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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY_ Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jzn. 14, 1825. [TUE TIME!.) The- French Newspapers respectively in the confidence, as is supposed, of Ministerial and Opposition Royalists, continue to a ddress them selves to England in a manner as edifying as it is interesting, on her recognition of the independ ence of that portion of America which once be longed to Spain. Of the various arguments em ployed on this occasion—whether in the shape of• complaint, remonstrance, or advice—there -are certainly none for which we ought to be more grateful than for those which seem to be sug gested to the-French Journalists by tenderness for the legitimate rights and permanent safety of Great Britain. The Etoile, for example, " feels ‘' itself bound to say that no Power is so much " interested 'as England herself in preserving' " untouched the principle of legitimacy—wit " ness Ireland, India, and the. West Indies." And a little further on it is added, that Eng land may be regarded as having committed a dangerous act by the example which is thus " given to her own colonies—a useless act, also to 64 South America itself, except in so far as it may 44 be followed up by an efliCacious intervention ; "and rre perceive that certain English New " papers disavow all intentions of that kind."— In reply to such fooleries, if they merit any, we may observe, that England has pretty well con sidered both the degree and the direction in which her own interests, as well as the rights of other States, are touched by her present decision. England has too much sense not to be aware that if Ireland, (which God forbid !) or if India or the West Indies, should ever shake off all actual connexion with her, and establish a real in dependence in spite of her, it. is not in the magic of the word " legitimacy" that she would find the power of recalling them to her standard, or from such a talisman that she could derive an indemnity for their loss. If a colony has once fairly broken loose from the mother country, orany possession detached itself from the sovereign state, the " legitimacy" contended for is not worth one farthing. if legitimacy can do nothing but sanction or prohibit a certain form of words,, —that is to say, give Kings a barren title to' withhold the acknowledgment of notorious facts, -without the ability to derive one sous of profit, one foot of territory, or one particle of solid power from their stubborness,—neither England, nor the King of England, we as-sure the French Journals, feels the least concern for a legitimacy so worthless and so vain. There is no just charge of inconsistency against the English Sovereign, be cause, in 1775, at the commencement of the co lonial war, he declarant himself 44 as much King 44 of Pensylvania and Virginia, as of York "'shire ;" while now, after the conclusion of the South American war, he declares the King of Spain to be no more Sovereign of Co lombia or La Plata than of Yorkshire. The ques tion in the former case was still to be tried : in the latter, it has been irrevocably decided.— What benefit did " legitimacy" confer in Spain, in regard to the Seven United Provinces, after she had de fade 'lost those provineys ?' or did England, or France either, postpone the. recogni tion of them trial! the sulk and stupidity of Spa nish pride had accorded to them . a ceremonious permission ? As well might it be said, that while the Kings of England choose to appropriate to themselves the childish appellation of " Kings of France," the " legitimate" rights of Monarchical Government were wounded'by the general re cognition.of that dignity in the House of Boar bon, as that such rights can now be impaired by the recognition of Bolivar as President of the Colombian League.. George 111., in 1775, was as substantially King of France, as Ferdinand VII. is now the Monarch ofAMerica. But it is said the recognition is valueless, without, an efficacious intervention by England in favour of the new Republics. Let not the French Ultras be . uneasy on that point. England stands pledged to annex, if required, that. stamp' of value Co her'aCi of recognition.. Let Mere be an hostile interference on one side, and see if there will not be •a"Proteeting interference on the other. As for the motive imputed to Mr. Canning, in waiting until the French Ministers were eartiar rassed by Their engagements to the Emigres, - it is a mere effusion of spleen and vanity, arid too absurd to be refuted. {NEW TIMES.] Letters of the 28th ult. from Marseilles con tain advices from Corfu of the 13th of the same month, which are far from favourable to the cause of Grecian independence. They state, that great disturbances were going on in the Morea. General Colocotroni, it is said, has commanded his troops to raise the siege of Patras ; and making use; for the first time, of his great riches, began to' collect troops - to march against the Central Government, threatening to depose all the Members of the Legislative and Executive Bodies, and 'to place himself at the head of the new party. Many of the most distinguished Moreotesare' said to have joined him, and they delude the simple inhabitants with an idea, that when the new patty assumes the administration of affairs, the people will be 'allowed to 'share amongst themselves the Loan from England.—The wri ters of the Corfu letters suggest that. the real views of the new party are to take possession of Tripolizza and Napoli di Romania, not for the purpose of defending the liberties of Greece, hut,_ on the contrary, to treat with the Pacha of Egypt for a surrender. The circumstance of the Egyptian Fleets _ still hovering in the neighbourhood of those coasts seems to give additional probability to these ideas. We could certainly wish to see a strong and enlightened Government formed in Greece; but we fear if these jealousies and misunder.tand logs continue among the Chiefs, there 'will be little hope of ultimate success to the People. [MORNING POST. i . . W e reCeived last.uight, by Fx?ress,.Paris Pa pers t o -th e 12th iiit. and the Eloile of NVtines day. The latter has been forced by the attacks of the Journal des &bats to come more forward' ,than it had done on the great question raised 'by our recognition of South American independ ence. In doing this, however, it has not as sumed so decisive a tone as to reveal the whole views of the French Ministry on this important subject. It has skilftilly eluded all untimely explanation's by pointing its remarks at the objections of its opponents rather than at the merits of the question. These are only no- Eked incidentally, and though. it is done in a manner from which it may be inferred that France is not prepared to follow .our example immediately, still there is nothing stated which binds her to abstain fi-om pursuing a similar course, when she may consider the grand struggle nearer its termination. The chief object of the Etoile seems to be to repel the charge of want of foresight biought againSt M. de Villele. This object is completely attained ; and attained in a manner which does full justice to the candour and good faith displayed by our Government in the course of the whole transaction. So far from foresight having been wanted' to penetrate the maze :of our policy, it is admitted, nay pro- - claimed, that the policy has been so frank and open, that neither France nor any other nation on the Continent have been taken by surprise. This declaration is supported by proofs derived from our conduct and public statements, and one of the reasons given to show that " all the consequences of the measure have been calculated beforehand by every Cabinet in Europe," is that they had been " duly apprised of our intentions." This acknowledgment is both manly and honourable. It is also important, as it removes the very shadow of apprehension that the adoption of such a step should be at tended with any danger to the peace of Europe. For all the Cabinets of the Continent having " been duly apprised of our inten tions," and having discussed and calCu lated their possible results beforehand, would not have waited till they had been car ried into execution to display sytnptoms of hostility. They would rather, on the contrary, have made an early show of them, in order to endeavour to prevent the necessity of more seri ous demonstrations or of actual interference at a later period. That they did not do so, though our intentions were as clear to them before their promulgation as they are now to the wrkoie world, is'a proof that they will not do it now, and that the fears expressed by the enemies to South American independence, that we have acted . a part dangerous to European tranquillity, are wholly without foundation. Indeed the Etoile is above repeating such gratuitous ap prehensions. It says that " England may be regarded as having committed a dangerous act," but it clearly explains that the danger consists, not in bringing down the h ostility of European nations upon lierself,lbut " in the example which is thus givetrio her own colonies." This is, ac cording to the declaration of the Etoi/e•(vhich may be regarded as that of the' French Mi nistry, and in 'consequence of the avowed union of views on this question between France and her Allies, as the declaration of all the Powers of the Continent), this is .the only peril to which England has exposed herself by her recognition of South "American independence. It is a peril of which she was aware long before she adopted liar late determination. It has been therefore fully investigated,and presents nothing calculated to justify the affectation of native alarm or foreign sympathy. [DRITISII PRESS.] Our attention has been called to two cases that lately occurred at one of the Police-offices, one immediately after the other, respecting which some explanation really seems to us due to the public. A wretched old man, who had served ten years in the army, was driven by hunger to steal some loaves from a baker's basket. The street-keepers seized• him in the act of devouring 'tile bread. On his examination before the Ma gistrate, no .one recognized him to have been an offender before. Ile •pleaded the extremity of his distress in palliation of his guilt. He said he had not tasted food for two whole (lays, and his appearance and behaviour fully corro borated his assertion.' The prisoner, however, was - committed for trial. Almost the very next case, but- before another Magistrate, was that of a young scoundrel, who, having a good place, and being supplied With board, washing, and lodging, and wages besides, had, in order to pamper his luxurious appetite, stolen a twelfth cake, worth Bs. 6d., out of a public shop, in a, well-frequented thoroughfare. Yet this wanton and aggravated theft was suffered to go wholly unpunished. The previous good character of the juvenile delinquent effected for him what it could not for the aged man, whom want and misery had urged to crime. So at least the cases were repre sented in all the public newspapers. The young thief owed his escape, it appears, to the lenity, or, perhaps the laziness, of the prosecutor. Is it fitting that the Ma gistrates should suffer the caprice, or idle (lessor selfishness of individuals to prevent the ad ministration of justice? Where the cases are flag rant, it is the duty of the Magistrate to bind the parties over to prosecute without any reference to their wishes. This is sometimes done.: why not always ? If it was necessary that the stern hand of the law should strike the hungry old sol dier, was it right, immediately afterwards, to send away harmless from the very same bar, the dis honest youth, whose greediness a l one led him t o the commission of a daring crime ? We repeat it —some explanation is due to the public. We did intend to have made some further ob servations to-day respecting the schemes for mining associations, but we were induced to postpone them. In what we have said, it will be clearly understood, we hope, that our re marks are general, and that our object has been to caution the public against those extravagant speculations into which many persons were ru3hing when we first adverted to the subject. It may b„ . ? that some of the projects deservo the atleoym of those who are disposed to try the chances of this expensive, and too frequently ruinous, sort of lottery. We do not confound all the plans that are before the public in one sweeping condemnation. Some are represented to ns as having a reasonable likelihood of success, some on the other hand are mere bubbles. Three of the projects relate to entirely new mines; and these, if all be true that we hear respecting them, may yield a fair profit on the capital employed, but many of the schemes were never intended for any purpose but to bolster up the fortunes of desperate insolvents, " the neck-or-nothing men," as they are styled in the expressive phra seology of the Stock Exchange.—(lbid.) [MORNING HERALD.] A long order has lately been issued, as our readers will have observed, for effecting a change in the uniform of the Navy ; a branch of our ser vice, which, in every point of view, both within and without, required, we conceive, as little alteration as any thine , in the Universe. Could the spirits of the Rodneys, the Howes, the Duncans, and the Nelsons revisit the gangway of a three-decker, how little would they ap plaud this apparent innovation. They would as soon expect -to see the Union Jack itself dis placed, as a change made in the uniform in which they fought and bled for their coun try. There may, perhaps, be some reasons for this, which the public are not acquainted with. If there are any, they should have been stated ; otherwise, there may be those who, in the absence of any assigned cause, may set it down, as we confess we are ourselves rather in clined to do,° the score of mere meddling caprice. If we may be allowed to say so, there has appeared of late years, in some quarter or another, too great a disposition to interfere in trifling matters like this. The dress of the Army has undergone alterations innumerable —some of them certainly very praiseworthy, but the greater part of them very much the reverse. No one but must approve of the abolition of the enormous cockkl hat and heavy larded pigtails whith. used to adorn, or rather disfigure, the household troops ; and had the alterations stopped there, and at other simi• lar reforms, no one could have objected to them. But when we look at the frippery and expellee which have been introduced into some of the Cavalry regiments, a stranger would be half inclined to suppose that the Worshipful Company of 'Merchant Tailors had actually obtained a footing in the Government, and had migrated from their ancient Hall in Thread needle-street to Downing-street and the Horse Guards. This foolery (for so we must call it,) it would seem, is not to stop here, but the rage for costume is to be extended to the civil servants of the Crown, and the whole tribe of Commissioners, Auditors, Secretaries, Clerks, Inspectors, &c. are to form a party-coloured corps, distinguished by a livery of blue and buff. This, by the bye, will be a mighty triumph and consolation to the poor Whigs, who, after years of hope and exclusion, wiil thus have at last the satisfaction of seeing their Tory rivals obliged to turn their coats to their colour. Though the re port in question comes to us with an air of au thority, we would fain hope that it cannot be correct. If we were satisfied that it were so, we' should be inclined to treat it with more serious ness, and condemn it at once as a most unwise and injudicious inroad upon the spirit of our free government. If, contvau to our ex pectations,it should assume a more serious aspect, we shall feel it our duty to return to it seriously. In the mean time, looking upon it, as a mere hoax, we dismiss it with the hope that we shall not be 'called upon to notice it again. [THE PUBLIC' LEDGER.] The Etoile of Wednesday, which reached us last night, is quite different from the Etoile of Monday, on the subject of our new relations with the late American Colonies of Spain. We are .glad of a change, dictated by good sense ; par ticularly, as the tone in which it thought' fit at first to indulge, would be as unbecoming in the French. Government to use, as it would be hi the English to hear. We, therefore, look upon its early animadversions on this subject as its own effusions ; whereas the article of Wednesday, according to" .every appearance, expresses the sentiments of its Ministerial Patrons. In the former, the proceed ing was characterised as a strange act; whereas it is now said, that the. French Cabinet had been long prepared for it. We are no longer threatened with the resentment of France, or of any other preponderating Power ; but we are simply accused of folly and shortsightedness, and forewarned of the penal consequences that must ensue. However, it is some consolation to hear that the penalty is not to follow the act immediately, but is re served for a future period ; when the French Go vernment will, no doubt, reap the fruits of its le gitimacy, and ours of its illegitimate, policy. But "the Etoile should recollect, that our present con duct is not an abandonment of ancient principles, but a strict adherence to them, and that our gran deur, as well as our freedom, has no other basis. Had we rejected them, we would render Ourselves liable to a charge of rashness; w hereas we are now merely following in a beaten path, which our greatest Statesmen had previously trodden. The peril, as well as inconsistency,' would consist in turning into another road ; and were we to take that which The Etoile has pointed out, We should be no longer at the head of a great system, from which wealth, power, and consideration have hitherto flowed in upon us; but Must move in another, where perhaps disgrace and- loss might at tend us. But if his Majesty's Government have . been seduced into an error by the cupidity of our Merchants, whose faultis it,but that of those legiti- Mate Powers, with their anti-commercial measures, which have forced this country to seek new chap nets of trade, to meet the expences.incurred in the cause of legitimacy. 'Had they, at the expi ration of the last war opened their ports to our trade, in retnrn • for the vast sacrifices we had made in their support, there would be no necessity for new markets; but as they have set the example 'of a selfish_ policy, it does not become them now to complain. H Ow . ever, we are glad of the pacific tone adopted by the organ of the .French Ministry ; for peace is too great a blessing to be flung away except in a case of extreme necessity. But, in preserving it, we have none to thank but ourselves; and should we ever be found unprepared, we should not re tain it long. Our best guarantees for the pacific conduct of other Powers are to be found in the courage, patriotism, and firmness, that distinguish the British character. Any other guarantees against the hostility of our neighbours would be as fragile as a rotten reed ; and, as to their forbearance, we fling it to the winds, because it is but chaff after all, which is substituted for in solent menace, should they ever find us unable to support our own cause. We cannot conclude without impressing upon the serious consideration of our zealots the broad hint which the Etoile throws out with respect to Ireland ; and, if they still press coercive, instead of conciliatory mea sures towards that country, their stupidity is much greater than their bigotry. [MORNING CHRONICLE-] We call the attention of our Readers to tl.e following letter from Paris, on the subject of the recognition of the Republics of South America, which, taken in connection with the articles in the French Ministerial Papers, throws a curious light on the projects and views of the Holy Alli ance. PARIS, JAN. 10. The news of the recognition of the Spanish Colonies of South America, has produced an effect at Paris impossible to describe. In general this vigorous act is regarded as the first blow given to the Holy Alliance, and to its despotic and absurd principles. The Ministerial party, and the Ultras, are in consternation, and even M. de Villele has lost his confidence. It is an important and not well known fact, that the Cabinet of Madrid, Paris, and Petersburgh, have long been preparing a powerful diver sion in South America, and that the sudden determination of England has overthrown, in one day, this long preparation of darkness and deception. This is worthy of further details.— Since 1817 attempts have been made by the Cabinet of Russia, acting as a Mediator for Spain, to prevent the United States from recognizing the independence of the new States of Ame rica, and even inducing them to declare war against their neighbours. The first negociation not having been followed by any favourable result, the Spanish and Russian Cabinets turned their views in another direction, and made an offer to the Cabinet of the Tuileries, which was agreed to. In conse quence, M. Hyde de Neuville, then Minister to the United States, received orders to cause Mexico to be examined by diplomatic agents, who were to give an account, with the least possible delay, of the situation of that country, both in its civil and military relations..-LThe report made at that period re lative to Mexico was published in The Morning Chronicle in May, 1824, as also all the Papers which had been given as instructions to the different agents sent to Colombia, Buenos Ayres, and Chili. These reports and instructions, the authenticity of which has been acknowledged by the French Ministerial Journals, evidently prove that the ob ject of Spain, supported by Russia and France, then was to replace the colonies under the yoke of the mother country, in order to establish in America, at any expence, the deso lating and absurd principle of Legitimacy. No efforts were spared ; money, threats, bribery, all were used, and all have now failed, in consequence of the magnanimous resolution of the British Cabinet. To give you an idea of the means employ ed to excite civil - war 'in these unhappy countries, and carry its disastrous effects to the highest pitch, a single fact, which was made the subject of a question in your House of Commons, will shew. In May, 1824, a report was spread that a French fleet had been seen at Brazil, and that the officers of this fleet had announced at Rio Janeiro, that they were to be reinforced by a still greater - number of ships. The English merchants, already much connected with South America by trade, were alarmed, and Sir James Mackintosh asked Mr. Canning, on May 3d, 1824, what truth there was in such a rumour ? Mr. Canning replied, that, in fact; the French had a rendezvous in that neighbourhood ; but he did not believe that the squadron should cause any uneasiness—that the French Ambassador, with whom he had spoken, was of the same opinion, and had promised more ample information, which he had already de manded of his Court. In fact; on the' 6th, 'Mr. Canning stated that he had received from Prince Polignac the most satisfactory explanations, and that the English men of war in every part of the world were sufficient to cause the British flag to be respected. All this farce was Only a diplomatic trick, a gasconade of M. de Villele, who thus concealed the real object of the expedition. According to the instructions given to M. Chasseriau, the French and Spanish . Agent in Colombia, which were published in . The Morning Chronicle, in Aug. last, terror and threats were to be employed to excite divisions in that coun try. It was necessary to make a great fuss about the French military secours, and the reality of its intentions to assist Spain A French fleet was in consequence sent to Brazil, and the offi cers received orders to speak publicly of the speedy arrival of a large military and naval force. Who will believe that these officers would have spoken publicly of such a force if it had not been by direction of our Government ? The whole of this was intended to give confidence and power to the Royalist party in America, till circumstances allowed the oligarchs of the Continent of Europe to - act openly in their favour. It was a moral auxiliary against their Opponents, the forerunner of the more weighty auxiliaries which were destined to assist them. The British Cabinet having penetrated the intentions of the Cabinets of the Continent as to South America, has pressed it on the Spanish Cabinet during the last year, to come to some determination with regard to its Colonies ; but its demands have had no other effect than to hasten the conclusion of a de finitive treaty between Spain and France and Russia, relative to the provinces of America. Under the pretext of negotiating a treaty relative to the occupation of Spain by the French army, conferences have been opened at the Escurial between Zea Bermudez and the French Charge d'Affaires at Madrid. The choice of an obscure negotiator has been made design edly; by' this M. de Villele and the Camarilla hoped to es cape the piercing eye of the British Cabinet. A secret treaty has in consequence been concluded and ratified between the three Powers above-mentioned. France and Russia have en gaged, on receiving some territory, to put Spain in possession of the insurgent colonies. The treaty was ratified at Madrid on December 3d, and at Paris on December 18th, at the same time as the convention for the prolongation of the stay of the French army in Spain ; but the British Cabinet having been informed of it, has preceded these Cabinets in their designs by causing its determination to acknowledge the independence of the Free States of South America to be made known to all the Cabinets of Europe. Thus, at one blow,' the stupid manoeuvre of the Statesmen of yesterday has been destroyed. It is doubted whether M. de Villele will be able to resist this blow from abroad, and whether he will continue to direct the mea sures of a country he has injured so much. Our Ministerial Journals are spouting fire and fury against England. In their rage, they have gone so far as to call it the sanctuary of Revo lutionists. The unhappy wretches do not see that she alone Can preserve them from miseries, which 'their Own' madness is drawing on their heads. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSIOx-HOUSE.--Messrs. Robson, Brooks, and Co;,. stationers, of Abchurch-lane, came before the LORD MAYOR to request his Lordship's interfeience for the punishment of a very serious fraud which had been committed upon them by one of their servants, who was, they said, abetted by a number of persons considered to be as respectable copper-plate printers as any in London. Mr. Robson stated, that the firm of which he was a partner was in the habit of printing a large quantity of bankers' checks, and that in consequence of the numerous forgeries which had been effected by discharking the ink marks with an acid, and substituting other numbers, their attention was turned to the best means of preventing such alterations. The printer's ink generally in use withstood the common acids, but common. writing ink did not, and therefore the latter might be discharg ed, and an adequate space left for the forger to write over the• common engraved ground in checks. To frustrate this tempta tion and opportunity to do ill, the complainants made and ob tained a patent for a printing ink which acids would discharge ; so that if any attempt were made by a forger to discharge the writing upon checks printed with such ink, he would discharge j the printing ink also, and render the attempt palpable. A I recent forgery to a considerable amount, attempted upon a • check of the description alluded to, was not very long ago detected, and the importance of the invention as a security was unquestionable. They had engaged a Frenchman, named La Roche, to grind and m:.x the patent ink fbr • the use of the workmen. This man had been in their em ployment, at weekly , wages, since the year 1823. On Friday evening last, wnen the printers were quitting work, a person who had frequently beforebeen seen on the premises, n quiring for La Roche, was stopped and interrogated by one of.the partners as to his object in coming there so frequently, . when after much hesitation, he admitted that he came from a • highly respectable firm of stationers and printers residing near Cornhill. On pursuing the inquiry, it was discovered that this firm had been supplied by La Roche, without the knowledge of his employers, for nearly 12 months. Mr. Robson then showed to his Lordship, in proof of this statement, a number of re ceipts and orders to a considerable extent, that had been found at La Roche's lodgings. On the next day they received from the persons they accused of abetting La Roche, a letter in jus tification of their conduct. it was to the following effect : " Messrs. Robson and Co. • I " Gentlemen—We beg to hand you a copy of a memorandum given to us by Mr. La Roche, ink-maker : the original may be seen at " Sir, yours respectfully."_ Copy of the Memorandum.—" I hereVy undertake to supply Messrs. with printing-ink ; but promise and undertake not to deliver any ink like, or similar to, that which is specified in the patent of Messrs. Robson and Co. " May 10, 1824. " Signed DAVID LA ROCHE, (his mark). " Witness, WILLIAM LA ROCHE." Mr. Robson stated further, that they h a d ascer t a i ne d th a t a number of highly respectable houses (or hous e s co n s id ere d a s !, such) had dealt in a similar manner with re s p ec t t o th e i r p ro - , perty. Mr. Robson then stated his belief th a t L a R oc h e h a d - made use of their materials to supply the • orders he had ob tained, and requested a warrant against him. .1 The Loan MAYOR. said; he did not see tha(he had suffi cient legal ground for granting a warrant, a lth oug h h e h a d no t ' the slightest doubt that the conduct of the servant had been highly dishonest. In his (the Lord Mayor's) opinion the con duct of one tradesman in buying an article from the servant of - the person who made it, without the knowledge or consent of the latter, was as unjust as it was disreputable. Although, in . , consequence of the failure of legal proof, he could not interfere as a Magistrate, yet he hattno hesitation in saying, from the facts as they. appeared to him, that Messrs. Robson might have their remedies by civil actions. _ _ !Ir. Robson, before he left the Justice-room observed, that the conduct on the part of a number of the tr a de was the more unjustifiable, as the firm did not wish to monopolize the inven tion, but were ready to give licence for the use of it. GuiLDHALL.--Two'yOung gentlemen, the One Mr. Samuel Jones, a rectifier of spirits in the borough, and o the other - Mr.: William Griffiths, of King's Arms-yard„Coleman-street, were charged with creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. Naish, a Quaker, and spirit-merchant, 200, Upper Thames -street., It appeared that Mr. Naish having entered into a bond with Mr. Jones • for '4,0004, for which suns he was well secured by the supply of spirits fdrnished to hith, bad thought proper, without assigning any reason, to erase his name from the bond. Some angry correspondence took place, in consequence,, and Mr. Griffiths espousing his friend's cause, accompaied him to Naish's house to demand an explanation. Mr: Kemble, who is Mr. Naish's clerk, heard Jones declare-he would shoot Naish ; and knowing that -he had• applied to . . a Mr. Churchill to be his se cond in a duel with Mr. Naish,,gave the defendants into custody for disturbing the peace of the hoUse.—Mr. Jones said that Mr. Naish had stated that he would pay his (Mr. Jones's)tex pences over to Calais, to have the pleasure of blowing his brains out ; and he; appealed to Mr. livable whether he had not in tercepted and . suppressed a challenge from Mr. Naish only so late as Saturday last ?—Mr. - Kemble allowed this'to be true..— Mr. Alderman Bs atm, to . quiet the apprehension of Mr. Naish, who affirmed that he feated some grievous bodily harm, bound, the two gentlemen over in . their own recognizances in 50/. each, to keep the peace towards him for twelve months. MAR L 80110 U GH-ST REE T.—George - Files, a Chelsea pen , ;• • sinner, was charged with 'committing a highway robbery. The prosecutOr, a very old Man, was proceeding, through Chelsea with his wife on Wednesday evening, when the prisoner rushed past him, snatched the hat off his head .and ran away. .He was pursued by, several persons, who did' not lose sight of him unil he was secuyed with the hat in his possession. He was fully committed to Newgate. The . Pilno Forte la Ilouses.—lt. has of late become customary with publicans, who wish to amuse their customers, to have a piano ibrtegilaced in. the parlour frequented by the better sort of company, and some person volunteers to play, , • and relies upon the liberality of the hearers. These musical en 7.. tertainments.areusuallypontined to the ordinary days of the weeki but on Sunday, if this recreation , is resorted to, it is understood that sacred music only is to be played.. At most of the public- 1 houses within the district of this office, where a piano forte is. kept the sacred music has been discontinued, and profane tunes have been substituted, much' to the annoyance of the neighbours, who have, on various occasions, complained to the Magistrates, and a fine on the publican has invariably. fol lowed.—One publican was yesterday summoned for the offence, and his defence was, that his house was daily. frequented by foreigners, who insisted that there was no offence in perform ing those 'tunes after divine service on a Sunday evening,— The MAGISTRATE assured him to the contrary ; and upon his consenting to discontinue the music, the complaint was with drawn. THE NEW KING'S MEWS AND RTDING-HOUSEO Putimico.—The New Mews being completely finished, the different apartments for offirers, ser vants, and mechanics,are furnishing in a superior manner : the stables, coach-houses, harness rooms, store •rooms, &c. are also finished, and ready for the reception lof their various and dif ferent stores. There tire large fires kept daily in the different stoves, so that the place may be properly aired against St. George's Day (the King's Birth-day), when they will all be fully occupied. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., Mrs. E. T. Parris, Newman-street, of A son. On the 11th inst., at Castle-hill, Devon, Lady Catherine Fel lowes, of a son. On the 11th inst., at his house, Lordship-road, Stoke New ington, the Lady of Thomas PoWell, Esq., of a son. • MARRIED. • At St. John's, Southwark, Julia Moss, - grand-daughter of Philip Finnathore, Esq., of Peckham, to Mr. George Keen, of Charles:street, St.. John's. • . On the 11th inst., ai St. Giles's, Cripplegate, Mr. Edwards, of Great Ceram-street, Brunswick square, to Miss Cree!, daughter of Mr. Thomas Creed, Chesham, Bucks. DIED. On the 9th inst., at the Cottage, Ll an b e d rog , C arnarvon . shire; Mrs. Caldecot, deeply and sincerely lamented, wife of W. Lloyd Caldecot, Esq. one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peacefor the County of Carnaryon ; she was the only child of Gil. Caldeeot, Esti. formerly Colonel of the North Lincoln Mi litia, and niece of Henry Duncombe, Esq. many years Metr. - bcr of Parliament for the County of York. . On the 10th inst., Mr. John Ford, in the 89th year of his age, father of the late Rev.'George Ford, of Stepney. On Tuesday, the 11th inst.;, of - apoplexy, Mrs. Anderton, widow of the late Mr. Robert Anderton, aged 52. On the 7th inst., at Charing, in the 75th year of' her age. Amy, widow of the late 'William Hawker, Esq., many years surge= of that place. On Monday last, the 10th inst., at her house in Sloane-streets Mrs. Waller, aged 88. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS., at the OFFICE, NO. 112, 6trand; - By J. B. CARSTAIRS.