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TIIE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from 11th. Naming Papers, August '23. CMORNING CHRONICLE.) By a Portuguese mail letters have been received from Lisbon, dated the oth instant ; the contents of which are both important and interesting. It was reported that king John was so unwell that no audiences had been obtained from him for some time. Many, however, thought that the Queen's party prevented his Most Faithful Ma jesty from seeing any of his late advisers and ' friends, and that he was every signification of the word, a prisoner in the hands of his own and his people's enemies. " Things (a letter, of good and high authority says) here mast very shortly change, for a most powerful and distinguished party is now inactive operation against the present Ministers, and it is expected that they will spee dily be , overthrown,' - ' &c. The Palmela and Pam plona system is, it is further stated,to shake off the British yoke, as they term it,and to submit the Go vernment of that part of the Peninsula to the influ ence of the Continental' Despots. To effect this, and to aid the general views of the Ministry, the Duke d'Angouleme had been seriously solicited to march 25,000 French soldiers into Portugal in exchange for a Portuguese army of equal strength, and by these means it was expected that employ ment might have been obtained for the lawless and discontented Portuguese soldiery. Mr. Ward, the British Charge d'Affaires, however, protested against any such proceeding, and ;Mile." diately acquainted the Minister Pulmela of his instructions to cease acting us British Func tionary, the moment any foreign• troops inter fer,ed in the internal affairs of Portugal: The disposition of the. Portuguese army continued to (11150 the utmost uneasiness amongst the friends of the absolute king, and during two or three days previous to the sailing of the packet, repeatedsinstances had been given of their state of 'excitement. They were clamourons for the re-appointment of their old officers, and re fused to obey the cutlets and monkeys, as they termed them, whom the Queen's party had placed Over them. They also openly declared that they , had been duped, and it was thought that they were ready to, follow any Constitutional leader who might again restore them to the paths of true honour. Whilst this was the state of the public feeling in Portugal, the fanatical' Government., erected' there under the influent.* of a Bburbon Princess, and' of a few interested traitors and fanatics, was using all the power of the king dom to assist the French to strangle Spanish freedom. On the 6th of. Auguste the brig, of we) Procidentia, the schooner Nymphe t and a ship transport, sailed from the Tagus, bound to the I"; nada 1 qui cer, limided; , by . the present Portuguese Ciovernment, with artillery, warlike stores, and ammunition, to assist the Frencluarmy in the vain attempt to reduce Cadiz. The Royalists carried their pretensions and claims to an extent which exceeded impudence in so far as it bordered on insanity. General Pamplona, the Marquess of Lonle and Condido Joie Javier, claimed, from' the e.clutusted Treasury, their pay whilst in the Irene servire,and whilst they were employed by that Government against their own country.— Pamplona fought against the Duke of Welling. tot) at the battle of Busuco, and' now requires to be paid the stages of his treason . and iniquity. His demand amounts twit sum equal to 10,0001. sterling. What will the industry of Europe not suffer, if all the Ultra 'tyrants who at present pol lige her kingdoms by their existeuce be permitted the use of their free wills, to rob and plunder, to debase and to oppress ? Many of the letters from Lisbon express ardent prayers to the Deity for a change for the better ; for the continued banishments and imprisonments, rendered the siL Nation of all the inhabitants uncomfortable and precarious in the extreme. [NEW Times.] Consols did not vary an eighth in the course of yesterday ; and the Spanish Bonds (of 18'21) remained as the (lay before at 37 ii. The Ara bella packet has, brought letters from Lisbon' to the .11th instant. By this arrival it was learnt that Sir R. Wilson was on board a small vessel, the Nassau, bound to Gibraltar, and that in his night he had put into Lisbon to obtain provisions and medical aid, which, from the suddenness of his departure from Vigo, he had been unable to procure there. A letter addressed to a highly respectable merchant in the City, after mentioning the above facts, states that another arrival had subsequently taken place, which brought intelligence of the French having obtained possession of Commie.-- This event, although extremely probable, was considered in the City to be premature, as it was supposed that, had it taken place, the intelli gence of it would have been received ere now through the medium of the French Telegraph.-- We are not quite sure, however, that the commu nications from Corm= to Paris are sufficiently expeditious for this purpose. The French Papers of Wednesday, which we have received, convey no such information, and add but little to the neus we yesterday gave from the Moniteur of Tuesday. [mover ING nurtAr.o.] The French Papers of Wednesday, which ar rived last night, contain no intelligence of im portance. The Quotidienne has a long article upon what it calls the Royal Loan for Spain, which has been contracted with the house of Guebbard, in Paris,and endeavours to acedunt for the fact that the bonds of the Constitutional loans bear a higher price than those of the Royal ones. It repeats what we know to be a falsehood, that one of the principal conditions of Gueb bard's contract is the annulment of all the loans made by the Cortes. An attempt was made to introduce such a condition into the contract, but the Duke del Infantado drew his pen across it, and observed that the King alone could decide that question, The article concludes in the fol. 'loping terms, which are a pretty good evidence of tho manner in which the Ultras of France would Wish to deal with the good faith and ho nour of Spain. " In the last place, we cannot re (rain from repeating what we hare so often an nounced, that the loans made by the Cottes are an nulled for ever, and that Spain restored, will not give a single maravedi to pay the revolutionary debts; which are covered with blood and ruin, and which have rendered an invasion unavoidable. The guarantees of these illegal loans are already assign ed teethe Royal Loan which the Regency has con tractede Europe has approved / monarchical opinion has applauded,theßoyalists of France have hasten et! to take part in the operation. The high prlce of the piastres (the Spanish bonds) is to be ascribed only to a banking.tricki in which the buyers are the dupes. We shalt add one word more—the celebrated bankers who have, even in Paris, sup. ported. these loans With their names and. their credit, do not possess any of these piastres them selves, and their fortunes will by no means be compromised by the discredit into which these Spanish assiguats are about to fall." The fact seems to be that the Royal Loan does not go on —it makes no way, and this article of the Quail dienne is intended to bolster it up—if possible. [MOTLNING POST.] We received last might by express , French' Papers to the 2lst inst. Their contents are of considerable importance, as they confirm, ore the one hand, the progress of pacific negociations, , and on the other, the reports of advantages gained in Catalonia by the Constitutionalists over the enemy. The Journal des NSW:, which has . lately resutned the confident tone of an official publica tion, contains the following article from Madrid, dated the 14th instant :- 44 We have learned officially that intelligence of the capitu lation of I3allasteros reached Cadiz on the 9th. Nothing is said of the effect which it produced ; but great hopes are cherished, and the arrival of the Duke of Angouleme at Port St. Mary's must lead to important events. The King is absolutely free within Cadiz; he is become the salvation of those who oppress him ; he's caressed, and respect has succeeded insult. Every time that he appears in public the enthusiasm of the people increases,and nothing now checks the repeated cries of ' Long live the King.' All letters from Seville and Port St. Mary's speak of the deliverance of the King as of an event necessarily close at hand."" We shall not remark on the inconsistency of declaring the King "absolutely free," and 'then talking of his being oppressed. It is evi dent from the tenour of the whole article that a confident expectation was entertained on both sides of a speedy termination to the present con test,' and that the change which had . taken place in the situation of The King was only preparatory to a greater one, which would put an end to . the %var. If, as it is asserted in other Papers, and as we were the first to suggest,'thie submitsion of Ballasteros was the 'result of arrangements preconcerted with the Cortes, all doubts of a speedy conclusion must vanish away. Mean whirr! the operations of the war are not neglected. In Andalusia, Estremadura, and Castillei Gue rillas are daily starting, and becoming more and more enterprbing and formidable. None of the garrisons to which ltallasteros trans ' witted Ml' order to' surrender, have obeyed his mandate. it is even growing doubtful whether he was followed in his defection by any considerable number of his own army. But the most important military intelligence is the re sumption of the offensive in Catalonia, by the Constitutionalists under MMus, who, during Minies, illness, seems disposed to . emulate the efforts and the glory of that .skilful and heroic Chief ; for, like him, he has passed between the enemy and the frontier, and has compelled se veral corps of Moncey's army to fall back, in order to prevent him' from raising the blockade of the Seu d'Urgel, or from ensuing trance itself. [THE TIMES. j Sir John Downie has, from his prison in the Caracca, addressed a memorial to Ferdinand (see another column of THE Sex), through the Minis ter at Wur, praying for some pecuniary assistance (iris, pay having latterly been stopped), and for a speedy trial or inquiry into his conduct. This prayer is preceded by a long narrative of alleged vexations inflicted on Sir .1. Muti(' by the eon stitutional Authoritiesy from the period of his ar rest on the nth of June, at Seville, until the 28th of the same month, being the date of the memo.' rial. We know nothing as to the personal cha racter or merits of Sir John Downie, and while he is at once a prisoner and untried, it would not be consistent with the justice which he calls for to pronounce him a fit subject for punishment.— The memorial of this officer, at the same time, it must be stated, lays no ground whatever for sus pecting that he was seized by the friends of the Constitution, without reasons which fully jug.. tilled his arrest. He, with becoming dexterity, pretends not to know what offences are imputed to him, although the nature of the accusation was published in every newspaper. Now, since the world are not so ignorant as Sir John Downie, but are perfectly aware that he and his associates were takes) up on no less a charge than that of plotting to carry off the King and Royal Family, we do not think that' much impression will be , made against the Ministers by his complaints of harsh and ungenerous treatment ; all resolving tbemselves into the plain tale—that he and the other prisoners have been kept in separate and close confinement—that on June 17 they under went an examination—that they have not been suffered to communicate with each ether—and that they have received no money ; really we see nothing in all this but the necessary precautions against concerted falsehood, and against the resort to bribery. Sir John Downie dwells on circum stances of little moment, but leaves the substance of the question untouched. He speaks of his being, with his fellows,.in the Royal residence at Seville when they were arret,ted, and of their being there by permission of the Constitutional Authorities. But he remembers to forget that it was of a treasonable conspiracy, not of a for. bidden residence, that lie and his brethren were accused. That a conspiracy for The alleged pur pose was a crime, we suppose it is not necessary to demonstrate, Sir John Downie, is justly ac cused, deserved an.ignominious and memorable punishment. Nor yet are we satisfied through what expedients,or in virtue of what effectual &uarau tees, Verdihandtan be let loose with Any regard to the public safety. Beset by bands of priests and Ultras, he will betray an unceasing tendency to act upon their o instigations, and to reject more moderate counsels. Who, then, is to keep Fer dinand separate from these his natural friend ? Who is to controul them ?—Are a French Ge. neral and a Muscovite Ambassador to contend for the surremacy over King, and priests, and Grandees ? That would be at best but a clumsy addition to the machinery of a legitimate Govern ment in Spain. L uarrisu PRsss.] According to the intelligence from Lisbon of the 9th, posted yesterday at Lloyd's, Corunna had at length capitulated. Sir Robert Wilson, with Captain Erskine and others, had arrived in the brig Nassau from Vigo ; when she sailed, Morillo and the French troops were entering Vigo. In the some account it is stated that three Portuguese brigs of war had sailed from Lisbon some days before, with store for the French army and fleet off Cadiz,. Such a decided breach of the neutrality which at least was due from Portugal to Spain is disgraceful to even the present de graded Government of that nation, and will lay the seeds of much future hostility between the.two countries, The surrender of Coruntia, though the account comes from what is now a auspicious source, would give us no surprise ; it was impossible the place could hold out against a bombardment where the Preach held the adjacent heights, and the harbour was bock tided by their vessels. The Etoile has a letter from Villafranea, dated the 13th, which' states that Milans, after having concentrated his troops at Montblanc, had Moved on Calif, with the in tention apparently of raising the siege of Urgel. This intelligence agrees rather badly with the annunciation of the Etoile,- the evening before, that negotiations were depending between Moncey and the Constitutional , Generals,' Mi- Inns and Llobera ; but the Etoile is special had authority in any case. D'Eroles, it instated; had` ' set out from Manresa Tromelin had quitted, lgualada ; and two battalions that were at Vich had, it is added,- marched against Miens. Two thousand men had been moved on Igualida, to replace' Tromelin's brigade. The Etoile further states, that the French Government had re ceived accounts from Cadiz to the 841, but that they possessed nointerest whatever. The French Government Prints have now ceased to anticipate the fall of Cadiz, and the Journal 'deg Debuts adjourns over to September the submission of the Andalusian City, announced so prematurely in the Manikin-, 1 nfontallo, it appears, has left Madrid for Seville; his object, of course, is to watch the progress of Angonletne f and to secure , t ti l i : ll :: tee su dp f i e rne t y ittartt o ,ey f tot t es l g ) l t no ! a is said to he the dir e ct ing spirit of this body, anti to lie influenced in , eve r y thin , by the stiv,gestions of the Russian' resident evert a fi t tr lVi tts tr t id p , t;o w t - t l i i i o se , bisodasygeolf•tietclo, lifts ssiao troops to sap. Port the Regency,. itt case the French negotiated and withdrew. This p however, would he rat h er an expensive and dantmruusexperiment on the p nrt o f Russia, and one that would not be warmly relish= ed either by rest Britain or France. Immense preparations are stated to be making, under the direction of Lauriston,Air the siege of Pampeluna, which still kept 'up an uninterrupted fire. Lauri stores head-quarters were tit Vittoria, and not at Tolosa,aspreviously announced. The last Bayonne accounts mention private letters, which say that an extraordinary sitting of the Cortes took place on the 4th, in which it was decided by a great majority, that the French proposals should be listened to, and that the discussion of the means to h e e mployed for this purpose was adjourned to the followin' day. Other accounts add, that t h e Cortes only wait the arrival of Angouleme to treat, under the mediation and guarantee of this country. Little doubt can exist that the Duke left Madrid principally, if not solely, for the parpoie of negociation. It is said that the Cortes directly solicited the good offices of our Cabinet, through. Sir Wm. A'Court, and more thau hints have dropped from the French Ministry that the interference of England would not now be unwelcome or rejected. The truth is, the French Cabinet and French A rmy, A ngouleme and Villele, are equally sick of the Regency and the war. They would gladly avail themselves of any fair pretext or concession to terminate it. Our own decided impression is, that a speedy negociation, probably under the friendly mediation of this country, will close the campaign, equally to the benefit of both parties; but the French Cabinet, by its intrigues and subsequent invasion, has raised an infernal spirit of fanaticism in Spain, which it will be difficult to subdue, and which is now tearing that country and its fine provinces asunder. This melancholy result has been the only one produced by the ceaseless intrigues of three years, and the atrocious invasion of the rights of a free people, nide') followed. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. l' From the Exeter Flying Pest, Avg. 20.1 Unhappy Spain scents doomed to niisfortunes, foreign as well as domestic. Her territory has been violated, because she dared ' to think for herself, and subsequently her principal Captains have tuned Traitors. Then m en ch a r g ed with the defence of the glorious - cause of independence, have not only deserted their country, but, devoid of every honourable feeling, now swell the ran k s of her ,enemies.---In this repugnant list, We find Abi s b a l, Sarsffeld, 11Iorillo, and Bullasteros,—a list of f men, to whom Sp a i n l o oked or the potectioo of her rights, and the Punisbtnent of her perfidious invaders.—The previous de. fections, however, were nothing in magnitude to the heart rending one of Ballasteros this shameless Traitor ;- hid the tri . .. utnph of Spain in his grasp; the French Army in Andalusia, must have perished had he done his duty, and with that the independence of his country have bcen secured. How any man, who has the power oftendering himself immortal by ho nourable deeds, should court disgrace and infamy, rather than the distingui s h e d title of Saviour of his Country, is what is difficult to imagine —but so it is. This Ballasteres commanded an Arnih consisting of the flower of Spain. It amounted to nearly 2,1,000 men, of whom a considerable p ortio n were vete rans -uteri schooled in adversity and danger, and accustomed to face 'death in the most terrible shape. Having artfully reduced hi s f orce , b y l ea ving detachments of two thousand or -- three thousand nien,ders i n various directions, SO that he had not under his iMMediate or perhaps, more than LIAO soldiers, he was cons elled to give ' battle p to the enemy, hoping, in the first instance, to cause lu gi s Army to meet with,a signal defeat, to Aerve as a cloak for his infamous treachery. The valour of his troops defeated this base attempt ori g inall y , and findin g enemy,the forces mother method he threw °tithe mask at once , anti joined the never despaired, so long as s Cl o t t i t ls h l e o ca rl it i t o se , of il alpalasi tn we never and .)lino were kept un broken; but when we see such unexampled treason,--sitch r. base duplicity,—such repulsive infamy,—we are free to confess we cannot but tremble for the ultimate consequences,—look at the conduct of that Inflexible patriot and hero. Mina,—look to his exploits, and then let us say whether Spain must not have come victoriously out of the contest had her other. Generals acted with equal skill and bravery. The fact cannot be doubt ed.—All, however, it not yet lost ; Spain still possesses the ele ments of successful resistance, and may yet overcome her im placable foe ; most sincerely do we hope for such a consumma tion,—not (rein any feeling of hostility to the French people, but from a grander impulse :-the inalienable rights of na tions, and the dignity of freemen. The cause is not the cause of France, but of a despicable faction, and there are perhaps as Many prayers in that Country for the success of Spain as in this. It is the misfortune of France to be mis-governed,—but her people are generous, and now begin pretty clearly to see the difference between ideal and real Liberty. Benoit her friend ly wishes to the cause of spain and Independence. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BITTING AT YORK.--Auo. 21 1 Two O'CLOCi. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. The following state of the odds, which have changed etery hour, may be depended upon as comet. Such fluctuations on some of the horses have rarely been equalled. 7 to 2 agst Tinker 115 to 1 agst Palais Royale 8 to 1 agst Tancred 20 to 1 agst Comte d'Artois 8 to 1 agst Sherwood 20 to 1 agst Peirse's f. 19 to 2 agst Claude Lorraine 35 to I agst Miss Fanny 10 to 1 agst Rosanne 40 to 1 agst Abron 14 to 1 agst Isabella Columbus is in Coblers's hole. 6 to 5 apt Isabella winning the 30gs Stakes; the same odds ogst Barefoot. AUGUST MEETING, WEr)XESDAY, Ann. 20. The Produce Stake of 100 gs. each, h. ft. for 3 yr olds. Mr. Peirse's br. c. by Collins, out of Rosanne - Lord Milton's Bottrdeaux Mr. Watts's Abron . . . Won vitt In a canter. Fifty Ponnd9; added by the City of York to one-third of the Subseiription.pold.—)fourse for 4 yr old.l 7 our miles. lair. Watts's b. c. Dupre, by Cerberus, walked over. -,- I . :0 . 3 , YARMOUTH RACES, TutmsnaT, Ago. 2i. 'the Membere Plate of 501. Heats, two miles and a distance. Major Wilson's bl. f. by Juniper, 3 yrs old, jst 41b 1 1 Mr. Rush's b. f. by Pioneer, 3 yrs, jet. 41b. . 2 2 2 to 1 on the whiner.—A good race. The }hinters' Stakes of lOgs each, to leap over three rows of hurdles, four feet and a lllfhigli, and any horse displacing* hurdle to be distanced. Heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Warne's ch. m. Huntress - . • 1 I Mr. Davy's gr. h. Hue and Cry', 5 yrs 4 . dis. Mr. Jay's ch. li. Chancellor .. • - dis. The ektraortlinary leaping of Huntress excited the admira tion of thesompany. The other two were distanced for having displaced the hurdles. .. Handicap Stakes orlOgs each. Heats, a mile and distance. Mr: Cay's ch. g . . Woodman, 10st. 31b. - . 1 1 Mr. .Tay's ch. h. Chancellor, list. 31b. - - 2 2 Mr. It. "Wilson's b. f. Helena, lOst. 101 b. . . Idr riESTON PARK RACES; TfIUItSDAY (LAST DAT).- Plate of 501. for Ilunters carrying list. 41b. Heats two miles. Mr. Honeyman's Quiz - - .. - 1 1 Mr. Bouvene r s Maria - - a - 3 11Ir; lientou,'s Chance a- - a a 22 3 Mr. JOnes's Music - a - a 3 4dr Mr. Howard's Truth . a - - a 4 di Mr. J. Irdney'S Magic' - - - a t dr Good racing, anti the winner the favourite. Irantliclip Stake for beaten Horses on each day, by subscrip tion of 7gs each, with 20gs added. Five Subscribers. One fomcmile heat. Mr. Howard's h. m. Amelia, list. .' AI Mr. Arrowsinith's tickbird, 10st. 101 b. Thrceothoristarted, but bolted the course. • 1 . 2 ffERI!Fogo It A OES. , --W En wts (FIRST DAV.) The Ilerefordshire Stakes of Five Sovereigns each, with Fifty Sovereigns tinted. Two•mile heats. Mr. William's c h. m. Leah, a g e d, 3 s t, 4ib. Mr. Day's b. f. Plover, by Bustard, 3 yrs, •;st. . I I 4 Mr. Davies' s h. Valentine, 5 years t s4st. - 3 3 Mr. West'S f. Angelica, 4 yrs, fist. 41b. dr. - This was a Most excellent race, the contest between Ange lien Plover ;, the first heat was won by Mover, besting her opponent by bar a head-4 to 1 in favour of Angelica, at starting. The seeontheat was severely contested between Plover - and Leah, and Won by. half s length. The Hunter'S Sweepstakea of rift Sovereigns each, with Twenty Sovereigns added, did not tit). The Earl of Oxford officiated as Steward for his son, Lord Harley, who is abroad. The Company was most respectable, and to make up for the deficiency of the Hunter's Plate, the Champion of England, spring, and his associate Toni Cribb, displayed their pugilistic science between the.heats in a large' and commodious booth, fitted up for the occasion, on. the race ground r and there is no doubt but they will make a good thing of it. firing's respectable demeanour gains him much popu~ laxity amongst his country. cousins. CANTERBURY •RACES, Atm 21, - The City Plate of M.—Two-mile heats. Mr. G. J. ch. f. Pincushion Mr. Mellish's b. f. Sprite - The above were two very good heats, and were won by Pin cushion, beating Sprite by half a neck. A Handicap Sweepstages of 3 toys. each, with 40 sous. added by subscription.—Two miles, Mr. Northey's , b, c. Ascot - - 1 Mr. Allies's ch. f. Pincushion - 2 Mr. Farrell's 1:1 f. Sprite - 3 Phis was a good heat, and wan by Ascot, beating Pincushion half a head. The Downs were well attended by a numerous and respectable company. We have not heard that any, acci dent happened this day. BURTON-UPON-TRENT, RACES, 1023. WEIINESDAY, Ann. 20. A Sweepstakes of 2'6ge, each, for two-yr olds.—About half a mile.—T. Y. C. Mr. Thomas's b. c. Sir Grey, by Rubens - 0 1 Lord Anson's lir. f. Cheshire Lass . - 0 2 Eight started, but it is impossible to place the whale accu. rately as they came in. The first was a dead heat, between Sir Grey and Cheshire Lass. 'Sir Grey won cleverly the next heat.' A Sweepstakes of bp each, for horses, itc. of all ages, with 4figs added from the Fund. Two-mile heats. To start at the distance chair. Sir W. Wynne's hr. h. Belmont Mr. Edm. Yates'sbr. h. Adventurer Sir T. Stanley named b. h. the Main - 3 3 A tremendous thunder-storm fell during this race. The horses and jockies were covered with mire. It was a trial of strength rather than fleetness. The. Ladies' Plate of 50/. for horses, &c. of all ages. Two mile heats. Mr. Beardsworth's b. c. Birmingham . 4 3 1 1 31r. R. Benson's hr. Picton - 0 1 3 3 Mr. Mytton'il b. c. Whittington . 0 2 2 2 Sir W. Wynne's b. c. Cognovit, by Anibo 3 4 4 4 This race was run previous to the above. The first was a dead heat between l'icton and Nl'hittington. The whole Ivo admirably eontested,,and quite a treat to amateurs. 1 1 2 9 Alarming News !—Friday week the Senates Academicus, of Edinburgh gave a license to ninety. three more gentleman to practise the art of me dicine! Nineteen of then) were Scotsmen, thirty-seven from England and Wales', twenty-six from Ireland, ten from the West Indies, and one from America. DETESTA nt.E INHUMANITY.—LateIy, two fine horses were stolen from T. 11. Dux N, Esq. of this town.— On Saturday . morning the horses were -brought home in -a most distressing . condition . One, a white, had been lite rally steeped in vitriolic acid, or some liquid of that charac ter; and such was the violence of the application that the animal will lose the greater part of his hair, if no greater misfortune attends him. The skin appears to be drawn ug almost to a crisp. The other horse, an elegant sorrel, had his mane and tail drenched with the same liquid, and the hair will no doubt all come out.—This is one of the most inhuman acts we ever heard of, and should be amply punished if there is any law to meet the case, provided the perpetrators can be discovered. As yet they have eluded ,the vigilance of just. tire, but it is to be hoped they will not entirely escape. It-is a little singular, that 'in at least pine cases,out of ten, Mr. Dunn, die owner of the above horses, has been retained as coun sel for the criminals in the various proseClitiOns 3110 bpve taken place before our courts ; and yet these wretches have selected him, as the first individual, within our knowledge, upon whose property this species of demoniac violence has been inflicted. The zeal, ardour, and ability alwals displayed by Mr.. D. in the cause of his clients, entitled him to abetter fate. 11(publeratt. ) . POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEBONE-OFEICE.-ROBBERY AT TUE COUNTESS or PostrnEfs.—Yesterday information Was received at this Office, that the residence of the above Lady, 21, Portman-square, had been entered by thieves early that morning, during the tem porary absence of the housekeeper; the Countess and family being sojourning at Brighton. It appears that the person who was left in care of the house is an aged female, and on this morning she arose ut about 7 o'clock, when she went out on some household business, taking the street door key with her, in order to let herself in. On her return which was in a few moments, she discovered the hall door standing wide open. Staples, a very intelligent officer, was deputed to inspect the premises, and on his survey, he gave it as his opinion, that it was that sort of robbery cal led' "on the sneak," committed by fellows who prowl about the west end of the town, watching the servants out, and then they enter the house, and plunder it of whatever property they can lay their hands on. On a close inspection he gave it as his opinion that the robberi must have got over the area, descended the steps, and entered the, house through the kit chen window; they then proceeded up stairs, and stole from . the hall the bracket clock, which had' -been before attempted to have been stolen, and for security was, fastened by a chain, which was broken in two by the robbers. All the rooms in the house were untouched, and no other pro. perty was missing. Usiow HaLL.—Yesterday James Diggks was charged by , Mr. George Drake with having stolen a travelling coat belong. ing to himself and his partner, Mr. 'Woollen. On Wednesday last he had ()erasion to leave the counting-house for a few minutes, and, on his return, met the prisoner, who had, in that short time, gone into the counting-house, taken the coat, and was walking off with it. He was immediately taken into custody, and given into the hands of an officer. The officer,' in searching him, found upon hint a petition, purporting to be' under the auspices of " Mr; IVm. Sykes, banker," which 'he' . had been in the habit of carrying about with him, supplicating assistance.—The prisoner said be had a wife and two children y and being in great distress, did not deny having been tempted. to take the coat. He was committed to take his trial at the' next Quarter Sessions, which will begin onllonday se'nnight. COUNTRY. POLICE. CAMBRIDGE TOWN JAM. , Thirty-thtee prisoners have been committed to the town jag since the quarter-sessions on the 14th oh., among whom were the following :—Henry Freeman James Freeman, and James Gunn, charged with committing . a violent assault upon John Y Taylor, a constable, in the execution of his office.—Jo h n Gates, as a rogue and vagabond.—Elizabeth Rutter and Sarah Thul4 bourn, on a charge of felony.—William Palmer, for divers mis- , demeanours in the service of his master, James Metcalfe.- , s William Smith, for feloniously stealing one copper saucepan, one copper fryingpan, and one Iron saucepan, the property of James Ileaddy, of Barnwell.—John Pleasance, as a rogue and vagabond, by leaving his family chargeable to St. Sepulchre's pariah.— , Simmons Serjeant, for divers misdemeanours in the *mice of his master, John Nilite.—lsaac Davis, for commit tint; a wilful and malicious trespass on the property of ,51r. Bullen of Barnwell.—Edward Beim, for want of sureties to keep the peace towards the Rev. Wm. Moline, Fellow of Em manuel College.—White Lee, Mary Lee, and Sophia Lee, for committing a riot on the Lord's day.--john Wright, charged with feloniously stealing a bank note of the value of 5/. from the rooms ofthe Rev. Mr. Ilyarn, of King's College.—Sam.Jones and Thomas Sire, for committing wilful and malicious trespass on the property of William Pleasance, of Barnwell.—AVm: Cut.. teridge, for committing a violent assaidt Upon Edward Wells, of the parish of tSt. Prime, for committing a violent assault upon Susan TriploW.—John Atkinson, Thomas' Atkinson, and John Tilley, for committing a violent assault, upon John Boativright,.a constable of the town of Canibridge, ' , whilst in the execution of his-office.—Caleb Cole, charged with , feloniously stealing from his master, Miles Barton, of Barn '- well, a coat, waistcoat, trowsers, lancet, pair orstoekings, pair of boots, and a shirt.-Samuel Harrison, for committing a vio lent assault upon Geo. Matthews, of the parish of St. Daniel Coleman, Kitty Gooch, William Johnson, Michael Carroll, and Ilarriat Barlow, as idle and disorderly persons. There were 23 prisoners in gaol at last Sessions, since which. period 23 have been committed, and 34 discharged ; conie- . guently the number of persons now:confined is 22. Coortnitled to the Castle.—On Monday last, by the Rev. N. I. John Lane, charged with violating the person or Charlotte Ransom, a girl abeut 15 ' years of age, on the prezed-. ing afternoon, in a ' field of wheat adjoining the road from New. , Market to Ashley. Coviinitted to Bury Alrymer and James' Dori; ing, (by Robert Eagle, Egg.) charged with mealing a box, containing wearing apparel and other articles front the barge of . Mr. Al. Inver, then lying in the river at Barton 51illa.—(Cont ! bridge eldroulck, Aug ust 22.) One of the servants at Wuhan Castle, Scot land, a girl from Torres, being stopected of find ing her way to the wine cellar, a search was made, and several bottles of choice wine were found in her trunk. The shame and fear of the consequences of detection had such an effect upon her intellect, disordered by intoxication, that she hurried from the house and ran towards the River Conon; and it is supposed, though not ascertain. , ed, that she drowned herself, as she was not seen' afterwards. COAL-MARKET, Atia. 22. Ships at Market. Ships sold 21 Newcastle - • 17 11 Sunderland ' .10 - Prim 38s Gd to 43s NE 38s Oil to 45% 0.1 COURSE OF FACtiAIStSE, august Lt.. Amstattlam ' .... 12 10 C. F. Ditto, at Sight .. Rotterdam l2 11 Antwerp.... Rooth:ugh' Attalla Paris, S Day's sight li 86 0 Us. Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto . 26 6 OMb Frank fort tilt the Main ..... .... 169- Er. Muni.? Madrid ' Cadiz ' 36 Effect ire Bilhoa . 3fff Effective Barcelona iettille Gihraltai Leghorn ' Gehott ..... ......431--Venice, Ital. Lir 2B 10' Malta ' ' 45 —7Napies 391 Palermo . ' ' 117 per OE Litho') , . Oporto Rio Janeiro Doblin .... 9i Cork Ni pet Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gol.l,lti Cain 1.0 0 0 ptt OA* Fureigla i n Mars 3 ►7 6' w firolloloons .3 15 New lialari 0 4 si sit.ron stAnisard 0 4 11 MIRTHS. On the 16th inst., at Grosvenor House ? Tunbridge Weil4 the Lady of A. P. Cumberbatch, - Esq et a daughter: On Monday, the 11th inst., at at Geneva, in Switmland, the . wife of Henry Iveson, Esq., of Bbtekbank, near Leeds, Fork- shire, of a son and heir.' MARRIED. On Thursday, the 21st inst., at St. Mary's Church, !gill. ton, Mr. George Simpson, of Well -street, Hackney, to 511° - Lydia Bremridge, youngest daughter cif.Riehard Bremridge, Esq., of the Common Pleas-oiliee, Inner Towle. August 19, at Maidstone, Mr.- Charles Topping, Solicitor, to Miss Pool, both of that place. Last week, at St. James's Chinch Bury, (by the Reverend Henry Heigltam, - Huoston Half,. Suffolk) his eldest son John Henry' Heigham, Esq., to Maria Catherine, eldest daughter of Col. Gould, of Bury St. Edmund's. DIED. • .ler On Thursday, the 2lst inst., at Syd en h am , Mr. Wbec Gibson, aged:3l. ' On the 2lst inst., at his house in Tavistock-square, lout Williamson, Esq., in the ii7th year of his age. tl On the 14th inst., at Wilcroft, near -Hereford, in his,. 74 year, John Williams, Esq., tOrmerly 'an eminent Solicitor 1 11 . Dartford, Kent. Lately, at his residence, in Cahhorpe-street, Edgbaston, near fittlOtenr, Tuesday Mist," Birmingham, Mr. Christhm, ddest son of the late Mr. VI nu Christian, of Deal, in the 44th year of his age, o ll f ea a di ra nt a in 'deci the i ”ih it h l Jemitna, wife of the Rev. Christopher. Thurgar. yeart h e h a o f ti s h e e t: f Print: , d and Published for the Pitoritivirolts , at the Suit' OFFICE. 112 : Strand, by 3. It. CARSTAIRS. 1 1 •) 0