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ever! No Queen ! No Queen !" in which he was encouraged, although not positively joined, by the three whom we before mentioned. This odd ex pression of a feeling no doubt .equally odd in its nature, and perhaps mistaken by the party for loyalty, called forth a general cry of 61 The Queen for ever !" accompanied with several peals of enthu- . aisstic plaudits. During the whole of the perform ance her MAJESTY sat concealed by the curtain of the box from the view of the greater part of the audience, with her attention fixed on the business sof the scene, and seemed highly to enjoy the fine acting of Mr. KEAN in the most striking pelts. In the interval between the second and third acts and also in Out between the third and fourth, mien of 6' The Queen ! the Queen !" accompanied willi general cheering and applause, occasioned her MAJESTY to advance to the front of her box, and acknowledge the acceptance of those re peated "testimonies of popular good will, with that graceful and majestic expression of dig nified eMiplacency and condescension which none who have Brea her MAJESTY on such en °ces sion can ever forget. At the conclusion of the tragedy, in which all the lierairmers seemed anxi ous to 'exert • their powers to the utmost in their several parts, 6' God sure the King'," was again performed with the same annotations by the audience as at the commencement of the evening ; and at its conclusion her MAJESTY again came to the front of her box, and returning the salutations of the audience, immediately afterwards retired from the theatre with her party, which had been joined in the course of the evening by Mr. Alder. mail Wool). Her MAJESTY appeared to be in ex ceeding good health and spirits, and wore a white muslin dress over a pink satin slip, a black velvet hat with a rich plume of pink feathers, and a pur ple scarf. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. Lest night was produced The Witch of Dern. cleugh, a new dramatic version of Goy Monnering. professedly founded on the materials of the novel. The characters were cast thus : Colossi GM" MOllllOOOl9 Mr. ROWROTRAII, • Next, Bertram Charles flarelseoad ..... Mr. BROADHURST, Justice Glossia.. Dorataie Sampson Mr. WILIIIPIOR, 'Sandie Di•aont. DirA HaiMusick Miss Julia Maaaeriag Miss CARR, Meg Merrilies' (the Witch of bermelsisgh). . • Colonel Munne►ing is restored to ins-relationship of father to Miss Mannerly, from which Mr. TURY bad displaced him, for the sale of marrying him to Miss Bertram, a personage who is left out of the new version altogether. Among the added incidents are iho.e of attacking the house of Cob.- feel Monneriag by Dirk Hatteraiek nurl his gang, for the purpose of securing Henry Bertram, of whose arrival they are informed ; and • long inter view between Glossies and the smuggler, explana torry of the profound rogueries which they have practised upon the fortunes of Bertram's house. This latter is a very spirited and highly interesting addition to the detail of the plot. It leads to the release of Dirk Hatterniek (whose capture has caused), the firing of the Custom-house. and the breaking open the prison in which Bertram has beer. confined under pretences of• aiding the smugglers in their depredations, and especially in their attack on the house of Colonel Manner. ing. Much of the appalling mid prophetic eloquence of Meg Merrilies is added from the Novel. Glossin is killed by Dirk Batteraick iu the cave, in retaliation fur a baffled attempt to slay the smuggler on the part of the s•torttev. The denouement is the same as in Mr. TERILYN piece. which follows the novel. The characters of Ainslie Dinnsont and Donsinie Sampson are reduced in their importance. while that of Dirk Ilatteruick becomes almost predominant—or at least only second to Meg Merrilies in bringing about the conclusion. Some slight alterations take place as to the posi tion of certain incidents, both of action and dia. logne. in the Covent-garden ploy; but they are not sufficiently important to require specification. The most laudable changes are those winch have tended to restore the style and quality of the ori ginal—such as the age and gentlemanly prudence of Colonel Mannering, the early introduction of Meg Merrilies, mid the desperate familiarity of Dirk llutteraick with the concerns of the plot. There are many unceremonious finale made upon the materials of Mr. TERRY and Mr. Bisuor. The overture is contpoied anew. The splendid Gipsy glee and chorus are preserved, and one very little inferior to it added by Mr. Ruses. He has kept in Bertram's song, " Be mine, dear Maid I" and the duet by Bertram and Dandle Diamont— the linintett, " The Fox jumped over the Parson's Gate," and the last finale. For the new songs, of which there are about half a dozen, there is little to recommend them beyond the ingenuity of the compoier in arranging them. They are of the spurious class of Scotch airs, and are art to very poor verses. There is a vigorous chit unt which Meg 'Werra lies sings over the body of Brown in the cave,whose connexion with the plot has not yet been mention ed, as he has no language to utter. Ile had been the instrument of retnoviug Bertram from hi s fa ther's domains in infancy. and is shot by the latter during the attack on the house of Col. Mannering. Ile lingers and dies in the cave, and the chaant just mentioned is the dirge which Meg illerrilies sings ever him. It is taken from the novel, and ha. been •tt by Mr. Itteve its fine imitation of the wild soil iti)stetious solemnity of the early religions noisie. The storming of the house gave a very iinpressiie conclusion to one set, and the burning and rifling of the Ceitont House was no less useful to the suc ceeding one. If there was any thing which called tOr objection it was the discharge of so great a num ber of muskets. Really, should the rage for storm ing with gunpowder gain further ground in the econemy of the theatres, there will be no glory left to reap by going into a field of battle; the women themselves must grow warlike, and learn to bear, without flinching, the fire of whole companies of musketry. To the actors very considerable praiseis glue. Miss KELLY was too young and sensitive for the nerve hardened part which she had ro sn.tsin. She accordingly gave an impression to it more poignant than pleasing. It was sketched no totally, but her organs were too youthful and pliant tar the stern experience of it. She was in every inatalice applauded, and moat deservedly—especially in her dying scene, which she conducted with ter- rible ability. Mr. T. P. COOZE put himself *ad his part on a- footing of yew and increased interest. Hie was a rich sad - well-finished performance, le very close 'peeping thtmeghoset, and every where strictly true to nature. Mr. ROWBOTHAM gave doe effect to the dignified feelings and deportment of CtEoriel Maltuering. Mr. WtLit leaner would have been a match for LIOTOIt. bad his part been half as long as it is in the former version• of the story, Mr.PetA am AN was loudly encored in two of his songs token of approbation which was paid to him,and evidently not to the compositions which lie was ea. gaged in singing. Miss CASK sustained the part of Alia Monitering with much feeliog.- • Mr. BEN NUTT has an accidental resemblance to BLANCBAED in Speech and appearance, which was by no means unfavourable to him in getting through his part. iVIr. SALTER played Dandie . Dimmont well. The scene-painters deserve much praise, especially their representation of the Crags of Dern cleugh, with theses and ship in the distance. The piece was given uut for repetition this evening, and the news was welcomed with loud and general tip 'bluest.. It is ascribed to Mr. PLA itchy, author of zneorpro, end some other successful pieces. • C 1 74 BIT4INESS. • A Court of Common Commit was held yesterday, fo► the purpose of ►esuming the discussion upon the best mode to be adopted relative to Loudon Bridge. The Lord Mayor la)41 before the Court two letters from the Exlikeriff Parkins, which were read; and after NMI digitisation referred to the conaideratioir of the Committee appointed respecting the office of Sheriff Petition from the owners of coal craft against any toll being imposed, by reason of the rebailding•London Bridge, should that measure filially be adopted, was presented and read. 'The Court then went into consideration of themotion - and amendment as proposed ou 'llusessily last, relative to the Bridge; and after a lung and animated diaeuasiue,• agreed with Ike uregisial motion fur altering the present` Bridge by a very great majority—there being uuly about. 14 hands for a new Bridge. The Resolution was ordered to be advertised--(fo► orkfat see first pags)--and the Petition of the owners of coal craft referred to a Committee. Several Reports fur granting leases were presented and agreed to. 7111? NINETEENTH JULY. The 191 h of July is memorable in more respeettobata the Coroaation of our present Sovereign. 1. On that day,1333, Edward 111. defeated the Scots with great slaughter at Hatielown.hill, near Berwick-upon-Tweeil. I. On that day, ISS I, Philip 11. King of Spain, landed at Southampton, and was married to the sanguinary Mary, at Wiuchester, on the 2Stb of tile same month—a union to which a great past of the nation had, with good cause, the utmost aversion. 3. On that day, MS, began a must magnificent entertainment, given to Queen Elizabeth by the Earl of Leicester, in Kenil worth Castle, Waewickshire, which was extraordinary fur expense and magniArence. The daily expense is said to have hems, even at that time, a thousand pounds to the Earl. * Sorely," deserves Home, "one may say of such a guest what Cicero said to Atticua, on occasion of a visit paid him by Caesar—' If she relieved the people from oppressions, her visits were a great oppression to the Nobililie." 4. On that day, 1585, the Spanish annuli arrived in the English Chanael i but was boos after eanntrelkil to retreat, and the following laconic inscription on a medal, which was struck on the occasion, is yearly as exact account of that happy event—" !remit, eigil,fogit." A NEW PROPHET. " same, avwz 17. " The Greeks have long expected, with impatience sad anxiety, the arrival of a mysterious personage, who wea lu deliver them, and give them permanent iadepeatlence. This Prophet, this Messiah, is at length among them, and they fancy thentselvai at the summit of prosperity. No positive and authentic data respecting thin person can be given.— Hader circumstances like the present, it is difficult, nay im possible, to moue at the truth, amidst a thousand extrava gant &Omni. Every one immune after his own manner. A person who does not know how lively, I may say, haw vol canic the imagination of the inhabit•nts of these countries is, can form 1111 idea of the enthusiasm which the arrival of this person has excited in Greece. All that appears certaiu is, that an American ship, of Is guns, brought him thither. This vessel ass ;maned all the way from the Cape of Good Hope by several English ships, but the American was such • good sailer that they could not overtake it. It has over coat. •Il difficulties, and gliding ova the waves with the rapidity of a bird, has arrived happily in the harbour of Ro varino. This is all I ran now tell you. Little circumstances often produce great effects, and, in • political view, there is nothing indifferent in the conflict of bemask passiess."-.- (lira n kfurt Paper.) GRAND PIGEON MATCH. Saturday was • grand day ai this sport with the Midgham Mots Club, when the Ammo' Sdver Cup and Cover was shot for in the Mid(ham Meadows, by lifteen gentlemen sub. stribera of five Ktilairas, from a trap al 21 yards from the gun, as fultuws, rime birdseach: Killed. Mr. Bengaline 9 7 Nardi V Mellish - Greenwood.... 7 Pairmen... • —Gee Mr. Herne - Hsrriaon. ll -- Kent Mi 115.... Capt. Smith. • lO 8 Arbuthnot 8 --- The gun wits backed upon re at five to Iwo, and 41 birds escaped from 225. Messes. Hrrne Flarrima pro. eeeded to cowiestilya the cup, and Mr. Harribor lost it, miss iug Isis wetted bird. The next three shot cff the lies for an nverplns ten gui neas. Mr. Mills won by killing five birds. Kent missed Isis first, sea Smith his fifth. Another surplus stakes of five fulness over and above the enp was rhot for by the ties of eight, which was woe by Mr. Arbuthnot killing his fourth bird. CORONER'S INQUEST. An inTerst was held yesterday at the Lord Wellington Aram, Kent-road, on the Innly of Ealwatd Rodwell, Esq. aged 24, son of Edward Rodwell, Esq. of Surrey-place, Southwark. It appeared in evidence that 'the deceased was found dead, ma Sao tuday, at the Surrey Canal-bridge, with a pistol lyiog at his side, %Pith which he appeared to have shot himself through the bead; a dagger was also close to his breast, and au empty batile at his feel, which appeared to have contained laudanum. It also appeared that deceased had suffered the moat excruciating rheumatic pains, which affected his reason. Verdi( t—humaily. • On Thomlay loot the 3J and Mb dragoons, and the 12th and 12th 'enc.'s, were reviewed in the Phonic Park, near Dublin, by Sir David Baird. The rapidity of the different evoliniVOS were only excelled by the velocity with which the Jiffereut charges were made. A battle fer tea guineas took place on Dordhain Dower on Friday betwixt Samuel Mizell, the glory of Bristol. and a Bath man, named Winter Flood ; the former seconded by Watson sad Neal, and the latter by the Veteran Mendoza sail Brlasco. After fighting 23 moots victory declared in favour of Hasrll. All the Ferry, and all the Dwale, is the seigbbuttrbuotl, were assembled on the occasion. To the EDITOR./ The BRITISH PRESS. lifsedieity 011Iea. Red Lioa-square, 7 July 30, MI. Sic—Upon 'Minton article in the Timm newsW, piper of Saturday, under the head of Imposition. practised on the Tisiurt." I judged I could not da better than request • Gentleman well acquainted with the whole of the facts therein 'referred to,.ns favour rae with a plain statement of the, stances as they really occurred. That request has been promptly compl ied with, and I beg leave to transmit herewith the statement I have received, relying upon your liberality to give it a place in your Journs!. The violence and malignity of the article in the Times. wilt 1 ant sure be sußicieutly spy/meld to the most ct*aory reader, sad I should anal myself of this opportunity to observe upon the gross mis representations it contains, but that I fear to in trade too far upon your column*. I purpose, there fore, with your permission, to take the liberty of offering to-morrow • lew remarks upon this trans action. In the meal) time, I beg to refer the pub lie to the accompanying Statement, and to c.rtain resolutions nuantinously passed by the Mentlicity Board this morning, and ordered to he advertised in all the Morning and Evening Paper*. I have the honour to be , Si,, Your most obedient Servant, W. 11. BODKIN. • -:110.46, Doughty-street,Siturilay Evening. Drat Sta.--lkosanupliunre with year request, I herewith transmit nay statement of the circumstances cunsected with -Ile transaction to which you allude. I am, &c. (Signed) IRVING !MOCK. W. H. Bodkin, Esq. STATEN ENT. On oilabont the 14th of last month, Mr. Bodkin informed timithnt Mr. Walter (the Editor of the rimer Journal) ac slaaapanied by his Solicitor, Mr. Platt, had called air the aesdicily Office, and charged him with being Ike author of Sill Liters which had been sent to the rims sou* after his eity'l first visit to Drury-lane Theatre. ose lettere, purported to be written by Mr. Wm. Tooke, spalainell.fains information an to the audience liaising been parked,. onakmatockahat the whole plan had been arranged at the Meadicity Office The ground of Mr. Walter's sus picion was, that One of the letters in question was waled with a licsiartifidup, the shape of which resenshled one upon a genuine letter written by Mr. Bodkin. It was is vain Mr. Bodkin deuird the •secusation. The Editor of ilve.,Tieses preferred his complaint before Mr. Wm. Williams, the Tremitrer of the Memlicity Society, who con vened • meeting of a few Members of the Board, fur the purpriee of investigating the charge. This meeting was held at Me. Tooke'. Chambers. Perhaps it ought to be mentioned in this place, that, after every seal.te—ehe Mendicity Office had beets examined. Mr. Bodkin went home, aid when he had after • diligent search found a wafer seal (nut his own), he hastened with it to the Editor of the lieges, who prossounced that it exactly cor responded with the one on the surreptitious Irttrr. In this Stage of the business Mr. Bodkin 'elated to me and Mr. Smith, as Members 'of the Meedirity Board, the facts above stated. The identity of the wafer seal perfectly asto nished him, sod the difficulty of proving a negative was never noise cruelly experienced thaw on this occasion, when the hope of discovering the ml author of the lettere up peered so remote and chimerical. In eonsequesee..of Me. Miadiekboa public sempalioaa. many persons are necessarily in the habit of eallong at his house. He was also, at the period when these letters were written, one of the Churchwardens of the parish in which he resides • end the persons calling oa public, parochial, or private s fairs, were introduced into all office, or study, where he kept his books and papers. Abundant opportunity was thus afforded to individeals to write letters in his office, during his absence; and it was evident that this wafer seal (which he ascertained had been hr his office about the lime this transaction took place), most have been used there without his kuewledge; but he knew not whom to gasped, nor was he at all aware of the nature of the transactioa, as Mr. Walter positively refused to let him know the contents of the surreptitious letters. Having learned, however, from Mr. Tuoke, their political character, it occurred to Mr. Bodkin (as he informed us) that he had eouversed with' id persons ow the subject of the King's gratifying reception at the tbentm; and, with a view to re pel and disprove the monstrous assertion of the audience having been peeked, he bad stated the fact of his hav ing beets one among a few (deeds who were the first to enter the Pit upon the opening of the doors, when they foetid no one person in the homer. Mr. Ros:kin recollected particu larly a gentleman of 'the name of Poole, whose politics he knew were strongly opposed to his own, sod who bad gone so fir as to charge him with baying arranged the Mined scheme of packing the audience. He knew also that this individual bad been occupied several event•ga in his office, or stndy, in the winding up of some accounts, generally alone, and sometimes when Mr. Bodkin was not even in the bases; and it was soon discovered that be was in this man ner employed, in Mr. Bodkis's office, just about the period when his Majestyvitittell the theatres. On these grounds Mr. Budki• suggested to Mr. Smith and am the probability of Mr. Poole being the author of the letters. _ _ _ _ We accordingly waited sipsl•Mr. Poole. It wield lengthen unnecessarily this modems& to detail minutely the whole tiow. Suffice it to say, that although Mr. Poole did not admit he was the author of the It-tiers in question, he nevertheless made a full, and clear, and unqualified, avowal, that they had been wellies in his presence, in Mr. Bodkin's office, and that they were •rittee tender no impression of the suntent4 being true. We inquired if Mr. flodkia knew soy . thing, directly or indirectly, of etch letters ; the answer to which question was, that he certainly dud not. It is im- Tartest to remark; we had sot mentioned the name of Mr. Tooke before Mr. Poole asked it the letters *nutled to purported to come frown Mr. Tooke. He further stated, that the sine made of this gentleman's name was purely ac . that a number of letters or paper. were lying on Mr. Bodkin's desk, bearing Mr. Tooke 's eigeatiore, which suggested the idea (sa Mr. Poole informed us) of pulling his name to the letter seat to the Editor of the Timm. It is scarcely neersaary to obsess* that this information was not extracted without some difficnlty; and it was even tually obtained under a promise that the com mun i cat i on should be considered confidential. It will not excite surprise that we considered this confers. • 11101/ of Mr. Poole perfectly conclusive as to the gro 'kas sen et . the charge „ ra j „et Mr. 'Bodkin. M r . P oo l e b a d , re luctantly indeed, but honestly and unequivocally, arknow !edged he had been accessary to the act complained of by Mr. Walter, acquitting at the same lime Mr. Bodkin of all participation therein, sad no idea could have occurred to our minds more extravagant and absurd than still to at tach importance to the ideality of a wafer seal, or the pecu liarity of the paps., when the feet was established that Mr. Poole had been frequently lett alone is Mr. Bodkin's offise shout the very period when the surreptitious letters had twin written, and after it had been diatinatly stated by Mr. Poole that he slid, upon those occasions, assist in the writing of the letters, unknown to Mr. Bodkin. Mr. Bodkin requested me to communicate the result of this interview to the members assembled at Mr. Tooke 's Chambers. I did so; but, probably, because I was not then at liberty to disclose Mr. Poole's name, the Treasurer caused the Board to be summoned fur Moodily the 25tb June, with a request to Mr. Walter to attend and prefer his charge. At this Board, both Mr. Walter and Mr. Bodkin having contested to leave the decision of the question to the Mem bers of the Mendieity Society, Mr. Bodkin promised to use Lis utmost endeavours to prevail am Mr. Poole to allow his 'mine to be disclosed, and to appear before the Board on that day foriwight (Monday, 9th July), to which day the Board accordingly adjourned. In the mean time, lest Mr. Poole, when he found that the affair assumed a serious aspect, shouW refuse to appear, Mr. dfßofkin solicited astraWillialkom. Nib !Pei to call at • I A . Isis Poole's) himOirescilm j or olitainisi from Inosswoofiroestion of what rinotly slated le Baits mod am 4:r ad 014selitios were, however, 'Eiji .to ians& ad procerdiog,_ ilifert . lhniber being desirous to come to the rissasioatimo or the transaction perfectly owhiaosied. Mr. Bodkin. Mete= fore, at my recommendmiol, wrote oe ',woodsy, the Id holy. • a letter to INr. "Mole, sof which the following is • copy Sta—As neither Mr. Waller, nor some Members at the Mendacity Society, are initialled' with the testinsuay of Messrs. Br6ek and Smith, the gentlemen to whom you avowed the fact of having been accessasy to the writingof a letter to the Editor of Vie Tines, in February laid, commuoleating in telligence as to Ibe audience on the occasion of dm King's visit to the Theatre having been packed. 1 am ander the ne cessity of insisting upon your atteudiug the Mendicity of fice, on Monday morning nes', at eleven o'clock precisely, to tonirm before other Members of the Mendicity Society, and Mr. Walter, what you told Mr. Brock and Mr. Smith, and especially to assure them, that I had no knowleilge, di rectly nor indirectly, of such a letter having been seat to the Tints. Mr. Walter has pledged himself tlint lie will nut proceed against you, and that NO injurious coarequences shall follow'your repeating on Monday next what.yins have already communicated. 1 expect an immediate asisweo, and am, ace. " W. lh . BouLIN,7 PS.—Yott will direct to me at this Office, noorkeir Pri vate." Tuesday sod Wednesday passed without an answer. On Thursday, Mr. Bodkin receixed.the following nuts, while I was present at the Nlenalicity Office. "Sow—l am leaving town this day on particular business, last will, if possible, be in tool on Monday ; should you wish to make any commuoication, I shall be at the Mute Hart, Lincoln, where s letter will llnd me. " I am, sir, your most obedient servant, Whiterross-street. CLEMENT POOLE" Mr. Bodkin had no stoner received this note, than he ex pressed to me his determination to follow Mr. Poole to Lin coln, preferring this mode of endenvowriog to procure his attendance to the leas effectlial alternative of • written ap placation. He left London the same eveniug. The day after Mr. Bodkin quitted town, there was re ceived at the Mendicity Office a letter from Mr. Poole (which I opened), in these words:— " Two Waterk Herta. sth hely, UHL Stn—l find I shall not be in towu on Monday, as Ima only leaving here now for Lincoln. I therefore semi you a copy of a letter which I have sent this flay to Mr. Walter, enclosing the one 1 received from you. I tare only add my sincere wish that you may experience uu ,further trouble in this unpleasant affair.-1 am, &c.a To Mr. W. H. Bodkio. (Signed) "C. POOLE." (Copy eocloseil a Two Waters, Herta, sth July, 1821. "Stn—As I shall not be in town on Monday next, it will he impossible fur nee to attend at the 51endicily Office on the subject of the enclosed 'mar. I have, however, made a Communication on the subject* ta: the Lori' Mayor. to whom I have the pl of bang kuowu, and if you will do me the favour of calling on his Lordship, I treat this unpleasant affair will be explained to row entire satisfaction. " so, (gigned) "CLEMENT POOLE. " To Waltrr, E.q. Those Oaks." On Mr. Rodkin's mreral at Lincoln he vent me a Issuer, by which 1 10uu,,l Mr. Poole had informed him of the coin. rutinication he had made to Mr. %Vallee, and that he had at the same tante assured Mr. Bodkin the explauatitM which he had authorised Ibe Lord Mayor In make, was one which could not COI to be quite satitfattort to Mr. Walter. Mr. Bodices: did tint therefore farther press Mr. Poole's im mediate return to London. Mr. Bodkie returned to London on Monday morning the 9th July, but being prevented by severe illness front attend ing the snard, an adjuitrotuent took ptacx to the follow/Mg Monday (the 16th), alien ■ll the parties interested were desired to attend. . . Accordingly, on Monday the 161 h, Mr. Walter laid before a full tweeting of the Board, the 'whole of his evidence. Every /lei um;tance conaected with the charge was minutely aid.patieutly investigated. The identity of the wafer seal (which Mr. Bodkin bail sponeaueomily giver up to Mr. Wal ler) was of course admitted, hut the main fact reli►d on was an alleged 'unitarily of liande.writing, Mid upon this point no persons were More competent to form a current opinion than the managers themselves, to whom Mr. Bud. kin's hand-writing was familiar. An attempt to knurlier their judgment was indeed made by the productioa of an Inspector from Ilia POll4-aece, bat it entirely failed, fur although thee gentleman asasideted the disguised band in the aurreptitions kites- to ►esemble Mr. lludkkeis., he admitted wpm& cross-examtration that it slew resewrefind .M►. Poole's. 00 the part of Mr. Bodkin individuals were crammed, who proved the fact of Mr. Poole having been teem writing Muse in Mr. Budkia's office at Ilse period when the letters com plained of were , writleit. Mr. Peak himself also attended, and repeated, inn most clear and satisfactory adorer, what he bad before communicated. One Goatlearan, who had been in constaot correspondence wills Mr. Bodkin daring t►e last lb years, .stated his convictlea that the surreptitious letters were Oat is Mr. Bodkia's band-writing.' Miorbeher witnesses were in attendance, hut the •Board intimated that it was unnecessary for Mr. Bodkin to call any further evi- ' deter, being satisfied of the grottiullassaess of the charge. It may be worthy of remark that the whole of •these pro. ceedings took place in the presence of Mr. Walter and Mr. Platt, his legal adviser, who assisted in conducting the case before the Boa►d. . lo regard to the staterneati mule by the Fiber'r of lb* Timer itt his paper of i b is inarniwg, .1 molar avoid observing that it contaias a garbled and distorted view of this tratisac. tirs, suppresses material . facto, .wiiirepreerais others, and in every wafture betrays tie writbiags of .a awn disap pointed in the bops he had indulged of sacrificing Mr. &A kin to private pique sod political hostility. 1 hive not been in labile of iulimacy with Mr. &Whim; my acquaintance with that G.-isthmian urigisaird at the Mendiciry rmeitly; and if, is the progress of this inquiry, 1. manifested any estraurdioary zeal in his favour, it was created by the early conviction with which 1 was impressed of the malevolence of the accusation, awl by the comideration that an individual nhq devotes the whole of his time to the einieente.4 a cha ritable inetitutioa, and the boilliewe of whose life is to di minish the won of hamaa misery, bad a peculiar and irre sistible claim to whatever prolteima it was in my power to afford. (Signed) IRVING BROCK, Donglity.itrcet. 28//i July, 1821. • • Captain lIENDSON will start this morning for a bet of lOU guineas to ride lour horses sixty-four miles in four hours. The adventur e r i s a fax-hun ter of intrepidity, but time i 4 backed ut 6 to 4 against performiug this undertaking. The shoals of pilchards which were lately seen off the coast have disappeared ; tt. is said that t here are • great number of sharks near the land, which may acCotaitt for the disappearance of the pilchards. The Murree. Offee, July 31, 1821. The Observer of Sunday, July id, contains a full and correct account Or the Coronation Cere monies, illustrated with Four Plates (the Drawings for which, with She Engravings, coat One Hundred Guineas— Twenty-Ave Daturas each). It consists of Two Sheets, making Forty Folio Columns, without soy advertisements in either. Each Sheet oontaios Two Views of the Interior of the Abbey and the Hall, at the most interestirg periods of the ceremony. The price of the Two Sheets is Fourteen pence (Seven -pence each). To prevent disappointment, The Observer will be kept on Sale for Fourteen Days, so that it can be had until the .18th of August; and being a stamped Newspaper, it can be seat to. any part o f the Übria Ki dest free m n of postage, frank, for which purpose way be hail gratnitossly at the Offices, No. 189, and No. 192, Strand, London.—The Plates are now working more clear and per. feet than when they drat began.-0.0 51,750 sets of the above have already. hem printed and sold, rmi ig not fewer than 109,500 foitepenav stamps. and 219 reams of paper. So large a number of* Newspaper waa never before printed and sold at one publication. • LOP' mrgii . won -4F titoiciso, 1.1.0... w. stmmr, JuelrAO. The 'LORIS COINCkLLOS came into Lincoln' s Inn H a ll thi s morning FM the first tune since the accident than oeguried to him at the Coronation. Het Lordship is excessively lame, and was obliged to he minded from his carriage into his private norm, where he remained, not being sufficiently recovered to sit in open'Couri. IttawiaTatcw V. RtaltpATßlcit. • Mr. WIIIINIFISLD asked leave to mention thie case to his Lordship. It related to the inireiage•of - a ward of Court s sad must lie 'recollection. A petition had been ',resented to bas • Honour the Maker of the:Rolls,. irmying !het pie ; posals of marrusge for the infant ward ini e bt le allowed to be laid before. the Master.. Hi. Hauteur wastofopinion that he could hot meititain the 'termer, as his Lordship hail, on it previontrocc 'non, issued an . iiijaineition to reetrain the person storming to grad in tl e proposal of marriage, from lowing any Mien:nurse with the infant ward, end also to restrain, a Alt. Thompson from aideig and assisting itt the isitended marriage. The pantie, who opposed the marriage formerly before his Lordship now commented to it, and if his. Lordship would withdraw his order, the Master of the Rolls was ready to hear the Petition for the proposal to be laid befeee-the Mater, and to make an order on it. . . :1- • Mt. Hoax e said, he was iustruclid by: the other parties to.consent, ••• The LORD CUANCRLI.OR—'A Let it•be so." • Application granted. • -••• . BOWRs n. TRU ILARL Ole STRATHMORK. The ATTORNE . VGIUIBRA . L quiet', this was the petition of the Comfiest Dowager of Strathmore, praying that or Might be refe'rred to the Matter to tax the efllltfi, as between solicitor and client, in curred by the Pelitionieiss chinning the.diguiry and honours of the title of Strathmore frfr. li c r nta font son, and that they Might be ordered to - be paid oat of the ttuat estates: 1 .• Mr. HART said he wou ld not object 4; the prayer of the• Petition being . granled, if the costs of the Earl of Strathmore, the usscle of Ihe ‘ itasit, were also allow e d i n th e same way. Thq. port thought it right that it should be reterr*a : tq the Master to report wh a t p rocee di ngs should betaken to bring the - question as to the right to the title to intim., as it was impossible to know who was enti tled to the estates until - the right to the title was determined. The testator vested Certain estates in trustees, to accumulate for the infant during his finnanv. after allowing it sufficient sum for his support and education; by the Master's report the Earl of Strathmore was called on to defind hiti right to the title, nod was entitled to his cbsts. The trust estates were as much the property of the Earl of Strathmore as they were of the infant—for if the latter died before he obtained the age of ql, they would be vested in the Earl. He (Mr. egit) wished to know if his Learned Friend, the ' Gerieral, intended. t o p rese for that p art erthe fernier Petition of the millet which asked to be pot ist possession of the Scotch Estates. He 'should. however, suppose lie would not, after what had fallen from his Lordship in another place (the House of Lords) on the subject. The LORD CHANCELLOR—." What fell from me on that occasion was not intended to be binding Oil the parties. I certainly was of opinion that a Wicotch marriage could not exist, when a woman claiming the benefit of it as one of the parties never had been in Scotland in the whole course cif • her bk." •:r . The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said it was the in.. tention of those who acted for the inlaid to take the opinion of Scotch Couneel on the question until th3t was done he could not waive any claim ou the port of the infant. The Loan CHANCELEOR—" Let the costs of both sides be referred to the Mostar to be taxed as between solicitor and client, mid, when taxed, to be paid out of the trust estates." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Gut Eh MONDAY, JULY 3e. - _ - Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE sold a Speciul Jars. IMM COX V. TROT. • This was an Betio', by the - endorser of a bill of exchange for 2001. against the Defendant, swats , . • iuK partner of the house of Robarts and Co. on whom the bill was drawn by Stephen Roche. of Cork. The bill was left for acceptance ut the Dr. fendant's, and on being celled for the next day, it was returned. and an acceptance which had been written on it was cancelled, by having ii . pen drawn through the writing. It appeared that the drawer of the bill had become insolvent, and it was *up. posed that information of it having reached the house of the Defendant in the interval betweeo the bill being accepted and being delivered back agaiu to the holder, the acceptance was cancelled.. It was contended. that, in point of law, this was not an acceptance, which point was re-Served by his Lord ship. and the question left to the Jury was, whe ther the bill had actually been accepted by Ro harts and Co. which the Jury affirmed, and found a verdict .fur the Plaintiff—damages 2nott. BIRCH AND ANOTHER V. THE REV. OFFERY EREft. • This was an action by the Pmprietors of the Stafford Bank against the Defendant, as rralorsee of . certain hills of exchange. It appeared that the Plaintiff's in the early part of the year 1817 did business OS bunkers with a matt Hauled Berko, who carried on the trade of a Inshore and corn-factor at Chinn. about ten miles from Stafford. The Defendant lived at Motikston, ulso iii the same county: lie was a clergyman of the highest respecta bility, being nearly connected with one of the first families in the county.and possessed of an income Of nearly 5,0004 a year including his church prefer ments. The Plaintiffs having objected to advance any money on the bills which Berk, drew upon his factor in London (named Wright) until they hued advice of their acceptance, lie proposed to them if they would discount them immediately that he should get the endorsement of Mr. Crewe to the bilis • which .lio drew me ‘Vright. To this arsangetinentffitu Plaintiffs acceded, suit his future hills lietterCovd.' ingly the name of the Delodaut endorsed .09... I #. y l . ~.. ~_,~ P r _,~