The Sun. — London, England, 1823-02-08 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOWINALS. EXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS Pebruary 8, 18'23. E t .N We have lately heard math of a War-faction: in France, and attempts are now nutking to stir up a War-faction' among ourselves. The state of the Funds, however, does not seem to promise much success to these gentry. Consols for Ac- cbttnt fluctuatedOntleo, pretty 'much yester. day, but it was only within the range of the fractions above 75, and, after all, the dos litg price was only I lower than the open ing price. ft is quite certain that the whole commercial interest of the country in strongly in favour of a. strict neutrality. The merchants and manufacturers, who are now at length beginning to enjoy the benefits of peace, deumnd why we bbtild cut up our resources by the roots, on ac vomit of a continental quarrel between two par ties, which may both perhaps be to blame. They think it perfectly right in the Prime Minister of Great Britain to assert with confidence and dig nity the power of this country to maintain the came of justice ; but they are not greatly edified by the forwaraness of Sir Francis Burdett to offer Ministers his support in the Quixotism of. demo - 44racy : nor do they much approve the violent personal abuse lavished by Mr. Brougham on Sovereigns, with whoqe subjects we have such extensive commercia 1 connections. As to the idle reports which have been circulated of a pro jicted coalition between Mr. Canning and Lord Carey, and of the command of a British army to be given to Sir Rot►ert Wilson in Spain, we need only mention them to she w thvir absurdity, In his ✓lajesty's, present Ministers 11:e nation places a well metited confidence and as it is satisfied that they will not suffer the national honour to be tarnished, so it is persuaded that they will not rashly and wantonly plunge us into a war which would threaten ruin to our finances tqld our commerce. [sjousiNG crinoNtet.l..l We regret extremely that at a time when the arrears of business of our Courts it so great, that it has been found necessary in one of them to lay the junior Counsel onthe shelf for a season, so much of that time should be occupied with trials for what are called offences against religion.— These trials have long been regretted by the best informed religious men, as having a ten dency to bring religion into odium, and to give an unfair ad vantage to infidelity. 4-The is de who would find it otherwise extremely difficUlt to get their 'writings into general cir culation, are delighted above measure at these prosecutions. 1 1 13te writings acquire notoriety; the publishers , biiaome personages of importance ; the sympathies . oY nutititudes ure excited in their behalf; they are viewed by many in the light of, martyrs ; and the odium naturally entertained against every thing that savours of persecution, not onfrequently attaches to religion itself, instead of beim; directed exclusively against those who may, mistaking its duties and spirit, expoies' it to this obloquy. We consider therefore the indi viduals who raise and encourage these prosecutions as the authors of incalculable injury, as being the real cause of tip spread of irreligion among the lower orders, whose welfare they sacrifice to the distinction they think they can acquire by their interrneddling and officiousness, and we lament that the Judges, who must by this time be folly convinced of the injury religion receives, whenever the arm of the law is brought to its aid, do not from the Bench discourage their unwise and injudicious exertions. Mr. Justice Bayley, in passing sentence on Tonbridge on Thursday last, dwelt much on the injury done to society by infidel puhlications, with which it would appear he thought the truth unable to combat. it is this tone of alryin which we deprecate; this assumption, tha4ben truth and error are placed before the mini d of man, he will naturally adopt the' error in preference to the truth. How much more commendable the manly langnage of the most distinguished Head li,nglish Church ever had, that great orna ment of it, to which its Members justly appeal on all occasions with pride, we mean Archbishop Tillotson.—" Surely (says he) that Church is not to be heard which will not hear reason ; nor that religion to be much admired which will not allow . those that have once emb race d it to h ear it ever after debated and eNamined. This is a suspicious business, and argues that either they have not truth on their side, or that truth is a weak and pitiful and sneaking thing, and not able to make its party good against error." • * [MORN, lIERALD.I It is said that there have been some very se vere debates, followed by close divisions, in the recent meetings in Council of Ministers. It is also confidently a4serted that Mr. Canning has snore than once threatened to resign. The great object of contention is sa id to be our Foreign Policy—Mr. Canning taking what may be termed the " Liberal" Side, while Mr. Peel, and the remains of the Anti-Emancipation Party, have espoused what some call " Ultra " principles.— Hitherto it is considered that. Mr. Canning and " Liberal" principles have prevailed. Another remarkable statement was rumoured about the houses of Parliament yesterday—namely, that the Duke of Wellington was about to quit this country at no very distant date—that th 4 foreign mission WAS one of the greatest moment—that it was to no less a personage than to the Emperor Alexander. It is certain that portions of the Noble Duke's friends consider that a foreign journey of some length is thought of; and that the recent audience which the Duke had of the King in his Majesty's bed-room, at the 1 3 111 , i:ion, rclhen none of the Ministers bad that honour, is con sideiell as having been to afford his Grace tile opportunity of taking leave of his Sovereign.— Mr. Canning remains in town, and iu constant communication with the other Ministers; and the Right Hoe. Gentleman will not quit town, even to be present at his election for Harwich which is to take place on Monday next. [THE TIMES.. Those three or four unhappy men who have separated themselves from the rest of the species, and call themselves " Holy," employ every day some new engine of their " policy" against those rights which a wiser policy would teach them that it is their first interest to foster. - paragraph in the German Papers announ cos, that any form of liberty is not to be enjoyed . by mankind while the Holy Alliance • possesses any power by - which they can be deprived of it. Since no Revolutions brought aboUt by armed men, nor captive Sovereigns, nor discordant parties, can be alleged against Bavaria and Wurtemberg, there is yet no pre tence for a military occupation of those king doms : but there is a press, there are delibe rative chambers, and there are published debates ! This appears to be. gravamen sufficient for a re `monstrance on behalf of MM. de Metternich and Nesselrode. A proposal has been actually made by these great men, or one of them r to stop the publication of ,debates ! The crime has been proposed, hilt it has been bravely rejected, and wisely, by the Governments of these two nations. The time is past for such it barbarous impOlicy. Once begun, such a system can never be relinquished : it must exterminate all intelligence —or must perish under it. There are too many nations already free, to be overpow ered. in nations not yet freer there are too niany individuals fraught with the seeds of knowledge, to be again withered,; and the light and heat of the liberty which surround them will:mature and fortify their growth. The press is• beyond the grasp of tyranny. The soldier reads his book, and learns that even the bayonet has its moral obligations. [MORNING POST.] The unprincipled enormity of the projected at tack upon Spain excites in this country a degree of-moral reprobation greater than has been ex pressed in any former instance of political ini quity. In this feeling the Government, the Le gislature, and the People, are perfectly unani mous. Never was any tyi(tional sentiment more .fible or more just. contemplated aggress '.n is not only without any adequate grounds, but without even any decent or plausible apology: It is a naked manifestation of the most insotet ! wilfulness of power. Having ex pressed ouefeelings in uni son w ith th ose o f every heart that throbs with the love of fr ee d om , an d o f every understanding capable of estimating its bles sings, we may trust ourselves to the discussion of, ovhat is the best practical policy of the British Go vernmeu # pursue in the actual circumstances of Europe, c 6 dent that we shall not betray the glo. rious cause of national independence,or revolt those generous and noble senti men Ls of the whole British People, which it is our duty to encourage and our delight to partake.— Between moral reprobation and armed interference the steps are many and wide, and whilst we glow with us warm an Wig , natiostagninst oppression as anyof our countrymen, we cannot join in the attempts which are obvi• ously making to precipitate the Government into war, unless we were more able than we are at present to perceive some chance of advantage to England, or some probability of benefit to'' the liberties and happiness of mankind, from a step so decided and irretrievable. We should ; independently of all other considerations, have great doubts of the wisdom of this warlike cause, from the mere circumstance of the men and the party by whom it is so strenuously urged. The love of their country has never hitherto, at any of the great crises she has passed, been of sufficient force to restrain them from the perpetual effort to perplex,to harrass,and to en feeble her Government. The love of national independence did not beat in their bosoms with an intensity sufficient to impel them to assist and encourage the efforts of their country when directed against the power of a man, at once the clihdliest foe of England, and the most unprincipled and successful destroyer of the liberties of nations. We do not say that these recollections are conclusive against the wis dom of that course which they now so zealously urge, but they ought surely to be sufficient to put us on our guard; and to deter us from the adoption, of their opinions, without the most jealous scrutiny and the fullest deliberation. [aftyrtsu PRESS.] The Greeks are advancing with great valour and success in the cause of emancipation from the Turks. The Ipsariots have completely suc.. ceeded in taking possession of Scio. All the Turks who could not escape were massacred: It is gratifying to find just vengeance so speedily overtaking Ole ruthless barbarians, whose cruel ties in that delightful island still wring ihe hearts of the humane throughout Europe.— Further accession of strength is expected by the Grecian fleet, which will soon visit with de liverance the Greeks of Tenedos, and Mitylene. The Ultras of France and Austria are terribly sur rounded by Freedom's awful flames. The simila rity of the sacred cause, their ancient renown, the romantic interest which d wells among their hallow ed hills and vales, and above all the hellish hate of tyrants, foes to virtue and happiness, identify the struggles of Spain and Greece. If our sympa thies are at this moment more lively in behalf of Spain, it is because the danger is there more im minent.—But imminent the (knew is only in ap pearance. The talkers of war in France are fallen below conception, and almost below credibility. The Ministers who took part in debate in the French► Chamber of Peers, less insane than fatuous, said, 44 France would not lay down her arms till order should be restored in Spain." Ile. Fratrce, then, actually taken up arms against Spain ? is war declared ? Certainly not. The contingencies of the King of France's Speech, and the hopes of the King of England's, equally deny it. But it is only arias actually raised Which can be laid down. The meaning, then, of the lofty expressions of the Peers, Ministers of France, is, that the A!my of Obervation will be kept up, that military bustle will be continued, that Angouleme will be nobly laying his hand upon the hilt of his sword and war will be threatened until all the rebels of Spain shall be put down. And that the Ministers of France act the part of buffoons, look angry and threatening without the power or the intention to strike, in 'order to please the imperial idiots, sworn ene mies of the French nati on . If the object be to in timidate Spain, the Ministers are even sillier than the Emperors. In either view the passionate and feeble bullies who threaten Rad dare not declare war, afford a memorable, we trust a salutary il lustration of the real littleness as well .as the abominable arrogance of an insulated and igno rant junto, who would rule a great nation ac cording to their pleasure. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. We extract the following Article from The Liverpool Courier of Wednesday last, a Jour nal distinguished for good sense, knowledge, and patriotism, because, as LIE SUN, we are assured, is in great request in Paris, the French Govern ment may infer that its measures against Spain are not only reprobated in the London Papers, but by the UNIVERSAL PRESS of this Country ; LivEttroor., in particular, may justly pride it self in having so loyal, so intelligent, and so spi rited a Journal : SpArm.- , --The Speech of the King of France . appears to have settled the question of war with Spain ; and this fatal determination will give the deepest pain to the friends of order and peace. The pacification of Europe was purchased by sacrifices so immense, and the evils of a long war have been so extensively felt, that we had hoped that war, which, when once commenced, takes directions and leads to results which none can foresee, would only have taken place upon some great and pressing necessity, in the most advised and considerate manner. The public has been mistaken. War is about to be re kindled, and the interests of every nation put to hazard, to gratify the passions and the Popish bigotry of the Bourbon family and theiradvisers ; a family who made no sacrifices for the peace, for whom others fought and bled and spent their resources. From this source the evil of war islet slip, to abolish all semblance of liberty in Spain, and to re-establish the Inquisition. We were among those who rejoiced sincerely at the restore tion of the Bottibons, and other Sovereigns whom the successes of the Allies brought back to their hereditary thrones; and it is because we foreeee that the war they have engaged in will tend, more than any thing else,. to untettle legitimate go vernments, and, either directly or indirect/trots lead to re-: 'volution and usurpation, that we lament and blame the folly, which has led the Court of France to seek a quarrel with Spin. Nothing but mischief and the extinction of all honour. able and moral principle could be anticipated from Jacobin. ism. Republican governments are unsuited to the nations of Europe, and usurpation and war would necessarily follow them, The hope of the Continental States reposed upon their"old Sovereigns and upon hereditary succession. But, then, it became those restored governments to repair the errors. which had driven their predecessors from their thrones, to encourage a genuine freedom, to redress griev ances, to open the career of improvement, and to make the People feel the value of a legitimate monarchy. They have not done this ; they have banded together not to do it, and to support each other in not doing it, and in putting down every attempt to effect political improvements on the part of' any nation. To this, by a yet unexplained policy, they have strangely brought over Prussia 'and Russia. The folly and blindness of all this seems obvious to all but themselves. The nations of Europe cannot remain in that state to which they would reduce them. The French Government have gone on, from step to step, invading the libessy of' the press and the free dom of elections ; . encouraging the superstition of the darkest ages ; and, in a word, have been attempting nothing less than to replunge France in the gross Popery and servility of the dark ages. Spain had scarcely emerged from that state, and their *object now is to push her back into it ; and 'so of the dif. ferent States of Italy. To a certain point this may succeed eit will succeed so fur as to make them detestable to a great part of their subjects. But can the light of science be shut out? Can the state of Great Britain, great because enlightened and free, be hidden from these nations ? Can` the principles in fa. your of political freedom, some good, sortie bad, some moderate, and some extravagant and dangerous, which have been so ex. tensively disseminated for the last half century, be obliterated from the minds of men ? This is imposeible, and the attempt at repression only gives weight to time most extravagant and clan. gerous'of these principles, and makes Moderation laughed at. The repression of free inquiry renders many infidels in reli gion, who, freed from all moral restraint, are prepared for all atrocities ; and the rant of Political freedom urges the Most restless spirits to firm plans of' the most desperate character. Thus these governments themselves prepare a mine which an accidental spark may be sufficient to kindle. Did we see them taking the necessary political improvements and ameliorations Into their own hands, sincerely and honestly, we should have hope of their rooting themselves in the affections of their sub jects ; but, whatever pretence they may make of this, as the King of France speaks of institutions being given by Ferdi nand, the object of the Bourbons is now, clearly, to set up an absolute sway, grounded on dark and debasing superstitions. This cannot be denied ; it is obvious as the light. We contend, then, that this is impossible in the present state of the world, and must lead to convulsions. How ridiculous, then, is the attempt ; an attempt not to be accounted for hut from time blindness induced by Popish bigotry upon the now ruling party in France; and it is another example, which may shew to the advocates of Catholic claims among ourselves how justly our ancestors, warm from the experience of the fact, associated, in their natural and inseparable collocamione"Popcia l and arbitrary ewee." pin opposition to Reuhlicanisin, R a di ca li sm, &e. is well known. Ag a i nst that- whole fraternity, who would destroy the goodly frame of the British Conatitution, and give. 1 1 s political Licaoiiiig3 for political wisdotu, baseness for Nobility, club orators for Statesmen, and mobs for mild and steady Government, we have declared, and shall main tain, an interminable warfare; hut' our oppositien to them proceeds from our love to time institutions of our country, which establish liberty without license, .and foster every thing hoble, and . virtuoue; and benevolent e and honourable ; which' give patriotism to our nobility ; honours arid ,virtue to our gentry ; the elevation of the highest integrity to our. mer. chants; industry and diameter to our tradesmen , and a mild- ness and honesty to the labouring classes, wherever they have not been corrupted by Radicalism, and trained up to every thing violent and sanguinary by the disaffected press. We thittk all nationa have a ri g ht t o similar institutions, and will ultimately attain them. For this reason, and because, in such au melioration of their state, virtue, honour, and public morals only can spring up, we rejoice in any approach which is mtule towardssuclusn attainment ; and have seen, with satisfaction, the changes in Spain and Portugal. which, though accompa nied with great.faulter, yet would, we doubt not, it left alone, have hailed in a better adjuetnient of the different constituent parts of Government. Time interference of France i s certa i n l y most aggressive. No injury, has been inflicted upon her; the monarchy of Spain hay not been abollshed ; no attempts have been made t o s p read any obnoxious principles in Franca. The only reason which can be given is, that reforms, civil and reli. gious, have been introduced ' • and these the Court of France and the returned emigrants are determined to cruel'. It is in prin. Ciple and end, a P o pi sh war.' This is its marked and ' unvellad character IRELAND. TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRATORS. KING'S BENCH, Dumas., FEB. 4. (szoolm DAY.) The trial Was resumed this morning at nin e o'clock, and th e examination of the witnesses for the Crown proteeded. upon. John Atkinson examined—Had a meeting with some persons Prior . to the evening of his Excellency's going to the theatre; the sibjedt.of conversation was his Excellency's intended visit; there were there Mr. Stoker, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Heron, and Many others ; it was. mentioned that there ought to be sonic plan adopted to send some people to the theatre on the night of his going thither, for the purpose of rendering Lord Wellesley unpopular, that it might cause his removal.. Witness -received money from the persons preSent at the Shakspeare tavern to purchase tickets to send persons to the upper gallery ; saw some of them again in the evening at Werburgh-street ; Handwitch was asked to get some people to go, and undertook to do it. The witness proceeded to detail the arrangements made for placing the people in the theatre : he stated the preparation of the sticks, whistles, the rattle, spirits, and porter, and drinking it before - going to the theatre, the p urc h ase o f t h e tickets, &c. Has heard of Black Lodges t. they are higher than the Purple, which are higher than the Orange ; there are various degrees of Lodges ; saw several persons get tickets as they came into the Lodge ; does not recollect any countersign to have been fixed. Forbes, M'Cullock, with witness and his brother, went with the men to the upper gallery, and then to the boxes ; whistles were distributed at Daly's, in Shipp-street ; ; witnes s h e ld t h e stock purse ' and purchased those things; there w as a bl ac k quart bottle there; it was brought. to the theatre with some whisky in it. Tins witness was cross-examined , at considerable length. Witness is deputy master of an Orange lodge, and his brother is secretary. Forbes and he were intimate ; they bought the whistles together ; he took no pains to prevent persons going to the theatre, b u t on t h e contrary j o i ned in it ; he did not then see the evil tendency of their conduct ; lie endeavoured to pre vent them carrying their sticks with them. Witness knew nothing of his brother's having gone to the Park until the other day ; witness gave him no advice on the subject. • Witness saw nothing with Henry Handwitch but a stick; did not see bun do any thing offensive during the whole night; is perfectly certain that Forbes is as loyal to the King and his Government as any person can be. No part of the agreement was to assault or in sult Lord Wellesley, or any body else. John Lambert was at the theatre on the night that Lord ;Wellesley was there; before his Excellency came in, placards were dispersed in some parts ; William Graham, whom wit ness identified, was engaged in the pit in handing them about. John Rooney examinetk—ls a brewer, was in the middle gal , lery that night, near the boxes, and in front on the right hand ; distinctly saw the upper gallery F there were hooting and shout ing when Lord.Weliesley came in; this was kept up by a group of persons ire the upper gallery, and a knot behind witness._ :Observed a watchman's rattle in the hand of a person making much noise with it ; some had sticks under their coats, all alike, and with large he a d s on t h em . Th ere were groans, for the Lord Mayor. and groans for the house of Wellesley; claps for Sherrill 'Thome, and for the Calf's head. Saw some thing flash across his sight, over the f oot li g h ts; i t proved to be a bottle, whi c h struck the drop' scene, and made a dirge in ityand turned up a corner near Lord Wellesley, about three or four feet from the side of the theatre next him; also saw a piece_ - of timber throw n across, wh i ch rebounded from Lord Wellesley's box to the stage. Cross-examined.—Had a full view of Lord Wellesley's box. There was a good deal of groaning and hissing. His Excel lency was very g e nera lly we ll received. The lights were up when the bottle was thrown. - John O'Flaherty examined.—Went to the theatre that night with a Mr. Burnside ; saw sticks, and heard groans and hisses, and the words " Look out, look out, boys ;" saw a bottle-strike the curtain, - within a third of the distance from Lord Wellesley to the centre ; it was a black quart bottle, and was thrown 'when " God save the King" was performing, between the play and farce; saw handbills showered from the upper gallery ; there was a gener a l b urst of i ndignation when the bottle was thrown. Several more witnesses confirmed the principal points proved by those whose evidence preceded theirs. Michael Farrell examined—Saw Henry Handwitch in the theatre ; sew him after the last act of the play take a bottle in his hand and thrown it front him •• he was in front of witness,• to his left ; he threw it in a round way, moving his hand front right to left; it was directed to the left hand side; saw it after held up by one of the musicians; there were a number of per sons together, they were very noisy with white sticks, with a hare lump on the head ; saw Henry Handwitch in communi cation with them ; they were calling navies for Lord Wellesley, and No eastern tyrant ; witness kept his eyes on Henry Hand witch till lie reached the Police.ofilee, illindwitch did not stir, but was arrested in ten or fifteen minutes after ; witness was put out of the Police-office, although he told theta he had information to give ; witness is a jeweller. Cross-examined —Has no interest or desire in the matter, but felt himself bound to give evidence of what he saw; denies several motives and expressions adverse from the traversers and Orangemen ; admits lie told Mr. Gordon, as well as others, what he said 'to the Grand Jurors; Gordon wrote it down, but did not tell him for what purpose ; there was no person to the left of Handwitch ; he was standing up, and those before him were seated ; there was no one doge to Handwitch on the right ; he could see Lord Wellesley; if Handwitch had gone more to the centre lie could have made a better aim ; the witness identified Mr. Gordon at the table; said he knew him in Lon.: don ; Gordon called on him ; never saw the bottle till it was in the man's hand in the act of throwing it. Re-examined—The gallery Was more crowded near the centre than in the place from which the bottle was thrown, wl:ich was, less exposed to the general observation of the house. Philip Ryan identifies George Graham ; 'saw him with a number of persons in the Theatre that *night, sitting in the front seat of the upper gallery ; he made much noise with a rattle ; he made a great deal of noise with it, both during the play and at the conclusion of it. The rattle being broken, he could not then use it as such, but separated the two pieces, and struck them against the gallery, then raised his band ; at that time the 'Lord-Lieutenant was groaned and hissed ;- he stood up, looked down into the middle gallery, and then threw the piece of the rattle in the direction of the Lord Lieutenant; it seemed to strike the edge of the box in which his ExCellency was sitting. Witness was in the front seat of the middle gallery, and saw him clearly. There were cries of " No Popish Govern ment—a groan for Marquis Wellesley;" they were then drink ing out of a bottle. Doctor Macnamara resides in Ballinakill ; was in the middle gallery that night ; saw e good deal of disturbance ; heard scurrilous words of the Lord Lieutenant and Lord Mayor— " A groan for the Knave of Clubs"—" No Popi s h G uar d for College Green, A clap for Lord O'Neil, Lord Talbot, and Alderman Dailey ;" h ear d a voice cry out " Boys, mind your fire ;" was made uneasy ; looked to the upper gallery; —saw a man raise hie arm, and throw something from him ; the view was a moment obstructed, but he traced its transit, and saw it taken up---it was a bottle ;it was thrown from the left extre mity of the upper gallery; lie identifies Henry Handwitch an the person who threw it ; never sew him since till this day, and knew him inimediatelV. Cross-examined —Was convicted of an alleged pound-break ing, and sentenced to three months imprisonment and 201. fine; the sentence, he must say, was too severe, for he did not bdc'atbduet c a am m e an oli t t h ; at do w es a4i no w t h e l x l p h e i c n a l o to Pen sh ed or t ten he r do e o tt i lt , t i h n e d p o theun the duration of his imprisonment by giving this evidence ; is not a volunteer; cannot conceive why be was summoned, un less sonic gentlemen to whom he told the story at dinner had rcinlCltitizstianiltidirriaitshtillicidtiaalP•yePwittrahatioltictietesnitrireiYuncligk al p lil o ltin i w n i ted i°clircib o is u lY o t 't :to cl aen o i c i Ped i k m lrli( n e ;: rel h z i ; e: nlilfliuonetnync.iednbinyeany motives of declared m o z no s ca o k k r n teh tt eto ily eior h iu e vre w t sntoets adjournedit n n A u t n ; v e e r t 1 morning. New LONDON Batnor.—On Thursday the Committee for the erection of the New London Bridge awarded, the premiums offered for the three best designs :—to Mr. FOWLER the first premium of 2501.; to Mr. BORER. the Seco n d premium of 1504 ; and to Mr. BUSBY the third premium of 100/, \V understand the design of the first gentleman is of the first order, and that a tender has already been made to build the same for three bundred and eight thousand pounds being little mo re th an h alf the original estimate, , The Committee, after their award, invited the artists to partako of n dinner on the occasion. STEPNEY FA t It.---A Meeting of. the Magistrntes of the Beaatern Divition of the county of Middlogex is .shortly to be bold to inquire upon what authority Stepney Fair is held in the parish . of St. Dun Stan, Stehban ifeath, on 31entlay, Tuesday, and Wednesday, on Easter week, and it is helots. 'urination of the Alagistrates strictly. to enforcethe Act of Podia ntent, and to do away altogether with such illegal assemblages, provided' the parties cannot ptaduce any charter of sufficient thority to warrant the 000tinuttoc e of the Fair. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Meexatoet-HotisE.—A lady was summoned before the Lome Maxon, for having refused to deliver up two sovereigns which she picked up in the street, to the person who dropped them. The lady's husband appeared, but the lady hersdf was so ill that she could not attend. It appeared that th e c l er k o f M r . Cooper, saktm, of Spitalfields, had been sent to Si r J o h n Lubbock's NIA with a check for 44/. ss. On going homewards he dm.. two sovereigns in the snow, but bad scarcely let them 1 , when he turned round, and saw a lady stoop and pick up what he supposed to be the money. He immediately asked her for the sovereins, which be was convinced she saw trim drop. but she refus e d to give them, and said if he had any am to what she had found, be must apply to her husband. At application to the husband was equally ineffectual. .11uelgo and wife seemed determined not to part with the moue, Pe though Mr. Cooper himself called upon them, and assured them of the int egrit y o f t h e young man , in w h o m he had Pl} ° ld , the utmost reliance at all times, and who was frequeouPu` trusted with large sums of money. The husband of the sick lady, after giving some very' Igo° reasons for detaini ng money to which hehad no claim, declar ed, that his wife picked up but one sovereign, and that he bed no objection to resign. Mr. Cooper said, he wished the lady to be produced, and obliged to swear that she had not picked up two sovereigns. He had the most strict reliance upon the veracity of the )bun g man, and, considered the conduct of the lady and her husband h t e he L h o u a s t: an 3 d l a: f ie:l l , e u hid nd y er s a h l o l u ti ld ie both cruel and dishonest. that T and advised the clerk to summon the lady to the Goat t ) ! Requests for the other. e te e Bow-Sretree . .--LovE AND WAR.— Yesterday ear-- • book-binders'apprenuces, in their holiday clothes, were breugle „Tames ("Ayer, limpid Bartlett, and George Carpenter, thee up by a St. Martin's watchman, charged with having unl'' fully, and against the King's peace, assembled a as batom of St. 44fartin's-lane, for the purpose of fighting with deadly wed pons, to the great terror of the foot passengers, and the 11114/1 ' p ci ay rcu ba in c s k tlll on e e es sin t ;r a ri er g eed , •nent hazard of their own personal safety. , Coler and Carpenter were the principals in the fight, 11 ,"; field. Bartlett being the second of Collyer ; aud the eft ql t honour between these redoubtable heroes was brought "" ee th ' as many other affairs of this kind a r eg on e among grow by the capric e , coquetry, or sometelse, or one oi fair sex. Collyer had been practising all " love's ardl iet i upon a youn g m illi ner , who to him was ever) Nee' that " youthful poets fancy when they love," and believed tu' t ; he had already made great progress in awakening sentiment„ of a reciproceel kiud, when all his blissful visions were . ," denly dispelled ; for he was waiting one veering nn a n ' t : r expectation of the arrival of his mistress at a P tx , irs spot, according to appointment, when she all at onee.b,dr. upon his astonished sight, leaning upon the at~' ,° .. t Catpenter, and patting him familiarly on die ewe", e lf 11,3 feelings were too• big for utterance ; and fearing to trust hert „, s to un th dr e y in their presence at such a moment, lie ran home end after took himself to his garret in London-houee.yard. Here, R A ILe t. a oc tt :a rn si P O t t z i; h ari e •t of communi •ati c on, twopenny post, dispatched it nee - , ing to Mr. Carpenter. This note contained a challenge to t h !„„ a ns ter to meet him, giving him the choiceof time, place, alai w " -a r ae . p d rod av u a c il ed in a g n h ep un is s d e e ff s o n f ita tb bl a e t u re ! l e y t c h il o r ne i Carpenter, on the receipt thereof, returned this very proper e sorer :—" Jemrny,--If you trouble me with any more ofjcatt nonsense about duels Ishall thresh you well ; and if that will no • , do, I must apply to y our mother. G. C." The valiant 31 . r.CelYk r ' however, was not so easily the down. H e wrote letter to Carpen ter , i n which the term " coward" iv" use . ret This was too much ; and Carpenter determined to, g io him at the place appointed—namely, at the bottom P o l o Martin's-lane, —not, however intending to use e allY ea Cele weapons than those furnished' him by nature. Ile I°ll- t oy lyer there, attended by Bartlett; and the latter ininied4_, produced two eword-canes, which he drew and presentetti. to each. Carpenter objected to that mode; but C04(1'1,1 1 1, ing his back against a louse, took his rapier in his mil!, ~.0.,3 " t 0 and putting his left hand before his face, called out —` itt on, Sir: now, Sir, come on." At this critical m oment p watchman made his appearance, and before they could tlisril to he called others to his assistance, and they were eor'v e i e ns of the watchhouse—a place well calculated to cool any rein courage that they might have. , bo ys.% The Magistrate (3lr. Ilaees), after giving these sil4., c severe reprimand, discharged Carpenter, and orderei two to find sureties to keep the peace. ------- - WILFUL M unuta.—Yesterday morini:g/ at eleven o'clock, an Inquest was held Id i ' l t eli t - e. of the Ki ng Il arry, Red Lion-street, ';'-op I' chap e l, before '. W. thiwtx, Esq. Coroner/ iv s the body of G eorge D urham, aged 22, mbo 5 killed in a p ug ili st i c encounter with a may 0 `;‘ , : 0 s . name of Bingley, originating i n some vulgnr%. puce. Verdict—" 'Wilful Murder against Bingley," who is at present in custody, lie 11,":1,3 been apprehended by order of the' 1 111 .10` r- d:... of Lambeth -street Police Office wheil,t d r e one r ,ceased's state became dangerous. The I . me at issued his warrant for the prisoner's co rnil , l ,, s e t A to Newgate to take his trial, and the bound over to prosecute • COAL-111ARliET, FEn. Ships at Mark et . • Ships Sold 43 Newcastle - 31 - 23 Sitral er l an d - 174 price ; . • 42 , fia to*, a • 42A oa to 0 COURSE OF EXCHANGE, February 7' c. F. DiArionetchuu -• ........................... 11 5 0 Rtto, at Sight .... . ...................... 12 g Aotterdam .............................. I ' 2 Hnterp ... . ........................ • • ! a ti !.? Alam burgh .... .......................... +: 1 ; - ii L' i. tona ......... - .......... VS 5 ° , CI. Path, 3 1/ky'S sight ............... - - Ditto ............................... . 17 / . ' 0 7 0 ' o,,nef Bourdeaux, ditto Frankfort Ai the Main ........... •• • • + 57 " iiroti l : Madrid S 7 fireci!f; Cadiz • 36 a„tifi Bilboa ' 3.51 Barcelona .............. , .. . 953 _. iewille . . .............. Gibralta r Ge 1.... Leghr ...................... 'l l , ;,z ,n ,i .......... '.3 --Venice, Ital. 1,• 4 '. 2 ' Nhita .., ........ •,0 --Naples 39 ,„ OP Palermo .................... . .......... Lisbon ... • • ... Oporto . ........... , Itin•Fiutiro .. .. .............. Otlblia ... • 91 . : ...... Cork 614 ....... 43 ....91 pet Cent. BULLION. trO s ' Portugal Gold, i n Coin / .0 0 , 0 : Foreign Gold, in B ars - . New Dooliloon s .. ... . 0 0 0 New D o ll ars ..... .. ......... ... 0 Stand 4 9 1 Silver in B ars ard n 411 --.-..-. 131T1157. ~,:. ,„,] l irei t r., On Monday last, at Lis scat, Sharphara, li e/ v . "' ~ lady othfeJo3l;:tt.tstlgu s t t, :sti l . it Al v . , l 3l l . p , ar of u a l3o. tl , ati ch gh ili toi , .. 3lo, ife , l l : l , ' Coot!, of a son. it tve* At her lodgings, C:hapel-row Kiliarney,*on the 2°ll/ 0 11.' 4 Lady of John O'Sullivan, Esti:, agent for clothing!, w e ' f ipterr delivered of three fine felnale infarits - thus making w ,„.0.P1 of that sex (all living, and without the interventiPirol p i roo id' which this lady has given birth to.--( Cork Soutizer 4 j____;,..:-..-.' On Alonday last, \l'il l lia L n \- i it i ,R V i al 3 l- D en . l El. fn:Luirur'a'./4111' . CO II4 wall, to charlotte, third daughter of Sir W, tn. },-- of Oxford. 00 1)11, .John ()n I tti,e ino 24 u t ei li l o b f y .,:ip E r 4 ll „;. 18,40221; of f t s Se ir y c e , r . n l d i roo in g o l i i hebor t %l3:l o ° ,, Bahian,. Oxfordshire, to ' Eliza, only daughter 0 nedy, in his Majest's . A nita is the East Intlies._,. —..--*--... DIED. v At Nagporm, on the 7th insmnt, aged 29, . I ° 4lll v r r2 '; ll4l tainctlheiedtrtoteddileealrLitett lion the lien: I rt le e ng en lis o ta i b s lis ati htlie ve ( Calcutta J ourna l , A fay 20, 1822 ) h, 11 On Nlonday /ast, at th e P res icler . i's Lodgings. aprr tj . s -* College, O x f or d , i n the Ruth year of his age, John CO'Lcitor On the sth inst. at liristol, Mr. John Cooper Barris , an '— d Clerk to the Has Light Company of that eitY‘ Witt! On the 27th tilt. t at Sh e p ton -Mallet, aged 07, )1r5,{4.00 Frirvist a peraon who came out of the North of 1 0, introduced spi nn i ng by machine into that town akc n ta t 4 extelt Sine°, which ha s b een t h ere carried on to a 'conslticr3"! 4 ,e Printed and PubliNhed fig the PROPUIEWOrt fI, °Hi Cel Jo. U 2, Strand, by J. B. CAnsTA/Itli'