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RECORDER'S I E PORT.

Yesterdnv his Majesty held a Privy Cotter;!,
when the Recorder mntle his Report of the follnA
convicts, who were cowl:Illy convicted at the Ids'
September Session*, viz.—
Samuel Wilson. hale KfliZht. end James Simpson, fur
horse-stealing; Thomas Hayes, Joseph Barrier, Edmond
Muslim, William Williams, Joseph Williams, Joseph Mark-
reil, Daniel Cotterell, John Brown, Frank Pordom,
Corbett oboe Watson, Jogepli Corbett alias Watson, John
Br idgemar, Charles Robinson, Stephen Tool, Mary Gunge'',
and Francis Waddell, for stealing in • dwellinchouse • Wil-
liam Reading and John Roberts, for burglary; William
Callaghan, for 'chiming from trassrportatios; R. Maned,
for uttering a bank post-bill, with • forged entforsemeni ;
Robert Ramsay, John Levy, Jades Gardner, William Bright,
George Vigintou, Thomas Gordon, William Milton, and
Samuel Greenwood, fur highway robbery ; John Holland,
William King, sod William North, for as unnatural ()fence;
and William Adams, for cutting and maiming.
The Recorder then reported to his 1414jesty the
eases of the convicts tried at the October Sessions,
viz.—

W'm. Croucher, Charles Henlintels, Theodore Constan-
tine, Edward M,Williams, Thomas Fearhy, William Whit-
ion, Wm. Leicester, John Carry, awl Samuel Rosen. fur
stealing in a dwelling-house; Wm. Holland, John Bar-
nett, John Smith, and George &ladle, for burglary; John
Barrows, for highway robbery ; and Wm. Townshend
alias Pocock, for a like offence, accompanied with ix-
tuition; Henry Day, for furgery; and Edward Edridge,
for a rape—when John Holland and William King, were
ordered for execution on Monday next, the ?Sib instant;
and William Reading, Frank Purdum, William Corbett alias
Watson, John Roberts, Samuel Greenwood, and Edward
M•Willrama, on Wednesday, the 27th inst. The others were
respitrd during his Miijesty's pleasure.
The case of William North stands over for further con-
sideration.

it DIN BURGH.

JURY COURT, MONDAT, NOYEMBUt lg.

ANDREW WILSON C. JOHN KIRKWOOD.
Mr. HOSEaT JANIcsoN, for the Pursuer, stated to the
Jury the particulars of this case, which, he said, required some
preliminary explanation of the proceedings which the parties
had already had in the Court of Fesoion. Mr. Wilson was a
vintner in Glasgow, and employed his apart capital in build-
ing bosses, which be afterwards let. In the year 1819,
having feued some lead, be had occasion to open contracts
with various kinds of artificers required in building; and
be caused specifications to be drawn op, and estimates to
be delivered in for the different kinds of work which he
wanted to be done. The present cause mote solely out of
the wright.work. A meeting was appointed for those who
thought proper to offer for the work; and Mr. Brash,
as architect, was employed to receive, open, and read the
estimates at the meeting. After the different offkralted been
read, Mr. Brash declared that the offer of Mr. John Kirk•
wood, jun. was the lowest. and that which should be pre•
(erred. His estimate was the one in process : it offered to
perform the work for 4801. sterling. The contract wars
thus made with Kirkwood, jun., and though Kirkwood the
father oceasionally interfered, and paid the workmen 'bele
wages, and sometimes gave directions how the work Amid
be done, yet it was the son who took the molt active part •n
superintending the work, and demanding payment for :r.
In the progress of the undertaking, Mr. Wilson gave orders
for sonic extra works which had not been contemplated by
the compact, and for which be was to pay according to a fa;r
valuation. Upon this understanding Mr. Wilson advanced
to the Kirkvrooris money on account, to the extent 4
301. more than was originally contracted for. But Mr.
Kirkwood, senior, bed by this time taken up. an opinion,
very favourable to his interest, that the contract bed
been for 8501.; and ridding to this sum about 40f. the
money due for extra works, and deducting the mono'
of cash received on account, he concluded for the
paymeot of 1131. 13s. 8.1, to recover which sum be bud
raised an actiou in the Court of Session, to which Miura
the issues now to be tried were only auxiliary. It was
important to rib , that the artiou was raised in the
name, not of the person with whom the contract w.s
but of Kirkwood, armor, between *bons and Kirkwood,
junior, tio copartnery retitled. The case attempted to be
trade out was this i—Korkonnd, senior, alleged that he
had already delivered in au offer to undertake the wait sit
899/., wheu Mr. Wilson applied to Kirkwood, junior, and
got him to send in a much lower offer (which was the
one in process); and that this was dune merely with
view to make sure of the job, sod upon the under.
standing that the former offer was the one which should
stood goad. 7he evict. tire rested upon was that of the
five estimators 11110 were poorer', at the meeting when
the contract was derided, and who were nnderstiorel ro
say, that they thought Mr. Brash bad read 5301, trod
nut 450/. in Mr. Kirkwond's offer. It was to he remarkert„
that although this opposed false leading of the letter woe
noted at the time, yet the contract was not called in gees-
tion until two years after, by which time there was some
chance of the document itself not being forthcoming; In
which case Mr. K Pico oud might safely have quoted the me-
mories or misapprehensions of the other competitors for the
work. When, however, he saw that the originel estimate was
in existence, be was obliged to take up • different story. He
bad already asserted that be had given in au estimate at effif.
and his son another at •41501. He afterwards discovered two
estimates by his son: one for 4501. which was not to be acted
open, hut only to blind tire other trade-mess: and another
estimate for 5.501., which wan the one iotemled to be acted
spun. To procure the latter document, a diligence oirs
granted by an inierlrentor of the Court of Session. V c.o.
this the obvious cowrie would have br eir to require the posy
presumed to be the possessor of the decontrol, Of to know
what had heroine of it, either to produce it, or to fronts/I our is
information as might lead to its recovery. however,
they did not do. but summoned Mr. K.'s clerk, snit the other
estimators who bad misapprehended the Promo( the contest:,
and examined these persons as witnesses, instead of as hair. rr,
in which latter rapacity only evidence as to the tenor of a
document supposed to exist could properly be received in tb's
Court. (ht ibis evidence, which had not even been oral,
examined by the Defenderr—who was himself in the o. ;-
gine' action, although be was disadvantagentstly he'd to
Pursuer in the present—on this minified and irregular es r•
dente the Pursuer was enabled to make riot sock • prima
facie ease as elicited an interlocutor of Court, which he
doubled not wouhl be strosiely founded upon by the ropputitv
side, and which be considered it perfectly fair to read at the
outset. [lt (mend that there was no writleu rootract, and
that the reatimate of 5801. wan the one averted, and a--
eerned, dm.] After comment tog on the diteadvantagentie cp.
comstaaces la which hie client was placed by the prevloss
proceedings fa the Court of Session, the Learned Counsel in-
pressed a confidence of still bring able to make nut his torte
to the satisfaction of the Jury; and proceeded to call their
attention to the issues, which weer as (altos :
Whether the /eller iu process, dated Glasgow, April 6,
1819, addressed to Mr. Andrew Wrenn, and ',Parr:bed
John Kirkwood, plaice, containing an offer is ohs isst4 Ar-
drt w Wilson, to execute the wright.wrark of a burst for the
sem of 454. was the offer give, to, and read by Mr. Woo.,
architect, at a meeting of swimmer ,a aho home a& its

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rAndrew Wain ;ni ,st Chweswa, ittot Om lib 11S7
Apeil, 111111, ..a was the a., iteMed and Wool livir
gild Aodiew Wilgus, foe esectiliati the weogweek or Ma
gad hides!—Or, • i ,
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growl to the skid Andrew Wires ' renew id
weight work for the slim of bird.
whet one
•PAr err pine to, sod reed i Mr. ael at t title
aforesaid and *es the offer accepted sad to y the
said Amine Wilms!"
Here he should enter' Hot it Ins admitted, that, es
offer had lees made by Kirkwood, l.aior; awl also that
the offer is primers was murk by the said Kirkwood, pottier.
The only insane was, whether it no the offer which was
end by Mr. brash. an accepted by Mr. Miens at the
mostrag as or shout the 6th of April, 180; or gdpether it
Was nodose offer, described is the amen isniq list wlfil
bead asd scanted at that meetise. IP the Ant plan, he
could not avoid setieln the losprobaltbly of the story, that
a doable of FM had bees made by Bertscroad, al the regain .f
Mises, is seder to disappoint &Bebe other Keening'. •
tieropetiaiosof inideamea was of titian whatever, if the'dpn.
'pesters sheen their esti/1141re true le another; sea obitlyer-
oar, had no occasion Is advertise at all, if he bad bees dete,.
seised to employ the Defeuder at all wrests, o bitterer were the
etlintatesa the other weights. He sboaM show by theeeWenre
01 those pinsmis, tbal the POMP*/ COllll .it have hewn the
Intim of the Ostend offers been the time of competition.
Mr. Brash was also to be Rind a most iiametset wittiest',

who would himself, the only parses who examieed it at tliC
mosting. be able so ideality she offer ris pose s; for the
,slier estimators did wet say that they bed WPM she body of
ths eike. bat that they insight that they Ind heard it reed
,1301. Tient was anther individual elms they might have
hero 'erected lielpredeor, wrathy, Ur. Clydesdale, she pee-
,eas who Immo Me body of Kirkwood junior's letter; bet
when precagseered„ be mid 'ha woukt tell them isothing
sheet the matter. They. therefore, be conceived, were ge-
mmed tram laiourag bits, alsbmgli the other party were at
ilbeety lode esi Haley thought peeper ; mud he endernosid
that it was Hier; intemiess tip 10111/11111 him; it niae.derarevirr,
af so matteewhim be would say. The Pursuer would prime
that She doestseat ie process was the ore read at the meet.
'i.e, and that it was the offer of Juin Kirkwood, jeelor.—
Tbis be comeived would be mote sufficient. The Leotard
emodentan ties called
Mr. Jobe Brash, arrbitrel, of Chagos, who said that is
1111110 ho we* applied to by Mr. Milano. to furnish phase
rind speuilleathows firi the buddies. of • Inese. He did eel
strdertabe the Wadi bliumlf, but galled on other, to seed in
their oink. fledisibtes were 16,4411 I. 11l a line appointed,
and ,he atlevided by requiem of Mr. Wilgus to receive the
°Kin. Mire were Ave. They were all made is writing led
ended. Tiny were all laid epos The table befinv they were
rimmed The estimators wire ail present but nue. The
*Kee from J. litikwirail was she Meter Should know the
nosedweitliin of sieeffer he Him received ; it wee in that of

Mr. Kirkwerere ekrk, Saw re other offer is theses's-hand.
writing it was not allowed fur owe peso* tarsi., in two
*Airs. Mr. Kiikwood's offer was toastelerably below kny
whey, sod he (*Owen) was little astonished at k, Ire Kirk- '
mood did his work welt, and war not in the habit of working
below other mem. Dia mit ikkollect *bat the other offers
were. If the offer of Kirkwood hid been SIMI. hardead of
.ssl/. hoshookt baendemagalagliore bid OM tb.lew• li
wan his impmeisto that the alocoaseot in rines was the one
read alt • • nwesteegs in
,tie ladweitiog, .typariniq4liamat 04batod bewnool. in.
!teed of 45Q1. its Ins .secolleenuo
'rood eel end& bon to say it was nut the same &cu.
inesit,Kirkwood,jipoort Wllf the Fern.* who made the offer,
sod who emonsonly apperiettiled.dse work.
Crom-exereitted by . atlMlttlft —Witness did ant
rectal:eel any en advertt,' for thole =limning. They were
'not produced before the day of gypipttinos, sod as for as
be reeolleeted, they were laid ea the "able by the estimator*
the:rusrlses. There were. uut two estimates produced by
'Kirkwood. He bid obi, if 'nether. duesiment had been
itrorbreed is the manse Ineell•writingoopateinine 6301., Waned
ad OM, he saitertld out havelniipta4ot it outs the one he
boil read at Ike. etwelieg. JW-`" jog at she words ° Four
bandrsd" and the *ores " 451,' is the nisrgin, he did not
thisk it probable that he could have reed it " Five boodred"
by mistake.
Itroesamined.—The Rieke woks ansousisted Se 941, as
originally eontesoplated, bet testy to 42/. after the de-
ductions. are
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t Ise 'count.— Kirkwomktjemoigin orewatomed to art
Wifo his frisker: *ever knee; 41141 Mered make ei-onoleart
before. •
Mr. Daniel lit'letyre„.ewnwerelGlalemarrlWOMimarta
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starers of reins; kohl* dilemma wets Menet Mid
Jowest offers fur beildang work. . irk
Ibis. 'closed the mot Ise she Persoer. - • . ,is
'4lr. M‘Fani is ame, rer-ow the cue .Ibetolli;arodee,
said, that the restate** thearouswer wooer* satisfactory to
him, that he had at AM Mae doubt whether it would be
neer-wavy In lead soy at all 4. but it did appear proper to
weer which was the document read at the mediae. He
',hook! give &wither binary of the Srananction. Wilson, he
understood, sent for 'eighteen*, join nod told him that
be either knew or **spectra that low offers would be
macs and unless he Prepared a stew offer considerably
lower, he shoold be obliged t• give the work to a
tradasmao, oJamal •toran he impressed a very surest
aversnon. lie would prove that 550 f. was the amount of
the estimate pireferred. They would ore retinue who had
maser soles 6.f the estimates. Kerkstood,jou. was sot a co-
partner iu his father's Iwounrsa He merely took an active
part for his Tattier. The werkwas trouslocird wills the mosey
and materials of old Kirkwood. ate thought bra coolreet
had been agreed to, and Imes twain of his sou's offer. He
therefore had coocrived that a large balmier of money, above
oriel bad been paid, woad& to him. It had been decided
by the interlocutor of a Court. which, if there was May pee-
reinence„ was a pre-ernineot Coed, that this work was us.
dertakeii wittiest any written contract, the brrgato baeiet
consisted ise the verbal. acceptance of a written offer. The
question, therefore, was, which was the offer read at the
Dleirtiug. He alunahl prove by the distiuct neelketteo and
inaltrllonil or several potholes monot at the meeting, that
titef. was the sum read. It bad bees said, if there was &other
offer, why not produce it For the beat of all reasons: be
did cot believe such • sae sow to exist, for they had heard
the averment of Mr. Wilson, that hr had au such &ce-
ment ; which he believed, for is ell probability, Mr. Wil-
son had destroyed it. Mr. Kirkwood had offered at 59W.
originally, hot costumed at last to take 0.5501., as that, he
afterwards understood, was the sum agreed to at the meet-
ling. The question was, what was Om sine read by Mr,
Brash, which he does sot recollect, but which all the other
parsec* present at the meeting dud recollect. Oa the words
adored by Mr. Brash, depended the verbal contract agreed to
by his client. The Learued Octillionths concluded by
calling
Mr. John Hamilton, Wright in Garbles of Glasgow, who
identified the offer he made fur Mr. Wilson's weight-work.
He owl present is Mr. tVilsun's Louse when the conapelitese
sea, determined. Mr. Wilson was present at the time the
estimates were opened. Mr. Mash opened and read them.
A pencil aloe of estimates being produced, stud the wittiest'
bring asked if it was In his hand-writing—
r. .1 bjected to this lime of evidence. It was
not competrot lei the Defeeder to prove the tenor of a written
paper by parole evidence. The only paha in the Defender's
own issue was to prove the exietence of the docent's'. He
therefuee objected to the relevancy not only of the present
w!triesa, bet to the whole el/4111,4. exanisnatiou which, as it
•sred tended '

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`tin Mid to witeese, " how se•old-mis let Kirkwoil heat
yes so far!' He tbeeelit he said, .1 How could you let Kirk-
wood best you hf mos.?" The estimate witness offered wee
ELSA/4 that :ftiEelisood 5501.
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Cross Mims' offer was deftrered is sealed. Quota
row aiw wire if others were or trot. He carried his
owe °Ter with BlWllthe Meting.
By rite Coutiffiftwire the offer lea proems by Kirkirootk
infliot) said was writ the same,. sem as was read at the
meet inf. 11041.111• Ire nffer was del.rrred sealed or
not he did it eft these before he arrived, bit mot
before the ti of the elefilef.
Mr. Robertson comobaratesl the orlffeeott of last witaess,
sod is his cross essatiwatirta said, that biatlffer Was written
shoot au hour before hodelivered it is, aDd that he ma Dot
INita it or Mentioned Me snip he bail named to soy out.
By the COUAT—AII the offerers laid iheir offers delis so
Viffie table when they delivered them in at the merlin.
Mr. Mislead, the partner of • deceased whinging, WU
spit called; low be omit' unit, prove that their Offer was riot
Wootesonirsted so any permit before the meeting.

Mr. Jeuttesue cor;eisurtitted the evidesee of the otha esti-
mators.

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Mr. Clydeadade, eh.' It- to Mr. John Kirkwood, said be was
gale ("widest that • Kiikwnoirs offer is rootvos did sot
roc/lair the mewl read at the 'greeting of competitor*.
itK.n „Psalm, was not a partner with his father, but
sat .iske himself. Kirkwood, scalar, signed all
doeutprolo.
i "."114 Mt .Mr J Firrlalr.—Wiliewn Kirkwood's
stallIP11"; ' Mr. Kukvrimil's Issud-writiog ?
(Wis • hest a t your hands/Mimi ?-*Yes.
Then why di * hare when I ...Awl whose wrillue it
was?-4fths V.-Itsaissi eicsoil lby.kitkwoo4l, senior!
....46,. T Mil lite
.**l Mr. Kirkwood. motor, slimed
all duroments ? Aid
,A. r. Kirkwood, juaior, alga it f Di
not we Ann 14e1M. ;•••M'itors..loi out see him, be was
.sit-
ling at a distance. .
Rwenamlned by Mr. Moitcatrirr—Wrote the letter by
corder of Mr. Wilson and Mr. Kiikwootlejunior ; gave it to
the latter after be,hasl written it.
Ay the CovaTe—Ts the beet of Ms recollection, lie bad
written aisothrr Mier lipite sense day. They sever were
both written at 'the sail lime. Did sot recollect what
was dose with the other Op ,Whatever was dime with 11,
same was dose at the
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~ no had sera tbm leiter before
in the process. Kirkwnaels.ovolor, knew nothing of these
offers. Me was made acqaMaitei ;with thews after She anti.
mates had hero sealed—the filoitring day ywahahly, Mr.
Kirkwood, seitior, was tint ioruiefted of this offer Is process.
Mr. Wilma said hi would give Kirkwood the preference, and
did sot oialilamiinion to get the oak.'
By a honor—At the sterling. John Kirkwood's offer was
read WM. .. ,
This clotted the case for the'Defender.

Mr. Jewfruaw, in reply, informed the Jury that they were
to emillise their attention to the cons!deiatioa of the first
issue. At ell @vests he was entitled to a verdict an the
ennead lame. They had no evidettee that a written offer of
b6Ol. woe tendered to Mr. Wilson, and that that offer was
read at the meeting by Mr. Brash. The sally question was,
whether the offer I. process was the one produced at the
meeting, and read by Mr. Break eorree.ly ur incorrectly.
it was paitiful to say, but dufficult Not to feel, that ibis was
a ease of ineditatrd or accomplished freed on the one side.
His cheat's statemeed was simple, and involved no pertici•
patina in say flow di.bonest w webaedsome. His state-
meet was, that the offer in proms was written half an hour
before the isterdloft, mid was the dacosamit act salty giver in
and read he Mr. Brash. The dieerepaney between the dace.
meat and the 'Meat* of the other *Knew, with respect to
the sow, he attributed to a Acre slip and trip af theoramte.
He did 601 (softies it prubahle that Mr. Brash could
have mistakes the word " four," plainly written, foe
"Ave;' bat aotbilig was snore easy thee by s mem ("gamic
slip to make a wrong prostanciation, and any .• five"
whew fear wee die tionmeal intruded to base beesteutpreased ;
espotisily when, sada t t. ease, the " four" WIN preceded by
a *whew of lass, and fps had. hoer e repetitive, become
addited N the artleulation of the ?atter figure. In like man.
are his lesteiseal Friend (Mr. Itl'Farlsar) had frequently in
his ormolus confused the lames of the parties, sod had said
Kirkwood, wawa he doubted not that Wilson was correctly
imprinted so the tablet of his tomnory. and it was only his
Learned Mead's lipe that had.phsged his mind Cake. This
eery misname eterwirewer.—name a lapse of the orgasm of
speeds, or a minapprebemiiiin in bearing, Wiest what is mid
I. 'lamest front mar prervisceptions of *hat we expected to
hear—neither was sufficient to secomot for the mistake of a
word, burette. osiospienously written in the paper from
which it is road. Sot what was the character of she Defeo-
der's foie! He cousidered frau/totem dealings very orally
allied to false statements; and of these the pleadings of Mr.
Kirkwood were full. Me. Jeffrey pointed out some of them
ea Irreconcilable with the evidence of Clideadale, 11011efier-
wet& enter. .d upon a Wog and ingenious argument in sup;
port of his cheat.
The Lon D CIII/F CONtIfINTOWFR said, that the present
cause caine into "bin Coon for tie dory so deride certain
facts on these loosen, fur the porproie of assisting the Court
of Session in deciding the prnicipal cause. Hia Lord.bip
then recapitulated she evidence, from which, he said, there
appeared to have been some, he could hardly say dialionesty,
but cousiderable maineuvering in this transaction. Hi.
Lordship left the first issue to he disposed of according to
the Jury's estimistiou of the evidence which related to it.
Mr. Monomer took excepti .... s to the derision of the
Court, which 'ejected a part of she evidence for the defence.
The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hour, and, on
returnimr, gave in their verdict, finding, with respiet to the
first issue, that the letter isi process, subscribed John Ku k.
wood, juu. containing au ulTer to • aerate the weight work
of a home fur 4391. wan out the offer given in and iead by
Mr. Brash, at • meeting in Mr. Wilson's ho.. on the Gth
of April, 1819, and was not the offer agreed to by she said
Andrew Nilson for executing the said work ; and finding
the second issue not prove's.
The above cause or upied the Court the whole of the day,
and appeared to vacate considerable interest.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

NOVEMBER 20.

Arrived the Sarah, Scott, from London for St. Mary's,
River Gambia; Pricier's of Wales, Coulee, from Gliw.
bit, is dist,eq..—she sailed 17* October : on the lit of
November. in lat. 45. 15., lone. 44., sprang • leak, and on
the 9th became completely water-lugged; on the 16th, in
10n5,.1,1. 45 tell iu with the American ship Columbia, from
Liverpool for New York, who supplied her with some ble.itl
mid provisions; six of the new, together with a female par-
meager, aboodoued the sod went on board the Colum-
bia, leaving the master, 10 men, and a boy on board the
Princess of Wales, who, at the inumneot 'peril of their lion,
succeeded in brinainc the le•sel unto this harbour.
Arrived the Lapwing cultic from • cruise.

FALMOUTII. NOVIIMBER 20.
Arrived the Diligent, Cyril% Iris %able, in 40 days.

IMO" NOVVIIBRII

Came down from the niter the Grolgiana, W , for
perhice ; and Tryphens, Woodto, far Gibraltar—and re-
main with the rent of the out
Arrived and d'art{ for thr It:res the Rairks, Gardner, from

OPE? Nei or •
THE CALEDONIAN CANAL.

[ln/RIM PASTIVIL•III.]

We formerly mentioned the completion of the
Caledonian Canal, and the passage of the Lochasess
steam-boat through the canal. On the evening of
Wednesday week the party landed at Fort Au-
gustus, having saluted by a discharge of fire-arins
all the houses of the p►incipal proprietors of the
ground on the banks, who returned the solute in a
similar manner, when above fifty Gentlemen were
entertained by Mr. Grant in the School-house.—
Ors Thursday morning the party embarked for
Fort William. lu passing 'through Loch Oich,
they Saluted the mansion-linnet of Glengarry,
which is situated on the north side, by • discharge
of fire-Drawl and the band playing "My wane it
is Donald ild*Donold." which was returned from
the old Castle, and the Chieftain himself joined
the party. They afterwards passed through Loch
Locliy, • sheet of water about ten miles in extent,
the hills oil whose shores seemed to awhile the
whole population of Lochsher, who cheered with
the utmost enthusiasm. The last piece of the
canal is shoat eight miles in length, and contains
•twelve locks, the passing through which occupied
three hours. At half-past five the veisel dipt her
keel its the waters of the Western. Ocean, which
was marked by a salute from Fort William, (lie
iuhsbitaniv of which testified their joy by bonfires
and acclamations, aided by • plentiful supply of
whiskey from the Gentlemen of the town.
At half-past seven, eighty-seven Gentlemen, the
guests of Mr. Grout, sat down to a handsome soil
plentiful dinner in the Mason Lodge. After the
cloth had been drawn, ■nd the ususl loyal and pa-
triotic toasts bad been drunk, " Prosperity to the
Caledonian Canal" was given, when
Mr. Genus said he believed it was one of the
most stupendous undertakings of that nature which
Europe hud seen, not so much for its length, though
that was very considerable, extending, by na-
tural and artificial channels, nearly sixty mile•,
but for its depth, which was to be throughout, in
the artificial part. twenty feet, and in the natural
part vastly more. The design of it was great ; it
was not only to open a direct inland communication
by water, between the eastern and western coasts of
Great Britain. but to open a new line of intercourse
between the Western Ocean •sld the North Sea, so
as to avoid the stormy and circuitous uavigation
of the Pentland Frith and Cape Wrath, by which
it had appeared iu evidence that many lives and
much property were anomaly lost, thus enabling
ships, British and Irish, in the Baltic trade, to pass
at once through • safe inland channel to the
northern couotnesof Europe ; and it was also con-
templated that in times of emergency frigates of
war might very expeditiously pass by the same
channel, directly from the west of Britain to the
Northern Sea. In •
.national view this design was
evidently of high importance, and, in fact, the ides
of it had long existed before it was acted upon.
Even in the course of execution the undertaking
had proved very beneficial to the Highlands. No
!ems ■um than 645,0001. had been expended for
labour and workumuship, and he was fully satisfied
that by very far the greatest part of this sum had
been diffused gradually in a course of years, which
made it the more serviceable. Besides, the pollees
of the Highlands, by seeing the skill, ingenuity,
and expertuess with which all the manual operations
of excavating and forming the could were perform-
ed, received a new set of ideas and a new art, num-
bers of them became also expert. and when work
faded st the canal went to the south country to
seek employment of s similar kind. Respecting
the effects to be now looked fur, he should confine
himself to remarking, that the opening of coin-
muniestions was the first means of improving a
country. At present the great work in question
opened the communication from the East to the
West Sea, with generally twelve fret depth of
water, which was sufficient for the coasting trade,
and such vessels arid boats as were usually em-
ployed in it. From the experience already had of
the effet of the partial opening of the canal from
Inverness to Fort Augustus it could not be
doubted that similar activity would soon appear at
the other end of the canal ; hut it was still to be
hoped that the noble •id important design origi-
nally formed for making this canal the channel for
large ships in the Baltic ionic, and for oilier ships
from the west to the north of Europe, woolil in
time be t ompleted, to the permanent benefit and
honour of the nation. The toast was then drank
with enthusiastic applause.
The Nests sleet proposed a toast, " In celebra-
t• of the munificence of the British Legislature."
Several other toasts were then drank to those noble-
men and g,ectleineti who were either connected with
or had giveo their support to the undertaking.
Nlllollo' whom were Lord Melville, Lord Selmouths
bid Colclnster, Mr. Vansittart, the Right lion.
Charles Grant. M.l'. for the county, Mr. Telford,
the Comtniarrioners of the Culedonien Canal, the
Chiefs and Clans, Glengarry, &c. &c. At twelve
the party broke up.
pa Friday they proceeded forthwith to Inverness.
At the opetiiuga of those glees which branch oft•
from the lake here and there, like the ribs from a
giant spites, several of the gentlemen dropped off,
each reiurting to his herr•tlttnry mansion, and sub-
ject valley. The music at these times, the splash of
the oars which bore away Chieftain mid Laird, heard
keg after the boats had been lost in obseurily, and
the prolong ed farewell elleers, had a singular and
delightful effect. As 90011 as 6191111101119011 was
landed, his mansion s.arted into a blaze of light.
and for some in time remained a beautiful object, as
seen From the recetlieg vessel. About 13 o'clock,

t'och Oich, 3 Ailey 56 eosins—the shallowest port
in this Loch is 9 lent. From the S.W. end of
Lot+ Osch In Loch Lochy, the distance is one
mile sixty..five chains ; and the depth flocs ten
to twenty fret. Length of Loch Lochy. ten
miles; and from the S.W. end of Loch Lochy
to Corpse!, reit lock, eight miles three chains—
the total length being 60 miles 40 chains, of which
37 miles 32 chains; pass through lochsor Iskee, soil
23 miles 8 chains of canal cutting. From Loch
Laxity to the regulating lock near it. there is a
depth of from 12 to 18 feet : from the regulatinq
lock to Neptune's Staircase, at Banavie. the depth
is 15 feet ; and from the chain of 8 locks at Bana.
vie to the sea at Curpsch, there is full depth of
water iu the canal of 20 feet.

MARKETS,

CORN EXCHANGE, Fatn4Y, NOVIUSIIVR 2?.

The continuance of ronirary wind; has p led top 'r-
etiring any supplies during the catunie of the week, yet the
business transacted in our market 'hie morning is
worth mentioning, the consumers holding off until neat
Monday, in the hope that large 'alpines will mince a. worn
as the wind becomes f tile, therefore the prices are no-
minally as on last Wednesday.

UXBRIDGE.
Corn Inspector's Return, TRURnDAT, NOVEMBER 21.
Wheat, per load
New ditto lOl —a to 131 5,
Barley, per quarter Ills —.l to 32. —.l
Oats lll4 to 30s —d
Beans SU —6l to 326 --d
Pease lB. —d to 33s
Rye —d so —a —d

DEVIZES, Novamotat it
Wheat.... 241 Oda 14s Od Oats lse Oda 15s OI
Barley.— Ito• Oda 3is Od I Beams
750 Sacks of Wheat sold at the average of 17s. Od.

HUNGERFORD, Novmsta 20.
Wheat 24s Od to 48s Od Oohs._ 14s Od to ?Ss 0,1
Barley 23s Od to tds Od I Beaus.. to. Od to 32s Od

SALISBURY, ?fermata lA.
Wheat 2Bs to 30. 044 I Oats l7s 04 to 224 04
Barley. .... 24s to 314 Orli Beaus 26s Od to 344 01

SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY. NOVIDISER 22.

Notwitlislanding use acuity supply of all kinds of Cattle
at uur market Ibis morning, Beef was 4d., mad Veal 6d. per
stone cheaper. All other descriptions of swat remain sta-
tionary at nor last quotations. 10 the llay.masket there
was little doing; Hay hes tulles 76. 64. per load.
To sink the alit per stone of Sib.
Beef.,...es. 6J, to 314 U. Head of Cattle this 441:
utton..2s. 64. to 3s. Oil. Beasts ..... '407
lamb...os 04. to Os. 04. Slieep sad Laatbs... 4,060
trea1.....3r. 61. to 4s. 64. Calves lOO
Pork 21. 10d. to 3a. 8d Pigs

HAY-MARKET.
Hay ... St. 10e. Od. to 41. Os.
Clover •. • •••• • 31. Os. Oil. to dt. be. Od.
Straw ...... It. 10t. Od. to It. itts. Od.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
(lay the Carcass.)
Reef.... I. 8d to 24 8.11 Veal .... 2. 8d to 41 4d
Muttoo.. 2s Od lo 2s 4,11 Pork.... 2s Oil to 3s $J

PRICE OF 110 PS, per Cwt.
Pork s
Kent Ins to 41 15s Kent .... 21 As to 41 les
Sussex ..21 0. to 2! 18. 1 Semen 2/ Oe to 2/ No
Esse 5. is 3/ 121 I Eases .... 21 4s to 3/ 6s
Farnham, fine, It. Os. to V. 75.-9econds, 31. 10s. to 61. 0..

PRICE OF POTATOES, FRIDAY. NOTPKIIIR Re.
Marsh Chatopiess —a Od to 80. Od per too.
Marsh Shows sss Oa to 65. Oil
Upland Champs Bos 04 to 05s Od
Upland Sbass 55. Od to 80. Od
tire's's.
Apple Potatoes
Ossobles 5O. Od to 155 s Od
Yorloliire Kidoess

PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stoat of gib.
Price b) Talluw (as staled by the Tallow.wielters), 21. 54.

PRICE OF CANDLES.
From Tallow Chandlers Hall.
Price of Candles, per dozen, 9a Od—Moalds, 10s 6d.
6d. per dozen allowed for ready money.
N.R.—The prires is the general Retail Shops are from
71,d. to Bd. prr lb.

PRICE OF TALLOW,
Town Tallow elk Od —+ Od
Yellow Russia 44+ 04 •—y 03
White ditto...—. 011 --a lid
Soap di110.....40, Od —s Od
Melting Stuff 301 Od —s Oil
Ditto rough-23s Od Od

SOAP, kc. per 11211 s.
Yellow Vosp 7Bl
Muffled Wits
Curd ...... . .
Graves
Good Dregs

RAW

I DES.

Best Heifers & Steers, per vt.

Ordinary Rs 841 In 24 10d
. _ • _ . .

3s 4d 10 3s Rd Market Calf.. each 10s nd
Middlings 3. Od to 3s 2,1 F.ng. Horse Os Oil id Os Oil

SHEEP SKINS.

Polled ..
Downs

PRICE OF LEATHER.
Rolla, MI to 58111, each 42.1 to 23.1 pr. lb.
Ditto, 56 to 6011 n, earth 24.1 to 25.1
I/re/ming H idea „18.1 io 19,1
Fine Conch Hides icht to 20l I
Crop Hicks 35 to 40 lbs. for cutting 191,1 to 20J
Ditto 45 to !Albs 20,1 so 22d
Calf Aims 30 in 401ba 21.1 to 2041
Ditto 50 to 70111 a et hl to 3•'d
Ditto 70 to 801ba 25.1 111 27d
Small Seals (Geri:aloud)

I urge ditto lB4 In :0.1
1' d Horse [tides 1".1 to 1t.1.4t1

ivy, sari may be gaoled al a small aecliae.—itol as:es trr
ta.day 495. dd.

Is Forrigu Sugars there are purchsoes seported by pri.
;Pate contract, and no palate • awe bee" brought forwsrd.
Coorgc--The publir. %%ley dor wet off gm,. frwy
alk,
thole fur some weeks preceding: the &wish Plaotsbos de.
erriptions sold at prices • abide higher. 19 co.lts Sba 1,",
Si. Domingo sold 945. ed. a 955. 6d. for good oidloary dt .
flce iptium,

This forenoon there was a great hustle in the Coffee mar.
het, on *truant of the favoniable smellier-ace by the Flro.
dews :it was staled, the prices of Coffee at Antweir
had advanced very materially : mamedicstely Ilrere were ex-
tensive inquiries for East Iddia and fur ,441. bumingo; but, as
the news generally transpired, the buyers could out purchase
ow the previous terms, and we do not learn of sates to ago
eaten., hot the holders of Mt. thimingo wonld aol sell al the
firmer Nice. The public rale .this forenoon, .280 Ra.k,
153 bogs, consisted chiefly of Ile, hire sad 11-nserera
and went off 2s. a 36. to., r. It 001161, however. 10 rr.
mat keel, that these descriptions hare lately rair.l m.••
hither than any other coffecs. "Ilie Jamaica to ~
fully rapporiedthe previenli paces.

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COTTOM.—The Cotton maik, t since our last pubhcsi,
bas been •itlioui interest; eery few purchases seportii!:
iso reduction in the maims, prices can be quoted. The,:
would be exicosive buyers uf East India at a deelme or !id
bat au parcels offer at the reduction. The accounts feints
Liverpool state tbnt market quiet, without wry alieratioi;
in the currency. The pew hoses 6(4 e place our last little ex.
ceesl 300 packages, consisting chiefly of a very One parcel of
Bengal. at 60. (which is id. above the prices of good
quality), mid a few Surma of the last sale, which were die.
posed of at the advance of id. on the India House sale price.
FRVIT.—The remainder id- the cargo of new Currants an.
sold at public pale, has been disposed of by private contract,
at about 110 s. to 1124. per cwt. and declared to be re-sold
by the trade at 1161.: about 100 butts sad a few Carol, els
of old were pold at public sale on Wednesday, from Ms. to
109 a. (the old Pair.. was taken out, and disposed of pri-
vately); the remainder of the sale consisted of new French
and Spanish, which neat off heavily: of the Spanish, a greet
part appeared to hser lota bought in ; there are m.rers I ar-
rivals of slew Figs and Smyrna Frail, sod two parcels of utv
Deoias and Valeta' iss.

TALLOW.—The inisunderstandinq witting the Pxten.ire
•pecuhture, mod lie Tallow consequently thrown open
the market, uensiona the prices mill to decline. At dote
o'clock t•-day yellow candle Tallow was 38s. 6J. a 395.

PIRACY.

MEETING OF THE WEST INDIA TRADE

On Monday, 18th instant, at a general slid fall
meeting of the %Vest India Planiets, Met, hams.
sad Ship Owners of Glasgow, the lolloalug Me-
morial was adopted, and directed to be fursahl-
ed to the Admiralty, by James Ewing, Esq. their
Chairman

To the Right Honourable the Lords Commi.sioners of b:s
1113jeso's Admiralty.
The Memorial of the West India Association of Planter..
Merchants, and Ship Owners, iu the City of Glasgow.
Shewerth—Thal year Memorialists are extensively regaged
is the trade with his Majesty's Coloaies in the West Indies.
That authentic actosats have lately been received. of ■
predatory warfare carried on by lawless banditti on the Wret
hides Seas—interruptiel the passage of vessels to and from
the Colonies--extending to the very s►ores and harbutes of
our Islande—emkagering the persons and property of Bri-
tish eabjectee—sad raisins the premium of i aaaaa nee to dreei
the rate usually paid at Ibis gessoes of the year.
That, is a time of profound peace, when so risk was anti-
cipated but that of the elements; when no prepaestio:ls of
defence were required againat a foreign rimy; and este-o
coallideare was reposed in the vigilance of his Majesty's crosi-
ers for the eappreestem of every piratical attempt—your Me-
morialists Cllll§4l but coatemplate with sentiments eel regrat
stud ourprlse, thee the vessels of Britain should thus bsse
heels rxpuseJ to ivanit, pillage, and barbarity. Aware, hon.
►ver, ou tier one hand of the prottential policy it was espy.
direst to observe towards Spain; and ignorant, on the odic,
'if the inelewetions winch may have bees coninutederated to
the Corninasdere on the *tattoos, year Memorialists do not
presume either to attribute blame Se the adminiatralion of
your Lordships, or to suggest the remedy best adapted to the
exigency. But feeliag in the strongest manner the anent ce
of which they now complain, and rueSdieg at the same t.mr,
with perfect assurance, both i■ the care and wisdom ett ►ia
Majesty's Govanment, they casing permit ilsmsseiri. to
entertain • doubt that effectual measures will be twine-
diately adopted to remove the evil, to prevent its recut erne,,
and to afford the mist complete protection to the t• ale of
the country.

May it therefore piratic your Lotdrohips to bite the pre.
sieves into your euitaitlentiuu,outll to give such reduce
as the nature of Ihr rase may require.
Sigurd in name aid by apputulineut of the Meeting,
JA. Chairman
C. D. DONALD, Srrrmarr%
Gimpy, November 13, 1922.

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Stoutish Horse lids, f appeared by the opening, it was intended to pursue.
Si Vincent's ; Hubert James Haynes, b 1 Kellen, from St. Ir. M. tilt yacht reached the draw-bridge •t Blight, l'id to 17.1
sil 1 tl, Mr. MONCRIErr, it. reply, conceived this objection to be I
, Lucia • Clementree. Tony. Gorr Bahia; and ticveral Inure having snac:e her homeward voy:uge from the West COAL MARKET, ?Coyness:it 22.
1 Liougged ou a mistake. They were slot attemptisg to prove be ' d hound, partietilais unknown.
Sea in 13 bows, including the brVertil stoppages. Shine ■ng Market.
by parole testimony the tenor of a document not prodaced ; m" 31
gbipa Sold Price.
'hut a document hail been delivered to by the Pursuer. The l'imraicki ""lIIIIR 16. Thus tinissim lisle first aquatic excursion through •
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2Newadentialle4 7 :lrk. 04. to 4La. Od.
• k nosiest was emitted to tab that whatever documeat was In the dreadful gale and Iii::11 tide ou Thursday night. the
; . ' • flood gates of the iley ,lock as Kigeril's Qnny were halm la. the Great Caen of Scotland.l
reed, it was slot that. 3 Mose Coal U
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Mr.llll/11EY—Tile other side were entitled 10 prove the soda brig andel goitiz irpair. there, was 11w...v0 "[I her beset We subjoin an account of the tength of the Ca-
Iti, ' offer in process was sot the one accepted, hat They mare". ends; 'te. seutry•boa on the Custorn.bouse quay ass swept le/lonian Coma. awl the depth p of the cut tit the _—..--
[From the London Sew Pries Current.]
At opting to prove die tenor and existeuce of member deco. into she neer' different parts :—Froin the sr. lock at Cluchon-
• I ,brig I.iberiv of Aberdovev outward-bound, war
meet which they bad sot recoverid, sine taken the legal The
l driven ti p to our harbour from Taohaat, haat, and lost her FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 22•
ii,.aos so recover.
•• TM Lotto Cum Consitestenran said, tint, as a point boat", "did"' " cables.
Ito .45... a ..Cllll, cossintaisel The following are ilic only merchant vesmln Iyi.g at our dNeluPitriktouninnit:ditir4o' 0:181 Lochiup 904:101:1hrathr'. 1.2
tree„,,4l ; Nfrom SCoat• The good and time dere. Thous of Aloacuirades
a ready rale. aud the former priers are fully mane.
to. he decided by thus Court, be thought the plan suggested
l•
i 11 Mr. Jeffrey war conformable to the strict rules of eyi. quays. and "hey recessed 00 eussmiAl injury :—George, of 6 mile. 5.5 chants; depth from pochgarroch to Wiled; the ordi•ary brown qualities are lonised spot. the
Portsouth; Pacific, 01 Lrt imeek ; Lsa, oui of Lyndon ;
*PM m Lucia Ness, (turn 10 to It! feet. Length or Loch market, and are offered or rather lower treini to facilitate
Examination continued—Witness heard the offer read. Heart of Oak, of Chepstow; Alexander, of Calk ; Farli-
. Netts,
I' ca.„., stook that the document "awed ~,,, the o&, mid tude, of Peterhead ; Jane, of Irvine ; Martha of Fispisril ; In Refined good' there is little siterstiins in prices. hut in
V,Loch Neill to Loch Oich, 5 •oiles 35 chains; depth
at glre meeting, as he look down a sate ait at the tiiimaand True Bine, of Liverpool ; Apollo. of ;ureteral ; Den fells, - the low goods
there have bees coasideenble putelusees,
In this diw.ance, from 12 to IS led. Length of and the market looks grni: the rani-, ou die cootrrey, are
I - " ito ydo sot agree.• le a atibrequeut toareesatiou Mr. Wil. of St. Illss i and VIA', of Luielick.
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