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selves of Coda, mere sueeessrsi'dy opposed by the marine soldieis who had tentained faitliful to the KING, and Isere repulsed from the city. The communication by courier. batsmen Ma. drill and Paris was very constant, but no further intrlligruiee had transpired than could be collected from the verbal communications of the bearers of the dispatches. Official accounts from the Spanish Government have, we understand, also reached London. Madrid Papers to the 11th inst. are totally silent upon this important event ; hut knowing. as we do, the miserably degraded state of the public press io Spain. this circumstance can excite no surprise. nor does it in 6sy degree detract from the credi bility of the statements publiehed in the Paris Papers. Such reserve. however, is very absurd, far the silence of the public journals of Spain cennot prevent the knowledge of the transaction from being Xpowit boils abroad and at home to the fullest ex tent possible. Our infornsation In this subject is at present ton limited to justify the expression of ally opinion with regard either to the extent of the insurrection or the objects of the insurgents. Possibly at this very moment. while we trace these lines, the troops have acknowledged the Royal authority, or have suffered the consequences of an unsuccessful enter prise. There are some, however, who think that the insurrection has been the result of a very eaten sire conspiracy, of which the objects are, the ter mination of the present tyranny, and the establish ment of a conetitsition founded on the principle of a limited monarchy, and the proclamation of the Coustitertion of the Cosies in Cadiz is vouched in proof of this assertion. There never yet was a conspiracy formed which did not profess to he in fluenced by motives of public advantage, and we doubt not, that, in the present instance, the con spirators are provided with the ordinary assurances of their probity and disinterestedness; but fur our own parts we are the less inclined to give them credit for sentiments .1 sincere patriotism, when we can discover a sufficient cause far discontent in the desperate nature of the war to *bids they are •deroted by their Government, without the consola tion of receiving present pay. or the eticoturagement cf Woods or future reward : bryond these it is not the province. and it is seldom the disposition cf a ooktier to look. But were Spain so fortunate as by any means to obtain a change in the character of her Government, we should rejoice in the event as sincerely as any one, and be as little disposed to pry ill.naturedly into the motives of those by whose agency so great an advantage had beau achieved for the cause of humanity. From the discontented soldiery of Spain we turn to the intrigues of the French Cabinet. The con tinued indisposition of M. DE SERRE causes him to retire to die South of France. and the seals have, it is said, been offered to M. Ravin, the President of the Chamber of Deputies. who, however. has refused them. M. Reese no doubt feels his situation at the head of the Representatives of France, more lionoutable and Gratifying to his feel ings than a seat in a distracted and disjoisited Ca binet. In the mean time, M. DE CARES has nego tiated with the leading Members of the left side of the Chamber of Deputies!, and hopes to receive their support to his proposed plan for a total renewal rif the Chamber of Deputies every fifth year. or as it might be called, a plan for quinquennial Par liarneuto. Such a plan, in nor opinion, would be far preferable to the present system, which in effect gives the Chamber of Deputies a perpetuity, while it renews, in regular series, a fifth part of the De puties every year. There is a rumour noticed in the Gazette de France as probable, but which seems to our minds altogether incredible. namely, that several cf the Liberal party have offered their services to the Minister on every subject, at an annual salary cf 1 4 2,000 f. The French Five per Cent.. are 71 f. 95 Rank Actions 1,421 f. The Independent states, that « Commercial let ters from Bayonne, written on the departure of the pore, announce, that General CALDICSOM hal brill shot fry the In.urgent troops. Alarm is general in Moo ; a strong column of the revolted force is advancing, and within a short distance of that capi tal ; the KING and the Court are preparing to re. move. A Cabinet Cootie-. which arrived ow the 19th inst. at the English Endres.) , in Paris, from hd.rdrid, woo again dispatched for London within an faqir. The Quolidienne states, that the Princess of WA Lts hos loaded in M.orseilles since Novem ber, and that her Royal Highness Marled& to take a cmintry house in tier environs. The fort of the Trocadero, near Cadis, which is said to toe wow blockaded by the insurrectionary S i osnisli troops * is the fort (rum whence the French I 54rdeel Cadiz with the mortar that M now Siert! is St. Jousts's Park, opposite the Home (:sands. IN the year 1736, letters patent were grunted to JosAluxe HALL, for a *team boat to tow vessels and out or port. 'lt is with the deepest regret we have to announce. that, in answer to au application made to Lord Livearoot., by the Delegates alto lately mutt from this town on behalf of the mercantile sod roe nutacturing interest, with a view of obtaining the )0pe..1 of this ivjurions impost, his Lordship. in a written communication which was received ill this town on Monday last, explicitly statts that Covers. went 14 tire present declitre seceding to the wishes .4 the pewees interested in the Wool Trade.— (feed. 64:4104 • • • OFFICE SHKRlfre TO TOE EDITOR OF THE R2ITISIi PRESS. - Stg—.Gheeetiatione hawing appeared he the Paper., under Ilia shore title, rt arelintr . 111 my conduct in m ean, to refreshment• for the Grand Jury at the ()NI Ridey dorlott the hot Seioions, lint of which I ihnol.l not have taken any notice. although. in twiny respect• incor rect, lid nal the onfonsitled and tenjtiot calumny cootaitied in the rondeolieity t• ph cell al me to repel it with indignation, end will I meta. I beg leave to aulejiiiii the whole of the currrap•aulrnre hetweeia me mad the Graud Jury•, which took place un the occasions referred to. (Con - ) " (Ha Bliley, January 14, 1820. "Mr. Sheriff Parkins loas herr applied to • fur funr hotilea of wine for the use of the Grand Jury; the Sheriff twirl leave In renal his compliments, aed to say, that he will moat readi ly einnpls with their wish, sa I will send it to them if they will let hint know the sort--either Pint or Sherry." "'lire C.ostlemen of the Grave,' Jury have had the honntor to receive from Mr. Sheriff Parkins a note respecting four bottles of wine: Hwy bet In state that nu such application his been made by their order, but that they have Wien the liberty to address an application to the Sheriffs jointly, for the moat •Iliiirance. Grand Jury Room, Janua , y Is, 1820." " Mr. Sheriff Parkins presents his compliment, to the Gentlemen of the Grand Jeury, laqpi to inform them, that iin *verbal application for four l ottlra of wine for their use, he instantly returned the answer expressing his ready coins phasic,. Mr. Sheriff Parkins had lint been applied to for, nor has he been informed of, any urinal allowance" to oho Grams&Jury. Ile will, with murk pleasure, rimier wholover has been customary, when they shall be pleased to inform him. " Sessions House, Friday, halt past three o'clock." " The Gentlemen of the Grand Jury return thanks to Mr. Sheriff kPis for his pulite awl ready attention to their application; and in coon spruce of the Sheriff's desire, they note ■l foot what thee are informed has bees the usual allowance in the Grand jury at Quarter Steno's,. " Grand Jury Room, January 14,182 4 i." " Six and right-pence per day ; three pound. ten shillings slimier money. It has also beer usual to aeud six bottles of wine into the Jury Room. Mr. Sheriff Parkins, in reply. begs to inform the Cootie men of the Grand Jury, that they most have hoes rosin. formed with respect to any usual allowsoce bowies been mole to them by the Sheriffs; and he begs to add, that if such eiri.tom has at any period existed, it is proper it should he aholodicil. " &inking [louse, Friday, four o'clock." N.n —The allegrd enstom, as to the allowance of 65.'841. per day, told 31 10.. dinner money, had not bees. complied with by my red. c. rims, nor even by Mr. Sheriff Ituthwcll himself, whu only stoat (which I was willing to do) six but tics of wine. I take fur grantril, the anonymous author of the para graph in question is one of the Grand Jury, and therefore ought candidly to have staled what actually occurred. The insinuation in the paragraph, that I acted tinder the influence of sordid views, W as completely beneath an honourable man to express, as it is for me seriously to notice. Bat I beg to assure the author and the public, that it is not my intention, directly or indirectly, to appropriate one shilling of the money that shall be received by Inc, as one of the Sheriff's of London and Middlesex, for my own personal advantage; but. on the contrary, as I have bee, induced to undertake such arduous and important duty to rectify (so far as is practicable) the idolises of the office, totally uubiaaaed by political feeling or party views, I pledge myself to apply to charitable or benevolent purposes all feet, lines or dors, that may comae into my hands, after dis charging the absolute necessary expenses that I may be liable to, in part of which I have already paid to the amount of upwards of one thousand pounds, whilst not one farthing of the fees, Ike. his yet been touched by me. If the line of conduet which I have adopted, tinder a con stiestious construction of the chartered rights of the City of Load's, is not entirely sal isfactory, I request that my Fellow Citixens and Livery of London will exercise their undoubted right, and discharge me from the office, which, I ass sorry to say, rather than retain for ten years, as absurdly remarked in the paragraph, I should be most happy to yield up in ten days. J. W. PARKINS, Sheriff. York Hotel, Jameary 22,1820. • N B. By an officer of the Court, who attended on the Grated Jury. TO THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS. SlR—The rtatenieni la your Paper of this day, respecting the Grand Jairy for Middlesex having made application to the Sheriff for say allowance or remuneration, is quite ie. correct. 1 hid the honour of being Foreman to the last Grand Jnry for the County, and no 01)i/bedtime was made or thought of.-1 am. Sir, Your humble Servant, CHARLES STABLE. IVO-street, Dloontrbury, January 24, MO. A specimen of fine writing from en American Journal-- MARRlSD—Simullasteorsiy, on numbly rivIDIEr the 28th alt. by the Rev. Joseph W. Wallace, E. Hinsdale Her- E.q. of Connecticut, to Min Ann Williams Walton; and Mr. Augustus WOW', to Min Sarah Watson, 'laughter, of Captain ham Watson, of Columbia county, Georgia.— The ceremony was conducted under the most engaging feral' of decency, and was ministered with sober eloquence and impressive dignity. Tbe subsequent hilarity was renikred doubly entertaining by the most pleasing urbanity slid de. enfant of the GUESTS; the convivial board exhibited an ele gant profusion of all that the richest fancy could mingle, or She swot* splendid liberality collect : nor did the nuptial evening afford a banquet less grateful to the INTELLECTUAL gulag; the mind was regakd with all that is captivating is colloquial fruition, and transported with all that is divine in the music or CONGENIAL SPIRITS: While hoe'rilegeortephe liager'd near, And dropped their names, so eharso'd to hear! (Georgia Journal. RICHARD:OK, GOODIZICK, and Co. respectfully acquaiut the Public that the Stole Lottery will 11nIsh Drawing NEXT SATURDAY, the 29th lost. The Wheel muslin. Two Prises of 20,0001. Hooey, Ike. Tickets and Shaer., warranted oiletrawo, are on Sak by RICHARD. SON, GOODI.LICK, Mild CO. at their °Hors Bask-boild. Wes. Coruhilt, sod Charing-eruar, wbo Sold, last August, No. 710, a Prize of 36,0001. Commit. HAZARD nod Co., who sold Two Prizes of 20,0001. w the 1:1111 Lottery. respectfully acquaint the Public. that the Lottery will finish Drawing NEXT SATURDAY—The Wheel contains Two Prises of 20,0001. Maury. &C. Ste.—lissioto arid Co. gratefully acknowledge the preference given to their OW &witfishiness, sad regret their Supply of Tickets sad Shares previous t• the last riay's draw/jug was out adequate to their increased denesuil.—A continuance of Public Pain asp is respectfolly solicited at tltei► Offices Royal Exchange -gate, 26, Cuminll, rod 324, Osford-street, Corner of Swallow-stmt. QUICE SUCCFSSION Of FORTUNATE ETENTS.- The Firlit•irlruvrei Prise in the last Lottery. etiiitled to 20,0001. Money anti Consuls, was wild in Stares by WEBB ;—The Find-drawn Print in She present Lutte.y, en titled to 20,0001. Consols, was also soki in Sharer by WEBB. ..—Theis, Two Twenty 'flinsaande have been distellinteal at his (Men • Ain Two Months; and in the [UAWe of she last Eight Year, in proportion to the number of Tickets sold, more Capital Prises hare been obtained at his Of. Sera then at any other in the World. NEXT SA TURDAY the !Amery will Baldly close—Two Prises of 10,01101. Sterling Money, and every tither Prior. will be elenien on that day. Tickets and Slam, warranted an- Amara, ern Sale at WEBBII Altxy 9, Coghill, and 17, bolgate street. . THE TURF. . BSTTING AT TATTERSALL'S. hart/Aim 24. ingunt. 11 in 1 etst Mr. Piety's e. 17 to 1 art }hippie c. 13 to 1 opt Dike If6to 4 not Pitolame 16 In 1 Brother to 20 to 1 eget say caber. Blucher 041 M • 4 N 1 apt Duke of Itutlaturs Sorcery f. RIDDLESWORTH. 9 to 3 opt Mr. Vassiiiart 17 lo I ■Rit Piodatee. DONCASTER ST. LEDER. 13 to 1 apt Mr. Picric'. c. There is only oat .eeept■an of tier cloffercnt Handicaps. CIIELTENHA3I. JANUARY 23. A few days %ince Mrs. Fetheringhane, the »H.. of Captain Fotlieringham. *Mei of the Ceremo nies here, died slier a few days illnrsa , and yester. slay morning, at Mlle o'clock, was the time appoint. ed for the funeral, at which time the different car t &c. to forth the procession arrived, bu t were iinstiriliatrly sent hack on being info►med tha Captain Fotheinighurn had himself died only half an hour previous. Fie had been unwell only a few days with a sore throat mad cold (ihe same com plaint as Mrs. F.), but was pot considered in dan ger by his physicians, who only left him ut six o'clock that morning, and at half-past eight was a corpse. They will both now be interred in one grave. This melancholy event has 'Morally cast • gloom over nor previously gay town. Three candidates are already named for the va cant race, but the election is not expected to take place iinmtdiately. DISTRESSED STATE OP THE POOR. The number of families relieved with soap ticket., in the east division of this lowa, by the visitors appointed by the Committee, is 524; the individuals in these &mil** amount to 2,156. whose aversqe we. kty income does not exceed per head. The visitors could have advantageously disposed of a much greater member of tickets to persons whose neces sities rendered even the smallest donation roost acceptable. The sufferings of the poor in this district are described by the visitors as great almost beyond all forgoer prece. dent. There exists an unusual-want bulb of bedding and clothing ; in many instances all the household furniture Mao been disposed of to ward off actual famine. One of the visi tors thus reports the language with which they are generally accosted- 4 Out of work fur the last one, two, or three months; would be glad of soup, if we mold buy it, hut the coal and rent take all, and the penny for auup cannot be kept."—la stating the distress of the poor, we are convinced that we are doing all that is necessary to rouse the energies of the rich to assist in removing it. There are in Ibis divi sion of the town fat looms in the woollen-stuff line, of which number 70 are in full employment, 107 are ',mind!, employed, and 325 are wholly at a stand foe want of work. —( Leeds Mercury.) THE LATE DISTRESSINO CATASTROPHE AT BOHERBUOR. JANUARY 14. In our last we stated, so far as general reports informed us, the circumstances of this melaseholy event. Slaw, and various rumours have since bees in eireulation, some of which were, that, on the opening of the bodies, a Said mat. ter was taken from the stonsarbs of bath, whisk ea imaly. ration, appeared to coatain the resonant of a descriptioa of narcotic poison, which, however, could nut be exactly de !ied, in consequence of a large tomtit) , of melted hatter, anti saline draughts which had bees adusitliorred. Suspicion fell heavily on the brother of the nouns, who, it was said, recommended the melted butter on the Arm discovery of the circumstance; but, as these are only mere rumouis, no re tinue* should he placed on them. The Inquest sat instil Tuesday, Wednesday, and yesterday—and this isiornieg re turned their Verdicts, which are as follow : Verdict —I' We lind that the said Mary Collnpy wan found dead in her dwelling hawse, i■ she suburbs of the said city, on the 10th day of January, instaot, and that her death happened in a mtilen manner, but we hive no posi tive evidence to enable us to aceetaia whether her death was occasioned by poison or by suffocation. We Gold, that the mid Patrick Collins was found deed is the dwellischuuse of Mary Canopy, and his death bap peoed in a puihlen manner; but we have no positive evi dence to enable us to ascertain whether his death was occa sioned by poison or by surucatioa." The depositions area great extent—but as their publics. tins. might probably involve some very mimes conaideratioa, it has bees thought prudent to suppress them. Four pro fessionsi scepticism., of great ability were examined—we are convioced they have discharged their duty with ►onour old satisfaction to themselves. At the late visit of the Duke of Gt.oucKsaan to the Earl and Countess of CovENTRY at Crouse Court, his Royal Highness visited the china.tuariu factories and inspected the processes, when his Royal Rigliners ordered a service at CHAMBER LAIN'S manufactory, which was yesterdiy exhi bited at thei► warehouse in Cloud-street. to • num ber of the nobility ai.d persons of distinction. The Ambassador of the Netherlands entertains a party of distinction this day, at his residence, Whiteliall..plece. Lard FOLEY is arrived at his house in Hamilton place. foam his seat in Worcestershire. .. . _ . - The Hon. General BLIGII lass left his house in Chesterfield street. Maysfair. on a visit to the Earl of WINCHILSBA, at his seat, Burley. Oakhans. Rut lanalsinte. Mr. Wit.t.t A ms. a new candidate for theatrical fame, will shortly make his debat, at Co•ent•gardeu Theatre. in the character of Henry Bererone. Mr. Wang. the celebrated singer. has made a saccessful professional tour through Worcester, Wolverhampton, &e. and is now performing ut Gloucester with like success. Mr. Cossets wits arrested yesterday, at the suit of Mr. CLEARY, io II SIMI of 400/. fur which lie give bail. We understand that the arrest wee upon • fiat granted by the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Hooch. It is ascertained by the books at the Custom house, that in the )ear ending the 51h of January lost, the enormous quantity of 46,799.369 bushels of foreign corn and grain were imported duty.free. Wednesday is Lord BARRINGTON'S carriage was coming down the bank. towards the New Bridge, near Durham, the carriage come too fast 'spots the horses, and isapelkd theta precipitately down the hill end over the railing upon the beaks adjoining the river Wier, the coachman. not being able to atop the horses till they came within • few yards of the river; fortisuairly. however, he succeeded in pulling them up, cud by good luck or good um ssagement the Carriage was not overturned. The Hou. W. K. BAILIUX6TPS sod 64 two sisters were is a rria;e. LAW INTELLIGINCC COURT OF CNANCF.RY, Wyeris Mosiomr, hItUART This b«ing the first day of Hilary Term, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Srestnpaoird by their Ho nnurs the .... 111 Awrito. of the ROLLS Rod the VICR. CHANCILLOIL, dressed in their state robes, took his rent ou the bench at nue o'clock, OPERA HOUSE. WATIMS U. TAYLOR. The ATTORNLY-GIMERAL we% about to make a motion in this loug.litigeted title, for the Plain tiff, when he postponed it at the request of Mr. FICALD, Counsel fur the Defendant, until Thurs. day se'tinight. The remainder of the day was ocesipieil with motions of nu interest except to the parties con cerned. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Kmlemma, MONDAY, JAJV&*Y 21. Term commenced this day. The Jadges did not take their seats on the bench loofa near two o'clock. CAPTERE OF SLAVES. MADMAIGO V. WII.I.LS. Mr. Jecvts moved, on the part of the Defend ant, for • ride to chew cause why ■ sum of 18,11001. should not be struck out of • verdict given for the Plaintiff in this case. The verdict awarded the Plaintiff a sum of 18,0001. as cooper's's " for a cargo of slaves, and 3.188/. for the loss he sustained by the detention of his vessel mail cargo. The Learned Counsel stated, that the Plaintiff was a Spanish merchant, whose vessel was seized by the Defendant, Captain Willes. on the 17th January 1818. under the idea that she had been engaged in acts of piracy. This idea was not, however, alit.. mutely adopted. The question lie meant to raise stow was not whether the Plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the detention and deterioration of his ship. for to that amount he agreed he had a tight to recover, but whether the Plaintiff was en titled to recover, in • British Court of Justice, for it cargo which was prohibited by British law. On the trial, the Learned Judge reserved fur the Defendant leave to apply to the Court to set aside the amount awarded for olives, and to enter up the verdict for 3,1801. In pussuance of this reserved permission. he now applied to have the 18,000/. set aside, and lie did so on the construction of the Acts passed fur the abolition of the Slave Trade. He would justify his application on the provisions of the three Acts passed by the Legislature. The first was the statue of the 4 7tkof the King. c. 36; the second was the Slat of the King. c. ; and the third was the 58th of the King, c. 36. By she first of these statutes the Slave Trade was abolish ed—it recited that by Resolutions passed iii both Houses of Parliament on the 10th and 24th of June, 1806, this abolition should take place with all practicable dispatch. It utterly abolished the trade. sad 'prohibited it as unlawful to all British subjects, whom it interdicted from either directly or indirectly having any connexion with or partici 'ration in any barter, transfer, or other dealings is the Slave Trade; and fur the violation. • penalty of 1001. was inflicted. The Act of Parliament was general, and the prohibition complete. Mr. Justice 13.41f1.13Y—" But it could not affect foreigner', who were not acting within the British domiiiions." • Mr. Jeavis replied, that be knew that; but the question here was, whether a foreigner could, as the law now stood. be heard in a British Court of Law, to recover damages fora loss sustained in this prohi bited trade. The second Art to which he referred (the Slat of the King, c. 23), was enacted for the purpose of rendering more effectual the provisions of the preceding Act of the 47111 of the King, acid fur visiting more severely the continuance of a trade which it described as being " contrary to the prin. ciples of justice, humanity, and sound policy." Mr. Justice Barr Are you aware of the case of the Foresees 9 It is in Dr. Dodsose's Report,. and was decided since these Acts were passed.' It was the case of a Swedish vts.el which was cap tared shortly before Sweden became • party to the Acts for the abolition of the Slave Trade. At least the decision took place in Doctors' Commons, before the accession of the Swedish Goverometit to the Treaty, was known there. The question was, whether the Swedish ship was a lawful capture ?" Mr. JERVIS replied, that his attention hod sot been called to that case. Here lie admitted the detention of the Plaintiff's ship by Captain Wills' to be unlawful, and also his right to recover for her detention. The question he meant to raise was, whether he had a right to recover the value of a cargo not only not recognised, hut, its the strongest terms, prohibited by law ! It was a ques tion or the greatest magnitude, whether, after the Legislature had so strongly resolved upon the ille gality of the Slave Trade, a foreigner could come into a British Court and receive reparation for ao injury lie received in the loss of slaves, in carrying on the prohibited trade? Mr. Justice DATUM-1' Would not that go to the action—whether the vessel was or was not re strained from carrying on the trade ?" Mr. Justice Barr--N If the capture be not au thorized by the Law of Nations, then that capture is illegal." Mr. Jeavta then proceeded to recite the prowls sloes of the statute of the 58th of the King, c. 36. That was enacted for the purpose of carrying into fall execution the Treaty made with the Kiug of Spain, on the 20th May, 1818. It was for the Spanish Abolitiossof the Trade after the 90th May, 1820. This Treaty v it ought to be remembered, w as first signed at Madrid, on the 29d September, 1817, our before this vessel was moldered. It in terdtctrd Spanish subjects from penning the (rode, and gave five months foi the cleating of all vessels at that time actually embarked is the traffic. By the 4th section of the last Treaty, the Government of England gave the Government of Spoiu a sum of lour hundred thousand pouch* as compensa tion for the losses the subjects of the latter Power might sustain by the abolition. The money had beast land, sad be submitted •that it ineloslrd the claims which any Spanish subject- might liege up to the period of the ratificatiolt of the Tmoty. Flo thought the payment of such $ subsidy was intended ea a compensation is full for all demaigassi which might have bens sustained by ships engsged in suds s trolls.. ibis woo made still clears. by . the 19th section of the Treaty, which itiptiThtril t i e means which were• to be adopted for the •bnlttsan of the trade, alierrio it was agreed that all claim* for remedy for damages suittaiord by vessels so trading were to be petit. d by the respective 0.- vet 00000 rots. By the I ith aectian,, It acpeared that the subsidy of 400.000/. might be plestted as a full and complete h.sr tautly prcciterlingsorhith alight he instituted frr recovery of iltuw.irks sustained from interruption its tr.if e. He remind e d their Lordships that the capture No k place alter the ratifiromin seal exchange of the Treaty, lie might have moved foe setting morte the verdict nu the groui:d of exiefblVe damages, as 18,0001. were a sum excessive. nr his npiniou,, for .‘ cargo of sickly and iseglecied slaver, the half at whom had OM eh/wee of reaching the liras/nem alive. fie hail, however, preferred to muse II e, Court upon the 'superior groui.ll set up by ttu Chief Justice himself. uarurlv , whether a fratigiier could he suffered to arliairr riamsges for a low ii• 4 traffic. which, if committed by a British sith;ers. would be visited with prtssltirs. end which bid twin declared by a British law to be contrary to justice, humanity, and snood poi ••y. Their Lorriallips consulted for a few ininu!..•. WI then The CHIEF JUITIce said, that upon Nether consideration of the circumstances of the ea. e , it, hewn% twine strictly examined the Art, 59th of the king, chop. 36. he could not see mahout-id ground for setting nestle the verdict. Frosts the very ex tensive language reed in that Act, be had. been at first led to suppose that it would be impossible for a foreigner to recover damage* for losses sustained in a traffic which was illegal mud prohibited to B subjects. Fur that reason he had directed the Jury to tolerate iu their vrrd:ct she loss done to the vessel and her stores by seizore and detention Born the amount which they chose to stared for the dentine' of the slaver. It teemed to him at the time, that however justly the Defendant might hr fined fur detainiog on the coast. and afterwards sending the I of the Phinitiff to Jamaire, sera which were certainly not to be dell-wird, even if he were right iii ilisasissiiig the cargo, as it war tint business to ihi so without delay, yet that no Phi. - tiff could wider any circumstances recover tit. ntages for the in,. of blares taken from hon. But large and extensive as were the words of the Act in que-bon, he was now coovinced th it they could only apply to Ijrirrah subj• eta, nod that Spaniards, nor persons of any other i tiou, not acknowledgilig the 'lime prier ipl-1 respecting the slave traffic. could Hot br i• i any way 111Feced by them. By the 58th of King, it appeared that a Treaty had been a l ined between this cousitry mid SI/11111, the prisicevil es'). itct cif which was Ilse proltibitioii of the Slave 'Etude. This Act stipulated the milliner ol ea, rcing the prohibition. Particular Courts were to he er•cii it for the adjudication of such cases us might arise out of the circumstances ottertiliiig the proliabilio!:. This teemed to *hew, that if no such Lour! Ira been set up, then 'here would hate h. en aii action fur damages against persona ileterreepti:, 4 another in the exercise of that trade. But 10th section of the Treaty awed, that the sum of 400,0004 should be taken by the Spews , ' Government, as a full compensatii•ss for u!t losses obeli may he tiu-taiiied by Simi's!, subjects is, the regular prohibition of the traffic. And in another section, it was declared, that the ,bore sum might be pleaded as a lull and complete li,r to roc proceedings which should be institutes , . &c. Now it seemed as if it would hate luau us-- leas in the Legislature to establish a bor if no ac.. lion could lie. The 11th section of the Tres , y admitted the right of the L'rize Courts and o,r Admiralty Courts to decide upon questions alit , n brought the Slave Trade under their consideration. sad they were directed to go on in their foemee jurisdiction to ereforce judgin e ot ; h u t th e pr. ere a were not to go to the claimant, but the Haititri Government, because the ilritisti e ..,•savra sssss rot had already paid this Spauisli Goverootiviii 400,00 a us a cosupturation in full fur all tusk chime. It a;.. peered to he Loidship, that, as the verdict count nut be set aside oil --It general glounal which had been raiatd by hits own doubt.. neither could it be altered from any complaint of excessive de wages, as there were ist arly 300 14arra rd.-used from on board, and the mate of the vessel had been sew ou shore, and thus reasained with property for the purchase of two hunched more, the woe of which properly had been lost to the Plain tiff by the Defeadaut's conduct. Air. Justice BAYLEY took it for granted that the Courts must be open to claims fur justice by all fo reigurrabelonging to nations iu w 'oh us, and it was nu answer to such claims to say that a British subject could not recover damage, snider the sane circumstances. They were to consider the party lit Iris character of a foreigner, and then say whether as a foreigner, acting according to the laws of his country, he might out recover dens:ages fur any in. jury clone to him by • British subject. The !sus gunge of the Act could only apply to subjects of the realm wherein it was tilacted. It th e Plaintiff had been interrupted is. guy act which was contrary to the law of nations, lie would have no remedy. But the 58th of the King did not declare the slave trade to be vim. trary to the law of nations. It doll out appear by Guy thing iw that Act, that the slave traffic was thing ma/ant per se. it as. only there considered Its shalom proki6ittnit. It would be .orange justice in deed to refuse damage* for a wroligfill act, because it was exercised its ',meridiem of some other act which it was not legal fur British subjects to commit. As a Spaniard, the Plaintiff vs* cow :witting, a legal act, and he was entitled to his rested, in the way of daistagns firms any pet. , focus who should interrupt him. The Act gave the compensation to be doled out by the §pass.sh Monarch among those of Isis subject's who should sustain injury. This compeosasitor might be pleaded in bar of proceedings, and this of itself proved the right of action. Mr. Justice !thyme!) regretted that such ts. usages should be recovered ma such a claim. but _could yet see WWI* iu the copotructiois of the 68th of the King s which. -gave Grills, sob:.-cis the .power of tojurisig with tatipuisity Spawned' who _were doing uothissg beyond abet the Ise. of their own couttily allowed them to do. The rule Ansi mow be refused. Mr. Justice Bear could oot but feel prouthlisig -' -- 1 4. - ~..