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CIVIL LIST fI VI) ,F0.1E16.1 kiNatEide . . . ,• • the the accouPt published of the proceedings o. HoUse of Commons on Monday, a statement appears purporting to have 'originated i i some re -I'la:its of Mr. WHITBREAD int the expences of our P G"reign Ministers, and especially of the Marquis Ar eLLEsures mission to Spain, in 1809. -It is r - Ther to be laniented that such remark shoUld not have been made in a place Where they could'be art sWered by the Noble Marquis ftimself; but as . the accounts of that mission were regulated by an officer of the highest honour and integrity, and of the most ,te sPetaahle character, we will endeavour to afford 4 101 explanations, as the nature of the case appears to us to requite. The expenses of the Marquis WELLELET'S mis- Sion to . Spain, which lasted several months, are stat ed in the accounts before Parliament to have been This sum, included all the public charges of the Embassy which were bona fide incurred in the public service, and are independent of various private and PerJonu/ charges which were necessarily increased by a residence in a foreign country, and which ,were de frayed out of the Marquis's private fortune. It is i mpossible to charge every item' - to the public, and there are countless expences which would not have been incurred if that Nobleman had remained in 'inland in a private station hut which became 'ery heavy when he is called into a public situation of great dignity, and therefore liable to large expen diture, It is also to be recollected, that the Marquis WEL. USLEY did not receive a farthing on account eithei °l Plate, equipage, money, or salary. The Embassy. ``'as placed on the tooting of a special mission where '„. 11 the exp enses i ncurre d by the Amba,sador; and the , l ernbers of the Embassy, are Paid by the Public. expenses were regulated by the Officer in ques ion, with the stritest attention to - economy that cir cumstances would permit. AU the vopchers have been recorded, and can be produced ; and when it is considered, Ist, That the different articles for the °win of the Embassy could not be procured abroad, but were to be purchased in England ;- 2dly, That ev ery article of expense in Spain (particularly house t c e nt) was increased. ten-fold by the state of of, rs in that country ; and 3dly, that it was i ne- Z'"ary to k e ep a l ar g e t a bl e , no t o n ly f or the; b a"Y, but for the reception of, the ditfeteut R _nisi. Officers who were either obliged to go to or who came to that city for their health, Or for relaxation after the fatigues of .the severe c sniPaign of 14109; and_ all of whom w.re eon scantly entertained at the British Ambassador's house, we cannot imagine that 'the Marquis NVELLiis -I,°;c's expeeses will be considered either uareason auie or unprecedented." \V ,en the embassy termi nated' all the heavy art i c l es purc h a i e d f or t h e ein- Y, such as carriages, horses, China, glass-ware, ":e. were sold to the best advantage, and the.amonnt tarried to the credit of he public; a. measure whicb (without meaning to give offence in any quarter) ', 1 %4 first adopted by the Marquis WELLESLEY. In 1801, the expenses of Lord CORNWALLIS'S missio n to' France amounted to 19,6761. His Lordship arrived at Paris afi the -81 h of Nov. 1801 ,. and his last dispatch is dated Amiens, 22d of M la rch, 1802, on the conclusion of the definitive at.Y. The mission, therefore, could not have lasted inch longer. than that of Lord- WELLESLEY. This t utu of 19,6761: does-not include treasury fees,whieh would 'raise it at lea e thousand pounds. The • statement of Lord WELLESLEY'S expellees ((-6,2721.) Sloes include those fees. It is also to be remark hay that Lord WEL LESLEY ' S Courier-account .must e been much more heavy in communicating with Listoa, ~eith Lord WIILLINGToN, and the dit ferent British Agents, than that of Lord COENIVAL, cis, Whose couriers and messengers were chiefly P a id at the Foreign Nice in London. Raving made these observations on the head of ealiences, we will s ake the liberty' of adding a few w ords on the charge of "delay," so often made (likes 'Post othe r c h arges aga i nst L or d WELLESLEY) in face of the evidencebefore Parliament, in the Spa 11sh Papers, printed by order of both Houses, in 1810. • Lord WELLESLEY was appointed Ambassador to • S Paln in Mal, 1809. On' the 3a June, Mr. Secretary CANNING writesas . follows to Mr. FRISERE:-.- " The Marqcis WELLESLEY will embark for Pain early in the ensuing week, having been de 7 "ined here for the last ten days, principally for the Purpose of his INlljesty's Government_ heing enabled learn the result of the first operations of hi s M ajesty's arms in Portugal.'' • On th e 5111 July, Mr. Secretary CANNING writes to Mr. FREERS • " I write by this occasion only to inform you, that the del a y o f t h e M arqu i s W ELLESLEY ' s departure l' a s been produc e d by a s ev e r e i n di s p os iti on, w hi c h literally, and till within these few days, confined ( lina to his bed. The day before "yesterday he was abl e to quit his bed, and I am allowed by ins Physi cians to entertain the most confident expe6tations th at . he will be in- a state to set out for Spain in the cours e of the ense,ing week." To these extracts it is only necessary to add one ' a tt. The instructions to the Marquis WELLESLEY a re dated the 29th Tune ; and notwithstanding this severe indisposition which isid confined hint to his bed, its Lordship actually arrived at Cadiz in . very little trlore than one moni s h after the receipt of Ins ins otru6tions. • Much more might be said on the subje& of vari o;her accucationS set forth agiiinst the. Noble " v. latquis by th e Edinbur g h R ev i ew , an d such other 21-npartia/ writers, and reported as the speeches of that . "'n Philosophic Senator, Mr. WHITER VAG. They are all of the same stamp, and from the same mint, and are rust as much founded in trails as any of the Charges to which we. have been adverting ; and are "en if they were true, too ridiculous or absurd to eserve any serious notice. . RoyAL ACADEMY. - -Mr. TURNER gave his fourth °L . '"v`Aure on Perspeotive, on Thursday last, at this t ' i ce , He briefly noticed the problems and illus trations of the ea r ly M as t ers i n P er s pect i ve , an d re :erred to more compendious measures, devised by ter Pr o fe ssors . H e - po i nte d ou t t h e n e cess i ty of a 4 crlowled ge of this science to Painters in general, and particularly to those in the Historical pio /I"ce, and that o f L an d sca p e . Though these Lec t'''res' are of course, chiefly intended for Artists, they Ar e marked- by commenis and illustcations, whicti 41. 4 atwising and instrudive to auditors to genscal; . s:Psgroivg. kvEngisbAy, famis Floyd ifiAin's and john Bata were trt.; , dieted for assaulting Mary Selwoqd. Mr. NOLAN, for the prosedition, stated, that tt is was one of the most aggravated assaults that hike' . "ever come " before .a Jury. -; The prosecutrix was a poor woman between 60 and 70 year 4 of age, who gt;it her living by taking in 'washing; she was a mar ried woman, but had received*no pecunia,:yaid from tier husband for several years - . The defendant Hopkins was an officer of the Court of Requests, and Bates was his assistant. In July, 18 10, the prosecutrirwas summoned for a debt of Bs. Bd. due to a Mrs!' Bounden. - When before" the Commis- Sioners, she stated that she was a married woman', and where her husbsrad was to be found; and they, under all the cirournstances-, made an order for him to pay it. From that period till October last, the . prosecutrix heard nothing more on the subje6l. On the day of that mont h, _ however, mentioned in the indictment, the prosecutrix being confined to' her bed-room, pup two pair of stairs, by a dangerous ma lady (a haernorrh,ige), Was surprised to see Bards enter her room, who said, he had a demand against her from Mrs. Rounden, and unless she paid 'it, she must g 6 to . prison. The prosecutrix replied, that the account %vat_ settled more than twele - months before by the order on her husband jo which Bates replied, that order. was done away; and Hopkins had got an execuiimi against her. Hopkins en tered the room at this time, and repealed what Bates had before said. The-prosecutrix reminded Hopkins that he was preslnt when the order was Made for her husband to pay the money ; and she Was going from the bed-rootri to the front room, when Hopkins st ruc k her a violent blow tin the face, and knocked her dowil ; he then dragged her to the top of the stair;, anTtaking hold of her legs, whilst Bates placed his knees against her shoulders to posh her forward, they in this manner cragged her on her beck" down two - pair of stars. She re peatedly bgged for tnetcy, and said they would be the death of her ; to wh ic h Hopkins replied, she might die and be d—n—d. The cries of the tailor- Innate woman alarmed the lodgers in Cite house, and `or of them, a Mr. Bates, Jan out to call in Mr, Windsor, a respectable 'tradesman, residing next dopr. Mr. Windsor went immediately, and found the defendahts in the a6l o . fdraggingthe proscutrix out of the parlour into the street : he remonstrated with them on 'their cruelty, and uttered to become bail for her appearaUce ; the defendants, howeber, insisted either on having the money paid, or taking her. to priSon ; and Mr. W..at length pod the tuo• ney. At this time the stairs were covered with blood, as was that part of the prosecutrix's apparel which had not been torn off in dragging her down stairs, and her person altogether presented a most shocking spealacle. These facts - were proved by the testimony of several respeaable witnesses, amongst whom was the apothecary 'who acteoded her, and who stated, that she was still in a danger ous state, from (he elfeCts of the' treatment she had received. The defendants, in justification, pleaded that they atted on the _authority oi . a warrant of execu tion, and used. no more force than was necessary to secure their prisoner, who attempted to escape.— The Jury-found them both Guilly: The CHAIRMAN animadverted in strong terms on the, aggrave;ed offence of• which they had been guilty, which he said would call for severe punish ment ; the prosecutrix, however, it appeared, was a poor aged woman, and, by their bri. - .tal condoti,' had been disabled horn wot king as usual. Punishment in their persons would be no recomPence to hcr. It they could make tier such a recompence as . the Court should think in some degree - adetivate to the injury she had sustained, t hat would be taken into consideration in the punishthent they would receive. To afford them an opportunity of considering' this subject, judgment would be deferred. The Chair man, at the same time, intimated to the prosecu trix's Solicitor, Mr. Brown,' of Blackman -street, (who from motives of humanity conducted the pro secution for the unfortunate woman), that thie Court would not consider tool. as too large a sum for the defendants to pay. The defendants wad accordingly committed, and brought up again thie day, when Mr. Brown in _ forn!'ed the CoUrt,"the prosecutrix had agreed to Hie 601. which• sum having been paid to Mr. Windsor, who was authorised by her to receive it, • The CHAIRMAN proceeded to pronounce the judg inent of the Court, which, he observed, in conse quence of the compromise entered into with the prosecutrix, would be mild ; it was, that each de fendant should pay a fine of one shilling. The Court, although it refrained from animadverting on it, must not, however, forget the atrocity of the assault• of which they had be en conv ict e d, an d, for .the prote6tion of the Public against a repetitionot such conduct, called in each of the defendants sepa 7 rately to enter into recognizances for their good be haviour for two years, themselves in tool: and two sureties in 501. each, and to be imprisoned till such security was found,. CORONER'S INuttcs r.—Yesterday evening . an In quest was held at the Golden Anchor - public-house, Leadenhall-street,.before THOMAS SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, upon the body of Mrs. May, the wife of an ironmonger in Oxford-street, , Who was run over by a waggon on Tuesday afternoon, and killed on the spot. The circumstances of this melancholy event were briefly as follow :—Mr. May' had stopped in his gig at the door of- the house.lately occupied by the celebrated arty Dick, the ironmonger, to speak about some'business'with the present occupant.' He lett Mrs. May in the vehicle, holding the reins until his return,. Before,.bowever, he completed his busi ness; a stage coach coming quickly by, caught the . off wheel of the gig, overturned it, and threw Mrs. May iota The middle of- the street, when a heavy Waggon, which was pas Sing .at the same instant, went over her head, and crushed out her brains. Her distraeled husband came out of the house just time enough to be a spetlator- of the horrible scene. The lifeless body was immediately conveyed to the Golden Anchor Public House, - for the inquest of a jury. Mr. and Mrs. May were a young married couple, the latter not yet twenty, and in rte se venth month of her pregnancy. The Jury, after a, patient and minute inquiry into the circum stances of the case, returned a verdict of Accidental Death, FOR THE htiit7. Mr. EDITOR, . . . the recent horrible Mtirdero; the public prints have naturallir aboundea with suggestions for Variou'S plarii, in- order to prote& the Met rOpolis frnm sirbilar barbarities, and as it is: the duly as well'as the interest of every man, to contribtite his aid to the national wettare, I beg leave to subriait the fol lowing hints upon the subjea. The more simple the plan; the better ; provided it is calctilated to ac complistr,,the end in view. In the first place, I conceive that the number of watchmen should be doubled ; andl'n the next, that their age should not - exceed" forty. One half of this number should be continually walking through the streets, and- the other remain at their watch-box alternately 'every hour or halt hour. 'To every 'ten watchmen, there should be .an overseer, Well armed, who should be relieved every' two or throe • hours. - The_t remu-• neration for this cinty should be liberal, that it. tyity be cheerfully, and effealually executed. The amount of this charge should be settled by the chief inhabitants of every distril, and the eioence ,de frayed by an additional, parochial rate, .which would be light upon the individuals in general, and to which nobody would obje6l who had any 'regard for his own welfare-as well as the public sakty. •As a farther encouragement for the d,iligence and fidelity of the men thus employed,. a reward nf ten pounds should be held oht to them, to be paid' at the ex piration of seven years passed in .the e proper, dis charge of such duty. A t 4 ItIEND'TO CIVIL. POWEII, VACCIA ,17'IO N. As we presented to our Read ors the late Report of, the Ro}•al vaccine Establishment in this .coun try, we deem it'a duty to .hew the progress of this pradice in the Sister Kingdom: The following is the substance of the Report of the Cow-Pocx .In stil.ution, under the patiouage of the Duke of RICH MOND, which has been established in Dublin. Thd Directors ..f this Instilotion, feel great plea sure in laying before .the Public the tesult of tht-ir practice for the year 1811, which has been uncom monly favourable. Nt.) case occurred of Sin All-pox following perfe','l Vaccination,•ahuough Sipall•pox. had occasionaiiy:,..rebailed in the city during the summer and autumn. In 4,157 pot , ents, the ,Cow-pock preserved its charaCieristic milnness, not proving fatal in a single instance, nor rendering the person liable to obstinate eruptions, or any pertnanent.injury. Considetable inflatnn►ation, from 'pressure or external nijury, sotnetitne.: su;. , ervened, which. was soon removed by a diffited 4okt-ion of acetate of lead. Samll-pox loocolation is seldom,' if ever, resorted to in this ciiy, except with a view of ascertaining the preventive power of Cow-pock, and in these-trials the vaccinated patients resisted- variotons infection. Bilis of Mortality have not b4"en regularly kept in Dublin, but there is. sufficieot reason to believe, that sine the introduction of Vaccination, the. fatality from Small-pox has considerably decreased. And although the friends of humanity have still to lament the existence of that disease,.the annual decrease in the number of its victims, affords sanguine hopes of its rapid decline, and perhaps extermination. \i');:cinatir.in has been extensively practised in Dublin for the last - ei.glit years. The number vac cinated may fairly be estimated at about 50,000.--, Thousands of these have been expOse4 in every pos sible way to varinlous infection. Many have been inoculated with Small-p9x, six, eight, and nine' years after Vaccination. The Institution, however, has had occasion to record only three cases of failure, and in these the subsequent Small-pox happened to be mild and of short duration. Several cases have been observed during the last year, of the co-existence of Small-pox and CoW pock, i 9 some of which, the former proved very severe, and in two it terrninat , :d fwally. Small-pox may appear so late as the twelfth day of Cow-pock, previous to which period, therefore, patients should not be considered secure. Vaccine vesicles have sometimes been injured, and thereby converted into running' sores, which soon healed by . the application of dry lint. _ A child of a few niontlA old was inoculated with recent Cow-pock intecoion, and on the eighth -day exhibited on the arm two well Marked vesicles.— On the evening of that day, however, both were accidentally torn, which: deranged the progress of the disease, and prevented the antivariolous process from taking place in the optistitution, as wris prov ed by a subsequent inoculation. This case is record ed to evince the necessity of strict attention to every stage of Cow-pock. • - The test proposed by Mr. BRYCE continues to be. pratlised, and to afford much satisfae - tion. The extensive correspondence of the Institution affords satistaaory evidence of the progressive in crease of Vaccination throughout Ireland. Prac titioners of the highest respectability •aretnost ions in the cause, gking the public every proof of their confidence in the practice, by adopting it in their own families. In most of the principal towns the pour have the advantage of gratuitous irfoctila. tiOn, eater at the hospitals or houses of the medical gentlemen.. Among the higher ranks of socicty•in the country,.Cow•pock is almost universally adopted. Correspondents have complained much of the in jury done by itinerant Quacks, who traverse the Country,•:inoculating with Small•pox the childreh of Abe -poor. Ut seve►al who were thus inoculated in a small .town, eighteen died !. The Directors have, reprinted and given exten sive ,circulation to the Report of the National Vac cine, .E , tahlisliment„ op. three cases which lately occurred in England, of Small-pox following Vac cination. The most zealous friends of Cow pock have admitted the ,pussibility of such occurrences. In a Report published six years. ago by the Di rectors of this Institution, it was admitted (although they had not then met with a case of Small pox ., after Vaccination), that, as inoculated 'Small-pox occasionally failed to protect the constitution against. a future attack of that disease, Cow-pock might be liable to a similar contigency. The casts of failure,' however, which have come before them upon suffi• dent authority, are so very few, in proportiOn to the many thousands who have been vaccinated, as to form no reasonable objection to the pradice . ..: They therefore feel themselves warranted frurn their own experience, and the 'concurring testimony of the most experienced of the profession, in declsring their unabated nonlidenc6 in Vaccine Inoculation. imPERIAL .0.4R.L.1.4111E.2\71, HOUSE OT PEERS. .-EtiNE,SbAY- 2. 3ANUARY ROXBURGH CAUSE. The farthei - considerition of this important Ap . ... peal being resumed, Sir Samuel Roroilly was heard at great length, d leading Counsel tor the liespon...' dent; Sir James Innes Kerr, Bart. iti.the Feti Brandt. of .the te: • After the Learned Knight bad con cluded; The LORD CHANCELCOR• briefly observ'F'd, With, respeti to the next hearing, that' i hp . w(,ukt not sit to-morrow; and that on Friday It would'be occupied •wittt the discussion of h very imporant sobje:it—(thelrish Catirdii'cs), , --he would therefore prripoe that the farther consideration of the cas , ..be' fixecifor Monday next ; which; being shoved sty his Lordship, was of eted accordingly. The Scots . Appeal Caese, Read ii.'Stack, was or. dereft to be withdrawn, with consent of partieß. . The Ten Millions, and One..Million.and a.l-141f Exchequer hills. Bills, were 'brought up from the Commons•, - by Mr. Ltishington, and other Mem:- berS, and were read a first time.. The Im Duty and . Sugar priation Bills se, verally , palsed- - through. 'Co,nmrttees of th vvLble, Lord , Walsingnarn in the .;hair; and were; reported without any Amendthent. CORN DISTILLERY PREVENTION BILL. After Tome timehldelkipsett; Earl BATHURsT, aireeably to notice on a former evening, inovet4 the second reading of thi s which proceeding ficcOrchngly , took place: A kw winds were inteicininged "on ;be oreasimi. between Lis Grace 61.Nortolk Atid the Noble Enrl across the table; arid rather, in a low tone of yoke. The first mentioned Peet observed, that the dale of the expiration of the Bill was in 1812, therefoie should Pin - hat - net - it not be sitting at the time, 'bete would be bo opportunity for% renewing or revising ,the Bill, should tt be requii . rte. BATI:WHST replied , r that only A part of ilie Btll would expire, as alluded to by the Noble Duke; the rem ender would continue in force beyond that: period; ai4 in this 'reqpeEi. it was alike applicableto Great B.ritain.and Iteland. The Bill was then committal for Allnday, and their I, , rdshirs adjourned (to- -tirrow.tie;ng the Anniversary of the..o,'AartyrdOrd of King Charjes I ) until Friday, when a hnig, . d ted debate is expeded on the subje& of the Irish Cdthohes. HC~OSS •U F CO nM 0 'VS:- WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29. Mr. W. POLE presented certain Estimates; rela.h tive to the Board of 'Works,. &c. in Ireland. dered to he on the table. ' Mr. W. P0r..9 presented the usual. Annual Poi tions• from the various Charitable Institutions in Dublin.. Ordered to lie on the table. GRANTS IN REVERSION. • Mr. BANKES brought in a Bill to prohibit the granting of the offices in reversion, or for joint lives, with the barrefit of survivorship. Read a first time, and ordered to be. read a second timeort . Tuesday. The Ten Millions and a Half Exchequer Bills Bill, and the • one Million' and a Half Exchequer Bills Bill, were read a third time, and passed: • • Mr. LOCKHART gave notice, that on Friday he • would submit to the House a motion for an In— quiry into: the propriety of allowing Members of Parliament, becoming 'Bankrupts, to sit and Vote in that House. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The Accounts presented to the House of money paid by the Crown, in consequence of Addresses of that House having been referred to the Committ e e of Supply,: the House resolved itself into the said Committee. „ • On the mntton of -Mr. WHARTON, it- was ro solved, that a sum not exceeding ?V,3dfil. be grant ed to his Majesty, to make good the nns•indyanted by his Majesty, in pursuance of addresses from that House. • -The House having been resumed; the report wa4 ordered to be received on Friday. - • !j - LOCAL . MILI efA. . • Mr..Secreiary RYDER'gave notice,. that on F r id a y he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the ,Laws respecting - elle Local Mi; it ia.. On the. Motion of the . (.31-lANccu.Oft of , the Ex. C-HEQUER; it was ordered, ihat at--its- rising t h e :House should adjourn -to Friday. On the- robtioroor the CHANCELLOR ref 'tlie . EX. CHEQUER, it was ordered that the Rev. .W. Manby, DI). be revested to preach before the House, at St. Margaret's Chad), ;130 Wednesday,' the sth Fe brlwry, being the day kippointed by, his •Boyal ness the• Prince Regent for a °et - writ-I Fast. PO.I'CILATION* VP Ilt ELANTI). Sir J. NEWPORT, in.porsuance of hiS notice, mov 7 ., ed for -leave to bring in a 'Bill to ascertain the Po pulation of Ireland. It was a matter of great - won -der to hire that such a titeasuri: had hcen deferred so long ; for he confessed liimself.to beat a /OSs to' con -"ceive why the LegislatUre should not be. accurately apprised of Ate numbers of the people over whom they Were to legiilate. Since the Union between. the two catmints, England had .been twice .num bered : Irelaitd not once. This negrea might by some be attributed to a wish, by consoling the great - amount of the Irish population, to disguise from • Parliament, and from the Empire, The necessity of gravely conaidering the state of behind it,elf. But for his part, he did not think the Legislaturewould do their duty if they left the real amount of what was • cd'hfe•sedly s!) large a portion of population of the 'Empire undecided. . It had •itideed appe-ired to him to be`agTecsin in sall Bills introduced tritO that House, that:they had not been originally drawn as extending to all parts .of the United ,Kingdom ; leaviog it to be shewn in their progress , (ii it. t cold be shewn) why any part of the United Kingdom sho,ald be excepted from their oper,tion. Instead of,diat, the prattice was to make the exception lilt rule ; to bring in a Bill as for Great Britain Dolt ; and, then, it it were deemed 11 , :CeSS:ily, totAtelici the provisions of it to Ireland. This certainly was not the proper . ...mode'of legislating. for an United Ern ,pire. In proof of these assertions, ottkl advert to the .Ael of. the Session before ',else la“, for itle better' security of the duties to be discharged by publjp.ofticers.. If it %yew necessary that any keip3.