The Sun. — London, England, 1829-01-24 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THP. LONDON JOURNALS. . . We copy from an Irish Paper a t Itapiart of the Tproceedings at the very impoetant Meeting at ?the Rotunda in Dublin, 'on Tuesday last. This Meeting may be 'deemed the commencement of .a new asra in Ireland, or rather a revival of the period of 1782, almost the only chapter in the iiistory of Ireland on which au Irishman can P.Ook back with unmingled satisfaction. On Tuesday, Catholics and Protestants, laying aside sectarian jealousies, and animated only by a sense of the evils which afflict their earteinon country, easteeed into a holy alliance to use their utmost endeavours to put an end to the great obstacle to the happiness and prosperity of Ireland. It was a meeting of the men most sitelinguiehed for rank, property, character, and influence in the country. The principle Which unites Pro teetants and Catholics in this neble emleaeolar was happily expressed by Grattan, ilk Ali An swer to an Address of the Volstaiteers of Ire land, as quoted 'ny his rreplesw, Mr. E. Ber wick :—" T i ne Irish Protestant. can never, be free until. the Irish Catholic ceases to be a slave." At this Meeting several of the moat distinguished Protestants made the amende honorable to their Catholic brethren. They frankly and honestly owned that they had not exerted themselves for the common cause with the zeal and energy which became them. 4 “ Hitherto," said Mr. E. Berwick, " I speak with the utmost respect, you havv done but little for the Catholic, I know that as individuals, you feel strongly and speak warmly on the subject— that as Members of Parliament, you have fur thered it by your eloquence and your vote ; but I still assert, that as a body, considering the magnitude of the question, and the immense-- the crowning assistance, your rank, your wealth, your talent, your virtue could give it, if pro perly brought to bear upon it, your exertions on Its behalf have been trifling and insignificant ; and I say, that what you have done till now for the Catholics has been more hi the light of the condescension of a patron than the energetic assistance of a friend." This feeling was ex 'pressed with equal cordiality by Protestant Gen tlemen from all parts of Ireland. Justice was done to the Catholic Agitator ; a tardy justice, but not the less valuable ; for, the magnanimity which confesses error elevates a man, while the sullen obstinacy which persists in error in spite wf conviction is deserving of contempt. " Look to the progress of the Catholic Question (said the elo event speaker alluded to), and tell me whether the moderation of its friends has not ever been a stumbling-block in its way ? For more than 20 years succeeding the Union, the question made but little way, Petitions, I know, were drawn up and presented, and the annual farce of the presentation of these petitions was performed, and orations were made, and the orator was ad vanced, but the cause stood still. The question of Catholic freedom was looked on in England in somewhat the same light as a turnpike bill, or attended to as a g'Jod occasion for judging of Irish oratory. • All the time the fell spirit of Orangeism brooded on the land. At length the Catholic discovered, that if he would succeed, be must put his own shoulder to the wheel. The first stone of the Association was laid—the nation shook herself as if from sleep—the people hearkened with erected minds to the voice of an Assembly calling them to liberty. See what the exertions of the Catholic have achieved in a few years for cause !he has made the priest a pa triot, the indolent Aristocrat an active labourer in the common cause, the grovelling serf an indepen dent freeman, he has restored the purity of elec tion, he has restored submission to the law, he has quenched the torch of sedition and lighted up the lamp of liberty." This is a very just picture of what agitation has produced ; and if the result has been such, why will we refuse to do ;ustice to the means? The greatest agitator Was the greatest patriot. We dwell on this, not to refute the absurd doctrine that England must not be bullied—because brute obstinacy must always . be bullied—because all that is enlightened and liberal in England saw the necessity of doing justice to Ireland, and because the portion cha racterised by brute obstinacy, has never moved till it was bullied—bullied in 1782—bullied in 1793. We dwell on it because Sir James Gra ham, ,manly and independent as he is, has al lowed himself, if we may judge from his late election speech, to be carried away by the cant that the Catholics have injured their cause by their avant of moderation. No ; the Meeting of Tuesday refutes the position. The Meetings of Brunswickers throughout the country, the drunken ravages of the Orangemen—all prove that the Catholics have gained ground, and that they have victory almost within their grasp. The appeal of the Brunswickers to the animal part, if we may so speak of 'the nation, to yeomen and hinds, whose rubicond jowls be speak a better digestion of bacon than of food for-thought, bespeaks the desperation of the in terested enemies of the happiness and prosperLy • of the empire. It is a bad sign when an int rested enemy is placid ; his anger proves his sense of danger : the moderation which pleases him must be injurious to the cause to:which he is opposed. It cannot escape observation, that this ii:lcetinf,T of Protestant and Catholic Noble men and Gentlemen j is a very different meeting, in point of respectability, from any meeting yet held of the enemies of emancipation. These meetings have been strong in rancorous Parsons, strong in Corporation men, but they have not been strong in rank, property, and character. It cannot have escaped observation, that at the late election of a representative Peer Ihr Ireland, the candidate opposed to emancipation was left in a small minority. What name, then, shall we give to that state of things in a country, to which the rank, property, and at least five-sixths of the population are opposed? We repeat the ob servation, that Tuesday was a proud day for Ire land.—Morning Chronicle. 'The selection of such a Nobleman as the Duke of Northumberland for the Chief-Gover- ' norship of Ireland, appears to us, under all the circumstances ; to be a most judicious appoint ment. As long a it is thought necessary to have a Vice-royalty in Ireland, the person who fills that office should not only have the advan tage of high rank, but of ample fortune ; he should have the inclination, as well as the means, to keep a splendid Court. It has been too much the practice to send over Lord Lieutenants who wished to save money, not to spend it. The consequence has been to increase, to a most ruinous extent, the spirit of absenteeship occa sioned by the Union. A rich, gay, and muni ficent Vice•regal establishment iii Dublin; al though it could not quite counteract the evil which drains and exhausts Ireland of its natural resources,vrould have some influence in checking it. Many of the Irish nobility and gentry who now squander in foreign lands the produce of their estates, and are strangers to the tenantry, would find some attraction at home, and be induced to spend at least part of the year in the country from which their incomes are derived. If there be a Nobleman in England who is likely to- make the Irish Court attrac tive, we think that Nobleman is the Duke of Northumberland. To the highest title of No bility he unites a fortune which no wasteful habits have impaired, andands ehatotter which no vices blemish: Moklerate in his politics, he sipp-orts the existing laws and institutions of his eonntry as one .who did what he considered. to be his duty without any inOrdiriate aMbiilOn either cf power or As a Lord Lieutenant 'itSf ireland can only act upon the vre}r&S Which he receives from the Cabinet at home, it is not necessary that he should much affect the character of the Statesman bi_kt it is absolutely requisite he shs.))l'd have that firmness • of conduct ViA3per pride which would pre vent yin 'sacrificing the dignity of his station to obtain the ominous applause of violent politi cians. On this point it is not likely the Duke of Northumberland, as chief Governor of Ire land, would fall into the errors of his predecessor, It is true the Marquis of Anglesea was better cal culated to please the people of that country than the Marquis of Wellesley, because, with less of that may be called the pedantry of State, his style of living was more costly and magnificent. He did not feel it necessary to atone for former extravagance tyy a late and unseasonable parsi mony—lie liked better to circulate money than to hoard it, and gave some encouragement to trade by his example, The Duke of Northum berland has more power to do this than Lord Anglesea had, and, we should think, not less inclination. At the Coronation of Charles the Tenth he surpassed the French Court in the splendour which he gave to that ceremony, as the Representative of his Sovereign ; besides, with all the Marquis of Anglesea's inclination to keep a gay and brilliant Court, there were unfor tunate reasons, which do not apply to the Duke of Northumberland, which deprived it of its best attraction. His Grace has the happiness of being united to a lady whose private virtues give an additional charm to exalted rank.— Morning Herald. We now present the remainder of the pro ceedings at the very important meeting which took place at Dublin on the 20th inst., and was terminated, it appears, on the same day. This meeting has more the character of a national convention than any which has taken place in the United Kingdom for more than a century. We entreat attention to it. It is another step towards that grave crisis in the affairs of Ireland to which recent occurrences, on both sides of the Channel, have been irresistibly contributing. It must bring the parties into each other's pre sence, and decide the question—for aye or no. The extraordinary, and to us the encouraging, feature in the constitution of this meeting has been its incorporation of the high Protestant in terest of Ireland with the Catholic. Let the pub lic but consider the list of those noblemen and gentlemen who bore the chief part in its proceedings. We have looked over the names of the Chairman, and of those distinguished persons who spoke in support of the several mo tions and resolui ions ; and what is the result ? The Duke of Leinster ; the eldest son of the Earl of Kingston ; the resident representative of the Latouche family ; the eldest son of the Marquis of Headfort ; Lord Dunally, the newly chosen representative Peer ; Sir John Newport, whose name as a lover of his country, faction or slander has never dared to touch; Lord lt 035.. more, Earl Milltown ; Lord Clements, eldest son of the Earl of Leitrim ; Mr. Brownlow, who needs no panegyric ; Earl of Howth ; Mr. Lloyd, M.P. for the county of Limerick ; Earl of Glen gall, Lord Clanmorris, Messrs. Tuite, Pon sonhy, Jephson, Brown, Westenra—all Pro testant names, well known and respected in their country—to the number of thirteen or fourteen, came forward actively to protest be fore the world against the oppression of their Catholic brethren, as a crying Protes tant grievance. Of Catholics there were but three who made themselves conspicuous, by any distinct part in the proceedings,—viz. Lord Kil leen, who moved a resolution, and Messrs. O'Connell and Silk], who moved and seconded a vote of thanks to the Duke .of Leinster. This is good taste on the part of the Catholics. It is far more—it is sound and sagacious policy.— They have been much in the public eye ; of their sensibility to their own privations there can be no reasonable doubt. It was wisely done there fore to let the loaders of the Irish Protestants vouch their own sentiments, which have been falsely represented, and to refute that calumny which has furnished the English opponents of Emancipation with their only semblance of or piment in behalf of " Protestant Ascendancy." —lt has been often said by uninformed Eng lishmen, This is a quarrel between the Ca tholics of Ireland and the Irish Protestants ;" and the question is then put, " shall we desert Our own brothers, and leave them at the mercy of those whom . they regard as their ene mies ?" The question is now answered by the Protestants themselves. " Catholic suffering," they tell the English Brunswickers, " is not our victory, nor yours, but our common grievance." " Catholic exclusion is not our ascendancy, but our depression. Until that shall be removed, life will have no security, enterprise no stimulus, labour no employment, property no influence, the natural relations of society no dependence, the land no peace." It is not, therefore, the Catho lics only who complain ; it is the Irish Protest ants who reproach the English champions of Protestantism, that ascendancy is a sword which wounds them through the sides of the Papists ; that a fictitious quarrel is got up, as if it were be tween Catholic and Protestant in Ireland, to con ceal from view the real contest, namely, that between the great bulk of the Irish nation, Protestant and Catholic included, and a small party in England and Ireland, embrac ing neither Protestants nor Catholics, but jobbers in Ireland, and bigots here. We ask, then, will the same appeals to Protestant sympathy against Catholic hatred be hazarded . by the enemies of emancipation in this country, after such an avowal by the Irish Protestants them selves, of an absolute community of feeling between" them and the suffering Catholics?— If such deceptions he again tried, the answer is at hand—the grievance is national, not sectarian. It is for the Irish Protestant establishments in church and state, for the peace of society, and for the preservation. of the Monarchy, that Pro. testant Ireland now demands liberty for all ranks of Irish subjects; and if we have never before conceived such hopes of the success of the cause, it is4liat it never hitherto appeared to stand upon so broad a foundation. A proposal was made before the adjournment of the meeting, that the name of the Association should be changed from " Catholic ". to " Irish." If so, and if its character correspond with its name, the proceed ings of the new confederacy must be regulated on other principles than at present.— Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BO W-S'TR EE:l'. APPREUENSION AND COMMITTAL OF A BANKER'S CLERK, FOR EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—Yester day Henry Domnen a middle aged matt, of, extremely teApectabie aPpeatanice, was liroit'sbi th this office by Taunton, a principal officer, charged with embciiling the sum of the prOperty, of Mr, Robett Davis, of No: 190, Sliorediteli, merehatit and banttet: At the calmest liqiiest of the prosecutor, the cx amination of the prisoner : took place in a private room, and every effort was made by the former to prevent the facts which were elicited on the inquiry from obtaining publicity;, but the Mowing is ti Cot:. rect.statement 41' 111 that grin pied the prosecutor, described himself .as a merchant and banker, and it appeared that the prisoner (who was formerly a draper and haber dasher, in Regent-street) had been in his employ ment for about four years, during the last two of which he was the confidential clerk of the establish ment—resided in the house, had the sole controul and care of the accounts and of all the monies in hand, and the most implicit confidence was placed in his integrity by Mr. Davis. On Monday morning last, about 11 o'clock, Mr. Davis arrived from his scat in the Conn tiy, and, proceeding to the bank, discovered that the prisotierand his wife had left the house, taking sVith them their son, a boy of twelve years of age, and that they had also taken their wearing apparel, trunks, and other necessaries. This discovery led to an immediate inspection of the hank books, and Mr. Davis ascertained that there were defalcations on the part of the prisoner to the amount of 1,3601. He came instantly to this office, and applied to Sir Richard Birnie for a warrant, which was granted, and put into the hands of Taunton, who commenced an inquiry with his usual vigilance, and he ascertain ed beyond doubt, in the course of a few hours, that tie prisoner, his wife and child, had left London by the Liverpool mail, on Sunday night last. Taunton, accompanied IT Mr. Needham, who had formerly been a confidential clerk of Mr. Davis, left town by the mail on Monday night, and they traced the pri soner and his family from town to town -until they arrived at Liverpool, where the officer learned that the fugitives had been put down by the mail at the Saracen's Head Inn, in Dale-street; and that after seeing their luggage safely deposited in the coach office, they walked away ; but in a short time the prisoner returned with a hackney-coach, and took away the trunks. Taunton, by inquiring at the hackney-coach stand, soon discovered the coach man who had assisted in removing the trunks, and learned from him that he had driven the prisoner to the York Hotel, in Williamson-square, where the prisoner and his family slept one night, and departed the following day in a coach, but the keeper of the York Hotel knew not whither they were gone to. Taunton pursued his inquiry, and finally succeeded in tracing the parties to a boarding-house, No. 5, Union-street, where he found the prisoner sitting up with his wife and child. When Taunton made his errand known, a scene of the most distressing description took place. The wife fainted, the prisoner burst into a flood of tears, and the son, who is a very interesting boy clung to his father and begged that he might not be separated from him. Taunton searched the prisoner and his trunks, and about 2001. inhume) , were found. Taunton asked the prisoner how it was, with the income he had and the large sums embezzled, be had so little re maining ? and the prisoner replied, " Oh, Mr. Taun ton, I have been a mad fool—l have squandered it away." The parties left Liverpool by the mail on Wednesday, and arrived in London on Thursday night, only three days after the departure of Taunton from London. Mr. Davis produced his books, containing a debtor and creditor account between him and the prisoner, and exhibited them to Sir R. Birnic; and he proved that the sum embezzled by the prisoner was to the amount already stated. Sir R. BIRDIE inquired of Mr. Davis how it was that the prisoner could have embczzled so large a sum without his knowledge, especially when it ap peared that part of it had been abstracted many months ago ? Mr. Davis said that he had care of parochial funds to a large amount, and the parish authorities would be paid in no other way than in cash, and he was consequently compelled to keep a large supply of money always in the house. Of the money the prisoner had the custody ; and of course had great facilities for committing depredations. Sir R. BIRNIE—This is a great misfortune; he was not sufficiently controulcd ; a partner could not have possessed more power. Mr. Davis said he had had the highest confidence in the prisoner, who had formerly been a respectable tradesman, and he had it in his power to commit depredations to a much greater extent, if he had been so inclined, because there were always cheques signed by him (Mr. Davis), to a greater amount, for which the prisoner might have obtained cash at any hour, by merely putting his name to them. Sir R. BIRNIE Observed - that was a circumstance greatly in favour of the accused ; and, addressing the unhappy tnan, said, I am ready, and indeed bound, to hear anything you have to say in your de fence; but I would suggest to you, as you have no legal adviser here, to reserve your defence for another place, as you must be committed on this evidence. The prisoner, who appeared much dejected, thanked Sir Richard, and said he had no defence to offer. He was conscious he . had injured'a very kind and generous master. Sir it BIRSIE asked Mr. Davis what salary he paid the prisoner ?—Mr. Davis said that he gave him 1001. -a year, and he had a house to live in, with coals, candles, furnit:tre, Sir R. BIRNIE asked the prisoner how he could have run through above a thousand pounds, having so small a family 2—The prisoner, covering his face with his hands, said,l will tell the truth, sir Richard Birnie. I unhappily formed a criminal connection with a female of extravagant habits and dashing no toriety, at the west end of the town, and I was so enamoured of her that I could not break off the con- nection ; and it has brought inc to the present dis graceful situation. Sir R. BIRNIE—I thought there must have been something of that sort. The prisoner was then fully committed to -New gate to take his trial, and Mr. Davis was bound over to prosecute. _ _ Mrs. Downer, the wife of the prisoner, a lady like woman, was in the outer office throughout the day, in a state of mind bordering on distraction. UNION-HALL. SHAM PIETY.—A man named James Edwards, in the service of a 111 r. Chadwick, was charged with stealing some articles of dress, the property of his master. The prisoner wa taken into the prosecu tor's house Flom motives of charity, and during the time he was there recommended himself by his Strict attention to his religious duties. His lodging he converted into a kind of prayer meeting, where psalm singing and praying were pursued with the greatest zeal, and to the annoyance of those in the vicinity not se religiously inclined. Notwithstanding this display of sanctity, he was suspected of having robbed his master, and on his person being searched the pawnbroker's duplicates of the stolen articles were found. He was committed for trial. HAMBURGH, JAN. 16.—The Elbe is now full of drifting ice, and the passage across interrupted. A MODERATOR'S WlG.—The members of the general assembly of the kirk of Scotland, like those of parliament, do not all speak on public questions. One venerable minister, who had often been urged in vain to speak, rose during an interesting debate to address the mo derator. His appearance was hailed with general plea sure, and great things were expected from him. But another member had gained the eye of the chair before him; be was, however, assured by the moderator that it would be highly gratifying to all the assembly to listen to his opinions nex.. At length his turn came. He was loudly called for. He rose. The silence and expec tations were profound. " Moderator," said he, '6 I merely arose to tell you that your wig is awry . ; that's all." ..—,Paisley Advertiser. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 23. The Judges came down in procession about one o'clock. The Common Scrjeant, on the invitation of Lord Temerden, took hiyi rout within the bar, his Majesty having granted him a patent of precedency, tIATO:A§ CORPUS:---REY WiNCitESTIM. w•, • „ Ttie SdLitfroGtrJettitt, tabea the attention of the Court to an applieatioii i+hich had been made by Mr. Brougham to the COUrt fig a Writ of Habeas Corpus; directed td Mr: Winchester (late Mr; Sheriff WitielieSter) to produee his daughter ih Catirtj iii drder that tine Might be delivered to her husband. It had been stiggated iti that oteri 'sion that Mr. Brougham should take the propet steps te . ASertain whether, in this case, the lady, who resided with her father, was under any restraint. He believed that Mr. Brougham had made the requi site inquiries, and had found that there was no re straint. He now requested that his Learned Friend would certify that fact. Mr. BROUGHAM stated, that he had made the requisite inquiries. He had had some conversation with the lady, and found that there was no re straint whatever. There was nn ground fur any imputation on the conduct of Mr. Winchester. Rule discharged accordingly. THE KING V. THE LORD MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF LONDON. Lord TENTERDEN delivered the opinion of the Court in this case, which was argued at great length in the course of the last Trinity Term. His Lord ship, from a written paper, recapitulated the princi pal facts. The case arose out of the election to the office of Alderman to the Ward of Vintry, -in 1826. The Court of Aldermen having refused to swear Mr. Mr. Winchester into office, on the ground that he had not been dilly elected, a writ of mandamus was granted by the Court, and an issue having been taken upon the return made to the writ, the case came on for trial at the sittings after last Hilary Term, when the several questions of law arising upon the case were reserved for the opinion of the Court. The facts disclosed upon the trial were these :—Mr. Winchester, Mr. Edward Archer Wilde, and Mr. Crooke, were the three candidates for the office of Alderman, in November, 1826, and the majority of the votes appearing at the conclusion of the election to be in favour of Mr. Winchester, that gentleman was declared to be duty elected. - On the application of Mr. Wilde, a scrutiny afterwards took place, when it appeared that Mr. ,Winchester had 30 votes and Mr. \Tilde 27. Mr. Wilde subsequently petitioned the Court of Aldermen against the electioa, and stated various objections to its validity, and the Court having decided in favour of the petition, an election de novo took place, when Mr. Wilde ob tained a majority of votes, and was declared duly elected. Mr. Winchester, however, contended that the second election was void, the Court of Aldermen having no power to direct it; and .he therefore -ap plied to the Court of King's Bench for a mandamus to compel them to swear him into office. Upon the trial of the issue several questions were raised— one as to the scrutiny, and the others as to the mode in which the election had been conducted. The first was a question of fact, and the others were questions of law, arising under the Act of the 11th George I. c. 18. The question as to the scrutiny was, by consent, reserved for decision by arbitration, and the questions of law were made the subject of the special case for the opinion of .the Court. The Court now decided in favour of Mr. Winchester on all the points, and that gentleman, therefore, will be entitled to a peremptory mandamus. PREROGATIVE COURT, JAN. 23. TYRELI, V. JENNER. This was a quettion as to the admission of an allegation responsive to the libel in a suit respecting an alleged will of Dr. Jenncr, of Billericay, in Fe bruary last, leaving one son, a lunatic, and, two grand-children. The will was dated in July, 1827, and under it the bulk of the testator's personal pro perty, about 50,0001., devolved to Sir John Tyrell, Bart., as residuary legatee and executor, whose sis ter the deceased had married. This will was op posed by the committee of the son, under direction of the Court of Chancery, on the ground that it had been improperly obtained from the deceased when imbecile and under controul. The allegation alleged a variety of circumstances tending to show the imbecility, or rather insanity of the deceased, such as dancing in• the open street (at the ago of 82); using a parasol as if it were a fiddle; con ducting himself in a manner unbecoming the cha racter of a clergyman ; drinking gin at public-houses in company with his housekeeper; making use of Most indelicate language, &c. Upon one occasion he obtained permission to preach at Runwell church ; he invited a number of persons from Billericay to go thither wi h music to accompany the psalms, and in his sermon used language so gross that the con gregation was disgusted. Sir JOHN Nicnou. should admit the allegation next Court day, referring it to Counsel, in the mean while, to compress it still more if possible. COLVIN AGAINST MASER AND OTHERS. The KING% ADVOCATE opened this case on be half of Mr. David Colvin, who now, as executor, propounded a will of the late Mr. John Farquhar, of Fonthill, the letters of administration granted to Mr. John Farquhar Fraser, nephew and one of the next of kin of the deceased, granted as in a case of intestacy in December, 1826, having been re called. The deceased died on the 6th of July, 1826, leaving seven nephews and nieces, the only persons entitled to distribution. On the 7th of March, 1514, he executed a will in India, nomi nating Mr. George Wilson, Dr. Fleming, Mr. Col vin, and others, his executors. A copy of this will, under the seal of the Supreme Court at Calcutta, was the paper now propounded. The nature of the question before the Court, which involved a num ber of testamentary facts, rendered it necessary to cite a variety of persons to see proceedings. Ap pearanees had been given by Mr. Harry Phillips, with whom the deceased had had transactions relative to the Fonthill estate; by Messrs. Mortimer, Lady Pole, and other nephews and nieces; by all the poor schoolmasters in Scotland; by the principal of the Marischal College of Aberdeen, the University of St. Andrew, the University of Glasgow, &c., all of whom were parties interested under the will now pro pounded. The allegations put in by the executors consisted of 28 articles, pleading the death of the de ceased at the age of 72, and his early history. They al leged that Mr.Farquhar was born at Kirkaldy ; that he finished his education at the University of Aberdeen; that he was originally intended for the medical pro fession,• hut in 1776, at the age o i 22, he entered the East India Company's army, in the Bombay service; was wounded ; and then went to Bengal ; that he was attentive to basiness, and applied him self to mathematics and chemistry; that he became agent to the Government for gunpowder; that by parsimonious habits he amassed considerable pro perty; that he remitted money to Scotland to his nephews and nieces, particularly to Mr. John IFarquhar Fraser, to whom he allowed 5001. per annum ; that shortly after the execution of the will in question, which was in duplicate, he came to England, and in 1816 joined the house of Bazett and Co. ; that he entered into various speculations, and experienced so many losses, that his property at the period of his death did not exceed the amount he brought from India; that he gave directions for one copy of the will to be forwarded to England, which was received by Mr. Colvin, and by him de- livered to the deceased; that in 1816 be proceeded to Aberdeen, and made inquiries on the subject of promoting education there; that he expressed his sorrow at the slight progress of his nephew, John F. Fraser, in matheniatics, as he had wished to place him in the army ; that he reduced the allowance to Mr. Fraser to 4001., when the . latter said he would have all or none, whereupon the deceased replied, '"Very well, John, then you shall have none;" that :'he was displeased with Mr. Fraser, particularly at his ; giving out that be was to be his heir, which the de ceased declared he should .not be; that the deceased told Mr. Colvin, that he left his property for the promotion of education in Scotland; that the de ceased, when about to proceed to Paris, in company with Mr. Phillips, called on Mr. Colvin, and brought the will he had received from India, and wrote a codicil thereto, devising an estate to his nephews, the Mortimers, on condition that they took the name of Ft.rquhar; that in 1822, he eptered into an en gagement to pin chase Fonthill, and upon being told, in answer to his inquiry respecting the effect of the statute of mortmain on a bequest to a corporate body, that it would go to his heir-at-law, the de ceased said, " That for my heir-at-law—he is a va gabond in the back-settlements of America" (alltl in'g to the issue of his brother who went thither); that upon receiving, whilst at Paris, a draught of a will, made by Mr. Drake, the solicitor, and sent him by Mr. Colvin, deceased said it was useless, as he had two wills already, one of them in India ; that op his return, Mr. Colvin told the deceased the co dicil trd .-- . not valid, whereat, in 1823, he tore the codicil in ti;‘? presence of Mr. Bazett, de siring him to tell 14:tvia9olvin) he had so done ; that he afterwards was reconcile,' with him ; that on the purchase of Fonthill, the deeeass:: executed la codicil directing the disposal of the property. in case he should die in possession of it, which instru ment *as deposited in the hands of Messrs. Bowles and Chitty, of Shaftesbury, but he told Mr. Phil lips that he intended to sell Fonthill; that from 1822 to his death he had often declared he hied two wills, and a copy was in the cabinet in hie sitting room; that the deceased was acquainted with Mr, Hume, M.P., who, in 182.5, explained to him a plait for the improvement of Marischal College, and asked him to subscribe to it; that the deceased approved of it, and requested Mr. Hume to call and see his plan for the promotion of education in Scotland; that in 1820 Mr. Hume brought him the plan of the London University, and wished him to take 100 shares, telling him it was proposed to endow a pro fessorship, to be called the " Farquhar Professor ship ;" that the deceased;took four shares, but re fused to take more, as it would interfere with his views regarding Aberdeen College; that on the 4th July, 1826 (the day before his death) the de ceased being informed by Mr. Phillips, who had called to make final arrangements respecting the Fonthill estates, that unless he made a codicil, his will would only pass his personal property, pro mised to do so, adding that Mr. J. F. Fraser should not have a sixpence more from him ; that Mr. Jas. Mortimer had had too much, and that none of his relations should be benefitted by his death ; that for the last 12 months, the cabinet before men tioned had been left by the deceased unlocked and his papers loose; that after his death several papers, and an envelope bearing a superscription, "the will and codicil of John Farquhar, Esq." were taken possession of by Mr. J. F. Fraser and Mr. James Mortimer and his wife, who had resided with the deceased for soma time in the New-road, and had access to his papers; that after the deceased's death, the executor made search for the will sent from India, Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer being desired to at tend the search, but refusing; that it was not found, but had been destroyed, though not by the de ceased; that disputes arose respecting the adminis tration between Mr. Fraser and Mr. Mortimer, and that Mrs. Mortimer declared to a witness named Hurst, that John Farquhar Fraser was under great obligations to her for that she had destroyed the will. An allegation had been put in on behalf of Mr. John Farquhar Fraaer, consisting of 54 , articles, which contradicted various averments on the other side in respect to the history of the deceased ; it also alleged the amount of the personal property left by the deceased to be under 600,000!. It alleged that the deceased deposited the will he brought from India with MesSrs. Whitbread and Co , in which firm he became a partner; that this will he afterwards cancelled; that he informed Mr. Alder man Wood that he had made a will in India, but had destroyed it, and would die intestate ; that in July, 1821, the deceased, dining at Mr. Whitbread's, expressed great admiration of Mr. Clarkson, the slave-trade abolitionist, and declared that he had left him a legacy; that Mr. Colvin knew and had de clared that Mr. Farquhar had left no will, and thut he intended to die intestate. A further allegation on behalf of the executors, set forth that a correspondence had taken 'place be tween the deceased and Mr. Wilson of Calcutta, which was exhibited; that the deceased had de clared that Mr. Fraser should have nothing from him but his education. It re-asserted certain facts stated in the former allegation, and negatived 'certain articles in Mr. Fraser's. The KING'S ADVOCATE should contend that the deceased had repeatedly recognized his will male in India ; that as the copy brought to England had by some means been destroyed, but not by the tes tator, or by his direction, the certified copy from Cal cutta ought to be admitted to probate. The further hearing of the case was adjourned till next Court day. INSOLVENT DEBTOR'S COURT, JAN. 23. Thomas Lowe was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on behalf of several creditors, residing in the neigh bOurhood of Rumford, Essex. The insolvent, in his examination, stated that he was arrested on the Bth of October, and off the Bth of November he rendered to prison. In that interval he had only received 301. or 401., which he had ex expended in paying his workmen. He was then pressed as to the largest sum he received at any one time in that period, and he said he received 301. from Mr. Brice Pearce, the army clothier. Mr. COOKE—Now, on your oath, was it not 70/. ? The insolvent here made a long pause, and kept the Court waiting several minutes. Mr. COOKE—What answer will you give us ? (No reply.) COMMISSIONER—How long do you mean to keep us waiting ? (Still no answer.) Mr. Commissioner BOWEN—Come, Sir, answer the question. (All silent still.) At length, after several more exclamations of the same kind from the Commissioners and counsel, and amid the tittering of the persons in Court at such an obstinate silence, the insolvent answered, " Yes, it was 701." Mr. COoKE—Now, on your oath, did you not tell Mr. Pearce it was for the purpose of paying the debt and costs of the action for which you are now in custody ? The insolvent immediately on hearing the ques tion, fell out of the box in a swoon; he was helped up and placed on a seat, apparently in a state of in sensibility. The case was then adjourned, and the Chief Com missioner desired the insolvent's attorney to caution his client as to what at a future day he woulA come prepared to swear to. The Court expressed their strong displeasure at the manner in which he had so far given his evidence. STATE OF TRADE.—There was a better demand for yarns for exportation in our market on Tues day last than we have noticed for some weeks ; but it was not attended with any improvement in price. Thedemand for yarn by the manufacturers is also good ; and we under stand they find considerable difficulty in meeting with cer tain numbers, in the cop, the spinners having found it to be for their interest, of late, to reel it for exportation. There is a trifling improvement in the demand for printing cloth, but no amendment i❑ the prices; and. the demand for goods generally is exceedingly limited. —The accounts from abroad are in moat in stances very discouraging. The shipments to the United States will be very light; and it appears that Buenos Ayrca is already glutted with our goods. There has been also a considerable fall in the exchange, which will have a prejudicial effect upon all commercial transac tions with that state. The drapers have not yet come into the market, we are therefore unable to form any opinion upon the prospects of the home trade. Houses in this branch of business complain of scarcity of money in those districts which were:dependent upon a local currency, and are apprehensive that the withdrawal of that accommoda tion will have a serious effect upon the spring trade. — Manchester Herald. aPORTING INTELLIriENC.E: TATTERSALL'S. Since our Monday's report, rnmonre Lave beet► afloat'' respecting Brother to Moves being ami!.s, which, althougli . only partially credited, had the effect of sending him back eeveral points., 20 to 1 being offered is the West End at the early part of the week ; however, he has since rallied, and being supported yesterday by some of hie baekers (wbe are influential men in the betting world), ronfulentxr was in some degree restored, and the report trsated as not worthy of credit ; he still keeps three points behind di° odds quoted on Monday. Nothing doing in am 9alcs---•• The following are the preeeat prices : DERBY. 13 to 1 agat Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt 16 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Poet Ohit (Position's colt)1 17 to 1 agst His Majesty's Eleetrees colt (taken) 17 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Br. so Muses 17 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Augusta colt 17 to I agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 17 to 1 apt Lord Sefton's Morris Dancer 18 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagnolle c. 18 to 1 agat Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp 20 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Lose filly 22 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendithies Brother to Sontag 50 to 1 agst Douglas ST. LEGER. 11 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Voltaire 13 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton (taken) 16 to 1 agst Major Yarhurgh's Pilgrirsr 17 to I ngst Mr. Watts' W ooden - block , ga i Sir Hercules Darnell's Stotforth (taken) :35 to Ito apt Arr, 30 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's P nbler Will ( tak en) 30 to I agst Lord CL'velanoi's 'lmhoff (taken) SHIPPING INTELL IGENCE. LIVERPOOL. Tnrannar, JANTJAILY water two minutes past twelve.—Arrived the Mo.,' nongahels, Dizey, from Philadelphia; Caledonia, ----it from Demerara ; Thomas, Williams, from RotterdaJ Westraorel,:md, , film Charleston ; La Bongs Mere, Drouet, from Nantes ; the Savanna, Jenkins, frovh New York. Sailed—The Collins, Smart, for gitti;adoes; Rosaritos , De Larata, for Cadiz; Diana, Ferguson, for Newfound" land ; Emulous, Owen, for Trinidad and St. Vincent James Cropper, Gray, for Virginia. MR. O'CONNELL.—The Hon. and Learned Gentleman's departure for London, is now said to be Axed for the 13th proximo.—Dublin _Evening Post. ANECDOTE.—MarceI, the ceiobrated Frencfa dancing-master, pretended to discover the character of s' man at a glance, from his walk and the general bearing of. his body. A stranger one day entering his apartment —" What countryman are you ?" said Marcel: "A° Englishman." " Y'iu an Englishman!" replied the.dao cer, " you a native of that island in which the citiseo take part in the government of the state ! sir; that downcast countenance, that timid look, that shOining g ai4 discover you to bo only the titled slave of some Genn' elector." THE SERPENTINE RIVER.---Yeiterk la t owing to the fineness of the day and the improved qwek.:: of the ice, the skaiters were very numerous. We sae' many new faces, and a few of the veterans, whose per' formances were the object of attraction to the ladies, who . were seated in carriages on the north bank. The figures tf three and eight, and the mazy intricacies of the Turk's-t2pr or eight circles in one, were effected with great ease s od elegance, by Mr. Atkinson, Capt. Herbert, and Messrs. Mon tague. Both sides of the water presented a very gay appear":. ance, from the presence of the line of equipages on the north, and the pedestrians on the south. The watermen front the Thames had arrived, and were busy in erecting their tents and tables. The best ice was found near the Humane Society's house ; and where the sweepers were employed it was excellent. As usual, the concourse was greatest near the wall of Kensington Gardens; for there the depth is not six feet. At the east end, and in the centre, tbo Humane Society's boat was placed—a very judicious ar' r.ingement; but we heard of no accident. A strong anal sharp easterly wind blew during the day. There was a vulgar woman of quality at Ply mouth, who used to invite guests, and amuse herself making the servants play off practical jokes upon thesis There was a Mr. Y--, whom she one day encouraged to heap his plate with sweetmeats and cream, and the jest was, while she was talking to him, for the footman dil l to slip his hand In, and convey away the plate ; but Itifr y--, who was aware of what was going on, seized she plate just as the servant had got hold of it, and threw the whole contents of it behind him, right in the felicities fact. This did not offend the lady, hot she now langited heartily,: at the confusion and ridiculous situation of her footman. This Is the way of the world---all they want is some one (no matter who) to torn the laugh front themselves. Among the numerous cases which have been brought to light in consequence of the recent horrible dis closures in Edinburgh, one may he mentioned of a rather mysterious nature, which OCCUI red some time ago in this city, and which, but for these disclosures, would probably never have been thought of. About four months ago an elderly female ',located lodgings in a house situated irs Duncau'e-close, High-street. The night she came to her new habitation, she brought along with her a wheel a nd whisks, with some other little necessary articles. She was occasionally in the habit of retailing small wares, such as tapes, threads, Atc. throughout the city; and after she had been three days in her lodgings, she went on an excursion of this kind, bat never returned ; and all inquiries that have been made regarding her have proved fruitless. It i• natural to think that if she had removed to other lodgings, she would have taken her effects along with her; or if she had intended to have left the place, she would have disposed of them ; but as her wheel and whisks still remain un claimed in the house where she lodged, it is the opinion of not a few individuals who have heard of the matter, that she Las been made away with, and appropriated to the dissecting-room.-- Glasgow Chronicle. WEST PORT MURDERS.—We thought our friend the Mercury had had enough of controversy on his hands lately ; but apparently we have been mistaken, for we find he has been gratuitously getting up a little dispute with us. As we have no relish for logornachy, we hope he will exctiso us for being very brief. We ' eon mare him we have no desire to nibble at his statements: our object has simply been to relate what we knew or believed to be facts. If these ran counter to his statements sometimes, that certainly was not our fault ; and if in one particular we have fallen into a mistake, we think he might easily have found reasons in his own columns for casting an in dulgent eye upon our error. Few of his cotemporariess we think, have acted more fairly by him at all times than we have done, and few have been more ready to acknow ledge his merits. What we thought good in his articles on the present occasion we have been willing to copy a nd quote ; but we can assure him that we have seen some things in his columns which we had no desire to see in oer own.— Scotsman. BIRTHS. On the 22d inst., at Ley ton, Essex, the lady of Samuel James Capper, Esq., of a son. On the 20th inst., the lady of John Davis, EN., of Ulster terrace, Regent's-park, of a daughter. On the 20th inst. ) Mrs. Walsh, of Bncklersbnry, of daughter. MARRIED. On the 22d inst. at Ashwick, Somerset, by the Rev. John Davis, William I'eard Jill3rd, Esq., of Oakhill cottage, to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Rev. James Tuson, rector of Binegar, and vicar of Westbury, in the same county. On the 19th inst., at Woodland, Captain George C. Lennock, R.N., to Anne, eldest daughter of James Walkei *I Esq., of Crawfurdstone, Dumfries-shire. • On the 22d inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, the Earl Cornwallis, to Miss Laura Hayes. At Cheltenham, Edward Mathews, Esq., of Wilton erescent, Be!grave-square, London, to Constantia, daughter of John Chichester, M.D., of Cheltenham. On the 21st inst., at Bath, the Rev. Edmund Dewd ney, 8.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to Emily, youngest daughter of the Lady Eleanor Lindsey, relict of the late Thomas Lindsey, Esq., of Hollymount, county of Mayo, Ireland. DIED. On the 22d inst., Mrs. Ann Ivimey, wife of the Rev Joseph Ivimey, pastor of the Baptist Chureh in Eagle• street, Red Lion-squarf. On the 15th inst., at Alencon, Thomas Smith, Esq., late of Bolton-street, Piccadilly. On the 21st inst., in Park-place, St. James's, Thomas Rose, Esq., aged 46. On the 22d inst., in his 59th year, the Rev. Henry Marsh, M.A., 26 years vicar of Manuden, in the county of Essex, and Chaplain to his Grace the Duke of Manchester. On the 22d inst., at the advinced age of 93, Jobs Stokes, of St. Mary, Newington, Surrey. P A INTED and PETELISHED by MURDO YOUNG, as the Often, 112, 8r 1 AIP/4 14411006