No. 949.] Printed for J. BOOTH, Jun. Chronicle Court, Queen Street. - A; >> SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1S24; [ Price 7d. iSHasewssasF-.: ALEX. MARTIN, CLOTHIER, HABERD ASHER, HATTER HOSIER, AND GLOVER, No. 1 CASTIaE STHEST OF- POSITE THE PL A [ NSTO N ES, BEGS of his Friends and the Public to accept of Ids sincere thanks for thu liberal manner in which they have patronised him during the time he has been in business ; and now requests their attention to bis present STOCK of GOODS, adapted for the Season— selected from the most eminent Manufacturers in England and Scotland— which he can with confidence recommend as being superior to any hitherto offered for sale. And although prices are not affixed to the respective articles, yet, upon inspection, they will be found equally cheap as any in town. The fallowing are n few of Ihe Articles of which the Stock it composed— Best West cf England BLACK and BLUE SUPER- FINES. r'SlVSSip » .'. » HAJ8IT Ct. OJUS— Blue, Qlive, Brown, Green, and Pace. Scarlet, Sage, and Grey FRIEZES, for MAXTLES. NARROW CLOTHS— Blacks, Blues, Bronae, Green, and Brown, made from the best Saxony Wool. CASSIM E RES— in Black, Blue, Drab, Oxford, and Hairs- back Mixture. BUFF Ditto, for Vests— with TOILONETS, VALEN- CIAS, QUILTING, and SWANDOWN, for Do. White, Diamonded, and Figured QUILTING, for Under Vests. MOLESKINS— B A RR AG ANS. CORDUliOYS, and FUSTIANS. Patent WOOLLEN CORDS. IRISH LINENS and FRENCH CAMBRICS. 4- 4ths COTTON SHIRTINGS, in great variety. Printed COTTON HANDKERCHIEFS. JEANS, in Black, White, Slate, Drab, and Buff— Stay- biriding to match. Best 5- 4ihs and 4- 4ths London Printed CAMBRICS, in Light and Dark Chintz. 3.4ths PRINTED COTTONS— a large and beautiful as- sortment. 3- 4ths DARK CHINTZ, in all the prevailing styles. BOMBAZEENS, Black and Coloured. BOMBAZETTS, Black and Coloured, Tweeled and Fi- gured. Best IRISH POPLINS. Plain and Figured SARSNETS. PERSIANS, all colours. Fancy SILK HANDKERCHIEFS— Spotted, Checked, and Striped— Gause and Tissue Ditto. Fancy RIBBONS, for Caps, Eomiets and Girdles— Plain ditto, all widths and Colours. Silk TRIMMING CORDS. Black and Coloured SATINS. 3- 8ths and 4- 4ths BLACK CRAPE— Black Crape PUFF TRIMMING. Scarlet CASSIMERE SHAWLS— Figured Worsted Ditto — Cot. on Ditto, different patterns aud qualities. Black Silk STOCKS, with and without Tabbs. Black Barcelona H ANDKERCH IE FS— Black and Colour. ed BANDANAS, Figured and Plain. _ 5- 4tbs and 6- 4dis CAMBRIC SI USLIN— 5- 4ths and 6- 4ths Elastic and Book Ditto— 5- 4ths and 6- 4ths Checked and Striped Ditto— 5- 4ths and 6- 4ths Glazed and Soft Lining Ditto—£- 4tlis and 6- 4ths Figured LENOS, for Blinds, with birds, ships and flowers. Checked H ANDKERCH IEFS— White Ditto Figured, Book, and Soft MUSLINS— MUSLIN TRIM. • MINGS. 3- 4th « and 4- 4ths FLANNELS, in Welch, Medium, and Swanskin— 3- 4ths and 4- 4ths Blue and Green BAIZE. 3- 4tlu and 4- 4ths Cotton and Linen BED TICKS. 3- 4ths, 4- 4 ths, and 5- 4ths THREAD NET— Urling's Lace— Plain and Figured Quillings— Gumflowers— Black Crape and Satin Flowers Black Feathers— Swandown Hull's Angola Mitts— MuS'eties— Stiffners— Garters— Braces— Cloak Clasps— Hooks and Eyes— Wadding— Pasteboard — Skein and Pirn Wire— Foundation Muslin — Boxes of Balls and Needles— Buttons, gilt, plated, metal, and pearl— Needles, Pins, Thimbles, and Bodkins— Sew- ing Cottons, all colours, iu balls, pirns, and skeins— Shawl Binding— Flannel Binding— Sewing Silks, all colours- Moulds— Buckles— Leather Peaks black and coloured Basket Buttons— Tapes, Bobbins, and Ferrets— Kilmar- nock Bonnets— Sampler Grfaixe and Worsted. HATS, from the most approved makers, such as Dando, Pritchard, Steven, and the Albyn Silk Hat Company, all qualities— Sable and Sealskin CAPS. STOCKINGS, black, grey, and white Worsted, for Men, Women, and Children*- Black, brown, and white Cotton Ditto. White, Scarlet, and Stripad Cotton end Worsted NIGHT CAPS. GLOVES Kid. Bearer, Woodstock, Mock Norway, Real Doe, Buckskin, Hexham, Grains, and Limerick, ill yel- low, green, w hite, drab, black, purple, & c. A neat assortment of Children's London- made BOOTS and SHOES. In addition to the above, A. M. lias just received from London, an elegant supply of Fashionable Long STAYS and CORSETS, all sizes— in white, slate, drab, and buff Jean ; and can be had with or without Bones, fully 15 to 25 percent, cheaper than last month. [ Titch, Lynx, Dutch, Jennet, and Sable MUFFS and TIPPETS. Flouncing and Trimming FURS. Drab, Sage, and Grey MANTLES, richly trimmed, dif- ferent Colours. ty- Every Article for FA MILT MOURNINGS. •. » Orders from tlie country executed with every at- tention. AN APPRENTICE WANTED. ABOYNE LODGE. rpHE ABOYNE LODGE of FREE MASONS JL will hold their Annual Meeting on the 27th Dec. 1824. A regular attendance is requested at 6 o'clock, r. M- on that day. in John Guild's, Vintner, Broad Street. Those Mem- bers in arrears will be so good as pay up tbe same, as otherwise they will bestruclc off the Lodge on that night. By order of the Committee, Dec. 9, 1824. ALEX. COUTTS, SEC. WANTED TO BORROW, NOW OH AT THE ENSUING TERM, 4- NSOA Heritable Security Apply to Robert Alcock, Advocate. December 10, 1824. AUTOMATON ARTIST. AWF. UK and a half longer or thereabouts, and Proso- pographtis will be taking his departure from Aberdeen. Being a stranger of no common stamp, and having excited considerable interest, and as it is evident that he cannot wait upon his friends to bid them adieu, it is hoped they will call upon him to receive those parting pledges, which will not only be remembrances of him, but will never fail to remind them of themselves I Tickets of admission. One Shilling, which will entitle each visitor to one of the above- mentioued tokens, the Performances of PROSOPOGRAPHUS I 41, M, trischal Street. Hours ( if MUadance, from 11 till 3, during the day; and from 7 till 8 in the evening. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT in terms of the Act 58. Geo. III. the Quar- terly Stated General Meeting of the COMMISSIONERS of POLICE will be held, in their Committee Room, on Tuesday the 14th inst. at Twelve o'clock noon. i WM. CHALMERS. POLICE OFFICE, ? Saturday, Dec. 11, 1824. J BRIDGE OF DEE ROAD. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE TRUSTEES on the Line of Turnpike Road from Aberdeen to tbe Bridge of Dee, have, in virtue of the powers conferred upon them by the Turnpike Act, resolved to In- crease the Rate of Toll Duty chargeable at the Ruthrieston Bar, to the maximum allowed by the Act, being one- half more than what is presently charged, and that such increased rate will begin to be levied on Monday the 13th curt. By Order of the Trustees, THO. BURNETT, C. G. M. Aberdeen, Dec. 7, 1824. FOR SALE, " RY PRIVATE BARGAIN, THE HOUSE, No. 31, LONG ACRE: it is at present ill a state of good repair, and fully tenanted. Part of the price will be allowed to remain in the hands of a purchaser, if desired. Apply to JAMES DYCE. Broad Street, Dec. 7? 1824. AMERICAN TIMBER FOR SALE, At FRASERBURGH, on Wednesday the 15th inst. AQUANTITY of excellent YELLOW PINE and HARD WOOD, landed ex the A BOYNE, from St. John's, New Brunswick, in July last. Apply to JNo. OFFICER. FROM LQNDOW DIRECT. EXTENSIVE SALE, Of Plated Goods, Jewellery, China, Cut Glass, Paper ' l rays, Tortoiseshell Tea Chests, Work Boxes, Dressing Cases, Gilt and Bronze Goods, # c. $ c. HMACfJWEIN begs respectfully to inform the • Public, that he has had aclvrce, by this day's mail, ot* a very extensive Consignment of VALUABLE GOODS, of tbe various kinds above stated, which will be exposed to sale by Auction, about the 20th curt, in the LARGE HALL adjoining the EXCHANGE NEWS ROOMS. Particulars will be given in future advertisements. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, III the AGENCY OFFICE, on Thursday the 16th curt. r ..... - -- fsf EXPEDITIOUS TRAVELLING. PROPERTY AT UNION ROW, FOR SALE. Upon Wednesday the 29di December next, there will be ex- posed to sale by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, betwixt the hours of 6 and 7 afternoon, HPHE DWELLING HOUSE and STABLES JL near Union Place, presently occupied by John Rae, and Charles Menzies, carters, and others. The premises are held of tbe Treasurer of Aberdeen for the payment of 14s. sterling, and yield of yearly rent about =£ 20. For farther particulars, application may be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate. Aberdeen. TO LET, THE FOLLOWING FARMS, on the Estate of ECHT, for 19 years, viz. Part of the Farm of BARNYARDS of Echt, possessed by William Aberdein, consisting of 08 acres, or thereby, all erable. Entry at Whitsunday next. The Farm of WATER TOWN, consisting of 38 acres, or thereby, all arable; at present partly possessed by John Cooper. Entry immediately, or at Whitsunday next. Also, the Farm of DENWELL, consisting of 21 acres, or thereby, all arable ; at present possessed by Win Tyller. Entry immediately, or at Whitsunday next. For further particulars, apply to Mr Forbes, the Proprietor, and James Torn, the ground- officer, will point out the farms. Quay, Dec. 6, 1824. SAXE COBOURG COACH. THE Proprietors of this Coach respectfully announce to the public, that as the late hour of arrival in Aber- deen from the south has been the subject of complaint among Commercial Gentlemen, and Travellers in general, for some time back, they have, in order to remove ibis grievance in future, and to expedite the conveyance, altered the hourof de- parture from Perth to 7 o'clock A. M every lawful day, in place of 10, as formerly ; by which arrangement the Co- aouKO will pass through the following towns, on her way northward, at the after- mentioned hours, viz. Dundee, \ befora 10; breakfast; and he in Arbroath, ^ past 12 ; Montrose £ past 2 ; dine ; and be in Bervie, £ past 4 ; Stonehaven, 4 past5: and Aberdeen, | past 7 r. M. And will start from the Royal Mail Coach Office, Dempster's Hotel, No. 63, Union street, every morning, at 6 o'clock A. M. arrivein Stonehaven at 8; breakfast; and he in Bervie, - J before 10; Montrose, \ past 12 ; Arbroath, * past 1 ; Dundee, J past 3 ; dine ; and be in Perth, ^ past 6 r. M. ; stop all night, and leave next morning for Edinburgh, via Kinross and Queensferry, where she arrives at Mid- day. N. B.— This is the only direct conveyance to the above men- tioned towns, FARES VERY MODERATE. Passengers and parcels, & c. booked at the ends and inter- mediate stages for all parrs of the Kingdom. The Proprietors will not be accountable for any parcel or package whatever, if lost or damaged, above the value of £ 5 Sterling, unless insured, and paid fir accordingly. Not accountable for Luggage taken upon the streets. MAIL COAOH OFFICE, 7 65, Union Street, Aberdeen, Nov. 8, 1824. J SALE ADJOURNED. UPSET PRICE REDUCED TO =£ 1750. Upon Friday the 24th day of December current, there will be exposed to sale by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Ta- vern Aberdeen, at two o'clock afternoon, rpHAT large TENEMENT of FORE and BACK JL LAND, with the PERTINENTS, lying on the West Side of the Broad Street of a^ beideen, and extending to the Guestrow. presently occupied by Mr Wm Robertsou, Book- seller and others. The property at present rents Ll33 Sterling, and is not burdened with any feu- duty. Part of the price will be allow- ed to remain in the hands of the purchaser if wished for. Entry on 1st June next. For farther particulars, application may be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate, Aberdeen, in whose hands are the title deed5;. Aberdeen, Dec. 3, 1824. COUNTY OF ABERDEEN. At Aberdeen, 3d December, 1824, in presence of an Ad- journed General Meeting of Landholders, Commission- ers of Supply, and Justices of 1' eace of the County qf Aberdeen, ROBT. DALRYMPLE HORN ELPRINSTONE, ESQ. of Logie Elphinstone, ' PUSSES. HP HE Preses stated, that the present Meeting had been called for the purpose of taking into consideration certain Resolutions which he had submitted to last Michaelmas Meeting, on the subject of the Bill brought into last session of Parliament, for " the better regulating of the Forms of Process in the Courts of Law in Scotland." Since that time he had at- tentively gone over the bill, together with tbe resolutions of different public bodies concerned, and had also been in corres- pondence with various gentlemen, who had taken an interest in the matter, the result of which was, that he did not now mean to bring forward the resolution % rhich he had formeily submitted to the Cotmty, but he bad $ riwn up a motion, which, in connection with the resolutions of the Michaelmas Meeting, he trusted would bo considered sufficiently expressive of the sentiments of the County, on a subjec£; j> f s^ h importance, without entering into the details K-^, It was therefore, on the motion < sf iAr Horn JE! phhi% to » e, seconded by Major Leith Hay, yor. of Rannes, Unanimously Resolved, That this Meeting highly approve of the object of the bill ; and while, as County Gentlemen, they feel themselves incom- petent to enter iuto any analysis of its various minute enact- ments, they, nevertheless, think it necessary to express their belief, that the benefit expected to result from trial by Jury in Civil Cases, is most likely to be obtained by an adherence to tbe principle upon which that mode of trial was first establish- ed in this country, namely, by making it, as soon as such ar- rangement can with propriety be accomplished, a part of the procedure of the Court of Session, to be conducted by the Judges before whom the cases are discussed, and upon whose decision they are ultimately to be determined. The Meeting, however, observe with satisfaction, that trial by Jury is not considered as adapted to the practice of our Sheriff Courts. The Meeting then n^ med and appointed a special Commit- tee of their number to attend to the progress of the bill, with power to communicateon the subject with any Committees which may be appointed by other counties. Thereafter, the Preses having called the attention of the Meeting to a Bill which was brought into Parliament last session, for facilitating the transfer of Heritable Securities, and which had passed the House of Commons, although stoptin its progress in. the House of Lords, it was Unanimously Resolved, That although not immediately connected with the subject under discussion, yet, as having reference to expensive forms of law, the Meeting think it right to avail themselves of the present opportunity, to express their cordial approbation of the object and principles of said bill, and the corresponding disap- pointment which they experienced at the failure of a irfeasure calculated to afford important relief to that portion of the land- ded interest upon which the pressure of the times has borne most heavily, and which, although perhaps necessarily aban- doned for the time, in consequence of the imperfect state in which the bill was brought forward, the Meeting earnestly hope and trust will not be lost sight of by the Legislature. The foregoing Resolutions were appointed to be published in the Aberdeen newspapers, and Edinburgh Advertiser and Courant, and a copy transmitted to the Member for the county. R. DAL. HORN ELPHINSTONE, Preses. On the motion of General Hay of Rannes, the thanks of the Meeting were unanimously voted to the Preses, for his conduct in the Chair, and the great attention which he appears to have bestowed on the general business of the County, since his appointment as Convener, and particularly on the impor- tant subject brought under the consitierati of the present fleeting. TMXC'. *>--\ JIII'ITXC, C. 5. ILSJ'SSURNTI?. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, & c. On Monday the 13th day of December curt, there will be sold by auction, in that house in Belmont Sireet, which be- longed to, and was lately occupied by, the Rev. ROBERT DOIG, now deceased, TU- IE remaining PART of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE therein— consisting of a Piano Forte; Four- posted and Tent Bedsteads, with Curtains; Feather Beds and Blankets; Chests of Drawers; a Set of Mahogany Dining Tables; Sofas; Carpets; Grates; an excellent Kit- chen Range; and a number of other articles. Sale to com- mence at 1 I o'clock forenoon. W. ROSS. Upperkirlgate, Dec. 4, 1824. The above- mentioned HOUSE, as already advertised, is to be sold or let. Entry immediately. Apply to Arthur Dingwall Fordyce, Advocate, Schoolbill. SALE OF EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. FOR WHALE FISHING BARQUE YTHAN SALE. TO BE S0L1J BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, • k . THE BARQUE YTHAN of ABERDEEN, ( As she presently lies at this Port.) - - juj| t jn jgjunder the particular inspection of her " present owner. Register 264 tons— carries a very large cargo, and sails fast. She will be sold either with or without her Fishing Stores. She is abundantly found ill every respect, andean be sent to sea without any outfit except provisions. For Inventory, and other particulars, apply to John Black, Newburgh, by Ellon ; or Captain Crogie ou board. Aberdeen, Nov. 26, 1824. Oil Tuesday the 14th curt, there will be sold by public auc- tion, in the House in Belmont Street, formerly occupied by the late Rev. Mr DOIG, rjMIE Whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE - a- belonging to a Lady retired from Housekeeping— con- sisting of a Mahogany Sideboard— a Set of Dining Tables- Tea, Card, and other Tables— Mahogany Dining and Draw- ing Room Chairs— a Pair of Fashionable Couches— Carpets— Moreen and other Window Curtains— Four- posted Bedsteads and Curtains— Feather Beds— Mattresses— Blankets— China, Glass, and Stoneware— a Set of Blue Printed Dinner Stone- ware— Kitchen Furniture, and a number of other articles. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. W. ROSS. Upperkirkgate, Dec. 7, 1824. SALE OF MAHOGANY, BLACK BIRCH, AND FIR TIMBER. On Wednesday the 15th December curt, there will be sold by public roup, within the Wood Yard » f Mr John Benzie, at Poynernook, A Large Quantity of very superior SPANISH and il HONDURAS MAHOGANY, cut up in Planks and Veneers. A great proportion of both these qualities is tit for Table Wood. ALSO, BLACK BIRCH in Plank; RED and YELLOW PINE LOGS; about 4000 feet of Inch FLOO R1 NG ; and a parcel of Home CLEFTING, three- fourths and half- inch thick. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon.— Credit will be given. W. ROSS. Upperkirkgate, Dec. 7, 1824. MIRAMICHI TIMBER. To be sold by public roup, on Saturday the 11 th December, oil the Links, ( betwixt Messrs. Catto, Thomson, & Co.' s Rope Work and the Battery.) THE ENTIRE CARGO OF THE BRIG fMI HALIFAX PACKET, Just arrived from Miramichi— consisting of 200 Loads WHITE and YELLOW PINE. 6 Loads BIRCH, and A Parcel of 3 Inch PLANK. This Cargo principally consists of Root- cuts of large dimen sions ; is remarkably clean, and well worth the attention of wrights, and others ill want of such timber. Il will be put up in such lots as inteuding purchasers incline ; and credit will he given on security. The roup will begin exactly at II o'clock forenoon. N. I).— The whole of the above cargo is now landed, and may be seen on the Links until the day of sale. Other par- ticulars may be known, on application to Quay, Nov. ZO, 1824. HOBt. DUTIIIE, CHEAP & BOOKS, Published by JONES & CO. 3. Acton Place, Kingsland Road; H. FISHER, ( Printer in Ordinary to his Majesty,) 38, Newgate Street, London ; dad Sold Wholesale and Retail by S. MATHISQK, ATo. 1, RETTIE'S COURT, Broad Street, Aberdeen; Also, by their Agents, and all Booksellers throughout the Britis. 1) Empire. 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MATHISON takes this opportunity of returning his most sincere thanks to his friends, and the public in general, for the very liberal share of their patronage he has already received ; and hopes, that the superior style in which the Works now of- fered to their attention are executed, as to cheapness, elegance, and portability, will ensure him a continuance of their favour. J. MATHISON takes orJers for all Books in general circula- tion, and will Exchange on the most reasonable terms. *,* Orders from the Country, accompanied by Cash, will be carefully and expeditiously executed. . CASE OF THE PER RE A US, EXECUTED FOIl FORGERY AT TYBURN, JAN. 17, I77G. Of the numbers who have been convicted of Forgery within the last fifty years, three cases have especially ex- cited public feeling— those of the Perreaus, Dr. Dodd, and Mr. Waite, of Bristol. As the forgeries of the Perreaus are more analogous in extent, and long continu ed hazard of detection, with that of Mr. Fauntleroy, than those of Dr. Dodd or Mr. Waite, we shall detail their case as concisely as the nature of the subject will admit. Daniel Perreau and Robert Perreau were twin brothers of West India origin. The former, who had resided as a merchant iu the Island of Gaudaloupe, failing in business, returned to this country, and, as was ultimately shewn, became deeply involved in specu- lations in the Alley. Robert Perreau, an apothecary and surgeon of eminence and high respectability, resided in Golden- square, having a wife and family. Daniel Perreau, having formed a connection with the celebrated Mrs. Margaret Caroline lludd, the wife of an officer from whom she was separated, thev lived together for some years as man and wife, in Pall- mall- court. In the mon h of March, 1775, Robert Perreau directed a scrivener of the name of Wilson, to prepare a bond from Mr. William Adair, to himself, Robert Perreau, for 7,500/. The bond, so prepared, was by him delivered to Mrs. Rudd, then passing as the wife of Daniel Per- reau, and was subsequently by her returned to him, purpotting to have been duly executed by Mr. W in. Adair, and regularly attested by two witnesses. This bond Robert Perreau took, by the direction of his brother, at whose instance he ( Robert) had caused the bond to be prepared, to Mr. Drumiiiond, the banker, requesting an advance of 5,0001. on that security. ' 1 h reputation of Mr. Adair was such, being an Aimy Agent of hi^ li connections and respectability, that no objection would have been made to the required advance, but on looking at the signature, Mr. Drumniond asked if Mr. R. Perreau had seen the Bond executed, to which he replied in the negative, but that it certainly was Mr. William Adair's signature. Mr. Drummond direetlv observed, that he had seen that gentleman write, and that the name on the Bond Lore no resemblance to his hand- writing. On application to Mr. W. Adair, bo denied all knowledge of the transaction. This led to further explanation, and at length application was made to the Magistrates by Robert Perreau, to take Mrs. Rudd into custody, as the presumed author of the For- gery. When examined before Sir John Fielding and Mr. Addington, she recriminated, alleging, that she bud been forced to sign the bond by Daniel Perreau, who had held a knife to her throat. After a delay of some days, the two brothers were also taken into custody, and fimiiiy committed. Mrs. Rudd was admitted a" » King's evi- " ilcuci, ai « J being bound over to appear and give her tes- timony as such, was liberated on bail. The defence set up by Daniel Perreau was, thMr.-. ! » mtd had for some yoars hcl'J a correspondent!? with Mr. Jamet^ Adair ( the brother of Will'mm), who being' intimately acquainted and connected with their family, had taken an extraordinary interest in the establishment of Daniel Perreau. Mrs. Rudd, from time to tftne, had presented him, Danitl Perreau, with considerable sums of money, alledged to have been given her by Mr. Jauies Adair, and on which thev had launched out iuto an ex- pensive style of living. But such had been the reserve with which this unprecedented interest had been mani- fested, that Mr. James Adair and Daniel Perreau never" once saw each other 1 This bond, however, as it ap- peared, was not the first transaction of that nature.—• Mrs Rudd having in several previous instances represent- ed, as she did in this, to Daniel Perreau, that Mr. William Adair, the brother, having occasion for money on various pretences, wished him to request his brother Robert to raise money on his, Mr. W. Adair's bond.— These supposed solicitations, Daniel Perreau had com- municated to his brother Robert, who causing bonds to be prepared, returned them to Daniel, by whom they were delivered to Mrs. Rudd, who professing to have got them executed by Mr. W. Adair, they were at dif* ferent times put into the hands of Robert, w ho borrowed large sums of money on them. In one instance, a sum of four thousand pounds was borrowed of Sir T. Frankland, w hich was, however, re- paid four days before the Bond became due— by means of another sum raised in a similar manner. There was also due to Messrs. Druimnonds 1400/. for monev lent on a supposed security. A Dr. Brook advanced three thousand pounds on another Bond, and the Revered Doctor Crane nearly the same amount, of which, as it afterwards came out, one thousand pounds was paid inter the hands of a broker, for differences on the settling day, but which Robert drew back on the verv eve of his com- mitment. Sir Thomas Frankland, whose confidence wasnaturally increased by the punctual payment of hisfour' thousand poands, advanced a still larger sum on a similar bond. On the trial of Robert Perreau, the evidence of Mu. Rudd being rejected, she was committed to New- >> i"., r f n il. Koli.- t lVr.--" in ii' > s. i. lii/ i'! -" i!'" af utter- ing, and Daniel on the general charge. When Mr-. Rudd was brought to trial, she claimed the benefit of the promises made to her by the Magistrates, if sha would tell the truth." The promise was admitted* but was contended to have been, not on the ground of her being pirticeps criminis, she having constantly denied her guilt, ascribing the signature ol the bond to fear of her life. After long argument before Lord Mansfield and Mr. Justice Aston, her claim was disallowed; shpr was then put upon her triid, and acquitted. The Per- reaus were both executed at Tyburn, Jan. 17, 1776. The procession from Newgate consisted of a cart, in which were two Jews and a highwayman of the name of Lee— a Sledge on which were two Coiners— and a Mourning Coach with the Perrcaus. ' There were two Gallowses erected, that they might not die on the sama Tree with the Jews. The fate of the Perreaus was generally deplored, from an impression that they had been sacrificed by the machinations of an artful woman ; but Mrs. Rudd was not without her defenders, public opinion being greatly divided as to the guilt of the res- pective parties ; and the discovery of many circumstances unfavourable to the character of Daniel Perreau, after the execution, increased the number of her partisans, although both the brothers to the last moment declared their innocence. We have been thus minute in detailing the cine of the P.' s with a view of shewing, that the very extraordinary' transactions of Mr. F. are not without a parallel in extent of daring, and the imminent danger of discovery. lit the case of the Perreaus, the risque was unquestionably greater than that incurred by Mr. Fauntleroy; for so long as the Dividends on the Stock sold out were paid, there wasnodangerof inquiry; and possessing a command of money, Mr. Fauntleroy might in case of suspicion have replaced the Stock. A Power of Attorney to transfer Stock, once acted upon, is laid aside, and noth- ing but some accident, as extraordinary as that which actually happened, could lead to discovery. But rn the case of the Perreaus, there were Sir Thomas Frankland, Messrs. Drummond, eminent bankers, Dr. Brooke, and the Rev. Dr. Crane, all holding actual forgeries, which innumerable chances might bring to light. The Adairs, as Agents, were public characters, and the circulation of their bonds might naturally suggest in- quiry. There seems, however, in all these crooked transactions a fatality which ever leads to detection.—• Comparing the cases, that of the Pcrreaus presents one circumstance yet more extraordinary than any in that of Mr. Fauutleroy. The paper left, bv that gentle- man in his box, avowing the fo - geries he had committed, id certainly an instance of blind security that might, but for our knowledge of the fact, stagger belief; but he re- lied on the power of destroying or removing that abomin- able evidence of guilt at pleasure; its existence was known but to himself, it was concealed from every other eye. ' I he committing that confession to writing was prudence, when compared with the bond presented lo Mr. Drummond, a banktr living in the ; a ne quarter of the town, and through who . e hands the drafts of Mr. Adah- must, from the nature i f his busim ss, have j. assed. Yet to this Gentleman was tend red a f rged bond for 7,500/. the signature to which bore not ihe least resemblance to thi hand- writing of the party. Contrasting the consuinnu. te ait with which the Forced In fumet. t had been contriv- ed, with tl e total disregard of verisimilitude, or even imperfect imitation of the hand- writing, this may fairly he considered as one of the many circumstances in the Romance of Real Life," which, but for the notoriety of [ he fac*, would be pronounced incredible. There can bp no doubt, that had the sign tare of Mr. W. Adair been imitated, even though imperfectly, that forgery j Mould I lave escaped detection. • -. Wli V . ever taken pTnce hi that part of the rovnfry, of the toss and merely gives a report of the prnceediugstif tln> Guild'ry as well j other NOVEMBER. AGRICULTURAL 15 EPORTS FOR ENGLAND. Our late prospect of an amendment m lite weather } ias failed, and tiie low hinds coitimie to be deluged, to the entire prevention, in many parts, of those agricul- tural operations proper to the season. On the Conti- nent also, the farmers are in the same unfortunate pre- dicament. The present month, being usually the latest for the commission of wheat seed to the earth, a considerable portion of the business of sowing will ne cessarily stand over to January and the beginning of February. The earlv sown wheat on dry and healthy lands vegetated quickly, anil is a strong and forward crop; that on poor soils and cold infertile clays, is weak, of an unhealthy colour, and much thinned by the vermin. In some exposed districts, the turnips have been singularly affected by the almost constant gales of wind; they have been blown into the earth, the bulbs half uncovered, and so much of the fibrous roots destroyed as to leave little probable hope of farther net- ease in the weight of the crop. The excess of moisture, moreover, must deteriorate the quality of the common turnip; and they will be fortunate who have a considerable breadth of the Rutabaga or Swedish tur- nip, which, from its firmer texture, will probably be better able to resist the redundancy of moisture. How- ever, iu general, the turnip crop never exhibited a finer appearance. KINCARDINESHIRE. The month of November, which proverbially is cal- led the gloomy month, has this year given ample proof that the adage is truth. Torrents of rain and gusts of wind have succeeded each other, and the month may be divided into twentv- one rainy and nine dry days. i he wind has mostly blown from the east, which seldom fails to tain;; boisterous weather in this corner of the islam^. T! wgreater part of the stubble has got the winter fitr- row, anil the plowing of lea has generally commenced ; but in damp situations the ground has been so completely saturated with moistcr, that not a furrow can be drawn to advantage. Some fields of wheat had suffered se- verely by the lieav. v floods, but its general aspect is pro- mising. ' The grain market, which is ever liable to fluc- tuate j has gone through several vacillations in course of the month, particularly in the price of barley. Strong fears were entertained at one period that the ports would open for the importation of foreign barley, but as the last averages are something under the importation price, this matter has been set at rest for other three mouths; and the ports being now shut for the admission of foreign oals, a considerable advance has taken place in every species of grain in the course of last week. \ V heat 30s. to 84s.; barley 30s. to 33s.; common bear, 2Ss. to 2Ss. ; oats, 20s. to 21s.; oatmeal, 17s. 6d. to IBs.; potatoes, 8s. lo 9s. 6d. per boll. Home flax from 10: to 14s. per . stone. Farming stock of all descriptions is ill fair demand. Fat cattle and calving cows ere worth from 6s. to 7s. per stone. Wintering stots and queys are rather cheaper since Hallow Fair, but there is not much room to complain on the fall. The price of sheep has been looking down at some of the late fairs, and are dull sale. A great number of cattle and sheep have been put on turnips, and, from the excellence of the crop, there is likely to be plenty of { at stoek throughout the season. Good horses are scarce and dear, being a good sale in the English market. Our term markets have been well attended; and, although wages cannot be rated higher than at Whitsunday, they were brisker. Agricultural improvements are carried forward with much spirit, which gives constant employment to la- bourers ; and whatever effect the gloomy weather may have on our southern neighbours, we are convinced the farmers in this district are in mnch better spirits than thev were some years ago. JURY COURT— Nov. 29. AN'DRII. SON, V. niVTOUb AND OTHERS, FOR f. lit EL This d iv the Jury Court held its sitting in the apartment usually occupied by the Second Division of tbe Court of Ses- sion, the . Tory Court premises having been totally destroyed by tiie late fire in the Pailiament Square. The case for trial was an action of damages at the instance of Robert Anderson, Esq. of Laws, and Provost of Dundee, against Mr Robert Stephen Rii.'. oul, printer of the Dundee Advertiser and others, for libel the alleged libellous matter having been published i I the newspaper printed by Mr Rintoul. and hearing to have been « p. lien bv the other defenders, and also in a pamphle circulated in Dundee and its neighbourhood.— Damages laid • M r 12.000. Mr . Killey stated the case for the pursuer at considerable length. He said he appeared on the pa. tofMr Anderson who came to seek redress for a series of the most deliberate persevering, and injurious libels. In these circumstances the defenders had taken no issue in justification ; they therefore could not prove tbe Until of their allegations, and it would he sufficient for him to satisfy the Jury, that such publications were HItt Hons to entitle him lo a verdict, as the law presumed thrill to be malicious. This action hail not been brought from vindictive feelings, nor for the purpose of enriching the pur- suer, but for the vindication of his character. The defenders had had it in their power to have taken an issue to prove the troth of their assertions: this they had not done; and be ( Mr J.) would lead such a proof as would satisfy Ihe Jury that the pursuer was above shrinking from such an lion as would entitle him to a verdict at their hands, even f om the unfounded nature of the calumnies. Mr Anderson is a Gentleman of good estate, has been distinguished through the'iihole couse ofhis life for his iulegiity, and from his hi character has been much employed as a factor for the neigh- houi in" gentry— a person of all others whose situation requires that no imputation should lie against his character. His op- ponents were Burgesses and Guild Brothers of Dundee, one of whom publishes a newspaper which is generally liberal in matters of public discus- inn, and which, he believes, is con- ducted with ability and with general fairness ; the other de fenders were gentlemen of respectability; so that the discus- sion at this liar might he conducted without any imputa- ion on one side or on llie other. They were, no doubt, parties in opposite politics, and political liberty could not subsist with out discussion, in course of which some undue violence must occur, which miuht be got over by proper apology ; so far from making any apology, the subsequent conduct i had been a stronir aggravation of their libels how of th ver, lefenders I trustees it . nog whom at same time, the Provost of perpetual tiustec, there be In 1814 Mr Webster succeeded to III- ( Mr J.) was in favour of public discussion, but those per- sons ivho were most anxious for its continuance were for that reason mure. desirous of preventing its abyse. The Learned Gentleman then entered into a histiWof the fund of LfiOOO left for instituting schools forthe benefit of the counties ot Fife Perth, and Forfar, which wis placed in the hands of . Mi Graham Webster, on the security of estates, since sold for 1.50 000. 15y the death of several of the original trustees it was thou. rhr proper to nominate new trustees, among was . Mi Graham Webster, and Dundee et officio was named in" twenty oilier trustees. l) r Webster in properly to the extent of LI00.000, and pur. chased the lands of Balmuir, and, as a matter of convenience to him. proposed that the trustees should transfer the security from these lauds along -. villi the esiate of Meathie, to the land of Meathie alone, and to allow Mrs Kiikaldy. who held second security over both properties, to restrict her's to a first securiiv over the lands of Meathie alone, a,- reed to On the death of Mr Chalmers. Mr Anderson was appointed fa. tor for Mrs Kirkal. lv. and he drew her interest „,„, applied the money : his appointment to k place ,.. 1817 and In 1 « ' 8 Mr A « ^ l'll'cu'< l 1' rovost " f Dundee, and be trustee for ihe Academy, the burgh of Dun ppointment. lie, as Pro responsible lo the inhabitants of Du ndee any more than those of the other three counties, to which they were as a mere speck : and before the bargain was Conclodcd M Anderson ceased to be a trustee. In the year 18* 0 M Web sur's a flairs became unexpectedly involved, and a clamou was raised that the Academy limits were in danger ; but tin proved an unfounded clamour, as the estate of Meath. e sol for more than both the claims of Mr. Klrka dy and the Aca uemv trustees, which were paid off, and the establishment l„ d sustained no injury from , hearrWgem_ e., t. II the de- lei. ders, instead of slating their alarms, had mitred whether , h. proper. v was lit to pay the trust- funds, they might have • Zl a saiisfac'o. y answer ; but they bad suffered then. se. ee „; the party opponents of Mr Anderson, to make an attack on honour and integrity of a person whom they knew to be came « officio dee having no connexion with the appointment, vost, was not the honour ami ""' - . - . ... , l„, ve reproach, and had spoken at a public meeting of tl.. Uu. id. y of Dundee, pethaps the most inflammatory that had peril of the trust- funds, and demanded an explanation, but with which, as burgesses, they had nothing to do. [ Mr J. here read the paragraph published three months after the meet- ng of Guildry, stating the rumour ofthe jeopardy of the trust- funds, and concluding, that as no explanation had taken place looked extremely ill.] What, he asked, was the inference that these words were calculated, and it must be presumed, were intended to convey? and these inferences were not insi- uated, but repeated over and over ajzain, and which he main- ained to be entirely false; it was false that the academy fund nd a first security over the lands of Balmuir, for Mrs Kirk- Idy held a first security over that property, prior and prefer- ble to the academy trustees, and there . was therefore no se- curity of the trust- funds sacrificed by Mr Anderson. All this was said to be done to serve Mr Webster, \ tfhose securities were perfectly sufficient. He ( Mr Jeffrey) had stated what his fortune was by possession, and what by inheritance; aud he was sure that up to the time the commission of bankruptcy was issued, there was not a man in Dundee but would, if he had had it, lent him 60001. on his personal security, the very day before the bankruptcy took place. The statements made by the defenders were false, and such as no person of character could sit under without vindicating himself by the verdict of a Jury. After some observations on the nature of the defence he anticipated, the Learned Gentleman concluded by asking a verdict for his client, as there was no truth to warrant in the least degree the intolerable expressions applied to him, and as a Court of Law, honour and character must be translated to pounds, shillings, and pence, they should apportion the amount to the injury, which was not small; and besides, the public would form their estimate on that principle. Mr Jef- frey then proceeded to call witnesses; the first was Mr Alex. Pearson. W. S. Mr Webster's agent, who prov- ed the great credit of that gentleman at the time ofthe transac- tion with the trustees of the academy, Mr Pearson having himself advanced payment of the property of Balmuir, for which he had his bills, and which were not paid for six months after. lie understood the restriction of the security to be a fair transaction. The estate of Meathie was soid, aud the rustees got the money about eighteen months ago. It was Mr Webster who employed witness to transfer the securities, not the pursuer Mr Anderson. Mr Pearson was not aware that Mrs Kirkaidy was alarmed about her security till after Mr Wef/ ster's bankruptcy. A variety of documentary evidence was here put in, to prove that Mr Anderson had no share in arranging the transfers of security. Mr John Duff, junior, merchant, Dundee, Mrs Ander- son, and Mr George Symers. formerly his clerk, proved that he alleged libels referred to the pursuer, and all agreed as to the high character which Mr Anderson held. Similar testi- mony was also given by Principal Nicoll, who had known the pursuer for about twenty years. Captain Warren, of the Navy, who has a residence near Dundee, and had known Mr Anderson for a like period, bore testimony to Mr A. being a man of first- rate integrity and honour, and one who was in- capable of sacrificing the interests of a public trust to his own private views. The Captain had dined with Mr Anderson, and met him at Lord Duncan's. Captain Warren, being above the ordinary size, in leaving he witness's box, experienced some difficulty in getting out of it, on which, Mr Cockburn remarked, that it was not so easy tting out of a Court of Law when once people got in : and Mr Jeffrey said it afforded him a hint; and as the door seem-* d difficult to open, he should not trouble it opening any more, and called no more witnesses. Mr MoncreifF then rose to open the defence. His Learned Friend had occupied them in hearing evidence dence of the character of the pursuer as a man of integrity and honour. It was not his intention to say a single word to his prejudice, for that with them was not the question : the ques- tion was, whether his clients had done any thing to subject them in damages to the pursuer. As to saying any thing against his character he repeated he had no such instructions, and he admitted Jfim to be a man of undoubted integrity and honour, but statements of that kind would not avail him. This was one of the most extraordinary actions for damages that had ever been brought ; it proceeded o- n docu- meuts, upon parts of which only the action is founded, while the rest was supposed— it was founded partly on the proceedings of a pub- lic meeting, and partly on a newspaper report of such proceed- ings ; and on these the Jury were requested to 6ay if what was done had been done not only falsely and calumniously, but maliciously. It was not the mere iuferenceof malice that must prevail, but it must be proved that these tilings were done maliciously ; and to enable him to do this, the pursuer should have come here immaculate, instead of which, when an inquiry was demanded at a public meeting, it was rejected by him. He ( Mr M.) would say that there was not only just cause for in- quiry, but material cause for the substance of the statements made against him. But the whole statements, publisheci in the Dundee Advertiser were actually published by the pursuer him- self ; for he is a proprietor of the Dundee Courier, and in that paper, of even date with the Advertiser, report is publish- ed in much greater detail ; and yet he came to complain of the publication by them of what was done by himself, or by per- sons for whom he is responsible. What had been said at first, and was substantially all that had been said against him, was, that the charatable trust- fund had been improperly neglected, and this was a matter to which the attention of the Magistrates was directed. The trustees had a second security over an es- tate worth L. 40,000, on which there was only one bound for L. 6000, so that no possible event could deprive the academy of it ; and this was exchanged for a second security over lands, producing a rental of only L. 400 a- year, over which was a prior bond for L. 4000. When the old trust was settled, there was a considerable arrear of interest amounting to L700 over the L. 6000, which did not appear to have been accounted for, as Mr Chalmers was in the practice of drawing out of Mr Anderson's bands only what was necessary for the expenditure of the academy, and the L. 700 remaining over and above the capital, which afterwards increased to L. 1300, was not yet paid; the trustees ought therefore not only to have security for I.. 6000, but also to cover the accumulated interest. By th letters of Mr Webster, who was the debtor in the bond, he appeared extremely anxious to get the transfer made ; and why was it necessary to cancel the security of the trustees aud tak another ? Because Mrs Kirkaidy was afraid the security would not be ample enough if the accademy was preferred to her ;, and was it fair that Mr Anderson should allow this trans- action to take place without interposing one word in favour of the academy ? The very bond of the academy was in the pos session of Mr Webster, and found in his charter- chest, in Mr Pearson's, his agent. There was here a manifest inattention to the interests of the academy. Taking their own value for the rental of Meathie. that never would produce the interest of Mrs Kirkaldy's bond and that of the academy, for the net rental could not exceed the sum of L. 550v and here we have it laid down that the rental was ample security for interest am- ounting to L 500. It was usual, too, in such transactions, when the borrower resided out of Scotland, as Mr Webster did, to have collateral bond for the payment of the interest, but no such bond was taken for the academy ; the bond did not even contain powers of sale, and was, therefore, the most meagre instead of the, most ample security. His Learned Friend had said Mr Anderson took no charge of the transac tions — this would not do, for it appeared he was very active, for he ordered a search to be made for incumbrances in the case of Mrs Kirkaidy while the academy was postponed. That lady was iufeft on the 7th December, while the trustees had no security from 28th September till I8th December, and that at a time when there was a good deal more than serious doubts of tjve personal credit of Mc Webster, who, in fact, became bank- rupt soon after the date of the infeftment; aud there were thus strong rumours that the academy funds were lost. Mr Car- negie, Mrs Kirkaldy's agent in Edinburgh, became alarmed. Mr Hunter, her agent in Dundee, was alarmed, and not without cause ; for it was a doubtful question whether the securities were not reducible under the statute 1696. on the ground that they were granted within 60 days of the bank- ruptcy. Upon this point the opinion of Mr George JosepI: Bell was taken, the ablest writer on the mercantile law of this country, and that opinion was against the validity of the acade- my security. They, however, got a different opinion, although one not entitled to so much weight, that the securities were not reducible. The practice was not feu lend money on estates unless the rental be not only equal; to the interest, but to one half maire than the interest, so that to cover both bonds, the lands of Meathie ought to have had a rental of L. 750, although it was the same thing to Mrs Kirkaidy, who held the first se- curity. His Learned Friend had said that it bad actually turned out that the security was sufficient; but the question was, whether the security appeared sufficient at the time accor- ding to ordinary practice, and might not have turned out dif- ferently ? [ Mr M. here referred to a recent decision of Lord Gillies, confirmed by the Court of Session, in which tbe trustees of a minor were found liable for money removed out of good security, and lost by being placed into other hands, although the will under which they were appointed had specially freed the trussees from personal liability.] The Learned Counsel entered into a defence of the conduct of the Guildry in pubiicly discussing the subject of the academy, and complained of the conduct of Mr Anderson, on the question being publicly put to him as to the safety ofthe funds, who,, he said, instead of an- swering it, stood upon his high horse and said he was not bound to give any explanation; but Provo t Brown very properly interposed, and said he would make inquiry. No notice was- iak<> n of this promise for three months, when some gentleman wrote tiie letter signed A Guild Brother. From the manner in which the quotations are given in the issues, one might suppose the whole as the language cf | the Editor ( Air Ilintouf), which was not the" fact. H r corner of tiie apartment. u Suppose/' safe Mr. as he can, in the same way as the reports of the proceedings , l? aunt] erQy « we read a praver or t jt wj,| make ug ot the House of Commons, and the substance of it was, that I r » i r i r ' i • i • • > » the trustees gave up a good security for a doubtful one. The more « h6erful. ^ I alwavs find it to elevate my spirits. — Mr. ratintleroy s brother immediately took the prayer ave up a good security for a doubtful one. The ! more Editor alleges nothing but what was said in the Guildry in their place of meeting, in which there is no appearance of libel. The Courier also published its account of the same proceedings, and the one report was as like the other as two persons telling the same story. The meeting consisted of the Members of the Town Council and the Guildry, and its object was the good of the property ofthe town; and if the present action was sustain- ed, they would open the door to abuse; and shut it against de- tection. The real question was, had the assertion been made maliciously ? Tiffs the pursuer had failed to prove. The Guildry had required explanation as to the funds of the aca- demy, and they were told by Provost Anderson that they had nothing to do with it ; the trustees, he said, could remove the academy from Dundee ; in short, they could do what they pleased with it. The Learned Gentleman referred to the go- vernment of Heriot's Hospital and other institutions as bearing upon the present case. The Provost of Dundee for the time being was a trustee for the academy, the same as the Lord Provost of Edinburgh was a Governor of Heriot's Hospital, and was he not to be asked for explanation ? No more had been imputed to him than negligence of the funds ; and when they looked at the counter issue the Jury would not consider the case as one that required damages at all, or, if they did, the smallest coin in the realm would suffice. The Courier had alluded to Mr Rintoul as a jackal, who hunted up the game for tiie higher beasts of prey, and he had evidence to prove who these were, as the allusion was too> strong to be mistaken. There was a degree of impudence in bringing this action. The defenders, if they had been inclined, had a strong ground for action, and the counter issue formed a sufficient set off against those for the pursuer. In conclusion, the Learned Gentleman said, that to sustain this action would be to put a stop to all in- vestigation into existing abuses. Mr MoncriefT sat down at half- past seven o'clock, having spoken for three hours. The following witnesses were then called for the defenders. Mr James Gtb. son Craig expressed himself well acquainted with lending out money on heritable security. When money was scarce it was advanced so that the interest extended to two- thirds of the lenta!. When money was lent to a person in trade, they looked more particularly to the nature ofthe secu- rity; when advan^ t^ to'persons not in Scotland, it was usual to have a collateral security for payment of interest ; a clause of sale was also customary. Mr Melville gave similar testimony. Mr Carnegie was agent for Mrs Kirkaidy, who held a se- curity over the lands of $ 3almuir from Mr Webster. Mrs Kirkaidy told witness that she was willing to accommodate Mr Webster, by restricting the security over Balmuir to Meatbie alone. Mr Hunter of Dundee, by letter, hinted to witness tiie doubtful nature ofthe security, which witness thought was good. The question being a delicate one, he did not put it to Mr Pearson, Mr Webster's agent, but he watched the Gazette, and at length met the truth there. Cross examined by Mr Jeffrey.— Witness felt very little alarm himself as to the doubtful nature of the security. Mrs Kirk- aidy discharged the security over Balmuir before she wasinfeft in the new security. There was no policy, power of sale, or collateral security. William Mathieson, a burgess of Dundee, and Peter Brown, Convener of the Trades there, were called to prove that Mr Blair had, at a meeting of the Guildry, put a question to Pro- vost Brown relative to the security over the two estates being restricted to one, who said he could not inform- him as he was new in office. Provost Anderson was then asked, who replied that the Guildry had nothing to do with it. Mr Blair's man- ner was respectful, but when Provost Anderson said the Trus- tees had power to remove the academy from Dundee he ( Mr Biair) became warm. John Bell, writer in Dundee, proved that it had. been cus- tomary to have printed reports for the use of the Guildry before they were taken into consideration, as was done in the ca^ e of the funds of the academy. Walter Malcolm, clerk to Mr Saunders, clerk to the Guildry, said he wrote the report on the funds of the Academy from Mr Saunders' dictation, and that it was customary to print such reports. Mr Graham had deponed to the failure of Mr Webster, who had owed him L. 7000. Some preliminary steps were taken to set aside certain securities over his estates, but an arrangement was made by Mr Graham's brother for the payment of a bill of witness's, and proceedings were stopt. The dividend paid in London was 6d. in the pound, and 2s. 5d. from the estates in Scotland. Cross- examined by Mr Jeffrey.— Witness had no security for his money, having no idea of bankruptcy taking place.— Arrestments of rent were made that would have covered the bill, but the ranking was never followed out. Mr James Brown, formerly writer in Dundee, remembered the discussions in the Dundee Advertiser and Dundee Courier, and read from the Issues certain passages, which he had no doubt applied to Mr ntvnii, Mr Robertson, and Mr ISlatr, junior ; that the term Jackal applied to the former, aud that the latter were alluded to as beasts of prey. Mr Forsyth rose to reply. He thought bis Learned Friend had adopted a dangerous course in saying so much, although so well, as he could not alter the factor the law, though he should speak from June till January, hour after hour. He proceeded to describe the natiire of the funds of the academy, the part of which that had been advanced on Mr Webster's bond bad been repaid. In speaking of the counter issue, the Learned Gentleman pointed out the difference of the party attacks in the two papers; Provost Anderson had been attack- ed on his pecuniary trusts, and it was due to himself and to those respectable persons with whom he was connected to de- fend himself, and no choice was left but to bring this action. In adverting to the liberty of the press, the Learned Gentle- man stigmatised in strong terms that use of it which puts forth private calumny, from which no honest or honourable man can be safe. As to what had been said of Provost Anderson being proprietor of the Dundee Courier, it bad not been attempted on the other side to prove that he wrote any thing for it, or gave any directions about it whatever ; he had not the control ofthe Editor, he had but his single vote among the other pro- prietors, and if any thing was done by their directions which he did not approve of, all that he could have done was to have left the Company by selling out. In conclusion, the Learned Gentleman informed the Jury that the case was one that called for such damages as would mark the sense they entertained of the unjustifiable proceedings that bad taken place against the pursuer, The Lord Chief Commissioner in commencing his address to the Jury said, he felt the present to be a case that required his assistance, and he should, therefore, deliver his observations with as much perspicuity and partiality as he could, but at that late hour he feared he should do it inadequately. His Lordship pointed out the degrees of responsibility that a per- son stood in who was a part proprietor of a newspaper, but who took no charge in the management— such person was only lia- ble, with the other proprietors, in civil actions, without that mental responsibility which attached to him who conducted the paper— who saw every thing done under his own eye, and who stood in the situation of an author, which Provost Anderson had not done. Ilis Lordship pointed out the nature ofthe law and the fact with his usual clearness, and, in conclusion told the Jury that injury had been done to the pursuer, but cautioned them not, by their verdict, to put money into his pocket, but to give such damages, as would indemnify him for the injury they might consider his character had sustained. The Jury retired a little before ten o'clock, and after being enclosed about two they r. turned the following verdict : '' Find for the defenders on the first twelve issues ; for the pursuer on the last issue, and no damages." The Lord Chief Commissioner said, that as the Jury had found for the defenders 011 the first twelve issues, there was no occasion to mention any thing about damages ; and he there- fore suggested that their verdict should be a general finding for the defenders ; in which the Jury acquiesced, and the verdict was recorded accordingly. The case occupied the Court till about midnight. , Counsel for the pursuer— F. Jeffrey aud It. Forsyth, Esqrs. Agent, George Hogarth, Esq. W. S. For the defenders— J. Moncrieff II. Coekburn, and J. Henderson, Esqrs. ; Agents, Pearson and Sondilands, Esq W. S. conveyed in a hearse and pair to 11c,- if tin id, litinliill- fK- lils, where 1 bocrk which the Rev. Mr. Cotton had put into the hands of the unfortunate man upon his first entrance into the prison. He made two 01- three attcmps. to read but they were ineffectual. His sou, who seemed much more firm, in fact, at every interview with him, then took the book and read a praver. It was one in which the redemption of mankind was powerfully described, and which spoke ofthe assurance which a repentant spirit had of salvation and happiness.— The unfortunate penitent had read it frequently ; ha had referred to it in his moments of great- est agonv ; and it had given him comfort amidst all tbe accumulated horrors with which' he w is surrounded. The effect of this prayer was visible in tbe countenance of the unfortunate convict. He clasped his. hands to- gether and cried aloud, " Oh, God, hear that prayer ! 1 give thee thanks for the bright scenes which you have placed before my soul. You have put a mail, stronger than that of iron, round my heart— and here I stand, ready and anxious t^ behold thee 1" His brother, al- though affected even to sobs and tears, upon his entrance into the prison, received comfort from this irresistible proof and firm hope of a happy immortality. lie ex- pressed his feelings in terms ofthe most ardent affection. " If." said he " you leave the woild Henry, in such a condition of mind, you can have nothing to lament. In the presence of God you will appear before we shall, whom you leave behind. Your happiness shall commence, while those around you who now grieve at vonr fate, will still have to struggle onward to the grave, through all the sharp varieties of niTiiction." " My only pain, mv dear brother and son," said . Mr. Faimtleroy, " now is, that the stain upon my memory, will, I fear, extend itself to all who are dear to me; that the sin I have commit ted. # nd committed, God knows, nor without remorse, that fnrncd tftv davs and nights to bitterness, will be visited in the natural indigna- tion of mankind upon those who bear all my affections ; that they will have to bear the scoln of men, and to be branded with the offence of an unfortunate but penitent criminal." His brother combated this apprehension, which indeed has powerfully affected him during the whole period ofhis imprisonment. " It is," said Mr. Fauntleroy, " a consolation to me to know that there are men who form a candid estimate of mv feelings, and actions. God knows that my remorse for my crime was always stronger than my fears of the consequences, great as they were." From this subject they passed to that of the future conduct and prospects ofthe boy, who, during this con- versation, held'his father's hands between his own, and intently gazed upon his face— Fauntleroy addressed him in a most solemn tone iu these words— " My lieloved boy— mv poor fatherless bov— in a few hours I shall l « 110 more. You must support your mother's heart. It to your affection she has to look for comfort. Oh, what I felt at the dreadful meeting with her I But we will pass over those things. Be tender and obedient to her, Henry, for your father's sake. I am it is true a great criminal; but that God, before whom I am on the point of appearing, knows that I meant to atone for my crime, and now that atonement is impossible, lam satis- fied to leave the world, only lamenting that iny departure will be no expiation." The boy's face was bathed with tears while he answered his father's dying request, bv declaring that he would ever honour and obey those under whose protection he was left. Mr. Fantitleroy's brother then, somewhat relieved from the anouish with MR. FAUNTLEROY. Additional Details from Evening Papers. PARTING INTERVIEW WITH HIS SON AND BROTHER. On Monday, Mr. Fauntlerov, soon after he rose from a sound night's repose, was visited bv the Rev. Mr, Springett, who informed him that the Sheriffs had given directions, that his son and brother should be permitted to remain with him until three o'clock, and that they then must take their final leave of him. He appeared extremely cheerful after breakfast, and after he had prayed with Mr. Springett for half an hour, his son and brother entered his apartment. He said upon seeing thetn, " 1 do not fear this interview, because I know that we shall be all able to bear it. We are met for the last time, and you see me resigned and without fear." His son took his right hand, while his brother, who made great effort to lie as calm and tranquil as himself, sat by liitn and took his left. The turnkey, who has been em ployed in watching aud waiting upon him, retired to an liich he had been overwhelmed, took up the pray book, and accidentally turned to the prayer which his nephew had a little while before read. He repeated the first words, and then was passing 011 to another part of the book, but Fauntleroy said to him, " Goon: it can- not be read too often. It breathes comfort to my poor soul." That prayer and many others were then read, and at half past two o'clock they knelt down, and con- tinued in the attitude and language of supplication until the Sheriffs sent up notice that they must separate The unfortunate Fauntleroy rose slowlv, the tears gush- ing frotn his eyes over his brother and his child, who still clung to his knees. Fauntleroy embraced his brother, who was scarcely able to support himself, and then his son, who seined upon this aw/ ul occasion to exhibit some evidence of his father's firmness. His son kissed both his lirfnds aud exclaimed, " God take you to himself— God bless you." His brother uttered not a word, but was led out of the apartment by the turnkey. Five minutes alter their departure, the unfortunate Fau 11 tierov recovered his usual calmness, and expressed a wish to see Mr. Springett, to whom he Said, " I have, my dear Sir, experienced the most extraordinary kindness from those good people by whom I am surrounded. To the humanity of Mrs. Harris and her husband ( one of the turnkeys), I am under particular obligations, and I request that, in the morning when I am going to die, you will take a ring olf my finger and present it to the good woman." Mr. Springett promised to do so. " I have now," said he, " Spriugelt, one request to make of you— I believe it is the last, although I eatinot say, for I am a poor complaining creature." " Ask me any tiling," said Mr. Springett, " it shall be done." " And yet," said Mr. Fauntleroy, " It is hard to expect it. Can you, will you, stay up with me until my time arrives?" " Certainly," said Mr. Springett, " I will notlea< evou a moment; but then you must lie down and rest." Mr. Fauntleroy replied that he did not think he should - sleep more until his time came. He, however, consented to do, or to attempt, any thing his friend thought proper. Mr. Fauntleroy was visited iu the evening by Mr. Forbes and Mr. Mayhcw, who took leave of him, and then his whole time was wholly occupied in prayer up to eleven o'clock. Mr. Springett then begged that be would take off" his clothes, and take a little sleep. He said he could lie down in his dressing gown for a short time, but before he did so, he requested that his friend would not stay away from him for any length of time, but that he would return and join him in prayer. Mr. Springett did not leave hun for more than a quartefof an hour during the night, which was spent by both of them in prayer. Neither of them could be said to have had ten minutes sleep, but Mr. Fauntleroy appeared refreshed after hav- ing washed his face and hands in cold water. At five o clock he breakfasted upon tea and a biscuit, and soon after was visited by the Ordinary and Mr. Baker, aud the sacrament was administered to him. lie betrayed no impatience for the moment of execution, but waited firmly, and in a state of the most perfect resignation.— He made no inquiry as to the crowds who were collected to witness his execution, and seemed quite indifferent to every thing except tbe thought of eternity. He remain- ed in this composed state for two hours and three quar- ters when he was told by the Ordinary that his time was nearly arrived. FUNERAL OF MR. FAUNTLEROY. After the execution the body was placed in a shell ( with that decency ever observed in Newgate towards the poorest criminal), and deposited in an apartment usually appropriated to the purpose, which was carefully locked, and the key kept in the hands of one of the confidential officers of the gaol ; so that the corpse, it may be con- fidently asserted, was not seen by any person except those necessarily required. In the course of the even- ing it was conveyed to the house of Messrs. Gale and Barnard, respectable undertakers, opposite tl. e prison, and placed in a leaden coffin, which was soldered up the same night, in the presence of a professional gentleman, a friend to the family ; the leaden coffin was then placed in another covered with black cloth and black furniture, bearing 011 the plate the following inscription :—" Mr. Henry Fauntleroy, died Nov. 80, 1824., aged* 4- 0 ve'ars." At about half past eight o'clock yesterday morning the coffin was convert burial- ground, Btiiiiuu- iKius, wnere it was followed by a single mourning coach, in which were Mr. John Famitle- ' rov. the brother ofthe deceased, his friend Mr. Rnkld, and the Rev. Mr. Springett, who kindly consented, in compliance, with the particular wishes of the family, to perforin the solemn rite of reading the burial service of the Church of England. Besides the two mourners, there was also a gentleman in black present, who ap- peared to be acquainted with the parties, and to take an interest in the melancholy transaction. A few spec- tators, who seemed to be persons casually passino the' burial- ground at the time the hearse and . coach drew up, to the number of about twenty, surrounded tbe sepul- chre. The vault is large ; on one end1 ofthe stone erection by which it is surmounted is the following inscription s " The family vault of William F; mntleroy° Esq. of Ber- ners Street, St. Mary- la- Bonne." On one of the sides are the names of six or seven of the members ofthe same family, whose remains have been there deposited, all of the name of Fainitleroy. It is said by the person who has had the superintcndat. ee of the burial ground for many years, that he recollected the former funerals of the family having been always conducted in a most res- pectable and superior manner. The third indictment, though not the one on vrticfl he was convicted, charged Mr. Fauntleroy for forging and uttering a [ lower of attorney for the transfer of i-' 53( X), 4 per cent, annuities, from the account of II. Faunt'lerov, J. D. Hume, and J. Goodchild, trustees of Mrs. Bellis and family. This transaction, which le. l to Fauntleroy's detection, was of a most atrocious cha- racter. It appears that in 1820, Colonel F. W. Bellis was entitled to the following funds— fj 17,000" Navy 5 per Cents, L'~>' MX), 4 < per^ Crnts, £ 46, OO^ Reduced f L'l 0,000 Imperial. He determined to seltle these funds upon his wife and children, with a view, perhaps, liy avoid the legacy duty. The trustees named were Mr. J.- D. Hume, an officer in the Customs ; Mr. J. Good- child, then a surgeon at Westerham; and Mr. Fauntle- rov ; and a deed was prepared accordingly, declaring the trusts of the settlement. The funds which were standing- in the name of Colonel Bellis were transferred on the 9th of August, 1820, t3 the trustees : and on the 9tl » of September, Mr. Fauntlerov commenced, bv setting out, under forged powers of attorney, £' 17,500 Navy 5 per Cents. On the 13th of September' he sold out the £' 10,000 Imperial ; and on the 2.1 of November he sold out £ 46,000 Reduced, and the £ 3500- 4 per Cents, in question. The trust of this particular sum was for Colonel Bt- l'is during his life, and for his nine children on his decease. It was considered prudent bv the trustees, under the advice of Mr Hughes, their solicitor, to administer tin? affairs of the estate under the direction of the Court of Chancery. ' I his, for obvious reasons, was strenuously opposed by Mr Faimtleroy. His arguments appeared to have little weight with the co trustees, but the case was different with the Ladies. In their eyes the con- duct of Mr Fauntk- rov was disinterested, but that of the solicitor clearly interested. Mr Fauntlerov called 011 Mr3 Bellis, and she addressed a letter ( dictated bv Mr F.) to Mr Hughes, expressing her displeasure al the steps he had taken in Chancery, and commanding that all further proceedings should lie staved. This letter was inclosed in one from Mrs Bellis to Mr Fauntleroy, to lie made use of if necessary ; but it ap- peared that Mr Hughes, finding that nothing effectual could lie done before the closing of the offices, consent- ed to allow the matter to stand over the long vacation. Thus the business stood, and various meetings of the trustees took place, in which the fact of the existence of the funds was the basis of the whole discussion. Mr Fauntleroy argued that it was hard to take out of the hands of the banking- house such an account for the purpose of placing it in those of the Accountant- Gene-, ral of the Court of Chancery. Mr Hughes supposed this to be the real objection, but the perseverance of Mr Fauntleroy's conduct was such, that the co- trus- tees became suspicions. Application was made at the Bank on the 9th of September, and it being discovered that the stocks were all gone, a warrant was obtained*, and Mr Fauntleroy was taken next morning. It has been ascertained, that early in 18] 4, Mr Fauntleroy began to look through the accounts of those customers on whose stock the firm received the half- yearly dividends : and, selecting the least likely to be- called for, to appropriate the principal to the use of the House. It is known that the whole of the money pro- duced by sales cf stock under forgeries found its way into the House ; but the appointment of it, when there, has only been ascertained to a partial extent. Suffice it, however, to say, that in the years 1814 and 1815, Mr Fauntlerov, iu this manner, disposed of stock to the amount of 170,0001. and when it is considered that he had to provide the dividends, not only upon this sum, but upon a constantly accumulating amount of subsequent forgeries— that he had to- replace much- of" that stock by purchasing at a very enhanced price— that he had been maintaining a personal expenditure greatly beyond what the business conid afford— and that the house, under his auspices, still continued its advances to builders, it will not be thought surprising, however monstrous it may be, that the amount of stock sold by- Mr. Fauntleroy under forged powers, and neither re- placed nor accounted for to the stockholder, amounts in sterling money to nearly £ KXMXX). This is indepen- dent of frauds committed by misapplying sums receiv- ed for the purpose of investing stock— of stock sold under genuine powers obtained by the prisoner, to be used ir> events which did not arise, and of claims for securities deposited in the house, but made away with, which will probably amount to the stun of € 150,000 more, '(' he frauds of Mr. Fauntleroy were extended through a period of ten years, with a degree of labour and art truly as- tonishing. F OIIEI Cx N IN T E L LIG E N C E. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. PA nrs, Dec. 1.— There is a strict union of purpose among all the partizans of absolute power throughout Europe, as if they were directed bv one guiding mind. A signal, given at Madrid, is instantly obeyed at Paris ; and the decree against literature of M. [ tnfino Gonzales at Madrid, has brought forth in the Etoile a diatribe against French booksellers, and an ordinance of the Pre- fect of Police, restricting the booksellers. The coteries of Jesuits, offended at our progress, are increasing ir » their pretensions. For them ignorance and misery are the guarantees of submission ; and Governments must in- flict them if thev do not exist. There is no better mcanSi of doing this than stopping thought and checking the ac- tivity of the n'. ind. This is what thev now demand, knowing that there is no middle way between the present regime and the Inquisition. Voltaire may lie forbidden, this year, Montesquieu the next, and Fenelon after- wards. Oniebegin, and there can lie no stopping, ex-, cept at the Prayer Book. When we are involved in the apathy, ignorance and misery of Spaniards, we shall be what the Jesuits call a moral and religious people. This is the beau ideale of their civilization. The Prussian Government has already seen and been forced to repress the writings of the perfltlious Jesuit*, who spread their doctrines by means of the pages of the Etoile.— This Government has discovered and expressed the truth;' for the doctrines of the Etoile are those of a society which is the enemy of religion, of government, and of society. The affairs of Spain, says the Chile of Saturday, 1 are approaching a crisis. We do not believe the evacu- ation by tiie French troops is yet decided upon. If it should be eventually carried into effect, the situation of Ferdinand will become perilous in the extreme, as the Swiss troops have protested against entering Spain, al- leging " that it was contrary to any engagement that thev had entered into, that their services should be transferred to anv other power, and that they particular- ly protested against entering into the pay of Spain.' This protest has been signed by every officer of the regi- ment in Bayonne, and they ill a body waited upon Ba- ron Janin, the General commanding the subdivision at Bavonne, who stated he would instantly transmit the important document to the French and Spanish Govern- ments. Notwithstanding this protest, the Swiss regi- ments will probably enter Spain, on a guarantee of their pay ; but their devotion to the service cannot be of a Very animated nature. The 2d regiment marched from Bayonne on the 18th, 19th, and 20th. The 3d and 4tll remain under orders for the same destination, and continue on their march to the southward ; the two lat- ter were expected to reach Bayonne early in December. Extract of a private letter ofthe 25th ult. from Augus- bnrcrh : " The Congress, which it is said will be held thisVmter either at'Vienna or St. Petersburgh, will consist of Pleuipotentiaiies of France, England, Prussia, Kussia, and Austria. The place of assembly will not be decided until a reply be received from the Emperor Alexander to dispatches recently sent to him bv the Austrian Cabinet. The subject of discussion will lie the affairs of Turkey, and the political independence of Greece. It is said that the Plenipotentaries at Con- gress will take for the bases of their labours, the con- tents ofa memoir which the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs transmitted two months ago to the different European Courts, in which it was stated eventually what it would be expedient. to do in order to put a stop to the effusion of blood in the obstinate and prolonged struggle between the Turks and the Greeks." the Infant Don Francisco of Spain, who is expected at Paris, will travel incog. Ills Royal Highness will be accompanied by two camarislit, a gentleman, two valets dechambre, and some servants. After passing the win- ter at Paris, the Prince will proceed to Naples in the spring. His august consort is sister of her Royal High- ness the Dutchess of Berry. A private letter of the 20th ult. from Barcelona, gives the following lamentable account of the assassinations committed in the province, of which that city forms a part :—" Murders are committed in every direction, liecause murder escapes with impunity. In the single village of Sanahuja, which contains only five hundred inhabitants, fifty persons have been assassinated since the restoration, without one assassin having been punished. We learn from the French papers that Ferdinand htd been attacked with fits of the gout. His ill health, however, does not apper to interrupt the work of ven- geance. Nine persons, constitutionalists, have been exe- cuted for the alleged crime of destroying 51 of their fellow citizens in cold blood, for uo other cause than that of fidelity to the King. it appears by other letters from Corunna, that the persons lately put to death there did not suffer that pu- nishment for their attachment to the Constitution, but fot a crime of a most atrocious nature, of which tliey were acccssaryduring the siegeof Corunna by the French. About 50 persons, at that time suspected only of being enemies to the Constitution, were seised in the dead of the night, wlien, being tied together two and two, they were put on board a small vessel, and carried out to sea. While lying bound in that defenceless manner, they were stabbed with bayonets, and finally threwn into the sea, where they of course all perished. The persons now put to death for this crime are not the only guilty ones, and the more so, as it is well known that the crime was perpetrated under the orders of some of the principal Spanish emigrants, who are now in this country, but who are enabled, by that circumstance, to escape pu- nishment. FROM GERMAN PAPERS. It is stated in letters from Vienna that a very serious dispute arose between Russia and the Porte toward J the end of September, on account of an crbitrary act of Achmet Aga, the Turkish Military Commander at Jassy. This individual having quarrelled with a Mol davian officer, had him decapited without trial, and m defiance of the treaties made with Russia, by which the safety of all Moldavian subjects was provided for. The remonstrances of Russia, and her demand for repara- tion, are said to have been treated with contempt by the Porte, and to have led to a declaration, on the part of the Emperor Alexander, that he would no longer sub' mit to the insults which he had borne from a desire to avoid an open rupture ; and it is ako said that the army upon the frontiers received orders to hold themselves in readiness to march at a moment's notice. These pre- parations caused great alarm to the Divan, and on the 14th Oct. they came to a resolution to dismiss Achir. et Aga from his post, and appoint another officer, who possessed the confidence ofthe Russian Authorities at Constantinople. CASSEL, NOV. 21.— The Government ha3 issued a circular letter relative to the clerks of foreign houses who travel in the Electorate of Hesse to obtain orders for foreign manufactured goods, who hare hitherto enjoy- ed an exemption from all public taxes, which tends to increase the number of these travellers, to the great in- jury of the trade in the interior of the country. Hence- forward, everv traveller who comes to collcct orders for foreign manufactured goods, shall pay first, a tax of three crowns at least to nine crowns at most, for ererv three months that he stops in the Electorate of Hesse his commercial affairs ; and this whether he remains the whole ofthe three months or not. This tax goes to the public treasury. Secondly, he shall pay a tax of eight good gros ( about one shilling) per diem to the poor of the place where he resides. ANTWERP, Nov. 26.— The basins at Antwerp, fa mous for the admission of ships of war of 80 guns, and which have hitherto been very imperfectly cleared of the mud collected in theui, are now emptied bv a steam mud- vessel of seven horse power, and will henceforth again admit ships of any draught of water. PERSIA.— Letters from Shiras announce, that on the 27th Chawal 1239, which answers to the month of April 1824, there has been an earthquake, which lasted six davs and six nights without interruption, and which had swallowed up more than the half of that unfortu nate city, and overthrew the other, as was the case with the earthquake at Aleppo. Nearly all the inhabitants fell victims to this catastrophe ; scarcely five hundred persons conld save themselves. Other letters from Ahor- koh announce, that the same shock, but less violent had been felt there. Kazroon, a city between Abor- koh and Shiras, was swallowed up with almost the whole of its inhabitants, in cohscquence of the same earthquake. All the mountains round Kazroon were levelled by it, and no trace of them now remains. Letters have been received from Constantinople, dat- ed the 26th of October, but the intelligence which they contain has been, in a great measure, anticipated by preceding arrivals. It is not true that the Captain Pacha has been beheaded. But will he escape [ he usual fate of unsuccessful Turkish Commanders ? His arrival at the Porte, which he had not then reached, being detained at Gallipoli by indisposition, will prob- ably decide this question. FRANKFORT, Nov. 14 Yon will, no doubt, have already learned generally from the public Papers what a calamity has befallen a great portion of Germany in the last days of October. In the year 1784 our rivers at- tained the greatest height they had ever done in the me- mory of Iliad ; and there are still living some old people who recollect the dreadful devastation which was the consequence; but in most parts the present inundation exceeded that of 1784 by from one to three feet, nay even in elevated valleys. All- the assistance that can fie afforded here in the country itself to mitigate such inex- pressible distress is given with an affecting zeal._ I he sums collected in this city within a few days amounted to 8000 florins. Philanthropic persons are going from house to house with subscription lists, while others are collecting linen and clothes, and sending them to the Committees already formed at Stutgard and Carlsruhe for the relief of the distressed. EAST INDIES. MADRAS, July 13 We have no farther accounts from Rangoon. The following, relative to movements on the Bengal side, are from Calcutta papers. We have seen letters from Chittagong of the 20th in- stant, confirming the account of the Burmese having evacuated Ramoo. One account represents the whole enemv's force as having retired ; another confines the movement to a part; and it is supposed that it has been made in consequence of intelligence having reached Ramoo, that the expedition under Sir Archibald Camp- bell was proceeding up to the Irrawaddy. The same letters allude to the Europeans seen in the enemy's camp, but throw no light on who they are ; they rather render it more doubtful than before, as they speak of different persons from those first mentioned.— The force at Chittagong was to march on Ramoo as soon as the Madras troops joined. We may therefore look with confidence for good accounts from that quarter being soon received. On Saturday morning the second division of gun- boats left Calcutta, on its route to Dacca. Letters were received yesterday from Chittagong, dated the 22d instant. They make no farther mention of the retreat of the Burmese from Ramoo, but express a wish to receive farther intelligence from the southward via Calcutta ; a desire which we shall be most happy to gratify. We have to- day seen letters from Chittagong to the 23d instant. They do not add any thing to what we have stated respecting the retreat from Ramoo, nor in rela- tion to the European individuals who are said to have been seen there. They confirm the statements of all being quiet there. Two armed brigs, with about 60 or 70 sepoys on board each, were to leave the morning of the 24th, for Mascal, for the purpose of destroying a number of boats collected there. CALCUTTA, June 28.— A good deal of rain fell in and about Calcutta for the last two days. From all we can learn, the prospects of the indigo plan- ters in general are as yet very fair ; and we trust they wiil continue so. The country between Chittagong and Ramoo is said to be almost entirely inundated by the rains, which are said to have fallen very heavily in that quarter. The Hurkaru of this morning confirms the accounts m. r we lately gave of a partial retreat of the Burmese from Ramoo. It is stated that 5000, infantry and 300 cavalry had been sent to join the Bundoole, ( the Burmese Com- mander in Chief) in Arracan, and it is farther stated that the cause of this is our capture of Rangoon, Cheduba, and Bassein, and of our proceeding to attack Lemana, Chaindoo, & e. ASSASSINATION OF MAJOR CHAMPION. ST. VINCENT, Oct. 16.— It is our painful duty to record in this day's Gazette the melancholy death of Major Champion, 21st Royal North British Fusileers, commanding tbe troops in this garrison. On returning to the fort on Wednesday evening last, at about 7 P. M. he was shot by the sentry posted at the drawbridge, and expired before 10 the same evening. The body of Ma- jor Champion was interred with every military honour due to tha much lamented deceased t> n Thursday even- ing. We have but few particulars to add to what is communicated officially above, respecting the death of this gallant officer. He was on his return from town to his quarters in the fort, and had reached about the middle of the drawbridge, when he was challenged by the sentinel on duty at the end of it, who inquired particularly as to his identity, and being assured it was the Major who ap- proached, he immediately shot him, and he fell from his horse on the bridge, the distance between him and the assassin being about six yards, and the shot passed be- low the left breast throngh the body. An inquest was held on Thursday on the body, and a verdict of wilful murder returned, when the culprit was committed to jail upon the Coroner's warrant. Major Champion was in Ills .37th year ; he had seen much service, principally as an officer of the Staff, in various parts of the world, and was much esteemed by his brother officers, as well as all those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. The assassin is named James Ballasty, he is a native of Ire- land— has been about ten years in the regiment, and bore a bad character in it. He acknowledged his guilt at the moment of the murder, and repeatedly since ; indeed, the savage and unfeeling manner in which, we are assured, he exults in the deed, almost exceeds belief, although his victim not long since is understood to have solicited and obtained a remission of his punishment for an attempt to commit a similar crime. THE LIFE OF AN EDITOR—* * * * Then there is another species of correspondents, who, under the pretence of giving advice, are the most abominable, saucy, and impudent fellows in the world, and who mo- destly give their cruel suggestions as infallible axioms, which if you do not obey, you must lose their invaluable friendship and support. Thus, one will tell you, " your paper is insupportably dull, and he can't read it unless It contains an account of all the prize fights, and other occurrences in the sporting world ;" another declares that " if you pollute your colums with such trash, he will cease to take in your journal." One correspondent thinks your paper of too literary a east, and wishes you to give a little more variety, and now and then to pop in a few remarkable and horrid accidents— or a bloody murder: " those are the things," says he, " to make it sell." A second savs, that you " fill your paper with a collection of stories onlv fit for old women— and begs to have a luminous critique on the various works of taste and ima- gination, as they appear." Mr. Dismal says, the paper is " too dull;" whilst Miss Prude thinks, '• it has not a sufficiently serious turn." Miss Languish begs for " a little more poetry," and hopes you will let it be all about love;" whilst Farmer Giles writes to you " to leave out all that stuff of poetics, and put in more about the price of corn, and such like." A sentimental voting iadv, who signs herself Flirtilla, begs that you " will put in all the pretty little love stories you can pick up ;" whilst her maiden aunt savs, " you ought not to suffijr the word love to appear in print." Horace Gadabout wishes you to be particular in giving spirited and copious notices of the drama;" whilst Mr. Cantwell desires, that " his paper may be discontinued, unless you omit all mention of such henious and abominable proceedings.' Thus every man wishes his own peculiar taste to be gratified, withoutany regard to his neighbour's; and the onlv way in which an Editor can act, is, to dis- regard all such partial solicitations, and to keep on the even tenor of his way, without paying tiny respect to the confined views of his correspondents.— Literary Gaz. LONDON, Dec. 6. Wednesday, at two o'clock, the first Cabinet Coun- cil, since the prorogation of Parliament, was held at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, which was very numerously attended for the season ofthe year. There were present the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool, Westmoreland, and Bathurst ; Mr. Secretary Peel, . Mr" Secretary Canning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount Melville, Mr. Wvnn, & c. The Cabinet broke up about a quar- ter past five o'clock. Thursday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Coun- cil assembled at the Foreign Office, Downing Street, which was attended by the same Cabinet Ministers who attended the Cabinet Council on Wednesday, with the addition of Lord Bexley and Mr. Huskisson. The Ca- binet continued in deliberation till half- past five o'clock. The Council again assembled yesterday at the Foreign Office, at half- past two. We can state, from the very best authority, that the report industriously circulated in London and elsewhere, respecting Miss Paton's marriage with Lord William Lennox having taken place in this city is positively false. We have a letter in our possession which proves most clearly to our conviction, that the misrepresentation must have originated in some interested quarter.— Oxford Herald. In the judgment delivered in the Court of Common Pleas on Monday, in the case, of " Davis v. the Bank England," an important circumstance was referred to by the Chief Justice Best ; namelv, that should a - person ( as in the case of Fauntlerov) obtain possession of stock by a forged power of attorney, and continue for six years to pay the dividends, and the owner should never, during the six years, apply to the bank, his claim upon the Bank would come under the statute of limitations. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL.— The anniversary of this charity was celebrated, as usual, by a dinner, on Tuesday, at the London Tavern, his Rovnl Highness the Duke of Clarence in the chair. Before separating, the sub- scriptions were announced, amounting to nearly L. 500. ' i lia widow and family of dre? unfortunate Iturbide landed at Barataria, in Louisiana, on the 29th of Sep- tember, whence thsy proceeded for New Orleans, where they arrived early in October. Madame Iturbide, who was in a delicate state of health, intended remaining a few weeks in the neighbourhood of New Orleans, and when sufficiently recovered to bear the fatigue oftravel- ling, proceed through the western country for a northern port, and thence embark for Europe. Mr. Kean has now only a limited engagement at Drury Lane Theatre. He is to play twenty nights, and is to have £ 1000 for them ; and he is to play three other nights to discharge the arrears of last season. If he takes a benefit, he makes a specified allowance for the house. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION On Wednesday last the Catholic Association met at the Corn Exchange, Dub- lin, when, after some preliminary business, Mr. O'Con- nel reported on an Address to the People of Ireland, which he concluded by moving should be received and adopted by the meeting. Mr. Fitzsimmons seconded the resolution, which was opposed by Mr. Lanigan and Mr. O'Reilly, the formerofwhom moved and the latter seconded an amendment, that the Address be reconsi- dered ; the amendment was however, negatived without a division, and the original motion carricd. Mr. O'Con- nell then announced the subscription to the Catholic Rent for the last week as amounting to £ 1032 7s. 9 and gave notice of a motion for vesting another £ 1000 in the funds, when, after a vote of thanks to Sir Tho- mas Esmonde, the Chairman, the Meeting adjourned to next Thursday. In the course of the discussion on the address, Mr. Lanigan called Mr. O'Connell to order, on his remarking, " it appeared to him there was an in- genuity exercised in urging objections to public docu- ments," declaring with some warmth that the speaker " had no right lo impute ingenuity to any gentleman."— Mr. Lanigan was, however pacified. NAVAL COURT MARTIAL A Court Martial as sembled on board his Majesty's ship Victory, on the 30th of November, at Portsmouth, for the trial of Wm Crawford Dixon, seaman of his Majesty's brig Swinger ( lately on the coast of Africa), for stabbing with the in- tent to murder, Mr G. P. Rosenberg, mate of the Swinger. The Court having assembled, and the priso- ner being asked if he had any Council, pleaded poverty, when a young man, named Griffin, humanely offered his services ; and shortly after a Gentleman, named Hos kins, appeared in behalf of the prisoner, at the request of the former, who, we understood, is articled to Mr Hoskins. The prosecution having commenced, lasted till between three and four, when the Court adjourned till ten o'clock next day ( Thursday) ; when, having as- sembled, they proceeded in the defence, which was con- ducted very ably by Mr Hoskins, who laboured to prove the possibility of the act having been committed by one of the native Africans who were on board, or, at least, that it might have been committed in a fit of temporary derangement; and having brought forward a number of witnesses to prove that the prisoner was subject to such fits, the defence closed at about a quarter before three, when the Court being cleared, the members proceeded to deliberate on the evidence. About five the Court re- opened, and the Judge Advocate proceeded to pass sen- tence, stating, that the charges having been fully prov- ed, the prisoner was to be hanged by the neck on hoard any ship, and at what time the Lords of the Admiralty might direct. NAVAL REGISTER. FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, Nov. 30. PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 29.— It has blown a heavy gale from SVV. to WSW, the whole of this day, and still continues. SWANSEA, Nov. 27.— The Sarah, Jones, of and from Bris- tol to Greenock and Glasgow, has sustained so much damage in the Mumble Roads as to render it necessary to discharge the cargo. BELFAST, NOV. 23.— We have had a heavy gale since nine last night, from E. to E. by N. The Lady Ilill, of and from Ayr, Murphy, bound to this port, stranded on the Briggs this morning and went to pieces. The mate, a seaman, and three passengers drowned. HARWICH, NOV. 29.— It blew a dreadful gale all last night, artd has continued the whole of this day from the southward and westward, and has the appearance ofa bad night. Several coasters have put in for shelter. SANDEI- IORD, Oct. 3! On the eastern parts of Norway no accidents have occurred ; but some vessels were wrecked to th westward near Christiansand on the 12th and 13th instant, during a gale at S. ; one of them is the Wenskapeh, Patter- son, from Gottenburgh to Leith. DEC. 3. — FALMOUTH, Nov. 30.— The Nancy cutter, of Perth, put hack to Lisbon 22d inst. with loss of mast. 2 v. M. It has blown all night, and up to this lime, a very heavy gale from S. W. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 29— The Manchester of Glasgow sailed from hence last night, and ran on shore on the North Bank, but bAs been got off'and brought into Dock. LERWICK, NOV. 10.— The Dundee of London', Duncan, from Davis' Straits to London, arrived this day in a leaky state with six fish ; her bottom is much injured by getting on an icebero, and must discharge to stop the leak. The Dundee was driven from both her anchors and the Town's moorings on the 13tb inst, and went on shore, but was got off on the 15th, without having received any apparent damage. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. On Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. Captain William Cruickshank, Farquharson, for St. Helena, Bombay, and China ; Captain John Hine, Atlas, Madras and China ; and Captain William Hay, Charles Grant, China direct. The Guardian, arrived in the Down, from Sincapore, sailed from St. Helena 9th October. Spoke in lat. 5. N. long. 22. the Balloon, Smith, from Baltimore to Buenos Ayres ; she reported to have been boarded by a pirate from Curaeoa, full of men, and mounting 12 guns, but not plundered much. Also the John, from St. Thomas, which was plundered three times off the Cape de Verds ; reported that three pirates were cruizing off there. Sr. HELENA, Oct. 5.— Arrived the Duke of G.' o- cester, A mm, from the Cape of Good Hope. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, September 13.—- Arrived the Olive Branch, Henderson, from Bengal and the Mau- ritius. The Hope, Sweet ; Onvcll, Fnrrer ; Thames, Ila- viside ; Princess Amelia, Wilson; and Marquisof Huntlv, FT ' aser, all from London, were to sail from Anjeir on the 12th of August for China. The East India Company's outward bound ship Prin- ccss Amelia, arrived in Anjeer Roads the 9th August, ' i he Thames and Orwell also were in Anjeer Roads the 10th August. The Basorah Merchant, from Bengal, is arrived in the Downs. ARRIVALS AT ANJEIR.— The Marquis of Iluntly, Eraser, from London on the lltli August; and the Hope, from Loudon, on the 4th August, and sailed on the 7th for Manilla. The 1' hcenix, Cliffe, and Am- boyna, Waddel, from New South Wales, oil the 3d July ; and the Caroline, Harris, from Batavia and Lon- don, on the' 18th July. The Nourmabal, Scott, was expected to sail from Sincapore for London, the 26th July. The Caroline, Harris, recently arrived from Lon- don, when unloaded, was expected to be condemned and sold. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27.— During the tremendous gale of Tuesday morning last, the outward- bound free- trader Madras, Captain Crossley, destined for Calcutta, drove from her anchors at Spithead, and came on shore at the Kicker Point. Guns of distress were fired till day light, which being noticed by the Stokes BAV Coast Guard crew, tiiey assembled at the spot to render anv assistance, and by their great exertions ail the passengers were brought safely ashore. Immediately after, the keel of the ship came away, and appeared much shaken ; but the wind shifting to the Northward of West, render- ed the water smooth, so that there is no danger of' her going to pieces ; but being washed up to high water mark, it is supposed she must be broken up, as she lies. MARKETS, AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN The following is the General Average which governs Im- portation, taken from the Weekly Returns of the quanti- ties and Price of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for tiie week ended 27th Nov. Wheat, Rye, Barley, Oats, - 64s 9d 58 « 3d 39s 10d 22s 8d Beans, Peas, Oatmeal, Bear or Bi<*, - 42s Od 44s- 7d 00s Od OOs OOd The A verage Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted from the Returns made in the week ended the 1st Dec. is 30s. 4jd. per cwt. duty exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE, Dec. 6. Towards the end of last week our supplies began to accum- mulate, and this morning we had large arrivals of Wheat aed Flour fronr/ Essex, Kent, and Suffolk, when the mealing trade was extremely heavy, and fine Wheat sold at a decline of 2s. per quarter on the prices of this day se'ennight, while Ihe in- terior ^ qualities experienced a still greater reduction. Barley, although our arrivals are large still support its price, and some superfine malting samples sold as high as 55s. per quarter. White and Grey Pease are very heavy sale, at a decline of 2s. pe'r quarter. Oats being in short supply, fully suppurt our last currency. CURRENT PRICES OF GIIAIN, s. S. d. s. s. d. Wheat, .. 54 to 78 O Do. Feed ... 22 to 30 0 Do. superfine ... — to — O Beans, small ... 40 to 42 O Wheat, red ... — lo — O Do. Tick ... 36 to 38 O Barley 36 to 42 O Beans, harrow — to — 6 Do. fine ... — to — 0 Pease, Maple ... — to — O Rye 28 to 36 O Do. White ... — to — O Malt 56 to 58 0 Do. Boilers ... 40 to 41 O Oats Potatoe ... 30 to 34 0 Pease Hog ... 37 to — 0 Do. Poland ... 28 to 3.5 0- Flour, ... 60 to 65 0 HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, Dec. 3. A middling supply of Wheat in market, which met with a ready sale. Piices nearly the same as last day Top price of Barley and Oats the same as last day. Wheal. I Barley. I Outs. I Pease. I Beans First 33s Od | 32s Od | 21s Od | 19s Od j 20s Od Second 30s Od I 28s Od j 18s Od I 17s Od I 18s Od Third 25s Od | 24s Od | 15s Od j 15s Od | 16s Od This day there were 670 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market, which sold at Is. 3d. Edinburgh Cattle Market, Dec. I.— This day there were 1700 sheep in the market— White- faced Sheep sold from 14s. to 28s.— Black- faced Wedders sold from 12s. to 23s. In the Grassmarket, there were 250 fat cattle, which sold from 6s. to Ss. 6d. per stone, sinking offals. , Prices of Hay and Straw. Oat Straw, 9s. — Wheat, do. 6s.—- Barley do. 6s. perkemple — Hay. lod. to 1 Id. per stone. Glasgow Cattle Market. Nsv. 28.— The supply of cattle brought to the market yesterday amounted in all to 376. From 151. to 181. were asked for the best Angus stots, which would be at the rate of 9s. or 9s. 6d. a stone, beef and tallow. Twelve that were considered among the best were purchased by two Glasgow fleshers at 9s. 3d. a stone. Such ofthe West High- landers as were in prime condition sold readily al 8s. and 8s. 6d. a stone. A few of the other inferior cattle sold at from 6s, 6d. to 7s. a stone, and a number of them remained unsold. The supply of sheep was small, amounting only to 1180. The best wedders were brought from Berth, and sold at 21s. The best yell cows came from Angus, and sold at 16s. Wedders in ordinary condition sold from 14s. lo 18s. and ewes from 7s. lo 12s. Morpeth, Dec. 1. — At our market to- day, there were a good many Cattle and Sheep ; there being a great demand they sold readily; prices rather higher than last week. Beef, 5s. 6d. to 6s. per stone, sinking offals— Mutton, 5s. lod. to 7s. The Martinmas Doune Fair was held on Friday lust, and fortunately for all parties the day was highly favourable At this marketfrom 15,000 to 16000 head of black cattle used to appear, but owing to the briskness of the other markets, that have been held in that direction this season, and other cause-, the supply only amounsed to between 6 and 7000. Best Argyllshire heifers, according to their age and quality, sold from 41. 10s. to 6l. Cows sold from 41. to 71. The few stots that appeared sold about the same proportion as the heifers and the cows. The supply of sheep was as scanty as that of the lean cattle. The wedders, according to their quality, sold from 13s. to 19s. Ewes sold from 7s. to lis. Several ex- tensive dealers affirm that the best lot of ewes brought 1 Is. 3d. There was only one lot of Cheviots in the market, which went off at 12s. There were only two English drovers iu the fair. The whole of the cattle were taken off by the Scottish dealers, and on Friday night tile fair was nearly over. DECEMBER- Strathdon, 1st Tuesday Kincardine, Ross- shire, do. Upper Banchoiy Tryst, 1st Wed Culbockie, 2d Wed Perth, 11th day Tain, Tues before Christmas Mortlach, Dustan- fair, 3d Thurs Inverness, 22d day ( Old Stile.) Huntly Anderuias- fair, 1st Tues New Stile.) Ellon. 1st Tuesday Turriff, do. and Wed Elgin, Andermas Fair, do Rothiemay, 2d Tues Old Deer, Dustan Fair, do and Wed Fochabers, Bellie Fair, 3d Wed Dingwall, Tuesday before Christmas Stonehaven, Thursday before ditto. Turriff', Saturday before do. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. Beef, 2s 4d to 3s 4.1 I Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s lOd Pork, 3s 8d to 5s 4d SMITIIFIELD MARKET, To sink the Offal, per stone of 8lbs. Beef, 2s Od to 3s 2d I Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8d Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s lOd | Pork, 4s Od to 5s 4d Beasts, 3607— Sheep, & c. 18,190— Calves. 300— Pigs, 240 PRICE OF STOCKS. 3 perCt. C. shut I India Bonds. 97. 9S 9S pr. 3 p. Cent. Red. 94ff | Ex. B. 10001. ' 56 55 pr. New 4Cents. shut Lottery Tickets, 241.19s. Long An. 22 15- 16 23 1- 16 I Cons for Ac, 95jB$ India Slock, j EDINBURGH, Dec. 7. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. Yesterday Robert Nairn, a youth of 15 or 16 years of age, was placed at the bar, charged with theft by means of house- breaking, und also with being habit and repii'e a rVimrriori thief. The ptis. nler pleaded guilty of theft, and of Ihe ag- gravation of being habit and repute a common thief, but de- nied the Charge of housebreaking, from which the Public Piosecutor departed, ami restricted the libel loan arhi riiy punishment. The prisoner was sentenced to 14 years' trans- portation. Peter Smith was then placed at the har, charged with no less than 13 acts of falsehood, fraud, and wilful imposition, committed upon shopkeepers, in several lines of hitsiness, and also wirii being habit and repute a common thief. The pri- soner pleaded guilty to eleven of the crimes with which he wai charged, but denied that he was habit and repute a thief. The Public Prosecutor departed from those parts of the indictment which the prisoner denied, and a general verdict of guilty wan recorded. The prisoner was then sentenced to 14 yeats' trans- portation. ST. ANDREWS DAY. ' 1 he Grand Lodge of Scotland, according to ancient usage, assembled on Tuesday- se'ennight in Freemasons' Hall, to make choice of the Grand Ofliee- bearers for the ensuing year, when the following were elected— His Most Gracious Majesty KING GEORGE IV. Patron ofthe Ancient Order of St. John's Masonry for Scotland. Right Hon. John, Lord Viscount Glenorchy, Grand Master. The Right Hon. Thomas Robert, Earl of Kinnoull, De- ploy Grand Master. His- Grace the Duke of Argyll, Past Grand Master. William InglivK- q of Mitldleton, Substitute Grand Maste- J William Gibs- n Craig, Esq. younger of Riccarion, Senior Grand Warden. John Shaw Stewart, Esq Junior Grand Warden. Sir John Hay of Smiihtield and Hayston, Bart. Grand Treasurer. Alexander Lawrie, Esrf. Grand Secretary. James Bartratn, Esq. Grand Cleik; J. Maitlaud, E ( J. Assistant. Rev. Dr. John Leo, Grand Chaplain, William Cunningham, Esq. Grand jeweller. John Tain Esq. Architect lo the Grand I. ndge, Mr Archibald Patersnn. Grand Bible Beaier. George Buchanan, Grand Tyler. Owing to the calamitous events in this city, the Grand Lodge of Scotland resolved, that n<* convivial meeting. should take place this year in celebration of tht! Festival of St. Andrew. ROYAL BURGHS. Flie following is a copy ofthe Protest wh'ich was takert by the Lord Provost of Aberdeen, at the Meeting of' the Convention of the Royal Burghs, on the 22d ulw against the grant for defending the actions of reduction of the Setts of Brechin and Dundee, at the instance of' the Officers of State. The Commissioner from Aberdeen dissented, for the following among other reasons :— O CO 1st, That it is already OH the Records of the Convention, under dale 11th July 1821, that he considered it to be illegal and unconstitutional in the Convention to innovate or alter the' Sett of a Royal Burgh, under any Circumstances whatever. That since that lime he had seen no reason to change his sen- timents, and is still of opinion that neither the Convention ( even if unanimous, which it was not in' tbe case of Brechin) nor any other authority, short of Parliament, can legally alter the Setts or Constitutions of the Royal Burghs of Scotland. 2d, That no usage or precedent, particularly in mailers cons- titutional, can, when challenged, give Validity to a proceed- ing which is iu itself contrary to the established Law of the Land. 3d, That if Brechin or any other Burgh has thought fit,- without competent authority, to adopt alterations, iu order trf suit its own particular views, it must take the consequence^ upon itself; and it has no right to expect, much less lo cult upon the Burghs at large to undertake the defence of such al- terations, or to assess themselves to defray the expences of any Challenges or actions at law w hich may arise tbereaneut. 4th, That hp therefore considers it to be inexpedient for Ihe Convention to interfere or become a party in any such actions, directly or indirectly ; and that it has no power to subject the Burghs al large in any expenses which may he thereby incurred/ or to impose any assesuient on them for that purpose. On these grounds, and others which might be pro- poned at greater length, he protested against the Coiw vention's interfering in this or any other. question ofthe' same nature—- that no part of the expences which may* be incurred thereon shall fall upon the Burgh of Aber- deen—- and that those Members of Convention who have' supported the Resolutions now dissented from, shall lief personally and individually liable fur tile whole of siiei?"" expenses. And thereupon took instruments in the hands of thef Clerk to the Convention. ( S'tgned) GAVIN IIADDEN. 22d November 1824. Adhered to by Perth, Banff, Inrerury, and Cupar. ROYAL SOCIETY.— At a general meeting of thef Royal Society of Edinburgh, held at the Society's House, George Street, on Monday the 22d November, the following Office- bearers were elected for the ensuing year: — President, Sir Walter Seott, Bart.; Vice- Pre- sidents, Right Hon. Lord Chief Baron, Dr. T. C< Hope, Lord Glenlee, Professor Russel ; Secretary, Dr. Brewster ; Treasurer, Thomas Allan, Esrf. ; Curator' of the Museum, James Skene, Esq. Physical Classy Alex. Irving, Esq. President ; John Robison, Esq. Secretary ; Councillors, Rev. Dr. M1 Knight, Robert Stevenson, Esq. Sir William Arbuthnott, Bart. Jame » Jardine, Esq. Sir William Forbes, Bart, Dr. Home ; Literary Class, Henry M'Kcnzie, Esq. President ; P. Tytler, Esq. Secretary ; Councillors, Lord Meadow- bank, Professor Wilson, Sir William Hamilton, Bart.- Rev. Dr. Lee, the Right Hon. the Lord Advocate^ Henrv Jardine, Esq. The letters received in Glasgow, by the last oppor-> tunity from Jamaica, speak in very high serins of that great attention which Vice- Admiral Halstead pavs to the' commercial interests on that important station. The gall. int Admiral, on every occasion, evinces the most anxious solicitude to protect their interests and their pro- perty, and, with his Majesty's ships under his command/ to give everv facility to their commercial interest. The woman M'Donald, in wiiose house the fire in the Parliament Square broke out, and who has since* been in custody, we understand has been liberated, but one of her inmates, her sister, it is said, is still in con- finement. OPERATIVE COTTON SPINNERS.—* lt gives ug pleasure to learn, that since our last, affairs wear ai more amicable appearance between the operatives and their masters. The former have, we hear, agreed to relinquish what was considered as their most objection- able, or inadmissible demands. We have heard that a highly respectable gentleman in this city is proposed ast umpire in the matters still at issue, and if so, we augur' from his experience and practical knowledge, the hap* piest results Glasgow Courier. A cat belonging to a family in Green Street, Calton,- Glasgow, took badly with a distemper, possibly pe- culiar to the species, and on Wednesday last, was sof very ill, and so much spent, that it could hardly walk* Some sulphur and butter had been procured for a dog, in the same family, that had taken the snifter/ It was thought that pussy might be the better of a doze of it, which was accordingly administered. She, however^ died, or seemiugly died soon after, and lay stretched ot « the floor. An old woman, after a few lamentations for the loss of her favourite, about four o'clock iu the' evening, threw her out on the top of a dunghill. Next morning the woman, on going to the dunghill, saw her^ lying stiff on tlie same spot, where she had been bat- tered during the whole night with a cold and heavy rain. Sympathising for her favourite, and afraid that mis- chievous boys might mangle her remains in the street/ she performed her last kind office by completely cover- ing her over with a basket full of warm dry ashes, which she had with her at the time, and considered the inter- ment as complete. To She utter astonishment, how* ever, of the old woman and the rest of the family, the cat about two o'clock entered the door, and came slowly' in, almost blind, and compktely coveretl with mud and ashes. It would appear that the warm ashes had restor- ed animation, after the eat had lain on the dunghill foe more than 20 hours. The animal is now getting fast round, and has become most voracious for meat. ON SALE, BY THE SUBSCRIBER NEW CHRISTMAS FRUITS, Viz. SUN ami LEXIA RAISINS, CURRANTS, Candied ORANGE PEEL, ALMONDS, NUTS, WALNUTS, ORANGES. & c. HALL AND PACKS' best MOGUL PLAYING CARDS, and TOY CARDS, of all sorts, very reasonable. 40 Barrels first sort AMERICAN POT and PEARL ASHES. 12 Pockets of fine Sussex NEW HOPS. A few Tons of London YELLOW aud MOTTLED SOAP. A large assortment of DRAM and INK GLASSES, TUMBLERS, and CONFECTIONERS JARS. Lamp, Wiltshire, and Oxford COTTON WICK. Shooting anil Quarry GUNPOWDER, always oil hand, and so hi here at the Manufacturer's prices. PATENT SHOT and GUN FLINTS of all kinds. JLESIILE CMNCSKSHANK. r iHTF. XISG AM) CHALK. The Stirling Hill. Cfrpt. PHti. tr. is daily expected here, with a full Cargo, Jf WHITENING and CHALK, aird will be told direct from the vessel, or at the Shop of LESI. IF. CEOIOKSeAHE. AN. 58. Galloiegnte. N. B. — An APPRENTICE WANTED, well recom- mended. TO BE SOLD, BY miVATF. BARGAIN rpHATDWELLING HOUSE and GROUND, a. situated on the Enst Side of the Short Loaning of Gil- f'irr, « ti> pe. next to the properties lntelv belonging to the deceas- ed Willjarn Bain, wiih the WEAVING SHOPS thereon, com inihg 32 Loom Stances, as built for, and at present let in lease to Messrs. Leys. Mason. & Co. These Shops were very substantially built in 1819 and 1SSI. and are allowed lo be superior to most of the kind in town— they are partly floored above for dwelling houses, and might be turned to ex- cellent account eillier on that or any other plan. The whole premises are held for tile yearly payment of I Is. 8d. The rent is at present about £ 30, but will in the ensu- ing year exceed £ 3G. If the purchaser wishes, the whole, or greater part of the price, nray remain in his hands for six months. For further information, application may he made to Mr John Walker, the proprietor, third house above the Burn Steps of Gilcomstone j or to Robert Alcock, Advocate in Aberdeen. Also, to LET for the ensuing vear. in the above mention- ed Dwelling Mouse, a IIALF FLOOR, SHOP, aud CEI I. All— ihe rent of which will be moderate. This Shop is well situated for the sale of different kinds of good-;, being almost immediately without the royalty. Apply as above. Aberdeen, Dec. 10. 1824. fi " S JLU ABERDEEN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1824. SALE OF GOODS. BY PUBLIC AUCTTOV, In the Auction Hall, Foot of Broad Street, CONSISTING of MufFs, Tippets, Fur Trimmings, Pelisse Cloths, Flannels. Frieze for Mantles, Superfine Broad and Narrow Cloths, and a general variety of Haberdash- ery, & c. & c. The salett* totnmenceon Tuesday the 14th inst. atll o'clock forenoon, and at 6 in the evening. The goods to be viewed oil Monday previous to sale. As the above slock has been consigned by a house in London which has laleli/ given up business, the same will be sold off with- out the smallest reserve. N. II.— There wiil be sold at same time, a quantity of SWAN DOWN SKINS and TRIMMINGS, useful for making up Muffs iinrl Tippets. Aberdeen, Dec 8, 1824. SAL E OF CL0THIERY, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, SfC. On Wednesday next, the 15th curt, there will be sold try roup, in Bit OWN' & SON'S SALE ROOM, UNION STREET. Aberdeen, rj-' HE whole- STOCK of GOODS which belonged A to JAMES IIEIB, Merchant in Union Street— ronsisting of Broad anil Narrow Cloths— Cussimeres— Corduroys— Waistcoat Pieces— Flannels— Worsted. & t\ Ihe FURNITURE in Mr Rum's Shop will be sold at the same time. AND, On Saturday ihe 18th day of December curt, there will be sold by roup, in the House, in Diamond Street, possessed by Mr 11 gin, The whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE which belonged to him— consisting of Mahogany Tables— Chairs, and Chests <> f Drawers— an Eight- day Clock— Grates, Fen- ders. and Fire Irrtns— Bedsteads atrd Curtains— Feather Beds and Blankets— Bed and Table Linen— Glass and Stoneware Kitchen Furniture, anrl a variety of other articles. The roup will begin each day at 10 o'clock. P. BROWN & SON. Auctioneers. GLENTANNER TIMBER. To be sold, by public roup, at the Glentanner Timber Yard, Fcotdee, on Thursday, the 16th December, ALARGE assortment" of FIR TIMBER and DEALS, viz. : i. f 1. 1 2\, and 3 Inches; also, a quantity of POSTS, of various sizes, lately cut from lie Forest of Glentanner; and the whole of a very superior quality. The roup will be » in exactly at II o'clock forenoon. Credit will be given upon good Security. Aberdeen. Nov. 30, 1824. SHARES OF SHIPPING FOR SALE AND HOUSES TO LET AND SELL. rpwo SH A I! ES of the NEW LON- 1 DON SHIPPING COMPANY: price not under £ 50 e » ch. ALSO, TO LET, At Ihe ensuing Term of' Martinmas. A HOUSE in St. Nicholas S'rect, and a HOUSE iu Dia- mond Street, anrl a COTTAGE at Rubislaw. Apply to William Annan.!. Diamond Street. ALSO. FOR SALE, These THREE HOUSES, framing Virginia and James Streets, and near the foot of Castle Brae, belonging to the Slid William Annatid. These Houses are built of excellent matf ri. ls ; are centrically situated ; and rent well. The Fell - duty is trifling. Part of the purchase price may remain iu the pureha- er's bands for ye^ rs. For farther particulars, apply to Afel. Stforiacb, Esq. Ad. vocate, King Street, with whom lie the title- deeds. Diamond Street. Dee. 8, 1824. _____ NOTICE TO TITF. DEBTORS AVI} CREDITORS OF The detrasrd JAMES MILNE, Mason in Aberdeen. AMEETING of Mr. MILNE's Creditors is re- queued within the NEW INN, upon Monday the 13th curt, at two o'clock r. M, to receive the Report of the Commit- tee appointed at lasl meeting. The Debtors or the deceased are required to make payment of the Sums due by them, to JAMES NICOL, Advocate in Alier- deen, on or before the 15th curt, otherwise Prosecutions will be commenced against them. Aberdeen. Dec. 7, 1824. FOR CHILBLAINS, SPRAINS. BRUISES. RHEUMATISM, fir. riHHE CAJEPUT OPODELDOC— The basis of JL this preparation, the Csjeput Oil, has been long highly esteetr erl on the Continent, asa remedy for Chronic Rheuma- ti ra. Spasmodic Affections, Chilblains, Palsy, Stiffness, and Enlargement of Joints, Sprains, Bruises, and Deafness; and the experience of bite years, in England, proves that it merits the high character given of it by ihe most eminent in the pro- fession. Combined in the form of Opodeldoc, it is rendered more penetrating and consequently much more efficacious; and when rubbed upon the skin by means of flannel or the warni hand, it allays morbid irritation of nerves, invigorates the absorbents, anil accelerates the circulation ; hence iu the above complaint* it ia undouh'etlly the best Liniment that can be employed. Prepared and sold hy T. BUTLER, Chemist, No. 20. Waterloo PI tee. Edinburgh ; and it may be obtain- ed of ( lie principal Chemists and Druggists throughout Scot- land, in Bottles, at Is l^ d. and 2s. 9J. B.,— It should be observed that the name and address of the Preparer, as above, are printer! in the Bill of Directions and Label attached to each Bottle of the Opodeldoc, without which it is not genuine. EUKJUAB- Y O- S1 JPOTMCCS. • SIR FREDERICK ADAM. — LETTERS OF MARQUE AND RE- PRISAL.— The Aberdeen Chronicle has lelurned to the charge with wonderful gallantry. The pains which this Journal has taken to convince us that it was very stupid to be in anyway discomposed by the civil daughters, sinkings, and burnings, to be inflicted by the patriot Greeks, oil the persons ami ships of British subjects, are really deserving of our most humble ac- knowledgement. Unluckily, however, ihe labour has been altogether thrown away. Before w- e have done w ith this Chro- niele, we do not doubt to abate a little its spirit of chivalry. It wasasserled hy that paper to be very foolish to abuse the ixter- minating proclamation of the Greeks, seeing its most obnoxi- ous phrases were copied from our own " Letters of Marque and Reprisal." This was the marrow of our quarrel; and had this been true. Sir F. Adam and the British Government must have been knaves indeed to complain. We before took the li- berty to adduce two or three authorities, which at once disproved ihe title, or even the phrase, of premeditated killing or burn- ing, in such " Letteis" as these. They give merely a Right of Capture. That right, of course, implies the lawfulness of force to carry it into eScct. But only, it is clear, if resistance be marie. The Chronicle, however, is not content. Old Gro- tius is laughed at as a slighter authority ill the law of arms than a privateering cruiser. Now, this is redly too much. If this Chronicle holds, or has ever seen, a Letter of Marque and Reprisal enjoining unlimited murder and conflagration, it is for the Chronicle. not for us. to produce that Letter. We have shewn that such injunction is against the law of nations; and that by the authority of Grotius. undoubted but hy the present Journalist. This first of writers on tbe law of arms bas been most careful to put down the right of violent killing, in such cases as these, declaring all human slaughter to be lawful only where it occurred in the turmoil and struggle of a capture.— We have proved such injunction to be against the public law of Britain, by tin- very letter of the 4th Henry V. Cap. 7, on which alone Writs of Marque were given in our early history. It is equally opposed by the lator statutes, 29iih Geo. II. cap. 34 ; 19th Geo. III. cap. 67; and by the last authority oil Letters of Reprisal, the 29th of the same reign. We can distinctly state, therefore, that any Letters of Marqtie and Reprisal, bear- ing any stronger title than of attack and capture, or of killing to put that title into effect, are monstrous aud illegal. Nay, in point of fact, we are assured, that in all our mistakes of the law of arms, and they have lieen many, not one so horrible, and preposterous as thi- was ever committed. Now, what has the Chronicle sairl to all this? Has it produced, as it was bound, one jot of evidence to prove the occurrence of such a case ? Far from it. It leads no evidence at all oil this subject. It, however, charges our evidence w- ith relating merely to Reprisal of PROPERTV. and talks of some other Right of Reprisal, which, as we are told, will sanction the taking of life for life. This isa most unhappy statement. Had this Journalist attended to the bare etymology of the term Reprisal, he should^ have known, that it meant merely a TAXING IN RETURN. In this view, he would have found it to form a part of even the munici- pal law of the bravest people. He would have found it in the right of Withernam, which Stiernhook distinctly noti- ces as the same thing with Reprisal, under the law of Sweden- snd of all the Gothic nations of the north. He would have found it, too, in the right of capture, In vvtito namio, and al- most in the right of Replevin or Replerlge, in the law of Eng. land. Iiy all these, propert) unjustly taken from one subject by another, might be recovered, either in itself, or by an equi- valent. He would ha$ e ilius found that Reprisal at arms is a mere extension to the law of nations, of a principle which had long been acted on by private men. Now, no " Letter of Marque and Reprisal" was ever granted lo an individual, or, we believe, ever will be granted, for any other purpose than the capture of property. Nay, so careful is the Government of the effusion of blood, that Caution must be found by all who in this manner become the assignees of the Executive, that the King's subjects shall not be brought into peril. And all prizes must lie fairly condemned by a Court of Admiralty, under the anxious eye of a Commission of Prize. When life is demand- ed for life, the sword of justice has, among polished nations, been usually taken from the hands of individuals into those of the Government. And it remained for the Aberdeen Chronicle to arrogate to the British people that right of private murder, though tm running letters from the King, which we, in our in- nocence, had imagined to be confined to the Red Meu and Dog Ribs of the Western World. But the errors of the Aberdeen Journalist do not rest here. ) f poor Asgill or any man has been condemned, because another person had been unjustly executed, his sentence has not sprung, as this writer informs us, from the law of Reprisal, but from the more ample tight of Beta- tuition. Reprisal goes no farther than mere Capture, and if redress be still denied, of appropriation. If one state shall take, and detain a man because its subject has been unjustly taken and detained by another, it is Reprisal. Nay, the very de- tention of the Germans, quoted fiom Ammian, in the note we extracted from Grotius, is almost a case in point. But when life is taken for life, this is not a Capture but a Sacri- fice; and as such has always been noted as an act of public vengeance of a much more tremendous aud mortal character. For what is the very definition of Reprisal 3tarms? It is said to be a mere ri^ ht of pledge ill security;— PICNORAT so inter populos diversos. But, instead of confining himself to the sole question at issue, Ihe law aud practice of Letters of Re- prisal, the Journalist digresses in to a large defence of the Greeks, on grounds which never entered into our transitory strictures. He quotes Blackstoile lo prove that as •• Unauthorised Volun- teers," the English abettors of the Turks, were not lo be treat- ed as " Enemies," but to he destroyed as " Robbers and Pi- rates." Yet one minute before he had quoted, with singular inconsistency, the slighted text of Grotius, to show that the same Englishmen really were ENEMIES," because they formed a part of the Turkish Levies. HOSTIS sit ille quique intra ejus prcesidia sunt. Supposing that such authorities as these d. d not cut each other's throats, we say, that, by parity of reason, Lord Byron was a robber. Colonel Stanhope, the twaddling oracle of national law, was himself a pirate. Nay, the whole of the Greek Committee, anil the Greek subscribers, ought to be hanged on the next tree. They can have no bet- ter authority to fight for the Greeks, than all others have to quarrel for the Turks. But it is not true that one or other of them can be called pirates. By fighting under a hostile ban- ner, they have the authority and shelter of such banner. If the banner be that of an open enemy, the supporters of it, of whatever kind or language, can be held as no worse. Had the memory of the Journalist been better, he would have known that this very point was decided in the last session of Parliament. And in favour of a man, too, to whom, as the Chronicle wiil imagine, no especial leniency has been shewn. We mean Sir Robert Wilson. It was said, that in the Spa- nish quarrel, this person was a mere robber and pirate. The notion was scouted at once by the King's Government, by the mouth of the Foreign Secretary. Wilson was declared to have at least the privileges of an honourable belligerent; and in these it was said, this country, neutral as she was, would have protected him. With these notices, for the length of which live have to make apology, we pass this subject for ever. FREDERICK ADAM The EDINBURGH OB- SERVER declares, that he has now passed the subject of the famous Proclamation of the Lord High Commissio- ner of the Ionian Islands against the Greeks for ever— and as we entertain no hostile feeling towards Sir F. we hope his advocate will keep his word. But we have a right to animadvert upon the misrepresentations con- tained in his concluding article, in as f? r as they con- cern ourselves, and to point out the evasions, and in- conclusive reasoning, b_ v means of which the apologisi professes to believe, that he has gained a complete Vic- tory for Sir Frederick, and thinks it altogether unneces- sary again to slav the slain. The document is only in- teresting, as it affords an example of the law logic that in our times is tolerated in the modern Athens, by means of which facts and arguments are at once subverted, and a triumph secured to a little sophistry, aided by much assurance. Iu our last article upon this subject, we distinctly stated, that letters of Marque aud Reprisal were inci- dentally mentioned on our part, as authorising private warfare with the common means of destruction ; and shewing that no charge of extraordinary cruelty could be brought against the Greets, because thev had declar- ed, that they would sink, burn, and destroy transports of neutral nations, conveying armed Turks to their shores for the purposes of extermination. The accusation against Sir FREDERICK ADAM is, that he declared war against the Greeks without any just cause, and con- trary to the low of nations, attempted to deter them from the use of those means of defence to which thev were, ami are, entitled by the express provisions of that law. Tiie Observer, however, titles his article of the 7TH> Sir F. ADAMS and Letters o Marque AND RE- prtISXL ; ? is if reprisal had any thing lo do with the war Sir F. threatened to wage against the Greeks. What had the Greeks taken from him— and what injury done to Britain had he to avenge ? If he had no such in- jury to allege, and it is admitted he had none, what right had lie to direct his Majesty's ships to detain— or, as the Observer has it, arrest eruizers belonging to the Greeks ? This is the charge that Sir FREDERICK has to answer, and by his own acts he has already shown his conviction, that he cannot answer it successfully. We informed the Observer, that the Greek proclamation remains in full force, and that the irregularities of some of their cruizers are denounced by the provisional Go- vernment, as having been committed against the orders of the Executive; a piece of information, however, which he does not think proper to acknowledge. But he returns to the charge upon the stil^ ject of Letters of Marque and Reprisals, and again stoutly maintains, that they warrant no premeditated killing. He affects to have been well aware of the distinction between Letters of Marque duringpeace, when property to a certain amount unjustly taken is to be compensated ; and those granted after war has been declared, when privateers are con- stituted belligerents. Although pretty extensively en- gaged in shipping, we never held any Letter of Marque, nor did we ever assert, that such Letters did or do en- join unlimited murder and conflagration ; consequently, we are under no obligation to produce what never was in existence; but that privateers during war are, by those Letters fully warranted to level great guns, draw triggers, and inflict mortal wounds with cutlasses and boarding pikes, and if they cannot otherwise disj os^ of their enemies, to sink them, we do maintain. During the recent wars, the thanks of Government were in many in- stances rendered to privateers for having captured com- missioned vessels of war belonging to the enemy, and in some cases, for having destroyed vessels of which they could not take ixiesjssion. Has the Oitervcr never heard of the famous Terrible privateer, and the exploits of Captain Death, who was so careless of the effusion of blood, that he had in one conflict the greater number of his crew killed, and was highly applauded for his having so done ? According to the doctrine of this writer, Captain Dance, in the command of a small squadron of Indiamen, had no right to expose tlie lives of the King's subjects to peril, in beating off the French ships of war that attacked him 011 his homeward bound voyage, although he received the thanks of Government for his gallant conduct. But the Observer must really be reason- able. When it was asserted in Parliament, that seats are bought and sold in the Honourable House, the as- sertion was admitted to be true by both sides, although it was made by * Lord CASTLEREAGH, because of its being notorious as thesun at noon day, so that particu- lar proof was quite unnecessary. If then our privateers have uniformly during war acted as belligerents, using all means of destruction against the enemy, and not one in- stance cau be adduced, of their having incurred the dis- pleasure of their Government for so doing, we ascertain at once the value of the assertion, so boldly made by the Observer— that " no Letter of Marque and Reprisal was ever granted to an individual, for any other purpose than the capture of property." W e particularly stated, that we held high the( autho- ity of GROTIUS on all questions of international law, and we quoted a passage from him, which distinctly establishes the right of the Greeks to destroy those em- ployed by the common enemy inva, ding their shores ; but added, that the tenor of a British Letter of Mar- que is to be more satisfactorily ascertained by the pro- duction of the Letter itself, than by inferences from the authority of GROTIUS. On this our candid adversary observes—" old GROTIUS is laughed at, as a slighter authority in the Law of Arms than a privateering cruiser." This observation we merely transcribe, and shall not insult the understanding of our readers by any comment. Proceed wc to the grave charge of ignorance of ety- mology, in as much as we said that Reprisal in some cases sanctions the taking life for life ; whereas we are assured, by the Observer, that we onght to have known, that it implies merely taking in return. We were about to quote the authority of VATTELL upon this subject, and to shew that, under the Title of Reprisal, he ex- pressly mentions the wrongs done to prisoners, and life unjustly taken away ; but VATTELL was a Frenchman, and the Observer, no doubt suspecting that he enter- tained French principles, might tell us, that his autho- rity is good for nothing, at least inforo Edincnsi. We must, therefore, have recourse to other authorities, in order to shew that our statement is not quite so unhappy as the Observer supposes. We shall begin with that of Dr. SAMUEI, JOHNSON, who, as a staunch Tory, must be admitted to be a witness omni except/ one major, and he says— that Reprisal is the act of taking some- thing in the way of retaliation for robbery or injury. The ancient law of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, was therefore according to this authority, re- prisal by law— and alas I it is neither re- capture, nor can there be, under the circumstances, appropriation. In the case of Sir CHARLES ASGILL, we never be- lieved for a moment, that the hanging him would have resuscitated Colonel HAYNE— but the unjust capital punishmeut of Colonel HAYNE conferred aright upon General WASHINGTON to take by way of retaliation and reprisal, for the terms are identified, the life of a British Officer of equal rank. In his country's cause he was bound to exercise that right— the British Co- lonels in captivity had to cast lots, and the lot fell 011 ASGILL. The Observer may in his innocence imagine, that such rights are only claimed by Red Men and Dog Ribs of the Western World ; buthe must learn to correct his errors, and to speak in qualified language of what he calls " private murders." All civilized authorities are against him. He enlargesmuch upon what information we should have gained on this subject, had we consult- ed certain authorities he quotes, writers upon municipal law. It certainly did not occur to us, that it was at all necessary to consult, tjjese authorities; for this very plain reason, that municipal law regulates the conduct of peaceable citizens, and can have nothing to do with the law which regulates the conduct of belligerents. O ts We do not upon this occasion think of Balfour's Prac- ticks, Erskine's Institutes, or Boyd's Justice of Peace, nor even the Dictionary of Decisions of the Court of Session, although all these authorities mav be estimable in cases and questions of which they treat; but to' Gro- tius, Vattell, Puffendorf, Burlamaqui, and others, who have expressly written upon the laws and usage of arms, and are by common consent allowed to have written well: nor should we have made any reference even to Blackstoile, had not the Observer set the example. But the taking life for life in war, the Observer assures his readers, is not reprisal— it is done upon the prin- ciple of Retaliation, and is in fact a Sacrifice. Here we may, in the first place, leave him to settle the true import of the word reprisal with Dr. JOHNSON— and then, with all the European writers upon the Law of Nations of good repute. If a sacrifice, to what Deity None are offered to mortals. If to the " fire eyed maid of smoky war," mentioned by SHAKSPERE, let us see how our great Bard confirms the doctrine of the Observer. Hotspur, informed of the approach of the King's troops, exclaims— ... ... Let them come I They come like SACRIFICES in their trim, And to the fire eyed maid of smoky war All hot and bleeding shall we ofl'er them; The mailed Mars shall on his altar sit Up to the ears in blood. I am on tire To think this rich REPRISAL is so nigh Aud yet not ours. Now, we submit, whether it was tbe intention of the noble and high minded Hotspur, merely to plunder the King's host, and acquire property— to sell that pro- perty according to due form, and thereof make penny to the avail, & c. ' Tristram Shandy complains of a singularity of his fate that, upon setting out) he very seldom arrived at the proposed destination ; and happy we are, that our dis- cussion with the Observer, upon this subject, is clos- ed— for w hen, in a question concerning the law of arms, we arrive at such terms— as replevin, and impignoratio, how can we tell what may follow ? Perhaps the zealous apologist of Sir FREDRICK might, in the next step of procedure, set about justifying his conduct from clauses of the act which regulates the conduct of gen- tlemen - who deal 111 pignora. PAWNBROKERS; and we should be much more gravelled than we are in the pre- sent state of the question. We distinctly informed the Observer, that the tran- sports denounced by the Greeks did not sail under the hostile flag of the Turks, but had the impudence to ap- pear in the wake of the Captain Pacha under the> flags of their respective nations ; and yet he enters into a dis- cussion concerning Sit ROBERT WILSON, who was duly enrolled a patriot of Spain, and fought under the patriotic flag, as if the circumstances bore any degree of similarity. If Lord BYKON, the Hon. Colonel STAN- HOPE, whom the Observer ca\ h ihe twaddling oracle of national law— a term which, not having a slanrr Die- ' o o tionary at hand, we do not understand, and will thank the Observer to explain— assuring him, that we shall put him to no farther trouble; if these gentlemen had in- vaded the Turkish dominions under the British flag, and without authority from their Government, who doubts that thev would have deserved to be treated as rob- bers and pirates ? We owe an apology to our readers far the space we have taken up in replying to the Ob- server. We shall not repeat the offence, nor notice the case until it shall have come under discussion in Parlia- ment. We again however repeat, that we entertain no hostile feeling towards Sir FREDERICK ADAM, and we are quite ready to give up all pretensions to chi- valrous motives in stating plain matters of fact. Ours is no forlorn hope, and we can even afford to be ge- nerous. Why does not the Observer state the fact boldly, that the Trojan war was a war of reprisal mere- ly ; and the Lad v being taken and carried home trium- phantly, the husband had merely to instruct how much she was the worse for the wear, and recover his dama ges accordingly. As to the burnings, slaughtering, and destruction, that took place upon the occasion, do not these form a conclusive argument, that the Greeks were always barbarians ? Should this argument fail, it still remains to shew from Scripture, that Sir FRE- DERICK ADAM is one of those who having not the -, aw, are a Law unto themselves." * It has been proposed, that a statue shall be erected to the memory of this great Statesman, whose loss has been so severe- ly felt by his country. Among other accomplishments of the highest order, he excelled in the defence of delinquency charged against his friends, and indeed upon every occasion, where mendacity and the mos. t consummate effrontery could be servicabie. BIRTH. At Aberdeen, on the 9' ili of December, the LADY of Capt. WALKER, of the Bombay Regiment Artillery, of a still- born Daughter. MARRIAGES. At the Protestant Church at Lausanne, in Switzerland, on 12ih ult. Capt. WYNNE BAIRD, son of ROBERT BAIRD, KM). of Newbyth, and nephew of General Sir DAVID BASKD. Bart. Ac. & c. to Miss MADELINE SUSAN CERJAT, daughter of IIENRT CERJAT, Esq. At Greenock, on the 30th ultimo,, by the Rev. Norman Macleod, JAMES MAXWELL, Esq. Comptroller of the Customi at the port of Campbeltown, lo Mrs JANE CAMPBELL, daugh- ter of the late John Stevenson, Esq meichant iu Ohan, DEATHS. At Seringapatam, much regretterl, on the 16th April last, in the 30th year of his age, after an illness of three days, Lieut. PETER GORDON. 11th Regt. N. I. Madras Establishment, third son of JAMES GORDON, Esq. of Littlefolla. At Aux Caves, Hayti, 011 the7th October, JOHN AITKEN, Esq. Merchant. At Seraveiidale, in Holland, 21 si ultimo, after his arrival from Surinam, JAMES CAMPBELL, E- q. On Monday last, Ihe following Gentlemen were elected additional Managers of the Infirmary of Aberdeen, for the ensuing year : President of the Shipmaster Society, Rt. Rev. Bishop Skinner Robert Brown, Esq. Dr Davidson Rev. James Cordiner Robert Garden, Esq. David Chalmers, Esq. John Ross, Esq. of Grenada- Rev. John Murray Dr Dyce Alex. Duthie Esq. Arthur Gibbon. Esq. John Whyte, Etq. Deacon Win. Spark, watch- maker. Office- bearers of the Shiprow Society for the ensuing year : MR JOHN BISSET, " PRESES. Mr. GEORGE ANDERSON, Jun. Treasurer. Messrs Wm. Farquhar Win. Hendry John Barron James Barclay Alex. Barron. Gavin Hadden, Esq. Lord Provost Convener Webster Alex. Simpson, Esq. John Johnston, Esq. Alex. Webster, Esq. On Monday last, the Annual General Meeting of the Bar- ber and Wig- Maker Trade of Aberdeen was held, when JOHN ADAM was re- elected PPHSES. Robert Laing, lioxmaster; Messrs. Milne, Garioch, and Fettes, assistants; Messrs. Anderson, Sutherland, and Walker, key. bearers. On Sabbath first, the 12th cart, in the SAILORS' CHAPEL here, SERMONS will be preached by the Clergymen in town, Forenoon, Afternoon, and Even- ing, the Collection for the Shipwrecked Seaman's Fund of Abeideen, which is understood to be very low. REPAIRS OF THE BUILDINGS OF A'LXG'S COLLEGE. Additional Subscriptions received since our lasl :— William Chambers Hunter, Esq. of Tillery, Rev. James Farquharson, Alford, ... Rev. James Smith, Cannishy, Rev. Alexander Simpson, New Macliar, ... Alex. Mitchell, E- q. Gerard's Cross, Bucks, Rev. Alex. Cameron, Edderton, ... Arthur Forbes, E q. Edinburgh, ... Hugh Gordon, Esq. Manar, ... Itif. il 1 IV*. Bishop Skinner, ... John Pa, on. Esq, of Grandholm, ... . Dr. John Simpson, Worcester, ... Andrew Murray, Esq. Sheriff- Depute of Aberdeenshire, ... ... ... Alexander Stronach, Esq. Advocate, • Mr. Downie, Teacher of Dancing, A Friend to the College, ,. Rev. William Smith, Bower, .. , Rev. Donald Campbell. Kilninver, , Rev. J. Edniondson, Bath, ... . Rev. M'Kenaae, Skene, ... . Rev. Walter Chalmers, Deskford, yEoeas M'Iniyre, Esq Stockwell Park, Su William Aikman, E- q. ... Iter. William Cock, Rathen, ... ... £ 5 5 0 3 3 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 5 5 0 2 2 .0 10 10 0 100 0 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 2 0 , 10 10 0 1 I 0 2 2 0 On Sunday afternoon, a (? ne hoy about 14 years of age. in attempting to go to the outer edge of the ice formed on that part of Ihe harbour, near the ship building yards, found it too weak for him, and after having fallen, in a fruitless endeavour to get buck, fell into the water; where, after struggling a short time to regain the ice, which always failed him, lie dis- appeared. in presence of a number of spectators, who could render him no assistance. After long and diligent search, the hotly was found next morning, and orried home to his sor- rowing parents. Anotherboy neatly shared the same fate, but on seeing the situation of his comp inioti, wjs so much alarm ed as not to be able to do any thing for his rescue, flying in- stantly from the scene of danger. Ou Tuesday night last, abnut 9 o'clock, a seaman was atop- ped at the corner of North Street, near Justice Port, by three men. two of whom held him, while the third robbed him of £ 2 in notes and IOS. in silver. Inconsequence of some in- formation, G. Gefhin, & J. Knox, two of the patrole, and John Gray, one of the watchmen, proceeded to a suspicious house in the Justice Port, where they succeeded in securing three desperate characters, of the names of Cruickshank, Graham, and Robertson. Upon a farther search afterwards in the same house, a quantity of tea anil sugar, some spirits in case bottles, with several other articles were found, as it appeared had been taken from on board the Diadem, which had the same evening been broke into by this gang; in proof of which, one of tbir party wore the jacket and great coat belonging to the Caftaini of the vessel. A Meeting of the Justices of the Peace being caffed' at Stonehaven on the 8th inst. to enforce the penalties against offenders under the Excise Laws— the Collector and Jlie other Revenue Officers attended. When the Justices bernj. called on by the Collector to act tip to ( lie letter of the law against of- fenders for illict distillation, they refused so to do, and left the Court. Giving as their reason, unwillingness to ioSic- t a fine which,, in ninety- nine cases out of a hundred, pot the persona! liberty of the subject at the power of the Board of Excise. By the Distillery Law, no discretion i* allowed to the Justi- ces to mitigate the penalty, under any circumstances, below the minimum fixed ; anrl where fraud* ere admitted, or proved, they have no alternative but to pronounce ill terms of tbe statute. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. On Sunday last, the schooner Ann, Wood, of Banff, ar- rived here, afler a passage of four weeks from Rotterdam, which she left on the 8tli ult. and after sailing, etleo intered the most violent gales from N W. so thai he was in ihe greatest danger of being driven on tbe Jutland coast, off which lie was only iu 22fathoms water, when on the IrTtli, the vessel was laid on her beam ends by a tremendous sea. which carried away part of her bulwarks, sweeping away some ! i^' il articles, and upsetting a cable on deck. After weathering this storm, he was 011 the 1 8th. taken with a iremendous gale from SW. shifting to N W. anil blowing with the violence of a hurricane, so that he was oblig- ed next morning to run into Swioa, near the Naze of Norway. The brig Nancy, Booth, of South Shields, from Wyburgh for Hull, with deals, & c. sought shelter there at the same time, having been exposed tu this gale, by which she sustained con siderable damage, having his staunehUins. and A considerable part of his deck timber cartied away. The barque Berwick, Smith, of and for London from Pe- tersburgh, was also in Swina ; it beinx the second lime that both her and tbe Nancy bad been ptit into Norway. There were no other British vessels, and only about 8 or 10 foreign- ers in Swina— two of them bound to the Frith of Forth ; one a schooner, with deals, afler being in niglrt of tile Isle of May, and another a galliot, with grain, after being half across the North Sea. This latter arrived there the 18th, ami was goinp » 10 Maudahl to discharge her carjo and repair, which would bringa general average. One small foreign sloop from Hull to Newcastle, was driven to Swina ; and it was reported that a number of vessels, boil « British and foreign, were in the neighbouring ports of Nor- way ; one of them a large ship flora Hamburgh for the West Indies, after being in sijht of the North Foreland. The pilots farther reported, that some wreck, the deck beams and knees of a vessel, had been cast ashore near Swiua. The Ann sailed, a single ship, from Swina on the 26th, wind ESE. ex- perienced very unsteady and stormy weather until her arrival lie re ; and saw one vessel, a sloop, two days afterwards, which Capt. Wood supposed, frota the course she was steering, was bound to the Moray Frith, or to the West coist. The Fancy, J. di'ray, is arrived at Montrose frmn Dan'zic.— A letter from the master to liis owners here, dated 6th' inst. 2 A. K. says, *' I have now to inform you of my safe arrival here this moment, after a inost tremendous passage of 4 weeks, from the Sound ; out of vkhich time I have been 3 days in Nor- way ; from which I sailed on the 23d of last month ; and to say the truth, I hardly can tell what way the Fancy has got across, for I have been clways under the storm sails, and very often hove to. O11 Tuesday last I was within 18 miles of the Bell Rock, i- trd the next day was put 10 far to tlic southward,, that the Fern bore N W. 28 miles. In tlii- precarious state of the weather, vessels nppe.;- to have remained in pc.' t, or -..' e road steads, until it shuuld become so far settled as to « ll- ow them to proceed with a prospect of urcoinpli.,!: iri; j their voyages in safety, which probably accounts for the non- arrival of tbe many vesicle yet expected from the eastward and the Baltic. The Ceres, Anderson, after being 17 days at sea, was oblig- ed to run back to Dantzic, where she arrived en the 19th ult. wiih the loss of an anchor and part of her chain cable, beside* other damage. Tie Union, Cobhstu, alsa of l& is place, was put back at the same time, with ihe loss of an anchor, die. ; as also al> out 0 or 7 ether vessel- in liko circumstances of distress^ making a fleet of upwards of 20 sail homeward bound, the greatest part if not the whole of which would, it was expected, be ready for sea the Out f& vourjtble opportunity. The Ceres had been twice at IWiiholin, ami on thelatterjoceasien brought up on the 12th, with about 30 sail in company ; but was driven, 011 the 14th, from the SE. c.- id of the island, in a heavy gale from the South- Westward, with the loss stated, and obliged to bear away for Danisic; tuar which he bad seen a vessel driven ashore on the 4ih ult. Indeed, such has been the unsettled and1 tempestuous wea- ther forseveral weeks past, that aoasting vessels wbich'mi^ ht in » tide's sail havereaehetitheir destination, after being tossed about at sea for upwards of a week, have been glad to reach a place of safety, as happened pariicuLrly wiih two sloops, which sail- ed from this port for Banff 011 the 28di and 29th ult. One ef these, the Sir David Moncrieff, Pater^ on, after being twice in the Mnray Frith, and driven M far South as the Cocket Island, got with difficulty into this haihour, in the heavy gale of Tuesday last, with the loss of her boats, two casks of oil, some boxes, a, quantity of timber, tr- o tons of iron, & C. The other, the John aad Mary, with a general cargo for the Moray Frith, after being off Kiur. airdVliead 011 the ls » inst. was driven to the soutiiward, and obliged to throw part of her cargo overboard - and the vessel being on her beam eiitis for an hour and a half, tl » e bread and coals were washed away, except a few damaged biscuits, 011 which the crew subsisted until they got into North Sunderland, on or about the 5th inst.- The sloop Newcastle and Berwick Packet, of and from Dun- dee for Glasgow, was put in here on Tuesday last, with the loss of her main- boom. The George Canning, Stephen, arrived 011 the 4ih inst. at Dundalk, alter a boisterous passage of 38 days from Quebec; The Jean, Rogers, arrived at the Sound on the 23d ultimo, from Riga to London. The St. Lawrence. Harhy, arrived on the 6th instill the Downs from Quebec, whence she sailed 011 the 12th ult. with the Canada and Jean, both supposed of this place. The Nancy, Alexander, sailed fiom Jersey on the 29tli ult. for this place, wiih apples. The Elrick, Reed, sailed oil the 5th inst. from Ramsgate^ for Jatnaici as did on the 4ih, the John Sh* nd, Rees. Sir Charles Forbes, Foulerton, arrived 011 the 5tli inst. at Portsmouth, from Loudon, for Van Dlc'indn's Land. Lady Uood Mackenzie, M'Kenaie, sailed from the Clyde, 30th Nov. for St. Domingo. James and Margaret, Milne, at Southampton, 30th Nine, from Quebec, after a rough passage of 52 days. Rifleman, Thomson, at Wick, 29th November, from Aber- deen. The Treasurer of the Pauper Lunatic Fund has received from a Lady, a letter, enclosing L2, in aid of that Institution On the night of Friday the 3d inst. two small houses, situ- ated at Poynernook, were attacked by a riotous assemblage of people, to the number of from two to three hundred, in the course of which they stripped the greater part of the roofs off these houses, and demolished the windows ; broke one of the doors in pieces ; aid also broke and destroyed the furniture be- longing to the tenants, who are chiefly natives of Ireland ; and it is believed that they ate so poor in circumstances as lo be per- fectly unable to replace any of the articles destroyed. On ihe night alluded to, one of these Irishmen had a child baptized ; and while harmlessly enjoying himself in company with some of his friends, his house was suddenly and forcibly entered by a number of people, who could assign no better reason for their malicious and law less attack upon these poor creatures than that they were Irishmen. The Procurator Fiscal of the city was ap- plied to next day regarding the circumstances, who very rea- dily consented to prosecute tbe offenders ; and we understand, that Baillie Milne, 011 Saturday last, after hearing several wit- nesses examined in the cause, felt it his. duty to send three of the persons concerned to Bridewell, for a period of two calen- dar months each. We may justly say, that a more desperate at- tack. or a more wicked and unmerited assault, never took place in this part of the country. TO CORRESPONDENTS. The Letters of Martha Constant, and A Water Drinker, shall appear in our next. Several other communications have been received. A Press of temporary matter obliges us to leave out several advertisements, and articles of domestic intelligence. p 0 S T S C R I P T. LONDON. His Majesty, who, we are happy to learn, remains til good healih, coHtintKsin town, but is expected to leave Carlton Pa- lace to- morrow for Windsor, and fitom thence proceed to Brighton. MR. FLETCHER.— The Lor, d> Chancellor said, that with respect to the question of costs in this met ion, which stood over to ihe 2d iust. ne would give 110 costs to either parly. POLITICAL RUMOURS . Thejpcculiar state of Ireland occupies at the present moment, it is said, the principal atten- tion of his Majesty's Government. It is. likewise mentioned, that the Matquis of Wellesley is to retire from the ^ ord Lieu- tenancy of the Si- aer Kingdom and to succeed, to the Presiden- cy of his Majesty's Council, vice the Earl of Harrowby, who resigns aud quits office altogether. Another rumour is, that ihe Duke of Wellington is lo be the new Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, though it has been whispered that the Earl of Bristol is to succeed the Marquis Wclleesty, and_ tha, t Mr W. Uortoii is to be his Secretary,— Suu.