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BAYONNE INTELLIGENCE. BAYONNE, Dec. '27.—The Madrid Gazettes of the 21st and 22d, which we have received to etay, contain nothing of any interest ; they are fitted clO s fly with unimportant Royal Decrees, 4 04 with extracts from the French Journals.— The public appear to he -sunk in a kind of apathy, %hid) comes from the dilatoriness of the Government in doing any thing to consolidate the affairs of the State, which it seems to aban den to the care of Providence. The dismissal of the Ministers is still spoken of, but there are eaTions opinions respecting the choice of their rticCeSSors. 13001 parties are discontented with the present Ministers.—The Government seems uneasy at the spirit of independence which is epeuly manifested in many places, in refusing to execute the orders of the Ministry. A kind of 'Conscription is spoken of for the purpose of a new army, but it is not likely that the inhabit ants of the country will be pleased with such a measure. It is affirmed that a courier has are lived at Madrid from Lisbon, bringing news that t► very serious and extensive conspiracy had been discovered just us it was on the point of breaking out—that three Ministers had been dismissed—that the King had ordered the Queen and several persons of distinction to 'be arrested, and that they were to be brought to tria I. These reports need confirmation. Bands contitte to be organized in the provinces. Those of Murcia, Alicant, and La Mancha are the most numerous, consisting of from 300 to 400 men. The popular spirit in the provinces to which we have before -alluded continues to manifest itself. The King has sent repeated orders to Toledo, Cuenca, and other cities, for the Authorities to set at liberty all persons confined without just reason, but the people refuse obedience, and threaten vengeance on all who oppose their will. A rich merchant at Calatayud had a son of very liberal opi nions; but the son having escaped, they wreaked their vengeance on the father: they set fire to his magazine and threw him into the flames.— "Three officers of the army of Ballaste-ros, on - their return to their homes, passed the night in a town four leagues from - Madrid. The people being informed of their arrival, went to their lod gings to oblige them to leave the town halite -diately. One of them lodged in the house of a person well known us a zealous Royalist, who thought he had influence sufficient to protect the liberal, but he was mistaken ; the people took away the officer, and pillaged the house.. A person who arrived at Madrid a fen- days 20 states, that he was stopped in Murcia by a corps of 500 men, well armed and equipped, composed entirely of disbanded soldiers. The Commander of this band addressed the traveller and said to lam," Sir, you are going to Madrid; let the King know that Col. --- is the chief of the band - which you have met with ; and that he and many other officers, who have been discharged without pay, and without means of subsistence, are obliged to infest the roads, and to desolate a country which they might have defended."— The Duke of Infantado, Member of the Com mittee for the organization of the army, has pre sented a plan on the subject, which has not at all satisfied his Majesty. ft is reported that Agents- from the American Independents are in ).,ea ports, and raise recruits among the disbanded reilitary. All the Ministers were dismissed at nine o'clock in the evening of the list, but re sumed their functions an hour afterwards. The season of this is unknown. We are assured by a letter from Lisbon, dated . -so late as the 23d ult.., that the Portuguese Go verment is much distressed for money, and quite despondin g at the total loss it has sustained of its South American possessions. Every •article imported is taxed to the utmost ; and an addi tional new crown has been levied on each pound of tea, piece of handkerchief, and all other im ruled articles ; and a forced loan is in contern pliition, to include -all classes of people, and 'olive as well as foreign merchants. The French RUnister, in order to obtain favour with the Court Party, is most liberal in his entertainments, in which he considerably outvies the English Ambassador. Lady THORNTON had arrived out from England.—(thimpshire .!graple.) WINPSOIt, JAN, 3.—A. foreign Gentleman, -who iS Oa a visit to Lord NUGENT, at Billies, has .•xcitetl some curiosity. From the best informs -lion that we have been able to collect, the Spa nish General AitnUELLES is the person towards Nvtiorn his Lordship is performing the rites of hospitality. Bow-STnEET.—( This Day.)—T svo respect ably dressdi females applied 'to- Sir EttcnAnn BIRNIE for a summons to compel the attendance of a silversmith under the following circum stan.es of them having occasion for that necessary appendage in the marriage state, yclept K wedding-ring, applied to the person complained -of, who, as alleged, instead of giving her one of -gold, furnished her with one of base metal, and. therefore she now sought the return of the money .so fraudulently obtained from her.—Sir RICHARD BERNIE, under all the circumstances, declined to interfere, but recommended recourse to the (4"ourt of Requests. Multi)Er.s.—A man named John Zimmerman, who lives beyoud the Blue Mountains, on the borders of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, last week committed the hOrrihie deed of murdering his own dauihter, a young woman about years of age ! .The unnatural father, after he bad driven the restor the family from the house dragged his sick daughter out of bed, trampled upon, and finally killeA her. A marriage which the daughter intended to contract, and which Was disapproved by the father, ig said to have occasioned this horrible event. A malatto two; named Nathaniel Curtis, killed a negro of the name of • Fletcher, at East Windsor, in Connecticut. They guar :Tiled shout wages, when the former struck the latter-with a hoe, which occasioned his death,,--- (New York Paper.). HEIUFFORD GAOL. On Saturday Mr. Ilisemett, the Solicitor fpr Hunt, arrived in Hertford, and had an interview with his client . in h e gaol. Both !luta and Pro Bert's spirits are slieprtssed ; thosrof the latter, it is said, from an apprehension of the rigid cross examination which .he -is-likely to endure, after being examined as King's evidence. Thurtell continues entirely unmoved, and talks of the fa mily arrangements for his future maintenance, which he hopes- to have carried into effect when he gets rid of the present accusation. He reads the newspapers, and converses with great appa rent indifference upon the common topics of the day. lie talks of being liberated from the gaol about two o'clock on Wednesday next, and in timates the plan he will adopt of getting quietly to town, when he hopes his father will enable him to live on the Continent, in such a manner as his circumstances will permit. In the course of Saturday, Mr. James Con nolly, accompanied by a friend, , arrived at the gaol, and applied to Mr. Wilson for permission to see his brother, Mr. Patrick Connolly, on the subject of employing professional assistance. Mr. Connolly's friend said his name was Peters, and that he was a military man : he introduced the brother to 'the Governor of the prison, and said that they were very solicitous to see the prisoner with the least possible delay, as they meant to drive over to the coroner's inquest, which was about to sit, and be the hearers of a written au , thority from him, to auth or i ze Mr... Noel to act as his solicitor, that gentleman deeming such an order necessary. The Rev. Mr. Lloyd, the visiting Magistrate, was immediately sent for, and he promptly repaired to the gaol. The pri soner was then brought from the ward in which he is confined, into the counting-house, where he had an intervie w with his brother, in the pre sence . of Mr. Lloysl'and Mr. Wilson. The pri soner and his brother shook hands, and were much affected. Mr. Peters (who had retired be fore Mr. Connolly entered) was then introduced, and the necessary instructions for professional as sistance, being given, the parties withdrew. The prisoner, Patrick Connolly, is a tall gen manly-looking man, fashionably dressed ; he says that he was 13 or 16 years a surgeon in the Dub , lin militia. His manner was composed, and he speaks of the fatal act which he pepetrated as one justified by the violent attack made by the assailants on the house of his friend Capt. Nestor. Both the brother and his friend seemed desir ous, possible, to have the trial entered upon at the adjourned commission, which will sit on 'fues day next, to proceed upon the prisoners charged with the murder of Mr. Weare, but there is no chance of Connolly's case being heard before the March Assizes. He i s marr i e d t o a lady who she has, lhas some independent p ro p ert y ; s how ever, resided away from him in Hampshire for a considerable time. He has requested the daily attendance of the gaol-barber, as he is not allow ed the use of his own dressing implements. A lancet, and a small paper of gunpowder, were found in his pockets when he was lodged i n gaol. THE LATE FATAL OCCURRENCE IK HERTFORDSHIRE. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. On Saturday morning, at 11 o'clock,— R„ O KE, Ent., the Coroner for the county of Hertford, assembled a jury' at the White Horse, Shenley-hill, for the purpose of inqainge, u iring into the circum stances a tt en di ng t h e d eath of James G r who was unfortunately shot at Rabley-h ouse on t h e night o f Wednesd a y l ast . Th e names o f t h e Jury having been called , over they were sworn. Mr. Roost h av in g i nqu i re d if th ere were any reporters in the room c o nnecte d w i t h t h e pu bli c press, and h •ng received an answer in the affirmative, he desired to state, that he felt it his duty as Coroner to protest against any minutes of evidence being taken either by the reporters for publication, o r b y a ny other persons. He was induced to make his protest i n conse quence of observations which h a d recent l y f a ll en from a high authority, in a case of gre a t a t roc ity , upon w h ich a Court of Justice would shortly hav e t o d ec id e . H e certainly felt that it was of the greatest importanc e th at pr i soners charged with crimes of any sort should p rocee d to tria l as free from preju dice as possible, and therefore was the more anxious that the evidence taken before him in a case of so serious a nature as the present, should be withheld from the public till the tim e of ' trial arrived. With regard to a Coroner's Court being an open or a close Court, this was a point upon which much difference of opinion had existed among Coroners themselves, and no po sitive or general decision had been formed; his own idea on the subject was, that it was an op en C ourt , an d l ie k new o f no pre cedent whichi could justify him in coming to an opposite con clusion. In this feeling he certainly should not take upon him self to exclude any particular individual from his presence, con tenting himself with having made his protest, and leaving the reporters to adopt that course which their own discretion might suggest, iivi• upon their own responsibility--open, of course, to such p ings as a breach of his orders might appear to warrant: The Reporter of the Morning Chronicle, who had anewered to Mr. Rooke's first question, said he should feel it his duty to give publicity to the opinions which the Coroner had thought fit to promulgate. He thought it necessary to remark, how ever, that in his experience he had never known an instance in which the proceedings of a Coroner's Court had been sup pressed, or in which every facility had not been given to the gentlemen who attended at such proceedings from the public press. Many very important cases had come under his obser vation, involving questions of peculiar delicacy, where the Co roner, although strongly urged by persons of high rank, had not ventured to close the doors of his Court ageirst any persons _whatever; and in some cases even counsel and attornies had attended, both for prisouers and prosecutors; • and these indivi duals were suffered not only to take minutes of evidence, but to cross-examine the witnesses. He instanced particularly the cases at Manchester ;• the inquests on Honey and Francis, who were shot by the Life Guards during the progress of the Queen's funeral; the inquest on the body of Mr. Perceval, who was shot by Bellingham ; and others of &similar nature. The Coroner had said that there was no precedent upon which be could act. This was the fact ; and until some such prece dent was established, he, the reporter, felt it bu t cons i stent with candour to say, that he should certainly publish such evi dence as came under his observation, subject, of course, to any consequences , to which the breach of the Coroner's protest might expose _him. He could have no personal feeling to gratify be yond the discharge of the duty which brought him to Shenley, and be saw no reason why he should be the first to establish a precedent, or to recognize a principle upon which the opinion of the Coroners themselves seemed to be so much at variance. Mr. ROOKS admitted the candour of this declaration, and said, that all he was desirou:4 of doing, was to state his feelings publicly on the subject. Whether any proceedings should fol low a breach of his order, was a question on which lie was not then to determine. The Rev. Mr. Nvwcomr., the Magistrate, here remarked, that he had nothing to do with the present Court, but as far as his own feelings went, he was a friend to the publication cf correct reports. There was' a precedent, however, in a recent case at Durham, in which the Coroner had excluded certain persons from his court, in consequence of the observations which had been made by Mr, Justice Park at Hertford and elsewhere. With regard to the law on this subject, he cer tainly was aware that the Judges had intimated their opinion that a Coroner's Court partook of the nature of a Grand Jury— it was simply a court of inquiry, and might be kept strictly se cret. This opinion was given after arguments which had been urged to their Lordships in the case of Cox v. Coleridge, which involved a question as to the right of attornies to be present for prisoners while they were under examination before Magistrates. He had stated this fact not with a view of influencing the con duct of the Coroner on the present p rocee dings, but simply as point of information. He repeated, that for himself he was friendly to the publication of truth ; but not to_those imperfect and garbled accounts which too frequently appeared. He did not recollect any 'decided case in which-the power of the Coro ner to exclude strangers from his Court had been recognized:. Three other Magistrates were present, Messrs. Winter, liadow, and Mason, but they made tio observation. The Jury then accompanied the Coroner to take a view of the body, which lay in an upper room in the cottage occupied by his family—a wife and four children. The unfortunate widow was greatly distressed ; her appearance was highly respectable, and her house neat and clean. She baS been left entirely de stitute. The Jury next proceeded to take a view of Captain Nestor's house, which is situated aboula mile and 'a half from Shepley hill, in the parish of Ridge." They went into all the rooms on the ground floor, and particularly examined the fractures in the windows and doors, and part of the shutter of the front door, on which there was a large mark of gunpowder, and an ap pearance as if a charge of shot or a ball had passed through. The Coroner and Jury returned to the White Horse at one o'clock, and desired. the witnesses to be called. Previous to the first witness being sworn, the Coroner said he understood some other reporters had entered the room ; he therefore felt it necessary to repeat his protest against notes being taken, or the evidence published. Mr. SrEvnis, who, we believe, is the Attorney of Mr. Andrews, at whose suit the execution was issued against Mr. Connolly, then addressed the Coroner, and complained of the gross misstatements which had been published respecting this occurrence ; he alluded particularly to a paper of that morning, " The Morning Herald, and to that part of the statement, in that paper, which alluded to the nature of the transactions be tween Mr. Connolly and Mr. Andrews, at Brighton. This was wholly false, and infamously libellous. Mr. NOE L, who was in attendance for Mrs. Brown, said he had seen an account of the action brought by Mr. Andrews against Mr. Connolly, in the Brighton Herald of the 28th of M arch last. 31r. STEVENS repeated that the statement to'wbich he al luded was altogether false. He then pointed out the exception able paragraph, and said his object was to have it promptly corrected. The Con.wrEn. interposed, and observed that this was a matter with Which he had nothing to -do. All he had to do •was to inquire into the cause , of• the death of James Urainge, and must request that all obserVations should be confined to that. Thomas llesketh was then called. He deposed that he was a shoe-maker at Ridge, in this county. In consequence of having heard that a murderhad been committed at Rabley house, at half-past four in the afternoon of Wednesday last, he went to the house in company with other persons. On arriving st the house, lie met a gentleman on the road, who said he was an Attorney's Clerk. He asked him what was the matter, and the gentleman said they had a warrant or a writ to apprehend a gentlenian of the name of Connolly. Wit ness was accompanied by Thomas Lock, a constable. They went to the door and knoeked, but there was no admission. The door was not broken then, and what he had heard about the murder proved to be untrue. lie had not seen the attorney's clerk that morning. The attorney's clerk wanted the door to be forced, but Mr. Lock said he had no authority for this. A. short time after Mr. Connolly opened the window, and said he would shoot the first man who offered to enter the house. The constable talked to him, and begged him to give himself up ; but he said he would not. They waited a few minutes, and the gentlemen thought they would go for further advice to the Magistrates. There was another gentleman, besides the attor ney's clerk. It was said that some assault had been committed before witness went. Witness accompanied the two gentlemen to the Magistrate. When they went back from the Magistrates, there was a large party, and among . them James Grainge, the constable. Witness saw James Grainge in the yard, and bege ged him not to he too hasty, as Mr. Connolly had used dreadful threats, and said he would shoot any person that went into the house. James Grainge knocked at the door twice ; the second knock was answered from within ; witness did not know by whom ; somebody asked who was there ? James Grainge, the deceased, replied, " The constable of the parish of Shenley." The person inside wanted to know what he wanted ; this was between six and seven ; but lie could not speak with certainty to the time. It was star-light, sufficiently light to discover -any person close to you. Mr. Grainge answered, "he had a warrant to apprehend one Mr..C,onnolly." It was a male voice that spoke from within the house. The reply was, that "' he should not surrender ; he would not attend to it." The shut ters were all closed. Mr. Grainge begged of him to surrender, and he said, " the first person that entered he would shoot." Mr. Grai nge said he hoped not ; he hoped he would govern his Passion, and added, that if he would not give himself up, h e must break in by main force. Somebody then said, "Constable, do your duty," Witness did not know who said this. J am „ Graing e then began to knock the door with a hatchet; he was standing on the right side of the door, on the stone step. Af ter he had struck the door twice or ;h i m times, witness heard the report o f a gun, but did. net see blie &Ml.'. At that m ome nt witness heard Grainge say, " Y ou h ave bl own my arm off!" Witness was not near enough to see the state of the door, but had heard the glass break. :Could not see who fi re d the gun. Witness was so much terrified -that he then went away. Prior to the gun being tired, witness saw two females, and an other man, beside Mr. Connolly, in the house. It was out of the f ron t cif the bouse Mr. Connolly looked. It was Mrs. Brown and a female servant he saw look out of the window. Understood Mrs. Brown to be the occupier of the house. H a d seen Mrs. Brown before on horseback. The ColtoriEn now intimated that it was not likely he should close his investigation that day ; ne should, therefore, adj o urn the inquest in good time until Monday morning; and as the Surgeons who were in attendance -might feel it inconvenient to stop, he would take their testimony next Mr. STEVE NS begged that the adjournment might take place to such an hour as would enable the two witnesses,to whom the last witness had alluded, to come from London. The CORONER. said he should be sitting all day, and their evidence might he taken at any time. At this moment a letter was handed to Mr. NoEr, from the prisoner Connolly, which had been brought from Hertford by This letter he sh eave d h to is o b le ro ß t brother, r. appointing ec om ehiann.i4h the s h e a tctoorrnoenye.r. Mr. George Neville R.idli , surgeon, of St. Alban's, was then called. His deposition was to the f o ll ow i ng effect :--Be tween eight and nine oclock in . the evening of Wednesday, December 31, I was called to a : man of the name of James Grainge, of Shenley, who had met with a dreadful accident by a shot from a gun ; I immediately proceeded to the !'spot, and found the arm very much lacerated, and the man in an exhausted state from the loss of blood ; I got him to bed as s oon as possible, and whilst doing so, Air. Lloyd Morgan, of Barnet, arrived : I then applied a tournipuet to restrain any further hemorrhage. It was then thought he was in an im proper state to undergo any operation, and it was determined that we should meet early in the morning, to consider the pro priety of removing the limb, that being, iii our opinion, the only chance of saving his life ; .amputation Was performed, and he died, about four o'clock on Thursday afternoon ' the Ist of January 1824, and I do verily believe the "wound he received was the occasion of his death. Upon examining the limb, I found two small shot In the brachial artery, and lacerations in oth e r places ; likewise three shot in the median nerve, besides othe r s to the number of 30, in the muscles and different por tions of the bone, which was very much shattered, and some part was carried through the wound. Mr. Ridley being recalled, said that the deceased died about four o'clock on the following evening. Much blood had not been lost, either previously to or during the operation of am putation. Mr. Ridley produced the shot extracted from the wound : they appeared to-be commousliot..-The wound where he found the shot caused the death. Mr. Webster, a surgeon, residing at St. Alban's, corrobo rated the testimony of Mr. Ridley, Edward Tinsley examined.—.l live as gardener with Mr. Sharp, South-Mims. I went to Rabley-house about five o'clock in the evening, having heard that there was a man there who had been stabbed. It was on the 31st of December. I went inside the iron gate with the constable, T. Lock, and was charged by him to assist. 1 was placed by him against the front of the house, where I remained until J. Gramge came. I believe the house belongs to Captain Lestor (Nestor). When Grainge came up, he . went to the front door and knocked. A person inside asked, " Who's there ?" He an swered, •' The Shenley constable, with his Majesty's warrant." Grainge demanded admission; some person inside said, " You shall have none." I did not hear the person inside ask what the warrant was for. Grainge then said, " Then we must use violence." The answer from the person inside was, " If you do, I will shoot the first man that enters the door." Grainge said, "'I hope not, Sir." Some person said, " Grainge, go on, it is no use waiting." 1 don't know who said this.— Grainge then began to batter the upper part of the door, and made a hole through it. Through that hole some person from inside discharged a gun. , Grainge then repeated se veral times, " He has blown my arm off." The greater part of the people then drew from the door, and I went to the kitchen-door. Prior to this I heard persons at the window, hut could not see them ; it was dark. Nothing was said that I could understand. I knocked at the kitchen-door, and a Verson inside asked for the officer. The voice appeared to be a female voice. I called the officer; I don't know his name, and he came to the door. He asked " Who let the gun off ?" The person inside said, " Mr. Connolly ; and he has made his escape ever since." 1 then left the premises to attend my business ; this was about half.;past seven. Shortly after the first shot, I heard a second shot fired from an upper window ; it appeared from the flash to have been aimed at a man who stood near me. I heard no shot whistle or any thing rattle when the second shot was flied ; I know nothing more. I never saw Mr. Connolly until after this transaction. The gun appeared to have been aimed at a man named W. Walsham ; be is in attendance. • By a Juror.—There was a light in 'the parlour when the first shot was fired, but I could not see anybody. Louisa Howard examined.—l live at Mr. Bartholomew's, iat Rabley-farm, near to Rabley-house. A man named Hugh, and servant of Mr.., Connolly,. came, to my mas t er ' s h ouse on Wednesday l as t ; he asked me if my master was at home? I said no. Be then asked if the gun was at home? I told him yes. He then said " Will you ask Mrs. Bartholomew if she will • lend - it to Mr. Connolly." I did so, and she said she did not like to lend it, as it was not theirs. A gen tleman present, named Russell, told her to lend it, as he would not injure it. My mistress gave it to me, and I gave it to Hugh. I don't know what time this was; it was more than an hour before dark;l can't say exactly. - I called to Hugh, and told him. I did not think it was loaded ' • he then came back an d asked for a charge of s h o t, an d I gave him some powdei, and ,1 he then loaded the gun, and put some paper and l ea th er in i t. He asked if my master had any balls ? and I said I did not know. After loading the gun he gave fine back the powder horn. I saw . him put shot into the gun • I asked him what he was going to shoot ; and he said Mr. Connolly was going to shoot some birds in the tree. I asked him what kind of birds ? and.he said he did not know. He then started off towards Rabley-house, and in about a quarter of an hour be came back for the powder-horn, which 1 gave him, and I did not see him after; he did not ask for more shot; soon after this I heard a gun go off: I was then up stairs. I did not hear a second gun ' that evening. I told my mistress I heard the gun, as lam al ways frightened at firi ng . I was a f terwar d s goinidown, and I met Mr.-Grainge, who told me he was shot. This was on the Wednesday.' lam not 20 years of age. lam not married. I forgot to state that the servant yesterday told me his name was Hugh Moran. Mrs. Brown is considered the occupier of Rabley-house. Thomas Bush examined.—l am a labourer, residing at Ridge. I went to Rabley-h ouse a b out half-past five on Wed nesday evening last, as I heard there had been murder there ; I saw many people there; I saw the officers come back from the Magistrates ; and I saw Mr. Grainge ; I saw Dr. Connolly ..; - mot Mr. Grainge; I was standing near Grainge at the time; Grainge had an axe, and was breaking in at the door ; he broke it so that I , could see through it; I saw Dr. Connolly point the gun, so as to shoot through the crack ; it was fired, axd when Grainge said his arm was shot off, I took hold of him and led him off the step ; I knew Dr. Connolly ; I am sure the gun was fired by no other Man but him ; Grainge did not fall; there were two lights on the table in the room ; the crack in the door was more than an inch wide. By a Juror.—l saw him load the gun again. (Here a part of the door was produced ; it was much battered, as if by a leitchet or hammer). I took up the axe and th rew i t aga i nst the door; I did so, bec a use I was angry with Mr. Connolly for shooting Grainge. I afterwards saw the flash of a second shot--it come out from the crack in the door, the same as the first. lam sure I saw it come out of the door. By a Juror.—l turned round before the shot was fired, and saw it come out of the door. I was then on the left side of the door, within 5 'or 6 yards. (Witness having several times smiled, he was cautioned by the Coroner to consider the seri ousness of the business which he was come upon, and to re member he was on his oath.) A man named Walsham moved back when the shot was fired at him. By Mr. never had any dispute with Dr. Connolly. Some of the Jurors objected to this question, and Mr. Noel said, he most readily abandoned it. I was there when Mr. Newcome came. I saw nobody in the room but Dr. Connolly. William Walsham examined. lam a straw-plat-maker at Ridge. I was at Rabley-house about four o'clOck on Wednes day l as t ; when I went there I saw the officer who went to take the gentleman for debt. We heard there was a man mur dered. This was before the shot was fired. The officer ordered us all to keep upon the ground. The gentleman I mean is Dr. C onno lly. W e w ere there three hour s b e f ore t h e man was s the h o t ; w e greater pa w a lkr ed t o dow first floor. He swore he would shoot any man who att e mpt e d to enter th e house. He did not then point th e gun a t any ill one particular. I knew it was Dr. Connolly. Ths offic er said, said, 4, Throw your gun out of the window, and come d own fu thepo n the premises, and D r . C onno ll y was f or time with th e gun out o f t h e b ac k win. and give me a bit of tobacco." Dr. Conolly said, no ; but if the officer would give him twenty guineas, he would come down stairs. The officer said he would not give him a quar ter of it. I saw nothing done with the fork. When Grainge came, he knocked at the front door several times ; this was about seven or eight o'clock. D r. C onnolly said, 4 ' Who is ther e ?" a knew his voice.) Grainge said, " It is the constable of Shenley parish, and I have got a warrant for you, and rnust enter the house." Dr. Connolly said he would xhoot the first man who entered ; Grainge read the warrant; Dr. Connolly asked him to put it under the door, which Grainge refused to do ; Grainge and his brother then began to break the door open, and the shot was fired ; I cannot say by whom, nor do I think any man can; it might be the Doctor, or it might be his man.; I knew the Doctor's voice when he said, " If any one attempts to come in, I'll shoot them ;" he said so all the evening. I was close to Grainge when the shot was fired. I saw the hole in the door. In about five or ten minutes I was passing the door, and lie fired at me ; the shot was fired from the same door as the first ; no shot was fired from any other place. When I saw the gun, I stepped back; I could not see the man who pointed the gun, nor did I see candles ; there was a light in the room ; the split in the shutters was not large; I could not see whether the gun was fired by a man or a woman; I know Mr. Connolly ; I saw him in one room, and a servant in another ; I can't swear the servant is his servant or not ; I saw a maid-servant and Mrs. Brown ; some persons from the outside spoke to Mrs. B. through the win dow, after which the Rev. Mr. Newcome promised that if Dr. Connolly would surrender to him, no man should hurt him ; and the Dr.. did surrender himself to that Magistrate. I know nothing more. I don't know how the back-window came broke. I was never employed at Rabley-house, nor did I ever speak to Dr. Connolly before that day. I don't think there was any shot in the gun fired at me. Two other witnesses were examined, and corroborated gene- I rally the statements already given. The Inquest was then ad journed to Monday—(this day.) D ur ing the absence of the Jury on their going to see the body, and to view Rabley-house, a subscription was opened for the relief of the widow, to which there were several liberal con tributions. - The Magistrutes present all gave 5/. each, Captain Nestor had previously sent 51. to the widow, and there were a great many smaller sums added. Before the close of the day, I neatly 401. had • been collected, and no doubt this sum will be greatly increased.—( Times.) THE ARMY. It is now understood that a proposition will be submitted to Parliament at the commencement of the next Ses sion, to sanction a levy of four or five additional regiments of the line; and the increased demands for the Colonies will doubtless ensure the compliance of the Legislature. It is un derstood that like the 94th and 95th regiments, they will be officered entirely from the half-pay, and the officers will be allowed rank according to their seniority.—(Britirk Monitor, Jan. 4, 1824.) HALF-PAY.—Three months half-pay to the reduced Officers of his Majesty's Land Forces, due 24th ultimo, will be in course of payment on Thursday, the 15th inst. The undermentioned services, due the 24th December, 1823; will be in course of payment •on Thursday the 15th of January, instant, viz.—General Officers' Unattached Pay ; Royil Bounty Allowances ; Widows' Pensions. the undermentioned services, due the 24th ult., will be in course of payment on Thursday the 15th inst. viz. :—Retired Full and Half-pay ; Militar i Pensions to Wounded Officers ; Pay of Adjutants of Locat Militia; Allowances to reduced Adjutants and Serjeant-Majors of Militia; Foreign Half-pay, and Foreign Pensions. A detachment belonging to the 7th (or the Prince Royal's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards, which has been for some time under the superintendence of Colonel Peters, at the Cavalry Riding Establishment, at Pimlico, has received orders to march this day for Liverpool, for the purpose of embarking there for A detachment of the 2d Regiment of Dragoons has received orders to march this day, from Pimlico, for Newcastle. The 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Infantry, has received orders to march from Castlehar to Naas. The 31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot, has received orders to march from Naas to Dublin, to replace the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Infantry, which has marched to Cork, for the purpore of embarking for Jamaica. The East Indianian Thames, Capt. HEAVISIDE, which arrived on Friday night off the Wight, having left China the sth of August, has brought a confirmation of the account of the old business respecting Captain RICHARDSON having been re vived, and of the trade having been, in conse quence, suspended between this country and China. It has been decided within these two days, that Captain PARRY is to take the command of an Expedition to Regent's Inlet ; that Capt. 1.4 - rwr is to proceed with the Griper to Repulse Bay, from thence over land to llearne's or Copper-mine River, lately vidted by Capt. FR INKLYN, and that the latter Officer is to explore the coast of the Arctic Sea, from Mackenzie's River to Icy Cape, by land. MEXICAN MINES. 102, Leadenhall-street, London, Jan. 3, 1824. Frlir, SUBSCRIBERS to the 'MEXICAN MINING COMPANY, under our Agency, are re spectfully informed, that some necessary modifications in the Constitution of the Company will delay further proceedings for a few days ; when it will be brought forward in a shape which will combine the advantage of an English Board of Director' and general incorporation of Mexican Interests, with the per sonal influence, local knowledge, and practical experience, which exist in that country, in connexion with the Company. When the Prospectus, with the proposed alterations, is ready, it will be transmitted to the present Subscribers, and to those who in the meantime may become so. HULLETT BROTHERS and Co. PRICE 0 THIS HAY AT Hank Stook 2314 3 per Cent. Red. B6 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 31i per Cent 99a 4 Old • 'lOl 4 per Cent. -, ( New shut 5 per Cents. 1797 — Bank LongAnn....2l 15-l6ths imp. 3 per Cents. F STOCKS ONE O'CLOCX India Stock India Bonds Ii2K. 833. South Sea Stock . Old Annuities Ex. Bills Ditto Small Bank for Act India for Con Acct. Cons. for Op. 51 53 FRICE or FOREIGN STOCKS iw LONDON, Jay. 5, AT ONE O'CLOCK. f Five per Cents. 93. 'Scrip, 4/ pm. {Six per Cents. 00. Russian Five per Cents. (Metallic) 09. Ditto New 88g. Five per Cent. Bonds, 00. Scrip, 5 prem. . Five per Cent. Bonds, 1820, 00. Ditto - 1821, 26A. Prussian . Ditto 104 Five per Cent. Bo n d s , 912' in. . f 1 Ditto New, 91. 1 , Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 94. Chili . 72k. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 601. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Portuguese 87/. Poyais f 00. 1 ew, 4.1. Mexican Shades lAA prem. • f Bank Shares £22 105.—X23.„ . I Seven per Cent. 000. American Six per Cant. 00-000. Five per Cent. 00-000. 1 Three per Cent. 71A. Frenelt Neapolitan Austrian Spanish PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock 252 Om Deb. 36 per cent. 96i Stock, 36 per ct 956 Goy. Deb. 4 per cent. Gov. Deb. 5 per cent. —Stock, 4 per cent. New Treasury Bills, 5 per cent.._ City Debentures, 5 per ct. Lying in Hospital 4 per ct. Exchange on Lon' I STOCK, JAK. 1. Grand Canal Loan, 6 p.ct. 581 Ditto 4 per cent.... 38A Ditto Stock Royal Canal Stock r. Wide-street Cert. 6 per et — Do. Deb. with Gov. Sec — Pipe Water Deb. 5 per ct. 6 per cent. Ballast Office Govt. Sec. 6 per cent. idon, Dec. 31, 81. 11 IGH WATER AT LONDO: Morning, 55 minutes after 4. , i BRIDGE TOZIOR EoiV Evening, 10 minutes after 5' TI ± [TN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSUM ALIDEAT LONDON, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1824. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. ►ve have received by Express the Ettlie of yesterday, and the Journal dcs DObats of Satur- day, from which we subjoin extracts : ( From the .Etoile of yesterday.) COURT NEWS, JAN. 3. His Majesty heard mass in his apartments.-- The King received in his Saloon the Deputation of the Royal Court and the Civil Tribunal of Paris, as well as the Central Consistoire of the Israelites. By a Decree of King Ferdinand VII., M. Paez of Cadena has been appointed Minister from Spain to London, and M. Eredia is charged with the liquidation of the British Claims ; M. Anduaga, Minister to Berlin ; J. Acosta, Minis. ter to Dresden ; and Navia, Charge d'Affaires to Holland. MADRID, DEC. 24.—We expect that Baron Eroles will soon arrive in this capital. • There sometimes happens in this capital, little differences with The old Constitutional Militia. They are repairing the barracks where the French troop; have been lodged. The King has given positive orders for the organization of the Royal Guard. These will be the troops first regulated : they n i he composed of 8000 men Spanish, , and,.406.44 Swiss. The greatest tranquillity reigns at Madrid. BAYONNE, DEC. 26.---'l'o-day arrived in our town the 30th regiment of the line, and the 4th and sth regiments of Hussars. Marshal Molitor is at Saragossa, from whence he will set off in a few days for France. The information from Bilboa states, that they haVe arrested since the event of the 14th, a few individuals ‘rho wanted to trouble the peace which the inhabitants enjoy. PARIS, JAN. 3.—The English Papers are full of commentaries on the Message of the President, of the United States. Eazh of them speaks ac cording to its politics ; but this long declaration scarce pleases any person, and has not oven escaped censure on the part of the American Papers. z. According to the political system that Mr. Monroe would adopt, it will not he permitted to