The National Register.
London, England, 1818-07-27 00:00:00

SPANISH COLONIES.

The following is the copy of a letter from the Gene-
ral in Chief Murillo, addressed to a friend :
" have the particular satisfaction to announce to
you the consplete overthrow of the whole body of Cie
enemy, which dared to oppose the troops of our Lori
the Kiwi') these provinces. The ae,.ivitv of our cam-
paign, and!the fatigue of service, have himiered me fro.a
giving you at an earlier period, a circuut,tAntial se-
court of our triumphs, and the new glory which tin
army of his Majesty has acquired by so many atilt-
guished actions.

" The leaders (Bolivar and Paez) united their forces,
which had become numerous by the occupation of
Guayana, and advanced with a large body, and con.
siderable munition of war (acquired in that coltriy). t•
attack these provinces. Seven brilliant actions, in
which they were successively beaten, hare reduced them
to u state of impotence, a vast body of wreteltes having
been destroyed whose existence was an affliction to
humanity. The town of Sombrero, Maracay, La Poem,
Ortis, 'Uncoil de los Toros, San Carlos, and Sabartaa
tie Cngede, will be externally memorable for having
exterminated more than 3,500 rebels, with the greater
part of their ringleaders, their chiefs, and most conspi-
cuous officers. In it ward, the -farcical Republic of
Venezuela and its blustering authors have now dis-
covered that they can never domineer over a country,
whose inhabitants are -attached to their lawful sove-
reign, and in which their sacred rights are defended.
by troops as warlike and valiant as those which cowpoke
the expeditionary army of Terra Firma.
" More than 2,500 stands of arms, 12 colours, eo;)
leads of ammunition, .40 chests of military stores, their
park of artillery, their armouries, and all the eflbcts
which they had been able to collect in a year Lave
fallen into our heads. More than eight thou.: r. 3
horses of Apure have been destroyed. We have cut-
leetcd 3,000 and 1,000 mules. The staff of
with his chiefs (among whom were many Engli:ll,
French, and Italians), papers, letters, instrumeuta,
Bolivar's writing desk, his equipage, and private Mr..
respondence, &c. have all lidlen into the hands of this
Majesty's army.
" The greater part of the general::, and fhrty ceioneir,„
have been killed. That barbarous tle:poiler, Jose An-
tonio Paez, was pierced with a bullet. Bolivar escape,l
in Lis shirt, most miraculously, when the pd::1111
Colonel Don Ratite' Lopez surprised him in the Itineuu
de loSToros.

" These provinces are free. Guayana and Margrait.
to arc occupied by very weak garrisons, and I hope
from our triumphs to continue to aim ince to you.
very shortly, the reconquest of that province, and tho
submission or extermination of the Margaritteniam.
" I hasten ,to communicate these pleasing, evet.ts; tir
your satistitetion and information.
God preserve you many year%
(Signed) "!PABLO 310/111,1.0.
" Head-quarters at Valencia, May 5, 1;1S."

The Prince Regent will be one of the spetrom
the baptism of the young Lord Brooke, for which great
preparations are making at Warwick Castle.
The Prince Regent .has lately received a present
rom the King of France of.a full lengthlikeness of his
Majesty.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess at
Kent intend to honour the, Haymarket Theatre with
their presence this evening. A stage box will beulem-
ratvd to receive them. _ _

Prince Leon)'al of Saxe Colour,: leaves England is
about a fur night on a visit to his mother in Germany.
ills Royal ....4...;.,!nie5s will remain abroad *bout three
months. -Previous to his departure, he hw takesliers.
borough house on a lease of 8 yesiXii, SO .00111WILLUA
from last _ _ _

Friday was settling day at the sunk -Recharge ;
there were no defaulters. During the neeetiet •[hear
has been less fluctuation than for many years preeneding..
Consols 74: to 80 has been all the variation ; the dff.
ferences paid on Saturday have been in conseguenae
very linii'‘ed. It is a matter of surprise that .the
Funds should remain -at so low a rate, • when the
situation of the country is sn flourishing., and the Re..
venni:increasing beyond what the trust sanguine ,addd
anticipate.
tbllowing is an egtrart of a letter from Ceyl,m„
dated March 1, }Bit; :—" TLe war .M the infrrior
seems •to be spreading very taitet, :ma it. is great:,
to IR; ftbareci.that the 11:7.4.3i5h will be obliged to rella.„
quish the contest of... Kandy, and be .content with tha,
old possessions."
An appeal was tried at the Guildford .Sesaions, -on
Wednesday last. between the parishes of East Grin..
stead and Ilennond.sey, respecting the settlement of
."uprish lel
;Ead so great was thelinis, whichtvininatc4
ip t ofiroonuanr,,,)af stlic all
). 111
goere ,•
pa
e,,.ultution of the ,bast Urinsteu2 • Parizh (Kfleers, at
the defeat of this poor half-starved cobbler, who was
partial to the air of Grinstead, that they • set the tßlja
a ringing, on Thursday
.evening ; and the gentleman
who pmfessionaly attended the Sessions, purai.ed the
town with a purple CO,lilde in his hat.

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COUNTY ASSIZES.

WILTSUIRE.

Justice Park and ice Pnrrotigh arrived at S.t•
lisbitiy on Saturday last, and opened their co 11111 l ksions for
the assizes iii the comity of Wilts. On Monday they coin-
mowed hominess ; roirratigh presided at 'nisi
and Mr. Justice Fa K on the Cruets n•itide.
The grand jury PaYinr. heen sworn, the -lodge a thlreeeed
them to the hidewing eifect :—'l'hey we re assembled in the
character of a grand inquest fur the tmely, to exercise i.ee
of the most impeltaut faaetions Mat could belong to the
members of a cis ilizeil seelety. llr wits sorry to obsert e,
that ha vine already gone three times en this circuit, his ex-
p. tieuee did not istrnimli any previous instunce of so large a
calendar of offences. There must, thtrefere. have been a
considerable increase of crime in their county, aithotte h not
of the deepest dye. As 51iigistratts, they were necessarily
acquainted with the rides and nutitte of Mat proceed:oe in
which they *ere about to be engaged. There wite,•hotves et,
one eit.c to nhiich it might be proper for him to maven : it
*as that u' a Weekend and wife committed for the mime
felony. Upon looking at the depositions, it appeared to !Me
very doubtful oldish of these fail persons had done the guilty
net 1 lint if they a ere both pal ties to it, the woman was not
legally answerable ; the law presamilig in her Coeur that she
acted tinder the contronl and by the coercion of he r hush: mil.
That was a point, however,on which, it they experienced any
ditfievaty, they might refer to that court for investigation. EV
should be happy to extend whaseeer assistance they might
atattul io need of, :editing!' lie might rentark generally. that
their ditties could not be oleic olearly or more expiicitly de-
ecribeil tliaa they mere in the oath which had been just taken.
There was one circumstance in the present calendar, winch lie
e•mlut not observe without feelings troth of surprise and un-
easiness. Ile hail Minder,' to a circumstance of a similar
venue on a former occasion. aml lie now found in a calendar
of sixty cases, one full third %%Visa of persona tinder '2O years-
r' age, some of them, indeed, iii extreme youth. He was
*holly at a lost to what cause to ascribe so nielaneholy a tact.
Perhaps tha' system of National Education, according to the
doctrines and principles of the Established Church, which
did so much honour to the wise and benevolent persons who
promoted it, had not yet hail time to produce All inn beneficial
effects amnia the yointler classes of society,•and he cherished
a hope that it would ultimately operate to restraiu this early
deisratity. The progress of such an improvement must be
greatly assisted by the increased means afforded to the public
of attending places of religious worship. He had no reason
to (lento the excellence of the distipline which was main•
teitiest in their county geed, or le believe that the prisoners
diii not iereive all those atteutioris which were proper fur
them in their situation. They could not, howeves., tay too
anxious a consideration to that eitliject ; au.llie should reeom,,
mend it to Mein to satisfy their mindere:teeth% it by ocular
• dr 11111 l
lite grand jury then retired, and in a few minutes found
several true bills. Those winch were tried on Monday were
. not Of any pCraliar or general itilerest.
William Woodbridge was the first prisoner placed at the
bar. and indicts. el fur stealing nine...pence halfpenny from the
till of the Post-othce at Alelkaltain, he being employed as a
letteramrrier at that office. In the course of the evidence it
appeared, th.ti the prisoner bad heen engaged in this capacity
show fide years• daring •s him One similar depredations had
been committed. ror the !impose of detectiog the offender,
the preceution was at length taken of fixing a particular
mask nn time outory (.!acrd iii the till. the prisoner was dis•
costard taking it part of it iu a clandestine manner, and a
part of it was liken isc found upon his person.
Tile jury pi 1111 l tneed a verdict of guilty, and the Court, in
order to testify its sense of the extreme danger to all the
confidence of domestic society, arisiire from the offence of
servants rolmiug their masters, immediately senteoced the
prisoner tube transported for seven ytais.
William Jones. age-1 18, and William Jenkins, of the
saute age, were indicted en three several charges of stealing
two niaresani a gelding, the property of William rleineets.
William Clements deposed, that be lived near Bi istol, and
that he missed the horses in e:nestion en thetntli of Apt ii last,
lit company with a friend, he omit the next rooming in search
of them. and at 1et.4111 traced the gelding to a politic house at
• Clialton. is tfiltshihe. The two prisoners were in the house,
and the landlord haring communicated his suspicions to him,
he balked it the gelding, which he found to be his own. Ile
knew it immediately, having bred it himself, by the mark of a
kick which it had retched on its off fore leg, and by a blaze
no its forehead.
Thomas Wail proved, that the pi 'setters offal ed the gelding
to him ter sale. The price asked was twenty guineas. They
went away, and returned with the annual in the evening, pi u-
iiiisisig to part with it ter 91. He took the prisuueus tutu
custody at a place (sailed Eiver/y.
An objection AraS taken by the prisoners' counsel, that as
'lime was no root of the original taking in this es idence, a
mere possession in a different county could nut lie legally
as a moor of a fresh taking ; that being the tisily
principle 1111 which ft tonics could be tried in other counties
than those in which they a ere committed. Ito this cage the
horses writ• alleged to have been taken iu Bristol, and were
recovered in ‘Vistshire.
Mr. Justice Palk thought there was no foundation for that
objection, %%Inch he said had been over-ruled by all the
Judges of England un a similar polo( telt:treat to their eonsi.
deration. Verdict—Godly.
It illiein a 20.41 11 years, was capitally convicted
of stralinr 111 the do elimg-iiouse of Wiiliani Dyer, at Kings-
ton, in the rummy of tints, 83 animas in gold, 31. iii notes,
and other articles, on the 2411 i May last. This y onitifia
culprit had; It appeared, contrived to cutter the house whilst
thee: 'ly were at church, and after regality, himself its the
pantry, atairMd assay the operty ileserit.e7l in the indict-
ment. It was found npon him about 4 o'clock on the !tie.
oill,rliil64t, at a place eitnate at six WHO.'
elistanre
from me mime of the prosecutor. The jury found him
manifeeted no symptoms of alarm or penitence, nor at.
tempted any 1,1114 vh defence.

CIVIL SIDE.
{t•R^R V. Ehrr ithLt:Oß AND en 4V84/e.
The plaintiff is a farmer, rrAitling near Weiiilittry, end paid
ht% :4,1.31%4, to the ais:ei• of the clef ndant Batchelor in Sep.
temliet tam. .‘ Ltir is annttaily held at that place, and tit,
plaii:tiii uas cn ited t t winless its entertainments at the house
of li;s faints Inn het-h.-law. After dining with a large party
end part.ikteg istierally of Or, the females of the enitivany
cerirr.L.imi in ennweittener of tiontething 1.141 passed rehtc I.
I. the to .N 44 r %%inch Yi it% in pi ogres%, the plaintiti cum•
yelled to .1 4 alias of lily and medicated be er, by the
caceicies at• t placini • pistol at his Iframist. lle .4.43 Gat'll