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grout of Evant's shutter, which hail a round hole in it, and or light inside. She saw the deceased twice intoxicated storing six months. Martha Jones corroborated the last witoirss'a state ment relative to let tug out the body; and the 'noises noon it, particularly that on the left temple. When she went to lay hold of the head to straighten it. blood came from the hack part of the head, and she asked the Prisoner whether, in putting on her cap, he hail perceived any cut on her bead ? he said " No." Witness said there most be one there, or where could the blood come from ; he said ‘. There most." She knew &mitred 15 years. and she was a sober iminstrions all. Sotatl JOIWV. daughter of the preceding Witness. oleo spoke of the laytug out the betty. She went wt the time to the Prisoner, who was in the front room, to ask for a clean cap to pet on the deceased, and Iris answer was, " The head shall not be touched— I put on a clean °nein the morning." Charlotte Powell, on the Suuday, called to in. qttire after Mrs. Erans's health, awl the Prisoner said she was better, and that the Doctor was either there or coming. Witness went•there havisig heard at report of the womau's death, but he said she was better. George AVhite, the undertaker, said he knew the Prisoner, who came to him between live and six o'clock on the Sunday evening. and said that his wife was very wall, he had left her at home on the bed; but the amen (Davies) that was with him, gave Avitisees to understand she was dead, and asked him (which the Prisoner did afterwards) if lie would bury her? The Prisoner said that he had for seve ral days observed death in her face, that she had latterly taken to drinking, an excess of which had killed iier. Davies then gave witness • string, the -length of the body, and said they had brought it to save lion the trouble of going up to the body, and asked it he could get the corpse craned by Mon day ? He said " Yes," and seven o'clock on Mon day ec g was fixed for sending home the coffin. It was aria home at the appointed time, -nod the door was opened at once before they had time to knock. His mail put the shroud en her, and wit tier. observed that her hands were black, and also a spot of blood on the bolster where the head lay. 'l'he Prisoner trembled very much. Im answer to question from witness, the Prisoner said lie meant to hairy her on Friday. In answer to a question from a Jaror, he said that he was greatly astonished at the spot of blond, sad meant to have communicated the circumstance the tirxt monolog to the parish searcher, whose bu siness it would have been to examine the body, hot in the interim he heard of the Prisoner's bring taken up. Mr. Moron GRAMAII--" I am glad you have taken this iaiiintatiosi from yourself, for it would have been a serious imputation to have overlooked su siispicious to circumstance." 111,nninial Webb, • constable, went to the Pri semer's house at half-post ten o'clock on Monday liight, nod naked to see the apartment where the corpse lay, as lie washed to make some inquiry re specting it. tie asked the Prisoner if he bad had troy words with his wife? He said that he believed lie had, its lie tame home very tipsy on the Slow slay flight, 111111 filatal a woman and two or three Irialimen in the (merge, with whom lie hail sonic word.. One of the persons. lie said, told I . that his %%tie hail been guilty of great impro priety in the passage, and this led to some words with his wife in their own room, and he struck her is blow in the mouth, and he knew not what be had done. Ile said lie was unable to get medical assist ance for her, as a woman up stairs locked him in, and lie could not get out. ‘Vitneso then asked him why lie hail not stepped - out of the window, as it MA) Ural' the ground ? To this he mode no an swer. IVitriess, on looking round the room. sow blood on the maiitle-piece, and on examining with a candle, he saw it all round the room of the wain scoting. The blood looked as if splashed amorist the wall with great force. A chest of drawers. the front mons, had a great deal of blood on the brass furniture mid handles, and in three different places on the floor there were stains, as if of blood, eriaich had been afterwards washed a n d >audrd over. There was also blood at the foot anal sides of the bedstead. Some part of the wainscot and drawers hut evidently been newly washed. The highest utak of blood on the wall was seven feet two inches . from the ground. Witness pointed out these marks, • nod asked the Prisoner why he bail been trying to - wash them out ? He said, because it looked badly. There were marks of blued on the tender, shovel, roil poker. He here produced the poker. which appeared a little bent. He saw a pair of hoots in the rawsan, which had also blood minks. He asked • ' the Prisoner for the clothes wont by the deceased, • and he answered he did not know where they were; hut witness got • bundle f Davies's house, which lie now produced. After he took the Pri mmer into custody lie returned to examine the body : ou hiking oft' the cap lie saw the hair all matted with blood, and three 'or form distinct cuts, :which laid open the skull bone to the length of' his linger, down the back of the head. The bundle was opened in Court, mind the clothes had the visible marks alluded to by the witness. Mr. Wan. Jeusiett said, that he trap am apothe • rimy. residing in Greek-street, Soho ; on Wedues. day, the 14th January, he examined the hotly of the deceased in the coffin; he found four cuts on the hack of the head. three of them two niches long, and the other three inches; these must have been inflicted with some blind iiistruinent ; he put bu finger in the largest solace, and could out feel the end of it ; there was a wound on the left tem ple, or rather a bruise ; the whole of the forehead was discoloured, from one temple to the °thee ; there was also an apparent blow across cads waist, and marks on other parts of the body ; the poker now iaa Court was very like the iostrunient that would have sonde such marks; the blow on the temple was certainly sufficient to cause death; that was his upiiion at the time ; of the other blows he could not be so positive, though they might have occasioned a concouion on the brain. On Ilse same everting he attended the opening of the body with 11 r . Carpue; the brain was perfect; then Mr. Carpue opened the body; the stomach was empty ; the intestines had some inilammatiou ; there was nothing in these symptoms to chauge Ins first opt woo, as to the cause of the woman'. death; the ta d room l i 111 l would certaisily not hare produced sud den alrush ; the effusiou of blood from the wounds oust have been very cousiderable, Nod the top- tout. of inflammation may have been piliduced by the blown he had uo doubt that the deceased died front violent*. In answer to a qtiestion from Mr. ALLEY. the witne►s amid, that Mr. Carlow was a *opals of great skill and wiener. Mr. Joseph C. Carpue was a sturgeon. residing in Dean-itreet, 'Soho. Ile opened the hetisl of the deceased on the Wednesday ; there were wounds on the integuments, hot they acre of no great conse quence. The hair being much clotted. he examined what he thought was snore material. the .kohl-; there was no fracture no the external or internal table of the skull ; there was no laceration arch vision of the data Muter from she skull ; lilt extra volition of blood in the bead; a blow on the temple was no more than MI any other part of the head. provided an injury• is not done to the internal Imre. Supposing there might have been sonic other CAUL', for death. not brim; perfectly %mistiest, lie proceeded to examine other ports of the body. the chest. the thorax, and the abdomen. and ft:mid the stomach empty, and at least a yard of the small intestines in a high state of inflammation; he was satisfied she died from injury of either the heed ur intestines, lie was inclined to think front the latter, but on this he could nut speak with precision. 'lle should not think the inflammation would have been so heightened by irritation arising from the blows as to have caused death. and had the ap pearance of this subject. Mr. Baron GRA 6111-•-•." Supposing death to have immediately followed such blows as the decessied manifestly ►ecrived—whether would you uscitihe the death to the blows, or to the state of inflamma tion in which you found the inteitines ?" The Witness—" infl•numatinu was in itself sufficient to cause death ; and it (the inflammation) could not have been suddenly caused, certainly tint by the effect of ally external marks, such as •I saw on the body." hi his further examination, he said she might have died from the effect of the blows; but there was certainly sufficient cause to produce this effect without looting further than the highs ►fate of in- Asiumotion in the intestines. This inflammation may be increased by the irritation of the train of blows, but certainly not to the extent that was ob servable 'here. Mr. Baron GiAll AM....." May not external blows, such for instance there were the markiof here, bsvr bye concuss which wuuld still leave no visible mark. after death, have yet caused death, without there being it separation of the alisra ranter from the skull, or any extravasgtion, such as you allude to?" Tim Witness--'" The extravasittion would have at once excited suspicion, hut here there was noise. A concussion would not have canard korai:int: generally) immediate sleuth, a fracture might. I have had patients recover from concussions, and where they do not, death does not instantly ensue. There was no fracture here." In Homer to spwatioris from a Juror, he /said that inflammation 'would produce irritation, but tto irri tation by blown, could have iiroduced the inflamma tion lie found here—drinking might certainly have done it. A Juror—" May not a woman die of blows, who might have lived if surgical assistance were timely 'smeared for her ?" The Witness—" That toast wholly depend on the particular nature of the ease." " May not one pervious die of a blow which would not have been fatal to another " Yea, if the party were very weak." " Could a woman' in the high state of inflamma l i - tion in which the deceased was, have gone about her domestic business?"—A. " Certainly not without the most excruciating pain. The symptoms of the inflammation most certainly could not have in creased after death." The case for the Prosecution being closed, The Prisoner was now called on for his defence. He declined saying any thing, but left his case to his Counsel. Several witnesses gave him an excellent cha. racier. 'lke witnesses to character hod closed their evi dence (which did not occupy more than half au hour) at about pi quitter before lour o'clock. Mr. Baron GRAI4ASI then addressed the Jury, and left it to them to determine whether. übtr the evilleuce of the medical Gentlemeii, they soul(' deem it necessary he should address them. If they thought it proper, he would at mice proceed to occupy their attention by summing tip the evi dence, which he must do ut considerable length. The Jury, after some consultation, expressed wish to retire, (istraint! that they had taken very ample notes, and were 'prepared to judge of the merits of the Cafe, without trespassing on his Lurd. ship's valuable time. Mr. Mums GRAHAM, under these circumstances said, he felt it his d u ly to recapitulate the evidence to the Jury. The Learned Judge proceeded to reuil his notes, which occupied newly two hoots. The Jury retired to consider their verdict, null after a abort airtime, returned a verdict of Guilty against the Poisouer, ut live 11111111 tell before seven o'clock. The Prisoner, who appeared in an agitated cud desponding state throughout the trial, received the verdict with additional tine. A hectic flush gave a momentary hue to the paleneow of his com. tenance. and he shrugged up his shoulders and hastily slapped his hands against the front of the duck. The RICORDER immediately proceeded to puce the awful sentence of the law on the unhappy saner. In performing this solemn duty. he animad verted in the most impressive manlier on the dread. lid character of the lirtsotter's crime, and implored of him to uvail himself of the short tittle that re tuvined for him in this life, to inteict de with his Creator for that mercy in ; titer world which could not he extended to him in this. The Recorder concluded by protiouticing upon him the dreadful sentence of the law, which consigned hint fur execu tion on M lay next. This trial, which I utcd from ten o'clock in the morning until post seven in the est-alio:, excited the greatest anent from one of the most crowded Courts we recollect to have scut for a considerable time. _ - - The Visa; Wirt., from Americo to Lubec, up set in the Baltic on the 12th ul►. and was abandon ed by the crew. If gr ' . IMPERIAL PIRLIAMRIVT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Falsity, FRUSTUM' 29. ANOTHER GREEN BAG. About one o'clock, while the Dom*, was en gaged in hearing Counsel iii the imperil call.e of Perkins against Lord Ram.liffe, Lord StotinoTtl unexpectedly entered, awl laid on die table a wren hag containing papers, which, on the Noble Vis count's motion, was referred to the Secret Com mittee. The 'hearing of the appeal came was then re aimed, awl judgment postponed till Monday. ACCOUNTS. Mr. Johnson presented au Account of the In come and Expenditure of the Lonrho, Dock Com pany, from the 30th November, 1816, to the 30th November. 1817, together with a Report of the progress of the works.—'llie papers were laid on the table. Au Account was also presented of the Amount of the Net Reeeipts of the Annual Duties, from the sth January, 11814, 011ie sth Jtmit:try. 1818, dislingui.hing each year.—This Account, on the motion of the Earl of LAUDRRDALS, was ordered to be printed. EXCHEQUER BILLS. The Exchequer B:11. Bill au, read the third time, and passed. The Earl of LAUDERDALE moved, that there be laiJ before the House an Account of the number of Exchequer Bulls issued from the sth January, 1817, to the 5 h January, 1818.-o(dered. lUAIA' DUTIES. The Malt Duties Bill was read the third time, and passed. Lord KING moved, that , there be laid before the House an Account of the number of Per4ons exe cuted for Forgery, from the year 1791 to the pre sent period.—Ordered. I. ORDERS OF THE HOUSE. The LORD CHANCELLOR, alluding to whit hod linseed on the preceding evening, relative to the Orders of the House, and particularly to that for a return of the number of places grouted in rever sion, read' f the Journals two precedents which had occurred iu the year 1808. ilv thereby shew ed, that when the louse had mode orders for the return of places granted in reversion, the orders had been, in the first instance, served ou the of lice of Lord Ilawkesbitry, their Secretary of State for the Home Department, whence orders were riultsequently issaed to all other offices. The House then 'Mourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, FED. 20. Mr. LYGON presented a Petition from Worces ter, against the Leathrr Tax.— Laid on the table. An Account f the Average Prices of Corti, during the year 1815, was Lid before the !louse. A Bill was !nought up For enlarging the Prisms of Exeter. and matt a first tittle. A Petition was presented I n Liverpool against the Solt lititits.—Liiiil on the table. The Folkstone Pier Bill was remi a second time. Mr. LOCKiII A ILT lu-et:ruled a Petition from she Master Chimney Sweepels, against the Bill now iu progress through the House-.—Laid on the table. The Bill for lighting Liverpool with Gas was lead a first and second time. The Clergymen Officiating in Gaol. Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. The Committees of Simply, and of 11rays and 3leans, were !postponed till Monday next. ilr. LUsnJ NGTOV brought up the itcport of the Committee on the Agricultural Horses Duties Art.—The Resolution of the Committee %%as, " Tlint it is expedient to reduce the duties !say able o i l agricultural horses nod mules ;" and leave was given to bring ist a Bill to effect this. ELEC HON LAWS AMENDMENT HILL. Mr. littoouvr4 brought up the Report of the Committee on the Election Laos .linetolment li 11. On the reading of the alterations agreed to iii the Committee— The SPEAKER observed, that the aniesoltrients made there were numerous, and that this oils the proper stage to object to them, if at was judged necessary. General TtioaraTux said. he had an objection to one clause, hut hr huprd the Hors. Mover would have no °frier:lion that the Bill be reprinted and re committed. He was sorry the subject was brought forward of so early an hour. Mr. W. WyNN replied, that he slid slot consider this proposition rea.oirablr. Any objections remain ing, might be urged on the third reading; and to give time to exa 11l il re accurately the amendments, lie had postponed the third reading till Monday se'onight. He had declared, last night, he would introduce the Report as early after four o'clock as possible. On the amendment being put, to lill rip re certain blank with the .ber " four hundred"— General THORNTON said, he must ohject to this part of the 1111! ; tl.was inconvenient to 'ln soon the thin' reading, its the lull was then eto4ros.ell. Mr. W. %I'Ytis replied, that amendstients could! be proposed and agreOd to on the third as well as the second reading. Sir WILLIAM BUItIIOUtINS ocsid, thin was a MC:I mire of great importance introduced on the eve of a General Election ; it wrist' general innovation on the ancient law to take libest at once, without the experieuce of its effects on any particular occasion. Ile thinsOit it trenched on the rights of electors, and the !louse was bound to guard their rights. us much as to provide fur the convenience of Alembars. The chime firopo4l might produce two material evils—it might depuive the non-resident voters of their rights—and it might cause the Candidate nut the choice of a borough to he returned, by produc- Mg all his voters on the first days, mid making un- Gitentleil idijections to the vises or his antagonist. It might cause the hitter etlect in counties also. The Hon. Baronet was pruceedilbg to suggest an A menilment, The SPEAKER obterved. it could nut now be done regtileitly. Aries conversniimi between Sir W. Hu ItROUGIIB, Mr. littot:DßN, Mr. W. WYNN, unit Geutrail Tiinust oN, the Amendment wce rattled. O n 'Handier Amendment bring pnt— S W. BURROUGHS oppwed it ou the ground or .~ nt an opportunity to the Refartiiitg"Offieer Ping partiality to one candidate. He was r tit live 4149 phintill be allowed at the end poll, to tleierttlitte on the legality of votes and refused. Mr. W. WYNN thqttglit that this practice, if made general, might lead to most indirect prise -11(44. But in many cases, the regidation the Hon. Baronet desired to establish. had :already ob. taint(l. In casts where ►uclt n regulation was called for. it might be said to be the tow already. The lion. Baronet spoke of a cmt►dnlatr htiugiug tip his ',Werra. Nr apprekewhal it %vas a practice not recognised in this country. Ile had once heard of its bring done on a fatal occasion ill Ireland, when one of the citudidates was a•kell by the opposite party to cX puitg,t: a cumber /if votes ',oiled lOr him, without the knowledge of tlisir landlord. But it was tint known to the Constitution. %Vhat was 'imposed timild defeat the object of the Bill itself. After 41 few words from Sir W. Iluuttouutts and Mr. %Victim, the atnendiuent was negatived. The Bill was then ordered to be eng.o•srd. and the thiril reading fixed fur Monday se'linight, pro vided the Bill he then engrossed. A message from the Lords antiounced they had agreed, without any Amin lineuts, to tl a 8.11 h r granting to his Majesty flinty millions, to be raised by Exchequer Bills ; also to a Bill for coutinuing for another year the ditties grati:ed to his Majesty by a late Act upon 11,dt, Sugar, Tob4cco, and Pensions. Ou the motion or Mr. LustitNGTON, it wt►e agreed th.ti on 11$ rising the Iluti.e do adjourn until Monday item. On the motion or Mr. BEKNETT, the Chimney Sweepers Bill was read the third time, and passed. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition front sun dry of the inhabitants of Sundt.' land, in favour of the Bill regulating the practice of sweeping chit:wit-v. He also presented a Pe►itiou from the tanners and leather dealers in the ancient town of %Vinel►elsea, against the excessi►•e they on leather, stating, that since the double dilly had been imposed,- the aggregate produce of the tax 11.1(1 duuiuiahed, being in the year 1814. 700.0 0 01. whilst it now did not amount to moor tluul 500,000/. ; and praying that the late Act, imposing the double duty, might he repealed—hotl► of winch Petitions Were read, and ordered to lie on the table. BIANCO E.STER PETITION. Mr. TIERNEY, anderataiititug that the Report of the Secret Committee was not likely to be present ed until Monday ur Tuesday. in the absence of his flip. Friend (31r. Phillips), who had ascertained that each of the days between that and Friday were likely to be occupied with suffietent subjects of die. suasion, postponed the notice of a ni.tion he (Mr. Phillips) had given for Monday nest, to refer to is ►eparate Committee the Petition front Manches ter, provided the Report of the Secret Committee were presented before Monday, until Friday next. General TiioIiNTJN, IN the iehsetice of his Hon. Friend (31r. Mandl), postponed the lmna. Memlier's Lion far granting an indemnity to the High Bai liff of Westminster, fur losers sustained during cer ium recent etents, until 31 lay next. BRITISH NWSIAI3I AND COPYRIGHT. Sir EGERTON Balt oGEs postponed, until Tues. duy next, his lion that the return of I) books claim ed and received by the British Nlusetiott, under the lute Copyright Act, be priottcd. The !louse then adjourned until Monday next. tE CORRESPONDENCE. P.%1113. FEB. 16. The momentary repose of the two Chamber., the tranquillity so happily re.establislied in all parts of the kilo:dont, ilispo.e us to seize those events as topics of political conversation, which at this mo ment are So generally dwelt upon. lii this point of eiew the attetupt to ussessinate the Doke of Wel lington is the most Unloosen!, mill every effort has Leen made to exaggerate the affair, by implicating it with every political consequence, according to the views of each party. "It is the Wires who formed the plot," say the Li/o'er/ex. '4 hir they per ceive no security but iii the Army of Occupation ; and the negociations entered into for its removal have kft them only Ibis resource to break them off and prevent their result."." it is the net of the Liberottx," say the [Loyalists, 44 for they have alwuys mailiftsted their hatred toward foreigners." Two days ago Madame de 11.-- was at an even ing party with the Count de --. The conversa tion turned us the event in coronet, end said they could not justly accuse iiity but the Op position of such a design. 44 Whet, Madame," replied the C t, " can yon venture to suppose that the pure Wyelists mould debase themselves by such a deed 1"—" No," answered the Lady, " it was not I the fact was ascertaiiird Ilan the pistol Was not loaded with ball, that it has Leta attributed to th em ." Amidst Ibis confusion of conflicting opinions, a fact has been discovered, which tends to tisruw some light upon the of of an event, so important as to engage the intention of every one. Lind Kinnaird wrote to General Murray, from Brussels, that lie had received confidential infortmonin re allecting a plot which was concertitig against the Duke of Wellington. It appeared that it came frosts is Frenclimaii. who had voluitterily retired to Belgium ; but previous to furnishing eo l uplote rPi rfeuce of the conspiracy, this individual proposed, that he should procure for three of his Ii tends the liberty of returning to France, F r eon w h ence th e y had Ken banished by Ib.! political events of 11415. At the same time„ he off, it el to go himself to Paris and prove the truth of his allegatimi, con fiding, his personal security to the Duke of Wellington and M. de Oars. It wits on the day following that on which General Money re ceived this letter, that the attempt was maid...— The English Ambassador. seconded by the French Government, has written to Brussels, to obtain sill the information possible, throu4ll the 11lentil of Lord Kiunxird. Other stislecioiss have, how. ever, fallen upon nu or Belgian of ficer, who, on Ilse eve -111 , g pieceding the to tempt, had retired hong she presence of the Duke, who received him coldly, tittering menaces winch his Lordship's Aides-de-Camp distinctly heard. Tints tests this important iitttir at present. The Goet rut meist has euforceel every measure which prudence and the urgency of the event is quired. These !Our Jaye pest the Duke of Wellington ~J has received congratul ;tory visits fiont ail the great Officers of State, and ft um the Must &NCI org personages in this capital, hoth iithabitanlx at'll fcs. reignerr. All sober minds agree, that %%hairier may be the result of the rff.its made to discover the authors of a decd, which all good men execrate, the circumstance will nut influence the sentiments of moderation which the Allies, and particularly tl.e Duke, manifest towards France. NI. Salvandi, u young Officer, who pith:idled pamphlet, entitled, France and the Conliti,,n, tug to publish a letter, uddre•sed to Wellington, in the name of the French I. convey to his Grace the sentimez.ts of HIMy i.ei.ii ; which these brave soldiers feel fur the cotssiiit,..4 with which lie was menaced. THREE PRIZES OF THIRTY THOUSAND POUNIA. -ONE HUNDRED CAPITALS.-TWELVE PIPkS OF PORT.-WEDNESDAY, 4TH MARCH, LOT TERY DRAWS. A Dutch Mail has arrived, with Parrs f7nru Brussels to the 15th instant. The reatgan za tion of the French army, on the plan or the new Bill, is expected to commence shortly arter Lent. It is presumed that 3,000 Officers, now oa holt pay, will in consequence enter into active service. It is stated, under the head of Brussel., the 14 inst, that the Police of Paris have arrested, :11,1 placed in close confinement, ►everal persons, on sn,- picion of having fired at the Duke of IV►ELLINGTUS. The William Pin and Carnatic arrived at Bengal on the 3d August last. The Ukbars contain but little deserting of notice. MEER KIIAN has ceased to oppo,e measures to the Rajah of .IYPORE, and continues to be the intercessor betivi ell GHIIFFOOIi KHAN and the BHAEE. The stra:rs Of MOOLTAN and DAERU-DUN-PUNNAII, are still unsettled, mol RULIErr SING inflexible on the subject of tribute. The Marquis of HASTINGS had arrived at Patna, on his route to the Upper Province?. The contents of the first Greta Bog, which Miiii•ters thought proper to present to the Secret Committee as testimonials to their own vood con duct, appear to have been but unskilfolly select ed, fur the Committee bad hardly been two d.lys nominated, when the Noble Secretary of State fur the Home Department found it twee smry to throw in an appendix to the former collection, to wit it, another was yesterday added. About one o'clock, while the House of Lords was engaged in hearing Counsel in an appeal cause, Lord Sumer Tit un expectedly appeared with his in w bug, a hich, on his motion, was of course referred to the Com mittee. The nature of this proceeding naturally gives occasion to some observations. Our readers are probably aware that five o'clock is the u ual hour for commencing abut is distinguished ley the name of public business, in the House of Lords, and this distioction is mutually ()lowa by the rival parties fur their inutmil convenieoce. Au earlier hour may, therefore, have been, we do not say was, chosen by Lord Sinatorru for the purpose of escaping the comments of Noble Lords in Opposition, wino might eitht r Irate taunted him wait his previous oversight, c,r have remarked upon the unfair conduct of Mi nisters in thus praying l'arliament to suffer them to correct their errors, and refer aladrver docuanevt: they might think proper to do- Committee, a Icile even a Petition from one of the Hilted patty will not Ice admitted. It is not a little rc unlikable that the Earl of CAHN ARVON, in his spinied and argnmen wive speech on the preceding night, had noticed the probability of this occurrence ; and it certainly contributes not a little to the force of his Lordship'a reasoning, and evinces pretty eleaily the limit( al character of the proposed iliguny, when we find „: the lapse of so very few days, that teen the Miois ters cam, mid considerably to the 'Auroral:on of the Committee. How assentially the sources of duct isiforinution might be increased it is racy to imagine, were the Committers empowered to examine on oath th it.vrtal Petitioners who have .offered krr Lan\ L.31.1A I, 4111 MIA ItCH, Ll) F. 10- TERY DRAWS. lOU, nes. , the A; Jn tl THE BRITI S I-I PRESS. Disk Tii Count AlcN LON DON, w hers SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1818. coveri inquir Iligloi The Paris Papers of Tuesday, the 17th iiistatit, n pain stecetoit arrived last night. The case of the homier, MATHURIN BiItINEAU, continues to fill a large airing; i space in their columns. The attempt nolltl 11111 t The life of the Duke of WELLINGTON is not noticed, r Trieste and his name is only introduced in a sin g l e p ara . sold I '! Decuffir graph, which states that he was visited on Nlotidlav LAME by the Prince of CONDI% Iu as' cret Committee ; we peel of the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday, a pro- of woes; position of M. DUP O NT D E L'Evue was read, for fiagiatic an Address to the King, praying that his Nlajtsty milts fr, would be graciously pleased to present a projet of Pt It aisia misery— a law to secure the constitutional ext rcise of the stoned t liberty of the press, to fix the responsibility of clanglite authors and printers, and to give to juries the trial TROMP', of of committed by the press. also Use )wk (I The Five per Cent. Consols ware, on Monday, tea 66 4-1011 is fr.; Bank Actions, 1,535. made a lowing S , !MOUS A Dutch Mail has arrived, with Parrs f7odu Clearly. Brussels to the 15th instant. The reorgan za- faseas, Gillet stir tion of the French army, on the plan of the new Bill, is expected to commence shortly airier Lent. csk and It is presumed that 3,000 Offic e rs, now on shop ; NI. Wirt. Cra pay, will in consequence enter into active service. swell, for; It is stated, under the bead of Brussels, the 1-1 It for • Casey, for inst. that the Police of Paris have arrested, ai for oat, rit placed in close confinement, several persons, on sirs- and John picion of having fired at the Duke of ‘VELLINGToN. the intent Ruse trl-1 tor a rutin breaking ; The William Pia and Carnatic arrived! at • shop. Bengal on the 3d August last. IV lino I Belfry 1: The Ukbars contain but little deserting of trete tin notice. MEER. KIIAN has ceased to oppose hostile the (25111 measures to the Rajah of .IYPOIIE, and continues pleasure to be the intercessor between GHUFFOOK KHAN The I and the BHAEE. The atra:rs of MOOLTAN and Sweeper; the einp DAERU-DUN-PUNNAIL, are still unsettled, tool antendlidi ItUNJEET SJNG inflexible on the subject of tribute. talons, la; The Marquis of HASTINGS had arrived at Pdttlj, the veer on his route to the Upper Provinces. exists, it for the may req The contents of the first Greco nv, which fore exp Nlii,i•ters thought proper to present to the Sect et further Committee as testimonials to their own enrol coo- time to I duet, appear to have been but unskilfully select- that eto a ed, fur the Committee had hardly been two days the oarpresotice nominated, when the Noble Secretary of State for fat felt a the Horne Department found it nectsoiry to throw in an appendix to the former collection, to soh nit nutter '2l another was yesterday added. About one o'clock, the ist u while the House of Lords was engaged in hearing 4 autos riot Counsel in an appeal cause, Lord Stumm:lli Tilt . I Willa, w expectedly appeared with his in w bug, ohich, nit ' „r his motion, was of course referred to the Cum- 4 the flaentt statics.. •1 'Miter. The nature of this proceedieg naturally ; the 111,,51 gives occasion to some observations. Our readers expecte.l I 4th rte are probably aware that live o'clock is the u on that rt.% hour for commencing whut is distinguished by prupttrtiot the name of public business, in the House of Visit 3f,.. 4 1 . , 'smite alai Lords, and this distioictiou is mutually uh-erw"t Tie v; by the rival parties fur their inutital convenietice. former I Au earlier hour mar, therefore, have bren, we Country, in the pro do not say was, chosen by Lord Stostorro for selected s. the purpose of escaping the comments or tti.r t ied. Tli Noble Lords in Opposition, w las might eitht r hoieT ic i 11 u. 4, cos have taunted him unit his pro vious oversight, tar have remarked upon the unfair conduct of Mi- nisters in thus praying Parliament to suffer them to correct their errors, and refer whatever dontoineats . 1 The fu the y might think proper to the Committee, • bile even Tickets, 11 a Petition from one of the Mimed patty will not he Clueing-a admitted. It is not a little rd unlikable that the Earl of CAHN ARVON, in his spiroed and argattnetts 1 tative speech ou the preceding night, had noticed -1 the probability of this occurrence ; and it certainly' The pr. colitributes not a little to the force of his Lordship's ' One H um reasoning, and evinces pretty (Arany the limit, el Pr.ses—. metier s Vt character of the proposed iiiquity, when we hind „: the lapse of so very few days, that est it the Mitois- Inalf tors considerably to the IillOttllat;(111 of the Quarter. Committer, How essentially the sources of thi.t b ite information might be increased it is easy to integiur, were the Committe rs empowered to examine on The las B ist „," oath tlo2 ssvetal Petitioners who have offered of 20,01101