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AI PA CH

very interesting .'and animated account of
this extraOrdinary'man is giiren in M,
vlLO!..!s ]ravels gla. Greece, a work which
has lat Cly appeared at Paris. The author re-
sided twelve years as French Consul, General at
JOarninay and had . opportunities superior to 411
Othfir titropeans of studying the character of
whhm he calls-the Ctasitc 7:0-ant, as Well
as dbtaiting correct information of the remark-
able 'events of his life. We shall therefore pre-
sent our Readers With the substance, of the par-
ticulars related by M.POUOIEVILLE, as the
DraMa, Of which the lis.-Pacha of Joannina is
the hero, Appears to be drawing to a close.
The father of Ali was an Albanian 'A:flight
Errthit, that is,.a Robber. liavibg-. become rich

by thisOcctipaiion, and being at the. head of an
experienced and warlike band; he appeared cud=
denly befol-e Tebeleti; a town commanded by
his brOtherS, carried it by storm, Strangled- all
his relations, and set fire to the paternal mansion.
These examples were not loit On'the young
Ali. When only twelve years old he com-
menced rubber, Wai concerned in several petty
plundering expeditions, and conspired to take away
the lives of his brothers. His tendermother gloried
in him for these laudable propensities, and was in
the constant-habit of saying to him, like Ag-rip-
pina-tO her son, Cancta licet inincipi. When he
became Pacha, he developed a talent for 'despo-
tism unknown in Epirus: lie betrayed those
who confided their power to him ; he sacked and
ruined all the neighbouring- Petty Pachalics ; he
increased the number of capital, offences, and
diSplayed a prodigious fertility of imagination
and refinement in the theory and'practice of pains'
and punishments. The plague. was to -these
people a less terrible Scourge than his presence.
We should read in the account of n'Pouque,
ville the unheard-of cruelties he was guilty
of against the unfortunate inhabitants of Pre.'
vesa, and especially cardiki: Women
plunged headlong from the top to the bot-
join of precipices, children sold to Mailer), at
public auctions, and men expiring on the rack,
the prolongation of whose•tortures delighted the
tyrant; their lands, treasures, and effects Seized
by the implacable conqueror, and even the clothes
of the victims deposited by his rapacious followers
at 'the feet of Ali. Such are the representations
which fill the reader with disgust and indiglia2
tion at every page of the life .of the Classic
Tyrant.
We have attached too great iMpOrtance to this
man by supposing that he was ambitious of over-
turning the Throne of the Sultans. His peril-
clious' pone), his relations with several foreign
Powers Was dictated More by a desire of retain-
ing" EpirUS,, in the event of the dismemberment.
of Turkey,' than a wish of injuring the interests
-of the Porte.. On the 'contrary, he always.p.aid
the contributions and tributes to the Turkish Go-
vermilent4ith al' punctuality that, would confer
honour on. a good Prince.
Avaric7e, next to revenge, is the predominant
passion of Ali. Enormous' riches are deposited
in the vaults of his Palace : his people groaned
under the weight of taxes and contributions ; and
we cannot form an idea of the ingenuity he dis-
•played in levying duties on every article which
could by.. any possibility be taxed. Ills btulget,
was -never taken into consideration ; his receipts
-were collected at the point of the sword, and his
expenses paid by a sound cudgelling, lie paid
his army with clipped coin, the price of which he
previously raised ; and his treasurer was always
provided with bad money in readin6s to give in
change for
.good. A short time. before the
taxes became due, he invariably published
a tariff, " fixing • a nominal value on the
.coin, which was to be ex-clusively, received
in •payment; very inferior to -its real value.
constituted -himself- the _general heir
of his sUbjects; and under this Aide seized•on the'
property of those who died without heirs, or
who left only daughters, which is the smile thing
in Turkey; and often he exacted' from infirm
old men, or 'unfortunate bachelors, a fine equal
to nearly the whole of" their property, for the
privilege, of nominating an heir.. His thoughts
were engrossed night and day- in contriVhig bow
to amass wealth ; he levied contributions on the
different officers of his household, his tradesmen,
spies, and jailers, and no persou Could obtain an
audience of his Highness, or present a petition,
without giving him .money, arms, cloth, fruit, a
sheep; or a fowl ; any ,thing-•was acceptable, and
every -thing received, 'prodded he was convinced
that it was the widow's mite and the last re-
source of the petitioner. On' one occasion, he
caused one of his collectors. to be thrown' into a
tiger's den, because he hak,rheated him of about
twenty pence. Women 'of prOperty could not .1
marry without his consent,- and he usually. sold
Ahern to his -courtiers- and to assassins whom he
Wished- to reward ; he was present at all 'their
weddings, and never returned home empty handed.
• 'AS landlord, tenant,
.custom=house officer, ex-.
f.''ciNiitoiker, and monopolist, Ali engrossed every
branch of: commerce and Luz:lt:factures. Some-

times his oppressions, were, marked with a cha;,
racter of -violence ; at other times they assumed
the appearance Of, mildness and good will' to his
subject's, and evinced considerable art. Ile. ad.
dressed circulars to the different piablic.authori--
ties; and-Invited those.'' who love him to come for-
ward to his assistance and relieve his poverty,
and it 'may be easily conceived that he 'had not
to complain of any want of alacrity on the part
of his subjects, in complying- with his wishes.
This is- the effeet of a good reputation ! Titus
and Marcui Aurelius might not perhaps' Wave
been able to obtain a single o/jolus by a -likecir-
cular. Occasionally Asli feigned to be exceedingly
affected at the misery Of his people, and orde'red
the merchants into - his presence. " The times
are hard," he said to them, " I know that. you
have been unfortunate, and I wish to relieve you
by lending • you money." Then he lent money
to each'individual, at 10 or 30 percent. interest,
" Make the best advantage of this money, my
children," he added, and return it'to me whene-
ver it is in your power," lie quitted them with-
out giving thrn to understand that if the interest
was not paid the very day it became due, -a good
.cudgelling would be the portion of these uafor.

Innate borrowers. As to
,bankrupts; I~li
_never
heard of therm :the debforstht the liirtg'4l:ielit;s.
Or the Fleet virould become hi twerit-y-foiirt.
under his jurisdiction; the best payrriaSters in the
world: . • . . • .

. .
. WheneYer Ali took • journey through hii
states,he issued a. Very, lovi:ng Proclamation.;
.•
inhonticing to the inhabitants of sorne-pai'tictihir
district that on a Certain day they -would have
the honour of a visit from hi i. At this intell:-
gettce thy were thrOWn into the greatest.disinay;
and many prepared to:quit their habitations, but
kt_length it Was resolved to send a deputation to
the Pacha with a Considerable present, to avert,
if, passible, the great honotir he inteuded.thetri
of which they deClared therriselveS OnworthY,—.,
Ali accepted.the present and if he thought that
the petitioners were in reality:net worth visiting;
he changed his route,' and caused his prod:an:id;
thin to.be made ptiblk in another prevince,

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NO RTRUMBERLAND 40USE,- 1415 Very ancient
and noble mansion now in prOgreSs of very- ex• .
"tensive repairs;
.linproverrienti; and embellish
merits : indeed, the south Side of the quad 7..
rangle is an" entirely new erection, With a stone..
front, in a style of architecture' strikingly chaste .
and grand; We Understand that the, stale
ments are to be _finished in. the most superb and
costly manner. Artist's of every description,_ of
the first character in the country, are-employed,
and that one whole suite of rooms are to be
entirely hung with satin, which is now inanufacl
tnring Spitalfields, of the most rich and beau-
tiful patterns. It is very gratifying to hear; that
The'Noble Owner of this edifice employs so con-
siderable a portion of .his princely fortune in this .
truly laudable and praiseworthy manner, by Which
Means sOnfe hundreds of our poor artisans tare ac-
tively
eniployed At this particular season of the
years who, , there is too much reason to fear, would
otherwise. have ,been in necessity and distress ;
and it was with no small pleasure we learnt,
that whilst their Grace *ere, lately treating ,
.the numerous poor workmen . and, others at Alb'
wick (Jastle with a good and substantial dinner,
at which those Noble, Personages them Selves and
their friends were the assistants, carver.; and
helpers, they.,did not forget the. workmen anti
'labourers at iNortlntinherland House ; for we were
delighted to bear, that on Saturday the 6th i.s.!l,
(twelfth day), upwardS of 130 .Inett sat down.
there. to an abundant dinner,..consisting of,
roast and . boiled beef, mutton, and
pudding, with plentyl. of . porter and pUnch,—,
It was a pleasure.to observe the respeCta-.
ble. appearance, orderly behaviour, and good,
,:onduct of the men, whose countenances bespoke,
the grateful feelings of their hearts on the osca-,.
Lion. This, it seeins;WaS the second- dinner. gi yea,- ,
so the sani6. Workmen since the repairs began;

. . . .
SAGACITY ASa) AFFECTION C 4 A beG.-1-TuAs--
day the 9th current, the body of a man, appa-:
rently of about sixty Yeai-s olage, and who; it is,
supposed; had lest his way and periShed thr6Ugh'
the intensity of the Cold, was discovered At tire
bottom Of a deep ravine, near Selcoth, in the pa-
rish of Moffat. On the person of th 6 deceased'
there were found several certificates; all of the_
same tenor, bearing, that DaVid Cowt was the
name of the -deceased ; that he had lust his
hearing; when. seveh years of age ; that Ira
was of a wandering disposition, and requesting in
formation to be sent tO, the subscriber, Geo*:
Covet,, at Boathall, near )lusselbur2;ll, in case-
any thing should happen to him. The drew:l-.
stances, which led to the diScovery of the body,'
are somewhat singurar, and afford another in-
stance of the fidelity of the can:tic spcc!e3. Ou
the evening of Monday,, the shepherd at
foot heard a dog barking in the Selcoth
and on going near it the animal lied. The shep-
herd, alarmed .for the safety of his master's flock,
followcd the dog with a view of driving
Wolf the farm ; but, on reaching a certain spot,.
the- dog turned furiously on the pursuer, and
the litter, after, keeping it at bay. With his stick'
for-about twenty tninutes, , was glad to make
his escape. The shepherd,, being still very
doubtful' or the safety of the sheep under
his charge, procured the assistance
.of a neigh-,
born., having n 6 wish to renew t:ie combat sin-
,gle-handed, and went in- pursuit of the dog early
on the ensuitig morning. When arrived within a
few kards,of the scene of the preceding night's
engagement, they discovered the dog lying beside"
the remains of its master. Froth the appearance of
the body, life twist have' been extinct for at least
Sour Or five days.before it was discovered, and
in all-this time, the faithfnl and atfectionatri
animal,4ithout a'Particle of food, and exposed
to the Most intense cold; had patiently watch-
ed the body of its quondam friend'and master.
After the corpse was placed in tire church, 64.
dog made its -escape from the gentleman, who
took charge of it, and marls an attempt to get
into the .charch 'to resume its grateftil
(Edinburgh Goicraizt, Jan. 18.)

The period for 10tich the Q,:rl:-.1.x to k Bran-
denburgb House, terminates on Wedne,(l,.v next :
should she continue lon;er the tenant of Colonel
-RoPErt, the rent is to be one handfed gui .Las &
month.—(Morning Paper.)
Three wrappers, each containing ten new gui-
neas of the reign'of
,G-Fattak: the SECOND, were
discovered-last week at Manningtr,ee, in,_Essex,
in a false bottom added to an old corn hutch,
which was breaking up far fire-wood, and Which
the owner, Mr. ilitchcock, had offered for sal*s
as lumber, the day before, for ss. •
was.decided.
by the, Bench of Magistrates at the. last Lancas-
ter Quarter Sessions, that in Courts held for th.
relief. of Insolvent Debtors, Attorneys could
plead only in the.absence of Counsel.
A letter frdm St. Ilelena,-dated November 25,
says=" The great General (Buonaparte) retains
his rude health, but appears to feel, at length
the policy of being rational : he naw., rides a
few hotirs.during the day.. This station is a pa-
radise to what it was. six months .since ; the
squadron c.annot by better ftql at St. Helena than
now, and at about one-third ,less expense to,Go,
verninent,: I think." . - •

THE LONDON JOURNA,LS.

DAILY EXTiy,CTS FRONI THE MORNING PAPERS.I

[ilor»ing Post.]
The Keez;w- arrived in (ow n on Saturday even-
ing,.and this. day his )lajesty-wiil hold a :Council
at Carlton House, to, consider Of the Speech with
whirl) he will in person open the Session of Par-
liament to-morrow.. As this event approaches,
the persons who systematically• oppose the Go,
vernmeat; manifest more activity in their move-
ments, MO! e audacity, in :their speeches, and
greater confidence in the ultimate success of
their ;'arty mauceuvres. With all their patriotism,
po•we.; is their object ; and with all their dis-
interestedness, the. patronage and enioluments
of ctlice are the main springs of their 'public
conduct. They diclaitn, of course, such motives;
l tiny would be • mere novices in political
intrigue, if they did not. Fine and sounding
proCessioes-ofliohesty are the cheap commodities
with-which men -Oct of place traffic ' mid they may
be- -ce,e3Pared 16 'persons in voyages of dis-
covery, vsho barter .it -handful of nails for a
w'etbee However, there is this differ,
ett'ee between- the •w navigator and the trading
patriot, that the cheap wares of the former have
sOine Value, and are. really useful to the poor art-
leas savag-e ;. whereas the promises of the.other
are utterlY' worthless. The history.of this country.
confirms our observations ; and whoeVer will take.
the trouble '-of referring to its pages, will sfirtd
that the Whigs never marked, their accession to.
power by the leastt-conformity bet Ween their prin-
clpleg and practice. Yet the Whigs of former
times Were.as loud and warm in their declara-
th_Cns of purity, as, those of the present day:
They• stood as ,high, 166, or somewhat higher,
in popular 'favour, Nevertheless, -their profes-
sions invariably ended in deception, and such
would probably be' the Case again, shoUld the
experiment ever come to be tried. But it may the ob-
jected, that the strong, recent, and positive decla-
ration of the leaders of the party are opposed to our
opiniOh. 'Cis possible, andeVen probable, that they
have no intention of obtaining office rn the ordinary
waY, and that:: they wohld.
_rather • secure it Eby
means of popular clamour and delusion, than as
the free gift of the Sovereign. We,are the more
readily inclined-to believe 'thiS, as it would.en-
able them to• Make better;terms, and to procure
a larger share of influence and emolument. Earl
re'y the avowed head of the party, is in parti-
cular liable to this share.; and his frequent and
ostentatious declarations of his having repeatedly
refused oflie-e, must consequently go for nothing.
Phis refusal was, in no instance, the effect,Of mo-
deration, /jilt of; a- harsh, uncompromising, and
domineering temper. HiS Lordship, however, is
ex treniel y anxious to hate it supposed, that he was
actuated by constitutional motives alone,. when
be_ refused to let, the Prince Regent have
-the'appointineht of `llisown household. This.
reason may; appear satisfactory to
,the multitude,
lit will not convince any man_ acquainted with
his Lordship's tetdper, The fact is, that he
ti-Ought the moment favourable to his views, and
wished to turn it to the-utmost,advantafre. lit.
terz4ore would not cOhcede a single point whilst
•he sternly and haughtily refused to agree to the
sJightest Wish of the Regent: Such conduct ;vas
ilte-„tttr very accorm-nodating nor very courteous ;
rejection of •Itis haughty and insulting
4.ethaods,'rejeived at the time- the marked ap-
probation of every geutietnaa and man ofispirit in
the kingdom. • -7 •

[Tlze 7'inzes.]

-'*l'lte. following—letter, has been sent ttjn friend-
of
" ours in the City, who %vas erroneously sup-
posed to he one of -the 4ac4e-and-corner gentry :--
(Confit!eitqal) " Gity of I.omlntt Taverno,lay.,2o.
" 141 v •DEAIt S:11 —A pWitic :`,lcrtiog has been convened by
the Lord Nlayor•to Ire held Egyptain Halt, on .Wed-,
iletiay next, at': 12 o'clock;_ aid as resoiytions may then and
there be !F,F9pird wOl may regolre discus:ion, I •iihve to
the. favour of-Nutir comMunicating immediately with
clisfi:erwitl) whom we usually act, and
tfpOn whose atteridan&t yourcafi rrti, mid entreat their meet-
ly; in. ther.:4gyptain Ilalliry.4.lo!clock in the morning of that
"dity. note in reply,,on nr before Ttle,dc.:y evening, stating
the probaule riumber of ft-jet-11s who sNil.l be nble to accom-
pany _rd., .wiliviil4e,..iny dear Sir, yours, faithfully, • _
• " 401-IN-LIALL.7

- • . .
aboye dlcurnent' we presuMe, is to be
looked.. upon as a sort of set-oif against the requi-
itian
,pres.ented to the Lord Mayor. from thp
great coamiercial interest of London ; .bat the
•
(Inference rt's, that this secret-circutar'Of Mr.Sohn
Iran .is not. a requilSition to -hold a public meet-
, leghut one addressd to thOse with whom z.4.7e
aa..," to ,attend a public:mceting
will be held' in spite of. them,: for the purpose
. if such a tliing_te possible, of emt>,roiling.and
feating its. objects. We had already expressed
o'is-hope that,. the persons who sig-ned Sir ft.
-Nirigratn's declaration would do what Mr. Hal!
alivises-L-natnely-,:attend on Wednesday nest,
a:i`ti explain their Own meaning : -but we did not
recommend', as he has done, that- tlli'ty should
come two hours
.before the time at._ which' the
chair,2will„ be regularly. takens, atd..seize
kroutid;at ..eleven:o'clock,',When 'otheys .are not
likely,..to arrive be'fore One.. But there is a hol-
lowness of 'Pri7;:-.iPle in the cause of the mock
loyalists; which is perceptible in' all their opera-
tions. lt is uot that, like Pope's. old lady, they
artful to'no end"-=they have-au end,tiMagli
'seldom they stitced-d• in it ; they'aie hypocrites
ivith no KetenSiOn.to art ; yet,. even when tVey
prepare for open fight, there is a taint of fraud
and treatheiv in theit boldness.

rNe to Tint's.]
• •
'There- are still a few people', in. wl:o
-censider The .lifor.iiing Cht-enifflo ...,possessinj,
some superibr inforucation on political subjects.--
For their insti-uCtioni and for the amuse thent *of
others, .we shall 'notice ti.vo-forilifee points,' on
;which that Journal has of late evinced a 'reinark-
nble faculty of finding out tVe truth, after-it•ltad
b en known .foi.weeks to alkti;ewarld'iiesides.
Above a month egg, the • Chronir;;:e. asserted that
Lord Stewart and' Prince Metternich'
tually come to blows. We distinctly and,'POni-
tively denied that there:waS any,- the slightest
graund whatever fdr this i•opudent ftction ; Hitt
still our cotemporary went on.exultinrg in Its itc,
curate information, displaying its wit in prose

and verse, and wondering at our CC.eirrontery'
in questioning its veracity. Lo! and behold !
on Saturday last, it discovers that the tale
" was totally destitute of foundation !"
and cannot 44. conceive how the report could
obtain such universal circulation 1" There
is a remarkable degree of naiveo,inAltis latter
observation. some six weeks ago we stated, that
the most obvious policy for :ililipis ers. to pursue
was to allow the Queen all her kri9Tlegal rights,
but nothing of the nature "of personal honour and
distinction. The Chronicle on the contrary en-
deavoured to impress the public with an idea that
Ministers would originate some new proceeding
of aci ithinal. nature against her Majcsty. Now
it pretends .to discover " that the Speech is to
be extreniely. moderate ; that a proposition is to
be submitted to the Coiwnons to.tix the Queen's
establishment at 50,0001. a-year,; and that "Mi-
nisters are 'to- stand or fall on the question of
the restoration of her Majesty's. name to the
, Liturgy ;" all which is exactly conTormitble to
the piinciple Nvitich we long ago laid down. It
is impossible for' ocean :to wash out the stain
which fire Quecits Ow' witnesses fiXed on tier
character ; but since by the Bill's being with-
drawn she escaped the legal consequences of guilt,
it is perhaps right to 'allow her in that state of
actual separation ,Alltich has been recognised by
the statutesrof the land, the'same sum to which,
under her marriage settlement, she would be en-
titled in the' event of widowhood, namely,
:50,000/. a year. Upon this principle it no doubt
'was, that that sum was . offered to her at St.
Prner's ; and Upon the same principle the louse
of Commons will probably act in allotting het
present provision. ' - ,

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[Morning Chronicle.] - - • .
After the unequiocal. Manner inWhich all, parts
of this Conntry have expreSsed•themselVes on the;
subject of the conduct pursued by-Ministers—
after the signal discomfiture which their holettid -
`corner' AAhrreSseri ha;:e every where 'received—
no" little anxiety is felt respecting the effect which
all this will have op %the Connell of the nation,
which is immediately .to as-semble. If ever'
there was a subject, on Which there is but one
opinion among all that is . sound and virtuous
in the country=, it is that of the conduct of -Mi-
nisters. Indeed, even the moSt determined
of their partizans bave not
_dared to say a word
in their favOur.—We shall:soon see, thefefore, 'to
' what extent the Hotise of Commons eitheradtitally
or virtually represents . the "people., of Eitgland:
A more important deeision:itever, was pronounced
than that which it will pronounce on this s übject.
The spirit which the country has Manifested lids
not, we understand, been. without its. inflUence
on the speech wihich Ministers have prepared for'
his Majesty. if they had not experienced so
signal a, defeat. in their Loyal Addresses, they"
,Would have endeavoured to carry 'With a high
"hand the Measures for which the abrupt 'dismissal
of Parliament, and the disrespect manifested tO-
wards the Queen, prepared the country: The feel-
ings and the understanding of the people of England
would once chore have been insulted-with the lan-
guage which has every- where been so unequivocally
;scouted. But the support of that description of loyal
personages: who can declaim against ireligion
.and itnmorality, and drink obscene toasts and sing
obscene songs almost in the same :breath, Is not
the. only - support which Ministers have been
.taught to feel they reqnire. The good effects of
,all. this. are Said to be perceptible in the Speech.
It is understood to breathe a comparatively- MO:-
derate tone. In what relates:. to the pro Vision
whiCh Parliament is called on to make 'for her
Majesty the Queen, it is unobjectionable.

rßritish Press.]

The King arriyed on Saturday evening at his
Palace in Pall-Mall from
.Brighton,.for the pur-
pose. of opening the Session of Parliament to-
morrow in person with a Speech from the Throne.
ft has been,. rumoured abroad that his Majesty
had exPressed considerable unwillingness to ho-
nour the Houseof Lords on thisoccAsiOnwith
his personal attendance;. but that The importuni-
ties of the Ministers finally prevailed, and_over7
came his Maj.eSty's reluctance. A statement
of this nature, if true, is. calculated to excite
many serious reflections of no very pleasing.cha-
racter. Has the conduct of. the present, Par-
liament appeared so distasteful- to 'the moral
SenSe_of the' Sovereign as to render it 'irksome to
hiS.MajeSty's feelings to meet the two Houses
personally ? Parliament and the Country have
moth-tied over the ungracious and 'unusual man-
ner in Which the Council* of the nation were dis-
MisSed at'the close of the last SesSion, after hav-
ing•devoted themselves with more than ordinary
assiduity' to the laborious and
.painful inVestiga-
Lion of such matters as.it had pleased his Majesty
to refer. to their care; but in no .respect could
'either`Parliament or the country ;attribute- so
distressing, an occurrence to the Sovereign him-
self.. We should pow. lament, indeed, 'if ay
unwillingness .on the part of his Majesty
to meet • his ,Parliament in person •` were to
excite a notion not wholly. consistent with
the opinions entertained by the public in
the former instance, -or might seem to
justify the supposition that. his Majesty were in-
fluenced in either case by any feelings of displea-
' sure. His IWljesty,• however, having now con-
sented. to open the Session in person, we .are, of
course, to presume that if such feelings had ever
passed his mind, they are now wholly obliterated.

[The Public. Ledger.]

It is confidently asserted that .his Majesty will
open the Session of • Parliament, in person: The
main purpose, it is rumoured, of the joint visit of
Lords Liverpoel' and Castlereagh- to his Majesty,
at - Brighton, was to induce him to comply with
their wishes in this respect. It' is still understood
that iNlinitters • are resolve(L• to' pUt forth their
whole strength, .fo defeat any
.procure
the-restoration of her Majesty's:mime in the Li
turgy, or even to caring into-question- the legality.
of 'their conduct in: advising its omission;
also 'asserted,• though *we -cau,scarcelr -credit the
thitt • with -respect, to both- these -points,
they calculate: "with conlitience 'upon:the support.
or 11 Tr. Wilberforce his" friends(?: • It will
indeed surprize us, if that Gentleman should

acquiesce, without a special preliminary inquiry,
and a reference to the judicial authorities of the
land, in such a construction Of the Act of Uni-
formity as would'vest a dispensing power in the
Crown as to the clause which relates to -praying
for the Royal Family... We apprehend that the
.power granted by that Act, of altering the names
in the Liturgy, is to be literally interpreted ;
that it is imperative as to the substitution of
certain naTnes pro re nata ; and that-to claim un-
der it the right of omitting -any of -the names
-herein specified, while there are persons extant
to 'whom -they are - applicable, is to assert a
right to omit the- whole, and thus. to-. defeat
the obvious, intention of . the legislature. If
-the omission of
.her Majesty's name be--,-as to
us it seems to be—a manifest violation of law, it
is scarcely necessary to observe, that ,no series of
precedents can render it legal. If Parliament
neglected to perform its duty in the case of the
Consort-of Qeorge I. now generally believed to
have been the victim of a base conspiracy, that
circumstance, -instead of justifying a similar su-
pineness on the p sent occasion, rather furnishes
t air additional ar ment for a strict inquiry into
the authority by *hid' the ritual of the National.
Religion has been made a vehicle of insult and
injury to Queen-Caroline. ,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CO UItT OF CHANCERY, JANE:A(IY 20.

MASTERSHIP OF QUERN'S COLLEGE, AT CAMBRIDGE.
This was an application by Mr. %VETHERELL to
set aside the election of the Rev. H. Godfrey,
asinaster of Queen's College, in Which si-
tuation he succeeded the late Very Rev. Isaac
Milner,' D. P., having, neglected to specify. his
:qualification of 201. per year in land, required by.
the statutes of _the College; and the declaration
aceording to the Act of Uniformity,- previous to
Iris admission to the Mastership. Within 10 days
aftet his' election he went into the Chapel of the.
College, where, kneeling befOre a single Fellow,'
he received hiS special benediction, as necessary
'to WS admission. A -tacit admission of the insecu-
rity of his first election ; the very act of so kneel-
ing could never have been -contemplated:,Dy the
foundress, the consort of Henry-IV. •
Mr. ct, in addition, argued that, in conse-
quence of no new election having taken place with-
in eight days, the Crown became entitled to no-
minate a Master,
The LORD GIcANCELLOR intimated his opinion,
that the admission of Ir. Godfrey was not alto-
gether incomplete, though attended ,with infor-
malities of a doubtful kind.
Mr. HART appeared on behalf of Mr. Mansell,
to enforce the -same arguments, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it was necessary
for him 'to withdraw from the hearing till Mon-
day morning.

eoura. OF KIN'G'S BENCH, hx. 20.

ANTItOECS THE EAST INDIA COMPANY.

Mr, ScARLETT stated, that this was an issue
directed by the Lord Chancellor, to try the ques-
tion of the amount of tythe which the East India
Company were, liable to. pay for the India-house .
and their warehouse's in Lime-street, called the
Coast and tae warehouses, to the plaintiff, who
.is `rector of the parish in which these buildings
are situated. The Learned Counsel. stated, that
:this question did not originate with the plaintiff,
but with the defendants, who, in 1812, demurred to
pay the same amount of tythe which they had pay-
ed for 11 years previous *; the Plaintiff had there-
fore been obliged to apply to the Court of Chan-
cery, where the cause .li-ad been ever since, the East
,IndiaCortipany not hiving paid any tythe at all dur-
ing: that period. The plaintiff was on the best terms
with his parishioners, and had never felt• the most
distant inclination to enforce the rightwhich he
had to its full extent. It was well known that,
by Act'of Parliament, the Clergy of the City of
London. were entitled to ,2s. 9d. in, the pound on
the rental-of their parishes. Mr.. Arrtrobus had
never'demanded that sum, or any thing
,it; or
had ever intended to do so ; but the East India
Company. had now taken the'subject out of • his
hands---they had selected to gO before the' -Lord
ChEincellor,and his Lordship had proceeded in the
' only way he could with
.the.: case, namely, to
•rnake
,a. question of value of it, and it: had, been
'referred to the-Master to. make the inquiry. The
result of that inquiry had been.a different esti-
mate from.each party ; and the Chancellor not
being able to decide which was right and which
was wrotm, had sent the question to &Jury, to be
determined. . - . .

Mr: Sc.kar.Err then proceeded 'to call Mr.
Montague, Mr. Burton, and Mr. Robertson, emi-
nent surveyors, and several merchants and ware-
housemen, to ascertain the value of the premises.
The result of the testimony given by these wit-
nesses was, that the ground-rent • of the scite on
which the India-house • and warehouses stood
might fairly be estimated at 14851. per annUrn,
and the rent of the..warehouses at ..1980/. The
cost of building-the-India-house was estimated 'at
509,000/. and on this a rent' of 6028/. ought to
be laid,, which would give a,yearly rent of 94981.
on which sum the Company ought to pay the tythe
of 9d., in the pound.
The SOLICITOit-GENERAL, on the part of the
defendants,.contended that.the value of the pre-
, mises was greatly over-rated in this estimate, and
.that the. premises were, in fact, not. worth more
than .half the sum.—To prove this ,case he called
. -Mr. Cockerill, architect to the .Company, and
Mr. Pickering and Mr. Shaw, surveyors j• the
first -of whom valued the premises. at the yearly
I •
rent of 39901., the two latter al 43001. a-year.
After hearing Mr. :SCARLETT in reply, and the
summing up of the CHIEF 'JEIiTICE, the Jury-
found a verdict for the plaintiff, fixing the an-
nual value of the premises at 50001.

The Brighton Union coach was robbed near
Toot.inz, on Friday evening, on •, its journey to
town; of a portmanteau: helonginc, to one of the
footman-5 - containing Royal state
liveries, and a large.stock of linen, Ecz.c,_
• The Surrey Magistrates have appointed a. Corn-
rnittee. to inquire into the state _of the Police
within that'County," and particularly as far as it
regards street-robberies and house-breaking.

From the LONDON GAZETTE -of Jan. 20

.
17'ar-Office, Jan:19,19-2.T.
3d Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet Thomas Trotlope,
from the 10th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Pent, who
exchanges.

6th Regiment of Drikoons, Captain Thoinai Irwin, from
ha,if- pay 20th Light Dragoons, ,to be Captain. William Fre-
derica }Madden, who exchanges, receiving the difference.
10th Regiment of Light Dragoons, Cornet. Robert Dent,
,fromthe ad Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Troltopeol by
exc!tanges. . • -

• :hi Regiment of Foot Guards, Ensign George Fitz-Roy,.
from'the 58th Foot, to be Ensign' and Lieutenant, by inn--
chase, vice Wedgewood, promoted. . • •
Ist Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant Alexander Glen,
.from
half-pay of the Itc„,...iment, to he .Lieutenant, vice Ebhart,:ap-
pint ed to the 2d Royal Vtiteran
;td Ditto, Ensign Basil Sterne Burchell,. from: :half-pay 2d
Provisional Battalion of Militia, vice John Cameron, who ex-
changes-, receiving the ditfcretice; Ensign Itobert Machal,
from half-pay ,t•th Foot, vice Samuel Blythe, who exchanties :
and Frtisign James Piggott, from half-pay 7th West ludialle-
liment, vice John Miller, win) exchanges, to he Ensi,,,w.
.22d Ditto, Ensign Charles Billiton: trom half-piy'ti9th Foot,
to he Ent:igai, vice Felix Stinith, whfiexcl“ttigt.4. •

Oth.Ditto, Lieutenant Henry K.Hemsw•nr►h, to be-Captain,
by purchase, vice Gill, who retires ; and Ensign John Camp-
bell from the 85th Foot, to he. Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Hemswtht h.

s;,th Ditto, Major.Clial les Mill, from half-paye7th Foot,
to hr Major, vice Lord Chathis Fitz Roy,.who exchanges.
650 Ditto, Major Peter Damas, firm' halt-pay .Yoik Chas-
seurs,rto hu•Major, vice John ilcmry Fitz Sham), who. ex
changes.

CStif Ditto, Gentterhan Cadet James Clarke, from the Royal
Military Cullers, to be Ensign, wittibut put Chase.
7Gtli Ditto, Ensign Charles Eliot, to he Lietutioant:,/cithoot
purchase; vice IlopLins appointed to the Bth Royal. Veteran

_ .
Battalion ; and IVilliarn Ft.);ter bfannagan, Gentleman, to be
i✓asigo, vice Eliot:. ' .. ' '
- -
84d Ditto, Captain Thomas Cosby. Nfeceb., from half-pay
3pti, Foot, to be Captain-, vice James Stewart, whOexebanges.
86th DittO, Gcistleman Ctidet, Frederick Dalgety, from the

.oyal Colle4e, to hi Eosii...it without ptitaiasiv

, . . _ .
Stith Ditto, Ensitm %Valiant Atkin tube Lieutenant. with-
out purchas-e, vice James, appointed to the 4th Royal Veteran
atttalionit and 'Gentleman Cadet- Francis-Baynes, ficinf the.
Royal Military Co' lege,.to be En-ign, vice Atltin,, - •• • •
91st Ditto Lieutenant Cornwall Brume, from half-pay 6,1111
Foot,:to be. Lieutenant, rice Andrew Cathcart, who cmc!ianges,
recriving.tha dart:n:l4e... . • - - . •

2d Royal Veteran Battalion. Lieutenant William Frederick
Ebhart, from' the ISt Foot, to he Lieutenant, John Davis,
who returns to hiS -lorrner4 situation on the-144.i' ed List. •

3d Ditto, Quartermasqr WiMarti Cnanilyers, from half-pay
!loyal:West India Riing,Vrs, to be Erif,ign, vice John Down
who returns to his former situation on the Retii ed
List.

_
4th Milo, Lietqemtnt Timothy Itictiar(l James, from Bth
Foot, to he Lieotenatit, vice All-2camfer Sinclair, who returns

lii; former siimition nn th.e_lietirc.tl

6th Ditto, Brtvet Major Ge-orge Lovell SpinlufF, from half-
p4 18th Foot, to he Captain, vice Robert Simpson, who ex-
changes; and QMirterroaster Joseph Ralph, from half-pay
95th Foot, to Ensign, rice David Mach, whose appoint-
ment has not taken place.
Bth Ditto, Liensenant lichard W. Hopkins, from 76th Foot,
to he Lieutenant, vice Mackenzie, deceased,

9th Ditto, Troop Quarter-master Peter Million,- from half
pay iMir Light Dragoons, to be Ensign, vice llagarrt appoint-
ed .-I.tijlttatit.
loth Ditto,' Lieriteria.rit Jamus ThoMson, tr'om 'the 6Sth
Foot, to be Lietitenarit, vice Nixon, appointed to the ad Royal
Veteran Battalion.

HOSPITAL STAlF.—James 'Brytlon, Gent. to be Ilospit
Assistant to the -Forces, ticr'lli~'ius, deceased.
BnEve ni k.—The underentioned Cadets of the .Hon. • the
East India Qompany's Service to have the temporary rank of
Seemid I..ieutettaitt.iluring the period of their being
,;:aced
under'llie eomniAnd of Lieut.--ColOnel Pasley, of the oya I
'Engineers at Chatham, fair instructions hi the art of, sapping
•amt misting:--Caitets jaines Arden Crounzodin, and At thur

Thos. Cot
Coumiisions sisned by the Lord
.I....ieutenant .of the C'ounty of

Nurfulli.

The Mu, 301,n Neville, CI, rk; Kiipel, Esq. ;
CharlesNut:lst: Wodelitsuse,' Clerk ; Maul, Clei ;•tind
the lion. George John ; to be Deputy -Lieutenants.

• . BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
D. P. Mint, Stietterion, Norfolk, miller.
E. Carter, Bristol, 'cheese•faetiar:, •
IANKII.I3T.'7:.
Ay. fliggs, G. Ifo:Ison, and R. Ifiggs, Bristol, leather-fac-
tors, to surrendvr, Feb. 7,8, Nhercli 3, at the Bush 'Tavern,
Bristol. soli( it or, Mr.. Pearson, Pomp-court, Temple. •
tivells, chorley. L3llCtigAiire, sprit-inercimut, 1',..1).•1 a,
14, I.lliisch 3, at the Eagle and Child Inn, Wigan. Soliciioe,
Mr. Gasliell, ‘,l igari. • - • • • •
11. Howell, Knareslinrough, grocer, Jan-26, 27, March 3,
at the Black Bull Inn, Ripon. Solicitors, Messrs. Ludington
and Hall, Secondaries' Office; Temple.
IL Davis Blistol; merchant, Feb. 5,6, March 3, at the
Coin DierCiilf ,Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs... .Clarlie,
Richaids, mid Medcalf, Chancery-lane.
P. Matthews,. Gibson-street, Lambeth, builder, :fan'. 27,
Feb. 17, March 3, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr.- Sanctum,
Slade'ssplacc, Deptford. , . .
J. Wildman, Fen-court,
.Fenchurch-street, merchant, Jan.
27, Feb. 6, Mandl 3,,01 Solicitors, Messrs. Pater.
son and Pelle, Old Broad street. . • - •
L. At.ron, Chat ham, nncy agent, Jan. 27, 30, March 3, at
- Gntlyhall. Solicitor, Mr. Isaacs, Mansell-street Goodirean's=
fields.
J. wooing, Woolwich; tirinher-merchant, Jan. 27, 30, March
3, at Guildhall. Solicitors, Messrs. Nind and Courtin,
ThroginortOn-street. , - . . . • ,
G. Clarke, Hi gh- row, Knightsbridge, carpenter, ceb.'3, to,
March 3, auGuildliall. Solicitor, Mr. Popkiii, Dean-street,
Soho-Square. •
London-street, Greenwich, thinaman,.Tan:97,
Feb:3, Match 3,:at Solicitors, Messrs. Sherwood
and, Sam, Canterbury,sqnate,, Southwark. . • -
P. 'Statham apd G, ShakeSpetir, blaCi,ing-mann-
facturtiri, Jan. 27, Feb..B; March 3, at Guildhall. Solici-
tors, Messrs. Willey and Morris; Wencloseiquare. -
J. Dot rington, Manchester, sine-dealer, Feb. 5,6, :March
3,-at tile . White Bear Jun, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs.
Milne and Parrv; Temple. ' • '
• R. .Stainer; ilehester, Snmersetshire; innkeeper, Jar.. 23,
March 3, at the Catuiaid's Grave Inn, Sliepuoi•
Solicitors, Messes. King. a hil-Lukio, Gray's-Intt-stpiaie.
W.Sl,teplierd, Kennington-cross, jeweller,. Jan. 23, Feb, 0,
Match 3, at Guildhall. Solicitor, Mr. Dobie,• Palsgrave-
place, Teinple Star. • • • r
J. Levy, Nett-rosy, Saint George's in the East; merchant,
Jan. 27, 3, March 3, at Guildiall. Solicitors, Messes,
Pullen and Ssin, Fore-street. „
J. 'W. Wells, Cambridge licath, Hackney-road, ,blinder,
Jan. 30, FeAr.3, March 3, at Guildhall-- Solicitors, Messrs.
Nash and Boultnn, I-lolhorn•court, '
0, f-i.Lfg, William•strret, :Nc'wington catistway, plumber,
Jan. 30, Feb. 3, March 3, -at Solicitors, Messrs,
Knight and Freeman., Basinghpl!•sUeet.•‘. •
'l'. Paths and A. Liwton, Birmingham, merchants, Feb. 6;
7, March 3, at the lien and Chit:hens Bi-rniiiigirain,
Solicitors, Musts. Clarke,•ltiehards, and Medcalf, Chancery.
lane. .
•