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-~~ . . . .77-.i.1".-7C:124. ....-ik v.-. c 44 ' . .., . '- , •vi* 4 t , .. ~,...3 , --4 , ..... ---eme--- ..... bratad problem, which has pur7led the Brien -4 ~. V ag d fts f e cg w th it e h la o st be l y sfl eat y i e n a n " .. N ha e . w a t . oo l , "l gh tti o t w e L iv fi gi rst a occ sol u ti p t i o ed " with, this p:oblent found hi. solution fall about 170 feet per second 11100 of th • experitnentel velatehy. The same were the result, of f .tuler and other trathematieiane until the time of Laplace, alto; by- the her diction of a new hypothe.i., came within thio t iten or fourteen feet of the truth. But is the QuarPrly Jour- nei:gt Si i, n e. 31'. Der'apath. wi:h only the data Newton had,-.. ' easeely. the elastic force and specific gravity of the air. aided by his own di-enaeries on the nature of airs. has given a theorem which agrees with a mean of the bet observariame to within It inch. In dry air, at the freezing point, he competes the velocity at 1089, 4 feet per %reread; the mean of the experiments of Captain Parry in the rorth. the Fre-eh academicians. Dr. Greeory, Mll. Arago, 6.e. Dr M.di and dlr. Cohlin_tham at Madrae. give 1080. 3 feet when redue-d to 'he name temperature The solution of this, as it often • Lipner.. in gr-lt proble.rea,.ll4. led to those of other. O e greater dif ficui•y a - 41 inter at. the principal of which had never, perhaps, beer, i oag;ned to have any eonnexion with it. The following are the chief matte ohtained. which in every case where observations have been made Mr. Ileropath shows are confirmed by phcrnoncna. Heat and 'mound are transmitted with equal velocity through the at. sioephere: the rate of transmission increases or decreases with the temperature of the sir, and decreases perpetually the higher we asei•nd , the heat diminishes uniformly at the rate of 1 degree Fehr , nheit for every 3261 fret of altitude, or 16 1-sth degrees Faahrenheit for every mile • the to t al altitude of the air is "at a medi am better than 30 miles," and the time sound would take to travel vertically through it, four minutes and 474 seconds. Be.ides these the author draws some various and unexpected consequences. He affirm that the quanti:y of air haw nothing to do with its total z.ltitede, " chicly would remain the same whether there was a half, a third, or 100 times the quantity," that al atmosphere of hydro. gen would be 14 24th times higher than ours is, that the greater the attraction of a body, in the same proportion the less is the alti tude of its atmeephere, and vice versa. Hence he draws a physical proof of the phenomenon so often observed, but as yet unexplained by astronomers, namely, the disproportionally small attraction of Comets. Be likewise notices and explains a very novel and curious paradox ; for example, that the pressure of the air at the surface is uninfluenced by the velocity of sound, while, in the higher regions of the air the pressure depends " on this very velocity." For com puting the diminution of F.threnheit temperature for any elevation, the author gives the following rule :—" Take a 1-100th of the alti tude In yards; subtract a 1-10th of this from itself ;• and then sad 2-10ths of the part so subtracted." The fall of temperature fir an altitude of 7,600 yards is thus found to be 60.02 Fehr: JOSEPHINE'S PEARLS. From Bourienne's Memoires. The marriage of Murat and Caroline was celebrated at the Luxembourg, but with great modesty. The First Consul did not yet think his family affairs were affairs of state. But pre. viously to the celebration a little comedy was enaced, in which I was obliged to take a part, and I will relate how. At the time of the marriage of Murat, Bunnaparte had not much money, and therefore only gave his sister a dowry of 30,000 francs. Still thinking it necessary, however, to make her a marriage pre. sent, and not possessing the means to purchase a suitable one, he took a diamond necklace which belonged to his wife, and gave it to the bride. Josephine was not at all pleased with the robbery, and taxed her wit to discover some means of replacing her neck lace. Josephine was aware that the celebrated jeweller, Fancier, pos. erased a magnificent collection of fine pearls, which had belonged, as he said, to Queen Marie Antoinette. Having ordered them to be brought to her to examine them, she thought there was sufficient for a very fine ornament. But to make the purchase 250,000 francs were required, and how to get them was the difficulty. Madame Buonaparte had recourse to Berthier, who was then Minister of War. Berthier, after biting his nails, according to his usual ha. bit, set about the liquidation of the debts due for the hospital see. vice in Italy with as much speed as possible, and, as in those days the contractors whose claims were admitted overflowed with grati tude towards their patrons through whom they obtained payment, the pearls soon passed from Fancier's shop to the casket of Madame Buonaparte. The pearls being thus obtained, there was still another difficulty, which Madame Buonaparte did not at first think of. How was she to wear a necklace purchased without her husband's knowledge ? Indeed, it was the more difficult fur her to do so, as the Finn Consul knew very well that his wife had no money, and being, if I may be allowed the expression, something of the busybody, he knew, or be. lieved he knew, all Josephine's jewels. The pearls were therefore condemned to remain more than a fortnight in Madame Buonaparte's ca.ket, without her daring to use them. What a punishment for a woman 1 . At length her vanity overcame her prudence, and being unable to conceal the jewels any longer, she one day said to me,— " Boutienne, there Is to be a large company here to-morrow, and 1 absolutely must wear my pearls ; but you know he will grumble if he notices them. I beg, Bourienne, that you will keep near me.— If he ask where I got my pearls, I will tell him without hesitation that I have had them a long time." Every thing happened as Josephine feared and hoped. Buona. paste on seeing the pearls did not fail to say to Madame, " What is it you have got there ? How fine you are to-day ! Where did you get these pearls ? I think I never daw them before." " 0 mon Dieu! you have seen them a dozen times. It is the necklace which the Cisalpine Republic gave me, and which I now wear in my hair.— Bat I think--say, ask Bourtenne ; he will tell you." " Well, Bourienne, what do you say to it ? Do you recollect the necklace?' " Yea, General, I recollect very well seeing it before." This was net untrue for Madame Buonaparte had previously shown me the pearls. Besides, she had received a pearl necklace from the Clad. pine Republic, but of incomparably less value than that purchased from Fonder. Josephine performed her part with charming del. terity, and I did not act amiss the character of accomplice assigned me in this little comedy. Buonaparte bad no suspicions. When I saw the easy confidence with which Madame Buonaparte got through this scene. I could not help recollecting Susanne's reflection oa the readint as with which well bred ladies can tell falsehoods with. got seeming to do so.—Translation, vole 2. MONTHLY RETURN OF CO2N. PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONERI OF HIS MAJESTY'S CUSTOMS. Comm HoustcirMilon April 22. An Account showing the Quantities of Corn, Grab, Meal, and Flour, imported Into the United Kingdom in the Knnth ended it of A rril 1830; the Quantities upon which Duties have been paid 1 . 01 Home Consumption during the same Nlonh ; and the Quantities remaining in Warehouse at the close thetenf . Publi.hed in conformity to the 6th sec of the Act 9th (*al V. c. 60 'Quantities Imported in the Unitiii Kingdom in the Month ended Ist Apr I 1830. Specie% of Corn, Grain, 31rat, and Flour. Imported from Foreign Countries. Cwt. qrs. 16.. 1 18,536 3 lel 1118,5311 3 Iti The Produce! of, and im ported from, Tot Al. Pos selliona out, of Europe. 40 6 Qrs. Bus. 4,131 1 0 1 2 1 5 3 The Produce or, and ins. ported from British Pos sesaions out of Europe. Qrs. Bus. 438 5 7 4 95 4 34 7 0 6 377 0 'Cwt. qrs. lb. 88 3 23 I SS 1 9 IQuantities - - rem United Mild 4 1 1 $9 2 10 rehouse in tie April 18.3:). 0 2 15 ng in Win on the Ist The Produce Imported of, and itn - from ported from, Tow. Foreign British Pos- Countries. sessions out of Europe. Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. Qrs. Bus. 237,696 5 2,454 4 240,151 1 66,626 2 66,626 2 429,307 .5 429,507 5 26,431 1 26,431 1 9,267 4 128 1 9,395 5 2,860 5 2,880 5 1,184 1 1,184 1 2,117 3 2,117 3 775,311 0 I 2,582 5 778,093 Cwt. qrs. lb. Cwt. qrs. lb. Cwt qrs. lb. 105,310 317 I 474 3 7 105,785 224 3 1 22 1 3 0 3 152 1 1 3 0 THE NEW LICENSING BILL. The great evil of the matter is this ; there is an evident petitio principii in the primary principles of the Bill. It Is believed that publicans have extraordinary profits, and that the trade conse. quently should be thrown open, that all might have a chance of " making fortunes." What is the fact?—Why, that one half the public houses in England ate mortgaged to maltiters, and others. Does this look like exorbitant profits ? Would men, as wealthy as the poor publicans are suspected of being. who were " as good as coining money by their houses,"—we ask, would they mortgage their property, unless the want of means obliged them so to do ? The idea is too ridiculous tor a moment's consideration. Why, too, should the publicans be excluded from the usual protection of the laws ? Why are they to be deprived of their property, without receiving any indemnification ? Compensation is quite the order of die day, but in the 'Wheal' instance of the unfortunate publicans the principle is to be dispensed with. Will the measure benefit the publican ? Certainly not. We shall say what it will effect. It will ruin the publicans—it will beggar the =listen who have ad. vaned money on the holdings of publicans (we know one molester in this town who may thus lose 10.0001) and it will not benefit the public. Unless, indted, the extension of drinking houses in all di. rections may tend to the imprommtva of the public morals ! The Meerpeol Journal, which takes the lkillle view of the subject as we do. makes the following shrewd remark on the measure. It says. " it has already bad the effect of cheating the people into an admiration of the disinterested sistlout of mirristers. Notwithstand ing all their prat:Woos, they give up nothing ; they retain the abo minable mathinery of the licensing system, and subject ir.dividuals to the caprice, and vengeance, and dislike of irresponsible magis trates. Every day serves to show the injustice of this mode, and die brewers and publicans evince much good sense in recommending that the privilege of granting licenses should reside in persons be longing to the excise. The prese n t does not preserve a mo nopoly influence private influen hoe so in increasing the number Of public houses beyond the wants of the commodity, but it has not prevented individuals from being ruined by a denial of license, { where no reasonable objection existed." We hare all monopoly. We wish to preserve no monopoly hi beer. The publicans object ned to the new system as far as regards the issue of cheap beer to the public, but they claim (as a compensation tot the loss they must sustain by the passing of the Act) that to them shall be re served the privilege of selling such beer as is to be consumed on the premises. They do not claim too much.—The Biritinyhaute and Coventry Frew Press. Mathews, oa his late visit to hlancheater, introduced Limit.lf in the following words to the audience :—" Mr. Pit, Mr. Mathews—Mr Mathews, Mr. Pit." It it in contemplation to call a meeting of the lulu. blunts of the populous district of Elland, for the purpose of considering of the propriety of forming a unity► for the atteinn.ent of a Riniicai Reform in the t. ominous House il(VarAanient. The, meeting is expected to be very nu marous4 attended ; mid, as there is no paucity of talent i• the neiglithumbood of that place, there is every pro lioglitt'of its being as interesting one.—Birrain,ham kW lore*. Wheat Barley OM Rye Peas Beans.... ..... Maize or Indian Corn Buck Wheat. Beer or Bigg. ..... Total of Corn and ....... Qrs. Ms. 4,095 1 0 1 2 1 0 6 4,159 4 28,543 0 22 'Quantities charged with Duty for Home Consumption in the United Kingdom In the month ended Ist April 11150. Qrs. Bus. 414 4 30 7 243 1 !Cwt. qrs. lb. 5 2 14 0 2 1 Wheat Ilea! or Barley Flour. 04tmral 1 Rye Meal Indian Meal. ' Total of Meal and F10ur.... Species of Corn, Grain, Meat, and Flour. Wheat.. .... Risley Oats Rye Pear Beans.— Maize or Indian Corn Buck Wheat.. Beer or Bigg Total of Cern and Grain...... ...... Wheat Meal or Flour Barley Mea1...... .. Oatmeal Rye Indian Mea1......... Total of Meal and Flour .. Species of Corn, Grain, Meal, and Flour. Wheat... Barley Oats .. Rye . Peas 8eau......... Males or Indian Corn Buck Wheat... Beer or Bigg Total of Corn and Wheat Meal or Flour Barley Flour ..... Oatmeal. Rye Meal Indian Meal 0 5 4,098 6 Imported from Foreign Countries. Qrs Bus. 24 1 7 4 95 4 1 0 0 6 131 7 Cwt. qrs. lb 85 1 9 Qrs. Bus ::6 0 4 6 Cwt. qrs. lb.l 3 2 14, 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 6 Cwt. qr. IM. 1 28 , 542 2 7 0 2 15 Total. 105,516 011 1474 5 er of the Commissioners, T. WHITMORE, Total of ideal and Floor . By 011 1105,790 5 18 ROAD 1 , 11031 WATERLOO-BRIDGE TO TIIE (78X CM. —Thursday evening a public Meeting of the Inhabitant Householders of the Parish of St. Paul, Covent-garden, was held in the rooms of Mr. G. Robins, for the purpose of taking into consideration whether it would not be to the interest of the Parish to petition Parliament to sanc tion the proposed communication from Waterloo-Bridge to the northern parts of the metropolis. The project I appeared to be favourably entertained by every per son who attended the Meeting, except those whose houses are situated in Brydges-street and Catherine- 1 street, and who opposed it on the ground that so much traffic would not take place in those streets when the new street was formed. Looking at the li measure in a pecuniary point of view, it was stated that the Parish would be great gainers by the alteration. The houses which must come down produced about 4001. a year ; and those which would be erected in their stead would return at least 10001. so that the pa rochial funds would be increased to the extent of 6001. a year. Mr. Beasley, the architect, said his Majesty's Ministers, the Commissioners of Woods sad Fu rests, the Duke of Bedford, and the Marquess of Exeter, were strongly in favour of the measure. The Duke of Bedford had consented to forego the ground rents ; he had estimated that it would require 70,0001. to accomplish the object, but it was thought that about 43,0001. would be sufficient to effect all that was at pre sent necessary to be done. After some discussion it was agreed to present a Petition to Parliament ou the sub ject, praying that power might be given to carry the contemplated improvements into effect. Wednesday evening the coachman of Lord Mount charles, in Grosveuor-square, was putting tne horses to the can iage at the stable, when one of them, a noble and spirited animal, suddenly started out of the Mews with his harness on, and proceeded up Upper Grosvenor -street, increasing his speed, from the traces striking his legs, until lie arrived at the corner of Park-lane. A gentle man, 'I accompanied by a lady and child, in a gig, was at the instant turning into Upper Grosvenor-street, which providentially the animal avoided, and galloped on to the foot pavement, where two ladies were walking arm-in arm. The animal tell within two feet of the ladies, with such treinendous force as, to all appearance, to deprive him of existence, as he remained in a motionless state for the space of ten minutes. After some tune the horse was so far recovered as to be enabled to be led to the efahlee, much injured from the effects of the fall. Had nut the iminial fallen at the moment it did, the ladies Lmust have been killed on the spot. Nu bla me % attac h e d to the. conebtuste. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BATH SPRING RACES, Aram 22. The York Stakes, a forced Handicap of 6 move. each, with 20 Bova. added. One mile and aquarter. Mr. Thorne's b. c. by Blacklock, 3 pm, 7st. 91b 1 Mr. Bristow's Queen Bess, St yra, 74 Mr. Piekemell's 3114 s Evermley, 5 rm. Mat. slb The Bath Stakes of 10 movs. each, with 10 sovs. added for Homes not thoroughbred, two yr olds,7st. 31b ; three, 9st. 71b ; four, lOst. 71b ; five, Ilst. 31b ; six and aged, list. 101b.—Heats one mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Day's b. g. by Harkaway, 5 yrs. 1 1 Mr. E. Allies' Canford. 2 yrs 2 Mr. Lucas's The Asp, 3 yrs 2 The hunters' stakes, a sweepstakes of 5 son. each, with 20 sew. added for horses not thorough bred ; four yr olds, 10st. 71h. five, I Ist. 71h; six, list. 12Ib ; and aged, I2st. Heats one mile and a quarter. Mr. J. Day's b. g. by Harkaway, 5 yrs Mr. Alargerum's Fancy, 4 yes. Mr. Martin's Pereinet . 3 3 Match for 100 soy. h. ft. One mile. Mr. .1. Day's Ancient, 5 yes. llst. Mr. Peyton's Jack Ketch 2 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH..-APRIL 23. WATICRMEN.-HALPTEXNY V. /WITH. This action was brought to try whether the Society of Waterman, called the Sunday Fare Society, had the exclusive right to carry pasnengers to and from Greenwich to the bile of Dogs. After the evidence had been heard, it wan found insufficient to support the de claration, and the Plaintiff was nonsuited. MAHONE V. ASHLEY. This was an action brought by the Plaintiff, who is one of the Gem constituting the New Provincial Bank in Ireland, upon a bill of exchange for 9461. drawn by Sharp and Company, in Dublin, and accepted by the Defendant in London ; the Bank of Ireland, being the holders of the bill, brought the action. The ATTORNEY.GENEMAL stated, that when the bill was drawn, it was sent to Messrs. Ashley for acceptance, they having received a consideration from Sharpe and Co. A letter had been written, in which the Defendants made a promise to accept, and the question was whether they had accepted the bill ? Mr. JAMES Mansti•sr., Secretary to the Provincial Bank So ciety, said he went to the Defendants by order of the Directors in the beginning of April, last year. They had received the bill at their office in London. He asked Mr. Ashley about the bill which had been left for acceptance, and inquired why it had not been accepted He told them it ap p eared that a speci fic remittance had been madeby Messrs. Sharpe and Co. in consequence of which the Defendants had promised to accept the bill. The Direc tors of the Provincial Bank, therefore, considered Messrs. Ashley and Co. bound to accept. Mr. Ashley said it was true they had promised to accept, but did not make that promise to the Directors. The end of the conversation was a refusal to accept. A paper con taining admissions on both sides was then put in and read. Mr. Casernet.i objected to the Plaintiff's right in law to re. cover, and submitted that a nonsuit must be entered. This was not a foreign bill of exchange. If it were, the letter with the pro mise might amount to an acceptance. Was it not an inland Bill ? The Act of the First and Second of his present Majesty provided that an inland bill of exchange could not bind any person, unless the acceptance appeared in the hand-writing of the person. The Act had been repealed by the 9th of the king, for consolidating all the Irish Acts, but the law had not been altered. The question was, whether a bill, drawn in Dublin upon a person in London, could not be considered an inland bill of exchange ? Since the Union, Ireland had been made a part of the Kingdom. The in ten. Lion of the Legislature was to make no distinction between Ireland and England, and as both were considered one kingdom they might look at the bill in question as an inland bill. If so, it was quite clear the Plaintiff could not recover. Lord TENTEZDEN had no doubt, upon leading the Act relating to inland bills of exchange, that this was not an inland bill. They most understand an inland bill to be drawn in England or Wales. Ibis was not such a bill. Whether bills between England and Ire land ought to be put upon a footing with inland bills, was another question. The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages, 9661. The point of law was reserved fur future consideration. LIBIEL.CARLILE V. DUNN AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by the notorious Richard Carrie, of Fleet-street, against the proprietors of the Noteiisyhans and Newark Mercury, to recover compensation is damages for a libel published in that paper, reflecting upon his character. Mr. Carle appeared to advocate his own cause in person, and Mr. Diximiar, with whom was Mr. BILL, appeared for the de. fendants. 111 r. Carlile addressed the jury at considerable length, and stated that his character had been much mistaken ; he was not the man the public generally supposed, for he was strictly moral in all the oblige dims of life; he was a kind husband and an indulgent father— educating his sons in the paths of morality, though he did not con ceive it necessary to make them adopt any particular religious pet. suasion. lie felt it a duty to his family that he should main tain the purity of his character, and not to suffer it to be publicly and wantonly assailed without any foundation, and for these rtssons It was that he had instituted the present action. lie went last autumn to Nottingham, and while there, owing to some cir cumstances which would be explained in evidence, he had given a challenge to a public discussion upon religious topics to the Rev. Mr. Gilbert. The challenge was accepted, and the Exchange.roorns were to be the se•-ne of discussion. These, however, were refused, and then the Riding School was ap pointed. So greatly was public curiosity excited, that tickets were selling at one pound premium. At the Ridirg School some difficulties occurred, and then another place was appointed, but Mr. Gilbert did not think proper to appear there. Sub segue-nay, however blr. Gilbert wrote a letter to the Netting. ham Mercury, which letter formed the ground of the present action against the proprietors of the Paper, who refused to rive up Mr. Gilbert as the author. Mr. Carlile, after addressing the Court for upwards of an hour, concluded by observing that he had but two witnesses, and th at it was possible the case might be put an end to as soon as they were called, if questions were asked them as to their religious belief. His son was one of these witnesses, and be would only say lie had taught him to be honest—he had taught him to be moral—but he had not taught him to be religious. To reject his testimony on that ground would not be consistent with the liberality of the present day. and he trusted so illiberal a proceeding would not be adopted by the Gentlemen of the Bar. The damages were laid at 2001. but as his *My project was to vindicate his character, he would nut ask for more than nominal damages at the hands of a Jury. The libel was read, from which it appeared that Mr. Gillhrt, in justifying iiiinself tur Lot appearing at the meeting, had said that it appeared to him, from the writings of Mr. Carlile, that he dim. gargled all appropriate kinds of truth, and that be did not believe truth was lib object in seeking to have that meeting. That of his morals he was happily ignorant, but that if he could reconcile it to himself to embody the principles of his works in his practice--par. titularly of some of them which he could not name—there was not a father, brother, or husband in the kingdom, whose first indignant impulse would not be such as he could not rapers' in gentlemanly langu Mr age- • . Crank then called his son. Mr. Diestm.txrnadenoobj - 7 ection to his taking the oath. Mr. Dimmest then plead a number of pamphlets in the hands of the witness, and asked him if they were in the habit of being sold in his father's shop ? Witness replied in the affirmative ; amongst than were books called " Good Sense,' " Every Wunian's Book," the •' Republican," and' The Lion." alt. Leigh deposed that Mr. Carlile was a lodger in the family into which the witness married, in Nottingham. Went with him to the shop of Mr. Dunn. on the 28th of Sept. where he purchased the paper in question. Mr. Dunn war a•kei if he would give up 31r. Gilbert as the author, to which he replied that he could not, foe the letter was sent by Mr. Gilbert, but he could nut take it upon him. self to say that he was the author. Ilr. C. was well received be fore the publication in Nottingham, but afterwards there was an ef fort made to insult tutu. Craria.extunined by Mr. W. Hill—There ate persons who take in Mr. Cattle's works in Nottingham. Mr. Garlik has an agent there. Mr. Dzirman, for the defendant, said that he felt that he might have put an end to the plaintiff's case by objecting to the testimony of his son, whom he represented as being brought up without religion. He had a strong opinion upon the subject, and he thought it far nester to rely on the probable tepid which might be enterts.ined to an oath, than to reject a witness who may be resolved to tell the truth, though he deviates in some respects from the religious belief of the country. '1 he Learned Counsel then went minutely through the paragraphs complained of, and contended that they were not of a libellous tendency, MI could they in any way hurt the character of the plaintiff. The defendants were the publishers of the letter, purporting to be written by a Reverend Gentle. man, whose principles were those of th e Christian, and contained sentiments which had been induced by the statements made by the Plaintiff at a public controversy. They were such, concluded the Learned Gentleman, as would lead him to sit down, with a I confident expectation of their verdict being returned in tabour of the Defendants. Lued Ttarr carts x said the question for the Jury was, whether. or not the parsgraghs alluded to were of such a minima' to injure the Plaintifin t estimation of the people of Nottingham. If so, they would Mid* 'ANN: for the rlauitilf; bait it they should. be of opinion that such an effect would not be produr. , .l, tiCY would find for the Defendants. The Jury, after a few minutes' consultation, found a vetatct the Defendants. COUKT OF CoMNION PLEAS. (Before dee Lord Mil Jattiee TINDAL and a Special Je,r, PHILLIPS V. ROPER. The plaintiff in this (Xus;i; Air. Phillips , of Bond-street, le, was defendant in an action brought against him on Monday Ism by the present defendant, Major Roper, in which the plaintiff, Pio. lips, was cast in damages of 60W. for having pr mecuted hia clays in the Court of Chancery by bankruptcy, instead of proceeding 1 ., the common law courts. Mr. Sergeant WILDE Nude(' the plaintiff's arse, to which no (Iv. fence wu offered. Robert Ball, clerk to the plaintiff; proved plaintirs demand , amounting to upwards of 2,5001. The plaintiff's books were pro. dneed in Court, by which it appeared that the debt had been ac. cruing through a period of fifteen years ; that the Defendant, 3lsio! Roper, had been in the constant habit of attending the sale rooms e. the plaintiff. The items of the account were jewels, pictures, watches, wines plate, books, fowling-peces, cases of EMI de Cologne, wearing al. pare!, and a long list of miscellaneous articles, for which the d-. fendant had succeeded in obtaining credit. A verdict was entered for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. NIANSION-HOUSE. FALSE LETTERS Or ADMINISTRATION.—A cafe, whics proved to be very curious in its details, came on before the LORI. MAYOR.—A middle-aged female, who occasionally calls herut• Mra. Brown, was charged by Captain Cook, of the Cambria, will having endeavoured to defraud the relations of William 31'Kersey, late a mate of that vessel, under the following circumstances : Captain Cook stated, that one of the mates of his ship having died, he went to take out letters of administration for the sister ot the deceased some months ago, but was informed that letter of ad ministration had alread y been iuued, and presented at the Receivin g Office for Greenwich Hospital on Tower-hill, by the prisoner, who represented herself as the sister of the deceased, and gave an address which nobody could find out. He had taken a great deal of trouble to get her apprehended, but she contrived to shift her quarters, and escaped until she was regularly entrapped.— Whenever the witness left London, she repeated her appli. cation, and she would have received the money due to the mate it there had not been some mistake in spelling of the name. On th. last arrival of the witness he learned what had occurred at the Re. ceiving Office, and a letter was sent to her to one of her numerous addresses, desiring that she would call at Tower-hill to receive her brother's wages. She obeyed the summons, and was, to her great horror, taken into custody. The Captain produced all the neces sary documents in proof of the guilt of the prisoner. The Lotto Al al'Ort said the case was a very gross one ; and aslo,' whether it was intended to prosecute ? Captain Cook said he was obliged to sail for a foreign country immediately, or he should not hesitate to prosecute, whatever might be the expense or trouble ; but such a plunderer ought not to be al lowed to escape, and he trusted that the Commissioners of Green. with Hospital would, as he considered them bound to do, indict her for the offence. A gentleman, who appeared to be an officer of Greenwich Hospi tal, stated that the case was an every day one. Unfortunately there were great facilities in procuring the intelligence relating to deceased seamen, and the villainous tricks of perjurers of this description often succeeded. The Commissioners were most anxious to put a atop to such a system of plunder, but could not ; and he believed that they would not prosecute. The LORD MAYOR asked why in such a case they could object to perform what appeared to be their public duty ? The officer said, they had some time ago prosecuted a person for getting felonious possession of a seaman's money, and having ea • pended 701. or 801. they were wholly disappointed, the Grand Jury having ignored the bill. The LORD MAYOR: But there may have been circumstances is that case which rendered it doubtful. Now in this case every thing is as cleat as possible. This woman has taken the false oath, and other acts establishing her guilt have been committed by her. The officer said, the use he alluded to Wag one of forgery. The Loan MAYOI: Aye, ; that might have operated upon the Grand Jury. The dread of the infliction of capital punishment can. not, however, operate in this case. As the offence is so prevalem there ought to be a prosecution. Captain Cook—This woman, I have ascertained, belongs to knot of depredators who are always at work of this description. 'Pk poor sister of the deceased cannot take out letters of admistratio until those which the prisoner has presented are cancelled. The officer said that she aid her gang set every one at defiance. 11cr proctor had received wages a dozen times under similar circum stances, and cared not a straw for any person ; in feet, the persons concerned in (lauds and robberies of the kind set themselves &hose the law. The Lokn MAYOR again urged the propriety of prosecuting, and said he should regret to discharge a prisoner who was known as such an offender. He then ordered Mrs. Brown to find bail to au aver any complaint that might be made against her at the next Old Bailey Sasions. Several meetings have been called in various parts of Ireland to protest against the proposed increase of thl• Stamp taxation. Seven magistrates of Upper Ussery have convened the landholders of that barony fly Monday. BIRTHS. At Wootton Bassett, the Lady of the Rev. Thomas Hyde Ripley. of a sots. Wednesday, at the house of the Hon. G. A. Ellis, 31. P. 11 Spring-gardens, Lady Georgians Agar Ellis, of a sou.—At Cha contbe Northamptonshire, the lady of H. J. Pye, Esq. of a daughter.—At the Onere, Highgate, bin. W. T. Abut!, of a son. MARRIED. In the Tower, Y. W. Branston, Esq. to Elisa, only daughter of J. Wright, Esq of the Tower.—At All Souls, lauigham.place, T. D. Bainbridge, Esq. of Croydon Lodee. Sutrey, to Hester Al. ae mid daughter of B. Riekarda, Esq. of Wimpole-street.—S. Lang ton, Esq. of Bedford-row, to Margaret, daughter of W. Lear month, Esq. of Russell•squarc.—At Westbury-nn-Tryin, Captain H. Lawrence, cif the Bengal Establishment, to Huroria, youngest daughter of the late S. Hodgson, Esq. of Richmond.—At than. ington, Maria, eldest daugter of the Rev. W. Oddie, late Fellow ot Magdalen College, Halm* to W. Gray. Esq. of the sane (:ollege, and of the Inner Temple.—ln Botterstomochureh, aria Dublin, Capt. Hanwell, Royal Artillery, to Juliana Sophia He■. only daughter of the late J. Hee, Req. of the county of Armagh. Ireland.—At the British Ambassador's Chapel, in Paris, S. James. youngest son of the late S. Humbler, Req. to NiAlliA Rowlands, el dest daughter of Capt. R. Money, R. N. C. B. DIED. At Bowdon. near Tomas, in the 80th year of her age. Mr. Adams, widow of the late W. Adams Esq.— In the 60 th year of his age, Sir W. Parker. Bert. of Melf:A.hall, Colonel of the Wes. Suffolk 111iIttia.—Ar Ranfurleythouse, Rosistrevor, Ireland. James Viscount Liffonl. He was the eldest son of James, first Vihe4upt Liford, formerly Lord High Chancellor of Ireland ; and is so.- ceeded by his eldest son, the Hon. J. Hewitt, one of the Coninns• shiners of Eselie.—At East Acton, Middlesex, the Bev. T. Davis. Prebendary of Salisbury, Rector of St. lartin's, in that city, and Vicar of ffisherton Delantere, in the county of Wilts.—The Res. J. Vatchell, Vicar of Littler's, in the Isle of Ely.--At Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Win. W. M. Bennett, Esq.—Morittsv. at the advanced age of 80, Mn. Adams, of Bowdon, relict of %V. Adamh, EN. who represented Totness in 4 successive Parliaments. — (In Thursday, Alias Hawker, second d•tughter of the late Reverent Dr. Hawker.—At Yealmpton, on the 15th inst. aged 36, the Rev. J. Yonge, Perpetual curate of Tormopans and Cockingtoo.—On Sunday, at Southampton, Anna 3lsria, widow of the late Captain Heywood, R.N. C.B.— At Lis residence in Leamington, %Elitism Armstrong, Esq. in the 78th year of his age. He was of a noble family of the North of Ireland. and for many years a orincips. merchant of the City of London.—On the 16th instant, at Blarlow, Vice-Admiral Sir James N. Morris, K C.B.—At Kingston, in the Island of Jamaica, on the 30th of January last, after a protracted illness of two months, the lady of E. N. buicrore. President of the Jsmales Agricultural and Host cultural Sod , ty. &c. &C. On the lith of kehruarv, at RlO Janeiro, on board his Majesty's ship Wansplte, bearing ate flag of Rear. Admiral Baker, RIM. J• Hendeison. her Pettier Lieutenant. a highly meritorious officer, de voted to the Service, and most sincerely lamented by the Admiral and all the *lacers on the atation.-4ln the 14th of March. on boon! H.M.S. Blood*, in the poet of Constantinople, Matt scam Cappon . . Esq. Surgeon of that ssi;lp. The death of this truly excellent mai. une caused by his having slightly punctured his hand when dressing the blister of a patient suffering under erysipelas. After leaving memoriab to Copt. Lyons and Ms mesmitates, he bequeathed the residue of his property to the Seamen's Hospital on board the Omni pus. in the Thames, and requested (even if the ship should he tr. harbour at die time of his deasene), that hie body might lin ow. witted to the deep, and • Wiioo.jackepluse aent his akin. It'amwaT39 at LONDON-331130R TO moksiovi. Mormon Si sweat. atter 3 Afternoon 111 orootes after 3 • Lawman : Nand sad Pablahot by Jaw nom at tie SII&& Ones Ns. t. ?Wulf plaar.tpangis sa.