The new Lord Chief Justic...
The Times, 1824-01-20T00:00:00

The new Lord Chief Justice of the Cburt of Common Pleas, and the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, were expected to receive their appointments yesterday from the ing at Brighton, and to be sworn in Privy Councillors. Yesterday afternoon, athalf-past twoo'clock, the Dukeof York left hiis residence In Stable-yard, St. James's, on a visit to the Duke of Bedford, at 'Woburn-abbey, Bedford. shire. On Saturday evening, at 6 o'clock, Prince Leopold ar- rived at Claremont from Strathfieldsay-house, Hampshire, the seat of the Ouke of Wellington. There was a report current in Paris on Saturday after- noon, that the Spanish Government, determined not to re- Iiiquish the colonies, witlhout every possible effbrt to pre- serve those valuable possessions, had determined on the ex- pedient of an appeal to the Allied Powers, with the view of procuring the discussion of its claims at a Congress to be assemnbled iHi Paris. It was said that the Colonial Mi- nister at Madrid had actually prepared and transmitted me- morials on the subject to the different Courts, in which was ect forth the right of Spain to the assistance of' the respective Powers,and the probabilities of success. Itisremarkable that in our paper of the 8th inst. we mentioned the arrival of a Spanish courier at Paris on a similar errand, but the object of whose despatches was represented to be that of obtaining mediation only. TIle temand for a Congress, if true, is a new step in the proceeding. Letters from Gibraltar of the 28th ult. state, that Senors Soberon and Ayllon, members of the late Spanish Cortes, residing in that garrison, had been poisoned by a servanit xvho attended them. The former died in consequence, and the latter was so dangerously ill as not to be expected to recover. The perpetrator of this nefarious act had escaped. A failure of some extent is announced in the letters of Saturday from Paris to have takeni place in that market, in consequence of extensive speculations for a fall in the F'rench funds, and also in most of the foreign secitrities current there. The name of the individual wvho has failed is, we unlerstanid, Al. Car'alho; and as he is known to conduct the operations for a number of' persons in London, it is supposedl the lo!ses sustained will be sensibly felt on this side the Channel. Wlle understand that a loan for 1laexico to the amount of 3,000,0001. in stock, bearing interest at 3 per cent., will be brought into the mark-et in a few davs. The contractors are the house of Alessrs. B. A. Goldschmidt and Co., but the price at wlhich the stock will be issued to tbe subscribers is not yet declarted. The Earl of Liverpool's first Cabinet dinner will be given, as we hare already stated, on Saturday next. The Right Hon. C. v'oVvnn give's his on the 28fh instant. The Earl ol liarrowby's official dinner, as l,ord President of the Council, for considering the roll of Sheriffi%, preparatory to its being presented to His Majesty for pricking, will take place on the Slst. Air. Secretary Canning's great dinner previously to the meeting of Parliament, will be given on the 2d. of February. Parliziient meets on the 3d.-_) veniag pperr. Extract from the Agent at Constantinople, dated Dec. 10:.-" On the 6th instant, the Capitan Pacha, with part of the fleet, arrived from the Dardanelles, acconpanied by the Tlcalia, Paglar, which had bsen prevented from coming up for about two months. The vessel which went through the Bosphorus wvithout stopping here for a firman, is the Bovex, Collin. She in now loading at Odessa." MR. LAsirTOV AND MR. PEsMaERTON.-From the Datrzam Chteonk-Ie.-jWe have beard from good authority that Captain Bum admits the statenietit put forth by Captain cochrane and Sir Hedworth Williamson to be correct, and further, that he (Captain Bum) did not approve of Air. Thomas Femberton's refusal to accept t geofr of a meeting, and that that refusal mss contrary to his advice ! 'Vlhi admissiorl coining as it does from the gentlemani who acted on his behalf mnst be perfectly conclusive as to Ir. Pem. berton's conduct in the latter part 6f the affair. With regard to what took place at the meeting of the Commissioners, #ikce the dispute originated, a vote of censure immediately passed by them on MIr. Pemberton is sufficient evidence of the impropriety of his conduct on tliai otceaKion WVe believe that the only regret which has been felt by Ar. tsnbton's friends in the *hole transaction is, that he ihoultd ever have thought of so far forgetting his superiority in every respect to Air. Pemberton, gs to ehtertain any idea of meeting him upon equal terms. le, howeveri has been guided by the advice of the gentlemen to whom he referred the business and although we are far from blaming tbem for thecopinion they expressed, we stil can- not help thinking they would bave bettet consulted both his honour atfl his interests by puttinga decided negative on his going into the field with such ath opponent. Ilkr. Pemberton's character is well known and duly appreciated ii^ gndeiland arA its neichbourhood, and we doubtnot that the teftimbny of his Mlajesty's Officers of Ex- cise and of more than one of the local magistrates, before whom he has been convicted Of of&etes against the revenue laws, would have afforded amnple gteunds for such a determination. Tiiii tA1IE (kARtEg D1 2sN.-GRA7D MtlSICAL FES- TIVALS-The Stewards for the Public Festival in hosour of the late Charles Dibdin, met on Saturday evening at the Freemasons' Ta. vei, vwhen a letter from Sir Joseph Yorke was read, in which the gallant Adrniral exprosaed his perfect villingness to take the Chair on the occasion, and to promote the laudable undertaking in every way in his power. Ansatets were also received fromn several profes. sional gentlemen to signify their desite to add to the conviviality by their presence, making up the list-of musical performers to upwards of thirty including all the prinipal vocalists of the presentday. The whole ot the selection is torbe from the works of the late Mr. Dib din. The gallery is to be thrown open to the lady subscribers, who will be admitted by tickets only, and the company is expected to be more numerous than on stny former occaS On, and many naval and military characters are to be invited. Mr. Hay has bad another visit from the medical gentle- men appointed by the Court-six in number. He was walking in the yard of the prison, with two friends, when Governor Young de- livered a mnessage that they wished MVr. Hay to wait upon s7hem. Plr. Hay's answer vas, that, after having distinctly and positively declined receiving any visit from medical persons appointed by the Court, he considered this as rude. It was acknowledged that this answer had been reported; but in a-few minutes the wbole gentle- men of the faculty entered the yard, when Dr. Spens intimated that they thought it their duty to get Air; Hay's answer from his own lips; expressing his regret, at the same time, that the proceeding should be considered rude; Dr..Wood remarked, that they had a duty imposed on them bj the Court,which.they would discharge ac- cordirLg to their owvn sense of propriety. " That (said MIr. Hay) will not prevent me from stating mny opinionof the manner in which yox act-" And, looking to Dre Spens, he added , I stated to you and to Dr. Bryce, that, having declineA tbe jurisdiction and right of the Court toact as they har doneljwould enter into no conversation, nor answer any questions; and. having. distinctly tated thls, I did not expect ither.trouble. .MytriendsU snd advisers approvehighlr of what I then did."' Severl; of the gentlemen then remarked "WeV have nothing Xn"PC,t ?"e and, bowing politely to tach other, temedicAle tons Air. Hay and hss-friends separated. Air. HHay w tidends ik-1i1hly of te marked and ready at- tentibn wisidi jllj is- lictp iomt have met writh from r. Secretary Peel, He h5d; w ais iedpetitioiied the Court of Sesson for aIimeswnRatih,~bn z l,V ij t-effect. A petition to themagistrates shpzed the same ate; aniuiIhe declined applyidg for or receiving the crimis'alh alow~n~of 8t a-daS; but on- complaining of the con. ditioD towhiclflw had been redued, to the Seeretay of State, he, in-the couraeofpost, waa told, by.Govemrnoung, that rbewas now to hanv 2S 4fi~da Pey..-The cd1qmQn ..... . ....... ' . .. -