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LORD COCHRANE.

Letters have been received from Lord Cochrane.
of the 10th April. According to them, the ser-
vices of his Lordship were duly appreciated by his
adopted country, and rewards were pouring in upon
him. The Government had made him a present of
20,000 acres of valuable land. The Supreme Di-
rector O'Higgins. and General San Martin con-
sulted him on all occasions; ■ntl these three lead-
ing characters rivalled each other in patriotism. ex-
ertion, and zeal.
Lord Cochrane bestows the most unqualified en.
cotniums on the talents. and public as well as private
characters of O'Higgins and Sin Martin, with the
only difference of the latter 'assessing greater mili-
tia., experience. His Lordship also speaks in the
highest terms of praise of the equipment. discipline,
and spirit of the army and navy, and observes, that
if a people ever deserved liberty and independence,
it is that of Chili. The preparations for the attack
on the Viceroyalty of Lima were coming on with
great activity. and his Lordship expresses his con-
fidence in the result, although he properly omits
going into the details of the plea of operations. An
officer of the stuff of General Bolivar had been
some time in Chili ; he bad been sent by the Com-
mander-in-Chief from Santa Fe de Bogota,
through a port in Choy), to combine a plan for a
simultaneous attack by sea sod land on Guayaquil.
and other connected nioverneuts on Lima.

From accounts just laid before the House of
Commons, it appears that the amount of assess.
mesas for the relief of the poor in England and
Wales, was, for the year ending
Match 25, 1816
1817 .... 8.070,192 14..
1818 ...... 9.253,026 15s.
1819 8,868,917 les.

Admiral arrived at Barbadoes on the 16th
May. in the Tribune, and was to sail; with the
Satiaborry. Capt. WILSON, for St. Mitt's on the
18th, at which Island he would hoist Isis Hsi; on
board the hatter. The Falmouth had slot arrived
out. The station was uncommonly healthy. with
the exception of the Earyohrs. which ship had lost
Z 0 or 30 men.

The Newcastle, 56, Capt. FANSHAWE. smiled
from Halifax on the 7th tilt, for Quebec, with the
Eat of Dat.tiuuste, Governor-in-Chief of British
North America, his family end suite. His Lord-
ship had been succeeded in the immediate com-
mand at Halifax, by General Sir J. KESIPT, G.C.11.
who arrived front England in the Phaeton. The
Mersey (Admiral Gat MTH), Phaeton. C'astilian,
and Drake, were lying at Halifax on the gist ult.
Rear-Admiral Sir CHARLES ROWLEY, K.C.B.
we understand is appointed Continuo/ler-in-Chief
at Jamaica. It is said the Cambrian frigate, at
Plymouth, is to be fitted for his flag.
The Shearwater, 18. Capt. J. W. Roamers. sr-
rived at Portsmouth on Setnriliy from Chatham,
fined for the St. Helena station ; and the Starling
cutter, from Guernsey. The Brisk, IN. Capt. J.
V.'. MONTAGU, arrived on Friday at Portsmouth
from the Dowos. She is to attend the Royal
yachts with the Casteleon, Captain MINGAY. Re-
main at Spitlie:ol—Kor•kefurt, Spartan, Ip/i_•enia.
Brisk, Wasp, Shearwater, Cameleon, awl Starling.
The Clown, Colossus, and Ceres, are ordered to
be broke lip.

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The Admiralty are as yet without any informs-
tion of the discovery ships, under the orders of
Lieutenant PARRY. for a North-west passage to
the Pacific., withrtituding several vessels have
arrived. It is st r gly suspected Lieutenant PARRY
has dirtied s passage through Sir JAMES LA NCAs.
TIM'S Sound, as no intelligence has been received
frown him since last year, when he was seen in the
Heck and the Griper in company, within one
day's Sall 14 the entrance of the Sound. It is un-
derstood his directions were, in the first installer,
to examine that extensive inlet, and if be found
any impediment to the prosecution of his voyage,
to return into Ilsifitt's Bay, and minutely to ex-
plore the whole of the coast, particularly Aldermen
JONES'S and Sir THOMAS SMITH'S Sounds.
rat whalers wore considerably to the northward of
LANCASTER Sound, long after the iceritd.M# ,t
be supposed Lieutenant PARRY could hipte:
there, if be had met, with ipey harrier to
log ; and from this circumstance it is
he may Item been sectessfeil in Ai* Rite ff.

THE TRAPALGAR.
To-morrow, Tuesday. about one •o'cletClt, will
be launched from the-King's dock-yard orChat-
ham, the Trafalgar, a lirst7rate..built to commemo-
rate the glorious action under Lord Nelson, by
which the combined fleets of France and Spaiu
were nearly 'Mated. Every preparation for
the accommodation of the numerous spectators that
will be present has been made; and on each side
of the covered way (under which the Trqfulgar
has been built) large and commodious !Kariba,
several lined wi!h green baize, have been erected,
and no persons are to be admitted to these without
tickets, signed by Sir Robert Barlow, the resides'
Commissioner. Directions have beers issued fur
the dock-yard gates to be opened at an early hour
in the morning. and every arrangement trios& fur
the prevention, as far as possible. of accidents oc-
curring. The head of the Trafalgar very properly
is a representation of the conquering hero. The
Duke of Clarence, and a large party of distinction,
will he present. The following are the exact di-
mensions of the Trafalgar :
Length of tkeguu-deek
Keel for tonnste 162 9
Borden, *,386 loos
Extreme breadth 52
Depth of hold

NUNISIft AND DIDCRIPTION OF GUNS.
Gun deck
Illiddk deck
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Upper deck
Quarter deck
Forecastle
Quarter deck
Forecastle
Round house .. 0 Is)
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MOM ll2
To be manned with 837 men.
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THE ARMY.

By a Return to Parliament, from the Horse
Guards, of the number of officers who have hero
appointed from half pay to full pay, Upon vacatieles
in the army, rod not by exchange, place the 31st
of December, 1815, it appears that the total num-
bers are as follow

Colonels...
Lieutenant-Colonels 33 Paymasters
Majors ....... 11 Surgeons ....
Captains 4B Assistant-Surgeons ....... 59
Liertenants . . 157
By a similar Return it appears, that the number
of Gentlemen who have been appointed to cumuli.-
sinus in regiments of cavalry and infantry of the
line. from the 26th of January. 1819, to the 25th
of January, 1820. has been 182. Of these 40
were Gentlemen Cadets from the Royal Military
College, of whom nine obtained their appointments
by purchase. and 31 withont purchase. Of the re-
maining 142. there were 69 by purchase, and 73
without purchase.
The following Return has slim been made of
the number of Gentlemen who have been appointed
to commissions in the line, since the 14th of
March. 1819, and who have subsequently been
placed upon half-pay :
Purchasers of INV-pay commissions, vacant at the pe-
riod of the redaction of the corps. or its establishment

Riding-masters of esuuleg. to,Asiska them eligib4e as
suck, they baying been Nun-romentinioued utfirers of
cavalry
At his own request, he baying lasses uf the utmost con-
sequence, white' prevented him embarking for the
East Indies
At his own request, for the restoration of his health,
and the 'prosecution of his studies.......
An ..1.1 Quartermaster, for the purposes of aypoiotiug
an efficient successor, as suck, at the earnest recum.
meodation of Gen. Sir R. Browurigg, Bart. G.C.R.
and Commander of the Forces at Ceylon

Total lO
• Both Geo Omen Cadets &rimmed from the Royal
Military Coßete.

A private letter from Paris says—" Accounts
have been received from Milos of so late a date
as the 13th. They speak of a gathering storm in
that part of Italy. Several arrests have been re-
cently made. sad the Au•trian Government have
had information of a secret society, posed of
nearly two hundred officers who .rived under
Bonaparte, and the greater part of +A • are now,
living in Piedmont. Since this information, the
Austrian 'Resident at Seam Caliendo hes received
instructions to allow no person without a passport
to cross the Lake Maggiore, even for an hour.
This order is rigidly enforced, slid many Italians,
who come from Sesto to Piedmont. with passports
only for the dry, are placed under sarveillance ;
but the watchers and the watched are equally in-
fected with the revolutionary spirit."
The following is an ex►ract of a letter from Boni.
hay, dated Jan. 20:—" ‘Ve learn from
011stnon-
del, of the date of Dec. 20, that some pirates. whe-
ther Joasmees, or others, is not positively known,
hare been committing some horrible outrages on
that coast. About three days prior to the date of
the account, a vessel going from Cuteh• Matidavie
to Bate, in which were about 80 Byragees, men
and women, had arrived in light of Bate. when
she was fallen in with and boarded by the pirates;
the vessel had no merchandise on board, being
taken up to carry the pilgrims. The, pirates cut
off the heads of 40 perrons, and threw their car-
casses into the sea ; the remainder, with the excep-
tion of four women, Whom the pirates carried of,
they wounded with their spears. The borbarians
then took away the said, and boring a hole in the
vessel, quitted her; the poor wounded on board
contrived to prevent the vessel filling; tying toga-
ther the few clothar left them, of which they form-
ed a sail, and in that way resched Bate. Every
ss.istance was offered them by the Company's
officers, who supplied them with food; six had,
outwithrtuniding, died ; it is nut expected that more
than ten will recover. At the date of our advice.
there were six pirate vessels within two unties of
the shore. One of the Hon. Company's cruisers
was also in sight, but the shallows amid ►howls on
the coast would prevent her from comiug up to
them ; nor was there a►iy force du ►hore to retell'
these 'dodderers from lauding at different places
and pillaging the, neighbouring country. Their
intention was to attack the Temple of Dwatka,
where they expected to find great. plunder."
About forty stone coffins were lately discoyererl in
making the iiew road bitween London add Holy-
bead. at Uol Trebethaw, in Wales. Ou Milne Of
the cuffius there are inocriptious, but they hate ,uut
yet been dectidiered.

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LAW IN rELLIGENCE.
COUIAT OF CHANCERY, liecouis's Iwll
SATIMULT, ieLY 22.
The LORD Cuascat.t.tru woe into Court it
balf-pitot ten o'clock. .•
INJUNCTION.—HOURS OF 1D1EN,33.
Lotto BYRoN L. snEntetts.
Mr. Sit ADWELL, rot the part of the Noble :min.
11141trii for it.itlilCllol) to fefitrally,llP)
fendatit, a respectable publisher, G•tu.p.pilifaiiksg
1 • poem. celled Homes of Idleness. ariitesi by the
Noble Plaintiff'. A list edrtiaii It.r am* 'well
been published with the cotment ef the rodnhie
Author, but the Defelolaol wil now pubfrsintt{
@relied edition of it without Nottiority„ fie tflile
lesrued Conine') moved this (10 affidavit, snit 00
notice being served ou the Delrndaut. who did siot
appear.
The Loa') CHANCELLOR—.." Tolte:the loidbe•
tiou."
IN THE MATTER OF THE LATE DURROII'IIIORRiIik
RIURT*I I.EGALir4.
THOIIAR V. srosruusisaY.
The ATTORNET.GENERAL stated teat he held
in his hand the calculation theft bar Lordatiip three-
ed to be made on ThorNdey,
Tue LORD CH•NCLI.I.OII—.e' Let it be !willed
up to me, and let the egrole RHoir to tit's roam
the House of Lords on Monday ateraing.• mill 'I
well then give theta the sitioutes oreeldsolgoati.i."
WRAR R. CA LDWIILTH6 4'
The
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The Loup CHANCELLOR directed thisliime to be
put iu the paper for judgment osiTlinoday neat.

PO I . I C E.

sow MCI?
BURGLARY.

Samuel Pditmere was brought bettor, Sir R. Brio
a continua assault warrant, charged with beating and r, t.e. 4
treaties( his wife, • pretty looking young aum•ii, t.. 01.4..'1
he had been married only two month., His condo' ,a
proved to have been so extremely Errbtal to her, that tt
worthy Magistrate ordered him to be committed
fume' good bail, awl he was about to be takes. away, ishre
the Whet. who beOught him stated, that,* few 'tights ago one
home of- Wood, Esq. at Adam, in HetiforOshire, a II
broken, and plundered of various kinds of property, to i'.e
amount of about 601 When he wrist to appretiviil the P. ;-
sower, upon his wife's complaint, be obtained iufurnsation
that lie was coactrned in the burglary at Mr. Wootr.,
searching his apartment', he found some articles of limit,
begrime Mr. W.'s name at lull length.
The Prisoner made no alliSWlr to this charge, aud was
committed fur a week, to give time fur Me. Wood to *stead.

tOWN•HALL.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO A C 1111.1).
Mrs. Charlotte Peters, the wife of a Naval officer, was
brought before Alderman J. J. Smith, at she Sr StalOCC of
the parish officers of Si. Juba, Horarlydown, diontsd %lam
assaulting her uwo sou, a flue buy about NW years old, in
such a violent manner, as (in the optima uf many) to plate
his life its imminent Jammer.
Mr. Archer, uue of the churchwardena, aiMme, that 1).
Thursday night last, whilst trausaeling business wills Ins
colleagues in office at the annewitter-neuons, afersiou anew
in and tuforneed him that the Defeudant was soaritersag hi r
child; be immediately weut to the house, assisted by lice
beadles, sail there found the child in a curlier of the room
iu tears, and lice side of his facer bleeding where it hid been
wretched. The Defendant had liwfursr been guilty of similar
cruelty to the same child; but had beta forgiven us pro-
mise of not repealing it, because the parish had great re-
luttartee to adopt any severe leobtl.t is a ',vision's of whe it
they felt the full delicacy; such 'inspirer was the Mateo:rot
of the neighbours, and die situation of the child, that the
parish felt it an imperative duty they owed to the latter, to
interpose the power of the law Miasma hem and such unre-
strained violence.
Mr. B. Weire said the Defeodant lived next dour to bum,
and the cruelly severe masmer in which she corrected liiii
little boy had bees the topic of conversationD ill the neigh-
bourhood fur the last fifteen inontbs. Ou Thursday sitglot
witursa, whilst sitting in his own apartment, besot a tows,
in her yard, he looked out at the window, And •,w heaurli
aud her sister quarrelling, the sister had gut the clot.: (who_
was cryiug lithely) behind her hack, and set med to be to-
erriNg him from his mother, who appeared in a ;Treat eau,
euileavuuriug to get at the little fellow fur the purpose has
witness believed) of iudieting corporeal punishment on bun.
They then went into the house, awl wow afterwards lie
heard a (wise, and the child begin to scream very bitterly—
his cries were dreadful.
Miss Margaret Williams, the Defendant's sister, bred
with her fur the last two months, and had men her beat the
child, oboes be bad actually committed uo offence, is a
cruel, unmerciful, and improper gammen. 01. Wenn., ay
last she beat Into fur nut learniag his task, and at the time
he was reading a little child's story-book to witeirss; ..be
sometimes I beat him because he .tild nut read, an I at other
times because be did, mot Its a summer that a mother it•ultl
correct her child, but wills suck fury as to leave I,,ett Atm k
and blue. U MIKIS bad frequently seen the child bare ha WU ir,
awl even a black eye.
Mrs. Pettis denied having used more that the ordinary
and necessary means uf cutrciou towards her child, wham
she described as rather obstinate, and attributed Ilse charge
against her to the malevolence of her ueighbourra 'flie
child stood by her, decently, and evils tostsfuliy,clad 111 a
suit of green ; but there bring nu lack of evideuee, be mass
nut questioned. He was au interesting boy, 1104 Iltai ap-
pearance Jowled great intelligeuce. .
The worthy Alderman said, that, lecitioil ache was to ee-
lieve the lespectabie evidence adduced, he could cent ii.„.ip
saying, that tier Defendant's couduet to to r child 444.0. ea
more than ordinarily severe, and although it rras.passuble the
neighbours might base exaggerated thetartr, he could Nut im-
pute any such leslinz to Ilse parish %Accra; besides this air
nut the di sl or secuud time that such conduct sta.' turn over-
looked. He should, therefore, call upon her lot gutty bail
to keep the peace to talon..
She was accordinly held to bail.
Captain Givaikiii, of the Lord 11111 schooner, from Bel.
(set attrildttl to con ttttt tamale the liaC11111440.11(31 OA A ',fis
hery c wilted uu board bus vessel oh Fa al-ty sALtaug lt
appeared that übilst be came on slime to transacts, me bust-
urea. Isis cabiu Mal entered, has thirst Mole open, aunt a
Iris 'while, yule, and twenty-there pound :it sni•ll
notes, takers nuoy, besides a loaututy of slttits and cluele-
John Cuu way, one of lice crew, austiouOed, tout •uspiriou i.f
course immediately fell WI bun; he was paraued ice vasious
dirietions, and tot the same evetharg was *tau Ist Collet:r-
ain et, Borough-utat ket , • Ms s bundle in his baud, *apposed
to cuutaiu the properly stolen. Ilia itestripnoti are mat*
demo, and au officer Jospetelfed in quest of cite wheel.
Qt.gEX $41141111.
A RUBBER TAKEN. •
About one o'clock un Saturday muruiug the finally of
Mr. Flaunts* Pa, i.h, at Chelsea, wires alarmed by tuanyi: a
atrauge noise in the house. Mr. Parish ;bumped out of b. a
and seized • fellow whom be tiolU4 14 lase bed-room lotacy
reemagiug a chest of oleanete in watch a quaintly of Dall ii Wit a
had beet, deposited the evcatieg beleire, .cu.l packing up •vrry
stung of value hit email hods , Ste. Parleb called oat for a,-
sistauce. A candle was lighteetg• Jibing ibis time the Tubb e
taught desperately to get away, Mr. Parish, wise Baby for
asamiller NM, grappled bins miiight that be could Nit In-
c juice hens, flit George Reis,' anie,lteurnas Beowu, tr.o.com•
I heavers, who bread the alarm, cams to his artustainre, The
.I robber begs. el loud fur merryi but in vaita..• A emisial II
was. sent for: and,esa setwe/mig Mitt fuund a levee wooer
knife ,u liiie hierat.coot pocks t. He had a dark canig...bag,
Mitch mart is spossersit, surto& oast by morwing slasollett. •
• The PFIMPOCOMFaII Wein* kV 11611.40101 mot slumlord
illrGart Ur. Marianna. .1 s thieSti bowl' proved to Ms es-
. .tiofuctiou uS f the Megislgete, was pill) osaasitissi. lot
Trial.

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BIGAMY.
Ait o)4 drurepii/ whu is so deformed that
he has bees' rf.!III hi. hull) uo..lale either to 'ltem. or
. Itut(rete Icaviog 'wither howls nur feet,
rood iudieted fur unlawfully intermarr)iiig with
nue Itiary Stagg% in March last, at Chriciesissich,
to the Borough, Isis former wife being then alive.
tlercuks Ms "tug, ig, the peribli clerk of l'luow-
►traJ, is' Kent. proced the marriage of the Primmer
%.,rh Mary J .isnstuiw, at Plumstred church. in
Idoß. The vereghooq war performed lay the
*auntie, the Rev. S. Wationi.
. Diary Joluistoue. the Prisoner's first wife, canoe
irtia the witarsit boa, end Mr. 111.1oniug rwure
that she was the woman the Prisoner married,
to ism
Miry Johnstone's appearance excited a good deal
ni nierrimeut: she was attired in the co-tunie of
VAhall ceutury, sod outscored lit least SO )ears of
age. She called to the Primmer, " 01), yuu naughty
illeins
Order itelug Tottered. Mary Stepp, a decelitle-
clreswil Rumen. was called. She said she lees 70
years of air. She war the lawful wife of the Nu-
cower. Sl* was married to hint last March. at a
church is. the Borough. She did not Lauer the
i.tne of it.
Prisester—" I only married her to dyers sod ho-
d seas we."
Witursii—" You know better; you left me."
Caanutas--.4 Was you married by banns or
lscence ?"
Witness--" Be haulm"
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Prhsiner—'• My Lord. have mercy ! I am • poor
helpless old man. quite a cripple ;1 esti do outhiog
1 was born at Brecksiock ; the wouseir km's, 1 sin
aq ionocast man, and never dues any Using to Ally.
body."
Clitslntait—'• You will be allowed to speak in
♦our defence he►eafter."

Mary Savage being sworn, statra„ ►hat she was
at the marriage of the Primmer with Mary Stagga,
at Christchurch, in the Borough, on the QJ of
March lubl.

CHAINS AN—" Now. Piisoner, what have you to
sriy in defence of your conduct ?"
The Prisoner then put ill a written defence. com-
posed by himself. but written by a fellow Prisoner
in form of en as folio*.

I, Was. Thomas, de declare, that I am 'mashie to eat
nor own victuals, I bevies no hand's aor feet; Nor am I
shle to dress ne nodrem myself without help. I married
Mary Stagg', but she did rot keg bide with ate before she
iottheil me of every deism only what I ran stand upright iii,
sod she Mary Jainism§ aided and assisted in it, she living
ors housekeeper wish me; she has since thresteueil to has::
me because I would not give her lasi/Hey. I gets my IlvtliC
h. .rills Sim about the eliewlry. New. I pray you. Gen.
r semen, lo 40 what you can for me, fur Johns.n tells use she
I.as hang one ammd traliammomed two, and will bassi one. I
Dope Cmuml will forgive all my wrungsaad you timo,fur I decay
daily, and Mimi Nona die-444d vs.
(Sieseil) u WM. THOMAS.
" Homssow-leite, July, INTO"

The CllllllOl4lll recapitulated the evidence. and
sa'd a snore extraordinary charge had not been re.
ceittly before the Court.
The Prisoner interrupted the Chairman :—" My
Lord, I WIN pressed to marry• ; I did not wont to
marry. What could I do? She knew I only waffl-
ed her to undress we at night and dress we in the
morning !"
esssiass•u--" The case is completely proved ;
it to his usiaccountalsle transaction ynu will CUlibi•
(ler your verdict."

The Jury immediately returned • verdict of

the Primmer to

CHAvawax —I, Upon what grounds?"
Juryman—" Ilis great age and infirmity."
Another Jury man—" The Prisoner wa•r riot able
to dress himself. It was necessary that he should
Lase some person to attend upon him, as he has uo
or feet. We- hope the Court will deal mer-
cifully with him."
CHAIRMAN —" Your recommendation shalt be
attrissled to."
The Court sentenced the Prisoner to three months
imprisonment in the House of Correctium„ The
Prisoner is posreeeed of property in the funds,
amounting to near 2 0001.