The Sun. — London, England, 1823-03-22 00:00:00

TILK LONDON JOUttNALS. EXTRACTS VRolkt VIE \ILA , MOR N ING ',AVERS, March 22, 1823. [rut 'TIMES.] The arrivals of yesterday from France and Madrid present no new incidents. The motions of the present French army are not like those of the troops that executed the will of l3uonaparte, though there is no great difference in the morality of the enterprises in which the two Governments engage. Prince hilt advances slowly on his destination. A. list is given of the several divi sions, the commanders, and positions of the invad ing force. This enumeration makes the whole to fall far short of the hundred thousand men which the King of France had declared in his speech to the two Chambers that he had ready to pour into Spain. The first corps is, it is said f to be pre- ceded by a division of the Army of the Faith under Quesada. These men of the Faith would be in an excellent position for clearing the country of any unnecessary obstructions, in the shape of provisions, that the French might other wise find on their advance. [MO ItN I G HEIL/kJ - JD.] The conduct of the Government in' the diPlo matic transactions which have dragged through an existence of so many months, begins to be the subject of animadversion: Both- censure and eulogy, are, however,. as yet premature ; until the documents which record their proceedings shall have been produced, their conduct cannot , be fairly judged. The opinion of reasonable and unbiassed minds must therefore be suspended. It is true their efforts to divert France from her frantic and profligate attack upon Spain have failed. But if, as the Ministers - pledge them selves, they urged the maintenance of peace upon 'the sound principles which should guide a British Government with unequivocal frankness and energy, they have performed their part. Whether they have done so remains to be seen by the public documents which are about to be produce], and by the national opinion upon these they stand' or full. It is natural to wish that they should be justified on this trial. — But. at the same time the justification of the Ministry would force the knowledge or an alarming truth upon the nation. It is, that with in the short period' of three or four years, Eng land has sUffered a great diminution of her Con tinental power and influence. This conclusion is of absolute and inevitable consequence. It is not - necessary to inquire whether the national resources have become really weakened in , that lime. in our thorough' conviction they have not; but, on the contrary, have. gained strength. But still the importance of the fact of our loss of authority and influence remains. It is clear that the Continental powers—at least that shifting, cunning, shallow personage, the Emperor of itussia v and the incorrigibly presumptuous ftt.c. tion, which has been so suddenly, unexpectedly, mid undeservedly raised from the humility which their insolence had reduced them, to the possession of supreme power in France—it is clear, we says that these two powers at least think England may be slighted with. impunity , . Now the question is, whether this impression is to be left unremoved. Are the Ministers bound to set these powers right,: by such a manifestation of the resources and real strength and energy of the' nation, as would prove its ability to-maintahr its - position in the scale of European nations?. Or will the Cabinet think it consistent - with the honour and safety of the country, to succumb for the pre sent, and make . no effort to recover lost ground, until there be a fresh and more material aggres sion ? Let us see distinctly what is yielded on this supposition. - ---clearly and distinctly this, Spain is yieldetrup to France, as far as we are con cerned, that is, this Government must make up its mind to the contingency of Spain being as completely occupied by France as Naples and Piedmont by. Austria., iN ENV TIMES.] We have received Letters from St. Petersburg o f the lath of February (O. S,), which mention that a change in the Ministry was much talked of. The particulars, however, of the expected removals are not mentioned. We know that since the failure of Count Capo d'lstria's schemes for a Turkish war, that Minister'S in. fluent:it has been much on the decline ; but it was generally thought, that by the dexterity of his manoeuvres he wouldeventually recover the ground which he had lost in the Emperor's good graces. It is curious that as we have been taking off our duties on Salt, the Russian Government has been augmenting the impost on that article. " The duty on Salt," says our Russian Correspondent, 4 ' has been raised 10 co. Solam.money, making it 35 co. in silver, or co. B. Nr. The price of salt has, in consequence of this, advanced to SlO cc. for common, and e3o co, for flue Liver pool salt." IitOUNING From the t manner in which Lord Liverpoo, spoke of the increase of the wealth of the nation in every war in which we have been engaged (with a maritime superiority) it would utmost seem as if his Lordship regretted there was no suitable opening for us at present, Legitimacy being already too strong to need assistance, and the cause of the people being always bad, owe , when it is , subservient to a very different His language would lead any one to think that we had increased in wealth in censequence of war, and not in spite of war. The distinction, hole- fiver, is very material. We believe that in spite of the extravagant expenditure in all the wars, the industry of the nation, and, the inven tions for abridging labour, really increased our wealth in a more than corresponding degree ; ,but how: much more wealthy and powerful -we should have been without the extravagant expert, diture as tr deduction I. lijs Lordship dwelt only on the convulsions of war and retro-actions of peace, as if the expenditure were really, no disadvantage in itself. We were glad to find from witat passed in the house of Commons, 019 presenting i a Petition from the Owners.and eupiers of Collieries at Forest Dean, that there is CEIUSe a hope the absurd system of restriction and mono poly respecting coal may undergo a revision.— It is but justice to Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Ito. Willson to admit the general soundness of their views in matters of economy, and their disposi tion to give effect to them. [MORNING POST.' It is precisely as we expected and foretold. The retainers of that Party which systematically opposes the measures, and traduces the character of Government, after having long wavered back ward and forward, between a neutral and war like policy—just so long indeed as the determi nation of Government was unknown, no sooner catch a glimpse of that determination, than all vacillation or doubt on their parts is at an end f and neutrality is at once pronounced a degrada tion to the country, and a proof that the Ministers are without confidence in its strength and resources. That the attack of France upon Spain is one of the most unprincipled and indefensible aggres sions the , indignant world has ever witnessed, is an opinion which we have been amongst the fore-- most to pronounce, and the most industrious to instil; we think, it an aggravated and outrageous display of pride, ambition, and tyranny ; we deem it a crime so horrible, as to impart the right of war to any country in Europe against the Government by which it is about to be per petrated: We of course therefore cannot dis pute that England at the present moment has the unequivocal right of making war upon France. But we at the same time know that the right of war may exist, and yet not be exercised by a nation, without the least stain upon its honour, or the slightest disparagement to its strength. — France is about to invade Spain, on the pretence that the Constitutional Government of the latter country contains within it the seeds of danger 'to the tranquillity and happiness of neighbouring States, of which France is one ; and before she prepares herself for the enterprise, she gives the most solemn and repeated assurances to Europe, that it forms no part of her design to reduce Spain to the conditionof permanent dependence upon her; that having eradicated from the Spanish Consti tution those germs of danger to herself by which she affects to be alarmed, she' will then be con tent to leave Spain in unimpaired possession of her national individuality and independence. — For ourselves we believe that the apprebensions of France are an artifice,- her promises a fraud, and that under the disguise of anxiety for her own safety, she conceals the projects of a most unjust and , inordinate ambition ; but it is never. theless evident that, if we are right in our suspi cions, she has duped all: the great Powers ol Europe, excepting England, into the belief ol er sincerity.. [BRITISH PRE4S.], The Greek cause is triumphing most gloriously against the base Turks. A. vessel from Corfu, . , ten days,mt its passage to Trieste, brought the important news that Patras was taken by assault on the 15th of February,and the Turkihh garrison put to the sword. Tho brave Greeks, whose ,perseverance and- valour are above all praise, had ,might hundred men killed and four hundred wounded in this sanguinary business. Corinth, it appears, has also capitulated. Tho approaches to Prevesa and Artu were in the hands of the FOB, THE SUN. TO THE RT. HON. LORD VISCOUNT GRENVILLE A CALM APPEAL to the GOOD SENSE and CANDOUR of the PEOPLE of ENGLAND, on the SUBJECT of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CLAIMS. THE RIGIIT HON. GEORGE CANNING. Greeks. Nihitaf had joined Odysseus, and waited the force under Bozzari, to try a coup dc main against Larissa or Salonica. The army of the three Chiefs united would amount to 55,000 men. The Greeks were' flushed with success and animated by the highest enthusiasm. The capture of Patras and Corinth are most important, and will paralyze the hopes of the Moslems. Patras is a sea-port of considerable extent and trade in the Morea. One-third of the inhabitants are 'Jews, It, has a consi durable trade in silk, leather, honey, and other articles. It is seated on the declivity of a mountain, near the entrance of the Gulph of Lepanto, fourteen miles south-west of the latter. Corinth, once so celebrated, and still distin guished by the ruins of splendid temples and other remains of former magnificence, is now greatly decayed ; the inhabitants scarcely amount to two thousand. Such is Turkish tyranny ! It lies on the Isthmus into the Morea, and is the seat of an Archbishop's see. It was once rich from commerce, and its harbours in the Gulfs of Le. panto and Engia. Its architects, sculptors, and painters, were distinguished when Greece existed as a nation. It was for some time in the power of the Venetians, but was taken by the barbarous Turks in 1'715; it , lies sixty miles from Athens. Every friend to humanity, every lover of liberty, must rejoice in these great successes of the Greeks, by which, unaided and alone, this. long-suffering people are gradually rescuing themselves and their nation from the bloody fangs of their rob ' less oppressors, and amid unheard-of difficulties, , by their courage and perseverance starting into life and freedom again. Should Greece triumph in the East, and Spain in Western Europe, what a glorious spectacle will it not be for an admiring I world ! The Maundy moneys—viz. 4d., 3d , 2d., and in a new silver coinage of the present year, were issued from the Royal Mint on Thursday, preparatory to the usual distribution of his MAJESTY'S alms, on the 27th instant, at White hall Chapel, under the orders of the Lord High and Sub-Almoner. We understand that the dies have 'been prepared for this coinage, and that the pieces are particularly beautiful. Shell fish it now arriving , regularly at the Btoomielaw. Yesterday oysters were:selling at from 9„s. to 3s. a hundred ; and calebdons %4 ere bringing I.od. and muscles Is. a peck.—(G/us gow (shroicle.) A remarkable instance of tenacity: of life in a cat occurred recently in this town (Bury). One of these animals being caught 'by the leg in a trap, in the malting of Mr. Braddock, It dragged it into a hole in the building. , The trap was missed, and all search proved vain at the time ; but accident led to its discovery .15 days after, and the poor creature was still alive, though it could have had no food of any kind during the whole period. —( Bury Paper,) ( Continued from THE Suw of Thursday, Feb. 27.) While the het state of , the lower orders is becoming worse than the first, the higher classes, in whom party zeal is stronger than religious principle, either remain sullenly in the profession of their hereditary faith, or fly off into infidelity. They make it a point of hotour not to desert whatthey consider as' a perse cuted religion. - This consideration alone is sufficient to make them overlook the vulgarity and the ignorance of their Priests ; and many willingly, and with great good. humour, endure the raillery which a nominal subjection to those blind guides is sure to turn,ivon them ; although they themselves are secretly con vineed of the emptiness and absurdity of their pretensions. It is a great misfortune that there should exist any cause to prevent this talented and respectable body of men from giving a candid examination to the grounds upon which the Reformed Church, as established by law, thought it necessary to separate from the Romisli Communion. But, unfortunately, the purest specimens of its spirit and character are not presented to them In the persons of those who, no doubt, imagine that they are most efficiently supporting its interests by indulging in vio lent and virulent abuse of the Papists. And unless where the [ circumstanoes of the individual are peculiarly favourable, and theopathy unusually strong, it is not tribe expected that he should very cordially embrace a system of belief against the professors of which he has been provdked to enter into deep And bitter political prejudices. The knows them but as a party who'have ever been most violent in their opposition to his re- , ligious liberty. And the feelings to- which this consideration must naturally give rise are adverse to that calm and impartial examination of controverted points of doctrine to which our establishment may be justly proud of .owing her most respect able members. Now, let the invidious distinction created by the penal laws be removed ; let the caste by which theynre prevented from am algamating freely with the rest of the community be done away; let them be put upon the same footing with the other sectaries ; let there be no periodical recurrence to those party feuds which give rise to such deadly animosities, . and you will have put them into a condition in which a fair and impartial examie nation of the principle 3 of your religion may be expected.--, They can then undertake it without either it prejudice against you, or a suspicion of themselves. By acting thus you will be dissolving the ,political confederacy which is the strongest cement of their Religious. Union r—yoir wilt be . removing that external' compression by which, and not by any internal cohesion,' they are at present held!togethee.. And after a reasonable lapse of time, when party- spirit shall have in some measure subsided, it will require no extraordinary' effort either of zeal or ability on the part of our clergy, to gain more pro., selytes to the establishment, , than can ever be expected while our Roman Catholics fellow-subjects are condemned to live in a fever of discontent, and compelled to wince under a galling sense of their political inferiority. There is one topic upon Which the excluaioilits ate very Hind of enlarging, and that too in a manner that does not betray any very profound acquaintance with human nature. They refer to the period when the penal code was in full vigour ;. and con trast, with astonishment, the passive and tranquil endurance of the then Roman Catholics, when there was so much to corn- I plain of, with the impatience and irritation atpresent manifest-. ed, when there is so little. They then ingeniously affect to trace the progress of discontent, as keeping pece with the progress of concession; and - express their apprehensions, that,if things are to go on at this rate, so far from conciliating or satistYing that body by the rent oval of the remainin g diiitabill ties, their clamour and vie.; lance will then be greatest when there remains no more to be con ceded, Now is it, really i filly thing extraordinary that when . the R o man Catho l ics were literally but " hewers of wood and drawers of water," their spirit should , have- beenemore broken to servitude, than now that they are happily relieved from the 'ignoming and oppression which then pressed so heavily upon them ? Does such a fact present any thing anamolous or re markable in the history of the human mind ?' That in propor tion as men have felt the sweets of liberty,. and the advantages of equitable government, they should be depirious of enjoying them in every degree that is consistent with the well-being 'of 'the Constitution ? The wonder would be if it were otherwise : if, after having got free from the entauglenents which kept them as it were, at the bottom of the community, they did not make some sensible resistenee to every obstruction that would prevent them front attaining their natural level in the empire. '—lt is true that they have been already relieved from by fat She heavieet atilt) penal enactments. The right of acquiring pro. , perty, and' the privilee of the elective fr anchise have cen tered upon them bo th personal and - political considera tion. But in proportion as they have been protected from Injury, and raised in station and charadter precisely in the proportion is it both natural and becoming that they should' feel resentful for' insult and indignity. And this feeling so far from indicating a spirit of disaffection . to the Govern ment, is perfecely inseparable from a consciousness of their wealth, their loyalty, and their importance. I am here reminded of a story which I somewhere heard of a gentleman who returned to this country with a black servant, after having amassed a large fortune in India. The negro, " whose chains fell from around him" the instant he breathed in a land of liberty, and whose desires and, capacity seemed to expand with the improvement in his condition, embarked in trade, and was indefatigable in his calling, -until he realized a comfortable independence. But his old master could not so easily forget to' be a tyrant, as he forgot to be a slave. Meet ing with him one (ley, he -addressed h am with all thehaughti nese of command, which, when the onest African resented, What," said he, "is this your gratitude to Government for the abolition of the slave trade ! Time was when you would humbly perform the most menial. 'offices ; and take the dis cipline of the horse-whip, if deserved, without even daring to murmur. Now you have the assurance to hold up your head like one of us, and - to think yourself of as much importance as a natural-born subject. But I hope Govern- ment will take warning in time, and provide before it is too late, against the pernicious consequences of mistaken liberality, in suffering you to rise above that condition to which you were alike condemned by your colour and your country." The application is obvious. Away then with the insulting cruelty of condemning aspirations in the Roman Catholics which they must be unworthy of freedom if they did not feel. That they have beep so raised in character as to become duly sensible of their constitutional rights, is one of the good effects which have flowed from the legislative liberality they have al ready. experienced. That they ever entertained the thought of resting finally satisfied, while they remained so far from the goal of liberty, only prove the low state of rlepression to which' they must have been formerly sunk, not-the deceitfulness of their then professions, or, the extravagance of their present' expectatioos. But it may be instructive to those who are fOnd of criminat ing them for not adhering to their professions of finality,_where finality was morally impossible, to call to mind the fate of their own predictiona. Do they.reeellect how confidently the total overthrow of the Constitution in Church and State, ' , watt pre dicted at the time the elective : franchise was conceded : what an outcry was raised, lest, when the great majority of the elec.; 'tore, Winne Popish, none but those in the Popish interest should be returned tteParliathent. ? And how completely did the event disappoint their apprehension ; when whole. myriads of the newly-made Roman Catholic electors might be seen preferring the Int eres t of their landlords above that of their religion; and, in some instances, note only dissecting known and tried friends, but actually voting for the very man who had opposed, and was determined again to oppose their emancipa tion : so much more influential was the feeling of self-interest, by which they were made to turn - on their own centers, than the bond of a common faith by which they were to be kept within the vortex of their religious system. And - Yet I can well imagine even reasonable men alarmed at the probable conse(psences. of that initentant, measure. I will not pretend to vindicate the absolute wisdom of making so great and so sudden a clittnge in the condition ofthe mass of the popula tion. But itis quite clear that whatevermay be the evils which ren •derit on the' whole a.meature of doubtful utility,. no such in • jury, as was foretold has resulted to the Protestant interest, as it almost invariably happens that the bulk of the tenantry follow their landlords just au. they -would do were he and they of the seine religion ; 'so little-does that baleful bigotry of which we have heard so much, and which is such a scarecrow, enter into their pOlitical calculations. Bur perhaps it iv the Roman Catholic Nobles and Gentry of whom alone we keve reason to be afraid. They are thedange rous characters, whose disloyalty and bigotry may prove so fatal 'to the CtriatitutiOn. No; this will not be *aid.. The most violent Will not make themselves so absurd as to do•these .respectable men such injustice. Why; then, after having conferred sub stantial on the mob, do we heattate manifest that con fiden ce in them ter which their - rank, their education, their property, theiettied and .unshaken lenity wildly entitle has our conduct in-this particular been at the tame time Condemned and ridiculed ' as straining at a gnat While we swallowed a camel." ( To be continued.) [From The Liverpool Courier, March 19.] The valuable piece of plate, presented to our late distinguished Representative, by his friends and constitu ents, on his expected departure from England to assume the Government of British India, is finished, and may now be seen, between the hours of ten and four, at Messrs. Robert Jones and Sons', silversmiths, in Castle-street. We shall attempt to describe this splendid specimen of British art, although the mos t vivid description can convey to the mind only a very faint idea of the richness and beauty of the original. It is a centre ornament, or candelabrum, forty-two inches high, and upwards of sixty in circumference at the base. It is silver gilt, and weighs upwards of one thousand ounces.— The base is in the tripod form, and rests upon three tortoises. the plinth are three compartments, six inches wide, by two and a half high. The first compartment contains a view of the port of Liverpool. A ship under sail appears in the fo reg round of the picture, and in the background George's- Dock Pierhead, with St. Nicholas's Church, the Town-Hall, St. Paul's, St. George's, and St. Tomas's, Churches in the distance. The second compartment contains a representa tion of a section of the Town-Hall. The scene chosen is that of an Election. Hustings are erected in the front, — bars for several Candidates are open,—it crowd of specta tors is congregated before them,—and a coach, filled with voters in the interest of Mr. Canning, accompanied by music and flag's, having inscribed on them"rice British Constitution," The Friend of the Pilot that weather'd the Storm," " Canning for ever!" &c., is in the act ofapyroaChing Mr. Canning's bar.— , The Right Hon. Gent. appears in the centre of the bar surround. ed by his friends, in the act of addressing the multitude of spec tators, some of whom are elevated upon the hustings, loudly cheering their favourite candidate. The„ State of th e Poll" appears on the side of Mr. Canning's bat and, in the distance, the lofty buildings on the north side of Dale-street are seen, their windows and roofs crowded with spectators surveying the animated scene beneath.- The third compartment exhibits a view of the interior of the House of Commons, the theatre in which Mr. Canning so often displays his great and unrivalled talents. The Speaker is in the chair : the mace is on the table before hiin : the - benches are crowded with members ; and Mr. Canning is represented as standing on the floor,_ in th e act of addressing the Chair. The base of the pedestal repre sents a coral rock. Upon it, at the angles, are seated three beautiful classic figures, under palm-tree leaves. The first figure is emblematical of Science. In her hand she holds a book, written in Oriental characters, which she is in the act of perusing. At her feet are spread: a variety of hppro. ,priate scientific instruments and symbols: The second figure is a personification of Navigation. The compass rests upon her knee ;- and in her hand she holds the log-line and lead. On the right, at her let, a staff; with a union tack on it, an anchor and cable, a rudder, a capstern, and other nautical emblems are appropriately disposed ; on the right, a buoy. CoM MERCE is the third figure. She holds in her right hand a laurel crown, and in her left a paltn branch, emblematic of the peace and harmony which commercial intercourse creates amongst the different na tion/tot' the globe. Various appropriate symbols are displayed at her feet. On the right appear a bale of goods and other ar ticles of commercial traffic; on the left a cornucopia, or horn of plenty, the caducens, &c. &c. These three personifications of the Geniuty of Science, of Navigation, and of Comtherce are exquisitely beautiful. 'rhe figures are most chastely executed, and the drapery is well disposed. They are amongst the most prominent excellencies of the design. On the pedestal, between these figures, are three tablets. The first tablet exhibits the arms of the borough of Liverpool, tastefully executed. The next displays Mr. Canning's arms, richly embossed, with the motto—Ne cede malls ted contra. The third contains the in scription, very neatly executed, on flat gold field, in raised 1 bright letters. It is as follows : PRESENTED To the Right Honourable orortou CANNING, By a numerous body of his Friends, Freemen and Inhabitants of LIVERPOOL, On his being appointed Governor-General of INDIA. • JULY, 1822, In grateful acknowledgment Of his zealous and impartial attention To the interests of all his Constituents, For a period of ten years, In the course of which He has been four times elected Their Itepresentative in Parliament ; And in testimony of their respect, As well for his private virtues As for his disinterested and independent Public conduct ; And of their admiration Of those transcendent talents, As a Statesman and an Orator, With which he has uniformly and fearlessly Maintained the true Principles of • The British Constitution. A handsome fluted naval columns prings from the pedestal. Its base is begirt, with a cable ; and three dolphins are repre sented disporting themselves'at„tbeangles. On the upper part' of the column, and surroundin it, are inscribed "Election of 1812," " Election of 1816," " Election of 1818," " Election of 1820 ;" the four periods .at which Mr. Canning was returned to Parliament as Representative of Liverpool. Above these in scriptions appear the prows of three ships, with figure-heads; the first representing a native of Asia, the second of Africa, and the third of America. The capital of the column is beautifully chased. From it issue acanthus leaves; attached to which are branches for nine lights. The summit of the whole is crowned by a beautiful classic figure, emblematic of the Genius of Liver pool, her right hand resting on a ship's rudder, and ber left on a broad and glittering shield, with the fabulous bird, the LIVER, depicted on it. On her head she wears a mural crown ; and her drapery falls in simple elegance over her finely proportioned form. As a work of art, this splendid piece of plate is decidedly of the first class : superior, in our opinion, to any modern com position, of a similar kind, which we have seen. There is an unityand elegance of the design, equalled only by the exqui. site manner in which its various parts are finished. The work reflects the highest credit on Mr. Chantry, the designer, and on Messrs. Rundle and Bridge and the various artists whom they have employed in executing this beautiful specimen of Bn dab genius and skill. To the feelings of Mr. Canning and his family it must be highly gratifying. Rarely, indeed, in the represent a tiv e history of. England, have the services of a represents , tive been rewarded with such a mark of public approbation.-- , The intrinsic value of the plate is of little consideration. Th e proofs of affection and esteem which such gifts exhibit, give to them a value more durable than the perishable materials of which they are composed. In the present instance, the design silently, but eloquently, relates, in epitome, the Itivtorf of Mr. Canning:a public connection with Liverpool, from its com mencement, in the year 1012, until the period of his intended .departure for India. And it will tell to his latest posterity them respect and admiration in which his character and talents were held by the inhabitants of this great commercial community. Nor is it less gratifying to the feelings of the subscribers. It is a small, but sincere, token of the high respect which they en tertain fur Mr. Canning ; of their gratitude for the services which he has rendered to Liverpool; of their admiration of his talents as a statesman and an orator ; and of their deep regret at parting with so gifted a statesman. Above all, it will per petuate those great political principles which first recommended 51r. Canning to their notice, and of which he has been the' eloquent and fearless defender. We understand that the whole cost of the plate will be about one thousand guineas. The,ptiblic are greatly obliged to Messrs. Jones for the fa cility of access which they afford to persons who are desirous of beholding this splendid specimen of British art, and for the politeness with which they describe its several parts. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER promulgated a Rule to the' following effect, and hoped that those persons present, connect ed with the public Press, would disseminate it as widely as possible ;--- "One of the rules of this Court is, that no Attorney of the Court shall, in any case, receive more than'the sum of 61. for business done there in for any Insolvent, until he shall have submitted his bill for taxation. Whatever may be the arrange. ment between the Insolvent and the Attorney, the latter, by such practice, violates one of the positive rules of the Court ; and, if such a departure from the observance of it comes be fore the Court in future, relating to 'any specific individual, the Court ;All promptly notice it, and ascertain the truth of the statement. " A public discussion elswhere has induced the Court to no tice this circumstance, and we find that one of the Attorneys, Whose name the Court will not mention, has in tiro 'instances received more than the specified sum without submitting his bill to taxation; and should it occur again, that Attorney will certainly be removed, and struck off the rolls of the Court im mediately. The Court will also cause such removal to be no— tified to the superior Courts, and it is not very difficult to con jecture what steps will be adopted by those who preside in them." SPRING ASSIZES. F MAIDSTONE, FRIDAY, MARCU 21. M himUßDwiEnth a pistol loaded with res t, OF MR. SMITH OF LEW ISI3Abt. j°hliColeman was indicted for the wil ful Murder of James Smith, at Lewisham, on the 22 d of Decem-wiber i a las : t 3lr. , by shooting bu part of the day. The particulars of this atrocious transaction Thiscase excited very general interest, powder a ndlooted & the gr ef : have been so recently and so fully before the public, _ dna it is unnecessary now to enter into any minute detail offsets. . It will be recollected that in the morning after Mr. Sinit,,h was wounded, a carpenter's stock and centre -bit were pc,s'' eu up under the window at which he was wounded. This ' pletnent was traced to the possession of t h e prisoner, sea we one of several carpenters' tools stolen from a Mr. BEA' land, a carpenter at Deptford. When the prisoner was aP• prehended, he Made a statement of facts, many of which w ere c,re . , now contradicted. The prisoner was. fully committed for t°' on the 6th of January. ()n the Bth the 'Magistrates st Greer with received a letter from the prisoner, requesting thepreseree of them at the' gaol to hear souse statement he had to make. Accordingly Colonel Foreman and Mr. Bicknell, the 3101 ' a nti saw trace's clerk, when down to Maidstone gaol on the 9th, the prisoner, when he proposed to make a declaration respect, ' e ing the murder. He was distinctly t o ld over and o ver again that no statement he could make could avail bins to defeat th course of justice. He then said that he hoped his statemeT, would entitle him to the Royal mercy, anti that he would he 0 1 nutted as an approver against his accomp li ce. Again he w as di '' tinctly told that be had been committed upon a chain of evidence which satisfied the minds of the Magistrates, and that any s?t „ '" meat he should then make would be received against him. ui „' withstanding this warning, he made a full confession, th a t Sni tc h , ie, was one of a party of five or six men who attacked Mr. bi 4 house on the night in question, for the puTP o se Of " b eit it; that ha had used the centre-bit abovementioned. Alue°,./ the party were two nephews of the deceased, and that 0 11 ith them was the portion who actually discha r g ed the pistol raves effected the murder. It appeared that three infettro" en , of one hundred pounds each had been offered foe th en in this sion_ and conviction of any of the offenders imPli, B u c k. diabolical transaction, by the friends of the deceasen,,, e,,,,, ts heath Association, and the parish of Lewisham., "lIPL'oe of January, a Proclamation was published in the Po"" tds to zette, reciting the circumstances of the murder, that the amount of three hundred pounds had been nfcercuL so ted promising the King's pardon to any of the parne 3 .,`Whis to m the offence, who should give evidence against I ° l7 complices, except the hand that actually tired the g 0 .0;.,, vo te. Mr. ANDREWS, for the prisoner, contended that t he. _ A , ment made by the prisoner in gaol was not atimissab e. in t dente against him, and must be considered as protected DY ... King's proclamation referred to. • & that d te Mr. Abor.pnus unswered the objection by $ 3 11 11, ' ,;00 t 1 statement wan made notwithstanding the repeate r ' c s ' e "' s oc.e 4 it would not avail him, and consequently could not h by the King's proclamation. I Mr. Baron Gnanast said he should admit the eillen ce : w is i t i s t in a case of this description he should hereafter dellsat°,..ci, other Authorities on the point, and if the result slit }1. 1 . , ' it fvouounradbthleetoprdisoienperirsogunaerv_heDeashothuld. have the benefit of The prisoner said not in his defence. i the J 0 The Learned Judge st un g e d th -'dence anal m up c esi , The sentence was respited for the present. asseemposeeaseseui - , e 0 .0 0 DEATH OF BILLY WATERS..O--10e i piti: BILLY WATERS, whose conspicuo us character, 1 0 in th r, lif London" gained him so much notoriety, bade cia,,e,,„,„ , ‘ ll' 04 ; yesterday morning, after being ten days in St. 0. 1 :."' , ol d ha 'i f house, in a lingering „state. He was formerly 2, 5a"T,,,,6110: 1 1 a pension. A short time prior to his death le. l ' ,nee biio of a party of Beggars in St. Giles s, in c°n se q a toriety. He was 45 years of age. ii gi alle# ii ASTI reas.—A young man stained Jl, s l e o P oi ' o ile : 1 : o wy u ni r ini c s ni l gl o c o nn p rnl s a , ham, came - on shore on Thursday i n iot u A ,hor 1° - iv f o orte ! ~,i evening, where he drank a pint ° ' ete npalandidnidirnepaired to the s>"" r a to rest. The servant going to hio .f ewP hat th e ding t lei 1 hfs ~, 0 0 , , 4 1 t'ut t'it svo whoa am ef odu t at O irtiin i lg ti yin s ,itent:ii g gelg. e r ios l v e i gl been a o r os t t vtu f cia s a l m one l Inptrofliapivrnoireinto!triele,l.:::fh:ti, ii i , : :: ai l' fi t ' II i l l ' ) l i t' ro i I tle , .. n ::: 0 3e l l' o i'l a 34 o th f e sev p e la ra ce l a h n o f use li s in in thea t n u d r b mc i n o° g ir du the .ing DARING Roanzay.--Early Yester tlie roof' , a t 0 1 ' , „ t dis for. the candle, and fin lie bol I ‘l:irioulrey-olion:': thil s trlo ,:g le . tm eti . ~,,e r ,n,,f TS or WO"' 1 , lea d Cu , with which they made .their i'SCaPe* sifier3 COO the In the night of Saturday 1 0 a ii bi 4 . • Service - 01 0 seizure was made near Conyer iv . e 1 0 0° 1 men belonging to the Preventive , Fr , ken or e De e l at Elmly Ferry ; the gonas ta ken e ti t ° 11l silks and outer f hav e been, nearly 10,0001. value ; the y at the Custom_houte, Faversham. all oy articles, sul'i ws (KW COUILSE OF EXCII.I.GE' I"3rchgli Hamburg', .................................. :,i 5 op C.: 1 , 9 isteldam ...................... ~, 6 Ditto, at Sight ............................ r g 10 Rotterdam ........................... 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I I 3 .1 z. , ots .., yearOnofthbebilatigeth inst., sat tesfiltasfordiet-,laoolge:., yo , c li g t e li : ialle tilc W : min de 'rastet, lisq. , porn, e, On the IRth inst. 'in Bishop 1 ~, i 0•1 i of bee at , ' trboula 0 , Mrs. Shorey, in the 67th y- -„ r . h inst., f a n VI II ol' On Saturday looming, the lu t 10010fitbt Ir d tv of _Abingdon, Berkshire. •fri ' .....eionleciu.:3:iisborietet;erte:iliti,:o:lo..:::, , On Monday, in Alfred- street, air ~ 4 02:a ~ir.S ~,,,1 by her family and titunerous g Do jo, to i !dr. B. Barber, and only daught r tit osl Bath. REMARICABLE FATALITY., a , ve go ; . 0 1 , z 6 0. Edward Porch, a labourer, agZS'Ur last ter, si," Sarah, his wife, ag4l Miry 9a7icins, 1 114 ' ' day, at Trowbridge, a Ton """"""-- ' lv Printed • Published for the rorfil 01°4 'l'm, No. 112, &rod, by J. l= (} yL{ `! Y'