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LAW REPORT. $l4ll AND PRIMO= DRYDRIt TDB LORD CHANCELLOR, ATTER EAST= ♦ND TIPATIOUR TO TRINITY TEam,lB2l. Thursday, Ably 11, First Seal. Tuesday, May 23, Second Seal—Wednesday, Petitions. SIAM AIM PITITIONS lITT•Itt TUB Vice-CHANCIILLOO, •TTIM &STIR AND PILITIOOII TO TIM M Tam, 1826. _ _ • Thursday, May 11, First Seal. Tuesday, May 43, Second Seal—Wednesday, Petition& COURT OF CHANCERY, MAT 8. VAUSANDAU W. MOORE AND OTHERS. In this c Ise the LORD CHANCELLOR, after having gone through the whole of the proce!dings in the cause, observed, that he was of opinion, as the Court had never interfered, to his knowledge, in the present stage of a caw, though when the cause came to be heard the Court would take care to make full com pensation for all that might have been oppressive and iliptoper ; yet, he could not •enture to go the length of directing inquiries, the effect of which would be to call on those . individuals to join in their defence, thereby forming a precedent, of which, as far as his recollection went, he knew of no example. On these grounds, having not the slightest doubt that there never was a better intention on the part of the Judge who made this order, than he was actuated by stating, that he (the, Lord Chancellor) had more information on the subject than the Learned Judge had, he thought it Ins duty to say, he could not allow this order to stand. LESLIE V. 'URN'S. This was a bill filed by the plaintiff, who is a seat holder in the Scotch Church, Swallow-street, for the re moval of Mr. Woodrow, on the ground that the election of this Gentleman to exercise the functions of Minister in the chapel, was not in conformity with the pro •isions of the trust deed of 1697. It appeared that the plaintiff was not permitted to vote at the election, according to the provisions of the deed. The election had been referred to the Presbytery of Scotland, by which it was approved of and con firmed, there being of the whole congregation only the plaintiff and six others dissentient at the time of the election; but on the approval of the Presbytery, these six gave also their assent to the propriety of the elec tion. The plaintiff therefore stood alone in opposition to the congregation. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in delivering judgment, took a •iew of the deed, aad of the ecclesiastical and temporal affairs of this Church, as bring a part and parcel of the Church of Scotland, and observed, that as to the ecclesiasical affairs, as far as concerned the qualifications of the person elected, this Court had nothing to do; but looking at it in a temporal point of view, he found no innovation on the method usually practised at the election of Ministers, which was by bal lot. He would therefore dismiss the bill, with costs. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Mar 8. MARSH V. HOItNE. The CHIEF Jumce delivered the judgment of the Cpurt in this cae, which was argued on a former day of this Term. This case came before the Court originally on a special verdict. It is an action against the pro prietor of a stage coach, for the loss of two boxes sent by his coach to Bath. The declaration was in the usual form of aisumpsit. The special verdict found that the defendant, being the proprietor of a Bath coach, pub lished an advertisement, giving notice to the public, that he would not hold himself liable for the loss of any parcel or package of more than 51. value, unless the same was entered and paid for as such. Plaintiff knew of such advertisement when he delivered these two boxes to go t 3 Bath, and defendant was aware they were word , more than U. and yet no insurance was tendered by one patty, or requited by the other. We do not think th it fact is suffiLient to take the defendant out of the range of the protection which this Court has held, in different cases, such notice as he had given threw round him; and therefore we think that judg ment mtbt be entered for the defendant. THE KING V. W H. ELLIS. The C• UHT gave judgment in this case also, and de cided that as the prisoner had been sentenced to four• teen yea's transportation for petit larceny, in stealing from his mistress one shilling, the Court of Sessions at Exeter had exceeded the authority of the law, and there. fore, as the sentence was bad altogether, no fresh judg ment could be given. Mr. Cut rr then moved, that four other indictments which were preferred against the prisoner for similar offences, and to which he had pleaded, might be re m•rved into this Court by Certiorari, to lay the ground for changing the venue, as it was sworn by the prisoner, that after vat had already happened there, he could not have a fair trial in that city. The Comm doubted whether they could ultimately change the vinare from the county of the city of lizeter,but granted the Certiorari. In the meantime the prisoner is remanded to Newgate until next Term. RC Ma. BLUM. Mr. CURMOOD had obtained a rule to shew cause why the Mar shal of the King's Bench should not admit Mr. Bligh to the rules of that prison. Mr. Cosign-, on the part of Lord Darnley, was ready to shew cause against du- rule. The LORD Cum, Jurrica said, if there was any opposition the Court would not interfere.—Rule discharged. TUC KING V. CLEMItNTS. A rule had been obtained to file a criminal information against the proprietor of the Morning Chronicle for a libel on Mr. Hallett. The ArrosititY-Gzesacia, this day made an apology. Mr. Cle ments admitted that Mr. Ifulktt was a most honourable man. and that the article containing the attack on that Gentleman's character had been inserted without his having seen it. The libel came in an anonym•us lvtter. Mr. Scsamorr said that Mr. Hullet bad no other object than •indication of his character, and he was sadshcd with the apology. —Rule discharged. TUX RUG W. TURSSIGIII. This was a motion for leave to file a criminal information against the defendant for publishing, in the Post-office Gasette, a libel on Francis Freeling, Esq. Mr. Baovonast said, he was instructed to express the sorrow of the defendant for the publication in question, and to add, that a similar libel should not find its way into his Paper. The Arrearscr-Gsseau. said, that Mr. Freeing was only de sirous of defending his character, and of putting an end to these libels. The Lana Canty JUSTICE said the rule might be made absolute, and if the defendant abstained f om the publication of libels in future, he might hear no more, perhaps, of this prosecution.—The rule made absolute. Tali MO V. This we, wherein a ruk was granted in the present Term to show cause why a criothsal information should not be filed against a clerk in the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, for sending a libellous and provoking letter to another clerk in the same establishment, was postponed, until next Term, as there had not ►een sufficient time to answer the affidavit of the complainant. IN THIL MATTI/ or DAVID Laroncita, ESQ. In this ease the Court ordered that Mr. Jones, the Marshal, should be at liberty to restore this Gentleman to the liberty of the Rules of the King's Benda prison, on his giving security for his good be haviour, himself in 1004 and two sureties in 50/. each. COURT'OF COMMON PLEAS, MAT S. BLIGII V. WtI.LESLICY. Mr. Serjeant SPANKII, in this case. which is an IC tion for a criminal conversation with the plaintiff's wife, `on a former day °Wined, on the pan of the defendant.' a rule to shew cause why the trial should not be post poned until the Sittings after Michaelmas Term, in con. sequence of the absence of some material witnesses, who a , e now in Italy, and who could not reach this country until the period of the postponement demanded. Mr. Serjeant VAUGHAN to-day 'hewed cause against the rule. He said that the application came before the Court on affidavit, which set forth, that the absence of certain witnesses required that the trial should be put off, they being abroad, and who.e attendance in this country cont.' not be procured till about the period of the postponement now sought to be obtained. He con. tended that the Court, consistent with its uniform prat tice, could not grant so prolonged a postponement. The declar Aim, in the action was delivered to the defendant on the 28th of January last, so that they could not com plain of not having received early notice, and sufficient time, to procuTe their witnesses from Italy. [he affidavit of the defendant merely stated a belief that those wit ' nesses would be in this country by the Sittings after Michaelmas Term next ; but it gave no reason able ground upon which to support that belief. But he (Mr. Serjeant Vaughan) had • a more serious ground upon which to oppose the postponement of the trial— namely, the precarious state of the plaintiff's health, who was labouring under a pulmona , y complaint, and was now in a very weak state, as he suffered from vio lent expectoration. If these symptoms continued, in all probability, by the period of the postponement de manded by the defendant, his client would not be alive. 'there were other important circumstances with relation to a child which was born, and also with respect to a Peerage, all of which was involved in this case—so that the sooner the cause was tried,consideririg the very un certain state of the plaintiff's health, the better. He therefore hoped the Court would not grant the post ponement of the trial to the period demanded. The Loan Cant JUSTICE said, that if the plaintiff died before the trial, then this action undoubtedly would fall to the ground ; as it came within the princi ple of law, cello personalis moritur cum persona. But he hoped that there was no very set ious reason to sup pose that the plaintiff would die within that time. The Court would not grant the postponement of the trial till the Sittings after Michaelmas Term ; the trial should be put off until the Sittings after Ti inity Term next. By so doing, they would give the defendant quite sufficient t:me to bring his witnesses from the most disttnt parts of Italy. The rule for the putting off the trial should therefore be absolute. Mr. Serjeant Vaticinate applied to the Court, in the same ease, to have some of his witnesses, who were going abroad, examined on interrogatories. The COURT thought, that the Learned Seijeant did not shew them sufficient cause, as to the nature of the evidence those witnesses were to give, to induce them to allow a course of proceeding of which they were at all times extremely jealous, and particularly so in a case like this, where the cross-examination of witnesses in open Court was so necessary to administer justice be tween the parties. The Court would allow the applica tion tole male a condition annexed to the rule abso lute, that the granting such x proceeding should be left to the discretion of a Judge at chambers, who should allow, or not allow, it as he should think proper, accord ing as its expediency became necessary front the circum stances of the case. Commoo COUNCIL.— A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, pursuant to a requisition, to con sider of a contribution in aid of the subscription raising in London for the relief of the distressed manufacturers of the country. The LORD MAYOR took the Chair about two o'clock. After the proceedings of the last Court had been read, the RENIEMBRANCKR laid before the Court the Act recently passed, authorising the Lords of the Treasury to advance monies for the pur pose of the Ne.v London Bridge, which was referred to the Committee. The New London Bridge Com mittee presented a Report for the Seal of the Corpora tion to be affixed to a deed to the Treasury for the re quisite advance of monies accordingly, which was agreed to, and the deed sealed. A vacancy in the office of First Assistant to Mr. Hallkeeper, by the death of Mr. Newson, was notified to the Court, who referred it to the Committee of City Lands, to inquire into the nature and duties of the appointment, and the qualific a tions of the candidates. The requisition was then read Mr. Deputy OLDHAM, after a few remarks, moved, that the Chamberlain do subscribe the sum of 1,0001. as the gift of the Court, which was seconded by Mr. FAv.m. Mr. DIXON spoke shortly in support of the motion, which was unanimously agreed to.—The Court then immediately broke up. A plan is said to be in agitation for appointing Lords Lieutenants of the different counties in Ireland, one con dition of the appointment being that the person holding it shall actually reside not less than six months in every year within his county. A young man named Griffiths has lately returned to his friends at Devonport, who had long mourned him as dead. Griffiths formerly belonged to the Countess of Morley South Sea wh.der, and in an affray with the natives of one of the Sand with Islands, was left for dead, carried on shore, and adopted by a Chief; he was tat tooed, and greatly beloved ; but " home" still had char ms for him ; and, after many attempts to escape., he at length swam if to a vessel, and reached his native place. As a portion of the 73d Regiment was leaving Liver pool, the music of the band frightened a spirited horse which Sir JOHN Torun was driving into that place. The belrse became restive, and a poor bricklayer desirous to prevent mischief, seized him by the bridle, and, in so doing, was trampled upon by the horse, and one of his legs dreadfully shattered. Sir John was thrown out of the gig, but he escaped without injury. A Lady having gone into s bookseller's shop, in the north riding of Yorkshire, to order a book,.entered into conversation with the master of the shop, and, among other things, observed, that 44 she had just got Crabbe's Ides, and thought them excellent." A Lady who was present, and heard the observation with evident astonish- 1 ment, on the departure of the speaker, went up to the bookseller, and, with a very grave face, asked, " If he could tell her how the crabs' tails were dressed, as she was very desirous of tasting them." Tonson and Untott, the rival booksellers, were both candidates fur printing a work of D , . Young's. The poet answered both letters the same morning, but, unfortunately, misdirected them. In these epistles, he complained of the rascally cupidity of each. Thus be told Tonson that Liutott was so great a scoundrel, that printing with him was out of the question ; and writing to the latter, decided that Tonson was an old rascal, but, &c. and then makes his election in his favour. An Irish servant being asked if his master was at home ? replied " No."—" When will he return ?"—" Oh, when master gives orders to say he is not at home, we never know when he will come in." THE ARMY. Several Detachments of Recruits arrived on Saturday at Ken sington and Westminster, from Bristol and Liverpool, and starched yesterday morning, on route to juin their respective Regiments and Depots. Detachments belonging to the 14th and 54th Regiments of Infantry marched, yesterday morning, from Westminster for Chatham. Detachments belonging to the 4th and 11th Regiments of Light Dragoons, and the 16th Lancers, marched, yesterday morning, from Westminster, for the Cavalry Depot at !Maidstone. Detachthents belonging to the 6th, £oth, and 413th Regiments of Foot, marched, yesterday mottling, from Westminster for Can terbury. Detachments belonging to the 85th and 89th Regiments of Infantry marched, yesterday morning, from Westminster for, Dover. A Detachment of the 36th Regiment of Foot marched, yesterday morning, from Westminster for Colchester. A Detach meet of the 83d Regiment of Infantry marched, yesterday morn. ing, front IVestminster fur Ilarwich. A Detachment cf the 82d Foot marched, yesterday morning, from Westminster for Ipswich. Reinforcements have arrived, or are arriving, at Manchester, a id in the neighbouring towns, as follows:—Major Woisvates's troop of Royal Horse Artillery, front Sheffield; Major CH ESTER'S troop of Royal Horse Artillery, from Woolwich, whence it came, with post horses, in 46 hours; the Rocket Troop is made disposable, according to circumstances; a Brigade of long nine pounders has been alarmed at Burnley ; several convoys of Ammunition arc in march, front Woolwich, Hull. and Chester Cantle; the King's Dragoon Guards, from Leeds ; the 10th Royal Hussars, from Nottingham and Northampton ; the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards, and the Ist Battalion of the 3d Guards, front London, per canal; the :36th Regiment from Chatham; the sSth and 73d Regiments, from Dublin ; the two Regiments of Cheshire Yeo manry Cavalry, on permanent duty at Manchester, Stockport, and Hyde; anti the Bolton, Wigan, and Oldham corps, in their own towns. The Ist Regiment of Life Guards is arriving at Nutting. ham, from London, and the Carabineers at Sheffield. Troops have been stationed at Warringdon, Wigan, Choriey, Preston ' Black burn, Bolton, Bury, Burnley, Clithero, Rochdale, Oldham, Ashton undet-Lyne, Hyde, Stockport, and Macclesfield, which communi cate with the Troops in Yorkshire, upon which county troops are moving in different directions ; and the whole of its Yeomanry is already out on duty. Lieut. Gen. Sir Jean Bens has been ap pointed to the command of the troops in the northern district, and has fined his head quarters at Manchester. A RETURN of the Number of Officers of the Army of the United Kingdom on Full Pay, en the 85th March, 1822 and 1826—distinguishing the Number of each Rank, and the whole in each Year : 1822. 1826. Colonels in Chief . 2 2 . . Colonels . . . 133 140 . Lieutenant Colonels . 171 180 . Majors . . . 278 294 Captains . . . • 1,186 f 1,592 . Lieutenants . . $ 1,678 § 1,942 Cornets, Second Lieutenants, and Ensigns . . . 1 945 11,146 . Paymasters . . 138 144 Adjutants .. . 150 157 Quartermasters .. . 147 152 . Regimental Surgeons . . 142 150 Regimental Assistant Surgeons . 162 234 Veterinary Surgeons . 27 27 . _ .. . . _ _ . Solicitors of Foot Guards . 3 S Chaplain General . . 1 1 Chaplains to the Forces . . 16 15 Director General of the Army Medical Department . 1 1 Principal Inspector ditto . . 1 1 Director General Army Medical Department, Ireland . . 1 1 Physician General . . I 1 Surgeon General . . 1 1 Inspectors of the Hospitals 1 2 Deputy Inspectors of Hospitals . 11 12 Physicians . . . 10 11 Surgeons to the Forces . . ZS 42 District Surgeons . . 2 1 Assistant Staff Surgeons . . 33 63 _ Deputy Purveyors 3 3 . . . Apothecaries . . 13 13 Hospital Asdstants . . 84 40 Total . 6,175 War-Offic!, 11th April, 1826. PA LMERSTON. • Including 61 of Foot Guards, who rank as Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army. f Including 58 of Foot Guards who rank as Lieutenant-Colonels in the Army. Including 88 of Foot Guards,who rank as Captains in the Army. f Including 87 of Fout Guards,who rank as Captains in the Army. I Including 56 of root Guards, who rank as Li, uts. in the Army. ti Including 58 of Foot Guards, who rank as Lituts. in the Army. 1r POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL R. Evans, the Guard of the Birmingham Post Coackwas brought up on suspicion of having been accessary tv the stealing of Mi. in Bank Notes. When the parcel was entrusted to him he was told its contents ; 1 this was on the evening of the 11th of April, and on the following morning an old man presented the whole of the notes at the Bank to be changed for notes of 1001. each ; and these he immediately changed for sovereigns. At Stoney Stratford the Guard missed the parcel, and if he bad immediately returned to London, the informa tion would have arrived time enough to have stopped the old man; but he went on to Birmingham. He stated that he should have carried the parcel about his person, but it was too large to go into i his pocket, and he therefore threw it into one of the seats inside the coach. Three witnesses, however, swore he did put it into his breast pocket.—Remanded. BOW-STREET. Saturday, Mr. Minsnuta. was occupied for some hours in the morning, and again in the evening until a late hour, In the investi gation of the following curious affair : A well-dressed man, about thirty years of age, who stated that his name was Sun, and that he was in holy orders, was brought from Dover by Ledbitter, of this offfce, who bad followed him thither with a warrant, in which he stood charged with fraudulently possessing himself of 551. the property of Mr. Coape, a merchant, of Finch-lane, Cornbill. Mr. Coape deposed, that in consequence of an advertisement in the Times Newspaper, about ten or twelve days ago, in which three horses, described as the property of a Rev. Gentleman going abroad, were stated to be fur sale, at a livery stable in Orange street, Leices ter-square, he went there with his brother, and found a man in a groom's livery, who chewed the horses; and on witness selecting one, said he was instructed by his master to demand 70 guineas for him. When asked who was his master, he said that his name was Sugg, and that he was Rector of Layton. in Essex. Meer one or two subsequent visits to the stables, the witness saw Mr. Sugg, and the former finally agreed to give 701. for the horse, if upon trial of three days he should still approve of him. Sup said as Mr Coape was a stranger to hhn he should require part of the purchase money to be paid down, and Mr. Coape consented to pay down 551. the balance of 151. to be paid at the end of the three days' trial, if the result should be favourable ; if otherwise, to be refunded and the horse returned. Mr. Coape paid the money and said he would take the horse away himself, but Sugg said he could not allow him to do that; he would send his groom with it. This Mr. Gaps thought at the time was purely a matter of politeness, and he requested that the animal might be sent to Gale's livery stables in Oxford. street, which Sugg said should be done before eight o'clock on Saturday se'nnight the 19th of April. In the course of the conver sation between them, Sugg said he was in orders and had graduated at Cambridge, but did not say he bad any living. Before eight o'clock, Mr. Coape became uneasy, and walked down to the stables in Orange-street, where he found that the horse was gone, as a helper in the yard told him, to Oxford-street. He went to Gale's, but the animal had not been seen there, and on his returning once more to Orange street, he learned that the Rev. Mr. Sugg, his groom, and all the three horses, had disappeared together. Mr. Coape in a day or two ascertained that Sup had gone to Dover, whither he caused him to be followed by the officer. Mr. Sup very confidently deaied that there was any thing frau dulent in the transaction. It all arose, be said, froin a mistake of his groom, who forgot where he was to take the horse, and when he (Sugg) found that, he sent a note by a ticket-porter to Mr. Coape, telling him where the horse was. Mr. Coape admitted that, but said that in the interim he had good reason to believe that the horse was hardly worth having. Sir R. thaws asked whence the ticket-purter was sent, and being told from the Royal Exchange, remarked that probably Mr. Sugg was at that distance from Orange-street, on his way to Doves,' when be gave the note. Mr. Sugg next proceeded to cross-examine Mr. Coape with great sharpness. " Now, Mr," said he, "you say you asked me to let •ea take away the horse (which by.the.bye totally deny.) Pray did you ask me to lend you a saddle and bridle ?" Mr. Coape replied in the negative. Sugg—Now, your Worships, I undertake to prove, by all the rules of logic, that Mr. Coape has made two assertions which are perfectly inconsistent with each other ; and that, therefore, he h4s violated truth. He says he asked me to allow l'im to take away the horse, and yet he admits that he did not ask me for the loan . f a saddle and bridle, without which be could not take it away; for it cannot be supposed a gentleman would lead a horse through the streets by a halter. Mr. Minium—Why, Mr. Coape says he asked you to let hint take away the horse, which you refused, and after that refusal t cannot perceive of what possible use the saddle and bridle could be to him. This plain answer to Mr. Sugg's rules of logic created muck laughter. _ _ After some further remarks, the defendants were ordered he be, kept in custody till the evening, when the parties ag a in attended; Mr. Coape bringing Mr. Harmer as his solicitor, and Bugg another professional man (Mr. Humphreys). The two lawyers, at the request of Sugg, had a private eisoferentef at the termination of which Mr. !farmer informed the Benth that Sun bad offered to give up 201. which had been found upon hhti Ledbitter, to Mr. Cove, together with the horse ; and that, it Mr. C. did nut like the horse in three days; it should be sold for his ( Coape's) benefit. 7 o this Mr. Coape was disposed to accede. The parties then posted off to Orange•street, to get the horse, and after a lung absence returned with it to the dour; Mr. Sugg gizing by stating that the stables were locked, and they were obliged to bteak them open. Ledbitter was receiv:77, o-titis in deliver the 201. and the horse to Mr. Coape, on the conditions mentioned, when a man named Goddard stepp;il forward and said " that won't do, the horse is mine." " Your horse," said Sur:. " I say it is mine.' "It a'n't though, and you know it," replied Goddard. " How then came Sugg to sell it ?" inquired Mr. MINSHULL. God dard—" Why, I authorised him to tell it." " Then, how can it be your horse ? ' said Mr. Harmer. " I authorized him to sell it," answered Goddard, " but not to run away with tit: money*" (A laugh). Sugg persisted for some time in saying the horse was his, but at length admitted that he was employed by Goddard to seU that and two others, and was to receive a commission upon the money obtained. " Yes," said Mr. Harmer, " you were to be the clergyman going to the Continent, you know." No answer from Sugg, but Goddard said Mr. Harmer was partly right ; lie was to pay Mr. Sugg tor the use of his name. Sugg and Goddard then turned round upon each other, and a volley of recrimination burst forth which it would he hard to describe. In conclusion, Sugg turned to the Bench, and exclaimed, " 0! but for injuring myself. I could disclose a scene of roguery almost unparalleled." Mr. MINSHULL said he had never witnessed a scene to surpass the present, and he should now close it by ordering the ho r s e an d money to he delivered to Mr. Coape, and the other parties to go abort their business.—Thus the matter ended. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Mr. Colrain., the Magistrate, was yesterday occupied for a con sidetabk time in the private room of this office, in tne investigation of a case which involved the sudden and mysterious disappearance of two valuable gold watches and their appeudages, the property of Sir William Jolliffe, Bart. and his Lady. It appeared by the statement of Sir William JoUiffe, who with his Lady is at present residing in a house in Brook-street, Grosvenor Square, belonging to Mr. Mivart, who keeps the hotel in the same street, that on Sunday morning he (Sir William) laid his told re peater, which he had been in the habit of wearing, on the table in his bedroom, as he could not that day wear it, he having had occa sion to put on mourning, and the watch having a red and white ribbon attached to it, but used in its stead for the day, a silver watch, to which there was a black riband. Lady Jolliffe generally laid her watch, after wearing it in the morning, on the table in the bed room also; so that on Sunday it happened that both watches, gold repeaters, were laid there, side by side, and in that situation they were seen so late as five o'clock. At about ten o'clock, however, at night, it was discovered that both watches, as they had kept each other company on the table all the evening, had gone somewhere else to keep company fur the night ; in short, they had disappeared, and nobody could give any account of them, nor have they been since heard of. Under these circum stances, Sir William made the case known at this office, and Scofield, the officer, was employed to inquire into the matter, hut he has not been able to throw any light upon the affair.— Sir William and his Lady were quite at a loss whom to rest their suspicions on not knowing of any person who had access to the room whe re the watches were, except Lady Jollife's waiting-maid, of whom they entertained the best opinion.— The officer, however, ascertained that on Sunday this young woman bad bad some persons to visit her in Brook-street, and he found out who those persons were—namely, a very respectable young female and her brother, residing in the neighbourhood. Those two persons attended yesterday before the Magistrate, as did the young woman herself, Lady Jolliffe's maid. The latter was first questioned by the Magistrate, in the absence of the other two. She acknowledged that she had been visited on Sunday by the young female in question, but not by any young man whatever. The young man was next questioned, and he said that he accom panied his sister to whit Lady Jolliffe's maid on Sunday, and that the latter took them up into Lady Jolliffe's bed and dressinkrooma, and showed them all her Ladyship's collection of jewels, Ecc. but he saw nothing of the watches. Lady Jorliffe's maid being again questioned, admitted that the young man had ascompanied his sigter on her visit, and that she had shown them upstairs to the b e d -room. _ _ Sir William Julliffe expressed himself highly indignant at tie girl's conduct, particularly her falsehoods; but his opinion of her honesty seemed unchanged, and nothing further was done in the matter, no person being in custody on the subject. MARY-LA-BONNE. Mr. William Beverley, the Proprietor of the West London Theatre, was summoned before Mr. Rowcieson i by George Sim mons, for refusing to refund him the money whic h he had received for admittance ' • but, in consequence of the crowded state of the house, he could not see the performance. George Simmons stated that he went with his wife and daughter to the West London Theatre on Saturday evening, and being re fused admittance for his daughter, at the pit door, under full price, he then went to the gallery, where he was told by the check taker that there was sufficient room; but when be got into the gallery, he could net remain there, on account of the great crowd. The check-taker passed him on to the pit ; but that place was also so crowded, that be could not remain in it. Ile demanded kis money, which the Proprietor refused to return, alleging it not being cus tomary to do it. Mr. Beverley produced an account of the receipts of the evening, by which it appeared that forty persons were admitted to the gal lery at half-price, and also a considerable number to the pit. Ile, therefore, conte nded that there was sufficient room in either place, at a quarter to seven o'clock (which was long before half-price), for Mr. Simmons, his wife, and daughter. Mr. Rawunson said it was quite clear the complaint was groundless, and he was bound to dismiss the application. The coach established on the Stockton and Darling ton Railway carried lately in one day 158 passengers, the whole of whom were drawn by two horses. BIRTHS. Thursday, the Countess of Airly, of a son and heir. At Corbin's Hall, county Meath, Lady Killeen, of a daughter. DIED. At Bath, on the 26th ult. the Rev. Charles Symmons, D.D. author of the " Life of Mitten," " Translation of the AEneis," be side% several Pqems, Sermons, and sicker Works. 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