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THE BERKELEY PEERAGE. COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES, HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY IX. This case was opened before a Committee of Privileges hi the lase Session by Mr. Fonblanque, and evidence in support of the claim was produced, when the further coietideration of it was adjourned until this day. Mr. Fox nt..t NQUE observed, that since he bad opened the case, Sir John Shelley Sidney had put in a claim to the title of Berkeley, and laid a printed statement before the house, which was calculated to make an unfavoura ble impression on their Lordships respecting the claim of Col. Berkeley. lie (Mr. Fonblanque) therefore wished to make a few observations to the house on that state ment, with a view to remove any prejudice which it might freak. against Col. Berkeley's claim. The Earl of Er nos wished to know if it was meant to be argued that Col. Berkeley was entitled to the dig duty in question, by virtue of his being the proprietor of curtain estates in fee, and if so, whether it was as pos- Reeser of those estates in law or in equity ? Mr. FON BLANQUE replied, that he claimed the title as tenant for life of Berkeley-castle, subject to an out standing lease. Lord ELDON—Do you mean tenant for life of a legal estate ? Mr. Fox RL itiQUE replied in the affirmative. The Earl of ELDON wished to know whether the lease holder in possession of the estate, or the person having the legal freehold of the estate, was entitled to the dig nity ? Mr. Fox BLANQUE—In the Abergavenny case it was decided that the tenant for life in possession was entitled to the dignity. The Earl of ELDON—Then, if I were tenant for life, in possession, having the legal estate, should I be a peer, though another might, at the same time, have the estate in equity ? Mr. Fon BLANQUE admitted that there was some dif ficulty in answering that question. The Earl of ELDON.—Suppose Col. Berkeley should succeed in establishing his claim in this instance, and should afterwards transfer his estate to me, should I be a peer or should both of us be peers ? Mr. Fox BLANQUE.—I apprehend that the person in possession of the estate would be the peer. Earl of alio); .—Suppose what is possible, though not very probable, that Colonel Berkeley, after obtaining the peerage, should become insolvent, and apply for relief from his embarrassments to the Insolvent Debtors' Court, where he should surrender his property to assignees, should these assignees be peers ? Mr. Fox BLANQUE observed, that no doubt there was a difficulty attending the case, but the question for their lordships was, whether the right here set forth existed : if so, it was their duty to establish it without adverting to the consequences. If it was a question of expediency, it would be otherwise ; but it was one of abstract law— namely, whether this right attached to the possession of Berkeley castle or not ? The learned counsel then ad dressed the committee respecting the statement laid on the table by Sir John Shelly Sidney, which represented the Berkeley peerage as a barony in fee, descendible to the heirs general, and Sir John Sidney claiming the title as the heir of the Countess of Warwick, daughter of Thomas Lord Berkeley, who died in the reign of Henry V. The purport of the learned counsel's address was to show that this was not a barony in fee, and that the assertions made in that statement respecting the points discussed in the Abergavently peerage case, were not correct. When the learned counsel had finished his *hese, Mr. Fanshaw was called, tille prdattpe4 a ., tiscript from the Cotton Collection of manuscriPts - in the British Museum, with a view to prove the pedigree of Richard, Earl of Warwick, through whose lady Sir John Sidney preferred his claim. The LORD CHANCELLOR and the Earl of ELDON ob jected to it as inadmissible evidence. There was no tes timony of its ever having been in the possession of the family of Col. Berkeley. Mr. BROUG 11 A af, in support of its admissibility, cited the case of " Petton v. Walter," 1 Strange, 160, where a manuscript found in the Harleian Collection was ad mitted in evidence. On referring to that case, it appear ed that there had been a commission issued from the He rald's Office to inquire into the correctness of the pedi grees set forth in the Harleian manuscript, and that the pedigrees had been signed by the heads of the families to whom they related. This led to some discussion, in which the Attorney- General, Lord Holland, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Eldon, and Mr. Brougbam, took a part, and which termi nated in rejecting the proposed evidence. Mr. BitouG it AM then addressed the committee on the evidence produced in the last session. He would un dertake to show that some of those absurdities and ridi culous consequences which the noble and learned lord (Eldon) had by way of a reductio ad absurdum, pointed out to result from the establishment of a barony by te nure, had existence and were admitted in the constitu tional laws of this country. If it should be found that more absurd consequences existed in the claim of barony by tenure than in the constitution of both houses of Par liament, he (Mr. Brougham) would give up his case. He would satisfy the house that a barony by tenure was not obselete, and there was no warranty in law for saying that if it once existed, it could no longer exist. There was no question but that such a thing as a barony by te nure did once exist, and that it was by right of tenure that persons were annually entitled to a seat in the legis lature. That all honours were originally connected with land was not denied by any authority. That this was succeeded by personal honours, all authors agreed, but there was a difference of opinion respecting tho time and the degree of the change. The question now was, whe ther honours by tenure were obsolete. If once admitted to exist, the onus of proving that it ceased should rest with those who denied its existence. The learned coun sel then proceeded to say, that the majority of dignities granted by the Crown were personal after the extinction oldie uld land baronies, and in some places a personal title was annexed to a title by tenure. He then pro ceeded to cite authorities in support of his view of the question. The first he would cite was that of Sir Mat thew Hale, which in constitutional law was emphatically high. In the manuscripts of that high authority were found the words as set forth in the 16th note of Har grave's Coke upon Lyttleton,—" It was adjudged in Parliament, Lord Gray's case, which was a barony by writ,and there agreed,that where Lord Grey, being baron by writ, is created Earl of Kent, to him and his heirs male of his body,—and he has issue two sons by several ven ters, and the eldest has issue a daughter,—the barony shall go to the daughter, and the earldom to the younger • brother, and doth not draw the barony to it. But if it was a feudal title of honour, as the Earl of Arundel or ba rony of Berkeley, there possessio fratris should hold well, because the title is annexed to the land." Could any authority be higher or more directly in point than this? observed the learned counsel: one historian had set forth that all honours were personal since the reign of King fin ; another (an aoonymobs writer, cited by Camden) stated, that all honours were personal since the reign of Henry 111. and 3d. that honours were personal since the reign of Edward I. all assert with an equal degree of confidence. Yet, Sir Matthew Hale had shown, that there were baronies by tenure, subsequently to all the periods above stated. Lord Chief Baron Comyn, another great authority, to whose opinion much importance is attached, had set forth in his Digest, title Dignity, c. 2.—" That there may be a barony by tenure, and such barony goes with the land, to heirs male or otherwise, as laud is limited." Thus, observed the learned counsel, we have that great authority for stating, that a barony might go to the connusee of a fine, or the purchaser under a will. The learned counsel then proceeded to state the points which had been under consideration in the Aber gavenny peerage, which, he observed, was decided on the principle contended for in this case. He then took a comprehensive and learned view of the right by which the ancestors of the present claimant had taken their seats in that house. He then alluded to the Arundel peerage, which was also a barony by tenure, and was so decided in the reign of Charles I. by the Judges of the land to whom the case had been referred, whose decision was subsequently confirmed by an act of the legislature. The learned counsel then referred to the absurd conse quences which the Earl of Eldon had pointed out as the result of the establishment of this claim, with a view to show that consequences equally as ridiculous might at tend the modern mode of granting dignities. It was very possible, and not very improbable, observed the learned counsel, that the eldest son of a peer might be a knave or a fool, yet such a son would, by the constitu tion of this country, sit in that house after the death of his father, and be a judge, in the last resort of the rights of property,—nay, of the life or death of his fellow-sub jects, and it was impossible to prevent him from exer cising the duties of a supreme judge, unless he was con victed of felony, or found to be insane by a jury. He would ask their lordships if this was less absurd than that the assignee to whom the Insolvent Debtors' Court should give the barony, if he were an honest man, should sit in that house ; or that the purchaser of the estate which conveyed the title with it should sit in that house ? Did not the law allow persons to purchase the right of voting at elections ? and he saw no difference in principle be tween purchasing the right of election, and the right to sit in the House of Commons; for a person might pur chase the borough of Old Sarum, and then return himself to Parliament. (Laughter.) Was there any thing more ridiculous in this than in a barony by tenure ? In the observations which he made respecting the peerage, he did not mean to disparage that body : he merely pointed out the consequences which might result from general rules ; but these consequences were no argument against the expediency of them. The absurdities which might be deduced from our constitution and laws were no proof of the non-existence of these laws. In like manner, the absurdities consequent to a barony by tenure were no proof of the non-existence of such a barony. The learned ' counsel having spoken from half-past eleven until near four o'clock, was interrupted before he concluded by the committee, adjourning the further consideration until a future day not named. HAMERTON'S DIVORCE BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS, MAY 12. The examination of witnesses in this bill was resumed yesterday. Mr. HA artisow observed, that on the last occasion of the examination of witnesses in this case, Lord Wynford directed that Mrs. Mathews should be ordered to attend to-day to give evidence. As she had been examined in the Ecclesiastical Court by the adverse party, and as the counsel for Mr. Hamerton had no opportunity of knowing her evidence until it had been printed, he (Mr. Harrison) wished to cross-examine her now on that evidence, and to be allowed to produce evidence to contradict her if he should deem it expedient. The LORD CHANCELLOR asked if Mrs. Mathews was directed to attend by the house or by counsel in support of the bill. Mr. HARRISON replied, that the order was given by the house. He did not want her testimony, which related only to the meeting of Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton at Mrs. Mathew's house, at Cheltenham. As the evidence given relating to those meetings did not appear to satisfy some of their lordships of the act of adultery having been committed, he (Mr. Harrison) had procured the attend ance of evidence from France, who would prove the com- 1 mission of that act beyond dispute. Consequently, the evidence of Mrs. Mathews and her two maid-servants was not now of such importance as it had been in the com mencement. The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that as Mrs. Ma thews bad been ordered to attend, Mr. Harrison might examine her, having regard to the evidence which she gave in the Ecclesiastical Court. Mrs. Mathews was then called, and being examined by Mr. Harrison, she deposed that she had been ac quainted with Major and Mrs. Hamerton and Mr. Bushe. Major and Mrs. Hamerton were in the habit of coming to her house at Cheltenham in 1826 and 1827. Mr. Bushe was an occasional visitor of her's, but by no means a frequent visitor. He occasionally met Mrs. Hamerton at witness's house. She was not aware that Major Ha merton had disapproved of the visits of Mr. Bushe to his wife. The Major never informed her of his disapproba tion of Mr. Bushe's meeting Mrs. Hamerton at witness's house. She recollected the Major calling on one occa sion at her house when Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton were there, but she had no recollection of Mr. Bushe's going up stairs on that occasion to avoid being seen by Major Hamerton. She remembered Mrs. Hamerton dining with her one day, and after they had sat down to dinner Mr. Bushe called, and, contrary to orders which witness had given to her servant-maid, she let in Mr. Bushe, and showed him up to the drawing-room. Wit ness not being then dressed, could not see Mr. Bushe, and Mrs. Hamerton, out of politeness, went up, and re mained with Mr. Bushe in the drawing-room, while wit ness was dressin g . Witness went into the drawing- room after she had dre ssed, and bad not the most distant idea of any impropriety on the part of Mr. Bushe and Mrs. H. They had not time to commit any criminal act before witness had joined them. Mrs. Hamerton and witness were in the habit of driving out in an open hired carriage, and Mr. Bushe frequently met them accidentally, and spoke to them, but there was nothing particular in his talking to them more than any other acquaintance doing the same. She recollected going with Mrs. Ha mertou in a carriage to Pitfield, where Mr. Bushe met them, and asked them to walk out of the carnage t o see the new building. Witness declined, as bung unwe ll, but Mrs. Hamerton accompanied Ur. Bushe, and passed through the building. Mrs. Hamerton was lot then out of witness's sight longer than five minutes. 'Vitness had written notes to Mr. Bushe, but she never enclosed a letter of Mrs. Hamerton's to him : of this she would take a thousand oaths. She never gave a letter tc - any of her servants for Mr. Bushe. Mr. Bushe was only a casual acquaintance, whom she first met at Major ilamerton's and she could not suspect that a person who vas r e ce i ve d in respectable families, and was a particukr friend of Major Hamerton, was capable of conducting himself with such impropriety as he was accused of. Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton never had an opportunity of committing a criminal act in witness's house. Mr. HA Rumor , ' observed that he had no more ques tions to ask. Mrs. Matthews observed that the reasons of her having been placed in so disagreeable a situation, in being called on to give testimony in the Ecclesiastical Court, was be cause Major Hamerton had brought Mrs. Hamerton in a chair to witness's house after he had discovered her im proper conduct, and left her there in a most ungentle manly manner, without telling witness why he left her, or without leaving her any money. Witness, out of com passion, kept Mrs. Hamerton for some time, not wishing to turn her out in a state of destitution. It was for this reason witness had been cited to the Ecclesiastical Court. The witness then withdrew. Maria Suitens examined, through an interpreter— Worked as a milliner for Mrs. Hamerton, in Paris, about two years ago. Knew Mr. Bushe, who used to come every day to visit Mrs. Hamerton. No other person but Mr. Bushe visited her. She saw Mrs. Hamerton in her bed-room very often when Mr. Bushe called. There was a room, having a sofa, annexed to the bed-room, in which Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton used to be together. She saw Mr. Bushe in the bed-room with Mrs. Hamerton.— The question which elicited this answer was repeated by Lord Teynham, when witness denied having seen Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton in the bed-room together.— Recollected the key of the bed-room having been changed from the outside to the inside on one occasion, when Mr. Busbe had been there, and both Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton continued about two hours in the room toge ther. One of the windows of the bed-room looked into the garden, and witness, in passing through the garden on one occasion, saw Mr. Bushe and Mrs. Hamerton to gether in bed. Lord TEYN II A M—Tbat ' s sufficient; there is no occa sion to ask her any more questions. Mr. HARRISON complied, and The LORD CHANCELLOR ordered that the evidence should be printed, and the ease adjourned sine die. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. Tim/ market, Wednesday Nigh.: The following race was run after our account left the Heath . Handicap Plate of 501. for 3yr olds and upwards. A.F. His Blajesty's Hindostan, 5 yrs, Bst 81b 1 Mr. Turner's Coronet, h yrs, Bst.. Hr. Sowerby's Coroner, S yrs, Bst 41b Lord Sligo's Vat, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Colonel Wilson's Jack Junk, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 0 Mr. Hunter's f by Gustavus, 3 yrs, sst 121 b 0 Only two placed. Coronet and Coroner were in front till within a few strides of ending, when Hindoatan came out, and .won cleverly by a length. Betting-6 toy on Coroner, and Sto 1 apt the winner. The race between Coulon and Tranby was remarkably severe : in deed, it was near being a dead heat between three, for Benedict was beat by a neck only. The second heat was also severely contested, and won by Tranby by a head only. Betting—Even on Coulon, and sto 2 apt Tranby. After the dead heat the betting was even. The weather was wet and boisterous, and the races uninteresting. The betting after the races left off with the following important changes s I 7 to 2 apt Mr. Chifney's Priam (Cressida) 8 to 1 Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur 8 to 1 Lord Exeter's Augustus 0 to 1 —.— Orion (the Kin %) 11 to 1 Mr. Ridsdale's little Red Rover 13 to 1 Mr. Petre's Brunswieker 11 to Sir M. Wood's Thu Mummer 13 to 1 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud 16 to 1 —. Sir M. Wood's Cetus 20 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler 30 to 1 Lord Slip's Brine 30 to 1 Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelll 30 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouse OAKS. 7 to 2 Lord Sefton's Mouche 6 to s --- Lord Queensberry's Maria 11 to 2 Lard Jersey's Charlotte West 12 to 1 Lord Anson's Zillah 11 to 1 Lady Blanche 15 to 1 Mr. Payne's Brown Duchess 16 to 1 Mr. Stonehewer's Leeway 20 to 1 Mr. Thornhill's Carmine 20 to 1 Frederica. IT. LEOIIII. 8 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Raby 10 to 1 -- Mr. Chifney's Priam 14 to 1 --- Mr. Petre's Brunswicka 14 to 1 .--- Duke of Leeds' Lady Mowbray 36 to 1 Lord Queensberry's Hassan to to 1 Mr. Clifton's Moss Rose 18 to I Bt. Nicbolaa 20 to 1 The Barbet 20 to 1 Sir T. Stanley's Laurie Todd 25 to 1 Redstart 25 to 1 Lord Qmeensberry's Maria 50 to 1 .-- Lady Emmeline. Thursday Afternoon. His Majesty's horses left this morning; they were five In num ber. Fleur de Lis, Zinganee, the Orion colt, ilanloo, and a 2-yr old colt by Whalebone. Mr. J. itogers's lot (six) also went off this mornings the Mouse colt is also gone; Priam leaves on Saturday, on whialt day Mr. Gully's lot will be sent away. The races to-day came off as follow : The Jockey Club Plate of 50L Duke of Rutland's Cadland Sweepstakes of 500 sovs. each, 200 ft. for 4 yr olds, Bst 71b. and fillies, Bst 21b. B.C. Ten Subscribers. Lord Mountcharles's Gayhutst Mr. Ridsdale's ch. c. Tyke • Lord Grosvenor's Ebury Mr. Walker's Roundwaist . • • •• • .. 4 This race possessed a great interest from the immeme value of the stakes (3,0801.) for the horses are of a very inferior grade. Round waist made first running at a moderate pace, the others lying at a respectful distance. About a mile and a half sufficed to take the play out of Roundwaist ; Gayhurst took up the running,Tyke stick ing very close to him, and at one time looking so well that he was considered almost safe to win ; however, in the last two or three strides Buckle did wonders, and won by half a length. The latter part was very severe, and the pace exceedingly good. Sweepstakes of 23 soya. each ; for fillies, Bst. 21b. T.Y.C. Mr. Scott Stonehewer names Zany Mr. Ror's Spaniel . Mr. D. Mlclife's br. c. by Mustachio Eight run. Woa by a length. sCSO for 3yr olds, Gs t. 21b. 4 yrs, Bst. 5 yrs, list. 715. T.M.M. Mr. Thornhill's c. by Emilius.. 1 Mr. Theakstone's ch. c. Tantity Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. Mr. Sowerby's Coroner, 5 yrs, Bst. 101 b. Mr. Turner's Benedict, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b. Won by a length. Mr. KEAN'S ANNUAL MATCH. Yesterday was the day appointed for the scalers' contest for the seventh annual prise wherry given by Mr. Kean. At about half past three the following fourteen pair of sculls, two pair in a boat, took their stations at Westminster Bridge, to row up to Lawn Cot. tags and back to the Red House:— John Williams, Waterlooo.bridge James Gregory, Bankside. Charles Bramwell, Bankside Thomas Dodd, Hunaford William Hayden, Waterloo-bridge John Harris, Bankside William Byron% Lambeth Edmund Bramwell, Old Swan John Becket, Wbelasinster-bridge....: James Crawley 1..... James Dodd,. &mei Stabbs.Wgeo-b Mums Jens, I Yzi.Low Jams isms, II The Emerald, mamsed wi ry ill e s i:ht of the British Fire-dike men, having pallid up to the Bridge, with Mr. Kean and Mr. lace, fol. lowed by Mr. White's wherry, containing Meows. Berryman, Stanfield, Tam, Seymour, and Webster, the whole of the above named men were started by Mr. White, the conductor of the match. After a very interesting match, the prise was awarded to scarlet. White came in second, and purple third. SCAILTT WHITE PURPLE LIGHT BLUE PIXY Ciazzx LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF ClAtartY, MAY 13. TIPPER V. GLOVER. Mr. PEPYS stated that an application had been tit t.l . some time ago in this case to dissolve an injunctints that had been granted by the Court below. The parties %%el. now very desirous of hearing his Lordship's judgmet... his Lordship at the time having said ho would lent. the papers. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had read the hi. , and answer, and the affidavits it was proper for him t look at, long since ; and the perusal of those left not the slightest doubt on his mind that he ought not to alter th, opinion he expressed at the time the case was argued which was that the order should be dischargeli_i i , junction dissolved. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, May 13. JUDGMENT —TILE KING V. BARNEY LENNARD. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment o: the Court upon this defendant, who had been found guilt) at the last assizes for the county of Lancaster, of assault. ing some excise officers, and obstructing them in the e‘e cation of their duty. The defendant said he had no affidavit, or counsel to speak in mitigation of punishment; but he could assure the Court he was innocent of the charge upon which he had been convicted ; that he was a hard-working man. his employment commencing at five o'clock in the morning, and not terminating until nine o'clock at night; and that he was only a lodger at the house where the officers found a private still. The ATTORNEY...GENERAL said he was, at all time,, unwilling to press for a heavy judgment upon person, , the defendant's station of life; but the practice of obstru( ing excise officers in the discharge of their duty had groAn to such an alarming extent in Lancashire, particularly in the town of Manchester, that some check must be put to it. In that county (he was happy to say it was not gene ral throughout the kingdom) it had become almost v matter of course, when the Excise had discovered a private still, and took means to apprehend the partie, carrying on the illegal traffic, for all the neighbours to rise up and assault the officers, and often succeeded in preventing them from doing their duty. He had thought it right to mention those facts, and he wished also pub licly to state, that all such attempts in future would he repressed by lawful authority, and the parties brought to punishment. He did not press for a heavy judgment against the de:mdant, who he wished to Won't the Court had already been in :prison since the beginning o: January. Mr. Justice BAYLEY, in passing judgment, told the defendant there could be no doubt, from the evidence. that he had conducted himself in so outrageous manner, that the lives of hie Majesty's subjects 111,1 been endangered. It was his bounden duty, wilen he was taken into custody, to have gone quietly before a magistrate; and then, if he could have established his it,- nocence, he would have been discharged; but instead of doing, it appeared that he had kicked the officers in the stomach and other parts of their bodies in the most vio lent manner. The sentence of the Court was, that he b, imprisoned in Salford House of Correction, and kept to bard labour for the term of six months, and at the end of that time to enter into his own recognizance of 401. t keep the peace for two years. The Cot; RT afterwards proceeded with the special paper. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. VIGILANCZ OF THE POLICE.—Late yesterday afternoon, and again in the evening, a case came on for Investigation before Sir RICHARD BIANIE, the circumstances attending which reflect great credit upon the police of this district. A young man, dressed in the highest style of fashion, was brought up from the Covent-garden police station, in the custo dy of a police constable, on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. His clothes were much disordered and disfigured with dirt, and he appeared to be by no means recovered from the effects of the liquor he had take:: many hours before. It appeared from the statement of the polio.. man, that about four o'clock yesterday morning the defendant was found in a stable-yard adjoining the Harp public-house, in Little. Ruasell.street, Covent-garden, in a helpless state of intoxication. and was conveyed to the watch-house, where he was searched, and a 1001. note and some silver, and a gold watch and appendages, worth at least one hundred guineas, found upon his person, and de. livered over to Mr. Thomas the superintendent. He was placed in a comfortable bed ; and When he awoke, after two or three hot:it refreshing sleep, he inquired anxiously for his watch and money. and was at once informed of the amount that had been found upon him. He, however, in a state of great agitation, said he had 4001. in his po cket on the previous evening, and that he mast there fore have lost 3001. Mr. Thomas immediately commenced ar. enquiry in the neighbourhood, and ascertained, amongst acme market porters, that the young gentleman had been at several pub lic-houses treating persons to liquor, and chewing his money. Mr. Thomas went to Mr. Platt's, the Unicorn, at the corner of Ha.. rietta-street, and Mr. Platt produced a 1001. note, which he sr.. some well-dressed young man had left In his care some hours bt. fore, adding, that he had consented to take it. because he thought the owner might lose it, and that he had given hiven him a receipt for the money, with the sign and situation of the house described.-- Mr. Platt went to the watch-house, and identified the defendant a. the person who left the bank note with him as he had described. The defendant in the mean time had come more to his senses, and informed the superintendent that lie recollected having been to some public-house, near the Surrey Theatre, over night, and believed that he had left the other 2001. in the care of the landlord. Mr. Thomas, in the course of the afternoon, brought him to this Office, and having related the circumstances to Sir R. RIRXIC. 0:- feted to accompany the defendant in search of the public house where be thought he had left the money. They left the Office for that purpose, and last evening )Ir. Thord, came again before Sir RICHARD, and stated that he accompanied the defendant to the neighbourhood of the Surrey Theatre, and wet; t.• every public.liouie for a circuitof at least half a mile, but could tear. no tidings of the money. It then occurred to him that it wan very likely the oyster shops in the vicinity had been visited by the deferti. ant ; and after visiting several he went into one, the master of which immediately recognised the defendant, who, he stated, ea, there for some hours on Wednesday night, much intoxicated, and lying about on the benches ; and that before he went away he cello: a policeman, of the division letter I', into the house, and gave hio a sum of money in Bank-notea. Mr. Thomas, on hearing this. went to Mr. Dowling, the superintendent of one of the Surrey 41.. visions, and from him ascertained that the men of the din istor. letter P. were of the Camberwell district. He went with the defendant to Camberwell, and there learned that the man called ire by the defendant to the oyster room to receive his money was name: Dawson (for the man had reported the transaction to his superiors„ that his number was 105, and that he lived in a street, which way named, in Lambeth. Mr. Thomas was on his return in search of Das - son, when be met him on the road in his uniform going to his duty. and making himself known by the production of his warrant, the police constable immediately handed him over twoßank of England notes for 1001. each, which the defendant recognised by the dar‘• 'and numbers to be his own. Mr. Thomas then made inquiries a , to the defendant himself, and ascertained that he was a young gen demean of fortune residing temporarily with his brother in Great Charlotte -street, ilackfriars-road, and that he had received the money on Wednesday. At the earnest inquest of the defendant, who was completely exhausted, Mr. Thomas allowed him to go to bed at his brother's, but kept the watch and money until he had the sanction of the Chief Magistrate for delivering it up. Sir R. Bruce complimented Mr. Thomas, anti said the pr. perty would of course be delivered up to the young gentleman tr. his applying to the office to-morrow (this day.) MARRIED. _ _ At the resid:nee of the English minister at Borne, E. Remaly. third - son of the late Sir S. hominy, to Sophia, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Mareet.—M Bridport G. Symes, M. D. to lary• third daughter of the Rev. R. Broadity, rector of that parish. DIED. At Alicante. in Spain, Sarah, the wife of J. Waring, Esq. his Blajesty's Consul for the Province of Valencia—Aged 21. at Boulogne.sur-Alec, Edward, eldest son of the late Mr. E. Wen ham, of Hastings...-In the 73d year of his age, 111 r. Ashmesd. sea. 10, Duke-asreet, Orosvenor-square, and Wanly of Mount street. Loupes : Printed and Published by Jong Kamm at lb* 3 sAa - Orrice No.l, Plebiett-ph►ee,Teople Der• L 1 4 •