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tad under .the stattitt of frauds, ind consecoently formed no 'consideration for the contract ; and secondly, because the conveyance was made, not to Mr. Price himself, as alleged in the declaration, but to his nominee. Lord Chief Justice BEST overruled both objections. He held the case sufficiently taken out of the statute of frauds by the note in writing, in which the bargain was recited, and by the subsequent execution of the convey ance ; and considered the allegation as to the conveyance immaterial, since the bargain was relinquished in Mr. Price's favour. He would, however, give leave to the defendant to move for a nonsuit, in case he should—be ini,taken.—The Jury then found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 401. THE COMMON PLIAS . BAR. In the course of a cause (of no interest worthy of Icing reported), Mr. Serjeant YELL complained of interruption in his argument by the private observations of a Learned Counsel near him, who was engaged on the other side. It was impossible to proceed while subject to interruption Mr. Serjeant VAuuHar.—My Lord, t\)r my part, I must say, that I have not uttered one word in the case. I don't know to whom the observation of my brother Pell is addressed, but I dis claim its application to myself. Mr. Serjeant Pat.—Then, since I must name the quarter from whence the interruption came, I will do so. It was from my much respected friend here (placing his hand on the robe of a Learned Counsel who sat behind Serjeant Vaughan). The Loss Cans Jessica (addressing himself to the bar).—Upon my word, Gentlemen, I with you would all go into the Court of King's Bench for one week. Mr. Serjeant Pau--My Lord, with great respect, I beg to dis claim any imputation of irregularity on my part, and I submit that it might not to be made. It may be right to state here, that the interruption complained of proceeded from a Gentleman whose chief practice is in the Court of King's Bench. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, DECEMBER 7, BREACH OF PROMISE OF SETTLEMENT. The CHIEF Jusrics having, shortly after ten o'clock, taken his sear on the bench, and a special Jury, sworn the day before, having resumed their seats in the box, the adjourned case of 44 Maddock v. Elizabeth Nolan and John Mahon, executors of the late James O'Flana gait," was called on. This action was to recover the sum of 2,0001. Ste. from the defendants, as representa tives of the late Mr. O'Flanagan, which sum it was al leged he had promised should be settled on his grand niece, the daughter of a Mrs. Cocking, shouldthe former be married to the plaintiff. The marriage did take place. The plaintiff rested his case, which was stated by. Mr. Ser jeant Goold on Monday, principally on a letter from Mr. O'Flanagan to Mrs. Cocking, in answer to a letter or letters of her's, dated from Bath, the 16th of January, 1815, stating that the plaintiff had paid his addresses to her daughter, praising him in strong terms, and request ing his assistance to consummate the snitch between the plaintiff and her daughter. It appeared that Mrs. Cocking on that occasion entreated her uncle, Mr. O'Flanagan, to write her a letter expressive of his ac quiescence in her wishes, stating the fortune her daughter was to expect from him, and respecting other things which she pointed out; which letter was shewn to the plaintiff, as he had previously inquired from her (Mrs. Cocking) as to hex daughter's expectations from her family, Ike. Mr. O'Conneta., for the defendants, animadverted with considerable severity on Mrs. Cocking's letter or letters. They were a combination of mantling senti ment, wild affectation, and meanness. Oh ! if she could accomplish her views respecting her dear Mary Anne, she would think of nothing after but her GOD 1 She would not indulge herself with a drop of wine—he (the plaintiff ), she said, would bring her daughter to Dublin Castle. He was " a sweet young," " a good young man," charming young—she represented him as possessing property ; also, that be was of the first fashion"—his father of great respectability in London ; and he, too, a near relative of " a Nobleman's wife in Bith, a Lady Itoung"—(Learghter). This was all done (said Mr. O'Connell) to flatter the prejudices and the Connaught pride of the old Milesian, Mr. O'Flanagan ; and she stated, amongst other things, in a letter to Mrs. Nolan, beginning with " My beloved Sister—These Englishmen are odd people; they wish to think the Ladies love them—(Larechter); and she, after all these expressions, asks this 0 Flanagan, living in the wilds of Connaught, to write to her in " the loving, kind, 2nd elegant manner he used always to do 1" Mr. O'Connell, after commenting for a length of time on these epistles, stated, that they contained gross misre presentations in various respects. The marriage between the plaintiff and Miss Cocking took place on the 7th of March, at the house of Colonel Nelly, at Bath.— Colonel Nelly received a letter from Mr. O'Flanagan on the sth of Nlarch, dated the 27th of February, beg ging of him (Colonel Nelly) to look into the plaintiff's circumstances, and if they were not better than he (the plaintiff) had represented them, he would wash his bands out of the business. Colonel Nelly !moved that he communicated the contents of this letter to the plain-' tiff, on the morning of the marriage; he, however, added, that had the match been then broken off, the young Lady's character would have been destroyed. She could not live in Bath, nor come to her native country without the finger of scorn being pointed at her, for the marriage bans had been previously published, and he' (the plaintiff) had even lived in the same hotel with Miss Cocking and her mother , as a person that was soon to be the former's husband. Mr. O'Connell, how ever, urged, that even if the first letter contained any contract, the subsequent one to Colonel Nelly before the marriage was a retractation. About five o'clock the Jury retired, and, after a few loinutes' absence, brought in a verdict for the plaintiff, of 2,4801. (including interest), and 6d. costs. Mr. O'CoNtrau,, stated a number of objections against lie Learned Judge's charge, which, with his Lord hip's permission, he would reserve for a case, and place on the rev•rd. His Lordship assented. NEAPOLITAN LOAN.—The Half-Yearly Dividend on tl'e above Loan falling due on Saturday, the Ist of i January next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. ROTHSCHILD such Bonds as have been negotiated by him. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical bider, must be left one day previous for examination. PRUSSIAN LOAN or 1822, NROOTIATED BY MR. N. ROTHSCHILD, IN LONDON•—The halt Yearly Divi dend on the above Loan,. which becomes due on Satur day, the Ist of January next, will be paid by Mr. N.M. ItoTHSCHILD, on that and every succeeding► day (Sun days excepted), between the hours of ten and two. The Dividend Wairants, with a list thereof in numerical order, must be left one day previous for examination. In 1793, when a war with France was agitated, account of the conduct of Chat country to the Dutch, k Gentleman in company said, impetuously, 6 , D—n 01 ! Dutch, burn their towns Rather," said Lady I‘intringham, N un-dam them, and drown them NEGOTL4TION WITH THLEVEL • It will be recollected that a report was given in last Men . day's STAR of the trial of Bridger Lidbetter, who was on Saturday convicted at the Old Bailey of taking money under pretence of effecting . the recovery of a large quantity of silk goods which bad been stolen from a warehouse in Wood-street. Without giving any opi nion on the merits of this case, which is left for the de cision of the Judges, it is to be hoped that the prosecu tion will have the effect of deterring police-o ffi cet% and others from interfering between tlse thief and the party robbed, as has been too much the case of late years, particularly in instances of bankers pacels stolen from coaches, some of which having contained notes to very large amounts, the bankers have consented to sacrifice a part in order to get back the remainder ; and it is said, that recently as much as 10001. were given for the pur pose of obtaining a valuable packet of c wintry notes. It is time that a praitice so comparatively safe for the thieves, .and so shamefully profitable to the officers, should be suppressed. ' It was enacted by Statute of the 4th Geo. I. C. 11, " that whoever shall take a reward under the pretence of helping any one to stolen goods, shall suffer as the felon who stole them, unless he cause such principal felon to he apprehended and brought to trial, arid shall also give evidence against him." It was upon this evi dence that Lidbetter was indicted, and it is remark able, that although the Act was passed above 100 years back, it is not known that there has been a single in stance of an indictment upon it since the days of the famous Jonathan Wild, on account of whose practices this law was made, which ultimately was the means of terminating his career of crime on the scaffold. Al though the name of this celebrated character is very familiar to every reader, it may not, perhaps, be alto gether uninteresting to give a few particulars respect ing one who in the commission of crime adopted a course of so much artifice and novelty, as placed him beyond the reach of the then existing laws. Wild was born at Wolverhampton, in 1682. Being of profligate and extravagant habits, he repaired to London, deserting his wife and child: having been thrown into the Wood-street Compter for debt, he there became acquainted with some of the most notorious thieves of the day, who initiated him into the mysteries of their profession. On his enlargement from prison, he opened a little public-house in conjunction with an infamous woman who was his associate in gaol: this house became the resort of felons, for the purpose of their disposing of their booty. Wild had the faculty of , gaining the confidence of these people, of penetrating into their secrets, and having once become acquainted 1 with their proceedings, they were conscious that their' lives were in his power, and they looked upon him with a kind of awe. Wild having been put to some difficulty, in conse quence of an Act that was passed for the punishment by transportation of the receivers of stolen goods, origi nated a method for facilitating the disposal of plunder, which was, in fact, to :sell the stolen property to the party who bad lost it. His plan was to apply to per sons who had been robbed, affecting to be much con- I cerned for their misfortune, and stating that suspected property had been stopped by an honest broker, his ac quaintance, and that he thought there was some proba bility of their restitution being effected; but he failed not to plead for some reward being given to the broker for his trouble and disintere.tedness, at the same time exacting a promise that no disagreeable consequences should ensue to his fliend, who had imprudently ne glected to apprehend the supposed thieves. People were in general pleased with the prospect of regaining any part of their property, without the trouble and ex pense of prosecutions. Wild received no gratuity from the owners of stolen goods, but deducted his profit from the money which was paid to the imaginary broker : in this way he went on for a considerable time, and amassed a good deal of money, without danger of Prosecution. His business increasing, instead of applying to persons *ho had been robbed, he opened an office, to which numbers resorted, in hopes of recovering their effects. When persons made application, they were informed that a fee of half a crown was required, in consideration of the advice that would be given to them ; and the particulars of the robbery, and the reward that would be given in the event of the goods being recovered, having been duly registered in a book, the parties were desired to call in a few days, when they might expect agreeable informa tion being afforded. Upon their so calling to know the success of his in quiries, it was often intimated to them that some trace of the goods had been discovered, but that'the robbers declared that mote money could be raised by pawning them, than by returning them for the proposed reward, and it was artfully hinted that the most safe and expe• ditious method would be to make some addition to the reward. When it was ascertained how much would actually be given, the party was desired to call in a few days, when the property was usually ready for delivery. Wild derived much advantage from examining persons who had been robbed, thereby becoming acquainted with particulars which the thieves had concealed from him, and was enabled to detect them if they kept back any part of the spoil : being in possession of the secrets of the most notorious rogues, they were under the ne cessity of complying with any terms which he might choose to exact. Wild accumulated money so fast, that he began to assume an air of dignity, dressing in laced clothes, and wearing a sword. So much did his business increase, that he found it necessary to open an additional office, in the management of which he employed a Jew named Abraham, who served him with great industry and fidelity. At these places property to an immense amount was from time to time recovered wliich had been stolen. Wild was extremely indignant if the thieves presumed to conceal a robbery from him, or if they did not make him acquainted with the whole amount stolen ; and he frequently carried his resentment so far, as to be the means of bringing them to justice. Atjeugth the time arrived when the long career of iniquity which Jonathan had run was to terminate; he was arrested for assisting in the rescue of a thief, and committed to Newgate ; and being detained by several warrants, he was ultimately indicted and convicted upon the statute before mentioned for an offence which he committed during his confinement in Newgate. After sentence of death had been- passed upon him, he was desirous of committing suicide, and actually found means to pro cure a quantity of laudanum, which he took at about two o'clock on the morning of his execution ; but means having been taken to remove the.effects of the poison, he was conveyed to Tyburn, and suffered death on the 24th of May, 1725. • ~.. SEW UNDERTAXING& I. 1 4 —ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNELS' JO C 4 lON the CANAL' Among h riumerdur arls now afloat for local im provement, the prripoted Canal for effecting a conimn nication between . , the English and Bristol Channels is entitled to peculiar attention, from the prospect which it affords of public benefit. The woollens of SoUth Wales in general, the slate and coal of Glamorginshite; the copper of gwansea (where a ll t h e ores o f CO rts will are melted), the iron of Merthyr Tydvil and Abeidare, and the groceries of Bristol, will thus be supplied to the whole of the south coast of England, and to that which, after all, must be the great emporiuni of comtherce, a London Market. If further inducements were necessary, humanity and patriotism are not wanting to promote so good p cause. The difficulties of eircumnavigating the Land's End have already been stated, brit it is not this alone that the mariner has to &Tad. The navigation of all the lower part of the Bristol Channel is peculiarly dan gerous. The velocity of the tide, which frequently comes up with a head of five or sii feet, when added to the prevalent winds from the south-west, makes it, un. der such circumstances, next to lnipossible to beat down ; even in , the chaps of . the Channel, whilst in a gale the, iron-bound coast of the North of Devon and Cornwall threatens certain destruction, there is no friendly port for which a distressed vessel can bear, except the distant ones of Padstow or Mil ford. Those who have witnessed during the fair months of Summer the perilous situation of a ship em bayed below Hartland Point, with the usual wind blow ing in shore, can alone form an adequate idea of the wintry terrors of that long barrier of cliffs opposed to the fury of the Atlantic. The zeal with which the de sign has been taken up by the nation is a sure test of its merit. We hail the increased activity of the pro. prietors as an omen of success, and congratulate the public at large on a work, the commencement of which may be well considered as one of the triumphs of national prosperity. The breadth of the Isthmus of Suez is perhaps some thing greater than the distance in this case to be cut through ; but the attempts of the predecessors of the Ptolemies were abortive, and those intelligent monarchs themselves never contemplated a project on a scale so magnificent as this. The lanactus canal of Languedoc must now sink into comparative insignificance; the idea of a passage for fleets remained for more enter prising times. 11.--BIRMINGIIAM AND LIVERPOOL RAIL ROAD COMPANY. The object of this Association is to form a Rail-road fin= Birmingham, through the Staffordshire Collieries and Ironworks by Wolverhampton, Nantwich, and Chester, to the Mersey, to communicate with Liverpool. Branches are also to go off to Dudley, Stonrbridge, the Shropshire Coal and Iron-works, and the Stafford shire Potteries. Part of these lines pass through some of the most populous manufacturing districts in the kingdom, while another part traverses a country at present totally unprovided with any Canal or similar accommodation. The population of Birmingham, and the Towns and Collieries in the neighbourhood, may be computed at about 300,000 ; and the total population on and in the vicinity of the proposed line, or in connection with it, at about 600,000. The quantity of coal raised annually in the South Staffordshire Coal Field, may be estimated at 2,300,000 tons, and the quantity of icon manufactured in the same district, and in Shropshire, at 250,000 tons. —At least one million tons of the coal, and almost all ' the iron, are now transported to distant places. The Staffordshire Potteries send annually, in the direc tion of Liverpool, in the article of earthenware alone, about 26,000 tons, and the total annual tonnage to and from the Potteries is about 200,000 tons. These are a few instances only of the stupendous sources from which those tonnages have arisen, which have enabled one of the Canals passing through these districts to pay an an nual dividend to the Proprietary of 1401. upon an ori ginal share of 1401. and have enhanced the value of such share from 1401. to 32001. and another Canal in the same district to pay a dividend of 1601. upon the ori ginal share of 2001. the shares themselves having reached the value of 46001. each. These circumstances sufficiently account for the rea diness with which the plan for a Rail-road through these districts has been adopted, a Company formed, and a capital of 600,0001. raised in 12,000 shares, at 501. each. By the aid of locomotive and stationary steam engines, the heaviest goods may be forwarded, at all times, and in any weather, at the rate of eight miles an hour •, and it is sups fluous to remark on the vastly increased facility which will thus be given to mercan tile and manufacturing enterprises. Hopes are enter. tained that passengers may be forwarded on this Rail road at twelve miles an hour, but the Company do not pledge themselves to this part of their undertaking. llt.-CONTINENTAL GAS ASSOCIATION. This Company is formed under the direction of Sir William Congreve (the Chairman), who has lately re turned from the Continent, where negotiations have been entered into with the Constituted Authorities of the Russian, Austrian,. Danish, Swedish, and Prussian dominions, Hanover and the Netherlands, for lighting the Capitals and other principal towns with gas similar to that used in this country. The capital proposed to be raised is 2,000,0001. ster ling, divides! into 20,000 shares. • ProvideJ the conditions of the prospectus are approved of, and the terms upon which the shares are offered, an immediate deposit of 5/. per share is to be paid into the bankers named, and also an additional sum of Si. per share for the expenses already incurred in the nego ciations on the Continent, upon " all shares not already appropriated to Directors, Officers, &c." This latter condition is not contained in the " prospectus," but is stated in the circular letters to persons desirous of be coming Proprietors. The Directors reserve the power of raising a further capital of 500,0001. by distributing shares to that extent on the Continent; but such shares to be exclusively de voted to foreign capitalists. IMPERIAL BRAZILIAN MINING ASSOCIATION. The particulars of this new Company were given in the STAR of Wednesday. The capital proposed to be raised is one million ster ling, divided into 10,000 shares of 1001. each. The Chairman and Directors equal in respectability those of any similar undertaking. V.—IRISH PROVINCIAL BANKING COMPANY. The most intelligent observers have stated that the al most entice want of Provincial Banks is among the most prominent defects in the present state of Ireland. Certain laws peculiar to that country obstructed their formation htete till lately; but by an arrangement made with the iiii • Bank of Ireland in 1821, and by an Act passed last Sae. :Wit of Parliament, those obstacles are iemoved ; and Joint Stock Banks may now be established at a distance exceeding fifty miles from Dublin. It is argued that such institutions rhust fOrni a safe and profitable Invest ment for capital ; and the reasobs for this opinion are derived partly friith the great profit which has attended the Scottish joint Stock Bafiks, and partly from the profits Made by the Bank of Ireland. Actuated by the 6 views, a number of Nublnnen and Gentlemen have instituted a Company under the above name, with a proposed capital of two millions sterling, in shares of 1004 each, the business to be directed by a Board of Directors in London, with local Committees at Lime rick, Londonderry, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Newry, Sligo, Waterford, Westport, &c. El= LONDON TITHE MEETING. Yesterday, pursuant to a circular sent round from the Tithe Committee of the Corporation, to all the Parishes in the City of London affected by the Act of the 37th Henry VIII. requesting them to attend by Deputation, and confer with the Committee as to the best mode of proceeding, a Meeting was held in the Council Cham ber, Guildhall.—Depututions from several parishes at. tended. Mr. Hurcombe presided as Chairman, and stated the object of the rneetiil. Mr. THOMAS SANDERS said, the inhabitants had been subjected, in various places, to such rapid and es tensive increase in the claims for Tithes, they were sub ject to such , unmerciful exactions, and the disputes and animosities, inevitably the result, between the pa rishioners and their Ministers would be so interminable, that it was impossible for things to remain in the state in which they were at present—(llear, hear.)—One Impropriator agreed to take cnly a certain amount from the inhabitants, who then thought they were quite safe, bet upon his decease, another came in, who would not submit to the previous agreement, and immediately doubled his exactions. It therefore became necessary to apply to Parliament for redress. Alderman Warrhstax addressed the meeting at length, and recommended that every parish should unite in resisting the exactions of the Clergy. Mr. Dann said it was a grievous thing that any of the Clergy should attack their parishioners, and he hoped that any necessity which might exist for doing so, might be totally prevented. It was the general interest of the City of London, that the power of exacting the demand of 2s. ad. in the pound should be done away with.— This measure could not be effected by any particular parish, nor was it fair that any particular body should have such a contest. As to the clashirg of particular interests, much had been said, but he requested the Meeting to exert their common sense on the subject. The general claim was reasonable, and might be accom plished by a general application. Several other Gentlemen addressed the Meeting. • After some further discussion.. the Meeting adopted Resolutions to the following effect ; Resolved unanimously, That it appears to this Meeting, that a united application shuuki be made by the several parishes to Par ent fur relief, and that this opinion be reported to the several parishes affected. Resolved, That a copy of the above Resolution be transmitted to the several parishes, and that they be requested to take the moss effectual and immediate measures in their power to forward the Objects thereof. Before the Meeting separated, the Chairman again reminded those present that the Corporation was willing to give the most strenuous support to their efforts, and he urged the necessity of liberality to the Officiating Clergyman. Their constituents were greatly grieved at witnessing a Curate, a Gentleman of education, with a numerous family, receiving no more than 601. or SOL a-year.—The Meeting then separated. UNIVERSII'Y aid CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE, rfECE3IBER 10. At a Congregation OD Wednesday bat, the following Degrees were conferred : Hostinuav Hama or Awn--Tbe Hon. William Hervey, of Trinity Colley, son of the Earl of Bristol. Mama op Ann—Witi. John Alexander, Trinity College. Racumoas is Punic—Benjamin Guy I3abingtin, Pembroke Hall; Arthur Mower, Emmanuel College. At the above Congregation the degree of A.M. waa conferred on Dominus Judge, of Trinity College, by royal mandate. OXFORD,DRCEMBER 11. Thursday, the std instant, - Mr. Charles Williams, Commoner of Jesus College, was elected Scholar of thai Society. The knowing subjects are proposta for the Chancellor's Prima, for the ensuing year, via. Fos Lasts Vanass—lncendium Lemdineoseanno 1666. Fos aw gamut* Essay—Language, in its copiousness and struc ture, considered as a test of national civilisation. Tea • Lasts Essay—De Tribunicia spud Romano; potentate. The first of the above subjects is intended for those Gentlemen of the University who have not exceeded four years from the time of their Matriculation; and the other two for such as have eaeeeded four, but not completed seven years. SIR Rana New:am:ea Pants—For the best composition in English Verse, not containing either more or fewer than Fifty Lines by any Undergraduate who has not exceeded foot years from the time of his Matriculation: The Temple of Vesta at Moll., Thursday last, the folloiring Degrees were conferred : Backmost in Divniery.—The Rev. Thomas Cur, Trinity College. Bat-slaws is Manicnra.--John Wootton, Balliol College, with license to practice. Marmots or Ans.—Russell Ellice, Esq. Brasennose College, grand compounder; Charles Parkin, Brasennose College; Rev. John Smith, St. Edmund Hall. Bacsurtoas or Anew—Joshua Ingham, Esq. University College, grand compounder; Philip Thresher, University College; Robert Watts, Scholar of Lincoln College; William Irwin, Scholar of Queen's College; George Riggs, Scholar of Queen's College; David Robinson, Queen's College; George Thompson, Queen's. College; W. Leader, Christ Church ; Henry Somers Cocks, Christ Church; Thomas Stokes Salmon, Brasennose College; William Parson Hopton, Trinity College; Henry Francis Earle, Trinity College ; Francis Philips Hahne, St. Alban Hall ; David Twopeoy, Oriel College; George Browne Francis Pottkary, Magdalen Hall; Joseph Charles Philpot,. Scholar of Worcester College. The Most Noble the• Marquis of Queensberry has presented the Rev. Dunce► Stewart Singer to the Church and Parish of Mouse weld, vacant by the death of the Rev. Jacob Dickson. The Ist instant, the Associate Congregation of Balbeggie, in the Presbytery of Perth, gave an unanimous call to Mr. Jas. Brown, Preacher of the Gospel, to be their Pastor. Rev.Charks Griffiths, B.A. to the Rectory of Tuna:hoe, Devon, void by the resignation of the Rev. William Charles Hill. Tuesday, the 30th November, being the Annual Meeting of the Venerable the Dean and Chapter of Bristol Cathedral, the Rev. John Parsons, the Rev. Henry Green, and the Rev. John Latey having resigned their Miner Canonries, the following Gentlemen were elected to make up the fuU number of six, as prescribed by the Statutes of Henry Vlll.—the Rev. Joseph Cross, the Rev. Ames Heilicar, the Rev. Fred. Rouch, and the Rev. L a mb e r t . At the same meeting the Rev. Milner was elected Master of the College Grammar School, in the room of the late Mr. Taylor. Lord John Thynne has appointed the Rev. William Gale, of Ashwick, to be his Curate, at Walton, Somerset. HUNTING. His blajesty's Stag-hounds Will meet on Monday, at Bracknell; aad Friday, at Langley Broom. William Wells, who last Monday se'nnight commenced the es traordiamy task of walking from Devoupett to Exeter in one day, and back the next, for twenty days, ban*, after kw days perse verance, gave up the undertaking. f '' iI~6 • • •7; , gi Px ti 14 ..-1 1 rr l i ~~