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FIE= THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR. CAPT. GARTH, 6IR HERBERT TAYLOR, AND THE, BOX OF SEALED PAPERS. It may he recollected that some time back a bill was filed in the Court of Chancery by Capt. Garth, the alined natural son of General Garth by a Lady of illusuloue birth, for the re covery of s certain box of papers relating to his private history, which had sot into the bands of Messrs. Paul, Snow, and Co. with witona•they had been deposited by Sir Herbert Taylor and Mr. Charles Molloy Wermacott. d 1 proprietor of " The Age" Newspaper. The bill let forth the circumstances under which this box was deposited in the binds of the parties in question, and at the time excited much inquiry, although the contents of the papers were kept a secret. Sir Herbert Taylor and, Mr. Westmacott hive now filed their answers to the bill, and the case will of course, in due time, come before the Lord Chancellor, for adjudicatioo.— t:rom the answers in question, it appears that the complainant, Capt. Garth, had, by surreptitious meaus, contrived to get pos. zealots of the box of papers alluded to from his father, who was highly indignant at the circumstance, especially as at .the time he was labouring under indisposition; that these papers contained do cuments and correspondence touching the birth of the said Capt• Garth, the publication of which would have deeply wounded the feelings of certain high personages; and that with a view of ob taining money to relieve himself from the embarrassments under which he laboured, the Captain threatened, and actually deter mined to give them publicity. For this purpose he applied to Mr. Westmacott, who, on ascertaining their character, thought it more advisable to adopt a different course, and having apprised Sir Her bert Taylor and General Garth of the objects of the gallant Cap tain, a negotiation was commenced, with a view, on the part of Sir Herbert Taylor and Gen. Garth, of regaining possession of the' papers and destroying them, feeling, as they did, that they were calculated to give offence, as well as to excite prejudice towards persons for whom they were interested. The object of this nego elation was, of course, to learn the terms upon which Capt. Garth would consent to part with the papers; and after repeated inter views between Sir H.. Taylor, Charles F. Williams (on the part of Gen. Garth) and Mr. Westmacott, who acted as the authorised agent of Capt. Garth, it was agreed to pay Capt. Garth's debts, the amount of which he stated to be £B,OOO, and to grant him an annuity of 4(11,400 a-year, half of which was guaranteed by Sir Herbert Taylor, and the other half by Mr. Williams, on the part of Gen. Garth. These preliminaries adjusted, the gallant Captain received £3,000 in advance, and in November last delivered the mysterious box to Sir Herbert Taylor and Mr. Westmacott, with a solemn pledge that it contained all the papers it was supposed originally to hold, and that nothing had been withheld, nor had copies or extracts been taken therefrom. The box was imme diately tied round with tape, and tested with the seals of Sir Herbert Taylor and Mr. Westmacott, and was by them de posited in the hands of Paul, Snow. and Co. the bankers, who gave a receipt for it, with an understanding that it was not to be re-delivered unless under the joint authority of the said Sir Herbert Taylor and Mr. Westmacott. Mr. Wesema cott was then desired to take steps to arrange Capt. Garth's affairs, but that be found impossible ; the Captain did net adhere to his old list of creditors, but incurred new debts, kept up a ruinous establishment at Melton, and, to crown all, divulged to divers per. sons the secrets of the box, which he had solemnly promised to keep secret, added to which, it turned out that he had reserved copies of the contents of the papers deposited in the box. Still Sir Herbert and General Garth (his father) were willing to save him from destruction, and it was agreed to increase the sum for the liquidation of his debts to ten thousand pounds . and his annuity to three thousand pounds per annum, upon condition that he retired to the Continent till his affairs were arranged ; but he was deaf to every remonstrance, Persisted in his entravagant career, and thus rendered it impossible to effect the laudable objects which were to 'contemplation. As for the papers, it was first denied that they were Captain Garth's at all; next, that Mr. Westmacott bad a lien upon them for money advanced by him for Captain Garth; and lastly, that by his own breach of covenant be had forfeited all right to their restoration ; whereas, if he had complied with the wishes of those who had his interest at heart, all that had been promised would have been fully accomplished. No allusion is made to the :nature of the papers in the box, and Sir Herbert Taylor disclaims all knowledge of their contents, but says that he belieVes their publication would be painful to the feel. ingi of the party for whom he I. interested. Thus the curious in mystery are as much in the dark u ever, and the momentous ques tion of " who are the real parents of Capt. Garth" remains unan swered.—We subjoin a copious abstract of the answer or affidavit of Sir H. Taylor : SIR HERBERT TAYLOR'S ANSWER ON AFFIDAVIT. lir Herbert Taylor, in his answer, states, that some time be fore the month of November, 18211, he was informed, and be lieves that complainant was In possession of certain documents, consisting chiefly and wholly of correspoodence, or letters, and copies:of letters, and memoranda, relating to his own birth and station, or situa tion, and relating to the conduct of, oe tending in some manner to affect or throw imputations on the characters of retain individuals, in whom he (Sir Herbert) took an interest ; hotpot In any manner relating, according to his knowledge and belief, to the complainant's fortune, nor to any claims which he had upon any person, nor to the mode of substantiating or enforc ing any such claims ; and, accordingly, that the documents, papers, sod correspondence were of great se considerable importance, but 110 et any jut and legitimate value. In the course of the treaty which took place between him and complainant, it was never no slimed or insinuated. He does net believe that the papers and oseramoodence related to the complainant's fortune, se to may dims which he had upon any person, or to the mode o f stttletao retiag such claims;. but not having perused the said deamminthe, man, and correspondence, nor any part thereof, nos bun mode acquainted with their contents, be cannot set forth, of his ma knowledge, to what the same relate. He was Informed that thane papers did not belong to the complainant, and that he bad no law ful interest in them ; and that be had. in or about the month of January, litaft, obtained the same improperly, and without the consent of General Garth, the complainant's natural or reputed father. to whom the same belonged; that be obtained them during the mess of General Garth, and that he retairted.them without his consent. In the • course of the treaty, it was never alleged that the complainant was the lawful owner of the papers and correspondence, or bad any right over them beyond that of bare possession. He submits, therefore, that the correspondence was not of any great value or importance to the complainant, or in any manner related to his situation or Waits or to the claims which he had, or suppmed be had, upon certain persons mussed in those documents. He (Sir Herbert) was informed that the com plainant was at the time mentioned in the bill, indebted to several persons in various sums of money, amounting in the whole to a very considerable suns, and that he was under great pecuniary em barrassment. From what he understood of the nature of the do cuments, papery, and correspondence, he believed that the same were of no just or pecuniary value to any person ; and that no use could legitimately or properly be made thereof; and that the pub. lication or communication thereof might be injurious to, or might. wound the feelings of certain individuals, about whom he (Sir Her bert) was interested, but that such publication, or the possession of the documents, papers, and correspondence, would not lawfully benefit any person whatever. He was seriously apprehensive, from circumstances which came to his knowledge, that the complainant was disposed to divulge and publish the same for his own, not legitimate, but unlawful and improper profit, or for some other unjustifiable motive, unless be could obtain some . great pecuniary consideration for keeping back the same. Un der these circumstances he (Sir Herbert) was desirous of ob taining possession of the papers, in order that they might be destroyed, or deposited in safe custody. He admits having en tered into a negotiation with the complainant to which Mr. Charles Frederick Williams, who took an interest in the subject, and, General Garth, were privy. That early in Nov. 1828, an in terview took place between him (Sir Herbert) and the CllOl - inant , after the commencement of such negociatkim—end several interviews afterwards took place between him, Mr. Wil liams, and other permits, on behalf of the complainant and Gets. Garth, relative to the terms upon which the object ought to be obtained. At a meeting held at his (Sir Herbert's) house on the 19th of November last, betweeu him,* Mr. Weans and Mr. Williams, it was agreed that be tSir Herbert) :booth procure the allowance of a sufficient unti to disiharge • ne moiety of the e.oorla nant's debts, then stated at ,25,000 or thereabouts (over and above a debt of 4115,000 et thereabouts, which had, in contemplation of the arrangement, been recently paid, in order to 'prevent the complainant's being thrown into prison); it being understood that a sufficient sum to dis charge the other moiety of the debts -should be allowed by General Garth, so that the whole of the debts might be discharged ; the total of the debts, hoirever, so to be dis charged, were not to exceed the above-mentioned sum. And further, that an annuity of 41200, at least, should be secured to the complainant, Sir Herbert promising to endeavour to procure the annuity to be extended to. £1,500 ; it being also understood that General Garth should endeavour to make an equal provision for the complainant. On the other side, it was agreed that the documents, papers, and correspond ence. and all (if any) copies and extracts of and from the same, should be given up to Sir Herbert to be destroyed ; and that the complainant and General Garth, and all (if any) persons who through them, or either of them, had had access to the docu ments, papers, and correspondence, or had obtained any knowledge thereof, or of any part thereof, should contract a solemn obligation to maintain a strict silence respecting the same and the contents thereof: And it was father agreed that the agreement should be reduced into writing, and that a deed should be prepared for giving effect to the pecuniary arrangement ; and it was proposed and un derstood that Lord Glengall should be the trustee for the complain ant, and Charles Molloy Westmacott, the person who entered into the agreement as the agent of the complainant, should obtain a list of the complainant's debts, and that the complainant should give aU the assistance in his power to reduce the amount of such debts. As a preliminary condition, the documents, papers, and correspon dence. were to be deposited, under lock and key, in the hands of Sir John Dean Paul and Co. bankers, who were proposed foe that purpose by Mr. Westmacott. On the 25d of November, leas, at another meeting between Sir Herbert, Mr. Westmacott, and Mr. Williams, the term' of the agreement were restated and renewed. He (Sir Herbert) was anxious and eager to carry the agreement into execution, but owing to the breaches of agreement on-the com plainant's part, the agreement ought cot to have been, and could not, for any reasonable . purpose, be carried into execution.. On the meth of November, 1828, he (Sir Herbert.) by the appointment of Mr. Westmacott, made at the meeting on the preceding day, went to the house of Mr. Westmacott, in Adam.street, Adelphi. and there found a box which Mr. Westmacott alleged to contain all the .do cements, papers, and correspondence, and also some letters upon other subjects, which he (Sir Herbert) bad written to complainant, and which he had never stipulated for, and were wholly unimportant; but Sir Herbert says he is not aware whether the complainant took the box with its contents to Mr. Westmacott's house, or how the same got tbere. If be did take the box and its contents to Mr. Westnneott's house, be did not do so in order to carry into effect the terms of the agreement, because it was a material part of the agreement, that all copies and extents of and from the papers and correspondence should be delivered up, as well as the originals. He has, however, been credibly informed, and has no doubt that the complainant had caused attested copies to be made of the docu ments, papers, and correspondence, or some part thereof, and bad placed the same in the hand of a third person, and that such copies were not in the box. He further states that the complainant never furnished a list of his debts ; and, instead of endeavouring to re duce the amount, he contracted large debts during the progress of the agreement, after it had been entered into for the purpose, as he (Sir H.) v erily believes, of incledicg the same among the debts to which the agreement related. He (Sir H.) was fully persuaded that the complainant never intended to perform the agreement, but to use the same as a means of obtaining money. Sir Herbert then went on to state that on the 24th of November. 18211, when he went to Mr. Westmacott's house to see the box sealed up, pre viously to its being deposited at the bank, he was informed by Mr. Westmacott that complainant was in the house, and desired to be present at the sealing and handing over the box. Sir Herbert, however declined any personal discussion with Can t, and requi red that the proceeding should be confined to waling and handing over the box. The complainant was then introduced. and having opened the box, he exhibited the papers in a mass, and pledged his honour that all the documents, papers, and corresponence were then in the box, and that nothing had been kept back. Mr. Westmacott, at the same time assuring Sir H. that the fact was so, and with such last-mentioned assurance he was satisfied. But he (Sir Herbert) believes, and has no doubt, that the assertion of the complainant, that nothing had been kept back, was untrue ; for that complainant had then caused copies of the documents, papers, and correspondence or of some part thereof, to be made, and that he kept the same b ack, although he does not impute to Mr. W. that he then had any knowledge of such mat ters. None of the papers were taken out of the box, although the complainant offered that their contenfs should be perused. but be (Sir H.) felt satisfied with the examination which Mr. Westmacott stated he had made of the contents. The box was then locked, tied round with tape, and sealed with the tespective seals of Sir Herbert and the complainant. and also with threat of Mr. West macott, the complainant retaining the key ; but no stipulation or agreement was made in respect thereof, nor any reason given by either party for th e retention of the key. After the box had been sealed, Sir Herbert wrote a memorandum, purporting that the box was deposited with Sir John Paul and Co. to be delivered to him (Sir Herbert) and Mr. Westmaeott, on their joint order; and this memorandum was afterwards signed by him (Sir Herbert) and Mr. Westmacott—Mr. Westmacott undertaking that the box should be immediately delivered to the bankers, and their receipt in the form above stated obtained. Sir Herbert declares most positively, that no other receipt was to be taken from the bathers than the one to Mr. Westneacott, when he delivered the box, and which Sir Herbert says. Mr. Westmacott was to band over to him. Th e object of dep ositing the box with the bankers was to place the con tents out of the contrail' and power of the complainant. Oa the following day, Sir Herbert states he was informed by Mr. West macott that himself and complainant had delivered the box and its contents at the banking-house of Sir John Dean Paul, and that only one receipt was given to Mr. Westmacott for the same, which receipt Mr. Westmacott banded to him (Sir Her. bert), but against the wish of the complainant. Sir Herbert then contradicts various assertions made in the complainant's bill, denying that the complainant had furnished a list of his debts. and asserting that he had opposed obitachis to Such lists being ob tained, and had endeavoured to swell the amount of his debts by contracting new debts to a considerable amount, with the inten tion of getting them finally included in the debts to be discharged under the agreement. The complainant could not expect that the agreement would be fairly and dilly performed, be haying vio lated both its tenor and spirit ; and Sir Herbert submits, that un der the circumstances, he was not bound to perform the agree ment. He denies that the complainant had made various applies tknis to him, u mentioned in complainant's bill, which he re fused to comply with, bet on the contrary, states, that he in vain urged the complainant to perform the agreement on his part. He dudes having stipidated with the complainant to pay his debts, bet =d only to provide the two sums of five thousand pounds mid pounds for that purpose. and to secure to impidissat the annuity of 41,200, or £1,500. and not 45,000, es stated in the complainant's bill. Sir Herbert then states, that in December last, Mr. Watmacott left London for Melton Mow bray, and had an interview with complainant; but he wholly dis bases. that Mr. W. made any such statement as the complainant asserts in his bill; and if he did make any such statement, it was wholly unauthorised. Mr. Weetntacott was commissioned by him (Sir Herbert) only to say to complainant, that if he would give op his expensive style of living, and his establishment at Melton Mowbray, and retire front England for a short time, in order to facilitate an arrangement with his creditors. which could not be tf:ected so long as the complainant continued to reside in this country, and in his then manner of living, that then be would endeavour to procure 'she complainant a per manent provision of £1,500 per annum, besides the immediate payment of melt sum as would make up a moiety of the sum of £lO,OOO, regard being had to the advance of £3,000 • and on the further understanding, that if the debts should exceed the last mentioned amount, any further advance must produce a propor tionate reducdoa of the annuity. Mr. Westmacott was authocised to offer, and did offer to she complainant to pay hits a part of the annuity of 41,200 in advance. to meet the expenses of his journey ; but Mr. Westmacott was not sent down to Melton for the pur pose mentioned to the bill. but was induced to go for the purpose of persuading the complainant to break up his establishment at Melton, to furnish an account of his debts. and to retire for a time out of the reach of his creditors, while an arrangement should be carried on with them. Sir Herbert then states that no sum bad been paid to the complainant since the deposit of the box, because before any instaletent of the annuity of £1,200 would have be. come due, the complainant, by his bad faith, and violation of the agreement on this parr, had lost all right to have the same per formed ; however, after the deposit had been made, steps were taken towards a performance of the agreement, and debts to the amount of £1,700 were paid. In emaciation, Sir Herbert states that it is his intention to present the receipt at the house of Sir John Paul, and demand the box and its contents, and prevent the com plainant from regaining possessiOn thereof, because he believes the complainant bas no right to them, and intends to use them only for improper purposes. They Are not of that great or lawful value and importance which the complainant states they are, nor will their loss be irreparable, or in any manner injerions to him, because he has not Only procu.ed copies *ague ta be taken and .delivered to certain person., but be bas to many individuals divulged and spoken of their nature and eAritents. : " And although," says Sus Herbert, ga 1 do not knuw whether the statements of the complainant, as to the cow tents of the box, are true, yin I believe that the same ans eoe far to be relied on as to'discredit the statements contained is the complainant's bill as to the vane sad importance of the men: and under the eireirnt•tsree• therein set forth. I submit that am uut bound to perform the 4reetuciit on my part, and that / ought not to be eompeUed by a Court of, Equity to permit to be I given to the complainant the box and its contents. Subsequent to the commencement of the negotiation of the bill mentioned some correspondence relating to the matter in question between me, Mr. Westmacott, and General Garth, and f a have in my possession the original letters addressed to me, some copies of the letters written by me, and I have also a copy of a letter sent by Mr. Westmont to the complainant, and a memorandum deli vered to him by Mr. Westmacott, purporting to contain a state ment of the terms proposed to the complainant on my behalf : also a newspaper, purporting to contain a copy of an affidavit made by this complainant; and, also the receipt given for the box, a list of which I have in the schedule to this answer annexed, and all of which I am ready to produce as this Honourable Court shall direct, without there is any other matter, cause, or thing, in the complainant's bill, considered necessary for me to make answer unto, all which I am willing to verify and prove, as this Honour able Court shall award and direct. And I humbly pray to be here dismissed with my reasonable costs and charges in this behalf most wrongfully sustained. In a further answer made by Sir Herbert, he states, that as far as any annual sum was to be secured to •the complainant, it was not to be paid in any particular manner or at any parti cular place ; but that it was to be paid by him or his Agents, or any person he should procure to pay it ; and as to the sum to be provided by General Garth, that, according to his under standing upon the subject, it was to be paid by the said General Garth, or his Agents, as it became payable. The amount of annual payments to the complainant to be regulated in the fol lowing manner :—The amount to be procured by him (Sir H.) was to be £1,200, or, if he could procure it, £1,500, but to this he did not bind himself. An equal sum was to be provided by General Garth;• so that if he procured fifteen hundred pounds, the total annual payment to the complainant would be £3,000 ; or, if the Issuer sum of .tl,llOO, General Guth procuring a similar sum, the total would be £9,400 per annum. If, how ever, the sum to be procured by General Garth fell short of the amount stated, then the total annual sum to be received by the complainant would be so much less, the sum so failing short. That the amount of the debts to be liquidated under the circum stances mentioned in the former answer, was £B,OOO, including £3,000 already paid, and mentioned in the former answer; and that such liquidation was to be effected without delay, or u soon as the complainant should furnish a list of his debts, or that they should be otherwise aseertalped. That the payment of the debts was not to be effected at any particular place, but to be made by him (Sir Herbert) and General Garth, or such per soo as they should employ fur the purpose; and that a moiety of the sum required for the payment of the debts was to be pro vided by the defendant, and the other moiety by General Garth, or by any person or persons whom they should procure to ad vance the same • but It was set agreed to be effe c ted out of the funds of any p articular person or persons. That the annual pay ment was to commence from the time of the deposit of the docu ments and papers in question—that the terms and times of pay ment of the annual sum and debts were to be secured by a deed, to which he and General Garth were to become parties, and it WM understood that Lord Glengall was to be named as trustee for the complaisant ; but the particulars of stsch deed, or the time and place for its execution, were never otherwise amazed than that it should be framed with all reasonable dispatch. To be continued. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 18. (Sittings in Banco.) Mr. Baur, at the sitting of the Court, applied for a mandamus calling on the churchwardens and overseers of Mile-end, to show cause why they did not re-instate Mr. Palmer in the situation of muter of the workhouse, from which be bad bees suspended. Lord TEXTARDIN inquired if he held the once for any specific period? Mr. Kuiv replied la the negative ; and stated that Mr. Palmer had held the situation for some years up to June last, when be was suspended, in consequence of complaints made of his conduct, until the circumstances could be inquired into by the inhabitants of the parish. Upon making the necessary inquiry, it was discovered that the charge were entirely unfounded, but the churchwardens refused to tenors Mr. Palmer, on the ground that they had not the power to remove the suspension. He now moved on the part of several parishioners, who felt great inconvenience arise from the continued suspension of the master of the workhouse. Rule granted. TEX ILIXO 11. TATUM. Mr. BROUGNAU showed CAM against a rule nW, obtained by the Attorney-General, for a criminal information against Captain Taylor, for threatening and abusing an Attorney of this Court, at the news-room at Devizes. It appeared that this affair arose oat of a quarrel ; the Court, therefore, discharged the rule. Me earn v. rue COSUOUSIOXISS or von COOS? or SWIM AT UALITAX. Mr. J. Williams applied to the Court for a rule NW, calling on the defendants to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against them for great misconduct in the execution of their duty. The person for whom be applied was James Woodhead, • resident in the town of Halifax. In 1847, this man incurred a debt of El Ts. to a spirit merchant of that place, and afterwards applied, in censequence of becoming more involved. to be discharged under the insolvent debtors' act, and he was accordingly discharged. His schedule coo tained this debt, and notice was given to the debtor of his in tention to apply for his discharge ; but. notwithstanding this, in the month of May following be received a summons from the Halifax Court of Requests, to show cause why be should not pay this debt. He attended this summons, but was obliged from urgent badness to leave all his papers with a person who was to represent him, as by law he was perodued to do. This person attended, and when the case was called on he produced the order for discharge from the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and the schedule containing the debt. Upon this the cons missioners said they had nothing to do with the schedule of the Insolvent Debtors' Court, and they would not regard its proceedings. Judgment went accordingly against c =plicant, but he took no notice of k, and he was arrested and to pot, where he was confined for forty-two days. The usual allowance was two pence a day to prisoners confined by this Court ; but in this instance only one penny a day was given to him. He there fore submitted that this was a ease sufficient to warrant the Court in granting a rule for a criminal information, as It was a case of unreasonable oppression, and that the justice of the country bad been infringed. Lord Tarnanist said he did not think a sufficient use had been made out against the defendants. Nu malice had been proved; but it appeared that they bad mistaken the. law, but most likely the publicity this case would obtain world have the effect of setting the matter right. He had been Informed that most of the Com misdoners of Courts of Request were of opinion that they could not recognise a decision of the Insolvent Debtors' Court. It was certainly an erroneous idea, and ought to be corrected. He (Lord Tenterden) was not aware upon what grounds they founded their opinions. Mr. Justice J. PAS= said, he was aware of this opinion being prevalent near Halifax, akhough he concurred with Lord Tenter. den in the opinioo that it was erroneous.—Ruh refused. At one &clock the Loed Chief Justice sac at NW Pries, and tried several causes. DIPAUATIOX.••PIRILT 11. TYSON. The plaintiff, an inhabitant of the parish of St. Luke, Chelsea, brought this action to recover damages for words spoken by the defendant, to injure his character. It appeared that the pialotiff had become a candidate for the (Mice of beadle, and the defendant, during the election, declared in the presence of a third person, that be would not vote for the plain tiff because he bad encouraged a boy to rob his master. The words were proved, and the Jury found a verdict fee the plaintiff—Damages, eds. TAINTS* £$P ANOTNIS V. COOTAIL. This wages] action brought by the assignees of Milgrim, a bank rupt. who curled on the profesainn of an attorney, to recover a bin consitting of two distinct demands. One was for putting in bail, and surrendering a person named Buck in two actions. The second demand was for preparing a bond of annuity, by order of the defendant, for a woman named Little. The plaintiffs' witnesses proved that the defendant, who bad become bail for Buck, called at Alderman's Ake, and desired that Buck might be surrendered. They also produced a ktter written by Mr Weymouth, attorney for the assignees, in which he called upon the defendant to pay to the bankrupt's estate a sum due for preparing a bond in respect to Mrs. Little. In that letter there was no demand for a ball bond. Mr. Buck being called on the part of the defendant, stated, that •he paid Alderson Al to defray the expense of surre ndering him, and that the defendant had nothing to do with the costs. It also appeared that the defendant was not the person who employed Alderson to prepare the annuity bond, but Mrs. Little herself. The Jury, under all circumstances, found a verdict for the de fendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Yesterday being what is termed " the Grand Bail Day," the Court was occupied the whole morning in builue justifications of COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Mr. Baron Dott.a.aa entered the Court yesterday morning with theothet Swages, aad took his wet with the usual formalities, as one of tbr Hiram of the gachoceer. The Court was ezatedingly crowded. a greet somber of WWI were presser, and Wendt, ye t/Wahl* fakeers( the now lade. Attlee dose throet . were ad ministered the Barons and all in Court were eiandlisg; mrd at the conclusion Mr. Baron Nowa, received the congratulations of the Meech and Bar on his election. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. Four well.dressed young men, who called themselves students, named George Webster, Jobs Thefispson, Jolts Gregory, and Irsilictes Mons, were placed at the bar, charged with committing a gross assault. The landlord of the Mitre Tavern, Fish-street-hill, stated that the young men at the bar came to hi s house on Sunday night, and behaved in a most ungentlemanly and outrageous manner. His daughter would detail the facts, as be was not present at the time. Eliza, the daughter, was then sworn, and deposed that the four prisoners came in on iunday night, and bad four glasses of gin, aud received fourpence change out of a shilling. They then called for a, pot of half-and-half, which they drank, and they tendered the 4d. swearing they had no more money among them. They were de. sired'to quit the house, but refused, and showed fight. The Loan Maroc—Showed fight ! how was that I The witness said one of them struck her in the eye, and also struck a Gentleman who was standing at the bar. They were shortly afterwards taken to the watch-bouse. • Mr. Wm. Hart was struck by one of the party, and had his coat torn in the scull's ,• they were neither drunk nor sober ; they were half-and-half, and very outrageous. The Loan Mayoa—This is a definition of drunkenness I have not beard before. The waiter bore testimony to the truth of the statement made. He received a severe kick in the groin, and a blow under the ear, The Loan Maros said the young men bad kehaved exceedingly ill, and there was little doubt that the statements made were true. Mr. Hobler—lt Is a very gross case. Thiele owing, I suppost, to the march of intellect. The prisoArs denied that the statement was correct, but the Lotus Maros ordered all four to find bail. BOW-STREET. An elderly female of miserable appearaice was brought before Mr. Haug yesterday morning, charged by Thompson, a police constable, with drunkenness in the streets. Thomson stated that as he was on duty in Drury-lane on Satur day night, be found the old woman extended la the kennel, in a state of insensibility, from she effects of liquor, and, with th e m a t . once of see or two strangers, conveyed her to the watch-longs. Mr. Henn observed, that that was the eighth case of the Mad that bad come before him during the morning. He did not know what was the matter with the old women, that they should reduce themselves to the level of swine for the pure love of gin. Old Woman—Oh, your Worship; I hope you'll forgive me. I am not accustomed to touch spirits ; and a friend having made me take a Ride gin neat. I was mermen, by it. An old wretched-looking man here stepped forward, and with tears in his eyes acknowledged, with a naturel regret. that the old woman was his wife, and the mother of seven children. She was unfortunately addicted to drinking, and en Saturday contrived to possess herself of every farthing of his bard week's earnings, which she spent in gin, and left him and their children without a morsel of food to pot into their lips. Mr. Hai x—lt is a lamentable case, and I pity you, my poor fellow, sincerely; but you took her for better for worse, you know. Old Man—l can assure you it has been all worse and no better —(a laogh)—but there's no on in repenting now. As she is my wife I'd like to act by her as a man ' • therefore, if your Worship will let her go, I'll take her hones with me. Mr. Haus told the old gin drinker that the was undeserving of loch a husband, and then delivered her up to her lawful protector. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Yesterday, Captain Eduard Harvey Forrester was brought up on a warrant by Clements and Joddard, the °dicers, on the follow. log charge :—On Friday last the prisoner went to the once of Mr. Richardson, a solicitor, in York Chambers, St. James's -street. as companied by a blacksmith, who, by his direction, broke open the lock of the door. Having gained admission, two other men were sent for, who removed the furniture of the rooms to Mr. Oxen hum's warehouse. Mr. Ozenham said that the prisoner called on him on Friday, and stated that be had taken the above dices, and purchased the furniture, and produced a bill of sale from a Mr. Rinses. By the direction of the prisoner, witness sent two of his men to remove the furniture. Mr. Richardson denied the tight of Mr. Rinses either to let the chambers to the prisoner or to sell the furniture. The case was ordered to stand over until the arrival of Lir. Mmes. _ _ _ There was another charge against the prisoner, for unlawfully obtaining a horse from the Star and Garter at Richmond. and on that he was remanded mall Thursday. H ATTON-G A !WEN. A man pained Robert lbmsch was yesterdaykrought before Mr. Lame, on various chirps of swindling. The office was cow. *rely crowded with josineymen bricklayers, carpenters, whom the prisoner bad defrauded of various sums of money, from three shillings to thirty, under a pretence of getting them employ ment from different builders, whom the prisoner created at his pleasure to serve his purpose. Oa inquiry no such persons were to be found. _ _ — The OMeer who took the prisoner stated, that if time were al• lowed him he could bring a person forward who had been swindled out of a quantity of bricks, building materials, /cc. by the prisoner. The Magistrate remanded the prisoner for a week, and ordered the parties to attend again at that time. NEWGATE ♦tO LEADENHALL MARKETS, Nov. U• Beef .... 35 Od to 35 4d I Veal SA 114.1 to 4$ 44 Muttou 35 4d to 5s 84 Pork 35 4d to 4$ PRICES or HAY moo STRAW YESTERDAY. IT. JAM WS. WNITSCHA rrt.. Hay 5110 a Od to 41 10. Od Hay II 101 to 41 10. 04 Clots, 3110, Od to SI Ss Od Clover 21 10s to SI Ss 04 Straw 21 Os Od to 21 Ils Od Straw 11 10s to 21 11. 04 PRICE OF LEATHER. Brat Dressing Hides Common Ditto Crop Hides, 55 to 401bs for cutting Ditto 45 to 50Ibs ...... .......... Calf Skins, 56 to 40Ibs Ditto 50 to 701bs Ditto 70 to 80Ibs ... .. Small Seals, Greenland) . 2od to 214 Tanned Horse Hides ... ... Spanish Hone Hides 10P8, Xs% is. maw sus. Kent 1706 to 210 s Kent 150 s to Ides Sussex ...... 1476 to 160, Busse' 155. to 1401 Essex ... 160 6 to 160. Essex Farnham . line 280. to 3204—Seconds. 2201 to 2606 Old Duty laid at £38,866. PRICE OF 1111111 r POCKETS. PRICE or TALLOW, SOAP Re. Town Tallow 42, Od Yellow Soap 78. Od Yellow Russia ... 40. Od I Mottled . •4s Od White ditto .. ... —s Od Curd . •—s Od Soap ditto ... —a Od I Graves 166 Od Melting Eke ...... Od Good Dregs 6s Od Tallow Imported from St. Petersburgb. 7,710 Casks. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brows, 411. 6s. raised, 431. Gs. Linseed Oil, 221. 10s. Unwed 011 Cake at the Mill, per thousand, 111. 11$. Rape Cake, pry ton, 51. 51. to 01. Os. PRICE OF SEEDS, Nov. 16. Our market continues steady since our last quotation. There is some demand for Canary, some shillings dearer. COURSE OF EXCI Amsterdam ...12 7 CF.' Ditto at sight ...12 411 Rotterdam 2 U 12 71 Antwerp ... 12 74 Hamburgh Ul3 156 Altona ... 24 U 15 154 Parts, sdal'ssfght 25 80 Ditto ...2 U 26 5 Madrid lANGE, Seville . ... 36 Gibraltar .. 47& Leghorn ... 476 Genoa ... 25 90 Venice ... 476 Malta Naples Palermo Lisbon Cadiz Barcelona... —56 Bilboa ... ..56 Mu Janeiro .. 241 Dublin ... ... 11 Cork . . it • 1:1SIL' COAL MARKET. Nov. l& Ships at Market. Ships Sold. 711 Newcastle 54i 553 Sunderland 401 I Yorkshire 1 "11 &each Coal 0 o ikons Owl 0 O Wash Coal 0 O Cebu 0 O Cinders 0 Saall•Coal 0 ... £5 17 ... 0 4 11i FRIO:MOP GOLD A Foreign Gold in Ban Silver, in Bars, standard Price. 28 Od to 36s 6 32. 6d to 35e 3 321 Od to 001 0 26. 0.1 to 001 0 421 Od to 001 0 001 Od to 301 0 001 Od to 00 , d 001 Od so 001 0 00s Od to 21s 0 HIGH-WATER at LONDON:BRIDGR TO•9109110W. Moro* 7 stanutes atter 7 Atterboto 39 etyma, me 7 • Lome • Printed and Published by Jo= Movie, at the Shia- Orrice No. i, Pielisu-plaarasospie Bar.