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~.:. The Earl of ABERDEEN explained, observing that he conceived he .nformation which the noble marquis required was containtd in ti, ‘ • pvers on the table. Inc motion was then put from the woolsack, anti negatived with. VIII 4 division. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' BTU.. The Insolvent Debtors' Bill was read a second time, and ordered t• ;be committed on Tuesday, on which day, the Lord Chancellor ot,served, he should propose some amendments In it. The house then adj)umed. HOUSE OF COMMONS, dux,: IL On the motion of Mr. JLPHSON, a return ttf the number of :tarter; issued for newspapers in England, Scotland, and Wales, 'tom 1825 to 1829, was ordered to be laid before the house. Petitions were presented from Armagh and Leitrim, against the 1. - ,crease of stamp ditties in Ireland ; front IVestmeath, in favour ofi iroduction of pour laws into Ireland ; front Gre.:nuck, and two rt places in Scotland, against the Last India monopoly ; from itt Protestant Dissenters of a Chapel in liaekney, against the - .tintent of death for forgery ; from the Prottstant Dissenters ..tittit twelve miles of London, In favour of civil rights ; from ' Leeels against the vestry bill ; from Leeds, respecting Int and scotch vagrants; from Mid-lothian, praying that the Scotch t arn loon bill might be delayed till next session ; from the writers of Ott Signet in Scotland, in favour of the bill ; from Kilkenny, Chamber of Commerce in Limerick, and St. Mary, Limerick, against the assimilation of taxes from Fenuoy, against the vestry .act . from Glasgow, against the increase of the duty on spirits ; loan three parishes in the counties of Clare and Cork, against the increase of taxation in Ireland, and the restoration of a re ,ident legislature in that country ; front certain insolvent debtors in the Four Court Marshalsea, in Dublin, for an alteration In the insolvent debtors' act; from a parish in the county of Kil kenny, against the tithe system; and from tot county of Tippe rary, against any increase of taxation in Ireland. Mr. HUME presented a petition from an individual named John Charles Green, Whitechapel-road, in favour of the clause in a Bill doing away with transportation for a second offence in cases of libel. The Hon. Member said, that by papers laid before the House, it appeared that in 1821, 169 prosecutions had taken place respecting certain pamphlets. Ile should therefore move for a return of the 1::w expenses incurred in those cases.--Ordered. The lion. Member also moved for a return of duty received upon pamphlets daring the last year, and also for a return of the ex peons incurred with respect to convicts in the Penitentiary at Mil bank, and in Botany Bay, and the expenses incurred in sending item there. Sir M. W. RIDLEY was in favour of many of the re. tt:rns. He had learned that many persons who had been trans.. sorted to Botany Bay had, in less than ten days after their arrival, rolled about in their carriages, and lived in all sorts of luxuries. Sir R. PEEL said he perfectly agreed with the hon. baronet in what he said. It was one of the reasons why he objected to the do. ing away of capital punishment in cases of forgery. It was impos. sible to have regulations respecting convicts at such a distance strictly enforced ; but if an instance were pointed out to him, and an individual proved to have been guilty of a dereliction of his duty, he should certainly have him dismissed. Sir M. W. RIDLEY and Mr. IIE3IE explained. The latter hon. member moved for a return of the number of con. victs employed, and those not employed, in Botany Bay, and the expense of keeping them. Sir G. MURRAY said that any return for Me could not be fur. rished, as making up the accounts for the colony of New South Wales took up a vast deal of time. There was, however, no ob. jt-ztion to the returns called for generally. After a few words from Mr. 11u ex, the returns were ordered. Upon the motion of Mr. Hume, a return was ordered of the quantity of stationary used in the army medical board, and two other boards. Upon the motion of Mr. H. GRATTAN, a return was ordered of tbe money remaining in the hands of the treasurers of the grand j..2ries in Ireland, at the end of each year, for the last ten years. Mr. W. SMITH had received a letter relative to a climbing boy I:eng burned very much. Ile wished the right hon. gentleman would institute inquiries on the subject. Sir R. PEEL said it was impossible for him to institute an in. qairy in every case adverted to, either in the newspapers or in letters. Lord MILTON agreed that it was impossible that the chimney. sweeping machine could be u►ed in all cases, but it ought to be in every case possible. Sir R. PEEL said that the machine had been tried with effect in, 1.!. office. SVPTLY. After a few words from Sir J. GRAHAM. on the subject of the bill for taking four millions out of the Consolidated Fund for the pur pses of making up the deficiencea in the supplies granted to his Majesty, the house. upon the motion of the CuAXCEI.I.OII of the ExestEQUEN., resolved itself into a Committe of Supply. Upon the motion of Lord F. GOWER, 500)01. was granted to his Majesty. on account of the public works in Ireland. Mr. G. DAWSON moved that 87,9701. be granted to his Ma jesty for the payment of the Consul Generals' pay, superannuated Consuls, &c. The hon. member explained the nature of the vote, and said that considerable reductions were in progress respecting the salaries of the Consuls abroad. The salaries of the Consuls at Rio Janeiro, Madeira, Ostend, Bogota, Lima, Savannah, Panama, &c. were to be reduced to the extent of 44 per cent, upon the whole amount of their salaries. The amount would be reduced next year 5,3001. There was no good ground of complaint against the present government for keeping up unnecessarily the office of Consuls abroad. A regulation had been adopted by his noble friend at the head of the Foreign Department, by which Consuls when from their post should only receive the half of their salary. It was also in terded that while absent the Consuls should not receive any money fin house expences. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. GRAHAM congratulated the house on the altered tone of has Majesty's Ministers respecting those expences.—(Hear.)—No thing was more objectionable than many of the items in the vote under discussion. Mr. Canning objected to the change In the mode of' paying the Consuls abroad, namely, from fees to salaries. He (Sir .1. Graham) was also in favour of the Consul being paid by means of fees. It was right in merchants who required the services of the Consuls, to pay for those services. The expense ought not to fall upon the people generally. If the Consuls were paid with fees, they would be more attentive to their duties. They would have a greater interest in increasing the trade of their respective ports. — The Consul of Peru, who was only one year at his post, and four from it, two of which were spent in England. received 13,0001. and odd. Mr. Nugent, the Consul at Chili, who was also a year and a half in England, and scarcely more than a year and a half at his post, received also upwards of 13,0001. Mr. Kinsey, the consul at Ilayti, who, during the three years ending 1829, was very much in England, yet he received upwards of 8,1041. The case of Mr. Theuling, the consul at Guatemala, was also a case that could not be passed over. This gentleman was the greater portion' of his time in England, and yet he received the entire of his salary; and all this occurred during the golden years of economy of the noble Lord Aberdeen. A vice-consul. named Fisher, although not at his post, in 1827 received 5001. and odd. What he principally objected to were the superannuation.. A committee had been appointed to inquire Into these matters, but had as yet done Nothing. He knew it was an unpalatable subject to draw contrasts be. tween the United States and England, still he thought that a useful lesson of economy might be learned from that republic, and more particularly with regard to Consular expenses. The whole expense of the United States only amounted to a little more than 3,0001. whilst it was well known that the commerce of that power was as well protected as the trade of any nation in Europe. What he proposed to reduce was, first, to put all the Consuls-General of Europe on the same footing as that of Russia, which was fixed at 1.0001. a-year. By this means the Consuls-General of Hamburgh, of France, of Spain, and of Portugal, would be reduced, and in this first class he should effect a reduction of 4,0001. and up. wards. With regard to South America and Africa, in consideration of the climates and dearness of the countries, he was willing to allow 15001. a year to each consul-general. Oa the whole, he should propose to reduce the vote to 79,0001. instead of 87,0001. or a reduction of about 8,0001. He thought the government were called upon to consent to this reduction, the more particularly when it was recollected that the Ministers had refused to act upon the re commendations of the finance committee, which was dissolved. In fact, the time was come when it was to be known whether the pre sent was an economical government or not ; and he feared that re cent circumstances too strongly showed that ministers were rather inclined to extravagance. There never were grosser jobs than the late pensioning of the sons of two cabinet ministers, which governs ment attempted to force upon the house, and actually went to a di. vision on the question. The allowances to the lottery commissioners were equally extravagant. On the whole, he felt himself called upon to :rove as an amendment that 79,0001. be substituted for the original motion of 91,0001. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER denied that ministers were not inclined to economy. It was true that the hon. baronet might select particular instances, therepresentation of which might produce an impression upon those who were not sufficiently conversant with details; in fact, the present government had uni formly acted upon principles of economy and retrenchment, and the present premier had not in any instance used the influence he possessed for purposes of patronage. With respect to consular expenses he did not widely differ with the hon. ban. although he thought that the plan of paying consuls by fixed salaries was a good one, yet he knew that such a manner of remuneration would give rise to frequent attacks upon ministers; but it ought to be recollected that when salaries commenced fees were entirely abolished, and it was well known that consuls received more by many degrees from fees than their salaries amounted to. Ile could assure the house that the noble lord at the head of thelbreign department had used every effort in his power to retitee.the charges for consuls, but all the plans of the noble lord had not yet been fully put in practice. As to some of the allow. an t es complained of, he would ask whether a public officer , losing his health in a foreign climate, was not entitled to a superannua tion ? The honourable baronet had said that the salary of consuls ought to be regulated according to that paid to the Consul-General at Russia, which was 1,0001. a.year from Government; but then that gentleman received also 1,5001. a-year from the Russian coin. pony. As to the contrast with American Consuls, it must be recol lected that the mode of paying the consuls of the United States was by fees, a plan which was rejected by the House of Commons as objectionable ; and these consuls, it should be recollected, were allowed to trade, a privilege which British Consuls were not al lowed. He must therefore oppose the amendment. Mr. C. WI)01) supported the amendment, because he thought the diplomatic and consular charges of the country were too extra vagant ; a stronger proof of this lie could not give than that the pre. sent Consul at Columbia only received 8001. a-year, whilst his pre decessor,: had received 2,5001. It was true that great reductions had been made, but what he contended was that much greater might with safety be made. The CIIA NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained how the reduction took place of the salary of the Consul at Columbia. Mr. HI/31F. said that lie had taken an active part in the changes which were made in the mode of remunerating Consuls ; but though he approved of a change, yet he did not like the system which was adopted. What he principally objected to in the old system was, that Consuls in several ports were allowed to make whatever fees they liked ; and he believed there was not a shipowner in England who did not think it a hardship. What he proposed was, that moderate fees should be collected. Now fees were still continued, and salaries also given, and those Consuls acted in a mercenary manner ; for a half-pay officer could not get his quarterly affidavit signed without paying the fee of 2s. 6d. and the charges were still higher on shipowners' and merchants' goods; in many cases, the fee charges amounted to what would be considered a mo. derate profit. The great evil in all changes was, that they were ef. fceted with a view not to public benefit, but to Parliamentary influ. ence. Jobs were carefully kept up. He recollected one instance in which a salary was paid to a man for five years after his death (a laugh); and it was only by chance it came out that he was no longer entitled to a salary. In no instance were the fees of Consuls so unjust as when affecting the shipping interest. Taking the average of the shipping going into several ports in Europe, the fees amounted to 401. upon every five hundred tons. This was not the way to carry on commerce beneficially. He thought these might be avoided, by appointing merchants or resident En glishmen to these situations. It was another misfortune that con. suit were not selected for their lualifications, but for their claims on government. Another objection to the vote was, that there were too many consuls, one-third of whom ought to be reduced. He had great pleasure in voting for the amendment. Mr. ROBINSON thought the bill of 1625 ought to be repealed, and the whole of the consulate establishments put on a reduced scale. Mr. hi ABERLY had no doubt but that a committee would re. duce it by one half. He did 'not think that the hon. baronet had proposed as great a reduction as should be made. Mr. STUART (of Beverley) placed confidence in ministers, and therefore should oppose the motion. After a few observations from Mr. HultE and Sir R. PEEL, Mr. P. THO3ISON thought that Government had no right to take credit to themselves for any reductions which had been made in the expenditure. They were compelled to do it by the voice of the public, both within and without the doors of that house. He would support the motion, because he thought that there was a useless ex penditure in the diplomatic department. The hon. member entered into a statement of the different salaries paid to Consuls and Am. bassadors in the various countries, observing that more efficient men could be procured to fill such offices for half the salaries. Colonel SIBTHORPE would support the motion, because, in the present distressed state of the country, he wished that the vote of every individual should go forth to his constituents. He thought the arguments of the hon. Baronet (Sir J. Graham) very powerful. Sir J. GRAHAM replied. Sir R. PEEL thought that the whole system of the consular es tablishment should be revised.— ( Hear, hear.)—This was an expe riment made by Mr. Canning In 1825. It was not an experiment which succeeded. He thought that the House of Commons was as responsible for that establishment as his Majesty's Government.— Many reductions had taken place already, as vacancies occurred. There was every disposition in Ministers to consider the propriety of abolishing it, but it would be bad economy to suspend the pre sent Consuls, and give them pensions. Sir. COKE (of Norfolk) was of the same opinion now that he had always been of, that there never was, nor would be a eduction in the expenditure, unless pressed by his side of the house. Sir S. CANNING corrected a mis-statement of some hon. mem hers respecting the home 'Hiring which the office of Consul at Paris had been open. The house then divided, when there appeared, For the amendment For the original resolution Majority in favour of the vote —23 On the motion that 120,0001. be granted to defray bills drawn on government on account of convicts in New South Wales. Mr. HUME complained of the vast expenditure of that colony ; the sum raised in the colony itself was 9,1,0001. which, along with die present vote and expenses of the military establishment, would make, in all, 250,0001. Every institution connected with New South Wales was becoming more expensive. He was prepared to prove that the expenses incurred on account of convicts, was three told what it should be if a proper course were adopted. Sir R. PEEL intended that a committee should be appointed to inquire into the system of secondary punishment. He hoped that the hon. member would allow the present vote to pass, and early in the next session the subject should be duly inquired into. Mr. HUME was anxious to have a committee to inquire into the whole system of the government in that colony. He perceived that in many state prosecutions military officers were the jurors. There were fourteen ex-officio informations against editors of newspapers in the last three years, and these all tried by military officers. He hoped the House would insist on the humiliate appointment of a committee to Inquire into the subject. Mr. W. HORTON observed that if we were to make New South Wales a place of secondary punishment, the expense of con victs should be kept separate from the other expenditure of the colony. In his opinion, the best mode of managing that department was by contract. Sir O. MURRAY, in a reply to a question put by Mr. Hume, said that the pensions paid by the colonial agent in London were 1001. The right hon. secretary then entered into a statement res pecting the amount of the population at former times, and at pre sent, observing, that the amount of it new was 36,598, which showed an extraordinary progressive increase, principally on se j count of the number of convicts sent out there ; and the natural re cult of an increase in the population, was an increase in the expen diture. He was not prepared to say that the present mode of con. ducting the department of the convicts was the best ; but under the present arrangement it could not be conducted with more economy. 3lr. O'CONNELL, in allusion to the fourteen ex-officio infor. mations mentioned by Mr. Hume, observed, that one of those per sons prosecuted was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, for a paragraph in which there was not one word that was not true. The hon. member here read the extract, observing that it was disgraceful to attempt to stifle the press in that manner. Sir G. MURRAY was convinced, from the expressions of the judges on the bench, and even from the admission of the counsel for the person tried, that the sentence was not pronounced for such a frivolous publication as the hon. and learned gentleman would feign make the house believe. After a few words from Mr. JEPHSON, Mr. BRIGHT was sure that a great benefit would be conferred on that colony, by the appointment of a committee to inquire into arrangements. After a few words from Mr. H tr ME, the vote was agreed to. On the motion that 9,0001. be granted to defray the fees of officers of this house for bills passed relating to turnpike roads, After a few words from Mr. Hums and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the motion was Agreed to. Upon the motion that 10,11001. be granted for paying the salaries and defraying the expenses connected with the commissioners ap pointed to inquire into the practice of the superior common law courts, Mr. HUME objected to the vote, on the ground that the commis. stoners spun out the exigence of their commission, in order to get their salaries. Sir R. PEEL said that the names of the commissioners was a sufficient answer to any charge against them. Mr. BROUGHAM doubted the capacity of his hon. friend the member for Aberdeen to judge of the merits of the report..—(A laugh.) Never was public money more valuably laid out than es. pended with respect to the Common Law Report. One Scotch canal swallowed up more money than all the commissioners. lie should wish, however, that this commission should be brought to a close as quickly as possible. Sir C. WETHERELL said that, although he had great respect for the talent and abilities of the Commissioners in question, he should be slow to adopt some of the propositions laid down in their reports. The Judges of the land were not favourable to many of those propositions. After a few words from O'Connell, Mr. J. Wood, Sir C. We therell, Mr. Brougham, and Mr. Trent, the motion was agreed to. Upon the motion that 3,0401. be granted for defraying the ex. penses of the civil establishment of the Bahama Islands, Mr. HUME made a few observations on the subject of the vote. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied. Mr. W. HORTON was opposed to the vote. Sir G. MURRAY said that, at a future and proper time, be should lay before the house all the perticulars of the expenditure of the colonies ; and as to the constitution of colonial governments, he did not think they all could be assimilated to the British constitution. After a few words from Mr. S. Rice, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. 111. Fitzgerald, Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Hume, and Mr. Moberly, the reso lution was agreed to. The house then resumed, and the report was ordered to be brought up on Monday. The house went into Committee on the Dean Forest Bill. Mr. It. GORDON moved that the clause relating to the boun daries be omitted, upon which the House divided, when the clause waa loot by a majority of One. The other clauses were then agreed to, and the report ordered to be received on Monday. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of ; and the House adjourned at Half -past Two o'Clock. THE TURF. ASCOT HEATH RACES, Juxt 11. The meeting was brought to a termination this day. There was ' a very thin sprinkling of company. The only race of a striking nature was that tur the Wokingham ; it was run at a great rate, the', horses keeping together till very near the conclusion. In the course of the week some heavy engagements have been made on the Doncaster St. Leger, at the following prices :- 5 to 2 Illr. Chifney's Priam (taken) 10 to 1 Lord Cleveland's Ashy 10 to 1 Mr. Clifton's Alois Rose 16 to 1 Mr. Richardson's St. Nicholas 17 to 1 Lord Queensberry's Hassan 20 to 1 Mr. Shepherd's The Cardinal 22 to I Mr. Riddell's Emancipator co to 1 --- Mr. Petre's Ilrunswicker 25 to 1 Colonel Cradock's The Barber. 25 to 1 Mr. Powlett's Lady Emmeline 25 to 1 Duke of Leeds' Lady Mowbray 30 to 1 Duke of Leeds's Redstart 35 to 1 Sir T. Stanley's Laurie Todd The following is an account of the running yesterday : His Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas for hunters, 5 yrs, Ilst. 71k. ; 1 6 yrs, 1116. 12st.; and aged, 12st. Two miles and a distance. Mr. 51ills's b. m. by Reveller, 5 yrs Mr. Boast's b. g. Fairplay, aged Mr. L. Hervey's ch. m. Chapeau de Paille, 6 yrs .... 3 Mr. Cotterill's Premier, by Filho, 5 yrs .. 2 to 1 apt Fairplay (taken) ; and two to 1 apt the winner. Prc. mier made play to the last turn, where Fairplay went a-head ; at the distance the Reveller mare took the lead, was never afterwards headed, and won very cleverly by a length ;—..rode by Dockery ; Fairplay G. Boast; Chapeau de Paille by C. Day; and Premier by Nelson. This race did not excite any interest. Sweepstakes of 100 sovereigns each, h. ft ; for 3.yr..01d : colts, Bst. 71b, and fillies, list. 41b. New mile. Mr. Scott's Stonehewcr's b. c. Figaro. out of Della . . I Lord Tavistock's c. by :Middleton, out of Custard Lord Warwick's f, by Partisan, out of Niobe The following paid :....Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler, 3lr. Rogers's Lapidist, and his Majesty's c, by Merlin, out of Gavotte. Betting-5 to 4on Custard. Won in a canter by four lengths. The winner rode by Robinson, Custard by Dockeray, and Niobe by Chapple. Sweepstakes of 100 sovereigns each, h. ft. New mile. Mr. Ramsbottom's Timandra, by Wrangler, Bst. .. 1 , Mr. Charlton's b. f. by Master Henry, d. by Soothsayer, Bst. 41b. 2 Mr. Bacon's b. c. by Hedley, out of Leto, Bst. 51b. . . The winner the favourite : won in a canter by 6 lengths. Ti. mandra rode by Robinson ; the loser by Farlow. The Wokingham Stakes, of 5 sous. each, for 3 yr olds and upwards. The last 3 quarters of the New Mile. 14 subs. Mr. Rush's Carthago, aged, Bst, IMb.. Lord Cavendish's Spaniard, 4 yrs. 7st. 131 b 2 Mr. Gardnor's Emmeline, 5 yrs. Bst. 21b 3 The following also started, but were not placed : Lord Worcester's Coulon, 5 yrs, est. 1016. Sir M. Wood's Haji Baba, aged, Bat. 71b. Mr. J. Day's Busk, 6 yrs, Bst. 31b. Mr. W. Day's Augur, 4 yrs, 7st. 81b. Lord Mountcharles's Gayhurst, 4 yrs. 7st. 51b. Capt. Grant's The Balkan, 3 yrs, 6st. 416. Mr. Greatorex'a Citron, 3 yrs fist. 41b. Mr. Scaith's Harmony , yrs , 21b. Betting.-3 to 1 apiCarthago ;4to 1 apt Coulon ;7to 1 apt Baja Baba ; 11 to 1 apt Emmeline ; and 9 to 1 apt Spaniard(taken). Coronet made the running for nearly half the ground ; Coulon then took it up, and was in front till near home, when Robinson, who all the while had been handy with Carthago, made& push, got the lead, and won very cleverly by a length. A Plate of 50 sovereigns for all ages ; 3 yrs 7st 71b ; 4 yrs flat. 71b 5 yrs 9st ; 6 yrs and aged 9st. 41b ; mares and geldings allowed Sib ; winners extra. Ad. Mile. The winner to be sold for 250 guineas, &c. Mr. Day's Augur Sir I. Wood's Haji Baba Lord Blounteltarles's Coronet, Mr. J. Day's Busk, 31r. Badla's Porinjay, Mr. Young's Escapement, Mr. Pearm's Crane, and two or three others also started. Betting.-11 to 8 agst. Haji Baha, 4 to 1 agst. Coronet, 4 to I apt. Popinjay, and high odds apt. the winner, who was scarcely named. A very fine race between the first two, and won by a head only. Dockeray, who rode Haji Baba, lost his whip, or he would have won. C. Day rode the winner. The accounts on the course of the Kings health were favourable, and it is positively stated that his Majesty was well enough on Thursday to walk across his room. LAW REPORTS. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JUNE 11. This being the first day of Trinity Term, hii Honour the CHANCELLOR sat at Westminster to-day at half-past one o'clock. The COURT (a thing most unusual on the first day of Term) took cause petitions to-day, of which there were nearly two hun dred in his Honour's paper. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 11. This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Judges and King's Counsel breakfasted with the LORD CHANCELLOR, after which they went in procession to IVestminster Hall, and opened their res pective Courts. At half-past one o'clock their Lordships took their seats in Court. The Axvoixtsr-GswznAr. moved to file a criminal informs tion against the editor and publisher of the Western Times, pub lished at Exeter, for a libel on certain Magistrates of the county of Devon. Mr. For.LET took an objection to the form of the affidavit in support of the application, and the Court, without going into the facts, ordered the affidavit to be amended. IX RE CHARMERS AND SOT . II BANIRt:PTCY...-Tht AT. TORWZY-GEWERAL said he was instructed to make a motion under rather extraordinary circumstances. Their Lordships would re collect that there had been two trials in this Court, to try the vali dity of the commission of bankruptcy issued against Chambers and Son, the late bankers of Bond-street • and a third one was now pending. Mr. Chambers, however, ha d thought proper to cont. mence seventy different actions against as many individuals who had become parties to a deed before the bank failed. Every cause of action was the same, and the declarations were all printed. The notice of the present application was, that the Court would order all further proceedings in this action to be stopped until the trial now pending, and which would decide the validity of the commission, had been brought to an issue. Every step that was taken in such a number of actions was attended with enormous expence. The COURT, after some consultation, granted a rule to show cause. At the rising of the Court, a foreigner appeared to plead to an in. dictment, and conducted himself in a very extraordinary way. He wished to obtain a copy of the indictment in Court, but was told be must apply to the Crown Office. COURT OF CHANCERY, JVWE 11. This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Lord Chancellor did not take his seat in Court till half-past one o'clock. Mr. BELLAIIIS moved for the commitment of a person named Brook, for contempt, in having married a ward of the Court, Mary Anne Needham, but stated that, if any one appeared on the other side to submit to the usual reference for a settlement to the master, he was instructed not to pis his motion. Mr. OLIVER ANDERZION hoped the Court would have con. sideration for his client, who bad voluntarily attended, and was willing to do anything the Court should direct. The situation of the parties was se near as possible on an equality, and a connection by marriage already subsisted between them, the brother of the defendant having marr i e d t h e yo u n g lady's sister. His client was extremely poor, and he therefore trusted the Court would allow the the costs to be paid out of the first ac cruing dividends of the money, 1,1001, and permit the defendant to return to his home, he undertaking by his counsel to obey any order his Lordship might make, and attend whenever called upon to do so. The Loin CHANCELLOR directed the affidavit disclosing the facts to be handed up, and said if he was satisfied from that that the defendant had not acted improperly further than by marrying the ward without the consent of the Court, he should not commit him and that in the meantime he mi g ht retur n t o hi s own h ome . I , ZNT v. PACEY.—Mr. SyuRRIER moved for the production of a certain letter admiuted by the defendant's answer, but which was by the answer stated to have been written by the defendant to his solicitor in confidential communication, and in which he di. reeled the solicitor to take the opinion of Counsel on the subject matter of the letter. In support of the application, Counsel con. tended that the letter in question did not come within the class of privileged and confidential communications, inasmuch as it did not relate to the defence of any action or suit at that time, either com menced or threatened, and cited in support the can of Mundy v. Williams, in the King's Bench; and of Hughes v. Bid' cided by his Lordship, in which that principle Ito:" dist' tl' ft. • cognized. Mr. Banos appeared to oppose the motion ; but The LORD CHANCELLOR said, it is one thing that a cares''''. dence and negociation take place which ultimately lead to toe ac t i on or a suit—there, there can be no difficulty in ordering the hoer & to be produced ; but this is quite a different case, namely, a k ite , written by a pan, to a solicitor in confidence, stating his affairs, a n d directing the solicitor to take the opinion of counsel upon then' • chi, sufficiently shows that some dispute or controversy was a k ey ,i,„ begun, and doubtless that some action, or perhaps this identic a l was then contemplated. Under such circumstances, he could Lor k ,. that the decisions cited at the bar would be at all contravened by Te. fusing the motion ; and as it came on in the nature of an app,..J , h should dismiss it with costa. His Lordship rose at a quarter to three. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, JUNE 11. Fleury Saiehmell, a young man, by profession a su zgeus, opposed by several creditors. insolvent, it was stated, when he first commenced his c in life, engaged a residence called Phienix House, at Blackti,a•-,', and he obtained a considerable quantity of valuable lamina, Mrs. Hull, upholsterer, of Oxford.street. Shortly after he root the furniture from the house, and pawned and sold it in taraa parts of Loudon. When he left Blackheath he took up his at the Museum Hotel, Blackfriars-road, where lie lived for row five weeks, at the rate of a guinea per day. At several other tan,r r he lived in the same expensive style. He stated that he had ret..,. about 2,0001. from his mother towards his support, the whoi, which he had spent. A professional gentleman, named McNamara, said that ti,, .• solvent took a house from him in Half Moon.street, fcr years • he made great representations of his practic e an d prosp ,, or (s a id Mr. 11 4 Namara) I should not have let him have the hou k The house was let to him furnished, and to my great surprise ra t agent called on me one morning, and infomted me that any good, were advertised to be sold the next day. I wort without delay ti the house, and found sheriffs' officers in possession, who refused ;. allow me to go in ; having some knowledge in these matters, I in a prior claim, and saved my goods, and got ;iesselsion of nit house—two years and a quarter remaining unpaid. Mr. Commissioner .Bowen—You may congratulate yuurstric, Mr McNamara, on your success. The case was here adjourned as the insolv,at's balance sheet was discovered to be defective. POLICE REPORTS. MANSION MOUSE—Mr. Banbury, the banker, waited upon ti r Lord Mayor to represent the necessity of enforcing the instructio..• given by his Lordship to the officers, relative to dogs. He had. h, said, just arrived from the neighbourhood of Colchest e r, w h ere mad dogs had done the most horrible mischief. (Inc dog had biten cows, oxen, sheep, dogs, and horsca ; and some of the poor aninfalf had run mad, and suffered, before they were killed, the most elect. ciating torments. At length the rabid dog was killed by a fainter. No estimate could yet be formed of the extent of the mischief den, but it was very . great, and the utmost consternation had been exvited. The LORD Miveost said he had already publicly advised th, destruction of every dog suspected of being rabid, and he belieswi the other magistrates of the metropolis had shown a similar data. mination to remedy the evil as far as they were able. 11c had only to repeat, that he hoped people would not feel any delicacy niarat killing dogs. Mr. Cioldham, the clerk of Billingsgate market, informed Ins lordship that hundreds of dogs visited the market every morning feed upon the putrid garbage—the worst stuff they could tat. were owned for the most part by the vagabonds who infested I, place, and were constantly looking out for plunder. He wis'aed know how he should act. The Lotd MAYOR desired Mr. GoWham to put up a notice :- the market. cautioning all the dopowncrs, anti afterwards pi:: death any dog that might app.ar there. The tone in which the Lord Mayor has spoken upon the suliji;: has had the effect of preventing persons from allowing their dogs t leave their homes. 01:11.DHALL.-A woman named Magyar!' attended yesterday t the purpose of showing why she should not be removed against will to Ireland. Mr. Miller, the assistant overseer to St. Sepulchre, stated that tile defendant had been married according to the rites of the Ron:isi Church at the Chapel in Aloor-fields. to a man named 31agmth. who had previously lived with another woman, by whom he hail three illegitimate children. One of these being likely to be char?;. able to the parish, he had been apprehended, and was now i❑ pcl for want of sureties ; and the defendant being pregnant, had, as a measure of revenge, moved into the parish of St. ;Sepulchre for the purpose of lying-in there, and settling her child, which would br illegitimate, upon that parish. The man had money in the savirgi bank, but refused to enter into any treaty for the indemnification of the parish. While the magistrates were considering how they would treat :' ease, the woman put an end to it by engaging to remove out of •!:c parish, and Mr. IVooler advised her in parting to give the tirst half-guinea she could spare to a Protestant clergyman to many her over again. MAIYLEBORE.—Yesterday, George Freud, who rents Hyde Park, St. James's Park, and Regent's Park, so far as the feedin g . of sheep is concerned, and William Waugh, his shepherd. wen charged on suspicion of stealing eleven sheep and seven lambs, etc property of Mr. Hampson and Mr. Gibbons. The two prisoners had repeatedly denied having the sheep in their possession, but at length they were found in the Regent's Park, and then Trent' *3;l he merely kept them until he found out an owner, as thev strayed near his folds, though the owners lived at Christi. **l..:r were fully committed for trial. Mansolostouon•STatm—Dora, alias Dorothea I- ram was yesterday charged with stealing a gold watch, a bandeau set with upwards of twenty diamonds, a gold chain, and other articles. the property of Lord Ingestrie, together with three gold Orders. of the llath, St. Louis, and St. Anne, presented to the noble Lord for hi. distinguished bravery at the battle of Navarin. She was a:eo charged with having stolen a gold musical snuff box, a 501. note. a 201. note, and other articles, from the Earl of Cardigan. and a pie watch from Henry Charles Sturt, Esq. M.P. The prisoner had beet in several families as a monthly nurse, and was bind by Lady Ir. gestrie. After she had quitted her service. about three weeks ,Mes. a large quantity of diamonds, the watch and jewellery. were misseti Suspicion attached to the prisoner, and she was apprdientitd at ria house of Mr. Currie, in 3lontague.square. At her lodging ' at a Mr. Cave's, in Oxford-street, the watch, a gold chain. and other ar. tidea, identified by Lord Ingestrie, were found. together with a large quantity of jewellery. The prisoner admitted her guilt.—Sore was fully committed for trial. TOWN-llALL.—Timothy Waller appeared to a summons. answer for the maintenance of his illegitimate child. become bt:r thensonie to the parish of St. John's. Pluebe Nash, the tno th er. I stated, that she was delivered of the infant on the 10. h ot .Tarn . . 1825 and pointed out the defendant as the fa th er of it. The ere. fend;nt acquiescing in the truth of her statement. was adjudged Sir JOHN PERRINO to pay the sum of 2.. tiel. weekly for et, child's support. and 12s. 6d. for the order of affiliation. Mau Smith was committed for two months to Brixton, for smug gling spirits into the King's Bench prison. 176tow.Hat.c.—liestertlay, a young man named ;Mangum committed to Brixton for three calendar months, for attentrirg rob a lady who was present during the Confirmation hell at Saviour's Church, on the preceding day. The complainant exile. bited the silk dress she wore on the occasion, which was cut in three different places, and a witness proved having observed the prisoner standing close to the lady ; and when the alarm was given. he bag a knife on the ground, which was found to be extremely snarp the point, and just such an instrument as was calculated far purpose. Tamara Pouct.—Joha Tho as .11wins, the marer of 3 sailing barge called the ltlargiret, and Thomas Cheraemati. ployed in the same vessel, were charged on suspicion of stodirg ii billets of wood and duce bushels of cisals. The 3lagistrates Bteu Nlunns under the Police Act in tit: p,:naltr or 41. for unlawful possession of the property. Cli.xletr.an was tined 201. Toe penal ties were paid. The wood was ordered to be restored to the owners. Captain J. M. Shuntaeker, of the ship Rudolon fined, for having a quantity of gunpowder or. OJT_ his ear:: •.. the Commercial Duck. BIRTHS. On the sth it at Dingwall, Rosuhire. N. II 11:e lad' of H. 1 . Cameron, Esq of a son—On the 9th inst. at AV.dworth. the lady of Dr. S. Hall, of a daughter—On the 4th inst. at Mitcham, the lady of the Rev. C. W. Knyvett, of a stillborn child -On the ls: trat. the lady of Dr. J. B. Taylor, of King-square. B:6:4. of a son. MARRIED. On the Ilth of January, at licinbay. Dr. J. Inglis. to Mis 4 JoL Kennedy Arnot. DIED. On the 10th inst. Nicholas Brown, Rol. late of F.celot. lc county of Berwick, one of the Commissioners for S'ictualltr..... klajesty's Navy, to the great regret of a numerous cite', et resent:.. At Florence, on the 231 of May, in the 78th year of his tte Rev. D. D. Berguer, B. D. Rector of Everley, in the couro t' Wilts, and formerly of Trinity College, Cambridge. Ile was a of beautiful integrity, and innocent life and manners. On the 10th inst. W. Lumley, Esq. Sidmouth.rlace. burg-square, aged 68.—0 n the 10th inst. after a ?Lon illness. ~l Flipp Esq. at his house in Half Moon-street , riccatliii)--°' Wednesday last, aged 17, Thomas, youngest son of T. Esq. of Sandridge-pound, St. Alban's.: LONDON : Printed and Published by Joun Jleyus, at the Srss O►rice Ne. 1, Pieliett.plsee.Ternple Bar. .'); . Id