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was on the left of the bench in the inner court. 1 believe that he was not engaged in it. Thomas Wilkinson.—!; email officer of the Court of Requests. I was there o►► the 25th of September. Fowler was placed near me at the brit•. He had a list of summonses in his hand. Mrs. Teesdale lifted up the bar and passed through. 'She a paper in her hand. Fowler never touched her, and she knows it. I did not see John Jones till he caught his sister in his foils, He left her for a short time in the court, and then returned with several persons. Whilst Jonea was supporting his sister on his knee, I saw hint double his fist in Fowler's face, and heard him ma Fowler a rascal and a scoundrel. He said that tie would give it him. Powier told him that he tva's not able. 'Jones said, "If lam hot, I will soon get those who are." Jones then Went out, and soon after returned with two tr three other persons. I was at the bar, and Fowler was then in the place of hearing; Clerk was with me at the bar,— Jones and his friends pushed up through the crowd to the bar, lifted it up, and. attempted to get in without saying a word. I put the bar down again, and Clerk% finger went into the socket along with it. Daring the struggle his nail was torn off. I did n►ot immediately recollect that Jones had been in before. He stooped down, and got under the bar. Clerk held him to prevent his further entrance,. and then Joshua Jones struck Clerk violently several times on the breast. Till Clerk was thus assaulted, he had not struck any body., There was then a general confcsion at the bar, the three gentlemen attempting to make their way in, and.l and Clerk attempting to keep them out. I saw Mr. Jones down upon the ground. That hap pened in consequence of its coming at lest almost to a general engsigrment in the court, and Jones slipped down in it: Clerk at that time had struck him, and Jones slipped down to avoid being struck again, Nobody heat him whilst he was down ; I am quite certain of that. After the scuffle was over, and Joshua Jones was going away, he said to Clerk," I wish I had you out, I think I could lick any three of /ou." Fowler, during the scuffle, was standing be tween the bar and 'the place of hearing. He neither kicked nor struck, nor attempted to kick or strike any body. He was . never within striking distance Of Mr. Jones during the transaction. He was quite incapable at that time of moving his left arm to give a blow from an accident. He is still ilicapable moving his left hand much ; it is quite stiff, and bent upwards to his side. Jane Devereux gave a version of the fray similar to that given by the former witnesses in several respects. The Principal point in which she differed from them MS, that she swore that Mrs. Teasdale, after skis had recovered from fainting, addressed •FoiliNt in these words : " Tho Ugh my little brother car?t thrash you, my big brother shall serve you out, you scoundrel, before three hours are to an end."— (Loud laughter.)—lt turned out, on her cross-ex amination, that she had paid part of the debt for which she was s ummone d , b ut that she had still to pay the remainder of it through the officers into the Court. Her husband was.a labourer in an " iron foundling."—(ii laugh.) The A TTORNEY -GENERAL—Are you an Irish- . woman ? Witness—Well, and what if lam ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—What part of Ire land do yeit come from ? Witness—l do not know. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—What, neither the place nor the county ? Witness—Bad luck to them, neither one nor the other. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—How old were you a that time ? Witness--I was so young that I can not recollect them. .The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—But how old were you, within a few years ? Witness—May be I ~.raiet be 16 or 16. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Could you speak at .that time ? Witness—l do not know whether I „valid speak or not at that time. I could not speak English. I can't speak it very well now, as I have an hould iii my tongue. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--B ut, my good woman, can't you tell us where you came from ? Witness— That does not trouble this case, does it? The ATTonNEy- GENERAL 2 Perhaps not ; but I should like to know it out of curiosity. Witness— Oh ! inquire; and if it's of any use or satisfac tion to you, I'll let you know.—(A laugh.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—Ay, but before this cause is over ? Witness—Yes, if any body will write Inc a line, I shall soon get an answer; it's not very far off. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--What I are the wit nesses on your side to occupy a month ? Witness— You are likely to know that better than me. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL then sat down. Wit ness (turning to the Attorney-General)—Have yeu suite done now ?—(A-loud laugh.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—.I have, my good woman; but my friend here may wish to say a few words to you. Charles Smelt, a small tradesman, Mary Ann Sanglier, a dress-maker, Mr. Silcock, a surgeon, and two or three other witnesses were called, who gave an. account of the transaction, which agreed in the leading particulars, but differed wonderfully in the minor details. They all, however, agreed in stating that the defendant Fowler had nothing whatever to do with the assault on the prosecutor Jones. Lord, TENTERDEN summed up the evidence to the Jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned a ver dict of acquittal for Fowler, and of guilty against Clerk. The Foreman informed his Lordship that they were of opinion that Clerk had received some pro vocation. Lord TENTERDEN.-.—l will take a note of that ob servation, gentlemen. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 7. SIMMONS v. ousr. Mr. IfuTellissoN opened the pleadings. This was an action for goods sold and delivered. The defendant pleaded that he was not liable. Mr. Sergeant JONES stated, that the plaintiff in this case was a tailor, who brought the present action to recover 'li. the value of a pelisse. The defendant was a carpenter, and it might possibly puzzle the Jury to know what he could want with a pelisse. lie begged to assure them that it was net for his owu wear (a laugh), but for a person of the name of Kitty (another laugh), who it appeared was his servant, but to whom he had thought proper to give a handsome pelisse. As to the- terms upon' which Mr. Crisp and this Kitty lived together, per haps the less that was said the better. He should prove that the defendant had ordered the pelisse for this young lady, and that it had been supplied, and he should they leave the defendant to make what defence he could. Thomas Bull, was now a tailor, but in October, 1820, lived in the employ of the plaintiff, who made a pelisse, and he (witness) carried it to the house of the defendant, and it was received by Kitty, for whom it had been ordered. lie considered 41. to be too reasonable a charge for it.--(A laugh.) Cross -examined.—The defendant and his brother lived in the house at which I delivered it; Kitty was the servant of the defendant, but in what ca pacity I don't know.--(A laugh.) Mr. Frazer proved that some time in 1825 he was at the _Running Horse, in Chapel-street, Mayfair, with the defendant and the plaintiff, and he then heard the latter say to the former, '• You owe me for that pelisse for Kitty." To which he replied, " I know I do, but I'll see you before I pay ' for it." Mrs. Ann Shewer stated that Kitty was her Intiband's sister, and in 1821 she called on the de fendant in consequence of a circumstance which was exceedingly u npleasant to the family.—(A laugh.) _Kitty at that time gave birth to a child, of which the defendant was the father, and . when he was spoken to on the subject, he said that he was trades irnan enough to keep her from want, and that she should live with him. Mr. Sergeant TAD Dl, for the defendant, con tended that he could not be held liable for goods supplied to awornan with ;whom he was living in a state of prostitution. The. first witness talked so oluch of Kitty, that he thoutlit he must have been ;peaking of a time when Kitties were far more nu merous than at present, and when, in fact, they were made the subjects of poetry, and so beautiful were many of the lines, that iiome even now -pre sented themselves to his memory— " To any Kitty, Love his car Aseason will engage, " But Prior's Kitty, Tairer, far, " Keeps constant for an age."--(Laughter.) These lines were written many years since, when it was clear there were many Kitties, and from what had occurred to-day it was equally clear that we had Kitties now. In short, Kitties there always were, and Kitties there alWays would be.—(Loud laugh ter.)—The only question for the Jury in this case was, :whether the defendant was liable for the Kitty that had been spoken of to-day.--(A laugh.) The Jury instantly returned a verdict for the plaintiff. . _ FOREIGN INTELLIOIiNCt, rittrfeß 14i)nRs. (min the Gazette de F ra nc e of Thu rs d a y.) PARIS, DEr. s.—The Breslau), which bas just arrived from Toulon, has brought the revolts from Admiral de Rigny, relative to the officers who most diltinguished thein selves in the battle of lriavariu. . His Majesty has been pleased to giaht 'the font:flying rewards :—M. Longueville, Who ttmmanfled the .73reslato after the wounding of the Commandant, is raised from being Capitane de fregat to ha Capitane de vaisseau ; Lieutenans de Vaisstati Perrin and ' Jouglar to be Capitai7te. de fregat; the Enseignes de vais seam Gonye, Ferrand de Montforte, and Rolland, to be Lieutenans de vaisseau ; the Enseignes Auxilliares Croze and Courteau, are named Enseignes de vaisseau ; M. Pisler, Clerk of marine, to be Sub-Commissary; Captain Bour dais, of the Trident, and Lieut. Ttirpin, of the Alcyone, are named Officers of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour; Lieut. Fresier, of the Daphne, to be Chevalier of St, Louis ; Lieutenants Raffy, Alin, Breit, Brignaud, Du Breuil, Guilois, Bruat, Magre; Ensigns Chaudrit and Trelissac, and Surgeon-Major Catclin, are named Che valiers of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour. (From the Journal des Dcbats of Wednesday.) PARIS, DEC. 5.—A letter from Havre states, " that ad vices from Hayti confirm the statement, that the President Boyer experienced the greatest difficulties in fulfilling his engagements contracted with France." Our correspondents from the Mediterranean mention the passing and repassing of Algerine pirates almost without obstacle. Our squadron are insufficient to keep up the blockade, and the bad weather will force them to keep at a distance front each other. The pirates sometimes' attack' us, and, after a combat of three hours, will return in good order, and prepare to come out again. Their small draught enables them to fly in the presence of our squadron, and to go quite into shore when they are closely pursued. Unless numerous escorts are supplied by the Government, who may sail both ahead and astern of the convoy, Rouen, ,Havre, &c. must cease to trade with Marseilles.--Le Phare du Havre. The President, Sequier, and' the Commissioners of the Court Royal, have received the depositions of several wit nesses relative to the events of the 19th and 20th of last November. (From the Constitutionnel of Wednesday.) PARIS, Dxc. s.—The farewell of M. de Villele, pub 'shed yesterday in his evening paper, is, to-day, the subject of every conversation. He retires like a man who wishes still to reign: in exile, like Mazarin ; and M. de Villele makes the comparison, for he compares his enemies to the Duke of Beaulbrt, exposed to the hatred of the great, and of the people of the country whither he was exiled, governed by the Regent. He ruled the successors he had chosen, and thus prepared his triumphal return to that kingdom which he had left, amid the public maledictions. 73nt there is a strange illusion in this calculation. The time of the Fronde and the Representative Government do not re. semble each other. It is forgotten that there is a free press, which every day floods with light, and which exposes every day the dark course of a power without good faith— that a tribune is open to truth—that its accents, as it were telegraphic, circulate with the rapidity of lightning, and that their simultaneous splendour shines at once to every eye. Formerly history disclosed only to posterity the plans of Ministerial and Court intrigue—now they are foreseen, and the public sagacity penetrates with a ready look the thought which is concealed by the thickest veils. M. de. Villele seems to wish to point out his successors; for he thought of making himself regretted, and returning triumphantly to the power which rather escapes from him, than lie from it. What will he do in the Elective Chamber ? He will oppose the revolution, but he will play the Don Quixote. Will he support the Ministry which he shall himself have formed ? But since he has bad the candour to acknowledge that he is hostile to the majority of tho New Chamber, he will weaken it by all the support he may wish to give it. • It is a strange chimera to dream of influence in disgrace. The fallen Minister will sit alone on his bench ; he will not be supported even by his friends, whom he has deco rated with power. One remark of the President of the Council, in extremis has struck us very forcibly. We acknowledge candidly that the results of the General Elections are unfavourable ; but the public opinion is not unfavourable to him indivi dually, but to his systeni. Let him not imagine that any other Minister of another name, who should follow the same course, would be better received than he i: , by the New Chamber. It is in vain for the Ministerial Journals to divide it into Royal and Non-Royalist Deputies; it is an insult to the country; it is a criminal allegation; since, by representing to foreigners that Monarchy is still a question among us, he shews us necessarily weak, and deprives us of our poli tical preponderance among nations. All the electors who have voted in the different parts of the State can bear wit ness that the spirit of peace and of wisdom, has presided in the choke of the country : all the Deputies have bound themselves to fulfil that sacred duty religiousry—and the moment will soon come when the world will judge whether they have been faithful to their promises. We repeat it, the Constitutional Royalist opinion has dictated the new elections. Horror of hypocrisy, infidelity, Jesuitism, is the sentiment which inspired them. For the sake of the Monarchy, of the Charter, and of public peace, we cannot meditate too much at the moment when the question of giving us a new Ministry is agitated. A Dutch turnip, weighing 18i1bs. and mea suring 3 feet 8 inches and a half round, was dug up last week, near Warwick.— Worcester Jovrnal. THE BODY OP A MAN FOUND.—On Tues day morning last, the body of a man was found in the lock of the canal, near Ancoats-lane. On its being viewed by a number of persons, it was ascertained to be the body 'of James IlauattsoN, a travelling stationer, who had resided, at New Islington. Au inquest was held on the body yes terday, when there appearing no marks of violence upon it, the jury brought in a verdict of " Found drowned." In the pockets of the deceased were found some memorandums and an empty purse.-21Linchester Paper. - - - - - Yesterday evening about five o'clock, as the Dublin coach from this City was proceeding down the Glanmire-road, the two leaders being blind, they went directly over the Avail into the river, and the tide being in, were both drowned. There were four inside and one out side passengers, who notwithstanding theirimminent danger escaped unhurt, which was owing to the traces having broken the moment the horses went over.— Cork Con stitution. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—NEWCASTLE uroN-TYNE, DEC. 6.—Yesterday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, Mr. Jonw NtcnoLsox, a youth between 18 and 19 years of age, apprentice to Mr. llENzett, surgeon, in this town, was seen riding along Sandyford-lane, at a very quick pace. In point of fact, it has since been ascertained that the horse had ran away with him, and most unfortu nately the rider was unable to stop his career. The con sequence was, that the animal ran with such extreme vio lence against the coping-stone of the battlement of Sandy ford stone bridge, as to displace the stone; the horse then sprung over the battlement, with the unfortunate young man upon his back, and came to the ground below, which is distant from the level of the bridge nearly 40 feet, in a perpendicular line. This dreadful fall might natural!) , be supposed to prove fatal to both man and horse : it was not so, however, for the latter was soon seen upon his feet grazing, a proof how little injury he had sustained. Alas ! the fate of the young man was otherwise, and most dis tressing. The severity of the concussion he encountered, bruised his body most dreadfully, although the vital spark was not extinguished for several hours—between seven and eight we believe. It is remarkable, that a similar acci dent occurred at the same place, about 67 years ago, when a Mr. CuTHor RN LAMBERT, the son of an eminent physician of Newcastle, was precipitated over the bridge. The horse, or rather mare, which he was riding, took fright and ran away with him. The place has since gone by the name of " Lambert's Leap." But when the accident their occurred. there was a large ash tree growing beneath the bridge, and the branches of this tree broke the fall of the animal, and Mr. L. escaped miraculously with his life. On examining the poor mare, it was found that all th e joints in h er back were dislocated by the fall. She died immediately. BATTLE OP NAVARIN. (From the Gazette de France.)' Scipio, before Navarin, Oct. 25. We begin to breathe ; after the fatigue of the 20th, and that which we have since had, in getting into order our vessels to enable them to proceed to Malta or Toulon for repairs. During the four days which have elapsed since the battle, i have been able to collect some particulars relative to that brilliant ' affair, a few of .which I will communicate. An order Of the day Of the 19th Of Oeorilier stated in sub stance, " that the, vessels of the King would hot fire upon the Turks, unless they first fired upon the flag of his Majesty, or that of his Allies," Qn the 20th, at noon,.the three squadrons were ranged in order of battlt; arid triatnetthed td enter the port. The English Admiral took the head of the line, with the vessels Of his sqltadion; ftilloted Li)? the Daiiplauth frigate: The French squdilkon placed itself imme diately after him, having at its head the Syrene, which bore the flag of Admiral de Rigny. The Scipio followed, and then came the Breslaw, the Trident,' and the Armide frigate; the schooners Adc:yea'e and Daphnd oh the flanks. The Russians, consisting or four shills of the line and four frigates, formed the rear-guard. The vessels at the head, namely the Asia, Genoa, Dartmouth, Syrene, and Scipio, passed within pistol shot of the batteries of Navarin without being mo lested. Every thing, seemed to announce that a sin g le cartridge would not be used on that day. The English vessels having taken their station across the Turkish Admiral, the Syrene, by a movement, the boldness and precision of which were remarkable, placed herself in a vacancy which exposed her to three Egyptian frigates. The Trident supported the Syrene, and the Scipio laid itself across two large frigates and three fire-ships, which were upon its left flank, besides b e i ng under the fire of the bat teries. The Breslaw, finding no useful occupation in the rear of this line, went and placed itself be tween the Russian Admiral and two large Turkish frigates. The Armide kept under sail, in order to carry succour wherever it might be wanted, or where there were honourable risks to encounter. The .Dartmouth, which had been detached from the rear guard for the purpose of giving notice to the Turkish fire-ships to leave the anchorage occupied by the allied squadrons, cast anchor near one of these ves sels, and sent a bout to it. A musket shot from one of them killed the Midshipman, who com manded the boat. A brisk firing then took place between the Dartmouth and this fire-ship. This was at two o'clock in the day. About this time a boat had been sent by ,Admiral Codrington, as a flag of truce, to the Turkish Admiral's ship. The English pilot on board this boat was killed by a musket shot from the ship. At the same instant a Turkish frigate fired two guns upon the Syrene. The latter replied quickly, and in an instant the com bat became general. The Syrenc, enveloped on every side in the fire of the enemy's frigates, had to contend for more than one hour against forces more than treble her own; her fire was served with incredible activity, and its effects were irresistible, lighting yard-arm and yard arm within less than pistol shot ; her masts and ri gg in g were cut in such a way that when the double banked Egyptian frigate, which was on her beam, blew up, the shock caused by the explosion was so powerful, that her main and mizen masts came by the board at the same time that she was covered with the burning wreck, which caused her the utmos danger. The Scipio had at once to fight the frigates, whose broadsides bore on her, and the citadel of Navarin, which rained on us a deluge of 24 and 48 pounds shot. In the midst of the action, and when we were firing from both sides, the Turks drove one of their fire-ships, all in flames, down upon the Sci pio. This infernal machine, conducted by men as skilful as they were bold (whom we afterwards saved), succeeded in lying close against the larboard bow of the vessel, swinging insensibly under the bowsprit, between the spritsail and the windward catheads, We made vain efforts to get the fireship Blear of us, the jibs and forestay sails, the bowsprit and the cordage of the foremast, fell a prey to the flames, which, driven abaft by a fresh breeze from the south, set the 36th gun on fire through the hawse and port holes. Several of the topmen threw them selves on the fire to extinguish it some cannoniers were burnt at their pieces, and others were grievously wounded by the explosion of cartridges, which took fire in their hands. Three, times the fire caught se veral parts of the vessel, still our brave gunners did not cease to fire on the Turkish ships and the knita del, which endeavoured to sink us. In this critical situation the Captain ordered the iron cable, by which we were anchored to be slipped, and at the risk of being blown up along with the fire-ship, he ordered the foresail and foretopsail to be set, for the purpose of putting down the fire, which was already gaining on the fore-magazine. The Master Gunner, Who was aware of the danger, came on deck to ask if he should flood the powder, but the answer of our intrepid Captain Milius was," No," and he accompanied the answer without a shout of Vive le Roi, which was repeated by the whole of the crew with the liveliest enthusiasm. In fact it was no longer men but lions that fought, and the fire of our guns had not been better kept tip during any part of the action. Hav ing at length succeeded in extricating ourselves from the fire-ship, and in sinking her, the Scipio succeed ed in taking up a position in which her guns could bear upon a number of the enemy's vessels. About five o'clock in the evening, we again brought our broadside to bear against the batteries of the for . tress, whose fire we silenced in less than five-and thirty minutes. At half-past five the Turkish fleet had ceased to exist; such of their vessels as our shot had spared were burned by the Turks themselves, and it was at once a dreadful and mag nificent spectacle to see fire succeed fire, and explo sion explosion, within the narrow limits of the bay where the battle was fought. Whilst the Scipio was thus distinguishing herself at the mouth of the bay, by her bold manoeuvring, the Breslau I, Trident, anti firmide, were performing prodigies on other points. The Trident supported the Syrene by a sustained and well-directed fire against the two frigates that had attacked her on the bow and on the quarter. The Breslau) (whose Captain, M. de la Bretonniere, was wounded in both legs by a splin ter, by taking up. a position between the Turkish frigates and the Russians) was of eminent service to the latter; and after 'the affair was over, Admiral Heiden warmly expressed his gratitude for it. The manceuvres of the Amide were equally skilful, and procured for Captain Hugon the applause of all the Foreign Commanders, and particularly of Admiral Codrington. What especially pleases us now is, to perceive, in all our communications with the Eng lish and Russian Officers, a unanimous concurrence in honouring and applauding our brave Admiral de Rigny. He now ranks as high in the esteem of strangers as he has a right to do in that of every French seaman; and has gathered, in the most glo rious manner, on the day of the 20th, the fruits of that skilful discipline which, in the course of three years that he has commanded the fleets of the king, he has succeeded in establishing. The whole of us viewed, with equal admiration, the admirable manoeuvres and vigorous fire of our allies. The action has, in fact, made all ancient rivalship be forgotten ; and there is, at this moment, between them and us, a kind of confraternity in arms, the recollection of which will never be effaced. Our losses are much less than they would have keen if we had had to do with experienced gunners. They are nothing in comparison with those of the Turks, which may, without exaggeration, be stated at more than six thousand killed or drowned. They had at least 900 pieces of cannon playing upon us, and the three allied squadrons could not oppose to them six hundred guns at the utmost, and fighting on only one side on greater part of the line; but our vessels fired more than two thousand shots, whilst, after the first volley, which was always very de structive, it was rare for their guns to continue long regularly served. It is even probable that the greater part of the explosions of which they were victims resulted from the disorder which existed in their vessels in, the handling of the powder. - Our vessels are Mitch injurtd in their masts and rigging. We are going to Malta with the Brealaw, Syrene, and the two schooners Alcyone and Daphne. Ad miral de Rigny has hoisted his flag on board the Trident, and is going. to Smyrna. The Armide, though 'much damaged, remains with him until fresh orders: It will be decided at Malta whether we go or not to ToWon for repairs: EXTRACT or A PRIVATE iETTEIii taTED MALTA, NOT. 10. The Bivslato entered this port On the evening of the 7th; and,on the following morning:had a salute of 21 giMs from the batteries. The same honour was afterwards rendered to some French and Rus sian vessels which had entered. At tWd o'clock on the Bth, a general firing took place from the battc4 ries, in honour of the victory of Navarin. The Governor 'of the Island gave notice, that the salute twit not to be returned until the quarantine of observation, td Which the allied vessels were sub mitted, had taken place, and only in case it could be done without inconvenience to the wounded men on board. At two o'clock of the same day, the Bth instant, a general salvo was fired by all the guns of the fortressot of the Grand Port, in honour of the victory of Navarin, and at the same time the troops of the garrison, drawn up on the surrounding heights, fired a feu de joie on the same account.— On the Oth, the - Breslaiv ' having been admitted to pratique, returned the salute which she had received on the 7th. The staff of the vessel were presented by the French Cors it to the Governor, who, having learned that Captain de la Bretonnierre had been wounded, went on board at mid-day to visit him. The wounds of this brave officer are, happily, not severe, and we entertain hopes of his speedy reco very. The rest of the wounded on board the Breslau) are all free from danger. The French Consul at Malta has made every possible eNertion in providing for the wants of this vessel, as well as those of the Alcyone. The coolness and bravery displayed-by the young recruits of the French men. of-war during the action, are here the theme of every conversation. Every moment we hear cited proofs of their courage which would honour the most experienced seamen. • There was not a mast in the Turkish fleet that fell, nor a vessel that sunk, that did not call for the repeated cries of " Vive le Roi," We expect the Scipio, the Syrene, end the Daphne, but they are not yet in sight. The Duke and Duchess of Sr. ALBAN' are expected on a visit to Sir ROBERT and Lady STEELE, after Christmas..—Dorset Chronichi.- Mr. SACKVILLE and Lady CHARLOTTE Fox have arrived at the Duke of LEEDS'S seat, Hornby Castle, in this county, from a tour. --Leeds Intelligencer. On Thursday last, the churchwardens and overseers of this township, assembled in the Vestry, when a rate was laid for the necessary relief of the poor of ss. in the pound upon buildings, and Is. 6d. in the pound open land, being a reduction of 20 per cent. upon the last half year's rate, amounting to about one shilling in the pound upon the rack rent of buildings.—Leed s In telligencer. A Novel, by that keen observer and satirist, the author of " Truchleborough Hall," is in the press, and is said to contain some admirable portraits, from the life of " The Great Unpaid," and the Lord CHARLESES and Lord JOHNS of our Aristocracy. On Monday night a 'dirty canvas bag was picked up at the Cross, in this city, which contained a forged 51. Bank of England Note, and several - others (to the amount of SO or 401.) of Banks which had stopped payment ! Worcester Journal. Yesterday week, a paper was read by the Rev. G. W. Lim's, before the Literary and Philosophical So ciety of Wakefield, tracing from remote antiquity, and il lustrating by facts from historical and classical literature, the origin, influence, and decline of a belief in witchcraft, ne cromancy, astrology, magic, and all similar kinds of popu lar superstition.—Leeds Intelligencer. It is feared that the Primrose, of Bridling. ton, was lost during the late gale, on the coast of Holland, as the Margarathea arrived at Hull on the 28th ult. having picked up the stern of her boat.— York Chronicle. The Sublime, from Virginia, arrived here (Hull) on Friday last, with 550 casks of tobacco, each weighing from 15 cwt. to a ton, the duty on which, at Ss. per pound, amounts to about 100,000/. ! ! I —Hull Packet. A Meeting in behalf of the London Hiber nian Society, was held. on Tuesday the 4th inst. at the Bell Inn, when a Ladies' Association was established in this city. The Meeting was very respeetahly attended.— Wor cester Journal. STATE OF TRADE. HUDDERSFIELD, TuEsUAY, DEC. 4.—We are sorry to say, we have it not in our power to record any favourable alteration in the state of our market since last week, on the contrary, trade is, if possible, still worse than e'er.—Leads Intelligencer. The ribbon trade of this city, we are sorry to state, has heroine rather depressed during the lasi few weeki. This is partly owing to the recent extensive im ports from France, which, together with the customary dullness at this season of the year, has tended to depriVe some of our artisans of employment.— Coventry Mercury. We understand that the principal tradesmen of Lincoln are about preparing a petition to Government, praying for a repeal of, certain duties respecting receipt stamps. We have heard of something of the kind being set on foot at Leeds, Liverpool, and other large towns, where petitions are prepared for a repeal of the duties on sums not exceeding 1001.—Stamford News. COMMERCIAL BUILD INGS.—A highly finish ed print of this splendid structure, after a drawing by Mr. CLARK, of Edinburgh, the architect, has, we perceive, just made its appearance, not only as a separate plate, but at tached to the Leeds and Yorkshire Almanack for 1828. When completed, this building will be both a great orna ment, and of the first utility, to the town.—Leeds In.. telligencer. ANCIENT COIN.-A few days since, the workmen employed in excavating for the tunnel, at the bottom of Small-street, found a gold coin, about the size of half-a-crown, but no thicker than an old shilling. As yet we aro unable •to give the particulars of it...--Bristol Mercury. A very serious question is expected to be raised on the running of hteam-coaches, viz, whether they shall pay any and what toll at the turnpikes. As the act now stands, it would seem that they are exempt from payment. —Manchester Paper. The well-known dun horse, rode by Mr. WATTS for nineteen years, with the East Kent Fox Hounds,' was sent to the Elham Kennel, on Saturday last, accompanied by a very feeling letter, condoling, 4 , I assure you, Toim, I part with my old horse with a tear..... Let him die with all the honours due to an old fox hunter." A request which was duly complied with.—Kentish Gazette. ANIMAL SAGACITY.—In removing the deer, a few days ago, from Mi. SUDELeB at Woodfal Park, to Knowsley Park, the seat of the Earl of DERBY, his Lord ship having purchased them, ono escaped when about five miles from Knowsley, but the sagacious animal was found the following morning among his old companions, having scented them to their new pasture.---Blackburn WHITBY.—We understand that the projected erection of a number of elegant buildings, for the accom modation of those who may resort to this much admired sea port in the stammer season, has already received the sanction of most of the principal gentlemen in the town and neighbourhood.— York Chronicle. A lad about twelve years of age, the son of a labourer at Westbury, in the employ of Farmer KNIGHT, had frequently amused himself with the dangerous experi ment of placing his head and feet on the opposite points of the felloes of the wheels of a cart, at the same time holding by the spokes, and thus allowing himself to revolve with the wheel. Thursday last, being in a field, with several persons, collecting, mangel-wurzel, he, unperceived but by another boy, hazarded a turn upon the wheel, when his head coming in contact with the bed of the cart, it was in stantly crushed to atoms.—Bath Chronicle. A BELLE IN THE YEAR 1351.—Her head was encircled with a turban, or covered with a Species of mitre of enormous height, from the summit of which ribbons floated in the air like the streamers from the head of a mast. Her tunie was half of one colour and half of another ; a zone, deeply embroidered and richly ornament ed with gold, confined her waist; and from it were sus pended in front two daggers in their respective pouches.-_. Thus attired, she rode in the company of her knight to jousts and tlurnameuts.--Zingard's flistory of England. If LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 8, 1827. Another of those intervals of doubt, which have so frequently occurred during the negocia tions at Constantinople, seems now to exist. The intelligence received one day is proved to be erroneous on the next ; and even those who are generally supposed to be best informed upon all subjects which occupy the attention of the Cabinets of Europe, are completely puzzled. On the one hand, there is the fact that, not withstanding the events at Navariri had been known for many days at Constantinople, the Ambassadors still remained there on the 11th, and communications between them and the Divan were going on, from which it is inferred that the chance of arrangements being ultimately come to is .still strong. On the other hand, it is certain that the SULTA N has invariably manifested ec eit),Faac, place s i t a ti It t b m h t the most determined resolution not to abandon a s a t iti cl a la u od t Yc h l e sa t a l l t c) authentic accounts,- c a oe c fd c t o oh n ni n ea t s flh , e — aedt : 1 1:L- 1 1 a :111 e rather taken G rc and that every preparation was going on for the defence of his empire against the attack which, the SULTAN was satisfied, his oppositiou to the demands of the Allies would bring against it. Hence it is argued, that there is no proba bility of the stay of the Ambassadors being pro ductive of any good result, more especially as their forbearance had shown the SULTAN the disinclination of some of the Allies to go to the last extremities ; and that all would pro bably not co-operate heartily if Russia were to invade the Turkish territory. The season of the year too, it is argued, affords another security against Russia taking that step at the present moment, of which the PORTE was well aware. These are the conflicting opinions of those who discuss the situation of affairs at this moment : and perhaps it may yet be a few days before the doubt may be dispelled by the final despatches. In the mean time, however, it behoves our Go vernment to be prepared to act with energy as . soon as the final resolve is come to. The object of the Treaty of London must be enforced,. and if this call only be done by bombarding the fortresses in Greece which are still in the possession of the Turks, or by carrying our thunder to tho very walls 'of the Seraglio, we must not hesitate to adopt either course. Humanity, and the national faith pledged to the fulfilment of the Treaty, both require it ; and we have not the smallest doubt that his MAJESTY'S Ministers will be fully prepared to take any step which the suf fering cause of the Greek nation, and the honour of the country, may call for,' The Navy of Great Britain, has already done much fso, but Greece, it enernie will still hav e muc h to per f orm in the bombardment of th e f ortresses by w hi c h her oppressors conti nue to hold possession o f her territory. R e p orts arc even in c i rcu l at i on that preparations for this purpose are in a forward state. The Paris Morning Papers of Wednesday reached us last night, but their contents had been anticipated by the Gazette de Franca, which we received by express yesterday morning. We find in them, however, some interesting communications relative to the Battle of Na varin, from Officers of th- French ships engaged in that brilliant affair, which we have given in another column. Considerable damage continues to be done to the French commerce by the Algerines, and the report is renewed that France is about to take vigorous measures for the extermination of these pirates. It is even stated by the Com . titutionnd, that a fleet of 12 sail of the line is to assemble at Toulon, under the orders of Admiral Mrs- SIESSY, and an army of 25 or 30,000 men to be embarked on board this fleet, under the Duke of RA GusA, for the purpose of besieging the place by land. If, however, such an expedition is fitted out by France, we prophecy that its des tination will not be Algiers. We have received, at a late hour this after noon, 1)7 Express, the Gazette de France dated yesterday morning. It contains nothing im portant. It simply states, that the accounts from Constantinople continue to be favourable, b u t does not state the arriyal of any fresh de spatches from thence. A Supplement r", dinary to the Journal de St. reger st . copied into the Gazette de France, Con te' particulars of the Battle of Navarin. The Funds, at Ralf-past Two, on were 1011, and 68f. 35c. We have received this forenoon the mine Zeitung of the Ist inst., the Austria Nerve,- of the 26th ult., and the Nurembo respondent of the 30th, from which we 11' following extracts. Don MIGUEL 16 fa the example of FERDINAND of Spain in rich presents to the miraculous Imago Virgin MARY. When he has paid ili sll o ' • t Lions at her shrine . at Mariazell, he 15 01 1 uut on his journey towards this country, way to Lisbon. We have no politi ca l intelli genc e t 1; 5 papers which had not previously ref through France:— viryNA, Vot The Infant (Don Miguel) has gone to Alarisr destroyed by fire), for the purpose of paying his 4 nd offering ri c h p resen t s t o th e m i racu l ous inairt l i Virgin Mary, in that celebrated resort of pilgritV be sets out on his return to Lisbon. His Royal travels With a few attendants only, and will be h on Thursday, soon after which he will leave us, t ° ' on his return to Lisbon. After the receipt of the many reports, indicative,/ from Constantinople, the assembling of a Corps of IV tion in Hungary is spoken of. Th e me re report V i measure, though not the slightest authority can . I)e •it for it, has caused a great rise in the prices of all 4:11 grain in Hungary, and even h ere . However, ge Tel c i l iflti causes, especially the badness of the harvest ; 0 parts of Germany, seem to have contributed to it' SB Metalliques I 090 1 Bank Shares ..a# In consequence of the accounts of the election, 'PO from Paris, our Bank 11 Shares have fallen-to-day' t ° 14 , LEGHORN, S °l ;bd A Swedish merchantman, which arrived hemp before before yesterday, was robbed on its voyag e from of five bags of money, by a Greek pirate. .It been worse. treated, had it not fortunately met an c o at' brig-of-war, which drove off the pi ra t e , w h o has 91 , several bags of looney from Capt. R agus i n , o f the P' P ed brig the Archduke John, which has likewise ai from Alexandria. re' According to a letter from Malta, of Oct. 24, -, sere yesterday, an English brig- o f- war h a d arrive d with a convoy of five Merchantmen, from TAT, Malta, which had been attacked o n th e way by 1 , 11 ,4 Greek pirates, and was with difficulty saved by tre t . on board of which two men were killed, a nd tb' Lieutenant and some sailors wounded. NUREI4I3III.O, vo°' Accounts from Prussia say that the Electress , Cassel, according to the prevailing report, will fix ~" sidenee Coblentz. The palace formerly inhabite' Electors, but which has been used; since that city s a p f t c a‘lui f o rivel Y i la _ n ' l e k i t stt m i a niod' t e e wP n: w h . a t e r an htii:hoe"ntneta w het h e r milita r y e has ciiGtris.Government buttshei n t s e t ne l i r met c so e .ot e : htffi i he p ecri F 4: i ; . e els ci zelt;°l l ll Pe ) 1 1 t1 for the litter. The merchant s i n t er ested in the t ra d e o f Leipsic are alarmed at the prospect of the occupatiO u o f the Pr'P J ;/' ties of 3loldavia and Wallachia by the Russian army: present the trade is very considerable, and the gre 3te: of the rich Turkish shawls, and other valuable pred oc of the East, which come to Leipsic fair, are red e through that channel. vVe are sorry to find that the Foreign 5) changes continue gradually to decline. 111 to were again lower last night. The rate tb , Paris was 25. 15. to 25. 174. f or o ne 0 02° , 10 and 25. 374. to 25.424. for thr e e months. v o j4oll Hamburgh, 36. 3. to 21., and on Anot at one month, 11. 17. the i‘ lewuc. It is said that Mr. T'• ITTLETON, For Staffordshire, is to be elevated to the reellg FUNDS--(THIS DAY)• CITY, Twoirs o' a gc fhe There it ,o particular feature in the state O' . o British Funds this morning, and the few trato 3 6l , - i e i : c ,c c vr h .i and should t : e 1 , 1 c l d i pendence can be placed, ids likely to op e rate which have taken place are unattended w ith • e o important variation; still it'maybe proper to 01-P ' e t , r , that the s ld tat a e ny of the market i s arrive of asn uspt o i information terially one way or the other. Two expreggeg so; said to have arrived from Paris, by which the i l tli e 1 - 5 come about 10 centimes lower ; this circurnste' gives rise to a Supposition that. no intelligence P ro been received of importa nce i n that capital. 0 sols opened at 831 : i, and for a moment decline d 0 93/, the nearest price, since which they have b ee 8 3i, alternately.buyers and sellers, the latter be l l the present rate. India Bonds remain at 70 I) sl' Exchequer Bills, 43 4pm. The only busin e ss which has been doing in th e Foreign F un d s t hi s morning may be said to I ' B l , Mexican which arc a shade higher, and the 6 P ei , Cent. Bonds are quoted at 47i; Spaniel', 1 0 / 4; the other Foreign Securities are nearly with° alteration since yesterday. In Shares, Brazilian Mines have shewn an a dvslif e to 71 3 pm.; U n it e d M ex i can a decline to 20 4 9 dis.; Tlalpuxahua are 100 80 dis .; and Real [onto, 20 40 pm. Three per Cent. Consols, shut; ditto for the MO? 83i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 821; India Bondst pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 48 4 pm. 6 0 i FOREIGN.-Braeilian, 80; Buenos Ayres, 46 9 ; Chaim, 24 6 ; Colombian, 27 6; Danish, GS} 6 Greek, 17 181; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 95 7; lin; per Cent., 47 ; Peruvian, 25 6 ; Portuguese, ill Russian, ssi ; Spanish, 10i f. '7 l MINKS.—AngIo Mexican, 60 • dis. ; 3 pm. ; Bolivar, 2i die. ; Colombian, 14 16 1 1 00 share ; Real del Monte, 20 40 pm. ; Tlalpuxah tla, SO die. ; United Mexican, 20 19 dis. HALF-PA 3'T 0-2 0 e, The Consul market has turned, and the price ' B , dined from S3f i to 831 I, in consequence o f f ports that Government are preparing four bomb vessels for service in the Dardanelles. It also ruinoured that troops are going to the Died ranean. • TWO O'CLut , ' - ',O Consols have been nearly in a calm for the t ' er last hours, the price was at one period 83i, ra t " sellers; they are now 83 j. THREE o , ©s l ‘ . Consols for Account, fin I f . for It is positively stated that orders are give" o ot four bomb v e s se ls to be fitted o ut w ith the etre st dispatch, for the Mediterranean; two er e , r he Deptford, and two others at the Out Ports• directions given are said to be of the most pereelr, tory nature for their being expedited. ST. ANDREW'S, HOLBORN. --This M° l3l l Mr. REEvxs having declin e d th e con t es t f o r Vestry " — to ' Mr. PONTIFER, the oth er C an did a t e , was duly cletcte the once. SOVEREIGN itEMEDIES.—FOr the gout, i , to for and water; for bile, exercise; for corns, easy 4° 4; s od blue devils, bl ue ru i n ; f o r rheumatism, new flanneLaie patience; for the toothache, pluck it out; for debts, acid and for love, Matrimony,-p-,Leeds 111,014900r' SIIIPP Afric a v entry, ] LOTidon a rrives] dam aged Pieces. Finn Planet, 1 Ltv ER to New I r.ig, and linee be e gale. 1 1 1 0 donl4:Ttitit4)o ~m atil aged D . 13E.Au l y( into the Sands. The I sttltracieti of the ea The I Wells, w Th e ( astl e ; urt day. cx LAw f C .o44 o}lo yArat, Ur, I ) j county of 4gai, A h. 14.1 7 At t . ; (r, g tenti e „, a4 : ahe wa to . ( ,!`nPlete t t disri v, (4 Plete b• higt that' liart that ' Ni, 1 4a i to .°1 "Y L a • b A , , of th lon thi tai n ► ° vt , all a 1 114 to the di r AI 11,1 4111Sion, Ho~ for $lOl 4 , 3 , It e s Sti ( Iti tptip ze , , it ly C et! .aty, and ' h it) t 0 „ I might Yet receive° g Hi' r 411 oUnd, ag4inEi eoci: ibis Court, I:rotild give Pendant, but t hrou g h out Evidence for the plait This case. r',Y Coup,' TIRE) t . Mr. T om I °D t f o ; t to the pl a i n , Pendant plea Mr. s ery !Susan In the Cam has a titnbo Parties hem \Venda, in nfortunate: :earned Se Ire umstan , IrgiDES, PRICES OF SHARES Til Brazilian Mining Co. Columbian Mining Company, General Mining Association United Mexican Mining Co. PRICES OF IRIS: Bank Stock Con9oli, 3 per coot. Gov. Stock, 3;6 pur cent W)% Ditto, New 90% I per Cent. Goy. Deb. 3)4 per cont. 1/2 Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb.. 4 per cent 516 Bal/aft Office Deb. 4 P. cI - COURSE OF EXCITA Amsterdam 'CS. 12 2 Ditto, at sight ll 19 Rotterdam 2U. 12 3 Antwerp '2 3 flamburgh 2;4 U. 30 5 Altona 234 U. 36 6 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 30 Ditto 2 U. 25 50 Bordeaux 25 60 Berlin Frankfort on Sistine, Ex. M. 1511 Petersburgh, r01e... 3 Us: 10 0 Vienna, effective 0. 2 Si. 10 0 Trieste do. lO 0 Madrid 35 Cadiz 15% Etilbea Barcelona 34 Seville 145,4 Gibraltar 46 A DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. £2O Per Share.' 99 96 94 VII STOCKS, hEC. 5. St. Patrick Imam (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto ....... National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Al ilig Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Irehind Commercial Buildings .?W E YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4B Genoa 25 40 Venice 46 Malta Naples 30% Palermo per oz. 11814, Lisbon 4716 Oporto 47% Rio Janeiro 34 Bahia 37 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork 1 - ammo:v. PER OZ. A. s. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 43 rnmittes after 5. I Hvening....43 minutes after 5.