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~.. orwrei;p as to Rowland. The endorsement of the „j, by virtue of which they were now sued, was in the band•wriiing of Rowland, and the words " Ashby and gowland." Mr. Mayhew, the plaintiff, an attorney, who had been consulted as to the liability of parties to the ;lilt, purchased it, through the medium of a man raffled Gorton, for half its amount. An investigation had taken place at the Mansion-house, on a charge of ty against Rowland, which was dismissed ; And the q ,estien was, whether the endorsement made by p o wland was placed on the bill before or after the 21st ct s qte mher, when he ceased to y ' be a partner in the f. m; ,n before that time lie could charge the other eeendants,.but not afterwards? To prove that the endorsement was made before the d:,, o l.oiott of partnership, Mr. SCARLETT, fOr the plain t•ff, called Gorton, who positively swore that the bill w as his possession a few days before the dissolution t,r,s advertised, and bore at that time the endorsement is q uestion. Tl.is witness had been in difficulties, and (Arne from pri s on. F,,r the defendants, Mr. GURNEY, Offer a speech s :•ongly denouncing the conduct of the plaintiff as 2lready apparent, called a man named Rimmer, who s wore, that being in the habil of discounting bills, this I , jll was offered to him in October, and that it then had ts , tt theendorsement of the defendants, and if it had borne th:ir endorsements he would have discounted it instead of refusing. This witness, on cross-exam nation, ad orned that he was examined at the Maaston house, and there stated that he had seen the bill in November, when the endorsement was upon it, without mentioning that he had seen it previously; but accounted for this by saying, that he did not recollect the circumstance till it tti as brought to his mind by a letter from his friend Mr. Kinnear, with whom heihad transacted gilt* business, and whom he considered, whatever the wt.rirl., right say, as a man of honour. It was I uriber proved,. tl.at Mr. Mayhew did not apply for payment of the bill crtil several days after it was due, and then d d not minion %. hearer he applied on his own behalf or that of a client. The LOAD Cam Jesrice left the case to the Jury, on the single ve:tieu, whether they could give credit to Gorton's evidence? The Jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the defend- Poliby and Sbaw. The Lose Cuter Justice.—l forbore to express my opinion of !Ir. 31iyhew's conduct until now, lest it should influence the 'alba ; but I cannot allow this cause to go out of this public Coen, without publicly observing, that I highly disapprove of the oruhict of any attorney who buys a bill, on which suspicion has ken cast, for half price. OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY. T'c S?v.ions of Oyer and Terminer commenced this by, at t!.e Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, before Mr. .lits•lce Pa AK 6, Mr. Justice BAYLEY. the LORD MAYOR, &c. It being the fist Session in the pre wnt Ai.t) malty, the Long MAYOR and SHERIFFS came state to open the Courts. Michael Davis was put to the bar on an indictment tkarging hint witlsburglariou.ly breaking and entering the dwelling•linuse of . Robert Bennet, in the Parish of St. Luke's, Chelsea, and stealing therein divers articles, ploperty.—Neatly twenty witnes-es were called fur :leprosecution, who cleat ly brought home the charge ;.;the prisoner. `lr. Justice BAYLEY summed up the evidence to the :iry, who found the prisoner Guilty—Dcath. There are 190 pi timers in the Calendar (or trial, amongst which fre are five. fur highway robbery, two for •uttering base coin, ....tone for selling the same. LONDON MECHANICS' INSTITUTION. Yeverday evening a Qumusty Meeting of the Mem krs of this Institution st as held in the Theatre of the Isii:otinti, in Sotith4 mpton-buildings. In the Absence of Billtbeck, who was kept away by a cold, Dr. Gil one of the Vice-Presidents, was called to the chair. The Report of the Comniittee of Management for tke Ira final ter was read by the Secretary, and gave a most ratit)ing account of the progress of the Institution.— During the last quarter 671 new members have been added, ma ki ng t h e tota l u mber 18b7, and in addition• to the subscriptions of members upwards of 3001. have been received in donations during the quarter ; 1001. from the Rev. R. Fellows, of ltyegatP, who has also proposed to give two annual premiums of ten guineas fah; one for the best machine that shall be invented 429 y member of the Institution ; and the other, to the member who shall answer best in the mathematical Class. A donation of fifty guineas has been given by Messrs. Whitbread and Car. and a similar sum by Messrs. 'human, Hanbury, and Ca. 253 volumes of valuable beds. had been presented to the Institution during the curter; and several newly-invented mathemaleal and mechanical instruments. - - --------- A letter was read from Mr. Joshua Watson, who re newel to resign his office of trustee. The Vice-President (Mr. M• WILLIAM) assured the Members that they could not have the benefit of Mr. Watson's services. On to motion of Mr. Nl' William, thanks were voted to Mr. Watson, mid th e Lord Mayer was elected a trustee withgreat applause. A vote of thanks was passed to the several persons who had ;resented donations to the Institution, to the Committee, and to 4 r. *Mihail), and to Dr. Birkbetk, for the valuable lectures be delivered during the quarter, and his unceasing care of all the wrests of the Institution. Thanks being voted to Dr. Gilchrist, for his escellent conduct the Chair and zealous attention to the Institution— , The Docron returned thanks, and assured the Meeting that he zhe highest-possible gratification in contributing, by every means P his power, to the progress of the Institution. The Meeting then karate/I, - • Upwards 41000/. inßank of Ireland notes were in the Ill.:note mail-bag, which was robbed• on the 15th uk. PROPAGATION OF TIIS GOSPlLL.—Yesterday evening, Nblic Meeting of the principal inhabitants in the vi 7 Was hod at the School-room;Clapham, for the ''lrl4,e estab,lishing a branch of the Society for the l '''Paga•ion of the Gospel. At seven o'clock, the room It a ' filled with Ladies and Ger.tlemen, and the chair Is taken by the Rev. Dr. DEALTRY. Resolutions ; in C 4 formity with the object of the meeting, were agreed ' , and votes of thanks passed in honour of the Bishop of 'ebec, the Ch,irman, and other individuals present. At Hamburg!), whenever a scarcity of money al ises, '';er from the exportation of specie or the want of vs's eile, the Bank of that city advances its rate of dis %int accordingly, and the same course is pursued by tivate individuals. Thus, a very short time ago, the 'rete,t on m ipey advanced there to ten, and even thre per cent. this addition furnished a premium on risk supposed to be incurred in discounting doubt. Paper ; the misers a n d t imi d caPitalssts brought out ''elqoards, and the supply of money became so am. fie', that tile rate of interest is falling, and will ,soon its former level. The same rule prevails in all Paces *bete no maximum is fixed by law to the amount • :iretest. THE WESTMINSTER. PLAY. The first performance or the anndat Pixy at Welt minster School took place last n ght. The play this year is the Arsdria, a composition destitute of powetful• interest in the plot, and displaying little genuine dia.; matic rigour in.the dialogue. Its principal excellence is the purity, gracefulness, and simplicity of its style. The theatrical exhibitions at Westminster have long and deservedly enjoyed a distinguished reputation, and that of last night, though not equal, perhaps, to some former efforts, was highly creditable to the young Gen tlemen engaged in it. There were throughout evident marks of diligent study, and a general ease and urbanity of deportment, which produced a very pleasing effect. The part of Simp was sustained by Mr. DUNLOP, who, we believe, has more than once appeared on the same boards. He has a good voice, and speaks with judg ment and precision. In the earlier scenes he was dis tinct and accurate, and on the discovery of Pesephi/as in the house of Glycerium, in the last act, he delivered the angry expostulation cf Simo with considerable force. Danis found a smart and lively representative in Mr. HEATH. There was an air of confidence and archness 41 hich accorded well with the character. Mr. lit.escx- Au. was capitally dressed as Mysis, the female servant of Glycerium. and played with great spirit and earnest ness. Mr. Anstrce was pleasing and gentlemanlike in ramphilus, • and the other aarts were efficiently filled by Messrs. PIGOTT, PAGE, GVritT, HALL, ausi SUTHER LAND. The room was quite full. OLYMPIC THEATRE. This neatre, formerly much below par, has, under the management of the prese:•:t spirited proprietor, Mr. • CocKewroN, assumed a most respectable character.—lt certainly making rapid strides in public favour. The pe ormancei last evening were such as we seldom see at "nor houses. The second piece, Hans of Iceland, is ame drama of a respectable character. The scenery is beautitul, and the explosion of the fire-damp is an at tempt quite of a novel description, and pr oducing an almost electric effect upon the audience. The Exeter Mail was afterwards performed, in a manner that would not disgrace the great houses. The exertions of the performers were such as to call fortlf . iepeated marks of approbation horn the audience. The acting of Mr. WILKINSON, Mrs. WAVIATT, and Mrs. LOVEDAY, was in particular very good. Upon the whole the performances and arrangements are such, as decidedly to entitle the proprietor to the ' greatest success, which we doubt not he will meet with. PARIS, DECEMBER 4. There is not, probably, in the whole world, a place which boasts so much of its Police as Paris; and these is not, probably, another City on earth where the Police is so badly regulated, as far as regards the state of the streets, and their cleanliness and comfort, both for foot passengers and horses and carriages. A Gentleman, who is just arrived from Paris, relates the following cir cumstance, which will serve as an illustration of the above remark, and of the total indifference and disre gard of practices that, in other cities, would oall down the vengeance, as it onght, of all the - whole Police laws. Passing one afternoon through one of the greatest thoroughfares and most crowded streets of Paris,,the attention of ffie above Gentleman was directed to having the appearance of a servant, coming out of one of the gateways, with a large basket, which he conceived contained dirt or ashes, or the refuseof vegetables, w hich it is the common practice to throw out into the streets at all hours of the day and night, which, as well as large heaps of oyster-shells, sufficient to ()versa a carriage, are suffered to remain and take their chance. The man deliberately walked into the middle of the street, and to the Gentleman's surprise and astonishment, as delibe rately emptied—not dirt or ashes, nor vegetables or oyster-shells—but a large quantity of broken glass battles Surprised at such a circumstance, the Gentleman waited a short time to see if such a strange matter would not call forth some observation from the neighbours or pas sengers in the street ; but seeing it regarded as quite a matter of course, the Gentleman being a stranger, and belonging to ANOTHER PARISH, be did nut choose to trouble his head about the business, but continued his walk. The weather in Paris continues rainy and boisterous to a degree, but the climate is still remarkably mild. Nov. 30.—General Foy, the celebrated orator in the Cham)wer of Deputies, was buried yesterday. The crowds that assembled to witness his funeral was innu merably great. All Paris may be said to have been in motion on the occasion. Yesterday, Mr. BOLLA ND handed round to his brother Barristers, at the London Sessions, a letter which he, as senior practitioner at the Sessions, had received from the LORD MAYOR, requesting him to notify to the Gen tlemen of the Bar, that whenever their avocations brought them to the Old Bailey Sessions House, the table would be open to them all. This hospitable practice prevailed until about twenty years ago, when it was discontinued; and the custom of giving personal invitations to the Barristers alternately on different days, was substituted. This regulation will materiaJly increase the expenses of the Session, which fall upon the purses of his Lordship and the Sheriffs. The effeoa of the failure of Mr. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, is beginning to be severely felt in Birmingham and its neighbourhood, from a very heavy amount of bills drawn upon him, by parties unable themselves to pay them, and which are, consequently, in the hands of manufacturers, whose means to meet such a disappOist ment arc in general totally inadequate. A dreadful monster, in human form—an assassin, who had no fewer than nine murders proved against him, besides numerous robberies, was late:y hung and quartered in the Ha vannah, alter nearly escaping con• dign punishment, through the protection he met with among persons of high rank and influence, by means of money, no doubt, which it was in his power to distri bute among those on whom his sentence depended. He was condemned by the Courts three times, and as . often WAS he allowed to appeal; at length he was tried and condemned by a Court-martial, when his sentence was c..rried into execution. This is the way justice is ad ministered in the Colonies still dependent on Spain. The uniform worn by the Consuls in the Levant com bines, in a singul.r manner, the habits of Eastern and . Western nations; it is a long dress, withsa three-cornered hat, a bag wig, and an anchor un the button of the hat. For some weeks past persons have practised a method of injuring the horses which are left in the fields near Camberwell and Dulwich, by cutting eliff their manes s and Lath. SURREY SESSIOIS, DECEMBER 7• g 4 IRECtI - 4M MEN. John Flpix stood indicted foe. aantaw`fuity entering the burial-ground of Vauxhall-Chapel, on the-23d day Nsivember last, with the intent of cArrying away the dead bodies there ince, red. Michael Jones, a watchman, deposed, that on the day named in the indictment, the prisoner, in company with two others, went up to him while sitting in his box, and after a little conversation, prisoner said, "IF you will work with me, I will make it worth your while,.an I be a pound or two in your pocket r there were three stiff ones buried on Sunday, I will give you a pound for each of them." The prisoner then left witness in com pany with his companions ; witness then gave infortna tion of what had passed to one of the Bow-street patrol, and they watched near the burial ground for the pur.' pose of taking all parties into custody. About one o'clock, witness *w prisoner and his companions in the burial-ground ; witness sprung his tattle, and the parties escaped, leaving behind them a spade, sack, two gim blets, crow-bar, And other implements; was positive the prisoner was one of the party. Joseph Palmer confirmed the last witness's testimony, and the apprehending the prisoner as be was escaping over the wall of the burial-ground. The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to two months' imprisonment at Brixton. LONBJN SESSIONS, Dr.c. 7. --.e... Yesterday morning, the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Al dermen, and Sheriffs, sat at Guildhall, for the purpose of swearing in the London Jurors; after which, the Court sat to hear appeals, nine of which possessed any particular interest except one, the decision of which may be important to Churchwardens in their assessment of parish rates for tithes. THR REV. DR. OWEN, RECTOR OP ST. OLAVE'S, HART STREET, V. THE CHURCHWARDENS OF THE PARISH. Mr. ADOLPHUS (with whom was Mr. LAw) stated, that this was an appeal by the Rev. Dr. Henry Butts Owen, Rector of the parish of St. Olave, Hart -street, against the Chuich wardens of the said parish, for an assessment on a certain portion of his tithes. He founded this appeal on the terms of the notice sent to the Churchwardens; and he objected, first, that the rate or assessment was not allowed; and secondly, that the rate or assessment in various instances did not describe the property assessed, whether houses, ware- houses, cellars, or corporeal hereditaments; in fact, there was no property defined at all, or whether it was assessed at the rate of 2d. or Is. in the pound, he could sot ter. The law was quite clear upon the case, and he had no doubt that the Court would see the validity of his objections. Mr. BOLLAND and Mr. Annastwri contended, that there was no ground whatever for the objections taken. The Reverend Gentleman himself must have been aware of this, for he had in fact paid the very poors' rate in question for several years past, and it was rather singular that he shOuld now dispute the assessment, when there was no new light thrown on the subject, nor bad any alteration taken place in the mode. In ruck to prove that the usual method had been resorted to, they put in the parish rate-book, which they submitted to examination, stating that where a person was only assessed for a house simply, the name of the occupier was only inserted ; but if the same person occupied a warehouse also, or . a cellar, ho. ha. was then designated `is being rated for a 4 ' dwelling house and warehouse," or cellar, as the case might be. The cases cited by Mr. Adolphus did not beat at- all on the point in question, and they submitted that the Court would confirm the assessment of the Churchwardens. Mr. ADOLPHUS, in reply, said, that a similar case had been decided by the Court of King's Bench, where in assessment had been made on the tolls of a navi gable river or canal, but which the Court set aside on the ground of the want of a correct specification of property. And here there was no correct statement— in fact, there was no statement at all. It was not spe cified whether the rate was assessed on a house of one hundred or five hundred pounds, or tithes of one thou sand or ten thousand pounds; and the Rev. Gentleman had a good tight of objection to the irregular mode of assessment on the property in question: he had no ob jection to pay the regular fair rate, but they were not to assess the value of the property by supposition here, by inference there, or by comparison in another direction. This was the first time the property had been rated. . The Coital. having consulted for some time, held the objections to be good, and the appeal of the Rev. Doctor was allowed. Mr. Aom.ruus then asked to be allowed the costs of the appli cation, on theirround that this was the first time the property had been Lsetiell7 The Cows: refused the costs, observing, that although the assessment had been irregular, yet that tithes were rateable, and that the Reverend Doctor must pay his own costs. Appeal allowed. Costs refused. The subscription for the family of General FOY now amounts to upwards of eleven thousand pounds.. MESSRS. CHAUBERS'S BANKRUPTCY.—Yesterday, the first meeting under this commission of bankruptcy was held at the Commitiionete Rooms, in Basinghall-street, when several persons were admitted to prove their debts. An objection was taken to the commission, on the ground that the petitioning creditor had signed a letter of li cense to Mr. CHAMBERS.. After considerable discussion the objection wever-tuled,and the .leeting adjourned. The followin g spotting events presented rather a singular coincidence, and occasioned some ,mirth amongst the electors of Lewes, in the different inte lrests:—A few days ago, as Sir JOHN SHELLEY, one of our Borough Representatives and bis eldest son were out shooting, Sir JoHN, intent upon the object of his own pursuit, by some accident got within the range of the shot from the young Gentleman's gun, and on, their discharge at a bird he received two in his face, not more than half an inch below the right eye, and many in his jacket, but their per for-tions dad not r.:ach the skin, and the worthy Baronet fortunately was nut butt. On the very same day, the neck of A. D.o.tovas, Esq. the ac• tive candidate for the representation of this borough at the next Election, was placed in danger, by an ugly tail he received in leaping his horse over a ..hedge after the lox-hotrods, and that, too, on the land of S r GEORGE Stirreden, our other representative:Sir JOHN SHELLEY and Mr. DONOVAN the next day casually met, and con gratulated each other on their respective escapes. The Archdeacon • f 11(`CHESTER has held that eccle siastical rank lOr a long period of filty-seven years. The ' Dean and Chsp:er have two audits in each year. At the last AaJit-dinner, on the health of the venerable Archdeacon being thank, he remarked that he had at tended 114. audits, never having on a single occasion been absent; and he kindly expressed a with that all his Reverend Colleagues might live to be able to say_ as much. LORD MAYOR'S VATIONAL STONE!AY SCHEN& . . PARKER, PLAINTIFF; PRY Alin Co. GARNISHEES; AND THE NATIONAL SToNE*AY COMPANY, DRFENDANTS. This was an action brought against Messrva Fry aid Chapman, the bankers, at gartishees or holders:of pro perty belonging to the Directors of the National Stone. way Company, for a sum of money due to the plaintiff by the National Stoneway Company. Mr. B )LLAND stated. that the defindints were a number of Gentlemen who had proposed a Company called the National Stoneway Company. The Directors •Itad, he could prove, the sum of SOO& now remaining in the hands of the garnishees, with whom they, as well as other Companies, banked. He could prove this fact, which he thought was all that was necessary. Richard Collings, clerk to Messrs. F r y an d Chap n an, stated that the sum of 5561. was in the hands of the firm, in the name of the Directors of the National S.nneway Company. Mr. Law—Produce the books, to she, us that the money has been pail in as the property of the D'rectors. Mr. 11 ,, ustmo—We have given notice to produce the books. A. K. Hutchison, Solicitor to the Nationil Scone. way Company stated, that the notice to produce the books !id net been served upon him, until he appeared in Couit. The summoning officer said he had served it upon the garnishees on the preceding day. Mr. BOLLAND—You can tell seho the Directors are? Witness—l cannot tell who they are, and appeal to the Court whether I am bound to make any communication of that nature ? I an desirous not to be supposed capable of betrayint confidence. The Racounatt—Unless we have the names of the persons who constitute the Company, we cannot pro- ceed ill this case. It is impossible that the money placed at the house of the garnishees in the name of the Company can be considereJ the property of the Directors. Without the names of the whole Company the attachment is of no avail. Mr. liouram—ls it meant that if we want to get no Money, we must put the Christian and surnames of all the Iglarebolders upon the record ? They may consist of 5,000 persons. The IiRCORDEk-11 can't be helped. You can't do otherwise, without an Act of Incorporation. If you will deal in articles of the kind, you must take the in conveniences along with the more uncertain chances. Mr. BOLLASD still contended that his clients had a right to re cover from the hands of the garnishees. The RECORDER The question is, whose is the money ? It is not the money of the defendrits evi dently. A great number of persons are interested, aad without having the names of all of them on the record, the attachment must tall to the ground.--The Jury immediately found for the garnichecs. ESSEX ASSIZES. CHELMSFORD, Dec:um 6. William Ellis and Robert Cutts were charged on three several indictments for stealing three horses, the pro petty of persons residing at Maldon. Os the arraign ment, the prisoners pleaded guilty to all the inclictmentc, and persisted in their pleas, notwithstanding the advice of the Learned Judge to take the chance of trial. The prisoner Cutts is a young man respectably connected. Abraham Easter was indicted for stealing on the 26th of May, 1824, at, Chelmsford, a bay mare, the property of Robert Allen. It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor, who resides at Kingston,. in Surrey, lost•his mare on the nth May, 1824, from an enclosure, and en the 26th of the same month the prisoner, who is a licensed -horst dealer, of Woodbridge, Suff,lk, purchased it at Chelms ford fair for 71- and in the course of the same day resold it for 81. to an inhabitant of Vtrittle. In Sep tember last the prosecutes' found the mare in • the possession of the purchaser, and in conseqtrence of Inquiries the prisoner was apprehended, but admitted to bail. Upon the facts proved — the Learned hums thought there was no case to go to the Jury, and the prisoner was accordingly found Not Guilty. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held' at the East India House, when the following CAptains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, •ia. Captain MONTOOMERIE HAMILTON, Dunira; and Captain PIT TS CAMERON, EAtl of BAlcarras, for Bengal and China. The East India Company's ships Inglis and VAnsittart were at Bombay on the 20:h July, and were expected to sail from thence for China on the 28th of that month. It is reported that it is the intension of the Directors of the Bank of Ireland to suspend business with the public on the 6th, 7th, and Bth of January next, for the purpose of deioting those days to the closing of their accounts, preparatory to the change in the currency. The Chamber of Insurance at Trieste, after long and serious deliberations. has posted up a notice on 'Change, informing the merchants who embark goods for the ports of the Levant, that they will not insure any risk in vessels destined for those ports, unless the Cap tains enter into a written engagiment to proceed to Zante, there to join the convoys of armed vessels which will escort them to their dea ration. A letter from a Gentleman who accompanies Major CLAPPERTON on his perilous expedition to Arnica, states that the BRAZEN reached Tener life on the 14th of Sep tember, and was to sail on the 18th for Sierra Leone, and not, as has been erroneously stated, to prOceed - di rect for the Bight of Benin. At that period, Major CLAPPERTON and his adventurous companions were all in good health and spirits, in the full hope that they should be able to accomplish the important object committed to their charge, and solve the geographical problem in which the source and course of the river Niger have been for ages involved. Tuesday afternoon, some thieves cut a me p Om in Mr. Crucbley's window, in Locigate-stremiltairgieller e-graver, and stole a quantity of large gold seals. A file young man, named Ford, a blacksmith, of Twickenham, was playing with his fither's apprentite • on Saturday se'nnight, and whilst attempting to put the boy's head into a water-trough, he fell against a long iron bar that was placed in the forge, which entering his body at the arnipit, occasioned his death. As a specimen of accurate intelligence from Europe, 'we find the following, among many other equally ve racious statements; circulated at Bangalore, in the be. , ginning of July, at ..news from England to the lit of May :—" Way witb Fiance, Russia, A.matri,h. and Spain inevitable—A fleet ordered for the Medites ranepn and • Another for IndiA—Four Generals and 15,000 men em barking for India—Alatming riots i* Dublin, the mili• tary called out, several lives lost, and Mv. O'Connell committed to kilmainham gaol--The straw ee.sti sailed for I,ndia 26th April, and cleared the L-ad's End 3d May.r . ..