Star.
London, England, 1818-12-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

All the recruiting depots stationed in Scotland, be-
longing to the regiments lately returned f; om France,
are ordered immediately to join their respective corps.
The company of the 88th Regiment now quartered
at Aberdeen are ordered to march for Fort George.
The 97th were disbanded at Clonmel on Thurs-
day. They are replaced by the 57th.
The 94th were likewise disembodied, on Monday,
at Belfast.

The 96th Regiment (or Queen's Own) were dis-
embodied by Major-General-O'LottottLlN, on Thurs-
day, in the square of the New Barracks, Limerick.
The conduct of the men, whilst stationed there, was
highly praise-worthy; and the gentle deportment of
the Officers rined them general respect. Lieutenant-
Colonel M`CARTIIY, Majors HOWARD and WARBUR-
TOR, Captains COPPINGER, LLOYD, and NAsu, Lieu-
tenant BRISCOE, and several others, were chaired, as
a mark of respect and attachment, ich they well de-
served, by their uniform attention to the comfort and
welfare of every individual soldier in the Regiment.
In addition to the reductions which have already
taken place on the Irish Establishment, the Centre,
or Trillamore District is about to be united to the
Western District, and placed under the command of
Major-General BULLER—Head-quarters, Athlone.

Yesterday being Prince LEOPOLD'S Birth-day, it
was observed by his Royal Highness's Tradesmen
illuminating their houses in the evening.
The Duke of 'MILLINGTON and Lord CASTLE-
REAGIf, immediately on their arrival, will proceed
to Brighton.
The PRINCE Reozwr travelled over the new road
from Gatton-lodge, near Reigate, by way of Povey-
cross, Crawley, and Hickstead, to Brighton, on Thurs-
day last, and thus avoided Reigate. But there is a
plan in contemplation to shorten the distance to 48
miles and a halt from Westminster-bridge to Brighton,
by avoiding Croydon, Reigate, and Crawley, and en-
tering into Cocktield,whence the traveller will proceed
over Clayton-hill. now nearly levelled.
Major WILDMAN, who has lately purchased Lord
BYRON'S beautiful seat, Newstead Abbey, Notting-
hamshire, is employing upwards of 100 men is re-
pairing and improving it.
The remains of Lord ELLENBOROVGH are to be
removed on Tuesday morning next from his late
residence in St. James's-square, for interment in the
Charter House : they are to be deposited in the vault
by the side of the remains of Mr. SUTTON, its foun-
der, who was interred in the-reign of Queen ELIZA:
BETII, upwards of 200 years ago. His Lot dthip was
in his 69th year.
Mrs. T. Hitt, of Covent-garden (late Miss KELLY),
is not, as we understood, related to any actress of that
name at present on the stage. We well remember
being very much• delighted with her acting, as well
as her beauty, some seasons ago at the Ilaymarket,
previous to her marriage, and we were led to believe
she was then engaged at the Theatre she now so
greatly ornaments. After a lapse of three years,
however, she is returned to the stage, in consequence
of serious losses sustained by her husband, who was,
we hear, a merchant at Bristol.
The Christmas PantOmimes are in an active state
of preparation at both of the Winter Theatres. The
subject of that at Covent Garden is founded on the
well-known miraculous adventures of Oaron Mun-
chausen ; a,nd the new Drury one on a circumstance
nearly as old as the creation of the world, and in
which Beam:tufty is to be Clown.

Covent-Garden Market was yesterday and this day
abundantly supplied with the customary ever-greens
for Christmas domestic decorations.
The weather during the last two or three days has
been so severe, as to make us recollect that we are
far advanced in the wintry month of December. A
strong proof, however, of its previous mildness was
yesterday exhibited on Westminster-bridge, where a
countryman was standing with a considerable quan-
tity. of hawthorn in full bloom, and was offering slips
of it at 6d. a-piece to the various passengers.
Yesterday morning, during the heavy fog, as a
gentleman was passing through Lincolnss-Inn-fields,
and raking a pinch of snuff out of a valuable gold
box, a young villain snatched it out of his hand, and
got clear off with it, though instantly pursued.
Monday se'nnight, a large quantity of apples was
found washed ashore, from the Black Dog all along
the sands of Belhelvie. They appeared to be Dutch
appi.:s, with many of the leaves known by the name
of flags, in which such are packed; from which it is
feared that some unfortunate vessel had suffered in
the violent gale of the night preceding.
Tuesday night, betwepn eleven.and twelve o'clock,
a dreadful tire broke out at the extensive premise.
aelonging to Messrs.'Caa NE and Mushier, turpentine
and pitch manufacturers Stratford, Essex, which in
a short time consumed the premises, together,eith
the stock in trade thereon. We are very happy to
hear no lives were lost. There was a plentiful supply
of water, as a creek from the river runs close to the
premises, but was of little use till the arrival of the
engines from Loudon.. The Ere was coafized to the
premises.

KIeAL INTELLMENCE.

PENZANCE, DECEMBER 14.
Arrived of this port a packet, supposed tt
Duke of Kent, from Lisbon. The Emily is soot
the score, and has 10 feet water on her deck at
water. The hatches were got cff yesterday, wi
some puncheons of rum ..td other =telt
If the weather continues moderate, it is a
greater part of the cargo will be saved.
FALMOUTH, DECEMBER is.
Wind N.E--Sarded the Speedy patket, fee
rica, and Diana packet, for the brazils.
Mails; also his Majesty's ship Map irY, C;
Luta, for America. Arrived the Dalta of ,
packet, with a Mail from Lisbon—sailed sth just
FORTSMOUTIL DECFMSER 16.
Wind E. by N—Arrived his Mij.csty's brig g
ItIER, from Bermuda, last from Flymeutls—l
.under quarantine; and his Majesty's *hip R
from a cruize. Passed down Channel the
LYNN, for Cork. Passed through f.,r South.
the Goede Hoop, from Amsterdam. Sailed the
merara Packet, VENABLES, for Demerara; and
trench, GUNONN, for Jamaica.

DEAL, DECEMBER la
Wind W.N.W.--Came down from the Rh
saikd the Fortitude, SMITH, fur Barbadoes ;
wick, liaTs, for New Orleans; and Prvipe
for Rouen.

DOVER. DECEMBER se.
Sailed this day the King George packet, C
KING, With the Calais Mail ; and the Princess
lotte packet, Captain HALLANDS, fot Ostend tries
Mail and passengers. The Lord Duncan -
Captain HA:tIILTOB, sailed yesterday fur Calais
brin over his Grace the Duke of WELLISC7
His Itoyal Highness Prince Lzoroto is er
as well as Lord CASTLEREAGH, id the coarse CI
day or two.
:JARC: ATE, DECEMBER te.
Sailed the Royal Sovereign, Giese, from I'
for P.otterdam.
GRAVESEND, DECEMBER is.
Arrived the Jonge William, Movasa;
Bowers, MASON.; Gustaff Frederick; Young,
GRA TT, from Rotterdam ; Heart of Oak, Nu
sow, from Riga; Telemachus, from Dunkirk's Li
RATES, from Harlingerr; Vrow Catharine,
from Windau. Sailed the Royal Eagle, Orsss,
Hamburgh ; Dowson, DORMER, for Madeira,
William, ROBERTS, fOl•Rotterdarn; Mary and'
PHILIPS, and Traveller, CARR, for Havannah;
PAY, for Calais.

DUBLIN, DECEMBER t 4
His Majesty's schooner hltaconovar, comm
by Lieutenant GRIFFITHS, and stationed off
coast, observed on Wednesday last, a foreign
lying otT a short distance from Lamhay ; the M
DO VAT immediately gave chace, and the foreign
sel tacked about, and crowded all sail to esca,
After a chace of five bouts and a half, she was ,
tured. near Liverpool, and found to be the Th,
cutter, of and from Flus Ling, carrying eighteen •
pounders, having twenty men on board, comma,.
by Captain ANDIRES KING. During the chace,
MUSCODOVAT fired into the cutter, and one tram
was up in the rigging received a ball in the bt
fell overboard, and was lost ; the remainder of
crew instantly went below into the cabin, ant'
exertion of the Captain could prevail on any of
to return upon deck, exrrpt a cabin boy and
carpenter, the latter of wLom received a ball i
left arm, whilst working at the helm ; the
had then to take the helm, but having no assis
but the cabin boy to steer the vessel, was car-it
rapidly before the wind, that he feared rennin;
of some of the banks on the Welch .coast; he
fore deemed it prudent to surrender.
Lieutenant GRIFFITHS • states, that he

nearly one hundred casks thrown overboard
the chacc ; forty casks were found on board,
containing about seven gallons of Holland
railed with salt water ; Lieutenant GRIFFITH,
rived with his prize in the port of Dublin on'
day morning, and she has been laid up in the
tom-house Dock, with marine sentinels stations
board her. The Captain and crew were on Satui
brought up in custody to the Head Police-Office,
sent afterwards in hackney-carriages, under est(
the Horse Police, to Kilmainhans )ail. The Cal
of the cutter appears to be an intelligent young
a native of Ainsterdirn, but speaks English rem;
ably well. Sevei al of the sailors are men, of
laree size.
I‘.lovrn,:•,:r., DEC. 1 1 .—The reflectors for the"
towers are come to hand, and it is intended to
them up on Wednesday next. This is no partial
local good, but a general benefit to the whole
of Scc:land; and all those who have e.:erted
selves to promote it are well woi thy the tHar.,
the Public.
C IISI OM-DOUSE, LONDON; DECEM REA'

Snips Kamm" lowan:ie.—The tier t.r.us. Barges-di..
Prosperous, Liagbarn, from Antwerp; Allies, Draken,
Hermes, Band, from Archangel ; Benson, Bredott, friars
Johanna Margaretta, Abe, from Stralsund; Aurora, En
from Lubeck ; the Mlect•va, Flindt, aad Cathr-^lra Mari
I'e min; from Rostock ; Three Bathers, Span& from I
Allison, from Christiana ; Triton,Walker, frors
Meade, Musgrave, from Petershurgh ;• Aurora, Green,
Stettin ' • Vrow Janrje, Kuyt, from Dordt ;
from the Care of Good Hope.
Ourvrasas--Sarah Christiana., Young, for Cantu:an ;
King, for Jantalca • Atlantic, Alien, for Baltimore L
';ork, Fryer, for Rotterdam; Prances and kliza,
Duncombo, Sleigh, for Madeira; and Rosade Ja;:s,
for Gijon.—Ct.rAaon Orstrairs--11cra, Cooper, for A-1
Maude Japia, Metal; for Gijon • Washington, Ferri
New York ; Adamant, Smith, for Jamaica; :be Ftr.....“4
Cummins, for rape Coast ; Union, Clouds, fcr Legkr,ll
Pylalet, Wilson fur iiavannah ; the Annesiey, Carla.
Miami's; and Ilbry's, Shaw, for ..tlezandria..

.Friday, the Emperor Alexander, WATT, Trri,ei
Aberdeen Bay, on her passage from Petersbr-
Liverpool; left Croustadt about the 21st ult.
the greatest difficulty getting clear, after cutt:r
two miles through the ice left a number of v
some or which succeeded in getting awaT, but,
which were not fully loaded, must winter: ,
the Sound the 27Th ult. and afterwards put intl
way, whence she sailed with, the whale-fist:in)
Advice, of 13undee,.aud several other vessels.

Ltrd Coennmee's steam vessel, which was to
Mowed him to Valparaiso, but which dill not
the purpose, has been again taken out of doe
het new' construction does not yet anew her
coed with sufficient sapidity ; the 'engine has .
quently been taken out of her, and the vessel
lays off d.e Red House-at Deptford.

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Peterstwiln to lal
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kAsr INtIA HOW&

Cittarterly court ot Proprietors WSW
ty it the India horse, at which a nivi
re and a Quarter for the last half year

fittsitsus. -
nmAit informed the Conrtt that in pur-
!l9th sec. 6th chapter of the Company's
! Court had been made Special to consi-
nolutiori of the Court of Directors, to
a year to W. W. noveton,
St. lieleflr 2stablishment. • •
lotion was then read, and stated, that the
ad thought fit to grant a pension on re-
-000 per annum to Mr. Doveton (the
being one half of his emoluineats at St.
account of his services during the space
and the high testimonies always borne to
by his superiors ;—subject to the appro-
e Proprietors, and the Board of Contront.
:ion being put that this ResolatiOn be

le said, he did not rise to oppOse the Into
precedents were dangerous," and as this
t instance of any pension Wag granted
is servants—Viearhe wished to guard
against this being drawn into a warrant
applications in future. He therefore sug-
some addition should be made by one of
rs, stating the special reasons of the pre-
, which words of caution might guard
from unpleasant applications, and the
from a heavy charge on their &lances.-
>WES rose to second the observations. of
and thought precedents were dangerous
1, the waste of their money, as well as in
•
deserving rersons from having justice
He did not object to the giant itself.—
on's services were long, and the character
been given of him was high. It did not
one of those which were so highly colour-
! esti avagant ; it was delicately laid on ;
japanned ; he should therefore, vote for the
iaj more, should wish him long life to en-

Jaexacom, though he should be rather wil-
;e than to check the liberality of the Com-
irtis Mr. Doveton, observed, that when the
weight of the Pensioa List was consider-
he flood of applications which would burst
lem, if a pension were panted to any of
servants abroad, he wished to add some
the motion, expressing the desire of the
it its liberality might not be drawn into a
Ilithnto it had not been the practice to
sions to the Civil Servants of the Company
it. Helena or India ; he therefore wished to
:o this eXect--" But the Court must at
time ea,sress its desire, that this grant be
t iuto a prect dent for submitting w their
tion, Grants ci Pensions to their Bervants in
a, or any other Persons, not in the content
the Legislature, in giving them the power
P.:nsions from the Funds of the Company."
xos thought this was a cobbling amend,
d would not answer the end proposed. If
e any way of avciding the danger of the
:, he should be happy to do so. As the
stood at present, he should have great

•
heeding to the grain.
iAIRMAN said, that if the Court of Directors
cn to act on the superannuation clause, they
ve granted a much higher pension than that
is now proposed, and without coming to ,he
f Proprietors. He hoped the Resolution
passed without a restriction, whiclf would
he Directors from rewarding merit in future.
is a striking difference, too, between the St.
nd the India Servants of the Company : the
la Servants had but small allowances, and
liged to live expensively ; while it was the
r of the India service, that the Civil Func-
w•ere enabled to lay by money on which
lit live in comfort in this country.

RANT (the Director) said, the pension origi-
the desire of the Directors to economize on
lelena Establishment. Some duties had been
to the offices of Councillors, which were
too laborious for the two senior Mea,bers
recoil, and another, since dec'eased) to per-
he option was therefore given them to retire
ons. Mr. Doveton, after two years, accepted
losal ; and the only dilleru(tce was, that the
had been raised from t.7.5C1J to £BOO, on ac-
' the long servic6s and high character of this
on.
(..JACKSON observed, that as all the special
'anus mentioned were connected with the
t was still more proper to add the words he
posed to the motion.
a few words from the CIIAIInIAN and Mr.
zs, the amendment was negatived by a large
r, and the original motion agreed to.
WODLESTON A ND.COLONCL WILKS.
2IIAIRNIAN stand, that the Curt had also
ade Special to consider the following liesoln-
bmitted by Mr. Jackson and Mr. Hume:
lied—That this Court having, duly considered a Letter
Dudleston, Esquire, one of the Directors of this
dated 31st May last, with the Documents acc,impa-
. came, are of opinion that Mr. fluclkston is eatitled
i.:taoce of that coundcoce. Which the rroprktors hale
hi him."

JAcasom, after apologizing for having
t. forward this question instead of his Honour-
iend near him (Mr. Hume), and after some
ry remarks to shew the importance of clear-
every imputation, the character of a Gen-
se high in theirconfidence as Mr. Hudleston
11 public aspersions, began to state the case to
:iprietors. In a work lately published—the
volume of Colonel Wilks s History of the
of India—there was a story to the following
—lt was stated that when Sir G. Staunton
Xr. Staunton), Mr. Hudleston, and Mr. Sad-
ye Commissioners for negociating a peace with
) Sultaun, which was finally concluded near
lore, these Gentlemen were subject to daily
and exposed to continual danger from the
es of the Despot with whom they were nego-
; ; that three gibbets were erected, one against
it of each of the Commissioners, pretty broad
)eing given that they would be employed upon
ommissioners themselves ; that while in this
of agitation and alarm, two of the Commis-

siancrs meditated a pfecipitati escape, of whicll they
Intended only to inform the third Commissioner at
the moment when they executed it, and leaving their
stkinte, and the, detachmert of troops which had
iccotripaaied them,in the hands of the enraged Sul-
tan ; that the two Commissioners who had concerted
this plan, were Mr. Hudleston and Mr. Staunton.—
This story had been mentioned in a periodical work
(the Quarterly Review), by the writer of a critique
.on Mr. Wilks's book, and strongly negatived by him,
en his knowledge of Sir G. Staunton, as far as that
gentleman was concerned.; it was stated at the same
time, that Mr. Hudleston would no doubt feel it ne-
cessary to clear his character from the imputation
which had bee.i cast upon him, of thus basely pre-
ferring his personal safe,y to Lis duty, or to retire
from the Direction of the Company, for a share in
which, such conduct, if he had been guilty of it, must
have di-qualified him. On this subject Mr. Hudle-,
ston had addressed a letter to the Company ; and re-

cords had beeli laiS before them which enabled them

to appreciate the correctness or erroneousness of the
statement of Colonel Wilks. Colonel Wilks's state-

ment was founded, in the firs 4 place, on a letter of
General M*Leod, who referred to a letter of Captain
Scott, a Captain of a ship stationed on the coast, and
under the orders of the Commissioners. In this let-

ter Captain Scott stated, that on a certain day he
was directed by the Commissioners to keep a look
out towards the beach, and if he saw a gentleman on
horseback, with a white handkerchief, he was to put.
a moat as near to the shore as possible. On this Ge-
neral M'Leod added a remark to the following effect:
" The.adventurc of the white handkerchief, was the'

plan of an intended escape of the Commissioners
from Tippoo, leaving behind their baggage, retinue,
&c." It was to be recollected that General M'Leod,

when he wrote this letter, was in a state of great ir-
ritation. Yet Colonel Wilks, without that discrimi-
nation which usually characterized him, had given
weight to his assertion. Although, if he had read
the few subsequent lines of Captain Scott's letter, it
would have been seen that the whole story was nega-
tived. It was there said, that when the gentleman
with the white handkerchief was.scen, Captain Scott
was to conclude that the negociation was broken off,
and was to proceed with his ship td Bombay, while
the Morning Star (another vessel off the coast), was
to sail for Tellicherry. The assertion of General
M'Leod, Colonel Wilks supported on the testimony
of the Officer (now Sir Thomas), then Lieutenant
Dallas, who commanded the detachment which had
escorted the Commissioners. The Commissioners in
the course of the negcciation had been obliged, for
want of any other interpreter, to employ a menial
black servant of Lieutenant Dallas. This servant in-

formed his matter, that haiing lain down to sleep
just without one of the Commissioners tents, he
overheard a plan which . Mr. Staunton and Mr.
Hudleston had,contrived for escaping on board ship,
with which their surgeon alone was to he made ac-
quainted. • Mr. Sadleir, the other Commissioner, was
only to be ldt into the secret at the moment whets
they were about to embark.' Lieut. Dallas hinted to
the Conimissioners that he knew they had a plan for
escaping, but Was assured by Mr. Staunton that there'
was noxetention of doing so without informing him of
it. Mr. Jackson then went over proofs, which satisfac-
torily exculpated Mr. Hudleston from any charge,-
-In the first place, there war the sequel to Captain
Scott's letter, whici; disproved the intention
.of the
tommissioners to escape—since on sight of the sig-
nal the ships, the very ships in which, it was alleged,
that they had intended to escape, were to sail away.
In the next place, there were the explanations of Co.
lonel Wilks and Sir T. Dallas. Colonel Wilks stated,
that it would undoubtedly have been more advanta-
geous for those Commissioners to treat in freedom on
ship-board, than under the appearance of constraint
on shore; and that their desire to remove was justifi-
able, and might account for this conduct. General
Dallas • also had sent an explanation to the Editor of
The Asiatic Register, in which he said—" I then
thought, and I still think, that the removal of the
Commissioners would have been perfectly justifiable,
if they thought that the public service would have
been forwarded by their embarkation, and I should
have covered it by the loss of my last man, if it had
been necessary. But I felt their distrust of me to be
uhworthy, and the plan to be absurd, because im-
practicable."—Now the question seemed to be, Whe-
ther it was most probable that a black servant should
tell an ingeniously-contrived tale,- yet false—or, that
two gentlemen, selected for negotiators on account
of their talents, should contrive a plan for their
escape, which might be pronounced on the face of it
absurd and impracticable? But Mr. Hudleston
was not content with this qualified acquittal: he had
been able to prove that the Commissioners had never
contemplated the escape or removal with which they
were charged. He had shewn from his journal that,
there was no reason for those apprehensions, from
which alone the idea of removal could have pro-
ceeded; that, instead of employing threats and in-
sults, the conduce of Tippoo at that time was perso-
nally polite; that at .the time when The escape was
said to have been meditated, he (Mr. Hudleston)
was employed in drawing up the Treaty of Peace,
which was afterwards actually signed ; and that .he
had all the time a clause in his pocket, which he
knew, when produced, would put an edd to the ne-
gociation. Tippoo immediately consented to sign
the Treaty.—As to the story of the gibbets, it was
an example of what fantastical stories might obtain
credence from grave authorities. If the Commissie,
tiers had suffered such an insult to be put upon them.
as the erection of gibbet.; before their tents, they
would have deserved all the censure which had been
cast upon them. The origin of the story was this
shortly before the time when the Commissioners arri-
ved in Tippoo's camp, that Prince had quelled a
dangerous mutiny in his camp, and had put to death
some of his officers. The gibbets were left standing
on a high ground, perhaps to strike terror into the
disaffected in his army. When the Commissioners
arrived, their own Quarter Master chose the place for
their encampment—not near these gibbets; and dur-
ing their stay no gibbets were erected, either near
their tents or in any other part of Tippoo's camp.—
This ai.isurd story of the gibbets, it appears, was re-
lated, with additions, by Captain Scott, to the Bom-
bay Government—by the Bombay Government. it
was sent to Bengal, and the Bengal Government on-,
mediately wrote an angry letter on the subject to the
Madras Presidency. This letter received from Lord
IClacartaey the tefutation and the rebuke which it so,

well decnve!:. lair. Handle Itcksan concluded by',
teadiug this dispatch of Lord Macartncy, which,
with the rest of the evidence which he had adduced,
could leave no doubt Of the innocence of Mr. lludle-
ston of the intention chlirged on him. In the course
of his speech he bore testimony to the general merits
of Colonel Wilks as an historian. Ile then moved
the Resolution. _

Mr. HOME seconded the Resoltition, and congra-
tulated the Court on the manner in which justice had
been done to Mr. Hudleston. This was the only man-
ner in whithlhat gentleman's character could have
been cleared to his own satisfaction and that of the
Company. lie complained of the illiberal manner
in which his remarks•had been received when he had
before mentioned the subject, which was no less un-
wise than unjust; for nothing could be more absurd
than to suppose that suspicions which attached to a
public man could be any otherwise destroyed than
by full and open inquiry. He complained of the ge-
neral system which prevailed among the Directors,
of attempting to stifle inquiry; and particularly re-
marked, that the offices were ,closed against him
when he made inquiries on subjects respecting which
it was the right of every Proprietor to be informed.
He was glad that Mr. Hudleston' had not chosen to
follow the example of the Court of Directors, but
had chosen a more manly open course of proceeding,
the result of which had been so gratifying to him.
The CHAIRMAN said, that papers had been refused
to Mr. Hume on account of the multiplicity of his
inquiries. Within a few weeks he had demanded pa-
pers on three subjects—the appointment of an Apo-
thecary-General, the State of the Judicial Establish-
ments in India, and the State of the Courts with re-1
spect to Arrears of Causes, and the Monthly Reports'
of the College. These demands were thought inqui-
sitorial, and information had been refused him, ex-
cept on the first subject.. •
Mr. Hume was proceeding to state the reasons of
those inquiries, when he was interrupted, by a call
to order.

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Mr. TWINING and Mr. LOWNDES spoke in support
of the Motion.

Colonel MACAVLEY said, that he had been released
from the dungeons of Tippoo in consequence of the,
Treaty of Bangalore. Ha had shortly after dined at
the table of Sir T.. Dallas, where the attempt of the
Cominissioners was spoken of, but no imputation was
cast on Mr. Hudleston. He was authorized to say,
that Colonel Wiiks, in a second edition which he was
preparing, would withdraw the statement which had
created unpleasant feelings, and correct the narra:ive.
Mr. WEYLAND wad Mr. S. DIXON spoke shortly in
support of the Motion.
The question was then put, and the Resolution was
carried unanimously in the affirmative.
The Court then adjourned, sine die.

At the Court of Directors held yesterday at the
East•lnciii House, Captain C. GRAHAM, of the ship
William Pitt, took leave of the Court previous to de-
parting for St. Helena, Bencoolen, and .China.
-The Duke of NOREHUMBERLAND, upon inspecting
the Architect's' and Surveyor's estimate of the ex-
penses of the rep': s of Not thumberland I louse, which
his Grace wished to have done, found to his surprise,
their estimate amounted to the sum of EO,OOOl. His
'Grace, in consequence, declined having them done,
and signified his intention of pulling down the whole
of the house and re-buil‘lios it. • Their estimate of the
repairs necessary to be done to Sion House, they cal-
culated at 20,0001. which his Grace consented to.
The Assize Court of Caen have condemned to death
the persons implicated in the attempt to rob and mur-
der Mr. HERVEY, an English physician, residing in
the neighbourhood of at town.
A circumstance of some interest to the philanthro-
pist, (says a letter from Paris, dated the 12th instant!
occurred here yesterday : An Englishman lost his
pocket-book, containing more Tian 10001. in the Rue
St. Honore. It was picked up by a poor man selling
chesnuts, who took it to the address marked on the
cover. The Englishman gave hint only five francs—
but mark the sequel—he followed the man to his•
home, ascertained his poverty and good character,
and made him a present of 4000 francs, on OM con-
dition—Mat of kceping the name qlthe donor a secret !
. The Prince VA LINiK t, one of. the Noblemen who
accompanied the Emperor of Russta 011 his Impe-
rial master's late visit to this country, landed ar Do-
ver on Sunday night, from Calais, and shortly after
set out for Landon. While taking some refreshment
at the Fountain Hotel, Canterbury, he made inqui-
ries as to any objects of curiosity in the City worthy
of notice, and accordingly visited the venerable Ca-
thedral and public walk of the Dungeon, and expres-
sed much admiration at the architecture of the one,
and at the public spirit which had dictated the forma-
tion of the other. The object of his journey to Et tg-j
land is for a residence of some months, in ordor more
leisurely to inspect its institutions, public lmildi;.,;s,
and manners, than he did on the former visit.
• NEW Coulees.—The Paris Journals antIOWICC that
1!&. Pors, of Marseille:, has • discovered a Comet in
1 the Constellatior of Pe antra. We learn that the sante
Astronomer made a similar discovery, two days after,'
hi the Constellation of Ilytfra. According to the
observations of M. Beauratst, this new Star was, on
the 50th of November, 'at 17h. 37m. of mean time,
reckoned from mid-day, at Marseilles, by 179.3 e. of
right ascension, and 29. 17. south declination. On
the Ist of December, at 17h. 57m. of mean time, the
right ascension WAS 180. S 9. and the declination,
W. 47. This Comet is easily visible through a night
telescope. It is of a pale nebulosity, round, and from
five to six minutes in diameter; the nucleus is very
confused. As the motion .of declination carries the
Comet towards the North, it is natural to suppose,

that in a few days it will have acquired more intensity,
and perhaps become visible to the naked eye.
Sr/ttila:G.—The Fives Court was well attended on Tuesday,
for the benefit of Carter. The best sets-to of the day were be-
tween Sales and Spring, and Randall and Holt. Tin science
was exhibited in first-rate style, with astonishing precision, and
the measurements and lengths were judged with great dexterity.
Caster set•to with Gregson, and they afforded much arr.usement,
But the great expectation of the day was match-making. It
was stmitosed Cribb and Carter would be matched ; b-st these
pugilists appeared on the most friendly terms, and not a word
was said about fighting. Turner, it has been stated, went to
Burns' house, in Windmill-stroet;on Friday last, and ch.:llenpd
Martin before he had arrived in town. Martin me;!nt.ed the
itagtt in the Court with his head tied up, and addressed the Ama-
teurs as follows--" Turner has challenged me in my absence,
and I accept it, to fight him for 100 guineas, at his own time ;
and my money is ready at Burns, the Rising Sua,
street.' The match will no doubt be made, and one between
Carter and Sutton, the black, u also spoken of, as Caner will
bght as low as ,Sot.