The Sun. — London, England, 1822-03-09 00:00:00

~# the ENG- Law on the Press is passing through the Cham ber of Peers, and Wednesday was appointed for the discussion of an important amendment, pro posed by Count de BASTARD, which refers all offences. of the Press to a trial by Jury. In the Chamber of Deputies the discussion on the Lai` of Accounts was resumed, and the law was car ried by a majority of 182 to S 9. The French Five per Cents. closed on Wednesday at 91f. 35c. give• nhall— Clock next, EIRA st In- Sale„ vans, Bi- Ihree --...-. Lisbon Papers to the 23d ult. have arrived. The Sale II the wing, irious and chin •pers, wren Cortes are still occupied with the Constitutiona Code, in which they have proceeded as far as the 181st Article. They have passed a decree, enacting that all Portuguese Consuls hencefor wards shall be natives of the United Kingdoms ; but that foreigners already holding situations of this kind may be continued or removed accord ing to the will of the Government. A discussion f the the has taken place in the Cortes "respecting the flualizing of the current coin, and a project for this purpose is before the Assembly,accompanied with a Report from the Finance Minister on the legal value of the gold coin. and time. ides per- , and hoos pre- [le on Madrid Journals to the c2lst of last month have been received, but their contents have been already anticipated by the French Papers. An 'Official decree has been promulgated, relative to the conduct which the military are bound to ob serve on occasions of popular tumult. It enacts, that they are never to be present, unless under th e orders of their officers, to assist the civil power. itants sons, ion of :..ts of Col nil of re— pants A. to Bill ; (Ire thout The report that a frigate of Buenos Ayres, at Gibraltar, was fitting out a small vessel to cruize in the Straits against the Spaniards, has been officially contradicted by the British Consul at Gibraltar. No- Letters from Petersburgh, of the 11th of Fe bruary, state, that the report of the importation of cloths, rum, and Champaigne, having been to tally prohibited, is unfounded. According to the new tariff, which has been laid before the Em peror, and which, it is said, is to undergo a fur ther revision, the following articles are prohi bited :—Embroidered goods, East India and European printed chintzes, ready made clothes of all kinds, porcelain, refined sugar, lumps, and 'sugar-candy, and also silk goods : lace to pay eight roubles per pound ; pocket handkerchiefs and ribbands four roubles per pound, on im portation. Daus I an- Sup. II the Ind. (Extract of a Letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, dated Buenos _Ayres, Dec. 14.) The 0 on 473. 4 pr. 179 i YSIV r 5- " The last letters from Lima, of the 16th October, mention a difference between Lord Coma A.NE and General SAN MARTIN, in conse quence of the former having seized about 500,000 dollars, belonging to individuals and the Govern ment of Lima. This money was sent on board the transports for security, and laid hands on by Lord COCHRANE for payment of the seamen of the fleet, who were at the time in a state of mu tiny, not having received any pay for upwards of twelve months. Lord COCHRANE had sailed for the Coast of Mexico, to endeavour to meet with the Pmeba and rengan:a Spanish frigates, and to assist the Patriots in that quarter. Captain GUISE had been appointed'Admiral of Peru by General SAN M to the WEST INDIA INTERCOURSE.—It seems that serious apprehensions are very generally enter tained at THE OUTPORTS, that it is intended to admit AMERICAN SHIPPING more extensively into the trade of the British West India Islands, for we have been requested by several Corre spondents to reprint the Speech of the late Mas ter of the Rolls, Sir WILLIAM GRANT, against the American Intercourse Bill of 1806, to which we recently alluded, and in compliance with their wishes, we propose to insert it in our paper on Monday next. Ily, ;us red Letters have been received this morning from New Orleans, to the 6th January, from which ;Gil and hat ['he TT- es .?d ; on- lis- ue, ob- )lic We extract the following : " ST. ANTONIO, DEC. 4.—On the night of the :3(1 October, General LONG, with 50 men of all nations, entered the town of La Bahia, pro ducing the greatest consternation by their horrid Yells (I happened to be there at the same time) ; they put to flight the centinels, and took possession of the fort and artillery withou t opposition. As soon as intelligence of this reached St. Antonio, the Governor dispatched Colonel IGNATO PARIS with 150 men, with or ders to retake the place, and make prisoners of LON G and his party. lie arrived near La Bahia, and sent to LONG requesting to see him, to ascer tain the cause of his unfriendly visit. LONG met him, and stated his object was to establish the independence of these provinces. Colonel PARIS replied, that their independence was already at chieved, and told him not to give himself any fur ther trouble, demanding the giving up of the fort. .se- Me Lox ut would notgive it up.—At 11 o'clock (morn ing) Col. PARIS made the attack: A warm firing was kept up for 24 hours ; LNG's artillery did no execution, and he finally surrendered at discretion. LONG and his party were brought prisoners to St. Antonio's ; and from thence were sent to Saltillia to take their trials as public robbers and pirates." The Navy Five per Cents. Bill underwent a discussion last night in the House of Commons, and was str!ctly canvassed by Mr. TIERNEY, who, at the same time, disclaimed any objection to its principle. He propounded to the House, as a difficulty to be met on this occasion, that Clause in the Act of k 1797, which provides that the Five per Cents. shall be irredeemable, till twenty-five millions of the National Debt shall have been redeemed and paid off.— This objection was answered by a reference to the preamble of the Aet passed in 1813, for can celling a part of the Stock in the hands of the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt, where it was recited, that whereas, the 238 millions purchased by the Commissioners for the redemption of the Debt, exceeded the total of the Capital of the Debt existing in 1786, that amount of Public Debt should he deemed to be satisfied and discharged, and that so much stock might be cancelled. It was also observed thati2s millions had been bonafide paid off by the redemption of the Land-Tax. Mr. TIERNEY disapproved of the short time allowed for dissenting, and Mr. DENMAN moved that it should be extended from the 16th to the 30th of March, but the motion was negati ve d by a large majoritri Mr. HusiussoN observed, that although a few days only were given for the expression of dissent, yet, the Country had had warning of the proposed measure ever since the latter end of February, and could not, therefore, be said to have been taken by surprise. That a delay should be afforded till some certain, conclusion could be formed with respect to the issue of the disputes between Russia and Turkey was, we think, very clearly demonstrated to be an unreasonable proposition. To defer a financial measure in expectation of a time when public affairs shall be every where so settled as to leave no room for anxiety and con jecture, is, indeed, to wait " dam defirtat amnis." It may be expected that, during the period al lowed the fundholders for making their option, reports on the subject of Continental affairs will be very abundant, and highly coloured. The present agitations in France, whatever be their real complexion, will, of course, be greatly magni fied on the one hand, and under-rated on the other, with a view to the impression which may be made by statements of either kind, on pecu niary transactions at home. The infamous name of JEFFERIES has been very freely associated within these few days r with that of a respectable Law Officer of the , City of London, by writers irritated at the re . cent condemnation of CARLILE'S miserable con federates, yet afraid to defy public decency by ' arraigning the verdict or defending the criminals. Allusion has been made in particular to the con duct of JEFFERIES on the trials of BAXTER and of Lady LISLE, as resembling that of the Com- MON SERJ EANT in the cases of CARLILE'S shopmen, because this learned Magistrate has presumed on one occasion to express a zeal for the honour of religion, and thought fit, on ano ther, to reflect strongly upon the line of defence pursued by Counsel. It is necessary that public attention should sometimes' be drawn to the grossly malicious and partial manner in which history is cited for the sake of throwing odium on living characters, and fa vouring the application of injurious nicknames. Upon the trial of BAXTER, who was prosecuted, not like the priests of the Temple of Reason, for a formal attack upon " the fiend religion," and upon the Christian religion in particular, but for a few sentences reflecting, by implication, upon the prelates and established clergy, Chief Jus tice JEFFERIES put down and silenced three Counsel successively who were steadily urg ing arguments drawn from history and le gal record, in favour of the defendant.— Two others were deterred from even attempting a defence ; and the Judge continually broke in upon the proceedings with rude jests and scurri lous invectives, calling the defendant, among other similar appellations, a " snivelling Presbyterian," " a rascal," " an old knave," who had written " books enough to load a cart, every one as full of sedition, he might say treason, as an egg is full of meat ;" and he animadverted with equal freedom upon the defendant's partisans and friends present in Court, threatening to crush them all. The behaviour of this furious tyrant on the trial of Lady LISLE is too well known to require description here ; he did indeed be gin the proceedings of that day by professing, that he held himself accountable for his conduct to " the King of Kings, the Great Judge of Heaven and earth ; ' a declaration well becom ing the mouth of a Minister of Justice, either in those or in the present times; and only turn ing to the dishonour of him who made it, be cause followed up by the most flagrant oppression and injustice; because, with the same lips which had uttered this pious acknowledgment, he pro ceeded to revile and intimidate an individual whose evidence was not sufficiently strong against the prisoner, and to profane the name of the Al mighty, by pronouncing it an infinite mercy that he did not immediately strike the witness into hell! These are a phrt of the proceedings which have been so decently alluded to in the Morning Chronicle, with reference to the late trials. If it is to be insinuated that the practices of JEFFERIES are re viving in our days, it is fit the public should be reminded what those practices were, in order that they may duly estimate the candour, the in telligence, and the good intentions of those who would compare such transactions with any that can take place under the present administration of justice. IRELAND.—We received The Cork Advertiser of the sth inst. this day. It contains further accounts of the proceedings of the Special Ses sion under the Insurrection Act in the City Court, at Limerick. On the Ist inst. Patrick Naughten was put to the bar, charged with being an idle and disorderly person, and with having de nied that he had arms and ammunition in his house, which were afterwards found there. After a pa tient trial, and an impressive exhortation from the Judge, he was acquitted.—John Sullivan, Cor nelius Sullivan, and Matthew Connel, had been conveyed the day before from the county gaol to Newmarket, and were to be executed on the sth instant. " A few nights ago in the Barony of Courceys, near Garrets town, a party of about 40 or 50 men attacked the house of a man named Flahavan, smashed the doors, and having entered, carried off some clothes and other articles. Flahavan made a stout resistance, and hit one of the robbers with a spade in the face so severely that he bled very much. Several Gentle men of the neighbourhood and Constables went to the spOt on the following day.—lnformations have been lodged against two of the party, and the wounded man is missing."—(Cork Adver tiser, March 5.) TRADE WITH BRAZIL. Portuguese Consulate General, 29, Great Winchester-street, March 7, 1822. Sin--I beg leave to state to you, for the information of the Gentlemen at Lloyd's, and all others whom 'it may concern, that I am commanded by my Government not to permit any vessel bound to ports in the Portuguese transatlantic provinces, having on board any article of war denominated naval stores, to clear at this Office. And further, that should any'such stores arrive at the aforesaid Ports, they will be seized, and the . par-' ties concerned punished with the utmost severity of the law, un less they produce a license from the Portuguese Government per mitting the importation of war or naval stores. (Signed) ANTHONY LOPEZ DA CUNIT.A, • Co n sul- Gen eral. Mr. John Bennett, jun., Secretary, Lloyd's. EXPORT OF IRISH SPIRITS TO ENGLAND. MEMORANDUM. " February 27, 1322. " At a Conference held with Lord Liverpool, the Marquis of Londonderry, Mr. Charles Grant, Mr. Vansittart, and certain of the Irish Representatives, the Earl of Liverpool informed the Irish Members, that the Order of the Board of Excise, ofJuly 22, should be rescinded va Minute of the Treasury Board should issue to allow Irish Spirits from the Importer to the Con sumer, subject to the Law as it stood after the Act of Union ; that he, Lord Liverpool, would send to the Chairman a Copy of this Minute, and a Copy of the C a s e l a id b e f ore t h e L aw Officers of th e Crown, anti that in any Trial instituted to try the question ai law, the treasury would instruct the Board of Excise,of Ireland to pay the expense; that if a suit be insti tuted, no Act passed subsequent to the Union should controul the decision, but it should rest on the construction of the Act of Union alone." I t is said that the Earl of BANTRY is to be created an Imperial Peer by the title of Lord Baron GLENGARRTITE. - Glengariffe is a most beautiful and romantic demesne and wood on one of his Lordship's estates, bordering on the Bay of Bantry. The scenery is picturesque beyond description. •.Lord B INTR V deserves well of his country, both for his recent distinguished ser vices, and during the French Invasion, and it would be highly gratifying to his countrymen to see them rewarded by his elevation to the British Peerage. The late arrivals from Germany and Russia speak in decided terms of the increased prepara tions making to put the Russian army into the most effective state, prior to the commencement of the campaign aga►nst the Prince of the Cres cent, whose capital, it is predicted, will fall for the fifth time ere long. The last post from Bi tolia, in Macedonia, brings a well-authenticated dispatch, stating that Cllounsennn-PAcnA, after a number of disastrous assaults, had been com pelled by the united Greeks to raise the siege of Joannina, and to commence a rapid retreat. It is added, that in their retrograde movemeqts the Turks were subjected to great disasters and losses, particularly by the Capitains of the Agta phiots. They had crossed the Pindom at Met zono in a great hurry, taking their route thence over Geiora to Thessaly. But here again they had to encounter the harassments of the insur gents on their right wing, till such time as they reached liotzani. A recent letter from. Rome states, that IW. Amunostus MARECHAU, Archbishop of Balti more, in the United States of America, had arrived in that city: Ilis Holiness the Pope had received the distinguished Prelate in the most gracious manner, and had presented him with a chalice of gold, beautifully ornamented. • A letter in a German Paper, dated the 17th ult., reports, that a British General, in the ser vice of the East India Company, has abjured his religion, and adopted that of the Hindoos. Ile rigidly observes all their rites ; presents sacri fices in the temple; carries their Idols about with him ; and has Fakirs, who prepare him his food. We rather think the German Journalist has been imposed upon. • A recent letter from Berlin states that Mr. SOLLY'S fine Collection of Paintings has at length become the property of the State, that Gentle man having moderated the terms of his first pro posal. THE HIBERNIAN SCHOOLS.—O❑ Sunday last a most eloquent and impressive sermon was preached at Trinity-Church, Cork, by the Rev. Thomas St. Lawrence, son of the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Cork, for this excellent Charity. The Text was—" Feed my Lambs." The collection was very large. All were high ly gratified with the discourse of this powerful Preacher, who seems to unite the style of the Dean of Canterbury with the energy of the lion. and Rev. Mr. Tonson. - The Charity is highly indebted to him for his exertions in their cause. t„ Jr 4it** l ' t t - • I.r -4 pp / fe" - 1/ 4 I Ns, fl;) 1 70 WOO FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Langford and family, from their seat Cooper's Hill, Surrey; Sir H. Vivian, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street, from his seat in Hants; General Brand, from his seat in Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. E. Woodyatt, in Dorset -street, Port man-square. Bain ARRIVALS.—Lady Warburton, Sir Christ. Col; Sir A. Cathcart, Sir T. Eustace, Sir J. Sinclair—Vice-Admiral Ferrier, General Orr, Colonel O'Niel, Major Crowe, Major Ferrand, Major Sarkville, Major Travers, Capt. Brownlow, Capt. Cumberland, Capt. Coffin, Capt. Dampier, Capt. Hol land, Capt. Oliver, Capt. Thomas, Lieut. Bonner,—Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Cool:, Rev. Mr. Bowles, Rev. Mr. Case, Rev. Mr. Courthorpe, Rev. Mr. Cave, Rev. Mr. Harrison, Rev. Mr. Harvey, Rev. Mr. Panter, Rev. Mr. Winslow. Mr. Agar Ellis has taken the Earl of Stair's mansion in Spring Gardensi, ready furnished. The Noble Lord has broke up his establishment, and retired to the Continent for three years. Yesterday their Highnesses Prince and Princess Esterhazy gave a grand dinner at Chandos-house, to the Duke of Wel lington, Earl and Countess Cowper, Earl Gower, Lord and Lady Burghersh, Countess Lieven, the Hon. Mr. F. Lamb, &c. The Countess of Essex had a select fashionable party yester day evening, at her house in Hill-street, Berkelep.square. Lord and Lady Holland entertained a distinguished party yesterday at their house in Old BurlingtonAtreet. The Viscountess Hampden has commenced her card parties in Green-street. They are given three times a week. The Marchioness of Londonderry gave a splendid rout on Thursday evening at her house in St. James's-square, which was very elegantly attended. THE DOKE OF CAMBAIDGE.—(HANOVER, FEB. 260 — The 24th being the birth-day of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the citizens gave his Royal Highness a serenade by torch-light; General Benningsen had a grand party in the evening. The Bishops of Cloyne and Cork are now in Dublin, attend ing the First Fruits Board. TUE LATE MR. COUTTS•--Various statements have appeared respecting the manner in which this Gentleman has disposed of his immense property, but we understand the following is correct :—Some time previous to his death, he set ' tled upon Mrs. C. the sum of 600,0001. with the house in Strat ton-street, all the plate, linen, wines, &c.; the service of plate is said to be the most valuable of any in this country, and tho stock of wines greater than any two private cellars in the king dom; together with the house at Highgate, and all its appur tenances. Mrs. C. is likewise left half proprietress of his im mense banking establishment, with all monies due to him at the time of decease. The sinks of the house have been made up since his demise, and it is said there is a balance of 670,0001. due to Mrs. C., Which will be proved under the will. It is perfectly correct respecting the liberal offers Mrs. C. has made to the daughters and families of her deceased husband.—(Morn ing Paper.) P 0 E 1' It Y. SONNET. Had there dwelt less of beauty in that cheek, Whereon there lingers now so soft a tinge,— Or did those jet dark eyes, (whose glances seek • For shelter in their long and silken fringe,) Shed less of angel brightness where they shine r Yet hadst thou, Lady, reign'd within my heart,— Thy purer spirit still had guided mine: Then fair, and young, and spotless as thou art, Oh ! marvel not my bosom should enshrine Thy lovely image, whence it ne'er shall part : And as o'er desert wilds a single star Doth sometimes shed its solitary ray, To guide the wand'ring pilgrim from afar, Eir'n thus art thou to me whilst thro' the world I stray, A. L. G. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OxFonn, MAncit B.—A Dispensation has passed the Great Seal, empowering the Rev. Thomas WeDings, AMA. Chaplain to the Right lion. Lord Delamere, to hold with the Rectory of Church Lench, Worcestershire, the Vicarage of Bromfield, Salop ; the latter on the presentation of the Hon.. R. FL Clive. PREACHERS.—Rev. Mr. Whately, of Oriel College, the Bampton Lecture, on Sunday morning, at St. Mary's ; Rev. Mr.lngram, of Trinity College, in the afternoon, at St. Peter's. BRIGHTON, 111.111 cit 7.—The weather here has undergone an unfavourable alteration ; much rain fell yesterday and to-day, and, to use a nautical phrase, the wind has blown great guns. The KING, in good health, has remained within the Palace, and but few of our degrades have been seen in public. SUDDEN INDISPOSITION Or• THE HONOURABLE SIR HENRY WEr.r.csr.cy.—We heard a few days since, that this much-respected Gentleman was taken so dangerously ill, on Saturday last, that his life was considered in danger. We have now the pleasnee to state, that all apprehensions are at an end. It was a severe attack of cold, which produced a lumbago in the back; and this in some degree struck to his heart. Sir llEvitY llALrottn was sent for; but ere his arrival, the Marquis of SALISBURY'S Surgeon attended, and instantly resorted to copious bleedings, which the Physician declared had saved Sir HENRY'S life. The pains were so intense ,whilst they lasted, that the sufferer was completely exhausted. The Duke of WELLINGTON and Lord MARY BOROUGH have been constant in their visits:— (Morning Post.) We have to correct a mis-statement in a Party Paper, which says that Colonel CAVENDISII bore testimony of the " truly noble and benevolent conduct of Sir ROBERT WILSON" on the day of the funeril. Colonel CAvENDisn (lid no such thing. Ile spoke generally of his merits as a soldier, bnt, in reference to that particular day, he merely alluded to the declaration of Sir Ito- BERT, that the appearance of the soldiers, when attacked by the mob, was that of a boot) of ca. valry which had been repulsed ; and he made this reference as a strong proof, coming from a military man, of the desperate nature of that at tack.--(Morning Yost, _March 9.) DowTON is engaged to perform a few nights at Exeter, and was to commence last night with Falstaff, in Henry the Fourth. Why is not such an actor on Metropolitan boards ? A CANINE A1.1 3 .---Lord NORTH, once speaking in the House, was suddenly interrupted in the midst of the most important part of his speech by a dog,which hadtaken shelter and concealed himself under the table of the House, then made his escape, and ran directly across the floor, setting up, at the same time, a violent howl. It occa sioned a burst of laughter, and might have dis concerted an ordinary man. But he, who knew how to convert the most awkward occurrences to purposes of advantage, having waited till the roar which it produced had subsided, and pre serving all his gravity, addressed the Chair.— " Sir," said he to the Speaker, " I have been in terrupted by a new member, but, as he has con cluded his argument, I will now resume mine." MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, MARCH B.—Wind W. and squally.—Sailed most of the homeward-bound. Arrived z and sailed for the River the Jane and Margaret, Marr ; Flower, Putcy ; and Unity, Taylor, from St. Michaels; Ibis, Smith, from Oporto; Britannia, Rubie, from Lisbon ; Hope, Veitch ; and Rambler, Knight, from Smyrna; and Socrates, Pratt, from Cadiz: some of the above remain. PORTSMOUTH MARCH B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Nathalia, Illagliet ; and Le Clair, Schonefelt, from Antwerp. It continues to blow hard, with tremendous squalls; the ship, ping are all safe. CowEs, ALtucti B.—Arrived the Leda, Wilson, from Lon, don for Jamaica ; she put into Bermeo in Spain, with loss of mainmast, and eight days ago left there for England to repair. The Actress, Anderson, from Mobile, in bringing up, carried away the bowsprit of the Eliza, Williams, of Pwlhely. RAMSGATE, MARCH B.—The Liberty, Godan, from Cho, .rente for London, has been supplied from hence with an anchor and cable. MARGATE, MARCII B.—Arrived the Hope, Vernon, from Aux Cayes for London, with loss ofi anchor and cable, and windlass disabled. The Heart of Oak, Naylor, from Guern. sey for Sheerness ? was driven on shore on the Gilman Sand on Wednesday evening, and soon after beat off and sunk: the Master and two of the crew drowned ; the mate and the other two men were taken off the rigging by the smack Prosperous, and landed at Hearne Bay. YARMOUTH, MARCH B.—Arrived. the Friends, Reed, of Boston, with loss of foremast. ktvEnrooL, MAncir 7.—Put back a number of vessels, among them the following :—Unicorn, 31 4 Kown, for Philadel phia ; Lindsays, Lakerby, for Philadelphia ; Amity, Rowe, for Newfoundland ; and Ceres, Vink, for Astendall, with loss of anchors and cables • Rose, Smith, for Jam a i ca , l ea k y . Th e Lune, Bond, from ilerhice, is still on shore in Bootle Bay. The Mary Ann, Bowman, for New York, was seen sth inst. at 2 r., m. the Isle bearing N.E. distant 12 miles ; she was standing to the Irish coast, and laying down very much ; wind west south west, a hard gale. It has been blowing a strong gale the whole of the day, with squalls, hail and rain. FALMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Wind W.—A lug-sail Pilot boat, of this port, with four men, was lost on Tuesday night to the southward of the Manacles, having, it is supposed, Bien struck by a heavy sea and filled. The Mentor, Osborne , from St. Michaels for London, was lost i n G unwa ll oe Church Cove, three miles east of Poideaven ' on Tuesday night last, ship and. cargo (oranges) totally lost. The crew, (eight in number), ex cept one man, saved. • CLYDE, MARDI' 6.—Arrived the Aspray, from Calcutta. LERWICK, ZETIAND,' FEB. s...—The Vestal, Robertson, from Berwick to Limerick, has put in here leaky, with loss of sails, bulwarks 2 and covering boards much damaged, and cargo shifted. This is the only vessel which has taken shelter in any of our harbours during this winter. COBS,. MARCH 4.—A smuggler, richly laden with tobacco, teas, spirits, and silk, 215 tons register, has been brought into the harbour by the crew of the Garnett. They are in quest of her consort. Lord Colville has hitherto been very fortunate. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, MARCII 8. , Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE arid a Common Jury. OWEN V. HUGHES. This was an action on a bill of exchange for 271., drawn by defendant on Sir James Esdaile and Co. Mr. MARRYATT (with whom was Mr. CHITTY) called wit nesses to prove the handwriting of the defendant, and th e di s h o - Loar of the bill when presented at Sir James Esdaile's. Mr. SCARLETT was for the defendant. The defence was, that the plaintiffhad, under another name, obtained two horses and a gig (without payment) which he had taken to Chelten ham, and there sold by auction. The auctioneer (the defend ant in the cause) had paid the plaintiff by the bill in question. Evidence was called, which completely proved the case, as stated by Mr. Scarlett. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE left it to the Jury to say whe ther this was a bona fide purchase, or whether the whole was not a fraudulent contrivance to get possession of the property. If they were of the latter opinion, the property did not rest in the plaintiff, and he could not recover in 'the present action. 'e Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found a verdict for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MARCH 8. The eldest son of an Irish Nobleman, this day, appeared to take the benefit of the Act before the Commissioners. It ap peared, from his schedule, that his debts amounted to 22,0001. and the debts due to him amounted to 16,0001., all owing to bins by persons resident in Ireland. The Insolvent was opposed by Mr. D. POLLOCK, On the part of Mr. Lawrie, one of his creditors, residing in Oxford-street, on the ground that he had not petitioned the Court for relief within 14 days after his going to prison, according to the provisions of the Act. It appeared that the Insolvent had been in prison 20 months before he peti tioned. Mr. HEATH supported the Insolvent, and having replied to the arguments of Mr. POLLOCK, the Court decided against the validity of Mr. Por.LocK's objection, and pro. nounced tier the insolvent's discharge. He was discharged ac cordingly, It is rumoured that the whole 'of the depots from the Isle of Wight are about to be trans ferred to the barracks in Canterbury.—(Kentish Gazette.) Wednesday, in consequence of a sudden order, two troops of the 9th Lancers marched from the fling's Barracks, in Canterbury, under the com mand of Major CAMPBELL, on their route for Colchester, where they are to arrive on the 11th instant, and to be placed at the disposal of the Magistrates.—(lbid.) As a striking proof of the celerity now given in the transit of goods, we mention as a f ac t, that a quantity of goods sent from Manchester on Friday last, shipped at Liverpool on Satur day, along with goods purchased there that day, arrived here yesterday, and were soon after landed and sold.—We notice, with much plea sure, as an indication of the continued improve ment of our navigation, the arrival, this morning, at the Brornielaw, of the fine Ameri:an brig Morning Star, of 230 tons burthen, direct from New York.— (Glasgow Coulicr, March 5.) A few evenings - since, a smuggler, named Cloak, was shot dead by one of the Coast Block ade, who was on duty near Bexhill. It appears a severe struggle had taken place between them, as the Block l ade man was dreadfully cut and beat about the head. A Coroner's Inquest has been held, and the Jury returned a verdict— " Justifiable Homicide."—(Sussex Advertiser.) We learn that the ebb of the tide, along the northern shore, was greater than was ever remem bered ; and multitudes of the inhabitants of Margate walked out upon the sand to a greit distance searching for objects of curiosity. Tocern MoNsEy an eccentric . physician of the last century, was remarkable ff.'' , many peculiarities, but the mode he adopted for drawing his own teeth was perhaps the most uncommon : it consisted in fastening a strong piece of catgut firmly round the affected tooth ; the other end of the catgut was, by means of strong knot, fastened to a perforated bullet ; with this a pistol was charged, and when held in a proper direction, by touching the trigger a troublesome companion was got rid of, and a disagreeable operation evaded. A person whom he fancied he had persuaded to consent to this summary process went so far as to let him fasten his tooth to the catgut ; but at that mom e nt his resolution failed, and he cried out hastily that he had altered his mind : " But I have not," said MONSEY, holding fast the string, and giving it an instantaneous and smart pull ; 44 and, sir, you are a fool and a coward fcr your pains."