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POREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

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F RONI THE FIELNCII AND DUTCH PAPERS.

T, OCT. 3.
Accounts from Vienrys, of the 17th irstant, state,
that a Courier had a►riv.A there from the Emperor
of Russia, bringing intelligence of the Arrival of that
Monarch at Pulau, in Western Gallicia.

• .
ITAI'IAN STATE GAzETTE, Nov. 1.
Inteltgence from Frankfort to the 27th of Oft-
ber states, that on the 20th of 0411•ber the little
cularnn commanded by the Archduke Ferdinand
arrived at Nuremberg. It had been nn the 18th at
Gunzenhanien. Thi ; column carried with it fifty
or sixty Nees f artillery. It had scarcely departed
thence when Prince Murat's corps appeared, and
nude some prisoners in the subutb of Gnstenhof.
Prince Murat rode at the head of four regiments
of cavalry, and pursued the Austrians nearly to
Eschenau. Ile came back himself, however, in the
evening, and took op his hesd•quarters at Nurem-
berg, while his corps followed the enemy. Another
aaion has been fought at Eschenau, in which the
French took a number of prisoners, and some cannon.
The Austrians then continued their retreat,taking the
road through the mountains. At last, on the 22,!,
the French cavalry, which pursued the Austrians,
returned to Nuremberg, bringing with them twen-
ty-three pieces of artillery, an immense booty, and
400 prisoners. They had chased the enemy to
the other side of Grafenberg. On the 23d, the
French troops had marched from the environs of
Nuremberg to proceed towards Ratisbon. The head-
quarters were at Feucht on the 22d, and were to be
at Neumark on the 23d. Another Austrian corps
retreated, on the 12th, by the way of Fuesscn to
Bregentz and Reuti, in the Tyrol. Two days after,
the French were at Fuessen. The Austrian General
Wolfskehl, is at Biberach, with about six or 7,000
men. Matshal Soult has marched thither, and Mar-

shal Augereau is advancing through the Black Fo-
rest, to form a junetion with him.

ISRVIIIWICC. OCT. 21.

.-"- The Prussian'troops, now on their siurch, form
three armies: one in Lower Saxony, under the
command of the Duke of Brunswick ; a second, in
the Anspach territory, under the command of the
Prince of liobenlohe ; and • third, in Westphalia,
under the coniruaod of the Lledor of Hesse.
FROM TIM HAMBCRGH CORRESPONDENT,
Of VII 15T11 fur OCTOINS.

TIZIIN•, OrT. 16.
Within the last few days, two couriers have ar-
rived from Berlin, with the most agreeable news.
cover the extraordinary public ex-
consequent upon the commencement of the
20 millions of florins has been opened
a lottery, each lot valued at MO
, so contrived, that the buyers may
50,000 florins, besides the smaller

that those who draw blanks shall re-
cent. for the capital they have staked.
the Court 7 per cent. interest, 5 per
• appropriated to the payment of the
,eled prizes. This lottery is to last for
and i■ November of each year, the 16th
will be drawn and paid. The reve-
mines, and the surplus of the Vienna
pledged AS securities of the loan.
, an order was sent to Count Philip
leave Paris w;th all his suite. •
teault, with all his suite. will, in two
for the head-quarters of the German
wait the arrival of Count Col.,entrel
' from thence both parties will pro.
journies.
2rted, that the Archduke Charles has
Adige in three places. and taken Italian
nothing official has yet been made

ecr. t 7.
. saive, and, we believe, the most oasis-
negociations are now carrying on with Pru*-
laugwit: received, on big dep.arture, a
, suuf•l»a from His Imperial Majesty.
considerable body of Russians, from Corfu, are
lour army in Italy, and commissaries

readled Venice se mate the necessary

PAR'S, OCT. 29.
dispatch from Strashurgh .reaches
minutes ; and the couriers, with the
• perform the journey in thirty-six
thanksgiving took place here on the 27th
,), with much snlr•tttnity, fur the
It was on the Igth, that the second
Massena's army crossed the Adige at
CONICASII•4OPLI. RCPT. 18.
received the welcome intelligence
Ottoman troops had obtained A complete
... Bey' at Cairo. Ac. -rding to the
pr Aftice in Turkey, the heals rd seven of
the leaders. among which was said to bi that of 'ilk
publicly hong up on the Sereglie.

THE BRITISH PRESS

LON I )ON,
WEDNESDAY. Novconta 6.

We have received some Foreign Papers, but none
of a later date thin the Mith last. from France, or
of the 2d instant, from Holland. They cnnfit m the
account of the escape of Prince Frienis•No, but
throw very little light upon any other circumstance
conneaed with the military operatio.3 in Germany.
Some expectations are entertained that Prince FER-
DINAND has carried off with him a corps of con-
siderable amount. A large body of troops, no
doubt, accompanizi him immediately from Ulm ;
but, from the rapidity of his flight, it is net
probable that they could have kept together ; and
in the event of their being only dispersed, we can
scarcely hope that they could join the Anstrian and
Russian Army on the Inn, in time to oppose the
combined force of Bean &DOTI' a and BON APA Rt. K.
In the state to which Austria was reduced by the
capitulation of Ulm, the banks of the Inn
is the only place in which they could afford effi-
cient service. The Grand Army under BONA PARTE
amounted to at least 100.000 men. Allowing, then,
40,000 in killed, wounded, and eft to guard the
Austrian prisoners, he would, probably, carry
(4,000 to the banks of the Inn ; where, when united
,
to DEAN ADOTTIeII division, his army would amount
to 100,000. The first Ressian division, and Kira-
, MATZIL'S corps, to which it would be opposed,
did not exceed 70,000 men ; a fearful odds, with
which to encounter an army flushed with one
of the most aston;shing viCtories that ever was
achieved—a vidory, in a peculiar degree, calculated
to inflame the enthusiasm of the French, and encou-
rage all those eztravagaat claims which Bow ar A ar
would attach to his own person, as the favourite of
Providence. BON•P•ST D, however, would not pro-
bably reach the Inn until the 25th. By that time,
Prince FERDIPIAND would probably have joined the
Austrian and Russian force, with-his followers.
Fresh troops, we might also presume, would have
been daily pouring in from every part of the Austrian
territory. If the aggregate were equal to oppose the
army of France, we have still ground of hope, that
vi Rory has attended the Austrian and Russian arms;
if it found itself unable to face the enemy, we can-
not suppose that iss Commander would sit down
quietly en the banks of the Inn, as Mace did upon
the banks of the Danube, until the toils were drawn
close around him, and escape became imprafticable.
Under such circumstances, we have a right to pre-
sume, that the joint Russian and Austrian force would
fall back. The second Russian column, amounting
to SO,OOO men. was expefted to arrive at the Inn
about the 30th last. If then the joint frace of the
first division, arid that of ICIAPIKAYNR, began to
retreat, they would fall hack upon these .50,000
about the 28th, so that, in fad, they would have
only to avoid a general battle for three days, in or-
der to form an array greatly superior to the enemy
in number. Under these circumstances, it must be
the obvious policy of the French to force the Aus-
trians to a battle upon the Inn, before the arrival of
the second division of the Russians. A report has
accordingly prevailed, that intelligence has been re-
ceived of a severe check received by the Russians and
Austrians upon the Inn, but we do not think it en-
titled to much credit. Beawanorre was net inforce
to attack thorn ; and, as the army which marched
from Ulm to reinforce him, conk not arrive until
about the 25th, it is impossible that an account of
any attima fought subsequent to that date, at the
.distance of tae Inn, could have reached London on
Monday, when the report alluded to was first circu-
lowa. Upon a review of the whole subjed, we
think there is great cause of regret, but little bpi
despondency. 'the tempting has commenced uufa-

►r

vourably frr the Alliet ; hot a grezt part of their irr-
mense resent* remain unteuched ; and Do AAAAA Ts
w4l not find it so easy a task to defeat or out-ma-
minters the Austrian and Rossi in Combined At my,
as he has to defeat General Mao'.
We wish we were enabled to say something deci-
sive with respell to the coudt9 of Prussia. We
are, however, precluded from doing so by the wart
(.f intelligence from she North of Europe. The last
letters from Berlin, which are of the 2'll ult. state,
that three Camps of Prussian Troops were to be
formed ; one in Lower Saxony, one in Anspach,
and one in Westphalia : they also state, that
a Paper had been issued by Count I-1.4 ants sten,
which speaks in severe terms of the violation of
the Neutrality of the Prussian Territory of Anspach
by the French. Letters from Milan, of the 11th,
state, that the whole of the French troops in Italy, in-
cluding the troops in Naples, and the Reserve in
Piedmont, is 140,000 men, probably a considerable

exaggeration. M4SCENA, however, is supposed to
have about 70,000 men under his immediate coin-
Man I. We find too, by letters from Madrid of the
14th of OR. that 800) Spanish troops, under the
comm ind of Gen. O'FA R Fitt Are to be sent to Italy
to join the French.

Thd Expedition still remained yesterday, detain-
ed in the Downs by contrary winds.

His MAJESTY is expelled to come to town to-
morrow, to hold a l'rivy Council, at the Qui tees
Niter, to receive the Ht:counee's report of the
coaviEls cast for death during the two last Sessions,
at the Old Bailey.
Ye!terday, the Duke of Tout held a public day
at h;s Office, in the Horse Guards.

Lieut.-General MAC DON ALI, will leave town to-
morrow, to take a command at Cork, from whence
he will proceed upon foreign service.
Admiral Sir Rome Cal DY:k is arrived in town.
We are shocked to fiad, in one of the minor
French Papers (the Gantt, de Framer), an account
of the death of the unfortunate Captain Witioer,
which, there is reason to suspeCi. was something in
the manner of that of General Prciteueu. The at-
ticl. is as follaws—we make no further comment
on it :
" Capt. WRIGHT, of the English Navy, a pri-
soner in the Temple, who had disembarked, on the
French coast, Gco o es,and his aapemplices, has put
an end to his existence, in prisoa, afro having read
in the ilonsienr, the account of the destrulkton of the
Austrian army."
Another Paper, the Journal de Peels, of the 2/th
uh. says—
., Hie day before yesterday, Mr. %Vernal., the
English Officer who last year disembarked the as-
sassins of England on the coast of Brittany, and
was imprisoned in the temple, after having read
the Bulletins of the Monsieur, and tittered much
abuse against the Austrians, and particalaily
against General MACR, cut his throat with a
tax
His Excellency the Imperial Ambassador, Court
STA IlittlilßßlM, has contradicted, in a letter under
his own hand, a statement in a Morning Paper, in
which it was asserted, that the tardy aJvance of the
Russians, whose arrival is a full month behind
the time it was expend, contributed to the recent
defeat of the Austrians. Isis Excell-ncy sap,
that " this statement is completely the reverse
of the state of the case, which is, that the Rus-
sians were full twelve days earlier at their posts
than they had promised, tar could have been ex-
pected ; and that nothing but the most extraordi-
nay and enprecedented exertions could have ef.
fected this promptitude."
General Fi.ovzo, who has had the command in
Ireland, ad interim, since the promotion of Lor I
CSTMC ANT to the Russian Embassy, is returning to
Englaud, to join the British Staff embarking for the
Continent.
Yesterday, the List London Militia marched
from Greenwich, and arrived in town at two o'clock.
Yesterday morning, the. Dube of CAM sassoe
inspeCled the Royal Horse Guards ( Blue) at the
Cavalry Barracks.
A letter from Dover, dated the.4th instant, says,
" A large fleet of vessels, of light draught of wa-
ter, is colleting in our Roads. We have no less
than twelve gun-brigs, and many more, wit* cut-
ters and luggers, art expelled. A great bustle has
Prevailed to-day, in getting on board all the appa-
ratus, stores, and combustibles, which have been so
long preparing here ; and there is no doubt but an
attack on some of the enemy's porn, at no great
distance from us, will take place in a few days. Sir
SION CT SMITH', two double boats, Geniis,: and
Cancer, have beam manstorrlhg in the Bay to-day,
with some additional sails, ;steins:rater, to their sail-
ing with do* expedition. •
His Majesty's schooner Pitrherd, is arrived at
Plymouth she sailed from Newfoundland on the
efith September, with a fleet for Portugal. She
left, off Opnrto. Bar, on the 18th ult. the undormen-
tionesl vessels (excepting two, which went into
Viana), viz.: the Irdlisse, M,aerra, Kintsnsot*,
Stilton, Mar, Ann, Williws, lineehorie, Dart, Friend*,
'fine, Nero, 'Very, Kentaro*, William, Eti:egeth,
Chnthia, Good Intent, Chows, Brothers, Arta, and
the Genera! Prescott. The Captain of the Ps/chord
says, that several other vatesets hired them off St.
John's, the names of which he Is unacquainted
with.
The 91st and 92d regiments passed through
Chatham on Saturday and Sunday.
On Saturday, all was :terry and cnafusion at
Deal, the expedition was expelled to sail every mo-
ment ; Sir Sidney Smith embarked and engaged
every boat and galley that could be procured ; the
expedition, it is reported, is to go against Boa-
login ; and the mama for so many" small boats be.
ing enraged, is said to be for the purpose of passing
over tie chain drawn across the entrance of Bou-
logne I farhoer.. thweelitision is intended to make a
false attagietipee efte•bsiterrieh, while the other mis-
ters the &Amur, and attempts the den/tiding a lifit
flotilla.—(Cearbera pep's./

SEC4rWiI ErATICN.

DWIRUCTION

Of yes

CADIZ FLEET,
AND DEATH OP LORD NELSON !
,:aptain SYKES, of the Await. arrived this
morning •at the Admiralty, with dispatches, an-
nouncing news, glorious indeed, in one pcnot
view, but melancholy in another.
They state, that the Combined Fleet,
.thirty-thro:
sail of the line, came out of Ca•Jia harbour with in.
tent to Tight Lord Nets's% "Fleet,' con isting
twenty. seven.
After• some skirmiahes,theCadia flvatrPturnad int •

harbour. A few days after they carneout in this sane
force, and a desperate battle ensued, which enik..l
in the capture or dcsttuaion of NI/rerun SAIL c!
the Enemy.
Lord Nst.sosr, and his SiCittresiar or Ms
were killed in the engagement, Thtt
great Commander, crowned with laurels, and ka
behind hlm the greatest native thy *Jews' the
of Naval History.

POL 7 RY.

, .
SUNNE P, TYJ MUSES.
Swei-% are thll. wasplings, whet the 'radioed th:en:
Awjte its4Ljhetcrunn her wintry trues
While lave'snd Pleasure, hand in hard,
To hail the scene, the mason, and the song
But swretor fat the strain+, that Tina and Chr lice
Hare ruled. the shades of C'oasic L .re anuol;
Whew beams of bright, 11011113ftai Beauty gionce„
' As the des, stream of Genius glides along.
Where finvero unfadmg in profusha Mourn,
Like ttnaw that deck the rev'rartal brow ,if Nile,
Si,edding rusted Fassey's bow'r a rich perfume,
Illustrious ofipring of old Onarics and Rome,
But now tronsfaved V Freedom% happy Me,
l'rotetied by her ante, and clier%sh'il by bur smile.
Dromert. HAFFZ.
detertwellames,r•wese
The het arelvals At Bristol Hot Wells. are—
Co!woin Marne, Mr Laurie, Mrs. Lamer, Mrs. (tapir., Two
Mi-s Napier., Captain Kane, Mrs. J Harry, Mrs. C Barry,
Captain Retro, Mr. Oakley, and Mrs. and Mee °Ate,.
The last arrivals at Clifton—
Gienerst and Mrs Cliff, Mr. and Mrs Sure's& and family, Mr.
and Mrs. &diens and family, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Mr sot
WC Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Knapp, Mr. and Mrs Who!, Mr.
and Mrs. Markelby' Mr. Mr, and Miss Rodlo-rd, Mr All
Mrs. Way, %in. Powoll and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Kiag, M.
Coliuts, air. Bodiev, Mr. Carer, and Two M' Sodas
His MAJESTY did not ride out yesterday, the fog
being 90 great.
I)uke ter left V'
noon,

y after-

,n, for Kensington.
The Duke of CastasiDOe Will Ism Windsor. for
own, this day.
Dr. PEER has written a very elaborate and eru-
dite letter to Mr. GLASS, on the word cot/Needcc,
in his celebrated translation of 1. Max dailey."
The Rev. Mr. M a maim left the British Hot. I, yes-
terday, for Bath ; and Marriiissr WILD than-
Tosciz, b.q. f.,r Dubhu.
Viscount Cssrt parse* revived, at nine o'clock
last night, at Nestor's Hotel, from East Sheen.
Lord and Lady DON ALT. v arrived at Tiiostas's
Hotel, on Sunday, from Scarborough.
The Duchess of St. Atese's arrived, no Mon lay.
at bet house, in siretrfOrd-place, from B. trivea,e
The Earl of Powis gave a grand dinuei. y..ster-
cl.l v. at his house, in Berkley-ignite.
l'he Duke and Duchess DE CASTRIES arrive!.
yesterday, at their house, Thayer-street. hlauche-
ter-square, from Twickenham.
The Officers of the Oid St. George's Volunteers.
had a grand dinner, yesterday, at the Thatched
Ho•t>e Tavern; their Noble Col. the Eaz I of Cuss-
Tea•is t n, sent them an ample supply ot game sad
veni,on, from Derbyshire.
La& tilitt.notiene arrived in town. last night.
from Petworth, near Bognor Rucks.
Mr. L•IVRENT'S Theatre was last night uncom-
monly attraaive. In addition to the very comic
Pantomime of The Dream, was Mr. Hsitoi..
astonishing performances on the tight rope. wash
were honoured with repeated bravos and plaudits.
Mr. Loose, the West India merchant, has jmr-
chased the house of JAMES H•TCII, Esq. in Port-
land-place, which he is furnishing in an elei;al.:
stile.
There will be published shortly, by an A met icin
'Gentleman, well known in both literary Lemi-
' Ipheres, a Poem, called Tie Cealabiael, with very
beautiful digns, by the celebrated Sumac. We
understand ;sir. Roosts has a Poem no the same
subjeCt, ready for the press s the coincidence is
canoes.
Mrs Enema is engaged to Worm three nights et
the Cheltenham Theatre; also the four Mis•ri.
ADAMS. Their first appearance will he to-morruiv
night.
the Beaux Stratagem, and the farce of
Irina. were performed at Gloucester. on \l
day last, for the benefit of the infirmary. The • •
eiders of Archer, SrfulP, and Flo«efare w...r , .
with * considerable degree of credit, by gentleman.
of that city ; and the remainder of the charaScr .
were well filled by the Manager, and part ot
company, tette generously came from Cheltenl.
for that purpose. The receipts *mediated to neat
forty pounds.
On Monday use following corps were brigad:d
in Hyde Park, by Lord Skillet! : —Tile St.
George's, commanded by the Lail of Catsts..t.
rest n, the Prince of Wales's, the St. Sepulchr an. l
the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court. !'hey march-
on the ground about twelve o'clock. and shoe Is
ilft.er commenced skirmishing along the bank
the Serpentine. The St. George's and fil..ore.
bury appeared to contend for superiority in ..iisc•
pline, and their 'forts were of the most steady an .
soldier-like descriptioa ; the Ninumsbut/ had, her -
ever, the advantage. es.

rived from berlir
In order to c
;\ll
pence' consequen
s
vir.ir, a loan of 2C
in the form of ;
$ florins, which is
• .1
win from SO to
prizes ; and that
teive 4 per cent.
This loan costs tl
cent. 01 which is
above-mentioned
16 years, and i■
part cf the lots w
nue of the mine
Bank, are pledge
On the 10th, 7
Cnbentzel, to lea
M. Rochefout:;
days, set out for
1 army, there to w
from Paris, and
creed an their jour
It is
.teperted
crossed the Adigt
Verona ; but not
known.
The most a/Uri
haory negociatio
sia. Count Hatii
splendiJ snuff-bete
A considerable
eapeded to join en
hare already reac
arrangements.
A telegraphic 1
a' in Slty-five min
official account!.
hours.
• A public thanks
Osltober (Sunday:
late successes. It
division of Masse
Ronco.
The Porte has
that the Ottomar
vietory over the 1
barbarous practice
the leaders, amon;
Ye!, were publizi
t
• .1

1

• -,. CITY aronntss.

A Coon of Aldermen was held at Guildhal yes.
terday, which were present, the Right Hon.
LoaD MAYOR. rieventeen Azotamett, RLCJIRDLR.
Sowers, and other City Officers.
The Court, after having examined the returns of
the Mealweighers, ordered the Price of Bread to be
continued the tame as last week, viz. 11.0 d. the
Quartern Loaf, Wheaten, and I Id. Household.
risostas PHILIP Par se, Citizen and Cord-
waiaerl J once n Low r za, Citizen and Currier;
S carman Tet:ste, Citizen and Currier; JOHN
LANODON. Citizen and Currier; Hasty MATCH-
WICR, Citizen and Currier; JOHN HARDCASTLE,
Citizen and Currier ; Jowls Prat. Citizen and Cur-
rier awl Joan Cowtono, Citizen and Cordwatner,
were 'kited the Searchers and Sealers of the Lea-
ther, in Leadeuhall Market, for the year ensuing.
The several Bills of the Artificen and Trades-
men, and Salaries due at Michaelmas last, were or-
dered to be paid,
It being the List Court in the Mayoralty, the
LORD Maros, in a handsome speech, took his
farewell of the At Ozer en.
Six persons were sworn iuto the office of Brokers ;
and ten others were allowed of, till the next Court.

THIS FOG.
the greatest Fog that has been observed in inn.
don these twenty y•trs, prevailed yesterday, It
commenced at an estly hour, and increased with
the progress of the day. until five o'clock, when the
Metropolis was involved its utter darkee,s. It is
difficult to describe the awful sce.te which the
Strand, Bond-street, Oxford-streef, and
other hely streets presented. The thickness of the
fog obscured entirely the light of tile street•lamps ;
and it -vas with dh that the glare of a
shop-window, full of patent lamps, could be dis-
cerned at the distance of a few yards. The
coaches could otily move with a foot pace, and
to avoid running against eac's other, th:re was
cant nu.tl hallowing out ; this, with the screams
of issengers, who coneeived themselves in danger
of being run over, presented a terrific scene.—
itrieges.as ventured our. proceeded in slow
a id isolvmis procession, the servants walking with
benre them; many of the foot passengers
bad also a torch. Toe hackney and stage-coach-
men elig!-ited from their holes, and led their horses.
but no pit caution could guard against accident and
coalmine. At the corners of streets, and its narrow
passages, particularly, carts, carriage;, and pede,-
inane, might be found ho Idled together, not know-
ing how to move or extrizate themselves, withaint
incurring the greatest possible danger. Lord Mul-
grave's carriage drove against the ,hevean-Je•
freeze inclt,..iog the great gun in St. James's Park.
A Cart litge, with tour ladies in it, was upset in
Osford-street, but they did not receive any ma.
tOrt4l injury ; and a servant of Mr. Christie, of
Pall MALI, was ran over by a horse in Piccadilly.
and v-ry much hurt. !sixty other accidents must
have happen,- I. Alroist seven o'clock the fog be-
gan to Jtsp• I se.

GRAND JUNCTION CANAL.
Vesterday, at noon, a half-yearly Meeting of the
Proprietors in this great concern, tock place at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand; about
one hundred and fifty share-holders were present,
William Praed, list in the Chair. This sleeting
is remarkable, both from being the first since the
works of this Grand Canal we,e all cempleted
(although they were hegira twelve yeats ago), and
from the very considetable changes which have
taken place in the direßion of the affairs of the
Company. since the Last half-yearly Meeting in
May t principally in consequence of an estraordi-
. nary Ganeral Meeting of the Company. on the II th
"bkhily last, at Stoney Stratford, by wtiich the Ap-
porttl.eirt made by the Committee of Chatrle. Her-
vey. Esq. to be General Superintendant of the affairs
of this Company, was confirmed by a most dacided
majority, aed the subsequnt resignations of Mr.
J:tmes Barnes, who itae.las engineer. and of Messrs.
Gray and Chaplin, the clerks to the Company.
At this meeting, a letter was read from the Mar-
quis Rockingham. stating. that he bad with-
drawn his more as one of the Committee of Mi-
nagemvnt ; after which it was privately nsentinned,
that the Marquis, as well as his son, Earl
have sold out the twelve shares and a half which
they held in this concern. Mr. Richard Colliag-
thaw Sale was put in nomination for Clerk and
Solicitor to the Company, :Uhl was unanimously
eleaed. A at iternein of the pecuniary ef.i rs
of
the Company was read. and of the gross receipts
for tolls. on the line of the canal and its branches,
since the last meeting; these were as follow, via.-
1 a Jane, 6,2381.4 July, 8,99e1.; August, 6,18'21. ;
S-pnenher, 6,7111. ; Ortober. 6,A11. focal,
53,1601.
some discussion then took place, on the propriety
of iLstinting to make a dividend to the holders of
the original shares in the concern, who have, it sp-
lear:. yet te.:eiy.ed no return for their money, so
ong ago advanced ; but the revenues of the Corn-
luny have hitherto been applied to paying the
interest on the optional loans, and money borrowed,
aud the surplus has heels applied towards complet-
ing the works ; and these having been. in a great
measure, done some months sinze, the surplus has
been applied to a sinking fond, tor paying off sonic
of the mortgage,: ; and we cannot but think that the
good sense ni the meeting yesterday was shown
in vieir determination to persevere in this system
during the next half year, instead of declaring a
dividend.
At four o'clock, the company sat down to an ex-
cellent dinner, fitty•tive in number, Mr. Praed in
the Clioir.—After 'flu Awe, Quern, Arm, end ANavy,
had been drank,

...

Tie (4,1 Gm'. Societe to the. Grand Junction Canal, the
M,r.litig of nuckinghe,n, the Earl of Bri•'rwater, Mr. Pried.
the CJ,a. mutt, vilth three Illiett three; Earl Spencer, Admiral
C.rtiwanis, I..rd Nelete are. were rven.
It vacs agreed to isisid the next half-yearly meet-
ing at Freemason's Tavern.
Durt..—On the 2/d tilt. a meeting took place at
Kin•Aie. between J. K. Esq. and Captain H. both
of the 8.241 Regiment. At the first fire, the latter
I was wimu,,,kj—vie we soiry to add, it is feared
mortally.

•

LAW INTELLIGENCR
COUIT OF CHANCERY, Ltweaui's•tts Hs• y Nor. 5.
Es-parte BITTOIt.
This was a Petition in the matter of Aldridge, a
Bankrupt. praying that the Bankrupt's certificate
might be stayed, &c.
Mr. COOZE, for the Petitioner, Richard Button,

opened the Petition, stating, that the prayer of the
Petition was, that the Bankrupt's certificate might
he stayed, and that the debt due to the petitioning
Creditor under the commission, as well as other.,
might be expunged.
The Petitioner, in the present Petition, was..a
man of upwards of RO years of age, and, in the
year IROI, was possessed of a small farm in North-
amptonshire ; from excessive old age and infirmities,
he was unable to manage this farm, and gave it up
to the Bankrupt, upon condition that he wa,, to
maintain the Petitioner in ample meat, drink, wash-
ing and lodging, which was agreed to, and a deed
executed accordingly. Soon after. the Bankrupt
withheld the usual allowance, and the Petitioner

WAS obliged to apply to his parish for relief. After
some time had elapsed. the Bankrupt took him
back again, and maintained him as before ; but,
taking advantage of his infirmity, he persuaded him
to execute a release, and he was again thrown
upon the parish. ASions were then brought against
the Bankrupt for breach of covenant; damages,
and costs, were awarded to the Petitioner, and
torectiiirms issued against the Bankrupt, in vain ; for
t th et liniment, thee petiti, ening Creditor under tl.e
commission, Robert Chamberlain, laid his claim for
a sum of 4001. odd, as he swore, for cattle sold to
the Bankriipt,, and mon'y lent; upon which the
commission issoed. and Samuel aid John Aldridge,
the father and brother of the Bankrupt, claimed for
considerable sums of money, and proved debts to a
large amount, without any evidence of the manner
in which they were contrafied; and, what was most
singular. thew permits never were known to possess
a,ny such sums of moiler, being poor farmers. Isaac
Farley, another near relation, aka claimed a large
SUM to he Inc to him, who was only a journeyman
baker. There was a further objeftinn to this corn-
wiis:eie, that the Bankrupt was an trader, and,
the:efore, did not Come within the &mete. As to
the List charg-, thit of having signed the certificate
of the Bankrupt, it was done in ig sorance et the
real meaning thereof. Therefore he conceived
the ceetificate should be stayed, and the debts of
the Ceedieors already mernioried should be ex-
po need.
Mr. ROratia. v, in reply, said, there was no proof
of the release being invalid, in t'ae adion which was
brought, and the award was made upon a general
account. The fag was, that the Bankrupt had taken
the stock and farm, nor under the condition of sup-
prating Button for his life, hut as long as heeshoold
enjoy the posses:inn However, he had not been
long in possession, until the head landiari, Sir John
Kaightly, gave him notice to quit, and. in less than
a year. he was nulled out. Button, like an honest
mate, knowing this, elecuted the rel.e.oe ; the parish
• however, wishing to get rid of a pauper, instioned
the aaions at law apainst the Bank, upt, when it
was agreed the release should be given in evidmee.
As to the certificate. it was sworn by two witnesses,
that when they went to him for the purpose of
signing it, they fully explained the meaning.
The CHANCELLOR ordered that the Petition
should be dismissed; when Mr. Rouit.LY elates,ed
a difficulty as to the costs
His Lordship in reply, said, if they could verify,
upon affidavit, that the parish WAS at the bottom of
this Petition, the business might come on at a future
time.
The Petition was therefore dismissed withaut
costs, and without prejudice to a future application.
Er-perk MEALINO.
This was a Petu ion in the matter of Garret, a
Bankrupt.
Mr. Ts+ omesurf, for the Petitioner, stated, that
the Petitioa prayed, that thu. Commission which had
been issued against the Bankrupt, might be super-
seded at the expense of J. Turner, the petitioning
Creditor. Among other nutters. he stated. that
the Bankrupt was supposed to be dead
Upon the affidavit of George D'Estairs, it ap-
peared, that the Bankrupt left him in the month el
February last, at St. George's Stairs, in a haat, to
go on beard a ship called the Nunn, of which he
was master, and pact owner, then lying at Lime-
house, down the River Thames, and he never was
heard of since.
It was vinested by the Solac ITO!' against this
Petition. that he meant have gone to sea ; but
Mr. T PSON considered that not probable, as he
had lett all his cloaths behind him, and no applica-
, tints made for them. He contented, that about that
time, several dead bodies were picked up, near
Limehouse; but his was not awing them, nor ever
since found. On the 10th of Aptil last, the pe-
titioning Creditor, Turner, wrote a letter to a rela-
tion of the Bankrupt. saying, that he believed he
was dead, and ten days after, he sued eus the Com-
mission. The present Petitioner claimed all the real
and 'irsotaal property of the Benikrupt. by virtue ct
A will, in which he was nominated as the sole exe-
cutor. The property amounted to near 1,3001. and
the debts of the Bankrupt were very trifling. He
therefore made this application, to prevent the pro-
perty from bviug wasted away in a useless com-
missies.
The Csattcet.acta said, that if the petitioning
Creditor would make an affidavit that the party was
alive, this Petition could not be supported.
Mr. Ro mita. y, ie reply, said, he was informed
by Mr. Turner's Solicitor, that the Bankrupt
was alive, a id pressed fur an issue to try the fut.
Mr. Titosie,ote said, that the mere suggestion of
the Solicitor was not sufficient.
Mr. Itosi tato answered. that he understood he
WAS alive.
Mr. THoM PION further objetted to the Com-
mission, on the grounds that they had made the .a
of bankruptcy. his leaving his ship.
The Loan Citaatcettoit considered this a very
singular Petition. Yet. if the patty swore the bank-
rupt were alive, he could not supersede the Com-
mission. The result in the end, perhaps, might be.
an issue to try that fat ; but. at present, it stood
on the face of the proceedings, that he was dead.
His Lordship, therefore, wished the business should
stand over. in order to give the parties an opports-
I tatty of inquiring further into the. Matter.

cry

POLICE.
ROW4TYLIIIr.
QUI TAM QUI TAM.
• A great number of persons, who are acquainted
with Mr.RohOrt Halloway and Mr. Shepherd, an At-
torney. have been in expeitation of amusement for se-
vee week's past, in consequence ache above persons
having declared war against each other. The for-
mer, to commence hostilities, laid an information
against the latter, on the I sth of Odnber last, for
playing at an unlawful game, with dice, called hazard.
This Rating iteszel about in the Avcruing world, much
anxiety was raised among the Anowiss uses, to be pre-
sent at the hearing before the M ACAS 'RAT es. Those
who had raised their elate:aims of hearing what
they termed a proper Wow we, were disappoin:ed, on
the Above day. Mr. Holloway, on the evening pre-
vioas to the day appointed for the information to be
heard, discovered an informality in the summons,
which, he was convinced, would prove fatal to the
information, and therefore sent Mr. Shepherd a note,
that he need not attend the summons Mr. Shep-
herd being at Woburn, in Bedfordshire, Mr. Bell, the
friend of Mr. Shepherd, being well versed in the same
school with the Prosecutor and Defend tnt, in this
business, did not attend to Mr. Holloway's piend:e
,o,r, but appeared before Mr. B:1ND, and Sir WM.
PAllso%s, at the time specified in the summons; when
Mr. Holloway, nor any witnesses. attending, Mr.
Bell obtained an acquittal. for informality. Mr.
sot dismayed at this match being stolen
upon him, laid another ieformatinn against Mr.
Shepherd, and served him with a Iteth summons, and
yesterday was the day fixed upon for the derWe to
take place. A number of Qua Tern Alters:is. and
isseevier otter, from Pall-mall, and Sr. James's-street,
attended at the Office, in hopes of hearing urrets
worth larowinr. Their curiosity was, in some de-
gree, however, disappointed, by Mwh
o,
feeling Sb •pherd,
feeling himself deficient in oratory, as well as strength
of lungs, to his antagonist, engaged Mr. KNAPP, the
barrister. as his second l'he parties attended Mr.
Boron and a a sit PA It%ONl. about one o'clock.
The information was then read by the Clerk. It
charged Mr. Shepherd with having played at an
unlawful game with dice, called ;weed, on divers
days, betsveen the 20th and 2sith of September : to
wit, on the 26th. Mr. Shepherd was asked, whe-
ther he pleaded guilty, or aot guilty ? He answered,
he pleaded a former acquittal, as to the 26th of
September ; and, on reference to the Office books
of the 15th of (Moberg it appeared, that the De-
fendsnt had attended to a summons, and Mr.

Holloway being called three times, and not appear-
ing, the information was dismissed for want of evi-
dence.
Mr. itlfAtr made several observatinus to enforce
the regularity of the Defendant's pleading.
Mr. Hostew•v, in reply, said, that although
the Defendant had been acquitted for any thin{
done un the 26th of September, the intormatioa
charged him with divers days, on the 20th to the
28th of September ; and contended, he had a right
to go for the 27th.
This was warmly opposed by Mr. KNAPP, sel.o
cited several cases in opposition to Mr. Holloway's
arguments.
Mr. Born was eeeldedly of opinion, that Mr.
Ka aee'a Phiraiott was good. Mr. lielLowAy having
tied himself np to the 24th of September, that being
the avermeet in the information, which stated, to
wit, on the 96th of September, had shut himself out
frrim taking advantage of any other day.
Mr. Bose severely reprobated the condua of
Mr. Holloway in this busines., in playing at do-
pren or see-sew, by sending a.note to stop proceed-
ings that were before the MAGII*ritA ors, which he
contended was
Mr. f ini.inwAv, in reply. cortended, his cnndult
had been %Hedy regulas., and tbat similar praßice
Was constantly adopted in the Courts above. and
called upon Mr. lin Al? in corroboration of his
statement.
'The Learned Gentleman admitted Mr. Holloway
to be correct in many instances, hut said, however
the praßice of the Courts above might he, it was
no ruie for the Courts below.
Mr. Boao said, he would never sanßion such
conduß in that Office.
After a variety of observations from the parties,
Mr. Hot, 1.014'A v gave up the information ; but gave
notice that he should, without loss of time, lay
another information against Mr. Shepherd for having
played at hazard on the 527th of September.
Mr. hero, in conjunßion with Sir WILLI ttt
PARSONS, gave direftions for the following acquittal
being recorded on the book—
A.:lamed for inbnatatity, the Itiformatiou being eonlined to
the '2 Gth of September Ltet, of which he was actimated on the
15th of Oftoth.r, on a plea of Not Guilty, and the laiurreant
not a,,pen.ng.
This record did not satisfy Mr. Sem, and he
prayed a general acquittal upon the whole of the
information.
"The MAGISTII•TaI not agreeing to this, the
Learned Gcntlernan addressed the Bench at con-
siderable length, in support of his proposition.
He ranged in is wide field of argument, in which
lie was at length interrupted by Mr. KINN AlltD,
the Magistrate, who observed. he thought the
Learned Gentleman wandered from the ques-
tion, and be pertealy coincided with the decision of
his brother M•oisreaess, as bethought there could
not be a doubt upon it. If a man were acquitted of
an offence on a certsin day, he car tainly would be
liable for the same offence on any of the other 364
days in the year. provided it was in the limitation of
the AR of Parliament, and that the Defendant was
only acquitted on account of an error in the infor-
mation, limiting the charge to a certain day on
which he had been acquitted.
Mr. KNAPP, in the course of his speech, reprn-
bated Mr. Holloway's condua, in endeavouring to
influence the public mind against the Defendant,
by making a violent speech against the Defendant
when he laid the information. which had found its
way into a morning paper, which he produced
to the M•GISTRAT ES. He contended, that this was
done with a view to influence the minds of the Jury,
who were to try the merits of this case ; tor the Ma-
ass s were most assuredly the Jury.
The Learned Gentleman haying hinted at a com-
parison of chars/ten, of Mr. Holloway and the De-
fendant, Mr. HOLLOWAY. in reply, warmly minted,
and defied any OM to prove he had aged wvorg as
an Auesoey ; and said, be supposed Mr. Shepherd
wished to have a rowel acquittal, es a s:winge to
wipe away all be had against him; bat be was very

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herd vsgu.,..e. iIt4L:JA.I NM'ilik.s I. Lat
hOnie, tfl ad gOrldiletra '1"•1 HAT:9
feted, as there was no q ..:tore them.
Hor.t,owar eh erred, that the wit- s, in the.;
cases, Wert like sparrows.theyareW be mct Accl-
den: in the streets, but their root ca •not he fount.
Mr. Holloway ha; renestdly d.,(•.1.i-J. in publs
and private. that if he gets a eut,v-:Sion. he will
subscribe it to the Ls ing-in H05pi....1. • We under-
stand Mr. Shepherd said. that, as he custl.l Not
obtain a general acquittal. he vrshed he had met
the question, and no: made the ohjetinr.
. Mr. shepherd afterwards gave bait, hints. if in
2)01. and two sureties in 1001 each. to a swer to
a boll of indiament found against hi,n. for beong
concerned, with divers others, in a cansporacy
anainst Mrs. N. of Pall-Mall, and obtaining :Tom
her 601.
: on-oIHDEIA.
Mira Clerk was yesterday : hef re the
SJTT;NQ MAGIS 1, chargi. with b.-having is
a disorderly manner at her father-in-law'shouse.l
lc appeared that her husband be; '1; dissat•sfied with
her conduB, had gone to WA ; but she suryniin!
that he lived at his Lather's, demand J. in the mo t
violent manner, that he should be dclivined in her ;
and, diebehevin? the fan that he 11...1 pat to s a.
proceedid to break the windows, and Jo as muck-
mischief as she possibly cmid.
The Prisoner stated, in her deFence, that her
husband was concealed ire the hatise, she having seen
him making his out of the hack door She
also said, she had two children by him, and was left
without a farthing to support them
The Mantrr4A,Tss dismissed the complaint, des,
siring the Prisoner to canztuft herself with more
propriety ; and if she wanted a subsistence front her
husband, to apply to the Parish Officers, who would
soon find him ont

-- •
- The following eliArge of fel ,ny came before the
Sir) Imo MAGISTNATC, at Marlbormagh-street Of-

tier, on Saturday evening I
Anr Atkin charged Throphila. 11. ti. and r4sours
Willy, ass Attorney, with stealiag a quantity of
plate, her property lhe Complainant had lived
many years as the wife iit geliis. at No. ►. Sc. Mar-
tin's street, Leicester-square; and, after they had
quarreled nn Saturday owning, he took a silver
tea-pot and stand from the house, and, in company.
with Wolley, went away. She cailied sit " stop
thief," in vain. On searching, she loony. that pe e
to a considerable amount had been taken from ace
house, and she obtained a scare` -variant at this 0--
rice to recover the same. Hamilton, and oiler Of-
, deers, searched the Louse of Wrilley, No. 8, kupert-
street, where they found the whale of the plate in a
drawer, which they task possession of, and crindu:l-
- Mrs. Volley to the Office. The Prnsecutrix,
on being examiaed, slated, that she had 11' red with
Dellis for many years, and that the plate was her
proverty. The tea-pot and stand were eselirsisrely
hers, for they were a present from a Mr. T. Fade
to Ler. She Went on to state, that Dellis and Wal-
ley were core fflom i• (of ram, and had ruined many fa-
milies. She had been an instrumen "is the hands of
Belli' many years, was privy to if e :rensaairms of
him and his colleagues, and had, by her own exer-
tions, obtained Mal MCC' per -animas. She was
aware of t"..e iniquitous path of life she had midden,
and she wished to retrieve her eh wad •T by forsak ng
:he company of her comparians. After charging
the parties with every despicable ad possible to be
conceived, she insisted nn the resteration of her
pr 'petty. as her indisputable tight. Belli., on the
other hand, condemned his cempanion, as the vilest
of women, and laid equal claim to the property.
It appeared, that during the process of the search-
warrant, a writ of execution was issued on the
goods of Bellis. by Woiley, %Nett were removed to
his house, for a debt of 3001. slue to Walley. Bellis
said the debt was jest, and it was the only way for
him to aft htfree,t towards his creditors.
The MAGICT RAT E was of opinion, that the busi-
ness should be farther inves•igated, and be would
keep the plate in his possession until a future day,
when the parties were ordered to attend.
On Monday eyening last, a gentleman was pur-
sued by two 3heriti .4 Officer a, along the side .4 the
wail of the King's bench Prison, when. a. he -ar-
rived at the gate, and his pursuers had nearly run
him down. a visitor eras comity out, and he, very
opoortunely, popped in, where he w.ll remain until
next Sunday.
Last Saturday, a man fell out of a lighter, at
Woolwich, and was drowned; he has not yet been

found.
On the evening of Friday se'nnight, two aejoin.
ing cottage houses at Sandsend, near Whitby, occu-
pied by two poor widows of the names of H•L4N a fit
Cocetatzt. and JANE Pvmsm, were burned to the
ground ; and, owing to the rapid progress of Me
flames, the roof being covered with tbateh, • very
small part of the furniture was saved from either of
them. In one cf the houses was a box, containing,
it is said. beside other articles, upwards of 1001. in
bank motes, which had been remitted, at various
times, to his mother, by a young man now serving in
the Navy ; to rescue which, a mass, at the peril of
his life. rushed through the fianses, and succeeded
in reaching the spot where it was desposited. On
his return, highly gratified with the success which
had crowned his exertions, it was discovered that he
had unfortunately brought away a *tong bus, of
lirtle salue. It being too hazardous to venture
upon a second attempt, the notes were, of course.
involved in the common destruaion. The fire was
occasioned by a sp.trk from a candle having been
accidentally dropped upon a quantity of lint.
In preparing for the foundations of the row
church, at Lewe., it became necessary to disturb
the mouldering bones of the lorg defuna; and, in the
pro,ectition of that unavoidabse business, a leaden
coffin was taken up, which. on being opened, exhi.
bited the complete skeleton of a body that had been
interred about 6u years, whore leg and thigh bones,
to the utter astonishment of all present, were co-
vered with myriads of Les (of a species perhaps to.
tally unknown to the naturalist) as aftive and strong
on the wing, as gnats, gadding in the air, on
finest evening in summer. The wings of tkis
deseript ratted are white, and, for cbstinetien's
the spectators gave it the name of the C•jia PP. TIM
lead was pertealr sound, and prrseuted not
least chink or crevice for the admission of air.
moisture of the flesh had nut yet left the bones. asd
the Wen beard lay reenspienom on the under jaw..