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- : , ‘S r ---- y , j -----~ 'war ---- -.r I . . • .:~ U` dri ti CONTRACTS FOR WHEAT, PEAS, OATMEAL, RAISINS, &c. VICTUALLING OFFICE, Jzn. 16, 1831. .T HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING his MAJESTY'S NAVY, le. do hereby give Naito, \ oike -..-•-:! --,-. --- J, "q \. lll\ \\N o .1 g 1 " 1 "*Dro , 1788. _ ___ That on Fainar, the 4th day of February next, they will be ready :e receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply of be following Articles to be delivered Into bis Majesty's Victualling stores at Deptford, in the periods against each expressed, viz. rARTICLIL QUANTITY. PBRIOD 07 DZLIIIIRY. Wheat, Red 2,000 Quarters 1 One half of each Ditto White 5OO Quarters i by the 28th of Feb. (weighing 60 lbs. to the Bushel), next, and the remain- Peas Oatmeal 50 Tons ... By the 20th Feb next. And also for the supply of all such quantities of the following Articles as may be demanded, from the date of the Contract until the 31st of December, 1831 :- PEARL BARLEY. SCOTCH BARLEY,' CAROLINA RICE. Samples of the Wheat, Raisins, Peas, and Oatmeal, must be pro duced by the party tendering—those of Pearl Barley, Scorch Barley, and Carolina Rice, together with the Conditions of the Contracts, may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the price in words at length, and be de livered before One o'Clock on the Day app•inted; and the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called for. M. WALLER CLIFTON. TO CAPITALISTS. MR. BROOKS respectfully announce Private Treaty, the fbilewing for SALE, by ESTATES, Affording eligible Investments for the sum of 22,599,000. The full Particulars are contained in a printed Register, which will be forwarded gratis to applications, post free. ABBREVIATIONS.-F. freehold; C. copyhold ; L. leasehold; 26 London, 26 miles from London ; f. folio. 26 London, Freehold Mansion and 2,000 acres. folio 1.260. Sld mouth, Two F. Marine Residences, f. 64. Sandwich, F. Mansion and Land, f. 1,305. 160 London, F. Estate and Tithes, 24,000 acres, f. 850. Brighton, F. Farm, House, and 68 acres, f. 829. Romney Marsh, F. Farm, 150 acres, f. 10. Berke, F. Farm, 159 acres, 1.1,316. Fulham, F. Villa and Land, f. 966. 6 London, F. Gothic Residence, and 1 ! acres. 9 London, Noble F. Mansion and Park, f. 937. 18 London, F. Residence, and 78 acres, Great Tithes, ice. f. 1,024. 100 London, F. 309 acres, f. 1,328. 40 Lon don, F. 1507. Farm, 000 acres, advowson, &c. 1.1,307. 160 London, Freehold Mansion, 1500 acres, f. 1302.50 London, Freehold Mansion, 166 acres, f. 1328. 136 London, Freehold Manorial Farms, 590 acres, f. 1282. 130 London, Freehold 1502 acres, f. 1278. 56 Lon don, Copyhold Residence, and 200 acres, f. 1272. 7 London, Freehold Mansion and 320 acres, f.-46 London, Freehold Investment for COO.OOOl. 70 London, Freehold Gothic Mansion 900 acres, f. 1763. Leicestershire, Freehold Mansion and 100 acres, f. 1084. Leues Green, Kent, Freehold House and 7 acres, f. 1299. North Durham, Freehold Farm, 904 acres let at 16751. f. 1259. Scotland, Freehold Estate. 423 acres, f. 1320, ditto, Freehold, 7851 acres, rental 50001. f. 1317 ; ditto, Freehold Mansion, 949 acres, f. 1218; ditto, Freehold 856 acres, (.1316. West of England, Freehold Manor-house and 2860 acres, f. 1762 ; ditto, Freehold Mansion, and 1500 acres, f. 1319. 70 London, splendid Freehold Mansion, and 80 acres, f. 1030. Bucks, Freehold. Mansion and Land, f. 1235. 8 London, Copyhold Mansion, and 54 acres, f. 197. Surry, Freehold Mansion and Park, 50 acres, f. 1340. Berke, Freehold Farm, 202 acres, f. Kent, Freehold Manor Farm, ,954 acres, f. 1288. Kent, Freehold Farm, 2600 acres, f. 1366. Strand on the Green, Freehold Houses and Gardens, f. 1048. Hero, Freehold Mansion, and SOO acres, f. 161. Surry, Freehold Mansion and Park, 200 acres, f. Etaftsti, Freehold Mansion and Land, f. 1952. Oxon, Freehold Mansion 'and 1000 acres, f. 1281. Harrow, Freehold Gothic Villa and Land, f. 1950. Warwickshire, Freehold Noble Residence and 500 acres, f. 1046. Saffolk, Freehold Mansion and 86 acres, J. 232. 143 London, Free hold Dairy Farm, 550 acres, f. 1258. 160 London, Freehold Mandela, and 68 acres, f. 1232. 87 London, Freehold Villa, and 150 acres, f. 903. 30 London, Freehold Mansion and Park, 40 acres, 1, 892. Lancashire, Freehold Estate, 1000 acres, f. 1260. 12 London, Freehold Villa, and 53 acres, f. 606. Berks, Freehold Farm LOO acres f 1,548. Hants, Freehold Mansion, and 700 Acres, f. 13.!o. 40 London, Freehold Residence, and 2000 acres, f. 1354.- Sussex, Freehold, 1630 acres, f. 1358. Norfolk, Investment, C. 120,0001. 60 Louden, Investment, 300,0001. f. 1568. 100 London Investment, 250,0001. f. 1373, Northumberland, Freehold and Lease. hold Estates, and 23 acres, 1. 1245. Dorset, Freehold Cottage Resi. l dence, and 1,600 acres, 1. 962. The Printed Register likewise con.l tains the particulars of numerous Mansions and smaller Residences,' sonic with land and rights of shooting and fishing, to be let in almost every County in England. Mr. BROOKS takes this opportunity of stating that he is honoured with instructions to offer to AUCTION in JUNE, various Estates, exceeding in value 300,0001. and as the expenses will be reduced by several being offered together-he begs to inform Landholder., Trustees, and Solicitors, that his charge for selling is the usual Private Contract Commission. The Deposit to be lodged with the Vendors, Solicitor, or in the Bank of England. If bought in, from 2to 100 guineas, and the expenses of sale. Families requiring London Re sidences in Fashionable Situations, will be furnished with a Ust Of up wards of 200 Houses confided to Mr. Brooks's Agency. t gate Agency Office, 28, Old Bond Street. APPROVED 31EDICINES, SOLD BY Messrs. BUTLER, Chemists, At their respective Establishments—CHEAPSlDE. Corner of St. Paul's, Lyndon ; Sackville-street, Dublin ; and Princes -street, Edinburgh ; and may be had of the moat respectable Dealers in Patent Nledicines in the Kingdom. - nuTLER's VEGETABLE TOOTH POWDER.-- -ILI This Dentifrice (composed of Vegetables, without the admix ture of any Mineral, or pernicious ingredient whatever) has so long been in general use, and an appendage to the fashionable toilet, that i; is unnecessary to offer any further recommendation in favour of it. In bete., at 2s. 9d. DR. JAMES'S ANALEPTIC PlLLS—are an excellent Al terative in Chronic I lenses of the Stomach and Bowels, and are applicable to Bilious and Di s p ept i c Aff ect i ons , Gout, &c. They are mild in their iperation, and require no restraint or confinement during the use of them. In Boxes, at 4s. 6d. and 245. HICK NI AN'S PILLS FOR GRAVEL, STONE, &c.—'lbis Medicine has been long approved for the relief of affections of the Kidneys and Bladder, which are attended with the formation of Gravel, Calculus, and those pains of the Back and Loins which ac company these affections; and are found to succeed when most re medies of the kind have altogether failed. In boxes, at ts. 9d. and I Is. BUTLER'S CAJEPUT OPODELDOC—Used with much success in cases cf Rheumatism, Sprains, Bruises, &c. Also an ex telleat application for Chilblains, by allaying the irritation. In Bot ties, at Is. led. and 2s. 9d. TOWERS' STOMACH IC ESSENCE.—Probably the safest and most certain Sedative and Anticpasmedie ever presented to Public notice, and most effectual in Nervous Pali:deadens, Difficulty of Breathing, and ' Hysteric Affections. In Bottles at 21. 9d. 4s. 13d. and Its. BUTLER'S COMPOUND ESSENCE OF CUBEBS.—This Preparation is recommended for those affections arising from siiiewses of the Kidneys Bladder, &c. and that: class of diseases generally in which the use Of the Cubebs has been found so serviceable. In Bot tle% at 4s. 6d. Bs. 6d. and 205. FOTHERG I LL'S TONIC PlLLS—Applicable to the Female Constitution, and recommended a. a s2fe and effectual remedy for strengthening the system; also for producing regularity of action in show functions which are impaired by Debility, &c. In Ilexes, at s. led. and 2s. 9J. BUTLER'S PECTORAL ELlXlR—strongly recommended in Colds, Habitual Coughs, Asthmatic Affections, &c. In Bottles, at t. lid. and 24. 9d. TOWERS' TONIC PlLLS—These Stomachic Aperient PiUs , uve for many years received the most decisive marks of public ap. prom. They are expressly designed to restore the tone and energy the Digestive Organs, and to remove and corr ect I n di gest i on , a b a d 'rd defective Appetite, Depression of Spirits, Drowsiness, &c. In' Boxes, es. 9d. ts. ed. and Us. MARSHALL'S UNIVERSAL. CEIIATE, an eXeXUens remedy tat broken Chilblains, Scalds, Burris, Wottnak, la Ulcers of every cleootnination, especially sore and ulcerated Legs. In Boxes, Is. lid ;Ild Vs. N. N•l3. The above Preparations, when genuine, irriU have the Natl. An Address of Messrs. Burcna attached to them. Particular atteotlo this caution is requested. MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1831. No. 13,696. LITERATURE. THE LADIES POCKET MAGAZINE. THE PARISIAN GEM OF FASHION. THE POCKET ALBUM. JOSEPH SOWS& The above are the titles of three new Monthly Periodicals commenced this month for the instruction and amusement of the Ladies. They are duodecimo in size, neatly printed, and appropriately ornamented with well executed engravings of the fashions—and one or two pleasing sub jects. All the three little works contain much original matter of a light and entertaining character, and we, ever grave, critical, and sentemiows, we have very agreeably spent an hour in their perusal. We can recoil - mend them to such of our friends as bearin mind the well known Check maxim that a great book is a great evil, and, therefore, can relish little books--centaining much amusement at a very small price—fee afoot& ing to the sollequialism, sixpence will neither make we break them. ' ANTI.DRACO; OR, REASONS FOR ABOLISHING THE PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IN CASES OF FOkGERY. By a llarriater of the Middle Temple. We should ill merit our title to public favour, if we did not lend our feeble support to the labours of this learned writer. " The Common Law, which Blackstone," he says, "calls that admi rable system of maxims and unwritten customs,' did not confound the species of the erinsersjoiri, known by the came of forgery, with of. fences deserving death. The benign character of the common law, with regard to crimes, places it in amiable contrast with the statute law, which, generally speaking, seems to have been dictated by a spirit as passionate and vindictive as that of the other was reflecting and humane. How lawyers, while in Westminster Hall they bestowed their praises on the former, could in Parliament give their active or tacit approval to the latter, I leave those who are fond of accounting for the inconsis tencies of human nature to determine; but certain it is, that lawyers never were wanting to justify the most intemperate innovations upon that system, which they characterized as the work of consummate wis dom. Do I call the common law ' the perfection of reason P' I do no such thing; but I consider many of its principles accurately just; many of its maxima eminently beautiful, and its whole constitution of criminal justice far better adapted to the nature of man, and the pur poses of society, than the mass of cruel and sanguinary statutes, by which it has been, in a great measure, destroyed and superseded. " The common law never confounded forgers with murder—the statute law has obliterated the distinction between fraud and bloodshed. In doing so, it has verified the assertion of Blackstone, that the wisdom of the old law has been more clearly manifested by the ineenvettletiees which have followed the innovation. In advocating the abolition of the punishment of death in eases of forgery, I only advocate the propriety of getting rid of what was itself an innovation--and a very violent one —en the old and venerable system of English law." " In the reign of Richard IL it was deemed necessary to provide, by a special statute, against the falsification, or, in other wards, the forgery of records, by judge; and clerks in coma; and therefore ft was enacted, by the Bth Richard IL cap. 4. that Judges, as well as clerks, are to pays gne to the King, and make satisfaction:to the party for falsely entering pleas, or raids/ rolls, or changing verdicts, to the disherison of any one.' This law contained two wands' ravishes of criminal justice, ;Remanent for the Ahem 1i Sorieldie, fliiionot days, and compensaticn for the injury to the party. This was better than that barren vengeance which pursues life, and neglects restitution." " The act of the Bth Henry VI. made it a elergyable felony for any clerk to embezzle, avoid, &c. any record, suit, return, &c. whereby any judgment should be reversed. By the 6th of Elizabeth, when the mild spirit of the common law was first departed from, and cruel penalties annexed to the crime of forgery ; not, however, extending to forfeiture of life, at least for the first offence. The line if demarcation was not yet completely passed, which ought ever to separate offences of deceit or circumvention from those accompanied by brute force. By forging, or publishing any forged deed, court roll, or will, with intent to affect the right of real property, either freehold or oopyhold, the offender, besides being liable to pay double costs and damages to the party grieved, was to forfeit to the crown the profits of his lands, and suffer perpetual im. prisonment. In the latter use, namely, the forging of a term for years annuity bond, obligation, acquittance, release, or discharge of any debt, or demand of any personal chattels, the culprit was, besides standing in the pillory, and paying double costs to the party grieved, to suffer but one year's imprisonment. He was, also, to lose but one ear, while in the other case, in addition to the loss of both, he was to have his nostrils slit and seared ! For the second offence, benefit of clergy was taken away. " The 39th of Elizabeth is one of the most extraordinary specimens of legislation that ever came out of the English nifferins /van. It chews how touch more acerbity of temper, crime, attended by poverty, has sometimes excited in the minds of English legislators, than more enormous guilt, not so "degradingly" connected with destitution. By this law it was enacted, that every idle and wandering soldier or ma. riner, who, coming from beyond seas, should not have a testimonial under the hand of sonic one Justice of the Peace of or near the place where he landed, setting down therein the place and time when and where be landed, and the place of his dwelling or birth, unto which he was to pass, and a convenient time therein allowed for his passage, &c ; or should exceed the time limited in the testimonial fourteen days; or who should, at any time ,thereafter, forge er counterfeit any such testi. =Mid, or have with him such forged testimonial, was to be adjudged a felon, and to suffer without benefit of clergy ! This la the first positive and direct enactment of death to be found in the English law for forging, or having in one's poserseion a forged or eonnterfeited in. stru mem. " We next come to the statute of the Eth and oth William and Mary, which enacted that the forging or counterfeiting the common seal of the Corporation of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or of any sealed bank-bill made and given out by the said Governor and Company for the payment of any sum of money, is felony, without be-. refit of clergy ; also, the forging and ocumerfeiting of any bank-neee, of any sort whatsoever, signed for the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, or altering or erasing any indorsement of any bank bill, or note of any sort, is felony, without benefit of clergy. The words without benefit of clergy' being introduced into the ilth and Bth Wil liam and Mary, upwards of 190 statutes followed in progress of years, which added more than sixty new capital crimes to the English code. The offspring were worthy of the parentage. It was in the service of Mammon, the change, so lujorioua to justke and humanity, was fintt wrought. _ _ " By the 9th of Anne, Cap. 21, the legislaurre did far the South era Company what, by the statute la Willlem's reign, it hoi dottelbr the ' Bank of England. This was followed up by the Bth Geo. I. which, for forging theistotir rectipt4 olnd 11W.ktltt warms 'of the IA company, inflicted the penalty Of icoth. "Siam that time, polies-opinion has pawn with the growth of le fties/see* the semantic to sanguinary panishments indicates the' 'dileet of the people to that humanity which the Legislature had forgotten." We shall close these extracts with an eloquent passage : . " Passion tint made revengeful laws, and revenge, ones ineoeporatsd 'with the system of justice, re.produeed its own image, after passion had PRICE 71). expired. Legislators looked only to what their predecessors hat'. done. without recollecting the circumstances which palliated arms that could not be justified. Instead of examining the merits of the artificial system of penal morality, which they found established, whose source was indig. nation, and whose object vengeance, they guided their conduct by it"; ex ample, and went on habitually multiplying these inhuman enact.bentst which justice and reason equally renounced. " It is in vain for Sir Hobert Peel, or any odor :Minister, to think that he can long resist this power. The antipathy to sanguinary punishments is characteristic of a people, not only of humane instincts, but of sound moral perceptions. The frequency of death intend for crimes, which arc not of the last degree of malignant depravity, not only pains the feelings, but shocks the understanding of a people, who are capable of judging of the degrees of crime by another standard than the artlticial criteria! of the legislator. Neither reason nor the Chris tbsiti.reltgion allow them to reverence a vindictive system of justice, width Mew* tbirmifyiltailon tstmetrwo by • vidweissittlime moral distinctions, with:kale more firmly established by OOD and nature, than the foundation of the universe." SMITHFIRLD—THIB DAY. carets AT Wmntar : Meet., 2480—Sheep, 20.000—Plgs. 150—Cabroe 140. Baef ....... 4. 4J to 44 8J Port Dotted .... 4s 2d 4. 8.1 Lamb Oe 04 0. Od Veal . ...... be 84 to 6. Hey (perlosd). A 2 10s. to £4 44. Clover. AS 10e. tie AO oe. Itrow..lll 14e. to Al 18e. AM/GATE AND LEADENHALL-TOl5 DAT. The supply of Meat was not very gteit atie morning, ana Mims ge nerally were full Si. per stone lilgher. By Ate Carease.—Per 'stone of sas. Beef lts ed Ss Id vi Ild I Mutton ts -Ad Vs MI es 'Od ew od sd s• ad Piet s• ee N a. od COAL-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY. Ships arrived &Hair the maids ~. During the week Beet WsMead Coals 34 &I 3116 &I Other sorts Ships at Market, 1071 TIM COURCIL OXFORD, Jaw. W. Thursday ; in convocat it It was agreed to accept the bequest con tained in the will of the Rev. Robert Finch, M.A. of lialilol College. COPY OP THE BEQUEST. " I give and bequeath all my books, manuscripts, statues, busts, bas reliefs, bronzes, medals, coins, gems, prints, pictures, and draw ings, unto my Secretary, Henry Mayer, $ native of Isghoen, in Tus. any, for the term of his natural life ; and. it is my will, and I do direct the said Henry Mayer to cause a full and true schedule or in ventory of my said books, manuscripts, and other things, so given and bequeathed unto him for his life, as aforesaid, as soon as may be after my decease, and to sign the ism, and transmit It unto Thomas Webster, Req. of Queen-street, Chaspeide, London, attor ney at law. And at the decease of the said Henry Mayer, I give and.bequeath my said books, manuscripts, statues, busts, and other things, unto the University of Oxford, upon condition that the' , whole be kept separate from any other collection, and be called and named Finch's Collection; and be deposited in the Ashmolean Museum ; or, if there be not ample space therein, in some other convenient building, where visitors and students may have acmes there to. And in order that the aforesaid collection may not be deteriorated by neglect, I give and bequeath from and immediately after the decease of the survivor of them, my said wife Maria Finch, and the said Henry Mayer, unto the Warden of New College, the Master of BOW the President of Trinity College, and the Keeper of the Ashmoloon Ca Mu seum. and to their successors in office for ever, all my asoneyrvessett in the Thee and a Half per Cent. South Sea Stock, the yearly interest of which I enjoin shall be divided into two equal poetises, of which one moiety shall be employed in maintaining and ing the collec tion, and the other moiety in purchasing objects to fthease the same." On the same day the following degrees were maenad t MAIITZIII or Airs.—The Viscount Haarsabe, New Calle ; John Chandler, Corpus ; Rev. Francis H. Buckertleki, Magdalen all; Rey. Theodore John Cartwright, University; Henry Cos Morrell, Christ Church ; Bev. Lancelot C. L. Bressea, Oriel. Bacaztoas or Atom—John lidtwards,Jesas ; Wart. Howdleas, Christ Church ; John Penlenge, Weskit; honor*" MP/W. CAMBRIDGE. Jaw. St At • congregation on Wednesday bat, the epees of Doctor in shy was conferred es the Rev. John anthem, Master of anises Col lege, by Royal mandate. At the same congro et the Be,. Aldersey Dickers, Fellow of St. Peter's College, and Master et Blundell's school, Tiverton, De. von, was admitted Doan be Dhtimitg. The Regime Ftefessesebtp of Hoboes now vacant, by the bath of the Rev. Dr. Lloyd. The electors are the Vice Chancellor, the Master and two Senior Fellows of Trinity, the Master of St. John's and Christ's Colleges, and (in consequince of the Provost of King's being Vice. Chancellor) the President of Queen's. The Rev. H. Fardell, M. A. Prebendary of Ely, has been instituted, by the Bishop of Ely, to the Vicarage of Wisbech. On Saturday last J. F. Withered, Harry Dupuis, John & Legh, and Charles Wilder, Fellows of King's College, were admitted Bachelors of Arts. The Rev. Peter Fraser, M. A. senior Fellow of Christ's College, has been collated to the Prebend of Stow in Lindsey, in the Cathedral Church of Lincoln, vacant by the death of the Rev. Philip Williams ; patron, the Lord Bishop oft Lincoln ; and has also been instituted to the Rectory of Kegworth, in the County of Leicester, vacant by the death of Thomas Parkinson, D.D. ; patrons, the Master, Fellows, and Doctors of Christ's College. The Rev. Thomas Kaye Bonney, M.A. of Clare-Ball, Rector of Co ningsby, Lincolnshire. and Normanton, Rutlandshire, has been collated to the Archdesconry of Leicester, vacant by the death of Thomas Par. kinson, D.D.—patron, the Lord of Lincoln. On the 24th instant, the Rev, Mc George Bantsby, M.A. of Caius College, Vicar of Lowesby, in the county of Leicester, was in stituted by the Lord Bishop of Lincoln to the vicarsges of Resistor' and Plunger, in the same county, on the presentation aids Grace the Duke of Rutland. We regret to state that s student of St. John's College (Mr. Figs) has been missing since Saturday last, and it is supposed be was drowned in the Cam in the course of the preceding night, as his cloak and cap were found at the back of Jesus-green sluice-house, on the Cheiterton s id e o f the river on Saturday morning. The body of the unfortunate gentleman has not yet been discovered. CORN-EXCHANGE-THIS DAY. The arrivals pf Wheat continue to be very shammed we have to quote the prices ht. to 2s. higher than on this day se'nnight. Of awley, we lave a quantity left from last week, and, with the (rest supplies, the market 'dil keeps very heavy. Throe is a good quantity of Oats In the market, the prima of which are somewhat higher. In Bows and Peas we have no alteration, with good supplies. In all kinds of grain the trade is very dull. Flour remains as last week. Wh.st,new,Kent, Ewa 74s 80. Old . —it —s Suffolk. (White) . 70s 784 Ifforfolk & Suff. ( Red), 64a 74s • Eye . 30s 34a Barley, 40s 42s —Fine 46s 4111 Pea, Whit. • 42s 444 Boilers . 4N 49s m MR TA 111011 Wheat. English, quarters 3.579 kids Ditto . . Do. Foreign . . 1,980 Barley, English . . 13,675 Irish Do. Foreign Malt. English . lingilsh Oats . lAA Oat. Peas, Grey • 36s 42 Beans, Small . • 42s 45 Tick . 96s 40 Oats, Potato. . • ells 30 Poland . . 24.17 Feed . • 2Ua 114 Flour, per sack, . . 60s 66 Rapeseed . 236 .4:38 per last LAST WIVI. Foreign Ditto . . Rye. English . . . 4 Beans. English . 2,208 Do. Irish . . . 1,170 . 8.233 . 10,004 . 845 Ditto, Foreign . Peas, Rnglkk . . 6115 Ditto Foreign . . 660 'Rog isb Plour. sack• 7,721 American dkto, brie. -,—.• -71 .1\ • .• 'I", • . • LAW RE I'ORTS;; COURT OF CHANCERY lirs . LORD TI NTLIIDIN'S S 4 EDWARD SURDEN begged to call his Lordship's attention to the effects of Lord Tentcrden's Act with regard to the site ration of the Terms. The interval between Easter and Trinity Terms would scarcely allow time for the usual recess. Fur himself, he found it absolutely cessary to liarc some time fur relaxation from the laborious pursuit of his professional duties. Is did not wish fur more than the usual vacs. tion, but that would he curtail e d by the oper at ion of th e statute . The LORD CHANCELLOR said he was fully aware of the ece.ssity there was for allowing counsel time for relaxation ; the old maxim of "all work and no play," was, applicable to them. In the Ai-I%lqm' of the terms made by the act rdstred to, togard had been principally had to the arrangements of the common law courts, with respect to t..eir sit. titiAs and circuits; and hence an indirect, but unintentional interference with the sittings of the courts of equity had taken place. His Lordship considered it to be a subject of importance, and lie would e infer with the other equity judges upon it. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Jaw. 29. LIBIL— RIZ, V. JCRS. Sir lastEs Scansirry called fur the judgment of the Court on the Defendant, who had been convic id, at the sittings after list term, of having published various dt-timatory libels respecting Gen. Sir Robert Chambers Hill, and Col. r of the Guards. Lord TIXTERDEN read hi. b.ms of the evidence, the particulars of which were fully detailed at the time of the nisi, and must Le fresh in the recollection of the public. Affidavits by the defendant were read by the proper officer, in which he stated the circumstances connected with the matter ot the libels lle had been tried by a Court Martial in 1822, and sentenced, contusry to law and justice, as he asserted, to be dismissed the service. He h a d preferred the charges against Sir Robert Hill before the time of that trial, and Sir Robert Hill had preferred charges against him. qtr H. Torrens had laid thechaages against Sir R. II ill before the Duke or York, and his Royal Highness thought them worthy of consider etion ; but the Duke of Wellington had recommended that the subject stutuld be dropped, and it was dropped until revived by Sir Robert, who recom. nsenned to the Defendant to remove to another regiment, under a din at AM he would otherwise be brought before $ Court-martial, and the. Defendant refused to remove under any such threat, end eaprestied self ready to %set any charges that might be brought against him. The ArTonirwv-Ozatiam. addressed the Court in mitigation. The defendant bad served for 30 years in the army, with great credit to him *if and advantage to his country. That he had written the letters, to stash Its hedalgued his name, under circumstances of strong pros ova. *ion. he himself admitted, but he (the Attorney-General) was instructed now, as he had been at the time of the tiial, to deny that the defendant had wrings the anonymous letters. That was not now, however, a props subject of discussion. The matter had been left folly and fairly to tile Jury, and they had decided ; and notwithstanding the cases which showed hew readily mistakes might arise frost similarity of hand.writ log, his lips were sealed on that point. But the whole circumstances of this case showed that the defendant had acted under strong feelings of provocation, and this =femininely wee the cause of his having been re duced from a high and honourable station in society to the situation of stamina, so the Gomel' the Court to receive judgment foe libels. Mr. Comaszu followed on the game side. Sir Jinn SCAILZTT, foe the replieutim observed that the libels were al the west description. and,that the niencie had been i j ggrarated by the use of defence adopted and the speeelnuode iumiiigation. The Modency aid object of all this was to show that the defendant. after hawks accasod the Commander of the Regiment of these frauds, meant stili to say that he was right, or nearly right ; and he had said that Sir R. Hill had meanly skulked out of the service in order to avoid an Investigation of the charges, when, in point of fact, he had remained in it longer than he intended to have done, at the special request of his Majesty, and when there was no officer in the army who believed it Foible that Sir R. Hill could be guilty of any of these offences. All, except the defendant himself, had the highest esteem for Sir y. Hill. Defendant.—Had Lieut. Fenwick the highest esteem for him ? Lord Tgureansit—Be silent. You do yourself no good. Defendant said be would obey the Court, but would not be insulted by Sir James Bcarlett. Mr. Justice Ltrxxgn.u.a (after the Judges had consulted for sortie time) pronounced the judgment. The defendant had been convicted on the clearest evidence' of circulating these libels on Sir Robert Hill and Captaiu Hamner, imputing to the former that he had defrauded the public by the purchase of cast horses, and making a false remelt in the case of a emporia Turner, with a view to prevent his coming torwaid to accuse him of the fraud about the horses, and of stealing whys tram the officers ; and imputing to Colonel Hamer that he had colluded with Sir Robert Hill in the transactions about the decries. Ilia Lordship then recapitulated the evidence as to the'disputes between the defendant and Sir Robert Hill. and as to the circulation of the libels ; and observed. that if the defendant hail thought that Sir K 4 bert 11.11 and Colonel Hamner were guilty of the offences imputed to them, and be could not get them tried before a Come Martial, he ought to have instituted proceedings in some of the Courts of law, where those OM cers would have had an opportunity of being b.ard in their deknce ; tut this he had not done, and therefore they had no means of vindicating , their character, except by the pretioullags in this Court. On else *hob: the sentence of the Court swag, that for the libel. oss fine It. lidi ate de.. feudant be imprisoned in his Majesty's gaol of Newgate for the space of oneyear ! and that for the libels on Colonel Hamner he be iitipristdoed in the same gaol for three calendar months, to be computed from the end of the year ; and at the close of that per iod the defendant abets J Ile bound over to his good behaviour for two years, himself' in 5001. and two sureties in 2501. each. CRIMINAL INNORMATION.—EI-PARTE THE REV. MR. JACK . Mr. Caurnett., on the part of Mr. Jack, Rea .r of a parsh in N .r. folk, applied for a rule to shew cause why a criminal info' 'ludo sb ul I not be filed against a man of the name of Libbuck. or Liven, a Lamer in the parish, who had excited a mob to assail the Rector. to compel him to refrain from collecting his tithes. ibis man, although he did not in terms encourage the people to become inornd'anes, was in reality as guilty as any of those who had been convicted before the Special Commission. On the 29th December, when there was a meeting relative to the tithes, this man harrangued a number of agricultural labourers, and informed them deaf the fanners would not pay them proper wages unless the clergy agreed to relinquish or reduce their demands. Mr. Jack was informed of what was passing, and was advised to leave his house, which be did. On the 90th Decent. tier a crowd of agricultural labourers assembled at the Rector's house and insisted on being admitted. They were told that Mr. Jack was not at home, but they did not believe this, and two of them emend anti searched the house, of course without success, and at length they dispersed on a threat of having the Riot Act read. The caul • which led to this riot was, no doubt, the farmer's harangues, and hand-bills which he bad circulated; and the manuscript of the bill was brought, on the 22d of December, by ohs farmer to Mr. Weimer, a printer at Norwich, with instruc ions to print 100 copies. The bi lls were printed, and were paid far and carried away by the farmer, and circulated by him. The placard inveighed against the , tithe-owners, and against Mr. Jack, who, be said, bad refused to pert with a few pounds out of the hundreds which he had been in the habit of receiving; and it stated the employers of farm-labourers cooM not give them the wages • hich they ought, owing to the alight of taxation and the tyrannical conduct of the tithe-owners; and the paper pro ceeded to snake some remarks on sehooh, which reminded him of Jack Cade's remark to Lord Say about verbs and nouns, de.—Rule granted COURT OF REQUESTS, .lAx. 29. IIIEACR OF TIONIII OF IMARRIAOZ. The plaintiff in this case, • very good-looking young woman, about 29 years of age, sought to recover the sum of 41. of a Mr. Timothy Donovan,* floe red-haired native of the Emerald Isle. The plaintiff stated, that she and the defendant were natives of the county of Limerick, which place she left about eighteen months ago for London Shortly after her arrival she met the defendant, and he kept centrany with him; but wishing to obtain a few pourds, it had induced her to postpone her wedding-day with the defendant. Having to a •sted to be united to Tim, the banns wire put up, and the beginni' g of lest week was appointed to celebrate the wedding. She and her friends ar rived at the bridegroom's house, and having partaken of a drop of mountain dew," they all proceeded to the church. Upon their arrival they found the priest waiting; and while they were advancing op to the altar, the bridegroom whispered in her ear, that in his hurry to get married he left all his money at borne, and be was, therefore, unable to pay the priest, upon which @believe the defendant some money. He then shed her for the ring, when she re.. that it was in his posses sion; then, as he suddenly recolketed himself, he said he had lett it at home, and he then left the church for the purpose of procuring the ling, but he never returned. At night the defendant was found at a public house in liquor. The money which she now claimed she had advanet ol to the defendant to make attain purchases with, but which he had Lot 'done. A witness proved seeing some ntoney given to the r:efendant the Audit and on looking for him in the evening, he found hun in a muNt glorious state of inebriation ; and upas i l r e i ti asked what he nitwit, he replied it was not his Intention to s The defendant denied ever use of such an expression as that be would normatry her: the fact was, ke went out of the church fir the purpose of procuring the ring, but having unfortunately met i.n ac- • Clu etenee ' the y went to take a glass, and which was the foundation of his present unhappiness. He was now waling so treeem his promise, and be married instandy to the plaintie The young woman refused to renew the matrimonial alliance, upon widish the Commissions awarded the sum claimed. SUDDRN DEATH.—On the 14th lost. a female of the name of Whitehouse, who travelled row? d the *Country with her husband, selling eartheawkre, died in a camp about a info from Oakley Wood. The husband was awoke about twelve in the night by one of the children, and on raising himself in bed, found his wife . sitting upright, but isiseum ble, and she never spoke afterwards.-- Coventry Herald. II 1 \ i f t • ii I I ~~ ~ t , i