The Sun. — London, England, 1827-01-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The circular letter of the King of Spain to his Captain General arrived in town yesterday, and is published beim% It has been offered, we understand, professedly as a pacif declaration, and will be regarded by our Government sufficient for the purposes required from that of Spait provided its professions be supported by the actual mea sures and real policy of Ferdinand. As part of the For. tuguese rebels are . now retreating towards the Spanis: frontier, it will he soon apparent whether the Spanisl Ministry mean to conciliate or to de , eive Great Britain by the avowal here expressed of a tlt sire to avoid offend ing her. If the Portuguese rebels, on their return, should continue to be protected, encouraged, and kept united as a military body by the officers of the Spanish frontier, there exists no further possibility of negociation. Spain must be regarded as an enemy, and measures res o rted t o f or ob taining redress th roug h means less tender than diplomacy. If; on the other hand, the rebellious bands be stript of all engines of future aggression upon their country, Spain will have afforded some proofs of her sincerity, and the safety of Portugal being assured, the honour of England will have been fully vindicated, and her national obligations dis charged.—Times. The appointment of the Duke of Wellington to the high office of Commander-in-Chief of the Army having been officially announced, we have for the future to see the capabilities of that distinguished General tried in a dif ferent way from a ny i n whie' n they had been heretofore exercised. It is not oft r. n that the talents that lead to success in the field nee united with the qualities and tem per which emine,ntly qualify a 'man for the discharge of civil duties - in a free state. It may be admitted, indeed, that t l 7_"e constitution of the army, though not a pure des- Pri:cism, is of a despotic character ; but for that very rea on it is the more necessary that it should be tempered and directed by a Chief not only of clear judgment, but of popular address. The attribute of a clear judgment in whatever relates to military affairs will not, we believe, be denied to the Duke of Wellington, but those who have had the longest experience of his Grace refuse him the praise of a conciliating deportment.. On the other hand, he has got the reputation among the Officers of the Army of being irritable and contumelious; and cei tainly the few efforts which he made to speak in the House of Lords betrayed a want of temper and calm dignity, which gave currency to the opinion. If any thing could enhance in the pn:ulic estimation the loss of the Duke of York, it wrs;uld be the existence of a contrast in disposition and manners between that illustrious and lamented personage and his successor. It therefore behoves the Duke of Wel lington to recollect and imitate the personal character and official virtues of the late Commander-in-Chief, if he would become as successful in superintending the ar rangements of the army, as he was celebrated in war.— Above all things, we would advise him to keep con stantly in his view those expressions in the " general order" announcing his appointment, which seem as much intended to afford direction to him, as to constitute a me rited eulogium to the memory of his predecessor. We 'refer to the passage in which his Majesty bears testimony to " his assiduous attention to the welfare of the soldier, and Lis unremitting exertions to inculcate the true prin ciples of order and discipline—his discernment in bringing merit to the notice of the Crown, and the just impartiality with which he upheld the honour of the service." If the brother of a King, and the Heir Presumptive of a throne, distinguished himself by acting on principles like these, it is certain that the self-created greatness of the Duke of Wellington would receive additional lustre from successfully cultivating so splendid an example.—Morning Herald. - The assembling of a Spanish Army on the frontiers of Portugal, occupies, and with reason, a large portion of the public attention ; and certainly as such a novelty, at a time when the rest of Europe is in a state of profound peace, gives rise to serious conjectures, and even apprehensions, that aleague is forming, which may, ere long, partially disturb a tranquillity lately purchased by so many sacrifices. It may not, therefore, be deemed irrelevant, if we offer a few con siderations on the elements of which this menacing force may be composed, abstaining, for the present, from any in ferences, as to the result of its influence, when it may be called into action. To effect our object, we will take a rapid view of the military situation of Spain, at the time the War of Independence commenced, as well as at the subsequent period, distinguished by the re-establishment of the Constitution, by which means we shall be best able to arrive at the elucidations we wish to give. The weakness of Chas. Wth's. Government, or, possibly, the influence of a plan combined between Napoleon and the Prince of Peace, introduced into the Armies of Spain a disorganization of the worst kind. The men in power seemed to have had for object to reduce the whole of the armed force to a state of nullity, in order that it might not be an obstacle to their secret designs, intending afterwards to reform it at their own pleasure, when their ends had been answered, in order to support their views. These views were, however, counteracted by an effort of patriotism, and the main body of the Spanish army embraced the national cause, when the Revolution commenced, proclaiming it not only in their own country, but in others, whither a part of the armed force had been conveyed, the better to divide it. Resistance became the order of the day, and a war, dis advantageous to Spain, commenced; her armies were led on against an experienced enemy, by officers mostly unfit to command, whilst the ranks were composed of raw soldiers, or filled with volunteers, destitute of concert and direction. It, consequently, became necessary to learn the art of war, during the fatigues of arduous campaigns, as well as tactics, on the field of battle. It became necessary to endure de feats, in order to avoid them ; to see how the enemy con quered, so as to meet him on equal ground; and, in sho r t, it was requisite to wait, with constancy and perseverance, for the time when th e f ru i ts o f a d vers i tv cou ld b e gat h ered. That time at length arrived, and the Spanish armies, aided by their Allies, the British and Portuguese, drove the invaders from their insulted country. At the return of Ferdinand VII. in 1814, the Spanish army was numerous, disciplined,and inured to war. The officers, who had distinguished themselves during the war of independence, were neglected, and pa rasites only, just emerged from obscurity, surrounded the Throne. Many fine regiments were sent over to South America, because they could not be trusted, under the new order of tkings in Spain. The disgust became gene ral, and, at the end of twelve months, scarcely was there any of that army left which had contended for the liberties of Spain. When Ferdinand formed the mad project of re-conquering his revolted Colonies, he found that he re quired a better army than he then had; for, with the ex ception of his body guard, all the rest was disorganized. Immediately every engine was set to work to form an effectiv e army, intended to be embarked at Cadiz, and in reality it was organized ; vet, to officer it, the King: was compelled t o ava il himself of men of liberal ideas'. This. circumstance alone defeated his object, and it will be r emembered ' they proclaimed the Constitution in 1820. Th e same spirit which then shelved itself in Andalusia, soon extended to all the regiments in Spain, and the patriotic cause became general. The common soldier then seemed t o have acquired - a new existence; and what most astonished those who witnessed this sud den change, was, that th e military discipline acquired fresh vigour, by .the progress o f liberal ideas. A perjuredand insincere King, aided by fanatic agents, is certainly a domestic enemy the most to be dr ea d ed , He gained over to his own interests - the chief Generals in command, the better to neutralize the efforts of th e i r troops, and then plunged his country into a civil war. An army of foreigners, preceded by corruption and intrigue, was t h en i ntroduced into the Spanish territory, and soon overran it. On this occasion, certainly the Spanish army did not answer the hopes formed of it , although it may be partly pleaded as an excuse, that out of the five Generals at the time com manding-in-chief, four betrayed their . trust, and eonse quently disorganized the whole plan of defence. It may be furth er added, that owing to malicious or improvident measure s adopted by the Inspector-General A . bisbal, tw o thirds of th e Offi cers o f a ll the Infantry Regiments were then absent from their respective corps, or else ordered to join others, so that the confusion could not have been greater. In short, the Nation and the Army were sub dued, and the latter was immediately diSsolved. The soldiers were instantly disarmed and dispersed, whilst many of the Officers sought, an asylum in a foreign land, or were put on half-pay. Let us, therefore, now see what kind of an army King Ferdinand is enabled to as semble on the Portuguese frontiers, and with which he ventures to bid defiance to Great Britain ; for if this was not really his intention, he would scarcely be induced to make so expensive and dangerous a demonstration.— Some unemployed Officers, when the first prepara tions for the overthrow of the Constitution commenced, towards the close of 1822, withdrew to France to join in them, and collect elements for the formation of Royalist corps on the frontiers. Others deserted from their regi merits, as the influence of the priests or friends at Court operated on their minds ; some from motives of disappoint ment, or base views. In general, their absence was not regretted, as they were never considered among the elite •of the army. Among the first were some officers of rank, but, generally speaking, the second, with the exception of Brigadier Miranda, whose treason was certainly unex pected, were considered a disgrace to the army. Some ser jeants also, more particularly among those who had charge of money belonging to their companies, went over to swell the numbers of the Anti-constitutionalists, and they were raised to the rank of officers, according to the prO mises held out to them. This is the class of officers be longing to the old army, who are now found serving in the modern one. The rest are composed of the success ful men who joined the factious bands raised near the Pyrennees, when they were often commanded by Monks and Friars; some of them have lately received brevets and commissions from the King, in consequence of services rendered against the Constitutional cause, or as being dis tinguished for their ultra and fanatical principles. Among them also are some French officers, who, through patron age, have been able to attain rank in the Spanish Royalist arms-. Thus is the Permanent Army officered, and the ranks consist of the late soldiers of the Faith, the deserters from the Constitutional Army, and the remainder re cruits, draughted and forced from their homes. The Royal Guards are similarly composed, but the officers, generally speaking, deserve no other name than that of dandies.— Their chief knowledge is in the display of their costly uni forms. There is, however, still another class of soldiers to be employed in this new service, and these are, the militia. The soldiers of the latter are the most honourable of the army, as they are chiefly youths taken from the agricultural districts, dragged to an offensive warfare against their in clinations and the conditions under which they originally enlisted. Their officers, nevertheless, are more ignorant arid inexperienced than the rest. Those who, from private views, had retired from the regular army, and now entered the militia, have done it more to court favour, than risk their persons in front of an enemy; but the officers serving in the militia arc usually youths belonging to wealthy fami lies, whose chief delight is in a pairof whiskers and a shewy uniform. The artillery corps in Spain has always shewn it self pre-eminently liberal, as well as that of the engineers. Of them few can now be found under the banners of the despot. These two important branches, consequently, are in unexperienced hands. If, therefore, the Spanish army assembling on the Portuguese frontiers, should ever come in contact with a regular force, from the very nature of its organization, the issue of the contest would not be dubious; yet, for the very same reasons, if it should ever penetrate into an open and defenceless country, the ravages would be serious. It is the best of all armies to pillage and lay waste, and most probably it would excel that of the Marquess de Chaves. It will be accompanied by numerous Monks and Friars, who will inspire it with a horror of liberal ideas, and rouse it, by all the impelling furies of religious zeal and Apostolical vengeance. Et will be actuated by feelings similar to those which carried the crusaders to the Holy Land, and its track will be marked by blood and destruction.—Morning Chronicle. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY.—JAN. 21. WELLESLEY V. THE LUKE OF BEAUFORT. (Continued from our Paper of Yesterday.) The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that if, from the absence of n more direct denial, it was meant to he inferred on the other side that Mr. Wellesley admitted that he had intrigued with Mrs. Bligh, it was an extravagance of reasoning to which he (the Lord Chancellor) could not by any means yield. Mr. HrALn was glad to see that his Lordship took the same view of this matter as he did. The learned counsel then read that part of the affidavit of Dr. Bulkeley in which he deposes to Mrs. Bligh's declaration of pregnancy to him, and her application for something to procure a miscarriage ; upon the improbability of which circumstance he (Mr. Heald) was commenting, when, _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that when conversations of this nature took place, the lady and the physician generally retired, therefore they (Mr. Heald and the Lord Chancellor) were not, in all probability, very good judges of the nature of them. In the hearing of the Gardner Peerage, he (the Lord Chancellor) had gained some very extraordinary information upon matters of this nature; more, he believed, than even he (Mr. Heald) knew. Mr. HEALD said that was very probable; but why did no t th e doctor tell her that he was sure her husband would he very glad to hear that she was pregnant? His learned friend, Mr. Treslove, who was anxious to correct him (Mr. Heald) before he was in an error, had, in reply to this observation, on a preceding day, referred to the affidavit of Mrs. Bligh, in which she states, that she knew she could not be pregnant, bec..use she had had no con nexion with her husband for many months. But did Dr. Bulkeley tell them any thing of this ? No. He merely went on, in his affidavit, to give his reply to this request about the mis carriage, namely, that it was his business to save life and not de stroy it. Mr. Wellesley here whispered to his Counsel where Dr. Bel keley had got this expression from. Mr. HEALD said, that it was of course a very philosophical answer, and there was no occasion to remind his Lordship whence the Doctor had derived it. The Doctor then went on to depose, that upon his giving this answer to Mrs. Bligh, that lady rejoined, " You had better consult Wellesley about it ;" that he (Dr. Bulkeley) then said, " No, Madam, I will nut consult with Mr. Wellesley : I will consult with no one but your husbands and to him I will tell in what state you are, and what you wish to do." The Doctor's affidavit became still more incredible. He next stated that the nixt time he saw Mrs. Bligh, she told him that by pennyroyal awl laudanuta she had effected the miscarriage without his assistance, and the affidavit went on to state the signs (not fit to be read in an open Court) by which she said she knew that she had succeeded, and which she communicated to the Doctor, in order to prove to him her success. What ! tell the very man who had threatened to inform her husband of her intentions, that she had not only put them into execution, but that she had suc ceeded in them ? Would the weakest woman in the world have acted such a part? He (Mr. Heald) must say, that any man who believed this statement must be very differently constituted to him. The Learned Counsel then adverted to the language of the Counsel on the other side, in accusing Mr. Wellesley of perjury, in which he believed his Learned Friend's conduct to have been perfectly indefensible. The LORD CHANCF.I.LOh—None of your Learned Friends are here, Mr. Heald. This is the assistance which the Court gets from Counsel. 7 (All the counsel opposed to Mr. Wellesley were absent but one. The solicitors immediately left the Court, and shortly afterwards returned with the Attorney-General.) Mr. HEALD said, that it would answer his purpose just as well to make the observation in their absence. The learned counsel then adverted to several other parts of Dr. Bulkeley's affidavit : the story of a servant having seen Mr. Wellesley and Airs. Bligh in a most unequivocal situation in Mrs. Bligh's lodgings ; Mr. Wellesley's having a bravo in his house who had killed nine men, and his taking a house next to Captain Bligh's, in order to carry on his intrigue with that gentleman's wife. These, and other parts of the Doctor's affidavit, had been so ably commented upon by his learned friends who had preceded hi m , th at h e (M r. H. ) did not think himself justified in taking up the time of the Court. with any observation of his upon them. He would, however, call his Lordship's attention to what took place at Florence : and here he must observe, that if Dr. B. was to be believed, Mrs. W. had written what was perfectly untrue in her narrative. Mr. Heald also commented very severely upon Dr. B.'s lending himself to the fabrication of a letter from an English physician, stating, that Mr. Wellesley's father, Lord Maryborough, was dying. Ile then referred ;.o the Doctor's advice to Mrs. 'Wellesley, to throw herself upon the protection of the British Ambassador; to the Doctor's representation to Mrs. Wellesley of the danger of crossing the Alps, and that lady's reply that Eh, would risk any danger rather than leave her husband ; to the assertion that Mr. Wellesley made his wife the pander of his lusts, which Mrs. Wel lesley's own narrative contradicted, and to the scenes in the par lour at Florence, where Dr. Bulkeley deposed that he was obliged to act as a screen, in order that Mrs. Wellesley might not be wounded by observing the scenes which were going on on the other side of the fire-place, between Mrs. Bligh and Mr. Welles ley, which were also contradicted by Mrs. Wellesley's narrative. Mr. Heald then adverted to what Dr. Bulkeley had sworn, re specting the time-piece, to which he had represented Mr. Wel lesley as constantly directing his eyes with eager anxiety for the hour at which he might leave his wife for the society of Mrs. Bligh, and to the Doctor's subsequent contradiction of this depo sition, in which he said that he was mistaken, there was no time-piece in the room, and he meant to have said that Mr. Wellesley was constantly listening to the town-clock. Now lie (Mr. Heald) was ready to admit. that a man might easily be mistaken as to the ex istence of a time-piece in a room, and if that had been all that Dr. Bulkelev had sworn to, and that he had contradicted, he (Mr. Heald) should certainly have laid no stress upon the mistake. But Dr. Bulkeley had sworn, that Mr. Wellesley was constantly looking at the time-piece, and displayed great anxiety for the arrival of a certain hour. Then he said, " No, he was constantly listening to the town-clock." How did the Doctor know this ? Were Mr. Wellesley's ears constituted like those of some beasts, the constant motion of which showed clearly that they were in the act of listening? Could any thing be more absurd than an asser tion of this kind ? Could any thing he more bold than for a man to swear it ? How was the charge of perjury against Mr. Wel leslev• made out ? W as it p re t en d e d t o se t D r . B u lk e l ey up aga i ns t him? . He trusted it was, because that was precisely the way to prove Mr. Wellesley's innocence. The Learned Counsel then adverted to Mr. Wellesley's letters to his children, in the whole of which, though there were many excellent sentiments, yet the indefatigable industry and great ingenuity of his Learned Friends on the other side had been able to detect only • one improper expression. That he was ready to admit was an indefensible one; hut if such a dreadful penalty as to be de prived of one's children was to be attached to the use of an un guarded expression, he was afraid that numerous excellent fathers, even in the highest ranks of life, would forfeit their paternal rights. He next alluded to Mr. Wellesley's conduct in allowing his children to remain under the protection of his wife. lie (Mr. Wellesley) had said, " Take them with you : I am sure they will be taken care of. Only educate them properly, and lam con tent : I acknowledge your high merits as a wife ; but lam the slave of a passion from which I cannot emancipate myself, and which bows me to the earth." What must be Mr. Wellesley's feelings now, when he found that the only point upon which he laid any stress in this painful separation—the only matter upon which he felt deep anxiety—the education of his chi;ilren—was being conducted among women, and in a manner of which he to tally disapproved. After again adverting to Mr. W.'s conduct to his children, so far as related to their education and morals, the learned counsel called the attention of the Court to that part of Dr. Southcott's affidavit, where he deposed to the ideas of educa tion which Mr. W. is stated to have communicated to him—and contended that the two letters (so often adverted to) in Dr. South cot's own hand-writing, penned from Mr. W.'s dictation, were fatal to the doctor's deposition. He begged his Lordship to bear in mind, how long a time Mr. Wellesley had been deprived of his children : how long a time had elapsed since he had even seen them ; how long he had been in this miserable state—wretched at every turn. Aud why had he been thus severely visited? Was it because he had once committed adultery ? If so, the punish ment was as disproportionate as it was unprecedented. He trusted that upon the close of the case, and after the next perusal of the affidavits, which he was sure his Lordship would devote himself to, his Lordship would restore Mr. Wellesley to that situation in which he ought to be placed, and satisfy every man in England that, after full, fair, and deliberate consideration, justice had been done. Mr. BEAMS followed on the same side. The Learned Counsel was interrupted by the rising of the Court. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL asked his Lordship if he would go on with the case to-morrow (this day). The LORD CIIANcELLort. replied in the affirmative, and inti mated that, after all the Counsel had been heard, a day must in tervene, and then he would give judgment. Mr. BEAMES said that he should not occupy more than half an hour to-morrow. The ATTORNET-GENERAL—Then I shall reply on Saturday. The LORD CHANCELLOR—If Mr. Attorney-General replies on Saturday, I will give judgment on Monday. THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC. At two or three minutes after three o'clock we arrived at the utmost summit, the object of our toils, and Coutet called out, " Nous void au sommet du Mont Blanc !" I stood motionless for some time to take a general view of this wild world of mountains, and could scarcely believe where I was!! My watch was five minutes past three o'clock. The thermometer was three-fourths of a degree below zero, Reaumur. Having made notes of these ob servations, Coutet pointed out the principal objects to be seen from this the highest point in our quarter of the globe. It being three o'clock, or a little later, the sun was in the S. W., and interrupted our view very much in the direction of Geneva and the Jura; the Jura mountainsform ed our horizon in that direction. Langres, the highest town in France, we could not discover, although it has been said that the chain of the Alps has been seen from it. On the opposite side of Mont Blanc the Appenincs were visible for a vast extent, and the situations of Milan and Turin were pointed out to us. We looked very care fully and with an earnest wish to discove r an y thin g lik e the Mediterranean sea in the line over Genoa, but I can not say that I saw it. On the side of Switzerland the " Jungfrau," near Grindlewald, was very conspicuous, as well as the Mont Buet, the Diablerets, the Ghemmi, and St. Gothard; more to the eastward Monte Rosa was visible, which is 2,430 toises above the level of the sea. — The valley of Chamouni, and even its little village, can be seen with a telescope. The convent of the Grand St. Bernard was hid, owing to its situation among the moun tains. We could not see much of the Alec Blanche, or the environs of Mont Blanc, immediately at its base on that side, owing to the various project i o ns which, as it were, grow from its sides. rien\C'ehe stationary d il a‘.erype n cu o liar th s e su ensa m ti m on it o a f nd Mo li n g t h ß tu l e a s n s c, exp orl body,eT which was also felt by some of the party, to whom I men tioned the circumstance. It appeared as if I could have passed the blade of a knife under the sole of my shoes, or between them and the ice on which I stood. The rarity of the air did not affect me quite so much on the summit, as when labouring through the deep snows and climbing the ascents of our passage, during the ten hours we were em ployed in ascending from Les Grands Mulets. The sense of hearing was not interrupted, if there had been anything to hear; the smell, and power of feeling, were not diminished; hut the faculties of the mind were in less activity. The sky was of a very dark indigo blue; this deep tint was, indeed, among the most remarkable features we observed. Being, as it were, above all vapour and thick atmosphere, which rises to a certain height above the level of the earth, the medium through which we saw it was of course more pure ; and we looked, as it were into a dark ocean of infinite space. After having well observed, as far as could be distinguished, the prin cipal objects within reach, and again examined our glasses, the barometer was found to remain steady : the thermo meter, however, had somewhat changed, and the mercury had fallen a very little below the point at which it was first marked, viz. three-fourths of a degree below zero of Reaumur. The wind had began to freshen from the south• west, and Coutet would not suffer us to remain.—New Monthly Magazine. TOTAL ARRIVALS OF CORN, &c. TN THE PORT OF LONDON IN THE YEAR 1826. (I-ROM ALTDAN'S CORN TRADE CIRCULAR.) British. Irish, Foreign. THE RING. FIGHT BETWEEN GAS AND ROBINSON FOR TWO HUNDRED SOVEREIGNS. The sporting world were yesterday on the tip-toe of ex pectation to know the result of this tight, which was ap pointed to take place on Tuesday, in the neighbourhood of Hereford ; and we have ourselves, up to a late hour, been led to hope that we should have been able to com municate the result to our readers. By some mischance, or from the state of the roads, however, our messenger has not arrived. In the absence of certain intelligence, all manner of rumours have been afloat, each man having been announced as the winner. Some giving to Robinson the victory in nine minutes and a half, and others to Gas in 35 minutes ; and each party backing their opinions in proportion to the strength of their confidence. From our own correspondent, whose letter is dated Hereford, nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, we learn, that in consequence of the interference of the Magistrates, it became necessary to chancre the place of fighting, from the immediate neighbourhood of Hereford to a place called Monmouth Gap, in :Monmouthshire, about 13 miles dis tant from the spot originally suggested. The great dis tance of this place from any ordinary source of conveyance will easily account for the delay which has taken place in the intelligence reaching London. The manner in which Gas and his friends have been treated on this occasion, we trust, will operate in future. as a bar to simi lar long trots. It appears that Gas's inducement to go to Hereford at all, arose from a positive pledge that 100/. should be given between him and Robinson for complying with the wishes of the Fancy of that town, which sum it was agreed should be placed in the hands of a sporting Gentleman on the morning of the battle. When that morning arrived, however, the cash was not forthcoming, under the plausible but dishonourable excuse that, as the Magistrates would not permit the affair to take place where it was originally- proposed, the parties making the pie dge were absolved from their agreement ; and thus Gas and his friends, after incurring an enormous expence, first from the fight having been postponed for a fortnight in consequence of the death of the Duke of York, and next from the high charge of coach hire, are likely to be con siderably out of pocket by their trip, even should the battle be decided in their favour. There was some . talk of raising a subscription of forty pounds, but even this was a matter of doubt. Great complaints are made of the in hospitable manlier in which the London patrons of the Ring were received at a particular house in Hereford—a circumstance which may, perhaps, be accounted for, by Gas being backed at 6 to ‘l, and even 2 to 1, against the Yorkshireman. On last, Gas and his companion Dick Curtis narrowly escaped being "lumbered," or, in other words, caught by the yokel trues, and held to bail to keep the peace. A Magistrate and an officer are stated to have pro ceeded to their place of training, and to have taken them into custody upon a warrant; but Dick observing, with the eye of a hawk, that the styles and titles of himself and his companion were not properly described, considered it no breach of good manners to bolt, and opening the chaise door, in which he and Gas had been placed, sprung forth, and being followed by Gas, both gave" leg bail" for their future appearance. 206,533 3 186 Sacks. 100 Wheat Barley Malt Oats Beans 1, . Tares ...... Linseed Rapeseed Flour Qrs. 256,327 10,615 266,53 1 . 373,580 405 50,718 35,392 3,111 673 Sacks • 16:5,6415 231,4?9 90,614 6r3,934 23,972 51,609 39,643 15,672 95,273 20,23 L Barrels. 1,437 ARRIVAL OF OUR EXPRESS. We had written thus far, when our expected Messenger arrived, and from his details we are enabled to give the following sketch of the battle : The ring was formed, as we before stated, at Monmouth Gap, and a better ring was never witnessed. The situation was particularly desirable. The multitude collected from all parts of the surrounding country was immense, and it was gratifying to observe that " the waggon train," who were on the alert, were well rewarded for their labours. Tom Oliver, White-headed Bob, Harry Holt, Ben Burns, Stockman, and others of the London ring, were present ; and Froth,'-faced Fogo, in the absence of Bill Gibbons, acted as Master of the Ceremonies. Shortly before one o'clock the men arrived on the ground, looking extremely well, and both equally confident. Robinson, who is an uncommmonly fine young man, was attended by Tom Spring and Harry Holt : and Gas by Ben Burns and Dick Curtis. Brown, from Bridgenorth, and other provincial Heroes of the Fist, were also present. Robinson had only appeared once before within the Prize Ring, having fought and beat Crosbie, in Scotland; and in this respect Gas had no advantage, for he, too, was a novice, having distinguished himself only in his fight with Tom Gaynor, at Epsom Races. In weight and length Robinson appeared to have a point in his favour, but the hardihood and game of Gas rendered these fancied superiorities of little consequence in the minds of his friends, who freely backed him at 6 to 4 and 2 to 1. THE FIGHT. Soon after one the men entered the ring and shook hands, after which they proceeded to strip, the ground being slightly covered with snow. An being in readiness, they lost no time in commencing operations. Our limits will not allow us to enter into a detail of the rounds, of which five and twenty were fought in thirty-five minutes. We shall, therefore c ontent ourselves with a general de scription of the battle. In the first round Gas went up manfully to_ his an tagonist, who proved that he was no flincher; but met him in the most courageous manner, nearly seconds. deprived o n coming i o n f g h f li s i enridtish.ce,s the and some good right and left hits were exchanged, when s Gas was thrown. In the second round the manoeuvres were pretty much of the same character, Robinson falling showed r e evident ; s} b rl u i p t t os still accidentally on his hands; but in the third Gas received such a tremendous hit from Robinson's right hand over l c iis ur l t e i f s t a e l y id e, B a e s n fo ß r u a rn t s iiT hi r s ie s a e r —he went staggering down but was soon rallied by D . fourthell-eincied ord ere dis ordered round ,state oGasof his ttp thorough game, and rattled away as if intent alone on de livering without regard to the consequences. Robinson seeing his advantage, peppered him right and left in ad mirable style ; and in this way the fight continued till nearly the last round—Robinson having a manifest advan tage, and the friends of Gas candidly confessing the "game was up." Dick Curtis, however, cheered up his man, reminding him that all London would be in darkness, if the Gas was extinguished. Gas felt the appeal to his honour, and although dreadfully jobbed, continued to weave with all the vigour of an expert manufacturer ; but still the odds increased against him ; and the fine scientific style of Robinson, combined with the powerful effects of his well directed and straight-forward deliveries, rendered him the favourite at any odds. In despite of all these unfavourable symptoms, however, Gas still came up with unshaken courage—he was weakened, but not subdued ; and while a chance remained, he was evidently determi ned to continue the contest. At length, after a dreadful rally—which ended in the fall of both—Robinson, upon being lifted on his second's knee, dropped his head, and was 't deaf to time."- He could not stand, when lifted by Spring to the scratch ; while Gas was comparatively vi gorous, and of course proclaimed the victor. This unexpected result excited surprize ; but from sub sequent explanation it was understood, that about the middle of the fight, Gas fell heavily on Robinson's body, and shook him so severely that be was not "himself', again," and became gradually exhausted, till, in the end, • he lost all power of motion. Had he been able to give one or two hits in the right place, with his wonted force, such was the state to which Gas had been reduced, that it would have been impossible for him to come again.— 1 ' This we fully felt by Gas's friends, and they all acknow ledged that a fight had never been got more completely " out of the fire." REMARKS. The punishment of Gas, on this occasion, was much greater than that of Robinson; and, in point of fighting, Robinson was in all respects his superior, both as to hit ting and throwing. The determined game and excellent constitution of Gas, however, aided by the admirable se conding of Dick Curtis and Ben Burns, kept him alive to the last; and even when the battle closed, it was thought he could have fought for half an hour longer. Robinson proved himself far beyend the auticipationa of the L on don cognoscenti. He is a good two-handed fighter, stands well on his lege, and is evidently possessed of sound bottom. Though unfortunate, it was impossible to withhold from him the need of praise. We were glad to hear that Gas, before he left Here ford, received 25/. of the 3W. which had been promised; and we trust that the Hereford Fancy, for their or►n credit, will see the justice of performing their agreement to the uttermost. Gas may be expected in town in the course of the day, and both lie and Robinson will appear at Holt and Bald win's benefit on iNlonclay next. Robinson is, himself, about to take a benefit; and we have no doubt \I'M receive that encouragement which his merits deserve. The betting upon this tight was not extensive either in town or country. DICK CURTIS AND BARNEY AARON. The fourth deposit for this fight was made good at How ard's Coffee-house on Tuesday night. O'NEAL AND CANNON. On Tuesday night, also, the second deposit for the fight between these men, was duly forthcoming at Harry Bolt's, Cross-lane, Long-acre. O'Neal was pre:4cm, but Cannon is in close training. The odds are six to four on O'Neal. AFFAIR OF HONOUR IN HIGH LIFE. As a matter, that lately has drawn much attention, 'Twixt John Bull, Esquire, and one Monsieur Crapaud, Is still undecided, we think right to mention The leading particulars, far as we know. The dispute (like a duel, some twenty years back') Began about dogs,—in a way much the same ; Old Crapaud's dog, Scamp, having made an attack On the dog of Squire Bull, Constitution by name. Constitution, a sprightly young pup, thorough bred, Having " Bull" on his collar, was let to ruu free; While Scamp in a leash by his master was led, Like those lap-dogs we oft in the Thuilleriee sec. No sooner had Scamp, by a snap at the pup, In his old lurcher fashion, committed the breach, Than the blood of Squire Bull in an instant Was up, And he made (as report gays) a dev'l of a speech ; In which, nothing sparing his high-pepper'd phrases, He curs'd and he foam'd at the eur-dog's invasion ; Talk'd much about " : Eolus"—"firo'eris cams " And other Dog-Latin, befitting th' occasion ; And said (though for this he soon made an excuse), That, if the Mounseer didn't pull in his tether, He'd let all the bull-dogs in Christendom lose, And demolish both Scamp and his master together! On bearing this speech, Crapaud made a low bow— Acknowledg'd, like Launce, that his dog was a had one; And vow'd, if he dar'd but to utter " bow-wow," Mr. Bull might, at once, hang him up as a mad one. This was all mighty fine—hut, to folks who stood near, It was plain that, whatever old Crapaud might speak, He and Scamp were alike, fur they saw that Mounseer, All the while that he spoke, had his tongue i❑ his cheek. And, still as his mongrel return'd to the fray, In watching his hands, they peiceiv'd that, with on., He affected to draw the base lurcher away, While, with eother, he slily kept patting him on. Thus things stand at present—old Crapaud still bowing, . Whenever they meet, like a well-behav'd frog, But still, in the midst of this blarney, allowing 7 , •N i c. Hi s Scamp to keep worrying Mr. Bull's dog. s • .411111., , . Meanwhile, their two families feel in a hobble,— - dill - „ ft Both Crapaude and Bulls being sick of disasters, lAnd fearing, poor folks, as this beautiful squabble Began with the curs, it may end with the masters.— Between Colonel Montgomery and Captain WNamara. IMPROVEMENTS IN FLEET-MARKET.--I❑ the Court of Compensation yesterday, Mr. Taylor, a printer in shoe lane, estimated the damage he would suffer by th e i mproveme nts of Fleet-market at upwards of 15,0001. After arprents had been heard on both aides, 8,4861. 10a. 6d. damages were awarded to Mr. Taylor. ['HE MARKETS, AL MARKET. —Jan, s. W. F. Green' s— d 32 0 W. E. Hi1da..,,..,,, 32 6 W. E. New march 31 3 W. E. Northumb. 34 0 W. E.lliddell's si 6 Tanfield Trader.. 0 Stone Coal Christie4o S. d 83----Vhips sold, 1 a. el; Neshatn Wall, End Helm X 6 ~9 W. E. Lanibton Walls End Lyons SS W.E.Ravensworth3o W.F. Stobart 29 W. E. *tearart's..... .9;.--Uneohl, LIVERPOOL CORK EXCHANGE.--Jan. At our Corn Exchange to-day there was a better show of sam ples than was expected. Wheat sold slowly at improved prices; and a few of the finest samples of Oats brought 4s. Sd. per 451 b. but the mealmen were not disposed to comply with this advance, and the market endeil rather heavily. Flour and Oatmeal were each 6d. to Is. per sack dearer. In other articles we can note little or no variation. Wheat, English, per 701113,__—__ ----- Irish (red) -- Ditto (white Foreign (free) „ Foreign (in bond) Canada (free) Oats, English and Scotch —,- -- Irish Barley, Malting, per Dun. qr. ,-- - Grinding, per 6011 is. -- Beans, English, per Imp. qr. --, Foreign--------- Flour, Amer., sweet, (bond), per brl OLD. o. d. e. d. O 0 a 0 0 . 0 0 a 0 0 00100 O 0 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 O 0"a 0 0 O fra 0 0 Oa 0 0 4 2 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 Ooa 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 O 0 a 0 0 0 a 0 0 a Oa— 0 0 0 0 a 0 0a 0 oa 0 Week ending Jai 'Pease. Flour. Qrs. Sacks. 15 2,02 SO 111 - .....* ditto, --- English, fine, per 2801bs. .---- Irish, ditto ....—.— Oatrneal, Engli,h, per 2401b5. Irish Malt, per Imp. quarter Pease, English white, per Img. Rye. IMPORT OF GRAIN fur the Wheat. Oats. Barley. Rye. Beans, Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 3,334 3,751 nt 1,151 BIRTHS. R. d. I . • S a 9 • 3a 816 7 10 a 8 6 8 9a A 0 • 2 a 8 9 S 0a A 1 0 8 6 a 8 9 4 6a 4 9 4 4 a 4 11 . 41 0 A 4.$ 5 6a 510 80 0 a 50 0 48 0 aSO 39 0 a 54 25 0 a 28 ,„° Ooa 0 7 SO 0a 32 . 45 0 a 47 1 .',„ 4:1 0 a 48 '-' 40 0 a 41 0 36 0 a 40 0 44 0 a 6SI . 0 54 0 a 58 40 0 a 42 u . 22. Oatrnl. Floor Loads. Bartels 731 599 On the 16th ult.. at the British Palace, Peru, the lady of the Hon. Stratford Canning, of a daughte r . . . On the 20th inst., aiNettlestea;i, the lady of the Rev. W. F• Cobb, of a son. On the 22d inst., at Pennington House, the lady of the Rer. C. Heath, of a son. On the 22d inst., in Upper Berkeley -Street, the lady o f C. Freeling, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., William Hickman, Esq., of 'Newington green, Middlesex, to Anne, daughter of the late J. Garrett, E+q• of the same place. On the 16th inst., at Tideuham, Gloucestershire, the Rev. J. Davis, M.A. Vicar of Chepstow, to Henrietta Eliza, d aug hter of the late J. Thomas Vores, Esq., of Orchard-street, Portman- square. DIED. onTtsheetl: R. N. 7thitist., at Versailles, ailles, Frances, third d aug ht er o f (apt. T. 7ish On the . 22d inst., at Diss, Norfolk, Z. Finebam, Esq. in the 80th year of his age. On the 23d inst., at his house, Brixton-hill, in the 58th year of hie age, Dr. R. Itlegborough, late of New Bridge-rtreet► Blackfriars. On the 23d lust., aged 10, Henry, eldest eon of H. P. Bona, Esq. Charlotte-street, Portland-place. On the 20th inst., deeply lamented Mr. Denton, of Wakefield, aged 81. -On the 23d inst., deeply lamented, Mr. J. Mao, jun., of High-street, Southwark. On Sunday last, at Long Buckby, Mrs. Sarah Freeman, re lict of the late George John Clarke, A.M., many years master of the Grammar-sehool, Guildsborough, in the said county. On the 22d inst., Mr. Abraham Paice, many years assistant overseer of Lambeth. Printed and Publimbed by M. YOUNG, at Ate steer-Orposit No: 112, STAND. Qrs. 151