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rttto l2l rtfo. ~~ NUMBS& 1980. SATURDAY, MAY .§7. 'II 1 IYCEUM THEATRE , STRAN D. vVivivir Mal VI, GRIEVING'S A FOLLY ; ; or. A TRAGEDY RFD FAR4F.D. made, double that allowed durim; the American war, its order to insure faithful se, vices. Mr. Joioes'oappointment front the Treasury was 21. per day, *col 31. per day from the War office, which entitled Inns to half-pay of 11. 10s. per day when his services were discontinued, being the amount of full pay dining the American war. Thi. mere/c.e was for the explain purpose of insuring fidelity and punctuality in the discharge of toe duties of the Commissary-General, and had becu so stated by him to Mr.Joires; that airy departure from the re gulation, would lie iiirxcusable, and that if any de linquency should he discovered, the utohost rigour of the law ssould be .ought aguinst the offenders. On his cross-examination, lie said that the ap pointment of Defeollant took place iu cousequance of the honourable manner iu which he had formerly conducted himself under Sir C. Grey ; Plat the vivo tablislonient iu that part of the world wits, at the period of his last appointment, very large, and that the duties 'of the office bad cousequeutly greatly inereastad. The letter of instructions to Mr. Jones was then read it•explairied the extent of his pay, as told by Mr. Kale, and that the deriving of profit from any Oilier source thou pay. and the ordinary alloomice of rations, would subject hint to dismissal. Mr. Win. Smith, a clerk in the House of flo rin and Co., was called to prove the hand writing of the Defendant; when a letter was put iu, to .;hew the kuowledge the Dateuclonit hod of the adopted regulations, written by him to a Deputy Commissary, cautioning him, arid those under against obtaining emoloineoits other than derived from the regulations, under pain of immediate dis missal. The hand-writing of a receipt in full of all dtrosnols, fur Ottfd. from the Defendant to Mr. M. Higgins, slated lith of Feb. I WO, was also proved. Mr. 'Matthew Higgins was then called. He stated, that he had been a merchant iu the West ladle., when Brigadier-Geueral Knox comenaisoled there ; at that time hr contracted with him to supply vessels for the use of Goversiment ; he knew Mr. Hugh Rose, at that time in the West huller, where be utolerstood he was actin , . as Deputy Farinaster-General. In 1796, he actin; ; Mr. V. Jones was corning out as Commissary-Generah which was at the ileac he had a contract with KIS.- , gadier-Geueral Koos. Having had reason to sap , pose his contract would be at an nil upon the arrival of Mr. Joues, he applied to :Mr. H. Knee, who was on greater terms of intimacy thau himself, to speak to him not to take the contract for vessels ant of his hands. Upon the day be made that ap plication, he weut with an expailitiou from Bar- Woes to Denierunr ; lie returned to St. Lucia, where be saw both Mr. Jones and Mr. Rose. Mr. Rose told him that he had amused or settled the business with Mr. Jones, and he was to cautious the contract. Witness afterward* repeated the con versatiou to Mr. Jones, that he had hail with Mr. Raw. When Mr. Rose told I be was to contiaue the contract, witness said he felt much abhor' by :.is interference ; Mr. Rose replied, he had betels oblig planation of the account with Air. Jones, the settle ment took place. He had seen Mr. Jones twice since he came to England, in London, hut that was nine years ago. To a question, by Lord EI.:.ENSOROUGIIi witness said, that his accounts were ultimately settled, at:- cording to his agreetneut with Air. Jones and Mr. Roar. Mr. Nathaniel Winter was next called. He de posed, that he was in the West turtles while Mr. Jones and Mr. id. Rime were there. He realm hered Mr. Junes calling ou him shortly .before Mr: Higgins left, when lie g ave him a atonement of 'pro fit and loss from the ledger, which he looked at, but could not tell whether Ise took it away with him or not ; he did nut know what bccaine of it, sus he never saw itafterwards ; conclaidej it was it, the possession bf Mr. Jones. W:ttiess cause to this eintUteY iu May, 1797. and, iu taw, made out an accouut, from papers produced to bile, by desire of Mr. I of the " Artosic.au Adverse/re." which coiseist.4l needy in hike of exchange, and partly in attires, end that Mr. Jones's share of the profit was to lion by the direction of Mr. Higgins, fur which lie got a rt:eript from the banker un the 25th Felpreary, for 8291. 9s; WI. Upon his cross-exmnination by Mr. PailL. he said he never sew Mr. Jones on the Subject of the acconnt of " American Adventure ;" Isevres not die clerk iu the West Indies to Mr. Higgins—that was his brother. He was u partner in the firm of whiith • Mr. Tully Higgins, brother of 'tor. Matthew Hig gins, was also a partner. 11.. house used to fur- Mr. Matthew ,Higgins with stores, on a com mission of five per cent. He knew the fact, that false names were put to bills of parcels; hut never inserted them himself. He had applied to persons to put false Names to accounts which were to be rendered by Mr. Matthew Higgins to Mr. Jones. Witness further stated, that he resides in Fitzroy street. Mr. Matthew Higgins iu Ireland, and that he is now Ins agent iii London. - To a question put to this witness by Lord' Et- LENVOROUGH, whether his house would not have susplied Govenisuent upon the same terms as they did Mr. Matthew Higgiais ? alter at little hesitation, he said he supposed they vomit'. A letter was then put iu on time part of the pro secution, from the. Defendant, to Mr. Glissfurti, cautioning hint to he very circumspect us the an- Seers he gave touching this business; ohms the Case on the part of the Crown closed. Mr. DALLAS them made a Molt eloquent speech, in behalf of the Defendant, the greater part of which went to 'Juno:l;4pin the inindsof the Jury that the evidence hi support of the prosecution was given by accomplicts, whose tetiltlolly should at all titjel be received with suspicion. Plsr followiug I/Owasso' were then called to De fendant** character. General Alsercronsby, the sou of Sir R. Aber eroinby ; General Tyler.; Mr. Jordan, Barrister-at- Law ; Mr. Moore, 'formerly Attorney-General in the island of Barhadoet ; and R. Jones, E.g. who was at the her in the West Indies; they seierelly swore to the upright, unexceptiouable, honourable, and immaculate character which die Defendant bore for :I period of from six to nine-years, while lie filled &Bend situations in die West Indies. Lord ELLENSJIIOU'AI summed rip the evidence with great penipicuity, ate' commented upon va rious* parts of it with mach force and eloqueuce ; hr then left it to the July to decide upon the guilt or innocence of the. Defendant. The Jury, after about five minutes' deliberation, returned thew vcrslict—Gritty. - IMPEICI4L PARLIAMENT. MOUSE OF LOADS. FaIDAY, MAY 245. o. Elt• 1 4 Z. Mr. Airmen.ler was azato Beard in this appeal cause, on the part of the Respondent. Further itroseadiegs on Vled nessUy near. Mr. Wit A 1474011, Sir T 110111•9 MI LLPII, 1124 other Mem bers t h e H ouse of Coma t ose, brought up the I.oan Bill, :tad a few private Uilts, which were laid spun the table and afterwards read a lis‘t Lend CASTI.ItIet ow, .1.(1 uther Members front the Hon.. of Counaoas, preseatell a message at the liar, requewiiise a conference with their Lordslices,re... i rectidg th e Add/AC.)2i* pletiois Bill. The Le>, o Ca A scrtt.na, after reading the menlagli, Met putting the question of ,rt.!, which sus append to, hallsmir ed the Messengers that their L..rdships had assented to this message, sad had appointed a coaferenee fu the painted chamber. The Maaagers werc the Earls of Ayleelord, Rad-. nor * sad Liverpool; the Bishops of Bangor sad Sslisloir> ; sad Lords Boston and Bradford. Attu thew return from the painted amulet., the of AT Ir.kilrOßD frd'orowal the [louse of the nature of then con- Brener with lb,. Commune ' who were desirous their Lord ships would nut insist en the amendment they lied made is Mae M.litia t'omple Coe Bill. It was arced to by the Hoene Mint they won ld not mist iipou that aneeednieat„ and a ,fie to that elect was ordered to the House of Cum aim ameadiegly. • Ills 'MAJESTY'S MESSAGE. Upon the order of the day being read for tuling, His IllsieSty's Message into consideration, The Earl of I.lsstroot. rose for the purpose of moving an address. in answer to the gracious nits sage co 11111 l unicateil front His Majesty. When he considered the state rti Europe io the present time-, surd the rieetesiry for further and continued exertion against the coiciuton roc my, I.e felt satisfied there would lse tin oppositaia to the raltims he was :chola to propose. lie lia-isircaly declared the purport of the present :vi e ! ic stow, a loch was fur a vote ofcre •iit, am! kninc;tilso stiitrei the event of thesum pro poscr.d to lc voted, namely three millions, lie ecnicei ved there woidcl out I,e occasion for his detactiing their lortlshi pc with tudity snore observations on the 'Ob ject. It sea still his duty to remind the Noose isi,d th e ' K idie, that whatever might eventually be the issue olthatt contest, in which the Emperor of Aus tria was Ho w enzegect, it wit.. envies! which Laid not lovers ewsttgatril,dr;ectly tor indirectly, by the advice interpn.it . of Ilia Majesty's bovernment ;it was it contest whiel) No hero cuintonced from the Laposidesatiou of the Austrian Covernnutnt turd bad itseu dictated icy their own COM:Sail. re. i 'S . . . - -.-- -- - • • Ot • .. o frrisirisasihiL sissy". i orernmandiog such I etnigile, to preserve their existence as an lade's-ed. lit nation. Whatever opiiiiouseltotild prevail sipou the probability of war errs, one sentiment alone could actuate every and:- . 'ideal, both in abd out of that [loose—that it was a coutest engaged in ou the principle of justice, and' in which were involved the best interests of inau kind. With respect to the other subject alluded • ! to iii the Menage—the citric of Spain and Por tugal—if he reverted to the ciose of the last Sesoion • of l'arliument, and recollected the general semi went which wee entertained in raven, of the extra ordinary efforts of the Spehisli people, he was happy to reflect, that, after one of the most formi dable attempts made optima their independence, by such a powerful eneuty, the spirit of the people of Spain remained uusulougated. The answer he - should propose would wily go to ailfila; to His Majesty's Ministers a certnui sum of money, which, in its 'helium', would be kit to thou iiiiierVUOl4 we %rale' etherget.Ck.ll - might require. At the aline time, Ili; Majesty's ticreetaeotist were dis posed to give that anessauce which would best mown the object of the great cause in which we wire concerned, a due repeal would be also paid to What had been recommended by a Noble Earl (Grey) on e former day, that we elimild, wider the particular circumstances of oar present situation, be • sufficiently regardful of husbanding our resources. lie would riot occupy a greeter portion of tiieir Lordships' attention, but conclude by moving !' That en humble addrem be presented to His Majesty. thanking him for his most gracious message, sad that their Lords:l4,o most readily concurred iq as louring His Majesty of their desire to enable hum to attend to these - objects particularly adverted to us his most gracious message." ' The Duke of Nonvott was desirous lie might not be understood as giving any opposition tit ttii• vote of credit ; for although be einertaiord an °minion that perilous, in hit judgroaut, mere compe tent thaw Ills Majesty's Miuisteni, might sill their situations, yet that rotividenition would not inching him to appose • certain suaonif the pubic money ij being coubded to their disposal. as eiuergereidirs might render requisite. Hoenig made this re. we.; ;% '''',''. mark, he considered it his deity tii observe,- that '. ' -'. '..,: 4 , r according to the present 'tote of a:Tinton', the Cossi...,• ' titreut, he considered every sacrifice of etellead .co- :•ts 'ley. in the cause of threw wearer not aide effectually 4, .., .to assist, as an improvident luesittsare. He did think • ' there was little prospect Austria would have It ,• her pnwer so withstand the aursindohle &smelt of the French Eespene: ; one if the linter rlioeld is t i t f ir'eii successful in is meditated oiertioiew sit th e Hones •e , in .2 of Austria. there war too much reeron te ap- 'Jr: . "".' • - "'- prebend that he would eventonlly rtilorogs,us the --",'''' • whole of th e Peninsula. Lookrias. therefore, en . - —"wt."' • three two events, which, in his (Tenon, were most hhely to happen, and however in.eetse Ms opistioa• might be from that of 'Moine Lents opposite. Ito should consider the sending of money or troops tee the moistener of Austria, Spain. or Portuol, es is . • • weeless sacrifice of blood as. I treasure, in a cawsie which ninst eventually terminate uuracresrfutly. , - .r.,, .. He rhowid be disposed to give every attention to . . .. the connexion oft heat Britain with Ainenca, and . 1 • should recommend the policy of strengthenirg the indepemlence of the latter canonry. There could be no doubt the Ruler of I* ia.ice war extremely solicitous for the ruin of this cowl. try, anti alter he had completely subdue.' ' the Continent. he would more directly attend to the accioruplishilient of oar destruction.— in such a cast we should feel disposed to re.. grit the useless loss of a single man, or a eingle guinea, when every exertion would Le nein:elided for the maintenance of our own security. Ile roso with uo intention of opposing the motion before the House, but lie had brom :educed to ray a few words in answer to the observatinis of the .Noble Secretary, to *assert, there isa4 uo ininarstable principle of justice, which airpnsed so ob ligation of our giving assistairze to any of the Powers of the Continent, and to protest agaiinst nor making extrnordinary, hut useless efforts, by the sacrifice of men arid money, in the cruse of other nation.. It was liken i.e worthy of well ark, the people of Spain were celled upon to n cert. e the Government of a Sovereign who was in capti vity with the very Power against which they were couteriding. Such • Ge,ersinieet and 'such • 'aro ' tion of the person brought forward as the thrice of • the people, would lead us to suppose. that it at:- . other arrangement had bikes place, there *mold have been a greater likelihood tie Spenork r atii as would hive, evinced more zeal and usisiiiiiiiit oss„.•• . . cause which they Lave mole/takes,. Trwro - Kjiet of these observations was only to impress utois their Lordships' consideration thee propriety of extreme caution in the use of those resources so requisite to our own preservation. Lord liisaausyst expressed his disispnointusent is finding that any oce of their Lordships siselaid have felt disposed to offer the %mailed neppoeition to the proposed Address; on which oc.oratin be had fulls• expected the most perfect timinnuity. The Noble Duke hail truly observes'. there was DO int minable princ*:ple of justice which bound thes eons try to contribute issrioteece to the cause in which Aaiun*, or any other country en the Cootioeret, .night be rogegood; limit at the *tame time he ..osiot streauonsly insist en the prOpririV iii our isisieg es. Kishinev to the general cense er Europe-. Cisia;tl se he euntendsrl, that, when Amours lifted op ite head, aiond wade a formidable effort to prowl r e ie. - self from that tyranny which had nitioilislorod al nioot every government of Europe, ee ought not .to afford to that empire all the swag.• ace isossi).le j Upoe the narrowest principle of policy, it was pro dent to attack the enemy ebtcail ; bed, weetorver might he the tetniimition of knee contest. in **Mai he was engaged, and if we donates.* tell in the go nerd ruin, we should %ere the satisfaction ofhasing done all in our power to stop the progrereo4 . dt *One. ties ; and we should Lc I ewiirtlegi by the l ourrsl re spect of the nations of Eigotie, and the mlnikat.sos • 1. _ IHEAT KE-ROY l„ /14Y AAttki ET. Thin Evening, May •7, THE ENGLISH FLEET inn; with KATHARINE AND PETEUCHIO. ROOMS BILLINGTON, NA. LDI, and Mr. ORM' AWN CORCERTC ..dy and Gentry gsbeevilare. are rraprrtfaUy lamin ate ninth Concert will take place at the above M Pl!abgrry, tie nth ittsiprit KING'S THEATRE, HAYMARKET. 14 remission of the Kight Honourable the lord Chant bei lain. • UN. BELLY reineafoNv informs Ills fricorle and the Pah*, that Mr. Taylor, Proprietor and Manager, basing kindly granted Ilia persuasion to have Ws Benefit at the Orra House, he has the honour to ea poetic, to thee: that on TUESDAY NEXT, June will be performed , the Tragedy of I IIE IiEI'V.NGE. Zaapi e Tans ; Masse, Mr. C. Raab* perliesmint, occasion Mrs. lifil6infra ors her amistanee; also Mr. Brahma, Signors . Sitwell, Mr. Bellamy, and Madame Bianchi Leader of the Vaud, (which will be that of the Opera complete) Mr SVei. bairn. The whole to conclude with the last new Grand Pantomime • Ballet, in three Acts ' entitled, CALIFE DE BAGDAD; Cenitpoesd by Mr. Veetris ; the Mimic by Mr. I'. Lanza. la which Mar and Madame Desbayes, Monsieur ves ts's, mid SigtfornAngiolini will appear, with the other prin- Mind banewrs, Comps dr iallet, 'rickets art Boxes to be burl of Mr. Kelly, at the Opera Balsam, Palbraall, from ten till seers o'clock. limes is. Pit ss Gallery es 6d SIR. Bustusrs swill-, AND LAST 41'10KARANCE . THIS REASON. By Pertntesisa, sad ander the 'suction of the Right Bow the • Lord Cbantbertaia. Lyclum f H EAT it E, STII4 ND. TUES D A I V, May 30, 1809, their Majesty's Servants sill act the Opera of VIE CABINET. Prince Orlando, Mr. Brahma. To which will be added, the Farce of VRIZE. Lvtittbre, r. Bannister, Hesrtwell,(witb sablitional songs,) by Mr. Brabant. "The Yorkshire ileseity," by .Me. Mathews "The Plansty," by Mr. Johnstone; " Sad, sad, is my Breast," 401 Y Seena.flum the Opera of scno woad", as sung by Ma dinat entalsai, by Mrs. Bishop; and the Diet of " All. Well,' by Mr. Brahani, and Mr. I. Smith. • • Tickets aid places for the Boars to be bad of Mr. Mateo by g, i 6, Caroline-street, Illedfordwiquare ; aid of Mr S l ang, M the Bas•soffice, is Little Rumwii-street. ►aa kitallicoaseste - - Naidi ....... i in a NU ,V) llEit ..1 thu tquulLerly ~,.. 11181 F t Ew a, iii lee poblielmee ea TUESDAY. TICTI" A LIAN&OF FIC F., MAY 23, 16°9. Z A 111 E COM MIS'iJO * N VMS, Virtual/log Has .htstitratie• Nary, de hereby Ore Meier, That ea TUEI Y, the lath afire now, they wiN be made 60 ~OM Ter in trettsap (rawa4vlap), eve tteatjie ECIF R Lit NDE ED MeIWWW4If rbiet etea.ll4 W' 36 Madge, it racketeer *raver 9), or rirrs TAN Fl FLO MOOR, WIN OSUMI PON To F, ar SIMPSONS' Pt)N 101' COALS; to be de livered is u whole cargo er • , asehralf then.qf is She trete ?elf week, tiara the (late qt: took le nt the ether WI ea tie week. - - ' - - ' aleepide eke Inire Swath eleir ~ The te!e' t watt qfleree.irili, wind. wed weetkei . ermattiag, _ed , 1444 Hit ii.eje•M'o rieturitin rs , wee at Pirseeth wee to wake terms ; t h at eonsa must have Memos ay Bills, payable with lateral, ninety. moiety of the emolumentsarising from the contract, after elate. and that the othe. - nratty must be divided between )ewsikiewer of the Confrere we, be see* et toe Seereete• him (Mr. Ruse) snit the whore,. Witness then /et - told Mr. flisse lie 'would have nothing to do with jr. regard 1414 tor h.al to art Tend., oi ,shah the Pnee ji. • , _ •• , • Isiertetlie Itr.rtly at 'teeth, Or that stall not be gielorered It , to 1111101 Mr. 1%014 v riaten, that he was very t f its Mood - /.., , A5el rhie •Yloele ea Ike eta Treedey, the IstA I wrong. for that there were many really.itisil tsilliogtu quays test, art fatless eV Poriaa rho Moiler, .r take the contract upon those terms; lie urged that som• l e,ae, on 4 i , 'Owls, oiltkia., On cow, the veSsels might leo discharged. that Air. Jones I(ICTVAI.LINti-014 Nab, M• ir eta, stag. had commencti purchasing vessel., which•Govern iiHE CON' AllSSle)NEtiti fur. Victors/ling Has meld would nisbigaie; he used other argiuneats to 111- 1414440..." Vary ke"67 g ive W.'", That " TUI "" lallUalle 111111 and said he was willing to drop his tAr bet of Jaw tee, they "VI ie nod. M meek* if wou ld , with c on tr a ct . w mi.. a s wise ., „ e). f, wet sew ti.ie 5. .4 tare,h e An on th e it ems/ hHANDIN RED WINE a. the i.e . / lector.. Ilirrekweee n ew then told I he would go on, but would not awe Drains therein *say Mask proper io ten; Mbe rakjare to e take hi . share ;it was agreed that his Ink was to Iferreett reedit Itaette• 14 be Iteteret. -1 Ili the orgy ilt e be made up in furnishing supplies; that whatever Ora Westi,.fere qe . Canaan avid Ezoiee Defies, iota HO Ma. supplies were Wanted for the army, he should he jester Vittaidlivig Storer at Deptford, Pennenith, awl Ply.. ?ridßaw. *tie to loselose jts kg prgablik, mitt latent?, ,Oppe . nutexi to furnish; the profits pirisiag from which *peep ago alto diee. I were to be divided io the same in miler as those • fie Casilitinat qt the Cataract r.a, he seen at tie Stmt.:pry'. arising from the vessel -contract. This agreeincht -Vpc , , with Mr. Rose took elare on board a ship. upon Are reputd wit! he I oil to key 7', tide, al which the Price Abell r d • i i • the illlnfter-otoN. r. h ose aiterwa s foin ma Ant be ieltrtel it 1// Aar Omit tat be delivered a'. the &wird Mire Oar ;eh.: -r :4, acid Tvradee. tee l t i r k Mr. Jones was in the cabin, and too .. - towu to tosrene watt ; we talc.. it.. Permle who wakes rte Tead.r , which he did. and repeated the conver..ation, a lair ••••• Pam.. an l“ ar4eli, a". 00 . 1 . ty , rnfled 00.. Us erasers - tied the agreement and his acquiescence, . . - when Nlr. Jones gave Ibis assent, by an intimation of his hesifi, rattler than by a verbal expression.. Witness afterwards went on with the vessel-contact, and supplied stores to a great extent during nine or ten months; his charge Renowned to a tui!lion cur rency. The accounts were kept with the know ledge of Mr. Jones, and were ultimately settled with Mr. Jones, lO.COrtlillg to the leJaer which WAS produced ; thi. hook was kept Mr. %Viet ter, the items of winch could be e‘plaiwed by him; the mit ries in it were made in the West Indies; he left that part of the world in the month of April or May. Igor, previous to which he saw 111r..louesoitsii personally stated to him the account of the profit and loos when his akrount was .ettletl, and lie received the of 94,1681. 13s. for stores, &c. furnished pursuant to contract, after allowing a deduction to Nit. Jones of 15.3,0001. hieing his moiety of the protitw. Itiitisess had st,ii an c t tinder the head of al American Aileentere." Thistle eomailered fa• a private ailtemtnre,w it hiallich Mr. Joiws had ;nothing to du ; but afterward., reiu siderin; diet stem of his agreement, he repo. sta., Nlr. Nathaniel to make tip nit amount, evil Oil (is- f° ,0, 11'.: of that account, purl 8001. into the Ins -he of chino on him in the work!, except by she Ng:veal...lt en tered into on Ward ship. Upon lii• eniss.esitniaatinn by 11r. 1)1 LI *o, he said that sin periiit was peeseul in the iir,.t vomiter- Cation but himself and Mr. Role. nor in the cabin hat hi:+taelf a n al Sir. Joust. The *mods.% be fur nished were beef, pork, ruin, and lihicu't. The bills al paroele were &tic-rad in. sometimes in die mune If the real stller, and oonietimes in gent;* one.: 16.1 as the market tote,' toes °cr.:ovary to be (TM fled, Air. Winter, by his 111111kire:slbt4111..11 f iermtio. to • tmttify 'feu da , ys ittUr be had had a personal ex . LAW INTILLAISAIVE. 101/11T OF KINGS BENCH, tcr.stot ?Irma, Mar g 6. "fare Uri £lL.NaOaoasN, and a Sieraii PECULATION. 1111 SING V. VALI6NTINI JON.ES. In this cause, which excited a considerable degree of interest, the Counsel on the part of the Crown were the Atierney-General, Messrs. Garro.r, Ab bier, and Richardson ; and for the Defeinlaut, ?deer& Dallas, Park; Topping, and &lam att. Toe Arroits no-Gss ULM. stated the case for the' Crows. It was an indict mem, charging Valentine Joni". Esq. with a iniattenieaueur ; he had been appointed, in the year l/ft.s, to situations of great trust in the West 'radius, in which it was his par ticular duty to watch over the interests of the pub lic. and to prevent exorbitant 4,liarges by those who undertook to supply the army with stores of various descriptions ; on the contrary, however, ha con nived at. and became a participator in criminal U1101181:001" to a very emended degree; the fart. of winch, .as our lituits will not allow As to go into a espial,' detail of the pletidiugs, will lie treat col lected from the evidence. The copy of Mr. V. Jones's oppointmeut. as Contetissery-irleiseral and Inspector of Accounts the West lodize, having bean read. the 'light tins. G. Rose war called, and exasnitted front the !tenth. )Ie wi t a ',hewn a cop_ of a letter of iustructions sent to Mr. Japer, subs.moint to his appointioeist, the contents of which, he hail nu doubt, were getinine. The Right MM. (71.0111t1111311 deposed, that lie had told Mr. Jones that he was to derive no emolument nr advantage whatever beyond the pry stipitLitect 111 tuns two Cs 11114)111, with the usual allowance or rations, Cuasitlerable oars:ice of pay 'had linen •