The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-25 00:00:00

MERCANTILE SHIPPING.

DEAL, FED. 24.—Wind W.N.W.—Caine down from the
River-theOkl-Maik Tully, for.Havannah ; .thin4..ftnbertson,
for Genoa; Elizabeth, Dame, for Van Dieman's Land ; Lon-
don packet, Curtis, for Boston, and remain with the rest of the
outward-bound. Arrived the Dutch frigate Diana, from Lisbon.
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POTSMOUTIT, FEB. 24.—Wind N.W.,Arrived the
Tarante, Bravender, from the Downs for Havanntdf.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 23.—Wind- W. blowing !a .gale.—Ar-
dyed the Jupiter, Vesser, from New Orletutsrout folt :days, with
loss of main-mast, sails, &c. and very leaky.
. Fatatout it, FRB. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Asia,
Davy, from London for Gibraltar; Osborn. paeket; (torn Ja-
maica—sailed 23d January. Put back the Gracei from St.
Michael's.
The Margaretta, from Newfoundland, has,strrhettat Kil-
rush, leaky, and part of tier cargo thrown overboarl.—
The Perseverance, Higgins, from Faro to. Liverpool, was
driven on shore near Bootle on the lath instant, and it Was
feared would be wrecked.

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Yesterday the dispatches for Madras and China, by the ship
Kellie Castle, were closed at the .East India 'Louse, .and deli-
vered to the Purser of that ship.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF JUNG'S BENCH, FEn: 24:
...
THE XING V. THOMAS BIGNOLD, ESQ., SENIOR.
This was an indictment against the defendant, Director of
the National Union Fire Association, of Bridge-street, Black-
friars; for alleged, wilful and corrupt perjury, assigned upon an
fit answer Bill in Chancery,, filed against him by his co-Trus-
tes and ectors, in order to compel him to make good an invest-
ment of ,0001., which he had promised to make in Govern-
ment Secutities, to form a capital fund for the new Association,
which he himself had projected, according to a clause introduced
into the deed of settlement, with his privity .and knowledge,.
In the defendant's answer, the allegations in the bill were de-
nied by him, and he positively swore that ho knew nothing of
the clause respecting the 10,000!., or that he had e'er promised
to invest that money as art of the Funds of the Society.
The trial of this case lasted from half-past niacin the morn-
ing, until three in the afternoon.
Witnesses were called in support of the assignments of per.

jury.
—Allie`Lonn CIIIEF JUSTICE delivered an impartial charge
tOhoktry, who immediately foUnd the defendant, Guilty.
THE KING V. BENHOW.
an indictment against the defendant, for publishing
ob.Whb.passages in cheap pamphlets. The obnoxious work
was produced in evidence, and the Jury found the defendant

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

ityntAcTs ittom Tlig DAILY MORNING PAPERS,'

February 25, 1823.

[MORNING POST.]
Though neither France nor Spain have yet
issued the Manifestoes which usually precede the
commencement of hostilities„ events are thicken-
ing upon us,. as important in their nature as any
which the contest might produce. The sailing
of ships with 'sealed orders from Brest, first
induced us to think• that some great blow
was intended to be struck, which was to be
effected by their sudden union in the vicinity of
the point to be attacked. This point we had
no difficulty in ascertaining must be Cadiz,
from the decisive effect which the possession
of the city during the last Peninsula war had
on the course and fate of the contest. Our
only fear was that the Spaniards would have
been taken, as it was intended they should, by
surprise. But we rejoice to fint4hy the vigorous
measures which the Cortes have adopted, that
this is not the case ; and that aware of the dan-
ger to which Cadiz stood exposed, they have
commenced' by wisely depriving it of that impor-
tance which belonged to it during the last strug-
gle, as a city of refuge ; so that if it should fall
into the hands of the enemy, the loss, instead of
causing general alarm and consternation, would
only be felt as that of a piece of great copse-
pence from its position, but not necessary to the
salvation of Spanish independence. This anticipa-
tory palliation of a possible 'evil has bean pre-
pared by selecting another city as the seat, of the
Royal Family, and probably of the Government,
during the approacing contest. This city is
Commie.

[NEw TIMES.]
Papers and private letters from Madrid to the
13th inst. have been received ; anti dispatches of
that date from Lord Fitzroy Somerset have alsb
reached Government. It appears that the Re-
volutionists iff that capital are perfectly divided
in their views. nu h party wishes to keep pos.
session of the person of the King, as a pledge
for their own eventual security. The Mini-
sters are desirou4 of carrying him off to Cadiz
dr Comma : the popplace insist on keeping
him att"Madrid , and thd King himbelf is very
Unwilling to be carried into a more distant
mtptisity. General Bessieres, the Royalist Come
ruander, moves from spot to spot near Madrid,
with a view to intercept and rescue the Royal
prisoner. Ile had marched from lleute to Aran-
ittez, a country residence of the King, on the
Tagui, only seven leagues distant from Madrid ;
but from this, place the Madrid accounts state
bim* to have been forced by Abisbal. The
fact probably is, that llessieres harrasses his

antagonist by marches and counter.marches ;
whilst, by hovering around Madrid, he, keeps
the Revolutionists there in continual dread
of a sudden coup dc wail, which would put
the Royalists in possession of that capital.—..
To suppose that these occurrences could take
place, if there were any thing like a national feel.
ing in Spain in favour of the Constitution, is to
suppose. the Spaniards destitute alike of—solso
and' of spirit. flow long should we suffer a band
of four. or five thousand insurgents to be moving
About from Marlow to Windsor, and from
Windsor 'to Bagshot ?' And What should we say
to one of our first Generals rind best Armies, if
they could 'not in the course of three weeks deliver
London from' ttie fear of such an assailant ?

[Tire Times.]
The discussions which took place last night in
both Houses of Parliament, on the affairs of
France and, Spain, are at once interesting and
iatisfuctory ; the subject is important, but "the
light" thrown upon it "is darkness." Thus
much, however may be gathered—that the Bri.
tish Ministers do not consider the measures of
the belligerent Power, France, to be so decided,
as that they may be talked of in the way of his..
torical facts. In reply to_ Lord Lunsdown's
questioes in the House of Lords, it will be
seen in our Parliamentary Report, that Lord
Liverpool still required delay, before he gave
any explautdion on the existing state of things ;
and a dded, that the forbearance 'of the
British Parliament in forcing the topics at pre.
sent ender discussion into public notice, had
had a beneficial influence upon the pending ne-
gotiations. A remark to the same effect was
made by Mr. Canning in the House of Commons.
The. observations of Ministers in both Houses
were prefaced or accompanied by expressions
liulleative of the great value of peace, the impor-
tunce of ivace, &c,—expressions, in which,
looking to the uncertain issue of all human affairs,
we perfectly concur : but could we be assured
that a war between France and Spain would
lead to the overthrow of the criminal aggressors,
and thus establish the principle of national in.
dependence hi Europe, we should have a very
different opinion of the value of peace. However,'
if that can be effected by negotiation, which warj
might ultimately fail of accomplishing, notwith.
standing the regret which we must feel that insoel
lent pretensions are suffered to pass tnichastised,
we may still hull as an acquisition the freedom
which the Spaniards will have obtained to pursue
their own coerse, without let or hindrance from
the interposition of their neighbours. But we
trust, that in no vise will Great Britain be pert".
cipator in a treaty by which the Spaulards shall
have made a surrender of their right to conduct
their own internal affairs as they please, for any
consideration whatsoever. Spiv should stand or
fall in support of her right to reject all foreign
in te rfel ence.