The Sun. — London, England, 1823-04-22 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY. Extracts from the Morning Papers, April 22 . •NEW TIMES., It was yesterday gravely put forth by an Evening Paper that a French frigate, called la Guerriere, had been taken by two armed vessels bearing Spanish colours,• one of which was a brig carrying 15 or 20 guns. " The frigate," says the ►writer, 44 was peppered in high style."—We rather suspect the paragraph has been a littlp " peppered ;" for its real foundation seems to be no more than the following notice which was posted yesterday at Lloyd's:— " PARIS, APRIL 17. " A Spanish privateer has taken a ship laden with grain near Bayonne, and carried her into St. Sebastian's." To which may be added the following informa tion which was received in the course of the day : " PARIS, APRIL 18. An embargo has been laid on all Spanish vessels in the ports of France, and Spanish privateers have already made tome captures." But from neither of these sources can we collect grounds for inferring that a vessel of so large force as a frigate has beest captared.—The same Evening Paper informs us, on the authority of a private letter, to which we attach no authority at all, that Sir C. Stuart has presented a Note to the French Ministers, protesting, in strong terms, against the formation of a Junta of Govern ment at the head-quarters of the Duke d'Angon leme. The writer forgets to tell us what interest we, as a neutral nation, can have in any such question. We lament that a civil war exists in Spain, hut since it does exist, each party will naturally recognise its own Junta of Government. We lament that a French army should have in vaded Spain ; but since it has invaded that country, the party which it favours will naturally court its protection. [MORN' NG Pon.] An Express yesterday from Paris brought Journals and letters to the 20th inst. The for mer contain a telegraphic dispatch from the army, but that dispatch only says that there is nothing new from the scene of war ; that Pampe hula and St. Sebastian are invested, but have not been attacked ; and that all the reports which had been circulated on that point were "absurd and ridiculous." Now as the rumours alluded to announced the capture or expected surrender of those places, it is evident that their absurdity must consist in having represented as easy of at tainment objects of which the Prince Gene ralissimo bus now discovered the difficulty, and that he is afraid his military reputation may !wirer from his not being able to carry, without much loss of time and lives, fortresses which his Ultra friends declare to he mere ungarrisoned straw buts. From this telegraphic reprimand, these important and gratifying facts may be inferred—that Pampeluna anti St. Sebastian ate well garrisoned, that their fortilica. Lions have been repaired, and that they are capable of making. a long and obstinate de. fence ; things w hich may give a new and totally' different turn to the war. The army of Perpignan was not to enter Spain till the 20th or 22d instant. As it Nr ill have to march through a more difficult country, and may possibly fall in with Minn, unless that skilful and enterprising Commander should prefer passing into its rear and throwing himself into F'rance, it is probable that its progress will be still slower than that of the Generalissimo, and that it will have some obstacles to overcome before it can fall into line with him to strike the " decisive blows" which, we are told, are in contemplation. That little conft• dance is now placed in these anticipated triumphs, or that the exposition of the intrigues and am. bition of France, made by our Mittislers last week in both Houses of Parliament, has produced a deep effect on the people. of that country, is apparent from the fall of two per cent. which has taken place in the French Funds. [MORNING CIIRONICLE.I Few persons in the present day. wilt be dis posed to contest the position that our immense national debt is a great evil. It is no doubt held iu aversion on very different grounds by different classes of persons. The economist, for instance, sees in it a substruction from the means of the community in general, the Boroughmongers see in it a limit to profuse expenditure. Another objection has not unfregnently been lately taken to it, both in and out of Parliament, namely, that it prevents us from yielding to our generous, impulses in favour of the Spaniards. But is it so certain that, if we were without debt, a Government constituted like that of this country, would be disposed to expend its revenues in such a way as might give satisfaction to the friends of independence ? Let us always bear in mind that the sympathies of our Government, ever since we had no Pretender, have been with arbitrary Mo narchs, its hatred directed against popular rights. In combating Buonaparte, indeed, the Govern. meet was for a tithe the advocate of popular rights, as the Devil, when it serves his turn, appears an angel of light. The liberality, however, was only the exception. Let us bear in mind too, that the recent Nogociations of our Government, however interspersed now and then with objections to French interference with Spain, were actually carried on in the interest of the French Government. It happens wonderfully that the servants of the English Goyernment abroad always act as if they sup posed their services in behalf of the French Go. vernment would he acceptable at home.—We are a fraud, therefore, that till a Parliamentary Reform takes place, Liberty would gain little by the in ce-eased wealth of the Government. That assist ance whit is now afforded sat akingly to des. potism,, *Dula) in the other case he afforded boldly -and impudently,-'The French Ultra Papers, indeed, boast that the majority of our Cabinet is with them, though Mr. Canning and Lord Liverpool throw out now and then a semi. liberal sentiment, as a tub to a whale. [THE TIMES.] The Dublin Evening Post of Thursday la contains the particulars of many ferocious ou rages in Cork, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Meath, and Dublin, The two Grand Juries of the County and City of Cork have addressed the Lord Lieutenant, upon the state of the country. It is affirmed in these addresses, " that the spirit of in " Surrection is rapidly extending—that there have " come before the County Grand Jury nearly " a hundred petitions for compensation for damage " sustained by fire, destruction of cattle by " stabbing and houghing, breaking machinery, " &c. ;" and that, after a patient inquiry, there are not more than four or five cases which do not appear fit subjects for relief from the country—that many have been turned naked out of their dwellings, to behold them, a few moments afterwards, in ashes—that many have been intimidated into an aban donment of their lands—that all who have given evidence against insurgents have done so at the risk of their lives, and some who had only made statements respecting property destroyed, have been speedily punished by the destruction of their own houses. In the county of Cork' two soldiers and a policeman were attacked on the road while returning home from duty. One of the soldiers died next day from the brutal treatment he had suffered, and the policeman had his ears and one of his cheeks cut off! The spirit of depredation has approached, it seems, within two miles of Dublin. A. Mr. 1 4 oughnan, of Prospect-place, was forced to deliver up a large quantity of arms, which the ruffians demand ed from him as " a loan." Several cabins have been attacked and levelled with the ground in the same metropolitan county, and the inhabi tants barbarously ill-treated. ' [MORNING HERALD.] Saturday's papers, with private accounts to a late hour of that day, were received yesterday from Paris. The contents of the latter are the more interesting. An important Note is stated to have been presented to the French Ministry by the British Ambassador. Its purpose was to remonstrate against the formation of a pretended Junta of Government, as suming to exercise the sovereignty of Spain, at the head-quar. ters of the Duke of Angouleme. It certainly presents a strange anomaly that the Government of the King and Cortes should be acknowledged as alone legitimate in Spain, by the King of England, whilst his ally and friend, the King of France ac knowledges only the insurrectionary force of " the Faith." — But it is the nature of what is morally unjust to lead to the ano malous and the absurd—like that which is false in science. Another result of constituting this pretended sovereign Junta is, that it makes the war, a •alar ad iuteruecioaem. The French cannot negociate with a government which they do not ac knowledge. What the precise form of Sir C. Stuart's note is, does not distinctly appear. If it be a mere protest, it is only so much waste parchment in the diplomatic archives of the period, and as the act has been already done, the Note comes too late to be any thing else. The French Government must have erected the Junta with or without communication of the matter to Sir C. Stuart. In either case—that is, whether the French Ministry acted without committing him, or in spite of his remonstrance—it . is not likely that his protest will have any weight. ' Another statement in the private accounts is, that the maritime war has already commenced, and if without any important advantage, yet with some eclut to the Spanish flag. A French frigate, it is said, has beets captured in dashing stylo, and in sight of Brest, by two Spanish vessels of, the one fifteen the other twenty guns. These small vessels arc de scribed merely as " bearing Spanish colours." It is almost certain, however, that they arc strictly Spanish, being King's ships, and not privateers. Another French vessel laden with corn, was captured by a 'Spanish privateer, and brought into St. Sebastian. These captares excited much alarm among the mer chants of Bordeaux and Havre, for the safety of the vessels ex pected to arrive shortly at those ports. The prOgress of the French is . slow, and the fortune of the Spanish Insur gents unfavourable. The signal, and indeed, consider. ing their superior numbers, disgraceful defeat of the latter, near Valencia, is a great blow to their cause. The army of Marshal Moncey, at Perpignan, had not yet moved, but was to pass the frontier upon the Duke of Angouleme's reaching the Ebro —a somewhat indefinite period, considering that no impression has yet been made upon'St. Sebastian and Pampeluna. The French War Ministry has recently under gone sonic curious mutations. As soon as Marshal Victor left Paris for - Bayonne, his deputy assumed the style and title of principal,' and three important functionaries of the department were removed, and had their places supplied by the new Mini. ster. Victor, however, being returned back upon the Govern ment at Paris, like an undwned parcel, took possession once more of the lintel of the War-office, ousted Dijeon, and turn. ed out the newly app6inted functionaries," and .placed the bureaux on the same footing upon which he left them. It is evident that either by counter-manceuvring—or, what is not Impossible, by something like brute force, he has triumphed over the intrigue by which it was attempted to get rid of him. The French Journals amuse themselves with the speedy retire ment of Mr. Canning, in consequence of offence' taken by his Colleague* ut the antigallican tone of hits speech on presenting the Diplomatic Papers to the House of Commons. Enarrlsit PRESS.] Letters from Bayonne say, that the loss of the French before St. Sebastian was much heavier than Guillemi not's dispatch or the French Ministers admitted. These letters state it at between 00 and 100 killed, and 500 wounded and pri soners. The Journal des bibats states, that "Pampeluna and St. Sebastian are invested, but that they have not'been attacked and all therumours circulated onthat point are absurd and ridiculous; that in a few days 100,000 men will be In line, and then the deci siVe blow 'wlll be struck. We ask, if these troops are collected to such an amount ? which we very much doubt. How are they to be fed ? or whence is their subsistence to be derived ? for that point is yet to be arranged. Angouleme, according to the prophecies of the wretched Ultras, was to conquer all before - him on' entering - Spain, but his invincibility has already disappeared . . Two strong fortresses are in his rear, and he has acquired no thing yet but' sang froid." The French Funds bad fallen considerably, and are a pretty good indication of the state of public feeling in Paris. Rentes, on Friday, declined from 04f. 20c. to 02f. 15c. On Saturday they rallied a little, and advanced to 03f. Our private letters state two important facts : the first that Sir Charles Stewart had presented a note to the French Ministers, said to be framed in strong terms, protesting against the tOrmation of a junta of government at the head-quarters of Angoulemc. We are inclined to believe that the Spaniards themselvei will protest much more efficiently than the British Ambassador against this circle of traitors anti servile:. After the precious "exhibits" laid on the table of. the House of Coin, mons, we are sick of notea, protests, and Unglish 'diplomacy ; but the second fact stated w our correspondent is of snore-mo ment, and chews that all the glories of the great campn do not rest with the French. The conununication to us is date" Satu rday even i ng," and states, that the French frigate IMi uerri ere was taken, almost in sight of Brest, by two armed vessels bearing Spanish colours, one of which was a bri,q carrying from 15 to 20 guns : it appears the frigate suffered- severely. This is a good commencement by the Spaniards, and will tell badly in France. Our letters state also, that every communication from liourdeanx and Havre expresses the greatest alarm respecting the vessels which are expected from day to day in these ports. A letter from Bayonne, of the 12th instant, states the cap ture' by a Spanish corsair, of a French ship laden with corn, which was carried into St. Sebastian. All the accounts we have received agree in stating, that little beyond disaster was expected from the French armies in Spain, and that public feeling in France, in all the commercial and trading towns, is at its height against this most unjust and unpopular war. ANECDOTES OF DR. WOLCOT. (From a _MS. Vohime of Reminiecenees.] BY THE REV. R. POLWHELE. To introduce the Doctor to my readers In due form may be unnecessary. But here, if any where, I should state, that Doctor John W. was born at Dodbrooke,* in Devon, about the year 1740. It is commonly reported that he received his school-education at Kingsbridge under a quaker, and that he went from Kingsbridge to France to complete his studies. I am greatly mistaken if I have not heard him say that he was placed in his.childhood under the care of his uncle at Fawey, in Cornwall, and sent at a proper age to Leskeard school, when Hayden was its master; and that he was afterwards removed to Bodmin school, where he owed part of his scholarship to the Rer. Mr. Fisher. His uncle was a surgeon-apothecary of cha racter, and a single man ; to whom young Wolcot returned with the view of succeeding him in business. Such, at least, appears to have_been his uncle's wish. But Wolcot was too early attached to the fine arts to submit to the drudgery of compounding drugs in a little sea-port town. To the muses he had already begun to sacrifice. I cannot fix the date of that plaintive song—one of the sweetest of Jackson's melodies— ' How long shall hapless Colin mourn ' The cold regard of Dalia's eye.'---&c. But I know that Wolcot's Delia was no imaginary mistress. His Delia was Miss Couto; one of the Crocadon family ; with whom he became acqpainted during his residence at Fawey. There also he developed his genius for drawing: In 1769, Sir William Trelawney, of Trelawney, Burt. was appointed Go vernor of Jamaica ; when Wolcot, a distant relation of the Tre lawneys, attended him to that island. On his voyage thither he wrote some fine descriptive sonnets.—At Jamaica, he com menced the surgeon; but he was still disposed to cultivate the art of poetry more than the art of medicine. From his Per sian Love-Elegies,' of that period, I could extract many beau tiful passages. The Nymph of .Tauris' (which may be found in" the Annual Register for 1773) was Anne 'Trelawney,l who died in Jamaica. The Elegies have more merit than Collins's Persian Eclogues, inasmuch as they characterize Eastern manners and moralities, and express passion and sen fount as an orientalist would express them. A valuable liv ing in Jamaica now happening to fall vacant, drew Wolcot's attention to church; and he came, we are told, to England for ordination. But the . Bishop of London refused to ad mit him' (it is said) " on account of his premature assump tion of the Clerical office.' lie had begun to act the par son' immediately as the living fell vacant. Thus disappointed, he resumed his original profession, was dubbed M.D. and stepped at once into good practice at Truro. As to his clerical pretensions he was always reserved. He once, I remember, was asked to repeat grace before, dinner; whic h he did with some hesitation ; but in another company (very soon after) de clined saying grace • so that at first be was a sort of amphibi ous being. Here, t hen, commenced my personal acquaintance with him. And I can say with truth (for I could wish to steer with impartiality between the reports of his censurers and ad mirers); that he had the credit not only of a skilful but of a benevolent physician. In fevers he was uncommonly success ful. In some case* within my knowledge he suffered his patients to drink cold water, which other medical men would then have deemed fatal. From consumption many were rescued by his hand, who had been given up as irrecoverable.—As a physician he prescribed medicines, but he did more ; he ex amined them not trusting to the apothecary ; and sometimes de tected with in dignation a cheap medicine substituted for a costly one. He was thus no favourite with the apothecaries and drug gists of the place. But his merit bearing all before it, showed the impotence of their resentment. And here, I should not omit, (as it is connected with his poetry) a visit to my grandmother Polwhelc during her last illness, which had more of social plea santry than of medical g ► ravity. On the verge of 8 5 , and re. duced very low from weakness, she retained her natural cheer fulness and gtxxl.humour. About a week before her death, whilst NVolcot sat by her bedside, all is well' (said she) but for the crumbs under me ; they are so hard ; boil them and it would do'—said she smiling. • Conic tell you a story.' She then told the story of The Pilgrim and the Peas.' Wel. cot seized the idea ; and we all know with what felicity Tie af terwards turned it to his poetical advantage. Wolcot disliked his profession. He was always a sensualist, but his chief luxury was music and painting. His market.bilLs were very . inconsiderable. A single domestic was, day after day, the so litary inhabitant of his house on the bowling-green ; and (Mr. Daniell's tenant) he held the premises, 1 believe, rent-free, through the liberality of that good old icentleman. When free limn business, the wit and pleasantry ot Wolcot's conversation Would always render him a welcome visitor at the houses of all his acquaintance in Truro and the neighbourhood ; and at that time there was a much more hospitable disposition, a much more social intercourse among the people of Truro, than at the present day. Mr. Daniell's, indeed, was the house to which our poet chiefly resorted. There he was usually to be found, and was never to be considered as an intruder. And in Mr. Dlniell lie saw with gratitude (for he had gratitude) a se cond Allen. To my father, too, lie was not unacceptable as an accidental visitor ; though, tremblingly alive as that honoured parent was to every insinuation of an irreligions tendency, there was oftentimes such a mutual distrust between both, as to check the Doctor's lively sallies, and from the experience of former feelings, to render my father fearful of what was to come, in proportion to that playfulness of wit which was growing more r familiar every moment, or was taking a more licentious rage.— Yet. Wolcot was fond of my father's company • from fre quenting it, was induced to think seriously ; and had he more frequented it, would have become, perhaps, not only almost but altogether a Christian. It was in 1776 that Wolcot was called in to a beloved sister, who had been seized with a sudden stupor• and died after a week's illness, notwithstanding all his efforts, and those of Dr. Gould then resident at St. Austel, now at Truro. Both ' physicians, though unable to define her disease, entertained hopes of her recovery ; particularly NVolcot, of whom my, father's high opinion was much shaken after his protestation the day only before her death, that she was in no danger. " I vow to God I see no danger !" said 'he :—lt was very seldom, however, that the Doctor thus com nritted himself. At the south-end of the town, on the west-side of the street, and on the east-shore of the estuary which approaches Kings bridge. is an ancient house with gardens, which for many gene ' rations belonged to the WOlcots. Here was Dr. NV. born. And so fond had lie always appeared of the place, that for se veral years he talked of rebuilding it for his own residence.— , Some years ago he went so far as to have a plan and estimate of the ex pence. But at length he changed his intention, and in 1795 disposed of the fee to the Reverend Nathaniel Wells, who has since built, (as I have heard) a neat house there. In honour of the Poet, the neighbourhood good-humouredly, called it " Pindar-Hall." _ - 4-Accortringio the Doctor's report, Anne Trelawney,was uncommonly credulous Wolcot used to tell a story of a cherub, caught one evening on the blue mountains—which was pUt into a cage with a parrot. Before the morning, the parrot had picked out the eyes of the poor cherub. This the Lady re ceived, on the Doctor's credit, as an indisputable fact. SPORTING INTELLIG ENCE, BETTING-ROOll, APRIL 3.—STATE OF THE ODDS tnV. 13 to 1 agst Br. to Carbonaro 17 to 1 agat Tancred 20 to 1 agst Lamia c. 20 to 1 agst Web C. 20 to 1 agst Talisman. KS. 4 to 1 agst Whalebone 1. out Sister to NVanderer, ST. LEG ER• 12 to 1 agat Miss Fanny 20 to 1 agst Valais Royal. 1)$li t to 2 agat Emilius 5 to I agat Fanatic 10 to I agst Aladdin c. 10 to 1 agst c. by Woful, out Blucher's dant A.l ti.to 2 agst Zaida filly to l agst Tint DONCASTER 11 to 2 agst Sherwood 8 to I agst Tinker PEDESTRIANISM. —Townshend, who calls himself the Champion of England in this line of art, and who challenges all the world, commence yesterday morning an extraordinary task. lie is backed for a wager of 1001. to walk fifty miles per day, for three successive days, of 12 hours each (one hour al. lowed for refreshment), half the distance to be performed back wards. The ground marked out is one quarter of a mile round the Wellington Cricket-ground, Sloane-street, Chelsea. The I., , round is not strictly circular, and, to complete the measure ment, the corded bounds are extended into angles, which appear to annoy the pedestrian exceedingly when walking backwards, and occasioned two or three falls. lie started at 7 o'clock in the morning, and regularly performed the five miles walking towards, in an hour and a few seconds; but walking back wards, takes on the average one hour and fifteen minutes. Ile stopped to refresh four times during the morning, and at a few minutes after t w o, t o ok dinner upon roast mutton, drinking milk and. water, having, then performed thirty miles, fifteen fbrwards, anti as many backwardS. Ile com plained ea slight pain in the back of his legs and thighs, but seemed very cheerful. Townshend is thirty-one years of age, five feet live inches anti a half, and weighs ten stone, seven pounds. At half-past seven he had not quite two miles to perform to complete his first day's task, and had half an hour toi its performance. He was quite fresh and cheeful. LAW INTELLIG ENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 21. THE KING V. SAMUEL BIGNOLD, SEN. This defendant had been convicied at the Middlesex Sittings after last Term, before the Lord Chief Justice, of wilful and corrupt perjury, assigned upon an answer to a bill in Chancery, filed against him as late Secretary of the Norwich Union Fire and Life Office, in which, amongst other things, he swore that he had never undertaken positively to guarantee the payment of a sum of 10,000/. towards forming part of the capital fund of that institution, whereas, in truth and in fact, as the indictment alleged, he had so undertaken. Upon this assignment the de fendant was found guilty. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now moved, on behalf of the defendant, for a rule to shew cause why there should not be a new trial, or why the judgment should not be arrested, on-two grounds, first, that there was no averment in the indictment of the materiality and relevancy of the matter in issue in Chancery ; and, second, that in point of fact, the alleged per jury was founded upon a matter not relevant or material to the Chancery suit, and consequently was not the subject of an in dictment for perjury. The COURT, after hearing an argument of some length upon both grounds, granted a rule Nisi. EXPARTE WARDELL. Mr. PARKE moved for a certiorari to the Coroner of Lance-, shire, to return into Court the depositions taken by him under an inquest upon the body of a person (name not mentioned), who had been killed in consequence- of being thrown from a public stage coach called the 'Traveller, of which one Wardell was driver, and against whom the Coroner's Jury bad found a verdict of Manslaughter • in order that, thereupon, Wardell might be admitted to bail a sum as the Court should direct.— From the statement of the Learned Counsel, it appeared that Wardell, on a day mentioned in March, was driving the Tm yeller coach near .Preston ; the deceased had got up on the coach without the permission or knowledge of the driver ; in descending a hill near Preston,_ the Traveller - was over taken. by another coach ; both coaches kept abreast for some time; the horses of the'Traveller, which were very spirited, became unmanageable, and in turning a corner suddenly, the coach was upset, the deceased thrown on the ground, and, after lingering until the 7th of this month, died.— The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Wardell, who not being yet taken into custody, the object of this application was to anticipate the -Coroner's warrant, by putting m bail before he was apprehended. • The affidavits of Wardell, of an outside passenger, and the person who had since succeeded as driver of the Traveller, were put in, and the circumstances disclosed were nearly as above mentioned. These affidavits acquitted Wardell of all blame, and imputed the death of the deceased to mere accident, arising; from the alarm into which the horses were thrown by the other coach passing at a rapid. rate ; but they omitted to state at what pace Wardell was driving his horses.' The CounT, upon the whole, did not think proper to grant the motion. This was an application to ,the indulgence of the Court, and the party did not place his own conduct in such a light as to induce a belief that he was perfectly free from blame. Upon his own shewing, there was too much reason to believe that both coaches had been racing against each other. The af fidavits did not candescend to state at what rate the coaches were going at the time the accident happ'ened, and therefore the proceedings must take their ordinary course. If the party was apprehended on the Coroner's warrant, he might hereafter ap ply for a Habeas Corpus upoti better materiels, and then the Court would deal with the case according to circumstances.— Rule refused. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL 21. SHERWIN V. SMITH. This was an action brought to recover the amount of an apo thecary's bill. The cause was tried at the last Assizes for York, before Mr. Justice Bayley, and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff Mr. Serjeant PELL now moved for a rule to spew cause why this verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. By the provisions of the 55th of the late King, all pesons, be fore being licensed as apothecaries, were directed to produce sufficient testimonials to the morality of their character, their medical education, and their services in apprenticeship. On these testimonials the certificate was to be granted. At the trial the certificate was produced, and the Learned Serjeant con, tended that this was not a sufficient iiroof of qualification to enable the plaintiff to maintain an action as an apothecary un der tile statute. The COURT thought there was nothing in the objection, and refused the motion. COURT OF ARCHES, APRIL 21. ix RE cr.Anitso.w. This 'was a charge preferred against a proctor, Mr. W. G. Clarkson, for having been guilty of unprofessional conduct, in charging In his bill of costs more than by the regulations of the Court lie was allowed to charge ; and also, in having taken from Mr. Swabey business which that proctor had undertaken to per. form,-and which the client had not directed to be removed. The case has been heard in a Court below, where Mr. Clarkson re ceived the censure of the Court. The matter of the alleged extor tion arose upon proceedings of a technical nature. The man ner in which it was charged, that Mr. Clarkson had taken away the business from Mr. Swabey was this—Some parties had to administer to a will, and went to Doctors' Commons with the view of seeking the office of Mr. Swabey, who had undertaken the business; but on their inquiring for it, a por ter who was standing in one of the avenues, havin g ascertaine d the nature of th e business, led them to the office of Mr. Clark son, who sat about it, and proceeded until Mr. Swabey heard of the fact, and reclaimed it successfully. Doctor LusnINGTON spoke at great length in behalf of Mr. Clarkson, who he submitted was a young practitioner, and had made the charges complained of in error. In answer to the charge of having obtained the business improperly, he read an affidavit from Gardiner, the porter, who took the parties to Mr. Clarkson. This affidavit stated, that the parties inquired of the deponent for the " Administering office.' He shewed them Mr. Clarkson's office as one of the ' Administering Offices ;" and swore that he neither was then, nor is now, in ex p ectat i on o f re ward from Mr. Cl ar k s on, neither was It agreed that he should share the profits of the business. The Learned Advocate also urged to the consideration of the Court, that as far as Mr. Clarkson had proceeded in the business he had done it satisfac torily, and that he had shewn no hesitation in giving It up as soon as he was informed that it bad been previously in the hands of Mr. Swabey. Mr. Clarkson had a rising family, and character was of the utmost importance to him. Sir J. Islicrtor.r. said, the case was one of so much import ance, that he should adjourn his opinion till next Court day. This subject collected a great crowd of professional persons. BOARD OF EXCISE, APItIL 21. A publican was charged with having had an increase in hi s stock of gin , which was not accounted for by any pertnit. It appeared that some days before the 29th of March an officer found that the stock of gin amounted to 216 gallons ; on a second survey, on the 29th of March, it was found to have increased, notwithstanding the outgoing, to 236 gallons. The officer made no mention of the increase at the moment, but went away for a few hours and returned again, when, to his astonishment, he ascertained, on taking another survey, that the gin had in creased about half a foot, it being then 245 gallons. He seized the excess. The publican, in his defence, said there wits an approaching fair in his neighbourhood, and he thought the most moral thing he could do was to make up the gin for the crowd in such a manner as to prevent them from doing injury to themselves.— He was' sorry that not being used to the business of making up, he had let in too liberal an addition of the " qualifier" (pump water and sugar) ; but declared that the regard for public morals should never again lead him to commit an error of the kind. The COMMISSIONERS, in consequence of this being a iirsi offence, renutted the penalty, but condemned part of the gin. Saturday last Sir WILLIAM CONGREVE exhibited to Lord MELVILEE and other distinguished persons, at Gillingham, near Chatham, the effects of some new invented rockets, called anchor rockets. A small anchor is affixed to the head of one of the largest species of rockers, so that it can be thrown across a river, or to a considerable distance, with a rope attached to it, and the anchor fixes itself firmly in the ground, The experi ments succeeded perfectly. SUICIDE.--On Sunday morning, about 7 o'clock, Capt. Johnson, of the collier Economy, lying olfKing James's stairs, Wapping, was seen to throw himself out of the cabin window of his vessel into the river, and he instantly sunk. Assistance was speedily rendered by several boats crews, with grappling irons, but all their efforts were fruitless, until about two o'clock, when the body was picked up and brought on shore for a Coroner's Inquest. The coat pockets were found to contain a quantity of load. It is not known what were the motives which induced the unfortunate man to commit this rash act. .BURGLARY.—On Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, the dwelling-bouse of ,11Ir. Fisher, printer, 16, Claremont-place, Pentonville, was broke into by cutting a hole with a center-bit in one of the shutters of the back kitchen window, and undoing the pstenings. The thieves Carried air a quantity of wearing apparel, two guineas, five sovereigns, and a half, and some silver coin, gold rings, some plate, and other articles of value. The robbers effected their escape withOtit disturbing any of the tinnily. LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD The price of the 4lb.Loaf,is stated at Sp. by the fulllrice bakerg. There are others of the trade who sell horns half penny to three halfpence below that rate. IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST WEEK. English. Irish. Foreign. Wheat - --- Barley - Malt - -- Oats Rye . - Beans . Peas Tares Rapeseed - Mustard - Seeds 129 Flour Brank - Linseed ~_, - - -- ~- ........ ~..... ISO ...--... ............. Red Chiver(Foreig B n E ) E l l) 4;%4 4l s— Pr fi i n i 14;%4,A—new —I per.cwt. Ditto English 0..... I6s 24s 29s—new, 34s 46$ 49s 52s 4s3s White ditto 27s 37s—fine, 51s 605 634 Trefoil .... per cwt .... !Cs Iss—fine Iss I7s 19 5 per CWT. Ribgrass • • • 2Bs 36s—fine, 421 45s Carraway Seeds s4s 56s 606 Coriander do. Spring Tares . . —s od —s 041 —s Cinque Foie 32s to 36s—fine —4 Per qr.' Rye-Grass ... Canary per qr White Mustard deed. l6s L0 5 2 3 5 5 7 t 77 0 , 5 51 0 82 1, 306 er qpi.er pert'. to 11,04 Brown ditto 9s to Iss Od Winter Tares 24s to 90s 04 per qr. Rape Seed 221 to 2510 s 261 281 per Last. Turnip Seeds —s od Us to 7s 6d pr. bush. Linseed NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL APr'i 21 ' By the Carcasc. Beef Ts Oil to 9s 4d I Veal ........ 99 pd to 4s •Rd Mutton Lamb, 4s MI to 5s 4d. ST.JAMES'S HAY 111.A1tMiT,Aplit N. Hay 31 lOs Od to 41 lOs Od Clover, Cl 10s to 41 101 od Old Hay 01 Os Od to 01 os Od straw it 8s ud to II Ids MI FIELD. Old Hay .... 31 3s Od SMIT H tu 41 4s Od--average, 31 12s Od straw 2! 10: Od to 21 14s Od--Average, 41 131 Od Clover 3l 15s 011 to 41 iOs N. -Average, 91 1 6 i 3d WHITECHAPEL. Hay 3l 15$ Od to 41 lOs Od----Arerage , g °" °d, New ditto Ol Os Od to 01 Os od---Ar t rage, 0 1 O 21 Os or: to 21 18s Od--Average, 4 11 17 ' ed Straw ins 04 Clover PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt.,__Aptil 19. I Sussex.. 2i lOsa 21 ISs a3l 3s Sussex Pockets. I /Sags, 1 Kent .. 21 16s a3l lOs a5l Os Kent.. 2 Essex .. 21 14s aalbs a 31 Its Essex.. 21 As a o 21 65 3 3 13 ' 61 tit Farnham. fine. 61 6s to 81 os—Secor Si tO, 01 0 1 5 4 as aoS6ll3sBal4 1$ 1': HAW' H HIE'S Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary .... each, to es 4d 2s toil to 3s Oa Market Calf ... 95 64 Isliddli rs "°— ••• 2 s titl to 2s eii F:ng. Horse Os Oil to qt Od SHEEP SKINS. , A Polled Downs Butts, 50 to :.si s s 6 t l to b o s s4 P o e o a Dressing Hides Coach (o,;riottio.H Hide s d.e.s4, Ditto, Sti t o 6tilbs e ach c i ................ b . ...... 2 4 3 , 5 4 1 L i i i : 11 " 11 LEATHER. to to "BUJ to Calf Skins..:X to 40th. s . h. ..... ..... ....... Ditto So to 701bs .................... 2 6,1 t ,, 99,1 Ditto 7O to 801bs .. 24t1 to 97d Sniall Seats (Greenland) .................. to 10 , .................... Large ditto . 5,j to lgR Tanned Horse Hides ............ to 18d Spanish Horse Hidr; ..................... 'AP, &c,per 1141 b. --April 18. Yellow Soap ......... • “5 :Mottled.• ............. 79' Curd .................. sec Graves ............... ot Good Prep .......... 6so‘t i i;:i P Pß :t t.rotiiic l c e ße,Er E ooau S olfigocr O bi. F cr., dAs T llBl:B A sss T A LLOW, ,_ ude o ll) . , s 6 d r.doods, 0 Yellow Russia 36s Od —s er White ditto .. —3 oil —s Soap ditto.. .. 39s Od —s Od . Melting Stuff 28s Od Oii —S Oil j" " C waxes HALL. ..DLES rutisiTatt.not OA d. 811)•--Apr;1 18. PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone o • 04 Melters), ' 2O Price of'fallow (as stated by th e Tallow • 6d per dozen allowed for ready 01009.-... COUNTRY 1 MARKET. RKET, April 21. Barley, negro II 12$ to 11114 r,eers, Per qr. 111 eo to it Os nye s:g r er : r. 1 0l u s to plos . . Wheat per 1. 13G; u o i s L t o u ro l it 6 n l MA 5,1 New Wheat.. —1 Os to —1 01 Oats, per qr 11 4s to 11 105 New ditto.... 01 Os to 01 Os COAL MARKET, April 41. Price. Ships at Market. Ships sold. Od a 4 5 ' 131 Newcastle ll3 .... .. 4 . 3311 6 , o t i ... 33 Sunderland . ConoNE Inquest was h it el 's d alt'N tl g ie U s E ii. S;..— f thYeeTsrtietirmtlaby ft11,,,0t, w i , Corone r'S 11 Ci ra ry v e n G n i l r l e - s y q , u w a e h o , pan , „ o w° f o e n u the b:fday;lo:c.oallydo.ufinoogriv. w ro i n n i d a o_ w o .. t , t i l itl i b e ec i,! b • :tr i el: street, through listening to an itinerant hall to "' st :•ocutje i l while cleaning the windows. Hospital, where she died, l l%tiTa l m e ed locnerher inel llcht r i ) /r .. e dn n el d Tt . th — ho.e, V ,x e p r l d ai i . ct—“ Accidental Death ;nandnthis Jury, in re . t : l ton (which, they fear, is too general in all public Ilto„, t gatis la her t e h t e hr . external appearances, and the circumstances _ 4 . t he injuries received, fully confirmed the Cause 01 mangled theei rgya bodies,‘ : c :r efn d bodth i t c hi t sy , e. ca fo : sr n si o n t oi b thn u gi t s svtiernrosdnti:cnltyceit,poitiof to tal enteessarf:itr,n:s.ttit l or;i o s i :eno at : to bscrre. t th h e at b a od complaint ha rmg been made to the above * fury, open Comicala therenud was inspection a l o ngu discussion unnecessarily,f o y t tu n n l a a n t e yua y ny 000dfunntligiaeh,wiesoetnu beenol conduct ed n nue l t cx i s i tp 0 s d o of f b es ei itorig i i:i ci The ConotgE titrocurstitall in taking the liberty, as a matter t ( 1 , to c ut i% permission of the friends of the deee:ls.n.uries, R al s, dio d u:h o t a h t e_i se )a v rt era ies l co die in d p ti:v o P p gell en . as in the present instance.. The Jury took the oPill,kT,,r, Coroner, as as to whether the Surgeonsof hospital s" te. an 0 powered to open the bodies of persons who died under their to t h e ir without asking leave of their friends, and in opPoi'' wishes. t he %rag r° present bad been made. II had. h 'union in soot!, ,he geons had no right to e no e s tinned, ar ") ye open a body, unless sane . ,„,.,,, a 1 ,3 order of the Jury. In cases like the preservettleY L" t ,. no other m • • otive In opening it but to gratify ir c uries , ) --sasor--- ur ic A singular old gentleman ja a ueighbo .„ i t }, tif county, was waited upon the other dal v l 1,-- surgeon's bill, for the 1 being Pit purpose o : nte nPf After co_ • • cogitating for some time over its co to he desired•th ti, the young 1 called wi • . man AV 10 ca 1J c er i tell his master, that the medicine h e /100 ' , e hill tainlY pay for, hut as for the visits which il i d, should return them.— clifienststetinat i . ) 0, ft:tibre. charffed he S (SIO Ck P ()I" verliser.) ---.......---- A, On the .-----7. -- --- --- -- ... 0 ist imt., at ..I s l t A j kt o ß im l , E a, Di A • coc ker , of . Rsq. n , of Sidnaouth, to Louisa, second daughte! p. Ken eth Mackenzie, lisq , ., of Tauntors. Jr 3. S' _On the 15th inst, at st. Leonard's, Shoreditch,s.h Willer , Kell, Of Battle, Sussex, solicitor, to illrs. fr;liis be ' widow of the late Mr. P. Willard, of the same Pll'e c • -DIED. rasa l est, fackney, tr. 1 " N ig late on Sottr` ~ At Sunniside, in the Count)' of Durham, ~,,,ovs, .si... Mrs. F the relict s- }DEN, relict of the late __Waal' 44 a wl 11 ', whose • kindness of disposition, urbanity of inanuer_l Will fiat, tellectual worth, will ever endear her memory, to tito'..., • the happiness 't • being ci with her. Qt J"" o ac .., b l u es, ' illness` On the thld of February last, at I.ort-a.•• shorti. ming°. Mr. John Kennibrough, merchants aqer.;ol..iall, .5 On Sunday, the 20th inst., at his house, in I • sell . of Thomas Barber, law of the Ilaysnarket , infant On the 20th inst., at Kensington - gore, the Major 31‘e -k'll 'ld Regiment..4----'' as 3 , 0,- . ......_,..,.. -----------------'' the t!!‘ Printed and Published for the P B ROPRllvfor.l2:oo, Office, No. 112, Strand,. by J. CA49I