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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EXTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, October 29, 1822. [MORNING Pow.] The contents of the Parisian Journals possess but little interest. The approaching elections (to replace the fifth of the Chamber of Deputies, which goes out every year) begin to occupy the public mind as well as the pens of political writers. The interests of the Revolution and those of the Ancient Regime, are once more com ing into contact, and on the issue of their strug gle will probably depend the existence of the present Administration, and the prevalence or overthrow of Ultra principles. An extraordinary Courier from Verona, which town he left on the morning of the 19th inst., arrived on the 25th at the hotel of the British Ambassador in Paris with dispatches, and is said to have set off imme diately for London. At his departure from Verona the conferences of the Congress had not yet commenced, their opening having been post poned to the 22d inst. [BRITISH PRESS.] Four Dublin Mails arrived yesterday, with Papers to the 26th inclusive. We trust that the spirit of outrage is on the decline in the South of Ireland. The present papers communicate but a few cases of crime. The new Archbishop of Dublin held his primary visitation in that city on Thursday last. It appears to have been an able and impressive address, and is said to have been listened to by the reverend assembly with breathless attention. His Grace mildly reminded his audience of some of their most prominent errors, and pointed out the course which it was their duty to pursue. On the subject of tithes he touched lightly, but the little he said was de cisive. He recommended the new Tithe-Leasing Bill, but he trusted that the Clergy would never voluntarily resign that which was their unalien able right. [NEW TIMES. The writer in the Chronicle thinks, forsooth, that Sir Hudson Lowe was bound in honour to take the card of a stranger, who had run against him in the street, had struck him, and had got away under the protection of another stranger. But to have taken the card would have been to acknowledge that this was the conduct of a gentleman : and however it may-be regarded in France, it certainly can never be so looked upon in England. That the young Frenchman was set on to perpetrate this outrage cannot be doubted ; and he was, no doubt, far less criminal than his promptors, who, we trust, will be de tected and brought to justice. But a very •serious consideration remains for the Go vernments, both of France and England. Is it to be endured, that an officer of distinction is to be made the object of gross insult for the dis charge of a duty of the highest importance to the civilized world ? What would have been the consequence if Sir Hudson Lowe had connived at the intrigues of Longwood, until Buonaparte had escaped thence as he did from Elba ? Lastly, how fully are the wise provisions of the Alien Act justified, when we find that a foreigner can resort to England for the sole purpose of vio lating the national hospitality, and breaking its peace [TII E TIMES.] The Primate of Ireland has delivered the final sentence of ecclesiastical extinction upon the wretch who has defiled the sanctity of the priest hood, and disgraced the character of man. This foul stain upon the Christian Church is alluded to in the address of an eminent Prelate (the Archbishop of Dublin) to his clergy. His Grace An3ents, that for the crimes of one, who was an exception to, not an example of, the clerical cha racter and virtues, and who was fairly an object Of horror, obloquy and invective should be cast upon the innocent majority, who ought to be regarded with veneration. He then en larged upon the means by which the Church might vindicate its own purity, and the clergy assuage the malignant feelings of their ene mies—not by an acrimonious , or vindictive spirit, nor by a return of railing for railing, but by watching over the spiritual interests of their flocks, and tempering the infirmitivs of their own imperfect nature. The Archbishop further en forced a principle, which the Bishop of Limerick had previously in a recent charge recommended —namely, that " The clergyman's life, as well as 66 his conversation, should be, at all times, " exemplary and dignified, and should distinguish " him from men of ordinary habits and pursuits ic in life." * * * He feared that some 66 might be found who appear to view the church " merely as a means of livelihood ; who deem it 66 a higher honour to mingle with the mass of " society, and merge the divine in the gentleman " and man of the world, than follow their strict " line of duty." 7 7 . . [MORNING HERALD.] The accounts yesterday from Paris represent the King of France as seriously indisposed. Rumours of this kind, however unfounded, will always ob tain belief, until they become falsified by noto rious fact. They have, at first sight, a certain air of probability, from the advanced age and physical infirmities of Louis XVIII. We sin cerely hope, however, that the reported illness Will prove either not serious, or wholly un founded.. The demise of this Sovereign would be an event of the greatest moment, not only to his family .and to France, but to Europe, at this particular crisis. Those who take a dispassion-, ate',and impartial view of France, cannot fail to observe,that much of the apathy and hostility, which prevails among the French towards his fa mily t is conciliated and disarmed by 'a sentiment of respect towards his personal character. Those who, in France, have found their way within that circle of social and political confidence, in which not merely .the heart, but - the passions speak, must have observed, that even the sternest adver pries of the Bourbon restoration, ---excepting the more youthful and cnrages of the party,—al, lude to Louisa in a respectful tone. — We do not, however, enter into the consequences of his death to France internally. It is to the affairs of Europe, that it would prove most inauspicious by lightening that scale which at present preponderates on the side of peace. The French Ministry, it is well known, is divided ; one party, and the ruling one, deprecating armed interference in the internal concerns of nations— for instance, Spain ;—whilst the other would send forth a general crusade of bayonets against the heresies of Constitutionalism, in Spain and else where. There can be little doubt that the latter party in the Cabinet would obtain the ascendant under the successor. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The people of this country chiefly bore the expence of replacing the Bourbons on the Throne of France. The Bourbons acknowledged that they owed their Throne, under God, to the first authority of this country. At the restora tion of that family, a Constitution was given to the people of France, to secure by freedom and the satisfaction which its blessings are calculated to diffuse, the stability of the new Government, and thereby afford to England in turn, some thing like a guarantee of future tranquillity.— This, at all events, is the reasoning which the Ministers of England have always chosen to urge respecting this subject. Under this Government then so erected, at the expence of the people of England, Englishmen are entitled to expect the enjoyment of that protection which the Laws and Constitution afford to them. If the benefit of the Constitution and Laws of France has been denied to Sir It. Wilson, the fault is not his, surely, but that of the French Goverment, which has set them at defiance. An Englishman in a despotic coun try would not lay his account with liberty either of speech or action. lie would not at St. Peters burgh, Berlin, or Vienna, for instance, think of speaking cr writing with the same freedom as in France, because unconditional submission forms the law in these capitals. If he spoke or wrote against the Government in Russia, he would naturally expect as the consequence a forced visit to Siberia, or a dungeon. By way of illustrating the superior humanity of the Bourbons, Sir Robert is asked, if, having rescued Captain Wright or the Duke D'Enghein, he would have darrd to show himself in the French capital with the Tyrant on the Throne ? Most assuredly he could have had no hesitation in doing so, on the establishment of peace between the two countries. We are no eulogists of Bona parte, but we really do not believe he would have been fool enough, after a peace, to debar any British subject from visiting France. But that Sir Robert would not have dareil to shew himself, is to suppose him pusillanimous with a vengeance. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.. ( From the Birmingham and Lichfield Chronicle, Oct-24. ) Spain is still disquieted within her.—lt would seem as though she were reaping the 'harvest of her transgres sions done in the western hemisphere !—as though she were answering the crimes long ago committed in the empires of Mexico and Peru. What a scene has she presented in these latter years ! Her King kidnapped from his throne,—a stran ger offered in his stead, a sceptre held by a Plebeian over the necks of the lords of Castile ? her territory invaded by a foreign army on one side, and covered by an army of alliance on the other; hating the one as an open and decided foe, and shunning the other as a suspected and dubious friend ! and torn and trampled on by both in their conflict for alternate triumph or defeat. Her cities demolished—her plains laid waste—her hills made a spectacle of fire—and her vales a picture of desolation and death !—There was no track left unmarked by ruin, and no spot untrodtlen by despair. At length the reign of peace was again proclaimed ; the contending armies withdrew—the legitimate King returned—the ancient sceptre was resumed, and Spain looked out of her miseries with a faint smile of hope and life and liberty renewed. But mark ! in the time of leer distress, an institution had been formed, under the patronage of her allies, which served as a rallying point to all good Spaniards, who possessed zeal enough and courage enough to act in the name and for the welfare of the Spanish nation. The extraordinary Cortes consisted of the noblest and bravest blood of Spain ! These men initiated themselves in the art of administration—and the greater part of them became charmed with the spirit of independence, and possessed of liberal ideas ; and it is no wonder then, that these men were not satisfied with the prospect of being governed in conformity to the old system of things ;, it is no wonder that they should have become disgusted with the tyranny of the Church ; and with the abominable reign of priestcraft and su perstition, from which had emanated acts of terrible oppression and fanatic rage ! These men then, in conjunction with the most intelligent of the nation, planned and effected a great po litical change.—They had not much to contend with in producing this revolution—happily, perhaps, for them, the King himself was little used to intrigue—less used to govern—and was altogether unfit to enter at once into the management of the State.—His privy counsellors consisted only of a few help less Priests, of a few personal attendants who had followed him from France, and who were as little conversant in the affairs of Spain, as perhaps of those of the after world ! while it was also I whispered that the young Queen was by no means an enemy to the liberal party. Thus then the revolution in the capital of Spain was easily effected ; but for its perfect establishment over the whole kingdom, something more was required than the sig nature of the King and the oath of the Cortes to a new form of government.—The people of Spain are yet in the slough of su perstition, in the very slime of ignorance ! A Spanish peasant ' is incomparably beneath the English labourer, and a Spanish burgess is at least two centuries behind a tradesman of this country and both (generally speaking) possess no other ideas than those given them by the priesthood, and can speak no other lan guage but that dictated by the Church, and authorised by cus tom. • A country made up of such a population, can hardly be supposed in a fit state for the reception and appreciating of a constitutional form of government—and this the Cortes have al ready discovered; and a proof of it is not wanting in the exist ing state of affairs in the Spanish provinces. It is indeed no easy matter to elevate a rude uninformed moss to a level with the more refined and intellectual ; and more especially where pride and fanaticism are mixed up with ignorance and sloth.— The Spanish people are moreover attached to customs, which from their infancy they have been taught to regard as a partof their religion,—customs, which degraded human nature, and which, properly enough, have been abolished by the laws of the Cortes. The heart of a Spaniard is wound about the exist ence of his church pageants—spectacles and sliews—He could yet look with pleasure on an Auto da fe ; and the Inquisition itself with all its horrors and with all its despotism, was not without a possession of deep interest, if not of attraction.— From these various causes, may perhaps be accounted for, the present opposing interests of Spain. The Church against the - King—the People against their Representa tives—the Priesthood, as usual, against the emancipation of the human mind ! We come now to matter of fact. It appears, by a report just made by the Minister of War to the Cortes, that Navarre, Catalonia, Arragon, (the three provinces at the . foot of the Pyrenees) are in a state of civil commotion and insubordination—that the insurgents or soldisant royalists are without doubt supported by the interest 1 and money of Frante,—that a 'Preach army is assembled on the other side of the Pyrenees,—that the whole army of the Cortes does not exceed 52,000 men ; that those men are almost without cloathing or pay ; that the Royal Treasury is at the lowest ebb —that, in short, a civil war is inevitable ' and its protraction will depend on the measures yet to be adopted by the Cortes, and on the supplies-yet to be afforded by the people. In the mean dine preparations are making by both parties—General Mina, celebrated for deeds done in the late war, for the perse cution he has undergone, and for his skill in mountain warfare, has been appointed by the Cortes to oppose the. Junta of Royalist Chiefs in Catalonia—and according to the latest re ceived reports he has both beat and been beaten ! A few days will produce something decisive, from that part of the Spanish territory. - Portugal seems to occupy a more adv . antageous p 0.4 sition—King Joao has sworn to the C3nstitution, and all is quiet is that quarter. The speculations on the Congress at Verona remain in statu quo. . LAN INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, OCT. 28. This day the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE sat for the trial of common jury causes. At the sitting of the Court, the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, on the application of Mr. SCARLETT, consented to go to West minster on the day before the term to try the indictment against Seeton, for perjury, unless cause should in the mean time be shown by the prosecutor to the contrary. MILLS V. MOORE. This was an action to recover the expence of repairing a gig let by the plaintiff to the defendant, and damaged by careless ness whilst in the possession of the latter. Mr. Gu aNEY and Mr. E. LAwES were for the plaintiff, and Mr. WILDE for the defendant. It appeared that the plaintiff, who is a livery stable keeper, had let a one-horse chaise to the defendant, to go to Croydon Fair, in October, 1821. The chaise was loaded with the de fendant, his brother, and another man, and in returning to town in the evening, they met with an accident in running against some other vehicle, whereby the chaise was consider ably damaged ; for the expence of repairing which the present action was brought. The defence set up was, that the chaise had been let to the defendant's brother, and that the attempt to charge the de fendant was an after thought, in consequence of the insolvency of the former. The brother was called, who stated that he had hired the gig on the 3d of October, 1821, for the afternoon, and paid 3s. for the use of it before it left the plaintiff's yard. On his cross examination he admitted that the horse driven in the chaise belonged to the defendant, and that the accident happened on their return from the Fair. The Jury seemed satisfied that the defence set up would not do, and therefore found their verdict for the plaintiff. PEARSON V. HOLDEN. This was an action on the case against the defendant, as owner cf the Mitcham coach, to recover a compensation in da mages for personal injury, and the loss of a horse of the plain tiff, occasioned by the negligence of the defendant's coachman in running against a whiskey, in which the plaintiff was riding. Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. GEORGE were for the plaintiff; and Mr. GURNEY and Mr. D. F. JONES for the defendant. The case proved in evidence was this :—ln the evening of the 21st of February last, the plaintiff, an elderly Gentleman, re siding in Chapel-street, Pentonville, was returning from Croy don in his whiskey, accompanied by his wife and a little grand child. In the Borough, and just at the foot of London Bridge, near the " Tumble-down Dick," being on his own proper side, close to the kirk-stone, two stage coaches drove furiously past him, one the Wandsworth and the other the Tooting and Mitcham, which last was owned by the defendant. One of the wheels of the latter came in contact with a wheel of the whiskey, and in the concussion broke the shafts, and threw the passengers into the road, at the imminent risk of their lives. The horse took fright in consequence of the shafts and harness being thus disen gaged, and ran furiously over London Bridge. In the blindness of fright, the wretched animal ran against a coal waggon, which threw him back, and broke his back in two places, and 'he soon afterwards died. In the mean time the plaintiff and his wife were taken up, having sustained considerable bruises. The child happily escaped unhurt. A hackney coach was called, and they were taken home. The plaintiff was confined to his house for a month in consequence of the injuries he had received, and it was stated that he had hardly yet recovered from the effects of the accident. The defence was, that the accident was not occasioned by the defendant's coach. Several of the passengers who were in and on the coach, were examined to prove tliat the coach was at least 15 yards from the plaintiff's whiskey, when they heard the crash. They felt no concussion, nor 'did they see that the plaintiff's vehicle was touched by the defendant's coach. There was, however, no other mode suggested by which the accident could have happened but by the means proved on the part of the plaintiff. The Jury were satisfied that the plaintiff's case had been made out, and, therefore found a verdict for him ; the damages to be estimated out of Court. STANTON V. WHITMORE. This was an action to recover the sum of 211: amount of the plaintiff's bill, as a Surgeon and Apothecary, for medicines fur nished to the defendant during an illness in which the plaintiff was employed to attend him. Mr. PARKE and Mr. Dow LING were for the plaintiff; and Mr. COMMON SERJEANT for the defendant. A young man, assistant to the plaintiff, ,who resides in the Strand, proved a demand for 211. upon the defendant, an At torney, of Purnival's Inn, for medicines supplied in 1818.— The defendant admitted that the medicines had been supplied, and had repeatedly promised to call and pay the amount. The COMMON SERJEANT offered no substantial defence. The Jury found their verdict for the plaintiff. Damages'2ll. RICHARDSON V. WOOLF-R. This was an action to recover the amount of 100/. Bank of England note had and received by the defendant to the plain tiff's use. Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. D. F. JONES were for the plaintiff, and the COMMON SERJE ANT and Mr. TALFOURD for the defendant. The plaintiff was a woollen-draper on Ludgate-hill, and the defendant, Benjamin Woolfe, was stated to be an old clothes man in St. Catherine's-lane, Tower-hill. In March last the plaintiff had a bill of exchange for 640/. drawn upon a house in BI asingliall-street, and sent his shopman, George Biggs, to present it for payment. The shopman received the money in bank -notes, and amongst was one for one hundred pounds. On his return to the plaintiff, he pretended that he had been robbed of the 1001: note ; but the prosecutor not be lieving the Story, caused him and his brother Richard to be apprehended for felony. They were tried at the Old Bailey, convicted, and sentenced to be transported. In a few weeks after the conviction, a young -woman named Jane Somerfield, with whom Richard Biggs had cohabited, called upon the pro secutor, and gave information that whilst her paramour was in custody, he had sent her with a 1001. note to the defendant's house on the 6th of March to get it changed ; that she was ac companied by a young man named Watts, with whom the de fendant appeared to be acquainted; that the defendant and Watts whispered privately, when the former told her, that as it was only a bank-bill, he could give•her no more than 50/. for it; and that if she would not take that she should have nothing at all, and he would keep the note ; that she consented to take what lie offered, and that she accordingly received fifty so vereigns, with which she returned to Richard Biggs.— The girl now told the same story, and in consequence of the information she gave, the defendant was summon ed to appear before the Lord ''Mayor. When the Of ficer served him with the summons, and told him he must appear before the Lord Mayor, he immediately said, " I suppose it is about that one hundred pound note." The officer replied in the affirmative, and the defendant added, " I know nothing at all about it." A goldsmith, named Smith, residing on Cornhill, proved, that on the 6th of April the de fendant bought 120 Napoleons at his shop, and paid for them with the identical note in question. By mistake the witness gave the defendant 41. 10s. too much in the exchange, but the latter had not returned the money until he was brought before the Lord Mayor. The present action was now founded, on the ground that the defendant had received the 100/. note, know ing it to have been stolen. _ '"fhe COMMON SERJEANT endeavoured to shew that the young woman, who had cohabited with Biggs, and who was the principal witness,was entitled to no credit whatever. The defendant offered no proof to show how he came pos sessed of the note. The .Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found their verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 100/. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Yesterday Philip 11PGowan was opposed by Mr. HEATH, on behalf of several creditors. The Insolvent, as soon as his case was called on, addressed the Court, and asked leave to relate all the circumstances of his case, as far as related to the ship Lord Nelson, and to his marriage with the widow Roberts, or, as she was call ed in the ? ewpapers, the bi.ixom widow Roberts. The In solvent, without waiting for any reply from the Court, proceeded to relate his story with a volubility that rendered him scarcely intelligible. lie said he married the widow Roberts in Saint Andrew, in New Brunswick i • soon after which he came to this country with his wife. He purchased the Lord Nelson partly with his wife's money, and partly with his own, and having entered into a charter party to go to Ma deira, his wife gave out that he was going to run away with the cargo, in consequence of which he was arrested, and was obliged to let a ship broker put a master in the vessel, who went the voyage ' • and although she made 1,3001. freight, the master brought her in debt 400/. The insolvent proceeded to state, that the ship was illegally detained in the River Thames, that her register was illegally "detained by the ship broker, and that his creditors and his wife had entered into a conspiracy to ruin him. He was proceeding with great fluency, when the Chief Commissioner told him, that when he had exhausted his abuse of his wife and creditors, lie must answer the questions put to him by Counsel. The Insolvent, on receiving this check, declared himself ready to answer; and in reply to the questions put to him by Mr. Heath, stated, that he was committed to Whitecross-street Pri son on the Utli of December, 1820, and was removed by Habeas Corpus to the King's Bench on the 4th of May, 1821. On re ference to the affidavit filed in the Court, on which the insolvent obtained leave to petition, it appeared that it stated, that the in. solvent had been first committed to prison on the 4th of May, 1821, and had not petitioned within fourteen days from that date, in the expectation that he would be able to pay all his creditors by the sale of his ship, the Lord Nelson. Mr. HEATH submitted, that the Insolvent's Petition could not be allowed to stand. It stated the time of the insolvent's arrest five months later than it was in reality ; and, in conse quence, it did not account for his not petitioning within 14 days after he was arrested; but for not petitioning during 14 days that did not arrive for several months after his arrest. The COURT said, the objection taken by the Learned Coun sel was fatal to the Petition, which must be dismissed. OLD BAILEY. FORGERY OF THE GOLDSMITHS' HALL MARS. Yesterday Henry Day, a man of respectable appearance, was placed at the bar, on an indictment charging hem with feloni ously selling to James George Stephens, four silver table spoons and one silver fish knife, with forged and counterfeit Hall marks, well knowing the same to be forged and counterfeited. Mr. WAL F ORD opened the pleadings. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL stated the case to the Jury.— He said, that the Commissioners of Stamps had thought pro per to bring forward the present prosecution against the pri soner, to endeavour to put an end to a system of molt serious frauds that had been for some time practised upon the revenue, to the injury of the fair trader. The first witness called was Mr. John Jones. He stated— lam a silversmith, residing at 238, Strand. I know the pri soner at the bar; he is a working silversmith; he resides in Wilderness-row, Goswell-street. In the year 1821, I gave -prisoner a general order for goods, which he brought in at four different times. I have a bill of parcels of the goods delivered by prisoner to me; it is in the hand-writing of the prisoner, and is dated March 2, 1822. [This bill of parcels was read by the officer of the Court—it contained the articles mentioned in the indictment.] Witness continued.—The prisoner found the silver to make the articles. One item in the bill is for gray' , spoons. I had no gravy spoons in my possession, until I received these spoons from the prisoner. [This witness produced the gravy spoons.] These spoons I am sure are the same I received from the pri soner, which are charged for by him in the invoice produced. I delivered them to the Inspector of Goldsmiths' Hall. In February, 1821, the prisoner supplied him with some goods— [the invoice was put into his hands]—one item is for six French dessert spoons, the duty is charged at the bottom of the invoice --[witness produced the spoons]—l had no such spoons in my possession until I received them from the prisoner. David Jones sworn—l reside in Broad.street, St. Giles's ; 1 am a silversmith, and have frequently bought goods of the pri soner. I ordered some silver spoons and other things from him, and received them. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREivs—I do no great deal of business • the prisoner does business in an extensive way ; he delivered articles in the indictment ; I received them from his hands ; it is eighteen months ago since this transaction; I employed another silversmith besides the prisoner ; when I re ceive goods I weigh them,. and put the private mark of the weight upon them ; there is a punch mark upon goods when delivered of the maker's initials. [Mr. Andrews put the in voice, containing the goods mentioned in the indictment, into the hands of the witness.l Witness continued—The invoice is in my belief the hand-wnting of the prisoner. I have books in which I enter articles I purchase, but I did not enter the articles sold by the prisoner to me, because I paid him ready money. _ _ _ Re-examined-by Mr. BOLLAND.—The spoons have my pri vate mark upon them, and must be the same I received from the prisoner. The prisoner has charged for duty 12s. 6d. (wit ness produced another invoice, in which the prisoner charged for silver spoons.) The duty is charged upon this article, its weight is ten pennyweights , and the duty is charged 9d. Cross-examined by Mr. C. PHILLIPS.—The articles were purchased about two years ago. Ido not know who delivered them at my shop. I knew the prisoner, was in partnership with his father; the prisoner's brother worked for them. I think I received the articles myself, because I sent work back. I had two apprentices in my employ at the time I received the goods from the prisoner ; I never lent any of the spoons sup plied by the prisoner to me; every large silversmith has spoons of the same pattern as those sold by the prisoner to me. Re-examined by Mr. W.tx.Fonp.—The spobns have private marks, which were put on by Ime, and the marks correspond with the items in the invoice.- The prisoner himself received the money for the articles from me. There was a workman in my shop that was chargedwith dishonest conduct ; it was an offence connected with my.business. J. W. Denny, shopman to Mr. 'W. Kirkham, pawnbroker, in Blackfriars-road, sworn.—Produced two silver skewers out of Mr. Kirkham's stock. Mr. W. Kirkham, pawnbroker, Blackfriars-road, sworn.— I succeeded a Mr. Phillips in my business, and purchased his stock. I had three skewers in the stock so purchased, one I have sold ; the skewers now produced are two of the three that I so purchased. Re-examined by Mr. Anotruvs, junior._l merely found the skewers in the stock that I purchased. Mr. Phillips, late a pawnbroker, sworn.—l sold my stock to the last witness, in which there were three skewers ; I em ployed the prisoner when I was in business to make silver ar ticles for me; he made me three silver skewers; but I cannot sweat positively that the skewers now produced are the same, I believe they are, from the initials upon them (which I ob served when they were delivered to me), and also from their shape and fashion. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS".—It is impossible dint I can swear positively to the skewers, the time is so long since I purchased them, and I put no private mark upon them. Re-examined by Mr. BOLLAND.—I had a conversation at the time I purchased the skewers from him, about the faintness of his initials upon them. He replied, that there was some thing wrong in the stamping. [The Judge and Jury viewed the skewers, and the initials upon them were found to be very illegible.] Henry George Stephens sworn—l am a pawnbroker and sil versmith, residing at No. 83, Shoreditch. In the early part of December last, I ordered four pair of butter-ladles of the pri soner. They were delivered about the middle of the same month.—(Witness produced the invoice of the articles.)—ln this invoice the duty is charged, which I paid. Two pair of the spoons I have sold, and two pair I now produce. I never had any ladles of the same description from any body else. At the time the ladles were brought by the prisoner, I also bought a fish-knife from him, which is charged on the back of the in voice of the ladles. George Miles, Inspector of Plate at Goldsmiths' Hall, sworn. —When plate is brought to Goldsmiths' Hall to be assayed, it had the i'narks or initials of the manufacturer struck upon it with a punch ; and if it is found correct, that is, good silver, it is impressed with the Goldsmiths' mark, the Lion and Leo pard's head, and with the King's head, which denote that the duty has been paid. The Hall mark is never impressed on plate, unless the initials of the maker are clearly . marked thereon. The skewers now given to me are so lightly impressed with letters, that I am sure if they had been sent to be assayed, they would have been rejected. I was present in the month of September on the prisoner's premises ? when they were searched, and found a punch with the initials " 11. D." thereon.__( Witness was shown the four gravy spoons, men tioned in the indictment).—The initials upon them are so indistinct, that had they been sent to Goldsmiths' Hall, in order to be stamped, they would certainly have been rejected. On comparing the punch, which I produce, with the initials upon the gravy spoons, I find that they correspond, except that the letters are stamped on them in an inverse order. r h e marks upon the spoons produced are all forged. The initials of the prisoner, "H. D." on them are so very indistinct, that they would not have passed the Hall. By theinitials being struck in an inverse order it is more difficult to discover the real initial ; I have observed the Hall letter, on the ladles now produced, and find that all are marked with the letter " D." This letter is changed by the Hall every year on the 28th of May : had the spoons been brought to be assayed with the letter D." upon them in September last, they would not have passed the Hall, as that year the letter " E." was the Hall mark. Cross-exammed by Mr. ANDREWS.—I have never known any error in the stamping at the Hall. There was a charge against one person of incorrectness, who was a servant at the Hall, but it turtle.' out to be unfounded. After silver goods are assayed at the Hall, they are finished and po lished ; which, if clone with propriety, will not obliterate the Hall mark. I never saw articles on which the Hall marks were so obliterated by undergoing the operation of finishing.-- The goods, besides being impressed with the Hall-mark, are also marked at the Hall with the punch on which are manu facturer's initials, which punch is returned to the manufac turer after the goods are impressed. Reexamined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—No manu facturer has goods marked at the Hall but whose name is re gistered at the Mr. John Smith, Inspecter of Stamps, in the Stamp-office, and at Goldsmiths' Hall, proved that the marks upon the spoons and other articles sold by 'the prisoner to the different witnesses, were all forged. The brother of the prisoner proved that the prisoner was very dangerously ill in 1020 and 1821, and his business was transacted by other persons. A great'number of very respectable persons were called to character. Mr. Cartelage sworn—l am a silver spoon-maker. In my transactions with Goldsmiths' Hall, they have committed mis. takes. Last August twelvemonth was one occasion. I was apprehended on a warrant for forging the Hall marks, on sil ver spoons—l was taken to the Mansion-House, and there Mr. Miles, who was the Inspector, discovered his mistake, and the marks were to be found genuine. I was set at liberty, and have never heard of the transaction since. A Juror observed, that when the goods were sent by the prisoner to the Hall to be marked, it vas possible that Ms mes ... • . n s uirk u?' !tenger might have exchaged diem, and put a for g e d those which he substituted. The Judge summed up , and the Jury returne d a v erdict gi Guilty, but recommended him to mercy. . ich g r. There was another indictment against Min, on 1 6 Alley said it was not intended to proceed. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. we En d a r u es ro sed7 Y an es d te o r f d g ay oo llo a be p r p t ea f ra 'i n tc c h e e7 w y, as a i v n e di ry et y ed ou f n or s of ; pretending to Mr. Peter Otto Boyce that he was t h e neP josh Mr. Joh n , Ebers, bookseller, in Bond-street, who k 5) with the bankin g house of Glyn and Co., and obiaina' such false pretences, a quantity of books. t. th e The prosecutor, Mr. Boyce, proved that on the 17 th se ted in defendant came to his shop and stated the facts as demeri bboc the indictment. At the same time he showed Witness %Id et check on the house of Glyn and Co., w hich he said he vro to ) signed by his uncle. On previous-occasions the defendeli come to the shop with a similar story, and it WAS s o p. t 0 told, that witness believed his statement. On, the daY tion witness let him have the books, but could never 0/ 311/4 ' payment for them. the d e ' Mr. John Ebers proved that he was no relation of did not fendant, nor did he know any thing of him. Witnesxsro.'. 0 keep cash with the banking-house of Messrs. Glyn and uscl No witnesses were called for the defence, and th e Jury a verdict of Guilty. tss l34 The Court, understanding that the defendant's Pen t pd relations were respectable, would pass no j u dgment- to sr only required that he should enter into a recognizance.. Vie. pear and. receive the judgment of the Court at any fotn'' LONDON MARKETS. PRICE OF BREAD. ricga The price of the 41b. Loaf is stated at 7 1 d• by the fa.l-61J, bakers. There are others of the trade . who sell at 6 0 1 and 7d. S i g E n E ) . D . 2 5 4 , 5 0 3 7 5 . - 28 6 Red Clover (Fore ne OA' Ditto English R. lB3.33s—fine new,.. 23 "-- White ditto .A 85 1 28s 44s—fine, ., ,, ,eito Trefoil ltibgrass ... .ne, 44s 525 - - s r 4 - 2 . 4661 .. 28s 34s—fine, 4C5 445 arrawa C ' y Seeds s4s to 585—fine, 605 6" Coriander do 9s lOs 14s Spring Tares ... iGs Od to 305 Od 34s 4 0, Cinque Foin 32s to 34s—fine ••• - s P' eo ff. Ryc-Grass ... lss to 22s—new, Vs 31s P Canary per qr —s 30s to 34s od per cl r • White Mustard Seed Bs to 10s Od • . Brown ditto Bs to 9s Od Winter Tares 27s to 35s Od per qr. Rape Seed Turnip Seeds. —s Od 6s to 7s pr. bush• r Linseed 0 I. ft °. INLIVLiAII: AND Lkailik,INHALL AlAtttuih .. ° ) - By the Carcase. 8d to gs u 5 t t o s : i li a Beef is 4d to 2s 6d I Veal is Mutton .......ls 4d to 2s 4d Pork Lamb, is (id to 2s 8d sT. JAMES'S HAY AlAltti.ET, Oct. Si 4 , ss 0 to ',, 60 . N. Hay 31 6s od to 41 8s Od 1 Clover', „. 31 1 05 50 " Old Hay (/1 Os od to 01 Os od I Straw 118 s Od to 04 SMITHFIELD. 31 13s 04 Old Hay 3l 5s od to 41 5s Oci-Average, j 0 11 1 d Straw - 31 Clover 3l lOs Od to 41 lOs oa--Averagel oa Hay .. 31 8s Od WH to 41 ITEC4e Od HAPE Average. 4 L. 31 for New oa New ditto... 01 Os Od to of Os od-Averag e, - 01 od 11 10 od Straw ll 8s Oil to 11 I6s od-Average, 4 64_, Clover 3l 15s Od to 4! 18s Od-Avera MICE OF HOE,, ptr t;wt., Oct. iti• Pockets. I I Bags. . a 41 1 ,1: Kent .. 21 lOs a3l3s a 41 15s Kent .. 2135 a3l , s 1 1. - Sussex.. 21 Os a2l lOs a2l 13s Sussex 21 Os a 2l 63 a gl 61 Essex .. 21 5s a3l3s a 31 lis Essex.. 21 4s a3lOs 1 0 Farnham, fine, 61 Os to 71 7s—Second, 51 105 to 6 ' Old Duty laid at 200.000. _ a , l og UAW HIDES. I Best Heifers & Steers, per st. Ordinary ....es 8d t ° i O , - 0i .. , 3s 4d to 3s 61: Market Calf .plead h ;:, - 95 us ' Middlings 3s Od to 3: 2d Eii,, Horse SHEEP SKI NS. —d -d to to -- d d 1 . s L i a ), :i e z ........ _ e el ;5:4 Fells . Downs PRICE OE LEATHER. *A , to 24‘1 Butts, 50 to 56Ibs each per lb .. 2 v- c , 96d .... Ditto, 5t to 66Ibs each Dressing Hides isd t" .. 0 0 _. . )94.1 to ¢0 Coach Aides Crop Hides, 35 to 4Olbs for cutting........ • • 2 19 1 1 : to u 0- d Ditto .... 45 to 50Ibs • 2 ld to YP A Si' Calf Skins..3o to 40Ibs 27 d to od Ditto 50 to 70105 Ditto 7O to Nibs )8d ' ,1 1 9 Small Seals (Greenland) IBd :: 1 60 Large ditto j7d - • , : 36 T • 'fanned Horse Hides • 19(1 to Spanish Horse Hides ; ' l-1 , &c. per 1121b.--C)ct'lis Yellow Soap ..... ••.... 910 .• • s os Mottled ........ . ................ oa Curd ...... Graves ............. .• Good Dregs .......... iv' PRICES OF TALLOW, S, Town Tallow 47s Od —s od Yellow Russia 49s Od —s od White ditto .. —s Od —s Ot: Soap ditto.... 42s od —s Od Melting Stuff 37s Oil —s od Ditto Rough. 45s od —s O I iffh&P' PRICE OF . CANDLES, FRO d M TA Lr.ow CHANDIAR io , 64. Price of Candles, per dozen, Os Od -6d per dozen allowed for ready money Price of Tallow i F ow it (a .k s i: tla'tAedT2byPetrheST:of slb.--,...."^t.2:60 COUNTRY , Alzkl-Ti----(Wr. lA"ET, 0et.46. IBarley, new , r 11 4 s to II lef 1 p " 1 " , per q. 1155 to 1105 ease, per qr. II 9 , to li Os Ry e, p e r tili.,21:11.::: GuILDFORD M. Wheat per 1. 81 10s to 111 Os New Wheat .. 10; Os to 131 Os Oats, per qr... 01 lis to 11 5s New ditto.... 01 Os to 01 Os COAL MARKET, Oct. 29. Ships sold. Pric e % sd b 5 Ships at Market. 4116 d 43'14 7 Newcastle 2 Sunderland - ..v• • the Ssll4 ier Printed and Published for t he PRoPnOIIS' AIS 44 ts. Office, No. 112, Strand, by J. CAA9T j i ' e . / . (..... • -- - ' T IMPORTATIONS OF GRAIN LAST Wk• ' ra il' English. Irish. F° „..... Wheat 8,249. ........- Barley Malt - Oats .. ..... 1 Rye —..-- ....„... Beans . 1,308 .--- ..„,...: Peas - ...„.... Tares -.. /! Rapeseed 3Ol 230 ....... - Mustard - ' 3 30 Seeds 145 --- 60 Flair Brant: Linseed 72 __-- • 0 9 10 , BIRTHS. co At Roscommon, on the 24th inst., the Lady 0f Royal Lahcers of a son still born. f On the 25th i inst., in Cadogan-terrace/. the L a dy o Colonel Sir Guy Campbell, Bart. of a son. Colonel Sir Guy Campbell, Bart. (:0r2_ . .e_......---- ---- •"' MARRIED. ry CO ° ( iOn Monday last, at Chelsea Church, the Rev. g e-1/- • a the Cherry, 8.A., of Clare-hall, Cambridge, and thir d 731nbaY, late John Heath Cherry, Esq., Member Of Coun cil at Sir Jolla to Anne Alicia, second daughter of Major Cameron, K.C.B &., c. Att of T pa re ' On the 22d instant, at Stoke Newington, Mr. • „f David Queen-street, Cheapside, to Ann eldest daughter - -General o sex , Langton, Esq., of Shacklewell. ' arch ' Su ~ On Saturday, the 26th instant, at Broadwater Chu Bs ., ot Grenville Pigott, Esq., eldest son of Wm; Pigott,charkAte, Doddershall Park, in the County of Bucking to ton //c a g e, youngest daughter of Edward Long, Esq', of 1181113 in the County of Surrey. DIED. On the 26th instant, at Southampton, Sailiuel‘Weidlinall; Esq" of Stamford-street. r ItiO , li° Alter a short illness, at the Geor e and Blue born, Mr. William Mather, 1 tonshire. r . tl'l' of Oellingborour inst., ' fot At Poplar-terrace, near London, on the 21st coli tis Northslur der, son of Captain Chr stie of the Thomas Indiaman. Y ' eof cl'ir i l'id ' On the 17th instant, ai Hawkhill, the reside. lic ialia Douglas, Esq., Esq., in the 25th year of her age, 3 1 ,.' 55 , 0 01 11 , i' 4 "' both Lateward, 4th daughter of the late John P 3 ' 400 , of Perrivale, in the County of Middlesex. i ,„ , ain be i.. Sb • On the 19th inst., at Sans ouci, Bray, relau t , go , fr Y , year, Miss de AlontmOrency,S grand-daughter of Stratford St. Mary's, Suffolk. ________--- ------- ,:v . the •=-14'. to Ni St Co nti C ont ; Pour 11;;1!1,i n Jut w i ll a Prin t . 1 enStl vo ille 1 4 .tbi r etti tt • P 441 J a •, 4 Yi , d-'44 Cle w " 441 14 dt : : I [ 4l ' 4 l. na