The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-25 00:00:00

FROM THE SAME PAPRP.' OF THE 15TH.

It is indubitable that all c.ommunicition be-
tween Burgos and Paris is intercepted. I❑ the
latter city, the police is very active in preventing
any persons from assembling together, or convers-
ing on the Russian war.
Catfarelli separated himself from the army,• to
prevent the siege; of Santoun, which was in a very
critical situation. It is doubted whether he will
arrive in. time. Mina -is. blockading Pamplona,
the garrison of which place is reduced -to the
greatest distress.

It was intended to attempt something against
the celebrated town of Barcelona, but the negli-
gence of a General, as is, usual, prevented the de-
sign from succeeding. - -
The article
.concludes, with some sarcastic ob-
servatiOr.s on the repeated plunderings of the
French, and the contributions they are continu-
ally impos►ng.

SANTIAGO, DEC. 4.--Lord Wellington has his
head-quarters at Ciudad Rodrigo) .in the vicinity
of which- pla'ce his troops are encamped. The
great scarcity cif provisions iri a country entirely
wasted, has obliged our armies to divide them-
selves; and take politidns in which they-Can find
subsistence. It appears, that except the cavalry,
the whole Gtl) army is marching upon the town
of Sanabria and Orense; and the sth under Senor
Caaa.nos, with all the cavalry of the Gth, has
t:lken the to Estratnadura, and will establish
his head-quart,:rs in Caceres. For the same yea
son;, we are assured that the Frcmch have not left
Salamanca; but ,have seemed to manifest an in-
tentiOn of turning back upon Valladolid and Se,
govia.---(Cortmna , Dec. 6.)

OFFICIAL ARTICLE.

The enemy, as I informed your Excellency in
my anterior of the 30th ult. continue in Bene-
vente, in number 1,200 infantry, and 40 horse,
collecting provisions, and are, as I am infoimed,
fortifying themselves at the bridge cf. Castro'
Gonzalo.

These accounts have just been put-in posses-
sion of by the daily journal- which I receive
.from
two officers, who, with eight, horse;- had advanced'
three leagues beyond Bantza,' and whose spies
extend to Beneventc ; the latter confidently speak
of the speedy .retreat of the enemy to Rio Seco,
and add, that the 400 horse, which the, day, be-•
'fore yesterday marched towards Mayorga, had not
passed the said town.
All this I state to your Excellency for your in-
formation.

M. DE OTERMEN.

Astorga, Dec. a.

,P. S. This moment, eleven o'clock at night, a
second dispatch has reached me, stating,-that the
spies know that the English have entered Sala-
manca.—(e&runna, Diary, Dec. 1] .)

FROM THE CORIJNICA DIARY, DEC. 6.

The 'reach have already divided through-Old
Castile all the forces which they had collected to-
fight the Lord, to which they _have been obliged
by want of provisions.
In the beginning of this month about three'
hundred Dragoons advanced to Baneza, and two
hundred of them arr:ved at Astorga. •
General Boyer,- who at present cominands' a
division, imposed on •VallAdolid, Salatuanca, Za-
mora,and other places, a contribution "of 2,000;000
of real which they were not able-to sadsfy..
General, the most fierce instrument of the Tyrant,
is destined to occapy the points of the Asturas,
.by order of Napoleon., Only anxious for money,
cruelty is the • prominent feature of his cha=
racter.

King Joitph, with a division of 10,000 meal,
continues in Valladolid.

A brig arrived at Plymouth, from Nev York,
in thirty-four days, states there are now lying at
New York upwards of one hundred sail of vesselS,
laden with corn and flour, bound -to Spain and
Portugal. Nearly the whole 'Of them are vessels
of. great 'hurthen. The abOVe American vessel
brings no news.
The Society of Schoolmasters had their annual
dinner on Tuesday, at 'the Cr%own and Anchor Ta-
vern, the Duke of CAnniundE being in the Chair.
The Bishop of CARLISLE and other persons of dis-
tinction were present at the meeting, which was
numerously attended.
So early as the 11th instant, primroses in full
bloom were plucked near William Pitt,,the eele-
hrated coal Mine in Cumberland. A few days
ago, as the men were' at' work in George's Pit,
they Were alarmed by a rustling noise, when in an
instant a small bird, pursued by a hawk, dew past
them with great velocity, into the work ings,where
they disappeared !----The depth of the pit is nearly
206 yards.

LAW REPORT.

COURT OF CHANCERY, DtC, 24.

• At the Sitting of the Conrt of Chancery this
morning; the LoP.. CHANC7,I:T.OII observed,. that
cause
of was ready to give his judgment in the ause-
of the Rev. Mr. Le, and Mrs. Lee, but was pre-
vented by -thelimnroper•interferent,e of Mr. Lee,
who had thought. it advisable to address hin! by
letter on the subject, ml-lted private, ami last
night he received another. riis was a practice
*hick •his Lordship
.had always deprecated,
he- would not he doing justice to his oxv:
if he was to givejndgment,rwhpic the contents of
those letters were fresh in his memory. His
Lordship -then directed that the letters should be
laid before the Learned Couns,.:l on both sides. _
Sir 'ARTHUR PiGGOTT,, Counsel for Mrs. Lee,
stated, she was actually in a.state of starvation ;
that she had not for.three years received a shil-
ling, and he trusted his Lerdship,would order her,
some support ont .of-her own funds,
The LORD Camv.6ier.on observed, there could
be no objection to her having her pin-money paid
to her. •

Sir SAMUEL • ROMILLY assured his Lordship,
that those letters which he had mentioned,- were
written without his concurrence, and he also un-
derstood from the Solicitors, with Out their know-
led
The LORD CHANCELLOR Said; " it is unneces-
sary for von, Sir Samuel Rornilly, to give me this
assurance, for I know the Counsel and ,Solicitors
in the cause too well tot believe they would lend
themselves to such a transaction."

The pin-money was ordered to be paid to Mrs.
Lee.

13XiKSIDE BREWERY.

DENT, LEE, AND FOUR OTHERS V. DRURY, MOSE-

LYE AND FIFTEEN OTHERS.

SIR SAMUEL RomILLy stated, this was a bill
filed, praying for an injimetiori, to prevent\ the
defendants continuing as managei's and,directors of
the concern ; also, that they should account for the
profits of the trade, a receiver to be appointecl,.and
the partnership to be dissolved. • The
,Learned
Gentleman said, he moved thiS under the following
circumstances :----It was a brewery undertaken for
the best purposes, to provide good beer at a. mo-
derate. price. The 'company consisted of a great
number of individnals who held shares, purchased
at 501. each ; the defendintS took upon themsel%'e3
the management of the concern, with the funds
of 100,000/, and in October .last, they made a
statement to the proprietors they had only funds
to•the amount of 11,000/: to meet it, and that
there ive-re 17,6001. of bad debts. It was not his
wish to say any, thing disvespectful: of the de-
fendants, but is loss
.had arisen; it was 'for his
Lord Ship to. decide ,thether they ought to be en-
trusted with the :irtli-er management. There wa4
one allegation to the'bill, which he conceived it
his duty to_state. ;It was, 'that a house had ,been
erected and furnished for. the defendant Drui y,.
without the approbation of the-majority of the
proprietors ; that the defendants had been in the.
habit at times of depreciating the concern, and at
other times raising it AO e its value,. so as to
make it a business of stock-jobbing. tinder those
consideratiotis, he bad not a doubt but his Lord-
ship would grant the prayer of the bill:
Mr. BELL followed on the same side, and obL
served, that 'the 'deed of paternership was only
dated in. June, 1809, and in that period a most
enormous loss had taken place, which, in itself,
must be considered sufficient by his Lordship to
remove the defendants from the management of the
concern.

Mr. HART, Counsel for the defendants, contend-
ed, that the case %Vas out of the jurisdiction of his
Lordship-; for the defendants, by the -deed of co-
partnership, were appointed the committee of ma-
nagement, and had individually become respon-
sible for.the debts o:• the concern, for which rea-
son he trusted that tie bill•would be dismissed
with costs.

Sir A. PIGOTT, Mr. SHADWELL, Mr. LEACH,
and Mr. WARE followed on the same side..

Sir S. RomILLY replied.
The LORD CIIANCiLLpR observed, the parties
were ill advised in. bringing the case before him,

they ought to have kno;vn they must abide hy_the
deed of co-uartnership. It was highly improper
that the time of the •Court should be occupied
with causes of that nature; for he would never be-
come the manager of a brewery or a theatre.
Motion dismissed with costs.

The Court adjourned at halt-past three o'clock
to the llthOf January, when the business before
Hilary Term, 1813, will proceed as follows :
On Monday the 11th, Tuesday the 12th, 'Wed-,
nesday The 13th, and Thursday the 14th—Further
Directions and Exceptions..
On. Friday the 15th--!-The First Seal.
On Saturday the 16th, and _Monday the 18th--
Rehearing of Appeals.
onyttesciay the
.19th—The Second Seal.
On Wednesday the 20th—Petitions.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GumnuALL, DEC. 24.
SHIPLEY AND., OTHERS, V. KYMER AND MACTAG-

GART.

This was an action for money had and received,
brought by the Dean of
.St. Asaph, aiul two other
persons, as the trepresentatives and heirs of ant
late Lady Frances Stapleton, to recover against
the Defendants, the amount of a cargo of sugars,
which had been sold to them, by the consignee.
The cargo in question was shipped on board•a ves-
sel called the Augusta, at Jamaica, and consigned,
on account Of the plaineiifs, to itiessrs
and Wilson.

SMITHFIELD MAJIKE,'F, DECEM B E 25

This day's Market had hut a scanty supply Qf
different kinds of cattle :—Bcef, Veal, and Pork
are cheaper ; Mutton is dearer;, and the trade for
the most part was somewhat flat. The sales in
the Flay Market were not lively : Straw has got
up in price ; Hay has fallen in .price ; ClOver
fetched last prices.—The undermentioned prices
and numbers are a correct statement :---
To sink the Offal, per Stone of sib.
Beef, 4s. 4d. to ss. ad. Mutton, ‘4s. 4d. to Gs. Rd. Veal,
ss. od. to 6s. 6d. Larch, Os. to Os. Od. Perk, ss. od. to Ss;ba.
Beasts, 490. Sher:T, BMO. CO. Pigs, 100.
• SMITHFIELD HAY-MARKET.

Hay, 41. Os. to 51. LOs. ptras, 21. 63. to 9.1. 54. Clover,
1. Os. to 71.55.