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it• con s pi rators . are _ordered off_ to St.,Peteraburgh, probably, on their route to Siberia:— - ST. PETERSBUROU, FEB. £B. According to public reports, several state prisoners from the kingdom of Poland, have lately been brought to this city. The Government .has not yet published any official account of the secret illegal associations which were discovered in that kingdom last year, at the same , time with those in Russia, and the exist ence of which was shown, even by the report of the Commission appointed by the Emperor to conduct the proceedings against the Russian conspirators. Dutch Papers of the 17th inst. have been received this morning. They contain the following particulars respecting the war in Batavia HAARLISI, ELARCH 16, The Batavia Journal of the 4th of November last, mentions some further particulars of the military operations in the territo ries of the Princes, from which it appears, that though the resist ance of the Javanese Insurgents still continues, the Netherland troops, and those of the Allies, have always the advantage. The Insurgents, after being driven from the district of Gavok, as sembled again not far from Socracarta, and as it seems again threatened that capital, but the Sultan went against them on the 19th of October with his own troops, supported by a small de tachment of. Netherland soldiers, and put them to flight. On the same day General Van Geen having received reinforce ments, reviewed the newly-arrived troops in Boejoelalie. This r einforcement had enabled him to increase the divisions of Colonel Cochins and of Majors de Leemo and Lebron to 450 met, each. As the mass of the insurgents still hovered about the Klatan and Djocjocarta, ,Colonel Cochins was to proceed from the former Place to meet the Commissioners, Witmtinghi and Engelhardt, re turning from the latter, and also to throw up a Belding at Delen goe. Major Lebron was to accompany them from Delengoe. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 16. Exchange on Loudon-12. ; Two months, 11. 92k. We observe that Mr. KENNEDY brings forward to night A- ‘ Bill to regulate the Salmon Fisheries of the Unite4,Kingdom. This is a subject of great impor tance to Scotland, and legislating on it requires much wisdom and caution, as the fortunes of many persons must be seriously affected .by it.' The 'Struggle lies :between. the Upper and the Lower Heritors, " they are called—that is, between persons whose properties_. lie. at the mouths ' of rivers, and those who have them situated at a greater distance from t he .sea. Stake nets suit the lower heritors, and en-lives and haul nets suit the upper.. The law of Scotland looks with a jealous eye on stake nets, as a "v4nt opus, but no one denies that they may be em ployed in the actual sea, or altum mare. Then comes a complicated question, where the sea commences and the river ends, and it generally requires a separate law suit,to decide the case of each individual river. The upper heritors resist stake-nets 9n the specious pre tence that it is an unfair style of fishing, and calculated to destroy the breed of salmon, whilst they them - selves have these cruives or weirs running across the whole stream, with only a trap-door for the fish to enter... In addition to this, a net is: c onstantly hauling the principal pools, and one is no sooner on shore - than another is , started. No doubt the taw direct* that the, cruives or traps should be open on a Sunday but at the same time it declares it to bein , competent for any one ..to e r nforce tut's - regulation who bats not, by charter,, a right_ to kill salniOn farther up the river. Of course the cruit!'es are never open but on compulsion, so ihat the ch ar ge o f poaching tomes _with a bad grace fioui the upper- heritors, themselves the most shameless of poaehers. It appears to us that the law should be settled on this point, but that the Legislature has to consider prhieipally the interest of the public, by per eetuating the supply of salmon. We are not for disregarding vested rights, but at the same time, is it not hard that a man who has, what was intended to be, an unlimited privilege of killingg ; salmon conferred by _ a Royal Charter, i specifying at length the names of all nets and other implements known at the period—is it not hard that he should be prevented from keeping pace with the 'improvements of the age, by altering a yair or wicker-work snare for salmon, into a stake net ,or. any other contrivance which does not tend to the extirpa tion of the breed of salmon? We are satisfie d that these stake nets , proper regulations as to the size of the meshes, and by being kept clear of sea-weed, would be less destructive than the old-fashioned yairs out of which cart loads of fry are often taken for manure. These, if caught in stake-nets, when full grown, -make a great appearance, and the upper he ritors fancy that they should have had them all but for the stake -nets, whereas the yairs might have de stroyed, as fry, a still greater number of fish. In another column will be found a report of the Proceedings at the Bank of England this day. The publi c had been looking with much curiosity to this Meeting, and the result will not afford them much -satisfaction. A dividend of Four per Cent. has been declared, and in answer to a question from Mr. YO UNG, the amount of the present circulation of Bank notes is twenty-one millions, including the issue from th Branch Banks. To another question the Chair man said, that a very small proportion of this sum h ad bee n i ssued from t h e B ranc h B an ks. Mr. YOUNG further asked whether it had been determined to ad vance any mon e y upon Exchequer Bills, or on loans to Government, but the Chairman was not p re p ared to answer such delicate questions. He knew that ru mours to this effect had been circulated, for interested n Th at e il oses, but lie could not, as an honest man, give in . eetuig which he was in duty bound to withhold. appointment thus terminated, to the evident dis ey Mark:t. Mon W apeculators on Change, and the a.% scarcely affected. Account 8 from Madrid state that it is still reported that the o f Army 60, 0 00 i Ob servation is to be augmente d t i to men, for wh om t h e Mi n i s t e r of Finances s strtuning eve ry nerve to procure money to defray the expenses: Th e ac counts from Badajos and Alicantara confirm the great ThedesertionMarquis which prevails in the • Spanish army. to have arrived at Alca l T z el e U s 7 of CHA VES is reported only attended by two of his own servants. Gibraltar Chronicles to the 2d inst, have been received, but their contents are unimportant. Th e y contain a few arrivals of vessel s f r om the Eastward , which have had unusual lon passages. Among others, that of the Panther, Capt. Gowens, for g Liverpool Which had a passage of , I days, from Smyrna, and has been lured at as high a rate as 50 guineas per cent. A MSTERDAM , MARCH" 15,—8y arrivals f rom Para mar ib o, of the 3 1 s t J a nuary, the Anna M ar i a , p onces, had arrived the re , f rom t hi s place, after striking on a sand hank in the raver Mur ewYne and knocked o ff the false keel, ru dder, and som e --r Per, and was 2 obliged to throw overboard part of her cargo to S" off. She Was expected to oil A-saw thin month, THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, Twelve o' Clock: Consols closed yesterday, after much fluctuation, at 82i and opened this morning at the same rate ; they have siroe been 82* 3, with literally little or no business, alternately buyers and sellers at 82i all the morning ; they are now buyers, about per Cent. less for money; There appears an anxious feeling on the part of the public to ascertain what is done at the Quarterly Meeting of the Bank Proprietors, which takes place this day ; rumour has been busy, and it has been surmised that questions are likely to be put which may have an important effect on the money market; in the mean time, India Bonds continue, if any thing higher, being 56 8 ; and Exchequer Bills, 36 7 pm. The Foreign Funds are without any important feature, and not much activity has been exhibited; Colombian Bonds are 141; Mexican, 70i ; Russian, 871 8 ; Portuguese, 751 64-. In Shares nothing new. Three per Cent. Consols, 82i ; Ditto for account, 82! ; India Bonds, 56 8 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 36 7 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS.--Brazilian, 65 6 ; Buenos Ayres, 31 3 ; Chilian, 35 7 ; Colombian, 1824, 411 ; Danish, 611 4 ; Greek, 161 17 ; Mexican 5 per Cent. 58 9 ; Ditto, 6 per Cent., 70i ; Peruvian, 34 5 ; Portuguese, 754 64 ; Russian, 871 8; Spanish, 12i I. m iN Es. —Anglo Mexican, 421 40 die. ; Brazilian, 21 3 pm. ; Colombian 15 17 per Sly .re ; Pasco Peruvian, 161 151 dis. ; Potosi, 29 31 per Sha.re ; Real del Monte, 70 80 pm.; Tlal puxahua, 15 25 pm. ; United Mexican, 14 13 die. ; Bolivar, par. Two o' Clock. Consols are 62i 83, looking very firm ; Mexican Bonds, 714 ; Colombian ditto, 42. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols, 83, rather sellers. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICE. Consols 82/ Danish Bonds 61/ Do. for Ac. 82/ Greek Do. 1825 16/ Brazilian Bonds Mexican Do. 1825, 701 Buenos Ayres Do. 65/ Peruvian Do. Chili= Do. Russian► Do. 87/ Columbian, 1824; 421 Spanish Do. 12i DISCOVERY SHIP. His Majesty's ship Hula, Captain Parry, bound on a voyage of Discovery to West Spitzbergen, and the North Pole, lying op posite to the King's-yard, at Deptford, was to have been inspected yesterday, by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, who postponed their intended visit until Friday. On Sunday next the Hecla sails to Northfleet ; four or five days afterwards to Sheerness, or the Now ; from whence she will take her final departure, in the first week of next month. The Hecla sails on the present occasion alone, unaccompanied by either transport, or oilaer ship of war. Her burden is about 400 tons, and though a post ship, she only carries two Six pounders, and a complement of 64 men, namely : Three, Lieutenants. First Lieutenant, Mr. Ross. Second ditto, Mr. Foster, who acts likewise as Astronomer and Surveying Officer. Third ditto, Mr. Crosier. Master, Mr. Crawford—a gentleman well acquainted with the Greenland navigation and trade, who has made four voyages in the Hecla before. Master's Mate, Mr. Ware, lately returned from Africa. Surgeon, Mr. Beaverley. A ss istaist-Surgeon, Mr. Mac Cormick. Three Midshipmen. In all 20 Officers and Warrant Officers, seven marines, and the rest a fine crew of seamen. The ship is about twelve years old—the expedition to Algiers, in 1816, having been her very first trip.* She carries 19 months' provisions, 45 chaldrons of coals, and her water in bulk, or, more properly speaking, in tanks, instead of water casks,` which con stitutes a great saving in stowage ; an object of great importance in long voyages. The greatest attention has been paid to the victualling depart ment of the ship. Preserved meat, beef, pork, veal, and mutton, besidee vegetables, are carried out in tin cannisters, besides 2,000 - pounds weight of pemmican, a concentrated-essence of meat dried by a fire of oak and elm wood, six pounds of the beet beef being reduced to one ponnd, the contrivance of a Mr. Holmes, a sur geon, and late resident at Hudson's Bay. Samples of this quint essence of animal food are shown on board, having the appearance,. and somewhat the flavour, of -German sausages, with that differ ence, however, that the expense of it is said to be 17s. per pound. This is intended to be" used in the. boats after leaving the ship at Spitsbergen, as well as the biscuit powder. The strength of rum is rectified to 55 per cent. above proof. The ship herself is secured by strong iron knees, both fore and aft. S'ae is lined all over with a coating of cork, in layers of three inches thick, to protect the men against cold and damp. Iron flues, of a se mi-cylindrical shape, Convey heated air to all parts of the ship, from a stove below the lower deck, as well "as from the caboose between decks, subject to the regulation of a thermometer. From 60 to - 70 dead lights, in various parts of the deck, convey light to not only all the officers and warrant-officers' cabins, but likewise to the crew. They are so arranged that they may be taken out, and ventil lators screwed in their places to air the ship. The boards of the upper deck are not laid longitudinally, as usual, but diagonally, for the sake of greater strength. "Apatent capstan, by -phillips, in a.per pendicular position, with three _multiplying wheels, is .placed ,be-, twixt the main and mizen-mast, beeides a. horizontal one aft of the fore-mast ; the former being of a new construction. In comforts for the crew, the Hecla far exceeds az;ly ship of her size, the sleep ing places, tables, &c., being arranged with great judiciousness. Every two men have a large box, like an arm-chest, assigned to them, duly numbered, which serves for a. seat. The tables are covered with green baize. Light, airiness, elegance, and salubrity characterise every part between decks. Two arm-chests, four pumps, three compasses, one of them on an elevated stand, and five boats are upon deck, and three ice-boats have arrived from Woolwich yesterday; but are for the present deposited in the King's Yard. Round the main-mast is an assemblage of hoard ing pikes, to keep the bears off, or any such intrusive visitors. Captain Parry's great cabin contains a library of a considerable number of miscellaneous works ; and besides the usual conveni ences, a large assortment of clothing, furs, and other equipments, calculated for the climate he purposes t 3 revisit. Fur jackets, coats, or rather tunics, of Esquimaux manufacture, trousers, and fur boots, in great varieties, some lined with seal skins, others with wolf, racoon, or bear skins ; some for wear in the day time, others to sleep in on the ice, with caps attached to them ; some lined with skins of the black and red-footed diver, others with:those of eider ducks, extremely soft, warm, and beautiful ; some sewed with sinews by Esquimaux ladies, others by London furriers ; snow shoes (Canadian) four feet long, with net work of catgut, extremely light and appropriate for the object; eye preservers of gauge wire, shaped like spectacles, but cusvex, and some two inches broad, to go round the temples, and cheek bones, but leaving the nostrils and mouth uncovered, as the breath, if confined, would be soon condensed to one entire mass of ice. The small-clothes and -aantaloons are provided with straps and buckles in lieu of buttons. On the starboard side of the main cabin hang engravings of Lord Radstock and Capt. Franklin. On the larboard side that of his Majesty. In Capt. Parry's bed-room hangs a picture of his lady, and a likeness of his mother is suspended immediately under the portrait of Mrs. Parry. The gun-room and officers' cabins were fitted up with every convenience the size of the ship admits of, which, owing to the preparation for departure, and the consequent bustle, cannot be seen to advantage. The ice anchors differ materially from the common anchor, having but one flook, or rather only a hook, the other at the top being compressed somewhat like a Roman S. The ice-boats themselves are provided with large wheels of the same circumference as coach-wheels at the stern, and a pole pro jecting four feet a-head, to be drawn by rein-deer, or in default thereof, by the crew, when on the ice, and when in the water are rowed by ten or twelve oars ; the iron keels, ornamented be low, are perforated with holes, to admit ropes, for their being hauled off either way; the bottom is painted black, a white streak on each side, and the inner part green. They are of considerable length. They were the day before yesterday brought from Wool wich, and remain for the present in the Dock-yard. The Hecla herself is abundantly found in every thing neces sary, has two sets of sails, and new cloth to make one more, spars, and yards, cordage , ro p es, tackle, apparel, and f urniture of ever y kind and descri p tion ; instru ments,plenty of spare m asts, both astronomical, optical, and nautical, time-pieces, ; but neither her construction, nor additional strengthenings can make her sail well, for her greatest velocity never exceeded eight knots, under the most favourable circumstances, during their last voyage. MANCHESTER, MARCH 20.—The general opt nion relative to the last week's Market is at variance with the statements given in some of the papers, and corresponds precisely wis.h the report sent to you, that there was, as there always Will be, considerable business doing, but by no means of such a character as to raise the spirits of the manufacturers, being done mostly at prices that yield little, if any profit. BANK OF ENGLAND-(THIS DAY,) -A General Court of the Governor; Directors, and Company of the Bank of England,- was held this day, pursuant to public ad vertisement, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. At 12 o'clock, BAKER RICHARDS, Esq. took the Chair, and the Court having been opened with the usual formalities, the Chair man stated, that the Directors had considered the amount of the half yearly dividends, and suggested, that it should he fixed at 4 per cent. from the sth April next. Before the question was put, Mr. YOUNG requested that he might be allowed to address a few words to the Chair upon one or two points, upon which it was very material that accurate in formation should be obtained. He referred to the state of the money market, and the effect created on it by the employment of the Bank capital. The interest of the Bank, he said, was that of the community at large, and the evil that would effect the one, could not he innoxious to the other. He ar.d every other Pro prietor, was aware of the baneful effects which had been produced on many occasions by an increase of circulation, which was never so unfortunately exemplified, as in the occurrences of the year 1825; he therefore trusted that the Directors had refrained from making any increase in the circulation, which was not found absolutely necessary by the wants of the country. There was, at present, a great super abundance of capital in the market, and it was therefore the more necessary sedulously to avoid the recurrence of that state of things to which he had before alluded. In reference to the mania for Joint Stock Companies, and Bank speculations, he hoped the Directors would never lend their sanction to such schemes, as they inevitably tended ultimately to the injury of the country. Before he sat down, with the permission of the Chairman, he would put two or three questions, which it was ma terial the public should be set right on, and first, he begged' to be allowed to inquire the present amount of the Bank circulation. The CHAIRMAN said, the circulation had varied little or nothing since the last general meeting. Mr. YOUNG thought it very desirable that the Proprietors should be in possession of the exact amount of the circulation. The CHAIRMAN said that there had been some exaggeration on the subject, and as it was important that it should be accu rately known, the Directors had no hesitation in publicly stating the circulation of the Bank now was twenty-one millions. Mr. YOUNG inquired whether the amount stated included the issue from the Branch Banks, which had been established. The CHAIRmAx replied in,the affirmative. Mr. YonNa then asked, whether a large proportion of the circulatimihad been issued from the Branch Banks? The- CHAtRarAN replied, that only a very small proportion was issued from the Branch Banks. Mr. YOUNG - having declaredhimself perfeetly.satisfied with the explanoOrr given with respect to the circulation, now begged permission to advert to another topic. lie wished to learn whe ther it had been determined to make any further advances upon Exchequer Bills, or on loans to Government? The CHAIRMAN said that the Directors had come to no de cision upon that point, but the Hon. Proprietors' could not but be aware of the extreme delicacy of pressing for information on that point, and the extreme impropriety there would he in his (the Chairman's) affording any information on it. Mr. Youlic did not wish to be understood as pressing for any information which the Directors thought proper to withhold. He had put the question not so much for his private information, as for the benefit of the public, who were deeply interested in the subject. His object was not to throw any gloom on the Govern ment securities, but many reports were afloat, and it was of great importance that the public should be set right. The CHAIRMAN said it was true that reports were afloat, the purpose of which he did not know, nor, he was sure, the Hon. Proprietor did not know, but which the persons' who put those reportain circulation knew, full well. He could not help adding, that it was a great hardship that, the Directors should be subject to have questions.asked, which Were founded only upon rumours like those to which he had adverted. • • • • . Mr. YonNo said all he had asked was a n assent or dissent from the Chairman to the question, whether any determination had been come to. - • The CHAIRMAN said, that on the part of the honourable men who were around him, on the part of the Proprietors, and on his own part, holding-as he did the highest office in that Corporation by their favour, be protested against being called upon for information which, as an honest man, he was bound to withhold. —( Hear, hear. )--He had only again to repeat, that he could not answer' inquiries emanating from interested reports out of doors. Mr: yOUNci said lie had'merely made the inquiry with the in-. tention of hiving It answered,: if it was , thought , proper to answer` it; but — as the Chairman had thought it im proper to give that information upon the subject, he felt perfectly satisfied, and could not conclude without observing that the manner in which the Chairman had answered his inquiries, was as honourable to hilisself, as lie was sure it was advantageous to the interest of the public. The guestion on the & Mend ‘war'llten put and carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the dividend was made pay able, on Friday, the 6th April next, and the Court adjourned. MEETING.-(THIS DAY;) • NORTH EAST LONDON AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. A meeting of the supporters of the objects of this society, took place this morning, .at the City of London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. Shortly after 12 o'clock F. BUXTON, Esq. M. P. took the Chair, and read a letter from Lord Bexley, stating that his . Lordship was prevented attending the Meeting, —owing _to important business in the House of Lords, requiring his Lordship's attention. The letter also contained a handsome subscription from his Lordship.f o r the benefit of the Society. Mr. Mortimer read the Report of the proceed ings of the - Society during the last year, by which it appeared that owing to the peculiar pressure of the times, l the subscriptions were not so large in amount as had been received , during other years, since the formation of the Society in 1804. The Rev. John Clayton, the Rev. 3lr. Hughes, and several other Gentlemen, addressed the Meeting, which had not sepa. rated when our Paper went to press. timber At to be cut, without an order upon them for that pur pose, such an opinion would have great weight both with the Master and the Court. Mr. HORNE then said his client would take his own course. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. INJUNCTION-It/LYDON V. HULL! This was an application on the part of the plaintiff, the pro prietor of an extensive flax-mill, to restrain the defendant from diverting from their usual course, or turning off to waste the waters of two streams by which the plaintiff's mill has hitherto been worked, or from using the said waters for unnecessary pur poses, so as to lessen or vary the quantity which has usually flowed to the mill. The bill stated that the plaintiff held the mill under a lease from a gentleman, who was also the proprietor of the.strip of land in the possession of the defendant through which these streams passed towards the mill. The defendant had a right to use so muck of the water as was necessary for the irrigation of his lands, or for other purposes connected with their proper cul tivation ; lie had already exercised this right, but there still re mained more than sufficient for the working of the mill : lately, however, he had broken down the banks of the stream, and per mitted the water to flow off to waste. Mr. KNIGHT, who appeared in support of the application, said that the conduct of the defendant was occasioned by the following circumstance :—The defendant had a shop for the sale of bread, very near the plaintiff's mill. The 'persons coming to the mill were in the habit of purchasing bread at this shop, to so large an extent, that he derived a very considerable revenue from it. This induced the plaintiff to open a shop for a similar purpose, and the result was that the profits of the defendant's shop were greatly di minished. Feeling annoyed that the plaintiff should dare to be come a rival of his, he openly declared, that unless the plaintiff bought his bread from him, and shut his own shop, he (the de.. fendant) would take care that the mill should have no water. " One bad turn," said he, " deserves another." Acting on .this principle, he took such effectual measures for carrying his threat into execution, that the plaintiff's mill was unable to proceed. The VICX-CHANCELLOR saw no objection to any part of the application, except that which went to restrain the defendant from lessening or varying the quantity of the water, the quantity might be affected by circumstances over which the defendant could have no control. The injunction might go to restrain him from diverting the waters from their former course, or from using them for unne cessary purposes.—lnjunction granted. PREROGATIVE COURT. This being Caveat day in the Prerogative Court, Sir J lircnom. took his seat at the usual hour. IN THE GOODS OF ELIZIBETH BAKED.. This case having been argued on the bye-day of last term, the Court now proceeded to give judgment. The Case arose out of the construction of the will of a married woman, who had power to dispose of a certain property under a marriage settlement. When the deceased parried Mr. Henry Baker, who is still surviving, she was a widow, and had a consi derable sum of nioney'standing in the - funds in her own name. The settlement gave her full power to dispose of the property, notwithstanding her coverture, in the same manner as if she were a femme sole, and the Court conceived that the only question for its consideration was, whether the testamentary paper propounded would have been a valid testament had the tes -tatria been a femme sole and not a married woman, and the Court having decided this point in the affirmative, pronounced in favour of the will. After some other business, of no public importance, had been disposed of, the Court adjourned. LENT ASSIZES---(RECEIVED THIS DAY). LANCASTER, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCU 21. CIVIL SIDE. FLIGHT OF A PLAINTIFF AND HIS.WITNESSES. ' POWELL V. BAINES. Mr. Joins WILLIAMS stated the case to the Jury. This was an action brosight to - recover damages_ upon the warranty of a horse. The facts of the case, as detailed by the Learned Gentle man, were as follow :—ln the month of August, the - plaintiff, who is a tobacconist, at Liverpool, went to the horse fair at Ormskirk, where the defendant, who is a horse dealer, had the horse' in question for sale. The plaintiff was desirous of haVing the horse, and, after some bargaining, purchased it for 33 guineas. A re gular warranty was given, and the horse was in every respect warranted sound. However, the plaintiff had the horse not long -in his . possession before he resold it for 35 guineas, to a Mr. Eccles, of Wigan. It was well known that dealers in horses were always desirous of making a guinea or two of their bargains, -and consequently, perhaps with this view,'the sale was made..- The I horse was taken hoine,.. was fonnd to have a cold or cough, and the Jury would perhaps be.asvare, that coughs in horses were often of an extremely doubtful character ; they were considered, 'at times, as symptoms of something affecting the wind. The cough or cold was not considered of a dangerous character at first, until the symptoms increased,-and then a veterinary surgeon was,called in,. who continued to administer exertions of his skill in medicine to.the animal till October, without any appearance or manifestith provement hi its condition ; but, in fact, it seemed to grow worse, and Mr. Eccles sent it to Wigan fair, where no purchaser appear ing, and the corulition of the animal being the same, he returned him to the present plaintiff, at Liverpool, where he was deposited at the stables of a Mr. Lucas, who gave the plaintiff notice that the liorsawould; from that _time, stand at livery, at -his expenee. • The defendant.was applied to ; but he refused to make any com pensation, and would be proved to have exclaimed "'Oh, I haVe done him - onee, and will do him again{" The plaintiff refusedto ply the: expences of the horse's keep, and it was sold . by Mr.. • Lucas for 91., to pay the expences of, -its _Charge while under his care, The question for the Jury. to. Consider. would be, .whether the cold was of . that kind that a reasonable expectation could be entertained of the horse's recovery ;. if so,_the plaintiff had a right to keep it, to see if it would get better ; and, 'if that was the - case, he would be entitled to damages, although the usual course was, upon discovering that the horse was unsound, to return it imme diately. Mr. WILLIAMS called Mr. Hall, a witness. The name was repeated several times, but no answer could be obtained. Mr. WILLIAMS called another witness. No answer. The names were repeated out of Court, but no individual came forward. Mr. WILLIAMS called the plaintiff's attorney. That gentleman did not answer, and was not to be found any where within the precincts of the Shire-hall. - Mr. WILLIAMS—Oh, me, why I am deserted ; my attorney and my witnesses have eloped from me. Mr. SCARLETT—Aye, aye, my_friend, they have moved off to Liverpool ; they did not like to face the danger. . A Gentleman said he had seen Mr. Armstrong and the wit nesses in this cause in Lancaster. • Mr. SCARLETT—They may as well know away, because _they can m d r o . n ß o ar g o o n o :Dj i, coming are i ev t e h t e h y e they noth e t h ? a t Mr. SCARLETT—Oh, yu, my Lord, I appear: for the defendant, and w e h a v e really such a defence, that if all the witnesses were here, the plaintiff would be nonsuited. Mr. WILLIAMS...-011, yes, my Learned Friend says, my Lord, that because he is for the defendant, the plaintiff must, as a matter of course, be nonsuited. Mr. ScaaLarr—Oh, dear, no, I do not say so ; I say, that we have such a good defence, the defendant would be entitled to a verdict. Mr. Baron Hum.ocx—Call the witnesses on the part of the plaintiff once snore. The witnesses and the plaintiff's attorney were again called, and not appearing, the Learned Judge directed the plaintiff to be non- suited. Mr. WILLIAMS—Now, I say, I think we have lost nothing by the absence of our evidence. A THIRSTY WELSHMAN. PRITCHARD P. ROOSE. Mr. F. POLLOCK stated, this was an action for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded the Statute of Limitations, and that he was not liable. From the evidence, it appeared that the plaintiff is a publican, in the Isle of Anglesea, at or near Beaurnaris, and the defendant is a mariner, attached to the pilot-boat from that Island, and was one of the. plaintiff's best customers, and succeeded, somewhere about the year 1815, in running up a score of 161. for ale alone, only 21. out of which he had paid. He was proved to have made, within the last two years, various admissions of the debt, and con sequently there was an end of the plea under the Statute of Limitations. In cross-examination by Mr. CRU3IPTON, the witness said, Roose was excessively fond of ale ; he drank nothing else ; he generally drank by himself, and but seldom treated any body else ; he some times, at one sitting, drank ten shillings' worth of ale ; he was a wonderful man. - Mr. Baron Hum.ock:—How much have you known bins drink at a sitting ? Witness—How much ? Why I can safely say be drank a 6 much as ten gallons a day.—(Laughter.) Mr. Baron HuLtocx—He was a surprising fellow. HOW long did he sit? Witness—Aye, sometimes for days together; be w° uld never leave off while he could get the ale. oa T in h t e iff, J .. u p r% n b a y geg lir i to an n ti of co t . Learned Judge, found for the FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left their resi dence in Bushy Park, yesterday afternoon, in their carriage and four, for the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park, to dine with the Krsta. THE DUKE OF SUSSEX.—IVIr. Pettigrew attended the Royal Duke yesterday at his apartments in the King's Palace at Kensington, and stated that " His Royal Highness was going on very well." Tuesday was the anniversary of the birth-day of the Duchess of Cumberland, when her Royal Highness completed her 49th year. 'TIE EARL OF LIVER POOL:—The sleep his Lord ship enjoys is natural; his appetite increases; the Noble Earl partakes of fowl with asparagus, &c., and drinks wine and water. On visiting his patient this morning, Dr. Drever declared— " Lord Liverpool has passed a good night, and is going on very well." The Earl and Countess of Errol left town yesterday afternoon also for the Royal Lodge, having been honoured with an invitation to dine with his MAJxsry. Count Munster, the Hanoverian Minister, and others of the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, transacted hula ness with Mr. Secretary Canning yesterday at the Foreign.offiee. Mr. Secretary Peel entertained the Cabinet Minis ters to dinner yesterday, at his residence in Privy Gardens. The Marquis of Clanricarde had a dinner party, yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained a large circle of the haut ton, yesterday evening, at her house in St. James's-square. The Duke of Norfolk gave a grand dinner on Tues day, at Norfolk House, St. James's-square, to Lord Morpeth, Lord Duncannon, Lord Stourton, Mr. E. Petre, Mr. Littleton, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Ralph Abercrombie, Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Plunkett, jun., Mr. Blount, Mr. Du Cane, Mr. Blake, Mr. Heneage, Mr. Calcraft, &C. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council assembled at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.—Those of the Ministers present were the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Westmorland, Harrowby, and Bathurst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Canning, Viscount Melville, , the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Wynn, ste. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till five o'clock. Mr. Huskies= came in his close carriage to attend the Council, which was the first time the Right Hon. Gentleman bad left hie own resideace to attend to business since his relapse. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held. at the East India House, when Captain Christopher Biden was sworn into the command of the ship Princess Charlotte of Wales, eonsigned to Madras and Bengal. Yesterdayins St. m ßo o to rn ip i h n ,,, g e t h h u e ra B , i ß sh i s o h p op. o g f . teC,hoenstt the e r e th li vorea a lecture of st. Stephen. Among the auditors were observ ed the Marq of Lansdown, Earl Spencer, Lord Bexley, the Right Hon. Mr. Can ning, Sir James M'lntosh, W. Ward, Esq., M.P., W. Thompson, Esq., M.P., the Lord Mayor. Among the clergy, the Bishop of Norwich, Rev. Drs. Rudge, Bell, and Richards ; the Messrs. D. Wilson, H. M'Neil, Wilcox, Harvey, and Mortimer ; and among the dissenting clergy, were the Rev. Drs. Collyer, Styles, and Cox ; the Messrs. Fletcher, Clayton, Dobson, Burder, and Par- ' sons ; and the church was crowded to excess. The Bishop in- ' tends delivering a lecture every Wednesday morning in Lent. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.-.—A General Court of this Corporation was held yesterday evening at the Free mason's Tavern, in celebration of the Battle of Alexandria. The regular business of the Court having been dispatched, the company sat down to dinner, at which Lord Saltoun presided. After the usual loyal toasts, the Chairman proposed ."The Memory of sir Ralph Abercrombie, whose valour at Alexandria reflected so mach cfAorumedruotihtnlgoyoT,tnhgoehwoiosdtAhinneTaretEoitoasvmßee."Hwigahls—and:.T"he Drunk Highlandin sosloemcientysiloefneeL.o-; Lon don," which produced a short and appropriate speech from the Chairman, in which he explained the objects of the Corporation. In the estimation of the more refined portion of mankind, there are four requisites for being a gentleman ; first, good family ; secondly, good education ; thirdly, good mamma I remember, many years ago, to have met with an account of an experiment to ascertain the pee= nicious effect of drinking tea; in which it was' stated, that a single ounce of that deleteriousdrug, having been steeped for only five minutes in a quart of boiling spring water, rendered it ea coe- „ rosive, that it immediately took all the hairs off a, raw pig'. tail, that was put into it. What havoc must it then make with the tender coats , of the stomach ! The chemist_was too intent on the subject of his inquiry, tea, to think of trying the effects of hot water without it.--Knight on Taste. EVIDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY.—It is said (in the India Gazette) that the famous Burman General Bundoola, who was killed at the siege of Donabew, began, before his death. to evince symptoms of Christianity. When the Mugh (a native belonging to the Chittagong frontier,) who reported this waitress ing fact, was pressed to explain what these symptoms wars, las replied, with much simplicity, that Bundoola was of " master's caste," having acquired a relish for the enjoyment of roast beef. pork, and brandy. INDULGENCIES.—A gentleman of Leipsic re quested from Tetzel, the eloquent ealesman of indulgencres, absolu tion for a certain crime which be intended,to commit, but which he refused to specify.. Tetzel premised this indulgence, provided they could agree as to- the price. The, 'limey requited was paid. and the absolution delivered ; but shortly after the complaint - Tetzet was way-laid, cudgelled, and, robbed of a considerable , sum by his Leipsic customer, , who told him at parting that- this was the crime for which_ he had obtained remission. - A STRAIGHT-FORWARD MOUSE.—One Of the greatest curiosities of Lapland is a retnarkaide kind of mouse, in habiting the tops of mountains, and theUce descending in swarms into the plains, pursuing always in their course, the same straight line, from which they Will not deviate. If they encounter a man they will rather be trod upon or bite him, than turn out of the line they observe. In this manner they are devoured by the rein-deer ; and constitute the only animal food which that animal is known to eat ; but if they escape the rein-deer, they cross rivers and lakes, until at last taking to the sea itself, they never return. THE CASINO AT S.MYRNA.—The carnival has begun here, but the weather has been most unpropitious. The only difference I have as yet remarked in Smyrna in consequence of this gay season is, that the beautiful Smyrniots show their lovely faces more frequently abroad, but I have not seen any masks as yet, but they say there will be some next week. Balls are also given during the carnival, at the Casino, every Thursday. This is the only establishment of the kind in Turkey, and fully deserv ing of all the praises bestowed on it. It is a most elegant build ing, and the interior more than fully realises the opinion a stranger forms from the exterior. It is supported entirely at the expence of the merchants. It opens every evening at eight o'clock. There are Galignani's Messenger and all the French papers in the reading-room, a most excellent library, and all approved new pub lications, reviews, monthly magazines, &c. &c. There are billiard. tables also, and several sitting-rooms, with ottomans al l' k them. This establishment is open to the navy, both English ,. . _" foreign, and to such gentlemen as the members think etproepegato_ admit. Unfortunately, the ladies do not frequent th•nuuk, on n * establishment except on the ball-nights. Every ge,nt_ offee and. entering the Casino in the evening, is presented so,"! , `', ne i ther lemonade, for which be is not allowed to pay "Ythtenriegas long as must he give money to the servants. lie reinain:.., or passes his he pleases, reads the newspapers, plays at billitahcel ~ attar_ tion esten time in any other way he pleases, and receives tion from the merchants. 2 9.--Beef here is MARKET AT SMYRNA, JAN. a penny English a pound ; mutton is abeotuitn:wo-pence, it WAS the but it has since bens same price as the beef before the rain ha s s issued an order, directing (23ilbs. English) to so scarce that the Paella of Sulyrua 0 oke that no person shall sell more than of all the . the neigh_ plains ia neigh one individual. In consequencerti.npmletely inundated, it is quite tats possible of Smyrna beingneoif the country. What they are possible to get any' sheefr: 'goats flesh. Pork is from lid. to 2d. now selling for mutton L d b . to 3d. English Bread • a pound ; inferior beef id. to be had at id. a poun d . tb o i t i t i l;, is c s l o a l r d et b t ere s. a p()„: s 0 l dGhreereek at wine f r E2 o I rd, m e. rNa i . not quite a penny a quart ; Champagne are v ery cheap. Moselle 6d. ; ox ted—an olte of • ' WilIC is about half “ vegetables by the oke, w i ng not and ---c of an anon. Cloth is dear, mat inferior quality. Boots and g shoes are very c heap. Ag quantity of these articles is annu ally from Marseilles. You may purchase very good imported Wellington boots IsB ' shoe s for 44 " silk . a pair, at any shcp in Smyrna. silk is cheap ; French about 2s. a yard, Broussa silk a little The prices quoted h ere cheaper. allude only to such as you pay i n b ny ing but a few 1 yarLs of these articles. Baits of cotton are sold in the market at 177 piastres, and also at 163. The rate of exchange here at present is 58 piastres to the sovereign. The market is at present overstocked with cotton, and the pri ce is expected to fall. Th ere i s a good deal doing in raw wool a t 55 piastres the hund re d we i ght ; there are still in the market about 10,000 cwt. ( Jpittni was from 40 to 50 piastres the case, but fell • )esterday to 38, Indigo is so abundant that it hardly fetebel Ally pricti„ ELECTION COMNIITTEE.-(THIS DAY.) GALWAY. The Committee appointed to take into consideration the peti tion of Mr. Lambert, the unsuccessful candidate at the late elec tion for Galway, against the return of Mr. IL Maitin, sat this day at 12 o'clock. Mr. HARR - mow addressed them on behalf of the Petitioners. The objections against the validity of Mr. 'Martin's election, he observed, were—lit, that Mr. Martin hired a" Mob`t6 - - prevent such freeholders as were in the interest of 'Lambert;-voting for that candidate ;-2dly, that the P.igh* . Sheriff, who was fa vourable to Mr. Martin, refused to protect the 'voters ;--3111y, that Mr. Martin had, by treating, and other corrupt prac tices, prevailed on several freeholders to vote r for him ; FOurthly, that a great number of freeholders have voted seve ral times over for Mr. Martin, whereby he proeured a colourable majority; and that several persons not qualified had voted in fic titious names, for the Hon. Member ;--and, Fifthly; that Mr. Martin had not a sufficient estate in land or otherwise, above the payment of his just debts, to qualify him for a" seat in the House of Commons for the County of Galway. The number of witnesses on both sides is very great ; but the agents have come to an arrangement which will terminate the labours of a Committee in a short time. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY• TOWNSIND V. TOWWSEND• In this case the Court mad© an order sometime ago, that cer tain surveyors should go over certain estates, to ascertain whether any timber had been improperly cut ; and Mr. HOitNE moved to-day, on the part of Lord John, that the surveyors might at the same time ascertain and state, whether there was any, in a state fit and proper to he cut for sale. A former order stated, that Lord John might he at liberty to apply to the Court, as he might be advised, to have a reference to know what timber was fit to be cut. 'flee present surveyors, with an umpire, had been appointed jointly by the two Noblemen, and as it would be a great saving of expence to the est ates , that the surveyor s should look at the property with the double purpose, and as the estates were heavily encumbered, which the sale of timber might pay off, the Learned Counsel hoped the Court would make the order. Mr. H ART o pp ose d the motion. His client Lord Charles, would in the course o f a few years he entitled to these estates for life, of which Lord John was only trustee, and lie strenuously ob jected to any dilapidation whatever. His Loansuip sa id, the power of cutting timber in this case was in the discretion of the trustee, who was Lord John. At the same time, this was to be exercised on the princi ple of cutting only in such a manner as would be best for all parties. The Court felt it impossible, however, to make the order, until the parties had gone before the Master. If Mr. Horne's client, could got the aurreyors to give their opinion es to