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Alone, across the pathiesi seas,
The stately vesad glides;
With cloudless skies and favouring breese,
And ocean Qneen she rides!
Within that ship, one pliant heart
Beats sadly its adieu
And tear-drops to one bright eye start,
That dim its parting view !
Grieve not for him; be goes to seek
Fortune and fame afar ;
The glow of bope is on his cheek;
Its soul is in the war !
13ut grieve for her who stands alone •
Upon the distant shore,
Weeping for that departed one,
Whom she shall see no more !

Few years may pass-rand happily,
The saldier may return ;
But where will that forlorn one be?
Shria'd in her silent am !

Ro'S A.

APPEAL BEFORE THE PRIVY COUNCIL.

Yesterday, the P;ivy Council was occupied in hear-
ing arguments for and against an appeal entered by
Mr. James Silk Buckingham, against " a certain rule,
ordinance, and regulation, made and issued by the Go-
vernor-General and Council of Fort William, in Bengal,
on the 14th day of March, 1828, and which received
the sanction of the Supreme Court of Calcutta on the
4th day of April, 1823." The principal object of this
regulation was tgir render the right of publishing a
Newspaper in any of the Presidencies of India depen-
dent on the obtaining of a license from the Govern-
ment, which license was revocable at the pleasure of
the Government.
Mr. DnIAIAN and Mr. Wit.wasts appeared for the appellant ;
Mr. Serjeallt BOSANQUET, Mr. Serjeaut SrANKII, Mr. BAOUGITAM,
and Mr. TINDAL, for the East India Company.
At half-past ten o'clock the Council met—President, the Earl
of HARSOWIT.
Mr. DENMAN stated the case at some length, and
contended, that as the power granted under the Act of
the 13th of Geo. 111. contained a restrictory clauke,that
it should not be repugnant to the laws of England, the
suppression of the Calcutta Journal was iilegal. The
regulation was founded du a supposed necessity,
which had in no way been made out: f-or these reasons
he called upon their Lordships to declare the regula-
tion mull and void.
Mr. J. WiLLIAMS followed on the same aide. lie
contended that his Learned Friends on the other side
were hound to prove that the regulation was not repug-
nant to tie laws of England, which, if they failed to do,
it was dicta est.tausa with regard to their ca•e.
Mr. Seijeant BosasovET defended the regulation,
and said, it was preposterous to say that .she Press
should not be the subject of local regulation in the Co.
lonics. The effect of introducing into India any regu-
lations incon-istent with the policy by which it had
hitherto been governed, would be to cause scenes of
bloodshed and warfare, and might not unly separa-e
the country from us, but perhaps throw it into the hands
of one of our enemies.
Mr. Set jeant SPANKSE follo..ved, and contended that
tfic freedom of the Press was totally incompatible with
the existence of Indian society. To give to India an
unrestricted Press, would be the greatest itiuty which
ciroll possibly be inflicted upon her.
Dicastay shortly replied.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, arid the Council shortly
after broke up. The decision will be given.osi a future day.

The small-pox is in the Seraglio, at Constantinople.
The children of the Sultan have caught it.
The venerable monks of St. Bernard intend to form
another estahlishment, for the assistance of traveller.,
on Mount Simplon.
Monday, as some labourers were felling timber in a
wood at Benefield, near Ound!e, a large tree rather un-
expectedly came down, and caught two of them before
they could retreat to a proper distance. A man named
Roe had his back, and both his th;glis broken, and died
the same night, leaving a wife and family chargeable
to the parish; and another man, named Wrights was
also much bruised in the chest.
Mr. CHANTREY is now at Edinburgh, for the double
purpose of seeing the statue, which he has executed of
the late Loan CHIEF BARON, erected in the County
Hall, in that city, and of selecting a situation for the
statue of his MAJESTY. The statue of the CHIEF
BARON is a beautiful chaste production, and preserves
au admirable likeness of the esteemed original. The
site choien for the Lino 's statue is-in George-street, at
the bead of Hanover-street, and it is thought to be one
- of the best that can be selected. The monument of Mr.
Pirrr is to be place., at tie head of Frederick-street,
and probably that to BURNS at the head of Castle-
street.; the extremity of George-street, towards Char-
lotte-square, has already been selected for the monu-
ment to the late Earl of Miami/N.
Directions have been given by the British Govern-
ment to the Custom-house Officers in the British
West Indies and North American Colonies, to treat
American vessels, having only passengers and baggage
on board, as vessels in ballast, which are not liable
to tonnage duty.
The Duke of LEINETER, observing a man in Car-
teret-street, on Friday afternoon, very much intoxicated,
and featlng he might - experience some injury while
sleeping on the stones, took him up in his arms and
tarried him to an adjoining public-house, and ordered
him to be taken care of at his Grace's expense.
Wednesday, as the Ebor, Sheffield and York coach,
was going down the hill to Garforth Bridge, on its
way to, York, the reins unfortunately broke, and the'
horses becoming unmanageable, the consequence was
that they upset the coach; Mr. STEPHENSON, of the
Register Office, Wakefield, was unfortunately thrown
over the hedge, and sustained a compound fracture of
the right leg. WATSON, the guard, is severely hurt:
stone of the otl er passengers suffered material injury.
Thursday, 100 fine-woolled knot-sheep were ship-
ped at Lyme, for Havre de-Grace, to improve the
breed of the French sheep. The vessel, was fitted up
in an ingenious manner, and will return for a like
Dumber, which will complete a contract entered into
on aceount.of the King of Famine.
Captain • WILSVIAD, of the General Harris East
Indialmans has transmitted the sum of 484 ss. to the
Direitors of the Floatins Hospital for Seamen ; being
the amount of a subscription raiserd among his crew
year,
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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MAY 23.
NEW COURT.
Henry Fulham Batinantine, a man of very respectable
appearance, was indicted capitally ft* 'stealing, in the
dwelling hoose of Mr. Joseph Robert Ilarnion, of Corn-
hill, either in the year 1818, or in the subsequent.years
until 1823, several sets of engravings from the worki
of the celebrated Hogarth. The indictment was very
long and varied, and the engravings were stated to be
of the value of 3001.
Mr. ANDREWS, for the prisoner, gave up the case
without any defence, and called a number of respectable
Gen tlemen,who gave the prisoner an excellent character.
The Jury found him Guilty, coupling their verdict with
a recommendation to mercy, in which the proiecutor
most earnestly joined, as the prisoner is in a declining
state of 'health, and has a family.
Elizabeth Harper stood indicted for stealing, on the
lath of May, a watch, value 20s. a chain, seal, and key,
the property of J. Christ Ipherson.
The prosecutor is a clerk to Carlile, of Fl:et.street,
`the bookseller. A Juror—Witness, do you believe in
ilthe book on which you
.have been sworn ? Witness—
No, but I believe in a future state. JUDGE—What re i-
gion are you, and what are the tenets of it? Witness-
-lam not a religionist, I have A:a any religion. JUDGE
—Was there any person with you when the watch was"
taken from you? Witness—There was no one with me
at the time. JUDGE—Then I cannot examine you.--
Witness —I am answerable to the same consequences 01
pet it's.), as those who believe in that bo3k. The witre,s
was then proceeding to quote instances where pers,ns
similarly circumstanced had been admitted to give evi-
dence, and contended that it had been atoutd by'
Le .rued Judges that perto• s of his persuasion were
amenable to the law o• perjury.
Junoo—l think you do not understand the nature of ques.
tioni of this Court quite so well as I do, and I cannut take your
testimony.
Some conversation here took place between Mr. Serjeant
MUM. Mr. PHILLIPS, and Mr. Law, after which
Mr. Serjeant Alamo said, " Witness, do you believe in a future
state. as regards punishment and reward?"
. Witness—Certainly, I do not.
Mr. Serjeant Miami—Gentlemen of the Jury. I hwe cast my
eye over the depositions, and I find that It will be impossible,'
without the evidence.of the,prosecutor, to bring the charge home
to the prisoner; you will therefuri acquit hen—Acquitted ac-
cordingly.

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57,0130 tisip pounds of iron have beenexpOrted
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