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TIIE LONDON JOUP,NALS. DAILY EXTRACTS • FROM TIIR MORNING PAPI:itS lYccember I: NEW TIMES.] Last night 'we received, by express, the Paris Journals of Monday. The Drapeau Blanc con-' tains an article, which from the manner in which it is written and the matter it contains, appears to be a demi-official explanation of the views of . the French Ministry with regard to the laws for restraining abuses of the liberty of the Press. It will be seen that the accounts from Madrid present a deplorable picture of revolutionary anarchy and disorder. An article in the Uniber . sal Gazette of Augsburg mentions the receipt of • advices from Constantinople, by way of Odessa, to the 12th November. It was not then believed that any answer to the ultimatum,: of the Russian Cabinet had been, agreed to. It is asserted that the Grand Seignor bad more than once declared in .the Divan that England and Austria had con spired with the other Great Powers to crush the 'Porte and annihilate Islamism. As soon as Lord Strangford learned the invasion of the Persians, he sent two couriers to Ispahan and Taheram, in order, it was supposed, to interpose his friendly mediation. • [TILE TIMES.] An express arrived yesterday from Paris. In The absence of such conjectures on this side of the Channel as are entitled to any great credence or respect, with regard to the measures and pro bable duration of the new French Ministry, we may present the test of public opinion on the other side, as evinced by the funds. Their re port is favourable, for the rcntes had risen on Monday last from 87 f. 60 c. to 88 f. 25 c.; and this was the concluding price of the day. A wager is proverbially said to prove the sincerity of him by whom it is proposed in the opinions which he professes:; and upon that principle fund-jobbing, uhich is • a species of wagering, exhibits the internal conviction of those who buy or sell ; they are sincere, because they hazard their money. Those, therefore, by whose operations the funds are 'raised in France, know ing, as they must do, more than the dabblers in politics on this side the water, are of opinion that the Ministerial changes add somewhat to the stabi lity of the country. Most Sovereigns who have been banished from their country, would, it would natu rally be supposed, desire, on their return, to have a Ministry composed of their closest friends,—the partners of their exile, or the sharers in their sufferings : and yet it has always been most diffi cult to form such a Ministry. 'The Cavaliers constantly complained of the ingratitude of Charles 11. after his restoration. The King of France has, however, it is supposed, at last got an Administration composed of what are called Ultra Royalists ; and it is the intention of these to remove the censorship from the daily press.— The measure is less surprising in relation to the Ministers personally, than hen viewed in its probable operation on the nation at large : for of all the men in France, the Ultra-Royalists are, perhaps, least liable to personal reproach ; for it is no insult to a man to upbraid him with those • opinions of which he daily makes his boast. —The Liberals, and old Jacobins, on the con trary, may be disposed to revenge themselves for that invective which is most likely to be poured forth upon them for their conduct during the re. volutionary excesses, by attacks upon the pre sent Government, and the reigning House, and by endeavours to excite regret in the public mind for the extinct glories of the reign of Buonaparte. But, notwithstanding all these considerations, the funds have risen. Is it conceived, then, that pre ventive laws may be withdrawn, because laws repressive are obtaining more force ?—The news from Spain, derived through the French Jour nals, is brief, hut ominous. More recent intelli gence, derived more directly from the scene of action, and winch we have already published in our Monday's Journal, is somewhat better. [IIIOIINING POST.] The Monilcur of Monday last, and private advices from Paris of the same date, reached town yesterday. The new Ministerial arrange ments had been completed on Sunday by the Count of Clermont-Tonnerre taking the oaths _before his Majesty, as head of the Naval De- Tartment. Much surprise, and still more appro bation, was felt at the wise and liberal course adopted by the Ultras at the very outset of their career ; and the del/elopement of their foreign policy was expected with impatience. The general wish of all classes and all par ties in France (with the exception of the late Ministers) has long been that the cause of the Greeks should be supported in a spirited and effective manner. It was the remon strance introduced on that subject into the address of the Chamber of _Deputies, that paved :the way for the elevation of the Ultras to the Offices of the State. It is now anxiously hoped 'that they will recollect their pledge, and redeem the character of Christendom from the deep dis grace of suffering, and thus appearing to abet, the massacre of a Christian people within its bo som. That they will be anxious to carry this • great and noble purposeinto effect, no doubt can be entertained ; but the mode in which it is to be done may become a matter of deep consider ation. It might be easy, and it certainly would be'popular„to solve all difficulties and to cut the Gordian knot at once, by having recourse to the sword,; but in a matter in which such high interests and numerous parties are involved, the Ultras will probably take time for reflection be fore they venture on a line of operations which admits of no return. [-MORNING HERALD.] The Drapeau Blanc (White Flag, a French Journal,) is a. mere madcap advocate of all 'that is most extravagant and obsolete in the preten sions of some zealots of the Ultra party, but having. no support or confidence' from the present Ministers or the Royalists generally. — We notice it Co guard the .reader against the • undue importance whiCh maybe given to it in the absence or, silence of the other, Journals. —The friends of *the' late ttinistrr• fidticule the ...,„ Liberals as ha% in peen rti,:ketl by thf‘ Ultras intz a coalition 'to rid of that A Ar3tion. But the Liberals. Must lave "very w o ,•ll known what the immediate l'esult would prove: Their calculation, probably, was that the ,present men, in the confidence of their power, and the strong tendency of their principles to return to the in stitutions, social and political, of the old Monar chy, would run the Government headlong upon such measures as would oblige- them to retire from the helm, and yield it to " the children and champions" of the Revolution. If they disap point their adversaries in Cls, they will certainly have tricked them. They will have done still more; they will prove themselves to have learned wisdom and Moderation in power and prosperity ; after having stem' that -they failed to learn either in the more natural and ordinary school of adversity. One great advantage they possess, which, at the same time, lays on them a corresponding responsibility. The country which they have to govern is, at the present moment, in a remarkable d prosperous and tranquil. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We look forward with expectation to ar rival of Lord Wellesley in Ireland. The States man-like views disclosed in his dispatches from Spain, and the provident foresight with which he detached Sweden from her connec tion with France, before the memorable Rus sian campaign of Napoleon (the only instance of diplomatic wisdom our Government has ever exhibited since the French Revolution), inspire us with a high opinion of his talents and saga city—while the sentiments he has always ex pressed with regard to Ireland, and the feelings he must naturally entertain as an Irishman, give us hopes that, under his administration, our Sister Kingdom will, at length, experience a beneficial change in her government. Lord Wellesley, we trust, will give to the popula tion of Ireland the full benefit of the laws enacted in their favour, and not suffer an insolent and bigotted Faction longer to obstruct the wise and benevolent intentions of the Legis lature. The appointment of such a man to be Viceroy of Ireland, following immediately the Royal Visit to that Kingdom, is a proof that such are the wishes of his Sovereign. That they will be frustrated by minor agents, as some fondly imagine, we cannot for an instant believe. Lord Wellesley is not a man to be clerk-ridden. [BRITISH PRESS.] We shall be anxious to hear the Report of the Marquess W * stn the State of Ireland, which will be returned, most probably, to Parlia ment soon after the meeting. It will be no diffi cult matte to the scrutinizing eye of the Noble Marquess to find out, that the dearth of a circulat ing medium is the primary cause, and that the tithes and the rapacity of the middle-men are the finishing ones, of the present discontent and disturbances. How can it be expected that the tenantry of Ireland can pay their rents, when annually there goes out of Ireland half a million of capital more than what she receives During the war the reverse was the case—then, from the demand for provisions of all kings, Ireland re ceived more than she exported, and laid by an overplus, which has been draining since the peace, and now is exhausted. A resident gen try, the real proprietors of the soil, can alone remedy the malady. * This initial and blank appears thus in "-The British Press." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT Or CHANCERY, DEc..l9. • WARTLABY V. WARTLABY. Mr. HART applied to the Court this day to strike off a Bill which had been filed against the petitioner, Mr. Geo. Wartlaby, by his mother, Mrs. Ann Wartlaby, on the ground that she had not been capable, at the time stated, to conduct her affitirs. In support of the application a very considerable portion of docu mentary evidence was adduced, and several affidavits, one of which contained near fortytilio sheets, filed. After hearing Mr. HART and Mr. HEALD at some length, the Loan CHANCELLOR rose at four o'clock. _ _ On nsuig to leave the bench, a Mrs. Stubbs, who had been waiting for an opportunity, rose amongst the Counsel, and put ting up two papers, as in the act of moving the Court, said, will your Lordship please to hear me address you on this petition ? The circumstance of course excited attention, and the Loin CHANCELLOR, With apparent surprise, said, "Not at present," and left the Court. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 19. Sittings in London. : —Before the, LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. THE KING V. 3eGILLIVILAY. This was an indictment against Simon*M‘Gillivray, for re fusing to take upoill himself the office of inquest-man for the ward of Walbrou4. l ,- ( Notice of his election was proved upon the defendant. Mr. l'otmicit stated, that Mr. 111‘Gillivray:s refusal had arisen from his being compelled to embark for America. The Lout) CHIEF JUSTICE thought that such a fact might have had its weight with the prOsecutors, but it could not be taken as an answer to the indictment. Mr. PoLLOCK said that Mr. 11POillivray was one of two gen tlemen who traded to Canada. It was necessary to the conduct of the business of the firm, that one of the parties should - make an annual trip to America ; and Mr. M‘Gillivray's partner, at the time of Mr. election, was actually serving the office of churchwarden. The Lola) CHIEF JUSTICE said that Mr. Pollock's argu ment might have effect in another place; but it could not, in law, excuse the refusal of his client. The Jury found the defendant—Guilty. MARSHALL V. TAYLOR. This was an action upon the case. Mr. marshall, a ship-broker, contracted with Mr. Taylor to let a ship callA the Canadian packet, for a voyage from Lon don to Madeira, and the Leeward Islands. The vessel was to be commanded by a certain Captain Qucich, and Mr. Marshall (bv advertisement, &c.) procured considerable freight ; but when the period arrived for putting the cargo on board, Mr. TaylOr changed his mind,_ and refused to let his ship. ' For the loss of that commission to which completion of the contract would have entitled him, the plaintiff, Mr. Marshall, now brought his action. The defence was, that there had been no written contract for the letting, and that the verbal agreement had been provi sional. The LonD !CHIEF JUSTICE thought, upon the evidence, that the plaintiff would at all events be entitled to a verdict.l The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages to be settled out of Court. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEc. 19. Sittings before Lord Chiefiustice DALLAS, and a Special Jury ROBINSON V. GRAY. Mr. Serjeant DELI. stated, that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, as assignee of the estate and effects of George Hawley, a bankrupt, who had lately icsided in Shadwell, and carried on the business of a cheesemonger, to recover the sum of 4001. alleged to have been lent to him by the defendant, Sarah Gray. She was the daughter, of a llr. Gray, who a few years since carried on an extensive business as a confec tioner, at Maidstone. After her death, which took place in 4019, the defendant alleged she had lent to Hawley the sum in question, which was repaid in the June following. When Haw ley became, bankrupt, the Commissioners having some doubts as to the truth of this transaction, sent for the defendant, and examined her very strictly on - the subject. • At that examination she stated first, that 6001., of which the loan formed part, came 1139 her,pq§§,q§§ion z usu lez-t7y bequea.thed to her by hcr father teall. tit ft , rwarils contradicted •that ;-staterrici'tt, and her father had privately Liken the money out of his business, and ' given it to her before his death. The'Cominissioners, observing on the difference of the two statements, threatened to send her •to ,tiiverate ; but she persisted - the last declaration e and they then asked her what had become of the remainder of the 6001.? To which she replied, that she find spent part, and lost the rest of it in trade, but was Unable 'Satisfactorily to prove that state merit. She had further doclared, that she had received this money by a sale of stock since her mother's death, but that also would be proved to be totally u nfounded. The Learned Serjeant then proceeded to say, that lie should shew that Mr. • Gray had lived on terms of the greatest affection with his wife, and had only given by his will a residuary interest to his daughter, in the property he possessed. There , was no doubt that the money had actually been paid by the bankrupt in '• ."fu.ne, 1320 ; but the question for their consideration was whe ther it had ever been lent to him, or whether the whole was not an invention of the parties, for the purpose of defrauding Hawley's creditors. Hannah Gray, aunt of the defendant, proved that Mr. Gray had carried on an extensive business at Maidstone. He had subsequently sold it and taken a small shop in Stoke Newing ton. - He possessed some property, but in het judgment not sufficient to live upon without business. After his death Mrs. Gray and her daughter removed to Shadwell, and carried on the tea trade. Mr. Gray behaved towards his wife with great affection. He did not seem to have a more than ordinary at tachment to his daughter. Mrs. Gray was not before her death incapable of managing business. The will of Mr. Gray was produced, by which he gaye his property to his wife for life, but in case she married , it was-to go over to his daughter and her issue. The first witness was then re-called ; she said there had been a search for the will after Mr. Gray's death, and it was ulti mately found in the possession of the daughter. Mr. Mouchett, the stock-broker, proved that he had sold out stock for Mrs. Gray, when she was about to commence business, but none for the defendant alone. The stock sold out amounted to 1001. Mr. Serjeant VatlpitaN, for the defendant, submitted, that notwithstanding what the Court hail just heard detailed in evi dence, the case for the plaintiff was not satisfactorily proved. He had very little doubt in seying, that the witnesses he should call would entitle him to a verdict, for he should prove from the evidence of the bankrupt and his wife, that the money had actually been lent by the defendant to him ten months before its repayment, and, consequently, before a bankruptcy was in. contemplation. He should be able to clear his client complete ly from the imputation of fraud and perjury, which had been cast upon her. The two first witnesses called for the defence proved that the defendant's father had always expressed a very strong attach ment to his daughter, and had declared to them that he should leave his property to her, as his wife's intellects were snweak, he feared she would not be able to take proper care of it. Mr. Gray was a man of considerable property. George Hawley, the bankrupt, deposed, that in August, 1819, being rather embarrassed in his circumstances, his wife had requested a loan of 4001. from the defendant, who said, she would consider for a few days, and then return au answer ; at the end of that time, the defendant came to his house, and de posited the money on his table, but took no security for it, nor would she accept any interest ; witness took up the money and put it into his cash box, and made a memorandum of the trans action in a private book; this book had not been given up to the assignee under his commission. The witness produced the book and a receipt e .which the defendant 6ve him in June, 18'20, on the re-payment of the loan : both were handed to the Jury, who examined them. Mrs. Hawley corroborated the evidence of her husband in every respect. Mr. Sergeant PELL replied to the evidence adduced for the defendant. Lord Chief Justice DALLAS then charged the Jury. After impartially observing on the testimony of the different witnesses, he said, that the question for their consideration was, whether the defendant had ever been possessed of this money, and had lent it,to the bankrupt, or whether the loan was not a fictitious transaction, invented to defraud the creditors of Hawley ? Ile recommended the case to their most serious attention, as the point involved was of the utmost importance to the character of the parties. The Jury retired for about 10 minutes, and then returned a verdict for the defendant, by which the charge of fraud was negatived. SECONDARIES' COURT, COLEMAN-STREET, DEC. 19. Before the SECONDARY and a Special Jury. JOHNSON V. HOLAH AND ANOTHER. This was an action for a breach of covenant. Mr. J. WIL LIAMS opened the case. Mr. Sergeant IliAtocx stated it to the Jury. From this statement it appeared, that 'Mr. Daniel Turton Johnson, the plaintiff, had been in partnership with Mr. J. Johnson, his brother, and the Messrs. llolah, the defendants, and carried on business in the tea-trade for some time previously to the•year 1815. In that year some differences having arisen, the partner ship was dissolved as farAs the present plaintiff was concerned. In May, 1015, a deed was drawn up, which was to have effect as from the preceding December. By this deed the defendants bound themselves to pay to the plaintiffs the sum of 6,0781., being his share of the partnership stock. (About this fact there was no . question, the sum of 6,0781. having been paid.) The - deed further set forth, that the plaintiff should lay down the sum of 6001. towards intingins share of any debts then due which might turn ,otit bad ; and the defendants bound themselves to return that sum if it should not be required for that purpose. They were further bound to allow the plaintiff', at all convenient times, to have full and unrestricted access to the books, and to examine, and (if necessary) make extracts from all and every such parts of- them as referred to the former partner Ship accounts. It was for breach of this part of the .covenant that the present action was brought. The plaintiff, it would appear, had by himself and his solicitor, made several applications to be allowed to inspect the books pursuant to the covenant, but he was as often refused. Ile tried every means in his power to accomplish that object, before the present action ; but having failed, he was obliged, however reluctantly, for his object was not to injure the parties, to take the measure he was now pursuing. lie would even, at the present moment, with, draw a juror, and leave it to a reference, if the other party would consent. Mr. Hour, for the defendants, here observed, that he had no objection on the part of his client that any one of the Jury should name a merchant or accountant.in whose hands the books might be placed, and there the plaintiff might have access to such parts of them as might refer to the accounts between them : but ;surely the plaintiff was not to have the books in his own hands. Mr. Sergeant HueLocx said the plaintiff did not want the hooks in his own hands. He wanted only free access to the former partnership accounts ; but that without any restrictions. After a good deal of observation on both sides, the attempts at having the case settled out of Court failed, and it went on. Mr. Sergeant HuLLOCK, in continuation, said it-was not ne cessary for him to occupy the time of the jury further. They had seen how hopeless it was to bring the defendants to fair terms ; he would therefore leave it to them (the Jury), to settle with them as they should think proper. He.should observe that the damages on tne record were laid at 1,0001. To prove this ease Mr. Chester, the plaintiff's solicitor, prov ed the execution of the deed, and also that he had, on more than one occasion, called on the defendants to allow the plaintiff to inspect the books, .which they refused. He first made the demand in May last. Mr. Ilomr addressed the Jury for the defendants. He thought this was the first instance within the recollection of any merchant present where such an action had been brought ; it being the general practice, as was well known, to take such cast:s into a court of equity. He begged to inform the Jury, that his clients did not wish to prevent the plaintiff from seeing the books ' • but. they did not wish that he should have an uncon trolled inspection of every part of them. The fact was, that since the plaintiff had ceased to be partner in the firm, some other gentleman had been taken into partnership, and the same business was gone on with ; but instead of haying got a new set of books, they continued' the hooks of the Rimier part nership. This he would admit to be wrong, and he knew his clients must suffer in consequence ; but was it not natu ral that they should wish to avoid exposing 'the whole of their concerns in trade to the examination of another who was now in the same trade ? As the breach of covenant had been proved, lie knew that the jury must find a verdict for the plain tiff; but then he submitted:that the damage ought to be only nominal, as no special injury by the b re a ch h ad been alleged. Mr. HoLT called no evidence. The Si:eo N DAILY, in his observations to the:Jury, said, that one simple answer to the asser tion of the defendant's counsel, that no damage was proved' by the breach was this—that the plaintiff was precluded from proving any such (if it existed) by the act of the defendants themselves, who withheld the books. Looking at the case, he certainly was of opinion that. it was one which called for more than nominal damages. The Jury, as commercial men, would judge of the amount. The Jury retired, but after a short time they returned to the Court, and by their foreman asked these questions : " Will the damages be considered as a penalty. for the. breach of covenant, or will they be afterwards allowed in the account between the parties ?" The SECONDARY answered, that the damages must be con sidered as -a penalty. for -the. breach, and the plaintiff was not bound to allow them in the account if he did not thinkproper. The Jury, after retiring again for a few moments, returned, bringing in a verdict for the plaintiff—Datil-ages 3001. THE COLONIES, CANADA. (FtOrh the Quebec Gazettes 22d Oct. to, 15th Nov. 10111.) (Continu:d from yeSterday's Paper.) QUEBEC, Nov. 1. Cons TitAbt.--The accounts of the unfavourable harvest weather in Great Britain, early in September, and the conse quent rise in the price of grain, which were received at New York only nn Wednesday se'nnight, were forwarded by a mer cantile express to this country, and acted upon here, before Monday last ; large purchases, it is said, have been made, par ticularly in the district of Montreal, at some advance on the late depressed prices. At present we believe that holders would not sell at any price which a corresponding rise in freights would justify, even supposing the prices occasioned by the alarm in England were to hold. The wheat already exported this season, at a risk, will probably come to a very favourable market. The prices in England in November and December next, will deterniine nearly the real state of the British Corn Market till the ensuing thar*est. One of the evils of the Corn Laws is, that interrupting the gradual supply which flows into every country as it is wanted to keep up an equality of price throughout, ensuring abundance to all and a constant excite ment and certain reward to industry, these laws occasion alter nately high prices and low prices, a scarcity and then a glut, giving the natural reward of the produce to the speculator more nearly allied to the gamester than to the prudent merchant, whose invaluable labours tend to secure to the whole human family the advantages which legislative meddlers are constantly endeavouring to destroy. This country, in consequence of the partial exclusion of foreign corn from the English market during the late wars, and by the distinction recently made in favour of colonial grain, has, probably upon the whole, been a gainer by the operation of the Corn Laws : but we question much if even a competition in the English market with all the world, would not be more advantageous to the Canadas than the existiikg *system. We certainly are in• justice entitled to some advantages in the English market over foreigners, seeing that we labour under the restrictions of the colonial system from which they are exempt. It would be an in teresting subject of inquiry whether England has gained any thing by her Corn Laws ? Whether the British Landholder's themselves have gained any thing by them ? We know however that they believe they are gainers, altircough, as far as our knowledge goes, their condition is worse how than before the system went. into full operation. There is no doubt, however, that a majority would be found in Parliament to re peal those laws, were it not that, like every other law restric tive of trade and industry, they have produced an unnatural state of things, which it is dangerous to touch. A determina tion certainly exists in England to return to a more wholesome system by degrees, and much has already been done, of which the restoration to a metallic currency and a reduction of the ex penditure are the most important. BAKE as.—Nothing is so quick in perceiving advantages as individual interest, and nothing is more apt to be too eager and overshoot the mark. When opposing interests of this sort are left free, without any unfair advantage, and subject only . to the legal punishment provided for combination, fraud and violence, the one generally keeps the other within the bounds of justice, which is the general interest. The Bakers have latterly been left to the same freedom as every other tradesman. Any one who chuses, may now set up for himself without license; he may sell at such weight, of such quality and price, as he thinks fit. All combination to fix the price is, however, punishableby fine, imprisonment, the pillory, and such like. Combination is the only evil to be apprehended from the absence of regulations, not that we think theßakers more liable to engage in it, or more likely to succeed than any other tradesmen ; but because they have been accustomed to something nearly approaching to a combination, by the practice which formerly existed of regulat ing the price of Bread, the public being also thereby thrown off its guard, and accustomed to use less vigilance in purchasing Bread than other articles the price of which never was regu lated. When Flour rises, the price of Bread must also rise. There is no good reason why a Baker holder of Flour should not immediately profit by the rise as well as other holders. Right or wrong, however, there will be more or less of a clamour against the Bakers ; it is their business not to merit it, and like every other un founded clamour, it will soon die away. Each of them ought to be particularly solicitous to serve his customers, like every other honest tradesman, on the best terms possible, carefully avoiding every thing like combination, which is always to the advantage of the dishonest, who never adhere to any engage ment. In the absence of all regulation by Public Authority, and to avoid all mistakes, bakers of established character would perhaps act prudently, if they were to mark their loaves with their initials and the weight of each loaf ; otherwise the public ought to insist upon having the bread weighed, that they may know to a certainty what they give their money for. As to the quality, the consiuner will be leady enough to find that out, and will naturally prefer the best and cheapest. DISTRICT OF QUEBEC. AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR OCT. 1821.—The extraor inary wet season which commenced. on the 29th August, con tinued, with little intermission, to the 15th of this month. On the Ifith there was a slight fall of snow towards the mountains, and from the 23d to the 27th there was a hard frost, the weather continuing dry and fine to the end of the month. The remain der of the late oats, particularly English Oats, which have been found to take nearly a month more to ripen than the Canadian oats, and the potatoe and turnip Crops, were secured in good condition after the 15th of the month. The oats have not ma terially suffered in the field ; much of the straw will, however, be interior. Potatoes are not nearly an average crop. The turnips that escaped the insects have given upon very poor land about three hundred bushels to the arpent. Since the fine weather commenced, and the throng of the harvest was over, there hasbeen only two mornings when the ground was frozen so as to stop the plough, and generally, the time lost by the wet weather has been regained. The work is now as forward as usual. The pas tures have continued good till thelate frosts, and cattle still find on them a sufficiency of thod. They are generally in excel lent condition ; the prices continue low, and must continue so, unless there should be a demand for exportation, or a perman ent rise in the price of other Agricultural produce, occasion ed by a similar demand. The late accounts of an unfavourable harvest in England have spread like wild fire throughout the country. If it should be well founded, and the rise in price permanent for only one season, the effect on the prices of all agricultural produce here would be great, and its favourable influence would ultimately extend to all classes of the popula tion, of whom the agriculturists form more than nine - tenths. — Quebec, 31st Oct. 1021. We observe in a St. John's Paper, that a Bill passed at the last Session of the Legislature of New Brunswick, raising the legal value of gold and silver coin, was sanctioned by the King in Council, on the 9th June last, and is now in force. The following are the rates : Doubloon, 41. Spanish Dollar, ss. 4d. French 5 francs, ss. • We should like to know if a Spanish Dollar at live and four pence will purchase more in New Brunswick than a Spanish Dollar at five shillings. One thing is evident, that a debt of five shillings and four-pence may now be paid in New Brunswick with aSpanish Dollar,which is a better dividend then can be ob tained in many cases. We are sorry to hear that the George Symes, from Liverpool to this port, has been lost on the coast of Ireland; and the Camil lus, also for this port, in Lousing out of Liverpool, got aground and put back. Sir. Rivers left the ship St. Lawrence from London below 'Bic, and brought up the 'ship's letters ; when Mr. Rivers left, there were four ships and a brig in sight; the brig was the Har riet from Jamaica. The passengers'in the St. Lawrence are Mrs. Cockburn, Col. Andrews, Mr. Dalgety 70th regiment, Mr. Rivers, Mr. Wilson and Mr. 'Tinder. Co sr m uNlClArlO . N.—Launched, 'on Sunday morning last,. from the ship-yard of Mr. Goudie, a beautiful brigantine of 1110 tons, coppered and copper-fastened. She is supposed by com petent judges to be one of the handsomest models ever built in ,Canada. She glided into her clement in a majestic style, and was named the Saguenay: QUEBEC. Nov. 5.-e-Proclamation for the Meeting of 'the Legislature of the Province on the 11th of December next, for the dispatch of business. n.—On Sunday the 28th ult. the Lady of Robert Dunn, Esq. of a daughter. KIN(WrON, (U. C.) Nov. 6.—Flour is now worth 225. 6d. per bbl. Departed this life, at his seat in the city of Burlington, New Jersey, on the 24th day of October, A. D. 1821 , Elias Bond mot, Esq. LL.D. in the 82d year of his age. MONTREAL, Nov. 10.—Died, last Tuesday morning of typhus fever, Louis Edouard Chaboillcz, Esq. Student at Law, aged 19 years and nine months, a very amiable, intelligent young gentleman, and unaffectedly regretted by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. On Thursday his remains were attended to the grave by a numerous and respectable con course, including all his fellow students and many gentlemen of the profession. The latest New York papers - received in town mention that the ardour of speculators in floor and grain had abated and prices fallen. Wheat, which had risen at Albany to two dol lars per bushel, had fallen 'on the 2d inst. to 7s. 6d. A late Boston Paper complains loudly that although im-. mense droves of Cattle are brought to that neighbourhood weekly, from New Hampshire and Vermont, beef in that town is still sold as high as ten cents, or sixpence this currency, per lb. So when immense droves of American cattle from Ver mont and New Hampshire used to come to this city, beef in Our market kept up its . price from sixpence to ninepence per lb. now when none come in, it has been as low as three pence per b. We'hope, however, that no QIN will conclude that it is the 1 acsctre of. Aincriea t.'ittle that has reLltic , :d the price of beef. 1 It is, on the il'Ontrary-, he reduced 'Ace that has preVentCff theih from being brotight in ; and this reduaiimi of price has been , occasioned by the tailing off in our trade, the consequent decrease of employment, and the diminished means and -even numbers of the home consumers. Beef is now dearer to the labouring classes titan *hen it Was sold at nine penceper lb. Great utility has preVailed during the last week in this port for the shipment of 11 he for • England. Unfortunately tiitti are but few vessels in the hartionr, and several which arc ex= pected- have arrived. Extraordinary demands have acccirehnidl been made for freight. The weaker stilt continues favourable, . with no appearance of the Sudden approach of Winter. The Legislature of Upper Canada meets far the dispatch of business on the 21st inst. On Tuesday night last, a violent gale of north-easterly wind commenced,-which continued till last night, with a very heavy, rain on yesterday afternoOn. On Thursday night last there was a light fall of snow, which remained on the ground two days, since which there has been no frost, even during the night. [Extract from the log of the brig Harriet." SATURDAY, SEPT. 22.—" At daylight observed the False Cape bearing compass N. by W. and Cape, St. Antoine, N.W. by N. distant about twelve miles. Saw two schooners off the- Cape, distant from us about four miles, continued on our course, observed the first schooner standing under all sail, and rowing with her sweeps down towards us, under Spanish colours—light airs and nearly calm. At 7. 30. the schooner fired a gun! over' us, and obliged, us to heave to ; the othet schooner being then on the lee bow, she then laid us alongside, and about thirty men armed with cutlasses, pistols, and stilet toes, leaped on board, forced the crew under hatches, and took possession of the vessel ; the other schooner bore down and boarded us on the starboard quarter, having also about thirty or forty men on board; they preiceeded to plunder the vessel, using the most violent threats to the Captain, Supercargo, and Passengers, and beating •the Parmer very severely in order to discover if there was any money on board ; in the meantime those who were searchtlig !,liscovered the money to the amount of six thousand dollars, and conveyed it on board their schooner; they still continued to plunder, at the same time running the vessel in shore, at eleven, A. M. they [nought her to close about two fathoms water, rocky bottom, and obliged the crew' to rig tackles for hoisting the runt out, and part of them employed stripping the brig of sails, cordage, &c. at this time they observed two sails in the offing, when they desisted from further plunder, and went on board of their ves-' sels, after having been in possession of us for the space of five hours. On their leaving us, got the anchor up an d ma d e all sail off' the land, bearing - down for the two vessels to :oin exnpany and put them upon their guard. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. On Tuesday " The Benevolent Society of • Hotel, Tavern, Coffee-house, and Inn-keepers, and Licensed Victuallers," held their first public dinner. The nienibeis dined together at the Freemasons Tavern, and the meeting was very respectably attended. About 300 sat down to an excellent repast, the. Right lion. the I.oltn MAYOrt in the Chair, supported by several friends of the Society, among whom were sonic of the most respectable persons connected with the trade. The cloth having been remove I, a number of loyal and bene volent toasts were given, including , the health of the Patron of the Society, his Royal Highness the Dukeof Sussex, which was received with the most enthusiastic applause.. - Mr. COOPE it explained the chiefs, purpose of the Institution, which c3mhined the support (.f old age, relief in sickness;- and the etltic..fon of the children of members upon die principles of rr. Bell and Mr. Lancaster; applying those principles to the higher branches, of education. 'The Secretary announced that a consid gable sum had been received in further: ne. of the objects of the Society ; anti up wards of 1001. in addition were subscribed in the room, both As donations anti annual sul- scriptions. Tha healtlis el Mr. Inc :ardson, the Father of the Society, the Committee,"frustees, &c. were drank with great applause'; and in the addresses afterwards delivered, f:e great good ready atTomplished by • the Ffiendlx Society of Licensed Vie- Wailers. was pointed out, and the prospect there was that these two Institutions would be beneficial to each other. In the COUTNC of - the evening several Bergs were sung by Messrs. Jolly, Oibbon, and Ilikwan. The Lord Mayor raked soon after nine o'clock. The Chair was afterwards taken by Mr. liEnNitNn, and the conviviality of the party kept up to a late hour ; soinc further subsctipttons were announced, and the company separated, ap parently delighted with the result of the Meeting. • POLICE INTELLIGENCk. • LAMBETTI-STREET.-CIiAIIGE OF 311:a1 sR.,--Yesterday Daniel Maloney, a bricklayer's labourer, aiTainst,whow a '‘,.- dict of Wilful Murder was returnee, by a 6roner's Jury, was brought up on the Coroner's warrant, charging him with the wilful murder of Richard Neads. • " The Office was crowded to hear the examination, and ,the Rev. Mr. Nlathias, the Rector of WhiteehaPel i was present With the Ma , ..istrate who presided. The particulars -of the case - have already been given in the former examination._ Fresh evidence was adduced of a similar import, and the prisoner was fullY committed to Nowgate for trill, and the witnesses bound over to prosecute. Mr. Thompson, the_Chief Clerk, informed the Magistrate' , that the Surgeon, who proved that the deceased's death, Wes caused by the wound on the head, had been - examined b'eforc the Coroner, and bound over by him to app.mr . at the Sessiohs to give evidence against the prisoner. CONTINUATION 01.: Tit gPORTS AT MOULSE OS TUESDAY. -- The sports were not over until dark. The second battle he' tween Litincy and litown lasted mo re th an an h our a nd a hall; bat it was too indifferent to go into any detail of it. There wal want of mettle on both sides, and the conduct of Brawn treading upon his adversary, and hittin foul when on the ground, excited - much murmuring. binney was declared th , winner, but there was but little punishment on either side- Kendrick and Acton fought a manly battle of seventeen minas. They turned to at their work, went up to each other's heads , and never left until both felt the effects. Kendrick backed at 6 to 4 in the first three rounds, but in the fimitti be was floored . by a doubler up in the body, which sent the wind out of him. Acton led for a time, but the Black got round, an! l finished the battle by giving his adversary a heavy fill. Illueo crossing and jostling took place on the road home, in the sauce of Sir Oliver to slievi" a light upon the subject. 11.iir10NAL A YLLT:. - EMENT.-A tradesman of respectable market town in Cheshire Spends hi' evenings of the week in the following intPrOving and profitable style :—Ott Monday he attends 3 drinking club; on Tuesday,' an ouster club ; oft Wednesday, a sausuge club; on Thursday, a de bating club ; on Friday, a tripe club ; ou Satur day, a. bet: steak club. The Sabbath, as a daY of rest, he religiously observes, by tying in bed the greatest part of it. Indeed, after a man has been so well clubbed dining the week, no won der he should be kuockod down ou a Sunday.- --- (1101 Packet.) COAL-MARKET, DEc. 19. Ships at Market. Ships std Price. 35i Newca.stle - - 51 - Oil to 4.1 s 04 31 Sunderland - - 01 to —s Lady Eleanor Lowther was safely delivered of a son on Friday last, at the Earl of Lonsdalc''s seat, Cuttesmore, Rut', landshire ; we are happy to state her L':.lyship and her son are as well as can be expectd. Yesterday morning, at his house, in Upper Gower-street, the Lady of Joseph Faulder, Esq., of a son. On Sunday, the llit!) inst. the Lady ( f the Bev. Henry L 1 0) Biden, of Risley. near Derby, of a son. Saturday, at Tivoli Terrace, the Lady of J. K. Cummins, Esq. of a daughter. • MARRIED. On Tuesday the 18th inst., at :Sutton, Suffolk, - by the Res; William Deane, Joseph Watts 'f oos3y, Esq., of the I/on. }%,"'"; India Company's Civil Service, to Mary, eldest daughter 0' William Deane, Esq., of Alton hall, in the same county. On Tuesday, the 18th inst, at St. Mildred's Church, Bre'l street, Mr. Elliott, of Fnday-street, to Miss M. C. Baker, 0 Mile-end. DIED. At her house, No. 71, .61611.frer-place, Portman-squa re, the Hon. Mrs. Fitzgerald, aged 64, widow of the late Li mit Col. Fitzgerald, of the 2d Life Guards, who fell at Waterloo. On Saturday, at Exeter, Grace, the widow of the lute O. Cosens, of the islend of Jamaica, Esq. At Portsmouth, on - his return to his native city frort2 tile; West Indies, Brevet-Major Christopher Williamson, lat e °. the 2d Regiment of Foot, much lamented. Printed and Published, for the PROPRIETORS, at _tllC OFFICE ) 112; Strand, by J• B. CARSTAIII.