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I N D 1 A. SERINGAPATAM PRIZE-MONEY. TO THU EDITOR OP THE ASIATIC JOURNAL. SlR—That under this free Government, public opinion, let the expression of it come from what quarter it may, must always be attended to, is a circumstance productive of the most happy conse pences.. The instance to which lat present al -lade, is the satisfactory result of the notice lately taken in Parliament of the hardships to which the claimants of the Deccan Prize-money have so long been subjected. Eight years, Mr. Editor, is a Jong time to be kept out of the reward of such bard and honourable services; but long as this period must appear, it does not amount to one third part of the time during which the second and final dividend of the Seringapatam prize-fund has been delayed„ The pretence for this pro crastination, unpaisalleled, so far as I know, in the history of awarded booty, is said to be, that' .no injustice may be done to those who may have `well-founded claims, by too precipitate a divi sion of the funds: but, if six-and-twenty years lie not sufficient to enable individuals to ascer tain whether their nearest of kin were among the captors, I should be glad to know what period Llay be deerried sufficient? Indeed, it may be no paradox to assert., that so long a period is more 'likely to bring real claims into doubt, and to encourage fictitious ones, than to produce any beneficial effect whatever. A restriction to half the time could not have been complained of as an injury to any one. And it may also be affirmed, that a much greater degree of hardship and injustice is thus inflicted upon all tlie\sharers, and their descendants, amounting tolnatiy thou sands, than could now, or even for a long time back, have been fairly complained of, by the loss of a few good claims, simply for want of their having been more promptly brought ferward. That, at this time, any valid claim siould be defeated, by dividing the. remaining • funds, seems hardly possible. Those who may urge that the smallness of the remaining fund is a sufficient reason for the in. *difference and procrastination that have already L.:Ken place, would do well to recollect, that what to opulence may appear to be a mere trifle, may be of great importance to the widow and fatherless child, who have already so long smart ed under this privation; and this consideration alone, it is to be hoped, may prove a stiffi dent stimulus to those who may have it in their power, either to afford redress, or to procure it for the sufferers. But it is not my intention to argue so plain a - matter ; I wish only to call it to the recollection of our honourable and bountiful Masters, and also to present it to the consideration of the lau relled Peer who commanded that gallant army, -and who is the natural advocate of their claims. To neither of these most respectable parties will a ir e inrykaii l a , UL U be l bl very agreeae u to C ha 4 v l e cl, .popular leader probably being induced, upon the next meeting of Parliamyit, to call for the proceedings of the Prize Committee, which has been sitting for sixteen or se V vnteen years past at Madras, and of which the ex pences of the salary of the Secretary, and of his office establish. merit, must have encroached very considerably tipon the fund.—Your inserting the above, will • anuch oblige A .3URVIVING CAPTOR. Edinburgh, July 4, 1825. THE INDIAN ARMY. We understand *a dispatch from the Court of : - Directors to the Government in India, is now I)efore the Board of Controul for approval, direct -ring a considerable augmentation of the army in all its branches, at the different Presidencies. -From conversations which we have had with many intelligent persons from India, we are in dined to think the proposed augmentation abso :lately necessary for the peace arid security of that immense Empire. IVe hope any military arrangement the Board of Controul tinny sanction, will provide a greater number of European officers to the Native Army than are at present allowed ; for if the whole number on the establishment were effective, and fit for duty, they are not more-than is indispensably requisite for the common regimental duty. But in 'a climate like India, so destructive to European constitutions, we may fairly calculate from the length of time that it takes to attain the rank of Captain, that one-forth of the higher ranks of the officers of the army may be set down as sick, present or absent ; one-forth required for the effective staff of the army, and not more •than two-forths to do duty with their corps -from this, however, we must deduct those who are permitted to visit their native country on business or pleasure ;, and'aurely it is but reasonable that a certain portion should en jos' that.privilege; but there is 'still a 'further drain upon the effective officers of the army, who are called away to officer temporary and local corps railed on certain occasions, and also to serve with the troops of our Native Allies, leaving the regular regiments of infantry and cavalry in a most inefficient state, so much to that during the late Mahratta war, many regi ments in the field, on active service, were commanded by Lieu tenants ; and in several instances not more than three European officers for duty with s'corps ! I It is well known what the native troops in India are capable of performing. when commanded by English officers of expe rience, who are acquainted with - their language, customs, and I -prejudices ; _and it is astonishing how persons, who think them- -selves qualified to direct and controul the government of that vast Empire, should havebeen so long blind to this very great defect in our Indian army. There are now in the divisions of the army moving into the Burniesecountry, segeral native battalions, raised for local 'ern porary purpoael, withaCaptain or Lieutenant to command , and another subaltefn as Adjutant. These officers are borrowed from - the .regular riliisents which is an additional drain upon them ; And it is also table observed, that from a regular supply of Ca. deta pot being iinstoat, these regiments are never complete in Ensigns. It is not to be belt ed , that when patronage is in question, the Directors of the t India Company would be very back ward in sending out a Nufficient number of Cadets ; quite the -tontrarY--but the tact is, , that the constant tliern.c.of all their Aispatches"tO 'lndia ( they think of nothing but pounds, shillings, and pence) has ever been directing reduction of' troops and mi litary expences, which the experience of nges, we may say, has proved to be imptaciicable ; for how can it be otherwise ? If we extend Ottiterritory, we must augment our army ; and can it be th ; , t that 150,000 men to a population of nearly' vim° , ; , vats Is an overgrown military force, and that in a coulttalCsOcat removed, and incapable of receiving any speedy ass'. from England in case of need , without taking into . ation the position in which we are placed, surrounded . i ce military neighbours ? o4Eite , . Very proper orders, we understand, were sent out 'ome time ' j.igo from the Horse Guards, to withdraw several Officers who 4 " Were in the service of the Native Powers belonging to his Ma jesty's regiments in India, because there was a want of Officers to do the regimental duty, but the East India Company's . army, which is not officered to half the extent of the King's Trcops, are still further distressed by the Colonels and Lieut. - Colonels Commandants of Regiments having, by a late regu lation, become entitled to come England to reside in die en joyment of their pay and off:reckonings, which permission they have almost all availed themselves of, and are now in England or on their passage. Officers of this rank are most required in India ; none under the rank of Major-General are permitted in his Majesty's army to be absent from his regiment. In the Establishment at Sandhurst, the Officers are from the Retired List, from the Lieutenant-Governor down, but at Ad discombe, the Directors have thought proper to withdraw three effective officers from their already defective Indian Es tablishment. Of the Madras troops, eleven regiments, we believe, sent to Rangoon, there was no officer sentof the rank of Colonel ; and, we believe, not more than two Lieutenant-Colonels ; and three regiments from the same establishment, which are now serving under 8.-Gen. Morrison, were sent under a Lieut.-Colonel. Several of the regiments in both divisions commanded by Captains. These are points that it is to be hoped will he no ticed with displeasure to the Government of Madras in the next dispatches, and we would also recommend a change of system as to the Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels Commandants of Regiments, that none be permitted to remain in England, ex cept on account of their health, or in their fair turn, for private business or pleasure: above all thingi, that no effective officer should be ever employed on duty in England.—(From a Morning Paper. ) THE BURMESE WAR. The following intelligence is extracted from the Madras Newspapers which we have recently received. " RANGOON.—«'e have seen letters from Rangoon of the 6th and 7th instant, received since our last. From these we learn, that in the action of the 15th ultimo, the Burmese Sur geon-General of the Forces, was made prisoner in a most dis creditable state of intoxication from the too free use of opium. He was very violent in his abuse of Bundoolah, for not having obeyed positive orders from the Court, not to attack the English till the arrival of Moon-sho-azar with all the remaining re sources of the Empire, and that then, if they were worsted, a negociation was immediately to be entered upon. It appears that every individual communicating information, does so under the fullest conviction of the truth of the old King having been murdered, and of his son being on the throne, under charge of Moon-Mho-azar, as Regent. " Nothing can be more gratifying than the authentic infor mation of the daily improving state of the health and strength of the men, both in and out of hospital. Along the whole coast front Mergui to Cape Negrais the cultivation of the grounds is going on in the greatpst confidence and security. The natives feel satisfied that Moon-sho-czar is certainly on his way to treat. Thi► may be a ruse de guerre, to keep our force at Rangoon, but nothing sort of actual negociation is likely to delay the movement in advance one moment after Sir Archibald Camp bell is ready to start."—( Cal. Gov. Gaa.) • rAIJCILGAON, JAN. 11. 1825. " General Shuldham was to leave Sylhet on the 10th .Jan., for the purpose of joining the 3d brigade, (which you will re member consists of the 7th, 22. d, and 44th regiments of Native Infantry), which was to proceed by water to Doodpatlee : where it will disembark and wait the arrival of the General, and then proceed towards 31unnipore as fast as the Commis sariat will enable them. The Sylhet Local Battalion was at the same time to march to Banskaudee, and when joined by Gumbheer Sing and Blair's horse, then expected to arrive very soon, was to lead the van by especial order, the 4th (or Briga dier Innes' brigade) was thought likely to follow, but I have since heard it will not. None of the corps are very strong, some of them having only 4,;fr efficient men. The two Grena dier Battalions are here, but as yet have not heard in what .quarter their services are to be made available. - - - " DACCA, JAN. 20, 1825. " Four Companies of the Cuttack Legion arrived yesterday from Sylhet on their way to Assam, under Captain Chambers. The gun-boats under Mr. Kymer left this place yesterday morn ing for Chittagong."--( Harkarn ) " By this time the Assam force, consisting of 2,500 bayonets, 10 guns, 10 gun-boats, Blair's Horse, &c. will have expelled the Burmese from that country, as their number is scarcely 700 fighting men. General Shuldham has advanced from Sylhet to join the force in Cahar ; the bullocks will haVe arrived ere this, when that army will enter Illunnipore, but as the way to it is almost impracticable, being covered with jungles and op posed by rugged ranges of mountains, they will scarcely be able to occupy Munnipore (the capital, 1 mean where there is a small Burmese force), ere the stormy and rainy weather will mt ( j2 early in A, it Bald probably compel our troops to return aar anu Sylbct ror quarter., fue T hear the Munnipore country is almost depopulated. the villages burnt, and provisions destroyed, by the retreating Burmese army, whose route was visible from the highest hills by the smoke of the Nsgah vil lage burnt by them as they retired. A Mr. Mathew, who at tempted to explore the way and reach Munnipore, was obliged to return, and failed in the attempt. " The Chittagong Army have moved, and will by the end of the month come to blows, 1 trust at Mungdoo, where the Bur mese had constructed their usual extensive stockades, and it is reported that they have even crossed the . Naaf, to re-occupy' their late position at Ramon. This is the army from whose co operation, if quick, every thing must be expectedaaf a decisive nature. By conquering Arracan they will be able to cross the Naaf, and enter the Burmese territory, and by reaching the right bank of the Sarawuddy, unite with Sir A. Campbell's, and advance towards Unmeerapoora, thus occupying both banks ' of that river and protecting the advance of (.ar flotilla, convoys, &c. by water. In such event General Mackellar, with the re serve at Dacca, will, I suspect, proceed to Chittagong, and oc cupy Arracan, guarding the passes, and facilitating the transit of provisions, &c. &c. keeping a communication with Gen. army."—(Scolsman.) " It is not expected that the torce under General Morrison, will nicer with any very serious opposition until it approaches the capital of Arracan, where, it is said, on the authority of a -spy lately come into Chittagong, that the enemy have about 15 or 16,000 men ; this spy states, that they have strongly en trenched themselves, having taken the precaution of stockading the river at its different turnings, so as to prevent the approach of ships or boats by that route. It is added, that they have also mined the stockade at Arracan ; it is thought they mean to wait the arrival of our troops, and, if driven from it, are pre pared to blow: it up, when in our possession. —(Calcutta John (From the Indian Gazette Extraordinary.) " We are particularly obliged to the writer of the following for his kind attention, and will be extremely thankful to him for any future accounts he may give us of the movements of the force in Cachar _ . . " DOODPATLEE, ix CACUAR, JAW. 14, 1325. " The movements of the force assembling here, have hitherto been retarded by the want of provisions and the requisite car riage. Every thing now indicates 3 forward move. The ob ject of the force is to penetrate to 3lunnipore, and the pioneers, Under that indefatigable veteran, Major Swinton, are now in advance, making a road through a very thick reed of grass jungle, to the foot of the mountains over which the division must necessarily pass. " The difficulty will be very great in transporting provisions over the successive ridges of hills the troops must pass in their progress to Munnipore. The country yields nothing, and even a seer of grain must go from hence. To enable }ou to judge of the quantity of carriage that will be required for the con veyance of provisions, I shall detail the force now here and on their way. " A complete Company of European Artillery, with Batter ng Train, &c. 3n BRIGADE. ) Brigadier E. P. Wilson, f 'Cap t. Bradly, Officiating M. B. 7th Regt. N. I. 2f.'d Regt. do. 44th Regt. do. 4TH BRIGADE. 14th Regt. N. 1. . . 39th Regt. do. }Brigadier nnes,. 52d Regt. do. Capt. Currie, M. B. 4 Companies of Pioneers - Major Swinton. Irregular Horse - - Lieutenant Blair. Syiphet Local Battalion - - Capt. Dudgeon: " In addition to the above, we have a force under Durnbar Sing, horse and foot, and an immense number of followers who are entirely dependent on the Commissariat for the means of subsistence. " Cahar has been, and very recently, a very fertile country ; but its inhabitants are either carried away by the Burmese, or have evacuated the district and gone down to Sylhet ; it is now perfectly deserted, and yields nothing but forage for our cattle. . . " Captain Norrison and Lieut. Fisher are in advance, with the pioneers directing their labours, covered by the local corps, and two companies of the 42d. The description given of the country, and the natural obstacles to the advance of an army, are indeed formidable if not insurmountable; but we are anx iously looking for the arrival of our Commandant, Erigadier- General Shuldham, to make the attempt. As yet nothing but difficulties have presented themselves, and they of a nature not so easily overcome in a country like this, where provisions and the means of transporting them are not available. I need not say how extremely difficult it is to move such a body of troops as I have detailed. We have neither seen nor can we even hear of an enemy, nearer to us than Illunniporc; and fear they are secure from the natural obstacles the country presents be tween u 5.... . • " We have heard it currently reported yesterday, that letters had been received from Rangoon, which mention that all the prisoners concur in stating the death of the King of Ava, and that the late Governor o. Rangoon was on his say to open a negociation." From the LONDON GAZETTE, July 30. Foreign Office, July 30. The King has been pleased to approve of Mr. Henry James Amey, as Vice-Consul at Liverpool for his Majesty the King of the Two BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Thomas Swindells, Bosden, Cheshire, fanner. Alexander Sloan and Mark Friedeberg, Paternoster:row, Cheapside, dealers. BANKRUPTS. J. Johnston, Manchester, draper, to surrender, Aug, 12, 13, Sept. 10, at the Albion Hotel, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. T. Loveclay, Newga.te-market, poulterer, Aug. 2, 13, Sept. 10, at die Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Dimes, Prince's-street, Dank. .1. Hollis, Bishopstoke, Hampshire, miller, Aug. 16, 19, Sept. 10, at the Coach and Horses, Southampton. Solicitors, Messrs. Winter and Williams, Bedford-row. it. Watkins, Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, tailor, Aug. 2,6, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupt's Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, 31r. Young, Poland-street. W. H. Jones, Croydon, coal-merchant, Aug. 2. 6, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, 13asinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Birkett, Taylor, and Cox, Cloak-lane. G. Lowe, Popham-terrace, merchant, Aug. 6, 13, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Weymouth, Chancery-lane. .1. Read, Love-lane, Lower Thames-street, victualler, Aug. 6, 20, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall.street.- Solicitor, Mr. Glynes, Burr-street, Fast Smithfield. J. Badcock, Abingdon, Berkshire, tanner, Aug. 2,9, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. James and Whitelock, Ely-place, Holborn. 'l'. Barnes, Dennington, Sufthlk, merchant, Aug. 8,9, Sept. 10, at the White Hart inn, Wickham Market. Solicitors, 3lessrs.;Alexander and Son, Carey-street, Lincoln's-Inn-fields. C. Holan, Hastings, chymist, Aug. 2 13, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Buria and Nield, King-street, Cheapside. W. Haseldon, Liverpool, porter-dealer, Aug. 11, 12, Sept. 10, at the York Hotel, Liverpool. Solicitors, Mr. Chester, Staple-inn. F. Nicholson, Manchester, corn-dealer, Aug. 12, 13, Sept. 10, at the King's Arms, Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs, Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. H. Walduck, High-street, Sandwell, potato-merchant, Aug. I% 18, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Bromley, Copthall-court, Throgmorton-street. W. Fuller, Boston, Lincolnshire, linen-draper, Aug. 2, 13, Sept. 10, at the Bankupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, 'Messrs. Reardon and Davis ' Corbet-court, Gracechurch-street. J. Macauley, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, schoolmaster, Aug. 12, 13, Sept. 10, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Pinero, Charlotte-street,Fitzroy-square. DIVIDENDS. Aug. 6, J., E. C.. and .1. Richards, Martin's-lane, mer chants—A ug. 30, J. Ryley, Birmingham, spoon-maker—Aug. 26, M. Neck, Knareshorough, Yorkshire, linen-merchant— Aug. 23, W. and W. Watson, Warren-house, and Alnwick, Northumberland, corn-factors—Aug. 20, V. Vaughan, Pall mall, tailor—Aug. 20, J. Phipps, Duke-street, Portland place, anc Maidenhead, Berkshire, tailor—Aug. 20, N. and W. Nathan, Mansel-street, oodman's-fields, quill-merchants —Aug. 27, W. Newbold, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street, tailor— Aug. 27, W. Brown, Wood-street, Cheapside, silk-man ufac to ter— Aug. 25, .T. Robertson, Whitstable, coal-merchant Aug. 20. T. R. Gregg and W. Phene, jun., Watling-street, eonfecticners—Aug. 20, Storer, Mount-street, Hanover square, undertaker—Aug. 20, T. Bowden, Museum-street, Bloomsbury, stationer —Aug. 20, .1. Paradise, Newcastle -street, Strand, jeweller—Aug. 20, W. Walker, Charles-street, Mid dlesex-hospital, haberdasher—Aug. 20, J. Clarkson, Grace church.street, hatter. CERTIFICATES—AUG. 20. _ H. P. O'Shaughnessy, Pall-mall, dealer—P. Caulfield, Pem broke, a uctioner—E. Munk and .1. Hodgakin, slaidstone, gro cers—.l. Brown, A ustinfriars, merchant—T. Clay, Size-lane, wine.merehant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. Roberson and Kilgour, Liverpool, drysalters—Pickles and Fawcett, Timide-bridge, Leeds, dyers—Powell and Taylor, Burr-street, yeast-merchants—Brown and Hoops, York, gro cers rod flour-dealers—J. and .1. Shaw, Newbury, Berk shire, seedaman and market-gardeners—T. and T. Barnett, Oxford, livery-stable-keepers and farriers—Tatlock and Hogg, Old Broad street, silk-Merchants—Whitby and Williams, Liverpool, linen-drapers—Hargrove and Co., York, printers, (so far as, regards 11. Cobb)—Appleton and Co., 31anchester, cotton-spinners—J. and S. Tollard, Brighouse, Halifax, gro cers--LAlorris and Tionsor, Nottingham, lace-dressers—Booker and Co., Nottingham, lace-manufacturers, &c., (so far as re spects J. Wallin)—lt. and T. G. /fall, Hull, merchants and shipowners—Lumley and Hookah, Lower Shad well, smiths, &c—Dawson and Vigevena, Stratford, Essex, calenderers and packers—Bish, Guy, and Hughes, Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, and Charing-cross, tea-dealers, and wine and spirit-merchants, and proprietors of the Royal Gardens, Vauxhall, (so far as regards T. Bish)—Sloan and Friedeberg, Paternoster :ow, and Berwick-street, surgeons, &c. ASSIZE LiTELLIGENCE. 111AIDSTONE, JuLy 39. StnucTioN.—Mr. Bishop, a soap-boiler. of Fordwich, in Kent, brought an action against a Mr. \Votton, a tradesman of the same place, for the seduction of his daughter, a young woman now only nineteen years of age, under a promise of marriage. The alleged fact was clearly proved in evidence; but the witnesses for the defence having proved levity of con duct on the part of the young woman, it was ageeed, on a con sultation of the Ccunsel on both sides. that the defendant should submit to a verdict of Fifty Pounds damages. MAY r. DROWN. This was an action against the Superintendant of his Ma jesty's Dock-yard at Sheerness, for negligently mooring certain craft in the Medway, whereby a boy, called the Matchless, belonging to the plaintiff, having broken from her moorings, was drifted upon a hawser and sunk, and her cargo lost, to the plaintiff's damage of 2,000/. The, question in the case was, whether the plaintiff's misfortune did not arise from the mis management of his own vessel ? -- After a trial, which lasted many hours, the Jury found their verdict for the defendant. • The Assizes ended in the afternoon. On the Crown Side the only capital convict left for execution was William Bassage, who was found guilty of horse-stealing. DEVONSHIRE ASIZES, EXETER, JULY 29. CHARGE or Ansos. THE KING AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE HON. I'OWNAL BASTARD I'ELLEW V. JOHN 01l'ON• aT his was an inditement against the prisoner, a respectable s nd extensive farmer, for wilfUlly, maliciously, and feloniously, etting fire to certain out-houses, the property of the Hon. P. B. Pellew, at Canonteign Barton, in this county, on the 9th July instant. There was also a second indictment, charging the prisoner with having fired a dwelling-house similarly situated, and on the same day, also the property of the prosecutor. This cause was one of grew importance, and excited an ex traordinary degree of interest in Exeter and its vicinity, on ac count of the high respectability of the party charged with the offence, and the rank of the prosecutor. The Court was crowd ed excessively at an early hour, and such was the anxiety of the unprofessional portion of the assembly to procure accom modation, that many Gentlemen of the liar were obliged to remain standing, during the course of the proceedings. • The recent and frequent occurrence of malicious fires in this part of tile country appeared to add an additional degree of interest to the trial. We have seldom observed a prOceeding of this kind which in all its stages seamed to excite so great and power ful a sensation. The Bench was crowded with Magistrates, and contained most of the rank and property of this part of tile country. Lord ExMouth occupied a conspicuous place, and appeared to pay close attention to the proceedings of the day. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. COLERIDGE stated the case, mentioning to the Jury the facts which he afterwards proved in evidence. The few comments the Learned Gentleman offered were so remarkable for temperance and moderation, as to c'll down the marked approbation . of the Court at .a subsequent period of the pro ceedings. The following witnesses were then called for the prosecu tion : The Icon. Pownall Bastard Pellew bring sworn, deposed as follows :—I acquainted with the estate of Canonteign Bar ton. It is situated in the parish of Christon, in this county. It is my property; and a servant, who is my g a mekeeper, John Pennington, the younger occupies a part of it. I remember the 9th of July,l was on the-estate on that day ; I was within a mile of the mansion -Louse, and not farther from it during the whole of the day. I observed the fire ; the first alarm was given at about half-past one. When we advanced to the hedge so as to see the tire, the upper flax barn was burning. The flax barn is situated at the higher end of an orchard, called Madam's Orchard, at the corner of a road leading from the farm to the parish of Christon, and other places. The barn stands perfectly alone, but there are two cottages on the opposite side of the road ; the breadth of the road that separates tnem is 20 feet or thereabouts. My gamekeeper, Pennington, the younger, is in the occupation of part of the house. Mr. John. Otton, the prisoner, is in occupation of the other part. Upon , observing the fire I imme diately came down towards it. hen I had got down to within five hundred yards of the farm-yard, I observed smoke issuing from the thatch of the machine farm. There was a strong breeze at the time. The wind was near as I can state south east or south-south-east. The direction from the flax barn to the machine barn is south-west, as I think, or south-south west. I immediately proceeded, on arriving at the farm-yard, to direct the end of the lenny nearest the higher cellar to be un thatched. There were no persons in the farm-yard when I first came into it. Several came afterwards. After some time I went to the pound-house. I first saw the prisoner standing in the yard by the pond. He was doing nothing at that moment. That was before I went to the pound-house. I searched the pound-house: I found nothing, but a man, named Cephas Luccas, found a ball of tow on fire. I was at he door when he brought it out, and it wat flaming: I saw the prisoner several times during the fire, on those occasions he was doing nothing himself, nor directing others to act. I observed nothing else in any other part of the buildings. The premises continued burn ing fora half or three quarters of an hour. I saw the prisoner next day, and had a great deal of conversation with him. Cephas Luccas.—l know Canonteign Barton, and was there on the day of the fire. I know the pound house and lower cel lar. On coming into the pound house I observed a smoke, which was inside the pound. I went to the place whence I saw it proceed. There was sonic straw there, and that caught fire as I came to it. It was close by the pound (cyder press) where I saw the smoke. I stamped out the fire with my foot. I exa mined further, and found a small stick of dry wood, about two feet long, and about two inches square. Then I found a lock of flax or two, about the size of my fist, burning on the outside. The tow was inside the pound under a lock of straw, close un der the burning straw. I took it up, and gave it to a gentleman I who was standing just by. James Ellis.-1 am an Officer of Bow-street ; I know the prisoner at the bar. I aims sent to about the fire, and had a con versation with 111 r.Otton on the Saturday after the fire. I held out neither threat or promise. I asked him to accompany the to the upper barn, and generally round the premises. We walked up to the tipper barn, where I observed - a - hole in the wall large enough for a person to get through. It was through .the wall into the yard, adjoining the barn, not into the barn itself. I asked him if that hole was open ; he said on the morning of the fire he pushed some thorns in with his foot himself. I asked him where he was when the first alarm of fire was given ; he said in his own house. I asked him who made the alarm ; he said one of his own servants, a flaxman. I asked if he went immediately to the fire ; he said he did, accompanied by the man and some boys; he said lie assisted in removing the fur niture and goods of the two cottages, and remained there the whole time till the second barn was on fire. I asked him if he had been at all away from it during the time between the breaking out of the first and second fires • he said he had not after the alarm of the second fire was given, went down the road, accompanied by Mr. Soper and several others. I asked him if lie had been at all in the orchard, either to go down it, or be in it at all, between the time of the breaking out of the first and second fire; lie stated that he had never been in the orchard at all. That was the chief of the conversation he had with Mr. Otton. John Lloyd Symes—l am sub-agent to the Norwich Union Insurance Company. I know Mr. Otton ;he came to me about his policy of insurance about a week or fortninght before the fire, to see if all was right. There had been a mistake in the payment, and he came to rectify it. The first insurance he ef fected in our office was in 1823. In October last he increased the amount insured from 5001. to 750/. When Mr. Otton came for the policy, he had a glass of grog and some bread and cheese for supper with me. We had some conversation together, and he appeared alarmed in consequence of Captain Pellew's plantation being set on fire. That occurred on the day he came about the policy. The prisoner here asked leave to retire for a few minutes, which was permitted, and the Jury left the box. On their return. Mr. Justice GasEtEE called on the prisoner for his defence. The prisoner put in a written paper, which was ordered to be read by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and was as follows :- 111 v Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, I stand before you ac cused of a crime, the punishment of which is death. No one has attempted to prove that I had the slightest, cause of resentment against the prosecutor, and I can truly and solemnly declare, in the presence of my God and my country, that neither against the prosecutor or any other man do I entertain a feeling of malice. If ad I been in need, I have a kind and good father, who is able to assist me, and who never denied me any thing. I have a wife and four children, with whom I have lived truly happy, yet I am charged with deliberately committing a crime that in volved the hazard of my life, and which would lead to their and my ruin and misery ; and I am supposed to plunge into this guilt, when no one can truly show that 1 had either feelings of resentment or motives of interest, and the season chosen for the destruction of my premises was a time when I most needed them to house and protect my harvest. Of the crime now charged against me I am as innocent as on the day I was born. 1 am now in trouble, but I humbly rely on a good , and just Providence to deliver me, and I look with confidence to your verdict to restore me to my family, my friends, and society. Gentlemen, may your hearts long be blessul with the recollection of having saved one, who, but for you, might have unjustly perished. When the reading of this statement had finished there was a loud Mid general expression of approbation and sympathy throughout the Court. Several witnesses proved than the prisoner was actually en gaged during the fire in endeavouring to save the property, and check the progress of the flames. Mr. Justice G ASE LEE observed, that this was a case of con siderable importance and delicacy, and 'one which required a very grave and serious consideration. It was a case, as the Jury must have perceived, supported merely by circumstantial evidence, and although that description of proof was frequently very cogent and convincing, yet, as in the present in stance, where a malicious motive did not appear to be imputed, and the proof of an interested purpose was not clearly made out, the Jury would do well to receive with can ' tion and circumspection such circumstances as had been ad duced in proof of the offence with which the prisoner stood charged. He was quite ready to recapitulate the evidence, if the Jury thought thatnecessary, orfelt any doubt on the subject of the nature of the verdict they would have to give. However, in the absence of the two motives that stimulated the commission of such oll'ences as this—malice against a particular person, who would eventually suffer by the act; or a desire to defraud Insurance office, and turn the matter into a profitable specula • tion—he thought the Jury could hardly be disposed to find the prisoner guilty of the capital offence with which lie stood charged. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. The verdict appeared to give the greatest satisfaction to the most.crowded Court we have witnessed since the commencement of these Assizes. The trial lasted five hours and a half, and appeared to excite intense interest in and out of doors.— As soon as the verdict was announced by the officer, the Court, which had been previously crowded to suffocation (many of the barristers present being obliged to remain standing doting the proceedings), was almost instantaneously deserted. 31r. Otton, who is a highly respectable-looking man, about forty years of age, bowed to the Court and Jury, and retired.— lie was attended by a gentleman whom we suppose to have been a relative, and who stood by his side in the dock during the whole of the proceedings. • MARSH AND Co.'s BANKRUPTCY.—Saturday, a meeting of the Creditors was held at the Commissioner's Rooms, in Basinghall-street : a great number of debts were admitted to proof, and the utmost anxiety was manifested, it being generally supposed that another dividend of 3s. 4d. in the pound would have been declared, and that the Bank of England would have waved its claim on the estate. The application whieh had been made to the Lord Chancel lor to restrain this payment, excited considerable apprehen sion, but as his Lordship always takes due time for considera tion, the creditors thought they should steer clear of the Bank claim and receive the dividend of three shillings and fourpence in the pound. In this state of uncertainty, Mr. MONTAGUE entered the room—silence was immediately obtained, and every one felt anxious to hear his observations. Mr. Mois—rao trE said, the Loan CHANCELLOR had ordered that the meeting should be adjourned till Tuesday se'nnight, and in the mean time his Lordship requested that the Commissioners should ex amine each claim which should be made by the Bank of Eng land ; and his Lordship also requested that the assignees would report to the Commissioners whether there was sufficient out standing property t.l meet the claim of the Bank, in case a de cision should be made in their favour. This proceeding must necessarily occupy a considerable time, as the accounts are 'very voluminous. WP are authorised to contradict the report of Major DENzram being again about to proceed to Africa. Captain CLAPrEttTos will very shortly sail for the South Western Coast, with a view, we believe, of penetrating that wav into Soudan, but the mission istntirely composed of Naval Officers.—(Morning Post.) The American Papers state, that Commodore PORTER has been put under arrest, and received notice of trial by Court Martial, from.the office of the Secretary of the Navy, for unothcerly and ungentlemanly conduct, in prema turely publishing the proceedings of a late Court of Inquiry, and sending the pamphlet to the President and the Navy., De partment. TWo Choctaw Chiefs lately fought a duel at New Orleans. One was killed, and the other, according to the custom of his tribe, retreated, was shot by his companions, and both buried in one grave.—tarcw York Gazette, June 25.) • * For LONDON MARKETS, see the Third, and for Cory' • , TICS: MARKETS, see the Fourth Page. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS HA Y AT ONE o'cr.ocs.• Batik Stock 229 Old Annuities 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent. Cons. ... 891 90i Ex. Bills 10001. LI-d. 26 25 2 1, 3A per Cent. Ditto Red 9Bgi Ditto Small 10. 26 29 4 per Cent. New lo3di Ditto Commercial .... : ....... --- Bank Long Ann.— 22 5.16 4 i Bank for Act. • ..... India Stock Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock - PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCIC• Austrian Bds, 5 per cent. 98i Neapolitan Scrip ........ .. Brazilian Bds Bli Peruvian Bonds 74i 1825 .. 3.3 dis. Do. Scrip Buenos Ayres lids Chilian lids, 6 per cent.... Prussian, 5 per cent. ... 101 ' Colombian Bds, 6 per ct. 85ii Ditto New Do. do. 1824 Danish, 5 per cent. Do. Scrip iirect Bds French Renter, 5 per ct. 1 02 Do. Scrip, 1825 l 3 7 d si si _E 3 p x e c r ha c n en ge t. ... .....2 . 5 .. f . , d ' i ;Mexican Bds Do. Scrip 1825 Neapolitan, 5 per cent. ... PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share:, Anglo-Chilian Mining Company OF Bolivar Mining Company • 71 Castello and Espirito Santo Brazil Mining Company Cornwall and Devonshire Mining Company Haytian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Potosi La l'az and Peruvian Mining Association . Pt Mexican Company Welch Iron and Coal Mining Company Alliance Fire and Life Assurance Company , 1 6 15/ British Iron Company British Rock and Patent Salt Company iff Droitwich Patent Salt Company ii General Steam Navigation Company ................ 44 London Carpet Company - 3i 4 A 6 Lower Rhine Steam Navigation Company Provincial Bank of Ireland TOMEIGN ARRIVED. Guernsey and Jersey Lisbon Gottenburgh 11 ambu rgh olland • - Flanders . France Jamaica - America - •i 0 DUE• ssc 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-110TM 0 4, Olorning, 2 minutes after 4. I Evening, 15 minutes afte THE SUN. SOLED' QUIS DICERE FALSUJI ALIDEAT ." LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1, 181'1: The French Papers of Friday have arriv ed ' The Journal des Damls contains the intelligen° which we have subjoined, which is all we Mi d the in these Journals worth extracting. A copy 01 e Decree of the King of SPAIN, appointing. i e' l Junta or commission, alluded to in our Pie r : Friday, is given. This Commission is to iuti Lijr into the general state of the kingdom. • to " A report has been circulated, that Russia had proP seci of Austria to place Prince Gustavus on the throne of Or eece ' t he at least of the Peloponnesus. This proposal, addressed (g o o Austrian Cabinet, is said to have been transmitted by the I ; ri , to England, which is stated to have announced, ' that tannic Majesty, being convinced of the pacific views of 11 %01' and being also able to depend on the preponderance of bi 6l) or. power in the Mediterranean, would feel no jealous , ' l ' t oo establishment of the new King or Grand Duke, but il e , tb :eo the Allied Powers should first propose the plan to the ti" themselves.' ttlse Lc It is added, the Austrian and French missions to re di Romania are for the purpose of inducing the Greeks to . to nize the King proposed. Or" 0 " The well-known opinion of Prince Metternich, a" 000 if ~ any concessions to the Greeks, make it improbable theq be any Austrian mission to Napoli. We might believe 1 object were to threaten to discourage the Greeks. f ;he ,Its " As to France, every one knows that the policy 0 h ip] 4 nister centres in the Stock Exchange, and that, with 4:.‘3 only Turks and Greeks are those who take or refus e 111. of cents. oda br "It is remarkable that the German Journals, in sP e 7 o f f these reports, take care to place them to the accouo' SO; French, and more particularly the Parisian Filli , el . The ti a) report is said to come from' the Banks of the Seine. Agit ( ' ject of this caution is to avoid any dispute with th e Observer." C 0 0 ": FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JULY 29.—Five 07: 1 ,, 102 f. 80c. ; Three per Cents., 75f. 90c.—Bank Ste"' 00°` • Rente de Naples 89f. 70c.—Exchange on London , 10 e u ,..) 25f. 5c.; three months, 24f. 90c.—(Cour.. Authentiq hi cis By a letter in the Journal des Debat sl we have extracted elsewhere, 'we ft" the report previously published, that it e' 3s 0 ,1 intentions of the Allied Sovereigns to erect d egree kingdom in Greece, has been in some de/100 confirmed. But the intelligence still r est' ° oft doubtful authority. In the mean time , " vi the Turks seem to be gaining decisive o °ll re' over the Greeks, and gradually but su reif f o re' establishing their authority. llow, ellereibli t this proposition will be relished by th "drortl SULTAN, it is not difficult to ets / j e A ilie (l and we can hardly suppose that th e e ll ° Monarchs would persist in acting 0 1' 01/ :f t he resolution in spite of the remonstran ce° 040 e SUBLIME PO RTE . But should it be the fa te ° t o unhappy Christians to be again submitted 1)i rule of the Tu r k, we know not what ' co° 6 0 01 considered in th e e y es o f th e i r task-roa ste ; l. sa d cient pu n ish men t f or t h e i r cr i me o f rebe ll ' °' j l e 1 the obsti na t e res i s t ance t h e y have 5 111 ': the OTTOMAN forces. The anger of tV OO TAN too must be excited, in Pr ° P ° : " iti<, his prid e ( a p r id e his me anest subj ec `,o le j i l l tains in common with himself), has bee" li fte d ( ' by the brilliant successes which hol e /1 - 0 11 ; ° the Greeks in their struggles for fre ed 0 ' er °° manity, therefore, hopes, that the f ° ha tl , Europe will never permit Greece to go