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THE LONDON JOURNALS. (,T)C EXTRACT FROM TIM - DAILY VIC/YINING PAPERS, January 15, 1813.. UMW TIMES:I Last night we received by express the Paris Journals of Sunday. The most important intel ligence contained in them is a full confirmation of the accounts previously received of the violation erthe French territory by the Spanish Constitu- Monalislo. They passed through the French Commune of Aldudes on the 29th ult. and pro ceeded to the villag e of Valcarlos, where there was an hospital, w hich had been appropriated to ttte wounded soldiers of the Amy of the Faith. Totally unprepared for defence, the Royalists were butchered without mercy. The conduct of the person who was acting at the time as Mayor of the Commune of Aldudes, had appeared so re: prehensible to the Prefect of the Department, that he had suspended' him from his functions, and an investigation into the affair had been ordered. [THE TIMES.] We published yesterday in the later impres sions of our journal, the first accpunt which has reached this country of the external and apparent effect produced by the several notes of the great Powers of Europe on the Spanish Ministers and capitol. The internal feeling excited by those productions will be best explained by the Spa nish answers, for which we must wait some time longer'. The French note was presented on the sth inst.: those of the other Courts, Russia, Austria, and Prussia, on the day following. The visible effect produced by them, and the observ able proceedings consequent on the receipt of them, were of the most impressive kind, and highly calculated to bestow importance on the final determination. Ministers did nor shut w themselves up in conclave, and draw their own conclusions, or form their own partial resolutions ; they, on the contrary, called together the heads of all the parties in the Cortes. The replies, therefore, will not be ministerial, but national replies ; and from this circumstance we can not only apprehend their efficacy, but their tenonr also; for as it is not to he conceived that all the parties in Spain, how ever dissevered upon minor points, however tinged more faintly or more deeply by the prin ciples of reform, or even infatuated by those of arbitrary power, should unite in a common act of infamy---namely, that of bowing down their country to the debasement of receiving a Con stitution upon foreign dictation—the assertion of Spanish independence cannot but be the result of these joint councils. We hope the suaviier in mode will be observed in the replies to be re turned ; and that the,fortiler in re will be reserved for future occasions, if necessary. [MORNIXo POST.] French Papers to the 13th inst. reached us last night by Express. They are totally silent respecting the intelligence brought in private let ters of the 12th inst. from Paris, and given in a preceding column. It is probable, therefore, that the communications from Madrid alluded to in those advices arrived too lute for insertion in the Journals of the 12th, and were not deemed of sufficient consequence to justify them in pub lishing u second edition. And, indeed, what im portant fact do they announce'? They state what we knew must be the case, that the Note of M. de Villele, and those of the Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Cabinets had been received at Madrid, apti presented to the Spanish Ministry, who had referred them to the Council of State, and that zo answer would be returned until the matter bad been well considered. They also say that the notes were to be submitted to the heads of parties in the Cortes, and infer that a firm and collected reply would be given. Now all this was the natural course, and not only might be, , bat actstally was, anticipated, without eny ,great pretension to extraordinary foresight or prophetic iiiuminatibu. With respect to the remarks of the Ugiversaion the instructions of M. de Villele, 'which it considers c ' as only a second edition of the famous officio published in the Journal des PALtts on the 13th November," they are them selves but a second edition of the comments which the Universal published on that article at the time, and contain nothing beyond `newspaper speculations. it is not astonishing', therefore, that tho Paris Journals should not have,gone out of their way to publish what was matter of, course,. and possessed no importance. [MORNINO cuttoNtenr..] The Ministerial Papers are every day full of accounts from different parts of the country of the advantages obtained by the diminution of the Snit Duty. We rejoice exceedingly that they have at length madd the discovery that a diminu tion of taxation does not always add to the suffer ings of the people, a doctrine very strenuously meintained by them only a short' while ago. As they have found out that the people are better without than with a high Salt Tax, and that a diminution of taxation is not always an evil, we trust they. will soon make the farther 'dis covery that it always a benefit. We can not, for instance, suppose that the country would be at all injured by the repeal of the Assessed', Texes, which lve understand Mr. Maberly is to propose early_ in the Session, even though the :Sinking Fund (the use of which has been so naively ,revealed in the Minibterial Mani festo) should, be abolished in consequence. — 'At one time, we know the farmers would ljave been gravely told—take care what you arc about—if taxation is reduced, the num ber of purchasers is also thereby reduced — what, you want hi consumers, and the more the number of people who live by the taxes is in creafied, the greater of course ,ts the number of consumers, and the better it will be for you. — This language, however, will not do now, any more than 1 1 4 r. 'Vansittart's simile, from Burke, of taxation descending in refreshing showers on the people. The farmer does not find his hih taxes procure him high prices, and suspects that if they were lower, his capital would not pass a bit more rapidly out of his hands. • [HAMM PRESS.] It is quite natural that rumours should break forth of all kinds and from all quarters in the present state of Europe, and while three despots contend in the face of day against social improve ment and human happiness. Couriers from Madrid are said to have arrived in Paris with intelligence that the hostile messages of Emperors and Kings caused no panic in the Peninsula.— This is far from strange. Who ever imagined that idle,and insolent threats would stop the high minded Spanish nation in their glorious efforts to liberalize their institutions, and to improve their moral condition? An article from Bayonne, which we insert this day, represents war to be necessary for the consolidation of interests and the sup pression of party-divisions in Spain. The Spaniards are,evidently not afraid of war, and perhaps they would derive internal union and political decision from the very necessity of periling their lives for their liberties. We feel the utmost confidence in their sober sense and manly spirit for protect ing them against the riotous metaphysics and un feeling enthusiasm which converted the Revolu tion in France into a bugbear against political amelioration. [MO RN! NG HERALD. It appears by the Paris accounts of yesterday that the Notes of the French, Austrian, Russian, and Prussian Governments, to their respective Ministers, had been presented to the Spanish Government. The result at Madrid was such that it has confounded the enemies. of Spain and of European tranquillity. The Note of the French Minister received the construction which was generally put upon it in London— full of vague menace, and untenable accusation.= but on the whole, and under the circumstances, pacific. The effect of the other Notes is still more important, from 'their breathing a more marked spirit of hostility—particularly it is said the Itussian,—and from the distinctive step of the recall of the Ambassadors. But the presenting and publicity of these Notes had, it seems, been so far from agitating the Councils of Spain as not even to produce any excitement among the populace of the capital. The Government of Spain is represented to have,lon the occasion, not only mai ntained an attitude of firmness and moderaf tion, but seized, with tact and prudence, the chief advantage which it presents. The tendency of foreign menace, we have already observed, has been to . unite the Spaniards, of all parties— but one—making them forget their sectarian differences of political opinion. The first step of the Ministers has been to communicate these Notes to the Council of State (a body .independent of, and sometimes opposed to, the new Ministry) and to the Cortes—and in concert with both these component powers of the Constitution of Spain, the answer to the Notes will be prepared. It will be some days before the answer of the Spanish Government can be received in Paris or London. The Notes of the Foreign Powers were presented—that of France on the sth, and those of the other Courts on the 6th— and theTaccoUnts of yesterday from Madrid come down,only to the 7th. When it is considered that these Notes must be submitted, and re ported on, by the Council of State and the Cortes—prebably with the formality of a Special Committee of the latter —moreover, that Spa niards think dispatch incompatible with dignity, we may presume that some days may yet elapse before the. Spanish answer arrives. Firm—Between seven and eight o'clock on Snnday evening, the Inmates of the Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, were thrown into great alarm in conseqdence of a fire which broke out in the Chapel ; it was first discovered by one of the Inn porters, and was found, on inquiry, to originate under the great staircase, the vaults underneath being let for wine -cellars, contained a large quan tity of spirituous liquors, straw for packing, &c. which greatly enhanced the danger. In less than a quarter of an hour there were several engines on the spot, and plenty of water being procured, the flames were fortunately subdued without do ing any material damage. The erection of the TREADIMILL in our count) jail is' now so far completed, that it was set to work on Thursday last, (Bth inst.) and will find constant employment for those prisoners whose sentence includes hard labour. It is upon the same principle as those already described in the public prints, and appears to be extremely welt calculated for the purpose for which it is intended. wh e n we, inspected it, there were 'A men upon the wheel, 18 upon each side the building, whose weight gave motion to two pair of stones. The labour at present is of course greater than it will be when the stones are worked to their proper surface, the roughness of which, as a necessary consequence, occasions a corresponding coarse ness in the meal. But a little time will obviate this difficulty ; and, while it lessens the labour of the men, will improve the quality of the flour. Every two minutes two men are relieved from the wheel,, whose places are supplied by two others. Strict discipline' is enforced amongst the prisoners ; and officers are placed at each wheel to prevent any unnecessary conversation or iude corous behaviour. In addition to the operation of grinding corn, the wheel at the same time•sets in motion machinery for bruising barley,. and pumping water for the use of the prison.— A Tread-mill upon the same principle, but upon a smaller scale, has recently been erected and set to work in the House of Correction at Horsley, hi this county.—(Gloucester Journal.) On Saturday last; 4th inst. a sawyer belonging to Airdrie, about 50 years of uge, went into a. drug-shop in that town, and asked for a penny worth of arsenic to kill rats. Instead of apply ing it to that purpose, he went home, swallowed the fatal Mineral himself, and died a few hours afterwards. He hadlndulged in dissipation since New Year's-day, and his wife being dead seve ral years, his mind was so affected by the effects of the 'drink, =anti a dispute with his children, that he went home and committed the dreadful act of suicide.--(G lasgow Chronicle.) From that LONDON GAZETTE, Jan.l4. BANKRUPTS. B. Booley, Barge yard, Bucklersbury, merchant to sur render Jan. 18, 25, Feb. 25, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basing hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Farrell, King's Arms-yard, Cole man-street. _ _ _ T. Hall, Old Compton-street, Soho, woollen-draper, Jan. 18, 28, Feb. 25, at the Bankrupts Court, Basinghall-street. Soli citors, Messrs. Barrow and Vincent, Basinghall-street. DIVIDENDS Jan. 21, J. Green, Oxford-street, smith—Feb 4, W. Thorpe, Epping, hawker—Feb. 8, J. Hooper, Tooley-street, South wark, chymist—Feb. 4, NV. Durrant,Castle-street, Finsbury, tailor—Feb. ii, T. Walls, Webber -street, Lambeth.marsh, hat-manufacturer—Feb. 4, P. and J. Herbert, London, mer chants—Feb. 5 W. Wright, Tewkesbury, linen-draper— Feb. 4, W. We l aford, Tower-hill, merchant—Feb. 5, T. Ar thur, Neath, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper—Feb.lo, A. Holmes, H. White, and T. Tindall, Chesterfield, hat-manufacturers— Feb. 15, T. Griffith, Hillmorton, Warwickshire, victitaller. `MD +VI Dir..- CERTIFICATES, FEB. 4. J. Craney, Snow-hill, grocer—J. Robertson, Old Broad. street, merchant—J. Passman, Old-street-road, merchant— J. well, Nottingham, iron-founder—J. Thurtell, Bradwell, Suffolk, merchant—M. Douglas, Sunderland-near-the-Sea, coal-fitter—J., 1., and P. Cossart, Clement's-lane, wine-mer chants—T. Jacks, Bishopsgate-street-without, flour-factor— J. Beattie, Portsea, victualler—F. Robinson, Aston, Warwick. shire, dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Brice and H. C. Watkins, Liverpool, general Wolters— J. Elverson and C. Lea, Leicester—C. Coombs and E. Lang. ford, Gawbridge.mills,Sometsetshire, millers...T.Blackburne, J. Bayley, and R. Wade, Over, Cheshire, salt-proprietors, so far as regards J. Bayley—S. Courtnall an d J. Starling, Dyer's. place, St. Pancras,' cartwrights--J. Chew and H. Stanley, Illackburn, wine-merchants--J. Sunderland and J. H. Drans. field, Shepley, Yorkshire, clothiers —W. Bolton and J. Hazell, Luton, Bedfordshire, straw-manufacturers—P. Moore and R. Leese, Lucas-street, CommerciaLroad, drapers—P. and R. Moore, Dudley, Worcestershire, and Hay, drap ers -- P. dra pers—E. J. Birch, W. Moore, and C. Yates, Stafford, bankers —E. J. Birch and W. Moore, Stone, Staffordshire, bankers— .l. Buchanan and W. R. Euing, Liverpool, insurance-brokers —E. Ogden, H. Ashworth, J. Barnes, J. Taylor, J. Lawton, and J . Mitchell, Oldham, Lancashire, cottoo.spinners, so far as regards IL.Ashworth—M. R. Kymer, J. 11PTaggart, J. Kymer, encl.& Wood, Mincing-lane—C. C. and J. P. Packer, Stoke,. Wiltshire, hat-makers.--0. Lackington, IL Hughes, J. Harding, G. F. Mayor, and .1. Lepard,.Finsbury.place, book sellers, so far as regards Cr: Laeltington and R. Hughes—T. Smith and R. Grimwood, High Holborn, linen-drapers. MURDER OF MRS-. DONATTY. BOW-STREET.— 4 IIC young man in custo dy at this office on suspicion of having been concerned in the perpe. nation of this murder, underwent a third examination yester day, before G. Mrstairuir. 'and THOMAS HALL,s, Eiqrs. The examination, as before, was strictly private, but we under stand that no further evidence was adduced.' Indeed, it would appear, hat the suspicion entertained against. him diminishes ; for at the close of the investigation, he was sent to the New Prison, Clerkenwell, without any restriction as to his visiters, and heretofore, he has been solitarily confined in the County louse of Correction. lie is to be brought up again on Mon day 'next. A man of shabby appearance, who gave his name Alexander Bein, was brought up from St. Martin's watch-house, charged on his own confession, with " knowing all about the murder of Mrs. DOnatty, and with having purchased the bloody breeches worn by the murderer." Isaac Sayer, one of the deputy constables of St. Martin's parish, deposed, that he was sent for to the Green Dragon pub lic-house in Villiers-street, Strand, on the preceding night, in Consequence of this man having, whilst drinking there, re. peatedly asserted that he knew all about Mrs. Donatty's mur der, and had bought the breeches worn by the murderer when lie committed the deed. The constable having warned him not to speak lightly of such a horrible affair, asked him if what he had said was true—because, if it was, he should feel it his duty to take him before a Magistrate. The man solemnly re peated what he had said, and even expressed a wish to be exa., mined before a Magistrate ; and, persisting in his story, Sayer took him into custody.' When asked by the Magistrate what he knew of the inur. tier, his reply was—" Nothing at all ;" and he added, that he had not the slightest recollection of having even alluded to it. ,He was sure the people must have misunderstood him. The illagistAlte inquired. if he was drunk at the time he made the assertion, and the constable replied. that he appeared to be perfectly sober. The prisoner admitted he was sober, and assured his Wor. ship the constable must be labouring under some strange mis conception. The constable said he could , bring forward the landlady of the public-house, and a dozen other 'witnesses, who heard him repeatedly, Make the same assertion in the most solemn manner. . Eventually the 'Magistrate' ordered him t o b e d eta i ned until further inquiry could be made respecting him. lie gave his address No. 8, ,Russell-court, Little Coram-st r e e t ; an d said he was a journey inan tailor, in the employ of Mr. I yes of Marchniont-street, Brunswick-square. MELANCHOLY C#CUMSTANCE AND SINGULAR COINCIDENCE:—OR the night of New Year's Day I last, a respeEtable farmer, named Caven, residing in the neighbourhood of Castledawson, having been in the fair of that town selling, cattle, be came so much intoxicated as to be unable to con duct himself home ; which, however, he was un fortunately 'permitted to attempt, at 12 o'clock at night. His way lay by the banks of the river, which being swelled at the time with heavy rains, and very rapid, it is apprehended the un fortunate man must have fallen into the water and perished, but his body has not yet been found. It is said he had about 50/. in his pocket when lost. it is rather a singular coincidence that Cavan's father was lost in the same river, on the night , of New Year's Day, 29 years before.— His body was nut found till eight days after ; and the present unfortunate victim of intempe rance has been heard to say, that he should , die the same death his father had done.--(.Beifast News Letter.) ROBBERY BY A BEGGAR.—Monday evening, about six o'clock, as two gentlemen were paasing down` the London-road, they were followed e considerable distance by a distressed looking man, who appeared in the last stage of wretch edness, and iMplored their charity. On reaching the end of the road, opposite the Elephant and Castle, one of the gentlemen relieved him with some copper, and the mendicant went away. The gentlemen had no sooner crossed the road than they discovered that they had been robbed ; one of them of a pocket handkerchief, and •the other of a tortoise-shell snnif-box, in which were two sovereigns. An , officer was standing at the Elephant and Castle, to whom the gentlemen gave information of the robbery, and a descrip tion of the robber. They all three returned in pursuit of him, but could find no trace of the vil lain. His person is, however, well known, and there seems no doubt be will pe soon in custody. STREET ROBBERY.—Between six and seven o'clock on Monday evening as Mr. FROST, of Theobald's-road, shoemaker, was coming down Skinner-street, Snowhill, in his way home from the City, he was robbed of his watch and about three pounds in money by four, or five lads, who appeared as if they were at play, running one after another, and sliding on a part of the street on which there was a sheet of ice. owin g to the cold ness of the evening Mr. Frost was running to keep .himself warm, with both his hands in his breeches pockets; one of the boys in running crossed him, and threw himself under his feet, which caused M. Frost to fall over him, and before he could recover himself, the young villains robbed him of his money and watch, and h were out of sight itr an instant ; the robbery was committed when they gathered round him, as if to assist him to rise. LAW ENTELLItrENdt. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAR. 14. LYNN v. BEAVER. The LORD CHANCELLOR noticed' a letter which had come to him respecting this cause, the sending of which he strongly deprecated. Though he would not allow the contents of it to affect his consideration, yet if had raised doubts in his mind as to the character of the- evidence in some parts, and therefore he was not yet prepared to pronounce judgment. The counsel on both sides disowned any k/towledge of the transaction. The LORD CHANCELLOR did not suppose any thing agains t either of the parties, but the act itself was altogether improper. BROCKSOP IN RE KENSINGTON AND CO., BANKRUPTS. This was a petition front certain of the creditors, involving a complicated case. The hearing took up a considerable portion of the sittings of yesterday anti to day. The main facts were these :—A Mr. Learmouth being considerably indebted to the concern, made over debts due to him from other parties. On the occurrence of the bankruptcy there were frequent dis putes between him and the parties working the commission as to the account between him and the estate. He averred that if the accounts of the bankrupts were open to hint, he would prove that his debt was discharged. The Commissioners refused the• inspection, because Mr. Learmouth was not a creditor. S ome of the creditors appointed him their agent, under which title he again required the inspection of the books. This was again de nied by the Commissioners, upon which the petitioners sought redress for Mr. Learmouth in the Courts. Various proceedings were had, and the question was at length put in issue under a petition before the Irice-Chancellor. His Honour dismissed it, after deliberate hearing, with costs. The present petition was an appeal from that judgment. The LORD CHANCELLOR immediately proceeded to his judgment. He expressed his disapprobation of the manner in which the proceedings had been conducted, and which extend ednow over four years, to the great detriment of the parties, in the way of expence, trouble, and anxiety. His Lordship especially adverted in terms of reproof to the loose manner in which the proceedings of the other branch of the Court were quoted under petitions of appeal. In this particular case the reasons said to have been given for his judgment by the Vice- Chancellor, had been differently described by almost all the counsel in the case. His Honour had complained to him, and Very reasonably, of the frequent and almost continual mis. statements or misinterpretation of the terms of his judg ment. The old method required the counsel to remain and hear the judgment, in which case they could quote it accurately and conscientiously from the notes on their briefs. With respect to the present petition, his Lordship was of opinion that Mr. Lear mouth, being no creditor, could have no right in himself to an inspection of the accounts. Creditors, generally speaking, as they had an interest i n th e e ff ec t s , h a d a right to view the accounts : but there were limits to this claim. A party hav ing an interest hostile to that of the creditors generally, could I not have such a right ; neither could a portion of the creditors constitute a party having such an hostile interest, their agent, so as to enable him to inspect their accounts ; for then he was not their agent, but they became his agents, and that for a purpose hostile to the proper interests of the commission He did not deny that Mr. Learmouth was entitled to relief, but he could not have it through this course. The proper way for him to file a bill, requiring an account from the assignees as to what money they had received on his account, and what was yet due. As there were no grounds for the first petition, and as the Vice-Chancellor dismissed it with costs, and as the same reasons applied w ith out any a l terat i on to the second, this petition must also be discharged with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAX. IMPORTANT TO SHIP OWNERS. GORDON AND OTHERS V. -HARE. t . ' The SOLICITOR.GENERAL stated that this was an action CaAptaidneeDd ra o k f e co h v a e d na o n td t e w re as d question, charged at brought by the plaintiffs, who are iron-founders, for articles .supplied to the ship Matilda, East Indiamen, of which the de= whereby it appeared fendant is owner. Ile understood the defence would be that 1181. and that the Captain and not defendiuit was liable. that Captain Drake agreed to become . the purchaser of the Matilda, on her arrival at Calcutta, and that the said John Drake should take upon him the capence of all repairs, out fits, &c. h th e e r;p 'o u rk t b i I n , Captain Drake, of the _Matilda, proved the having ordered and:recei ve d a p a t e nt capstan from the plaintiffs. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE observed, it was necessary to preserve and not to narrow the principle laid down by the wis dom of the law, which was meant as well to protect trades men giving credit as to convenience the owners, namely.--that where all necessary' repairs Should be ordered by the Captain, this would bind the liability of the owners. There was, how ever, a letter put in, written by the plaintiff, .in this case, de manding payment of Captain Drake. This his Lordship thought decisive as to whom the credit was given, and upon this. evidence of special contract directed the plaintiff to he nonsuited. MEDICAL RIVALIL.—IWNTER v. HUNTER. This was a proceeding 'under a writ of wire facia:, to assess damages upon a bond executed by the defendant to the plain. tiff' for the sum of 2,000/. Mr. SCARLET T stated the facts of the case to the Jury.-- The plaintiff was a surgeon and apothecary, who had resided many years in Tower-street, where he bad acquired a very ex tensive and profitable connection. The defendant, his nephew, had at an early age lost both hisparents, and was taken into the house of his uncle, where he was apprenticed for 7 years; taught the business, and treated with parental attention and kindness. At the expiration of the above . period, the plaintiff proposed to his nephew, that he sho u ld. become his assistant for a term of five years, at a salary of 1001. per annurn, and afterwards have a share in the business. This was acquiesced in, and the de fenciant then bound himself in a bond of 2,0001. 'penalty, that at the expiration of this-term he would not set up business within two miles of his uncle's residence. At the close of the five years, during which the defendant acted as assistant, a proposal was made by his uncle to take him into p a rtne rs h i p upon a equal footing with the plaintiff's son. This, however, was not agreed to, and in 1820 the defendant commenced business, a short dis tunce from his uncle, many of whose patien ts h e vis i te d. Th e cause came on for trial upon a former occasioi4 when a refer ence took plaeei and the defendant paid 501. damages ' and 2001. for costs. During that investigation the delendantclossd his shop, but he had since returned, and was still continuing the bustnem. Robert Coutts,.a person who had lived with the defendant, proved the delivery of medicine to various families belonging to the plaintiff's connection. Several' witnesses were called to prove that the defendant had visited families to which he had been professionally introduced while astistapt to his uncle, and it was further shewn that the offer of a share in the plaintiff's business was equivalent to 1,000/. or 1,5001. which any young man would have willingly given to have obtained.• Mr. WILD, on the part of the defendant, addressed the Jury in a very able speech. He said. it was a well-known ad age , that there were two things essential in a law suit, nam e ly goo d Counsel, and good lack. The former certainly the plaintiff had the Advantage of possessing, and be felt no doubt that the opening speech of his Learned Friend (Mr. Scarleto had left an impression which the case was by no means warranted to receive. When the'defendant entered into the bond, he was not so fully aware of its consequences should he fail to comply with Itirstipulations.--It had been stated! that his client was to receive 100/. per annum while he acted as his uncle's assistant, but this was misrepresentation; he only received 401. the first year, and it was progressively to be raised to 1001. a year. The defendant's conduct had been described to be stained with in gratitude ; he asked, where was the foundation for such a charge ? The defendant, afterhaving faithfully served his unc l e ' for eighteen years, conceived himielf at liberty to commence business for himself, and because he had done so, his uncle had thought tit to institute the present proceeding, which, by their verdict, lie (Mr. Wild) trusted they would render as little in jurious to his client as possible. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE stated to the Jury that the question for their consideration was, what damages the plaintiff had sustained_ by th e continued breach of the bond. between the 6th of NOvember, 1820, the tinie when the arbitration had closed, and the 48t11 of June, 1821, when the limitation of time contained in the bond terminated. . The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Datnages 60/. LONDON SESSIONS. Yesterday, these Sessions commenced before the Loan MAYOR, Aldermen Sir JAMES SHAW, Sir C. HE Est, WOOD, and VENAULES. THE OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE ADMINISTERED TO JEWS.—Amungst the Constables sworn in before the Court, in the course of the day, there were some of the Jewish religion. Mr. CLARKE, the Under Sheriff; the t)eputy Cl er k of the Arraigns, administered the oaths of allegiance to Jews and Christians indiscriminately. The former repeated 'distinctly the words expressing the denial of the supremacy of the Pope, of the right of the Pretender, or his posterity, to the Throne of these. Realms, and the - promise to reveal all plots and cons i• racier against the rightful Sovereign Georg e " upon the truefaith of a Chistian.".: Alderman VENABLES observed, that surely the path could net in:law have a binding etfeet upon the Jews. If they trans greised it, they could not be convicted ofpgrjury„, Mr. SHELTON (the Clerk of the Arraigns) observed, that in the Jews who took the oath transgressed their duty, they wg punishable for such transgression. Some cases of assault were tried, but none of them were the slightest importance. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, J. 14. William Hudson, Joseph Davis, and William Jonnot4 indicted for a riot, and with assaulting the Officers of the Par of Bethnal-green, on the night of the bth of November last. Jones did not appear. Gibson, a constable, stated, that a number of officers aisei bled at the Lord Cornwallis public-house on the sth of Neve ber last, and that in order to preserve the peace, and prev the letting off of squibs, and other fire-works, they had tak different beats, but returned in some time after to the Cornwallis, when the landlord complained that Hudson w letting off fire-works in the tap-room. On their entrance in the room they found it full of smoak, and the persons insi making a great uproar. Hudson seemed to be the leader, al was particularly noisy ; he was after a struggle taken out, b returned shortly afterwards, and struck the witness, Avid do any ten officers to take him ; he was however secured m a f' minutes. By this time the riot became generA lnd brie bats and other missil es w e re t h rown i n all dirmts, one which struck the witness Gibson, and disabled him for sos tame. This evidence was corroborated by the other officers and tl landlord. The Jury found Hudson Guilty, but Acquitted Davies. former was fined forty shillings, and ordered to find sureni for his good behaviour for one year. Thomas Kitson was convicted for assaulting a Pub 1 1 5 32 named Gould, for refusing to serve him with liquor, at s when he was in a state of intoxication. Fined five poundl There were a few other trivial cases disposed of, but of no u terest whatever. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks to the Jury for their rek lar attendance, and the correct manner in which they diseharg 4 their duty ; and he was gratified, as no doubt they also s'T that so little of their time was taken up at this Sessions. , 11 ,' Calendar was indeed com p arat i ve l y sma ll , an d t h e ca ses wiPC had come before their notice were in general of a trifling I I ture ; he would not however take his final leave of them , there were a few m ore cases f or t h e i r cons id erat i on o n Frid* next, at which period he begged their attendance. • The Court accordingly adjourned until Friday next. .SURREY SESSIONS, JAN. 14. • with the usual forms, before a Bench of Magis trates-- These Sessions were opened at about 12 o'clock this niornalg HARRISON, Esq. Chairman. 'est The proceedipgs, having been confined to county bus° were of trifling interest, anti consisted principally of receil the presentauons of High Constables, and swearing i n Grand Jury. The worthv Cuaraiusw, in hischarge, observed, that the tlemen of thiGrand Jury must be aware of the circutustif': of a special gaol delivery having taken place since the . quarterly Sessions—and they would perceive on the Cale) six prisoners, under charges of felony, who had traversed 0' ) . ; the Assizes to the present Sessions. Besides these there 1 . 1 0 but few cases of felony, none of which called upon him te!;), ) , any particular observations. did not occur w the 11 :7,i 1 e, Chairmain to be necessary further to occupy the time Grand Jury than by informing them that, in'the event of ", not being, at any time during their sitting, the whole mnr t ; Of 23 Jurymen present, a majority would not be sutlieieti authorise the finding of a bill against any prisoner, units% majority should consist of an actual majority f the rr . trates,-Tit a‘ number of Grand Jurymen. PRISON DISCIPLINE.-111r. 'Walter, the Governor et i Kingston House of Corr e ction, h av i ng stated that four Orisli t ,. had been sentenced to hard labour at the last Surrey Mt r ij who were in hi custody, but for whom h e h a d not any 7 "a'' HOLME SUMNER, Esq. M.P. observed, that it that would enable him to carry the sentence into executio m wotild A desirable that Mr. Lawson, the Clerk of the Peace slo u ,„, 1 " authorised to acquaint the Clerk of Arraigns, at eaci" . ", c i . ta assize, of the wish of the Court, - that all risoners senten,..„ct. iinprisonment without hard labour, should be sent to the '•"' L i'ot ton House of Correction, and those who should be sato° imprisonment and hard labour, should be equally divsded tween the - Brixton and Guildford Houses of Correction. 00 0 Several worthy Magistrates coincided with the Hon. ber in th e p ro p r i ety of the proposed measure—and it w„ adr '" dersmod that th e Cl er k o f th e P eace w ould tak e the DeC7 l l3 steps for e nf orc i ng t h e d ue execut i on o f t h e sentences °olo labour, passed Awn prisoners by the Judges , on IR" Circuit, at the Surrey Assizes. - .MARRIED. • On Saturday, the 19th Ja nuar y, 1822, a t St. M5r,1, 141 Port St. George, Madras , Mr. Robert Stephen Tkef:ligr of Mr. John Theobalds, Bank of England, W 01 '7 ' „A, Amelia Branson, of the s a m e pl ace . 11 01 p On .Tneada7, the 14th i nstant , at St. Andrews , John Pugh, keg., of Gray's.inn, barriater.at-law , t ° o f 13 , Jane second daughter of t h e l ate M r . J o hn Sin g! ....„.. / ingttin, Somersetshire. •••• • 0,4 DIE. flo ti On Thursday, the 19th Decem D ber, 1822, Octavit rosirosin.'s daughter of James A. Hodson, ‘ Esq., M.P./ age d lv At the Grove, near Wigan, i n th e cou nty of Lan . c couV Wednesday, the Bth inst ant , a f ew d a y s a fter her ment, Sarah, the wife of Jame&A. Hodson, I;s+ , A ItY 34th year. o f On Thursday, the 9th instant, Joseph-Savill, Et`i" Waltham bodge, Essex, aged 45. On the 10th instaant., at Kensington, the Right n °ll. Viscountess Dowager Montague. Skin ny couriis O hn n ocip il is i llt o m n aten da .ow y t ,. itt th iso e uh l t,o 3 r th ssma n t s te t t a el i i 3 t : ) , 3;ardas at .h l:is E h sci Ouse t ,i y a c -ii ii. : jafe t*: •1 On. Monday, the 13th instant, Margaret Anne/ 13 ., 4 1 , ham Saunders, Esq., of Chapel-street, Grosvetierl i oV .. At sea, on the 18th April last, on board toe ... t .trti. bound ship LordCastlertagh, from Intlia l Robert Barclay of the Ist regiment of light t " i p this worthy and respe cte d o ffi cer it sup , i tsrote, thing, in addition to the following very high end' g rid to his character, by tho s e wh o h a d the :best 0 1410,, , ...0 judging of his merits :—" Bombay Castle Jun e tt otd The Honourable the Governor in Council, in co p the much lamented death of Colonel Barelai , Oa), due, to the memory , of an old and meritortat is n j record the_ sense he entertains of his merit, 14 o ti!`„1 which the service has in consequence sustained, r ,1T,0 0 .1 0. 1 0 1 terrupted career in it for thirty years, during nant-Colonel Barclay was ever di4tinguid - se a l,o l/ o e f t i. tivity, and professional gallantry, unt il reluetiorl e , to relinquish the command of the troops in Kstti 2 ill health, which terminated i n d ea th, and whicla 0 the public of an officer. warmly attacned to his ri.he anxiously disposed to uphold the reputation Ot commanded' and the army to which he b e lontril,. i i s li,po., public tribute of respect, thus paid to this .dit: r iti'y4- Ividual as an officer, we have only to add, that , lis 7 ,1 domestic virtues will long survive in the hearts 0 ,' , " out 7 " ,; , i friends and acquaintances, by whom, it is heiwie r accepted as sufficient intimation of his death. , t Printed o i l i ce d , r N u o b . ii i s i h 2 ed st f r o ai r bPyR. Jo." B R! i.TattlassiiiitSH COURSE-Ole EXCHANGE, Janoary 14. l, Anistei dam Ditto, at Sight 1 i 9 Rotterdam l2 6 , • Antwerp 14 5 : i, Hatubur g h 37 81 t Altona : Paris,3 Day's sista Ditto 25 IA A lb Bourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main Madrid Cadiz 46 Pk fili,' Bilboa ..37 Barcelona Seville • Gibraltar Leghorn Gei , oa ' '1 -Venice, Ital. Liv. 47 50 Malta 45 -Naples' 39 os, Palermo Lisbon .. Oporto Rio Janeiro ' 43 Dublin .... 91 ...... .. Cork 4 inn Cent. BULLION. • 1 4 ~ Portugal Gold ,i n Coin ' ~; 00 ri Foreign Gold, itt Bars s 1.. New Doubloons .... New Dollars 0 4 .•., .......,.......2 4" Silver in Bars. St an d ar d (1 1 BIRTHS. I A of , On Monday, the 30th of December, 1822, the .---Y 0 , A. Hodson, Esq., M.P., of a daughter. , On the 11th instant, the lady of T. W. Rowlands , P iil ' s 0 , 1 licitor, Panton-square, St. James's, of a son. , of I" On the 11th instant, in Portland-place, the 11 14 ) • t Ricketts, Esq., of a d aug ht er . 10 5 ' ' On Sunday, in Bernard-street, the lady of 'g e. Esq., of a son.