The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-28 00:00:00

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•torcap or atino territory could not be pro. I'HICE THIS DAV
longed two years, although France were a prey to Prefill:PNll.ttte.t. '•• • •'5
Psl'
agitations which threatened Europe. France is calm 3 per Ce4t. Caw& Mt •
—she wishes for pear,: she wishes for it with the Voold.r A. 780 Laow Ana.
lixdimuer Bills
same energy with which she has made war. Since Per
the Treaty of the 20th No,. she has passed through w=tiareentelloommemirs
all the wretchedness which nature and policy could -
heap "lion her. She has encountered them with
heroic patience, or ise should rather say ao"
nanitaity.

•' Do. foreigner who lives among ea is astonished
at not finding here those factiona who appear only in
the Gazettes of his own country, or is the ill-rega-
lited beads of -some• noviciate orators. lie sees here
a power acting with strength and independence—a
King adored as a father, respected as a sage—Princes
who reproduce his Hovel virtues--e nation whose
noble charaiter has been purified in the crucible of
adversity. ..ton proud to be ever subjugated, bet too
Wise to disturb the peace of the world.
•• The 4overei4os most be struck by the fidelity
Kish whirl the has esecuwd the Treaty of the 20th
November. the severity of which has been so new to
France: They will see France as she is. We cannot
doubt ►et they will echnowletke that by her noble
attitude in adversity, she has deserved wall of Europe
and of hereelf...-(Moresurs of epprobation.)--There
remains, C.:violent**, one mire convincing argument,
bet it is a painful it is that Estate is arrived
at that degree of exhaustion at which it would he im.
possible to support mach longer the charges which
hue pressed apon her for the last three years. It le
rr duty to &tips* it to you, because oar enquiry
ot the last three months have convinced os of if.—
lore is the term of our sacrifices---because here is the
term of our means. We must then reckon upon the
trithdrareing of the Foreign roof)* at the end of,
this year.
•• The king of the amount of the claims of fn.
'vipers upon France is matter of negotiation. Them
is reason to hope that you will knew the result be-
fore the end of the Session—and that it will put an
end to exaggerations which have had a baneful effect
upon our credit.
•• The Committee propose to grant a vete of credit
of 16,000,000 of Anuoilies, or to raise a Loan to
that snseent."-
The Reporter then went into various other details,
and contioded them with recommending that the
*usncisl year should commence with the lit of July.
The Chamber ordered the discussion of the law on
the Budget to be opened on Monday the 30th March.
The Sitting then rose.

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• • CANTI LLON.
The following details respecting Canfillon, the
person who has been apprehended on suspicion of
having attempted the assassination of the Duke of
WeMoven, are communicated in a Letter from
Paris of the 23d instant:—
" Ile is a man of 30 years of age, of estebordinary
strength and ferocious courage. Being in the Ist
Hassan at Ething, he made an attempt on the life of
his Colonel, from whom he pretended to have receiv.
ed an affront, and he would inevitably bare been shot,
1:241 not his extraordinary bravery procured him his
pardon from the Es• Emperor. He entered then into
the chasseurs a chew' of the old Guard, and there
attracted the attention of the Chef d'Escadron, Brice,
who has been capitally condemned par conlumace for
his conduct during the 100 days, and who has taken
refuge in Belgium.

64 As has been already stated, the plot against the
life of the Duke of Wellington bed its origin in Bel-
gium. Generals iligaud and Fressinet, Colonels
Brice, Chambure, and Saosset ; the Editors of the
Revolivionary Journals, Cauchnis-lentaire, Isidore
Guyet, and 'rests ; all these individuals, and
several others, appear to have been privy to the plot,
,as well as several Belgic officers, formerly compa.
'lions in arms of the refugee French officers.
Caotillon was at Brussels about the end of 1817,
where he weed Colonel Brice almost in quality of
a domestic. They cast their eye on him as a fit in-
strument for the attempt; he accepted the mission,
and returned to France for the purpose of executing
it. It was known that he was in Paris to early as
the Ist of January last, and he doubtless *failed in
accomplishing hit object at that lime, on account of
the too short stay of the Duke of Wellington. 'Phis
man was very liberally paid ; for it is known that he
has spent much money at Paris.
" After the affair of the firing of the pistol, he had
the extraordinary audacity to present himself, on the
'morning of the llih, before the hotel of the Duke
of Wellington, probably to learn the result of his at-
tempt. Alarmed at the rigorous searches of the Po-
lice, he set out from Paris on the 13th of Feb., two
days after the event, proceeding to embark at Ant-
werp; but as his pssaport was not drawn up in a pro-
per manner,, be was arrested at Charleroi, and con-
ducted back to the French frondirs by Belgic police.
Having returned to Paris on the 2d of March, he
there concealed himself under a false name and in a
different lodging. He seldom welt out except at
night, and dressed in a peasant's frock. In spite
of all these precautions, the police, which followed his
' steps, succeeded in arresting him, and the evidence
against him is said now to be so overpowering, that
he will not be able to evade condemnation, although
it may be expected that he will make no confession.
This wretch was born at Paris ; his father, a respect-
' able old man, is a modeller ; he himself was a jewel-
ler by profession, but, accustomed to vagrancy, did
not labour. Ile excited attention in his regiment,

less by brilliant actions than by deeds of cruelty to-
veerds his enemies. His fanaticism was so raised in
Belgium by the French refugees and others, that he
never spoke of foreigners, and especially of the Eng-
lish, without paroxysms of rage and fury. Accord-
ing to every account, this new Seide could not have
been better chosen for the execution of this foal plot;
end if he had sot been arrested, he would peripips
have renewed his execrable attempt.
"Be has already been interrogated several times by
the Comte Angles, Prefect of Police, and it is said
that be persists in a system of absolete denial.—
Every thing announces (bat be will soon be brought
before a Coed of Assize."
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A serpent bas been killed off the island of Ceylon,
*bids at as 33 feet 4 inches lons.

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:

lIATITILDAI4.III4III4II 28, 1818.

French Papers to the '2sth inst. have arrived. The
proceedings in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday,
and the Reports of the Finance Committees are the
most important parts of their contents. The subject
of the Supply was treated by M. Rot, and the Ways
and Means by Count BEUGNOT, the Reporters. The
length of the speeches, and of these espositions of
the expenditure, as furnished in a supplement to the
Moniteur (seventeen columns of nitich are occupied
by one of these Reports), allow us to touch but
upon a few of the principal topics. These official
views of the financial state of France and the opi-
nions accompanying them on the absolute necessity
of the removal of the Army of Occupation, wit!
afford matter for serious and interesting reflection.
The total supply for 1818 is estimated it
993,000,000 francs, exceeding the expenditure of
the preceding year by about 11,000,000, or 360,0001.1
sterling. This sow total is divided into three heads-1
the Debt and Sinking Fund ; the Extraordinary Es.
ponces; the Ordinary Expences. The interest on
the Debt, and the Sinking Fund together, are stated
at 180,000,000 francs, equal to 7,500,0001. per
annum ; of which the Sinking Fond absorbs
40,000,000 of francs, or between a fourth and fifth
of the *hole. The Extraordinary Expenditure is
taken at 312,000,000, of which the French army
entails upon the nation 140,000,000, or 5,830,0001.;
and the Army of Occupation 154,000,000. This ar-
ticle is pecolisrly, and naturally enough, disagree•
able to the Committee and its. Reporter,, who, after
various comments and demands of explanation, &c.,
proposed the sum of 301,000,000 for the Extra Ex-
penditure, being a subtraction of 11,000,000 from
the amount demanded by the Minister.
Among the ordinary charges, the sum paid in Pen.
sions of various denominations is not less than
96,000,000 francs. The Military Pensions amount
to 48,000,00 d ; Ecclesiastical, to 12,500,000 francs.
The King's Civil List is 23,000,0(X) francs ; the
maintenance of the Royal Family, 9,000,000; the
Department of Foreign Affairs is set down at
6,500,000 ; that of Police at 5.900,000. The Ministry
of the Interior 96,000,000—0 f War 164,000,000—
of the Marine 44,000,000. M. Rot, towards the
conclusion of his Report, adstits that the continual
increase of expence is quite alarming ; and finishes by
the observation, that unless an im..ediate end be put
to the extraordinary burdens which press upon
France, she must endeavour, io the year 1819, to do
without a Budget.

Count Bauasov, in the course of his speech. re.
(erred to the enormous profits supposed to be made
by the foreign contractors for the last year's Loan.
He dwelt, as his predecessor bad done, upon the
dreadful state of exhaustion to which (they both as-
serted) France has been reduced, and upon the sb-
bolute necessity for the removal of the Army of Oc-
cupation, hinting his expectation that the foreigners
would depart by the end of the present year. The
Loan already spoke of, to the amount of 16,000,000
of rentes, was one of the topics adverted to by N.
BEUGNOT, as being likely to cover the whole of the
deficit anticipated by the Government for 1818.

The Austrian claims upon France are said, in
some of the articles by the Dutch Mails, to have
heen already ascertained in a negotiation, conducted
by the Duke of \VELLINGToN. Twenty houses in
Gottenburgh hue stopped payment. in consequence
of the aati.commercial decrees of the Swedish Go.
vernment.

The indelicacy and inhumanity of Mr. CANNING'S
mode of refuting the charges of cruelty brought with
too much truth against Ministers and their Agents
under the Suspensiop, by sttemptipg to turn We?
ridicule the sufferings of the poor aged OGDEN, in
prison, in irons, and whilst-writhing ender the knife
of the Surgeon, bare been justly and indignantly
animadverted upon, and base doubtless elicited a still
more general sentiment of detestation, thoogh such
revolting and sickening attempts at wit still meet the
support of Mr. CANNING'. friends at the Courier.—
That Paper labours bard to justify the disguving
allusion, and imagines it makes a notable discovery
and defence t: hen it finds it stated by a Mend of
OGDEN, who depicts the extreme severity exercised
towards the harmless, helpless old man, that be
had been for years afflicted with the malady so
slightingly spoken of. Therefore, according to
the conclusion of CANNINo's defender, OGoen's
imprisonment and " ponderous irons were not the
cause of the rupture." This is a specimen of ex-
treme imbecility, as well as of the most eneundid
mode of reasonsing. No one bad asserted that the
imprisonment or ponderous irons were the cause of
OGDEN'S malady ; bet it cannot be denied that they
might, and did considerably aggravate the distem-
per, and rOadered the subsequent operation neces-
sary. This is quite independent of the extreme
cruelty of loading an infirm man of 74 years with
heavy Was, not only on his journey, but for

stances should be blazoned ebreedw•tbat they should
be rung in the ears of the People of England, as the
consequences of surrendering the Constitution to the
discretion of the Ministers, who will so far abuse
their powe► as to punish men without the form even
of an accusation, will then ridicule the sufferings of
their victims, and laugh at the sympathy's:pressed
by others at the story of their anguish.
Some most ridiculous articles of news from AMP.
rice were last night put forth by the Courier, and
have as faithfully been copied by some of our dis-
cerning and ten rned cotemporsries of the meriting.
One of the alarming pieces of intelligence thus com-
municated purports to tie from the Barbadoes Papers,
and is an extract of a letter from St. Mary's, inti-
mating that all the shipping of the United States had
been stopped at Cuba, and of some other hostile
proceedings on account of the occupation of Amelia
Island by the United States. Now it happens that
this St. Mary's is in America, and constitutes an es.
treats part of the island which the. American forces
now occupy. Thus the Americans tell us, by the
way of liarbadoes, of the stopping of American ships
in American seas, but, as might be supposed, we
are apprised of no such intelligence from any other
quarter.--The geographical information of the
Treasury scribes is equal to their memories, and
sometimes very amusing. They bare always news,
because, though an article may have made the tour
of all the Papers on the Continent or in this country,
as well as.a voyage across the Atlantic and back
again, it is not the worse for use in the columns of
such Papers. It would be tedious, and some would
say invidious, to adduce instances in proof of this re-
mark ; but any one who attentively peruses this and
some other Papers must lately have bad sufficient op.
pottunities of comparison.

The Bill now pending in the House of Commons
for the suppression of Climbing-boys. and the intro.
duction of machinery for cleansing Chimneys, has
naturally mite(' the attention of the MasterChimney-
sweepers, who feel themselves much aggrieved by the
proposed measure, and have published their case in a
temperate manner. Part of their objections to the
proposed Bill in its present form ere given in our
Paper of this day. They have also published the
outlines of a Bill proposed by themselves, which
we shall insert on Monday. Many consideie.
lions affecting the safety end comfort of almost
every family in the kingdom, as well as the in-
terests of helpless humanity, are incloded in this
subject, and we consider it our duty to lay this
docoment before our Readers, and to recommend
it to their careful perutal end attention.--The
Petitioners compAin of not having obtained a pa-
tient hearing, to which they are evidently entitled,
and if a shirt delay is likely to throw any farther
light upon the subject, we presume it will not be de-
nied to so useful and necessary a class of men

On Thursday Baron O'NAcirrcis hod an audience
of the Puma REGENT, at Carlton.house. After.
wards the Baron left town for Windier, with some
dispatches for the Prince of IlEstc.liomuutto. The
Baron returned at a late hour at night.

Yesterday evening, soon after six • o'clock, die
Prince of liEssE-HOMBURG returned to St. James's
Palace from Windier, when Marshal KRA N and Mar-
shal GERNING, who have lately arrived from Hesse-
Homburg, and 'Baron O'NAGMTEN, dined with his
Serene Highness.
Yesterday the Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the
Dukes of YORK, CUMBERLAND, and GLOUCESTER,
visited the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton-house.'
Prince LEOPOLD returns to Claremont on the 30th
inst. from Weymouth. His Serene Highness will
probably visit the Contineut in the course of the
summer.
ORIGINAL ANECDOTE Or %NAPA RTE.—I, is
well known that NAPOLEON is whet Swirr quaintly
said of Prince EUGEN E— a great taker of snuff' as
well as of towns. In * conversation he had some time
ago with Gen. BERTII AND, Mr. RALCOM BE, whose
house he then occopiod, happened to he present. Ob-
serving a snuff.bnx, NAPOLEON made the usual signal
for e pinch, by a sortie with his finger and thumb, but
upon opening the boa suddenly, the hinge unfor-
tunately gave wee. This disaster was, however,
quickly compensated by the Es-Emperor, who, after
expressing his regret for the accident, very graciously
presented Mr. B. with a magnificent gold box, erns.
melded with the Imperial cypher. Mr. BA LCOM RE'S
box which had the honour of being thus unhinged,
was a wooden one, of the celebrated manufacture of
Laurence Kirk, where it has been sent by the owner
to be repaired.
There are letters in town which mention, that the
Society to promote the interests of Emigrants from
this country, formed at New York under the an.
spices of THOMAS Avon Emmert, and other distill.
guished bishoten, is likely to succeed in the appli-
cation to Congress for a grant of lands, upon which
to form an extensive Irish Settlement. An agent
from the Society has been for some time at Wash-
ington negociatini this desirable measure, and the
prospect of the object being attained is most cheer-
ing. The Parent Society at New York is ably
supported by one at Philadelphia, and by similar
Associations in different parts of the Republic.—
cOublin Evening Post.)
A new Tragedy, by Mr. Sum., the Author of
The .4partate, is in preparation at Covent-garden.---
The scene is laid in Tunis, and'the plot founded on
an historizal fact, the lasorrection of the Christian
Slaves. It draws out the whole tragic force of the
Theatre.

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obserTcWon tile -
Jorth Pole, copied from till S•
Courier of yesterday, and moo
orning Papers of this day, it is stated,that
44 M. SCORESBY inform, as, that the water f sly
sea of Spitsbergen freezes its a cold of 2 deg, bye
centigrade thermometer." New, if this be Lbamissy
it must freeze at a higher temperature than comsat
fresh water; for the centigrade scale ceesteence, at
the freezing point, which is marked 32 deg. 011 Fix
RENHEIT'S thermometer ; and each degree of the
tirade is equal to one fen -fifth of Faunzattetris•
therefore, if the water near Spitsbergen (rem% at
2 deg. of the centigrade, it would freeze ,at thirty.
five shrte-fifth deg. of FAHRENHEIT, which was •
yet the case, even with fresh water. It is elk
known that water which lipids common salt is We,
tion requires a greater degree of cold to liemeig
than water that contains no salt. The slat
here alluded to must evidently be erroneous. , Tie
temperature at which the waisr of the ocean Nem%
is about 28 degrees of Fattaconcyr,. which is It
least two degrees below zero of the centigrade
steed of two degrees above it.
Arundektneet, March 28. Cl•
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74TAL DUEL. •• • „
An unfortunate event took place at Granola se
the 10th of February, the singular eirceurstaaom
of which are thus detailed by Capt. Rippisley, the
surviving principal in the duel which it ineatioese
in a letter to the Editor of a Morning Paper. Tye
feelings which such a narration mull excite will sap.
ply the most appropriate commed on the Imam.
lions
66 You are &nastier' not entirely ignorant of the
existence of a Regiment raised by Colonel Hip.
piste', and destined for the service of the Smith
American Patriots. 1 ani son to that Gentlessa,
and left England with him in the ship Emerald, so
the 9th of December, 1817. We arrived at Gfo4
nada, on our way to the Spanish Main, on the 4iii
of the present month, and but for the numerous in.
terroptions we met here to the farther progress of
nor voyage, I should have been spared the recital of
the melancholy catestropho of which this letter is AI
record.
"On the night of the 9th of Fehroa ry an ettercatisi
' arose between myself and an Officer of my father's
regiment. The origin of the dispute was trilling, bat
my temper, Wl:tined by an imaginary offence, I (over-
leaped the bounds of moderation, and vented my
anger in terms of severity, which a moment's refit.
lion would have shown me the impropriety Onto.
cising. On the ensuing morning, however, I plaialy
perceived my fault, end, convinced that true corrap
does not so much consist in the punishment of auk.
suit as in the acknowldgment of an error, I moiled
to make all the atonement is my power; accordingly
in the presence of several °dicers, I apologist;die
. Lieutenant Braybrooke for the espressions Arhish
passion had elicited, and entreated that he woraid coon
sider it as merely the irritatintn of the moment. lie
accepted my extended hand, and I regarded thOlisie
as finally and amicably adjusted. Judge then, Sir,
my surprise, at receiving, after en hour had eiipseo,
a message from Mr. Braybrooke, demanding satis-
faction for the offence which hid been already cam.
promised! My rank as so Officer—my reputation
as a Gentleman—nay mare, my feelitiga as a man, all
combined to assure me, that a second attempt at coati.
Winn would be degrading to the dignity of the one—
disgraceful to the character of the other—and cower-
. thy the appellation of either. 1 felt myself obliged to
concede to his demand, and we proceeded to the
ground, accompanied by our respective seconds and
two surgeons, as mutual assistants. Tie distaste
was measured—we took our stations, and at the se. -
coot! fire my antagonist fell ! To show you the rash
principles by which the deceased was *clouted,
must acquaint you that, in opposition to the wish of
my friend, he insisted on meeting me at the short
distance of nine paces! 'Humanity, not fear, prompt-
ed me to consult my friend Oil the propriety of oar
standing so close ; informed by him, however, that
such was Mr. Braybrouke's decision, I considered
further remonstrance as useless as unbecoming, sal
though I foresaw fatal issue to the proceeding,
honour compelled me to abide the hazard of the ,
die.' The result too fully justified the prediction.
46 The deceased has been decently interred; HMI
may regret his untimely fate—none more sincerely
than myself; and unhappy as I feel at havidg been
the instrument of his death, my conscience is sot
troubled by the stings which a premeditated act of
homicide could not fail of producing."

TEST OF PURE TE4.—;Make your tea as usual ;a
your best tea-pot, if you have two, since that wW
probably be the largest, and afford more scope 10
your eiperiment. Then pour off the firstfilitie-sp
of water, and instead of replenishing the tea-pot for
a second cup, turn nut the leases on a plate. If they
are real tea, they will retain the usual colour • but if
they are sloe or ash, or any other such production.
the false colouring matter will have been carried of
in the water, and the leaves will remain quite block.
Mr. I SCLIEDON.-11,0t ItPrS were on Thursday re-
ceiced in town, which slate, that he never enjoyed
better health, and that his success continued to side-
gree unprecedented. From New York be visits the
Southern and Western parts of Americo, with his
own performance of the " Wandering Minstrel,"
and front thence to the North, as far as Quebor,
Albany, Montreal, and Halifax ; this will °co'
him soother year, when he will return to Engirt&
He cleared 15001. sterling in the first three mouth,'
performances. The New York Papers continue to
speak in the highest terms of his vocal abilities: .4
the Theatrical Company, to mask the sense they es•
terrain of his unequalled talents, have given him a
public dinner at the Concert Hall, a compliment new
before paid to an English actor.
At a late hoer on Wednesday night, or early on
Thursday morning, the workshop of Mr. Edoord'a
North Audley-street, was broken into by thieves,
and plundered of a quantity of Venetian and other
blinds. A chest.which was in the place fur the Per-
' pose of bolding tools, was broke epee and al."
robbed. The robbers pilled entraooe by forci4
I one of the back windows.

Trim STATESMAN. • .0 .
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VAT ONE O'cLACK. some time triter bis Commitment, ',dine, by tilts papers To ral EDITe
i Cat. Nary' tobi 1
laid before Parliament, it app4lo .
eare,at the man bpd
s"!tt,—ln some ob
sB3es p - es
*sud wit ' not been accused of High Treason, )ost was merely
Ann. iwdation to the Nora
esser Bills 16 15 p ' detained on suspicion'. It is right such circus'. Papers into the am
i!lik.:_the Morning Paper' stances should be blazoned abroadup-that they she
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EDI lt=ll brill' JUN.
I some obse467Jon' tie nu.
the North Pole. copied from the F
red
the Courier of yesterday, and mai
ag Papers of this day, it is stated, that
assay iofollllll us, that the water of sly
;herrn freezes in a cold of 2 leg.bra
thermometev." New, if this *Ai eel
me at a higher temperature than commie
,; for the centigrade scale comseeece, at
g point, which is marked 32 deg. en PAL,
thermometer ; and each degree of the
qual to one fear-fifth of FAURBEINIIT'I •
f the water near Spitsbergen freeen ti •
ae centigrade, it would freeze at thirty.
ifth deg. of FAHRENHEIT, which was mew t;
se, even with fresh water. It is ear
t water which holds common salt la ads,
res a greater degree of cold to (milk
that contains no salt. The slat
ed to must evidently be errooeoes., Tbe
e at which the water of the ocean frame,
8 degrees of FAHRENHEIT, which fir. at
degrees below zero of the centigrade j,.
o degrees above it.
mei, Much 2t3. G. •
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donate event took place at Crania ea '
et February, the singular eirceurstaiom
are thus detailed by Capt. Hippisler, the
principal in the duel which It stemioese
to the Editor of a Morning Paper. The
deb such a narration mull estate mill sap.
tat eppropsiate cosseted on the HUN& ,
are doubtless not entirely ignorance( tie
of a Regiment raised by Colonel flip.
destined for the service of the Smith
Patriots. 1 aim son to that Gentlessaa,
ngland with him in the ship Emerald, se
Drcember, 1817. We arrived at Grp.
our way to the Spanish Main, on the
abut month, and but for the numerous in.
we met here to the farther progress of
I should have been spared the recital of
'holy catestrophe of which this letter is ll*
• night of the 9th of Febree ry an ettercatitil
teen myself end an Officer of my faille.
The origin of the dispute war trifling, bet
, inflamed by an imaginary offence, I own.
bounds of moderation, and vented my
erms of severity, which a moment's refits.
d have shown me the impropriety of net. "•
it the ensuing morning, however, I plaialy
my fault, end, convinced that true coorrsp
a much consist in the punishment of solo.
he acknowldgment of an error, I 'mild
1 the atonement ia my power ; accordingly
%once of several Officers, I apologisitte
t Draybrooke for the espresvions Arkieb
elicited, and entreated that he would cm.
merely the irritatiosti albs women!. lie
ay eatended hand, and I regarded theiffait
and amicably adjusted. Judge then, Sir,
e, at receiving, after an hour had elipsert, 1.
from Mr. Braybrooke, demanding setts-
the offence which hid been already cam.