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THE LONDON JOURNALS. rETRACTS FROM TIIE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, October 16, 1822. [MORNING POST.] The intelligence from Spain is contradictory. The Ultra Journals assert that Tarragona and Saragossa have been taken by the Royalists, whilst the Ministerial Prints contradict all the advantages said to have been gained by that party, and describe the operations of Mina as conducted with skill, activity, and hitherto with success. They mentien his occupation of Cer vera, but state that instead of burning the town, be treated the inhabitants with great 'mildness, and caused all kind of property to be respected. A private letter from Vienna, dated the 3d inst., we regret tojind, says that since his arrival in that capital, the Duke of Wellington continued to be indisposed. His Grace had, however, been present at three long conferences which bad taken place, the one at the Hotel of Prince Metternich, the second at that of the Emperor of Russia, and the last at the Vicompt de - Montmorency's, before the departure of the Sovereigns for Verona. NIIE'TIMES.] It is rumoured, and with strong probability of truth, that the Members of the Holy Alliance are not wholly agreed 'respecting the manner in -which Spain ought to be treated. We, if we might, should give the august Members the same advice that the sagacious Minister gave his Royal Master,-who wanted much to benefit commerce, 'hut did not exactly know how—" Letit alone." The very existence of the Holy Alliance is in one respect injurious to Spain,--that it teaches the rebels of the Peninsula to look, however er roneously, to foreign aid, and so encourages them to persevere in their rebellion. The parties to the Holy Alliance, therefore, should, upon every principle of humanity, determine briefly what they mean to do; or rather they ought, if they had been swayed by humane mo *tires, to have determined some time, ago. We - would wish_ to supply the misled Catalans with a case analogous to their own, from which they, may justly appreciate the advantages which they are to derive from foreign aid. For how many years did the • Vendeans fatten the soil of their country with their own blood, looking out for aid and support from England,—a country not at the distance that Russia and Austria are from Spain, hut touchin ,, as were by its navy the borders of Me desolated region i Disappointment succeeded di , appointment, defeat followed defeat. The Vendeans were at last obliged to submit : they became united with the 'French Republic and Empire; and if the Bourbons were at last re stored, it was by no agency of theirs. [NEW TIMES.] • The Morning Chronicle informs its readers, that " the arrest of Mr. Bowring has excited a 'strong feeling of indignation in almost all classes of this Metropolis."' This is about as accurate as " the storm of popular indignation," which it asserted to have taken place at Paris on the exe cution of the four traitors there last month.— NYlietiwi look into Thci Times for an account of 'strong feeling excited by Mr. Bowring's arrest, we find a very cold notice of the fact, with •-tftiS - remark upon it—that "it now becomes simply a question of fact, how far Mr. Bowring has assisted, intermeddled with, or implicated tilinself tea criminal extent in the French faction" : 7777 :.with.a, hint tq him, that if he has done so, he may expect to be treated as. the Constitutional Government of Spain would most undoubtedly treat any Frenchman whom they should catch on the frontiers of the Peninsular " with sealed letters from the Army of the Faith to a certain party in his own country." Our Readers will be surprised to see The Dmes and Chronicle, those rivals for revolutionary favour, treating a subject of this kind so very differently. The solution is simple :—Mr. Bowring is a friend of The Morning Chronicle : and .The Times would not care if all the friends of The Chronicle were hanged. [WHINING CIIIION/CLE.3 ;The choice of President and Vice-President of th:e.xtraordinaiy Cortes,. in the persons of the Deputies Salvato and Dontinech, indicates clearly the excellent state of the public mind at present in:Spain. The former is one of the Deputies f(4. Catalonia, the latter for Valencia. They are both men of cultivated education, great talents, firmness,and decision,and highlyliberal principles. Public opinion has-proved, in this instance, com pletely triumphant over the gold of the Serviles. ,In -the Cortes, it is obvious that the Liberals have recovered the ascendancy which they had at the commencement of the last Session, but lost, by intrigue and bribery, in the course of it; and we think there is very little danger that the influence of the. Divinistas, Argnellistits, or af fected Moderates, will be again able to wrest it from them, notwithstanding the superior - talents, and • especially the superior cunning of their leader, Augustus Arguelles, who, along with much eloquence, has the advantage of possessing considerable discretion, and seldom committing himself in debate. [MORNING HERALD.] Our readers have observed, in the Herald, same letters narrating or referring to the arrest and detention of Mr. Bowrimg, an English gen tleman, in France. It is not our intention to say one word on the personal conduct or case of Mr. Bowrin, still less to offer any excuse for the vexatious and oppressive practices of the French Police: We would notice only the tone of absurd assumption, in which this occurrence is treated by some in London, and offer a word of advice to those of our countrymen, who at the present period visit France. " What !" it is asked, "shall the French Government dare to arrest an English Merchant —an English Gentleman i" Yes, surely ; a Bri tish subject has no peculiar exemption from the laws of France, and the administrative regulations of her Government, however harsh or vexatious they may be. But too many British subjects, full of this foolish notion of their being a supe nor and privileged race, demean themselves in France as if they had right to do will they please—even assuming airs and pretensions which would subject them to laughter, or t, some more serious consequence, if they risked them at home. —A John Bull, who would yield quietly to a policeman's staff in London, thinks he has a right to force a sentry or resist a gees-d'arme in Paris. These arrogant pretensions co-operate with political animosities to render the English objects of strong dislike to the French, —and what is worse, to render the national character ridiculous. . [BRITISH.. PRESS.] We lately announced the arrest of a British subject, Mr. Bowring, at Calais, from which place he has been transferred to Boulogne, -where he has been committed to solitary confinement, his friends, and even the British Consul, not being permitted to see him. His arrest at Calais was in consequence of an order by telegraph from Paris. The alleg ed ground is a charge of being the bearer of letters to the revolutionists of England, which is strength ened by the circumstance, that, at the time of his arrest, all his letters and papers were taken from him, and transmitted to Paris. All the 'do cuments which have appeared upon the subject are given in another part of our Paper. We have hitherto abstained from indulging in obser vations upon it, because, in fact, the whole of the case is not before us, and we may run the, risk of inflicting censure where it may eventually prove there was no cause of blame. The arrest of Mr. Bowring prima facie is, under all the circumstances as related, a violent, out rage upon the person of a British subject, which the seizure of ordinary letters or parcels upon his person for conveyance to, England will not justify ; but that may not prove the actual case, and the French Government have evidently pro ceeded upon the ground of his being the con scious channel of "a revolutionary correspondence. MARGATE, OCT. 14. TREMENDOUS GALE—SHIPWRECKS, &c. After an evening particularly inclement, the rain descending in torrents, the wind arose, blew a very heavy gale all night, and came round from south west to north east, at two, P. M. Nothing can equal the rude blasts which sweep the northern sea ; and are here felt in their utmost-severity. This was the signal for the Hovellers, as tbey are called ;—a race of men peculiar in their habits and growth, and of the most enterprising character. They turned out of their births, and with their night-glasses were watching about till day-break, when they discovered a homeward-bound East Indiaman a-ground, and beating violently on that long line of shoals, abotit. 15' miles from land, called " the Margate Sands." A lug-sail boat, which will live in any sea, was quickly launched, and provided with paddles,; these and ten men pro ceeded, with the rapidity of a bird, to the ship in distress. About this time pieces of wreck were beating against the Cliffs for a long extent of coast. About seven, came in the head of a sloop, "and• a quantity of spars, apparently a part of her cargo. On the Nayland Rock, at the same time, was seen a fine brig with the surf beating over the mast-head ; and, in the offing, Dutch, Flemish and French boats, beating up against the tempest, some dismasted. At eight o'clock the hurricane had not abated. The brig before mentioned, had.by the rise of the tide, drifted under the Cliff, near the Sea Bathing Infirmary, where she was in great danger for a time. It appears that the latter was laden with grocery and spices. Every hour boats are coming in for anchors, cables, and cordage. No packets for London to-day. The chain-cable of that magnificent boat the Hero snapped in the harbour ; this will serve to skew the war in the elements. On the fort, the sprays not only inundated what is called the Marine Promenade, but they actually were car ried. by the whirlwind over the roofs of tl►e highest houses. Noon.—Not only the visitants, but the natives are out to see the effects of the gale. Sheets of water are running over the Upper to the Lower Pier, and thence into the Harbour. At the angle; by the Duke's Head, the water rises over the shingles, and pours in rivulets down to the jetty, next the Parade. A Dunkirk boat has just brought in three bodies picked -up at sea. The Frenchman re ports that he saw a large ship on the Goodwin Sands. No promenade last evening at the Assembly Rooms, owing to the state of the weather The Master of the Ceremonies had a brilliant Ball at Broadstairs last week. Ramsgate is full to an overflow. Three o'Clock, p. m.—One vessel has sunk, in the Sands—all gone down—not a soul saved ! ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. Between one and two o'clock this morning, a remarkably sudden gale of wind came on from the north-east, which in a few minutes increased to a perfect hurricane, and continued un abated till daylight. The most• alarming apprehensions were entertained, which were, as the day approached, unhappily verified. The first object of distress that presented itself was a vessel on shore upon the Nayland Rock ; the crew were fortunately. saved, but the tide flowing at the time, she drifted higher and higher, and now lies close under the cliff near the Sea Bathing Infirmary, with some scores of persons with carts and horses removing the cargo ; her name is the Good Intent, regular trader between Cowes and London. Would to God, for the sake of humanity, that this disastrous storm had been confined to the, loss of property only ; but a brig that was seen at anchor in the evening, about a mile from the Long Nose, or Fairness Dock, was, alas ! seen for the last time. The morning presented nothing but pieces of wreck floating ashore, seamen's chests, spars, deck-planks, &c. She must, as the wind blew directly upon the rock, have gone to pieces in the night, and every soul on board . have perished.— 'fhe offices upon the preventive-service with great promptitude seized the chests ; and, with equal feeling, declines opening them for the present. The name of the vessel is pretty well known ; but as some doubts may exist, it would be cruelty to the relatives of the ship's company to mention it, beforeall doubt is removed. _ Nor does this end the catalogue ; for the topmasts and yards are distinctly seen floating, with other parcels of wreck, of another ship, about half roads across. She must have foundered at her anchorage; particulars of course unknown. FIVE o'C LOCK, P.M.—A fine 2i inch cable is just going off to the lion. Company's ship Vansittart, Captain Valrymple, which has. rode out the gale m fine style. FOREIGN TRADE OF THE COUNTRY. REPORT. ( Concludedfronz yesterday's Su N.) DOVER HARBOUR. Your Committee's attention was, in the next instance, direct ed Dover Harbour, and the charges imposed and concluded for its maintenance. 'This harbour has long enjoyed Legislative protection ; the Act under which it is now regulated is the 47th Geo. 111. c. 69. The management is placed under the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Lieutenant-Governor of Do-, ver Castle, the Mayor of Dover for the time being, and a certain number of assistants, who used to hold meetings twice a year, but which, according to the evidence of Mi. Shipdem, the re gistrar and agent, have not been regularly held for some years. They have the power, under the Act, to raise monies for the purposes of the harbour, upon the credit of the rates, in such manner as to a majority of them may seem expedient ; of this right they have availed themselves to a considerable extent, as by a paper returned by Mr. Latham, the treasurer, it appears, that since the year 1794, sums have been raised upon the credit of the rates to the amount of 19,5001., part of which upon an nuities at 9, 10, and 11 per cent., and that an agreement has been made with a Mr. Oxenden, for a further loan of 7,0001., making together no less a suit than 26,5001. at an annual interest of 1,504/., of which sum so raised, 23,500/. has been borrowed within the last five years ; it appears further, by the accounts rendered and confirmed by the evidence of the regis trar, that the, annual average revenues of the harbour are about 13,0001. per annum, so that in five years a sum of no less than 81,500/. has been expended upon the works, repairs, and main tenance of the harbour. The amount of the rates by law esta blished Upon the shipping are, three-pence per ton upon all ships under 300 tons burden, bound over sea, which shall _pass from, to, or by Dover, whether to the east or the west side of the Goodwin Sands, or w - sich shall enter the harbour, and au thorizes a reimbursement of the rates from the owners of the cargoes with which the vessels shall be laden. Coasting vessels if laden, arc subject to a charge of I Ad. for every chaldron of coals or culm, ton of grindstone, Purbeck, or Portland stone, provided they shall .be above 20 tons and un der 300 tons; and from every vessel that may enter Dover harbour, laden with merchandize, above 300 tons burden, 3d. per ton; but if laden with coals and culm, lid. per chaldron, and an equal charge for every ton of grindstone, Purbeck, or Portland stone. All vessels in ballast, and such as do not‘ en ter the habour, being of the burden of 300 tons and upwards, are exempted from any demand. The annual receipt of rates, upon an average of the last five years, is about 11,300/. ; and the annual receipt of permanent income, arising from ground rents, and leases of houses and land, to about 1,700/., making together die annual income 13,0001. per annum. - Many of- the observations your Committee have felt •it their duty to make, in regaed to the principle upon which the rates payable from shipping to Ramsgate harbour are in some in stances collected, apply more strongly to that of Dover. The practice, although sanctioned by law, of making vessels pay duties for a harbour, of the advantages of which they do not, and in many cases cannot, avail themselves, appear to your Committee objectionable ; and particularly so in a case where, , from the natural founation of a bar thrown up before the har bour during gales of wind, ships are frequently precluded from obtaining shelter in it in periods of great danger and distress. It appears in evidence, that the bar in question is at times in creased to a degree to render the entrance of ships or eraft of any burden into the harbour impracticable ; and although upon some occasions during spring tides, vessels of between 400 and 500 tons are said to have entered for shelter, they must be con sidered as extraordinary cases, and to have occurred during the prevalence of a northerly wind, when it is presumed that ves sels, unless in a state of the most imminent peril from leakage or damage, would prefer seeping shelter in the roads of Dunge ness, or even Portsmouth harbour., Attempts have been made to obviate the obstruction alluded to, which have hitherto been unsuccessful. It is stated to your Committee, however, that works are now in progress, which may lessen the contimiance of the inconvenience, although not prevent it. Mr. Shipdem states, that whenever the works in question shall be in o_peration, it will require a tide to remove the obstruction, which your Committee understandto be, after the gale of wind (which has produced the bar) shall have sub sided, the harbour, of course, not affording shelter at the mo ment when most important. How far any ingenuity may be successful in seconding the - endeavours which the Harbour Trust arc making, at a great expense, ,to obviate the in conveniences belonging to this harbour, your Committee are unable to form a judgment ; but they submit whether in any event the accomnmodation it appears likely to afford to the navigation of the country, is of an extent and value to furnish a reason for 'continuing (except on those that may actually enter the harbour)- so large an impost on7ups under three hundred tons, sailing from port to port, which in the or dinary course of navigation pass between Calais and Dover, and which have little chance of reaping any advantage from it. Upon these, grounds your Committee would have felt no hesitation in suggesting the continuance of all rates upon ships or vessels which shall not avail themselves of Dover harbour, were it-not fbr the large debt which has been incurred, the pay ment of which has been guaranteed upon the faith of the rates, and the importance which, in a national point of view, belongs to the harbour, as affording a point of most convenient cum:tu n:Catkin with the coast of Irance, which your Committee are of opinion should, under' any circumstances,. be maintained. It appears t 0 them, however, that by subjecting the expenditure to a vigilant supervision, and establishing a system of rigid economy, reducing the large balances of cash which are allow ed to remain hi he hands of die treasurer, executing the ne cessary repairs and works by-contract, within limited periods, and under the sunerintendence of an active and intelligent en gineer, a very con:icier:llle reduction of the rates on all vessels under 300 tons pawing Dover Harbour, laden, and now charge able with 3d per ton, may be effected. Your Committee have found it necessary to express their opinion strongly, as to the necessity of a vigilant attention in the administration of the funds, as it is to be collected from the evidence of the registrar, that the periodical meetings of the Board have for some years past been unattended to, and that no regular audit of the accounts beyond the mere examina tion of the vouchers, with the amounts of payment, has taken place. - Your Committee find, by reference to the annual accounts .that the permanent revenues of the harbour are about 1 ,70 0 1. per annum, being about 2001. more than the interest payable upon the monies borrowed, and yet to be received, 7,000/. being put to the credit of the trust, exclusive of the balance of cash. The annual average receipt of rates, as now established, yield about 11,300/. ; but from the imperfect mode in which the ac e counts are kept, no correct return can be obtained of the ton nage of the vessels, which have, . during the last few years, sought shelter in Dover harbour; nor has the harbour-master or registrar, who have been examined to those points, been able to give to the Cothinittee any information on the subject. From a return, however, made by the collector of the Customs at the port, it appears that the amount of the contributions annually made from vessels that enter and sail from the harbour is about 1,150/., bearing a very small proportion of the sum levied.— The rates upon such vessels as may enter the harbour, your Committee do not propose should be altered ; but they are de cidedly of opinion that the rates upon vessels merely passing should be forthwith reduced to one penny pet' ton, that is, on all vessels laden; bound over sea, being under 300 tons ; and on all coasters laden - With coal or culm, one halfpenny per chal dron ; and Coe like Sam on every ton of Purbeck, Portland, or grihstone, the latter being above 20 tons, and under 300 tons ; this diminution in the rates, being two-thirds of the pre sent charge, will reduce the amount of collection from vessels %passing, to •-. . £3,713 Add thereto, annual collection from vessels entering the harbour - 150 Estimated total annual average receipt from rates - Add thereto, permanent revenues 4,863 1,700 Total annual revenue - - Xf3,563 which will furnish very ample moans for providing the interest upon_the monies already borrowed, and the further sum which it may be necessary to raise to complete further works (of the expediency of which your Committee entertain the greatest doubt), and keep the harbour in a state of repair ; and also to form an accumulating fund for paying off those sums of money, which have been, or may be borrowed, as loans only, allowing at the same time a sufficient sum for the establishment and con tingencies. The Board of Assistants having under the act the power of reducing the harbour rates, it therefore will depend upon them, in the first instance, that the recommendations of your Com mittee, in respect to the relief of the shipping, should be car ried into effect, as also that for the general accommodation of the trade, they consent that the collection of the Dover Har bour dues, payable in London, should be received by the Tri nity Corporation, at their office on Tower-hill ; and 4 , per cent. commission be allowed for the collection. Among the heads intended for inquiry, were the tonnage duty and the consulage. From the first, your Committee has been relieved by the repeal which has taken place in the course of the present session ; and they have reason to believe, that the second has been long under th e consideration of the Go. vernment, and a bill for the regulation of it likely to be sub. mitted to Parliament • but there are still, how ever , severa l sub jects connected with tho burdens upon trade, and others of con siderable importance to the commerce of the country; under the consideration of your Committee ; amongst which are the laws relating to. quarantine , t he rates collected under them, the London port du t y , and the regulations and rates of pilotage ; the inquiry into which your Committee had hoped to khave been able to complete in the course of the present Session; This has been prevented by a-reference to them of the application of the West India Dock Company for a renewal of their charter, together with the numerous peti tions which haire been presented against it from various quar ters. The approaching expiration of the charter, to the expe diency of continuing which their attention was thus called, has compelled them to suspend their examination into the subjects referred to, and to proceed without delay upon this part of their inquiry. Although considerable progress has been made in it, they cannot venture to entertain the hope of bringing it to a conclusion in time to enable them to resume the consideration of those subjects before the probable rising of Parliament ; it must therefore remain postponed, to be renewed in a future session of Parliament, if it shall be the pleasure of the house to revive the Committee. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT 15. Sittings bore Michaelmas Term. • The adjourned Sittings before Term .commenced this day in the Court of Common Pleas, Westminster, before the Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, and a Common Jury. STANLEY V. DODD. This case, which has been already more than once before the public, was brought on after some undefended causes had been gone through. Mr. SCARLET T stated the case to the Jury. It was an ac tion against the defendant, who is a guardian of the poor in the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, to recover several'penal ties of 100/. for several alleged violations of the Statute 55th of George 111., which enacts, that no overseer, guardian, trustee, or other person intrusted with the care and management of pa rochial poor, shall supply the workhouse by contract or for money with any provisions used by the paupers, under a penalty of 100/. for each offence. The Act, the Learned Gentleman observed, was one which it was of the greatest importance should be strictly enforced, because it tended to prevent a repe tition of those many frauds which had been committed by per sona in such situations to the great injury of the poor and great loss to parishes. It would be proved that the defendant was a guardian of the poor in right of property held in the parish, and that, contrary to the Statute, he had for a certain time in 1019 and 1820 supplied milk to the workhouse, by which he was paid by the treasurer of the parish. To put a stop to such a practice the present action was brought. The Learned Gen tleman then called several witnesses, who proved that Mr. Dodd was a guardian of the poor, and that the milk was delivered to the workhouse by his men, and paid for, in 1819 and 1820. The plaintiff's case being closed, .. - The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, for the defendant, said that the evidence did not bring his client within the meaning of the sta tute. It was true the 55th of Geo. 111. was very comprehen sive, but in the present case its meaning should be considered with reference to some local acts which had passed for the better regulation and government of the parish in question. By one act (we believe the 13th Geo. Ill'.) it was enacted that every person possessed of 80/. a year in the parish as freehold pro perty should be a guardian of the poor in right of that property. By another Act (the 30th of Geo. III.) it was ordered that the guardians of the poor should consist of the rector, churchwardens, and 20 persons annually chosen, besides those who were qualified in right of property. By another Act (53d G. III.) it was enacted that the guardians of the poor should consist of 30 persons (in cluding the rector and churchivardens), but taking no notice of any persons being qualified to act as such in right of any property. Mr. Dodd was elected for a year in 1817, but in that year it was not pretended that he delivered any milk or other provisions to the workhouse. Since that year he attended at the vestry and other meetings, but took no part in them : he merely attended as any other parishioner, either for his amuse ment or curiosity. Now he submitted that under those circum stanccs Mr. Dodd could not be considered a guardian of the poor, and as such could not be brought within the meaning of the act. Mr. SCARLETT was about to reply, when The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE interposed, and observed that, whichever way he might decide the point now, it mustcome for the opinion of the full Court. He would therefore defer giving any opinion at present, but would reserve the point. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that except the objection he had made, he had nothing to offer. Undoubtedly, he could not dispute that Mr. Dodd had supplied the milk. He hoped, however, the Jury would consider that the slightest imputation was not cast upon Mr. Dodd by that circumstance. No ob jection had been made either to the quality of the milk, or to the price charged for it; acid he could show, if it was material to the point at issue, that Mr. Dodd had been repeatedly re quaated by several of the parishioners to supply the work house with milk, because they were satisfied it would be an ad vantage to the parish, and, in fact, the milk was delivered at a `cheaper rate than it could be obtained from any other person. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said, that the act under which the present action was brought was a most important one, and it was of the utmost consequence that its enactments shoto be strictly adhered to. It was passed with a view of preVenting the abuses likely to arise from guardians and overseers becom ing contractors for supplying the poor with provisions. it was here clearly proved that Mr. Dodd did supply the poor though in right bf property he was a guardian of the poor in that parish. It would, however, be for the future consideration of the Court how far the defendant's case was affected by the objection which had been madAy his Counsel. The Jury found for the plaintiff, and the Court- gave the de fendant leave to move in term to have a nonsuit entered. BOWLEY V. BROUGH. This was an action to recover damages for an assault, corn. mitted by the defendant upon the plaintiff: SCARLETT stated the case to the Jury.. The plaintiff is an autioneer, living in Brydges-street, Covent-garden. The defendant is the occupier of the Swan public-house, corner of Bury-street, St. James's. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Weaver, that en a Sunday evening in April last, he was returning from Chelsea in company with the plaintiff: They were overtaken by a heavy shower, and took shelter in the defendant's house. On entering the tap-room they called for a pot of porter, and Mr. Weaver proceeded to stir the fire with the poker. The landlord just then entered, and abused both parties for taking so great a liberty in his house ; hinted that they were no better than pickpockets; refused to let them have any refreshment ; and eventually laid his hands on the plaintiff, and turned him into the street. It was not pretended that any bodily harm had accrued to the plaintiff, but the action was brought to teach Mr. Brough (said. Mr. Scarlet) that he had no autho rity to turn customers out of doors, because they stirred his fire. this was the plaintiff's case. Mr. GURNEY, for the defendant, said he was instructed to give quite a different account of the transaction. If he were rightly informed, the defendant was fully justified in what he had done by the conduct of the plaintiff' and his friend. To prove this, he called Thomas Salter, a young lad, who is now an apprentice to a shoemaker, but who was living as servant with the defendant at the time of this transaction. He stated that one of the gen tlemen who came in began to stir the fire; witness told him his master would not allow any person to stir the fire but himselfi One of the gentlemen swore at him, upon which his master came in and remonstrated. One gentleman then said the house was not his (the landlord's) ; that it was a public-house, and every person had a right to come in, and also to stir the fire if he wished. Other angry words were used, and at last Mr. Brough, after telling the plaintiff to leave the house (with out effect), put his hands to his collar and put him gently out of doors. This was the defendant's case; and after hearing Mr. SCAR. LE T T in reply, and his Lordship's summing up, The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. CUBIT, AND MARIA 1119 WIFE, V. THE EARL OF DUN- DONALD. This was a writ of inquiry to tax and asssess the damages in an action to recover the sum of 725 L, due on a bond of Lord Dundonald's for 1,0001., conditioned for the payment of an annuity of 1001. a-year to Mary Dobson, widow. The signature to the bond was proved. It was dated May 6, 1814. There was no defence ; and the Jury found for the plaintiff's— Damages 7251. The Margate Safety Coach, which comes to Charing-cross, was upset on Monday, at Canterbury, on its way to London. it was full of passengers inside and out : one Gentleman had his leg crushed by falling under the coach, and was obliged lo remain at Canterbury ; and a lady inside had her arm much cut by the glass, and was so severely bruised as to re quire the support of pillows the remainder of the journey, and to be lifted in and out of the coach. Many of the other passen gers were much bruised and sprained. The accident was occa sioned by turning short round a corner in the town ; and, al though the coach is built on the . patent principle, no carriage can possibly keep its equilibrium in such a situation. The Kelso coach seas overturned near Black shiels, on its way to Edinburgh, on Monday last, and, most providentially, although there were six inside and nine outside passengers, not one individual was hurt ! The coach , which is now replaced by another, was broken to pieces. The horses were uninjured, The accident, we learn, was caused by one of the horses starting at sight of an ass on the side of the road. —( Edinburgh Courant.) The swell in our rivers, occasioned by the late rains, has brought down a vast number of eels, some thousand poundi weight of which have been sold in this city at from 2d. to 4d, per lb' Salmon, from the same cause, has been plenti ful, at 6d. to Is. per lb.--( Exeter Gazette.) From the LONDON GAZETTE o.ocl'ls' -.......-- _ tezio ati., BANKRUPTS. sode-4".-1101 W. Clark, Oct Covent-garden" io...na, facturer, to surrender Oct 19, Nov. 2, 26, at the _ C,ourt, Basinghall-street Solicitors, Messrs. Jones D' .- ~., Ur Great Mary-le-bone-street. I. H. Handscomb, Newport Pagnell, chan t ' ife6 lace-me r b a ll -s.-,,, 26, 29, Nov. 26, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basil , Low' Solicitors, Messrs. Jupp and Son, Carpenters'-h 3 , wall. corn ll°l, J. Frost, sen., Bridlington-quay; Yorkshire,. isciLt* chant, Oct. 22, 23, Nov. 26, at the George 11 34. ton-quay. Solicitor, Mr. Grace Birchin-lane• Oct , 58, ' G. Blackbantl, Gnosaii, stagrdshire, gr ocer ' 56. Nov. 26. Solicitor, Mr. Hicks, G ra y's-inn-s ( l nar 2 "5',0° . ,„,, E. Bolton, Birmingham, victualler, Oct. 2 8, 's ' oliciw . at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, nD i n ghan!. , n . ~,, Messrs, Long and Austen, Holborn-court, Gray e"" a ricr s LI 001+ W. Hutton, jun., Chowbent, Lancashire, 111 ° Ile ' .le-a i, Bolton er, 0 Oct. 11, Nov. 5, 26, at the Bridge Inn" Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, 'and Ead kil ,„,, or ford-row. , in e e me.., T. Fenner, jun., and J. Why, Holborn- hil l, 22, 29, Nov. 26, at the Bankrupts' Court, J''''' - ` Solicitor, Mr. Smith, Barnard's-mn, Holborn. ~,A p ercr„d s , G. B. Watson, Rock Lodge, Durham , 0 2 - s o liel," - Nov. 6,7, 26, at the Queen's Head, 111orPeLn'arete" Messrs. Meggison and Poole, Verulam- bud dings' - g 11%,, 0 , fr DIVIDENDS. Nov. -1 i s bv Nov. 5, W. Grant, Oxford-street) bro k er ,• bets , f . got, Ratcliffe-highway, grocer-Nov. 5, J. pro-" c, holoir , Bart 005 Kent, master-mariner-Nov. 16, T. Slade, so. close, Smithfield, oil-merchant-Nov. 6, S. U. ' S Chite ' ley-cotton-mill, Nottinghamshire, cotton-spinn er. CERTIFICATES, No v• 5 ... I . l l l l ' , W. Earle, Church-street, Rotherhithe , victual peer, sons, Swaffharn Norfolk, linen-draper L l. ..„..o lld ~aireel Holborn-hill, oilinen-J. T. Ealing, Great Bub.' - i s sion 4- :1. vent-garden, victualler-H. Taylor, Bristol, C olllll3 geati otet , chant-W. Hayzelden, Milton-next Sittingbour na, ler-R. and H. Lucas, Southampton, linen-cir v s. e ft PARTNERSHIPS DISSOL ,it•tior'.,,, -.T. Millard and R. Bill, Greek-street, W. BellHendry, Kingston-upon-111w,, *-- ake ,- ,, Soho, sii;liitetsli; T. Floud, H. Cross, and J. M. Wilcocks, Exeter', shank`i far as regards J. M. Wilcocks-W. D. Dodtl, "• r eef and J. Herd, Liverpool, pap r h ging-rnanufactj.. i 6 Coles and W. Blackman Reading, coaeh-n l4kers „te . s f°, and J. Green, Corbridge, 'Northumberland, e.l c- d r n ' 'A. as regards J. Green, jun. -J., S., and G. Pears, , 1 1 1 ° G: b",,, manufacturers, so far as regards S. Pears--A• S iv -I t t ; Ye t i lit o g a W. Hobbes, and S. Heaven,'Bristol, and T. Fletcher, Manchester cotton-spinner s-- J ts ...- , ' -in coaixte rchan trarr iaf, W. Arnold, Plymouth Dock, wire-workers -F,. 1 .11. S• ". and T. Clay, Macclesfield, silk-throwsters-T. 111 ,`." 0 00' lis, and. J. Pipson, Birmingham, gilt-button- tom POLICE INTELLIGENC D• nE avi,, 410 /I. to MARLBOROUGH STREET.—DREADFUL , - -Fr f, 5 .- Yesterday Mr. £—, a Gentleman of fortune, who..a,torti in ing lr f e ro la m nd h , threat to im ch .v ar a gc rio d o N s ir su m m . s T o o f w r i n i on sen e d v: malydoeurtl.i, wili;en-LLOPJoy him with unnatural propensities . appea.red c qiitfror the prosecttor lately arrived in England from Publin , ll ' pied apartments in Bryanstone-street, Portrnan 4 q u t i th r n o e f r S - s e t p r ee t o ap xf p b ea rd re_ s d tre th e e t, pr an osec d u h tt e l i r iired was go ng tO aco a l to w ic tii there. The prisoner requested to ride in the cat'c l j o s fot which he consented to, but the prisoner gave which O n et coach to drive in a contrary direction to that in ards 0 : 1 01 was going and he left the coach. The prisoner afier":o v q „ e the prosecutor at his house, and threatened to charr mal-practices if he did not supply' him with nion c lirecei! gave him 121. He afterwards made repeated calls morel the money from him under a similar pretence, and °P°l3 l4 , ' 6l lO l in the absence of prosecutor, his wife had an in tcrvie . , prisoner, who called for 501., saying that her bu sb y that he guilty of a crime for which he ought to be shot, and wer e ,je prisoner, had two coachmen to prove it, each o f k01.,` have 201. and prisoner 101. to keep it secret. Mr s ;m er rierd s i n to an appointment for the prisoner to call, !Alien k l l O 1 ' Jefferiei, the officers, were in attendan. .ce, and t `" )(1 custody. „vceill' mo Th ney e p fro riso m n t e h r e ; in his defence, tornnt c e o x ii l f ) r a s in ed ed /i th av e i n reo g w itttoi ll did so. • e ver) b oe Too Sir G. FARRANT said, that the law would protec_ 4Of persons from being thus imposed on. The prir7,: t . t boh e „ t e , i performed a less hemous,offenee byplacinga a gg 111 :'; of litr. S. and demanding 501. ; and his case was niAn—hip-pille by threatening to destroy the peace of mind nrh• Mrs. S., and to deprive her husband of his cliarsc t ori . " as , " The prisoner was much affected during exaraina" .••• was fully committed for trial for the tzptal airen ce '„,, i 3O• l ° - ; on QUEEN-SQUARE. ATTEXTTE'D ASsAsS.,— that , Yesterday information was received at this ° nic h e , life ° t es the preceding night an attempt was made upon „ i noe s „, 'female, . passing the IVesuninster l'Y It 11 .5, in human shape, who as yet has evaded aLI saY, w a l p pcared that the unfortunate woman was in l c res seu , - e i:, some female friends, when. a young man, g lllce :Yfi: l to he 19, be proached them, and accosted her in language inst timed. She repulsed his Idvances, and in aT l _,, a draiT; pulled some sharp instrument from his yOeket,e and 'till it across her throat, inflicted a deep woundjr horrible attempt, but she struggled with all d o ns. Avg she dropped upon the steps at the Hoslml but h a ' c e, other females at first were very much alarive , ,. , 0 00, 4 , recovered themselves attacked him and called °rlic,nl which induced the fellow to relinquish his diaW f t i l e Id tion, and he ran off with all speed. The P arl di : dotP• t he street patrol on that station were cotnming cod °t came up at that instant, and on being 1 1 1 1 P„ he run u transaction they went in all directions in pursuit o as l '" take n . ;,,, but could not find him. The wounded iv . 00311 w titc• ent the hospital, where she now lies in a i‘recario ns s ins trtn) e , the appearance of tbe wounds in her throat, Il'egro,„ tbe ut o used seems to have been a razor. It is suspecte,,,ic w ho IL, scription given of the offender, that he is a tirtuubLadT;oo,! been recently discharged from the Guards. Ile , ago kept company with the female, but Wa rn; t of ill his addresses. The officers of justice are in be 5 0 and as his person is well known it is hoped l ie custody. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, October 1 7' c, f. 1g ntstet dam Ditto, at Sight le 6 Rotterdam 1 0 4 . 1 5 _ - Antwerp - O7 10 24 vs, Hawburgh 37 • o 'o ' Altona '' • es 55. Paris, S Day's sight ;5 $5 0 Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto ... ... . o s ofec Frankforton the Main .... •••• 36:t -firectict Madrid Cadiz 36* Bilboa... r ............. Barcelona .............. ........... 3 , 5 1 Seville Gibraltar Leghorn ........ • - _ Ge,iva 431 -Venice, Ital. Lir. 45 -Naples ... 39! er Palermo .......... op Malta Lisbon ........... ....... ... ..................... ° ... sii Oporto ................................ Rio Janeiro .......................... Dublin . . C0rk...... 9 1 per L'`' BULLION. ° 0 P er - Portugal Gold, i n Coin .................. I''3 3 ~.7 6 Foreign Gold, in Bars .................... 3 .3 New Doubloons .. •• • 0 4 9 New Dollars ............................ () 4 Ili .. Silver in Bars, Standard Yesterday morning g a n d t d er th ( a ) that her Ladyship is apt well as c‘in P ---------- Ballypee, County o w f g only daughter d S a a t :lrday morning last, the Lady of BIRTHS. in l' l°Tti3 Audley-street, Lady wraitii.eVis:Bwra,odft abEurdabyruinggstoecinr...,s lit mise ' Psce iii .e Nugent, of a still -horn son. ossibiy be happyexte t .S. Esq" D r ury, h A gr• AIARRIED . New cnure , y Yesterda y morning,Ma.ry-le-bonne ~. o r adb i l i ; S. Townsend, of Great Portland-street , to. Misyip• airoshire place, Maida Hill. J. ' t , gobt . Lie" T. O! the sth inst., in St. Peter's Church, Dublin:, the late Wall, R.N., to Margaret, youngest daughter "" Wolfe, of B ckhall la - - , county of Kildare, Esq. rof DIED. est Jatig h" On Sunday last, at Ramste, Emily, yo_ung o us. a g. Mr. Mitchell , of the Vote of k . age f Office, House of of De e , ~ e d Pt On the 7th _ inst. the Rev. R. 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