The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-28 00:00:00

run ITIs Pans.)

No intelligence of any decisive interest from
Spain had reached this city yesterday. Angou.
!erne is said to have arrived at Port St. Mary's,
before Catii;i, on the 16th, and to have imme.
tliately dispatched a flag of truce, with offers of
erms to the Cortes. The reply is said to have been
it decided refusal to treat, except under the me-
diation and guarantee of this country. All this is
mere report; but we should l)e deeply surprised
if the Cortes negociated unwarily. It would be
indeed mast weak in them, to throw open the
gates of Cadiz to their foreign and domestic
enemies; and place Ferdinand in the midst of the

Faith Banditti, without possessing the strongest
guarantees for the presertation of at least
a modified Constitution, and full assurance
for their personal safety.—The Bayonne letter
presents a .striking picture of the Trappist,
and the followers of the Faith. The sanguinary
Marsan contemplated nothing short of the
murder of the unfortunate victims entombed in
the dungeous of Vittoria, on their being about to
be released. The monastic blood-hound who in-

ested that city, quitted the,ensvirons barking for
is prey, and went to collect bis armed banditti,

to oppose the execution of thu decree for liberating
the prisonerl.. Artillery was placed at the gates of
Vittoria, to oppose any attempt the inebriitted fa-

. _
antic and his crew of cut-throats might make. We
are in great hopes that this wretch will at length
meet with the just reward of his exertions ; and
that, taken in arms against theßegency and French
troops, he will be shot without ceremony, or
hanged on the next tree. The courier may then
employ itself in writing a lugubrious 64 hic jacet"
for Brother Antonio : difference of faith will create

no obstacle ; they were worthy fellow-labourers in
the same cause---both mendicants by profes-
SiOn.--" et mendaccs" by habit ; it were a pity
that death should disunite them in their creditable
career. I3ilboa, it appears, was disturbed by the
same ruffians at Vittoria; 500 human beings were
incarcerated in'the dungeons of that town ; orr
their being about to be released, the rabble of

tiilboa, aided, by the Faith Banditti, assembled
to oppose their emancipation, and when the
French troops proceeded to do their duty, the
fanatic crew, Who opposed them, quitted the
town, and took a position on the heights.—
Madrid has been a scene also of renewed
excesses. of the same sort. The order of the
Captain-General of the Regency, Cftmposa-
grada, will be found in our columns (see THE
SUN of
:yestertlo,y). The war (at probably
its chute) is stow assuming a new character
Ihe French, tis we long since anticipated,
have not only to , contend with the Constitu-
tionalists, but the rabble of all the towns, and
the bands of tin Faith are now uniting against
them. Should the contest continue, and the
t;urtes finally -reject Angouleme's proposals, un-
supported by a foreign guarantee, the situation of
the French army, thinned and scattered over so
great an extent of country, must, become most
precarious and full of danger,,ThOutumn
will close: on them with dark rto4 gliiorny pros-
pects.

EMOIUNI.Nd fOST.]

French Papers to the 261 h inst.reached us las

night by express. Their contentsconiirm-all that
has been advanced with respect.to, the existence
of serious differences between the French army
and the Royalists in Spain. At 'Bilbao the
attempt to carry into effict: the Decree is-
sued by the Duke. of Angonlepie, at AndUjar,,
was attended with very thietttening appear-
ances. Its mere publication created mach
indignation amongst the Members of the 'De-
putation and the Municipality 'of the town.—
They remonstrated with the'Frepeh Commander,
and immediately dispatched' en extraordinary
Courier with two. energetic petitions" to the
Madrid Regency, calling-for its aid and pro.:
tectiou. ForttMately, _however,, .that Regency
~no longer possessed the power of supporting in-
justice and .violenee;and the Measure which it had
adopted to conceal the abrogation of its autho-
rity, by a seeming coincidence with the moderate
.
views of the Prince Generalissimo would
prevent it from encouraging the spirit of resist-
fltice which had displayed itself on that occasion.
The next day the Royalists' of Bilbao signalized
their displeasure by attacking and striking the
Constitutionalists who ventured to show them-
selveS in public. Three of the former were con-
sequently tit en up by a French military. Patrol,
and conducted towards the city gaol. The
people followed in large numbers, and
.demanded
that they should be delivered into the hands of

the Royal Militia, who shared their sentiments,
and by whom they would probably have been set
at liberty. The French refused, but a fresh
assemblage tore their prisoners away, gave
freedom to two of them, and curried the third
to, the post of Saint Anthony, where the Ali.

litia were quartered. The French Commander
speedily arrived at the head of a stronger detach-
ment, and ordered his soldiers to cross their
bayonets before the post. The inhabitants and
the militiamen also took up arms: the disorder
increased, and every thing announced fatal re-
sults, when the Authorities of the town assem-
bled and exerted themselves to restore public
tranquillity. After much difficulty they suc-
ceeded in preventing the effusion of blood, and
a kind of convention was entered into, which,
however, gave the advantage to their friends ;
for it was stipulated that the French (who pro- I
bably Were not in force) should retire within
their quarters, and that the patrolling of the
streets to maintain order should be entrusted to
the militia. Occurrences similar to that which
took place at Bilbao, had also disturbed public
tranquillity in other places, and the displeasure
of the Ultras WAS so strong that the Tiappist
is represented in some accounts as having
• •
quitted Vittoria to collect Ins troops, in order to
oppose the execution of the Decree by forte of,

warms. That these reports are not much, if at
411 exaggerated, may be inferred from their find-
ing their way into such Papers as the Quotidienne,
which, after solemn and repeated denials,
now admits that 44 misunderstandings have
broken out in some parts of the Peninsula be-
tween the' French Commanders and the Local
Authorities ;" and charges the Liberals with being
dispOsed to'flatter the passions of a blind mul-
titude, provided that multitude should arm
against the French on account of their modera-
tion." If the "-Heroes of the Faith" are become
a" blind multitude",in the eyes of their late apo-
logists and admirers, and if the possibility of
their arming against France be recognized
by those who plunged their country into
an unjust war, to give them the power which
they now turn against their benefactors, no doubt
can be entertained of the precarious situation
to which the French, notwithstanding their ap-
parent possession of the Peninsula, are reduced,
nor of the sincerity of their disposition and de-
sire to grant and to obtain easy terms of peace,
to put a speedy termination to 'a state of so
muck difficulty, expence, and danger. On the
other hand, the spirit recently displayed
by the Cortes, for to them must no doubt
be attributed the original honour of the De-
cree which proclaims the Grandees, who sign-
ed the Address to the Duke of Angouleme last
May traitors to their .King and Country, is a
pledge that they will not consent to any thing
unworthy Of a Patriotic Government, or inconsist-
ent with the Constitutional rights and liberties of
the lieopit.

[MORNING HERALD.'
The following is an extract of a letter from
Matliid, dated the 18th August, with which we
were favoured yesterday:—
" The Duke d'Angotileme arrived at Port St. Mary's, on the
10th inst. at night, which is eight days sooner than what was
proposed when he left this place. An opening had been made
for entering into negociations, but the Government at Cadiz
have declined entering into them without the mediation of
England. Ultimately France must accept of these terms, and
if our Government comes forward, I have great hopes that affairs
will very soon be arranged.
" The communication with Cadiz is ;,now rendered very dif-
ficult in consequence of the blockade, both by sea and by land,
being rigorotisly enforced.
"I have already mentioned that all persons taken upandeon-
fined for political opinions had been liberated at Burgos, and
that this was onlya prelude to the samegeneral measure through-
out Spain, and a confirmation of what I have previously an-
nounced,*that France had adopted a more liberal policy towards
this country. Inclosed, I now hand you a copy of the decree
given by the Duke d'Angouleme, ordering the liberation of all
persons confined for politicaul
agopiiinnisotnsth,
the Regency,
tepartgenclyeul:ranldy
inso
of militiamen. This is the general measure *Untied to
above, and very severe it
direct contraction,to all its former decrees in which the Duke
del Infantado has been strongly supported by the Russian Am-
bassador. The order, however, has been acted upon, and. seve-
ral persons have been liberated. The Duke de Reggio, at the
request of the Regency,Thato suspended the publication, Print-
ing. Sto., until an answ4 is received from the Duke il'Arigott.
letno. In the mean time, a sort of partial amnesty has been
published in yesterday's Clazet4af which I send you one hern-
with, which proves that the. Regency have thought proper to
concede a little and enter 10414 the views of France, notwith-
standing the efforts of the Rusilian Minister to the contrary.

" Indeed, in my opinion, Prance will readUy consent to a
form of Govertnant, perhaps, too liberal for this country, and
not calculated to restore tranquillity. The Spaniards of the
present generation require an absolute military government to
keep them in order."

We have received a-gaceta de Madrid of the
(3th instant, which contains several Addresses to

the Regency. Amongst these,' that of Vittoria
is remarkable for demanding, the re-establishment
of the Inquisition.
" The illustrious Ayuntandento of the city of Vittoria,
which enjoyed the distinguished honour of personally congra-
tulating the Provisional Junta of Spain and the Indies upon its
triumphant passage through their town, cordially rejoices in
repeating its most respectful congratulations
.to your Serene
Highness upon its installation, and the superior degree of con-
fidence which it justlideseives, hoping that Divine Providence
will enlighten and direct it in managing the helm of the State
in this frightdd tempest, during the captivity of our idolized
King. The effective energies of your Serene Highness will
doubtless overcome, in such intricate circumstances, - every dif-
ficulty, and will fulfil the religious hopes of all good Spaniards,
by restoring to his Throne our beloved Sovereign and his royal
family, now oppressed by impious' bloody, and .regicidal
hands. If to such a probable and grateful consummation
' should be added that of the re-establishment of the Holy Office
of the Inquisition, the bulwark of the faith, the sentinel of re.
ligion, and the terror of heretics, which is ardently desired by
all good Spaniards, friends to the Altar and the Throne, in
proportion as modern philoso hen and innovators detest and
misrepresent 14 all their reli ous wishes would be gratified in
their fullest extent. Titus they Would see things restored to
the situation in which they were before the unfortunate 7th of
March, 1820, which is the object anxiously desired by all those
who are friends to order, and who respect the Holy Office, for
the re-establishment of which this loyal corporation, confiding
in your justice, supplicate your Serene Highness."—(ibld.)

Sr. JOHN (New Brunswick), JUNE 17.—0 n
'Thursday last a detachment of our Local Militia
were employed in actual service. tinder direc-
tion of a Magistrate, they set out for the African
settlement in the neighbourhood of Loch Lomond,
in this county, it having been represented that a
spirit of insubordination and insurrection had ap-
peared among its swarthy population, and that
they had bidden defiance to several constables
who had been sent out to secure the ring-
leaders. It appeared that
.they had a little
commonwealth of their own, with a judge,'
attorney-general
magistrates, and constables—
that they had their own laws, to which every
one was bound to swear allegiance, otherwise to
be publicly whipped. They were furnished with
armsan
the waale of the sable tribes were immediately
ammunition, and at the sound of a horn
congregated and placed in the attitude of hostili-
ty against any white man who had the hardihood
to approach their habitations. Before our gallant
defenders, however, they surrendered, and some
of them fled into the
won& : the flash of arms
was too powerful for their vision; they were in.
staidly disarmed, and five of the ringleaders, with
the judge at their head, were taken prisoners,
brought to town, and safely lodged in jail. The
attorney-general has since delivered himself up
into the hands of justice.

PROVINCIAL JOURNALS.

. .
[From the Dublin Correspondent, August 23.1
THE ,REFORMATION AND MR. COBBETT.

What has England gained by the Reforma-
tion Y--asks 111 r. Cobbett. Ev6ry thing of which she may now
boast-, all those special felicities, for which she is envied by
every nation in the world, or fear. Within the circle of her
happy shores the Inquisition could not hurl its dark vengeance
upon him, who dared to think and to reason—it could neither
restrain the progress of thought, nor repel the advance of
knowledge; and, therefore, the political, religious, and literary
condition of her people have advanced to that standard, the ad.
vantage of which Mr. Cobbett is unable to discover. If he will
not look to the period antecedent to the Reformation, let him
look abroad at other countries, from which the light of that
transcendent event has been excluded_ and what they are now,
England would be also, had not religion been reformed,
and in that depurated state established as the national
religion of her people. Let him look to Austria—and he
may be able to judge of what England would be, if,
like Austria,. she had shut out the light, and doomed her
people to ages of mental darkness. Instead of religion and
morality; she would have had bigotry and superstition ; in.
stead of sound and solid education, ignorance and prejudice ;
instead of the high-minded, noble, and the independent and
cultivated Gentleman, the illiberal sensualist, the pander to
power, unmoved by sentiments of country or of liberty—sel-
fish, sordid, and pliant. If Mr. Cobbett would know more of
what England has gained by the Reformation, by comparing
her with countries where the struggles of the Reformation were
suppressed by ignorance and superstition, let him read the nar-
rative of the adventures of' M. Schad, once a Benedictine of
the Convent of Bans, but afterwards Professor of Philosophy
in the University of Jena--and, although those Monks of
Benz were contemplated as the intellectual luminaries of Ro-
man Catholic Germany, yet the excess of their superstition al-
most exceeds what is generally prevalent over two-thirds of
Ireland.
All those who either do not understand the Reformation, or
who are its antagonists, through ignorance, prejudice, or the
affectation of singularity, are often pleased to indulge in the
gratuitous assurances, that without the Reformation knowledge
would have spread, and, without communicating
any strong or
over-violent shocks, would have corrected gradually and in.
sensibly all the abuses in the church, and in civil policy. The
authority of fact is the other way—Austria, Belgium, and even
Spain, notwithstanding all that has passed, refute those smooth
prcsumptions.----There is no State which has continued its sub.
mission to the Papal yoke which does not afford an argument
against this liberal hypothesis.. The Roman Catholic Princes
who adhered to. the Roman See, sought to bring reason and re-
ligion to their ancient state of bondage, by commotions as strong
as any that had led to the emancipation of mind and faith in
Europe—they waged a war of extermination against the. Pro-
testants, and fire and massacre were the congenial weapons by
which they aimed at re-conversion; Warm arkable, too, that in the
midst of the atrocious process of murder and rapine, .they charged
upon their victims the very crimes which they were themselves
committing ! What England may be, were it not for the Re-
Iflouraniiiay_ptiorlin,citni
said bbey i eeve rrn e d
ropefrom
pt ues l.vibeflra. I dinen. ttihneciaselltiouisceanof.
Holy Thursday, his Holiness excommunicates and curses all
the heretics, and particularly the Lutherans—and even the news-
papers of this our metropolis, which are most zealous for fa.
vouring the principles anti the sentiments peculiar to the Pon-
tifical creed, never spare " the sacrilegious monk, Luther,"
nor the religion " most improperly called the Reformed."—
The terms of the Papal Excommunication alluded to are as
follow :
" Nosigitur, vetustum et solonnem hunt moron seeuentes,
excommunicanius et anathernatisamus ex parte Det
Patris et Filii .it Spiritus Sancti, tic noarra, omnes
nereticos, nee non damuatpm, impiam et abominabilem Mar-
tini Lutheri Ineresin sequentes, ac mimes fautores et recepta-
tores, lihros que ipsius Martini, out quorurovis abort= le-
gentes et generitliter quoa libet defensores."—(Buliar• Mag.
Although before the Reformation there were two poirers
generally ruling in Europt.,--the one spiritual, and the other
temporal--yet the head of the termer extended his authority and
his absolute influence over every State indiscriminately; besides,
a number of Disliops and Prelates ha d usurperlover their flocks the
authority of temporal Sovereigns; and in all the States of Europe
the Clergy of all descriptions, regular and secular, possessed im-
mense wealth and power, and enjoyed considerable authority—
by means of which the Church was able to press hard upon all
political bodies, and, more or less, held a certain power over
j their very existence. By the Reformation, England acquired
the advantage of being relieved from a tutelage incompatible
with any endurable modification of civil liberty. Down to the
Treaty of Westphalia, the politics of. Europe turned upon
religion—since that, the .financial and,commercisl spirit .has
been ascendant; but an effort is now making to restore the
old Provocative in all its rankness and pungency. The
Treaty 'of -Westphalia has been acknowledged by the
Holy See. The sudden cessation of Ecclesiastical authority
and Jurisdiction, in consequence of the Reformation, produced
a *count in England, which was immediately filled up by the
civil power; and, as civil )ewer .increased, liberty settled itself
upon more sound and faithful foundations than before. Mr.
Cobbet either does not perceive this advantage, or denies
the latter, we should be curious to know his reasons. .Papism
governed by no law—it ruled by its own power ; and when he.
relics were persecuted, it was by a requisition to the Prince
from the Pope, and not by a law of the State, except where the
law itself was made at the instance, or by command, of the
Pontiff. England gained something by losing such illustra-
tions of the Papal prerogative. She gfined, too, by the power
which her Sovereign acquired as the bead of the Church; of
that new power he could not but- make, after the first troubles
had subsided, a legitimate and an equitable use—because he
acquired it through the confidence of his people; both So.
vereign and people had in this change all the accessory ideas of
liberty and confidence roused into action. The sons of the Refer.
mation made common cause with their Princes for liberty,
and a community of interest and action between both, and
bonds of closer union, were the consequences—and this was
something for England. It is the energy of men's minds which
constitutes true liberty I—under Papal- oppression that energy
never could fully develope itself, and be transferred, for Its
preservation, in modified forms, into institutions. The publie
spirit which flourishes in all Protestant States has carried its
possessors an immense way in advance, before all other religious ,
communities--England beyond 'the world—and this is some- '
thing to owe to the Reformation. At first the Refortna-
tion was only the asserting of liberty in the order of re.
ligious affairs—it soon applied to the asserting of liberty
in a political system—and, in England, the true line be- J
tween speculative and practical republicanism was discovered, 1
because Protestant Princes and subjects equally sought
the tame object. If' Mr. Cobbett will but peruse the lan.
gnege of ROlll4ll Catholic Sovereigns, and compare it with that of
Protestant Sovereigns, to their people--he will soon perceive
the difference, and, with that, an important benefit of' the Re-
formation to England. But the very proximate consequences
of the Reformation, independent of the long train of consecu.
tive advantages which bad matured under the mellowing in-
fluence
of time, were of immense importance. The energy
which followed the civil commotions produced by the differ-
onces of religion—the wholesome lessons taught by a recollec-
tiottof their afflictions—the endearment of that liberty which
was purchased at the coat of' so much blood—the toleration of
all opinions, which is properly said to be, the natural successor
of' the intoxication of fanaticism—these were all great and
durable results, By the wars which followed the Refor-
mation, true principles of politics came to be discovered--
and, since, it has been the first policy of England to
acquire real strength, by pursuing the prosperity of the
nation in commerce, by maintaining a good public spirit,
and by attaching the people to their Government. Former
revolutions employed men's arms—the Reformation exercised
their heads—and the people ever since have been growing into
importance, and acquiring a consciousness of that, and of their
utility, and social order is adjusted upon truer principles than
formerly. Where there was a throne and no people, no ancient
good was preserved, ne new one acquired. Spain and Portugal,
after the discovery of America and the Cape of 000 d Hope,
held the commerce of the Old and New Worlds. Impelled by
the energies and religious commotions of the times, Eng.
land and Holland soon wrested frOm 'the hands of besotted
Princes the trident of the seas- The SPaniards and Portuguese
were lounblid befbre the Inquisition—the English and Dutch,
with crests raised high by, freedom, engrossed to themselves the
commerce of the world—and to those powers Europe at this
day owes the whole of its maritime and commercial system.
Those things flow out of the Refomiation and must, we should
presume, be considered as benefits, though *Mr. Cobbett does
net pleese to consider them in that To the Reformation
is to be ascribed the high-aiming Spirit, the proudly raised li-
berty of Englaiiii-_and to her liberty, her trade and cortmetve.
It is a consequenCe .Of the prosperity
.derived froni these, that
she has a revenue, • and persons appointed to collect-=though
such persons may not stand at as high an estimate with 31r._
Cobbett a§- the Monks—the ancient vouchers of national po.
warty, sloth, and superstition.

POLICE INTELLiGENCE.

ROBBERY OF JEWELS.
3.talestott-IlotrYesterdaY,` Sheaiynan and his WO
were placed at the bar; the former charged by Mr. Willi the auctioneer, with having robbed him of three valuable
mond rings from the Auction Mart, and the latter with dispott(
ing of the mine to Mr. Sadler, a pawnbroker, residing
Bishopsgate, for one part of their value.
Mr. Williams stated to the LORD MAYOR, that he
and
the
an
auctioneer, was about to make up a sale at the Mart, and the
male prisoner was employed by him to lot the articles ; when:
he came to the articles in question, they were not to be found,'
and the prisoner denied all knowledge of them. Hence he ay.':
plied to Mr. Isaacs, who declarea that they were delivered into,
the custody of his (witness's) porter.
Mr. Isaacs stated, that he went to the house of the prisoner
with an officer, who denied having taken them for some time,.
but afterwards confessed the robbery, and the wife stated that
she had sold them for 10s. to Mr. Sadler's shopinim Appb.
cation was made to Mr.,Sadler; but he was not at home. The
shopman denied all knowledge of diamond rings, and inquired
for the duplicate, to which witness replied that they were
bought, and not pledged, and that the articles were worth. 201.
which he had bought for 10s. Mr. Sadler at length made his
appearance, and coolly observed, that he should.have blamed
his man had he bought paste rings for diamonds; but witness
considered that lie had a paramount duty to perform to the
public, and see that diamond rings were not bought for paste.
George Soden, the shopman, stated, that he bought the ringsnow produced (gold, beautifully chased, and set with diatnondS),
and considered, them paste; admitted that he inspected theta,
through a microscope, and that he considered them not to beset'
with precious stones. The witness further stated, that he soli
the articles to his employer on his return home, when he said
he had doubts whether they were not diamonds, and would have,:
them assayed.
The female prisoner was allowed to state the facts relative-to
the sale, without saying any thing as to the manner by which
she obtained possession .as it might criminate her husband.
After Mr. Isaacs (a Gentleman just returned from India), had addressed the Court, the LORD MAYOR said, that he was
determined to see Mr. Sadler on this important business, and
ordered the accused to be remanded until to-inorrow.
GuiLDUALL.—Yesterday as soon as Alderman Cox had
taken his seat, a young man, by trade a ladies' shoemaker, who
gave his name Thomas Cooke, was put to the bar eta a charge
of having robbed Mr. Thomas Cope, of No. 0, Bon ling-allc}',
of a new suit of clothes, five sovereigns, and what.
Cope deposed, lie was a lodger in the same house with Ole.
prisoner, and about the 14th inst he missed the property. in ques-
tion from a trunk in his own apartments. During his absence
in the day the 'door had been wrenched open, the cover of the
trunk broke, and the articles. with the money, taken thereout•
Some duplicates were found on the prisoner of property that
had been pledged, which appeared to relate to his ; but on in•
quiry he found it did not, nor was lie able to trace any part of
Mr. Alderman Cox.—There is no evidence against the Pri%
soner at all.
A stranger, *ho had just entered the office, with a lane leg
and list shoe on, then said--With all due deference to your:
Worship, there is a Gentleman in Court whom I anticipate can
prove the prisoner a thief.
The Gentleman then appeared, who happened to be thalami..
lord of the house in which the prisoner had lodged ; he saida
when this rumour took place, ilhe prisoner dee:wiped, and,
though there was no trace of Me other articles belonging to
Mr. Cope, he could prove a felony. Ile had made a pals of
shoes for another young man in the house, which had subse'
quently been found at the prisoner's recent lodgingsi and were
there worn as slippers by him ; in addition to all this his wife
saw the prisoner go out with a hat on ; be had but one hat, and'
the hat he usually wore is now left behind.
Alderman Cox.—This is strong circumstantial evidence,
but no proof of the felony. There is little doubt. but the
prisoner is dishonest.
Another person in whose employ the prisoner had got, since
leaving. No. 5, Bowling-alley, then came forward, and to back.
the other witnesses, said, when the prisoner knew that the offi
cers had traced him, he treated him very unhandsomely, for he
instantly made off:
Alderman Cox,-.-If you can substantiate any case against.
the prisoner will remand him.
Witness.---We will do all we can.
Remanded accordingly for Friday.
ROBBERY AT 1,111. BENSI4EY'S, THE PRINTER.
Yeslateckinrdatt-
Ynßstereeemt7 in 'antdheeußhovraocug the,
b
s•
were
hrcught up for final examination, the former charged with
having committed a robbery, and the latter with having know-
eltfe rr24,l° residingwitA B
ingly purchased the stolen property. The particulars of this,
ease were stated in our Paper of yesterday. In addition to the
former evlklenee, a Dictionary called " alker's Abridgment"
was produced, which was found in Calluses shop. Mr. Bens-
Icy stated, that to the best of his belief the copy of the Dictionary'
was his property, and had been stolen from his premises.
12 months since several copies of the above work were printed
Clapperton, warehouseman to Mr. Beasley, said, that about
by Mr. Ilensley, and on that occasion he (witness) deposited
two remaining copies hi ,a particular place on the premises.
However, on examining that place yesterday, he found one of
the copies had been taken away, and he had no doubt the copy
now produced was the same that had disappeared.
The Magistrate was satisfied with the evidence adduced
against the prisoners, anti fully committed them both for trial.
Cahuac will of course be admitted to bail.

Major-General 'GRANT, of Tarmachy,
made a liberal deduction of 20 per Cent. from
his rental of crop 1822.
MELANCHOLY OCC nom E.—Yesterday, about
four o'clock In the afternoon, a young man, while
conversing with two persons, in Howe Street,
dropped down, and immediately expired. The
body, after being inspected by a medical gentle-
man, was conveyed to Stockbridge, where we
understand the deceased resided.—(Ecfinbuegh
Observer, Aug. 25.)
An old woman from the Meal Fennel was fined
2s. 6d. for entering the house of a neighbour,
and carrying off a flagon of milk, a pennyworth
of tea, three herrings, and five halfpence, in lieu-
of-a bad sixpence which she had immediately
before received from him for a gill of whiskey.—
it was very evident she had been imposed upon.
Her only argument (which she urged strongly)
in defence, was that she was " a puir auld wife"
—nig her husband had been " an honest mho,
25 years a constable"—and particularly, that
" she kent the Bailie when he was a bairn."-
-( Perthshire courier.)