The Sun. — London, England, 1827-02-01 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Importance of Count Villa Flor's success over th rebels is attested from day to day, by some fresh occur rence. It was already understood, from the Portugues despatches which we published yesterday, that of the in surgent fOrces many had quitted the rebel ranks and re turned to their duty, while the bulk of their army had flee across the frontier into Spain, the only place of refuge stil open to those who could not reach the Tras-os-Montes, o. having no natural ties to that province, had no means o subsistence there. But the full effects of this victory o. Count Villa Flor were not calculated until the Btoile o: Tuesday last arrived, bringing a loud volley of protesta tions from Ferdinand, in the form of a political article from Portugal, contained in the Madrid Gazette. The ap parent purpose of this declaration of its sentiments, so long delayed by the Spanish Court, is merely to enumerate a string of excuses for the assemblage of a large military force near Portugal—all the reasons and motives being derived from the fear of a contagious in fluence exercised by the free Constitution of Portugal over the dispositions of the- Spaniards. There is in this paper no such prominent spirit of insolence or invective as many persons conceived to be visible throughout the cir cular of M. de Zambrano. The author of the present composition seems more inclined to complain or argue than to threaten or insult; and as it is fair to search for some adequate and satisfactory cause of a sudden change in the tone of an absolutes ts'overnment, we may remark, that when M. de 7 ;ambrano published his orders to the Captains-Genere' RO news had arrived of a disastrous na ture for the 1: -' ult., the ortnguese insurgents ; whereas, on the 18th date of the article in the official Gazette, there had be w. ample opportunity for intelligence to reach Madrid, announcing the defeat of the Silveiras, and the flight or defection of their followers. The first blow aimed at Portuguese freedom having actually failed, the knowledge of such a catastrophe will account for the subdued expressions of the Court of Madridfor its professions of neutrality towards the Portuguese dissensions, its more respectful assurances of a wish for peace with Portugal, and its more earnest and emphatic limitation of the objects of the present military armament to the unquestionable tight and duty of self-preservation. If we should be asked Whether these disavowals and promises are better evi dence of integrity on the part of Spain, than any of those 'which have preceded them—certainly Rot, we at once make answer—they prove nothing as to the truth or honour of Ferdinand, but something as to a more abso lute consciousness of his weakness. He would overthrow the Portuguese Constitution to-morrow, if the attempt to do- so was likely to have the smallest chance of suc cess. His professions are mere vapour, as they ever have been; his malignity towards Great Britain and Portugal is, we doubt not, rendered more deadly by disappoint ment. From his words, therefore, being more pacific, we conclude nothing but that his hostile undertaking has been checked,, and that if suspended, it will be resumed, pro 's, icted he be placed perfectly at else with respect to his ' , own discontented subjects by the prolonged continuance of the French troops in Spain. In the meantime a few days will bring us information to what extent the new manifesto of Ferdinand and the make-believe Court Mar tial on some of his Officers, are belied or followed up by his treatment of the fugitive insurgents.—Times. The following paragraph appeared in the Bath Journal of Monday last : There are at present confined in the House of Correction, near Devises, 94 persons for offences against the Game Laws ; 56 for felony ; 15 for assaults ; vagrants and misdemeanors, 46 ; and 18 for bastardy ; besides which, there are three females for felony, and nine for misdemeanors, making a total of 241. This prison Was erected a few years since to contain 100 !" This is very well for the pattern county of Mr. Bennett. Ninety-four persons in one prison for offences against the Game Laws in one county. Mr. Estcourt, the Chair man at the late Wiltshire Quarter Sessions, in his charge to the Grand Jury, adverting to the rapid increase of crime, tame to the conclusion that some error must exist some .v.tiere, and that " to search after this bane, and if found, to apply the antidote, is a patriotic occupation worthy of the best and most enlightened in the State." But the Magistrates are, it seems, too much occupied with the preservation of their same, to have any thought to be stow on the preservation of the people. "We are sorry to observe," says the Editor of the Bath Journal," that too frequently, in their anxious solicitude for the preser vation of game, and other interests which concern them selves, they forget their duty as guardians of the morals of society : and instead of tempering their minds to a state of dispassionate impartiality, and considering abstract edly the nature, extent, and causes of the crimes brought under their consideration; give way to vindictive feelings, and stubbornly shut their minds against the reception of any thing which reason can adduce to improve the moral welfare of society. Thus it is with the Game Laws, the most fruitful source of moral depravity that ever any country was cursed with ; to a demonstration has this evil been shown ; yet, who ever heard of a Ma gistrate endeavouring to remove it ?" The following paragraph' from the same Paper, affords a sample of that Impartiality of the Great Unpaid, which is so much cal culated to insure respect for the laws : " &tufty !--.l.At a Petty Session, held at Mells, John Hobbs and William Maryfield were convicted in the penalty of 5/. each, for pursuing hark in the parish of Babington. John Martin was fined 1/. ]ss. tid. for wilfully and maliciously destroying a pig and a fowl, the property of Robert Burlington, of Cloford. Jo nathan Gunning was fined 18s. for stealing underwood at Clo ford, the property of T. S. Horner, Esq. Pursuing hares is a very different crime from wilfully and maliciously destroying a pig and a fowl. As the late Dean of Canterbury, Dr. Andrews, said on behalf of a brewer, who had been fined rather heavily for having poisonous ingredients in a suspicious vicinity to his ale, that it was merely an affair between him and ale drinkers, so the destroying the pig was merely an . affair between pig owners and pig killers —nothing more It called for no vindictive feeling. But pursuing hares is high treason in the Code of the Great Unpaid. Ninety-four persons in one prison for poaching, being one-third of the whole of the' criminals, is, to be sure, a tolerable sacrifice in the way of bait to Country 'Squires to seduce them into a lore for the country. Without Game Laws we should have . no resident Gentry, and without a resident Gentry..,we should have no Unpied. We willingly, therefore,.effer up successive cargos of wretches iR each County, corresponding with this batch of ninety-four for Wilts, body and soul to the Devil, and abandon their wives and offspring to ruin, to swell the catalogue of felons, for the sake of a gratuitous administration of justice. 0 what a triumph for England, that she can obtain the ser vices of such a body at so cheap a rate as the covering the fac e of the land with criminals ! Let us see now how cheaply we have purchased the services of the Wiltshire 'Squires. If there are 94 in one prison at once, there cannot be less than 350 or 400 in it in the course of the year. In twenty years that would only amount to between seven andeight thousand men destroyed in one county,with their Wives anti cl4ldren depending on them. Poll ! that is no thing! lathe lastLsids Mercury we observed an account of a most respect a bl e M eeting at York, for the purpose of devising means for the • nindoo twido.ws. British a stop to the burning of humanity is sufficiently com prehensive to embrace , the whole earth. It is this com prehensive spirit which has shed such lustre on the British name, When our humanity fixes its eagle eye on the re motest corners of India, can we wonder if the prisons, crowded with poachers, close beside it, should escape its observation ?- 4 , Who that, from Alpine heights, his labourin g eye Sh o ots round the wide horizon, to sur vey - Nilus or Ganges rolling his bright wave Through mountains, plains, through empires black with shade, And continents of sand; will turn his gaze To-mark the windings of a scanty rill That murmurs at his feet ?" Besides, humanity, for objects in llindosta n , or L oo Ch:oci,liinkonly exalted, but safe ; for the Brahmins can nq oust a 'farmer from his holding, or deprive a shop keepir or as customer;but game preserving 'Squires would be apt to stick in the skirts of humanity if she ventured on their domains. Therefore, prudence obviously dictates, that when we abound with humanity, we should seek for objects for it as far off as possible, and thus we shall keep on good terms with another important virtue —namely, prudence. Of the souls consigned to irretrievable destruc tion in this way, a large portion are, no doubt, indebted for their fate to the agency of Clerical Magistrates ! We fear, in too many cases, were an account kept, the per contra of loss through their agency under the Game Laws would more than equal the gain through their mini stration. But the account will one day be balanced, and justice, we trust, done to them and the other Unpaid; though we fear this is a sort of reckoning that the great people make very light of. Morning Chronicle. It is not only unfortunate for France and England, but disgraceful to the Ministries of the two countries, that owing to the miserable disputes between Spain and Por tugal, the subjects of those two powerful and industrious nations should be arrayed against one another—armies be maintained'at a great expence, and the people kept in a state of the utmost anxiety and suspense. Were they spending their treasures and suffering deprivations for the sake of a people struggling for their liberty, and thirsting after those improvements in arts, sciences, and govern ment, which have raised France and England above all the States of Europe, there would be some satisfaction : but when we reflect that all this is for the sake of the most ignorant, bigoted, idle, and degenerate people in the world, every disinterested man in both nations must feel ashamed of the measures at present pursued. In centu ries past the people of the Peninsula have been at the bottom of the scale among European nations. The Italians, if they have not fought for liberty, have distin guished themselves in another manner—in literature, music, and the fine arts; and by their superior genius and tine taste have led captive their barbarous conquerors.-- Germany too has been gradually advancing, not only in new discoveries and works of literature and taste, but in just and rational views.of liberty. The rapid strides made by Russia, England, and France require no comment. But what has the Peninsula done while all these nations have been busily employed in cultivating commerce, in improv ing agriculture, and in making discoveries beneficial to the human race ? They have been buried in ignorance and sloth. Ever since the fifteenth century till the pre sent day, the people have been progressively degenerat ing. Commerce and agriculture are neglected; liberty is detested by the lower classes as much as heresy. No im provements or changes beneficial to themselves or others have been effected. They have distinguished themselves neither in literature nor arms. Poverty, priestcraft, and indolence reign paramount from the Straits of Gibraltar to the Pyrenees. Yet these are the people for whom the whole world is to be thrown into commotion ! On taking a dispassionate view of the present dispute be tween Spain and Portugal, it cannot be denied that France was the origimal cause. But for the invasion in 1823, the people of the Peninsula would have been left to settle their own quarrels, and would by this time, pro-• bably, have found out a Constitution suited to the gene ral wishes of the inhflbitants.—While the French remain in Spain, and the English in Portugal, this never will happen. The one party will be excited against the other; there will be a constant scene of discord and internal broils, without any of those advantages which result from a civil war raised in defence of liberty and reform. Even supposing that the presence of the respective troops should keep comparative peace, this can only be tempo rary; they cannot always remain•in the Peninsula, and the time will come when the parties must be left to - fight their battles alone. If there be a strong party bent on reform, a civil war must come soon or late; for we hold it as certain, that civil and religious liberty cannot be ob tained without a struggle, as that man is destined to eat his bread in the sweat f his face. If the liberal party bear but a small proportion to the rest of the nation, the contest would soon be decided; the priests and monks would regain their ancient power and authority, and Spain and Portugal would go on slumbering in poverty and sloth, as they have done for centuries, till want and misery should rouse them into life. The armed interfe rence of England and France, can in no ways be beneficial. Leave them, therefore, to themselves. Let France with draw her troops from Spain, and England her's from Por tugal, and there will soon be an end of the contest. We can see no other means for preserving the peace of the world. If the French Government refuse to accede to such a proposition, we can only- conclude that they do so for the sake of aggrandisement, and for strengthening their hands in case of a war with this country. If this be the case, the sooner it is known the better. The Aposto lical party, no doubt, anxiously wish for war, and probably watch a favourable opportunity to make the attack. The great body of the people, we trust, are of a different opi nion. They have already a foretaste of the consequence : foreign commerce is at a stand, and the Americans, who always profit by our disputes, have already begun the car rying trade.—Morning Herald. We must admonish the Morning Chronicle to check that exuberance of fancy, which leads it to confound what it imagines with what it knows. It announced to us, yes terday, that the trifling reforms, which have been proposed in the Court of Chancery, will cost, as it has been calcu lated, two millions, for compensation to persons whose in comes will be taken away or diminished. If the Morning Chronicle has made the calculation, we can conceive the result possible; for our contemporary is in the habit of taking so much for granted, and of reasoning so largely from the premises which it is pleased to assume, that there is no conclusion to w hi c h it ma y no t come . But we deny that any calculation, leading to that or a similar result, has been made by any person who has, or is supposed to have, the slightest knowledge of the subject.— We will not confine our gossipping contemporary to those improvements or alterations, (for, whether or not - they are improvements, time alone can determine), which have been recommended by the Commissioners.— We will allow the Morning Chronicle to add to these all the changes which have been suggested by itself, its cor respondents, or any of that prating race, who pronounce every human institution intolerable, which is not quite perfect, or which fails to correct every human imperfec tion. Suppose all these changes to be made, and those who sustain any pecuniary loss by the innovation to be indemnified, we assert that the amount of compensation would be a mere trifle when compared with the random guess of ignorance, which the Morning Chronicle gravely states as the result of formal calculation, and upon which it proceeds to build a fabric of speculation, not unworthy of the basis. We should like to see our contemporary at tempt to verify its statement, by a specification of facts, and a detail of figures.—New Times. A dispute lately took place between some of the drivers of the Brighton stage-coaches, arising from rather a curious circumstance. A paragraph appeared in this paper a few days ago, stating that a set of robbers had escaped from the black hole in the Town-hall at Brighton, and that they had been retaken near Hanfield, and conveyed back to the town on the top of an early stage-coach. The driver of an opposition coach, upon hear ing that his competkor had driven such company, could not let so good an opportunity of depreciating the rival vehicle pass, and im mediately designated it the " Transport Coach." An occurrence had, however, taken place, which supplied the acemed with a very effectual retort. On the day of the execution of William Burt, at Horsham, for the murder of his child, the body of the deceased was given up for dissection to a young surgeon, who went from London to receive it, and who employed the executioner to assist him in conveying it to town. Having stowed the body in a hamper, Jack-Ketch and his employer booked it as luggage, had it placed just behind the coachman upon a coach, and arrived in London without accident or detection. Jack was, however, known by some persons who were met on the road, and after he had alighted and borne away the hamper, an inside passenger, while in quest of a bundle under one of the seats, actually put his hand upon the fatal noose which had but just done its dreadful work. The coach employed upon this terrible job happened to be driven by the person who turned up his nose at the idea of driving thieves, and the driver of the " Transport" christened the rival coach " the Resurrection." So furious were the parties, that it was found necessary to call in the aid of . the police to pre vent bloodshed and battery. TIIE ARMY. The 2d Division of the 9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of In fantry has arrived, on board the Princess Royal transport, at Portsmouth, from the Leeward Islands, and is ordered to Ply mouth. A Detachment belonging to the 52d Regiment of Foot is or dered to march this day from Westminster, for Brighton. A Detachment belonging to the 67th Regiment of Infantry is ordered to march this day from Westminster, for Windsor. MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY. GENERA L s—The Marquis of Hastings, K. G., G. C. B. , and G.C.H., Colonel of the 27th Foot, Constable of the Tower; J. A. Harris, from 60th Foot, Hoddesdon, Herts.- LIEUTENANT••GENERALS.—Hon. Sir William Stewart, Rifle Brigade, Cumloden, by Newton Stuart : Kyd, East India Com pany's Service ; Drechsel, late German Legion, Hanover. MAJOR-GENERALS.—Sir Charles Holloway, late of Royal Engineers, Devonport ; Haldane, East India Company's Service, London; Simons, ditto, Worcester; Hewet, ditto, on board the Elphinstone, on passage. to Ceylon. LIEUTENANT-COLONELS4—ShaWe, 87th Foot; H. Stacpoole, 45th Foot; Taylor, half-pay, Inspecting Field Officer of Militia North America, Granville, Canada ; James, Royal Marines ; Pearson, East India Company's Service ; Haleott, ditto, France ; Little, ditto, Kerapsey, Worcester. MAJORS—Soulsby, 2d Dragoon Guards, Manchester; Milne, late 4th Royal Veteran Battalion; Ridley, Royal Marines ; Col lins, ditto; Bellasis, East India Company's Service, Poonah ; Pepper, ditto; Jolly, ditto, London. CAPTAINS-Gage, 14th Dragoons, Dublin ; Beard, late 12th Veteran Battalion ; T. Campbell, late 3d Ditto ; Serjeantson, half-pay, Unattached; Mackay, half-pay, 91st Foot, Brookend, Tyrone; Chaundy, half-pay, Waller's Corps; Avel;ne, Adjutant to East India Company's Military Seminary. _ _ _ LIEUTENANTS--Frome, 47th Foot, East Indies ; Ottley, 23d Foot, Gibraltar; Fellowes, Ceylon Regiment; E. W. Wood, Royal, Artillery, Gibraltar; Denison, half-pay, 74th Foot; Wil kins, half-pay, 87th Foot; Lenn, late 10th Veteran Battalion; Stack, half-pay, 49th Foot; Deares, half-pay, 80th Foot, Jer sey; Beasley, half-pay, 9th Dragoons, Ilchester ; Bateman, late 2d Veteran Battalion, Bristol; Crummin, late 4th Ditto ; Uni acke, late Bth Ditto ; Brown, half-pay, 2d Garrison Battalion, Coleford ; Mackenzie, half-pay, 4th Ceylon Regiment. ENSIGNS-Robertson, late 3d Veteran Battalion ; Becket, late invalids; Paton, half-pay, 86th Foot; M'Pherson, half-pay, 105th Foot ; King, half-pay, Waggoners. AnnrrAnTs—Commins, the King's American Regiment ; Kirk man, late Provincial Regiment ; Martineau, half-pay, Rutland Fencible Cavalry. QUA ATER...MA mas—Lowe, half-pay, Rutland Fencible Ca valry; Southall, 38th Foot, Berhampore. Veterinary-Surgeon Scott, 3d Dragoons. _ COMMISSA RIAT DEPA RTMENT—CowIer, Deputy Commissary General, Brighton; Murray, ditto, Kensington; Sir J. Downie, Spain ; Varnham, Dieppe ; Pemberton; Dement, Cape of Good Hope. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—C. Williamson, Surg. Brevet Deputy Inspector, Bath. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR JAN VARY. The past autumnal season, succeeding the drought of summer, was eminently fazourable to vegetation, and grass on good soils was actually growing at Christmas. The state of the lands has been equally favourable for all the various operations of husbandry, which were never more forward, and the lands never worked bet ter, that the spring culture, should no future obstruction arise from the weather, will be among the earliest. This is in addi tion to a considerable series of propitious autumns. The late change to frost, the commencement of which was very severe, had a favourable effect on the too forward and luxuriant wheats of rich lands ; at the same time withering and discolouring the foliage of those on lands of an opposj'a character, particularly poor cold clays. The mildness of We frost subsequently, and Nome cover of snow, have thus far prevented any damage to the root. This forwardness of business, moreover, affords good op portunity for the preparation of manures for top-dressing and future use. The considerable and constant supply of grass, the land at the same time being not too wet to carry stock, has enabled the farmer to economize both hay and straw, which may be in high requisition in latter'spring, though the present frost augurs favourably for mildness in the season which is to follow. Straw, nevertheless, which has been used freely, in order to the greatest possible saving of hay, is at an uncommon price. The worst feature in the husbandry of live stock, is the condition of sheep, penned upon poor turnips, or rather turnip-tops. One would suppose that the sheep would pay for more comfortable lodging, and for the eYpence of drawing and carting the turnips to them; and more especially to those who had occasion to send their sheep to market. EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. BENGAL, AUG. 9.—Thames, Heaviside, arrived from Chedu be, with the 2d regiment, after a very boisterous passage. CALCUTTA, Anc. 3.—Arrived, the Fairlie, Short, from Ma dras; l'Asie, Duerod, from Bourdeaux.-4th, Aurora, Arthur, from Rangoon ; Burong, Lister, from Batavia. sth, Juliana, Lanes, from London ; and Carnatic, Warwick, from Penang; Susan, Stewart, from Madras ; Bengal Merchant, Hutchinson, from ditto; John Adam, Dew, from ditto ; and Le Victorine, Juno, from Bourbon.-11th, John Shore, Rees, from Batavia. —l2th, Sir F. Macnaughten, Pearson, from ditto.—Sailed July 31, Runymede, Kemp, for Bombay ; and Berwickshire, Shep herd, for China.—Aug. 7, The Ganges, Lloyd, for Penang and Sincapore.-15th, Macqueen, Walker, for China. 17th, The Prince of Wales, Dan, for the west coast of Sumatra ; and Almo rah, Boyd, for Rangoon, were about sailing. BOMBAY, AUG. 25.—Arrived, The George the Fourth, from Muscat, which she left on the 18th.-26th, Charles Forbes, Bryden, sailed for China.-28th, Crown, Baird, arrived from the Clyde.—Sept. 2, The Diadem, Cotgrave, was to sail for Lon don on the 12th; The Monro Castle, Smith, to sail for Liver pool on the 30th; and, The Crown, Pinder, for the Clyde, on the 25th Sept. MADRAS, Auc. 21.—Arrived, The Providence, Ardle, from London.-25th, Marchioness of Ely, Mangles, from London. MANILLA, Aim. 4.—Arrived, Matilda, from Sincapore.- 6 th , Porcupine, from Lima. HELENA, n. 2th Alexander Nov.N ov. London. - 29th , fur ditto. 25. — Ada S m ai , le Ptte T r, h f e or L t a h v e in Ca ja pe ' Cape, experienced a heavy York, Moncreif, for London. —l3th, Princess Mary, Smith, The Albion, to the eastward of the gale on the 26th and 27th of Oct., Brooke, for anothergale, and heavy and boats ; and on the 6th and '7th Nov. had and lost some of her bulwarks and lost the remainder of her bulwarks, some of her stancheons, and otherwise much strained. A new ship was building for Capt. Alex. Hemming, at Bombay, 600 tons ; Joseph L. Heathorn, owner, was to be afloat the 20th Dee., and to sail for London, Jan. SI. SHIPS SPOKEN wmt.—The Fielding, of Greenock, from the Cape to Cowes, Jan. 25. out seven weeks, lat. 48. long. 14 ; the Othello, Swainson, from Liverpool to Bengal, Nov. 27. off St. Anthony, Cape de Verd ; The Dido, Seepe, from Batavia to Rotterdam, Oct. 15, per Lavinia, lat. 29. long. 44. The Berwick, Eilbeck, from Bengal, had arrived at Bushire. The Fairie, Susan, Bengal Merchant, Hydery, and Venus schoo_ ner, were in Balusore Roads, July 27. Passengers per Thames, from Batavia.—John Alorgan, Esq. and Mr. Vande Begard. Per John, from New South Wales.—At the Cape, Mr. Roberts, Supercargo. DIED. Mr. Horatio Nelson Dallas, fifth officer of The Lady Melville, at the New Anchorage, July 29. Mr. Christ. Smith, second officer of the Ganges, Boultbee, on his pssage from Rangoon to Calcutta. Robert Haly, Esq. owner of the Arethusa, Calcutta, July 29. On Monday in Cross-street, night the house of Mr.. Taylor, Newington, was broken into and robbed of a quantity of superfine cloth. The thieves got into the house by cutting the lower part of the shutters, and taking out a pane of glass : just as they had loaded a cart which they bad brought with them, and which was in waiting close to the spot, a watchman surprised the thieves, and succeeded in rescuing the property, without, however, apprehending the perpetrators of the robbery. ACCIDENT BT LEAPING FROM A COACH.---On Monday week the Cornwallis Coach was proceeding from Hud dersfield to Wakefield, and when it had reached about a mile and a quarter beyond Grange Ash, the bridle of the off-wheel horse came off; the horses, going down hill became unruly, and six passengers v off, amon. , whom was Mr. W. S. Wakeford, who; pitched iteh jumped edupon his forehead, and was so dreadfully injured that he died the same afternoon. On Wednesday an inquest was held on the bod y, wh en a ve rdict of " Accidental Death " wa s returned. No blam e a tt ac h e d to the coachman; and if the deceased had not jumped off the coach, his life might have been preserved. Mr. W. appeared to be about 35 years of age.— York Herald. . LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS; JAL 81 • SOUTHERN V. STACEY. - - - This was ari action brought by the plaintiff, a geiitlenian re siding near Kingston, against the defendant, a stable-keeper, in the same neighbourhood, to recover 171. 18a., being the amount of the loss sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the un soundness of a horse sold him by the defendant in the month of March last. It appeared from the evidence, that in the month of March last, Mr. Southern, who is, in some degree, connected with the Retrospective Review, purchased a horse from the defendant, for which be paid him thirty guineas, having, at the same time, re ceived a warranty as to his entire and perfect soundness. After having him for a few days, the horse seemed lame, and Mr. Southern sent him back to the stables of the defendant, who re limed to receive him ; stating, however, that if the lameness could be traced to be of long standing, he would take him back, but if the injury were recent, that he would not. Upon this Mr. Southern sent the horse to Tattersall's, where he was sold, and the gross loss was 171. 18s., the sum claimed in this action. Two witnesses, present at the purchase, were called, but though each could swear to the lameness, neither could swear directly to the express terms of the warranty ; upon which a non suit was immediately directed. SECONDARIES' OFFICE, COLEMAN-STREET, JAN. Si. BURGO V. BOURGE. This was an action, brought by-the Commissioners for improv ing the Precinct of St. Katharine Tower, against the contractor under the St. Katharine's Dock Company, for building thoSe Docks, for the value of a quantity of pavement belonging to the parish, which the defendant removed and appropriated to his own ns e. Judgment had been suffered to go by default, and the Jury were now sworn to assess the damages, which were laid at 185/. 7s. 6d. The Jury assessed the damages to the full amount claimed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Euz. Mitts.—The LORD MAYOR yesterday stated that he had received the following letter regard_ ing the poor widow of the above name , a nd her three f atherless infants : " A Lady who has seen the inclosed paragraph in the Newspa per, shall esteem it as a particular favour, if the Lord Mayor will have the inclosed guinea conveyed (if the statement be correct) to the poor woman, Elizabeth Mills.—Jan. 30, 1827." . The letter inclosed a slip of the report which appeared in the Morning Herald of last Saturday. The LORD MAYOR said, that the report alluded to was certainly correct, and he, from inquiries, could say that the poor woman's statement was true, and he therefore directed the guinea contained in the note to be forwarded to her, which Mr. Bedham, the Mace bearer, undertook to do. GUILDHALL—Thomas Tuffs, the horse-dealer, who was charged with uttering a forged cheque for eight guineas, on the firm of Sir Peter Pole and Co., was brought up for final examina tion yesterday, before Sir PETER LAURIE. The only additional witness called for the prosecution was Ro bert Booth, formerly clerk to Messrs. Pole and Co., who stated that the firm bad ceased to carry on the banking business for ten months prior to the date of the cheque produced, and that no Ed ward Smith, the name signed to the cheque as the drawer, had kept an account with them for nine years past. They once had a customer of that name, who was a hosier in Cheapside, but he died a long time since. The prosecutor stated, that in consequence of something that fell from the prisoner on the morning of the last examination, he had inquired at the Whitecross-street prison, and found there one Edward Smith, who, in reply to his questions, said he knew many persons of the name of Tuffs; but he would neither admit nor deny that he knew the prisoner, or bad any transactions with him. The prisoner's attorney said, that he was instructed that he should be able to produce, on a future occasion, some person who saw the prisoner take the cheque in question in payment for a pony, as he had stated ; and he observed, that although the failure of the banking-house was a matte&of considerable notoriety, it was possible the prisoner might be as ignorant of it as the prose cutor evidently was. Sir PETER LAURIE said, the 5/. horse-dealers of Smithfield were the last class of persons among whom cheques might he ex pected to be found passing current. They were not likely to have accounts open at banking-houses; and he thought it improbable that the prisoner would have- received the cheque in payment as had been described. The evidence made out a case which he felt justified him in sending him to a Bury.—The prisoner was com mitted for trial. MARYLEBONE.—Mr. Wm Jarman, formerly proprietor of a boarding house in Thayer-street, Manchester-square, was yesterday brought before Mr. Rawlinson for final examination, charged with having uttered two bills of exchange, one to the amount of 681. and the other to the amount of 481., to Mr. John Walpole, a grocer, in Fitzroy-street, Fitzroy-square, who is also one of the assignees to Mr.Jarman's estate. Mr. HARMER attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Pews fur the prisoner. _ _ The prisoner had been remanded for the purpose of enabling him to bring forward evidence to.show that the bills were bona fide, and that he had received them from the two acceptors, J. H. Patterson, Esq., of Guildford, .and J. W. Jones, of Walmer cot tage, Deal, in the regular course of business. Since the first examination, Mr. Hodson, a solicitor, and Mr. Walpole, the prose cutor, had proceeded to Deal and Guilford, but they have been unable to discover any such persons as Jones and Patterson. The books of the prisoner were yesterday produced, from which 1 it appeared, that there were various sums entered to the full amount of the bills in the names of Patterson and Jones, and Mr. Price said he was prepared to show, by the evidence of Mr. Jar man's servants, and others, that Patterson and Jones were re who said, that about eighteen Several persons were then called, _ arAreitciron.ileco,atfeip(Rioeitagheantt,in.trr.ee.t,. e c u am oie e p p a a p p e e r r s xv id a i l n p g ol i e n . his house when the alleged forged bills were paid to Mr. One them kis linen, entertained those vindictive . months agot h iemyd p be : en ct e ly m r p e lo e y ol e l d ee b te y d p t a h t : n rs a o m n ea to o n f ie P n a d tterson and Jones mentioned in the family, as being inniates of the house. and another had been employed by Jones as porter. At the time . o tlh n iMea e t r, and would consent to his being dis g charged RAW LINSON eaid, he thought the evidence before pftfic.reikglttiionro,e.ft o m plitahaga e lea. n l tio t hi u i lmtos, o ritu i yE. d t:eh : esbaatip l: ; l t as : there was some doubt, the prisoner should was sufficient charged upon good bail. be discharged, on finding s ure ti es , hi mself in 1001. and two others in 50/. each, in both cases. LAMBETH-STREET. —Bu ROLA RT.-Yesterday William E for lea e n x o a r m C in o a o t h i e o , n, an b d efo S' re a r j a o h n .7: 4 i h i n A l ß tO D ß :v we e Es pl q a . ce o d n at a Walker, John IVi se , J o h n M anes, and their paramours, Mary t G he ree b t a i, r charge of having, on that morning, forcibly entered and robbed the premises of Mr. Andrew Crawley, the proprietor of the " Two Brewers," in White's-yard, Whitechapel. The house was disco vered to have been entered by a watchman, and, on proceeding to a house in Parker's-court, the six prisoners were found enjoy ing themselves over a can of ruin (part of the stolen property), and other liquor. A scarf and a shawl, which were identified by the wife of the prosecutor, were found in the apartment. The prisoners were committed for trial. Four years since, almost to a day, the same house was broken into, and robbed of a large stun in cash. On that occasion four persons were apprehended for the offence, two of whom, after being t r i e d an d convicted, suffered the extreme penalty of the law at the Old Bailey. On Sunday morning a wretched-looking woman wag discovered to have died in St. Luke's watehhousa, Bunhill row. She was taken there on the preceding night by the watch man, who found her very tipsy lying in a state of nudity in Cow heel-Alley. She was set by the fire; and after being there some time, she was removed to a back seat to sleep until the morning, where alio had expired without making the least noise, or attract ing the notice of the watchhouse keeper. DEATH OF A CLIMBING Bol7.—An inquest was held at Hanwell, Middlesex, on a chimney sweep, aged eleven years, upon whose body several marks of violent treatment ap peared. T. Johnson, the master of the deceased, deposed that the injuries sustained by the boy were in consequence of his falling down a chimney, which he was in the act of sweeping. The Surgeon, who visited the deceased, stated that the boy informed him that his wounds were produced from his having fallen down a chimney, and that he had always been well treated by his mas ter. Other witnesses, however, deposed that in consequence of the boy, impelled by hunger, having begged for bread and butter at a neighbouring house, his master chastised him so severely as to break a stick with which he had given him repeated violent blows. Two surgeons, who hi.d opened and examined the body, were of opinion that the death of the boy was caused by blows in flicted in various parts, his state being' very much weakened from apparent want of food.—Coroner's Verdict " Manslaughter" against the master of the 'deceased. WtlaSli IRON AND COAL MINING COMPANY.. Yesterday a meeting of the shareholders took place at the Lon don Tavern, D. S. SMITH, Esq., in the chair. The 01121131 AN stated that the meeting was convened for,the purpose of receiving the reports of the Directors and the Com mittee of Investigation, and required the Secretary to read the re port of the former. The Sxcavraar read the report, which stated, that the Direc tore regretted exceedingly that it was not in their power to make so favourable a statement of the company's affairs as might be ex pectesl from the very flattering accounts which were submitted to , the shareholders at the General Meeting held this time last year. Mr. Cl' au- - stated, that at the last meeting there was 10,000 /. in band, and that Mr. Jones had the management of this fend ; I all Mr. Jones's arrangements were founded in obscurity, and if he was not speedily removed, the property would be ruined; that ix one instance he made a false sale of 170 tons of iron, at 51. pea ton, when a gentleman in Liverpool would have given 61. 108. r. that he was in the habit of keeping bark his accounts, and his. mode of transacting business was calculated to do the most serious injury to the Company; that the clerks could not obtain, from him the bills of sale for three months after the iron was sold. It seemed to be the general feeling of the proprietors, that the sooner the shareholders got rid of the services of Mr. Jones the better. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meet ing adjourned. PEARL AND CORAL FISHERY COMPANY,. Yesterday a Meeting of the Shareholders was held at the Com pany's Office in Broad-street Buildings, for, the purpose of coming to some resolution to enforce• the payment of the ealls..- - --The As sociation. was formed for the purpose of Fishing for Pearls and Coral by means of a peculiarly. .constructed diving-hell, by which it was expected that the divers would only have to peat themselves comfortably in the bell Itnd pick up pearls and coral without difficulty. It however seems, that the bell is too unwieldy an in strument to be moved with the expedition required ; and that it is not practicable, owing to the rocks, to lower the men to those places were pearls, &e. are to he met with. The attempts of the Directors therefore to compel the payment of the calls have been. resisted. The door of the room where the Meeting was held, was strictly guarded, in order to prevent any but Shareholders from entering. The Capital 'of the Company was intended td have been 600,000/. in 1.5,000 Shares—l.l. per Share have been called for. IRISH CIRCUITS.-LENT ASSIZES,. 1827. Homc—Chief Justice and Lord Norbury. CoNKauonT—Chief Baron and Baron Smith. NORTH WEST-Baron 3PClelland and Judge Johnston, NoitTnTasr—Judge Moore and Judge Jebh. LrmsTait—Judge Burton and Baron Pennefather. MUNSTER-Judge Van&lour and Judge Torrens. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON tuity........FILIDAY, FEB. 2.—(At the Court of Bow-street, victualler..-10 'l l V Vlsbech, grocer-11 Commissioners, Basingliall-street.) Allwright, H., c o h man. street, packer-11 Barrow, H., Thairies inn, jeweller—ll Cattell, J., Wood-street, sqkman-12 Ely, tailor-1g Downer, H., Strand, ironmonger -2 Fisher, C., Ramsgate, h ; c_ene.st—i2 Ford, J., Paddington, wheelwright -10 Hathway, E., Poland-street, bookseller-1 Jarvis, J., Brompton, tailor—l Coles, W., raj :, Nash, J., Brixton, builder-10 Oliver, W., Battle-bridge, builder-9 , Paris, A., Long Acre, printer-9 Haw, T., Fulham, carpenter-2 Rymer, J., Ramsgate, surgeon-10 Wells, H., New Bond-street, tailor-11 Wooster, J., Holborn, hat manufacturer-12 INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED. COUNTRY.—At the Court-house, Brecon, February 56,. at Ten o'clock. Howard, Blslch, Brecon, cornfactor Williams, J., Llanwrtid, farmer HE MARKETS AL MARKET.—Jan. s. - s. d. tf.. Dean's Primrose 30 0 Willington..— St ll Walker small ,„. 15 fr Killingworth 33 6 W. E lirown's 32 >J Culm Pembrey F 7 0 PontopWindsor— 27 0 W. E. Car /lc Co. 32 6 liartley 33 ir Tanfleld Moor--. 33 0 Ships at Market, 4N--•—Vbips sold, .Unsold, 4?3 LIVERPOOL CORN EX Notwithstanding the bare state of week, the small a dvance noted on has with difficulty been realized, an very limited scale. Prices of Bond entirely nominal ; but several pares] have been sold at full prices; the ex also has some appearance of improvt CHANGE.—Jan. 20. r the market during the past Wheat and Oats last Tuesday id the sales have been on a led Wheat and Barley remain Is of sweet Flour, under lock, [port demand for that article ement. OLD. •. d. s. d. O Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 0 Oa 0 0 0 Oa 0 0 0 Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 O C a 0 0 4 ta 0 0 O Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 O Oa 0 0 NEW, s. d. s. d. 9 0a 9 3 as 9 0 710 a 8 b 8 ta 9 0 3 3a 8 9 5 Oa 3 )9 8 8a• 11 9 4 as 4 OP 4 4a 4 41 0a43 0• 5 6 a 5 )0 30 A a IA 0 48 0 a 40 0 Whoat, English, per 701b5....-- ----Scotch ----------- - Irish (red) --Ditto ----Foreign (fres) ---- Foreign (in bond) ---Canada (free) Oats, English and Scotch Barle•, Malting, per Imp. Grinding, per 60Ibs. Beans, English, per Imp. qr. Irish. - Foreign-- Flour, Amer., sweet, (bond), per brl O 0a O 0 a O 0 a -------- ditto, itee—..---..-- --- English, fine, per *Bolbs. --... --- Irish, ditto . Oatmeal, English, pew 2401b5. ---- --- Irish --. Malt, per Imp. quarter ----.....-- POMO, English white, pair Imp. qr...... Rya ............ .. Oa O 0 O 0 O 0 0 0 —0 a 0 II 0 -08.-0 Week ending Jan. lA. IPease. Flour. Oatinl.illour. Ors. Seeks. Loads. erre'. 231 2,133 IWI 7 0a- 0 0 0 - 0 a 0 oa 0 88 Aabb 0 flk 0 •27 $ 0 0a 0 0 SO 0 ea, a :a 6: 48 0 a 46 O. 40 0a 41 0. 1!i 0 a , 44 0 a fi3 0 34 0 a 5$ 40 0 a 43 0 IMPORT OF GRAIN for the Wheat. \ Oats. Barley. Rye. Beam , Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. 4,610 0,806 2,160 438 1,210 GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET.—Jan. O. There were 248 Black Cattle in this day's market, which were nearly all disposed of at last week's pricee. There were . 69o Sheep; as an advance in price was demanded, sales were net so brisk, and a number remained unsold. DALKEITH MEAL MARKET.—Jan. `A). There was a small supply of Oatmeal this day (SO bolls), which met a dull sale—top price 27e. current 25!. to 265. per boll of 140 imperial pounds. COTTON WOOL—GLASGOW. Cotton has been in fair request this week. The sales amount to 1097 bales, as under— SQ Sea Islands 84 Stained Ditto M 3 Bowed. S Demcraras ed. 334 Egyptians 80 Carriacou' Bid. 100 Serats SU Bengali: Imported from Demerara and Berbiee 2(4 bales. BIRTHS. On the 19th ult., the lady of the Honourable William Frazer, of a sou. On the 80th ult., in Bolton-street, the lady of T. T. Smith, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 14th ult., at Si. George's, Bloomsbury, by the Rev. Mr. Wynn, J. Moor, Esq., of the Hon. Company's Bombay Artillery, to Mrs. M. A. Sealy, relict of the late Capt. Sealy, H. C. Bom bay Marines. - DIED. On the 29th ult., Duke-street, Westminster, in her 78th year, the Right Right Hon. Lady Louisa Macdonald, widow of the late Right Hon. Sir Archibald Macdonald, Bart., and eldest sister of the Marquis of Stafford. On the 30th ult., in Harley-street, the Right Hon. James Sutherland, Lord Duffus, at au advanced age. At Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, Sarah, relict of the late Thomas Chawner, of Muselane, iu the county of Derby, Esq., and mo ther of Henry Chawner, of Newton Manor-house, Hants, Eq. She was born in the year of the rebellion, and died on the night his Royal Highness the Duke of York was interred, in the 82d year of her age. On the 27th ult., at Springland, Perthshire, Jane Elisabeth youngest daughter of David George Sandeman, Esq. On the 30th ult., at her son's chambers, Vernlam-buildings, Gray's Inn, Ann, relict 'of Samuel Knight, Esq., l a t e o f Ed monton, Middlesex, aged 49. Printed and Pub Nailer! by M. YOUNG, at she Sox-Orrios, No, 112, STRAND.