Star. — London, England, 1825-12-23 00:00:00

II volt ELTEDELL %MIMI LUSIEARY, DEC. 20. We have heard with much pleasure from our Ply toooth Correspondent, that Saturday passed eff quietly, . 0 a what must give our Readers much satisfaction. that the Steward of Mi. Bastard (our County M.P.) t ime to the Naval . 13ank, with all his tenants ) who bad s iren tot to have c leaving re notes paid off, for t he purp-se of again all their. money there—a titcomstanCe reflecting equal credit on that respectable f ai r, as on our worthy Member. WENTWORTHT BANK. NIZOM THE LEEDS INTELLIGENCE*: Tie notes of the firm of Wentworth and Co. in cur olation do not, at the utmost, exceed.2oo,oool. and, : p in a tatement of its concerns, just iTiaw . n up by the ff i nt ipal clerks , under the inspection of the partners, r eta h s tve of the-estates and settled property of the fac ie Gentlemen; and also of an immense mass of loose ~cariti!s, there are assets leaving upwards of 250,00N ti e xcess over the full discharge of all engagements ! There is, therefore, not the slightest ground to apf re !lend, that a shilling will eventually be lost by the pablic, even under the bankruptcy which it has been t endered necessary to resort to, as a means of winding Iyd:ea:counts, and calling in the debts due to the bank. That ihe parties have not succeeded in their endea vors to resume business may be ascribed in part to the iaterlsrence of the sr friends. At the meeting held in London last week, Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Milton, &c. a et iiited to give their assistance, unless the affairs of t h e [laic were submitted to Mr. Bating, Mr. Denison, M.P. and. banker, and Mr. Barnett, of the house of Hoare, Barnett, and Co. and the opinion of these Gen tlemen taken as t the amount of aid required for Te noning business. This condition was complied with, but owing to the unacquaintance of the Gentlemen just named with the rectiliar co , terns of Provincial Banking, they could not agree as to the sum which it might be necessary to advance as an effectual relief. Mr. Baring estimated it at 5000001. Mrs Denison at 300,0001. and Mr. Barnett it 400,0001. S ving this discrepancy of judgment te specting the affairs of the Bank, Earl Fitzwiltram, who t a d previonsly signified a willingness to give consi tleae assistance, withdrew his support. A:Clough the publication of Messrs. Wentworth and Ga.'s circular, announcing " their conviction of the im possibility to carry on their respective establishments," produced a strange sensation among the tradesmen and every other class of inhabitants, yet some shopkeepers continued to take their notes at full value for goods, and thus transacted a great deal of business, their shops being crowded up to last evening. The price of Went • worth rind Co.'s notes, last Saturday, was as high as 19 , . 3d. fell yesterday to 9s. several hundred were put.. chased at 10s. FROM THE HEREFORD JOURNAL. A general consternation having been excited in this City by the sudden stoppage of the Bank of Messrs. Garrett and Son, a considerable run on the old and stable firms of Matthewx and Co. and Messrs. Soden- Item and Co. was the consequence, on Thursday and Friday last. To allay the unreasonable feeling, and restore public confidence, the respectable inhabitants of the City, and the Gentlemen reaident in its vicinity, rowdy entered into a public declaration cf their per; fect reliance cm the responsibility of both Banks, and their readiness to take their cotes as usual. This had s-me effect; but as the pan c evidently continued, it Ras judged expedient to coi.vene a public meeting., at which resolutions, expie,sive of confidence in the exist ing Rinks; were agreed to unanimously. W.th respect to the Bank of M:ssrs Garrett and Son, we understand their notes were extensively circulated both in this cnunty and in some parts of Wales; the holders are Funierrniy,, though ge..eraly to small amount , , and we tear ino-t ef them are individuals on who.n the cala mity vc ill press heavily, if the resources of the fir m s'iould prove unequal to the demands upon it. A meet in,; tit their creditors is fixid for to-morrow, in this City. We regret to state, the general panic extended in Ross, ALinmouth, and Abetgavenny, where the dif lerent tevectable Bulks quickly dissipated all alarm, by prAuptly meeting every demand. The same effects were experienced at Ledbury and Leominster, but to a 'My trifling extent, and it quickly disappeared before the perfect conviction of the stability of the Banks at those places. On Monday, a considerable run took place npon the Kington Bank, but it subsided towards erenin;!, every demand being met with promptitude, and the house being kept open to a late hour, during which scarcely any demand was made. BRIG IITON, Dicnissa 22. PROM Tug BRIGHTON GAZETTE. We regret to say that the absurd and groundless panic which has produced such melancholy effects in the metropolis, and indeed in every part of the king dom, has this week been felt in Brighton, and has pro duced similar results to those which have been experi enced elsewhere. Two out of the five banks in this town have suspended their payments, and the other three, although they have come out of the ordeal un hurt, have had to sustain very serious and heavy runs. Printed bills have been issued both by Messrs. Lash mar and Co. and by Messrs. Timplin and Co. assuring the holders of their notes that arrangements are making to pay them. We regret, in addit'on to what is stated above, to announce that yesterday morning . the bank of Messrs. Wood, Hall, and Co: at LeWes, stopped payment. The inn had been, we understand, very heavy on both the banks at that place during Monday and Tuesday, but effectual measures have been adopted to guard the other bank from further danger. Public confidence seems now restored in Brighton, and people are beginning to look round and wonder at their own folly ; indeed, throughout the kingdom, has there in reality existed any adequate cause for the ruinous panic and dismay that we have witnessed ? We understand a bank will be established 'nere imme diately which will issue wholly Bank of England notes or sovereigns, on the principle of the London banks, and' those which exist also, we believe, in Lancashire. CITY TITHII3.—The adjourned Vestry of St. Olave's, 1141 t•street, was held yesterday. The Rector (Dr. °was) in the Chair. The reply of the Bishop of Lon don to the Committee was read, and after much angry discussion as to the stipend to be allotted to the Rector in lieu of Tithes, the Vestry came to a resolution, to the effect• that the Tithe Committee was entitled to the entire confidence of the Parish, and that it was to be hoped that by a continuance in the conciliatory conduct they had hitherto pursued, they would succeed in con vincing the Legislators of the justice of the claim for relief by the parilh. The St. Peter, Roam, front St. • Petersborgh to Uverpool, pot into Revel OR the lat fag. vary leaky, having been on shore, and would be obliged to discharge. the Steward of Mk. Bastard c on . e to the Naval . Bank, with all s iren nolice to have ;their intere .•se of a , gin leaving all d i e purp eirctimstan& reflecting equal creel t i rrt s, as on our worthy Member. WENTWORTHT 1 FROM THC LEEDS INTE . The notes of the firers of Went elation do not, at tke utmost, .rum a tatement of its concerns, it i ne ipal clerks, under the inspe ete hatve of the-estates and settle ter Gentlemen; and also of an in ,rettriti!s, there are asset, leaving • c iercess over the full discharge There is, therefore, not the sligh b e nd, that a shilling will evens Ablic, even under the bankrup rendered necessary to resort to, ; u p the a :counts, and calling in the That ihe parties have not sue' sears to resume business may be ; iaterfirence of ther friends. Ai London last week, Earl Fitzwillii deciiited to give their assistance, t he Burk were submitted to Mr. M.P. and. banker, and Mr. Bat lloare, Barnett, and Co. and the demen taken as t r the amount of swine business. This condition was complied unacquaintance of the Gentle= peculiar en , cerns of Provincial not agree as to the sum which it .• advance as an effectual relief. It at 500 00C1. Mr, Denison at 300 it 400,000/. S.ving this discre specting the affairs of the Bank, •• tad previonsly signified a tlera'le assistance, withdrew his A:Lir:ugh the publication of 3 (yr.'s circular, announcing the( possibility to cat ry on their resp produced a strange sensation amt every other class of inhabitants. continued to take their notes at and thus transacted a great deal being crowded up to last evening worth :old Co.'s notes, last Satu 19s. 3d. fell yesterday to 9s. Sc, chased at 10s. FROM THE HERKFOR A general consternation havi City by the suddeir stoppage c Garrett and Son, a considerab stable firms of Matthews and ( hem and Co. was the conseque Friday last. To allay the uni restore public confidence, the re' the City, and the Gentlemen r o w dy entered into t public feet reliance 01 the responsibili their readiness to take their i,ot s-me effect; but as the pan c ors judged expedient to coi.vei which resolutions, rapt essive of in; Rinks; were agreed to unar to the Bank of M:ssrs Garrett their notes were extensively I enemy and in some parts of yurnerotiy, though ge..eraly to fear lima of them are individe mity w ill press heavily, if the eiould prove unequal to the de of 'heir creditors is fix( d City. We regret to state, the to Ross, Ahintnotrh, and Aber) lereht re.pectable 'links quick by pr .raptly meeting every del mere experienced at Ledbury a very trifling extent, and it qui the perfect conviction of the st those places. On Monday, ; place npon the Kington Bank, evening, every demand being and the house being kept ope which scarcely any demand w: BRIGHTON, Di PROM THE BRIOHI We regret to say that the panic which has produced se the metropolis, and indeed in dots, has this week been felt i enced similar results to those enced elsewhere. Two out c town have suspended their li three, although they have cot hurt, have had to sustain veil Printed bills have been issu mar and Co. and by Messrs. '1 the holders of their notes that to pay them. We regret, in addit'on to • announce that yesterday mor Wood, Nall, and Co; at Leirs inn had been, we understand banks at that place during b effectual measut es have been a bank from further danger. Public confidence seems la s and people are beginning to I their own folly ; indeed, thre there in reality existed an : ruinous panic and dismay th • We understand a bank will • diately which will issue whol or sovereigns, on the principl those which exist also, we bet CITY TITHES.—Tbe adjot llait-street, was held jest, thugs) in the Chair. The r don to the Committee was ei discussion as to the stipend in lieu of Tithes, the Vestry the effect- that the Tithe Cot entire confidence of the Pat hoped that by a continuance they had hitherto pursued. vincing the Legislators of relief by the parilh. The St. Peter, Roses, (fan 8I into Revel en the Ist fast. VfirT would be obliged to discharge. 1111141,!. ADMIRALTY SESSIONS-THIS DAY. This morning the General Sessions of ofar and ter mina, for offences committed on the High Seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England, corn• menced.—The presiding Judges were Lord STor'ELt, Judge of the High Court of Admiralty, Mr. Justice GAZELICE, and Mr. Baron GRAHAM. Lord Stowitu., on taking his seat, addressed the Grand Jury ar some length, and congratulated them on the very few bills they would have presented to them on the present occasion—there being only three, and one only for the crime of murder. The following is a statement of the calendar :—John White Hele, committed for feloniously stealing 15,000 dollars, from on board the ship Tartar; John Green land, for the murder of John Howlehan, on the high seas ; and George Smith, for stealing twenty-five gallons of rum. The Grand Jury, at ten o'clock, retired to their rooms to inspect the bills against the above prisoners, and at half-past eleven, on their return into Court, a true bill was found against John Greenland, for the wilful mur der of John Howlehan, in maliciously and forcibly throwing him overboard, by which he was drowned. The prisoner, John Greenland, was now put to the bar, and the Jury sworn, severit of whom were chal lenged, but on a sufficient number being procured the trial proceeded, and, from the nature of the offence, is likely to occupy the Court a considerable time. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dm. 2t Abraham Prince, the manufacturer of the Russia Oil, came before the Court for the third time, to obtain his dtscharge under the Insolvent Debtors' Act. His application was opposed by two creditors, named D +iris and Cohen. Mr. Davit , had old the insolvent a dia mond and other articles to the amount of upwards of 301. Mr. Prince at that time infot rued him that since his dischagse from prison he had received 5001. from Mr. Rothschild, and that the same Gentleman was about to advance him 10001. mote; he also said that he was in possession of a valuable •' set horse's tooth," out of which he was going to make artificial teeth.— Part of the debt was for the offerings he paid for the insolvent to the pour of the Jewish Synagogue. The insolvent denied that he had made the representations relative to Mr. Rothschild, but he said the diamond had been pledged to raise money to prosecute his business. The Cum' Comansaromm declared that the Insolvent was entitled to his discharge, but advised him not to come to the Court again. COMBINATIONS IN SCOTLAND. Monday night, certain journeymen shoemakers em ployed by Messrs. Paterson, who have an extensive warehouse in Glasgow, by a preconcerted agreement, met in a changhouse, when they resolved to work no longer for their employers, unless they gave them a specified advance in their wages. We understand that the journeymen wanted Is. additional on each pair of Wellington boots, although three months have not elapsed since they demanded and actually obtained an ittcrease to this amount. Not satisfied, however, on this last occasion with merely sta. ing their claims, these foolish persons have even resorted to force, and at. tempted by measures of intimidation to prevent others from receiving Messrs. Patterson's employment. Fri day forenoon, one of them was detected in the. fact (having interrupted a boy who was leaving the pre mists, and told him that the shoemakers had struck), and carried to the Police Office. The Sitting Ma gistrate recommended a prosecution at the instance of the Fiscal—and a petition, at Mr. &swan's instance, was presented to the Justices accord ugly. On the trial, the prisoner emitted a declaration, in which he admitted that he was a Member of the Com bined Society ofJourneymen Shoemakers. The object of this society was to support the members when they hid struck for a rise of wages. The strike against Messrs. Paterson came under the consideration ot the Society, and it w..s agreed to set a wntch on the shop, ro a s certain who did their work. On Thursday night, Daniel Sutherland, clerk of the Society, informed him that he was appointed to watch the next day till two o'clock. He began to watch accordingly, and continued till he was apprehended by Mr. Paterson, when threat ening the boy. The tech related above were clearly proved. When the boy had given his evidence, he was told to be under no alarm, for he would be protected. Mr. Vary, the Justice ot Peace Clerk, said, that all the fellows who were found watching, for the purpose of intimidation, should be apprehended and tried. The sentence was then read ever to the prisoner, con demning him to three months' solitary confinement, end hard labour, in Bridewell.—Glasgote Courier. The colliers' combination continues so strong in Fife, that a number of labourers belonging to Cupar, Fife, who were engaged to work in some coal-pits, were actually afraid to begin, and returned to Cupar, Fife. Another of the foolish combinations/in this part of the country has been broken up, namely, that of the jour neymen printers. This was one ot the boldest of the associations, and in the face of the law did not hesitate to restrict the number of apprentices which any master was to take. Having sent anonymous letters to inti midate apprentices, the leaders were about to be made to answer for the offence before the Justices, when they assembled the members of the combination, wbo decided by 16 to nine votes, that the confederacy should be broken up.— Glasgow Chronicle. Private accounts from Sak, near Singapore, state that an expedition was fitting out there against the Chief of Bookit Batoo, who had refused submissi.in to the Rajah of Siak. ORIGIN OF THE TERM PANIC. —It sometimes hip pened with the ancient Greeks, well disciplined, and commonly brave as their armies are, that a body of troops, without any attack being made or threatened, would take upon them to disperse and fly fur their lives, leaving their camps and baggage, throwing away their arms, running over hill and dale for days and nights together till their legs and their, fright were wolfs out together. As they were philosophers enough to know that there could be no act without a motive, they excused themselves on these occasions by saying, that the god ran, a shaggy anJ venerable person, with goal's feet, had appeared to them, and that it con sequently became them, as pious persons, to do their utmost to break their necks in a fright. Hence the phrase Panic terror. Wheiher the god Pan has ap peared in the City, of London during the last fortnight we do not know, but it would be extremely difficult for many wt o were affected by terror to find a better l cause: they ought to be obliged to us for fornishm3 them with this. LAW REPORT. COURT OP CHANCE R Y, Dec. st. COMMISsIoW OF ilrlEW.—rowst.L C.MoUCITAt• The lilommvon•Guranat. was heard in reply to the argument of the three former days. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that from all he could understand-, the proceedings in the Common Bea* amounted to a mere waste of expense. • Why did not the parties go to issue upon a clearer point ? A Jury might .very well determine, for example, upon the competency or incompetency of the testator to make a will, but he could not coeceive upon what state of facts they found him competent to making a portion' of a will, and incompetent to make another portion of the same will : yet such was the effect of the finding. Dr. ADAMS is to be heard in reply. DEC. 22.—JODOMENT. Dr. Armies was occupied in arguing this cause this day until twelve o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR then minutely went over the whole of the evidence in the case. His L•nd•hip put out of the question the verdicts given on the is,tres tried in e Court of Common Pleas, and concluded by saying, " If I were called on this moment to give my judgment, I should say to his Majesty, this Commission ought not to be granted. I have, however, laid it down as an invariable rule, never to give any final opinion until I have reconsidered what I ought to do; and 2i I shall have to come down to give some ju . Ig ments before the Court will m• et after the holydays for busine,s, I shall look at the papers, and the first jndg ment I shall give out will be this, if I find occa►ion to aim my opinion." • COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 2iL CRIM. CON4-.—PARKES V. CRESWICK• Mr. RYAN opened the pleading, the declaration alleged that the defendant had criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife. The defendant pleaded Not Guilty. The ATTORNEY GENERAL—The plaintiff is a Gentle man, possessing some proper , y, and was merly a travtller in a mercantile house. The defendant is a Gentlem•in of landed prnperty and a Magistrate of the I , county of Gloucester. The wife of the plaintiff was a Lady of considerable personal attractions, and the daughter of an attorney at Bristol. Some time after the marriage Mrs. Parkes wished her husband to estab• lish himself in business at Bristol, amongst her friends and relations. He did so ; but subsequently wished to retire from that business, and to return to London, but having no residence there, he was compelled to leave his wife and two children at Bristol, under the care of her father. About this time the mother of the plaintiff's wife died, and the defendant being intimate with the family of the plaintiff's father, he proposed that - the plaintiff's wife should pay a visit to the defendant at his residence at Hannan Hall, in Gloucestershire, al leging that she would be a companion for a daughter of his, who was just about returning from school. She went accordingly, no suspicion being entertained as to the defendant's motives, and here the defendant com pleted the ruin of Mrs. Parkes, and destroyed the happiness of the plaintiff. D wing this period no inter. course had taken place between the plaintiff and his wife ; but upon her return to her father's residence, after her visit to the defendant, she discovered herself to be pregnant, and she immediately told the circum stance to the defendant, request.ng that he would pro vide some place where her accouchemmt might take place in concealMent. The defendant •made arrange. ments accordingly, and they both eloped toAttl er, no one knowing whither they had gone. From this time the parties continued to live together in secrecy, and no trace of them could be discovered. This lasted about two years, and the result of this • intercour.e was the birth of two children. At length the defendant go tired of this life of obscurity; and also of his companion, and returned to his residence, ',There he was repeatedly questioned as to his knowledge of Mrs. Pal kes, but he had always denied knowing anything about Upon her father's friend going to seek her, he found her i habiting a humble eettag;e, maintaining herself and her children by her own industry, in doing needle-work given her by the ladies in the neighbourhood. She gave him up a quantity of letters that• the defendant had written to her, but those letters, in a subsequent communication between the plaintiff and the defend tnt, ' were given up to him; one or two had been retained, from which the general tenour of them might beinferred. The Learned Gentleman here detailed the reasons why the plaintiff and his wife did not cohabit together at the time the seduction took place, there certainly was a coolness between them, in consequence of the wife re fusing to come to London, and the plaintiff had certainly spoken in an authoritative tone, on the subject, saying that lie might as well be without a wife at alt. These were the facts—and subsequently the plaintiff, having been prosperous in life, and being now a man of fortune, had thought it to be his duty, by this action, to expose the character of the defendant. Mr. Lutcham, the brother of the plaintiff, proved the marillage, which took place in Ism Cross-examined.—The business which the plaintiff carried on at Bristol was that of a plumber and glazier. The business was carried on for some months. The plaintiff was in London seven or eight years, during which time witness's father supported the wife and her two children. Witness did not disapprove of her mar. rile. He thought they lived very unhappily. together. Witness may have said that the plaintiff behaved likes scoundrel to his wife. Had heard h=r say that she would never go to London to live with him. His father became embarrassed in his circumstances. Mrs. Parkes went to a Mrs. Piakeeing's and another place; she went as. companion. When witness's father died, the chil dren were sent to witness to take care of, and witness consequently wrote to the plaintiff on the subject, and receiving no answer, he applied to the parish, and one of the children was sent up to London to the plaintiff. Knew that the defendant *AS some time ago in great embarrassments, but did not know that he continued so now. • • • Thomas S lkwich lives at Exeter; recollects the de- fendant coming to that place in 1820, and brought with him a Lady. He introduced ber as his wife. They passed by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Humphries. He had a cottage at Exmouth, and there he s..w the Lady called Mrs. Humphries. Witness received his hums and parcels. The Lady had a child whilst at Exmuui h. The child was nursed by a woman of the name ot-Fore. The defendant left the cottage in March, 'lB2l. Wit ness • procured a • chaise for him, and Mr. and Mrs. Humphries went together with their boxes. • &witness named Fry wu calledto prove the manner in which he obtained the defendant's letters from Mrs. Parkes, and the manlier in which he gave them up to the defendant.' . Thomas Parkes, the brother of the plaietiff, was called to prove. that melons to the plaintiff leaving ileistol,_the' plaintiff end his' wife lived on good terms. Thomas Joseph Severn spoke to the terms tspoo which the plain tiff and his wife lived whil..t they were residing in London. / A Mr. and Mrs. Barrow spoke to the sane effect. 8 & • %linen were bete pat In and read they fully *tint to sell• staatiate the &hairs cue. . . A witty., was recalled, *he ptoved tlatt :fie phintiff came Into the possession of considerable landed property by iiihvtitances aliout the commencement df ih24. Mr. Scasamar, for the defence, addressed the Jury. I4e contended, that this act on was brought for the b ole purpose of getting a divorce, so as .to bar the plain tifts site of her dower, and to enable him to dispose pE it without her levying . a fine. The Learned Counsel then strongly remarked on the te•ndittt of the plaintiff in suff:ringthlt wife to rema.n so many years without either allowirg her a sirpence fur her suprort, or ever enquiring after hlr, even wttsn th s supposed adultery was discovered; and of his hirdheartednes3 in starring his child to go to'the parish; and, finally, con ended, that the only question WA', whether there shotild be a were dict for the defendant or a shilling damages? The Loan CHIEF JUSTICZ charged the Jury, that the adultery was made out, but left the question of damages to the Jury. Verdict for the plaintiff-43=meg 501. WILLOUGHBY V. FLETCHER. This was an action by Mr. Wi:lnugliby, the keeper of the Royal H..tel, Chester, ag .inst Mr. Fletchet,'Who is the printer and proprietor of the Chester Chroiticle, to recover a compensation in damagei for a libel in the above paper, which the plaintiff complained of as being libellous, and injurious to his character. The defendant pleaded the general issue. The libel was an article which appearel in the Chester Chronicle of Friday, December the 4.h, 1824. The plaintiff had taken the Royal Hotel, at Chester, of Lord Grosvenor, and in consequence of a seizure made by Mr. Crosby, Lord Grosvenor's agent, Mr. Willoughby applied for an injunction in Ch.ncery. When the an swer was put in, the injunction was dissolved, and Mr. Willoughby NA the rent due to Lnrd Grosvenor. In consequence of the proceedings in Chaicery, the article was published which became the subject of action. The writer stated, that reform in Chancery was neces sary, because Mr. W Hiatus (the Counsel) and Mr. Willoughby were diisatitfied with the Lot d Chancellor's decision. It went on to say, that the affidavit made by Mr. Willoughby was considered an incredible tale, thereby imputing perjury, and concluded by adding; " Oaths are words, and words are wind, Two feeble instruments of mind." Mr. SCARLITT, who was for the plaintiff l tnade some severe allusions to inaccurate reports, and the injury individuals might sustain by making the Lord Chan cellor pass censure on the conduct of suitors, when the obs( rvations of Lord Eldon, it fairly applied, would convey no such censure. He considered this the worst of calumnies. • The Learned Counsel caned witnesses, who proved the publica tion of the libel, and the circumstances of his case. The ATTORNEY GENERAL for the defendant, con tended that Mr. Willoughby had commenced the cone troversy by sending articles to the Courant. The de fendant who was a Gentleman and a scholar, was not the writer of the article, but was certainly respoasible for the insertion. He called upon the Jury to consider this a party dispute, which had happened at Chester, where the plaintiff might have tried it without putting the parties to the expense of coming to a London Jury. The Loan Come Jussleit said the plaintiff, in law, was entitled to a verdict. It was fur the Jury to say what damages he ought to receive. The Jury retired from the box, and on their return found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 3001. ROBSON AND ANOTHILR D. SIR CHARLES awn, lAN?. The plaintiffs, who are corn-lavers, brought this action against the defend-nt, as the acceptor of 'a bill of exchange for 44001. da:e.l the 2.1 March, 1823, and drawn by Josiah Rowe. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and pee notice to the plaintiff to prove the consideration given fur the bill. After the acc ptance had been proved, the Arrow. NEY GENERAL put in an agreement between t:le t!e fencl.nt and Rowe, by which the defendant agreed t a.cept four bills of exchange for the purpose of raising a sum of 2 5001. which was to he paid to the defendant witOia a given time, Of the bills were to be returned. Rowe did not pay the money, nor return the bills. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, under the above facts, contended that the pla.ntiffi ought to shew how the bill came into their possessisa ; secondly, that they could not recover, as no considerat 1041 had been given for it. Mr. Guaisair, in s . eply, produced witnesses,. who proved that the hill in question was paid by Rowe to Messrs. Myers and Co. and by them to the plaintiffs, as security for any loss they might suatain by the sale of a cargo of slover, which had been consigned to them by Myers and Co. The Jury, under all the circumstances diet for the defendant. The rest of the day was occupied in the trial of goestion of bankruptcy. of the ease, found aver-* COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Densista 21. There was only one cause lett for trial, for which a Special Jury was appointed. At the sitting of *the Court, and the names of the Jury being called over , only three Sp-tial . Joryrrien answered to their names. Mr. Serjeant MIDDY declined praying a tales. Mr. Serjeant Vaeonms prayed a tales; bat before the Jary were sworn, an understanding took place between the Learned Colonel, and the Sittings after Michaelmas terminated. GOLD.—The issue of half sovereigns this week at the Bank of England has been enorm-us ; many thousands have got into circulation, and if not withdrawn, will become a very convenient specie. °Falange. ECONOMY IN STAYS PRISONS.—It would appear, from a statement in the Boston Daily Advertiser, that .the Massachussets state prisons,inCharlestown and Concord, have made a net profit to the State of 10,055 dollars. A few days since, the workmen employed at Colonel CUNNINGHAM'S house, New ton, about two miles IN est from Perth, turned up, in digging, several skeletons. One of them was deposited in what seemed to have been a rude stone coffin, within which was found a co'n, very much decayed, of Tiberius. The Brighton Harriers meet on Monday, at Parabola )11.4. motley, at the Race Course ; Friday, at the Dyke. The Brookside Harriers on Monday ,at Newmarket Hill; Wed. nesday, at the Race Course ; Friday, at Telesecenhe Tye. Mr. Meynell's Hounds on Monday, at %%Minor Park ; Thurs day, at Shirley Park; Saturday, at Holly Bush. Sir G. Sitwell's Hounds on Tuesday, it Ninon; Friday, at Handsvrorth Bar. ' CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-I:ANiI, Demons U. There are moderate quantides of most kinds df Grain in ills week, and a large supply of Flour. Wheat remains very dun, and so few sales can be made, that the terms of Monday may • be considered nominal. Nes*, Neaps, Peas, and Oats find scarcely any trade at preientr Flekr estakered.—Arrivals : English Wheat, 3,450 In. Harley 4,340 qrs. Oats, 5,400 qrs. Blur, 0,560 rod& Usk Bar- Icy., 85 qrs. Oats, 11,8041 qrs. Foreign. IV heat, 300 qrs. Darin, 6,500 qrs. Oats, 2,1100 qrs. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Humana 111. We have the shortest supply of Cattle, of all descriptions, but pardeilarly of Sheep, almost ever remembered here ; but the quality ArAllietel4, said the Wain +Aug well supplied, th e p el g er ?Mtat Itionderes terms.. The business done h a s been very inning, attendance Of giptins thin.—least., WO; Sheep, 2,060; Vigo; in; Ciiv is, SC' - Beet, es. Sd. to 50.24. per stone ; Mutton, 4s. sd.to 6s.Td. Veal, 54. M. to 6s. 6d. Pork, is. to 6s.—Hay per load. .23 as. to ,C 4 11s. rid. Clover, £4 to £5 Ts. 414. Straw, Cl 16s. to Ls.