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E.IST INDIA SHIPPING.

Arrived the Potion, IVelhank, in the Down.. Sailed from
Bengal Ist March, the Cape Itth and St. Helena 17th June.
PAIMEINTGEII PER POTTON.-31r. Brotlie, MTS. Brodie, two
Miss Brodie.. Mr. K. Lithlake, Comet Rigby Collins, of his 614-
jesty's 16th Laneera. Master Harrowell.
Arrived at St. Helena. the Patience, Kind, from the Cape,
16:h June. Sailed from St. Helena, his 31.ti.:.ty's ship Asia,
Currie, for London, the 12th June ; and Copernicus, il'Oregur,
for Landon, 13th June.
SHIPS SPOKEN WITH.

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The Patience, Kind, from the Cape to London, on the let Aug.
in lat. 40. N. long. 34. W.
The C,opemicus, 3Pliregor, from the South Seas to London, on
the 17th July, in lat. 27. N. long. 41. W.
The Denbo, Dobson, from St. Helena, at Bahia, on the 11th
June.

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Tla Charlotte, Stevenann, from Bombay and London, at Cu.c.
haven, 11th August.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

5311.001,1NG ON THE PORTUGUESE COAST.
The following letter from the Portuguese Consul-fieneral was
yesterday evening received at Lloyd's;—
Portuguese Consulate, London. Aug. 17, 1824.
Srit,--1 beg leave to acquaint yoir, for the information of user.
chants and others concerned in the trade of Portugal. that his Most
Faithful Majesty by his Royal Edict, wider the date of the Bth
tilt., has been pleased to order two vessels of war to be put in cow-
mission on the preventive service, to cruise on the roast of Portugal,
to gaud agrit.st smuggling to be carried on in the ports of his do-
minions, granting liberty to the officers commanding the same, to
board and search such vessels as may be bound to said ports, and
to seize those that may not have their papers regularly authenti-
cated by the Portuguese Consuls, or their delegates, or that may be
found in the act of landing any part of their cargyes contrary to
law. This regulation is to be put in force in three months from
the date of the said Ediet, on vessels coming from the ports of
Spain, Italy, and the Mediterranean, France, and Holland ; and on
those from Russia, and other Northern ports, in four months from
Ilse sante date. I ant, he.
(izigned)
John Bennett, Lloyd's.

S.l M YO,

ROCKS OFF OALITA.

His Majesty's Ship Nalade, of the Wand
of June 11, 1821.
Stu—Having employed the boats of his Majesty's ship under my
command in sounding upon two very dangrroul shoals hying off
this island, the bearings and situation of which may not be generally
known to the trade coming up the Illeditemineso, I annex a de-
scription of them, by means of which they may be easily avoided.
I am, Sir, eve.
(Signed) R. C. SPENCER, Captain.
The Chairman of Lloyd's.
"To the westward of the Island of Galita are two dangerous beds
of rocks under water, bearing from each other East and West, by
compass, and distant about one mile; the extent of the easternmost
is not more than half* mile in length each way, with only three
feet water on some sharp-pointed rocks ; the westernmost is about
three cables' length from Cast to West, and one cable's length
broad; it also has some sharp pointed rocks with not more than bac
feet water on them. The western shoal bears from the bill on the
the centre of the island of (Mita, W. 3S. by compass, distant ni
miles; its lat. is 37.2 J. N. long. 8. 111. E. allowing the centre oh
Galita to be in long: 8. M. E. In most of tlie 31editerranean
charts Galita is laid down too far to the Northward—lts correct lat.
is 37.32. N.
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOVTIT, Aro. B.—Arrived the Tobago, Lardler, from
Pert Metway ; and Glory, Bryden, from Quebec in 28 days. Oil
the port, the Good Intent, Roaby, from ditto.
Pr.rStorfili; A eiT, to.—Arrived the Lord Exmouth, Barrett,
I from St. John's. New Brunswick ; Jane, Sammond, from Prince
Edward's Island; and Elizabeth, Thomas, from St. John's, New
Brunswick. Oil the pert, the Pacific, —, from Boston.
POSITSMOVTII, Aro. 18.—Arrived the Duchess of York trans_
port, from Demerara; and George, Hodgson, from London for
Demerara. _ _ _

DEAL. AVG. In.—Arrived the Potton, --, from India; and
Hope, Dean, from Africa. A deep yellow-sided ship passed
through at four p.m. making the signal from St. VineeJtt's, cop_
posed to he the Chieftain. Came down from the River and sailed.
the Thomas, Winspenr, for the Cape. l'ut back, the Juliana,
Fotheriegham. for China.
GRAVESEND. Aurt. la.—Arrived the Briton, Purdy ; Thetis.
Rogers ; Woodford. Lambert ; Hearn ; and Soarfield,
Suttery, from Jam.dea ; Sir W. Curtis, IVirtingham. from Ha-
vannah ; Theodore, Loran, from Finland ; M incrva, Crates, treat
Petersburgh ; Shipley, Carter, from Gibraltar ; Lovely Ann,
I Higgins, from Bahia ; Feridbcrg, Carby, from Montserrat ; and
Preston, Thomson, from Quebec. Sailed the Ceres, Becker. for
Elsinor • Romulus, Vie, for St. John's, N.B. ; and Sarah, Cop.
penger. for Elsinor.
HARWICH, Arc. Ill—Arrived the Carl, Zacharias, from Palau,
with deals, for London, with loss of anchors and cables, near the
West Rock; reports several vessels having received damage by
riding too close together. It has blown very hard all day front
west.lsy-north.
laYsaroor., Arc. 15.—.1rrived the Mars, Todd, from Jo.
main; Mariner, Henderson, Imo' Buenos Apes; Minstrel,
Budgets, from Bahia; Marmion. Petre, from Charleston; liat-
ham, Dyer, from Savannah; Ajax, Armstrong; Cornet, Sims;
and Isabella, Elderton, front Quebec; and Vigilant, Christie,
from Archangel
Sr. Asr rat w's (N. 8.), Jrr.Tls.—The brig Heart of Oak.'
Phillip+, upset in a squall about sic miles from this place, and
stink. She has since beet got up, and, with her materials, will be
sold on 23d.
Ctrativitsv ow, Jury 10.—Arrived the schooner Ann and
Adelina, Little, from 3lotanzas, in four en} s. 3lhe brig John, of
Boston, for Matanzas, was captured 4th of Jnne off that harbour
h, three piratical boats, and plundered of money, loathing, &c.
Pirates ner Motaazas have become very numerous.
-tees
s'Esstr.s SPOKEN Wert[.—Corinthian, from Liverpool for
New York, 4th -lugust, by the Pandora, Curry, arrived at Liver.
pooL—Wellington, Cotes, from St..lohn's, for Liverpool, j
lath ult.; and on the 22d, his Majesty's ship Samarang. front
Portsmouth and Madeira fur St. John's, N. 8., by the Stakeshy,
Johnson, arrived at Liverptad.—Nautilus, Smith, from Plponaskt
for Illiramichi. 30th July, by the lVatterloo, Dudnee, arnyed. at
Liverpool.—l'ietou, from Pictou for Liverpool, nth inst. by the
Cottager, Cornish, arrived at Liverpool—Nile front Bristol for j
Montreal, tilst duly, otY St. Paul's; and on the 2d inst. the Al-
hion, from Dublin for Quebec, by the Broderick, Peart, arrived at
Liverpool.—New Ashley. from Dublin for Quebec, 31st ult. . • 2,11
inst. the Reward, of London, outward hound ; 7th inst. the Adel-
phi. from Liverpool for Halifax; and on the 9th inst. off Cork. j
the Kains transport, from Liverpool for I lalifax, by the William,
Short, arrived at Liverpool—lntegrity, from Mirantichi for Liver-
pool, 10th i,st. by the Mariner, arrived at Liverpool.—The Sir
William 4'urtin, Whittingbam, arrived in the River. parted coin•
bany from the Retrench, front Ilsvannah 27th July. spoke the
rig John Dunn, of St. Andrew's, Inc Demerara; and on the 6:11
inst. the ship Nautilus, from Jamaica for London, all well.--Suf-
folk, Ellison, from London., 24th July, by the Spelt, arrived oll'
Cork.—Hero, of Whithy, from Quebec foe Liverpool, all well,
by the Trent, arrived at Cork.

HERRING FISHERY.

irtcx. Aro. 3.

There are from :AO to Cll3 boats here just no;. I;;;;EWEich
already enceetl 150 cranes. The take of fish last night was eery
great tray boats bad upwards of sixty cranes. Average about
20 cranes per boat. This place, and to tlythness, has been par-
ticularly successful, at Clyth In particular. The general price is
front Os. to 9s. pet crane, with the usual perquisites. If the weather
continues favourable, a few such days as this will fill all the mate-
rials at present on hand • little or nothing doing in Latheron Bay.
There are about 19(1 frish and West Highland smacks fishing
upon this coast. It is said they are doing well. A man briongiag
to Cockenvie expired on board his boat last night at sea, of an
apoplectic fit. A number of acts hare been lost at sea.

AI*GI'ST 1.

When about to put the inclosed into the Post Office, I observed
• change in the weather for the worse, ani 1 sun sorry to say that
the Watcr!oo Pilot boat. with H. Taylor, D. Manion, and two
Orkney lads, has gone down off* Ness Head. Taylor only saved.
It was owing to having too much fish. The fiA of to-day exceed
yesterday, and many curers are already out of salt and barrels.

EART H tar AI( r .—On the morning of Sunday sennight,
about nine o'clock, a smart shock of an eartlititt4ke was felt
at Comrie, in Perthshire, and its neighbourhood. Some of
the houses in the village were perceptably shaken, and in
one house in particular the motion was such as to overturn
the fire-irons placed upon the grate. The ttoisc heard
seemed like that caused by a heavy wagon rolled rapidly
' on the cavieway.

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liOltfle CIRCUIT.
LEWIS ASSIZES, AUIDOST I.

'the Auizes for this county commenced here to-day, before Mr.
Baron GRAHAM on tbe Crown Side, and Mr. Justice flu Ram -Gut
on the Civil. Their honiships dined yesterday at the Earl of Chi-
chester's, by whom an elegant entertainment was given, as well to
the Learned Judges as to suveral of the leaders of the Circuit.
CROWN SIDE.
TUE SUM e. THOMAS
This prisoner had been committed to take his trial under the
117th George 11. for fehniously and unlawfully assaulting. with
other persons unknown, near Circkniere Haven, in the parish of
Dean. In order to ai:l and assist in the illeg4 running of uncut-
tomcd goods, and also for having wounded Ai-Miasmal!, a
seamon of the Preventive Service.
The King's Sergeant (Ossi.on t now moved to postpone the
trial until the next Aosisda, on as affidavit that Williamson was so
dangerously , ill as to be unable to attend the .Issizes to give evi-
dence !n support of the indictment, and also tbat another material
lona necessary witness was unavoidably absent.
Mr. Al:Mitres, for the prisoner, endeavott WC] to resist the ap-
plio-ition. and requested time to answer the affidavit, but
Baran GRAHAM said this was an unusual course. and u he
w:ts bound to presume that the affidavit produced was founded in
ti-uth, he had no alternative but to postpone the trial, according to
thy exigencies of further justice.
The trial was postponed accordingly.
liewriell was convicted of w:lful and corrupt 'perjury in
support of an information against a gentleman, named Mr. Luke
l'pperton, for purchasing game contrary to the statute of b Ance,
and was sentenced to twelve soonth::' imprisonment in the counawa
gvg:

If, my Ballo* and Samoa Lonnie were convicted, upon thc
clearest evidence, of stealing. at e.tngteton two hoe.. and the
rear, the prnperti of Walter Esq. - honer
of 1).•
was recorded.

lIISTERN CIRCUIT.

DEVON ASST s, E , Atctsr

CIVIL SIDE.
IBeibre des Loan CIIIRE JUSTICE.]
GRIM. C4)24.
rotas V.. LASE.
Ma. C. F. IVII.LIAMS opined the pleadings in this eke, and
Jlr. Sergeant PEI.,. IttAtt:4l it to the Jury on the part Af the plain-
. and observed that it was an henna brought by his client to
iecover compensation in d. :nages for the injury he hai sustained
in consequence nt the defendant having had criminal conversation
with the plaint:ll'a pito. Slaving informed the Jury of the nature
of the rase, he did not feel it necessary to ask from them their
marked attentian t he should hare it he was quite confident, for
every Gentleman whom he had the honour of addtcssing must feel
w:th him, that this case involved an injury of the deepest kind that
one ma:: could inflict upon another. for it was no less an injury than
tearing: the wife ot his bosom front hint for ever--thewantan he had
selected front the rert of the world for his companion for life, who
was to be the sharer of his joys and misfortunes. Actions of thts
nature involved points peculiarly. their own ; every one of tbe:n
differed; but the very f.,ct o: an action being brought by one roan
against Another for criminal conversation wit, his alk involved in
it an injury of a very deep description, the deepest probably that
one human being could inflict upun another; for how could
man's feelings be my.a deeply wounded titan under the shame and
disgrace that a teamsaction of this kind involved him in. The par-
. .

Onion this occasion did not Maintain a high rank in society r they
moved in en humble sphere of lite ; hut he thought be might say
for his client, Joseph Tibbs, that he had, during the whole period
of his intercourse with his wife, conducted himself in such a man-
ner as to discharge most fully the duties cf that relation of lite. Ile
was foreman in a most respectahle commercial home in this citr—
that of Mesas. Wilcox and Co.—sad i.e bad filled that situation
with great credit for nun, years..
llcre Mr. Sergeant and life. Sergeant Wilde. who appeared
for the defendant. consulted together for a short tinie.
Mr. Sages:lt Pmt.t. then proceeded, and observed, that it was
painful fur him to advert to a case of this description ; for no man
who possessed any of those feelings 'illicit dignity and adorn human
nature could hear, without the deepest pain, such details u those
which it now became his duty to state. Under the circumstances
in which his client was most distressingly placed, he bad no alter.
native left but to bring his action, unless he could make up his
mind to endure his wrongs in silence. If in a case of this nature
any thing like criminal negligence au imputed to the plaintiff—if
it could be shown that there was any thing in his condom to justify
any improper familiarities with his wife--lic admitud that, und,r
such clrcunistances, the husband had link cause to complain. In
the present case, however, not the slightest negligence mold he im-
puted to the plaintiff. It would be his duty to detail to the Jury a
story which in many parts he was sure it would be extremely pant.
ful fur them to bear, and which, in others, was highly discreditable
to the defendant, proving strongly that he had formed a deliberate
design of ruining the domestic peace and happiness of the plaintiff.
lie wished that he could avoid entering into the details of this case,
but, having no alternative, he must proceed to discharge his painful
ditty. The marriage of the plaintiff' with his present wife took
place in Inlft. They were each about 27 or 211 )are of age. ft
rasa marriage founded upon reciprocal affmtion. The plaintiff's
wife was the daughter of a Mr. Howe, and he should call the father
of the lady hrfore them, and other members of the family. e
would prove that they lived most happily together. The deteints .t
iratethree or four.years older th , stn fieill2lntrrs wife, and he we,
sorry to add, that he was a married man.
Mere Mr. Sergeant and Mr. Sergeant 'WILDE again err.
suited, and the former Learned Gentleman. in a few minutes, it..
formed the Jury, that for reasons is ith which it was unnecessary to
trouble them and the Court, the parties ill the cause had agreed to
a compromise, and the plaintiff would accept a verdict tor 44.11.
damages.)
A verdict to that amount was accordingly taken against the
defendant.

IRISH CIRCUITS.
ANTRIM rSir2f.., Arc.uzr 13.

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MURDER.
Fothir Loi,A,litee and Hate I.ougiria Tr (a blind man) were
indicted lot administering poison to Helen lAnighridge, the wife of

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H ugh.
tenth ETIIM (a girl about 11), lived es suyeant in August, 1823,
a :it Hart' Loughridge: he was married; his wife is now dead:
her maiden name was Hannah Houston; she died in August;
w'mess's master on Friday morning was not at home; he came
home on Friday evening; his wife Anil he were not on good terms;
she died on the 3londay after ; deceased had been out that day
with witness at the bog footing turf; when witness and deceased
came home, witness trent out to gather &basket of potatoes; when
witness returned deceased was eating oaten bread and butter; after
she took two or three bites, she said it had a bad taste, and she
would eat no more of it. llngh (the prisoner) said she new not
nonplain, as they had all eaten of it before she came out of the
bug ; she said none had eaten of the same bread as she; the old
woman (the prisoner) went out; the deceased asked for a drink,
and got it; she went to spin. lint soon turned to the lire, saying
she wished she had not exit of the bread, for her heart was burn-
ing; thigh went out, and aftenwards the old woman come in;
Lintels said to his mother upon her coming in, Hannah blames the
bread ou gave her for making her bad ; prisoner said that was the
thanks people got for giving their kindness ; Hannah said if it had
been for her good she would not have got it, adding, they had often
sluice's% for her life, and they hadgot it as last; she then laid down
to tai, and said repeatedly from that till she died, they bad poi-
soned her; the deceased was bad, and vomited a great deal; site
was in her proper health before eating the bread ; vomited on till
she died at twilight.
)largaret 31hLister—Ktiew the deceased ; saw her shortly before
she d'ed. She was in bed, very ill, and moaning; heard from wit-
ness's father-in-law that she was ill, and therefore went to see her.
at'itness spoke to her, and said, "Hannah, you .re very bad !"
she said she was. Her eyes were shut. Iriuscss asked her if she
knew who was speaking to her? and she said she did, and men-
tioned witness's name. She said " I will not be long with you
goo." She asked for drink, anti got it from witness. Deceased
sad, when witness gave her the drink, that " her heart was
burning." Witness went to milk her three cows, and, before she
could get back, heard that she was dead,and foundber dead when she
went back—could not get her mouth shut ; and when she went back
about three in the morning, was greatly surprised to find froth at
the month, and water running from the month and nose ; she was
buried on AVedneadev ; deceased's sister assisted to dress her.
Jane Houston, sister to the deceased—Did net see her before she
died ; saw her six or seven hours after. bottetridge's brother came
for her ; the corpse was dark, and had four black spots on the side
of the neck; froth was at her mouth, and water proceeded from her
nose and mouth in great quantities.
Mrs. Jane Johnson lives in Ballymoney. Her husband is a
surgeon. Recollects seeing prisoner, Hugh Loughbridge, at their
stop on Friday, 2d August, between eleven and twelve o'clock.
A little boy was with him, of the name of Irwin. Prisoner asked',
ter some poison for the purpose of killing rats. Had known him
before. (have him three quarters of an ounce of white arse-
Mc. Put it in double paper, masked poison. Took a memorandum
in a book of having sold the poison., 'Witness recognises the boy
who came with prisoner to the shop.
Robert Irwin (about 12 years of age) knows Hugh Lotighridge.
Witness kat him to Ballymoney from Folinusmmy, about four
miles. It was a little after breakfast. His (prisoner's') cousin,
Swittel Pinkerton, brought prisoner to witness's father's, and be-
cause they were good neighbours, witness took him to Ballymoney,
to Doctor Johnson's. Hugh Loughridge desired him to take him
there. lie read the name over the shop door. Went into the shop.
Prisoner got three-pence worth of poison, which he put into his
pocket. and witness led him home to witness's father's. The poi-
son prisoner said was to kill rats, who were destroying his butter.
Prisoner staid about two hours at witness's father's, who led hint
to orisoner'e cousin's.
John Irwin corroborates his son, as to his leading the prise-er
away and bringing him back. Prisoner staid about an hour. He
▪ std he had got three-penee worth of poison for Mr. Brier, of the
knockagh. Witness asked if it was to all vermin, and prisoner
said 3lr. Brice said so. Prisoner said his wife was stoney,
or a little tender. Witness asked if she was confined ? Prisoner
implied she was in the turf bog. Prisoner said it run in his mind
sae would not be long to the fore, and that when she died he would
send fcr her relations to give her a decent funeral. Ile had a piece
of cloth for a men, which he said was for his servant girl. but de-
sired witness to keep it secret, as between the servant and his wife
there was a little jealousy. A few slays slier, heard Hannah
Loughridge was dead. Witness is a relation of deceased.
John 31.60 wan, surgeon and physician to the gaol—Has heard
the evidence; the symptoms were the same as produced by acrid
poisor. or arsenic, but the same symptoms might arise from other
'ruses
William Houston, father to the deceased, was considerably af-
fected. lie said, there had been no Inquest, nor any medical man
called in ; he did not imagine anything about poison ; though it
was whispered at the funeral, witness did not think the prisoner
could bean barbarous.
fhe Jury, after due deliberation, and without leaving the box,
returned their verdict, finding both the prisoners Guilty.
The prisoners were then placed at the front of the bar; the
Clerk of the Crown in the mead terms announced their conviction,
and demanded if they had anything to say why sentence of death
should not be awarded against then, according to law. •
Hugh Loughridge, the prisoner, in a firm tone of voice, address-
ed his Lordahip. '• I hare to sayy my Lord, lam not guilty ; by
vie reason that when I went to Ballymoney for the arsenic, it was
for Mr. Brice, and on my return I gave it to his servant. as I con-
sidersd. When I was charged with the murder of my wife, I went
to Mr. Brice, but he denied having received the poison, desiring
me to point out the person I had given it to; but 1 told him I
could not. because I was blind. The girl makes evidence that she
resumed from the bog with the deceased; this is wrong, for if she
fsad been present she would have seen that I ate as much of the
bread as the deceased. We, the prisoners, shall submit to any
4odgment passed on us, but we are wrong accused by these people,
and are not guilty."
The female prisoner, a hoary old woman, upwards of sixty years
old, did not evince much feeling on the awful occasion, but asserted
her innocence, saying she knew nothing of the poison.
His lionnainr then addressed the prisoners, and during the
delivering of it. was so deeply affected as to be almost over.
powered by his feelings. There did not appear to be any indi-
vidual in the crowded Court, who was not deeply moved on the
awful occasion. They were sentenced to die on Alonday.