Star.
London, England, 1825-02-03 00:00:00

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The td
Ifßegiment of Foot embarked yesterday at Chatham, far
India, Sir N. Tou rsts, their Colonel, having attended at Chatham,
superintending their embarkation. Recruits, it appears, are ob-
tained with the greatest difficulty ; indeed all efforts to buy off a
young man of good counections,recently entered into thisßegiment,
have proved vain.
The increase of the Army, of which mention has been made,
Will extend to neatly 15,000. If it takes place it will be accom-
plished by adding two new Companies to each Regiment; that will
be towards 160 men for each Regiment, calculating eighty men to a
Company. There are now 99 Foot Regiments. The Officers for
one Company will be advanced from the particular Regiment, and
for the other Company the Officers will be taken from the half pay.
list. The Regiments in India are to be forthwith, if possible, filled
up ; also those in Ireland. Those will be the first objects of iticrease.
The Artillery are to be formed -in Regiments, and placed under
'controul similar to that of the Army ; at present they are distinct
from the Army, as are the Marines. There will be no addition to
the Artillery ; nor will there he any additions to the Cavalry itegi.
merits; all the increase will be in the Foot Regiments.
RESTORATION OF THE THIRD COLOUR TO THE
SECOND (QUEEN'S ROYAL) REG 1 Al ENT OF FO(T.
Uonday, the 31st of January, the Third Colour was restored to
the Od Regiment of Foot, or Queen's Royals, by Major-General
Sir Homy Toyama, Adjutant-General of the British Army, in
the presence of a numerous assemblage of distinguished visitors,
among whom were several Officers, who, on various eventful occa-
sions, had commanded the Regiment.
At a quarter past one o'clock, Lady Tonerns, accompanied by
Colonel J. MACDONALD, Deputy Adjutant. General; Lords Masi-
ter and CLIFTON, Colonel Sir A. and Lady Cuerrizz, Admiral Sir
R. blooason, Major-General Bannon, Earl of DALEOUME, Ge-
neral Mutonr, General Ramses', Sir JOEN BROWNE, Archdeacon
TOSRESS ; Airs. Colima WILLIAMS and sisters, Misses Coons,
Mrs. Jos's Kamssr and daughters, Misses CUTLER, Mrs. and Miss
Alurnse, and the Misses Caawroao, with other distinguished cha-
racters, proceeded from the Government I-loom to the Parade,
where this fine Regiment was drawn up in line, dressed in their
summer uniform, with bayonets fixed : the Regiment immediately
formed a square, within which Lady Timms presented the colour,
which was received by Ensign G. D. J. Ram, and said—" May
the lam!) (the badge of the corps), plead for mercy in the hour of
victory." The Regiment immediately presented arms, and the
band struck up ::;061 save Oh: King.
Sir limier aldressed his fine Regiment in the following eloquent
and appropriate speech :
" It it with his Majesty's gracious approbation, that the colour
is now restored to you, which was presented to the Regiment by
its Queen, when the corps was originally formed, in the year 1661,
immediately after the restoration of Charles I I. to the throne of
his aucestots. His Majesty Charles 11. was then pleased to
confer upon the 9d Regiment of the Line the appellation of the
Queen's Royal Regiment, and !err Majesty Queen Catherine, in
order to give greater effect to the distinction thus conferred upon a
Corps taken odder her special protection, was graciously pleased to
present it with a third colour, beating the emblem of the Paschal
I. im's, which, as a Portuguese Princess, was the crest of her own
Royal Family. The third colour (which was green, in honour of
her Majesty) was in possession of the Regiment for ninety years,
and appears to have been lodged in the Royal Hospital of Dublin,
when the Regiment was oil that duty, in the year 1750, where it
Las been recently found in a mutilated state; and his present Ma-
jesty h lying been graciously pleased to command that it should be
restored to the Rtgiment, tb. gratifying task of faithfully copying
it, and moo king it for you, with bee own hands, has been claimed
and performed by Lady Torrens. The Paschal Lamb was origi-
nally granted in this distinguished manner to the Corps, as the adorn-
ing badge of the Regiment ; and although the colour has happened
to be in disuse, yet the constant possession of the badge has ever
preserved to the Regiment the appellation of the Queen's Royals,
because the badge was the pet social crest of her Majesty: and I
shall only endeavour to point out to you, how well the Regiment
has served the country under the influence of a Wainer thus ren-
dered interesting and memorable, Irons the ancient and illustrious
tharacter of the Royal gift, and front the association with that
event which has mainly contributed to uphold the glorious reputa-
tion of the Corps, amidst all variety of services, and which, I am
persuaded, will ever continue to hand this reputation down, un-
tarnished, to the latest posterity.
" The Regiment was first employed in forming the garrison of
Tangiers, which fortress was then attached to the Crown of Grett
Britain, as a part of the Queen's dciwry, and, as being the Queen a
Its 'intent, its services appear to have beets applied in an appropri-
ate manner to this object. It returned to England about the time
of James the Second's accession to the throne. and the first great
2nd signal service in which the Corps was employed was in repel-
ling the efforts of the Duke of M ttttt nouth to wrest the throne from
the reigning Mo: arch. Upon this occasioin the Queen's Royals
participated in the utemoranle battle of Sedgemoor, fought in the
year 1695,and the discipline and valour of the Regiment were
then so celebrated, that the very name of Kirk's Lambs conveyed
a sound of terror to the enemy, and served to keep those of the
West of England in awe, who were inclined to join the standard of
the usurping Duke. The Regiment under its banner as you now
see it, next appears to have been employed in Ireland—at the relief
of lo;ndonderi y, in 1689, the battle of the Boyne, the siege of
Athlone, in 1690, and at the battle of Atiglirim, and at the siege of
Lfinerick, in 1691. Soldiers have nothing to do with politics ; and
thercfore I only advert to those unhappy times of national dissen-
sion, to shew that the Regiment took a share in a succession of
great military exploitsobar it was true-to discipline and to its banner,
and that amitht all the conflicting circumstances of that memorable
period, It never lost sight of its obedience to its officers, and its devo-
tion to the State. The Lamb appears to have been distinguished again
under the command of King William, in French Flanders, from
the year 1693, until the termination of the famous siege of Namur,
its 1695, and in 1704 to have borne a part in the memorable battle
of Blenheim, under the great Duke of Marlborough, of immortal
memory, where tie glory of the British arms was raised to a
pitch of exaltation never equalled until the modern exploits of
our armies have shed even a more brilliant lustre around the Britiah
name throughout the world. The Regiment was also in all the sub-
sequent campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough—at the battles of
Ramillies in 1706, of Oudenarde in 1708, Malplaquet in 1709,
and at the sieges of Lisle, of Tourney, and Nimes. On
all these occasion, the Lsmb, as you now see it before you*
accompanied the Corps, and it is, therefore, a source of pride to us
all who wear the uniform of this ancient Regiment, that the colour
which has been the companion of sus many glories, should now be
restored to the possession of the Corps; and that it should thus shew
that the distinguished character of the Regiment's ancient services
has
rendered it worthy of those modern laurels which it has p-
thered under the command of the great Abercromby in Egypt, and
of the thrice-inimortalized Wellington, in the glorious and sue- 1
cessful contest on the Peninsula, to which the ordinary colours of
the Regiment bear ample testimony.
't Upon this occasion, soldiers, I would willingly say nothing of
myself ; but the present moment is so Intimately associated with
my affections, as connected with her who has worked this colour,
and with my military pride as your Colonel, in seeing your ancient
banner again committed to your charge, that I should really be de.
void of the feelings Which ought to actuate a man and an Officer se
fortunately situated, ii the scene did not elicit some expression sI
the sentiments whit h weigh upon my heart. I should fail, however,
ifs any attempt to say all that my feelings would dictate. But I
oust assure you, that I look upon it as one of the most distill.
wished events of my life, that I have bad consigned to me as
yew Colonel, the gratifying duty of carrying into effect his ids.
testy's gracious commends. that this honour should be restored to
the Regiment. From the moment I attained the proud station d'
your ie L lonel, I have laboured for your honesr and advantage, and il
for your standing, asap old Corps ought to stand, in the estimationl
of the country. While 1 have life I shall everendeavour with*,
same tare to watch over your interests; and although my rank OW'
dudes me from accompanying you upon your destined service,
my heart shall be with you, and it shall form a principal feature
in the comfort of my future life, until we again meet, to bear
that your conduct keeps pace with your ancient reputation, and
to learn, whether in quarters or in the field, whether it relates
to your moral duties in social life, or to those against the enemies
of
your country, that your behaviour fulfils the hope and expectation
which is raised by your present high state of discipline."
The Regiment, with Adjutant-General TORDSNS at their head,
then marched past the flag saluting; the greuadier company nioved
forward, and formed in front of the lag, and when the whole Regi-
ment had panto!, •! ey marched with the flag to the left wins, the
band playing the Grenadier's March. En :go HAITT, holding the
flag then stood a few paces in advance of the colours, when the
whole Regiment presented arms; Lady Towns then left the
ground, and the Regiment dismissed.
It is not, perhaps, too much to say, that the Queen's Royals are,
at this moment, a military spectacle ' • in discipline, conduct, and
efficiency, they can hardly be excelled. During the last twelve
m laths a cm-posit punishment has not been inflicted in the Regiment
their
Colonel has ever evinced for his Corps, than the proud appear-
mice it made on this in redoing occasion.
The men were es tert ained with an escell.nt dinner at the cerium

of
their distinguished Colonel ; and iLadyTonaixs, and a large part,
of her friends, bisited than while-dining.
In the evening, a splendid ball was given in honour of the day,
at the Bull Inn, Rochester, by Sir Macau Tolman and the Oilic era
of the Regiment. it was attended by the Karl of Dawrouslit. E.ri
and CuUntess of Daast.ev Viscotim'ess Powcascouit,r, Lady Bur.
81.1011, the lion. Misses irurarixt.o, Lords CLIFTON and RAMAT,
the Hon. Misses llamas., General and the lion. ;Urs.
Miss Mutiny, Mrs. and Miss JOHNSON, Miss Caawroan, Mrs. Jos's
Ewan?, the Misses Curt.aut, Sir A. BARNARD, Arr. Saturn, Colonel
FRARON, Colonel Remanent, and Officers of Engineers, Sir Joss
&towns and Officers of Cavalry Depot, Lady Meowing, and Hon.
General Itausay, Colonel D'AGOILA It, Mrs. D'NCIJILA It, Colonel
MACDONALD, Archdeacon Toneless, Commissioner CUNNINGHAM,
Admiral NJOORAO3I, &c.
The ball-room was fitted up with great taste, and the supper served
in the best s:yle.
It is a most extraordinary circomstance, that the Ensign &tart
who received the colours on this occasion, is a descendant of the
Officer who was Ensign at the time the nag was laid aside. These
hrs always been one of that family In the Regiment ever since it
was first raised.

SEAMEN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.

A meeting of the Seamen's Hospital Society was held
yesterday at the rooms of the Society, in Bishopsgate-
street ; WILLIAM MANNING, RAI. M.P. in the Chdir.
-The following Report was read by the Secretary :
It is now tour years since the founders of the Sea-
men's Hospital first invited the attention of the public
to the necessity of such an institution : at that period
the number of seamen destitute of medical advice, in
the port of London, was ascertained to have been from
700 to 800.

The numbers since received into the Hospital have
been as follows, viz. :—ln 1821, 413; 18V2, 788 ; 1823,
919 ; 1824, 1,249.

The peculiar objects which this charity has in vies
having been already before the public, it is unneces--
sary to repeat them; and the Committee with confi-
dence refer to their several annual reports for evidence
that those objects have been happily accomplished.
The Committee have, on the present occasion, only
to add, that the annual expenses of the Society amount
to about 5,5001. and that the funds at their diposal
consist only of the interest on 5,0001. stock, and the'
annual subscriptions amounting to about 1,1001.
It remains for the public to determine, whether a'
charity which has already effected so much good, shall
continue to receive the requisite support ; or whether'
the Committee shall be driven to the sad necessity of
leaving a number of poor seamen to their fate, for want
of the funds necessary to enable them to participate
with those who may be admitted into the Hospital.

A new Association, entitled the British Iron Com-
pany, was brought forward yesterday, with a capital
of two millions sterling. This Company is said to have
been established for the purpose of meeting the demand
for iron, which will arise from its increasing general
.use, and particularly from the new undertakings for
making rail-roads in different parts of the kingdom.—
Its objects are to wo: k iron mines in Great Britain, and
to melt, mauufacture, or prepare for sale, the ores and
metal obtained from such mines; also to purchase ores
and metal from other mine;.

Among the speculations of the day, is one for
in tking an open street from Southwark Bridge to the
Mansion-house. It is calculated chat the bridge, which is
now most deplorably unprofitable, will be much bene-
fited by.the improvement.
The first dividend in MARSH and Co.'s bankruptcy,
which was expected to have been five shillings in the
pound, is reduced to three and fourpence ; the remain-
ing assets being kept back to meet the claims tlf the
Bank of England, should they be established.
A slight shock of an earthquake was experienced at
Marseilles en the '2lst and 22d ult.
AMERICAN THILATRICALII.—The Charleston Paper's
state, that upwards of 1800 persons attended the The-
atre at Mr. CONWAY'S benefit. The House wits crowded
to overflowing, and the receipts were upstards of one
thousand dollars.

SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. VaRS VlLLzaota. a Russian
merchant, dropped down dead from his chair on Tues-
day evening, at his cottage at Newington. He came
home in his carriage in perfect health, and ate a hearty
dinner, after which he dozed in his chair as usual, and
fell out of it in a fit of apoplexy, and never Moved.
FlRE.—Manton Cottage, near Welling, Hems; the
residence of Colonel WALCOT, was on fire early yester-
day morning, and it has since been stated that it was
entirely destroyed, together with three ricks of hay,
coach house, stabling, piggery, icc. It happened from
some painters' combustibles boiling over, and it is re-
ported that one of the female servants is missing.
Banns of marriage between James Douglas. who was
lately drummed through the town of Dundee, for reset-
ting stolen goods, and a woman of considerable pro-
perty,were proclaimed in the churches there on Sunday.
Monday week, George Leaper, of Weybread, Suffolk,
was convicted before the Rev. Mr. MA NNING and GEO.
Lae, Esq. in a penalty of 5/. for using four dogs to kill
and destroy game, not being legally qualified, and in
default of payment was committed for three months to
the treadmill, in the House of Correction, at Ipswich.
Last week the weather was so mild in Annandale,
that the bees were beginning to buzz about, as in May
or June. The fields are covered with a verdure like
that of Spring, and the wheat braird, though late, is
thriving well, and has a very healthy appearance.
A robbery WAS committed is Canon-street, on Wed-
nesday evening, which, although it may excite the risibi-
lity of our readers, will serve to chew to what a pitch of
audacity the system of plunder has attained in this City.
Two boys, on passing one of those shops that vend
birds, rabbits, acc. perceived one of the four-footed race
in a cage, and which they contrived to transfer to their
own possession, by removing a couple of the.hars of his
prison, and immediately proceeded into the shop, and
offered it for sale; a woman, who was stationed behind
the counter, remarked to her hush ~nd that it would he
an excellent match for the one in the window, and of-
fered ten pence for it, and ultimately gave fifteen
pence, with which the juvenile dealers in natural cu-
riosity retired.
Tuesday se'nnight, the sloop Menai, of Newpart, Pern-
brokeshire, foundered off Rossilly, and allan board pe-
rished. Although she was seen going down, not the
least assistance could he afforded her or her ill-fated
crew. A great part of her rigging has been since•
washed ashore, and securest for the benefit of the owners-
Yesterday the Westminster Sessions - house was ()CCU.
pied by the Inquest Jury. The Judges sat at Serjeants'
Inn Hall. Mr. Justice HOLROYD sat at his Chambers,
to hear bail justify, and dispose of other business.
The horn of the rhinoceros is greatly valued by the
Chinese; the test of its goodness is the strength of the
noise heard when the concave root is applied to the ear,
as shells are by our children, to hear if " the tide be
corning in."

LAW LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.

The dinner • f the Proptietnrs of this •ery admirable
Institution (established in 1820) was held yesferday in
the Freemasons Tavern, Mr. W. WILLIAMS, M.P. in
the Chair.

About half-past six o'clock the company, amounting
its number to about one hunched and twenty, sat down
to an excellent dinner. Immediately upon the removal
of the cloth, a beautiful Grace Was chaunted by the
Musical Gentlemen present; after which the Chairman
rose and proposed, " The King's health, with three
times three."—Drank with enthusiasm ; to which suc-
ceeded the National Anthem, the whole company stand-
ing. asd joining in chorus.
The next toasts were, " Ills Royal Highness the'
Duke of York, with three times thie,.."—Drank with
applause. 'I The other Members of the Royal Family."
‘i The Army and Navy ;"—with the usual forms.
The CtiiituNiam next rose to pr0,.0 e " Law
Life Assurance Society, and plosperity to it." The
Hon. Gentleman could not help th
Company upon its liberality, tlisiilaye.) ui tl.e proceed-
ings of the day, by extending its i.enelits to .\li.nll)t.is
of the Legal Profession in Sci.tland. After ale A' 1,11..
ther observations, the Hon.Chairmao begge.l to reitei ate
the toast, but in an amended foroi--" Pros wilt), to
the Law Life Assurance Co•npany—health to its Mein.
bees—and, what was not a little interesting, long life
to the assured.''—(Laughter and applause.)
Other professional and patriotic toasts followed—
each succeeded by a Song or Glee from the Musical
Gentlemen: the festivity was pi otracted to a late hour.

7'HE CORN EXCHANGE.

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It has been long a mat•er of comolaint amongst
many of the most respectable persons in the corn-trade,
that the dfficulty of getting possession of stands in the
Corn-market amounts almost to an impossibility. The
Old Corn Exchange was erecte4 70 years ago, as a pri-
vate undertaking, and the management of it was vested
in a Committee, consisting mostly of Corn-Factors. It
might at the time it was erected have been large enough
for the purposes for which it was intended, but of late
years the immense increase of business has rendered
the proper transaction of business ex,remely unfrequer.t.
The Committee exercise an unbounded controul over the
Exchange, and accommodate with stands only those
from Whom they apprehend no competition. Several
meetings have been held by Gentlemen who are in-
terested, for the purpose of adopting some measure by
which the public good, as well as the private benefit of
the general body of Corn-Factors, might be advanced.
They agreed to make a proposal to the Committee to
enlarge the Exchange, which now only contains 68
stands, to a size adapted to the accommodation of all
who ate at present favoured with stands, and of all
who have been for several years ineffectually employed
in endeavouring to obtain so eligible a place for exhi-
biting their samples. They argue, that if the mono-,
poly were removed, every one who had corn for sale
would be sure of getting a market-price for the com-
modity, and the public would have the option to judge
between a very extensive variety of the article. They
assert, that so strong is the prejudice in favour of pur-
chasing in the Corn Exchange, that a Coin• Factor who
,has no stand in, the market has, in many instances,
' been obliged to sell at upwards of sixpence a quarter
less than he would have got had not the monopoly been
in the way. A respectable Factor, who sells upwards
of 100,000 quarters of wheat in the year, has suffered
considerably by this decisive check upon competition.
Although the rent of a stand is no more than 104 a
year, he would willingly give 1,0001. to obtain posses-
sion of one on such terms. The Committee have hi-
therto rejected the proposition, and declare that the
market is sufficiently large for the business of the me-
tropolis. It has, therefore, been determined to apply
to Parliament upon the subject, and the question is to
come on in the present Session.

Conformably to the programme of the obsequies of
King FERDINAND of NAPLES, his mortal remains were
on the 10th ult. conveyed to the Church of St. Claire.
Not only are the Theatres shut, but there is to be no
dancing in public whatever during the Carnival. The
KING continues to reside at Capo di Monte. His MA-
issmlike his august father, presides in person in the
Council of State.

It is said that a most respectable City attorney is in
custody, on a charge of forging a deed, and a receipt
thereon, for 3901. No public examination has yet taken
place, but in a few days the case is to be fully investigated.
Thursday last, a young woman, of rather interesting
appearance, applied at :leath Hospital for advice. She
described how she felt affected to the surgeon in attend-
ance, who having, with the aid of his watch,ascertained
by her pulse the height of her disorder, prescribed im-
mediately bleeding. He accordingly performed the
operation, and after her arm was tied up, she fainted ;
upon which he retired to procure a glass of water, but,
on his return, found that his fair patient had disap-
peared, and to his astonishment he found that his watch,
which he had laid on the table, bad also become the
companion of her flight. He lost no time in lodging
information of the transaction at the Head Police-office,
from whence two of the regulators of that Establishment
were dispatched, to use their exertions in winding up the
affair, by apprehending the thief.—Freenrads Journal.
A Gentleman, yesterday, about half-past two o'clock,
was driving by himself in a gig, towards town, rapidly
along the road, near Kensington Gravel-pits, when,
most unaccountably, for there ss as plenty of room to
pass, he drove against a coal cart, delivering coals. The
concussion pitched him out upon the road, but he for- I
tunately escaped injury. The horse immediately took
fright, and set oft with the gig at full gallop. Some
boys and men ran into the road, endeavouting to stop
his progress, by spreading their arms out, but this only'
made the animal deviate a little to the right, by which
he passed a flock of sheep, without hutting one of them.
The mature pursued hi; course about halt a mile fur-
ther, when the wheel of the gig came iii contact M i 11 a
gas-lamp iron, on the left, and snapped it in two, within
three feet of the ground. The ga,-pipe inside was bent
double, and the lamp broken to pieces o• the footway.
The shafts were broken under the body of the gig, be-
yond the splinter-bar, which, as the horse still wet.' on,
increased his speed, by every moment striking his heels.
He passed through Bayswater and Tyburn turnpikes,
and by several flocks of sheep, but did no harm till he
reached the first coach-stand in Oxford-street, where he
knocked down a coachman, standing by the side of his
horses, whicn put his out, as well as gave him
some severe bruises. This accident, however unfortu-
nate to the man, stayed the horst's speed, when be was
easily stopped.

COURT OF KLVG"uevc.__-_ria. A .
STAFFORD PERRAGIL •
THE KING V. 7AMCS STAMP COOLS. .

Mr. CAMPBELL, in this case, praygd their Lordsbiei
that the judgment against the defendant might be still
farther delayed. The Learned Counsel stated, that le
held affidavits which would prove to the Court that
Mr. Cooke was totally un.thle to attend to receive iti
judgment, and that he was worse now than do Friday
last, when the former application Was made. The affi-
davits of the medical attendants set forth, that the de-
fendant was confined to his bed With the gout and
flimmation. He also had affidavits from the nurseiwhd
attended him from which it appeal d, that for several
weeks past they hid sat up continually at night with
him, and that he was less able to attend now, than c'n
Friday last.
The LORD Clllll7 JIMTICII said, that was a sufficient
excuse for his not appearing at present before the
Coati, and ordered judgment to be further postponed.

NAVAL lATALLIGENC E.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY.

The Reedution and Folkestone, for head-money the treats
of two gun-hoots, on the sth inst. at No. 97, Resex.street, Strand;
and the A ntphion, for the crews of six gun-boats, on the Ist of
Match, at No. 21, Cecil-street. Strand, and recalled thrre tueadays
and Fridays.
The St. Patrick, from Liverpool for Dublin, *kb put of the
!Locket Brigade, has put into Douglas (Isle of Man), with Sis of all
her spars, and sixteen horses dead, some men are lost.
The Liverpool, Neat.; of Belfast, horn LlierOool fOrWaterford,
has :.rrived at Douglas (Isle of Alan), 'kith loss of Mils, basal, and
the Nia.ter and two of the crew.
Off I 'neer, the Virginia, Kamm r, front Baltimore.
The Jamaica packet sailed from Cartbagena DeCember 6th;
Jamaica 28th ; and from Crooked Island, January 4th.
'llse James, STRNVART, from Miramicki, was TOUR/ wrecked ass
the Bth of November, on Magdalen Island; one boy drcivrised.
The Lord Nelson, Pint.ams, from Newfoundland to Bilboa, was
totally lost near that port, on the 18th ult.
Fat-mourn, Faa. I.—Wind S.W. to N.W.Arrived the Francis
Freeling packet, from Carthagena and Jamaica, five weeks from
the latter place; Brothers' ATHRILDRN, from Newfoundland ; and
Portland, Jinx, from the Downs, for Jamaica.
Pernourts Fta. I.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived the Sarah Ann,
Aran, from London, for Lisbon. Sailed the Lucy Davison, STK-
TINS, for Rio Janeiro
PORTSMOUTH, Fsa. 2.—Wind W.S.W. blowing strong.—Ar-
rived the Skylark, Kum, from Zante ; Arno, Youxo, from LOO-
don, for Leghorn ; and Iris, Aimee, from Hamburgh, for Bilboa.
Cowes, Frs. 2.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived the Columbus, Nre,
from New York, in 48 days, bound to Antwerp; Roselle, Ream,
front London for Sincapore ; add Choice, Wneastsv, from ditto
for St. Domingo.
DIAL, Fro. 2.—Wind S.W.—Passed through for London, the
Nelson, --, from the South Seas. Arrived from the River,
and remain, the transport bark, No. 42; Caledonia, Comma, for
Jamaica ; and Jane, Honore for Pernambuco. Also arrived, the
Somersetshire, Ross' from Leith, for Jamaica ; and Martha, Mu,
wan from Newcastle, for Sierra Leone. The Amity, JOHRS3N,
for Bombay ; Kingston, LUCRIR, for De , with several others
of the outward bound, sailed last evening.
Decorum., Jaw. 31.—Wind West.—Arrived the Fleenor, REVD,
from New Orleans—sailed 22d ult. Indefatigable, &awl, from
Pernambocco—sailed Elst ult. the David, Owes, was to sail on
the 2341; Sisters, Sutra, from St. Michael'
s; and Titfen, Dar Dell,
front Smyrna. The Ceres, Booms, frum Charleston, for this place,
put into Norfolk, (Virginia), Ist January, out twelve days, with
loss of sails.

Fn. I.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the Claude Scott, Knuat.ir,
from Demerara ; Isabella, Anerw, from Pernadbuco; Crown,
Roaresom, from St. Andrew's (141134—sailed the 4th uldnto ;
Woodman, Woorzuoars, from St. John's (N.8.)--sailed the nth
of December ; and Albion, —, from Leghorn. Off the port,
the Indian, AIORILLS, from Buenos Ayres; and Belmont,
from Demerara.

NASSAU' (N.P.) Dec. 4.—The Catalina, front Principe to the
Havannah, was lately wrecked on Egg Island Reef, after having
breri captured by the Coldmbian crulzer &lime; Part of the
cargo saved.

CUSTOM-HOUSE, FEBRUARY 2.
SHIPS Erman, licw.tacis—The Neptune, from Ostend; Plough,
from Lisbon ; General Murray, from Faro ; King George, from
Calais ; Waterloo, from Dunkirk ; Charles Tennyson, from Riga ;
Mayflower, from Dunkirk; Cogniac, from Charente; William Ether-
ington, from Petersburgh ; and Traveller, from Leghtirn.
ENTIRZD OUTWAILDS--.The Letitia, and Simeon, for Hamburgh ;
Gratitude, for Bahia ; Jean, for Quebec ; Crisis, for New York ;
Archibald, for Antigua; and Jonge Camille, for Bruges.
CLEARING Ouvvraans—The Prince of Saxe Coburg, for Rotter-
dam; Duchess of Gloucester, for Trinidad; Henry, for Demerara;
and Mansfizid, for Oporto.

MINUTA
M CArteiBRIGIENSIA.

Vii a irosirr sante PUT OUT OT COMMONS FOS anima TUATILE.

To fast and pray we are by Scripture taught :
0 could I do but either as I ought!
In both, alas ! I err ; my frailty such—
I pray too little, and I fast too much !

LAW .REPORT

Yesterday being the Purification of the Virgin Mary,
it was in law a dies non, consequently the Court of
Chancery, King's Bench, and Common Pleas,did not sit.

SERJEANTS' INN HALL, FEBRIUARY 2.
THE KING V. THODIPSON.
Mr. Law appeared before their Lordships on behalf
of William Thompson, who was convioted at the last
Winter Surrey Assizes of stealing from the person. The
prisoner had attempted to steal a pocket-book from the
pocket of a*Gentleman, and while in the act of extract-
ing it, the Gentleman seized hold of his hand, on which
the prisoner immediately let go his hold of the book,
which dropped into the Gentleman's pocket. An ob-
jection was taken on the trial, that the prisoner had not
taken possession of the book, and could not therefore be
convicted of larceny. The point was reserved for the
consideration of the twelve Judges, and was now ar-
gued by Mr. LAW, who submitted that the evidence ad-
duCed at the trial did not support the charge of larceny,
and contended, first, that it was not stealing at all ;
next, that .if their Lordships' judgment should be
against him on that point, that it was not stealing from
the person. On the first point, he argued that it was
not stealing at all, because he had not taken the pro-
perty, and he adduced the statute of Elizabeth, cited
by Lord Hale in his Pleas of the Crown, in support of
his argument.
Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT then observed, that their
Lordships would take time to consider their judgment.
—judgment deferred.
ADMIRALTY SESSIONS, FEBRUARY e.
• This morning a Session of Oyer and Terminer, or
General Gaol Delivery, for offences committed on the
High Seas, vans held at the Old Bailey. Lord STOWELL,
accompanied by the various officers of the Admiralty
Court, attended at an early hour, but neither of the
learned Common Law Judges were present.
The reading the several Commissions, and the other
usual formalities, occupied the Court for a consider-
able time, after which the names of the Grand Jury were
called over, and being severally sworn, Lord StoweLL
addressed them as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE GRAND JURY—The forms of
our laws call upon me to address You, and I find great
satisfaction in having to inform you, that but little will
be brooght before you that will require of me much in-
struction or admonition.—Your functions will be pre-
cisely the same in this Court as in a Court of general
jurisdiction ; and from your habits of attendance in
those Courts, you have that experience which renders
unnecessary any particular notice from me as to your
duties. There was in this Court, formerly, a law which
made a distinction between the crime of murder, from
what was the common law of the land in that respect.
The common law established a distinction between the
modes of persons being killed by another. To constitute
murder—the common law required proof of previous
malice existing in the mind of the parry charged again .t
the party killed ; and where no such proof existed, the
death was considered as having been casual, and the
party causing it was deeated guilty of the minor offence
of manslaughter. In regard to offences committed on
the high seas, no such distinction as that to which 1
have just alluded existed, hut the ultimate verdict of a
Jury in the case of a person being killed by another,
was compelled to be either a conviction for the capital
offence, or a total acquittal, the crime of manslaughter
not existing. By a late statute, the law in this Court
has been made similar to the common law, and your
duties will be consequently the same as in other Courts.
I mention these circumstances, because I understand
that two, if not three bills for murder, will be sub-
mitted to your consideration. If such should be the
case, you will adopt, the line of conduct which 1 have
suggested to you. • T..ere is, I understand, also another
offence of high malignity, which will also come before
you-it is a case of mutiny on board a merchant vessel,
a crime which, by the law, is termed piracy. I need
not comment upon the dreadful consequences likely to
result from such a crime, in a great commercial coun-
try like England—but the crime, great as it is, is gene-
rally connected with others of a still more malignant
nature, for it often happens that it is committed for the
purpose of turning the ship into a pirate vessel, for the
object of plundering others, and is frequently attended
by the murdering the Captain and other Officers on
board, and carrying the property of the owners to places
widely different to where they destined it for. If such
Case should come before you, you will give it your care-
ful attention. I have now only to inform you, that the
attendance of the Learned Judges who were to have
assisted me here to-day, has been necessary to meet
their brethren in another place, in order to consider a
questionuf very great importance. I therefore have
thought it necessary to adjourn the Court, after you
shall have considered your bills, until Tuesday, on
which day, 1 hope you will all of you give your attend-
ance; most probably it will be for the mere purpose
of being immediately discharged. But as it is possible
that circumstances may render it necessary that you
should on that day resume your duties, in order to pre-
vent a very long delay in administering justice Is parties
charged with offences, I trust you will not drink much
of this trifling trouble. I now recommend to you the
Immediate discharge of your duties."—The Grand Jury
then withdrew.
CONtISTORY COURT, FEBRUARY 2.
• WINNINGTON V. WINNINGTON.
This was a suit for a divorce, by reason of adultery,
promoted by Mrs. Winnington against her husband.—
Mr. Wilmington. has preferred appearing personally
throughout the cause.
• Sir C. Roalasos said, that from what he had read of
the cause, he was satisfied it was very capable of being
argued, and he could only repeat his advice to Mr.Win-
nington to employ Counsel to defend him. It could not
be supposed that Mr. Winnington could know the na-
ture of the various forms of the Court, so as to enable
him to defend himself so effectually as if he was de-
fended by the Advocates of the Court. That was the
best mode of obtaining justice, and the appearance of
the state of the suit required it.
Mr. Winnington said, he had considered the sugges-
tions of the Learned Judge, but he had determined on
defending himself personally, confident that, from the