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i t ,„./ , . 1‘„, .... „.. p- 7 - r , ) ..--....::::- 'i....t...,....1- 0 , .... l~ , ff , /fa , $ 04 -IP SUN. cll Numit! n. 10,250. July It, 525. THE COMM STONERS/S f or VICTUAL LING His .1 trIJES TY' S rY, 4-e.do hereby give N Wice, that on Friday, t h e 23d September next, they will fde ready to reeetor Tenders in writins, , (sealed up), and treat fur the supply, on separate Contracts, of such quantities of IRISH SALT BEEF and PORK, as may be required for the use of ILs Majesty's Troops at the under-mentioned Places, between the 44th of June 1 , 13ri, and i4th Juke 1827. Gibraltar Antigu a Barbalues Berbic e Demerara Dominica Grenada Tobago Trinidad St. Lucia St. Kitts, and St. Vincent', vie said COMMISSIONERS will also, on the sae Da,!l, 6e reatio to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for a 74 ' 24 / .l y 4.1 prime sAurBEEF and PORK., amounting in the .dg - gregate to &writ 13,000 Navy Tierces of the firmer, and about 16,000 Navy Tierces of the alt to le cured in the ensuing Season, and to be defi- . vied into his Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptfnrd,Ports mouth, and Plymouth, .four-fifths in Tierces, and one Barrels, and in such prop , r/ions, at each pm-', as shall to hereafter required; one-half thereof on or before the <2Bth FebrNary, and the other half 0 0 or before the 31st May 1836; and to be paid fire by Bills payable, without Interest, Sixty bay: after date ; but as the said quantities of Reef and Pork include the estimated quantities which will L required for the 17+e of the Land Forces at Gibraltar owl the Irest Co!orties above specified, it is to he understood that, in the eiient of separate Contracts b iit4' /lien for those Colonial f.betineris, the estimated qoa,etities, thereof will be a b a t e d r °" 4 the aggregate quantity proposed to be contracted for far delivery at the Home Port g. No rende r for a less quantity than shall be equal to 500 Irier ee 4 ' of Beef, or 500 Tierces of Pork will be admitted. or The Conditions of the Conbaels may be seen or this Office , by applying to .11r. Dunsterville, 4geat for the Victual -16'8" at Cork ; to the Collectors of His .I.lajesty's Customs at imerick, B elfast, Newry, gm/ drafts:ford ; and to theSe eri'tury to the P ostmaster -Genera? at Dublin, respectively. 77,:r Tenderi f truest in. the Colo n i a l and flame Deliveries he 4'Porate, and must specify the price in words at length, and he delivered be fore One o'Clock on the day appointed ; ° ail must he acconyanied by a Letter, signed by two responsi ble ie Perso ns, engagi ng to. Leconte bound to the C rown w i t h ' 1)0 "Y tendering., in the Penal Sant of one-third If the 4 'nount of th e Contracts, for the due performance of the same; hr " r e the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on attend to answer when call e d for. M. fr-41,LER CLIFTON. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, 1117%M55rv,,,„.11.1E13Y at his House, No. 3, WELLINGTON STRAD FRIDAY, July 22, and , Three '''. bays (Sunda oil FRIDAY, at Twelve o Clock, TIRE Stnall an d vet Select CLASSICAL I fe,ser 01(11Pill: °f theI H r INRY FIMELI. Esq. .A.Pr t 7 which is added and Keeper of the Royal -Academy Ant'''. 'also, t erY flu Collection of Prints, by Marc a S cliooj i° Fits Very Drawings by the Masters of the Italian Likewise t e t• Mr. Al ' I/ ' er y beautiful Drawings of Entomology, by T o e }j°t .' Of G eorg . in North A'nerica. had, lit thtelepwiaeccie oofnslalrleednesday, and Catalogues (price 25.) L ONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAK T ERS_: SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET FL 11,_ NJ . PURE, FEA.THER iatu and MATTRESS 111 A NV ,. FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENHAL STREET, London, opposite A ldgate Pump.-Ready Zloney Only. Trip, Society of Cabitiet-Malters respectfully .nform the Public that they still continne the . above tEstablishment, for the Benefit of IndustriOus Mechanics . w . ho !lave large Familes, by offering them Manufactured Articles 44 , the Cabinet Line, of the best-Workmanship, taali any Howie can do in London by twenty-tive per cent., and Cheaper re being no oilier profit required on the Goods but the . ouse expences ; at the same time will be sufficiently satibed Fllwith having constant Employment for the , and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, cousisting of the'SMechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fami amounted to 66 ; in June, 1819, five more were added to y; in Jun; 180, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The total NuMber now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. sinehe Society and their Families beg leave to return their ete thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have ‘ntherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda tin)ns, and shall always feel Inippy in their endeavours to give ~itire satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of ,Brit Benevolence whereby they may be enabled to increase The Nairiber of the Society. "el°ll4"nag Articles warranteded as a Specimen of the very stitiLoss, Prices, all .-Reiuly Money only. P•ull size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 15s. ir . ll l size tent Peds-tead 11. 6s ..Bordered hair Mattress to 21. 1,, •Alahogany Drawer, solid ends 31. 83 . -Feather Bed N ix ,s• --Ditto, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.-- WtPhanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 63 . -Best do. Itu - 'and-stand 16s. -.Ditto, Dressing Table 6s.Hearth _ g% 145.---3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 10s.-Three-foot late Pembroke Table 21.-Three-foot ditto on pil }o and claws 41. 48.-Maliogany Dressing Table 11. 55.-Ditto lmt, beat 11. 61.--Ditto Bedsteps 11.65.-Ditto ditto 11. 14s. hiathtto ditto 21. 2s -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British Plate los.--Ditto ditto Is. 73.-Livo ditto 11. 18s.-Ditto 10w°,4--Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 128. -Sea Bed and Pil- Tilt '‘'Ditla ditto 78. -Tray Stand Bs.-Long Mahogany ttett!2„.3.---Jlipanned Book Shelf 75.-Music Chairsany at b r ks 8 n '..? 4 , • -,....E ig h t 31ahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair, --..Mahqued al, fis.-8 ditto ditto 71. 73.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91. 9s. vrith rt.?,fanY Sofa to match 71. 10x. , Ditto ditto 81. 103.-Ditto, oil tur7ustead.7l. L k -Set of Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, Tabl ekl legs, banded in rose -wood 81. 15 3-Set of Mahogany 11hb.,,e1, wean, and Sofa n pillars and claws 141. 145.- ..._:ffs the best that can be made to order or pattern 161..105. haekti.sB,4aua 7 foot 6 edestal, Sideboard, with carved bieilti,p--Ditto 7 toot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151. ---Set of Dit to a,Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 6, 151. 158.- IB L W. foot 2 by 11 foot 6, 161. 10s.Ditto, 4 foot 6 by 12 foot 6, ...4711 l i r "--4 f Sp_anish, an advance of 31 10 s. -Straw Palliasse t Tent Bedstead and furniture '3l. 15 . -Bamboo 8ed ,5.1,1 French elyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. la , . ki!e44 I ° o _ t Mahogany four -post Bedd and furnture, with ~ n a throughcomp ete,lsl. PI ur4Peries hed 11 I 10s.- , upt ve ri - f o oo r t ditto, ditto 16s. 10s.--Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a gant d r illaie, 181. 105..-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele thie alultPFty 201.--Drawing-room Curtains, of the best M0.....h,.. .....h,.. , Chintz, fitted for window, 61. 6d.-Ditto ditto 71. 7 3 . br1i."!!..1 of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10s.- 4,4:14:g-room rose-wood-bray/in *-oom Trafalgar Chairs IA.": Lniald With buhl. 261. Drai'vqng,-room Sof 61. 6s -- Jr '1•71. ---Ditto 81.11 s H-orse-hair Cushions, eac 53. . ‘'eN ere(' ditto 41. .-- a h ed W. THURNELL, Agent. . 4004,,a0_Tf-Tis.ll,RY DEALERS SUPPLIED. : j 1 4 11 par; c:fLen_r_Le, le?EpFnce, except the materials, and sent bit"---Clipudo,'`WtatL n ta:n, and to the East and West 1n et.(3004 f or E x vu O nt. and merchants supplied with ClL ki ~ paren. Partation. °ash tw o - " 4 4 IlUrniShed at a few hours' node; and • or four dam TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 19, 1825. IOS EPH SPARROW, Sworn Wine and Spirit Broker, Fountain-Court, No. 30, Cheapside, re spectfully informs the Nobility an d Gentry he has on SALE, a parcel of WINES, &c. well deserving their attention, viz.— Port, fresh bottled, per Noyau, very fine, quarts, dozen - -30 s. per bottle - - ss. Sherry - - 325. Orange Boven, ditto 11s. Old crusted Port 40s. 445. Cognac Brandy, per gallon 255. Fine Pale Sherry - 425. Rum (Jamaica) ditto 16s. Madeira, high fla- Shrub - -13 s. voured - 345. 425. Geneva - - -12 s. Rousillon, French bottles 40s. Bucellas - - 485. Cherry and Raspberry Brandy, pints _ -30 s. Bottles 3t. Hampers Is. per dozen. Samples * may be tasted at the Broker's, or any quantity, from one dozen upwards, delivered in London, or to the car riers to any part of the kingdom, properly packed, on a letter inclosing the amount being addressed to the Broker. Wine in the wood, in pipes, hogsheads, and quarter casks. This Day was published, price Is. REFUTATION of the MIS-STATE. MENTS, contained in an Anonymous Pamphlet, dons tively circulated by the LONDON DOCK COMPANY, en titled " Cautionary Observations to those who contemplate an Investment of Property in New Docks," accompanied by some Useful Information to the Proprietors of the London Docks ; and proving, conclusively, that the St. Katharine Dock Corn many will possess the means of dividing 161. 2s. 6d. per cent. upon investment. London ; Printed for J. M. Richardson, 23, Cornhill. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. IRISH SHINDY-SERIOUS RIOT. Wo H I P-ST [MET—Yesterday morning the above office was completely beset by several hundreds of persons of all de nominations' in consequence of the expect a ti o n o f see i ng some Irishmen who were to be brought to the office under the fol lowing circumstances. It appeared that the origin of the riot, or, as it is politely termed, shindy, commenced about four o'clock on Sunday morning, in Parrack-court, Golden-lane, between some Irishmen, who had been drinking the whole of Saturday night, and continued at intevals during the whole of the day ; but the most serious part of the disturbance did not begin till six or seven o'clock in. the evening, when, from the mob's momentarily increasing, it was deemed re quisite by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood to send for the officers.f 'This was the signal forthe general shindy, and upon the appearance of the constables the war cry was made, and the fotces of the Emeralders c,illed to their ranks through a broken tin horn, such as are used by the guards of the stage coaches. In less than five minutes about four or five hundred were collected, armed with spades, of staves of all sorts, composed of broom handles, shovel handles, small scaf folding poles, choppers, hatchets, hammers, brick pickers and chippers, mortar scrapers, and, in fact, every description of missile they could get, not even forgetting an odd poker, lire shovel, or pair of tongs. Here theriot commenced in earnest, for the more the officers exerted themselves to put a stop to it, the more strenuous were their opponents in their endeavours to in, cease it by every means that lay in their power, either by force of arms or tongue. Soon after this period a slight murmur was heard of "'Down with the Protestants," and such other party ex pressions, which were immediately laid hold of by the insur gents as fresh causes for their conduct. Such was the dreadful pitch to which it arrived, that we are told, from a large rein forcement having come down from St. Giles's,' the constables were compelled to call up on eatery individual in the vicinity of the riot to render their assistance in taking some of the parties into custody; and at four o'clock yesterday morning there were, as we understood, about 140 taken and lodged in various watch-houses. In fact, such was the state of fermen tation in which the whole neighbourhood was, that scarcely any one dare to go to bed during the night. At half-past eleven the prisoners were brought before illr. OsnO RNE, when there appeared some 30 or 40 persons who had assisted to quell the affray, many with dreadful bruises on various parts of the body. One poor lad had his upper lip cut in two with a chop per, and escaped very narrowly having his nose and chin shorn off at the same instant ; this was immediately followed by his receiving a brickbat upon his shoulder. Another person was so very seriously cut upon the head as for it to be deemed necessary, when taken to the hospital, to shave off nearly the whole of the hair ; another person had his arm broken, and, indeed, so much havoc we never heard of as having been com mitted at one time in an affray of this description.—The greater part of the prisoners were recognized by those who had been witnesses of the riot, and nearly the whole were ordered to find bail, some for assaults, and others for rioting, and to give twenty-four hours notice of such bail, and in default to be imprisoned. MR. DODDS AGAIN. Ma ninoaotta 11-STREET.—Mr. Dodds, who appeared at this Office, and subsequently at Bow -street, where he charged Sir Richard Birnie with assaul-ing him, came before the Ma gistrate yesterday on an occasion somewhat similar. Mr. John i)odds, from his own account, is the very essence of polite. new and good -nature —a man whom every one that is, as the saying is, three sheets in th e w i n d , oug h t to be thankful to met.—Air. ROE immediately knew him, and, encouraged by his favouring smile, he advanced to .the bar, and thus addressed the Bench :—On Sunday afternoon, about three o'clock, I saw the defendant (one James Thompson) very much in liquor, and, regretting that he should lie in that state in the streets,- I went up to him and asked him where he was going to ? He replied, "to Park-place, in the New-mad." I conveyed him there, but could not find his house; he 'then gave me his address in Parliament -street; thither I carried him, but with out success. I thought it would be highly improper to leave him in the street, and therefore I took him to the watch-house. "And pray, Sir," said Mr. ROE, " what authority had you for taking the gentleman to the watch-house ?" " Oh, Sir," replied. Mr. D. with the utmost concern depicted on his countenance, " when I saw him in the lamentable situation I have described, he was in Coventry Court, and judge whether you would not have taken the step I did, surrounded as he was by base girls."— " Are you a watchman ?" " No, Sir."—" Are you an officer ?" " No, Sir; but I am, Sir, a sadler, and on observing the poor gentleman in the state I have described, I thought it would be a great favour conferred on him, as well as an act of charity on my part, to convey him home. Had I been in the same state, I should have felt thankful if any; e had conveyed me to the watch-house." —Mr. RoE was of the same opinion as every person in the office, and without any comment on Mr. Dodds kind interference, dismissed the case. A hackney coachman, who accompanied the parties, then advanced, and asked the Magistrate who was to pay him his fare. Mr. Dodds .—Why the gentleman, to be sure, will pay it. Mr. RoE— Who call e d t h e coach ? " I did," said Mr. Dodds; " I thought the gentleman was not in a fit state to be left by him self, so I rode with him to Gloucester-place, and then back to the watch-house." " Yes, y our W ors hi p, " sa id t h e coac h man, Mr. Dodds said he was a Bow-street Officer, and would see me paid." "Well, w e ll , " said Mr. ROE, "you must pay the expences. Mr. Dodd bowed assent ; but when informed that they amo unte d to Os. he wished to go home for it, as lie had not so much in his pockets. The money was, however, sent for, and Mr. Dodds was released. On Tuesday last, the 12th instant, at the Ge neral Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the county of Wilts, held at Warminster, a motion was made to put into execution the discretionary powers of the recent County Mortgage Act, by lowering the interest of the existing Bonds already confirmed and established under the Statute of the 94th Geo. HI. chap. 54. After much discus ►ion the motion was negatived, and it was declared expedient that the Bonds should bear the interest at first agreed on, until gradually liqui dated in the manner laid down by that Statute, it being satisfactorily proved to the Court, that the creditors advanced their several loans on the faith of the then standing law. T? eihontioh of all titles of nobility and knight boot', by the Congress of Mexico, i 3 mentioned in the Boston papers. EDINBURGH, JULY 15. ROYAL BURGHS. The Convention of Royal Burghs met on Tues day; Lord Provost HENDERSON' in the Chair. A smart dialogue took place on Aberdeen offering the missive dues for that burgh, under protest, in so far as th e y are t o b e em ploy e d in defending Brechin, Dundee, &c., against the actions brought for reducing their reformed sets. The general opinion seemed to be, that no money should be received under protest—that no protest to that effect should be entered on the minutes—that the party refusing to pay should be fined and prosecured, and excluded from voting, in terms of the regulations; but the matter was amicably adjusted, by Aberdeen's entering on the record a statement, that, in paying the dues, it should not be understood that the protest taken by bins at the last special meeting of Convention was departed from or injured—and to this explanation, Perth, Ayr, and another burgh adhered. Mr. J. W. MACKENZIE,. for Irvine, moved the appoint meat of a Special Committee, to report to' the annual Com mittee, which should have conventional powers, as to what ought to be done for relieving the Royal Burghs of, the ex pence of maintaining criminal prisoners. By a recent decision of the Court, it had been found, that Magistrates of Burghs were liable in the expence of supporting all prisoners after conviction. This was exceedingly• burdensome and oppressive ; but they had no alternative now but appeal, or going to Par liament ; the latter of which, he hoped, would be preferred.— He regretted that the Lord Advocate—the assessor of Conven tion—had given no notice to the annual Committee, of his late Bill respecting the aliment of poor prisoners. • Mr. RITCHIE supported the motion. It was now law— though certainly it was not justice—that loyal burghs must, after conviction, support all prisoners, which the sheriffs of the counties chose to send to their jails—whether the offences had been committed against property or person in their counties or within burgh. The only principle on which, he conceived, such a decision could be come to, that the lavi would not suffer magistrates to permit even criminals to die in their jails for want of food ; but how did this moral obligation lie more pe culiarly on Magistrates, than sheriff's and justices? But it wag now law—if not disturbed by appeal—and as an appeal would make it a depending case, and cost more, perhaps, than an Act of Parliament, lie was anxious that the Convention should at once go to the Legislature. The Lord Advocate's Bill—under which relief' might have been obtained—was hur ried through Parliament in a very remarkable manner, without notice to any one. Mr. INoids defended the Lord Advocate. The question was one which required too much consideration, for being dis posed of by adding a clause to any bill introduced for a special purpose ; and the Act alluded to might more properly be term ed the act of the gentleman in his eye (Mr. R.), whosereinarks on the bill had been promptly attended to by the Lord Advo cate, even after it had gone through the House of Commons._ The measure had been thus very greatly improved. After some remarks and explanations by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Mr. W. Bell, and other members, the committee was agreed to. Mr. RiTcluE gave notice that on Thursday he intended to move a vote of thanks to his Majesty's Ministers for the li beral and enlightened policy which they had, in many respects, pursued for some time past. A similar motion of his had been negatived on a former occasion ; but at that time, he imagin ed, gentlemen on the other side of the House were not sure whether Ministers were properly fixed in their seats, or whe ther the new measures would go dowu with their own party.__ Now, however; he was sure they were satisfied on both points ; nay more, that although Ministers were to die, or go out of office to-morrow, their successors, let them be the - rankest Tories which it was possible to conceive, would find 'it-' necessary to persevere in the same course. He expected that the 'PrOVost of Aberdeen would second the motion. Mr. J M‘l(Exz tE said, that he must apel og i se f or ttuding himself thus early on the attention of the House; but the matter which he proposed bringing before them being of paramount importance to the burghs, and one opportunity of having some of the evils complained of remedied having been let slip, he could not, consistently with his duty, delay his mo tion even for a single day. Th. House mi g ht reco ll ect t h at , in Lion, 1822, he had brought under its notice the subject of aliment to prisoners confined at the instance of the Crown, for arrears of assessed taxes, and that a Committee having been appointed to consider the matter, it had reported that such . prisoners were entitled to the benefit of the act of grace, and that there seemed no ground upon which the Crown was entitled to throw the burden of supporting them on the burghs. The Committee had therefore recommended that the question should he tried in the first case that occurred; and the Convention had approved of the report, and instructed their agent accordingly. That a person having soon afterwards been imprisoned in Irvine jail, for an arrear of assessed taxes, the agent, acting by the advice of the Dean of Faculty, had presented an applica tion in' name of the prisoner to the Magistrates, praying for ailenient under the Act 1676, which had been answered by the Solicitor of Taxes on the part of the Crown, and the Illagis trates having, upon advising these pleadings, refused to modify an aliment, their judgment had been brought under review of the Court of Session, by a bill of advocation. Upon considering the bill, with answers, the Lord Ordinary had ordered informa tions to the Court, upon advising which, the Second Division had directed his Lordship to refuse the bill as incompetent, on the ground that the question, resolving into a pecuniary claim against the Crown, could only be judged of by the Court of Exchequer--and a reclaiming petition was afterwards refused, without answers. This decision, therefore, although it did not find in express terms that the act of grace did not extend to Crown prisoners for civil debts, yet did so in effect, and, of course, threw the burden of maintaining them on the Burghs. That he had brought the whole proceedings on this subject un der the review of last Convention, by whom the matter had been remitted to the annual Committee, with instructions either to apply to the Lords of Treasury, or to the Lord Advocate, in order to have the matter, remedied and the Burghs relieved of this burden. That the House would be surprised to learn that not a single step had been taken by the Committee in consequence of this recommendation, and this was the more blameable, as an act had passed in the late Session of Parlia ment for amending the act of grace in some points, and in which a clause to remedy this evil might have been got inserted, had application been made in the proper quarter.— That he could help saying here, in passing, that the Lord Ad vocate, the assessor of the Convention, might have been ex pected, in common courtesy, to have transmitted this bill to the Convention before it was passed into a law, in order that they might have had an opportunity of suggesting any thing on the subject that might have appeared of consequence. That the House was also aware, that souse time ago in action had been raised in the Court of Session, at the instance of certain persons imprisoned for an assault in the jail of Dun dee, against the Magistrates of that burgh, the Sheriff, and Commissioners of Supply of the county, and the Officers of State, with the view of ascertaining upon whom the mainten ance of criminal prisoners was laid after conviction. That in this case informations had been ordered by the Lord Ordinary to the First Division, and their Lordships, after taking the opi nions of the oth er Di v i s i on , an d o f t h e permanent Ordinaries, found, upon I s t M arc h l ast , t h a t th e b urden of maintaining criminal prison ers - a f ter conviction, was imp ose d b y taw on the royal burghs. In consequence of this decision, the Lord Advo cate wrote to all the Sheriffs in Scotland, on the 12th April last, stating at length the proceedings which had taken place, and informing them, that after Whitsunday then next, no 'credit would be allowed to them in Exchequer for any sum what ever paid on account of the aliment of prisoners subsequent to conviction. That it would be takin g up the time of the House most unnecessarily for him, either to detail the grounds on which the Court had conic to this decision, or to use any ar guments, to show of what importance it was to all the Burghs, that steps should be taken without lour of time with the view of getting them relieved from such an intolerable burden, and do nothing, having it laid upon the public as it ought to be. Indeed, so tohaadttend to the proceed sensible had the House been that this matter should be attend. last year been re commended o m w e t i l t d h c o d u t t o a t n h e e n n n t o ' s a id Committee clay,t liati t ings in this cause, and in case of the decision being adverse to the Burghs, to tae such steps as to it should seem meet. Al. March last, the Committeet hou li,th i siidecisionod deemedi ad it b and indeed a remit to the annual Committee seemed to be tantamount to con signing a subject to the tomb of the Capulets. From these two decisions it must be evident, that Parihunont was the only e i ' n n ee t i 7i n d o quarter to which they could look for relief, and he should therefore move that the w h o te,matter., relativ e to the aliment of prisoners of every description, should be remitted to a special Committee, with power to diem to take such steps as the) may consider proper for having the Burghs reliev e d from this burden. That it was to be understood that the Committee was an open one, and that it would be happy to receive communica tions on thissubject from any of the Burghs. Wednesday, the Convention being met and constituted, the minutes of last meeting were read. A petition from the Burgh of Crail, praying for aid to enable them to improve the harbour of that Burgh, was read. The PnovosT of LINLITHGOW moved that the aid prayed for should be gra:.ited. --- Mr. W. Nous seconded the motion, and proposed that 5001. should be granted by instalments for three years. The whole sum required for completing the work was stated to be from 1,2001. to 1,500/. The'Lonn PROVOST of EDINBURGH thought that there should be some security that the llurgh should ascertain -tvlie tiler they could raise the 700/. or 1;000/., the remainder of the money wanted. Mr. INGLIS said, that the burgh was certain to raise 5001., 'and that they had little doubt of raising the remainder by subscription. The Loan PROVOST of GLASGOW thOliklit than the Con. vention should pause before they granted the prayer of the pe. titian. The Convention had an inst.dinent to pay to Dumfries, and for that reason he moved that the petition should lie over , till that instalment was paid. The MEMBER for A YR seconded the motion. A GENTLEMAN suggested that Mr. Stevenson, the en gineer (who was 'present), should be heard in explanation. Mr. STEVENSON said, that the harbours at the entrance into the Frith on the Fife coast were not in a good state of repair.— In order to improve them, it had been thought best to begin with that of Crail, and he had no hesitation in saying, that should that harbour be repaired, it would prove of the greatest consequence to the safe navigation of the Prith. If the sum proposed to be expended were laid out, the harbour would be so deepened that it would have 18 feet of .water at spring -tides, while at present the depth was not more than 9or 10 feet. In neap-tides, were the improvements carried into effect, the depth of water would be 10 feet, at present it was only 7. The CHIRMAN said, that he was as anxious to save money for hisxonstituents as any person, hut when it had been clearly established that much good might be done by advancing a sum, and also when he considered that by this means, in the course of a season, probably two or three vessels might be saved, and the lives of mariners preserved, the money required was of no consequence to the attainment of such an object. He therefore thought the Convention should agree to grant the aid prayed for. ft was then unanimously agreed to advance the sum of 5001. by three yearly instalments, to improve the harbour of Crail. Mr. avING, the agent, in answer to a question from a mem ber, relative to the cases for Dundee and Brechin before the Court, said that memorials were under preparation to be pre sented to the Lord Ordinary. The Convention then adjourned. Yesterday the Convention met, and was constituted in the usual form. The minutes of the previous sederunt were then read. The PROVOST of GLASGOW moved that the thanks of Con vention be given to Dr. Lee for his uniform attention. This motion was carried by acclamation. Mr. W. RITCH IE said that he rose to make the motion of which he had previously given notice, namely, a vote of thanks to his Majesty's Ministers, for the liberal and enlightened po licy which they had in many respects pursued for some time past. It was unnecessary to repeat what were the grounds of the motion. The Members of Convention could have no ob jection, surely, to vote thanks to a popular Ministry, and the present was the most popidar that has existed for the last half century. The Convention consisted of a large portion of per sons from sea-ports, and it was their duty to express thanks for the attention of late paid by the Ministry 'to the interests of commerce, and the sound principles of free trade. What had been accomplished in that way was truly astonishing : trade hr,d revived as restrictions were removed, while the revenue of the country increased as the burdens of the people were re duced. The Gentlemen on the opposite side might hold that these results were caused more by the changes of the times than the change of measures. On his side, however, it was main tained that the Measures had originated with Ministers, hilt they had the courage and honesty to adopt the propositions of others. Their labours were not confined to the improvement in trade, for they had amended our laws, and improved the form of procedure under these laws. The Bill of Mr. Peel relative to the independence of jurors, would ever be a monument to his .fame, and entitle him to the eternal gratitude of his country. After some farther remarks,_ Mr. R. s a id h e h o p e d t h e mot i on would be unanimous ; for he was willing the Gentlemen opposed to him should concur upon their own principles, whether they con. sidered the change arose from the spirit of the age, or the change of men. He was, however, clearly of 'opinion, that we were much indebted to a change of men for the change of measures. Canning was not a Castlereagh. J. W. . 31 •KENzit'reniarked, as the Provost of Aberdeen did not seem disposed to second the motion, be begged leave to do so. The PROVOST of ABERDEEN concurred in the motion, in so far as regarded trad e . Still h e was yet to be informed, if it was customary to thank public men for doing their duty. Mr. W. RITCHIE considered it quite common for public bodies to thank his Majesty's Ministers. The LOAD PROVOST of EDINBURGH said, there was no man more disposed than he to feel proud of the liberal views of Ministers. In reference to the similar motion made two years ago, and the one now before the Convention, he would say that the ci rcumstances were changed—. Ministers had just then gone into office, and many at that time might. with the purest motives, decline to vote thanks f or t h e a do pt i on o f measures, the results: of which were problematical. He could not give full credit to the assertion, that certain gentlemen had been able to predict and foresee what had since taken place. It was, however, fortunate, that notwithstanding the great reduc tions which had been made, the amount of the revenue of the kingdom was still equal to what it formerly was. In the Con vention he had no vote, but if he had, he would be inclined to support the motion, now that he had seen the effect of the mea sures followed by Ministers. Mr. JOHN WAutm was disposed to support the motion, since each might do so according to his own views. It was, however, rather unfair for some gentlemen to lay claim ,to the whole merit, when there were questions upon which the most patriotic might differ. The navigation laws, for instance : these were considered at one time the bulwark of British com merce, and had been in existence since the days of Oliver Crom well. It now appeared that these laws were founded on errone ous and mistaken principles. After several other observations, Mr. W. concluded by remarking, that he thought it perfectly proper for them, as representing a portion of the commercial community, to express their gratitude to his Majesty's Ministers for the attention they had paid to the trading interests. There was a great difference between what a man is bound to do, and what a man may perform. Men of talent will carry' through measures, which other men of equally honest intentions will never be able to accomplish. The motion was unanimously agreed to. J. W. 111`KEN2IE gave notice of an intention to bring for ward a motion, at next convention, for the reduction of the salaries of the office-bearers. The Clerk then read a report of the proceedings in the case of the burghs of Aberdeen and Brechin. The Assessor for Dunbar made a motion to the effect that it would be advisable to have the poster of the small Debt Act extended to Magistrates of Burghs. A good deal of conversation followed on this subject, in which Mr. James Stuart was the only member who seemed to be opposed to the motion, principally on the ground of expediency. The PROVOST of ABERDEEN, read a communication rela tive to the inconvenience burghs are sometimes put to under the Lord Advocate's Act, relative to the disposal of Burgh pro- . perty, from the shortness of Exchequer terms. This commu nication suggested that certain powers 4hould be lorld - iit the Lord Ordinary. Mr. W. BELL moved, that the whole Act - be considered by the Annual Committee, with a view to the procuring of a better one. 7 -Agreed to. ~ -- The PROVOST of LINLITHGOW intimated his intention to bring forward a motion, at next Convention, to prevent busi ness being referred to special Committees which should come before the General Committ ee . , After reading. a state of the Funds, &c., thanks were voted to the Lord Provost of Edinburh, for hi s con d uct in the Chair; and the Convention separated - . The next Convention will meet on the second Tuesday of July, 1820 . of Leigh h ave entc l re l d' e in S to tu a d su e b n s t c s ri p i i t l io t n h i e n ! Uf a vno ivt r ; i th t Y e Greeks ; several of the most respectable citizens have joined them, and about 10,000 francs were subscribed. PRICE SEVENPfNCE. GREEK NAVAL ACTION. GENOA, JULY 6. The master of a Sardinian.vessel lately here from Salonica, has made a report to his merchant, of an action he saw fought on the Ist and 2d Ult. by the Greeks against the Turkish fleet, be tween Ambros and tea, of which the following, is a copy : " On the 31st of May, 1825, at five, o'clock A.m., laying to the north of the island of St. George of Schiro, I saw a flotills composed of 33 sail, mostly brigs, bearing north, and some of these having some light vessels with them which I took to Ur fire-ships; at the same time I discovered another fleet more iieuthward composed of 40 sail, amongst which I distinguish ed six frigates, brigs, schooners, and other vessels. with three masts. I sent trp .a man to the fore-top-mast head, who as sured me that he could discover another fleet, besides the last; all these fleets were steering for the passage of Andros and Capo d'Oro, following each other with a very light air of wind from the north. At 7 o'clock P.M.; being about eight Miles distant from the said island of Schiro,which boreW.N.W. the Grecian flotilla being near, two brigs detached themselves, and having their boats out, one of which came alongside of me, and the other went to speak to an Austrian vessel in com pany of which I had made sail from Salonica. The officer who came on board my vessel, asked from whence I came, and where I was bound, if there were no troops in Salonica besides the garrison ; if provisions were loading for the fortresses. To which questions having given an answer, I inquired of the officer what fleet that was which was a-head of us. He an swered it was the Turkish fleet, which they had kept following for some days since it had come out of the Dardanelles, and that they were only waiting for a breeze of wind to be able to manage their vessels, in order to attack it ; subjoining, that a-head of the Turkish fleet there was another division of Greek vessels. " _During the night, sundry signals were observed to he made by the one and the other fleet. On the I st of June, at 6 o'clock 'a. m., being distant about three miles from the Bogasso or passage between Andros and Cape d'Oro, as I was steering for the same with a northerly wind, I reckoned under the island of Andros 40 sail, amongst which six frigates, steering to the south and by their colours I found them to be Turks who kept coast ing along said island, a nd th e G ree k division iollowing them at a short distance, holding near Capo d'Oro. The wind from the north beginning to freshen up at half-past 11 o'clock a. in., being at the beginning of the aforesaid Bogasso or passage.— I saw the attack bJgin by the Greeks against the Turks by the Grecian division which was a-head of them, and which had passed through And ros an d Ti no . A s soon as t h e division which was in the rear saw the signal for action, it made all sail towards the Turks, and very soon I saw it enter into action, which became general and obstinate.— The same began on the coast of Andros towards Zea. The Greeks succeeded to break the Turkish line by their repeated and active manoeuvres : I saw Grecian vessels, although armed merchant-ships, fighting alongside of Turkish frigates, backing occasionally their topsails, and with their cpurses set, whilst the Turks had only their topsails set. As soon as the line was broke, the Turkish transports went to leeward towards l'lsola Longa, in disorder, but always protected.— At four o'clock p. ns., being nearer, I saw a large ship with three masts, which had the appearance of a frigate, on fire. by means of some fire-ships, and a short time after she blew up, with a strong shock, and I think that none of the crew could have had time to save themselves. The b a ttl e con ti nue d with the greatest obstinacy, and the Greeks to the number of ten or twelve vessels at a time bore upon each of the frigates and other vessels, which were protecting their convoy of trans ports. At five o'clock p.m. I saw a frigate with her top-masts carried away, and with her stern in a blaze by a fire.ship ; at the same time 1 observed several Grecian boats saving out of the water some of the unfortunate - crews, and' 4 other launches taking away the fireship from said, frigate, to tow it towards other Turkish' ships, which frigate blew up in about. half an hour after. The action continuing between the island of Zea and the Isola Longa, in three points in a disordered state for the Turks. At 7 o'clock p.m., I observed several Grecian ves sels, having in the middle a frigate which they were engaging, and as she was separated from her division she made sail to run off, ceasing to fire. At half-past 7 p.m. the action ceased.— During the action two Grecian polaccas of superior sailing, by divers and repeated manoeuvres about the Turkish Admiral. were endeavouring to try the destiny of a fire-ship which they had with them. Until 10 o'clock p.m. the report of some can. non was heard at intervals, which made me believe the Greeks were continuing to molest the Turks in endeavouring to rally on the coast of the Isola Longa. From 9 p.m. to 2 o'clock a.rn*. I saw a large blaze, which I conjectured to be some vessel on fire. Towards the evening I remarked that two Turkish gates had under their stern two vessels dismasted. " On the 2d in the morning, findin g mysel between the island of Zea and Sira, I saw towards Termia and Zea thirty. Grecean vessels with all sails set, with a little wind from the north, chasing the runaway Turkish frigate towards the south east. At nine o'clock a. m., ten of said vessels continued to chase her, and the other twenty returned towards the passage of Termia and Zea, and it seemed as if they were expecting the wind to renew the engagement against the Turks,' who. having rallied, were coasting along St. George of Albora and Illorea. I remarked that amongst the above division of twenty Grecian vessels, which passed close under my stern and bows, and which I had seen in such hot action, none had the appear adce of being hurt or damaged, save one who had his fore-top gallant-mast carried away. I observed that after they had been laying-to about an hour near Zea, they made a press of sail, and steered towards Idra. At 8 o'clock p. m., being about l 2 miles distant from the island of Falconers to the S.W. of the same, the Turkish division being about. two miles distant from me, and which during the day seemed steering for Cerigo, al tered its course towards the S.E. The Greeks which were fol lowing carried a press of sail to get up with it, having with them some fire-ships. During the day I reckoned over sundry times the Turkish fleet in 32 sail, having only discovered three fri gates and three corvettes, these last loaded, although armed. At nine p. m., the weather growing boisterous, the wind having freshened up to W.S.W., variable to W.N.W., did not allow me to see any thing further during the night, nor on the fol lowingday. " It is probable that the Turkish fleet may have steered to wards Soda, in Candia. I remained for six days off Cerigo, with other vessels, owing to contrary winds from W. to N.W. and no more, either Turks or Greeks, were t o b e seen." NAVAL COURT MARTIAL. PORTSMOUTH, JULY M.—A Court Martial was belsi 07/ board his Majesty's ship Victory, at this port, on Monday and the three following days, on Lieut. James Campbell, late of his Majesty's ship Ty n e, o n th e f o ll ow i ng charges, arising out of his conduct at the capture of th e pi rate schooner Saragozaria, - on the 31st March, 1023 : Ist.—That the said Lieutenant James Campbell, being a Lieutenant of his Majesty's ship Tyne, and having the com mand of a pinnace or boat belonging to the ship on the 31st of March, 1823, and being ordered by his Captain, John Edward • Walcott, the Commander of the Tyne, to advance anti board the pirate schooner Saragozana, then about to be assailed, did not use all possible endeavours to put the said order in execu.: • • tion, but wilfully disobeyed the same, in breach of the 11th Article of War. • 2d.—That being such Lieutenant of the Tyne at the'attacii of the said pirate shooner Saragozana, the said Lieutenant James Campbell, did, through cowardice and negligence in time ' of action with the said pirate schooner, withdraw and keep back, and did not do his utmost to take and destroy the same in breach of the 12th Article of War. The Court having patiently investigated the circumstances.; • and heard the defence of Lieutenant Campbell, agreed, that the charge of cowardice was not proved against the said Lieuten.: • ant James Campbell, and did adjudge him to' be acquitted thereof; but that with ,respect to the first of the said chirtgeik,°. • that he did not use all possible endeavours, to put the orders of • Captain .John Edward Walcott in execution; but disobeyed. -; the same ; and with respect to the second (01* saideliarges; • that"he (lid keep back and did not do hi s most to take and destroy the said pirate tchooner, which it was his duty ft) do hail been proved against the said Lieutenant James C a rnpbefl ; hut, in consideration of circumstances, doth adjudge him only to be placed at the bottom of the' -list of Lieutenants, and thereto remain for the term of two years Prom the date he:NE