NUMUEE 1,085.] SATURDAY, JANUARY < 25, 1812. r p m i C, E 5ii OUTSTANDING DEBTS. In tit Matter of f MIX) be Soli by Atnaion, before CHARLES FERIS, {. " the Commissioners in this a Bankrupt C Matter, at the Royal Exchange, ' Dublin, on MONDAY the 27th dav of January 1812, at TWO o'clock in the afternoon, ( lie OUTSTANDING DEBTS due to the Estate of said Bankrupt, a Schedule of which may be seen in the Royal Exchange Coff e Room, or by application to JAMBS Tutw- « AN BSLL, Agent to the Assignee, Armagh, or No. 20, Brunswick- sweet, Dublin. EGAN, Auctioneer. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, JUAHOMIOKIISS of Aghrtfltus, \ " jjn) URSUANT to a De. Plaintiff; i - HT crce of his Majesty's HAXILTOH MOORS, Eif. \ Court of Exchequer in Ire. end Others, I land, made in this Cause, Defendants. V , the Townlands of BAl. l. Y- MACREELY and CAR- - R. ICKR. UbKY, situate iu the Barony of Dulferin, and County of Dowr. Further particulars, with the Rental and Day of Sale, wi'l be published at a future period. J34) Belfast, January 1. P. iTPICK HANDELLAN,~\ ] P> Y the MAHSBAL of and Other', Mariners, j - 1W his Majesty's High Promovants. - | Court of Admiralty of The sup t. L IT A, of Baltimore, i Ireland, TO BE SOLD in the United States, whereof 1 BY AUCHON, under J'i'in Kmrntit is MfsiUr, . the Decree « f said Court, Impu^ nant. j abtai. ied in this Cause, on , •> FRIDAY the 31st day of January inst. at ONE o'clock in the afternoon, en bO'. rd Slid Vessel, where she now lies at the Quay of Belfjst, the SHIP in this cause mentioned, with all her Rigging, Tackle, Apparel, and Furniture; burthen ^ 2.50 Tons, per American Register. This Vessel, on her voyage to Belfast, got a thorough Repair, and is well found in Rigging and Mate- jlia's. For Inventory and Particulars, apply to Mr. F. WHITLA, « R Captain KIODA |. L, at Belfast; Mr. WIILIAM RICHAKD- / ton, Promovants' Pro& or; Mr. PA THICK HAMILTON, fio& or lor Messrs. Garo & BLACKFJI, Dublin; and to HENKY RICHARDSON, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS— JANUARY, 19 jur ation of the metropolis had also enormously in- t sent th<! re was no watch tvo protect the city at night; eased of late years, it was the duty of the trus- ( that therefore they ought to proceed to inqui: e DEPUTY MARSHAL. Dated January 14, IS 12. ( 395 SirHWRT rANB " TT]) URSUANT to the PEST. hart and ANNE ML Decree made in this CATHERINE, founts,, of\ Cause, bearing date the 23d ANTRIM, his Wife, | Day of December 1803, Plaintiffs ; ^ and the Decretal Orders A f> TIIU. I, Iorddiscount 1) UN~ I thereon, I will, at the H « ur GANNON, and Others, | of ONEo'Clock. OflWKD- ZVr. M^.. j NESDAY the 29th Day J of January next, at my Chambers on the Inn's- Quay, Dublin, Set up and Sell by Pu lie \ nation the several CHIEF and FEE FARM REN TS remaining onsold, arising our of the several TO WNLAN OS an ! PREMISES situate iu the Baronies of GLENARM, DUNLUCE, CAREV, and K1LCONWAY, in the County of Antrim, part of the Estate of the late MARJUIS of AN- TRIM. deceased, as particulary mentioned in the printed R( tilt- Rolls thereof, for the purposes in said Decree r\ ' ution- ed— Dated this 11th Day of November, 1811. THOMAS ELLIS. fs B. S,, i, l Chief Rents are well secured, and payable out or considerable Estates, and paid pun& ually in Gold, at . May and November, and will be set up in Lots most agree- able to Biddirs. For Tit'e, Rentals and information, application to be made to Messrs. HUTCHINSON & LOVE, Plaintiff,' Soli- citrrs, No. 19, Upper Gardener- street, and at their Offices in Ballymonev and Ballymena; ROBERT H- V. MTl. TON, - It*) No. 38. Skills sueef, RICH ARD WARING, I KJ No. 61, Capel- street, Dublin; at his Office, B- ifasr, the Defendants' Solicitor; EDMOND M'GILDOWNEY, E< q. the Rent Agent. Baliycastle ; and WILLIAM \ VHI TON, Eiq. No. 10, Great James's, Bedford- row, London. A FKft- SIMPLR. ESTATE IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN. TO BF. SOLD DT AUCTION, at th, DONF. GALL- ARMS, Belfast, on FRIDAY the 6tb Day of Murcb next, at ONE o'Cloci, mHE Townlands of HOLYWOOD and KNOCK- JL MAGONF. Y, situate and being within four Miles of the Town of Belfast, containing in all about One Thou- • and Acres; free of all manner of Tythes; and subjedt to a very small Chief Rent only— The Townlaiid of HOI T- WOOD is at present very low Set, and will ri< e considerably. The MANSION-' HQUSE is very large and commodious, wi'h a large range of OFFICES, of all sorts, and in com- pl te order; with a GARDEN, containing Eight Acres, walled in, and well stocked with all sorts of Wali, and other Fruit Trees; and the Demesne contains upwards of Two Hun ired Acres . For every information respecting the same, application to be nude to THOMAS L. STEWART, Esq. Belfast, where the Title- Deeds and Rerit- RoUs can be seen. 327) Dated Belfast, lst January, 1812. TO BE SOLD. THAT HOUSE, BLEACH- YARD, and FARM of LAND, in the Parish of Derryaghy, containing ISA. 2R 24P English Measure, subjefl only to £' M annuallv; formerly occupied hy the late Roar. x r DUNCAN, Esq. It is situated within five milts of Belfast, and two of Lisbu* ,; held by lease under the MA* « JUI3 of HERTFORD for one good I. ile only 15 years of age, and the remainder of 21 years from Nevember, 1800. The Bleach- Green was ca- pable of finishing from 4000 to SO00 Pieces of Linen m the driest season.— For further particulars, apply to EDWARD CURTEIS, of Glenburn, Esq. , j j November 1. . TO BE SOLD, ABOUT Sixteen Acres of the Townland ol DSNEGOR, for the remainder of a term of Sixty- one Years from November, 1798; and about Fifty Acres ( with Houses), Part of LOUGHANMORE DEMESNE, will be Sold, or Let, lor such a term as may be agreed on. if the above Land » are not disposed of before the first day of February next, of which notice will be given in this pa- J> er. thev will on that day be sold by Public Au& iop on the Premises. . O98 COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY. TO BE SOLD, rU^ HE Town and Lands of Tobermore, Gortamny, Moy- A asset, Calmore Upper and Lower, Cloan, and Fort- wil'iam s: taate in the Barony of Loughenshollen. insaidCoun ty, held by few- farm Grant, at the yearly Rent of £\ 4. Van of the Estate of the Right Honourable Sir GKORGH F, i £ FIT R A L D HILL, Bay. containing 1111 Acres, or there- abouts, and now held by solvent Tenants at a dear yearly Profit Rent of =£ 780,10,. 10J. the greater part out of I ease, « ,,.] that in Lease held on very short Tenures. The Lands are now valued at .£ 1303, 9r 6J. and if all out of Lease, from the nature of the Soil and the abundance of Limestone, may be valued at 3C/. per Acre, round. Said Lands will be sold separately or together; and the Purchaser or Purchasers declared as soon a, the value shall be offered. Proposals in writing, will be received by MARCOS SAMUXL HILL, Esq. Londonderry; ANDREW LIT TLX, Coleraine; JAS. GRKOO, of Londonderry; and JOHN CBAM.^ S, 11, LoWer- Oardi- ner- street, Dublin, Attorney at Law, will furnish Rentals of Mid Premises, and give all further necessary information, and with whom may be seen a Map of said Premises.- Mr. THOMAS M'CLXIIABO, Newtrolimatady, will itw^ ' Itndi COMMITTEE OF SUFPLY. Mr. YORKE proceeded to move the Vote of i Seamen and Marines for the present year, which the Right Hon. Gentleman observed, no change having taken place in the interim, would be the ! same as last year, namely, 14' 5,, 000 men, includ- ing 35,400 marines. The Right Hon. Gentleman^ proceeded to move the following Resolutions ;—' 3* 15,861, for the Maintenance of Seamen and Merinos j for 1812. } =£ 3,500,000, for the Wear and Tear of the Navy for the year 1812; and, ^ 649,750, for the Ordn. ince Service. On the motion of Mr. WHARTON, the follow- ing sums were voted :— • •£ 20,000, for the American Loyali. tJ. 2,080, for American Emigrants. .£ 8000, to the St. Domingo Sufferers. £ 2082, to the Dutch Emigrants. £ 129,000, to the French Clergy and Laity. ,£ 3,400, to the French Emigrants. £ 800, to the Irish Dissenting Ministers. £ 1,700, to the Etiflish ditto. £ 12,000, to defray the Exproces of Bow- street Police Office for 1811. £ 70,800, for support of Co: ivi< 9s afloat. £. 50,000, for Law Expences for 1811. £ 31,000, for Printing for the Lords. £ 2 000, for Printing the Votes of the House of Com- mons for 1811. £ 4,467,5s. 6d. for Deficiency of Bill for Printing for 1810. Mr. TIERNEY here took an opportunity of adverting to the expensive manner in which Re. ports and Plans for the inspeflion of Committees were printed, and particularly those on the Irish B - g Drainage, which, he said, were executed on ihe finest paper, the laigest size, and at a most enormous expence. The SPEAKER was hapqy the attention of the House had been called to this subjeft; it had first been adverted to on the subject of the engrav- ings for the Portpatrick Committee, and it wss lhen" ordered that no engraving for Committees should be on a larger scale than a folio sheet, but with his ( the Speaker's) consent; and to this rule he had always adhered, unless convinced by the Committee that they could not understand the subjefl under consideration but on a larger plan. The Bog Drainage, however, was not a Com- mittee— it was a Parliamentary Commission; but he had not consented to the engravings being ex- ecuted on the plan they had been, till it was re- presented to him to be absolutely necessary 5 and that subdivions were necessary, which would not have been distinguishable on a smaller scale. Mr. TIERNEY wished he had posstssed a plan, as he was certain the subdivisions, if dis- played by him, would have been distinguishable in the gallery.— f A laughJ. The next Resolution proposed was— y £ 15 000, for Printing for the present Session. £ 3,500, for Stationary for both Houses. £ 426, for examining East Iniia Accounts. -£ 949, f,, r the Exrences of the Thames Police. £ 4* 40, for the Sow- street Harse Patrole. And several other Annual Votes. The Resolutions being agreed to, the Report was ordered to be received to- morrow. THI LOSS or THE » T. 0SOX. GE, & C. Mr. WHI i BREAD wished to put a question to the Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Yorke), re- spefling the loss of the St. George and other ships in the Baltic ; he did not wish to impute any blame to him, but to be informed how it happened that the large ships continued to so late a period in th? se dangerous seas. Mr. YORKE, in reply, said, the orders of the Admiralty were, that all the convoys should be ready to sail by the lst of November; it appeared they were so, but were weather- bound, and not able to attempt it till the 17th ; and. after having weighed 011 that day, to the amount of 100 sail, a violent gale arose, and several of tliem were dri- ven athwart the Saint George, who in avoiding them ran on shore, unshipped her rudder, and sustained considerable damage; she, however, after refitting as well as she could, proceeded un- der jury- masts, and so little apprehension did Ad- miral Reynolds entertain of her safety, that she proceeded with all her crew, and a fortnight after was in the Sound, where the melancholy catas- trophe took place; the misfortune, however, was entirely the effeft of the weather, and circumstances which no human foresight could provide against. All that could be done had been done by the Ad- miralty, in providing her with stores and all things necessary for the service she had to perform. Mr. WHITBREAD expressed himself satisfied with the explanation just made. STATE OP THE METROPOLIS.. Mr. SECRETARY RYDER said, that in rising to call the attention of the House to the state , of the nightly watch of the metropolis, it was not his intention to detain them for any considerable time. He must pre- cise, that if the alarm which now pervades the me tropolis had inertly rested on the circumstance of the J horrible atrocious murders lately committed on two whsle families, he should not have thought it ad- viscable on that account to bring forward any; new ge- neral measure. He v/ as convinced, that no nightly watch or police could be so organized as to prevent the. possib/ iity of such crimes being committed, if ruffians could be found in existence hardened and abandoned enough to commit them. At the same time it was impossible to shut one's eyes to the fact, that there had been within the last two or three months a great increase of crimes of a nature somewhat similar, al though not of so great enormity or so deep a dye.— By the law of the country, the nightly watch of the different parishes was placed in the hands of the par- ishioners themselves ; and it was not until 1774, that any general law was made upon the subject. The parishioners were called upon at the diffetent vestries to appoint trustees am! directors to the nightly watch ; and those trustees and directors appointed the watch- men and the officers who immediately superintended them. If the number of crimes had increased, it must bwerer be lecoilected, that the exttnt and po- tees and directors to appoint able- bodied men for the nightly watch ; but it was notorious that they were I not usually persons of that description. Tliey seerri- i ei, on the contrary, to be often men who from age i and infirmity were incapable of obtaining a livelihood ? in any other way, and who were placed there rather j as a provision for themselves, than^ as a means of pro- j viding security for the lives and properties of the in- j habitants of the metropolis. The Hon. Gent, then \ entered into a detail of the horrid events which had I lately taken place. Instead of proposing, in the first 1 instance, any new measure to the House, he should ; motfe for the appointment of a Committee, to consi- der the state of the nightly watch of the metropolis, and the parts adjacent. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY had felt strongly the belief, that, from a contemplation of the late most liotrible atrocities perpetrated in the metropolis, the Right Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the mo- tion for the Committee, would have found it neces- sary to propose a much broader arrangement than what he intimated in his speech. The general fea- tures of crimes had become, of late, too afflicting for the public eye to behoid unmoved. Instead of smo- thering it in its cradle, villainy w:^ allowed to pros- per up unto manhood, and then dewcts^ when it pro- duced rewards. No man need eyer hope't., lion his property except he offered a rewaia for it. He could not refrain from believing that no reason existed for the creation of lotteries, unless they were for giving places to commissioners. The want of education among the poor was another point which might be noticed ; but he would refrain from stating his opi- nions any farther, reserving himself for the examina- tion of the report of the Committee. Mr. Wi SMITH followed in the same track, and recommended strongly to the consideration of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, that made of ex- amination and arrangement proposed by his Hon. Friend ( Sir S. Romilly.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it was agreed on all hands, that in the present state of the metropolis it was necessary something should be done by way of Parliamentary provision. His Right Hon. friend had proposed a practical remedy to a practical evil s and though some gentlemen might be- of opi- nion that that remedy was not sufficiently extensive, yet he hoped they would not therefore oppose what went a contlderable way to remedy the evil which was so justly complained of. His Right Hon. friend did not mean to say his plan should not go further than what was included in the present motion, but only that a Committee should be a| pointed to take the subject into consideration ; and if they found on due examination, tint their powers ought to be en- larged, they would naturally apply to the House for that purpase. Mr. ABERCJIOMBIE observed, that the Chancellor ef the Exchequer had been more distinct on the sub- ject than the Right Hon. mover." He had said, that the subject w is to provittt- a • pranten! remedy for a practical evil. How could the appointment of nto the state and condition of the nightly watch— fa laTigh);— When these hohiblfe atrocities were first committed in the neighbourhood of Shadwell, they all remember how eager vulgar prejudice was to fasten Upon a foreigner— people. grew all of a sudden firmly persuaded that there was evidence upon the face of those murders to shew that they were perpetrated by Portuguese. Oh ! who would do it but Portuguese w is the cry. , Prejudice, however, did not long'stand Stili upon the Portuguese. The next tribe of foreign- ers arraigned and convicted, were the Irish.— fa laugh)—- it was nothing but an Irish murder, and | could have heen done only by an Irishman—- beastly as tins prejudice was, the Shadwell Magistracy were not ashamed to act up to it in all the meanness and bigotry of its indignant spirit, viewing the murder in no less a light than that of a popish plot—( alaugk). They commenced an indiscriminate hunt after the Irish people— when they had them before them, in order to come at once to the plot, they began with the deep leader of " are you a Papist !" or, " if you deny that you are, shew that, yotr don't know how to cross yourself."—- fa lauglij.— But grave and solemn as his proposition wasj the; Rjg « t Hon. Sec, had agreed to abandon it, and for wh. ir ? Aft amendment, that was as odd and ne\ V a proportion tor amending an original motion, as any he evei h ird proposed. In general an'amendment was so. ni vr ' 1 addition or altera* liotidc; but here Small scrap of the amend- e- ust, and O. l: tion of the words of th original motion was but ment; it was like tick: not the crust to the teat fa laugh J ; so tin; ! » .$ iitsirttt ed Frietld's large lbaf had quite Hid froin theh view the morsel of bread the Right Hon. Secretary pro- posed for ther relief f a laugh J. It WaS Velt^ mucl in the same way as if the original motion' had been ( x> a Committee to enquire into the amount of the pitch and tar lodged iu one of his Majesty's dock- yards, whereupon it should be proposed as an arhendmerit, that said Committee be fuither instructed to inquire into the state of the naval stores, victualling, manning, stations, equipment, successes, and general discipline of his Majesty's navy ( a laugh J. In 1780, he bad submitted to that House a motion on the then state of the police, and when he complained of the conduct of the - Lurd Lieutenant of the county, the repartee he got in return was, being told that himself, and his friend Gen. FitZpatrick and Gen. Burgoytie, were put in the commissions of the peace, and were bound to do their duty— so that every man that atttempted to complain, was threatened to be made a magistrate of ( a laugh). But was there not some inherent vice in the system ? Was there no jobbing in the ap- pointment of some o> f those Magistrates ! f hear !) It was an invidious thing to mention names. He would, however, name those who were in svery res- pect exempted from such an imputation :— M> Gra- ham, for instance, was a most useful and respectable Magistrate. He thought too that the Magistrates of the Cow- street Office had been uniformly active an vigilant. But what should he s; iy of the Magistrate! of Shadwell f How should he attempt to describe Committee to consider merely the state of the nightly conduct in which ' folly and rashness were constant! watch be deeme. l likely to afford a practical remedy to this practical' evil I The natural argument was+^ , . < , p that those who felt tM tiny- nm* Wear-, looked j the of the mob, and greedily M;; i'i;{ Jn the to Government for protection. They looked to tha : police ; and he contended that nothing had been ad- : vanced to prove that the state of the police ought to ! be excluded from the consideration of the Commit- It was evident from the growth of crimes that ! tee. the police was inadequate to its object. It was most desirable therefore that the Committee should be em- powered toenquireof the police the nature of their in- adequacy ; and to learn the causes to which they im- puted the increase of offences. After several obser- vations to the same effect, he concluded by moving as an amendment to the original motion, the addition of the following words :—" Andtalso into the state of the police of the metropolis." \ Lord COCHRAME ascribed the origin of the evil complained of to the pension list, and to the various other modes by which individuals of the higher classes, and particularly Members of that House, partook of the public money, without performing any public ser- vice. The enormous expenditure of the State, to which such abuses contributed, had the effect of grind- ing the lower classes, and of driving them to the commission of offences of which they otherwise would have never thought. Mr. Secretary RYDER said he had no objection to the amendment proposed by the Hon. gentleman, provided he would consent to substitute the word " further," for the word " also," in order that the primary object of the Committee migit be that which he ( Mr. R.) thought of great particular benefit. Mr. Ar. EitcROMME acquiesced in the alteration. Sir SAMUEL ROMILLY and Sir F, BURDETT said each a few words. Mr. SHERIDAN began by animadverting upon the extraordinary conduct of the Right Hon. Gent. ( Mr Ryder), upon a subject of such ddicacy and im- portance. After the alarms that the recent atrocities iiad spread through the metropolis— after ti. r general and feverish anxiety of the public. for redress and protection, down carae the Right Hon. Gent, to that House, and in order to remove at once, and allay all alarm and anxiety whatever, solemnly proposes that a Committee should be appointed to inquire into the state and condition of the nightly watch [ a laugh'). This would have been at any time the meekest of all meek propositions ; but at the present crisis it was not only the meekest, but he must beg pardon if he add- ed, the silliest proposition that could possibly have been made. The state of the nightly watch I Why, what became of the act of Parliament that created in each parish the appointment and controul of those watchmen ? Were not the provisions of that act suf- ficient, if carried into effect, to provide for and main- tain the peace of the metropolis,! Why not go on, and move for an inquiry into the state of the parish nurseries. But the Right Sec. cartie before them brimful of information; he told them that the act re- quired able- bodied watchmen ; and then he told them that the men employed were not able- bodied, because, forsooth, they were weak, old, and decrepid j v. iry satisfactory reasons certainly why they could riot be active, young, and vigilant—( a laugh)— and then the Right Hon. Gent, told them further, that these sort of ijsen were unfit for their situations; that the service, in short, wanted rccriuts j and that at pie- endearouriug to make amends for the grts^ est ne- glect of duty ? At one time we saw tben^ mixing ii> Bwr ™ "^ m " ~ " ' ••'••' piodigallity oL seiztng upon evely man Vuil a : J coat and a dirty shirt, ( a laugh), and at another leav- ing Williams with all means to commit self- murder. It was very well known that this Williams was not an - irishman, that not only no one Circumstance t ame out to justify that suspicion, but all that did come out proved him not to be an Irishman. However, the prejudice of the hour would have him an Irishman, aad as it was once bruited about, it was infallibly be- lieved. I11 the midst of the operation of this preju- dice, seven unfortunate Irishmen were taken up upon the strong suspicion of foul linen, they were examin- ed, and after having been made to cross themselves, they were confined together in a close room below.— The next evening some lioise was heard, the Magis- trates enquired into the cause of this uproar, and they were told, " Oh 1 ' tis nothing, but those horrid Irish that can never be quiet" fa laugh.)— It turned out, however, that in this instance at least, those Irishmen had no great cauSe to be contented, for they had been confined in this hole for 22 Jiours without a bed to lie upon, or a morsel of bread, or a drop of water to re- fresh them ( hear !)— And what did the Magistrates ? They recollected luckily the circumstance, and told their officers—" do, foi God's sake, get these fellows some bread and cheese, and theil bring them before us, and we will apologise for the trouble we ' rive gi- ven them, and discharge them" f hear I)— This, he supposed, was what some people would call vigour— fa laugh J)— But giving them all due credit for sych rigour— where was the vigour, the justice, the moial, or the decency in that abominable spectacle with which they fed the worst appetites of the mob in the un- seemly exhibition of the dead bo. lv to the n. ullitude ( hear!)— Did they want to, teach the people " to prey upon carcases l"— fhear !)— could it add to the sanctity of justice to make the passions of a mob hurry it to riot upon a sci. seless carcase ? Was there that cfir- tainty upon which alone justice ought to act to make such a spectacle fit I Shoukli the people, deal out th£ vengeance of the law by witnessing the formal pro- cession . of mangled limbs and putrid carcases ? But what other was the true motive of this parade of the carcase, and the maul, and the chkstrl— what but,'?, poor artifice to cover their own scandalous neglect ? Why did they suffer that man to be three days alone! Though they knew that there was a bar across the top of his dungeon, and tiiat he wore handkerchiefs and garters, the wOnJer was that they did not give or lers to fu nish the prisoner with a, nightly Supply of razors and pistols fa lattgh) But'what could be said, too extiavagant of t^ eir remissness, when it should be known that this wretch was suffered to possess himself with a Sharp piece of iron which was found in his pocket the morning after he hanged himself ( hear I) But to sum up his account of the vigilance of the Shadwell Magistracy, he had merely to state, that they never once A Ought of searching the room of Wilhams t- 1 nearly two months after the murder, tvh e they found the bloody irbwscrs and the ivoiy hafted knife. He concluded by stating, that hti haU formerly thought much upon the subject of the police, and that as the Slight Hon. Se^. had shewn to- night, that he had riot as vet thought at all upon thfc rubject, he begged that that Right Hon. Gentleman uOuld begin to think, of it with ail possible dispatch, at least before lie again came down to the House to mcVe fot ail iaef. cy into the state and condition of the m.' Utly watch—/ a laugh ! J) Mr. STEPHEN entered'at grer1: bngth into the !<•- fence of the Magistrates, of the SK- idwel'. police office* After a few wmds frdm Mr.. Montague and M . Sheri Ian, the" motion as amended was ag-' eed ' .>, » ••<! the following gentlemen were nominated to form u e Committee. Sir ChorleS Price, Sir William Curtis, Sir James Shawe, H.. C. Combe, Vf. Mclliah, G. dyng, S. Thormon, ii. H. Sumner, Lord Coeurana, Sir Franffs BurJt. t, W. KonricV, Sir Chutes Cockerel!*, Sir Mark Wood, ft B. '- ire nou^,', Sir Thomas Turton, Retsry Thornton, Ry>-< r< Sturgc* Bourne, it. B. Stiaridan, Aberci- oMWe, I, t> c..„ i. ei, <„, j AMERICA* [ From New- Tci- k Papers to the 1 lib Drcetn ACCOUNTS FROM FRANCE. Mr. Barlow had met with a mo t cordial recep* tion from the Duke de Bassa:; o, with whom he was formerly on intitriate herms; and tir^ re was nd doubt of a speedy lerooval af all sn'oje& s of dif- ference between the two Governments. PHILADELPHIA, DEC- 12.— Th; Committer on that part of the President's message relative to the Navy Establishment, we understand, havjs agreed 16 report a Bill for the purpose of bull lin^ six Seventy- fours, and tweuiy Frigates, in addi- tion to our present Nr. vy. William Pinkaey, Esq. his resigned his seat in the Senate for Maryland. It is said he is to be appointed Attorney- General of the United States, in ( be ream of Mr. Rodney. CONGRESS OF i'H. E, UNITED STATES. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Drc. 6 ! On the motion of Mr. Porter, the House <|* nt into Committee of the whole on the report off tie Committee of Foreign Relations,— Mr. Mac Li in the Chair. Mr. Porter rose to exolain the objefl ofj the Committee of Foreign Rela ions in making this report. He said the Committee had eotlsi jf: red all ptospefl of an amicable settlement of o ir lift, ferences with Great Britain as at an end Tiift was evident from the miserable shifts she resorted to, in order to justify her aggressions upon our com- merce. If we submitted much longer to tbe-' e, we might erpedt to see the sUbjefts of Great Britain not only capturing our property on the high sea, but treading on our necks in the streets of our cities. With regard to the question of any longer submitting to the wrongs inflifled it^ on us bv the Orders : n Council, or of ojjenly resisting them bjr war, there was but one opinion in the Commi-. tec, and this was, that they ought to be resisted by- war. As to the time and manner of vaging this war, however, there fras som<- little difference o( opinion among the Committee. Although we could not contend with Britain on her own ele- ment, we could do her essential injury on i'j and it was, besides, in our power to deprive er of the valuablf provinces she held in North America. Alter some calcu'atioris with regird to the erpenca *> f » M& JPorrer :> bs* r. ved, tliat tf the orient Resolutions were agreed to, it was the Intention of the Committee o' Foreign Relations, to redOm » mend Open decisive war, unless Greit f " ait re- pealed heT Orders in Council. He conducted by remarking, that the- Committee had approached this subjeil with diffidence and awe; but they had done vrbat the- r considered their duty j and he hoped, if we were to have a war, we should hot rush into it unprepared. The question was taken on the first resolution, and it was agreed to without a division. Mr. Little . moved to strike out the words " ten thou- sand" in the second resolution for the purpose of inserting 15,000. The motion t ® strike out was carried. Mr. Fisk wished to have the blanks filled with 30,000. Mr. Alton proposed .50,000. Mr. Fisk also supported filling the bknk With a large number. We had ( he said) a large ex- tent of frontier to defend. There were many- people in Canada who were very amicus to live under the American Government; but jf a small force \? as sent there, these people would be com- pelled to fight against us. He stated the pro- bable amount of British regular troops in Canada as being about 6000 men Mr. Nelson opposed any amendment. Mr. Wright was in favour of a large number. Mi". Porter said, that as these resolutions were offered merely to try the sense of the House, whe- ther or not they were willing to go to war, he would suggest the propriety of leaving the reso- lution blank, in order that the details be settled in the bill to be brought in, pursuant to die reso- lution, if adopted. Mr. Fisk accordingly withdrew his proposition for filling the blank. ' The several propositions to fill the blank being withdrawn, the question was taken Qn the resolu- tion, and was agrejr! to without a division, as were also the 3d, 4< th; and 5th. Mr. Randolph moved that the ^ port lie upon the table, in order that further rime mipht be aU lowed for deliberation. This motion was lort.—• Ayes 50— Noes 6.5. The question was then taken on the first reset* lution in the following words; , <• Resolved— That a military estab'ishment, as authorised by the existing laws, otlgiit co'be immediately completed bf filling up the ranks and prolonging the enlistment of truops; and that to encourage enlistments a tionnty in lands ought to be given, i" addition to the. pay ai. d bounty now allowed by l. w.- Mr. Goldsborough proposed an adjournment to the ne. it day, before the t, a- ition was put & a the second Resolution.—. Agreed to at 3 o'clock. 1 MONDAY DEC. 9. On motion of Mr( Porter, th< House rc- 6' imed the consideratic. n of she urifitsi hed business o£ Friday, ( Report. of the Committee of Foreign Res la: tons.) Whir, the Ho- usadiourr.- a ca tfisvJg*.' { F-. r cpr. timc'im set sec atei fttgf.) ( j|,.*- fl • M J* KLFAST COMM*. fc. CJAL CHK0N1CLK ( Continued from first page.) th « second resolution ( for raising an additional number of regulars), was under discussion. Mr-. Wright moved to insert the words " twenty thousand," so as to authotise the raising of ' hat number of men. « The Speaker said this amendment was not in or- der. Mr. Sirnilie hope t'lie House would decide on the general principle contained in this resolution, and leave the details to be settled hereafter. A concurrence with this principle would decide the great question before the Hwse, which an agree- ment to the first resolution did not. Mr. Randolph thought it would he proper, be- fore a vote was taken on this Resolution, to know for what purpose these additional troops were wanted. The House ought not to commit itself Upon a question of such magnitude, without de- tailed information. He was as much opposed to raisins; standing; armies now, as he had been during the reign of terror. , Hhad seen too much ; of the corruptions arendant on these establish- ments, in the course of the investigation in which he was engaged, not to disclaim all < h- ne in the I creation of them. The per » . le of the United States could def. » rd themselves, if nccesvaiy, and had no idea of resting theii defence on mercenaries, picked up from brothels and tippling- houses— pick- pockets who had escaped from Newgate, Icc. and sought refuge in this asylum if oppressed humanity. He contended that this Resolution contained an unconstitutional proposition, and the standing army now in the service of the Unit- ed States was maintained in the very teeth of that pari of the constitution, which declares that no money for ' he support of a standing army should fee appropria'ed for more than two years. He- « gaiu called for information as ro the objefl of the army now proposed to be raised ; declaring, that if the President should say they were neces. asry for the proteflion of New Orleans, to be employed against the Indians, or to repel incur- sions from Canada, ( although this seemed not to l> e much thought of) he should not refuse to grant them. Mr. Grundy expressed his surprise that the gen- tleman ( Mr, Randolph) should have asked for s> ch information as he was himself a member of the committee of foreign relations, and had heard all the arguments offered in favour of the report. He cautioned the republicans in the house not to he too haity in adopting measures before they knew their consequences j lor if rhey assumed a warlike attitude, and afterwards proved faint- hearted, they would lose the confidence of the nation. He then proceeded to shew the reasons which had influenc- ed hinj, in the. committee of foreign relations, to • upport these resolutions. He contended that there was no middle course between fighting and surrendering our rights; negociation had been tried with Great Britain until the very mention of it was loathsome. He took a view of the wrongs inflicted by her upon our lawful commerce, and the extravagant pretensi > ns she set up. It could not be believed that the British government w » s serious in demanding of us to negociate with France, so a « to have the trade of the Continent he might be to- morrow, and as he ( Mr. G ) wish- ed to hear him on this subjedt, in the full pleni. tude of his power, he moved to adjourn. Carried. MONDAY, DIE. 9. Mr. Giles, from the Committee to whom was referred certain parts of the Presiderit's message, reported four bills, viz, a bill completing the ex- isting military establishment; a bill to raise for a limited time an additional military force} a bill providing for the. purchase of certain munitions of war ; and a bill for the establishment of a quar- ter- master's department; which were severally read a first time, and passed to a second reading. TUESDAY, DEC. 10. Mr. Mitchell presented a petition from certain merchants of New- York, praying permission to import a quantity of goods from the British do- minions. Referred to the Committee of Com- merce and Manufactures. The house resumed the unfinished business of yesterday, ( second resolution reported by the committee of Foreign Relations.) Mr. Randolph opposed the resolution. He said it was highly inconsistent in men to advocate a standing army now, who in 98 and 99- were opposed to such establishments, although at that time the army was commanded by the father of his country. Would' those ( he asked) who refused to raise an army when we had a Washington, a Hamilton, a Pinkney, and other revolutionary heroes of approved valour and patriotism, now consent to put- the youth of ou.' coun- try under the command of an acquitted felon ? Mr.. R. referred to the conduct pursued by the Govern- ment, in relation to the aggre « » ions of Spain, in 1805- 6. He read an extract from a report made at . that time by a select committee of the House, which recom- mended the raising of a small number of troops.— The report, he observed, was deemed of too warlike a tone by the republicans of that day; and it was su- perceded by » proposition from a gentleman who had since also taken a great fancy to Canada—( Bidwell). He said the insinuation that the surmise of the Indian attack on Governor Harrison having been brought about by British influence, must be totally groundless. On the contrary, he had heard that strong suspicions were entertained of the Indians having been excited to acts of hostility from a very different quarter { Fiance). But he believed the true cause of this af- fair was to be found in the ferocity of our savage neighbours. He next adverted to the talk of taking Canada, by first seducing the inhabitants hom their loyalty to their own government, iu order that they might become good citizens of ORIS. He had known one or two first rate patriots manufactured out pf traitors; but he never expected to see the principle acted upon in the gross, although it might seme times answer in detail. If we were to conquer Canada, let us accomplish it by valour, and not intrigue.— He agreed with the gentleman from Tennessee, that the non- importation law was demoralizing the nation, and ought to be got rid of; but he thought it strange that this could not, be accomplished in any other way, than by joining our jjood friend the Emperor of Franc., from whom, he insisted, we had nothing to expect. It appeared to hini that after we had, by our own wise ( he would not say wise- acre) measures contri- buted to enrich the Cinadasy and render them valu- able, we concluded that we'had a right to take pos- session of them, on the ground thaf the labourer is worthy of his hire I Mr R. adverted to the situation The following is the amount and species of military force, proposed to be raised by the BiH, on Monday reported in tlx Senate by Mr. Giles, chairman of the Committee of that body on our foreign relations :— Infantrt 20,70Si opened to her. ^ Sucii a ridiculous proposition was j^ f ttie southern states: snch was the subordination of the blacks during the revolution, that not one thought of rebellion was ever enteitained by them even . it that time. But far different was the situation of things now ? The infernal principles of French fraterniza- tion has been industriously propagated to an alarming degree amongst the slaves, not only by persons in the shape of pedlars, but even masters had been found silly enough to spread doctrines which bid the knite to their own throats. He spoke from facts, when he asserted that the nightly hell never tolled for fire in Richmond, but the mother hugged her infant closer to her breast. He believed it was no better in S. Carolina. He expressed his surprize that we should manifest so unconquerable an enmity towards the country from which we sprung originally. The Russian govern- ment excited not pur hatred ; we were in friendship with the Dey of Algiers ; in fact v.- e hailed sarages from every clime ; but at the mention of England, all our antipathies were roused. He was willing to make allowances for honest prejudices; but after these prejudices had been conquered by Washington, no man need be ashamed in disavowing them. He confessed he could not but feel a pride in boasting, in common with Englishmen, of Shakespeare, of New- ton, of Locke, of Hambden, of Sidney, of Chatham. And by whom was this violent antipathy with Eng- land propagated and encouraged in this country ?— By men who escaped from the jails of Europe, came here and set themselves up ai political teachers; whose doctrines ever had their influence on certain members of tins House, and whose pupils never dis- played any other mark of improvement than a blind devotion to Bonaparte. Could it be possible, he said, that nien calling themselves Republicans could seriously wish to fftd a great military despot io acquir- ing universal dominion I— He conjured the house to reflect a little on the cost of taking Canada. If the bounty lands, however, proposed to be giveo, were to come out of Canada, he should be willing to j; ire hem. not to the wretchcs who sold themselves for a glass of gin and a few dollars, bat to tint clerks ia public offices, who were already making out blank commissions for this land.— Mr R. contrasted the language and conduct of the ruling party with their professions while in the minority ; they were now as clamorous for armies and navies as ever could be found among the Essex Junto; and yet they were still excellent Republicans! Mr Johnson denied that this government was un- der French influence. He asserted positively that the late attack of the Indians was occasioned by Bri- tish influence, by British gold, and British whiskey. a mere shift.— The impressment of American citi. r. fns was another injury which ought to be resist, ed.— He stated it as his firm belief that the Pro- phet and his followers had been urged to hostili. ties by British influence ; and if this was correal, the war not to commence, it had already been be- £ un. Fen his own part he wished to see the Bri- tish driven from this continent. He was in favour of taking the Canadas, in order that they might balance the vast extent of territory in the southern and western country. We had ( he said) 2 pr 5 years ago declared we had but 3 alternatives, em- Uargo, war or submission ; yet the two first of these had not been re « orted to; and of course, accord- ing to our own declaration, we have been ever « ince submitting. This was a disgraceful pi& ure, but it was true Ansther consideration in favor of war, was, tint we could nol repeal the Non- importation law without a fcrost breach of the faith we had pledged to the French Emperor. This law was demoralizing the nation ; and if we could not untie this Gordian Knot, which we had some how or other twisted round ourselves, it must be cut by the sword.— Mr. G. concluded by declaring that he should vote for a w » r against Great Britain, unless our differences should be settled with her ; and if there were any ( lepubli. can) memhers in the house unwilling to go so far, they had better retreat now. Mr. Widgery also spoke in favour of the reso- lution, and of strong measures. He felt himself bound to avenge the wrongs of impressed seamun. He thought it absurd to apprehend any danger from ten or even 20,000 regular troops; the mi- litia pf the country would not suffer them to com- mit any excesses. Mr. Cneves likewise supported the resolution. He contended that we afted properly iu singling out Great Britain as onr enemy, after her refusal to accede to the fair proposition held out to her equally with France, by the law of 1810. It was evident that an additional regular force was ne- cessary, both for defence and aggression. He did not, like the gentleman from Kentucky, addie^ s himself exclusively to those with whom he gener- ally ranked in politics ( Republicans) ; but he ad- dressed hitmelf to all the people of the United States, Federalists as well as Republicans ; for he believed, that in case of war, the Government would np where find more cordial support than among the former. He concluded by hoping that the resolution would be adopted as aj> ref a- We had ample, testimony, he said, that tjiey wire capable of s- Jth conduct, during the revolutionary war., Mr. ratory measure. Mr. Randolph said, he had hoped we had al- ready had enough of the nauseous dose of repeat- ing the aggressions of the belligerents. Gentle- men had outiun the Executive in selefling their an; agonist. If they were determined to go to • war with Great Britain, why not lay a simple re- Randolph explained," that he had not de- nied the capacity of the British Government to do » ny thing wicked or silly j he believed they were now under an infatuation ; and if the gentleman could __ 1 convince him, that the British Government had insti- solution tiTthat effeft on the table, 7n « ead~ of this ' Sated thef . Indi"* in jht! Prcsent "" stance, he would pitiful proposition, to raise a few thouiand vaga- go with him to Canada m person, bonds f Do they suppose that Great Britain, or Mr> Desba observed> t, lat , a order t0. S1" « ° P- any other experienced belligerent, would shut Her cyes and ears against all these expressions of our ' determination to attack her hereafter, and quietljr j v. a;< till- we were ie* dy ? Mr. Randolph was tacdir. g, when Artillery, ... li. L'i* Artillery, Cavalry, General Stuff . Hospital Staff', f ,018 1,158 1,182 21 20 J, 5,001 LOiNfiOK, Monday, January 20. Yesterday the following Bulletin was shewn at St. James's Palace:— - • - « Windsar- Castle, Jan. 18. " Hi » Majesty has had a considerable increase of his dis- order within the last week." ( Signed bf five Physicians.) An express was received on Saturday flight from Windsor, at Carlton- hnuse, stating, " That hit Majesty was not so well in mental health at the d. iy before." ( Signed by three Phy » icians.) An eipress wa » received yesterday from Windsor, at Carlton- hou » e, sitting, " That his Majeaty slept three hours during the night, and seeme- l in some measure better. ( Signed as above.) An express was received last night from Windsor, at Carlton- house, stating, " That his Majesty was much in the same state as in the morning." ( Signed as above.) i pro. portunity for further discussion, he would move to adjourn.— Carried. ( Quarter bet'ore 3.) FINAL AND COMPLETE SURRENDER OF THE ISLAND OF JAVA. WASBINOTISN, Die. 10— EvtNisa, Mr. Pinckney has this day been nominated to the JVII.** Giundy observed, that as the Gentleman Senate as Attnrney- Geucial ia the pUct. of Mr jp^ Artii W he in so good » sMIMf health j Rodney, resigned. The Phoebe frigate has arrived at Plymouth, in ! 7 weeks from the Island of Java. The wind being contraryin the Channel, her dispatches were, on the day before she got into Plymouth, put on board another vessel to the Westward, to hasten their landing. The ' dispatches brought by the Phoebe arrived in town this morning, and their contents were im- mediately communicated to the Lord Mayor in the following letter :— MY LORD. Downing- Street, Jan. 19,1819. I have the satsfaction to inform you, that I have received this evening Dispatches from Gen FAKQUHAR, dated Port Louis, Mauritius, 0< ft 22, inclosing copies of Letters, from the Right Hon. Lord MIN ro, and Lieut. Gen. $>> R SAMUEL AUCHMVTV; containing the intelligence, that in conse- quence of the further operations of the British troops under the Lieut.- General, General JAN » EM, and the remainder of the French force, in the Island of Java, had capitulated on the 17th day of September, and that by a treaty signed the same day, all the country eastward of Samarang ( net already subject to the British arms) had been surrendered t » his MAJSSTV. I have the Honour to be, & e. & c. LIVERPOOL. To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, To the above gratifying intelligence we have to add, that the British squadron had been fortunate in capturing no less than sixty- two rich merchant vessels. We are also happy to learn that the inhabitants of Batavia are perfectly satisfied with the change Ui « has takea ij!* ce in dhiw cvnoimst. inces, hav- ing already begun to reap the advantages of fin- ish laws an British proteffion. The warehouses were replenished with every description of pro- duce from the interior. The following additional particulars have been issued from the Public Offices in the form of a bulletin j—• " The aiSien which terminated in Gen. Jansen's final sur- render, was fought on the 16th September, at Jattee Allef. The attack was led on by Col. Gibbes— the loss en the part of the British was only 2 killed and If wounded. " On the 17th the fort capitulated, and Gen. Jansen and his troops surrenders! as prisoners of war. " Fifty- six pieces of cannon were taken. " Sir S. Auchmuty's dispatches are dated 21st September. " The duplicate of the above dispatches only has arrived. The original was put on board another vessel." On Saturday week came on at East Gtinstead, the ele « 5tiin of a Member for that Borough, When Richard Wellesley, Esq. the son of Marquis Wel lesley, and nephew of Lord Viscount Wellington, was chosen without opposition. James Stewart, M. P. for Tyrone, is arrived at Kirkham's hotel, Lower Brook- street. BlIBJUN, Thursday, January 23. Notice was given in the Court of King's Bench this day, by Mr. Attorney- General, that he would proceed on the trial of the Earl of Fingall, on the ( th ( f next mon'h. We understand that Alderman Bloxham and Thomas Nes^ itt, Esq. have been appointed Com- missioners of the Paving Board ;— and also, that Mr. Montgomeiy, who mwved the late Resolu- tions in the Common Council, has been appoint- ed Secretary to the same Board. Mr. Burrowes, on the affidavit of the Right Hon. William Conyngham Plunkett, late his Ma- jesty's Attorney. General, moved the Court for a Conditional Order for a Criminal Information against Gilbert and Hodges, Booksellers, for hav- ing sold a wprk, entitled " Sketches of History, Politics, and Manners, taken in Dublin in Au- tumn, 1$ 10," which contains a libellous and false passage, imputing to Mr. Plunkett, unbecoming motives, therein detailed, in his discharge of his duty as Counsel for the Crown, in the State prose- cution of Robert Emmett, all of which false and. injurious allegations are circumstantially and di- reflly denied in Mr. Plunkett's affidavit. The Court at * nce granted the Conditional Order. A PLOT. CORK, JA*. 21 We understand that our Coun- cil have been deliberating these two days in con- sequence of the following circumstance:— A notice or summons, addressed to a person of ' he nam* of Forest, a mill- wright, in employment at the Powder- Mills at Ballincollig, was found in Mallow- lane on Sunday nioruing, by some person, who immediately carried it to a certain Alderman in Blackpool. The substauce of this no- tice, we understand, was re^ uiriug him in very urgent terms to attend Committee on Sunday, at the Committee Room r there was no signature to it. The Alderman, w tf » alacrity, repaired with the dangerous summons to our lespe& nhle chief Magistrate : ill consequence ot which, I Council vras summoned, and after due deliberation, some constables were dispatched to Mallow- lane, in order to make, jhservations, and endeavour to find out what was going forward. These | * jjilaut oQfcm a cut attfi * Vkifk tf the'r suspicions of burvr the rendezvous, for there the Com- mittee were sitting. The officers contented the n elves with taking two of the party, who could nor sitrsfstftorily account for themselves, to the Mavar. We understand they were put into confinement, and a dispatch sent off to the Casne of Du! » Hn, communicating the serious matter. Forest, we learn, was yesterday hr< u » ht from Balliricoliig, and bail to the amount of £ 5"! Q offc ed for him, but it was refu ed. The above inform ttinn we believe is correct. We have endeavoured to sift tHe marter, but there is a secrecy ob- served upon it, for which we are unabteto account. If we have mistatei^ auy thing, it rnuat he trivial. The fails are as we give them, and we shall dismiss the suhj- A for the pre- sent, by stating;, that this riveting wis composed of mtlf- vvrights, whn form what they call a Committee, for the re- gulation of their trade, that the tWo m= n who could not account for themselves belong to the same business, havff just anTv- d from Dublin, and sought admission into the body here. The observations which this business suggests, are deferred until we learn whether all rhe occurrences are a » we have stated them.—( Southern Rtfartir.) BELFAST COURSE OF EXCHANGE, iu. Jin. 24.— Belfast on London ( 2 I ds.) 7J per cent. Belfast on Dublin ( 6! ds.) 1 pe- cent. Belfast on Glasgow 7 6 J per cent. IRUH, JJY. 22.— per cent. Gov. Deb. 73$ 5 per cent. Ditro 101 f SUE Lisa, JAH. 20.— 3 per cent. Consols JJN. 22.— Dub. on Lon. 7j-| | JAN 22.— Loo on Dob. A, » ) VEN. MAILS SINCE OUR LA8T. DU « t By DONAIIIAIII.,- 1 S Br DUBLIN O BELFAST, Saturday, January-% 5, 1812. By the arrival at this port, of the ProteSloa, Capt. BSAI » S, in 8.5 days from New- York, we have received American Papers and Letters to the l* th ult. From these, in our proceeding columns, copious extrafts are given, including the proceed- ings of Congress on^ the Report of the. Committee of Foreign Relations. If we are to judge from the language of Congress, as reported in these Papery a war with Great Britain seems to be in- evitable i ancf measures have already been adopt- ed for augmenting their disposable force. Among other hostile projefts, the conquest of Canada is confidently anticipated,- in case of a rupture be- tween the two countries; and in order to destroy our commerce, it is suggested that hundreds of privateers might be dispersed in every part of the ocean, & c. But notwithstanding all their vapour- ing, it is believed there are few Americans, real friends to their country, who would rejoice in a war which is so obviously repugnant to the natu- ral feelings and interests of both nations. We have much pleasure in announcing the en- tire surrender of the Island of Java to the Briti h army. The substance of the dispatches will be found in the official notification of this event, sent to the Lord Mayor of London. In our next we shall probably be enabled to publish the detail*. The accounts from Windsor of ihe stale of Kings's heaifo, are of the most unfavourable de- scription. Private letters represent his Majesty as in a most dangerous state. In the Parliamentary Report on the Police of London, the speech of Mr. SHIRIDAK will be read with pleasure. His defence of the Irish charader, is worthy the talents of that distinguished orator. IMPORTANT. We hear the ship Zephyr, just arrived from the River Plate, brings intelligence of Peace having been concluded between Bnenos Ayres and Monte Video, by which event, the commerca cf those Provinces and their Dependencies, it thrown open to the British. Lord Grenville has postponed the notice of Earl Fitzwilliam's motion, on the State of Ire- land, to Friday the Slst of January, in conse- quence of the death of a relative of the Noble Earl.. . On Belfast ' Change, last week, 34,800 guineas, the property" of a gentleman lately deceased, w « te offered for sale.. The Treasurer of the House of Industry has received Two Guineas fropi two Gentlemen of this ttfwn, which they received for holding a sur- vey on sugar. ' After all the various attempts to prove the san- guinary suicide, Williams, to have been an Irish- man, a Scotchman, and a Welchman, he proves after all to have beep an Englishman, being a na- tive of tlje town of Coggeshall, in Essex. COUNTY OF DOWN SESSIONS. A trial of considerable public interest, took place at the General Quarter Sessions of Down, at Hills- borough, the 17th instant. Tut KINO, AT THE FROSECUTIOM or THOMAS » E- OAN' a. EDWARD CADDELC. The Traverser stood indifled tor ettorting Co- lore Officii, as Custom or Toll- Colle& or of the Fajrs of Rathfryland, the sum of Nine- pence, from Mr. fegan. Mr. Charles Rtissel Christian on behalf of the Crown, opened the case in a clear and perspicuous manner, and took a learned and comprehensive view of the subjeiS, reverting to the origin of Custom or Toll, which were established for the public good } and the recessary interference of - he Legis- lature at different periods, for restraining Toll. Collectors from afls of oppression and imposition j and shewtd, that Custom was not due or payable on Cattle entering the Fair town, or leaving the same ; that the Aft of Parliament only warranted the payment on Cattle that were aftually sold, then Custom may be demanded, by right of thar- ter or prescription, and becomes a legal Toll, to be claimed from the purchaser, ( and not as in this Case, extorted from the seller,) on the Toll- Col- leflor performing a certain duty, as set forth by- statute. Mr. Christian deprecated that iniquk> u$ r insulting, and illegal praftice, in many places ised, of administering illegal oaths and forcing his Ma- jesty's subjefts to swear whether they nad pur- chased or sold cattle. He pointed out the rtnie- djr for « ucb illegality, will; lbs puuutuuea at- tached thereto, and concluded an ingenuous and animated address, before a crowded C rirt, cl tim- ing from the Jury, ( a Jury highly reipeflabk) th; it verdift which the law called fort and which would proteft public rights from illegality, insult, and opprensi . n, Mr. Fegan proved the case, which was very short, and clearly shewed that a sum « f Niiie- pei. c* had been demanded from him, for Custom for cer- tain Cattle on entering Rathfrylattd fair, which- he had been obliged to pay, by the order and di. reflioa of Mr. C- iddell, who himself wa; present, and assi\ ted in the collection of the Tolls or toms of Rathfryland fair. Mr. Bnish was called on the part of the tr*~ verser.—- Hii evidence went merely to shew, that for gome time, in many fairs, that there had been an alteration practised in the collection of th? cus- toms j and that in order to prevent th> practice of administering oaths, by persons employed in col- lefling the customs ef fairs, the mode " f teqiii.- ig payment of toll for all catrle on• entering fairi, hid been adopted. He admitted, that the ad- ministration of these oa'Hs tvers illegal, and that he believed parsons administering such, could be finished by the common 1 iw of the lar. d. The Court were of opinion, that the law was clear, and that there was in toll due on account; of untold cattle, in fairs. Such was the law, how- ever circumstances might m- ike them wrih for any alteration in the colleftion of such tolls'; that the moral charafter of Mr. Caddell, was not to considered as implicated in the charge agaiu « t him ; there was no reason to affed hi, private character, in any respeCt, by imputing to him im « moral, corrupt, and vicious views; but, that le- Sally speaking, he came within the indiAment | at his conduct was improper, inasmuch a* it was illegal, and that his taking money undtt rh » colour of his office, was clearly that extortion which the law is applicable to the correction of, and which is well and particularly defined by Blackstor. e. It was also observed, that the charac- ter of the prosecutor had a right to be received as pure and unaffeCted by any improper moiives j he had done a public duty, and it was fortunate when any person would come forward in prosecn. tion of a charge more affeCting the public than himself f that in this case Mr. Fegan had discharg- ed a public duty, and that the public had aright to consider it so ; his character tnd station in life were highly respectable ; that this trial ought only to* be considered as merely confined to the legal question which was involved in its issue, and that there did not appear any thing injuiioustn the private characters of anjr of the pat ties concerned. Verdict— Guilty. Sentence respited until the next General Quar- ter Sessions of Newry. Agents for the P. osecution, Charles Russel Christian, Gent.— For the Traverser, Messrs. Crozier, Brush, and Hall. • '''- .-. Hiw —.—- The proceeding? at the Quarter Sessions for the County Antrim, held at Carrickfergu* on Tuesday last, are detailed in the last page of this day's Paper. Belfast Rrancli of the Hibernian Bible Societn. . The following Gentlemen have been appointed to collect the Subscriptions for this year : DISTRICT, No. 1.— Donegall- place, Donegail- square- south, Donegall- squaie- uoithi Casilt.- laiie, Ai- thur- sti- eet, Castle- street, Mill- street, King- street, Queen- street, and B. irrtck- street.— Rev. Mr H.\ S- WA, Rev. Mr THOMSON, and Rev.. Mr JHBB. No. 2.— York- street, Done- rail- street, Tdbot- itreet, Academy- row, John- street, Mustard- stive^ William- street, Ma* jaret- stieet, Church- street, Wai- ting- street, Hill- street, Donegall quay, Mary- street, Jimies's- street, Grattan- street, Patrick- strict, Janu » V place, Poin:- sueety and Edward- street— Mr JOHN CUNNINGHAM and Mr ALEX. BI. ACKWBLL. No. 8.— High- street, south- side, Hanover Quay, Ann- street, lanes betwixt Iiigh- street and Ann- street, Piince's- street, Church lane, Midbro'- strt- ct* Forest- lane, Coin- market, and William- street- south — Mr J. T. KENNEDY and Mr ROBERT TEN SUNT. No. •.—• High- street, north Side, Skipper's- l; me » Bridge- street, Store- lane, Chichester- quay, Quay- late, Blue- Bell- entry, Graham's- entry, Wine- Cellar- entry, Legg'a- lane, Rosemary- street, Hercules- street, Berry- street, Bank street, Chapel- lane, and Sugar- house- entry— Mr Roisx. LYNN and Mr JA- MES Rum. No. 5— North- street, Long- lane, Camck- hiH, PeterYhill, Millfieid - street, Sruitli- f?- jld, Fi- uicis- street, West- street, FergnStPn'sreotry, Union- street, Wi » - tavern- street, and Pipe- lane—- Rev. Mr BROWN. , AND Mr WM. CLAIUC. < Messrs. Moore and Hamilton Echlin, Attorneys, have removed their Office from No, lb'. Anri- street, to No. 76, Mill- street, Belfast, where their business will be conducted in future by Haroilioi* Echlin— Mr. Henry Waterso.- i having been dis- continued in their employment. Belfast, January 2, No. 76, Mill- street, 181Z. HM RV WATERSOM, agreeable to notice give ® by feim to Moore and Hamilton Echlin, Attornies, in Jnne last,( has, several months ago, withdrawn himself from the management of their business in Belfast.— His Office is, as usual, at his House, No. 58, Ann- street. January 14-, 1812. TO CORRESPONDENTS. ' We have little doubt that the tads respecting the Magi- . strlte of the County Tjrrone are c . e< Sly stated; but, be- fore publication, it is desirable that our Correspondent oblige us with bis name, as our authority for the insertion. Birth. On the 19th instant, at Scvva- House, c » unty Down, th. Lady of JOHN LVSIINGTON RIILLT, Esq. of a ion and heir. At Glenburn, the Lady of BOWAI » CvaTtis Esq. of » Daughter. On Saturday last, at Derry, the Lady of WILLIAM DA- w » NIT, Esq. of a Daughter. At Kirkkam Gate, near Wakefield Out Woed, SAaAi, tha wife of S. Lun, a collier, wis delivered of three fine koyr- who, with the mother, are likely to do welL Married. On Saturday the llth inst. Mr. TUOMA » Morvar, to KESECCA, only daughter of Mr. John Gibsoa, Ballydavey, County of Down On Tuesday se'nnijht, Mr. WALT. a BLDCI, of Bally- magard, ro Miss ANDESIOM, of Derry;— at same time, Mr. JAMES Pa " TON, Wollendraper, to Miss S. AxDmsou. On Wednesday the Uth inst. WILLIAM GAIT, Esq. of Colerain, to M « a Conns, wily dn] 4 bS Origin ESQ. of femhtallj. BELFAST COMMERCIAL CHRONICLE. - OH Died. Early on Sunday mtrning la » t, at Derry, after a tedious told painful illness, which he bore withpiousresignation, JOHW DA « C03, Esq ag'd 72, during which period he was many years an Alderman, and several times Chief Magistrate of Derry, and had the happiness, in the discharge of his ma- gistracy, to five universal satisfaction. On Sunday last, at Holywood, AI. EX. Frn GUY, in the 66 year of flis age, much regretted by his relations, and a tjumerou" acquaintance. A" Ballinahinch, on the 19ih inst. RICHARD AINIWOITH, r* j, of Sti angford. On Saturday night the 11th instant, at Grosvenor- place London, Mrs. Ooii BY, wife of Robert Og lby. of Dungiven, On Tuesday morning, at Ballynahinch, Mr. NICBOLAS Perm. On the 17th inst. in Killileagh, county Down, of a linger- ing consumption, age<? 31, Mr. JAMES BILLMIXII, a native of Gl. itj> ow, and for several years Manager of a Company of Comedians in the west « f Scotland and north of Ireland. BELFAST EXPORTS, For the Week ending the 23V inst. Ttntr. Jf — 2IOS yards I/ men— 250 barrels Herrings— 6 bar- rels Salmon— 5 tons Potatoes— SO casks Butter— 60 boxes s ap. 20 birres Candles— 20 pipes Whiskey— 3 pipes Brandy— SO hampers Porter, and Cyder— 90 keg » Tong'ie*. 7768 yards I. inen— 80 boxes Soap— SO botes Can- dle 574 bars Iron— 410 barrels Pork— 4 hlids. 10 bales, 24 ca'ks, and 1250 Hams— 30 tons Potatoes— 120 kc'S Tongues— SI cas- ks La.' d— 20 tone Birlty— 5bales Iris1! papr — l box Boots and Shoe*— 8 bales Cod Fish— 800 hags Hour— 14 hampers Porter— 60 puncheons Whiskey. l! v„ !> tml. 150 884 yards Linen Cloth— 170 tierces Beef— 16'-' harre » Pprk— 4 lihdt. Hanv— 200 Hides— 2 ? hhds. La'd— 6" fi kins Butter— 15 barrels Cod Full, « c Glaijpr 172 baits West India Cotton Wool— 14 tierce- Beef 21 barrels Fork— 12 hhds. 5 bales Bacon— 25 fir- kins Butter, « cc, Xj » tb.— 70 hales Irish Flax— 43 tierces, 10 barrels Beef— 8 hlds. Ham>— 3 firkins Butter. Green, ei.— 281 barrels Cork— 60 fi kins Butter. WvrHnrttn 10f: erce « , 10 barrels Pork. Cumfk'em- ruu.— 200 Hides— 20 bundles Calf Skint, Irvine.— ICO Hi ' fs. fortafary.— 440 bushels Bay Salt. | Weekly Stiffing mJ Commercimi Llit. 5? J'. LFAS i1 SLUF I\ Ev> S. The armed brigs Perseverance, Crosby, and Lignn, Hon- xine, from iienCe for Lendorr, arrived safe 19th instant. The Ce r » , Savage, sails first fair wind for Liverpol. The- ? rmed brig Fa& or, M'Niece, sails for London first feir wind. ' 111- ' merican ship Protection, Henry Beams, master, jTrivrd « ere from New- York on Wednesday last, after st passage of 25 days. f he coppered and armed brig Levant, M'Kibbin, from fceurr ior London, arrived at the Downs on the 16th inst The Kelly, M'Uwain, from hence for Liverpool, arrived the 18t!) in » t. . ]',„ cuppered aitd armed brig Britannia, Aberdeen, uload- ing lor 1 oiiSen, to sail first fair wind. The Margaret ar. d Nancy, Galbraith, for Glasgow; and the Bee, Rankin, for Dublin, clear to- day and sail to- morrow. ' I he Betsey!•, Neilson, at Glasgow i and the Dispatch, Jamison, at Dublin, are loading for Belfast. ARRIVED. Projecti* o, Beam*, from New- York, 1048 hbds. 72 bar- rels Flaxseed, 218 barrels Pot- ashes, 44 barrels Pearl do. " t'/ o Staves, 10c?* ks Apples, 70 Oars, & c. ili' . rnia, M'Dowell, from Jamaica, 104 hhds. 3 barrels Su ar. 97 puncheons, 1 hhd. Rum, 91 bales Cotton Wool, SI birrels, 10 bags Ginger, 159 bags Pimento, 72 tons Logwood, 4 logs Mahogany. ^ BELFAST MARKETS* Oatmeal * Meslir.- meal Wheat Barley Oals Ro\ igh Tallow Rough Lard Beef Pork - SaJ: Skins Cow Hides. Horse ditto Potatoes - Fresh Butter Scale ditto ... Beef Mutton Veal Liverpool Coals Cumberland ditto... Scotch ditto Scotch maltingditto Weight of Bread Loaf, ( 1/. Id.) 81b. , 22 . O . 21 . 12 . 7 .. 8 .. 60 ,. 45 .. 85 ,. 47 ,. 80 ,. 5 . 0 .. 1 .. 1 ,. o ,. 0 0 0 32 no 36 d. 5 — 23 0— 0 0 — 22 0 — 12 7 — 12 6— 0 0— 0 6 — 60 0 — 50 6 0 O 54- 3 — 2 — 54- 64- 64- o- % 0— 0 0— 0 — 50 0 I — 40 0 j _ T 6 J 1] O ^ perewt. of 11 Jib. 6 j Bank Notes. « J 0 ^ per stone of 16lh. SI 0 per cwt « f 1901! '. ^ per stone. ^ per lb. of IS**. per lb. of 16 o « . n this Week at the Public Bakery— White 12oz— Brown ditto, ( 1/. 1 d.) 41b, 4oi. NEW AMERICAN POT ASHES. GEORGE LANGTRY & CO. HAVE just received, direift from NEW- YORK, per the Ship Prottfihn, 150 Barrels, of first Quality, infme or- der, and oj the latest Manufactured, Which they will sell on reasonable terms. Belfast, January 54. 1 ' HE SUBSCRIBERS ax landing, from on boar the . Pnteaion, H. BKARNS, master, 250 HHDS. NEW YORK FLAXSEED, And have also for Sale, at the. r Stores, 50 Bags New Red Clover Sud, 25 Pipes Teneriffe Wine, 22 Cases Liquorice Ball, Coffee in Barrel's, Oil of Caster, Alktttnt Barilla, Refined Salt Petre, and St. Ubes' Salt. CRAWFORDS, WALLACE & Co. JkBvary 25, 1812. ( 4i5 MRS. M'CORMICK HAVING opened SCHOOL after the CHRIITMAI HOLI- BAYS, begs to return her warmest Thanks to the ln- k. bitants of Armagh, for the kind patronage ahd support » he h » « experienced since her commencement in that Line. Mrs. M'C. can accommodate a few Young Ladies, • » Boarders— Tho first Masters in every branch of Educan'* ® attend the School. . 419) ARMAOH, January 28. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. A1NB& OIDE5. MR. HADDOCK takes the earliest opportunity of ac- quainting the Public, that he received a letter from Cork, which obliges his return, to ereft a New Organ in the Cathedral Church of Cloyne. • Doors open, ' during his stay) in the Evenings, at hall- past SEVEN o'clock, and Exhibition begins at EIGHT; and on I RID A Y . opens at half- past T WE LVE, and begins at ONE. — Boxes, 2- 6J. Upper Boxes, Ix. W.- Children 7Ww r « rx, Half- Price— flat* « d " bis hod- pings, 6, \ Varbg- weet. TMTONTREAL and NEW- YORK POT and PEARL XyjL ASHJp, first Brands, and excellent order, with choice NEW- HO PS, in Packets, for Sale by JAMES CUNNINGHAM & CO. Belfast, Jan. 34. ( 418 AUCTION OF ALICANTE BARILLA. C^ l RF. G M BLACKER, will sell by Auction, at the IT Srores of JOHN S. FERGUSON, E « q in Donegall- square, north, on FRIDAY, the list January, at the honr of ONB o'Clock, 129 Bales ALICANTE BARILLA, of first quality. Belfast, Jan 24. ( 4M M'ADAM, MARSHALL, 4 CO. AVE just RECEIVED, by the VENUS, from LONDON, 15 HOGSHEADS, BALES, CHESTS, & e. CONTAINING Gum G'ipal, AspkcJtum, Peruvian Bart, Spermaceti, Jalap, Quicksilver, and < 3 Variety of its preparations,' Oil Peppvrment, Sassafras, Rhubarl, Scmmony, White Wax, Sulphur Vivum, Myrrh' S- j/ t of Lemon, Ammonia, JEther, Oxid Bismuth, Dragon's Bl'nd, Anatto, Turmeric, S/ iffron, cloves, Nutmegs, & c. £ sV. &' c. ALSO— A FEW HALF- CHESTS GENUINE FLORENCE OIL, and a Dupper EAST INDIA CASTOR OIL, Clear ant) Tasteless. M'ADAM, MARSHALL, & CO. beg leave to Wbrm th- ir Friends in the Apothecary and Drug I. in- in general, that they have ereSed a POWDERING MILL, on an improved constru< 5lion, by which they are enabled to off- r Powdered Articles of genuine quality, at a comparatively t'tud advance. They have jost now a very complete Stock of DRUGS, OILS, and COLOURS, of the best qua'ity, xhich they will Sell on very reasonable Terms, for regular payments ( 420) 41, High street. BRIDGE- END FOUNDERY, BELFAST. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, Ssu. fN RATEFUL for past favours, begs lejve to inform his I Friends and the Public, that he has resigned the V'OU NDERY BUSINESS ir. favour df Messrs. CHAINE 3c Y ® UNGS, for whom fie solicits a continuance of that share of public patronage which he so amply experienced, con- vinced that any orders committed to their care will be exe- uted with pun& uality. JOHN CHAINF. VjOHN & WM. YOUNG HAVINO commenced Partnership in the FOUNDERY BU- SINESS, & c. in that old established Concern lately occu- pied by Mr. BENJAMIN EDWARDS, Sen. under the Firm of CHAINE £ jf WUNGS, beg leave te inform their Friends and the Public, that they will be at all times suoplied with every Article in the above Line, and that their Friends may depend on their Orders being executed with care and dispatch' 41S) Bridge- end Foundery, Belfast, Jan. 22. NEW TEAS, CLOVER- SEED, See. npHE SUBSCRIBERS are LANDING, per the VE- - L NUS, 204 Chests Teas, assorted, £ 0 Sacks fine new lied Clover- seed, 10 Hogsheads Lump Sugar, Which will he sold cheap. MARTINS, HARRISON, 8c CO. Church- lane, January 20. ( 405 A GOLD WATCH & e. LOST. L » st on the Evening of the \ 5th inst. ADOUBLE CASED GOLD STOP WATCH, Cap- ped and Jewelled, ( with a Gold Chain, Key, and Seal), Maker's Name, WILLIAM HALIERT, Glasgow, No 11,338. Any Person who will bring said Watch, Jtc. to ROBERT HAMERTON, Esq. Surveyor of Excite, Newtown! imava- dy, will receive TWO GUINEAS of Reward, and no Questions asked. 417) NewtownlimiVady, Jan. * 1. I„ it, AUttir of ") ',' PHK CREDITORS of said JOSEPH LINDSAT, J. 1 Bankrupt are dejsired to a Bomkrnft. \ take notice, t hat a Dividend of 7x. 6d. in the Pound is ordered to be paid, on the amount of the debts proved in this mat- ter, an- same will be paid on application to WILLIAM TELFAIR, A& ing Assignee. Wwecelhr- entry, January 22. ( 416 BARRACK OFFICE, D, UBLIN. January 17, 1812. NOTICE is hereby given, that Proposals will be received for supplying certain quantities of FIRING and CANDLES for the use ot his Majesty's Forces in the several Barracks, and Quarters throughout Ireland, for one year, from the 1 b'th of April next; the snid Proposals to be tealed and indorsed, " Proposals for Firing, & c." to be sent under cover to Major General Freeman, at this Ofljce, on or before the 19th day of February next, after which day no Proposals will be received; mid the Proposers are to ob- serve, that the Fuel of each description must be of the bent quality, and delivered at the places contracted for, by Dub- lin measure t viz.— Sea Coal, of four bushels to the barrel and eight barrels to the ton— Stone Coal must be deliverd, by weight, and proposed for by the hundred weight— the Turf by box of four feet long, two t'eet. broad, and two and a half feet deep. The quantity of Firing and Candles re- quired will be specified in each Contract, and must be do- livered, or claimed by the Contractors, in the Barrack Mne- ter's Stores, where there are such. Onefourthof tht amount of the Contract will be paid to Contractors upon their enter- ing into security, and further tunis from time to time ( not exceeding the other two- fourths) will be advanced proporiioiv- ably to the quantity delivered, and \ ouelied by the account- able receipts thereof being produced from the Barrack Mas- ter ; and the balance will be discharged when the accounts and vouchers furnish I'd shall be duly examined at this Office, and found correct. The written consent of two responsible persons must be inclosed wiOi each proposal, res/ dent, if pos- sible, in Dublin ; and no proposal trill be attended to where tills shall not have been complied with, as well as the resi- dence of the Proposer. Inconvenience having to the Servicc from the too general atid extensive Undertakings of former Contractors, it is lierebv notifixt, that local Proposals from eligible Per. » ons will i « > preferably considered. By Order, JOHN HUGHES, ( 494 Secretary. SALE THIS DAY. JAMAICA COFFEE BY AUCTION. For account of ttihom it may Concern. TXTINE TIERCES & EIGHTY BARRELS, damaged by salt water, will be Sold by Au& ien, at the Stores of ROBT. & ALEXANDER GORDON, on SATURDAY, 25th Inst. at TWELVE o'clock. 385) January 16, 1812. TO SMITHS. ON SALS, C? NN RT, 0N<? OF SWANSFI* COALS, at the Stores £>\ j\ j II of PATRICK M'CULLOUGH, NO. 7, Custom- House- Quay. ( 415) Belfast, Jan 25. ROBERT TELFAIR, Ju*. FT AS received per theCtsEt. from L'mtrf— l. and MAR- ; ljl OAI » T & NANCT, from Gtasgnv, 48 Hhds. JAMAICA SCALE SUGARS, Of Very Fine, Fine, and Second Qualities. 28 Hhds. VIRGINIA TOBACCO, A few Serons SPANISH FLORA INDIGO; And per the LIBERT*, from DuMim, 4- 5 Puncheons WHISKEY, Strong and Well- Flavoured, and A few Butts ZANT CURRANTS ; Which, in addition to the following, 46 Hhds. Prime Virginia Leaf Tobacco, Richmond In'ptSion, Fine and Common Gongou and Hyson Teas, Scotch Molosses, in Hhds tsV. & c. He will dispote of reasonably He is always supplied with COMMfWHOUfe, < J* KE and PIGTAIL TOBACCO, GRASS- CUT, SUCCARDS, and SNUFF, of his own Manufacture. 389) January 16, ROBT. GETTY & JAS. LUK$ RB now Landing, ex the NELSON, from CORK, 100 Puncheons Cork li'hiskey; Which they offer for Sale, with the following, viz :— New Orleans and Upland Georgia COTTON, New- M POT ASHES, Bleachers' SMALTS. NEW TEAS, CLOVER- SEED, & c. & c. DAVISON SC REFORD are Landing, from on board the VENUS, from LONDON, Fine and Common Congou, Souchong ami Hyson TEAS, Red and White CLOVER- SEED, Black PEpPER, East India INDIGO, TURMORICK, BRAZIEL, MUSTARD 0ul CARAWAY- SEEDS ; AND HAVE ON SALE, Very Fme, Fine, Second Scale, and Reined SUGARS, Alicant BARILLA, Spanish and East India INDIGO, Refined SALTPETRE, LIQUORICE BALL, CANDY, Ground LOGWOOD, ALLUM— STARCH, Afew Boxes New MuscatteB and Bloom RAISINS, & c. tsY. 411) Belfast, 106, High- street— Jan. 20, 1812. LONDON SUPERFiNK CiOYHS. WILLIAM NEWSAM HAS just imported, per the Britannia, from LIVERPOOL. an additional supply of LONDON SUPERFINE CLOTHS, Consisting of BLACKS and BLUES, of the very first de- description. Also, DRESS fcf UNDRESS CASSIMERES, Of the most fashionable Colours, the quality of which he it confident will please. He daily expe& t the arrival of OIL CLOTHS, of every denomination;— Likewise Superfine CARPETING and HEARTH RUGS— His present Stock of CARPETINGS is very extensive, and of the best fabric. 37#) 20, High- Street, Jan. 14. CORK WHISKEY. 1 AA " TTTlUNCHEONS, of Prime Quality, just arrived, IUU Jt and for Sale by JOHN 8c THOS. CUNNINGHAM. January 6,1812. ( 3* 0 SAMUEL & JAMES CAMPBELL HAVE received, per the FACTOR, from LON- DON, 87 Chests Congou & r Green Teas, assorted, FOR SALE, WITH Sea Island Cotton- Wool, Georgia Ditto, West India Dktrty Pot and Pc'orl Ashes, Bleachers' Smalts, Alicante Barilla, LeafTolacco, Very Fme and Fine Scale Sugars, Refined Sugar, Refined Saltpetre, Spanish Indigo, Black Pepper, Pimento, Ginger, All of which they 838) ill dispose of on reasonable terms. January 6. FOR BUENOS AYRES, DIRECT, RRMARKABLT TAST- SAIL1N*, COPrtt- r.* AND ARMED snir ZEPHYR, J. DUPA RCQ, MASTER, Will be clear to sail about the 10th February.— For Freight • r Passage, apply to MONTGOMERYS, STAPLES, k CO. - WHO HAVE 01? SALE, Buenos Ayres Tallow, and Salted Hides, Danetara, » C0TT0N- W00L, Georgia; J Ltaf Tolacct— Lytvood and Futt'ti. X 4U) JN^ WJ JOHN MARSHALL HAS FOR SALE, 30 Chests Fine and Common Congou TEA, 16 Hhds. Fine and very Fine SCALE SUGAR, 10 Bags BLACK PEPPER, 73 Rolls TOBACCO, of a good Quality, S Bags COFFEE, Single and Refined LUMP SUGAR, East India INDIGO; Which, with a Choice Assortment of GOODS in the GRO- CERY LINE, will be sold on moderate Term*. 917) 17, Waring- street, OiSober If. 74) LEAF TOBACCO, C0T1VN WOOL, POT & PEARL ASHES, LATELY LANRRB, AND ON SALE BV THOMAS BELL, S4, North- street. FOR GLASGOW, THE DIM A, JOHN M'CAlLUM, MASTER, ( A constini. Trader), Now loading, ta sail in a few day*. FOR DUBLIN. The BEE, RAKKIN. To tail to- morrow. For Freight apply to - GEO, MONTGOMERY. The BETSEYS, NEILS? KJ ; a:: D the DIS- PATCH, JAMISON, at Dublin, I! » loading for Belfwt. Btlfnt, January 24. ( 4 » EURTON ALE. ' SAMUEL Gf ANDREW M- CLEAN HAVE received, for Sale, per the MINERVA, a FEW CASKS of the above, of genuine quality, a part of which is now in BO f TLE, and ready for delivery. 409) January 23. Cheap Hosiery a Ad Lace Warehouse. MON STREET, NEAR SOSN- H! ARRET, Next Doer to Mr. JOHN PATTKRWH'S Ironmongery Warciouu, THOMAS SINGLEHURST respeafully informs the Public, that he has received, per the Commerce, Kc'ty, and Briljnni. i,. from LIVERPOOL, a most extensive Assort- ment of GOODS, of the first Quality and Fashion, which he will sell Wholesale and Retail, on terms very advan- tageous to Purchasers, £ or Ready Money, vil.:— " Thread and Cotton Lace, White and Black Lace Veils, White and Black Lace Shawls, White, Black, and Coloured Silt Gloves, White, Black, ahd Coloured Cotton Ditio, Leather Slaves, White and Black Silk Stockings I And aH kin < sof COTTON, WORSTED, LAMB- WOOL ANGOLA, & MERINO STOCKINGS— LAMB- WOOL TIPPETS & SCARFS— and a great Variety of STOCK- ING- WEBS, Jtc. Belfast, January 10. CRAMSIE, CONNOR, & CLELAND HAVE received, per the HUGH JONES, from JA- MAICA, Eight Serous Spanish Indigo; • WGFCH, WITS Rwtiau Cand'e Tallow, Refined Rosin, Bass M* ts, / St. Ube's Salt. Pol Ashes, and Bleachers' Smalts, of different Numbers, Will be disposed on moderate term.. 133) November SO. NEW. YORK FLAXSEED, . _ IMPORTED LAST SEASON DIRECT, NEW- YORK BARREL STAVES, SCOTCH HERRINGS, large and well- cored, in Barrels and Half Barrels, For sale on low terms, by ALEX. STEWART. No. 48, Talbqt- street.— Belfast, Jan. 10. ( 355 NOTICE. AS the late PARTNERSHIP of R. W. BELL and I. M'CALL, under the Firm of B E L L & M'C ALL, CABINET- MAKERS, ANN- tTRttT, it ended, by the decease of said BtLL, it is requested that those who are indebted to the said Firm, will pay their Accounts to Raid M'CALL, who will pay all Account! due by the said Firm. ' E D X T \ 3 i D~~ v l ® C ILL RETURNS his best Thanks to those/ who favoured the late Partnership with their Commands; and requ- sts a continu- ance of their Favours, which he will do hit best to deserve, by care and dispatch. 397) Ifj. 6, Ann- street— Belfast, January 18. ' DUBLIN WHISKEY. WIL LIA M WIGHTMAN DAILY " Rne^ s the arriv .1 of a large parcel of WHIS- KEY, of an Excellent Quality, from DUBLIN, which he offers for Sale TOGETHER WITH YeSotB PS* x Tisder- Ja and 9 Feel Dedt-^- Plank— Jamaica Rum— Spanish Red Wine, 378) . LisnURM, January 14, 1812 JAMES DUNCAN, IRISH- STREET, DUVGANNON, AS just received an ADDITIONAL SUPPLY in th* Hardware, Ironmongery, if lass, and Dtlph Line ; Also, ifl the CAST METAL LIN*, viz. Pats, Pans, Griddles, Ovens, ftc. 8? c. All of which, with a variety of SCHOOL BOOKS, WRIT- ING PAPERS, & c. will be s « ld, Wholesale and Retail, on the most moderate terms. ( 36S N. B. SPADES and SHOVELS shortly expected. X' 1,6' 00, ro be Lent, on a mortgage of Lands, situate in the County of DOWN.— Apply to JOHN CRAIG, Attor- ney, Downpatrick- January8, 1 § 12. N. B. It must be the first incumbrance. ( 353 MONEY WANTED. pEN THOUSAND POUNDS want- d, on the most un I exceptionable Security.— The interest to be paid in any manner most agreeable t » the lender. Application to be made to CORTLAND M. SKINNF. R , Esq. Belfast; or ROBERT HAMILTON, Esq. Sackville- street, Dublin. ( 823) January 3, 1812 THE FIRST SPRING SHIP FOR NEW- YORK. THE AMERICAN SHIP PROTECTION, HENRY BEARNS, MAITM, ( A regular Trader.) Now in this Harbour, having just arrived after a passage of 25 days, and will sail again fer the above port first fair wind after 24th February next. At only a few Passengers cau be taken, immediate appli- cation Will be necessary to GEORGE LANGTRY & CO. Belfast, January £ 4, ( 421 Those who may have Orders from America, to be received en board, are requested to apply immediately. f. The Public are respejtfully inform- > ed, that the following P' MN? REGULAR TRADERS WL WW toil for tbeir reiftdivt Port,, viiti the firit fair Wind after tie itUet meationed t FOR LONDON, The Armed Brig FACTOR, M'NIECE ..... In a few days. The Armed Btig ENDEAVOUR, FITISIMONS, 14 daysaf^ er, FOR LIVERPOOL, Tht CF. RES, SAVAGE.. First fair * rind . The CUNNINGHAM jBOYLE, BELL, Eight days after. FOR BRISTOL, The SWIFT, NEEL... V.... LST February. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST, The MINERVA, COORTENAV 25th Janu3ry. The COMMERCE, Bisupf............. Eight < f » yt after. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, The A , n « t Brig GEORGE, JAI. CABOHEV... 10th Feb, The Armed Brig LAGAN, HONKINS..... 14 days after. Fer Freight, in i '. ondon, gpply to Messrs. ALEXANDER and WILLIAM OGII. BY, Akchurch- Yard. Gentlemen who have Linens to forward, will please tend them to , GEORGE LANGTRY U A'w Stwr. Lads Wwted u Ajfreotiwt ts tfee JVJETV ¥, AUCTION OF Tobacco, Oak ' Umber, and Pot Jshes. ANDREW AIKEN, w ll sell by Amnion, « his Start, on SATURDAY, the l* r F.- - v next. 37 Hhds verv dry bearing Tobacco, lately landed, 100 Tons White Oik Timber, 16 Barrels Sd sort New- York Pot Ashes. Terms '. vil! He l.';. r » l. ROBERT MOLLAN, BROKSR. Neivry, Jan 2i. ( 410 KING'S STORES, DUNOALK. LEAF TOBACCO BY AUCTION. HT'O RF. SOLD BY AUCTION, on TUESDAY the 4" h - » of February neitt, atthe KING'S STORES, in - be Tewn of DUNDA1. K, at the Hour of ELEVEN o'Clock, Hogsheads Prime Bearing Tohnvn, Or whatever Quantity of the same,- that mar remain unsold on the above d ly. In the interim, « ny Persons desirous of purcha « ing, will please apply to Messrs. JOHN &. HENRY QUlN'N, iVK- r- chants, Nftvry. ROBERT MOLLAN, Broker. NEVTRV, January 1, lSll. ( 32i AMICABLE ANNUITY COMPANY OF NEWRY EET at KEAH'S TAVERN, Water->' r? et, on WED- NESDAY the 5th February " Wee. to tra. i. j^ T the Business of the Company, and dine togetliei 3uch Persons as wish to become Members, are desired to give notice to the Register previous to, and appear at the Meet!:' other- wise they cannot be ballotted fi r. ' JAMES SPKNCE, NRWRV, Jan. 7. ( 35Q) KEGISTER. SOAPBOILER & CHANDLER WANTED IMMEDIATELY, II N a Country Town,— To one perfetffly n.. isr- r of his Bo* 1! siness, liberal encouragement vtill h.' jjive?;; ami to save trouble none other need apply.— References as to cWadUr abilities, & c. will be required. Application by Letter, ( posupaidj, to A. B. at this Office, will be attended to. 362) December 26, COUNTY OF LONDONDERRY. T| J) ROPOSAI. S will be received for the Sale ot the Town X land of UMR1CAM, as formerly Advertised in this Pnpcr, till the 20tli of February next, whrn the Purchaser will be declared, if the value is offeied, at DKUMOOVU, DUN< SIVEN. Application, by letter, to RICHARD HUNTFR, E- rr Coleraine, < 183) Da; ei< Nov. 30 HOMRA- GLEN HOUSE & FARM. To be I el, ot tit Intereit in the Lease Sold. "" T'HE above FARM, situated in the County DoR'n, with- in one mile and a half of Hillsborough, anj two of Lisburn; is held at a low Rent under the MAKQSIS of DOWNSHIRE, for one young life and 12 years: it contains 55 2R. and 7 P. English Measure.— The- House an i Of- fices are large and in excellent repair, and the Land is in the very best condition, the greatest part of which wat measi r- d and soili- d 1 » |; season. The HOVSEHOLD FURNITURE, STOCK, and FARMINO UreNsiLS, may be had at a valuation, and immediate pos session gven.— Apply to Major GATIS, the Proprietor; gven.- or at the Office of this Papei SIS) Homra- Glen House, Jan. 4. LANDS TO BE LET. <- pO flE LET, several SNUG FARM. 1, in tieTown- .1' land ofCarrickeene, adjoining Cafnlough, ae.' ir Newry; on sucb Leases as may be agreed on. Immedurx* P may be had, and encouragement will be given t i-, aa « -„ ious Tenants « f good clur. uiler. Application to be made ro Patrick O'Hanlon, Esq Ncwrv. .,... ; ( 122 FARM- HILL. ^ HHE INTEREST in this beautiful FARM, as for .- rly jl advertised in this Newspaper, to be Sold, Inquire at the Premites, as sitiiared between Magharafelt and Castledawson Possession at November next The CROP, STOCK, & c can be had at valuation. ( 839 LANDS FOR SALE, IN THE COUNTY OF DOWN. U^ HE ESTATE of BLEARY and BALLYNAGAR- RICK, the Property of WM. MACNAMABA, Esq. at 1 i formerly advertised in this Paper. Application to be made to Mr. R. MACNAMARA, of Gilford, who will furnish Rentals, and give any n - * wary information to Persons inclinable to Purchase Also to GEORGE CROZIF. R, Esq. Duminick- street, Dublin. ' ( 880 TO BE LET FROM NOVEMBER, Daring a Minority of Nine Yeari ; with or without a Bleach- Yard. - PTLE HOUSE of DERAMORE, lately possessed bv 1 JAMES RUSSELL, Esq detea.- ed, with any quantity of Land not exceeding 80 Acres.— The House is in complete repair, and consists of Parlour, Drawing- room, Bre.' cst room, and eight best Bed- chambers, with every office . jtrable to a genteel residence. The BLEACH- GREEN is in complete workinc- order and capable of finis ing Eight Thousand Pieres — Distance ' from Belfast, three miles and a half. There ire also to be Let, TWO SMALL FARMS at a short distance; one containing Eight Acres— the other Seven, having two Cabins 011 each. in Writing, to b,.* addressed to WM RUSSELL Esq Edenderry, near Belfast. ( 934) Otfnber 17. ' The Public are re, Pe( ftful, y inform, vv , tl' t* lat is intended the following % N. E. TRADERS I U Stall tail at tie undermentionedferiode: TOR LONDON, The armed brig BRITANNIA, ABERDHEN, 35th January The armed brig VENUS, PENDLETON... 14 days after. Kr These Vessels being armed and completely well tou- id Insurance by them will consequently be elicited on th* most reasonable terms. FOR LIVERPOOL, The NEPTUNE, DAVIDSON 25TH JANUSR. FROM LIVERPOOL FOR BELFAST The JANE, RUSBV 21st January. FROM LONDON FOR BELFAST, The Armed Brig VINE, MONTGOMERY, First fur wind The Armed Brig LEVANT, M'KIHRIN... 14 days after] For Freight, ill London, apply t » Messrs. WM. A, JOHN WHARTON, Nicholas' Lane; or, in Belfast, to R. GREENLAW, AGTMT, Who will receive and forward LINEN CLOTH and od. nt MERCHANDIZE with tare and dispatch. ty- A few Stout Lads wmtad as APPRENTICES to the He » , to whom iib « r » l Encouragement wdl He given SHIP FOR SALE. THE amp JAMES BAILIE, ADMEASURING 282 TONS, Copper- bolted, and Coppered to the Berds; only twelv* ( hontiis old ; htliit of the best Materials, and extremely well fooud in every — Fox Inventory, and further pare tlcuiars, aopfy to M'CLURE, BAILIE, Sc WHITLA8'. ff) 7) OoNtCAr. D- QT'AT, BELFAST COMMERCIAL - CHRONICLE'* ANTRIM QFARTRR- SF. SSIONS. CARRICKTERGUE, JAN. 21. THIAL OF THOS. M'COHMlCK. Thr. mas M'Cormick was tried for attempting to ^ p'ck the pocket of Dr. Magee, in an auction room in Belfast, on the evening of the 9th inst. Dr. Magee stated, that on the above evening, • while he was amending an auction in Belfast, he felt • ome person pull at his pocket as if attempting to draw the inside out. He put hie hand down by his side to prevent it, and at that time saw the prisoner Standing near to him. In a few minutes after, he, the witness, went out, but in a little time returned again to the room. He had not, however, been long there when he felt another attempt of the same kind, and then he seized the prisoner's hand when within his pocket. At that time he did not think of having hini sent to prison, and therefore, after he was pub- licly detected, and exhibited before all the company then present, he was turned out of the room. Next day, howevpr, several gentlemen expressed their sur- prise and regret that he had not been committed^ and not again let loose upon the town. In the course of the same day, he, the witness, saw the prisoner on the street, and then he immediately seized him and ha « t hint committed. Is positive the prisoner is the same pet son he detected in the auction room. The prisoner being called upon for his defence, saW he had no Counsel, but stated that he had been in Scotia nd, and wSs iust returned to Belfast on his way home. That Dr. Magee must have been mistaken, and he as^ ed the Doctor, whether he was sure that the person whom he had taken up the following day, was the same person he had seized when in the auc- tion room; and that as one person might be very like another the Doctor might be mistaken, as he admitted that he had never seen him before. Dr. Magee said he was positive that he was the Same man, for any person who had once seen him would be at no loss to recollect his countenance igain. The Jury returned a verdict— Guilty. ^ TRIAL OF ROBERT MATTHEWS. Robert Mathews, Boot and Shoemaker- in Belfast, Was indicted for having on the night of Saturday the 11th day of August, 1810, broke and destroyed part of the iron railing in front of the house o£ William Thompson, Fsq, in Donegall- square, Belfast.' The first witness called was William Thompson, Esq. who said that his house is situated in Donegall- square, and that it is ornamented round the outside by iron railing. That on a Sunday morning in August, 1810, he observed part of the railing had been broken and destroyed in the course of the preceding night, Ini he could not discover who had perpetrated the mischief, Daniel M'lver said, he is a bootmaker, and knows Robert Mathews, the traverser, in whose employ- ment he was in the month of August, 1810. That on the evening of Saturday the 11th day of that month, he was in the shop of said Mathews, and having stood sometime conversing with him, Mathews asked him to go and he would treat him to a glass. This he had sometimes done before. They according- ly went away together to Mrs. Rooney's tavern, in Legg's- Iane, where they had a few glasses of punch, to the best of his knowledge not mote than two glass- es each. About eleven o'clock at night they left the house, and went together up through Castle- street and Donegall- place, and from thence they turned up to l3onegall- square. When they came opposite to Mr. Thompson's house they halted a little, and after some time Mr. Mathews proceeded to the corner leading into Mr Thompson's office, where he took up a stone and began to break the railing. Witness'came up to him and endeavoured to stop him, but he would not be stopped, and presisted, saying, Thompson had no right to have any better house than him, for he was only a box- maker's son. Is pretty sure it was, a stone with which he broke the railing, for he heard it re- peatedly fall on the ground. Cannot say positively how many of the railings were broken, but is certain Of some being broken. Q. by a Juryman.— Were you or Mathews the worse of liquor at this time : Was Mathews drunk ? — A. No, he did not appear to be drunk. We had not taken more than two glasses each. I was not drunk, and Mr. Mathews could always stand more liquor than I could. Q. Do you know whether he had been drinking in the course of the day, before you met him in the evening ?•— A. I do not know that, but he did not ap- pear to be the worse of liquor at the time. Q. NYou had been in the employment, of Mr. Ma- thews for some time, how much money could yon earn per week ?— A. From three to four pounds. Cross- examined by traverser's Attorney.— Q. Tt 13 twelve months past in August last since this affair is said to have happened, has any thing occurred since to refresh your memory as to the particulars of it ?— A. No, Sir, it always lay on my memory. Q. But did no particular occurrence' take place si ( ice to occasion you to reflect on it again ?— A. I do not think there was any particular occurrence that ! occasioned my reflecing on it. Q. I ask you, Sir. was you not sworn against by Mr Mathews for being in a combination before you swore examinations against him concerning this af- fair ?- • A. No, Sir, at least if it was so 1 did not know of it. Q. Do you know Mr Mathew's brother ?— A. I do. Q. Do you recollect meeting him some time ago in the street, running after him, and threatening him and his brother ?— A. I recollect meeting him some time a£ o in the street, but I do not recollect threaten- ing him. Q. Do you recollect swearing that you did not belong to any combination or society of that kind ? A.° I recollect that Mr Mathews once swore be- fore the Magistrates that I did not belong to any combination, and it is likely I might have done the • une. Q. by a Juryman.— At the time when this affair happened, advertisements were published offering a reward for a discovery, why did you not then give the information which you have since done ?•— A. I had several reasons for not doing so then. One was, that I was at that time in the employment of Mr Mathews; another was, that I did not wish to ap- pear as an informer ; and a third reason was, that as a reward was then offered it might have been sup- posed that I gave the information in order to get the reward ; I therefore thought it beBt not V> mention it till after the time was expired for which the reward Wat offered. Q. Why did you afterwards give the information ? — A. Because I had formerly mentioned the matter to ^;; erton, and I learnt that that person would give inloirf, . tion against mo, if I did not then inform i:£ Lintst J « lr Mathcw* This was the only witness examined for the pro- secutor. — The following were called for the Defend- ant:— Stephen Daniel said, he recollects seeing the last witness, some months Rgo, in Ndrth- street, Belfast, following the brother of Mr Mathews with his fist closed, and calling out to him that he Would be re- venged of- his b' othtr, who was a spoil- trade. Cross- examined by prosecutor's Attorney. Q. Do you know tlje traverser, Robert Mathews ?— A. 1 do. Q. Do yon know any press or little apartment in his shop that gets the name of sesame, where the spoils of the previous right are deposited ?— A. No. David Martin said, he knows. Mr Mathews and also Daniel M'lver. He once heard M'lver say, when speaking of a combination, that sooner than be beat off from his inclination, he would swear till his right hand dropt from his body. Knows that M'l- ver was in jail in Liverpool for combination. Cross- examined.— Were you ever taken before the Commissioners of Police in Belfast concerning this affair, and who took you there?— A. I was taken by Mr. Robert Mathews to prove what I could say against M'lver.— Mr. Mathews had lodged exami- nations against M'lver for a combination, before M'lver lodged examinations against him about the railing. Thomas Stafford said he knows M'lver, and once heard him say of Mr. Mathews, that before he would be brat into compliance by such a rascal, he would suffer his right arm to be cut. off. Cross- examined.— Do you recollect that wheu M'lver " was about giving information against Mathews concerning the railihg, that you endeavoured to pre- vent him ?— A. I recollect the time ofhis giving the information, but I did not endeavour to prevent him. Q. Do you recollect pursuing after M'lver with a whip, When' he ran across the College gfeund to- wardsMr. Thompson's for protection ?— A. I recol- lect being called ujion to assist a Constable in appre- hending M'lver about a combination. The Con- stable bad a whip in his hand, and he put it into mine; we went towards the College ground,, but I did. not know that he was running to Mr. Thomp- son's for protection. John Lervis said he knows Mr. Mathews and M'lvtr. He once heard M'lver swear that he did not belong to any society or combination for advance of wages; but at another time M'lver told him, the witness, that he must either leave the kingdom or leave Mathews' employment for they must have an advance of wages. Cross- examined.— Did you attend when an exami- nation was going on before the Commissioners of Po- lice in Belfast respecting the railing ?— A. I did. Q. Was you examined by them ?— A. No. Q. Why was you not examined, was it because they would not believe you ?— A. I dont know why I was not examined, but I was to be believed as well as any of them. Q. Are you a dutiful son to your father ?— A. You have no right to ask that. I'll answer no such ques- tions. Richard Mathews, brother to the traverser, said h > knows M'lver. There have been combinations among the men for advance of. wages.' M'lver was very ac- tive in these, and his, witness's, brother went to the Magistrates . to give information. against M'lver for being concerned in them. This was1 buffer? M'lver had given any information concerning tRe ratling Some time ago lie, tke witness, saw M'lver on the street, who came running up, threatening him, and also threatening that Ive would be at his brother, and would be revenged cf him. Cross- examined.— Do you know Johnny Cherry ? A. Johnny Cheiry I— No, Sit. A. Come now, tell us, do you not know any per- son of your acquaintance who gets the name of John- ny Cherry ?— A. O, aye, I know now, I know theie were jests about a young man of the name of Bing- ham, who we used to call Johnny Cherry. Qi Do you know any thing of a press in the shop called sesame ?— A. Yes, Sir, there is a press fn the shop that we used to call sesame. Q. Who bought the lock for sesame ?— A. I can- not tell. Q. Did Johnny Cherry buy it?— 1. I ain't tell. Q. What articles were kept in sesame ?— 4. We kept curiosities in it. Q. What kind of curiosities ?~ I) o tell us what they were.— A. There was a preserved serpent. Q. Well, Sir, what more ?— A. 1 don't well re- collect— I believe there was a feather. Q. Come, Sir, you must speak out— was there any tobacco there ?— A. I believe there was. Q. Where was that tobacco brought from ?— A. I cannot tell. Q. Ycu siy you cannot tell— I ask you, Sir, on your oath, do you not know that the tobacco was taken from Mr Hyndman's ?— A. 1 have heard so. Q. Now, Sir, you have told us of the preserved serpent, the feathers, See. and the tobacco— I beg yon will recollect youiself, and tell us what other things were in sesame ?— A. I don't recollect any thing else. Q. Pray, Sir, did you ever see brass handles ot rappers of doors in sesame ?—— A. I never saw any handles of doors, but I believe I once saw a rapper. Q. How many rappers have you seen there ? Traverser's Attorney.—— O, what is the use of these questions— I am sure nip|> ers are not railing.—•. What though rappers were found in his shop, that has nothing to do with iron railing— some time ago half a dozen were thrown into my hall. Prosecutor's Attorney.— I will immediately shew that rappers have a great deal to do in this matter, and that I am fully justified in the question. The Assistant Barrister, said that it might be necessary for him to mention some circumstances to the Jury, that they may be enabled to see the con- nection which these rappers have with the railing that was destroyed, and which is the subject now before the Court. It has, said his Worship, been long a practice with some persons in Belfast, to break off or destroy ever y rapper that was on the doors. What was the object, they had in view I cannot tell; but it is such a species of mischief, such a violent attack up- on a house, that were I to detect a person breaking the rapper off my door, I should consider myself justified in shooting him through the head. Q. repeated.— I ask you, Sir, how many rappers have you ever seen in sesame ?— A. I dont think I ever saw more than one there. Q. by a Magistrate.— You say you never saw any but one there ; but I ask you whether yoti ever saw' flappers any where else ab » ut the shop ?— A. I believe I have seen some old rappers lying about the shop. Q. by a Juryman.— Do you think it is possible that these rappers could have been thrown into the shop, without being observed \— A. I think they might. Q. Do you think they could be thrown into sesa- me No. heard M'lver once fav : pon a book of ballads • j William Stewart said that he would as soon swear ii as tinon the Bible ; he knew no difference. Crfas- e- ramhtfifi. — Now, Sir, by whit yon have said, don't you mean to make it appear that M'lver is x very bad man, who makes no distinction between a book of ball- ids and the Bible. Pray, Sir, have you a son ?— 4. [ have. v Q. To whom did you bind him as an apprentice ? — A. Ta M'lver. Q. So you bound your son to bean apprentice to a person whom you now declare, on your oath, to be so bad a man that he considered the Bible no better than a book of ballads. Sir, you may go down, we have enough of'you. Mr W. Burns said, M'lver one © called at his house, and asked if Mr Mathews was there, saying, that if he could get him he would beat his head about.—•— Witness has heard of the press called sesame, but had' nothing to do about it. Has been told that it was for. holding little articles about the shop, such as tumblers.] Philip M'Gaghan said, he knew M'lver, and that! he called on bim some time ago and told him, that if Mr Mathews owed him any thing he would never . pay him. James Moore said, he knows M- Iver, and saw him about three or four months ago shouting out after Mathews, calling him a scoundrel, and that he would be revenged on him. Mr. Spencer, shoe- maker, was called by prosecu- tor— said he has knotvn M'lver long, upwards of 20 years, as: d never knew any tiling against him to pre- vent his beinjfbelieved on iiis oath. Cross- examined.— How long was M- Iver away frCiji this place-?— » • .4.- 1 cannot say particularly, but he - went w Efglind, and might be 14, or 15, or per- haps 16 years » way. Q. Do you know that he was in the House of Cor- rection of Liverpool?— A. I have heard it'said that he -, v4 » s there, and in London, too ; but I can tell no- thing about it. Q. Don't you know that M'lver is a good work- man, and would you not wish that he should work to you rather than to Mr Mathews ?— A. Why, as to that, he wrought some time for me. ( I. Tell me, when you see customers going into Mr Mathews' shop,' would you not be better pleased; to see them walking into your own?— A. Ah! Mr Wright, that's a question that might make- you and I both feel alike in respect of customers. Gilbert; M'llveen, Esq. said, that he is one of the. Commissioners of Police in Belfast, and recollects that in Sept. last, a complaint was brought before; them against Mr Mathews. Several witnesses were* examined, niost of them to shew that M'lver was not to be believed. Lewis who has been examined liere to day, was also before the Commissions s, but< was not examined, because as witness recollects, hetj was not thought to be a credible witness. Upon the, whole of, the examinations at that time, the Commis- j, sjoneis did n* 6t think the evidence of M'lver was so materially impeached as to prevent him from beir. g believed. * Here the whole evidence closed. THE ASSISTANT BARRISTER then addressed the Jury, and in a few sentences' recapitulated the evi- dence that had been given. Fie observed that the traverser, Robert Mathews, stood indicted for break- ing the railing at Mr Thompson's house in Belftst. it bad been . isvsfiKtorUy prov « < i- tkat railiug Jiaii " been broken, and the Only doubt remained whether it was Robert Mathews, the traversei, who broke it. To bring the charge home to Mathews, M'lver, the prosecutor swears, that he w is present and saw Mai thews brc. ii. fvith a Jtor. e. If the testimony of M'lver is to he believed, then there can be no doubt as to the guilt of the traverser. A number of wit- nesses have however been adduced to impeach his evidence; all of them have spoken to different cir- cumstances, but they were very ti ifHing circumstances indeed. None of them have gone the length of say- ing, that he ought not to be believed on his oath, or that he has done any thing to render him infamous. Among the facts which the witnesses have spoken to, we have been informed of a small press in the sh « p of traverser, which was distinguished by the name of sesame. In this press, or in the shop of traverser, we have been told,'' were deposited several of the rap^ e; r., which, there is reason to believe, were plundered in the town of Belfast, and that circumstance is strongly allied to the species of depredation of which the traverser is accused. AH the witnesses which have been produced seem to have been brought forward for the sole purpose of throwing discredit upon the character and impeaching the evidence of M'lver ; but they should have proved him, if they Gould, to have been guilty of some offence sufficient to render him unworthy of being believed. One res- pectable witness, who says he has known him long, has spoken favourably of him, and it will be for you to determine, under all the circumstances, what de- gree of credit you will give to him. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. James M'Guckin, Esq. Prosecutor's Attorney— Joseph Wi l^ iH,- Esq. Traverser's Attorney. > : WIvVS'ESDAY. Daniel M'lver, boot- maker, was tried for being concerned in a combination to procure an advance of wages. He was found Guilty. ' THURSDAY. Thymus M'Connic/ c, who was found guilty on Tuesday of attempting to pick Dr M, igee's pocket, was sentenced to three months imprisoning, and to be whipped through the High- street of Belfast Robert. Mntkeu- s, who w'as found guilty on. lVs- day of breaking Mr Thompson's railing) was senten- ced to three months imprisonment, to pay a fine of twenty merks, and to give security to keep the peace for seven years, himself in 100/. and two sureties in 50.'. each. Daniel Al'Iver, who was found guilty on Wed- nesday of combination, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. J— LI, ... '. . J _ OLD BAILEY, LONDON. SATURDAY,, JANUARY 18. Mr. B. Walsh was tried on an indkfment charg- ing him with a larceny, in stealing jg22, OO0, the j property of Sir T. Plorner, the Solicitor- General. Counsel for the pr > secution, Messrs. Garrow, Abbot, and Gurney; and for the prisoner, Mesirs. Scarlet and Alley. After Mr. Abbot had opened the pleadings, Mr. Garrow addressee^ the Jury, and after advert- ing to the ingratitude of the prisoner to Iris best j friend, who had lelit him his countenance and as- sistance tinder all bis former difficulties, and im- pressing on the Jiry the necessity of banishing from their minds the police account* proceeded to state the case, vhich was in substance as fol- lows 2— The piose « tor, frcrH bis knowledge < af tie prisoner, employed him in his bus'nrss of a stocK broker many years, and alwavs placetj in him the most implicit confidence. The pro&„ cutor pur- chased an estate last vear, and he had consu'ted the prisoner as to the beit manner to raise cash to defray the expences of the purchase. Walsh ad- vised him to lose no time to sell out, as it was e*. pefled the three per cents would be as low as 50. The prosecutor gave the prisoner authority to pre- oare the transfer, and Mr. Garrow here observed, [ it would be necessary to look to dares, as regard, ing dig law and fafls a'tending the cas?. The prisoner received orders to sell out stock on the 23^ h of November, 2nd '. he prosecutor consulted the prisoner in what manner the money should be invested, whether it would be better to place it in his banker's hands, or to purchase Exche quer Bills. The prisoner advised the latter mode, and it was, said Mr. Garraw, with a view of perpetrating a premeditated felony. The prosecutor was to have made his transfer on the 29' h of November, and he eipe& ed the money would have been paid, but he was informed by the prisoner it could not be done until the next Wednesday or Thursday. The prisoner wrote a note to the prosecutor on Wed- nesday, Dec. 4, when the latter made the transfer, and expetfed Exchequer Bills would be purcha3ed and deposited at his Banker's. On th? 5th of December the prisoner received a cheque of the prosecutor for 22,000/. for the purpose of invest- ing the money in Exchequer Bills, to be delivered to Messrs. Gosling and Co, B inkers, or into his own possession.— The prisoner, it would be proved, previous to his authority to sell out for the prose, cutor, had entered into contrafl to purchase 10 or 12,000/. of American stock, and it would be prov- ed that he had paid 11,000/. for such stock, for his own purpose, on tho day he got the prose- cutor's money. The cheque he received was for no other trust or authority but to purchase Ex- chequer Bills. It would also be proved that the prisoner had paid other sums of money away to a- goldsmith for Portugal coins, to the firm of Clark and Co. as well as a debt due to his bro- ther, and then fled., T5ie account he gave to the prosecutor was, that be had purchased 6000/. worth of Exchequer Bills, and had entered into contraft for the whole sum, but they would not be delivered until Saturday, this being Thursday. The prosecutor went to Gosling's banking- house on Saturday, where the prisoner was proved to have left the Exchequer Bills, but no money.— That evening the prisoner fled by the Falmouth mail, having made arrangements for his departure, and brohght a stock of linen to London from his house at Hackney. Sir T. Plomer was then examined by Mr. Gur. ney, and proved the facts as stated in the opening. On his cross- examination by Mr. Scarlet, Sir Thomas admitted, that the money received by the prisoner as a part of the whole amount, he ( the prisoner) paid into the hands of Sir T.' s Bankers, by a cheque drawn on his own Banker. The intercepted letters were then produced, to prove the intention of Mr. Walsh to leave the country, in consequence of his embarrassed cir cumstances, and the dread of being again a min- ed mar., and seeing his wife and children come to want. During, the opening of Mr. Garrow, and the examination of Sir T. Plomer, Mr. Walsh sat with his hand over his face, making, however, two Or three times, some memorandums, which were handed to his Counsel. W.' Uwings, Clerk to Messrs. Goslings, prov- ed the payment to t'he prisoner; of the amount of the cheque for 22,0001, drawn by 6ir T. Plomer, on the 5th of December:— in' 22 notes of 1000/. each, and one note of 200/ After Mr. Walsh had received the notes, and left the Banking- house, lie returned, and, deposited some Exchequer Bills on account of Sir T. Plomer, but made no payments, either in cash or Bank of England notes. Mr. Harmer, stock- broker, proved the pur- chase of some Exchequer Bills by Mr. Wtdsh, through the medium of his clerk. Mr. Parker, Clerk in the bank, produced 22 Bank notes of 1000/. each, and of 200/. from which he selected eight as having been received by Mr. Walsh. Mr. Debert, Stock- broker and Agent for Ame- rican Stock, stated, that shortly previous to the 29th of November, he had several conversations with the prisoner respefling the purchase of Ame- rican Stock. Mr. Walsh, amongst other questions asked, whether 10 or £\ 1,000 of American stock could be purchased. The witness told him, he would let him know in a few days. Witness wish- ed to know if the purchaser meant it as a remit- tance, or whether it was for any person who was going over to America. Mr. Walsh replied, for a person who is going over. On the 29th of No- vember, the witness informed Mr. W. that such amount of stock could be purchased, and requested he would give him a written order for the purchase, and the pr ices at which it should be purchased for his.( the witness's) government, which Mr. Walsh accordingly did; and £ 11,000 American Stock; was, in consequence of such order, purchased hy" the Wednesday following. J. Ellison, clerk to the last witness, proved the taking eleven notes, of 1000/. each, from his em- ployer, to Meisrs. Mastermanns, bankers. J. Brand, clerk to Messrs. Mastermanns, receiv- ed the notes mentioned by the last witness, and placed theni to the account of Messrs. Debert and Co.; and T. Overy, atiother of the clerks of Messrs. Mastermanns, pr0ved the taking of the notes from the last witness, aild paying tile same into the Bank of England. J, Walsh, brother to Mr. Walsh, stated, that in the beginning of December, his brothet was con- derably his ' debtor, and that he had made* fre- quent applications lor the balance due him. About, a week or ten days previous to the 5th of Decem- ber,' Mr. Walsh tofd the witness that if he would make out his account, it should be settled. The account being accordingly sent on the 2d of Dec. Mr. Walsh said, he hoped he should be able to settle it on the Tuesday following. On the Wed- nesday Mr. Waisb dined with the witness, and made some coi reflions in the account; wten it appeared, that a balance of 1199/. odd vas due to the witness— which Mr. Walsh promised to pay the following day. Accordingly, at twdve o'clock the next day, the witness went to his Iro- ther's counting- house, in the city, where he reciiv- ed the bahtuce of his account from Mr. Wash, { j between twelve and onte o'clock, in a B> n'< V£* FngUnd note for 1000/. artd( a df. ift upon M- Roberts and Co. for rltf. ^ maij. rftV— w^ iph'i ri- - witness - paid into Messrs. Gftsliti^ s ^ hanker ". his apprentice, Ciaffc, who proved the oav'u ment. S. Pendergtfjt, clerk to Messrs. Gosling pro- ed the receipt of a Ba. jk note of iooof in na - meot of 600 and odd p- mnds. Several witnesses wer « then examined, fo- tfi » purpose of tracing the notes from the prisoner tr the Bank. • ' " Mr. Charles, a clerk in the B; with the prisoner for the numb Stock the property of Sir T. Stock was conTietjd C „ . purchase of 1 < 5,400/. four per Cents, and 17,4001. three per Qint. R? d, Komer, and vV<; K . , , I? be transferred on : l day to be - v * pointed by Sir Thomas, at which d, y the witness undertook to be prepared with the money - of" Cornhill, goldsmith, , tat'ed, tim Mr. Walsh called at his shop, and inquired the price of Portugal gold pieces, and the quantkr that could be procured of such coin. Mr Vah h called again on Thursday, the 3d of December and informed the witness, that he should want about 2 or 3001. worth on Thursday: and on thu day, the 5th of December, he again called on > V witness, and gave him orders to provide him Pr, r tugal pieces to the amount of 511/. odd, which- the witness delivered, to him, and received pay. ment hy a cheque on Mr. Walsh's banker. J. Webb said, that on the morning of'th- 5th of December M-. Walsh came from H ickney ( where he resided) by the stage, to the witness- house m ThreadneedWeet, where he left a non- manteau and great coat with the witness. reqUt. mg that they might remain there till the - v£ nW as he was going out of town for a dav or two. .2 WdIsh also had ordered some warm stock mgs to take with him, and he came about six'- ftr seven , n the evening to the witness's house again,' and then requested that the coat and port, manteau might be sent to his ( the prisoner's) of- fice, which was accordingly done. Mr. Jenkins, Solicitor to Sir T. Piom n-, proved the apprehension of Mr. Walsh, at Falmotni where there was a pacliet about to sail for Ame- rica— On seeing Wal* h, the witness said, yon must be aware of my errand^ you have defraud** the So icitor- Gen. to a very considerable amount* and 1 have come to demand restitution. Mr. W alsh replied, he had nothing but foreign property abo- t htm, and produced the doubloons which he had purchased of Mr. Fearne. The witness, accom- / i. the Police 0fficer> ^ en brought Mr. Walsh up to town. In a conversation at Fal- mouth, between the witness and Mr. Walsh the latter said to the witness, that he was first going- to Lisbon, and then ( as, opportunity mi edit offer'V to America. ' Here the case closed an the part of the Crown. Mr. Walsh being then called upon for his de*. fence, declined making anv observations. Mr. Scarlett then rose, and « s em. rinp- oa some objeflions to the indiflment, W}.- M he'wt,- interrupted by Mr. Garrow, who begged to , r- ate his readiness to allow all ihe o!. j >,; • v. Scarlett might suggest; but at late an hour,' he should himself prefer proceeding -' n the first instance, to argue any paints that might have in- gested themselves to their Lordsh-' ps, as heir,* of sufficient weight to corns before th.->. V fioid- biov in another place. Mr. Scarlett then tool- several ol. jeflioi s witb respefl to whether the offence could be const- vied" as a felony, or a fraud only ; and stated several cases, tending to shew, that although the prisoner might have been governed bv a fraudulent inten- tion, he could not, under the circumstance* r! vtr, had hewn given in evidence, be deemed to have afled with a felonious intention. The decision of a Jury must necessarily b • whdjy governed l, y their opinion of the intention of the prisnrt- r . it : he time he received the cheque from the hands of Sir T. Plomer; for unless he had a? that time ; c tually meditated what he subsequently execu'- d it could not, as Mr. Scarlett humbly conceived" be construed into a felonious intention. When Sir T. Plomer delivered the cheque to the prisoner- was it in the expeflation of Sir Thomas that he should receive from Walsh the Bank- notes for such cheque, or that such cheque was delivered! in the performance of a contract for the purchase of Exchequer Biils '— Mr. Scarlett having con. eluded, Mr. Alley shortly addiessed the Bench, and contended for a special verdift from the Jury* on the fafls, whether the offence was, in their opi^ nion, a fraud or a felony, reserving the point o£ law for decision in another place. The Lord Chief Baron Micdonald then ad- dressed the Jury, and after recapitulating the laflg, given in evidence, observed, that it remained witfr the Jury to decide, whether the prisoner was guilty 1 of the felony. It might be felony, or it might be fraud. If the appropriation of Bank- notes to his own use was, in the miixl of tire isoner before the cheque was received, it was manifestly felony^ His Lordship remarked, particularly, on that pas- sage in his letter, in which he stated his intention of robbing Mr. P., After noticing the purchase of the American Stock, the foreign c.- iin, and me other circumstances in the evidence, he left the- case with the Jury. After consulting a few minutes, the Jury pro. nounced a verdifl of- ^ '' The point of law, as to whether tne offence be felony, or only a fraud, wril be solemnly: argued next Term, before the Judges— on whose deeuioii rests the fate of Mr. Walsh, The following is a list of Bankrupts gazetted, in England in the last thirty- five years : 1777 .. 609 1790 .. 583 1778 .. 692 1791 .. 612 1779 .. 523 1792 .. 625 1780 .. 448 1793 ., 1299 1781 .. 445 1794 .. « 94 1782 559 1795 .. 7Crt 1783 ., 53 » 1796 .. 785 1784 .. 529 1797 .. 866 1785 .. 511 1798 .. 724 1786... 496 1799 .. 557 1787 .. .501 1800 .. 736 1788 .. 718 1801 .. 884 1789 .. 561 1802 . .. 9- 17 Tot » l 28,1 or BELFAST: Printed and Published by DKUMMONO AUHIIIIK, fo » Self and the other Proprietors, every Afutduy, W. Axtidm, an : Saturday., - l'rice of the Paper, wheu sent to any p rt ui th « united Kingdom, J>'&, W. U ysiriy, paid in advance.