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■ = EPPwlig IllEr - FORLIGN A'TiI.I,7GENCE. lIAMIWRGA Ii II El M. 11411C11 14 Cencral Vial, the French Mini.ter at Bern, has let 14 14.41411 , ! for Nris. The report of • great change in Ow Government of Switzerland, still con. tintses. Schaffhausen, and the country on that side The Rhino s is, it is said, to be given to Wirtem dtc. eottot Colleredo, the Minister at Vienne, died there of a fever on the 10th of March. CONSTAS riNOPLI, FLII• 12. M. Argiropolo, wh; has been appointed Turki.h Ambassador to the Court of Berlin, has received his fiterseions and passports for his departure. He bout to-morrow for the place of his destination. The lunch Secretary wf Department, M. Le Roue, who was sent to this city by the Minister of State. NI. falleyrand, with the account of the peac coaclusied between France and Austria, was likewise Llsaroed to remin i the Porte, that it had not yet ac knowledged the peror Napoleon. This cam rnission.he 'seemed A i•h such success, that the Porte has already transmit ..d a declaration containing a formal acknowledgment of Napoleon as Emperor of France and King of Italy. This declaration' was s.nt to Peril its Haled Effendi, who since the re fusal of the acknowle;gment by the Porte, has re sided in that cal as a private individual, but who will now app..ar again in the charaaer of Turkish Ambassador. Count Italiasky, the Russian Ambassador, has protered against the change of conduit in the Porte, on the ground that it is contrary to the Treaty of Alliance so recently renewed. He has sent off a cornier to St. Petershurgh, and the English Am bass.dor has likewise dispatched a courier to Len. dam, to inform his Court of this event. M. le Rout has received passports for his return; srd is on the point cf setting out for Paris. Uertain information has arrived from the Black Sea, that the preparations for war which were mak ing at Sebastopol, and in ether part; of the Crimea, haves leteinarquenec of orders from St. Petersberg, retries', s der y differeta destination. The troops which ime ember ked and were bound for lonia, have been again landed, and stationed in two or three divisions on the coast of the Black Sea, where they will receive reinforcements from the in terior of the Russian empite, the destinatioa •of which it not known. • On the arrival of this intelligence, those Cosmos which were sanded, together with horses, provisione r , artillery, and ammunition, at Buyrkdere, near Cos. scan:loot:oe, is ere ordered to return, when the wea ther sh 1141 be tavola-Ale, to Sebastopol ; but to send forward the pi ovisiuns they had carried with them to lonia. As the Porte is at pruent engaged in circom. set ibing particular commercial privileges, it is wor thy of notice that the different nations who are permitted to trade in Turkey, most henceforward pay a duty of fiv , per cent. on the value of their commedaies ; whereas, the subjeas of England, France, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, hitherto paid only three per cent. Vlllllt4A. /RANCH It. General Andrewsi has informed our Cabinet, that M. de Roshefoncauld has again been appointed Ambassador to nor Cowl. his arrival is eapeaed in about a fortnight. lIFIDILIMIG, MANCH 14. A trigonometrical survey of the country between the N:c kat and the Mayne, is to be taken by French engineers, by command of the Minister of War. The Austrian Light Dragoons of Von klenau. and two battalions of Erbach, have again matched from Wuretwirg, which they occupied four weeks, towards Bohemia. Neat week 4000 French, of Monies'. corps, are, it said, to enter Worrhurg ; far the purpose, it is supposed, of mar ching through it. fe lo The Ley,kn Jeuntal.) matte/oar, st Ascii 16. The PT,' 't has not confirmed the premattsie report circulated isithin these few days, of the appioach ing departure of the Corps of Matshal Aligareau, from thi- bank of the Rhine to the other. However, the activity asset ved at the head-quarters, after the arrival of a Courier from Paris, had ter its objee the march of a considerable part of the French gar- rison from nat.ktert. On the morning of the 14th. the three regiments of the division ot General Du pont lett this i.y. *I I:ese corps matched along the German hank of the Rhine. directing their course towards Dusseldoif, and the province of Cleves. MAGCC, MA NCH. 23. Vice• Admiral Verhuel, Secretary of State for the D..partment of the Marine, who was lately sent to Parts by the vials Chief Magistrate, returned yesterday forrnoon to this place, and immediately rvaited to his Excellency the l'ensionary. RANKS Cl? THe It. %MI St, MARCH 13. Marshal Haerthier Las sect Colonel de litiaallies to Park, on a secret mission. The ohjeft of it is re ported to he to demand a passage for troops through the Austrian States. Majoi-General Caron Vun Stutterheim has been sent from Vienna to Marshal Betthier, and carried him the answer of his Court ; which, not being sari. lend). precise, has renalred farther negotiation fist:Cif:Cy. It is now said, that the departure of the French is POMPom tit Atf;;IIVRO. 11/.11C14 12. Martha! Ney has demanded c‘f our city 49.11(X) francs. The Maßittratcs seplied. that .st t:te mo. anent, ;It 7 'ere unable to comply with hi► es ail the public funds were under t e seal, and th.it they would send an express w His htijetty. the King of BAVatia. to inform hint of the Marshal's requi.ition. His ftlaje“y's answer u rivf yesterday, and he has (nth red the city of AUgibUrg not to pay any thing to Marshal Ney. An article in Tore lirmhurga Cer , etpendekete, of the Ind, dale.' 'Rome, Feb. VI, says, that sumo Frehch troops are expeaed immediately to pass through dam city. The Rusiians and F.awiiila i *ho embarked at raples, hav•og I.m.:ct: in Calabria, and J o .41 . • !. • t the Ilercditary I'rince . Nut l ess A I • shave taken up arm., and en t(l4l :‘ • narrow pmcs, +Lamar!: s • 4. , MR. P.l rut. INGSTON•nroN. AAAAA s, rsitailbvl hate 26 • In consequence of the Grand jury finding a bill, yesterday, against this Gentleman for the murder of Mr. Blight, the many witnesses examined before them. and the length of time they rook to deliherate before they came to that decision, a degree of interest was earned, and an anxiety prevailed, almost impossible to describe. In the expectation of his beis.g Ar raigned this mornirg, crowds were flocking to the town before day-light, from every quarter, and the Court-house was filled for hours previous to the commencement of the business of the day; every en trance was beset with people endeavouring to gain admittance; and it was with difficulty the Judge and Gentlemen of the Bar, succeeded in obtaining their seats. The berches on each side the Chief Baron, were occupied by a great number of Ladies. dressed in the first taste and fashion ; and while All within waited with an awful and tremulous anxiety, all without was bristle, hurry, and confusion. At ter some hours had elapsed in this state, an accoii:it was circulated, and generally understood, that Mr. Patch would not be tried at the present Assizes, but at the Sessions-house for the county of Surrey, at Horsemonger-lane, by a Special Commission for that purpose. We are aurhorised to state that this is the faa, but the particular day on which this most important and interesting trial will take place. is not yet appointed. Mr. Galtlt()W and Mr. Cessr, we are informed, are retained on the part of the prosecution, and Mr. Setivnt Bsst sad Mr. GURNEY, for the prisoner. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Y -k, who had been for some time expeaed, arri.ed in town between two and three o'clock. and soon after pro ceeded to the Court-house, to be a spectator At the trials, where her Royal Highness rcm..'ned far some time. The Grand Jury assembled, yesterday, at the Castle Inn. Sir Jona FREDELICK, one of the Men. hers for Surrey, presided in the Chair, and the Jury consisted chiefly of Surrey Magistrates. The widow of the unfortunate Mr. Blight was examined first, for about an hour and an half ; after which Kitchener, the servant maid, was called in. There was considerable difficulty in finding the servant girl, for she had been liberated on her own recognizance, and had given an address where she conld not be found, and it was by mere acci dent, that the trial was not put off until the next As,itas. Her eyamination was minute and long, and besides her and Mrs. Blight, 'lb other witnesses wee called in. After haring spent from twelve o'clock t ntil seven in the evening, the Jury thought the evidence before them sufficient to find a Bill, without the testimony of several other witnesses who were waiting to give their depositions, and a true Hill was accordingly found. It is generally supposed the trial will nut be de ferred longer than a week. Soon after the Court sat, the trials of the other Prisoners commenced ; and Be gamin Heoring and Sarah Thrring, otherwise Page, his wife, were capitally coer.4r/ e d of making, counterfeiting, and coining a vast quantity of base coin, in imitation of the current coin of the realm, and circulating the same. The Prisoners resided in St. George's in the Fields, and the Police Officers having some suspi cion of their d ai ly occupat i on , a watch was set on them, and they were at last detelied with a quan tity of this base coin in their possession, consisting of upwards of 70 shillings, some in a finished, and more in an unfinished state, several counterfeit half c. owns, and a few dollars of the same metal. When the premises were searched, a quantity of aqua fortis, Alum, files, emmy, clippings of the base metal, sad several implements used in coining, were found. When taken into custody, the woman endeavoured to parley with the Officer, told him she had *se guineas pianied (hid) unknown to bee husband, and if he would say no more of the mat ter, she would give them to him, acc. The Prisoner, Be..yanirn Herring, in his defence, stated, that he was by ti ads a wire-drawer,and a bird cage-maker, and that the implements found on his premises were the necessary articles for the prose- cution of his trade, and he used them for no caber purpose whatever; that the Officers had beset his house for several days together, and had ere bed ladders against his windows ; and, therefore, had he been in the habit of coining, they might have de teSed him in the fag. The woman declared her own innocence. The Learned Judge. having shortly summed up the evidence, the Jury, without hesitation, !cloud both the Prisoners Glaity—Death. An Inquisition was taken, yesterday, at No. 21, Piccadilly, before Anthony GeU, Esq. Coroner for Westminster, nn do body of J. E. Maddocks, Esq. who put a period to his esistenee on Wednesday last. The deceased was a Gentleman of fortune, who resided at No. 21, Piccadilly, and at North Cray, Kent, and whose loss to society is universally lamented. The following is the substance of the evidence adduced on the melancholy occasion : The deceased for sous don had experienced very severe mucks of the rim insomuch that the disease ad feted the brain, aid at times totally deprived him •t his states. His brother. a Gentleman of fortune, in Halt llrson.stroirt, Piccadilly, paid him a visit on edtiesday morning, and at that time the deceased was very delirious, and talked incoherently. A Lady was in company with the brothers in the drawing nom, and. while in conversation, the deceased beg ged to witlAraw a few minutes, and went down srairs: his brother beard him open the parlour door; and the deceased having been absent about two mi nutes, Mr. M. followed, and knocked at it ; on no unr Answering, he forced it open, and Isehei.: the deceased weltering in blood, with his head reclin ing on a couch, he having nearly divided his wind. pipe with a case-knife. Surgeon Krauts was in stantly sent for, who sewed up the wound, and re mained with the unfortunate Gentleman sir hours, when he espited. Other Gentlen:en were called to prove that the decease) subjea to fits of delirium; amongst whom was Surgeun Birch, of New -street, Spring gardens, who deposed. that he had attended him eluting his continens•nt. and ho I.Ail no hesitation in stating, that the deceased was riAdoced to a delirious . state, in consequence of the disease of the boJy at leeting the braia.—Verdiet of De.'ii Ai t 0 ons rbie4 le vi (is 44. ..,,.-,.. . MIM 111 Al P . CIRCUIT. KINGSTON, stAlicH 27. Last night Mr. lurtice I:A 111 arrived from Sus sex, and immediately r. , ad hit Commissinn. The Loan CHI er RA tos did not arrive until this mint ing. Both Courts went to business at an early hour. CIVIL SIDE. &Pre Mr. Jdutire H EATIf. There are eighteen causes on the Civil SiJe, of which twelve were disposed of in the course of the day, now: of which were very interesting. SROWt4E V. ■UYA LL. This was an aaion against the Defendant, for having in his possession a tunnel net for the catching of partridges, contrary to the statute of Queen Anne. The faS of finding the net at the De fendant's house was proved by one of the Duke of York's gamekeepers. The net was produced, and it appuered to have been recently used, as a great many partridges feathers were sticking to it. No defence was made, and the Plaintiff had a ver dict for the penalty of SI. HARILY V. YIELD .?'d ANOTHER. Mr. Serjeant &sr stated, that this was an ac tion of deceit, for selling the Plaintiff short measure in two ehaldrons and a half of coils. The Plaint iff, he stated, lived at Epsom, and the Defendants I were coal-merchants at Croyd.sn. The P 1 iintiff, who kept a little coal shop, had been indebted to the D,:tendants, but getting out of their clutches, he resols•ed to bring the present anion, which was founded on the following circumstances • Having ordered two chaldrons and a half of coals, which were sent to him in one of the Defendants' wag gons, he observed the sacks were smell, and he desired to have one of th.•m measured, and, by law, a bushel measure ought to be sent with each cart load of coals, that the buyer might have the coals measured, if he were so inclined. In violation, however, of the statute upon this subjed, there was no bu•'tel measare sent along with the coal cart, in consopence of wloch he at first refused to receive the coals, but he afterwards did take them in, and had them pet in a shed which was nailed up, and the door sealed, until the Defendant himself came ; they were then measured in his presence, and 16 bushels were proved deficient out of the two chal dross and a half. lie should prove these fads, which would entitle him to the verdid of the Jury. Ha added, that he should be also able to prove, if necessary, that the Defendant did not attempt to deny the deficiency, but attempted to put it on the mistake of his servants, and offered to give the Plaintiff '2.0 guineas to let the matter pass in silence. Ile, however, rather chose to let a Jury of his Country measure out the proper quantum of da mages. He called two witnesses, who proved the fads as he had stated them. Mr. GAtitow, fur the Defendants, put the mat ter on the mistake of the Defendants' servants, which he said originated in this way : They used sacks of lisle more than two bushels, in bringing the coals from the craft to the shore, a the full Nick was ts .1 heavy a load for a man, and by mis take they had filled several of these sacks, instead of the regular-sised ones, which were sent to the Mr. Justice HEATH told the .fury, he thought this was a very proper aftion. No proof was ad duced to substantiate the defence that the deficiency arose from mistake ; at all evenjs, the Plaintiff could not know it, and it was well known that many frauds had been praCtised by the coal trade. He added, it was not a case for much damages, but they would give what they thought proper. The Jury found for the Plaintiff—damages 40s. RICHARDSON V. TRIEWD. This was an afticn of slander. Mr.G A e ROW stated that the Plaintiff WAS a gingerbread baker, at New Cross, near Deptford. Having occasion to come to town one day, he was desired by a neighbour to bring for him albs. of raisins from town. He went by chance into the shop of the defendont, who Jived in the Borough, to buy thcse plumbs. He asked the price of several other articles, and per haps eat a few of the raisins as they were weighing. On a sudden, the Defendant attacked him with the following accusation—" When you neat come to any shop, don't pocket my plumbs ;" and persisted in asserting that he Lad pocketed a parcel of them in his coat pocket. The Plaintiff denied the accu sation, but the Defendant persisted, called him a thief, and turned him out of doors, into the mob which was gathered about the door. It had often been said, "Cry out mad dog, and you need not find a stick yourself to be a t t he an i ma l t h us stig matised ;" so it fared with the Plaintiff. But the matter did not end here, for as the worst behaved usually cry out first, so the Defendant immediately went to Bow -street, and got a warrant against the Plaintiff for assaulting him. He afterwards indieted him at the Surrey Sessions, and is he there could swear in his own cause, and the Plaintiff could not be heard oa his oath in answer, he was con . witted, and sentenced to a month's imprisonment. He was aware that the Jury could not give damages for this aggravation of the Defendant's conduit, but it was a good reason why they should not lessen the damages they might be disposed to give. Two witnesses, of the names of English and Co vers, proved that they heard the Defendant call the Plaintiff a thief, and say that he had pocketed a parcel of plumbs. English stated that he called in the afternoon of the same day upon the Defendant, and told him that the Plaintiff was a respetable tradesman at New Cross, and that being in his working dress, he thouitht the Defendant might mistake his charaBer. fhe Defendant, however, was in a great heat, and repeated that he was a thief, and stole his plumbs. Mr. Serjeant Bele, for the Defendant, a intirted that the words were affionable, but contended that eansinal damages would answer the justice of the case, as the Plaintiff sustained no :eal injury. It appeared that the Plaintiff had assaulted the De fendant, and he thought the assault nsight be set off ag Jinn the slander. Mr. Justice HEATH observed, that he should have been of opinion, that in the origin of the bu siness it would have been as well to have balanced the account, by setting off the beating against the abuse. But the Plaintiff had been punished for the d assault, and be thought the Defendant shouid now • in his tutu, ply Icy I'.i+ 'slander. If tl.e tl z so too, they v-oull give above 40s. ddrosges, WOLild carry cus:s. The Jury found ft:r the Plaintiff'—Dantlp j 101. CRMIVAL SIDE,...BURGLARY. Ges•.-e f1.:11, .7 4'i Draper, and Gem jaw', wore indicted for a burglary in the h'•u e of %William Garra:t, on the 19th of Oelober, and stealing there. frotn a ham, a flitch of bacon, a half tub of butter, and other articles; and Fra,. , AI jar WAS indifted for receiving the wime, knowing theta to have been stolen. Wm. Garratt stated, that he ke?: a shop in Sr, George's-row, Southwark. On Saturday night, the 19th of OEtober, he fastened up his hous e; the next morning he found the shutters had been wrenched open, and the articles mentioned in the indi&monc, carried away. He gave immediate notice to Police Office. Cohnbourre and Lloyd, two Uow-street ofEcerr, stated, in consequence of the information they rr. ceived, they seaichird tht. lodgings of the Pi isonots, when they found the stolen articles, together with an iron crow, a dark lanthorn, and other imp:A menrs of house-breaking. Th-y apprehended ail the Prisoners. The woman, Major, cohabited wit:4 Draper, and to•ak I.er a!so into custody. Ann Sharp, a girl of the town, deposed, that the ham was hrought to the lodiings by Draper and James. - - --- The property was all identified by Garret, by his own marks. The Jury found the men Guilty; but Acquit' s ' Major, the woman. the Crown Court rose early, for want of a% the Grand Jury W e:1•2 All the i Mr,' par: or the day. on the Bill aga.ast Patc4, for the au: jar of Isaac Blight. NAVAL INTLRLIGENCE. PONISMOWTH, MARCH '. Arrived the Devastation bomb, with the out waid bound under convoy, from the Downs. Sailed the ChetTly gun-brig, for Plymouth; Dew.s gun-brig, on a cruise; and the Dqixder with a fleet of transports, &c. under convoy, tar Guernsey. —Wind E.N.E. DIAL, MARCO 27. The Ti onsperst sloop of war, did not arrive in •h Downs yesterday, as .rated. This morning -arrived the Vestal frigate from the Northward ; and the Firm gun•brig, from a cruise, and remain in t:.e Downs, with the ships as per last ; and several ont ward-bound vessels. P.S. Sailed 1.4 Fierbe sloop of tear, with the out ward-bound fleet, under convoy for Portsmouth. • FRONS LLOYD'. LIST. •RINVID. Off DOTIIIP--the Ann Eliza. Aldney, from Rhode ls'aul; and the Arundel, —, frensß. ar ash,,, a . ...• - - At Ifoll—tae London rocket, —, foam Mewina At beerirool—.the 47neral Butler, Lake, from New ()t -itans; and the Charlotte Hendriea, from t)pmto e _ CORN-EXCHANGE, MAacii 28. There an timber Vt"heat arrivals to-day, which make a middling sop •• Fine .011 berig in request, is full as d i aerie!, •ery i'••: sale, tad few bil , ere Salley in 11 1 / 4 , w l4 - 41411 g I upplsol. and at hide ‘anathiii; Malt i. very betty Of sale; beans are named rather Tower; There are forth., arrivals of Foreign Oat., not of the best on Airy, and those wimples are cheaper. Flour, and other articles have entail fluctuatiart. CURRENT PRICE OF GRAIN. Wheat ........435. 34a w 7Os. Rean.(Sew)....3ll. 37. 64. Fume do 78. 75.. Ott. T:ck beans (do.) 24. 31.. 40. Rye 864 40s. Od Oat. 22. 25 211.. Etarley Malt ... Rs. 68.. Od Rape Seed 081. 431 0-1. White Peas.... 3C. 40s. 01. Fir Four 601. 62s Od. Grew Pee. 301 345. Oil. • Seco ds 50. •iO. Od PRICE UV STUCILS. YESTERDAY. S per Cent. Consnis 60Cji S per Cent - Navy WM4 imperial S per Cent 601 Ditto Annuities Uranium .Si 4 *ii 4 Exchequer Rills ....•.... ...... is. 1.. Se Is. dis. Englisli Lately Ticketa...... • l9l las. sank for India for lB3 Consols for T. KISH Stock Rioter, No. 4, Combat, and 9, Owing-Cross. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, FIIIDA T, MARV, 28. 1 1 , 4•4en111m .... 3610 2U. Grows.. 46 Lir. Pic. Ditto at Sight .. 35 11 I Verna 64 Ditto. Retteraart a 1....1111 2U. Lisboa 6O rtmlengh 34 4 !4U. Oporto 6l Alums Palm Daps .... Br , er.laaux . 75 1 P..nugal Gold in Coin Patin Ditto Ne w th•uVenns .. - Ms.lriel Ditto User in Bars .... -+ Saban as N ew Lowe each .. Leghorn lOl Attie ea the Bliik of rt...1...a Naples Drelin on Louden (Match 19.) II) a 11 Belfast on London( March 14.) 8 3 9 . ltelfars an Detain r aw e ) 431 41 or" _ _ BIRTH. On the 7th inst. at his ht;;;;;n Hemietta-stsves, dish-equate, the Lady of Samuel Elotanques. jun. Eci. of Son. DEATHS. On Monday, at het dauil;e7...i-iare'. house, in Fitrn •• square, Mr. Ft.nks, reliet of the Loa Willisve Pranks, E-•! of Perot-st,eet. On Tuesday morning, at their home. io Fitaror•Nuare, the Lady of Santini kaki in 29th year of her age, much and deservedly laseoted 6, ale 0..0 had the ple.teure of her acquaintance. HIGH WATt THIS DAY AT LUI*Doh •.. Ittnen...l mm. after 10 j awn.... Mill. tart ll.46 SALE BY AUCTION. tRINTS. By 'Aram KING aud LOCHEF, At Oct Gnat 31, Kanit-sttela, Covent•gat4:4 THIS LVENING, at tall-pa.t Sot. A Pleasing Assemblage of PR I N T 4, by IL' I .zai. Shamus, Sharpe, Wutallett. iLitobtakan. I ' I maay of them PUMA mid Ettlongs, and a tea . and glazed. May b• viewed and Catatoguea had. LONDON :—.Priated by D. DAVIDSON. No r, Dul Coon, Idenv.street. CoventoCarden, end PubLsh d at the Office, No ), Lack of St. Cleoneot4 Coorch, by W. STUCK, of No. 7. New SolF.U•+trr,t, Loisi Acre. Uoters, Sr for this Pspor, soot to the LH/toe t pm - 1 0 + 4 •.:: be 44y rteno,ll w. l