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LAW INTi LL, FENCE. WESTERN CIRCUIT. Before Sir isms, Bussouon and Sir .fous ItscstAsosos, Knts. Soorsaurrox--Monday, March 8, at the Castle at Winchester. Wu.rs—Saturday, March 13, at New Sarum. Dosser—Wednesday, March 17, at Dorchester. Derox—Monday, March 22, at the Castle of Exeter. CITY AND COVNTT or Eines—Ditto at the Guildhall of ditto. Cosanvacc— Monday, March 29, at Launceston. Soassissirr—Saturday, April 3, at the Castle of Taunton. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, FEBRUARY 6. DOROLIT V. ROTHSCHILD. The VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case. The plaintiff had purchased a certain quantity of scrip of the Neapolitan Loan from the defendant, and gave a deposit of ten per. cent. He afterwards filed a bill to do' away the contract ; and 'to this the defendant put in a demurrer, on the ground that as a Court of Common! Law could not grant the relief he sought for, he had no right to apply to a Court of Equity. His Honour ob served, that whatever loss the plaintiff had sustained, the Court could grant him no relief. The deposit of ten per cent. was given for a valuable consideration, which consideration was the option of paying up £9O per cent. on a certain day in February, 1823: he had not done so, and as a Court of Common Law would give him no relief, a Court of Equity could not.—The peti tion was dismissed. s. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEBRUARY 6. NI% MERRYWEATIIER applied for a rule, calling upon the Mayon• and Corporation of Portsmouth, to shew cause why a Mandamus should not issue, commanding the Officers of the said Corporation to .call a meeting, for the purpose of considering whether, in the absence of several non-resident Aldermen, they ought not to proceed to the election of others in their stead ? The Learned Counsel made the motion upon affidavits, stating that the non-residence of these Aldermen was a serious inconvenience to the Corporation. The COURT considered this application unprece dented, and refused a Rule. THE KING U. THE REAL JOHN BULL. Mr. SCARLETT obtained a Rule to shew cause why a criminal information should not be filed against the editor and Publisher of the Real John • Bull news paper, for a libel on the Bishop of Exeter? The COMMON SERJEANT this day addressed the Court for the defendants. His intention was not to shew cause against the rule, but to throw his clients upon the mercy of the Court, and the Right Reverend Pre late. He had affidavits which their Lordships would consider worthy of some attention, inasmuch as they made an offer to reprint a statement, denying all that . had before appeared, and was not true. The LORO CIIIEF JUSTICE.— Who is to judge what is true or not ? The COMMON SERJEANT said the defendants did not mean to say any part was true, and they were ready to make a liberal apology. They would publish a counter statement, and assist the Bishop's attorney in discovering the real author of the libel. There was no doubt, he said,• the real author was the Clergyman against whom the prosecution was commenced in the Ecclesiastical Court at Exezer. The writer was a person named Brown, who w rote the whole from the dictation of the! Clergyman. Mr. Brown had since absconded, leaving a profitable situation of four guineas per week. The de fendants were ready to make the fullest reparation. tUr. SenntErr said, it was a most offensive libel, and it did not signify to the Bishop of Exeter who wrote it. The Commos SERJEANT admitted, that he had no thing to offer which could induce the Court to di-.- charge the Rule; he merely appealed to the humanity of the Bishop. Mr. t!zcauLETT said, "the Clergyman whose name had been mentioned might have w 'twit the libel, irritated by the prosecution aeainst him, and he was more en tided to letity than the man who had published it for his own interest. The Courr were of opinion the Rule must be made alrolute, v.hatever might be done after wards.—Rule made absolute. CONSISTORY COURT, FEBRUARY S. WILDLY V. WILDLY. Sir C. Roamos; gave judgment in this cause. It w a s a suit instituted by Captain Wildey against his wife, for divorce, by reason of adultery. The parties were married on the 2.7 th of September, 1814, the Lady being then only seventeen years of age. They resided together until October, IS2I, when Captain Wildey's regiment went to Ireland, and he was compelled to leave his wife to proceed with it. S , .iveral of the particulars pleaded by the husband regarding the Lady and her family had been struck out, as being of too strong a :runic to he admitted. Captain Wildey remained in Ireland until May, 1822, when he returned home, and lived with his wife; but in consequence of a quarrel no conjugal intercourse took place. and in September, 1b22, he met his friend, Mr. Hallett, an army agent, who congratulated him on the probable accession to his family. Captain Wildey seemed much surprised at such intelligence, denied that it was likely to be the ease; but Mr. Hallett added that he had seer, Mrs. Wildey, who was in an advanced state of preg nancy. Captain Wildey then, and not before, as certained that his wife was pregnant, and accordingly proceeded to his Solicitor, since when he exerted him self in gaining all the intelligence he possibly could of his wife s conduct during his absence. Shortly after this discovery she eloped from her husband's house, and, from the evidence produced, it appeared that she was delivered of a full-grown child at her mother's house. Now the evidence strewed that no conjugal intercourse had taken place for the period of about forty-six weeks, and on the husband's arrival at home, it did appear that he was mit so sagacious in perceiving his wife's preg nancy so soon as other people ; but as soon as he did know it, he took that course which e' cry person would sel4O was desirous of shielding his own honour. It did not appear that Captain Wildey had communicated his wife's• infidelity; quite the contrary ; nor did it seem probable, from his long absence, that the child could have been his; and from some circumstance that Mrs. W:ldey's servant heard between her and her sister, it slid appear that adultery had been committed. So far from any connivance by Captain Wildey at his wife's si tuation, it was distinctly proved by several Gentlemen of great respectability, that as soon as he knew it he ex hibited all those symptoms of agitation and distress that aperson could be presumed to do who had been so much iriured. After her elopement she wrote a letter to her husband, expressing a desire that they should live sepa rate, and the whole contents seemed to spew that she intended placing herself under the protection of her pa ramour; she did not reproach him with any miscon duct; so that no fair presumption could be made to af fect. Captaitt Wildey. There had been a great deal clandestinely practised by the Lady And her family, so as to preclude the possibility of Captain Wildey's ob taining better evidence as to her paramour ; therefore the Court would presume circumstances favourable to Captain Wildey from such conduct; and under all the circumstances, the Court was of opinion, that a decree might issue for the divorce.—The divorce was accord ingly adjudged. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, FEBRUARY 6. John Wilson was opposed by Mr. HEATH, en behalf of Mary Wilson, his wife. Mr. Pommcic was Counsel for tke insolvent. Mr. HEATH stated, that the insolvent had been dis charged under the Act in 1821, at which time he owed his wife a considerable sum for alimony, and after his discharge made an application to Doctors Commons to have the allowance for alimony decreed by the Court reduced, which application was refused, and he now came, with only one other debt of 151. in his schedule, to be agent discharged from the claim his wife had for a maintenance under the decree of the proper Court: it would be for the insolvent's Counsel to chew, that this second application for relief within five years was caused by inevitable misfottune. The insolvent was examined by Mr. POLLOCK, and stated, that when he was discharged in 1821 there were two quarters alimony due to his wife and no more; he ha,l previously paid it for twelve years, at the rate of 601. a-year ; he owes but 151. besides the alimony ; there are debts to the amount of 841. due to him, about half of which are mood. Cross-examined by Mr. HEATH.--The alimony now due amounts, with the costs, to 302/. he keeps a house, and pays every one but his wife. Rebecca Walter lives with her mother at Hampstead ; he sleeps there four or five times a week ; after his wife ran away from him he formed a connection with Rebecca, which still subsiLts ; he generally visited her in a one hone chaise, which he hued from her mother ; he had a bad leg and could not walk to her; he also used the chaise to go about lie becca's business, her mothet's, and his own. The COURT said that it did not appear that the in 'solvent was bronght before them by nii4ortune; there was but one debt in the schevinle beside, the alimony, and that had very much the appearance or being con tracted for the purpose of being arrested and discharged from the alimony; had he been in custody at his wire's suit the case would have a different appearance. Air. PoLLoox submitted, that the Court would not inquire into the insolvent's conduct in any other way than as it respected the receipt and payment of money, and contracting of debt ; it might he very immoral, but there was nothing to shew that he had spent any money at Hampstead, or in any way disabled himself ft oin the payment of the alimony, and that being the case his inability to pay was certainly a misfortune, The COURT said, the case of misfortune was by no means made out to their satisfaction, and dismissed the insolvent's Petition. SHERIFFS COURT, FEBRtARY 5. LEARNING V. BELDING. This was an inquiry before the She, iff of Middlescx and a common Jury, to as,ess the damages, which were laid in the declaration at 591. 19,. 9d. It appeared the plaintiff had been in the habit of serv ing the defendant wi,h wine to the amount of the hill in question, which, after repeated application, not paid, the present action was resorted to, and the defend ant suffered judgment to go by default. Joseph Frost, cellarman to the plaintiff, deposed that he lrad delivered the wine in question, and acopy of the bill produced. The SHERIFF did not consider this sufficient testimony to warrant the Jury in returning a verdict. The value of the trines had not been proved, and for superior old Port 51. might as well be charged as 5/. nor was there . any admission on the part of the plaintiff. The plaintiff's attoi ney said, the Learned Sheriff's ob jection was unfounded, for, by the judgment, the amount was admitted, and had there been any defence such as that set up, it should have been pleaded specially. The SHERIFF was astonished how an attorney could speak so very nonsensically ; the proper place for making these objections was before him. The judgment only admitted that something was due, perhaps ls. and his silence at the question was no rule that the wine was of the superior quality mentioned, or that the prices put -upon them were reasonable. The attorney still contended the fact sheuld have been specially pleaded, if he had an objection. The witness was here asked how he formed his judg ment upon the value of wines? He answered, he did not know; he never bought or sold any, and therefore was liable to_error. The SuEnhrr.—Sir, your case is without proof ; had you been trying it in one of the Courts above what would you have done? Why, you must have fallen from your owu negligence. At present I leave the case to the Jury ; they must act both as witnesses and Jurors ; if any man among them is a competent judge they will ..:ay by their verdict what they think of the charges; there is certainly no evidence to lead them to a conclusion, only that by the default in judgment something is due. The case went to the Jury, who, after great hesita tion, assessed the full amount of damages. The defend ant did not appear. The death of _..e , _ Bir JOHN SIMEON has caused a second vacancy in the office of Master in Chancery. The first was Occa sioned by the promotion of Mr. (now Sir Wicixam) ALEXANDER. to the Chief Barony of the Exchequer. There is now in the garc.en of James E. West, Esq. at Tunbridge, a standard apple tree in full bearing, the fruit on which remains as sound and perfect as in the autumn. BRIDGEWATER, FEB. 3.—A highly teTectable meet ing of the subscribers to the intended improvements in this town took place on the 20th ult. when it was finally resolved to carry into immediate execution the designs submitted to them by Mr. Carver, the architect, viz. the erection of a superb Mansion-house, for the accom modation of the Judges at the Assizes—a commodious hotel, and elegant assembly and card rooms. Thursday the Tread-mill in the County Prison of Kent, which has been just completed under the superintend ence of Mr. Cubitt, the original inventor of this species of prison discipline, at an expense of nearly 3,0001. was first put in motion. There are eight distinct shafts, all communicating with the grand wheel, of the following dimensions: two 2.5 feet, two 20 feet, and four 16 feet in length, making together 154 feet ; which, allowing 18 inches to every man while at work, are capable of containing about 100 persons at the same time. A spacious mill has been built to grind and dress the corn capable for the working of three pair of stones, which will grind twelve bushels an hour, or eighteen quarters of wheat every day. Only two pair of stones are at present completed. The mill, together with the whole of the machinery attached to it, is considered to be the most perfect and complete building of the kind in the 0, whole kingdom. • ST. JAMES'S PALACE. • In addition to what has already been described of the alterations and improvements so long in progress at this venerable Palace of our Kings, we have lately observed that a new Gothic archway is opening from the Ambas sadors quadrangle. The old Ball-room, built in the reign of WILLIAM and MARY, and which has been graced by the chaste Court of our late honoured SOVEREIGN, and his virtuous Consort, has been cleared of its cumbrous galleries and pews, for verily it was like a chapel, and is now pre paring for a supper room. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. THE MURDER. or Alas. Dosarry.—A Morning Paper of yester day had a long statement, front which it would appear that disclo sures had lately been made of such a nature, as to render it pro bable that the murderers, evert at this distance of time, would be brought to justice. This, however, like many other stories upon the same subject, has, upon investigation, fallen to the ground. The old woman who has made these pretended disclosures, came to this Office yesterday, to complain of the conduct of Ellis, one of the principal officers, whom she accused of having neglected to follow up the clue which she had given him,and which, but for his remiss ness, she said, must have led to the conviction of the murderers. Sir It. Mame immediately sent for Ellis, who gave this explana tion of the matter :—This woman and another applied about three weeks ago, to a police officer in another jurisdiction, and communi cated her story. He at first refused to have anything to do with it; but the old woman pestered bins, until he consented to cake her before the Magistrate under whom he serves. The Magistrate ordered her statement to be taken down, and transmitted to Mr. Taylor, the Vestry Clerk of St. Andrew's, Holborn, which was done, and by that Gentleman laid before Mr. +falls, of this office, who directed Ellis to make diligent inquiry, and to use his utmost vigilance in endeavouring to elicit the truth. Ile did so, and after several days' labour, and the most minute investigation, he was convinced, that there was no foundation whatever for the accusa tior. Her story was, in many of its parts, totally at variance with prub..bility, and sonic parts of it even with possibility. The conclu sion he had drawn from her whole conduct was, that she was in s.o.l. Mr. Halls was perfectly satis!iLd with the result of his inquiry, -v- and with the whole of his conduct. Sir It. LintNu: said he was also perfectly satisfied, and was con iducett that the whole story was a lubrication. ;11;ts. Cotwm s.—ln consequence of the publicity given by the Newspapers uf the distresses of this unfortunate woman, whose husband is in the 'Marsha'sea (and who when married had a fortune 4 le,OOCl. wi:h his wife) we feel pleasure in stating that she has air,ady rtctivt.d .501. which has amply supplied the existing wants 01 herself and bar husband. Among other annnyinutu; iontribu tor, was a tientleman who not only left ltd. at this office, but went to the Al arshalsea, and offered to discharge the debt fur which Mr. Colwell was confined. Mr. Colwell however declined this !benevolent offer, on the ground of the great extent of the other 'demands against him John Jordon, a ptivate box-keeper at Drury-Line Theatre, was brought up, charged with defrauding his employer, 31r. H. W. 0- lists's', of 21. Ss. On Friday night last, a Gentleman of the name of Turner went with a party of Ladies to Drury-lane Theatre, and applied on the King's side for a private box, but was informed that there was not one tat that side, except in the second tier. Uhl tens advised to try • on the Prince's side, and was let through the Douse to save the trouble of going round. He there saw the prisoner, who said he could put him into the Duke of (iloucester's box. Mr. Turner thought this would be more expensive than any other, and asked ' what he sloadii have to pay ? but the answer was, " Anything you please, Sir." The prisoner requested him not to bring the part through the house—he had a reason for it, lie said—but take them round to the ,lour in Virirgar-yard. This was done, and in a few moments the party found themselves snugly seated in the Duke of Gloucester's box. Air. Turner gave the prisoner two guineas. In the hook tie following morning there was ibis entry—" I)uke of Uloucester's box, four persons ;" but no niocey was accounted for, and Mr. Elliston thought that the party had come in with his Royal (Ugliness's ticket. It happened, however, that Mr. Turner, upon reflection the next day, thought there was something wrong in the martia; and he wrote to Mr. Kinston, when el course the fraud was discovered. Mr. Melon stated, that by the terms of his agreement with the Duke of Gloucester, the box teetotigca to hti Royal Highness one week, and to himself the ether. It happened that the last week was the Duke's ssi eek, and it would therefore he a question whether the prisoner had defrauded hint (Mr. Elliston). Sir It. Brame had nu doubt upon the subject. The parties went• with the intention of paying Mr. Elliston for the use of a private box, and by the trick of the prisoner that money was kept out of the coffers of the Theatre.—The prisoner was remanded. A decent looking young man, who gave his name „hrntes Tartlet, was hi - cumin before Mr. floats, in the afternoon, charged with de frauding and attempting to defraud several persons, by demanding money for the carriage, porterage, Sac. of sham coach parcels. Yesterday morning, he took a parcel to the Coach and horses booking office, in the Strand, pretending he bad brought it from the Spread Eagle coach office, in Gracechurch street, and demanding four shillings and fourpence for the carriage and porterage " paid on." The parcel was directed thus :—" 31r. Knight, Saliesitcr, High-street, Kensington--By Mail from I Tolland, with speed." The landlord of the Coach and Horses, however, had suffered too much to be had by such a clumsy direction as this. Ile took the liberty of opening the parcel, and finding nothing inside but a few pieces of brown paper, he gave the mock porter in charge to a constable. A person from the York-hire Grey booking-hou•a, in Piccadilly, produced an exactly similar parcel, upon which he had paid the prisoner five shillings and sixpence, a few days ago. In his defence he said the parcels were given to him to deliver by a titan whom he did not know, but who told him he would wait at the corner of the street for the money. The Magistrate committed him far further examination, it being supposed that he bas been doing considerable business in this way. MANSION-HOUSE. SUSPECTKD FRATRlCUM—Yesterday George Plummer, who was detained some days ago till a further inquiry could be made into the circumstances of the disappearance of his brother, of which he was suspected of having some improper knowledge, was brought up for further examination. Nothing more was, however, *filched, but some corroborative evidence that tleorge had frequently described himself to various members of his family as unable to get any test from thinking of his brother Robert, whom he knew to be dead. The prisoner was again remanded till the wife of the lost man, and some persons in I lertfordshire, who are supposed to have some knowledge of the matter, can be brought forward. The veteran favwttlite JNINSTONE littely went to see the Comedy of JJlen Bull represented at Covent-Garden, and was so highly pleased with the manner in which his old character of Denials litufgruddery was performed by Mr. Cohoß, that as a proof of his approbation he gave that Gentleman the boots and spurs which he used to wear whilst personating ihijor O'Flaherty in the West Indian. It is needless to add that the present was re ceived with the warmest gratitude, coming as it did from one who was the best judge of the merits displayed in its representation. A few days since the mansion of Sir Gilbert Heath cote, in Langham-place, Cavendish-square, was entered by a daring robber at the area-gate; his design was, however, fortunately discovered. The Baronet being cut of town, the house was left in the care of a woman, whose children observed a man coming down the grand staircase, and instantly alarmed their mother, who ran to their assistance, when the thief made his escape over the top cf the house. The children desciibe the fellow as without coat or shoes, but his waistcoat was similar to tho:e worn by the Baronet's servants. . . The season for shooting game is now drawing to a conclusion. We therefore remind our readers that there is a penalty of five pounds for every bird of the following description found in any per son's possession. By 2 Geo. 111. (which is neither repealed nor modified by any subsequent Act) " no person whatever shall take, kill, or have in his custody any partridge, between the 12th day of February and the first day of September, in each and every year: nor any pheasant between the Ist day of February and the Ist day of October nor any heath-fowl, commonly called black game, be tween the lit day of January and the 20th August : nor any grouse, commonly called red-gave, between the Ist of December and the 23th of July, under the penalty of five - pounds, to go to the prose cutor." The late season, by a general arrangement among sport mg Gentlemen, did not commence till a fortnight after the usual day, in consequence of the lateness of the harvest : the birds became strong on the wing, very shy, and, generally speaking, little execu tion' has been done: there are many coveys• left untouched and the breed of both partridges and pheasants-may be expected to be plentiful, if the ensuing aeaspn be at all favoutabitt.. SPORTING INTELLIGI:Ncr. HUNTING. The Brighton Harriers p out regularly every Moods r, W t d• day, and Friday, at Patcham, near the Race Course, and at the D : t„ The Brookside meet on Monday, at Newarket-Hill ; Wed." day, at the Kennel; and Friday, at Teleseombe 'rye. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox-hounds meet on Tuesday, at Wingerwortla Friday, at Swallow Nest Toll-bar. Sir T. Stanley's on Tuesday, at Hooton Park. Sir B. Graham's on Monday, at Chillington ; Wednesday, at Haughton Lodge; Saturday, at Park Hall. The Ludlow Subseription,Tuesday,at Ashton ; Friday, Haalediar. The Cheshire Subscription, Monday, at Moulton Hall; W e d. nesday, at Aulton Lodge; Thursday, at Marbury ; S , Atuttlay, at Ashton Grange. The Somerset Subscription meet on Monday at kennel, Chet!don . Wednesday, at Wendown Enmore ; Friday, at Cutliell,tone ROYAL HUNT. Monday a Royal Hunt took place at Windsor, when a fine der: was turned out of the cart for the day's diversion, near Sa —The day being fine, a numerous field of sportsmen attembv!, Lord Maryborough attended as Master of the Stag.horands. deer chewed great sport, taking at first across the inclosures, by Slough, towards the Dolphin, on the Bath road, taking on the left by Langley Church and Squire Hervey's Park, towards Denham, making a double back through the inclosures towards Ditton Park, where he crossed the Thames, near Eton, to the Wind sor s id e; the hounds and sportsmen crossed the ferry after him, and retewerl the chace, round the walls towards Datcket, when the deer leaped over the gate, opposite Datchet Bridge, into the Little Park. vihn he ran with great speed, the hounds being close up with him. horsemen could not get admission into the Park, he soon len7e,i over the high paling, came out again, rind recrossed the ThaTt; ; the sportsmen we. t ovt r Datchet Bridge and followed to the near Lord James Alurray's house, by the Thames side, where Ire was taken after above two hours and a half good running. Friday se'unight, at Wollaston Hall, the seat of Lord Middleton, the foxhounds threw off just before the house and drew the covers by a beautiful lake, inhabited by numberless wild fowl, attended by a field of 400 horsemen; his Lordship joined them, but did not follow the chace ; he took tha diversion of .coursing In the Park, which is five miles round, enclosed within a wall, accompanied by the Marquis of I luntly and a number of Gentlemen. The hare;, which are numerous and remarkably strong, affinded excellent sport; and though the best reyhounds from the neighbouring coun. ties were assembled, in many instances the hares remained mns:e7s of the field. VIP. RING. Of the much-talked-of bi - :1:th.! l'etween Belasro and O'Niale, the-e is now no chance. Backers are not to be had. Ward and Fainp son are to fight In April, but little interest is felt as to rile resat. Spring wishes to remain inactive. Painter only shews as a second. Carter is gone by, or occasionally used at the Fives' Court. Shelton is seldom heard of. Tons Belcher is quite at home at the Castle. Randall declares himself satisfied with,the past. 'Martin has re tired. Scroggins is used up. Turner. is worn otat. !tarry Rule and Inglis are tongue and pen. sparring. Langan and Reynolds are both eager without the chance of a customer. Josb Hudson is as warns as ever in the cause, bot his east-end friends think him too fat for combat. All the minor professors are sending challenges without nteauing, and each has his hired entanuensis to conduct :he difficult matter of correspondence, appointing meetings for the sole benefit of their respective publicans. Front recent events .dl confi dence is at an end, and pugilism may be fairly considered on the decline. Several of those who, from the days of ;:etcher Read (the great patron of the modern school), have taken a lively intere.t in pugilism, have declared their intention of never betting or en couraging again the fistic art, to the extent of a single shilling. Over the door of a tavern at Ostend is painted, " Spi ritual liquors!" Over another," All cartes of drinking sold here!" and over a third, " Here sAde all men's drink r BIRTHS. Monday, at Loughton, near Kelso, the Lady of Captain Ni,b4 of a son, still-born. Feb. .1, at the Rectory, Greenfotd, the I.ady of rbt Rev. t; Polehanipton, of a son. DIED. Sunday, at Cheltenham, aged 7 L the Rev. Sir limy Bate Dudley. Bart. Prebend of Illy, and llaxter of Willingham, Cambridgeshire, Sunday, In Southampton-street, Strand, of a fit of apoplexy, the Rev. John' Lempriere, D.D. Rector of tketh and Newton Pe trock, Devon. The g7th ult. at Coolen, aged 88, Sir Richard Harm, Knight.- He was one of the oldest Magistrates of the county of Limerick, and one of the Aldermen of that City. Lately, at Low Creaves, in Pennington, near Olviderone, Mr. Wm. Sharpe, aged 46. Hia death was singularly and awfully sod den, being in the act of holdinz a pig by a cord..forthe butcher's stroke, which was nn sooner inflicted than he fell down dead, el actly a; the same time with the pig ! Sundayiin Annan, Mts. Davis, who has for man/ *ears been em ployed in the capacity of sick-nurse in families. On the Sunday preceding she was attending at an operation which etas performed on the body of a Gentleman who v►as supposed to have met ha death by violence, and having a slight cut or scratch about her are.,, she caught the infectinr, aid the mortifirution piocceded up her Ism into her body, with a rapidity that based all medical aid. Jan. 24, at Annan, Mr. Johnstone, surgeon, in :consequence of several personal injuries received on the Thursday preceding, from some ruffian or ruffians notlyet discovered. On Monday the 26th, the Sheriff and Procurator Fiscal arrived at Annan from Dumfries, and held a precognitary Court, before whicksavesal persons were examined; but as the examinations were private the particulars are hot accurately known : it appears, however, that no fact alas eli cited which justified the committalmf any of ithe persona on. whom suspicion has fallen. The body was opened by a surgeon who ac companied the Sheriff from Dumfries, aridly , * medical gentlemen of Annan, who had no doubt of Mr. Johnsterces death being attri butable to the injuries which were inSiated owhim. The deceased' was eminently skilful in his profession, andlighiy respected. NENVGATIi Axa LEADENHALL MARKETS. FEB. 6. Beef Mutton 2s 8d to 5$ Sd I Pork PRICES or HAY ass ST. JASISS'S• Hay 31103 od to .51 12s od Clover 4115 s Od to 61 6s Od Straw 1115► 6d to sl 1H od 'RAW YESTERDAY. Hay 41 4s to 51 10, Od Clover 51 58 to 61 10s Od Straw 21 2s to 21 Si od OF HOPS. NEW BAGS. Kent SUMS Essex 160 s to 200 s 150. to 160 s 150 s to 200 s PRICE or TALLOW , Town Tallow 39s Od Yellow Ituesia 3ss Od While ditto Soap ditto Melting Stuff ..... 28s Od SOAP, &c. per 11 4th. PRICE OF CANDLES—F Candlcs, per duz. 8s 6d—N allowed for 11 . . Ditto rough lft Od Yellow Snap Mottled .. Curd Palm 'rorn Tallow Chandlers' Hall. loulds, lOs Od ; 6d. per dozen eady money. RAW HIDES. 1 Best Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary ... Ss 4d to Os 6d stone) Middlings ... 2s 8d to 2s 10d Eng. Horse Os od to Os od COAL MARIEXT, VEB&UA Ships at Market. Ships Soil 441 Newcastle . 13i - 5 Sunderland Price. 341. Od.tWils. 04. 345. 3d. to 38s. 6d. NEW POCKETS. PRICE Kent 170 s to 240 s Sussex Essex Farnham l6l Os to 211 Os MAILS.-THIG DAT. Atli. DUE. I 0 I France ♦ii. le& 0 1 Waserford 1 0 Guernsey and Jersey 0 1 Lisbon 0 0 Hamburgb Flanders Brazils 1 0 1 0 0 0 Holland 1 U Leeward Island 0 0 Idediterratie an 1 0 HIG H-WATER at LONDON-BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mornms - - 55 minutes after 6 ♦f:emuwm £4 minutes after 7 LONDON: ?tinted and publiabed by Layst. KIN; Pickctt• Place, Temple• Bar Dublin SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —...... HUNTING. fie Brighton Harriers go out regularly every Monday, 11: 4; ,d, .... and Friday, at Patcham, near the Race Course, and at the D i l c ,. ire Brookside meet on Monday, at Newarket-Hill ; Wed at the Kennel; and Friday, at Telescombe 'rye. . r G. Sitwell's Fox-hounds meet on Tuesday, at Wingerworth i ay, at Swallow Nest Toll-bar. r T. Stanley's on Tuesday, at Hooton Park. r B. Graham's on Monday, at Chillington ; Wednesday, at ghton Lodge; Saturday, at Park Hall. he Ludlow Subseriptionjueaday,at Ashton ; Friday, Hatledine. he Cheshire Subscription, Monday, at Moulton Hall; W e d, ay, at Aulton Lodge; Thursday, at Alarbury ; Saturday, at on Grange. he Somerset Subscription meet on Monday at kennel, Cheddon ; Inesday, at Wendown F.nmore ; Friday, at Cothelsronc Ilia. ROYAL HUNT. onday a Royal Hunt took place at Windsor, when a fine (6 7 turned out of the cart for the day's diversion, near Salt-1411:. he day being fine, a numerous field of sportsmen attendo!, 1 Maryborough attended as Master of the Stag.hoonds. ab . chewed great sport, taking at first across the inclosures, by gh, towards the Dolphin, on the Bath road, taking on the lef: ongley Church and Squire Hervey's Park, towards Dero ar ,, , og a double back through the inclosures towards Dittos Park, .e he crossed the Thames near Eton, to the Wind s or s id e; sounds and sportsmen crossed the ferry after him, and renewed hace, round the walls towards Datcket, when the deer leaped the gate, opposite Datchet Bridge, into the Little I'irk. who, n with great speed, the hounds being close up with him, lo t . men could not get admission into the Park, be soon lealoa the high paling, came out again, and recrossed the Thltnes; aortsmen we. t ov. r Datchet Bridge and followed to the right Lord James Ilurray's house, by the Thames side, where he aken after above two hours and a half good running. iday se'unight, at Wollaston Hall, the seat of Lord Middleton, ix-hounds threw off just before the house mud drew the covers beautiful lake, inhabited by numberless wild fowl, attended field of SOO horsemen ; his Lordship joined them, but did ea: v the chace ; he took the diversion of .coursing in the Park, a is five miles round, enclosed witi.in a wall, accompanied by larquis of 1 lunily and a number of Gentlemen. The hare;, k are numerous and remarkably stoma, afforded excellent ; and though the best greyhounds from the neighbouring min vere assembled, in many instances the hares remained means e field. Tan RING. the much-talked-of battle !ie.:wee:l Betas:a and O'Ni ale, !fore Sr no chance. Backers are nut to be had. Ward and Sony, Lre to fight in April, but little interest is felt as to the resat. ig wishes to remain iaactiae. Painter only slices as a second. ris gone by, or occasionally aced at the Fives' Court. Shelton dons heard of. 'Conn ilelzher is quite at home at the Castle. tall declares himself sa:is:ied with the past. Martin has re , Scroggins is used up. Turner. is worn out. Harry iluk Inglis are tongue and pen. sparring. Langan and Reynolds are eager without the chance of a customer. Jo s b IluJo et is a; a as ever in the cause, but his east-end friends think him too ir combat. All the minor professors are sett(ling challenge; nit meaning, and each has his hired entanuensis to conduct the alt matter of correspondence, aBoil:Wog meetings for the sole It of their respective publicans. Front recent events Al confi- is at an end, and pugilism may be fairly considered on the I at.. Several of those who, from the days of Fa:teller Read great patron of the modern school), have taken a lively intorot gilisnt, have declared their intention of never betting or en ifing again the fistic art, to the extent of a single shilling. ver the door of a tavern at Ostend is painted, " Spi -1 liquors !" Over another, " All cartes of drinking sold here:" ver a third, " Here plat all men's drink !" ._ • BIRTHS. anday, at Longhton, near Kelso, the Lady of Captain Ni)bio• no, still-born. b.. 1, at the Rectory, Greenford, the lady of the Rev. t; Campton, of a sun. DIED. nday, at Cheltenham, aged 18, the Rev. Sir Unary Bate Dudley. Prebend of Lly, and Rector of Willingham, Cambridgeshire, nday, in Southampton-street, Strand, of a fit of apoplexy, the John' lannpriere, D.D. Rector of Meeth and Newton Pe , Devon. te 27th ult. at Coolers, aged 88, Sir Richard Harte, Knight.- vas one of the oldest Magistrates if the county of Limerkk, me of the Aldermen of that City. rely, at Low Creaves, in Pennington, near Olvervone, Mr. Sharpe, aged 46. Hia death Was singulatltabd awfully sod being in the act of holding a pig by . a cord. - for'the butcher's e, which was nn sooner inflicted than he fell down dead, m ar the same time with the pig! nday, in Annan, Mrs, Davis, who has for many Years been erit din the capacity of sick-nurse in families. tin the Sunda+ ding she was attending at an operation which War performe,► e body of a Gentleman who was supposed to have met liti I by violence, and havirig a slight cut or scratch about her are,,, aught the infectiar, and the mortification proceeded up her Into her body, with a rapidity that bailed all medical aid. a. 24, at Annan, Mr. Johnstone, surgeon; in :cormespience of al personal injuries received on the Thursday preceding, from ruffian or ruffians not*yet discovered. On Mooday the 266, heriff and Procurator Fiscal arrived at -Annan from Dumfries, mid a precognitary Court, before whickeevesal persons were fined; but as the examinations ware primate the particulars are ccurately known : it appeals, however, time ne fact yeas eh whiciaiostlfied the conunittalmf any oinks peasant ow whom :ion has fallen. The body was opened by a stiegean who ac anied ••., the Sheriff from Dumfries, and:two medical gentlemen -, man, who had no doubt of Mr. Jobnstooe's death be* attri sle to the injuries which were inflicted oashim. The deceased riainently skilful in his profession, andlighly respected. • ....._,...._..... _ La WGATIL as.e LEADENHALL MARKETS, FEB. 6. 2s 44 to 3s 4d ] Veal 3s 4d to 5s 44 .on .. ...... 2s 8d to 5s 8d I Pork 2s 8d to 51 04 PRICES or HAY ruts STRAW YESTERDAY. ST. JAMICS'S• %vitaI:CLAM. 31103 od to 51 12s Od Hay 41 4. to 51 10, Oct er 4115 s Odd to 61 6s Od Clover 51 5; to 61 lOs 04 ir 1115 s 6sl to 21 111 Od Straw 91 2s to 21 2$ 04 PRICE OF HOPS. NEW POCNITS. NSW BAGS. 170 s to 2401 I Kent 160 a to 2001 :x x ham l6l Os to 211 Os PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 11216. n Tallow ... ..... ..... 39s od Ditto rough aw Russia ... ..... 35. Od Yellow Seap le ditto 33s 6d Mottled ... ditto .. ..... ..... .. 32: 64 Curd :ing Stuff ... ..... ... 28s Od Palm ?RICE OF CANDLES—From Tallow Chandlers' Hall. 'andles, per doz. 8s 6d—Moulds, lOs Od; 6d. per dozen allowed for ready money. RAW HIDES. : Heifers and Steers (per Ordinary ... ils 4d to 9s 6d me) 3s 04 to 3s 2d 1 Market Calf es 04 to 01 Od dlings ... 2s 84 to Ls 10d Eng. Horse Os Oil to Os Od COAL MARKET, FEBRUARY 6. 3 at Market. Ships Sold. Price. i Newcastle - 134 - 345. Od. to 41s. 04. Sunderland - 5 - 345. 3d. to 38s. 6d. ..- PRIES OF GOLD AND SILVER. . Foreign Gold in Bars 3 17 0 Silver, in bars, standard 0 4 llk New Dollar5... New DOubloons ...... o 0 0