The Sun. — London, England, 1823-02-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Ftn. 22. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.,--SITTI2O 3 or FEE. 21. M. MAIITIGiiAC made a Iteport, respecting the su pplemeit ta ry credit of 100,000,000 f fter ob. serving upon the prospect of war, and that ttp. prehensions were entertained by some persons respecting the future, he proceeded—" What is there to justify these fears: Spain, tornlo pieces, collects the inevitable fruit of revolutions ; she bathes -her territory with her own blood. The friends of religion and of the King [from the left, and of the holy office "1 ; the friends of liberty and of order [from the left " and of absolute power"] are tinning in crowds, and contend against the partisans of revolt and anarchy. If our army should 'receive from the King, to whom alone it belongs to issue them, orders to proceed to the frontiers, observe what will be its mission— to deli ver an unfortunate country from the scourge ofcivil war [S everal voices on the left,' It is you who have provoked it to disarm brothers, who are tutting each other's throats [on the left, with anus which you have furnished to them !]--to raise up a subverted throne--and restore to a captive Bourbon the right of giving to his people happiness and liberty [on the left,.' Yes, like Naples t')--and , to conquer also, for the sake of humanity, that salutary and valuable peace which we all desire, but which we wish should be honourable and certain, Such, Gentlemen, is the enterprise to which our armies may be sum moned ; and who therefore, 'would dare to doubt . their MICCCSS ? We should not seek out of ourselves for motives of fear or hope, one gua rantee is sulfa:lent, and none of you will doubt it---it is the courage of our.soldiers. That cou rage 'which was for some time insufficient when employed for the' purposes of ambition, under the mask of glory, will be now employed for the purposes of justice and glory.—[Exclamations on the left : long interruption.] A number of voices— It will serve the purposes of the In quisition." Silence being' restored, the Reporter concluded in these words " Our soldiers had then against them fidelity, the ancient love of Spain for her altars and her King ; they will now have the support of all those who were then their adversaries. " Every thingenay be expected from the French tinny com bating in Spain under the colours of a Bourbon, and combating for Religion and for the King, for the freedom of a but people held with difficulty under the arms of revolt, but still struggling to relieve themselves. tlentlemen—ff it is a right which belongs to citizens to en lighten the Monarch as to the advantages of peace, those who invoke them will doubtless agree that it would be an odious and censurable act to seek to lead astray the opinions of the people, as to the dangers and the r6al object of it war, which the Father of the. State has pointed out as inuninent4Explosion on the left—long interruption)." The loudest exclamations were addressed to the Reporter. 111. GrnAilDlN—Are you here as accuser or Reporters Several Members said it would be impossible to go on with the discussion, if this conduct was persisted in. Other Voices— Your war is a true conspiracy M. 14aFrITE—All that is only Jesuitism. The PIIESIIWN'T (ringing the bell)—Your duty, Gentlemen, is to hear in silence the Report of the Commission. You will not have it right to oppose it till the discussion shall have been begun. M. is aUTroxac repeats hie phrase, which is again in terrupted by the exclamations of the left side. 11. Cit 1.119-'..-The Reporter first disturbed order, in de patting franc his duties as 'Reporter. - The Pitt:elm:NT trioging tire bell anew)--M. Chauvidin, I intreat you to be silent. My duty is to remind the Chamber treadle discussion of the Report is not yet allowed. Silence being restored, The Rl:roam:a resumed--Tills discussion, into which we have been compelled to enter in order to drive away fears un. worthy Of us, is altogether useless. The only question which ought to occupy us, reduces itself to the simplest toms. Serious and extraordinary circumstances, of which you are aware, may demand extraordinary and unavoidable expeeices.— The demand Of a supplementary credit is then both natural and lawful. The suns demanded is in a just proportion to the probable wants. Your Committee proposes to you to adopt the project of law, with alight* modification that it has pointed out. • M. de ItIARTIONAC descends front the Tribune, in the midst (4' the agitation tires his report had excited in the Cham ber. The President orders tie printing and distribution of the report which had just been read. Ile consults the Chamber as to the period when they will open the disonssion on the proposition. - CASIMIR PERlER—Goitlemen, I wish to call the atten tints of the Members to the order in which the matter, as it ap pears to me, should be discussed. The credit which is required or you Must amount to about one huff more than the receipts , eatirnattei at forty-three millions by the MiniSters„ but which has not been confirmed by the .deliberetiois of the Chamber: ask .how we can begin the discussion of the project of a law con fleeted with the accounts of 1821, before we has , proceeded to the examination of those accounts, and finally determined the real A mount of the excess of the credit'requited ? Can you, in this respect, rely on the calenlations of the Alinisters ? Will you, by adopting them in confidence, inyert' the order which you took so much pains to establish for the year 1818 ? With out doubt, if war was declared, the urgency of ihernotive might be alleged p but war is uucertain—no urgency exist to be, op posed to what I have submitted to the Charnle.r. We may yet hope that the war will not break out—you will have remarked, Oentlemeti, in the Speech from Throne, that one of the strongest motives for undertaking the war is to reconcile the Peninsula with Europe. Itut may we not' believe that this will take place without having recourse to arms ? That specific reconciliation trill bc". easily accomplished, while we ruse the whole of Europe remain neuter, or oppose the attach: which is preentritig by Franee.—(Laughter on the right ; applause on the left.)--Read the diecossions in the British Par - liament ; look at Austile, who declares, that under all circuits stances she will peesefve a neutrality It is not, then, fo. reigners who desire war; and if' it is or: lertaken, it will not be Spain, but the Government of France, that will need to be re weeded with Europe.—( Animated applause on the left.)—Nl'hile the hope of peace tetnains, there is no motive fur inverting the order established to guarantee the proper employment of the public money. If the Minister* persist in executing this violatioh, they declare war against order, and they war on your rights..-Ilravo I. or. the left.)-1 move that the discussion em this law for the 100 millions shall not he • begun till after the discussion of the law of the accounts of 11121. The rol s r tsT ER of Ells'AN6r, explained, that the accounts a id WI were trot yet epproved ; but the Budget of 1823, agree sae to a law pissed last Session, takes into account the excess of receipts of 1821 e it is not necessary, therefore, now to have a leg islative provision for the employment of this excess, since y•ru - litsve alreedy settled the affair. As to the excess of 1822, we can only present you anliatimate, but it does not trend on us to ostabliih' this estimate on a snore solid basis ; -and you are already provided with all the docurrit n with which we tan furnish you. - - 'l'ire motim of M. Pnalta was lost. Lleutenant-General the Count. Du PDX r reported frosn the leommittee on the projet of law respecting the meal of soldiers .discharged the 31st of December last. lie observed that the .law> of the 10th March NA provided thaf,sub-otHeers and s4l - who lout finished their terms of service might be recalled -in the. event of war, but a law was necessary to render them disposable throughout the interior. of tire kingdom ; the sem •rity of the fortresses, the preservation it the military, establish ,ments, and the protection;of inte rna l o r der depending chi e fly upon them, wheti the. active army should be out of the king dom defendiug the greateet interests. The Chamber watt titere fore :called. upon tit give to the Crown the necessary powere. Previone to the c,ommencentent of hostilitierit was nocessary to have the means of filling up the:gv,rrisons, and of internal security ; the Chamber would therefore feel the neceeeity of adopting a measure justified by the imininesice of event'. The 'veterans affected by this raja would only be put lit motion. in the event of hostilities being declared. In agreeitigtothis proposition the Chamber would secure the • prosperity - of France and. the dignity of the throne. To suerigthen the applicability of the army it is necessary that all corps should he disposable ' • thus its success .would be corn mensuratc to the power of the kingdom, and the great interests It liad to protect. Faithful to military discipline, and ready to give new proofs of the, ardour by which it was animated, it would justify the confidence of the throne and of the country. The PIIESILVENT proposed that the discussiein on this pro ject should be opened immediately after the vote on the proviqus project.—Agreed to. A great number. of Speakers were inscribed for and againit , For the project MM. Doimadieu, the Marquess tie ht Caze, Hyde tie Neuviile, Dounons, Clanssel de Coussergues, General Lafont, Count de 3larcellus, I)oria, .the Marquess tie Chastel luX, the Count de Amburgac. Against it —M M. ltoyer• Collard, Alexander Delaborde, Alexander de Lanieth, General Foy, Ilasterreche,. De Pont pieres, C. Feder, and 24 others._Adjourned. ( From the Constitidlonuel. PARIS, Fan. 23.—The 'Etoile promised to re 'ute the article in the Constaulionnel of Fri lay, which excited so much interest in Paris ; he Editor of that fanatical Paper has taken time :0 consider of the matter, and this is his refuta- tion:— " You alone trouble the peace of France ; you are the enemies of the universe. Wretches those who have followed you to your dens have heard you say.--- 6 Wait a few years and there will not be a King in Europe, but every where the Congress of the United States.' Fhe Inquisitor, the Dominican, the Trappist, will make the war more easy. You applauded the murder of Kot zebue, stabbed the Duke of Berry, made Spain, Naples, and Piedmont rebel, and. have excited France to revolt." _ _ _ In this manner the Etoile explains why M. de Talleyrand, M. Laisne, M. Royer Collard, Gen. Desolles, Baron Louis, M. de Pradt, the Duke de Vauguyon, M. de Broglie, and a multitude of other Peers, Deputies, and citizens, of whom some assisted in the restoration, and the others approved it, now find themselves opposed to a system full of danger for the throne and for public liberty. It was not necessary to waste time to'gather ;41 the follies and collect all the libels which are to be found in the writings of the faction, and which only inspire contempt and disgust. It is only with a feeling of pity we behold the lengths to which our enraged opponents carry their vio lence ; one would imagine that their diatribes had been composed in a cell at Charenton (an assylum for fanatics). The King transacted business yesterday with Lieutenant-General Lauriston, Minister of the Household. M. de Castelbajac, Director-General of the Royal. Stud ; M. Hoard, Inspector-General of the Veterinary College, at Alfort ; and M. Jacob, Professor of Drawing at this College, have been presented to Monsieur and the Duke d'Angou leme. _ _ 'l l lw Quotidienne pretends that no petition against the war has arrived from Bordeaux ; we can assert that it has been deposited at the Cham ber of Deputies. Colonel Barbier Dufay arrived in fact at Paris on the 20th, in a state of arrest, as we stated the day before yesterday. On his arrival he was conducted before the Prefect of Police, and in- staidly set at liberty by that Magistrate. According to letters from Berlin, M. Wind; will enter the Prussian Ministry. Ile is well known by a very good work on the internal ad ministration of Great Britain. lie is one of those who have shewn a great zeal in proving the ne cessity of a Municipal and Constitutional Code being established in Prussia. [Prom the Courier Francais.] PERPIGNAN, FEB. 15.—Mosen Anton arrived here to-day. A. new organization of the Army of the Faith is talked of, and all the people will be sent to their homes not included iu it. The officers are to be taken principally from among the Castilians, and the inhabitants of the other provinces of Spain. But few Catalonians are to he admitted in consequence of the bad disposi tion of the officers employed in the troops of Ca talonia. The Army of the Faith is to be increased, to 6000, divided into four 'corps of 1500 men each. They will form the advanced guard of the French army, which will enter Spain by Bayonne. The authors of,this new project hope that their army will be increased by all the malcontents of the kingdom. It the Regency does not succeed in organizing this army, it will be without any power in the Peninsula, when our troops enter Spain, for it will not expect to command our Generals. When the 13aron d'Eroles returns from Paris the Regency will repair to the spot, which ' kill be pointed out to it, from whence it is to enter Spain.—ln the mean time we are to enjoy the benefits of a Spanish Mission. Yesterday the Monks of this nation began their conferrences at Church de la Real. Curiosity had brought together a great number of auditors, and this evening it is supposed the congregation will be more numerous. The elo quence of these preachers, and the choice of their metaphors, are of a character to which we are little accustomed in our country. A black con science, which has not been purified for a year by conression, is, according to these Monks, like a dirty shirt which has been worn for a year;and 'which falls in pieces when an attempt is made to cleanse it. On the contrary, a conscience fre quently purified is like the hands of a washer woman, while a neglected one is like the unwashed hands of a smith. It is dificult to conceive that sermons of this nature could have 'kid much in fluence on the unfortunate inhabitants of Cata lonia—among us they are far from producing any serious effects. [From the Journal des Dtbots.] We have remarked for some days most ridicu lous reports in the Journals, which we Ohl not at first think it worth our while to contradict, and which we Should not, at present notice, if they were not pertinaciously repeated. We were told of a great quarrel between the Ministers ; the Minister§ have had no quarrel, and are per fectly agreed ! We were told of a great speech having been read in certain saloons ; not a syl. fable of such a speech has been written ! We were told of a flaming manifesto against Spain ; no manifesto is evert thought of ! We were told of a contract made with Messrs. Ouvrard and Tour. ton to supply provisions for tin French armies, and oven in case of need, those of Foreign Powers ; such a contract has no existence! Good Puri. sians ! wilt you always he the dupes of those whose sole object is to raise or lower the Funds- ? The Constittitionnel, commenting on this arti. says :--" The pacific tone of the JOllrlial des Di'diats is very affirmative ; but the warlike lau- guage of the Quolidienno is not less positive. Whilst the Journal des &Oats is the interpreter of the Poll tiques, theQuotidieitne is the organ of theFunatiques.. The former creates a hope that reason is not en. tirely banished from our Couneils the latter would make it appear that they are abandoned to an incurable spirit of blindness and error. lE ow shall we decide between those two authori ties ? It. is evident that if the Journal des ,Mats speaks truth, the Quolidienne has no right to be believed. Who shall put an end to our doubts ? What is not doubtful, however, is, that the denials 'of the former have had some influence on the public funds, and have occasioned a small rise. SPAIN. BEHOBIE, Fp. 14.—For some days past we were really surprised at the inaction of the Spa niards, notwithstanding the preparations for war making on the frontiers of France ; but we how ever perceive that they begin to act, for they are not only busily employed in fortifying St. Sebas tian, where a division of 1,500 men has lately arrived, but 500 men and four pieces of cannon have been sent to Irun, and they have placed on the banks of the Bidassoa several posts that we had not observed before. This measure was taken yesterday. A great number of Spanish officers and French refugees have proceeded along the banks of 'that river—singing patri otic songs, accompanied by military music, and by repeated cries of—" Vive la Liberte !" Vive la Constitution !"—and " Long live the Liberals of every Country l"—We even thought we perceived on the heights of St. Martial the French tri-coloured Hag by the side of the Spa nish flag. The scene caused some little movement among the French troops of the 9th and 23d regi ments of foot, which are here, and which ran to arms immediately. Among the troops ex pected at Irun, is the French Legion, already consisting of 250 men, having for their ensign the tri-coloured flag, and a great number of French officers of all ranks serving as privates. BAYONNE, FEB. 15.—The Trappist who ar rived here yesterday, set out again immediately for St. Jean de Luz, to take a command, as it is affirmed, in the Army of the Faith. Emissaries having been sent to the coast of Biscay to recon noitre the situation of the fortress of Santona, have brought back ss'ord that it is secure against a cow) de main, and even' that measures were car rying on to strengthen the Fortifications. The number of troops expected here by the 18th of March amounts to 7339 foot, and 1995 cavalry. The present force of the division of General d'A utichamp, includinglooo conscripts, is 10,000 infantry and 1200 cavalry. Be sides the above, it is said that two regiments of dragoons, and one of infantry of the guard, may be expected:; but this statement is not official.—lt is impossible to give any positive information respecting the motions of the, various bands which traverse the country on this side of the Ebro'; but it is certain that, there has not been for some days past any remarkable action be tween the two pa rties. It is true that the heavy . rains and the bad weather must impede the motion of the ,Constitutional troops, which are always victoriols where their ad versa ries venture to spew themselves. It may be stated that the last orders sent from St. Jean Pied the Port by Gen. O'Don nel, who has no little trouble in causing himself to be obeyed, forbid all the Chiefs of the De fenders of the Faith to fight, and enjoin them to redouble their efforts in recruiting their numbers, in expectation of an approaching movement of the French army ; but it seems that they do not find it easy to recruit ; either because they are not geen to make any progress, or because they have hitherto been destitute of the necessary means to support their troops. AME It cA. NEW , YORK, nEc. 31. LATE FROM VERA Cauz.---The fast sailing schooner Fly, Captain BOYER, arrived last even ing, in e 0 days, from Vera Crux.. Captain B. has favoured us with Mexican Papers to the 30th ult. inclusive, and the following verbal intel ligence. - The U. S. .corvette John 4damq,,' Captail riENsttAw, sailed from Vera Cruz 28th Nov _or Tampico, to take on board Mr. VOINSETT.7 She had nn board 400,000 dots. for New York, and expected to take on board at Tampico 300,000 more, from whence she would proceed to this port by way of Ilavannah. The schooner. Catherine Jane, STORY, for Tampico and New York, left Vera Cruz under convoy of the John Adams.—The schooner Geo. Washington had sailed from some port of the coast, to dispose of her cargo. The ship Victory, of New-York, had arrived, all well. Four Spanish ships were to sail in a few days for Havannah, with 3,000,000 dollars on board, as was supposed. Capt. B. states, that Capt. RENsuAw and the other officers and crew of 06 John Adams were all well ; and that her arrival and stay there had been of much service to the American trade. It was impossible to know what was going on politically, as every thing was conducted with much mystery and secrecy. At one , day it was said there was a. public declaration of war against Spain, and that all.communication was to be immediat e ly stopped—but there was nothing to warrant these reports. The communication with the Castle was open, and Spanish ships con tinued to arrive. RISE IN AaalcuLTurtAr. PitoDuct.—Mucli as the depressed state of agriculture has been the theme of regret at various meetings, convened for whatever Purpose, it seems to have been the conviction of persons well informed in political economy, that no measure* could be devised by Government capable of afibrding the landed interest adequate relief; And the declaration of Ministers in parliament, through Mr. CANNING yesterday seinnight, is conclustve of the opinion entertained in t t o ha a t gn h!g eu h itu qu r a is l s er. an i d t t n h i os us e t. w tihe o re d fo er re i v b e e ti a le s i o r u r r e c v e e o n es ti'lit i i .ro sfacio in t tii n e productions of 'the soil, to find the markets rising in every part of the kin dons. in ou r own neighbourho o d but hers' meat has considerably advanced .1. anti the north of Devon, we are assured by a gentleman of respectability that mutton in particular, which a few months ago was sold at two-pence halfpenny per pound, will, now sell well at five-pence ; beef, pork, poultry, and even corn, indicate a steady advance. This is in. part attributed to the measures of war which eon tinue prevalent, and, though this cult" has no doubt some ope ration on the improved a ppearance isgrieulttire t is beginning to -ASSUME, we are inclin e d to think it vwl not again descend to so low a standard at before; - should the warlike state of gutope again subside into the calm 9f P eaee ' —(EXeler Gazette') LAM INTEI LIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH', FEL '25. A considetable part of the morning was Occupied in trying an indictment against two persons,.onedeScribed to be a gentleman of fortune, and the other a man in an humble condition of life, f'or a misdemeanour of 4 certain description, but as'the evidence for the prosecution did not satisfy the Jury that there were any grounds for the charge, we forbear mentioning the names of the parties. Ref .re the defence was gone into, the July found the defendants Not Guilty. • CONSPIRACY. THE KING V. BROWN AND WHITEHEAD. This was an indictment against the defendants for a conspi racy to defraud Sir Colin Campbell of a sum of 600/. The trial of this case lasted from two in the afternoon until past nine in the evening. The prosecution • was conducted by Mr. SCAnLE're, Mr. DENMAN, and Mr. CORA47OOD, and the defence of Whitehead by the Soli UtT oti-GEnEltat., Mr. OUItNEY, and Mr. ADOLPHUS. The defendant Brown did not appear. The folloking is an outline of the case :—Mr.. Brown Was a Clergyman of Essex, Vicar of Little Clackton, near Colchester, and the defendant, Mr. Whitehead, was a money agent, brow ht up in the office of Mr. Howard. In October, 1819, Mr. 'Whitehead applied to Messrs . . and Watkins, Atternies of Lincoln's Inn, to raise a sum or 6,000/. for Mr. Brown, if they had any client who would advance the money by way of an. nuity. Ile stated that Mr. Brown was the son of a gentle man of rank, the Provost of Aberdeen College, from whom he lira large expectancies, that he had married the daughter of a Mr. Cole, of Clackton, in Essex, from whom he likewise expected a large fortune ; that his Vicarage was worth 4001. year ; that he had the donative of St. Osyth, worth 2001. a year ; and that he had a copyhold estate of the manor of Great Holland, which his lather-m-law had given him, which would fetch him from 13 to 14,0004 but be made it a sine qua non that the Court Rolls should not be searched, because another son-in-law of Mr. Cole was Steward of' the Manor, and his fa. ther-in-law would • by that means know that he was raising money, and might in consequence disappoint his expectations.. But Mr. Whitehead said, that he himself had searched the Court Rolls, and that he had found Mr. Brown's title to be quite satisfactory. After some negociation, an abstract of Mr. Brown's tide deeds, together with regular attested copies of the admission* and surrenders, were produced by Mr. Whitehead, chewing the title to be clearly in the latter. He also offered to produce an affidavit of Mr. Brown's other means of giving se curity for the proposed loan. Being deceived by these repre sentations, Messrs. Peoli and Watkins did not search the Court Rolls, and advised their client, Sir C. Campbell, to advance the money, which he did accordingly, and the annuity deeds were executed. It turned out that the whole of these docu ments were forgeries; that 31r. Brown had no estate in Great Holland • that the estate was die property of his father-in-law ; that his living at Little Clackton, instead of being worth 400:. a year, was worth no more than 2001. and that his donative of St. Osyth produced only 20/. a year. It appeared that Mr. Brown had absconded, and was gone to America. During this transaction both defendants were frequently together. The defence set up for Mr. Whitehead was, that he himself had been deceived by Mr. Brown, and was deluded into a be lief that he was possessed of the means above mentioned. A long correspondence between the defendants was read in evi dence to support this ground of defence. The Cum' JusTici;.: charged the Jury, that the question for them was, whether Mr. Whiteheadwas knowingly privy to these fraudulent representations, fur if he was deceived himself by Mr. Brown, he would not be within the scope of this indict ment. The Jury immediately found both Lfendants Guilty. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FEB. 25. COU.DINULEY V. ROGERS. Mr. Serjeant Vaticifiast stated this to be an ection of tres. pass and false imprisonment, arising from the following circum stances :—lt appeared that the plaintiff and two other persons were in a public house called the Still, in Barbican, when the' defendant came in, being at the time in a state of intoxication, and several bets were made between them. At last the de. fondant was induced to lay a wager that the others could not hold apiece of paper over the flame of a candle for th e s p ace o f one minute without its being consumed. In order to ascertain the time with precision all the parties pulled out their watches, and the defendant took off the case from hi* watch and laid it on the table. A female was in the room during the formerpart of the conversation,_ but left the room soon a f ter the production of the watches. The defendant havin g so me susp icions of the patties with whom he had been betting, charged them with having robbed him. A constable was sent for by the desire of all the parties, and finally they all went to the watchhouse to gether, where the defendant repeated his charge, and the others promised to attend before the Magistrate at Guildhall next day, which they did, and the charge was dismissed, but they wore reprimanded for their conduct. For this imprisonment the present action was brought. Witnesses were called who proved these circumstances. Mr. Serjcant PELL addressed the Jury for the defendant:— This was dearly nothing but an attempt to take costs out of the pocket of the defendant. No malice had been proved against him, but, notwithstanding the circumstances which reflected in finite discredit on the plaintiff, he had chosen (and each of his companions had imitated his example) to bring an action against the defendant for this impretonnient, so that on this petty drunken squabble no less than three actions were de pending. The Jury, interrupting the Learned Serjeant, found a ver.. diet for the plaintiff; as no justification had been pleaded, and , . gave damages—One Farthing. Mr. Serjeant PELL then moved that, as one farthing, in it case of false imprisonment, would carry costs, his Lordship should certify,. under the 43 Elizabeth, c. fi., so as to deprive the plaintiff of them. Mr. Serjeant VAUGUAN submitted, that there .was nothing to support the slightest suspicion of the plaintiff's having taken the watch ; anti that his Lordship would hesitate before he ex ercised the power given him by the statute, which, however wholesome, Was seldom put into practice. Lord Chief Justice DaLtas, turning to the Jury, said, this is in many respects a mysterious case. One thing, however, is clear, and that is, that the defendant, bk.some me a n s or ot h er, had lost his watch, for it is in proof that he made the charge, and that the other parties consented to be searched. I know too conch of the nature of crime in its commencement to view this transaction as perfectly fair and proper. When I hear of three persons batting with a drunken man, anti offering to stake their watches on foolish bets, and when I find the watches produced, and that of the defendant lost in some unaccountable manner, I cannot divest myself of the suspicions naturally created by the statement of such circumstances. They are, indeed, only suspicions, but still they force themselves on the mind, and are not easily to be avoided. - I think, Gentlemen, you have acted very properly in returning a verdict for one farthing, and I shall confirm that verdict, and sties' my approbation of it by render ing it operative on the' plaintiff, whose conduct I consider at least as highly improper, I shall therefore exercise the power given the by the statute of Elizabeth, and I shall grant a certifi cate. to deprive the plaintiff of costs. A Court of Aldermen was yesterday held at Guildhall. The Bishop of Bum Tor. and Dr. BLONIVI ELI), Archdeacon of CotcllEiTyx and Rec tor of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, were requested to preach the Spiritual Sermons on Easter Mon day and Tuasdny next, tit Chrin Church, Neii gate-street. The Rev. Dr. Povs.o was elected to the Rectory of St. James, Dukespiace, in the room of the Rev. Tuns. Moony., deceased. The Court were occupied a considerable time in bear ing a complaint against one of the brokers, which was adjourned. A Fire broke out this morning in I)rapers'- huidingS, at a hat-manufactory, about half-past nine o'Clock, nhiCh in a short time consumed the premises. THE EDDYSTONE LIGHT.IIOOSE.---ThP bril liant lamps which morn this pyramid, situated in thi Chan. nel, about seventeen miles from this port, and at all times, in clear weather, visible from our citadel, ar2 attended by three Men ; two ever within its wa ll s , an d one on shore, the latter relieving, alternately, his fellow -servants, so as to give each a month in three on terra firma. The Trinity Board have a tender for the purpose of supplying provisions and requisites, and occasionally cruising out to ascertain, all's well." In stormy weather the Eddystone is not to be approached suili ciently close for communication ; and the effect of the dash jog is such as to excite astonishment in the mind of man, generally supposing, as he is ind uce d t o d o , th at no hu man superstructure could withstand their a l m o s t pe r p etua l an d seemingly irresistible force. The effect felt within is such as to require more than ordinary nerve to repre_ss 'the impulse of fear. During the late severe gales, the inmates witnessed many novel circumstances, and some very Cheering ones too. A. man, now on shore, relates, during the snow s t orm s u pw ar d s o f fire dozen of birds were taken by himself and comrade who " fared like sons of kings." T ' The birds,' which were woodeocks, partridges, and Ltrks, attracted in the night by the light of the lamps, were driven with such force against the plate-glass, as to render them easy captives, if not " dead game."—( Plymouth Gaz.ette. ) ' PARLWIENTARY PROCEEDINGS. TIOCSE OF COMMONS• Mattis, 9.5° die Februarii, 1823. ELECTION—DubIin County—Petition of Francis Savar atd Thomas Sherrard, Freeholders, complaining of ; to be taken into consideration - upon Thursday, April 17 ; Mr. Speaker to issue Warrants for persons, papers, and records. I•sc LostraE--Cmydon (Surrey)--Bill read a second time:od commuted. ROADS—Norwich and Fakenham, Leeds and Wasta Lin coln Heath, Okeharnron, and Bury St. rdinund'i and Saf fron Walden-,—Bills ordered. - Lanarkshire Road BAnk to rectify a mistake in, reatl a first time. 141 ItseY Foot and Huddersfield—Petition for Bill reported. Gree ' ' field, Market Harborough, and Hinckley and butterwort)-- Bilk read a 2d time, and committed. rti• I NIPROVE3I)!NTS--Mantifield--Petition for Bill 4° - il AW BRIDGE (Severn) BlLE—Petition of Own.'" Darlington-111U ordered. . an d Ora . piers of Houses and Land, and other I n h a bilants of Tewkl* bury, against; referred to the Committee t' t!:e Bill; C 4°3l. sel ordered. ROMAN CATHOLIC Cr.al3l3—Petition fr om ChiPPenhsuli j i,%:.w s :T A l E l T : s t g r ( T o Treian n ; kt°-s,b,i_cp.—Halifax—oßill4ordiertinl. na nanyg3i rly, _ A A N OAINST :ettaT BitortituncnKlut‘t"gtomli:cona the taroe• t.: .'ALS—Western Junction—Bill'onicred. GAS Li en T---Chestertield MAIN' V` * .. ac Pen (Act Amendment) , -- d BR rnc E—Southwaik I ,rte d. and s a SIIAL ID . Erns—Petition front the ifilndred i3f Dostn t er !, 4n - ei Clayton, and the Town of Woodbridge, in favour o' a' Debts Act ; to lie on the table. °' AssEA T - sm . ' AXES—Petitions from Temple , St. Castle Precincts, Bristol, for the 1 repeal therof; toile the table. r for the GEN • T LEAL ORNPIKE ACT— Petition from Elet e " __ o amendment thereof; to lie on the table. ~,._ „ o f Lima li USE. AND WINDOW Tax--Petition Of Live__H;P er .„ - p - reo f; is and louses in Monckton Coombe, for the teri" "-- he printed. mire into° SEWERS—SeIect Committee appointed, "to IP , f s e ries' i powers rested in and exercised by the Commissionexso nd 00 . if the Metropolis, and to report their o bservatio n !? Mo. nion thereon to the louse:"—Mr. Peter Moore, g', ho o, I n l a a i rr : e_ i• tt ;o l w l er r. Smith, Mr. Leonard, Lord Duncannon, Sir J ames l? 0 10 Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gienfell, Mr. Diekinson, Sir _food' t Peitiiitvicims refot. Bunlett, Mr. ilobhouse, Mr. Calcraft, Mr. Aldermati t. Mr. Ellice, Sir Robert Wilson, Mr. Thomss Ncil.4l,g, Smitu , Mr. John Pane, Mr. Marjoribanks, sod 1 1 ; tc t ß o mgd send en fo ' r s p l e r rso . M t:, rd :;pe lS rs, ir. to be the quorum. and to ..-- NOTICES OF MOTIONS• for TI IIB 1)1°1'' L Mr. Aroolrychell'hitmore—To amend the Corn 1 ,0 u o. .TI 3lea s ~.of 2. Sir George Clerk—Bill to regulate Weigh" "- initsn" 3. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—Bill for the cant the Scots Creditors Act. , ~„c i l re s Pt c ' .1. Mr. Ilume—Correspondence with the Frig'}' '' c '"'" oc y, , ing the Staff and cloath s in_ ver g Ero o N: f drel t ti l , r t.j e re.....sati;i l oori i p l i:g it n.it i l et i tt f r ' n le , s f ) 0 1 0bitl 3. Mr. Goulburn—Bill for the better reco'eri ` b theme' money, and the repayment of advances ovule Y of First Fruits in Ireland. O f . ORDERS of the DAY for THIS D. 2. 1 B W uP ar! y a — nd eo .3 m lel i n it s t f- e tommittee. 3. Lanarkshire Road Bill—Second Reading. 4. 6 1 . Transfer l Mr. 'eu6 Tihn Thomas i t of 6 a s A . c oi NOTICESd Bill—Secondst r t B c i Bill—Se .C. Exchequer Bills (20.000,000/.) Bill—Secw 6 e Reading. i a akblig. nrt AY. • f r t•I' W" .2. sin e r n i Je d :h i:g ni) 2 1;. .! ew t o h nipo ll n i nd ar_ T i ci u / B : l l:B22 : ::: o : r f o reg a l lua l l}ar b o tn i e :i t ni tl i e t o t s e im e. thouenp t u og, r fc ti ;f 4. : 3. Sir f j t o h h e n s e N v e e w rsi por C t o — urg il iep t o o f t l n r a l e u la e - nd u .: re efrate .a . l f o l l „La t ig; mfocro.ruitelicrretiouoEnglheetoafmroo_nra,:adanidsitoutroyrsee,cltsstir:sstilutee.:;tersgti"ontart::lan.::: s'iti'' ties of County Treasurers, and of officers 11'1 ' 1 Ve t Friday, c'. 11 regulate the e and Ale. tl: 4 Tuciday, lila reit 4. . „;ilani fi c. . a r ni ec ou eiN n vd t a P "e"ed arochia o l n 1. Mr. Phillips—Poor Rate Returns .; tli 4 t , iTf r rore ia , o Relief . in ti d i te o n i 2. Mr. Curwen—Return of the number oc i rj, a Co' er el an 3. Mr. .Marryat— Information ' ' 6 ' l ' - resp(L gri i 'LIG - 1 AC t nation Cr.tizers (deferred from Felb",;'', J sinew d s ao 4. Sir William Cuningham Fairlie-1"-neut of Do to o . Geo. 3, C. 51] to encourage the 1011'T ° '1,r setti cn ' e Tenements, &c. in Seoilund held un . stnct entail. ') in f" ' Tuesday, April 1 5 . la t e e.r (?4 ,- `' Mr. Brewnlow—lllotion regarding the, tl % 1: 1 1 , mations in Ireland. fd Tfi ls PRIVATE .11II4IS--SECOND REATOXI3 9 --- r Wen t ' L Portman-square Improv 2. Burslem Small I)ebts. t')inbuetir;ekinlu)Potejl w ' r t I'S CASE, °'•011 *** Fur LORD PORTS)tOUT PRICE OF FORi ? STOCKS India Stock .......... India Bonds ... ........ South Sea Sig ... . Old Annuitio ..... EX. Bab. ............ Ditto Frtual ••••"" Runk for Act. ... . . t '. India Or Coo. it Cons. for MOW" I4C SIi. IGN'S'I74"OaS IN LOND-` PR ICE 0 THIS DAY AT { OT ONE o!ct.oes:• Five per Cents. 781. Six per Cents. 00. ~ . ir,) Five per Cents. (31etaitte) - • Ditto New 73. gOf N ch ea n p i oli , tan , i f s}}6.:cr2iiv%i.ieeili,,eetrrto:.;:,'eenntt.i.l(l4:inetitafti. ;I'ool Austrian ~, {Five per Cent. Bonds. 34' New Ditto 331. Scrip, 334 .t 'dise. ,_ „ a 1 i Pritshian i Five per Cent. Bono, it.. , - 1. Ditto New, :75• - - ' #v 1 :::: Fire leer ti;eimrlCnienoto...l3,ondifi 113" if Colombian Six per Cent. 'lands, 411. , . ( Bank Shores £2! As. A mer i can ) Six per c..lit. 00-01 . t „ i Five per Cent. 95A-- ,fi• t,Three per Cent. UN --A French R usiiart Spanish t. , 11 1 0 1 -:> °11114 HMI/ WATERIer LONDON lIRIDOTJ / " 1 Monk' g. 37 minutes 3 I Preningt " after r., stJ • S°I.E 2II OVIS 11.1CP111. rArseg • LONDON., 6 10 3 ' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUO; ate IV • Th e French Papers continue to it' dic e tie approach of iloStilitie; ; but a t the pi f tiO they slew the increasing unpoPulaillY cioVl`t warlike policy of the Government. f r l "' * , v bi l ' interruptions given makin to Mr. Materta7peio, ga Re to the Chamber a dit 0 1 t I cre tiit l ' ties, respectint , the supplernenia ~ . D f fe°ll4 ' 1°°)":000f.) prove the intettsitY °- Rank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 7 4?,i 3:per Cent.. Cons. 73i 31 per Cent i.,id ... , 93 i I per Cent. I New will 5 oer Cents. 17p7 '-'l - I Amg Ann. Imp. 3 per Cents. —