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. .1 . , ~ 81P ... - ;3 5 , . , 8 8 : f .ll, (From the Journal des Daces of Monday.) )W r h• ...' _.-, re' lea vre !n- ro' te e.• !s, ;II n 7 1 d' owing to the emancipation of our Colonies, the masters of those works have given notice to the numerous persons employed in them that circum stances require they should be discharged. They write from Pampeluna that the French troops who are there in garrison are obliged to be continually on their guard, for several days past. A nnmber of our military have been as sassinated by the Spaniards. An English vessel coming- from Buenos Ayres, which arrived at Gibraltar about the end of Dec., has brought the important news, that the remnant of the I►►dependent troops, under the orders of Santa Cruz, were entirely destroyed on the 10th of August, by the Brigadier D. Pedro, in the Kingdom of Peru. FRANKFORT, JAN. h.—Private letters stete that there still exist in several parts of Germany secret and political societies. PARII, JAN. 18.--At one o'clock the King re ceived the Ministers, the Chancellor, Prince Talleyrand, and the Marshals of F ranee, and the Ambassadors of Spain and. Naples. They write from Rochefort, Jan. 15, that Count Carthagena (Morino) arrived there on Friday last. W e have in a preceding column given a few extracts from the French Papers previously re ceived • they nre unimportant. The occurrence at Barcelona, and the rigorous measures to which it gave rise, form only one of the indications of the disturbed state of Spain. The American Theatres have given benefits in aid of the subscriptions for the Greeks. Public meetings have been held for the same purpose ; and subscriptions have been opened in the schools and colleges of several of the States. The con tribution from the students of Tale College in Connecticut amounted to 500 dollars. Private letters from Madrid state positively that every Spanish soldier is to be withdrawn from that capital, the custody of which, and the protection of the Royal Family and the Govern ment, will therefore be entirely committed to the French. This determination had been taken in consequence of the increasing antipathy be tween the Spanish and French troops, and the urgent representations of General BourtmoNT,' who is stated to have declared his inability to preserve tranquillity, and to have threatened to withdraw with his force, unless the Rovelits were sent away. General BonamotiT is further stated to have sent such pressing demands to Paris for reinforcements, that fifteen or twenty thousand additional Frenchmen are immediately to be sent into Spain. In Madrid it is believed that a new convulsion will ere long take place. The accounts from Constantinople to the 14th ult., continue to give very favourable ropresonta tions of the pro!pects of the Greeks. The in tention of sending the GRAND VIZIER into the Morea had been violently opposed by the Janis saries, who had proceeded, according to custom, to acts of outrage, and it was thought that the design must be relinquished. CIT Y, Towlye o'clock.—Consols opened this mornin g at 884.7 to 89, with little doing. We understand that the Bank was so busy yesterday that they were obliged to add additional cl er k s in th e 4 per Cent. and Consols Offices, owing to the numerous transfers, as the whole country is Low taking advantage of the high price of the Funds, and selling out Stock. The country Banks, in particular, have instructed their Brokers to effect extensive sales. The Ex- Presses from Paris have brought the French Rentes at 95f. 15 c. —Spanish, 24+ . to '25. The Privat e Letters state, that the Spanish Bonds have a further decline, owing to the house a t Paris, having. failed as very great twits in Spanish Bonds. The affairs of Spain are ill a very desperate state, and some differences o f importance are said to exist between the French and Spanish Governments. Fotts:to.x 111.1.11111 ET.--S 241, A panish Bonds opened a and eat up to 241+, with little doing. Yest- — "daY morning the Prince of LEIMENGEN , left the in.. Palace, if • for the Con , s Kensington , tinent. The Earl of Ltvcaro oL arr i ve d i n town yes- M terday morning from Brighton. the r. Secretar CA xxING transacted business at NF oreig y n Office Yesterday.• th rinc e L EOPOLD and a select party dined with e Duchess of KEV T on Monday, at her apart 'neu" at the King's Pal ace , Kensington, and 120 k leave of the Princ e o f L EIMENGEN, on his )erene Highness's departure for abroad. According to a letter from Copenhagen 31 • Nd instant, the Danish marine has now one - on the rniral, one-Vice -Admiral, several Rear-Admirals, ‘,111.'"! Commodores, five Captain-Commodor.est, V. Captains, 2,6 Ca ptain-Lieutenants, 41 Firs I.leutenants, and 33 Second Lieutenants. RESPITE OF HUNT. This wretched criminal, it will be remembered, received sentence of death at the same time with his companion in guilt, John Thuriell; but no day was named by the Learned Judge for the execution of the sentence, as far as regarded him ; and the law allows to persons convicted only as accessaries to a murder, the same lapse of time between the sentence and the execution which is allotted to all capital convicts (except principals in murder), tried at county assizes, namely 14 days. This (Wednesday) therefore is the day upon which Hunt would have suf fered death, had no order to the contrary been received from Government, and up to Mon day morning no such order had reached the per sons in authority at Hertford. Mr. NrcrtoLsoN, UnderSheriff,under these circumstances, felt it his duty to order the preparations necessary for an exe cution, and at the same time wrote to R.SUTTON, Esq., the High Sheriff, acquainting him with the steps he had taken, and stating that the total silence observed in the higher quarters upon the subject of the unhappy man's fate, had kept him (Mr. Nicholson) in a most painful state of sus pense, after the impression which had been left upon his mind, subsequent to the execution of 'l'hurtell, that pardon would be extended to the accessary. The High Sheriff, with his ac customed prompt humanity, determined to wait immediately upon the Under Secretary of State, for he (Mr. SUTTON) had somehow or other conceived that Thursday, and not Wed nesday, would be the day of execution, and he thought it possible that a similarmistake might have prevailed elsewhere. He accordingly at tended at the Home Office yesterday morning, where he saw Mr. CAPPER (Mr. Hon/louse being out of town in consequence of the death of a near relation,) who informed him that Government had determined to grant a respite for one week to Hunt, and that he (Mr. CAPPER) had transmitted the order to the Gaoler of Hertford, and had re. ceived an acknowledgment from him of the receipt of it. This acknowledgment he shewed to the High Sheriff. Thus it would seem that Govern ment have not yet finally determined upon the course to be pursued with respect to Hunt, and the fate of the wretched man still remains in doubt. Mr. HAnstut had an interview with Hunt on Sunday last. He found him sunk in the lowest depths of despair, and entertaining, to all appearance, no hope whatever of a favourable consideration of his case by the higher autho rities. Mr. HARMER told him that he had but very slight hopes of a commutation of the sen tence, and left him in the most pitiable state of mind th a t can b e conceived. ROYAL WEST LONDON THEATRE.--.We lately noticed the representation of Young Norval by Mr. PERKINS, at this Theatre, and considered it as the most promising effort of juvenile talents which we had ever witnessed, as the performer, we are assured, is hardly nineteen years of age. Last night we attended this Theatre again, to witness his performance of Octavian in The Moun taineers. This a more difficult part than the former, but the young actor rose proportionably and fully confirmed our impressions in, his favour. There was a display of spirit, energy, and pathos, which proved that lie entered with critical preci sion into the character. The second piece, called Riding Coat, or The Bath Road, enabled him to shew his comic powers, and though tragedy is his forte, there was an easy gaiety in his acting. The last piece was of the terrific nature, styled The ,Spectre of the Rocks. He was more at home in the part of the lost Son, and Mrs. BEVERLEY was very impressive in Gertrude, the spectre. The whole of these pieces were exhibited with correctness and effect. Mr. BEVERLEY is not a little entitled to credit for having discovered and fostered the talents of the juvenile actor, who promises very fair to make a figure on paten tee boards. SANDWICH, JAN. f2o.—Yesterday being ap. pointed for the funeral obsequies of the lateJosE PII gattP.TATT, Esq. M.P., the inhabitants of the town of Sandwich, actuated merely by a simultaneous feeling of respect for the memory of their departed Representative, evinced their sense of duty on the mournful occasion, " by closing the windows of their houses, shops. &c." The most decorous and respectful silence seemed to pervade the dwellings of far the greater part of the in. habitants, both Freemen and others, for even those who possessed no direct interest in the representation of the an. cient Borough, very properly united in testifying their esteem, for integrity, merit, and departed excellence, from the earliest dawn of morning, until night again threw her mantle around the scene. Minute-bells from the steeples of their re spective churches continued with their deep tones to reiterate as it were, a solemn monody to the memory of a departed friend. Precisely at mid-day the bells of St. Peter's tower commenced a solemn dumb peal, which species of mournful dirge appeared to accord with t h e me l anc h o l y f ee li ngs o f all in whose hearts the memory of Joseph Marryatt, Esq. will long be embalmed by gratelui recollection. Alas " he's gone" conveyed to the silent tomb, A friend to all that knew him, " an enemy to none." ELECTION OF A ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP.— At a General Meeting of the Clergy of the United Dioceses of Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora, held in the new Parish Chapel of St. Joseph, Kinvara, on the 15th instant, the Very Rev. Dr. EDMOND FttExcit, Warden of Galway, was unanimously elected to the vacant See; and the postulation proceeded to Rome for approbation and confirmation of the Holy See. An elopement has recently taken place in Pa ris ; the parties are Mrs. 1., the grand-daughter of the celebrated Lady A., and Lord which has occasioned a great deal of gossip and scandal in that gay city. Lady A His highly incensed at the imprudence of her grand daughter, and is reported to have destroyed a codicil to her will, by which the fair fugitive, in the event of the old Lady's death, would obtain twenty-five thousand pounds and her valuable diamonds. THE SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.--This enter taining volume has met 2 most un p rece d ente d sale, from its combining in one work the whim, wit, and variety of all the papers for the last three years, perfectly free from all political bias. Advertisement) THE KING'S COURT On Monday afternoon, a little before five o'clock, his MAJESTY held a Court, at his Palace at Brighton, which was attended by the First Lord of the Treasury, the Se cretary of State for the Colonial Department, the Master-Gene ral of the Ordnance, the. Lord Chamberlain, the Lord Steward of the Household, the Judge Advocate, the Master of the Woods and Forests, the Earl of Chichester, &c. Sir Robert Gifford and Mr. Alexander had the honour to kiss his Majesty's hand upon their being appointed the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas and the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, upon which occasion the King was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon the Lord Chief Baron Alexander, who is now Sir William Alexander. His Majesty held a Privy Council, at which Sir Robert Gif ford, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, and Sir William Alexander, the Lord Chief Baron, were in troduced and sworn in Privy Councillors, - and took their seats at the board accordingly.' . Mr. Buller attended as Clerk of the Council. Earl Bathurst had an audience of his Majesty, and officiated for the Lord President. After the breaking up of the Court, his Majesty honoured all those composing the Court with an invitation to dine with him, including the Countess of Liverpool, Countess Bathurst, and other Ladies. The whole Royal Party consisted of 34. In the centre of the table was a new ornament, consist ing of a model of the King's Lodge in Windsor-park, illumi nated. After dinner his Majesty gratified the party in the grand music-room with a concert, the solos and verse parts by Mr. Hawes, Mr. T. Welsh, Master Wesley, and Master Allford, of the Chapel Royal. The Earl of Liverpool selected several of Handel's solos, viz." Angels ever bright and fair ;" " Pious Orgies," from Judas Maccabeus ;" " What though I trace," were sung by the young gentlemen. The trio, 4 v Disdainful of danger," from Judas Maccabeus, was sung in honour of the presence of the Duke of Wellington. They were accompanied by the King's band, under the direction of Mr. Kramer; Mr. Attwood presided at the organ. The Hallelujah chorus, the Coronation Anthem, Zadock the Priest," and other choruses were sung, assisted in the vocal department by several of the King's band. The concert closed at 12 o'clock. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Duke of Sussex, at Kensington-palace, from Tunbridge. wells ; Duke of Richmond, in town, from his seat, Godwood, Sussex ; Lord Colchester, at his house, Spring-gardens, from his seat, Kidbrooke, Sussex • Gen. Hall, in town. from Ire land ; Sir David and Lady Ogilby and family, at their house in Charles -street, Manchester-square, from Bexhill, Sus sex; Earl o f 'Wi ck l ow, at R ea d' s Hotel, Lower Grosvenor-street, from a tour; Mr. Purling and family, at ditto; H. Hamner, Esq. at ditto, from his seat, Great Brick-hill, Bucks; Colonel Cooper and family, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Ireland. C Haators.—The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis, from the Earl of Jersey's seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire', for Cashio bury Park, on a visit to the Earl of Essex ; Sir George Pococke, Bart. for his seat, TwickenbaM House ; Samuel Smith, Esq. M.P. for his scat, Wood Hall Park, Hens ; Mr. Wilberforce, from his house at Brompton, on a v i s i t to Sir T. Baring, Bart. t; M. G. Prendergast, Esq. M.P. f rom t h e R o y a l ies's-street, for the D u k e c f R ut l and ' s, Belvoir T. D r ake, Esq. M.P. f rom the London Hotel, Al bemarle-street, etaormsettetal Hotel, St. n e S - Tt a P. t ee t , for his seat, Amersham, Bucks; the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Mackenzie, from Thomas's Hotel, 'Berkeley square, for Brighton; Mr. and Mrs. Delme, and G. Delme, Esq. from Scaife's Hotel, Lower Brook -street; Mr. Twisti e _ t on, from di tto; M r . a n d Mrs. Elwes, from ditto, for Great Billing, Northamptonshire. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of York will have a grand dinner party on Tues day next, at his residence in Stable-yard, St. James's. bu c rn o ham Houunt Lieve sehad a sel ect party at dinner yesterday at Ash- The Earl of Harrington had a dinner party yesterday at his house in Stable-yard, St. James's. FESTIVITIES AT AL DERLEY-PA RN, CHESHIRE. In c'tlebration of the cornin g of ace of two male branches (twins) of the Noble House of STANiIEY, a series of interest ing festivities took place last week. On Monday the 12th the festivities commenced with the tiring of cannon, rin g i ng o f a ll the bells in t h e neighbouring parishes, boreSrea, tire-works, and all the other works of public rejoicing. Two fat oxen were given to the poor, and upvard of two hundred of the tenantry dined in the Tenants' Hall upon the best cheer that could be set before them. On Tuesday their wives, with their sons and daughters, were invited to a ball and supper. The young people of the family, together with their visitors, joined in the dance, which was kept up to a late hour. A Dinner was given on Thursday to the principal Gentlemen in the county, including the County Members,— On Friday the labourers, amounted to two hundred, were regaled with an excellent dinner and plenty of good old ale. The same table was occupied the following day by the school chil dren, who were equally numerous. The Noble Host, his amia ble Lady, and seven lovely daughters, kindly condescended to take the offices of carvers. Owing to the wetness of the day, th e aft er n o on was spent in the Tenant's Hall, where a variety of amusements were kept lila Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, were spent with the house fall of company ; amongst whom were, Lady Charles Rowley and Miss Rowley, Mr. and Mrs. Langfoad Brook, Lord Sheffield, Mr. Tracey, Mr. Den nison, Miss Dodd. On Tuesday a Grand Fancy Dress Ball was given, at which between 2 and 300 were present. There were numbers of Spanish peasants and friars. Two hundred sat down to supper, at which Champagne and all the finest wines were served in profusion, until Live o'clock. A party of about Efty assembled on Wednesday ; but the dancing was not kept up fate, owing to the preparations for a Grand rnaequerade winch was given on Thursday arid attended by almost all the fashionables of the county.—The House is peculiarly well adapted for entertainments of this nature, and the additional arrangements which had been made, were marked by the highest degree of taste and splendour. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTLAND. The anniversary general meeting of this society was held on Tuesday se'nnight, in the Hall of the Royal College of Phy* sicians at Edinburgh. There were above 130 Noblemen and Gentlemen in the room soon after one o'clock, the hour of meeting. On the motion of the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, one of the vice-president s , the Earl of El g in an d Ki ncar d ine, senior vice-president in office, was unanimously called to the Chair, and after a ballot, as prescribed by the Society's charter, the 70 Noblemen and Gentlemen were duly admitted members of the society, amongst whom were : His Grace the Duke of Bedford. Right Hon. Lord John Hay. The Hon. William Gordon, Captain R.N., M.P. for Aber deenshire. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Charles Elphinston Fleming, of Biggar and Cumbernauld. The Hon. Colonel John Ramsay, of Dysart. The Hon. James Sinclair, of Braelangwell, and The Hon. John Stuart. In the afternoon above 100 of the Seciety'a members a. tended the anniversary dinner, at the British Hotel, Queen_ street, the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, one of the Vice• Pr esidents, in the Chair, supported by the Lord Chief Baron, Lord Cringletie, Sir William Forbes, Sir John Hay, Admiral Sir P. Durham, G.C.8., &c. The Directors, Ordinary and Lx. traordinary, acted as Stewards, and the Treasurer Croupier. The day was spent most pleasantly. EXTRAORDINARY AND BARBAROUE Morrison, in his account of Germany, says—" Near Lindau, I did see a malefactor hanging in iron chains on the gallows, with a mastiff dog hanging on each side of him, in such a manner, as that being nearly starved, they might eat the flesh cff the malefactor, before himself died by taraiae 1" COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday the Loup MAYon held a Court of Aldermen at Guildhall, for the dispatch of pub lic business. • Mr. Wm. Payne, son of the late Mr. Payne, principal clerk to the Sitting Justices at Guildhall, was unanimously elected assistant clerk to the Sitting► Justices, in the room of 31r. Beres ford, who was at the last Court elected to the senior situation. The Chamberlain laid before the Court a statement of the Orphans' Fund for the quarter ending the sth inst., and the Court directed 7,7001. to be paid off, and the Chamberlain to give the necessary notices to the parties interested therein. The Court heard and determined the appeals of several per sons against serving the offices of constables and inquest, to which they had, been elected oh St. Thomas's Day last. The Wardmote presentments were referred to the Aldermen of the respective wards, to give such directions as they should see fit. The 4th of March next was appointed for licensing the se veral victuallers within this city. Several bills and salaries were ordered to be paid. The Committee appointed to consider the Petition of the Tackle-house-porters against the Ticket -porters, reported that the right of delivering light burdens was exclusively with the Ticket: porters. Sundry reportS were presented and agreed to. Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the months of March and April were appointed: • Notice is given in last night's Gazette that it is intended to apply'to Parliament in the next Session for leave to bring in a Bill for erecting a patent wrought iron bar bridge of suspension upon and over the River Thames and the adjoining lands and premises,. for carriages, carts, waggons, horses, cattle, and foot passengers, and for making the necessary roads and comnunications thereto ; such intended bridge, lands, pre mises, roads, and communications to pass, over and lying in the Waters of the Thames within the Conservancy of the City of London and the several parishea of St. B oto l p h , Ald gate, and St. Cathe r ine, near the Tower, in the county of Middlesex ; and St. John, Horsleydown, and St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, in the county of Surrey; and the height of the said bridge to admit of ships and vessels to pass under it, at spring tides, without striking or lowering the masts. Nivr TRUNIPET.—We had yesterday an op portunity of seeing in the hands of the inven tor (Mr. J. Sti,t w, of Glassop, Derbyshire), a chromatic trumpet, on a principle entirely new. It is capable, we understand, of exe cution nearly equal to a Kent bugle, while its tone is in no respect inferior to that of a common trumpet, which properties have never before been united in the same instrument.— The' principle on which it is constructed is ap plicable to every instrument of the horn kind, and will be peculiarly useful when applied to the trombone, since precisely the same effect may be produced by the mere motion of a finger, as in the common slide trombone, which requires the hand to be moved half a yard. We understand that measures are about to be takes to pro cure a patent fur the inveution.—(lt,anchaster Guardian.) DREADrUL SCICIDE.--Last night an inquisition was taken in the Committee-roo m of the Middle sex Hospital, before T. STIRLING, Esq., Coroner, on the body of J. Smith, aged 38, late an officer of the parish of St. Pancras. It being reported that some blame was attacked to the Commis sioners, several of them attended to vindicate their . conduct. The evidence went to prove that the deceased, who was formerly a courageous ntan, had latterly become nervous and debilitated, Which rendered him incapable of performing his duty. l ,4fici the Commissione r s were o bli ge d t o discharge him, but still allowed him a sa lary trilli ng g description, which consider ably affected his mind, and on Monday week he procured a Pistol and shot himself, which caused his death. Several witnesses proved the unsound state o f his mi n d , and the Jury feeling satisfied that . no blame attach e d to th e p ar i s h , trey retten a a verdict " Th a t t h e d ecease d s h ot himself, ueing at th e t i me i n a state o f mental de rangernent." Bow-STREET.. — (Tuts DAY.)—Mr. Charle s Lester, a gentleman o f t h e order of Corinthians, It therer l e v tl s and his friend Jerry were put to the bar, charged with setting at defi ance the whole company at the co nduct tp of of the e d l e n f n e n daat t C s h ari was n g- d c e r s o c s s uch that no gen tl eman could listen to with rsibedTtales 00 l resenting it. It seemed they were de termined on having a fight, let the consequence be what it would, and in fact that actually took place. Considerable mirth was excited by the parties, whom it seemed had bees sacrificing to the jolly God Bacchus. Mr. Lester was ordered to find bail to answer the complaint at the Sessions. ROBBERY OF THE PORTSMOUTH COACH.—Last Friday a parcel, directed to Messrs. Williams and Co., of Birchin.lane, Cornhill, contain ing one thousand pounds in Bank-notes and gold, was placed in a small box, contrived for the purpose in the driving-box of the Hero Portsmouth coach—immediately under the coachtnatk's scat. Three men sat on the front of the coach, who appeared to be strangers to each other; and when the coach arrived at the Elephant and Castle, one of them Asked the coachman to take a glass of brndy and water. The coachman assented, and as the man wanted change for a sovereign he left his box, and went into the house to give it him. By the time he had given this change, and drank.his brandy and water, which altogether did not occupy two mi nutes, another of the men from the frOat of the coach came in and pressed him for change for a sovereign. Tke coachman complied with this re quest also ; the three men departed in different directions, and the coachman drove on without the slightest suspicion of any thing wrong; but on arriving at his final destination it was found that the secret box had been opened by a false key--which still remained in the lock, and the parcel w ith its valuable contents taken away. There is no doubt but the three men on the front of the coach were the robbers, and that two of them amused the coachman with brandy and water, &c. whilst the third effected the robbery. HANGING.---A man, who gave his name as Martin Wood, was taken before the Magistrates yesterday afternoon, and charged with the se rious offence of hanging his wife. It appeared from the testimony of several persons that lived in the neighbourhood, that the prisoner had taken a rope, placed it round the neck of his wife, and had nearly strangled her, when several persons, attracted by her cries, entered the apartment, re leased her, and took him into custody. He was remanded by the Magistrates for a f u t ure ex amination. he woman, it appears, was :core frightened than hurt.—(Exeter Papir.) SHERIFF'S COURT.---(Tats DAy.), Before the SHERIFF of MIDIILESEX and a Special Jury. WIIITTERBOURN V. COLKE. NOVEL ACTION. This was a writ of enquiry, calling upon the. Jury to assess the damages in an aetiou against the defendant, under the following circum stances : Mr. JONES, Counsel for the plaintiff stated the • case, and although he said the action in istelf ' was but for a small sum of money, the circum stances of it were of a novel and rather extra ordinary nature, the plaintiff is an Auctioneer and Appraiser io Essex, the defendant a farmer of respectability. In July last the plaintiff was employed to sell a very considerable property at Soutltlinster, Colke attended as a bidder, and became the highest, consequently the property was knocked. • down to him. After the purchase, the defendant wished Whitterbourn to take the property again, observing that he should not come into his estate and effects until the dissolution of his father, consequently was unable to pay for it, plaintiff replied he had no reluctance at join that, if the defendant would pay the auction-duty, and to this he readily replied that he 'would, ; and the property became for re-sale. Numberless had been the applications to the defendant for this • amount which had not been paid, and as . the King seldom stays long for his duty, the rtuc tioneer was obliged to pay it, amounting to 41. 16s. lid., for which this action is brought ; if he (Mr. J.) called a witness to this fact, he should consider he was entitled to a-verdict. Mr. C. May deposed, he was present at the sale, the defendant purchased the property, and was afterwards anxious to get off the bargain, the auctioneer suffered him upon payment Id the auc tiou-duty, to which he•acceded. The amount was 41. Gs. Ild. Sheriff—Why go for 41. 16s. 11d. Mr. Jones ? Mr. Jones—There is a speCial count in the declaration that ten shillings was for goods sold and delivered by Whitterbourn. Sheriff.--- I f there is a special count, and you call a witness to the fact, that will carry the point. Mr. J. Day, Attorney at Maldon, in Essex, proved the case, and the defendant's admission. The SIIEIZIFF told the Jury that it was a cir cumstance that seldom came before them in the shape of an actio n , i t was however` lair ioo t n h ne e ee err ,wwaassnioi a : defendantbl liable r en,ir Ay for the l iT he co j ri u si r d y er a a s t k in ed n. if by t t ( r i e u - t a y c , c o e f p w t abnecteb whether rf thee aauucctti for his own act. The SHERIFF answered, the defendant in point of law was liable. Verdict for plaintiff—Damages 41. 16s. 11d. ..... .... . ..,, ..., -- 7 \ W' e,:'.la_s i , !.` ,--, 4 eov , / v 44, - `, 0-;',*; '-' - -) . - - . '''t'• ~„„4-t.,..,...,, -,,,,,,..,_, • -- A73:4,:,-•- - , N -4. • ••• - ' '''' tt.. .•.. ") 71,• . p o '7 '4 7 -r'...5. ~--,, 64 ' T. 4.T . : t t" •:. I te:tt '.---,' tit 't 1, THE ARMY'. By the death of General Francis Dundas, which recently took place in Scotland, the Colonelcy of the 71st (Highland Light Infantry), and the Governorship of Dumbar ton Castle, have become vacant. Detachments belonging to the 20th and 47th Regiments of Fcot embarked, in pursuance 'of previous orders, on.the 15th instant, on board the Castle Huntley East Indianian, tor Born bay. Detachments belonging to the 11th Light Dragoons, end the 16th Lancers, and the 13th, 38th, and 87th Regiments of In. fantry, embarked on the 17th instant, on boas the Duchess of Athol, Indiaman, for Bengal. MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, JAN. 20.—Wir.d N.W.—Came down from the River this morning and sailed again the Duchess of Athol, Daniel, for Bengal and China. Sailed the whole or' the outward-bound, for their different destinations. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 20.—Light airs from the Westward.— No arrivals or sailings. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 19.—Wind N.W.—Sailed the Minerva, Phillips, and Hope, —, for London. FALMOUTH, JAN. 19—Wind N. light airs—Arrived the Ann, Mills ' from London. S a il e d t h e R oya l G eorge, W il _ hams, and Minerva, Crawford, fur Lo n d on ; a nd t h e G oo d Intent, Tomki n , for Terciera. LIVERPOOL, JAN. lg.—Wind N.V.r.—Arrived the Laura, Lilburn, from Savannah, sailed 16:h December, in company with the .Juno, for Liverpool ; also arrived the Margant kinton, from St. J o h n ' s , N . B . ; an d N eptunus, Dick, 'from Antwerp. HANISURGH, JAW. 13.—Two hundred and fifty pieces of oak timber, and an anchor and cable belonging to the London Packet, have been picked up by the Blankenese. TRINITY CHAPEL, SALFORD..—Th e eastern dial of the clock of this chapel is now brilliantly illu minated with gas, by means of which the hour may be distinguished by persons at the distance of the old bridge. iVIELANGHOLY ACCIDENT BY SR ATING•—•Art Inquisition was taken at the Swan Tavern, in Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, before Mr. 'boos, Deputy Coroner for Westminster, uncri the body of Joseph Parsonage; the set) of Mr. Parsonage, Great Queen -street, Edg,e , .vare-road. It appeared by the evidence, that the deceased was a tine young man, ag e d tS ; and on Friday morning he went, accompanied hy a young brother, to skate on the Serpentine River, Hyde Park: there were several people upon the bank, but there was only one boy upon. the ice. The deceased and his brother 'put on their skates and ventured out. An present cautioned them of the danger, as the ice was not sufficiently strong ; bat the deceased, notwith standing the entreaties of his brother, proceed_ ed on, intending to cross the river, when un fortunately the ice broke about the middle, and he was immersed in the water. He was 'seed struggling with the ice; but before the boat reached him from the Royal Humane Society's house, he sank to rise no more. Pis body was . taken up about ten minutes afterwards, and con veyed to the receiving house, when the usual means of restoring suspended animation were unsuccessfully tried by Dr. Elsgood, of Park street, for about two hours, when he was obliged to cease his exertions —The Jury considered that the men employed by the Society were ne gligent in their attendance, and thought a pro fessional man should be continued there from the commencement of the frost.--(Accidental _Death.) " CORN-EXCHANGE, JAN. 21. The arrivals of this week are only moderate. Wheat, 3300 ; Barley, 2800 ; Oats, 3200 ; Irish Oats, 860 quarters; Flour, 3400 sacks. There is not .mach business doing in the Wheat trade this morning, and prices remain as quoted at the close of Monday's market. Parley is dull at last quotations. Alore money is asked for Beans and Peas, but not yet obtained. Oats meet a good sale, on terms fully equal to these of last market day.