The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-25 00:00:00

COURT, OF EXCHEQUER.

Saturday the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, or boll3lf of
the City of Bristol, moved for a Rule against a
Sheriff 's Officer, named Parkhouse, under the Act
Of the 32d George IL chap. t 1, for the embezzle-
ment of money paid to him under authority of a
proem 'of that Court.--A Mrs. ClaTkel at Bristol,
being charged with an assault, a Merchant's Clerk
there, of the name of Prather, became her bail, to
the amount of 201. but failing to surrender her, the
recognizance was estreated into the Exchequer, and
he was arrested by the Defendants.—Mr. P. imme-
diately paid the money to Parkhouse, who Itowever;
not accounting for it to his employer, Mr. P. was
again arrested by another Officer, when the &fledged
fraud was detoaed. The Corporation of Bristol
very properl;* cousidt,ring themselies responsible for
the condu't of their Officer, adopted the present
means for his punisluNent.

LONDON : I'riatc,ll by RICHARD Ha Ritis, of Nu. 4, Martlett.court, How-street! al
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AltEnic4iv PAPERS.

HOUSE PF REPRESENTATIVES,

On the i•tth December, there were presented to
the latter no fewer than twenty-two Memorials
against the .Nott-itoportatien ALt, suiziscribed by 900
Merchants of-Bostotr; and the question'was, -whe-
ther these MemorialS should be referred to a CUM-
alittee or not ? The warlike party urged that they
should not be .referred at all ; but they were out- •1
voted. The moderate party, 'emboldened by this
success, moyed, next, day, that the Philadelphia Pe-..
titiOn, which had lain some time ott the table, and
which %vas couched in stronger language than the
Boston Memorials, should also be referred to a Com-
mittee. A long debate took place • the gouse. was
.forced to adjourn ; but next day, the warlike party
having mustered their whole force, the Philadelphia
Petition was not referred. In the Senate, howeeet,
matters went. differently. After,n sharp contest, not
only The Bostori but the Philadelphia Petition was
referred to a Committed by a majority of 16 tip 13. •
On the 16th, a warm debate took place in the
House of Representatives, about the amount of the
sum to be apPropriated to naval purpoies, 'meaning
by that the defence of their Harbours, and the equip-
ment of Gun-boats, The Executive asked 850,000,
dollars, but some of the noisy,' orators proposed
, twice, and others three times this sum. The secret
of these propositions is tile thirst of popularity; as
nothing gratifies the American vulgar more that) the
idea- of extensive armaments.' So numerous were
ivhese candidates for public favour, that the question
was, put no less than five times, on as many-differ-
ent sums, proposed by different Members. It was
'put On 2,1i00,000 dollars, and lost—on 2,000,000,
and lost--7-on 1,500,000-and on 1,300,000, with
the like success; but at last it was put on 1,600,000
dollars, and carried. •
Mr. MONaUtt arrived' on the 14th at Norfolk,
and on the next day, after receiving a complimentary •
Address upon his remit), front: the citizens. of that
place, proceeded- to kVashington. It. was also said,
on the I Ettli, that Mr.- Rose was in the river, coming
up to that city on that day. Upon the subja& of
war, the perseverance in, the measures for the de-
fence of the country furnish no inference -hr. its
favour. Mr. GARDINIkR, one of tite strongest 'ad-.
•vocateS for these measures, expressed himself to the
following effeCt :—He said,
" Every view of our- present, situation called. upon.
the House to put the nation in a perfeet state at de-
fence, to meet any event that might 'occur. In case
the threatened war' with Great Britain took place,
we should certainly have to mourn in the hour of
trial; because, the more we humbled he:- pride, by
humbling her power, the more we should subject her
to be humbled by the Emperor of- France ; and she
was the only barrier between him and'unii4ocsal domi-
nion. But in case circumstances should render' it
necessary to vindicate our national honour,. where
would -we assail Great Britain ? We might, to be
sure, take Canada and Nova Seotia,- send out Priva'
Leers, and,. in time of war, prohibit all intercOnrse
with her; which last measure would probably in-
jure her more than all the rest. Although we could
injure her, we must not expect to escape unhurt.
The first shock would undoubtedly be calamitous:
'our commerce and our cities would lie at their mercy.
The situation in which we should place her by a war
would render it necessary for her to tnaketinit war
a predatory one. We should therethre be prepared
to save what we have."

The General' AsSem* of Pennsylvania lately
transmitted a complimentary •Addres to Mr. JEF-.
PERSON. Its object was to request that he would
again offer himself tante choice of his countryfien•
at the. approaching Ekthon of President. Tins,
however, he has deylined, as apPears by the follow-
ing Answer :

the lresa ,eat e, a?id that the Other ,points• of &I-
ference woulti proceed in .a train. of amicable adjust-
tit nt. Farther, Mr. JF4FtasoN now says, that war
*with Great 'Britain need apt be 'apprehended.
NEW YORK, DEC. 21 .—A letter from Washington,
of the 18th inst. says—" There is no doubt now that's
'we shall have War, and perhaps. speedily. It is gene-
rally believed thatBUONAPARTE. hal; declared to Geu.
- ARMSTRONG thaL the United -States shall not remain
neutral; and that the reception of Mr. Rost, or the
continuance of our Minister in London, will be conii-
dered a declaration of war: I do not know which side
we shall take ; but I would advise my friends to
draw all their property from 'France. I. expel an
embargo; perhaps it will reach yogi before this. Nl4.
Mo baton has arrived—there is a report favourable
that way. Both- Houses have closed doors .this daY,
and a Council has been held for four days past."
MOTH Rll LIITTER.—We have just read another
letter from Wasbington,.dated the same day,at three
o'clock in the afternoon, which states that Congiess
had been debating with closed doors until that hour.
After mentioning the. arrival of, Mr. MONROF at
Nortialk, the letter adds, “. We are also just inthrtn-
ed, that the British Envoy is in the river belqw,"

NEW YORK, DEC. 113.--Capt. BENHAM, arrived
here last evening, in 16 days from St. Bartholomew'9,
inform's, -that the French had landed too men at
that place, who, after a manly resistance from ig
SM. ediA soldiers, three of whom were killed in 1131
adieu, took possession of the • fort. After 'posse'
sion had been obtained, two Privateers came in,
when there commenced a scene of riotous deprolie
lion. _ They 'expressed a determination to put
stop to the St. Domingo trade, and declared to.the
Governor, that if he did-not interdid the sa,o'`,
they would speedily return, tire the town, mid plo.o'
der indiscriminately every inhabitant: in colbe'-
quence of this threat; and at the intercession of O.
merchants, the trade has-been interdicted.
They took out of the :harbour the Swedkll }3rig
St Bartholomew, whost cargo W39' valued
.:'t
30,000 dollars, and the A:Merman Schooner Ran-.
door, of Baltimore, on suspicion of 'her beiug'botto
to St. Domingo. The) took froth on board: the
Random a young Irian, who'll/ they forced to dre"('
up a false certificate, impeaching her cargo.
The merchants and inhabitants were in, the greatest
dread of the French, and, linxintisly awaited the ara-
rival, of a British force to protect thein 'and their
property.

•
In ACKARMANN'S Microcosm of London, the Se'
cond Number of which will be published on the lot
Chty of February, BOWL/041)50N, who direCts tlta
De,igns.and engraves the Figures, has been peculiar-
ly happy—they are highly characteristic and spirted'
In the written Description there are many whiuisic''
well-related anecdotes ; the little Impromptu Dr,
l uCHAN, respeCling :some Laws of the AdniiraliY,
is not only curiousi but little known to, the Public,
and is well worth recording, viz.

" 3t a Sturgeon should chance to be cast upon lax},
" Hottest George,; eaven blesi }Lot the whole mgy con"
• mand ;
" Ilut equal Maartune bettl a oar Wale,
" Lot the King have ale head,, r and the Qmenh have the WO

An alarm;ng, epidemic fever; resembling the yet`,
low fever, rages at Cardigan and its neighbourho*-
and has carried off a.considerable number of persuo.
A young woman of the name of Margaret 1-10V.'
ard; daughter of a farmer at Newtown 13iattoni,
in
the New Forest, was cruelly murdered on.ne9cl3l
night last, by a peison,by„whom she was pre6oo6
The inurderer'is in custody.
On Tuesday atlernonn.lait, when Mr.. Sachs
PI
.Longburn, in Cumberland, returned home frool
'Wigton market, he found his wife and siiitor'o7
law, Miss Patterson, murdered, and mangled in tilt
most horrid manner. The weapon used lippt,Ors,."'
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