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so important, that they find it dif f icult to select particu lar facts at worthy of greater notice. He isformed the Committee, that he knew many instances of persons in. jeered by larcenies awl furgerirs, declining to prosecute on account of Ilse punishment ; that the same comideration strongly disinclines many persons to serve as jurors at the Old Bailey, and induces thrin to bribe the summon ing officer nut to summon them ; and that he hat. sera juoits influenced, as he believes, by the severity of the pu eichtornt in litirnfreillii capita! cases, hut especially is tbr geriec, Rite verdicta of aceptiltal where the pools of the r .,..eires guilt were perfectly clear. Old professed dory's, are of the Compassionate feelings of juries, are, lir say:, desirous or heiwg prwieruted on capital indictment, rather than otherwise. The present 111.1111Cr101111 enactments to iiiLe away life appear in toe ultulty ineffectual: hut there vie pilllialallintS s hieh t am convinced a thief would dread, namely, a MIMIC of dowipline totally rein 'slug his former habits ; idleness is one of the iirt.oliw it ehaverteri._ tie, of a professed thief, put bias to labour; elrhasehrry is r pother quality, ationnince is ifs oppei.ite ; apply it; rum pail they indulge in, they ought therefore to experience solitude ; they are accustomed to ontrintruiled liberty ot net on, I would impose restraint anti decorum : were these my suggestion■ adopted, I have no doubt we sboohl find a considerable redaction in the sondeer of of. tenders." He dates, that "he hiss often seen Juries reduce the valise of Anew. stolen, cuutrary to clear proof; there is no reluctance lo procreate or convict, in his opinion, in morder, cram, hot-glary in its original sauce of nocturnal hou.e.hreakiiig, highway robbery. with murderous attacks on the prison. The thieves observe the strop:Lilly sir the public; it seems to capsule theta, anti they appear less con cerned than those who witness their arra. nee. Certaisly, the general feoling doe. wit go along with the infliction of death Si.. the ea.e of crime.; etroweoutipainftl by .iolence ; there are very few advocates for the generality of the present punish ments ; these punishment& rather trod to excite the ?oldie tether Delius, the eeiminal Lawn." (For Coneltitirm aft lest pare IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ROUSE OF LORDS, Sirruavay. DFCFMBVII IS. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to 'the Seizure of Arms 13111 and the Malt Duty Bill. The Commissioners were, the Letzo CUAMCILLos, and Lords SiIIAfTLSBURY and BATHUIPT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, "'mummer, Declaim 18. The House met at three o'clock. and was sum moned by the Usher of the Black Rod to the Up per Howse. to hear the Royal Assent given to cer tain Bah. On the return of the SPEAKER, an ad journment took place. MINORITY WRO TIMM TPOII PIR WM. DE CR?I?tOWYS MOTIOT TO WIVES RR. OWYRS FLAW, TOR TRW AMTLIORATION Or TRI! COllol7lo* O► TRW LOWIER ORDERS, TO ♦ COM MITTER. Anbrry, Sir J. iamb, Hon. el. Ricardo, D. Barnett. Jas. Nsig-tot. Lord Smith', J. Complus, Samuel l'clogle, .1. Slur:l4,—, 13-paten, B. l'Alener. F. w.iii....., Md. Gralosm, Smilelford Rasclar, Lord ti . ....,d, Al& Wove', W. I). Teitras--Sir Woe. De Crespiamy and !oho Maxwell. CANADA. The following report Is given in a New York Paper, of the proceedings of a Court of Oyer and Terminer for the distriet of Quebec and the Indian tertitories, opened by Commission under the Great Seal, dated 29th of April 1818. and continued by adjournment to the 21st of October. 1619: — It appeared in the course of the proceedings in the Session of tl:e Commission, that in November /619, • memorial was presented to his Grace the Doke of Richmond on the tort of the North West Company. praying that so special Court of Oyer and Terminer might take place, to hear nod determine all eases arising in the Indian territories. An early reply was given, that a Court would open for that purpose on the 21st of October. 1819.• and that the Crown would in due time give notice to the parties. Ou the 5'.4111 or May last the Crown gave notice that a Court would be held at Quebec on the 2d of November for that purpose. and the notice was immediately acted upon by those of the North West Company interested therein ; it was forthwith dispatched into the interior.• and those who were implicated in the accusatious brought forward by the Earl of Selkirk were apprised of it, -011 far m time and distance would allow. It appeared. however, that some time after this notice hail been given•to the North West Company, the agent of the Earl of Selkirk, notwithetanding that hie Lord ship had, as appeared by his printed memorial pro duced in Court. elm petitioned Cove ait in this country, in October. ISIS. that a Commission of Oyer and 'Terminer for the seine purposes should issue, had explicitly stated to Government, that the private prosecutor (the Earl of Selkirk) was not ready. and that probably the roiliest time when he might be ready would • he the autumn of 1820! At. intimation to this effect was, in consequence. given on the 20th June to the principal agent of the North West Company. then absent from the provirree, and actually in the Indian territories; a period when it was much too late, even hail the thing been in itself reaeouoble ; and the prepare ' nous for the approaching expected trials, though at • great expense, necessarily went on, pursuant to the first notice. However, on the 2d of October, the parties accused found it expedient to lay a me alonel before the President against any further protraction of their trials ; in reply to which, his Honour stated, that a Commission of Oyer soil Terntiorr,for, the trials of (Paces committed in tlie Indium territories, had issued on tare 29th of April, I lb, sod was continued by adjournment to the 21st of October, and would open 013 that slay, `• where legal course and redress must be sought for by the persons interested therein." Accordingly, several Gentlemen belonging to the North West Company, with upwards of twenty witnesses, collected from distances of from two to five thousand miles, appeared on the opening of the Court ; alien the names of the avenges!, T ie._ Archibald Norman Al'Lerl, James Leith, Alexan der Macilotiell,Areinbald M.Lellari,Hugh AltGillis„ Simon Fiteier, and John Siveright, were recorded by cosoesit. The Court cuurinurd b y adjourn 'meat until Thursday la.t, alien the Counsel of the North West Company slated the circumstances above set forth from affidavits tiled by eionselit, and moved that those who were under recognizance should be thseltarged from their bad, nod those riot under recogniznice should be dim:hinged by a. 11w Croon had declared to Court was nothing to olvel against Noy one of them. After a discussion of some length, the Court adjourned, to consider of these motions, till the following day; when, with the exception of one of the accused (Mr. MlLelhin), who happen ed to• be under recognizance in that Court, the Behr!' ,lifrided that the applicants should take no thing by their motion,. In the course of the aM ,inadversitm that fell from the Bench and from the Solicitori•Geaeral, it appeared that they considered Mat thtlfesmitt had so joriedictioli to interfere with offences alleged to have been committed in the Nation territories, unless hrou,, ,, lit forward by the Craven. Ear:Y in the Session two bills of indictment were preferred by the Crown, and found by the Growl Jury, against Mr. Williams, Mr..l,,hir John M•ll..eorl,Calrtain Marthey, Serjeants Vitchy, and Welling, and several Nieuron soldiers, all in the service of the Earl of• Selkirk, or of the Hod srm's lbw Company, fur the as cult and fake im priscrimect, in'the mouth of JIII/C last, at the Grand Itspid,,,ht the ItirtiOn territories, of Mr. Shaw, Mr. M. Tanab, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Frobisher, and Mr. Mackintosh, partners of the North West Company, with several of their heart cinnemrn. On the firth of October the Court adjourned till the e4th of Jinoory, 1820. AMERICA. NEW YORK PAPERS. [From The trihoinglon (N. C.) Recorder, November 7.] Trott FIRIE. Thursday morning last, shout tl.fre o'clock, the cry of " Fire !" was given. It originated al the beck of a small building occupied by Mr. Samuel Aalkine, as a grocery store, situate on the wharf, near Duck street, and adjoining the large brick warehouse lately occupied as the '7t Coffee.house, in part of which was the office and count- Pap-room of Gabriel Holmes, Earl. From the hest calculation we can mike, the whole num ber of houses destroyed are shout three hundred, of every description, including the Presbyterian church lately erect ed; and the total loss of property between pis and seven hundred thousand dollars. The fullowiag persons are those who have lost by the de. struction of buildings :—Cot. Archibald F. 31 , Neil, Julian Lon don, Col. Thomas Cowan, John Swanu, jun., William M'Kay, estate of Thomas Jennings, Seth Hoard, Joseph Kellogg, estate of John London, Mrs. M'Ree, Jacob Levy, Richard Bradley, Eslwnrd B. thidlry, William .1. Love, S. Springs, James Dickson, Hanson Kelly, David Smith, Henry Urqu hart, John Walker, George Jennings, Robert Rankle, State Batik, Witt of Nehemiau Harris, estate of Avery A.Pcdain John J. Brown, sen., estate of James Allen, M. Blake, (state of Robert Ilierohy, J. Usher, Mrs. Hoskins, Mrs. 'roomer, William Harris, James Marshall, estate of Peter Harris, Louis Pagget, estate of %I illury Moore, Ruche!, Luring, William C. Lord, Gilbert Geer. This list is, no doubt, ieconsplrte. Among those who suffered hr the destruction of other properly, the principal in amount are Isaac Arnold, Ed mund Bridge, jun. Ekurer Tilden, Dudley and Van fled: Dudley and Dickinson, Miles Blake, Stilt Hoard, Richard Lloyd, J. Angomar, Geom. l.yde, Henry Wooster, Patrick Murphy, B.C. Gillet, W. C. Radcliff, Stewart Robinson. I: is a!must impossible to ascertain the extent of individual lures. r.s Iry person within the bounds of the fire, and all those w ithuut it, who removed their property, lust more ur less. But the extent of a loss, as it regards merely its *monist, is not the criterion of its injury—it is him that has lost all, the unprotected, the friendless, and the helpless, that ought to excite our pity mid compassion, ■nd calls for our assistance. Only one life was lost. Captain Fart/ohne IVITae, nfter the fire hail almui , t ruhsillei!, a hi. ventured within a build ing for the purpose of s:ivinz property not his own. The wells tell, and he wa- cn.•hed to atoms. Ile was a useful citizen in sphere of life, Jail would bare been regretted earn bad he died on the courli of disease. TO give mu- readers at a Jl%l:flier an idea of the part of the tow,. destroyed, its limits correctly we will rode:moor to destribc runiineueing at the corner of Second and Mai ket streets, at a building owned by M►s. Toomey, near the Town Dail; running wcstwniilly to the store of Richard Lleyd,ou the river; thence down the river to Orange.street ; thence eastwardly up Orange street to Second-street ; and from thence nurthwnrilly along Second-street to the begin •iiig—comprising four whole squarer, every building in which were destroyed except a brick warehouse belonging to Hanson Kelly, Esq. the bnitdint occupied by Archibald Taylor, nth! a Idaiksmith's shoo. Without these limits, two houses on fruit-street, and a house on Dock-street, belong_ log to Mrs. Barnard, were destroyed. Such is the extent of our injury. It belongs to others to point out our distresses sail our lamentable ilituatiosi. And all this is lbe work of an incendiary! Suspicion has bern afloat. but we suspect it has not been directed against Ilse right person. Higher views than those of plunder must have been the object, for we have heard of not much 'access and a very few attempt.. The cause is immaterial; She effects anti the crime are the same. We will not pretend to pourtiay the character of the wretch. Every virtuous mind ran depicture it, and human nature must blush al its own depravity. FOICAIGN INTELLIGENCE. DUTCH MAIL. HAGUE, DECEHBER 14. In the sitting of the Second Chamber of the Slates General of this day, • message from his Majesty was read, with two projects of laws rela tive to the finances. As our Paper was going to press, we received numerous communications and journals from the United States of America. from which we give a few extracts, which are of the utmost importance. " By the passengers of the Hippomenes, which arrived at New York from Curacoa, on the 23d of October, we learn that the Spanish General Mo rillo, had retaken Smith Fe, and was marching with a strong corps against Maracaibo. A Spanish squadron of one frigate, two shops, and seven smaller vessels. was blockading Margarettii." In a from St. Thomoes of 12th October. we find the following important intelli gence from the Spanish Main : We have this morning received communica tions from Margaretta. which acquaint us that a contagious fever ►ages there; among the victims of it were Generals English and Sandusky. General Devereux had not yet arrived." From Angostura it it stated, that General Aria• mendi l.ad effected a revolution in the Government, and that General Ordinati (quern , tJrdaneta) was marching against him. _ I'ETERSBURGU. NOVFIIIIIEr. 20. Could Rolscherberg has been charged Yid' the 3liiti.try of the Interior; the Ministry of the Po lice is abolished, and the direction of the Police of the Einpite littitud with the ?ilisiistry of the Inte rior ; the d. iiartnient of Msnufactures and nal Commeive is united with the Nlinistry of Fl ounce, end the chief direction cr the Post Office retuiiii,+ for tile Frei•ttit in the hands of Pinter Grh,zitt, :11i.iister for Religious All'airs 11116411.1t1i0n. A iiew genend lurid* of rustems for the whole empire is expected to be 'Fierily published. VIF.NBA. DECEMBER 1. Accounts from Brody of the 12th November Nate, that the plague is making fresh ravages in lll°Wools, and that the mortality increases in some districts. The A netrian cordon on the frontier is PO much strengthened, that we are in no danger on the Russian side. Buckowino, which is itself ♦ery healthy. is carefu:ly and strictly guarded, to pre vent tiny communication. it.tmntTßGo. nrcr.mcErt 10. iinw !earn that in the destructive lire which destroytd the Palace nt Brunswick, the archives were tint entirely eensumed, us first slated, but that a very; considerable part was saved. NOVEMDER 29. During the time that East Friesland was under the Dutch Govcrinent, a part of the public domains itr that principality was privately sold by King Louis, V% ho was in want of money. It is Paid that the Hanover-Imo Government has resolved to annul these sales, to re-annex the estates to the domains of the Crown, repaying to the prevent holders the purchase money.—( Dutch Papers, December 15.) THE BRITISH . PRESS. LONDON, MONDAY, DECENBriI 20, 1819. A Dutch Mail arrived last night. with Papers to the Wilt instant. We regret to hind it stated in thin,, on the authority of adviees from Curacos, that the Spanish General Mount.° had retaken Santa Fe. New York Riper' have arrived to the 19th tilt. On the 4th it tire broke out at Wilmington, N.rth Carolina, which destroyed about 300 Mpes, and occasioned a lots of property to the amount of 1,000,000 of dollars. By the Commodore Barry, arrived at New lurk from New ()deans, accounts hove been received that two thousand Spanish troops hove been landed at Pensacola. -777.70.=. • . We have received Hamburgh Papers to the 10th inst. Accounts from Hanover stale, that in the end of November all the Provincial Assemblies of that kingdom met for the purpose of choosing Deputies to the General Diet, which is to meet on the 28th of this month, divided into two Chambers. It will he interesting to learn what tlm Representatives of the kingdom will say respecting the recent reside. tions by the (.;.verninent upon the public press. The navigation of the Elbe was interrupted by the ice on the htli CHRISTIANIA, JO ?Mara 28. On the 201 b intl. the pilols hi-might a brig into Stavaern, probably an English semi, (idled " Nestor, Sunderland." All the papers mid ntlirr thics belonging to die brig, sail., anchor, cordate, doe. were taken away, nor was any person on totrird. The cargo appears to consist of timber and deals. The booksellers of the metropolis are indefatiga ble in their exertimis t.p point out to Parliament and to the public the inappropriate severity of the Bill now before the House of Commons, for the punishment and prevention of libels. Whatever objections are urged against the Bill by this highly respectable body of men are entitled to the utmost attention from Ministers and the Members of the Legislature, for the sentiments entertained indi vidually by the several members of the trade upon the general policy of the Government are known to be too various and confile:ing to admit the sup position, that in their present hostility to this mea sure they are influenced by a party feeling. No thing but the firm conviction that the Ministers are acting under en erroneous impression, and without sufficient consideration of the practical effect of a measure which must fall with peculiar and almost exclusive severity upon that trade which an en. lightened Government re sght rather to make the object of its fondest cari,.COuld render the book sellers of the metropolis unanimous in their opposi tion to this act of the Administration. They feel from long experience that innocence is no security from a charge and conviction of libel, nod that if the present Bitl pass into a law, one of the most respect able and wealthy men of the metropolis may be driven from his country, have his best and fondest hopes blasted, he deprived for ever of his domestic happiness, end prevented from filling and station in society to which his industry and integrity entitle him. by souse calamitous circum►tance over which lie could 'Possibly exercise no control. But a few days hive passed since a Jury, coal - preyed no doubt of re• spectable men, by its verdict condemned Mr. CIA. ENT, of the Strand, to pay 500/. to uti individual, , Mr. WRIGHT, for the publication of a libel in one of a a OLIBETT'S twopenny pamphlets, although it was proved upon oath that Mr. CLEMENT, so far from being actuated by a libellous intent against the Plaintiff, had, previous to t his publication, given orders to his servants not to suffer any of COBBETT'S vvilirgs to appear for the future iu his shop. Had Ow libel been of a political Matted of a personal nature, Mr. CLEMENT might have been convicted of the offence, where certainly no crime was com mitted ; he might, if it were a first conviction, and probably would, have been committed to New gate for twelve months or two years, and have had to pay a large tine to the Crown, anti if it were his second conviction for a similar offence, he would be driven from the country of his birth, the ltnd of his hopes sod his affections, to " wander on a foreign land." This could n o t be justice—could not ine policy, and all the power of Parliament could lint divest the transaction of the mural turpitude which roust attach to it. No wonder then that the booksellers should feel alarmed at the unusual danger with which they are threatened. 'Fhey have indeed already suc ceeded so far in mitii 4 atiog the proposed measure, as to induce our Ministers to resign the puniehment of tranyortation ; but although that of banish meat, which is still retained, be less ignominious in its nature, and less revolting in its execution, yet not only does it affect the individual exposed to it with a severity equally destructive to his pur suit of fortune, and subversive of his domestic happiness, hut, in a political point of view, banish ment is attended by many mischievous conse quences, from which the punishment of transporta tion is exempt. If the prevention of libels be the real object of the Ministers in devising this penalty, we can scarcely imagine one that is lees calculated to attain their purpose. The law proposed does not prevent an individual from taking with him in his exile whatever property lie can save from the wreck of his fortunes, and when exasperated by the severity of his sufferings be is driven from the control as well as the protection of his native Government, what will prevent him from employing his property and exercising his talents to obtain revenge I If the influence of his writings over his countrymen be extensive, it will not be diminished by his being made the victim of an offended Minister, and as the laws of England have no farther terrors for him, he will nut hesitate to prove his contempt for their authority. It may also be well to reflect how powerful an instrument an able literary man, banished from Englund, may be made in the hands of a ho-tile or rival Government. it cannot be for- gotten that many of the very able men who were banished from Ireland some twenty years since were received with open arms by the Government of France, and that while some turned their sword. against this country, sonic also used their pens with an effect perhaps still more injurious to our in terests. The Argus was for a considerable time di rected by the celebrated ARTHUR O'CONNOR, and the avidity with which this Paper was read, and the extent of its circulation, proved the esteem in which it was held, and glien effect to the per nicious purpose for winch it was established. Several of the same class of persons emigrated to the United States of America, where their talents soon raised them to eminence, and enabled them ti display with greater force their hostility to Great Britain. Banishment, therefore, instead of pre venting the offence of libel, rather seems calculated to increase it, and to communicate a greater asperity to the temper, and greater energy to the powers of the individuals on whom it may be inflicted. To these arguments one was added by Lord HOLLAND, while this Bill was in the Upper House, which is entitled to serious attention. The Noble Lord remarked, that the circumstance of holding out banishment as a penalty for libel, might have the effect of teaching many political writers in this country to look to foreign Governments as their eventual protectors, and thereby some might almost unconsciously suffer their sentiments to be biassed in favour of that Government to which they should at a future period be compelled to flee for support, while others would more directly admit the control of foreigners, and that by these means a door would be opened fur the gradual introduction of a foreign influence. Lord HOLLAND further said, that there was no example of a free State admitting the principle of banishment in its law, th a t did not suffer the cmisequences of foreign interference. At Athens the corruption of sonic of the leading orators was notorious, and in modern England the press fills nearly the same place in society as was eceopied by the popular orators in an cient Athens. Let us be cautious how we admit • principle which may destroy iii the public press the existing salutary party distinetioos of 31iniste rial :11111 Oiltioiliout, and introduce a di vision in which English and foreign principles may have to contend fur supremacy. ye.terilly the Leal) CruncycLoa, the VICE. CHANCEI.i.ott. and Count FuNelloFF, had ands. ei.ces of the PRINCE REGENT. at Carlton-house. On Saturdaf, at Iwo o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Secretary of State's Oflice for the Home Deportnient, which was attended • - - The Earl of Liserporit, the Earl of Westmorland, FAO Mu!grave, Viscount Metvillr, Viscount Sidminith, Viscount Castlereaeli, the Chant':!kir of the Excbrati,:r, Mr.ltubin. Pon &e. The Cabinet continued in deliberation till holf-post three o'clock. 0. -_.. N . , .4,! .. 17 , v... N.. - - • . , .4 t f i t 4,... ! ?r+ . _,„ k • . -4;- (--114i" 3 ---):::V 4 et--- ,-..-.7,-.... e.......,5f _....„ wl \\_.. ~...::-, --.4.4.--..., nt LVA , f,.,,' - ' ''.--....../..4.N.,,, . •-•,•—•,: • ORIGINAL POETRY. I , roclantatioa, that there we Poisou'd rats die iu perieh the name Of tech sordid apostate, whose• fah odg ere sold, Who barters his reason, has c.mptririoro., Now, Tor that haunt of poisons, a Nlnnskr . , gold.• Shall your infamy die then No! Rats, tou ►hall lire. The Muse shall distinguish your clams, if she's st!!.. Like reptiles ir spirits, your shame ►hall 5 arrive, And your names at full lenzth ►hall were for the lulu! • "There is your told, worse poiso•i to meow .en Than these poor compounds that thou ina) . ol n ot WI rAsumy.4l.ll.r. nTIES. The Russian Ambasaador gare • canna rntrrtai•otent OD Friday, to a la. ze party of distunguidted p.ra n aar m among whom acre, tfic I►nke of tVellim:toa. DA. Siv Carlos, the Marquis. nod Marchionera of Si3frord, the Ark. latutdor of the Netherlands, Baru,, Palo*, Berms Starnele, Lord St. Wiens, Mour.eur lilualoff etc. hc. Lord Mc!bourne gave a grand dinner ougarde, in the Earl and Countess Cowper, Sir G. liobiaa. , ti, Ilan L.,A Palmeratois. Mr. sad Mrs. G. Larnb, Mr Lai it,ll, Mr. N 3. beat, Mr. !Venetia, Ste. at hi+ boost-, bierb,ll. Lady G. H. Cavendish eatert.Lioect a patty of dictitsmoir yesterday, at Burlington.house. The Russian Ambassador will given cram, •nt.rtairooent tinsels) , to a large pally of diatinguialatJ persimazr a . The Duke of Montrose will give a grmutl unirrtair mmt to-morrow, to a distinguished party, at lug loupe al Gres venur.square. Lord Ow lerragh Cisc a grind dinner yeldred •to • pat t, of twenty6iur distinguished personage& at 1.1. tku.e St. Jones's-square. The second meeting of the Fox Cloth took pNee on SMUT. day at Greilltoes Hotel, Albemarle-street. The Ear! of Theintt presided. Among the .11 , 4 tornisltell pertootares tKr sent were—Girl Cowper, 1..0rd fieheral Ferguson, Mr. Denison, It. G. Russell, F.sn. Mr. Humphreys, Mr. Tripp, Charles Calvert, Eml.; Serjearat Lens, Mr. Hnywood, Mr. Wharton, Mr. Clarkson, Heurp Martin, Ice. wINDson, DECE )1 13 E R 19. There has not been any alteratrin ill hill MA.IFC. TY'S health during the last week. Thursday the Duke and Daci,ess of CLARENCE arrived on a vi►it to the PRINCE*SES, sud continue at the Castle. Friday the Duke of Youx trrisvd. Yesterday the Duke of You:. iett for Oatlan d •. On Friday the Duke of Yoe,: left town f u r Windsor. Saturday evening Prince LEorot D rime t town from Claremont. and aiterw.ttds 11”Iirwred the Italian Opera with his present... The Duke awl Duchess of KENT 01310 fathom ttl the Opera nun their presence. l'esterdny Prince LEnrot.D. ottended by Cnl. ADDENDROCK, weut to Ktialoaton !ALT, visit to the Duke and Ruches• of KENT. The Duchess of Ben Foal) a•nved on Friday evening at her house in flauniton-place, from her house at Brighton. The Marquis ■nd Marchioness of LANSDOWN leave town to-morrow, for a ht. tr Iona; Boone: Pa►k, Wilts. where they will entertain a large party of fashionable* during the irclidays. The Bishop of WATERFOILD has left the London Hotel, Albemarle-.tree!, fur Ire iand. We are sorry to anniirince thz death of thst pnh. lic-spirited Nobleman, the Emil of EoLitcroar, who died on Tuesday night last, at sever. o'clock, at his seat in Ayrshire. We regret to state OA Mr. C. lIIITCIII,I4ON has been prevented from attending his tiny duty for some days by severe indisposition. Among the last arrivals nt Bsth nre— lord Arundel, Lord Cork, fli.huo of Gt.owcitter, Lord Bishop of Down, Moo. nod Rev. Mr. and Mr.!. Vouch:. lion. Mr. and Mm. Taylor Sir J. C. awl Lady 11.pin-le., Sir T. B. !Abbe idge, Oulu, Si, J. ail 1.a.1e Smolt, General Michell. Lient..Genena Wint. r. Admiral Col. Allen, Col. /goods, Lieut.-rislunel ear I', Major Aat: y sod family, Major Alko,nud Captain Berkeley. Curious Variation in the Thermometer in One Week.—tintortlay morning. the 1 lth lust. 13. ; Sa turday morning last, the Ist!, inst. : a difference of 38 degrees. On Thursday the first distribution of the Dorcas Society clothing took place, when about one I - tired poor persons, of Portlier, parish. were snpt•ited with such garments as they were rt:ost tl-stittite of, and the best suited to the itHeim-oey of the wea ther- Ou the following (lac a stini!ar distribution was madC• to Ilw poor of Portaitioull'. It i* ant the least excellence of this chant,, that its rag• lotions lead to such a scrutiny of tile applicants her relief, that the intention of its lieuovident sup porters (to clothe the comparatively naked) ;s to he accomplished. The Soc:ety was founded I's• Lady GREY and Mrs. General Wirt.tams, wit., personally superintend it in all its most minute de tail. Last year 1707 articles of clothing were dis tributed, which must have pr3duced much comfort to a considerable portion of the poor. Friday evening last the materials of the Old Tower at the bottom of Water -street, lately used as the Borongh Gaol, nod the only vetuaitsisig of antiquity in this town, was sold by auction the sum of 200/. cm:dawn:lllv to be cleared at on or In-fore the Ist day of February next. lu year 1360, this building, with seseral other honors and lands in the town, belonged to THOMAS LATHAM, of Latham. lii 1404. grant from iiitsar IV. it was fortified Joux STARLET, to whom it tunic by his with ISA BEL, the heiress of Lathan,. In 1648 is remarkable for the rigorous confinement of Noble owner's children (the Earl of DERBY) eighteen mouths, by Colonel lltacti, the memory Governor of Liverpool Castle; and so as the year 1755, its chapel was used as the able Assembly -room of this now opulent and rishing town.—(Liverpool Pape►.) latlandr. town fur e t, town !red the hike awl irera wan by Col. ice, u n Friday from her NsDOWN Bow.; a lay London hyt pub- w who :k, at his 711IN•ON rlhinien- awn. err, Lord 4.1 v somill, • Ijur y ▪ in One 13. ; Sa- litliqehre e Dorra4 one I - titirte of, the wea. tributtott It 1.1 lint it. reg u- cent. lur rut %nip- I) is 'tided I, Lms, who mute de- were rlir- I comfort the Old tely u4erl ing pivot ittion for red away • lu th I).trz.%: 11 to Si 04, by I by :s mama 164t4 ent of i :111111 far e id so late e folahiour. and flow •