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LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT'OF KING'S BENCH, JULY 15. DE BOSSET t). SIR THOMAS MXITLAND. This was an action brought by Col. I)eßosset it4ainst Sir I'. Maitland, as GOvernor ofthe lonian Isles, and Commander-in-Oief of his Majesty's forces in those Islands and in the Mediterranean, for having, from supposed maliciouS motives, sus pended and diimissed the plaintiff from the situ ation of Inspector.of Militia in those fslands, net having received the authority of his Majesty, through the medium of the Commander-hl-Chief, Its Royal Highness the Duke of York, for so doing, by which the .plaintitf alleged he had sus tained hijitry in his military character and pecu niary concerns ; and tor the injury this sustained he, now. sought to recover a compensation in daniages. Mr. DENf3.t,l stated the ose to the Jury, and called the following witnesses in support of his statement, having first put in a Commission, dated March 24, 1816, - appointing plaintiff Inspecting Field OfficA-n- of the Militia of the lonian Islands; chat of April 1811,, appointing him LieUtenaht- Co!oncl on the Continent of Europe ; and that of June of the wile year, giving him rank in the - M. A. Coleman produced a copy of the Com- Mission of Sir T. Maitland, as Commander-in- Chief of his Maje4y's forces in the Nediterra 4ean, &c. Gibraltar excepted, which authority he Ivas to exercise according to the articles of war. The 22d Article of War was pat in and read. It provides, that • no Cbmmissioned Officer shall be cashiered or dismissed the service by any Commander, except upon the sentence of a COu mrt . artial, approved by the Ring, or by some Per 7 son - appointed by his Majesty for that ptirpose under the sign manual. • Sir 11. TOrreiis, now Adjutant General was Seeretary to the Duke of York for ten years. KJIQWS the plaintiff; who is a foreip-n Officer in. tho British service, and was on half-pay as a Lieutenant-Colonel ; produced an order of • Sir T. Maitland, dated the 26th September, 1817, suspending the pay of the plaintiff as Inspector General of the forces from that date. It is usual' that.the appointment. or disinissal of an officer Stioilld be coninnn through the Commander in Chief, the Puke -of York. Witness was not aware of any such order being made by his.R.oyal Highness,- nor had Sir Thomas communicated on the subject with the Commander in Chief pre-, sious to the order being made. A coMmander on a foreign station has no power to dismiss an offi cer, without the sentence of a Court-martial ; here Was no Court-martial. The first intimation witness-had of plaintiff's dismissal was from him self., Witness did not hear from Sir T. Maitland until afterhe had written to him on the subject. After the order was explained, the plaintiff con tinued-to receive Ms pay as Inspector General, till he exchanged'. Cross-examined.---Al the time the order was issued, Sir T. Maitland was teord High Commis sioner of the - lonian Islands, under' the charter ratified by the 1 5 1-ince Resent, and' in that charac ter he would not be:called on to correspond with the Co:ninanderzio-Chief, but with' the' Secretary of State. At the tune the. order was made, wit ness was not aware of any authority' which Sir Thomas had to make it s but he 31917 knew there was an authority from the Secretary ,of State. Knows that the - commission of Lieut.-Colon-el Was givea to defendant at the 'express recommend ation of Sir T. Maitland. • Rte-examined.-- , The order from the Secretary or State's Office was a .written decument. Wit ness first heard of it from Mr. Goulbeurn. The CffrEF . JUSTICE said, the plaintiff was in this.difficultyl—The allegation of the defendant was, that the order was made by him • in pursu ailce of his Majesty's pleasure. Now the plaintiff said that. the allegation was false. On the exami nation in chief of Sir 11. Torrens it so appeared ; but his eroSs-examination altered that fact. His Majesty's pleasure - was not communicated through the War Office, but it was communicated through the office of the. Secretary of State. It rested with the plaintiff to-negativ! this fact. Torrens' re-examined—lt was usual for C9mmanders on foreign stations to receive orders through the - office or . the . Commander . in Chief ; but he was bound to obey the orders of the Se cretary of State, though in such case the Corn- Mander was bound to, apply to the Commander in Chief for an explanation. It was not : usual for orders to be communicated for the dismissal of Officers except through the office of the Com mander in Chief. • • •• Sir John Osborn, Lieutenant-Colonel Triquett, Itichard Bussey, Esq., Assiitant Commissary- General, and Sir William Clinton, gave evidence aS • to military forms and the publication of the order in question; Mr.-SCARLETT, for the defendant, submitted tiptt no cast- had been made out against the de fendant. • The CHIEF JusTicr, considered there was itcient to go to the Jury. . Mr. SCARF_;ET T then proceeded to address the Jury ,on,the. part of the defendant, and. submit ted, that the plaintiff must have laboured under some e74raordinaty delusion, since so far from the defendant having done, him any injuxy from, Malicious feeling, he had done every thing in his power to serve him. The interest of Sir T. Mait land procured him the appointment ; and at the time he was charged : with doing all he could to - injur e him from Malicious feeling's, he was exerting his whole interest to preserve. his re initatiou. By' the constitution of the lonian ISlands;' settled in, lSi6, it Iyas provided that these Inspectors of Militia should all be either lonian or British-born subjects. On this charter Airivi ng in the lonian Isles, ratified by the King, Sir:chomas wrote to Lord Bathurst to endeavour to obtain au exceptiOn in favour of the. plaintiff, but, in reply, received from his Lordship a di rmtion to carry the charter into effeet ; and in consequence of theso' ,directionsthe plaintiff was distni6seci; , he well knowing the reasons of his dismissal. Sir Thomas Maitland, so far from en tertaining any vindictive feeling towards the plain tiff, had .always endeavoured to promote his inte rest, and was still anxious to do every thing he could to serve him. Mr. Goulburn, UndeT Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, prOduced a copy.of the Charter of the lonian Islands, as ratified by. the Prince Regent on behalf of his late Majesty, in 1816, in which it was provided, that the Lord High Commissioners, the Residents, the Inspec tors, and Sub-Inspectors of Militia, should be Britisli or lonian born, subjects.---The witness also produced the 'Communication of Sir 'l'. Maitland to Lord Bathurst, pointing out that this article of the Charter would affect the plaintiff and . other of ficers, unless foreign officers in British pay could be considered as British officers ; and the answer of Lord Bathurst . to Sir T. Maitland, containing the communication of the Prince Regent's plea sure, that no foreign officers should be employed Inspeciors of Militia. Sir 11.Jorrens produced the' , ..prders for dis •continging. two other officers (foreign) as Inspec tors,. his Majesty considering their longor;services, in that situation as inexpedient. Lientenant-Col. Rait, Deputy Adjutant-Ge neral of the forces in .the Mediterranean, knew .that Si r T.'Maitland had received Lord Bathurst's dispatch and the charter previous to his making the,order_to the 'suspension of the plaintiff. . CrOss-examined---There was a German Officer .still continued as a Sub-Inspector, but there was .no foreign Inspector. Mr. DENMAN replied, and contended that the malice existed in the manner of issuing.the 'Order, .and no part of the defence negatived that of the charge. • The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up ; and the Jury, after a short deliberation, found a verdict for the plaiutiff---Damages .1001: From the LONDON GAZETTE of July 15. Ctotru-gfire, July 14, 1820. Member rettirined to serve in 061_ present Parliament. Borough of Drintlalk-tieorge Hartupp, EN., o f FO or Oaks, in the County of Worwicl:, in the roun► of Jol►n Nlrtge, Esq., who has accepted the office of Ischi•atoruf Munster, BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. 13• Osselt, lieU•shory, Yorkshire, clothier, horn July 25 to AugOst 1 It. Sugdvu, Halifax, Yorkshire, bookseller, .front July 25 . to August 7. M. Garlick, Halifax, Yorkshire, bookseller, frou July 25 to August 7. J. It. Bell aria W. Wilkinson, Old Broad-street, merchants, from July 15 in Sept. k. Scott, Huddersfield, woolstapler, from July 22 to Au gust 9. BANKRUP N. J. Booth, Burley Woodhead, Otley, Yorkshire, worsteaal spinner. Aqg. 16, at five, Atli:. 17 and itZ, at ten, at the White Horse Inn, Otley. Solicitors, Messrs. Few s li d Co., 2, 'Henrietta street, Covent-garden; and Mr. E. Barrett, Otley. T. Sackett,. Bi.rmondiey Wall, Bermondsey, shipwright, July •22; 29, at twelve, and Ang.. 26, at :eleven, at Guildhall, Solicitor, Mr. Ingold, Jamaica-row, Bermondsey. \V. Preston, Dore-court. George:street, Z•lnnsion-house, bristle-merchant, July 22, 29, and Aug 26, at wrlve, at Guildhall. Solicitors, Messrs. Collingridgg and Co., 2s, Culeman-street. W. Rockliffe; Chatham. baker, July Is, Aug. 1 and 96; at ten, at .Guildhall. Solicitors, Mr. Nelson, Essex-street, Strand ; and Mr. Jefferrys, Chathatn. NV. hlattey, fLeomitisler, Herefordshire, auctioneer, July 20 at seven, July it, and Aug. 2c;, at ten, at the Royal Oak Inn, Lecuniwter. Soliritut9, Messrs. Jenkins and Co., New inn ; and Mr. E. Coleman. Leominster. 'W. Heap and J . . Heap, HepwOrth, Kirkburton, Yorkshire, clot hiers, - Aug. 7; 8, and 26, at eleven, at the Sessions-house, Wakefield Solicitors Mr.. 3. Lee, St. John's place, Wake: geld ; and Mr. T. Lake, 9, Cateaton:street. R. Ware, Castle-street, Falcon-stlare, merchant, July 18, Aug. 1 and 26, at .eleven, at, Guildhall. Solicitors, 'Messrs. Dennett and Co., King's Arms Yard; Coleman-street. J. Gillet, Crown-court, Fleet-stret, printer, July 18, 92, and Aug . . 26, at eleven, at Gni . (Nall. Solicitor, Mr. Spencer, 39, Belvidere-place Borough road. J. Harrison, Sa,Yilhy, Lint olushire, timber-merchant, July 31, at six ; Aug. I and 26,at ten, at the Markham • Moor bin, Nottinghamshire. Nolicitor, Mr. Mee, East Regard, Not titighonbire ; ;and Nlessrs. Stocker and Co., New Boswell . court,.Cary-street. ' W. South Shields, clothier; July 19, nt eleven, Aug. 9, at seven, Mid Aug. 46, eleven, at the Rose and Crown . Inn, in- Market-place, South. Shields. Solicitors, Messrs. Meggineuns and Co., 96, Hatton-garden; and Mr. J. Anderson, Chapter-row ; South Shields. S. Ileadlrory, Dford-street, draper, July 92, e 9, and Aug. .26, at ten, - .at-Guildhall. • Solicitors, Messrs. H. and E. Wil lotighb?, I/. Fleet street ' Walden ancl Nl.Wahlen, of St, John, Hackney, butchers, July 22, 29, and Aug. 96, at twelve, at. Guildhall. SolicitOr, Mr. Earnshaw, 22, Reditrossstrect, Cripplegate. J. T. Crawford, .I'ldd-street, Brunswick-square, merchant, July 92, 59, anil Aug. 26, at tWelre, at Guildhall. Solicitors, Messrs. Matbix and Co., Arii,tin-friars., - H. Ezard, BrVnifi;rti, carpenter, July 22, 29, and AuK. 29, ;it ten, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr. Wilmot, Essex street, Strand. A. Howard, St. Swithin's-lane, merchant, Jnly 99, Aug. 1, and 96,"at one at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr. Buckle, Size lane, Queen-street. . J. Reed, Dowgate f .wharf, Upper Thames-stre.ct, wharrm. ief; July 29, 2P, and Aug. 2t, at twelve, at Guildhall. Soli. itor, Mr. Hindman, 4asinglfall:treet. DIVIDENDS. Sent. 1.6, T. Creasy, Chelmsford, draper—Ay. 0, J. Booth, Gioncester, china-man—Aug. 14, W. Edwards, Lang . fOrd, Sornersetshire, tanner—Aug. 5 , J. Ku kman, City road, brewer-Ang. 11, W. .larman, jun. Knightsbridge, paper-hanger—Aug. 5, C. Jackson, Upper Thames-street, sngar-faCtor—Ang. 7, T. Nutt, Bristol, shoe Insker,—Aug. 5, A. Anderson awl •G. Wilson, Philpot-Lone, fireschants--.: Aug. 5, S. L. Curlewis, King 7 street, Covent-garden, Aug. 12, J. Martin;'lNlitcham, Surrey, butcher,--Ang. 121 J. Benin, Oxford4treet, jewellcr—Aug. 5, J. L. Cope, 'King ston-upon-Hull, merchant—Aug. 5, K. Meaeocli, Liver ship-chandler---Aug.: 7, J. Marshall, Manchester, draper—Aug. 9. It. M‘Kay, Kingsford, Cheshire, linen draper-z-Aug 10, R. and lind , on, - Liverpool, slopsellers— Anw ' . 17, R. Jaclison, Otley, Yorkshire; linen-draper—Aug. 10, G. Goodall, Heckatondwilie, Yori.shire, carpet- maker— Jnly 29, C. Cliffe, Commercial-road, victualler,--Ang. 10, F.- Fold; Lists-Street, wine merchant—July 29, G. Simpson, Copthall-com t, tucrchant,—Aug. 12, J. BiOth, Oxford-street, grocerr-Aug. 12, J. Bradshaw, Pastern, row, Tower-hill, woollen draper-- r Attg. 10, W. H. and C. Barnard, Liverpool, y merchants—Aug. 8, J. A. Brush, Liverpool, merchant. CERTIFICATES--A LTG. 5. J. F. Machin and J. S. Gill, Gloucester-street,.QUeen square, surgical instalunctst makers—T. Betisdn, Shettivld Moor, Yorkshire, grocer—W. Chapman, Gravesend, provi sion merchant — J. L. Studd, Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, merchant—C. Simpson, Stretford, Lancashire, nurserytiviti— J• S. Voystsy, Ratcliffe-highway, grocer-3. Silver and J. Sil ver, Size-lane. snerchants—C. W. Tittensor and 3. Tittcnsor, Foster -lane, Chic apiitle, wholesale button sellers—T. Bel ham, Crinisc,oi ! strevt„ Bermondsey, ship and insurance broker-4). Sprcad Eagle-court, Finch•lane, bill brolier—S. George, Itiarherth, Pembrokeshire, linen draper—T. Hardy, merchant--G. Jones,. Bristol, coal merchant — M. Monkhous e , Bedwelty, Monniquthsbire, apothecary. An enormous snake was killed last 'week by a farmer, in a hay field, in the parish of ch u dwigh, said to be the largest ever met with in that part of the country : its body is described to be the thickness of a' man's arm, and it nieasured in ieng - th upwards of four feet. BE It DUtIE.S. . MINUTES Of 'EVIDENCE relativelo the TIMBER TRADE, • r taken before the SELECT COMMITTEE of therHOUSEa of LORDS, appointed to inquire into the.Meaus Of extend , : ing add securing the FOREIGN TRADE . of the COUN TRY, and to Repert to the House. (Centinuedliom our Paper of Thuisdoy Die Sab4ati 3° junii 1 . 820. The Marquess of LA.Nspowri,E hi-the Chair. •Order of Adjenrpraent. read. EnwAnn SOLLY, Esq.-is called in, and ex.a. , mined as follows :What business have ; you heett.prineipally engaged in? In the Timber Trade. in any : particular Branch of the Timber Trade Not in any particular Branch-, I was formerly established at Dantzic,and my principal Trade was,in the'Eaportation of Tiinher ftir the use of his Majesty Navy, but - generally in the .Export of Timber. Can-.you state.to the 'Connnitter, in Abe Vessels of what. Country the Timber in which you were concerned was prinei , pally imported to this Canntry? Mistime of peace principally in British treitels.; in time of vvar,principally in Prussian. Can yerii state in whit description of vessels the Timber front the Nutili is piincipally imported at present? Principally iu British vessels. Can a u u,ha m arty opitrion, whether, in the event of an in creased Impartation of •Iloilier from the Northern Ports, tali . ing place is consequence of a remission ol.linty, or any other ,cause, that increased Importation would take place in British 'or in vessels of other Cnnittries-t I- have no Doubt that 'ant iircrectsed Importation would take plocejir British vessels. State the grounds of that opinion ? I was formerly a considerable Owner of Prussian Ships, arid therefore I had - a good deal of experience in Prdssian :Shipping, and I can safely say that Pros-mu strips cannot compete-with English ships in time of Peace; the English ships are navigated cheaper thao Prussian-ships; the ,Prussian ,vessels are more heavily nrasteti ar'd rigged, and require a . greater eomplement of men, whilst the Eitilisb slip is manned i irrostfy,by apprentices; the English ships require less ballast ; th e econo my of shipping is better understood and practised; .ibereis gr enter activity of the Captain and crew ; they are insured in clubs, n i urd, the rate of insurance in Clulis is, on the aim age, Five per cent., while the Prussian ships cannot get the same insurance done for twele;.what I Wail by Clubs is, that thei ireserre tosearrother ; and its to the outfits the provi sions and 01 her necessaries for the ship, both have their choice where they a ill lay in their stuck, whether in a Prussian nt an Engl:•lt Port; if provisions are cheaper in the Prussian Port, the English Captain lass its Iris stock of provisions there., and to make the advantage sure to the English :ship, the duty in tire Prussian ship is' at the rate of fifteen per cent. oli the Blight; it is Bs. ad:. per load•higlier in a Prussian ship than in an English ship; •the charges of all kinds, even the ballast, is charged higher to a Prussian ship than to an English ship. Your answer i 5 Confined to a comparison between the cases of Prussia and skips at Etiglisli built; can you offer any opi nion with in/slit-cut() a comparison between Biitish ships arid i the vessels ut other Northern Powers? I cannot speak from experience, but I am of opinion that British Alias -geocraliy can sail cheaper than those of any other Natian, except.ttiat the ship untterials of British ships are taxed so much higher; for the duty on the materials for Ship-building is about one hundred per cent. of the cost; that is a ground why the Ships of salter Nations way sir :SOllle.CaSeS comrete with the English. Do you conceive that any reurision of Duties upon the Im port of Timber Irons tire Northern Ports, would have the effect of at all materially diminishing the cost of British built arid freight ? Very considerably. Can you state what portion of the Timber used in-building British veasels is composed of Timber from the Nortlatru Poi ts ? I eanuta state the exact proportion, but that it used to be very cunsider:Able in what are called North Country-built Ships, namely, Sunderland, Newcastle, Whitley, aunt so inn. 1)o-you conceive that it is less now tiOin it was formerly, in consequence of tire increase of Duties which has taken place of late-years? I conceive ahat the use of Prussian Timber for Ship-build ing has aeei:easeti, and that if the Duty was lowered, the con sumption would increase considerably: I have heard it even asserted, that if there se, rtr no Duties upon the Ship mate rials imported from abroad, English Ship-truilelyrsgotild build Ships :even fur Exportation, evert to sell them to whet Coun tries; that they won'd sinew the same superiority of skill in that branch of ruanufacture -that our matinfacturers do in every fiber. Can you state in what Manner the Bilis, drawn for pay. .meats for Timber unspotted into' this Country from the Non t 'sera Ports are prineipally liquidated? They are principally pureliased by tire frrreign Importers of English Colonial produce and Nlairufaetures, to pay for such Colonial produce and ManufaCtures. Can you state, from any experience of your own, whether, besides the amount of British manufactures which is iMport ed Oirectly into the Northern Ports, any considerable portion finds its way into the sonsosoption of the Northern States- by means of the German Fairs? I know that the amount is very considerable, particularly of manufactured , goods, which are carried by the way of Ham burgh to Leipsie, and from the Leipsie Fair, where they are putelsaseel by Itussian and Polish Merchants; they sire taken I to the confines of Hungary, even to the Southern yrovinces of Russia • hot,one'of the principal places tv which 'they . are taken-61;1.04, a place which is the Pivot from whence ma nufactures formerly were smaggled Unto Russia, Austria. arid4he surrounding conat ries ; but since the 18th of 'May 1818, the importation 'of all kinds of British Manufac• tures is permitted into Pruzsia at a low duty, . particularly upon the filter kinds of manufactures, and such manufactures are brought direct to Berlin; when I knyw Berlin first, no kinds of Euglisb Mannfacture were permitted to he imported, and we could hardly find any thing, of English Manufacture in the shops; but at the present there are shops where we may have almost any thing of English Manufacture, whether of Bir mingham, Sheffield, or Manchester, but the exact amount in value I cannot state; I mu convinced that it is very con-- siderable. Are you of opinion that a considerable increase in the con .sutoption of British Manufactures in the Northern Countries would take place, were circumstances to lead to an increased importation of Timber fioni the Northern 1 3 (0.S ? I am convinced that t hat part of the Continent owes a con siderable sum of money at this present moment to England for manufactured goods arid Colonial produce already re ceived; and ttrat it is difficult to and returns to this Country to pay for it. You mean then that in tine first instance an increased inns privations of -*limber from the Northern Ports would facilitate the payment of debts dire to this Country ? : . Yes ; and the next consequence Would be an increase of our exportation to the Coatinent. Can you state, from your experience of Prussian commerce, ,whether any quantity of Prussian manufactures is exparted to the Asiatic Countries through the Russian Dominions ? -have always heard that there had been a considerable quarrtity exported, but that there had been periods when, from political and other causes, the export has not been coil sideratp. Of what description were those Commodities chiefly The description I hare referred to were of the coarse Woollen Manufattitre. Can you state whether, at this moment, such goods arc subject to any dray in their passage through the Russian Uo ? iiILOW, it has been the subject of negneiation between the two Governments, the Russian and the Pritssian, but I Cannot speak certainly to the isreseirt state of the trade; I believe the Russian Government has facilitated it. Dir yott know the difference inn the transit duty through Russia between Prussian arid British Cloths ? I our not acquainted with that. . • You have mentioned that the ship-building, and particu larly the buildin, ' of the Northern ports, would be affected by an i ncrease d import. of - Timber front the Baltic ; -what proportion of those ships do yra.conceive are constructed of Fir or,any other Timber imported from the North of Europe 1 conceive that foreign ship Timber has beets used in al most every ship built in the Northern Ports; the proportion I cannot speak to exactly. What parts of such ships are usually constructed of fo rrien Timber ? The Oak plank used in the ship, and the Fir plank used for her decks.. Of what species is the Timber chiefly imported from Prussia ? Principally Oak Plank, Fir Timber, Fir Deals, and' Oak Staves, are imported in considerable quantity. Explain what you mean by Oak Staves ? There are variaus descriptions ,t 4 Oak Staves what are 'called'Prpe Staves, Brandy States, and Hogshead Sthes 1 oive o 40-,Lt its'els of . the States i 5 fur the porter cash; for the porter which is shipped ft out this country to Prosiia. What arc the uses of the 'Alter species of Staves ? _thic,:considerible,use islu'r water casks, fur beer WW I % f6r every description of casks. according to the' quality an size, the 414/Mr/utilities for dour casks. You . have said that Since the duties were raised uppn tic Timber the - censutoptiou in ship-buildin, in the ."" 11 ! . was muchsuialler than forpierly; can yuu State what tot", terial has bten Substituted fur the Hattie Tiniber, so ferner' iy used..? 'conceive that ship-built:lit* generally loki decreased, btl t . wiiere.a substititelns , been used it has been American. Have you 4tlywri Anieritan deals niedlor the decks of an? Tess el shuiit in the, Nort tr 1 hare not had expel ienecof that. Do yoO me/tn - British American S Yes, British „American. Do_ydu attribute the diminution of British ship-huildint tartly to the high ditties ? Nut solely to that, but it must naturally interfere with lb. English Ship Owners' capahility of cumpetitieu in the carry' ing Trade. 'Has nut Abe. price of Baffle Timber fallen considerabl sinc'e the prate ? Yet it has, and so has the prite of shipping. Has nut Alit numbri• Of vessels employeA in the trangport service dining the war, but since itischarged, occasioned grcatAttantitrof shipping over and above the actual demand ?- ;lt.certainly bas ; but we bare had wale years of Peacel giving time for the diminution of that ttuuther, fur !her! mast in thOti rears of Peace have been a number of sllie decayed and last. - Du you Ilium , whether Oak stares ate inipurted from Nardi America Yes, ilia) , are. Do you consider theca equal in quality to those that WO from the North of Europe! They.are Floiestcemeti so. Are they applicable to the same purposes ? They have been applied so. In what resvcct do you consider them inferior to those th an come froth the Baltic ? • I wouldrat btu-, with your Lordships' permission, refer th o rotation to be answered by some Merchant in the' trade. Are they nut lower in Market price ? They can be afforded lower because tlf the'high duty ope n the Pi ussian Staves. . . ; What are the other foreign _countries from whence Stave: arc imported, exclusive sit Sweden, Norway, 'twists, a ° Prussia ? The only di het' place that licraiw of, is Ha-minuet. 1 Staves that are manufactured Silesia, mid some r afts.' PruSsia, are ;alien hy . the inland navigation to ll.iluburg l " and trum . l-!arnhurgh_t hey are shipped to this country. Can you state what proportion the duty hears to the vas" . of any of .the descriptions of ? The present price of Fie Timber ui Memel is about i s '• a. 0 load, and the duty upon that Timber is 3is.-tis-; sothat7.- very nearly three times the value of the TimLer. What is the cost of freight and insurance hum Memel 0 4- per toed ? The freight varies, bnt about 'VS. per load is. 6r hat r • the average. 'l'he rate 4if iosnralicc at present 1 tintlersta t, is 15s. per cent. per 1001.; that is, per c(nt. (.;an you •state:the . yate.of insurance p. r load ? •It would,be about 2d. to 21d. per load. " ri d The duty on deals, except' wiii,re (hey are of one inch a t a half in thickness, licing the sante whetherinplaolis of feet lon or 20' feet longoittat objection would •tuctc be '° graduated duty in proportion to the length? None in the . World." - Where do the ll,als ol'infedot length% chit* come froip I - atet,n6t.aware that,they.coine exclusively from a iey par l ' r Do the British Ships which sail to the Baltic for Tioilt:l usually bring out with theaw-kt cargo of I'ledllGX or Nlatiut,t, tures ? . :111.ey.do- the ,majority go out in ballast; beca 76 l . one Ship loaded with Colonial produce and nian ufact u r goods will pay for seventy - loaded. with Timber; of coLi! t r i that ineest depend upon the size of Sh.ipgoing out wt d the ManufaCtures; but there has been ate instauce •of u ci Ship talting out a cargo of that yalite. •Is not the nutithei Of British Ships going out with' Ca re ° ip.conceivahly.jrmalllWyroportion to the wt le unlit/err The Ships that bring Timber from the Baltic to Liverr.., all.go:hack laden principally with salt. I never Locw . stance of it Ship going in ballast from Liverpool. a , a ,- . They always curry entgoes of salt Fro n t LiterpoOl (To'lle continued.) MELANCHOLY DEATII.--Saturday an Ingg,k . ,,;, t was he s Id at the London Hospitsl, before NV l . : ,, t) ra 'o . WIN, Esq., Coroner ? on • the body: of , Kennedy ; aged 45. appeared 'that the t1. e 1 , 5 ceased lodged in a room on die two pair of sta ij i 0 floor of a house in Redgate-cOhrt, Minories. Was stikikta Q tw - prary fits of dersngeinerat; 4 .cf.ne of which, while sitting at dinner with 03 ,wife ou Frid.ay.last, he suddenly iumpel 1 1 1 1 1 .4 r 6 to the -window, and thrust'himself out. Ing'"' rem- instantly to. prevent his falling,. and catig i . n some r him by the. skirt of his coat and held biro St' soe time, but no person coming to her a -s 1 ( 1 ance, and he being a Corpulent man, her ti°of gave limy, and he fell into the street, a 11;:igh t o a 'thirty feet. He was taken up with his head 10 limbs dreadfully mangled, and carried to ,t hospital, Where he expired.in a few minutes. ~,e • diet.. .-“ That 'the deceased's death was cauo, by his own act, in throwing himself out `a t e of pair stairs window, being at the time in a :mental derangement." w i t:ft MiLANCII CIL ACClDENT.—.Saturdav as Mr. John Heron, a respectable i n habittit il iiis Harrow, was riding down liownshire-hil l ' , n i. horse, which was a high spietnd young ii"' 9 1 : a .1 took fright at some' hing,.and gallapped_ off a t 'speed. Mr. Heron not being sufficiently °1 1 . 04 , guard , was thrown off, and one of his feet sti ing in the stirrup, he was dragged along the r i ° ,7o; considerable distance, whilst the horse keP t ing him.. When taken up, he was speechleSs a n sensible, He was carried into the Masons' A d De where he expired before Surgical aid Co il procured. -• ninnis, • At, On Friday last, at Chatham, Mra.Dickens, of a ' nti c tr On the 10th inst. Mrs. Geo. Robertson, 23, Albany 'Edinburgh, of a son. • . 'O MARRIED. r cell ° 1 0 f On the-11th inst. at Paris, at the hotel of his .-I„htia the British Ambassador, by the Rev...E. Forster, 10,133b4,01. the•Enibassy, Janies Green., hi s MajestY oar, General for the Morra, to Frances Dorothea, secono Peev to of John Larkin ,, F 4 of Clare-house, h u •ti Kent, a° „, se, ciet to the lA., Sir Charles Style, Bart. rep 0 On Thursday last, at St, George's, Hanover-A O ; py fain James Ttnaiiison,. R.N. to Fratiees Ehza, s° O p Major Geoige Beat,e, It.iL4. • to. • On Satuiday,• the ifith inst. B Hepworth; r-. 5 4° ret eldest daughter 9f julip Risuon, Esq. of Berners-tr ; At/ DIED. . Mist ' .On Saturday, the Bth inst.; at the Moat, Kent; d btl only daughter of the late Thomas Selby, Esq• 70 0 4 A few days sitter, at Toreross, Devonshire, age s i o tSi - Henry Souiluite, Esq.,-forwes ly of Bueltlaiid-toUt-' • t or of Stohe-Fleiping, in the County of Devon- •„, R o sir‘ lT '' . On the 12th inst., at- - Benton, Hants, A. V. a ir s .}: 4 9•, aged 77, • 00 " On the 14th inst., in Montague-street, 0-01 f the 29th year of her age, Louisa, th e wi.- .:ourtenay, Esq., Barrister at Law. ' / .1 0 11 0c. Op Satin-day last, Nary, the wife of. BenraMi n • Westmorland-plate, eitr-road. tl3"' A At his house,' litpornhill, neas.l,a . ssieade, Sco , of 7th inst. William Swanston, Esq. late of .St. BittSciaatitel At Edinburgh, on tip; tit h inst. Ail .el d est James MoncreilT Esq. 4,roertte. - • • •• _9, << •, LONDON: Printed hyJ. B. CARST MRS, hli of ht' !;I' 7 Ormond-street, Queen-square; and. 40° ' SCRIPPS, „of Na. 7, South l‘lalton-str eet, . Office, No. 112, Strand ; . 4 \00 00111e " Letters, &c, (post-paitl) must be addreord, /~ ~` r ,/ •1 *, I‘l,l Cu!, Arr to"