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themselves had Claimed as their right. They had car- y
vied their purposes into effect by intimidation, by anon,
and by murder. And could they imagine that such pro-
ceedings could meet with the support or approbation of
uny good, or wise, or sane man ? Could they suppose
that 11r. Hume, who had struggled for their emancipa-
tion, would join with them in imposing shackles upon
others—upon those whose kindness and protection, and
union with whom, in their respective spheres, the general
prosperity depended? It would not, in a company such
as this, be breathed, that any countenance could be
given to such practices-or such principles; or that any
toleration could be given. For himself, and he was not
a:together unknown to hit country (Great cheering), he
would not be suspected of indifference to the rights of
the people; but he could not abstain on this, and on
every occasion that presented itself, from expressing, in
the most unequivocal terms, his strong disapprobation
of the practices which had lately produced so much
distraction in the country. He said this as the friend
of the labouring classes—as their advocate—and if his
counsels could have any in filence, he would beseech the
deluded then to abstain horn the ruinous and dan-
gerous course in which they had embarked. It was
incumbent on the friends of liberal principles to speak
otiz-for the enemies of liberal principles would not
fail to take advantage of these unhappy delu.ions and
errors, as furnishing reasons for the re-enactment of
those statutes, which he was convinced were the
chief cause of the evils that they all deplored.—
He misted, however, that a wiser and mote lenient:
course would be followed, and that, after the brief sea-
son af trouble, which he hoped, was now nearly over;
after the seasoning fever, as it had been cared, on first
touching a land of liberty, the labouring classes would
return to that just and reasonable course of conduct,
which alone could save them from the restoration of
of those chains which have recently been btoken. Mr.
Jeffrey co.icluded by giving. "The Freedam of Labour;
but let the Labourer recollect, that, in exercising the
freedom of his own rights, he cannot be permitted to
viola.e the rights of ott.ers."

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COURT OF iiiNC% 1361C1i, Navirksza 19.

FROM THE TRINIDAD OAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 21. 1
We cannot conceive any event better calculated to
display the Omnipotence of the DEITY,
arid the titter
insignificance of all human power, than Close con-
vulsions of nature which frequently level the Proudest
edifices with the ground, overwhelm whole cities in one
confused mass of ruin, and, in the midst of \fanCied
security, plunge their entire population into eternity. A
visitation of this description was experienced by this
Colony last night. According to the time on the town
clock, at a quarter past nine o'clock, and according to
the mean time, by Captain Lawrence, of his Majesty's
ship Eden's chronometer, at a quarter of an hour before
ten. The direction of the shock appeared generally to
be from east by north, to west by south, although in
many places it would seem to have been almost due
north and south. It came on with little if any rumbling
noise; cr other usual indications of earthquake.
As to its duration there appears to be almost as many
opinions as there are persons; thirty seconds appear to
be the shortest time ascribed to it, but we have heard
many well informed persons contend that it lasted three!
minutes. We have not heard that any chasm or opening
of the ground was cor e.l ; nor does the pavement of
the streets appear to be in any instance disjointed.
It appeared not to have arrived at its 11111 strength
until some seconds before it subsid. d entirely. Had it
continued with the same vio!ence a few seconds longer
we are persuaded that few stone houses in the town of
Port of Spain would have stood the shock. Scarcely a
house in town has e:caped .damage ; many ate rent to
such a degree as to render them uninhabitable without
considerable danger. The upper part of the gable ends
of several horses on the east side of Fr ederick.stri et fell
down ; in every part of the town, sheds and wails are
levelled, and accounts of clock, fallen ft on] their stands,
wihe and other livers in bottles, china and glass
broken, are innumerable. In many instances tables,
bedsteads, and wirer h avy articles of furniture were
temoved from their places or turned round.
T e seat of his Ex':ellency the Governor of St. Ann's,
has suffered severely, and issaid to be rent and di,j anted
in several places. The servants' apartments are also
greatly injured, and a considerable quantity of glass
ware is broken.
That neat and elegant building our Protestant Church
is considerably damaged. The top of the N. W. pin-
nacle of the north tower was precipita•ed to the ground,
and fell several yards to the westward of the foot of
the tower; a part of the S.W. pinnacle fell on the roof
of the church, and, forcing through, dislodged one of
the rafters, which falling into the body of the building,
destroyed threa of the pews. The two pinnacles to the
eastward are completely shattered. The tower itself is
completely rent through in several places-and the
town clock is so much injured that it must undergo a
thorough repair. The pinnacles of the south tower are
also very seriously injured, mid some of the buttresses
are cracked.
The buildings intended to be converted into a new
Court-house are considerably damaged ; and the present
Court-house has already received several trifling rents.
The chimney of the ig Rookery," the residence of
Henry Fuller, E,q. his Majesty's Attorney-General, fell
down, together with many others in town.
The new Roman Catholic Church appears to have
escaped entirely; and in the east end of King street
little damage has been sustained. In the market-place,
several galleries were thrown down, and the house of
the clerk of the market seriously injured. The houses
of Mr. Cipriani, and that occupied by Messrs. Wolt ond,
Johnson, and Co. are rendered uninhabitab'e. The up-
Iper part of the gable of the house occupied by Dr.
Anderson, sen. in Frederick street, tell tor the roof and
.shattered the whole of the extensive shed in the Venduc
yard. And the south gable uf the adjoining house
occupied by John Edmonson, E.q. also fell. lii the
same street the roof of Mrs. Feil's Louse experienced a
like fate, by the falling c f part of the gable of the ad-
joining house. In the two Apothecary Stores in Frede-
rick-'street, considerable damage was sustained by
breakage; and.the roof of a large back store of Messrs.
Corrie, M'Allister, and Company, entirely fell in.
So far as the accounts which have been received from
the country go, the shock appears to have been general
throughout the island. A Uentleman resident ac Chag- the Buenos Ayres m:il of Saturday is said to have
Dimas was shaken out of his bed ; and the chimney of brought from Chile the stipulated sum for the dividend
the boiling house on the Streatham Lidge estate, Ta- on the Chile Loan, negotiated in London.
carigna was shaken down, and also several of the negro Don MANUEL SARATEN, the expected Minister from
houses. It appears to have occasioned very consider. Buenos Ayres, came over in the packet that arrived on
able alarm among the negroes on the estates. Thursday, at Falmouth, where he will remain a few
No lives were lost, and we are only aware of two days, before he sets out for town.
persons being seriously injured. One of these is Mr. Some ( venings since, a fire broke out from the stables
Boss, who resides in the market place; he was in bed of Mr. Seabrooke, of Dnenham, Essex, and five veto*-
,
when the shock took place, and one of the rafters, and ble horses were lost in the conflagration.
the side of the wall, tell on the bed-he was very seri- Account s I tom Oporto state, that not more than seven
ously bruised on the head, breast, and limbs. Several persons were killed and five wounded, by the late fall
perssns leapt from the windows of their houses. Mr. of a mountain at Carvalhinho.
Tholaz tn, jun. was very seriously injured on the side
and head, although fortunately no bones are broken, CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Novemsaa 21.
• There were last week moderate arrivals of all sorts of Grain, ex-
having sprung from his gallery, 15 feet, to the ground. cept Barley, of which the quantity was considerable. This morning,
The shock was felt as severely in the harbour as or, the quantities of Wheat are good, but of Spring Corn the arrivals
shore. Captain Lawrence informs us that the shock
ai i 0 samples
a°rfe eshceseastivnebltahineatvhe in
quotations of neaftlasrt
are
niacin:ll;
bl'irthoedibeerst
was felt so severely on board the Eden, w hick vessel lower.o Malting Barley is is. per quarter higher; ybut other qualities.
was moored upwards of two and a half miles from are plentiful, the foreign being liberated, aid such meets few buyer.
shore, that he concluded the whole town of Port of at present, it ling expected lower. Beans sell at last quotations.-
Spain had been destroyed, until he was satisfied, by Boiling Peas ate unaltered. Grey Peas
sell hardly so well as last
means of his night telescope, that the tower of the
Monday. Oats are not plentiful, and having a fair demand, they
. - Church was sending. It was equally severe on board *ell on rather better terms than last Monday. The Floor trade is
extremely dull.
Sir WALTER SCOTT and Mr. THOMAS Moons entered his Majesty's brig Ringdove, and we are informed that Wheat, Red, new, 645. 725. Rye, old, 40s. 455.
one of the centre bones of the Theatre, in Edinburgh, on several persons on board the vessels in the harbour were --- old, 60s. 70s. I Beans, Small, new, 425. 48s.
White, new, 646. 745. - old, 465. 525.
Saturday se'nnight, near the conclusion of the second thrown out of their births.
old 64s 765. Tick, new, 565. 421.
act, and were shortly after joined by Mr. JEFFREY. In This visitation was preceded by very hot weather; and a slight Barley, 52a. 475. . -- old, 58s. 445.
an adjoining box were the Duke of Sr. ALBA ar's and shock is said to have been felt by many at four,and another at eight Old, 321.365. Oats, Feed, new, 225. 245.
o'clock yesterday morning.
Peas, Grey, 1825, 465. 475. --- old, 245. 265.
Mrs. Courrs. Mr. MOORE was speedily recognised by
lite Demerara (ignite. of the 21st of SYptember - Old, 40s. 445. Poland, new, 235. 275.
the audience in the pit and boxes, by whom he was
states, that on the preceding evening, at ten minutes MaFie, 1825, 465. 485. --- old, 255. 295.
enthusiastically cheered. For some time Mr. MOORE
past ten o'clock, a smart shock of an earthquake was - old, 445.465. Potatoe, new, 245. 325.
seemed doubtful to whom these warm salutations were
felt. in. that colony. It commenced wth a tremulous White, new, 40s. 465. - old, 245. 50s.
.--- old, 401. 455. --- Scotch, 31s. 554.
addressed; but Sir WALTER SCOTT having seemingly
agitation of the earth, accompanied by a rumbling Boilers, 1625, 505. 525. Foreign Oats, 00s. 00s.
informed him that he was the object of attraction, he
nurse, resembling distant and irregular. thunder. . I:hi, - old, 44a. 48s. Flour, per Sack, 50s. 60s.
rose and respectfully bowed to the audience. His
eededibyha rocking
followed
and ho of the biold- •KRIVALS LAST W ILZIC.
obeisances were again warmly cheered, and this contest was succeeded
w roc . Wheat, English, qrs. 6,388 Peas, qrs. - 1,607
10,059 Irish Wheat - -
of courtesy continued during the whole of the interval ings, 8I ter
Producing a sensation not much unit .
an und..ulating motion, Barley
ice that which is Malt - 7,802 Irish Oats - 6,580
between the second and third acts of the ope. a. The
felt on board a small. host,
. when inhe ripple of Oats 7,103 Foreign Oats - 6,045
distinguished anti viduals we have named kept their
- 2,100 English Flour, sacks 15,378
seats till the conclusion of the after piece. strong Curve t. Its direction was W.N.W.IN and E S.E.F.: mans
SMITHFIELD MARKET, Novenas& 21.
The whole occupied between three
. and four minutes.
The Half Yearly Coupons of she French Three per The price of Beef remains nearly as on Friday, the best young
The wind aas at the time blowing a pleasant breeze
Osen, such as Scots Runts, being at 4s. 4d. to ss. per stone; and
Cent. Certificates, signed by Messrs. de ItoruscruLD, Brothers, of
Paris, falling due on the 22d of December, will be paid on that from N.E. a clear atmosphere in the zenith-cloudy the coarser Meat at 4s. to 4s. 4d. per do. The very inferior Oxen
and every succeeding day, at the Counting-house of Mr. N. M. (cumulus) to the Northward-dark low stratus clouds are from ls.6d. to fo. per none under this quotation. The Mutton
Rornscnito, free of all charges.
Hazard) and Co. Sold and Shared FUR Prizes of - f.erior Leicester and Kentish Wethers 45. 6d. to 44. 10d. per stone.
to the Eastward. The thermometer stood at eighty. trade is rather dull, fine Downs are Ss. to Ss. ed. per stone; and in-
rhe coarser Mutton, old Sheep, ace. are 3s. 6d. to 41. per stone, se-
four degrees. The shock was more severe than has
25,0001. and ..20,0001. in the last Two Menths.-Tutsday, December
cording to quality. ID the Vealtrade there is little doing, the-finest
Drawn. known for many years before. Another slight
4th, Four Prizes of 50,0001. with other Capitals must All bt
Drawn. By Act of Parliament all Lotteries in this country will tremor was felt exactly one hour afterwards, followed young Calves are 51. 6d. to 61. per stone ; and larger are Ss. to Ss.
speedily cease. HAZARD and Co. Sold in the List Year's LOttEritl by several gusts of wind. We are apprehensive that 6d. per do. In the Pork trade there is nothing worth noticing.-
only, -Five Prises of 30,0001. and 20,000/. and in a recent Lottery much mischief well be done in the Islands. Beasts, 3,221 ; Sheep, 18,650; Pigs, 120; Calves,llo.
ALL the 50,
-serest (cud of Regent-street), and by their Agents in 0001. Prizes.-Royal Exchange-gate; 26, Cornbill ; and . Beef, 4s. 4d. to ss. per stone; Mutton, 4s. 6d. to Ss. Rd. Veal, Ifte
324,
A smart shock of an earthquake was felt at Barba- to 65. Pork, 53. to 65.-Hay per load, AP Ss. to .C 4 1.55. Clover, ,C 4
Oxfor
all the principal Country Towns. does on the 20th of September, but no injury followed. st, to cgs 15s, straw, ,e 1 los. to .e.,.

The Minim— rgh Awning Courant, from which this
account is abridged, says, We have c.nly attempted
to give a faint outlined 111r.Jeff,ey's excellent speech,
as at a subsequent rtiod of the evenitT, it was moved
from the Chair, and carr el by acclamati:m, that he
should be requested to give the most complete report,
which he could afford from recollection; a request with
which Yfr. J. iftey, after some hesitation, but at the
reiterated and unanimous call of the company, agreed
to comply."
Tne 66 Memory of the late Francis Horner" was next
drank in silence. .

Deacon ParrnsoN concluded a speech which was
much cheered, by saying, " Highly as we admire Mr.
Hume—much as we esteem him—greatly as we value
him—dearly as we love him—(Bursts of laughter and
applause)—give us but a thorough burgh reform, and
we shall have a hundred as faithful as he!—Deacon
Paterson concluded, amid peat applause, by proposing,
L•srd A. Hamilton, and the Cause of Burgh Reform."
Mt. Cocxsuan concluded:an eloquent speech, which
was loudly applauded, by proposing, " The Lord
Provost and Magistrates of Edinburgh,*and a cordia
union of alt men and of all pat ties for the moral improve-
ment of Edinburgh"—(Drank with duce tirws three).
Mr.±Giasos CRAIG proposed " the Town of Leith,and
may it go on prospering in wealth and independence !"
Mr. CRICUTON
,returned thanks, and proposed the
health of " Convener Milne, and the members of the
Town Council now present."
Mr. J. MURRAY called the attention of the meeting
to the improved administrario.s of justice, nccomplished
by the Bill introduced into Pat liainent by Mr. Secretor y
Peel. lle said, without attempting to describe its fea-
tures, or predict its consequences, he would say, that had
such regulations been established in the days of Charles
the Second, the page of history would not have heels
blotted by the account of J cries packed to murder
Russell and Sydney—(Gsta Applmse).—We must not
withhold our admiration for Ministeis, for all h the re-
ceived much valuable information, however they might
differ in opinion upon questions of political feeling
from the sHonourable Secretary (..Ir. Peel), and we
ought not to withhold this just tribute of applause.—
(Cheers).—Such services as these conferred more high
honour on the statesmen who performed them, than all
theother actions of a busy life; and when they were
beyond the reach of our praise or censure, formed the
most pleasing balm for their memories-44 Mr. Peel,
and success to the efforts of every Minister who endea-
vours to improve the administration of public justice r
Mr. J. CRAIG proposed, " Mr. Kennedy and the improvement
of the Administration of Justice in Scotland."

THE KING U. ADLARD.
This was an indictment again,t the defendant, fOr
refusine to serve the rffice of Constable of the parish
of St. Birtholometw the Great, in the City of Lindon;
to which he was aopcinted at a Court Let holden for
the Manar. At the tri.,l belote the L.)rd ChitlJast:ce,
it Guildhall, it appeared that the defendant, who was
a printer, had an establishment in the parish for the
purposes of business, held at an annual rent of fifty
pounds, Where he did not sleep, but ss here he attended
daily, and was rated to the church and poor. A ver-
dict of guilty was taken, stet ject to the opinion of the
Court on the question whether this occupation rendered
he defendant liable to serve the office of Constable as
an inhabitant of the parish?
Mr. lloicaND, for the prosecution, argued that the
defendant having property requiring protection, ought
to perform the duties of an inhabitant ; and that, ac-
cording to the authorities of the King v. Hall, and the
King v. Poynder, recently decided, and others referred
to in those cases, he was to be considered as an inha
bitant to all legal purposes. •
Mr. Brtoocuatu, for the defendant, urged that these
authorities only proved him to be liable to pecuniary
impositions, and n.)t to the perform Ince of the duty of
a Constable, which was, by law, cast only on those who
had their domicile within the parish.
The COUKT took time to consider of their judgment.
RICARDO D. lIIECHADO.

This was a rule obtained by Mr. GURNEY, calling on
the plaintiff to spew cause why the defendant, arrested
at his suit for 100,0001. money had and received, should
not be discharged out of custody on filing common bail.
Tire grounds of the application were, first, that the affi-
davit of debt was sworn before the British Consul at
Cadiz, whose authority to administer oaths was doubt-
ful; and second, that the sum was described merely as
" sterling," wit:eh might apply to Irish as well a. Eng-
lish currency.
Mr. SCA RLETT and Mr. F. Pouocic now shewed
cause against this rule. As to the first objection, they
produced the late statute, 6 Gen. IV. regulating the
powers of Consuls, and which gives, in direct terms,
authority to British Consuls to administer oaths. As
to the second objection, they contended that the plain
and obvious meriting of the words " 100 0001. sterling."
was English money, and that a Court of Justice were not
to sea? ch for possible constructions, in order to vary the
plain intent of terms. They also submitted that, as the
defendant had been arrested on the order of the Lord
Chief Justice, the ordinary technicalities did not apply to
a case where a discret:onary power had been exerted.
Alt. GURNEY had begun to support his rule, when
The LORD Cuter JUSTICE intimated that the oth r
Judges were waiting for the Court to assist in the de-
cision of Crown cases reserved ; and therefore that the
discussion must be postponed till another day.

ARCHES' COURT, Novelise& 19.
The Court was occupied all day with the pleadings
in a cause appealed from the. Consistory Court of the
Bishop of Exeter, entitled " The office of Judge pro-
moted by Wollicombe against Aichidge." regarding
the possessory right of certain parties, by a presctiption
of some years, to a partiCular pew in a village in De-
vonshire. Application was made to the Chancellor of
the diocese by Mrs. Wollicombe, for the grant of a
faculty empowering her to take and occupy seats in the
pew in question, on the ground of possessing certain
property in the neighbourhood, Which she conceived
gave her a title to claim such accommodation.
The Judge of the Court helovi refused the faculty, and decreed,
as against the applicant, 601. in nontineespensaruns.
From this sen.ence an appeal was asserteJ to his
Grace's Court. The facts of the case, as detailed to-
day by Counsel, possessed not the remotest degree of
general interest; but it appeared that the possessor of
t• e eslale, in the owners of which the legal right of the
pew (wherein the other party claimed a possessory right)
was conceived to exist, did not possess the mansion, or
any residence upon such estate.
Sir June Nrcuot.r. rejected the appeal, and remitted the principal
cause to the Court below; the Learned Judge observing, in the
course of his sentence, that it had been determined by the high law
autkot ities, that the right of pew attached to houses, and not to lands.

The health of the Chairman, and the University of Edinburgh,
were the next toasts.

Mr. A. SCOTT gave—" Mr. Rubinson and Mr. Huskisson, and
success to their eft;orts to establish the freedom of trade."

This and several other toasts were drank with the usual honours,
when the hour getting late, the CHAIAMAN said, that he had notices
of a number of other toasts to be given; but, in consequence of the
lateness of the hour, be should merely give them from the Chair,
" The President of the United States."
" The Establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty in every
part of the Western World."
" The Master and Merchant Company of Edinburgh."
" The immediate Suppression of the African Slave Trade, and
the speedy Abolition of the Slave Trade ail over the World."
" May our Civil Liberties never be endangered by the Abuse of
Military Power."
Mr. GIBSON CRAIG paid a merited compliment, and proposed a
vote of thanks to slr. Horner, for his conduct as Chairman, and
the Meeting separated at half-past twelve o'clock.