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THE LONDON JOURNALS. EX'TaACTS FltOli THE DA ILY lIIORNING PAPERS, March 2, 1822. [BRITISH PRESS] The Ministers must have felt somewhat sur prised, if not alarmed, at the result of the divi sion on Mr. Calcraft's motion for the gradual .repeal of the salt duties. A majority of only four in a house consisting of 338 Members (in cluding the tellers), offers but little to encourage them in maintaining the oppressive and unpopular duty upon salt. They must feel that the sense of the House of/Commons was against them on this occasion, and they would act wisely and manfully if they were to shew a proper disre gard for their miserable majority, and submit, by the repeal of this tax, to the undoubted wishes of the Commons of England. The only objection which the Ministers urged to the repeal of this most injurious tax was founded upon the neces sity of upholding their new Sinking Fund of 5,000,0001.; but they must be well aware that if they were to reduce the salt tax, which amounts, we believe,to about 1,500,0001. a-year,they might `safely avoid affecting the security of the Sinking Fund ; for even were the proposed reduction in the total produce of the taxes by the cessation pf the animal malt tax, and the repeal of the salt tax, to amount fully to three millions, they have the power of effecting a reduction in the expen diture to' compensate for this diminution in the public income. Such a necessity, however, we firmly believe would not fall upon them. Ex perience has often proved the truth of Dean Swift's observation, that in the imposition of taxes, two and two do not always make four; and upon the same principle it might very probably hap pen that a diminution in the rate of taxes would increase the total amount of the receipts, by the impulse which it would give to trade and to the powers of consumption. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The result of the Division on the Motion of Sir M. W. Ridley, for the reduction of the num ber of Junior Lords of the Admiralty, will be productive of no little surprise. A Majority of 54 against Ministers ou a question of economy and retrenchment ! This is something new in the Parliamentary History of the country—we mean since the Revolution, when the Crown and Par liament became, as it were, identified.—Of the duties of these officers, some idea was attempted to be conveyed by Sir George Warrender, who filled the situation for several years, as he tells us, " with much satisfaction to himself." We could not exactly make out, however, what the duties were, though Sir George had been obliged to return to London even " on the sth of Sep tember;" and the office, he said, interfered with ills private pursuits, which induced him to re sign ! This description, we suppose, was intended to take it out of the class of mere sinecures, which never, of course, interfere with private pursuits. Something, however, was necessary, for the reputation of the Country Gentlemen, after it had suffered so much from a succession of votes,"ending with the con tinuance even of the Salt Tax, in defiance of the Thud complaints of the country, and the Resolu tion of a Committee of the House. Mr. Gooch was immoveable as a rock. " He had listened, be said, to all the arguments in favour of the two Lords of the Admiralty, especially those of the Gallant Officer (Sir G. Cockburne,) and he was perfectly persuaded there was no necessity for them." So said many other Members, not only never before seen in the ranks of Economy, but distinguished for their hostility to it. The argu ments in favour of the retention of these two Officers, which used to be excellent formerly, are now• worth nothing. [MORNING- HERALD...I Avery important decision took place in the House or Commons last night. It was that of Ministers being left in a- minority on a point which they had always maintained with much firmness.— They had heretofore resisted every attempt at reducing the number of - the Lords of the Admi ralty. Last night, while the House sat in a Com mittee on the Navy Estimates, Sir M. W. Ridley proposed an Amendment, the effect of which was, to reduce the expense of the Admiralty Board, by the sum -of two thousand•pounds a year; or, which amounts to the same thing, to remove two of the Lords, and reduce the number to four.— This was strongly opposed by the Ministers; but on a division taking place, the question was car ried against them by a majority of 54—the num bers being 182 for the motion, and 128 against it. We feel some degree of satisfaction at this event; for we were beginning to fear that the Ministers—or rather the Crown, had secured a majority, not only in the House of Peers, but also in the House of Commons. We are, how ever, happy to observe that the Third Estate of the Realm, or rather the Democratic part of the Constitution,occasionally preponderates. [MORNING POST.' We received last night, by express, the Paris Papers to the 28th ult. Their contents are rather contradictory. The new delay granted to the Ottoman Porte to answer in a manner more satisfactory the Russian Ultimatum, will expire on the 15th inst. and the opinion in some quarters is, that war between Russia and Tur key is inevitable; whilst in others it is consider ed that the delay- is favourable to the expecta tions of peace. A letter from Constantinople of the 25th ult saysl—We are pretty tranquil here ; the arrest of foul' Greek Bishops has made but little impression ; their insubordination to the Patriarch isassigned as a reason. But a very important event is the nomination of Kalib Effendi (the all powerful favourite of the %nap) to the post of the Keeper of the Seals. ' It is the fruit of innumerable intrigues, whice have been carrying on these ten months. This man, who is considered as the principal ob stacle to peace with Russia, has been at length removed from the person o'f the Sultan. He had hitherto declined all kinds of public office, but the will of the Sultan has prevailed. The Turkish fleet, after having been repaired and re-victualled with much care, has again sailed for the Archi pelago. It will endeavour to re-conquer the Mores. It is affirmed that the Greeks have been repulsed from Napoli di Romania, and that Cliourschild Pacha is negociating with Ali ; but these accounts want confirmation. It is also said that the war with the Persians continues on the frontiers, and that the Schah has not yet signed the peace. [THE TIMES.] The debate upon the Salt Duty, and the divi sion upon that debate, are not things calculated to make Ministers rejoice in their course. That oppressive impost was carried in their favour by a majority of four only, the number's for and against being respectively 169 and 165. There have been times when such a division would have driven Ministers from their places in an instant. The King would not have retained men who possessed so little the confidence of a House of Commons, not chosen before their ad ministration began, but under their very eye, and subject to the Treasury influence in the first re turn of the members. Indeed it must be considered as an odd method of governing a kingdom, when they to whom the administration is confided are constantly exposed to the hazard of having those measures rejected, without which they say it is impossible for them to retain their places, or to discharge their functions to the public advan taffe. It was a mere toss-up to the last moment whether the tax should be lost or gained. How fatal to the nation that the chance should have turned out against us ! The defeat of an army would have occasioned bloodshed, no doubt ; but it would not have taken more than one year's in come of this odious tax to replace all the losses contingent on a grand defeat in war, such as can nons, kettle-drums, exchange of prisoners, and even fresh recruits. There are few engagements in which there are More than 10,000 men lost, in killed and wounded ; and (if we may treat,so serious a subject as a mere matter of calculation), 10,000 men, with all their accoutrements and equipments, may, we believe, be replaced for less, or not much more, than a million and a half sterling. At such a rate is the country now car rying on war against the extravagance of Minis ters and their adherents. [NEW TIMES.] _ _ _ The late hour at which the House of Com mons adjourned, and the length of the Debate, leave us neither space nor time to remark upon the system of petty and piece -meal attack which the opponents of his Majesty's Government are substituting for the fair and honourable oppo sition of English Gentlemen and enlightened politicians. It is obvious that no possible care, no excess of economy, can prevent motions for the reduction of absolutely necessary expellees. The wonder is that any persons can be found re gardless enough of candour and liberality to pro pose that the labourers in the public service should be deprived of the reward due to their exertions. By such attempts the •most .shallow of observers only can be duped ; for while it is clear that such proposals are inconsistent with jus tice, it is equally evident that to project and put them forth requires neither exten sive knowledge nor distinguished talent. — The veriest blockhead may in five minutes plan reductions, which the wisest and must power ful statesman could not in as many years carry into effect without causing great public inconve nience, and, ultimately, increased expenditure.— The disposition to interrupt the course of public business by every possible shift and expedient was strongly shown last night. We have given in another part, as exactly as we could learn them, the divisions which took place after the Gallery was cleared. The first, 107 to 36, was upon the proposition of Mr. Hume, to take 25 per cent. from the Salary of every Clerk in the Navy Pay Office. It was probably foreseen that such a motion must be lost by a great ma jority, and recourse was had to another means of causing delay—by moving that the Chair man should report progress. In consequence, however, it is said of Sir W. de Crespigny (we believe it was that Gentleman) being rather slow in his motions to adjourn the Committee, the last of the five divisions, we understand, was on Sir J. Osborne's original Vote, which was carried by a majority of 94 to 21. CLERGY ORPHAN CORPOR,ATION.—The Anni versary Meeting of this Corporation, for clothing, maintaining, and educating Poor Orphan Chil dren of Clergymen of the Established Church, was holden at Free Masons' Hall, on Tuesday last, at which the Lord Bishop of LONDON pre sided, and which was, as usual, very numerously . attended. On this occasion twelve Children were admitted into the Schools, and it was determined that an additional number, not exceeding six, should be elected at the ensuing Quar terly General Meeting in MaT. By the report made that day, it appeared that there were then between 90 and 100• Children in the Schools; so that it is a matter of great congratulation to observe, that the Society is enabled annually to increase the number of its admissions, though not to the extent that might be desired. Several very excellent addresses were made to the Meeting in the course of the proceedings of the day, particularly by the Bishop of - London, Lord Kenyon, Chief Justice Abbott, Archdeacons Wollaston and Bloomfield, Mr. Wilson, M.P., Mr. Gaselee, &c. , . There were also present at this Meeting, the Bishops of Chester, Gloucester, Llandafr, and Exeter ; Lord Aston. the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Tiirnour, Justices Park and Richardson, Sir Christopher Robinson, Mr. Archdeacon Nares, Doctors Brasfield, Hollingsworth, Moore, Shepherd, Wahnesley, and Yates, Mr. Round, &c. K OPFF, the Bank-Agent at Leipzig, who made his escape last Summer, and was arrested in Lon don, had sentence pronounced upon him on the Sth ult.. He is to be imprisoned 10 years in the House of Correction, and to be publicly exposed in the Pillory. While he was being conveyed from the Senate House to Prison, he contrived to slip away from the Guard : he was, however, soon retaken. Being interrogated as to the mo tive of his flight, he replied, " that he might avoid misery by drowning himself." His poor aged Mother, who would have accompanied him to America, is now ill in the Infirmary. LITERARY NOTICE. LADY JANE GREY, AND HER TIMES.—By GEORGE HOWARD', ESQ. pp. 390. It may seem, at first sight, that a life which scarcely extended to seventeen years, and a reign of nine days, with a close imprisonment of seven months, between the throne and the scaffold, for such was the early fate of the heroine, can afford but few materials for the biographer or historian ; but the author of the work now before us, by including her " Times," has thus been enabled to present us with a very interesting collection of facts and evidences, not only in regard to Lady JANE herself, but also with respect to what may perhaps be fairly considered as the most important period of English History, emllracing the rise and considerable part of the progress of the Refor mation, that cradle of all our religious and po litical rights and liberties. This, too, he has done without much antecedent historical remark ; for it must be remembered that Lady JANE was born very near the middle of HENitY's reign, was educated, during her earliest years, at his Court, was the ornament of the Court of EDWARD VI. and was not only related to, but on terms of daily inter course with, the great political characters of that day, and even on terms of friendly intimacy with MARY herself, to whose bigotry, perhaps, more. than to her political fears, she fell a sacrifice.— After an introduction, in which are recapitulated the various testimonials of almost contemporary writers to her merits and her virtues, _the work commences with a biographical sketch of her paternal family of Grey, including that of the lVidviles, and hastening down to her grandfather THOMAS, the second Marquis of Dorset, cotem porary with, and the friend of, HENRY when her " Times" may be justly considered as beginning. This sketch l ea d s t o B RANDON, D u k e of Suffolk, who married Maly, youngest sister of his Royal friend, and Queen Dowager of France, whose daughter, the Lady FRANCES, married Henry Grey, third Marquis of Dorset, from which union sprung our ill-fated Heroine. It is plainly apparent, from the internal evi dence of the work, that it was, at first, more particularly intended for juvenile and female readers; but the author has introduced so many novel, - interesting, and hitherto unpublished do cuments, illustrative of men and manners —aye, and of women too—at that day, that it fully merits a place on the historical shelf of any library. For the amusement and information of our readers, we shall trace and select these docu ments in preference to a mere analysis of the work ; and the first extract we shall offer con sits of a fool's anecdote, and an original letter of HENRY VIII. to Cardinal WOLSM—Speaking of the rise of the Reformation, we find that, " As early almost as the commencement of Henry's reign %Volsey had shewn his enmity to heretics. The situation of the reformed, or !Alan's, as they were termed, was then very distressing. Fuller, in his Church History, observes, that cruelty still continued: and increased on then even after at) jurat ion, being forced to wear the fashion of a faggot wrought in thread, or painted' on their left sleeves, all the days of their lives; it being death to put on their clothes without that cognizance; anti indeed, he adds, to poor people it was true, `put it off, and be burned ; beep it on, and be starved;' seeing.nonc generally, would set them to work that carried that badge about them. " It seas soon after that period that Henry VIII. baring published his work against Luther, supposed by Fuller to have been principally collected by Gardiner, was honoured by the Pope with the title of Defender - of the Faith; with which his Majesty was so much elated, that his jester or fool, Will Somers, coming to the Court, could not help observing it. Honest Will boldly aked his patron the cause of his exultation and when the King answered that it arose from the Holy Father having !immured hint with a title more emi nent thawany possessed by his ancestors, the fool very wisely exclaimed Oh! good harry; let thou and I defend one another, and let the faith alone to defend. itself!' Henry,•however, did not take the fool's advice, for Wol sey was then in high favour at Court, as appears front the following original epistle, now preserved in the British M memo • ." Myne owne good Cardnall,---I recomande me unto you wt all my hart, mid thanke you for the gratte payne and la bour that you doe dayly take in my bysynes and maters. Desyryng you (that weir you have well establyshyd them) to take slime pastyme acrd comfort, (to the intente you may the longer endure to serve us), fur allways payne cannot be in durvd. Surly you have so substancyally orderyd oure maters, babe of thys syde the see and byonde, that in mye oppynyon litvll or nothyng can be addyd. Nevertheles, accordyng to your desyre, I doe send you uryne oppynyon by thys berur, !he refformacion wherof I do remvte to you and the remnants off out trusty edsellers, whyelie I am sure wyll substantially Joke on hyt. As tonchyng the mater that Syr Wyllyam Say brought answer off, I am well contentyd wt what order soever you do lake in itt. The quene my wyff bathe desyryd me to make her most barty recommendations to you as to hym that she loveth Very well, and bothe she and I wolde knowe sougne when you wyll repayre to ns. No mare to you at thys tynie, but that with God's helps, I trust we shalle dysapoynte oure enemy's off theyre intendyd ppose. Wryttyn with the hand of your lovyng master ' HENRY REX.' " " To my Lorde Cardinalle.” We shall take an. early opportunity of sub mitting to our Readers more extracts from this interesting work, which we recommend to glen) as a valuable biographic and historical memoir. * Brit. 111 — us. Cott. Vesp. F. xiii. p. 71. ST. DAVID'S DAY.—The 108th Annual Fes _ tival of the Society of Ancient Britons was cele brated yesterday. The excellence of the object, and the extensive benificence of this Institution, are too well known to need eulogium here. The assemblage yesterday at the School House, in Gray's Inn-lane, comprehended much rank and re spectability, and the procession to St. James's Church, aided by the fineness of the weather, had an exceedingly showy and pleasant effect. —The Prayers were read at the Church in the ancient British language, by the Chaplain to the Society; and a Sermon appropriate to the occa sion was delivered by the Bishop of CHESTER:— The dinner was given at the Freemasons' Tavern, and nearly four hundred gentlemen were pre sent. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON in the Chair, supported by the Bishop of Chester and Lord Kenyon ; we also noticed Sir W. W. Wynne, the Dean of Canterbury, Lord Bul keley, Lord Combermere, Lord Hill, &c. &c. The gallery was filled with many elegant dres sed undies. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been drunk, the children paraded round the room, and their happy and healthy ap pearance gave universal satisfaction. The gene ral arrangements were judicious, and the enjoy ments of the evening considerably heightened by the excellence of the music. ' The contributions to the charity were numerous and munificent. THE COLONIES. CAN. IMPORTS in 182 Entered, 443 Vessels, 102,786 Tons, 4,645 Men. 124 Pipes .1 Madeira 161 Hhds. 103 Qr. Casks, Wine, 24,338 33 Casks, and Cases gallons. 4 Butts 606 Pipes 192 Hhds. 231 Qr. Casks 2 Casks and Cases 296 Pipes 117 Hhds. 296 Qr. Casks 2 Casks and Cases 2 Butts 806 Pipes 124 Hhds 91 Qr. Casks _ 75 Pipes ' Fayal, 81 Hhds. 13,103, 50 Qr. Casks gallons. } 6 Butts, Sherry 3 Casks and 787 Cases, gallons. ) Sicilian 104 Pipes, 12,673. 30 Hhds. }. French 100 Casks and 3146 Cases, gallons 4 Pipes 1 Whiskey 5 5 Hhds. 449. gallons 78 Pipes Brandy 1 5 Hhds. 9686 gallons 473 Pipes 24 Hhds.} Gin 55442 gal. 2 Cases 7 Pipes Arrack, 762 gals. 10,517 Puns. 1 Rum 128 Hhds. 1,118,357 8 Casks gallons 653 Casks 1 Molasses 6 0 , 1 87 gals. 337 Casks } Refined Sugar _331,5651b. Port Wine, 102,524 gallons. Teneriffe 46,943 gallons. Spanish, 102,166 co 2570 Casks s Mus ugar vado 1354 Bags 1,419,0561b5. 184 Casks Z Coffee 84 Bags J 73,173 lbs. EXPORTS in 1821. Cleared, 436 Vessels, 102,898 Tons, 4644 illcn-4 of which were built this year, con taining 1064 Tons. 711 Pcslll4sts &Bowsts. 808 Spars 28,499 Pine Timber 12,180 Oak ditto X 822 Maple ditto 3,8Z3,258 Staves and lidg. _ _ _8304 Stave ends 996,154 Boards & Planks 5,7967 Deal ends 138 Pcs. * Scantling 2480 feet 9086 Handspikes 10,760 Oars 73,900 Hoops 393 Poles 42,643 Lathwood 192,000 Shingles 131 Capstan Bars 10,950 Trenails 1947 Puns. - 1 275 Hhds. 249 Tres. Shooks 349 Qr. Casks 2767 Barrels 40 Bundles Laths 44 Do. Venetian Blinds 1 Bark Canoe 35,763 Bbls. Ashes 143,844 cwt. 3qrs. 121bs. 318,483 Bush. Wheat 690 Barley!, 3977 Oats 2899 Pease 24 Beans 73 Casks Indian Corn 221 Pu Ind. meal } 2449 Bushels Flax Seed 657 Casks 22,635 Barrels Flour 11,281 Cwts. Biscuit 7 Casks } Bran. 24 Bags H Tierces } Beef 3128 Barrels 64 Casks t Hams Rds. 273 Kitts I &c. 88 Kegs Tongues 6 Sausages 5040 Bbls. Pork 10 Puns 335 Kegs Lard 19 Casks 7 Hampers Cheese 3 Boxes 614 Kegs 12 Cases Butter 3 Cwt. 37 Casks Potatoes 607 Minots 2183 Casks 137 Boxes Codfish 1049 Cwt. 659 Tierces } Salmon 350 Barrels 65 Barrels Pickled Fish 16 Barrels) Herrings 50 Boxes 802 Casks 1 Ale and 52 do. Battled Beer. 3 do. Cyder 114 Puns. 1 3 P i pes Whiskey 8 Casks 5 Puns. 1-Ess. Spruce 26 Boxes 3 Cases Oil Peppermint 970 Boxes Soap 206 - Candles 79 Casks I. Oil 15 Jars 3 16 1 C T a o s n k s s Oil Cake 154 Barrels Apples 201 - Onions 25 Kegs ,5,00 2 0 7 casklooses Cranberries i f 30 Packages Trees and Plants 29 Bags Hops 50 Casks } Malt 68 Bags 2 Puns. Hemlock Bark 8 Kegs Canada Balsam 30 Barrels Feathers 4 Boxes Maple Sugar 2 Kegs 1 Box hlaple Syrup 9 Bark Work i 4 Bees Wax 2 Minerals 2 Bones 4,836 Ox Horns 1 Cask Deer Horns 2 Boxes Whetstones 3 Casks 12 Kegs Tobacco 3 Cwt. 5 Casks }Snuff 6 Barrels 19 Stoves 4 Cart Wheels 325 Horses 190 Sheep 49 Turkies FURS AND PELTRIES. 2741 Lynx Skins 75,562 Martin .IDA. 1.-AT QUEBEC. 256 Casks 1 Leaf Tobacco, 10 Bales 1 295,8121b5. 2 Casksj Snuff, 1 Case j 821bs. '5 Casks" Md. Tobacco, 19 Boxes J 4,6221b5. 21,480 Packs Cards 198,855 Minots Salt 74 Chests Hyson Tea, 46391b5. 2115 Ditto Green Tea, 161,0i51b5. 13 Ditto Bohea ditto, 11311bs. N.B. 3 per cent. deducted from all the above except the Playing Cards, Ginger and Pi mento. Value of Merchandize ' pay ing 23 per cent. £536,191 1 5 Do. of Free Goods, 10,108 4 1 £546,296 5 6 AT GASPE'. Entered 21 Veskls, 1197 Tons 139 Men 86 Gallons Molasses Value of Merchandize £3,482 19 0 587 Tons Salt import -8200 Bushels sed duty free. AT NEW CARLISLE. Entered 33 Vessels, 3608 Tons. Men, 243 Gall o ö ri 9 s Wine 3186 Rum 2110 Molasses 146 Pound' ')flee 1051 Aoaf Sugar 9634 -‘ Ruseovaclo do, 40 :eaf Tobacco 08t .Manufd. do. 39 Snuff 1226 Tea Value of Merchandize £5424 18 4 181 Tuns Salt, Duty 26,695 Bushels f free •FROM QUEBEC. 56,080 Beaver 3978 Otter 6449 Minx 2185 Fisher 2537 Fox 2393 Bear and Cub 336 Deer 607 Raccoon 304 Cased and open Cal 15 - Elk 1917 Wolves 389 Wolverines 3344 Carcajoux 155 Badger 292 Kit 5886 Muskrat 494 Hare and Rabbit 546 Seal 10 Buffalo 6 Loupcerviers 28 Swan 46 lbs. Beaver Coating 1 Cask ) 26 Kegs ,L Castor= 1 Case ) C CDBBroai ruxkroeesstlss V I ; ne g a r SUNDRIES IMPORTED IIine EXPORTED. 11 Pipes 8 Hhols 7 Qr. Casks 4 Cases 12 Puns. } Rum 1 Ilhd 1 Gin 5 Puns. Molasses 2 Casks Musco. S ugar 2 Casks Retid. S ugar 7 Chests Tea 3 Boxes Chocol a t e 5 Arrow-Root 165 Raisins ii. an i ti m F on ig d s s 5 Barrels 1 A Salt 5 Cases i 215'6359 1 Mustard 2 Barrel 1 111 Barrels I 39 Kegs 1- Oatmeal 10 Bags ) 30 Kegs Barley 3 Cases Books 80 Coils Cordage 1 Cable (Hemp) 6 Cask Lines 5 05 casks Roman Cenreni 9 Cwt. Cork Wood 3 Bales Cotton Wool 3 Casks Nails 73 Pieces Cast iron 15 C 1 Case asks Old Copper 20 Cwt. 25 Bundles Steel 1 Box Pipes 20 Kegs 1 Pai n ts 1721 Bbls.ijss ee se } } 53GunpowderGuns 2 Cwt. 98 Boxes 6 Bags Shot 8 Cwt. 1000 Gun Flints 139 Packages illerchandize FROM GASPE'. 22 Vessels Cleared 2420 Tons 168 Men 224 Casks 40 Bundles Codfish 24048 Cwts. 240 Casks Oil 62 Barrels Salmon 91 Bbls. Pickled 61 half Bbls. f Fish 25 Barrels Herrings 1 Cask Tongues 40 Barrels Flour GO Cwt. Biscuit 12 Barrels Pease 176 ps. Pine Timber 687 : Deals 2729 Staves & Heading 33 Spars 4 Casks Olive Oil --,—. FROM NEW CARLISLE. 28 Vessels Cleared 3188 Tons 167 Men 20656 Cwt. Codfish 199 Casks I Pickled Fish 46 Boxes 280 Casks Salmon 63 Oil 2 Kegs Sounds 90 Boxes Herrings Casks errings 5 35 Barrels Flour 1557 ps. Pine Timber 9 Birch ditto 6112 Deals 67 Spars 74 Cords Lathwood 8 Puns. Packs 34 Oars LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MARCH h PROTHEROE V. FROST. This was an action to recover damages for an alleged libel. —Damages laid at 5,0001. Mr. PULLER opened the case for the plaintiff. The parties, be said, were neighbours, residents of Newport, Monmouth shire. The plaintiff was a Banker, an Under•sheriff, and an Attorney; the defendant a shop keeper. The latter, in the shape of a letter, bad written a libel on the former, charging him with subornation of perjury, with packing a Jury, and with ruining by extortion the brother of the defendant. The defendant had not only attempted to destroy the professional pursuits of his client, but he had also stolen into his fa mily, and, in the hearts of his wife and children, scattered seeds of iuspicion and dislike. The Learned Counsel haring read several passages from the alleged libel, trusted that the Jury, thong!) strangers to the plaintiff, yet knowing the value of character, would award to his client damages sufficient to compensate the injury he had sustained. The publication was proved by witnesses for the plaintiff. The defendant called no witnesses. Mr. DENMAN addressed the Jury for the defence. The case, under the direction of his Lordship, went to the Jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 1,0001. OLD BAILEY, MARCH 1. COMMITTAL OF THREE PERSONS FOR PRRJURY r David Solomons, a Jew, stood indicted for assaulting, on the King's highway, a person named Atwood, and taking from his person a piece of ribbon, a seal, key, and ring, which were appended to the watch of the prosecutor, on the Ist of February, in the neighbourhood of Whitechapel, in the middle of the day. The case against the prisoner was fully proved by the witnesses called tu , .support the prosecution. The prisoner, in his defence, called three persons, the one a Jew, advanced in years, and two women; one of whom swore positively that the prisoner was in his company at the time the robbery was committed, a distance of half a mile from the spot. The two women swore positively that the prisoner was not the man who committed the robbery. Se veral persons gave the prisoner an excellent character. The COMMON SERJEANT summed up the evidence, and the Jury immediately found the prisoner. Guilty. The COMMON SERJEANT ordered the three witnesses for the prisoner to be taken into custody, which being done, he committed them to Newgate for gross and corrupt perjury. The prisoner was then called up forjudgment, and sentenced to be transported for life. On leaving the bar the prisoner said, " You -, I hope, as you have given me judgment, you'll get the same." • CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION, The London Jury having been sworn in, the following 'per sons were brought up, cis.--R'illiarn Holmes, lrilhayi Vanphlew, Bentley, and the man whose name is un known, for the purpose of pleading to the indictment pre ferred against them by the above Society, for the publication 'of Carlile's works. They pleaded nut Guilty, and Vanphlew was then put to the liar, on an indict ment charging him with publishing in a, certain_ pamphlet, called The Republican, certain libels to the number of nine or ten. Mr. ADOLPHUS, for the prosecution, addressed the Jury, and stated the nature of the offensive publicationi. The prisoner, when 'called on for his defence,'Commenced by reading from a book of considerable size; he entreated the Jury to interfere between him and his prosecutors, who, he said, dared net show their own faces, bnt had thrust forth Messrs. Sharp, Murray,' and Co. to carry on their sanctimo nious proceedings against opiniOns which they dared not con tend with in an open and manly manner. The COMMON S EEYEANT.—Defehdant, have you any wit nesses to prove any thing against the persons you hare men tioned, because, if you have not, you must not be suffered to traduce the character of persous who do not appear in this cause. • Defendant.—They are my p rosecutors, my Lord, or at least they are empl o y e d by th em . li t e he Co r ur , l ) . s e k , n u T o e of n o suc h prose r, and it is no t f u r cu COMMON tor s. i, b Se Bing EtrJ E A Ni is . ;re ' you to take advantage of the privilege of defence, to drag the names of persons before the COurt who have no connexion withltbe case, so far as it appears: After consulting for a short time, the Jury examined the pamphlet, and the Foreman asked if it, was competent to find a verdict on any of the separate; counts, and 'whether that would be the same as finding a general verdict. Thu COMMON SERJEANT said, the first count contained the whole of the passages selected, 3:ld the ether counts those passages disjunctively. Mr. Anot:en us said, if the Jury found the prisoner guilty on any of the counts, the Jury would,frame their verdict ac cordingly. The Jury retired at twenty minutes to one o'clock, and, on their return, at five minutes to one . o'clock,.returried a verdict, ... of Guilty. The Prisoner was then sentenced to be 'imprisoned in that part of the Giltspnr- , street Compter, called the House of Cor rection, for two years, and to enter into 'a recognizance for life, himself in 5001., and to be further imprisoned until such recognizance be entered into. A shocking accident occurred at Norton Mills, near. Taunton, on Friday last. A little child, seven years of age, the nephew of the proprietor, Mr. Tremlett, accidentally fell into the mill stream, and, by the rapidity of the current, was forced under the water wheel. The screams of the little sufferer attracted the attention of the person in charge, of the mill, and it was imme diately stopped, and the unfortunate child was found in the cog pit, in a state too shocking for description, half its body having been crushed in its passage under the wheel: notwithstanding this, it lived in the greatest agony for half an hour, when death put an end to his sufferings.— Bath Herald. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, March 1. Amstet dam Ditto, at Sight l2 5 Rotterdam • l2 9 Antwerp l2 5 Hamburg!' Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight 25 40 0 Us. Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frattkforton the rain Madrid Cadiz 36 Effective Bilboa 36f Effective Barcelona Seville .. _ Gibraltar Leghorn ...... 471 Goma • . 'Bi--Venice, Ital. Liv. 27 60 Malta 45 -Naples ...... • 39i Pler Li a sbon mo Oporto f . Rio Janeiro Dublin .... 9i ... 4 ..... Cork 9i pet Cent.s ............ 30i BULLION.. Portugal Gold, in Coin • 1. 0 0 0 pct Oz. Foreign G o ld, i n B ars ,„. 3 17 10 New Doubl oons . •. 0 0 0 New Doll ars 0 A Di Silver in B ars , S tan d ard 0 411 • COAL-MARKET, ZiARCii 1. Ships at Mfiaket. Ships sold 1.06 Newcastle - 63 27 Sunderland - Price. 28s Gd to 40s Oa. 32s Ott to 40s 9d BIRTH. On the 27th of February, at Woodcote, Hants, the Ladyof Charles Calmady, Esq. of a daughter. ITIIAR IED. •On Tuesday last, at *..George's Bloom s b ur y, th e Rev. Thomas Hyde Ripley, Vicar of .Wootton. Bassett, Wilts, to Caroline Augusta, daughter of G. B. Tyndale, Esq. of Lin coln's.mn-fields. At Ifussingabad, on the 31st of May, 1821, Captain John Holt White, of the Ist Regiment Bengll Light Cavalry, to Mary, second daughter o f J o h n Satterthwatte, Esq. late of Blackheath. DIED. • Yesterday, in Wood-street, Cheapside, Sarah, the wife of Mr. Mathew Willett. On the 23d of December, at . Barbadoes, in the 20th y e a r of his age, very much regretted, 11. J. Loraine, Esq. brother to Sir Charles . Loraine, Bart. of Kirkharle, Northumberland, and Ensign in the 4th Regiment. His remains were interred the following evening in - St. Michael's Church, with military honours. On Thursday evening, Mrs. Catherall, wife of Mr. Catherall, of Pall-mall. Printed and Published, for the PROPRIETORS, at me Zinc- OrricE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.