The Sun. — London, England, 1817-10-18 00:00:00

BRiTISII, COLONIES. A; se Our Rest .ers grill recollect that a sbort time 'ego use 'stated 'that hi'tichiiMp'detiide had prevailed • . . . ,A • ... 'awing our merican SetileMenti, arriving front a Report that Governirent intended to propose a iiew Impost on ratitatt, th'er:rowth of ttioie Set tlements. The following Letter, 'Which we liad not room to iriseit yesterday, is all that we have 'since heard on the 'same subject but as we take a - strong interest in the welfare of our AitieriCan Dependencies, and tinderstauil that the trade affords employnient for not Aewet . than 1006 sail of British Merchantmen, *e deem it our duty ro to the Public, persuaded that will do . nnthing hasty on the: subject, bib rather endeavour to prtimege the prosperiiv of our Colo Hies, and preserve harmony betweeu , hem a►►d the blather Country, particula►ly as the interests ►►f Commerce are essentially concerned in the roes- tion : " QUEBEC, Avc. 21 '"Many of our Readers must recollect that sonic years ago the 13iitish Governmeot laid a slew ditty on. Norwav and Baltic tAWiet, which enabled the timber trade of this conntry to stand a competition wit h that trot •he Baltic 'file• Measure at the, time was considered m of a po litical than oi a financial or commerctal natitre, ‘ having for its object to make Great Britain inde pendenr 91 the Northetn Powers, for an article which they had already iittemp ed to deprive her, hill! with' >.t hick could tot totally furnish her- Self. As a political measure, it has been so far successful as to cause eitensive estalalishinznis for facilitating the timb,r trade to be made in this and the neighbouritir: Colonies, and supplies may sit piesent be furnished to the requisite extent. It would appear by the late official document we in serted from the Otfice of die Committee of Trade, dated Whitehall, 2:sth February, tax a duty equi valent to that which has enabled us to compete with , the Baltic Tinitier, is now proposed to be laid on the Timber imported into Great Britain from this' Country. 'Die trade n 0,4 barely sup ports itself, and the con,Pcinenee of the tie kV duty must he its entire & , structiou ; for we have no other market than that of Great Britain : we are not' permitted to have any ' , it her. We have our Ite olds tO figure to themselves what must, in the present state or the tra , le of Vie Colony, be the con..i.evenee to the coointy at large, of the Sudden loss or so great, a proportion of its exports All the extensive establishments made on the faith of the permanency ot_ the poiey alluded to, must and will probably never be re-established. Whenever here is a good crop in Euriipe . , we shall have uothink to export Ow a sew furs. Without exportatiot, all importation lutist SOOll cease, and at e s irangst.iitik of cotiocc%ion between this court 'try and Great Britain he broken." Sill!' NEWS. DEAL, OCT. 1 7.—Caine down froOt the River, i)htl sailed, the ColonFerchil, for Purl-,411-Prfoce. P.. S. A vel4 , l,.stertt marked " 1-l-too4h, of w e y mmi th," has helm welted op by a Deal boat, sispposed to be pit of a vessel , cast away on the DAteh roast. Five o'Clock..--A Deal boat has just come ou shore from the Goodwin Saud. The boatmen state that ' kt vessel is lost ou the off part of the Sand, supposed to be a large cutter or sloop, from the appearance of her gaff and way-side boom, which they tried, to extricate front the Wreck, but %vcie pre r v'ented by the tide flowing so rapidly, which run it under water. tf . PORTtMOUTH, OCT. 17.—Arrived the, Eliza befit. CLAUSEN, fiont Petershurgh. FALMOUTH, OcT. 15.—The Fox packet, which Arrived yesterday, spoke on the I Ith inst. the Marlhorow s , h packet, and on the 13th saw the .Princ , ss Elizabeth • packet, friti Malta and Gibraltar.. . MUNDSLEY,•OCT 'l6.—A sloop-rigged vessel, 5 rallcd a Humber Keel, laden with Oats, foun dered a hule to the North of this place to-day. • 'A fishing, boat being at her stern jest before she went down, it .is hoped that all tLe blinds are ,SaVcd. THE ARMY.---The t blowing arrangement will account lor• ansports bring hired by Government for floe Mei!iterranenn The'Blll Regiment of Foot is ordered from Cork, and the 12StIr Regiment from Portsmonth, to the Mcotiterranean, to racy , : t,r 2d Battalion of the 14th and the 31st Regiment, or dered lhour. The 2d Battalion. 14th Foot, is to be inimc diataly disbanded, Olt account of the Peace. The two Batta lions which arc to return home are stronger,. by at least 200 men, than the ttco which are goiiig out, a proof tha - r ;went are Dot under any apprehen:ions 3 , to the •afe of Vie Islatai in the Meititerrauean-The 78th Foot arc' r rder,d from Scotland to Ireland, to replace the Btlr regiment t rout. Claunicle.) , ' . , A third Cabinet Ginned, summoned by Lord C4.tiTLEREAGII, WAS held yesterday. It asst nal)led at ttvo O'clock at-the Foreign Office,: and uas at ended, besii:es the Nohl'e Lord, by* the Bari of LtvEr,PooL, Earl BATHURST, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. CANNING. Vise.mot SIDIIoUTH, we regret to State, was again absent from indilpositiott. The * Council sat till near four . 6 1 ciork . . IVitiosort, Ocr. l7.— . Yettertlay, on (teeming of file continued fall of - rain, none of (lie Royal Fa )llilY lett tIL! Castle. The weather being, ntittivotir ohlr, the QUEEN awl Princess • ELtzArsi.:Ttt l icit leave it io-dity. erineess AUGUSTA awl - ro'cl'i on horseback in the Park, with several amend:infs. Yesterday Earl BATHURST had an ataeuce of the REGENT at Carlton-t►ouse. The ot SLJ o WAs expected to leave taw„ this day for i•IS Seat in I relat4l. The Dean of IVORCEnTRK is at, this lime dange rously ill at his house at ‘Vor'ces tershire. His disorder is paral) . -tic.—(Herald,) 'the Eati of DARLINGTON is elected Aiiiyor of I.lartlcpQol, ti ;1 " T .. , DERnv , (hi. 11.ty-pirst 3p. m. . • The Co . tirt orie,.ed at e4 ; lBt tuts uiot ,; ~ii , ;,aucl the business bt*an 'lhere . .were veral :—Maq the . "niistie,s oftite s'e'rVatit, ltob t ert cis; tilio was shot by a gnu tired through the 'window; Samuel Fletcher, wit'ose hotiSe had be'enbroke open, and wbo Was forced tO give np his gun attidhis ser vant io the it'oti.rs ; IViihaat Shipman, :the Seer forCed away, .and who/ ga . Ve an acetitint of the thatching And e tiuntermardiing of the ItiOter . s Henry a farmer, who had peen forced to join theft], and 'who dep,std to a speech, siying, that inky the titne *eis 'coine Co fight or slit Vt., and whom the mob encouraged to accOnipany them by the pi - otnise of tonst-bed and ale, tint! a fresh Government, tVhich Mr. Cross ; In lies cross examination of this witness, called a Prorisioziol Governltlent. %%Milan) Booth; antither person forced tiWity, also depose(' to the countermarcheS of the rioters. George apodwin, ninager of ,the on - w. , rks at Bin terry, deoosed to the general - appearance of tar rioters, their order,' and their arms. It was he who toOk the iinifflunition from one of them, and which, tiy a ciatons coincidence with \Vat son's case, consived of bullets-partly thrust into the foot of an old stocking, and the test lying in an old sack : altogether, it consistrd of about 84 pounds weight. Wm. Roper also bore testimony to the regular array of the Hotels. MT_ltolleston, a Magistrate of Nottingham, and Captain Phillips, ot the 15th Diagoons, de posed to the easy di,persion ot the ranks of the rioters, and to the subsequent ul►ltreheasiou of several of them. The evidence for the prosecution concluded a little. before 12 o'clock. The Jury having retired and returned in a tew minutes, Mr. Cttoss began. his Speech fur the defence exactly at 12 o'clock. The Learned Counsel spoke.tor about two hours. lie began by stating the law of treason, and expressing hits dissent front the doctrines laid down by the Attorney General,. fotioded ! n the exposition of the statute of Edward 111. by . JuStiee Foster, and other law authorities. He traced the progress of tbe law front Elward downward, and the raviolis ens imiclawnts wade in the reign of ,12,therted VI. and Queen Mary. Fle showed how the famous stature of t,dw.JI I. had been ,rendered nugatory by rorced interpteta tions, arbitrary tonstrllC` ions, or what were ealitti constructive treasons. At the accession of the reigt►iug family to the throne, the Riot Act had been made, and constructive treasons were aim- This celebrated act, by applying a parti cular punishment to riot, and describing whit tens to he con?idered as tinnult or riot as distinguished from treason, rendered the doctrine of constructive treason useless for the protection of the intbiic peace, and sufficiently explained what was meant by levying war. Levying of war was ditfeeenr trout mere tumult ; and the prisoners, though guilty of the latter, wete not affected by any evidence that wa. brOty,ht to I►rove them guilty of the former. There,hati been trials in Derby for High Trea - son, but these happened alter a mehellion, it► which there was a great army employed on the side of the ret►e! overthrow the Gov erument.— There had been only rwo attempts at constructive Treason since the accession of the Brunswick Family, and these Ipppeneti in the case of Lord G. Gordon, and in the trial of Watson in West minster. Both attempts were (Ideated, though the most violent outrages 1w tumultuous ,assemblies were, Committed in both cases. The Learned Counsel then went over time circumstances of the case beture t he J ury, anti contended that they came only under the description of - riot, and not of big!) t c reason Ile gave a detail of the causes of the discontents of last yea', and spoke in severe terms of L:obbet and nis cheap publications. He com mended Lord Sidmouth's Circular with respect to the law of libel, and thought that . such publica tions as Cobbet's should have been sooner stopt. Whet► the Learned Counsel concludetl,•a wit ness was called to prove that the prisoner bad re ceived parish aid. Mr. DttimAN began his speech for• the prisoner about ball-past two, and was left speaking at three o'clock.—(The Times.) DISTURBANCE at the DERBY THEATRE. ‘Vedries , lay night the Theatre of this town was crowded in every part, to witness the performance of Mr. BOOTH, who is engaged. for three nights. The hills for the night announced for representa tion The Iron Chest, the part of Sir Edward Mar tinter by Mr BOOTH, and the farce of What Next? In the interval, between the conclusion of the -Nay and the commencement of the Afterpiece,H several , ut the auditory in the boxes called for ; God save the King. which the Orchestra ((lately lega l) to play. The gallery, which was crowded by the lower and working classes of the people, expressed some opposition by hissing , grooning, kicking against the seats, and crying , out, `• Britons go free." These symptoms of vio lence were instantly overwhelmed by an twatii mutts thunder of applause from the boxes and pit, the visitots having simultaneously stood up (the Gentlemen with their bats off), when this cele brated air commenced ; a Mutual emulatiop he t green the respectable pert of the auditory .and the gallery ensued, aud . contioned for s mite time, the ' , Jitter manifesting decided appro.:mtion, and the Halter tunittlitious opposition. At length the boxes and pit triumphed—the I uytil anthe In was played wills the usual deinonstrations of repect from the.respectsble and well-erected part of the company. But at the conclusion the higher classes of gentry in the gallery joined a chorus of groan • ing, which continued for sortie time, until coat-. pletely silenced by the other parts of the house. -The 'remainder of the performance went on in quietness, ..,•01:;•• an early hour the auditory re tired to Lilo: respective habit " • V,. yEAR • CCU\`,~]l~~~ I;\::~ " j wanta not fo wear the (71:ain, " And rule Ct'rr lrsio again, 44 Thongll i, like SKIN!:7ER, 5t..0(1."* Thin tliat ; llLActi Div.tttF And he of :srnse and irrtmitar prod a falauk SVC)op? 1-10SI S ITALITY. Yon say you acted on the plan Of that great, patriotic, man, SagaCioUs T(lmsiV 'rum hall, itt least, a bounteous mind --h W''iild he his honours have resigu'd; Nor 'give the Fr% ith N a I) IY NE,II ECONOMY: tam) but little cares; Ile scorns all titles but Lord Mayor's,, And the'refore saves his coin Nay, his contempt extends tri Knights', Hence to his hoard he none invites— , • • ~•,, • 7 Nut s ' vu renown's! SIR LOIN. fide the LORD M AVOWS Simech.----t I It E L ►N LORD TALBoT. As ‘'‘-'e are is ready to testify our respeat for the new•N 7 iccitost as we were anxious to mark our veneration aud gratitude to the Noble Lord ,wito Snpimrted the important 'office 6o much to his Own Lionour and the hivitteis of Our felloNii subjetts in Ireland, eve feel much pleasure in giv . - iug th - e. subjdinCd list of the Noblemen.; &c. &c. who attended the first Levee of Lord irAaor on Sunday kst,.at•Dublin Castle :----- His Grace the Dtike of Lcinster-LTheir Graces the Lord Primate, and Ike Archliiihop of "Tani—Earls of Elowth, Westmeath, Chailetnont, Leitrim, and (iranard Vis count Allen—Bishops of Clogher, Ferns, Kildare, Linw rick, and Cork—Barons Norbury, Castlecoote,' Castletnaine —Admiral Packenham—Right Honourables R. Peel, .1. 0 Vandelear—Hons. Col. Conte,, Captain Forbes, Messrs. Annesley, Blackwood, and Hewitt—The Chief-Justice, the Commander of the Forces, the Quarter-Master-General — Baronets Sirs George Hill, E. B. Baker, Compton G. King, G. Nagle, J. Killion, S. Brace, 11. Crofton, W. Burdett, C. Ormsby, R. Waller,. W. Stamer—LJtalge Mayor, Baron George, the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals, the Provost., Serjeaut .l ebb, Dr. Radcliffe—Generals, Brown rig g, Freeman, Lloyd, White, Eyers—Colonels, Hanfield, Rogers, Ross, Pelly, Sherlock, Ready, Murray, Wariler, Carey, M 'La ne, Ramsey, Browne, Allen, Armstrong, CalliPhvil• W. Johnson, Clcilicots -71;tettleontil-Cvlonv l4 , Lfingfield. hencl,, , Grog3ll, Owen, Duffy, Si ewa t , Colville, Ross, Allen, Trotter, Colhergen, Diltfy, Marley— Major, S. Mitchell, t.antphcll, Sirr, Humph! eys, Holmes, Midge, Sparrow, Drake, Gough, Eccles, Thomii—Captaitis, Fitzgerald, A. D. C., F Campbell, Norton, Mel% ille, Fran cis, Pasley, Bailey, Sproule, R. N Forth, Fitzgerald, E. Patterson, licwit. Oliver, Cox, Millar, Carmichael, Lang let, Archdall, UNlessurier, Mackey, King HamiltiWfra vers, Fitzzerald, Stanhope, E. Waller, Wrixoti, Sibthorpe— The 1,-:rd Mayor and Sheriffs—Sirs, (:. Vernon, .I.Stei. - enson, W. Bethany—The Deans of Cloy or, Cork, Kaphoe, ClOafert, Ardagh—Rev. Messrs., Linikav, G. Porter, Doctor sirups,,q, 111 "gli. sYlig , , P. I ,, faitu, Wols(^ l, Y,Rowl(y , Doctor Ginn, ness, Bra worigg, E. Hcabert, Doctor Barrou4lf , , Torreit, V. Fi!zgerald, Macklin—Doctor Jackson, penny, Morgan, Peek— The' Surgeon-General, the State-Surgeon —Cite French Consul- , -Alilerinen, Shaw, NI. P., Fleinin4, Smith, Daley—Messrs., Hawthorne, Gregory, Sneyd, Koch fort, Wynne, Holmes, H. Hamilton, Plunkett, 'Lees, It. Gregory, Williams, Dickenson, Sit eatlield, L. White, flawlis ley, 'V..7.• A. Mittord, Croaker, King, vraxer, Ball, Cornwall, Atkinson, sen., Atkinson, jun.. Hannan, A. Hume, Shaw, jun., ttrmit, It. Wyhrants, It. Alexatieetc Ravenhill, Driscoll, Harvey, Grierson, Wyone, Page, I'. Crampton, Pollard, Herbert, 1 , . Cane, S. Carew, J. Reynolds, R. Carle, Patrickson, W.'Gore, Hnd:on, Tw;gg, Moore, Carey, Cole, ,Boilean, Canning, NPCartliv, R. 0., G. Booverie, Stttith , Golf, IL Waller, S.Swiney, Jones, Carey, Eastwiek, E. Harman, .1. Hamilton, Napier, W. Gvever, M. Mackay, Campbell, &e. &c. REGISTLIt OF FAstIION. CHANGES. The Earl and Countess of Carhampton, 'in BrUtorrstreet, Berkeley-squarc, from Payne's-hill, Surrey ; Sir J. Colley, Bart. at Mivart's Hotel, from a Continental tour; Mr. and Mrs. Ede, from Clifton, to t::eir seat, Ridgeway Castle; I,rird St. Asap'', at the Earl of Ashburnham's seat, Sussex, front a shooting party in Leicestershire. Arrivals at the Royal Ho tel: Major Wctham and family, ,from Paris ; .lames Stewart, Esq. from ditto ; the Earl of Verulam, to his scat, Gorldun hury,from a tour ; Sir G. Heathcote, for his seat, Normauton Park, Lincolnshire ; Lord Hennils,er, from Stratford-House, Essex, to Broadstairs, Kent; the Earl of Jersey, from New-, mmlcet, for NlWdleton .Park, Oxfordshire; 0. Tierney, Esq. io Old Budingtoo-street, from a tour ; Bon. Captain Dawson, R.N. and his Lady, for Brussels; Colonel G.-Tho mas, from Venton • s Hotel, for Eastbourne; Gerd Langford, for his seat,.Enalefieid Green, Surrey; Sir W. Ingilby, Bart. from Ripley Castle. Yorkshire, for Lincolnshire ; Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ciddsry Burrell, for their seat, Langley, Kent. KEMBLE has heel) for some !tine on a visit to the Earl of ABERDEEN, at his Lord hip's seat in Scotla►nd. Loril BULKELEY has presented a service of com munion plate to the church 'of Llangvvillog, Au glesea, of which parish his Lordship is the int.+ proprietor ; and to the town of Beatimaris a clock, to he placed in the tower of the church., The thanks of the town and parish .of _Mont gomery have been voted to the !tight lion. Vis— count CLIVB, for his munificent douation.of the beautiful to ver of that church,' which cost 17001. On ‘Veduesday a horse-race took place, on Fag ham race•course by five gentlemen's horses, each gentleman 'riding his otsn horse, for 50 guineas ; when JAMBS AMSBOTTOM, came in ..first. The race was well contested. _ _ _ _ Old BARNETT, the pedestrian, resigned his la borious task at a quarter past eight o'clock, on Thursday evening, alter having walken 770 The report is, that he was not walking for any wager, but was engaged by the landlord of a pub . ,- lie-hOuse, who had given him only a. Ititle. An extraordinary disease has lately spread more liavock among the Grouse in the North' of Scot land, than the,double-bserelled gutig of the nu merous sporisinen. The birds are found dead on the hills in gteat no others, and in a state of ex . - tenuation, as it they had perished from litinget.' Yesterth4 morning a man of colitny Was found clot only dead, but literally baked, on the top of a brick-kiln belonging to Mr Hob' n, of Kings land, near Islington. The deceased ban, no been lying time some days; for On Wednesday and Thursday some one Was ilbSerVed lying there, on by persons who live in the neighbombhod.— The body was taken to a piiblie4touse in Kings laud. • -ñ;; 'i' iEX'Ti'i , • • -• . • • • t 1§ 1•4• Cot tied la 11. r stilt irinlAct ik at Cti‘eilt-G, I'.O /hart, in ittc Tr.geit,l= or lie .4posiale afo r'ec'eiy encilusitom tha. Lts:ed s. veral initiutes; arid pro'ved the‘ es . titttati6ti .111 %thicla her taletittS are held q the Pooile. We tvert g at_ to oil that Sire ewas in !reflect ne:.lltli, fi and ithle . e . xert hut* . pt4erS wi.h uttalo.rell energy. Messrs. C. P:::trit.F.. and Yotit :;axe all 1103111te StlprOlt tt) rhtir 'respective clip rcters; and amply s'iared the E.:eneral appnitie. 1.11 ClifADir also tirade a pm-vet-rid ituirressiOn, and was ntori..: tenip'erate in iris manner ttrtirt hereeofore. ThC part Which 'i`tseil to be Perfoillted by Alua t a..a wait assigned to Eo E hToir, Who\ aciinitretl: himself as ,veil as such a part ie'quired ; but we see no reeo.oit fur ire dittitiWon of the' former, Wrici Was,a re- Speetable Actor, acid was Rot so far " declined into the vale of 'years" but that he was able to (Id credit to Ititnltlf and the Theatre. His Adarit its As You Like rt, and other CharaCters,.(liplay'ed such merit as strongly interested .the public teel ling's. lint the State of Actors is peculiarly pre carious ; "and they rimy say of Managers as nut IMMO says of Primes— " 0, how wretched "Is that poor ipaii who han g s upon their favours." :• `Fire part left by EGE4:TON was assigned to Mr. BON N E LI:PH ollirMN, who supported it respectably, The house was crowded, and the Play altogether so Well received as to promise a renewal of its pci pnlitrity. SPORTING NTELLICi CB. NEWMARKET SECOND OC I'OBER MEETING,I 1317. FRIDAY, 0cr.17. Mr. Stonehe.wer's Manfteda, ist. 6110. heat D.-of Grafton's' Milton, t 34. 711). T. Y. C. 10(' 7 0.-5 to d ag4 Nl:tared, (First reAr.)-11eilewal of the Subscription Of sgs each; fut. 5-j , i• olds, Bst. till). 13. C. To he the property of a Sub , ser.iher, or,pay 30gs entrance. D. of Grafton s cll. it Titoinii;, 5 yrs i• • t Shitielteiier's b. nt. Castrrlia, 5 yrs D. of ItutlAint's b. h. Fandaogo, 5 yrs t. to I agst Sir Thomas-3 to 4on Cast rella-3 to 3 agst Fandango. A Subscription Handicap Plate of SOL fur 3-yr olds and uP . - . . . wards. A. F. . _ Vansittares b. c. by Orville, out of AlOinentilla, :3 yrs, 7st. 81b. . • Lake's ch. f. Leah, 3 yrs. Gst. The Judge placed but 2. . • . 5 to 2 agst Mr. Valisittart's b: c.-2 to 1 agst Leab. LA* . INMLLIGENCB. PALACE COURT; WY!-11TF,HALL, Ota. 17. MATTHEWS V. STOCKDALE. • This action was brought by the plaintiff, tiOner inlhorn, against iohn,J.Stockdale, a bookseller in P , tll-tuail, to recover the price of a. trantity of dewy. prihting paper, forniihed to order. In answer to Coe action - , the defendant alleged, first, that no debt woes due; and, second ly, that he had tendered 41. other money laid, was all the plaiwiti - ; uuld claim. . • Mr. St oekdale, May last,. %vi..nt into the short of the plaintilf,"and purchased a gaantitV pipes marked. with pencil on the outside, " Tweiav-nine shillings per bundle," which is two reams. 'hire: paper wa4 sent to his Printer, aml used f o ypiiblki i ... .ing the Speech's of the Lord Bishop of o.sory, and Mr. Welibt r, Menther of Parliament for Ar. magli, on the Catholic Claims. The plaintilt, when he sent in his hill lot the paper, .Charged 29. the ream, instcad of the bundle. Mr.• Stock &de, going to, inquire whether It had not been s o ld for '2.95. the bundle, was answered no, stud told that the pencil mark tut lie paper was a mistake. The paper-maker, Mr. Pt ince, prove,' that he sold Matthews the paper far 245. a ream, ?Jr. AOAII, for the defendant, contended, that Mr. Stockdale had made a contract upon the re pretentation marked on the paper, which ou_lit to be observed by the plaintiff. It a Contract like the present was not binding, there Would be an end, he said, to all commerci4l dealings in Lon-, don. He called a witness, named Hannan, who proved the tender of 41. 18s. which; wit h si. rid on account, and-ss. discount, was all the plaiNtilf had a right to claim. The Judge, B. Moßritee, ,Esq. having stated the evidence, said, the Law was I :" If there be a contract bet \rect . ) two pet sous, and a man chuses to sell greatly under the value of the goods, he must be bound In this case there was no evidence of any positive contract made. They could only inter what the contract was. The question was; whether upon the evidence they believed a contract had taken place. - In case the defeadaut was only to pay 29 shillings a bundle, although that price was 1.)..hw the value of the paper, the plaintiff would be bound by the contract so made ; but the Jury had to consider whether the pencil mark was not a mistake,- be cause, if it was, it, was impossible - , itt law or jus tice, that' any person could be bound by such a mistake. If it appeared to the satisfaction of the Jury to be a mistake, the, Jury would cotrect it. In matters of account errors were always except ed. It it was not a clear contract for 295. a bun die, they ought to find for the plaintiff. The-Jury found a verdict ftir the pkintiff.— Damages, 141. 18i. • MURDER.—A _most dreadful murder and rob 'bevy were committed on batnrday afternoon about 3 o'clock, near Wells, on tlie holy of Mr. 'R. Baker, breeches-maker of the above place. Elk skull was fractured in tkvo places, and his throat cut: The time of this atrocious deed has bet fixed about the above hour, by the circumstance of Mr. B.'s hat being. found before foul o'elo , k. The IMily was taken from a ditch out Monday mottling, about one hundred aids from dig place where the hat %vas discovered. One peisob i s iu custody on suspicion of being concerned in the above murder.—(A'or2ric/4 Nercury.) DRRADFUL FIRE —l)el,:k'Vell one and 2 yesterday ilivrio;cg. the paper-i‘oik belonging to Mes , rs..j. Piatcr alid Son, !O, liahltvi:Cs-gardros„ Giny's.ion•idi.e, was disco vered • to he on fire, which in a leW minutes was b urnt (I ,,,, v p,.befwe any of the engines arii‘ed : tortunate!y o 0 person' shpt on the premises, for if they had they,inust have lserished, as, from the rapidity of the thimes, , it would have been impos sible for thcin to escape. 1, is supposed the tile communicated from the iron' flue of a ,tove in the yi - og-roum to some paper. Tlie rear of Mr. Clink's small beer brewety was considerably cla triaged.