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1 " 4 -7 - 1 - 0 - ~~ tonjuncture, whether arising front accident, or the personal weakness of the King, the Barons confedez, idled together, andsby threats of rising into open re- 1 -billion. and sometimes by actual hostilkiii, forced the Sovereign to comply with their .slemands. In the more advanced periods of our history, when the Bat 1/01lial power had declined, and the Commons had ac quired strength and importance, the Members of the lower House fought the battles of the ConigituGon and es they held in. their hands the key of the na tional ireasury;:ilief were enabled to extort various nor4eisions from the King, as a remuneration fop . pecuniary grants. i . No sooner was Henry seated on the throne than h determined to increase his popularity by recalling Anselm from Lyoas, and reinstating hint in the pri macy. Ile was aware that his brother Rufus was chiefly • indebted to Lanfranc fot his successful usurpation, and -he hoped to derive equal advents*, from the countepancaiad support of the exiled Archie bishop. But Henry was disappointed in his expects • . . %ions, and instead of finding a zealous and gratelpl friend, be encountered an obstinate and formidable enemy: As the quarrel which ensued between them is connected with subsequent events, and exhibits in the stropgest light the dangerous pretensions of the clergy, I shall briefly state the nature and origin of their disPtite. The hierarchy of the western church had extended itself over most of the kingdoms of Europe, and the successors of St. Peter aspired at absohite and uni versal monarchy. The ecclesiastics were desirous of emancipating themselves from the control of secular authority, and establishing an independent jurisdic tion. Anselm resolved to avail himself of the embar rassments of his patron, and introduce the threatened innovation. A zealous desire to increase the dignity of his order induced him to disregard the ties of pri. vote attachment, aid his firmness and intrepidity well qualified him for the arduous enterprise be had under taken. ' The King, by virtue of his prerogative, had the sole "power of electing Bishops. Before they were put into illeilliNen of their dignities, they received from the .boOkilif the Sovereign a staff and a ring, the first being en sign of the pastoral office, the latter of their faith. This ceremony was called in vesti titre. The Bishops were also required to do homage for :their temporalities, in the same manner as the military ,vassals. When Anselm returned from his banishment ,lbe refused to acknowledge the King's prerogative, and being encouraged in his resistance by the approbation • Of the Pope, the haughty prelate declared that he would not communicate with any Bishop who had admitted Ithe supremacy of the King. This dispute, after a long and violent altercation, was compromised, but it paved the way to mere alarming encroachments, and affords a convincing proof of the unsettled state of . ._"the government. in Nothing can be collected from the reign of Stephen :Visit+ tends to elucidnte•our inquiries into the state of Legislative Assemblies. He acquired the crown 4/11 usurpation. a civil war ensued, and ancient chro ' 'enders describe the kingdom as a scene of tumult, blood, and desolation. Stephen published two char ters, but they contain nothing of importance: the list relating to his coronation, the second confirming charter of his predecessors. I shall pass ever t he reign with remarking, that the civil wars between • n and Matilda proved highly advantageous to as clergy, for Matilda, after the defeat and capture 41, bee competitor, considering herself too weak to maintain her ascendancy, secured the friendship and aid of the church, by granting to the Legate the dis pont of all vacant abbeys and bishoprics. This reign of Henry 11. is remarkable for the con- Mist which the King sustained against the usurpations . tthe clergy and the celebrated Thomas Becket. ' p ry was not of a temper patiently to submit to in- It or dominion, and he prepared with firmness and Obit to bring the struggle between the Crown and 4/P Mitres° a thud decision. He accordingly surn amed, .in the tenth year of his reign. a General *amiably, by whom the famous laws or comititutiqui Illi Clarendon were enacted. This vigorous meant. itentwed the Bishops, and even Becket him," tent to the royal prerogative. Sixtaili r ' . alltwu up, which were calculated to vol• the principal abuses which had prevailed in On itittit Church, and put a stop to the encroachments of clee field ambition. During this reign the lay and ecclicel Amdahl jeristlictions were separated, and the Bi sdeopa, was during the Saxon Government satin the Alospity Courts, now exercised in spiritual causes an tirkpenderit judicial authority. One of the most considerable improvements intro ted by Henry was the appointment of Justices in (is itimeo who carried the King's commission, apgrowePeog them to decide all classes in the counties Minch they visited. These Judges were appointed by the Parliament of Northampton, in the 22d of Henry, with a delegated power from the aula regis, and were itoperseded.br the present system of Justices of Ag ars, and Ailli•Prii/S, created by the 13th Edward 1., commonly called she Statute of Westminster the Se tend. I mention 'this circumstance, not only on account of its own peer/liar interest, but as being one Of the - aherations which 'contributed to break down the despotism of the Barons. The reign of Richard I. is distinguished by the per sonal valour of the Sovereign, rather than by any im proveruents in the state 2f legislation or domestic po licy. Impelled tee the loTre of military glory, he mort- Caged the croon lariat to defray the expense's of the rusades, .and sold the vassalage of Scotland for • 1 • 4 di ; • I 8 I • , • 1 4 1 1 • • : ir • ,• " ••. • #• - 1 v‘ 4 t • • .• 1 10,000 marks. Nis bravery obt•iissed for him theepi- z• f. tbi•t of ‘• lirm-heartcd," and his name inspired litchi 4- ..\;,. terror among the infidels, that many years after hits ' . c .; . . death the Saracen mothers used to frighten their um , . I. only children into order, by exclai m in g , .` King •`, . Richard of England is coming!" '1 • ' i • I (ro k matimper.) BAIT* N ili ICUS. SIIIIIEMISEI SHIP PING INTELLIGENCE. Ponvessocva, Doc. fl.—Arrived the an m Hannibal, Prams, from i Oi l t ' Lamina rALII4O4/Tll4 Dm. 15.—Sailed the Ardent, Boyde, for Leman, Decamina ft—Arrived Pollybian, Ball; and Mars, Toms, . both from Liverpool. .L a i RAIIINIATI. Dm. 27. ha, Sheppard, reported 'ester- I I as being on 'Sore em Saadvrieh Plats, was got od" this morning . 111 i hal her with Indies damage. afar diriharging about r cargo, in good coodition: e.e has proceeded up Sand wish Maven la re-ip her goods. i Wm, Dal:. V.—Twelve casks of 1.1 oil hare been picked app 4en nod en allure is this Bay. We learn that several P'i each . diviater-isata have also picked up same casks of lb* sante. ikristrit, Dac. ft —Arrivettlia Leicester packet, with mails, t h& o toll s :ilid. ao rile i d th;P p t. k ev e‘ of for Oba i i t tyg packet, with mails, 1 • Deal- Doc. Mk—Remains in the Downs the Severn frigate. The Mediae. Shepherd, from Portenouth for London. lades liar, malt, &e., ran on shore in Pecwell Bay, on Wednes. 0 with lose of anchors and cables, sad rudder unshipped; enlarging. BUNTINGS OF CREDITORS AT TDB COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OP BANKRUPTS, 111-114141M0W. —444110-44 IL II• W. 5. Williams, Bremptak enaels-master h ti p. Wilklama Leedom, merchant • as ,i. C. Ddeariis, Thregmertapaireet and Compiles- Wreak limit, barker - britiiiii -.. • D. ......_... .... ....... .. ais ir.aed J. D. Papa. Calbsoldwareet. wardsessame -- il • . IDOLICI 'lO4 e! • • • GUILDHALL. "Vag , ' PORTERAGE 01 1 ' . SMALL PARCELS. The impositions of porters In overcharging fur the deli very of small parcels, at all times of pretty frequent occur rence, becomes at this season of the year, from the increased number cf such parcels, as Christmas presents, a matter of regular system. Few persons will eke themselv es the trouble to seek redress, and the calculation of these fellows is, that from the average profit upon the whole number of paroels delivered, they can very well afford to pay the expense of • convict' for an overcharge upon one or Iwo. The Magistrates are very desirous of putting a slop to these impositions un the &Mk, and their continuance is the fault of those who will not give themselves the trouble of making the necessary application. A ease of this description, which seemed to he one of im position from beginning to end, occurred at this Justice room, on Saturday, before the sitting Alderman, Sir Junes Shaw. Dories, the porter at the Bell and Crown inn, Holborn, appeared on summons to answer the complaint of Solomon, Leyden, Esq., of Arlington-street, Camden-loan. A stunt' parcel, weighing e4lb., bad been conveyed to him by the, carrier from the Blur Posts public-house, in Holborn, where it had been lett by Davis, having come to that inn by the Southampton coach. The sum charged for carriage and por acme, and which Davies had received from the landlord of the Blue Posts, was as.sd. The generally understood charge for carriage is per lb., and upon inquiry it the Bell and Crowe, Mr. Levien found that the charge to Davies, instead of being about Is. sd., was se. This war the overcharge of the coach owner., with which Deviesliad nothing to do ; he had, however, in making omit the delivery ticket, added ed. to the charge, and a proportional increase upon the amount for porterage and by these impositions together the parcel cost Mr. Levien about double the regular and proper ex pense. Mr. Levien observed that he bad sabmitted to overcharges in many instances, but they were now grown into so regular a system, and become so enormous, that be felt it his duty for his own sake, as well as that of the public, to make ad el -1 motile. 1 Isa porter, in his defence, did not attempt to deny the charge, and only ptelded, in extenuation of his conduct, that it was Christmas time, and they generally expected to make a little more then. There is, it seems, no Act of Parliament for regulating charges for carriage. Mr. Lieven's remedy, therefore for oven-twee in that particular, could only be by action al law, or by indicting the fellow for obtaining money tinder false pretences, which, the Magistrate observed, it would highly become a gentleman of his property and respectability to do. ho overcharge un the porterage was, however, within the cognizance of the Magistrate; and Si rJames Shaw, after ex - preasing his strong reprobation of these impositions, and his thanks to Mr. Lievcn, in the name of the public, for his con duct upon the occasion, convicted Domains the lull penalty under the statute, of tea. and costs. BOW-STREET. PEKPING TOM. Mr. Thomas Tonikios, who slated his In tie a jeurney-, man saddler, in the employment of Mr. Cuff, of Chariog cross, this stay appeared before Mr. Minshull, with his left eye in half mourning, to complain of an " assassinous assault" committed on his sacred person by a man whom he stated to be "a bird.catcher," residing in St. Marlin's-lane. On is terrogation it appeared that be had already obtained* war-. rant against his assailant, and was now only desirous of ob taining the assistance of the worthy Magistrate isi the means of apprehending him, as he prudently tri l l himself to his own trap, to avoid tailing into the hands of the trips of this office. While the complainant was detailing his • wrongs, however, Iluly land, the officer, arrived with the of fender In custody, and ho was imsnediiitely placed at the bar. • Kr. Tomkina was then desired to stale the circumstances of which he bad to complain, which be did with the tone and eneffilence of a man a ho was about to receive satisfactios fur a grievous injury, his right Mari in the breast of his coat, the green badge, which bad previously covered big discolseed optic thrown back, and his left arm at liberty, to enable him by eloquence of motiun, " to suit the word to the action, and 1 the action to the word." He slated, that on the preceding, day, as "he was saying nothing to nobody," io St. Martin's lane, the defendant, without the slightest provocation, case up to him, and strip k him a most violent blow on the eye, and followed this up with divers tither unseasonable compliments Slim same character, which reduced bias to the uuseamdg spectacle he sow presented. Mr. Minshull.— Did within occur to induce the *seek? Plaintiff—No, Sir. There was an old grudge betweeuss, le took this opportunity of etteroptisg my assassinatine. r. Minsbull.— slow came you to eneouster the defendant? r,: It istif.—l wesjust loosing in at his window, and bad not there more than two smuts, sakes he sallied out on with terrific ferocity. .•-ihr. Minshull—What were you &dog in • place which, our acknowledged misunderstanding with the defend rather to have avoided ? intiff—l was only looking at the birds is the window. defendant was now called on to answer for his conduct, • when he told " a plain unvarnished tale" alto. provocation which be had received from the plaintiff, and it was in sub stases, thisi—Me had oecasiun to go to Germany, in the course of his calling as a hird.seller, some time ago, and re turned on the day after Christmas-Gay twelvenniuths. 1i.., of course, anticipated a kind and cheerful welcome from h is wife, who be had left in charge o( his business; but was mor tified to And himself treated by her with a coldness and indif ference fi.r which be was for some time at • luu to account. ,Al length he discovered that Mr. Tomkins nad been a fie ' quent visitor to his 'Mae during his absence. and he had too much reason t 9 believe that he found attractions there of • more consolotory nature than the melody of his piping bull. Inches. In short, he was of opinion that there was more than a platonic anection between him and his wife. He ass in formed that the Waintiff, after a long absenoe from his mia ow, lodgings, hail, on his (the defendaist's), return from Ornstein , suddenly resumed his long deserted bed,and slated that the family in whose house he had been in the habit of sleeping, having returned to luso, be could be accommodated 'there no longer. There were • sanely of other circumstances which confirmed his suspicions. The p:ainiff was con stantly prowling about his house night and day, and a cerre spondence was kept up between him nod his witi• which be had endeavoured in s am effectually to repress.--(The plaintiff here desired the defendant to pi ',duce his proofs, sod *hew the letters.] The defendant refused, observing, "You know the letters hate been burnt; but I have proof enough of the feus.dation el the chart..." He then went on to state, that he saw the plaintiff on Friday peeping into his window for a considerable time, end brie, perii.vtly aware of his object, he rushed out • after him ; the plaintiff, the rosiment he sow him, ran assay as 1 if conscienee-stricken ; but he. pursued him illill May's• ,• buildiegs, e here he overtook him, and asked him why he we. len constantly banging about his shop ? The ',Wolin* then sluiced tight, and he knock. d him Mien twice. Mr. Min bull said, there certainly appeared to be more in this affair then met the rye ; and, turning to the pl .intitt, l l asked him why, when he knew the defendant suspected his' improper visits to his a ife, he had the meanness to go skulk ing abut the premises to increase those suspicions, and to break his mere of mind? The plaintiff, is rather as equivocal lone, denied thejus tier sit the imputation, and called i.n the defendant to pro duce his proofs.—lle then slid, that a servant maid in the house Weft old him the defendant carried a knife to assassin ate him: Mr. Kingfield remarked, that from this statement it was evident he was holding seine intercourse with the persona in th , defend • nt's house. if he was, as lie pretended to be, mints hensive of awassination, he bad ou busim•sa to court dancer, by aniug in the way of the defendant. The feelings of the del slant ought out to be trifled with on ao serious a subject. seal, Ns the plaiut• If had by his own conduct pru vbked the treatment he had received, he should dismiss the eisplaimint, leasing him to seek reparation by indictment at the Sessions. The !milks then retired: the defendant grateful for the lenity which had been .hewn him, roil the plaintiff inveigh ing isgainst the injustice of bill treatment. INFORMERS e. LICENSED VICTUALLERS. Jahusom, Straw,'ll, eta Cu. Use nuturio a informers against publicising, have been for some VirCILS reaping a rich bare. st, hlaying in orniatiiins agamst this respectable class of per sons, fur keeping their li.maes open after the hour of eget rn al night. The Act of Parliament, upon which these convic tions have taken place, gives the Justice a power of fining a LicenNed Victualler fur keeping open his house Eller a " Isle hour," for the first offence 31., to be reduced at the discretion of the said Justice. It has liven decided, at one police office, tba i t o'clock is a late hour, and at another that it o'clock is'not a late boor in the meaning of the Statute. In several of the parishes of Westminster the local Magsatreteslitirdissued orders to publicans to i lom their lions as at i I o'cloca on Sa turday night as well as lithersi sad is the adjoining parishes, the order is to cities, by 111 o'clock. Marty publicans com plain of the gross injustice in bring compelled to close an boor before their neighbouring publicans, who happen rutin moray to reside a few doors within the next parish, where they are permitted to keep open till twelve o'clock! It is intended b) licensed victunbers, we understand, to take the opinion of the Bench of Justices, at the next Quarter Ses sions upon this subject, and to obtain a dorsi-aux from the Court as to what is meant by • late hour. The object in passing Wm Act was to put as end to what is termed flesh hawses, and was never intended to afflict tavern keepers who conducted their houses in a respectable manner. The land • lord of the Ruse and Crown, Broad Street, St. Gibe's, was Onedtweety shillings fur having his biome open at twenty-ive minutes hNlirc twelve o'clock, on eaturdny night, and sera tag persons at the Isar. The informer 'toted that, in St. Giles's. as order bed been issued to all publicans to close at eleven o'clock at night. The defrodengsaid that on a Saturday might he thought be would here been sassed to keep open till twelve u'oluek, as g7' 10 . 114,4•. V - all shopkeepers in his neighbourhood kept open till twelte, l and came at that hour for the beer fur their suppers'. The Magistrate said that he (defendant) mud ad according to the orders issued to him, on Saturday, as well as on other nights. The defendant paid the fine. Mr. Creswell, the landlord of the Rose and Three Tuns, in FAH-street, Seven Dials, was charged with keeping open his house on Saturday night at twenty tniuutes before twelve o'clock. The informer said that he saw persons drinking at the bar, and admitted that the lab lord was doing all in his power to clear his house, and informed the company that they could not be alto% eit to remain in the place any longer. Mr. 'fernier attended for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty to the information. Mr. Harmer stated, .bat on Satertley night there had been a lire near the defendant's house, and the persons who as sisted in extinguishing the flames, came afterwards to take refreshments at the defendant's house ; and in addition tonal he contended, that before the hour of twelie o'clock on a Saturday night eculd not be considered a late hour, and if it was he should think proper, on behalf of his client, to take the opinion of the Sessions on the subject. The Magis trate ( Mr. Halls) under all the circumstancer of the case, dis missed the informa.ion. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Saturday, some laughter wave:cited in the coarse of the day by toe lining of two persons, in the shape of paying fur their own dischargeswho had been stopped by the watchmen while taking home their own property. One of then, a rug maker, was taking home's roll of carpet from his employers at beir-pest ten o'clock, to tit somo rugs to the pattern, ehen lie wu slopped by a watchman, who detained him and the parcel on suspieiwn. The man's account being confirmed, and no imputation therefore applying to his case, he had, in addition to the privilege of sleeping in the watch-house, to pay the Inc of , one shilling for his discharge before the Magistrate. Another man, a draper, was taking home a piece of cloth to has own house when he was stopped in a similar manner : he left the cloth until 'WS morning, and gave his address.— On enquiry the correctness of his account wu ascertained, and he was told all was right, and that ha wu discharged on the payment of one shilling, The draper, addressing the Magistrate. said, "One shil• ling—for what? Is it for carrying home my own property !" , . 1 be Magistrate replied. that the watchmen were strictly in the discharge of their ditty in stopping persons carrying! bundles of such a deseription.gt unseasonable hours, and that he must pay the usual discharge 'shilling. The draper complained of the harshness of such a deei•ion, and said that sinless a man could be detained for stealing his own goods, be thought it rather- singular that be should he muscled for a discharge tee, for taking them home. lie pals the fee and left the office. CORONEfc'S INQUEST.—SATURD•Y. _—.........___ At heir-past seven o'dook this evening, an inquest was hold before Thomas Shelton, Esq. upon the body of David White, young man about twenty-five years of age, who was brought into the Compler on Friday night, on • charge of horse stealing, and hanged himself this morning. The Jury baring viewed the body. John Harker, officer of Smithfield, stated, that yesterday afternoon, between two and three o'clock, he was sent to take a boy into custody in Smithfield. The bo3 had a stoten horse in his possession, and bad been employed by the deceased to ride him up and down. The boy described the person, and witness went round tho market and apprehended the deceas ed, the boy having pointed him out. The deceased was going out of the market. Witness asked him whether be gave the horse to the boy to ride ? He said yes," but hesitated as to the cause of having done so. A gentleman came op, and asked him whether his name was not White, of Ongar? He replied in the afiirmatire, and added that his father was from that place. The deceased was taken to the Compter, and a key was foiled upon him, which, be said, belonged to his boa, but be refused to say where he lived. The owner of the !write said he believed the deceased had stoles two or three other horses. As the deceased came alongb he said be had the horse of • man at Epping Forest. One of the Jury—Did he speak as if in his senses? Witness—Perfectly so. He was quite confounded at being apprehended, and made no resistance. He knew himself guilty. He was seen in the neighbourhood of Ongar, where the horse was stolen the day before the robbery. He said he lodged in London. . . Did lie appear wild in his countenance)—Not at all. William Scourfield, inner-turnkey of the prison, stated that on Friday evening he received the deceased into his charge, and placed him in the iron lard, in one of the sells in which he larked him up, at eight o'clock, to go to bed. He was in the cell alone. This morsieg, al half past seven, be unhooked all the cell doors, sad the deceased was sitting on the hedste•d. He couahed, but did nut speak. Five minutes before eight, witness heard the herdsman say the man had hanged himself, and was dead. This was about eight o'clock. Half an hour elapsed between the time witness saw him and that event. He was laid on tie bed, and a doctor was seat for. Deceased never spoke a word to witness from the time he entered the prison sail be died. He appeared low us entering the prison. James Skinith, a prisoner confined fur an assaelL—Deetwieed was delivered to witness, who acted as herdsman upon his arrival at the prison. Ile said he wee there about a horse, but did not wish to say more. Witness was at tea, and asked him whether be would have some, but he refused every thing, and appeared guile dejected. Ile said his case was so bad, he could not keep up his spirits. At eight o'clock be retired to bed. A few minutes before the hour ..f rising in tie morn ' ing, witness went round the cells P. call the prisoners to take their breakfast. The deceased's door wu (*lewd, end witoesa found him banging inside. A cord was licifilWee times mind his neck, and thrown over the rail above the dour. r Shelton.—W here did he gel the rope 1 Witness.—lt had tied a person who had beinsiwought in some time before, and witness did nut know it was in the mom. The deceased seemed to be moat determined to de stroy himself, and must have given himself a desperate chuck fro. the merit nn his neck. Ile was as void as clay when wit ness took hold tit him. He had lain in the bed, bet be had not taken bus clothes of He appeared very low indeed on coming in. Ile appeared to be an innocent sort of young man, and to be greatly alarmed at the charge against him.— Ile was more dejected than prisoners are injenerid. Another witness stated that lie heard the deceased groan very much, and saw him lying 4.n the lied, covered with rugs, and apparently in great agitation. The deceased appeared so unhappy, that witness went several time., and looked through the window, in the fear that ho might make an attempt upon himself. Witness was determined that nothing should happen while be was on the watch. _ . . Mr. Teague said, the cord was one of the bed cords. It MU not the practice to take knives from prisoners, except some suspicion was excited. The surgeon stated, that when he was called to the Comp ter, the deceased was quite dead, and had been to all ap pearaoce for some time. From the ctuation from which he must have thrown himself; he ma.t have killed himself aimed immediately. Apoplexy must have been produced instantly. Mr. Shelton observed to a Juryman, who asked whether the neck might hare been broken. that it was excessively dif ficult to break the meek, and nothing of the kind had ever yeeurred within his knowledge. The Coroner said, there could be no question es to tbe de ceaked having laid violent banns upon himself. The only thing for the Jury to decide upon was, whether be was sane or insane at the time It was evident that he was distressed eery much at the time, but it was involved in obscurity wise thei be had been so desperately affec.ed as to have suffered a su.pen.ion 01 reason. The foreman (Mr Rosa) was decidedly irif opinion that no man would under seek circumstances have put united to hies self is ithout being deranged. lie bad outdo up bis naiad upon this subject. Several of the Jury agreed in his opinion. One of the Jury said he was of epi..ion that there say no proof of eerwea.e.t. The damaged was sane, et he would not have committed the act. The moaning was a proof of the sanity. Marker added to his former evidence, that the deceased, on being apprehenoed, shook all over with agitation. Another of the Jury strongly urged, that the deceased had not the use of his reasonieg &cult es when he destroyed him self. The eircumat.nee of the charge affected the body of the man most violently, and must probably also affected the mind. 'rho man refused sustenance, a circumstance which was know. in be one of the first symptoms of derangement ; this, added to all the other points of the et ideate, impressed him with the conviction that the deceased was in a state of derangement. A long conversation ensued, in which tboae who said the (Itemised was lOW, and had been merely isfluenced by fear and shame to commit the act— Mr. Shelton tabooed them, that fear and shame often caused iosaairy. After a very long deliberation, the Jury give a verdict of— inesinity. naolisinsma Gleniunple (or rather Edinample) Castle, which it is said Katy is about ti purchase, belongs to the East of B &&&&& Lewis; is romantically situate on the south side of Loch Erae, and was the revideilee of his Lordship's brother, the tate Captain COLIN CAMP. eau- This castle at toss time belonged to a Chieftain of the MACOIIIIOOIII, and is likely to base been the scene of deeds of feudal barbarity. It is subsequently celebrated for hating been the temporary prison of the unhappy Lady Gllesell, while on her tooely journey to the i s land of Husky. For a more parti cular account of it, the curious reader is referred to the " Appen dit to Macleay's Historical Memoirs of Bob Roy, p. Mt"— Edinburgh Star. Died, on Sunday last, aged 70, Mr. Jon. RiDDISH, formerly a respectable bookseller in this town. This poor old man never recovered the injury to his health and spirits consequent upon the prosecution he under went last spring, at the snit of the Bridge-street Society, for selling an alleged libel.— kw/inter Guardian. ANECDOTES OF NAPOLEON, • [Frees Las Cases Journal.] 6th.—TlM Emperor, aftev'dictating tome ttlis morn ing, was successively engaged with some gentlemen, with whom he prolonged his walk for tome time. When tire) , withdrew, I followed him into' the lower path : he was dull and silent, and his countenance appeared somewhat harsh and ruffled. " Well," said he, as we were returning to dinner, " we shall have sentinels under our windows at Longwood. They wished to force me to have a foreign Officer at my table and in my drawing-room. I cannot mount my horse without being accompanied by an Officer ; in short, we cannot stir a step under pain of being in sulted !" 1 replied, that this was another drop of sor row added to the bitter cup which we were clOomed to drink to his past glory and power, but that his philo sophy was sufficient to defy the malice of his enemies, and to make them blush for their brutality in the face of the whole world. I ventured to remark, that the Spanish Princes at Valencey, and the Pope at Fontaine. bleau, had never experienced such treatment. " Cer• taiely not," resumed he, " the Princes hunted and gave balls at Valencey, without being physically aware of their chains ; they experienced respect and cour tesy 'at all hands. they King Charles IV. removed from Compeigne to Marseilles, and from Matiseilles to Rome, whenever he wished. And vet how different are those places from this ! The Pope at Fontaine bleau, whatever may have been the reports circulated in the world, was treated in the same manner."- To-day, the 19th, when I paid my respects to the Emperor, he showed me a libel upon hitnsetf, which had fallen into his hands, and asked me to translate it. Amidst a mass of other nonsense, some private letters were mentioned, which were said to have beeb addressed by Napoleon to the Empress Josephine, under the solemn form of Madame et there Spouse. Allusion was neat made to a combination of spies and agents, by whose aid the Emperor peeped into the private affairs of every family in Franre, and pene trated the secrets of all the Cabinets in Europe. The Emperor wished to proceed no farther, and made me lay, aside the book, saying—" It is too absurd." The fact is, that, in his private correspondence, Napoleon always addressed the Empress Josephine very uncere moniously by the pronoun " thou" (tu); and " My good little Louisa" (Ma bonne petite Louise) was the form by which he addressed Maria Louisa. The first time I ever saw the Emperor's running hand was at St. Cloud, after the battle of,Friedland. when the Empress Josephine amused herself by mak ing us try to decipher a note which she held in her hand, and which seemed to be written in hieroglyphics. It was to the following effect :—" My sons have once more shed a lustre over my career ; the victory of Friedland will be inscribed in history, besides those of Marengo, Austerlitz, and Jena. You will cause the cannon to be fired (tu feral tirer le canon) ; Cam baceris will publish the bulletin." I was again favoured with the sight of a note in the Imperor's hand-writing, at the time of treaty of Tilsit. It contained the following :—" The Queen of Pt ussia is really a charming woman. She is fond of coquetting with me ; but do not be jealous ; I am like a cere cloth, along which every thing of this sort slides, without penetrating it. It would cost me too dear to play the gallant." On this subject, an anecdote was related in the saloon of Josephine. It was said that the Queen of Prussia one day had a beautiful rose in her band which the Emperor asked her to give hint. The Queen hesi tated for a few moments, and then presented it to him, saying—" Why should 1 so readily great what you re quest, while you remain deaf to all my entreaties?" She alluded to the fortress of Magdeburg, which she had earnestly solicited. Such was the nature of the intimacy, and such the conversations that were so unblushingly misrepresented in English works of a certain character, where the Emperor was described as an insolent and brutal tyrant, seeking with the aid of his ferocious Mamelukes to violate the honour of the lovely Queen, under the very ere Mr unfortu nate husband! 1 With regard to the inspection of letters tinder the Government of Napoleon, whatever may have been publicly said on that subject, the Emperor declared, that certainly very few letters were read at the post offices. 'Those which were delivered, either opals or sealed, to private persons, had, for the most part, not been read : to read all would have been an endless task. The system of examining letters was adopted with the view of preventing, rather than discovering, dangerous correspondence. The letters that were really lead exhibited no trace of having been opened, so effiectual were the precautions employed Some time before the dinner hour he assembled ns all around him in his chamber. A servant entered to announce that dinner was ready; he sent us away, but, as I was going out last, he called me back. Stay here," said he, "we will dine together. Let the young people go; we old folks will keep one another company." He then expressed a desire to dress, intending, as he said, to go into the drawing room slier dinner. While he was dressing, he put his hand on his left thigh, where there was a deep scar. He called my attention to it by laying his finger in it; and, finding that I did not understand what it was, he told me that it was the mark of a bayonet-a uund by which he bad nearly lost his limb, at the siege of Toulon. Mar chand, who was dressing him, here took the liberty of remarking, that the circumstance was well known on board the Northumberland, that one of the crew had told him on board, that it was an Englishman who first wounded our Emperor. The Emperor, on this. observed that people had in general wondered and talked a great deal of the sin. Oar good fortune which had preserved him, as it were, invulnerable in so many battles. " They were mistaken," added he, " the only reason was, that I made a secret of all my dangers." He then related that he had had three horses killed under him at the I siege of Toulon; that he had had several killed and sie wounded in his campaigns of Italy ; and three or four at the siege of St. Jvan d'Acre. He added, that he had been wounded several times ; that at the battle of latisbon, a ball had struck his heel ; and at the bat of Ealing or Wagratn, I cannot say which, a ball had torn his boot and stocking, and razed the skin of his left leg. In 1814, he lost a horse and his hat at Arcis-sur-Aube, or its neighbourhood. After the bat tle of Brienne, as he was returning to head-quarters in the evening, in a melancholy and pensive mood, he Was suddenly attacked by some Cossacks, who had passed over the rear of the army. He thrust one of them away, and was obliged to draw his sword in his Ova defence ; several of the Cossacks were killed at his side. " But what renders this circumstance very oatraordinary," said he " is, that it took place near # tree which at that moment caught my eye, and which I recognized as the very tree under which, when I was hat 12 years old, I used to sit during play hours sad used " Jerusalem Delivered." taut spot Napoleou bad been first fired by esentioas of glory I . al► • BIRTHS. ionti A , t nEs Pa lhg r: : :, onf o t n ati th dian e ust s ab a n d i tte.r nsan .a l tiw t, r t s h . e Lad Fisb,s y , a gy ß : Ue ßasse lt S ii ... q Tbot aar a t - . Mrs. Henry Pownall, of a son. BEATH. On the with instant, in London, Isabella, wire a Rickard Card sell, Esq. Blackburn, Lancashire. Printed mod Published at Use BRITISH PRESS ood THU GLOBR Ogee, No. sty, Strand, by CUAIILIII MIN- I WELL. of Use Strand. PROM SATURDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE. -• • • .MILITARY PROMOTIONS. War-Oilee, December 27, 1822. 6th Re intent of Dragoon Guards--Brevet Lieetenant-Cole apl.Qesurge Fite-Clarence, from the Ist West India Ri gi- Met 6. lo be Major, vice Carmichael, who exchanges—dated Ifetiember 19, 182 t. Lieutenant James Yorke Scatted, from half-pay sib Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Hugh Frederick Finch, who elehanges,receiving the difference—dated as above. tth Regiment of Brigoon Guards—Lieutenant General Sir Robert Bolton, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Colo nel, vice General Wilford, deceased—dated December 26, 11121. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoons—Veterinary Sorgeon John Schroeder, from half-pay slat Light Dragoons, to be Veto: rinary-Surgeon, :ice John Blanchard, who exi hang dated December 19; 11122. lath ditto—Lieutenant Fleming Kelso, from the alb Li Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Pott, deceased—da it d February I, last. 14th ditto—Lieutenant Edward Lone Parry, to be Captain, by purchage, vice Fitzelarenee, promoted in Ibe 6th Dra goon Guards—dated December iv, Mt. Cornet Sir Keith Ale :ander Jackson, Bart. to be Lieutenant, by purehase. vire Parry—dated as abo%c. Cornet Richard Thomas Gilpin. from half-pay of the Reg,. meet, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Jackson —dated es shot e. ISt Regiment Font—Lieutenant Charles Gordon Urquhart, from the 20th Foot, to be Li eu t enan t, v i ce K eogh, who ex 13ethhadnitretos-- ( 14i/id t ions George 4lrire Ward Clark, from half-p ay eo n s . Foot; lobe Captain, lice Henry Burnside, who exchanges, receiving the difference—dated as ,bode. 14th ditto—Lieutenant William Caine, from the 12th Foot. to be Lieutenant, vice Keowen, who exchanges—dated April 6, lett. 17th &Ms—Brevet Major Henry Deward to he Major, by purchase, vice Beek, whortelires—dated April to, tan. Lieutenant Richard Swinton to he Captain, by porches*, vies Despard— dated April to, tam. To be Lieutenants—Lieutenant William Kenwen, from the 141 h Foot, vice Caine, who exchanges—dated April 6, leis ; Ensign Charles Allen Young, by purchase, vice Swinton —dated April to, lett. lath ditto—,Lieuteoant Joseph Lord Wallscourt, from half. pay Royal West India Rangers, to be Lieutenant, vire Ed ward Sbellield l'assan, who exchanges, receiving the differ. once—ditch December t 9, 1891. 1101 h ditto—Lieutenant Daniel Keogh, from the Ist Foot, to be 'Lieutenant, vice Urquhart, who exchanges—dated as ebisye. std ditto—Captain Henry Reid, from half-pey 29 th F oo t, t o be Captain, vice Gilbert Elliott, who exchanges—dated as above. 46th ditto—To 6... Lieutenants—Ensign Charles Lanaviertle from the 67th Foot, a itbout purchase, vice Prior, deceased --dated March 7, tam; Lieutenant Charles Fitmehary Button, from half-pay td Ceylon Regiment, vice George C. Grant, who exchanges, receiving the difference—dated December 19, 1822. 471 h ditto—Brevet Lientenant-Colonel Nathaniel Warren, from the esth Foot, to be Meier, s ice John william Hutchi son, who exchanges—dotted February 13, Mt. esth ditto—Major John William Hutchison. from the Nth Foot, to be Major, vice Warren, who exchanges—dated as above. 69th ditto—Lientenent Henry Bridger Tudor, from half-pay soth Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Alexander Sinclair Reode who exchanges—dated D ember Ss, tett. Seth ditto—To be Captains—Lioutenant James Fleming Faris, by purchase, vice Nickle, promoted—dated No vember 28,1822 ; oar( Captain Edward William Bray, from half-pay tit h Light Dragoons, sine Patrick Ilene I3oldie, •ho exchanges, receiving the difference—dated December to, tote. To be Lieutenant, by purchase—Ensign David Jardine, vice Faris—dated November is, 182 t. To be Ensign. by purehase—Robert Thomas Fleteber,GenL vieeJardine—dated November IP, less. Ist West India Regiment —Major John Carmichael. from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Major, vice Fitz-Clarence, who exchanges—dated December 19, Lett. Captain Charles Kenny, from the td West India Retaliate, to be Captain, vice Mercer, who retire.—dated as above. td ditto.-Lieutenant Edward Hamill, from the Ist Drapes Guards to be Captain. by purchase, rice Kenny, appoint ed to the Ist West India regiment—dated as above. tat Ceylon Regiment—Ensign Henry Bohan, late of the sad Foot to be Second Lieutenant, rice Bassett, deceased— dated July 6, tom HOSPITAL STAFF. To he Auistant-Surgeous to the Forces—Assistant-Senses Thomas James Wharrie, M.D. from half-pay mil Foot, vice John Frederick Frank, placed upo n ballpay—dated December as, tett; Assistant-enrgeen William Parsley, from half-pay etd Foot—dated as above. To be Hospital-Assistant to the Furies—Hospital-Assistant Charles Better. from half-pay, vice Meioses& Bram, placed epos half-pay—dated as above, The commission of Captain Clabou, of the 3M Foot, bee bees antedated to September 19, lilt, but be has eel Mee al , lowed any back pay. Cesseamien in the Sussex Regiment of Militia, sieved by the Lent Lieutenant of the Couity of Sussex. Richard Wetherell, Gent. to be Ensign—dated December 16, 1821. Commission in the Warwickshire Regiment of Yeomanry Ca valry, sighed by the Lewd Lieutenant eat the County of War wick. William Charles Alston, Gent. to be Comet—dated Decem ber It, tett. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Edmund Walker, DOW or late of Leyinoor-in-Golear, UM derslield, York, clothier, from January 4 to February 5, at the Pack Horse Inn, Huddersfield. BANKRUPTS. John Oland, of Bristol, and of the out-parish of St. Philip mid Jamie Gloucester, potter, to surrender. Jauar 6, I, and February 8, at one, at the Rummer Tavern, Bristol. Attorneys Messrs. Ifoline, Frampton, and Loftus, New Isle Linden; said Mr. ()revile Bristol. Thomas Rowse, of Liverpool baker, to surren•'er, January to, at, and February 6, at one, al the George lon, Liverpool. Atterneys, Mr. E Chester, Staple Inn, London; and Mt. W. Mode, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. January to. T. Diston, late of Tewkeshery, Gloucester, corn-dealer, at eleven, at the swan Inn, Tea kesbury. January 33. J Belcher, late of voodoo-lane, Enfield, Mid. dies s (hut now a prison. r is the King's Bench Prune), stone mason. at eleven, at the court of Commissioner* of Bankrupts, Basingliall.street, agineloo. J y ft. T. Foster and E. S. Foster, of Yielding. Kent, m.lesters, at twelve, at the Court of Conunimioners of Bankrupts, B.singhall-street, London. January as. 8. T. - Harding, of Tairworth, Warwick, and Stalturd, banker, at eleven, at the Castle Ins, Teetwortk. February 114. J. Atherton, late if Warrington, Lancaster, cabinet-maker, at tour, at the George Inn, Warrington. January ta. W. Scandrett, late of St. Clement, Worcester, glover, at eleven, at the Hop Market Inn. Worcester. February 4. E. Prielverl, of Clanwrsl, Denbigh, einsikeeper, at eleten, al the Castle Inn, Bangor, Camara os. January 30. A. Holmes and White, id Chesterfield, Derby, and P. of Chester-le Street, Durham, baldness. facturers, at eleven, at the Angel Inn Cheatcrliehi. J y is. 0 Gardiner, of Si. Jolia.stiort, Middleasd a ironmonger, at one, at the Cowl o f Cominissionsgs GC Bankrupts, Basicithall-street, London. January 11. J. Junes, of U per fir ok-street, Orreirser square, Middl,se%, tailor, al len, at the Court if Commie• toners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-stre. t, London. January is. J. orb s and U. Gregory, tal Aktorsifigitary, Condm, merchants, at eleven, at the Court of Comma. ~ ioners of Bankrupts. Baaingnall.stree.,'Lo o don. January in. P. V. Good, of Chiptoo Kidd!. see. and Lloyd's Coffee house London, insurance•liniker, at twelve, at Me G urt Canatissionen of Bankrupts, street, London. C ERTI FICAT —Jos v ow la. I. T. Bird, of Rory Si. E.lmonit's, Self Ik, delder. — W- Scandmit, late of St. Clement, Worcester, Ow Ansel!, of Vilkins, Oxford, firmer.—W, BAker, nos or lit.' of Tics. burst, Susses, blacksmith.—T. Hopes, join. of Irlabel•Chllls York, cort•fsclor. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. 11. E. Roberts and T. B. Bowen, of London, December 10, IllY4.—(1. Parcels, J. W., Seri% enor, mod W. Sloan, ia of LioAs . Arm.-sard. Coleman street, so li c it ors , D eem: M t r 'sons. C0..,k 0. W. Cook, and 11. Cook, of Ta%istoek.stroek, Ca vent-garden tailors, December Y 4, Brow's* and J. Si. Barb:, of Betts.si reel. Si. George's-in-t hie-East, brew ers, December 54, Int.-li. J.mrs..l. I. Smitt., and J. Cbass• goers, of Bodge.row, Walling -el reel, tes.dealers,illeeembeelg t MI. —S. Rosen, J. Tnweeial, It. 'lo s ers, and S. Oldie& Claisesst's•lane, London, banker., 110 fur as relates M the said . 4. esters, December ss, tats.—W. Hickman and D.Timotby, of Loicester-squere, bailers, December se, Dress• nod J. Morley. of West Smithfield, London, iroollen.dra psis, December so, lett.