The Sun. — London, England, 1833-01-04 00:00:00

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'f t ' , ers also s' 1, but 00 from ' 3l han just:' Ot that ;th. stipuls ti nnot fail I the man° l the full stain peace addre s ' through° Paris, pence. n our ° experieo' hope t l ' adjusted' Jan. 2.) alf-past 1 Highnes 9 s, and p 1 Jung PO' ly, receip t :inisters ions of nber of the Dirl i muc h : acritilll, sion of much u repre rut to 0 lona C' ,ty w hit II the 3speritY !rung V hat we goodysts bet [I my e you fo r IsonalV ident 's brid is reFr it is esf :e cool' re of '''°; institov e prosr; rhe f 3c ; .edit is ires he P ()) ; th of 5' :en ac i plished under the walls of Antwerp has thus worthily crowned a year of strength and trials. " France knows that a just cause, where its honou r an d power are engage d , i s now to triumph, and Europe knows that it may confide in the probity of your Government, and the scrupulous fidelity with which it fulfils its promises. " New guarantees, and the most effectual of all, are therefore offered, for general peace, the maintenance of which is the first thing necessary to modern civilization. " enjoy, Sire, these great and useful results. -dijoy them as Ki ng , as a Frenchman, as a rathe r ; be happy in the share which falls to c areer in th e your s ons. Like you, they have began their presence of an army capable of offering, and worthy to receive, the finest ex amples of courage, discipline and patience. Like 1. 00, they will know how to dedicate their whole lives to the service of their country. For our selves, Sire, full of confidence in your generous and patri o ti c i ntent i ons , we s h a ll ever he found animated with the same zeal in seconding your effort s for the accomplishment of the noble task imposed upon you b y t h e w ill o f t h e nat i on ." The King replied " GENTLEMEN—I enjoy greatly this new testimony of confidence given me by the Cham ber of Peers. It has been by inspiring the na tion with the same sentiments that I have been enabled to fulfil the great task imposed upon me. venture to hope that, during the year which has Just expired, we have made great progress to wards its accomplishment. 'My endeavours shall not be relaxed. The success which our arms has r ‘ ec ently obtained under the walls of Ant w erp, Is a new guarantee for the maintenance of peace. It Was to obtain the execution of treaties, and to prove the fidetity with which we observe our e ngageme n t s a b roa d as we ll as our oat h s at ho me, that the expedition against Antwerp was undertaken. Its great object was to prevent a general collision. The valour of our army has h ave it s success . l am h app y th a t m y sons nave taken a part in its labours, its dangers, and, thope, in its glory. I thank the Chamber of 'eers for the sentiments it has so ny ex pressed, an d i n a manner so gra t e f u l t o my heart." The following is the address of the Chamber Deputies, delivered by M. Dupin, the Presi dent " SIRE—The Chamber of Deputies offers y o u its congratulation and best wi'hes. They t i ter into all the feelings of satisf a cti o n y our tb ia iesty must have experienced on the return of e Young Princes, who by their bravery and dev otedness have merited the esteem of their br others in arms, and justified the confidence of that nation. Sire—lt can be no longer doubted wwh en our moderation is sustained by our strength. "en France, so disinterested for herself, stipu es only f or h er a lli es , h er vo i ce cannot f a il to be liste ne d to . E urope , on see i ng t h e manner i ~.1 1 which we carry on war, will feel the full ne 7SSIty of joining in our efforts to maintain peace. hall the glory so nobly acquired by our arms, we ? add that which is expected from us as le gislators, if we ma k e wise an d goo d laws founded oh c mature deliberation. We will endeavour to 4 liplete ou r i us tit ut i ons an d ren d er t h em per feet. By them alone can i n t er n a l tranquillity b ~,l'endered secure, the gratitude of our fellow ;:tlzens be obtained, and the happiness of the ' e °l3le rendered durable." The King replied in the following terms : GEN rtEmEN—Good laws wisely meditated s'nd carriet. execution with candour and good are the best guarantees for those institutions which France has won, and which I have sworn to Maintain. In the course of the year which has j u st elapsed they have been exposed to attacks, Oyer which the strength of my Government has triumphed, a id e d b y t h e support o f t h e nat i on at large and by your concurrence. 'These are Pledg es for still further successes, should new dan gers call for our exertions. These also have given 48 the means of maintaining and guaranteeing k el ternal p eace . Th e expe di t i on aga i nst A ntwerp as had the double effect of insuring the execu rl of tr eat i es an d o f protect i ng F rance aga i nst t i e dangers to which she was exposed by hos e policy, by an assembly of forces too close to our frontiers, and w hi c h m i g ht hav e thr eatened them. However, I hope we have repelled this danger by the fidelity with w h ich we have fulfilled our engagements, and e will persevere in fulfilling them, by a b st aining d from that spirit of conquest w hi c h ( Is not belong to our times, and which ° l n ,'Y draws down upon those who yield to it n a ! the evil s w i t h w h ic h h uman i ty can b e af t iet ed• I trust that with the concurren ce o f th e w w ° Chambers and th e su pp or t o f t h e nat i on ~.s e shall ma k e t h e cr i s i s a h appy one. l am 5', 41 1 gratified a t th e s h are w hi c h my sons h ave 4 7en in th e l a b ours an d d angers o f our young : h cl jera, and I venture to say, in th e g l or y d'eh our brave army has, under the walls of tsverp, a dd e d to t h at w hi c h h a d a l rea d y ren :tied t h e French name so illustrious. lam "ply affected by the sentiments you have ex- Preued towards myself, and I appreciate highly )°llr suffrages :n favour of my sons." we re The Add resses of the other public bodies Ore much t o t h e same e ff ect as the above, and Is Majesty's answers equally energetic and ap propriate. (Prom the Messager de Cfsambres, dated Wednesday.) . _ PARIS, JAN. I.—The King's equipages have already left Paris, and have partly passed the Sen Es. ITALY. ROME, DEC. 18.—All eyes are fixed on the 11' af rairs of the provincial Council ; but no result is known• Gen. Sehastiani, late Minister of Fo 'li r eign Affairs in France, arrived here on the 9th, of his way to Naples. Cardinal Spinola, Nuncio at Vienna, has re ceived th e h a t. I t i s sa id h e i s d es ti ne d f or Bo ,r°gna, and th a t M. B r i g noli will come from Bo egna to b e i nveste d w i t h th e titl e o f T reasurer . :Ordinal Spin o l a an d M ons i eur B r i gno li a re th very ri c h. Th e l a tt er i s re l ate d t o th e D1: (143 v 7 of Ch ar l es Th eo d ore , an d th e f am ili es o f 41 ber g and Acton, at Naples, an d h as grea t ar liily influence. Count G our i e ff, t h e new R uss i an am b assa d or, e " Presented his credentials to the Pope, and p. a ides in the palace of the Prince de Montfort. b e tlr ice Augustus of Prussia arrived here th e d a y f , r3 re yesterday. p u te. 20.—King Otho and his brother, th e r 'nee Royal of Bavaria, arrived here this morning. 04 [No m orn i ng p apers were p u bli s h e d i n P ar i s a , Wednesd a y, e x ce pt t h e M on it eur an d t h e V G iidienne. LENCFI FUNDI JAN. 2.—Five per Cent., 99f. 85c. 90c. 75c. 75c. 80c 85c. Poc. 95c ; Loan of 1832, Five per Cent., ,1 Four per Cents., .85f. 25c. ; Three per Cent., 70f. Phi`,.', lo e. Sc. 10c. 20c. 25c. 30c. 40c.; National Loan, 100; 'et4'+e Naples, 81f. 75c. 83f. ; R e nt e d e R o main, 19 ; Rente gne, Three per Cent., al% %34 33% 34 34X ; Rente t• cl'Espagne, :57;,' 3 X% 4 ; :13e1g. Loan, 1831, 77% ; Ilaytian Loan, 2.2of.:—Eatchangt on London, one month, paper, 25f. 80c. ; money, 25t. 75c. ; three months, mOney, 25f. 56c. Covers Avthentilne. A great deal has been said lately of a joint proposition by this country and France to the King of HOLLAND ; and the employes of the Foreign-office, as if the experience of the obsti nacy of the Dutch Monarch were entirely lost upon them, profess to be sanguine of a favour able result to the proposition. We have made inquiries, however, from which we venture to predict that the King of HOLLAND will meet it with a decided negative. Indeed, whilst he is flattered by the Tories, and upheld with hopes of success through the intrigues of Russia, it is not probable that he will listen to any proposal of accommodation. The moment when his pride is smarting under the wound which it has re ceived in the fall of the Citadel of Antwerp, and when Russia is openly manifesting a dispo sition to assist him, is not the time for friendly negotiation. Should Pozzo DI BORG° fail in his intrigue here, the King of HOLLAND may become more tractable, but so long as the most distant hope remains of detaching England from that alliance with France which is become essen tial to the welfare of free principles in every part of Europe, will the King of HOLLAND remain obstinate to the appeals of justice and reason. Nothing short of the re-possession of Belgium will satisfy him. His professions of a willing ness to treat with the Belgians on terms con sistent with his own honour and dignity, and the welfare of his subjects, are mere diplomatic delusions. As to the proposition which has just been submitted to him, and to which an answer is expected on Sunday or Monday next, we can state that it is of a general nature, and does not name the precise terms on which an accommo dation might be effected. It merely proposes some concessions, of no great moment, as prepa- ratory to negotiation. Since writing the above we have been in formed that the following prospect of a conven tion between Great Britain and France, which has been surreptitiously obtained and commu nicated to an Evening Paper, is substantially correct. It does not, however, affect our general reasoning : HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. (From the Albion.) The new project of a convention, proposed to Holland by Lord Palmerston and Prince Talleyrand, is dated December 30, and contains nine articles, of which the fol. lowing are brief abstracts : " 1. The forts of Lillo and Liefkenshoek to be surren dered to the Belgian troops within 10 days after ratification. "2. The navigation of the Meuse to be subjected to the same regulatioes as those recently established for the Rhine. "3. The navigation of the Scheldt to be entirely free till the conclusion of a final treaty between Belgium and Holland. "4. The transit of Belgian merchandize to Germany to be free, with the exception of moderate tolls for support of roads, &c. " 5. Impunity for all political offences in Venloo and Luxemburg. " G. Evacuation of Venloo and the Dutch portion of Luxemburg by the Belgian troops. " 7. Reduction of Dutch army to peace establishment. " 8. Reduction of Belgian army to peace establishment. " 9. Restitution to legal owners of Dutch property confiscated by English and French Governments." General CHAssE's official account of the siege of Antwerp, which our readers will find in ano ther part of The Sun, is as piquant a bit of droll simplicity as we ever remember to have read. It is as full of touches of character as a Scotch novel. While reading it, we recall in every sentence the recollection of " My Uncle Toby," and his naive story of the siege of Namur. Of the two sieges, however, we give CHASSE'S the preference. His account is less circumlocutory, and equally unsophisticated. Imagine the rough, simple-minded veteran grumbling at the incessant activity of the French, as a thing wholly at variance with all civilized notions of warfare ! "In vain," quoth he, " will the annals of history be searched to discover the example of a bombardment equal in brutality to that which the enemy is directing against the citadel. Never among a civilized people did anything similar occur. The shower of bombs and grenades is beyond what any one could imagine." Oh, these brutal, blundering French ! What business have they to keep peppering away with bombs and grenades in such a vulgar, uncivilized hurry ? Why can't they take their time, and do the thing genteelly ? Further on old CHASSE says, " I find it impossible to af ford a safe asylum to my unfortunate men, all places tottering under the furious fire of the enemy, who, by a brutal abuse of his gigantic means to destroy the citadel, wishes to attain an object, which otherwise would have cost him too much time, labour , and blood." This is exquisite. As a rich trait of character, it may vie even with the story of the old Austrian General, who, when asked his opinion of NAPOLEON, replied, " He is a mere lad, a raw lad, who knows nothing of war, Sir, nothing at all. Why, Sir, would you believe it ? He does nothing after the good old fashion, but is here, there, and every where, and always popping on us at the moment we least expect him." So with CHASSE. The French will not fight after the old fashion. They will insist on doing things in such a hurry. On every legitimate principle the siege of Antwerp had a right to cost " much time, labour, and blood ;" but the rascally, revolutionary French have wasted no blood to signify, and scarcely any time--a grievous insult to the dignity of Antwerp and its Commander, who had calculated, no doubt, on a lively three months of it. General CHASSE proceeds to state, that the French employed " a new inven tion called pai xhans," the force of which nothing could resist. He complains of this in terms that might melt a mile -stone, as a most un warrantable innovation on all the established usages of war. He laments also that the French, by their incessant fire, left the Dutch no room to move about in—which we should scarcely suppose the latter would look on as a grievance, insomuch as they are notorious enemies to undue locomotion. But the crowning trait is the following—" I cannot conceal from your Excellency that it has been a very se rious evil that those places which were bomb-proof could not resist the fury of the enemy's fire." What exquisite innocence and simplicity in this lamentation, that those parts of the citadel which were supposed to be bomb proof were, after all, not bomb-proof, and that their not being so, was a very grievous disap pointment ! We know nothing superior in all " Tristram Shandy" --not even in that scene where Corporal TRIM complains that his masters's jack-boots " made but indifferent mortars." But the whole despatch abounds in such quiet, minute, touches of cha racter ; and when the observant reader bears in mind that it is a Dutch La mentation over French activity, assuredly it will not lose in his estimation. We should observe by the way that CHASSE'S fire is always " hap pily" directed, GERARD'S is always mal-apro pos, for the obstinate French Commander had an ugly habit of firing perpetually at the wrong time. This proved as great an annoyance to General CHASSE as did the, refusal of the Dutch to come forth and be shot at, which Marshal GERA RD, it may be remembered, complained of so bitterly in his despatches. Of the two official accounts, we know not which shows most amusing bon hommie. Both are gems in their way. We are happy to find, in allusion to an article inserted yesterday in The Sun, on the subject of informers, that the persons we spoke of were not employed by the Stamp-office, who intend to prosecute them for a conspiracy. There are certain, constitutional subjects of so delicate a nature,—we mean which, in their remote or immediate consequences, involve ques tions of such vast importance, that by the al most unanimous consent of the friends of ra tional liberty and order, any slight abuse con nected with them is passed over in silence. Of this nature are, during his life time, the personal failings, or vices of the Monarch. If this be a general rule, the goodness of which, in a consti tutional point of view, we are willing to acknow ledge, assuredly the deep debt of gratitude the country owes to his present MAJESTY, is not a circumstance that would induce us to exclude him from its operation. Accordingly, we have never followed the example of a certain ultra class of papers which have delighted in blazoning forth circumstances, which were better forgotten, but which have been used both by Ultra-Tories and Ultra-Radicals, Republicans, and Tories leagued with Republicans, in order to obtain a hazardous triumph over political adversaries, covertly to undermine the respect for the kingly office. We have viewed the KING as the highest servant of the State, as the Chief Magistrate of this Great Empire, as the head and representative of the Majesty of the British people, and to whom, in that character, the most profound respect was due. The personal weaknesses of the individual filling this exalted situation, not for his own benefit or gratification, but for the happiness and welfare of the people, ought not to diminish the respect we are bound to feel for his office. We fear that too many of our contemporaries have, during the late period of excitement, forgotten this well-known constitutional doctrine, and have published ar ticles in direct contravention of it. We have, as the best course, passed them over in silence- But the delicacy of the subject does not compel us to pass over in similar silence the ill-judged approbation with which an Even ing Contemporary yesterday spoke of the conduct of his MAJESTY towards his illegiti mate connections. It was naturally to be ex pected that his MAJESTY, with larger means at his disposal than when Duke of CLARENCE, should advance the fortunes of those to whom he shewed all the kindness in his power in that character ; but the fear was that he would do too much, and not too little,—that the feelings of nature would make him too forgetful of the purposes for which the money he disposed of, was granted to him, and lead him to do more than simply, as far as possible, repair a past error which, although in a painful point of view, the opinion of society looks upon as ve nial, it still requires should not be paraded before the eyes of the world. It was therefore with feelings we hardly like to designate that 'we perused the article relating to the Earl of MUNSTER, &c., in the Globe of last night, which we give in another column. An apology, for sooth, is to be made for his MAJESTY, because he has only given 40,0001. or 50,0001. in hard cash and incomes to a string of TEN young Lords and Ladies, their life interest in which cannot be worth much less than 200,0001. The Globe, as the Court newspaper now, and the the Globe as the patriotic defender of the people's hard earnings heretofore, are certainly not bound to speak alike ; but we hope, for the sake of the illustrious person whose name it compromises, as well an .1 decency, it will not again intrude such articles upon the English public. THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are moder:lte, and the return of Flour is pretty good. The trade remains without alteration, Monday's prices being supported for every thing su perfine. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. ' Oats. flour. 66 English 5,0 qrs. 11,39 I 0 qrs. 6,730 qrs. 6,3sosacks Irish 72 -- 5,810 I --- Foreign - SMITHFIELD MARKET. This day's supply of Beasts was tolerably numerous b u t chiefly of middling and inferior quality ; o f sma ll stock rather The trade was very dull throughout, with Beef, Veal, and Pork, at a depression of from 2d. to 4d per stone; with Mutton, at barely Monday's quotations. Mulch Cows, which were rather numerous, went off heavily at their last week's prices, very few Short-horns, with their small Cakes, producing more than 201. PRICES PER STONE OF SLBS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to d. Inferior Beasts 2 2 2 9 Second quality ditto 2 6 3 2 Prime large Oxen—, 3 10 4 2 Prime Scots, &c.. . ,. 4 2 4 6 Inferior Sheep. Second quality litto 3 4 3 10 Coarse-woolied ditto 4 4 4 8 Southdown Wethers 4 6 5 2 s. d. toe. d. Large Lambs 0 0 0 0 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0 Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6 Prime small ditto 4 6 5 4 Large Hogs Small Porkers 4 4 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s to 22.4. .each. Quarter old Pigs 12s to 182. each. ,ERK'S STATEMENT. Calves. Pigs. 136 100 SUPPLY, AS PER CL Beasts. I Sheep. 660 3,260 1 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MAKKEra. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. Beet, inferior 2 0 2 2 'Hutton -- middling 2 2 2 6 ---- -- prime large '2 10 3 -- prime small 3 4 4 8 Pork ,I Veal 3 0 5 4 --s 1, inferior - middling - prime s. d.tos. d. 20 2 4 2 4 2 10 38 4 2 34 3 S 40 4 8 liill It is said to be the intention of Mr. GROTE to bring the subject of the Ballot before the House of Commons, immediately on the assembling of Parliament. —Brighton Gazette. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. THE ENFIELD MURDER. Thi s b e ing the day fixed for the trial of the men charged with the murder of the young man Benjamin Couch Danby, at Enfield, the Court was crowded to excess at a very early hour. At nine o'clock the prisoners, William Johnson and Samuel Fare, were placed at the bar, and arraigned on two indictments, the first charging Johnson with the mur der of Danby, and Fare as being an accessary ; and the other charging both the prisoners with assaulting Danby on the King's highway, and robbing him of 11s., his pro perty. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty to both indict ments. At ten o'clock, Mr. Justice GASELEE and Mr. Justice J. PARKE came into the Court, when the prisoners were again placed at the bar, and the Jury charged with them upon the indictment for the wilful murder. William Johnson is described in the calendar as a gar dener, and aged 29 ; and Samuel Fare alias Sleath, la bourer, aged 22. Th e y l oo k e d excee di ng l y d e j ecte d , an d occasionally were much agitated. Alr. ADOLPHUS (with whom was Air. CLARKsoN) stated the case for the prosecution at considerable length, during which the prisoners displayed the greatest eager ness to hear the details. Mr. PHILLIPS appeared to defend Fare, and Mr. Bon- Jur; to defend Johnson. Mr. Peter Addington stated that he was a baker at Enfield. Benjamin Couch Danby was first cousin to wit ness's wife. On the I 2th December Danby came to lodge in witness's house, having been recently from India. He resided with witness until the 19th, accompanying wit ness, nearly daily, in his cart when going his rounds with bread. On the morning of the 19th witness lent him a gun to shoot birds with, and also lent him the bowl of a tobacco• pipe to charge the gun with. He returned to dinner at one o'clock, and afterwards went with witness in his cart ; they returned about five o'clock. There was a public-house in the neighbourhood called the Crown and Horseshoes. He left witness's house at twenty mi nutes before six o'clock to go out. He bad net returned to witness the tobacco-pipe bowl. Witness never after. wards saw him alive. The following morning at half past six o'clock, in consequence of what he heard, he went to the Sergeant public-house, in Parsonage-lane, and there saw the dead body of the deceased. Joseph Perry, landlord of the Crown and Horseshoes, Enfield-chase-side, deposed that within three yards of his door there was a bridge across the New River. On the evening of the 19th December the deceased and the pri soners were at his house. He first saw Danby, Johnson, Fare, Cooper (the approver), Taylor, Wagstaffe, and Jackson in his tap-room at eight o'clock. Fare was lying along a bench apparently asleep, and Johnson was lying across two chairs. A young man named Wager was also lying on a bench. Witness laid hold of Fare, and said he would have no sleeping there. He roused them all. Fare appeared angry at him, and said, " -- your eyes, you would not serve me so, but you think I can't pay for a pot, but I can pay for a gallon," and he produced 2s. 6d. Fare was then a pauper on the parish, and out of employ. The deceased, Wagstaffe, Taylor, and another were at that time playing at dominoes for a pot of beer. At ten o'clock witness had the dominoes taken away. Afterwards witness saw the deceased and Fare tossing for beer. Witness retired up stairs at a quarter to eleven, having previously given orders not to draw the parties any more liquor. A half-pint of gin was, however, served to them, after which they went away together. During the evening the deceased pulled out his purse several times. It was a silk net purse, with steel slides and tassels, and there appeared to be from 12s. to 15s. in silver in it. Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN—Had seen the purse before. Never saw Johnson in his company before that evening. Cooper did not come in till about 10 at night. The deceased showed a great number of pockets in his clothes. When he showed them some one said, " What a number of pockets you have," but it was not Cooper. Joseph Matthews was pot-boy to the last witness. He first saw Johnson in the tap-room with the deceased, about seven o'clock on the evening of the 19th December. Charles Jackson came in next. They had some drink. Jackson asked if any one would play at dominoes, and the deceased said he would. Witness brought the dominoes, and Jackson asked witness to play. He consented. The deceased asked Johnson to play. Johnson said he bad got no money, and could not play. The deceased said, " Never mind that ; if you lose I will ply for you." The deceased gave Johnson some halfpence. They all four then played for about twenty minutes, when witn-ss's master called him away. Before he went out, Richard Wagstaffe came in, and took witness's place at the do minoes. In a quarter of an hour witness returned, and found them playing. That was before eight o'clock. At nine o'clock witness again went in, and they had finished playing. William Taylor was then there, and they re newed the game, after having had some beer—Taylor taking Johnson's place. A little before ten o'clock wit ness took away the dominoes. John Wager was then in the tap-room, as was Fare. Cooper was there, but wit ness could not tell what time he came in. Cooper had an old lamp when he came in. They stayed about half an hour after witness's master went to bed. Before they went, the deceased said they would first have half a pint of gin, and it was given them. The deceased pulled out his purse several times during the evening. It was about ten minutes past 11, when they went away. Wagstaff, Cooper, Johnson, Fare, and the deceased, went away together. When the deceased went out he staggered about, and Mrs. Perry gave witness orders to see him pass the river. Witness led him over the bridge, and then asked Fare " to be so good as see the young gentleman home." Fare said he would. Fare took hold of his left arm, and Cooper of his right. Johnson and Wagstaff were behind. Witness then left them. Cross examined by Mr. BODKIN—The deceased was the last of the party who went out of the door. Wag staff's house was about 100 yards from the public-house, on the road the deceased had to go. Richard Wagstaff statt d that he was a baker at Enfield chase-side. On the night of the 19th December he was at the Crown and Horseshoes playing at dominoes with the prisoners and deceased. They left at a little after 11 o'clock. Witness went out first, and the rest followed. When the deceased was in the house he appeared sober, but when he went out he staggered, and the pot boy called out " Jack, and Sam (meaning Cooper and Fare), for God's sake see him safe home, for he is so drunk he had like to be in the river." When witness got over the bridge he saw Johnson and Fare apparently leading the deceased homewards, and Cooper was standing at the corner of the bridge. Cooper then went with them. Witness walked with them as far as his own house. His house was on the way to Mr. Addington's. Johnson and Cooper then were by the side of decemed, and Fare about six yards in advance. Wit. ness went in and saw no more of them that night. Wit ness advised Cooper to have nothing to do with the others, as they would probably rob the deceased. Cooper said he would go with the deceased. Cross-examined by Mr. BODKIN—WittIeSS had been tried in this Court two years ago. By Mr. Anor r-nus—Was then acquitted. John Coop,: some th.n and his appearance in going tbrousit the dock to the witness-box, excited great interest ia Court. On being sworn, he deposed as fol lows am 18 years of age. In December, I worked at a brewery at Enfield. On Wednesday evening, the 19th of December, I went to the Crown and Horse-shoes at ten minutes past 10 o'clock. I found in the tap-room Charles Jackson, Richard Wagstaff, the deceased, and the two prisoners. They were sitting at a table drinking. I staid there until a quarter past 11, when the landlady ordered us all out, as it was time to shut the house up. I did not observe how the deceased walked when he got out. Johnson and Fare helped him over the bridge, and Matthews came out and asked some one to lead him home. I know Wagstaff's house, about 100 yards from the public-house. Johnson, Fare, and the de ceased walked first. Wagstaff and I followed. I had a candlestick like a lamp, but no light in it. I walked four or five yards behind Johnson, Fare, and deceased. When we came as far as Wagstaff's house (he Wag taff), went in. He previously said to me, "Jack you had bettergo home." I said to him, " I shall not go." Denby was not sober. Sheffield's house was about 20 yards from Wagstaff's house. We went on a little way, and near Sheffield's house they were shoving one another about, and Fare fell down. Johnson, Fare, and the deceased were shoving one another al oat. I was then about four yards from them, and could rot distinguish whether any thing was taken from the cec , ased. Fare got up and went away some where. I rid not observe where he went to. The deceased was then ith Johnson. The deceased then got hold of may arm and asked me to lead him home. Johnson had hold of the other side of him. We three went on together. Mr. Addington's house was not 200 yards further, but on the other side of the way. I had never seen the deceased be fore that night, and did not know then that the de ceased lived at Mr. Addington's. When we got op posite to Addington's, Johnson asked deceased to go and get a pint of beer. The deceased said, " With all my heart." Holt White's-lane leads into the Chace-side-road. We passed Addington's house along Chace-side-road, leading to Holt White's-lane. When we got to the bottom of Holt White's-lane two persons passed tie. I bid the gen. Town good night, and they bid me good night, They went on the Chace-side-road on the opposite direction to that which we were going, and towards the Hollybush. We turned up Holt White's-lane. There are four roads where Holt White's-lan e ends in the Chace-side-road, and opposite to Holt White's•lane is Parsonage-lane. Pin nock's beer shop is up Holt White's-lane. We then went up the lane, within nine or ten poles of Pinnock's beer shop, when Johnson turned round. Johnson was then on the deceased's right, and I was on his left next the ditch. I was not aware that he was going to turn round. When Johnson turned round the deceased said, " Where are we going?" and I said, " We are going home." We did not have any beer, and we came down the road back again about nine or ten poles. I was near the ditch on one side of the deceased and Johnson on the other. Johnson then said to me, " I will be - if Sam has not robbed him ; I will be if he is not robbed." About half a minute after, while going down the road, Johnson put his foot out, and threw the deceased down and threw him on me, and I fell in the ditch. The deceased's head and shoulders fell upon my head. Johnson fell too. I did not remain under the deceased half a minute. My cap was on when I fell ; and when I drew my head from under the man, my cap was left behind. I felt for the cap, and found it u nder the aide of deceased's face. I ob'erved that it was then wet with blood. On observing that, I said to Johnson " What have you been doing ? Don't hurt him—don't kill him." When I was down under the deceased, Johnson was uppermost. While I was dowa I could not gee what Johnson was doing. My first observation was when I found my cap wet. When I spoke to Johnson he replied, " I have done him." When I got out of the ditch, I saw Johnson with his knees on the deceased's breast, and his hands on deceased's head. When I got in the middle of the road Johnson got off the man and came to me. The de ceased did not struggle, but I heard him make a moaning noise once—a groaning. When Johnson came to me from the deceased he acid, " You take this knife, and go and finish him, for I began him."—(A. thrill of horror ran through the Court.) I said, "No, I won't." He had an open knife in his hand ; Johnson then went up to the deceased, who was then holding his head up, and saying, "Oh do not hurt me ! oh do not !" Johnson said, " What will you give ?" and the deceased replied, " Any thing." I could see his face all over blood. Johnson then stooped down and cut his throat.—(Another shudder ran through the Court.) I heard a gurgling in deceased's throat. Johnson staid by him about half a minute, and took a handkerchief out of the deceased's jacket. When Johnson asked me to ge and finish him and I refused, he shook his fist at me, and said, "Do not you say any thing ; do not tell any body." The deceased's head and shoulders only were in the ditch, and his legs were in the road. I did not interfere, because I was afraid of my own life. Afterwards Johnson and I went down Holt White's lane together. Johnson kept saying, "Do not say any thing to any body ; do not know any thing about it; do not say a word." When we got into the Chase-side-road I wished to go home along the road ; hut at Johnson's request I went with him across the Cornish fields, which would lead us the back way to Perry's house. Before we could get to Perry's house we had to cross the New River by another bridge. When we got over that bridge Johnson stooped down and washed his hands and the knife in the river. 'We then went over the bridge, near Perry's house, which we had crossed with the deceased ; We then went in a direction to Giles's house, along the river side, where Johnson took out the handkerchief which he han taken from the deceased, and threw it in the river. The stream runs in a direction towards Giles's house. I went on only about twenty yards farther, when I parted with Johnson, and went home. Johnson also went across the bridge, homewards. The next morning at ten o'clock 1 was taken into custody, as I was going with my master's dray. Mead and Watkins took me. When I was taken my cap was examined, and I was quessioned about it. I told them I had been carrying some meat for my master. In about an hour after I made a full statement, such as I have made now. Cross.examined by Mr. BODKIN—I never saw the de ceased before that night. During the time I was there hr took out his purse once. It was a brown purse wit►. slide•, and appeared as if it bad money in it. He did not unbutton his coat and show that be had a good many pockets while I was there. They had just done playing at dominoes when I went there. The first I had to do with the deceased, in taking his arm, was after we passed Wagstaffe's. The pot-boy, when we came out, did not put the deceased under my care. Did not hear him say, " For God's sake, Jack and Sam, take care of him, for he has nearly fallen into the river." He requested Sam to take care of him, and he left him in charge of Fare and Johnson. SVagstaffe told me I had better go home, for it would be better for me ; he did not say he thought the man was going to be robbed, nor any thing of that kind. The pushing about on the road did not excite any suspicion in my mind. When I went with them past Addington's my object was to get some more beer; I knew the beer houses were by that time shut up, but I thought we might call them up. It was a star light night; there was no lamp near, but by the light I could see that my cap was bloody. The next morning I went out at five o'clock to my business. I was dreadfully shocked at what 1 had seen the night before, and I had no rest. When I saw my master in the morning, I said nothing to him or any one else, until 10 o'clock, when I was taken. I had my bloody cap on that morn ing. I was asked by the officers how the blood came there, and I said I had been carrying dogs-meat for my master, and that the blood came off it on nty cap. The deceased was very much in liquor, and any one person might have easily overcome him. BODKIN—Now, 1 ask you on your oath, atter you got round the corner of the Chase-side-road into the lane, after passing the too o strangers, did not Johnson separate from you and go home ? Witness—No, he did not. The witnesses for the prisoner Johnson, were here or dered out of Court until they were wanted. Cooper was recalled, and stated, that Johnson lodged with his father, near Mr. Giles's house. Johnson was dressed in a black coat and trousers. Mr. Edward Browning, a timber merchant, stated that he was at Enfield on the 19th December. About a quar ter before 12 on that night, he was passing the end of a road leading to Holt White's-lane, when be sa v two or three men standing together up the lane, and two morn further on towards the Holy Bush, he did not speak to therm, nor they to him, Mr. Joh❑ Horatio Winn, a shopkeeper on Enfield Chace side, stated, that on the evening of the 19th De cember, he was passing along the road, it was between 11 and past, at the bottom of Holt White's.lane, he saw two men standing across the road. Did not say any thing to them or they to him. BY Mr. Justice J. PARKE—Was going towards the Holly Bush. There was a young man with him. Neither of the two men said " Good night." William Wheeler stated that he was a labourer at Enfield. On Thursday morning, December 20, at half past five o'clock, he was going to his work down Holt White's-lane, and when he got about balf way down, on the left hand side of the road, he saw the deceased's body in the ditch. It was lying on the face. The face seas in the ditch and the feet i n t h e roa d. fie kicked i t, thinking it was a man in liquor, and called to him several times, but got no answer, and then laying hold of it found there was no life in it. He then turned back to go home, and meeting James Ashby with a load of straw, they came back to the body together. He then went to Ridley the watchman, in Parsonge-lane, and got a light. He went with it to the body, and found on it a few half pence, and a small knife; a pair of gloves were in the ditch. Some shot he also found scattered about. A heard was got, and the body placed on it. There were se veral wounds on the face. They took it to the Serjeant, public-house in Parsonage-lane. Witness also observed s wound in the throat. The left-hand pocket of the deceased's trowsers was turned inside out. (John Head, the con stable, here produced the gloves, which the witness iden tified as being those he found as described.) Where the body was found there was the appearance of a struggle, and much blood was on the ground, - Curley, landlord of the Sergeant public-house, deposed to receiving the body of the deceased in his house at twenty minutes after six o'clock in the morning of the 20th of December. The witness accompanied the last witness to the spot where the body was found, and picked up a cap and two halfpence. When the body was taken to witness's house, be sent for Mr. Asbury, a surgeon, and for the beadle. Witness went to show them the spot ; and about '7O yards this side of it, he found a silk handkerchief, which be gave to Mr. Addington. Mr. Addington here stated that he gave it to Mead, who produced it. (The trial was proceeding when we went to Press.) NEW COURT. - A sailor name Beth was convicted of stealing 16 Ja panned bread baskets, from the shop-door of Mr. Edwin, Alderman, of Norton Folgate, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction. Mary Hill, a young woman of apparently respectable connections from bar appearance, was indicted for steal- Stveral artielea film her furni.ll4o levlrinq, the pm: petty of Thorns of Lirion-grove.-- Not Guilty. David Simonds was convicted of stealing a sack of potatoes, the property of John Farren, but recommended to mercy on account of his previous good conduct and ch. racter. An old hag, named Margaret Smith, a most notorious awl incorrigible, shop-lifter, was convicted on the most satisfactory evidence, of stealing several yards of merino from the shop of Mr. Stead, of Oxford-street. The Learned Serjeant, in passing sentence, said that he was determined the public should be protected from the tricks of the prisoner, at least, for some time to come, and or dered her to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for eighteen months. Josiah Randall was sentenced to 14 years transpor tation, being convicted on the clearest testimony of steal ing several bricklayers's tools, the property of Thomas William Barry. The prisoner, though a respectable-look ing man, was an old offender, and had been convicted several times before. Mary Belcher was indicted for stealing on the 22d August seven yards of printed cotton, the property of Messrs. Bromley and Crowder, pawnbrokers, Museum street. From the evidence of Mr. Crowder it appeared that the prisoner, in company with her husband, came into his shop between the hours of 12 and 2 o'clock in the day in question. The husband bargained for a great coat for 21., and then left the shop ; in about two hours afterwards the property was discovered to have been taken from the shop, and pledged at a neighbouring pawn brokers, whose apprentice swore that it had been pledged with his master by the prisoner. The prisoner denied the robbery, and called two wit nesses who proved that she worked at a house in Kentish Town every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, in August, from 8 o'clock in the morning to 9 at night. Mr. Sergeant ARASIN charged the Jury s•rongly against the prisoner, but they believing the evidence she educed, without a moraent's hesitation Mond her Not Guilty. SURREY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.) James Chandler, Joseph Billinghurst, Wm. Trig, George Warner, and Wm. Milton, were indicted and found guilty of rioting on the 30th of July last at Moose hill, in the county of Surrey. Mr. JEMMETT was Counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. THESSIGER appeared for the defendants. It appeared from the evidence, that Chandler was con stable of the parish, and on the day in question went to the prosecutor's house, a new beer shop, to levy a dis tress for 51., the amount of a fine which had been laid upon him for keepiag irregular hours. He did not arrive till between eight and nine o'clock in the evening, and then refused to show his warrant, or any authority, on which the prosecutor turned him out of the house and locked it up. Chandler had not been gone above an hour when he re turned with the other defendants, three of whom were tithingmen in the parish, to assist him in making the dis tress. Prosecutor refused to let them into the house, and they continued about it all night attempting to break open both doors and windows. They were all found guilty, and four of them sentenced to pay a fine of 40s. each. litliltoa, who was merely a country labourer, and called upon by the constable to aid and assist, was fined only It. The fines were all paid, and the parties discharged. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYI)'s. DEAL, JAN. 3.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Spartiate, for Portsmouth ; and his Majesty's ship Castor and a French frigate on a cruise to the eastward. Arrived the Endymion French brig of war, of 18 guns, from Brest, and saluted the Admirals on joining the corn hined squadron. The Calypso French frigate, in tow of his Majesty's steamer Dee, has arrived from Sheerness, And proceeded for Cherburg. His Majesty's ship Larne his arrived from a cruise, and reports seeing a large ship dismasted, without colours, on shore near the Maese. Ar rived from the ricer and sailed with the rest of the out ward-bound, the Diamond, and Yare, Fawell, for the Cape of Good Hope; Maria, for St. Helena ; and Mer curius, Alred, for Rio Janeiro. The Venus, Andrew, hound to Lisbon, put back to Poole, with about 4 feet water in her hold. PORT4MOITTII, JA N. 3.—Wind E.N.E.--Arrived the Clsudine, Heathom, from London, for Alsdras and Bengal. Sailed the Providence, Campbell, for Bombay, and the rest of the outward-bound. PLYMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Wind S.W. to N.N.E.—Put back his Majesty's ship Jupiter, with damage; she has In board the 9th regiment and Mr; Jeretnie, for the Mau ritius. FALMOUTH, JAN. 2.—Wind W.S.W. to N., strong gales with violent squalls.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Leveret, from Plymouth for Lisbon. A brig is off the harbour heating in, supposed to be the Camden packet, from the Brazils. DUNDEE.—Arrived the Scotsman, Reid, from Riga ; Dundee, Mason, from Memel ; and Mary, M'Donald, from Liebau. SHlELDS..—Arrived the Diana, Christen, from Memel. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Eleanor, Boylan, from New Orleans ; Jubilee, Luce, from Charleston ; Elizabeth, Galbraith, from New York ; and Catherine, flopner, from St. Michael's. HULL, JAN. 2.—Arrived the Terrys, Parker, from St. Petersburgh; Charlotte, Tyffe, and Ceres, Miller, from Riga ; Hannah, Park, from Wyburg; and William Pitt, Weldridge, from Narva. The Victory, Dain, from Virginia to Bremen, is stranded near Ferschilling—part of the cargo expected to be saved. Intelligence from the agent to Lloyd's, at Amsterdam, mentions the sailing of the Rose on the 30th ult., hut does not state that she was ordered away, as reported yesterday. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK We have no arrivals this morning with the exception of the Estafette from Paris, which is of more importance than we have received for some time past. In our City Article for months past, we always stated that no general war would take place in Europe ; this now appears to be confirmed by Count d'Appotay, the Austrian Minister, whose address, in the name of the Diplomatic Corps, to the French King, on New Year's Day, in terms which can not be doubted, states that peace was on the point of being re-established on the continent, and for which purpose a Congress was to be held, it is supposed to put the armies of the different Powers on a peace establishment. It is also reported that 15,000 Spanish troops bad been ordered to assemble on the Portuguese frontiers. The above address has caused 1. considerable improve ment in the French Funds to 70f. 40c. Charlestown Papers to the sth December have been re ceived at the North and South American Coffee-house. They are not of interest, but we give a specimen of the language they contain.-- THE ORDONNANCE. The day. of Mara and Itobeipierre are at hand. Ty.. ranny ban begun it. work—.the patriot his ceased to have a country—fraud is triumphant—justice is in chains__ faction is dictatorand the laws are dead —all the ho. noureil and sacred bulwarks of regulated liberty have been swept away. THE FUNDS. For these three days past we asserted that our Ministry, in junction with France, were exerting their endeavours to bring about a pacification with Holland; and it now appears they have sent to his Dutch Majesty a Conven non for the said purpose to be approved of; but some doubt still prevails if he will agree to the articles. Now the Northern Powers have deserted him, it will in vain on his part to persevere in obstinacy; there fore we have no doubt but on mature reflection, and by the advice of his Council he will aocept of some honourable terms. In all probability he may hold out until the spring, but not longer, when the navy of France and Eng land can act. Consols are again on the rise this morning; they left off yesterday at 86i for the Account, opened at 87k, went up to 87,i, and at present they are 87i, with a good market. The Bears have become alarmed, as Stock is getting very scarce, and there has been already a rise of 44 per cent. on this account. In the Foreign Market little doing as yet. It is extraordinary we have no arrivsls from Lisbon or Oporto as yet, although vessels have come in seven days from the north of Spain. HALF-PAST ONE. Although we have no further political news since the morning, the funds are continually getting up. Consols. which were 87k, have improved to tini for the Aocount, owing to the public companies and speculators purchasing for money, which causes a great scarcity of stuck. It is the general opinion that Consols will get up to 90 the moment the af f airs of Holland have been adjusted. A great deal of business has been done during the morn, mg—Exchequer BiPe are hi great demand. In the Foreign market all securities are on the rite, THREE O`CAO Consols for the Account s 87i `pl