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m2 foreign. SPAIN AND PORTUGAL. The Paris Journal de* Debate* of Monday, Dec. 11, contains the following important arti cle from Madrid, received from»« .correspon dent, but bearing indubitable cvidpacc* of au thenticity. This article throws muck light up on the conduct of Spain towards tiro P ortuguese Refugees, at the same time that it confirms the opinian wo have already expressed, that the Spanish government will disavqw >lu? hostile :*cts up«.n the Portuguese* frontiers, notwith standing that Mr. Lurth*«o distir.clly detects, t he agency of the SpUntsh officers in furnishing tlte rebels with provisions aud offensive weap on*:— . “The English Minister at Court tv*ii wot atiffi satis fied with the explanation given oy M. S tlmonj ill Ins note of the tWth, and on the SOlhho adihssied to- M. «• another note. Kr. Lnial>,.iu the first place, proves that the arras sent lienee for'Estroittdnra, under *h® the preteneo of arming the Royalist Volunteers, have been distributed- among the Portuguese Refugees.— IJit Excellent# mentions the rtry Hay and plate ulhere they were to distributed. "Alter that," says Mr. Lamb, “it wds thought proper in communicate to me a ro|iort of Gen. St. Juan, -C up turn General of Estremmhirn, in which that General slates, that when .he received ordors to send hack to the Portuguese Government the urins of the refugees, he was not able immediately to execute them, because the troops under his command were absent; and ever (Since then he had dreaded a movement on the part of •the Portuguese refugees, which bo was unable to check” “To tills Mr. Lamb replies, “that Gen. St. Juan had himself removed his troo|>s, by assembling them at Al cantara, under a pratrvxt of a review; that he. went thith er in person, and that he was so completely atvore of tho movement of the Portuguese refugees, that the ra tions which were received by 303 men, in passu' 0 ' •fhrtiitr's ** •• »«*~*. a. WtlP Hlr* jI2-S liy tile express orders of General St. Juan, sign ed at Alcantara.” “ “A report,"ucldsMr. I,amh,“has boenjeondesrend' ingly shewn to .me, from Gen. Longa, in which it is •said, liiat that General had proceeded in person to the frontiers of Portugal,that 1>b might watch the motions ■of the refugees. In erderto appreciate the correctness of this report, it is necessary to compare it with tho se- not correspoiidcnee between Gen. Longa ond the Ex- intendnnt of Leon Pastor. It is from that correspond ence that the v«al motives of Gen. Longa’s journey must be termed; it alone explains the real causes-of it. “Gtfn. Qucsada, in his report, pretends that if was irom a feeling of humanity, that he atiowed tho Portu guese who were at Ecijs, to bo placed in tiib environs of Ayamonte, in orderthat tbeir proximity to Portugal tnight facilitate their means of exchanging Use Povtil- my at about 12,000 including most of tho fo reigners, ^about 500) who had joined against the Brazilians. Tho Buenos Ayrcau government was muc ii depressed—money scarce—Spanish Doubloons worth §56 papercurrency; Bills of Exchange on London 4cts per dol. , Uapt. Hutchins Iteard nothing of the defeat of, the Brazilian?, as published in the Baltimore Gazette, on the authority of a letter to the •Editor, from the coast of Brazil dated Santos, Sept. 26th, and. copied into tlie Beacon on Friday last. ' Despatches from tho American Charge ties Affaires at the .Court.nf Brazil for tho De partment, arc brought by tho Midas. FROiM LAGUIRA. • New Vouk, January IS • Wo learn hv.tlie Swift, wliich sailed on the 17th ultipio.tlmt affairs in Venezuela were qui et,dittl'no.events of importance had occurred .sinbe former advices. General Faez was at Vuleiicin. He had arranged or was about to conclude a truce with general Mendez, who had left Porto Cavallo, to abstain From any further hostile nets between tho contending parlies, until tho arrival of the Liberator, Boli var, who, it was still believed, would put an end to the political troubles in : that depart ment. Tho country was still under martial law.— But fow troops remained at Caracas, Paoz hav ing taken most of them to Valencia. When Mendoza, late intendant of Caracas, was removed from that office, lie was ordered to leave the country in ten days,' He pror.end- fA ... i .i»imiKc(i onboard tho Bri tish mail boat for St, Thomas; but before the vessel sailed, lie received counter orders from Pacz, to await his further commands: Subse- fluently he had effcctod his escape. any better founded than that or Gen. Loiignf -General Qnnaifa had had nothing but the pecuniary interests of the Portagnose refugees la view, the Span ish Government had in Its power all the necessary fa culties, without uiranghig the place of the Portuguese, to exchange their money without loss to it or to thorn." “Tho note of Mr. l-arab ends In such a way, as to make iis believe that he hasnot tke requisite instruc tions either to make demands on onr Government, or' toeoucurwith it; ou the other hand, it would appear, that it is less from London-than from Lisbon that this di plomatist must expect orders for the regulation of his conduct. > “The Portuguese Government,which learned on the morning of the 23d, the invasion of Tras-os-Montes, -wrote by the Minister of Foreign Affairs tho same eve ning to the Marquis dc Casa Fiords, our Ambassador nt Lisbon, that his functions os Ambassador wero at an end. and that whenever he -wished passports to quit Portugal would be riven him. This fact is exact- very exact—and as .there isno dbnlrt that the Portu guese Government would not have oriqntad tills abrupt proceeding, withouttheadvico of Sir. w. A'Conrt, it Is presumed, that its conduct will regelate that of Mr. Lamb, who, will doubtlesstermldate his mission at Ma- drid in .w'-ir* riipiirtr*1r* , nf 1 i* foresees the storm' ildes every thing in Its power to charm it dawn, lt-oft'ars to dismiss the Minister Cor lomarde, and the tbreo Captains General, of whom mention is made- above. Gen. Longa is at present within five leagues of Broganea, at the village of Alca- ■nisos, which boa our very borders, and Gen.' St. Juan ii on tho banks oftheCaya, in Estremadui-o. Tixrtwo Generals have each 2300 men with them, end unques tionably theso. are .not designed to keep the Spanish territory Gram violation, which has never been threat- «ned by any invasion of tho Portuguese troop's of the Portuguese Regency. M. de Mouiitlcr was to set but the day before yesterday from Madrid, hiit his depar ture has not yet taken place; uml, in tho menu time, Mr. Lamb, who has not yet given notice of his depar ture, is selling his horses, end making other prepara, lions at his- dwelling, which plainly indicate that he data not intend to make any- long ctny here “Tho Struggle which took piece at Braganza, ap pears to have been a very severo onc„for \ye tire assur ed thxt'the number of killed and wounded on the two sides,-amounted to about 800 men.” • FROM LA PLATA AND BRAZIL. By the arrival of the ship Midas, Captain Hutchins, at Norfolk, from Monte Video and and RiooJaneiro, intelligence is received by tho editors of tho Beacon, that tho Brazilliiin Squadron, consisting of Don Pedro, 74, tho new Frigate "and a sloop of War, togother xvhh soveraL transports, and two thousand troops sailed from Rio. on.the 24th Npv. for the Grande, with the Emperor on Board, who was determined to carry nis point in tho south. An embargo ■ was laid jp 1 ' Rio on tho l6th : No- vembfir in consoquenco of tho preparation for this expedition aud was .not removed untiltho 27th,ttire0 days after it had sailod. The United S tat os Squadron consisting of tho frigate Macedonian, Com. Biddle, car ve ltd Cyane, Captt F.iihJr; ami sluopqf war Boston, Hoffman, wore left at Rio when. capt. H. sailed. . - /’• •.. « Tho frigato Brandywine, Capt. Jones and sloop of war Vincennes, ; Capt. Finch, Sailed for the Pacific on tho lftth Nov. destined tho relief of tho Squadron undor the command of Com. Hull. .< - - The troops of the Emperor and those of tho Buenos Ayreans had concentrated their forces - at Rfo Grande, and it was expected would soon commence hostilities. Tho River La Plata continued to be so 6trictly .blockaded that ft was impossible to get in. Tho blockading squadron consisted of about€0 sail. - : * Provisions of every discription vory high aud scarce—-Flour $60 per barrel in paper mo ney. -y • . • Admiral Brown had been up tho Coast, of Patagonia in. search of tho Chilian Squadron vrhi$ had not heard from sinco they were .spoken off tho Faulkland Islands, in Soptemf her—rand had returned to Buenos Ayres, which ho left about tho* 23d Oct. In the night un observed by tho Sqadron,—Admiral B. was seen of Rio on tho 20th November. Capt. Hutchins left Monte Video on the 25th of October, at which time tho accounts from Buenos Ayres stated tho force of the ar- From, the Charleston Courier. ON THE ISLAND OF CUBA IN 1S27. Thcro is a probability, that, in tho present state of things, England may send to the WeSt Indies a squadron to blockade the Island of Cuba, a circumstance which doubtless would cuuso sorao alarm in the United States; it will, therefore, not be altogether premature to ad vance an independent opinion ou the subject, to restore calm amongst those whose interests are mingled with tho preservation of that isl and, or to dissipate in some measure a cloud of vague conjecture? which, though groundless, might tend to injure the interests of others. . It.will bo remembered that general Vivos, governor of Havana, and’ virtually supreme commander of the island, is a constitutionalist, and possesses^ grcaf virtues as a mm, and ta lents as public offider. That in the transac tions which took pTaco in the end of 1823, at tho to-ascension of the contemptible despot of Spain.upbn his bloody throne, Vivos was per* haps the only mrfir,’ who was preserved' at his post, by the express will of the tyrant; not &s a mark of distinction for governor Vivos, but as a necessity to mninfain : . tile island .of.Cube, to support .Ferdinand’s caprices and unbound ed injustice. General Vivcs/in such a dilem ma between his personal opinions and the inte rests of thousands who inhabit that island, thought proper to sacrifice the former for tho btmefit of tho latter- aniUviiho^^ewac- lias rather served the interests of his unhappy subjects, and softened in a great measure, their unavoidable fate, by refusing to carry into ex ecution such decrees as Ferdinand issues riow and then throughout his imaginary' dominion, always however, undor polite and specious pre texts of Incompatibility with the critical situa tion of Cuba. " •*’ . Now tho situation of Cuba grows apparcntly- mora and more critical every moment;—-it may soon be surrounded by a British squadron; it is threatened by the'republics of South America; and closely observed by- the United States.— Of courso the alarm must be great, and the views of every one very difierent. But as tho topic of these supposed events is the presont state of war, of which Spain and Portugal will only be the theatre, while the elements, are scattered throughout Europe; since thd revo lution ig general, and its effects will bo felt from the. batfts of tho Ncrvato-thc borders of tho Guadiana, and .from those of the Thames to tho lake of Peschiora,—as the torch of truth is alroady kindled, and funaticism will no long er be endured in Europe, if tho sovereigns of the' Holly Alliance pretend to oppose any re sistance to tho establishment of civil freedom in it. Spain must soon be free, and her people will not fail to assert it; therefore general Vivcs will neither attempt an obstinato resistance in favor ef tho tyriuu’s cause, nor will-he suffer degradation to tho inhabitants of-tho island of Cuba, by submitting to any foreign yoke: But declaring the island to possess the very princi ples .for which England will fight, Cuba will bo ios|icciori by all the free governments, and considered ipso facto as a portion of nee Spain: Avoiding thus, innovations / and disturbances which -would bring in their train tlie most mournful.consequences, prejudicial to the safe ty of neighboring states, and-vory-injurious to vcamtevouuu.es. A. DE L. Testimony of respect for. the deceased patriots Adams and Jefferson, ordered by the Re _ public of Colombia. However the people of ibis republic may differ about tho form of administering the gov ernment qf.their own country, it appears thoy Can duly estimate the virtue and talents of thoso who sustained the cause of liberty e!so> whore, and this fact of itself should be receiv ed ns otto evidence that notwithstanding the ma ny aspersion thrown upon'their national char acter by interested partizan writers, there is in tegrity, enough among them to confirm the es tablishment of their institutions upon the purest principles of Republicaaism- Froro “El Cojnmeta Mprcantil,”.of the 12th October, wo translate the following docu ment:— . DECREE OF THE EXF.CUTIVE.POWER. Francisco De P.. Santander, of the lib erators of Venezuela and Caqdinamarca, Vice Preddent of the Republic charged with the Executive power, &c. &c. Tho Government having been informed of tho death of Thomas Jefferson and John Ad ams, ex-president* of .the U. S. of America, members of the first federal congress, and firm and enlightened sustainers of the Declaration of Independence, who died on the fourth of July last, on the .fiftieth anniversary of that declaration: and it being incumbent on Colom bia to giV3 proofs of the respect duo, to the virtues of those two distinguished magistrates and benefactors of tlie human race, and of the esteem k has for the eminent services with which tjley durhig their administration exalted the glory and felicity of the first sovereign state in emancipated America. . • Tnistkig that all thoso who appreciate their virtues tod their heroic efforts lor the public good, will manifest the sorrow which must be consequent On so great a loss.— DECREE. Art. Ij. The army and navy of Colombia, shall weir mourning conformably to the ordi nance and the decree in this matter for 3 day af ter that in wliich tho decree shall be received. Art!. For the same time all the public of ficers a Colombia shall wear a knot of black crape b i the loft arm. Art. 3; - The Secretary of State in the de parting it of Foreign Affairs, is entrusted witli tho dull of conimuuicating this decree. liogoa; Sept. 22nd, 1826. «Si;not» FRA! CISCO DE P. SANTANDER. Fron the Vico President entrusted with the Exccuti e Power of the republic. The -fectvfitary of State in the Department of Foreign Affairs. (Signed) Jose Rafael -Revenga Philadelphia Gazette DIPLOMATIC. SLAVE CONVENTION. Ill the House-of Representatives, on Tues day, the IGth ult. The following Message, from the President of tho United Slates, was received by the hands of Mr. Joint Adams, ami referred to tho Com mittee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed: . , , „ . To the Sciate an3 nouse of Representatives or the United States, , Washington, January 16, 1827. I communicate to both Houses of Congress copie? of a Conveutiop between tho United States and'Greut Britain, signed on the 13th of November last, at London,- by the respective Plenipotentiaries of tho two governments for tho final-settlement and liquidation of certain claims of indemnity of citizens of tho United States, which had arisen under the Treaty of Ghent. It having been stipulated by this con vention, that the exchange of the ratifications of tho same shall be made at London, the usu al Proclamation ofit-there can be only bo issu ed whon thst went shall have taken place: the notice of which can scarcely be expected before the dose Of the present session of Con gress. Bu» it has been duly ratified on the part -of tho United Slates ;. und_ by the report of the Secretary of Stdtp, and tho nccomppuy- ing certificate herewith; also cemmunicatod, lt liteii ijy^tKc'fllmistor.of hia-Bri- ;Unic-Majeety Tcsidhljt'hcre, and has been de- posited in the office of the Bank of the The U. States at this place, to await tho disposal of Congress. . I rocommend to their consideration the ex pediency of sucl\ legislative measures as they may deem propel- for the distribution of the sum already , paid, and of that hereafter ,to be received, among the claimants who may be found entitled to indemnity. "... JOHN QUINCY ADAMS Which has already been carried into executiop by the commissioners appointed under tho said convention; and save and except so much of tho third article of the same as relates tothc definitive list of claims, and has already like wise been carried into execution by the said commissioners. - , ,, Art. 3. The said sum of 1,204,960 dollars shall be paid at Washington to such person or persons as shall be duly autljprized on the part of tlie United States to receive the same, in two equal payments as follows : The payment of the first half to bo made twenty days after official notification shall |iavc been made by tho government of the United States to His Britannic Majesty’s Minister in the said United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof. And the payment of the second half to be made on tho first day of August, 1827- Art. 4. The above sums being taken as a full and final liquidation of all claims whatso ever arising under the said decision and con vention, both tho find adjustment of those claims and the distribution of tho sums so paid by Great Britain to the United States, shall be made in such manner as the United States a- lono shall determine; and the Government ef Great Britain shall have no further concern or liability therein. Art. 5. It is agreed that from tho date of the exchange of the ratifications of the present Convention, the joint commission appointed under tho said convention of Sb Petersburgli, of the 12th July, 1822 shall bo dissolved; and upon, tho dissolution thereofi all the documents and papers in possession of the said commission relating to claims under the convention, shall be delivered over to such persons as shall be duly authorized on tho part of the" United States to receive tho same.—And the British commission shall make over to such persons, so authorized, all the documents and papers (or authenticated copies <Jf the same, when the ori ginals cannot conveniently be made over)- rela- ring to-claims under tho said convention, which he may have received from this government for the use of the said commission conformably to the stipulations contained in the third article of the said convention. Art. 6. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall bo exchanged in London, in six months from this date or soon er-if possible. In Wituoss whereof, the Plenipotentiaries a- foresaid, by virtue of their full powers, have signed the same, and have affixed thereunto file seals of their arms. Done at London, tho 13th day of November in the year of our Lord 1826. ALBERT GALLATIN, WILLIAM HUSKISSON, HENRY UNWIN ADDINGTON Report of the Secretary of State. The Secretaryof State has the honor 1o re port to the'President, that payment to flic U- nited States, has this day been made by the British Minister of.thtt sumof $602,480 agreea bly to tho third article of-the Convention with Great Britain, signed on tho 13th day of No- vcniber last, that sum, being the first moiety of the gross^akiount, s t^‘}a’^^fr^ Britaiu Convention beticeen the United States and Great Britain concluded at London, 13th November, 1826. " Difficulties having arisen in execution of tRc Convention at St. Poterxburg, on the' 12th of July,'1822, under the mediation of ltis ma jesty the’ Emperor of tdl : the Russians, be tween the United States of America and Great Britain, for the purpose of carrying into effect the decision of his imperial Majesty upon the differences which had orison between the said United States and Great-Britain, on the true construction and meaning' of tlie first article of the Treaty of Peace and Amity concluded at Ghent, on the 24th day of December, 1814, tho said United States a'nd his Britannic Ma jesty, being equally desirous to obviate such diffieiditiei,nave respectively named Flonipo- tentiuries' to treat and agree respecting the same, that is to say: "' ’ Tho President of tho United States of A- merica has appointed Albert Gallatin, their Envoy Extraordinary. and Minister Plenipo tentiary to his Britannic Majesty. ■ .And.bis;Majesty the King of tho United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland,.the Right Honorable. William Huskisson, a mem ber of liis said Majesty’s most honorable' privy council, President of’tho Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations r -£hd Treasurer of Ids said Ma jesty’s Navy; and Henry Unwin Addington, Esq. late his Majesty’s Charge d’Affaires to tho United States of America. Who after having communicated to each oth er their respective powors, Found to ho in duo and proper form,have agreed upon and conclud ed the following articles: ." Alt, 1. His "Majesty the King of the Uni ted Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland d- grees to pay, and the United States of A- merica agrees to receive, for tho use of the persons entitled to indemnification and com~ pensation, by virtue of the said decision and convention the sum of 1,204,960 dollars current money of tho United States, in lieu of and in full and complete satisfaction for all sums claimed or claimable from Great Britain by any person or persons whatsoever, .-under-tho said'decision and convention. •*? Art. 2. The object of the- said Convention being thus fulfilled, that the Convention is hereby declared to be cancelled and annulled, save and except the second article of the same, fiflteu of, aud in full complete satisfaction for all sums claimed or claimable from Great Brit ain under the decision of the lato emperor of Russia, and the Convention to carry it into ef fect, which was executed at St. Petersburgli, oh the 12 th day,of July, 1822. A process ver bal was made of the manner in which the pay. ment was effected' of whicbacopy accompanies this report. The sum has been paid, and de posited in the office of tho Bank of tho U. States at Washington, to tho credit of the United States, and subject to the order of Congress. All of which is respectfully submitted. ,* jj' CL'AY Department of State, January 15,1827. Department of State, Washington, Jan. 15,1627. On this day, in consequence ofm. appoint ment made by an exchange of official,notes be tween H. Clay, Secretary of State, and tho Right Hon. Charles R. Vaughan, His Bfi- tannic Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary,’Mr. Vaughan attend ed at tho Department ofStateandin pursuance of tho 3d article of the Convention concluded & signed at London -on the 13th day of November last between the Unitid States and Great Brit ain, paid to tho Secretary of State the sum of 602,480 dollars, being ttto first moioty of the gross sum which Great Britain, in tho afore said Convention, stipulated to pay to tho United States; which payment, in presonce of Daniel Brent, chiefclerk of the Department of State of the United Sratcs, and Charles Bankhead, His Britannic Majesty’s Secretary of Legation,Vas made by a transfer of a check or order, for that sum, drawn by tlie Bank of tlie United States, in-its office of discount and deposit in the City of Washington, in favor of the said Vaughan: Whereupon the said Clay, Secretary of State as aforesaid, executed,in duplicate a receiptof the said sum and delivered it to the said Vaughan.' ., In testimony of all which, .this peaces verbale has been made and signed by the said Clay and Vaughan. H. CLAY, V I? charles r. Vaughan; Done in presence of - Daniel Brent,- Charles-Bankhead. •' \ > JUDICXAL. From the New York Evening Poet of January 3. Thp following remarks were made-yester day by Judge Edwards, preparatory to passing- sentence on tho parties convicted at .the lato term of Oyer ana Terminer: _ You having been convicted of the conspira ciesto defraud for which you have been in dicted, it has now become tho painful duty of thp Court to pass sentence upon you. With n view to a correct discharge of this ’duty, and that we might not inflict any unnecessary suf fering on tho one hand, or fail in meeting'the demands of public justice on the other, we have bestowed our full and' deliberate attention gp the facts'developed in tho courso of your and on every circumstance which jias prejeu «d itself to us, either in extenuatipn or agg^ tion of your offences. . In.arriving at a iej|* we have also considered what is due to ^ great end of criminal justice—-the safety of f0< ciety: and in consequence of developemem, within the last six months, of the frauds whirl have been produced upon this community L the agents of inouied institutions; this conside. ration has pressed itself most powerfully up,), our attention. -Even during the trials which have taken place at the present term of thj, court, we havp witnessed displays of depravii, on the part of the agents of.monicd institution, of the most appalling nature. As common „ crimes arc in all great cities, yet this comm,, nity was not prepared to expect from the dm of socioty to which the perpetrators of t| ieg crimes belonged, such a buret of iniquity^, J ’heso. offences have Imcn characterized ty reaches of official and public, confidence; h a course of deception and misre^resentatici long and systematically pursued, and by injo. rious and crafty devices which no ordinaiy prudence could guard against. Nor was tbj all. Among tho actors in thoso scenes woq some of the principal agents in the management of monied institutions., and they have bet, found-actually combining and conspiring toge. thcr for the accomplishment of their nefiuion purposes. rrom conspiracies composed of men ef sj much talent, availing themselves of their high standing, it is not surprizing that-they should have swept society as with tlie besom of- de, struction. When crimes of sucli a character, attended with such destructive consequence^ abound, it behooves the tribunals of justice .tt gather themselves up to meet the occasion and to-extend, as far as in them lies, the protecting arm of tlie law. *. • Our monied institutions are the repositorie, of the wealth, not only of our owh citizens, but those of other states and of other counties, ft them arc deposited tho hard earnings of the industrious and tho frugal; and extensive de. predations upon them, must necossarily bo at tended. with a train of heart rending suffering!. Considerations of public policy apply in tha city with peculiar force iti favor of guarding thoso institutions. This is the emporium of the country. Here, to a great extent, is enter ed the wealth of the nation. For tho purpose of rendering .this-wealth subservient tqtho ad vancement of the general welfare, experience has shown that it is vory important that it bd, to a great extent, vested in such institution*.—. But nothing is more cortain than that they can not exist, but undor the guardianship of uncor ruptible agents; and so violenfaretho tempta tions for the commission of frauds upon sud institutions, and such facilities are afforded the agents for their perpetration, that, considera tions public of policy .-callloudly, wheneversudi cases occur, For tlie infliction of exemplary pup. ishment upon the offenders, IF wo.'pass froa this general view to your particular cases,” u find but litdo'to mitigate your punishment. Tt* mischiefs.whiebyou have contributed to bring upon society, .were many' and extensive » their operations. Tlie United States’ Lon- htirri A^ lf ”‘"iinn tin 1 nnt at tho time o • «s Jailuro, and which If.tvSs: uhableto redwa; to the- amount oF six hundred thoiisaad doJaa Aud the Sun Fire-Insurance Company lost twi hundred and forty thousand dollars of its funds. "'Whether, therefore, wo consider Voiir offen ces with, a view to the depravity Ihey.indicate, the sufferings they have brought upon society! or the future safety of tho .community, we ate most sensibly admonished of our responsibility to the. people who took for protection fo ihe laws, which we arc called upon to administer,; and- arc penetrated with a solemn conviction; that thcro is no dOiirse 1 loft us compatible witli. Our duty, but to inflict exemplary punishment upon you. ' . The extraordinary character- of'tho case? which we arc called to pas3 upon, lias left tlie court almost without precedent to guide ‘ its discretion. In one case,'however, whichWas brought before the court withi.i the last year, we took occasion to observe that in fixing tlie sentence, we intended distinctly to give die public to • understand in what 'estimation Ve held such crimes. In contemplating your cases we have con sidered your former standing in socioty;. yet can perceive in it nothing to entitle you to our clemency.. The miserable sons and daughter, of vice may plead their ignorance and their ne cessities, 'and to such effect as to draw tears; fromrihe eyes of justice while she strikes. But' your talents and station in society afforded you a commanding view of your diify, and pat it in your power to obtain by honest means a respec table support. If your punishment wero to be measured by the sufferings you have produced, it would be difficult to fix limits to it. If we consider your punishment with a view to the character of the offence, the stern dictates of justice forbid that we should falter.'" ff with a' view to the future safety of society, experience raises her monitory, voice against ydii. But although nothing can be said in justifies-; tion or excuse for your conduct/yet your of; fences are far froin being equally atrocious.— The. circumstances attending the obtainment oi an affidavit that tho whole capital slock of the Madison Insuranco Company was paid .up, when not a dollar of it was paid, and then oh-, taining a certificate of full stock to the amount of one hundred and seventy-fivo thousand dol lars, and palming it off upon the 'Sun Fire In* surarico Company, was an act of atrocity which colls for tho severe animadversion of tho Court- This• fact strikingly distinguishes the casc.of Charles Mowatt, from that of nls co-conspira* tors. Tho making a similar affidavitby Tlionw 5 Jfyatt, relative to the U. States Lombard Asso ciation,, that all tho stock was paid for tothc.*- mount of$300,000,when in truth but 5.percent, was paid, was an act of similar character. A' 1 ;' to this, fo his caso, is superadded tho fact of l» s signing and assisting in putting off tho bonds of that company upon tho community, -in A* courso of ten months, to the amount of on* million of dollars; six hundred thousand doll®' 9 ofwhich remained unpaid at the time ofit? uro.