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• bolt of the principal taverns In town, and associated with 'men who knew a great deal of life—none more so than his friend Mr. Best. Yet he was held up to the Jury as one -Utterly ignorant, and who almost of necessity fell a victim to a waman's fascinations. Look at him engaging in this cause, while his attention was constantly directed to those transactions in which Colonel B. was concerned; and refusing to resiew his addreases until all connexion with Colonel B. was broken off. It was astonishing that he should direct Ida Counsel to describe him as he had done--to degrade hini so low in the scale of him= beings for the purpose of saving his pocket. There was another point in the speech of his Learned Friend, to which it was necessary to reply. The mother and sister had been stated se he adverse to the marriage; he (the Attorney-General) would admit they were adverse; but was it tliey.who, on the clay preced ing the one appointed for the marriage, locked the door of the ' apartment in which the young man sat, made hiM intoxicated, - and plied hint with wine at seven the next imbruing, for the pur- Foeeof rcnderin g him incapable ofperforrning hispromise to 111iss oot ? Were they the parties who did so, or was it done by a art of persons who knew him to be rich, and who were anxious to 1 share his property ?—who kneW that if he were under the dime ! timid of a women of sense, this ratistaltngetheecease ! Look at the else as it refers to the connexion' of the lady with Colonel Berkeley. His Learned Friend had charged him with re vealing the nature and circumstances of )liar whole life. But it should be remembered that Mr. Hayne himself inserted two letters in the public papers, charging her with having had two children by Colonel Berkeley: How then could her Counsel he accused-of havingexpoeeti her ? It should be taken into se waint, as a material point, that when such a case as this came wore a Court of Justice,' every act was laid open, and every tens:mice brought for Ward, that could in any way tenth to • • Ow, applicant for damages less deserving of them. But the exception of the single affair with Colonel Berke -I‘•*. slander had invented no charge against her, and her e•:aracter had been stained in this respect alone, He (the At torney-General), had before atated that en this account she was 'ore an object of compassion than of blame. She had been tie dortal by Colonel Berkeley under a prannise of marriage, which bail been reiterated over and over again. This had been stated to Mr. Nape; yet Mr. .Scarlett did not believe that any pro : nrise bed been made. It was competent to call Col. Berkeley, that he might prove this, and not let it remain an empty asser tion alone. H e (the Attorney-Geneial), thought this a full answer to what had been stated on this point on the other side. Was not the lady an object of compassion, after having re mained fns fire years closely attached to the person who had se duced h e r? I t was not until the birth of her second child obliged her to see that the consequences would be fatal not only to her ,self; but to her offspring, that she consented to a final separation 'this'Pertion. Yet the Counsel of the defendant had de. sexibad fyir as a. woman who wanted natural affection—with out feeling even for the children to whom she had given birth. Could it befor a moment conceived that she even imagined the coUld be prevented from seeing her children, or that, knowing Colonel Berkeley as she did, she could ever have suppOstal that he would have prevented it ? The thing was im- Possible, and the idea must he dismissed, He (the Attorney liieneral) did not think that the. evidence brought forward on the Part of the defendant could in any way affect the case, and he would state the grounds of his opinion. Did the let ters from Miss Foote, that had been read, in the least trench 4 1 5 00 the case? Or was the other set of letters, that were "am without the knowledge of Alias Foote, Juryto induce the to cut down the damages of his client ? IVas her cha se to impugned, because another person had acted per '3l'6 improperly ? The Jury could aever make her suffer for Sit act of which she had no cognizance. But, after all, what effect had those letters ? Mr. Hayne was•made to complain that air. Foote .had not informed hint in any of them of the peculiar situation of his daughter ? But how could he bare done so with any feelings of common propriety ? It should be remembered that all that time Miss Foote was elfezishing the hope and expectation that CoL Berkeley would not so far forget his honour es to refuse to make her his 'w e 're- If he had so done, what would he have said when lie rew that his secrets bad been revealed ? Until Col. Berkeley had decided on the course he intended to pursue, it was the bounden duty of the father of Miss Foote to keep the circum stance% lie had alluded to from the knowledge of any one. It 'las at least his duty to conceal the affair until after the 23d of June, the day on which Col. Berkeley was to decide. When all communication with Col. B. was at an end, then ceased the correspondence between Miss Foote and 111 r. Hayne • at least no letters from her, written after that period, had been pro. Pled. All the circumstances that were now known to the Jury ;were known to Mr. !Jayne. Ile knew that Miss Foote had had two children by Col. Berkeley ; he lied read all the letters that bad been produced; and, after this knowledge, he en tered into an engagement with the lady, which he broke off in • i tt:) extraordinary a manner. The Learned Counsel for the de ' 'coolant had made many ingenious, many eloquent remarks, but the Jury would throw them aside, to consider again the evi dence that had been adduced ; and if nothing lied been done to destroy this evidence, they would return to the original lineation as to what damages the plaintiff was entitled to re cover. An observation wee made by Mr. Searlett, which was repeated in three distinct places in Ilia speech, why,llliss Foote had not brought an action 'for breach of promise of marriage against Colonel Berkeley ? but this question would be set at rest when it was recollected that she had not the power of doing so after her engagement to marry Mr. 'Layne. 'Was Miss Foote' to blame, he (the Attorney-General) would ask, for being beautiful, or for being amiable, or for making' impression on the hearts of those who•knew her? Was she to blame even • for going to Marlborough under the circum stances in whidli'she was placed ? But was it she who wrote • after her return ? No: 'from Mr. 'Layne came a letter—a cau tious and a guarded one, and not the production of the ideot chit- • teeter he had been described by his Learned Friend. Then he of his own free will renewed his offer, which she accepted ; the Proceedings then went on from time to time until a licence and a ring were bought, and every preparations was made. What is then tho conduct of Mr. Bayne ? Again, without assigning any cause—without un attention -to the common civilities that pass between man and man, he retired into the coup try, and takes no further notice of the lady. His client had no other 'way than the 'one she had adopted to preserve her character; if' she had not done so, every calumny would have beets out against her (and there were enough already) • she Pad, however, been left this appeal, and h e was s ur e it would not be Made in vain. In it Court of Justice, a Jury was not to award damages for an injury to feeling, but to dojustice. And it should no reeollected.that Miss Foote had lost the rank and station in iociety to which She would have been entitled If she had been nude the wife of Mr. Rayne ; and she had also lost the bene fit of that settlement about which his Learned Friend had said so much ; but it was a settlement' made, as had been Proved in evidence, by the own free will of Mr. Hayne. He said, without any interference by any party—" My pro- Deny is so and so, and I will settle so and so on her." He (the 4 ttorney-General) had now gone:through the whole of the case, and he felt assured that the Jury would do what in their opinions justice retittired they should do, and in .their judg. 'tent award t o eac of the parties what cash of the parties deserved. The Loan Ciller JUSTICE recapitulated the evidence, and Charged the Jury. He obierved that although a woman could not be considered in a Cdurt Of Justice as prevented from forming inatrbiumial engagement, because she lied children by another num, it should be recollected that such a person could n o t be placed precisely in the same light as a pereortorsustained character. The :fury, however, would con Sider the evidenee that had been 4 rought before them, and the speeches of the Learned Counsel d4oth sides ; but whatever they might give in the w a y of mtnages, should be done with temper arid moderation. _,At a few minutes after eight O'clock the Jury reti re d, an d after an ab sence o f about a quarter of an hour, returned with a tlict for the plaintiff—llimiages, THREE THOUSAND I " 1 INDS. et _ l l:hen the verdict was delivered, a very general buzz of sada "'ton passed through the Court. The following are some of the letters that were read in the course of the trial. The whole mass i such as no person wuld think of wading through. We have s therefore selected a o few °t; the most interesting, as a specimen of the whole. Our Vera eat wale asily, and perhap s more satisfactorily, guess what e r : MISS FOOTS TO MK. MAYNE. • Thursday, July al. 1824: have received your letter, stating that "'under' no 'No:s tances whatever it would he pr o pe r th a t an y acqiiaint -11)4t should henceforth rxist between us." I cannot but he :lte that !Wine very treacherous. conduct has been practised ~4',lrds me, and also:towards yourself, to effect su very sod. ctm r I' M no p a chan ge in y our sentiments. Surrounded as you w ere litUornig prised hy my enemi (although ss, wit bout one friend todu me justice, t s n ur my pride is wound ed) that result s hould liase.becn theconsequence. .11ist as I am w, i orant of the s cau',e your withdrawin g yourself, i t You do me the kindores to make rue acquainted with it ? , 11 1'lltarsthatdbe money kindly advanced by you to promote father's interest in th e a rm y, an d now l y i ng at the Bank f" be returned, bits bern reported as having been horrt“.(l hse. This is a suldret which I entreat may lie properly ,Msratoutl, and which 1 feel . :Assured you have too much ge p"vrotity to allow any longer to be su iamb misrepresented. I t r .. et that you refused to acknowledge the himourahle 0, 0 41 YOu ninth, to me, although you now hare thaught 4, tl;rr to recall them ; because I most it:reliably he subjected 6,l lpicio n of having trsserte II A fitiSeb4nid, lint under all ,vre.uutstatices I still believe-you did intend rue honourably e 2 -1/ fu T your kind alid,gencruus conduct,towardsshall ti . l •Pr resiirct you.' rate, and the iuteriereirec interested in our separation, have divided us, but I trust you will enjoy the happiness throngh life which unfortunate circumstances will, l fear, ever deny me. The shawl with which you presented me last evening I deem it proper to re store to you hut as I should not like it to fall into any other bands, pray oblige we by saying in what wanner it shall be conveyed to you. I beg you will nut leave me now in doubt as to your receiving this letter; and in cousiiteration of my wounded fueliugs, give we a reply as soon as possible.-„ MARIA. Thursday. ' I scut she inclosed to Bryatioone-tquare last 'eight too late fur you to receive. I now tot weed it to Burderop, in my great anxie►y to assure you that I wholly acquit you of the injuries done to me, and in the request I have made for an explanation, I Laye nu motive but to endeavour to remove any injuries or false impressions you way hare received.— After your generous cud liberal conduct towards me, I en. treat you to believe that I :egret wile than I can express, that oat nay accont►t you should bare been so usjustifiably at tasked, and that iu any (ore► I should be added to the list of your many vile assailants. Although our acquaintance is to twist, I 'lenient that by the abrupt interrupt►on of our inti macy I hays hoer deftly.' an interview, is which all IleCell • nary emetics for its termination might have been tuore deli. cately and more satisfactorily explained. Lest you should suppose there is any intention on toy part, or that of my fa mily, to take the slightest advantage of the proposals you made to me, I hereby release you from the urief engagement that existed between us, and therefore hope you will nut deny me an early answer, dictated by your own unbiassed feelings. MARIA. Ddlt. MAYNE TO MISS FOOTE. [lt ec. Saturday, 3d July.] [Drlivrry, pust -mark, July 3.] 1 was anxious to avoid entering into any explanation re specting the interview I bud with Colonel Berkeley. Your letter now requires it id toy hands, though as painful to my feelings as it must be to yours. Judge, then, of my surprise and misery, when Colonel Belk...ley stated ru wer..the mu stier of a family—the youngest of whoM was Fait one month old. Frcus the first toomeitt 1 was introduced to you till the present period what has been my conduct ? My intentions, I pledge my soul were honourable; which I stated to Colonel Bsrkeley previous to his leaving the house. With tespeet to the motley you allude to, 1 woo milieu by the ;shove gentleman it I had advanced any to Mr. Foote 1 1 ' slated I lied, but was coo. !Wid you were ignorant of it. Should there hr any doubt of m y huilliiirabte int.ntiffil, towards you, a's you express in your letter there may be—shoW this, publish it to the world, and it 411 prove my attachment was founded upon pure and sincere love. The cup has moo dashed from usy lips ; my feelings mini, hurt 0411 1 eau express lie log selm. rated from one I priced and loved--one whims I cou:d • sacrificed my life fur. The communication Cul. Berkeley usade to use, which, its self-defroce, I have been obliged to relate to you, to prove that toy mind was not poisoned against you by the jolt caprices of ally snie, I pledge uly honour, and all that is dear to me, never escapes my lips. No. 1 will never suffer any one to throw out any insinuation iirrjoilirial to your conduct •r honour. Mr. Fouta ' a behaviour to ivy has been ungrateful—insincere in the extreme. Bruns my heal; I wish you happy, though I never cats be. J.IIAYNti. MISS FOOTE TO MR. UATNE. Saturday, 3 , 1 July, 1824. All disappointtueuts all injuries, deep mid base as I hays endured, cud must still endure through my wretched life, I feel that I could bear with fortitude; hut the redaction that you should believe me base enough to hare had au intention of becoming your wile without a declaration from myself of the situation which my unfortunate engagement *ills Col. Berkeley involved me in, is kw agonising, and I feel that I cannot exist without you afford toe au upportuoity personally of convincing you that 'such was not my intention, and that the villainy of Colonel Berkeley, who hionelf by letter urged a concealment of the circumstances which I was detertutued to reveal, and caused a delay of my disclosure, which delay I shall never erase to t egret, nut solely because I consider it the probable means of having prevented our union, but be cause it has left use doubly dishonoured in your eyes, in the suspicion you must have of my never having intruded it. By the tenderness and kindness you have entertained fur me— for God's sake, add one more act of generosity ; let me see you once to vindicate this point, and I promise you by all that is sacred, I will never evil' molest you, nor seek again to disturb that repose which I have so unfortunately and au unintentionally intruded on. I fear that you will he sitate its granting ate an interview, hut could you know the wretched and unprotected situation in which I stand its the world, without one friend to itches* my injuries, and crushed and overwhelmed by every Misfortune—hut by none so much Its this reflection that you think au basely of 111C,-1 caunot believe that you will deity me, wider any circumstances, the only consolation I can now derive, that of acknowledging to you all my errors, such a. thy really are, lit es they were represented to you•by one who, under the niask,of oublrnest and generosity, was determined to sacrifice me its lily rrrenge; and to mortify you and to woui t iil r your pride, by riniravouriug to make you feel that you had placed your ullectiont Line who, by his ioterferenee, hr placed in so ill tu of yw /t o pe.- wholly unworthy love. Under the delicar circumstances in - which I feel you ntuat now lie situated with your family on soy account, I wish you to 'whit out iu what manlier our me e ting may hr contrived so as to render it the least disagreeable and inconvenient to you, In this appoial meut, though regardless of mysrlf, 1 sun anxious to avoid it. being in any way injurious to you. I will come, al:comp:titled only by toy mother, to Alertborough, ; or aity, more di+iant place front Burderop that lon' nt.ii like to Appoint ; fur !know your bruit will yield to this ray last and only request, and 411' which my only hope of .consolation rests. — l' ihall anxiously expect yo :r aoswer Lin Monday, to say when and whet e are to meet, and I shall hold 'utyielf prepared to leave 'Milk!s immediately fur that purpose.—Fare ell, Must 'gent rout of melt! Would that the happiness that might hare been ours' had nut been blighted by my cruel destiny. 11AYN13 TO lIIIS lOQTE. Fuur u'cluck, Ifuutlity (July ill.) I have Just urriveil—will it law cuu►•a • uieut fur yuu•tu set um this et/suing? Till 1 harts teat plossurs,, fttrswell I—Ertr yuur's, &c. J. IIAYNE. .211, Upper (l►usrenur-street. 2111311 k'OOTW: TO MU IIAYNE. Monday, July 26, 1824. The stegociation is ut lust concluded with Colonel 8., and every thing finally arrettged,. the 'suture of which 1 vont ISC quaint you with this eveuitig,; whets WO shall expect to see you.-64c. &a. lift. IJAYNE TO. NIBS FOOTS. (Past-stark, July 31.) My dearest Maria—lt was so dreadfully oppressive and dusty yesterday, that I slept on the road, consequently have but a law minutes to spare previous to the post leaving. 1 perfectly agree with you that your friends should be acquaint ed with my honourable proposals to you. Believe rue, it is my wish to satisfy you of the sincerity of my intentions. It is out due to you I should. You have kindly said you never doubted them—the world now cannot. It is needless - my again repeating what I hive often before mentioned to you; namely, my request of confining uty intentions towards you to your immediate Miele. ttly reasons you know. I console 'Nita in expectation of shortly teeing you again, and do trust and hope you will write often to use; and when you do write, tell me candidly if I have met your ideas in this letter, and if what 1 have writton.is acceptable to you. .Believe me most sincerely ...a allectionately yours, Friday (July 30.) J. BAYNE I know not if you will be üblu tumid this wiserable scrawl. Did Joules procure yuu a box 'JAYNE TO M 155 FOOTE IN, LONDON. Tutsdq (post-niao k, slug.) i) , ~ -.-- My dearest Maria- - I lessee this to-morrow, and shall hasten with more than ordinary pleasure to meet you the fol lowing day, at four o'clock (Thursday) , which will convince you I have no inclination to prolong my stay here when cir cumstances will permit my beiug with you. But had ,u father accompartied you to tows', however I should lave do. ',lured the sacrifice, I could nut hare se , n you during his stay in Keppel•sheet. It appears an age since I saw yon, and , r truly have you anticipated my feelings when you state, .6 hi Love's hours there are many days." I have seen 2111 aiJeer. liseturnt in the Post of a place to be let in Norfolk, whi c o I think will in 'erery respect answer my purpose. I will mit take it until you approve of and, ire it. I have much to con t . municate when we meet—good news. Again, my dvarest Maria, let me assure you nu power on earth' Shall alter toy affection for you, or in any suanner'change those feelings I now profess. Sincerely and devotedly yours, &c. &c. J. HAYNE. On perusing your letter n second time. I think you iutrnd ell tieing a little severe at the commencement, but the, letter part is kind and affectionate its the rain ine, which has is;;i,:t sue tsuly happy. Present say kind remembrance to your Mather. Once more farewell. Ou the day of the intended antrriage, Mia►a Foote, alter waiting for Mr. !Jayne till three o'clock, wrote ltito a note, ut which the following 1* ai copy Monday. Sept., El, 1844—Three o'clock. _ . My &safest Haynt —I hare been t•xpectioF yuu ever sitict' aut. u'cluch this taun►ing. the Isuiti that yhu last *tight ap_ yuittteti tu•muct Mr. Gill hen. 1 mu fay uucasy at yau►. The- Buenos Ayres Journal the ,IrgOs of the 11th September contains intelligence of the defeat of the Royalist Generals CLutt.crit.,s. and VALocz, by the Independetit troops under the command of Colonel VAt.nt:z. New York Papers to the ern! of November were received kat night at the New England Coffee-house, : by, the ship Marduttion, Captain 11AGSTAYV, which arrived on Mon,lay at Liver pool. The result of the election for the Presi dency of the United States was not y4l known, but Could lint be long delayed, as the Session of Congress was to open about the 6th of D , cemher. In Some of the States Gen. JActi.soN bad obtained a majority, and Mr. CLAY in others. As far as the amount of votes has hitherto been given, the struggle would seem to Vest chiefly between there two, slid Mr. A nAsts to be-left fur behind. But it is possible that when the returns from the other States arrive they may c h ange the com plexion of the whole, and place Mr. A outs at the head.—The late successes of BMA* VAR are mentioned with exultation, but it was not yet known whether Lima had fallen into his power. The.following is the only article worth extracting.:— ( From thc New York Gazette, Nor. 24.) We have received a letter dated the 5111 instant, from our Correspondent at Laguira, of which the following is an extract :-- 44 'We have received the official accounts from General BOLIVAIt Qf his having completely defeated Ge neral CANTERAC'S army, and thus Peru is free. Thi s was announced ,by the firing of the forts." —We are at a loss to know Whether this refers to the victory over CAYTCTIACeS cavalry, or whe tlieritre as lat::toonabagle to suppose en eru I v ictory. It a generalhow ever,tis, but actioniaiti in th lasteakdeuirlk on pl i ace, and we cannot lon g remain this interesting subject. A. Baltimor c, Paper of ( I ' 4 ! 1 90 i Novem ber stair's that Jamaica Papers ,to the 30th Oc tuber bad arrived. The Lancaster, of Li verpoo l, hail,said, arrived at Barbaduei,, and ou Pas ' stige fr , 11 iu , ou die 9.0t1► Au gust _ its int. 56 . long. 18 4 with a French fl e e t o f ' iotirteen co „„i,c,,, g of tW9 lino-of-battle ship, eightfri wo brigs; : and two Siho.ouers,r Extract of a le,tter from the A —Reins to Lio dated I B tli August:---` The at Santi ago de Chili, post ifrdtnViiipariiiso of yesterday h7 aug ht advice that the Snipe, front Ilenga), i lut t a n c h o red the itftettioion ;pr6.vititl4,' bud rep orted t h a t he was hoarded on the 23d ;Mt., 4k lilt. 37, in Aight of the coast, by the Spanish absence, and I beg that you will either come or write imme diately, to explain the cause, as I an in . the most dreadful state of auspente. ,The enclosed l i tter has been sent to Long's, and to Bryanstone-square, at both of which places you were denied. Relieve me, my dearest Hayme.. Ever yuur's, most affectiouatelv, MARIA. ?dISS FOOTE TO MR. EIAY NE. • Saturday. I ltb Sept. 1824. My dearest Ilavue—For six long days and sleepless nights ' hart I been hourly to the expectation that you would redeem that promise which your sacred word of honour is pledged to pet form. I Cannot resist any longer the desire I have en tertained throughout this, eventful week, to make you ac quainted with the feelings that beve agitated me. Your ex trrordittary conduct in leaving me in the manner you have has thrown site is 4 stale of distress that may be conceived —I will not attempt to express it ; but I have, still such fait It in you-that I cannut—l will nut, fora moment, suppose it is your own act ; and although you are at present separated from me, I cannot believe but that your heart and thoughts are still with site. If I hare come to a right conclusion, lot me conjure y ou t o res i st , w i th becoming pr id e, t h e id ea t h at Mr. Hayne i s out capa bl e "( j udging for biol.:elf, and in your cowl moments I w o n persu a d e d goo d se n se w ill whisp e r to you that selfish motives, cud these alone, have influenced the ho nourable advisers by whom you are beset. Gracious God ! can my dearest Hayne be content to allow slick persons to use coercion to restrain him from following . the dictates of his own heart ! Be upon your guard, for be assured such persons, with such interested views to actuate them, will nut hesitate to have your restraint of such a character, that your own good sense or friends' interference may be too late to Save you front. Remember, my dewiest Hayne . it was at your d e sir e th a t our intended nuptials were announced in all the Newspapers to take place on Monday last. Think of this, taut at the saute time conceive, if you can, what a wound my feelings have experienced, and how little I have deserved it. If yort are the matt of honour I believed you to be, you wilt nut lose another moment in fulfilling your eitgaitrotynt• Your last words when we parted on Sunday night. I ant per suaded you du not forget; I shall remember them to the latest period of may life. You said—" May God strike sue dead if ever I consent to separate myself from you." You also de sired me net to receive any coutuntuieation whatever, but front yourself. I shall strictly attend to that request. I wait with an anxiety nut easily expressed fur a letter front you. Do out disappoint me on Monday. Esreweil, may dearest Hayne, and believe in the affection of your faithfully at tached MARIA. PRICE OF STOCKY l'Hli 'task Stock MI 230 3 per Cent. Ited4 03 WI 3 per Cent. Cons shut 34 per Cent — Ditto Red. lolj 101 t par Cent. { ! , , e 13641 w • ' shut Bank Long:lnn 0 3 :121. 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Libbon • ottenburgh I laniburgh • France • -0-- II 1(111 WATIM AT Lool)ON BRIDGE T1)-101: ROW. 8 minute% after 4 Morning. 53 minute, ' after 3.1 Evening, THE SUN. SOLEII QIIJS aleßlti; p4tsui4(lllll.4l"l --• LONDON, W 1 ,3 DNFN . D Y EVENING, DEC. 22, 1823, Asia, in company with the Achilles brig of 20 guns, which said they were waiting in that lati tude the junction of other vessels of war that were to leave Spain the same time as they did." Though we have before taken occasion to point out the vast advantages that must assuredly result from the proposed Snip CANAL, uniting the ENGLISU and BnisTor. CUANNELS, yet we feel it a kind of national duty to refer the Pub lic to the important statement of those advan tages in our Paper of this day. The proposed measure is, indeed, likely to be more important than any that has hitherto been suggested for the benefit of the Country at large. MEETING OF PARLIAMENT ( From last night's Gazette.) BY THE KING.—A PROCLAMATION. ozoaGE, R. Whereas our Parliament stands prorogued to Thursday the 6th day of January next; we, with the advice of our Privy Council, do hereby publish and declare, that the said Parlia ment shall be further prorogued, on the said 6th day of Ja nuary next, to Thursday, the 3d day of February next ; and we have given order to our Chancellor of that part of our United Kingdom called Great Britain, to prepare a Commission for proroguing the same accordingly ; and we do further hereby, with the ad vice aforesaid, declare our Royal will and pleasure, that the said Parliament that, on the said 3d day of February next, be held and sit for the dispatch of divers argent and Important ailliirs; and the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses, and the Commissioners for Shires and Burghs of the House of Commons, are hereby required and commanded to give their attendance accordingly, at Westmin ster on the said 3d day of February n ext . Given at our Court at Windsor, the 18th day of December, 1824, and in the Ath year of our reign. GOD save the KING. LOU 011 A rII.OT uoAT, WITil PLISENOZIti THOM TUX CAMIIItIDGE. On Sunday last the ship Cambridge, Captain BAkilEa, from Bombay, in the service of the Hon. East India Company, ar. rived off Cowes. In the evening, the Favourite pilot-bo a t, Nn. 20 . of Cowes, ca m e alongside and received on board the following persons : Mr. Charles Reynall, Purser, with the Company's dispatches, and the post-office mails. PASSE aronts—Mrs. H. Locke, Capt. Duckenfield, Cipt. H. B. Williams, from the Cape 4 .Capt. Brett, Capt. Anthony, from the Cape; Mr. bowler; Capt. Prissiels, from the Cape, late of the George the IVtli ; Miss Locke. • Passengeni left on board the Cambridge, which arrived at Dean on Monday -- PassExczas.—Mrs. Ashburner and Mrs. bl,Leotl, two bliss Elliott' and Miss Paddock ; Mrs. Hall, landed at the Cape; Mr. Ashburner, ditto; Mr. Warlow ; Lieutenant Taylor, from the Cape; Lieutenant J. R. Blackhouse, ditto; Mr. Inkes, Captain Stratton, landed at the Cape; Lieutenant Liddle, ditto; Mr. Fowler, two Master Ash burners, one Miss ditto, Master M'Lcod, bliss Hall, landed at the Cape,. Miss Borrington, from the Cape. When the Favourite pilot-boat left the ship it was dark—anti front that time-nsi tidings have yet reached London, of her ar rival on ;soy pertof our coast. From this the dreadful infer ence is drawn, that she has gone down, with all her crew, and the several persoin:' that she took on board from the Cambridge. The Favotlate *as considered an excellent sea boat, and her Commander one of the most able and experienced men in the service. It is possible that the Favourite may have been driven by the gale to the opposite coast; but experienced officers scarcely indulge that hope, as iii the interval front Sunday night to the afternoon of Tuesday, the intelligence of her safety_ might have reached town. Captain Barber honied at Deal, and havingretired to bed on his arrival in. London, was ignorant of the circumstances yes t,rd4y atone o'clock. The Cambridge sailed from Bombay on the 11th of August, and from ti:l:ape of wood Hope on the WI; of October. ► Accounts have been received this morning (Sep Ship News) of the Favourite having been wrecked. All the passengers, we rejoice to say, ore ►aved. A vessel, named the T wo Si s t ers , h a s arr i ve d at Guernsey from Rio de Janeiro, wlienca she sailed on the 12th of October. The letters and papers were put on board a vessel for Ports mouth ; but, as they have not reached town, it is concluded that this latter ship has been lost. The arrival has only been made known by the re ceipt of one letter, which, by some oversight, was not intru.ted to the vessel supposed to have been lost, but afterwards sent by the packet to Portsmouth. This latter contains no news. The packet front England had not arrived on the 12th of October. MARSII AND CO.'S BANKRUPTCY.—A Meeting of the Committee of Creditors took place yester day evening ut the Bear and Castle Tavern, Ox ford-street, for the purpose of considering what further measures should now be adopted by them, relative to this bankruptcy. After Mr. Lloyd had taken the Chair, Mr. Knight, the Se cretary to the Committee, proposed, as a subject for their consideration, that a General Meeting of the Creditors should be convened, in order to In vestigate the balance sheet, and to deliberate upon such information as should then be furnished by the Committee, respecting the general affairs of the Bankrupts' estate. After some little dis cussion, tills Resolution was uuanimously agreed to; and the Committee directed that early infor mation should be given to the public of the time of the intended Meeting, in order to insure a full attrtirivrice of the Cleditors. D. vlll op Mits.' FAU/!..TLEROY'II MOTHER.— Yest erd ay morning; I)et t ;,ieett one and t wolo'clock, the above unfortunate Lady died at her lodgings, No. 6,,Arundel-street, Strand, after a short ill ness, which: was latterly considerably increased by the Jate calamity which deprived • her of her son. She arrived in 1, 01 001, from Bath about six weeks ago, to t.iit. It l a st fare Well of Mr. Fount leroy iu Netvgate,antl was accompanied by Mrs. Fauntleroy ; since that period she gradually pined under the ; but since the execution, which preyed heavily on her mind, she pour trayed the 1110$t acute grief and suffering, until death , eased her of her earthly pains at the above . She was particularly attached to Mr. E, her illness, souse of the highest me. d ' hu i 7 4 l : r i : (1 4 ° 1; 1 1 1 1 tended. As. USUAL!--7-I.IISII Sold MS 8 20,000 Prize ' drawn 16th inst. No. 15,301. It was divided into Shares, and sold at his fortunate Offices, No. 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charintr.Cross ; where, in the late Drawings, were also shared and sold, 15,756, P 30,000, No. 699, , e 20 ,0 0 43, 15,556, ~elO,OOO, and Twenty-five 'other Capitals; the th i ld, rs o f the Shares may receive the ~ v alue of their rennictive Prizes on demand. Bisn is now selling . Tie,kiets and • Slirei for the grand and final drawing of the .3l st December, when Two ; f30,000 Prizes, all the other Capitals, and every other Prize, mica ALL , IN Dkit t . and not a single Bl an k, as every picket must receive at least Five Pounds, and Shares in pro. portion. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(Tuu-DAY.) PERJUILY.-.-TUI KIXO. V. JOSEPH WILFREO PARKINS. This cause came on to-day. Mr. Sc.t►tLETT was Counsel for the Crown, and Mr. PARJEINi for himself. We have not room to dilate on the proceedings, but will givp the verdict if it reaches US before , we are obliged to put our Paper to Press. • REGISTER OF FASHION. THE KING. Witinsost, Mo. 21.—Yesterday and this day his MA.. ..w.sTv his been prevented taking his usual airings in the Great Park, in consequence of the weather continuing so very unfavourable. Yesterday Sir C. and Lady Stuart arrivcsl at the Royal Lodge, on a short visit to his Majesty. Sir C. and his Lady intend taking their departure to-morrow. Last even.. ing his Majesty entertained a select Dinner Party, at the Royal Lodge. FASHIONABLE CHA NG ES. The Duke of St. Albans, Earl Burford, and the Ladies Beau clerk, at their seat, Gatton, Surrey, from Brighton ; Duke of Richmond, for his seat, Goodwood, Sussex; Lord and Lady Montague, at their seat, Long Ditton, Bucks, from Bath ; and Lady Eleanor Lowth er , an d the Earl of Lonsdale's, seat, Cottesmere, Rutland s hi re , f rom a tour ; John Pentad . dock, Esq. M.P. for his seat, Compton Place, Salisbury; the Earl of Scarborough, at his seat, Sandbeck, Yorkshire. front a Lincolnshire ; Sir Charles S axton , B art , on tour; Lord 'Wil liam Lennox, for his brother's (the Duke of Richmond) seat, Goodwood, Sussex, for the holidays; Countess of Carnarvon, from the Earl of Egremont' s scat, Petworth, Sussex, for High dere, for the holidays ; Col. G or d on , f rom Northum berland for Howard-place, Edinburgh ; Mrs. and Miss Gower, front Lyme Regis, in Dorsetehire, for Bath; Mrs. and Miss Yar ling, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Ormsby, for Brighton, from, Ratusgate ; Colonel and Mrs. Webb, for BriOton, from Bog nor Rocks, near Chichester; Mrs. and Mots Bonner, from Cheltenham, for Bath; Mr. and Mrs. Bankes, Winstanley Hall, Wigan, from Lancaster • Maj. and Mrs. Armstrong., for DWI, Lord Suffield, from jOrtlart's Hotel, St. James's -street, for his seat, Gunton Hall, Norfolk ; Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart. for his seat in Hants; General Out, front Gordon's Hotel, Mite marle-street, for his seat, in Hants ; Captain Stuart, from Longs Hotel, Bond-street, for Brighton ; William Stracey, Esq. from ditto, for Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond, from ditto, for Bath ; Captain Dillon , R.N., for Portsmouth ; Cul. anti Mrs. Yates, from the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-square, for their seat, in Kent. MERCANTILE SIIIPPING. PORTSMOUTII, Dac. 21—It has blown a heavy gale all day from S.W. to \V., and continues unabated.—The pilot boat, No. 20, reported yesterday to be lost, is confirmed to-day. The passengers, eleven in number, taken out of the Cambridge, from Bombay, were all saved by a small boat belonging to the pilot vessel. The Purser, Captains Duckerfield, Prissick, and Anthony, clung to the mast of the pilot boat for one hour, till a boat came to their assistance. A guard was sent to look out for the dispatches, some of which have been paved, but the directions' are obliterated. 'rite outward-hound remain all well. PLYMOUTH, Dec. 20.—Wind W.—Arrived the Sally, Lockyer, from Leghorn ; and the following outward-bound vessels, from the Downs, Castle, Hepburn.; F.lizabeth, Noaks ; Ceres, Higgins; Iloyd. Nicholson; and Ann, Fraser. Off the port the Augustus Cresar, —; and Allies, ---, 'rlie Star, ---, has been got off; and brought into Sutton Pool. Fir.stour it, DEC. `2o.—Ulna arrivals or sailings. DEAL, DEC. 21.--Wind W. by 8., throughout' the day it has blown very hard from thy 'lt estward. , —A schooner and three brigs parted from their anchors, and ran fur Ramsgate. The rest of the outward-bound appear to ride safe. .Arrived and remain the Bilker, Gardner, and Valiant, Martin, from Jamaica. Arrived from the River and remain the London, Turr er, for Jamaica ; Pursuit, Eady, for Grenada ; and Jane, Red!ey, for Rio Janeiro. LEV IMMO!, 20.—Arrived the Wilsons, Campbell, from iieuterara; Manhattan, liackstafF, from New York, sailed 25th ult. ; William. Batty, from Nowfoundlantl; Smyrna, Gibb, from Simms; James, —, Seville; and Benjamin Shaw, from Miratutehi. The Palmyra, lteynolds, from St. Domingo, i s on alms oaar Dover, and it is fear e d she will go to pieces; 1, 0 0 0 bilge of coffee saved. [Extract of a Letter from the Agents . to Lloyd's at *Milford, dated Dec`. 20 I " It has blown very hard all this morning from N.W.— Captain Holland, comma n di ng hi s Alajesty's steam-packet Ivanhoe, has arrived this day from Dunmore (Waterford) ; he reports that he passed the Saltees this morning at seven o'clock, and that the Light ship was not there ; and a s th e weat h er h as been very foggy, it is feared that she has been run down." EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East bubo House, when the following Captains were sworn into the com. Mand of their respective ships ; viz.:— Copt. Wtn. Hope, He. refordahire, Madras and China i and Capt. Thomas Baker, Lowther Castle, China direct. The Cambridge, Barber, arrived . off the Isle of Wight on the 19th inst., having sailed fr om Bombay on the llth of August, (win the Cape of Good Hope on the 14th October, and from et. Helena the 30th October. The Fanny, Laird, from the Cape of Good lope, has ar. rived at Milford—she 'ailed from the Cape the 3d October, and from St. Helena the 16th. The Vrow Maria, Vanderberg, from Batavia, arrived at Helvoetalltys the 17th bud. Ships Spoken Euphrates, Meade, from London to Bengal, on the 25th Oct. in let. 21. S. long. 29. W. Thy Caroline, from London to the South Seat, on the 10th Dee. in, lat.4o.long. 13. The Elizabeth, whaler, of London, on. the 24th Oct. In let. 24. S. long. 30. W. .arrival at St. Helena—The Mary, Watson, from Rio Je. neiro, arrived at St. Helena, from the Cape of Goutl Hope , On the 28th October. Sailingfront St. Aetna . —. The Ocean, Mary, from Lotaloa, on the 18th October. Arrival at Barnbay—The Eliza, Faith, has arrived trian London. Sailing► from licmaay—The Marquis Catntlen, Larkins, for China, on the 11th August. l'he Alacrity, Findlay, was to sail from 13otnbay, for London, about the 26th August. CORN EXCHANGE, Drc. receiving e v i t n h c e e w i nd sion prevented d lui a ; ..Tbe vv h o e u a r t t a i n m yrr in Pai s iel m dti qch tle: s. l :Ta u S is F i re tie" lo )lB. rted. Harley is dull in sale. Beans and Pease are unaltered. There Is nut much doing In. the Wt. trade to-day, and prices are unaltered. Ait n Ars Ls.— English Wheat 2,100, Barley, 7,1500, Oats, 11,3011 i Irish Wheat 365, Oats 615 qrs. ; Flour, 6,690 sacks. EXETER, DEC. 20.---The Festival which took place last week in this town was crowned with the greatest success.: Madame CATALAN' was in fine voice during -the whole five performances, and to her great attraction is owed the unprece dented success of a Festival given in the winter in a Concert Room, which, although extremely large, and at u seasau so unfavourable, VMS crowded at each performance, and never before was such a concourse of equipages witnessed iu Exeter. 11U311 GEMS.--We have seen some beautiful 'Aqua Marines, which have lately been received from Ireland by •Me. MAWE. Some. specintens are grouped with crystals of quartz, others io detached crystals perfectly defined, and of very fine colour. It is very probable that other per" dons stones will be found in that country. The gold that was obtained from the alluvial soil in the ravines of the Wicklow mountains is au ex». ample of what may be anticipated, if properly e'xamined by any one acquainted with the triudu or .washing the alluvium. I ,: J f I ('''