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LITERARY NOTICE. THE FRUITS of EXPERIENCE; at MEMOIRS of JO SEPH BRASBRIDGE written in his 80th and Old years. The Author of this 'Work had long been known as n respectable Tradesman in London, but has retired many years, and amused himself during his leisure in recollecting and recording the chief events of Irtsloeg life. The work is written with spirit and with apparent truth. Indeed we may say, in the words of JonNsom, " he that sits down calmly 44 and voluntarily to review his life for the admo " nition of posterity, or to amuse himself, and leaves this account unpublished, may be corn 'ti nuttily presumed to tell Truth, since Falsehood " cannot appease his own mind, and Fame will 44 not be heard beneath the tomb."—But, on the present occasion, we have an additional reason for reliance on the Author, as he publishes it dur ittg his life, and is consequently exposed to con tradiction in any mis-statements. Many charac ters are brought into review who will probably be recollected by his elderly readers, and many that have appeared within.our own time. Judg kg from his description of the latter class, we may venture to depend on the accuracy of his de lineations respecting the former. The work is writ ten in an easy, lively, and often in a humorous style, and exhibits all extraordinary possession of mental powera at the advanced age of the Author. The object of the work is to demonstrate the efficacy of rectitude, moderation, and civility in all the concerns of life, and particularly in the trading world, and with such a tendency it may reason ably be expected to operate with a moral effect upon all his readers. One striking proof of conaciouti truth may be derived front the severity with which he attacks many living characters, which he would hardly have done, if he did not bid defiance to contradiction. The only parts that appear to us to be chiefly objectionable, are those in which lie explores the humble origin of those who, by industry, have raised themselves into rank and affluence, forgetting the liberal old adage--" Speak opine as I am, not as I have beets."—Several of these persons are living, and such humiliating records cannot but wound the feelings of themselves and their connections.— We are ready to admit, from the liberal feelings of the Author, who has delineated his own cha racter, and recorded his own errors with laudable sincerity, that his motive was to skew the good rffircts of preserving industry ; but he has been too particular in his details, and might have con tented himself with stating that their original con dition by no means held forth a promise of their successful career. Altogether this is a very amusing example of AUTO•DIOURAPHY, and is likely to be attended with a very beneficial result. WLIGHT; AND MEASURM—It does not ap pear to be generally known, that by an Act paised in the. last Session of l'arliatrent a total alteration will take place on the Ist of May next la the legal Weights and Measures of the king dom. The ohjeet of the Act is to establish an t►niform system, to enforce «hick penalties are enacted against those who sell goods by any other standard. The Schnell Posters (Quick Posts), which are every w here making such progress on the Conti nent, it seems, are aboutl i to he introduced into the kingdom of Hanover. The experiment com mences with the new year, though they will at first he confined to those roads which lead to the chief mercantile towns. raking up some ground lately near Fattier's, in the Department of the North, the workmen • found a considerable quantity of blackened wheat, and blackened apparently rather by the hu midity of the earth than by the action o( lire. The wheat was posited in two layers amongst a mass of rubbish, consisting of old broken Roman tiles, and other antique materials. Immediately • ander the wheat was another layer of white matter, extremely light, and altogether devoid • of taste, in a pulverized state, which some per sons► pronounced to be farina ; it is about to be analyzed. An antique double mill was also found among the rubbish, of a grey pearl stone colour, resembling a very hard sort of pouding. The two pieces which constitute the mill fit one , upon the other, and by a rotator• motion given • inversely or contrary-ways, the corn placed be . tween them is ground ; there is a gentle inclina tion towards the centre of the stones, to prevent the corn running out over the mill-stones, and ~the two surfaces which perform the process of goindiug are furrowed, or indented with small grooves, so as to hinder the corn from rolling out unground. An engraving is about to be made • of this ancient piece of machinery .—(Constitu ttionel, Nos. 10.) It was FiIANCIS ROIERTSON, Esq. of Lin-• coin's Inn-fields, as mentioned is this paper, and not a Mr. Robinson, who had his pocket picked -• on Thursday at the Auction Mart of 4,000 L The whole of the notes and their numbers that he tiltd - c in his pocket were known, and on referring to those l►e laud paid as a deposit for the Chilcute Estate, as agent for a client, the remainder • ()hose ►stolen) four of 10001. each was ascer tained. Payment was stopped at the Bank, ►►nd 1001. reward is offered for them as lost. It is incorrectly stated that a person, well known to the police, is suspected. 'No suspicion at taches to any individual. .Yesterday a -beadle or street-keeper, decorated in gold ince, was • for a time, during Mr. Robins's ►sale, stationed •in the room. One of the apple women or venders of cakes from 'the 'Change, would equally have served for the protection of property.--- Policy Officers, who are in general well ac. • quairsted with pickpockets, should, on certain occasions, be stationed at lids place and Gar. • sway's, which would have the effect of entirely e►ccluding the light-fingered gentry, and the punishment of public whipping would be the means of diminishing the crime of purloining , from the pockets. .The fraternity would then relinquish the profession, as degrading. At pre sent, except in glaring cases, imprisonment, w4iere they are visited and maintained in luxury •'by `their gang, is no check to this species of crane. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Moniteur of Wedriesday, Non. 17.) MADRID, Nov. 2.-1 confirm the news I have before sent you relative to the evacuation of Spain by the Army of Occupation. It is announced that only 22,000 men will remain in the Penin sula.; dna is to say, 10,000 men at Cadiz, com mended by a Lieutenant-General ; 6,000 men at Barcelona, commanded by a Lieutenant-Ge neral, who shall have under him two Major- Generals; 1,500 men at Figueras, commanded by the Colonel of the regiment which shall be in garrison there ; 3,000 men at Pampeinna, the 9th and 6th regiments of the line, which - shall be com manded by the Prince de Broglie ; 1,500 at St. Sebastian, commanded by the Colonel of the 3d regiment of Light Infantry, Which is to form the garrison. The forts of Urgel and Jacca will be occupied, but the troops that will form their garrisons are to be taken from the two armies of observation at Bayonne and Perpignan, and are exclusive of the 22,000 men. The garrison of Madrid is to quit the capital on the 21st of this month, and will arrive on the Ist of December at Burgos, where the Intendant has received orders to pro vide rations for them. ( From Me Journal des Debate. ) PARTS, Nov. 17.—Yesterday the Spanish Ge neral Ballasteros had the honour of u private au dience of Monseigneur the Dauphin, and after wards had the honour of an audience of Madame the Dauphiness and Madame the Duchess of Berry. (From the Done, dated Thursday, Nov. 18.) PARIS, Nov. 17.—Yesterday the King heard Mass in the chapel of the palace. Ills Majesty afterwards presided at a Council of Ministers, which lasted from noon till nearly four o'clock yesterday.—M. Pernot, who lately arrived from Scotland, had the honour to present to the King a drawing of the Palace of liolyrood, which was inhabited by his Majesty during his residence at Edinburgh. The King received the drawing with his usual kindness. Tito Ails:argue, on the credit of a private letter, announces that the Commander-in-Chief of the French troops in Spain has consented to suspend, for 20 days, the retreat of the French army ; this delay having been judged necessary to wait for the answer to an autograph letter ad dressed to the King of France by the King of Spain. We believe that the Arislarque has been ill - The evacuation will commence, not conditionally but positively, the Ist of December. This measure is the result' of a convention made, as we have said, in concert between France and Spain, and not a measure of recrimination or hos tility, as some journals have i.retentled. Letters from Smyrna of the 18th October say that the Egyptian fleet is dispersed in all direc tions, and that several vessels belonging to it have already been capturul by the Greeks. Frain the Constitutionnel.) AUGSBUitn, Nov. 11.—The American squadron, which had remained up to the present time in the road of Palermo, is about to quit It. Three vessels of war, making part of this squadron, will return directly to New York. They will be re placed by other American vessels of war. They speak of the arrival at Leghorn of an American Agent, who is to repair to Napoli di Romania with a mission for the Central Greek Government. It is announced that there now exists a very good under. standing between the English and the Greeks ; and that the latter have acquired much ammunition and many cannon,which the English have furnished. ( From the Journal de Paris.) PARIS, Nov. 17.—Our Augsburg corre spondent says, that " Recent intelligence at Vienna from Turkey and Spain have caused a cer tain sensation among the members of the Austrian Cabinet. It is remarked that Prince de Metter nich. is much occupied, as well as the superior Functionaries of his Chancelry. Austrian Funds continue to decline. This state of things is attri buted to the reverses experienced by the Turks, both on land and at sea, and to the new political combiuntions that may result from it on the part of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh, who is said to he disposed to recognize the independence of O reeve." FRENCH Furms.—PAuts, Nov. 17.—Five per Cents. opened at 101. 96.; closed at 102. Bank Stock, 1,974. Nea politan Five per Cents. (Falconet's Certi fi cates), 8t4.. Neapo. litan Bonds (Rothschild 's Loan), 92. Royal Spanish Loan, 1023, 57.}. Itentes d'Espagne, 19. Exchange on London, (Court ituthentique.) one month, 25. t three months, 2 4. OS.— G lt E E C E. M IRMO MGHI, OCT. 2.—After .baling sup reined the faction which dared to disregard the authority of the laws, the Greek Govern ment has published the following act of am nesty :•-- " According to the 988th decree of our august Senate, the Executive Council has ordained and ordains as tUllows:— " Art. -1. A general amnesty is granted to all those who have taken part in the disorders against the internal safety of the State, provided that they submit themselves forthwith to the laws and conform to the orders of Government. "2. Those who, in pursuance of preceding decrees, have ' been declared degradedlrom the Executive Council, from the Legislative Senate, or any Ministerial office, and those who have taken part in the deliberations of the refractory Council held at Tripolizza, shall also participate in this amnesty, but they are to be excluded from those dignities, as also from every other employment of rank, during this second period of Go vernment, and during the whole of that which is to succeed it. The present Decree shall be published in all.the provinces of.the State, anti read in all the Churches. (Signed) The President, CONDURIOTIS, The Members of the ,Executive Council, BOTASIS, COLET IS, S PI LIOTAKIS. The Secretary of State, Et 110 DIOS. The. General Secretary of th e Interior, MARA KIS. " Nauplia, July 14, 111114." For the purpose of favouring the commerce of neutral flngs in these seas, the Greek Govern ment has issued the following pecree :--- ".The Greek nation has taken up arms only for the purpose of reconguering its existence and political independence, and to re-establish in its bosom the civilization in which.the people re joice, with which they desire to maintain relations of friendship and commerce. The Government has heard with respect the complaints .of some vesse l s b e l ong i ng to F ore i gn Powers, against sonic of our corsairs. The complainants state that the latter have unjustly molested them against our instructions and orders, and against the principles of neutrality, and have thus deprived them of the benefits attached to commerce, which should not have been diverted from its natural course. " Desirous of preventing every inconvenience of -this kind, the Government informs all privateers of the Greek seas, that should any one unjustly attack the commerce of neutrals, not only will they meet with no protection, but shall be severely punished. " Although the deplorable state of the war requires the pre sence of corsairs to deprive the enemy of all means of resist ance, our privateers should, nevertheless, be provided with let ters of marque and instructions from Government. Those who are not possessed of such letters will be punished. (Signed) The President, G. CONDURIOTIS, The Secretary of State, R. RIIODIOS. " Nauplia, Aug. 2U." (('reek Chronicle.) LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tins DAY.) GAMBLING HOUSES. THE SING v. JOiIIAIT TAYLOR. The defendant in this case was indicted for keeping a common gambling-house in the parish of St. James's. Mr. CHITTY now prayed for final judgment against him. The defendant, it appeared, in stead of pleading not guilty, had put in a plea of abatement, which was his having been previously indicted for the same offence, and that plea not :having been allowed by the Court, the defendant had applied to withdraw his special plea and enter his plea of" Not Guilty." Ile (Mr. Chitty) now contended, that us the defendant's plea in bar of the indictment was bad, the defendant must be taken to have acknowledged his guilt, be cause he had neglected to plead Not Guilty. The LORD Cul5F JUSTICE observed, although the Court had rejected the plea in bar, to which there was a demurrer, the Court could not per. mit the defendant to put the plea of not guilty on the record, until the demurrer should have been argued. Mr. BRODERICK then addressed their Lord ships at some length in support of the defendant's application. Mr. CHITTY replied. The COURT consulted together for a few minutes, when the Lase Cniur JUSTICE said they would take time to consider judgment. [PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.] COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 19. IMPORTANT DECISION REGARDING STOLEN BILLS OP EXCHANGE. GILT. L. CUNITT AND ANOTHER. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 711. odd, of which the defendants were acceptors. The cause was tried at the last Guildhall Sittings, and the Jury found a verdict for the defendants. The following were the circumstances of the case :—The bill was generally endorsed by the drawers, and was by their clerk forwarded, together with two other bills and a letter enclosed in a parcel, addressed to certain persons at Birmingham. The parcel duly arrived there, but the bills had been stolen out of it; the delivery of the parcel, containing the bills, at the Green Man and Still, Oxford -street, was proved, as was also its arrival at Birmingham, with the bills extracted from it. The account of the way in which the pre sent bill came into the plaintiff's possession was proved as fol lows:—The plaintiff's clerk swore that a person, whose face he knew, called at the plaintiff's counting-house, No. 42, Lombard-street (the plaintiff being a very extensive bill. broker), two days after the date of the bill, presented it to the witness, anti asked to have it discounted ; the witness re. plied, that he could not do so, not knowing the parties; the person said, that he had frequently had bills done for him there before, and would leave the present one, in order that the respectability of the parties might be inquired into. In the course of two hours he returned, and the witness having made the necessary inquiries, gave the person the amount of the bill, with the exception of the discount and two shillings commission. Upon the 4'itness asking this person to endorse the bill, he wrote upon the back of it " Charles Taylor." The wi ness did not ask the person his address, presuming that as he said he had previous dealings with the plaintiff, that his address would be found in their books. The Lord Chief Jus tice in putting the case to the Jury, observed, that the plaintiff had not exercised due caution in the transaction ; and asked them what they would think of a man who might post a pla card on the Royal Exchange, saying bills discounted here, provided the parties are respectable, without any inquiry as to whom the party is that brings them ; would not they say that such a place was a complete convenience or facility for dispos ing of stolen property. The Jury, under this impression, found for the defendants. _ _ 11r. GURNEY, on a former day, obtained a rule Nisi for set ting aide this verdict, on the ground that the Learned Judge had put the case in too strong ft manner to the Jury, and that the verdict was contrary to the law which had always previously been laid down. Mr. SCARLETT new showed cause against the rule. contend. inas at g ri nho t e l .coa k i a .. t t neo t r l iz i nee o v cf e wi r verdict he i c f ac t tiri oi vi iet was a sve - Ai ldotiecti at ojul oc dg at In , at kia a l ig n anat d gi an sppt ought rarorrtpryee ryw n ahi o i nio t eg i t t iel o icr t i i e veaedas des. at to tu how he got it, and the n o t e turne d out to have been lost, was declared liable for the amount to the persons whose real pro perty it was. He contended that in this case due caution had not been exercised by the party discounting the bill—that the plaintiff had therefore discounted it at his own peril, and that the finding of the Jury was correct. Mr. fitinNEY, for the plaintiff; said the question of due cau tion cut both ways ; if the party transmitting this bill to 111 minghem had exercised due caution by especially endorsing the bill, instead of putting a general endorsement on it, which made it nearly the same as payable to the bearer, this bill could not have been negotiated. In the case of " Lawson v. Weston," tried before Lord Kenyon, which was the case of a bill discounted precisely under similar circumstances as the present, that Learned Judge had said, that if he was to decide against the plaintiff's right to recover, it would be a decision that would have the effect of paralysing the circulation of all the paper of the country, and with it all its commerce; he contended that if a party discounting a bill acted bona fide in so doing, he had a right to recover. A person giving full value for property, however, it might have been obtained by the party who sold it, had a right to maintain that property against all the world ; the case of Lawson v. Weston had decided this to be law, and that law ought not now, for the first time, to be disturbed. The verdict was, therefore, against law, and the plaintiff had a right tea new trial. Mr. F. PoLLocit followed at great length on the same side. The Loan CuiEr JUSTICE would bow to no man in point of the extent of his reverence for Lord Kenyon, all who knew him knew this was the sentiment of his heart but he thought that if Lord Kenyon had anticipated the effect of the decision that he gave in Lawson v. Weston, he never would have de cided it in the way he did. tie (the Lord Chief Justice) felt firmly of opinion that the recent numerous and extensive rob beries of stage coaches of bankers' parcels were in a great measure to be attributed to that decision ; the facility which the law gave to persons recovering the value of property for which they had given actual value, although that property had been stolen, emboldened many persons to steal that de scription of property which otherwise they would - not do.— The whole ground upon which this action could be main tained by the plaintiffs was, that the transfer of th e bill in them was bona fide. Now lie considered that the exercise of due caution in such a case was part and parcel of that bona fide, and he thought it high time that the world should know that the policy of the decision in Lawson v. Weston, was doubted; he thought the present case was matter for a Jury, they had exercised their discretion, and in his opinion decided properly, and the verdict otight not to be disturbed. The pre . sent decisibn of the Court, lie ib ought, would rather stren gth en public confidence in papeirefeenty than tend- to injure or curbi its circulation. Mr. Justice BAYLEY anallr. Justice Hor.itoY ri severall y delivered their opinio ns at great length ; they thou ght the cir cumstances of the present case justified the s tron g taugu l g e in which the Lord Chief Justice had put it to the Jury , and that resent du the the maxim of law l a id d own was perfectly suited to the circum . stances of the pres ent age . Mr. Justice LI TTLEDAL E not being P ring whole of the ar gument, did no t deliver any opin i o n. The rule for a new tr i a l was acco r di n gly dischar ged. CRIMINAL INFORNIATION. TIIEIEI24'O, on the PROSECUTION Da. on Dr. Baird, a Mr. ALDERSO N move d fur a ru le, it v. Dn. DAiRD. physician of Ipswic h . to show cause why lion should not be exhibited against him. langeriminal informa. Remade this appli. cation at the instance of Dr. Beck, h sician in the same _place. S ome ago, begun to practice as a p hysician rumours were circulated about the town that Dr. Beck was not who had, about three _ m onths duly qualified to practice as in a provincial paper, which he thought it right to announ ce, University of a physician ,; in 'consequence of that he was a Bachelor of medicine of the Cain. bridge, and to publish the-opinion of a high .authori ty o this an nouncement on the subject, that he was as su ch, q ualified to practice. _ T nounceinent he added a query, whether a :scotch diploma audio sized a medical man to practice in the country without a certifi. ' cote from the College of Physicians ? Dr. Baird imagined this query to be aimed at himself, and sent to ask Dr. Beck whether he was the author of the paragraph ? Dr. Beck replied, that before he answered this question he was entitled to know whe. ther Dr. Baird was the author of the rumours which had occasioned the paragraph. Dr. Baird, on this, demanded the name of the person or persons who,luidxharged him with circu. lating such rumours. Dr. Beck made answer, that there were two gentlemen who had mentioned him as giving them currency, and that he would disclose their narnes.it.they would give hun permission. He did afterwards, with the consent of the party, communicate the name of one of them; but Dr. Baird insist ed also on receiving the name of the other before 10 the next morning. Dr. Beck immediately wrote to the party in ques tion ; but in consequence of his absence from home, did not receive his answer till a quarter after 12, when he sent the name. Just after Otis, he received a letter from Dr. Baird, charging him with having told an atrocious falsehood, and stating that in future he should consider him as having for feited his claim to the character of a gentleman. This was followed up by a placard, in the band-writing -.4#* Dr. Baird, posting Dr. Beck in the coffee-room of a club for which he was then proposed as a member, and hung immediately under his name. The COURT granted a rule to show cause. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 19. (Sittings in Banco.) BRIGGS V. 110W111% This was an action for assault and false imprisonment, tried at last Bristol assizes. There were three counts in the declara tion : the first and second for the assault and battery, and the third for the false imprisonment. The jury gave a verdict ge nerally for 40s. damages, and the Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT certified, to prevent the plaintiff from getting coats. Mr. Sergeant PELL now applied to the Court on behalf of the plaintiff; and submitted that as there was a separate count for false imprisonment, the certificate of the Judge could not extend to that. The Coua'r held that there was no ground for such an ap plication as the present. Such a decision as that now sought was wholly without precedent. The Learned Sergeant took nothing by his motion. CONSISTORY COURT, Nov. 19. DAVIS AND DAVIS. In this case, which was one of a separation and divorce pro. moted by the wife against the husband, who is a tavern-keeper in Threadneedle -street, and has met it by a counter-charge, there was a long discussion about an allotment of alimony to the wife, which terminated in an allotment to her of 641/. per annum. SMITH AGATN9T SMITH. Mr. W. Carmichael Smith appeared personally in Court this day, and stated, that he admitted the matriage (with Mrs. Smith) as pleaded ; but otherwise contested the suit negatively. lie also prayed leave now to bring in, in due form, certain al legations and exhibits which he would crave to have read ; and would then submit to the Court's decision as to whether they should be to-day argued or not. The COURT intimated that that would not be the regular course; but asked Mr. Smith whether he did not before appear by Counsel; and whether he intended to do so in the future conduct of his cause ! Mr. Smith—No, my Lord : I am of opinion, that when you have a bad cause, the ingenuity of counsel, is very desirable to assist you through it; but when you have a good and clear cause, as I have, you only run the ri s k, by employing Counsel, of having a variety of things min -stated, and many points ne glected that may be of the utmost importance to your interests. —(A laugh.) The allegation now stands for admission next Court-day. THE REV. A. FLETCHER. Testerday evening, at 7 o'clock, a numerous and highly respectable meeting of the friends of the above Mini. ster was held at the Albion Chapel, Moortields. The business of the evening commenced with prayer, after which Mr. Fletcher addressed the meeting, and stated, that he regretted that the Lord Chancellor had not yet pronounced judgment in the case now pending, but he would read an account of the proceedings as far as they had gone. He then read an account of them front a newspaper, and commented on different parts of the account as he proceeded. Ile would abstain, as far as he could, from making any remarks upon the subject. The affair had, unhap. pily, excited great sensation, and had caused painful feelings in his mind. The conduct of the Solicitor-General was entitled to his wannest approbation; he had conducted himself like a gentleman throughout the whole proceeding, and in every way worthy of the high legal rank he held. If he (Mr F.) were to submit to the sentence of the Synod, he would deserve to have a mill-stone tied round his neck, and to be cast into the sea.— (Great applause.)—Mr. Fletcher: " I ant afraid you will have an intbrmation filed against you for clapping your hands."-- Mr. F. then continued. Not one of the Counsel engaged against him had gone so far as to justify the sentence of the Synod. If they had approved of it, they would publicly have asserted that opinion ; but instead of that, they called upon the Lord Chancellor to confirm the sentence, whether right or Wrong. It appeared to be the intention of the Synod to de prive him of the use of his pulpit, not for a limited time, hut for ever. The meeting of the Synod was held in the dark hour of midnight, a very appropriate time for such abo minable proceedings, which would be a disgrace to the Go. vernment of Algiers. In this country, nothing like it had happened since the time of the famous Star Chamber, one of the most tyrannical courts ever instituted. Retributive justice would, he hoped, one day overtake them ; and lie could not help fancying that morning, when he heard their Counsel ad dressing the Court, that he saw written on the walls, " Meat mow tekel upharsin—Thou art weighed in the balance, and found wanting."—Mr. F. concluded his speech, by requesting the attendance of his friends in the Court of Chancery on Mon day next.—Mr. Anaii addressed the Meeting at considerable length, calling upon them to support their Minister in his pre sent arduous struggle. The Meeting then adjourned to blon day evening. PARISH OF GREENWICH. A numerous Vestry Meeting of the Inhabitants of Greenwich took place in the Church yesterday evening, for the purpose of considering the accounts of former Church wardens, Overseers, Vestry-clerk, &c. Mr. RITCHIE having taken the Chair, Mr. HAMMOND moved that the bills of the late Vestry-clerk and Solicitor be taxed ; and that the Governors and Directors be empowered to take such steps as might be necessary for the recovery of any rum disallowed upon the same. Mr. PRATT asked what was unjust in the late Vestry clerk's accounts? This business evidently originated in malice ? for Mr. Bicknell offered to have his bill taxed two years ago. Mr. Hasistorm observed, that if Mr. Bicknell offered to have his bill taxed two years ag►o, there could be no harm in taxing it now. He disavowed any hostile feeling towards Mr. Bicknell. After some discussion, the motion was carried. Mr. HAMMOND then moved, that the overseers of last year be called upon to render their accounts verified upon oath ; and that the Governors and Directors be empowered to take the ne cessary steps for the recovery of any sums which should appear to have been illegally spent. The worthy Gentleman com mented upon the items composing the accounts which th ey h a d passed, observing, that out of 1,1991. which they had received, it appeared that only 2171. had gone to the poor ; of the rest. due, 289/. had gone for weekly dinners direct; 3471. for re movals, also including dinner-charges ; and 158/. to beadles and constables—this sum, in like manner, including charges for dinners. . _ _ EnwAnns objected to Mr. Hammond's mentioning ge. neral sums ; let him give the particulars. 11r. HAMMOND pledged himself for the accuracy of his state• ments. Mr. RENNET defied the overseers to show any Act of Par. liament authorizing them to appropriate sums of money in this way out of the parish funds to defray the expence of dinners for themselves. It WAS no answer to say that the practice had . subsisted for a long time; for the longcontinuance of an iUegal and bad practice did not warrant Its being made permanent. Mr. SUTER (the present vestry-clerk) on being appealed to, said that the poor laws did not warrant the expences for dinners to be defrayed out of the parish funds. He merely stated this as a dry point of law ; but he begged to be understood as taking no part on one side or the other in the present discussion. Mr. BAKER put In a written statement in explanation of the late overseers' accounts. _ _ blr. HAMMoNn said that the present overseers had reduced the expenditure in three quarters by b,OOO/. Mr. BALER observed that they (the present overseers) had not carried on anyiworks as the others had. Mr. I.l.ammolin said the rate was reduced to a shining, and he expected to see it reduced to Ott. After some conversation, and not a little confusion, the re solution was passed unanimously. Mr. HAMMOND then presented the different reports of the Committee appointed to investigate the parish accounts hack to the year 1817 ; which, upon being read by the vestry-clerk, gave rise to a great deal of irreular discussion ; particularly that part which stated that Mr. Loolan had allowed a reduction in certain rents without consulting the parish. Mr. Tootax said, that the reduction was made, not by him, but at the desire of the feoffees. Several resolutions were passed relating to these reports, con demning the extravagant expenditure they pointed out ; direct. ing steps to be taken to recover the sums illgally paid; and laying down regulations to be observed in granting church-rates In future. Thanks were then voted to the Committee for their exertions; and to Mr. Ritchie for his conduct in the Chair; after which, the meeting separated at a late hour. We understand that pro c eedings have been resorted to In the Court of King's Bench against the present Committee. DA Y AT ONE O'CLOGgo MICE OF STOCKS THIS Gawk Stock,— 0 32 i 3 per Cent. Red. ' ?Shi 3 per Cent. Cons. 9.5A1 6 35 per Cent. Ditto Red. 1011 ( Dissd. 4 per Cent' New 100 i Rani Long Ann. 23 1-16th A Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock PUMPS OP FOREIGN Ft A tistrian Ilda, 5 per et Brazilian Buenos A yres Chilian, Ma, 6 per et. Colombian lid 5.6 per ct. Do. do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent. Greek Scrip sjl dis. exican Bits 6ll 5 6 bj Neapolitan, 5 per cent Scrip i Peruvian Bonds — Gottenburgh 11 amburgh - Holland . Flanders - France . Old Annuities .... New Ditto Ex. Bills 10001. '2d. ...... 58 55 Ditto I W.... 59 54 0 Ditto 50411.4e1. — I)ittr 1 id.... 69 64 57 Ditto Small:. '2d. A. 55 Ditto I id.... 59 54 0 Ditto Cowmen:lid — Bank for Act. .......... India for Acct.: COns. for Account 94 ii sns, AT ONE: O'CLOCK , Portuguese Bonds 9li Scrip .. ......... •-• Prussian, 5 per ct. ......... Ditto New Russian, New, 0 per Spanish 18215 per ct. 2 1 t 11323, clitto ...161 lb Alliance Shares Equitable Loan ......... .. Canadian ..................... -- French Remo; ......... -- Scrip ............... MAILS. AURIVED. MIS. ti 1 A l fat! n A i 61E uri nat es T l a V e S r Bit TO ;t; - 3 1( ) I ( Evening, 39 " afr ripurvi S UET. L:7 DICEIIIC F.aNtf,ll AUDE,I LON DON, SATURDAY EVENING, N01'.20, 1824. All was barren of news in the city this dnl• There were two arrivals at Liverpool, one from New York, and the other from Buenos Ayres, No Express had arrived from Paris, nor any Po' ticeable reports on 'Change. with official aut hority, Though the on the Ist will commence the evacuation of Spain of December, in consequence of an article ollicti appeared in the Aristarque, importing that thl t o o r i i t t e y, has that sta t e d , t a t t l e i e d 'F a r o e n p o r t e s troopslme a were to suspend their retreat till an autograph letter from FERDINAND to the King of FON" . should be answered, yet, considering state of Spain, it may be doubted whether abU the evacuation will really take place. It is a foouroble that FERDINAND may receive w as answer, as it is rumoured that his letter couched in the most pressing terms. The only , chance, however, that FERDINAND has dew, to p rowl the consent of the FRENCH KING the proteclion of his troops in Sp ain ' after all depend upon his own conduct, for perseveres in his present course of sup ers titi°n7 cruelty, and despotism, and the Fre:16110 are still permitted to continue in Spain, CliA ltt ' y the critical the TENTH must, be considered as an occ eigi o f obitH l ll 7 o to all the Spanish Tyrant's abuse power, but, from the conduct of CnAtatil ° appears to be anxious to conciliate the gots . ' op , nion of mankind, it is by no means likelY 11/At ; , lu ri n a t g ar t i l l i y a incur army ttltoereomdiauimn oafoadP:eiv:ll:. a ‘ t v i b y i e li t .u v t ir o he follies and the crimes of FE 4PINASPI tion to his enormities. German Papers arrived this morn.ng'' which we extract thefollow ing artiCle ::-.- g ". 0 lace, where the 6th at an f --- o l low milian of ' Sax 'ov. 9. do T c h nh e oi l sa r , ( R iaa o nu y (gl a h l pteroc u r iegthedhenceesdptesroi ntehrerestiin;pl,:7:triigti,b: they were received by their Majesties. O n Ib t : t je i_ they arrived at Alexandria, where they passed th e nill Thtf Chamberlain and other great officers, and inunedietsli ". 0 ) t on foot through all the principal streets of the city. ' morning they continued their journey to Madrid. ~,itsb9 The accounts from Chambe ry of the 4th g ives ' l 7, oh description October STUTTOARD, Nov. biily were e the nt e.t.a Palace , if tihdteleh'i Princess :ilhaa n en: o n the 0 h o nours t I f 1e c a clue 7th li ug ne arriv edaton , t he i ri slight shock o f an earthquake was felt at Chamber,' oipir, 29th October , 1 a few minutes past e i g ht in the e'e n (Gastlta Piensontese, Nov. 9. riot P I ) a i g til e :_ do sT n te e hrean b ol,i in nani u st n de d or a ot t if i l o e ns :eco o iri n nit o e t i o ll :,}. , a s , t i raw d n i b i k s geh e f i e t f tbeid . ::to j w i , i l g o : published an ordinance, prescribing the measures s hrine b ow relative d to houses and miler buildings detn a g °6 dons. , i ,,,i 151 11 Caut.sav - az. ~ N OT. 9._A not i c e h a s 1)0 0 I li— bli d i cl, O police, stating that every exertion is making toe r' esta i t cetia' or d._ 6o y c e w s t. terday communication, and that temporary bridge s ere . , oge ° It ni vz ore Ln ti : a N n o s v o . which, however, would not be able to bear losile" weighingELLu,l. ,ii 114 agreeable intelligence that the ship the Grifitot6 the Batten, which had on board a very rich cargo helso9llllo or, rived in safety at Alvarado, after having been given uP si ti ,0 0 ,0 P FRANKFORT, Nov. 12.--The acc ounts from ,- kvs be of Germany state that the rivers h ave fallen considers° %lot, the extent of the damage done becomes; eve ry dal onfelefliosk The Countess of Survilliers arrived here yes terdeVrl furs Papers, N ov . 13.) 130 bte : Co , 1 ENHAGEst, 0cT.4.V.--The Council of Soto for inp, engaged, ever since the beginning of this year, in enele : o f th e to obtain a clear view of the revenue and expett aitn ', - Jialt e kingdom, and the result of its labours is, that the eg-citot is to be fixed to a certain limited a mount. A en inul ed en jor t he was made two years ago, and a certain sum assie, ... 0 (0' army a nd the navy, which for the latter was two milli n "" 4o thi dollars in silver. It is now made out what is necessell fur public debt, and all the civil departments, so t hat I li(eir , 10 .-.' diture has been fixed according to all average of three I . ; 0 0, It appears, as we understand, that actual revenue is 4011 VOREIG