Star. — London, England, 1829-12-05 00:00:00

"/ 11 1 . 3 r :!• :. - • • jr ,_ ,fl- 4 n • • 4Vt . , " • : I; - (17,. -..----- It'ILL OF THE LATE SIR H. DAVY. BART: Tip- will of thettte Sir Humphrey Davy, Bart.wasproved s , i the Prerogative Court of Canterbury on the 3d of November la , t. Probate granted to Lady Davy, the relict and sole executrix. The .fleets sworn under £3OOOO. The will is in the testator's own hand writing, dated Jan 3, 1827 6 uhro " reeling more than common symptoms of morality." He !teque the to his brother, Dr. D..vy, the sum of £3OO per annum laitig Annuities, and the sum of 5E4.000 to be realized by the sale if .rock English or Foreign, the interest of £3,000 therefore to be FD i•d in the way be (the Doctor) may think most beneficial for the interest of his sisters, particularly in married aisters,and his godson ifimphrey. Ile alsoileaves to his brother all his chymical books, ehymical NISS. apparatus, sporting tackle, medals, and the silver v..oison dish made from the Rumford medal. There are several iegacies of £lOO and £5O each to professional friends, among whom are Doctors Walla, Babington, Wilson, and Mr. Brodie. Two explanatory papers are appei ded to this will, by which he st quests Lady Davy (Go whose high sense of honour and justice he places the most implicit reliance) to bequeath, on her decease, the different services of plate of which he died possessed, including those presented to him by the Emperor of Russia, the committees of coal-owners for the invention of the safety lamp, &c. to his brother, if he survive her, and if• not, to his eldest child, should he be in a situation to use it ; should, however, such he not the ease, or should Dr. Davy die before the Executrix, then it is to he sold or melted down, and the proceeds to be applied by the Royal Society in founding an annual medal to be awarded fur the most use ful discovery in chymistry in England or Anglo-America. There are three codicils to the will, dated respectively, Rome, November 18, 1828, February 19, 1829, and March 18, 1829, by the former of which he bequeaths to his " kind and affectionate nurse," Josephine Dela* daughter of an innkeeper at Laybach, in Illyria, the sum of £lOO, or a sutra equivalent to 1,000 florins ; in a subsequent codicil be revokes this bequest, and substitutes one of 500 florins or £5O. To his brother, Mr. Davy, he bequeaths the copyright and profits arising from the sale of " Salmonia," or any other publications of his, with the exception of " My Vision," which he requests Lady Davy to publish, should she and his friends consider it useful or instructive to the public, and the proceeds ap plied to the education of his godson. He also requests rings to be given to his friends, among whom he particularizes Mr. Knight, Mr. Pepys, and Mr. Hatchet, and concludes by desiring to pe boiled where he dies, adding, " Natures mot MIS rehquies." EASY PASSAGE TO THE OTHER WORLD. MONTHLY MAGAZINE. wuirrasza, TIZACHIS AND CO. Lord Lowther is a man, who, we verily believe, would not hurt a mouse, in his own proper person. No man who sees his Lord ship's tenderness of look, as he rides along the streets, particularly in the full season of Bond-street beauty, or has bad the indulgence of meeting him as be brushes away the dew through the Green-park, where the nursery-maids have brushed away the dew just before ; or who has been honoured by permeating the green-room boards of theKing'sTheatre,when the premieres danseuses are stretching their sandals preparatory to doing execution in front of the curtain ; can doubt that his Lordship's heart actually overflows with the love of human kind. Yet in his Lordship's administration of that mys terious and mighty office, which regulates the draining of the dry ditches round London, and the knocking down of the old houses that are spontaneously tumbling as fast as they can,—that high superintendence of mud and mortar, which, in the sacred techno logy of state, assumes the name of Woods and Forests—he seems to have the spirit of Hyder Ali, or a Thomas Koull Khan. To say nothing of mounts of stone erected on every ten yards of every road for ten miles round the metropolis, which demolish stage coachmen daily, slay a regular allowance of retired citizens per week, are already sensibly thinning the Board of Aldermen, have produced the much heavier evil of turning Mr. Alderman Waith man into a speech-maker again ; and make it a matter of life and death for a Common Councilman of any weight of metal to drive out to his villa, after a " dinner with the Ward ;" his Lordship has commenced his administration with digging two of the most de vouring man-and-woman-traps since the days of the Minotaur. " On Wednesday afternoon the body of a man was discovered by some passengers floating in the basin in the Green Park, which has newly been enclosed by a wooden paling. The alarm was in stantly given, and drags being procured. the body was brought on shore. From the appearance of the deceased, be must have been some days in the water ;he is about fifty years of age. He was rather genteely dressed in a black coat and trowsers, striped black silk waistcoat, and Wellington boots." How this unlucky wanderer of the dark came by his fate, of course nobody thinks of asking, for it appeared he bad nothing in his pockets, a disqualification for public interest, dead or alive. Bu we shall gratify that part of the public who wish to evade the creditor and the sexton together, by the information that the basin in the Green Park is still as accessible as ever, and possesses the very finest capabilities for speedy extinction in cases of accident or otherwise. The water is seven feet deep in the shallowest Fart. — But let not the experimentalist think that the affair is ended by his simply being popt twelve inches below the height of man. Every step he makes in his new element carries him a foot deeper down a slope which conducts him to a central cavity half a dozen feet deeper still, where nothing could fish him up short of a grappling iron and cable. As to any hope of scrambling his way out when be has once tumbled in, there is no more than of Lord Gode rich's being Prime Minister again ; or of Mr. Banks's washing his much bedaubed reputation. The walls are of stone, smooth as Lady Blessingtoe's skin, and perpendicular as the profile of the Duchess Dowager of Rutland, or little fly-a-way Lady Cowper's one ostrich feather. The best climber in Aatley's would slip from it as if he were clinging to ice; and the stoutest swimmer from this to the North Pole, would go to the bottom with fatigue before a policeman would come to his call. So much for the Green Park and its preserves of despairing milliners, and men unknown, in Wellington boots ; all of which go to mingle with his Majesty's tea in Buckingham House; the basin being the grand provision of fluid for the sovereign and his house hold. But for those who prefer a still larger style of making their retreat, we propose the Serpentine • a public resource for escaping the troubles of this world, established in old reputation ; but of late so much improved for the purpose, that it may be said to have been made anew. A few yeah ago if a drunkard fell in, or a passer by in the night made a false step, or an unhappy being attempted to take the final plunge, there was still a slight interval between him and destruction. But now every thing has been made commodious in the extreme. The wall bas been smoothed to so perfect a level with the road, that the first fog would be as likely to lead the First Lord of the Admiralty over head and ears ten feet deep, as the dullest lubber that over bad s his grog aboard."A rail or battlement or anything in the shape of prevention, would be treason to the march of mind, and the whole passage to the other world is as plain as the palm of one's hand. That the children and nurses who con gregate about the Serpentine do not roll into it by the hundred weight, we cannot conceive ; for the day of miracles is gone by.— We suppose that they do, but as there are more than enough of both in the world, nobody inquires about them. Yet we should think that Lord Lowther, who is not a married man, might have some compassion on the brood, and that he, not being plagued with the res vocals demi, the squalling brats and the scolding wife," as the Old song as It, might put up a few palisaded, if it - were only for form's sake, and to spite the county Coroner. FIRE AT FOADUAM.—Sunday evening last, about half:past seven o'clock, a fire broke out in a barn upon the pre mises of Mr. Joseph Bland, of Fordham Biggen in this county. and from thence communicated to a stable containing six valuable horses and two colts, which were so quickly surrounded by the lames, that the well-known terror of these animals in suds cases rendered irinmossible to save them, and they were all burnt to death. One blidd mare was removed from the stable, but after wards rad into the barn, and was destroyed. Mr. and Mrs. Bland were from borne at the time. The engines of several of the neigh bouring parishes and from Newmarket, were quickly on the spot, and great praise is due to their exertions; but the flames were not subdued until two large barns, the stables, and other out-buildings,. 900 coombs of wheat and barley, a quantity of straw, implements, harness, and other valuable property, were destroyed. The dwell ing -house, however, and a range of corn-stacks, within a few feet • of the dames, were preserved. The furniture of the house was greatly damaged by its hasty removal, and we are sorry that at such a time thieves should be found plundering the unfortunate suf ferers ; chief of the linen and clothes taken frOni the drawers were lost. Mr. Bland occupies from SOO to 400 acres of land. .and is much respected ; his family is large, and-we are sorry to add that ' his loos B from ZSOO to X4OO, as not a shilling of property was in sured. W. D. Gardner, Req. Is the proprietor and, owner of the buildings destroyed; none of which were insured. There is every reason to believe that the fire was the act of an incendiery, the bkislwing 'first in flames, where no lantern had been used. saws. repotted; end the fire broke out at the end of a barn which- is 91P feet horn the stable. 'the lames, on doubt, ran along the inside of the barn, which had been burning sum. time before discovered. Clironcse. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. ENGLISH RACING AT FLORENCE. The foUowing account of the Florence Autumn Meeting may not be unacceptable to our sporting readers, who will recognise several wellknown English racers : TUESDAY, OCT. 13. The Italian Stakes of 10 sequins each; ftst. 10Ib. each ; once round. Thirteen Subscribers. Baron Lowenbergh's ch.'m. My Lady (Wardell) 1 Count Gherardescal names b. m. Florentine 2 Mr. /101 l names b. m. Donna Blecusara 3 First Class of the Arno Stakes of 10 sequins each, for horses not thorough bred ; 9st. Mb. once round. 21 Subscribers. Mr. Thelluson's b. m. Beauty (H. Holmes). Lord Burghersh's b. h. Scompiglio. Baron Lowenbergh's My Lady. Two others were not placed. The (.'blame Stakes of 10 louts d'ors each; once round. 10 Subs. Mr. Perry's ch. nt. Starch, by Woful, 5 yrs. 9st. 61b. ( doss) 1 Lord Normanby's br. h. Taranlus, aged, 9st. 101 b. 2 Mr. Perry's sister to Brocard, 4 yrs. Sat. 131 b. 3 Four others were not placed. Match 50 loni..—Lord Mormanby's Maid Marian, 3 yrs. 7st. 61b. beat Baron Lowenherg's Vidino, 4 yrs. Sat. 61b. The Tura Stake. of 25 lnuis d'orseach ; once round. 2 Subs. Mr. Jones's b. h Arid, st.t. 1216 Mr. Kerrick's b. h. Waslight, Mt. 21b. Motels 25 louis.— Mr. Gasperint's b. m. 3latilda, (Wood) bear Mr. Theiluson's Beauty, 9st. Sib. 31.4tcta 100 louts-d'ors.—Mr. Perry's Sister to Brocard, Bst. 1016. (Moss) beat 3.r. Kerrick's gr. b. Itiber, lOst. once round. Match 50 lonise—Baron Lowenbergh's b. f. Forfeit, (B. War dell) beat Mr. Thelluson's Sharp hooter, 9st. Sib. each. Mr. Perry's Starch, received from Mr. Jones's Aria. W manner. • Match 100 loris d'ors.—Lord Normanby's Comte d'Artois, lOst. (Wardell) beat Mr. Thelluson's br. m. Bessy, 3 miles. A Gold Cup, given by the Club, (Handicap) once round. Mr. Perry's Starch, 9n. 111 b. (Holmes) . Lord Normanby's Tarandus. 9st. 10Ib Mr. Perry's Sister to Brocard, 9st Three others not placed. Match 50 louis.—Mr. Perry's Sangrado, 6 yrs 9st. 81b. (Moss) beat Lord Normanby's ch. c. Burn, 3 yrs, 851.211. Once round. Match 50 louis.—Mr. Thelluson's Beauty, 9st. 101 b. (Holmes) beat Lord Normanby's Duchess, 4 yrs, Sat. 21b. (bolted) Once round. Second Class of the Arno Stakes of 10 sequins each for thorough bred horses, 10n. 101 b. each. Once round. Twenty-one sub scribers. Lord Normanby's Saladin (Nevin) Tarandus Three others not placed. Matcb,—Mr. Jones's Ariel received from Baron Lowenbergh's Vindino. Thursday.—Handicap, of 10 sequins each, with 20 louts added by Mr. Perry, for the beaten horses. Once round. Lord Normanby's Stapleton, 4 yrs. Bst. 101 b. ( Aloes) . • ..... Mr. Thellsison's Sharpshooter, 5 yts. 9st. 111 b. Bessy, 4 yrs Bst. 71b. Baron Lowenbergh's Vidino, 4 yrs. 7st. 121 b. . Two others not placed. The Villa Stakes, of 10 sequins each, were won by My Lady (Wardell,) beating Pacha, Comas, and Matilda. A Sweepstakes of 25 louts-d'or each, was won by Forfeit, 6 yrs. 9st. 81b. (Wardell) beating Ariel, aged, 9st. 81b. and Stapleton, 4 yrs. 9st. 31b. Match, 100 louts-d'or, Tarandus, Bst. 61b. beat Riber, 9st. Match, 50 louis.d'or, Baron Lowenborgh's Tickle, Toby, 9st. (Wardell) beat Comte D'Artois, 94. 61b. Match, 20 louts Mr. G. de Voisin's Atalanta, Bst. 111 b. (Tadd,) beat M. C. Poniatowsky's Goldfinch, 9st. 11b. Match 50 louts-d'or—Forfeit (Wardell) beat Eingrado, 9st. 61b. each. HUNTING. Lord Petre's Fox Hounds meet on Monday, at Stock ; Thurs day, at Purleigh ; and Saturday, at Acton House. The East Kent Hounds. Tuesday, at Sole-street, for the Deng. The East Sussex Fox Hounds. Monday, at the Bat and Ball, Dicker ; and Thursday, at Hellingly. The Cambridgeshire Hounds, Monday, at Childerley Gate; and Friday, at the downing:Arms. The Puckeridge Houndi on Monday, at Hare-street ; Wednet. day, at Wadestnill : and Saturday, at Boxwood. Earl Fitzwilliant's Hounds on Monday, at Aversley Wood ; Wednesday, at Catworth Guide-post; Thursday, at Stanwick Pasture. Mr. Mure's Fox Hounds on Tuesday, at Harlot Green. The Doddington Harriers on Tuesday, at Cavalry Barns ; and Friday as Fendike. The Royston Hariers on Tuesday, at Chishill Mill; and Thurs day, at Kneesworth Toll-bar. Mr. Boycott's Hound. on Mondry, at Moseley Court; Wed nesday, at Plough, West Heath ; and Friday, at BoscebeL Mr. Dansey's Hounds on Tuesday, at Westhlde Village. Colonel Berkeley's Fox Hounds on Monday, at Col. Lygoa's kennel. The Warwickshire Fox Hounds on Monday, at Oakley Wood. The Shropshire Hounds on Monday, at High Hatton ; Wed nesday, at Pithian's Gate; Friday, at Battlefield; and Saturday, at Neucliff. Sir Richard Puleston's Hounds on Monday, at Carden. Mr. Wicksted's Hounds on Tuesday, at Bridgemere Guide-post ; and Friday, at Stoke Heath. The Cheshire Hounds on Monday, at Hutford Bridge; Wed nesday, at Duddon Heath ; Thursday, at Tarporley ; and Satur day, at Calveley HaIL The Conock Harlers at Catterley Banks on Monday, and South down Barn, on Friday. The Craven Hounds on Monday, at Inbolmes ; Wednesday, at Rockley ; Friday, at Shefford Gate; and Saturday, at Gravel Hill. The Cottesmore Hounds on Monday, at Uffington Wood ; Tuesday, at Cole's Lodge; Thursday, at Stocken ; and Fri day, at Barleythorpe. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 4. The Loco Cswicaitos. commenced the Sittings after Term, in Lincoln's Inn Haikthis morning. It being the first seal, his Lord ship was engaged the whole of the morning in bearing motions. - - CARDSDALI K 3111/1111.1T. The Sottcrrosi-Genznat. applied for a special injunction to re. strain the Defendant from selling or disposing of a quantity of gas ometers, which be had manufactured, they being an infringement on the patent right of which the Plaintiff was the Assignee. It appeared that some years since the Defendant sold the patent right of.tbi. invention to the Plaintiff, and that until lately, gasometers being in but little demand, it had turned out any thing but lucre the. Recently, however, the demand had been very great, and the consequence was that the Defendant manufactured them him. self. The Plaintiff bad recovered against him for the infringement of the patent, in a Court of Law, and he now sought thesutho. rity of this Court to restrain him from disposing of those he had by him till after the expiration of the patent. After some con versation the injunction was granted. CAPADALS V. THI OAS ANS COEN COMPANY. The Souctroa-Gzszaat. applied for, and obtained a similar in junction against this Company. - Mr. Beams applied for a inonth's dine to put in the answer to this bill. The Soucy:ea-Gamut was willing to allow a fortnight, in ease Mr. Beams would pereniptotily engage to put in the answer by that time. After some discussion, Mr. Beames agreed to take a fortnight. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dm. 4. 1117C11111111 ♦. COMM'S •ND OTHIRS. This case, which was argued at considerable length last Satur day, was an application far an injunction to restrain Mr. Charles Clarke from prosecuting an action that he had commenced against the Commissioners, in a cummluion of rebellion that bad been issued against Mr. Henry Clarke, to recover a compensation in damages for trespass and false imprisonment. The circumstances of the case have been too recently before the public to need repeti tion. At the conclusion of.the arguments on Saturday, the Vice- Chancellor said that he strongly Inclined to think that the Injunc tion ought to issue, but in consequence of Mr. Bligh's allusion to something that d ropped front the Lord Chancellor when Mr. Clarke was brought up to be discharged from the custody of the Warden of the Fleet Prison, he wished before he prohounced anal judgment, to confer with his Lordship. Upon his taking his seat this morning, the Voce Cnaucexxou said that he bad had an interview with the Lord Chancellor, and be was authorised by his Lordship diatinctly to say, that he bad used no such expressions as those attributed to him; onite coo irary, that Learned Judge agreed with him, the Viee-Cliancellor, in thinking that the injunction ought to issue. A Court et Law was nit the proper tribunal to judge of the manner ill which a Commission of Rebellion, ordered by this Court ought to be cu... cuted The injunction must therefore be granted. Mr. KNIGHT applied for costs. His client had been compelled •to come into Court. The VICIICHANcsuos said that he would defer auk* any order upns that question. until he saw in what way Mr. Clarke would bring the ca-e hclurc the Court. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dm 4. LITT V. nom This action was nominally against the late Sheriff of Surrey tot a false return (walla bone to a writ of furifacils.) It was in reality the suit of one Sheriff's officer against another, for alledged negli gence in not seizing twenty pockets of hops deposited fur sale in the warehouse of Mr. Childern, In Half-moon-yard, Southwark. It appeared that a Kentish farmer, named Colgate, residing at Cheveley, had sent the hops to Childern for sale. He soon after agreed with Young, a hep-merchant, that for and in consideration of the advance of £lOO the hops should be sold at a certain price for the purpose of paying the money so advanced. Young, who has since become a bankrupt, did not give .2100 in cash, but ►anded over a bill of exchange to that amount, which was dishonoured. — Young, who was the debtor of Levy, the Sheriff's officer, confessed a judgment, and gave possession of the hops to Levy. The de fendant proceeded to seise the hops as the property of Young, but could not succeed in that object. Mr. CAMPBELL, as Counsel for the defendant, rested his defence on two grounds :—lst. It was said the hops did not belong to Young ; and 2dly It was found impossible, without a breach of law, to seize them, locked up as they were in a warehouse which the defendant could not break open. The above propositions having been established by evidence, • Mr. Justice J. Naze held that the action could not be sus tained, and the plaintiff was nonsuited. CONWAY V. LAY. This was an action brought to recover the sum of All, which bad been lent to the defendant. The defence was that the original acknowledgment for the money had been given by the plaintiff to a third person, and a pies of set-off as to XS was also put upon the record. The receipt for was put In. Witnesses were called, and an I 0 U was tendered as evidence, but was rejected, not being stamped. The Jury found for the plaintiff—damages, £9. WAY Y. SIMNIONS AND AMITE'S. This was an action of troves., brought to recover certain goods which had been obtained from the plaintiff by fraud,and seized under a commission of bankrupt issued against a person named Douglas, the late partner of Simmons. It appeared that a Mr. Butcher called at the plaintiff's warehouse, in Cateaton-street, and said that imowanted to open an account with him for the supply of goods to Ile shipped abroad. He also said that he applied in behalf of Messrs. Simmons, Douglas, and Co. who would pay for the goods in bills. Plaintiff made inquiries as to the respectability of this firm, and then furnished the goods. Some time elapsed, when the plaintiff was told that the bills which bad been given in payment for the goods bad been fraudulently drawn by Butcher and Douglas, and that they had been ante-dated after Douglas had dissolved partnership with Simmons. A commission of bankruptcy was issued against Douglas and Simmons ; the defendant was chosen sole assignee • the goods were then on the point of being shipped, and the defendant seized them for the benefit of Dorglas's cre ditors. A misunderstanding, however, bad arisen between the plaintiff and defendants, and the former was obliged to bring his action against the defendant, his Attoritey, and the messenger to the Commission. After the case bad proceeded some length, a verdict was con sented to foe the amount claimed against Simmons and his attorney, as a security for the re-delivery of the plaintiff's goods; but a verdict was entered for the messenger. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN, Nov. 28. TUE EMIL OT xmonow T. JOS/Mi WILMS IL4CDOMPILL. Mr. blacdonnell, who had been out .n his own recognizance, since the affidavits in extenuation were put in and submitted to the Court, came up on Saturday to receive judgment. He sat in the side bar. Mr. Justice Jw recapitulated the principal passages of the libel lous articles which were published at the defendant's desire against the• Noble Prosecutor, and sentenced Mr. blacdonnell to pay a fine of X5O, and to be imprisoned for six months in Kilmainham. Mr. Macdonnell then retired with the Sub•Sberllf of the City, and proceeded, accompanied by that patriotic young Baronet, Sir Richard O'Donel, to Kilinainham. We understand, from indis putable authority, that Lurd Kingston intends immediately to apply to Government, to have Mr. blacdonnell released at once from incarceration, and that the Noble Earl means also to forgive the pecuniary penalty.—Dublin Evening Post. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—Friday. Catherixo ltios, aged 16, was indicted for stealing from her master, Mr. John Bailey, a purse containing .C 42 10s. his monies. The prisoner had only been in the service of the prosecutor five days when she robbery was committed, immediately after which she absconded, and was taken into custody at Bristol. In her de fence she pleaded hard for the Court to have mercy upon her, but did not deny the robbery.—Coilty. The prosecutor applied for his expenses. Mr. Sergeant ARAIIII inquired whether be received a character with the prisoner? Mr. Bailey said, before he took her into his service he heard that she had been taken up on some charge, but as nothing had been proved against her, he thought there might be no foundation for it. Mr. Sergeant ARAM. after some minutes' consultation writs the Judges, said the Court would allow the expenses. Williams Puttock, aged 24, and Benjaasin M'Adaas, aged 21, were capitally indicted for assaulting Pierre Francis Simeon Des pre+, and stealing from his person a gold watch and other articles, value al2O his property. Mr. Putwes, Counsel for t h e prisoners, requested that all the witnesses might be ordered out of Court, which was accord- ingly done. The prosecutor then stated (through the medium of an interpre ter) that he was a native of France, but had resided in England nearly four years. On the 9th November, be dined at Merchant Tailors' Hall, and was returning home between twelve and one o'clock, in company with several friend+. On arriving near the Bank of England, he stopped for a time to talk with a gentleman named Pope, on the very pleasant and agreeable evening they had' passed, Mr. Justice Luvrancaus—Were you quite sober, sir? Mr. Despres—Why, it is generally the case that when one dines out we are rather more gay after dinner than when we are at home.(A laugh.) Examination continued—Whilst conversing pleasantly with Mr. Pope, witness saw a man assault a Gentleman named Loveday, a friend of his, and he made up to his assistance, when he was int. mediately knocked down, and at the same moment be felt a snatch at his watch-chain. He struggled fur some time with the man, during which another person came up and struck him a violent blow, which for a length of time rendered him quite in-ensible. On recovering his senses in the watch-house, to which he had been carried, he discovered that he had been robbed of his watch, snuff. box, and other articles. Cross-examined by Mr. Pursues—Was quite sober when he left the Hall. Mr. Piuurs--Wltat after dining at a City feast! Why, Sir, upon your oath, heir many different kinds of wine did you drink?—Witness—Only two—port and 'berry, and punch made with wine and water.—(A laugh )—Prosecutor believed Puttock was the man who seised hold of his watch-chain, but could not po stively swear to his identity, the night being very dark. Mr. Loveday was the next witness called. Upon the officer handing the book tb him, be asked his Lordship if (as be was an unwilling witness) it was absolutely necessary that he should take the oath. Mr. Jestice Lrrthenaut—Certainly It is ; what Is your objection to the oath? Mr. Loveday—L am rather particular in my principles. The words of the oath are that I must swear the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Now, I consider it almost impossible that a man can tell the whole truth, and yesterday in this Court I perceived the difficulty many of the witnesses had in this respect, and therefore, my Lord, with your permission, I would rather not be sworn. I have no objection to state to the best of my belief. Mr. Justice Larrtuat.a—That is all that you are required to do, and as a professional man I am surprised to bear you make such an objection. Mr. Loveday—l am sot a professional man, but I have a great regard for truth, and it has many times grieved me to hear perilous take an oath that It is impossible they can keep. It's dreadful.— After some further conversation, the witness consented to take the usual oath, and in the most minute and precise manner de scribed the nature of the robbery. He stated that he bad also been at Merchant Tailors Hall, and was rather merry with wine. After he bad been assaulted in the manner described by the last witness, he was taken to the watch-house • on arriving there he inquired of the Judge or President of the Court," whether he was to be the complainant or defendant, and whether he was to consider himself a prisoner? The " Judge" replied, " Oh, yr will let you know before long."—(A laugh.) Define, however, he obtained a satisfactory answer, the prosecutor was brought into the watch-house or" Court," bleeding, and almost lifeless. Wit. nest being a surgeon, dressed the wound on the prosecutor's head. The prisoners were in the watch-house at the timethe Judge or President asked him if be knew the prosecutor, whickhe answered in the affirmative. When the prosecutor :veneered.. his. sensed he put his hand in his pocket and said. " I have lost my box ; there is about sixty guineas gone, but let that pass." lie afterwardstdo clued that he would not have lost the box for 810 guineas, lusd appeared ouch affected.- The Imams afterwards produced by a person present. who said he.foung it iodic watch louse. Witness belleied Puttock was the malt who assaulted him. 1 - A watchman, who took the prisoners into custody, stated that he saw the prim:mei Al'Adaus utikr the tworseirsein.. The watch haawot been found. Mr. Justice Ltrrumats recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict acquitting both the prisoners. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. A poor creature, who stated that she had not slept in a bed for six weeks, was brought up by a police constable, who found her in the streets about two o'clock in the morning. It appeared that she was one of the bread and ebeese poor of St. Giles's. Sir RISHAID ordered her to be taken to the Overseer of that parish, with a re quest that she might be admitted ; but the officer who accompanied her stated, on his return, that a shilling was given to her by the Overseer, who instantly dismissed her. Sir If icuA an observed, that be intended the poor creature should be taken into the house, and not treated in this way , as she ap peared to him to be a r eal object of compassion. He supposed, how. ever, that this shilling was given bar with a view of saddling her on Ate other parish, as - that ;as now the practice of Overseers. A fellow, named Andrew Bell, was charged with having been concerned in a violent assault committed on two genteel young men, brothers, who stated that, as they were walking under the Piazzas the night before, the defendant struck one of them in the eye. Not wishing to get into a fight, the party injured requested his brother not to mind the circumstance, observing that the defendant and his companions were nothing more than pickpockets. This expression bad scarcely been uttered when the brothers were attacked by the defendant and four other ruffians who beat them in a most dreadful manner, and would have murdered them in all probability but for the interference of the police, who only succeeded in confining the defendant. The brothers lost their silk pocket handkerchiefs in the affray. Sir RICHAILD BMUS said it was a very gross case. The object of the parties could not be doubted ; and he therefore ordered the defendant to find bail for the assault. M A RLBOROUG H-STREET. Anne Drumnuntd was yesterday placed at the bar before the Pre. siding Magistrate, J. E. Commis, Esq. charged with stealing a few articles of plate, the property of Mr. Henry Moore. The prosecutor did not attend, but the circumstances of the case adduced before the Magistrate were briefly these. A private watchman deposed that be was standing upon his beat about nine o'clock on Thursday evening, when be saw the female and a gentleman (Mr. Henry Moore) standing on the pavement in earnest conversation, and they immediately afterwards walked away ; but the gentleman returned in about an hour's time , and in forme the watchman that the female had robbed him, and that if be (the watchman) saw bee again, he was to take her into custody. About an hour and a half afterwards he saw the prisoner, and ap prehended her. Upon searching her at the watchhouse the articles of plate which Mr. Moore had mentioned were found upon her. In defence the prisoner gave quite another version of the affair. The gentleman, she said, had met her, and had insisted upon her going home to his house to partake of some supper. She ac quiesced, and after the banquet was finished, the gentleman, turn. ing to a sideboard, said, " Here, rake what you like best of this plate, as I intended to have made you a present in money," and the prisoner in continuation observed, " and of course I took those things which were offered." The worthy Magistrate, after paying great attention to the case. remanded the prisoner until Tuesday, granting a summons for the attendance of Mr. Moore. Mr. Davies, an opulent tobacconist, residing in the Quadrant, appeared yesterday at this Office for the third or fourth time, to answer an information laid against him by the parish officers of St. James's, for selling cigars on Sunday evening. Mr. Davies did not deny the offence, and was convicted in the penalty of ss. and costs. MARY-LA-BONNE. Janes Donnahue, a young man of wretched appearance, was yes terday placed at the bar before the presiding Magistrate, Mr. Mos lems, charged with creating a disturbance and using intimidating language to his brother-in-law, under peculiarly aggravating cir cumstanc.es. The complainant, John Connor, stated that the Defendant had come from Ireland about three months since for work, and know ing hi* destitute situation he gave him lodging, and treated him with great kindness, and in return the Defendant was continually is the habit of assaulting his wife, and tht eatening both him and her. Mr. HOSKINS asked the defendant if he had any thing to say ? The defendant replied that he could get no work to do, and they were always abusing Wm. The Magistrate censured his ungrateful conduct in strong terms, and held him to bail, advising the parties to indict. ACClDENT.—Yesterday, an industrious lad, named Sullivan, who was employed as an assistant labourer at the new Palace, in St. James's-park, fell from a scaffolding down into the gardens. He was carried to the Westminster Hospital, where it was ascertained that his skull had been fractured. Not the slightest hope is entertained of his recovery. BIRTHS. Thursday last, at Cambridge, the Lady of William Nunn, Eq. of Jesus College, of a daughter. At Brighton, the Hon. Mr.. Anderson, of a daughter. In Lower Belgravc-street, of a son, the wife of the Rev. Per cival Sandilands- At his house, Brunswick-square, the lady of Thomas David son, M. D. Worcester College, Oxford, of a son and hair. DIED. In Renton-street, in the 70th year of her age, the Lady of the Right Hon. Sir John NieholL N.SWOATZ AND LZADENHALL SIARKICTS, Dee. 4. Beef ... ..... tis Od to 3s sd Veal ... ... 3s 1341 to 1. 84 Mutton ..... 3s 4d to Ss *W I Pork ... ... Ss 4d to 4s 4d PRICES or HAY Aso STRAW YESTERDAY. IT. JANIS ' S. WNITSCHAPIL. Hay 3110 s Od to 51 Os Od Hay 21 104 to 41 10s Od Dom 3110 s Od to 51 5s 04 I Clover 21 14s to 51 Os Od Straw 1118 s Od to 21 Os Oil I Straw 11 Is to 11 tos Od PRICE OF LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common Ditto ...... ......... Crop Hides, 55 to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to 501bs l7d to 19d Calf Skins, 56 to 401bs Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 70 to 801bs ... .. Small Seals, Greenland) . ..... Tanned Horse Hides ... ... Spanish Horse Hides ......... ..... ... 25d to ...9d PRICE OF HOPS, Dee. 4. DIRW POCICIIII. NNW NAGS. Kent 150 s to 189 s I Kent Susses Essex Farnham fine 131. to 151. o—Seconds. 101. to 121. Old Duty laid at £311,866. PRICK or TALI Town Tallow ... 40s od Yellow Russia ... 3840 d White ditto .. 39$ ad Soap ditto 36s od Meldng Stuff ...... Od Tallow Imported from St. ,LOW, SOAP az Yellow Soap ... 74, Od Mottled . 80s 041 Curd . 04 Graves ... t6s od Good Dregs „ Ss od Petersbursk 7,710 Casks. PRICE OF OIL. • Rape Oil, brows, 411. Os. refined, 431. Os. Linseed Oil, 221. 10s. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand, 111. I is. Rape Cake, per ton, 51. ss. to 01. Os. PRICE OF SEEDS. Dec. 4. Our market continues steady since our last quotation. There is some demand for Canary, some shillings d . COAL MARKET, Dee. 4. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. Price. 181 Newcastle 14 291 9d to 36s 0 lle Sunderland Ile 27, 6d to 37. 3 o Yorkshire 0 00s Od to 00. 0 O Scowls Coal 0 27s Od to 001 0 I Stone Coal 0 42t Od to mu d di Welds Coal li 00. Od to Ms 0 O Culm 0 00$ Od to ow 0 O Cinders 0 00s Od to ON 0 1 Sasall Coal i 20s Od to 2.1 s 0 COURSE OF EXI Amsterdam ...12 8 C.F. Ditto at sight ...12 51 Ratter Jam 2 U 12 8 Antwerp ...12 8 Hamburgh 9 Ul4 1 Altuna ... 24 U t 4 ti Paris, sda7'ssigbt 25 90 Ditto ...Si U 26 Is Madrid ... 354 Cadiz ..354 Barcelona ..55, Bilboa ... ..88 HANGE, DEC. 4. Seville .. ...'556 Gibraltar... .. 476 Leghorn ... ... 476 Genoa ... ... 26 Venice ... 47i Malta Naples Palermo Lisbon . . 43 Rio Janeiro .. u4i Dublin ... ... le .. .. lb n .01101 'at LONDON BRI DG E TO. MOM HOW. r •-: Morning 33 minutia an 10 Attanions enunivie anew 11 Lesson Printed and Published by Jolts Marrs, at lb. Orem No. i. Pickett. yisee.Teniple Bar. PRICESOF GOLD AND SILVER. - Foreign Gold in Bars ... 17 • Silver, in Han, standard . 0 4 9 t l i