. This morning the Recorder presided in this Court. The four first prisoners who were put to the bar pleaded guilty. CONSTRUCTION OF THE COURT.' In the course of the morning the greatest inconvenience was sus wined front the difficulty of hearing. in consequence or the very considerable echo which is experienced in every part of the Court. Neither the I.ear.:ed Judge nor the Jury could hear the wi tnesses; roe could the witnesses often hear the questions put to them until they were repeated. The Itecoarixa complained of this circumstance, and said he was astonished that the suggestions which hail *ieen made at the conclusion of last sessions fur amending the defective construction of the Court had not been attended to. It had been sugg.sted that the sOundinr„-beard over the sitness-linr was not sufficiently large to prevent the sound from being lost in the high space alone ; y e t i: had not been altered. The Jury intimated that they sustained the same inconvenience. Some conversation took place on the subject between the Rr. COIDCR end the sitting Alderman. Cox. and we understand that 1:01111 steps will be taken on the subject. Saute tiltrtations however, been made since the last Sessions. The jury.box. the students' box, and the large box for jurors and witnesses, lisee been raised, and the back of the bench has been carried up • . the ceiling. These are so far improvements. The box in the body of the Court, which had been exclusively appropriated by the Committee of the City Lands for their own use, has been throw a open. and the inscription " City Lands " erased, so that it is de termined not to recognize In any degree the right of the Court of Common Council to interfere with the arrangement of the Com t. J. l'lnttely and Letitia Irrtght were indicted, the former tit stealing six shirts, three boxes, and a variety of other articles, the property of Colonel 11. H. llutchinson ; and the latter for 113:ii% - cog the same, knowing them to have been *mien. Colonel Hutchinson deposed, that the nude prisoner had beet his servant about three weeks, and he received an excellent char:te ter with him. Having occasion to leave town in June, he left his trunk and writing-desk In the care of the prisoner, requesting him to leave them at his uncle's, Lord flutrhinson's, in lialstrode street. Witness returned to town on the Ist of August, and then discovered that the writing-desk and trunk were broken open, and the articles missing. Witness informed the prisoner that h' sus pected he had robbed hint , bat the prisoner denied it. (lenient,, an officer, apprehended the male prisoner at Larl Hutchinson's. On searching him he band a valuable Los, shies C'nlonel Hutchinson identified. Some of the lodgers also mated, that they had seen the same box in the possession of the female prisoner, in consequence of which he repaired to her lod g ing s in North -street, and told her that James was in custody. and that he bad cone by the rest of the things ; she hesitated for a few mi nutes, and then produced two seals, a necklace, and other articles. On searching her bon the rest of the stolen propel ty was discovered sit it. _ The male prisoner attempted to deny the charge of robbery, nmt the femai.. mid they had only been lett in her possession two hours before she was apprehended. The Jury, after a short conschatien. returned a venni of (;s;ky J3lllOl flattery, and trequitt-d Letitia Wright. The convict was then coiled up for judgment, mid sentenced to seven yews' transportation. ll(fIlBERV AT THE THATCHED 110 USE TAVERN . Etiz.ibeth Sherp who had fernierlp lived as servant with Mews. Wm. and JAUICI Willis, of the Thatched house Tavern, St. James'ustrein, was put to the bar, on an indietment.;harging her capitally with stealing a considerable quantity of silver plate, cot!. siting o spoors, forks, die. therr property. Chic prisoner was co:,- fidentially employed by the prosecutors, but had formed an tinfAr tunate acquaintance with a man, whom she was in the tuba of supplying with money out of her wages, and it was strongly au,. peeted had been induced to commit the robbery fur the Mile pur pose. The Jure found het Chi!ty of iNtolieg under IN. but strongly rceomnattded her to mercy. 4 I I