Star. — London, England, 1827-08-16 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Ibe Doke of Bedford, at Woburn Abbey, from the Earl of ) erm y's seat, Middleton Park, Oxfordshire; the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's, at their house in Stratton-street, Piccadilly, from Salt Hill; Sir James hlackiotosh,. Part. at Fenton's Hotel, St. Jamet's.street, from Staifordsbire; the Marquis of Hertford, frum Sc. Pe burgh;. Lord W. Russell, at bis father's, the Duke of litdurd'e, in St. Jawies's-sspart, front S.. Petersburgh ; Sir George and Lady Leith and family, at Gould's Hotel. Jermyn-street, from their seat, St. Peter's, Norfolk ; Lady and Miss Malcolm, at the Burlington Hotel, Old B urSogtPARTUR ES on and Cork.atreets, from Herts. IM. . The tlarquis and Illarchioness of Tavistock, frost their house in Arlington street, on a tour. The Karl of Dartmouth, !tom his seat, Sandwell, Staffordshire, fot Huddersfield, Yorkshire ; Colonel and Lady Elisabeth Steele, for. Kent ; Sir John Stanley, Hart. from till kat in Cheshire, to Holyhead; Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart, from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street, to his seat in Hants ; Robert rowdy. Esq. from ditto to Paris ; Captain Westenra, from ditto to Clifton; Col. Keene, from ditto, on a our ; Lady Smith, from her house in Piccadilly, to the Countess of Galloway's seat, in Yorkshire. THEATRES. HAYMARKET. This Theatre was well attended Tast evening. The entertainments commenced with the operatic Comedy of The Ilencontre, in which Miss P. GLosreft again ably sustained the part of Madame Melville. This WAS suc ceeded by the Comedy of inhalation, the character of Mr. norriagton being sustained fisr the first time by Mr. FANNIN. Mrs. GLOVIR was the Mrs Deshmore, but her able delineation of the cluraater was much im peded by an annoying c , ugh and hoarseness. Sir George Faddle and Mrs. Derrington were respectably performed by VINING and MPS. CLIFFORD. ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. The little musical comedy of Free and Easy was played, for the second time this season, last &ght.— Warns' gave to Sir Joh►s Freema►s all that ease and spirit for which he is distinguished. Miss KELLY via% most effective in Gertrude, and Miss GOWARD imparted to Mrs. Courtly more interest than the character usually possesse'. The Seijeant's Wife followed with all its horrors, and there again Miss KELLY and Miss Gowsitts stood highly prominent. The latter was rapturously es. toted in her poison duet. VAUXHALL. The Fete which had been prepared for Monday, in honour of his MaiesTy's Birth D 47, was given last night with great splendour. Various additional illu minations wet e exhibited in devices and mottoes appro. plirte to the occasion, and in the different performances retry opportunity was sought for giving expres►ion to sentiments of loyalty and affection to the Sovnitzton. These attractions, together with the fineness of the evening, assembled a large concourse of people, amongst wham were many distinguished fashionables. The entertainments were so varied, that a constant succession of amusement attracted the company from one part of the Gardens to another until a late hour. The grand and interesting spectacle of The Battle of Waterloo was conducted with peculiar spirit and effect, exciting the universal admiration and applause of the assembled crowd. JOLT 6 13 27 Aug. 3 10 STATE or TRADE.—The trade of Bradford last week so far improved, that the wages of some workmen are, on some descriptions df labour, higher than previous to the great turn-out; and we are happy to learn that so much openness and goud•will exists between the masters sod the workmen, that there is little reason to antici pre any differences ripening again into foolish hostility. New York Papers to the 25th of July, brought to Liverpool by the Birmingham in twenty days, state that, by letters from Port•au-Prince, a conspiracy had been discovered there, and that four Haytian Officers had been shot, in consequence of having been found guilty of a conspiracy to murder President Bolles. " Soars Mane—This abominable traffic, we regret to find, Is killprosecuted with energy from the island of Cuba. By an arrival at Charleston, we learn, that a schooner from the coast of Africa, with 250 negroes, came to anchor about four leagues off Trinidad de Cuba on the 49th of June. She landed the negroes at night, and muted on the 31st under Dutch colours. She was dispatched from St.Jago de Cuba ; this is her third trip within a short time. She Ire 110 on her passage.'" Fztract of a Letter from an Officer of an American merchant 'awl, dated at Lintio, March 20, 1827—" On the Ist instant nen was a battle between five boats of the Americans and Eng lish lying in this port, and two Chinese Mandarin boats, and one of their men.of-war's launches, occasioned by a paw boat coming down with orders for the ship Citizen, of New York, to proceed up to Canton. The Mandarins took the pass boat, and were towing her towards the Chinese vessels of war, when the Antericaos and English manned their beats, and went in pur. Jo about half an hour the foremost boat came up with illem,muskets were fired, and stones thrown from the Mandarin boats; but oar other boats coming up, they began an attack and succeeded in retaking the pass boat and orders, and pro ceeded to the Citizen. I heard on the 2d, that two Mandarins wo e Wed, and two Chinese wounded. There are three or four Chiaese vessels of war lying here now, and there are said to be SO wore coming down front town, distant t3O miles. We now lie with dl ear guns double.sbotted, ready fur battle. The vessels that are hew I think more than a match for them. It will probably put a lop to business for some time at Wampoa, where the vessels lie tutu! bound to Canton. Then: were two men slightly wounded lexe haws, being the only ones injured on our side in this affair." M;ss PATON is in such a state of constitutional debi hl as to require perfect rest for a considerable time, and to preclude the possibility of her appearing before the public. Mr. CHARLES KEMBLE and Miss FOOTE have been mote successful than any other London actors, during their theatrical excursions in the provinces. The first stone of the intended new Chapel at Cose 7, in the parish of Sedgeley, was laid on Thursday att emooa by the Bishop 01 LICHFIELD and COVENTRY , yith the ceremonies usual on such occasions.—Wolver• tic:epic)* Chronicle. hOvOUltb PAID TO THE AIENIORY ON BELZONI.— ( From the Edna Cazellatt)—The 4th of July was observed as a fen %Mal M the town of P a d ua; can any d ay i n f ac t b e mo re g l o rious t an the one consecrated by a grateful country to the memory of a Minn who has honoured it by his illustrious deeds In the ma lt!' c enclosure designated the Saloon of Beaton, and in the presence Si the Magi strates and of a vast concourse of people, the inaugura t l . Mit i ouk plac e o f a medallion, destined to transm i t to posterity the !mv ic e: and m emory o r the cele b rate d Gi ovann i B e l zon i, w h o , !!!' the most obscure condition of life, placed himself by his r r :r a par wi t h t h e t h ree great travellers which Italy had 4 " 1 1 produced,—Marco Polo, Columbus, and Americus 4:sPlitlim A discourse was delivered, In which the orator recited 7,:imls enterpris es o f our ['Asian traveller, the c010.,al bust mnon transported to England; the tomb of Psanimeticiis T"! ; the second pyramid opened, and the town oat Berenice m r. l He al so eulogized the virtues of Belzont's private I,le, " 4 love for his native city, which he endowed with a valuable .. .11,11,r I f lin t h o antiquity ; and finally, he alluded to the mournful of till, great man, at a period when he seemed en the point those projects must interesting to civilization. The r t .vms frequ ent ly in te rrupted by loud cheering.—Lit. Chron. th l b"( have been temat kcd, that alter all the outcry aftas raised, the letting loose the Bonded Wheat ha, " 441, 14 or no effect upon the mat lett. Si. Catherine's Dock Company are said to have r▪ ead, pilled down upwards of 1,19t10 houses, and to paid tothe owners and occupiers or propet ty, which • Acme taken possession cif, neatly 700,0001. OPENING OF THE PORTS FOR OATS. -40.- - The efforts which have been making by the brokers and dealers generally to influence the price of Oats, with reference to the opening of the ports for the intro duction of that species of grain for the next three months, will be decided in the course of this day, and the result be declared in the Gazette of to-morrow evening. The following are the weekly averages for the last six weeks, as declared in the Gazette : Winchester Measure. Imperial Measure es 11 29 10 . . 30 3 5L 2 97 2 28 0 44 8 27 1 47 9 27 6 27 11 28 8 General Average 2$ 0 . 28 10 From these quotations it will be seen that little doubt is entertained that the quarterly certificate struck this day will have the effect of opening the ports for foreign oats and oatmeal for the next three months, at the duty specified by the 3d Geo. IV. cap. 60-4 s. per quarter. ceedec Mr. 1 Mr. F bat he peded • Georg perfor The player `Vita[ spirit most • to Mr posses barren stood cot ed • • • t • Thi honor night lb minat piste retry Walla r. 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A Detachment belonging to the 40th Regiment of Infantry, has received orders to prepare for embarkation about the with blatant, on board the Marquis of Huntley, convict ship, 33 guards, for New South Wales. _ _ The 90th Light Infantry, stationed In Carlisle Castle, marched out of Carlisle on Monday morning at seven o'clock, to remain during the election. Two Officers of the 16th Regiment of Foot, now stationed In Halifax, have been held to bail for twelve months by the Magis trates, for offensive and insulting language towards certain females of that place.—Leeds Patriot, August 14. NAVAL IN IELLIOENCE. The Len, &axes, bound to Constantinople, which was on shore at Itotherhithe yesterday morning, got off in the afternoon, and proceeded without damage. The FelicitE, HEMS; from Bourdeaux to Vera Cruz, was wrecked near Jago de Cuba previous to the 19th of Jane— crew saved. Pcsiscorro, A VOMIT 14.—Wind &W.—Arrived the Restitution, Sect, from St. John's. Dist, A uu.ls.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Hercules, Vannes, from Singapore. Arrived from London, the Olney, Hawes, for 1 the South Seas; Daidaius, BUNCB, for Bichebucto; and Brilliant, Itlotus, for New York. The Manly, of Yarmouth, parted from an anchor and cable this morning, and has been supplied with one from hence. SNIPS MITTILID ♦T TM■ CRSTOM•MOVSC. lawates--TheJemima, Pratt, from Harwich; Nancy, Watson, from Koningsburgh ; Mansura, Wake, from Archangel ; Spring, Wilson, from Dantsie; and Wynyard, Harrison, from Pillau ; Bulwark, Rice, from Oporto; Aurora, Malmstrom, from Gamla Carlby; Marquis of Wellington. ibbs, from Yoningsbergh ; Thames, Dorman, from Dublin ; Argus, Pain, tram Hamburgh ; Ovington, Walker, from Archangel. CLEAILID OUTWAILOSThe St. Pierre, De Potter, for Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent; Margaret Richardson, Thomas, for Para. Thames, Maugham , for Hamburgh ; Hopeful, HaseU, for Gibral tar, Malta, and Corfu. Norval, Canbro, for the Mauritius ; Fre derica, Albrecht, for Elaineur and Stolpe; Alexander, Elden, for Restock; and the Edgar, Vaughan, for Pernambuco. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Tuesday an Inquest was held in the Committee-room of St. Andrew's workhouse, Gray's Inn-lane, on the body of John Carmoody, aged twenty-two, who met his death under circumstances of a horrid description. It appeared that the deceased was employed with several other men in repairing a house at Islington ; and on Thursday evening last, while going up a ladder with a hod of mortar, on his arrival nearly at the top of the house his foot slipped, and he was precipitated therefrom,on which he fell upon the railings in front of the house. The violence with which hii body fell broke four of the spikes, one of which stuck through his side, and remained in his body until the following day, when he expired in excruciating agony. Every medical assistance was afforded him, and the circum stance being purely accidental, the Jury returned a ver dict to that effect. The widow of the deceased pre sented a petition to' the Coroner and Jury, stating that she had been left with three children, without the least means of support. She had placed a little money in a Savings'Bank, and gave the certificate . to a near relation, as security for a trifling loan to bury her husband, and her relation had received the whole and absconded.— The Coroner and Jury entered into a subscription for her, which amounted to upwards of a pound. Yesterday an Inquest was held at the New Inn, Mary labonne-lane, on the body of an elderly female. It appeared that the deceased had lately lost her husband ; that she had become quite melancholy, and bad given herself up to habits of intoxication. She occupied apartments in the lower part of a house in Marylabonde lane, with her daughter, and on Monday night she was seen ►ery much inebriated. At about ten o'clock she retired to bed, and fell asleep until twelve o'clock, when her daughter came home and knocked at the door repeatedly, but could not arouse her mo. ther, and she was ultimately admitted by one of the lodgers in the house. On entering the bed-room of the deceased, she was missing, and no tidings could be traced of her until she looked out of the second•floor window, which was open, and beheld the deceased stretched on the stones of the yard. It was proved by an inmate of the house, that when the deceased'. daughter was knocking, the deceased was heard to open her door and walk but, muttering to herself : she staggered about as if intoxicated, arid it is supposed that she mistook her way, and under the impression that the window was the door, she was precipitated to the yard head foremost. Verdict—" The deceased was killed by falling out of a window whilst in a state of intoxication." Yesterday morning a man named Benjamin Sweet man, well known as a well-digger, excavator, and sewer creeper, went into Upper Lisson-street, St. Mary-la bonne, in order to descend a well opened there, belong ing to Mr. Do chin, for the purpose of deepening at. The deceased had bean cautioned against foul air, but would pay no attention to the well-meant advice given him, as he had been down the day before, and again on the fatal morning, and came up safe; scarcely had he reached two.thirds of the depth when his head was per ceived to fall back, and be fell to the bottom. A young man, named John Crosby, at the risk of his lite, de scended, and was brought up by the by slanders in a lifeless state; fortunately he recovered. The body of the unfortunate Sweetman was got up by means of ho ks affixed to cords in about an hour atter, and re !Loved to the yard at the back of the Sun, when a sur geon, who was in a tendance, opened the jugular vein and used every other possible means to restore life without effect. -Thursday, As Mr. Rom), a surgeon of considerable practice at Hampstead, was travelling with two Ladies and a G-ntleman, inhabitants also of Hampstead. on their road to Ais•la•Chapelle, near a small town in Brabant called "firlemont, be fell back in the carriage while conversinz with one of his friends, and instantly espired. ALARMING AND DESTIWCTIVE About half-past eleven o'clock last night, the warehr man placed in Cripplegate-buildings, Fore -street, Crip. plegate, ors passing the house cf Messrs. Skinner, exten sive oil and colourmen, situate at No. 3, as above, obseiVed a strong body of smoke just issuing from the area of Messrs. Skinner's cellar. On approaching nearer he found that flames were brhind, and instantly alarm• ed the inmates, consising of the brother of Mr. Skinner, his wife and three childrea, who happily made their escape without injury, but securing nothing but the dre.ses they wore. So rapidly did the flames ascend, that in less than ten minutes the whole house was in a blaze. The devouring element soon communicated to the extensive premises of Messrs. Tyler, next door, and at the corner of Hart-street ; thence progressing up Hart street, damaging the front of No. 63, Wood -street, No. 8, Hart -street, the roof of the house of Mr. Webb, the baker, the livery stables opposite the alms-houses, founded in 1601 by Robert Rogers, for six poor freemen and six poor women, 1 , if they had not the care of chil dren." By this time the back of Mess-rs. Banners, plumbers, in Cripplegate-buildings, on the north side of the house of Messrs. Skinner, also caught fire, and thus all efforts were rendered abortive, as the firemen ran the most im minent risk of their lives in the exertions they made to work ;heir engines, which sere well supplied with water By half-past twelve o'clock, the flames were perceivable fur many miles round, and the bridges were completely illnmiaated. About half-past one, two of the firemen belonging to the Alliance and the Phenix Fire Offices, narrowly escaped with their lives, by the falling of a wall. The man belonging to the latter was considerably hurt, but the one belonging to the Alliance, though several bricks fell around him, by the force t f which he was knocked down, received no serious injury. The wall in question was one attached to the back of Messrs. Tyler's premises, and in its descent carried with it a part of one of the alms-houses, two of which were now on fire; but owing to the exertions of the firemen, the flames were stopped. The engines were then brought to bear on the burning pile by means of carrying the pipes into Cripplegate Churchyard, but still their exertions were vain, so fiercely did the flames increase, some idea of which may be formed when we state that there was not an inch of the largest timbers in Mr. Skinner's house but was burned completely to charcoal remains.— Between five and six o'clock, a stack of chimnies, and part of the back walls fell in, shaking those that remained to their very base. About an hour after another portion fell in with similar effects, and it now became necessary to keep the people, who still remained in considerable numbers, out of danger. By eight o'clock the fire had completely burnt itself out. The cause of the calamity is said to have been, that after the shop had been closed some of the workmen had gone down into the cellar with a light and must have dropped a spark, which having caught some straw or other material, had mouldered until it became com pletely ignited with some carboys (tar barrels), and at the moment it was discovered, burst forth as before described. Shortly before the first wall fell in two or three explosions took place, as if occa sioned by gunpowder, and an idea prevailing that there was a large quantity on the premises, kept the greater portion of the mob away. The principal part of the property destroyed was insured in the Protector, the Sun, and Royal Exchange. We regret to state, that a great number of workmen who were in the employ of Messrs. Tyler are left totally destitute of employment for the time. It is consoling to state, that no lives were lost, nor could we trace any other casualty than that above stated. The consternation spread in Whitecross. street Prison, nearly adjoining, may be conceived, but cannot be described. The prisoners were at length as sured of their safety ; and although the flames and flakes of Ere fell and passed over their beads, they be came reconciled. GLASGOW, Aw= 11. Tuesday night, about nine o'clock, an explosion of gas took place in a spirit and tea cellar, Kirk -street, Calton. During the day, some persons had been drink ing in the front room, and had stolen the brass cock of the gas pipe. The shopman, unaware of the theft, went as usual in the evening into the room with a candle to light the gas. The room being full of gas, the foal air immediately caught the flame ; an explosion immedi ately ensued, the lower half of the room door was torn in pieces, and nine panes of glass in the window were scattered in all directions. A lamp-lighter named John Cameron, lately belonging to the police establishment, hea►ing the explosion in a house about 400 yards dis tant, suspecting what had happened, went out and ran to the cellar, and found the room all in a blaze. Not the least daunted, he put his naked thumb on the gas pipe, and by this means the gas was kept back till the stop-cock was turned, and no further damage was done. The young man that went to light the gas was driven back to the counter by the force of the explosion, and his head and arms were scorched, but not dangerously. The lamp-lighter who displayed such courage had his thumb severely burned. A large crowd soon collected ; aad Mr. Leckie, so universally respected by the inhabi tants, was immediately at the premises, kept complete order, and satisfied himself that the safety of the neigh bourhood was completely secured before he retired. The energetic conduct of the proprietors of cotton works has been attended with the signal success to be expected from a proper display of vigour and prompti tude. On Saturday a deputation from "the body" ap. plied to Mr. Thomson, soliciting liberty for his strike work spinners to resume work at the prices which they had spurned a few days previously. Mr. Thomson dis carded the deputation instanter, stating that he would never be controuled by "the body" in the choice of his servants; that if any person wanted work, they might apply to him individually, but in no other form. His old spinners then entered one by one, and expressed their thankfulness to be allowed to resume work at the fr.rmer price, which was permitted, after they had ex pressed due contrition and sorrow for their thoughtless conduct, and promised that there would be no repetition of it. Had this concession not been made, 20 mills in this vicinity would this morning have been at a stand; and about 4.000 individuals, exclusive of those depend ent on them, been thrown out of them. It is well known to the intelrigent portion of the trade, that although there is a better demand for yarns, there is no such im provement in price as to.warrant any advance in spin• Ding.—Cplasgow Chronicle. Daring the late thunder storm, Mr. Geo. Wilson, of Craigue, S. otland, had a narrow escape from an appalling death. Tne electric fluid, attracted by the guard chain of this Gentleman's watch, in its descent, shattered this and another steel chain and the main spring of his watch, all the works of which we to at once den:olishesh LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT 00 CHANCERY, Ava. lx Eaciwa V. HOWARD. SOGDIN reminded his Loidship, that a feir Jet. since an injunction had been granted, restraining the holders of certain bills whith Messrs. Brown had in. dorsed, as agents, from proceeding in an action upon them. He now appeared to move the dissolution of that injunction ; and the affidavits in support of his motion stated, that Messrs. Brown had not acted as agents in the tralnsaction, but wholly on their own account. Under these circumstances, having indorsed the bills, they were completely liable, and the injunction ought to be dissolved. The LORD CHAEcar.r.ort asked Mr. Whitmarsh (whd had originally moved for the injunction), whether he had read the affidavits on theother side? Mr. WHITMARSH replied in the affirmative, but was anxious that the matter should be postponed; is his leader, Mr. Twiss, was absent. Mr. SUGDEN did not see the necessity for allowing the case to stand over, as there could be nothing clearer than that the injunction could not be sustained. The Loan Csinncetton agreed that there ought to be no postponement, especially as there appeared to be no affidavits to meet those just filed by the defendants. He should therefore dissolve the injunction with costs. Mr. Sunnite applied for costs between solicitor and client, as the parties lived at Manchester, and had been compelled to undergo large expenses. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought he should not be justified in allowing them. At a subsequent part of the day Mr. Twiss appeared in Court, and stated that he had certainly no affidavits in answer to those filed on the other side. RX-PARTZ HARZ IN RR MARSH AND CO. This petition, presented on behalf of Sir Thomas Hare, was in the nature of an appeal from an order of the Vice• Chancellor, and it prayed to be allowed to prove a considerable debt under the joint estate.-s- The claims had been dinllowed by the Commissioners, on the ground that the transaction between Sir "lhomis and Mr. Fauntleroy was of a private nature, and ought not to be mixed up with the affairs of the Bank. The decision of the Commissioners was appealed from to the Vice-Chancellor, and his Honour was of opinion that an issue ought to be directed to try the facts in dispute. It appeared that in 1822 Sir Thomas applied to Mr. Fauntleroy for a loan of 15,0001. through a Solicitor of the name of Montriou. Mr. Fauntleroy, in his capacity of executor to Major Stone, made the necessary advances. Of this sum Sir Thomas took only 4,0001. and the remainder he directed, through the bank ing house of Marsh and Co. to be invested in four pee cent. stock; in truth, only 4,0001. of this residue was so invested, and forged stock receipts had been sent to Sir Thomas by Mr. Fauntleroy. _ _ _ Mr. 1311CLERSTZTH appeared as Counsel in support of the Petition, and contended, that as the S oek had been invested (or alleged to be invested) through the means of the bankrupts, they were new liable for the debt. In some parts of the transaction, Mr. Stracey had been engaged, add the whole of the dividends had been paid to Sir. Thomas through the house of Marsh and Co. It was originally a fraud committed by Mr. Fauntleroy individually, but by the subsequent acts the whole firm had made themselves liable for the debt. It WAS under these circumstances, therefore, contended that the debt was provable under the Commission. The Petitioner was peculiarly anxious that , the question should be at once decided, without undergoing the te dious and expensive proceeding of a trial at law. Mr. HILALD and Mr. MONTAGU were heard against the Petition, and contended that the separate estate of Mr. Fauntleroy was alone responsible for t h e d e b t . The Loan CHANCELLOR was of opinion that the l question was involved in too much doubt and difficulty for him to decide without the assistance of a Jury. He should therefore confirm the decision of the Vice-Chan cellor, by direct , ng an issue accordingly. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Aug. a EX-PARTS DRACOTT IN RE ARCHER. This was an appeal from the decision► of the Corns missioners, who had refused the proof of a sum of 501. which the bankrupt had covenanted to allow his daugh ter annually, for the joint lives of herself and her bus• band, the latter agreeing to secure to his wife an annuity of 501. a year, in case she survived him. The Commia sinners conceiving that the transaction was against public policy, had refused to allow the proof. Mr. PEMBERTON contended that this was a valuable consideration on the part of the husband, fot the pi esent annuity granted to his wife by the bankrupt. There were also other clauses in the deed. The husband had also covenanted, in case of separation, not to sue, trouble, or molest her, the father agreeing to indemnify the husband tor his wife's debts. He was ptoceedin to argue against the decision of the Commissioners, when The VICE CHANCELLOR desired to hear what could be said on the other side in favour of the proof. Mr. MONTAGU stated the fact to be, that the daughter and her husband having quarrelled, and being after wards reconciled, entered into this agreement about three months before the commission issued. This, he contended, was e►idently made in contemplation of bankruptcy, and that the other covenants weie merely a cover to conceal the real truth, it had been decided in Whitbread v. St. John, that the rule of policy in marriages was, that they should not be dissolved except by the Act of the Legislature. He, therefore, contended, this agreement was against the policy of marriage, and the decision of the Commissioners must be susta ned. The Vice CHANCELLOR stated himself to be of a dif ferent opinion. He thought the Commissioners were right, though they were right for a wrong reason. He did not see hlw the agreement could be called a fraud against the policy of marriage. The co venant was a legal covenant, and an action upon it might have been maintained against the father, had lie continued in solvent circumstances; but the difficulty which occurred to him was, whether the agreement was not a fraud upon the creditors? This difficulty it seemed had not occurred either to the Com• missioners or the Counsel. His Honour, therefore, directed it to stand over until to.morrow, in order that this point might be argued. EX-?ARTS CHASIDIM3 IN THIS SIATIIIR OS JAMES. In this case• Mr. RICHARDS was about to present a petition from Mrs. Chambers, when he was interrupted by Mr. Coz, who invited as to the parties attestin g a n d indorsing the petition ? Upon investigation it appeared that these parties were two persons of the name of Dugelby and Mann, neither of whom were solicitors. • The ViCe-CHANCELLOR dismissed the Petition, as matter of course, with costs. H observed that matey persons intruded themselves into that Court who we►e not solicitors regularly admitted, and it WAS tikie slept ,should betaken to put a stop to the practice. E I