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which it had been directed was within 200 yards of the pri soner's quarters. With respect to the fourth count of the third charge, my humble opinion is, that it falls to the ground. But, although the detachment which proceeded to Queen_ square on Monday morning, the 31st of October, appears to have been despatched thither under directions from Lieutenant- Colonel Brereton, I should not discharge my duty were I Lit: to omit remarking upon the extraordinary arrangement " with respect to the divided command of Captain Warring_ ton's troop upon that occasion, as developed by the pri ,f . sonar in his defence ; for it appears, by his own showing, that after Cornet Kelson marched off with the detachment, Lieu tenant. Colonel Brereton had nothing to do with the reserve, or the time, or occasion, for its being called upon. But Cornet Kelson, the inferior officer, is to send for Capt. Warrington, his superior officer, without any reference to Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, as soon as there is any thing to do; and hew does the Cornet obey that order ? He waits till near seven o'clock before he sends for his Captain, although the detachment was called upon two hours before seven o'clock, to use force for effectually putting down the rioters. Having thus gone o ver such parts of the evidence produced before the Court as appear to me to be essential to the case, I should no longer have tres passed on the time of the Court had not the prisoner upon several occasions rested his justification, either directly or indirectly, upon the impossibility or illegality of his acting in any case against therioters without the positive and personal attendance of a-Magistrate. This plea of justification will be found to be urged or implied in an infinity of questions, or replies to questions, which are recorded on the Court's proceedings ; and the Prisoner, twice in the course of his address to the Court, pronounces such principle to be in accordance with the instructions under which he acted last winter in the south-west district. I can speak well to those instructions, because they were in strict accordance with instructions issued by me to every officer and non-commissioned of cavalry in Kent, Sussex, and Surrey, when (during the winter of 1829, 30) I held the command of the troops which were sent into that district to put down the disturbances. Those instructions cer tainly were to the effect, that no troop or detachment was to be taken out but by the written requisition or personal attendance .of a Magistrate, without which restriction his Majesty's troops would have been harrassed in all directions, upon every village • disturbance, or expected disturbance, or whenever a private gentleman chose to fancy that an attack was about to be made on his house and premises. All this is well known to three of 4 the members of this Honourable Court, who then commanded regiments under my orders. But surely the position ofan officer %lf holding a detached command in a disturbed district, under cir ,se • cum-stances such as I have represented, is not to be laid upon a 4 parallel with the position of an officer placed in command of a • troop under circumstances such as those in which the prisoner stood in this city, between mid-day of the 30th October till sun rise of the following day ; during which most awful period the rioters were proceeding in systematic progression. Does the prisoner mean to infer that if, whilst acting in the south. .west district, under Sir W. Heathcote's directions, that gentleman's house had been about to be fired by a body • of incendiaries whilst the owner was from home, and if the prisoner had chanced to be passing by at the time with his troop, he would not have used force to check so daring' an out rage? Or had Winchester gaol been forced by a body of riot. ers,io peace officer being present, and had the prisoner been at hand with his troop, that he would have hesitated to repel the tumult and the outrage, to disperse the delinquents, ,to take them into custody, or, if driven to the last extremity, to put them to death ? The principle then which most alarms me in the prisoner's address to the Court, and which he has attempted to maintain in different parts of his defence, is, that the refusal of an officer to act without a magistrate is "in strict ac cordance with the rules of the service ?" Standing as Ido here, at the suit of my Sovereign, I should ill indeed acquit my self of the trust which has been reposed in me, were I not to record upon the proceedings of this Court, my most distinct and decided protest against the doctrine thus set up by the prisoner,—a doctrine at variance with all the declared opinions of our soundest crown lawyers since the days of Elizabeth,—a doctrine not in strict accordance with, but most decidedly op_ posed to, the orders and regulations of his Majesty's service, as well as to the law of this land,—a doctrine calculated not only to destroy the moral as well as the professional principles of the soldier, but to expose the person as well as the property of the subject to violence and destruction,—a doctrine which, if admitted, would enable every officer when placed in com mand of his Majesty's troops for the suppression of; tumult to place the inertness of the civil power between himself and the personal responsibility of his station, and under the protec tion of such inertness to shelter himself from blame and disgrace. A duty more delicate or more invidious, yet more important, can scarcely be conceived than that in which a military officer is engaged when employed, either with or without a peace-officer, for the suppression of tumult and the preservation of the public peace; and the case now unhappily before the Court af fords a most deplorable illustration of the evils that may arise from a misconception of the principles by which the discharge of this duty should be regulated. The substance of the law for the guidance of the military in the suppression of riots, as entered in his Majesty's Regulations and Orders of the Army, is to the following effect :—" In ease of any sudden riot or breach of the peace by an assembled multitude, any of his Majesty's subjects, without the presence of a peace-officer of any description, may arm themselves, and may, of course, use ordinary means of force to suppress such riot and disturbance." And what his Majesty's subjects may do, they also ought to do, for the suppression of public tumult, when an exigency may require that such means be resorted to. Whatever any other class of his Majesty's sub jects may do, the military may unquestionably do so also. However, it is by all means advisable to procure a Justice of the Peace to attend, and for the military to act under his immediate orders, when such attendance and the sanction of such orders can be obtained, as it not only prevents any disposition to unnecessary violence on the part of those who act in repelling the tumult; but it induces also, from the known authority of such Magistrate, a more ready submission on the part of the rioters to the measures used for such purpose; but still, in great and sudden emergency, the military, as well as all other individuals, may act without their presence, or without the presence of any peace-officer whatever. Such was the opinion of the great luminary of the law, the late Lord Ellenborough, when Attorney-General of England. To this opinion of Lord Ellenborough I may add that of Sir James Mansfield, and in our own immediate time, that of Lord Chief Justice Sir Nicholas Tyndal. The humanity and forbearance of the British soldier upon every occasion of popular tumult or commotions have been proverbial for ages. Long may those qualities form his highest attributes! I would abhor the soldier that could take advantage of tumult to shed unnecessarily one drop of blood. Bear and forbear should be our motto. But I may ask, are there no occa sions where forbearance ceases to be a virtue ? Are there not limits beyond which forbearance becomes criminal—when it adds atrocity to atrocity, and sacrifice to sacrifice—and when the innocent and well-disposed, rather than the guilty and evil designing, are compromised in its consequences ? A reply to these questions may be too readily, too mournfully furnished by the city of Bristol. Let us consider, moreover, how many circumstances may occur to cause the absence of all civil au thority—sickness, infirmity, distance, intervention, supineness, disinclination. Any of these may, peradventure, tend to keep a peace-officer from the actual scene of riot and outrage. 'Tis on those occasions that his Majesty's troops, and especially the officers who command them, are to trust to the regulations prescribed by his gracious Majesty for their guidance, founded indeed upon the declared and acknowledged law of the land. Having elms been informed of the primary use and object of the law, I do boldly affirm that the first public service due from the soldier to his country is the maintenance of that law, and that it becomes the military even in the absence of a peace-officer, to put down riot by force, whenever such riot and tumult shall be sufficiently outrageous to place the life or the property of the • subject decidedly in danger, and when that danger cannot be turned aside without forcible interference. And here I may be allowed to observe that the officer placed in command of a body of troops upon such occasion is not to consider the cause of the absence of all civil authority, nor, under any presumed derelic. Lion of thity on the part of the Magistracy, to refuse to do his duty, when the riot is either so sudden, so urgent, or so atro cious, as imperatively to demand his decided interposition. I repeat that my observations do not point at trifling oc casions ; but I have no hesitation in declaring, that they do point at all such outrages and enormities as those which, commencing with the destruction of the Bridewell soon after noon on Sunday, the 30th October, were perpetrated throughout the city of Bristol, without check or controul, or even an attempt at interference until five o'clock on the follow ing morning. Is it that we are paid by the public, and that we have no domestic service to perform ? Shall the open rebel, the public robber, and the midnight incendiary, be suffered to stalk forth in our streets, to proceed from atrocity to atrocity, and his Majesty's troops be told that they can lay no hands upon them but in the presence of a Magistrate? Shall our Cities be fired at all points, and sacrilege be carried to the very thresholds of our altars, and British troops be taught that they must stand by and look on, or to be held fast in their quarters, till a peace-officer shall arrive to command and to direct their exertions? God forbid! I say God in heaven forbid ! I now commit the case of the prisoner into the hands of this Honourable Court. In doing which I have only to express my most earnest desire that, when the Court shall pro ceed to pronounce judgment, should the conduct of the prisoner jn either of the charges, or in any part of either charge, admit of different constructions, the Court will put that construction upon his couduct which is most favourable to the prisoner, to the utmost extent, compatible with their duty to his Majesty's service, and to the obligation under which their judgment is to be pronounced; and whatever that judgment may be, as affecting the prisoner, I most sincerely and most fervently pray that the result of this trial may be productive of benefit, not Merely to the interests. of the British Army, but, what is of far deeper impart, to the interests of the nation at large! And May the flames of Bristol serve as a beacon to every town and city in the United Kingdom. Sir C. Dalbiac having sat down, the Court immediately ad journed. - Captain Warrington was accompanied into Court each day by his Counsel, Mr. Lloyd Williams, and several military friends, among whom we recognized Major-General Peachy, Major -General Sir George Colburn, the Hon. Colonel Brown, Colonel Johnstone,, Major Frazer, Captain Milward, RN., Cap tain Wetherell, of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and Captain Met. chain, and Lieutenants Martin and Dyson of the same distin gUlthed corps. THURSDAY' NIGHT. lt is perfectly impossible to describe the sensation creat i Itriat o l on hearing the evidence given by Major Beckwith ed onn th t Court-martial held upon Captain Warrington. It has been we ll known that a Committee of Inquiry has been in tbe con. slant habit of meeting for the examination of witnesses relative "'the unfortunate riots here, ever since their copclusion, and it was understood that a great mass of evidence had been cot. lected : still what transpired before the Committee has always been kept secret, and nothing has been allowed to transpire. The testimony, therefore, of. Mr. Goldney, and Mr. Wintour Harris, jun., in which they spoke of the concealment of the Mayor on the night of Sunday, the 30th of October, was heard with astonishment ; it excited the greatest indignation, mixed with feelings of contempt for the unworthy behaviour of one to whom all were entitled to look for protection and assistance at so awful a moment. The Committee of Inquiry, which has been collecting evidence respecting the conduct of the Magistrates for so long a time past, are now, as well as the rest of their fellow citizens, in daily expectation that the Government will take up the investigation themselves. BRISTOL, FRIDAY' EVENING. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Within the last few days reports have been very confidently circulated, that there is to be an immediate inquiry instituted by Government into the conduct of the Magistrates, and this belief is strengthened by the circumstance of the Committee of Inquiry having repeated their application to the Home Secre tary on the subject. Lord Melbourne's reply is expected with out delay, and the statements given at the Court-martial rela tive to the conduct of the Corporation, has induced a belief that Ministers cannot now possibly refuse to accede to the urgent remonstrances of the citizens. Every one admits the positive necessity there is for such a commission as the citizens require being issued ; and it will be difficult, should Ministers refuse again, to convince the inhabitants of Bristol, and the people of other places as well, that there is not something rotten in the ministerial body —some understanding with the valiant turtle eaters of this famous city. The mass of evidence collected by the indefatigable Committee of Inquiry is of a most important kind, and all the information possessed by the Committee has been laid before the Government. The people of Bristol pa tiently wait for the result. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT, WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 3, 1832. 3d Regiment of Light Dragoon's—Lieui. T. Richardson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Jebb, who retires; Cornet 'W. S. Conway, to be Lieutenant; by pu rc h ase , vice Richardson, Feb. a 4th Light Dragoons—Lieut. R. Fawkes, from the Ceylon Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Sharpin, who exchanges, Feb. 3. Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Lieut.-Col. J. G. Peters, from half-pay, to be Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice F. 'l. Buller, who exchanges, Feb. 3. 2d Regiment of Foot—C. L. Bennett, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Faulkner, who retires, February 3. 4th Foot—Lieutenant C. J. Otter, from half.pay of the 14th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice C. Cameron, who exchanges, February a sth Fo;zit—Lieut. C. Greaves, from the half.pay of the 14th Re giment, to be Lieutenant, vice R. Foot, who exchanges, Feb. 3 6th Foot—Lieut. H. A. Dalton, from half-pay of the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice C. S. Barker, who exchanges; and R. S. Grady, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Leslie, appointed to the 59th Regiment, Feb. 3. Sth Foot—Lieut T. Egar, from 48th Regiment, to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Hill, promoted. 13th Foot—Lieut. D. Campbell, from half-pay, to be Lieu tenant, vice Edwards, appointed to the 65tb Regiment. 19th Foot—C. J. Freeman, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Deacon, promoted in the 49th Regiment, Feb. 3. 21st Foot—Lieut. E. H. Plunkett, from half-pay of the 84th Re giment, to be First Lieutenant, vice H. Brade, who exchanges, Feb. 3. 38th Foot—Gentleman Cadet J. W. S. Smith, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Whittell, promoted, Feb. 3. 45th Foot—Lieut. A. H. S. Young, from the half-pay of the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Clarke, promoted, Feb. 3. 54th Foot—H. B. Williams, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Scobell, appointed to the 95th Regiment, Feb. 3. 59th Foot—Ensign A. de Warren Richardson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Kirkaldy, who retires, Feb. 3 ; Ensign Hon. T. Leslie, from the 6th Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Richardson. 62d Foot—Lieut. T. J. Furnell, from the half-pay of the Ist Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice F. Baynes ' who exchanges. 65th Foot—Lieut. Z. Edwards, from the 13th Regiment to be Lieutenant, vice C. T. Freer, who retires upon half-pay Unat tached. 75th Foot—Lieut. J. Hope, from the half-pay of the 92d Regi ment, to be Lieutenant, vice Saunders, appointed to the 57th Regiment. _ . 76th Foot—Ensign R. Bruce to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires, Feb. 3. 90th Foot—Lieut. R. G. Daunt to be Captain, without pur chase, vice Laing, deceased, Jan. 21; Ensign M. Geale to be Lieutenant, vice Daunt; Gent. Cadet J. F. Ducat, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Geale, Feb. 3. 95th Foot—Lieut. P. Collis to be Captain, by purchase, vice Hall, who retires; Ensign J. Wardle to be Lieutenant, by pur. chase ' vice Collis; Ensign H. F. Scobell, from 04th Re g i men t , to be Ensign, vice Wardle, Feb. 3. Ist West India Regiment—Ensign J. 'D. Blythe, from 57th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Waddell, who re tires, Feb. 3. MEMORANDUM.—The date of Lieut. L. Smith's promotion in the 46th regiment, was 22d November, 18'27, and not 16th January, 1828.. Ceylon Regiment—Lieutenant H. Sharpin, from 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Fawkes, who exchanges,Feb.3. - - To be Lieutenants without purchase. Ensign R. Copley, from the Royal Newfoundland Veteran Companies; Ensign J. H. Fearnon, Feb. 4. To be Ensigns, without purchase. Ensign G. C. Hodges, from the half-pay of the 10th regiment; Ensign St. Leger Beece, from the half-pay of the 88th regiment, vico Fearon, Feb. 4. WHITEHALL, FEB. 1. The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint Sir John Cam Holohouse, Bart., to be his Majesty's Secretary at War. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY, WILLIAM MORGAN, GEORGE RICHARD ROACH, and GEORGE MORGAN, Liverpool-street, London, merchants, BANKRUPTS. PETER YOUNG, Fenchurch-street, rope-rnaker, to surrender Feb. 13, at one, and March 16, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Lane, Perin, and Lane, Lawrence Pountney.place. HARRY BmsTow WILSON, Lawrence Pountney-hill, boarding-house-keeper, Feb. 11, at half-past ten, and March 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Burn, Tolenhouse-yard ; Clarke, St. Swithin's-lane. JAMES CROW EASLING Chandos-street, Covent.garden, victualler, Feb. 10, at two, and March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Keane, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. EDWARD ALLFORD, Bishopsgate-street Without, up holsterer, Feb. 14 and March 16, at ten, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Robinson and Russell, Pancras-lane. HENRY WILSON, Sun-street, woollen-draper, Feb. 16, at eleven, and March 16, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Wilde, Rees, and Humphry, College-hill. JAMES PESTELL, Stotfold, Bedfordshire, miller, Feb. 17, at eleven, and March 16, at ten, at the Court of - Bankruptcy. nu quand, Broad-street ; Helder, Clement's-inn. JAMES CHAMBERLAIN, Aldermanbury, warehouseman, Feb. 13, at one, and March 16, at ten, at the Courtof Bankruptcy. Boxer, Bow-lane, Cheapside. HENRY CAZENOVE and JAMES CAZENOVE, Broad street-building<, merchants, Feb. 14, at eleven, and March 16, at ten, at the Court of Bankauptcy. Turquand, Broad-street ; Bourdillon, Great Winchester-street. HENRY BENNS, Norwich, cordwainer, Feb. 17 and March 16, at twelve, at the Offices of Messrs. Beckwith and Dye, Nor wich. Beckwith and Dye, Norwich ; Clarke, Richards, and IMedcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields. JOHN CARELESS and SOPHIA CARELESS, Bristol, bakers, Feb. 17 and March 16, at one, at the White Lion Inn, Bristol. Horton and Son, Furnival's Inn; Baynton, Son, and Thomas, Bristol. SAMUEL HATTERSLEY, GEORGE HATTERSLEY, and LEVI HATTERSLEY, Bradford, Yorkshire, machine-makers, Feb. 10, 11, at eleven, and March 16, at two, at the Sun Inn, Bradford. Hawkins, Bloxam, and Stocker, New Boswell-court; Moulden, Bradford ; Metcalfe, Keighley, Yorkshire. THOMAS PEARKES, Stanford-bridge, Worcestershire, grocer, Feb. 14, 15, and March 16, at twelve, at the Star and Garter, Worcester. Smith, Basinghall-street ; Parker and Smith, Worcester. WILLIAM STEAD, Shrewsbury, mercer, Feb. 14 and March 10, at eleven, at the Crown Inn, Shrewsbury. Harley, Kough, Shrewsbury ; Philpot, Stone, and Philpot, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury. WILLIAM LAWTON, Birkinhead, Cheshire, limeburner, Feb. 15 and March 16, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liver.. pool. Chester, Staple-Inn; Hetherington, Liverpool. JOHN HAYTON, Bridge-mill, Cumberland, corn-factor, Feb. 15 and March 16, at the Half Moon Inn, Wigton, Cumberland. Mounsey and Gray, Staple Inn; Hodgson, Wigton. JOSEPH LAWTON, Saddleworth,Yorkshire, grocer, Feb. 21, at six, 22, and March 16, at eleven, at the office of Messrs. Alex ander, Halifax,' Yorkshire. Emmett, New Inn ; Alexander, Halifax. NATHANIEL THOMAS, Manchester, upholsterer, Feb. 15, at nine, '2O, at two, and March 16, at nine, at the Star Inn, Man. chester. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row; Makinson, Manchester. DIVIDENDS. C. Hoppe, King-street, Cheapside merchant, Feb. 27, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy2-S. Wood, Bolton, Lanca shire, baker, March 1, at eleven, at the Star lan, Manchester— T. Strickland and T. N. Brickwood, Liverpodl, merchants, Feb. 28, at tWo, a t the Clarendon rooms , Gunby, mingham, sword-maker, Feb. 29, at eleven, at the George Inn, Stroud, Gleucestershirc—T. Walters, jun., Cheadle, Staffbrd shire, innkeeper, Feb. 27, at three, at the Wh ea t Sh ea f I nn, Cheadle—D. Lodge, Poole, ironmonger, Feb. 25, at two, at the offices of Messrs. Parr, Poole. CERTIFICATES.—FEn. 24. J. Foster and J. Walsh, Liver' Hanbury, Bart lett's.buildings, Holborn, warehouseman—W. Ridout, Ring wood, Southampton, linen-draper—W. Snow, Wandsworth-road, coach-maker—W. Prentice, High.street, Southwark, ironmonger —J. Nelson, Rolls'-buildings,Chancery-lane,ivery.stable-keeper —M. W. Deane, Richmond, tea.dealer—J. Hirst, Leeds, corn factor—J. Fraser, Leamington-Priors, Warwickshire, builder— Ann Briarly, Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire, innkeeper—NV. IVrangham, Louth, Lincolnshire, silversmith—R. Pearson, Li verpool, flour-dealer—E. Bowring, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, merchant—C. G. Gray, Norwood-house, Iver, Uxbridge, dealer —W. Farr, Bristol, silversmith—J. W. Woolley, Hanover-ter race, Regent's Park, furnishing-ironmonger—J. It. Davis, Liver pool, ship-owner—T. Robinson, Anchor and Hope-alley, St. George-in-the-East, tallow.chandler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. Wilkinson and E. Lawrance, Bucklerslsury, attorneys—A. Jones and W. lon, Pontypool, Monmouthshire, mercers—R. Garnett, W. Garnett, and T. Armstrong, Manchester, mer. chants (so far as regards W. Garnett)—A. Mayo and H. L. Walton, Back-hill, Hatton-garden, timber-merchants—S. S. Hargill and J. Cheethain, Bramley, Yorkshire, dyers—J. Bridges and B. Chamberlain, Vine-street, Lambeth, carmen—H. Home wood and G. W. Simmouds, Woolwich, corn.factors—J. Ward, T. Ward, and J. Bambtr, Kirkham, Lancashir e , j o i ners —R . Miles, Jamaica-row, BerMondsey, and R. Miles, Camberwell_ road, turpentine-distillers—G., R., sell., J. 8., G. R. and R. Philips, jun., Manchester, merchants (so far as regards G. and J. It Philips)—lt. Smith and H. Perrin, St. Martin's-lane, wool. len,drapers—P. Millard and T. an 'A d lar er ti . n ‘ , v c ri l g e h m t r s t n 't , la h n i e u , , whole. cotnn. Terry, Aldersgate-street, furniture-manufacturers—H. and C. dealers—W. Byrom and H. S. Worsley, Liverpool, surveyors— M. • and C. Meigh, Hanley, Stoke-upon-Trent, Statibrdshire, manufacturers of earthenware. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.—The rebulding of this theatre on the old site is to commence immediately. The front will form a part of the new street leading from Waterloo-bridge to Bow-street. The house will open for performance on the Ist of July ! ARMY COMMUTATION. — The system of allowing regimental officers on half-pay to commute their half-pay for a sum of money is new extended to officers of the Militia entitled to the disembodied allowance and that allowance will not be granted to future appointments. Journal. PRICES OF THE STOCKS 19 Bank, Stock 3 per Ccnt. Red. 82%3, 3 pet' Cent. Cons. ..... ....82%%1,i 3 per Cent...-. .......... - Ditto Red 9 404% gew33per Cent 89 Vi 3 per Cent Ann. 1728 .. - 4 per Cent. 1826 99N lin Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1860 16% 11-16 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 16% Jan. 5, 1880 Aprils, 1880 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870.....,,,.,,,.,, - FRICIS OF FORXIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Scrip Brazdian ,onds Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... C ilian Bonds Colcinlian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Vanish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Guatimalx. Mexican Bond.; Ditto, 1825 418 DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock 194 Ditto Bonds ............... par South Soa Stock Old Annuities ..... New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .£l,OOO 11 10 12 nu-. Ditto. .500. . ... 11 12 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Com - uercial .......... pm. Ditto Advertised ....... pm. Bank for Opening ........ . India for Account Cons. for Feb. 23 ............ A' THIS DAY AT ONE t)'CLOCX. Neapolitan Bonds ?ortuguese Bonds ?Yussian, Old )itto, New tussian 48 7; Spanish, 1841 1823- French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —c. Exchange 3 per cent Exchange ...... Dutch Scrip 40% 4.1 • . -k It, 4 Val LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1832, The French Papers of Thursday have been received by express. A conspiracy is said to have been detected at the ball given by the King of the FRENCH, in consequence of which a great number of arrests took place. We entertain some doubts as to the truth of this news! or if it be true, it is not unlikely to have originated in the same quarter as the fa mous Notre Dame rebellion. Besides it does not seem very likely that conspirators would have selected a ball-room as the most fitting place for their machinations. That Louis PHILIPPE is not popular with a certain portion of those who first hailed his elevation to the throne we know, and his late or rather continued perse cution of the Press is not calculated to in crease the number of his friends; but we do not think that there is any party in France— not even the Carlists, that would attempt his life—and what other result would be aimed at in a ball-room ? The French Funds do not seem to have been depressed by such an occurrence, for they rose nearly one per cent. ; the Three per Cents. being 6.5 f. 60c. If 3,000 French troops are to be sent to Ancona, as reported, it must have reference to the disturbances in Italy, and the entry of the Austrian troops into Bologna. If a Committee on the Glove Trade would have led to any practical result, we should have agreed with Mr. HUME, that Ministers should have consented to a further investigation of the sub ject ; but, it being admitted by the trade, that nothing short of a prohibition of French gloves could be of any real service to them, (for, as re marked by Mr. BARING, a protection of twenty, forty, or even fifty per cent. is considered nuga tory), the only question for the consideration of a Committee could be, whether or not it would be expedient to revert to the old system of pro hibition, instead of the admission of foreign gloves at the existing duty. It is needless to ob.; serve, that to recur now to prohibition, would be in direct contradiction to every step that has yet been taken to carry into effect a liberal commer cial policy, in pursuance of the repeated recom mendation of Parliamentary Committees, and would entitle the silk-traders and others, to urge similar claims with a similar degree of force. Ministers could not therefore have opened the subject for discussion, without weakening the public confidence in their adhesion to the prin ciples they are so positively pledged to in regard to trade. The Glove Trade may well allege it is in a state of stagnation, for unfortunately there is scarcely a branch of our manufactures that is, at present, otherwise than depressed. But it lies on them to skew that this stagnation has been caused by the importation of foreign gloves,—a conclusion which is clearly repudiated by the statements adduced by Mr. POULETT THOMSON, who shewed the increase in the import of skins for the purpose of glove-making, and pointed out the causes of the non-existence of the smuggling of gloves, owing to the rate of duty being less than the cost of a smuggling insurance. He also well illustrated the distress of the popu lation at Yeovil, from whence so many complaint s have proceeded, by referring to the remarkable increase of population in that town, being, ac cording to the late census, more than double the rate of increase of the county of Somerset, and almost double the rate of increase fbr the king dom at large. The use of cotton gloves during the last year is also a reason for a diminished sale of leather ones—and when all these facts are considered, as well as the absence of any proof of the connection between the admission of ' foreign gloves, and the alleged distress, the argu ment of Colonel DAVIES appears to be reduced to—post hoc, ergo propter hoc. The distress is subsequent in point of time to the repeal of the prohibition, ergo (it is argued), it is in conse quence of it. We quite agree with Mr. HUME'S remark, that the true question for consideration is, not how far the British manufacturers are affected by the admission of foreign gloves, but how far it is the interest of the British consumer that they should be admitted. From the tenor of the de bate it might also be inferred, that the benefit of consumers was viewed by Parliament as a matter of no moment, or at the least a very subor dinate one. The time will, it is to be hoped, arrive, when there will be no such thing as duties imposed for the sake of protection, but they Will be imposed for the sole and legitimate purpose of revenue. Every prohibitory duty, whether upon gloves, silk, corn, or whatever other object, is so much taken out of the pockets of the people as much as a tax levied directly upon their win doves ; the only misfortune is, that the public have not the sense to see the injury they suffer from the system, and therefore do not cry out against it as they would if they understood its effects. The consumers should raise their voice against all protective duties, and the manufacturers should demand relief against the present burthen some taxation, which operates to diminish both wages and profits to a ruinous extent. Every complaint like that of the glove-manufacturers is I COURT OF KING'S BENCH.---(THIS DAY.) a fresh proof of the - difficulties against which British industry has to bear up. A revision of the mode • of taxation, as well as the amount of it, is a measure of the very first necessity to this country,:and is, in truth, the only means whereby permanent relief can be given to the very nume rous classes of persons upon whom distress presses with a heavy hand. The existing stag nation in the Glove Trade, as well as others, has, by the bye, we fear, been materially aggravated by the suspension of the Reform Bill, and affords a fresh argument for expediting its progress. Lord PALM ERSTON last night, in answ r to some questions by Sir R. VYVYAN, with re gard to the Belgian treaty, expressed strong hopes that Russia, Austria, and Prussia would soon send their respective ratifications. We trust they will. One thing is very clear, from the eagerness with which the King of HOLLAND'S interests were spoken of by the Hon. Baronet, that the Tories have all along been prompting his Dutch MA JESTY how to practice the game of delay ; and it has been seen that he has proved him self a very apt pupil. For our parts, we think that the King of HOLLAND will never .ratify the Belgian treaty until the Reform Bill has passed the House of Lords. It was with re ference to this delay that Sir R. VYVYAN asked whether it was the intention of the English and French Governments, in case the King of the NETHERLANDS acceded to the treaty, to gua rantee to the King of the NETHERLANDS the execution of its articles to the same extent as they had guaranteed them to the King of BELGIUM ? But Lord PALMERSTON w a s not to be entrapped in this manner. He very properly refused the desired explana tion—so that if the King of HOLLAND persists in holding out for the purpose of taking advantage of the chapter of accidents, he must take the consequences also. A new writ for Ayrshire was moved for lase night, in the room of THOMAS FRANCIS KEN. NED; Esq., appointed Clerk of the Ordnance. . . The following are extracts from German Papers received this morning : VIENNA, JAN. 21.—The Court Gazette of to-day contains the following article : " The dreaded epidemic has now, by God's help, nearly va nished from the capital city of Vienna, and in the country also, the disorder where it has manifested itself, in a few places, seems to have lost its virulence. But the susceptibility to infection has greatly abated ; daily experience still shows that it attacks, from time to time, individuals who indulge to excess in eating and drinking, or in general do not lead regular lives. Moderation in the enjoyments of life, and carefully guarding against raking cold, are the best prescriptions against this destructive disorder ; it cannot, therefore, be sufficiently impressed on people's minds, especially at this time, when the pleasures of the Carnival so easily lead to irregularities of all kinds; and deviations iron' the usual habits of life, with the dangerous consequences atten dant on such excesses." To-day there have been four new cases in the city ; two have proved fatal ; there remain, therefore, two, and two others in the suburbs ; in all four. FROM THE FRENCH FRONTIERS, JAN. 22.—We learn from good authority that the French Ministry, in its anxious endeavours to deprive foreign Cabinets of all reasons for dis trust, refused all applications to promote by pecuniary as sistance the - settlement of the emigrant Polesin France, as far as it could be done without too greatly opposing the general voice of the people. It is said to have refused in particular to advance the sums necessary for the conveyance of the numerous Poles in East Prussia, who wish to follow their officers to France. The accomplishment of this wish is the more improbable, as any assistance that the Polish Committee or pri vate persons can give, however considerable, must be insufficient for this purpose. More assistance has been given to the officers, because they did not, like the subalterns and pri. rates, refuse the amnesty, but were excluded frost it in express terms, and the Government therefore thinks that by this act of humanity it does not act contrary to policy. But even in their case the assistance has been confined to individual cases ; those who are still expected are to receive on their arrival in France (but not before) 300 francs each, which, when we consider the great number of them, may amount to a considerable sum. CHOLERA MORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT. COUNCIL OFFICE, DAILY REPO , WHITEHALL.—(THIS DAY.) RT of CHOLERA CASES. MILLS v. BECK This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a tailor, to recove► from the defendant, an attorney, the sum of 51. 9s. 6d. being the balance of an account of clothes supplied to him, The defendant pleaded the general issue, and the Court of Requests Act. Mr. PLAIT conducted the case for the plaintiff, and Mr. Casipaaci. and Mr. BUSBY for the defendant. From the evidence of twowitness for the plaintiff, it appeared that clothes to the amount of 71. 19s tid. were furnished by the plaintiff to the defendant; that subsequently 3/. 10s. was paid, leaving a balance of 41. 9s 6d., that sum and a sovereign lent the defendant by the plaintiff made up the amount now sought to be recovered. In answer to the demand, it was proved by two witnesses that an objection was made by the defendant to some of the items of the bill; that a solicitor, named Hart (who has since been struck off the rolls), was authorised by the plaintiff to attend the de fendant respecting the bill, and that after certain deductions, one of which was two guineas for professional services rendered by defendant to plaintiff; the bill was reduced to 41.95. which was paid. It further appeared that since the action was commenced the defendant met the plaintiff and said, " So you have brought an action against me without making any application." The plaintiff appeared astonished, declared that he had given noauthority to any attorney to bring the action, that the plaintiff owed him nothing, and advised him to proceed against the attorney for acting without any authority. His LORDSHIP having summed up the evidence, the Jury found a verdict for the defendant. As the parties engaged in the cause were about leaving the Court, Mr. George Beck, the brother of the defendant, anti one of the witnesses for the defence, who had been several times alluded to by Mr. Platt in his reply, said something to that gen tleman. Mr. PLATT immediately rose, and, addressing his Lordship, said he felt it was due to 'the Bar and to the profession to state that Mr. George Beck had called him a liar and no gentleman, and added that he, .Mr. Platt, should hear further from him. Mr. CAMPBELL said he had explained to his client and his brother that whatever observations Mr. Platt had made had been made only in the course of his duty, and with a view to his credibility ; the Jury had believed the testimony given by Mr. George Beck, and therefore nothing need be thought of Mr. Platt's observations.- The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE told Mr. George Beck that if he repeated such conduct, and an application made to the Court, he should be struck off the rolls. Mr. G. Beck said he should be unworthy of standing upon the rolls of this Court if he were either a liar, a cheat, or a bully, all of which he had been designated by Mr. Platt. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—You had better let me hear no more of this, or I will strike you (Ara once. The subject then dropped. KENRICK v. ANDERSON. This was an action, brought by the plaintiff, a livery-stable keeper, to recover 1261. for a horse and gig sold to the defendant, who was a hair-dresser in Finch-lane, Cornhill. Sir J. SCARLETT and Mr. COMYN appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. POLLOCK for the defendant. From the evidence of the witnesses for the plaintiff it appeared that in the latter end of September, 1830, the defendant, tope. ther with • a person named. Lobb, called at the plaintiffs stables for the purpose of seeing a pony and gig, which the plaintiff' had advertised for sale, and after seeing them, they agreed upon the sale of them at the price of 100/. Lobb ofibred to give him a bill of exchange for 051., drawn at Hamburg, and made payable on the Bank of Scotland in Edinburgh, and 51. cash. The plaintiff wished for an opportunity of enquiring respeating the bill, and it was agreed that the defendant should give a written guarantee that in order to make the necessary enquiries he would hold himself respon sible for the amount of the bill, or should it not be approved of by the Sth October, the pony and gig should be returned. The plaintiff accordingly allowed them to have the pony and gig, and they were placed at livery at Mr. Underwood's stables, in the city. Two or three days after war d s th e d e f endant and Lobb called with the pony and chaise, and wished to ex change the pony for a larger horse; that was done, and the dif ference in the price made the amount of 126/. which was now claimed. Enquiries were made at the Bank of Scotland, when it appeared that nothing was known there respecting the bill for 05/., and before the Bth October it appeared that Lobb had gone away with the horse and gig, which had never since been seen, and the defendant was now in a debtors' prison. Mr. POLLOCK addressed the Jury for the defence, and sub mitted that the guarantee entered into by his client was gone by, and that therefore he was not Rabic,. His client had certainly been imprudent in entering into any guarantee, for he never derived any benefit from the transaction, the horse and gig bas ing been taken away by Lobb. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1261. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY " • • w a °I E . g E Places. . •:- E c g.. g g E.--4 : :6;.t4 Feb Sunderland Newcastle 2 26 1 0 10 17 903 289 Gateshead North Shields aria Tynemouth 75 7 3 5 74 188 '47 Walker 2 6 1J 1 2 4 81 22 Killingworth 2 0 3 0 0 3 8 3 Hetton, Haddington and vi cinity, N.B. 1 13 1 1 0 13 83 43 Tranent, N.B Preston Pans 1 23 5 2 0 26 49 9 Jan. North Berwick, N.B 31 0 1 0 0 1 8 4 Feb Musselburgh, N.B 1 66 23 5 5 81 244 98 Edinburgh, N.B 1 3 0 0 0 3 5 Total 169 158113 I 33 1301 2970 978 Totals from places where the disease has ceased, and from which no returns have been this day received 5lB 1113 Grand Total 3488 (1091 (Signed) FROM LLOYD'S. MARGATE, FEB. 3.—Arrival off port, the Matilda, Davie, from Bordeaux. • SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 3 —Arrived the Peace, Bynon, from Messina. POOLE, FEB. :I.—Arrived the Louisa Hannah, Bell, frcm Newfoundland. WM. MACLEAN, PENZANCE, FEB. Q.—Arrived off' port, the Charles Ferdi nand, Klencke, from Havannah. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 2.—Arrived off port, the Theodosia, from Jamaica. CORK, FEB. S.E.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Stag, from Portsmouth; and his Majesty's ship Orestes, from a crulze. ABERDEEN, FEB. L—Arrived the Herald, Goldie, from Savannah. Secretary. HULL, Fan. 3.—Arrived the Wilberforce, Clark, from Sr. John's, N. B. HOLYHEAD, FEB 2.—The Felicity, from Flint to this port, struck on the Clipera Rocks last night and sunk; crew saved. BRIDLINGTON, FEB. '2.—The Coke, Smith, from Wells to Newcastle, came on shore this morning during a fog, but was rot off and brought into the harb our without much damage, after discharging part of the cargo. LIMERICK, Jaw. 31.—The Reform, arrived here from Liver pool, saw, on the 22d inst., in lat 56. long. 12., a brig of about 2:10 tons, laden with timber, abandoned and water-logged : she had a broad yellow streak, black bowsprit, no head, a wood stock anchor on the larboard bow, plain stern, and no masts. YARMOUTH, FEB. 2.—The Cassandra, from Bristol to Bel. fast, abandoned by the crew on the 24th ult., has been carried into Port Ellen, Isle of Islay. The Oretto, Carter, from London to Trieste, was spoken with the 22d ult. off Oporto ; and the Garland, Murray, from Liver poll to Savannah, the 17th ult., in lat. 34. long. 30. The Sally, Nicholson, from London to Bristol, foundered ( ff the Bundle Hone the Ist inst. ; crew saved. The Daniel, Champion, from Plymouth, has arrived off Oporto, FINE ARTS. FISHER'S VIEWS OF DEVONSHIRE AND CORNWALL. The views in this number, which is the thirty first, amount to four, illustrative of some of the most picturesque:ice:wry hi the South of England. The sketch of Dartmouth Castle and Harbour is particularly beautiful, and we can vouch for its accurate resemblance to nature. The improving aspect of Dartmouth Church, whose interior is almost equal in grandeur to some of our finest Ca thedrals, is also adequately pourtrayed. NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. No. XXXIV. Containing portraits of the late Duke of York, Thomas Campbell, Esq., and Admiral Lord Coßingwood. That of the Duke of York is no very striking resemblance, though, as an en graving, it has very superior merit. Camp bell's is an admirable likenesc, even in the minutest points, and full of grace and delicacy ; of Lord Collingwood's we cannot speak, except that the engraving is clever, though not equal to the for mer. Of the memoirs accompanying these portraits Mr. Campbell's is the best; it is simply and unos tentatiously written, and contains one or two divert ing anecdotes. VIEWS IN THE EA S T.--P.Ara XIV. A part in no way inferior to the very best of it , predecessors. The view of Thubare, a small har bour on the Arabian coast of the Red Sea, is a per fect gem in its way. Despatches were received this day at the Co lonial-office from the island of Barbadoes. We h ave j ust seen a head of his MAJESTY, surrounded b y var i ous specimens of penmanship, which does credit t o t h e tante of Mr. LATHAM, the engraver. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS. OXFORD, FEn. 4.—The Rev. M. Vincent, of University College, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Thomas's Church, Brampton. ___ . - The Rev, W. B. Rennell, Fellow of King's College, Cam bridge, to the Ministry of the New Church, Paddington. The Rev. Dr. Wellesley, in consequence of the Act for the Partial Abolition of Pluralities, passed last Session of Parlia ment, having vacated the Vicarage of Chelsea, which is now di vided into two parishes, Upper and Lower Chelsea, the Rev. H. Blunt has been appoin.ed Vicar of Upper Chelsea. The Rev. W. E. Chapman, M. A. Minister of Edenham, to the Rectory of Somerby, Grantham. The Rev. Bernard Gilp n, M.A. to the Rectory of Burnham Westgate, Norfolk. The Rev. William Langstaff Weddall, B.A. to the Rectory of Chillisford, Suffolk. The Rev. Thomas Vyvyan, of Trelowarren, is appointed to St. Mary's, Penzance, on the resignation of the Rev. C. V. Le Grice. It is a curious coincidence that in the reign of Queen Elizabeth (see Art. St. Mawe's, in " History of Cornwall") Vyvyan of Trelowarren succeeded Sir Robert Le Grice in possession of St. Mawes. The LATE EXECUTION at NOTTINGHAM' NOTTINGHAM, Fee. 3.—The awful scene which took place on Wednesday last in this town closed without the least disturb ance, though murmurs far and wide echoed throughout the town and its neighbourhood during the day. Ten thousand persons at least assembled to witness the execution. The military were in attendance in all parts of the town, but there was not the slightest occasion for their services. The parents of the unfortunate cri. minals are honest elderly people, who have always borne a good character. Their feelings received a deep wound in the refusal which was given to each of them to embrace, for a last time, their unhappy children. They were only allowed to see them through wooden barriers. The aged and heart-broken mother of Hearson attempted to creep through this barrier, in order to kiss her son, but she was prevented. It is not said whether the Magistrates caused such unusual restrictions. The following is the copy of a singular letter written by Hearson previous to his execution : DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER—This i s my l as t requ est, lB:l and I trust you will endeavour to fulfil it to the utmost of your power. " Ist. I should like my companions to be my bearers, and should like all of them to be clothed in black—black hatbands, and white gloves, with a knot of white ribands attached to each breast, with one leaf of laurel to the same. " 2(1. As soon as you get possession of my body, you will see that I am scrubbed until I become my natural colour. "3d. It is my particular desire that you keep me until the fol lowing Sunday atter me death. " 4th. And I wish that all my friends and companions may see, when dead, if you consider it prudent so to do, if I am any where near my own colour. "sth. I wish you to tie my black handkerchief twice round my neck, with a bunch In front, until my burial takes place, and then to remove it or take it oft; and give it to my wife. Se, I desire all relations and friends may be requested to follow me to my grave, and some of my companions to be so kind as to watch me and see I am not took up or stol e f or o n e wee k , as I have been i nformed something of this sort will be tried at. " 7th. And you will see that the sexton bury me in the same grave as my child is buried in; you will take it up, and lay it upon me. " And now, my dear wife and mother, and family, I beg you will forgive me all or any thing I may have done amiss, as I freely forgive all who may have injured me; and may the blessings of God be upon you by night and by day, endeavouring to prepare for an eternity of glory ; to which place I trust, through the mediation of my blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, I am preparing. " P.S. You will have six young women to bear my pall to my last home ; and give my love to my brother Thomas, and it is my prayers that the Lord may prosper him and Isis for the many kindnesses lie bath done for me, " And, believe me, I subscribe with mytlying breath, a mur. dered man, " GEORGE HEARSON." THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have no arrivals this morning of foreign mails, and only one arrival of ship letters from Smyrna. Lord Palmerston's assurance last night in the House that the ratification of the Dutch treaty by Russia, Prussia, and Austria, might be soon expected, has kept our Funds steady this morning, with rather an improvement. Consols, which left off yesterday at Sil!i forthe:Account, are at present 82% %, with little doing. The Foreign Market is scarce worth notice, not a bargain doing. HALF-PAST ONE. The Funds continue' steady at 82% for the Account, with Little doing. THREE O'CLOCK Consols, 822 -I. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols .. Danish .......... 65 4 Ditto for Account 82if Greek, 1825.... 21 Brazilian Bonds I Mexican, 182' Buenos Ayres... Chilian Ditto.... Columbian 1824 4, - Peruvian — Russian ...... Spanish ,4,. !,5„ .-. - --- - The lovers of the fine arts will hear with sorrow the destruction, by fire, of Mr. WILMSRURST'S splendid painted window of the Tournament of the Fie►d of the Cloth of Gold. It was completed about two years since at a cost of nearly 2,0001., and three years' labour of the artist.-- The Mirror. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Fria cess Victoria honoured Covent.garden Theatre with their pre sence last evening, to witness the Haunted Tower, and Haile. quin Hop o'my Thumb. The Duchess of Cumberland came to town yesterday after noon from her residence at Kew. The Minister from Buenss.Ayres transacted business on Thursday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Mr. Mayers, the agent for Barbadoes, had an interview with Viscount Goderich yesterday, at the Colonial-office. Lord Milton and Lord John-Russell visited Viscount Althorp yesterday at the Treasury. Despatches were sent ofr from the Colonial-office, on Thur:i day evening, for Lord Aylmer, the Governor of Lower Canada ; for the Earl of Belmore, the Governor of Jamaica; and also for Sir James Lyon, the Governor of Barbadoes. Lord Hill, the Commander of the Forces, visited Earl Grvy yesterday at the Treasury. The Duke of Wellington left town yesterday for his seat at Strathfieldsaye. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. The Haunted Tower was last night revived here, probably for the purpose of enabling Miss INVERAIIITY and Miss SIMI REFF to appear in the same piece. The former lady sustained the character of Lady Elinor, and the latter that of Adela. The applause was divided between the two ladies throughout the piece Their respective friends, however, were rather indiscreet in their zeal that justice should be done to each, and we were at every song seriously. threatened with repetitions which, if persisted in, must have proved no trifling call upon the patictwo of those who had no private partiality to gratify. This metho. dical practice of encoring indiscriminately is becoming quite a nuisance at our theatres, and ought to receive less countenance from the performers themselves. Mr. BRAHAM appeared as Lord if'illiam, and went through the part with considerable sang froid. Mr. BARTLEY made the part of the Baron quite a laughable as the author intended it to be, and Mr. 6.:PENSON,2 Edward, did all that could be required of the character. THE LATE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD. FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.—QUEZA^S-SQUA RE. It will be recollected that, on Wednesday last, Mr. Edward Fordham, a gentleman of the highest respectability, and Mr. Edward Tatham,' jun., of the firm of Tatham and Son, sword cutlers at Charing-cross, were charged before Mr. Marriott with defrauding Esther Tompkins, a fruiterer, at No. 11, Charing_ cross, of eighteen shillings and two shillings' worth of oranges; and, on the evidence which has already appeared in the news papers, these gentlemen were fully committed for trial at the "next Weitminiter Sessions; subsequently, however, bail was taken for their appearance to answer the charge, and they were dismissed. It is impossible to describe the extraordinary sensation which this decision produced amongst the friends of the accused, who immediately came forward after reading the reports of the pro ceedings. Mr. Gurney, the King's Counsel, had an interview with Mr. Marriott on the occasion, and at his solicitation, we understand, he consented to hear the case over again. Yesterday afternoon, at one o'clock, Mr. Fordham and Mr. Tatham, jun., were in attendance at the office. Mr. Adolphus, Mr. C. Phillips, and Mr. Harmer attended on the part of the ac cused ; and Mr. Isaacs, the solicitor, attended on behalf of Mr. Philip Garcia, the proprietor of the fruit shop where Esther Tompkins, the complainant, lived as servant. Mr. MARRIOTT, Mr. WHITE, and Mr. GREGORIE, were on the bench, and the office was crowded to such excess that it was with difficulty we could get admission. Amongst the gentlemen present were Sir John Sebright, Bart., M.P., Lord Dacre, Mr. Byng, M.P., and a host of per sons of the first respectability. Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the bench—He said, that as he understood the present case, his clients had gone into a fruit erer's shop to purchase two shillings' worth of oranges, that Mr. Fordham had asked for change of a sovereign, which was given to him by the woman, Esther Tompkins, and that on his going out of the shop she had charged him with not having paid her the sovereign. Convinced in his own mind that he had done so, a dispute arose, when he was given in charge to a police constable, and taken to the station-house ; and that, on the fol lowing morning, both Mr. Fordham and Mr. Tatham were com mitted for trial for the fraud. He was convinced that no Ma. gistrate would have committed the accused under such circum stances, had there not been some erroneous impression on his mind at the time. Under these circumstances, he had to re quest that the proceedings against his clients might be heard de novo. Mr. MARRIOTT said, that it appeared to him that the beet mode of proceeding would be, to call those witnesses to character which he understood were in attendance. The woman swore to the facts, and Mr. Fordham called no person as to character. A gentleman here observed, that became voluntarily forward to speak to the character of the parties. Mr. MARRIOTT begged he might not be interrupted. Mr. Tatham's father had interfered in the case while the parties were under examination, and he told him that as he was not a professional man lie could not hear him but upon oath. He asked Mr. Tatham, sen., whether he would speak to his son's character, and that gentleman declined doing so. That being the state of the case, he felt himself in a very painful situation. There was a defenceless woman before him, whom he believed the witness of truth, according to her statements on oath. Mr. Fordham had offered a sovereign at the station-house, and had even said that he would give ten sovereigns to have no more to do with the business ; she, however, would not take the money without he admitted that he had not paid her, which he re. fused to do, and this he thought made the case worse. It was most extraordinary to him that a defenceless woman would at tempt to defraud two respectable men of a sovereign. It was impressed upon his mind that she dared not have attempted to do so in the manner stated, and then havecalled in the aid of the police constable. It would have been a source of great re. lief to his mind if, in the first instance, witnesses as to cha racter had been called. Mr. Charles Phillips was quite sure that every man who ki.ew him (Mr. Marriott) could never doubt his character; for a tie fief of years it was well known to the world for impartiality, honour, and integrity. No man could cast the slightest slur upon it; but every man must be aware that the best of men might be liable to an error of judgment. Mr. Fordham was a gentleman of the first respectability; he was an extensive land. holder in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, and well known to every person of respectability in the neighbourhood where he resided, as a man utterly incapable of such an offence as that alleged against him. Mr. Tatham, sen., had been sworn on the first examination, and had given evidence as to the character of his son. Mr. Tatham was ready in the office to swear to it, and so was his son. With regard to the circumstance of suspicion alluded to by Mr. Marriott, of Mr. Fordham having offered a sovereign at the station-house to get rid of the business, he took a very different view of the motives which induced a gentleman to act in that manner—showing any thing but a proof of guilt. Sooner than be annoyed with such a charge, he did offer the woman a sovereign when he found that he was likely to be con_ ! fined all night on a charge of felony, and locked up in a police station, in all probability with common felons; but when the woman refused to take the money without Mr. Fordham would declare that he had never paid her the sovereign at all, his client, with that indignation which would operate on every ho nourable mind, refused to admit that he had committed a fraud, and rested on his well-known character and reputation to give. him his liberty. His clients were indebted to the public press, which had given publicity to the proceedings ; for a gentleman had come forward, a total stranger to the parties, to bear testi. mony that he had been charged by the complainant in a similar manner about a sovereign. Mr. MARRIOTT would not allow Messrs. Tatham to be examined on oath as to Mr. Tatham, sen., having given evi dence to the character of his son on the first examination. Mr. Adolphus would proceed to call his witnesses. The first witness called was Lord Dacre. Mr. Adolphus—ls your Lordship acquainted with Mr. Ford. ham . Lord Dacre—l am; I have known him for many years ; he is a gentleman of fortune, and of the first respectability. He be lieved it impossible that he would commit such an offence as that laid to his charge. Nicholas Calvert,Esq., had known Mr. Fordham for many years, and spoke in the highest terms of his character. He be lieved that he was far more likely to give a person a sovereign than to attempt to defraud any one. Sir John Sebright, Baronet, M.P. knew Mr. Fordham as a highly respectable and honourable man ; when he read the ac count in the newspapers he was surprised and astonished, and immediately offered to come forward as witness in his behalf. Mr. Gurney, the King's Counsel, had known Mr. Fordham for upwards of thirty years, and sincerely believed him incapable of a mean action. Sir John Sebright was entirely of that opinion. George Byng, Esq., M.P., declined being sworn, but said that he would state his reasons for coming forward on this occasion : In the first place he was not personally known to Mr. Ford ham, though he had known that the family was of the first re spectability; he had always heard the name of Mr. Fordham mentioned with the greatest respect; when he heard of the offence with which he was charged, he felt for him, and that is duced him to come forward, for he considered that if the chara, ter and liberty of Mr. Fordham was not safe, he himself was not safe from such a charge. George Christopher, a wine -merchant, on behalf of Mr. Tatham, jun. had known him ever since he was in his cradle, and believed him to be a steady, active, and industrious young man, wholly incapable of such an offence as that laid to his charge. James Ashley, Esq., a banker, had known Mr. Tatham from his childhood, and bore testimony to the honour and integrity of his character. Mr. Garcia was quite convinced of the respectability of the parties, and had no doubt but there had been a mistake. Mr. Isaacs said, that had not the present proceeding taken place, it was his intention, as the professional adviser of Mr. Garcia, to have applied to have the recognizances withdrawn. Mr. MARRIOTT said, that about an hour after the first examination in this case, on a representation being made to bins by a friend of one of the accused parties, he had directed the recognizances to he stayed. He congratulated Messrs. Fordham and Tatham on the result of this investigation. Messrs. Fordham and Tatham then received the hearty con gratulations of a host of friends who bad come forward, and left the office without the slightest stain on their character or eputation. Mr. MARRIOTT ordered all the recognizances entered nto by the bail to be immediately withdrawn.