Star. — London, England, 1828-07-02 00:00:00

Mr. Secretary PEEL said, he would make these ad missions to the Honourable Baronet ; first, that the suh. i c et was an important one, and related to the comfort, anJ perhaps the healt4, of the inhabitants of this Nie tropolis; secondly, he would admit that Parliament had a right to superintend the conduct of those Water Companies which were established under Acts r f Par liament. If they were empowered to 'steak up the streets to lay pipes, there was no doubt but Parlia ment ought to see that the powers entrusted to these Companies were not abused. He would concede fur tbee to the Honourable Baronet, that inquiry ought to be instituted—(Hear, hear.) Thus far he was ready to go al , mg with the Hon. Baronet—bu• there was a P oint advanced by the Hon. Baroi.et, and on which ! l e laid greet stress, in %%hie!) he could not concur— namely, that this subject, important as he admitted it to be, ought to be taken up by Government. It was a matter, in his opinion, which rught to be left to the peculation and management of the Companies autho. rized by Act of Parliament to stiprly water. or in the event of the abu.e of the powers granted to these Com panies, to the speculati. , reuf any new bu,'y of individuals alto may engage in the speculation, and in wt om the F unk may have more confidence. It was in this WAV, by private speculation, t"at the lighting of the City had been cartied into effect—that the mar. kets were 'upplied—that roads were constructed. and kept in repair, and that the bridges over the Thames tor instance, that profitable speculation Watelloobridge—had been built--(A laugh). The 11-n. Baronet had said that he could procute•a plan by which salubrious water from a high point of the river could be supplied to the metropolis. If such a pan could be wowed, individuals would be found veld). to undertake it, it it weir likely t turn oil a profits' le speculation. lite Commission ;ippon ted by his pre. decessor was for the purpose of repot ling on tt•e supply of water to the metropolik—its quantity and quality. The Comraistivn had sat nearly six months, and cost 8001. when to found it necessary to give them a hint that it was time to give in the result of their analysis of the various descriptions of water. respecting which they were instructed to inquire. But it was never intended by the appointment of this Commission, that Govern ment should take the business of supplying wirer to the Necropolis. The taking of surveys had been recom mended, but before Government sanctioned such a mea sure, an estimate of the expense of such an undertaking should be furnished. The Right Hon. Gent. proceeded to state, that since the publication of the Report, a com munication had been made to him from the Grand June tics!) Company, stating that they had purchased 500 acres rearßarne,and that they propoed to convey water from Barnes; et if that was not high enough, they proposed even to bring it from Richmond or Teddingtun. As.to the proposed inquiry, he wai anxious even to go farther than the Hon. Baronet—he consened to the appoint ment with not merely a rest icted, but with full posers. The health of the inhabitants of the - metropolis was some answer tit the argument of the insaluhriousness of the water. It the Honourable Baronet vri.hed . to lay the commencement of such an inquiry in the pm. sent Session, he would not oppose it; but as the Hon. Baronet did not bring for ward the subject at an earlier period of the Session, he would suggest that the Inqairy might be more effective if it were postponed *Mil the next Session. if then, on investigation, it should appear that water was supplied from impure sources; it Bills were introduced late in Session, under titles which gave no correct notion of the enact anetits, for the purpose of encouraging monopolies; if exorbitant rates were levied.theuriwereabuses winch shohld be corrected —(Hear, heat). He had now given his advice to the Honourable flarooet- 7 he trusted he had satisfied him that he was sensible of it importance. and he would leave him to pursue whatever course he might think proper—(Hear, hear). Mr. HUBHOUSE expressed his satisfaction at the Right Honourable Gentleman's aequiescence in the mo tion. He owned he did not 'augur as favourably of the good. effects of competition among all the different existing Companies, who possessed the whole of this treat city in so many districts and was afraid that un less Parliament did interfere, the supply of water would continue to be as bad as ever, and the public must be cornea to grant to the same offenders anotk er fifty sears lease 01 their stomachs and bladders—(A laugh). Mr. WA RBUR am was autonished that he, who was opposed to all monopoly from the first to the last, should have been accused of being friendly to this.— He was not so, but tbaroght that the complaints against the Thames water had been ridiculously exaggerated. Sir F BURbETT explained, and having withdrawn his original motion, presented it in this amended form. in which it was finally agreed to—a That a Committee be appointed to inquire into the supply of water to the Metropolis, and the rates paid by the inhabitants; tI at five be a Quorum." The names 01 Ole Cummutt-v were then read over. ins wan mom. Mr. HUSKISSON moved for a Copy of the Letter front the Settetary of &ate for the Colonies to the Lieutenant.Governer of Janina, dated the tiltd of September, 11117. After a few observatioos from Mr. 11111LNAL, Mr. BRIONT, air G . and Mr. W. &mu, the motion was agreed to. The Committee on the Custom• Sill was agreed to—the Repast •as %teed to, and ordered to be tsiteo into further cousideradoe 04 Monday emit. • THt CONPORATL FUNDS HILL. Mr. OTWAY CAVE brought up the Report on the Corporate Fends Sill. on the motion that it should be received. The Gallery was cleared for a division. There not being forty lestabers in the Home, the House ad. istarned at Two o'Cusca. LISTS of the FIVE MINORITIES against the Additional Churches Bill, 30th June, lea. Minority on the First 1. Lenten against the Second Reading of the Rill. Martin, John Munch, J. B. Pendarvis, E. W. Palmer, Fyshe Rice, Spring Sefton, lord &mart, Sir M. S Thomson, Chas. P. Waitbman, Alderman Warburton, Henry Wood. Alderman lA' o orl, Charles Vyvyan, Sir R. R. William, Sir Robert Ayes, 26—Ltiata, 66. Members in the Minority on the Second Diviskin. " to refer the bill to a Select , ensmitteit," who were not in the First Division. ftanett, John Labnuchere, Henry U•rrnprn, Edw. Lamb, Hon. Geo. Fazakerley, Joins N. Maxwell, John Ayes, 33 Noes, 69. )I tlther , in the Minority on the Third Division " to onmmit the IJU this day three months," who were net in the First and Stcfmtl Divide." Clive, R a. Colborne, Ridley ileneage, Geo. F. !Angry, Saville -- Bark. Bingham Baring, Francis Brounek. Lord Geo, Bright, Henry Burdett, Sir F. rave, Oteiray Davison, Ales. Cordon. Robert Cribran, Sir 3. Hotthioson, J. IL of Cork 'retarget Ralph Datmeti l , John • rilAttly, Wm. L. __ T.ambirt, James S. Pays's, W. S. Tennison, Chat les Wilson, Sir IL Ayes. 38-INoes, 82. I lembers in the Sli nor ky on the Fourth Division, "to Wilsons the bow, until T o nwrrow," who were not in the Three former Birch, Joseph Stanley. Lord s tarjuribsteks, S. Thumps's, Aldermen Paulet, Lord W t ,,, Townsbeqd, Lord C. l'ittlisusure, Dr. Wynn, Fiat Wolin W. Ayr, 41--Nott. 11rumb.ri In the Minotity on the Fifth adjourn the 11. u'. wh.r Were nut in the relit,. G.rm.q. Mittothir% rhwimelry, NI. J. Knight, !Uteri Harr. y. I). W. Nugent. Lord °rattan. Henry Robinson, Sir Geo. Kemp. Thomas It. Wrottesley, Sir John Avp 41—Nnt. 64. Th e whole number of llernbets who voted in the Five Divisions was 154. FROM HATSELV> PARLIAMENTARY PIIRCHDENT& " Sir Joss Limn having nt in the House, not having taken the oaths, as he was bound to do by the Statutes, went out of the House to the Lord Steward's Deputies, desiring to have the oath ministered to him; but they first ask - rig him whether he had sat in the House, or in this Parlia ment? Whereto he answered he had; and they then . de manding)whetber he had taken the oath in part, or none at all ? He said. none at all ; they forbore to give him the oath till they bad fitst acquainted the House with it, which they did. A de bate arose, it which Mr. Crewe said, Sir John Leech cannot serve in Parliament, for then the House should dispense with the Act of Parliament, which saith- r ‘ He who sitteth in the /louse unsworn, shall he accounted as a man not elected or returned:— Sir John Leech was then called to the bar, where he kneeled ; and being bid stand hp. he confessed he had sat in the House a quatter of an hour. on Wednesday morning last, being unsworn. He was, therefore, disabled to serve in this House for this Parliament, and a new writ was sent forth by course, not by order."—Parlionsen tory lhtense, 1690, The oaths alluded to were the oaths of supremacy and alle giance. - -Note in Hatiell, vol. 4, p. $3. • i Hie. EVENING STAR. LONDHON. WEDNESDAY JULY 2. ls'2B %ion: INCIIANGK. TWRLYR OCLM► K. We are without any arrivals of the leapt political coil.equence and great anxiety is felt in the City for the want of inlormatiob Iron' l'ortugal. Consols opened this morning at 88} sellers, and immediately receded to 881 1; but within this half hour • re•action has taken place, and at present they may he quoted at 881 ;. ctrl, lIAMPAST ONX O'CLOCK. Consols have been fluctu.iting between 881 and 88/ 3 for the Account, and they may be quoted at the latter price. I.l(icE tw si ochs AT FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock India 11..tid• 102 3 per Cent. Red. 88 71 el 8 South Sea Stock 3 per Ct. Cons. Shut Old Annuities 34 per Cent. 954 .€lnoo Exckeq. Rills 68 S 34 per Cent. lied. 951 1 2500 Ditto 68 9 4 per a. New. Shut `I no and .C2uu Ditto 68 70 4 per Cent. 18..e6, ma i I Advertised LOCI( Ann. 191 11-16 lodia Stock Rank for Acct. 2104 Con ols for Acct. 881 FUNDS, TWO 401 . 1.411. K. B raz ilian Spit. 651Da Acct 241 DoAsct 6.51 Greek Box:INV:125, 5p 0.19 i 134,rn.... Ayr, s Ikls. 6p C. .rea.lkis,lll2s,6p Ct. 41 404 DEP. Acct. 48 Do. Ace. 411 401 14 404 1 a•ne4l.. 6 per Ct. Spanish Ikh 3p Ct. lla d Pn. nowds,lBt4, 941 Span. Ns. 1823. 5 p. C. BRITISH ANL' VOICEIGto 311.11(ES, TWO uCLuI K. 1111• silt. PAM. 100 90 100 921 100 26 Anglo Nletican Colombian Meiican 112 i 23 174 i Ii The remarks of the Duke of WaLLtiloToN upon the Petition presented by Earl GRIT on the subject of the currency, were in accordance with what we have ob served-more than once. The Scotch Notes Bill, which wouldcome under consideration of the House on Thurs. day, was, said his Graie, the complement of the measure of 1826. .That measure- has been agreed to by bc.th Houses, has been, to a great extent, put into operation in the country, and is universally under•t rod to com mence on the sth of April next. We highly approve, therefore, of the tone used by Ministers on this occa sion, expressive of their determioation to keep up con fidence in the public by adhering to their purpose, and deprecrtng the attempts which are making by the ad vocates of a Pa ; rr Currency, to take advantage of every possible opportunity to introduce discussions by a side wind, on what has already been resolved on by IN ter Houses of Parliament. . ..1111.0-...- In the House of. Commons the Claims if the Baron de Boat, for remuneration for the losses sustained . by him during the French Revolution, was brought forward at greatlength by Mr. STANLEY. The motion was ne gatived by a majority of 37. Sir GEORGIC. MURRAY brought in a Bill for the continuance for twelve morns of the Act permitting the removal in the West Indies of dome.tic slaves, under certain regula lions. It is well, before any new Colonial measure is , introduced, to bestow on it the utmost consideration, and in the meantime this temporary ►egulat on will con duce much to the comfort oft le slaves themselves. If the slaves of Grenada cannot otherwise remove to their place of worsh'p, nor from one place to another, it is highly proper that Government should remain invested wth the power of permitting it, as this Bill provides. A Committee was appointed, on the motion of Sir F. BURDETT, to inquire into the state of the present supply of wet r to the Metropolis, and the rates levied for that purpose. Whatever is done ought to be effecrPd soon, the health and comfort of the inhabitants of L inclon are daily suffering. The French Piper give us no intelligence of interest from the Let. Up to the time of our going to press, neither the German not French Pipers had ariived. Lard FARNBOROUGH had an audience yesterday t f the Knits, at Ids Palace, in St. James's. The Duke • f CLARENCZ.:tttnded by Capt.Speacza, left his residence, In the Admiralty. ymterday morning, for the Royal Dock-yard at Woolwich. His Royal Highness inspected the whole of the departments of the establishment, and went on board one of the vessels lying in dock. The Duke returned to town In the afternoon. _ _ Die I)uchr4t (1 C 7 LA RINCII, and the Duchess of SAri !tlernmeate 'accompanied by the Princess EMU! Of C 44014714, and attend ed by Captain Weisman, visited the Iran India Docks yesterday. The Royal Party were, conducted on board the " Duke of Sussex." East Indlsmau,ot 1,400 tons burtbs n , which has lately arrived from India, commanded by Captain Vutre. From the East India Docks the party proceeded to the London Docks. and ISOM thence to the Trinity House, where they were received by lame et the Governors of that Limitation, and where an elegant deices/ was prepared for them ; alter partaking of which the two Duchene* returned to the Adutiralty. S r (iconat Rose gave a grand dinner on Monday, at his residence, Old Palselyard, to the Duke of C131411141,AND, uid a select party of the Nobility and •Gentry. Elie Duke and Duchess o. WELLIKorom gave a .grand dinner yesterday at Ap.ley douse,, Piccadilly, to the Duke and Duchess of CLARICISCI. and 4 Large party of the principal Nobility and Gentry. The Duchess CLASteNck and theThiche,s NISISINGOS honoured the performance at the Italian Opera House 'n Monday evening with dater prestact. . THE ARMY. !Val "I I • Lord Arlen, Sow est err. as Sectetery,an Lord 111, la, the Cern 'nuttier of the Force.. wild t►trtueh his Ito yotestiay motntug at the Horse Guards. Several Geoleral and a number w other Ofßerta paid their respects to his I.ord-hip. The I)take . of Castilians' reviewed the roldarream,ltighoent of Foot-Galardi, of which his Hey.' Highness is Colonel, 'yesterday mutating in I'ark. NAVAL iN I t.I.I.ItiECE. i 1 .1 I MAIL/ Altman TNT% DAV —Dublin I.—Waterford 1. The Jean, &MART. from Port-au-Prince, is supposed to be anis el off Plymouth. The Douglas. bleu, arrived off the Lizard. sailed from Para on the 7th of May; left there the English merchant brigs, Nalvina and Regatta; a French merchant ship, the New Constance,..hove down, repairing damages, having grounded on rhe,shoals oflanta Rosa ; a Portuguese merchant ship, the Santa Cruz, tbree pprtu guest: merchant brigs, and a schooner, one Brazilian merchant schooner, loading for Oporto. The Brazilian frigate Thetie,,Cap tain Wzutt, was preparing to heave down, having damaged her forefoot; two Brazilian brigs of war and a schooner were alao at anchor. A large Brazilian merchant ship. the Eugenie, sailed not the 4th of May for Lisbon ; and a French brig, the Lizard, ul, Nantes, left Para in company with the Douglas. DUAL, JULY I.—Wind S.W. by W.—The Russian ships of vial! Hanehout, of 84 guns, and Provortiny, of 4$ guns, sailed this morn ing for Cronstadt. Arrived the Clifton, front Jamaica. Arrive d from London the Coromandel, Boers, fur India; and Maitland,; for New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH. Jut.v I.—Wind S. to W.— Arrived from Louden' the Brighton, Simon. for New York. FALM4II4I'I, JUNI SO.— Wind S.—Arrived off port the Brutus, &our, from Virginia. HOLTIOZAP. Jose no —Arrived the Thomas Tyson. STOCCDALI, from Barbadoes; and I 'a, Gtt.aits. from Miramichi. LIVIAPOOL, JUNlCso.—Arrived the Mariner. hiss, from Bar bailors. ..... The brig Pomtuto, of ..... rme, arsivetl at Aberdeen on FriJa) , hree week% front ihga. Freight. tor fi.ot bat advanced to 4.50 front their foFnirr yeti depret.tokrate ut ON. per toil ul flax, anti 'here were no vesveir unchartt red. CLait i iit TEMPI.RIIOIIR. isms t& The 69J Regiment receives, 1 very unexpected route this morning. to march fr m Templemore to Limerick. Three companies were in consequence dispatched im mediately. The head-quarters follow on the 30. h, and the remainder c f the regiment mai ch on the following day. We understand that O'Connell travels down from Dublin to-morrow (Sunday), and that be has written to every Priest in each large town to give him a mass as he poses through, which he mil attend, but he is to be received in state, and drawn by the populace thrc ugh Itoscrea and Nenagh. ENNIS, Jima 28. _ _ _ The approach of the election is bringing nearly all the nobility and gentry into this town. Their object is to be on the spot to counteract, if possible, the exer tions of the Roman Catholic priests, and the agitators, in their attempts to seduce the tenantry from their alle giance to their landlords. The popularity of Mr. Fitz gerald may be inferred from the fact that, with very few exceptioos, the landlords, Catholic as well as Pro testant, are in that Gentleman's favour. Lord South who'is a Roman Catholic Peer, has issued direc tions to the agents t f nis estates in this country to me for the Right Honourable President against the" Great Agitator." Among the Noblemen and Gentlemen nowhere, and actively engaged among their tenants canvassing per sonally for Mr. Fitzgerald, are—Lord Gort, who came expressly from Dublin, Sir Edward O'Brien, late Mem ber for the county, and• o hose son is now Member: also General Sir Augustine Fitzgerald, Sir Hugh Dillon Massey, the Right Hon. John Ormsby Vandeleur, and others of equal respectability. As greet danger is apprehended from the turbulence of the peasantry in tl•e .progress of the election, the Inspector-General of the l' •lice of the province has w•isvly taken the precaution to guard against the dan ger. Orders have been issued to the constabulary to march into the town to preserve the peace. • Upwards of two hundred have already arrived, and as many more are expected, and will, I fear, be wanted. But for this timely step.it was ihe determination of some of the most respectable inhabitants of the town, and of several shopkeepers al•o, to leave the place during the con tinuance of the election. You can have no idea of the state of Maim into which "corning events" hive already cast es. No doubt the causes of that alarm will not sub side while the election is in progress. Perhaps an instaoce which occurred yesterday will best to int out the nature of this alarm. Already have the two candidates. Mi.Etzge rald and Mr. O'Connell, taken their committee•roorus—that of the latter is decorated with a profusion of placards of the most iufammat•wy native. At a late nour yesterday sifter noon an immense assemblage of the mob collected in front of .the committee-room of Mr. Ve►ey Fitz gerald, and after a continuance for some time of the. most insulting shouts and opprobrious epithets applied to the Right Hot . Gen; lentan, in conjunction with, as they were tee med, thy Orange colleague., Wellington and Peel," they acre proceeding, it was thought, app.tently to the demolition of th e house, as was the case in a similar affray during the last Galway election, when tie timely appearance of a party of the constabulary, under arms, prevented the anticipated cam age. The agitators, meanwhile, are not remiss in their 'Mots. Mr. Lawless is most indefatigable in his exer tion-, and he is very ably seconded by Mr. O'Gor man Mahon : t ey have, during the past week, visited seedy all the difte rent petits of tie county, and everywhere. at the sugge t.u4 of the Priests, who, with about three exceptions, have volunteered themselves in Mi. O'Connell's favour. Meetings have been held of the people, and these Gentlemen have de livered harangues on the necessity of coming forward now or never for their religion. &c. FROM Via ritIEMAN . S JAHINAL. JUNK 39. Black Church, HalGpatit Nine o'Clock, Saturday, June 28. Mr. O'Connell arrived here at hve o'clock this even ins, and was hailed by the people in the most interne manlier: bonfires were lighted along the road, to com pliment the popular candidate. Hr to , .k Focht-horses here, on hi% stay to Nenagh. His competitor ch.inged horses bete also on this day week, but without receiving any 'manifestation of public feeling or suppott what ever. We expect to meet S eil, Esth e r Maguire, and Ronayne to-morrow at Tulla. A Cabinet Council was flew t hai.-pa t two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office, Downiug Wert, which was attended by the Duke of WILL 11101•014, Earls Batman anJ As aaaaa Viscount hiaLviu.a, Lord liu.rwauituvow. Mr. Seerr taiy Pis, Sir Guiana dluaaur, the C.ssa.cal.i.os of the Etcsia, Wits, and Mr. Renato. The Ministers satin dcl.bcratiuii upwards of two hours. The Seanish (Special) Mini ter, and tie Bt Azilian Minister, had interviews with the Etna A StILDISN yesterday, at the Foreign thee. •l he Gave, nor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and others of the Commisaioiters for the Reduction of the Minolta! lkbt, had a contact:stew with the CliAbCll.l.o4 of the lis• amuse ye.tetday, at the f really. Air.. Hictitam attended the Meeting as Secretary to the Cosotiawsionfrs. We have great plad.ure in btatti,g, that the teport of Mr. VESZY ITILUIRALD having been ►etsously injured, in a ptishlat tumult at !;hats, t, almost wholly wathout founJauosh . . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. IPSWICH RACI'9. Jute 1. Fur Hts Plate of One Hendry , ' Ga The following horses started Mr. Windhsm's b b Cramp's. 4 yrs .. 3 1 3 Tsvistnek's eh m Leeway. 5 yrs ... ... 1 3 e Slr. klab.rly's bi h Monarch. 5 yrs .. 2 2dr Mr. l'edgreft's eh g 311Idew. aged S 4 dr Colonel IVilstin'sb m sister to Lamplighter. 4 yrs .. 4 dr Before starting. betting in favour of Leeway. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BF.NrH, irLy I. HARK ITT V. THWAITFS This was an action against the Proprietor rf the Morning Herold for a libel published in that• Pater. Sir J. Sommer'. stated the case. The plaintiff, an rttorney, hi-ought this action fora libel. '1 here were a variety of means by which the Editor of a Newspaper could indulge a malignity of feeling, and yet lease to .I , s Counsel plau ible grounds for a defence. t ii-e of ambiguous law' tge, it might he said that a p ra raph was innoxii.us and meant nothing, which, in 'e li y, c •iis eyed serious information. For ;twiner, might be stated in a newspaper that a man was 'sr minus or celebrated. Al man might be tele ora ed for virtue or vise; butt it t word .4 celebrated" s coupled with some expression %biota would lea • tsi the conclusion that the person al'uded to had conducted liiiirse f improperly in his profession of an attorney, these could be no doubt that the word was used with a .nalicinus motive. Some time ago the plaintiff hi onght an action again -t .his nes. spar.ei, and recovered 10(1. da mage., whet!) dad not seem s-a etc-v. any kindly 'eel ings on vie part oI t le detendai t At!houlth the defer. (ant had always been in the habit cf inserting in his 'riper the proceedings of tleConr ts or law, he suppressed • e csse against I self,. thereby proving that is con- . ra.ned something like an impeachment against him.— A person had been in the service of Mr. Harnett a s a clerk, and left him under very suspicious circum tatters; but some time after he • summoned Mr. Harnett to the Court of Requetr for 13s. The trial of this cause bet seen the clerk and Mr. Harnett was re ported in the Morning Herold, and all through Mr. Harnett was designated " the celebrat •cl actor nes."— The Learned C tinsel contended, that by this epithet it was intended to hold up the plaintiff to ridicule ai.d contempt, and that it called upon the %hilt to mark their disapprobation of such a line of conduct on the part of a newspaper Editor, by awarding damages. The libel published in the Morning Herald, of the 10th of August, was then put in and read. Mr. Guanax said. the question the Jury had to try was, whether this was a libel? His Learned Friend (Sir J. Scarlett) had laboured hard to prove that it was. but for himself he thought it was only necessary to read it ; it required no elaborate argument to prove that it was not a libel. It was true that the plaintiff had brought an action for a libel against :/he Morning Herold before, and recovered 1001. damages, and n r doubt under such circumstances, he would have no objection to bri n g an action every week of his life. But even if he did not get damages, should there be a verdict in his firour, he would get his own costs. It there was only a fat thing da mages,Harnett would get his costs. Under those circum • stances he called upon the Jury to return a verdict 'or the defendant. There was no imputation that the report was unfair. and the action was brought not because the plaintiff conceived his character was injured, but be cause he hoped to get his costs, and to get notorir ty as an attorney. This acti-n was the consequence of the plaintiff's having recovered on a former occasion, and if he was encouraged now he would bring actions can,. qantly. On the whole, the alleged libel contained s.o imputation on any man's character. It was peifertiy harmless, and he called on the Jury t r show their dis approbation of such an action by returning a verChct for the defendant. • Lord TENTERDEN left it t b the Jury whether the pub. lication WAS intended to convey the impu,ation ti at Harnett had acquited notoriety by imp:oper coud,.tt in his profession. Without leaving the box, the Jury retuned a vei d ict for the defendant. BRIDGER V. HEATH. This was an action to recover 2001. the amount g f a Bank of England note, stolen fri.m the perpon of he plaintiff, and discounted by defendant, a hanker at Andover, t was alleged, w t Jout proper CAI ion and quiry. It appeared that the note in question was sent by Sir C. Rich, But. to the plait t ff, on the 23d of February, 1827, and was duly rtceived by the plaintiff. on the 25th of February, and he happened to have the note in his pocket the same evening, wien be went to Covent Garden Theatre. The plaintiff at fit,t endeavoured to get int • the pit, but the Theatre was so niuch crowded that be could not make his way into it, and he pro ceeded to the boxes. He soon after di-coveted that lit pocket had been picked of the note, and early next morning he gave notice of the robbery at Bow- s t r eet, and subsequently at the Bank of England. dit+r some time, he received info! mation that the note had been paid into vie Bank of Englan., by the defendaitt, and having sent a person down to Andover, he leart.ed that the note had been cashed the e by a person who pot his address on the back of the note, as John Smith, Com mercial-road, London." Under these citeurri.tances, it was contended, the defendant was liable lot t to amount of the note. The defence was, Vat the .araelllad been cashed in the usual course of business, at a time when there was a pugiktic match at Andover, and a greet, many strangers in the town, and Om: it would be hard that the deleadant should lose .the amount of a note for which he had given full value. Lord TeNTERDEN lett it to the Jury whether the de fendant's conduct evinced an improper degree of negli gence. Verdict for the plan tiff—Damages 2001. :COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JuLT 1. VINCENT V DAVIES AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by tt:e pl a i n tiff, an attor ney, against the delendants, jeweller C, residing in Blooms bury, to recover the value of a bill ut exchange, drawn by tie defendants, tot 200/. Mr. Sergeant CROSS. on the part of the plaintiff, • tater! that the bill in quettion had been accepted in b.ank by A young man, formerly . scholar of Finn's (who is now confined on a charge of figery.) The delenclai t , at the instance 01 Fem.. and without knowing the acceptor, filled up this blank acceptance. and indorsed tl e same to Fenn, and it subs, quen ly foond its way into the handsot a person named Edwisiti Jones. The day before this bill became due, tie plaintiff applied to Jones and paid him 2001. for the bill—it was subsequently presented by the plain:ff for payment. lent moaned dishrno 'ed. Ms. Sergeant WILD!, on the part of the delei.dant-, contended that the plaintiff took this bill up on behalf of his client the acceptor, and the present was a mere experiment to oblige die defendants to pay tlis bill in stead of the acceptor, as he should show that the p ain tiff was lending himselt for the ben, fit of the ,receptor. To support his case the Le.roed Sergeant called, Edward Jones, the torm.'r holder of the hill, it' o stated that the plaintiff took the bill up before it beearne • : ' ,