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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EXTRACTS PROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPER . Januat'y 8, 1823. [MORNING POST.] Paris Journals,- to the 6th instant, reached us list ; night by txpress. Their contents have not yet resumed their importance ; and, indeed, it - -.seems to be expected, that whatever intelligence the Ministers may 'receive from Spain, it shall net.be communicated through the medium of the papers to the public, but shall be kept until the meeting of the Chambers shall afford the Govern. meat an opportunity of laying the whole at once, and in its fullest details before them. The con tinued 4iepressimi of the Funds is attributed -by the Constitutionnel to the uncertainty which still hangs over, the relations of Francti with the Peninsula ;. to the approaching conVoca. flan of the chambers, of which it is impos. slide beforehand to ascertain the exact spirit'; and to the boasts of the Ultras, who stilt confi dently assert that they will force the Ministers to adopt` their views, or ‘v ill drive them out - of power. it is perhaps in order to conciliate this party, or to weaken its strength by gaining over some of its adherents, that sudden changes have been made in a great number of Prefectures, and that ancient Royalists have been appointed by a Royal Ordonnance to succeed the Prefects in whose Departments Liberal Deputies had been elected, at the last renewal of the fifth of the Chamber. A letter from Perpignan), dated the ' nit., states that immense quantities of snow • had - fallen on bath sides of the Pyrenees. [stuaNlNu cnuoNrcLE.l AVe Rave seen recent letters from 'Madrid, from a most respectable quarter, which state, that the Spanish Ministry hod at 'fast become Sensible•of their error in the decision they came :to on the claims of this country, and .that they are now not only prepared to restore the vessels belonging to this country, seized in South Ame rica, but to withdraw' their pretended blockade: At first considerable indignation was manifested that England should choose a time when they were under so much embarrassment, to agitate this question---They shoold have reflected that the first duty of a Government is to accord protection to its own subjects. Called upon, in deed, us ours has been by the Merchants and Shipping interest, to afford due protection against the depredations of pirates and spoliation, under arbitrary and ridiculous blockades, it was Bible for it, even if it had been desirous tore-, .mein passive, without incurring an awful respon sibility, Nothing but blind passion could inter pret an interference of this kind to recover an immense property, unjustly taken from the sub jects of this country, into an act of hostility to the Spaniards. [uarrisn mess.] We rejoice to see the Annual Revenue Ac. count assume so favourable an appearance. it must be extremely consolatory to his Majesty's Ministers, as well as highly gratifying to the public, to discover that the system of retrench• loot" works well ; " and that it requires nothing but political steadiness in carrying on the good work, to enable the oppressive amount of taxation to bear still further reductions. There is no ar gument that can beet experience. We ►ere very gravely tohl that the loss of the joint Postmaster, :Hid the two lay Lords of the Admiralty, would go far towards the utter destruction of that " just and necessary" influence. of the Crown, without which the affairs of Government must come to a stand-still. Yet although these super incumbents ere thrown over-board, , we'find the, vessel of the State dips her nose (a's•the sailors phrase it) in the sea, shifts her sails to the wind, and rides along as gaily as if this worthless cargo were still In the hold. So with the taxes. The Revenue, it was predicted, could not bear the pro posed reduction ; the Ministers expressed their ex treme anxiety to lighten the public burdens, " as spoons a favourable opportunity arrived." But (natty of the galled jades winced, and cried out in the spirit of the old maxim," Nothing like the time present." Several of " the tried friends of Ad ministration" magnanimously slipped off their harness, and the reductions were carried. And Item we are, atlhe and of the Christmas quarter, with the Revenue account smiling in our faces, and presenting a helance•sheet that whispers how much may yet he done by " Cre Minister of the. Interior" in the way of retrenchment. This is the practical conclusion to which ,this cheering statement should lead, and we trust Ministers will profit by it. F: 'EI 51Es.] 'e have as 'yet heard nothing from Norfolk *hi t t the two members, Coke and Wodebouse, meats to do with respect to Cobbett's Petition. We, hate 5p0".,., , it efsointi . of the acts of the old vagabond, as his dm etching to destroy his bene factor, his plot for forging' Bank -notes, and Scattering them through the streets of;London— the bare catalogue 'of all would title volume lint we have his last notable project now before ‘N(ltat have I to do," says he, 4c . but to 44 forge l c parcel of theet, piece them in the cc street, tell my brother 'where they will be?"-- Your : 4,)oler, ? We, recollect' your once hu manely endeavouring to thrust yoUr son's neck into it noose in which yOur own ought. to have been : and this is the Way yon would treat your brother ! matter': brother, son, benefactor- 4 -destrOy them all, if any thin be to be got or saved by it. But whet are the Mem hers.to do with a Petition . framed end obtruded by such a man ? Why, spit upon . it ; first for its stupid malignity', and /lett on account of tin ehaniCter of,its author, Sir ,Frencis Hirrilett has shOwn . theni 'what' fechills honest then 'ought to enteric in towards Cobbett,'and every thing that f in s r e latiorr to him. Vilhert some of the worth less aillwrents Of old Cobbett prOposed that'Sir Frarkis shOtild forgive his inictetithde, end acCept his — services during ttie, - WestrnhiSter euutest t the Baronet manfully replied.' (c. 1 will " have nothing to do with Westminster, if Mr. " Cobbett has any concern whatever in my elec " Lion." Is it credible that a man thus spurned should have been taken as the petition-drawer for the county of Norfolk ? He will finely advance the cause of the freeholders there, no doubt, and add much to their respectability. [NEvv TIMES.] A generous and grateful attachment to the Lord Lieutenant continues to be attested by Ad dresses of Congratulation from all parts of Ireland, brought to Dublin in many instances by deputations of high respectability. The Mayor and some other gentlemen of Gal way brought an Address from that place last Thursday, as did the Mayor sand Sheriffs from Limerick on the - day following. A meeting of King's County was held on the 2d, and one of the County of Dublin is appointed for this day. The Counties of Clare and Kerry met on the 31st ult. ; those of Kilkenny and Roscommon were to meet yesterday; the County of Galway in the course of this week ; and that of Tip. perary on an early day not yet fixed. Although we are most happy to see that in feelings of per sonal veneration and respect for the Marquis Wellesley, and of indignation at the outrage to which he was exposed, all classes, all parties, and all communions agree; yet WO should much de-, ceive ourselves and our re.ulers if we were to state that any thing like a spirit of general harmony and conciliation pervades the different parties into which Ireland is divided. " Nothing can afford us snore sorrow," sayt the Editor of the Dublin Correspondent, " than to perceive that every occurrence, as it fells out, adds something to the acerbity of party feeling." The Attorney-General certainly acted with a due spirit of moderation, and agreeably we rather believe to the magnanimous wish of the Lord Lieutenant, himself, in abandoning the capital part of the indictment against the rioters in the theatre. But it seems to have been ex pected that because he did this he would also abstain from exercising his undoubtedly legal right of ex officio information against the offenders. But though lenity be not inconsistent with public justice, absolute impunity is so, in a case of misdemeanour approaching to treason. [MORNING HERALD.] The state of politics at Paris seems to be one of stagnation—and, judging by the Funds, of stagnation at low water. After what has re. cently occurred, it is difficult to account for the distrust of the public mind. Equivocating as the conduct of the Minister is in appearance, yet to ell reasonable and reflecting persons, not blinded by passion or disturbed in their judgments, by having great interests at stake, it should exhibit a confidently probable prospect of peace. Among the contingencies to which his policy and his power are subject, is the opinion of the Chamber of Deputies; and this, no doubt, enters into the speculation of the people at Paris. Are we to suppose that they apprehend that the opinion of the approaching Chamber will be for war? Without pretending to any accurate knowledge of the elements which compose the Chamber in the approaching Session, particularly since the late renovation of a fifth part, we should still venture to pronounce this most unlikely. We have frequently seen the statistic of the Chamber given by individual namesand designation of party in the French Journals; and we have remarked the average numbers on divisions daring the late Ses. sions. NVith this knowledge, it appears to us mo. rally impossible that those I.lltra Members, wh o have broken with the Minister on the question of war, should constitute a majority. The Chamber contains three acknowledged and clearly.defined parties—the left, or Liberals ; the centre, or party of the late Ministers, w ho affect moderation ; and the right, or Ultras. Now the excess of either of these over another is not very great. The right side, during the last Session, has proved stronger than either, but never equal to the sum of the two others. But even supposing that the right side equalled the sum of the two other parties, or the rest of the Chamber, still that would leave the war party far from a majority against M. de Villele. On the question of war with Spain he would have the support of the whole left and centre, and moreover of a large section of the right side. There is but one supposition upon which we could suppose him outvoted. It is, that the enemies of the House of Bourbon, if they have any In the Chamber, or any party in it, which, from whatever hope or motive, might wish to shake the Bourbon throne to its base, should join the Ultra war party, us the direct courrse to the attainment of their wishes. FIRE ON WATER.—On Monday, the 30th ult. Messrs. G and W. H lt,ntta and T. W. Dien t RV* sox, accompanied by a few other gentlemen, went on a skating excursion to Bodiam, Sussex, where the ice was particularly inviting, and so strong, that, for the novelty of dui thing, they agreed to make a tire e►► it, and did so ; soon after. which Mr. Ms:attic:is, who had just allot a mallard as it was winging its way over the moat, came along, and offered them the bird, if they would cook it on the ice, and on this con- dition the mallard was received, picked, cooked, and eaten with high, relish, in the presence of many of the inhabitants of Bodiam. The cu. angry utensil used for the purpose was a Dutch Wien. Yesterday morning, between eleven and twelvl o'clock, a little boy, - about twelve years of age, was 'knocked down .by a curt opposite Bride. lane, Fleet-street, the wheel of which passed over his head. He was immediately 'conveyed to Mr. Vi' It A Y's, surgeon, in that street, to be ex omitted. No fracture of the skull wsks discover ed ; but the extent of the injury could not be immediately ascertained. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.---Tlll3 followng me lanchnly ailkir occurred in' TuweT.-street, Seven. Dials :—An old man, named John. Constantino, and his ion, had a dispute Shoitt , some flintily matter, And the gunnel ltecame so gnat. that the son; in attempting fo turn his father out ortfte room, ptish. IA him down stem, and be Was precipitated frOttitup ti)i)Ottom. The pour old fellow wasi;taken up in a ii class . state, and 'tid,' he received every medial attention, he died from the injury he received in the tall. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, 7. BAXTER AND ANOTHER V. BLANSHARD. This was an action of trover for a sit IP - C*llW the" Partrid g e." It was tried by a special jury; but was taken out of its course to-day in consequence of the expected departure of some of the witnesses for India. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the plaintiff's case. In 1819, Captain George Beetham, who had been for many years a captain of India vessels, applied to the defendant for assistance in the purchase of a ship, and the defendant agreed to accept bills for the price, which he was to be repaid out of the pro ceeds of the voyage. Captain Beetham accordingly fixed on ; the Partridge , which he purchased for 4,0001. and .Mr. Blan. shard accepted bills drawn on him for that sum. The Captain then proceeded to fit up the ship for passengers and freight, under Alr. Blanshard's sanction, and paid the expenses out of the money which he received on account ef passengers. It was agred that the defendant should act as managin owner, and for this purppse it was thought nec essar y t h at h e should appear to have a share on the register of the vessel. It was accordingly at ranged that he should have one-sixteenth, and that the remaining fifteen sixteenths should be vested in the Captain. Afterwards, however, Mr. Blanshard suggested, that in order to give him power to act, the whole interest in the vessel must appear to be in him ; and accordingly he was registered as sole owner, with a solemn understanding between the parties that he was really to be considered as possessing only a sixteenth share.— The Captain set sail for Madras; he arrived there, and took in a cargo and passengers for the voyage home. As he was proceed. ing to Bombay, the ship struck on a sandb an k, an d sus t a i ne d so much injury that, on her arrival at Bombay, very extensive repairs were requisite. The vessel was surveyed by carpenters, who pronounced that 30,000 ru p ees , ( a b out 3.00014 would tie necessary to repair her, and that two months would be required for the work. The Captain felt assured that even this esti mate was far short of the truth ; and being unable to raise the money except by .;.sling or pledging the ship, he caused it to be put up to auction, and the plaintiffs became the purchasers. He bought a ship called the Asia, and returned home, where his acts were recognized by Mr. Blanshard ; but afterwards he thought proper to claim the vessel, and, as he appeared to be the registered owner, it was ordered to be given to his posses sion. T 1.., plaintiffs now, therefore, brought their action to re cover their purchase; andi they contended that the sale was valid on two grounds: firist, that the Captain had, under the circumstances, authority to dispose of the ship in which he was so largely interested; and secondly, that his acts had been re. cotnized and adopted by the defendant. l'he •140111:1 CHIEF JUSTICE intimated his ,opinion that a British ship could only be sold by power of attorney from the registered owner. ''• The SOLICITOR•GENERAL submitted, that a recognition by that registered owner might supply the want of such previ ous authority., The LOR D Cutts' Jusa'tnr said that he would not stop the cause ; but the only question must be on the recognition, as it was impossible that there could he two party registered as sole owner, and anotherparty the real owner with power to sell, As a hull, a Captain might, under some circumstan ces , di s p ose of a wreck, but not as as vessel. Capt. George lieethain was then'ealled, who, on his exami nation in chief, subst ant i ate d t h e statement made by the Solici tor-General. O n hi s cross-examination, the witness said he did not know whether at the time when the vessel was purdiased he was in the rules of the liing's Bench; but he had no money. The Partridge did not lie long in dock ;perhaps not more than nine days, and Mr. Baxter tame home in her with his family. Ile could not recollect whether, when he was examined before arbitrators on the question of abandonment between the under writers and the owner, he did or did not swear that he had no interest in the vessel. Daniel Antonio , who acted as third mate on the lima ward voyage of the Partridge, swore that the repairs cost 20,000 rupees. She sailed for China on the 7th of June, and returned to England in December, with a full cargo of sugar and passeiq Janson, one of the underwriters on the policy of in surance, said, that he had frequent conversation with. Mr. IllansliLd on the subject of the repairs; he said that if the case should appear as represented to him, that he would not claim a total loss ; and that he did not,todie , witness's recollection, express any disapprobation of the conduct of Captain Beethasn. On cross-examination, lie stated that Beetham, before the :tr. bitrator, expressly swore that ho had no. interest in the vessel ; otherwise he could not have been received as a witness. Mr. SCARLETT aSke4 the Jury whether they wished that lie should address them for the defendant, observing, at the same time, that the existence of certain, documents mentioned in the evidence for the plaintiff was ;absolutely ; denied by the defendant. The Loup Cann^ JUSTICE observed, that the only ques tion was, whether Mr. libmshird had. adopted Lila sale ; us otherwise it was altogether void. The Jury were kbout to give their verdict, when The SouciTOLO E1...1:11AL said lie would be nonsuited.— Tho plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. TAYLOR V. ItAigt7,79og, This was an action to recover 001. as money had and received by the defendant to the plaintiff's use. The circumstances of this case, which has been onee before tried, were substantially these :--A commission of bankruptcy had issued against a person named l'artington, on the petition of the plaintiff ; but it appeared to have been issued at the sug gestion of Partington himself: it petition to supersede the com mission was presented to , the Lord Chancellor,. and filr. Taylor determined on opposing this petition and sustaining the hank ruptey. He employed Mr. Cardwell of Manchester as his attorney, and that gentleman directed his agent, AIL Makin. son, the defendant, an attorney, whose respectability was admitted, to conduct the„ proceedinge in London. In general there Is no privity . bet ween the client in the country and the London agent of his attorney; the latter has no chum on the. timer for fees, nor the former any claim on the later in case of neglect of duty. But it was contended for the plaintiff; that in this case there was such privity, because Makinson had. applied for, and received 601. -from T a ylor. It appeared, that Mr. Makinson wrote to Cardwell to say, that he must . have 501. from the assignees to enable him to conduct the resistance to the petition ; that no aosignees were then chosen,: but the letter was shown to Taylor, wha.procured a bill for 601., and transmitted it to Alakinson, through the meditim Cardwell. As the bill was at three months, Makinson could not get it discounted, and therefore returned it to Cardwell, 'who sent 601. in money to the defendant in its stead. By some: unintentional neglect, the affidavits in opposition to the petition were not filed in time, and consequently the prayer of the pen tion was granted. Mr. slakinson, when the error was disco vered, offered, at his own' e* ence, to get t h e eas e restored and heard, and sent down a pets for Taylor to sign ; but this proposal was rejected, and resent action was brought to recover the 601. paid to M x aklnson, on the ground that he had wholly failed to perform the condition on which it was remitted. _ The LORD CHIEF JosTier said, that the question for the Jury to consider was, whether the dealing respecting the ud. vance was between Taylor and Makinson, or Cardwell and lakinson. If it was the first, the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict ; if the latter, then .there wes no privity between the patties and the action could not be sUpp or t e d.: The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. Et.iza Wenn.—lt will be recollected that an account was given of the trial of the above named glrloit the last Kingston 'Assizes, for uttering forged notes of the Brighton and Sussex bank. She Was convicted, and received sentence of deatli. Since her condemnation, she evinced no sense of her awful situation, which can only' he accounted for from her extreme' youth, she not having at tained her lath year. The unfortunate girl is of low parents, near Mitcham, in Surrey, where the *ang to which she was attached first induced her to join them,t The proprietors! of the bank have in a most praiseworthy manneir interceded in the proper quarter for a' `commutation of her punishment, and 'a few days since the Gentlemen had an inter view with the culprit in the condemned cell, at Horsemonger-lane, to whom she confessed the names of her associates. Yesterday forenoon, Mr. - WALTERS, tits; governor of.lhe prison, re ceived a reprieve for the unfortunate young woman, and she was placed amongst those con victs now under orders for Botany Bay for life. —An order' accompanied the reprieve for the execution of Giles East, on Monday week, for ravishing Sarah Porter, a child of nine -years of uge. • DARING BURGLAtt.Y. —Early on Saturday oroing_somo ruffians broke into the Master's house of the, British School, and plum dered it of a quantity of plate, wearing apparel, &c. with which they escaped undiscovered.. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. TITHES IN TIIE CITY. MAlrsioar.HousE.—Dr. Owen, Rector of St. °lave's, Hart.street, attended, pursuant to adjournment, to prove his claim of 2s. N. in the pound upon the rental of Mr. George Abbott, who has refused to pay a lesser demand made by the Rector, upon the 37th of Henry VIII. The justice-room was crowded with gentlemen, all of whom seemed to be deeply in terested in the question. The LORD MAYOR was attended by " his assistants," the RECORDER and the Coststort Sta- JEA2iT. The complainant supported his claim in propria per. sons. The defendant neither appeared in his own person nor in that of any other. The LORD MAYO tt having asked whether the Doctor had . prepared himself with the necessary proofs to establish his claim to the tithe, Dr. Owen handed to Mr. llobler, the Chief Clerk, his petition which was neatly as follows "TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM HEY GATE, LORD MAYOR OF LONDON. " Humbly sheweth, That by virtue of the statute and decree, made in the 37th year of the reign of Henry VIII. it is order. ed That the inhabitants of t h e sa id c i ty of London, and the liberties of Westminster, the same for the time being, should yearly pay their tithes for every 20 shillings rent by the year, of all houses, shops, ware-houses, cellars, and stables, within the said city and liberties of the same, two shillings and nine-pence quarterly, at the four usual feasts by even portions, and that if any controversy should aris e f or non - payment of any tithes within the said liberties of the said city, then upon complaint made by the party grieved to the Lord Mayor of the said city, the said Lord Mayor, by the advice of Counsel, should call the said parties before him, and make a final end in the same, with costs to be awarded by discretion of the said Lord Mayor and his assistants.' And your petitioner further sheweth, that he is, and for the space of 28 years bath been, the Rector of the parish of St. Olave, Hart-street, in the city of London ; and that George Abbott, who lately inhabited a house in the said parish, at the yearly rent of 20 shillings and upwards, by reason ofsuch .late inhabitancy, and by virtue of the statute and decree afore said, is indebted to your petitioner in the sum of five pounds, for one quarter's tithes, du e a t L a dy-d ay l ast; and although your petitioner bath demanded, or caused to be demanded, the said sum above-mentioned, of anti from the said George Ab. bott, yet he bath neglected or refused to pay, or make your pe. titioner any satisfaction for the said tithes. " Whereof your petitioner humbly prays that the said George Abbott be called before your Lordship, to answer your peti. tioner's claim, and that your Lordship will make a final end in the premises, and award costs in such a manner as by the same statute and decree is directed. And your petitioner shall pray. H. B. OWEN, D.D. " Rector of the parish of St. Ohm, Hart-street, in the city of London." Dr. Owen did not produce any evidence in support of his demand, but rested his claim upon the authority of the decree to which he referred the Lord Mayor, as upon the former up. plication, for his Lordship's interference to enforce the pay. ment of the tithe. The RECORDER objected in limine, that no evidence was producible to establish the claim. Before the authority on which the tithe was demanded could be acted upon, or questioned, it became necessary to show that the defendant paid such a rent as would prove his liability to the Doctor's claim of two and ninepence in the pound upon his rental. Until such testimony should be produced, the Lord Mayor would not be justified in proceeding to ascertain whether he had the power to enforce the demand. Dr. Owen said he demanded no more than two shillings in the pound. Of course, it he had applied for the whole amount to which **Act entitled him, the obligation upon the defend ant would be attended with greater inconvenience, Ile sup posed that a man who had a claim of 201. or 301. might apply for the money due to him at a rate lower than that which was recognized by the Act of Parliament on which his claim was founded—that when 201. was due to him, be might enforce the payment of 5/. The REcoapta observed, that the decree spoke of the sum of 2s. #d. in the pound, and no other sum was specified. The claim to that sum must therefore be distinctly proved in every respect before the Chief Magistrate could sanction the enforce. nient of the tithe. The Costume SETURANT said, he was not aware, up on t h e former hearing of this ease, that Dr. Owen was proceeding for I a smaller sum than he conceived himself entitled to under the 37th of Henry VIII., otherwise the suggestion just made by the Recorder should have been then made; and a great deal of trouble saved. It was absolutely incumbent upon the Doctor to prove the payment of rent to the extent that warranted the clartn,.untl then came the question as to the non-enrollment of the decree; vhich question could not possibly be entert a i ne d until the defendant's liabi lity was proved. Dr. Owen bad no obje c tion to the most full discussion and. examination of, the subje .t, but signified his hope th a t unne cessary delays would be Avoided. He had preferred the alter ' native of an application to the Lord ilayor,. to the oth er w hi c h presented itself, from mere mercy to his parishioners, who could otherwise be overwhelmed with expence. He wished to know whether it was not obligatory upon the Lord .3layor to issue his warrant to bring tip the defendant. He did not wish to press for a decision on the merits of the question. The Loan MAYOR assured Dr. Owen that he was not aware of the objection made by the Record er an d C ommon Ser j eant until he hand it in the Justice Room, but that objection wholly put it out of his power to proceed in the case until a new peti tion should be brought in, setting forth the precise nature o f th e claim, and evidence produced establishing the liability o f t h e defendant, and maintaining the allegations contained in the petition. __ _ . . - Dr. Owen's petition was then formally rejected, the demand contained therein not having been set forth as directed by the Act of Parliament. The Doctor was then informed by his Lordship thit as soon as the new petition was presented, a day should be appointed for deciding, the question, and at a proper period a summons served upon the defendant to appear and show cause why an order should not be issu•A against him for the non-payment of the tithe. MURDER OF MRS'. DONATTY. BOW-STREET.—Notwithstanaing the length of time that has elapsed since the perpetration of this atrocious crime, and the great hrtprobability, under thecircumstanccs, that any trace could now be obtained of the murderer, the persons who have been so active in the matter have not relaxed in their laudable efforts; and some facts have within these few days come to light which. would seem to afford a prospect that the ends of justice may yet be attained by the detection and punishment of the offender. It may be recollected that among other things found in th e house of Mrs. Donatty, on the night of the murder, was a bag which there was not the smallest doubt was left there by the murderer. At the time that an . investigation was going on with great apparent activity at Ilatton-gartlen,, some in fOrmation was given respecti ng t hi s b ag , which, if it had been promptly acted upon by the officer who received it, might have led to important results, but lie thought it o f no con . sequence, and the matter - fe ll to the ground.. On Monday, however, the subject of the bag was again brought under the notice of Mr. Tay, the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's, Rol. born, and'that gentleman made immediate application to Sir R. Bull; tE. The worthy Magistrate, upon hearing Mr. Tay lor's statement, dispatched Vickery and Ruthven to the east end of the town in search of the suspected person, and they ap prehended a young man of the Jewish persuasion, and brought him yesterday morning to this office. He underwent an exa mination in private, and the evidence against hi m was t hi s About fi ve weeks -before the murder, the prisoner, who is a deeler in metals, called upon a Mrs, Thompson, to whom he was well known, and requested the loan of a bag to convey some articles . of that description to a place where he was in the habit of disposing of his inn-chases. She lent him a bag, on his promise that he would return it the next day. He, however,' did not keep his promise ' and Mrs. Thompson .made repeated 'applications for it; but. he uni. formly made some excuse. When the murder was committed, Mrs. ThOmpson, from the description given of the bag, thoUght it was the same she had lent to the prisoner, and begged of hint to go before the Magistrates, and tell all he knew re specting it. He, however, refused, and said he had lent the bag to some " queer" character, and would pay her for it.— Th e bag found in Mrs. Donatty's houte was yesterday produced to Mrs. Thompson, and she without hesitation pronounce d it to be the siune she lent to the prisoner. The latter was then queitiOned as to how he had disposed of the bag, (if at all), and he said he hail given it before the murder to a Jew named Jo. sephs, . at the shop of a Mr. Myers, a dealer in ntetals,— Vtekery and Ruthven ukin this were . sent in quest. of Josephs,• and last-,night they brought him to the office.— Ile, upon being questioned,. firmly denied all knowledge of the bak, and .called sonic witnesses who proved. that he had never met the other prisoner at Myare's shop at the tune of day, that the latter had fixed , upon . (Josephs) was therefore discharged. The other prisoner (whose name there are strong reasons for withholding- al, present) was committed .feu .re. a x a . initiation. He admits that the bag produced "and sworn to by Mil, Thompson was tint one she tent him, but persiits in say in g that it passed frittn.,.him to Joseph* et the shop o f Mr. Myers. He is quite it youth, and was stated ; by some p e rsons who knew him to be notorious among all his acquaintances` for ,his propensity to falsehood upon.all U6C111404‘ DREADFUL SHIPWRECK. • MELANCHOLY LOSS or THE WEA RE of- BRISTOL TO THE EDITOR Or THE CORK MERCANTILE CHRONICLE. Ballycotton, Jan. 2. Perhaps it has seldom been your lot to announce a more melancholy instance of shipwreck than took place a little to , the southward of Ballycotton, about eight o'clock, on the even ing of the lstinstant—the fine ship Weare, of and fromßristol, Emerson, master, consigned, as we are infarmed, to Cuthbert and Co. of your City, (the crew and passengers ranountinglto about thirty-six) went to pieces on that dreadful coirst,and only thirteen are survivors. The Captain is lost, but the first and second Mate are among the happy few who escaped. It is not the least melancholy circumstance of this awful catastrophe that one of your respectable fellow-citizens, a trader, whose wane the writer does not give from obvious motives, has met a war grave. A Lady, whose name and connexions we were unable to as- certain, but who was returning from the West Indies, it.- posed, where she • had acquired considerable proper is ty' sup ', spend the remainder of he r days with her friends in the snug of Ireland, was also one of those who perished. The setestne and shrieks of this unhappy woman were heard distinctl y from the shore, an d t h e agonizing fervor with which she id• dressed her infant child that perished with her was truly besets rending. The boldness of the coast and fury of the storm would pi. vent the most feeling and intrepid humanity from affording the • least assistance, Those who have escaped, seem at a loss to know how it hag' pened; but from t h e memory o f t h e i ntell i gent secon d M ete or appears the vessel carried some sail when she struck, and the wind southing, threw her occasionally on her beam-ends to• wards shore, a nd th ose w h o were cl i nging to her masts tar rigging would drop themselves at the moment they cook' approach the most parallel position with the surrounding, • rocks. The vessel was not very valuably laden, but we are itt.feens' ed that property to a considerable amount was on hoard. Water Guard, wider the command of t h e i r r espectable ORO; on this coast,. kept up the strictest watch, and to the honour of the peasantry be it said, not the least disposition to plunder 110 manifested itself. Every attention is paul to the poor survivors, and the bodieS that conic ashore, by the Gentry of thin neifti. • bouthood, particularly the amiable and h umane M r s. Fusion . Ilallymalloo-Castle ' whose exertions on thi s melancholy c ) c e S a. sion are entitled to the most general approbation. Any other particulars of consequence that come to light, you will bi r made acquainted with immediately. I remain, yours, &c. N.B. If the Editor would now take occasion to enforce is the columns of his respectable Paper, the necessity of a Pier,' Ballycotton, for the prot ect i on o f t h e fi s h ermen ' s boats in.„,ey; ter, he would d o w h at wou ld meet the approval of every em_t to humanity. For sometimes if a b oat wou ld b e t h e mesa of saving hundreds, it is not to be found. The wretched onneNi must often, at considerable risk, run them into Cork or Youl' ea halhuearbxy o ur,r, arty ly other stormy w inds savethemfroniinev . itable destruction, in _ of The following is the official account given by the mate wet' survived : Ship \Vesely, of Bristol, bound to Car kr .1 31st December, at 12 o'clock, p.m. or midnight, " Lain Island," and is from ship South distance by , estimation,miles—shaped our cour se N. W. b y W. W., in aE. 13 /Y . ,7.' at half passage came on heavy gales from S. E. by S. to 9. —ship bottommg much with a heavy sea, not able to 1 , sy more than storm can vass — s hi p ma ki ng muc h lee tty--w, still at S. S. W., a tt en d e d w i t h t hi c k h asy weather, a n d sunning high. Jan. Ist, at 7. 30. P. as. sighted the Irish land, Ballyeottel . t Island, bearing N. E. by N., dist a nc e by est im a ti o n frelp_.: to 5 miles—still blowing a heavy gale on a sea running i „n g" r and no hope of clearing the /and "on either tack," made ~.or sail, it being at the last resource, but "alas" in vain—at thi s r 4 close in with the rock s , an d no room to wear ship—at 9, :Iv Pl, - let go the larboard bow er anc h or , b ut to no purpose, , she immediately brought home, and drifted with broaden_ on the rocks; and such was the fury . of the surf, that 1a ten minutes after she struck, n ot a vestige o f the vessel 7 t t ;: inf en e lt si t h : nipt n b : s o anco l:m 3 n w . G y t e n yn e tum, l ou an t e tn h o o f, ly duty to relate the loss of the est tain, W. Eme rson; the Pilot, George Thyner; seventeen 91 Myself, the second Mate, lIDWARD JOINER, , —(Cork Mercantile Chronicle, ✓ Jan. insamounem,emaseniam m . anpanen a a bo l u t t lig t a a en • rs e d n e„,: ly iese se n s i a g ipodi h 2 t, s as ßl3 o: l : 2 op f ye e t tOt goisos;: B r. ,ETTY, the Young Rosclus, whilst enjor ng the sports of the field a short time ago, ill the vicinity of Wetn, had a serious fan, and utl' fortunately dislocated his shoulder. This circuar stance is the more to be regretted in consequence of his being oblig ed to relinq u i s h f or a t i me M. engagement at th Bath Theatre. We are, how: ever, happy to und er st an d that, under the skilfo management of his medical adviser, he is rapid!' arriving at a state of convalescence.—( Salop" Journal.) On Thursday last an accident occurred in La c ' . lane, which nearly proved fatal to Mr. H. I. Davits, by hi s i n ; advertently swallowing a bottle of liniment, instead of applik7. it externally. On the mistake beirig discovered, means were stantly used to counteract the dreadful consequences anticipson and although they procured the desired effect, Mr. D av ies 1 , 1`" remains in a very w ea k state . • It is said that, in future, poachers of whoa' there are gen era lly a l arge number in the Lew,o House of Correction) are to work during their time of imprisonment, at the tread Til t report, we hear, has caused great alarm an l t 9 this description of Offenders, who have hithefr been in the h a bit o f boasting of their good 10'1 in escaping' that much dreaded mode of emplor. ment.--(Brighton Herald.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, January 7. Atustetdattl ••••.• 12 5 C• 14 ." Ditto, at Sight 14 2 Rotterdam , 4 _ • it 6 Antwerp 5 Hamburgb lt 87 8 if ti ll :. A Ilon a Paris, s Day's sight Ditto - , Bourdeaux, ditto Frankfort on the Sl.tin . • ••• I . • 0 Madrid Siii Eno: .W . Cadiz . Vi Elk, 4_ Ojibwa... Barcelona ' 3 64 Ettetti 6 Seville • • ....,. • • abs eibraltat " .. lO4 ..ai .egttoro k 4 ' Geis4s . ... 43 --.—Vepiee, 141. Lil* 97 - AO %lON 45 —NflpleS . 39 Pidertuu 117 po Lisbon Oporto 6 ii ttio J‘itrit o • . 44 Dublin .... 9f Curk 9i pet Ceut. BULLION, s r • • • • 0' ••• - • 0 4 0' - 0 -t Ili, eurtugiel Gut,/ ,i ri Foetigp Gold, ru BM New Doubloons . New ',Dollars Siiver on Mfr.. Standard. BIRTH. On the 30th ult. at the Rookery, Dedham, the Lady of T. "? Ewen, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. At Bombay, on the Itith of July, Lieuten a nt George 14 01° land, of the 6.5 th Itegiment of Foot, son of the ROY. to Frankland, Canon of Wells, and grandson of Sir TII Franlchnd, Bart., to Anne, third daughter of the Lae Thdw Mason, Esq., of John-street, Bed fonl-row. At IYr:alient, Essex / on Illonday ifiSt, the Rev. it. LscitY‘ of Plaistow, to Sophia, eldest daughter of the late J uhrt 50,10' Esq., of Bridgnorth, Salop. DrED. 0 00 On the 6th init., at Boston-place, Charlotte, d you daughter of Mr. John Mandy, of the itland of 31 atieirti. Yesterday, Mary, sixth daughter of the late lienjamili Es q., of Cashio-bri4e, 'Watford, fleyte. rot. , On the 6th inst., at Camberwell. fianrge Young, Es; o l4 merly of Grater-buildings, Bl ac kh ea th, 'in the 611 year t, age. # On the 6th instant, in the lllst year of her ay, Alts s `u Compton, of Aliddle.street, Cloth-hur, %%Test ) ithtitl Primed and 'Published for the Paopiorl'ouji .s , atik 0 1°1 Office, No. 112, St.mnd l R. :At