The Sun. — London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. LIOVSE 'Or COMMONS. U'4" die Februarii, i 8 3. ROADS—Saltash, and Peterborough—Bills read a first time. Helston, Preston and GarStang, Uckfield, and Staplecross— Bills; ordered. Qkebainpton, Bury St. Edmund's and Saf. .fron Walden, and' Norwich and Fakenham—Petitions for Bills reported. GAS LtoliT.-Lrlyinouth—Bill read _a 2d time, and committed. Dublin—Bill read a first time. read a first time. Alythe Hill— . read a second time and committed. SstAr.r. DErrs—Manley (Act Amendment), arid Wolverhampton Bills ordered. BRIDGE AND DOCKS—Limerick Ilanuoun—llfardoimbe s Bills read a second time tosuaE--Oulton (Cumberland) j' and committed. F9ItEION ENLISTMENT BlLL—Petition of Josiah Taylor, Chairman of a Meeting of the Inhabitants 'of St. Saviour, Southwark, fur the repeal thereof, to be printed. 'NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS. DAY. i. Mr. Hume—Estimate and Account of Revenue of all Colo - nies which have not Legislative Assemblies. . . 2. Mr. William Smith—Dill to rectify a mistake in the La narkshire Road Act of 1820. 3. Mr. Peter Moore—Select Committee to inquire into the powers exercised by the Commissioners of Sewers for the Metropolis. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. i. Militia Reduction (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 2. Chancellor of the Exchequer (Ireland) Bill—Third Reading. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Wednesday, Feb. '26. i. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill for the continuance of .the Scots Creditors Act. 2. Mr. Hume—Correspondence with the Privy Council respect.ing the Staff and cloathing of the Militia of Jersey (defer. red from Feb. 24.) Thursday, Feb. 27. Lord Archibald Hamilton—Correspondence between Mr. llowring and the Foreisn Office. ..Friday, Feb. 211. Mr. Maberly—To move resolutions relative to the reduc tion of Taxes (deferred from Feb. 24). Monday, March 3. . . Mr. Peter Moore—To amend Act against combination of workmen (deferred from Feb. 24). Wrdnesday, March 5. Lord Viscount Palmerston—Army Estimates. (In Commit tee of Supply). Thursday, March 13. Lord Viscount Cranborne—Select Committee on the Game Laws. Thursday, March O. Sir Thomas Lethbridge—Resolutions relative to Agrieultura: Distress. Tunday, ,April 15. Mr. Serjeant Onslow—Abolition of Usury Laws. PRIVATE BILLS—SEcorm READINGS for THIS DAY. I. Croydon Inclosure 4. Greenfield and Shepley 2. Market Harborough Road Lane Road $. Hinckley and Lutterworth 5. Bethnal Green Vestries. Road Ass,,,,Asc. AQUAR.TEILLY GENERAL COURT of thi,sociETY will be holden here on TFIURSDAY, the Nth of March next, at Eleven o'Clock precisely. WILLIAM MORGAN, Actuary. " r " For LoRD PoßTsmouTst'a CASE, See our First Page. PRICE OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3:per Cent. Cons. 4 bil 34 per Cent. 4 per Cetit. {thd••• 9.313 New .J 93ii .3 oer Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock India Bonds 12s. South Sea Stuck Old Annuities Ex. Bills l2 14 Pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act. India for Con. Acct. Cons. for Account 73 PR ICE OF FOREIGN STOCKS IN LONDON, FEB. 25, French AT ONE O'CLOCK. Five per Cents. 79. Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 72i. Neapolitanj Five per Cent. Bonds, G 74. j Scrip, 72i, Austrian Five per Cents. ( Metallic) 00. Five per Cent. Bonds,. 45. Spanish New Ditto, 33. Scrip, ati disc. ( Five per Cent. Bonds, 79. Prussian 1 Ditto New, 75i. Danish Five per Cent. x,onds, 78k. ;Chili 70. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 40i. Peruvian New Loan, 00. ( Bank Shares .C2l ss. American •J Six per Cent. 9 0 - 93 . Five per Cent. 9.4 LThTee'per Cent. 69i-70. 1 STOCK, FEL 22. Grand Canal Loan, 4 p.ct. —Ditto 6 per cent.... 64 -4---DittoStock -- Royal Canal Stock Wide-street Curt. 6 per ct — Do. Deb. with Gov. See — l'ipe Water Deb. 5 per ct 1)o. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 5 per cent. 'don, Feb. 21, Bi. PRICE OF IRISI Bank Stock 241 440 v. I)eb. per eent....B7ARA Sttiek, per et tiny. Deb. 4 per cent. Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. 99' ----Stock, 4 per cent. 93 Treasury Bills, 5 per cent. City Debentures, 5 per cent. Lying in Hospital 4 per et. Exchange on Low fil(i li WATER AT LONDOD Norning, 6 ruimitea after 3. 1 BRIDGE TO MORROW. Evening, 23 minutes after 3. THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS WERE' FALS UM ; AUDEAT LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1823. NETHERLANDS' CONSULATE. . DEAL, Fr.u. 24, iB23.—Arrived in the Downs, last Hight, his Netherlands' MAJESTY'S frigate Diana, Captain VAN DER LOEFF, from the Me diterranean, last from the Tagus, from whence she sailed on the lsth inst. Eleven transports snd a frigate, with troops for the Brazils, sailed at the same time.—The French ship of war Car nolina was lost near Cape Roxas on the let ; nearly 100 persons drowned; she was bound from France for Martinique, Oith a Governor on board ; the Diana is bound for Flushing. R. S. CURLING, Netherlands' Consul. The Paris Papers of Saturday are almost en tirely filled with the debates of the preceding day in the Chamber of Deputies on the reports 01 the two Committees appointed to examine the two projects of law for the vote of credit and the recall of the veterans under their Standards. The reporters were, M. de 111.tacuArroy, a violent ultra, and General DUPONT. The former, t hough he had to report only , on the financial goostion, sounded the cry of war, while the Ge ilerat, on whom devolved the discussion of the m ilitary measure, said not a word about an appeal to arms. The opinions of the Committees, as was expected, sanctioned both the Ministerial projects. FRENCH FUNDS.—FER. c2l. Five per Cents. Highest Closed at .. 78 1. 95 c. Bank Stock 1430 1. c. Neapolitan Five pet Cents. Spanish Bonds 1821 44 MADRID, Fiat. 15, 18'23.—1n consequence of a proposition-which had been made to the Cortes on the pre ceding day, it was yesterday agreed that the KING and Royal Family should proceed to Corunna, accompanied by Sir 11 7 31. ATOURT and the British Embassy, with the exception of one Member of the British Legation, who is to remain here for the purpose of keeping up the correspondence with the Au. thOrities in the capital. Such is the situation of affairs in Madrid, and indeed throughout the country, that it is believed that the Administration cannot exist ten or twelve days longer, even if the French army should not pass the Pyrennees. You may rely on it, that some arrangements are about to be con eluded with this Government, which will be found most highly favourable to England." FLANDERS MAIL. From the Flanders Mail, received this - morning, we extract the following : CC BERLIN, FEB. 11.--It is stated that Count Lottum will succeed M. de. Voes in the functions of Minister of State. This official nomination is expected to take place immediately. " According to notice transmitted to the Pro vincial Government, there is to be next spring a considerable levy of horse for the regiments of cavalry, the artillery, and to complete the dep6ts. " BRUSSELS, *FEII.2O.—A cause of the highest importance will be pleaded on the .9th of this month, at Brussels, before the first Chamber of the Iligh Court of Justice. The discussion of this affair wilt offer some very delicate questions of Public and Civil Law. " BUCHAREST, JAN. 19.—We have a very severe winter here, and the country is entirely covered with snow. All the streams are so frozen, that the mills are almost at a stand-still, and we should have no bread here, had not the Prince prevented the.evil practice of the bakers, by com pelling them to open their magazines and to bake bread." A-Mail arrived. this . morning from Jamaica in 33 days. [Prom the Royal Gazette of Jan. 18.] We understand that on the Itoyalist3 taking possession of St. Martha, and on Capt. PuracEL►., of his Majesty's ship Falmouth, demanding an assurance from the Xefe Political Governor, that British Merchants and their property should be respected, the following reply was received : [A BSTRACT.] SANTA MARTHA, JAN. 9. In reply to your letter of yesterday, which 1 have received, I feel pleasure in informing you that the Government will pre aerve the most perfect harmony with the British nation, and all its subjects, agreeably to the engagements entered into by both countries (Spain and England), from the tenor of which T shal not deviate. (Signed) VINCENT PUSA IS. Extract of a Letter, dated Barangailla,loth January. " 1 have just time to inform you of our misfortunes in Santa Martha, but we. have a prospect of its being again restored to us, as General MoNTILLo has arrived here with 700 men; and we have news that Colonel PADILLo is oft' the port of Savanilla With 700 men, who will hind to-morrow, and immediately march up hither." [From the Royal Gazette of Jan. 11.1 We learn by the lope, that Santa Martha was taken possession of by the Royalists on the 3d inst., after a spirited resistance. Property of every kind was confiscated, and every vessel got ;may that could. [FROM A CORRESPONDENT.] STOCK RN - CHANG c , Haffpusl Twelve o'Clock.— The information of the Royal Family of Spain having left Madrid for Corunna has caused great surprise in the City this morning, being attributed to the interference of the British Government, who May now say to the Preach Government . , and the other Continental Powers, that the King of .'PAIN is placed in security, and under the eye :and protection of England, which must do away, With the pretext of the French Cabinet to'enter Spain. Consuls opened this' morning at 73-1 , at which price they are up to this hour, with little business doing. We have 'no price this morning of the French Funds, as the express left Paris on Sunday. To-morrow being settling-day at the Stock Exchange, very little fluctuation is expected until after the account is settled, as most of the parties are preparing theiraccounts . for to..morrow. FOREIGN MARKET.—TiIere has been some fluctuation in the above Market this morning.— New Spanish opened at 32i 331 32j, with little doing, as most people are waiting for the confir mation of the intelligence from Spain. Contrary to our expectation, both the Earl of LIVERPOOL and Mr.CANNING declined last night to make any' explicit disclosures to Parliament respecting the state,of.our Foreign Relations, or the policy which Ministers intend to pursue in the event of France carrying into execution her threats against Spain. The Country, howeve'r, must rejoice to know ) that the continued reserve of Ministers is owing to the hope being—even yet cherished by them that the peace of Europe may be preserved! Th 4 f,arl 'of LIVERPOOL, in particular, stated, that sinc;tite period at which he had formerly adverted% Ole House, to the state of the Foreign Reiations of the Country, new and special circumstances had arisen, and some of them recently, whi c h ma de him more ad verse than before to any discussion of the dif ferences between France and Spain, and especially as the forbearance which Parliament had already shewn had afforded material advantages to his Majesty's Government in its negociations with Foreign l'ower's!" This is most important infor mation indeed. If Europe can be spared the shock of a new convulsion, and. if it be possible that England can still effect that, by the exertion of her influence, which she might be compelled to accomplish at the cost of an armed con flict with half of Europe, her Government will derive not less glory from the wisdom and prudence of their diplomacy, than from the honourable energy and spirit with which they have sufficiently evinced their determina- tion to withstand, if need be, ip the field, those principles and projects which they have already so nobly resisted in the Cabinets of the Continent. For our own part, we candidly ac knowledge that we are unacquainted with the " special circumstances" to which the Noble Earl adverted, and which are of such a nature, it would seem, as to have strengthened his Lord ship's opinion that the hope of averting a war is not yet destroyed. From the aspect of public events, as they appear to the world, we had, (th o ugh we were amongst the last who aban doned the hope of the preservation of peace,) been at length most reluctantly compelled to adopt the melancholy conclusion that hostilities between France and Spain had become inevitable. As far as we are enabled to judge from the knowledge of facts, we are aware of nothing that could induce us to change that opinion. It is obvious, however, from the intimation made by Lord LIVERPOOL, that Government is in pos session of information which it has not thought proper to divulge, and which we are bound to believe must be of a pacific tendency, from the favourable impressions avowedly made by it upon the minds of his MAJ EST Y j i Ministers.— In this state of suspense, we would respectfully caution the public against the danger of being misled by false rumours and artful fabrications. It is mans months since certain oracles were in the practice of daily announcing that the war between France and Spain was irrevocably determined, and that the neutrality of England, du ring the destruc tion of the revolutionary faction in Spain, was equally certain. That the pretensions of these partici to accurate information, and to any share of political sagacity, were utterly groundless, has been clearly demonstrated. War was so far from being inevitable, three or _four months ago, that the English Government even yet believes that it may be averted. The neu trality of England is so far from having been decided upon, that her first Minister declared, only last night, that the country is entirely unshackled as to the course of policy which she may be called upon to pursue under any circumstances that may arise in' Europe'; while at the same time it is notorious to the whole world, that her interests, her honour, her security, the sentiments of her Government, and the feelings of her people, all indicate a de cidedly favourable leaning towards one of the parties to that quarrel in which it was with equal pertinacity and absurdity declared that we had no concern, nor any disposition to interfere ! Lastly, so far is England from being disposed to witness with indifference, the destruction of the " Re volutionary Faction in Spain," or to regard its Government and institutions as deserving to be subverted, that she is daily drawing closer` her relations with the Spanish Government, is exerting all her influence to prevent a war avowedly directed against the Spanish. Constitu tion, and has all but declared her resolution to resort to arms, if need be, for their protection Itumouus.—The public mind will, of course, be much agitated with the rumours incident to the present state of Public Affairs—both foreign and domestic.—As to the latter, 1/ is said, that Ilia Majesty's Ministers are inclined to recom mend the abolition of the Office of " Lord Lieutenant.of Ire land ;" on the other hand, it is stated, that the Cabinet and the Law Officers of the Crown on this side of the water, approve of Mr. Pt.ux KETT'S measures in the conduct and management of the late 0. P. Trials in Dublin, and of his intention to pro. eeed again againlit the same parties for the same offence, _but Which is nut believed. Neither is the story b e li eve d of the BOTTLE having beesijimini in the Orchestra of the Theatre UNBROKEN. It is thought that an unbroken bottle was produced, but then that it was not thrown from the Gallery.— More reliance is placed on the evidence of Lady Roesstoar, and several other respectable, witnesses who swore that they did not see a, bottle thrown. HowAito Ksioirr, jun., Esq., the High Sheriff of Haniptthire, has appointed Mr. George Hollis, of 'Winches. ter, to he his Under &sheriff: Joint FULLER, Esq., the High Sheriff of Wilt shire, has appointed Mr. Mottle, of Melkslutra, his Under Sheriff TILE KING.-( Brighton, Feb. e3.)---We have again the happiness to announce that our gracious SOVEREIGN and reverend Benefactor is once more residing among us. Ilis MAJESTY returned to the Pavilion a few minutes before six o'clock last night, in health more confirmed than when he left us, and without feeling any disagreeable effect from the fatigues which he had endured.— Divine Service this morning (the improvements in the Royal Chapel being not yet quite completed) was performed at the Palace, in the presence of the KING and Household, by the eau of HERE.. FORD and Dr. IfuGn PEARSON. , ....1 , •..`" • ,to co •-, vi "•) , lot r , ~,... r r t \ l i f 'e; ' '''' , , I nn I lriy.) r -- ; ..,,-;,_ ~.,.. • ...-; •7 r •,, I ry -v , • •-r- •\ l / 4 .- • 4...,... ,,...e.. ,---:: , ( 0 1s ~,-•-,/- -444.,-,.,..., - e•••,3 ,- c S - /- - ---- -v,)+•- ,/".‘ ) 4 '". - - ' 4:12 OE .., v ' 1, -, kl 4. .T., • 0, - 1 ( Ar 4, 1 1 4. , 4, U FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Earl of Abergavenny, from his seat in Sussex; the La dies Fitzpatrick, front their seat in Northamptonshire; Sir Wm. Maxwell, Bart. M.P. at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from- his seat in Scotland ' • Lady Harrington, from her seat, Bognor Lodge, Sussex ; the 'Countess of Aboyne, from a tour ; Sir Richard Carr Glynn, Bart. from his seat in Dor setshire. CkIANGES.—The Marquis of Huntly and Captain Macdo. 9:2(1 Refit. from Kimbolton Castle, to Newmarket ; Lord DUnwicit, from Benham-hall, Suffblk, to ditto; W. Northey, M.P. from 13urton-street, to ditto. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Marquis of Lansdown has a dinner-party this day at Lansdown.house, Berkeley-square. Earl Bathurst gives tfie Cabinet-dinner to-morrow at his house in Great Stanhope-street, May-fair. Lady Hyde Parker had a select party of Fashionables yes terday evening at her house In Cumberland-place. The Countess of Essex had a small party yesterday evening at her house in Ilill-street, Berkeley-square. P 0 E T It Y. APOSTROPHE TO THE ISLAND OF CUBA. BY MR. PERCIVAL, AN AMERICAN POET. There is blood on thy desolate shore, Thou island of plunder and slaves ! Thy billows are purpled with gore, And murder has crimson'd illy waves ; The vengeance of nations will come, And wrath shall be rain'd on thy head, And in terror thy voice shall be dumb, NVhen they ask for thy brothers who bled. Thy hand was not stirr'd when thy life-blood was spilt ; And, therefore, that hand must partake in the guilt. Thou art guilty or weak—and the rod Should be wended from thy palsied hand ; By the pirate thy green fields are trod, And his steps have polluted thy land : Unmov'd is thy heart, and thine eye, When our dear ones are tortur'd and slain ; But their blood with a terrible cry, Calls on vengeance, anti calls not in vain ; If Europe regard not—our land shall awake, And thy walls and thy turrets shall tremble anti shake. The voice of a world shall be heard, And thy faith shall be tried by the call; And that terrible voice shall be fear'd, And obey'd—or the proud one shall fall. Enough of our life has been shed In watching and fighting for thee; If thy foot linger still—on thy head The guilt anti the vengeance shall be: We have sworn that the spirit of Allen shall lead, And our wrath shall not rest till we finish the deed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Correll State of the Betting at r , at the One 'run Tavern, CLA TATTERSALL'S yesterday, and Jermyn.street, last night. 3 to I ag't Moses 4 to I agst Posthorn* ti to 2 apt Swap 13 to 2 agst Morisco 13 to 2 agxt Wanton 7 to 1 agst Ajax. Moi.v.SWOltTn. 3 to 1 on the Field agst any one of the colts. 4 to 1 on the Field agat any thing for the fillies. 14 to 1 agat Pantina 18 to 1 agst Charcoal. 20 to 1 apt Sir W.Milner's c, 7 to 1 ag►t 0 to 1 agst Fanatic 10 to 1 agst Web 13 to 1 agst Talisman. OAKS. Nothing done. ,DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 9 to 1 apt Sherwood .19 to 1 apt Br. to Violet 10 to 1 apt Fanny 29 to 1 apt Barefoot 18 to 1 apt Palab; Royal 25 to I apt any other. 18 to 1 apt Tinker HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. mEETIxas • OF HOUNDS IN THE PRESENT WEEK. •Ills Majesty's Stag-hounds, on Friday W ,_at Longford. . H . Jade, Esq.'s Foxhounds , on ednesday, at Hermi tage •, and on Saturday, at Horsham. The Surrey 'Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Pratt's Bottom ; and on Saturday, at Godstone. The Sanderstead Itarriera, on Monday, Wednesday, and Sa turday, at the Kennel. Mr. Chaworth's Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Clipstone Mill ; and on Friday, at Stowe Wood. The Duke of Grafton's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Unford Wool; and on Friday, at Iloppersford Turnpike. The Oakley Mounds, on Thursday, at Stagsden ; and . on Saturdai ; at Knuston The uorndon Hounds, on Wednesday, Arneshy ; Fri. day, at adby Gate ; and on gt.turday, at Medbourn. Lord Anson's Hounds, on Thursday, at Odstone ; Friday, at Tooley Park ; and onSaturtliy, at Olnbury. Mr. Meynell's Ilounds, on Thursday, at arkeaton ; and On Saturday, at Brailsford i t M The Earl of Derby's Stag-hounds, on Thursday, at Cotter. ham Common t and on Saturday, at Coney Hatch. Earl Vitzwilliam's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Stanwiek Pastures; Thursday, at , Hunt's Closes; and on Saturday, at Tltehmarsh. 'The Earl of Ilarewood's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Paper MW Bar; and on Friday, at Ilan:mood Bridge. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox;hounds, on Wednesday, at Wadworth ; and on Friday, at Grave._ s The York and Ainsty Fox-Wounds, on Friday, at Aeaster. The Badsworth Fox-hounds on Thursday, at Ringstone Hills; and on Saturday, at Do lton Bridge. The Roxby and Cleveland Fox-hounds, on Friday, m Spieatham. The Sinnington Fox-hounds, on Friday, at Middleton. The York City Harriers, on Thursday, near Stockton. The Hampshire Hounds, on Wednesday, at Tiebborne Down • Thursday, at Abbotstion Down ; antl on Saturday, at Medated Green. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at . Winter's TIM Common; and on Friday, at Fair Oak. Mr. Shard's Hounds, on Friday, at Enham. Sir Edw. Smythe's Fox-hounds, on Wednesday, at Con. dower Hall ; and on Friday, at. Atcham Bridge. „. FOREIGN TnAuc.-r-Yesterday, at one o'clock, the Commons' Committee on Foreign Trade, re-assembled, and proceeded to business)Mr. WALLACE in the Chair. They resumed the investigations and discussions respecting the 'est India Docks, a question with -which considerable pro. gresa was made last Session; and yesterday Counsel were heard on, the subject. There were , five Counsel present, amongst them were Mr. Ilarrison, Mr. Adam, &c. The Com mittee was fully attended. . In consequence of frauds haying _been Com mitted by persons absconding with Bills -of. Exchange after having given drafts for the same, which were refused payment, the Ilifilters have come to a resolution rot:to take drafts for bills, but to require that they ahould,eitber Int paid in Bank notes or money, or be addressed for .payment at a banker's. . TIIE LATE ItcYvan. Itontals.--Yesterday, a long train of Clergymen, , and other distinguished characters ) followed the reMnms'of . the late Venerable' aigh Muter of St. Paul's School; to the new. Church of St; , Mary-la-bonne, where they were interred it; 'a vault beneath the chancel. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, FED. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—Caine down from the River - theOkl-Maik Tully, for.Havannah ; .thin4..ftnbertson, for Genoa; Elizabeth, Dame, for Van Dieman's Land ; Lon don packet, Curtis, for Boston, and remain with the rest of the outward-bound. Arrived the Dutch frigate Diana, from Lisbon. , POTSMOUTIT, FEB. 24.—Wind N.W.,Arrived the Tarante, Bravender, from the Downs for Havanntdf. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind - W. blowing !a .gale.—Ar dyed the Jupiter, Vesser, from New Orletuts r out folt :days, with loss of main-mast, sails, &c. and very leaky. . Fatatout it, FRB. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Asia, Davy, from London for Gibraltar; Osborn. paeket; (torn Ja maica—sailed 23d January. Put back the Gracei from St. Michael's. The Margaretta, from Newfoundland, has , strrhettat Kil rush, leaky, and part of tier cargo thrown overboarl.— The Perseverance, Higgins, from Faro to. Liverpool, was driven on shore near Bootle on the lath instant, and it Was feared would be wrecked. ‘• • Yesterday the dispatches for Madras and China, by the ship Kellie Castle, were closed at the .East India 'Louse, .and deli vered to the Purser of that ship. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF JUNG'S BENCH, FEn: 24: ... THE XING V. THOMAS BIGNOLD, ESQ., SENIOR. This was an indictment against the defendant, Director of the National Union Fire Association, of Bridge-street, Black friars; for alleged, wilful and corrupt perjury, assigned upon an fit answer Bill in Chancery, , filed against him by his co-Trus tes and ectors, in order to compel him to m a k e good an invest ment of , 0 001., which he had promised to make in Govern ment Secutities, to form a capital fund for the new Association, which he himself had projected, according to a clause introduced into the deed of settlement, with his privity . and knowledge,. In the defendant's a ns wer , th e a ll eg ations in the bill were de nied by him, and he positively swore that ho knew nothing of the clause respecting the 10,000! ., or that he had e'er promised to invest that money as art of the Funds of the Society. The trial of this case l asted from half-past niacin the morn ing, until three in the afternoon. Witnesses were called in support of the assignments of per. jury. —Allie`Lonn CIIIEF JUSTICE delivered an impartial charge tOhoktry, who immediately foUnd the defendant, Guilty. THE KING V. BENHOW. an indictment against the defendant, for publishing ob . Whb . passages in cheap pamphlets. The ob noxious wor k was produced in evidence, and the Jury found the defendant OLD BAILEY.—(Tms DAY.) At the sitting of the Court 15 females, and upwards of 60 males were arraigned at the bar. EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT. Samuel Dutchin, a man of colour, was rut to the Bar, on an indictment charging him with having feloniously converted to his own use the sum of 205!., the property of his employed,';i Messrs. Perkins and Heath, engravers, of Fleet-street, on the 31st of January last. The prisoner had been brought to this country by the family of the prosecutors, who had'entertained such an idea of his integrity that he was employed as their con fidential messenger, in which situation he obtained possession of the money in question—having been sent with a check to the Banking-house of Messrs. Cox & Biddulph for the amount. —On his return he pretended to have lost the money, and was very impudent, in consequence of whi c h h e was discharged, and subsequently pursued to Liverpool, when he at length con. fessed the crime, and produced is considerable part of th e p ro . perty. The case was clearly proved, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. ROBBERY OF THE EXETEIt COACH. -- - Yesterday Robert Baker, u guanl, was put to the bar, charged with stealing 40 guineas, and sundry bank notes, to the amount of 5281., the property of Thomas, Joseph, and George Sparks ; anti William Thomas, hostler, for stealing a parcel, containing 40 guineas, and divers Bank notes, &c. value 1000/., and uv wards, the property of Thomas Sparks, and others. Mr. Bot. LAND and Mr. A's DREWs appeared for the prose cution, and AICSNIII. ALLEY, BRODRICK, and LAW, for the defence. In stating the case to the Jury, Mr. &MILANI) observed, that the crime with which the prisoners stood charged did nut affect their lives. [The particulars of this MC have already fully appeared in' Tue St lN.] Verdict—Thomas Guilty, and Baker Not Guilty. PACKET SERVICE.—We understand his Mae• jesty's packet service will he carried on in tea gun brigs after the Ist of April next. They will be besides adapted to any service that may be required of vessels of their class.---(lfomp. shire Telegraph.) Our linen trade, the principal soorCp of our prosperity, is gradually improving ; a n d we l oo k w i t h con fid ent hope of shortly seeing a further improvent in all commercial transactions.-. 4 Drog: /leek; Journal.) During the present inclement season, the poor to the vicinity of Raby Cistle, having received a great .relief from the Earl and Countess of DARLINGTON, by their kind donation of blankets, and 288 stone weight of pork. Excellent soup has also been distributed weekly from Raby Castle, to fifty poor families, belonging to the neighbouring townships. , By such acts of bene. volence, the sufferings of the poor have-been very considerably alleviated. Lord SUNDIO, with his accustomed kindness towards the poor, directed that a distribution of clothing should be made to the poor of Kettering, Northamptonshire ; and on 14Ionday last, '2BOO yards of cloth were accordingly distributed amongst 560 families in that very popu lous parish. A COURTLY HINT.—One day at the Levee of Louis XIV., that Monarch asked a Nobletan present, " Now, many children have you ?"r--" Four, Sirei n Shortly afterwa9i the Kiwo asked the same question. " Four Sire," replied. the Nobleman. The same question was several times repeat ed by the Kiwi in the course of conversation, and the same answer given. At length the KENO asking once more.— " flew many , children have your-1 .Nobleman replied— " replied— " Six ? —" What !" cried the lux°, with surprise— "'Six t —You told me Four just now !"—Sire," replied the Courtier" I thought your MAJESTY would be tired of hear. ing the same thing so often." _ _ - .41 LEARNED FROPESSOR.—M. de VILLEMAIN, 4 Preach. Professor, who was honoured with the special patron. ageL of DECAZEs, but who, nevertheless, stands very *Fell with the present 'French dirtiaters, in one of his re cent Lectures made a furious attack on the memory of our late (ben. Root ; for having taken as auxiliaries the r t ov feclr cannibalslys:chelelearnedly dr(fxtetlisyhoeTen d isc ourse s rni ta r : i k n amo o n 1(1 d D i v i te :lot) the yitnrwel ,t l s c h a earxsi 11E0 1 Professor ntsaw s,s i river, ri bas fc'orrtflo.tt conduce t?nhie l Its meandering to Smith America; and that the inhabitants of its banks arc as little cannibals 'as those of the banks of the Seine. This same M. 1111.1.EstAi,r, in his Lift of Cromwell, B tw is o h t: p ng o lisit t w lr T or N ,....ti t i o e rg ß e i t s a h n o u p that Winton and Winchester happen to be the very same city. - ROYAL COMPANY or Alien rue.—.—On Saturday the Royal Company of Archers dined at the Royal Hotel, to commemorate his Majesty's gracious visit to Edinburgh, and their appointment as the Royal body guard. About 130 sat down to dinner—Sir DAVID MILNA: as sen ior member of the Counci', was in the chair. 'the Earl of llopetoun (the Captain General), the different otliee.bearers, and most of the shooting members, were present. Itis unnecessary to say, that many loyal toasts were given, in the course of the evening: which was farther enlivened by mall eacalent tongs : The happiness that prevailled was evinced by the lin g eri ng re . gret with which the company parted, even at A late hour. the visitors consisted of the Lord Provoet, and the staff of the naval and military departments. The orchestra was decimated with Li e 'banners of the corps and the implements of the art, bows and arrows. (.low's . band was in excellent order, and the tunes Wad in general well chosen. When the health a Sir John 4 4 G Berw ick, to B erw ck, Johnny," which called forth bursts of alipieuse, Sir John having that morning set off to Beresford was iven, Gow most appropriately struck up, Berwlat to attend the election.—Most of the archers appeared in theirnew dining uniform of Lincoln green, lined with burr.— Rd/nese/A Courant, Feb. 22.)