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hiNted at elf the custom-houses and
which may bring such merchandise.
come from an Aim rican port, and
port ; but after these periods they shall
`e 4. The punishment imposed by t
rcted on all persons, whatever may bet.
shall be.found to icvirup any intercourse with the garrison sod in.
habitants•of San Juan de Ulloa, as. every kind of ainTninniatto•
must be.completellycut off.
"1.- All Spanish issesehantmen to which thisciccree tray. b'
fietl:-..a.which a. not thereupon immediately- sail for is rim....
port, shall be declared good prize; as they shall also be, if, after this
Intiutation, they. be taken steering towards any of our ports ct
of Colombia.
" 6. The present decree shall be communicated to the Generals
commandiog.departments, to the Commanders orthe National Fleet,
to the. commanders of the ships of allied and friendly nations, to
the Post-captains. and to all the persons in auth-Ority to whorii it be-'
longs to watch over its execution, under their most strict respoosi-
bliity.-7Given in Mexico, October 8. • •
" 11A RIANO MICHELF.AWA,' l'etaident.
" JOSE MIGUEL DOMI NOUEZ. •
VINCENTE GUERRF.IIO.
" JOSE'JOAQUIN HE HERRERA.
vi For the purpose of securing the most scrupulous ful-
filment of the piesent decree, 1 communicate it to your
Excellency, in order that in all respects, in so far as you
are coircerned;-cara may be taken of its execution, and
.that you may_sendet.an.account of the infractions which
come to yOurlitowledge.. God and. liberty.
, Y motto); oct. a,- , . , . •:," J. J. lIERRIZRA."

'l'.ll E ONEMNG..STAK:

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noti-

arise from circumstances which tend to w'arptliens!
Cotiiti of law and lawyers are ever aiming,At extended
powers .and privileges. Let us hear, thstwever,- the
opinion of oth'eri on this point. In tbe_year 1819, a
highly respectable Committee Of. thOloOse of Comb
mons,* appointed fOr the purpose of inquiring into the
'state of our Criminal Laws, Tepcirted theabatelpent.nf
the crime of murder in a populous district of.. thelkief•
tropolis, in the remarkable proportion of three to one;
and confidently attributed this circumstance, and tlO
diminution of other atrocious offence's, to the Very prac-
tice so strongly reprobated by Mr-Justice' PA RN; of
giving eatly publicity to tbe'preliniinary proceedings
against the culprits.
" The practice (says the Committee) of immcditUely natirsalsisej
the circumstanc, s of every atrocious crime, and of circulating in
various forms an account of every stage V the proceedings which re-
laic to it, is far mote prevalent in England than in any other country,
Aid in our times than in any former age. It is on the whole of great
utility, not only as a controul on Courts if Judicature, but also as a
means of rendering it extremely difficult for odioui criminals to escape.
In this country no atrocious crimes remain secret."

The Frani!) Papers of Thursday have been received,
but they contain -no intelligence of importance. The
Prince *Gui•iavus, of 'Sweden, accompanied by the
Chamberlain of the Emperor of Austria, arrived at)
Parma on the '2oth ult. and •was invited to dine with
the Grand Duchess MARIA LOUISA.
A letter from Paris, dated Wednesday hit, states'

that accounts had been received of the embarkation 'at
1,800 men at Brest-a-1,000 fqr Martinique, and SOO
for.Guadaloupe. It is understood that our 44.robassadert
at Paris has received explanations from the French
Government on the subject of this expeditiOnOthci
assured that it is solely 'intended for theseislandsi and
that it has no relation whatever to the-events paising
South America. The same letter states that' the French
Admiral, recently returned ;to Brest from the We'ssladia
station, has declared that complete " anarchy. existi in
all the South- American ':States; but, that although
there are to be found in tire. different provincetparti-
sans of every politiCal c.cl., front Royalists tO,Republi•
cans, yet none advocate either the • sovereignty of FEN..
DINAND or submission to Spain." This opinion, coming
from such a quarter, together with the speech of the
American President is said to have greatly cooledrthe
ardour of the party in the french Cabinet disposed to
assist %lain iq regaining possession of those provinces:
will be seen by ash article from the Madrid Gazette, in
another-cOlumit, that even ill that capital PerOls' the
only quarter respecting which any hopes are entertained,
- This morning we received inttelligence from Madrid,
to the 27th ult. via Bayonne. The amnesty is said to
be nearly decided upon, and that it will contain numel
rocs exceptions—so many, indeed, that it ought to be
called an Act of ProicriptiOn, rather than an Anmesty.
The Government has not been able to induce the Clergy.
to advance money on 'leas,. so: that an extraordinaryy,
contribution on the Nobility and Clergy is' in contempla-
tiojl,i
.Robberies are still common' m all parts of the
y, and not only travellers,,; lust evep. Wrench
a4ißwits are exposed to depredations. There is no money
in the treasury, and the French _ troops Ind great diffi-
culty in getting it sup Ply of bread, and some trifling
articles which the Spanish Government is called on to
furnish. :71_77 ; '

LAW IN.TittYG.gitt-;;;T.J..-: : •
COURT OF KIN 0713**C15,JANUAga...
roy4us.•: •
MACGREGOR V. THWAITES also OTHERS.
This action was brought by Mr. Macgregor, who ap-
pears to have been Called 'Sit.Giegor Macgregor, and
also the Caciqbeef!P.osiais,,- against the Proprietors of a
Morning Paper; toilecosei;tiam,ages for the publiCation
of a libel in that Paper, purporting to be a report of a
charge preferred at the Mansion-Moose against the
phiintiff, on thesUbjeci tilhe Poyais settlers. The plain-
tiff complained c'h'iric ter bad' been grossly. in-.
Jared by: the said libel.. , One of the canines in, the. de-
claration being inforinal, was considered invalid. There
were other counts not subject' to .objection.:, The alleged
libel WAS a representation of the statelkatOln,adititp4r.,
Prince and Capt. Antrimreelating to the w,setthed state
of the persons who went out as purchasers of Poyais land.
It said 200 victims bad. been.obliged to return from the'
3losquite . shore. to •Hondtirits„ where many. died and
molt would have perished; bUt for the humanity of
those who relieved. them.- The libel also charged Sir
Gregor Macgregor with fraudulently taking -money.,
from persons going out, and giving them drafts-np,the
Poyais Bank, which had no existence. There, were.
other statements, respecting the erection of a Theatre,
and other matters of mere delusion. . The defindailti
two pleas of justification.:—First, That the account
published was a true and correct account of that which
passed; the other was, that the facts weretruly stated.
The question was, whether the publication wasaeorrecr
report of that which took place at the Niarision;Hoirse?.
The COMMON SERJEA NT stated the case. His client,'
Sir Gregor Macgregor, complained of a_gross asper-
sion. His character had been injured .by the reirost of
an examination at which he was not present tti.siefendt
himself, lie had been draggedhefore the Ptiblic, ;pi
loaded with calumny. The Commo* Serjeantat instal
length defended the conduct of his client, Sir Gregor.
The statement respecting the taking of money from
persons going out, and giving them drafts .ou a sup-.
•posed Poyais Bank, was false and scandalous. The
plaintiff upon that particular aspersion, had found bins.'
self bound to &feud his;charricter. - The object' was
.p.t
darinages, but * vitidieitsitniA character. si i '
Sev.ei al witnesses were.,elainined-ort„rhp.'pad4 the
plaintiff. •One.ofthom; Edward irving,a law agent to
his PoyaisiartExcediettcx ,furnaed Moak
,amusement
Starlett.
Mite's*. neyou..l6ited
~PoYaissk his. representations to
emigrants were founded on a book written by :ErAan
Ed svirai on thelVese fri'dies; aitif'
also 6n Wright Me,
~;n4r.s-V the Moigijito. Shert;acui!' on Heitilerson's.Hn*
Itistias. A Mr. strange way sr* sketch of the i.iirntry,
Witness dicluet know who•chtta the picture 4:4 the Blackl
whichhelis in this b00k.;,. He was aequaintedalio''
ttith a ballaewritten; an thik snbjetit, ;ailed The Phial-
s to the tune of Ver the Muir atnang the

s;

MY`. rut/ fAssie will ye prtg
To yon green land that blooms sae cheiiril.
• ' Yen fairy land o' wealth and joy,
*---• • - -meow o' rest to blest the weary. -.
CIIQRUS.
• • ;14" aiantto t'oyals the,. ither,
dn." We'll a' gang o'er the seas thegither.-- •• P• .1' '0
t To tidier lands and•brighter skies,
%no ;. ,Nor •sighagaln for Hieland heather. :"
''"/1417:"'llirough stniidng vales, 'neath lofty hills, -
Through citron groves well stray thegither ;

Out star o' life wilt sweetho set,
• * When blest wi' wealth and ane anither.
. • . Well a' gang to royals, &c.
Wi' jewels rare busk your hair,
' The fairest flowers for you I'll gather;
Te rose's bloom, its rich perfume, •
Are sweet as onyland heather.
. • We-i 1 a' gang to Poyais, &c.
The sugar cane for you n raise,
The orange tree shall bloom to cheer je ;
• , The stream, the hill, tour board shall fill,
" And-wapt *all never nrair come near ye.
' • We'll a' gang to Poyais, &e. •
gang wrtou, my bonny lad,
Across the seas, I care na whither; -
In fair PuYais,''snang joys like these,
We need da 'sigh for'llieland heather.
• We'll a'-gang to Poyais, &c. •
The fav'ring 'tweezes softly blaw,
The boat comes rowing o'er the ferry ;
Then come, my lassie, let's 'ma !
" For here we will nae 'anger tarry.
UM"- We'll a' gang to Poyais thegither,
• -•71 'we'll a' gang o'et the seas thegither,
' • -"•••••' •To fairer lands and brightet skit% •
Nor sigh again for flieland heather.
(The reading of this ballad caused a good deal of
laughter, in which the witness joined.) •
Witness.--Yes, that is one of the poems. I haveseen
Mr. Sun.:ie.—Have you seen
.sue of these notes of the POyai!
' Bank ?

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- [Here a handsomely engraved note was handed to the witness.
• It was beaded with the M‘Gregor arms, and in this form :
' " One Vow. . Bank of Poyais.
• " No..— - St. Joseph.
• "On demand, or three Months, in the option of the Goverritnent
of !loyal', one bud dollar will be paid to the bearer at the Bank.,
ogee here. • (Sigied) - Manager. • '
• " By order .cif MI Highness Accountant.
, , Gregor, Cazique of Poyais." •
Witness..-Yes, I have seen these notes: There were many thou-
iirids of them tent out to Poyais; they were engraved in Edin-
burgh; he could not say how many of them were Sent out.
The Loan Cratar Jusvicz.—You, perhaps, were not in the Fi-
nance Department 1.--( A laugh.)
Witness.—No, my Lord. There was a young man called Pickin,
who wrote the poetry : be was Under-Secretary, and went out as
Clerk in the Civil Department—(A laugh)—with a salary of faCSO
a-year—(A labgh).—Plchin Went out in the Kinnersley Castle, and
is now in Court. 'The principal is the Department was Governor
Hall.
-..81L. Scastarrr...—Pray, hare 'any of the konoura of the Pol'2W
Government been conferred upon you? .. . I
Witness (laughing).—Yes ; I have been promoted to be a.l444sti
of nal Grim Crossl—((Shouts of laughter). . ...; -.•• :. '.
Mr. ScARLETT, in behalf of the defendants, ,saitt. heti
ebOnlii chew that
sthe report was substantially true. Me
g4verted,to the promises which had been held out by
Sir: Gregor Macgregor, the miserable state of the ad-
venturers; and the entire delusion which had been de-
tected. Songs had been written in praise of the happy
Arcadia. Painting and poetry were called in aid of the
object the plaintif had in view. The church, the bank,
and comfortable habitations of Poyais,. together with a
theatre, proved, however, no more than 4, the baseless
fabric of a vision." The whole melted away,.anct left the
UnfOrtunate adventurers a pter to sickness and death:
Mr. Prince, who was ai tfieManSionaltinst at the tinie
the ehaige was made,-stated thUtthe.repott was correct,,
with- one exception. The worth attributed to-him were
spoken by Captain Antrim. ' ' •••
Mr. Hughes, another witness, said „he was present
when the statement was made at the Mansion-house. He
considered it a true report.
The COMMON SIiII.ISANT, in teptt, said, SirGregtir
Macgregor might hiVe been under some delusion in
'supposing he could- establish a Colony on -the Week,
River, }but he had committed no offence. Sir Franc,is
Dr4f, sKWalter. Rlleigh, andythers,:had entertained
simihrr views. in the pursuit of his object-hi might
have acted with ardonr,.but was he-on that account to
be dragged before the-Public as one who hd.been guilty
of gross fraud ? It wOuld have been fraud of the' worst
character if Sir GregOrllacgregor had takindietiforiey
of :poor persons for -hit. drafts en a bank which had no.
existence. With respect to the 'Theatre, the Plaintiff
oncelaid such aiblitgmightYnti,ine-
.be Opened in the
new Colony,, but it-was sarg,in joke. 140 description
given cif the P.orais by',Blr. Gregor . Macgregor • could
excel the description
_given •by several writers... The
osqiiito, shore was opt fat R•orn. Jathaiii,-"a,n'd was
known to be A`btiteiteciittym ea Honduras was "swamp.
It was clear. that all• was.not a delusion, .. 1 re was a
Mosquito King, Who 'ipolie English, and o entered
intoa fontfact. wil 4 Sir Uteri The • sett eis might
'bare:had land,: but they were. not allowed to be iiub:
ject to any • =but the. Mosquito ..Mottareh, Upon the
wiele; the libel wit not. a fair narcotise of that whict
occurred, and .the.oiiyitiP vas entitled:to:llSe his ilid-
iaCter set right by thVietdict of a JOtt;. P....,....541'. '.•
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The Loan Cniar-Juirrice said, the• tar Tutittocon-
sider whether the •difendante plea- of Justification.. had
any foundation, namely, that the report-wa(true;,. It
appears to me, saidhis Lordship, that intgit; -as
r
affecting Mr. Macgregor, is not true. ~.ititeS;that
.. 200 of the Victims landed at Hondurasiin a,state.cil
sickness." Tbkt it true—" they might havo• died., bit
for the hummit/ :of those who 4sststed 'them.". 'That
is:made out. :It is stated that a 'numbernf.persens paid
sums of money to Sir Gregor Macgregor..who,told
them-Scotch money would not go there, and gave thefts
drafts on the Bask of Poyais....islow it does notappek
that there is any Fro/silk :ling—it does not appear he
took any money and givellrafik: That is a statement
most rnaterially*:iteepting' an' Mr. Macgregor,..and forthat, perhaps you'i%:.-ill:r.hink'heltiusi'have your verdict.
Whether_ Mr. Macgregor :hat; been dclUtied I 410,n0t
know, but it behoves eetry man, before be bolds out to
others an indncemint•togo 4) another„ land, to be sure.,
that the repreietitatitific4e:,W4hes ate correct._ Heir
the settlers, when they go,.piAiitaarferfthe . fairest reps g:.
sintations, find nothing haws .desest.: If folk inik-fo,
the plaintiff on one` issnet Top, tibill Oen. consider 'oh
ig
dathases At* due." ' --
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l'he Jury found .fOr'lthe sittnfaant on the ty4 l leihl
justified the. repost,:sts a true sill:dealt:oE ottillik. .: .i..
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occurred ;:attd for the:plaiptiff on another coantogiving
him • 9nreaShiAng Dam ges. • •• '
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• Mr, Secretary CM/NINO' entertains the Ambassador
of the Netherlands, Viscount and Visiountess • GRRetTiLLE, and a
large p.rty, to dinner thia day, at Gloucester Lodge, Brampton.

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