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MC %.4 •.. '~~:,~,~ FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE, PARTIES. The Duke of Beaufort emerained a diefingsisbel . party at OD: nu yeitetday, 13t hii Wise in Grosvenor square. The Dowager Marchioned of Salisbury had a grand assembly on Thursday evening, - atbtrltouse in Arlington street, which was attended by upwards of 904) of the haut ton. The Earl. of- Mansfield entertained a large party at dinner yester day, at his seat, Caen Wood. In the evening her Ladyship had a concert and jvlil &miter. Cord lierwi.k had a grand party at dinner yesterday, at his house in ilryanstone square. Lord Carrington haila dinner party yesterday, at his house, Whitehall. G. C. Hopkinson, E4q. Regent street, and C. H. Cox, -Esq. Grosvenor place, had yesterday grand dinner parties. MOVEMENTS. The Earl and Countess of Pernbroke and family left town yes- terday, for their seat in Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Cavan have left town for Cheltenham. Lord Cranlpy has left town for his seat in Surrey. Lord and Lady Nugent have arrived at Stowe, Bucks, from their seat, *LiHeys. Lady Arden arrived yesterday at her house in St. James's place, front Calverton Rectory, Stoney Stratford. The Hon. Agar and Lady Georgina Ellis left town yesterday, b* the Earl of Essex's seat, Cashlobury Peek. • Mr and Mrs Dawson left town yesterday, for their seat, St. Leonard's Hill, near Windsor. Arrivals at the Sr. James's Hotel,. Jermyn street—The Earl of Miltown, from Newmarket; Mn and Miss Ford Bowes, front Barton Rectory, Bedfordshire.. Arrivals at the Borlingtorr Hoe 1, Old • Burlington and Cork streets—The Rev. Mr Scott, front Shropshire; the Rev. Mr Ser gison' from Sussex. Departures from the Brunswick Hotel,. Jermyn street (late Blake's)—The Earl and Countess of Kenmalr and Miss NVillmott, for Worthing; Le Chevalier Pederson, and Mrs and Miss Peder son, foribt Continent. • Arrivals at the Royal Hotel, St. James's street—Sir H. Askew, front a tour; J. Page, Esq. from Holly. Hill ; Johnson, Esq. from a tour. Departures—Sir H. Fane, for Sofithampton. ARRIVALS AT SCARBOROUGH.—Sir John Beckett, Bart. Lady Beckett, and the Misses Beckett; Samuel Crompton, Esq. M. P. Dr. Routh, Mr. and Hisses Ellison ' Mrs. Sabine, Mr. Id. Fawkes and family, Mr. and Mrs. W. Lane Fox, Mr. and N. Ilustler, Mr. and Mrs. Lowthorpe, Mrs. Shepherd and family. • ARRIVALS AT BUXTON.—The Archbi.hop of Tuam and Mrs. Trench and family and Miss Taylor, Hon. and Rev. Mr. Rushout, Sir George and Lady Crewe ant family, and Mr. C. Crewe, Mr. and Mrs. Plumptre aad family, Rev. Mr. Sitwell, Mr. Entvtile and family, Colonel Boyle and the Misses Mures. LAW REPORT. COURT OS' CHANCERY. JULY 14. IN RE NOLLEEINS. Mr. HART applied. under the will of the late Mr. Nollekins, the sculptor, for an allowance from the fund, in Court, to defray the expense of a commission to hear witnesses. One of the residuary legatees, named in Mr. will, died before the testator, and con equently the; bequest, in his favour. lapsed. The Master was directed by: the Court, to enquire who were the next of kin,tatheAestator, in order tha; the lapse legacy might be distributed amongst them. Evidence of pedigree, as parte paterna, and ex parte materna, was taken from indiViduals-living in the Pays•bas. Their dePositiOns were authenticated by Notaries Public and other officers,' but the Master doubted whether he was justified in re ceiving k, and a commission was appointed to examine those who made out a claim. Ti.e Court was consequently appLed to for the means of defraying the expense. :141r..Suciont claimed permission for the executors to attend for :tISe pUrpose - of watching the evidence. Ur. Sestrist.t,ssn the part of the. claimants, =parts nusteina, !lade the like application. The LORD CD A NcELLou a:lowed the applications, but direc,ted that an parties should give security for mor . ter to be idvAnced to them, subject to'the further orderiof Ile Court as to the return of part of such money. VIC&CHANCELLOWS COURT, JULY 14. CHANRERS AND NICKS, XXECUTORS OF ELWZS, V. SIR RDWINSAYSTON SANDYS,AND LADY SA NDYS I IIIB MFR. This was an application for the commitment of the' defendants, for an alleged contempt of Court in dis obeying an injunction obtained in November, 1822, re •straining Ahem from cutting down timber in Misserton Park, in the county of- Gloucester. The plaintiffs ob tained the injunction,' which was regularly served on Sir. Edwin B. Sandy:, who was then, and now continues to be, residing within the rules of the King's Bench, but as to Lady Sandys, no personal set vice was made. The plaintiffs are executors of Mr. Ewes, who had a mort gage on the e.tate, and obtained the injunction to re strain the defendants from cutting down timber and committing other waste on the property. It was new said that the defendants had discbeyed this order, and affid .viu were read in support of the present application; ph . behalf of the defendants, the SOLICITOR GaNERAL said that it Was extremely hard to have such an applica -tioninide, as there was no pretence for saying that the injunction had been violated. He then handed up the affidavit of Lady -Sandys' to his Honour, who, having perused it, decided chat the application must be refused vritti costs,. Lady Sandys having denied that any timber had been an down since the order of the Court in 1822 jutted. She had, however, admitted the service of the injunction: CHANCERY COMMISSION REPORT. (Continued from the Sr's& of yesterday.) SECOND PAPER DELIVERED IN WY MR. PORSTER. INFANTS' COURT. There were in some of the North American Colonies . tefore the Relsellion, and there arc probably to this day, in several of the United States, Courts for the protection. of the properties of infants,denominated Orphans' Courts, in which the guardians and others having the possession of management of such properties were compellable in' a summary way (by mere summons or order) to accoutre for them, and to pay into Court all monies in or from, .tiene.to time coming to their hands. The accounts were delivered and passed in the common form of receivers' accounts, op oath, without delay, and such as were managers of landed property were held to the regul irly passing their accounts, and payment of their balances, at stated periods, and all matters respecting the infants . ' concern; were regulated and decideu. Hy this institution the properties of the infants were restive, ; each ittfant's account being regularly kept, and the amount in readiness for payment cn the attain ment of the majority of the malr, or marriage of the female ir- s atr. The expense was so trifl ig, that it was .so burthott on very tri;tll properties. • Cow of erancery is the hot of trustees for infants, but the csipense of its protvelion only he borne by large fortunes. It • is to " I serth the kid in the mother's milk," to place small ones under its eirN establishment of stitch an institution as the American in this . seunui, would be a great blearing. It would relieve the Court of Chancery of a material portion of it, overweizlit, and be the ulvation of litany an infant's property from fraud and waste. A 13irri,ter, under the ti , le of Master, or other suit able denomination, wuuld be the proper Head and Judge 'of the Court. With him should rest the decision (sub- 1 ject to, ppeal to di/Chancellor) of all queitions of light, as well as the controul of the management/of -property in the concerns of - infants, and all matters relatibeg to their guardianship, maintenance, and education. • The busmen - 6T the appointment, of receivers, the controul and direction of guardians, and the holding-of all accontable persons to strict regularity of passing their accounts, and payment of their balances, and the keeping regular entries of the accounts of the infants, and the ordering the investments of dead monies or .savings, as they become disposable, (in the manner of the banks for savings)' would furnish employment for a set cf officers to be charged with those duties, under the superintendence, inspection, and government of the Head of the Court, to' whom their report should be made, at stated periods. Such Officers should be persons bred as, or in the offices of, respectable Solicitors, or conversant with the nature of the business they will have to transact, and (of course) with accounts of the description of those to be examined, and to be kept and• be respectively the subjects of their employ or department ; the distribution of which department would be arranged by the Head of the Court. Their characters and emoluments should be such as to raise them above the temptation and SUP picion of bribery, and to render their offices worth the acceptance of persons fit to hold them. • If such an establishment existed many parentaancl others would,- by their wins or otherwise, direct the provisions for their chil dren to be placed under its immediate protection. All accounts should be passed, like those of receivers, in summary way. Copies to be furnished by the ac-, couutants, or their agents, as well for the opposing . officer or party, as for the office, in like manner as is , directed in the proposed mode of proceeding in causes. No office copies but of reports or certificates to be made at the office. It may be objected that the present Masters are competent to the discharge of all the proposed duties, except the judicial, respect ing infante properties. This is not a . conclusion to be drawn from put "ex perience of the rate of motion in their offices : and if they are at 'present overloaded, the multiplication of causes to which the new regulations will (if adopted) give birth, will so increase their.burden as to lender it impossible for them to.give such an augmented field of business all the attention .and dispatch it will require. In fact, the multiplied accounts of the infants alone will form a large. branch or department. • The institution of a separate Court, under the title of " The Infants' Court," when known, and its forms and beneficial purposes and powers become fully under stood, great indeed will be the number it will attract, whom the terrific name of the Court of Chancery will; if retained, still keep at a distance. The idea is, however, at present only thrown out for consideration ; further information is wanting 'for •the foundation of a decisive judgment upon it ;• and, if fit _to be adopted, the reduction of the institution into a welt-constructed form. . . - Seine doubts may. be entertained of the - propriety or necessity of investing thehead of thetoiirt with judicial power. This is not an essential part of 04, plan. Its. double utility will be, the relief of the Court of `Chaffi!;' cery of a part of its overload of hilliness, and the 'WA and cheap administration of justice in all inFanti s cases But all objection may be obviated, if it is leftnfien,l4 the parties interested in any case.of litigation ; to resort to the Court of .Chancery in preference, if tkiej..s4kro think fit. • • *. • If the proposed jutradiption is given to tlie boa Of the Conii; a discretionary. power -4 4,111;4 course, 'be giTen Idni of sending sitch cases at he may think St to the Courts of Law in the form of issues fop trial.. • • • . . , CHARITY COURT. There is wanting a corporate officer, in *Um* legal titles of all charity estates' should be:firested in =remain. • Many art the charities lost, -or the money or properties belonging thereto wasted, embezzled, o s t, misapplied, in consequence of the deaths of trustees, and' the failure of keeping up a regular succession of sons fit to be entrusted with them. The legal estates' descend to heirs, and of . course in many cases become vested in incapable persons, and passing through lines of descent, sometimes difficult, if-not impossible to- be, made out and if made out, the expense of conveyance and new appointments under the direction of the Court' of Chancery is so great as to eat np, instead of pre serving, the charity. Again, where trustrei — eirinieli tett immediately in terested will take the trouble of seeing to the due admi nistration of -the property or revenue confided' to them. The existence and Repines of-the Parliamentary Com mis.ioners render it unnecessary to speCify the nature of the abuses arising from that source alone. If an office were to be established for the control of all charities, and in which, at a small or no expense, the holders might be rendered accountable, and have the opportunity of passing their accounts in a summary way, and ail wrongs redressed, great - good might be effected ) and great evil prevented, or put an end to. ' The decision of all questions of right or construction might be* feeble to the person bolding the station of the bead of the Infants' Court, who might be the Judge of the Charity Court also. The Court might embrace both branches, and be denominated the In. fame and Charity Court. The mhuaging Officers of this Court or Department should be of the same description, and subject to the same superintendence and controul, as thoseproposed as to the officers of the Infants' court and all proceedings in it under tegulatiOnr. The keeping the legal titles in one perpetual corpora. tion sole (similar to those of the church) in perpetuity, the provision of a forum for the decision of all questions, of construction, and cases of litigation, and the contraul of the management and examination of the accounts'oP all charitable estates and property by summary modes' of proceeding, would not only answer the beneficial purposes mentioned, but would relieve the Crum of Chancery of a further part of its burthen, and free the Charity properties under question from the ruinous ex pense as well as endless delay of its proceedings. The legal titles would (of course) be transferred unto,and vested in, the officer and his successors in perpetuate (to be appointed in the mode to be prescribed) by the Act of Parliament constituting the of f ice and institution. Although, to prevent its lapse by death, the legal estate is to be vested in the officer, the possession may rest with the existing trus tees, until death or removal, or be transferred to managers to be ap pointed by the Court from time to time, as valiance. or occasions may occur and require. The manager for the time being may be invested with all necessary powers, such as letting, &straining, &c. under whatever limitations or restrictions it may be expedient to prescribe; which powets may to extendible by the Court, on special or sufficient ground or rea son shown. Every tru tee or manager being account-1 able on a summary application from any Trarter.. The,' • • appointment of managers and receivers to be dist inct J , their nature, and extent of authority . . The former-to! be in the place of a trustee in all•I eipec*.elcipting the • investment with the legal title to the inheritante,..rhe' absence of which may, for all the purposes of. the ,nervation and management of the property, be suppiiedl .13y the powers. proposed. The feceiver will be (as* at present) a mere minist rof the Court. The powers of a mrnager may resemble the rights and powers of a tenant for life, usually provided in settlements, except that of committing waste. On every death, resignation, or removal of a manager, the appointment of a succor sor, when needed, to be in the power and discretion of the Court. All its proceedings to be in a summary form.- All plans of improvement to be submitted to thk judgment, and authorized by the sanction of the Court. [Tv be corainued.l . POLICE INTELLIGENCE. 11ANSION-HOUSE. An Israelite, named Polack, residing in a conrt,leading out of the Alinories, obtained a summons against a broker, - for levying a distress, and leaving a man in possession of his premises, the money having been tendered on the first demand. Maria Polack, wife of the complainant, stated, that she saw the son of her landlord, Jesse Gibson, a district Surveyor, on Quarter- I day—it was their Sabbath ; she asked him If he called for his rent ? He said a No.he would call on Monday." He did come according to his promise, bringing with him a broker, and charged .3s. for a I levy, although the money had been in the house 14 days previous. The broker being called upon to answer the charge, said it was 'done by Mr. Gibson . ' directions. The Lotto Maros' ordered him to refund the money and pay the apenses, which amounted together to 81. 6d. • LORD hLtvoa—Mr. Broker, you will be so good as to tell Mr. Jesse Gibson, from me, that I think he treats these pour people with unnecessary harshness. Broker—My Lord, Mr. Gibson will not be dictated to by me. Polack stated that Jesse Gibson was worth £400,000, and a that it was his usual way of acting, this having been the second time he was distrained upon in a similar manner. GUILDHALL. . • Mr. Gilissast, of .the firm of Gillman and Co. lace-makers, in `Newgate-street, appeared on summons for refusing to pay the car nage and porterpge of a parcel. The porter at the Bull Inn, Aid. gate, proved the delivery and refusal to pay. Mr. Gillman said he bad gained one point—that be was never called on to pay the odd two-pence which the innkeepers invariably tack to the charge for carriage. The parcel in question came from Ashburton, 1$ miles beyond Exeter, and the charge for carriage was 3s. Q. hen he inquired how they made out this sum, he was told the charge from Exeter (173 miles) was 2i. and that Is. 6d. was paid at Exeter to the coach which brought it to that place. Now the rate per mile between the two charges was so monstrously disproportionate that he determined to resist it. The porter in reply said, an inn keeper in London could not be made responsible for the extortions of a coach proprietor at Exeter. Mr. Gillman's remedy must be against the latter. • Mr. Aldeptian C. Stant decided that the charge front Ashburton to Exeter was extortionate—that the complainant paid it in his own wrong, and that the onus lay upon him to recover it. BOW-STREET. • . . The office was much crowded yesterday morning, chiefly by naval and military Officers, in consequence of the expected re-examination of lieutenant Kenny; who, as we have already stated, stands charged with the wilful murder of IClr. Charlton, the Surgeon of the lion. Company's ship the Bussorab, on the passage home front Bengal. . Mr. Kenny vas brought from the House of Correction in a coach, in the custody of Jones, the gaoler, and placed in a private room, under the care of Langley, the Deal constable. He seemed, as, before, ill and depressedt It was stated that Mr. Oakes, thesecond Officer of the Bussorah; Who; it wiU be, remembered, is a very material witness, was absent,' and that he had not been seen since the first day's examination. It is rather a singular circumstance that Mr. Oakes came on Tuesday, with Bishop and Langley, and the prisoner, to the office, and was in attendance until within a few moments o f the commencement of the examination, when he was called, but did not answer. Search was made in the neighbourhood, but *Mr. Oakes was not to be found. Vishop said he had enjoined • Mr. Oakes not to go away, apd he could noficcouni for his absence. . In the course of the morning, a. Gentletnan in deep mourning, who stated himself to. e the brother of the deceased Mr. Charkon, = introduced himself to Sir R. Rime, and requeited to be allowed to-loOtt at the depositions, in order that he might be the better able to jidgis *beds's; for not the case was of -a nature to make it Um lenitive upon him t,o prosecute Mr. Kenny. SIC R. Blame AM - lie` &Wild have great pleasure in seceding to the 'request, and told Mr. Charlton if he would step inks a private• room the clerk would. thew him the depositions. • • Mr. Charlton bar in g read the depositions, returned to the public office, and said to. .Sir R. Bums that the conduct pursued in the matter Appeared to 'Mtn to be highly culpable, and he should cer tisinly feel it his duty' tolsaie the case thoroughly . investigated. Sir R. Brame said he- perfectiragreed with Hr. Charlton as to • the necessity of a full investigation. He bad no hesitation in stating, as his own opinion, that taking all the extraordinary circumstances pf the ease lito consideration, the going to fight in the dead of night, "without seconds, and the -determined spirit of hostility which ap peared to have been manifested, the crime amounted to wilful murder. If ItIr: Charlton made up his mind to become.the prose cutor, he (Sir R. &rale) would issue summonses to procure the attendance of all the witnesses on a future day, and if any of them neglected to obey that mandate, be would lend warrants to take them inte custody. Mr. Charlton said he certainly would prosecute, and took a seat to wait until the conclusion of the day'sbusioess, in case Mr. Oakes should make his appearance. In a few minutes, however, - a mts. sage was brought to Mit frono.Lievtenant Kenny, requesting an in terview. Mr. Charlton and another brother immediately went to the private room, and the meeting was really affecting. Mr. Kenny, the moment be saw the Messrs. Charlton, biust into tears, and graiping their hands, steed for some moments unable to speak. At length be expressed, in terms which did honour to his feelings as a Gentleman` and a Christian, the deep regret he felt attthe melan:. choly, occurrence which had occasioned their meeting. •He spoke Of the deceased in the most affectionate terms, and said that he must have been under the influence of temporary madness to have lifted his band against him. " Would to GOD !" said Mr. Kenny. " thit I hid been the victim instead of your estimable brother." He we of to state, that having both drank very freely on the un happy-night in question, some words arose, and Mr. Charlton said something which he conceived conveyed a reflection upon his• honour, and in the madness of intoxication be insisted. upon imme diate satisfaction—a step, he assured the Messrs. Charkon, the re. -collection-of which would imbitter the remainder of his days. After this interview the opinion of MG Charkon'seemed to have •undergone a considerable change as to the necessity of a prosecution. He requested that Sir' R. Dirtily would allow him a little time to consult his solicitor upon the subject. • Sir R. - Ikasue said he would give him any time he chose; and finally it was determined that Mr. Kenny should be remanded until Thesday nest, and in the meantime Mr. Charlton will determine whether or not he will prosecute. • HATTON GARDEN. • - A. very, ill. looking fellow, calling himself Stephen Ad, was brought before 'W: L. Room's, Esq. from the watch-house of the Rolls Liberty, under the following charge : .• It appeared, from the evidence of Thomas Beaumont, a watch_ man in Canty l strea, that shortly after twelve o'clock, Mr. Moore, the proprietor of Serie'. Coffee-house, came to him on his beat, and 104 him that he had seen three suspicious characters lurking about for sonie time past,' and advised him to keep a good 100k -out.— 'When calling half-put 12, he saw three men who answered the deariptioe given . - him by Mr. Moore, and who appeared to be watching hint. Hr went down Serle's-place, but instead of going the extent of Itia beat, turned short, and came back into Carey-street, in silence. After looking cautiously round, he saw the three men all crouching together at the door of Mr. Attwood, a watchmaker; near the gateway of Lincoln's Inn. lie ran across towards them, and sprung his rattle ; on which they ran off in various directiOnti. He (witness) was at this time joined by another watchman, and they. pursued the prisoner at the bar, who; after various windings, ran up Popes Head -court, which was no thoroughfare, and was there secured, after considerable resistance. Previous-to being overtaken he threw away a large jemmy, or crow-bar, which was afterwards picked up. . The constable of the night stated, that on being brought to the viatchhouse he' was searched; and up the sleeve of his coat were found two large likelei;xl keys ; adapted- for "street doors; and that shortly after the watchman in .Pope's Head Court brciught four other skeleton iteys,of different sizes, which had been found on the 'cot where the.prisoner was taken, wrapped in an old hihdkerchief. The crow-bar, keys. &c. were here produced. • Air. AAtwood said, that on being about - to open his ;Lois this morning he found tiro of the shutter screws pnfasteued,and marks of violence on the door, He had been robbed in- a similar way ' about two years ago.. • 'lle prisoner said he picked up the two keys when the rattles ' were sprinting, and oily went up the court for a private purpose. ' He had beerk hird-at wurh'ail nay, and was then going home to ' the Borough. Mr: Root. as said it appeared evident to lath that lit:st as .ii-poolto troth hard at night as w e ll as by day, and h should cuistmit him to the House of Correction for three months. as an incorrigible rogue and vagabond, and a reputed thief. ' LAN BETH-STREET. J. fey, apprentice to Mr. Grosvenor, weaver; In Wood,orreet, Spits Melds, was fully committed, charged with absconding from his master's et vice, after cutting the piece he bad in the leas n.-_ latter subjects him to transportat i on f or an y t i me pot l ess tligaiEves, years. His , excuse was, that he bad wove. it so badly, he fared his master would punish hirn.- , -The damage is estimated at 151. - - I • Thompson, alias Penia, was re-examined On a charge of having obtained 321. on a forged check, of Mr. fiimpSon„ ate brews r, km Lambeth-walk, and was fully committed for trial at Ate Surrey . Assizes ; and if acquitted there, he will be tried at the Old Barley ors a similar charge brought by Messrs. Taylor and Co. of Litnehroacei The Particulars of which have been already given. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. FRESTON RACES.—Tursmar. The Stanley Stakes of 10 soy. each ; 30 soy. to the winner, front t►e Conunittte. Lord Derby's br. m. Urganda, 5 yrs old' Sir T. Stanley's br. c. lk. Liustus, 4 yrs old ' Five paid. Produce Stakes of Or. eacb.—Two wiles. . . '''''. Sir W. Wynn's br. c. Sancredo .- • r . . 4 Sir W. Wynn's ch. f..by Champion . . .. . . Mr. Clifton's br. 1. Harrier . . . 3 Lord Grosvenor's f. by Blucher . 4 . . Sir T..Mostyn's ch, c. by Woful . S • • • Three paid.—Lord Stant ford omitted naming the produce of kis Dick Andrew's Mare. • Seventy Pounds. the gift of the Members for the Sorohb, for horses, &c. of all ages. Heats, twice round and a distant*. • - I'.ord Derby's gr. c. Cestus, 5 yrs old . . . t I Sir W. Wynn's b. g. Sandown, 3 yrs. . Mr. Thompson's ch. C. Predictor, 5 ?re. . Lord Grosvenor's br. e. King Henry, 3 yrs . Mr. Jackson's b. f. 3 yrs Mr. Clifton's br. f. Grizzle, 3 yrs ' Mr. Tapley 's br. f. Melody, 4 yrs • S 4 . 3 ▪ 4 dt 4 tir . 7 dr COURT OF CHANCERY.--The following is the amount in the Bank, standing in the name of the Accountant General'of the Court of Chancery, at different periods 'luring the last 100 years 1726, 741,5901. 18s. 6d. 1750,1,007,2981. 14s. 7d. 1740, 1,295,2411 Bs. 4d. 1760, 5,093,7401. Os. 3d. 1780, 7;129,5371. 12s. Ed. 1909, 17,565,9121. 2s. Bd. 1805, 21,635,7191. 11s. 9d. 1310, 25,162,4309,. 131. 2d. 1815, 32.018,2091. Bs. 7d. 1820, 34,208,7651. Bs. 2d. 1825, 39,174,7221. Bs. 7d. _ _ The beautiful Mosaiyue Table that Prince BORGIMISZ is instruc'ed by his Holiness Leo XII. to deliver to the King of France, is the admirable sscrk so long known in Italy under the name of the Shield of Achilles. It is intended to mark the gratitude of his Holiness for the protection he has found in the French marine against the Barbary Stites. The First Report of the Select Committee, appointed to enquire into the Butter Trade of Ireland, and to re• port their Observations and Opinions thereupon to the House of Conamons, has been printed. The Committee state, that having continued their examinations to late period of the Session, they are deprived of the op. portunity of giving a decided opinion on tile laws regu lating this Trade. They, therefore, submit the evideeci to the House, with this observation alone, " That die gal practices, and unauthorised fees, have been most clearly proved to exist in many markets i for the cm= rection of which the Committee regret that the latenesi of the season precludes them from recommending any specific measures ; but the whole subject cannot, in their opinion, he too soon bronght under the notice o: P r ment in the ensuing Session." The Report adds, Th in the Meanwhile, the publicity which this Inquiry will give to the abuses already referred • to, may lead its a more vigilant attention in those respects, on the part'of • the Magistracy and other local authorities in Ireland..! • EXTENSIVE FORGERIES A man named Geotte'• Watson, who has been carrying on what is called "a precious game" in different parts of the kingdom. for the last two years, has been lately pursued by the police, at the instance of Mr. Ga:es, the Solicitor to the Com mittee of Bankers for Protection against Forgery, and was apprehended at Newark on - Friday last. He lived in the greatest style, drove in his own carriage, and was accompanied by a female of dashing appearance, whom he, passed upon people as his wife. In going through the country, he pretended to be a ship owner, and et tensive dealer in the timber trade. The moment be made his appekrance at an inn, he was in the habit of exhibiting pap& and parchments in such a manner as .to excite great curiosity, as well as a perfect reliance upon his respectability. He, by this appearance of solvency, used to succeed with innkeepers, with whom . his general plan was to throw down a check for a large amount upon a banking house, and to ask for 801. or 90/. upon it, if the landlord was not in possession of die whole amount of the order. After the disappearartee of Watson, it was soon ascertained that the cheek was a forgery. His success was wonderful.' When be was apprehended, he had about him a large quantity of blank checks of the Carlisle, the Tunbridge Wells, the Portsmouth, and other 'Banks. - Upon being•brought before a Magistrate on one of the charges of forgery which had been committed in Derbyshire, he was asked whether he had any thing to say in his defenee?4 , I have been," said he, " in this way, until I am actually tired of it. The bill is a forgery in every otil of its parts, and I shall sa ve all parties a great deal of 'trouble by pleading guilty." He was fully committed 'for trial to Derby gaol. DIED. Wednesday, at his lodgings, at Merton College, tke Very Rev. Peter Vaughan, D.D. Warden of Merton College, and Dean of Chester. He took the degree of M.A. 1795; B.D. 1806; 1810.--Prector. 1805-G. NEWGATE AND LKADENHALL MARKETS, .fut.v 14. Beef... 3s 4d to 45 4d Veal Mutton ........3s Od to 4s Od I Pork Lamb 4s 4d to 5s 4d. PRICES or HAY AND STRAW YESTERDAY. • ST. JAMES ' S. WHITILCHAiIL. Hay 41 Os od to 51 10s 0,1 I Hay 51 lOs to 51 Os 01 Clover 41 Os od to 51 15s od I Cloves 41 las tq .61 Os of Straw 1116 s 6d to 21 5s od Straw II 14t to 21 Os oi PRICK OF KW'S ; NEW-POCIETS. NSW - SAGS. . 210 s to 240 s I Kent ...... 1894 ra ` 2201 zoos to 224 s [Sussex ...... 1803 4 tu 2oos Kent Sussex Essex ...... sOO5 to 231. Essex Farnham fine 303* to 340s—Seconds. 22th t 0.5600 COAL MAltKla, Jut.: 14. Ships at Market. Ships Sold. GO Newcastle 341 22 Sunderland 18 Price. 264 Cd to 555 GA 525 Gd to 569 i..! MAILS— waa. DUI. Dublin 1 0 atenord 1 0 Guernsey and hefty 0 0 Lisboa 0 0 Gottenburgh 0 0 Malta 0 0 Holland 0 0 His AM MIR. Dux. s Q Fria' e --- - Hantourub 0 I Flanders 0 0 Brazil Jamaica_ 0 0 0 0► ...... _ _ I .ecward Islands 0 0 . _ Asurrica 0:0 HIGH- irAtEli at LON DON-13RIDGX TO.14011110*;, Morning 20 minutes after If Afternoon 58 otioutea•attar. 11 ' . ---=- Losi On: Prixted and Pablisited by J. F. /CRAM& Ile 114; 0 wit, Nu. 1, Pickett-Place, Tostelodfar. a