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FOR TUE-SUN. ITURBIDE. Ma. EDITOR—I am desirous of availing my self of this opportunity to make a few remarks on the opinion you have formed of the character and intentions of General ITU nBInt. From first to last you have expressed your •conviction that he has gone out with a view of subverting the independence of his country, and of restoring it to the Crown of Spain. Raving had the pleasure of being personally acquainted with the General from his first arri val in this Country, and the advantage of being admitted entirely into his confidence, the plain but absolute denial f am enabled to give to the inferences you have drawn, might perhaps be -considered as having some weight, unless indeed it should be alleged that, in order to carry his plant into execution r it was necessary for him to Y. • deceive even his most intimate friends. Such an idea can only be entertained by those who were either totally unacquainted with the General ) or had no opportunity of studying his character. But ) waiving these considerations, I would beg to refer you to the letter addressed by him to -some of ills friends, and published in Tut Sur/ of- the .18th olt., wherein he expressly denies that he has any other object in view than that of aiding to avert the blow about to be aimed at the independence of his Country by the Holy Al hence, whose Agents unfortunately have already been too successful in their attempts at introduc ing discoid and confusion into the kingdom of Mexico. Now, if the General. had in reality the sinister I views you attribute to Wm, what motive can be assigned for the pledge to the contrary so publicly and unequivocally given It must be obvio . us that such a step was totally uncalled for on his part, and could not, I. conceive, further his views in the least, having been published (al though rather sooner, I have reason to believe, then he intended, but still) subsequent to his de. parture from, ben* : when any effect produced 'hare thereby must remain unknown to him, and consequently useless, whilst on the other hand it would not reach Mexico until after his arrival cnt. When his designs, be they what they may,- wot.ttil have already sufficiently explained therm, velvet?. sl know it is difficult for any one to stand for ward as surety far the honesty of another, even whetitii confidence is unlimited as mine is, the integrity of . the General still you Inuit el iowit is not generous, or scarcely fair, graatui taust us false the public professions of 3:iterttort no longer on the spot to defend Jilin re.ir, particularly when it cannot be sliewn that his object would be more readily attained by such wilful deceit. Besides, I would ask—ls it probable that the very man who first successfully raised the standard uf independence should now also be the first to -endeavour to subvert that independence, and yield hack his country into the clutches of the same tyranny from which he had so recently snatched , 11, even at the hazard of his life ? Again—By a reference to a work* lately pub fished, it will be Beets .that no sooner were his intentions of repairing to this country from Italy known, than his detention was projected and only frustrated by his taking a circuitous route: Now,if be was really corning here on the errand of the Aloly Alliance, why should its ethissaries endea vour to throw impediments in his way ? With respect to some of the 'statements that 'have-appeared ill THE SUN relative to ills con duct•whilst here, it is plain that you have been misinformed ; amongst others, I now allude more particularly to one in _ a late number, in which, as a proof of his being in the interests of Spain and the holy Alliance, it is' said, that the " " neral had conferences -with every Spaniard of any note, particularly those of the moderate " party who would receive him." Now this, to my knowledge, is not a fact,and I defy any one to prove 14 will not enlarge upon ilia subject at present; ceoistieced,„at ant,-,that,yoo 114,ve fornfl your opinion with perfect sincetity and. goon fahh, and that the only, object you have in your 'public capacity is .the discovery and manifesta tion of truth, I trust you will accept my ap logy for troublin g you with hastythese rentarit:: which hav e no ot h er motive. than to relllo v e what impression. I cannot but consider as an erro neous If it be so, and 'persisted in, I need-not point is plainly to retard out that its natural temle that very object, which The•accomplishment . o . f . Theral m i n d e d now yourself and all ether ill the m adindepeence most fervently desire, namely, calling in question the of South Americas, by character and desiganiseofttainirn,in so my eminently qua humble opi lir" (and whose es and consolidate the indepen-i I , l "n ' is) r t i o • se"e c ountrymen, in order to promote leis • and establ i sh wn renown. have r • i their happi n e ss, the honour to remain, Sir, Your most obedient humble Servant. . I ,,, n acos, Juno 30. . • * fr. 4 7 , , • A s ta tement of some of the principal Events in the public life of AtMATO , : PE IT LIILDIDE, written by himself. !it The author of the abatis , letter was not N olititotts to have it inserted, hut in justice' to the leelitigs and cattivictions of. the writer, we deem it our duty' to pul►lish it, as it is an answer to wh a t has beet) said in Stpl, respecting the , . el►aracter and supposed . designs of Ws blend ITuttatprt. We deem It proper to su, , pretts his .signature. PARIS PAPERS. ( From the donstitutionnel.) P Aim, JUNE 27.—Great bustle west obseried in all the Ministerial Hotels to-day. , Reports were sprea - d at St. Cloud of resignations, dis missals, and returns to office, quite unexpected ; and, lastly, that an extraordinary Council was held in the day, and that every thing , seemed -to announce an immediate change of Ministers. MADRID, JUNE 17.—(Extract of a Private Letter.)—lt is impossible to know what the people here want, and what can be done. The ancient Cortes would not be enough for one party, and too much for the Other. Perhaps in general we judge of the Spaniards rather by what they were than by what they are now.- Formerly their passions, by their audacity and violence, had a character of dignity. Now every thing—persons, motives, and means—all are narrow, mean and contemptible : the most elevated and the most lowly are equally grovelling and pleased with servitude. No noble sentiment, not even ambi tion moves ; they are all swayed by the sordid interest of the moment ; all seek employments solely for the sake of the salary, and to obtain or preserve them every baseness is submitted to.— The Junta of Purification seems itself to have no other object titan to create vacancies. M. A !cilia Galiano, who was one of its members, has been pronounced incapable of purification, or of hold ing any employment. Those who have always been distinguished for their moderation are treat ed with the same rigour as those who caused the greatest disorder; and the permission to emigrate and seek an assylum in either France or Eng land is considered as a reward. ( From the Courier Fraugait.) WIESBADEN, JUNE 9.—Lately some Ecclesi astics, contrary to law, have kept up a correspond ence with a Foreign Ecclesiastical Court, of which the following is an example :—The Vicaratc of Limbourg had granted a dispensation in favour of two young people, of the parish of the Dean Mohr de ilorsheim, who refused, however, to be stow on them the nuptial benediction. He did not regard the dispensation us vend, and wrote in secret to the Pope's N undo, at Munich, to ob- ' tale a dispensation from him. The Government of the Duchy of Nassau having inquired into the matter, dismissed M. Mohr from his employ ments, and would have sent him to a fortress for disobedience to the Church and State, had he not been called away by death. A relation of his, who executed the Nuncio's dipensation, though he had ao haml in procuring it, was punished by having a considerable flee imposed on him. [Front the Eloile of Monday Evening.] NlAnntn, Just: 17.—Colonel Quintanuillas, who is arrested for having been guilt+ 0f.434W1N legiously laying hands on the sacred person of the King, to compel him' to accept tied publicly proclaim .the Constitution, has been transferred to the pri3ou of Barcelona. The authorities of Grenada, INlalaga, Car thagena, kr. interpreting- the decree of amnesty after their own manner, have caused many citi. :tens of ,aiLduses t:,. Iry arrested. and even se- VerBrCWoerals.and superior ollicersomong whom kre a great number of those included in the ca pitulation of fkliasterus, among others, the ,Aid. ilt.Cai ri p who sigu e d the capit u lati on , General Zarco del Valk, the Marquess de.Cumpo Verde, Prince Pio, the two brothers Monies, etc. &c. Pettus, .Taxi c28....-W e have received by ex press our journals and letters from Madrid of the date of June 22. Letters from Panama announce that the Royal troops have entered Lima and Call ao , aini thus The whole of Upper Peru is again under the to minion of Spain. On the 19th ) between six and ei g ht o 'clock h i the morning, their Majesties and Royal liigh nesses entered Madrid, coming from Aranjuez.— The Infant, I)on Francisco (1) , remained at Aranjuez, waiting the recovery of the Infanta. During the whole journey the King passed be tween French and Spanish troops of the garrison) and the Royal Volunteers of Madrid. The King of England, in his Speech from the Throne, on closing the Suasion of Parliament, which he delivered in person, does not say a word of independence of South America. The Vice-President of the Colombian Con gress, in his Message, had said," I am sorry that I cannot communicate to you the definitive reso lution of the Government of his Britannic Ma.. jesty relative to this Republic," These are facts which speak much mord, plainly than all the declarations of the Journal des Dards. S. CLOUD, UNE .‘2 B,—The Duke of Orleans. and Madlle. d'Orleans have visited the King.— His Excellency M. de Villa° has transacted business with his Majesty. (1) Note of the Eloile—The liberal j morning that it was the Infant Dan C ournals pretended thi s arms who remained at Aranjucz, and we know what • was their object in publishing this falsehood. • Neu F uwns, PAWS, uur.211.--Fivo per Cent& opened at 103. L, closed at 102. 06:—Bank Stock, 1;428.-...Neapolitan Five per Cents. Mi.—Spanish ditto, 10 Royal Spanish Loan, 601 —Exchange on 1 enidon, One month, 23. 35. ; thretfmontbs, 25. 20.--(Court Authentique, June 20.) rim:went:Ws REpouT.---Yesterilay the RE• connEn made his Report to the lii mu in Council of the fol lowing prisoners under sentence of death in the jail of Newgate ...namely, Joseph Johnson, aged '29, John Reading, 33, Robt. Febell,l7, John Morrison, 10, James Thomas, 13, William Reynolds, tl, and Mary Watson, 37—stealing in a dwelling. house to the amount of 40s. and upwards ; Richard Hart, 17, John Williams ' 19, Thomas Davis, 23 John Thompson, 19, John Johnson, 19, and John Bailey, alias Donald 111‘Craw, 20,—burglary ; Richard Cordwell, 19, and Ann Gates, 22,-- highway-robbery z William Whalley, 31,—secreting a letter containing a bank-note, be being in the employment of the General Post-o(lice; Thomas King, 69,—horbe.stealing; John Colclough, 33,—personating a soldier who was entitled to prize money, with intent to receive the same • and James Clark, 22, —abetting Colclough in so doing; (the 9 foregoingwere Convict ed in June Session, with the exception of Bailey alias Donald M'Craw, who was tried in April Session) ;—when John Wil liams, John Reading, and Thomas Davis, were ordered for execution on Monday next. All the rest were respited during ltis Majesty's pleasure. The case of J a me s Thomas Boy ce , for cutting and mainling, is deferred to the next report. HERTFORD, JUNE 80.---(Burglar,/ at Earl Cowper'sSteroartr.v.)—Y esterday the Magistrates met at the County Gaol, to renew the -investiga tion relative to the above matter, and re-examine G. Duryield, who is a prisoner these on suspicion of being a party concerned. The examination was quite private. The result was, that lludfield was again rernauded for a week. THE MARQUIS OF HASTINGS. FOR THE SUN. Aln.Enrroa—The studied omission of ALL the papers illustrative of the Military Administration of tht Marquis of HASTINGS in the selection made by the Court of Directors, in pursuance of the vote of a General Court of the Proprietors of India Stock, to produce ALL the papers re specting his conduct in the government of India, has excited very great surprise, as they are so essential to enable the Public to form a Correct opinion of his general government of that country ; but especially of his conduct towards the Army, and the claim he subse quently made to share with them in the division of the booty captured during the late war.—lf the Court of Directors wish to shew their favourable sense of the bravery and gal lantry of the Troops belonging . to BOTH Services, they will produce ALL those papers and cor resirondence, by which the people of this coun try will be convinced, that the greatest merit of Lord Ilasting's Administration nlo NOT consist in the services which he rendered the Indian Army or in improving its condition ; but, on the con trary, that the claims set up by him to partici pate in the booty. they captured, has retarded, even up to this moment, any division of it what ever, and the troop's, Contrary to all INDIAN Puz;cklous•rs, are at this time uncertain to what extent, and when, they shall receive any part of it. BENGA LEST. Jerusalem Coffee House, June 30, 18$4, SPAIN. MADRID, JUNE 17.—A long dissertation on public opinion has been addressed to Count Ofalia. and to M. d'Arjonit, perintendent of Police. This paper ivtoo long and too ill written for us to give it. The following is the substance of the ideas developed in it:—The necessity of the Alliance of all the Powers of Europe to reconquer South America. Reproaches to che English, who appear to opPose it, though at the bottom they agree with the Holy Alli anc e. All good Royalists are re presented as defenders of the 'Throne and the Altar, and as such deserving of rewards and ?amours, and of the proceeds of the sale of the property of tht Revolutionists. An examina tion of all the shades of opition, in which it is shown that hatred to the French and thedesire to expel them from Spain Are stronger than ever. This hatred is more open and more violent among the military atrl the monks, whom the Army of Occupation hinders from intlilging in greater excesses. Ap.. prehension has been excited by the probable consequences of the measure already announced, of making all persons leave Madrid who have not been Here six years, and. the execution of this measure is deferred to inother time. The prisons, which are full. in consequence of the Leva, are surrounded the whole day Ion; by an immense number of per eons who are relati ons or frienls of those confined. An almost impenetrable veil is cast over the affairs of Portu gal : all letters from that counry which mention politics are intercepted witimUt distinction. Tne Apostolic Junta, not withstanding the check it haslately received, exerts itselfmore than ever. en T ee h o e f thy/ depots Woei Kin g has just re-esublisbed the general superintend or public granaries, on the same footing as previous to 11120. Ills Majesty has made numer ous promotions in the Royal mill. The procession of Cor pus Christi hes been celebrated with extraordinary pomp. Persons hove inscribed their names, doubtless for form sake, with corps which are- to ge.upon the Conquest of the Colonies.- „ . A Circular of the 'Virden or. War to the Captains General TeCitt4 the connection yid) the French GOvcrunient, by which special tribunals shall be eintried with the trial of persons who raise disturbinves by foretuf anus, and especially those who at thric Frenchmen brlongiot to tha army, and those who carry prohibitud weapons. learn front Saragostts'that the prisoners are set et liberty. 1'A11.1.1 ItY PAPERS. samt: The value of the protive and mann i'vturen of the United Kingdom exported trout nreat Britain, according both to the " real . And declared value." ffr.".l £35,828,082 1822 - . 33,173,896 • 1823 - . 34,691,124 According to the official rates of valus,tinn -0121 - £40,194,1192 1922 • . - 43,559,483 1823 - 43,144,496 ~. The value of the irnpoitA, according to the official rate of valuation (the real value of them cannot be obtained—the offi cial rate show, the relation of one year to another) has increased. It was in ; 1821 . • - 18 . £29124,173 - 29,401.007 22 • • - 1823 . • - 3.1,6•14,24 5 The foreign and colonial merchandize exported was in value, according to the official rates of valuation, to 1821 - - - X 10,692,090 _ ..... 182'2 • - - , 9211,927 1023 . . - 8,508,995 These statements relate to Great Britain, and exclusively of the trade to Ireland, which would add about a million, to the exports and imports, and not affect the rate of increase and de. crease. The vessels registered in the British Empire on the 30th Sep' tember 1021 amounted to - . - 2,560,202 tons 1812 - - - 2,519,044 1023 . - - 2,506,760 • The men employed In navigating them. In 1821 . .. - 169,179 1822 .. - • 166,.33 1823 - -. - 165,474 CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. On Saturday (26th) the Catholic Association met at their rooms, Capelsstreet. JAMES O'CON• NELL wns culled to the• Chair. Mr. CONWAY stated that he had written to Lord Holland, and enclosed the petition to him, which it was resolved sh ou ld be intrusted to his Lordship for presentation in the House of Lords. Ile had received an answer from his Lordship, which he should hand to the Secretary. Those letters were then read. The following copy, of the reply of Lord Holland:— . House, June 17- " Gentlemen,--I had di . ' honour to receive yo ur letter and petition this morning ; 1 beg you to accept my beet thanks' for the very flattering reasons you have ass i gne d f ar 'notating the petition to my care , and it I. have .lave neglected to comply request that should present it t o t h e House of Lor ds, with your s, 'entreat you not to ascribe that neglect to any want of a due sense of the obliging manner in which you signified the subject. ; your wishes to me on " My motives in withholding the petition are my persua- sion that it would not be received by the House,. and my appre. hension that a rejection of i t wou ld I mve a tendency to defeat, rather than promote the objects yoit had in view in conveying it to Parliament. The petition is unquestionably irregular, especially as in the body of it you deprecate the only proceeding which the House could, with any propriety, institute on a complaint, founded on a report of what had passed in debate in the Houle. Any ireport of a debate, true or false, is a breach of privilege, and the House could not well allow it to be broughtbefore them, much less to make it the ground of any proceeding, without *icing and punishing it as such. On the other hand, the circulation of calumnies, however base or un. founded, a gainst either individuals or asses of his Majesty's subjects„ is punishable by other tribunals, and does not come within the original jurisdiction of the Upper House of Parlia. MOIL It is clear, therefore, that the House would either .pro. ceed against the printer of The Times, for purporting to give a report of the debates, or would reject the petition. The first of those proceedings would be directly contrary to the wishes you express in she petition, and the last would give some publicity and currency to a story which I can assure you has made no sensation here, without atlbrding you any additional opportuni ty of investigating the truth, or exposing the falsehood of the statement of which you complain. " I have the y ou to be, Gentlemen,_ .. .. _ " Your obliged and obedient hunible servant, VASSAL HOLLAND." Mr. O'Gnaatarr then read a letter which had been addressed by Mr. Broughton to Mr. Conway; and a letter from Mr. flume relative to the petition on the subject of tithes, which had been Intrusted to that Gentleman ; but their contents were not important. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. A cOUNTRYMAN'S VISIT TO THE ROYAL SALOON, PICCADILLY. • GUILDITAI.L.—A most extraordinary discovery-scene arose out of an examination before the sitting Magistrate, Jr. Alderman Titostrios, of two very respectably dressed young men, named Henry Druid and Thomas Weaver, who were charged with disorderly conduct in Holborn, , between two and three o'clock in the morning. The officers had found them kniaing and ringing violently for admittance at the Bell Inn, Holborn. The-porter not knowing them, refused to let them in, and the watchman not being able to prevail with them to go away, were constrained to take them into custody. This was the whole charge on the part of the watchmen ; but the Alderman having► had private intimation that illr. Weaver had lost his pocket-book, and that he had no knowledge what ever of his fellow prisoner, proceeded to question the latter as to' who and what he•was. Druid replied, with a pert and careless air, that he was a gentleman. The Alderman did not affect to question that, but required a more minute account. The pri soner then stated that he had formerly been in the Navy, but was not upon half-pay, and supported himself on an allowance he received from Ins family : he resided with a friend, Captain Duncan, Earl's Court-lane, Kensington. • . Mr. WeaVer then told his story. He stated himself to be a draper residing at Abingdon, at present in town on business; lodging at the Queen's Arms Tavern Mr: Westwood, a coun try neighbour of his, and himself, set off' from the City about ten o'clock to pay a' isit to the Royal Saloon in Piccadilly (a place of resortibr gay folks of both sexes), of which they had heard much talk. While there ' the prisoner and another gen tleman, :who was add r e sse d as Captain Duncan, came and sat down in the same box. He found.thein very pleasant and gentle- Manlike companions, and they continueddrinking and convers ing together for som e hours. As he and his fri en d wore'to go by the coach in the, panting, the latter would not stay longer, and not being able to prevail with him (Mr. Weuver) to Coma with him, left him with his new acquaintances, who shortly afterwards accompanied him in a liadcney-cdaehlo the Bell, it beitiC his intention to sleep there, as the coach set olf from that hut. ll° w. he and Druid got to the Compter is already stated, but in the morning he missed his pocket-book containing Bank of Eng land and country notes to the amount of 1001. The reason for the bustle at the Bell Inn he stated to be his missing his watch, and inskting upon going back in the coach to the Royal saloon to inquire for it, when his new friend Mr. Druid called him back and gave him his watch.; . The Alderman now questioned Druid how the watch came in his possession Who replied, that Mr. Weaver having occasion to go out while their were at the Saloon, left it with him as a pledge that he was_ not going away, but would return to the party. Dir. W. allowed that he had left his watch as described, but it was with his friend Mr. Westwood, and on his return he had it again before they left the Saloon. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON addressing Druid, said—Well, Sir, as you produced the watch, you can probably produce the pocket-book also. The prisoner, however, protested he knew nothing whatever of the packet-book. The Alderman seemed somewhat unwilling to treat a person of the prisoner's appear ance .as a common thief, but felt it his duty to tell him he should require him to be searched. Druid, with much appa rent. readiness consented, and retired with Fogg, the marshal. man, into the parlour, and on their return Fogg prodUced two pocket-books taken from the prisoner, one of which Mr. W. declared to be that he had lost. On examining it, however, the bank-notes had all disappeared. Notwithstanding this dis covery, the prisoner maintained his composure. Ile had en tirelyforgot, he said, that the pocket-book was about him, but Mr. W. had given it to him to take care of at the time he gave him his watch. At this moment some of the watchmen said, that the lusty Gentlernan they had called Capt. Duncan had just entered the office,:and a respectably dressed man came up to the table, anti observed, he attended there voluntarily, having witnessed the whole:affair, to see if he could be of any service to the young man. On being asked his name, he replied, Felix Macdonald, living. at Earl's-court-lane, Kensington. He had formerly been a Captain in the Militia, and was now a Subaltern of half-pay from the late Duke of Cumberland's Loyal American Pro vincials. The Captain was very desirous of telling his own story, but the Magistrate was more anxious that he should answer ;iis questions ; and, in reply to them, the Captain stated, that Druid did not live with him ; that he had known him about twelve months ; that he got his living as a writer for The European Magazine. Being asked if he himself ever went by the name of Duncan, he replied, No: Several of the watchmen cried out that lie was addressed as anti answered to the name of api. Duncan at the witch-hou'se. • " Yes," said the Captain, 'Thar - was because I did not choose to be known." The Alder man now recapitulated to the Captain the circumstances that had occurred with respect to the watch and the pocket-book; to all which the Captain replied, " That I know nothing about." " But," said the Alderman, " you were present during the whole time with the parties, anti notes to the value of 1001. are missing. Under such circumstances you must submit to be searched.". The Captain assented with a good grace, and re tired with Fogg; but on the search neither notes, nor a farthing of money of any kind, were found on the Captain's person. It should have been observed, that Druid's pockets were found to be as pennylers as those of his friend. • • In the bustle in taking the prisoners to the watch•house, a small paper parcel fell from Weaver's hands, which one o f the watchmen swore he picked up and gave to the Captain to take care of, and on his subsequently asking him about it, lie said some man had gone up Holborn with it. This parcel, con taining a shirt and a hair brush, was still missing, and seyeral watchmen swore to seeing.it in the possession of. the Captain, who, however declared. he had n 4 recollection whatever of any such parcel. He again reminded the Magistrate that he .had come there voluntarily ; that he was en gage d as a wr i ter i n The European Magaz i ne; that he was well known as the au thor of The Hermit in Loudon, and other publications; that lie made 500/. or 6001. a-year by his literary talents, and it was not likely he should be guilty of offences of this description. lie was well known to Mr. Sheriff Whittaker; and Mr. Vaux, MI, Russell-street, the proprietor of The European Magazine, his employer, would testify to his respectability. In addition to the evidence against Druid, who had denied having heard any thing of the loss of the pocket-book, it was stated that while coming in a coach to the office with Weaver, who was lamenting his lots, Druid told him'not to be uneasy about it, as they knew the number of th e c oac h which brought them from the Saloon, antl no doubt his pocket-book had been left in it. The suspicion against him was sufficiently strong to warrant his detention; and as the Captain was in company with him the whole time, and the parcel missing had been seen in his possession, the Alderman felt it his duty to detain him also, and they were both remanded for another examination. Scarcely had they been removed from the office, when tidings were heard of the lost parcel. A man of the name of Edward Marnoch, who lives at the Poulterer's Arms, Honey-lane market, came In and stated that lie was passing' in • Holborn at the time of the bustle, and saw the lusty gentleman they called the. Captain throw a parcel on to the coach-box;. it rebounded h he (Marnoch) picked it up, and left it at the e n public-house, e u the corner of Bartlett's-buildings, till it t bl t o Li t he o g t r i o se un d at ; should be inquired fur. He had heard nothing of the previous examinations ; but knowing that some persons had been taken to the Compter, he had come to the Office to. let:thern know w hat bad become of the parcel. As the testimony of this wit ness would be important as respected the Captain, he was di. rected to attend at the next examination, and to bring the parcel with him. M Ali s o 0 s E.—Yesterday a gentleman. connected with the law, named Monkhouse, applied to the Lord Mayor for a warrant of distress upon the gwods and chattles of one. of the Society of Friends, resident in the City, for arrears of tithes due to the Rector of St. Helen's, Bishopsgate. The applica war made in behalf of Mr. M'Dougall, of Lincoln's Inn, the lay-impropriator of tithes in a very extensive district, who claimed the sum of two shillings and ninepence in the pound underthe Act of the 37th of Henry VIII. The tithe it ap. peered was two years, in arrear on Lady-day last., The defend ant, according to the custom of the Society of which he is a member, refused peremptorily to pay any tithes whatever, un less non compulsion by process of law. After a long conver sation, the Loan MAYOU declined granting either a warrant or a summons. BONV-STREET.—Mary While, late house-maid to Mr. Archbold, the barrister, was fully committed to Newgate, late on Tuesday night, for trial at the next Old Bailey Sessions, on a charge of having stolen sundry shirts, stockings, &c. the pro perty of that Gentleman.--A wretched young woman, named Amelia Savage, was also committed for trial by the Magistrate, charged with enticing away the child of a poor shoemaker, and, having stripped it of its upper garments, leaving it exposed on the steps of some chambers in the Temple. Yesterday morning two adroit shoplifters, fa shionably dressed in _blue coats and black cra vats, entered the shop of Mr. JARMAN, dealer in curiosities, St. James's-street, and while the one amused the attention of the shopman, by asking the price of musical snuff-boxes, &c. the ether managed to purloin several valuable articles of jewellery, with which they got clear off. THE COINAGE. Tuesday morning the Lords of his Majesty's most Honourable - Privy Council assembled in the Duchy Court of Lancaster, in the Exchequer, Westminster Hall, for the trial of the King's Coins in the pis: of the Mint, within the Tower - of London. 'rite L ords present were—the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Pre eident of the Council, Sir John Nietoll, Lord Colchester, .Mr. Wallace, Lord Bexley, and Sir frenry Russell. The number of persons qualified to serve on the Jury, to assay the Coina of the realm as returned from the Goldsmith's Com. pally, were read, and the following were sworn and composed the Jury :—Robert Makepeace, Henry Chawner, Thos. Ayres, James Henderson, Edmund Runtlell, Samuel Haynes, Philip Gilbert; John Johnson, Perceval Norton Johnson, Thomas • Ilayter Walter Smith, an d John Robinson. The Loan CHAN CE LLoR addressed them at some length, pointing out the important duties they had to perform, to act between our Sovereign Lord the King, the Master of the Mint, and the public at large e to ascertain that only a proper portion . of alloy was i n our ditr zrent Coins. H i His Lordship urged t very strongly upon the Jury's attention, that they should be very, . , particular in their t r i a l s an d i nvest i gat i o n s, as f t was very essential that the English coinage should retain its high cha racter, which it obtained for a great number of years. The standard upon which the gold coinage had been made was as long since as the year 1888, and for the silver coinage from the year 1728. • - The Noble and Learned Earl spoke very highly of the man. ner in which Lord Maryborough had tilled the office of Muter of the Mint, particularly the arduous task of the extensive is. suing of new•coinage: his Lordship recomthenci'd to Mr. Wel laee, the present holder, of that (Om, topureueeLord Marybo. rough's plans. The Learned Loyd recited . th.:sdifrerent Acts of Parliament which hail been teamed to regulate their proceed. ings, as well as the King's writ fot their as.sembling, &e. The Lords of the Council, after the address of the Lott!. Chancellor, adjourned till the evening, to give the Jury time to examine the different issues of coinage which have taken place since ; the 23d of Jun e , 1823, consi s ting of sovereigns, - • half sovereigns, double so vere i gns , half crowns, and the dif. ferent coinages called " ellaundy money" for the King's Royal bounty. The melting of the different quantities of the coinage, to ascertain the proportion of gold and alloy which they contained, occupied the attention of the Jury till near four o'clock, when - Mr. Johnson, the essayist reported to the Jury . assembled in . the Duchy Court of Lancaster, that the coinage issued byl.ord Maryborough up to last October container a few grains of gold more in proportion than directed by the standard, and the - issues by Mr. Ai allace up to the present time were in the same • proportion. • The Jury then adjourned to Goldsmiths%hall, there to make their report to the Lords of the Council, and afterwards dined together. THE ARMY. CIRCULAR. War ()flee, June 24, 1824. Sin—l am directed by the Secretary at War, to annex for your information and guidance, a Statement of the Daily Rates of Allowance made to General and other Staff' Officers, and 'also to Field and Staff Officers of Infantry Regiments, in lieu of Forage for the Horses required to be kept by them f or th e Public Service, for the half-year ending the 24th instant, agre:- ably.to which the Charges for the Forage of the Horses of the are to be corrected, where the proper charge has not been made in your Accounts. I am, &c. (Signed) LAU. SULIVAN. Paymaster of the STATEMENT OF THE DAILY RATES OF ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF FORAGE, FOR TIIE,IIALF-YEAR ENDING JUNE 24, 11124. • Counties. 4llo , w ate a :r e, s. d, Birks- - 2 1 Cornwall 2 2 Devon . 111 Dorset -11 l Essex . 2 1 Hants - 2 0 Kent . 2 1 Lancaster 2 1 Middlesex 2 0 GREAT BRITAIN. (7°l"lict. Rote Allo:ra s. of ne. d e .l Norfolk - 2 01 Northampton 2 2' Northumberland 1 111 Nottingham 1 101 Somerset - 1 10 1 SOOlk - 2 1 Surrey - 2 2 Suasex - 2 1 Counties. Rate of Allowance. i. d. 1 1 ‘5 . 'a rk rwick - 1 1„0 - 2 0 North Britain 1 11 !. ( l i e u r e se rn y 3cY 1 .1 1 0 1 The Counties which there are no Con- 2 0 - bracts • Rate ic Counties, s. d. Afitrim . 1 11 Down - 1 11 Armagh . 1 8 Monaghan 1 8 Cavan - -1 Fermanagh 1 5 Londonderry 1 5 Dublin 1 7 Wicklow 1 7 Kildare - 1 7 Kilkenny 2 1 • IRELAND. Counties. hate of Allowance s. d. Carlow . 2 1 Queen's County 2 1 1 Louth - 1 7 31eath - I It Wexford - 1 9 Galway 1 II Sligo . - I Leitrim - - 1 7 Roscommon 1 5 Westmeath 1 5 Counties. Rate i f Allowance. s. d. Longford . 1 6 King's County 1 8 Cork . 1 9 tVaterfoft - 1 11 Kerry • - 111 Clare - 1 7 limerick . 1 7 Tipperary - 1 7 Counties where there are no 1 8 Contracts • TI/E SECOND BATTALION OF TILE GRENADIEII GuAnns.—Yesterday his Royal Highness the Commander-in. Chief, attended by Major-General sir HENRY Tonurxs, the Adjutant-General; lilajor-Gmeral Sir J. W. GORDON, the Quarter-Master-Genera, and several other Officers, inspected the 2d Battalion of the Grenadier Guards, in Hyde Park. The Battalion performed several manoeuvres, according to the im. proved system, with accuracy and celerity. The movements in column, and the formation of the square, were well executed. The Commander-in-Chief expressed his approbation of the evolutions of the Battalion. Colonel JONES gave the word of command. FATAL PUGILISTIC CONTEST. —Last evening, at nine o'clock, Mr. STIRLING and a respectable . ..fury assembled at the Portman Arms, to inquire into the cause of the death of Thomas Watkins, who died from the injuries received in a pugilistic contest with a man named Thomas Fish, who was in custody in the house, to abide the result of the Inquest.—From the evidence, it appeared that the deceased had rather a sudden quarrel with Thos. Fish early on Tuesday morning week; they agreed to settle the difference by boxing, and stripped in Quebec-street North. The de ceased was forty-six years of age, and his anta gonist is a young and powerful man, and a good boxer; they fought several rounds, which were entirely in favour of Fish, who struck him with both fists, even when off his guard, and accord ing to the evidence of a witness, named Watkins" while in the act of rising. The deceased had no regular seconds to assist him. Fish was attended: by his father.and brother. The deceased seem.• ed to have fair play, but was no match for hix antagonist.—Mr. Norton, surgeon, stated his opinion to be, that the deceased died from an in flammation of the bowels, caused by either it blow or fall.—The Jury, at 11 o'clock, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter" apinst Thomas Fish, who was committed, on the Coroner's war.: rant, to Newgate. SUICTDE.-Yesterday an Inquisition was taken before TimmAs SHELTON, Esq. Coroner, at the Rose, Monk well-strett, Cripplegate, on the body of Ann Lewis, aged 48 years. The Jury re. turned a verdict—" That the deceased committed the act in a temporary fit of derangement, pro. duced by intoxication." GAMING was invented by the tydians when under the pressure of a great famine. To divert themselves from dwelling on their sufferings, they contrived dice, balls, tables, &c. It is added, that to bear their calamity the better, they used to play a whole day without intermission, that they might not be disgusted with the thoughts of food. The invention intended as a remedy for hunger is now a very common cause of that evil.