The Sun. — London, England, 1822-01-09 00:00:00

LONDON J6URNALs. \if Y . 12X'.f. ( RACTS FROM' ME MOT 1N d PA F;ERS Janurt.r s u 9, 1822. [MORNING rosT.] Wenoticed, some weeks ago, the apprehen: ,lions which had then been. excited in the town and garrison of Gibraltar, in consequence of the iwant,of water. While in these parts we have : . had daily to record the calamitous effects of in undations almost unprecedented, there'the inha bitants have been mocked' with smiling skies; .and - trhile we, in many'weeks in succession, Lave indulged in uoavailing regrets for the absence of fine weather,i,they bare prayed in vain for the solace of a storm.—ln ordinary times water is somewhat scarce in Gibraltar. In England it may seem singular to hear of a country Where - water:cannot be obtained but by paying for it, as it is measured . out. But this is the case at Gibraltar, where sixpence is the regular price fora pailful!. The commodity thus piirchased is obtained in a way'which WoUld .. .lead many in this country to think that it could not be good. As the-- rain descends from the more elevated parts of the rock, it is received in a piece of earth - which is used as a burying ground, having paSsed through this, it is collected in tanks, from 'which the town is supplied. Since 'last March but two copious falls of rain have been witnessed. Of course the quantity in the tanks ,has been much diminished, and the disappointment expe, rienced from the absence of a replenishing sup ply at the proper season, it is easier to ima gine than to describe. Whether the evil so severely felt at Gibraltar be confined to the rock, or extend over any considerable portion of the Spanish territory, we have yet to learn; and we are also ignorant whether, in case of neces sity, it is likely that a supply can be obtained . from the African continent. We,however, trust that we shall soon hear that no such aids are wanting, and perhaps we may affirm, that as we are inundated while no rain fell there, now, since showers and storms are less frequent here than they were, the probability is that Providence has transferred that which we can so cheerfully part with to those places where it will be welcome, and given what we call bad weather to those by 'whom its approach will be esteemed a blessing. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The Finance year of 1821 ended on the sth inst. and notwithstanding we have been led to expect a very great increase, we find it not more than 597,2291. The Consolidated Fund which was deficient in the quarter ending sth Jan. 1821, 838,5211., is deficient-this quarter (ending sth Jan. 1822) 1,397,232/. The total deficiency of the Consolidated Fund on the sth Jan. 1821, was 8,806,9291., and on the sth Jan. 1822, it is deficient 9,562,9141. making an increase of debt amounting to 756,055/, so that our unfunded debt now remains 39,562,984/., and our funded debt about 800,000,000/. with a taxation on the people of 54,000,0001. the real pressure of which is of course greatly increased by the improvement of our currency. A Pro perty Tax would at the present moment pro duce much less than it did 11 . 1'1815, when it and the other War Taxes were in full force, and the taxation amounted altogether to 72,000,000/. This is not merely owing to the improvement in our currency ; which, as far as it goes, causes the annual income of the country to be represented by a smaller money value. It is owing also to the circumstance that that species of property from which an Income Tax can be most pro ductively levied, such as land, tithes, &c. has fallen in value, as compared with other property.- The Property Tax of 10 per cent. pro duced between 14 and 15 millions, which we -will say arose from an income of 150 millions. Perhaps the income which such a tax could rkach would not now exceed the half of that sum. Bow far the situation of the country in general is better or worse now than it was at the close of the war is a question on which we are not pre pared at present to enter. The produce of the indirect taxes proves that if the consumption of Landlords, Farmers, anti Clergy has decreased, that of the other classes has on the other hand increased, so that the diminished income of the former is at all events not wholly a deduction from the general income of the country. [s . F.w TIMES.] The internal state of France affords no cause for apprehension. Another abortive plot has been discovered at BeHort, still more centempti ble than that at Saumur. These two places lie at a great distance from each other; the latter towards the South of France, the former near the eastern frontier on the road to Basle ; yet it is probable that the conspirators of both places had some secret understanding, and alike meant to rally round the tri-coloured flag, the old standard of rebellion and massacre. On this subject an estimable Parisian Correspondent thus expresses himself :—" These movements stifled before they are ready for explosion— their coincidence in point of time, with the inexplicable flight of two criminals convicted, the one by the Court of Assizes, and the other Chamber of Peers—the attempt to force down the Funds by false and exaggerated rumours—the calumnious attacks directed against the Members of the new Ministry—these facts, and many others that might be mentioned, con-, since - me that the old Committee of Direction are still at work. So much the better. They have not now to"deal with a Government which will - wink at their schemes, or slumber over their enterprises. The present Ministry has no occa sion to make shameful compromises with treason: and you may be satisfied, that they will suffer no 20th of March to overturn our institutions, and to spread conflagration : throughout Europe." [THE TIMES.] We learn that a Deputation of the Farming Society of Ireland, with that amiable Nobleman the Duke of Leinster at its head, attended at the Castle of , Dublin on Friday last, and presented an Address to the Lord Lieutenant. They claim ed under their chatter his Excellency's patron= age, exp. the objects of their nati ona l insti tution, lamented the obstatlei to its complete success, which had been lately experVenced from the limitation of its funds, .under the "'necessary system of general retrenchment," and hoped for the aid of the Lord Lieutenant in promoting its .future efficacy. Lord Wellesley's answer de serves to be. noticed, for the emphatic. pledge which it. affords of his ExCellency's determina tion to adopt and prosecute, now that he has attained to power, that 'honourable course of public economy, which some years ago, when out of power, he declared to be indis pensable to - our welfare as' a people.-- .His Lordship's expression,' when he condemned the extravagance of the Ministerial estimates for a peace establishment, was strong and memorabl e — 4 ‘ Parsimony is the panoply of peace." Our readers will see with plea Sure, the correspondence which exists between the former. language of the .Noble Marquis, and the principles which .he still professes. While lamenting that the efforts of the Farming Society for the diffusion of industri ous habits have-been fettered by the unavoidable limitation of its .funds, he adds as follows But I, cannot omit this opportunity of declaring 44 that is not less my inclination than my bounden " duty to give every aid to sthe progress of that " wise and necessary : system of general retrench " ment which has been adopted by his Majesty's Government and by Padkanient, and which is as " essential to the true dignify of the Crown, as it is " indispenSibly necessary for the security of the " State, and : for the interest and welfare of the ." people." Those words in the above passage which we have marked by italics, contain a truth so obvious—so home and so unanswerable—that we are more amazed at the folly which could so long have overlooked its force, than at the dis regard of public duty which has given such currency to the opposite notion, that every shilling which could be extracted from the Country was a triumph to the king's Minis.. ! ters. Let us hope henceforth for better things. Let us, until we are undeceived, at least indulge the belief that the doctrine now so plainly laid down by the head of the Irish Government is that which has been deliberately adopted, and will be faithfully adhered to, by his Excellency's fellow-labourers on this side of the water ; and that the coalition with the rump of the Grenville party (fOr it is now said that Lord Grenville had no hand in the new arrangements), so omi nous in its first aspect, was framed for no other purpose than to give a more decidod vigour, ex tent, and eclat to the plans of frugality about to be pursued by. Ministers, instead of enabling the old Cabinet, as was surmised by the uncharitable, to shut, with more pertinacious obstinacy, every door and avenue to economical reform. la;ned [BRITISH PRESS.] We this day present to our readers two addi tional financial statements (see another page of the SUN), which cannot fail to be studied with much interest. •The first of them we indeed in a great measure anticipated yesterday, by the abstract which we gave of the net produce of the Revenue in the years ending respectively the sth of January 1821, and the sth of January 1822; but the account now published distin guishes the quarter and the produce of the Consolidated Fund, as separated from the an nual duties, and such other heads of the Re venue as are applicable to the ordinary ser. vice of the year. The second account shews the produce of the Excise during the. years 'and the quarters ending respectively as before mentioned, distinguishing the amount of the re ceipts in the several articles which are charged with the Excise duties. In the first account it will be observed, that in the portion of the general Revenue w:lich is known as the Consoli dated Fund, there has been a deficiency in the last year to an amount exceeding one million ; but 'n the annual duties there is an increase nearly o the like amount, and Upon a much smaller total, and in the war taxes of Excise and Cus toms there is also a considerable increase.— The result of the whole account spews an in crease in the year amounting to 597,225/. as compared with the total produce of the year pre ceding. The net receipts of the Revenue for the year just terminated, including the arrears of the Property Tax, and the unappropriated war duties, amount to the prodigious sum of 50,965,9394—a sum which we think it would be scarcely advisable, under any circumstances of the country, during the continuance of peace, to increase. Of this immense sum, however, nearly forty-four millions are locked up in the Conso lidated Fund ; and even this appropriation, how , ever large, is found to be insufficient to meet the charges upon it. There are, therefore, but little more than six millions properly appli cable to the ordinary expellees of the year, so, that it has been-found necessary to empower the' Commissioners for liquidating the national Obt,,. to open the magic barriers of the Consolidated Fund, and to pour out, under the denomination of a loan to the Government, the sum of twelve millions annually for defraying the current ex pences of the country. This mode of proceeding i 1 sufficiently ridiculous, and has been continued long enough for the admiration of the world. It is mere child's play, and_ought to be terminated, and the ensuing Session of Parliament will, we trust, offer a fair opportunity for relieving the financial system from so much unnecessary and expensive compleXity. [MORNING HERALD.J There are no later accounts from Madrid than those of the c 2 hich hav e already been given. Private letter s , on the one side, describe " the army of the faith" as increasing marvellously— indeed, miraculously ; whilst in the correspon dence of an opposite complexion, the banditti in Navarre are said to be composed merely of some fanatic Monks, ignorant peasants, and the wreck of bands of robbers that had lived in a state of yarn grancy among the pastoral inhabitants of that pro vince. The only victories gained by them have been obtained over the " Pillars of the Constitution ;" and when they come in contact with the Constitu tional troops they hardly stand the first onset. Gen. Lopez Banos was proceeding with activity and vigour, and, it was supposed, would soon re duce them. without even the semblance of a conflict. The most important scene in Spain, by far, is Madrid: It would appear that the Cartes have been betrayed into an anornalouS proceed ing by the unexpected reluctance of King Fer dinand to dismiss, LAS Ministers. The Consti-, tuted - Authorities of Andalusia have received the resolution of the Cortes with professed respect ; but still insist upon the appointment of a new Cabinet as• the condition of their submission. - It is, they soy, a glaring absurdity to commit the pacification of Andalusia and the general safety of the kingdom to Ministers whom the Cortes themselves have pronounced incompetent. The Representative Body had calculated that their recommendation would be adopted without delay, and that the enforcement of the laws would be intrusted to an administration of more weight, capacity, and honesty. King Ferdinand has, hitherto at least, committed himself with his Ministers, anti if he continue to maintain them, after they have been pronounced utterly inefficient by the representative strength and wisdom of the kingdom, a violent shock is appa rently unavoidable. It would be so in any roun try. There was a recent example in France.-- Louis XVIII. had, unquestionably, the utmost confidence in his late advisers, and as strong a dis trust of the present Ministry in that kingdom ; but after they lost their majority in the Chamber of De pu ties, they tottered with difficulty for a few days,', and then fell to the ground. It is to be feared tbat King Ferdinand is secretly in bad hands. He is a man of weak intellect, wholly governed by Ecclesiastics of the worst description--who, by their pretensions to relax the obligation of his oaths, and inducing him to " potter in a double sense," are probably betraying him into fatal er rors. It is ong of the great and most frequently stated causes of disorder among the Ultra-Libe rals in Spain, that there is-no longer any confi dence in the good faith of the King. FROM TUE LONDON GAZETTE, JAN. 8. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. T. Kay, London, auctioneer, from Jan. 12, to Jan 19. J. Cropper, Great Peter-street, Westminster, brewer, from Jan. 12, to March 2. BANKRUPTS. J. Pinniger, Le.chdale, Gloucestershire, wool merchant, Tan. 31, at five, Feb. 1, and 19, at ten, at the Angel Inn, Wootton Bassett. Solicitors, Mess . .. T.. Thompson and Co. ' Inn place, Gray's Gray's Inn ; and Mr. Mulli ngs , W oo tt on Bassett. , 0. Potbury, Sidmouth, Devonshire, cabinet maker, Jan. 22, 23, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Subscription Rooms, Exeter. Solicitors, Mr. R. Brutton, 'Old Broad-st re et ; an d M r . C. Brutton, Castle-street, Exeter. Harrison,R. Coleshill,Wrarwickshire, tanner, Jan. 23, it three, 24, at ten, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Swan Inn, Coleshill. Solicitors, Messrs. Jenkins and Co., New i n n ; Messrs. Long and 0., Grav's Inn ; Mr. Willington, Tam worth ; and Mr. Palmer, Coleshill. J. Hall, Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, cow dealer, Jan. 28, at five, 29, and Feb. 19, a t e l eve n, a t th e Falcon inn, Saint Neots, Huntingdonshire. Solicitors, .Mr. Forbes, Ely-place, Holborn ; and NI r. Day, St. Neots. J. Broadbent, jun..and A. Broadbent, Tunutead, Saddle worth, Yorkshire, merchants, Jan. 18, at three, 19, at nine, and Feb. 19, at three, at the house of. Mr. J. Wrigley, inn. keeper, I)ohcross, Saddlcworth. Solicitors, Mr. IA hitehead, Oldham ; and Messrs. Milne and Co. Temple. J. Beaufoy, Meriden, Warwickshire, draper, Jan. 21, at twelve, 22, at ten, at the City Hotel, Coventry, and Feb. 19, at twelve, at the Bull's Head Inn, -Meriden. Solicitors, Nlessrs. T. B. Troughton and Co. Coventry ; and Messrs. Long and Co. Gray's Inn. w. Thompson, Tottenhill, Lynn, Norfolk, cattle-dealer, Jan. 29, at twelve, 39, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the . Pickerel] Inn, Cambridge. Solicitors, Mr. T. E. Fisher, Saint Ives, Huntingdonshire; and Mr. R. Elli s , Ch ancer y-l ane . R. Y. Birch, P.ammersmitb, medicine vender, Jan. 19, 26, and Feb. 19, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners, Basing. hall-street. Solicitor, Mr.. J. Harnett, Northumberland. street, Sfrand. _ J. J. Cantor, D:Tor.shire-street, Bishorgate-street, feather. manufacturer, Jan. 15, 19, and Feb. 19, at ten, at the Court o Commissioners, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Noel, Greai Ormond-street. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 1, H. Stanley, Jackhouse within Oswaldtwisle, Lan cashire, whitster—Feb. 5, W. Sykes and T. Shackleton, of White Lion-street, Norton Falgate, seed merchants—Jan. 29, R. Townend, sen., and J. R. Townend, Mit re - c o ur t, Fen church -street, merchants—Feb. 2, J. Freeman, Hatton-garden, tailor—Jan. 29, T. Park, Dudbridge, Gloucestershire, Wool stapler-Jan. 30, A. Little; Mealsgate, - Cumberland, slate merchant—Jan. 30, J. Burrowes, -Gloucester, mercer—Jan. 31, John and James Webster, Wakefield, corn factars—Feb. 2, J. Haigh, Ley-Moor ' in Golcar, Yorkshi re , c l ot hi er —J an . 29, C. M. King, Upper East Smithfield, wine-merchant—Feb. 6, W. Handley, Stratton-en-le-Field, Derbyshire, milk:- 6, J. Hackett, Brcedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, lima dealer—Feb. 26, J. Fraser,' New-court, Swithin's-lane, mer chant—Jan. 15, B. (Ironing, Broad-street-buildings, mar chant. CERTIFICATES, JAN. 29. • H. Stanley, Jackhouse within Oswaldtwisle, Lancashire, whitsten—J. Card, Lloyd's Coffee-house, London—J. woo.l, Birmingham, broken—VV. Luke, Liverpool, merchant—J. Eaves, Liverpool, ship bread baker—J. Wright, Mill Wall, Poplar, Middlesex, anchor smith.—N. Carlisle, inn keeper—R. Mathewman, Leeds, merchant—S. Wells, Mid dleton Garden, Middleton Terrace, Pentonville, Middlesex, fruiterer. PAR TNE RSII IPS DISSOLVED. 0. Hillman and J. Heather, Worthing, Suss , x, coal-mer chants—W. Bedford and W. Bedford, jun. Lincoln, tailors_ R. Marston and P. Day, Norwich, attornies—P. J. be Cointe and Co. Devonshire-square, merchants—W. Stirling and Co. Bow Church-yard, as far as relates to Sir J. Home--A. Clarlie and H. Clarke, Portsmouth, ironmongers—G. Norton and J. Shutticworth, Leeds, Yorkshire, cabinet-makers.—T. Spooner and P. Abraham, George-yard, Lombard-street G. Drake and J. Drake, East -street, Manchestcr•square, furniture brokers—R. Nl. Austen and G. Austen, Tonbridge, Kent, grocers —J. D ownes an d Co. macclesfield, Cheshire, silk throwsters —R. Brinton and Co. Birmingham, brass founders—J. v. alker and J. Bedfbrd, Leeds, Yorkshire, che mists—W. Blackman and J. Taylor, Old Broad -street, plumbers--W. Jackson ant J. Speight, B a rn s l e y, Y or k s hi re, wholesale m e rc e r s —W. E Laurence and Co. Liverpool, mer chants-G. Freer and Co. Birmingham, bankers—L. Christo pherson and J. Price, Liverpool, ironmongers --T. Clay and W. Earnshaw, Halifax, Yorkshire, fancy woollen , manu facturers—P. Grove and M. Lamboll, Moffatt-street, City road, bookbinders-N. WhaleS and J. Litchfield, Bethnal green, carpenters—F. Sapte and Co. Coleman -street, merchants —J. Field and J. Slanev, jun. Greenwich, Kent, ale brewers — J. Rimmer and Co. Livarpocl, tobacco coopers. Letters from Stockholm of the 21st of Decem ber state that the King of Swtne N has issued orders for a military encampment to be formed in June next on the heath of Odskjold, near to the frontiers of Norway. The encampment is to consist of 10,000 Swedish troops, and 3,000 Nor wegians. The KING will establish his head-quar ters during that time at Norkjar, one of his country seats. The reniains of the Countess of GUILFORD were yesterday morning removed from her Lady ship's late residence in Berkeley-square, for in. terment in the family vault at Banbury, in Ox fordshire. Four mourning coaches, besides her- Ladyship's equipage, and twenty-eight Noble men's carriages, closed the procession. Dr. SHOnTT, son of F. SHORT; Esq. of Con ranee, is arrived at Dumfries, his native town, from St. Helena, where he was at the head of the Medical Department of that island. Among other curiosities he has brought with him a branch of the willow-tree which now overshadows the grave of NAPOLEON BUONAPARTE. INDIA. . . triorn'the MADRAS Counir.u, June 5, 1821.1 ' • SIR THOMAS lIISLOP. It is time that we now direct our attention to local matters. The festivities by which the last week was distinguished, were occasioned by the approaching departure of his Excellency Sir TnomAs Iltsroe from India. Every night was occapied by private farewell entertainments; and on Thuriiday, the eve of the gallant-General's embarkation, a splendid public' banquet was given to the gentlemen of Madras, by a party of his Excellency'S friends. This festival was held at Gale's Gardens, where the company began to assemble about eight o'clock, soon after which the distinguished guest arrived who was the oh-. iect of the meeting ; his Excellency was.received and ushered into the saloon by the Stewards, at which instant the band struck up " See the Con quering Hero comes." Dinner was al nost imme diately announced, when the company repaired to the banquet which had been-prepat ed in tents ar ranged and ornamented with a display of taste and splendour we have never seen exceeded in any part of India, and which were so, capacious that double the number of personsassembled there might have been conveniently entertained. When the company were seated the appearance was brilliant and en chanting beyond description. The grand table wa r s spas to extend through the whole length of this elegant apartment, and from this, at conve nient distances, branched off four other tables, at each of which two Stewards presided,. all of whoth we must even thus early premise diSplay-. ed the most unremitting attentien to their mune rous guests. Not- less than 200 persons sat down to this sumptuous banquet, which in every thing constituting a great public feast was uniformly excellent, and might bear comparison with the, best and greatest of the London Lord Mayor's feasts, so cel e b ra t e d f or luxurious feeding. Thp tables absolutely groaned under every delicacy procurable, and the wines and fruits were of most exquisite flavour—the whole arrangements indeed for thin very large party, including, with very few exceptions, every gentleman at the Presidency,. surpassed any thing we have seen at Madras. The' President of the feast was Major-General . FORBES. He was supported by his distinguished guest and the lion. G. ST RATTON , E sq . an d was ably assisted at different parts of -the tables by the Stewards of the evening. When the cloth had been withdrawn the President went through the official list of toasts with great spirit and animatibn, and indeed the feelings of all present, seemed inspired by the occasion with one utta-; ninuous spirit, of conviviality and hilarity tbat could not be surpasSed. When the health of: his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief was drank, and the ettituisiasm called forth by the toast had somewhat subsided, .the gallant Gene ral tendered his thanks in warm and grateful terms for this, public manifestation of feeling on the eve of his separation from a society to whom he ivas attached by the strongest ties. It is a source of regret to us that we had already in dulged too largely in the good cheer and festi vity of the evening to attempt the report of even the heads of this and the many other eloquent and feeling addresses delivered during the even ing. We can only say that they were all widl received, and that hilarity and good humour, and a disposition to please and be pleased, were the distinguishing features of this merry festival.— The following were the first twelve toasts : The King. • Sir T. ilislop, and a pleasant voyage to Old England. The Duke of York, and the Army. The Duke of Clarmce, and the to•,•y. The East India Company. The Marquis of Bast:ll7. • Sir T. Munro. • honourable M. -Elphinstone, and •the.Bambay Cloverarnent. Lady Munro. Sir H. Blackwood. The Bench in India. • The 71erL•.ants of NI adras. Many other toasts too numerous to repeat were given by different individuals, and the health of :•:ir THOMAS lirst,oP was propo,ed in as many different characters as ingenuity could frame the various toasts gi.on in- his honour ; most of the , e were in!roduced by animated addresses that for the reason before given we cannot report, but which were all remarkable for the forcible expression of respect and attachment for the eminent person in whose praise they were delivered. Every thing that public respect and private esteem could dictate was said upon this occasion, which we are bound to look upon as the sincere effu sions or true, and pariotic hearts. Our absent readers may farm .an idea of the happiness en joyed on this occasion from the mention that scarce a dozen of the joyous assembly had quitted their posts at three o'clock on Friday rn , _)rning. At length, how.v2r, after many animating addresses, some excellent songs, and numerous soul-inspiring glasses, a parting bumper was proposed to the health and prosperity of Sir THomAs Ilistme, when he retired amidst the cheers of those who still had voice to cheer. A few jolly souls again repaired to the festive board, and remained there till after day-light, but of these after proceedings it is difficult to give any, other account, than that the most so ciable intercourse prevailed to the last. On the following afternoon his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Thomis litsLor, Bart. and G.C. B. embarked for England. The cere monies usual on State occasions of this kind were duly observed—the whole of the troops in garrison were under arms, and formed a street from the fort to the beach, through which his Excellency passed, supported by the Lord Chief Justice STANLEY and the lion. G. STRATTON, Esq. and attended by all the. Staff, and many of the Gentlemen of this Settle ment. When his Excellency stept into the boat three hearty cheers were given, and he crossed . the surf amidst the congratulations of the spec-. tators. He was accompanied on board his Ma-, jesty's ship Leander by his Excellency Sir HENRY BLACKWOOD. Sir TMOMAS lIISLOP will he the guest of the Admiral as far, we believe, as 10 South lat., when he will proceed in the gator, to the Isle of France, Cape, St. Helena and : England. The Leander and Alligator did not get under weigh before 11 o'clock, A. M. 04 Saturday, when they stood away to the South-, ward with a fine land r wind, and were qu i c kly . . out sight. The Honourable -the Governor arrived at the Presidency in the best health and spirits ou Sun day morning at day light. The command of the troopi h;,s devolvednpon - Lieut. General Bo wsEit, until the arrival of General CAMPIILLL. LAW INTELLI(:ENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, ANIJAIIY 8. Sittings in London, .before the Lunn CiiiEr JusTtcr..and a Special .'urv. I'm: KING v. ALEY.ANDER. This was an indictment for fraud, preferred against the de fendant by the Magistrates of Kent. The defendant is an eminent architect,. and the imputed minality arose from an engagement into witien he entered con nected with the building of theeganl of 11 - laid.stone —to, procure a common surveyor between himself and the - Ma ..:istrates, who for his measurement of the work - was to . receive one er cent. So the :Report reeomm en did, and i t _ was adopted by th.: Magis trates. .4 nerson of the name of Sineyth.was aceoielintyeana , ployed, aria - the !Ili!' raid to hien was threezfoei;-tes eer by whielideduction the' defendant:defrauded (as they contended) the Magistrates of twenty pounds on the building of tSekto i l. 'he et seconcharge of fraud originated in the d e and ant ' s `ex eessiVe charges for procuring the attendance of witnesses teefora.a4;ona -rnittee of the Hotise• of Common s : - A I; M had beenintro duced. for the purpose of sanctioning- 0 levy, of -additihnel-I rates to defray the expenees 'of building tlie gaol, and witnesses were heard in its suppott amo.ng otheeseee,urveyor of theenenae: bf Phillips Was examined, and for his attendance in,Loudoti he received the sum- .of two pounds; and --in• the bill. furiiiS!ied. to the Magistrates .the sum of nineteen pounds was charged. There were s e v era l counts verifying theseeellarges. The Report was put in, and it was there e stated, as,se.t lattin ih6 intlictniert, that the lowest - sum for Whfch a mea,airer could possaly.be - procured waeoue,per cent. Jolla - BLneyth was then called, who proved that he hal been employed by. the defendant at therat:t of thrCe-fourtlis perr cent. to measure the gaol of Maidstone. On t!ie. day on I , ..hich, he was employed•he, had travelled with the defendant stone to Mauling. On - lila cross-examinaticin; this Witness' said that he 'e ad clerk,. and that the sunyof one-fourth per cent. was but a fair equivalent for the trouble - of clerkship,' &c. An examined copy of the-Jouruals of the House of Ci)intions was then put in, from whirls it appeared that a Committee had been appointed, and that witnesses Lad been heard berbre- that • Conimittee. ' • - The Clerk of the Peace. for Kent proved that the d tundapt was employed - by-the- Court of Quarter Sessions to ,rh:e- up I witnesses before the Cplinnittee• . . The surveyor, Phillips,' proved that he had received but twa pounds for his attendance. This was the case for the prosecution. On the part of ..the defendant, Air. '...:,dA111.1,:TT addrenseilihe Jury. The Learned Counsel .treated the whole as error on the pa: t of the defordanteeind adverted to the length of time that Itad intervened horn the yceurreuce of the alleg d erimile t lity to the instioetion of these proceedings; the tran sac ti ons had hap petted in 180, and the length of tune i which in civil cases would bar the action onght here to operate with increased force. - The li j eatned counsel said that he should show that - the Chara , :ter of the defendant was quite above suspicion. Seveid most respectable witnesses; proved that the defendant was a man of integrity and honour. The CattEr JITSTICE• left the whole cake to the Jury o'n the defendant's intention: The Juiy, Arithont hesitation, returned a verdict of Not . , ti q-tit. INSTANCE OF Sunor:ke night; an inquest: was -held at - die, Red Shoe 7 lahe, ifulborn, the body of JOlOl 1).in0N,.K.q., partner in the house of Yere and. Co., Bankers, 'ln LorObard-strejt, W: Gauitt ii w .a Gentleman in"Shoe•lane, about nine o'clock yesterday, evening. When just opposite St. Act... drew's Church, he fell backwards. Witnesm, With the 'fisistatice of Others, raised . him. then .seemed lifeless some water was Sprinkled on him, but he did not recover. Witness assisted. in carrying hia l to the_ ‘vatob-house, when a me dical man opened a vein, but no blood came, and he Avtts Conveyed a corpse to tha. watch liutrie.--Mr. Davis, surgeon, of Holborn, attended at tile watch-house, and pronounced flit, dead. He, however, opened a vein, but only a .fe,w drops of blood. came. Mr. Wilslo o , med jca , gentleman w ho. had attended ...Mr. Baron, stated that the deceased, for some time before his death, • had laboured under a severe diarrheett or flux.- 7 -- • He had considerably recovered ; but, it was usual with many persons, before the fatal sett tick came, that they would be touch better. 'FL ere was a determination of blood to the. head, atal witness had no hesitation in saying that this waA the cans ! : of his death, which Must have been as sudden 11; if he bed been shot through the hea O. When witness last. saw him, his pulse was qiuite calm, and he seemed in better health than, u mal. fir had no doubt the cause of his death wis a fit of apoplexy.—A gentleman stated that he was lit I company Ni ith ,the deceased at his own house , where they drank tea, after hich deceased went out to take a walk this was a quarter Of an hour before his death.—Verdict, " That the deceased died by the visitation of GOD." In the course of the year I 522, there will he four eclipses, two of tt,e sun, arid two of the moon. None of the four will be visible in this part of the globe. COUILSI: OF % ~!ii' , ~ Jautialy :B. nistet clam Ditto, at Sight ... tiottcrdain Inivrerp i - laniburgh 37 f; '1 Vs .-kltona •7 7 R 1:4. Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto 3ottrdeaux, ditto Frafortun the ).tail: l 5 ll Ex.Aloot_y N . ladrid C;ldiz Bilima ilarcelona scville iS Gihraltat Leghorn Liv. i.t7 0 45 -Naple:, 4O Palermo Lisbon Oporto Dublin .... 9 Cot+ q pc; Cvot. 12 LO C. F. BULLION. l'ortne,al Gold, in Coin 1.0 0 0 per (is. Foreign Cold, in Bars 3 I / 101 Nrw lionblowis ';lw itollarg .;i;ver in BArs, Standard 0 , 1 Ii i MAIM lED.. 'Yesterday, at St. George's, ilanuver-squar e , ,I(lseph Knight, Esq. to the lion. Elino r De Blaquiere, youngest uaugnLer. of the late, and sister of the present Lord De Blaquitre.. DIED. On Saturday, the 29th nit. NI r. Sißemit, surgeon, mar y years resident in Tottenham-court-toad, in the 69th year his age. On Sunday, the 6th instant, Mr. James Walkingtcn Lap pan., of Swinton street, G ra y' s -i nn -1at,.. , . On the 6th instant, in the City-road, INIr. Ambrose hull - way, solicitor. • • P;iuted and Published, for the PitorauTons, at tl.e Stiz, - OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CAti.!3l'