Star. — London, England, 1829-02-26 00:00:00

LMY. lied held s Lewes Ms dar e . , f o oming General, sod abase tees to Ids Lordship : General Ithisr-General Scott, Lord test neat Is ordered to proceed to embark oo board the Lady .LL ENCE. s I—Waterford 1--Guannwr rs i—Fraoco 1. os. Is on shore in the Rlbe. was toss on the Hasince Sao. th, telt over on Gosport Beach ed with water. ards, front London to Pit.. e of Bideford Bar on Sunday f without much damage. IC Active, Hayman, from Si. or Oporto; and Hope, ihr e g oy t to F.—Arrived the flrgnor, nee. Seaton, from St. Ander.. t 10USE. closed her very successful ntght before a I extremely t cued in three different ghout with reirerAted s who honoured the per vie noticed the f r &Wing s ;Aiwa, his Grace the Duke of 'Pr, the Marquis of Ailesbuty, lA;dotr. Colonel lithsgilsboss, Jr. De [too% Mr. Thuntmood ) , ly Gage. Lady Costa,, Ldp Jolff, Mrs. Roduchild. Ake. e Catholic and other As.. ted to .receive the Royal in the House of Lords. pared, and will be intro. lie House of Commons on tart' Put.. South. Lrith church-yard, of eonsider..ble size was i the time it bad laid in robahility, would be dis. kith hos Users at the siege r of Mary of Lorraine... v hoe better half had on Sunday sennight, and had co for several days, imagines} fOilt she enjoyed as an invalid affairswhen in good bealth..—. cc, be p.teked up a bundle, and which soon attracted her node,. was going ? Why, says Jack. r brain-ends this week past, so wend casting you upon the In. . . - • • ociety), and looking out for a with. So saying he left the fitment% when he found hia sad was badly employed with boo hoard nOtkini firth., of lourool. improvement in business Water twist is scarce, and in dimes ; mule yams are less in net previous prices. In power. iusiness; bur, notwithstanding y the turn-out at Stockport, ices. No advance, indeed, is Teetotally accumulatcd base all sri, we believe, are generally lines, whose bu siness is (Wray bat this week and the last they s. Muslim and fancy goods are that hers St ISSIt,I4:O u sum Mervery. • • - tit% occident eccurted.'4l ' the name of Sperm/iv wasa e of Norfolk's waggons tpoo the *aft. his foot slipped, literally crushed out his eyes was obtained immediately, but of the poor man lives within where the accident happened.—. before Cass. BLownwo, Er* natal Death" retained. r dissertation on Shop and : pretend .to ken the origin of rds, commonly called Tumble. üblic Mum in England bearing ro was recently Lan down in oaeh to the new London-bridge. ed to ridicule Richard, the son At Dim, in Normit, some oust witielt bad tbis•sign, named it, substituting the figure of is rent himself, and subjoined the dead and gene, I I/prig/et .Me." Highlsnds were always ; but with the improved eult‘ aeons, it is now so plentiful that. ling to the South. Three day* each day sent from Strathspey *don. According to traditionary nstaace. founded on truth, mons Saracen, named Ma.. In Prince, to *hose cogtody assigned, after haring been sg in the Holy Land. The confinement of eighteen insistence of Matilda, who m, and been converted to ns. She afterwards, urged u, deserted her family, and was there married to him, bbishop (who was called ie ancient Ptolemais, fume iismother), and a &tighter sg man intended to carry resides in the neighbous* Thom he was paying his we the appointed time, one t the food lower in carryteg circumstance to the young im to have her taktn out eok the hint, and instantly sister's apparel (to whom • and was in the act of s the party came into the eremony took him away, Shannon to the county odged him at a friend's ma was the woman of the had a bed made up in the and her only daughter, in id kept the key herself, for rarer, in some few boo noise inside, for whichsbe • and finally retired for the he affair next morning, the ic, and all-sorts. of destine inquest ; but, by the kind the matter was hotbed up, pie crowned by the arrival leas; by which lucky C". In for a good taw.-- ELECTION Fos TIM UNTURSITY of OXFORD. OXFORD, Ilramiasax Naxos. : Daring the whole of today Oxford. has exhibited a most busy and animated scene, all parties being on the r i wive for the commencement of the election. The place is filling rapidly, and nearly every conveyance from London and other places bring voters. In the 'thole, from 800 to 1,000 voters are expected to come to the poll. It is said to be the etiquette here that neither of the ' Candidates will appear on the Hustings, so that neither of the Candidates will be present during the election. The friends of both Mr. Past and Sir R. INGLIS appear most confident of succeth Those electors favouring Sir Robert lrglis state that there will be 'atleast a majority of 40 over Mr. Peel. It is impossible to describethe activity which prevails among the partizans of each of the Candidates; and perhapi on no former occasion has there been exhibited in Oxford such a strong excitement as there is at the present moment. Expense does not appear to be spared on either side, and the most ready means have been adopted to convey the electors to the poll from the most distant parts of the kingdom. The conduct of Mr. Peel, with regard to the Catholic question, is a subject of contianed discussion among all classes, and much party spit it is evinced on the subject There can be no doubt that he has lost many supporters, but taking this into Consideration, it is generally thought that the election will be as keenly a contested one as has ever before occurred at Oxford, and that the SOC cetsful candidate will only hive a very small majority. All the preparations for the commencement of the tannest have been nearly completed. This evening and ear* to morrow morning a pest number of the friends of both Candidates will arrive from London. All par ties are looking fUrward with the utmost anxiety to the issue of the contest. Yesterday the General Annual Meeting of the Pro prietors of the London University was held in thitheatre of that establishment. Amongst the numerous persons of rank, or of eminence for talent. we distinguished Bart Grey, Lord Milton, Lord Auckland, Lord Durham. Lord Caliber's*, Lord Dumb'', Sir George Philips, Mr. J. C. Hobhouse, • Mr. Fasakerley, Mr. Tennyson, Mr. Warburton. Mr. Starch, Mr. flume, Mr. Bating, Mr. Breughatn, Mr. Monk (of Reading), CoL Jones, and many Gentlemen of the Bar and of the Learned Pro truism. Lord Milton was unaohnously voted to the Chair. Mr. Fasakerley moved that the Report of the Council be read, which was seconded by Mr. Baring. The Report was than read by Mr. 4 Horner, the Warden. It set forth the general prosperity and rapid progress of the Institution, and the treasures of the Council, with respect to its funds, its library, museums, and other incidental department'. The receipts in the' year amounted to 59,8031. 12s. its expruditure 47,5681. 14r. 3d. leaving a balance in hand of 12,2341.175. 9d. The dr . :mations in the year had amounted to 7721. 10s. and the receipts frhm students applicable to the University were 1 9021. 55..10d. Amongst numerous presents to the University we noticed the works of Swedenburgh, in thirty 'is volumes, presented by the Sweden borgbian Society— ( Loud laughter). The Report cal culatettke annual current expenses of the University at 5,5001. per annum, which would be produced by eleven bandied studs As. At present there were 557, of which 100 sere of the Latin, 774 the Greek, and 91 of the Mathematical classes. It was calculated that the students -would be three times as numerous in the next year, and four times as numerous in the year lel lowing. It was deemed necessary to establish a Ckoical hospital neat to the University. The Dispensary had telieved in the last six months 914 persons. The books of the library were to be lent to students at their re.i. deuces, and the reading rooms to be opened from five o'clock till nine in the evening, as well as from ten o'clock till four in the day time. The museums of mineralogy and geology write not yet formed, and that of zoology not complete. Great importance was attached to public examination', and to the prizes in the diffo rent classes. The chairs of logic and moral philosophy were not yet filled—the Ricardo lectures, and a profeo i sorsbip of juridical science divided into classes of civil, law, the law of real property. and equity. Mr. FAZAKRIRLRY =Wed the printing of the Report. Mr: BARING, in seconding the motion, rejoiced at the rapid progress of the University. Ithad already dio I armed much of the original hostility against it. . After a few.wordsrelative to the management of the library, Mr. BROUGHAM wished for the fullest discus. .ion, and for the most free intercourse between the Cruncil and the Proprietors. The Council bad no ince.. tention of deviating from the great pi inciples on which the University had been founded. All regulations would be subordinate to those principles. Colonel Joon called the attention of the Meeting to certain advertisements, which had been inserted in the public Newspapers, headed 6 London University ;" and (ben remaiked that some of his friends bad returned their Shares, because they were given to understand by these advertisements that divinity lectures were to be delivered under the sanction of the Council. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that the Council had no know . ledge of any such advertisements. The principle had been a non.roterference with any religious instructions within the walls of the University, and consequently they c.rold not interfere with what took place without those walls. As no religion was ;aught by the Univer site, it was desirable that there should be means of in souction in the vicinity... It would be an advantage if they embraced every sect. and he should wi.h even to see a Jew Synagogue smong-t others, the principle being the abolition or disrrgat d of all such distinctions. Mr. thole, in 'proof of that, on the score of reli gioo, moved that the application il Dr. Cox and Mi. Fletcher, for their appointments, be read, whieb was done accordingly. . Mt. Coes,utoeed, that a subscription be entered into far erecting an hospital. Dr. Tuousoo seconded the motion, on account of the unprecedented number of students that bad been' ' admitted, many of shout, no doubt, entered the Uoi- varsity under a belief that an hospital would be added. , -Mr. Waling:aeon rose to order. The subject was, an important one, and could only be discussed properly , a General Meeting called for that purpose. r. Cora withdrew his motion. Mr. J. C. Hosuousx, after a few observations, moved thanksot the Meeting to Lord Milton, the Chairman. His LORDMIIP returned thanks, and t half after four-o'clock the Proprietors proceeded l-M a teisallot for the New Members of the Council for the naming year, a hen the following Members of the- Council were roeiected : lab Genie dale Doha of Norfolk; Jobe flobb, Esq. M.P. ages' bashingtee, D.C.L. M.P. The thaw following an sew mosaltera—lleary Hallam, Esq. James Riven Carom, Eat ble Gram the Duke of Ureter. BaniuolJenes Loyd, Esq. as A~-1 Saturday evening, two men 'tensed Madden and %spier, had a dispute and a scuffle at the door of the Abercrombie public house, in Manchester, in which it appears Trayner stabbed Madden with a knife in the , and he died . in the Infirisary yesterday. Trayner aelastody, awaiting the result of a Coroner's Inquest. BILK SALE AT THE INDIA Previously to the commencement of the silk sale at the Easilndia Houle yesterday morning, it was pro. posed by Mr. Gaotrr that the sale should be deferred. to enable the throwsters. &c. to wait upon the Board of Trade, in pursuance of an appointment made the day previous. He stated that certain individuals had waited on the Board to learn the intention of his Majesty's Go vernment as to an Increased protection by duties on the import of foreign silk. This proposition was seconded by Mr. Bnocct.s. Hull?, a principal throwitec of Macclesfield. Mr. MOILIT, of Nottingham, objected to delaying the sale. Mr. Brian, of Derby, said that the parties had come there to buy at a public sale, and why should that sale be stopped, because certain individuals wished to wait on the Board of Trade, who could as well have waited on that Board at any other time? Mr. T. Gram( said that much mischief accrued to the trade by thisdelay—t hat the regular course of busi ness was interrupted— • (Here the speaker was interrupted by loud clamour, cries of Turn him out, kc. and the sale was ulti mately adjourned till this day). The parties who had brought aboutthis adjournment then proceeded to the London Tavern, and held a private meeting, at which Mr. Brocklehurst was called to the Chair. Mr. BALAXCI proceeded to instruct the meeting as, to the course which they should adopt in their ensuing conference with the Board of Trade; He admitted that the Government had stated their determination not again to introduce prohibition; but the same object might be gained by other means, and by language which did not sound so objectionable. One of the dissentients stated that the distress was by no means confined to those departments of the trade in which there had been importations from France; that, there had been, for temple, no importations whatever of silk stockings, or of silk sewings, yet those branches were as depressed as others ; that the same depression existed in other trades—hence the speaker interrad that the distress did not arise from French importations,but from some other more general causes. As the impor tations of raw silk had increased, and of thrown silk had not increased, the speaker inferred-Ist, the prosperity of the manufacturing branch ; and 2d, that the throw - stets were sufficiently protected. Another of the Deputies expressing his views to be similar, the Chairman interfered ; and it was at lrngth suggested to these Gentlemen that they ought not to accompany the deputation. The object was unani mity; and it was pointed out that difference of opinion would only unnecessarily prolong the interview with the Board of Trade. The majority then proceeded to the conference, ad jamming their meeting till 7 o'clock yesterday evening, Mr. Balance repeating his exhortations, that they should be firm to their point. The Deputation, accompanied by several manufac turers, in number not less than a hundred persons, pro. ceeded to the Board of Trade; a difficulty arose as to their admission, on account of their number ; at length about fifty were introduced to the Board. The President, Mr. V. Frrscianatn, expressed his great surprise et the number present, stating that it was usual to attend by deputation. He also reprobated the conduct exhibited to the East India Company in leaving their sale. and compelling its adjournment on the plea .of attending the Board of Trade, when in fact there was no new matter. The throwsters and others present having 'listened lan opinion in favour of prohibition, Mr. V. Fitzgerald, in the most explicit and decided terms, stated that it was not the intention of the Government to revert to the principle of prohibition. He said this finally, and to put an end to unfounded expectations. Neither was it in tended to increase the protecting duties; bet the at. tension of the Government was directed to the adoption of some decided means to lessen, or wholly prevent, smuggling. The throwsters and manufacturers, having failed in the object of their mission, then withdrew. At a Public Meeting held at the London Tavern, at seven o'clock last night, Mr. Brocklehurst in the Chair, the persons who had been to the Board of Trade reported what had passed, when, after a considerable debate, in which Mr. Tait and Mr. Ambrose Moore spoke in favour of Mr. Heskisson's measures, and Mr. Wadden and others against them, it was put to the vote whether or not the East India sate should be allowed to go on tomorrow (this day)? This was decided in the affirmative, and the 'Meeting separated, with an understanding that the Representatives in Parliament of the several manbfaca luring counties should be calleJ together, and implored to take steps to support their interests. Tots morning the attendance of the manufacturers at the India House was very great. On the Director who has the superintendence of the sale taking his sev, he was addressed by a manufacture•, who, on• the part of the country manufacturers, desired to know if the sale might be continued on Saturday, in order that the whole Declaration might be got through this week? After some conversation, the Director stated that the sale should continee on Saturday, for the convenience of the country manufacturers. The sale then proceeded. Prices are declining. Yesterday the dispatches for St. Helena, Prince of Wales' Island, and Cblna , by the ship Seine Cud', Capt. Rowsas 1.. Amax; were dosed at the East India Howe, and delivered to the Porter or that ship. Tna New Finer PRISON.—The erection of the new Fleet Prison, in St. George's Fields. is about to com mence. All the houses in the Mall leading from West mintter.road to the front of New Bethlem Hospital, are now being removed s and the whole scite of ground in a few days will be thrown open. • The situation in many respects is certainly well calculated for the punk pose. There are facilities for the new building having three fronts—one to the Westminster-road, another to that magnificent establishment, New Betblem, and a centre one upon the intended new street from I:ambeth to the latter road. There will also be excellent drainage,' as it is a curious fact that the Thames flows as far as the spot. The ground belongs to the Corporation of Lou. dos, but the exchange with Government for that in Fleet Market is now, we believe, completely carried into effect. Tun NAVAL 01/71131R —The Novel announced Under this name is written, we understand, by a Post Captain, who has lately distinguished himself le India, and wins life in the service has been namnally active and successfuL Report speaks highly of the power and originality el the writer, and et the extraordisaty nature of the same and characters depleted by him. PIIII4IIIOPHT.—As all our knowledge, and all air real atioymeeta are mental, the philosophy of the mkt la more worthy of saw actual a then any odes branch of Wade& It gheea meek pleasure ea imemmes, that au mamm y = and Leaver bad jut added to Mat doss of instructive in the esevaradmat lest, a work es tbe aware and spondee of the human ttrt 4, added far _-4-.. in iolailastord l is which be ha iimpilled de webs of the scooter, moved the acraermles al astagbyales, a to dew that the skew mesa et the mad are wady mare Imareetleg, bet men mar Idle to do study of all dm matter. • . , rr EDINBURGH. Fssaumm 2S. Saturday se'nnight, as Lord Arbuthnot was proceed ing from •Bervie to Montrose, the horse, in the gip which his Lordship was driving, took fright at St. Cy rus, and starting to a side, brought one of the wheels into a ditch, when his Lordship was thrown from the gig and pitched upon his head, which was severely cut in several places. The same night Lady Arbuthnot arrived with his- Lordship's carriage, in which, accotn-, panied by her Ladyship and Dr. Gibson, he was taken to Arbuthnot House, and is in a fair way of recovery. The following legacies have been bequeathed by thei late Chinks S. Parker, Esq. of Blochairn-5001. to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary; 5001. to the Glasgow Gaelic School Society; 5001. to the Glasgow Auxiliary Mora. vian Society, for the use of that Society's minions in the West Indies; 2,0001. the interest of which to be distributed yearly to the most necessitous inhabitants of the village of Fairlie, in Ayrshire; 2001. to the Port Glasgow Society. There were turned op is Falkirk moor lately, two ancient swords, one of them seemingly an officer's ra pier, and the other a real Andrea Ferrara, which had no doubt been worn by some gallant clansman at the battle in 1745. These relics were got near the emi nence called Prince Charles's Hill. As a proof that the fall of snow has this winter been more severe in the country than is generally imagined, the following facts have been stated : For 20 days pre vious to the 2d inst. the toll-keepers near Amulree, on the Tay Bridge and Crieff toad did not draw sixpence, the snow lying from four to six feet deep, and all tra velling being obstructed. In Glenorchy, it was found necessary, from the depth of snow on the ground, to remove a thousand shrep that were pasturing there, audit is not unworthy rd remark that they were trans ferred from lands comparatively low to Drumochdear Hills, one of the wildest mountainous tracts in the country. GLASGOW. FISRUART 24. The following ate the petitions which have been, or are about to be, sent from this city to Parliament thi. Session, praying that no further concessions be granted to the Roman Catholics. A general petition, already signed by upwards of 24,000 names; a petition from the Presbytery; from the Associate Burgher Presby tery ; from the General Session; from the Trades House; from the Corporation of Hansmermen; hom the Cor poration of Maltnsen; from the Corporation tf Masons, and a general petition from the inhabitants of Hutcheson town and Gotha In adverting further to the Cath, lic Question, it must be ominous to the Duke of Wellington that the mea sures which he announces are supported and defended by all, and by only, that ignorant. irreligious, seditious. virulent, violent, and Anti-British fry of periodical pub lications, which were got up to traduce and to under - mine, and to destroy every thing that is useful, stable, or honourable, in this country—which live and exist, to the shame of the country be it spoken, by doing so; and the chief employment of which vehicles of mischief has been io every stage to abuse, vilify, and attack his Grace the Duke of Wellington, during his proud and steady march to glory, honour, and victory. It is im possible that any measure:can be correct or safe that is practised and supported by such advocates and such defenders. His Grace, however, knows the crew well; and we are greatly mistaken if he does not estimate their praises and their plaudits accordingly. It is not a lithe remarkable that those clamourers for liberty and the rights of the subject, are all at this monsentthe headstrong advocates of the most despotic measure, or law, ever introduced into a British Legis• lour', since Great Britain enjoyed even the semblance of liberty—a lair which places every individual in Ire land under the grasp of one man, for it •is idle to talk about the animate of Magistrates, when it is recollected that the individual in Tuition appoints and removes these 'Magistrates. We notice these f ictsnot to quarrel with the law in question; and still less to find fault with or attach blame to the Noble individual who is to ad. minister the law, but we notice these facts solely for the purpose of callmg the public attention to the base and unprincipled tergiversation of these sell-sty led advocate. of liberty, who. one and all of them, it they had the power, would be the most remorseless, brutal. and un principled tyrants that ever scourged this world or di.- graced human nature.—Glosgore Courser. DUMFRIES, FISRUART 21. Hostas MA nu vr.—Our Candlemas Horse Fair, whicb was beld•daring the greater part of last week, was undoubtedly ono of the best and quickest that has occurred for a considerable number of years. Early on Monday as many dealers arrived as borne, and both on that day and Tuesday they besieged the dif ferent inlets to the town, and in some instances purchased right and left before the won dering and delighted selkrs had time to penetrate to the • Crown o' the nutty." English.street. the Town4ead and the Galloway road, were convened into so many separate Fairs. and why the sellers were moderate in their asking'. haggling was in a great measure superseded. Business in this way went on very briskly, and more than one of our resident dealers, after disposing of their own studs. gave various proofs of the practicability of buying at the ens end of the market, and *Ain' at the other." The blitz of horses from aft parts of the country increased considerably on Wednesday morning, and 1 1 then the show and market were at their height. Occasionally the Sands may have been more crowded, but we Dever saw cattle in better condition—a strong proof of the openness of the winter, and the plentifulness of hay, oats, kg. Three-fourths of the slaw consisted of draught horses of all ages, and on observed few superior roadsters. and not a single brace of coacher'. The drat clause( farm hones with bone, youth, and shape, to recommend them,. rated from sot. to 41111. and though instances occurred In which neon money was given, thew may be taken as the avenge prices. 'rho second class rang ed from thirty guineas to Sab and she third from ftsi. to soi. The advance since last year is estimated by-many at SO per cent. and though this may be going too far, we have little lambi that it is IS. Colts, though not numerous. were .th-blet condition, and brought prices corresponding to these of animate Si for, and inured to the draught. •A friend of our own l ! paid 406 for a apital roadster, and- we beard of a few others that commanded rather more money. Even - inferior cattle were in good 'demand, =tithe coopers and alarm's Dever did business more sadly br their lives. Within the fast then or tear years, the Dumfries Hon•-niar let *totally swarmed with snathers, ea. 'lke mile of this was the depression is peloe, whisk Omsk place from over heeedleg and other causes, mess; saki'', at Ike phoebe ani smiting: Mao is a halms in every thing, sad la lOW or 0 tie's home elshlpaine mediag tools reared is a milk we could vast, and only a emiluiry dna* or work ones nit lulu a seaseity of tam berms, and thumb nutters have bees got leg raid Su several years, they have hardly reached their know level yes. • lb, sgseitwwt of breed hg ambers buss ammonia work sow* sislistely Med. ilin cepriog where the modiste wow randiatir woe.harpi e Omani! eau t head to be tee grat e siedrawsi a tanner siessil se ids our, that not one foal in a dew was good fee any-thise. This tau should teach this modem in future, :MIN mot 4bey will dee guard egaimet the evil of evor.breeding. Baas Samoa—Owing to the great 'possess sf the wister, and the abuses eta snow 'tam of any inagnitsds. tY NIPPIT of skim was somewhat &Went. and this dresnutasee. esupird with the number and etimpelides of the farrier% had the' of raking prisms. The average prise of hare shies, u stated last year. was 13e. per doses; but init parcels this season were sold at its. sad ids. pet dtwes. and though me* jeep was ssummosed en the ssisiser, we bane we are neither Wow oar above the math in mating I es. 64. as the mop d the market. Whoa sorted., the supply was about throe thalami demo, though me ides cam be forma Erma this et the mast umber of hmlividsal shim— Where the snide is Woke k maim a mina amber to sew One a sidnouad M tble way siessims ansly a ins we aloud ae NW • , . LAW INTELLIGSNCL -..*~. COURT OF RINITILSMICIII. Gessamaxt.Fe U. GALE? e. POPOIIARD ADD This was an action gn a hillof exchange for 1681.10 1 . The plaintiff, Elizabßh 64let, was the 'endorsee, and the defendants, who ate •ine.merchants in f l enchnrch. street, were the acceptors of the bill, which was endorsed by a pawn of the name ut Alard. The hand•writing of the several parties to the bill being proved, evidence was given for the defendants, to prove that the plaintiff. alth , egh suing as an nnnsar. tied woman, was, in point of fact, the wife of Alard, one of the endorsers of the. bill. It appeared that Alard, lhaving been confined for debt in the King's Bench psi. son, in the course of the last year, the plaintiff, Madanie Galet, took up her residence in Belvedere-place, near the prison, and passed by the name of Alard, and that she visited Alard in the prison almost daily, and passed as his wife. One of the witnesses, a foreigner. who w..* a prisoner is the King's Bench with Alaid, stated, t , at he resided in the same room with that person for tap wards of boar months; that during that time the plain tiff, who then called hers'', Madams Alard, visited him every day, and remained with him horn eight o'clock in the morning till nine at night ; that sometimes she slept with him in the same room in which witness and his wife slept, and that on all occasi•ns, until a short time before the bill in question became due, she passed as his wife. The witness further stated, that on the day the bill became due, it was endorsed by Alard, end shortly after that time the plaintiff, who had before gone by the name 4 , f Alard, changed her name to that of Galet, in which she now sued ate endorsee i f the bill. Evidtnce was also given that Alard is a, indebted to the defendants in a larger sum than that for which the bill was given. Two points were submitted to the Jury—first, who. ther the plaintiff was the wiled Alard ? and secondly, whether the bill bad been endorsed by Alard after it became due ? The Jury negatived the fact of the plaTntiff being the wife of Alard; but being of opinion that the bill had been endorsed after it became due, they found for the defendants. HOVCLLS V. MUM. Mr. DUMAN stated, that this action was brought to recover • sum of 151. ender these circumstances: The plaintiff. who had had some dealings with the defend ant. and became his debtor to the amount of about 694 fell into pecuniary embarrassment in the year 182; and made a composition with his creditors. who agreed to accept 4s. in the pound. The amount of the com position payable on the defendant's debt was 154 but the defendant refused to sign the composition deed, un less a further sum of 151. was secured to him, and the plaintiff then gave his acceptance at twelve months for that amount. The defendant then executed the deed, and passed the bill into the hands of a third patty, who sued the plaintiff upon it in the Palace Court. The plaintiff was in consequence obliged to pay the amount, and he now sought to recover it back from the defend ant, who was undoubtedly liable to pay it, as the role of law—a most wise and salutary one —was, that a party should not be allowed to deluJe patties who had agreed to come into an arrangement by pretending to take the same amount of composition as they had ac cepted, and exacting a further sum as a consiesiation for his signing the composition deed. There was no doubt that a patty who had been compelled to pay an acceptance given under such ciicumstances, might re cover back the amount in an actiim for money paid. Evidence of the fac s were given; alter which Mr. PLATT addreised the Jury for the defendatt ; and. ad miming the principle of law as stated by Mr. Denman, endeavoured to show, that in this case the bill was a transaction distinct from that of the compoition deed, and had been given after the deed had been signet. Lord TOITIRDEN left to the Jury the question of fact, whether the bill had been given as a cousideration for signing the deed ? obser wing that there a as rio doubt as to the law on the subject. It a person in insnlvi-i,t circumstances made a composition with hi. creditors, and gave to one or more of them a security for se Urger sum than that which he agreed to pay to the general body. such security became void in the hands 0 the person to whom it was given, though a tt•ird party might be able to recover upon it. If. therefore, the Jury were of opinion that this bill had' been given as an inducement• to the defendant to sign the composition deed, it was void, and the plaintiff having paid the amount was entitled to recover it back in this action. The Jury, without hesitation found for the plaintiff— Daasages 151. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FILII 2s. NARRISON V lIKACILICII. This was an action of assault and fake imprisonment brought by tee butcher against another. Tbe plaintiff having bargained with the defendant's foreman for a pig, which was hanging in the defendant's shop, mat ked it as sold ; but the defendant corning in. refused his as• sent to the c..ntract. This Ird to a dispute. an affray followed. and a constable being sent fur, the plaintiff was taken to the watch-house. The witnesses on both sides related the cirvumrances very differently from each other; and the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, a. PREROGATIVE COURT, las. U. MR. IARQUII/ Mei WILL,•••COLVIN V. PRAZIII.• Sir J. NICH.iLL gave judgment this morning in this important case, the decision in a hich affects property to a greater amount than in any suit that has come before the Conn for many years. The particulars of the case have been fully before the public. The facts are as follow :—Mr. Farquhar died suddenly on the • btb ofJuly,lB26. leaving behind him property amo♦nt ing to between 6 and 700,0001. lmmediarely after his death, a strict search was made amongst his pacers, but no will could be found ; consequently admisistra tion was granted to the next of kin, seven nephews and nieces. Nearly twelve months alter this a copy of a will was received by Mr. Colvin from India, which had been executed by Mr. Farquhar before be left that country. In this will the deceased. after beqeeathing two annuities of 5001. each, gave the residee of his im. meow property to the promotion of education in Scot land. The present suit was instituted to try the validity df sub will. an the part of the next of kin it was con tended that the deceased having destroyed the will of which the one now propounded was only a copy, there fore his intention had been to destroy the copy also. On behalf of the executor, it was alleged that the deceased did not destroy the still himself; but that it was do. stroyed by some of the relatives. The Learned Jodie, the copy after going through the co* *pleb occupied nearly four hours, concluded by c1ec14144 it to be the credaioo of the Court that the testator, by • alestraying of the will in his possession, meant Niels to cancel the one in India ; tbe judgment of the Coblktbuefose was. that Mr. Farquhar died intestate. With %Spica to COI% the Court at present would make ao ordeesortheCOlift was crowded during . the whole time.: 1