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h a d, be made no question, been Ileserve3 ; but he Could not shut his errs and ears to the fact, that there was a considerable difference of l inuatent between the Hon. Mover and the Hon. dentlance on t h e other side of the bar. Before he concluded he was about to a question, but be was admonished to desist by a maxim of Lor d 'lsom 's, on the value of prudence. 31r. HUMK then rose to atldress the Court ; but . . The('it•i a oast said, he begged to delay the Honourable Pro prietor's observations a few minutes by some observations of his e en, es he was otherwise apprehensise that his silence might be construed into a want of personal attention to the Ilunourable Pro f„eeer telr. Kinitaird) who had expressed his regret for what he h a d said on a teenier occasion, calculated to be personally offensive to those within the bar. l'ne explanation of that Honourable Pro prietor was such as naturally resulted from his considering, in &state of cool reflection, what had passed, and was only what he (the Chairman) es pected front the Honourabk Proprietor's rank in so ciety. Ile was sure that nothing said by that Honourable Propri etor would be considered as meant to he disrespectful to the Court et Ititretors in his over-zeal in the cause of his Noble Friend ; and there he begged to drop the subject. With respect to his own COls dt:..t as Chairman on that occasion, he had yet to learn how he cou ld have done either more or less than he had. Ilad he done otherwise, he should have Isla the l'ourt open to questions of every description, and from all parties. who. failing in obtaining the in- ' fernation they sought. might allege that imputations had been un fairly east upon their characters ; yet he had been represented as it 1;e had wished to propagate or sanction reports injurious to the Murquia of !Listings. (No, no.) lle felt that he had a right to complain of want of courtesy on the part of the Gallant General (We John Doyle) in nut haring followed the usual course of pre. viously communicating privately the substance of such questions as he intended to propound publicly. Ile certainly considered the euestions of the gallant general as a continuation of those con tained in the letter of his gallant relative (Colonel l/oyle); and as the Court of Directors lied deemed it inexpedient to give an answer to those questions, he felt himself in duty bound, as their organ. tt follow their exampk in respect of the Gallant General's ques. tiens. (Hear, hear, hear.) If it urns thought that the Court of Ditecters had acted erroneously in declining to answer those ques. noes, he wes ready to take has fair share of responsibility in hating voted for that resolution. At the worst he was but guilty of an e-ror of judeneeitt, but lie was convinced that no other course ought to have been followed, or the practice would be endless, and moat pemicious in its effects. Mr. Ileac again rose, and refereed the Court to the general concurrence of sentiment which prevailed on various occasions, both amongst the Proprietors and Directors, as to the excellent admineitratton of their elites is India by thealarquis pf Hastings. lie was mach surprised at the amendment which his lion. Friend (Mr. Smith) had thought proper to more. He the mere regretted it as it came from a Cattleman whose character, in the estimation of all who knew hint, and of the country, stood very high, and whose love of justice (he sincerely believed) yielded to that of no men in this country. (Hear, hear.) However. he pledged himself that 1 before he sat down, he would prove to that Gentleman the effect of ! the injustice whklt his motion would have on the character of the ,Marquis of 'lasting., sod be knew he had only to do an to induce him to withdraw it. Passing over the resolutions of Bile and 1319, 1 he would refer to the last resolution—that of the 15th of M, 11122, which the Directors anti Proprieties conjointly agreed upon. The Company, at that time, appreciated duly the services of the Noble Marquis, and placed their sense of those serv ices coo: the records of the Cate India Company. When that Noble lama made a declaration of his wishes, from family' and other considerations, to be relieved front the administration of their affairs in India, the Come expressed their regret at his decision; and before his departure from India, promulgated to. the world a resolution, in which the thanks of the Cons/any were given to hint fur the unremitting zeal and ability with which he ad. ministered their affairs, and the high (mein that was due to hint foe the erection anti success with which lie promoted the interests of the East India company. l . p to that time, then, it was manifest that the Noirie Marquis enjoyed the confidence and good opinion i of the Company; and he (Mr. 11 eerie) had not heard of any I charge put in a tauten:de shape since, which could warrant them in altering that impression of his conduct. Even his Honour. able Friend (Mr. Sinith) who brought forward the present amen t iii eta, said that he did not credit the transaction to whieh it alluded—that be belisved it to be tielise, that, in short, he knew nothing of it. (Hear, hear, hear.) It was not surely em a vague and idle 'Union( of this kind, that a high and exalted character was to he whispers! away. When therefore his llonourahle. Friend (Mr. Kin:mini) adviaerf with hint on the best neinaer in which to bring forward the present question, as he ( ! lluine) did nut know ut any sulicantial ground of accusation against hint, he advisee: him to bring it forward on the general Merits of the whole course and tenor of the Noble Lord's adininis-; tratinn. The history of his career in India would be found in the several doettnients transmitted to this country ; it was not 41. a pante:star net, but on a general line of policy. that he therefore reemuntended the present question to be introduced: In alluding to the former vote% of the Company on the subject of the Marquis of Hastings's conduct, his testimony was not the less valuable because on those occasions he opposed. and he bettered singly opposed, them. 11 e acted then front a sense of the little jus- lice that wan done to the Noble Marquis, in returning thanks to hint for his military services merely, which was not accompanied with the my:entail of any urinate as to the manner in which he discharged the much higher and more important duties of a states- Mae. This conduct was afterwards, however, in a manner sanc tioned by the Noble Marquis, in the answer which he made to :sir bum nit the their thanks ter Ms military services, which answer eon. veyed the expressioo of sonic dissatisfaction that an acknowledg ment of the mane In which he superintended what he conceived to Its the higher and more commanding,—the civil interests of the country--dtd not accompany it However, whatever might be his individual opinions at that time, or whatever might be the senti ments of the :Mblet Lord upon these votes, this (.7esurt had agreed to them, and by those their recorded resolutions should their present proceedings be regulated. It was not, then, unreason able to ask what had been the total remuneration allowed to his predeceseoes ? And if increased remuneration lad been trade to them, it would be a reflection on the character of the Noble alairquis to except hint from a 'similar manifestation of the Company's gratitude after his admitted services. But if any cir cumstance oicurred which might cut off his claim to that reniu reraticn to winch his services entitled Min, then let that circum stance, together with all the etre unete of administration, be fully investigated. But let not one specific act of his adminiatra holt be selected thy the determiaetion of the Court, which should be formed on a general review of his conduct for nine years. ( Hear, hear.) If a difkrence of opinion prevailed upon the merits of the Noble Lord, the more regular anti dignified course for the Court to take would be to have well-authenticated documents before It, and not to proceed upon vague and anonymous aspersions of character. Suppler the Hyderabad papers were produced, and that upon inquiry into them they produced (what he had no reason to suppose) a blot on the character of that Noble Lord, ought not the Company to extend their attention bun and that blot, anti con sider the many benefits which his administration conferred on India? By such a comparison it might be found that his great services countervailed that blot, and wiped it away ; but how could that point be ascertained, it' they Confined their attention to a set of papers relating to a particular subject, and did not pursue their enquiries so as to make themselves acquainted with the geveral scope and effect of the Noble Lord's conduct ? Such a mode of dealing with the high character of such an individual was unjust In the extreme. If the I)irec:ors knew anything prejudicial to his character, they should come foment and %tate it manfully—they used it to themselves anti to the invernment—they owed it to the charatter of the Marquis of Hastings—they owed it to the country to do SO. Ile hoped that this information would not be withheld. toe whilst it was, this Citurt would be without any testis. factory means of forming a judgment upon the case. As to the amendment of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Smith), he must see that by limiting his motion to a particular set of papers, he pursued a !emote hostile to the Noble Marquis and hostile to the interests of Justice. If he did not extend the proposition by moving for further papers, he would oblige others to do so; but he hoped to see the motion submitted to the Court in an amended form by the Hon. (ieodernan himself. Sir Jo u); 1)0Y LK, G.C.11., and Mr. R•NTICE JACKSON, rose together ; but the latter gentleman seeing the gallant General on Ins legs, gave way. Sir .1. Dort. then addressed the Court to the following effect: " Sir,—l beg to apologise to the 110 U. Proprietor for interrupting him in the observations he was about to offer to the Court, which I am Sure would throw more light on the subject at present under discussion than I can hope to do. I had intended to iuldress sonic arguments to the Court, and pursue a line of remark, which the unexpected course that the discussion hail taken induces me to waive. I shall therefore confine myself to a few observations, which shall be directed to what has fallen front the Chairman of the Directors, and from my lion. Friend the mover of the amend ment (Mr. Smi:11), whose personal virtue is well known to me, and the integrity of whose principles must give additional weight and influence to his opinion. In giving precedence, Mr. Chairman, to the consideration of what fell tient you, I confess that I was some what surprisal to find that a want of courtesy had been attributed to me. That, I own, wits the last fault which I expected would have been imputed to me, of the many real ones with which I acknowledge I may be charged. I can only say, that if I knew any forum of interrogatory more courtireus than that which I adopted, in that fonn would I most saingly have shaped the question that I proposed. I hail rune down to-day with a disposition to forget all that had passed on a former occasion, in order to come to the present discussion with it temper, calm, deliberate, and I,:tittir.g its serious import ance. (.Isar, hear.) As my conduct however has been alluded to, I shall not slitink from its vindication. When, on a former day, I submitt:d a question to the Chairman, I knew that I had r. 3 right to exact an answer from him in his capacity as Chaimian of the Court of Directors • neither did I consider that I had a right is exact an answer from ciini in his capacity as an individual Di rector of this Court; but another point remained, and on that psint I thought I hit Meal) when I appealed to him as an honest man. (('heers.) :lowever, an answer was denied me. The present Court of Proprietors has been called for the purpose of further instituting inquiry into this stibject„ and I am glad to see this ease before this numerous and enlightened auditory, who I ani site will deal most impartially with it. lam unwilling further to enlarge on what occurred on a komer day, fur, to use a familiar phrase, lam unwilling " to rip up old sores." I now come to the i niover of the amendment (Mr. smith), and of that amendment I unhesitatingly say, that the greatest enemy of the Marquis of Lasting.; could nut have &visid a proposition or plan more calcu kted than that amendment is ' to rivet, fasten, and dovetail the aspersions which have been flung upon his character. This is the more to be regretted, as the amendment is moved as honourable and honest a man as I believe to exist this or any folio. country. (Hear, bear, hear.) Illy lion. Friend has alluded to the nem carried on by the Marquis of Hastings. It is unnecessary t t 'r ine to retrace their origin. On the subject of war it is not to be wondered at that the minds of my finnourable Friend and myself are not the same, but as my Ho. nourable Friend has referred to the principle on which that war was eonducted, aid the amass in which it originated, I big to remind him that war Was declared with a view not only of probsW*our interests, but that it was obliged by a strict necessity, on whidi depended the very salvation of India i will not new ge eve oho particulars of those wars, in which a due sense of the services of the Noble Marquis may be funned foam the general joy !het hail ed their termination. But I will refer my . Honourable Friend to the exploit (as miraculous as any of the muscles which In these days of miracles we hear of) by which he extirpated forty thou. sand mounted banditti—irregular troops, having no canaon, no ammunition, no discipline ; but who poured down in hordes upon defenceless towns and hamlets, who levied forced coo. tralautions on the people, and whose progress was only to be tracked by rapine, rape, and murder. Does my Honour , able Friend overlook the war with the Pindarries ? Or does he regret that the trade of plunder has been taken out of their hands? I am much mistaken in the character of my Honour able Friend, if he is a person who would be found wailing and weeping that this banditti had no longer the power to bear de struction to the inhabitants in their territories of the East. But to come to a subject much nearer home—by what right, I ask, does my Hdn. Friend move such an amendment as the present ? How can he know anything of what is contained in it ? how can lie have any knowledge of it, to justify him in bringing it forward here to. day, except from a Director? And if a Director did furnish that knowledge, instead of having selected so pure a channel as his jlion. Friend to convey his hostility to the Noble Marquis, he j should stand manfully forward himself, and not withhold the in. formation of which he may be possessed from the Court. As to the papers, I do not object to their production ; but what papers are to be produced ? I say all papers. (Cheers.)— Let these papers not be examined in conclave with closed doors, but let them he submitted fully and fairly before the Court. (Hear, hear, hear.) From the manner in which the Directors treat this question, it would seem that th..y were our constituents, and not we theirs. The reverse, however, is the case; and I therefore wish that they should inform us, and speak out. Those are my sentiments. I am thankful for the indulgence which has been shown me, which I feel particularly, as I am aware of the Import 311CC of this time of public assemblies. (Cheers. ) Mr. R. Jacks° tr followed. He commenced by referring the Court to the votes which at various times it came to in approval of the conduct of the Marquis of Hastings, in the years 1813, 18111, and 1822, at which several and successive periods there was no ex- pression of approbation that was not lavished on the wisdom of his government, and advantageous results of his administration. Their , late lamented I 'hairtuan, whose opinion had always great weight in+ that Court, had described the Noble Marquis "as a Governor-Gene. sal such as they never had befirre, and such as they never could ex pect to have again." It was said that he adjusted the affairs of the Company, which he found in contusion, and that he placed them on a rock of security. Every term of eulogy hail been incorpo rated into their votes--and after such testi,non.es of full approbation of his conduct, was it too much to ask for the grounds on which the Company were to alter the high opinion they entertained of his cha- Tact ? The Hon. Gentleman, the mover of die amendment, whorn he regretted that he did not see oftener amongst then', would not ' surely wish the Court to alter their opinion of the Noble Marquis on vague rumours—the most futile source of calumny. He was . H sure the on. Gentleman would not refer them to a polluted para.! graph of a newspaper, for them to form an opinion on a point on which they should have well.authenticated information. Ifs sus. p:cion prevailed as to the conduct of the Noble Lord, let his whole I coralact be inquired into, but let not a vote for a partial set nips. pen, respecting conduct of which the Court had no definite know. ledge, decide his merits and his services. The ingenuous and no ble nature of the Hon. Mover would tremble and retreat from such injustice as his amendment, if carried, would do the Noble Mar. quis, by including only those papers by which it was sought to in. culpatc hint, by shutting from the consideration of the Court those pread facts which sustained his high fame, lie would call the attention of the Court to sonic facts relative to the effect of that No. i ble Lord's perernment, which ought nut to be excluded from their I consideration, ivliscussing his claims to further liberality front the Company. 11 hen lie undertook the management of their affairs, the Company's bonds were at 12 and 11. They were now at a premium of 111. The amount of the investments were 413,00tN. they now amounted to 1,509.0001., and the money then in the Treasury, which war then 6.0110,001.11., now exceeded 12.0110,0001. This was no small proof of the rapid prosperity of the Company's affairs under the administration of the 'Noble Lord. .2nd acre such merits as these to be blasted on a libel propagated by some anonymous ruffian ? Were such services to he forgotten, on no other substratum than the paragraph of a wretched newapaper ? The flonourable Proprietor proceeded to cite other instances of the Noble Marquis's services ; and begged to refer the Court to the testimonies of Sir David Ochterlony and Sir J. Malcolm, in sup port of the happy condition of the inhabitants under his adminis tration. Sir I). Ochterlony had performed a tour through a large portion of the British territories there : it contained a passage in In which he says, that t• in the several towns through which he passed, he found the people happy and contented—they , were in creasing in wealtb, in commerce, and every branch of prosperity— and were everywhere eloquent in their expression of gratitude for the salutary protection of the British Government." This was the case through all :he towns, with the local exception of one remote district. Ile would ask the Honourable Proprietor with what feel ing of justice and fairness to the fame of the Marquis of Hastings, could he go home with such a document as that which he had now read, and with the amendment be had moved ? Let the papers for which the llonourable Proprietor missed be adduced ; but let theta be accompanied by thole proud and honourable memorials, which earned fur the Noble Marquis his high name; and let the Court de. title whether the whole tenor of his acts, and the general conduct of his adminiatratien, were most deserving of censure or applause. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. SMYTH begged to offer a few words In explanation. although not sanctioned by the custom of the Court. Either lie had that day lost the use of his understanding, and was tinder a delusion, or he was acting a more friendly part towanls the Mar. qui% of Hastings thaw the several gentlemen who had professedly spokat in vindication of him. lie (Mr. Smith) was really favour able upon the whole to the administration of the Noble Marquis although there were objects which he would lilac been anxious to promote, and which that Noble Lord did not so sedulously culti vate; but the general impression on his mind was certainly a fa vourable one. His gallant friend (Sir J. Doyle), whose friendship he had long enjoyed, and which he hoped would experience no in. terruption, did hint the honour to allude to what hall fallen from him. As to the wars in which he (the Noble Marquis) had ergaged in India., he declared that lie was not a competent judge upon the merits of them. Ills military senices, however, were recorded by a vote of thanks from this Court, as well as by a similar vote from J both Houses of Parlianicnt. But it should be borne in mind also, ' that Mr. Canning, in the speech quoted by the Hon. Gentleman who opened the present debate, confined himself to the military services of the Noble bonl, and abstained from the expression of any opinion as to his civil administration. (Hear, hear.) Now, how did the cams stand between himself and the professed friends , ' of the Noble Marquis? He (Mr. S.) admitted that his achui..l nistration bad been successful : he admitted too that a great portion of what had been said that day in praise of hint was r true, but a suspicion was raised about some pa-t of his conduct, r and what greater service, he would ask, could he render the Noble I Lord, than by courting inquiry into it, and thereby affording him f an opportunity of proving before that Court and the world, that the t suspicion was false and groundless? (Hear, hear.) In speaking of remuneration, it had been said the Marquis IVellesley had received r more than the Marquis of Meador. lle (Mr. S.) was not aware t of that fact before. The lion. 1). KINNAtan rose to explain. The Marquis Wel lesley bed voted to hint .5,0001. a-year in 11303, to continence five yearn before the date of the grant. This ante-date fur receiving was Ofelolittlefi by something in reference to the expiration of the charter. This exceeded lishleell. which, together with a grant of 5,01101. a-year for his life at the age of fifty-nine, was greater than the remuneration made to the 31arquis of Hastings. The t'itainst.tst beggrd to correct the statement of the lion. Proprietor. Ile stated (as we understood) that the grant was made to the Marquis of Wellesley in IMO, and that the payment of it was to cmoutense as if it had been made in 1798. The further grant of 6.11C11 1 . was made only for twenty years prospectively. Mr. :4 st tT it resumed. Whatever might be the relation between the remuneration made respectively to the Noble Lords, he thought inquiry ought to take place before any further remuneration was made. As an allusion had been thrown out by his gallant friend, that he had carried on some connexion with some member of the Court of Directors, he thought it due to his own character to say, that he held no communication whatever with any member of the Court upon the subject. Ile had conversed with a gentleman from India of considerable information upon the matter, who stated some facts which he thought required explanation. Other rumours had reached hint, contradicting this statement. The fairest way, he thought, would be, but to attend to rumours on either side, but to make up their determination on authenticated documents. This would be more satisfactory to the general body of Proprietors, and he was sure it would be so to the general body of the Proprietary. Fur the situation of the Noble Marquis, he really felt pity, or culler, he should say, regret at knowing that he was in a situation which was etvir.inly not suited to his station in life, nor such as one would wish to see a person of his high character placed in. Ile hoped and anticipated that the result of the, inquiry, should it be gone into, would be highly honourable to the Noble Marquis. The lion. Mr. E 1.1.11 NSTO P: thought it most unfair to affix a stain upon the charac'er of the Marquis of 'butting* by any idle rumour or unsustainetl assertion. It was unfair, also, in his opinion, to move for papers relating to one act only. on which to form a de termination, as to the propriety of granting funhcr rummer akin to, that Noble Lord. Let the whole of his conduct anti career in office be received, and he was satisfied that the more his conduct was discussed and examined, the higher would bps character ap pear. Although whatever vague suspicion was abroad about the Noble Marquis night in the result (though he did nut expect it would) be realized, yet, even in that event, grounds might exist to induce the Company to make a grant to the late Oovernor-IleneraL As they were all merchants, then he would use an illustration ' familiar to them. Let them consider it a debtor and creditor ac count, and, if three appeared a shilling on the debtor's side due to the Company by the Noble Marquis. there would appear half a million in the creditor's side, put into the 'Treasury of theetanpany by hint. His case should be decided on its broad merits, and on the whole course and effect of his administration. lie would re commend the Ilonouraitle Mover of the amendment to extend his motion ; if not, he would feel himself called upon to do No. Mr. Isr l'Ev believed that there did not exist in that Court any I prejudice whatever towards the Marquis of !!stings. Ile spoke of the genera impression both of the Directors and Proprietary, and he was sure they were disposed to entertain his claims with as much fairness as the wurmest of his friends could desire. There were numerous precedents to prove the liberality with which the Last India l'omnany always dealt with its servants, and he was sure that no invitliotts exception would be made in the case of the Illarquis of Hastings, if Ins claims were such as to entitle hint to the further emensioa of the liberality of the Company. The grants made successively to Mr. Clive, to Lord Cornwallis, to the Marquis of Hastings, and to the Marquis Wellesley, were Instances of the generosity of the Cornnany to its oaken. a7 l : lid , K is his opiate., were the aerviets of the'Marquis of Haat hip Permitted to pass unremiteerated. At the conelusi in of the Nero' war which took place shortly after his arrival in , India, the Company voted him sixty thousand pounds, and not only I did they vote this sum, but they even went so far as to place it in the hands bf trustees, in order that it might he laid out to the utmost advantage for the Noble Marquis. It had been admitted by recanted votes of that Chert and Proprietary, that he had done great trust service, with g'rat ability and sistloni. let it had been said that on his return to this country the Court of Directors had refused to accede to a grant of 5,00111. n_year to hint. If that were the ease, how could the Proprietors, in fairness to the Directors, now edme to any decision upoe the subject without re- (erring back to the papera on which the Coitrt of ',hectors came to the decision on which it was said they had determined. It s. vs true that the character of the Marquis of Hastings stood very high, and deserved to be respected ; but this Court should also have ematidence in its own executive body ; (cries of hear, hear, he:'?;) ; and if such a decision hal been made they should not suppose it' had been made lightly. !t may have been resisted on the ground that some thought he had received enough from the Company already. It may have been resisted on the ground of some dr. merit on the part of the Noble Marquis, but the Proprietors should recollect, whatever might be the respect they owed to the Marquis of Hastings, they also owed confidence to those entrusted with the management of their affairs. To agree to such n motion as that which the Hon. Proprietor (.Mr. K.) had moved, with a belief that the Court of Directors had ref'use'd the grant of 5,0001. would be to pass a resolution of that (';nut, to which be was sure the Court would not come. It bed been asserted (how trttly he could not say), that a loan was negociated between a Eumpean house, that of Palmer, and that the Heneal lievernment gave its sanction to that loon. If such were the case, the Bengal liovertt meot manifestly acted in violation of an Act of Parliament. How. ever, that this was the case, or that the 3!arluis of 'lasting sanc tioned it, did nut appear from any documentary evidence before the Court- Let then all material pipers, as had Leen suggested by the lion. Director (Mr. Elphinstone) be moved for, which may enable the Court to come to a satisfactory decision upon the claims of the Marquis of Hastings On the further liberality of the tompany. If the lion. Director hail not deelare.l his intention to shape the motion so, it was his (Mr. Impey's) intention to offer the suggestion of it. impropriety. Mr. P. Moots had heard a great variety of opinions upon the .eounse to be taken with regard to the Marquis of Hastings. lie could only assent to that course which required all the papers. That bold requisition on the part of his friendsrpoke a thousand volumes in 7andiestion of him. Jle hat seen a pamphlet circulated by the friends of the Noble Lord. There were parts of it from Which he dissented. However, two topics in it particularly engaged his attention. The first was the success with which he put down that murderous banditti, the Pindarries. For that great act of ser vice, which if it had not been achieved, would have left their whole territories in the East Indies to be overrun and desolated by these barbarian, he thought the Noble Marquis could never' he too amply remunerated. The second topic to which he alluded was the wisdom and foresight with which be provided against the 3lahratta confederacy. He 01r. M.) had read the notes of a speech to the Noble Lord, which he hail made in that Court upon the subject of that confederacy, and lie was happy to find that the Noble Lord had so successfully defeated it. (Hear, hear, hear, and laughter.) There was no substantial charge against the Noble Marquis now, and it was cruel to persecute with trifles men who deserved well of their country. A gentleman had heard something it seems in a h ickney coach, and another bad seen something in some confounded Newspaper, such as the Jeff,: Ball, which existed only by fabricating falsehoods, nod venting its net lignity against every honest and virtuous man in the community. From these two sources of respectable information a story hail been trumped up, defaming one of the highest characters in this or any other country. He supposed a story picked up in seine house of ill-repute would be next brought before the Court to vilify the cha racter of the Noble Marquis. (Hear, hear, hear, and laughter.) Me. 'J'HANT offered a few observations, which were not dis tinctly audible where we sat. We understood i him to say, that if the lion. Mover of the amendment alluded to him In any conver sation which he had with him, yaw ad hoc, he had advanced nothing' that had a tendency to inculpate the Noble Marquis. Mr. POYNDEII rose to offer a few observations. The Ci - rat R at begged to say, that he thought he could have saved the lion. Proprietor the trouble of addressing the Court, : the amendment now assumed that shape which was likely to unite all panics. The amendment was now to this effect--•• That copies of all such correspondence and documents be laid before this Court as may enable it to form a decision as to the propriety of making a further •rant to the Marquis of Hastings." The Honourable DOUGLAS Kt X NAltan replied at considerable length. The object of his motion was, to induce the Court of Di rectors to make a report to the Court of Proprietors on the &nu ments which they had. lle aimed at this object as the more re gular course, and as one theretine to which the board of Control would not object, should the Court of Proprietors vote a grant of money on the report of the Court of Direc.ors. Mr. Par visor; approved of the course pointed out in the amendmett ; as, if the report of the !Weems was unfavourable.. the papers on which their decision was formed would be then called for by the Court of Proprietors. He was also favourable to it as a friend attached to the Marquis of Hastings on public principles, for he wished to have his conduct fully investigated ; and the more full the investigation was, the higher did he anticipate the cha racter of the Noble Lord would stand in the estimation of the Court and of the country. The Cum n NAN then put the amendment of Mr. Smith, as last read from the Chair, which was carried in the afSrmatice by a ktrire show of hands. The (learn MAN' then stiegested, that as the papers were to be placed before the Court of Directors and Proprietors, they would nivessarily have to pass through many hands. For the convenience of the members of both Courts, he would therefore suggest that the copies of the correspondence and documents now moved fur be printed.—Agreed to. The Court then adjourned, at a quarter past four o'clock. LLOYD'S COFFEE HOUSE. Yesterday one of our reporter' attended at Lloyd's Subs.iviption Room, for the purpose taking down the proceedings relative to the appointment of a Committee for the purpose of egreeing, in con junction with the other branches of the shipping interest, upon some better system of classification of vessels than hal hitherto pee -1 wailed ; but admission was peremptorily denied him and another gentleman who attended for • morning paper, by a llr. (leaf Smith, or Smith Gray, as our reporter was informed. Still, how ever, being ansionsto obtain sonic information of the proceedings, he waited in the lobby ; but immediately before the business of the day commenced, the aforesaid Mr. Gray Smith, or Smith Gray, told the porter that all persons in the lobby must be " turned out." This summary process of ejection not being particularly usual at public meetings, at first only excited a smile, but indications being mani. kilted of putting the order into positive execution, our reporter felt it his duty, to save his own feelings, to withdraw in doing which he I WAS accom pan led bythe gentleman who at tended fyr the ot I ler journuL It is not our present business to question the prudence or the pro priety of the subscribers to Lloyd's refusing to admit reporters from these journals, who make it a point to attend acid faithcAty to report their proceedings. All we can say is, that we IN:, so strongly the importance of the respectable body at Lloyd's, as well as the immense value to this country of every thing conneced with the shipping interest, that we on no occasion have omitted to pay them every attention. If we were not allowed to tin all we could for their benefit, the blame lies at the door of others, not at ours. iVe understand, that after some discussion at the meeting a Committee of eight was appoint ml, to meet a deputation of ship owners, to consider the best means to be pursued for the classitica tion of merchant vessels. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTO3I.4IOUsE, MAncit 3. ENTERED I :orAims. Earl Bathurst, F. Gibbs. (Ball , broker), front Rotterdam. London, Rumbeet (H. Taylor), from Ilamburgh. Science. Allen (('astendeick), from Harnburgb. Gun Christine, Danis (Castendeick), from llamburgh. Mainly 2. ENTERED OUT WARDS.—The EMT, for Pctenburgh ; Con. cord, for I•'s-incur; Flora, Rover, and Rotterdam. for Rotterdam ; Ilebe, for Teneriffi; illargery, for Montreal; Cnion, for Riga ; Traveller. for Quebec ; John, for Jamaica ; Ocean, for Limerick; and Joseph, 'or M'aterford. CLEAR] \a OUT WARDS.—The Eleanor, for the Cape of Ound Hope; George, fur Cadiz ; ('yrene, for Calais; Joseph, for Ba tavia; Orestes, fir Leghorn; Tritn, for St. John's; Bastion. and ROUT, for Rotterdam; Selina, for Demerara; Henry Stanhope, for St. Michael's; General Palmer, and Larkins, fur :Madras; and Wilding, for Honduras. PCXZANCE, Mnacit I.—The brig Swift. Walker, from Tana. gona, was releascri from guar:intirc en the 2 0 1 th ult. FALMOI" TII. Mallet! I.—Sailed the following vessels for Lon. don; vie.—Lucretia, Diamnd, Prosperous, Gallant Briton, Mea. ter. Sarah, tincdw, oral Retina. PLY mot: TII, MA cti IfT the port, the Lincoln, Lincoln, from New Orleans; and Blachcr. Perth, from Port-au-Prince. Po KT s3l o TR, 2.—Sailed the Fanny and Italian Trader transports, for Cork ; and 11 illiant Money, Jackson, for 31adras, tic._ . • It AMSGATE. 1111Ancit 2.—l'vrn small anchors and cables, iron nun-buoy and buoy rope, reported to have been cut from by two Dutch vessels which were this morning riding off the harbour, have been taken up and landed here. DEAL. MARC!. 2.—Arrived the Janet, Wylie, from Gibraltar —sailed the sth February, bore up for Dover Roads. Came down from the River, and remain, the Sisters, Bishop, for Naples; Henry and Sarah. Bartlett, fur Pernambuco; Catherine, Flagg, for liibraltar ; and Nile, Illyth, for Berblce. VAR mot•Tii, 31ancit 1. Sailed, 1/e Bochum. Alida, lhoit, for the Teach, in ballast ; and Goede Hoop, Bent, from Antwerp to Hull, with flax and madder. 2.—lt blew a heavy gale last night from north-west to north, and still blows hard. The Waterloo, Copley, from Selby, was driven on Cluster beach this morning, and it is feared will be wrecked ; the cargo is washing out—crew saved. Ilnuwiett, 2.—lt has blown very heavy all day from the north-tiorth.east, with squalls of snow. Several vessels have put in for shelter. I. Ng, Maxim l.—Arrived, the Hope, Dykhrus, from Rot. tenlam, with oil-cakes—Q.:tiled, the Regent, Chadd ; and Glory, Minn, for Memel, in ballast. lIivER i• 001 M ARC II I.—Arrived the Fame, Woodward, from Charleston, sailed Jan. *27; Commerce, Card, front St. Andrew's, New Bruniwick ; Alesander, Tredman, from Paersburgh. LAP' INTRLL!GENCE. COURT OF CIIA!CCERV, WEDNESDAY', 31Aacii 3. After the Loan CHAN CZ 1.1.0111 had taken hia seat on the bench, he intimated that the amogements in the House of Lords requir ed his attn.:lance there to-morrow, but he should sit in Chancery on Friday an.l Saturdsy ; it was his intention to hear to-morrow the matining arguments in the appeal which he had io part howl on Friday last, and after that to take the neat fresh appeal which followed in the paper ; his Lordship had rcawm to think that, after the present week, there would he co difficulty in aster. taming the particular days on which his lordship should attend appeals. esowAnD .Vgn 1.118111 rx-rmrfr. Mr. IV I Li), for the respondents. resumed his course of argu. mein in this strangly contested ca-se ; the drift of the Learned Gentleman's argument imported that there had been no rounds shewn by the appellants sufficient to iodate his I.ordship to set aside the veniliA given in the Court below. After the Learned Clentleman hat concluded— The SOLI( Fron-IiENERAT., for the alipellsnut, declared his intention of urgaing in reply on Tuesday next. COURT OF KIN(PS BENCH, WED!:Emmy, 3Lacit 3. PPEEDIC JUSTICE. scAncif D. crtr. Mr. CHITTY stated this to be an action to recover the value of fixtures, &c. in a house. in which the defendant succeeded the plaintiff: The ktrecinent aprearsal to have been made on the 2.3 d of January, in the present y ear. Mr. CAMPIIII.I.-4.:peedy justice this, certainly. To make it still more speedy, however. I have no objection that a gentleman go out of Goon, and ascertain im.:antlr what is due, and we shall pa it immediately. Mr. CHITTY, for the sake of speedy justice, assented. The Loan Cult: Jt• sq . C E it is certainly speedy justice. Verdict for the plaintitr—Painages iiol. subject to a retcrcr.ce. __ S.IDIVER r. LIVING:47O"r. Air. A sinus:les opened the case, by stating that this was an action for damages fur an assault by the defendant on Jane, the plaintiff's wife. Mt. .l su it VATT stated the circumstances. Mr. Sadler, a chair. maker, lived in Mile-end-road, and the defendant haired in his house. The defendant came where Mrs. Sadler was, and asked her why she had been abusing his wife, put his linger in her face. pushed her, and struck her on• the breast twice, when she fell down. She was carried to her bed, where she was confined for a fortnight. Thomas Reynolds, apprentice to the plaintiff, stated the etteum stances in the very terms opened by the Counsel. The defendant afterwards assaulted Mr. Sadler. Mr. tic am v.—That is the ground of another action. ll'itness—liefendant followed Sirs. Sadler to the wash-house, struck her an the head, and pulled her liewlAress oft: Cross-examined.—lfe did not complain of abasing his wife. She tried to take up a rake ; she missed her blow and Ica Li vingston had all the house but three rooms. Richard Rollo had heard words from the window, and saw a blow struck, and Mr*. SadUr haling ; he struck her with his fist on the breast ; in the wash-house lie struck her on the head and knocked her bonnet off. Mr. Nicholls, a surgeon, was sent for. She remained eight or ten days in her chintiber. Another apnremice pee st•imiar evideoce. Mr. Nicholls was called in on the 27th December. and found Mrs. Sadler very much agitated, and considerably bruised on one side ; there were bruises on her arm and chest ; I applied leeches; I attended a fortnight; she was confined to her chamber for eight dose. Mr. GUN sah! the plaintiff wanted to remove the defendant, having conic into the three rooms with a family of fourteen. There acre words, but no one could give them to the Jury. If they could, they would have a pretty specimen of the vulgar tongue. De fenilant could bring no witnesses ; he was entirely at their mercy. Ile did not say the plairtiff must not have their verdict, but the lowest damages would meet the justice of the case. The Loan ('Hilly JUSTICE—The verdict must be for the plaintiff'. It is fur you to sae what damages. The Foreman asked if there were any expenses to the spothe. care ? 'the Loan Cuter JUSTICE—They have moved none. Verdict for plaintiff—Damages fits. COURT OF C031310N PLEAS, Wr.DIIESDAT, MAacn 3. Adjourned Sittings at Nisi Pr ins, ofZer Hilary Trrnz, at Gaihl hall, in London, &fare the Lon!) l v lEr Ju aT IC r. and Special Jarics.l AIIDONIN WILLIAMS AND OTHER%. Mr. Sergeant l'art:ii.SN stated that this was an action brought by the plaintiN, as assignees of a bankrupt'* estate, to recover the value of property to the amount of 19,0001. Notice having been given by defendants to plaintiff to prove the act of bankruptcy, he should do this preliminary to calling evidence to the merits of the ease. The bankrupt. 31r. G. Paton, was a gereral merchant and carried on mercantile dealings to a very large amount. The de. fendatita were partners in a MIA at Chester, with whom the bark rupt was in the habit of borrowing sum* of money. and it was out of those loans that the present action arose. The petitioning cre ditor'si debt was upon a bill of eschew, which became due on the jth of July, lan year. ‘Pith respect to proving the act of bank ruptcy. there would be no difficulty, though there might be sonic as to the exact point of time. The bankrupt anspended his pay ments on the t.l3th of June, but the act of bankruptcy might be s:titl Dot to have actually taken place until the 4th of July ; and on the lU:h the Commission was issued. The mode of dealing be. tween the bankrupt and the defendants. oith regard to the loan, was this: the London correspondents of the Cliesmr Dank were Esdaile and I'o. \Chen this gentleman wanted a loan of the Chester Bank, lie wrote to them to say that lie had deposited at the house of Esdaile a sealed packet containing an order for the deli very of goods to them; he also gave a prominwty not., for the amount of a loan, the sealed packet being a collateral security. 31r. Paton being connected with the house of Esdaile and Co, lie did not wish to have it known that he was in the habit of borrowing from the Chester Bank. lie thert:' we got a friend of the name of White to go to Esdaile's on these occasions, and credit was given to White there by the Chester Bank for the loans, which White re ceived and handed over to Paton. \l - hire was used as the instru ment, the machine, the conduit-pipe, for conveying the money into the pockets of the bankrupt, who was thus kept out of sight in these transactions This went on for a great length of time, and an un limited confidence subsisted between the parties; so much so, and so perfect a reliance was placed in the honour of the bankrupt, that the bank at Chester permitted the bankrupt to withdraw any of these sealed packets, on a verbal security to replace them. These sealed orders were never opened, but left in perfect confidence, and the dealings between the panics were thus carried on to an mato nishing amount. At the time of the bankruptcy, sealed orders were lying at Eadaile's for property to the amount of 19,01101., though completely under the control of the bankrupt. In 1822, Mr. Paton, finding he could go on no longer, wrote to one of the partners in the Cheater bank, stating his circumstances, and that he had desired a friend to call at Esdaile's to take care of the interest of the Cheater bank. Esdaile and Co. not waiting fur letters from Chester, on being apprized of the bankrupt's situation twitieh has since caused the unfortunate gentleman to be de deranged), without I any authority from Williams and Co., opene.l the sealed packet then in their possession, and, by means of the inclowd order, ob tained a considerable part of the property. The great question to be tried, therefore, was, whether there was not a contrivance to elude the bankrupt laws, anti whether the creditors of the bank rupt's estate were not entitled to recover under these circumstances. John Stanley, clerk to Mr. Pawn, was called, and gave evidence to the effect stated by Mr. Sergeant Vaughan. lle underwent cross.exasnination by Mr. Sergeant Boronquet. Several witnesses from the East India and London hocks proved the transfer of Various quantities of gouda trout the nanie of Pawn to the defendants, in and after the month of July, 1821 A great deal of oral and documentary evidence having been gone tnrough, in auprrt of the opening statement, Mr. Sergeant llosaxsivEr addressed the Jury for the defend ants. It beeline his duty to state the nature of the case. The very respectable gentlemen whom be represented had advanced consider able loans to the gentleman who had become bankrupt, upon the faith of what they believed to be good securities, and it was for the Jury to say whether those securities were available to them or not. There are two grounds on which assignees claim property that has passed into the hands of other persons from the bankrupt. The first where the bankrupt had given an undue prefereree to any cre ditor ; the second was founded upon the statute of James 1., by which Act it was provided, that if a creditor suffered a bankrupt to enjoy the reputed ownership, and to have the disposition of pro perty that ought to be invested in the hands of assignees, the assig nee.' were entitled to claim from persons to whom that property might have passed. Ile argued that neither of the principles here recognized applied in this case. In this case the deposits were made long betore the act of bankruptcy, and were negociable securities that might have beets at any time passed from hand to hand. Ile then eonterded that the order for else delivery deposited at the bank, even if there had been no actuai transfer of the property, was as complete a change of ownership as the execution of a mo r t gage , unless it should be shown that there was wale fraud. There was no evidence to show that :um advances were made to the bankrupt, hut at a t riod when the defendants had every reason to believe hot in good circumstances. After stare discussion between the Court and Counsel. The Jury found a verdict merely on a point subniitre 1 to them, declaring it to be their unanittiourt opinion that the bankrupt was nut at the time of the bankruptcy the reputed owner of h.: goods, standing in the name of his agents; the other questions being left Or the opinion of the Court on a special case. SURREY SESSIONS, MARCH 3. ]arid Simmer, aged 40, was indicted for stealing a watch, value 204. the property of 111 r. Win.lkard, silversmith, of No. 142, Blackfriar's-road. On the evening of the 21st of February, the prisoner went into Mr. Folkard's shop and asked to look at a silver watch; three were shown to him, but he did not like them, and pointed to one in the window ; as the shopman turned his back to reach et, the prisoner seized one of the three lying on the counter, and ran oil The 'holmium pursued him, and be was stopped with the watch in his possession. The prisoner said in his defence, that he had not tasted food for two days, and therefore he preferred stealing to starving. lle was found Gaifty, and sentenced to be transported fur seven yam.. Thomas Ferrell:, aged 30. and Williams Barker:, ag.el 23, were indicted for stealing six sacks of charcoal, the property of their mater. Mr. John turner, charcoal-merchant, of Urtat road. Guilly,—soon years transporation. FASHIONABLE INi•ELLIGENCE. Lady Ravensworth will have a musical party this mating, rF her house in Portland-place. The blatchionesa of Lensdown will have a root tO.IIOOIITOVI log, at lAnsdown House, Berkeley-Ipar.. Lord King ente+tained a distinguished party at dinner yester: day, at his house in Doter-street. lAdy Ellenbnyough has Issued adds of invitaden for her first route, on the 10th inst. at Cambridge House. Edward Ellice, Esq. M.P. hall a dinncr pant frekerday, at hie house in New Street, Spring-gardens. Mrs. Wallace will entertain on elegant circle of Fashionable* this eveiiihg, at her house in Queen Ann-itreet. The Earl of Egreuiont has arrived at his house In Otesvezior place, timil his seat, Petwerth, Sussex. The Lades H. and E. Aslibuer.hani have Strived at their btu', in Upper Grosvenor-street. from their scat in Surrey. Arrivals at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jamods.strect t—Sir William Parker, Bart. from his scat In Sullulk ; Hyde Parker, Evq. ; ar.d T. Lumley, Esq. train Paris. Captain and 3174. Xrr and Miss Ker arrived ycs'erday at the St: Peterstuirgh Hotel, Dover -street, tient the Continent. Arrivals at Long's lintel, HondAtteet :—('aptain Hancock, fried Chatham ; .inthony Hammond, Esq. from Paris; G. Lawrence. EA). from ditto. Departures ::-31r. and Mrs. Win. Stokes, for' their seat in Norfolk ; t aptain Thorpe, H.N. for Portsmouth ; and W. Tooke, Esq. fur his seat in Hants. AMERICAN PAPERS. Yesterday, we received a file of Charh.:ton Papers to the eGth January ; ftotn which we copy the following : [horn t h e Cu, Her or the 17th January.] room Be AZ I L—ln the proceedings of the 6eneral Amernbly we find the report of a debate, which continued several days. on the subject of the titular honour of the Marquis of )laranbani, which mid been conferred by the Emperor on Lord Cochrane. The firm in which the point was presented was °rend by Senor 31inte zuma, that the appointment should not be confirmed, irastuuch as the .tmembly hod fumed no law authorizing such an appointment. The Resolution was supported With considerable warmth by many members : others m.re opposed to any proceeding on the subject, upon the principle that, under a monarchical government, it was an inherent power of the Executive to create nobility, independent of any legislative act. effAILESTOW, JAW. 111. We leant that General Apodaca, formerly Viceroy of Mexico, is daily expected at the Havannah, from Spain, with about 4.01.41 troops ; these arc to be joined by such as can be spared from Ha vannah, and from thence to proceed to Mexico. Fairs! Sr. JAGO.—By an arrival in fourteen days from St. Jago dc t'uba, we learn that a Colombian Seet, consistinli e tl n tpree vesselsvesae of war, arriv,xl there about the 10th br 14th her, with the Spanish troops of the garrison of Fuer , : Camillo ; the boats, with the Commodore on board, were beat oil with stones by the Spaniafds, at St. Jago, and a guard of soldiers was sent to pro. tect them on landing. Fiore lIAVANNAR.—We hllre received Havannah Papers to the Bth unit. Ily an arrival at Havannah, in eighteen days, from San Juan do Ulloa, infomiation was brought that all the vessels of the expedition destined for that place had arrived z the greater part of the city of Vera Cruz was destroyed, and the communication between the Blangulla and the Castle war uninterrupted. [From the Coarier of 24th Jan.] FROM CVRACOA. By the brig Fame, we hive received Curagoa papers of the 20th December. The British line of battle ship Gloucester, had touch ed at Clinic= from Jamaica, and sailed on the . 2.7 th, on her return. She had captured a schooner with a cargo of slaves. bAVANXAH, JAN. 20. The citizens were !ast night awakened by the dreadful cry of " tire." It was perceived to issue front one of the buildings on Rice's Wharf, and a high wind at N.W. soon spread the Santa., and all efforts to stop its progress were vain, until it had destroyed all the buildings on that wharf, and all the buildings from change dock to Mongin's wharf, including Mongin's Tabby build ing, and the buildings on 3loore, Rice, Anciaux's and 3longin's ' wharriet The number of buildings destroyed is at least 17 or IR. Front the continued dry weather which has prevailed, the roofs of ,a great ninny houses repeatedly caught fire, but were happily ex tinguish, fly accour is from Quebec we learn, that 5e4 vessels arrived at Queb:c during the year 1823. bringing out 10,250 emigrants, most of whom proceeded to the United :mates. Co3l3lEitlll WITH CANADA. .... The lAgislature of Lower l'unatla has passed a resolution to petition the British Govemnient, for permission that the inhabi tants may import tea and other goods dirtct from the East Indies., or from the United States, on the payment of a reasonable duty.— This measure is vatted to ;lace been resorted to in consequence of the illegal importation into Lower ('anada of India products, which are said to be carried on to an extent highly - injurious to the revenue of the l'roeinces ; an evil which could not be checked by law, and the existence of which is attributtd to the great difference between the price of these articles purchased in America and in England. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER MEETING, 1824. SATENDAT NEEOIIE TUE MEETING. Mr. NS - yellesl;7e: Marquis, Bet. 3lb. signir.;t Sir J. Byre* Tragedy, art. 1,0 Nova. each. h. ft. St. Leger Course. SATUIIIpAV 11):1'01It TUE MEETING. 3lr. Russell's br. h. Leporello, five In. olci,llst. against Mr. Dunconshe's ch. c. St. Leger, 4 yrs. old, lOst, 71b., ett sons. h. ft. Three quarters of a mile. IleNtlemtn riders. TUESDAY INTIIE MEETING. 111 r. Petre's br. c. Itenoff, by Smolensko. out of Alia Watt, Ast 71b., apt. dlr. G. L. Fox's bl, c. by Comus, out of Lady Erne, list. 21b. l O sots. h. ft. Last mile. Alexander Nosed, Esq. has purchased the stallion Walton a P. Kahle, Esq. Gainford, near Darlington. ASCOT RACES, 1821. Nominations for the Albany Stakes, for 3-yr. olds. Dukeof York's b. e. by Phantom, of sister to Prince Leopold. Lord Darlington's c. by Whisker, out of Mony Musk. Lord Verulam's ch. f. by Soothsayer, out of Tredville. Lewd Stradbroke's b. c. I lurley-burley, by Quiz, out of Witchery. Mr. J. Seaith's b. f. by Whalebone, out of Q uiz, Mr. F. Craven's b. c. Long Waist by Whalebone, dam by Dick Andrews, out of spitfire. Duke of Rutland's Katherine. Swink, stakes, for 3 and 4-yr olds. Lord Verolam's ch. 1. by Counts, out of Laurel-leaf, 1 yrs old. Lord Darthigton's Barefoot, 4 yrs old. Duke of Rutlantts Scarborough, 4 yrs old. AVindscr Fcrest Stakes, for 3-Zr old Mies. ford Verolam's ch. f. by tomus, out of apour's dam. Mr. T. Smith's b. f. by Whalebone, out of Vignette. Mr. F. Craven's 'Miss Jigg. Duke of Rutland'• Katherine. The Gold Cup, for all ages. Duke of York's Premium, 4 Ins old. Mr. IVyndhain's Elfrid, 4 mold. Lonl ‘'erulann's Vaurien, 4 yrs old. Mr. West's Angelica, A yrs old. Lord 'l. 11. Cavendish's Bizarre, 4 yrs old. Lord Darlington's Barefoot, 4 yrs old. 31r. Whiteside's Brother to Antonio, S yrsold. The Earl of Derby's Stag Hounds are appointed to meet on Saturday, at Epson Downs. THE CHAMPIONSHIP. Mratonannum of an Agreement made between Jam Langan and Thomas Winter Spring, at Thomas Cribb's, Pantoo-street, Haymarket, March 2, 1823: We, John Langan and Thomas Winter Spring, agree to fight on Tuesday, the Bth June, Int, for five hundred pounds a-side, on a twenty-four feet boarded stage; to be a far stend.up tight, half-minute time; an umpire to be chosen by arch party, a:A a ' referee to be chosen on the ground by the umpires. The fight to take place within one hundred milts of London, and the place to be named by Mr. Jackson ; the men to be in the ring between the hours of twelve and ore o'clock at noon, unless prevented by ma gisterial interference. Fifty pounds a-side are now deposited in the hands of the stake-holi.T. 111 r. James Soares ; fifty pounds more to be made good on the I:ttli of March instant, at John Handal's, Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery-lanes a further deposit of two hun dred pounds to be made plod at Thomas Cribb's, en Saturday, the Ist of hay, and the whole to be made good at Thomas BL:lcher's, Castle Tavern, Holborn, on the Ist June, 11124 ; the deposits to be made good on the days Lefore-meutioned, between the tunas of eight and ten in the event rg ; tither party failing, to facie:: (he de. posit down. The stw to be boarded with deals, not less than three inches thick, without turf, and to be six feet from the ground, as i:a Cribb's battle. The bottle-holders and seconds to retire to the cm nen' of the stage when the men are placed at the scratee, every round, and to remain there till one or both of the men are down. The expenses of this stage to be paid equally between Lengin and Spring. It is further agreed. that when the 11 holr of the mercy is mad:: good it shall be tranaferred to the hands of Mr. Jackson. (Signed) THOS. WINTER SPRINti. T. Watson, 1 ""es wr._ se3' N JOH LA NOA N. T. Belcher, j " In reply to the challenrs thst have been made by Jr.h. 1!u:14o.: and Nicholls, Langan stated on Tuesday night, at •IL.L.h.v's, when he has done with Spring, he will be ready to met half s dozen of the lads in one year, and, if agreeable to them. that he it ready to put down IOL fur each as a deposit, provid.d they v. tight for 51101. BIRTH. 1 On Monde y morning lest, at Sleliord, Suffolk, the lady 4.1 , Colonel Miceli, of a son and heir. - I/I ED. ( On the .97th February, at the house of Peter Chat mean , Est;., • 3lichael 'Woken Ilrowite, of the county of Kildare. l'.q., ',lent - I !encral in the Saxon service, and late Aid-de-Camp to his 31.- jest) , the King of Saxony. 111(i/I WATER THIS DAY AT IA)NIXIN-r,1411/GE. 111errieg, 2 min. alter 4. I Afternoon, 17 rain. si.n 4.