The Sun. — London, England, 1823-12-24 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, Dee. 24. [MORNING epsT.3 The pretensions of the crew fledged Govern ment of Spain as this moment to reconquer South America, are so perfectly ridiculous, that were they not manifestly stimulated by the Court of France, at the suggestion of other Continental Powers, we should be disposed to laugh at the folly, or pity the delusion• of those who could so palpably exhibit their vanity, " the seamy side without." If since the dethronement of Buotta parte, and the restoration of the pious Ferdinand —a period of nearly ten years—the utmost efforts of the mother country to restore its ancient au thority in the New World, or rather to impede the success of its independence, proved futile, whence has the power arisen of now sub verting all that was .accomplished in the above important lapse of time, Wheti Spain was liberated in 1814: the King and :the Inquisition reigned triumphant, and up to the 7th of March, 18%0, his Majesty was not only : enabled to rule at 'ome without 40, or some have it 60,000 French soldiers as a guard of honour as well as safety for his Throne, but to prosecute a war against the Patriots of South America. At present the whole Peninsula is distracted—the Govern- , ment without finances or stability—and each day that passes threatening a :new revolu tion. We should not, therefore, allow ourselves to be deceived by the vauntings of hirelings in Madrid ; .the re-conquest of South America,: is a blow aimed by France and the Holy Alliance at the commerce, the wealth, and tho power of .I.:ngland, and as such we are bound to resist it. Happily, • indeed, nnisters seem sufficiently warned by the intrigues of the French Cabinet „previous to the invasion of Spain, to stand on their guard against further projects of aggrandizement, and from the precautionary measures which have already been adopted, there. is every reason to confide in the Wkdom of Government, not only for tine preservation of our own trade and pros perity, uod the imlepemlence of other nations, but also for the reaintenance of that Peace which we. at present enjoy. LTIIE TIMES.] The scheme of raising several millions sterling for the Spanish Government, by a company of European eapitalits, to be secured and iudern nified out of certain privileges transferred to them beyond the A tlantic Ocean, we yesterday announced as one respecting which " nothing had yet been settled." Upon the face of such project there need be little hesitation in adding, that it is one the successful accomplishment of which would be among the most extraordinary occurrences of an age not unfruitful of won ders. Monied met, are stated to solicit from - the Spanish Government a transfer of rights which it clnims, but has long been unable to exercise, over immense provinces of North ' anti South America. Whet, thee, is the velue to a purchaser of an estate from which the von. dor has been already ousted ? Ta buy a lawsuit is en act of no common Indiscretion; but what must be the prudence of him who buys a pro. perty, to which be can obtain access no other -wise than by going to war ? In the present case it is manifest, moreover, that there exist some parties whose consent must be procured, besides those whose names appear as principals to the future contract. First, the property of the Spa nish crown might, while that crown was acknow ledged by the Colonists, have extended over mines, maehinery, palaces, lands, Sz.c., in America.; and dozing that recognition of its sovereignty, the Spa nish Government might, no doubt, have made a sehstantial sale and transfer of those possessions: but cap they still possessions of the o'o4ll of Spain ?---6 a single dollar received on account of them into the treasury of Madrid ? have not the new authorities of Mexico and South America seized those. possessinns, with the sovereignty to which they were appended, and altogether changed the ownership ? If, then, it be pro. posed by the capitalists of Europe to advance their funds on such securities, •it is plainly with the American • republics, and not with Ferdinand, or his Ministers, or any Con gress of Monarchs, that they must make up their minds to treat ; anti if the question he put to the new Governments, whether they will surrender to the a ttoi flies and cre (liters of Spelt), what they have long re fused to Spain herself, the answer is obvious— " You must then pay us, not Spain, the price of it." On the other hand, If a price be offered in the shape of a recognition Of that independence which lraa been long since achieved by the Republics, the reply is equally apposite.—" A$ for inde " pendence, it is already ours. You may ac " knowledge , it at your leisure ; but wt have " a =right to that acknowledgment—and to " pay for it would he to sacrifice the right." The se,cond condition of the projected con tract is still more curious—and, we may ven ture to say, more impracticable. It goes to vest lit the company of bankers a monopoly in the trade to the former Spanish possessions ! Ncr.cornrnoree is to be carried on with those extensive countries, but through a licence from a partnership in Europe ! And how is such a measure to he executed ? A certain number of crowned heads, it seems, will prohibit their sub jects from trading with South America until they have paid this ttsx to the monopolists. But. who will prohibit the emancipated colonists them- Jelves from trading with the rest of.the world ? The United States of North America will not be very eager to impose such. a bond upon their clA.zens, England, it is to, be hoped, will not become, fudalory to the bankers, and restrain her uturchuntfoam commercial intercourse with two or three mid twenty millions of men, for the accommodation of King Ferdivand and his Con fessor. With `the trade, then, open between Spanish Auvricu, and the whole world,--for even with the.Statesef the holy Alliance au active in tercourse will be carried on, through the medium of, the 1?00-conforming nations, ---way. should like to bear, after a twelvemonth or two, what would .4 be the profits of this ingenious monopoly. To speak thus at length of such an air-drawn bubble is to treat the thing with a gravity which it would ill deserve, but for the great interests with which foolish schemes are now and then connected. We undeistand that the project of raising money for Spain on the alienation of her pretended rights over her late colonies, is perfectly independent of the negociation for a loan which was the principal object of the visit of Messrs. Rothschild, Baring, and Irving to Paris. The chief impediment in the way of this latter transaction is the obstinate determination of the Spanish Government not to acknowledge the debts contracted by the Cortes ; but the ca pitalists in question are equally fixed in the re solution not to advance any money, unless that is made a preliminary condition ; and as Ferdi. nand is literally without a dollar in his coffers, it is supposed he must give way.. At all events, the public have a guarantee in the characters of the merchants who have commenced the negociation, for an arrangement, if any is made, strictly just and honourable to all parties. FNEW TIMES.] The return of Mr. Rothschild from Paris has produced; as was to be expected, a great variety of discordant rumours, the most prevalent of which was, that all attempts to procure a recog nition of any portion of the. Spanish Bonds had failed. This statement, which would make no distinction between acts done when King Ferdi nand Was ostensibly free, and acts done after the traitorous attack of the 7th July, 1822, from which time he was notoriously a captive, is perfectly unreasonable and improbable.— In truth, it would amount to a premium on personal violence towards the Monarch. That it was not at all believed, is clear from the difference of price between the Bonds of 1821 and 1823 being not less than Eight per Cent.; and we speak on good authority when we assert that the negociation for a Loan to the Spanish Govern ment is still pending. The first impression made, On the Spanish Securities yesterday was unfa vourable, and they declined to 26 ; but after wards rallied a little, and finally closed at 2611. Little business was done in these or any other foreign securities. The French Papers of Sun day shew the Rentes to have recovered on the dal , preceding, when they closed for the account at 92 25. The Royal Exchange and Lloyd's Subscriptiou Rooms, with the two Stock Ex changes, will be closed to-morrow, being Christ mas Day. [MORNING HERALD.I The struggle between the Turks and Greeks is so lingering, with scarcely an affair deserving the nume of a battle, that at present it is little thought of. The most recent accounts are no later than the 17th of last month, dated from Corfu—end -even these give but a meagre view of the actual state of the contending parties.-- The advantages of the Greeks at sea are decisive and incontestable. On this element they meet the Turks with a sentiment of their superiority, and an assurance of success, which must alone be sufficient to decide the victory.--. There has been of kite no naval engagement ; the Tarks affording no opportunity. The Admiral commanding the combined squadron, after seve ral defeats and much loss, returned to the Dar danelles. The Turks make a more obstinate re sistance on 1and... , -Missolonghi was, in the be ginning of November, their great object, and the Pacha of Scutari, who commands one of the only parties deserving the name of armies for the Turks, was still „pursuing his enterprise against that place, in spite of several checks from the Greeks. The latter appear to carryon against him a sort of guerilla warfare, advancing from, and returning to the mountains, as occasion re quires. The Turks can fight only in the plains, and are taken by surprise, obliged to fight at the discretion of their enemies, and only on' the de fensive, as they are unable to pursue into the mountains. With such obstacles, and at the commencement of winter, the Turks were likely to make no impression upon Missolonghi. They are even stated to have lost a train of artillery destined foe the enterprise. On its way to iEtolia, the Greeks made a descent from the mountains between Xtolia and Acaruania, and took not only this artillery, hut a large quantity of munitions of war, and the very escort that accompanied them. The emancipation and independence of the Morea was so perfectly or. genised, thata corps of 5,000 Moraite troops were expected by the Greeks to aid then] against JusSta Pacha and the Pacha of Scutari, who command Om only considerable forces that are opposed to them. It is even reported that the army of the latter, composed chiefly of Albanians, had revolted, and reduced him to the necessity of retreating. Luarrtsu raEss.] The accession of lrujo's Ministry seems to have produced no change in Spain. The career of prosmiption and injustice still goes on. No amnesty whatever has been published, but the dungeons of Madrid are filled with constitutional victims, who are confounded with thieves and malefactors, and the new Minister of Police and despotism exercises his functions with even more jealous severity than even his discarded prede cessor. No one, however, imagines the present disjointed Ministry can last. They have been merely selected by the capricious tyrant from pre sent necessity. No one measure has yet proceeded from the Spanish Council that is wise or conci listing. Every decree is one of farther vengeance against the followers of the Constitution, carry ing terror and distrust into every province and town. Nothing us yet has been thought of to heal the divisions that desolate that coun try,, to recruit its ruined finances, or restore its broken credit in, the eyes of foreign nations. The recogn►tion of the Constitutional loans is said to have been opposed by the Russian Am bassador, Di Borgo. We are stilt persuaded that his mission was not confined to a mere iullueuce on the Ministry and present Go. vernment of Spain, but that the cession of Mi norca was a part of it. Nothing but necessity would wring -such a sacrifice even from Fet ti nand, land it is not therefore the policy of Russia, that Spain should recruit her resources by any foreign' aid. Vessels are stated already to have sailed from Cadiz for Lima, but without troop'. In fact, there were . neither troops to send nor re'. sources to pay them. The object of this unarmed expeditioni is said to be to open an intercourse with the Royalists in Peru, and especially with the Clergy.. It is very :probable, however, that these vesseli, on their. arrival, will fall into the hands of the Patriota ; and the plans of the French, and their first voyage of discovery, May thus prove unavailing. Bar celona, the mass of the inhabitants of which are decidedly attached to the Constitution, appears to have been thescene of some recent assassina tions, committed on the Constitutional party. Three individubs had been murdered in its streets in the beginning of this month ; and, so late as the sth, six of the wretches who cull themselves lioyalists,,attacked one of the Militia with their knives, and attempted to assassinate him also ; the populace interfered and the . assassins fled : one of them attempted to find sanctuary in the Cathedral, as in former days, but the people entered the Church, seized the assassin, and de livered him into the hands of justice. The other 5 were subsequently arrested. Barcelona, however, was comparatively tranquil because the great mass of the inhabitants are not sanguinary royalists. The result of these occurrences, however, was en or der from the authorities of Barcelona, dated the 9th of this month, and calling on the inhabitants to surrender their arms of almost every descrip tion, thus leaving there Completely at the mercy of their enemies. Besides this general disarming, other inquisitorial measures of police were insti tuted, and all resident Spaniards of fifteen and upwards, females and heeds of families, have been ordered to provide themselves with cards of safety. The monks and clergy, and military in active service, were► excepted in the order. Its object is, therefore, perfectly apparent. These safety cards may be refused to any individual the French or Royalists may wish to exile from Barcelona. In fact, the system or terror will go on there, and throughout Spain, until its march is arrested by another general revolt. Such a tyranny as now tramples Spain, cannot possibly endure for any length time. It must be unbear able by the whole middle classes of that country. [MORNING' CURONICILI An account is given in a Morning Paper of yes terday, of a project to form a great Company of European Bankers, who are to advance to Spain the money of which she stands in need, receiving in return the exclusive privilege of trading to South America, and the mining property, ma chinery, &c., poisessed by the Crown of Spain in that part of the world. That this project has beets formed, we do net doubt, but we certainly do en tertain some doubt of the wisdom of the great bank ers who could listen to it for a moment, or dare to communicate it-to the public ; for that the account was derived from softie one European banker, to whom the project had been submitted, we are willing to believe. Wu are sure, hoWever, that Mr. A. Baring has too clear a head to be caught by such arrant folly. If Mr. Rothschild has been weak enough to lend himself to any visionary project of this kind, the ridicule of the public will soon bring him to his senses. We really ow,e some apology to our readers for ,entering at all into the discussion of this wildest of all wild speculations.—An exclusive Company for carry log on the trade betwen Europe and America, supposes in the power that grants the privilege, the sovereignty of both. When Spain was So vereign of Europe and Atrierica, she could grant to a particnlar Company the privilege of trading with all ,or any of. the Colonies ; and, we all know that Charles the Fifth did invest a particular Company with exclusive com raoreiai, . p r i v il ege s, and also that the most, mischievoui consequences resulted from the grant. But Spain is no longer Sovereign de flub of South America, and her grant of any such privilege, without the, acquiescence of the South American Slates themselves, would be utterly unavailing. That the South Ameri can States could ever be brought to give to any exclusive Company the controul of their commerce, will be believed by no man at all acquainted with that part of the world. The chief object •of their struggle has been to ob. tale an unlimited freedom of trade ; and hay. ing atthieved their independence, they will not surely be foolS enough to renounce that advantage. But then ":the European Powers must, in ti gene. ral Congress, stipulate to prohibit their other sub. jects from sending ships to South America as we prohibit all others except the ships of the East India Company from going to China." This we suppose is to enable the Company to dispense with the consent of the South AMerican States, as the latter will then have no choice. But here again we are met by two difficulties ; first, the consent of all the States of Europe is necessary, and we know that the consent of one of them, England, will not be given ; and, secondly, if au EtirOPean Congress, of which England funned a part, were to interdict all Europeans from trading to South America, there would remain the United States,. whence all European goods could be ,conveyed: to South Anierica as cheaply, or nearly so, as from Europe itself. tint EniNuuttost TurivritE.—Last flight Mr. J. ItussuLt., who some years ago belonged to, our company as a comedian, but has now exchanged the sock for the buskin, made his appearance in the arduous part or Sir Giles Over reach. On his entry he was warmly greeted. He sustain e d the part throughout with considerableability, and received much applause: , fie was undoubtedly greatest in those scenes where he assumed a demeanour of kindness and openness of manner, so opposite to his general couditct.-111r. MaitoN was an ex cellent representative or JusticC Greedy. ( Edinburgh Courant, Dec. 18) • As Samuel Hams, a licensed hawker, was on his way from Long Sutton to Sonierton, on the evening of Thursday se'nnight, he %as stopped by two men, who robbed Mtn of his how, con taining jewellery articles of nearly 60/, val ue ; also of 61. in money, 61. of which were sove. reigns. They appeared to be labouring ow n . The box has since been found, rifled of i ts cor i_ tents, having been thrown over the brid ge a f ew yards from the Spot. SUSSEX WINTER ASSIZES. LEWIS, DEC. 22.—At a few minutes after 11 o'clock, Mr. Justice PARK, who dined and slept the preceding evening at Horstead Place, the seat of Ewan Law, Esq. entered the town, and immediately opened the commission. After ad- journing the Court to hali-p;st twelve o'clock, he proceeded to - - church. The sermon was preached by the Rev. — Hamlin, the Sheriff's Chaplain. Mr. Justice Holroyd, being slightly indisposed, was unable to prodeed. The business is likely to occupy the Court until a late hour on Wednesday night, as there are 56 prisoners in the Calendar, besides. two others who are admitted to bail. Lieut. Burke, whose case has excited so much interest in the county, surrendered himself this morning. We do not wish to anticipate the result of his trial ; but we trust it will be equally honourable to his humanity and to his character as a soldier and a gentleman. Soon after one o'clock • the Court resumed, and on calling over the Grand Jury, the following Gentlemen answered to their names :—Sir John Shelley;llart. foreman ; Sir Geo. Siff tier, Bart. Sir Henry Blackman, Rot. Thos. Partington, Esq. Walter Burrell, Esn. WO Thomas, Esq. Admiral J. Mark ham, Henry Campion, Esq. Wm. Courthope Mabbott, Esq. John Woodward, Esq. Thomas Woodward, Esq. Alexander Donovan, Esq. John Hoper, Esq. TIIOIIIO4 'Tousle, Esq. Jai. Ingram, Esq. Jesse Gregson, Esq. Thomas Turner, Esq. NlT liam F. Hick, Esq. As soon as the Grand Jury were sworn , Mr. Justice PARK addressed them as follows : Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—lt must be a gratifying cir cumstance to see, at this inclement season of the year, and at this busy period, so many Gentlemen of ra nk and , respectability attending in their places on the Grand Inquest of the County. This, Gentlemen, I have had the satisfaction to witness in the other counties through which we have passed, on the Home Circuit, as well as in this. This, Gentlemen, is strongly illus trative of the respect and veneration for the laws, and of that Anxious wish to further the ends of. justice, which univ ersa lly prevails atriong that class of his Majesty's subjects from which Grand Juries are selected. While, on the Contrary, nothing can more strongly tend to degrade the administration of justice, or to defeat the humane purpose for which these Special Com missions were appointed, than feelings and conduct the reverse of these—feelings anti conduct which will, I trust, ever be un known te, and unpractised by, the Gentlemen Grand Jurors of this realm. Gentlemen—Within a short space of time t the calendar has swelled to an almost unpr ece d ente d extent . When on my way hither, I did not expect to find, at the. most, more than thirty prisoners; but I see by the calendar which lies before me there are no less than fifty-six. Among these I perceive twelve or fourteen who have been committed since Mc 4th of this month. I would not willingly attribute the cireunistanee.of this larger number of prisoners than I anticipated to an in creased propensity to crime, or to a greater degree of moral turpitude than formerly existed among the people of this county ; nor do I, in fact, attribute it to these causes; but I attribute it solely to that same anxiety to promote the ends of justice, to which I have before alluded, and which, I am proud to learn, pervades the Magistracy of this county. This praiseworthy feeling has, however, led them into error, in mak mg them commit for trial, at the ensuing giol delivery, prisoners who would.otherwise be tried at the Quarter Sessions. Feeling this to be die case, Gentlemen, I deem it proper to set you right as to the object of these Special Gaol Deliveries. They are not for the purpose of trying all the offences with which prisoners may be charged, but only those which would come before the Judges at the regular Assizes. This being the case, and the Judges bound to try only offences of a higher class, I do not promise you that we shall elites upon every case contained in the calendar; but I pledge myself,' that both my brother Holroyd, whose assistance I hope soon to have, and myself, will do our utmost to release you, Gentlemen, anti the Petit Jury, from your duties before Christmas. Gentlemen.-81though the calendar is numerous, I am happy to find that the far greater part of the offences are of a comparatively trivial nature; many of them committed by juvenile offenders, or inexperienced. youth ; Itrust that the circumstances of their trials will deter, them from the commis, ion of more heinous offences, and produce such a reformatiOn in their morals and habits, as will render them good and useful members of society for the future. But, Gentlemen, there are three cases to which Ism anxious especially to direct your attention. One is of a woman for the murder of her own child, which had arrived at the age of two years. The depositions are I must confess somewhat obscure ; the body was found under such circumstances, and in such a state of putridity, that even the sex of the child could not be discovered. There is, however, a vast chain of circumstantial evidence, which is all indeed that can generally be obtained in cases of murder, and of this I request your most minute consi, aeration. I.rafoet w hays. found au many cases of murder on this circuit. We have had some in Kent and in Essex ; we have this most unnatural case in this county, and the consi deration of another very serious case still awaits us at Hert ford. The second case, Gentlemen, is one of arson ; and of this also I request your full and serious consideration. But, Gentlemen, there is ft third case on, which I am anxious to say a few words. It is an endeavour to extort money under a particular charge, to which (for reasons which you will understand) I shall not now more particularly allude. By 2d Geo. 11. the punishment for this species of offence extended only to transportation for a limited period; but an Act Passed last Session of Parliament extending this power even t° transportation for life. Gentlemen, I am certain you are too conversant with the nature of your functions, as Grand Jurors, to render it necessary for me to rid you of a notion which is very prevalent—.that Grand Jurors are hound to. investigate a case with the same minuteness that a Pitit Jury does before me in this Court. I need not to tell you that it is no such thing. If a Grand Jury find a strong pro. bable case against a prisoner, t h ey are b oun d to send him to trial ; but if not, they ought to find no bill. I s h a ll not d eta i n you any longer, but Aug sutra you to retire to the discharge of your duties, with a request that you will bring the first bill you find into Court, in order that we may eicpedite yotir dis. charge and that of the Petit J ur y, as muc h as poss ibl e. The ' Grand Jury then retired, and almost immediately re. turned true bills, against James Ayling, Wm. Lucas, and some others. The Court was crowded with fashionably dressed females, and a number of ladies, friends of the Grand Jury, sat on the Bench. It seemed to be banyon-day w ith t h e G ent l emen o f the long robe—the greater number of whoM had briefiess bap, and were engaged either in Ogling the ladies, or in drawing Pencil caricatures of the be-wigged Gentlemen opposite. Our readers will find the most hei nous o ff ences conta i ned in the Calendar referred to in the Judge's address ro"the Grand Jury. The woman charged with murdering her infant is named Rebecca Mitchell; the deceased was her offsprin g by former husband named Fenner. Her trial, it 6 understood, will take place on BVednesday Mornin g , should the (hand Jury return a true bill. James 41yling was indicted for having in his possession two counterfeit sovereigns and four counterfeit shillings, with in tent to utter the Same: There was no evidence to Convict the prisoner, and the Jury accordingly returned a verdict of—NOt Thomas Wakening, an old Man upwards of sirty y e a rs o f age, was charged w ith h av i ng stolen in the parish of St. Peter, Lewes, about 6Olbs. weight of straw, the property o f Tho mas Tousle Esq. The case was clearly proved, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty. S entence n o t passed. William Lucas, charged with burglartously entering the dwelling.house of Edmons Adams,. of Cocking, was Ac 'quitted. On Monday se'nnight, a considerable number of persons again assembled in St. Mary's churchyard, to wit. ness the re.opening of the grave of a child interred about three weeks ago. The hotly had been taken away ; and as the grave -clothes were in the coffin, and perfectly clean, the remains of the infant were supposed to have been exhu mated almost immediately after interment. This led to further search ; the graves of several other lately decea.sed persens were dug into, and we understand that the corpses of one or two more children, and of one man, were found to have been likewise stolen. On Wednesday, a meeting of parishioners was held in St. Mary's Church, called at a very short notice. Th e vestry was not s rapier ono thus sunitnoned ; but. as it was desirable to lose no "time in the observance of forms, however necessary in a legal sense, a considerable nuinber of pereons 'laudably Volunteered to watch the church-yard, in turn, until a more regular meeting can, be convened to consider of permanent tneasuree for preserving the sanctity of the grave. We cordially agree in the recommendation of a correspondent to substitute neat palisades for the present high wall of this church yard. The same might be done with aAltantage on tito sides of the square of St. Cuthbert's burial-ground. On Wednesday afternoon, a 'considerable number of persons collected to the streets of our city, for the purpose of visiting with summary punishment all whom they, m their wisdom, should find,guilty. They had the names of several individuals in their mouths: seemed to suspect all medical men ; and talked of inspecting: the Fever ;House and Dis pensary, where th e y , d ou b ted not they should find the mingled remain s of relatives arid friends ! A Man, who tided as orator, at one place where they called, said, " It if very ;hard thin we Shotild be obliged to. Week all da y , be buried et night, and then heve our bodi es dug up and sent off to be cut itoliy the ilo&eta'!" One surgeon told them, that any five Might in s pect hie house, if they desired; b u t they evinced no inclination to do so. :They finally d ispersed.—(Carlisle Pairki.) l3rbi~ POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—Yesterday Charles. Wm. Coote, who ter. sented himself as an attorney's clerk, was brought front Coveia. gard ow en ne wai n ch- D hl y se ll o an n e a T ch h a ea rg t e re o , f d a u s rin aau g ltin th g e li p l e r ;f J omi ohn an tlf mi a Monday evening. It appeared that towards the end of the play, the plainant, who is a gentleman of property resident in Estes' street, Strand, went into a bo x in which the .defendant' sitting, and took his s ea t on th e same b enc h. The defendo t presently afterwards said that the complainant incomatele d him, by pressing against him, and at length insisted on hu quitting his seat, ailed _ Bing that he had no right there, bench was already full; the complainant remonanstea 14 , refused to do so, th ere b e i ng no more persons on the beneA than are usually allotted to occupy it, and the defendant Oa pushed the complainant violently from his seat wish ho'veve took no notice of it at the time, as he did not to &sea the audience, the last scene being then on, but on the fall the curtain he spoke to the defendant, and desired an explanat• tion when he directly struck him a violent blow on the hex , which nearly stunned him. violent, Seve he was lwitnesses orde p r ro ed vi t n o g Sessions. QUEEN SQ UARE .—O BSTRUCTING THE GUARDS Or TY.—Yesterday a Serje a nt a nd Corporal, belonging "' tl l ( Coldstream Regi ment o f G uar d s , came to t h e O ffi ce, by oi , i e , of their Comma n di ng Off icer , to pre f er a co mplaint arm' one of the Bow-st reet C onsta bl es . find hail for Coo h t i e s was appearance un neeeTr tiy l l i e the New Barracks at Pimlico, when a carter drove his by mo T rn h i e ng Se: t j h ea e n re t li s e ta f t w ed a , s that g a r b: u u n t d eflroevmenducclito,n 1 11 1 , I ga on t leti o_ andicartl across the crossing, and broke the rank. One of Corporals expostulated, upon which the Carter attack ed in with his whip ; the Corporal turned round to meet the chatg!, and the Const a bl e came up, saying lie would take him Inv ' custody. fer Mr. Punt, the Attorney, said, he attende d ' re with charge against the corporal for an assault Upon the carter n a fixed bayonet; but the Serjeant observed, that the, case. l e: , before the Magistrate was against the constable for miseontit 11‘, Ile had not seen the transaction himself, but the Corporal trf was upon duty had, and was present. when The Corporal said th at most o f t h e men had roset - i the carter whipped in his horse and broke the ran " d ntiefend. menced an attack upon th Coral in comman, bce „ h hrid comp rat ed himself with his arms.e ACourt Martial had upon him at P ortman - street Barrack this mora l* cvtnccLe ronstable refused to a tt en d. The constabl e sa id h e h a d seen the Co struck. ter with a bayonet fixed upon a firelock, after having _ fsto hint across the head before and apprehending that solnc e consequence would be the result, he told the Cerl),n i c ' te d so an officer, and would take him into custody for Itaving, a ii ni to improperly. The officer in the orderly room desive" „ lne t attend a Court of Inquiry into the conduct of time a nd morning, but ke told them he was on duty out of to"' Ayle there beii!g many other witnesses, his attendance could Ic pensed with. The carter said he-had got his horse half . ng bef°Fe the crow b; ,,, the guard had entered, and then they wanted to (hive back, and the Corporal struck hint violently with a balur';„ across the head .he then, of course, drew whip to 'Cli— the blow when t he' officer interfered. The Magistrate granted a warrant against the corporal. 0a Mr. Price requested its immediate .execution ; but the Mg"' trate said there was no necessity to take him front his militai duty till he was off guard. charge the car- HYDROPHOBIA.—On Saturday Mr. K crqnstf a respectable dairyman, r e sidi ng i n Littl e StOnt James's-street, was sever e ly bit i n th e by a dog of his, with which he was playing. I n the course of the day, some suspicions arose that the animal .was affected with hydrophobia, and Mr. Kendel had it sent to St. George's Hospital for dissection - , to ascertain the fact, when it wos discovered that the suspicions were bat too well foUnded. An immediate operation was performs ed on Mr. kendel's finger, the part cut out, am the wound cauterized ; and as no symptoms of a that the suspicious nature have appeared,it is hoped There being precaution will have its effect. strong reason to believe tha t several dogs in the,p l !7 rish of, St.Jtitnes had been bitten by Mr.K.'s radii a tt u le th iV o l r a t g y ist t r o n tc c .s ort n i t peli a Marlborough - street Ili)ersoii persons linger Mr. .Carter, one of the churchwardens, apPli ed i , ,,c a within the parish to keep them tied up for "yr tail* number of days. The Magistrates said, that ilav o i r a ' o - t - 5 they OA give no authority to compel reoPle issued from th e otfice, and posted abo ut the ps. ` to do so, but th e y s h ou ld direct a notice to be ` rich, recommendi ng a ll perso ns havingd og s to tie theft] up for a certain time. ___.......--! ilmst et (11T Ditto, at Sight Itotter(lAm Antwerp 1.2 6 9 vi Hamburg)) * R If I 37 - f l oi, 70 0L 1 ' -. 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Ladj of Robert Itlaugham, Esq., of a son. fl ora ''` On the 19th inst., at Islington, the wife o f D 0 Eq., of a son. 11, MA R RIB!). wes 's.cr e lc ioe On Tuesday, the 23d of December, at St. J i s lo t tio the Rev. John Samuel Rawlinson, 1.14.0., thirlf;lo 4, of Thomas Rawlinson, Es q., of Lancaster, .to A 0,4, in t he, child of Thomas Hawkins, Esq., late o t.....1::::......`n ...........„......... Indies. .........................01.11M111..........M. th O e i r t , lllBtll inst ' aged 2° ' °IIIY 1) On the 18th inst., at Lo ire o s i D ßenton, E son, E t sq l,.3 , o o s i ej il lt iul , ks the , Et bier the late Mr. Samuel's Iss SPl"s' inlilV b e r O hi n n t he lBth inst., ni a s et ß suu r u o rvi x b b lev o ri u lna rn gn nn i I tc e hle n tscd : l eui :11117htee°1: : ::::::114141 Drit: ocotiG_ A f i lui ar otiL:ii:nl Y ienen ,. :srysi r tiiih e et i sTreqnpa i d2 e t hioatt:thkin;f:intir Dickenson, se ra t I s oe i nnt. e n:2, l o a Eline3 t ss e simt: ag l i a Inv tityclist .°/ ' l. ' • ,41 New i tei t r. On Saturda morning ' last, roldenee idatt.'r Mr s - Ann Walker, her f IAI° ker, aged widow a , Walker, Rig., of Brighton, tt i ssex. f I 4 4° 1 1 .41 : 0:cc :lag 0. es t t, ors o i,c g o . r. street, aged 70, upwards of 40 years clerk in th I. co d . te, 10 4/ Os . ite ckgf' lAk e On Monday, the 22d inst., Mr. er. . 410 1e liadtrruanbury, in the 2lst year of his age,. , hclu` On the god inst.,utiviniptca, age,. 104 1* ' of the Civil SO` OrEJ►:E, Published kw the Pnoextittoit ""ri 112, litrsud, by J. B. 04111.:''1.