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a rd at ... .1;t1on in life, yet we maintain, that if, in the great ex tetit of his pattomllKe, SAMUP.I. CARTEIt i/1 the . °III% i,OO wet Wllll4l WARDLE ea❑ adduce•, of au agaivroper In r, ,t prusgiutcd by the Ihike, grcittcr ening,um cannot i.e pronounced upon It,. conduct as Commander-in-Chief. The politic mind cottilieues still to be agitated and elgrosse4 almost exclusively with the Charge: pre:erred agairst the Counnander-in-Chid; a busi ness which, though it wi!l necessarily be supersed ed in its torn, like all human concerns, by oilier objectsot attention or curimity, must nevertheless be infallibly productive:of very important consequences. We have had an opportunity ()feat...cling and com paring the onitaimss of several persons, who are vile, from their situations and imams of inforina ti.iii, to f an estimate of the probable results of t! twist interesting inquiry. On certain points ;.:., ~,, to it, they are almost unanimonsly agreed. tnat tia. two Notes, (and particularly that the short Note, found its Captain Fluet.ev SARI:OED's apartment, are the baud-writing of the Doke of You, seems to he as distinctly, though re luctaittly admitted, as such a document can extort assent. Neither Colonel Gonnon, General Baoivnetun, nor Mr. ADAM, venture to declare a disbelief of its being the Duke of None's writing. Indeed no reasonable doubt remains on the subject. thump) Ito certainty can be obtained. Why then . dud Captain S. deny, conceal, and prevaricate on the business of this Note ? It is rent easy to account for his line of conduct ; hut his motive are of little importance, unless we suppose that the Note is a forgery, concerted a•rd executed will, Mrs. CLARKE'A consent or participation. The evi dence of Town, the Jew, will not assuredly tend to enforce a belief or a conviction that Mr*. CLARKE has been guilty of such en set. Those who hrovir,fig faraard this evidence, if they meant by his teeti molly .o impeach Mrs. Ci.xnes's veracity, have miserably failed, and indetal have (holidayed more zeal than judgment. A fellow aho is Sri ignorant as not to Isaow whether the Duke usually signed " York, Albany, or Fredetick ;" and who. though on no footing of confidence or of familiarity with Mrs. C. yet pretends that she made him com munications of the most tlangerotob, as well as un provoked maitre, cannot for no instant challenge Meanwhile we hear that other discoveries, and ether sets of colt-option, or gross Aube*, have already been brought to light by the Committee sitting above ►t::Ors on East India bushiest. It is pest aded.,tied one E:tst India Director has per• mired his Clerk to dispose of three riterships; or, at least, that his Clerk did, in point of fact, dispose of them. Another Director is charged with allowing a Cadetship to be sold in a similar manner, by a celebrated banker at the West-end of the town. It is vaM to justify, or to pallate, one set of cor ruption or of abuse, by t ding another. We know that Kim' FISHER di:posed of military prefer ments, fifty years ago, when WiLiziast, Duke of Cuasitatzesin, son of Cermet: it., was Cont msteler-itt-Chief of the British forces. That the late Countess or YARMnlrrli, MNlrf!s; or Geoacr• received pecuniary ni koorrieOgintlits for Peerages bestowed under that reign, we likewise bave heard and believe. The name of the persons elevated to the peerage by her interest, lite titlue conferred, and the sums given her on those occa sions, are all commonly reported. But those times acid these arc widely dissimilar ; and ito inductions drawn from the late reigu, will apply to the pre sent. The Duke of Yoes, accused of abuses, lutist stand or kill, not by precedents of similar practices. but by his own spemtic innocence or culpability. Mr. PZIKIEVAL assuredly would not have compelled the production of the note found is Capt.SANDEN'S possession, if he had riot unfor tunately presumed that it was a forgery. If he persist in the ussertion, the Duke must, sooner or later, appear in the I louse of Commons, is person, to Rekuowletige or deity it, upon inspection. 'f here are no other means of extrication or of complete justification left to him ; those who call theruselves his friends having, in fact, tacitly admitted that the kid-writing is his. Oa Friday morints, tits SIAJUSTY, Princess AUGUSTA and SoFxu, and th. E•trl of CRESTEIt• NFLD. accompanied hy Generals t.' A RTWAIGHT and VITZhOIf. took an airing on horseback, in Wind sor Great Park, and returned to the Palace at halt past twelve o'clock. Y ,, ,terday tuorumg, His MAJEsTY. Princesses STA, Soptivt, Astta.t t, mid Maar, accoin- t• by Ludy ELY, tielleiaiS Ft IZROY and CART , • ZI . DT, went to St. GLoitor's Chapel, and heard !.erenon preached by the ilmp. and Rev. Dr. LEGGE, the Dem), front the !look or Joel, Chap. '2, verse Itend your heart, awl not your garments, amd turn unto the Lord your God." Af terwards, the Royal Pariy returned to the Palace. The Duke of PORTI•AND continuiur, iudispo,ed, a Cabinet Council was held at his Grace's !louse, on Saturday, at twelve o'clock, and sat till past three, On Saturday mornincr the Duke .f YORK wait. fl neon INMAJKSTY, at %Windsor, void remained witii him for about two how s. Mr. PONSIM BY, iia usual, entertained a party of Lis political fliends at (limier on Saturday, at his hon.i., in Arlington-street. There were prr4,tit I.ord lICNIT PETTY ; Lord A RUMBA CD if I/111.1 ori, l.nril PORCIIESTER. Right Ilisti. antis Ittivi.is OALY, Right limo UKNRY (iItATTAN. Sir ARTFIV It Pir:GOTT, Hmm. Mr. PRITTIM, Mr. IN 1101. 'V. LAMM, m,.. iliworru. and Mt. WARR 1 • _. 71: 2 _ Aji • ARA-s, From the mildness of the weather, yesterday rosy be con sidered as the first day of Spring All the fa.hion of this Ray and splendid city were :biscuit+ 1 in the Parks; every arcane leading to them 11115 Ci . 1116.14:tt to C%C.lla. One thost sand carriage*, at least, filled with beauty and fashion, mt..rn•d the nits. The grimiest of the day allowed the gl • 'OlOl in be down, and the pedestrians were gratified with a hill view of till the splendour and beauty within. It having been report,il that DLs .0 was to exhi bit herseif in the Park, every eye was on the stare for her, and every pretty woman stied a chance oft/flag tnistalen fur tbs; telthr dell fair one. We understand, however, that she was not three, and at least ten thousand persona returned home disappointed- Every fen, il, husked fashionable; it was, of course, impose..., to (discriminate between the 11.1 k who w ore ber warlet cloak through necessity.' and her who was sinking tinder tl in rmuplianee with taste The Mies in l arriagrs wore silk or velvet peT,s t s veils t►rown carelessly over their hair. In °pelican's-hies, purple velvet pelisses pravaikd, with black Spanish bats and black plumes. To iltscrihe the beauty and vai:ety of gnomes* women be impossible: there were some few purple velvet an miles. trimmed with `aid tare, and bonnets to match, which were very elegant. Her Royal highness the Princess of Wales was in an open landau, nerosmilmoird by Lady Sheffield. The nimbuses of Nortlimnb: shod, fyorcrt, Leeds, and Bolton; /tar animism( b of gt.to4ll, Lansilogra,ttailt,Wellesley,Dowinhiret, Aberrant, and licaelf,irt; Countesses Barryianwe, Cairdi;an, hi, Co‘ri.t r, C:trli.,r, Albemarle, Sefton, and raindeb ; Vi:couitti sees Caaticreagb, and far peth; displayed their usual 'lnuit carriages. His Royal . . . _ . ilidbuess the Doke of Cambridge, the Ilarebieuese et Polio- Margoisees erf Titeldield and Aberenru, Earl Barry. more, Vierunot Pal•wrston,"and Sir Rit bard St. ,t were on horseback. The Park was not cleared until near dark. Earl Citotausunixy is much hotter. The follusing is a copy of tile (bulletin of )•o•stertl:iy " Sunday, February 19. " Earl Chulossodeky is guns( os very sell. (Signed) VAUGHAN ood Viscount Mat.tts, ion of Earl (ant. N! 0)1 DELLY, ice., on Thum's' , night, taken very ill. liuetors Valli:mot and liast.t.is were sent for. His Lord ' sh i t was better, yesterday. The Duke owl Ilhienessor nEAUFOItT intend to remain at their seat at Badminton, (iioneesten. sliire, until the middle of next month._ 'The Earl Essex eater:ailefl H select party at dinner, yesterday. at his litJuse iu Be!lsles square. The Marchioness of LiiNsioowm had a select pa-tc, last ni4lit, et Lai The last ;trrivals at Bath are— The Rida,p cf Kihnore, Lord and Lady Leslie, Latit Denstatolle, Lady Smith, Hun. Robert Plunkett, HllO. Mr. St. John Sir Charles Talbot, Sir William Calls Sir!. Lethbridge, Sir J. Morris, Sir Million Aston, Su. liar;y V. Daniell. The Ars:lo44llov of TCAU. show letter to Dr. o . Messt was se aukwurilly totrudiseett so the House of CsessinonN with the love epiatles of Mrs. CLARICE, hs nude to .'Jr. JOHN C1,11:011-fs BERES eIms. sad father to Mrs. Tstitstss He is moot restreetalsle awl amiable Prelate. Ilia Mossititta is gnus on a visit to tae Duchess ANGOUI.EiIIv, at Gosfield. Lord litstratto is nearly recovered from his late indisposition: Mr. ARNOLD'S Comedy of Man and Wife is per. forming , every night at the Edinburgh Theatre wish the greatest success. Mrs. EDWIN plays the p a rt of Ellen Worru, and Mr. liwwEs that of .r/rs Auslencourf. 'rise Mlureliiouesr of %wanner will give a van(' row, this evening, and anotovr next :irlo.iddly, at hrr ,row in Airington-street. V4 . c are informed it uos not au Iris!' Meniher that asked Mrs. CLAitt.k; %% lal sapted the antony mous note? 01! Thursday, Lady G. PRATT, the second daughter of the Earl of CARDAN, will he presented to Her MAJESTY ; upon which occasion, the Countess will give a grand rout in the evening of the same day, for the first time silica their house has undergone a thorough repair. The announced Concerts of Mrs. Baud %Grow, and Mckuirs. NAAR!! and Datum*, will he the most brilliant musical treat of this season. Thine. is hot person of rank and fashion in town whose name does not grace their subscription list. Ilsaabson, GREATOREX. and BAR TI.E.MAN't Vocal Concerts, cominenced on Friday List, fur the season, at the New Rooms, Hanover. opiate. Mrs. Bir.t.tnetuti was iu admirable voice, mid assisted in the beautiful quartetto Tort se dir asi rani with Madaine BIANCHI, and Messrs. HAR .RISON and BARTI.EMAN, aith the finest effect.-ss Thep. war a most beautiful glut to an Irish air encored. There were about 700 persons present, among whom were the Earl of UssaiDOE, Cmintes4 iif DARN LET, BIT DRUIRMOND and Lady Ssit'l9l, and Ladies B. PROCTOR, HUDSON, and WSLLER. Mr. D'Envittes new Ballet of Don Quixote, was performed remind time on Saturday night at the Opera-Howie, and W-1.4 received with the most rapturous applause. The Spanish Fandango, which afforded such a display of the taste, agility; and execution of the several pirfortners. was °s cored with reiterated plaudits. To thisdance Mr. "TAYLOR is indebted for the crowded audience his theatre boasted ; for, with the exception of NALUI, the Opera was floor indeed. The Hon. M s. KNOX'S grand ball and supper, on Thursday night last, at her house in Upper C:rosirenorsistreet, was Atte-Med by upwards of our hull !r.:11 Nobility +lnd Fasltionables. The prepa- Ea.:ions for the evening were in the greatest style of eleg.lllCP. The ball-coons was lighted by diamond cut glass instres, the ti.tivr was tastefully chalked iii devices. The lower apartinents were appropriated for supper, which was • served up at two o clock, aids onsisted of every delicacy of the Sea Ste.--. Amongst the company were Royal Highs aess the Duke of GLOUCESTER, the Marchionesses of WA:SPORT, SALISBURY. and BATH ; COWS. tenses of CA‘HAMPTOR, CARLISLE, Conetinsn, and Banairisuau. Lit W fiVTAILLit:I4,VCB. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,SreoRear, res. 19. Sitting: before 1.91-t1 Chief Juitict NIANSFILI awl • Special /atty. LIBEL VINOSITY V. TIPPILIL. • It • This was an action for a I a4aiiist the inserted i u a usanthly publication called TAeSt. The libel was produced by a leper whieli w atigitatred Cobbett's Regilter, written by #4l'. I : 311010[y, and ia which be seemed to avow linieseif thirauthor oldie pamphlet itntt:ig Nlajor llogia:icase to the public. Toe in The Satirist commented oil that letter, stud the author observed that,he had before conceived Mr. Finnerty to be a poylidiel., but never before suspected hair of heiniew fuck Mr:Serjeitiit Bert add' essed the Jury iu a-very able speech. Ile- bur in by adverting to the princi ple winch had lieenbrotelted in getiolit • naively, that an individual must he .lttanieJT free from main, or he was not entitled to Maintain au action for an injury dime to his character. That plrineiple, he snot, had been reeogni,ed in the ease of William v. ladder, arid had at times been eon sideced as law. That was the care of a man who called himself Anthem, Posria, aud he complain ed of a libel iu a publication called The Bailed; lint on its being proved that he' himself had vettlitial divers scurrilous libels against Warted 11estlegsi agapitit whom he was irritated, Lord lite Ten held that a Mall who was so crochets of *hindering others, came with an ill grace to demand tlititinv,es for an attaelekrpon his own reputation ; and was not en titled to maiwtaiii his action. The Plaintiff was accordiugly nonsuit, d. Now thoegh the case cited welsh) not apply ee the one before the Court. yet us some imputation I.oll6l'lN' Plaintiff be attempted'on the othet aigke..he lament lxvueuy the principle. awl to twist the individual so circumstanced vianideprived of his right- ei•aadiaii. . The libel was then put in, awl the public:Mow proved. Siilwequitat . prldieationa •were oils() of , fernd.in evidence. Ilk which. the Plaisitirs Awned. ter had been at.acktd, and were tendered by way of st gravatnia. Sit' Jsxß! Mitt ttkt o, heWever, would snot ut low them to be (Dahl, and they were, of course, witbdrawu. • Mr. Serjeaut SIMI:Ur n then addressed the Jury for the Defendant. He began •by drowtog the at tention of the Jury to the lihele which, be said. the press daily teemed with—hinds, not uuly against private individuuls, but against the highest per sonages in the kingdom ; libels, that clearly evinecil a jacobinical conspiracy to alienate the af fectiotur of the p e ople from the Illustrious House of Brunswick. mid to introduce dislike and des. esteem, ill place of respect and affection. He then inferred, that the author of the supposed libel had done no snore than his duty, seeing the *tildes that certain individuals were taking, linl he was justi deil in placing them 111 their 'rimier light, 4, acuuu drels. Mr. Finnerty lrul avowed himself die au thor of the prorripMet• refleefing on the conduct of the fluke of York ; it was a scurrilous public 1- Lion, and the writer iii the public-1.60n charged as is libel, had exercised his just right as a public &e -litist. klut. iuthmendeist of that geiteral idea s he should prove "that the Plaintiff' was not backward in calumniating characters, and destroying reputa tions. Ila shatild prove that the Plaintiff was the manager of the Voisin Ilobal Debating Society, mid had propouurled questions for dismission, of the most libellous sort, as agai n st the Editor of The Satirist. One. of them which placarded the walls, was, o Which is the greater nuisance in society, George Mueller', the Editor of The Satiria, or Bill Salvoes, the Prince of Pickpockets ?" Aftew so conducting himself, he would ask, with what face could a man demand of a Jury damages for a libel upon himself ? Or, if he did, where was the Jury that would not consider the smallest piece of coin as amply 'satisfying the justice of the'case Evidence was then given to prove that Mr. Fin nerty gave orders of edmiesion to the Debuting Society in queation, sod prollou tided questi for discussion. A Witness, however. who was celled to prove this, and who represented himself as door keeper to the Society, admitted that he had been in Clerketovell prison under a charge of felony ; iu the Savoy six desertion, and in Iliidcwell as a vagrant. It was also proved that the Pluiutift; speaking of his having formerly been Nees - ,l in the pillory, in Dublin, said it was a *. proud day." Mr. Berjeaut Best made an animated awl elo quent reply, as .o the matter contained in The SA. girlie* The language was gross and offensive. mid he wished, elide the Editor deemed the writings of others foolish, that lie would imitate their teuipes lance. The Piaiutiff, he said, had published the pamphlet in which the Duke of York's conduct was implicated, innocently, and with thelapproba tiou of Major Hogan, as Officer who had *erica His Majesty meritoriously, and who had been re commended for promotion by uo less than Hine general officers. lie said Mr. Finnerty had called the day he 'moil in the pillory a proud one, because he felt that the offence was not au iidamous cue, inasmuch as it was for asserting the liberty' °lithe press; and that mae of the highest characters in history had shared a similar fate. Lord Chief Ba. role &Mutt hart said, that it was not the pillory that made a man infamous, but the ermine that brought him to it. Who was there, he would ask, amongst the Jury, that would not have gladly in vited Dr. Sliehheare to dimly with him itnsnetitatitly after he had conic out of the pillory ? He could adduce instances, he said, if it were necessury, where individuals in that situation had been sur rounded by men of the first respectability, and um bridles held over their heads during the period of their exposure; and in short prove that men lied been persecuted by one Goveninient for that which by the nest was deemed meritorious. lie had recently read the putuphlct about Major Hugon. and though it did not attack the Sovereign, yet it was certaiuly directed against the reputation of his son. ibis far that was decent, the Jury would consider ; end also whether the man who bad avowed himself the author. was that hon"t man of good fame which the declaration set forth? The Jury retired for a short time, Rini found for the Plaintiffs—damages one shilling, 1046 leaves the parties to pay their own costs. ••• • —.ie..-- PRIVATE CORWIPONDENCE. ---. In my last I mentioned the treatment which, the • remains of the - late Murton,' of Sligo remistyo me their passage throti4ll this city, for iutermeitt, et Westport. Lt will probably latlClt. rove of the Union Peers, uho have transferred their family mausions to Englaitd, to built' also their family , vaults in that country. The room in which the it mains lay in state well his Lorahip's late doit.g room, he his' late house, now conceited into au , hotel. Tlie apartineut was hutig with Mat k cloth, - - hired for the oecaaoti, at the price of r.ort. TestgreMst,st distreesie likely to al lie it" the North of Ireland, from the waist of the wand supply of COX :114ed ; the extravagant price of spirits, ill eililil - of the late, prohibition of distilling from grain. has operated it" the same (matter as a preinipru upon illicit distillation, and private stills bare multiplied four-fold. Nor is this extra ' ordinary ; I have been informed by persons cou l' versaut with the 'ultimo, that, by the distillation of toemy-six stone of barley, or oats, • clear profit can (x:. made of 7 rumens. If the distiller succeed l in runn ing off three or fear such brewici4s, mono , ersteu, he can pay tile rent of ten or twelve uctes of ground, and live at his ease during the reinaindr [ of the year. }'ruin these two circumstances, we must look to the decay of regular induso-y, and the substitutioo of lawless habits, and a a iii spirit of adventure, in its room. The new measure proposed in the House of Commons, upon tiff.; stoijoet, has, of ectiose, cre ated much puzzle, anxiety, and speculation, in this country. If illicit still, motto le- put down, the Revenue, in its nio.t pot. tit branch, a ill have a fearful tailing off, for ti milhori %anoint last reir paid duty. on the other hand, the footled in terest.-may f:el alarm, if equal athmticiii is not paid to'. the promotion of agriculture through bath Island's. But a nicer question remains;—i. the union to he changed, and, in a materiel brio.. Ir, most evidently deftest the , interest of Ireland r Compare the anecdote respectieg the funeral of the Marquis of Biieo, whose only offence was his support of the Union, and it will enable row to estimate the dells. city and difficulty a the 'unrolled raeasure. • We have receive • no estou apers to the Bth last. Their coutents are sod of imiertanee. TI :e annivet,ary of the ciultergo was observed at several places, soh every mark of sorrow. The galleut General Rostasa and his , troops have taken possession of Layona, o ft-sport to the , • sautl:-west of % iso, from winch our Jovial% may r : carry them off in selety. . . uerty transports are under orders to sail frogs , Portsmouth to Cork, for the expedititia now htting • out there for the South of Spain. • , The transports of General SIIIIIHNOOIteII saps. ~ Anion, lately dispersed, have all put iota ports is the south of Ireland, with the exceptioa of only i one vessel, viz. the ikujonie Share. • ( Early on Friday niortaug, the Lad ef CHItSTI:II. • riEr,• had an alidietice of His MAJLITY, At Wind stir Castle, for upwards of au hour. His Mareszt in Council has been pleased to appoint 1111:N HT BROMLEY. of A bberley. Eat. to be Sheriff of the county el Worcester : mid left. HAS EDWARDS, of Trelinuit. Esq. to be Sheriff of the county of Montgomery. in the mount of Rot. HIST KNIGHT, of Gwertlygoe, Esq. i he Kiss !ma been pleased to present the Rev, COMMA Tassel., Bachelor in Diviiiity, to the Deanry of Sarum, void by the death of Doctor JOHN Estes, late Dean thereef. The LOUD CHANCELLON hat appointed Crudites RORESTS, of Barnstaple, in the county of Deimo s Gent. to be a Master Extraordinary in the High' Court of Chancery. . Mr. CHAPLIN, son of the Recorder of Stamford, and Mr. °HUY, of St. Jameesotriare, London, are Candidates for the Borough ut Stamford, W0411. , t by the accession of General BLGTIE to the Peerage. Mr. Onus' his met a flattering reception. There has nit been a contest for Stamford slime 17:4. Lord Chief Justice MANAFILLD adinAted that the doctrine advanced in the case of W illiatiss v. Faultier did not destroy the right of action. thongli , it certainly went materially to reduce the damages. We are happy in being able to state, that the affairs of Messrs. Watau and Nuiscvx are arranged , in a most satisfactory manner. It will be seen may a reference to 77ut Gazette of Saturday night, that the Commission is superseded ; and we wider. stand, that, by the investigation of their stemmas. it appears, that. instead of • deficiency, as was at. first apprehended, there will probably he s largo employ. and that there was no actual uecereity for their stopping at all. This day the marine half-pay. elle on the 314. December lust, will counneace payin4, and the pensions to officers' widows of the laud and iniftinc forces, will tee paid on the 22d. The French papers are evidently unwilling to admit, that MLSTAPHA BAICACTAII has survived the iusurrectioa at Constantinople. It is, how ever, 44) asserted by the latest accounts trausinitted through % IeIMA. The present Sultan is Matto. MET the Sixth, and not the Second, as our news papers erroneously designate him. MA HON AT the 111. overturned the Greek Empire iii 1453, and , died thirty years later, in 14,4, as lie ens on the point of invading Italy, where the Tullis had al ready made themselves masters of Otranto in the kingdom of Naples. The present Grand Seizmior is onquestionably the last male of the Impend House of OTH/4 AN. Our Government has receiv ed lin advice o hates-. r r. 00000 , or of, Mr. ADAIR. We arc much concerned to find that a cousidcr able sickness prevails amongst the troops which has marched Hitt" the Sussex district, on their re turn front Spain. The Gist and 112 d Regiments, stationed at Lewes barracks, are, to au alarming degree, ufflieted with disease, which we are led to suppose is occasioned by the long and fatiguing me -clues which they experienced. ailed by the ye• riable diet, and rapid change of climate. This malady, which so unfortunately rages amoort the Vont*, has called forth the incest active exertions of inetheal skill to stop its progreoi. • , Several thousand tuilors in the metropolis have keen dimwit out of - employment by the recent no velle, it" t o g price of 'JAIL Many persons resist the demand as an imeeeitioo, while others do so from neceseity, added to which the trade is always heavy it" Lent. I. 14. I