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, I dhler4.4o l /.r. . EAST INDIA HOUSE. —...--- , THE MARQUIS OF HARTI:IOS. estateral Court of Prop rie tors of East India Stork was held y, by adtournment, at the East India House, rteLeaden iallameel, for the purpose of taking Into centideation the Hydra ad papers, so far as they respected the contime of the Most Noldathe Marquis of Hastings, late Governerefemeeral of India. The Quinetee (W. Astell, Esq. M. P.) said that he had to loftiest the Court that they were now met by adjournment of a SpOtial•Courn called at the request of nine tioneureble Proprietors, to tt mide. the papers laid before them. in pursuance of the older made foe that purpose at the Court of Proprietors, held on the 3d ..darsf March last. . The SECR ET MI V then read the requisition. Ile also reed the *4l=l gamier% made by the Honourable ilouelas liinnsird, viz.— " That this Honotirable Court, having h.:en into consideration, ordered to be printed. and laid before it, at a Court held on the 3d of Much last, relating to certain pecuniary transaetiont with the Imelda of Messrs. Williams, Palmer, and Co. at Hydrabad, is of Opinion that there is nothing contained therein which tends to affect in the slightest degree the peened character. inteerity, arid honour tot the late Governor-General of India, the Mast Noble the Mar quis of Hastings." The amendarent, reeved by the Chairman, and seconded by Sir Ventage Robinson, was then read, •iz.—" That this lion. Court, having taken into consideration the papers laid before it relative to certain pecuniary transactions with the house of Messes. Palmer and Co. at Hydrabid, is of opinion that there is no geoutid for imputing corrupt motives to the Most Noble the Marquis of Hastings, lite Govenot-General of India, nor to any other Mem. bar of the Bengal Government; but at the same time it feels itself celled upon to eeprees its approval of the several despatches; to India, made by the Honourable Court of Directors, on the 24th of May, 1810 o2Bth of Nov. 1821 ; 9th of April, 18224 and the 21st of January, 1824." Mr. PAT lISON said, that as he understood there was a copy of a letter ih the musession of the Chairman, which had been ad dressed to the !Marquis of Hastings by the Court of Directors, he wished that letter to be read. illr. Feesmerzeo said, that if the Honourable Director had that letter read, it must be considered as part of his speech, Red that he would not be at liberty, at a subsequent stage of the pro ceedings of the Court, to address it again, as it would be med. iogly informal for Honourable Proprietors to call for papers to be mad which did not form pert of those now before the Court, and then afterwards to be allowed to comment upon them. Mr. Samuel Dixon, Mr. Rigby, and the Honourable Douglas fiinniini, severally expiessed their opinions as to the propriety of the letter being read. The latter Honourable Gentleman observed, that their Honourable Chsionan had set the example, by engaging two persons to rend for him, at the last meeting, a pile of documents, as part of hiaspeech, and if that were a bad precedent, it was nut the fault of the Honourable Director (Mr. Pattison). Mr. PATS' ISON said he was anxious to give information to the court ; and if it should be supposed that by having the letter in question *.ad, he should be precluded from speaking afterwards, be certainly should consider, that by having the letter read, be Ilhould be rendering more assistance to the Court than if he were to speak for two hours. It was finally agreed that the letter should be read. It was dated the 15th-of July 1324, and written by the Secretary of the Court et Directors to the 3larquis of Unsung., in reply to certain lettere from his Lordship ; in which letter the Directors said, that whilst ' they could not approve of the observations made by his Lordship, in his letter to thee}, still less could they concur in the doctriae ex peeked by his Lordship, that where they entertained opinions of disapprobation or suspicion against any of the Company's servants, that it was ineumbent on them to institute preeeedings against them. Mr. CARRUTHERS rose and said that the question to be dis. mimed was one of su painful and delicate a nature, that he regretted It should have been persevered in. Ile had hoped that the discus lion which had already taken place would have led to a recon ciliation of feeling (he r, heat), by some friend of the party coming forward, and so arranging it as that the subject might have been most satisfactorily put an end to. He telt that as this had not been done, it was found to be an impracticable step. It being therefore ' unavoidable that the Court should proceed, he trtsted that it would proceed with the most temperate and cool determination to do • ustice to all parties. Sorry should lie be to treat this sub iect in any other war ; rather would he imitate the Hon. Gentle- Oran who 'brought torward the original tendon. and who, by his temperate forbearance, had obtained the approbation of their Hon. Chairman. He now presented himself before the Come determined to gem his verdict from the evidence before thew, tree tram all pre mdice, passion, or party feeling. It was stated by an lion. Mem ber at the last Meeting, whom he did not now see in Court (Mr. John Smith), that he considered the question to have been star towed into a very small compass; that it resolved itself, in fact, into these two questions: did lie, or did he not, believe the Mar quis of Hastings to be an honourable man ? Now he (Mr. Car /others) would say with that Ilunoureble Proprietor, that the Marquis of Hastings was an honourable man. But he must go further ; be trust also ask himself, did he or did he not, after a careful perusal of the papers DOW before the Court, and a candid 'eider - wee formed upon the statements contained tlfrrei:!--did he or did he not (he would repeat) feel that the Marquis of !Issuing', out sef a partiality entertained by him towards Sir Willem' Homeold, who was a partner of the house of Palmer ane Co., foil into the error of favouritism, and use the power and authority which be possessed as Governor-General, in Furth ranee of that error ? He ( 31r. Carruthers) could not even stop here ; he felt obliged to carry the question still further, and ask, whether he did or did nut be lie-.e the Honourable Court of Directors were honourable men? Did he or did he rot believe that they were fully and completely "lustitled, by the facts that had been communicated to then, and the dote:meets that were before them, in preparing and sending out to India those four despatches which were referred to in the amendment!' He would declare to these questiorN, that lie did; that he not only believe.! the Court of Directors to be honourable men, but that they were quite justified in preparing and sending out those despatches. He should state to the Court the evidence which led him to this conclusion, but he would endeavour not to occupy much of the timei of the Court, because the same evidence had already been goneinto by his friend (Mr. P.)in a manner alike. creditable to his feelings and enviable to his taleo ts. H e found in page 6 of the printed papers, a letter signed by the Marquis of Hastings,in which that Nabte Lord stated his reasons for granting the licence dated 234 July, 1816, to Messrs. Palmer and Co. empowering them to make a loan with his Highness the Nizam. Now, he t 51r. Car ruthers) found that that licence contravened the 13th of Geo. 111., which was passed to prevent British subjects from entering into money transactions with the native subjects of India; and this licence, it appeared, was granted for the benefit of his Highness of Nizam. But it seemed that the illegality of this measure had so strongly impressed itself on the minds of the Members of the Coarmill of the Bengal Government, that constant opposition was want to it. He next found, in page 45, a letter from the Noble Marquis, dated 17th June, 1820, in which he said, that they who impugned his conduct respecting the licence, must be in this alter native—teat tie evils of the Nizam of Hydrabad were of It's impatience to the Government than the amount of the interest to be paid, or that the money could be obtained at a less rate, which was known to be impossible. In consequence of this letter, Mr. Adam arch Mr. Stuart proposed two other modes for raising the required loan : the one was, that the money necessary for the Nizam should be furnished by the Bengal Government, and that security should be taken from the Nizam. Now, when I he (Mr. Carruthers) read this proposition. it appeared to him to be erteed and a sound one; but it fell to the ground in consequence of an opinion which had been obtained by the Marlow of Hastings, 1 from Mr. Spackle, as to whether it could be carried intoesecution. He (Mr. C.) would not stop . to observe upon the matinee in which tots opieion had been obtained, but would proceed to page 53 of dhe printed papers, where he found that .Mr. Adam stated his con cern to learn that the plea was viewed with such repugnance by the Governor-General. In consequence of this plan having been ejected, the Council stated what course should be observed. ' ?sow, what was that course? 'Why, that the money should be obtained by subscription from the British merchants in India, and the great glut of money in the India market gave every fair ground of believing that the loan would soon have been raised in that way, and this mor.ey was to be raised for the benefit of the Nizatu. Alf. Kite 14 AIIRD—In what year was that? 3lr. Ceanuednas--Itt was immaterial what yest ; it was enough lot himto state the page. (Laughter, and cries of '• the date, the date.") It was in the year 1520. He would now proceed with bis argument the found that that proposition was made by Mr. Stuart, and supperted by Mr. Adam. In looking at it, he (Mr. Carrothes) must declare, this also seemed to him to be a very rea sonable proposition, and he was quite at a loss to know why the Marquis of Hastings opposed it; but, on looking at page 2'2e' of the printed papers, it would be seen that the Noble Mar quis was still eager to grant this hence, and still opposed to' any other m o de being adopted to raise the loan. There then only remained one other mode which appeared to Mr. Stuart at all feasible—which was to raise this money without a guarantee. ' The Marquis of Hastings said that he should not object to this, provided it was understood that the subscribers were rot to look to tile Government for support in case the Nizam should fail to dis- I charge the loite. Now he (Mr. Carruthers) would ask why should these British merchants be precluded from seeking from leovern- I menu that ptotection which was granted to others ? Every man I must be at a loss to understand why the Marquis of Hastings should still persevere in refusing the samaprotecuon and the MVO privileges to the British merchants in India as its hid granted tol the house of Palmer and Co. His Lordship went on to say that •• there must tie co speulation that Government would grant this protection." Now he ' Mr. Carruthers), as a British merchant— -4" Hear, hear," from Mr. D. Kinnaird and Mr. Hume)—yes. h e would my, feeling as a British merchant, and he was proud of the name, he could rot understand why lie was to be deprived of the same protection from the Governor-General of India which was extended to the house of Primer and Co., or any other commercial hrose in that country. At last he had arrived at page 733. and he tree found a letter from the Martmle of Hastings to Sir William Rare:bold, dated the 4th January, 1815 ; now he could not help remarking upon this letter, although he had been told that it was a private Letter (" No, no," from the opposite benchea) This letter, it would be remembered, was dated in 1815, and the licence', greeted to the house of Palmer a: d Co. bore date in 1816. H. Lordship raid to Sir %./illien in this letter, that the partners spa. ealaied that he (Sir Willinm) being one of the firm, could do', w awa to promote their ieterests ; and his Lordship wect on to sty,' .....retest the was a fair and honest speculation." It was certainly re markable that the Noble Marquis should, on every occasion when - -Wel the house of Palmer and Co., evince such an aneioue *bele welfare. lie (Mr. Carruthers) could not but °b `-et was very remarkable. But he now came to that 'eh bad bad very great wfitience on his mind, epcakit>g of the house of «own for their welfare *erre that this faa Wl.l psetof th eiater Witch THE lIRMSII PRESS. Hie Lordship proceeded to say, " Perhaps a more distinct benefit would attend the firm by the distoaraganent of all compesition with it by any other British merchants. Now, after reading this, wouki any man say that his Lordship did not contemplate, when he was writing this letter, that it wee possible that other min would come forward, and seek the same favour and guarantee which was then about to be given to the house of Palmer and Co. ? His Lordship then added, " The same sanction would not be granted Iv any other rrson."—W by not be granted ? Mr. D. Kt Kum:to—The nest line will tell ye*. Mr. Calia ov fleas claimed the right of reading the letter, and making his comments on It in the manner which appeared most convenient to him. lie begged the Hon. Gentleman would not interrupt him. True, the letter did go on to add, that "it was on the ground of the services of the Nairn, and at the request of the British Resident, that he (the Marquis) had granted the licence"—that is to say, the licence which was dated in 1816. But he would now look to the fact. In page I, the letter of the Resident tppeared, which said, that the establishment of a house of business, conducted by English merchants, at Hydrabad, would do benefit; but did the Resident say, give Means. Palmer and Go. that pd. vilege ? did he say, that if other persona were to come from Eng. land, and commence business, that they were not to meet with es. couragement ? No such thing was said oe intended. He now came to the moat tatal paragraph of all—it was the last. His Lordship observed, that "No new establishment would have such • plea as that of Palmer and Co." Bet why would not any other person who came and said. " I conic to offer • lair and open competition with the House of Palmer and Co.' • be entitled to the same protection and privileges which that homes received ? He had now gone through the papers, as tar as they vs. hated to the licence ; and he thought be had seen enough in dew documents to justify him in saying, that his Lordship was MIA unfortunate in bin preference to the houseof Palmer and CO. If he (31r. C.) thought that he had fallen short to justify the verdict which he should give, he could alluile to other evidence. The Hon. Proprietor then commented upon his Lordship's conduct TO. electing the voluntary affidavit which had been made by Sir Wm. Rumbold sod Mr. Palmer, and said that he felt ashamed at seeing such high rank and character concerned in such transactions. With regard to the letter which had been read at the request of an Hon. Director, he considered that it did not touch upon the question now before the COWL The Hon. Proprietor, after alluding to the arguments of Mr. Hume, and especially to his remarks upon the conduct of Mr. Adam, which lie (Mr. Carruthers) ray strongly condemned, concluded by entreating the Count to do justice to the Court of Directors, and no:, by an unqualified vote, cast by implication, an unmerited censure, upon those who had so ably and so faithfully served them. Sir Jolts/ DOYLE and Mr. Rresett. (the Company's late Resident at Hydrabad) rose at the same time, but Sir John Instantly gave way, observing, that ss he understood the Gentle man appeared to vindicate hin character, lie would not for a moment bo the cause of his not being immediately heard. Air. RUSSELL then said, that at the time the last meeting took place, he was not a member of the Court, and that if it had not been for certain observations wade at that meeting, which reflected discredit on his diameter, he should not now have troubled them. His complaint lay in certain matters introduced in the opinion of the Attorney-General, which opinion was read as part of the speech of the lion. Charirman. The facts in that opinion were either assumed to have existed. or they were stated hypothetically, to show what would be the law if they did exist. If they were assorted to exist, the assertions were made without any proof; there was not a particle of evidence to support them. If they were hypothetically, put, they were then entitled to no more credit than any other hypothetical subject, which was none at all. He tank die opinion of Counsel to be taken upon certain statements laid before hint, which statements may either be founded in fact or otherwise, and upon which he gives his opinion, but not a judgment ; an opinion to direct future proceedings if thought advisable. Rut when Counsel has said that you cannot go into Court, that there are no legal measures capable of being instituted against the party to whom those statements refer, were such opi. pions, then, to he made the vehicle of libel ? (Hear, hear.) Were they to be made the instadnet ts of' the basest and foulest calum nies ? He was satisfied that it' the ground be stood upon was English ground, he need do no more than state this conduct, to en title it to univemal abhorrence. The opinion of Counsel was not to stand in the place of accusation, proof, conviction, and punish ment. If it were once permitted him to act upon that principle, and to be allowed to state his case to Counsel, and to apply the opinion which sheuld be given upon it as he liked, he would under take to say that lie would usurp the estate of any Nobleman in England, and prostrate the character of any man, however high he might stand, in the dirt. The papers which had been referred to in that opinirm, had been ordered to be published, and had it been permitted to him as an act of justice, and even front a con sideration of an old servant (hear, hear.) he should have sub mitted to the Court of Directors what would hare rendered much that he had now done unnecessary, and lie should have been spared the detail which he now felt compelled to enter into. He had read the papers before the Court with great care arid diligence, and he hoped he should not be accused of vanity when he stated that he was prepared to vindicate all the transactions which had been re presented in those papers. Ile was not ilihresed to arraign the opinions of the Counsel bernese the Counsel reasoned foam a partial view of the subject. if he were not satisfied with the fairness of those transactions, his voice should be the first and the loudest in their execration. He should now proceed to give the Court an explanation of the facts mentioned in the papers be fore the Proprietors. The first was as to the loan of 60 lees of rupees from Palmer and Co. to his Highness the Nizam. This loan was assumed to be fictitious, and made tip out of unsanc tioned balances due to Palmer and C'o. from the Nizam. Ile would not only emit, but prove, that when that loan was proposed, there did not stand on the books of Palmer and Co. one single rupee of unsanctioned balance. Ile should occasionally refer to the !otter of Sir William Itumboid to the Court of Directors ; but in doing so he did not mean to take one single fact upon the credit of the writ-r, but be stated them upon his own declaration. It had been objected, that Palmer and Co. had three open accounts against the Nixon% But this war agreeable to the custom of the country, and indeed necessary. The first was the Mimi Sower account ; the second, the Aurungabad Account ; and the third, the Hydrabad Account. The Bern Suwar Account comprised the advances made for the payment of 1609 out of 4000 horse, constituting the re formed horse in Berar. It was the great and crying evil under all the native troops, that they wanted pay to fill their pockets, and food to fill their bellies. These men having been regularly paid by the assistance of Messrs. Palmer and Co., were made most ex cellent soldiers, and would stand and fall as gallantly, though their faces were black, as the otlit•ers who led them, whose faces were white. (Hear, hear.) Ile did not know whether there was any Gentleman then in the Court, who had served in India with these cavalry, but if 'there was, lie wool I appeal to him whether be ever served with braver or more iuithful men. Colonel FITTCLAIIENCE said, he hail served with them, and would testify to their being most faithful and useful allies. Mr. RUSSELL resumed. With respect to the Aurungabad Account, it comprised the advances made fur the payment of the Nizani's regular and reformed troops at Auruogahal. He had already stated in his letter to the Court of Directors, that unless the army were paid well, they would not tight well. Mr. Palmer Wired to advance this money, not, ha said for his own benefit, but by doing it he should be rendering service to the English Govern ment, by which be hoped he should be entitled to their future favour. (Hear, hear.) There then remained the Hydrabad Ac count, in which were entered all advances and payments of every description matte by Palmer mid Co., on account of the Minister at Hydrabad; and which was, in fact. a miscellaneous account. He hoped he had now explained what the nature of these three ac counts were. At the period of the loan, the balances due were— At Hydrabad - 4.63.979 2 Auruneabad - 13,111.669 8 Beret SOWST . 20,57.219 7 33,39,868 1 lj Deduct Assignments given In 1319, and realised iu 11121 - 10,56,711 6 Rupees - 28,83,146 H 0 + Palmer & Co. knowing what discussions were going on at Calcutta rrapectnig these balances, wished to submit to Government the whole of their becks- Ile we• so satisfied with the propriety of their conduct, and that it had benefited the Government, that he was /visions to have the fullest investigation. The lion. Proprie tor then entemil into a vny minute detail of accounts explanatory of tile maimcr by which the loan was paid to the Ninon. in con truversion et the charge that it wis a fictitious loan. Ile repre merited the statements of Sir Charles Metcalfe to be quite erroneous, and argued that if such errors were committed as he had shown, the Court ought to be very cautions in giving credit to such person's objections. In explanation of the item of jewels stated stated in Painter and Co.'s account, he begged to state that jewels in that country were bought for public purposes ; and that the number of presents made by the Nizam, to those who presented to him, marked the consequence of the individuals. In England it was said that such an one was presented to his Majesty, and was most graciously received in India ; it was observed that such an one bad been introduced, and had so many presents made to him. I The Hun. Proprietor then citcred into a full explanation respecting the charges made for interest, and contended, that at the time the rate of 24 per cent. was taken by Palmer and Co. money could not be procured by the Nium at a less rate of interest, that even Palmey and Co. were themselves were obliged to pay at that rate for part of the money burrowed by them of the Soucars, or native bunkers, to order to help to pay this very loan ; and that as to whether it was legal or illegal to take more than 12 per cent. was then, end still was, a moot point in India; for although some very eminent Counsel is this country bad said that it was illegal, yet the highest authorities in India were of a contrary °pluton.— And even Mr. Canunig, at the time he was about to be appointed to the Governor-Generalship of India, considered this point so unsettled, that in his phice in the House of Commons be expressed a wish that the Right Honourable the President of the Board of. Control would bring in a Kill declaratory of the law upon that very subject. Under these circumstances , then, it was too much to say that Messrs. Painter and Co. were acting illegally in taking openly, and under the sanction of the Council, the usual rate of 24 pc: cent. The Honourable Proprietor then adverted to the charge made against Palmer and Co. for taking &bonus of 8 lace upon 82 iacs; sad vindicated it upon the ground that it 1131 a part of the interest. But, in ten, not a farthing of this bonus had yet been receiveti. The Honourable Proprietor observed. that u to the question before the Court, he had rot the honour to be known to the Marquis of Hastings. nor had ever seen him. AU his com munications with that nobleman were in his (Mr. Russell's) public chatactar as Resident; and whether the Court should deem it proper or not to remunerate thit Noble Lord in a pecuniary way for the brilliant services lie had fel:dewed them, be could sot deckle, bin, ise fat as resulted the hvhoor pad in. tevity of that vest man's character, his (Mr . Russell's) voles should neva be silent while it was necasisty to roils it in sup poet and vindication of both against may attack oe inelnatia that might be made upon amidst ebesn i athem proceed haat what quartet tome they might. IMO PaaraMMl sat down rt loud cheers from ell parts of ate Mr. FRISIITIRLD cudmuch which the Hen. Proprietor had said did not apply to the question before the Court, and might have been spared - them. He contended that the docu ments which had been printed clearly justified the opinion that the loan of sixty , lace wan a fictitious one. He was of opinion that the Marquis of Hastings could not be exonerated from all blame, and that all that could be done for him was to acquit hie of corrupt motives. The amendment was entitled to the vote of the Hon. Members, as it asked only, that while the friends of the Marquis of Hastings were preitunig his Lordship, they 'Muhl not throw unjust imputations on the characters of other men. If the Court refused its approbation no the despatches mentioned in the amend ment, then he would say there would be no encoursgernent to other Governors to do their duty. Sir JouM Dorsi spoke in the highest terns of his Noble Friend the Marquis of Hastings, and entered into a vindication of all the measures sanctioned by him while (loeernor-General in India. lie did not mean to say that the Marquis of Hastings was infallible; nor did he intend to vindicate every little petty act during a nine years' administration ; because his Lordship was but a man, and therefore liable to error ; but what he wanted was the integrity of his Lordship established, and then, if they did d—n his politics, he could not help It. But it had been said, that though the Marquis himself was pure, yes he had suffered Sir W. Rumbold and Palmer and Co.'s house to be very impure. But he (Sir J. Do)le) would not accept the compromise ; he should think it very disingenuous for him to get his Noble Friend clear off at the expense of others. The lion. Baronet then proceeded to read some documents in explanation of the operations of the army in India. The Hon. Baronet appearing to be much exhausted,many of the members called la an adjournment—others called " Question." The CHAIRMAN said it rested with the Honourable Baronet, and if he wished an adjournment, he (the Chairman) was sure there was no proprietor in Court would object. S:r Joitx DONLI; expressed his thanks, and said lie crrtninly did feel much exhausted, and as he had much more to adt:ress to the Court, he should be glad if they were to adjourn. It was then finally agreed to adjourn to Friday next, at twelve o'clocii,lSir John Doyle being in possession of the Court. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Bataria.—The Countess of Loudon, John son, from Bombay, the 24th August ; the Sarah, Lam berg, from Rotterdam, the 17th September ; the Good Success, Poynter, from China, the 21st September ; the Hero, Poppin, from Antwerp, and the Salmon River, Gransmere, from London, the Ist October ; the Frank lin, Susan, from Amsterdam, the 6th October ; the Ba hian, Chapman, from Padang, the 11th October ; the Scorpion, Rixon, from London, and the Padang, Rogers, from Padang, the 26th October. Sailings from Baturia.—The Duxberg, Harken, for China, the Bth September ; the Java, Buckler, for Am sterdam, the 25th September ; the Good Success, Poyn ter, for Bombay, the 26th September ; the Salmon River, Gransmere, and Countess of Loudon, Johnson, for Sings the 26th October. po?e, Cape, Dec. 13.—The Greenock, Richmond, leaky, in her bows. It was likely to be repaired soon, so that in all probability she would be enabled to•sail for London about the 23d December. Arrivals at the Mauritius.—The Kambang, Tettic, from Batavia, bound to Amsterdam ; the Mercury, Jordan, from Batavia, bound to Nantes, having been obliged to throw 500 bags of coffee overboard ; the Thalia, Bran light, from Batavia, bound to Amsterdam (leaky), and was obliged to throw 150 bags of coffee overboard. Bencoolen.—The Baroness Von der Capellen, from Ba tavia to Antwerp, was obliged to put into Bencoolen, with loss of rudder and much damage, having been on shore. Her cargo was discharging in good order. The ship is ex pected to be condemned. Batavia.—The Jonge Jacobus, Bonn, bound to Rotter dam, put back to Batavia, the 22d October, with loss of foremast. The Salmon River and Scorpion were under seizure, but were released, and not allowed to land cargo, therefore they would proceed to Singapore. Sailing front Bengal.—The Lord Hungerford, Far quharson, for Madras and London, the 14th September. Remain: at Saugor.—The lion. Company's ship Can ning, for China. Passed Kidgree.—The Sir Godfrey Webster, Reynold son, for London, the Bth September. Bengal.—The Princess Charlotte, M`Kean, which sailed the 16th August, put back again the 14th September, sup posed to he in a leaky state. Sailing* from Madras.—llis Majesty's ship Slaney, for a cruise ; and the Golconda, Edwards, for Bengal, the 26th September. Sailing: from Singapore.—The Jupiter, Young, for London, the 3d September. Arrival at the Capc.—The Nereid, Boves, from London, the 241 December. Passengers by the Lord Hungerford, from Bengal (expected) : Mrs. John Palmer, Mrs. Conroy, Master W. Kenn, two Masters Conroy, 11. T. Palmer, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq. (Hon. East India Company's Service), Mr. M. Al. Eugene, Mr. Etchigoyer, and Mr. Bessas. The Clyde, Driver, has arrived in the Downs, having sailed from Bengal the 31st July, 1824, from Madras, the 3d of October, and from the Cape of Good Hope the 13th December. The Congress (American) Kinsman, has arrived at Cowes ; she sailed from Batavia the sth November. Awl:via at the Cape of Good Hope.—The Greenock, Richmond (leaky), from Bengal; the Hero of Malowu, Garrick, from London, Dec. 6; the Kerswell, Arm strong, from London, and the Alexander, Rabe, from Copenhagen, Dec. 4; the Mercury, Jordan, from Batavia, Dec. 9; and the Java packet, Boyle, from Amsterdam, bound to Batavia, Dec. 5. Sailing: from the Cape of Good Hope.—The Euphrates, Meade, for Calcutta, the 28th Nov.; the John Griffin, for the Mauritius, the Sd Dec. ; the Pallas, Cook, for Gi braltar, the Bth Dec.; the Regalia, Henning, for Bombay, the 10th December. Arrivals at llfadras.—The Bencoolen, Kirkwood, from Liverpool, the 23d Sept. ; the Cornwall, Bunyon, from London, 24th Sept. ; time Entreprenant, Gassies, from the Mauritius, the 25th Sept. ; the Exmouth, Owen, from London, the 28th Sept.; and Pyramus, Brodie, from Lon don, the 30th Sept. Sailing: from Madras.—The Resource, Fenn, for Ben gal the 21st September ; the Ranger, Clarke, from Bengal, the 22d September ; the Bencoolen, Kirkwood, for Bengal, the 231 September; the Asia, Balderston, and the Mar chioness of Ely, Mangles, for Bengal, the 26th September; and the Rose, Marquis, for Bengal, the 29th September., AGGREGATE MEETING of the CATHOLICS of IRELAND. [rem the Dublin Morning Post of Wednesday.l There was yesterday a numerous and moat respectable assem blage of the Roman Catholics, in Townsend street Chapel, called by requisition. At two o'clock, Mr. O'Gonseaw proposed that the Right lion. Lord Killeen should be called to the chair. The motion was received with a loud burst of applause. HIS LORDSHIP, on taking the chair, begged leave to address the Meeting. lie said, that although be felt highly honoured by the appointment hr received, yet he regretted that it should be caused by the absence of Lord Gormanstown, who was prevented by indisposition from appearing among them. The Honourable Mr. Preston, too, was unable to attend, although lie and his honourable father completely coincided with every measure of theirs, as also did Lord Kenmare. The body of the Catholics were never more unanimous than at present, be use there was an at tempt now making to encroach on their liberties. He could not say that he, himself, approved of every act of the Association tnit on the whole be thought that it had done a great deal of good. One essential good it had certainly done—it had Igrought they/re:lgs of the Catholics under the eye and view of the efhpire. When the measure that was in contemplation had passed into a law, the Association would inculcate obedience to that law, and enforce their precepts, by example. Hut until that measure became a law, it was their duty, and their privilege, to petition against it. Before he should sit down, he prayed, he conjured the meeting to abstain from personal allusions, and every thing that might be an injury to them. ( Applause.) Mr. JAMES DWYER proposed that the thanks of the Meeting should be returned to their Secretary, Mr. O'Gorman (hear). and that he be requested to continue in the office. (Hear, and applause.) Dlr.LAwr.tss seconded the motion, and said, in allusion to wha t fell from Lord Killeen, that he was prepared to advocate every measure of the Association. Mr. Olioit mate hoped the Meeting would attend to the wise recomtnendatior of their Chairman, and that they would be firm, temperate, united, and moderate. (Applause.) Na case could be made out against the Association, but by misrepresentation. It was stated in the House of Commons, and not contradicted, be cause there was no Member there sufficiently acquainted with Dish affairs to do so, that the rent-collectors kept two books—one, in which were the names of those who paid the rent, and another of those who slid not, and which was used in ttrrorein : this, he asserted, and he had the best opportunity of knowing the fact, was a gross falsehood. Another mis-statement had been male relative to Hanly's case, in which he himself had been concerned. The informations against Hanly had been received before the Association interfered, and when they did so, it was on the representation of his prosecutors, who were poor men, and had not money to undergo the expenses of a trial. Hanly was acquitted, because the evidence was insufficient. But, if the testimony against him had been label , cated, why were they nut prosecuted for perjury ? Ile now dared them to do so ; nay, more, these men would not only be acquitted, but guilt would be fixed on a qnarter not at present suspected. Mr. Blackbume. on thaeoccasion, had praised him (Mr. O'Gor man) for his mildness and forbearance. At the time that the Minis ters were emancipating the Creoles, they were not acting in Ireland according to the wishes of their King, who, in the country where he was absolute, had declared liberty of conscience. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BAOGOET, of Castle Baggott, moved the first Resolution. Mr. J. Dw YEE seconded this Resolution, which was carried by acclamation. Aitunt E O'CONNELL. Esq. moved the next Resolution in a speech of great force and point. It was seconded by Mr. CUNNAY. Mr. Ram then addressed the meeting. lily. CONWAY read a letter from the Rev. Dr. Curtis, Roman Catholic Prelate of Ireland, expressive of his approbation of the objects of the Catholic Association, and those to which the Ca tholic Rent had been and were to be applied. This letter was received with very great applause. Mr. O'Gonstaw Msuow rose, not only to express his confi dence in the Association, and in his glorious King, but to reprobate the conduct of those who had calumniated the Catholic Clergy of Ireland. He would particularly vindicate the character of one of that body, who had been most unjustly attacked—he meant the Rev. Dr. ()'Shaughnessy. it was said, in effect, that that Rev. Gentleman had fabricated treason : but he would appeal to all his brother magistrates, among win= was the 'llea Honourable Ve. sey Fitzgerald, as to the propriety of the Rev. Gentleman's conduct. He was called on by his parishioners, before he took any steps on the subject, and what he did was sanctioned by a bench of magis trates —Mere Mr. Mahon stated the particulars of the case of the soldier who was tried in the county of Clare:l—lle (Mr. 3lahon) would ask, after all this, was it right to hold him (the soldier) up to the army as immaculate? He was a fellow of drunken habi•s • and his (Mr. Mahon's) worthy and honourable friend, Colonel Parkinson, had stated on that occasion, that out of the nine hundred men under his comniand, he was the most insubordinate; and when, in extenuation of his conduct, it was stated that he was drunk when the affair took place, Colonel Parkinson said—" If It was not in when sober, it would not come out when drunk" (Hear, hear), and though this man was acquitted, could it be justly said that lie was, as he had been represented to be, free from censure? He (Me. alahon) would tell Mr. Goulburn that the Roman Catholic Clergy were the police, the unpaid police, the gendarmes of the country (great applause); they had acted in unison with the spirit of the Roman Catholic Association—that Association that had done more to produce tranquillity in the part of the country he came from than all the congregated police that could In sent there, or all the troops that could be poured into it. (Cheering.) That Association had been accused of disseminating seditious manifestoes. He, as a Magistrate, took merit to himself for distributing these manifestoes, and he would continue to do so, for they had, instead of producing sedition, completely subverted every principle of such a character in the county Clam. (Great applause.) Mr. Mahon eulogised the liberal Protestant gentry of the county Clare, and other parts, where Protestant petitions were getting up, and animadverted on expressions attributed to Lord - Liverpool, and on the conduct of another Noble Lord (we believe Lord (iort). Mr. LawsEss said, if the Bill passed he would boir his head to it. Ile had been bowing his head to Hills these twenty years. (Laughter.) Ile took a review of the circumstances that led to the Convention Act and other similar Acts. The former went to put down the greatest body of mind that ever existed in Ireland, and what was the consequence ? It drove men into holes and corners. He did not mean to sac that such would be the ease on the present occasion. Mr. Lawless proceeded to animadvert on Mr. Gout burn's speech, and on the conduct of Mr. Plunkett towards Mr. O'Connell. Mr. CoxwaT differed very much from Mr. Lawless respecting the sentiments be had expressed in his attacks against Mr. Plun kett. Counsellor Corrtwor R reviewed the proceedings of the Asso ciation, and pointed out the advantage derived to the country from the Catholic rent. Mr. Haw read the petition to Parliament against the suppres sion of the Catholic Association, and, it having been adeptsd with acclamation, Mr. O'Reilly was called to the chair, and the thanks of the Meeting returned. amidst general cheering, te lord Killeen, for his proper and dignified conduct in the chair, and his patriotic exertions on all occasions. THE ARMY. The Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant-Colonel D'Agul lax, commenced his half-yearly muster of the Household Troops on Thursday. lie mustered the 2el Battalion of the 3d Foot Guards in the Tower. The Grenadier and the Coldstream Guards were mustered on the Parade in St. James's Park yesterday morning; and the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, and the Royal Horse Guards, will be mustered to-day. The 2d Regiment of Lite Guards will be mustered at 11'indsor. LEVY FOR INDIA. By the last returns which have been received from the different recruiting parties in Ireland, it appears that 1,192 men have been enlisted for the British regiments now serving in India. Detachments belonging to the 4th (the Queen's Own) Light Dragoons, and to the 2d. 6th, Bth, 13th, 24th, 27th, 30th, 31st, 41st, 43d, 44th, 45th, 46th, 4 7th, 64th, 67th, 69th, and 89th Re giments of Foot, and to the East India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked. on the 26th ult., under the command of Staff Sergeant Brady, at Dublin, for Brisfol, on route to the depots of their respective corps. Detachments belonging to the 2J, 6th, 13th, 18th, 31st, 44th, 47th, 67th, 83d, 86th, 82th, 84th, and 97th Regiments of Foot, and to the Royal African Corps, the East India Company's .Irtil lery and Infantry, embarked on the 28th ult., under the command of Serjeant Chantry, at Cork, foe Bristol, on route to the depots of their respective regiments. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. BRIBTOL, FEB. 17.—Arrived the Douchfour, Jones. and the Edward Coniston, Forster, from Odessa; Swallow, Coale, from Cadiz; Redbreast. Lesdney, from IlitTe de Grace; Dispatch, Foster, from Palermo; Harriet, Stephens, from Gallipoli; Jongo Jong, Shevret, front Antwerp. Sailed, the Jamaica, Drew, the Btistol, Payne, th e Union, Blanin, and the Clarendon, Drew, for Jamaica ; New Volunteer, Stewart, and Pilot, Lorell, for Deme rara; Venus, Phillips, for Berbadoes ; and the Charlotte, Meyer, for 'Memel. Imreacounw. FEn. 16.—The cargo of iron, per Jason, Westcott, from Cardiff for London, is reshipping in the Albion, Diamond. SCILLY, FEM. 15.—Several small fir balks have been found near the Wand within the last two or three days ; one is marked "VV 11111." and another " 10, 112:412 ;" also a few small deals. Geavesano, Fen. 17.—Arrived the Olive Branch, Taylor, fruit) Lisbon; Christians, Whyte, from Jamaica; Neptune, Knight, front Ostend ; Fox, Fox, from Ostend ; Crow Elizabeth, Vanderstein, from ditto ; Perseverance, Alorgott, from Calais. Sailed the Juliana, Sleeitian. from Jamaica; Seger, Ilore, from ditto; Llandoveny, Parent, front ditto; Henry Davison, Barclay, from ditto; Aid. Teesdale, St. Sucre; Lorton, Sergeant, from St. Domingo; Albion, Burnell, from Genoa; Clio, Farman, from St. Vincent's; Sir Wm. Curtis, Whittingham, from Rotterdam; and the Maidstone, —, from ditto. Beintiwcr ow, Fee. s—The following colliers belonging to Tuesday a fire broke out in a provision warehouse in Sunderland ran on shore yesterday, but were gm off the next tide, Fleet-street, Liverpool, which destroyed the interior of the and proceeded to the northward—viz. Ferino, Baker, near llokier. building. thorp ; Martha, Potter, upon Flamborough Herd; Detwent, Far- The News or Literature and Fashion.—No. 37, of zero, at Old Fall, near Flamborough !lead. this Weekly Journal (which is just published by E. D. PouchCe, Noun Suer Los, FEB. 16.—Yesterday morning, during a No. 7, Brydges-strect, Covent-Ourden, and sold by all booksellers fog, the Catherine, Brown, of Aberdeen, from London to Shields, and newsmen) contains, among many other interesting articles:— ran upon tho rocks to the southward of Culler Coats, but was got 1. Public Character of Sir ,Tames Mackintosh-2. Joint Stock Corn off the following tide in a thlitaged state, and towed in here by a ponies—. 9 Philosophy of Cron. Con.-3. The Reading Room at steam beat. The Reward, Wood, nut on the Herd yesterday morn- the British Museum—S. Professed People, No. 1, A uthors-s.Coo ing, but was got off with assistance and carried into Shields. versations of Joseph Brasbridge (continued)-7. New Theory of Wearnroan, Fee. 16—Last night the Hope, Beale, from the Fine Arts-8. The Elgin Marbles, No. 5; I'ha Torso, with a Chichester for this port. in ballast, and the Scott, pilot.boat, fell Sketch-9. Paintings in hand-10. Metropolitan University, foul of each oilier near the mouth of this harbour : each sustained a Letter to T. Campbell, Esq.-11. The Life of a Tar, No. 4-- considerable ilainape ; a young man was drowned Prom the Scott. 12. Periodicals, The London Magazine, No. 2-.13. A Pro- AMSTEADAM, FEB. 15.—A vessel is supposed to be lost at menada-14. An "At Rome, The Conversesiotle"-10. Astro. Ameland, as several bales of cotton have been washed on shore. nomical Phenomena for the ensuing week-16. Poetry-17. Re. and a round house, with " Charlotte" upon it ; also • piece of views of New Books, kc. die. Ace tinstamped Edition of " The timber, with the word " Jobe." News of Literature and Fashion," for town circulation anti trans. The Marna, Enierwr, has arrived st Jamaica, snd the Ebenezer. mission to the country In parcels, price Bd. Stamped edition, for Proust, at Barbadocs. ' transmission, by post, Wet is, UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, FEB. 18. Mrs'liras' PRIZES.—The subjects for the present year are— For the Senior Bachelors—De stain Nitro qwerreom flare Vete rift: inter Grrrros a Romano: Philosojrhorum dogmata;? Middle Bachelors—Quantopere sibi invicern prosint poprli ribere matandis inter re mercilna. The Rev. Adam Sedgwick, M.A. Woodwardian Professor, and Fellow of Trinity College, is presented, by the Master and Fel lows of that Society, to the vicarage of Shay Camps, in this county, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. George Macfarlan. OLD BAILEY, FRIDAY, Fii. 11. CHARGE OF MURDER. Mury Keaton, aged se, steal indigo' fee the wilful rastdar of Joseph Keaton, her hablidd, Y LadMFewet St. Giles's. Mr. A snarws stated the esm, Ole of which have already appeared, describing that the prim, acid her late husband bed lived happily together for a number Orme, until the Lament able catastrophe took place. He mentioned the confession of the unfortunate woman, and with great feeling pointed out the affec tionate manner in which she had acted after it. Richard Cockin, examined by Mr. Ano LPRICS-11 assistant at the Rose and Crown, Broad-street, St. Giles's. Knew Keaton, the deceased ; he was at his master's house on the sth February with a fellow-workman. At half-past eleven he came again with his wife; they had a pot of porter; the husband paid for it with a sixpence. The wife took up the halfpence, and said—" That will do for a glass for me in the morning." They appeared very friendly ; both were rather merry, the husband most so. They were decent people, and well-behaved, and above the general clam of persons in the court. Mary Taylor, examined by Mr. Amazes.—Deceased and his wife lived on the ground-floor. Witness lived on the first door. Was going out about 12 at night. Mrs. Keaton spoke to her. She said "lie that dirs. Taylor ?" She asked her to go in and have a drink of beer. Witness said she was in a hurry; did not drink any beer. When she came back Keaton asked her in. It was very near twelve. Prisoner was sitting very comfortably with her hue. band. There were two pots of porter, some beefsteaks , and bread on the table. She took a drink of b eer. The deceased said ebo should drink with him before she left. She did so. They were not sober. Both were a little fresh. Witness went to her own - - - - • •• • .. room ; afterwards heard loud talking. It appeared to come from Mrs. Keaton's room. Could not hear the words. It was as if they were quarreling. Heard a voice calling out, " Mary, the man is bleeding." The voice was more like a man's than a woman's. A person named Mary Moore lived opposite. Witness did not go down then ; went down in a short time—in about a quarter of an hour—into the prisoner's room. There were a number of persons and the watchmen ; prisoner was then on her knees by the body, crying out—" I have murdered my husband." She was kissing hint ; saw some Wood about deceased's head. Prisoner was very much in trouble; had known them a long time ; they were very happy; never knew them to be quarrelsome; the deceased was a paviour. John Taylor, examined by Mr. Ariotrues—Was at home on the night of the tith of February finishing his work. lleard two people speaking loudly; he did not go down. His wig did. The noise he heard he thought was like the breaking of a pane of glass, and a few angry words a ere heard ; the deceased and his wife were quarreling; they had lived happily before. William Moore, examined by Mr. A NDIEWS.—Lives opposite the house where deceased lived. He cried out himself. Mrs. Keaton came to his room about twelve o'clock ; she said " For God's sake go over and pacify between me and my husband ;" saw blood come front Mrs. Keaton's nose ; she said words had hap pened between herself and her husband ; went over to the door, leaving Airs. Keaton in his room ; he tapped at Keaton's door, then opened it ; • saw no one there ; tere was a candle and two pots on the table. Retorned to Mrs. Keaton, and told her he could not see any body in the room. She replied, " Ile must be looking for me." She said to my wife, " For God's sake go over, and see if my husband is there." She went, and returned immediately, and said the man was on his hands and knees, and bleeding; he went over, saw him, and picked him up. lie found him on his knees and hands, his head towards the cupboard ; he seemed to breathe; he was on the left side of the fire. There was a chair near him ' • the body was lying between the chair and the chimney...iamb. Blood was flowins from his head ; blood flew in his. the witness's, face as he lifted him up ; he then cried " Mary, Mary !" il'it ness's wife and the prisoner then came over ; his wife and Mrs. Keaton took deceased out of her arms, and the latter said, " For God': mike go for the doctor !" Went to two doctors ; did cot get either of them ; told the watchman ; found Mrs. Keaton lying by her husband; she said, "Joseph, Joseph, my dete, I hate killed you." Hardman took her into custody. There was a broom in the room ; the hanlle was broken in two. John H ardman, examined by Mr. A NDRZWS.—Ts a watchman ; went to the house and found deceased lying on his beck; he ap. peared to be dead ' • saw two wounds ; one on the back, and one on one side of the head ; asked prisoner if she had killed her husband ; she said she had with a brush; saw a long-handled hair broom lying on her right hand; the broom produced he believed to be the AMC; the head is loose; did not examine the brush part. The fire.shoyel and poker were not in their proper place, but lying near the brush ; on the point of the poker, and the comet of the shovel, these was a little hair; a little blood was sprinkled on the handles of both. Took the prisoner to the watchhouse. Cross-examined by 31r.Bnontarcx—When witness went, there was a crowd of persons ; and the poker and shovel might have been knocked down out of their proper place. John ilanington, • watchman, gave evidence of the state of the prisoner when he was called. Samuel Farzenian, after prisoner was brought to the watch. house, went to the house, when the prisoner said, " IVell, Mr. Furzeman, how is he ?" lie replied, a little better, not being willing to tell her the worst. lie had known them before ; thought them decent people. Asked prisoner how they came to quarrel ? [Here the witness detailed at length what passed between the prisoner and himself after she was in custody, and which we gave in our ac count of the inquest.] Ile considered that her whole conduct hail evinced the greatest sorrow and contrition. Richard Ogle, surgeon, Great Ifussell-street, saw the body on the 6th of February. This gentleman gave a detail of the ep rennee of the head of the deceased, and had no doubt that his was caused by two wounds on the skull, Milicted by some blunt instrument. This closed the case. Mr. Baron GRAHAM asked the prisoner if she had any thing to say ? She handed in a paper, which was given to her Counsel, Mr. BRODERICK. and was aftetwads read ; it merely confirmed win: had been given in evidence. Mr. Baron GRAHAM proceed& to charge the Jury, commenting on the evidence, and dwelling particularly on the excellent cha racter of both the deceased and the prisoner, and of the harmony in which they had lived. That it did appear an extremely wooden affair, without any previous malice, which the conduct of the un happy woman afterwards fully showed. The beamed Judge also particularly dw elt upon the blow which she had previously received from the deceased, and which might have caused a burst of violent passion, and led to the unhappy result. The prisoner's life was in their hands, and it was for them to consider, under all the circum vanes, whether this was a case of wilful murder. The Jury consulted for a few moments, and returned a ver dict of—" Not Gaily of the Murder, but Gaily of Man slaughter." The miserable woman was accommodated with a chair during the trial, and was in a state of the greatest agony, weeping bitterly. When the verdict was returned, she arose from her seat, and, with clasped bands, said, in agony, " Thank yon, Gentlemen." THE LATE MR. PARRY. - - trillions Bennett, a bricklayer, was put to the bar upon the Co. 1011W6 inquisition, charged with feloniously killing and sluing John Humphreys Parry, Esq. Mr. Aootritus, in his opening to the Jury, described the deceased us a barrister at law, wbu resided before his death near Burton-crescent. It appeared by the evidence of four witnesses for the prosecution, that on the evening of Saturday, the 3th of February, the deceased went into the Prince of Wales public-house, in North-street, Pen tonville, and inquired of the landlord, who was at the bar, after the health of his wife : he au much intoxicated. Having received an answer, and made an indifferent remark or two, he lett the house, and was followed by the prisoner, who had been sitting in the tap room, and who was seen by the witnesses to go up to Mr. Parry, and call out, "If you area man, stand up and fight." He at the same time placed himself in a fighting attitude, and caught hold of Mr. Parry by the collar with one hand, and shook him. blr. Parry said, " Don't strike me, I cannot (or will not) fight." The pri. toner, however, struck him a severe blow on the lace, and then, in the words of two of the witnesses, "a tremendous blow" on the side, which brought him to the ground, his head striking against the edge of the toot pavement. He lay quite motionless, and was taken up by some bystanders, and taken into the Prince of iValea, where it was discovered that he was dead. Mr. AIDIETIS endeavoured, in cross.examination, to elicit from the witnesses, that the deceased had not only used insulting language to the prisoner, but actually committed the first assault, by breaking his pipe, which he was smoking as he passed through the passage of the public-house ; but the Learned Counsel failed la showing this. None of the witnesses could speak uto the origin of the affray. The prisoner, in his defence, said, he had 'Ronan to prove that the deceased was the aggressor in the first instance, he having broken his (prisoner's) pipe in his mouth, and drawn blood, and at terwards squared at hint in the street. Two witnesses, one of whom was a bricklayer, in the employ ment of the prisoner, swore, that they saw the deceased in the street. standing up to the prisoner in a fighting attitude and one of them stated, that the former made a bit at the latter before he struck a blow. Mr. Pearce, the landlord of the Prince of Wales, stated, that Mr. Parry came to the bar, and said " How do you do ? how is your wife!" and after standings minute or two, he said, " I shall go, if I can get out." The witness said he would let him out, and went with him to the door. The deceased was mach intoxicated, and as he parsed the tap-room he said, ". Do you expect tue to mix with your tap-room company The prisoner, who was sitting in the tap-room, jumped up, and 'said, " The tap-room company is u good as you at any time." The prisoner followed the deceased out, and witness beard no more of either of them until Mr. Parry was brought in. The prisoner remained in the house half an hour after the melancholy business happened. A number of witnesses gave the prisoner a good character for humanity. Mr. Baron GIARAIII summed up the evidence, and the Jury re. turned a verdict of Guilty. John Brows and John Allkren, were indicted for breaking am'. entering the dwelling-house of Susannah and Anne %Walker. a: Ponders End, near Enfield, in the night of the 14th January, an : stealing s quantity of linen and wearing-spear:l. The prisoners were found Guilty—Deafk, but recommended tc mercy. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning 10 min. after 3. I Afternoon 23 min. niter S. 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