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• • • GENERAL GARTH'S WILL: (EXTRACTED FROM THE REGISTRY OF THE PRERO - GATIVE COURT OF C•NTEILBURY.) ',Some parsons haring expressed a At ish to see the will - publish a correct copy.] Thi, is the last will and testament of me, Thomas Garth, Ge ner..l in Ills Majesty's service, and Colonel of the Ist or Royal Regiment of Dragoon., being of sound and disposing mind, me mory, and understanding, praised be GOD for the same, do make this my last will and testament in manner following. First, and principally (in the humble hope of mercy through the mediation of our blessed Loan and Samsun Jesus CHRIST) I beseech Al, IRICASTY Goole receive my soul and pardon my many and manifold offences committed in the body, to the great discomfort of my mind when under the influence of thought and serious reflection,' , :Aid my body I commit to the earth to be decently interred as privately as may be consistent with decency and economy, avoiding all superfluous and ridiculous expense, in the burial-ground be. longing to the parish church of St. Martin in-the-Fields, provided I, shall happen to die in London, but if at Piddletown, in the county of Dorset, then in the church or churchyard belonging to • that parish; and if I should die elsewhere, then as where my . executors shall think fit. And as to such worldly estate as Gon has bestowed upon me, I give and dispose thereof, in manner hereinafter mentioned ; thit is to say, I give, devise, and bequeath all my fee-far.n rents i l suing out of lands lying in the county of Northampton, which were devised to me by my late dear sister Elisabeth Garth, and now usually collected by Christopher Smyth, attorney at law in Northampton, to my dear nephew Thomas Garth, a Captain in the Royal Navy, his heirs and assigns, for ever. I give and bequeath unto my dear niece Frances Garth, spinster, one annuity, or clear yearly sum of 4300, to be paid to her by equal half-yearly payments, on the 10th day of January, and the 10th day of July in every year, during her natural life; the first half-yearly payment to be made on such of the said days as shall happen next after my decease. I do hereby ratify and confirm the settlement made by me of the moiety of an annuity, yearly pension, or rent-charge of 43,000 granted by letters patent of His Majesty King Charles the Second, payable out of the revenue be longing to the Duchy of Cornwall, and other treasures in the re ceipt of the Exchequer, and which I have settled upon myself, and in certain events upon my sou, Thomas Garth, by indenture bearing date the 17th day of November, 1820. And I do hereby declare, that I have not exercised, neither do I intend to exercise the power of appointment of the said moiety of the said grant or yearly pension reserved to me in and by the said sealement, but I mean, and intend that the trusts of the same, in favour of my said son, shall take effect, and be performed according to the limitations in and true intent and meaning of the said indenture of settlement; and I do hereby direct, that the income arising from the same moiety of the said grant, or yearly pension, be paid by my trustees ?nd executors hereinafter named unto my said son, for and during the term of his natural life, and from and after his decease then I direct that the same be paid to his lawful issue, and if there shall be no issue lawfully begotten, then I give, devise, and bequeath the same unto my said nephew, Captain Thomas Garth, his heirs and assigns for ever. And Ido hereby give, devise and bequeath, unto my said beloved son, Thomas Garth, all that . my messuage or tenement and premises, being No. 32, situate, lying, and being in Grosvenor-place, in the , pariah of St. James, in the city and liberty of Westminster, which I lately purchased of Sir Henry Hardinge, Knt. Commander of the Bath, to hold to him my said son, Thomas Garth, his heirs and assigns for ever. And I do hereby give and bequeath to my said son, Thomas Garth, all my plate, linen, china, : pictures, household goods and furniture, wine and other liquors, and live and dead stock, which, shall be in and about the messuage or tenement in Grosvenor-place and in and about my reablince at. Piddletown aforesaid, at the time of my decease, to and for his own absolute use and benefit. And I do hereby declare that an sum, of money, which have been or shall be by me pai3 or advanced to or for my said son, for his pre ferment in the army or otherwise, have been and are intended to to gifts to him, and shall not be taken or considered as a debt, or debts, due from him to my estate. From the great regard and affection which I ever entertained for the late Charles Boone, Eaq. as well as for his daughter, Lady Drummond, I beg her ladyship's acceptance of 300 guineas for the purchase of a ring, or any other thing she may choose, as a memorial of my affectionate regard for her. I give and bequeath to Colonel Thomas Foster, 4100 Three per Cent. Consols. I give and bequeath unto Mary Legg, wife Of Thomas Legg, one annuity or clear yearly suns of 430, to be paid to her by two equal half.yearly payments, on the 10th of January and the 10th of July in every year during her natut al life, to and for her own sole, separate, and independent use, and so as not be lia ble co the debts, control, or engagement alter present or any future husband ; the first payment of the said annuity to be made on such of the said days as shall first happen after my decease. And I direct that the said annuity shall be paid without any deduction for or on account of the legacy tax or duty, which I direct shall be paid out of my personal estate. And Ido hereby give and bequeath unto William Lovell, of Piddletown aforesaid, the sum of 41,000 3 per. Cent. consolidated Bank Annuities free and clear of all de ductions on account of the legacy-tax or duty, which f also direct shall be paid out of my personal estate. I give and bequeath unto each of my servants who shall be living with me at the time of my decease : one year's wages; and I give and bequeath unto my servant Henry Dtifall the sum of 4200 3 per Cent. Consols, free from the legacptax or duty, and to each of my servants Eliza Legg and Henry Cater the sum of 450 of like 3 ter Cent. Consols, such three last-mentioned legacies to be in addition to what the several legatees thereof may be entitled to as my servants under the be quest hereiobefore contained. All the rest, residue, and remainder of my funded property, and all other my lands, tenements, goods, chattels, estate, and effects, of what kind soever and wheresoever, real and personal, not hereinbefore given and bequeathed (after pay ' anent of my just debs, funeral and testamentary expenses, and the legacies and annuities by this my will given and bequeathed,) I give, devise, and bequeath unto my said nephew Thomas Garth, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, for ever, according to the natures and qualities thereof respectively ; and I do hereby direct that my trustees and executors, and the survivor of them, and the executors and administrators of such survivor, shall end may pay and reimburse themselves and himself all such reasonable costs, charges, and expenses, as they or either or any of them • shall or may sustain, or be put into, in or about the execution of this my will; and al so, that they, my said trustees and executors, or either of them, shall be charged and chargeable wily with his and their own respective payments, acts, and wilful defaults, and not otherwise, and shall not be charged pr chargeable with or for any sum or sums of money other than such as shall actually conic to his - and their hands by virtue of this my will, nor with or for any loss which may happen in or about the execution of. an or any of the trusts hereby in them reposed, without their respective wiful defaults ; and lastly I do hereby nominate, constitute, and . appoint my said nephew Captain Thomas Garth, and my dear ne phew John Fullerton, of Thryberg-park, in the parish of Tbryberg, . in the Vest Riding of the county of York,•Esq. executors of this my last will and testament ; and I do hereby give unto the said John Fullerton the sum of £5OO for the trouble in the execution of this my will; and I do hereby revoke and make void all former and other wills by me at any time heretofore made, and declare this eldy to be [utilise will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto, and to a duplicate hereof (etch contained is four sheets of paper,) set nay hand and seal (that is to say) to the first three sheets my band, and to the fourth and last sheet my hand and seat, this 12th day of Sept. is the year of our LORD 1829. THOMAS GARTH (S.S.) Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said T. Garth, the testator. as andlor his last will and testament, in. the presence of us • . • and in his presehee t at his request, and in the presence of each other: we have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses—the inter. lineations in. ihe 'second sheet opposite to which the said UMW Ghttic•thi testator, has *t his initials T. G. having been first milli* Jlatward• &Swell, of Dorchester, gentleman ; latthese etwk-aftiit said Mr. Dosirell ; Jo h n Hardy. of iddlestown, mason. • Proved at .London Toth December, 1829, before the worshipful' • John Trenchard Pickard, Doctor of Laws and Surrogate. by the meth, ef John Fullerton, Esq. the nephew, and Thomas Garth, Ref. the nephew, the executors . to whom administration was granted, having be an first sworn duly to adedaister. NAT H. GOSTLING,• CHAS. DYNELEY. Deputy Registers. JOHN IGGULDEN, December St 1829. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. There was a sporting Hunt at KWulla, County Clare, last Tues day ; but the most extraordinary feature in tle day's amusement was towards Ike wind up. when the buck, herd pressed by the hounds and horses, made right for Mogullane-house, the residence of the late Bishop O'Sbaughnessy, where a epaiptuous repast was laid out for the Members of the Hunt by the present hospitable occupier, Mr. Francis Healy. The noble animal daybed bead foremost into the very room carrying on his wide-spreading antlers the double window-frame, all the panes, being shivered to atoms in the leap. Tables, dis hes, glasses, and deelmers, were upset in glorious disorder, and in an Instant all became a total wreck. The author of this unexpected calamity was taken in a corner of the parlour crouching before his enemies, and looking with surprise at the destruction be bad effected. COMETS. The comet first observed on its last appearance, in 1825, by Biela, an astronomer in Bohemia, may be again expected in the month of November, 1832, about the same time with Roche's. The amount of the perturbations which it will then have sustained from the actions of the planets, since its passage through its perihelion in 1826, have been computed by Darnoiseau. Of the different elements the longitude of the node is that which wIU be effected in the most remarkable degree, and will have retro graded no less than 3 deg. 13 min. 45 sea on the ecliptic. The inclination will be diminished about 20 min. These effects will be principally produced by the comet's near approach of Jupiter, in the month of May, 1831, when it will be for some time within the sphere of the attraction of that planet. On applying his formula for the perturbations to the elements obtained from the observa tions of 1826, M. Poutecoulant finds that it will pass through the perihelion on the 27th of November, 1835, the semi-transvere axis of its orbit being 3,53683 ; its eccentricity 0.7517481 ; and its inclination 13 deg. 13 min. 13 sec. Of the actual number of comets which obey the attraction of the sun it is impossible to form an Idea. Almost all those which are visible to us, come within the orbit of the earth; and, if we suppose them to be equally distri buted in space,, the number which has been actually observed would lead to the interference that not less than 250,000 comets approach nearer to the sun than the planet Uranus. Foreign Quarterly Review, No;pi LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Dzc..ls. YOU V. I'M The Vsce-Cuancur.oa gave judgment this morning in this case, which related to a claim of £60,000 by the plaintiff, against the estate of Mr. Fry, the banker; upon the hearing of the case cer tain references were made to the Master, who reportcd against the claim, exceptions were taken to that report, and the case now stood for judgment upon these exceptions. His Honour had been attended by the panics in his private room, and after a careful ex amination of the books, and the material facts In the case, the Court was clearly of opinion that all the exceptions must be over ruled, and as this was a case as little to be favoured as any that ever came into a Court of Equity, his Honour felt himself bound to overrule the exceptions, with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dec. IS. ROCUAVD v. OSOI2. The Plaintiff, a celebrated foreign artist and miniature painter in Regent-street, brought this action against a French lady of fashion residing on Connaught-terrace, to recover £2B for two miniatures painted and delivered according to order. It ap peared that Madame Orgie had sat for her likeness to the Plain tiff, and was so well pleased with her portrait when finished, that she gave an order to paint two others. The Defendant called some time after to see how the Plaintiff proceeded, and was told that she could not then confer on him the honour of a sitting, . as he bad two ladies in his portrait room who bad come by invita tion. Madame Orgie considered the plaintiff's conduct disrespectful, and went away. The plaintiff sent the two miniatures when finished to Connaught-place, with his account, and the defendant wrote a note stating that the miniatures were no more like her than the plaintiff himself ; she also said they were unlike each other, and therefore returned them. The plaintiff, under these circum stances, was compelled to bring this action. The Jury were in no condition to decide whether the portraits were likenesses, as the lady did sot appear in Court. The first pot trait was also kept back. They could only judge whether the pictures resembled each other. The witnesses for the plaintiff proved that the portraits were well executed, and that they were likenesses. Several French servants, called on the part of the defendant, said they were not likenesses. The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages £2B Is. „Newman V. SMITH. Mr. Axxoasrr-Gxnaaat stated, that this was as action to re cover compensation is damages for an illegal distress made by the defendant upon the plaintiff. The facts appeared to be as follow : —The plaintiff rented a house in Goswell-street, and at Michaelmas, 1828, owed about £37. The plaintiff gave a bill of exchange for the amount, which the latter received, without prejudice to his claim and right to distrain on the plaintiff's goods, if the bill was not paid. The bill was dishonoured, and the defendant put a distress into the house. The plaintiff being absent at that time, his daughter, a straw bonnet maker, occupied the premises. and representing that her father had taken away all the furniture that belonged to him, and that all the furniture then in the house belonged to her, and, after a consulta tion with her father, it was agreed to give up the fixtures, on being allowed to take away her goods and stock. This was agreed to, but 'the father afterwards brought this action, for the defendant having made the distress after having been paid by the bill. The question fir the Jury was, whether the plaintiff's or the de fendant% witnesses were most entitled to credit?—They found a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Dec. 15. On the Loan Caty BAImI coming into Court this morning, his Lordship proceeded to pronounce judgment in this case. The Plaintiffs are the bond creditors of William Tate, and the bill was filed to obtain payment out of the proceeds of a freehold estate, held by Tate, situate in Greek-street, Soho, under the statute of IS Elizabeth, chap. 2.5. The aim was at tendid with some very peculiar clacumstancer. One Wilding puichased the premises in question for "500, of which he paid SOW. and the rest remained unpaid, he being let into posses sion; he died in 1800, leaving a widow and two daughters ; one of whom married Tate, and the other a man named Kirby. The widow administered to the will, and in 1802 entered into an agree ment with her two married daughters, by which she assigned to them the whole of the property tor an annuity of £BO per annum, and they were to pay the debts of the deceased. Kirby and Tate agreed, with the consent of their wives, to divide the property between them ; Kirby was to have the leasehold property, and Tate the freehold property in question. Tate paid the out standing suns with interest. In March, 1806, a deed was en •tercd into, giving Tate possession of the premises upon the payment of a fine, which was never acted upon, and there fore that indenture was void ; and there was another deed dated in iilarch 184?, upon which the fine was paid, but the consignee was another person. and that deed appeared to be quite different from the deed of 1806. Tates interest, which arose solely from his marial rights, ceased with his life, and therefore the creditors, having lost their hold upon Tate, could not make his wife, to whom the estate belonged, pay them their debts out of the produce of the estate. My opinion is, therefore, that the plaintiffs cannot recover under thi. bill. There has been another point upon which the plaintiffs have relied, which is, that the residue of the purchase money left unpaid by Wilding at his death was paid by Tate out of his own-private property, and not out of the effects of the deceased. I think this point has also failed, as from the whole of the evidence I think it quite clear that the contrary is proved, therefore the bill must be dismissed, but, as the case is one of great novelty, without costs. COMMISSION OF LUNACY. WRIT OF INQUIRY, SWOP D DAY, Dac. 15. Commissioners haying taken their seat, at alma o'clpek, the inquiry was proceeded with. Peter 11•Lathattt, a physician, was lie deposed that be raw Mr. Davies 'upon two occasions; the &at dote was late in July. His 'conduct and manner were exceedingly flurried. He said he called upon witness to obtain his pro tection. He then produced a printed copy of the proceedings of the Commission of Lunacy upon Lord Portsmouth, and asked me If that was witness's evidence mentioned in the book ? Witness teplied, that it *as not his, but his father's evidence. He said that it was no matter ; be liked witness's looks, and hoped he would give the same evidence fur him. Ile then seised witness's arms with a son of trembling force, and spoke in a sort of whismobserving that he bad tale of the greatest horror to teU him. was on the 28th of July. Ile then asked, in a cautious manner, if it were possible for any one to hear him. Asked if be Might close the window and doors. Thi witnesaateeded to his closing the window, but objected to his locking the door. He this tore oft his crevat, and tura open his shirt breast. He then himself in a variety of attitudes. He was an hour at witness's= and during that time be said nothing intelligible. Alf cholla* be never mentiOned tie story of horror he had preelbudraludad to When he was going away witness asked hint *about tit tale of horror. observing that he bad forgot to inaction it. He then said that his mother had revealed to him a secret. viz that I Motive, an uncle, witness believed, had been insane. Hk then masted a promise to call upom him the nest day. He, said that he wassailer the care of Dr. Burrows and Dr. Lawrence. He said Dr. Bur rower wanted to confine him. He asked witness if be thought be was insane. He spoke of his wealth, his skill in trade, and his knowledge of literature, and quoted largely from Lord Byron and Shakspeare. As he was going be turned towards witness and said, if he failed to call on him according to promise that he should dread the revenge of a madman, for be carried loaded pistols. Cross-examined by Mr. Baotionax—When Mr. Davies used these last expressions witness did not see his face, and therefore could not say if he smiled, but the expressions were followed by loud laughter. Witness did think that Mr. Davies was labouring under much mental excitement. Witness admitted that he had sworn only to this extent with respect to Mr. Davies, namely, " that he had an apprehension of possible insanity," and this he said after seeing Mr. Davies for the second time. The affidawit was here pot in. This witness was re-examined, but nothing material elicited. To the Commissioners—When witness saw Mr. Davies the nest day he was less excited, but his conversation was equally rambling. ) In reply to a Juror—Has very little practice in cases of insanity. He was not paid any fee from Mr. Davies on either of the occasions that he saw him. His fee has been paid within the last month by Mr. Jones. It is usual to pay a fee to a physician whether be pre. scribes or not. George Griffin examined by Sir C. Wirrnsatu.—ls a clerk in Ransom's banking-house. Knows Mr. Davies, the subject of the present inquiry, for the last seven or eight years. Knows the mother of Mr. Davies, and his sister, Mrs. Pugh. Was in the habit of dining at Mr. Davies's house. The conduct of the mother and sister towards Mr. Davies was of the kindest nature. He was equally kind towards them. They appeared to live happily together. Mr. Davies has called at my lodgings, Margaret-street, Cavendish square. Ile once called on me at the batik. This was on the Nth of July last. It was about ten o'clock in the morning. I saw him in a private room attached to the bank. Did not perceive any par ticular appearance about him at first. Asked him why he did not call upon him. He replied ; " Sir, it Is beneath the dignity of a cid. sen to visit any one in furnished apartments." These words were pro flounced in a haughty manner. His manner of speaking those words was different from that in which be used to speak. I made no reply. He then said be was veil ill, and that the doctors had said he was hot here (pointing to his forehead) He said that he told them in reply, It be was hot there why did they not put ice on it to cool it?" He then asked me to visit him at his country-house. He af terwards called for a pen and ink and some paper; upon the latter he made me write" Alderman Harris." He then observed to me. " I suppose you are too high to call upon persons living in Philpot lane ?' I replied, " Nonsense, Davies; how can you speak so r He instantly pulled from his pocket a pistol, and said. Nonsense 1 by GOD, sir, do you see this?' pointing to the pistol. He then went away. I called afterwards and saw his mother, and men. tioned what had taken place. Mr. Davies was a very timid, ner vous young man. It was my opinion from what I saw that Mr. Davies was decidedly insane. This witness was cross-examined by Mr. Annulus, but nothing particular transpired. John Williams, examined by Mr. Wmone—ls a porter at Furni vat's Inn Coffee-house ; remembers Mr. Davies coming to the cof fee-house on the 3d or 4th of August ; saw him in Mrs. Chatham's parlour; saw hint again at six o'clock in the morning; he was dressed ; he said he wanted to see Mrs. Chatham's nephew ou very great business ; called Mrs. C.'s nephew, but he would not get up; I returned to Mr. Davies, who made an observation on seeing some women wasbtog—( We cannot repeat the observation.)—He then said there were thieves in the house, for be heard them striking a light, and snapping a pistol; there were not thieves in the house; I thought Mr. Davies looked very wild ; I did not see him again un til be was going into a carriage after breakfast ; he looked more like a madman than any thing else. Cross-examined by Mr. BIODMICK—Saw two persons take Mr. Davies by the arms to lead him to the coach; could not say that Mr. Davies's room door was broken open by those men; the men came at eight o'clock in the morning. Gibbs, examined by Sir C. Wxvitseett —Knows Mr. Davies for the last six years ; he was a young man of great judgment in his business; about the 13th of April witness observed that he be came a different sort of being ; he repeated oaths, talked incohe ready, and said he was beset by a set of villains, who would murder him were they not deterred by the laws of their country; he said belted a call, which he desuibed as the immediate work of GOD ; and pointed to the tops of his fingers as a proof of the call. Wit ness called upon him at Crouch•hill on the 4th of August. He found him in bed. Witness laid down beside him. He told wit. ness that he had seen a vision, in which the Auncornr said that his troubles were an over, and that for the future riches and happiness would follow him. Witness called again at Crouch-hill on the Bth of August. He found Mr. Davies in a highly excited state. He then spoke about his mother, and said she was a base villain ; and exclaimed, that if be saw her at that window (pointing to t►e room window) with a reser in her hand, cutting her throat, he would say, Thank GOD! -thank Gon! Cross-examined by Mr. Aziotenus—There were two persons in the house at Crouch-hill belonging to Dr. Burrows. This was known to Mr. Davies. Ile also knew, or supposed, that they were there by order of his mother ; and this circumstance ft was that induced him to express himself in the way he did with respect to hii mother. Witness made two affidavits , yet be never winked in either of them any thing about what Mr. Davies said touching his mother cutting her throat, and his saying that he would ex claim Thank Gnu! thank Goo! But be knew that Mr. Davies did make use of the expressions alluded to, for he took a note of them the same night. Witness knew Dr. M•Kinnan was related to Mrs. Byfield. Mr. Ammon—Did not Dr. WKinnan say that the young man was no more mad than be am; and that it was a shame to keep bins in confinement? - Sir C. Iffruseastr. objected to the question. Mr. BILOUGNIAX replied. The Commissioners decided that the question could not be put. It being five o'clock, the inquiry was adjourned until to-morrov morning (this day.) WINTER ASSIZES. -- o p.- HOME , CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE Du. 15. Mr. Baron Gaaaow, in Ws charge to the Jury, observed, that he bad to beg of them to take care that the depositions were taken in a regular way, as in cases of murder, manslaughter, or highway robbery, where the parties died after the deposition had been taken, then the depositions formed a part of the evidence against the accused party ; should those depositions not he regularly taken, the guilty party would escape the bands of justice. In the depositions returned at the present Assize, there were many of which net one word could be accepted as evidence, and .ome of them not in the shape of a deposition at all, as they merely state " John Nokes says," without its being stated that it was a deposition taken before a Magistrate, there being only a signature attached to the state ment. If the Alagistrates felt any doubt as to the proper form In which depmitions *ere to be taken, be was well assured that any Bow-street Magistrate would, on being applied to, forward the re quired forms. He therefore hoped he should not have occasion to call their attention to the subject again. Before Mr. Baron GARROW. Maria 13arringeon was convicted and sentenced to six months imprbonment for uttering base coin at Llealey, in this county. George Beard, aged twenty-eight years, a private in the Wool wich Division of Royal Marines. stood capitally indicted for breaking into the dwelling-house of Major Jones, R. M. in Wool• wick liarracks, and stealing a watch, £2 sa. 6d. in money, and wearing apparel, the property of W. Malings, a private in the sante Division. Mr. PoLLocc and Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the Crown. The charge being satisfactorily proved, the Jury found the pri soner Guilty. --Cleggait, aged 18 years, was found guilty of stealing a cart bone. the property of Mr. Robert Rugg, a farmer at Wiley.— Death. Thomas Ross, aged 23 years, waOplaced at the bar, charged with uttering's' forged and counterfeit 51. tune, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Mr. D. Poixoce and Mr. livt.avo appeared for the prosecution —Mr. CLARVION for the defence. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death. Thcophiles James Keimuall, aged 27, and Charles Kidney, alias Matey, aged also 27, were convicted of stealing a sheep, value Att, the property of Wm. Gascoigne, at liapchild, in this county. William and Alfred Ayres, too brother., were capitally charged with stealing a mare. value £l2, the property of Mr. David Me i pham, of Wendershatn, Surrey. The Jury found William Guilty, and Alfred .Val Guilty. The will of the late Thomas Shelton, Esq. who, for nearly half a century, filled the offices of Clerk of the Arraigns and Coroner for the City of London, was proved on Friday last at Doc tors' Commons. The personal property wu sworn under thirty five thousand pounds. The testator, after bequeathing an an nuity of sel6o to each of his sisters, Maria Ann Shelton and Letitia Shrinin, and an annuity of a3O to his nephew, William Clarke, with a reservation prohibiting the latter from either wiling or transferring his interest under the will, bemrstln a legacy of fifty guineas to his principal clerk, Mr. Mucky, and the like sum to Townsend, the-keeper of the Simons House; leaves the residue and.remainder of lie real sad personal estate to his nephew. Mr. John "Clirki(who sucauded.hlas as Clerk of the Arraigns, Clerk, of the Plum, &e.) The will is dated he 10th of July, 1829. (the day of the. testator's death.) and appoints hit slaters and nephew, John Clank, elf cutrhanitnd executor.- •Ie was proved by Mr. John'Clarke only, with a power reserved for the executrixes to administer. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. M A NSIOk- H OUSE. A young woman, of interesting appearance, accompanied by another female, who had a floe infant in her arms. attended at the Justice-room to complain against the officers of St. Stephan's, Cole. man-street, for having refused to continue the customary allowance towards the maintenance of her child. The girl bad been seduced, and the father of the child had given security, which was satisfactory to the officers, for its support, being well able to bear the expense. He bad, however, lately taken it into his head to endeavour to remove the child from the female who bad the care of it, and to place it under the superintendence of his own mother. To this arrangement the complainant had every possible objection. The child was in perkct health, and the cons. pisinane had facilities of watching over it which she could not have if the father's objects were acceded to. She was in service, and would contribute all she could towards its maintenance herself.— The officers, however, saw no objection to the change, and the consequence was the pay stood still. The parialt-officers said it was their duty to take care that the parish should escape the burden of maintaining an illegitimate child. They did not see that the child ran any hazard of ill-treatment from the grandmother and father, and thought that the request might as well be complied with, and they suggested to the Lord Mayor the propriety of conceding it. The Loin MATOS asked the complainant why she objected to the proposal? The young woman said she apprehended that her infant would not be kindly treated, and her reason for thinking so was that the grandmother had declared that she (complainant) had tui bush eta to employ a wet-nurse for the child when she went out to service, and that but for that, the little devil would have been dead, or a " dead un," now. It was stated that the child's nurse acted towards it with all the affection of a mother, and had by her most singular assiduities re stored it from a most deplorable state to the condition in which it now appeared. The parish officers did not deny the statement. The Loan Maros—Then why remove it from one who has acted with so much humanity and affection? It appears also that the poor mother contributes every thing in her power from her scanty earnings towards its support : besides, were I even disposed to com ply with the request, the law itself, with a humanity which parish officers do not always emulate, forbids a child from being separated •from its mother before the age of seven years, and this child is but two years old. I have neither the power nor the inclination to in terfere in this case. The child could not be better off than it now is, and you must enforce the regular payment towards its support from the father. _ _ _ GUILDHALL . Joseph Jima, a fireman, Wes. White, a lighterman, and John rye, a shoemaker, attended before Mr. Alderman THOMPSON yesterday, to account for being found in possession of the corpse of a female, between 70 and 80 years of age. Lock, a watchman of St. Anne's, Blackfriars, deposed, that as be was passing through Water-lane, about half-past eleven o'clock the preceding night, he saw three men on the opposite side of the street, and Jones called out to him, " Come here, Lock, Pee got a dead man." Ile replied, " You don't mean to say that you have got a man in that basket?" the basket which Jones was carrying on his head nut appearing to be more than two feet long. Jones said it was so, and witness told hint he must go to the watch. house to expl ain all about it. Alderman THOMPSON—Did he tell you how he came by it? Lock—Yes, be said be found it on the causeway at the bottom of the steps of Mackfriars-bridge. Alderman—W ere there any clothes on the body? Lock—No; and the face looks disfigured. Jones, looking about him earnestly, hoped no imputation was about to be thrown on his character. The Alderman told him to be quiet ; and proceeded to read the certificate of Mr. Houghton, a surgeon, who resides in Earl-street. " This is to certify that I have examined the body of a female at the workhouse of the pariah of St. Anne, Blackfriars, and from an extensive injury (fracture) of the skull, with evidence of matter having formed, resulting from inflammation consequent upon the injury, I am of opinion that the said injury was received during life ' • but whether by accident or wilfully, nu evidence has been offered. From the state of decomposition of the body, probably it may have been dead above a fortnight. It may have been listened ; I cannot say positively." Alderman—Well, Japes, what have you to say to this? Jones—Good Good a.merey, what can I say?--(A laugh.) Alderman—You can say where you found the body? Jones— Oh, yes! I found it at the bottom of the stairs, where the Lord Mayor and Worshipful Aldermen embark. Alderman—How did you find it? Jones—With the left leg sticking out of the basket. I asked these young men to poke it in, but they bad no more "pluck" than I had. I had been at twenty great fires, and behaved like a man, but I bad not courage to touch the leg in the dark. (loud laughter) When I got the basket up to the gas-light, I did put it in, and then carried the basket on my head till I met the watchman. Alderman —What were you doing down the steps at that hour ? Jones—Going to-bcd. Alderman—What lin the river ! I do not understand you.— For what purpose were you going down the steps at that hour ? Jones—Going to bed. (Laughter.) Alderman—ln some vessel or craft on the river? Jones—No. (A laugh.) Alderman—Then where do you lodge? Jones—That's hard to.--(llere be paused. and leering round at his companions, continued :) D—n my eyes ! you've got me into a pretty mesa. (A laugh, as it was pretty evident he was joking.) Alderman—Don't behave in that way Isere, Sir. What led you to go to that spot at that unseasonable hour? The witness explained that he and his companions went down for a purpose which it is not necessary to particularise, and that they discovered the basket at the water's edge, but dry. Pye and White gave a similar account, and said they had been drinking together at the Three Castles. on St. Andrew's-hill, for three hours previously to going to the Bridge. The Annaastarr, after talking the matter over with the clerks, said there was no ground for detaining thve men, and the inquiry as to the death of the female would be taken up by the Coro ner's jury. Jones—l shall be knocked to hell by the old women of Black friars, if they suppose l am a body-snatcher . I hope your Wor ship thinks there is no imputation on my character—(laughter.) Alderman—There is none. You will attend the inquest to state all you know.—The case was thus dismissed. BO W-STRE ET. Among the charges at this office yesterday was the follow hog violent assault on a new policeman : A man named Jeremiah Eerroirwhilst attempting on Monday night to rob the cellars of the Crown and Thistle public house, its Chandos-street, was perceived by police-officer Wood, who im mediately went up to take him into custody ; the ruffian taking advantage of his being unarmed, instantly seised a bottle of wine, and struck him in a barbarous manner on the head, and then tried to escape, but was taken into custody by another officer. The poor man was taken up in a senseless state, and the wounds were so severe that his life was at first despaired of ; however, from the surgeon's certificate, hopes are entertained of his recovery. He was considered by Mr. Thomas, the Superin tendent, as one of the most efficient men of Ids division, a nd it was las intention to have recommended him to the Commissioners for roma:Wm—The examination was postponed all Thursday, in or der to ascertain the state of Wood, and the prisoner remains in custody. WOES H I P-STREET. 'Pillion Steer, who keeps a hair-dresser's shop in Sun -street, w.ts yesterday charged with having attempted to murder his wife. It was stated that the wife was suspended by a hook, and her husband pulled her lags, until by their weight and the struggles of the woman the book came out of the wall. Being questioned upon this point, eke admitted, but with extreme reluctance, he did pull bet : die was excessively agitated when questioned on the subject.—The prisoner was remanded. MARRIED. At Abbey Place, Kelso, George Gillies, Esq. Surgeon. Cold stream, to Rebecca Jane, only daughter of the late Major David Seton. of the Hon. East India Company's service. At Edinburgh, John Oliver, Esq. youngest son of Win. Oliver, Esq. of Ohslabyre, to Margaret, daughter of the late Charles Kerr, Esq. of Abbotrule. At Edinburgh, John Augustus Ll..yd, Esq. of Little Cloisters, Westminster, to Fanny Drummond, eldest daughter of Maldolm Al'Grego►, Esq. his Majesty's Consul at Panama. DIED. At his hogs', Windmill Brae, Aberdeen, the Rev. William Ro bertson. In the 79th year of his isge, and about the 50th of his ministry. At Hastings, Charles, fourth son of Major Fyffe, of Logie. L ate ly, the Res, Walter Birch, B. D Rector of &aoway, Es sex, and Vtcar of Stanton &. Barnard, Wilts, and formerly Fellow of Magdalen College. The rfctory of StLway is in the gift of the President and Makers of that Society. At Aston Clinton. %eke, Mrs. blinshull, wife of G. IL Min 'hull, Dog. • .At Ms boost. 6dads Ornacen t, Edinburgh, Col. Wm. Douzias Hunter Knox, the Hon. 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