The Sun. — London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

1407:1)0N 0 LTIVNIVIAS. . „_ _ li - A I IX ~.E.rtracts from the Morning Papers, April tt. BRITISH. PRESS. The Etoile of I:tiPsday attempts to holster up. :10uebliard's attempted Spanish loan,' and congra- French nation sou the amelioration of ! _ .itturblic credit in Spain. , We. should ,he.happy to knOw.,fromllieuite in what .part of Spain this ; ' _,:amelioration has taken place, for at this moment: -we are utterly at a loss to dlscover._:The attributes the amendinent to the energetic..inea- s _ atopted by the ,wise and faithful Ferdinand, I—to heal I'hr-wounds et the revolution - and Iran ..all causes .of . Spain, the adds, is the cause of Europe; . and this journal p'red:cts that Guebhard's loan will rank as high as the Neapolitan, from. the revenues pledged as a security,and the benign wisdoni . of the ,SpanWl Monarch already ' . alliide4 to:. We flo not think this long-..depending loan will suc `.;csed,,or meet any support in France ; the Con tractor was already heoted otr , the : Boursk of . _ ',Paris. .The . many individual!. who have brew -_plundered by the unprincipled dishonesty of the 'Spanish tyrant, and robbe,cl:of the sums invested them .in securities under the Constitutional loans, will give- till the opposition they can to a measure ,of, this description ; nor can we suppose any capitalists in France or elsewhere vc ill he found infatuated'. and credulous enough again to advance their.prOperty, on the faith of a :perfidions. tyrant, who hasproved'hithselfdesti *-Ote of all, principle, and: is uov at the head of a Government which cannot last in Spain.—The •-project for the reduction of the French Stock has -met very strong . opposition in the chamber of "D.eputies.. After the lengthened Report of M. Masson on this subject had been read, a violent - Scene of recriini:n4tion . arose on determining the tithe best fitted to bring on the discussion of this ;important?! subjict. 1. Girarditi i:barged the, -Finance . Minister with robbing the .a.unuitants ‘:)f a third, part of their income. M. de VH -141(3 replieti; that the offer •bf'a IQO francs for Ontes, tlopght, hv toe holders at:fram. 5010 . 90, could not be.called a robbery of thestockholders. I. Cassimir Perrier, the Paris banker, required the production of a copy of the agreement enter ed into by the Minister of Finance with the great capitalists wlionegociated the Loan. No answer - was given to this demand, which roused a strong sensation through the Chaniber. The discussion, after a stormy scene, waS fixed: for Saturday the le4th inst. The project of Ministers will be op posed by the extreme left arid extreme right.— Fifteen Deputies have . insciihed their names to speak against it; among -them are M. de la 13,ourdonnaye, the leadgr of the rtwmbe - rs on the extreme right ; formerly 'Minister of the interior; Genera' Foy ; Ittcassiniir, Perrier / and . Others. Fotirteen Ministerial Deputies have put . down their Barnes in its support. r-fite itoyatigt Marchangy has again lost his election, mid heeti expelled th.t 4 Chainber from ukdit of qualification, The last .1.3i , ,b0n, Papers contain a long and la• toured artkle-against-tbe'Brazilian Constitution: the war of is She, only one the Ultras 01 Portugal can now maintain. These papers con tain the account of the reCeption of the. Puke Villa Hermosa, as ArnbussatiOr-from Spain, with his speech to the Portuguese Monarch, and the answer Of the Vacillating Spsliu and l'Ortugal art.tio . .Perfectly on a leyel in point of political degradation,' and may therefore exchange AlobtisSadors - Ciri. ti , rrns 'Of 'eV - dirty: but no re proaches po : ui.ed out in the .Lisbon Gaeettes. can restore the parted ascandancy rif eYortugal OVf."l', the BFRZUS'ai:IIn, This 6ne cOurilf!ry i noyc • se. yered fro‘wher.dorninions:Ar ever. 'TiSks%j 'rite expresses frOrn Paris received yesterdy bring the closing fula of the . French Rentes on Monday 1,0,2f..9,514.and for the account 103. f, 100. bit the private - letters. do not bring any intelli ge:nce.of the slightest public interest.: Our Funds • recovered _yesterday from their slight depression, and public transfers were made .for.the:,first time at the Bank sinee., the holidays,--ivhich contri buted pei , baps to improve the;prices; ',Consols for the Account were . the close of business 90,- but . both , the transactions in the'Britisti and. I . 4'ur.ds were unusually limited, ana the pric;!'s have in consequence experienced little Variation.: Tll4.;.N6i',.(..,..olvinbiaii Loan is still in request, and - the• price- of the Scripi Upon which the- first instalment — wiis paid yester day, has improved . 4.premium. Spanish Honda remain stationary and the other secbritirs clOsed, without any alteration in the. prices - of the last few days.—New projects still coutinue.to inun date the Royal' Exchange; but Joint Stock COM panies, whose objects lie within the grail) 'cif emu, mop experience, Are not so well calculated - 4o entice speculation as ,Foreign Loans and projects for gathering gold and diamonds in Ti;riu in cognita. [mouNtitt Mr. \lartin, the Member fOr Galway., has given notice of a Motion after the recess, the ob- Oct'of which is - to raise the salaries : (:).r the (groat, fficers of St,ate,-and--Of t-he Juilges of ihn perior courts. The grounds on which. Hon., Getitlernan . infends to proceed We die wholly un- - ~ n • riltiler do we aftect taknow. the“ - exact -scOpit and hearing of the aittiration wfitdl' he prOposeg' to mr11 . :(. , ... however, .we nre' - c'ertain, that as a ineastne.,.OT equitj.- and, :1 revision arid, or tire salitrirs of 'the • - of the . Lao ! .}; ac cording 'to the Present :sttitidaid of 'value, and thei•average profik of tlie Adadirig nett at the Bar? is tib4oltteli bdtii - 'with a vie w to the character and authority of the Ilenc.ll, and the due And dignified - administration of . Justice:. .••it lat'tho same titrie,.appedi'f6 ors that, this. subject is altogether distinct from the othscl•iolti.t . • . whil7ll Mr. Altfrtin's motion seen-to ritix wr with it --;:uatneli, - • the salaries of the". Great c)f[icers of State. •The situatiOn . the Jatter;ave splimictrotlietts of • atnbitiorV; and lead.io t:olUture honours . , whil6 they . ' are acCornpaniv4 by "an. udequate -. Portion of coinitatitpitroriagi; and rieg ittactied , to'itiretnl9rimock.fiart • • • • deration•to•their acceptance nor -the least sti muldS to the most zealous fulfilment Of the du ties thereby imposed. , -We ask, for instance, would any man decline the -office of a Secretary of State because its enioluinents were less than those of hiS profession, whatever the latter might he . ? Both 'sides of the House of ti Commons will answer for us " No !", In short prolit and loss, ina . mercantile sense, have no room in. the minds of persons fitted or - aspiring to be Statesmen. They may be fond of place, but it is not for the- mere pelt thus obtained--4o,be ambitious is not to be sordid• r -and we ,therefore land and encourage the love of power in public ammeters, though we should abhor him who combined with-it the meanness-or avarice. For this reason . we disapprove •of the incongruous motion which Mr.: lartin has announced. That the reduction -of 10-per cent. which was made in the incomes of all -_the holders of public offices about two years back, should be surrendered at present, we are quite satisfied ; because the ne. cessity and the Oecunia - ry circumstances of the country in which the tax originated no longer exist. This, however, .is a separate topic from that - which _we suppose to be. contem plated by the Hon. Member for Galway, and we leave it, to - expreSs our e ntire concurrence in any, proposition. which has for its object to raise, conformably to the - actual state of the profits of ; the legal ProfessionOlie salaries of the Superior Judges. These situations, with :the exception . of the Chancellorship and the , Chief Jnsticeship , of the Kin g 's B e nch,.gratify no ambitious yearn in—advance to no future honours—and confer but little . additional, dignity or renown - on the possessors. They are, at thesaMe time, offices of gyeat trust, imposing, th e severest la bour, and e xacting the most scrupulous exercise of mature judgment and profound knowledge in every branch of JnrisprUdence. Is it not, then, indispensable to the right filling of these important stations. that in accepting them, Lawyers should incur no greater loss than the exaltation will compensate ? If we .would have thoe who adMinister justice the saes of the Law, they must be selected front the foremost and ablest practitioners' at the. Bar and unless the emolument of a be equal to that• of a leading Counsel, can such ,a result be obtained ? The dignity and authority of our tribunals, as well as ,the ioterests of the country, demand that the earnings of Counsel, and the sa laries of Judges shoUld be brought more nearly to approximate ; and so ,far .. - Nir.,Alartirt's motion ; has our hearty approval. [MORNING HERALD.] t will be perceived that the state of Spain is as deplorable as ever The Serviles are writhing under the yoke of the French, and, in the via-, lenCe of their hatred, would, it • appears, make. common cause with the Constitutionalists.= hence the :Monks begin to preach union among Spaniards. Nothing can be more melancholy, more pitiable, than the situation of the King of Spain and of his Ministry. The Spanish army, properly so called, is .but of a very few thou sands, yet even these are ,described ,as in a state of starvation--reeivink no pay. They natu rally enough murmur at this, and' the . /.,inister of War has threatened to•rei.i - 7n, ,oint p.ortion of the . arrears be laid to keep the sol diers' body and soul together. The King has ordered that the troops should have a priority of • . claim on the Treasury. But the question is, whether it is not :41t011y -mooks, populace, and. servile ioluntrs, Continue to practise acts the . most odious and cruel upon the Constitu.tionalist's, wbereyer they are Hot under the i4Unediaie:contrOul of the. French-,-- so far as even to. massacre prisoners in cold blood. In some placeS • the volunteers have been disbanded . ; in Others; they resist the order of-the Government ,and the local Autho rities. 11 about Money the GoVermrient of Fer dinand must soon._. break dO‘.vn. As it is, the whole power is exercised by : the French ; but without payment, Ferdinand will hardly find persons to go through the forms of Court cere mony. • &very attempt is made to obtain a' loan; but with - little success---upon such crazy security. In the mean tune the King,• of - Spain - and the, King of Portugal are laviShing' encomiuminpon. each other i • th - rOugh- . the - TeSpective Ambassadors .a:t their Courts, with a' tone of Pomp and gran deur approaching to liurlesqoe. • Klr4g Ferdi nand talks as if Spain were now what she was en:. aer•Charlet the Fifth or Philip the Second ,• and the King of Portugal . ccingratulateoaru'upOu the happiness which his flight froin Cadiz, and the pre sence of the Freneli, 'confer upon the *Spanish people. It is somewhat curious that the 13rtylilian Constitution has been published in the Lisbon Cetizefte—tiOt, however, Without note o'r corn [gent. •It is pronounced iicibns tri every respect. The King of Portugal, hoWeVer,' if 'fie would up set the ConslitUtion, and destroy iheindefien deuce of Brazil, initst'enPloY same more effectual resources thati'there: criticism, and quotitions frucn the Itoritati Nett. • • [Mott NINO - nci-szeLic:3 Our contelppOrgry of Th'e Af t iv.,7llnss,,spfk- . ing of the fahle. exhibiting flieuminber of cotn 7 e•:f;ciitioti4; &e. during the last 'even ye'ars, in F,ngland .and Wales generally, and' in London and Middlesex in particular, dra,wn up in : the office of the Home Secretary, obs,erves--- ‘i 'We lan;esit tO:say,,that'a retrospect of 14 yeays, exhibits by no inemis *a satisratdry . : viftiv o 1 the state of morals The nuniber of offt:otlirs cOrn initteil for trial has progressively increased from the yedr 1810, and 'a v4iry s udtlen and 'great hlreaSe* appears in the yezir:ll7:(th . e period wheli the effects Of' peace tiny prObably be considered to have operated), winch increase has, ' sinceCorititined fill "withiii'tEle LISt tiro I . iyitnes'ihoUld, increikse this country dos, not nirprise'us, and can surprise* no one W is aware of 'the state in which our rural population flits been placed .Onr surprise is, that there should liaire*bet l, n ti diminution dUrina; the laSt two years. • Whr .. it the particulars 'are before ilie public, : it 4114 ic,e It'iive no doubt, be fotin.f that the dirninution is altogyther in the la* towns aid i 76 diSt,4, ; i• • , iilricihiVe in op , eig/i66 112 thatSTO4gb of D v ; ~c ), ,d : 1 —the Agricultural Counties, crimes in them can not possibly diminish, but must increase in a . frightful ratio. VII E -, flytEs.] An Ex-Sheriff of the other side of the Tweed seems disposed to encircle his- name with as ho: nourable. a notoriety as the but too-celebrated Ex-Sheriff on the banks- of - the Thames. We have long been aware of the degree of political animosity which unhappily - inflames the Govern: • ment and Opposition parties in-Scotland —an ani mosity heightened by the sense of public wrongs on the one side, and the insatiable-avidity of public plunder on the other : yet there are rules of war which even ,savages respect ; taut savages are not generally politicians. A person named Wilson, it will be recollected, was executed for high trea son in Scotland, some time in the year 1820. Of this person,' Lord A. Hamilton has - been charged, by the northern Ex-Sheriff, in a letter' which . . appeared in an evening Paper- .of Satur day last, with havitig been the friend. Proofs of the friendship, it was insinuated, were con _ tained i n certain lett ers found by the Ex:She riff,' during his shrievalty, in - Wilson's house.— The best reply to this ba se insinuation is that adapted by Lord Arehibald—namely, the pub lication letters, th emse l ves ; an d w h a t de gree ofof the i la i mac y pr friendship they establish will be clear to our readers, when we inform them that one. of the letters informs Wilson, that Lord -Archibald will, as requested, present a petition from the town of StrathaVeti, under an assurance that " the language o f th e petition -is re " spectful to the House, and the character of the " petitioners loyal and peaceable ;" and the other from-the same to the same, states that his Lord ship will also present a Petition against the Corn Bill!! We never knew an Administration that would wish- its opponents to be traduced in . so outrageons...a -degree as this. The EX-Sheriff will, therefore, prObably find that he has,offend ed thOie`Whom he would make his friends, more -than - his'enemy, by his excess of zeal. DUTCH PAPERS. • BERLIN, APRIL 1 13011 - etin of the Lawg contains the Ordinance: for the _Provincial Assembly for the DuChy of Silesia; the county of Glatz, and the Prussian Ma gWracy °flipper Lusatia also-that of the Prdvincial Assetri blv for the Province of Saxony—both dated -March 27. .STOPICHQI.Af, APRIL B.—Their Royal ' Highnesses the Crown Prince and. Princess set out the day before yestefday for Norway. :In these northern latittutes.,•as elsewhere, the win ter seems to have just begun with a heavy fall of.snow. -On . the Ist of April there fell so m uc h snow- at Gottenburgh that the :people drove about in sledges ; at the same time. there was a 'pretty sharp frost. APRIL 9.—The small-pox having appeared in several places his Majesty has issued a circular to the Governors of Provinces, enjoining them to enforce the laws on this subject, as well as: those relative to vaccination. ThetleceaSed widow of Balthasar Knigge has left above 90,000 rix'ciellats . Banco for charitable purposes and to public institutions. CHRIiTIANIA, APRIL the 23d. ultimo, M. Kus bruck moved in the Storthing, thaffiii the future, .64,900 dol lars specie" be paid td his ii,lajesty for his household, and 32,000 to the Crown 'Prince, in ready Money instead: of Bann notes. on the 27th, M. Hetistriip Moved - that Norway should contribute its share to the ".expences of the tour of the Crown Prince in foreign countries ; and -Mr... /341, that an annual slim be fixed for the household of the OrOwp. Prince in Norway. Op the 2-7th, Count Wedel Jailsberg was chosen President of the ..titoithing. A dollar !tpeCie; or specie, dol4itr, i 3 Av.przli 25 per cent, more than a dollar. DurL PRLYENTED.—Yesterday morning, about six o'clock a duel was to . have been fought in the rtelds leading to Chalk Farm, by'two most respectable merchants in the City, in conse quetice of t dispute the day before oti, some point connezted with the New pocks at St.Katharine's,' but was fortunately preve►rted. The seconds had just measured the ground, and delivered the pis tols to the two disputants, when some gentlemen, friends of one of the antagonists, appeafed on the ground, and by their intervention the dispute was amicably adjusted. It appears that one of the parties, in order to relieve the suspense of his friends in case of a fatal result, lefit a. note on his dressing table in the morning previous to his de parture, which was found almost imniediately he had lett tlie house, when a council was suin tnoned;• the result of whose deliberationg was the fortunate prevention of hostilities. A Prat'eh of the Society for promotins Chris tian Knowledge has been estakdislied in th-e Ward of, .Ijishops gStct under t&I aPsPices - pfArclatteacon. I:11.04f tE OD, Rector' a St. Botolpil's, and has met with the motif libetalstlpp,cgc, The 'cilielibbject in 'eStablishhlg - this iisaociation has been to afford. tO the poorer. inhabitants /of die' neighbbilihoOtt the' mean's' of . 'stiEpiy.ing,titermselves with bibles ; aziel other' re.: ligions, bocks; either gratuitously, or at very reduced priges, 'l'hir Ilraridi, or Districv(Onimittec, is subject to ail the rules of ' the j'ar6t,,Society,.and of course" cireulate:s no other books than such as are on the Society'.} list. - Wheh:we consider the mis:. cliii.o'us'aciA,i,ty with which infidel ,and blaspernous:publica tiOui have been c irculated` f lite, and the appetite for know ledge Which bas been excited in the poorer classes by the geherlil diffusion of education, we cannot too highly estimate, or too •zea secOnd,, exertions so :ii".SfullY directed, as those we been adverting to. The indefatigitble Archdeacon deserves the thanks .of every friend of theChtireb; fdr the example he has set in the establishment of thispktrict Association, thy the ex cellent designs of the Parent Society cannot in any way„be so eFeet iially-seeomied as•by •the co-operation Of 'these local COminit-: tees., .the effects of which, in the country have been very great. • We Understand that, the hoard of the Sacie!y, on le arn -, 11*ihat had been done - in • the Ward' of , I ,BiiihdpSga te, hSVe Written 'to the Clergymen Of. other populous .distridts in- London' anel its .iminediatestcinity,,recommending to their attention the fotrnatiOn of a similar establishinent in their : respective neigh= bourhood-4. . , .C.UIRIOUS CIRCUIkISTANCE.—Four months since a dog . took his .station -near:a:grave its the . chureh-yard of Bride, Fleet-street.. The animal has remained since upon the spot,• and is fea by several' of' the inhabitants ; who send bim focal-daily.As he will not clt , pait, 1 house has alsO bon' laid for' ,thp Church-yard.. The anitnitl howls *lied . the sotilid of - the organ is heard, and, during ,Divine ; s4vice 'the grave\ttigket takeS hith to the . engitie . -house., No one can tell where the dog.carne froin. • HeSits upon a particular grave, but as there is no panA.or headstone, the inmate ;ofthe:tombis:aliO unktiOwn. li,this canine :gulping? Is, he, - ,watchingfor,a inaSter Who sleep's in - death? FiAlTEtir TrsEstiAtr—The holiday folks were in as full blee as,on, ottday.;: the groupes of c c iorts" On the . road to p-reenyzielt literally blocked.up t4e7thProlighfares to that great fot• fun 4nd froli c ; an d we . pitot. confers we never. witnOssed inord:" ketife e le re i" sets.koitt th'ari . 'during . the two fine clAYsiCiOotato 016 : recreation of- thg. rariaas callZ4P ROWS of the.llle!ropolis. Tfle'infeii6d new bridge - at Hammersmith has giveti rise to sundry improvements on the oppo site std . e.of the Thamesovhich, whet completed,. be found of great pnblic utility 'and entitle the . spirited .proje.ctors of, them: to Unqualified commendati'on.--,—A great number of labourers 'are now employed lowering, the, hill on Wimbledon, Common, and a new. road. is to. be formed - over K.itiastuil Hill, by Which the nscgnt will be much ,I.lthinisited - and the. lives of many .yaluatile,horits: thereby 51.1Vtd. • a - ASV Z E I STELA:aI-Gni:l\TE: CARNARVON GREAT SESSION , . LIBEL.---EVAN: THOMAS u. seokitrs, zitiGing, CI.ERIC. This cause excited considerable interest, .in some .measure owing to Mr. Temple, from the other circuit, having been 'brought specially for the defendant, and came on for trial' on Friday last,. before JONATHAN RAINE, Esq.; Chief Justice, and a Special Jury. Mr:CopicEn.Er. opened the pleadings. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case, and commence ed, by observing that this-was an action brought by the 'plain tiff, who is the under Agent of GeOrge hay Dawkins Pennant, of Penrhyn Castle, :Esq., who is the - owner of a large estate and slate quarries in the county of Carnarvon, against the defendant, who is a clergyman, and the rector of St. Anne's, near Mr. Pennant's quarry, for a libel, contained in a letter written to ,Mr. Pennant, charging the plaintiff with con niving at certain frauds upon his employer, Mr. Pennant. The Learned Attorney stated that the jury 'woUld have thiee points to determine—first, whether the letter was the defendant's hand writing; secondly, was the letter a libel and thirdly, the amount of damages. Upon these three points he dwelt at con siderable length, particularly the,statement in' the libel, that Mr. Pennant showed all letters sent to him to Mr. Greenfield ; and called, first, G. H. D. Pennant, who proved that he, on the 13th or 14th of March, 1823; received an anonymous letter by the post; that , the plaintiff' was. his under agent at Cae Brach-y-cafn quarry ; that he received other letters before from Mr. Hughes, which were acknowledged to be his, and treated as such; -that he firmly believed, as far as his knowledge of defendant's hand writing would' enable him to judge, that the anonymous letter Was defendant's hand-writing. Cross-examined by :111r. TEMPLE.—Had formerly been upon more friendly terms than he was now with the defendant; he said that the action was not brought at his eipence, and that he had nothing to_do with the costs„ and was in no way liable to pay the same; that defendant was formerly his tenant for a stable and other premises ; that he had given him notice to quit, and that he had quitted last-All Saints; that he received the anonymous letter by post ; that he was the owner of large slate-quarries, and had many men under the eontrotilbtagents: that he had received some anonymous letters before about the quarries, and several . on o th er su bj e c ts; h e did n ot think"he had received half-a-dozen before; that he continued on the same terms with defendant after he had received several anonymous letters, but that he had never received one in the same hand writing' as the one in question. James Greenfield, Esq., was the next witness. He-stated himself to be the head,agent to the last witness; that he knew defendant, and had been on habits Of intimacy with him, 'and often acted as a Magistrate with him, and was perfectly.well acquainted with his handaititing ; had often seen him Write ; that ho believed it to be his handwriting; that he believed it to be his handwriting as as if he hid seen him write it ; that,on the 12th of March, ]823, he had a conversation with defendant; that defendant wished him to take an examination, taken, by, aefenclint as a Magistrate, to 'Mr. Pennant, which witness declined doing, and informed defendant,. it was useless, as'Mr. Pennant always 'sheaved hiiii all Patiers'relative'to the quarry. The letter was then put in, `'and read'as folloWs : " Cae-Brarch Slate-quarry, March 13; 11123.. " Sir,—l humbly inform you that it is calculated in this Quary that you are robbed of Hundred pounds a week, and 4yan Thomas &lid his Son if forced would 'tell in what way. I hope you will have an investigation, as .it has been of Gre a t distress to your poor Workmen bUt what they say here is that you are afraid of Gre.entield to make any, Stir. Hoping 'you, may get at the Truth of thatters, is the' prayer Of one of your 'Distressed 'Workmen." /qr. Greenfield, cross-examined by Mr. Wit.LIAMS.—He had.been long acquainted with defendant; and said that .there Were men at the quarry ; that 'he was sure he never told any person except defendant that Mr. Pennant showed him - all let ters relative to the quarry ; that he shortly after called on de fendant on the subject of the letter, and'eharged him with being' the author, which defendant teneiecsia;w ithltt,t,l)hreitnebsesliedvieddniotttothbe: or at any tithe say to defendant he did not believe himto be the. anther, for .the moment l he defendant's hand-writing OteferidSrit Went for a Bible; that witness expressed his surprise at his having written the letter, and'inentioned his name. ds he alway's considered him his friend ; that defendant took Up the Bible and appeared to be taking an oath, which witness endeavoured to pr eva il .upon him not !to do, ,1 as nothing' defendant' could' do would 'alter his opi nioP ; defendant then kissed, the book, and solemnly declared before (Rd he. was not the author ; that When he charged de fendant he considered himself implicated, and told defendant be would bring an'action against him ; defendant never dared him to do so ;. that he was in no. Way answerable for the costs'; that no applications had ever been made to witness for a sight of the. letter. . . itlr. Valentine proved that ha was.ergaqist .at Aefee.4sl47s. chapel, and well acquainted: *kit deferidatei hatidt4inting ; had often seen him write : thft . he IleNeFed the letter to he de fendant's hand-writing.. An atteMpt was made by the cross examination to stint , / that a ,quarrethaa: taken place between witness and defendant, which was denied ; and it turned out to, be nothing more than a - disagreement about the propriety of playing . a tune in the church, about two years ago. The witness alsb pointed out the various parts in 'the feigned hand which were like the defendant's acknowledged writing. Mr. Rielfardltilliaths alaproved that he was well acqueint ea with defendant's hand-writing, and believed theletter to be' defendant's hand-Writing. Upon the case being Closed, for the plahatiff, Mr. Titsrpix, in a speech of upwards of an hour, addressed the Jury for the t4frolhnt,, and relied principally 'upon the want of motive for defendant's writing the letter,the declaration so solemnly, made. on .oadi, ' and' apped 'to 'his GOd"made by the iftridan t; that 12e was not ; the author-,the dissimilarity,which he would s* betWien the anonym'Olis letter anddefendant'SWriting.L. that he should. call ,one.E W van'loberts, who would prove m. self to have - got the 'letter in question written to Mr. Pennant,— and, concluded A very, eloquent' address; with imploritut. thn' Jttry, if they could entertain a doubt Aron the evidence, to Ove the defendant the: bedefit of ofen, doubt, as the Coniet Auences of a verdipt against him would be so serious to thejle fendant ; and the PlairitiThad suffered no loSs'by it, winch*` the Learned counsel conceived was ,not.a libel.- . 11,6 Rey. Hobert Phillips and . two other clergymen, and Mr. Saunders, a printer, were examined for the defendant ; they:all were slio'vin'the letter in the box, and swore they did not be lievc ; it to,be the defendant'4 handwriting; The ATT . OW4YEY-GENERAL replied shortly upon the evi dence, and commented - most 'pointedly 'Upon the inconsistency of the evidence with Mr. Temple's opening, as, Even itoberts, the supposed ahther, was noi'eallki tor' the defence. The : CMIEF.. JusTrcE surnmed up the evidence at consider able, length', amid with . perspicuity, and rather strongly reprobated - the defendant 74 conduct4in- taking an oath before himself,. and Making so uncalled for and profane an appeal to the-Deity, ,which, as A clergyman and A magistrate,- . he , ottgfit not tobave done. . . The ,Jury .retired, and,. after an absence' of riborif hitlf an hour, returned a verdict_ for the defendant... Some persons in Court clapp6d their; hands, and showed other symptoms of ap prol?atiort, which was stroney ,reprobated'by the Coon.; and the persons guilty of 'the indecency were threatened to be coni rnitted. INHUMAN OUTRAGE.--At an early hour yes_ terday.i - norning, the stables of the I-16n. Aft. Gore,' atilitook Lodge, near Southend, were .broken, open . by soultanitbiroua miscreant, who Mangled two fine huntemin so dreadful a man. ner,-that the stablelooked rather like a slitiOter-libuie'; thinigh the animals were not quite dead when discovered,itWit); found' necessary. to ,shoot. them,. as' any vattemp.t ,at recovery appeared entifily'unaVailing. The wounds inflicted seem to havp . beeq• triangular, not unlike a soldier's bliyotieti and alnioit eVery, part of the carcasd was perforated; as if the savage wretch de: lighted in the torturs •of his insensensible and unoffending victinis. A reward of 501; is offered for the apprehension of the offenders. Yesterday James Wilson and JoAn Clarki, the two- men charged on suspicion of having been courertfed in the robbery of the Heir) Portsmituth coach, of 1,0051., were brought up for ti final ex amination at Union Hall.—The evidence against Wilson, which has already appeared; was- then read, and. he was fully committed to the next Sussex Assizes for trial. Clarke, the other man in custody, Was discharged, the Magistrate observ ing, that, in.this case the evidence brought for.: ward was.not sufficient to send hien to take his trial. Richard Driver,. the dri:/er of a Greenwich stoge.coittli; was charged yesterday-,•at U n fo n .. Hall, with ,furiously driving the said todch; so as to thi.paSsengers. It wits stated e vidence, l that- on the - 14th instant, the enda i ti n ge r tiie:iv'es of was dikovered-driving•the codch at•ii (twit .fhrious rate alcingoihe • w rong side , Of the towards London. IJb.)vras . cOn-. vic4ed in the penalty of 101. and costs. •P'AC II A ArP;r. (FROM A cortitEseOistntNT.) . We'have authority to state that there is nn" 10 "' dation for a report w hi c h has b e e n afloat', that i he had declared himself independent of the,..Otto ' man Porte, as "appears from letters dated Alex andria, -10th of February. In one .sense.,..asln author who has just published on the Nast, states; who had a conversation with him, 14laho med Ali does fall under this-description,. yet.on the other hand he pays a yearly tribute to the Grand Signior as an. acknowledgement . of Sovereignty. A sh or t d escr ip t i on o f this extra ordinary man, who is 'possessed of a liberal and most enlightened mind, and governs with such moderation to the satisfaction of all ranks, may not be unacceptable. "I accompanied the British Consul to Alahomed Ali. His Highness honoured . us 'with a seatilex-t to him in a corner .which appears in the East,e seat of honour,* and upon a Persian carpet re sembling an English heart-rug, smoking fronl„ Turkish pipe, nearly six feet in length, the ditinin piece of which was superbly mounted with iota= monds, and behind him stood a slave who fanned off the flies which annoyed him. He entered into a•long:conversation, making many judicious inquiries respecting Great Britain, to which the attachment of the Pacha is universally known! In facti - there . could not be a stronger proof thlis r , his informing the Consul-he was welcome to send to the King of England all the curiositiei that could be obtained in Upper Egyi3t! . He changed in it moment his conversation, and talked of commerce and the prices of grain, &c. of which he has so competent knowledge as any man in Mark-lane; London. In a word, every sentiment he uttered proved him to be possessed of a mind wonder fully acute and discerning. He is'about 50years old, and owes•his elevation to courage, 'Combined with talent. He appeared to be more advanced in years which in all probability arises • from the fatigues he has experienced,. which are separable fr om a life of activity . . His eie, that great criterion and index of the Mind, is peen" liarly piercing and as keen as that of a hawk. Notwithstanding, he is a stern administrator of .justice, yet he is humane. His knowledge: of trade is remarkable. The happiness of:the liec?" ,ple, and the prosperity of his vast dominion!, hsis 'been the object of Mahomed Ali. Thus g4lff r - , formerly a country where dis Order and Confusion Teigned, now insures personal safety to tra vellers, and Christians, who as on former ere not insulted and trampled on. " Asa proof of his enlightened mind, he-wrote I? this country for scientific persons to be sent to inure and work for minerals threughout Eg y ptlii coinequence, Gentlemen of abilities ind - expe• rience departed from England. Further, as & laudable trial, he, upon application from certain persons iii his service who were parents, selected several of their children, and sent them to Eng land, Italy, and other countries., with the view of their receiving the proper elements of educa tion who on their return . will be enabled tu.ilo7 part to their countrymen the advantage *gat much an important object necessarily ettliyac - eS• " The Paella of Ac're having lately- been .state of rebellion against the Grand SigniOr,,tltV ,Pclia of Demascus besiegecy the place,_ but the place Was fonnd too strOtig to resist any attempt that was made to captu re it. O w i ng to the ii~ terposition of the wise Ruler of Egypt a cessation of hostilities took place, negotiations followed, and a pardon was granted to the Pacha Of Acre 9 4 , 0 • pa - 34401w Graild Signior 60,0001: This was by contributions on the population within jurisdiction, and under circumstances of such pe culiar rapacity and severity, that many ea' grated to Egypt. This of course added to -positthat' , . , inftion of tue Pacha wh i c h was so very much. wanted. - - They accordingly received every couragernent,as iC forms one of therobjtretr or' Mahomed Ali to increase the population of country to carry into e ect the grand schemes in_ view', to pfomote the 'proslierity - of and augment his - own resources,and which'ismoveraittr tiourishing than any other country of the ,Levaut " Steam Engines have been made by his order to navigate small vessels on , the Cola Mines have been discovered. The English peraloglits hav'ediscevered' quarries' of pOi. - PhYrY and verd , antique- worked by the-ancients . ' takiiii 'the MOUtti4lll, between the. Nile and the - ited^ - Sea, the scite of which has been unknown for 4 ages. A fine quality of cotton has been intro duced, which promises to become a most valli* able article of trade with England. Peaceful arts of agricu'ltur'e ' and commerce" IntrOdUced,„ canals long': neglected• cleared out, and`' Olt' tracts of land brought into a state of cultivation. And the Pacha also has professed his willin4- ness to facilitate a communication between Wig land and India through Egypt, ,by means of steattf paCketi in the Mediterranean and Red Sea. Sikh is . hir wealth, that he has recently pur- Chased the celebrated diamond, called Pigot. fot 30,000/.. sterling,. which is now un : its vratuo" Egypt."—(Travels by Was. RAE WILSON, ESO' Amas, S.' BIRTHS. OU the' 19th init., at liratidsi , ioidi-common, the Lady of Alexituder Gordob,,Esq., , of a daughter. On Sunday: last, the Lady of the'Rev. Gorges PaUlisrtiooir- 3 '" ther Of a' ion. , inst., in Neil - Broad-street, Mts. Pewlsts'' ".• daughter. MARRIED. On Wed nesday, the 2lat. inst.,' at \Valtliainstosv;Abtrdbetti : "' 'Pozen, Es q., of Aliihingion Devon, to Eliz a b e th, on ly d aug htet of Jattiett Corbett.; Esq., of ' Waltham tow. _ DIED.. On Saturday, the .17th inst., John•Tylei g Etiet.;•••Pritieeir" - • square,,aged 54. Saftirday,. the 17th inst., at BrOrtiley;lii Xent, thß,eir• John . Baker., On the 19th, .inst. An at her. bouse,..in .South'dlelMArret* MairY,. relict of the T ate Thomas Hunt, Esq.. aged, 83... . On the-.l9tti inst., at hi 4 resideriCe on Vridcdfiffae-Cretit; Bailk,,Caßcain Alexander-Nesbitt. of the Royal.Navr.. OdMondif, the 19tli hist., at Edmonton, Abs. Ann Kauai becicoigid 60. On the 19th inst.,in Oadoltavi-plaCe, egett-26; Mkt Attar Williamson, only daughter of the late Capt..lVillianason-, of tlie,Rojral Navy. On the .20th in Bridge-street, BlackffiaYs, 'the aef: It °but ,C)arke,-.M.Ac., of II exham, Northurnb - Arlaad:aked Sly ' On 'Sundity, the - 11th - inst., William Phillips,.. father of COtinsellor Phillips) ; many years lanclioraiter" 6:1 The port of rtiblished for the PUOPRIETOI4B, e& 1416' ides- f4±4i: 114,'Iri t ittlia,lei J. B: Caugi