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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extracts front the 3lorning Papers:, Feb. 3, 1825. [MORNING POST.] Parliament meets to-day, and under circum stances every way flattering, To the support w - hich the Houses of Lords and Commons have for years past given the Advisers of the Crown on every question , of moment,,uray be attributed the present tranquil, contented, and flourishing state of the country. Neither distress nor disturbance prevails among any class of the people, or in any part of Great Britain ; but of whomsoever we inquire, or wheresoever we turn, loyalty and pro sperity bear witness to the happiness of the com munity and the wisdom of the Government. The Great Council of the Nation is therefore now convened in the ordinary exercise of the Royal prerogative for the dispatch of the routine business Of the State, without the.remotest probability that during its Session any subject of serious alarm or urgency shall claim attention. We may even venture to assert, that the most violent ene mies of Administration anticipate from Ministers on the sitting of Parliament, such a full and satis factory explanation of their mcent „conduct, as well as of the course they intend to follow in ' .future, that no room will he left for cavil or pre ferable -suggestion. There is, indeed, between reasonable Whigs and his Majesty's Advisers but little difference on points of, principle or practice. Men out of office will of course con tend for the unqualified adoption of measures which, in office, they would not perhaps dare to . propose. - There is hence nothing really_incon . Si-stent in one party insisting upon the soundness . of abstract propositions, whilst another party, • attempting to reduce them taapplicationtis obliged to proceed with slow and cautious steps and to be governed by considerations of circumspect expedi ency. A t the present moment, no plausible excuse exists for advocating extraordinary innovations. in the established Constittition of the. Realm, nor any chance that a limited number disappointed and disputationsToliticians may succeed in con vincing the public by an appeal to accidental and uncontrouflable events, that - great alterations are necessary in the system of Government and in the names of those who administer it. 'Visionary projects of this sort, springity , from the vanity or 'ambition of individuals,' in their own estimation, no, doubt, the profoundest of Statesmen, would . he rejected disdainfully by a well fed, well clad, And in every respect contented population, and they have accordingly been abandoned among respectable Whigs, for more sober undertak ings. These are matters of just congratulation to the nation--for men's minds are thus brought down from fancy to fact—from what was pro lflematical to what is practicable. It is alto sa tisfactory to reflect, that this approximation to perfect harmony in the Legislature has not re sulted from any deviation on the-part of Ministers from those great maxims of State polity which have so long guided the British Cabinet.— Through difficulties and dangers, in periods of turbulence and alarm, they have kept the same course as in happier and more inspiring circum stances. The great and primary -Change has been. in the situation of the country ; and the next and consequent change, in the tone and pretensions of the Opposition. We are willing, however, to bury the recollection of the origin of so import ant a public good, in contemplating the lasting advantages it promises to posterity. Let it suf fice that, from whatever cause, the Peers and Represen!atives of the Realm now meet only so licitous on all sides to aid in executing the ra tional objects of an enlightened community, and gratifying the wishes of a Patriot King. [NEW TIMES.] This day the King's Speech will be read by Commission, his Majesty's. health, we lament to say, being such, that. he cannot prudently un dergo the fatigue of opening the Parliamentary Session in person. The topics of the Speech may be taken to be nearly as follows :—His Majesty's first expressions will doubtless be those of gratulation for the unexampled pros perity with which Providence has blessed all the great national interests ; he will congra tulate the two 'louses of ,Parliament more es pecially on the recovery of Agriculture from its late depression, not forgetting, however, to notice the development of .the national industry in manufactures and commerce ; whilst the feel ings of order ; tranquillity, and content, pervade, every class of society. The state of Ireland map be considered as in some measure detract ing from the sentiments above expressed ; but still his Majesty may point out how largely that portion of the Empire partakes in the general prosperity, from the increasing demand for its products; and it must afford his parternal mind . great satisfaction to observe that it has been found possible to suspend the extraor dinary powers .granted for the suppression of popular disturbances in Ireland. The means that have been taken to perpetuate feuds and aninipsities by the extension of . partial Associa tion.g, are of such a nature as to demand that a remedy should he applied by Parliament to the evil. The condition of the Revenue is such, and so flourishing, that a hope may reasonably be 1;41d out of still further reductions of the Taxes. In looking to the Foreign Policy of the Govern ment, itisMajesty will have to.state that he has re ceived assurances front all Foreign Powers of their sincere desire for a continuation of, the relations of Peace and Amity with this Country—an object de servedly dear to the heart of our patriotic Sovereign. The. most interesting part.of the Speech will no doubt he that which relates to the recognition of t h e new ly-established South American States. On this head his Majesty will have to inform the two.llouses that he has adopted proper measures for. confirming by treaties , the commercial rela tions which have long subsisted de facto between Great Britain and the States in question. The war . inlndia.,will,.of course, demand notice, and though his Majesty may, no doubt }deeply regret that..this state of things- produced byh as b ee n. the exaggerated pretensions and violent aggres siots of, the Burmese.Governnrent, yet there is .:1.. matter for exultation in the bravery of his Ma jesty's troops, in the fidelity of his Allies, and in the confident prospect of ultimate triumph to his Majesty's arms. -True it is that this will demand an augmentation of our military force ; but from the prosperous state. of the Finances already alluded to,.it . will be seen that this aug mentation may he adopted without .imposing ad ditional burthens on the people. Such, we be lieve, will be foundi to be a fair outline of the Speed► which the Royal Commissioners will this day lay before Parliament ; and it will no doubt he received by both Houses with those sentiments of grateful and loyal exultation, which they will share with the country at large. Indeed no Ses sion of Parliament was ever opened under hap pier auspices ; nor did the Nation ever exhibit so universal a scene of content and happiness. THE TIMES.] It is said that a Parliamentary inquiry is likely to be proposed, early in the session, into the merits of the new Companies recently formed, for the purpose of discovering if any of them have been established with fraudulent intentions, and in that case punishing the parties concerned in them. We may take this opportunity of onserv ing, that as it is impossible for a journalist to be came intimately acquainted with the merits of all, or any of them., we may fairly he excused , for leaving those concerned, who ought to,. he the the best judges, to exercise a free discretion on the subject. In condemning aby of these new undertakings, there would always _be a risk that a great public advantage might be im peded ; and, on the other hand, by a particular re commendation of any,. an impulse might be given to injudicious speculation. This projected mea safe in Parliament may, however, serve to put dishonest or incautious people on their guard.— Indeed, it must be evident that the enormous premiums at which some particular 'adventures have arrived, are likely -to constitute a false value, which may produce nearly as Seriqus mis chiefs as if the original plan Was .a .knavish or injudicious one. For example—a suriting five per cent. as a fair profit on any original un dertaking, and that it rises subsequently to WO premium, those who have purchased at that advance will only get 2.4 per cent. for the money laid out, which not being an adequate re muneration in any .adventure coupled with the smallest risk, the shares must be brought-for sale in such quantities as. will reduCe their value to that at which they were first issued to the sub scribers. Another important caution may be given, which is the propriety of inquiring what persons, as Directors, take the management of new companies. :It is notorious, that some in dividuals are connected in• that way with so many, that it is quite impossible for them to fulfil the duty attached to the 'office.; and we may go so far as to say, that there are A - nstances of Directors being concerned in the management of companies, the interests of which are in opposition to each other. The giving of salaries to' Directors is also objectionable, at least until the company is in full operation. It is well known that great advantages have attached to these gentlemen in the shape of shares on favour able terms, and in other ways ; yet one of the new companies, of which not half the capital is. yet paid up, at a meeting held the other day, voted a salary of 2001. per annum to each of the i twelve Directors. [RRITIsii PRESS.] We have received the Paris Papers of Monday in due course. The only intelligence they con tain is from Spain and Greece, and what they bring is of little importance from either country. The infatuated Cabinet of Madrid seems actually to have been taken by surprise, on receiving the information that England had resolved upon recognising the independence of the revolted colonies. The Fanatics of the Faith are thrown into an ecstacy of rage, and earnestly supplicate Russia to take vengeance on us for the out rage we have committed on the principles of legitimacy. The Courier Francais, how ever, remarks truly, that " principles and doctrines are rigorously followed by Cabinets only when they are in agreement with the public interest and safety. As soon as this agreement is at an end, the public interest and safety take the ascendancy." The news from Greece is not more recent than that we already possessed. The Austrian Observer greatly exaggerates the late disse►►sions among the Greeks ; but, even accord i►►g to its representations, the Government has succeeded in putting down the revolt against its authority. There can be little doubt, we think, that Colocotroni has been compelled to offer his submission, though no actual and direct confirma tion of the fact has yet reached us. We under stand from our Correspondent that the excite ment in the public mind, in consequence of the proposed indemnity to the emigrants, is much greater than we seem to imagine in England.— , Pamphlets issue from the Press every day on the subject, assailing the ministerial project in every direction ; the Royalists complaining that the indemnity is insuffi cient in amount, the Liberals that it is un justifiable in principle. One Paper estimates that about fifty families will alone swallow up more than a third of the whole sum allotted to the in demnity. This is a compendious and expeditions mode of making a wealthy aristocracy, though perhaps not altogether the most advisable. Pe. titions will be presented to the Chamber of De puties before the discussion of the indemnity takes place, suggesting that the emigrants now in the Chamber ought not in decency to interfere personally in a matter in which they are so deeply concerned. The first petition of this kind will be from an advocate, M. Grand, who founds his recommendation on an elaborate argument, derived from the universally-acknowledged prin ciples of justice and honour. It was 'reported that M. de la Bourdonnaye intended to sub mit a motion to that effect, but the Aristarque has, on his authority, denied the statement. The emigrants, it may therefore be presumed, will not be induced, from any over-scrupulous feelings of delicacy, to abstain from voting themselves to be fully entitled to the immense sum proposed to be granted to them. As they constitute a large ma- jority in the Chambers, the indemnity will, under those circumstances, be an appropriation of the public stock, perhaps the least decorous or defensi ble ever recorded in the history of nations. The whole scheme is obviously a mere project to give wealth and power to the predominant party. The indemnity is therefore to be confined to the class to which they belong, and the loyal Vett deans, who defended the King's- cause on the soil of France, are to be refused any compensa tion for their losses, in order that they who fled from the field way enjoy all the benefits of victory. LTIIE PUBLIC LEDGER.] The accounts which have been received of late from the theatre of War in Peru, through the United State..., has been remarkable for its con tradictory character, and in some instances, for is ilful nrisrepreser►iatious We mention this,. merely to put the Eoglish Public on their guard against the intelligence derived through that channel ; and this caution is the more neces sary, in consequence of a :jealous feeling to wards the Ne 4. States, which lurks behind the professions of good will that the Public Press of .tbe''United States is generally in the habit of , making in favour of the former. A portion of that Press is fully as sceptical witl► regard to the ultimate triumph of the Independent cause, and equally as readylirpublish'sinister news, as the Government . PresS of France, or even The Ma drid Gazette. We can only account for this f ee li ng upon two principles—one, a prin ciple of -discontent at the very close inti macy subsisting between the New States and England-;--the other, a jealousy of the high destinies, that, in all probability, await one and all of the New States. Such are their vastly su perior advantages of climate and soil, that, in the course of a very few years their prosperity will probably eclipse that of the United States. The time is not far off, when the latter shall cease to constitute the centre of that political system ; and, instead of running a course of rivalry with Old England, will be obliged to use all their energies to maintain a respectable rank amongst the Powers of their own Continent. [MORNING HERALD.] Monday's Paris Papers arrived last night. A Madrid article in one of them states the fact that a note, communicating the recognition of the South American Governments, has been present ed to the Spanish Ministry, and to the Foreign Legations at Madrid—with the sensation created by this circumstance. It `appears to have thrown the former into consternation—and to have made the latter exceeding wroth—so much so that ap prehensions were entertained of a war between some of the Great Powers of the Continent—and it is intimated that an unusually close union sub. sists between France and Russia. The Envoy Extraordinary of the Emperor of Russia now in Paris is said to be charged with a special mis sion to concert with France the means of sus taining tyranny in Spain, and excluding English influence, as well as counteracting the supposed designs of England upon the Spanish colonies.— France, indeed, is said to have secured special advantage for her ships, in the ports of Cuba and in Porto Rico, and every other part of the Non-Insurgent Spanish Colonies. In Spain, too, the French are, to all appearance, taking fast hold, by fortifying Cadiz to a degree of strength, it is said, equal to Gib raltar ; a precaution unnecessary, and even absurd with reference to mere temporary occupa tion. But we give these statements as the spirit of the French Journals rather than as matters deserving implicit credit. In the mean time Spaniards, high and low, are crowding to what is called the Junta of Purification, in order to clear themselves of all suspicion of liberality—as they would of all suspicion of the plague—in order to qualify for public offices, places, and pensions. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] - . We had occasion, on Monday last, to notice the mis-statements of The Times on the subject of the Deccan booty. We have now to call the at tention of our readers to the glaring inaccuracies of The Courier, in an article on this subject in his last night's publication.—The Courier is pleased to assert, that the property captured by the army, 44 exceeding in value five millions of pounds sterling," is improperly kept back by the East India Company. This property, we under stand, falls short, in any view, of one million sterling ; and the East India Company, instead of withholding it, have been exceed,ingly desi rous to pay over whatever should be adjudged by the Crown to belong to the Army, at the earliest possible date. This adjudication by the Crown has only taken place within the last week; and until that took place it was impos sible for the East India Company to pay one farthing of it to the troops. Let it be observed, that Indian interest, twice as great as English in terest, is allowed by the Company for all prize money paid into the Treasury in India, from the date of its receipt to the date of repayment. We understand that the following were the real causes which have prevented the distribution of this booty at an earlier period :—lt will be recollect ed that the military operations in India during the period to which the present question has re ference, were of great magnitude, and combined the movement upon one point of nearly the whole of the armies of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay, that the Marquess of Hastings took the field as Commander-in-Chief in India ; and Sir Thomas Hislop as Commander-in-Chief of the army of the Deccan. Whilst the operations were in progress, Lord Hastings announced to the army, that whatever booty might be taken by any division, should be shared separately by that division ; and not by the army at large ; but in consequence of sonic claims which were set up by a portion of the troops to a combined participation, his Lordship after wards altered his instructions, and directed that booty should be held in deposit to await his Ma jesty's pleasure. Lord Hastings then memorial ised the Authorities in England, soliciting on behalf of the army of Bengal, that they might be admitted to participate in the booty taken in this campaign. Sir Thomas Hislop, on the other hand, who commanded the army of the Deccan, by which nearly all the captures were efFected, made strong solicitations that the distribution should be confined to the actual captors. The Court of . Directors lost no time in submitting this question to the Lords of . the Treasury, but in consequence of the legal impediments thrown in the way by the advisers of the respective parties to the ap peal, their Lordships did not arrive at a decision on the point, although submitted to them in March, 1819, until March, 1823. It is known that the decision was in favour of the actual cap tors. Having arrived at this decision, there were other questions to be settled of great importance. The booty had been deposited i❑ the Treasuries of the Local Governments, under the orders of the Marquess of Hastings. —lts amount was ascertained, and it might have been distributed at once ; but there was other property, which, although not taken by any portion of the troops, had fallen into -the hands of the East India Company in conse quence of the war, and which Lord Hastings had. determined was not to be considered as prize or booty. To this property, however, Sir Thomas' Hislop laid claim ; and it has been only within the last fortnight that the Lords of the Treasury have decided the question. The East India Company have in no way opposed the grant of the property. All that they have done has been to lay the whole of the Papers, containing Lord Hastings's decision gild the grounds of it, before the Lords of the Treasury, in order that their Lordships might have a full view of the question. The documents, however, were ex ceedingly voluminous, involving many points of considerable intricacy and difficulty, and the delay in determining upon their contents has, we believe, for the most part been unavoid able. In all former wars, the Crown has made a grant to the.: East india Company of the whole of the ,booty, one half for their own use to defray the expences of car rying -oh the war, the other half for distribution amongst the . troops : and the Company have in variably given up their moiety to the army. Had a similar grant been made on the present occasion, we venture to assert, that the prize taken in 1818 would long since hay e been distributed. It is pro per to notice, that as soon as the operations in the hit& war closedi the , Ai.ithorities in India, in con sideration of the fatigues to which the troops had been'exposed, - and - of the probable insignificance of the booty, made - them a -donation of pay, which cost the Company not less than 200,0001. As to the murmurs amongst the native troops, on the occasion of their embarking on the late war against the Burmese, in consequence of the delay in the distribution of this booty, to which The Courier gives credit, the whole story is false. So far from this being the case, the native troops never evinced greater ardour and alacrity in pro , eeeding on foreign service. INIURIDEIt IN ANIERICA. ( From the Neu, York Advertiser of Jan. 8.) The newspapers within the last few weeks have contained an- account of the murder of Mr. Francis Baker, a native of New Jersey, who was travelling from the south through the State of Kentucky. Isaac Desha, the son of the present Governor of Kentucky, has been since arrested on the charge of having perpetrated this atro cious crime, and is now in confinement awaiting his trial. —lt is a principle with us never to attempt to mal:c any impression upon the public mind against persons who are to be arraigned for criminal offences before -the tribunals of justice, according to the laws of the country. We have however received a communication on the subject of this case, which contains some facts of so important and general a character, that we consider it proper to give them publicity. We hope and trust that the sug gestions in the letter from Washington will prove to be unfound ed ' • or if correct in point of fact, that the moral sense and a re gard to justice and their own security will induce the people of that State to prevent such gross iniquity as must prevail, if this man was the actual murderer of Mr. Baker, and he should be acquitted. THE MURDER IN KENTUCKY. Isaac Desha, apprehended for the murder of Francis Baker, has been committed to gaol by an examining Court to await his trial , at the next term of the k Leming Circuit. A bill for a change of Venue in the case of I. Desha, from Fleming to Harrison county, passed the House of Representa tives, was sent to the Senate, and passed with amendments ; on its return to the House considerable opposition was made to the Bill in its amended form, which it was thought might jeopar dise its passage at all.—( Danville Olive .Branch, Dec. 3.) On the subject of this bill we publish the following extract of a letter from a member of the Senate of the United States, to a brother of the deceased F. Baker, Esq., dated Washington, Dec. 28 : . . " I received your letter by the mail of this day, and imme diately called on a gentleman of high respectability from the State of Kentucky, from whom I learned that the law of which you speak has really passed both Branches of tke Legislature —that the design of it is to save the life of as great a monster as justice will lives—and that there is much reason to fear t h a t will be overpowered by family influence." LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCE.—For the last 3 weeks the town of Gravesend has been kept in the utmost state of anxiety, in consequence of the untimely death of Mr. Wil liam Bignell, the Mate of the lithe East Indiaman, and the extraordinary circumstances with which it is attended is the principal subject of conversation amongst the townspeople. On the Bth ult. Mr. Bignell and one of his brother officers went on board another of the lion. Company's ships lying off Graves end, and a short distance ahead of the /lithe, to spend the evening with the Captain and the other Officers. They were towed on board by one of the Gravesend waterman, who was desired to wait with his boat alongside to convey them to the llithe. About ten o'clock at night, Mr. Bignell and his brother officer got into the boat, and the waterman proceeded with them back to the vessel ; the other Officer got on deck first, leaving the unfortunate Mr. Bignell to settle with the waterinan, who demanded 6s. for his trouble. Mr. Bignell refused to pay such an exorbitant demand, and called to the other Officeiwho stood looking over the gunwale, saying the waterman wanted to charge him Os. ; the other said—"Damnhim, he is like all the other Gravesenders, give him two." Mr. B. presented him the money, which was rejected by the Waterman, who told him he was no Gentleman for offering such a trifle ; this zonsed Mr. B.'s indignation, and he made a blow at the sculler, who missed it by I stepping aside, and the unfortunate young Gentleman f e ll over board and sank to rise n o more. The drags were instantly pro cured, and persons employed themselves the whole of that night and for days after in endeavouring to find the body, but up to Monday last all their exertions proved ineffectual ; and it being known that a large whirl-pool is near where the melan cholly occurrence took place, it is feared his body. has sank to the bottom. The mildness of the season affording little hopes of a plentiful supply of ice for the confec tions, four vessels are getting ready in the River Thames, for the express purpose of proceeding to Norway, Spitzbergen, &c. to obtain cargoes of ice. The success of the herring fishing in the Frith of Forth is mentioned in the last page. This morning the supply was about the same as yester day, that is, a b o ut 21000. They wer e sold to day at 3s. and 3s. 3d. a hundred, and retailed at , a half-penny each, and fire for two-pence. — (Glasgow Chronicle.) LAI N'' I.IGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. FEB. 2. This being the morrow of the Purification, the Court of King's Bench did not sit; but the Judges met their Learned Brothers at Sergeants'-1: n, to delih rate on questions of law reserved for the decisio: of the twelve Judges. CONSISTORV COURT, FEB. 2. SMITH v. SMITH. Mr. W. Carmichael again appeared at the bar, and having commenced addr ss to th , _t Court, proposed to prove to its entire satisfaction that tiw suit again st him was vexatiuus, and that he w..s , urroundeti by a system of villany and a per secution, to the dev3lciprfient wHich he had just obtained 3 clue. Sir CHRISTOPHER llonngsoN reminded Alr. Smith of the indulgence which the Court lied ty shown him ; but added, tlt“.. in justice to th:t Cour 's r ;ls , „ r of its public duty, it cod no lonFer ly irregul,l course to which of professi:,,al assista had hith-r, r was tipm: impeachin formerly miss in the -dre,re:i:, 1 ,!.r.u? tie.extreme cAnsegticne. w the absence :Admit of his defence, he it question .wfore the Court hintgiven by 31r. Smith, Illak:e." the p;ocor whom he had proper to Alen read Mr. Smith's petition eminly T.iiroagh, rving on the extremely Daum: of the co, ; than which the . court had ;, yet witb one J,• , e unfounded, it passed a tioner, who..e tame t the practi iori, and dis- missed the ; stands over. The Cou!,. • Sir J. and Lady Uri; , . on.? Dr. JEN Dr. Lushington, for the party oap7.,rs :.is (Dr. Jenner's) hands. The Cou TIT then ~• Sir J. Winnington, and observing on the Ye' off,-r in the cause, in answer to ti ask his; w - itt!i:r he had been . . acting untl,l Sir J. W1 , i;11,.V1' , 7, that he I . ,ad hither o appeatej personally. do so throuotit the remainder - or the proceedi•..,: : :. 0b1i.,•-d fn. the advice which the Court, 1, ; ii,tended to convey to him; but . , after very nt,, i ;11:,.:-a.!.ion, he had determined in this matter not to empl'y The Con it . : saitrit .;) 2d t its former recomnien dation,, that ' , 01.11.e. • :,r:)tessional aid. • This was case of very •• ::,..di•y; and stic:t matters-were stated in th,_ wt.•;i,i soli further increase that dif ficulty, as they vy,y arguanle and uncertain . point. The Court or. ut, extreme inconvenience to which it was :,er... ty,i:ig deprived of that benefit which in other ca s s 1.,0k for in the arguments of counsel. In ilda.:ce, di 'tough the eircurnsta sees were of - so grave and tinenne t d. S-r John IVinnington had nOr cora" mitted his case tot is sup• riclte ndance of professional advisers. The Court doubted how tar the canons, anti particularly -the 131st canon, would cv - . permit,. it to entertain .suits (except in pauper cases) not conducted on both sides by advocates and proctors; and directed the R. gistrar to communicate with the Registrars of the Prerogative and the Admiralty Courts on the subject ; it being very desirabie to know whether Canon Lityt in this respect was or was not repealed. Sir J. Winnington s:atcd, that his determination had been formed on a conviction of the unworthiness of the object upon which the employment of counsel would require him to expend so much money. He would, however, consider the Court7s suggestions.—This case, therefore, also stands over. BAIN AND BAIN. - This was a suit of separation and divorce, by reason of adul tery, brought by the husband against the wife; but as to-daY the case was only opened, it would be, perhaps, unfair to at• tempt any statement of facts in the present stage of the suit. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS, FEB. 2. This day, these,Sessions commenced at the Old Bailey. Lord STowELL, accompanied by the various officers of the Admi ralty Court, attended at an early hour, but neither of the Learned Common Law Judges were present. The reading the several commissions, and the other usual for mftlitleS, occupied the Court for a considerable time, after which the names of the Grand Jury were called over, and being seve rally sworn, Lord STOWELL addressed them as follows " Gentlemen of the Grand Jury—The forms of our laws Cali upon me to address you, and I find great satisfaction in having to inform you, that but little will be before you that will require of me much instruction or admonition. Your functions will be precisely the same in this Court as in a Court of General Juris diction ; and, from your habits of attending in those Courts , you have that experience which renders unnecessary any parti" cular notice from me as to your duties. There was in this Coll. formerly a law which made a distinction between the crime murder from what was the common law of theland in that respect; The common law established a distinction between the modes 0 ' persons being killed by another. To constitute murder, the corn; mon law required proof of previous malice existing in the mind of the party charged against the party killed ; and where no such proof existed, the death was conside r ed as h av i ng b een casual,anu., the party causing it was deem e d gu ilty of th e m i nor o ff e nce 0' manslaughter. In regard to offences committed on the high seas , no such distinction as that to which I have just alluded existed/ but the ultimate verdict of a Jury in the case of a person being kiled by another, was compelled to be either a conviction fo r the capital offence or a total acquittal, the crime of man: slaughter not existing. By a late statute, the law in this Cour; has been made similar to the common law, and your duties wil l be consequently the same as in other Courts.. I mention these circumstances, because I understand that two, if not three, bill", for murder, will be submitted to your consideration. if such should be the case, you will adopt the line of conduct which - have suggested to you. There is I understand, also another offence of high malignity, which will also come before you ; it is 11 case of mutiny on board a merchant-vessel, a crime which, by th; law, is termed piracy. I need not comment upon the dreadN: consequences likely to result from such a crime in a gret c ommercial country like England; but the cruise, great as " is, is generally connected with others of a still more malignan c nature ; for it often happens that it is com m itt e d f or th e purpase of turning the ship into a pirate vessel, for the object of plun dering others, anti is frequently attended by the murdering th e captain and other officers on board, and carrying the propert,/, of the owners to places widely different to where they destine, it for. If such case should come before yoti, you will give it your careful attention. I have now only to inform you, that the , attendance of the Learded Judges who were to have assisted me here to -day has been necessary to meet their Brethren in a nother , place, in order to consider a question of very great importance' I therefore have tho ug ht it n ecessar y t o a dj ourn th e C our t, aft you shall have considered your bills, un til T ue sd a y, on which day I hope you will all of you give your attendance ; most pe.°‘ bably it will be for the mere purpose of being immediately 'lts' charged. But as it is possible that circumstances may render it necessary that you should on that day resume your duties, in order to prevent a very long delay in administering justice' t 0 parties charged with offences, I trust you will not think much of this trifling trouble. I now recommend to you the imme diate discharge of your duties."—The Grand Jury then with drew. COAL MARKET, FEB. 2. Ships sold - 43 -20 i - 1 Ships at Market. 913 i Newcastle 24i Sunderland : 1 Stone Coal Price. ~A 29s Od to 38s lAa,, 31s 9d to 391 51Ss Od to BIRTHS. On the 29th ult., in Belgrave-place, Mrs. Beresford Eyton' of a son. On the 30th ult., at Kensington, the lady of Thomas Robin* son, Esq., of a daughter. . MARRIED. On the 2d inst., at St. Pancras new church, Mr. H. ToOr of Trinity-square, to Miss S. Smith, of Judd-place East. On the 2d inst., John Edward Fordham, of Melbourne hurl' in the county of Cambridge, Esq., to Harriet, the second (laugh.' ter of John Gurney, Esq., King's Counsel. On the 4th of September last, at St. Thomas's Mount, 31n* dras, Lieutenant and Adjutant Henry Stiles Foord, of the Horse Artillery, to Mary Ann, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonei Taynton, of the Hon. Company's Artillery at that PresigeucY; DIED. On the 3d of August, at Barrackpore, in the 10th year of he r age, Eliza Helen, eldest daughter of Lteutenant-Colonel Corti' mandant Innes, C. 8., 39th Regiment Bengal Native Infanta' On Saturday, the 29th ult., at his residence in Marlborough' r place, Brighton, aged 63, the Rev. Pakington George T o t' kyns, LL.D., late of Buckinhill-park, in the county of Ilere' ford. On Monday last, suddenly, aged 30, Mr. William Cart. wright, of Chancery-lane, solicitor, only son of Richard Cart' Wright, Esq., of Hunter-street, Brunswick-square. On the Ist inst., in Kensington-square, Mrs. Maria Awe Marriott, aged 82, relict of the late Mr. William Marriott, for' merly of Southampton-street, Covent-garden. On Tuesday last, at his house, Bromley, Middlesex, John Shuttleworth, Esq., in the 64th year of Ins age. On Tuesday last, at his house, Fulham-road, Chelsea, Mr' John Bunce, formerly of Brompton-row, in his 79th year. , On the 2diast., aged 19, Margaretta Rebecca, eldest daugl.'" ter of Mr. J. 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