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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, Jan. 13, 18,25. [MORNING POST.] We are quite at a loss to conceive what ra tional objection France or the Holy Alliance can take to our conduct towards South America. As to any right in the case, either derived from the law or practice of nations, no European Power, and least of all the French Cabinet, can pretend t o suc h. Upon what pretext, pray, did the Go vernment of Louis XVI 11. invade Spain, and put down the Constitutional System in that ill-fated country ? Was it for the mere maintenance of abstract legitimacy, or the " monarchical prin ciple?" If so, why not commence a crusade against South America, aye, North America too, as well as against the Peninsula ? There were no institutions established on the south of the Pyre— nets so hostile to the views of the Holy Alliance as those on the other side of the Atlantic. A more tangible and legal excuse was therefore made for that outrage, and the only excuse, in point of fact, which could avail for attacking an Independent State. The interest of France for sooth—its peace and safety were compromised by the conduct of its neighbour—by the circum stances which followed the adoption of the Spa nish Constitution. This was the alleged ground of war, and could we or any other third party presume to be better judges of the interest of France than the Government of France? What ever our own opinions might be on the subject —whatever our own wishes—whatever our own conviction of the results of the enterprise— enless we felt that the interest of England would be better consulted by openly and hos tilely joining the lists with Spain against its invaders, we had no option after the failure of mediation, but to remain neutral. The latter course we honourably pursued, and we now say, that if wisdom, policy, and a desire to preserve amity with the Continent, induced us to observe strict neutrality in that instance, the same mo tives ought to govern . Frauce with regard to our recognition of South America, and ensure at least its neutrality. Can the nicest casuist imagine it possible to show that France is as much inte rested in preventing this Government from enter ing into commercial treaties with Colombia, Mexico, &c. as England was in preventing the invasion and occupation of Spain by a French army ? And next, can the most brazen-faced partizan dare to affirm that the interest of France dictated its conduct towards the Peninsula, in any thing like the degree which the interest of Britain—its profound and universal interest — dictates the establishment of friendly relations with the new States of America ? In neither respect is there room to run a parallel. All our negociations with the Court of Madrid to avert this step having proved abortive, but two alter natives remained to the British Ministry, the one, to sacrifice the trade, capital, and rights of the people of England to the stupid pride of the beloved Ferdinand—the other, to let him reap the bitter fruits of his impotent obstinacy, and secure the most vital constituents of our own welfare and power, by treating with the compe tent Authorities we find established in the New World. Could tie hesitate which to choose ? There was, indeed, one precedent of an opposite nature which we might have followed—the pre sent King of Spain has certainly, during his whole reign, committed one continued act of felo de se against his own character, the dignity of his station, and the freedom, independence, honour, and interest of his country. But such an ex ample, however edifying, the Head and Govern ment of this empire must be excused from follow ing. Towards Ferdinand, and towards the world, we always have acted, and always shall act, with generous magnanimity ; but it is rather tdo much to suppose that the People of England should be made a stalking horse to that or any Monarch's idiotic perversity. The die is now cast, and we are prepared to stand the hazard. We have not voluntarily injured or interfered with the rights of the Peninsula ; but we have been compelled by events to assert our own rights in preference to the silly groundless pre tensions of any Stale. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] The new loan of two millions for the Brazils, contracted for by Messrs. Rothschild and Baring, will be paid over, it is said, to Portugal, as a douceur for her acknowledging the independence of her late Colony. This would be a good bar gain for both parties—as asingle armament would cost Brazil twice that sum, without reckoning the waste of life and property ; and Portugal has certainly no cause to complain, seeing that she gets out of a very awkward dilemma , as a gainer, and not as a loser. It will also be the means of preserving friendly relations between the two nations, speaking the same language, and boast ing a common origin. There is said to be a pecu liarity about this arrangement, which if true would contribute much to settle the question respecting , the other new States, in a manner equally satifac factory.lt is generally understood ,for example,that it has been made with the sanction, nay, under the auspices, of a leading member of the Holy Alli ance ; and if the Court of Vienna has really take!) this part, she cannot, without the grossest inconsistency, oppose any measure of a similar character in favour of the other American States. The other members of the league, whatever might be their feelings, would be obliged to put the best face they could upon the matter, after the separation of Austria ; and as to one of them (Prussia), so far from having the least inclination to play the part of a Knight Errant upon this question, she has already made it subservient to her commercial interests, 14 encouraging the Rhenish Company to open a trade with several of the New States. Russia alone could offer no effectual resistance ; and her Government is much too wise to expose its inability. What could she do to injure England that w'ould not recoil With tenfold force upon herself? She might 'as well publish a declaration of war against the Moon as against this country, with a view to conquest; and to make hostilities on our trade, would be to cut up her own, root and branch. Such extravagance does not enter into the calculations of that Power; and her ambition, towering as it may be, never contemplated, even in_ one. of its most feverish dreams, a single handed contest with England. But where would he the pretext in the present instance, supposing the inclination to exist ? Our Government has done ❑othing to provoke Russia ? and for what it has done, it can plead the example of that Power, who did not scruple, when her interests required it, to enter into treaties with Govern ment, whose titles were far more illegitimate than those of the States whose independence we have just recognised. We respected Ferdinand's so vereignty over his late colonies as long as there was the faintest hope that he could make it good ; but to carry this respect farther, would be Quixotism, and not magnanimity. However Russia, who sanctioned the kidnapping scene, which transferred Ferdinand from the Throne of - his ancestors to the horrors of a French dun geon, and afterwards recognised the usurped au thority of King Joseph, should be the very last to take umbrage at our conduct upon this occa sion. Yet the French Papers speak of porten tous signs, which this proceeding has already raised. These portents have no other reality but in their columns ; and they may rest assured, that they do not haunt the Cabinet of the Tuileries. The doting Politicians of the capital, who judge the present by fhe past, and whose ideas have been stationary for the last five-and-thirty years, may be amused with these portents, and see in them the approaching decline of English power. But any man, who has really mixed in the world for the last quarter of a century, will laugh at them, for he knows well that we have not only the 'vantage ground of the argument, but also the means of carrying us triumphantly through, should argument fail. The most enlightened men in Fr - ance - are those who best know how unequal her Government is to-enter into a contest with this country ; whilst we will do that Government the justice to suppose that such an- idea trever entered into its contem plation. If Buonaparte, with his master-mind, as a soldier and politician, and with the uncon troulled disposal of the armies and treasures of three-fourths of the Continent, was obliged at last to bend to British courage and perseverance, it would be downright nonsense to try to raise alarm about the hostility of any other Power, or 'combination of Powers ! Such actions may frighten old women, or amuse an Ultra-Coterce in the French capital; but, with these excep tions, they afford only matter for ridicule, or furnish the subject of a broad caricature. So much for the portents of the Paris Journals. [THE TIMES.] We have received from a correspondent a copy of the National Intelligencer of the United States, containing a curious, and, it appears, a rare in sight, into the proceedings of the American Se nate last May, on the subject of the Slave-trade Convention with Great Britain, ratified by his Majesty, but essentially altered by the Senate of the United States, after the President had affix ed to it his unqualified approbation. The seal of secrecy being withdraw n from the sitting of the Senate, we find that great and strenuous opposition was made to almost every article of the treaty, and that even in the state to which various and important changes had reduced it, the instrument was ratified by only three votes beyond the number which the Constitution requires. The arguments employed by the opponents of the measure, or of those parts against which exceptions were more parti culaoy taken, show a distrust and jealousy of Great Britain, which, without feeling ourselves authorized to pronounce it unreasonable, we cannot help regarding as extreme. The soreness evinced by the Senators on the question of con ceding a mutual right of search, seemed to de rive a large share of its activity rather from indirect associations and remembrances, than from any cause immediately belonging to that class of contingencies in which the right was likely to be exercised under the pend ing treaty. We admit, however, as a fair subject of remark, that there may not be a substantial reciprocity, although there is a full reciprocity in principle, between the two Powers respecting , the practical operation of this right. The mer chantmen of America almost equal those of Great Britain, while the British cruizers exceed the American in the proportion of eight or ten to one, so that the number of searches by English men of-war upon American vessls would probably much out-number those experienced by the mer chantmen of England from the cruisers of the United States. We feel pleasure in pointing at tention to this circumstance, because the Senators of the Union were aware of it, and their agreeing to even a very restricted search is, in fact, the surrender not only of a prejudice, but of a plau sible objection,to the great object of advancing the general interests of humanity. On the other hand, they have destroyed the equilibrium of the treaty, by including the West India islands among those places where its provisions are to be enforced, and excluding the coasts 44 of America," which the treaty originally comprehended ; thus au thorizing the approach of American men-of-war for this particular service to the British posses sions, while the forbid that of British men-of-war to their own. This is the ground on which Mr. Canning appears to have made his principal stand against the Convention as modified by the Senate ; and we confess that we see not how he can well recede. FN ENV TIMES.] In the sitting of Saturday last, in the French Chamber of Deputies, a very curious question arose on the law for indemnifying the plundered and persecuted Emigrants. The law is, as all tl►e world knows, a law of absolute justice ; and the only defect in it is that it does not and can not go far enough. The faithful subjects of their King who dragged out so many long years in misery and exile can never be compensated for their sufferings, nor will the proposed law give them uny thing like a complete indemnity even for the loss of their property. Still so far as it goes, every man of sound judgment and good moral feeling must approve of the law ) which has nevertheless been much abused by the base and selfish part of the French Press. The question discussed on Saturday was probably concerted to throw some disfavour on the law. It arose on the petition of an Acquereur to he allowed to share in the indemnity which might be granted to the Emigrant whose property he had purchased. The Acqu&eurs, as they are called, bought from the Revolutionary Government, generally at a very low price, the estates of Emigrants. When the Emigrants returned many of the Acquereurs name to a compromise with them, and paid them some thing to confirm their title. The petitioner had done so, and upon this ground it is that he now prays to share in the indemnity. The demand appears to us to be absurd. This man has cer tainly not given more than its value for the estate; probably much less. What he states may be a reason why the nation should diminish the indem nity of the Emigrant; but it can be no reason for giving any thing to the Acquereur. [MORNING tiEttAt.n.] One might almost as well attempt to stop the tide in - its course as to arrest the ruinous thirst of speculation which now possesses the minds of so many of our countrymen. No one can look on soberly at such a conflict of bad passions as this mania gives rise to, without a fearful foreboding of the effects which a reflux must produce. This mischievous and insane propensity is not confined, it would seem, to the town-bred dealers in bubbles, but has extended itself to the country ; and every post is reported to bring orders to a large amount for the investment of money in some or other of the new Mining concerns, or other foreign speculations. We should dignify many of these projects much too highly, were we to admit that they have, in fact, any actual exist ence. A name is all, we believe, that most of them possess. Their locality is more than doubt ful. A share in a project for transmuting the lava of Etna or Vesuvius into gold would be as wise and feasible a speculation as some of those which now occupy so much of the attention and actual wealth of Englishmen. This feverish and unnatural state of things augurs badly both of individual and national character. To see men, most of them, it is presumed, persons of some education ; many of them with wives and families dependent upon them for support, em barking their property in a species of gambling more insane and hopeless than those which oc cupy the nightly orgies of the lowest hells, is a fearful and appalling spectacle to those who talk of our advancement in civilization, and would have us believe that we excel all the nations of the earth in good sense, pru dence, and right feeling. We look with fearful expectation not only to the individual ruin, but to the crimes which are but too likely to be the re sult of all this. Let those who have their stock or other securities within the reach of persons bitten be this mania, look wel' to their safety. A powerful and speedy re-action must inevitably take place ; the consequences of which must fall somewhere. It is the duty of every man not in volved in it himself, to do all in his power to de ter others from embarking in it. The Press, at least, has done its duty ; and those who have to date the ruin of themselves and their families from this maddening crisis, will not have to say that they did so without its warning voice having been lifted up to save them from destruction. [MORNING CI RONICLEI The sort of language used by the Magistrates at Horsemonger-lane, who opposed the motion of Mr. 'Moberly, for an inquiry to ascertain whether it be expedient to introduce heated air into the prisons of the county of Surrey, is not over and above calculated to prepossess the public in fa vour of the unpaid Magistracy. Mr. Maberly stated, that Horseinonger-lane Gaol was one mass of brickwork, paved with stone, and consequently damp and unwholesome. The statement of Mr. Maberly was confirmed by another Magistrate, Mr. Palmer, who observed, " that the prisoners slept on iron bedsteads, certalely well provided with blankets, but in a room which had no glazed win dows, and which was in a constant state of hu midity, from the washing employed to keep the prison clean." Now that prisons and houses of correction may be considered as the occasional residence if not the home of so considerable a portion of our population, the state in which they are with respect to healthiness or unhealthiness becomes a question of no slight importance. If commitment were a rare occurrence, the state of the prisons might be of the less consequence, but the time seems fast approaching, when it will be a rarity to find a mall who has not been once at least in a prison. Now, it may be all very true, as Mr. Trower considerately observed, that 'C prisons were intended to be places of punish ment not of pleasure," and it may be beneath so great a personage as himself to distinguish be tween prisoners committed for trial and prisoners committed in execution, or to consider " the comforts of the prisoners." But though it may be of little consequence, as far as prisoners them selves are concerned, how they are treated, it is of some consequence that they should not be thrown back on society, physically unable to earn their living, from diseases caught in a prison. The old system obviated all difficulty ; for between the gaol distemper and the executioner, the most of the prisoners were tolerably well accounted for ; but the relaxation of the penal laws, and the improved construction of prisons, have involved us in a new difficulty. Mr._Holme Sumner, who always speaks as much in character as any of Shakspeare's personages, did not deem himself authorised to infer that hu midity would occasion disease, but conceived cases of disease ought first to be brought forward. We trust, if any cause should hereafter be in stanced, it will not be sufficient to prove that the prisoners were diseased on leaving the prison, but that in justice to the reputation of the prison, which is now at issue,a proof will also be insisted on that the prisoner should prove the absence of all disease, or seeds of disease, in his system, previ ous to commitment: We were glad to see the Worthy Magistrate so gay on the subject of Mr. O'Callaghan. It is a comfort for men of warm tempers to know where they can have the be nefit of a coolling . regimen. But who is to physic, the physicians ? It is for Sir Thomas Turton,•" who bas always (he says) looked with triumphant satisfaction on his fellow Magistrates when he considered that not one of them was a stipendiary," to reflect, that though the explo sions on the Bench have hitherto been harmless, yet that they may net always be so. The cele brated John Hunter dropped down dead in a fit of passion—a finale to which we should conceive unpaid Magistrates peculiarly exposed. ^~ [BRITISH PRESS.] We regret to say, that the accounts from Greece state. that very serious dissensions had again broke out among the Greek Chiefs. Two of Colocotroni's sons had been killed, and their father had in consequence openly declared. against the Executive Government. In this state of the struggle, much more is to be feared from the jealousies of rival factions, than from the attacks of the foreign enemy ; and it is distress ing to observe this interesting cause retarded in its progress by the ambitious disputes of its well intentioned but most dangerous friends. We are not apprehensive that the independence of Greece is exposed to much peril by these intesti.►e quar rels, highly mischievous as they undoubtedly are; but there can be no question that the Turks are encouraged to prolong the ruinous and sanguinary contest ; and the Powers of Europe, reluctant, we fear, under any circumstances, to countenance successful insurrection, even though against barbarians and infidels, readily avail themselves of these dissentious, to defer their in terference with the Ottoman Government for the termination of the war. As to the present schism, we feel no immediate alarm. Twelve months ago, Colocotroni would perhaps have been a rebel not to be despised ; he was one of the boldest and ablest of the Greek Chieftains, and had a large body of attached and admiring followers; but, since the organisation of the re gular army under the general Government, his influence must have decayed considerably; and at this moment we should not augur so ill of the patriotism or prudence of the Greeks, as to sup pose they would espouse the quarrel of a discon tented leader, to the imminent hazard of the public cause. We shall regret the fate of Colo cotroni, because, whatever may be his faults, he was one of the earliest and bravest assertera of the freedom and independence of his country. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JAN. 12. MILLER V. ELKINS. This case may be considered as a perfect instance of the effect to which the abuses of a jurisdiction '• the most refined in its whole economy" may lead. The question was (that is to say, 12 years ago, when the proceedings had their origin) of and concerning a portiel..of property, in value between 7,0001. and 8,0001., and whether it, being in the condition of real property, should or should not be converted into personality for the bene fit of the plaintiff, a widow who was to have taken some such interest in it under a will. The will, however, was too ambi guously worded by the testator to escape that almost universal law of attraction which inclines property of every kind, in its changes, to seek repose in the funds of the Accountant-General. The Vice-Chancellor had decreed, a long time ago, that there should be no conversion to personalty, but that the legattee should take in settlement of her claim, whatever that might he, the benefit of the leases for her own life. Upon appeal,that decree was affirmed ; but between reports from the Master, and ex ceptions to the reports, and varying and confirming thereof, the poor lady, now 63 years of age, and verging upon the borders of the tomb, still struggles with poverty, and sighs for the advantages of that affluence which, but for Chancery, might be her's. Such is the general complexion and character of this case as given by her counsel, Messrs. Shadwell and Bar ber—the latter of whom declared himself ashamed of the con, tinual trouble to which he had been obliged to put the Court on account of it. Mr. HART stated the immediate motion to be for an order to vary the minutes of the order under which the report of the Mas ter, for so many years pending, is to come forth. He deprecated the heated and discoloured statement which had been made by the Counsel for the plaintiff: The LORD CHANCELLOR, in compliance with the request of the widow's Counsel, undertook to dispose of the question, if, upon inspecting the papers, it should be by him deemed practicable, without waiting longer for the Master's report. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 12. . _ A motion of no public importance, respecting the validity of a case of building-ground, has occupied this Court for the last two days : the judgment will probably be delivered to-morrow. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN. 12. Before Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, and a Common Jury. HARTL.EY V. CASE• Mr. CHITTY opened the pleadings. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the amount of a Bill of Ex change, payable four months after date, for 1501., drown on the 13th of April, 1824, by the defendant, Richard Justice Case, jun., upon Richard Justice Case, sen., and endorsed over to the plaintiff by a person of the name of Clifford. The defendant pleaded that he was not liable, and upon that point issue was joined. Mr. SCARLETT stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff was an attorney, residing in Bridge-street, Blackfriars ; and the circumstances underwhich he had acquired the Bill of Ex change which formed the subject of this action, might be nar rated in a very short compass. Mr. Hartley, in the course of business, had received a Bill of Exchange, on which were the names of two persons, Russell and Clifford, of whom he knew nothing except that they were two of the parties to whom the holders of the bill had a right to look for its satisfaction. That bill was dishonoured on becoming due, and Mr. Hartley, in ' consequence, found it necessary to institute proceedings against them both. To satisfy the debt and costs which were thus in curred, Mr. Hartley agreed to take four bills of 501. each at different dates, which were all successively dishonoured as they became due. Actions were instituded upon them, and various proceedings were going on, when Russell called upon the plain tiff with a bill for 1501., drawn by the defendant, accepted by his father, and endorsed by Clifford, and said that if he would discount it, it would enable Clifford to redeem certain securities, which were in the possession of Mr. Kaye, and which, when restored to his hands, would enable him to discharge the debt which he owed to Mr. Hartley. At the same time lie referred him to four or five persons of credit for the respectability of the Cases, and Mr. Hartley, having made the necessary enquiries, thought that he might safely advance the money,. to redeem Clifford's securities. He accordingly sent for Mr. Kaye, who admitted that he had certain securities belonging to Clifford, but told him that a commission had been issued against that person, which, how ever, it was likely would be superseded, as only three or four creditors had proved debts under it. Mr. Hartley in conse quence paid to Mr. Kaye the amount of the demand which he had upon Clifford, and gave to Clifford his check and draughts at a short date for the remainder of the sum ; so that, whatever might be the nature of this transaction, either between the two Cases, or between them and Cliffbrd, it could not affect the in terests of the plaintiff', who had given full value for the bill. He was led to suppose that, the defence which would that day be offered to their consideration would be this—that this was a mere accommodation bill between Clifford and Case. He would, however, tell them thus early that it was no such thing, but paper, which had been given by Case to Clifford in ex change for some which Clifford had given to Case. He would now prove to them the formal parts of the case he had opened to them, and after he had done that, would look forward with confidence to the verdict. The handwriting of the drawer and accepter of the bill was then proved, as was also its presentment and dishonour on the 16th of August. The answer which the witness who presentrd it received, was, that there was no money there at the time of the presentment, but that there might be some in the course of the day. Samuel Page, a clerk of the plaintiff, proved that the en dorsement of Clifford. On his cross-examination he said " 1 know of no transactions between the plaintiff and Clifford pre vious to some respecting a 98/. bill, which took place two years ago. I don't know that Clifford was at that time a bankrupt. I do not know when he became so, or that it was before this 1501. bill came into Mr. Harley's hands. I believe that this Clifford is the same person who was recently convicted at W,,st minster. I know that at the time when Clifford gave this 150/. to Mr. Hartley, he was in custody in the King's Bench upon three detainers lodged against him by Mr. Hart ley. He was -in custody so far back as August, 1823. I do not know that he used to get out and transact busi ness from time to time in Ely-place., The 98/. bill I spoke of was drawn by a person of the name of Stubbs, upon a person of the name of Binks. Mr. Hartley sued Binks for it. Ido not know, either from Mr. Hartley or any other person, that Mr. Rinks, refused to pay it, saying that it hadbeen got from him by a foul conspiracy. Mr. Binks has not paid the bill. The cause of Hartley and Binks was put down for trial in December, 1823 ; it never was tried. On his re-examination, he said, Clifford was detained at the suit of Hartley for three bills of 50/. each, given for the debt and costs due on the 98/. bill. I was not in the office when the 150/. bill was trought by Hartley to 7 Clifford, I know that after it was brought, he sent to make inquiries about the Cases. Another clerk was called to prove that a letter had been sent on the 16th of August to the defendant by the plaintiff*, The letter was put in and read. It stated that the party writing it was desired to apply for the payment of a bill for 150/., drawn by Mr. Case on Mr. Case, and hoped that it would be imme diately paid to prevent the necessity of law proceedings. Mr. Charles Kaye was then examined.—l know nothing of this bill transaction. I attended at Mr. Hartley's office in consequence of asummons which he had taken out to stay pro ceedings in an action which I was conducting against Clifford. I received two sums of 25/. and 45/. for the debts' and costs.— That bill of 801. is endorsed by, Clifford. I was solicitor to the assignees under the commission which was issued in 1822 against Clifford. I was in consequence in possession of his books. • Cross-examined—l am not aware that at that time I had securities of Clifford's in my hands, except some dishonoured bills might be so called. No proceedings ever took place un der the commission ; there were no assets, and the commis sioners would not allow him to pass his examination, declaring that they were wholly dissatisfied with his conduct.. Mr. - BROUGHAM— Did not the Commissioners say that Clifford appeared to be in league with all the swindlers in town ? The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—Even if they did say so, how can we hear it ? They are most respectable men, no doubt., but we cannot admit what they say as evidence in this Coast. Gentlemen ought to know better than to put such a question to a witness. The witness continued—Clifford attempted to settle with his creditors, and a petition was prepared to supersede the commis sion issued against him. The LORD CHIEF' JUSTICE here addressed himself to Mr. Scarlett, and said, " I have been doubting for some time whe ther the letter of the I6th of August was a sufficient notice to the defendant of the dishonour of this bill." Mr. SCARLETT contended that it was a sufficient notice.-- There was no set form of words in which such notice must be drawn up. The threat that legal proceedings would become necessary if the bill were not instantly paid, distinctly proved that the bill must have been dishonoured. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—That is a mere inference from the letter; is that sufficient? Mr. BROUGHAM reminded his Lordship that the bill was only due on the day when this letter was written. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—If there is any authority which will render this notice sufficient, Mr. Chitty can perhaps inform us of it. I Co' takt CO th e) Al t the Mr. CHIT TY contended that the notice contained in the letter was sufficient, but admitted that he did not know of any case running exactly like the present. Mr. SCARLETT then put in a letter from Mr. John Harri son, the defendant's attorney, dated August 17, in which it was stated, that Mr. Case had handed him a letter of Mr. Hartley, of the 9th, requesting him to pay this hill of 150/. when it be came due; that he therefore informed Mr. Hartley that Mr. , Case intended to resist the payment of it ; that he (Mr. Harri son) would receive any process which Mr. Hartley might issue against Mr. Case, and that he would give Mr. Hartley the ne cessary undertaking. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE—This does not supply the de ficiency ; for if it is to prove any thing, it proves the dishonour of the bill on the 9th. Mr. BROUGHAM (for the defendant)—Nire call for the letter, to which this letter of' Mr. Harrison's is an answer. as Mr. SCARLETT—We have not that letter, and we stand on I 11 that which we first put in. Mr. BROUGHAM—That letter would show that the 3lr. Case alluded to in Mr. Harrison's letter, was Mr. Case, the father, the acceptor of the bill, who is since dead, and not Mr. Case, the son, who is the defendant in this action. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE agreed with Mr. Scarlett in thinking that—there was no set form of words prescribed for.: 34 giving notice of the dishonour of a hill ; but must not there he: something in the letter informing the party specifically of it. anti'‘ not something, as a threat of legal proceedings, from which he tie might infer it ? Mr. SCARLETT—The only object of the notice is to put the b ii drawer on his guard.- - pq The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—And therefore he ought to be I I " specifically informed of the fact in order to put him on his • le guard, I think. After a short pause, his Lordship continued-- It seems to me quite clear, that the notice is not sufficient.-- e ui It ought to apprize the drawer of a fact, which this notice does pi not. The letter of the 17th does not apply at all to the subject. tt If any thing, it makes the case stronger against the plaintiff, es, : Is indeed, does the evidence, from which it appears that on the e' day when this letter was written, the person who presented it I was told that there was no money there then, but that there err might be some in the course of the day. I think, therefore, the °: plaintiff must be nonsuited. The plaintiff was nonsuited accordingly. . I t ei The Carlow Morning Post pronounces the paragraph which we copied from the Irish Times, respecting the seizure of 500 pikes in Carlow, to be an " infamous falsehood." CURIOUS DISCLOSURE.—The trial of Macan (I t" and Forde, two thieves, before the Commission's could not , fail to have excited the attention of the reader. A peace-officer asserted that a fel' low came to him to let him know that he vras going to rob, and to ask to borrow money to as' sist in the commission of the felony ? He . told the Court and Jury that the fellow was not take° up as a vagrant, or held to bail, or proceeded against in any shape; and next he revealed the fact of this same fellow having waited upon biro, on a former occasion, to apprise the police of his : 4 , having been concerned in posting Rock notices ill =Q Chapelizod ! Really these are curious disclo sures.—(Dublinlilorning Register.) - - FIRE.—( Windsor, Jan. 12. ) —This morning, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out at the paper-mills at Horton, nea t Windsor, belonging to Messrs. Tipper and Fry, of Londont which was completely consumed, with another adjoining for the manufacture of mill boards 'and brown papers. Three roe' went to work at the mill at four o'clock this morning, and it i 5 "k supposed a lighted candle dropped unknown among the paPe r. in the upper part of the mill, where the fire originated, whicl" was not discovered until too late. Prompt assistance was relv; dered, but the buildings being all wood, with such quantity 0 ' paper, all attempts to save it was useless, and they were soya pr consumed. A third mill adjoining the other two, was saved , having a party wall. We understand that the above propertia c u is insured at the Sun Fire-office to the amount of between 7 00 or 80001. of, it. COAL MARKET, J. 12. Ships at Nlarket. Ships sold 62 Newcastle - 19 Sunderland - - Price, —s Od to —9 0 33s Od to 43s 6 a_ to MARRIED. On the 11th inst., at Rodborough, Thomas Adlington, Fsterz of Upper Tooting, Surrey, to Mary, the only daughter of to th late Peter Smith, Esq.,'Walbridge, of Gloucestershire. 1 1; On Tuesday, the 11th inst., at the College chapel, the'Re:, Thomas W. Champnes, rector of Fulmer, Rucks, and Coto' Ti ford, Oxon, to Miss Langford, of Eton Collego. 11; ....-- 1)k DIED. ill On the sth inst., in her 73d year, in Newman-street, 31x 5 , o f Maunteney : she was the eldeit d a ughter of the late Sir «'l l e Liam Barclay, Bart., of Pierston, Ayrshire, and sister to t" SI late Captain Sit James Barclay, Bart., Royal Navy. ,,,. gi On the sth inst., at Richmond-green, Thomas Walmes" l " ti Esq., aged 56. On the 12th inst., at his house in Bentinck-street, Geod e p Ranking, Esq. 1 , 4, Early on Monday morning, the 10th inst., Richard WO t/ son, Esq., M.D., aged 40, at his house in Argyll-street. jr ,. 11 This week a shoemaker died in Barrofield, and was yes° dayinterred in the Calton burying-ground, aged 104.---(Giar gow Chronicle.) _...4 Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at she OFFICE, No. 112, strandTly J. B. CensTIKAS•