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FaII:NCH PAYERS. PARTS, DEC. 21:--4-1er-Majesty Queen Maria 11,,wi, ['rine6B of Lucca, arrived on the 6th in- s; .{it . it at h r principality. A tri t oci.al'assassinmion *as perpetrated on the 13(11 insrtint„ at St. Omer, on oue Roger,. a voi= tinier and•his.wife. The latter alone - survived her mitinds. A sorgeon, the brother of the de ceased, is suspected of the crinie - , and has been arrcs,ted. CHAMBER OF DEPITTIES, Dec. 20 • • Tile iiiSCaSsina at. the , Projet regarding the Press having been resumed, -AI, liecquey, .far the. Reporter : of the Com mittee, replied, to the ,arguments .urged ygainst the, lic • contended, ,withrespectto the pro position of iptroctucijig by,Jory, that it was by way of .41.1 oilen,dment to , the Pro , to introduce so important a change in their criminal te L js.lation,.• - • • • . The. Presidentsummed,up what . had been said, and obterFO , that the lust : question to be decided was the proppsed sepration of the 27th Article (cs.!Npecliog - the Journals) from the Projet. cite Neoper of the Seals announced, that the Kiwyr consented to the,,propositionof making the -art respecting the Journals. a separate law, and 4:1s0 to the Ocsiye. (if the Coratuitteeithat the re *i.iictions on them ;Mould only continue till the end Sc: , ,ttion of ,V,l,:,i..c.A,pprabatio). NJ., Kt:n[llst expre,ssen doubts as to the roini Of Prqeeedi-ng,;,and movedthat the Projet should he OVeimsed A rticle by article. • - Court oisier thought : the forms employed pellet:ay regular, and called , for passing to the yo; v. • . . M:. Corbieres opposed malting the 27th article ti►e ohje.ct.ot a prelintinary,deeision.. The Keeper of the Seals explained, and' M. Rivier.e..detended the.form adOpted.. .M. De Villele tuot►ght that the Chamber ought to reserve to itself, 10. arrange the 27th Article, and moved that , the Projet be discussed article by article. : M. 13,:cquev stated that the Committee unani mously recommended the separation of the two parts of 0.%e M. Troucho - n coptended that the proposed at must be sent to the Bureau.--(Cries of—to the vote, to the vote.) The President.- 7 - I wish to consult the Cham bei;; will it separate the 27th Article from the Projet he Chamber agreed to the division of the PrGiet. . 7 Tice 27th Article, as amended by the Commit tee, 44,vas put to the vote separately from the Pro jet, avd adopted in these, terms `!'he Journals and other periodical works which treat of, political matters and news, shall nui appear until the end of ,the Session of the Ch.t!nbers of 1818; except by the authority of the Ov the scrutiny, there appeared 131 white ,al.l 97 black. . The Presideotl—The Chamber adopts. St.:crai voic#:s—What, what ! There is no Pro- jet of Pre:i:lcnt 7 7-the Chamber adopts the r‘roje of Law., Ti!e•Articles of the Projet were then put to the wqrte. , -.The first.six were adopted with the Amend- ' went, proposed by the Committee. ' . 0 , ? an Amendment proposed by the Committee in ktiele 7, negativing the power given .in the Projet of ,seizing a work before publication,, on the ground of its containing a direct excitement to ci•irn”, a lung discussion took , place. M..l.:ellart wished to know if a Work, exciting to Cr could not be seized at the printers ; flits. the Chamber was.ready to authoriie the im punity of provocation to revolt • M. Boin contended that no law ought to permit e thentering, the houses of individuals; to break up presses and. seize .a worle before it bad been pub lished.--(Cries of—to the vote.) VoisiOde G 4 m rtepe * mounted the Tribune, but his voice was lost in the tiimidt. The. President rang his bell. • • , M. llavez thought- it impossible that the Cham ber should: wish.the Authorities to remain were spectators.of attempted crimes—(Murmurs on the cot*. jateche) ' Corbiei* said, the power given by the Pro 'jet mig,bt be used to suppress useful Works, merely becatise• they - disp`e tsed\ the Police ; it might be Made Hn engine of ,arbitrary poWer; and therefore he opposed-it, • - Pfc. , 'Keeper of the Seals urged, that it was im possNe.-• the Ministry would act upon a charge of . an excitement to crime without foundation,'when, the tribunals would have to judge the accusation. ,I).iip'Ont 'Opposed the Article, and M. Jae-. clue nfrt- sup ted M 'de \Miele cuntendefl that it' was, impossible there:C:66ld be any. clandestine' printing , houses, and* therefore there was no necessity *for the power given by the Article, which might be , abuse.d... • . MAtivivre supported the Article, contending . that an incendiary work might be entered mulct. a false tles.ignation.,,-[Cries of—to the vote.] The scretinyavas resorted to, when there ap• pe:are'd for theselection of the power of seizing winks. before . pUblication, on*,the ground of their containi4 on excitement to crime, 110 ; a , ainst l 0 'I partgraph referred to- was; atm-, fore, as proposed by the Committee, struck out. The consideration of the remainder Of the art'- , cles was - postponed . , tilt Monday, PAttls,. DEC. .21.—A.report is in circulation that a negociation, is on foOt between Spain and her r'evolteil - Colonies, and" that his Catholic Majesty • is dispOsed to make some co cessions in - faVonr of the Insurgents, conformable to the spirit of the times, and the present situation of the Colonies. • The' Gazette•ot Genoa, of the 10th 'instant, un tier the bead of Turin, gives the folloWing extract of a triter Iron) Algiers, dated NOV; Bth "'Tie new Dey, 'Wormed of the bad spirit whieb..prev-ailed- among the 'soldierY;Auitted his Palace during the nigut bet ween'the 4d and Sd instant, and withdrew with all his Ministers, car- lying with .him all his money, to the fort of Ras Pa, which conintands the town, and is defended by 30 pieces of cannon of large calibre. The Turks assembled the next day, and proceeded in a me nacing manner to the fort ; but they were induced to retire to their barracks, where ten of the ringlepders were, by order of the Dey, immedi ately strangled." French Five per Cents. Saturday,' t 54 LAW IN CELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dr.c. 24. The LORD CHANCELLOR was this ►lay occupied from ten o'clock till near four, in the hearing of arguments of Counsel On dry legal points of .no interest but to "the' parties_concerned. The three . uitions'respecting the Opera House were postponed tilt the petit Seal. Lord ELLENBOROUGH, ►n the; course of 'the morning, had a conference with'his Lordship in his private chamber. • , The LORD CHANCELLOR l►as intimated, that on the 9th and loti► of January he will give,jullg• meat in several causes which stand over• for that purpose. The Court, at its rising, tidiourned for the Christthas holidays; COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. '' q STRANIS BRIDGB.-COVERRIALE V. BURRELL. This was an action to recover a :Deposit paid upon the purchase of an - annoily of 1161. granted by the Strand 'Bridge 'Company to tie plaintiff, secured upon tolls payable; or to be•paid,.ro the said Company. The ground of the action was, that the grant of the annuity was not conformable to the Stature of Incorporation, and the question was, whether the particulars of sale under which the plaintiff purchased were complied with by the defendant.' Lord ELLENBoxouGH•was of opinion that' - the grant was not a strict compliance with the Sta tute. and therefore directed . the Jury to 'find for the plaintiff, with liberty to the defendant to bring the case under the consideration of the Court above. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 116/. Mr. Ilarryat for the plaintiff, and Mr. Gurney and Mr. Barnewell for the defendant. WARDLE V. LAUGHTON. This - was an action against the defendant for assaulting the plaintiff. It appeared that the defendant had had a dispute with a titan Of colour about wages,.which had be come due in the West Indies, and the parties met at a proctor`s office, in' Doctors' Commons, for the purpose 'of adjusting the claim, when the plaintiff, - who was stated to be a crimp, appeared on the part - I:lithe man of colour , ,and advocated his case. High words arose bet wetn hini.and the defendant, which ended in the latter patting him with his :liana on the check. . . - For this assault the present action was brought, anti The Jury, under the circumstances of .the case, found a verdict for the plaintiff—thimnes, 40s: The Common Juries being all disposed "of, Lord ELLENBOVOUGH adjourned his further sit tings until Monday, the l2th of January, for the purPose of trying t4e reinaining SpCcialJury causes. LONDON Docxs. —Faint Negligence.= An In quisition was belt' . before - J. W..l) . T.mtt.T, Esq. in the Vestry-room,' Warping, yesterday, on 'Aie body of a person unknown. The deceased was found in the . Hermitage-dock on Monday, about nine o'clock: in..the morning, : close to the lock gate. It was not doubted that he fell into the dock. It is still water, and he could not have been washed up by the tide. He had on the dress of an English sailor, and appeared about 25 years of age. The (ioroner.observed, that the present case afforded the .third' instance, within the last six months, of persons 'who had come to an un timely death, having been drowned 'through 'the want of paper 'defences - around this part of the London-thiekS. The Directors had, no doubt, le gal authority to form this ex'cavatiou ; but they were not to exercise their right to the destruction of others. The present situation of the dock and basin is that of a dabgetous.precipice. Until the works are completed,' the place bright to be com pletely fenced all round, and well lighted. Among such a body Of proprietors and agents, it may be difficult to ascertain 'upon whoM the immediate. responsibility attaches ; but if another such'case. Should : . oechr; in WhiCh it shall clearly appear,' that the party haS come to his death•through the unprotected state Of the docks or basin, he should charge the Jury, that after priblie notice, the in dividuali with direbled the woika, and those who Isuperintendod them, were guilty of a criminal offetice. The parishes were 'also deeply involved in thecensure, possessig'ample powers, both tin der the ComniiOn`and Statilie Law, to redress this Intolerable grievance. ;Verdict = —Founddrouirted. A letter has been received from Joseph, alias Manchester Turqer,, dated BbeernesS; on board the Retribution hulk,.6th DeCember, 1817, of which the following is an extract :—"l_promiseA to in forin,yon of some particulars 'respecting Our situa tion. We arrived here 011'8(111day, and are con fined in the same cell as 'the priinners ftoM,the Isle of Ely_ were, confined in (a privilege. other prisoners were not allowed) ; we are. ironed, and go _out to work ; We , were told our sentence on Tuesday. night 'hy the Chaplain of our ship. We have .barley and oatmeal` night and morning, and becf : for dinner fonr.days in the week, and . the aAbeE days bread and cheese. There' is a. school and disk!' in the hulk; ,which is regularly at~ tended, and it is far from being a . reprobate place, as we were led to. believe at Derby ; for it aper- son is inclined, every encouragement is . :alkiwed him to improve his morals. Byonr good beha viour we .hope to gain a mitig'itiOn of onr•Sen-_ • tenee, and enjoy our libe'rtyonce more. 'A ship is expected Jicre.tp proceed to Botany Bay in .15 •days, and having made no provision for onr'jinir 'ney, you will be so kind to tell the...other prisoners' to bring shoes, stockings', knives, razors, needles,, and sewing cottinn, looking 'gh3Ssei and c,tibs, which arc very expensive here." SPAIN AND HER COLONIES. (Continued from The Quarter! , / Review.) The colony of Mexico is on Many accounts the leading object of anxiety to the mothey-country in the present contest. The population exceeds six millions, that of the capital alone is 140,000 Humboldt states it to be the most civilized the Spanish colonies, and its mines, its harbou , and its position render it the most valuable. — Tranquillity had been preserved as fong as the archbishop was viceroy, but a conspiracy having been formed by some Spanish officers and a cu rate named Hidalgo, w•ho had acquired singular influence over the Indians, the revolution began to weal-a-formidable appearance. They appear ed in:alms soon after the arrival. of the 'viceroy Venegas—Hidalgo, at the head of a motley army of 80,000 men, seized the royal treasure at Go anaxuato, and possessed himself of 'some of the richest. mines. He .assumed .the banners of the ancient Emperors of. Mexico, and displayed the image of the Virgin of Guadalonpe, cite faVourite object of Catholic worship in Mexico.• ,ifidaigo maraca, within a few leagues- of the city of Mexico, and if there had been in its walls any active party in his fa v , , the .forces of Venegas were so inferior 'and so - dispirited, that it Must have fallen into his bands. .But the archbishop and the Inquisition having pnblished a solemn •decree cif e xcotnmunication against him, the' in habitants of the city and of the province remained passive specfators of the contest. After a long delay before the city,. which gave his opponents the opportunity Of collecting their forces, he withdrew in some confusion. ' His army was pur sued and defeated by the Spanish-General .Calle ja. It is a remarkable .fact„ that in the -towns submitting ,to his power, he issued a coinage with the head of Ferdinand the SeVenth. Having been twice defeated by the Spaniards, he was treacherously attacked and taken prisoner by a general of the ludepetrdents, and himself with all his officers were put to . death. Seieral chiefs continued a desultory war, of whom Rayon a lawyer, and Morelos a priest,, were most conspi cuous • .they formed a junta, which still acknow ledged' Ferdinand. Calleja took Zitiquaro, the residence of this jnnta, and Mast barbarintSly, as well as most unwisely, - razed to 'the ground every building in it. Morelos, after tnany actions with the royalists, and after destroying the royal Maga zines of tobacco, whi - eh were of the . .grea.,...st va lue, took < the town- of Acapulco, amt effectually stopped the cotm»unication betwee4 Vera Cruz and Mexico The Junta was succeeded by a Con gress, which met at a distance of 40 leagues from Mexico, and framed and published a democratic eonstitution. Acapulco has. been retaken by the Spaniards ; .but the colonists, having fitted out priiateers in the Gulph of Mexico, have been able to receive supplies of arms, a mmtinition, and officers—they have been joined bythe French 'ge neral Humbert. and by.Mit4a, son of Mina, whose name was illustrious in the Spanish war.—The accounts of very recent transactions, are incOm plete and Oscure. It would, however, appear; that the province of Puebla is still occupied by the Independents, and that nearly all the other provinces are traversed by bodies of armed men, who intercept the, course of trade, and prevent the working of the mines, and even the common occupation of agriculture—Don Juan Apodaca, who resided in England as Spanish Minister for several.years,. is o)e.presen't viceroy, and having abandoned the policy in which his predecessors had in vain persevered, has adopted :with suc cess the wiser system of mildness and reconci- When the. Spanish government of Buertoi Ayres was overthrown, a Junta on tbe Modefof those existing in Spain_ was immediately appoint ed. This example was followed by the province of Chili, which; secure 'in itselG sent military succours to the Government of Bueno's Ayres. — A considerable army was dispatched to the pro vinces of Upper Peru; . from which the Royalists were then expelled. But their commander, Goy eneche, taking advantage of the violent dissen sions ainong the chiefs of the Independents, re conquered the country, and unless he. had resorted to the measures of cruelty which have in all parts of the American continent exasperated those who afe not in this manner to be subdued, he ,probably would have been able to retain it. The town (it Monte Video 4Vits defended against the Colonilts by General Elio, - assisted 'with troops and money by the PortugUese. A capitulation was .concluded between the parties, by which the .Portuguese were bound to quit the place, •fand to return. to the Brazils ; they; however, still con tinued to commit hostilities, and the colonial forces were marching against them, when the Portuguese - minister, Sousa, having died,. his :tic cessor proposed terms of..bonourable peace, and of a inutual.gurantee, whiCh were .accepted. A constituent assembly having been elected at Bue nos Ayres, it chose an executive government of three individuals; but the armies in Perri having been frequently defeated by the Royalists, ' and . the public mind . being alarmed, Doti G. PozadTas was named supreme 'director, with a council of 'seven members: Another — contest .aeose - with Monte Video, which was taken in 18l , tby Co lonel Alvear: Rut the capitulation, by which the Spanish garrison w•ere. permitted to embark for Spain, was violated ; the violation was defended on the ground of retaliating the conduct of the Spanish generals in l'eru, by whom every adya--' tage" had been taken in defiance of armistices a treaties. (To be continued.) INCENDIAICY.—Yesterday:a yonng man named . . Lo'nghtirst, only .18 years Of age, the son• spectable man residing at Nloreden, Sul ~arr ived. Irma Croydon at Horsemonger-lat aol, on a charge of setting fire to a house .at once ricks at Moreden. He was fully committed for trial by the 111.agistrates at Croydon. John Baggoley and John. Roberts,. thOwn per sons who were confined in Our county-gaol upon •sikspicion of . laiy,h treason, have \been recently discharged, by au order front the Secretary of State, upon Neir entering into their Own nizances of 100/.—(Gloticester Paper.) BOXING, The amateurs of fisty-cuffs had.a day's p l a y Oa a place called the Hale, lour miles through Hew. don, on Tuesday last, which was attended by a motley assemblage of several thousands. The stake was for tweaty guineas a sic!e. The men, Jack the Butcher, and Burke, of - Deptford, are, on the second-'rate list ; 'the seconds were Yad' I dington Jones and \Vcalc, for Burke, and two "amateurs for theßutcher., The battle lasted 14 minutes and 35 seconds, but it was not contested in a manner in which it had been anticipated. Burke was backed'at 6to 4 on setting to, but the Butcher led in the. first four rounds, and bad the best of hitting. ' His ad versary fought equal with both'hands, but he not thought to be a punishing hitter. The Butcher fell- off in the 6th round in a manner which ►ras notexpected, and lie never afterward;: had a' good turn. The character which always, : belonged to him of being a bad adVersity fighters was here manifest.. • . A second and a manly stand-up fight, took place' between \Vest Country Dick and Phil Street, both boiers of some repute.. It was a ruffianing'flOit th.rntigh, and Dick was severely . hit' at the commencement. In the middle of tight lie had one eye nearly closed, an betting wa s three . to one against him : he, howev(r, riimie two or three of his righ -handed 'Wows chatter in the middle of his adversary, and again Oroo4ht to equal fighting. Ile mainolined his iiitting until 38 minutes had elapsed, when Street gave in. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—A shocking accidrttt happened on Tuesdayse'nnight at East Chtutiock , near Crewkerne. Between ten and eleven sr night, the wind blowing a complete hurticaUe,the, poor-house in.that fiarishAell in, and buried.seye— ral persons in it.s ruins ; a man, named Cup Per, who was in bed with his wife and three children, was killed on the spot, as Were two of' the little ones. None of the others were mucit hurt. FIRE.—On Saturday night aboUt six o'clock, a•fre broke out in the lower flat of a large tette-. merit on the east. Side.of Anderson's Clare, mill' dle of the West Bow. This close is,a thorough fare, "by stairs, from the West Bow to the Co"° gate-head, and is .very narrow. The• .engines were with greatlifficulty brought to the place, and by nine o'clock the fire was got tinder, after destroying the two under flats. Great Praise is due to those who had the direction of the engines , 'as by their exertions the upper part of, the land- WO saved. At the beginning of the fire great ap prehensions were entertained for two or three children, but they -, :vere happily relieved from clan ger without being hurt. The fire, it is saidocas oceasioned.by es ventitaking fire. The two flats were inhabited by a number of poor families, who have lost all their furniture, and none of them are insured: The magistrates, constables, police, &C• attended, as did aiso . .a party cif the 88th regimcnE from the Castle. The eugines that attended be longed to the Son, Fricriilly, and Cdedoni , In surance 'Cornpanies..,—(Edinburgh Courant,' Dec. 22.) FORGERY AND IIoRSE STEALING.—On Friday% night last the stables of Mr. JArmes Hurys,N, Newington; itsere broke Open by some horieireal• ers, by forcing thelock of the door %%ill) aniron crow bar, and stole a blood mare, of the v 41,1 e of 130 guineas, a horse Well known (it was 'got by the celebrated racer, Filo da Put a.) Another valuableborse was stolen front a gentleman in th same neighbourhood (supposed by the same gang): about a week before. They are sppposed,to stolen . by font. felloWs Who haVe been uttering forged Bank of England one and five pound notes in the counties ot, Surrey awl, Kent, which they have ,cfftfeted to a vast atuonnt,`by 'selling and €x changing itoPen horses, and purchaSing others.-- Five officers belonging to the Police have 13e.st dispatched in pursuit of the gang. FoorrADßopnerrz.-r-On Saturday afternoons young man named Barnett, who resides at Dept' ford; carne to London•for the purpose of rcceivilig a sum of money which was due to him. He alit :not succeed in obtaining it, and returned hom e with only three shillings and eight-pence in bitr i niCket. ‘Vben he arrived at the foot of the swing bridge Which.ris; erected over the . Stirrey' Canal at Deptford,' which is draWn up and let down by s cord, he was 'attacked by a huge fellow, whorls he kneW to be an Irishthan by his accent, who knocked him down and'kicked hint severely; ant rifled his poekets, When the robber found that , the booty was so trifling, he returned the eight pence to Mr. 'Barnett, and sail, ." Yon are nit the cove.] was looking for,!' and ran across the swing bridge, and dr . ew .it up, so. that Mr. Bar , nett was unable to pursue him.. . . COAL IVIAItKF:T, DEC. 24. Ships at ;Var.liet. :Ships sold. . Price. 404 Newcastle. •1i Suncirrland ...... I .. li • .. . 455. G+ll. to ---s. Gd• 13IftTriti On Saturday iasty •at:AiphingtOn, near Exeter, the Lady of Thornas,Snow, juu. Esq. of a son. inst. 'at Gerioa, the 'Ladj , of Edward Gibbets) Wakefield, Esq. ofa {laughter . NIARP, r, ; OA) the. 2411 .1 - lorusey,, Mr. Samuel E. May, to Miss Block, of Enfield. , Samie day, Mr..Johr(Biggg, of, Reading, .solicitor, to'Ca' tharine, the only daughter of the late Jnine,s Wynch Grave, of Kidmnre-louse, in the count yaof Oxford. nitb: On Sunday last', after foµ7-.days illness, :in his 16th year, Augustus, tenth son of the late Sir Henry St. Johnldinap Baronet: • • • ~ Suddenly, , by the hreal.iug of a blood - vessel , on M onda l ; morning, 1t.1 , 15fh inst. - Mr. James Purser; innkeeper, at th% . Deer.lan, Bethnal-green,. in his 63d year ; and on hlon' , day night last (.22d inst.; the Society of Londin College Youth met ott t his. me,laneholy kkealion lend; perforined .a,so' len - in-mourning Peal on the twelve hells at Christ Chinch , Spithlfield§, London, the elappOs of whithVeto deeply inuf' tied, in sacred reineznbrarice of departed worth.—The de' c,;oed Was a MeMber of the above Society._ LONI)ON: Printed by J. P,..CARSTAIT,tS, of No. 29,; Greo Ormond-street, 'Queen-Finare; and pul)llshed'hy W. A' SCKIPPS, of No. 7; Sontb NLoltqu,itTeet, „til° Office, No. 112, Strand; what. Advcitisernents, Older” Letters; &c. (post-p4i , J) must be addrussed. ~' d. - tl\ the ,• Inc' Pe sti zhh h itewnn t:l Pb ti Ctiloy WI trcitis Win( ra 11),,) ( bot, Peric 'wino rf to n ,. . I )X7 lii ti flat. 'crwi bA' Prin fun) at txp Ins• st