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't? . COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common -Council was held at Guildhall, which was numerously attended. After the proceedings of the last Court had been read, the Lord Mayor laid before the Court the an swer ofhis Royal Highness the Prince Regent to tne address of congratulation presented on Monday last, on the marriages of the Dukes of Clarence and Kent, which was read, and ordered to be entered on thr Journals. His Lordship then presented a letter from Lord Morton to the Remembrancer, by command of her Majesty,. informing him that the state of her Ma jesty's health must deprive her of the satisfaction of receiving in person the address of the Court, and re questing the same to be transmitted to Lord Mor ton for her. His Lordship then presented the respective an swers of theirßoyal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the Duke 'and Duchess of Kent, which were read, and directed to be entered on the Journals. Upon the Report from the Committee for General Purposes, the Court Voted the sum of 50/. to Jabey Myddleton, the descendant of Sir Hugh Myddleton, Bart. who brought the New River to London, the same being in consideration of his distressed situation. WATCII AND POLICE. Mr. Alderman WooD moved, that it be an instruc tion to the Committee appointed to consider of the petition of the inhabitants of the public streets, re lative to common prostitutes frequenting the same, to take into consideration the state of the Watch and Police of the City, and to report what alteration might appear to them necessary therein. Mr. S. DIXON did not objoct to the motion, but to the wording of it. He saw no reason why the phrase "common prostitutes," should be used by way of diitinction. All prostitutes were common from the highest to the lowest. Aldcrman Woon said, the words were only such as the worthy Gentleman himself hal frequently used in the course of the discussions on the subject, and he saw no reason for his present nicety. The motion was then put and carried. NON-ATTENDANCE: OP ALDERMEN. _ . Mr. OLDHAM . said he had a motion of considerable importance on this subject to bring forward, and in doing so he begged it to be understood that'he in. tended no mark of disrespect whatever to the Bench of Aldermen, but was wholly actuated by a sense of public duty. At the same time it could not be concealed, that Gentlemen when first elected Alder men were fond of their dignity, and of the duties attached to it, and consequently most constant in their attendance. After having served the office of Sheriff, and passed through the arduous duties ot the Ciiic Chair, the duties became irksome, and it WAS seldom that they were seen amongst them. This feeling had operated so as to cause considerable in convenience and delay, on more than one occasion lately, to take place in the administration of justice, both in the Sessions House and the Justice Room.— Now it was well Irown, that nothing could oy cute so forcibly to bring the Mightracy into disrepute, asa.tl o appearance of a laxity orlardiness in the ad ministratien of jastice. He had heard complaints of this sort from various quarters, and therefore it was he had.brought this motion forwaid. He was aware there was another course which might be adopted, namely, an application to Parliament;, but be was persuaded, that which he was about to propose would prove less offensive to the feelings of indivi duals, and was one to which he trusted no opposi tion would be made. He concluded by moving that it be rerei red to a Committee, to consider and report to the Court the steps necessary to be adopted to pre vent the recurrence of a circumstance which occurred at the last London Session, when an adjournment took place in consequence of the nen-attendance of a sufik lent number of Magistrates. Mr. Alderman Woou had no objection to an in quiry in any shape, as he could always answer forhis own conduct, though not for the conduct of others. Iti an inquiry of this description, however, he thought every step should be regular. The fact vras, that the Court of Aldermen had done all in their power to correct the evil complained of; they had directed the Sheriffs to report such Aldermen as did nut at tend regularly, and such had been summoned to shew cause for their nun-attendance, but there the power. of the Court of Aldermen ceased ; they could not enforce attendance. There was one way ut proceeding which the Ilonourable Mover had not mentioned, and that was to apply for a criminal information to the Court of King's Beach, against such Magistrates as negle,te I their duty. /sir. Oleos thought the most delicate way of pro ceeding would be, to move for a conference with thg Court of Aldermen, when it might be recommended to the Court to adopt some measure on the subject in future. After a few words from Mr. OLDHAM in reply, the motion, as originally put, was agreed to. Saturday se'nnight, Mr. RICHARD BAKER, a tra veller for the house of SurroN and Co. Bow Church yard, London, arrived at Carmarthen, and soon al ter wards went to bathe in the Towy ; he swam across the river, but on his return was seized, it is supposed, with a fit of the cramp, about the midst of the stream, and was drowned. Monday se'nnight, as Wm. Brvden, servant to Mr. Tod, at Rosewell, in the parish o f Lasswade, was re moving dung from a stable, the ground stuldmly gave way under him, and he sunk to the depth of 24 , feet : the poor man was not got out till the next morn ing, when he was quite lifeless. The place where the ground gas e way, had formerly been a coal-pit. A young man of St. Mawes, a few days since, pre vailed on a female servant, 22 years of age, to whom he was about to be married, to accompany him in a small boat on a pleasure excursion. The boat, car rfing too much sail, was upset by a sudden squall, between St. Mawes and Falmouth, and the levers precipitated into the sea. In this situation, the man, being a good swimmer, supported his sweetheart for a quarter of an hour, but his strength failing, the affectionate girl besought him to abandon her, and consult his own safety. When assistance arrived, he was takbn out of the water apparently lifuless, but after some time animation was restored. His compa nion perished, and her body wus not found till the fourth evening. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY e 9: PALMER AND OTHERS V. BAILEY AND OTHERS. Mr. lIART moved, on the part of the plaintiff, that a Receiver might be appointed of the income and profits of certain estates and offices payable to one of the defendants, Thomas Wright Vaughan, Clerk of the Peace for the City of Westminster, after de ducting the salary of the Deputy who now supplied the place of Mr. Vaughan. The facts of the case were these:—Mr. Vaughan being, entitled to the estates in question, consisting of the office of clerk of the peace, which was a freehold, and to certain copyhold estates, became much in debted to the plaintiffs, and executed a deed, dated January 26, 1806, wheretiy he covenanted that he would within a given period make an assignment of this property to pay th.e two sums of £l 87 and L 779, with legal interest of five per cent. In default of this agreement, the estates in question were to vest in certain trustees appointed. Under this deed, a receiver was appointed to receive the rents ant profits, but Mr. Vaughan some time since had thought fit to discharge this individual. A bill had accord ingly been filed to compel him to appoint another receiver, in compliance with the agreement. Mr. SHADWELL, on the part of the defendant, did not oppose the appointment of a Receiver so far as regarded the copyhold estates ; but he wished to put the question to his Lordship, whether the profits and emoluments of the office of Clerk of the Peace could be assigned? His Lordship was aware, that by the Statute of Edward VI. certain offices were declared incapable of bein sold, and the words of the Act were, that no offices could be sold which " anywise touch or concern the administration and execution', of justice." He humbly submitted that this was an office which came under that description. It was upon the same principle that the half-pay of an Offi cer in the Army was not assignable, and he consi dered that the office of Clerk of the Peace stood pre cisely in the same situation. Ile thought at least that the Court ought to pause before it came to a final determination. There was also another consi deration, that the profits of this office were so ex tremely small, not exceeding in the whole above £1 60 a year, and consisting of a vast variety of small sums of money, of which one shilling was the smallest, and twenty-five shillings the largest amount received at one time. He apprehended that the appointment of a Receiver under these circumstances would be almo't nugatory, as the expense of the appointment might be greater than the sum received. Mr. HART did not think that the cast of a Half pay Officer applied in this instance, because - the Clerk of the Peace was capable of filling the office by deputy, and an Officer in the Army had no such power. He was very ready to admit that it was a ottesti(at for the consideration of the Court, whether this office was assignable? but he conceived that his Lordship would have no difficulty in ordering that the fund be impounded until an opportunity was given to discuss the questbn. In the case of Sir given Lewes and Smith, it would be recollected the Court granted what he now required. With respect to the observation, that the emoluments of this office were of a very trifling amount, he was dis posed to give the defendant every possible accom modation, and he agreed that there would be no occasion for any receiver if the amount of the profits were paid to some responsible person. Mr. SHADWELL said, that if i.i, Lordship thought the profits of the office were assignable, 1:2 had no objection to the proposition. The LORD CHANCELLOR granted tl7e order for t' appointment of a receiver, reserving that questioi: for future consideration. s, E SQ. r. num, WIDOW, AND RIDGE v. RIDGE. It was this day ordered by the CHAscEttoit, that Mr. Sims should have the conduct of the cause of Ridge. against Ridge, and that Mr. Sims should be p:tid his costs of the bill in Chancery, filed by him against Mrs. Ridge (the widow of Mr. John Holman Ridge); and the costs of this and the former appli cation, made to the Court on behalf of Mr. Sims, out of the estate of John Holman Ridge. RULES OF COLIRT.- , -WILLAN V. WILLAN. Mr. Folvataslaus requested his Lordship would allow this case to be heard if possible to day, as it had ionstood over. TheLORD CUANCELLOR wished to know if the Counsel on the other side were prepared, or if they were in Court? To go or, without this being the case, would be a waste of time. _ _ _ Mr. FONELAKQUE said that he unJerstood Slr S. Romilly had been instructed, but he was not now in Court. _ Lordship's conduct, accuracy and precision as a Judge. In making this motion he had but done his duty. The LORD CHANCELLOR was sure no disrespect was meant, for he did not believe Mr. Fonblanque capable of offering that ; but his duty was imperious. He had too much esteem for. the Gentlemen at the Bar, to suppose, even for a moment, they were capa ble of entertaining any such idea. He would hear, for once, this motion, when bbth the Counsel were in Court ; and he hoped what he had that day said would be borne in mind. KENT ASSIZES. MAIDSTONE, JULY 98. At ten o'clock this morning Mr. Justice ABBOTT commenced the business of the Assizes at the Civil Side, and Mr. Serjeant LENS (for Lord ELLENBO nouGH) at the Criminal Side. After the Grand Jury were sworn in, the Learned Serjeant addressed them as follnws: " GLNILLMLN Or VII GRAYD JUILV—Ir feel great pleasure in stating to you, that in the cases which are about to be submit ted to you (with some few exceptions), I see none which are, generally speaking, of a very heinous and alarming nature. I am aware that it is quite unnecessary for me, when addressing C;eetletne.n of your character and experience in the County, to refer your attention in any particular manner to the nature and character of the duties you are now called upon to perform. Duties, the importance of which, I doubt not, is already suffi ciently impressed upon your minds. But I cannot let this op portunity pass, without directing your particular attention to one or two cases which will be laid before you; one of them of that class of offences known in the law as killing and slaying; and the other of that class of crime which human nature ab hors, and which civilized society justly regards as in the highest degree penal, and as one calling for the moat summary and most severe public example of the offender—need I say I allude to the crime of murder. In the investigation of these eases in the manner in which you are bound to view them, you must take care that in your return of the several bills you keep both crimes distinct—neither reducing'the one nor aggravating the other upon doubtful or incomplete evidence, so far as your judgment enables yon to decide ; always taking care that it is better so to pronounce in the first instance upon the character of the offence, as to render it unnecessary at a subsequent time that the case should undergo two investigations. It is a very unfortunate cir cumstance that I am not furnished with the whole of the depo si:ions. lam therefore unable to say any thing more to you on the particular cases to which I allude, except what occurs to me front the mere general description of the offences on the face of the record. But I now leave you to perform your duty, n•i:h the well-7,nmnded confidence that you will discharge the iviportant trust consiznesi to you with fidelity, impartiality, and correctne.st." The Grand .Tory then withdrew, and shortly re turned with several bills found, against persons char ged with capital offences. The trials then proceeded. Philip Smith and William King pleaded guilty to the lesser offence, of having forged Bank of England notes in their possession. There was an indictment against them for the higher offence, but the Counsel for the Bank withdrew it in consequence of their plea of r ,ssuilty to the lesser. John Evans was convicted of having three forged Bank of England notes in his possession. He was sentenced to fourteen years' transportation. CIVIL SIDE.—TOI'LEY V. SKILLET. This was air action against the defendant for as saulting the plaintiff. Mr. Gunsry and Mr. AWL- Pnrs conducted the plaintiff's case, and Mr. MA /I !WATT and Mr. CIIITTV the defendant's. ' The prominent circumstances of the case were these :—The plaintiff is a disciple of Hippocrates, residing in the neighbourhood of Roche-ter, and the defendant is cletk to the surgeon of the hospital ship at Chatham. It seemed that there had been a long standing disposition to hostility between the parties, supposed to have generated from the infidelity of a mutual favourite of the other sex, but no disposition to open rupture was manifested, until an unfortunate though casual meeting, at the late Gillingham Fair, when, under the influence of wine, the tempers of both obtained a fever heat in consequence of some severe observation on the part of the defendant, calling in question the veracity of the plaintiff. This produced, on the part of the latter, a negation in fifth degree, in terms so unequivocal as to leave no doubt that a studied insult was intended. Mr. Skil let boiled over with rage, and w:tliout any further ceremony gave the plaintiff a practical illustration of the science of phlebotomy, by planting a dexterous blow upon the nose of his adversary, which instantly produced a copious hemorrhage. After this, several gratuitous applications of the defendant's pugilistic skill were administered with such surprising effect, that bad not the plaintiff's pericranium been proof even against the influence of the pestle and mortar, his head must have been reduced to a mummy. In simple truth, he got, in the language of thefinicy, a complete milling. The natur.d consequence of this outrageous conduct was to resort to the cantharides of the law, and treat the defendant with a warm plaster, in the shape of a declaration in assault. The case went to the Jury, under the direction of the Learned Judge, and they found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages £5. • Mr. \YUMAN (Solicitor in the case) stated they would be ready to go on by two o'clock. The LORD CHANCELLOR—Then I cannot but say that I am determined the motion shall not be heard now. No Court is so much complained of as this is, A gentleman's house in Baggot-street, Dublin, was but how can the matter be otherwise, if, day after robbed last week of several articles of wearing appa. day, lamto be troubled in this manner? If you ea- rel. In a day or two after the following letter was pect me to be obliged to go on in this way, you must delivered at the house, by the penny-post: certainly be deceived. Business has been so long re- “ str—l am a man who lives by robbing—you left your door tarded here, that nothing but a regular attention to open on Sunday lan, when you thought you bad shut it, for it will secure its progress. To call on me to hear s n s , ti c i ti gi ii •ou v. l .an oat t ,our them, coat t ul og br sa cec di bes . , anrcdhe•taht;ith art icle, sun. I a motion or a cause when only one of the parties could lure taken Law Books, but ant rogue enough without are present, is, in fact, to call on me to hear the t h,,,,. Your's, truly, PAT. WAIVII-111E-DOURS. same motion five or six times, for when Counsel are A murder of the most premeditated description was only partly present how can I decide it ? and may 1 perpetrated on the 26th June, in the neighbourhood not be called day after day to hear the same thing of Cootehill, county of Cavan :—Mr. T. MAYNE, over and over again? If one bra:::11 of this Court, of Lisnalong, a Gentleman of much respectability, established under a recent Act of Parliament, in- went, accompanied by Mr. FrzzrAraice, of Coote stead of consulting the Chancellor, as that Act di- hill, a Coroner of the County, and Mr. &mots, to rects, chuses to introduce a course of practice with- receive, under an order of law, possession of theliouse out any consultation with me (though the Act directs And ground of one Simpson, of Drumshiel, near it) which prevents me from tieing on, I had as well Cootehill, which was quietly given. When on the not leave my house or corm here at all. You need eve of returning, and after Messrs. FITZPATRICK and not, therefore, press me more on this point, for I now SLOANE held got on horseback, Simpson addressed most decidedly say, once for all, and I may add for Mr. Maysx, ," Tom Mayne, I want to speak with the last time, that I will not hear a single motion or thee," immed4tely ran into his house, brought out a a single cause out of its usual course, unless some loaded blunderbuss, and said, " Tom, thou host strong, and very strong grounds, I must say, be sbewn brought the Coroner here, and 'tis fit lit: should have for my doing so. Let me say more, that lam not i a job," presented his blunderbuss at Mr. MAYNE, who to be thought capable of being trifled with, aid to be I had just got on his horse, and was stooping forward, less desirous and anxious for dispatch of businesa: fixing his foot in the stirrup, and lodged its contents than the other branch of the Court is. I must shew I: in the head of that unfortunate Gentleman and of am not so. I shall act, as I know my duty to be, re- his hone, both of whom fell. Mr. MAYNE lingered gardless of all censures cast on me. till Wednesday, the Ist instant, when he expired.— Mr. FONBLANQUE had to apologize to his Lordship The murderer has escaped for the present. for troubling him, but he certainly meant nothing - Boxtuo.--o'Deanel, a first-rate pugilist of light like disrepect to his Lordship's authority. No man weight, has challedged 445b0t, who beat Junes, M - I could possibly fed. more respect than Ite did for his, fifty gainers. POLICE. HATTON-GA RDEN.—l'osterday, Jams llizzitir a. William Mitchell, charged with a number orbur g l a . ries, Anne Higgins, the m ot h er o f t h e former, -ate Sarah and Edward Mitchell, the mother and broth er of the latter prisoner, charged with being access>ti n and receivers of the stolen property, were brought up and underwent an examination. Several Ladies aid Gentlemen, whose houses were broke oper, and sob. bed, attended, to see the articles, and in eret to afford them an opportunity of m;; 6 ing further inc-J r y the prisoners were committed for further meantime*, Row-orraeor.--Dizebcfh Bcoots was committed for trial on a charge of uttering a forged Bank m a for £l. Daniel Pearson was committed for trial ao pick-pocket. Laois Malony and IVilliam also committed for picking pockets on the dap 0 .; F. F. Burdett's chaixiX . UNION-HA Lt.Li antes Cherrington, orncr wad dt ver of the Kingston coach, yesterday appezire4 to a summons issned against him, for suffering a Fm ,, number of outside passengers on hi. coach than s r law is allowed.--The information set forth, that 4 the 16th inst. the defendant allowed 1, person, s o as outside passengers upon his coach, at Clapba ra , ,a of them grown rersons, for which offence he had is curred the penalty of D3o.—As the clerk was Acm to take the evidence, the solicitor for the dcorafao discovered that the informer had onlitaal to slew name to the information. The discovery was ELI to the proceedings, and the complaint was dismissed. Queas-souane.—About note o'clock on Itesdsp evening information was brought to Mr. ttetetra, at Queen-square, that a most desperate and alarming riot had taken place by the soldiers of the Foss Guards having attacked the populace in the 13:n: d. i vr r ar aa ,Westminster, and wounded many ; t h at thedis ti nce had assumed the most serious aspect, ail the householders and shopkeepers for their own, aid the safety of their property, were obliged to shut up their houses. The worthy 31a4eistrate sent a messes. ger to the guard-house, and Serjeant-Major Whitrow, with two Serjeants and four Corporals, and a detach ment of the 3d Regiment of Foot Guards, nder tl.e direction of George Pople, his brother Alfred,Cooper, and Dew, Police Officers, were immediately dis patched uI take the ringleaders into custody, and sup. press the riot. On their arrival at the scene of action they found Tothill-street, York-street Chapel-:tit, and all the streets leading to the Broadway com pletely blocked up ; every shop had the shutters up, and every window was crowded, the whole place appeared a scene of cohfusion. The pavement was coveted-with blood, and no less than ',if.) , soldiers is their morning dress, were engaged with a propoc. tionate number of the mob. The military, with End bayonets, cleared the way with considerable di:l - and formed a circle round those principala concerned in the affray, who still kept on, regardles of their appearance, when the Police Officers jump. ing in amongst them, succeeded in oiling fift..tr, the refractory soldiers, and gave them in charge :a their brethren in arms, who marched them off to :he guard-louse.—lt was past ten before the riot 7'35 suppressed, but about that time serious disturbanos broke out in other quarters. George Norris, a peer man, a painter by trade, residing m Orchard -sires', was met at the corner of Dean-street, near the Able:, by a party of the refractory soldiers, who beat him severely, but happily the constables, who rere troling the street, came up, and took one of them, named Edward Ward, into custody, the others escap ed. Ward was yesterday examined before Mr. Mark land, who, in severe terms, censured the conduct ' t the soldiers, and ordered the prisoner to End bail. The cause assigned was, that Tuesday being the 4.1- niversary of the battle of Talavera, all the soldiers of the Guards, who were not on duty, and who hap penedcomra comrades t e; l e th l e l m 'at o e n rl th oo at m m en e , n a o s rab sem le bk da d y i , n o p i a tt e l:e s at ir the different public-houses, to celebrate the victory as usual. Those who were at the Feathers, in the Broad way, were interrupted by the appearance of a saner amongst them, who was not pleased at their tains all the me; it to themselves, and in very strong gland terms contended that the Wooden Walls of Old En promoted the glorious termination of the war, mere than all the land forces who served under Lord Wel lington. An altercation ensued, which terminated in the sailor challenging to fight any of them, whea the challenge was accepted, and in a short time he beat his adversary, and afterwards two others. The soldiers it was said, fearful of his going off with triumph, had shewn some foul play, and then the pus of the sailor had been taken by the mob who col lected ; but the soldiers, who aft very numerous is that part, soon collected in great numbers, and would have done considerable mischief in the state of drun kenness in which they were, but for the measure adopted by Mr. Fielding. BIRTHS. Thursday, in Bs.tWord Crescent, Exeter, the Lady of Psol Measor, Eq. Pt st-llaster of that city, of a son. Lat. ly, at Chatham, Mrs. Colly, wife of Captain cony, al 'lt Royal Marines, of a son. On the 7th inst. the Lady of R.W. Newman, E n . Y.. P. of Sandridge, of a daughter. Tuesday, in Old Broad-street, the Lady of Alexander Gor don, Esq. of a son. The Lady of the Rev. Chas. Alexander, of CLldon, ors son. 31All TURD. July :15, at St. Lawrence Church, Thar:et, 3lr. Simko; Principal Officer of his 31ajesvis Customs, Ramsgz.e, to Miss • Mary Waters, of the same place, daughter of the late Doti Francis Waters, R.N. Sunday, at Northam, near Ridi.f.rd, Mr. R. E. Tyrrell, RS. to ilia Sahnaii. The 15th Inc:. at Lyme Regis, William Reynolds, Esq. by of the Admiralty Office. DIED. Yesterday =orating, the infant sou of Thortzs Newton, El+ of Warwick-square. The 12th inst. at Barcelona, aged Se, after long and sere= sufferings, Joseph Burn, Esq. of Orton-hall, Westmorlzed. Tuesday se:might, Mr. Richard Roach, son of a reputable farmer in the vicinity of Barnstaple. His death was occasioned by his endeavouring to leap from wall to wall of the:churds-yard , which he failed to do, and lighted on his chest COAL MARKET, JULY 49. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. 61 Newcastle 38 16 Sunderland 0 Welsh Cual Prim 52. 04 to 451 el 345 3d to I Pi Cd . t a HIGH WATER a LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mersin( - 57 minutes after 12 Afternoon I •••••• LONDON; Printed sod published by V.sess tisse, VWkP Mice: Tlaikk.l'ar. • c • • r ' off Nis N I TI Ca: r. at L 1. 11 B 1 • i e aK r, se r. J. ar ea 6 ►.