The Sun. — London, England, 1822-12-07 00:00:00

THE .LONDON JOURNALS• XTRACTS 'FROM THE DAI . I,Y AIORNiNG' PAPERS, December 7, 18'22; • Lot!: TIMES." P•observe that whilst the war-party of France • xaggerating their - power,. and predicting the A certainty of their success, should they invade the Peninsura, the mo*t ardent of the Liberal party in Spain, on their side, are no less loudly declar ing their means of resistance,.. 'and showing how easily they could repulse the enemy. It might be. politic in him who. expects to be attacked, to deter the aggressor by letting him know that he will meet with a warm r - a - eption :, but to urge to the assault simply Icin the assurance of superior 'strength, is at oneee insolent and unjust. For our own parts, describing the invasion of the. Peninsula in the terms 'which , we thought such an act merited, IVeltaye never ceased from enter taining a lurking suspicion, which still adheres to us; that the French Government, to use a do mestic ,phrase.- ivould consider better of it." . We think they, are considering now, ; we hope 'they are Considering better ; and happy be the result.].--Among the many crimes of the late qrant of France, the invasion of Spain was almost the blackest: but if we except the perfidy by which he got the whole Royal FaMily into his net at Bayonne, we cannot 'See that the rest of the acttinit is, the invasion' of the Peninsula by the. Bourbons--is one whit less criminal than the invasion of it by BuonaParte. There iti the present case all • the falsehood and ;treachery that were practised in - the former, in order - to draw an unsuspecting family 'to their ruin —indeed, it dOes,not often happen to ordinary people to have such tran ssendant acts of power thrown in their way, and therefore they have no ruerit in resist ing the 'temptation—hut -in other respects, we defy a casuist' to point out any remarkable dif ference in. the moral turpitude of the two measures—the invasion executed-in 1808, and that threatened in 182'2. The plea is pretty much the same—the *danger. fonnd, .or thought, to result to.:France from the contiguity of such a Government, and the consequences, we have no doubt, will be equally sanguinary. Buonaparte Could not think himself secure whilst a Bourbon was' seated on the: Spanish 'thvone,; and Louis cannot believe himself secure, whilst more pa; pular institutions than thos'e of France' take root in Spain ! Those who pretend that the contest would be short in the present instance, neither deceive others, nor are' deceived themselves— they deal in flat falsehood ; for every one sees the energy which the Spniards are putting on for the contest. Heaven avert .the occasion for such exertions, and the. consequent -sufferings which the human race is to endure!' [NEW TIM ES.I - No news of a - decisiie chiracter, as to the great question of war ht‘tween Franceund can be expected fv so;ne time. On Monday evening last an extraordina;•y courier left. Paris, bearing, as is supposed, the demand made by the King of France on the persons exercising the powers of Government at Madrid ; and it is not io be expected that any hostile movement alit,the French army will be made until the ansiver AD. - that demand shall have been received and taken jnto consideration. Meanwhile the state of our Funds may, not unreasonably, serve to guide con lecture as to future events. • Consols closed yes terday at 79+. Spanish botids were wavering no m ina ly, between and 50, but really, we believe, remaining with scarcely a single buyer. [MORNING CIIRONICI.T.] We yesterday' observed. that it was supposed the French Government would communicate the determination of Congre'sS to the Spaniards, and await their answer before commencing hostilities. We now find that this is the language of the official papers of, the French Government. Of course a considerable time must elapse before air answer can be received. The matter must first be discussed in the Cortes with closed 'doors.- IVe, therefore, deem it highly probable that the French Govermnent will - not have received back the indignant answer of the Spanish nation to the insulting and degrading proposals made to it.(for. the publication will be sufficient to rouse every Spaniard deserving of the name, almost -to phrerizy) till the expiration of three weeks or a Month from the present time. This delay will not only enable Mina to finish his work and - to give a good account of the monks and - banditti, but allow the Spanisli and Portuguese GOvern- Ments to organise themselves in a suitable man- - ner. It will also allow our own Cabinet time to turn in their minds, while their-thoughts are not. occupied with Reforrn Meetings, the very impor; twit subject—to reflect well on the nature ,of the dangers to which we are exposed, arid to make due preparations to meet that danger in aman ner worthy of the character and honour of the nation. . . [atimsn 'rurss.l One fact . appears definite and tangible.—" On the evening of Monday (December 2) a French Courier was dispatched to Madrid." Then-we have the consequent belief : 6 And it is believed than he is the bearer s of the Resolution of the Congress on the affairs of the Peninsula." Upon this article of French faith our learned Courier comments thus :—u if it be necessary to :wait for' the answer to the dkpatch, before the French GOvernment can make known its final resolu tion, a fortnight, at least, must elapse." The English public, and especially the feverish fundholders, must feel deeply indebted to our Courier for this consolatory intelligence. We, being Much simpler in our unprivileged way, would say - that war will not be declared by,France, was never intended to be ' declared, and has never been seriously contemplated as possible. The • Bourbons will 66 let sleeping dogs alone." The holy Alliance are fallen into the plight of John Bunyan's old, grim,-and toothless representative of Antichrist. They growl most angrily . at the Pilgrim of Light, but they dare- not Stir from their chair to molest: him or interrupt his heaven yard progress. [MORNING HERALD.] It does appear that the French Government is still far behind the condition in which it could invade Spain. It does not appear that any very recent additions have been made to the Army of Obse - rvation, or that any movement of troops to join it has taken place since the mystery of the Congress has been revealed. If such were the fact, itivould have been ostentatiously proclaimed. Now the Army of Observation, . according fo the tenor of alfthe accounts that have reached us through the French Papers, froMoriginally con sisting of 25,000 or 30,900, has been gradually augmented to np more than from 40,000 to 507000.: It is obvious to all the world that, this force is wholly inadequate to the purpose of invasion. The calculations of Buotiaparte, are a. pretty good guide on 'the subject.. Ife, employing all the machinery of fraud and power, and with a large party in Spain, which had joined him from unprincipled ambition, de spair of resisting him, or disgust at the old Go vernment-L-this Buonaparte, even when hard pressed for troops elsewhere, thought thatkeep ing possession of, or rather in, the Peninsula, was work for 100,000 men. The French army in Spain was in general greatly beyond that num ber. It is not likely that 50,000 - 44 young sol diers," as they are studiously called hi the Vrench Ultra J ournals, have, though commanded by the Duke of Angouleme, more " fight" in them than 100,000 veterans, under such Captains as Soult F and Alessena Emonisixq POST.] • . Those who maintained that the deterrninatiOn of the French Government was taken, and that war was inevitable, are now forced to own that that determination is still suspended, and that its nature will depend on the answer which may be returned to the dispatches sent on. Monday last by an Extraordinary Courier from Paris to Madrid. This, indeed, is the only statement relative to the transactions between France and Spain, Which is given with sufficient clear;-: ness to be .understoo& Whether the sole motive for such a pause be that now assigned, or whether the manner in Which the de cision of the Allies in favour of the claims of Frand, has been generally received on the Conti nent, but particularly in England, may not have contributed to create hesitation on the part.of the Ultras, it is impossible to ascertain, but the fact itself is both important and propitious. It will allow the voice of reason and of prudence to be heard, even if it be not obeyed. It will afford this country (to whose indefati gable exertions more than one imperial head owes its . emancipation from bondage, and the Bourbons mere than a throne) repeated opportunities of impressing upon the French Go vernment the injustice, or what may prove a mare poWerful argument, the danger of attempt-. big to impose Despotism on a people, who have not only 'tasted the blessings of freedom, but have enjoyed them with increased delight. Aile cause:sweetpited: thexonsCionsness of lia•Vig cOmpiei‘O aitheni . . And should 'tliat Govern - 7 merit , ir.et,,nain,' 'deaf both to El ' dvice and to monstraticoOt will make it alone 'responsible for all the evils which its obstinacy may entail upon itself and the Continent, as well as for the mea sures of protection or of vigour, which its unprin, cipledaggressibn may induce States friendly to constitutional freedom to adopt. When we say " unjust aggression," we do not apply the ex-, pression merely to the act of invading Spain, but to , the infamy of invading it, " because it is 'a prey . , to civil broils," which broils haVe been -- .created, encouruged, and supported by the arts, money, and promises of the French Ultras. The revolution of Spain. was temperate and bloodless in its march, till foreign influence rallied the partisans of Despotism, and made them draw the sword against their King, because he had become a Constitutional Monarch, and against their country because it was free.-- Whatever blood has been shed, or may be shed in the Peninsula, therefore, stands charged in the book of lleaVefily justice, Against those who 'created, and not those who put down insurrection in, Spain. His Grace. the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, and the Dean and Chapter have each liberally given 501. towards the expenses incurred in re building .Saint Mary Bredman's Church, Can terbury. MELANCHOLY SuicroE.—Yesterday evening,' about seven o'clock, an interesting young woman, fashionably dressed,:was observed walking in an agitated manner backw'ards and forwards, near the Toll-house, at the Strand side of Waterloo bridge, and her conduct excited the attention of the Toll-keeper. At length she saw a Gentle man walk uP•to the gate in order to pass through, and, On paying his penny, the unfortunate young woman proceeded towards him - and requested the favour of hisfpaying the price of the toll for her to pass through also; this he refused, saying, he cer: tainly would not." The poor creature, who evi dently appeared to be afflicted in her mind, went awayrather irritated, and she paraded backwards, and forwards with a hurried step, holding her muff up to her face. Shortly afterwards,she went to the Toll-keeper, and asked if she could go by water to - London-bridge that night ; he answered, that there were no watermen at so late an hour, and he Was fearful she could not. She seemed to , pay little attention to this, and she ran down the steps leading to the water, saying, she would see if there were any below. A very short period elapsed, before screams were heard, and likewise a plunge in the water. Several persons were alarmed and proceeded down the steps, *here they found the unfortunate woman's, bonnet, shawl, and mull', lying on_the steps, she having thrown her self into the water. It was an expensive Leg horn bonnet, with black feathers ; the. muff and shawl were equally valuable ; she was attired in a white muslin dress, possessed of a handsome countenance, and about 21 or '22 years of age but she was not known,,nor are .there an/ marks on the muff, &c. to lead to a discoiery . who she was. The body was found this morning pear the Savoy Wharf, and has been placed in the Savoy Church till it shall . be recognized. SCOTTISH CELEBRATION. [From The Liverpool Courier, Dec. 4.] ST. ANDREW'S DAY. Saturday last, being St, Andrew's Day, was celebrated by the Scotch inhabitants of this town with the ac customed ceremonies. The North Britons' Society assembled about eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at the York Hotel, Wil liamsbn-square, and walked in procession to the Scotch Kirk, Oldham-street, where an excellent and appropriate sermon was preached by the ReN;. Dr. Barr, fiorn Matthew xvi. 26, and a liberal collection was made for the Caledonian School. The so ciety afterwards walked, in the following order, through sOme of the principal streets of the town :-- ORDER OF PROCESSION. The Officers of the Society. Boys in Highland scarfs and bonnets. Three Pipers. Flag of Sir William Wallace. Banner. President. Banner. Gentlemen in' Taitan dresses. Coronation flag: Band. National flag. Gentlemen in Lowland dresses and flat bonnets. Gentlemen in scarfs. , Tartan flag. Gentlemen in plain dresses, with Tartan rosettes. The members who were clothed in the full Highland costume . presented a very imposing and martial appearance. The society reached the 'York Hotel about four o'clock, and near 200 per sons sat down to a very plentiful and substantial dinner provid ed for them by Mrs. Crowther, and got up withher usual taste. Mr. Sommerville was in the chair, • and Mr. M'Farlane in the vice-chair. The hand played favourite and national airs during the evening ; .and the 13ipers played a variety of pibrochs, calling of the clans, &c. The company were also amused by several songs frOin the. Vice-Prekdent, Messrs. Porteus, Ryley, Snape, Smith, Johnstone, Anderson, Mossman, &c. After dinner, a collection was made Aar the promotion of knowledge in the Highlands and Islands 9f, Scotland. The folliving-toast*Wenvgiven from the Chair in succession : The King ; for timesfour. Tune " God save the King." Ddke of York and . the Army. Tune, " Duke of York's March." Duke of Clarence nnd the Navy. Song, " Rule Britannia." The VICE-PRESIDE:gz, after a short eulogium on the cha racter of the British stildiers, , gave " The Duke of Wellington and the Heroes of Waterloos. ' •Tune, " See, the Conquering Herncomes." • The CNAIRmAN then-rose, and said, " Gentlemen, having had the honour of being 'present with the Scots Grays, on the memorable - day referred to 'in the toast just given by our worthy Vice-President,. I cannot help considering it partially intended as a compliment to myself. 'lt were absurd in me to dissemble, that I feel proud in the recollection of having been one of the individuals' who shared in , the glories of the battle of Waterloo ; and I am fully convinced, that it British army, under such a Commander,'• and tried in equal. conflict, as on the plains of Waterloo,' would again prove 'the justice of the eulogium our Vice-President has.just passed on British bravery. Permit me •to return you my warmest thanks-for the compliment you have paid to the illustrious individual who commanded, and the army wholciughtnn that memorable - day-. In conclusion, allow me the liberty of requesting you to. drink the health of my old corn, rades, Sir T. I'. Hankins and the Scots Grays." The toast was drunk with three times three. The Land of Cakes. Song, "0 ! the Koji Brose Of Old Scotland." The immortal Memory of Sir William Wallace. The Land we live in. Song, " The Land we live in." Previous to . giving- the next toast, the Chairman rose and read the following letter : , . . "TO THE PRESIHENT•Or TIIE NORTH lIRITON's SOCIETY: " was sincerely desirous of ' joining with the North Britons' Society in the celebration of this anniversary, that I might exprevis to them in person, and. for the last time, ie -assurance of my frieirdly regards, both to themselves pe ly, and to the cause for which they have associated. I had formed, indeed, the purpose of doing myself thishonour ; but .finding it consisteatli e with many pressing...and sacred duties, to enjoy this gratification; I take the liberty Of requesting that you will odnvey to tlidd the assurance of my warmest regards ; an:" state . to them my regret at leaving so many kind and 'esti mable 'friends,.and my fervent willies for their prosperity, both as individuals and aS a society.---I lelve the honour to be; Sir, tirlinitreapectfully yont very obedient servant, ta ,- • , JAMES.' BARR," The eirarnmast filen gave, " The health of the Rev. Dr. Bar, and thanks •to him for his very appropriate sermon this . clay." • Three times three. • The applause having, ceasa w . l'o. Arixtt Q xose and spoke nearly as follokk . s 6 l--" Gentle Ken, being a meMber,of the. congregation of whlditrthe Revetlnid tientlentan, prog6,lll6 4 th you have now so entOugastically ati.lrlEk; is the Roster.. and feel ing all that regard.antl esteem for hint to which e; diligent and faithful•diadrarge- of his clerical .duties so justly entitle .hitu, I cannot permit the present 'opportunity to pass, without asivert ing to the recent appointment of that Genilelnan to the parish church in Port Glasgow, first announced in the public papers of last week, and now communicated in the letter itiSt read. The removal of this gentleman front amongst us - will be a subject of sincere regret to many' in thii'tewn, and will be felt by, none more=deeply than by the ineYthers, of the North Britons' So ciety. for a periodof years he has honoured us' with his com pany on each returning anniversary of our patron saint, en liwning our meeting. by, his eenversation, and by speeches, fraught witirelequenceiand feeling, encouraging us to.persevere in the 'good work cf benevolence • and brotherly affection, ani mating us with the love Of our native country, and stirring us up to . emulate every `thing that was great and good in e our an eestorS: Were I to,cOnsult my own.feelings only, I cotild here, in a public assembly of my conntrymen, as I have often done in the company of private friend's, say much in the Praise of this reverend' gentleina,n ; but the dread of subjecting , myself to the charge of flattery puts a curb upon my tongue. trust, however, 1 shall riot Subject myself to this accusation when I say; (and in doing so, I am convinced I utter the sentiments of every one who now hears ine,) that during the Rev. Dr. Barr's residence in this town, and in all our intercoursewith him, we J have ever found him the polite gentleman, the classical scholar, and the zealous •and faithful servant of his Lord and Master. Ile was -easy of accea, even to the . poorest of his congre gation, ever ready to advise and to instruct, and in him the needy ever found a friend. - Whether we view him in the pulpit, instilling into our minds the truths of the Gospel, or in structing us in the duties we owe our Creator and fellowmen; or - see him in the midst of cur children, catechizing them re sPectipg the doctrines of Christianity, and pointing out to them the road to • usefulness 'and respectability in this life, and to happiness. and glory in that which_ is to come; or whether we follow him to the house of affliction, and there behold hint seated at the bedside of the sick and dying mara pouring into his chind the consolations of the Gospel, or opening tip to his delighted view those , blessed prospects, beyond death and the grave, which the inspired volume reveals; in every situation we perceive him desirous to promote the glory of God, the welfare of men, and to approve himself a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus, • one who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.' The removal from amongst us of such aChristian instructor is to us an incalculable loss, and I we shall not soon see his like again.' Since, however, Providence, who doth all things wisely and for the best of purposes, bath so ordered it, I trust that what is our losi, will be gain to a larger portion of our countrymen ; and. I believe I' only give utterance to the feelings of• the gentle men-now presentewhen I add, that, however far the reverend gentleman and us may be separated .from m.. 11 other, nothing can impair the esteem and regard that we bear towards him, and that when he leaves us, he - will carry along with him our warmest prayers for his' health and happiness." This speech was received with marked applause. The Meinory of John Knox, the Scotch Reformer. The Rev. Dr. Stewart ; three times three. The Lancashire Witches. Song, "Here's a health to all good lasses." The Rev. R. Phillip ; three times three. The immortal 'Memory of King Robert Bruce. Song, " Scots, wha'hae wi' Wallace bled." The Memory of Robert Burns. Song, " A man's a man for a' that." The Town and Trade of Liverpool ' • three times three. Honest Men and bonnie Lasses. Song, " Honest Alen and' Lasses 'bonnie." The Mayor of Liverpool; three times three. The Memory of Sir Ralph Abercromby. • ' • Mr. KIER rose, and, after paying a high tribute to the bra very of the Scottish warriors, who fought , and triumphed at, Maida, and Egypt, and Waterloo, concluded by giving • " The health of our worthy President, Mr. Sommerville ; and may our officers ever be adorned with similar honourable badges _to the Waterloo medal which now 'graces our Chairman's breast." It was drunk with three times • three and great applause. . L'he CHAIRMAN said, he was unable to express his high sense of the honour they had conferred upon_ him. He hoped, when his country or his Ring required his services; he would be found more a man of deeds than of words. _He was proud that he was considered worthy to fill the place of Chairman to the North Britons' Society, • one object of which was to fan those sacred fires which shall hereafter glow in the hearts of the brave, and the free, and the loyal sons of the North, at t i he recollection of Scotland's heroic deeds and Scotland's do mestie virtues. • - Both sides of the Sark. (A river which divides Scotland from England.) The Town a County Members. Our seafaring Brethren, who are in the habit of attending our annual dinner, on the Anniversary of St. Andrew : three times three. Caledonia, our native land. May it ever be the abode of freedom, and the birth-place of heroes and the good men. May we always have it in our power to taste the Union dish — cakes, roast beef, and potatoes. Scotland's Daughters. • May Scotia never want Sons to - defend her. It being Saturday , night, the President left the Chair about ten o'clock, when the Society separated, after passing the day with the utmost good humour and conviviality. The following sang, written by a member of the Society, was sung by Mr: Porteus, and was received with much 'ap plause : CLANN NAN GAEL AN GUAILIBH A CHEILE.* Tune, Kilicranky." In ancient times, frae foreign climes, Proud Rome our land invaded, And on-re the world, wi' flag unfurl'd. In blood knee-deep they waded. . :Through Albion wide, wi' conq'ring stride, They march'd, nor ere •desisted, • . • •, Till Clann nan Gael an Guailibh a cheile Their daring arms •r,sisted. • Next Sageneuchs Danes the fertile plains, • The gardens, fields, and fountains, Seiz'd wi' rude hand, but made a stand At Caledonia's mountains. Their Alpine height stopt in its flight The,eagle of the Rornan ; And Clann nan Gael an Guailibh a cheile Swore they would yield to no man. In later days what bloody frays Britannia's sons divided, . When George and James's rival claims Had no been weel decided. Yon royal youth cam frae the south, Whom fate had pelted sairly, And Clann nan Gael and Guailibh a cheile Took pity on poor. Charlie. On Egypt's plain, in France and Spain, Ilk Celtic was a true Man And, if you doubt, gae spier about, See ! there's a Waterloo-man.l - Holyrood our Monarch good: Dress'd him in tartan trews, man, And Clann nan Gael an Guailibh a cheile He foi his guard did choose, man. And now the blood o' Stuart good, Of Bruce and Guelphs united, Flows in his veins, wha hails the reins, We've sworn to see him righted. - And should a foe e'er aim a blow At Britain's King or nation, Then Clann nan 'Gael an Guailibh a chiele Wad soon be at their station. * " Clann nan Gael an Guailibh a cheile." Highlanders shoulder to shoulder, or united together. - - " Waterloo-man." The President had the honour of serving in the Scots Greys on that ever-memorable day, on which he was severly wounded. The account of his Majesty, and also a jolly fat old knight, who did honour to the Garb of Old Gaul, reminded the au thor of funny queer Sir John Falstaff and the Fifth Harry. CORONER'S INQUESTS. An Inquest was held on Thursday e v e nin g , a t 8 o'clock, at the Olive Branch,'Homer-street, Portnian4quare, before THOMAS STIRLING Esq. Coroner,.on view of the body. of Joseph Payne, Esq. a Gentleman possessed of great pro perty, and a resident in the parish of Marv:le-bone for many. years. His death, which was accompanied with very mysteri ous consequences, led the feeling of the parish in general to conceive that improper means had been ttsed, when it was Ire solved to have the opinion of a Jury, which was composed of a numerous assemblage of most respectable inhabit a nts of t h e parish, upon a Coroner's inquiry convened fog,that purpose. A great'number of persons (mostly neighbonrs) deposed to many acts of cruelty and ill-treatment . exercised towards the deceased by his wife and daughter. The Jury, after consulting together for about half an hour, returned their'verdict :—" That he deceased died of inflam mation. on the chest; and that he experienced great neglect fioin his wife and daughter, and want of medical assistance:" The Inquest commenced at eight o'clock in the evening, and at half-past two o'clock yeSterday morning the Coroner and Jury- finished their'arduous task: • An Inquest was held • last evening, at the Sun and Punch Bowl, before' o mAg STIRLING, 'Esq., on the body of M. Jan Franklin, who cattle to his death under the following cir:. cumstMices :--Mary Anne Henderson sworn.—Witness was servant to the deceased, who lived at No. 200, High Holborn. The' d'ecca'Sed had lately been in good health. On Wednesday morning about one o'clock, a fire broke out within three doors of that house ; 'the deceased was in bed, but on the alarm being given he got up and looked out of the window • he afterwards went into the yard, and coinplained severely of his stomach, saying he was iti great agony. About three or four o'clock witness went into his room in consequence of hearing him groan. Witness gave him some warm brandy and water, which he drank, but he ap peared to get worse ; he would not havb medical' advice, al though pressed so to dO. About 6 . o'clock he Made a noise as. if he was going to sleep, and in consequence no one was willing to disturb him. About half-past seven witness went, tehim, and found he . Was dead. Witness then sent for a-surgeon. Mr. Henry Turner, .of King-street, Holloway, surgeon, sworn. Witness was sent for about eight o'clock to the deceased, wh.m he fOund quite dead. He was nearly 'BO *years of age, and witness attributes his death to the fear occasioned by the alarm of fire. The Jury, after viewing the body, returned a verdict of_" Died by the Visitation of God." We have great pleasure in stating a circum stance highly honourable to the enlightened mind of R. BOURKE, Esq., son to the Bishop of WATERFORD, and nephew to the Earl of MAYO. This young Gentleman, who has lately come into the possession of his estates in Meath, contiguous to the town of. Navan, not con sidering the , abatement made by his father as sufficient to make his tenantry comfortable. called them together on Saturday last, and made a further abatement in their rents of 25 per cent. upon the entire estate. We are happy' to add, what must be not only gratifying to his feelings as a Gentleman, but to his honour as a, liheral and enlightened Christian, that all the ten antry upon kis extensive .property, in the midst of whom he lives, are of the RoMan Catholic persuasion. —( Drogheda Paper.) HORSE PATROLS.—The establishment of the Police Horse Patrole, from which the public have derived so much benefit, is about to be improved. The houses for their residence on the different roads round London which they patrole, are to be furnished by Government, and are to be let to. the Conductor of the Horse Patrole Establish ment ; and the rents are to be paid by him in. stead of the patrole. Arrangements are making to procure small houses with stables attached to them, so that the public will knew where to re sort to in case their assistance is, deemed necessary on any occasion. All the quarters of the patrole will be improved, as many of the houses and stables at present used by them are in a very bad, state, which, therefore, will be exchanged hy the Conductor as soon as others on the improved plan con be procured. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, DEC.. 6. THE KING 7. , , J. WEBB WESTON. . Mr. ADOLPHUS called the attention of the Court to this case, upon which a verdict had •on Wednesday been pro nounced. He now held in his hand two . affidavits, which he , `should put in, in the .regular. form to be filed, to give an oppor tunity to the other side.to . answer them. •It was his intention 4 to move in arrest of judgment, but the argument he should at present postpone. In the event of a failure in this motion, be should then submit that no judgment ought to be passed upon the defendant under the peroliar circumstances of the case. Mr. ALLEY, who appeared as Counsel for the prosecution, hoped that affidavits tending in any way to contradict or in.- pugs the verdict . would not be received. If these affidavits - were only in mitigationof punishment, of course he could have ito objection to their being tiled. He certainly did not wish to press the judgment at the present moment, if the defendant Wished it to be postponed. -• The CHAIRMAN thought no objection could be made to the filing the 'affidavits.. `They might contain some novel matter, or Pew documents which might be extremely importantin the co" ..., - .sideration of the case. The Affidalti,4 were then filed, and the defendantlyas ordered to appear on Monday morning, to receive the ludgment . Of .the 'Court. . ' ' 4 John Riley was indicted by hirapprentice, a young man of the name of Lovemore, for an assault. The defendant was a respectable linendtaper, living in Oxford-road, and,had received from his apprentice a hundred guineas as a premium. The assault now complained of was of the most triffingde scription. The apprentice, on the 16th of October, was desired by Miss Riley to. remove some dusty papers„ and he refused to comply, saying that he would remove them to-morrow morning-. 'Miss Riley informed her father (the defendant) of this miseoll - and Mr.. Riley immediately committed the assault now. Complained of, by collaring and kicking the prosecutor. i ' The . CHAIRMAN 'suggested,. that in this c ase a j ur or shottil be withdrawn : It would be better for all parties,, who seem . , to be respectable, that this course should be taken. - . - _., Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the defendant, cons e nt e d, l"i' ----‘ ed, that he could produce most respectable witnesses tlict.the prosecutor. Mr. ALLEY, for the prosecution, wished the case to be refer' , 'red to some Barrister. --. .. . ~ , Mr. ADOLPHUS . —NO,; it shall not be so t' 1 will have eo !reference. • - • 31rALLET.—Well, you need not be angry. about it. , a Mr. Abot.pnus.—l am not angry : I am oily ro.litir ;when .I am tired of that, I-will borrow moderation from Y 11 0; .A juror was then withdrawn. - -. 'Mr. ADOLPH ITS Added, that he was only anxious that apprentice shottkl be compelled to serve out hii thne with - i - laster. It was too frequent a trick practised, by appreiVices earn their master's business in two years, and then to 4 .. itheir service. ' ' 1 ASSAULT.—A constable of the name of Crecy was ii 'for assaulting Odell, .a young man of respectable appear''' i The prosecutor stated, that while he was walking near 3 ' brick fields, the defendant,' with othe r officers' of the Y eav „ . 'came up s • and asked him if lie knew a person of the nag i l if GressGress. The defendant (as witness s u pp ose d to i n ti m idate ,11 . D . !pulled pat of his pocket a 'pair of h a ndcuffs. Witness p 3 el ' swered that be did know a person of the name of Or d e : ,and ;pointed over to some houses where be lived- , The 0 ' fentlant immediately collared ,him, and, dragged him to wAt l, the houses. The officer then pulled out a large horse Pi e s d 0 and putting it to his heatLiswore he woUld not be so ill- 119 ou t ;he was yesterday----an officer on the otber side of him pulled 3t another horse pistolonl put it to his head. This was cl° ne e . .the command of the defendint. Witness was dr agg ed for leto l c rat yards. A crowd collected, and a t l eng th he was alloll''' go at large. -- A• t bat, • The defendant being . called Upon for his def e nce, ste ,a, lie had a warrant to appreh e nd a man o f t h e name - of 0 7 03 0 and certainly did ask' fir. Odell if he knew 'a man of thed 'of Green. His answer was, that if he did know ,Iliru,,,frm i ; -- i e g be d----d if he ,would tell him. , Ile (th e d e f e nd a nt) T o. grossly ill-treatelthe day before, and he thought, ' i la b: secutor's answer, that he was one of the men comlt Green. Under this idea, he certainly did pullout a • A never put it to the prosecutor's head. Ile said tha not be ill-used as he was yesterday. the d tl / 4 . Three witnesses were called, and fully corroborl pt" a i l s, fendant's statement, and the Jury found a, verdict of -4 e.,i" - v ilat The CHAIRMAN . thought the officers were justidr ll in,,ficr they did., The parties they were then in search ,of Were - wards tried. and convicted upon a capital offence. • 434 On Saturday (30th ult.) the \V erne rian c e' held a meeting in the College, whicli was ntirritrously 11 : e „ pe'" lc ' and at, which Professor JAurEsosr produced, for the tion of the Members the tusk of a Mammoth, wbia l 'discovered near Eugly, in Warwickshire. This enoral 9 flce , cimen of antidiluvian remains, measured si x an d a fu.' in length, and apparently wanted b u t a little of its fu.' W e 1t was bound together in various places by bands of tr° s oh never heard of any tusk of this animal, whichreaehao t '; ) large dimensions. At the same tim e , D r . Cifoll' E l DERSON: icad a description of an iinproved aw m.'" -. os- Jet,' certaining small tpiantities of fluids, and presented the Soc, rior with the measure, which appeared to u s t o b e grea c tlY 'OP" to the former contrivance for the same purpose.Se.—(" ii° Observer.) COAL-MARKET, DV c. 6. Ships t Nlarktt. Ships sold PriCe• Sunderland44y _v 15 ewcas tle 3 3 9 s , s dt at 4 4 6 3 ss COURSE OF EXCEIANGE, December 6. ~ Awsteidam •• - Ditto, at Sight l2 3 • Rotterdam - ' l2' 7 Antwerp • • - ' .12 7 ~,, [to Hamburg!' Altona . Paris, 3 Day's sight Dilio - ...'. ..., 25 83 *1 fiourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main W e Madrid Cadiz Wilma. 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