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for the purpo3e of conveying softie troops from thence to Lisbon ; and the other two ships which, it is said, would sail for the same destination on the sth, are pro bably the Wellesley and Ocean, which ships our port letters mentioned some days since as likely to return home, to be paid off and refitted out. In another column we reprint from the Morning 'oat of yesterday, an extract of a letter by Dr. AN DREw THOmPsON, of Edinburgh, to the Lord BEX LEY, on the subject of the controversy regarding the Apocrypha which at present divides the members of the Bible Society. The Editor terms it an admirably written letter, and one well worth the attentive perusal of all whose minds arc at all wavering on the Apocry phal controversy. Now really we cannot agree with this opinion. Without entering into the merits of the case, with which we shall endeavour to be better ac- quainted—we must say that the spirit of the letter ap- Pears to us perfectly inconsistent with that of the re ligion which Dr. THomesoN professes to preach. When that Rev. Gentleman talks of the abomina tions which are practised, one would suppose that he `vas speaking of some society of infidels endeavouring to subvert the Christian religion, and not o f m en differing with him in opinion, but whom he must know to be inferior to none in their zeal for their Master's service. We know not how he dares to use such language. As far as we understand the case, it seems to be thi s :---Many persons in Catholic countries consider the Bible mutilated without those books which we consider A pocryp h a l (d ou b tful). As these people will not receive the Bible without the Apocrypha, the Bible Society have been in the practice of remitting funds to the Foreign Auxiliary Societies, allowing them to add the Apocrypha at their own expense. Thia they do, on the principle that the good derived from the whole, is of infinitely superior consideration to any Possible evil resulting from the Apocrypha. Whether they are right or wrong, their intention is praiseworthy, and, as such, undeservin g of l ow in vec ti ve . Or does Dr. TNoursos mean to say that a Heathen had better never see the Bible than have at the same time a sight of the Apocrypha? We have heard a good deal of the Rev. Doctor, particularly of his conduct at the time of the Princess CHARLOTTE's death, and are satisfied that he cannot really believe this, for we have a great respect for his talents. As he so often advises others, we hope he will not take offence at our hinting the Propriety of his asking himself this question—how far his deportment resembles that of the meek and lowly master of his faith ? We always see him hi the front of controversy, displayin g talent more calculated for the bar than the pulpit. Admitting him to be right in this case, all that violent language is quite unbe coming a Minister of thc. Gospel of Peace. Can anythin g be more satisfactor" to the numerous enemies of the Bible Society than to see dissension amongst 4 4 supporters. Will they not anticipate, with delight, the ruin of a kingdom divided against itself ? Without possessing Dr. Mom PS ON'S intimate fami liarity with Scripture, we might quote numerous pas ages decidedly opposed to that fiery zeal of his; such " Blessed are the Peace-makers." But there is one w hich we cannot omit adverting to ; we mean that Passage where our Saviour reproves the Disciples who expressed indignation at hearing of miracles being wrought by a person not accompanying them, and were told—" Forbid him not, for he that is not against Us is for us." The Madrid Gazette, of the 11th inst., has been received this morning, but it contains little political 'ews• The Governor of Cadia has taken alarm at the Professors of Animal Magnetism, probably from an ap prehension that they might make a very natural mistake, and blow up the Constitution of the absolute KING ; and he has therefore prohibited its further practice until his MAJESTY shall think fit. Poor FERDINAND is so occupied with the dark Practices of the priests, that he has no time to look be yond Madrid and the confines of the Inquisition for any now practice, and as to professions, he stands with out a rival in his readiness to make them, and more eager impatience to break them. 3IADRID, JAN. . Prom t h e tables printed in the Guia de Forasteros for the rt 'eut year, it appears that from the I s t D ecem b er , 1825, to "d of 1626, there died, in the parishes of Madrid, and in t he three following hospitals, viz. the General Hospit a l l a P as i on , "fall t h art de Dios, 3,919 persons, without including the this ,2nee and the religions communities, and some others in .„`: ll Pital. The number of births was 5,502, including Z g. i nga baptized in the Real Casa de la Inelusa. Marriages, CADIZ, JAN. .9 : . Ilia Excellency the Governor of this city, to prevent the irre rtlarities Which have ensued from many persons having applied abate practice of animal magnetism, has ordered that no person hisv!r—.not even professors, shall practise magnetism until M aJesty orders it, if he shall think fit. fr It appears from official information lately received at Gibraltar c ( : 11 , T . °nig, that his Majesty the Bey having established manu 1-ne, °f gunpowder, 'has prohibited the importation of that arrticle in a;expall the ports of the Regency, and has also prohibited . ortation of butter on account of . its scarcity and high price. lin ain, JAN. 10.--, Exchange on London, 34i. ~„ -- 11le Allgemeine Zeitung, of the 17th, received this niornn. Para ni, i 2 exceedingly bar ren . Th e f o ll ow i ng is t h e ly graph Worth extracting : It is M MAYENCE, TAN. 8. armed that the Diet, after the holidays, which end this month, will of Inquiry aittin ° gtl probabl y deliberate respecting the Committee .lere, and exam i ne the question whether it shall becomeorrintiitntetuedi.n It is farther affirmed, that the Report made by the and the revolnti o l ito the i nternal tranquillity of Germany, duration will most libel 'goes, are s o f avourable that its further s tand ,that several perso''Y be deemed unnecessary. We under tices of their intentions tl'ol're received from the Committee no hitherto occupi e d. The in k a oi! the l o d g i ngs which they have course of in., years, have hat bltanta of thi s c i ty, who, in the pport u INrith their estimabl e characters nitie s o f b ecoming acquainted . their r es id ence, w ill b e sorry to lo,d deriv e d m any a d vantages from ' It is affirmed that the Couirm:i o thenl • for Nassau, i n t h e Com reittes on the 'Navigation o f the zr eor rote in fa vour o f th e f ree navigationi of ; has lat e l y d el i vered a 1 1 it is un d erstood by the Prussian Goveramenat river in th e manner Time must s h ow how f ar a l l these reports are founded en truth. The Dublin Mercantile Advertiser of the 22d inst., states that since their last publication, they are enabled to announce that orders are about to be issued for the embarkation of seven r egirnents More from Ireland—thus reducing the standing army to 12,000 tun. It has also been intimated to us, horn a rm} to Which tee are in c li ne d to repose muc h confidence, th qu at thteer miupo n litia W° Id be called out. TIE FUNDS. CITY, (This Dar), Twelve o' Clock. The English Funds hare been rather uninteresting since the commencement of business this morning, and few transactions have been effected ; the general feeling in the City is not so favourable to the circular issued from Madrid to the Governor of Andalusia, and the pacific character which it was said to bear is considered to evince, with its peaceable professions, an angry feeling towards this country ; one thing is certain, that a con ciliatory disposition does not form any part of the King of Spain's plan ; and, from the uncertainty which attends every measure emanating from this quarter, it is net impossible that a few hours more may exhibit a document of quite a contrary nature. Con sols opened, both for money and account, at 7S:I 9, were after wards 79, but went to 7SI b, and have settled at 78j. India Bonds and Exchequer BillS maintain their premium, the former 43 7, and. the latter 25 7. The Foreign Funds furnish little of importance this morning; Colombian Bonds are quoted rather lower, being 316 24 ; Mexican Bonds, support yesterday's prices, being 63 ; Brazilian and Buenos Ayres Bonds also con tinue at 60 1 for the former, and 54 6 for the latter; Greek and Spanish are stationary, and nothing doing in either ; Portuguese, ; and Russian, 86i 4 1. Shares remain in the same un interesting state they have been in for some time, and nothing new can be stated relative to them. Three per Cent. Console!, 78, the price ; Ditto fur eecount, 78 3, the price ; India Bond; 45 7 pm. ; Exchequer Bile, 25 7 pm. FORMON FUNDS. -Brazilian, 60 1 ; Buenos Ayres, 54 6 ; Chilian, 35 7 ; Danish, 583 9 ; Colombian, 1824, 31i ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 51i 23 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 63 1; Peru vian, 30 2 ; Portuguese, 733 43 ; Greek, 143 15 ; Bamian, 86i ; Spanish, 12/ luxe.-Anglo Mexican, 35 23 dis. ; United Mexican, 113 103 dis. ; Brazikan, 5 4 dis. ; Real del Monte, 90 100 pm. ; Bolanos,%o SO pm. ; Tlalpuxahua, 50 60 pm. ; ., Zielivar, ; Colombian, 14 16 per Share ; Potosi, 46 8 per Share. SHARES.-Alliance Fire and Life, 101, paid, 83 per Share ; Ditto Marine, I dis. par; British Iron Company, 27 6 dis; Welch Iron and Coal, 18 17 die ; Australian, 9 11 pm.; Canada, par 1 pm. Two o' Clock. Consols have been 781 and 781 9 ; the latter being the price for account at the present hour, without any business doing. India Bonds and Exchequer Bills have not varied. Mexican Bonds are 6`24 2i. In the other Foreign Funds nothing doing, or any alteration since the early part of the morning. THREE 0' CL 0 CIS. Three per Cent. Consols for account, 78k, buyers. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY—JuIe DAY.) wELLEsLEry. DUKE Or BEAUFORT- Mr. BEA am; proceeded to address the Court on behalf of Mr. W e ll es l e y. When the Court rose yesterday, he observed, he was endeavouring to answer the o th er s id e, on w h at t h ey h a d sa id against Mr. Wellesley's application to have his children. He had also, as he thought stated, at least one fact, which proved to de monstration that Dr. Bulkeley was in error in what be had sworn. Mr. Wellesley had sworn that lie found in the possession of Dr. Bulkeley an Italian book called Nouvelle de Casti—a book of the most obscene nature, which description of it Dr. Bulkeley had denied. His LORDSHIP wished to know the exact time at which Mr. W. had perceived this book was in the possession of Dr. B. Mr. BEADLES, on referring to Mr. W.'s affidavit, did not find that it stated the exact time. It stated, that Dr. B. was in the habit of using gross and vulgar language, and of reading obscene books ; and that " Nouvelle De Caati " was one of those books, on which the name of Thomas Bulkley was written, and which was found by Mr. W. in Dr. B.'s possession, in the drawing-room.-- Dr. B. had denied this description of the book, and stated that it was not more immoral than " Ariosto," which the Learned Coun sel considered, as every one knew, (he said) was extremely im moral. Him Loans's'r asked if Mr. Beames would read the two books. Mr. Bziauts did not feel quite competent for this task. Mr. Hoaxe believed, as they were both written in the Italian language, that if any doubt arose upon this point, there would have to be a reference to the Master upon it. Mr. BKAMB3 said, that Count Lndorfe was a person extremely well qualified to judge of the two books, and that he had made affidavit on the si;ject. The language he used was, that the work called Nouvelle de Casti, was an infamone, obscene, and blas phemous work, which held up religion and religious duties to con tempt,and that such ivork,tis well as others of a similar nature, were prohibited in the kingdom of Naples, as well as by most of the Governments in Europe ; that such work was a disgrace to any man's name, Sze. Dr. 8., in reply, to this affidavit, stated, that the maker of it was egregiously mistaken in the character he had given of the hook. The Learned Counsel, however, thought, that the Counsel on the other side would feel great difficulty i❑ de monstrating this alleged egregious mistake. Mr. Beames now considered it his duty to advert to two letters, to which the Court had directed his attention at a former period, one of them written by Mrs. Wellesley to Lord Mary borough, of the 4th of Jnne, 1825, and the other by the same lady to Colonel Shaw, of the Sd of July, 1825. He had read the letters with the greatest attention, and they appeared to him to have been written under very great irritation. It was to be recollected, that these letters were written at a time when Mrs. Wellesley was separated from her husband, and living amonT, those not friendly to Mr. Wellesley, nor anxious to bring about a reconciliation. His LOHDSHIP said, one of these letters, in particular the one to Colonel Shaw, was of considerable importance. That letter rea soning with the Colonel, upon her husband not altering his conduct at all, reasoned in a way to demonstrate the impossibility of supposing that she could have had any notion, that at that very moment Mr. Wellesley was in London with Mrs. Bligh. Mr. BeAMXSI admitted the fairness of concluding that she did not know of that circumstance. If the Court called for it, Mr. W. would mak e an affidavit that h e came t o this country alone, that he was detained from immediately calling on his wife through ill neas, and th at M rs. B. followed him from France. As to the great fortune bro ug h t to Mr. W by Mrs. ~ Mr. W. was of noble birth, an d the heir prestimpt • ive to a title, therefore the Learned Counsel did not think, that s h e h a d con f erre d so great a f avour on him from this circumstance, that it ought to be brought for ward agai ns t hi m now It had be en ra i se d, on one po i nt aga i ns t Mr. W. th at h e had been His L ORDSHIP sa i d that was a insolve n t, an d una bl e to pov id e f or hi s children as t h ey ought to be. eom m e r. in ,w fo! m m L a L t z io s n ut . point on which he wi s h e d t o h ave Y here rose, and begged per mitted to give a s h ort out li ne of his that L e mi g ht be afrairs, which would be par and whieh tieularly agreeabl e to him, breach of confide nce as h e h ad no d• he could d o w i t h out any of his life, on which h e prided himself disguise. If th ere was an act most, it was upon his con duct with regard to pecuniary matters that if he were permitt e d t o l ay them ;openand beforehe pledged hi s h onor , private, he would command hi s respeet.itlrs• ' Ts Lordship i n under very peculiar circu mstances when he property arled her, was ni there was a part of the prop er t y , w hi c h now belonged r to their son, put under very strict settl ement ; t h ere were eonsiderable. charges upon the property ; and by the arrangement Lady Ca tharine's jointure was very considerably a ugmente d . When the estates came to him, from the charges upon them, the income aris ing to him was inconsiderable, and there were circumstances that called upon him to enter into great expense. He was not g • g to state that he had not acted with imprudence, but when om found that he had been imprudent, he adopted a system upon a principle with regard to his affairs, the object of which w as , to preserve his property to his family. Putting aside im morality of mind, of which he meant to say nothing, he felt certain that he had takes the course with respect to his embarrassment, that any man would have taken !alio wished to preserve his property to his family. He would not al lude to one point, from its extreme delicacy. As to all the obser vations; that had been made about his insolvency, they were per fectly absurd. If his Lordship wished it, in private, but certainly not in public, he, without the aid of a lawyer, would give the fullest explanation with respect to his pecuniary affairs, and pledge his honour to the truth of the statement. His LOR.DSHIP observed, that the information he required was to furnish him with a knowledge of the present circumstances of Mr. W. He did not state what the effect of that was to him, but some:effect it certainly would have. It now appeared, that the Draycote Estate was settled on Mr. W 's eldest son, of which he wae tenant in tail, and with which he could do what lie pleased on attaining the age of 21, subject to ethe charges that were upon it. All the information at present afforded to the Court upon Mr. W.'s circumstances, was to be collected from the affida vits of Messrs. Hutchinson, Griffiths,and Wellesley himself. From them it appeared that several judgments had been entered up against Mr. W., but no statement was made of any of these judgments having actually been satisfied. How the fact, with regard to the satisfaction actually stood, might easily be known by going to the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas. It likewise appeared that Mr. W.'s present agreement with his creditors was only to be of temporary duration—about two years. The Court de sired to know how this fact really was. His Lordship agreed with Mr. Wellesley, that there might be en many changes on an estate, that though a man was said to be possessed of one to the amount of 35,000/. a-year, yet that he might be in possession of nothing ; so that it was of great importance to know the exact state of this point. When Mr. Wellesley offered to give private explanation, all his Lordship could say was, that he had always had a feeling to hear matters in private, the public hearing of which could be produc tive of no good, but create prejudices one way or other; at the same time, it was not his fault that this ease had been heard in public, for it was certainly at the very particular request of the Bar 'hat such a hearing took place. Abuse had certainly been heaped wusparingly m , on him, at different times, for the inclination he had to accommodate parties in hearing their cases in private. His Lordship's duty now made it impossible to have private explanations given to him in this case. Mr. WELLEstEr then wished to know, whether he was to state distinctly every minute detail with regard to his affairs? His LORDSHIP said certainly not. Mr. WELLESLEY declared that it was impossible for him to give explicit explanation on this point, because the arrangement was made in this country by trustees, before he arrived here, and he took no part in at all interfering with what they had done after he came to England. Mr. Haar observed, _that he did not think the insolvency was a point adverted to at all by the other side. His LORDSHIP cared not whether it had been or not. He held it to be his duty, in every case that came before hint, to look into the whole of the record, and that it was a duty he owed to himself and to the parties, to call for explanation on whatever he ssonsidered requiring elucidation. His LORDSHIP was sure that Mr. Vt.'s Counsel understood what the Court meant. The language on the affidavit was, that Mr. W. had escaped out of this country, to avoid tip payment of a tallow chandler's bill ; that he had continued long abroad from the na ture of his circumstances, and that he had returned to this coun try under an agreement tnade for a temporary duration. Now it was most important that the Court could know the exact nature of that agreement. Mr. HART'S - only reluctance to filing further affidavits was, that if Mr. W. filed but two lines of an affidavit, those two lines would call forth an inundation of depositions from the other side. However, when the Court was pleased to state, specifically, the further information it required, that information should be fur nished. Mr. ATTORNEY-GENERAL observed that this was made one of the strong grounds of their case. Mr.BitaltEs said he and the gentleman with whom he was as sociated, had thought the affidavits already filed amply explana nstory. When this gentleman concluded, the parties were desired to agree upon the Papers, between this and to-morrow morning, they would hand in to the Court, and it being agreed, that the At torney-General should reply on Saturday, the case was left here. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—(Tnis DAT.) COPYRIGHT. COLLIER V. MORRIS, WIG'S-PISAN •ND CRAMP. This war an application for an injunction to restrain the de fendants from printing, publishing, or exposing to rale, any copy or copies of a work entitled " Fuller's Remains, or Miscellaneous Pieces or Tracts on Religious Subjects," by the late Andrew Fuller. The Bill likewise prayed, that an account may be taken of the numbers of that work hitherto sold, and that the profits of the sale may be paid over to the plaintiff, who claims the copyright of the work, as the executor and representative of the late Mr. Fuller. From the statement of Mr. HEALD, who supported the appli cation, it appeared that the late Mr. Fuller had published various Tracts and Essays on religious subjects, and that he had employed Morris as his clerk to transcribe his writings. It being the prac tice of Mr. Fuller to write in short-hand, and then send his notes to Morris who made fair copies of them. The bill stated that at the time of Mr. Fuller's death, Morris had in his possession several papers and manuscripts of Mr. Fuller, which he had since pub lished in the work which was the subject of the present applica tion. Mr. Fuller died in 1816, and it appeared that previously to the publication of the work in question, a Mr. Coles Fuller, called on the publishers, Messrs. Wightman and Cramp, and cautioned them if they persevered nt their intention, the family of Mr. Fuller would apply to the Court of Chancery for an injunc tion to restrain them. The defendant Morris, in hie answer to the bill, stated that he pnblished in the year 1821, a periodical work, entitled the " Biblical Magazine," and that several of the essays now appearing in the work under consi deration, were sent to him for inseeticrt that !fagaeine. The work altogether contained 79 articles, which the defend ant stated he obtained from the following sources-42 of them had appeared in the Biblical Magazine, nine in the Protestant Dissenters' Magazine, 13 in the Evangelical Magazine, two in the Evangelical Instructor, six in other periodicals, and seven or eight were published by him from manuseripts remaining in his possession—three of these were private letters to Morris, and four were the shortened notes of letters which he had transcribed for Mr. Fuller : these latter the defendant, in his answer, declared to have been given to him by Mr. Fuller, with permission to dispose of them as he might think fit. It was also set forth in the answer of the defendant, that he did not pay any thing for the articles sent to him for insertion in the Biblical Magazine, but that he received them as a compensation for the great labour he bestowed to Mr. Fuller in cendueting his correspondence. Mr. Heald contended that the defendant could claim no copyright in any essays for which he had not paid, and that he might republish them in a new edi tion of his Magazine ; he had no right to publish them in their present form, still lees was entitled to publish those articles which appeared in the periodicals with which he claimed no connexion. The Vtex-Cktaxcauma—As to three of the *even lettere, he airaite that he had no direction from Mr. Fuller to appropriate them to his own use. Mr. Sulaivrxm., who opposed the application, said that before the plaintiff could seek the protection of the Court, he must clearly show that the copyright was in him. Mr. Fuller died in 1815 : and as th e l aw th en stoo d , an author had a right of property in his works for fourteen years; but in case he was living at the expiration of that period, there was a further exten sion of the privilege for fourteen years more. The 54 Geo. 111. section 4, gave the author the copyright of his works for twenty-eight years, and if he were living at the expiration of that term, the copyright was to continue in him during his life time. This Act extended to all works then composed and not printed, and to such works as might afterwards be composed.... The Learned Counsel, after going through the various details of the case, contended that it was incumbent on the plaintiff to have set forth the dates at which the several articles had been publish ed, in order that they came within the operation of the last men tioned Statute. The Vlcz-CnarccaLLott coincided in the learned gentleman's view of the subject. Mr. HEALD thought that as it was admitted on all hands, that the articles were written by Mr. Fuller, it was the duty of the defendants to show that the copyright of them no longer continued in that gentleman's representatives ; besides the defendant ad mitted that three of the articles in the work, consisted of extracts from the private letters of Mr. Faller to him. The VICI-CIAXCELLOR enquired what Mr. Heald's opinion was as to the right of property in private lettere. Mr. lizALD—That both the writer and receiver of a private letter had a right of property in them, so that neither party could ever publish them ; and such was the impression of the Bar from a recent decision in the Lord Chancellor's Court. The Learned Gentleman was not, however, prepared to say under what; statute that right of property was granted. The VicE.CHANcELLoa. thought that a copyright must be claimed, if claimed at all, under the statute. After some further discussion, it was arranged that the ease should stand over to the next day of Motions, in order to give time to the plaintiff to file an additional affidavit, setting forth the particular dates at which each article had originally bee n published. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(Tins Dar.) COON V. BANKES. This ease, which involves the liability of a part of Lincoln's- Lan, call e d th e N ew Buildings, to be uses/fed to th e P oor R ates o f the public. It has b the Parish of fS 6t. Andrew's tried twice, ew's liothocrn,, has b een a l ong time before and the verdict of the Jury on both occasions, was for the defendant, thereby disclaiming the liability of the New Buildings to the Poor Rates, Ise. The SOLI C I TOR -GENTRAL this day mov e d f or a rule to show cause why the verdict obtained at the last trial, should not be set aside... —Rule granted. COURT OF DELEGATES.--(Tnts DAY.) Several causes were forwarded a stage, and other formal busi ness disposed of, after which the Court adjourned. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—(Twis DAY.) Litcs:orr tl. Asitzußx. This case was tried before the emir JUSTICI at Westmin ster, at the sittings after last term, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. It was an action at the instance of the drawer of a bill, against the acceptor, for the recovery of its amount. It appeared on the face of the bill, that the date was altered from the 28th of January, to the 28th of April, and in consequence of this alteration, the defendant refused to pay it, although it T.as proved that it wail dune with his own consent. Mr. Sergeant VAIIGIIAX, for tha defendant, this day moved for a rule to show cause why a nonsuit should not be entered, on tint ground that a new stamp should have been used.—Rule granted. COURT OF EXCHEQUERs—(Tats Day.) Mr. Baron GArozow and Mr. Baron riuLLClti at about half an hour this morning, and disposed of a few motions of course. The Chief Baron at in the Exchequer Chamber hearing equity causes, none of which possessed any public interest. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—(Tliis DAY.) This morning several insolvents were discharged on their peti tions. Nothing, however, occurred of any public importance. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. GRAY'S-INN COFFEE-HOUSE—(Tuts DAY.) IN THE MATTER OF MR. KING, OF PLAISTOW', ZSSEX. The defendant's Counsel commenced his case yesterday, and up to the hour we went to press were examining Dr. Willis, who has had Mr. King under his care for some time past. The Doctor was asked, if, according to the evidence he had heard in that commission it was his opinion that from the year 183 to the present time, the patient had been possessed of sufficient soundness of mind to buy or sell his property, or to choose a wife? To this im portant question the Doctor answered, that he certainly thought he had been.—This witness was being examined when we went to press. BIBLE SOCIETY. DR. A. THOMSON'S LETTER TO LORD BEXLEY. (From a Scotch Journal.) This letter is admirably written, and well worth the attentive perusal of all whose minds are at all wavering on the apocryphal controversy; it abounds with good argument and excellent spirit in an important cause. We have room only for a part of the first paragraph, and the very eloquent conclusion of a long and power ful line of reasoning : " My Lord—At the Anniversary of the Kent Auxiliary Bible Society, your Lordship delivered a speech, the object of which was to defend the conduct of the Earl-street Committee, and to cherish in those who heard you a continued reliance on their wis dom and integrity—that speech soon found its way into the news papers. It has been printed in a separate form ; its circulation has been forced through every corner of the empire ; and, from the eagerness display'ed and the expence incurred, in giving it this ex tensive publicity, I cannot but draw one of two inferences ; either I must infer that it is regarded by the persons for whom it pleads as a conclusive and triumphal answer to all the charges which have been brought against them, and that, if what your Lordship has advanced in their behalf can be satisfactorily refuted, they must be fou❑d guilty, and retire from office; or I must infer that the Committee, perfectly aware of the badness of their cause, are willing to shelter themselves under the respectability and in fluence of your Lordship's name, and to give us the opinion or the authority of a Christian Nobleman as sufficient to disprove every fact, and to rebut every argument by which their proceed ings have been arraigned. On perusing the speech itself, lam compelled to declare, with all the deference which I entertain to wards its author, that the latter alternative appears to me the most rational and probable." " I shall not trouble your Lordship with recapitulating the particulars of that indictment against the Earl-street Committee, which I have distinctly brought forward, and fully substantiated. —But I feel myself warranted, by all the principles of moral judgment, and sound deduction, and human experience, to come to this conclusion—that they are not entitled to that confidence which is yet most clamourously demanded for them ; but that, on the contrary, they are the objects of just disapprobation and merited distrust, and should no longer hold the situation which they have so unworthily occupied." " If you have a Society which sets itself avowedly to circulate the Bible and Apocrypha, our people will sincerely lament it ; but they will not go beyond their sphere, and officiously inter middle with the abetters of such a scheme. But when a Society, which so solemnly pledges itself before God and men to distribute the Oracles of Truth, to the exclusion of everything else; which repeats that solemn pledge year after year, and in every varied form of expression ; and which stakes its credit and its pro sperity to a strict adherence to this grand principle; when you have a Society which does all this, and yet is, all the while, busily employed, by means of its Committee, in adulterating the Scriptures which it circulates, and in artfully and dishonestly con cealing from the public the abominations which are ➢ractised— for such a Society—for a Society riminitting such things, or ap proving of them, they can have no toleration ; and to ask them to have fellowship With it, is to ask them to renounce their most sacred principles--to violate their conscience—and to make ship wreck of their faith." FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. BRIGHTON, JAN. :? 4.--The KING (accompanied by the Marquis of Conynghain) arrived at the Pavilion last night, just as the clock struck nine. It having been known in the course of the day, that dinner was preparing for his MAJESTY, and that his coming was no longer doubted, which feeling was strengthened by the arrival of a van, containing his MAJESTY'S plate, and other baggage, together with a number of the household—a vast crowd had assembled about five o'clock, at the entrance to the Pavilion, and notwithstanding the severe frost and cold, they remain ed until the Royal carriage passed through. Bib MA JESTY was received with the most solemn and pro found respect by the crowd, to whom he condescend ingly bowed most graciously. Sir Edmund Nagle, and several other Members of his MAJESTY'S household, arrived in the course of this morning. His MAJESTY'S private band have also arrived, and are ordered for rehearsal to-morrow. Two of the pony chaises which his - MAJESTY usually drove about Windsor, with an extensive stud of horses and ponies, have arrived here—it is expected that his MAJESTY will take a good deal of exercise upon the Downs, when the weather gets milder. His MAJESTY looks exceedingly well. We learn with much regret that his Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON continues considerably indisposed. Prince Polignac will return to London in the course of the week ; so will his Excellency have nearly fulfilled his pro fessed intention of not remaining more than ten days absent from this country.— Timis. --- We are glad to perceive that the Board of Works have kindly availed themselves of " A word to the wise" in our Paper of Tuesday—for now the pavement in front of Somerset Hones is being duly scraped, and the square tastefully sanded-- much to the credit of the Board, and the no small satisfaction of the Public, who were naturally apprehensive for the safety of their understandings—at least such portion of them as were not insured._ _ . ANAGRAMS.—An anagram is the dissolution of any word or sentence into letters as its elements, and then making some other word or sentence from it, applicable to person. or things named in such original word or sentence. There are words of this description, both of ancient and modern application, which exhibit coincidences that are truly astonishing, and almost incre dible, until proved by examination, at the same time affording a very peculiar fund of amusement. The following is a selection of the best transpositions, extracted from an abundant source : Astronomers Moon Starers. Democratical Comical Trade. Encyclopedia A Nice Cold Pye. Gallantries All great Sins. Harpsichords Do rich Sharps. John Gale Jones See John in Gaol. Lawyers Sly ware. l r e on. Land. Misanthrope ............Spare him net. Monarch March Old England Glodcnh Punisislirnen t . .....................Presbyterian Best in Prayer. hment ...................... I . thumps. repent Penitentiary it. Radical Reform Rare mad frolic. Resolution To love ruin. Soldiers Lo I dress. Telegraphs Great helps. William I am will. William Cobbett I'll be at mob W. C. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Co ur t p rev i ous t o departi ng for their respective destinations, viz.—Captain 'William H. Clarence Dalrymple, Vansittart ; Captain Richard Glasspoole, Buckinghamshire; and Captain David Rao Newell, Sculeby Castle, for Bengcl and China. A skETCH FROM THE SERPENTnE. London has nothing better to show than the Serpentine on a fine frosty day, when the sky is blue and cloudless, the air brisk and active, the Park crowded with carriages, the banks of the river with pedestrians, and the ice itself with grouper of skaiters—all more or less animated, and bent on the momentous business of showing off, either in quadrilles, rolling on the outside edge, or figuring in spread eagles. The il.. 3 e . rpentine, yesterday morning, presented what we feel inclined to call the rehearsal for a future fashionable performance. The upper end was, somehow or other, clearof skaiters; but the extremity, where the appa rition or anatomy of a bridge, gleams shadorily across the water, presented a lively, though small, assortment of figu rantes. A space had been swept close beside where the Humane Society hang out their announcement of " Take warning, the ice here is dangerous ;" and one or two . booths were erected for the accommodation of those who felt inclined to use them. About a hundred and fifty skaiters might, perhaps, have assembled by two o'clock, at which time also a few carriages made their appearance ; from one of which a young lady and gentleman (the latter profusely bevvhiskered) alighted. In a few minutes the lady, who appeared a foreigner, persuaded her companion no s ooner Nontnuerrepo!snethed his e c f , o c which h t i l c p h o e i t accordingly n d h i e d , n b .e u n t t had cornpanied, in a Stitt of s,ympthetic summerset,by, the lady, who, as nearly as we co - eld calCdate, must, have reached the surface of the ice within met seeeend of the gentleman. It shocks us to relate that the latter exerZ4cdingly discom posed his gentility; for, being doubled up in she course of his descent, a pair of brass spurs contrived to attach them selves to his rear, which so galled him, that be sprang f ‘rs o , he r , :e - r a oc i i d ,Ne.,l,;eurd b ee u but, lals that first-rateb y t - he g oo in d j us l rk t y t a ck i tseuhrsestappiiirlteecdsheendwt. was s p b o ju i m i t his head, make amends, there was a slid e ( a b out as l ong as rnt a lille C tne a 'ri m aticl bridge tailor's bill), close under the bridge, on which the snobs adventured their skill with amusing rapidity. At the end of this slide a piece of ice had been taken out (we be lieve for the Royal Family's use), so that a space was left fitted to accommodate about a dozen individuals, should any of them be unlucky enough to plump into it. As this space was close at the extremity of the slide, it is not to be supposed that many could avoid it ; and accordingly the first man, who looked like a butcher, bad no sooner com menced his run, than he almost as instantly concluded it in the water, which impartiallybemoistened him as far as that particular part of the human body where the coat and waistcoat, (an attached couple), effect a junction with the inexpressibles. The second man, who was " redolent" of a cheesemonger, and peradventure had a sample in his pocket, beheld the first one's mishap, and it was truly laughable to see how his countenance changed from the jolly breadth of a Dutch cheese to the almost invisible te nuity of a thread-paper, as lie foresaw the fate attending him. The third, who had set off on his experiment with a face of the most bewitching complacency, was bap tised with equal effect, as indeed were all the others who had ventured on the slide, For ourselves, we joined a few practitioners in a circle, 18'13ich had been previously swept for our accommodation, when, just as we were turning a spread-eagle, a hulking coal-heaver came blus tering by like an embodied North-wind, tripped us up, and then rushed on, no doubt, to demolish a dozen others. Such a wretch ought to be hanged ! About three o'clock the number of skaiters had considerably increased; among, others, a Mr. Atkinson was pointed out, and certainly his movements were all fashioned in the truest spirit of ele gance, and deserved what they instantly obtained, uni versal attention. The ladies on the bank-side, who were parading up and down, dressed out in their gayest winter costume, added greatly to the spirit of the scene. With respect, however, to the picturesque, a regard for truth compels us to observe, that many of their noses were frost bitten, and had imbibed that pale bluish tint, which, while it lasts, is destructive to all sentiment. We, at least, never could find it in our hearts to make love to a lady with a blue nose ; we prefer waiting till it is thawed. At the time we left the ice (a little after three o'clock) a few sweepers were clearing away the snow, which covered the greatest part of the Serpentine, with their brooms ; so that, if the frost last but another day, a very numerous and fashionable assemblage of spectators and operatives may be anticipated. The following . Stanzas, as they are tolerably correct in description, may perhaps amuse en idle hour : Run, neighbours, run, all town is in the Park to-day ; Carriage, cart, and donkey-chaise—a raree show— Childhood and old age look laughing OR, and hark away Shouts from half a hundred sprawlers : down they go. There's Mrs. Higgs, from Wapping-stairs; Miss Gibbs, from Norton Falgate ; Sir Peter Paunch, old Mr. Hobbs, and Master Hobbs, from Ald gate ; With Thomas Stubbs, the oilman, smelling vastly strong of tur pentine ; All standing fast, like pillars (or like posts), beside the Serpentine. Run, neighbours, run, &c. See, amid yon crowds, where hundreds are quadrilling it, How Miss, slyly slipping from Mama, upon the land, . . With her Romeo, on the ice, is cooing it and billing it, Fire in her virgin heart, and chilblains on her hand; Vainly from the shore Mama cries out, with forehead bold, And frowning eye, " My dear, as sure as death, you'll catek a horrid cold," Naught care our cooing ones, 'till, spite of wind and weather, Sir, Ice cracks, and in they go to cool their loves, together, Sir. Run, neighbours, run, Hark ! how Hyde-park, with the hum of human jollity, Rings like Guildhall, upon my Lord Mayor's Day ; Mirth is abroad (I vouch not for the quality) ; Phrenologists show off in their wittiest array_. Sims, for instance, cracks a joke on Tims who cracks a maims ; It gets a bump at every fall, like buds on a geranium ; Which proves, by Phrenologic laws, that Titus (but sure you know it, Sir,) Tho' he tumbles down a proser, may jump up again a poet, Sir. Run, neighbours, run, &c. Run, neighbours, run, sure such a sight was never seen ; Dandies from Bond -street, and Statesmen from Whitehall; He, she, and epicene, your ever• green, and never-green, Exhibit in succession their " Decline and Fall''." Thus it is with life—we glide along our summer-tinae, On Youth's slippery surface, regardless of a rummer time, 'Till, spite of scientific skill, and every bold endeavour, Sir, Death yawns, and down we go beneath the sod for ever, Sir. Run, neighbours, run, &c. Not, perhaps, so majestic as " Gibbon's Decline and Fall," but equally forcible. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Tnis DAT. ) DEAL, JAR. 24.—The Wheaten, Ball, from Morlaix to Lon don, has been lightened, got off, and proceeded to Ramugate. Hi Netherland Majesty's brig Zaluw remains, refitting with new bowsprit. LirxiteooL, JAN. 25.—Arrived, the Adventurer, Older, from Halifax, sailed Dec• 24; the Margaret Dario was to sail in a week. The Earl Belmont, King, is arrived. Off the Port, the w ry , —, from St. John's, New Brunswick • an d th e Sally, from Newfoundland. PORTSMOUTEr, JAN. 24.—Wind N.W„......Arrived, the Geo. IV. steamer, Black, from London, for Lisbon ; Zeemew Dutch trans port, for Mahon ; and the Providence, Bowers, fer Conga, Jar. 24 ..--Arrived, the Dolphin, Prescott, from Charleston in 30 days ; and the Waterloo transport, from Ply mouth. Arrived off here, the Concord, Bryant, from Lisbon, for London, with fruit, having been run into last night by a steam boat : she is corning in here next tide, to repair her damages. GRAVESEND, JAN. U.—Arrived, the Charlotte Louisa, Vel more, from Stralsund ; and Two Sisters, Palloson, from Aid borough. His Majesty's ships Romney and Pyramus, and the Duke of York steam-packet, sailed from Lisbon on the 4th instant, for Gibraltar : and two line-of-battle ships proceeded the neat day for the same destination. _ _ . A Briti , ;h sloopof;;r, with troops, arrived at Lisbon on the 6th inst., and several vessels were off.