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Itesent docks, because upon the expiration of the compulsory loi s i - Pges, the Lotition Docks must, from their contiguity to the scat of Lushness, in comparison with the distant situation of the others, 'lissooy a virtual monopoly. It most be evident, therefivre, that without additional dock-accommodation near to the centre of the toetropolis, the, proprietors of certain good*. compelled by the recatotions of the Act of the 4th Geo. IV. c. 21, to be deposited in places surrounded by walls, or desirous of depositing them where they would be exempt from demands for deficiencies, would have no choice, for even after the expiration of the exclusive privileges. unless the owner who shall desire to lodge his goods at a convenient distance from the market, chooses to submit to such rates as the Leedom Dock ('otnpany may thick fit to exact, he would be corns relied to choose between two evils.—of being expiated to ruinous chorges, or of lodging his goods in the West India Decks, which, at a distaxic? of upwards of three miles from the metropolis, might seriously obstruct the sale, it being known that very many go, ds will not find buyers, unless they ran undergo convenient personal inspection. It is equally notorious that the excessive charges ot the Port, and the obstruction to navigation, from the crowded state of the river, have induced foreign merchants to shun it, and seek the ports of the Continent, which have afforded cheaper Om es for deposit, greater facilities in the examination, sale, and transport or therthandise. But if any additional proof were wanting of the effects produced by the high rates of the London Docks, it will be found in the fact, that in the year 11123, the number of vessels which entered those docks was 1-180, whereas in 1824, when the number of vessels which arrived in the Port of London exceeded those of the preced ing year between 2 and 3,000, the number which entered those docks was only 1,348. Not that the tonnage rates prevented ships horn going in, as they are low, but the proprietors of the cargoes refused to allow them to he there discharged, on rccount ot the • er -tempos expense to which merchandize in the Loudon Docks is subject to. We must conclude with the author's remarks on the great increase that has taken place in theitransit trade : Should the metropolis, in future, not enjoy a very large share of ' that lucrative branch of trade, it will he attributable only to exorbitant charges, which are indeed the sole cause why the Lon. • don Dock Company's warehouses are not more than fully occu. pied ; The high rates have deterred merchants upon the Continent from making consignments in transit, as the expenses upon small quaraitien of goods sent as mere expertments to try the market, hare, in many instances, operated as a prohibition. In resneer to the rapidly-increasing trine of the country, it may be stated, that in the year 1795, the value of our imports and ex ports was 45 millions, and it will appear, from the official account, that the last year amounted to 96,488,1621. sterling. Can any additional proof be required of the important advantages which have flown out of our improved Commercial Code ? What becomes then of the indiscreet attempt which has been made to im pugn the enlightened principles which now govern it ? JOIXT-STOCK COMPANIES. The following remarks on the legal difficulty of con ducting the business of unincorporated Companies arc copied from an able pamphlet` on the state of the Existing 'Ler, just published : Towards showing the difficulties, or rather the moral immssi- Way, of partnerships, composed of very numerous members, being able to get on, in the way of maintaining actions for debts due to them, with the necessary success, let US suppose a particular case, • torch as will be likely continually - to arise in the course of ma naging the affairs of any trading Joint Stock Company consist ing of a great number of members. A preliminary remark or • two, however, mill remain to be first made, touching the nature of &YIN in contemplation of law. Debts are things which in law are caned causes in action, that is to say, things io action, or flange to which a party has a right, in contradistinction to things in pos session. or of which he is in the actual enjoyment, and to reduce which into possession, or actual enjoyment, or, according to the legal term, to recover which, is the object sought for in bring. ing the action. Bat these chose.: in action, with a few exceptions, such as bills of exchange and promissory notes, are not assignable 'at law, that is to,say, the legal property in them cannot be transferred to another, so as to entitle that other to recover them, or to join in recovering them, by an action at law. Suppose, therefore, a partnership existing to-day, 0 consist of any given number of persons, and that they sell goods to John ; Stiles on credit; but that, on the expiration of tue credit, he neglects to pay for them. and that hence it becomes necessary to bring an action against him, to recover the money . for which they were sold. The first question is. in whose names is the action to be brought? The answer is, in the names of all those who ocm the partners at the time of the sale, or in the names of the survivors, if any of them ate since dead. But it may happen that this partnership may be a " fluctuating body ;" and that the partners may have been either really and legally, or only arofcssedly and nominally, or really and legally for some pun. peso', though not so fur others, continually changing. It may apren, too, that Stiles has repeatedly bought goods of this con tinually changing firm or Company ; for the value of all of which goods it is necessary now to proceed against hint by way of action. Suppose, then, that the body consists of 2,001) partners (nu very extraordinary number, if we may truetto the Prospectuses of the slay), and that Stiles has bought goods of them at twenty-fire 'different times, the credit for all of which goods is now ex pired. Suppose that during this period of time there hare been 300 changes (a very moderate computation) in the members of the firm, by the sale, or suppesed sale ot the interests of that number of the members. Suppose during the same time there have been six deaths, and that, in consequence of these deaths, ten new individuals, as personal representatives of the deceased mem here, hive been admitted as partners, to hold the interests of the deceased, which we may suppose to have consisted of twenty-one ten-thousandth Tani of the whole capital of the firm, of which ten-thousandth parts several arc now come to be split into two or three, according to the number of the representat ives of some of the deceased partners, so as to rake twenty-thousandth and thirty thousandth par ' s. V ow let the exact of the several salea or mangers, which have led to tin. iaipposed 300 changes in the mem bers of the partnerslap he. It ot them ascertained. Let the times of the deaths of the deceased partners be also supposed to be accurately known. and Rho whether any, and which of those members who have parted with their interests in the " con cern" have also died, and when they died. In the next place, le; the exact days of the sile of the several parcels of goods to Jelin Stiles be likewise clearly ascertained, and let all these ' , points be clearly capable of proof. To give the cause a name, let she plaintiff's be commonly known as " The Royal, Wax and Tallow Candle, and Tallow Cantle with Waxed Wicks Company," and let Stiles he indebted to them for certain dozens of podnds weight of candles, of the value, in the whole, of 10/. 12s. 6d. ; that is to say, 25 dozen pounds weight of candles at Ca. fid. per doses. Let it be beneath the dignity of such a Company to trouble themselves for a moment with any consideration of whether the proceedings for any part of their demand ought not to be taken in the County Court, or in a Court of famiseiettee. Or rather to shut out cavils on -tell a point, let the demand be twenty times as great as - tied lictore supposed. The fortunate "Solicitor," who Ina, be in:emcee l to take measures for the recovery of the debt., will go, as a matter of ccurae, to a still more happy Special Pleader. or to the "Standing Counsel" for the Company, to be ad vised what to do. By the time the Special Pleader has written three or tour times over for further instructions, the facts as above supposed will possibly have been got at. He will then have to consider, first, how many actions must be brought? And here, aneereuch as during the time of the sales to Stiles, of valich there are 2s, there have been 300 charges in the members of the firm, wealueive of the changes by deaths, and the admission of the petered representatives of the deceased as partners, he will, in all probability, soon discover that there must be 2tl actions: and this Mule depend upon there having been a change of one or more members of the partnership, between each sale of goods, a point so be ascertained, by comparing the exact times of the ebonites of partners with the exact times of the sales of the goods. It has already been stated in whose names the first action must be brought. The second action will be to be brought in the names of those who composed the partnership at the time of the second sale et geode, or in the names of those who compoied the part nership at the time of the second sale of goods, or in the names of the survivors, if any are since dead. The plaintiffs in the second • therefore, will embrace all those who have continued partners from the time of the first sale of goods, and all those whoa became partners after the first sale of goods, and continued partners at the time of the second sale, which will include all shim who, being partners at that time, have since *old their interest an the partnership ; but those, if any, who legally ceased to be partners after the first, and before the second sale of goods, will not oe comprised among the plaintiffs ; so neitaer will the executors of toy deceased partners merely as executors, nor any who nave be come eaetners since the second sale. The like course will be to be pur ..r.a with the supposesi remaining three and twenty actions. With out insisting upon the numberless questions that might arise in trim actions. es to whether this or that individual legally ceased to be *partner in the firm, and at what time; and whether this or abet other individual legally became a partner, and when ; it is conceived that the moral impossibility of such Companies attaining ice the long rue tic necessary suceesa is prosecuting actions, to afford them any legal security for their peoperty, is, in what has already been etibinitted to the reader, sufficiently manifest. • " A View of the Existing Law affecting Uniecorporated Joint Stock Companies By John George, - Esq., of the ?diddle Temple, Barrister-at-Law." Yesterday morning, pursuant to public notice, the Lon don militia mustered in the Artillery-ground, at to o'clock, fur the purpose of training and exercising for 28 days. This regiment is 600 strong, and is under the command of Alderman •fir C. Hunter. They have not been called out kfore for four years. The muster was very strong. They ware formed into companies, and afterwards were marched oil' the ground, to be new clothed, and furnished with accou trements, 4&.c., and to-day the regiment will meet for the purpose of going through the various evolutions as now practised by the regiments of infantry. 0.1 Thutslay afternoon there were about twenty yes oe's at anchor iu the Roads, mostly from the Baltic, wait ing the spring tides to enable them to enter the harbour of Leith. Vyse, Ludgate-street, we are Eirormed, has the best amortmeot of Leghorn Hats, of the new Brozzi fabric ; arid he In,r introduced something quite new, made of a novel materiel, which hai 'vet with unisons lopprobation. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENINO. Wind g• W S.E.--litgh Water 42 minutes past 10. Arrived the Atlantic, Barber, from Fernainbitco. Railed thel7th March ; Alice. Ellison, front Sierra Leone, sailed 26th February ; Alfred, from Trieste; William, from Gallipoli ; severance, —„ from Marseilles; Prince of 1.1"aterloo. from Limerick 4 Johan Strng, Dar!rig ; Shamrock, Montgomery, from Belfast; Elizabeth., ()wen. front Drogheda 1 - Tertness, —, from Dartmouth; Catherine, Adams, from Sa vannah ; Hii.tl.field, White, from Dublin. Fame, Irvine. from Glasgow ; Lineraid Isle, —, front Dublin ;' Bellamy, —, from Parlstow. Off t:,e Silas Richards, lloldridge, from New York ; Franklin, —, from ditto. The Silas Richard', from Neo York, sailed the 8:11 April, in company a. ith the Herald, for Liverpool. The Atlantic, from Pernambuco. Railed the 17th March. On the lbtit April in lat. 30.29. long 29. 6. spoke the brig Atlande. from Bahia for Falmenthl on the 26th April in lat. V. 31. long. 8. 15. spoke the brig Hampton from London for Grenada; on the 27th instant, in lal. 40.10. lung. 7. 40. spoke the ship Loyal Sam, from Liverpool fur Newfounifitmd. The Alice, from Sierra Leone, sailed nth February. The Fair field. Rose, and Prince Regent, were to sail in two or three days. On the 20th April, off Cape Clear. spoke the brig Daphne , o f 3lahlon„ from Baltimore in Ircland for Newfoundland. The Charon, l'ratt, from Liverpool, arrived at Boston Bth A pril. The Marais, Drew, from Liverpool, and the William and Jane, Darling, tram Liverpool and Plymouth, arrived at New York. The Elizabeth, Dagneer, from Jamaica, arrived off' the Isle of Wi„oht. I'he 'Thomas Farral, Barry.from Liverpool, arrived at 11"aterford. The Margaret. Falcon, front Liver- pool, arrived at Belfast. The Westmoreland, frau, Liverpool, arrived at the Savannah. The Cortes, De Cost; La Fayette, Tanning; Euphrates. Sprague; and Magnet, .lint, from Liverpool, arrived at New York. MAY I.—Sailed the 'aria, 'l'regarthen, for Messina; Courier, Hudson, for New York; Antelope, Munro. for Brazil; Jefferson, fur Calcutta ; Adventure, Hoeirtard, for Jersey ; Wash ington, Jones, and Lancashire Witch. Neele, for Lisbon; Thomas. Hannah, for 3liramichi ; Sir William Wallace. Tilley., for New Bransteick Argos, Wilkinson, for Newfoundland; Canada, Ito frws, fur New York; John,. lloilgßon, for Belfast; Liberty. l'hompson, for Coleraine; Lady Florence, Bishop, for Drogheda; Jane, %Vise, for Dublin; Betsey, Milne, for Galway; Shamrock, Kermode, for Limerick; Industry. Farrell, for London; John, Macdonald, for Londonderry; Thomas Hyde. Neill, for Wicklow. .LAY 2.—Sailed the II arrict, Thornton, for Quebec; .Margaret, Ileneghan, far New Brunswick. - ~. SIIIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM • HOUSE. MAY 2. ENTERED INWARDIL—The Good Hope, Deward, from Liver pool; Earnest, Spooner, from Liverpool; Ma's. Evans, front Liverpool; Pomona, IV right. from Southampton; Phamix Packet, ‘Vranghan, from St. Michael's; Valentine, Graves, front St. ikli chael's ; Thontaa and Hannah, Bence, from Lis bon; Gustav, Gass, front Stettin ; Alexv. White, from Memel ; Oute Hoffnung. Rodman, from Stettin; Robert and Ann, Straugban, from Go thenburg; Sally, Bessant, from Calais; Orwell, Bryant, front St. Vincent's; Ajax, llotirker, from Leer; Ant. Eslielby, from Oporto; Zwey Gebroeclers, Bruhn, from Flensburg; Tino, Jech, from Smyrna and Chenne ; Marie Anna. Vanderkaa, fiom Ant. werp ; Thistle. Brodie, from Trieste; Harriet, Taylor, from nt. Michael's; Alexander Adam, Peer, fro n St. Michael's; Hope, Bully. from Lisbon; Sector. Hrr., from St. Michael's; Fly, Sampson, from St. M ichael's ; Patriot, Patterson, from Ilaniburgh ; Imparter, Deeper. from Oporto; Hope, Sweet, from Rotterdam; Mirables. Rutherford. from St. Vincent's ; Atalanta, King front Hamburgh ; Albion, Haden, frnn Berbice Inclination, lieetjen, from Bremen; Good Intent, Bragg, from Ostend; Bee, Hudson. from Harnburgh ; LadyArsbellis Riner,from Ilavannah ;Velocity, Brooks, front Payts ; Colton, Walker, from Hamburgh ; Atlas, Read, from Charleston; De Hapen de Zeeman, Petah, from Bayonne; Triton, Comer, from Faro; Hope, Wood, from Ham burgh ; J Lino. Pritehard.frum Jamaica; Apollo, Punt, front Stettin ; Chance, Jackson, front Hamburgh ; T oddy. , Black, from Charente ; Hope, Simpson, from Cork; Proust, Lloyd, from Limerick; Ocean, Williams, from Limerick; Rambler, M'Oreer, from Lon donderry ; London Packet, Randall, from Limerick ; Olive Branch, Darren, from St. Michael ' s; Posey Hall. Head, from St. Lucia and Dominica; Thames, Dewar, from Ceylon ; Ganges, Tucker, from Bombay and Cape of Good Hope; Willia m Smith, front Canton and St. Helena ; . Marquis of Wellcsley,Weyn. ton, front Madras, Bombay, Tellicherry, and Cape of Gord Hope. ENTERED OETWARDS.—The Concord, Smith, for Tenerifle ; Isabella, Kelling, for St. John's, New Brunswick; Integrity.. White, for Trinidad; Anson, Lincoln, for New York ; Foreman, for Rio Janeiro; Active, Hutchins, for Dublin ; Courier, Owens, fur Belfast; Maria, Thomson, cm Madeira, Isle of France, Madras cr.d Bengal. CLEARED OETWARDS FINALLY AT GnavosoNni.—Sir Wil liam Curtis, Whittingham, for Rotterdam and Calais ; Edward, Bellehr, for Bremen ; King of the Netherlands , Slater, for Rotter dam ' • Cane Grove, Thomson, for St. Vincent's ; Adeona, Pieter son, for Dronthcim ; Providentia, Fahrhadt, for Memel; Janes, Wilson. for Elsineur and Petersburgh ; Tees, White, for Elsineur and St. Pvteraborgh ; Adeona, Steward, for Gibraltar ; Nassau, Tremayne. for Sierra Leone; Prince of Waterloo, Mailer, for Ostend; Telegraphe, °rancho, for Barre; Pacific, Sutherland, for Buenos Ayres; Earl Bathurst, Pound, for Rotterdam ; Rich mond, lkliddleton, for Havre; Catherine, Parker, for Alexandria. CLEATING OUTI7ARDS.—New York Packet, Barclay, for Ja maica; Britannia, !touchier, for Madras sad Bombay' Sabra, Nisbet, for Cadiz ; Fortitude Increase 1, Meaning, for St. Kitt's ; Sheaclam Castle, Brown, for Quebec. FROM LIDI'D'S LIST. FALHOWTH. MAT 1.---Andred the Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon; sailed 24th ult. Sailed the Matilda, Miller, for Oporto. Po ars MO oirr, 31ar 2—Arrived the 3laria, Hill, from nate; and the George Canning, Perriot, from Gallipoli. DEAL, Alas' 2.—Passed through for the River, the Regent packet, Collins, from St. Michael's. Remain the lion. Compan)'s ship Buckinghamshire, for China. DOVER, MAY 2.—lt blew exceedingly hard at S.S.W. from eleven last night, until about one this morning. GRAVESEND, MAY 2.—Arrived the Sappho, Netley, from Smyrna ; Mercury, Brightman, front Lmhorn ; George and Mary, Trail. from Leghorn ; Restoration ' Stoble, from Denis; Upton Castle, Thacker, from Bombay; ,Mitchell Grove, Seller, from Charente; Active, Lundy, Pram Charente ; Mercury . Benson , from Oporto; Eagle, Duckworth, front Oporto; St. Lucia, Row. ley, from St. Lucia ; Thomas and Hannah, Bence, Lisbon ; Fanny, Churchwood, Vigueira; Concord, Langdon, from Lisbon ; Hebe, Brown, from Monuterratt ; Rolla, bee, from Sierra Leone. Sailed the Britannia, Willett, for St. Michael's; Sarah Mary, Sheader, for Hamburgh ; Mary, Mann, for Quebec. BRISTOL, MAY 2 .— Arrive d the Gleaner, Stephens, from Oporto; Stour, —; Rather, Forster, from St. Michael's; Satis faction, Craft. from Memel; Maria, Prewse, front Gallipoli; Magnet, Bomhcff, from Nancy; Azores packet, —, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Snipe, Swayne; Ilercules ' Gri ffi ths, for Honduras; Traveller . Howard., for Newfoundland: Ardent, Du. man. fur St. Vincent's; Vintage, Whitwall, fur Oporto; Eliza, Scriffin, for Tobago. lay e root., MAT 1--Arrived the Spartan, Young, from Ja maica; the Three Sons, Olive, from Alaranham ; the Castor, Simpson, from Prince's Island. Akin; sailed Jan. 28, in company with the I.sdy C,outbermere. The Hannah, Graham, from Charts ton ; sailed the 3d ult. in company with the Florida and Frederick, for this port ; and the South Caroline for the Clyde. The Perfect, Mary Catherine, and the Doria, were to sail next day. The Two Brothers, Gibbons, front Smyrna; and the Churchill, Horawell, from Gallipoli. NORTII SHIELDS, Aron. 30.—The Lady Anne, Bane, with ashes for London, took fire 27th inst. and was scuttled. Part of the cargo, which was discharged into keels, will be reshipped, and she will proceed the that opportunity. liomettEact, APRIL 30.—Light breeze from Southward. Ves eels in the offing appear to have the wind from the E. Maw I.—Light breeze from the E. and hazy.—Yestertlay, at 6p. m. ship No. 352 passed homeward. This morning, at sa.m. ' two ships. Nos. 9 and 98, were off, homeward bound. A boat from this place boarded the ship Silas Richards, and brig Catherine, Adams, of the Head yesterday, the former from New York, the other from Savannah, for Liverpool. No. 352, Si las Richards. from New York; No. 9. Hilton, from Pernaw bum; No. 93, Fairfield, from Sierra Leone. At 7 p.m. yesterday a ship was in sight a long distance out, had three flogs up, but could not be made, outward bound. Dvstite. APRIL 23.—Arrived the Lady Maxwell, from Liver pool ; saw this day abou; 4 p. m. a small cutter, which left Liver , pool with her, supposed to be the Dorinds, go down off the Bailie, and all hands lost. Waxyelan, APRIL 29.—The BlackbirJ, Corbett, from Cork for Glasgow, was stranded yesterday morning to the Northward of this port, and some time after went to piece*. Crew saved. WATERFORD. APRIL 30—The simnel: Eagle, Thomas, of and for Dingle, from Liverpool, put in here on Friday, with loss of bowsprit. tolauttst, and jib. RevEL, Aran. 16--The Ida, Hoist, and the Christina, Mag dalena, from Aleivina, arc surrounded with ice in the Roads, and arc in some danger. ELsi NEU a, Aram 23.—The Boldon, of and from Newcastle, Broome% for Memel, which got on shore on the coast of Sweden 27th ult. was totally lost on Sandhammer 12th inst. Haat auaou, A Putt. 25.—The Eliza, of Sunderland, bee, from Copenhagen for Koningsherg, was stranded near Polaki 17th inst. VLIE ' Aran. 26.—The Maria Catherine, Noland , from Rostock for Amsterdam, is stranded off the Sloot, and sill be lost. Cargo and rigging expected to be saved. BATAVIA, Nov. 30.—The Akrt, Roes, which sailed 9:h inst. for Ronerdam, put back on the 19th inst. leaky. Arrived off Holyhead, the Silas, Richard, from New York ; and the Cathcrlre, Adams ' from Savannah, bound to Liverpool. Arrived off 31turtte, the Eggcsden Castle, from Jamaica ; sailed 1113rch 13. On Thursday, the 14th instant, the dead body of a sea faring man, front al that can be collected, apparently late Captain of the ship CltristiAn, was taken uy on the heads at the Point of Air, in his po‘kets were found six sovereigns and a half in gold, eleven shilling; in ►ilver, a silver watch, maket's came, "John I vison, of Carlisle:" also a gold ring, marked inside " E. M. I'." a pen. knife and a poelet-krife, marked on the hafts " E. P.".— Chute. Cr: 14 LAW INT I,LIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, TursDAY,Atr 3. (In Bunco.) KEATS V. HICKS. This was an action to recover arrears due to the plaintiff', on an anynity granted to her by bond, in which the detendant had Mincd its a surety. On the trial the Jury fotind a s he pecial verdict, first for the plainti ff . and then for the defendant on t facts. The case had been subsequently argued in the Court of Common Pleas, upon the question whether the annuity was granted, in consideration of natural love and affection, or (or a pecuniary consideration. The Court gave judgment for the plaintiff, and the case came on to-day for atguinent on a writ of error. Mr. Caamintr, for the defendant, contended, that although the annubv was stated to be granted in consideration of natural love and a ff ection, yet it was in fact granted on account of money advanced by the plaintiff to her two sons, who had disposed of her stock is trade for the purpose of raising money to advance to.them. This being the fact, he submitted that the bond required to be re. gistered, agreeably to the Statute of the 17th Geo. I [I. c. 26, which not having been done, the bond was consequently void, and the defendant was therefore entitled to a verdict. The CoI7RT stopped Mr.Tintlal from replying, and said, that it did not appear that the advancement of the money sod the granting of the annuity were one entire transaction, and that, therefore, the annuity not being granted for a pecuniary consideration, it did not rotjuire to be registered. There being other pleas filed by the defendant on which the Jury had not given any verdict, the Court granted a Venire dc Novo as to those pleas, which will send the parties down to a new trial. The Court was occupied during the remainder of the day in cases of no public interest. THE BRITISH PRESS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, TUESDAY, MAT 3. XOP.RIS PUTT. This was a special argument to determine the construction of a chute in the Act of Parliament (12 Gea for regulating the payment of tolls. It appeared that the servant of the plaintiff had pained with his stage-coach in the morning, and that the muter returned with the same horses in the evening. The question was, whether the master was to be exempted from paying toll because his %errant had paid in the morning. Mr. Sergeant WILDE, for the plaintiff, contended that the master was exempted from paying for the same horses a second time. Mr. Sergeant PELL, for the defendant. argued that the toll was by the Act of Parliament imposed on the coach, and not on the horses, and that therefore the master ought to pay for returning with the same horses, but a different coach, in the evening. The t'ouitT were unanimously of opinion that the Act of Par liament evidently meant the hones to be taxed, and not the coach; and that the servant, in passing in the morning, was merely the re presentative of the master; consequently the master had no right to ray in returning with the same horses in the evening. Judgment for the plaintiff: FROM LAST NIGHT'S G.IZETTE. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Caper 'Wallis, of White Horse-yard, Coleman-street, farrier. BANKRUPTS. Joseph Bally, late of Bristol, merchant. to surrender May 7, 14 and June 14, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. tzard and Blower, Lincoln's-inn-fields; and Mr. Gre.. gore, Itri , tol. Hugh Escctt, late of Dumter, Somenietshire, =skater, May 12, 13, and June 14, at, eleven, at the Luttrell Arms Inn, Dunster. Solicitor*, Mr. J. D. Blake, Palagrave-place ; snd Mr. W. Leigh and Son, Barton, near I)un■tor. Joseph Bridgman, of St. Peter, Hereford. corn-dealer, play 26, 27, and June 14, at eleven. at the Sun Tavern, Hereford. Soli citors, Mr. J. B. Gough, King-street, Hereford; and 31r. J. Ro binson, Walbrook. James Thatcher, of Stockport, - saddler, May 11, 16, and June 11, at ten, at the Warren Bulketey Arms Inn, Stockport. Solici tors, Mr. J. John, Palsgrave-place, Temple-bar; and Mr. Chet ham,' Stockport. William St. Albin, late of Warrington. music-seller, May 19, 20, and June 14, at eleven, at the Angel Inn, Dale-street, Liver. pool. Solicitors, •111 r. T. Houghton, Statham 's-buildings, Lord. stree- Liverpool; and Messrs. Adlington, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row. Samuel Brown, of Oxford-street, eheesemonger, May 10, 17, and June 14, at ten, at tie Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Hush, Crown-court. Threadneedle-street. William Henry Browne, of Kennington-road, Lambeth, mer chant, May 14, 17. and June 14, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor: Mr. Farris, Surrey.strect. Strand. James Fturance Haswell, of the Fox and Hounds Yard, Cur-' lair.-road, Shoreditch, horie.elealer, May 7, 14, and June 14, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. E. Isaacs, Bury. street, St. Mary Axe. William Chave, of Dri.tol, proviaion-merchant, May 13. 14, and June 14, at one, at the Commercial-rooms, Corn-street, Brie tol. Solicitors, Messrs: Bourdillon and Hewitt, Bread-street. Chrapside; and Messrs. Reran and Britton, Small-street, Bristol. Wilkinson, of Ulverston, Lancashire, merchant, May 11, 12, and June 14, at three, at the Golden Lion, NWhiteltaven. Solicitors, Messrs. Hodgson and Son. 11'1iitchaven ; and Mr. Fal con, Elm-court, Temple. Thomas Lewis Morgan, of Bristol, mason, May 18, 19, arid June 14, at one, at the Commercial-rootns, Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs. King and Lukin. Gray's-inn-square; Messrs. Cary and CMS, Clare.strcet ; and Messrs. Bevan au*Britton, Small-street, Charles Share, late of St. Peter's, Worce'ter. cyder-merchant, June 1,2, and 14, at twelve, at the Albion Inn, St. Peter's, Wor cester. Solicitors, Mr. N. hence, Nrorcester ; and Mr. C. Pugh, King's-mad. Bedford-row. Thomas Crowther, of Lindley, Huddersfield. manufacturer, Mar 6, at five, 7, and June 14. at ten, at the Office. of Messrs. Whitehead and Robinson, Huddersfield. Solicitors, Messrs. Clarke, Richards, and hledcalf, Chancery-lane; and Messrs. Whit2hencl and Robinson, Huddersfield. John Rayner, of the City-road, grocer, May 7, 26, and June 14. at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Lewis, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. DIVIDENDS. May 24. Harry and John Biggs, of Blandford Forum, Dorset shire, mercer', at one, at the Baakrupts' Court. Slay 28. George Menu, of Fenchurch-street, at twelve, at the Bankruvre Court. May 28. Thomas Smyth, of Fore-street, Exeter, bookseller, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. June 4. John Thurston Decide, late of Cannon-street, uphol- , sterer, at twelve, at the Bankrupts Court. Slay 7. Francis Powell, of Forest. Wharf, Earl-street, Black friars, corn-factor, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. May 24. John Sykes, of Wood-street, woollen-warehouseman, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. /lay 25. Edward Chittenden, of Ashford, Kent, ironmonger, at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. May 28. Hutchison, Robert, and %1 illiam Mum of Fenedunch. street, tnerchants, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Slay 25. John Antram, of Southampton, butcher, at twelve, at the George Inn, Southampton. Slay 30. Thomas Einns, of Stockport, cotton-spinner, at ten, at the Star Inn, Deansgate, Manchester. May 25 . Walter D ouglas Pettingill, of Great Yarmouth, Nor. folk, fish-merchant, at seven, at the Nelson Hotel, Great bar. mouth. Slay 24. James Gibson, late of Liverpool, merchant, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool. Slay 31. Thomas Kemp, late of Knarestorough, yarn-spinner, at eleven, at the Bull and Mouth Inn, Leeds. CERTIFICATES, Ma 24. Benjamin Dove Colkns, of Bristol, hatter—John Sugden, of Huddersfield, cloth-merchant—William Newsom, of Boaster court, 31ineing.lane, merchant—Thomas Salter, of Manchester, merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. John Robson and Thomas llatper Bennett, of Gracechurch_ street, hatters--William Ogbun and Richard Harbord, of Beech street, bootmaktrs--Abrahran Boothroyd, George Johnson, and John Ackley, of Huddersfield, atone-masons—James Ashwell, John Heard, and Joseph Rayner, at the Steel yard, Upper Thames. ..reef, iron-founders--Thotras Arbuckle and Duncan 51`Nab. of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, general commission agents—Richard King Thomas and Benjamin Thomas, of the King's-road, Chelsea., linen-drapers--John Bruckshaw, Alexander Gordon, and John Johnson, of Green Vale. Salford, Lancashire, vinegar -manufac turers (so far as regards John Bruckshaw)-William Kershaw and John Platt, of Denton, Manchester. hat-manufacturers_Benja. min Harrison and Samuel Strongman Davis. of Liverpool, mer chants—Jonathan Hobson and Joseph Cousins, of Sheffield, ma nufacturers of scissors—John Read and Edward Louth, of King -Bton-upon-II hodse-joiners-1191liatn Sanders and Joseph Bcalby, of Upper Berkeley-strict, Portman-square, coach-makers. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—The quantity of copper ore sold at Redruth on the 28th of April was 2,474 tons, average pro.. duce 7, quantity of fine copper 191 tons 18 cwt. ; amount of sale 18,5111. 18s. ; average standard 1211.135. There are 2,864 tons of copper ores for sale at Camborne next week. There were 463 ions of simper ores sold at Swansea on the 20th ult. GLASGOW COTTON MARKET, APRIL 30.—1 n the early part of the week our Cotton market was quiet, but towards the close the demand improved, and a pretty fair business was done at the full price of last week. The sales amount to 1,970 bales, as follows Sea Island, 2s. 9d. middling, 3s. W. good, WI stained do. 2010. ftir 22d. good, 24. lid. tine: 489 Uploads, 17d. middling fair, 181. good ; 358 New Orleans, lad. fair, 20d. good ; 45 31obiles, 171 d. fair; 343 Egyptians 21d. fair, 220. good; Ida Demeraras, 20ad. fair, 22d. good ; 2:3 Barbadoes, 184 d. good ; 430 Surat; to 12d. to 12d. in bond to arrive. A, few days ago a fanner near Templemore died of taking horse medicine instead of salts, the latter of which he had bought for himself, the former for his horse ; but, either by design or acci dent, the deleterious drug vs. administered to himself, of which he died. Some short time before, while he and his wife lay in bed. an attempt was made to pour boiling led 'lnto his ear, but the poor man was persuaded this was the work of the fairies ! On his death by the substitution of the horse.medicine for his salts, an inquest was held on the body, bat nothing could be proved to bring home guilt to any party.—Closmel Tapir. SPORTING I VTELLIGENCE. SECOND SPRING MEETING. NEWMARKET, MONDAY, MAT 2. The heavy rain which fell during the night occasioned serious apprehensions that the course wind(' be in a bad state for running ; but it was in much better condition than was expected, and the weather, though gloomy during the early part of the day, cleared up before the races began, and continued favourable the remainder of the day. The aeons, with the exception of the Sweepstakes, were indif: ferent; but much better is looked for to-morrow, when the Muky colt, Surpriae, Camel, Pigmy, Scandal, and several others. will start. Should Mr. Udny's colt win, he will, we think, stand nearly as good a chance for the Derby as Rufus, for it will be recollected that the Surprise filly ran Rufus very close, and, according to the generally-received orinioti, could have beat him. The course presented a very thin attendance of spectators in ge neral ; but all the Nobility and Gentry w hose names follow were present Royal Highness die Duke of York, Dukes Rutland. Grafton, Richmond, and Portland; Marquis of Exeter; Earls Jersey, Orford. Sefton, Kensington ; Lords Dunsvieh, Anson, F. Bentinck, and G. Fitzroy ; Sir J. Shelley ; Hon. Mr. Irby.. lion. Mr. De Roos; Dean of Ely ; Colonels Russell, titlny, and Aubrey ; Messrs. Prendergast, Pearson. Greville, Waddington, Colton, Stonehewer, Newton, ansidait, Crawford, Rush, &c. J. Macias, Esq. had a select dinner party at the King's Palace, at which were his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Duke of Rutland, Dean of Ely, Messrs. Pearson, Prendergast, Graille, Waddington, &e. At the Jockey Club dinner—the Duke of Grafton ; Earl Orford ; Lords F. Bentinck, J. Fitzroy, Dunwich ; Sir J. Shelley • Ho. nonrables De Roos, and Irby; Colonels Aubrey, and Russell; Messrs. Rush. Colton, Newton, Crawford, Vansittart, Stone hewer, &e. &c. In the evening the Rooms were visited by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Duke of Rutland, and the rest of Mr. Douglas's party, Marquis of Exeter, Lord Sefton, and a grea t man y other gentlemen. The races were decided as follows : Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, b. ft. D. 31. Ddke of Grafton's Posthuma, Bat. 21b. 1 Mr. Cooper's Streatham, Sat.' . - 2 Mr. Lamhton's Spermaceti, Rat. - - Duke of Grafton's Zinc, 3st. 91b. 4 Betting, 6to 5 and sto 4 ag ainst Zinc, 3to 1 agst Streatham, 4 to 1 agst Spermaceti, and 10 to I agst Posthuma. This was rather tin interesting race : each horse made alternate play till they came to the cords, when odds were laid that Streath am would win, but here Postliuma got a-head, and won by half a neck. Many wagers were offered and taken, after the horses were home, that the winner was Streatham, the colours being so nearly alike, both appearing to be red, and black cap; bat it tur ned out ' that Streatham's was red and a small white stripe, and black, which eccasbned the error. I: was a good race. J. Barnard rode Posthuma; Arnull, Streatham ; Robinson, Spermaceti ; and WWl son, Zinc, in the absence of Buckle,who is confined at his residence at Bury, by Indisposition, instead of being at home here. 3latch-100. h. ft. D.M. Duke of Grafton's Pueelle , fist. Gib. s 1 Lord Orford's Orion, get. 41 b. 2 The betting varied on this match. 6 and 7to 4 on Pucelle was reduced to 5 to 4, then to b to 5, and then to evens, and you might have had each from 100 to 500 The mire's friends again brought her up to 5 to 4, and finally to 6 to 4. Pucelle made all the running, Orion keeping at her heels ; and when within a shaft distance of home, she made her last run, and won cleverly ; rode by Barnard, Orion by Amull. Match-200, h. ft. Al). M. Mr. Thombill's Reformer, Oat. . I Mr. Stonehewer's Hero (Ajax), Ost. 51b. - 2 6 and 7 to 4 on Reformer, who made all the running, told Ajax out before he got to the bushes, went down the hill easily, and won his race in a canter. 100 pounds to a shilling on Reformer when descending the hill. Refonner was rode by Wheatley, and Ajax by Robinson. TWELVE ♦T NIGHT. The betting during the day has been very heavy, as well on the Plate of to-morrow as on the other Stakes at Epsom and Doncas ter. Plogarth is still eking for the Derby, while the odds against Cleveland are very different to the London betting. PLATE-TO-MORROW. sto 2 agst Mr. M'yndhatn's Camel ; 3 to 1 agst the Doke of Grafton', Pigmy; 3to 1 Kit Mr. Thornhill's Surprise ; 15 to 1 agst Mr. Wortley's Scandal. 2 to 1 agst Rufus si to 1 asst ',Muleteer 7 to 1 agst Hougornont 8 to 1 agst flogarth DERBY. 115 to 1 agst Webb 16 to 1 agst Cain 18 to 1 agst Defiance 2 to I agst Aline 51 to 1 agst Tontine .... 6 to 1 agst Pip,lima 6 to 1 agst Pastime :GEM 112 to 1 pgst nedgauntlet R i to '1 agst Memnon 12 to 1 agst Cleveland The appointments have been n Fifty Pounds, for three-yr old R. lade for to-morrow as under : colts, Bit- 71b.; fillies, fist. alb. ,M. Mr. Udney's 31u1ey colt 1l r. Vansmart's br. f. Dariolets Mr. Payne's br. e. by Octavius D. of Rutland's b. E Adelin Mr. iVyndham's br. c. Can.el. D. of Grafton's b. f. Pigmy Lord Jersey's b. c. Ariel Mr. Thornhill's br. f. Surprise Mr. Goddard's b. f. Pretension Mr. Wortley's b. f. Scandal Lord Warwick's Crecy colt , Handicap Sweepstakes of lOsovs. each, for three yr olds and up wards. T.Y.C. First Class. I 9st. elb. Witch - . Bet. 21b. Cot. 101 b. Silvertail - 7st. 1 _9b. Bet. 101 b. Double Entendre 7st. 121 b. list. 81b. Elisabeth , Bet. 10:b. Seem) Clue. IW. inib. Gipsy - IW. Bib. Principessa Bet. 41b. Ins Bet. 41b. Bravura. Ajax - . Tarandus - Logic - - Reformer . nand izet te - R ebecca - Don Carlos . Bst. .Ilb, - Bst. Olb . ist. 21b, (BY EXPRESS.) NEWMATINET, A QUARTER PAST OWE. The Course, notwithstanding the unfavourable state of the wea they, was better atter led than yesterday, the sports being expected to surpass those of the first day. The MI. Plate excites great' interest, as its issue may make a very considerable alteration in the' Derby betting, Arid, the Muley colt. and Mr. Payne's colt, being Derby horses. Mr. Prendergast ' s Witch, and Mr. "%lily's Ta- 1 randus, have paid forfeit for the first class of the Handicap (run at two ,o'clock), and the Duke of Richmond's Dandizette foe the second class (run at three o'clock). The Plate will be run for at half.past two o'clock. The betting at the Rooms was heavy on the Plate this morning ; Camel the first favourite; Arid, and the Octavius and Maley colts, were likewise in request. Scandal, being a Leger hone, creates some interest. The betting is as follows :- 2 to 1 apt Camel I 7 to 2 agst Pigmy 7 to 2 apt Surprise. The only alteration in the other Stakes is on Pipylina, who has advanced a point. The Duchess of Rutland has arrived, and amongst the other arrivals not before noticed are—Lord G. Cavendish, General Gros.. Tenor, Mr. Lambton, and the far-famed 3lr. Rayne, who paraded the streets this morning, and attracted the notice of an admiring few. Mr. Douglas will have a dinner party to-day, at which his Royal Highness the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of Rutland, the Duke of Grafton, Lord G. Cavendish, Earl Jersey, General Grosvenor, Sir J. Shelley, and Mr. Lambton, will be present. Earl Sefton had a grand dinner party yesterday, and his Lord ship will have another to-day. The following matches have been made for Thursday : The Duke of Grafton's Pigmy, 7st. 41b. apt Lord Orford's Orion, fist. Sib. D. 31. 100. Mr. Udny's Pantins colt, list. Mb. apt Mr. Prendergast's Witch, 7u. Mb. T.Y.C. 100, h. ft. Mr. Smith, the performer at Astley's Amphitheatre, who injured his spine in making a summerset on last Friday week, died on Monday morning, after great suffering. Since the accident his extremities became paralyzed, and at intervals symptoms of de lirium manifested themselves, until he at length expired under great pain and total exhaustion. He was a fine young man 23 years of age, and has left an amiable young wife to lament his premature death. As Lord Ilardwicke's carriage was passing through Wire, on Sunday, a child was knocked dawn and run over, by which it had a leg and an arm broken. His Lordship immediately alighted, and humanely ordered every possible attention to be paid to the sufi'erer. On Sunday last a dog which was swimming in the Cart, perceiving a bundle floating down the water, immediately drew it ashore. His owner, on examination, discovered, to his astonish ment, that it contained the corpse of a new-born child, with the skull fractured and other marks of violence on its person.—Glasgow Free Press. _ . . . A. most melancholy accident happened on Thursday morning, about eight o'clock, in Albany.street, North Leith : a number of men have been employed for some time in sinking a well there, and, after having sank to the depth of forty feet without ob. taming water, they then bored to the farther depth of sixty feet, end as two of them were so employed at the bottom of the well, it tilled with foul air, when one of them was fortunately got out with out receiving much injury; but the other, James Cleugh, was not got up until upwards of two hours after, when he was quite dead. He has left a widow and nine children to lament his loss. _ , MELANCHOLY ACCIDEN T.—A melancholy accittent happened at the village of Invergordon, on the night of Saturday last, between nine and ten o'clock : while a :Jan of the name of (Janie was in the act of removing something from the mouth of a well, the building gave way, and, horrible to relate, he was precipit tated to the bottom and buried in its ruins. An alarm was imme. diately given, when a number of persons assembled, who instantly began to remove the earth, but were not able to extricate the object of their labour until about four o'clock next morning, wilco the body was discovered about fifty feet below the surface, in a mangled s tate. Mr. °Ellie has left no family..—firsTrrtrts Courier. ST. LI THIf ARMY. The Oth regiment of Light Dragoons (Lancers) has marched ft - a.st Dublin for Athlone and Ballinrobe. The let (the King's) regiment of Dragoon Guards has recc e , orders to march on Friday from Newcastle for St. Alban's. The last division of the 97th regiment of Foot has embarked fray Chatham for foreign service. A detachment belonging to the 9th Lancers marched yestem,^v morning from Westminster for Bristol, on route to the heati.ea 4r . tern of the regiment at Ballinrobe. Detachments belonging to the 12th, 24th, and 04th regimen.% Infantry marched yesterday mottling front Westminster fur Pl e : mouth. A detachment belonging to the 70th regiment of Foot marched yesterday morning from Westminster for Winchester. De a: laments belonging -to the 59111 and tr. 413 regiments of In. fantry marched yesterday morning from Westminster for Ports. mnuth. Detachment' belonging to the 13th, 44th, and 54th regiments of Foot marched yesterday morning from Westminster lot the isle at Wight. MARKETS. I:Bleen4 5t U.. 1 :49 [From the London Ncre T P r r E i , s e D C a l y rr , reAt 7,.l . l l "3utitzerar. a COFFEE.—The public sales of coffee brought forward last week were limited in quantity, yet such was the heaviness of the m ake:. that nearly the whole were taken in without any offer , ' being m u l e : L yme there is the request by private contract was also inconsi o d f er: mango coffee was nominally fills. Domingo to bags sThere Britishwer e p t i w an o tat pu io b n li , c sales ndl t0 2, -day, o co f n o s r i e s i t g in n g and Ilerbice taken in : good ordinary coloury Jamaica sold tss. a 68e. Cl.;fine ordinary 725. Gd. ; low middling, fkla., and good m id. dling iiit. a 965.; the ordinary Jamaica may be stated 21. and is. .in I p i p e p m o u rt t o , n h b o r w in e gs va s , lower than on this day week ; the good middling 53. a 7s, l ow " ; 1129 bar good ordinary coloury Brazil, or rather fine °Mir a " . d a . b lw ou h t i fili ch now a regular prier fir coffee, and we have no doubt this day's tale will be highly favourable to the future market ; 45 bags s t . D o . s b o e ld non a l t i Gio naliy a w fir o is r . ti fi l mingo in the first sale to-day realised fels. 6d. At the close of the market Sr. Domingo was quoted 665. SVGA R.—The sugar market, after the great reduction in the price on Tuesday last, remained in a very languid and depressed state all the week ; free brown sugars being sold at 58s. and Li,. The market for musrovades opened very heavy this morning, ard when it was ascertained that the weekly deliveries averaged abet: 1000 hhde. less than last year, it threw an additional gloom over the market ; there is, however, no further reduction in the prices i e , ; ... Friday last, but the purchases reported to-slav are q u i re incors i der. I able. At the close of the market, 3the Mids. were reported to be soldon rather lower terms than last week, but there is no general reduction in the currency. The inquiries after refined goody re vived grettly, the buyers being attracted by the redaction which had taken place; brown lumps were taken freely at &h. and 811 w: the finer goods in proportion. Molasses were heavy at 28s. a 28a. tad. There was little business cliieted in refined goods this morring; brown lumps still Ws. and 83s. ; molasses 28e. and 233. Gd. with the appearance of a heavy marker. There were many in quiries for white Brazil and Harming' sugars, but no tales to any extent were reported; 495. for the latter was dined and refuse& There were no purchases of foreign sugars this forenoon; for tine brown and yellow Ilavannah 331. and 375. offered and refusal, and for white 483. and 49a. refused. OlLS.—There is no alteration whatever in the quotations; the market continues heavy. SPICES—The approach of the India sale has occasioned a great heaviness in spices; we have reduced our quotations very consider ably, and the market is still heavy at the decline. By public sale this forenoon 107 bags pimento; all taken in at 93d. and led. FRUIT.—The market continues very dull, no sales (of parcels) reported to have been made lately; there are several arrivals of Smyrna fruit and currants. S - ILK.—There is no alteration in the prices of Bengal or China silk; the general anticipation that the prices will advance, occasion some improvement in the demand. Italian silks are lower. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW.—The tallow market conti nues in a very depressed state ; the new is to-day 31s. 6d. a 3fis.; and fur July and August shipments 375. a 311 s. New hemp 111. 10a. and 421. and in bond 311. ; the quotations for flag are the last realised prices. RU3I, BRANDY, and HOLLANGS.—The demand for rum continues limited, and the few sales made are at prices which do not transpire; proof leeward. reported about Is. 6p. 5 to 7 over Is. 71. Jamaica 28s. and 30 over at 2.. 6d. a 2t. lld. Brandy continues to maintain the late advance t parcels to arrive 3s. 4d., and housed, 3s. 6d. In Geneva few purchases are reported. PROVISIONS.-400 casks old beef and pork have been sold at • forced price 4s. under the market; prices are, however. rend). Bacon Is dull ; butters I lOs. for Dutch ; Irish steady. The pre. valent rains will soon bring in more butters, when a reduction. is anticipated. RlCE.—Rice is beery, but go general reduction in the prices on be stated. . COCOA.—The cocoa in to.day's sale was all taken is—no of fal ; it consisted of 190 casks 39 brls. ordinary Grenada mad St. Lucia—taken in at 731. IMALTPETRE.—SaItpetre is very heavy; sellers at 2.15. and oareels are oared lower, ow seeottut of some of the buyers not ze. ing able to meet the prompt day. POLICE: MANSION-HOIFSE. Yesterday Howard, whohad been remanded nn the ehvgc of having received a WO!. note, the property of Al ems. Snow and Paul, bankers (and of which, with others, it will be tecoilevol, their porter was robbed some time since), vas brought up. and full• committed for trial at the ensuing Lincoln Assizes. We undasuLd the prisoner intends offering bail, if he can procure it. BOW-STREET. Yesterday W. Irliculley, a master baker, at the village of Ar lington, Middlesex, was brought before the 31agistrates, on a warrant, issued by Sir John Gibbon, a Magistrate, residing rear that place, charged with assaulting his wife with intent to murder her, in which object be had, according to the evidence, very nearly succeeded. A very respectable-looking man, who stated himself to be the brother of Mrs. Wheatley, produced a certificate from a soma, declaring, that in consequence of the injuries she had received, dc was not tit to be removed, and was of course unable to be present give evidence. Ile also stated, that his sister had suffered for years past the most cruel treatment that could be imagined from ha husband. He beat her almost daily, and continued to exercise the greatest cruelties towards her, although he had repeatedly promised, when her friends had interfered, to abstain from such conduct is future. The last attack he made upon her, however, was of such a nature as to render it impossible to refrain any longer from ay pealing to the law. It was stated by other witnesses, that he was constantly beating Ida wife, and that on Saturday evening last, alarmed by her cries and groans, which were louder than ordinary, several persons fill into the house and found her in a room, up stairs, lying on the floor, literally covered with blood, and the defendant kneeling over her, holding her by the throat. and still beating her. They interfered just in time to preserve her life, as she was then T d sp a Z for breath and completely exhausted. The witnesses d that they could not distinguish a feature of her face for blood. She had been ever since in a dangerous state. The headborough of the district stated, that he lived neat door to the defendant, and had often heard him beat her until she groaned dreadfully. The defendant merely made a general denial of the charge of cruelty, and said it was not the wish of his wife to bun a hair of his head. It was the interference of her relations alone that had caused him to be brought there. Mrs. Wheatley** brother said their only motive for interferi , g was to save her from being murdered, and the defendant from the consequences of such an act. The defendant said his wife was at times insane, and he had s good deal of trouble with her. Mr. HAl.LS—lier being subject to the dreadful malady which you have mentioned gives her a stronger claim on your manna, and I am really surprised that any being in the shape of a ma Could have treated a woman so afflicted in the manner described by the witnesses. Sir It. BIRNIT asked why the case was not heard before Sir J. Gibbon, who issued the warrar.t, instead of the parties being brought a distance of 13 miles ? 31 rs. It'heatley's brother said that she was just coming into very considerable property, which had been held in trust for her. and the trustees, who resided in London, were anxious to have the matter properly investigated under their own immediate cogniraneet The defendant was then remanded to prison, until his wile is shin to attend, if she should recover. The medical certificate did not state her to be in danger. BIRTHS. On the 22d inst.. at Forts, Caithness, the Lady of A. intik. shank. Esq. of Shielhouse, of a son and heir. On Saturday last. at his Lordship's house in Connaught-plac e . the Marchioness of Exeter, of a son and heir. MARRIED. Monday, at St. Thomas's, Portsmouth, Capt. Jenkin Pro.. R.N. to Elisabeth, only daughter of Harrison Deacon, nor " I Portsmouth. DIED. On the 17th ult. at Orcenbank. near Liverpool, Scrope Colquitt, only son of Scrope Colquitt, Esq. On Saturday last, at house in Tilney-strcet, John Vette n, Esq. or Backbit rst II ill, berks. On the 3Oth ult. at Orpington, Kent, aged 28, the Rev. J. W. Stephenson, eldest son ot the Rev. John Stephenson, of Illencov , Cumberland. Near Rangoon. on the 7th October last, in comeqaence wounds he received while storming a stockade, Capt. W. 34th rement Madras Native Infantry, eldest too of 3lr. 11' Hisao A Ilan, -Leopold -place, Edinburgh. Mil WATER THIS DAY AT LONDONEIMI X Morning 18 win. after 3. 1 Afternoon U mOL OM& • Ptiatcd at TII±•: BRIrIiIIPitESS 181, Straci, a. , tl rublished by R.•o4lt ne~: