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The Aberdeen Chronicle

Date of Article: 14/06/1823
Printer / Publisher: J. Booth, jun. 
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Volume Number:     Issue Number: 871
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M s? - JVo. 871.] Printed for J. BOOTH, J un. Chronicle Lane\ ju- JU. .11 MWMI iw- uu. IPt- r r 1 „ ^ W^ SrP* - t rr • i'S •..•'.•/ IT imZ'y' ' J > SXLTW1£ J2AL", JUNE 14, 1823. [ PRICE MBMBMM& IBBMatMKB& iCTaHawMW NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS. THOSE having Claims against tlie late Mr. JL KOBEBT TROUP, Merchant in Aberdeen, are de- sired to Rive in the same to Alexander Webster Advocate, Aberdeen who will settle the amount; and those Indebted to Air Troup are requested to pay the amount to Mr. Webster, or to W illiam Duncan at the Shop in Castle Street, lately oe- r, luted by Mr. Troup, he being authorised by Uie deceased s Executors, to receive and discharge the debts. ' , i6srdocn, June 13, 1823. WILLIAM DUNCAN, ( SUCCESSOR to the late MR. ROBERT TROUP. J REFEHHIN'G to the above Advertisement, respect- fully intimates to the Customers of the late Mr. Taotjr, „ nd to the public in general that he has purehased Mr. TBOUl" S STOCK of GOODS, and intends to carry on the BUSINESS, in all its Branches, as formerly. As W. I). is resolved to deal in Articlesofthe firstqoaltOes, „,„] he has it in his power to purchase his Goods at the best Markets, he presumes to solicit a continuance of that patron- ise which was so liberally bestowed on his Predecessor. Vftf/ oIhrtrfng are port of hi, present STOCK of GOODS: Congou. So. tchonir. Padrae, Caper, Hyson, Gunpowder, and TwanVav TEAS. Raw and Refined SUGARS. London. triple Yellow, and Mottled SOAP. Parmazan. Stiltjn, Wiltshire, Glo'sfer, Cheshire, and Edam CHEESE- SCOTCH CHEESE. EDINBURGH STRONG ALE and very fine LON- DON PORTER. ENGLISH PORK IIAMS. TONGUES. Smoked and Pickled. IRISH HAMS, a small parcel, lately imported, at 6| d. per lb. T ,. TICK I. ES— Fish Sauce" and Mushroom Kttchup— India Soy— Reading Sotue— Essence of Anchovies— Coraeh Girkj » *— Snd French Olives. LORRAINE CAPERS- LAZENBY'S PATE A I. A DIABI. E. Rur" ti « dy. Chili. P. aspberrv and other VINEGARS. GORGONA ANCHOVIES of very Superior quality. RAISINS and ALMONDS. CURRY POWDER and CAYENNE- \ VAI NUTS— Barcelona. Cashu, and Para NUTS. LEMONS and ORANGES. Wsi and Sperm CANDLES, all sorts. SPERM OIL for Chamber Lamps. CANDLE ORNAMENTS. A parcel of SWEET DUTCH RUSK, in Kegs. DUTCH BUTTER, of very fine quality. MILK PUNCH- CIIERRY BRANDY— CINNA. MON CORDIAL. CURACOA and NOYEAU. in Bottles. ' J' AM \ RINDS— PRESERVED GINGER. FOREIGN' and BRITISH SPIRITS. Currant, Raspberry, Orange, and other WINES. A single Gill to the Afflicted, as usual. N. B.— W. D. has also on band, a quantity of OIL C A K f„ an excellent article for feeding fining Stock, and a tew Kegs of GREASE BUTTER, well worth the atten- tion of Carters and Ship- owners. CnttU Street, June 13, 1S23. TO TRUSTEES OF CHURCHES, CHAPELS. CON- NOISSEURS. EXHIBITIONISTS, $ OTHERS. / flr. $ aj) t! nn' 0 ( Srcat picture, THE RAISING OF LAZARUS, ASP CHRIST'S TRIUMPHAST ESTRY ISTO JERUSALEM. MR. CROOK respectfully informs the Nobility, Gentrv, and Public in general, that he has received instructions to submit by public Auction, at the Egyptian Ilall. Piccadilly, London, on Friday, June 20. 1823, at twelve o'clock, under circumstances that will not admit of any reservation— those two inestimable Paintings, in massive rich Gilt Frames. THE RAISING OF LAZARUS, and CHRIST'S TRIUMPHANT ENTRY INTO JERU- SALEM, now Exhibiting at the Egyptian Hall. Maybe viewed till the sale, from ten till five o'clock, ( Sunday except- ed) where descriptive Catalogues may be had at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and of Mr. Crook. Auctioneer, 31, Skinner Street. Snow Hill, London, at Two Shillings each, without which no person can be admitted. Sale on Jilcn& as. GORDON GILCHRIST, TAILOR, Having lately Removed to CONCERT CLOSE, BROAD STREET, 17EELS it his duty to offer grateful thanks to his numerous Customers for past favours ; and hopes, by a constant adherence to honesty, economy, fashion, and fancy, that he shall secure their continued support. N. B G. G. will have constantly on hand, an assortment of the various qualities of CLOTHS. C:\ SSf. MERES, TOILONETS, & c. which, from his knowledge of the pro- per value of evety article, and a strict regard to the interest of bis Customers, will be fooiiJ highly advantageous to those who may choose to employ him ; and will, at the same time, prevent the disappointment which frequently arises from being misfitted, as no person shall be required to keep any article of dress which does not properly fit. REMOVAL. SALE OF CLOTHIERY $ HABERDASHERY GOODS. Upon Mondav the lfith June Current, there will he sold by auction, in BROWN and SON'S Sale Room, Union Street, AGENERAL assortment of Superfine BROAD and NARROW CLOTHS— Cassitneres— Flannels— llaizes ISouibazettes and Bombazeens— Muslins and Muslin Dresses Printed Cottons— Linens— Shawls and Plaids— Sarsenets l'oplhis— Siik and Cotton Handkerchiefs— with a variety of other articles. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. PUBLIC SOTICE. T) OBERT WARREN, Blacking Manufacturer, JLL S TRAND, begs to caution the Public against a spurious composition being sold under his name, by means of imitation labels. These may easily be detected by observing that the genuine has iiio iiniiic, wjr uicati^ ui detected by observing signed oft each label, all others ore counterfeit; many of whifh are interlined, in'very small characters, with a different address between the " No. 30." and the word " Strand." ! ROBERT WARREN also begs to add, thtjt his sole Ma- nufactory is at 30, STRANn; nor has he any connexion with those pretended Warehouses professing to be branch establish- ments of his. All persons giving orders for WARREN'S BLACK- ING are particularly requested to take notice that the real ma- nufacturer is ROBERT WARREN, 30, STRAND. It is strongly recommended to Shopkeepers and others who are deceived by such vile impostors to return the trash to the parties from whom it came, us being a punishment suitable In base fab- ricators of an article so essentially necessary to the fashionable world. This genuine and surpassingly brilliant Blacking stands un- rivalled for its peculiar excellence in keeping the feet, perfectly free from damp in Wet Weather, preserving the leather soft and pliable, and producing the most elegant polish ever beheld retaining its pristine virtues in any climate. Is sold by every respectable. Vender in Town and Country, in Bottles, at Ed. 10d. 12d. and 1 Sd. each. SOLD IN ABERDEEN BY L. Cruick shank, Gallowgate. A. Cruiekshank, ditto. Win'aw, ditto. Park, Broad Street. Innes, do. do. Garden. Castle Street Dyce, Broad Stivet Anderson, Castle Street Esson, Gallowgate Affleck, Union Street Hay. King Street Troup, Castle Street Williamsom. druggist, ditto M'Kay, Gallowgate Fras Watt, ditto James Temple, Castle Street.' And sold in eterv Town in the Kingdom. LIQUID, in Bottles6d. lOd. I2d. and lSd. each. It Als. 1 PASTE BLACKING, in PotsSd. I2d. and lfideach A Shilling Pot of Paste is equal to Four Shilling Bottles of Liquid ASK FOR WAS SEN'S £ LACKING. Smith, Union Street Davidson, Broad Street Reid, Castle Street Kymon, Union Street Mollison, Round Table Bremner & Co. Union St. Smith, sen. Castle Street Urantingham, Gallowgate Eraser. Union Street Duguid, North Street. Sutherland, ditto. " Warrack, Union Street. Simpson, druggist, Green. Keid, ditto. Allan, Green. A. G. Reid, Broad Street ABERDEEN, FORFAR, KINCARDINE, AND BANFF MEETING, 1823. AGENERAL MEETING of the MEMBERS of the UNITED MEETING of the Counties of ABERDEEN. FORFAR. KINCARDINE, and BANFF, will he held at Dempster s Hotel, on Friday, 20tli inst. at 2 o'clock, when the final arrangements wilt be made as to the Dinner which is agired to be given, by the Members of the United Meeting, to the Members of the Royal Caledonian Hun', on the Saturday before the Meeting, being the first day of the Races. *. » A BALLOTfor new Members will take place. JOHN RAMSAY, Sec. KEI. LT, June 9, 1823. FEU DUTIES FOR SALE. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, A FEU- DUTY of£ l5, and another of£ llper Annum, payable out of Property ill Aberdeen, and well secured. Apply to Andrew Jopp, Advocate in Aberdeen. 70 BE SOLD OR LET, AHOUSE and GARDEN in GORDON STREET. Apply to William Smith, Painter and Glazier, Mari- schal Street. N. B To be sold for ,£ 250, or let as low as =£ 16. JO" No Feu- duty payable. IVAST ED, CONTRACTORS for Quarrying, Driving Stones, and Building upwards of 10,000 Ells of Dykes on, and adjoining to, the Farm of Mains of Cluny. The lines will be pointed out by Mr. Burnett, Gardener atCluny Castle; and those intending to offer for the work will lodge their estimates with him, on or before the 26tli curt, when contracts will be entered into. • WANTED also, a BLACKSMITH of good character and ability. He will be accommodated with a Croft and ex- cellent Steading of Houses. Cluny Castle, June 12, 1823. TO THE PUBLIC. THE SUBSCRIBER takes the liberty of returning thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hon- oured him with their patronage in his line of business for these twenty years past; and, as he has given up business, his whole STOCK in TRADE will be sold by private bargain, at prime cost; and he particularly recommends his stock of HAIR, which he is confident such a quantity and quality lias not been offered for sale in any Shop in Aberdeen for thirty years past, at one time, and all ready for work ; and likewise an assort- ment of Gentlemen's CROP WIG S, and other False Hair. Also, a neat assortment of PERFUMERY ; SHELL COMBS; RAZORS; SC1SSARS ; and DRESSING BOXES, and a great variety of other articles iu the line.— Credit will be given for sums above £ 5. Having a great many Outstanding Debts, he hope? they will be paid by the individuals due, on or before the 23d day of June curt, otherwise they will be given in to a man of busi- ness, or sold by public roup. He has commenced LENDING MONEY on GOODS, in that house, presently possessed by him, back of James' Street— entry from James* Street and Virginia Street. The House is fitted up in Such a way as to keep the Goods clean and free from damp. Attendance and secrecy will be particularly attended to. Hours of admittance from II till 2 forenoon; and from 3 to 6 evening. N. B— Several ROOMS and CLOSETS to Let, in same place. — Rent Moderate. WILLIAM ANNAND. Aberdeen, Jane 9. 1823. FOR QUEBEC DIRECT. THE BRIGANTINE PILOT, 180 Tons Burthen, JOHN LAW,. MASTER, * Is now ou the Birth loading for the above Port, and will sail in a few days. / For Rate of Freight and Passage Fare, apply to the Master on Board, or JAMES A DAMSON. Eootdee, June 13, 1823. FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, The Iirigantine ' GOOD INTENT, OF Tills TORT. Measuring per Register 160 Tons; With all her Stores, as she now lies in this Harbour. The Vessel is Copper- Fastened, in excellent order, and can be sent to sea at very little expence." For particulars, apply to Mr. John Smith, Upperkirkgate. • Aberdeen, Juie 3, 1823. ALEX. CALDELL, FT AN 0- F 0 R T E MAKF. R, BEGS leave most respectfully to intimate to his Friends and the Public, that lie'has REMOVED from Queen Street, to the Floor immediately above the Atheueeum, where be intends to carry on the Manufacture of PIANO- FORTES in all its branches ; and he has no doubt, from the satisfaction which his instruments have already given, that he will continue to meet with that encouragement which he has hitherto experienced. N. B.— Orders for Tuning will be punctually attended to. £ J000 O TO BE LENT, N Heritable Security. Apply to JAMES MAIll, Advocate, King Street. ABERDEEN AND LEITH PASSAGE. THE STEAM YACHT VELOCIT Y, CAPTAIN CRANE, SAILS FROM ABERDEEN, Every MONDAY and FRIDAY, at Six o Clock in the Morning— and from NEWIIAVEN, NEAR LEITII, Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, At the same Hour— calling off ' STONEHAVEN, MONTROSE, ARBROATH, CRAIL, ANSTRCTHER, AND ELY. ft*-- Parcels will be carefully forwarded at a moderate ex- pence. 1 Aberdeen, Leitk. and Clyde Shipp. Co.' s Office Quay, Aberdeen. JAMES JOHNSTON, SEN. BEGS lc^ ve to inform his Friends and the Public, that he 1 REMOVED from Broad Street, to that STlO in Union Street, { Third West from Broad Street) ceiving the account and report of the Committee, and also tiiei*- f ' apiod by Mr William Chapman. K K J. J. Sen. embrace » the present opportunity of returning bis most grateful thanks to his frier. d- i, for the very liberal emcou- ragemebt he has received from them, both in Wholesale and AGENERAL MEETING is requested of the SUBSCRIBERS for the RELIEF of the DIS- TRESSED IRISH, in the New Court House, on Satur- day the 21st June, at 2 o'clock, r. M. for the purpose of re- suggestion with regard to the appropriation of the Balance of Money that remains. Aberdeen, Jane 10, 1823. NOTICE. ALL those indebted to JOHN DUNCAN, before May 15, 2823, are requested to pay the same to John Duncan and Son, for the behoof of his Creditors, o « or before the 24th June. Those not complying will be prosecuted. [ Not to be repeated."] ABERDEENSHIRE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. THE GENERAL MEETING of the ASSOCI- ATIGN is to be held in Dempster's Hotel, upon Friday the 20th June current, at two o'clock afternoon. At this meeting various matters of importance to the welfare of the Association will be submitted ; in particular, a Report of the Sub- committee named at last Meeting in regard to giving Premiums for the Curing of Provisions, and for other objects intimately connected with the Agricultural prosperity of the County. It is therefore hoped the Meeting will be fully at- tended. %* An ORDINARY in Dempster's at5 o'clock. Aberdeen, June 3, 1823. B. — The Subscriptions for the - present year, which fall due upon the 20//* inst. will, as usual, be received by CHARLES CHALMRES, Advocate, to whom those Members in arrears wilt be good enough to order payment, on or before the above day, SALE ADJOURNED. UPSET~ PRICE REDUCED. Oil Saturday the 21st day of June curt, betwixt tile hours of 6 and 7 afternoon, there will be exposed to sale by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, THAT TENEMENT of FORELAND, on the North side of the Netherkirkgate of Aberdeen, near to Wallace Nook, which formerly belonged to William Booth, Blacksmith in Aberdeen, as presently occupied by George Anderson, and others. For farther particulars, application may be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate in Aberdeen, iu whose hands are the title deeds of the property. on Criestfa]). SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, LAST- MAKERS' TOOLS, BEECH WOOD, & c. And NOTICE to DEBTORS and CREDITORS. On Tuesday the 17th curt, there will be sold by public roup, at the Work. Shop of James Stewart, Last- Maker, Upper- kirkgate, rPHE whole STOCK in TRADE which belong- JL ed to him— consisting of about 100 feet of Beech — 14 Dozen of Lasts— Last- Makers' Tools— Benches— and a num- ber of other Articles. And immediately thereafter. The whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE which belonged to the said James Stewart— consisting of Mahogany and other Chairs—- A Chest of Mahogany Drawers— Maho- gany and other Tables— Carpets and Hearth Rugs— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— a Tent Bedstead and Curtains— Feather Beds and Blankets— Kitchen Furniture, and a num- ber of other Articles. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon, JAMES ROSS, AUCTIONEER. JAMES STEWART, Last- Maker in Aberdeen, having granted a Disposition to Robert Aleock and William West- land, Advocates in Aberdeen, as Trustees for behoof of his Creditors. All those having claims upon him are requested to lodge the same, properly vouched, with the Trustees, within one month from this date ; and all those who are indebted to the said James Stewart are required to pay what they owe to the Trustees, within the fike period. Aberdeen, June 14, 1823. BREWERY IN ABERDEEN, AXB GOODWILL OF AN ESTABLISHED AND LUCRA- TIVE TRADE, '. TO BE DISPOSED OF. THE NORTH STREET BREWERY COM- PANY propose to convey their BREWING PREMI- SES, UTENSILS, TRADE, and whole STOCK in TRADE, by Private Contract. v : The NORTH STREET BIIKWEIIY hasbeen^ long well known, and is one of the oldest Brewing Establishments in this cilv. The Premises are centrically situated, aO'or'ding sh. ort and easy access to all parts of the town. ' Die Property was lately walled round,, and has undergone a thorough repair. The accommodation is ample arid complete in alt the different de- partments. The Granaries are large and airy , and the Matl Barns. Gi'rnals, and Cellarage,' of the best kind, and suited for an extensive trade. There is an inexhaustible supply of excellent Water on the premises, which is emptied into a ca- pacious Granite Cistern. The Coppers, with the Stock of Casks, and other Utensils, are almost new, and of the best and most substantial construction. There is a commodious Dwr. LI. ING HOUSE, forming part of the Premises, w ith suita- ble acceotnmodation for a family ; and a COUNT/ NO- ROOM and GARDEN attached. , The Parties composing the present company acquired the properly a few years ago; arid being principally resident in the country, and having other avocations to occupy their time and attention— their great object was the renewal of this Old Establishment on a liberal scale, vrith a view to its prosecution by others who could devote themselves to the bu- siness, rather than to abide peimanently in the trade. The present concern has subsisted nearly three years— and by persevering exertions, and not without considerable ex- pence, a pretty extensive and respectable business has been established, not only in Aberdeen, and on all the principal roads leading from it, but in most of the principal towns in Scotland, where the quality of the liquors has in general given much satisfaction. The Proprietors are ready to enter into treaty for a sale of the Property, or to let it on Lease.— in eilher of which events, they will make over the whole Stock of Liquors and Utensils upon Inventory and Valuation ; great part of the price of which, as well as of the Heritable Property, may remain for years in the hands of a purchaser, if required. It must be obvious, that to a few individuals of skill and capital, a more favourable opportunity could not. oll'er for pro- secuting the business of Brewing., A trade has been esta- blished, which is just now in full operation ; the Premises ate admirably calculated for carrvir.^ on this uade at a reasonable exjn- c. ee ; the Utensils are seasoned ; Grain and Hops are cheap and good— and present operations will be continued until the moment * purchaser can assume the business. The Premises will We shewn, ore application at the Brewerv ; and for farther particulars, apply to Jaines Mair, Advocate, King Street, Aberdeta. JOHN MOW AT, CASTLE STREET. ABERDEEN, TAKES this opportunity of returning his thanks to bis frierids and the public, for the patronage with which he lias been favoured iu his line, and which, by unremitting ai- ttntion to business, he hopes still to merit. .!. M. begu leave to recommend his Stock of CA 111 NET and UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE. Chairs, Tables. Sofas, & c. & c. Beds, Moreens. PATENT MERINO SATIN D A- MASK, in various Colours, for Curtains ftc. Paper Hangings. A great variety of . Superior SCOTCH, ENGLISH, VE- NETIAN, and BRUSSELS CARPETING, which be is determined to sell on terms the most moderate. Genuine English seasoned FEATHERS. Grey and White, from 2s. to 3s. and 4*. 6d. per lb. N. 15. Orders from the Country will receive the most punc- tual attention. Castle Street, Jane tO, 1823. A REMOVE. Retail, and would now beg leave to solicit a continuance of their favours ; at tbe same time assuring tlieni, that it shall be his constant study to merit their support. SPORTING RESIDENCE WANTED. WANTEtt TO RE XT. AComfortable FURNISHED HOUSE, with Moors of the first- description, of not less than 10,000 Acres iti extent, where the Gaipe is most abundant, which will be strictly preserved by the Tenant. Any Nobleman or Gentleman going abroad, or having such a place to let, will please to address, post- paid, to Mr. Charles Purdie, Post Office, Melrose. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, IF the following Lines would not disgrace a corner of your Paper, they are at your service. Why, oh ye midnight terrors, why, Do I revisit this drear scene ? And on the bare rock shiv'ring lie, To muse, and think on what has been ? How can I hear the ocean's roar? The wild- bird's dismal cry, How listen ;— while against the shore,. Waves beat incessantly ; How can I look with settled mind t Upon the dark blue wave ? Tell me?— what pleasure can I find To weep o'er William's grave ? * Tis thoughtful melancholy gives Unto my soul, a secret treasure ; * T » s sad remembrance here that lives, And finds among these haunts a pleasure. Aberdeen, June 9, 1823. LAURA. LETTER IV. " When nations are to perish in their sins, A ' Tis in the church the leprosy begins ; The priest whose office is with zeal sincere To watch the fountain, and preserve it clear, Carelessly nods and sleeps upon the brink. While others poison what the flock must drink ; Or waking at the call of lust alone, Infuses lies and errors of his own. Then God's own image on the soul impress'd, Becomes a mockery and a standing jest ; And faith the root whence only can arise, The graces of a life that wins the skies, Loses at once all value and esteem, Pronounced by graybeards a pernicious, dream." COWFER. To the EDITOR of ^ ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR. RELYING on the utility of the proposition, thattruth Is always benefited by discussion, and believing that, you are an able ad- vocate for, and a strenuous supporter of, tbe principle on every proper occasion, I beg leavetosubmitto you a few strictures upon an article which appeared in the Chronicle of Saturday the 24th wit. under the head of the Summary of Politics, regarding the increase of crime, which I and many of your readers have thought highly objectionable. I agree with you that the alarming increase of crime is a a. subjert " that calls for most serious consideration/' but then we ought to beware lest we attribute it to causes which, upon inquiry, instead of producing crime, are fount! to be the very means best adapted for its cure and prevention. In this res- pect I think you have erred, and broached more than one sen- timent which in my humble opinion requir? an antidote. I do not dispute with you, when you say, that " in many cases ignorance produces crime," orthat " the parish schools through- out the country are better attended than tbey were twenty years ago," and H that the peasantry are much better informed than they then were." No ; so far from it being otherwise than you have stated, I believe that ignorance alone is the parent of crime ; but then it is an ignorance which general knowledge cannot remove, nor serve as an effectual barrier to the com- mission of crime. If it be not so, how are we to account for the humiliating fact, that tbe most distinguished philosophers of Greece and Rome were, almost without a single exception, the slaves of vice of every kind ; or to come down to later titnes, that France, the most enlightened country on the continent of Europe, should display such an accumulation of crime, vice, and misery? Why is it, S.' r, to be lamented that in our own country, where knowledge, of the description to which you allude, is so generally diffused as was never before exhibited by any other country since the creation of the world ? Why, I say, ( for I speak of vice and crime in general, and not merely to those acts of crime which the " collective wisdom" of the country punishes with expatriation or death, from the slaying of a partridge to the murdering of a Peer) are so many found in the possession of this knowledge, even of the sons of science, who are a disgrace to their country, by their free indulgence in all the vices and profligacies consistent with the depraved no- tions wbiqb are generally held of the man of honour atnl the fine gentleman ? The greater part of the criminals who have lately suffered death in. Aberdeen, such as Thomr Gordon, and Buchanan, were persons who. to considerable natural parts, enjoyed the advantages of education ; and the same remark may he made of those all over the country, whose crimes have brought them to a scaffold. With respect to Buchanan, ( whose case, with that of his associates in misery and crime, produced the remarks upon which I intend animadverting, and who so lately suffered the punishment of death in our city), it appears that he was by no means deficient in the knowledge I have alluded to, and which is so generally diffused aM over the country. He had even enjoyed what is termed a liberal edu- cation, and for two years had followed a profession highly fa- vourable to the acquisition of knowledge. But what did all this do for him in the prevention of crime ? Why, nothing He wanted ease— he wanted a life of pleasure— but these his circumstances in life precluded, and his only alternative was to take by violence that which was otherwise denied to him.— But, I do not to appeal to this solitary instance in particular, examine prisons in general, and you will find the educated as well as the unlettered felon in equal abundance. Arid' since " knowledge is power." wegeoeially find the former the more dangerous character of the two. Nothing, therefore, is farther from the truth, in my opi- nioR, than to say that general knowledge will act as the preven- tion of crime, or so absurd as to expect it. No Sir, there is no preventive wirhin the range of human knowledge that can be applied but re igious knowledge, and this not speculative but real, having its seat in the heart, and influencing ' he con- duct. If this knowledge indeed prevailed, 1 should express my astonishment wiih you at the increase of crime but, I am well aware that it is by no means so extensively diffused as many believe it to be. I fully admit, that " the churches may be better filled than they usually were 30 years ago hut tins does not prove to me that there is mote religious knowledge of tie kind I have described amongst the people, when the increase of population is considered. The population of Scotland has increased within, - the la- 4 20yars. more ihaa half a mi.' Mor: nud this circumstance of itself is sufficient to shew, that it is not the increase of the religion 1 have described, hut the real incrc< iso of population that has contributed to fill tlie churches, Since 1801, the population of Aberdeenshire^ hps increased 32 035, and all over the country in the same proportion ; Irtit \ yhei. ht. f the churches be better filled or ncr- it is not upon thU circu1))- stance, thut I * hooi\ d hu\\ d my hopesof heUoUling the dVin'mution of crime, unless, inourplacesof religioui wo/ ship, such doctrines were universally preached, as I know t\ tl\ wev.\ would have thU happy tendency. But what am I fo rxpeet though they were ten limes better ftWert than they really are, so king as the doc- trine preached, in most cases, is no better than the morality taught by the heathen philosophers, but purified and potliVied indeed a little by the doctrines of Christianity ? But admitting thai the churches are better filled than tliry Vvere 30 years ago, even although tWe increase of population is considered, while the moral principle is evidently weaken- ed," to - what am I to aUri& ute this ? Not surely to the preach - ing of the gospel, " which ? s the power of Cod unto salvation to every one that beUeveth." but to that false goitpel, that mon- grel species of Christianity to vrhich I h a Vie already alluded, as occupying the buUc of tbe pulpits m our establishment. Permit me, therefore, to cottsider the* assertion you have made in support of the conclusion," that the moral principle is evidently weakened," viz. " That some sects of Christians tench doctrine* m no small degree dangerous to society, ttttfinlalTvhirg that fanb is sufficient for salvation whatever tlw actions of men ma}' bo." J am inclined to believe* Mr. Editor, that this assertion has been made by you* in ignorance, or rather in a partial and dis - torted acquaintance with the tenets of the sects which you thu- » denounce. I know full well that the doctrine of justification by faith, without the deeds of the hiw is the sentiment held by the bulk of dissenters in all parts of the kingdom, and also by a considerable portion of! the established Church; but 5 do not ( although acquainted in general with the religious opinion's Of almost all the religious sects in the country) know a single indi- vidual sect avowing such a sentiment exactly as you ascribe to some of them. So far from this being the case, those sect* who ascribe salvation entirely to dmnsr grace, and hold that ft man is not justified by works but by the faith of JWis Christ, universally maintain the necessity o^ good works as the-' sary consequence of the belief of this doctrine, and that " wuhV out holiness no man shall see the Lord." How ihen can your assertion possibly apply to such sentiments ? That the doc- trine of justification by faith may be abused I readily allow ; but it is sufficient for my purpose, in- stepping forward in its defence, that the New Testament teaches me, l< that by OraCtf are we saved through faith. ancHhat not of ourselves, it is the gift of God." False and calumnious imputation* regarding tft j moral tendencies of this doctrine are as old as the doctrine it- self, and were ably refuted by the Apostle who taught it ; but I am not on that account to relinquish it, persuaded as I am, that it is the only doctrine which presents an effectual barrier to the increase of crime, and that it is the only instrument which God has ordained for the regeneration of the wofld—- It was this doctrine which distinguished the reformation, and which Luther, Calvin, and Knox preached with such effect.— It was this doctrine which v- » £& universally held by the puritans, to whom we are indebted fur the portion of civil and religious liberty which we at present enjoy. It was this doctrine Which pervaded the church of Scotland until the rise of the moderate party, who too well succeeded for a long season iu chasing it out of the country,' and but for the re- action caused by the Dissenters, who sprang up? 5 years ago, the lamentable effects of ibis dete- rioration of the doctrine of the church of Scotland would have been felt still more strongly ere this time, nr its pernicious iii- fluence on the mi? ra} principle. But, Sir, if crime abounds, who, let me ask, you, are most indefatigable in attempting lo lessen it'or to soften and alleviate human misery ? Whd but the sects who preach and maihtaiiv the doctrine of justification by faith ? It is with these sects, Sir, that all our philanthropic institutions have had their rrse, such as Sabbath Evening Schools; Bible and Missionary Societies, and a multittrde of other benevolent institutions, that raise our island to its proud pre- e\ inence among the nations. Yes, to the very sects, denounced" of holding doctrines " amounting in fact to a kind of dispensation for the ( tommissron of crime/' arfe society indebted for the splendid philanthropy which adorns the age and country itr which we live. I remain. Sir, yours, most sincerely, * TIMOTHY FLAI* N. Aberdeen, June 2, 1823. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CTFAONRCLFE. SIR?, ' ' ' THE great Unknown, of whom a learned and discerning Lord said, at a late loyal and convivial meeting, that he no doubt he was all in his eye, has found out some historical facts hitherto xtnkiiownindeed. Ilis Captain Dugald Dalgetli/ of Drumtwhackit is made to repeat, many a time and oft, that he was educated at the Marfschal College of Aberdeen, and for more than thirty years fought by the side of the Lion of the North, the great GUSTAVUS— and even in the time of" Mon- trose's wars was still something of a Lady's man. Now Aljri- schal College was founded in 1503, aiidtlte great ( J L'STA VI.' S was born the year aftei^ viz. in 159- 1, and fell in the battle of Lutzen, in the year 1652, being then abtiut thirty- eight years o£ » g<; and as C « pt. Major, or Sir Dugald, fought by his side for moro than thirty years, the important fact is established— that Gusta- vus was leading on armies to victory, at the very early age of seven or perhaps six. Even CHRISTINA was ignorant of this extraordi- nary fact, and so much the more merit has thegreat Unknown in finding it outinthese later days. Let the radical StudentsofGlas- gow say what they please about the proper qualifications of a Lord Rector— but let them deny, if they dare, that the Great Unknown has proved himself eminently qualified, exuberant as his loyalty is, for the situation of Regius Professor of Chroriotigy. Edinburgh, June 10, 1825. ASSENl'A TO H. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, IF you think proper to- insert the following abstracts from the .39. and 40. ofGeo. HI. Chap. you will greatly oblige a numerous class of the community, unfortunately too much interested in the intelligence tlKMe extracts convey, John Street, Aberdeen, June 12, 1823. lam, & c. A. Abstract of 33 ami 40 G'orge lit. Cop. 09. Kates of Interest, for ( Ve Calendar Mouth. £ S. d. Interest, d. For any sum not exceeding 0 2 6 the sum of 0| If there shall have been lent 0 .5 0 If O 7 6 I i . If 0 10' 0 if If 0 12 6 If 0 15 0' ... 3 If 0 17 6 If 1 0 0 .. .. 4 If I 2 6 ....!..... ... H 1 e 0 .... s If 1 7 .... 51 If 1 fo If 1 rs C .... Gf re 1 15 0 .... 7 if 1 f7 6 ... 7^ 3 if 2 0 0 s" if 2 2 o .... 8 if the sirm lent shall exceed - 3 2s. and shall not exceed 101 the pawnbroker may take after the rate of 51. and tlo more, for every 20s: by the calendar month, including the current month, and so in proportion for sny fractional sum. Which sums shall be taken as a IV! I satisfaction for all interest due, ahd charges for warehouse room.— Sect. 2. Where any intermediate sum lent upon pawns shall- exceed' 2s. 6d. and not exceed 40s. the pn ihrufcermay take after thr rate c- f 4d. and m more, for the loan of 20s. bv fVc calendiie month, including the current month, as- aforesaid!—* SeCl. 5. Profits for Part of at Month, limited. In all cases whe- e the party applying for the redemption of goods pawned, within the space of seveo days- aflrt the expira- tion of the first cal ndnr month, he shall be at liberty to re- deem the Same, without paying anything I'y way nfc phifit to- the pawnbroker for the said seven days, or such partr thereof a- shall then have elapsed ^ and in all ca< es wht^ re tilt1 party applying as aforesaid after the expiration of tin— wd first seven days, and before the expiration of die fourteen dai/ s of the second calendar month, he shall be at liberty to redeem such goods upon paying llie profit payable lof ine calendar month and the half of another calendar month to tilt1 pawn- broker ; but ill ail casee where the party applying H* aforesaid, after the expiration of the said first fourteen days; and Before- the expiration of the said second calendar month, it shall h » lau I n! for the pawnbroker to take ihe profit of the mtiule second month.; and the like regulation and restriction vtidll i i t- v.- rv subsequent calendar - noni.'-.^ Sc;;. ^ tfWWSTtOUSff^' f 1 MISCELLAXEO VS. latter are apt to be unruly, ami not very sc\ v: ceablc, m j commendation of the conduct of Ins Majesty's troops AGRICULTURAL REPORT FOR MAY. Till- late harsh and dry weather has been succeeded Iiy wann and genial rains, which have h; ul a very favour- able effect, and wrought a most agreeable change in the p'treral appearance of the country. In some parts of Scotland, the rains havebe.- n very heavy, and attended with temporary damage, assuring however, a plentiful ) crop of SHIPS. The crops of Lent corn, pulse and seeds backward, at first, and of unhealthy colour, from the rigour of the season, have lately assumed a beautiful Verdure, and are growing most luxuriantly. ' 1 lie wheats, on the w hole, look well, and promise another consider- able crop ; in the mean time, from various causes which have been often repeated, there are local failures ; and, in Herefordshire particularly, much blighted wheat, or injured bv the grub and wire- worm, has been ploughed up and re- sown with barlev. The culture of spring u heat, of which we heard little a few years since, is re- viving. The drv weather was particularly favourable to CPttino the lands iu condition for the potatoes and turnips. Potatoe planting is in a state of forwardness ; and we lino to remined the cultivators of turnips, not to forget Swedes at the ensuing seed season. The backwardness of the present vein's season, it is supposed, will be near- ly a month. There is vet great hope of the fruit, not- withstanding the severity of the spring. Wool is deem- ed a ri- ing market, from a speculation that the next shear must be defective,. on account of the poor condi- tion of the flocks in many parts of the country. UNITED ASSOCIATE SYNOD. On Tuesdav, the 13th ultimo, the United Associate Svnod of the Secession met at Glasgow for the first time, and was opened bv the Rev. John Brown of Whitburn, with an appropriate and iinpresive sermon from Ist Tim. iv. 16. " Take heed to thyself, and unto thy doctrine ; continue in them ; for in doing this thou shall both irregular warfare, by the side of foreigners. A small bodv of good officers, especially artillery or engineers, with a quantity ( such as the Committee might deem re- quisite) ofthe nature which Captain intimat- ed as most wanted, would, I should conceive, be a high- ly useful accession. Officers who hail previouslyserved in the Mediterranean would be preferable, as some know- ledge of station is nearly indispensable. It would be as well that thev should be aware that tltey are not going " to rough it on a beef steak and a bottle of port;" but that Greece, never, of late years, verv jjlentifullv stock- ed, for a mess, is, at present the country of all kinds of privation : this remark may Seem superfluous ; I ut I have been led to it, bv observing that many foreign of- ficers, Italian, French, anil so, me German ( but fewer of whodisplaved remarkable courageatthe unforeseen attack J on Mataro. I have received n letter from General Donnadieu, dated Manreza, t( ie2Ith May. He informs me, that Mma, who was at Sttria the evening before with about 3000 men, has inarched by Cellent towards Avinio, where a few musket shots were fircii at his troops- he continued his route in the direction of St. FVliu de Sassaras, apparently with the intention of retiring into the woodv mountains between Vieh, li[ poll, and Berga. General Donnadieu adds, that as soon as his troops have tnk^ ii the necessary repose, he will continue his pursuit of the enemy, whose total defeat depends on a single encounter. I leave this place to inspect the position of Saint Ce- the latter) have returned in disgust ; imagining either j loni and Granolles, where, in compliance with my pre- that they were going up to make a party of pleasure, or J vious orders, I expect to find the body of the troops of to enjoy full pav, speedy promotion, and a very mo- j the 5th division. ( Signed) derate degree of duty ; they complain too of having j The Marshal commanding the 4th Division, been ill received bv the Government or inhabitants ; but numbers of these complainants were mere adventurers, tracted bv a hope of command and plunder, and disap- pointed of both ; those Greeks that I have seen strenu- ! ously denv the charge of iuhospitality, and declare that 1 thev snared their pittance to the last crumb with their foreign volunteers. " I need hot suggest to the Committee the very great advantage which must accrue to Great Britain from the j success of the Greeks, and thnir probable comrner relations with England iu consequence, because I feel j persuaded that the first object of the Committee is their i emancipation without any interested views; but the coil- ! MONCEY. JUNE 3.— The Moniteur announces a new Loan to the amount of 23,000,000 fr. rentes, and the money raised by it must depend, of course, upon the terms on which these rentes are bought from the Government by the Contractors. At the rate of 85 fr. for every 5 fr. rentes, the sum raised ov the French Government will be 391,000 000 fr. or about £' 15,640,000 sterling. The Iturbide, nt an extraordinary meeting hjlj i. i Mexico on the 19th of March, 1823:— 1. Congress having recognized and approved the pro- ceedings of Oata Mata, the causes of my retaining forces in the vicinity of the capital have ceased to exist; but as mv only view was to sustain and protect that body, the division heretofore existing on my account is therefore at i p • an etui. 2. I accepted the crown with great reluctance, and only acquiesced through a desire to sen'e mv country. But from the moment I perceived that to retain it would serve as an excuse or pretext for an Intestine war, I de termined to abdicate it. I did not conclude this course before, because there was not a body to represent the nation generally recognized ; and I consider that any step taken bv me, unless there was, would have been both useless and injurious to the country; there now exists one, and I accordingly abdicate. 3. My presence in this country would be always a pre- text for disturbances ; and projects of which I might have never thought might be attributed to me. In order, therefore, to remove suspicion, I will leave this country, and direct mv steps to a foreign one. 4. Ten or fifteen davs will be sufficient to regulate mv domestic affairs, and take the necessary measures to conduct mv family and myself away. 5. I will only request of Congress to pav from the na- tional funds those debts which I have contracted with some particular friends, which are not of great considera- . . nominal capital, supposing every 5 fr. rentes to represent r ™ !' ! 100 tr- is 460,000,000 fr. upwards of 18 millions ster- 1 tion, although Congress left it to my option to make use j ];„„. ; of such funds as I thought proper; but I could not ap- l'hese papers contain an address, signed by some of < priute funds to my private use, when the necessities of j heart. " j the grandees of Spain to the Duke d'Angouleme, ex- I the army and other public functionaries reached my j sideration miirht weigh with the Lncrhsh people in gene-: • . . . . , ° , ! , . " n ° i • i <• i • 1 prcssive of gratitude to his Itoval Highness; the stgna- ra , in their present passion tor every kind ot speculation I ' 3 . . . : , . , , , " ', 1 i , ' . - 1 . I tures amount to about thirty, in which are included seve- — they need not cross tne American seas, tor one much • , n , in , ' im. y 7 jr,, j collntCsses and Ducncsses. better worth their while, and nearer home. i lie re- sources even for an emigrant population in the Greek Islands alone, are rarely to be paralleled, and the cheap ness of every kind of not only necessary, but luxury that istosav, ( luxury of nature), fruits, wine, oil, & c. in a save thyself and them that hear thee." The Rev Dr Fer- st, uc of . e_ ., re far |> evonj those ofthe Cape, arid rierof Paisley was unanimously chosen Moderator — Van Dieman's Land, and the other places of refuge, The Court consisted of about 200 members, ministers which t[| e E lisll population are searching for over the and elders. The first business of my consequence which engaged the attention ofthe Svnod was an overture respecting the state of slavery in our West Indian colonies, which it was understood would soon come under the consideration of the British Legislature. All were unanimous inexpress- intr their deep feeling of grief on this subject, and their fervent desire for the amelioration of the condition of the negroes ; but some little difference of opinion existed about the best means of promoting this desirable object, and particularly whether the Synod, as a Court, should petition Parliament. At Inst It was agreed that a peti- tion to the Honourable the House of Commons should be immediately drawn up, and subscribed by the Moder- ator and such members of Court as chose to take that wav of expressing their sentiments ; and that it should be recommended to ministers and elders belonging to the bodv to aid similar petitions, either in their own congre- gations, or in the districts where they reside. The Synod had next submitted to their judgment a competition of calls for Mr. John Newlands, for the congregations of Perth, Falkirk, and Largs. After hearing parties, and considerable discussion, the Court, by a large majority, preferred the first of these calls.— Bv this decision, Mr. Newlands is assigned as colleague, in the charge of one of the oldest seceding congregations, to the Uev. Mr. Aikman, their present pastor. On Friday, the draught of a testimony, which had been now completed, was read ; the Committee who had drawn it up received the thanks of the Synod, and the document was ordered to be printed, that it might be under consideration of Members of Court till next meet- ing of Synod, when it should be brought under deliber- ate review. Two calls having come out for Mr. Joseph Hay, from Anstruther and Arbroath, the Court preferred the latter; bv which he will be placed, as we learn, in the neigh- hootl of his father, an estimable minister of the same church. In another competition of calls for Mr. George Brown, from the Congregations of Cumnock, Kirkaldv, and Kingborn, after hearing parties, the Synod allotted him to the first, lately become vacant by the death of Mr. Wilson, a most active and useful pastor. The Rev. Mr. Pringle, of Newcastle, being present, at the request of the Court, re/ id a satisfactory account of his mission to Gibraltar, and communicated some other important intelligence concerning that station, which the Svnod had been invited, at a previous meet- ing, by an application from that quarter, to occupy, and which is interesting on various accounts, particularly as it may become a centre for evangelical and missionary labours in Spain, in Africa, and along the coast of the Mediterranean. On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, besides the above, the Svnod had submitted to them some private causes, on which thev gave judgment— certain overtures concerning points of order, & e. And after some davs of anxious but temperate discussion and deliberation, the meeting was dissolved, simply and solemnly, by pro- nouncing the apostolical benediction. GREEKS. The following letter has been addressed to the Secre- tary of the Greek Committee, by Lored Byron, one of their Members: " GENOA, May 12, 1823. " STTI— I have great pleasure in acknowledging your letter, and the honour which the Committee have done me; I shall endeavour to deserve their confidence by every means in my power. " The principal materiel wanted by the Greeks appears to be, first, a park of field artillery, light, aud fit for mountain service: secont ' y, gunpowder ; thirdly, hos- pital or medical stores. The readiest mode of transmi- tion is, i hear, bv Idra, addressed to Mr. Negris, the Minister. I meant to send a certain quantity of the two latter— no great deal, but enough for an individual to shew his good wishes for the Greek success, but am pausing, bccause in case I should go myself, I can take them with me. I do not mean to limit mv own contribu- tion to this merely, but more especially if I can get to Greece luvsett", I shall devote whatever resources I can muster, of my own, to advancing the great object. I am in correspondence with Signor ( well known to Mr. Hobhouse), who is now at , but his latest advice merely states that the (/ reeks are at present employed in organizing their internal govern- ment, and the details of its administration ;— this would sefm to intimate security— but the war is, however, far from being terminated. The Turks are an obstinate race, as all former wars have proved them, and will return to the charge, for years to come, even if beaten, as it is to be hoped they will be. But in no case can the la- bours of the Committee be said to be in vain, for in the event even of the Greeks being subdued and dispersed, the funds which would be employed in succouring and ga- thering together the remnant, so as to alleviate in part their distresses, and enable them to find or make a coun- try ( as so many emigrants of other nations have been compelled to do), would " bless both those who gave and those who take," as the bounty both of justice and of mercy. With regard to die formation of a brigade ( which Mr. Hobhouse hints at in his short letter cf this day's receipt, inclosing the one to which I have the honour to reply), I would presume to suggest, but merely as an opinion resulting rather from the mel- ancholy experience of the brigades embarked in the Co- lumbian service, than from any experiment yet fairly tried iu ( ireece, that the attention ofthe Committee had better perhaps he directed to the employment of officers of ex- ix rience than the enrolment of raw British soldiers, which i populi waters. " I beg that the Committee will command me in any and every way ; if I am favoured with any instructions, I shall endeavour to follow them to the letter, whether conformable to my own private opinion or not. 1 beg leave to add personally my respect for the gentleman whom I have the honour of addressing, and am, Sir, " Your obliged and very obedient servant, ( Signed) " NOEL BYRON. FOREIGN ] NTELLIGENCE. GERONA, May 27.— Yesterday, at 4 in the morn- ing, Mina having by a night march outmanoeuvred- Ge- nerals Viscount Donnadieu and the Baron d'Eroles who occupy Manresa, he attacked Vich with 4000 men, and a company with ladders to scale the walls. ffm « eHa: I ^ Parliament, HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, June 2.' ' The Earl of A HF. PLDEEN', in rising to move the second i . , 5 reading; of the Scotch entailed estates bill, saitl it was not his j The garrison of Vieh, at the moment of the attack, j | ntentj(,„ to press this hill iu the present session. He should consisted only of 400 men, of the 8th line, commanded move its commitment for this day se'ennight, and then let the j bv M. de Salpervick, Colonel of that regiment, and 400 hill Stand over till next session, in order that it may undergo j men of the Spanish Royalist corps of Romagosa. ! mature consideration in that part of the country to which it » p- > The enemy made a furious attack upon all points, and ; Peru" ns-, • ... , < . 1 c f 1 uesann, June 3. I the great superiority ol numbers gave them hopes ot sue- ,.„,,„ ! 0 , - - . . .. ,. In answer to some observations from Lord Grosvenor, the i cess, but our troops received their charges of infantry j of Liverpool said, that tlie appointment of a Committee t and cavalry with calmness and intrepidity, directing upon , toi, iquire into the office of Lord Justice General in Scotland j them a we'll supported fire, and they promptly compelled ; would be highly proper, them to retreat. FROM FRENCH TAPERS. TE LE G a A P HIC I) IS P A TCIIE S. PROCLAMATION. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE D'AJJGOULEME, GENERAL- M- CHIEF, OF THE FRENCH ARMY, TO TUB SPANIARDS. Spaniards, before the French army passed the Pyrenees, I declared to your generous nation that France was not at war with it. I announced to it that France was not at war with it. I announced to it that we came as friends and auxiliaries, to aid it in restoring the altars, delivering the King, and re- es- tabh'shing in its bosom justice, order and peace. I promised respect to property, safety to persons, and protection to the peaceable, v Spain gave credit to my word. The provinces I have passed through have received the French soldiery as bre- thren, and the public voice will have told you whether they have justified this reception, and whether I have kept my en- gagements. Spaniards, if your King were still in his capital the noble mission that the King, my uncle, has confided to me, and that you are acquainted with in all its parts, would be already nearly accomplished, I should have only, after having restor- ed the Monarch to liberty, to call his paternal solicitude to the evils his people have suffered, to the necessity they have of re- pose for the present, and security for the future. The absence of his Majesty imposes other duties on me; tbe command ofthe army belongs to me; but whatever may be the bonds which attach me to your King, which unite France to Spain, the provinces delivered by our troops cannot and ought not to be governed by foreigners. From the frontiers to the gates of Madrid their administra- tion has been confided provisionally to honourable Spaniards, whose devotion and fidelity are known to his Majesty, and who have acquired in those difficult circumstances new claims to bis gratitude and the esteem ofthe nation. The moment is- come for establishing, in a solemn and stable manner, a Regency to govern the country, to organize a regular army, and concert with, me on the- rneans of consum- mating our great work, the deliverance of your King. This establishment presents serious difficulties, which frankness and loyalty do not permit us to dissimulate, but which necessity must conquer. His Majesty's choice cannot be known, and it is not pos- sible, without painfully prolonging the woes which pressor, the King and the nation, to call upon the provinces to concur in it. ] n this difficult conjuncture, and for vhich the past offers no precedent to follow, I thought the properest measure and the most national, and the most agreeable to the King, was to convoke the ancient Supreme Council of Castile, and the Su- preme Council of the Indies, whose high and various attribu- tions embrace the Kingdom and its foreign possessions, and to confide to these great bodies ( independent by their elevation, and by the political position of those who compose them) the care of designating themselves the Members of the Regency. I have consequently convoked these Councils, who will make their choice known to you. The persons who will be honoured with their suffrages will exercise the necessary authority, until the wisbed- for day when your King, happy and free, can occupy himself with the con- solidation of his Throne, aud securing, in his turn, the hap- piness of bis subjects. ( Spaniards ! Take the word of a Bourbon for it. The be- neficent Monarch who has sent me to you, will never separate in his mind his vows for the liberty of a King of his blood, and the just hopes of a great and generous nation, the ally and friend of France. At the grand Head- quarters of Alcobendas, May 23, 1825. By his Royal Highness the Prince Generalissimo, LOUIS ANTONIE. The Councillor of State Civil Commissary of his Most Christian Majesty, DE MAR I IGNAC. Madrid, May 28, 10 o'clock iu the Morning. General Valjin came up with the Revolutionary " troops, who retired from Madrid to Talavevra de la Key, at six o'clock yesterday morning. They amounted to 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry. The enemy was vigorously attacked and took to flight, leaving many dead and wounded, besides 60 prisoners, among whom are a Lieutenant- Colonel and ten officers. Fifteen waggons laden with baggage and provisions, as well as the military chest, containing 40,000 francs', have also fallen into our hands. ARMY OF THE PYRENEES—( 4tii CORPS.) To his Excellency the Secretary at War. ARENYS- DE- MAR, May 28.— As I had the honour of reporting to your Excellency, I left Gerona in the afternoon of the 25th for Tordera, where I did not ar- rive until one o'clock on the morning of the 26th. I have reconnoi- tsed the fort of Hostalrich, now be- sieged by one trench and one Spanish battalion. They had possessed themselves on the preceding evening of the town, which is completely commanded by the fort, and which was occupied by two companies of grenadiers, who were driven from thence and forced to take refuge in the citadel with the loss of Eve men and some wound- ed. The Spanish Ivoyalists, commanded by Antoine Coll ( generally called Mosen Anton) greatlv distinguish- ed themsemselves. They had four men wounded. This fort contains only unwholsome water, and the garrison is consequently compelled to make sallies to ob- tain some from a fountain which is within musket- shot from the citadel. I have given orders to the General of Engineers, as well as to the Officer who commands that army on the spot, to ascertain, without delay, whether we cannot, by raising works, make ourselves masters of this fountain without much loss.. General Curia! continues to speak in terms of high A great number of killed and wounded, whom the Constitutionalists had not time to carry away, were found upon the' field of battle! In this combat of 8u0 men against 4000, the French and Spanish Royalist army gave proofs of the greatest courage, and the most admirable coolness. Whilst this affair was taking place at Vich, the gar- IIOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday. June 2. AGRICULTURAL, DISTRESS. Sir T. LETIII5HIDGE said, he had now to withdraw a notice of his which stood in the order hook, for one day in the present session, of his intention t > move resolutions on the subject of agricultural distress. He withdrew this notice at risoti of Hostalrich made a sortie, hilt they were also de- j the suggestion of several of his friends, who took a particular fcated at all points, and thus the Constitutionalists had no j interest in the question. It was their opinion that such a change l . r i . i 1 i . \ r t, , t J of circumstances hadarisenns would render it unnecessary for where any success. At Host. ilrich as at Vich tliev were < . ,. . , 3 *' i • i - ii i i i i ' htm now to press Ins motion, and he was happv to say a con- compelled to retreat, leaving killed and wounded m our I siderable improvninL. nt had now taken place in the state ofthe power. agriculturists ol the country since he lirst gave this notice ; and It is stated that Mina was severely wounded in the ac- j he now flattered himself the country might look forward to a tion at Vich, and that this event hastened the retreat of f very great alleviation of the distresses of the farmer, if not to the enemy. The news of a loan for France had just been received at Amsterdam, liv express, and as it was believed bv the monied interest, all the f oreign securities had fallen ject of Scotch, County Representation, about one per cent,. their entire removal. SCOTCH COUNTY REPRESENTATION. Lord A. HAMILTON said, he was now determined to stnnd upon his right of introducing Ills motion upon the suh- FROM GERMAN PAPERS. SERES, April 30.— Since the 18th of this month Turkish troops have been daily passing on their march against the Morea,. We have not heard anything new from the environs of Larissa. The collecting of taxes is carried into effect with the greatest rigour. SEMLIN, May 15— Letters from Seres of the 3d of this month, have been received at Belgrade, which state, that the Greeks who are in the island of Thaso have made an expedition against a column of Turkish troops that were marching along the coast towards Salonichi, and have entirely defeated them. It is also reported that the Castle of Larissa lias surrendered to the Greeks. TRIESTE, May 18.— On the 5th of this month Pa- tras was still iu the hands ofthe Turks, as well as Coron and Modon. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 26.— This capital con- tinues to enjov entire tranquillity, which will be still far- ther confirmed bv the sailing ofthe greater part ot the fleet, the crews of v hich, frequently commit great ex- cesses before their departure, and at e not easily kept ir. due subordination. The division ofthe fleet, which has been long station- ed in the Dardanelles, and consisted of forty ships of war of different sizes, has been reinforced by eleven frigates and corvettes which have successively joined it. At present there are again eight frigates, sevct} corvettes, and several brigs and schooners, in the roads of Beschiek- fasclt ready to sail, the command of which, it is said, the High Admiral himself will take. The ill success of the last campaign has, it is said, induced the i'orte to determine to let the fleet act this time against the In- surgents in several divisions, and to lessen both the con- fusion in the manoeuvres, and the danger arising from the numerous Greek fire- ships. We learn that one of these divisions Is to take on board the troops assembled on the Asiatic coast, in order to effect a landing in the island of Samos. A second squadron may probably at- tempt to relieve the fortresses in the island of Candia, which is in great distress both from famine and the plague. It mav also be anticipated that the Government will not lose sight of the fortresses in the Morea, which are still in the hands of the Turks. We have no certain information respecting the mo- tions of the squadrons of the insurgents. It is said that a division of 4< 5 of their ships lately appeared near Tene- dos : but thev seem disposed to rely chiefly on their fire ships, to which they owe the advantages ofthe last cam paion, for they have made great improvements in their construction, and considerably increased the number oi those vessels. The fortresses of Patras, Corinth, Lepanto, the Cas- tles of the Morea, Coron, aud Modon, as well as Ne- groponte and Caristo, were, according to the latest ac- counts, still in the possession of the Turkish troops. All eyes are now turned on Mustapha, Pacha of Scutaria, nephew of Malimud Pacha, who was celebrated in the last war with Austria. The Porte has lately added to his extensive Vice- Royalty the Governments of Ochri and Klbcssan, to enable him to make the great armaments required for the approaching campaign. Larissa', in Thessaly, is appointed this year, as it was last, for the rendezvous of the troops ordered to act against the Greeks. The plague is in Bujukdere ; ten days ago a new ease, which proved mortal, occurred in Pera, and several pa- tients have already been brought into the Greek hospital. The contagion seems not vet to have spread among the Turks, Armenians, and Jews; but it is said that it be- trins to spread iu Alexandria., The islands of Caudia and Tyre, too, are still suffering by its ravages. AMERICA. ABDICATION OF ITURBIDE. One of our Havanna papers ( the 30th tilt.) contains the following article unuVr the head of New Spain ; by which it will be perceived, that Iturbide has laid down the Imperial power, and has determined to leave the empire of Mexico., The following articles were read in the Mexican Con- gress bv request of his Imperial' Majesty, Don Auguitin Serjeant ONSLOW rose to order ; he moved that the Standing Order ofthe 5th of February 1823 be read. The Clerk read the Order. It stated that all orders entered in the paper for Mondays and Fridays should take precedence of all notices of motion. Lord A. HAMILTON was aware, that the course he now pursued was an unusual one ; but then it should be recollected that the situation in which he was placed was also an unusual one He had iwo or three times postponed his motion, not to suit his own convenience but that ofthe House, and to facilitate public business. lie hoped for die indulgence of the House; he would, indeed, willingly refer the matter to the Gentlemen on the opposite side ; he was sure they would say he was right. After some farther observations on the point of order, Lord A. HAMILTON resumed his statement of the detads of his motion on this subject. He wished to expose the errors of the laws respecting the choice of Members for the counties of Scotland, and to amend them. He wished it to be understood that he had brought the question forward solely on public grounds. He regretted that it should be so unpopular A question in that House ; and the conduct of . Mem- bers whom he had then in his eye was an argument for the principle, as it showed that questions of general principles pos- sessed less interest for these gentlemen than the peculiar in- terests of their constituents. ( This observation was tailed from the Noble Lord, by the circumstance of seeing a great num. her of Members suddenly leave the House, when it was under- stood that the question ofthe Game Laws would not come on.) He was sorry to see that pheasants and partridges seemed with some gentlemen to be preferred to the interest of their consti tuents. The Noble Lord went on to say, that his measure had hut little connection with the broad question of Parlia- mentary Reform. It would not, therefore, he hoped, pro- voke the particular hostility of a Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Canning), that able opponent of Reform. The Right Hon. Gentleman had never given an opinion upor. the principle which he ( the Noble Lord) was then going to broach. The representation of Scotland was in the most defective state.— Instead of hearing any analogy to the county representation of England, it was directly contrasted with it. In this country property was the bisis of representation in the counties, and population in the towns. In Scotland, it was the very reverse. There noamoun* of property in a county could entitle a man to a vote ; and in the towns the population had no weight at all in the elections. This state of things was not - asciibable to any abuse in practice, but to a defect in the principle. The laws themselves were defective and imperfect, and it was there- fore the peculiar province of this House to revise and amend them. It was a saying of Lord Chancellor Thurlow, that in Scotland the representation was vested in those who had no property whatever," This was literally the fact. liut it was a state of things which the House should not suffer to continue, inasmuch as it tended to make this House something else that what was contemplated by the Constitution. For what were the properties which this House otl^ ht to possess ? First. It shotil 1 represent the sense of the people ; secondly, It should have the credit of representing that sense, by enjoying the con- fidence of the people ; thirdly, It should he under the control of the people. ( Hear.) In no one respect did the Scots Members of the House possess these qualifications. In the firm place, The whole body were returned by a number ofelec- tors, who bore no proportion to the bulk of the people, and who were without a shilling of property ; therefore the Mem- bers did not represent the people : Secondly, Not being the actual representatives, they did not of course enjoy the credit of being so. And lastly, they not only were not under the control of the people, but they were controlled by the minority who sent them, and whose interests were adverse to those of the people. In fine, the people collectively hud no share in their return ; they could not, therefore, have any confidence in them, or think them their representatives. And as they had no discretion of choice, so had they no power of control over them. ( Hear.) Now this was a state of things which, however tolerable it might be in an ignorant age, when the invaluable right of election might he abused, was certainly most unfit for the present advanced si. ite of society. It was bottom- ed upon grounds which could not sustain it in argument for a moment. For the right of voting was given on a slip of paper, without possessing a pennyworth of property. The House might judge of Scotland by an illustration drawn from the copyhold tenures of this country. Ilere, if a Lord ofthe Manor has forty copyhold tenants who pay him a shilling each yearly, he may have a 40s. vote out of all these. Rut if each of these tenants were worth 1^ 40,000 there would he no more votes, so that it might i> e said, that out of L. 40,000 only one forty shillings was represented. Such was the case in Scotland a man had a vote for a penny, and he had no more for 1.20,000. As property was not represented, neither were numbers. I! y returns laid upon the table of this House, it ap- peared that all the voters of Scotland did nut exceed 2SS9, a number so smnll in proportion to the population, that that circumstance alone should induce the House to take the matter into its consideration.—( Hear)— Cut even this number was over- rated, for there were duplicates of several of the names. He would show by his own example how the right of election was acquired in Scotland. He ( Lord Archibald) possessed votes in no less than. five counties, without owning an acre of land in any ( Hear);— and if he took the trouble, lie might be a voter in all the rest, without possessing a shilling's worth of property iu them. Such was his case, and it was the case of the majority ofthe electors. Hut very often two parties exer- cised tile elective right alternately— such were the fair and life ten mt, who et rcised ft aliernnfely. There were also counties which alternately exorcised this right. The largest nuinlier ot' electors in any county was 240, the smallest nine. He was not arguing that all who had property should vote, but what he complained of was, that no amount of property coubl givu a man a vole. This was what he wished to amend. He would cite the case of the county which he had the honour to represent. There were in that county ( Lanark) 66 freeholders who had both property and superiority. The number of those who hail superiority alone was 95— so that if the latter chose to vote for a different person from him whom the other 6G supported, they would prevail. Thus it was that the county representation was only an aggravation of the evils of burgh representation, instead of being its corrector, as it was said to be In England. Taking the question with regard fo population, it would ap- pear that in the counties one in 625 voted, aud putting the burghs together one in 7000 voted. The state of tbe represen- tation would he better illustrated by adverting to the details cf an election in which he himself was engaged. About two years before the close of the last Parliament an advertisement appeared in the papers from Admiral Cochrane, offering him- self as a candidate for the representation of the county of La- nark. Now the fact was that the gallant Admiral had not an acre of property in the county. However, he had only to buy up superiorities in Tmlor to obtain his majority. He would state to the House very candidly what he himself did. Ilia first measure was to get possession by purchase of as manv superiorities as he could. He then parcelled thetn out to as many persons as he could ; just giving to each as much antl not a penny more, as would qualify him to vote. He had no disguise iu the matter; his object was to expose the system. However, when he was about to distribute the superiorities, a question naturally suggested itself to him, was lie sure that the persons on whom he bestowed the policies would vote for him? Put his mind was set perfectly easy by the Scotch agepts. It was quite wonderful with what exquisite skill a Scotch agent was able to discover by a man's physiognomy for which candi- date he would vote. ' They, in fact, did so contrive it, that he believed in no instance did a person to whom he gave a superiority, fail to vote for liitn. ( A laugh.) lie had no scruple eilher in adverting to his superiorities publiclv, by the advice of the ag? nts who told him that the course of proceeding was perfectly Ugal and proper. But the most curious part of the history wits tliat which occur- red at the poll. Some of the questions put to the person*? proposing to vote, were amusing enough. The first question was, " Did you apply for your freeholder qualification?" Next, '* Was any application made to you to accept a free- hold qualification, and by whom ? Did you pay any thing for your qualification, and how much ? Was the ex pence at* making out your title borne by yourself or by any other per- son, and whom? Did you. <; ive any order to have your title made out to get on the roll of freeholders? Do you derive any emolument from the freehold? Do you consider your- self hound in honour to vote for the candidate who grants favours?" The Noble Lord said, he knew one case where the answer to this curious question was to this effect— No, I don't Consider myself bound in honour, but I mean to do so." The next question was still more singular, as it was con- ditional : " Should you feel yourself bound to renounce your rights of freehold sooner than vote for the candidate whom you believe to be a gvanter of favours?" The oath, which was considered the test oath, was to the effect that the land, by virtue of which, as was supposed, the right of voting was con- ferred, was in the person's possession, and that the same was a true and real estate. Now, would the House imagine that property so described could be nothing more than one of the superiorities! Yet such was the fact. But the system itself^ bad as it was, was not more objectionable than the mode o? carrying it into effect. The House was to be told, perhaps,, that the Sheriff had the appointment of the day of election,, and consequently it was in his power to fix a day when, per- haps, a number of voters of a certain mode of thinking mus$ necessarily be absent, inconsequence of being previously en- gaged to vote elsewhere, as it was a very common thing in Scotland for the same person to have votes in different counties. This, however, was a science in itself. No one who was not converf- ant with the practice could believe the extent to which it Was carried In all cases where delay was necessary, a lawyer was resorted to. One of these Gentlemen was set to speak against time, and an instance of failure was never knownt in the profession. — ( A laugh,)— He remembered, in one in- stance, where a document was to be sent for at a distance of sixty miles before another voter could be allowed to vote. A lawyer was; brought up to speak, and held out with' admirable perseverance until the return ofthe messenger. — ( A laugh.) The election bei tig over, as a mutter of course, twenty- fivt; law- suits, respecting the right of voting had been started against him, and though he bad succeeded, it w:,. a great evil that the right of voting should be involved iu such difficulty and mystery, as to render the resort to a Court of law neces- sary. He knew that speculations had been entered into, as t/ » whether this or that President of a Court was likely to be favourable to Government. Among what were called the fifteen old Judges of Scotland, the result of a political ques- tion might be as easily guessed as the result of a debate in this House. He agreed, however, that considerable alterations, in this respect, had taken place of late; but he asserted, nevertheless, that such a political bias existed in the Courts of Scotland, that no man would venture within their wails with « question of that sort.—( Hear, hear.)— He would undertake to prove, that in the cases of Mr. Uorthwick, and when he ( Lord A. Hamilton) was a pursuer against the Ueacan news- paper, that political bias had been in operation. He would stake his character and reputation upon the fact, that with eight men out of ten that political bias operated against hitn. After the election for Lanarkshire, he had been charged in the petition with gross aud corrupt bribery ; but after the law- suits were defeated, that accusation was withdrawn. He should be glad to know why this odious system was to be, con- tinued. What had long been the character of Scotsmen in the eye of the world, and why was the word ' Scuts' almost syno- nymous with the word ' job ?' He arraigned the Houso as the cause, for whenever a motion bad been made to remedy the evil it had been resisted. He now came to his last point— the method by which he would correct the objections he had stated. He first laid down as a position, that he would de- stroy no existing right, but he would add others v.- hich did not exist. He woultl introduce some questions between pro- perties and superiorities, by making the vote depend in some degree upon the dominium utile; or, if that were not deemed qualification enough, he would include also a certain extent of personal property. He should think that a hundred poundi Scots, or eight pounds English would be sufficient. Th, i number of electors would thus be increased, and, in genera', his object would be to approach as nearly to the spirit of th « Knglish Constitution as was practicable in countries so dif- ferently circumstanced. The present Member for Edinburgh ( Mr. Uuiidas) was returned hy about 30 electors, while there were 30,000 of the population decidedly against him. The situation ofthe Hon. Member for Aberdeen ( Mr. Hume) was directly the reverse. He was elected in spite of 30 council- men, and 30,000 inhabitants of Aberdeen rejoiced in his re- turn. Ilis ( Lord A. Hamilton's) object was, that the House should now only pledge itself to take the subject into considera- tion early in the next Session, and for this purpose he hail drawn up the following resolutions, tbe four first of which it would seen were merely declaratory. '' I. That it appeared by a certified copy of tbe roll of free- holders of every county in Scotland, as last made up, laid be- fore this House in July 1820, that the total number of per- sons having a right to vote in all those counties together did not exceed 2889. 2, ' That by the same return it appears, that the greatest number of persons having a right to vote in any one county did not exceed 240, viz. for the county of Fife; and that the smallest number did not exceed nine, viz. for the county of Cromartv. " 3. That it farther appears from the same return, that the persons have a right to vole in several counties, and conse- quently that the total number of voters for all the counties in Scotland is considerably less than 2889. " 4. That it farther appears to this House that the right of voting for a Scotch County depends, not on the possession of the dominium utile of a real landed estate in that county, but on holding the superiority over such an estate, which superi- ority might be, aud frequently is, disjoined from the property, insomuch, that of all the persons qualified to vote for a Scotch county, there may not be one who is possessed of a single acre of land within the county, while the whole of the land may be- long to, and be the property of, persons who have not a single vote for the representative. " 5. Tliilt this House wilt, early in the next Session of Parliament, take into its most serious consideration the state of representation of counties in Scotland, with a view to effect some extension of the number of votes, and to establi- h some connexion between the right of voting and the landed property of that country." Mr. MAXWELL beggCd leave shortly to second the mo- tion, and contended that the people of Scotland were extreme- ly dissatisfied with the existipg system, and claimed of the House that a change should be made. A large portion ofthe representatives of Scotland were in the habit of supporting Ministers, and he was ready to give them every credit for the purity of the motives by which they were influenced, but he could not help saying, that in that resolution, they exercised more credulity than discretion. He was one of those who had the right of appointing a Member to Parliament, but he con- fessed he was at once most willingly ready to relinquish that right fur the general improvement of the jfate of representa- tion. He trusted that the House would come to a decision favourable to the motion introduced by his Noble Friend. Sir G. CLERK said no change could be made in the state of representation ill Scotland in which property could have more influence than at present. No eomolaiut was made lav • J • ihe people against the existing: system, and it was the one " which had existed since the Constitution was established ; and now the Noble Lord intended to try an experiment in Scotland, by subverting the laws as they had stood. The Noble Lord complained that the right of voring wns not suf- ficiently attached to property ; but it was also the case in Eng- land— though ho admitted the absurdity in England of not Borth wick had to proceed. lie had already mentioned that the decision in Borthwick's favour was dated February 14th, and that on the 21st he had authority to take possession of his property, if in the interim the terms of the contract were not fulfilled. lie did not, however, take possession on that day. In the interim a correspondence took place between the agents of Borthwick and Alexander, the former stating that Borth- tion to pro^ ecufe Borthwick on his own instance as private pro* secutor. From tiiat time the prosecution against Boithwick was at the instance of the private party alone, and was no longer under the controul, direction, or management of the public prosecutor." On the same date the Agent of Mr. Alexander wrote to the Crown Agent to the followingeffect :—" I am now desired by my client. Mr. Alexander, to apply to yon for allowing « » man the right of voting who held a lease of a large j wick was come Fiom Hamilton to Glasgow, for the purpose J the purpose of being informed whether it is the intention of the 1 property for ninety- nine or nine hundred and ninety- nine years, while a man who had a freehold of only 40s. for a lease of Jives possessed that right. Every body to whom the Noble I- iord meimt to extend the franchise, virtually possessed it at present. No mode of election could be devised in which property \* ou'd have more influence than it had at present in Scotland. The Noble Lord would wish to lessen the influence of the aristocracy, but he contended that the mode he proposed, so far from lessening it, would tend rather to increase it. If of receiving the bills on good security, and executing the as- signation. and adding, that unless the settlement was effected, Mr. Borthwick must of course, forthwith take the alternative of resuming possession. To this Alexander's agents replied, that it was not in his ( Alexander's) power to conclude the ar- rangement that day, but that he would be ready on the ensu- ing Saturday ; and they added, that if this were not complied they might be allowed an opportunity of stating to a with. professional gentleman their reasons for concluding that the Lord Advocate to bring Borthwick to trial at his own in- lance, as, should he not. do so, Mr. Alexander wishes to indict him at his own instance, without del ay."— The words " I am now desired to say," had evidently a reference to something which had previously passed between the parties, but upon which the papers before the house were silent. The answer to this note was dated the 6th of M » y, and the Crown Agent stated in it— " I have received yours of the 1th, and it is not the intention of his Majesty's Advocate to bring Wm. Murray Borthwick to I trial." Here, then, there could be nc » doubt that the public j prosecutor had abandoned nil farther prosecution. v How, then, 1 did it happen that he was detained in prison by him after that ' date ? What he wished to know from the Learned Lord was j this— did he direct that Borthwick should be discharged ? Did j he omit to direct his discharge, under the supposition that it be wished that the qualification should be lowered, yet he did ) indulgence of some further time; and it was only on the sup- would follow in the natural course? Did he take any pains not deny that it ought to depend upon a< freehold. The Noble ( position that that indulgence might be refused, that any men- [ to ascertain, in point of fact, whether Borthwick had been Lord talked of the evils of the present representation in Scot- i tion was made of a technical objection as to the time when the j discharged ? This was really the heaviest charge against the land, but he would ask him was there auy country in which / decision of the Court could be enforced. The agree content and happiness were mor stronger illustration could be given or tnis man rue state or j rinses on cue ist or iwarcn, and took possess! JreJanO? There the elective franchise was more widely ex- ] the morning, and remained the whole of the day; and on re- \ vocate. On the4rh of June he was, in point of fact, dischar- tended ; but did it tend to increase its happiness ? One of the ! tiring at night he took with him the key of his desk and room. j ged, at the instance of the Lord Advocate, and recommitted evils of enlarging the franchise, would be a necessary decrease j and exercised every right of ownership to which the decree of at the instance of Alexander. Let it not be said that this charge of the influence of the landed interest. He did not expect to the Court had restored him. When Alexander found that ( was immaterial— there was a substantial difference. The Lord hear the Noble Lord bring forward those calumnies which the \ Botihwick had taken possession, he went to a person at Ha-) Advocate, excepting to the house, was irresponsible; and if jealousies of others frequently poured forth against the Scots } milton, to whom Borthwick had formerly been indebted, and | Borthwfek wished to bring an action for wrongous imprison > ir 1 — k k11 the Hou1*; were willing to go into the abstract question of j judgment of the Court tjlid not become final in seven days.— Reform, arid throw open the franchise to nil, then he should i Here was one of those make- weights in law, to which persons not object to their extending it to Scotland ; but while pro- ] circumstanced as Alexander was had often recourse ; but it perty was the criterion of the right, he could not assent to any { should be remembered, that in this neither he nor his agents • alteration in the present system. Indeed the Noble Lord j disputet. be tight of Borthwick to enter into possession, lie himself admitted, that property should be the test, for though J fully admitted it in the first instance, and only prayed for th verod them to Mr. Stuart. . And still farther, lie averted that lie had carried the papers from Alexander's house because Alexanders brother had opposed his examining them there, when, in truth, at the time he had sent the p ipers out of the office, there had been no sou! to oppose him, or any thing but a boy ( Millar) un. ler twelve years of age. Upon these facts it was, long before the duel took place, that Mr. Hope had given his opinion that the case must be taken up by the public prose- cutor. And let the house look at the act with which B > rth- wick was charged, and at. the circumstances under which it had bqen committed. It had been done not merely without the authority of any Magistrate, bat contrary to a Magistrate's di- rection. Borthwick had been irregularly liberated from prison on the Sunday ( the papers being served on the Monday) by a fraud put upon Mr. Keddie, it being stated to that gentleman that he was to be a witness on th « * Monday on some trial pend^ ing. As soon as Borthwick left the prison, he had gone away to the Tontine Tavern, where the getting of the papers and the use of the picklocks had been mentioned in the course of the night, and on the next morning he had proceeded w? th others to Alexander's house. on the subject of the arrear of business in ( he Court of Chan, | eery being read, a long debate ensued, and on a division there ! appeared for the Motion, 89— Against it, 174— Majority 85 ' 6. Friday, June SCOTS AND IRISH SPIUI FS IMPORTATION. , Yr H A ] i KfStfave notice, that on M , nd, y he would move ! for leave to bring in a bill to regulate the importation under certain regulations, of Irish and Scots spirit* into Vnoland with a view to the prevention of smuggling, and the encourage- ment ol the growth of barley. ° * r- > * SBMBT" v I* R . I'E; LONDON, . Time 9." Fridav, at four o'clock, his Mojoity held a Couvt at his Palace in Pull- Mull, which was attended hv tl. c Lord President ot'the Conned, the First Lord ol' the Treasury, the Lord Privy Seal, tire Secretaries of State for the Moirfe, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the from thence the papers in j First Lord of the Admiralty, the Master- General of the Ordnance, & c. I lis Majesty held a Frirr Council, at km^ t ,„ question, and opening the iron sale by Ihe means of a picklock, ) after he had sent for a smith 10 break it up. Now, all these cir- { ... . - j « • cumstances were important lo he slated, because Die/ s. WevJ j whlc'' an order was issued, prohibiting British subjects Borthwick's crime to ho the result ot'a concerted plan*( Cheers, j fram entering foreign service. Tile Court broke un from the Opposition.) He understood what those cheers ) Soon after SIX o'clock. 1 • character, because tbev were / /. earned Lord, that from the 4th of ." VI iy, when the Counsel ( meant. It was meant to he argued, that no crime Wad Ween ( e widely diffused "> What \ being effected as was expected, Boithwick went on the pre- i for the Crown abandoned the prosecution, Borthwick was kept 1 commuted; but he should insist tli. it theft wa » distinctly made n of this than the state of I m/ ses on the Ist of March, and took possession. lie went in ! in prison till the 4th of June, at the instance of the Lord Ad- ! out. [ Sorlliwick challenged the papers which he had taken to ' 1 be his own, or at least to have sotte interest in them, ant] treat- ed his visit to Alexander's house as a mere resuming iof his rights. Rjt was the act like that of a man resuming possession of any partnership right, supposing the papers not I to have been the exclnnvepropertyofMr. Alexander? If effect? , hcloivjed to a company, it was not competent for an individual so successful in malting their persuaded to arrest him. He was accoidimjlv arrested on the which they emigrated. The j night of the Isc March, by an officer from Tfar We are Ivroyv in beino » \>\ e to . mnotvnce tlvat bis Ma- jestv's health is considerably restored, and that his ap- pearance and manner vesterdav at the Council were such, as td impart t! ie highest gratification to those who wit- nessed ( hem. He openIv expressed his intention of lea v ing town to- d. iv tor Ins cottage at Windsor.— Courier. On Wednesday evening the Lord Steward, with the Marchioness, and Y. ady YLliinbetli Conyrtghnm, a/ jtl it IT arrested on the I ment, lie could only do so against Alexander, and by Alex- ! of that company to seize upon and carry them awav. Mr ) Marc" lovira3> anii F- lizabetli Conrngham, a Hamilton, on an ( ander 1,5 was only confined from the 4th tillthe lad. of June. ( Hope stood for his defence, not upon the law of En. Wnd ( Sefect party, fiaj the honour of liuviao with his Mv L cfse ; / tVSITTtT vl^ Z tlf^ i t'! iT^ T^ T" th° !* Z " ' > » « rt An elegant service oF stiver m, d Zker- Mt vintJ t according to ihe law of Scotland, then Mr. Hope was justified, i i That there bad been any delay in the proceeding for bringing Bortbwick to trial, he ( the I. ord Advocate} distinctly denied! j trial. fn point of fact. way in tll* » se better climes to Hon. Member concluded by savins. Ibat be would not move y old caption, and for a debt which it was alleged 1 the other Orders of the Day, as the, Noble Lord mi^/ it wish to . had been paid before. If it were materia/ to ihecase, he (. llr, I the ' 23< l of .11, iv, Niven. the agent of Alexander, took Ihe putbj< first resolution ou llie Journals; hut as be could not j A.) could prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that this was t preliminary steps. On the 25th" of May, Bnr hwick was served assentto the last resolution, he would move the previoirs que:- I a fict/ ous debt, got u(> for the purpose of defeating the ends of t with a notice of trial at the instance of Alexander ; and on tion. He dei. il d that any change in ihe tenure of property in > justice, by preventing Tionhwiclt from continuing in posses- j that same day Mr. Stuart was also served with his notice of ' vjcotTand was a necessary consequence of the measure which • sion. Uortbwick was lodged in gaol ou the 2d, and it was ( I * * his Noble » tend proposed, were the evils of which • snswer, a subserviency I res, an adherence ro the Government of r he day, he that Gv- conduct afterwards? Thi, man, who was to be indicted for I « „„ t„ trial; ami at ll. at fiat AU*.„ ider instructed ! bad - aid that itwas for" hVm'rthe \ ordl'^ Advocate)' Z'LtUi'f t ^ J?/'-''''*' t irnment what it might. There was, amonj the fievlwiftets aWlou^ j, weut, after WWIJ ) iivcn notice of hisintent. m, anil \ Counsel la oyeel lo the witnesses remaining i n Court, because ) evidence with respect to the farther proceedings lie . vis of) SV vnttsl Viave s- trn tiie ndvert'isemept of Scotland, an utter want of politicalsen. HMty, and he did , by tl. e ad. tce of two prof. Won,/ rnen. to the office of (, e M,„ „,. w ,„ * examined on the sequent'trial ofBirthmct. ( a ./ liferent opinion. The evidence as to those proceedings had ( " f the S{, amsh Cotmmtte, 0m. VtH. CtV a General JfcC - riot recoil, ct any one in lance in which i contest w^ tuut^ itXnuV-) the Ghugino Senllit. l. NN « h xhe fe\ ontous mention ) Vet. mlMithon - VS hours after Mr. Slttnn hail been ncju'tttetl, \ been moved for in the last session ; a,„ l its production had not} ". no at the London Tavern, on Yrnhy the } 3th 1 ord ' from principle tn the whole country. I si, latently „„,, uted t„ /,„„. ow „„,/„ ^ p,,,,, ,;,.„ ,„ , HJ , ,„& Arfo/, K,/ ™ ^,,,,, ™ ,.,,^ | m„ ( b„ t , „ s . ^ f j who ( Wm BentlWfe in tl,„ PU . 4k .1 c ' Yhe motion was opposed by Mr. Tw\ ss. LotA Yimniuj, auiV , gone m the dead o* the uv. hV to effect bis purpose, ^ o such \ f II, tar, hear. J Ko opportunity had been allowed him to prove hid thought such production irrX iW I e had certaTnlv l . " V ^ of mv, the Lord Advocate and supported by Mr. Kennedy, Sir J. • He went at the hour of eight in the morning. lie ( on the contrary, from the 20th May. every I / riven an „,„„,„„ I,. " « « !..';„.. v, 1 "'"" g 3 national SllbSCnptlOIJ for the assistance I)!' the 1 jO'itV . - '- gih f^-' te has , been executed fur the \ LngVisb V. m\ v,\ ssy at tbe Court ot' ' Austria, upon the new economical plan adopted bv Go- • s — » - ~ \ vemment, to stationary at the different Courts, in - of 1 St> far Froujjlelay having been tile object, liorthwtcn had only / • ,,, , • ,, ' . / , „ i „ i „ r. . . , , i — , .. a " i iu' * n , , o,„ ( sfead or Oe/ oagmir to the several Amuassadots. It is U> hat ( been examined on the 5tlv of April-, and his indictment, witu I r> o . » .. \ » -...- .... ) ye ) be sent orruj a lew daps, to commence with the mission !>- of Sir fieAUy Wclieslev, w\ io from \ LagJiAvA "> l- da v " . Vc " MacVintosb. Mr. 3. V. Grant, Lord Milton, 6tc. The House divided, when their appeared for the motion, ... ... .. HI l'ur the previous question, ... ... ISii Majority against the motion, ... oo The announcement was received with loud cheers by the Op- / position. On the second Resolution being read from the Chair, there found the goiter employed in sweeping out the office His first object was to attempt to unlock those places of which he had, ou the evening ot the Vst, VaVen away the Veys. \ le found, howev t'r, that Lis Jci'ys, would not cJof for th. it tho fotmet locts had been removed in his absence. What, then, was the conduct of this thief? He sends one of the two wit. tiesseswhntn he. hai\ taken to mailt what passed, for a smith to j open the doors— a most strange proceeding for a thief in the [ neert resisted by I ... ^ o opportunity had been allowed him to prove j had thought such production irregular m th* contrary, from the 30th May, every [ given an opinion upon the matter differing'from that of Mr. ( o'""? w Hope. On i review of all the papers, he did feel that Mr. ) _ w « ViaWv to \> e K\>\ e to add tiie grati- Hope was right, though his instructions were of an opposite / ' r'' ngintclligcnce, that a Court of Common Council IS tendency at ihe time. He explained the remedy which Bortb- j to be held on Tuesday next, the 10th j the wick might have bad by an action tor false imprisonment. He i l. md MU. TO^ l said, that though the \\. eso\ ut\ ou would \ V^ sence of all wtvo were on the premises. Before the arv;. vii « t' not be then c. rried, be hoped it would be circulated largely, and / the smith, however, he found a key with which he succeeded in maVe a strong impression in the country. It would have the I opening ihe locks. He then took away some papers to which he • as I If I his innocence : v Vn'wvT w As DVME \ Yia\. con\ I\ w\ vdt \ vav\ lo endure.— Such were the facts of Iiorthwick's case : but. he could not avoid assetX\ w » — vta& i unqwest\ onAb\ y gaveVitin pain— that theve was an intimate connection between the trial of Mr. Stuart and the proceedings against Bou\ in\'\ cV. We nug\ nbe vViat \\ was impossible to shew this connection, because Mr. Hope held v\\ ways an\ vv> v\ s \ X\ aX Y> onY\ vv\ c\ v show\ A,\> e vv\ ei\ ax OVASgow. It was to be remembered that one of Mr. D.' s motives for ob- ia\ tv\ possession of tV\ e papers was, t\\ at actions \ iadbeen brought against him by various parties libelled, and his only vr. eans of defence or conciWalion was to apprise t\ iose parties of the authors of the libels. Mr. Stu irt was no doubt at Glasgow Hi requisition is- . . . - _ [ tn anotfrer cofumnj, for the puraose of consvUnna tW. , - as of opinion that no sufficient grounds were laid . or the mo- j propnety of suhfcr] pt] oB \ f ^ ^ ^ tion. If Borthwick had suffered more than he ... "". iiintm « iaii « rurifreu more cnan ne ought, in nil ! .1 11 * . • ' — probability it was less than lis would have suffered ha. l lie been j same noble < p ® VH3 « - tW e* aivvp\ e wilV able to make his escape, and had he been living an outcast from { " ot " e ' ost t, le country, and that every Corporation his country ever since. That this would have been the case I » ud Public Rodv tbrcjoliont the kingdom will subsctib" LL'.,^ mini,'...-, - - . / ri II • n - . ~ Sit J. SF. BltlGHT said lie regretted that he was unfor- tunately locked out during the division, but he wished to de- clare that he would be unworthy of a seat in that House if he would not have voted with the minority, which he was happy to iee bo Urge.' Tuesday, June 3. Mr. SYKES held in his hand a petition which was signed by upwards of one hundred Shipowners of the port of Hull, who rej^ esented property amounting to 200,0001. or 300,0001. sterling; they complained of a most intolerable grievance to which they were subject, contrary to the express principles of the British law ; they complained that without any fault of their own, or any knowledge of, or connivance at, a^ fault in others, their valuable property, consisting of shipping and stores, were liable to seizure and forfeiture, if the smallest contraband article were secreted on board by any individual of the crew. Mr. HERRIES said that this had been already under the consideration of the Lords of the Treasury, who were of opinion that the revenue could not be adequately protected, unless there existed this mode of punishing an infraction of the laws enacted for its security. On the suggestion of Mr. S. Wortley, General Gascoyne, Sir G. Cockburn, Mr. Huskisson, and Mr. Littlejohn, Mr. Hume withdrew the notice of a motion for the repeal of the laws which prevented the emigration of artisans; at the same time expressing his intention of renewing it next Session. WILLIAM MURRAY BORTIIWICK. Mr. ABERCROMBY said he was extremely glad that the period had at length arrived when he should be able to redeem the pledge which he had given to that House and to the people of Scotland, lie begged the House would bear in mind, that in Scotland there were no Grand Juries. The Lord Advocate, in virtue of his office, might bring whom he pleased to trial, upon his own authority and responsibility. It was true, there was another course open, by which a private individual might prosecute by getting a tl concoursefrom the Lord Advocate, but this was attended with so much ex- pence, delay, and uncertainty, that it was very rarely resort- ed to. It would not be denied to be most important, that the person possessing such great powers and high responsibility as the Lord Advocate, should uniformly exercise them without any personal bias, or feelings of political consideration. That personal bias had no influence upon the Learned Lord in these transactions, he ( Mr. Abercromby) was quite willing to admit; but looking at the whole of the case, its origin and progress, and the Learned Lord's knowledge of both, he could not bring himself to the same conclusion with respect to the in- fluence of political considerations. At the date of these transactions, political party feeling ran very high in Scotland. In his opinion they were extended, and very improperly so, to the case out of which the present matter rose. The case was this— Win M. Borthwick had entered into partnership with a person named Alexander. " Whilstin partnership they print- ed a paper called rLh, e Clydesdale Journal, but only one num- ber ofthatpa; 5er was published after the partnership, and they then commenced the paper called The Glasgow Sentinel. Some time after, Borthwick wished to retire from the con- cern, and a dissolution of partnership took place. The con- ditions of that dissolution were, that the property in the con- cern should remain that of Alexander, be paying Borthwick the sum of 201. in hand, and giving him three bills for 301. each, well secured at six, nine, and twelve months. The sum of 201. was paid to Borthwick, but the other part of the con- tract was not performed as stipulated ; for, instead of three v/ ell ser ured bills for 30l. each, at six, nine, and twelve months, Alexander only gave his own note for 301. at six months, but withheld the other two at nine and twelve months. Upon this Borthwick raised an action before the Court of the Magi, strates of Glasgow, who were fully competent to try the case, and in his petition prayed that Alexander might be directed to fulfil his contract, or that he ( Borthwick) might be put in possession of his share in the property, as he was before the contract for dissolving the partnership was entered into. The case was dismissed before the Magistrates of Glasgow, not only by the printed papers, but by solemn argument. It be- gan in December 1821, and on the 14th February following a solemn and final decision was made by the Court, which was, that Alexander should perform his contract within six days from that time, or that if he did not, Borthwick should be put in possession of his property as before. Here, then, they saw Borthwick in possession of a decree of Court in his favour, awarding that he should be restored to the possession of his property, provided Alexander did not ful61 his contract within six days. The six days elapse, the contract is not made good, nor is he put into possession. Now, he would ask any man of common sense, whether the attempt of a person so circumstanced to regain his property under the authority of a judgment of a court of law, was a fair ground on which to in- diet him for a felony ?—( Hear.)— Was this a case which it was expected a Judge would try or a Jury convict upon ? But if he wanted a witness to show the absence of any thing like a felonious intention on the part of J3orthwick, in his subsequent attempt to get possession of his property, he would select the testimony of Alexander himself, who, in his de- fence before the Magistrates to the first action, stated, effect of showing to the people of Scotland that their cause was J conceived be bud a right. This occupied till 2 in the mornin„ i\ ut \ iope\ es% and \\ iat they might \ OUVL for its ear\ y and fuU. \ ^ was tbis was done with force and violence, and that \ when Botthwick resumed possession, and no doubt also the success. ( Hear, bear!) | Alexander had no power toprerent it, surely it could tiot. be sup- j important document, producing the unfortunate event that had C:_ r CT? MURN'P - \ 1 - —. r... I posedthat in the open day, he could, in a populous city, have fail- \ attended these transactions, came then into his possession. I" the course of the discussions last year, nothing made so deep an impression on the public mind as the conviction that Mr. Stuart had beenguillyof a most unwarrantable and unjustifiable act in gaining possession of those papers. If any thing could have been raised to the prejudice of Mr. Stuart on his trial, no doubt it would have been brought forward, and it was clear, from the very terms of the indictment against Mr. Stuart, that it was meant to connect his case with that of Borthwick.— Statements were introduced into the indictment merely for this purpose, and which had nothing in the world to do with the charge against Mr. Stuart. The Honourable Member read an extract from the indictment in support of what he had advanc- ed. No man could doubt that if the proceedings against Bo. th- wiek had been attended with success, it would most deeply have injured Mr. Stuart. It was plain that in the minds of the prosecutors of both there was an intimate connection. Under such circumstances, it was especially incumbent upon the Learned Lord to shew that he had acted most carefully and deliberately, with a determination not only 1 ot to oppress an individual, but not to use the circumstance of his confinement to the prejudice of Mr. Stuart—( Hear. hear). It was impos- sible to point out any course that could m ire effectually pro- duce that impression, than the course that had been pursued ; and the Learned Lord was the most unfortunate man in t! ie world, if all these coincidences had happened without design. The whole was fraught with infinite danger to the personal liberty of the people of Scotland ; and if such scenes were a'- lowed to pass without the animadversion of Parliament, the case was deplorable indeed. He ( Mr. Abercromby) saw on the other side a number of Hon. Gentlemen who had recently taken an active part in the proceedings against the Attorney- General for Ireland ; but could the two cases be compared ? Let the facts of the rioters of Dublin be exaggerated to any extent ; let the whole of the strongest accusation against the Attorney- General for Ireland be believed, still, by a hundred degrees, it would fall short of thecase now established against the Lord Advocate of Scotland. ( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Members who had proceeded so strenuously in favour of Ireland were bound at least to do equal justice to Scotland. When he ( Mr. Abercromby) had spoken of these circumstances last year, he had said that the conduct of the Lord Advocate was oppressive and unjust. He said so still ; and unless the facts were most materially altered, his opinion would remain un- changed. So thinking, he had drawn up, and now offered to the House, the following Resolution : —" That the conduct and proceedings of the Lord Advocate of Scotland towards W. M. Borthwick, late printer at Hamilton, were unjust and oppressive."—( Hear, hear.) The LORD ADVOCATE commenced by assuring the House that the Hon. Member who had just sat down could not feel greater satisfaction than himself, that the moment had arrived when this question was to be discussed and to be de- cided. Whatever had been its cause, certain it was that the delay that had already occurred had been most prejudicial to himself. Of the manner in which the subject was brought forward last year, he should never cease to complain; for he had laboured under disadvantages of all kinds, and had not then the information now before the House, and on which he ed to procure some assistance. The fact was, there was nothing whatsoever n the transaction, from first to last, winch had anyap- | pearaace of a theft. It was a difference between two parties. It 1 might, if any please so 10 term it, be called a riot or disturbance between and by those individuals; but there was nothing what- ever in it which approached to a felony. " Having now got posses- sion of the papers, what did the alleged thief do? He took a step, one of the last it would be presumed which a man conscious of theft would willingly take. He went before the Magistrates of Glasgow— those who had the decision iu his favour, and com- plained to them of the obstructions he bud met with in carrying their decree into effect. On the next day, Alexander made a charge against Borthwick for the theft, took a warrant against and had him arrested. He was then brought before the Ma- gistrates. who, after hearing what the charge was, and the answer of Borthwick, dismissed it as not having the slightest foundation, and allowed the accused to go at large without even holding him to bail. Lord BINNING here asked across tbe table in what part of the printed minutes this was to be found ? Mr. A BERCROM B Y said, this was not mentioned in the printed minutes. It w^ s a notorious fact. It was stated be- fore, and never objected to by Mr. Hope, the Deputy- Lord Advocate. Would the Learned Lord opposite ( the Lord Ad- vocate) or the Noble Lord ( Binning) deny that the charge of theft was made against Borthwick— that a warrant was issued 011 that charge— and that, farther than the hearing of parties before the Magistrates, no proceedings took place on that warrant ? Lord BINNING asked, ( a^ we understand) whether the discharge by the Magistrates could be produced? ( Hear, hear, from the Opposition.) Mr. ABERCROMBY resumed. He really did not ex- pect to find the case met by questions like this. The Noble Lord asked were was the discharge : Why, it consisted, of course, in the man walking away, seeing that the Magistrates did not detain him—( cheers, and laughter from the Opposi- tion). If those who were to answer the present case intended to say that the Magistrates entertained the complaint, they would of course have to show that the Magistrates either com- mitted Borthwick or ordered him to find bail. Alexander, however, determined, to continue his proceedings, and the papers were laid before Mr. Hope, the advocate. This was on the 17ih of March. Mr, Hope was apprised of all the circum- stances; and it would be for the Learned Lord to show that he ought to have brought Borthwick to trial under these circum- stances, or to confess that he had neglected his duty by omitt- ing to look at all the proceedings. Upon the casejbeing laid before Mr. Hope, that gentleman wrote an opinion w ith which he ( Mr. A.) had no particular fault to find, except that part of it which stated that the charge would be more relevant if it in- cluded other persons besides Borthwick. He ( Mr. A.) con- fessed he did not see how a crime was more or less a crime by by being committed in association with other persons besides the principal. Some time afterwards, other papers were laid before Mr. Hope, and a correspondence took place between him and the Crown Agent, in the course of which Mr. II. de- sired that " no time should bo lost," as it was desirable the case should be brought to trial ou the approaching Circuit. 96 102 . w , might securely rest his defence. Before he ( the Lord Advo- Ihis was a most material point for the consideration of the J cate) noticed the particular facts, he wished to say a few words House. He ( Mr. A.) had read the naoers which ha, I hpB„ I upoa lhe powers 0f his office. No man who knew him would ) had read the papers which had been submitted to Mr. Hope iu the first instance, and also to which he alluded in his note of the 29th, and he did not see any new matter which could warrant his taking up the case in a more serious light, or render him anxious to hurry it 011 for trial. He now came to the first of April, in the interval which had elapsed from the first proceedings till the melancholy death of imagine that he was disposed to abandon any of them; such powers as he possessed he would assert and maintain. It had been his business, and that of others, to investigate this mat- ter ; and if hereafter any Hon. Gent, asserted that he ( the Lord Advocate) possessed greater powers than he now stated, he should call upon that Hon. Gent, to quote his authority. Sir A. Boswell took place. On the 5th of April, the Learned I He asserted, in the first place, that the Lord Advocate possess- Lord (^ e Lord Advocate) was made acquainted with thejtran j ed no legal powers but as a public prosecutor. He was in- sactious officially, and, from his conduct subsequently to that. rle^ H i„, t,< v> nf of all the countie.. ( that bseqtientl. y that, he considered him responsible to the House. It was true that Mr. Hope avowed, in a very manly manner, the share which he had taken in the affair ; but let him stand or fall in public estimation by his conduct, he would call for no opinion of the House upon it. Under all the circumstances, and with the best consideration he could give it, he felt justified in confin- ing his attention, and calling for the opinion of the House, upon the conduct of the Lord Advocate only, who, as he had already observed, became acquainted with the transaction on the 5th of April. On the 3d of that month B^ rthwick was arrested at Dundee, on the alleged ground that informations were laid that he was about to proceed to America. The papers before the House were, he was sorry to perceive, quite silent as to the party by whom such information was given.— He should like much to know by whom that information was given, for be would undertake to say that it was utterly destitute of any foundation in fact. On being arrested, Borthwick was conveyed in irons to Edinburgh, and on the way was treated with a severity which was wholly uncalled for. He complained of this on a former occasion, and since then it appeared, from the papers before the House, that the facts he stated were not denied, but the parties concerned asserted that they used 110 other coercion than that which was necessary for the security of the prisoner. On his arrival at Edinburgh bail was oflered, but the prisoner was informed, that by directions of Mr. Hope, he could not be admitted to bail, nor be allowed any communi- tbe defender, so far from refusing to implement the agreement, J cat; on Wl: th his Counsel or agents until he had been examined, has already, and at some hazard, in part done so ; and he has offered and is quite ready to perform his part of the rest of it, when he receives the assignation to which he is entitled, both by the terms of the agreement and at common law. The de- fender cannot be bound to pay the pursuer's share in a concern, till he receives a valid designation to that share." The Court, however, decided that the giving the bills for the assignment of the share, should be simul el scmcl. This was not the ar- gument of Alexander's Counsel, it was his own sworn state- ment in the case before the Magistrates, and afterwards in the accusation against Borthwick for theft. He felt it necessary to call the attention of the House particularly to those minute parts of the case, because the foundation of his case was that, This was on the 5th of April, and he was given to understand that his trial was fixed to take place at Glasgow on the 24th. The 24th arrived, and what did the Learned Lord do? He deserted the diet pro loco el lc" ]> ore, and of course the trial was not proceeded with. He did not object to the Learned Lord's adopting that course, because undoubtedly he had the right so to do, if he pleased. It was then intimated to the prisoner by Mr. Hope, that, he might be admitted to bail, andthatsmall bail would be taken ; but it was tbe opinion of his Counsel, that as he bad been arrested by the authority of the Lord Ad- vocate, and as the prosecutor had only deserted the diet pro hoc vice, and it was uncertain whether he might, not proceed' at a future period, it would be more advisable for him not to ' ' ' there was not a particle of evidence to show a mala j gjve baiit but to remain in prison and « • run his letters," as it a , or t. ' \ ' „ „ .1. aU( i 0fcourse 110 ground for | was termed. Borthwick was therefore re- committed to prison. fl x / jides on the part of Borthwick,. " • > of felony. But suppose the Magistrates of Glas- their decision in Borthwick's the charge now had mistaken the law favour, still the ground of a charge of felony could not exist, betause, to suppose such a charge, some felonious intention must be proved He had now stated the giouiius on which He now came to the date of the 4th of May— a most important date in these transactions. In a letter which Mr. Hope wrote to him ( Mr. Abercromby) on the subject, he said, " on the 4th of May, not many days after the Glasgow circuit terminat- ed, Mr. Alexander intimaied to the Crown Agent his inteii- H deed a justice of peace of all the counties of Scotland, because his name was inserted in every commission ; but he could do no more than any othe** justice of the peace. He had three Deputies, besides the Solicitor- General for Scotland, who had, in fact, been named by his predecessor, and who had so advan- tageously distinguished himself at the Bar of the House.— Scotland was divided into three circuits; and cases were pre- viously laid before one of the Deputies of the Lord Advocate. I11 this manner the case of B » rthwick regularly came under the cognizance of Mr Hope. He ( the Lord Advocate) did not mean to defend Alexander ; lie had acted upon the ad- vice he bad received : but tbe case in which he was concerned came before Mr. Hope, in consequence of the prosecution by the Procurator Fiscal. It was ordered by the Magistrates of Glasgow, that the papers taken from Alexander should be re- stored ; but the order was disobeyed, renewed almost indefi- nitely, but still disobeyed. It turned out, in fact, that the whole of the papers had been carried off to Edinburgh , by Mr. Stuart and another gentleman. With regard to the committal of Borthwick, he must observe, that a Magistrate in Scotland only did what he was asked ; and if he were not asked to com- mit Borthwick, he would of course not commit him.—( Hear, hear, hear.)— He defied contradiction upon this point. The parties finding that the papers had been carried to Edinburgh, an inquiry was instituted as to the parties who bad carried them away ; and this being ascertained, the Procurator Fiscal was doubtful about taking up the prosecution at the public instance. He therefore laid the case before Mr. Hope, in order to obtain his opinion. The letter upon which the Crown Agent com- menced proceedings against Borthwick was f the Procurator Fiscal of Edinburgh. In that lette ation of various persons were inclosed ; among others thedecla- j afforded. was manifest, because the ship in which he was to have em- . barked actuaWy sailed from Dundee a few days after. For \ his own part, he felt that tiis conduct needed no defence. When j he took oftice he found Scotland in a slate of considerable fer- ment. There had been more politic. nl crimes tried in his ad- ministration, than in that of any of his predecessors. In no trial had they failed of convictions, either by verdict or con- fession of the offenders. He left the case with the justice of the House. If the House thought good, he would retire till the end of the discussion.—( Cries of 4' Stay, stay," from the Opposition Benches, in which the Learned Lord acquiesced, and sat down.) The motion was supported by Mr. J. P. Grant, Mr. Ken- nedy, and Mr. M. A. Taylor; and opposed by Lord Binning and Mr. II. Drummond. On a division the numbers were ; For the Motion, Against it, ... ... Majority, ... ... 6 The announcement of the numbers called forth much cheer- ing from the Opposition. Wednesday, June 4. SCOTS LINEN TRADE. Mr. IIUME presented a Petition from certain Weavers of Arbroath, againstthe present Stamping Regulation Bill. It prayed for the continuance of the present system, under cir- cumstances of increased hardship. He differed entirely from the petitioners, who he thought had been iuduccd to sign the Petition under an erroneous impression. BARILLA. Mr. CAMPBELL presented Petitions from Islay. Skye and some other of ihe Western Islands of Scotland, against the Repeal of the duty on Barilla. SCOTS HERITABLE SECURITY BILL. Mr. KENNEDY moved the Order of the Day for the se- cond reading of the Transference of the Scotch Securities Bill. The object of it w is to facilitate the Assignment of Scots Mort- gages. lie considered the measure as perfectly safe and simple in its operation, and that it would materially assist the landed interest of Scotland. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman said, he was bound to state that this measure bad been referred to tiie Writers to the Signet in Scotland, in order that they might report their opinion upon it, and he was bound to state that the report was unfavourable to the measure, for in the same proportion that this Bill succeeded, the interest of the Writers would be diminished, for they were the ? ery persons who gain- ed large profits by the present system. Mr. H. DRUMMOND did not oppose the second reading of the Bill; but he doubted whether, in its present shape, it could hi rendered operative. The Bill was then read a second time, and committed for Friday. COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. WrILLIAMS brought forward his motion upon the subject of the delays, expenses, and risk to which suitors in equity are at present exposed. In the course of a long speech tbe Learned Gentleman rendered a tribute of applause to the transcendent talents and unequalled learning of the Lord Chancellor; but lamented his reluctance to decide without a degree of demonstration rarely attainable iu questions of mix- ed law, and fact, and morals. He denied that the establish- ment of the Vice Chaucellor" s Court had afforded any reiief to suitors in equity ; affirming, on the other hand, that it had only served to overwhelm the Court of Chancery with a multi- tude of appeals. Of the Rolls Court, he said that its business had declined to a fourth or tenth since the resignation of Sir William Grant, to whom he paid a handsome compliment for having retired from the Bench while in the vigorous possession of his faculties, and before their decay could tend to injure the public. The Equity Benches in the Exchequer, during the protracted indisposition of the Chief Baron, had been occupied by Mr. Baron Graham, a Magistrate eighty- one years old ; or Mr. Baron Garrow, who had never obtained any practice in a Court of Equity, Mr. Williams proceeded to illustrate the subject, by citing a uumber of instances of tiie deiay and ex- pense of equity pro. v edings. He concluded by moving, " That a select Committee be appointed to inquire into the iuci^ ase of business in the Court of. Chancery, and in the appellate juris- diction of the - House of Lords, and the cause thereof.*' The Attorney- General opposed the motion, and entered into a long detailed statement of the quantity of business dis- posed ofby the different Courts of Equity. Mr. M. A. Taylor supported the motion. Mr. DEiNMAN s- iid, that as this was a most important question, and he observed that Hon. Gentlemen on the other side had been busily engaged in taking notes, he wished the " use tc » have the benefit of them. He therefore moved, that 1 , . 1 .. .... JiberaHv in favour of the brave people of Spain. Hie battle of liberty and national independence is now ff jilt- ing in that country ; and we are sure titers are iVsv Englishmen who are not sensible that the cause of the Spaniards is also their own.— Mom. Chnm. MARKETS, Sfc. WERAGE PRICES OF CORX. The following is the General Average which governs tm- » portationr, taken from the Weekly Returns of the quanti- ties and Price of BritiVi Conr, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for the week ended 31st May. Wheat, 62> Id j Beans, - ' $ 4s 1M Rye, - 35- Su | Peas, - 36 Li Barley. - 6d j Oatmeal, - 00s 04 Oats,* • 27s 7d | Bear or Rig, - 00s 004 The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-' ptited from tbe Returns made in the week ended the 4tli' June is 33s. per cwt. duty exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE. June 9. Our arrivals up to this day in Oats are uncommonly large,, amounting to nearly 50,000 quarters, of which t)* e most con- siderable portion is from Ireland. In all probability as the Market advances the Grain will fall, as no sales can at pre-- sent be effected at Friday's prices. The arrivals ot Wheat are not so very extensive, and such sales as h taken ph: ce may be quoted at our prices of last week The same will ap- ply to Barley. Beans, and Pi the same as on Friday. .. ... v. there was no variarien in price from the statement at the co mencement of that day. but all Grain was heavy and the de- mand smalL Tbe arrivals of Irish Grain up to the present period have been vrey considerable. C17KHENT PRJCES- OF GRAIN. S. S; d asv, which remain nominally At the elose of the Market on Friday Wheat, white ... Do superfine ... Wheat, red ... Barley ... ... Do. fine ... Rye Malt Oats Potatoe ... Do. Poland ... Flour, 63 to 68 0 ~ to — 0 50 to 62 0 28 to 34 0 33 ro 37 0 35 to 38 O 58 to 64 0 2y to 31 0 27 to 29 0 55s. to 60s. — vSecond3 Do. Feed Beans, small ... IX>. Tick Beans; harrow Pease, Maple ... Do. White Do. Boilers ... Pea. se Hog ... s- S, dr 21 to 27 O — to — O 35 to 35 (> — to — 6 — to — O — to — o 40 to 0 — to — Q 50s. 55s. Pease. I Hems. 19- Od I IDs oi 17s Od j 17 ; Od 15 < Od I I Si Od the debate be adjourned till next day. The question was then put, and the gallery cleared for a di- vision, when there appeared— For the adjournment, 59 — Against it, 120— Majority, 61. Mr. II, G. BENNET moved that tbe debate be adjourned . to Friday ; on which the House divided, when there appear- s ed— Ayes, 49— Noes, 133— Majority, 84. S Mr. JONES moved that the debate be adjourned for six months. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR depiecated such a mode of proceed- ing, as most unsatisfactory to the public, and injurious to ihe fame of the Noble and Learned Lord who presided in the Court of Chancery. Mr. W. COURTENAY said, it was not the wish of any person on that side of the House to avoid the fullest discussion 10111 Mr. Scott ' of the question, and he would request his Hon. Friend behind ter the examin- ! to withdraw his motion, in order that the opportunity might ration of Borthwick himself; and the general resultof thoseexa- j Mr. JONES expressed his readiness to withdraw his motion, minations was, that Borthwick had gone to Alexander's office, ' * - • HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, June 6. A middling supply of Wheat in market, which mot with ready sale; prices nearly the same as last day— Barley lower and Oats 6d. higher than last day. Wheat. | Hurley. I Oats. Hrst 31s 6d I 2Ss Od | 23s 6d Second ; 3Qs Od j 25 s Od 1 21s Od Third 28s Od | 24> Od j 18s Od This day there were 435 boils of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market, which sold, at Is. 5d. per pe^' k. MORPETH. June 4.— At our market this day there w re a great many cattle and sheep, which - m^ r with dull saK>, although prices continue much the same— There were a good many lambs which sold readily— Beef from 5s. 6d. to 6s.— Mutton, 6s. to 7s. per stone, sinking offals. STIRLING MAY FAIR was held on the 30th ul- t. — The town was uncommonly crowded with buyers and seller- of every description and the business done was very consider- able. Of the farrow cows a lar^ e proportion were sold at an advance considerably beyond that of last year. A cow : hat would have fed to twenty stones Dutch, brought from 41. I0s„ to 51. milk cows were dull and prices low. Two verv line Ayrshire cows were held at 13'. but did not seem to find a buyer. Ordinary cows were from 71. to 81 From the cus- stom returns it would appear that there Were 353 horses in the market ; those for saddle and harness seemed in demand'and at good prices. Draught horses had dull sale at low prices,, and a considerable number of them left the market unsold. At DUMBARTON FAIR, on the 4th inst. the cattle- were more numerous than usual, which induced the bayers to hang off, expecting a considerable fall in prices. Fine su perior- West Highland three and tour year old bullocks brought about 20s. a- head more than last year, while the second good sorts were pretty near the same prices. Heifers were con- siderably higher. Prices may generally be stated at upwards of 20 per cent, above last year's prices- it this market, ak hough a shade lower than Cockhill market last month. NORVVICH, May 31.— Plenty of cattle and sheep to- day, and much business done, particularly in the penus, from an expectation that the wool trade is likely to be good. Lean Scots beasts fetched about 4s. a- stone f r such as were good. Hoggets, of course, vary materially according to size, weight* and description of wool. & c. and 30*. to 34s. a- head may he- reckoned about an average rate. Horses sold well. FAIRS. JUNE— f Xew Stile../ Echt, Thomas Fair, 1st Wed. , Iveith, ist Tues. & Wed.' White my res, 2d Tuesday Niiirn, ist Friday A1 ford, Tuesday of the week before Tiinity- mnir Rhynie. Thurs. before 2d Wed. Inverury, Tues, before do. Durris, Friday before ditto Brechin, Trinity- muir, 2d Wed. Thurs. St Friday Potarch Market, the Tuesday before'Trinity- muir, as usual in conformity to the wish of his Hon. and Learned Friend. I Foi » ro< e, 31 Wednesday broke open his desks, and carried away a quantity of private j question was then again put for adjourning'the debate ; Banchory Ternan, 3d Toe; documents. Mr. Borthwick's statements were proved by do- ( - till next day, which was agreed to. j Ceres in Fife, 24th day different points untrue. Borthwick \ ' . lhursaay, June 5. - Mr. MACPIIERSON GRANT presented a petition from the ( ' ounty of Sutherland, iu favour of the Du* y 011 Foreign cuments to be upon four d alleged that, when he took possession of the papers ar Alexan- der's house, he did so with the sanction and approval of a Magistrate. This was a direct falsehood ; for lie had been told ; by the Magistrate, that he must not take poesession of them. ( lie said, that ( at Alexander's), he had found the desks at which j he was accustomed to write open. On the contrary, he had ! found them shut, and, finding them sout. he had forced them open. In the third place, he declared tha « , on taking the pa- I pers from Alexander's, he had folded them up, and sent them j to the office of his agent. Now the fact was, t iat he had car- ; ried them away lo the Tontine Inn, and theie at once deli- j V Wool. Mr. ABERCROMBY presented a petition from Inver- ness, in favour of the Bill regarding Trial by Jury in Scotland. Ordered to be printed. POOR LAWS. Colonel WOOD obtained leave to bring in a Biil to amend the Laws relating to the Settlement of the Poor. On the order of the day for resuming the adjourned debate Forfar, 26th day Perth, lasttortrigbtofthemonth Garmoutlr 30 h day Cornhili. 4th Thursday ( Old Stile. J Kinross, 1st day Lomnay, Ist Tuesday Ellon, do.— Daviot, do. Old Deer 1st Thursday Gvantown, Ist Friday New- deer, 2d Tues. & Wtfdnes. Sliach, ditto Greeubum, 2d Thursday Fraserburgh, ditto Lenabo, 3d Tues. and Wed. Balnalcetth', the day before Ab « yne, ditto Falkland, 3d Thursday * Megray, 3d Thursday Turriff; Tues. ami Wednef before last ' Tuesday M. tcilufr Wed. & fhpfjfe& ftet Greenburn, day before St. Sail V St Sair's Fair. la tTue>& Wed. Do. SheepMa/ kit, fhur. hefore Turlarid, Friday af. er ditto Forres, Midsummer Fair, the- 25ih and 26th. SMITH FIELD MARKET, J, me 9. To sink the Olfal, per stontf of 8ibs. Beef, 3s l) d to 3s 8d I Veal, 4s Od to 5s Mutton, 3s Od to 3s 4d | Pork, 3s Od to 4s Beasts, 2258 & c. 16,660— Calves,. Pig<,, OV Od p T" rra& SrfStF { et: AVAL KEG I ST EX. fUttM LT, 0 YIVS MARINE LIST, June.?. Tn c< » n « jef] Miince of tlip prospect of war between France and » Sj> ain, the French Vessels at Port an Prince oti the 7th April werp discharging their cargoes, an 1 departing for France. PLYMOUTH. May ol.— The Dwarf outer, which arrived on the 24ili i'nst. from San Lucar in seven days, saw off Cadiz, a Frei cli ship of the line, and two frigates, cruizing under Spanish Colour*. NEWCASTLE. May .0 I •— On the 17th inst. the Helen and Jeanie, ofarrdfwr Aibitiathi, from hence, struck upon Botuli- Ccir H< » - k. and sunk. , Tlie cargo ( coals and goods) landed. , T L'N IL (>.— the Friemlsliip, from Leiti) for Miramiehi. vhs spoki- n " ifh < rn \ he t> sja tilt, in lat. 42. long. 48. by the Merunack, Morris, i* rived at Liverpool. Ul'DFFO! n June k.— The London Packet, of and for Bris- tol, Pirns, from Tobago, was- stranded ihe night before last on cm barj filled with water, and is gone to pieces ; the rum b " setfeljy landed ; remainder of tlie cargo lo » t. Crew saved. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. PORTSMOUTH, June 1.— Arrived the Catherine Stewart, Forbes, from the Downs for Bombay ; Mex- I) oroug) i% Skipton, from ditto for Madras. DEAL, « lune — Came down from THE RIVER ar, c\ suited, the Hercules, Vattofnw, for Ceylon and Boin- Lnv. Also came A own from the lliver, the Ganges, C'umberleajc, for Madras and Bengal. CoWES, . June 5.— Arrived the Sonthworth, Laugh- tov\, from Wat aw a unci the Cape of Good Hope, The William Money, from Bcng. il to London, was ? po\ sen w'uh lat. 29. long. 4* 1. hy the William Shand, arrived off' Portsmouth. I for going thatlengin, if the law had per united him ; but there I were instances of perjury, in which the appropriate punishment I of the pillory had been added to that of imprisonment or tran- I spoliation. If he had sat alone, he should certainly have in flicted a severer punishment than had been proposed. Some of his brother Judges, however, thought transportation for seven years an adequate punishment in the present instance1; he should accede to that proposal, but he certainly could not have ' approved of less. Lord Pitmilly also - assented, and the Lord Justice Clerk pronounced judgment, saying, that lie lamented, on the panuel's own account, and on account of his family, the disgrace afid the punishment which the commercial interests of the country required that he should undergo. The sentence of the Court " declared the said John Baillie & false and peijureu . person, infamous in all time coming, incapable ol holding any public office or trust, and ad, udgeiNhim to be transported lor seven years. " The pannel afterwards protested his Innocence, and sup- plicated the Court to examine some accounts which he said would convince them of his truth. He was reminded by the Court, that his documents had been laid before the Jury, and he was then removed from the bar. PORTSMOUTH. May 31.— Commodore Sir Edward O wen ' arrived at Port It ova], Jamaica, on the 9th of April, w'uh the Gloucester, Phaeton, Valorous, and Eden, to relieve Bear- Admiral Sir Charles Rowley in the command, who intended to sail on the 20th for the Havannah and England in the Svhilte. The Valorous and Scout, had'sailed for Porto Rico ; the AthoJl, for the Ha\ auna\\; and Icarus, \ o convey vessels through the Gulph of Florida. The Falmouth, Eden, Thracian, and Tvne, had arrived at Port IIoval, from various services. The Aurora and Alacrity were . to sail from Lima Febn » . y 2, for Valapariso, the Brazils, and England. The first vessel that ever entered the River Thames ciircct from Columbia arrived on Tuesday— the John Catto, Captain Dunning. Her cargo consists of coffee, Vnles, and snrsapariila. She left this country with a cargo of* British manufactures in November. Phis ar- rival, we hope, is the , foterunner of an extensive and mutua V beneficial intercourse between the two coun- VI OLA TING ]\ loudoV) June 2., TIIE SEPULCHRES OF JOHN FORREST, ( Late with Mr. ROBERT TROUP) IN" reference to his former Advertisement, now begs leave to . acquaint his friends and the public, that he has Opened Sifol » in Mr. DANIEL'S Mouse, S'> u! hSidi> of Castle Street with a fresh and well < lected Stock of G HOC Hit I ES and PICK LFS, from the best Markets. Mr. TKOUPhav- ing now closed his eafctbly career, J. FOK. RT5. ST respectfully so- licits Ins friends, and the old customers in particular, whom he had the satisfaction of serving lor so many years past, to . call and see him : He will endeavour to deserve their countenance, by attention to the execution of their orders, on the'most rea- sonable terms, for goods of the best qualities. The variety of his Stock is too great for a limited advertisement, but few ar- ticles in the line, that can be had in any Shop in town, shall be w anting in his — such as FISH SAUCES. VINEGARS, find PICKLES, all kinds, fresh from the M A KE HS. PORK and MUTTON RAMS. WAX, SPERM, BUOIE, and COACH LIGHTS. Scotch and Italian CHEESE. " WINES of all Kind'*, ftqm 5d per Gill, and upwards. PICK LED TO S CUE 3. GORGON A ANCHOVIES. Loaf, Lump, find Raw SUGARS. Hyson, Padre. Caper, and Black JE AS, BLACK HE Ell Mn imported. SPIRITS; ' PORTERS, and ALES, & c. & c. Aberdeen, June 11, 1823. THE DEAD. Thomas Stevenson, alius Thomas Hodge, was called to the bar, charged with violating the sepulchres of the dead, in the church yard of Larbert, Stirlingshire, on 17th Mardi ; he having been previously convicted of a similar ciLne. The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Rae, Sheriff- substitute, and Mr. I Aston, Sheriff- clerk, proved the declaration of the prisoner, and the t'acl of deposit-, ing three bodies in a room in the Court- hiiu< e. Mr. Scott, farmer at Glisten, and other two witnesses, proved that the prisoner took up three bodies fiom a dunghill, = put them into a gig, and moved oil'towards Linlithgow, when ! Friday the 20th June curt, at 6 o'clock in the al'vmoon SALE OF HOUSES, AND TWO SUA RES OF THE LONDON NEW SHIPPING COMPANY. he was stopped and secured. Charles Moir stated, that his filter Janet died on the 15th of January, and was buried on the I 7th in the church yard of Larbert, in a grave between eight and nine feet deep. In con- sequence of information he accompanied his lather to Linlith- gow to look at a corpse, which proved to be that of his sister. She had been decriped, and bad maiks on her body, hy which he could identify it. James Moir, the father, corroborated his son's testimony. EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE. Mr. Scott was again culled, and examined hy Mr. Wilson. Knew the female corpse to be that of the daughter of James Moir, and sent for him ; the body was fresh. Mr. Li sum said he ie* cued the prisoner from the mob, by whom he ( the prisoner) was much hurt. The gig was burnt at the cross, amidst a great ferment. Andrew Gardner aud Archibald Brockley, who saw the bodies, said, that of the woman was in a fresh state ; the eyes were perceptible, and the nails were on. Dr. Barclay, teacher of anatomy for twenty- five years, stated that some bodies became decomposed in a few days, others much longer ; in some the features could not be known in 48 hours, while in others they might be recognised for a week; but much depended on the previous illness ; the longest he ever there will be exposed to sale, by public roup, in the Lemon Tree Tavern, ' " J NPHE following SUBJECTS belonging to the Trus- I tee for behoof ot' the Creditors of JAMES COUTTS, Lea ther Merchant in Aberdeen. viz:— 1. The IIOUSF. in SKENE STREET, built ami form- cj Jy possessed hy 3/ r, Charles Panton, and at present possessed by Mrs. Garden ; as also the Ground ady> iuing, inclosed by a Stone W„ 11. 2. A HOUSE in WOOI. MANHllX, as at present pos- sessed hy Thomas iW-. IJillan. 5. Two SH ARES of ihe ABERDEEN and LONDON NEW SHIPPING, COMPANY. For further particulars, application may be made to John Dtitbie, Advucatei. il A& erdeen, Trustee fur Mr. Coutls' Cre- ditors. knew uas ( tie features of a Lascar, wbicji remained recotrnis- I lie John Catto left L: i Gtiavra tlie 81I1 April, able for a fortnight. In three weeks a subject would tie unfit In two weeks tile outer skin tries, under convoy of his Majesty's s! ii| i Helicon, wliichsaw j for the purposes of dissection her enfe through the Mona passage His Majesty's gun- brig the Investigator has been at | anchor for some ( lavsin St. Andrew's Bay. We under- coines otF, witli it tfie nails, and the hair would be loose, but marks 011 the body iiii^ ht be identified. He had known fre- quent cases where relatives were mistaken in the bodies they . . claimed, and instanced one where a body made of leather was stand she lias been sent out bv tlie Lords of the Aduu- j insisted on as being the one they were in search of. Dissecterr- raltv, for the purpose of taking an accurate survey of the coast of Scotland. KINGSTON ( JAMAICA),, April !>.— We are happy to team that the noted pirate, William Smith, who plundered and burnt the brij; Alexander, of Glasgow, last vear, and murdered Capt. Ferguson, her commander, was lately recognised and, apprehended at the Havaunah. After au examination, lie was committed to prison to be delivered over to a British man of war. KINGSTON ( JAMAICA), April 10 His Majesty's « 1up Tytie, of 28 guns, Captain Walcott, and Thracian Brig, 18, Capt. Roberts, with the Piratical Schooner Zaragosana," captured by four bonts from those vessels, anchored at Port Roval vesterday.— The ' l'yne and Thracian fell in with the Zaragozana 011 the morning of the 31st tilt, but the wind not being favourable, their boats were manned and sent in pursuit, and after twenty or thirty minutes' clinse, she put into Port- Mattina, in Cuba, where she hoisted a Spanish flag. The boats, however, continued pursuing her, and on nearing she hoisted black colours and fired into them, when a smart action took place, which lasted an hour and a half, and terminated in iter being captured. Twenty- nine prisoners were taken, among them the Captain, and as many killed or wounded. The boats from the Tyne and Thracian had three men killed, and six wounded. The Z.'. ragozana is about 130 or 140 tons, and was armed widt one long- 18 three long- 9' s, 6 swivels, fund had a compliment of 80 or 90 men, several of whom escaped to the shore during the contest. Some of the prisoners mentioned that she had. previously taken and plundered a French ship of 100 casks of wine, which are on board the Tvne and Thracian, together with 700 or 800 more, that were found on shore. EDINBURGH, June 10. On the 28th ult. Mr. William M'Dongald was or- dained minister of the Relief Congregation, Campbel- ton. The Curators of his Grace the Duke of Buccleuph have appointed the Rev. Mr. Cochrane,, North Shields, to the church and parish of Hawick, vacant by th « idepth of the ftev. Mr. A Ale. Price of New Potatoes this day in Edinburgh market, 2s. per ] « « t. All the Cotton spinners in Glasgow and neighbour- hood returned to tlteir duty on Saturday morning upon the terms prescribed by their Matters. EXECUTION.— Wednesday, pursuant to their sen- tences at the last Circuit Court of Justiciary, James Wilson { but whose real name was M'Luskv) and John M'Ponalil *' ere executed in front of the new jail. Wil- son had been thrice whipped in the courts of the jail, by eirteuces of the Sheriff, and was found guilty of break- ingiirto the house , of Mr. M'Arthur, York Street, and M'Dopald of breaking into the shop of Moses Mosely, jeweller, Candleriggs. M'Donald was born in the Cal- ton, Glasgow, and Wilson alias M'Luskv at Loch- winnach ; , h; s parents were from Ireland. The prison- ers - ascended the drop with great firmness and compo- sure. TLUE Rev. Mr. Stuart offered up a prayer, sur- rounded by several of their friends ; and, while the ne- cessary preparations were making, they continued in earnest prayer. They Saluted each friend op quitting the scaffold. VVilssa requested the executioner to shake Jutnds with him, and saluted him at the same time, while M'D « naldidesired him . to give him plenty of rope, as he was light in body. The signal was then given, and they were launched into eternity. They both struggled very hard, especially WrisdU. The crowd assembled was very great. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY— May 19. ' IV ' C'onr; thU day resumed its sittings. The first cause . which came Uefore it was a prosecution for perjury, at common law. and un'ier - tlie bankrupt statutes. Baillie, . cvrtvicted at the last Glasgow Circuit of per- jnry, sras arraigned at tbe . bar, on certification, for the purpose of receiviujjiucigment. Lord Gillies i. eported ithe , cace. The pannel had been con- victed of having lodged a false and fraudulent affidavit, in which he claimed astceilitor. on * t « e sequestrated estate of Robert Swellie. to the amount x> f L. 4026 Os. Sd. and of having ac- cordingly voted for the eiection- of a trustee. The case appearing to his Learned Brother, as **('! I as liiniaelf^ one whiciTWas ^ eservieg of particular notice, referred tive punishment of it to t! w; r Lordships. Lord Gillies concluded ivy suggesting that the ci& p* te marked with infamy, and be ptint* l) ed with trans* poriation for years. Lord Ileitnsud consideted this a proper ct> se, foran example, and one whiv- h de- served all the publicity to wliids the most ex- emplars- treatment eoiilti cftptse it ; for a crime more danger- ous to the toaiBVereial world, or of deeper infamy in kseiti had rarely ever occurred, iiie paane! Iiatl been cmnvicted of lodg- ing a fraudulent claim in a smucstrarion to the amount of L - 5000. This sum might have heeu inrge enough to influence the election of ' i trustee in his owfl interest.. His Lordship fell convinced that crimes of less daflgermis eot » seque « ce, and of less moral guilt in tiie sight of both and man. had fre- quently liven punished with death. He Mewlit'Stt have been are obliged, in order to distinguish one subject from, another, to affix maiks. Sir. . Mackenzie had been a teacher of anatomy four years, ! and a practitioner eleven. A body might retain freshness for J afoitniglit, but certainly not for nine weeks. Mr. Mackenzie having detailed the appearances it would exhibit, in substance similar to the testimony of I> r. Barclav. Mr. Wilson was proceeding to interrogate the w itness if he had seen a distorted body within a certain period, when he was stopt by the Court. Mr. Wilson said, his object was to prove that the body of Janet Moir had been in a dissecting- room. The Lord Justice Clerk wished it to be understood, that if it was proved that a medical inan was connected in procuring a body he would be guilty art and part; that had been often decided— as in tile case of Mr. Patison. Dr. Aitken and . Air. Lizars gave similar testimony to the preceding medical witnesses. The Solicitor- General addressed the Jury for the Crown, and was followed by Mr. Wilson for the prisoner, who endea- voured toimprtsson their minds the utter impossibility of the body libelled on being that of Janet Moir, and concluded by I expressing a confident expectation of a favourable verdict, whether of Not Guilty or Not Proven he did not hold material. The Lord Justice Clerk, at considerable length, summed up the evidence, minutely examining its various bearings. In allusion to what had been stated by one medical gentleman — that a subject was unfit fur a lecture- room in three weeks— his Lordship said lie had himself attended au anatomical class at Glasgow one season, and from his own knowledge he could state, that he had seen a subject lie on the lecture- table a lunger period than three weeks. • The Jury, without retiring,. found the prisoner Guilty, art and part, of the crime libelled, with the aggravation of the previous conviction. Mr. Wilson, in mitigation of punishment, pleaded the con- finement the prisoner had undergone, and the severe treatment he received from the populace. Lord Pitmilly said, notwithstanding the prisoner had been previously convicted at the same Bar, and been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, he had gone 011 persevering in the same species of crime. Having despised the warning of the law, the former punishment would not now do.; fie must be sent out of tlie country, to prevent him, for a period at least, from again committing the crime in it. He concluded by pro- posing that the prisoner should be transported for seven years. The Lord Justice Clerk, after a brief admonition, sentenced the prisoner to seven years' transportation. LEITII AND ABERDEEN. T^ S7TLL SAIL, DUKING THE SEASON, ABERDEEN, for NEWIIAVEN, on TIIE STEAM YACHT n in L L I 4 X T, JAMES RENN1E, COMMAND ™ , FROM WED- NESDAYS and SATURDAYS, at 6 o'clock . pomina; and from NEWH AVEN FOR ABERDEEN, on MONDAYS and FitlDAYS, at the same hour ; calling off Stonehaven, Montrose, Arbroath, Cruil, Anstruther, ami Elie, as usual. £ V COACHES . start from - the New Inn, Castle Street, and Royal Hotel, Union Street, Half an- IIour befoie the hourof sailing. FOR THE ITCH. T NFAILING SUCCESS, during a vervlong period, has fully established llie excellence of FREEMAN'S ORIGINAL OINTMENT, in the cure of that disagreeable disorder, the ITCH, which it never fails to effect BY ONE SINGLE APPLICATtON- This safe, speedy, and efficacious Remedy, has been in general use for many years, without a single instance of its havipg failed to cure the ipost inveterate c; tses. It dues not contain tlie smallest particle of mercury, or any other danger- ous ingredient, and may be safely used by persons of the niost delicate constitution. Sold in Boxes, at Is. l^ d. by Dyce, Barron, Williamson, Forsyth, Dunn, and Clark and Co. Aberdeen ; M- Donald, Old Aberdeen ; Jamiesons, Peterhead; Dr. Whyte, Banff; Taylor and Forsyth, Elgin; Thomson, Keith; Paul, Huntlv; Brodie, New Deer; Riach, Stonehaven * Guthrie and Douglas. Brechin ; and hy the principal Druggists and Medicine- Venders throughout the United Kingdom. N. 11— Purchasers are requested to ask for Freeman's Oint meat, and to observe the Proprietor's Signature, 41 S. FREEMAN," is engraved on the Label affixed to each box, as spurious imita- tions of this Ointment urej'requently sold. FOR SALE. To he Sold, by public roup, within the ABERDEEN IIOTPE, Queen Street, on Friday the 20th day of June curt, at two o'clock afternoon, .( if not previously disposed of by private bargain J, X1 BIRTHS. At the Royal Hotel, Edinburgh, on the 30th- ult. the Mar- quiness de lteario Sfoizi, of a daughter. At Cloutarf, near Dublin, on the « 7th lilt, the Lady of the Hon. James Stewart, of a son. At Edinburgh, on the 2d inst. the Lady of Wm L. White, Esq. Advocate, of a son. At Broughton Park House, on tbe Sd inst. Mrs. Yule, of a son. At the Parsonage, Teston. on the 31 st ult. the Lady of the Hon. and Rev. Francis Noel, of a daughter. At Woolwich Common, on the 3d inst. the Lady of Cspt. II. W. Gordon, Ro\ al Artillery, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. At Parson's Green, on the Sth inst. John Gardiner Kin- near, E- q. banker, to Mary, eldest daughter of Alexander Smith, E^ q. banker. At Giluiure Place, on the 3d inst. Mr. John DotialJ, mer- chant, Glasgow, to Jessie, eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Kerr, merchant, Edinburgh. At Liverpool, on the 2d inst. the Itcv. Dr. Barr, of Port Glasgow, to Sarah Jane, daughter of Mr, Matthew Steele, of the former place. DEATHS. In Park Place, London, on the 31st ult. the D. iwager Lady Vernon. At Bath, on the 29th ult. Agnes, daughter of Hugh Bogle, E-, q of Calder Bank. At Calcutta, in October last, Mr. David Brodie, of the house of Taylor and Co. son of the late Mr John Brodie, Dysart. At Calais, on the 18th ult. M. Chalons, th* celebrated French juggler, who exhibited his feats in Edinburgh last year. HAT Large DWELLING HOUSE lately erected hy Capt. Edwards, and presently occupied as a Tavern, by Baillie LVON, lying on the east side of the Street of Inverury, together w ith the Office Houses and Garden at the back thereof, and one and a half Acres of fine rich land. Upset Price for the whole Lot, £ 550. 2. That large DWELLI NG HOUSE, on the east side of the Burn running past tlie west boundary of Lot 1st, with the Stabling thereto attached, and a large Garden at the hack there- of.— Upset Price, ^ f- 10. 3. The other Two DWELLING HOUSES, in Iuvernry, belonging to Capt. Edwards ; u> each of which are attached Gardens.— Upset Price for both, £ 50. Part of the price of Lot 1st may remain in the hands of the purchaser. Apply to George Yeats, Advocate in Aberdeen ; or George Galloway. Inveiury. June 3, 1823. JUST RECEIVED BY ALEXANDER SHAND, UNION STREET, A fresh and very handsome Assortment ONDON PRINTED CALICOES and T ONDO JLi I. INS. of MUS- T TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY § EFFECTS, Which belonged to the deceased FRANCIS WATT, Sometime Merchant in Aberdeen. MI AT LARGE aud Substantial DWELLING HOUSE, on the West Side of the Gallowgate, and bounded on the North hy Berry Lane. The House contains a great number of Apartments, besides a large and commo- dious SHOP and CELLAR, which were occupied hy the deceased. The DWELLING HOUSE and BACK GROUND attached thereto, on the East Side of the Galloivgate, almost immediately opposite to the property above- mentioned, as pre- sently occupied by Mrs. Watt. This House contains great accommodation, and is well adapted for a genteel family. The Back Ground extends to Noith Street, and is completely enclosed. Feu- duty very trifling. TWO SHARES of the BREWING CONCERN carried on at NEW BRIDGE, under the Firm of CADEN- IIEAD, BARRON, & Co. J- 16th Of the Brig SPRJG HTLY*— And ONE SHARE of the UNION SHIPPING COM- PANY of ABERDEEN. The Houses will be . hewn on applying at the Shop ; and every other information obtained, mi application either to Mr. James Kay, at New Bridge; Mr. Alex. Gr » y, at Gray, Wait, & Go's ;• or Vraticis Watt, Oallowgate. - Aberdeen', 1323. REHOUSE. } ! Street. ) and oppos' d reform in whatever shape it presented itselr", now declare their conviction of its absolute necessity : and Ministers must by this time be aware, that a fair Representation in Parliament cannot be long withheld from the people. Every Session thins the ranks of those who have the assurance publicly to assert, that no change is wanted'in the representation of the people— and as the state of our countv representation has now Tieen fully exposed to the view of Englishmen in ail its deformity— and as they now seem fully aware, that the political profligacy that degrades Scotland at the same time proves i highly injurious to England, wo trust, they will soon lend } the necessary aid to abate the nuisance. The fact is - well known that, since the Union, Ministers have car- JOSEPII Mtr. RIAT, E. q. younger of Avion, to GRACE. y « ung « t daughter of Sir George Abercromby of Biikenhog, Bart. DEATHS — At Peterhead, on the 2d inst. JAMES TRAII,, Esq. Surgeon, in the 28th year of his age. At New Yorlv. on the 23d April. JESSAMINE, wife of Mr. Joseph Nelson, and daughter of George Sim, Esq. late of Aberdeen. At Montrose, on the 4th inst. after a painful illness, which he bure with great resignation, . Mr. JAMES VALEXIIMS, in tie eighty- first year of his age. THE GREEKS. / TfS a Member of the Greek Committee of London,. I request a Meeting in Dempster's Hotel, cm Friday the QQl/ i inst. at three o'clock, of those persons who fie/ in- ried ; V* ost oftheir measures by majorities composed chiefly terested in the present struggle of the Greek Nation for its • ri of Scottish Representatives ; for, thirty years ago, with Independence, Liberty, and Religion. the honourable exception of the Representative of For- 1 1 he Resolutions of a Public . Meeting, held at London. farshire, the whole representatives of Scotland wera their ' on the \ 5th May last, will be laid before the Meeting, and devoted instruments, ready to vote according to direc- i the propriety of forming a Branch Committee, in this tions in every case. Was this a representation to satisfy City, taken into consideration. Aberdeen, June 7, 1823. a well informed people, or was it hot really something '! worse than no representation ? It was tri_. lv said of our ! late Member for Aberdeenshire, that reasoning ami j truth had no effect upon him in parliamentary concerns, ' On Friday the Gth inst. after the usual for ho himself openly declare,! his resolution to vote I with the PITT faction, whether right or wrong. In- deed, until of late years, the people of Scotland have A. BANN2RMAN. examination, Mr. in this pl. ice, was i admitted a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Luu- u on. On the morning of Friday se'ennight, a man of the name of been represented in Parliament much as the Spaniards ; Duncan Campbell fell under the w jrer- wheel of the new heck- would now be, were the Nobles who lately presented the i ''" g- shop, Grandholm, and in consequence met, as it is be- ftilsorne Address to the Duke J'AKOOULE ME permitted > death- his body being afterwards found , , , , f, m I i much bruised, and must ol his bones broken. to select the members of the Cortes. That several Counties have of Lite manifested a spirit of independence is certain ; but it is not true, that the people of Scotland are, or ought to be, satisfied with the slate of . . their representation. A very short time has elapsed } ' o vergo his trial accordingly '• . ,, , ci r c 1 I 1tlle quarterly average prices, published tn the London Sin. e petitions, signed by hundreds of thousands ot the | Gazette, the potts are now open to the admission of barley and Last night, Alex. Martin, accused of the crime of rape, whose case from its novelty and importance, the girl assaulted being deaf and dumb, was remitted for the decision of the whole Court of Justiciary, was sent off to Edinburgh,, in char je of a inhabitants of Scotland, were presented to the House of Commons, praying for a lleform of Parliament ; and yet l't is confidently stated, that because the motion of Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, which was brought on incidentally, was not backed by petitions for lleform of Parliament, it is .1 proof that they do not wish fur it, und would be quite averse to have it crammed down their throat! Can Scotsmen voluntarily swallow this ? The case of Mr. BOIITHWICK was again brought under discussion in the House of Commons on Tuesday se'ennight by Mr. A BSRCBOMBY, to. tbe great gratifi- cation of the LOUD ADVOCATE, who declared himself quite delighted that the time had at length arrived, when the question might be discussed and decided. The prin- cipal facts, that came out upon the discussion of this case last year, our readers will recollect were these. It was thought expedient by certain gentlemen in and about Edinburgh, of ardent minds and the most exalted lovalty, after the extinction of the Beacon, to publish a journal in Glasgow, upon the principles of the departed Beacon, called the Glasgow Sentinel, and this paper was to be conducted bv BOHTIIWICK and ALEXANDER. Borth- vvick, however, soon wished to get clear of the concern, and he made over his share to Alexander upon certain conditions— which lie not being able to make good, Borthwick by a decision of the Magistrates of Glasgow was again put in possession. At that time, Mr. STUAUT, younger of Dunearn, had commenced prose- cutions against Borthwick for false and scandalous libels against his character, published in the paper of yvliich he was the Editor; and in order to prevail upon Mr. STUART to drop the proceedings, lie went, to the Of- fice of the Journal, after being again legally putin pos- session, and took the original manuscripts of these libels from a desk, and delivered them to Mr. STUAHT. The result is well know n. But the indignation of the party against Borthwick, for having divulged the secrets of the prison house, knew no bounds. He was denounced as a thief, and breaker open oflock- fast places, to take away property not his own— and he was apprehended upon a Justiciary Warrant at Dundee, as if he was about to flv from justice. He was put in irons as a felon— and the public were assured, that there could not be the least doubt of his guilt: but second thoughts are some- times best, and perhaps it had occurred to those who had proceeded with so high a hand against him, that the pa- pers he had taken from the office of the Clydesdale Jour-. nal were not the property of Alexander. That he, Borthwick, being under prosecution on account of the publication of these libels, a jury might be of opinion, that he had the greatest interest in them— and that hav- ing taken them between the hours of eight and nine in the morning, before witnesses, the crime of theft could scarcely be established. The prosecution we know was abandoned; but now, the LOUD ADVOCATE assures the Hon. Gentlemen of the Commons, that the evidence of the crime committed by Borthwick was full and com- plete ; that it was quite right to treat him as a felon : aud yet it appears, that it did not occur to any of the gentlemen who negatived the motion of Mr. AEER- CHOMBV to ask, supposing tiie proof so very complete, why abandon the prosecution ? If it be true, as some of the newspapers report, that Mr. HOME DRUMMOND, affirming that Borthwick had committed the crime of theft, expressed his regret to see a Gentleman of Mr. STUART'S character and connections concerned in such a transaction, those who bear in mind the proceedings against Mr. STUART— tbe evidence— and the charge of the presiding Judge, who informed tlie Jury, that no evidence whatever had been adduced as to any appearance. of Mr. STUART'S being concerned in any undue invasiou of the premises, ( the Glasgow Sentinel OJpre) cannot but think the Hon. Gentleman's regret misapplied. Our limits do not permit us to extend remarks upon this sub- ject at present, but we refer to an abbreviated report of the Speeches of Mr. ABERCKOMBY and the Learned LORD, in our preceding columns ; certainly it is not prudent in the party to call the attention of the public again to the trial of Mr. STUART. oats from the British Colonies in North America, at the hvgli duties ; and if there be any oats from thence under bond, ware- housed previous to the I3th May, lS2' i; the same are now ad- mirable duty free. A small lake or looli, on the top of the hill of F. isque, call- ed the slock pool, is still partly covered with ice— a circum- stance not recollected, by the oldest inhabitant in lliat quarter, and which must he owing to its having been protected from Ihe action of theair hy the snow which had fallen upon it when in a frozen state. The Cairn o'Mouni is now nearly clear from --. now ; a small portion only remaining at the Thief's Bush, and a few of the deepest chasms in that range at tfie Grampians. Ptttce OF PROVISIONS, & C. IN THE MARKET, YESTERDAY. Pork, — Hutter, — Eggs, p. doz. Cheese, p. st. ABERDEEN Quartern Loaf — — OOd Oatmeal, p. peck, 12d a 1 Jd Bearmeal. — — d a Od Potatoes, — 8d a lOd Malt, — — 2s 3d a Od Beef, p. lb. — 3d a Sd Mutton, — — 4< i 3 6d Veal, _ — 4d a 6d . 2| d a S, l • ] 2( 1.1 Hd 4< 1 a 6d 4 s Od a 6s Oit Tallow, — 8s Od a 9s Od Hav, — — 7d a Od Raw Hides, p. lb. — 4d a 5< t Coals, p. boll, 4s 0J. » Os, Od Rich GltOS DE NAPLES and SARCENETS. SI LK PARASOLES, UMBRELLAS, and HAND- KERCHIEFS, Also, Edinburgh and Paisley SHAWLS and PLAIDS, selected liy himself on the spot, and some of them the richest now in make. Low Priced LINENS and FRENCH CAMBRICS. And expected daily, a BOX of FINE LINENS, from Ireland direct. WHOLESALE & RETAIL SII. K WAREHOUSE, UNION STREET, Entry First Lane from Broad BILL OF THE TREASURER OF ABERDEEN FOR SALE- On Monthly tlie 23d June curt, at 6 o'clock evening, there will be exposed to sale hy public roup, within the Lemon ' Tree Tavern fif not previously disposed of by private bar- gain.) ARILL of the Treasurer of Aberdeen, for £ 500 Is. Sterling. ' The terms of sale w- ill be liberal. Apply to John Gill, Advocate, Queen Street, Aberdeen. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The William Sham], Kenn, arrived at London 7tli instant, from New South Wales; sailed I st February,. doubled C* » pe Horn on the 18th March, 114 miles to the southward of it, and and experienced very tempestuous weather; crossed the Equator on the 51st April, and made . Falmouth on the 4th instant, without touchiug. any where, or seeing the land since leaving Port Jackson. The Mariner, Henderson, arrived at Buenos ^ yres, all well, on the 15th February, 59 da\ s from Liverpool. The Snipleton and Echo had arrirt'd, but not the Catherine. The Francis would sail the 2d March, and the Antelope in a week after- wards. L'oliisa, Oswald, at Halifax, from Aberdeen. The MorningfieM, Melville, at S, t. John's, Newfoundland,. ,13th May, all well. . Welcome, M or rice, at Standgate Creek, from Marsala, in Sicily. Charles Foibes, Ord, off Portsmouth, from Van Dieman's Land. The Glentanner, Seller, sailed from Belfast, on the 30th. ult. for St. John's. SAILED for AMEJIICA.— James and Margaret, Milne, JITH inst. for New York. ARRIVED AT ABER/ WEX, June 6.—-- Aberdeen Packet, Kerr, and Search, Hogg, London, goods; Juno, Mearns, Riga, flax and hemp.— 7. Jan'e, Nol>} e, Fraserburgh, oats ; Velocity Crane, Leith.—- 8. James and Margaret. Milne, Newcastle, goods ; Edin- burgh Packet, Hossuck. Leith, do; Lord Iluntly, Anderson, London, do.—: 2. Eliza, Moore, Inverness, ditto; Blossom, Gordon, Bora, salrnou ; Prompt, Mackie, Dundee, goods ; Brilliant, Hennie, Leith.— 11. Velocity, Crane, Leith.— Five with coals, .2 with lime, and 2 with bark. SAILED. June. 9.— Velocity, Crane, Leitb ; Ceres, Smati. St. David's, goods;. Marquis of Huntly, Norrie, Leith, ditto.— 7. Start, Handle, Inverness, do ; Regent,. Turner, and Expert, Les- lie, London, do ; Lady Saltoun, Low, Fraserburgh, ditto 9- Velocity. Crane, Leith ; Jane, Noble, do. jvrain ; Do'phin, Barclay, Newcastle, goods ; Emperor Alexander, Watt,. Tobermory, do ; Annie, Watt, Arbroath, do.— 10. Sophia, Williamson, Thurso, do,— 11. Newcastle, Leslie. Newcastle, do ; Superior, Duncan, London, ditto ; Brilliant, Rennie* Leith.— 12. Hazard, Smith, Hamburgh, goods.— Nine with- ballast, and 6 with stones. At LONDON.— Mansfield, Davis, 6jh inst. TIDE TABLE CALCULATED FOIT ABERDEEN BAR. ( AFPAILENT TIME.) Morning Tide. J Evening Tide, June 14. Saturday, - - - - 411. 4j M. 5 I. lo. U 15. Sunday, - - - 5 — 37 6 — 6 16. Monday, - - C — 37 . 7 — 17. Tuesday, - - - 7 — 43 8 — 21 ' 18- Wednesday, 0 — 0 9 — 3> 19. Thursday, - - - 10 _ 3 10 — 30 20. Friday, - 10 — 56 11 — 19 ]) First Quarter, the 15th day, at 3h. 14- m. Even. jv;^- The Favours of several Correspondents, Domestic Ar- ticles, See. unavoidably postponed, in our next. THE CHRONICLE. ABERDEEN: SATURDAY, JUNE U, 1823. Summat'j? of fMtttcg. THE nature of Scottish Elections of Parliamentary Representatives was ably exposed by Lord A Kent KA LD HAMILTON in the House of Commons hist week ; and the resolutions which he moved, in order to remedy abuses so gross and destructive of the best interests of Scotland, were negatived by no greater majority than thirtyp. ee. Many English Representatives, who for a long period fo" tut. d part of the ministerial majorities, It is quite clear that several of the London Journals are in the pay of the Bourbons, from the manner in which the war in Spain is mentioned, and the distorted statements of facts which they unceasingly put forth. While we have it from the authority of the French Gene- rals themselves, that wherever they have come in contact ' with the constitutional troops, the Spaniards have fought | gallantly, and that thev have yet obtained possession of no strong place, which they intended to defend; the pretended correspondents of these Journals state, that the affair is all over in Spain— that the constitutionalists will not fight— and that the French soldiers complain that thev will have to carrv their unexpended cartridges back to France. The restoration of FERDINAND, with all the blessings of absolute despotism and the inquisition, is confidently anticipated : for the Duke de'ANGOULKME, who could not possibly have thirty- five thousand effec- tive men when he reached Madrid, is to send eighty thou- sand men to fetch the King from Seville. Strange it is, that in this full tide of prosperity, the Spaniards having everywhere received the French army with rapture as deliverers, it is yet found necessary to form another Spa- nish armv of reserve ! But time will afford many expla- nations ; and it seems very probable that, before our next paper goes to press, we shall have real intelligence to communicate respecting the state of affairs in Spain. One principal object of those who circulate false reports concerning the hopeless nature of the contest, on the part of the constitutionalists is, to injure their credit— to prevent their obtaining loans— and deter tbe English people from affording them aid : but the attempt will not prove successful, as a regular communication will soon be established between Spain and England. - BTRTH".— On the 20th ult. Mrs. RVDES, wife of Mr. Ryder, Manager of the Northern Circuit, was safely delivered of a son ; who was baptized hy the name of William Shakspeare Ryder. .' MARRIAGE - At Forglen House, on the 7th insr. POS T S C Ii I P T. LONDON, June 10. Paris Papers have been received to the 7th inst. The intel- ligence from various quarters is very important. Far from the war in Spain being considered in France at an end, large reinforcements are to be forwarded to the army. A second corps of reserve is to be formed, of which Lauriston, now Minister of the Household, and elevated to the rank of Marshal, as successor to Davoust, deceased, is appointed to thecommandj We hear that De Montmorency is to succeed Lauriston in the Household. There on be no doubt that Moncey's corps has suffered great lo -. es. A letter from Puycerda, of the 1 si of June, after giving details of the afFair at Vich, in which Z > rrequin, Chefd'Etat- Major of Mina was seriously wounded, states, tint the inhabi- tants of that town were in great alarm lest Mina should march upon tlieui. This able General, after a futile attempt of d'Eroles whh 4000 Spaniards and 5000 French to intercept his progress, entered SeodMJrgcl, on the evening of the 31st, with 3,000 men. Letters from Perpignan of the 1st state, that in the affair of Mataro only 18 Spaniards were killed or wounded, and that the - 500 muskets taken by the French were intended to arm tire in-- habitants of Mataro, who are the most Constitutional of all Ca- talonia. The Spaniards made a good number of prisoners of the 7th regiment of the line, which in an excess of valour rush- ed too forward. The detaiLs of the Vich alfair were not known on the 1st at Perpignan. Reports were then current the Con- stitutionalists had gained a victory, and 1500 men had quitted5 the army of the Baron d'Erolesand joined the enemy. A part of the foreign legion, called the Regiment of Napoleon II. was engaged at Mataro; two were made prisoners, and have- been sent to Perpignan for trial. An officer of Milans has also fallen- into the hands of the French, as he was conveying'orders from the General. Fresh military equipages left Perpignan on the 2st for Ca- talonia. There are 300 wounded, and an immense number of sick, in the hospital of Gerona. Saturday, at a quarter before six o'clock, his Majesty left town for the Lodge, at Windsor, accompanied by Sir William Knighton. In consequence of the weakness resulting from severe attacks of gout during the last fiv « months, his Majesty was'carried to h. is carriage in a chair.— Court Circular. We are happy in being able to announce, that bis Majesty's health is considerably restored, and that be arrived at the Col- lage in the Great Park, at seven o'clock this evening ( Saturday June 7th). His Majesty's arrival was welcomed by the ring- ing of bells, and other demonstrations of Joy.— Windsor. £ c~ / vfSaV " - •
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