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THE LONDON JOURNALS. ZYTRACTS FROM THE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, December 25, 1822. [MORNING POST.] Paris Journals to the 23d inst. reached us last night by express. They are totally silent re specting the question of war with Spain, but con tain intelligence from various quarters,w hich is not - without interest and importance. The state of Tur key seems to be at present one of great agitation and danger. The Asiatic troops are said to have rebel lea ,and to have entered Constantinople,from w hich they had been driven with loss by the Janissaries, after a smart conflict. It appears more likely that they were called to the rescue of the Saltan, when the Janissaries surrounded his Seraglio, and com pelled him to dismiss his favourite Ministers, and they were defeated by the rebels, instead of being rebels themselves. The intelligence goes on to say,—" that civil war was in consequence carried on openly between the Aga of the Janissaries and Ibrahim Pacha, who commanded the Asiatics, and that the result of the contest would probably decide the fate of the Porte." What added to the dangers of the period, was the general discontent excited by the late edicts, the length of the Greek war, and the disastrous intelligence which was received daily from every quarter where the Turkish arms were engaged. The destruction of the new Capitan Paella in the Admiral's ship, where it is said almost all the Captains of the fleet were as sembled and shared his fate, was known at Con stantinople. Indeed the news could hardly be concealed, as the Greek fire-ships pursued the Turkish vessels beyond the second battery of the Dardanelles to the very walls of the capital, and nothing but a calm that ensued prevented them from taking effect. An idea may be formed of the terror inspired by the enterprising heroism of the Greeks, from the fact that notwithstand ing they had ventured so. far, the sailors who had manamvred the fire-ships were allowed to return safe in their canoes, although they had two bat teries to pass. [THE TIMES.] There is nothing important to be found in the Dublin Newspapers, but accounts or notices of County and other Meetings, for the expression of public sentiment on the late disturbance of the peace. With so strong an apparent feeling in favour of tranquillity and mutual affection, it seems wonderful how the Irish nation contrive to be always, from some cause or other, in a state little different from that of a house on fire. We should rejoice to think ourselves justified in pre dicting a long duration to this unanimity amongst the many-coloured professors of liberal politics ; but we remember his Majesty's visit, and look towards the future with a degree of confidence not sensibly fortified by the experience of the last sixteen months. When the materials of combustion shall have been expended, but not sooner, we may afford a wider swing to the ex pectation of perpetual concord. Since the return of the Duke of Wellington, th►e most anxious curiosity has been awakened in the public mind, to ascertain what may be his Grace's report of his mission, or his sentiments on the present situation of affairs between France and Spain. Without any direct knowledge on the subject, we think we can infer the true answer from the conduct of the noble Duke. It is known that after his departure from Paris was arranged, he received dispatches from home, de siring him to remain in the French capital if he felt that the object of his mission was incomplete —but he adhered to his first determination. his Grace, then, had arrived at the conclusion, that the reasons for his interference had ceased. Had it been because war was inevitable, the Ultra Journals of Paris had long ago sounded the alarm : but they remain silent.--(Mid.) [MORNI NG HERALD.] The Irish Journals are somewhat apt, upon ordinary occasions, to exclaim " most important • day !" " new sera !" &c., and their announce ments sometimes give us neither disappointment nor amusement. There is, however, t ru th an d discrimination in the importance which they at tach to the meeting of last Friday, at the Dublin Royal Exchange, to address the Lord Lieutenant upon the outrage lately offered to him at the Theatre. " It exhibited," says one of the Dublin papers, " a grand rally of all ranks, persuasions, and all parties—but one—the first Peers of the land, the Representatives of the old families— the most distinguished barristers—the leading merchants, all that is venerable—all that is public spirite&—all that is popular—all the good feeling the talent—all the national spirit of the city, animated by one sentiment, and governed, if we may so express ourselves, by a simultaneous impulse." The same Paper goes on to say, that to the King himself this was the best homage they could offer—that it was " the loyal answer of his Irish people to his valedictory Address." —The assemblage exceeding, it appears, five lhOusand persons, exclusive of the crowds that thronged the avenues leading to it, was composed„ both avowedly, and in fact, of 'Protestants and Roman Catholics, without dis tinction—and in the speeches of the principal persons there is a proof of a full-grown' libe rality and mutual benevolence. It would seem indeed, in the words of a publication of the late Mr. Grattan, in early life (not, however, bearing his name), " that the time is corm! when Pro testant' and Catholic—their ancient animosity subsiding, have made a rapid reconciliation-- whew a certain flame has rectified the humours of persecution and superstition—when the Protest ant is liberalised—and the spirit of truth and liberty has • descended upon the man, of the Romish - persuasion, and .touched his Catholic lips with public fire." [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The'offensive and defensive alliance which has been concluded between Spain and Portugal is a piece of intelligence highly gratifying to the friends of freedom. The liberties of the two countries must stand or fall together, and they have, therefore, done well to agree to combine their exertions. Our contemporary of The New Times has given us a piece of information for which, we own, we were not prepared—that the treasuries of the Holy Allied Sovereigns are in such a flourishing state, that they are about to make loans to the Spanish Regency, in order, if we may use a homely phrase, to set it on its legs again.—" It is confidently asserted (he says) that the Continental Sovereigns have determined openly to recognize the Spanish Regency, and to supply the Army of the Faith with money, arms, and ammunition, in the event of a rejec tion of fair and moderate terms, by the persons at present exercising the powers of Government at Madrid. Every man of information is now aware of the great error which the Allies com mitted in the outset of the Revolutionary war. Had they supplied the Vendeans and other French Royalists with money and arms, moun tains of treasure and oceans of blood would have been eventually spared." A rapid improvement indeed must have taken place in the finances of the Czar, the Emperor of Austria, and the King of Prussia, if they can not only do now without loans themselves, but even give money away to others. The Czar was obliged, only a few months ago, to come into our market for money, to enable him, as was said, to withdraw his troops from the Turkish frontier. The fi nances of France are no doubt in a better plight. She is indeed the only Power from which the Regency could hope to obtain supplies of money. We are also of opinion the French Government would do better to carry on the warfare here after as it has hitherto done, by supplies of money merely. From all accounts, the sending troops into Spain would rather be a dangerous specula tion in the present disposition of the French army.—(Mid.) [NEW TIMES. The meeting held on Friday last at the Royal Exchange in Dublin, for the purpose of address ing the Lord Lieutenant, was one of the most numerous and respectable ever assembled in that City. The individuals who took a lead in it were of all political parties and of all religious sects; and there was but one feeling of admi ration for the personal courage, firmness, and energy of the Lord Lieutenant, and of indig nation at the violence effered to the Repre sentative of Majesty. It is certain that the display of a contemptuous and hostile feeling towards His Excellency was a matter of precon cert and conspiracy ; but we are disposed to be lieve that the act of violence itself (the throwing a bottle at the Noble Marquis's box) was unpre meditated. It was probably the result of a mo mentary excitation in the mind of some very low and ignorant individual : and for our own part, we must confess we think the persons concerned in planning the riot of the evening much more deserving of punish men t th an the drunken me chanic (for such he probably was) who actually threw the bottle. The effect of this outrage has been directly contrary to the expectation of those by whom the riot was planned. It has given to the Marquis Wellesley more popularity and in fluence, and to the different political parties more union than has ever before been known. [BRITISH PRESS.] The Foreign Papers of last night contain no news of importance. The co-operation of Por tugal with Spain, though not unexpected, is an interesting fact. The grand topic of detlarna tion with the enemies of the Peninsular Revolu tions is the treatment of the Queen of Por tugal, who has refused to accede to the Con stitution. She is said to be seriously ill, and this, we are disposed to think, must be the reason of her refusal, for the supposition of her refusing to accede to the act of the nation and of her Lord, in a sane state of mind is not itself, very reason able. Poor crazy Pari passu falls into his old raving fits, on this occasion, against the late Queen of Great Britain and the opponents of the Bill of Pains and Penalties. The parallels of Puri passu are infinite and peculiar. The appointment of the Marquis Wellesley to be Lord Lieutenant, was the first decisive step of the present reign towards redressing acknow ledged wrongs in Ireland. In some of his late measures that distinguished Nobleman justified the expectations of those who knew him best. For this reason he has been insulted and threatened with assassination by furious Pro. testants. The tide of feeling has consequently set in strongly in favour of liberal opinion and fair legislation towards the Catholics, and will, we trust, sweep away in its generous flow all the petty bulwarks of bigotry. The Lord Lieutenant's reply to the Address of the Corpo ration is dignified and just, indicative at once of his proud consciousness of having acted right, and of his well-considered contempt of base men who seek distinction by intolerance.—(Mid.) SHOCKING ACCIDENT FROM SLIDING.-011 Monday last, about noon, as seven youths, of about eleven years of age each, were sliding on a pond in a brick yard at Leicester, the ice suddenly broke at one end of the slide, when the whole were successively precipitated into the water. One of the boys escaped, and gave an alarm, but unfortunately too lite for the little sufferers, four of whom were taken out dead, and the other two were conveyed to the Infirmary with hopes of their recovery. It is almost needless to add that the several parents are in a most disconsolate state. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—Monday forenoon a boy of Mr. Hawkins, farrier, riding on a horse, in Mansell-street, Goodman's-fields, the animal took fright, ran away, and darted through the tap-room window of the George public-house, the corner of Goodman's-yard, destroying every thing before it. The boy, who was still on its back, was much cut with the glass. The horse was'much injured. Fortunately only one man was in the room at the tiipe, A few minutes later the consequences mightilave byen dreadful, it being near the time of a number of workmen POLICE INTELLIGENCE. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT. GUILDHALL.—Amongst the numerous cases of robberies by servants that have occurred at this Justice-room lately, there is scarcely one in which the system of depredation has been more regularly and more extensively carried on than the following, which came under the investigation of Mr. Alderman THORP yesterday. The prisoner, Chas. Worman, an elderly man, who has been in the employ of Messrs. Browning and Son, distillers, Smith field-bars, for upwards of four years, and whose supposed good conduct had procured for him the greatest confidence and encouragement from his masters, had been met by Turn penny, the officer, about seven o'clock in the morning, on Sunday, the 15th of Dec. coming from Smithfield-bars, with a loaded basket in his hand. He accordingly stopped him, and examined its contents, which were found to be a two-gallon keg full of brandy, and a bladder containing about a quart of chi.. namon. The prisoner, when charged by Turpenny with having robbed his master, pleaded it was only a little drop he was tak ing home for his own use, and begged for mercy. The officer having lodged him in the Compter, gave information to Messrs. Brownings, and proceeded to search the prisoner's lodgings, 3, Cloth-fair. Here they discovered he was a complete wholesale dealer. The stock there found was a four-gallon keg full of gin, another six-gallon cask which appeared to be his reservoir, having a regular cock in it, about half full of the same liquor a bottle containing three pints o f rum , two b ott l es f u ll of brandy, one bottle of red port wine, a bottle of British brandy, a quan tity of Smyrna raisins, together with the necessary utensils for measuring and carrying away the spirits, viz. pewter measures, funnels, bladders, &c. The prisoner, at his first examination, expressed great con trition, and confessed that he had been carrying on this sort of depredation for upwards of a year and a half; that he was first seduced to commence it by a coachman and guard, father and son, whose names he mentioned, the elder of whom asked him if he could not do as Bill Barratt used to do, the porter whom he succeeded, and who used to furnish him with spirits cheap. He was accordingly prevailed upon to act on this hint, and they purchased the stolen property from him. He had never given them to understand that he had a jigger (a private still) • they were the only persons h e had so ld li quor to; b ut he hadnever delivered any to either of them in the presence of a witness ex cept once, and that person was since dead. A married daughter of the prisoner's, Jessy Butler, spoke to her knowledge of the connexion between her father and the per sons he had named, but had never heard any conversation that implied a knowledge of the property being . stolen, but had once heard her father tell on e o f th em h e h a d a jigger. . The prosecutors were very desirous to have brought the re ceivers to punishment; but whatever suspicion might attach, there was no sufficient evidence of a guilty knowledge, and it is but justieeio say that the son (the guard) was in attendance at the first hearing, and willing to be examined, declaring that both he and his father always understood the prisoner worked a private still. Wright, the porter at Messrs. Brownings, who sleeps on the premises, deposed that the prisoner came there on the Sunday morning with the basket produced, saying he came for a pair of shoes. He lighted a candle, and went down stairs, but he (the witness) did not see him go away. A Cleric identified the kegs found as the property of Mesrs. Browning; and the liquor was also swosn to be of the same strength and flavour as that upon their premises. The prisoner has a wife and three daughters, two of them grown women ; they were all in attendance, overwhelmed with tears, and - the man himself appeared deeply affected by his si tuation.—Committed to Newgate for trial. FORGED NOTES. Bow-STREET..-.Yesterday a young man, dressed in a sailor's habit, and who gave his name as James Etches, was ex amine(' before T. HALT.s, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, charged with uttering a forged 51. Bank of England note to Mr. William Harris, of 53, Great Russel -street, Bloomsbury, optician. It Etpf tared from' Mr. Harris's statement that about three weeks or a month ago a young man very much re sem bli ng t h e prisoner, and in a similar dress, came to his shop and asked to look at a sextant ; several were shewn to him, but he objected to them as being of inferior make, and said that he wished to purchase. one of the first workmanship, as he had lately come from a long yoyage, and had experienced the want of an accu rate one`;- several others of a much higher price were shewn to him, and he selected one which he desired to be sent to Captain' Ward, 47, Burton-crescent, who he said was his uncle, for him to approve of it before the money was paid. Mr. Harris took down the direction, and the young man was leaving the shop, when he turned back, and asked to look at some mathematical instruments, and finally agreed to pur chase a case for sixteen shillings, and then threw down on the counter a five pound note, asking Mr. Harris to give him the difference, which Mr. Harris did, and the young man then went away. In the course of the day Mr. Harris .went himself with the sextant to No. 47, Burton-crescent, and was surprised to find no person of the name of Ward, was resident there ; and on his return home the note was discovered to be bad. There being no trace of the young man, the affair rested until yesterday ; when Mr. Harris met the prisoner in Fleet-market, and was so struck with the resemblance he bore to the person who had paid him the note, that he determined to watch him, and walked close behind him to Warwick-lane, Newgate-street, where the prisoner went into a tobacconist's shop ; Mr. Harris had then a Tull view of his face, and felt so satisfied as t o hi s identity that lie went into th e shop and seized the prisoner by the collar, and gave him into the charge of a constable who was passing at the time. _Mr. HALLS asked if Mr. Harris would swear positively to the prisoner being the man who had paid him the 5/. note ? Mr. Harris said that he could not swear directly to him, but he had no doubt that he was the man. Several tradesmen appeared who had notes passed upon them under similar circumstances, but none of them could swear to the prisoner. It is however supposed, from the informations which have been received, that the prisoner is the person who has lately been passing forged notes in London under a variety of circumstances. He was remanded until Friday next, when it is expected that other charges will be brought against him. ADDITIONAL RECENT INSTANCES OF DEDUC TIONS OF TITHE AND RENT.—The Rev. C. Davey, Combs, Suffolk, 55 per cent. on tithe.--- The Rev. F. 11. Williams, Rector of Fordham, All Saints, and Westley, Essex, 25 per cent. on tithe; and a new engagement entered into ac cording with the times.—The Rev. Edward Paske, Rector of West Creeting and Battisford, Suffolk, 20 per cent. on tithe.—William Smith, Gent. of Helmingham, Suffolk, 25 per cent. off the tithes of the parishes of Tannington and Brandish.—The Hon. F. West, of Colham Court, Berks, from 15 to 20 per cent. on rents in Berks and Wales : this was unsolicited, and on rents comparatively low.—Lord Churchill, 20 per cent. on his rents in 'Wilts. The inhabitants of Mil'port, in the Island of Cumbrae, in addition to their former liberality, have lately contributed a handsome sum of money, which they, by the hands of the eldest member of the Session, presented to their former Assis tant, the Rev. John Vicar, A.M. as a small token of their gratitude and esteem, for the faithful and conscientious discharge of his duty towards them both in public and private. SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning, on the family of Mr. SCOTT, the acting Overseer of St. James, Clerken well, residing in Coppice-row, rising from their beds, they were surprised at not seeing the servant maid about the house. Upon some of the family going to call her, they were horror-struck at finding the unfortunate young woman hanging to the tester of the bedstead by her garters, and quite dead. GYSARTS.—We understand (says an Edin burgh Paper) that some suspicious characters are at present going about the city as gysarts (maskers), dressed in the Highland costume, armed with daggers and pistols —not boys, but strong men ; and when they obtain an entrance into a house, they say they will act Rob Roy.— It may be a frolic ; but it will be well that ser vants be on their guard against admitting such visitors, lest they act. Rob Roy indeed, and lay • the family under contribution. SUSSEX WINTER ASSIZES. LEWES, DEC. 23. The Winter Assizes commenced here this morning, before the Hon. Baron GRAHAM and the Hon. Mr. Justice BAYLEY. At ten o'clock the Commissions were opened ; after which the Learned Judges attended divine service. Mr. Justice BAYLEY addressed the Grand Jury to the fol lowing effect : " Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,—lt cannot but be highly satisfactory to find that in the various towns through which the Judges pass, the Gentlem e n summone d upon t h e G ran d J ur i es attend invariably with the greatest alacrity, at this, which may be called .an experimental Assize. "Gentlemen,—The calendar which is now laid before you, at about one-half the period since the last Assizes that might naturally be expected, shows that, in this county, there may be great propriety in the measure. When you look at the charac ter of the different crimes which the calendar contains, for your consideration, I hope you will make all the endeavours in your power for the purpose of preventing the recurrence of similar crimes, before the next Assizes. On looking at the calendar, I perceive that the crimes there are, with a very few exceptions, offences committed in the night. For the prevention of these crimes, great watchfulness is necessary ; and perhaps nothing would be better calculated for that purpose than to take care that individuals are well employed throughout the day. There is one thing, however, which has a greater tendency than any other to the commission of nightly crime : I mean that, in some in stances, parochial relief has been afforded to different persons, without requiring a proportionate degree of labour from them. Now, if a person capable of labour, is supported without work ing, by parish relief, he certainly will not be idle throughout the whole 24 hours. " With regard to the cases which are mentioned in the calen dar, there do not appear to be any which require any particular observations from me. There are two offences of the same de scription, of the highest order—namely, of arson. In these cases, a principal point for your attention is, that the evidence produced before you amounts to something beyond mere suspi cion. You will not find the bills, unless the evidence proceeds beyond that length. If the bill is found, and the prisoner should be tried on insufficient evidence, and thus acquitted, he is at liberty, and can never be tried for that crime again. But if the bill be thrown out, in the course of time additional proof may be obtained, and that which at one time was merely a matter of suspicion, may, at a subsequent Assizes become a matter of certainty. " Before I finish, there is one point which seems a necessary object for your anxious attention. It is that, at these Assizes, as well as every other, there must necessarily be a great num ber of persons discharged from confinement, and set at large on the world, whose only means of subsistence is by their industry and bodily labour. Gentlemen, at this season of the year it may be difficult for persons to obtain employment ; and if they are to be discharged, without some little means of subsistence to enable them to reach their respective homes, to have an op portunity of returning to their honest pursuits, what is to be expected ? In the county we have just left, there have been 40 individuals discharged, and of course it is to be hoped that a great number of them will return to habits of industry; but I cannot forbear remarking, that on looking at the different ca lendars, and attending to the history of the different gaols, I find that the faces of the same persons who were discharged at the Summer Assizes, frequently appear in the following w i n t er . In many instances, at th e time of their being discharged, they would be willing to maintain themselves honestly ; but by their extreme poverty, they are again driven upon the commission of crime. I have no doubt, Gentlemen, that when you take these circumstances into consideration, you will be able to de vise some means by which this evil may, to some extent, be remedied. " If in the course of the discharge of your duty, any difficul. ties should arise, I shall be very happy to render you any assist ance in my power." The calendar contains fifty commitments, several of which are for capital offences. Before the Hon. Mr. Baron GRAHAM. David Eagles was indicted for having feloniously utter e d a forged Bank of England not e , f or th e value of Si. en the 27th of July, he knowing it to be forged. It appeared that on the day ip question, the prisoner had gone to the shop of the prosecutor, a shoemaker, at Mayfield, and purchased a pair of boots. In payment he tendered a Si. note. As the prosecutor had not sufficient money in his own possession to change it, he went to the house of one of his re latives in the town to ask him. The latter thinking that there could be no cause of suspicion, as it was offered him by a re lation, immediately complied with his request. Before the pro secutor gave the change to the prisoner, he asked where he had got it ? He said he had received it from his master. Soon after the note was discovered to be forged, and the prisoner was ap prehended at some distance from the house of the prosecutor.__ `I the constable who took him into custody told him the reason for that proceeding, he immediately said he had received the note from a person to whom he had sold a horse at East Grinstead fair. Witnesses were also called, who proved that on the Ist of June preceding the last transaction, the prisoner had called at a chandler's shop, at Erridge-green, near Tun bridge Wells, and asked the shop-keeper for change of a Si. note, saying at the same time that he wanted it for the purpose of paying a number of labourers in his employment, then wait ing at a public-house called the Green Man, in the neighbour hood. This assertion was accompaniedd by a promise to deal with her for any commodities, such as bacon, bread, or cheese, that he or the persons in his employment might want. In duced by this promise, the change was given, and the pri soner said his name was Russell, and bred at Yalding. One of the Inspectors of notes of the Bank of England proved that the two notes, the subject of the indictment, were forged in all respects. The confession of the prisoner, stating that he had bought the note, knowing it to be forged, was now put in and read. The Learned Judge having summed upthe evidence remarked that the Jury were to consider whether, on the present occasion, the prisoner could be considered as having a guilty knowledge of the nature of the note. Upon that point they were to consider whether a person who was ignorant of its being forged, would have given the different accounts of hi mse lf w hi c h the prisoner had done. If they were of opinion, upon a due consideration of all the circumstances of the case, that the prisoner knew the note was forged, it was their duty to convict him.—The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. ( Before the Hon. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.) William Lenby was indicted for stealing a bay mare, and a black gelding, the property of Th omas H ew i tt , at Henfield. On the evening of the 25th of October, the servant of the prosecutor left the two animals mentioned in the indictment safe in a close near the house. The next morning the prisoner was seen riding the gelding, and leading the mare, at the dis_ tance of 18 miles from the place where they were missed. The person who saw him not having heard of the robbery, allowed him to pass. When Mr. Hewitt's servant perceived that the animals were stolen, he went according to the direction of the person who had seen the prisoner with the horses, along that road about four miles. There they suddenly lost all trace of the prisoner. As the place at which they had then arrived was by the side of a wood, they supposed it very probable that their search in that place might be successful. They accordingly entered one of the paths, and when they had proceeded a short distance they saw the prisoner start from the ground, where he had been lying, and run away. He was pursued and taken. When asked how he had obtained possession of the horses, he said they had been intrusted to his care by a person whom he did not know, and that, not liking the job, he had left them and gone into the wood.—The Jury found the prisoner Guilty._ Death. FIRE.—The neighbourhood of Wapping was thrown into considerable alarm on Monday night about six o'clock, by a fire breaking out on the extensive premises of Mr. Dent, ship-chandler, in Hermitage-street, which at first threatened great destruction : it broke out in the warehouse, but by what means cannot be ascertained : it soon spread to a quantity of oakum, which took fire, and burnt with great rapidity : the dexterity and exertion of the neighbours, who soon threw the whole property into the street, saved the premises from being burnt to the ground by the raging element : five minutes more, and it would have gone beyond their power. The Aldgate parish engine, the Imperial, Royal Exchange, and Phoenix, soon arrived ; but we are happy to say, their aid was dispensed with, and that, the injury was confined to the property only ; except that of Mr. Mills, a publican in the same street, who fell over one of the fiery bundles of oakum and hurt his head severely. The hot-houses in the botanic garden at Glas gow have recently been heated from the intro duction of steam, by a method equally simple, novel, and ingenious, and which not only proves more beneficial to the health of the plants, but is calculated to afford a most material saving in the article of fuel. BANK OF THE UNITED STATES. ( From the National Gazette, Nov. 5.) At a Meeting of the Stockholders of the Ban of the United States, residing in Pennsylvania, convened by public notice at the Mansion-house, on the 4th November, 1822, Cadwallader Evans; Esq. was called to the Chair, and James Brown appointed Secretary. The following Resold• tion was submitted by the Hon. Joseph Hemp hill, and unanimously adopted : Resolved, That this Meeting appoint five Delegates, to con fer with such delegates from other states, as shall meet in this city on the 25th inst. for the purpose of recommending a suit able person to be the next President of the Bank of the United States; and also for the purpose of forming a ticket for Direc tors of the said Bank, to be voted for on the first Monday in January next. The Chairman being requested by the meeting to nominate the delegates, did appoint the Hon. Joseph Hemphill, the lion. John Sargeant, Horace Binney, Robert Ralston, and Paul Beck, jun. Esqrs. It was then moved and seconded, that the delegates h a ve power to fill any vacancy that may occur in their own body, and that the Secretary be directed to inform the Gentlemen of their appointment, which was adopted. A motion being made and carried, that these proceedings be published, the meeting adjourned. A true copy, JAMES BROWN, Sec. Philadelphia, Nov. 4, 1822. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE.—On Thursday last, David Clator, a private, belonging to a detach ment of the 3d Dragoon Guards, now stationed here, put a period to his existence at Hexham. The following are the circumstances attending this melancholy transaction :—lt appears that Clator had lately married a young woman in this city, to whom he was passionately attached ; she, however, both before and after marriage, had been in the habit of corresponding with another man, in the neighbourhood of Carlisle. This circumstance, it is believed, coining to the know-. ledge of Clator, he became extremely jealous,and greatly disturbed in mind ; his wife, in the mean time, having availed herself of the protection of her mother, who resided at Hexham, went to live with her, declaring that she could no longer re main with her husband. Clator now determined to proceed to Hexham and demand his wife, with a fixed resolution, as we understand, in case of refusal, to shoot either her or himself, or both; with which intent he carried with him two loaded pistols. On arriving at her mother's, he met with the refusal which he had antici pated, his wife resolutely persisting in having no further communication with him. His leave of absence being now expired, and being in a state of the utmost distraction of mind at his wife's conduct, he destroyed himself with one of the pistols which he had unfortunately brought with him for that purpose. The result of the Coro ner's Inquest had not arrived when this paper was put to press.—(Carlisle Journal.) MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—About a fortnight ago a young woman of the name of Gardner left hermaster's service at Rossie, in Perthshire, in company with a man who as sup posed to be her sweetheart, vi art, and has not since been heard of. From some threats of injury which are said to have fallen from the mart, and no trace having been discovered of the woman, notwithstanding the most anxious search on the part of her re lations, suspicions have been entertained that she has met with a violent death. The suspected person has been apprehended, and is now in Cupar jail, and a precognition before the Sheriff is going on.—( Cupar Herald.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, December 24. Amsterdam .. 12 b C. F. Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam l2 7 Antwerp 12 6 Hantburgh 37 9 If Us Altona •37 10 el Us. Paris, 3 Day's sight 26 65 OU. Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frankforton the Main Madrid Cadiz Bilboa 36f Effective Barcelona 35f Gibraltar Leghorn Genoa .... 13 —Venice, Ital. Lir 27 50 Malta 45 —Naples...... 39 Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Dublin .... 9 Cork Vito Cent. BULLION, Portugal Gold, i n Coin 1.0 0 0 per Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons New Dollars 0 4 9* Silver in Bars, Standard 0 4 110 BIRTHS. On Sunday, the 22d instant, in Mark lane, Mrs. John Reap of a son. On the 23d inst., in Gower street, the Lady of George Rose, Esq., of a still born son. Ott Saturday last, in Baker -street, Portman-square, the Lad of George Cleghorn, Esq., of Weens, county of Roxburgh, 0 a daughter. On the 22d inst., of a son, Mrs. Henry Desborough, of King-street. MARRIED. Yesterday, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square, by trio Rev. William Dodson, John Dodson, of Doctors' Common!: Doctor of Laws, M.P., to Miss Pearson, eldest daughter o' George Pearson, M.D. of George-street, Hanover-square. By special license, at St. Anne's Church, Dublin, on Men' day the 16th instant, Richard Heywood, Esq., son of the late Nathaniel Heywood, Esq., of Manchester, to Jane 111aKee' second daughter of his G race t h e A rc hbi s h op o f Dublin. „ ceremony was performed by the Archbishop of Dublin. On Thursday, the lath instant, at Claines, near Worcester' the Rev. Henry James Hastings, of Martley, Worcestershire+ to Theodosia Eleanor, second daugther of the late John PO' sons, Esq., of the Middie Temple. On Saturday last, at St. John's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire' Mr. Rowland, Solicitor, Ramsbury, to Rachael, second daughte r it of Stephen Neate, Esq., of the former place. DIED. On Wednesday last, at his residence in HaMstead Berkshire, in his 83rd year; John Brunton, Esq., universo; lamented as a man of worth, of talent:,, and of the strictest il3 O tegrity. He was the father of a numerous family, of whom"' youngest surviving is Louisa ' the present Count ess o f Crap i e l j; On the 23d inst., at St. James's Palace, Rogers Clal`t ot Francis Du Pasquier, E sq ., i n t h e 64th year of his age, sea t= page to his Majesty. o On the 19th inst., a t S tratton H ouse, near Chilco Gordonfnt Somersetshire, in the 63d y ear o f hi s age, Ch arles Esq. This Gentleman was a Vice-President of the Bath West of England Agricultural Society, to whom his scienur knowledge of stock and husbandry is well known. • Yesterday ' the 24t1' instant, at hi s h ouse , Hi g hb ury -P , W 4 • Islington H. G. Hilbers, Es q . On the 21d instant, Catherine, second daughter of - ifr. JO, Burkitt, Highbury-place, Islington, aged 19. On Sunday last, at Camb erwe ll, in t h e 6 t h year of hi s St e t John, second son of Francis Bedford, Esq. architect. On Saturday, the 21st instant, at her house in Nottingho 4 Mrs. Melville, in the 78th year of her age. Ch' s At Eltham, aged 82, Rich ar d C ooper , Esq. late of street, St. James's-sqnare. At his house, Sunbury, Middlesex, on the 20th 1n5t.,,10• Hedges, aged 73. I • - the Si' Printed and Publi s h e d f or t h e P ROPRIETOR!, At -r, Office, Nu. l]2, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRd. ✓`~ .'~ ~! 'f.~ N up THE . 4 of tl bUKE of of E NGL. 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