Star.
London, England, 1826-09-09 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

Acratto Jomtsow, Esq. of Tamerton, is appointed Secretary to
Commissioner Soma., of Plymouth Dock-yard, in the room of
RosaßY Jaunts, Esq. who has retired on a superannuation, after
45 years' service.
ROYAL MAanas...—Major George Lewis, C.B. is promoted to
the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Roby, retired. Captain and
Brevet Major Edw. C. Hornby to the rank of NLjor' vice Lewis.
FA LIKOUTAI, SESur.7.—Wind N. W.—Sailed the Rapid, Ross-
mi., for St. Petersburg's.

PORTSMOUTH, Seer. B.—Wind W.—it has continued to blow
strong all last rilzht and to.day.—Arrived the Conner, CozoN,
from Monte Video. Sailed the Europa, Wiwi, for Quebec.
DIAL, Sirs. 15.—Wind S.W. to %V.—Arrived and sailed for
the River, the Risehrough, Cum; Woodford, LAMIOURNIC;
and SCOUrficld,----, from Jamaica; Persian, —, from the west-
vs.rd ; Nestor, WEAK!Mk, from New Brunswick; and the Percy,
SAYMS, from St. Vincent's. Several Deal boats have brought here
a quantity of tin, in boxes, from the wreck of the schooner on the
Goodwin Sands. Arrived and remain, the Scourfield,—, from
Jamaica ; Matchless, Strasser, from Matanzas ; and }brink, from
Mavannah.

LITZ/WOOL, Sm. 7.—Arrived the Hopkinson, Worm, from
Demerara; Colossus, Mumma:A.; Minstrel, Garman; and Mars,
111rrciiatx, from New Orleans; Fate, Alotzzz, from Daitzic ; and
Dauntless, TIMM, from St. Petersburgh ; and off Holyhead, the
Isabella, for Java; Caledonia, from Demerara ; Gen. Brown, from
Miramichi ; Homer, for New Orleans • and Margaret Ann, for
Charleston. The Kolem, Pam., from Wismar for Liverpool, was
driven on shore last night near Mockbeggar, and is gone to pieces;
the Captain and one man saved, and the pilot and four men
drowned, The Isabella, for New Orleans, which was on shore, has
been got off without damage.
Descants, Sari Esther, Hottrrwatt., from Bristol to
London, was driven on shore this morning, in a heavy gale, on
Widemouth Beach, and all hands lost, with the exception of one
man. The vessel has gone to pieces.
&memo, Sari. 7.—The Esk, Dotramt, from the Fishery to
Whitby, drove on shore last night, in a gale, near Plarsk, and it is
expected will be wrecked. The Master and all the crew, with the
exeerion of three men, drowned. Three brigs are also on shore
between Seaton and Hartlepool; and a schooner, in entering the
Tees, was seen to go down, name unknowne
Ya amount, Sam B.—The Elizabeth, HINDERSION, from Steal.
sund to London, was driven on the Holme Sand, but got off.
Worm Srrr. 7.—Last night, a tremendous gale of wind came
on from E. which continued the whole of the night. This morn-
ing, two brigs came on shore. The Air Balloon, of Sunderland,
from Litdehampton, is on shore to the N. of the west pier.

Booxon.—The Princess AUGUSTA left Bognor for
town on Thursday. Among the last arrivals are Lord Pans: and
Sir DUAL&

The LORD CUANCRLLOR has sent to the Six Clerks
Office to inquire whether any material inconvenience
will result to the Public if the office of the Master of the
Rolls should remain for some time vacant. This cir-
cumstance has induced the profession generally to sup-
pose that it is the intention of those with whom the
power of appointing to the situation lies, to offer the
place to Sir JOHN LEACH, the present Vice Chancellor,
who is at present in Italy, and that the contemplated
delay is intended to afford sufficient time for communi-
cating with his Honour on the subject, and to ascertain
whether he is disposed to quit the office which he at
present holds, and to take, in return, the Mastership of
the Rolls. An answer has, we understand, been re-
turned to his Lordsliip's application from the Six Clerks
Office; the precise t-rms of which we have not heard,
but we understand it was in substance, " That no public
inconvenience will be occasioned by a short delay."
It 1.,s been stated in the Public Papers that a Scotch
Gentleman had undertaken for a wager of 10001. to tra-
vel as a wandering minstrel for six months, during
which time he was to accumulate 1001. out of what the
public were pleased to give him for his music, besides
paying all necessary expenses. A man of rathera gen-
tlemanly figure and deportment, in a loose dress of co-
loured jean, accompanied by a person attired as a sailor,
who received the contributions of such as chose to give
him money, was in Ipswich on Monday, and played
several tunes on the Scotch bag-pipe with considerable
skill as he perambulated the different streets of the
town. Whether he were the individual alluded to we

have no means of determining ; but we should cm tainly
conclude from his appearance and demeanour, that hi.
peregrinations were perfectly voluntary.—lpstachJour.
DAKADEUL ACCIDENT IN SANDWICH linvits.—Fri-
day se'nnight, between eight and nine o'clock, as John
Port, John Martin, George Mount, Wm. Bedoe, and W.
Robinson, were launching their boat to go on board a
vessel lying below the Stonar Cut, the wind blowing
veu y hard, and being very dark, the boat upset, and all
five were thrown overboard; the two first were unfor-
- ttinAtely downed, the remainder, with the greatest dif
ficulq, saved themselves, as the tide was running in
very rvidly. The men all belonged to Sandwich.

BOLTON.
The Mowing is a copy of a letter sent to Mr. Hus-
kisson, by the Secretary of the Manufacturers' Com•
mittee in this town t 4, BOLTON, AUGUST 43.
" SIR—I am truly sorry that n becomes my painful
duty, as Secretary to the ComMittee of Manufacturers,
appointed by a public meeting, held on the 28th of last
April, to submit the following lamentable description of
the distressed state of the operative weavers in this and
other manufacturing districts: the meeting to which I
have referred was convened .at a time when we were
placed in the most critical and alarming circumstances,
of which you have no doubt been fully apprized ; and
I am sorry to say, that a great proportion of thnotisery
and distress under-sxhich we are suffering is principally
owing to the uncalle.l-for continual reduction of thee
weavers' wages, ausibutable alone to men, who, with a
few exceptions; have commenced the manufacturing
business with Out any money, and I am sorry to add,
with as 1414 regard to moral right and wrong. At the
meeting held on the 28th of April, a list of prices was
then submitted to the general adoi Lion of the trade in
this town and neighbourhood, and I am sorry to say,
that titis list was generally admitted to be at a rate of
wagel by which the operative could not get anything
like a sufficiency of bread, to say nothing of rem,
clothes, or fuel ; and this starving list was submitted in
consequence of many persons giving much less, and a
fear that they would not be brought to accede to a
higher rate than the one proposed. The manufacturers
at this meeting agreed to this list, but it has been
clearly demonstrated, that several did so under the in-
fluence of fear (the poor misguided weavers in the
neighbouiing villages being then engaged in the de-
struction of machinery), and in order to escape the dan-
ger that threatened, complied with this list; however,
as soon as their fears subsided, they departed from their
engagement, and have been going on with the shameful
work of reducing wages far oelow the list agreed to.'
The consequence is, that they have monopolized the
trade, to the exclusion of the respectable and humane
part of the manufacturers, who, by the conduct of these
men, are generally prevented the opportunity of a sa'e,
the buyers naturally going to those whose limited
means compel them to sell, and whose cruel treatment
towards the weavers enable them so to do, at price,
below the respectable houses. To this may be attributed
the want of employment, and the consequent increased
misery of the poor ; for, if the respectable houses were
to give the same rate of wages as these unprincipled
men are doing, they would be enabled to compete with
them in the mat ket, and to employ the unemployed
poor that are now starving for want of bread. They
have given notice of their intention to do so, if the re-
clueing houses do not come up ; and upon this notice,
although cot yet carried into effect, these unfeeling
men have again reduced, and declare they will still
coat nue to act upon this principle. Are they to enrich
themselves at the expense of the labouring poor, to the
total exclusion from trade of the capitalist and fair
trader, to the ruin of the proprietors of cottages, who
are actually becoming paupers, not being able to get a
sin.,le pound, out of what should otherwise yield them
a handsome livelihood, and !stinging the shopkeepers
and other classes fast to pauperism ? In shut t, if some-
thing is not done to equalize the rate of wages, we shall
be in a state of anarchy and tumult very soon.Toremedy
which, the manufacturers, together with the weavers,
ate of opinion, that if a law was enacted, with a heavy
penalty, that the manufacturers might from time to time,
fix a rate of wages to be binding upon all, a certain ma- I
jority to determineoltatwe should see our trade revive,and
things improve, low as we are depressed: For although
there are plenty of orders in the mat ket, yet the buyers,
fin..ing that wages are continually reducing, limit them-,
selves as narrowly as possible in their purchases, anti-
cipating still lower prices. The respectable manu-
facturers in the neighbouring towns are quite agreed
upon this point, as far as it relates to the statement I
have given—it is presumed that this provisioa may be
made without any interference with free trade; but
this we respectfully submit for your consideration and
opinion. The weavers' s :dement to the manufacturers
I send for your infotmation, and vouch for its correct-
ness; and we have pledged ourselves to the weavers to do all that we
can for them, and communicate the result of the statement to you.
I shall, therefore, feel extremely obliged by your advice and opinion
as early as pos.ible, in order to direct us in our future steps, and
conciliate the feelings of the weavers, who have hitherto submitted
to their privations and sufferings with that patience and humble de-
meanour that entitle them to every possible attention.—l am, Sir,
with great deference and respect, your most obedient servant,
4. THOMAS BROA WAWA', Secretary."

ROTTERDAM, See. s.—The news of the partial open-
ing of the English poi is for corn has caused a general
advance her e, and no article has started more than wheat,
although that species of grain is not at present admissi-
ble. The rise was ss. per quarter, and prime wheats
would now cost on board ship here 375. to 41s. per qr.
The freight is Ss. by a Dutch vessel, 4s. by an English
vessel ; but the preterence, even at that rate, is given to
the latter. The Exchange has declined three groats to-
' day, in consequence of the grain shipments.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER.—WiImot, a headborough of
Horton, yesterday stated to the M.-gistrate at Worship-,
street Office, that an attempt had been made to shoot
him. He said, that about one o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, as he was passing near the Queen's Head, Horton,
he obseried three men standing on the opposite side of
the road, and presently he heard the report of a gun or
pistol. The shot passed close to his breast, and made
him 'stagger, and he afterwards found that the breast of,
his coat and his waistcoat had been perforated. He could
only attribute the attempt to some of the desperadoes
of that neighbourhood, to whom a rigid observance of
his duty had rendered him obnoxious. The Magistrate
promised hint every assistance to di-cover the villains.
Several Jews were yesterday brought before the Ma-
gistrates at Lambeth-street Oikice, charged with assault-
ing
a young man of their own persuasion, named La-
zarus. It appears that a burial-ground in Spitalfiebis
is claimed by two parties of the Jews, and the party in
.possession had placed Lazarus on the ground as their
protector. Tne defendants, however, with a strong party'
of their friends, came to the ground, and observing no'
one there except Lazarus, scaled the walls, beat him in
a vet.), violent manlier, and then turned him into the
streets. He was taken to the London hospital, where
he now lies in a dangerous state. The Magistrates re-
fused to permit the defendants to be discharged upon
bail, and ordered warrants to be issued against those not
in custody, who assisted in tf:e outrage.
The Archbishop of CASHEL has lately presented his
nephew, the Rev. Mr. Larnaca, to the pariah of Littleton, Bally-
bag, &c. vacant by the death of the late Rev. Mr. G KAM' ; and his
nephew.in-law, the Rev. Mr. Ilassea, to the parish of Bansha.
His Grace received, a few days ago, front Lord NOKMAscroP, sun to
the late Archbishop AGAR 111,0b0l. as a renewal fine, on a new
lease of those parts of she ircbipiscopal lands kascd to Lord Nos-
MIO/11.

• THE ARMY.

Detachments of recruits arrived in town yesterday morning from
Covantry, on route to join their respective corps and depots.

-GENERAL COURT MARTIAL
Horse Guards, August 25,1x46.
At a General Court Martial, held at Plymouth, on the 29th of
May, MS, and continued by adjournments to the sth of Jane ful.
lowing, Lieutenant Henry Yielding Eagar, Paymaster of the s!d
Regiment, was arraigned upon the under-mentioned charges, viz.
For conduct highly unofiker-like and unbecoming his situation,
as Paymaster of a Regiment, entrusted with the care of public
money, in the following instances :
•t Ist. For having embezzled or fraudulently misapplied, or other-
wise made away with the sum of 1781. 15s. Ind. or thereabouts, pay
due to the non-commissioned officers, drummers, anti privates, of
the 32d Regiment, on his estimate from the 25th January to the
24th February, 1826, inclusive, the full amount of which estimate
he had drawn.

" 2. For having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied, or other-
wise made away with, the sum of 411. 9s. I id. being part of the
allowance for postage and stationery, for the commanding officer of
the Regiment, which was kept in his charge as paymaster, and which
he had drawn up to the 24th December,lB2s.
" 3. For having embezzled, ur fraudulently misapplied, the sum
of 271. es. 6d. due to the quarter master of the regiment, being a
sum stopped from the company's abstract for regimental neces-
saries, &c. ordered by the commanding officer, as well as the sum
of 191. 7s. 3d. charged by him, the paymaster, in his public accounts,
ending 24th December, 1825, for ingredients for cleaning arms,
alteration.of soldiers clothing, and carriage of ammunition and bag.
gage, making the sum of 461. I:ss. 9d. or theteabeuts.
" 4. For having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied the sum
of £lB3 11 s. Bid. or thereabouts, of the Officers mess, and band
fund of 32d Regiment, which was in his hands as Paymaster of
the Regiment.

" 5. Fur having embezzled, or fraudulently misapplied, the sum
of £43 Is. Sid. or thereabouts, pay and allowances of different
Officers of the 32d Reginirnt, drawn by him, and which was in his_
hands as Paymaster of the Regiment."
Upon which Charges the Court came to the following decision :
" The Court having maturely weighed the evidence brought fur.
ward against the prisoner, and given clue consideration to the various
documents produced in confutation and extenuation thereof, deft
find him, Henry Yielding Eagar, Guilty of conduct highly un-
officer-like and unbecoming his situation, as Paymaster of a Regi-
ment, entrusted with the care of public motley; and with respect
to the first charge of having misapplied, or made away with, the
sum of £l3l 19s. sd. or thereabouts ; since the Court is of opinion
that £46 2s. Bd. proved on evidence, to have been advanced on
the public account to Paymasters of recruiting districts, might have
been received and rendered available to liquidate the general regi-
mental balances up to the 24th February last."
" With respect to the second eharge, the Court finds the prisoner
Guilty of so much of this charge as -relates to havininisapplied, or
otherwise made away with, the sum of 411. Si. l*d. or thereabouts,
being part of the Government allowance for postage and stationery
for the Commanding Officer of the Regiment, which was kept in
his charge as paymaster, and which be had drawn up to the 24th
December, 1825."

" With respect to the thivi charge, the Court finds the prisoner
Guilty of having misapplied the sum 0f,461. 65. 3d. or thereabouts,
due to the Quartermaster of the Regiment being sums stopped
from the Company's abstracts for Regimental necessaries, icc. or-
dered by the Conmmanding Officer, as also a sum charged by him,
the Paymaster, in his public accounts ending 24th December,lB2s.
for ingredients for cleaning arms, alterationof soldiers' clothing, and•
carriage of ammunition and baggage."
" With respect to the fourth charge, the Court finds the prisoner
so far Guilty thereof as relates to having misapplied the sum of
1531. 1l s. 86d. or thereabouts, of the Officers' mess, and band fund
of the 32d Regiment, which was in his hands as Paymaster of the
Regiment."
" With respect to the fifth charge, the Court finds the prisoner
Guilty of having misapplied the sum of 451. is. 21d. or thereabouts,
pay and allowances of different Officers of the 32d Regiment, drawn
by him, and which was in his hands as paymaster."
" But the Court does acquit the prisoner, Henry Yielding Eager,
of so much of the said charges as is implied by the words tosbenzkd
and fraudnfentl,y misapplied."
" Having found the prisoner guilty of crimes which are in breach
of the Articles of War, the Court does sentence him, Hear/Yielding
Hagar, Paymaster of the 324 Regiment, to be dismissed from his
Majesty's service."
" The Court has been Imperatively called upon to award this sen-
tence in conformity with the Articles of War as bearing on this case."
" But the Court presumes to express a belief, that since the pri-
soner at once avowed his inability to make payment of the public
monies entrusted to his charge, when demanded on the 17th of
February, since no fraudulent contrivance or secretion of properties
for perverted or private ends have been proved, since his ember-
. . . .

rassiiients appear in part to have originated in credits withheld,
which would have liquidated, in their aggregate amount, the total
sum of which he has been found deficient, since his efforts to replace
these sums were ',Melons to his defalcations becoming manifest;
this line of conduct tends to impress the Court with a belief, that
the prisoner was led into the predicament in which be now stands
by a tissue of unfortunate circiunktances, rather than by any cur.
rupt or evil intentions."
His Majesty has been pleased to consider the finding and sentence
of the Court in this ease to be inconsistent with each other, and
founded in error, inasmuch as it appears from the proceedings, that
the prisoner was tried as a Paymaster, under the 131st clause of the
Mutiny Act, and that he was charged, as such, with embezzlement

and fraudulent misapplication of the public money ; -yet that the
Court distinctly acquits the prisoner of embezzlement and fraudu-
lent misapplication thereby putting a negative upon the real bearing
of the charges made against him, as founded upon the clause above-
mentioned.

His Majesty considers, however, that it would not be a good
example to the service to permit an officer to continue to act as a
Regimental Paymaster, who had been convicted by a Court Martial
of the fact of misapplication of public money, although that misap-
plication may utat have been fraudulent; but under all the circum-
stances of the case, as attend the inconsistency between the finding
and sentence, together with the long services of the prisoner, and
the strong expressicns of the Court in his favour, his Majesty has
been pleased to extend to him, Lieutenant and Paymaster Henry
Yielding Eagar, his most gracious clemency, so far as to allow him
to be placed upon the half-pay of his rank of Lieutenant.
, His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief directs, that the
foregoing charges preferred against Lieutenant and Paymaster
Henry Yielding Eager, of the 32d Regiment, together with the
finding and sentence of the Court, and his Majesty's pleasure there-
on, shall be entered in the General Order Book, and read at the
head of every Regiment in his Majesty's service.
By Command of his Royal Highness the
Commander in Chief.
HENRY TORRENS, Adjutant General.
MILITARY. PROMOTIONS.

OFFICR OF ORDNANCE, SEPT. 4, 1826.

UNATTACHED.

The undermentioned Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artil-
lery, having Brevet tank superior to their regimental commissions,
have been granted promotion on half-pay, viz.
Brevet Majors William Webber, and William Miller.

Royal Regiment of Artillery Second Captain Browne Willis,
from half pay, to be Second Captain, vice Webber, promoted ;
Second Captain and Brevet Major Daniel Alacnamara Hour-
chier to be Captain, vice Miller, promoted; Second Captain
Benjamin Ilutcheson Vaughan, from half pay, to be Second
Captain, vice Buurchier.
Commission signed by the-Governor, Captain General, and Vice
Admiral of the Isle of Wight.
Thomas Hastings, Esq. to be Deputy Vice AdmiraL
Commissions in the Royal Bet ksLire :Militia, signed by the Lord
Lieutenant of the County of
Charles Lionel Harvey, Esq. to be Major; Bernard Brocas, E.sq.
to be Captain.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of

Bedford.
Thomas Charles Higgins, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant.
Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Wil[ism Frederick Brown, Esq.
to be Captaio.

The Portuguese schooner La Fortune arrived at
Sierra Leone on the 10th of June, taken by the Brazen
at Prince's Island, having on board at the time, 245 of
the unfortunate natives of that Continent, 4.5 of whom
died on their passage thither, leaving 200 wretched stn.
vivors, afflicted with those diseases generally prevailing
on board those floating receptacles of misery.
ARRIVALS AT BATH.—The Duke and Duchess of
Scutum Earl and Countess Sontag., Lord and Lady Roma, Gen.
Sir H. W. Cuissow, Sir Limon, Sir E. and Lady Thossaitonon.
lady Maar Cones, Lady Nunn:, Major Mason, Major Roams,
Rev. Mr. and Mra. Lou.,, Rev. Mr. Hut, and Rev. Mr. Clincir..

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
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PARTY.
The Marquis of Clanricarde entertained oe 'Doak, Mr. Secre-
tary Canning. Mrs. Canning, Wilmot-Horton, *sq. Mr. Bette, and
a select party, at dinner, at his house in Bt. Jaeses's agent.

MOVEMENTS.
The Duke of St. Albans and Sir John Dasbwood King, Barb leR
town yesterday on a shooting etcursion at Mrs.Courts's seat in Kunz.
The Duke of Rutland arrived yesterday at his house in Acing-
.'
ton-street, from his seat, lielvoir Castle.
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry has left North Cray, Kent.
on a visit to the Earl of Mount Ealgecumbe, at Ms seat in Devonshire.
The Earl and Countess of Leitrim and family arrived yesterday
at their house in Great Quakerland Place, from a tour.

Lord Stowell left town yesterday for Buxton, Derb;sbire.
The Hon. Colonel Anson, M.P. yesterday left the Marquis of
SAlisbury's seat. 'Hatfield, on a visit to Earl and Countess Cowper,
at Pansanger,Herts.

Colonel and Mrs. Stapleton arrived yesterday at the Po!testy
Motel Albemarle-street, irons thfordshire.

Mr:and Mrs. Henry Baring arrived yesterday at Thomas's Hotel,
Berke!ey Square, front Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Dobbs have leh
ditto for their seat in Huntingdonshire.

Mn. Clifton and Mrs. IlOwie yesterday left the St. George's
Hotel, Albelliple-street, for Brighton.
Captain ars.Beauchamp Procter and family arrived yesterday
at the Bruswick Hotel, Jernsyn.street, from their seat in Norfolk.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WARWICK RACES, Stemma 7:
Sweepstakes of 10 soy. each, for syr olds. M.C.
Mr. Gifford's eb. c. Leviathan . .
Mr. West's hr. c. Shaltspeare
Mr. Lawley's b. by Milo

Match for 200 snv. p. p. Half-mile Course.
Mr. Rawlinson's br. f. by Gainsborough, 2 yrs
Mr. Mytton's ch. f. Harriette Wilson, 2 yt
The King's Plate of 100g9. Four-mile heats.
Mr. Cooke's b. m. Miss Forrester, 5 yrs .
Mr. F. Craven's b. h. Cricketer, 4 yrs
Mr. 0. Gore's br. c. The Moor, 4 yrs .
Sir T. Stanley's eb. h. Grenadier, 5 yrs .
Mr. Hawles's b. g. by Elector, 5 yrs

The Town Plate of 450. Two-mlle heats.
Mr. Beardsworth's br. c. Chesterfield, S yrs
Mr. 0. Gore's br. e. The Moor, 4 yrs
Lord Warwick's ch. m. Double Entendre, S yrs .
Mr. Gisborne's br. c. Zarniel, 3 yrs .
Mr. West's b. f. Mystery, 4 yrs

WEDMORE, SougitscT, SEPT. 6.

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A short time since, a pugilistic contest took place in
the Moor, near Cuer, between two young girls, named
Elizabeth Bunn and Caroline Popham, the one 16, and
the other 18 years of age. The fair heroines are, it
appears, the daue.ters of persons moving in respectable
spheres as humble farmers, and are not destitute of per-
sonal charms. They had both unfortunately entertained
an affection for a young man named James Puddy.—
The swain, too, entertained a liking for the fair candi-
dates, but his admiration and his attention was so. dis-
tracted, that he was rather undecisive as to which should
be honoured by his person, " for better, for worse," and
having occasionally indulged each with hopes of ulti-
Mate success, " the green eyed monster" began to dis-
seminate his poisonous qualities, and in no very extended
space, abusive epithets produced open hostilities.
The morning and evening avocations brought the
damsels contiguous to each other in the fields, and at
length war having been declared, an evening was fixed
to decide by combat who should be entitled to the
prize. i\liss Bunn was seconded by her uncle, Mr.
Benjamin Bunn, and Mr. Isaac Martin, a mason, was
selected to officiate as picker-up to Miss Popham.
It would be tedious, as well as painful, to follow the
combatants through the sounds they contested, not as
mien have been expected, in a pulley-hawley manner,
butin a " stand-up fight," which lasted •one hour and
five minutes, during which period 92 rounds were
fought, and 31 knock down blows took place ! ohing
could exceed the invinciSle spirit which actuated the
parties, and after they had entered into the contest,
appeared quite reckless of the consequences, either of
personal injury, or moral degradation. After remaining
in desperate contention for the miod before mentioned,
and the wrathy seconds and spectators not being able to
yield the " palM of victory" to either, a Gentleman
who was present, informed me that the seconds, " out
of charity and compassion, would not suffer them no
fight any knger, and therefore separated them."

Mexican Papers to the 2sf July contain notices of the
disturbed state of the province of Yucatan. The paro-
chial elections seem to have been made the occasion of
some disturbances in the cetpital, Merida. Neither dates
or details are given. and we can only gather from the
langis tge th it it was intended to remove the seat of
Government from Merida to Campeachy.
We have received a Brazilian Paper, entitled 0 Spec-
tador Brazilcirc of the 22d of June. It contains an
account of the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies
of the previous day, which does not possess the slightest
interest. In it we find likewise a letter of the English
Consul at Monte Video, addressed to the Brazilian Ad.
miral, complaining of the detention of two English
ships, the Monarch and Jessey, seized at the mouth of
the La Plata, on pretext of their attempting to force the
blockade of Buenos Ares. The Consul does not deny
the tight of the Emperor of BRAZIL to blockade the
capital cf his enemy, but he declares that the blockade
was not effectual at the time of the capture, snany ships
of other nations having entered and sailed outwards
without molestation. Tne Admiral in his reply declares
the blockade a good one, and cites the practice of Great
Britain during the late war to establish its validity.
MIDDLETON, REAR MAI:CHESTER, SEPT. 6.—Last
week notice was given to all the operative spinners by
their employers, that about seven per cent. would be
taken from their wages. The men of course did not
approve of such a measure, and last Monday they
turned out against it. Tuesday 200 of them paraded
the streets, and went round to such mills as had not
already stopped, called the hands out, and in every in-
stance the call was promptly obeyed.
Herrings are so abundant on the coast of Northum-
berland, that they have been sold at four a penny.
Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, a fire, threat-
ening the most destructive consequences, was discovered
to have taken place at No. 5, Ainsliff Place, near the
recently built chapel, Holton New Town, which was
not effectually reduced until three houses, besides the
house of Mr. Rogers, where it commenced, were com-
pletely destroyed, and two others materially damaged.
Monday, BENJANIIN CHARTON, Esq. of Mendham,
Norfolk, was killed by an accidental explosion of his
gun, whilst shooting.
It blew a strong gale on Wednesday at Brighton the
whole of the day. The beach was crowded with per.
sons to witness the arrival of the fishing boats, forced
home by the violence of the weather.
Wednesday, Mr. Solomon Pain, of the parish of Wal-
cot, was fined 151. before the Commissioners of Taxes,•
for shooting a rabbit on the Bth of June last, in the
parish of Stanton Prior.

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NAVIGATION LAWS.

(Continued from outlast.)

SPEECH O drlllk RIGHT VIOL. W• HUMUS/lON IN THE
Hovss OF CANONS, FRIDAY. THE • 12TH OF WAY.
1826, oil rug PRESENT STATE OF THE SHIPPING
• INTEREST.

This is a sample of the real grievances under which our
American Colonies laboured. Such a state of law could
not fail to engender great dissatisfaction, and much
heart burning. It is generally beiieved, that the attempt
to tax our American Colonies, without their consent,
was the sole eau ,e of the separatiln of those Colonies
from the mother country. But, if the whole history of
the period between the year 1763 and the year 1773 be
attentively examined, it will, I think, be abundantly
evident, that, however the attempt at taxation may have
contributed somewhat to hasten the explosion, the train
had been long laid, in the severe and exasperating ef-
forts of this country, to inforce, with inopportune and.
increasing vigour, the strictest and most annoying re-
kulatrons of our Colonial and Navigation Code. Every
petty adventure in which the Colonists embarked was
viewed, by the merchants of this country, and the Board
of Trade of that day, as an encroachment on the com-
mercial monopoly of Great 'Britain. The professional
subtlety of Lawyer., and the practical ingenuity of
Custom House Officers, were constantly at work, in
ministering to the jealous, but mistaken, views of our
•sea ports. Blind to the consequences elsewhere, they
'persevered in their attempts to put down the spirit of
commercial enterprise in the people of New England,
until those attempts roused a very different spirit; that
spirit which ventured to look for political independence
from the issue of a successful rebellion.

The result is well known. The country found itself
engaged in a civil war. That war, in its progress, in.
volved us in the greatest difficulty and embarrassment.
It was terminated by submitting to humiliations such
as, I trust to GOD, the Crown of Great Britain will never
again be exposed to.
America was not the only part of our dominions in
which we were called to pay the penalty of humiliation.
Leland, towards which we had acted in the same spirit
of commercial jealousy as towards our American Colo-
nies, took advantage of out difficulties, and refused any
longer to hold her industry and trade subject to our
system of exclusion. To the Parliament and Volunteers
of Ireland we had also to capitulate. If the capitula-
tion wits mortifying to the pride of England, fortunately
it neither compromised our honour, nor involved any
concession beyond what was strictly a debt of justice to
Ireland. The benefits of our Commercial and Naviga-
tion System were extended to her. She was permitted
to trade direct to the Colonies, and placed rather upon
the footing of a partner than that of a dependent, in the
concerns of the British empire.
If I have gone into this detail, I have done so because
it appeared to me necessary, as bearing, in a peculiar
manner, upon the question now before the House. The
immediate lesson which I draw from it is this—that it
is a part of political wisdom, when danger is foreseen,
not supinely to wait for its approach, but, as far as pos-
sible, to take timely measures for its prevention.
The peace with America gave the first great blow to
the Navigation System of this country. There had
now arisen an independent state in the New World.—
Our Colonies had fought for and had taken, a station
in the rank of nations. They had now interests in Na-
vig.tion to attend te. and a commerce of their own to
protect. It therefore became imperative on this country,
unless we were prepared to relinquish all trade with
America, to conform to circumstances. It was impos-
sible for us, in this new state of things, to enforce the
system of our Navigation Laws, which, until then, we
had so rigidly insisted upon. That part of the system
which provided that none of the productions of Asia,
Africa, or America, should be imported into England,
except in British vessels, could no longer be adhered to.
After the peace of 1783, and before the General Con-.
gress of America had established that system of Go-
vernment, under which the people of the United States
now live—a work which was not contemplated until the
year 1787—each of the different States then composing
the Union, was at liberty to act independently of the
others, in matters relating to its trade with foreign
countries. Accordingly, almost every state established
a different rule of commercial intercowrse with this
country. The general character, however, of their le-
.gislation was conceived in a spirit of peculiar hostility
(not unnatural, perhaps, so soon after the exasperation
excited by civil discord) against trade with Great Sri-
tarn. In some of those States, indeed. 'British 'merchants
were prohibited from -trading with•them altogether;--
in others, heavier duties were specifically imposed upon
'British merchandise; and in all, a desire was maul-
• fested to give a decided preference to the goods of
other countries.

This state of things continued until the year 1787,
'when the General Congress met, and one uniform sys-
tem of commercial policy was laid down. By that.
system, a heavy blow was aimed at the navigation of
this country. It was resolved) that all foreign ships
trading to America should pay half it dollar--which
was al terwards raised to a dollar—per ton duty, beyond
what was paid by national ships. And further,that goods
imported in foreign vessels should pay a duty of ten per
cent. over and above what was demandable on the same
description of goods imported in American vessels.
This system—in the adoption of which the Americans
had, in a cons;derable degree, followed the example of
their English ancestors—was likely to become seriously
prejudicial to the commerce and navigation of this
country. The proper authorities, thereftte, set about
considering what was to be done in order to counteract
ir. The Board of Trade bad recourse, for advice, to
the most eminent merchants and practical men, and
various projects were started on the occasion. One plan
proposed to give a bounty on all goods exported to
America in British ships. Another, to impose a duty
on all articles carried out of this country in American
ships. A third, to retaliate upon the Americans,. and,
following their example, to lay a scecific duty on Arne-
r.can ships, and on goods imported in those ships.—
TLese and various other plans, having the same object
in view, on being sifted and examined, were found to
be open to insuperable objections. It was ihewn that,
without attaining their object, they would prove in-
jur.ous to the commerce and mat ttfactures of this co un•
try ; arid all I.f them were, in consequence, abandoned.
After th's inquiry, and a ling struggle to counteract
Cc navigation system of America, without in any de-
lver reidiing our own, this country found it necessary
• to adopt the system of reciprocity, on which, since the
year ISIS, the commercial intercourse b2twegn the two
countries has been placed—namely, equality of all
charges upt.r. tl.e slips belonging to either country in
the ports of thu other, and like equality of duty upon

all articles the production of the one country, imported,
into the other, whether such importation be made in
the ships of the one or the other. In the practical
consequences of this arrangement, our adherence to
another part of our Navigation Laws, instead of
serving, appears eo me to have :shackled the shipping
interest of this country. Our law still provides
that goods, the produce of Asia, Africa, or America,
shall not be imported in foreign ships, unless they
be the ships of the country of which the goods are
the produce. The Americans retaliate this restriction
by applying it to all goods the produce of Europe.—
An American ship trading to this country ha', in con-
sequence, a great advantage over a British ship trading
to America. The American vessel, on her voyage to
England, is freighted with a cargo wholly produced in
the United States. She has nothing else to bring here.
For her return to America she may load in the ports of
this country with a cargo, partly the produce or manu-
facture of Great Britain, and partly of any other coun-
I try. The British ship is debarred from this advantage.
IHer cargo, when trading to the United States, must be
exclusively of British origin. For instance, an American
vessel, at the port of Liverpool, may take nine-tenths of
her cargo, in articles the produce of Lancashire, and the
remainder may be made up of brandies, wines, or the
produce of any other part of the world, to be procured
at Liverpool. But, if an English ship, proceeding to
the United States, were to take a single cask of brandy,
or a single pipe of wine, she would be liable to seizure
and forfeiture. Is it not, therefore, fairly to be presumed,
that a further relaxation of our system, to the extent of
allowing the importation, from the United States, of
goods, the produce of any part of the world, in Ameri-
can shipping, on condition of the like privilege being
granted to British ships in the ports of the United States,
—however, departing from the policy of our ancestors,
—would be rather an advantage than an injury to the
Shipping Interest ?
Shortly after the commercial legislation of the United
States had assumed, in 1787, a regular shape, and an
uniform character, the war of the French Revolution
broke out; a war which lasted nearly a quarter of a
century. The course of this war was marked by so
many strange and anomalous circumstances, both by
land and upon the ocean ;—so large a portion of the
Continent of Europe, including nearly all its trading
and maritime communities, became subjnted to the
despotism of one great military power ;—that despotism
was exerted in so extraordinary a manner to crush Ma-
ritime Commerce ;—that it would be vain to enter upon
the history of our Navigation System, or of that of other
countries, during this long contest. It is, however, cer-
tain that the commerce of the United States of Ame-
rica, which were the only, at least almost the only,
neutral power that could trade in safety, was greatly
benefited by the war. It is equally true, that Great
Britain, being well able to protect her commercial ma-
rine, in consequence of her vast naval superiority, did
extend that commercial marine, in spite of all difficul-
ties, whilst that of the other countries of Europe was
greatly reduced. It is unnecessary for me, as the facts
are so well known, to dwell further, on the circumstances
of that war. We may, therefore, as far as relates to
the present question, pass over the period between 1792
and 1815.

At the latter period, peace being restored, and with
it, the independence of the States which bad been in.
corporated with France, the commerce of the world
began to revert to its ancient channels. The nations of
Europe, whose flags had, for so long a series of years,
disappeared from the ocean, were now naturally anxi-
ous that their own trade should be carried on in their
own ships. This gave a check to the shipping of the
United States, which was also felt by the shipping of
this country. Perhaps in a greater degree by our own
shipping, in consequence of the restitution of several
extensive and valuable Colonies, Which we had captured
and held during the war.
Besides this material circumstance, there were others,
to which I will briefly advert. which had a natural and
inevitable tendency to interfere with, and diminish, the
employment for shipping in this country:
The first to which I shall allude is the Abolition of
the Slave Trade. They who are old enough to remem-
ber.--and I am one of the number,—the early debates
which took place on this subject, will recollect, that the
arguments in opposition to the measure were grounded
chiefly on the danger with which it threatened the ship.'
ping interests of the country. The necessity of kid-
napping cargoes of slaves on the coast of Africa was,
at that time, as coolly defended, on the score Of encou-
ragement to our marine, as the taking of cod fish on
the Banks of Newfoundland could be at the present
day. , The traffic was, however, abolished in 1806 ;
and, happy I am, that the interests of humanity, and
the honour of the English naive, were from that year,
no longer sacrificed to the plea of the shipping interest ;
though I may, I think, fairly adduce the Abolition of
the Slave Trade as having taken away one source of
employment.
(To be continued )

EXTRACT PROM A LETTER DATED PALERMO, ACC. 13:
° The first bond for the repayment for the two tari duty
has not been paid when due; we have, therefore, been
obliged to protest against the Custom House for non-
payment. A considerable rise has taken place in wine
and brandy, in consequence of a failure in the crop,
which is expected not to be above one-third of last year's.
Linseed has been in demand for Trieste, which has
caused a considerable advance in 4.—E:change, 64."
The following is an extract of a letter from Gibraltar,
dated Aug. 1E t—" It is the general opinion, that a decided ahem.
don will, ere long, take place in the state of Spain, the Portuguese
Constitution having given great dissatisfaction to Felunnatm and his
Ministers, who imagine that Portugal will bectune a place of refuge
for the proscribed and disaffected Spaniards. It is advisable that
overland letters from England should be free Item all political allu-
'ion, as the authorities are vigilant in preventing such being received."
Yesterday week, nearly 60 Gentlemen, many of whom
are proprietors of the Dumfries Gas Company, dined at
the King's Arms Inn, in Dumfries, to celebrate the
introduction of gas into that town; Wat. Titoism:on,
Esq. Sheriff Clerk, in the Chair, and Jastrs M.Wntn,
Ecq. croupier. The dinner, wines, spirits, &c. reflected
great credit on Mr. FRASER.
BnIGHTon POLICE.—Peter Brawn, who represented
himself to he a distressed Weave, from Manchester,
applied for relief on Tuesda, t,l Tenfold, who brought
him before the Magistrate. The poor fellow, who
seemed almost in a state of stai eaten's, said, that he
was a native of Scotland, and 11.1.1 been working at
Manchester until lately, when he was obliged to subsist
entirely on what he got by begging. The Magistrate
ordered that he should have every attention► paid him,
and when sufficiently recovered, that he should be con•
veyed to the place of his nativity.
PEDESTItIANIEM.—The foot race between Charles
ilou, of Wuodborough, and John Marshall, of Tkerby, was decided
ou Monday in favour of the tomer, by six or Imo yards. •

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
•
MANSION-MOUS&
Two *ant nue, named Rafted end Melon( Drury. were tiousht
before the Loan Maros on a charge of having robbed Mrs. Francis,
a widow, of all the property. except some househ.ll furniture,
which she had left to maidtalti herself and four children.
From the evidence obtained by Mr. Cope, the marshal, it ap-
peared that Mrs. Francis was funned to the Captain of a small
trading vessel, by whom she had loin children. He died sud-
denly abroad, more than a year ago, from some distemper which
he encountered on his voyage. She had but a 'than sum of
money left her, and she endeavoured to pay her rent and maintain
her family by letting off part of her house (in Jamaica street,
Commercial-road) in lodgings, until she could Meet with an op-
portunity of maintaining herself and family by entering into some
small business, or by other means. On the 17th of August, hoe-
ever all her hopes were blasted. A small box, containing her
little property, 771. in money, two gold chains' and some plate, were
stolen, with various other articles, from her bed-room. Amongst
other property taken was the miniature of her husband; and as
:he only temptation it could have held out was the mere value of
the fran:e, k was presumed that the theft was perpetrated
by some robber of unusual rapacity. The prisoner (Robert
Drury) had lodged for a short time in the house of the widow,
to whom he appeared to be a young man of respectable connexions,
living upon some small property which had been left to him. The
ether prisoner (Richard) was in the habit of visiting him. He
came on the day when the unfortunate widow was sunk in afilic-
tiop at her loss, and endeavoured to console her. He offered to do
any thing in his power to aid in recovering the property, and re-
commended, as the best means, that a number of small handbills,
describing the property, should be left at the pawnbrokers, where
the property was taken by the thieves. Ile engaged to gat the bills
printed, and to distribute them himself, as he said he was much
about the town. Shortly after the robbery, Mr. Cope. the Marshal,
was applied to, and requested to give his charitable exertions
in endeavouring to trace the poor widow's property.—She ran to,
the Bank, and found that some of the stolen notes, amounting to
.C5O, had been paid in on the morning after the robbery, and 50
sovereigns obtained for them by some person who had given a
false name and address. There was, however, one selo note out,
and, with respect to which, she requested the Inspectors of the
Bank to be particulary alert. A day or two after, word was sent
that it had come in. It had been presented with a large_ parcel of
notes, amounting to upwards of 15,0001. from Messrs. Whitmore
and Co. From thence it was traced through the hands of some of
the most respectable houses in the City, until it returned to Mr.
Kohler's, furrier, in Cheapside.
Mrs. Kohler deposed, that the prisoner, Richard Drury, whom
she had known as a person who she understood lived as an agent for
the purchase and sale of goods, paid her the 101. note for a muff of
superior quality, which cost herself 81. 19s.
Mr. Cope, the Marshal, deposed, that on Tuesday week be Went,
accompanied by one of the City Officers' to the house where the
prisoner Richard lived, Buxton Place, Lambeth. It was in the
morning, and the prisoner was denied. He went in, however, to
search the house; be stationed an Officer below, to watch for any
one who should attempt to escape. He found the prisoner in bed.
While he was there he heard a window open, and something drop ;
he looked out, and saw a picture frame, which was not there before;
it was thrown out by Robert Drury. He found the whole of the
bills which Richard had undertaken to circulate. He had mis.
described the articles, so that they would have been of little use if
they were circulated.
When the empty miniature frame was shown to Mrs. Francis,
for her to identifb she burst into tears, and for some time appeared
to be hysterically sleeted. She identified It as pan of her property.
The prisoners, who had both concealed their faces during the
examination, were then fully committed to take their trials foe the
capital offence.
The Loan Marge., who deplored the calamity which bad befallen
the unfortunate widow, said that great praise was due to Mr. Cope
for his exertions to recover the little property, on which the hopes
of herself and children were dependent, though they were unsuc-
cessful.

GUILDHALL.
Mr. roonlowell, the notorious lion.exhibiter, accompanied by
Morgan, his servant, appeared to answer a complaint made
bilyllirs. Drake, the wife of a celebrated exhibiter of serpents at
Paris, for refusing to deliver up a Bill of Exchange for 201. accepted
by Wombwell, which was alleged to be the property of Mr. Drake.
It appeared that Mr. Wombwell bad purchased an elephant of
Mr. Drake, which unfortunately died, and the 201. bill, together
with another bill for 501. which had not yet been paid, was part
of the purchase money which formed the consideration front
Mr. Wombwell to Mr. Drake, for this elephant. But upon
Mr. Wombwell representing the hardship of the case, the
elephant having died ♦ery soon after he (Wombwell) had
bought him for 8001. Mr. Drake commented to forego the pay.
meat of the 201. bill upon being paid the other one for 501.
and Mrs. Drake called on Mrs. Winabwdl at Bartholomew Fair
foe the purpose of receiving 504 en& far thit SOL bill, and for giving
up the M. bill, which latter bill despot down on the table, and it
was taken up by either Mrs. Wombwell se Morgan ; but instead of
paying SOL in money, Mrs. Wombwell roused aEA accept ace
of Mr. Drake's, which had come by ease mars into Mr. Womb.
well's possession, and tendered that In part payment of the SOL--
Mrs. Drake objected to receive it, and Aiding *AI& in cash was
not forthcoming, she demanded back the SOL bill (oat having parted
with the 501. one), and wished the business to stand over. Mrs.
Wombwell and Morgan refused to give up the SOL bill, and Mrs.
Drake called an officer, which brought in Mr. Wombwell, and he
consented to appear before the Magistrate, and be now appeared
accordingly.
Sir Pena L►uata thought Mr. Wombwell was not justified in
detaining the 201. bill, and ►e directed It to be given up, which was
done, and the parties retired.