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LADY COCHRANE. The following letter, purporting to be from Lady CoctiitANt, appears in a Morning Paper " PARA, NOVINVIZ 19. Spa-ID a letter imerreted in one of your late numbers a corn. avoiestioo f ro m Smyrna Is quoted, stating that the Greek piratical nth are furnished with papers by my husband. This a.aertl'.n, I ansre ya u, Sir, Is quite unfounded. Lord Cochrane is incapable of otrnaodng acts, or of putting his name to instruments, which `; ol ,j l imp infamy upon their framers and contrivers; his whole 44 ,, s 4 11 re be has been amongst the Greeks, have been directed to rte ortolan= of their marine, and to the repression of that mending spirit which he found prevailing amongst them ; and Itcrestrast justice cannot blame him for the unauthorised acts of i oac wretched pirates. Can ft one moment be credited that Lord colume, who has given up so much—who serves these unhappy G r ,ets without pay, and almost without thaaks—who departed, ko i s s his wife and his children as a legacy to the friends of the ~e,rhould thus espese himself, not only to the odium, but to the ,„„,x, of the world? The time will perhaps come when other roe , ate waggling for the aseendaney in the Le vant, that our 1 , 0 1 1 08.nd our Government will be brought to think far other ik man such calumnies would lead them to do of a taaan, who, o , :aue r reasons he may be supposed to have for entertaining other ',has always considered British interests paramount to every Such was his unvarying line of conduct when in South It is very painful to me to be thus publicly compelled to erroneous statements ; but it being a duty I owe to my id myself, I must not shrink from it ; and I have only to i I are not more able to do justice to the subject in goes am, Sir, your most obedient servant. " CATHERINE COCHRAN! MARANHAH." MPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. gb Majesty's Stag Hounds meet on Monday, at Maidenhead sil; sad on Friday. at Crooked Billet, Irer Heath. The Hambledon Hounds on Monday, at Waterloo lon ; Wed -at Waltham Pond • Friday, at Sydney Lodge and Moo- K.Ot Lohuton &wit. -.East Soma Fox Hounds on Monday, at Shortgate. gt. Mures Fox Hounds on Tuesday, at Riddkswurtb. The followinl cectutAN El app 0 a lease f s umo • aim frost , Si wit !, are furnish. , pure you, Sir, Is q issatesancing acts, vo ld stamp infam . 0 , dote be has ate organization of parludiag spirit !k erne justi c e i s m wretched pies r a vine, who has Gnets without pi wins his wife ant ilsould thus I i megxe of the w r o w, de anise , ma mbo and our wit than such tali/ i koree reasons hi y o b's, has always • , Such was America. It is eel solos such etroneo Wow' and myst II vet that lan not am, Sir, ye a. :t POl • yfi, Majesty's S kid; sod on Frid; Hambledon n j a y. at Wkltkao • S. et Lol g ia East Semen Er, Mures Fos CLE It a convegatia pcsay was cool' at Catberii his reported thi upon the Pa The Hon. Freda Grandam and ney Nobleman of Chris Philip hold' Fellow Illeaday Last the &owns ter t X*" College lhans or An 1106 t• John Rs bag Backsiell, kindle College bhp; Thomas • boo's College; %do Wyman I Oin Claureh; *Ms basun. hp, Henri Bent{ Schein: Oriel Cage. Tit he. John *triage( Chil3l Beithepol Durham arr. Jobs Pick iketgemerysServ, . ne Bishop of S lime of his b • blow, to the Vic Iticith of the ft al Vicar of Sbipt Ae Reshapes( Si • lot Joe's Leith irabire, to the Vi Wu of the Raw. CHI 'the admirer' Ninety kind, I appearance of o. iinnight, in a sus Illy genial • of the box 'heel for the perform the how was c isg an bgentlbli hne seldom set Captain Aix Sir Giles Over, LC hiled and defe lo madness by I headlong on his 11 tan was w pre utterance : . auence,.l a gi Some undo And takes Glued to ni Wall not be r 9u arm droppe ath , lagb his fr ▪ Colone Irdidora by th Isich always kant and pr. *lion of Alloeo herjcyment 'ill at his li trtaisards Si. Pile at the inc Mt all markt Iti4 e Greed i Ak ir a rd th e Musi GLan iT Kira fiARGRAI firs of Ltd ,s ti re It 31, woes wah Cc in this p hed to requ -tithe f tttrtnining. kat —_ A r nt Meadow, net ▪ I A 'th in tie fi r • ;Parties lift -anted in con 'nits of hang rt ' l athed. The ' d "iP‘ well. mr, R . FL a. C HtSRY 13 11 fa . :t tut as a l l • of his tigh rit 't shell led wire amput CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE. CA,3IBBIDGE, Nov. 23. It 3 congregation on Wednesday hot, the Degree of Doctor in ;y was conferred. by Royal mandate, on the Rev. Thomas ,n, ni Catherine Hall, Regius Pinfessor of Divinity. ii reported that the Bishopric of Sodor and Man, will be coo- Public Orator of this University. OXF RD, NOT. 24. The Hon. Frederick William Robinson, eldest son of Lord and nephew of the Prime Minister,has been admitted a ,n of Christ Church. &Imlay, Philip Henry Lee, B.A. of Brasennose College, was ', Fellow 4 that Society. ..av last the following Degrees were conferred— lbanua;as is Urruerry—Thomas Gunston Calhoun, Fellow of Igliks College; rge %lasteis , Magdalen Hall. isms or A R atrick Boyle, Oriel College, Grand Cotn-• rr; John Res s, Scholar of Worcester College; William t Brief - aril, Worcester College ; George Horatio Hadfield, *e. College; George Do Heaume, Fellow of Pembroke ; Thomas Ogler Ward, Queen's College; William Brock, College; John Shepherd Birley, Brasennose College; layman D'Ewes Coke, Christ Church; Dacres Adams, Church; Charles Bantiatyne, Ealllol College; George nu Deism, University College; John Clarke, Exeter Cul- Henry Bentley Metcalfe, Scholar of Lincoln College; John • Scholar of Wadhani College; James Corry Canadian, accasszasr& %ker. Juin Ssodford,•A.B. Oxford, has been presented to irate/ of Chilaugham, in the county of Northumberland, by the Dlrkani. Juhs Parker Is collated to the Rectory of Llanmetewig, _ torryslire, vacated by the death of the Rev. L. Davies. Tie &shop of St. David's has collated the Rev. David Jones, ',me of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the County of to the Vicarage of Aberyscir, in the said county, vscaut by th of the Rev. John J o n es , D. D. of Jostle College, Oxford, :icar of Shipton-cum-'rulniington, Worcerershire. • lie litshopof St. David's has been p:eased to collate the Rev. Jon Lewis, Curate of Oldcastle, and Waterstone, Here- Ake, to the Vicarage of Cworiety, in that comity, void by the wane sf the Mrs. Mr. Morgan, of Stanton. CHELTENHAM THEATRE. The admirers of the drama anticipated a treat of no kind, from the announcement of the intended ce of our distinguiseed Amateurs, on Thursday ,ght, in a play of such acknowledged attraction as 1311kG1101 Attu Way to pay Old Debts. That this feeling very geheral was amply proved by the appearance :box sheet for several days previous to that fixed die performance. and long before the curtain roe Yaie was crowded in every part, the boxes display. ihsembiage of * beauty, rank. and fashion we seen surpassed, even in this their favourite Captain Atiousrus %autism performed the part of S+ , Giles Overreach ,n a most masterly style. When hied and defeated in his deep•laid schemes, and goaded tomadotss by lis fendlike passions. Sir Giles rushes ,ladlong on his foes, the sudden paralysis which arrests Ileum ass adniirably depicted by Captain B. as he Ipar utterance to that noble picture of the withering sluesce,.f a guilty conscience, contained iu the striking ?Image : " Ha! I am feeble: Some undone widow sits upon m4ne arm, And takes away the use of% ! and my sword ; Glued to my scabbard with wtoned orphans tears, Vidi not be drawn"— dropped, as it bereft of vital energy, and he stood ugb his frame was blasted" by Heaven's own light- Colonel BZIMCLEY distinguished the part r f in by that " high bearing" and gentlemanly ease always characterize his performances—the in ' and proud independence which marked his re. 411worth's offer—his interview with his uncle.— , ment of the incredulous wonder expressed by t his supposed rising fortunes, and his man maids Sir fides, when the latter expresses his - Sur. it the Ind ffeience he displayed towards him— Ell marked by a considerable porti:m of talent and i n , ination. Mr. DANIELS sustained the part of Greedy with much ability. Mr. TERRY'S 14 an excellent piece of acting, and kept :,, n4 Aa muscles of the audie n ce i n co n tinual exerci s e. 1161.sosrAsis was respectable as Lord LirOoL -I'l Haan/lave, from Cosunt Garden, sustained the ot Lad M llworili. I Afieri,•ce of Hih klowairs, however , the she appe a red g quite as rs .ihs. kitty, And the ludicrous effect of the mock With Colonel B. as My Lord Doke, was irresist- In this part the Colonel's success is too well este Ord to require any comment ; and we shall only add i t the ir Harry of Mr. BANKU was very lively and •taining. i lh:st —A meeting took place yesterday morning, in I , t 4 e !dow, near llou ns l ow , b etween C aptain F— r — n ' 'lr. (i—n—r. The Captain was wounded in the gi in ne first fire ; the seconds here interfered, and :eprties lift the field. The dispute, it is said, ori laud in consequence of a Lady, well known in the ?tits of hut ton, to whom both Gentlemen were much tithe d. The ball has been extracted, and the Captain &Ire well. K. ButinuitY, the gallant (youngest) son of HtbillY Illussuay, only fourteen years of age, who ; tut as a volunter in the Asia, has sustained the .4 of his right arm, which was so much shattered by e shell that wounded the Admiral's son, as to quire amputation below the elbow. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY. Nov. 23. WILLIS AND BLACK. This was an appeal from a decision of the late Vice- Chancellor (air John Leach). It arose upon the effect of a covenant contained in a marriage settlement made on the tnarriageof Miss Black with Mr. Formby. The Rev. Mr. Black, the Lady's father, by the covenant in clues. lion, undertook that if he did not by will or otherwise provide to a cetain extent for his daughter, then that his representatives should pay out of his estate a sum equal to such portion as his youngest daughter might be entitled to. The question was, out of what part of the property of Mr. Black, and to what amount, the executors should satisfy the claim of the married daughter, the terms of the covenant and the circum stances of the property having combined to render the construction extremely difficult and ambiguous. After Counsel had been heard, the LORD CHANCEL. Loa said he would consider the case, and give his judg ment upon it in the course of a few days. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 23. EX-PARTS DAWNON IN THE KAFTAN OF N ENTWORTH, A EAN[RUPT. This case occupied nearly the whole day in arg. , - meat. It had been several times before tie Court in various shapes, and derived considerable interest from its connection with the affairs 9f Messrs. Wentworth, the bankers, of Yorkshire. The present application was upon petition by the assigne,.s of Messrs. Wentworth, to stay the certificate of Mr. Rushworth, one of the partners. Mr. Hopei appeared upon the petition as Counsel for the assignees. Ile stated, that the circumstance which had induced his clients to come forward upon the present occasion was, the discovery of certain fact. connec:ed with the conduct of Mr. Rushworth, in the partnership concerns. The petition stated, that on the 21st of December, 1825, the Commission of Bankruptcy was issued a,zainst the firm of Wentworth and Co. On the Bth of Febru.sty, 1826, the assignees were A poonted, and on tl e 13th. of March, in the same year, the de fendant, Mr. Rushworth, passed his last examination, and the petitioners fthe assignees under the commission) signed his certificate. They now prayed, however, that his certificate might not be granted by the Court, until he had given further explanation upon cart sin points which had come to their knowledg. since March 1826- Ode of the points referred to by the petitioners relao , d to certain dealings in turn privately cam d on by the banks upt with Messrs. Exley and Dims-tale, bah be tore and after the bankruptcy ; nor had thts.ract.come to the knowledge of the assignees till Oct her, 1826. Now, observed the Learned Counsel, the object of the Bankrupt Law, was the distribution of .he entire estate amongst all the creditors; and it a bankrupt should carry on any trade during the commission unknown to his assignees, the Great S; al would not be warranted,, in the spirit of the Bankrupt Laws, to allow him his certificate. The next allegation of the petition was, that, in the ledger of the firm kept at Wakefield, under the account headed 6 , John Exley," there were several erasuret and fresh eats ies, aril several items trans ferred to the private account of the b -nkr upt ; and these alterations were chiefly made in the handwriting of the bankrupt. The petition also sta ed, that the bank rupt Rushworth had abstracted Bank of England nutes from the coffers of the film, and substituted the liabilities of the house instead of them. It was, lode ed. -aid in the answer that ti e defendant had refunded and ,made restitution of the monies thus taken; hut how, observed the Learned Counsel, came a bankrupt to be so flush of moi.ey ? There was an() her rema,kable fact stated in the petition, narisely,.that thedeteinfaiii kept a private cast, book; and when the as signees came to the knowledge o: this fact. and required the de riot:lnt to deliver ti e b, k into their hands, the defendant, went away to fetc:t it, ap, li, d himself to mutilates veral parts of it, and entirely t te on several pages. Ot this fact they wet e i.,tsn n.ed firs: in October,lB26.by Mr. Patrick, the accomptant. Defendant, upon being interrogated, gave up a part of the leases, and admitted that he had tom them out during his absence. The petition els •tated that the defendant had received divers sums of money from the partnership concern; amounting t. 1.7621. of which h- had fl iven.no further account t , .an that lie had disbursed it so his own priv*Le concerns; that about the rime of the issuing of the commission, he defendant said that he had burned several thousand notes of the film, and that the peti looms, in the absence of all explanation, did not know that these n vies h.d not been re-issued The Learned Counsel contended, that if these facts were est .blished to the satisfaction of the Court, it was impossible tlit defenden: should have his certificate. His Honour well knew that "vet y bank rupt was bound, ever alter he had his cettificate, to assist and co-operate n the settlement of the accounts; but if a bankrupt coul.t behave in this w,y before he obteined hi; certificate, what security could there be that he would give his assistai.c.- at ei wards? He could not imagine any c nduct mote objectionable than the abstractian and mutilation of books, and the destruction of property impu ei to this bankrupt. And the peti tioners, who had ri ived debts to the amount of 2.5,0001. and were Also tie cle , endant's assignees, swore that they were unacquainted with all these particulars, with the exception of the horning of tl.e notes, until after the final examin tit it of the defendant. Mr. GELDART (oiowrd on abet same side. Mr. Rosa, for the defendant, s he would challenge the experience ot his i.e .rned Fr end (Mr. Hume) to say whether any thing snort of actual fraud, under a bank. ruptcy, won d entitle any given number of assignees to apply to the Court to stay the certificate of a b inkinpt, until he had explain d his conduct? Thb late Liird Chancellor always asked, wh-n a coeditor challenged the certificate of a bank , opt. what influence his debt had in the concern? Now, after deducting the debt of these pen:ioners, the defendant was left emineniiy en titled, by value and norneers to his certi fi cate. It was sworn in the answer of the defendant, chat this proceed. ing originate.: in angry feelings, and the present petition would, in ail prabability, never have been presented, if the bankrupt, it he might be allowed the expression, had been,a little more " cap la hand." . Mr. Hottits.—Cash in hand, you mean—(A lames). Mr. Rose was willing to take it as put by his Learned Friend, who knew more of his own clients than be (Mr. Rose) probably did. He (Mr. Rose) contended, that if every part of the petition were true, there would be no ground for such an application as the present. If the facts charged upon Mr. Rushworth took place before the bankruptcy, then, as they all knew, they formed no ground for this application; if after, then, a fortiori, 'they made no such ground. In no part of the petition was fraud imputed. The first allegation had reference to certain dealings in corn : but a man had a tight to trade after his bankruptcy for the support of his family ; nor was he bound to communicate the fact to his assignees. If he had refused to answer questions when before the Commissioners, they might have committed him to prison; but, as these dealings were public and known to the assignees, aad they neglect ed to ask questions at the proper flues it was rather too bad to found an application to that Court upon their pretended care for the intete,ts of the creditors.— The next allegation was with re erence to the erasures. Now, no charge could be conceived in terms of mire general imp-rt than this. But it was not necessary fo r bins to troub.e the Court with observations on th it charge, as the petition did not venture to assert that the state had suffered by the alleged erasures. The next charge was, that he had abstracted money from the coffers. Rut what was the whole amount of it ? That the bankrupt had taken away money in one form and replaced it by money in another form, and at a time when he thought, as every one else did, that the house was able to answer all demands upon it. It was, however, unnecessary to go into this, as the assig nees hid given the defendant a receipt for the amount upon his settling it. The next point was, the private , cash book ; and,with respect to this, he had to observe, that it had been duly exhibited to the C immissiorters, and the bankrupt might have been examined concern ing its contents. Tne leaves torn out had reference to an account of a person of the name of Nicholson, who was a bankrupt in 1821, and to whom Mr. Rushwoith had been assignee. As to the 7621. which had been taken out of the partnership fund, to that sum the bankrupt was entitled, and he had applied it to the most honour ab•e purposes, by paying his tradesmen's debts. He did not think it necessary to notice the latter part of the pe• tom, relating to the burning of notei, fut therthan to say it appeared upon affidavit, that it was the custom with all tounti r hankers to burn their notes, and that it was nil Imputed that the estate had been injured by it in this CA e. The Learned Counsel, in conclusion, read the affidavits of John •Harrison and John Taylor, in ea planation of the allegations of the petition, In the later :Ad aft, it was stated, that the alterations in the book, we e made mostly by his hand, and merely in the cot• [cell n of errors in posting. Mr. SPURRIER followed on the same side. Mr. lloitNa replied. The Vice o.w:wet-Lon said, he was glad this case had been brought forward at last, b,•cause it gave him at, opp Artun.ty of again reading the a ffi davit of Mt. Itushworth, which, it appea r ed to himosttled the whole matter. It any facts had remained unanswered or in voile,i in suspicion, by that affidavit it would have been his duty to stay the certificate. But he was bound to re gard it as a complete answer. The petition began by imputing fraud in the alterations of the account opened in the books under the head of Exley and Co.but it turned ou that the alterations made were merely to correct error: nor did it appear, as stated, that the dealings with those parties did nit appear openly and in the partnership books. With respect to the money received by Mr. Rushworth, improperly, as was alleged, he de clared that he had received it from the hands of Car ter,the chief cashier ; and he further explained what he did with it, and it did not appear that he ever refused to explain. This fact was not contradicted by the other side ; and he (the Vice Chancellor) could not shut his eyes to the fact that these things seemed to. have been forgotten by Patrick, the accountant, and the assignees. With respect to the private cash book, it appeared that the leaves torn out of it had reference to the bankrupts private account, and it had been in the possession of the commkssioners. With regard to the other transactions alluded to, there did not appear to be any reason to attacfr the character of fluid to any of them. He should cot go into the question of the burned notes, for although that fict appeared to have been introduced to excite suspicion, it had b withdrawn so tar as the Court had any thing to do with et. I certainly appeared to him that the petition ought to be dismissed. But it would not be right to vi,it Mr. Rush worth with - the costs; and as he was bound to suppose that the petitioners had acted in this matter for the benefit of the estate, he must allow them to be paid the costs out of the estate. Petition dismissed wi h costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 45. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. The ATTORNEY GX;OaAl7;;;;Sicr;a Rule to ;hew cause why . a criminal . information should not be filed rgainst William Arundel Harris Arundel E q. one of •he Justices of the Peace for the county of lXvon. The Learned Gentleman stated, that it appeared from the affidavits, if the affidavits were true, that the Magistrate against whom he now sought to obtain the Rule bad yet to learn to make himself competent to discharge his duty, and to administer the laws as a Justice of the Peace. It appeared that Mr. Arundel resided near the village of Litton, where also resided two or three per ' suns against whom helps! openly declared the greatest hostility. On the 6th September last, a person of the name of Thomas Emery, who was a carter in a small way of business, was delivering a cart load of barley on the premises of Mr. Robert Palmer, a maltster, who lived at the same place, and whose malt•house was op posite the Bell Inn of which he was the proprietor.— ' After Emery had delis ered the barley, he put his cart on one side of the road, and close up to the stable wail, ' until he had received back the empty sacks. There was the evidence of several witnesses to chew that abundant room remained between the cart and the opposite wall. Whilst he was thus employed, Mr. Arni del came by in his gig, and perceiving the cart, which was undoubtedly in the highway, he told Emery that he- would fine him 1 10 s. Emery said, " I hope you will not," and Mr. Arundel replied that he would ; when Mr. Palmer came nut, and said, as Emery was a poor man, and had a large family, he hoped Mr. Arundel would not fine him. Mr. Arundel repeated that he would, and that Emery had no business to have his cart there. Mr. Palmer then explained, that Emery wls waiting to re , cerve back his empty bags, and asked it the law did not allow him sufficient reasonable time so to do? Mr. Arundel said, he would not be taught the law by him, and would fine Emery 20s. and commit him to jail if the money were not immediately paid. Emery said he was a poor man, and lived a long way off, and had not the money; on w hich Mr. Arundel directed a constable to ,be called, and subsequently placed him in the custody of a man named Benjamin Chubb, directing him to be kept in custody, and to be brought to Lifton Park, if the 'fine was not paid. In the meantime Mr. Palmer, who, it appears, was a person possessing some property in Lit ton, and the o A ner of two inns and a malt house, set oat for Launceston, in order to ascertain whether or not the Magistrate was justified in fining the poor man ? On his way he met the attorney, and returned to Litton with bins. In the meantime the constable had removed the cart and horses, and taken Emery away. Mr. Arundel was driving back, and saw Palmer, the attorney, and some other persons, conversing together. He said to Palmer, " 1 suppose you have been to Launceston to see whether I could fine the man?" Palmer replied that he had. At three o'clock Emery was brought before Mr. Arun. del, at Lifton Park, when he was told that be must pay the fine. Emery said, if he were allowed to go home, he would get the money and pay it; but he was in formed by Mr. Arundel, that if he did not pay the fine before five o'clock that day, he would send him to the tread-mill for a month, and ordered the constable to bring him back at that time. In the meanwhile the affair had made some stir in the village, and three per• sons (Mr. Palmer, and two individuals named Aldridge and Kenna), we, e standing with others conversing on the subject. Emery had been in custody all day, and had had nothing to eat, and as five o'clock approached, Palmer went up to the constable with horn he was, and said if he would let the man go, he (Palmer) would pay the fine, if the man himself did not pay it in the morning. The constable refused; when Aldridge said to him, "Have you a warrant for keeping this man?" The constable said lie had not; " then," said Aldridge. " I do not know if you have a right to keep him; if I were him I would not stay :" and told • Emery so. Emery, however, thought himself obliged to remain, and set out with the constable to go to the tread mill. On his way, he seemed to have repented of his determination, and said to the constable, " If you have no tight to take me, I won't go ;" so he took his cart and horses and went homewards; Vise con stable merely taking the number of the cart. The next day . , at twelve o'clock, Emery went to the Ma. gi.trates, taking the money for the fine. Mr. Arundel said, he must pay 10s. for the fine, and also 101. for the expences, for issuing warrants to take him into custody, for having left the charge of the constable. This sum Emery p •id. The Justice then asked him if he did not see Palmer hold up his fist to him yester. day ? Emery replied, he bad seen not:itch thing. The Justice thin asked, who was standing about the Bell. yard, and Emery told him ; he was then directed by the Justice to put his niaik upon a paper which he had written, which Emery did, but no oath was ad ministered. Emery then thauftht the whole mattei was at an end, and left the place. On the 10th Sept. Mr. Aldridge, Mr. Palmer, and Mr. Kenna, were sum moned before the Justice, to answer a charge of riot and rescue of Thomas Emery. They wtended the summons, Ind at the house of the Magicrate they found Chubb, the constable. After they had been asked some ques , Lions, the Justice said he would bind them all over to keep the peace for a tiot and rescue. Ile would bind them over in their own recognitmces to appear at the Sessions. They replied, they were not guilty of the offence, and were proceeding to explain, when the Jus tice said they had better reserve -their defence for the Sessions. They were accordingly bound over. He then turned to Palmer and said, this is the first time I e,er committed a person for insultir g myself, but I will now commit you to Exeter Gaol. P Imer asked why . ? the . Justice sad, for insulting him. Palmer ther, asked how? and the Justice said, by shak ng Ili, fist at him Palmer then requested to know who were the witnesses? when the Justice said, I am Myself a witness, and so is Thomas Emery, whose affidavit I have here. Palmer then said he hoped he would aimit him to bail; but Mr. Arundel replied that he would a t do so, but would certainly commit him to gaol, and 'Palmer was accordingly led away for this purpose. Now, Palmer was a man of respectability and property, yet he was in this manner led away to prison. Mr. Justice BAYLEY observed,• that the Attorney General hiving mentioned the names of the pairs, the case would of course go out to t! e world. The ATTORNEY GENERAL stated,that there were some parts of the affidavits which appe fired incapable of con tradiction. He then proceeded. T! e Magistrate, it appeared, soon after dismissing Mr. Palmer, repented of what he had done, and sent a messenger to call him back, and informed him that he would not send him to gaol, but would take bail for his appearance, and his own recogn:zances to keep the peace towards him and all his Nlajesty's subjects for the space of one year. 'I his was accordingly done, and Palmer was set at large. The Exeter Sessions were held on the 16th of October, and those men were to appear to answer to the indictments that had beets prefer red against them. They had, is appeared, two witnesses name] Hurd and Si ell, who la ere, of course, to accompany them to Exeter. On the night of the 15. h of October, Mr. Arundel became acquainted with the circumstance, and was informed who those witnesses were. He then sent two summonses to them to appear before him the next day ; v. hen the summonses were served, they sent word that they were going as witnesses to Exeter. But the constable inlay med them, that they must attend the Justice, and accordingly they were obliged so to do, although Litton was 35 miles horn Exeter. The Magistrate took a paper, ex amined them minutely as to all the points they knew, and as to what testimony they intended to give, and then told them that Emery had sworn he saw Palmer ho:d up his fist to him (Mr. Attrodel), and that he would indict any person for perjury who contradicted this state ment of Emery. A bill was preferred against the three in dividuals, Palmer, Aldridge, and Kenna, hut was thrown out by the Grand Jury. The affidavits further stated, that some time before these transactions ' Mr. Arundel had openly declared his aversion to the family of Al dridge, and had written a letter to such.effect, and that he had declared his deermination to have Palmer's license taken awry, and to drive hini cut et the village of L fton. L'rd TiwrenDEN—Take a rule to shew cause, Mr. Attorney General. CRIMINAL INFORMATION. Mr. BROUGHAM moved for a rule to show cause ,why a criminal informa-ion should not be filed against John Crabbe, E q. and the Rev. Thomas Brooksby. two Magistrates of the county of Essex, for conduct set forth in the affiJavit of William Mayhew, wine merchant of the City of London, who bad been chosen assignee in July la- t, to the estate of John Ald borough, late an innkeeper of Chelmsf ,rd, in li,strx.— The Learned Gentleman stated that the affidavits of William Mayhew set forth, that he being the assignee of the estate of John Aldborough, and a cred;tor to the extent of 7001. had also paid 5004 to have a mortgage transferred t•t him by John Archer, who, though he had not made a legal assignment, had handed over to him tide deeds, which constituted an equitable right. In his character of assignee to the es ate, be applied to the Magistrates of Essex to have the bankrupt's inn at Chelmsford licensed, as he wished it to be brought to sale, lying a valuable property, and estimated as worth from 6,0001. to 7,0001. In this application he was opposed by Mr. Archer, who had formerly been keeper of the gaol, was now a conveyancer, and also desk to the Magistrates, before whorls this opposition was urged. The case was brought before the two Ma gistrates, Messrs. Crabbe and Brooksby, who generally managed the magisterial affairs, the others being merely Magistrates pro forma, and the licensing was conse quently in their bane's. Mr. Mayhew w- - his application by two other Magistrates, lan and Col. Bramsby, who urged his ground that he would be the better m; property, being under the controul of the err ; such not being the case with Mr. Bacot clerk to Archer, the clerk to the Magistr wh-rn .'re sought to obtain a preference. Mt said, if the Magistrates bad any doubt as ; law, they had better take the advice of Cc which Mr. Brooksby, the Clergyman and said, " I want no law nor advice either.; made up. My father used to say, that crates had to do with law the better"--certainl k . i 11 1:1 1 _ 01! i l ( ' i. , I ! I t 1 It , r 1 1 {, . 4 1. I ° 4 I , 1 ' [ I ~ , ; I ~ .., 1 c i. i . t I j ...,(. 1 4 1 j . t , A 1 ' ~ i i. I r, 1, s l' .li., ? 1 i i 1 .i. 1; .., was backed in s s Mr. M•Lach- s claim co the manager of the le Commission- • I 3acon, who was strates, and for Mr. M , Lachlan as to a point of Counsel; upon Ind Magistrate, cf.: my mind is the less Magis- certainly a very J -.,