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London, England, 1822-10-26 00:00:00

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THE LONDON' JOURNALS.

ZXTRACTS• PROM TliE DAILY 'MORNING PAPERS,

October 26, 1822.

[THE MiES.]
One of the Paris papers of Wednesday, which
we received last night, contains a curious note,
dated August 27, and said to have been pre-
sented to the Government of the Sublime Porte
by the British Ambassador, Lord Strangford.
This note complains that several British subjects
have.claims upon the property of the Greeks
who have fled from the fear of massacre. These
claims the Turks will not liquidate" because, ac-
cording to the Mahometan laws; a man's pro-
perty cannot he made answerable for his debts,
unless himself be present to admit the justice of
the demands. " Therefore," says the British
Diplomatist to the Court to which he is accre-
dited, " recall these fugitives indebted Greeks
to their homes, that my countrymen may be
paid !" An argument of great weight this, both
to induce the Turks to call, and the Greeks to
corm: at their call :
" Come with a whoop,
" And cone with a call;
" Come with a good-will,
" Or not at all."

[NEW TTMES.]
A letter was written on the 9th inst. by Mr,
Croker to Mr. Bennett, the Secretary of the
Committee at Lloyd's, which letter The Times
designates as an " unlucky" one, and charges it
with " fable," for having " described the Dot-
trell to have been stationed, as well as the Car-
nation, for the protection of trade in the same
quarter," namely—near the Island of Cuba ;
and it is difficult to suppose that The Times
could have made its statement by mistake ; for it
repeats the same twice over, saying, " Mr. Cro-
ker added farther that the Dottrell was also sta-
tioned in that neighbourhood for the like purpose."
—Now, we subjoin a copy of the letter, from
which it will be seen that the very assertion which
The Times twice asserts Mr. Croker to have
made, and which it charges him with falsehood
making,.in he did not make at all! The argu-
ment of he Times is this :—Mr. Ccoker asserts
that the Dottrell was stationed, on the 12th of
August, in the neighbourhood of Cuba ; but she
could not be stationed there, on the 12th, because
she was at New-York on the 20th ; and- there-
fore Mr. Croker's letter is a " fable." Turn to
the letter—what dUes it say ? It says, that the
Caraationhad.been directed by the Admiral to
take up a station in the neighbourhood of Cuba:
and afterwards,- in a different paragraph,- and
with a totally different phraseotogy, it men-
tions a simple matter of fact, namely—that
the Dottrell was in the neighbourhood on or
about the 12th; which is confirmed by Lloyd's
account of her arrival at New York on the 20th;
for in order to do this- she must have passed
throtigh the Gulf of Florida, which was the very
neighbourhood- in question. Now here in the
letter, it is said 7 or intimated„ that the Dottrel)
vVaS stationed there ;—and 'yet The Ti»zes twice
asserts that this is said in order that it may con-
vict Mr. Croker of falsehood, by sheaving that
though the Dottrell might haVe been in the
neighbourhood, she could not have been stationed
there ! Can any tiling be baser than such a mode
of assailing private character ?

(COPY.)
. Admiralty Office, 9th. October, 1822.
SlR,—Ravin g laid before my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiraly your letter. of the 7th instant, respecting the capture
of two-British vessels, the Vittoria and Industry,. by a piratical
schooner near the island of Cuba, I ant commanded by their
LOrdsbips.to acquaint you, for the information of the Committee
for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that their Lordships had
already received art Account of that transaction from Captain
Walcot, of his. Majesty's sloop Carnation, who has been di-
rected by Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Rowley to take up a sta-
tion in-that neighbourhood, for the protection of the trade, and
who writes,.underdate of the 12th of August, 'that on that day
seventeen sail of the Jamaica ships had passed safely round
Cape Antonio, and that he was waiting. in that quarter to see
the-remaining. vessels safe.
His Majesty's sloop Dottreli was also in the neighbourhoOd;•
4nd Sir Charles Rowley, reports that his attention had been di-
rected to that quarter.
In addition to which, my Lords•have taken further measures
for the suppreSsion of these piracies.—.l` am, &c.
(Signed). J. W. CROKER.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The letter from Sir Robert Wilson to the
Electors of Southwark will fully enable our
Readers to judge between the Bourbons of
France and our gallant Countryman. They
did not like to see him in Paris, and that we
suppose must be accepted as a perfectly valid
reason for the ungracious not to say harsh mea-
sure of compelling himself and Lady Wilson,
without regard to her infirm state of health, to
take their departure at a few hours notice. No-
thing could justify such a measure (supposing it
even legal) but the apprehension of serious
danger from his presence, and if his mere pre-
sence filled the Government with apprehension,
it must, one should think, be in a very critical
state. We leave it to those who have reflected
on these matters, to pronounce whether this per-
petual display of alarm, even if danger really
existed, is calculated to strengthen the Govern-
ment.

[MORNING HERAEM.I
It is somewhat singular that we are even still
without certain or authentic accounts from Spain.
Some doubt is even thrown upon the fact of a
battle having—taken place. The first accounts
stated that the action took place on the 4th,
whilst a more recent one asserts that Mina had
not yet fired a shot on the Bth. It is very
strange, that if a battle had been fought, as ori-
ginally stated, authentic intelligence of it should
not have reached the Ph.ris Exchange—a quarter
so interested in knowing the truth, and in such
frequent and direct communication with the fron-
tier and Madrid. It is not at all improbable,
that a battle may not have been yet fought. The
tardiness with which extensive military combina-
tions are necessarily conducted, and the delay
in supplying Mina with reinforcements of soldiers
and artillery, from the financial embarrassments
of the Government, easily account for his slow
progress.

[MORNING POSTd
Paris. Journals" to the 24th instant reached u 9
fast night by express. :they have brought
telligence from Spain, whichnOlOnger speaks of

general action, but describes a series of skilful
movements, but, by which the Constitutionalists
appear to have gained as much ground as if they
had defeated the Insurgents in a great battle.
The weakness of the latter, long concealed by
their dispersion in the shape of Guerrillas over
a large extent of country, grows daily more and
&lore evident, now that they are forced to collect
themselves into bodies, and to act as an army.
Indeed they seem unable to make head on any
point, for we find them disbanding themselves
without firing a shot, at the approach of the Consti-
tutionalists, and flying for refuge to the French
territory, which they are not permitted to enter
without first surrendering their arms. A detach-
ment of Mina's army having reached Scava and
Ochagavia, the whole garrison of the fort of
Irati, with the Commander and the Junta, ran
oil to the French frontiers, and the Constitution-
alists might have entered the place without op-
position, had they been aware of the flight of the
insurgents. But they halted at Ochagavia during
the night, and the delay enabled the Royalist
Colonel Aradondo to collect above two hundred
fugitives, with whom he threw himself into Irati,
and saved it from the danger of a surprise.

ROMSEY, Ocr. 23.—ft is with the most pain-
ful feelings we announce the death of 30IIN LAT HAM, Esq. of
this town, who, between twelve and one o'clock on _Monday
(21st inst.) in a sudden fit of derangement, put an end to his
existence, by discharging a pistol, loaded with ball, into his
mouth, and literally blowing his brains out. His lifeless corpse
was discovered in a few minutes by his eldest son, in a most
shocking state, whose agonised feelings, as well as those of his
mother and brother, can hardly be conceived. - It is impossible
to describe the sensation evinced by the inhabitants on the first
notice of the event. An inquest was held on, Tuesday, before
A. Todd, Esq. Coroner for the county, and the Jury, which
was very respectable, after hearing evidence, and a patient
consideration, returned a verdict—" Lunacy."—( Southampton
Chronicle.)

TOWNSHIP OF WHITEHAVEN.---We are. happy
to have it in our power to state that a very material saving has
been effected in the expenditure for the maintenance of the poor
of this township during the last six months. The following is a
statement/ of the accounts :—Total expenditure for the year
ending 25th September 1821, 2840/.,- and for the corresponding
period 1822, 21211., being a redaction of 5191. This strikingly
shews the utility of a vigilant superintendence of public ac.,
counts.—( Whitchaven Gazette.)

Notice has been given at the Post-office of
Liverpool, that from and after Monday, the 21st inst., the York
Mail will be dispatched at four P. m., instead of half-past
four ; and the Carlisle Mail at seven r: n., instead of half-past
seven.

We are authorised to state, for the credit of
this neighbourhood (Sheffield), that the number of prisoners
for trial at the ensuing Sessions is unusually small.—(SheSiehl
Iris. )
The united ages of four ladies, who reside at
Preston, in Lancashire, amount to 337 years, viz.—one of 93,
two of 82, and the other 80. Two of the ladies are sisters, and
the other two are their first cousins.

Last evening a pc;or woman, upwards of 70
years of age; of the name of Davies, was knocked down by a
man in the employ of Whitbread's brewery, and a dray passing
at the moment, went over her leg, and broke it in two places.
She was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but, we are
sorry to learn, little hopes are entertained of her recovery.

AN OCTOBER SERMON.-In a village not far
from Oxford a sermon was preached last Sun-
day, from Gen. 1. and 28th verse. "Be fruit-
ful, and multiply, and replenish the earth."
After saying a few words on the nature of the
command, the preacher observed, that it was ab-
solutely necessary various parts of scripture
should be had in remembrance by his hearers ;
particularly those passages in whtch the-Koly rite
of matrimony was ordained, for this holy rite
must previously sanctify obedience to the pre-
cept ; but as the wisdom of the Legislature had
rendered the preparations for its celebration dif-
ficult and doubtful, he should strive to make
less obscure by reading what the law enjoined to
be read, viz. the Act to prevent Clandestine
Marriages, and by explaining those parts which
most affected his parishioners. This he did to
the great satisfaction of his audience.
Qn Sunday last the new Organ was opened at
All Saints' Church, in this City,and although the
morning was very unpropititious? 'the congrega-
tion was numerous and respectable. The pieces
of sacred Music, introduced into the service,
were executed with great taste and barmy, and
gave general satisfaction ; a very eloquent and ap-
propriate sermon was preached by the Rev. R.
Kennedy, of Birmingham. In the evening the
church was crowded to excess, and it is supposed
that five hundred persons were unable to obtain
admittance ; the selection of music was well ad-
apted to the occasion, and performed with fine
effect; an admirable and impressive sermon was
delivered by the Rev. W. Ai. Pruen, of 'Flad-
bury. The total collection amounted to 811.,
including a liberal donation of 101. from Samuel
Ryland, Esq. High Sheriff:---(Worcester Jour-
nal, Oct. 24.)
A most important invention, for the relief of
workmen employed at what is termed " dry
grinding," has been, brought to perfection by a
Mr. JOHN ELLIOT, of Sheffield, and is in opera-
tion in that town. This class of persons have
long and greivously suffered in the exercise of
their employment, by inhaling the mixed parti-1
cles or metal and dust arising from the stones ;1
and in most instances, the disorder so produced
has baffled the best medical. skill, and the suf-
ferer have sunk into dremature graves, The re-
medy is described as most simple—the evolution
of the grinding-stone,' by which the evil has hi-
therto been occasioned, being made, under pro-
per regulation, .its remedy, by carrying, off the
prejudicial matter produced in the operation and
enabling the workmen to breath a pure atmos-
phere.—Mr. ELLIOTT is about to introduce the
invention among the needle pointers at Red-ditch.
Mr. E. we understand, waves all " patent right,"
and most generously devotes the full benefit of
his invention to the public.
How to kill the D—l.—A lad, aged IS years,
iu Westerley (Rhode Island), one day last week,
while going to pasture after his cows, had occa-
sion to pass through a wood, where he discover.
ed on a tree, at some distance from the ground, a
a large and furious looking animal. The boy,
ran home and told his parents that he had seen
the devil l The father promised his son a quarter
of a dollar if he would kill him. The boy took
his father's gun, charged it well, and repaired
with all haste to the woods, when he again found
the aforesaid animal. Having placed a stake
almost direcily under him to rest his gun upon,
he fired, and down fell a panther, Weighing 140
pounds, which he quickly-dispatched.—(Nationa?
Advocate.)