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PROTINCIAL BANKS. WINDSOR DANK. • w e we happy to state, that the Windsor Bank of Messrs. go apetom and Legh continue their payments, alnidit the 000 61 confidence of the town and neieldsnurhaud. Th e 4,3„,,ingdec!arrion wait circulated on Thumbs we, Ole t iodelsignel, baring an unabated con fl uence in the 4i t ty ef the Wi:slaor Bank. notwittewinii„- g temporary sue. Al io , a rsynient of one of Ire bisetdon agents, are ready to re re their notes in rayment as usuel." • Tbe a b ov e document was signed, in a few hours, be pare than 200 of the principal gentlemen and tradesmen of Medea and Eton, SIIEFFIELD DANK. _ _ --- SRILTiIiLD, Drc. 14. lAte rev( numerous and highly respectable meeting, held his day at the Town-hall, in Sheffield, Peter Spurr, Esq. s the Oral:, 1 , &&& tuniiimously nesolved--That we, the undersigned, are de. _ lsui e ris n i siag our entire confidence in the stability o r t h e t h ree ;„ 0 0,1 Bails and the Rotherham Rank, and pledge ourselves, o j a ssy circanwances, to take their notes to any amount i our .. :gt is this resolution being not to satisfy our own town, where memri aability of its barks is too well known and appreciated to rode. litich 2 Cep at all necessary, but rather to prevent alarm in ,d z irsreat parts of the country where the same knowl e d g e isnot r e it; follows the names of nearly six hundred inha i;hel' eassd ail uct of the inhabitants of Sheffield, as described , t hi s paragraph , deserves our highest praise. When .I,:ic credit hak been so muc h shaken, w e w ould hold up ~ii att oo the prompt anti ef fi cacious remedy adopted by ...own of She ffi eld. Let these expressions of confidence .ade, and a determination to a c t u p on them b e a dopted , r,, a 0.. md the cloud that appeared ready to overwhelm the com wircial credit of the country will soon be driven away and iyi e r s ed But the paragraph we have quoted does not give to the town of Sheffield all the credit that is due to it. ' the resolution was adopted when the inhabitants were in gaganee of the unfortunate stoppage of the hoUse of t, Walker, and t ompany, in London. .Upon this Noe one of the Sheffield banks was in the habit of draw tak ; and when the news of their stoppage was announced, .., j d:MillttliOn of confidence in the stability of the firm was lion ; and it g'ives us pleasure to state, that the Bank of isgliad bad afforded Mr. Walker, of Berry-hill, one of the partners in the bank, whose landed and personal pro poly is very large, ample means to meet every call upon t..& ileum which, under any circumstances, could have been rule upon his bank: fiends of exactly a similar nature have been issued at Ch e sterfield and Loughborough banks. (From the Leeds Istelnyencer of Thursday.] 570/TARE OP MESSRS. I% ENTWORTB AND CO.'S BANK. . We are authorised to state that Messr.. ("balmier and Rishworth, two of die partners of the firm of Wentworth ani.l Co., are now in London, making arrangements for the udy resumption of their payments. `Great as the embarrassment has been in London for a lug paiod, and also in other parts of the country, York- Olin continued comparatively uninvolved in the con.e %eaces, till the unexpected announcement of the stoppage si the bank of .Mtstars. Wentworth, Chaloner, and Rich worth, on Thursday hst, in the metropolis, and on Friday h :lt's county. The shock was at the moment perfectly auesuding, and persons, after recollecting how the occur few: might affect themselves, involuntas ily reflected upon the situation in which such en event must place the im portant and multifarious interests among whom the notes of the establishment formed a principal portion of the circulating medium. To estimate the extent and aggrava tion of panic and probable distress which so unlooked-for a misfortune was calculated to create, it is necessary to bear i, mind some local circumstances connected with the sub lit the rut manufacturing districts of Yorkshire, employing a population of great density, and containing, bcsiles. a crowd of mercantile and manufacturing firms, an immense number of te.itty traders of all descriptions, to say mi:h.nig of the agricultural classes, there is ordinarily no private bankers' notes of 11. and upwards. a few sovereigns may be met with, and there 'ious rore_ which we are anxious to correct; the circulating issue of the Bank has been grossly exaggerated ; we have heard it stated to he at least half-a-million, but this lowest state ment we believe to be very far )oeyond the truth. During the whole of Saturday and Monday, and even to a certain degree up to this hour, the aspect of ibis town haw been quite unimusl,—nothing else than the melancholy news of Satiliday morning, and the conseirent embarrass ments, were either spoken of or thought ot. In the early part of Saturday, and in the fit at paroxysm of alarm, notes were disposed of at a considerabl e r e d uct i on f rom their no minal vane, as low in this town as 1.55., and in Leeds, and Huddersfield, somewhat lower ; towards the afternoon of Saturday, several shopkeepers and tradespeople, prolably, fur the most part those who owed money to Messrs. Went worth, exhibited papers in their windows, purporting that the notes of that company would be taken for goods: one firm received as much as 2,0001., and so great was the press upon those who made the offer, that their doors were be sieged, and they were obliged to admit only one person at a time ; and as it was better to get the full price of a note in groceries, drapery, &c. titan sell it at an under value, this, and the handbill put forth by Messrs. Wentworth and Co. na turally had the effect of putting a stop to the sale of notes. During Saturday, there was but• aiptittial run upon the bank of Messrs. C.H. and A. Haerit; - iml Co. On Monday it somewhat increased, as by time the Intelligence had tidied the country town s , ti the failure of Messrs. Dob son and Co.'s bank o f Il u ersfield had also contributed to increase the panic ; on the forenoon of Monday, a placard was put out by the principal inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood, not only declaring their readiness to accept the notes of Messrs. Harts, but offering their united guarantee for the stability of the firm. In this town, and everywhere in the neighbourhood, the most pressing inconvenience has resulted from the want of any circulating mediums available to the holders. Messta..l Harris having very prudently restrained the issue of their notes, there was in many quarters a perfect incapacity to I pay the wages of workmen, and indeed, an insurmountablel impediment has been thrown in the way of almost all com mercial transactions. Messrs. IVentworth and Co.'s notes we know to have in several cases within the last few days come into the market at a reduced value, not front their holders entertaining an unfavourable opinion of' them, but from the mere circumstance of it being absolutely neces sary to possess themselves of some available species of . money. We hare already stated that the intelligence of Messrs. Wentworth awl Co. having suspended their payments leached Leeds on Friday evening. It quickly spread over the town like wild-fire, and it was naturally anticipated that next morning a general run would commence upon the banking-bonze; this expectation proved to be well founded: upon the Union Batik the demand was great, and, indeed, upon all the banks there was an eager de mand for gold. In the market business was almost at a stand ; the country people refused to take a single note in payment for their commodities; and as these constituted the bulk of the circulating medium in that town, the ap prehension and the temporary inconvenience were extreme. !'here were nothing, however, to what, under other cir cumstances, they might have been ; for the London cor respondents of the banks, foreseeing the effect which the failure of Messrs. Wentworth and Co. would produce, had prudently sent them down large supplies of cash ; and they met every demand upon them with the ytinost prompti tude. In the course of the evening, the alertness with which their notes had been taken up, and the circumstance of their keeping their doors open beyond the usual time of closing, had the effect of greatly abating the alarm which had been felt during the earlier part of the day. Monday the run still continued. and confidence seemed to be very partially restored ; a bill was put forth, by a numerous and highly respectable list of the inhabitants, expressive of their c onfidence hi '' this, and the printed intimations exhi dogs, that Leeds' notes were recei' considerably tranquillizing the puh' runs upon the different banks had by the latest intelligence of yesterda. dience seems almost re-established. At Wakefield, as marn,Lorally lion created rttiLiaciicr4.labla; verafiefrf - tirb Importance of the 1 well known, and the quantity of worth's house, given in payment I we have reaa,n to believe, is very in the grain tnarket may be confidently anticipated. On Saturday a placard was issued at that place in the follow ing terms : " Apprehensive of the distrm that must be brought upon this town and neighbourhood by a total withdrawing of the local circu lating medium, and be;ng well aware that the known prudence of Leathmai, Tew, and Co.'s bank will, in the present crisis, restrain them from giving that accommalvion which the public so imperi ously require—we the undersigned, fully impressed with the injury that must result from the withdrawing of the circulating medium, do declare our perfect and complete confidence in the stability of Leathern, Tew, and Co.'s bank, and do solicit them to continue this necessary accommodation to the public by the re-issue of their local notes, to such an extent as their prudence may dictate; and we pledge ourselves to receive and pay the same in the regular course of business." The conduct of Messrs. Leathern and Co. has been ho nourable in the extreme, having transacted business on Sa turday and Monday, until nine o'clock each evening, and having also met every demand in the most liberal and hand some manner, producing, we arc most happy to say, a re turn of that public confidence which the events of the last few days had so unhappily interrupted. The large amount of the notes circulated by the house of iVentworth and Co. created a panic in the town and neighbourhood of Huddersfield, which expanded itself in an immediate run upon the banks in that place , viz. : Messrs. J. W. and C. Rawson and Co.; Messrs. B. Wil son and Sons, and Mr. Shakspear G. Sikes. These banks were severely pressed on Saturday and Monday, by the small holders of notes, which continued until Tuesday afternoon, when the crowd and pressure subsided, either from the notes having been generally carried in, or the re turn of confidence. The windows of almost every chop in the town contained papers offering to take the notes of the three banks above-mentioned, and on Tuesday a hand bill was issued, signed by the most respectable merchants, manufacturers, and tradesmen, expressive of their con fidence in them, and offering to receive and pay their notes as usual. There was a perfect suspension of busi ness on Tuesday (the market day) the merchants, Ate. being unwilling to increase the hurry of the banl'ers, who proved themselves fully prepared to meet every demand n.ade upon them. Upon the intelligence reaching Halifax the consternation was extreme • symptoms of a severe run upon both banks speedily beg an to manifest themselves, and the town was in a state of great and upiversal commotion. A hutnerous body of the respectable inhabitants having, however, with great promptness, sent out a placard expressive of their confidence in the stability of the two banks, and their readi ness to receive their notes, there was a considerable resto ration of public confidence. The run continued, notwith standing, during the whole-of Monday, gradually diminish ing indeed, and on Tuesday it had nearly subsided. Our latest advice, up to yesterday evening, represent matters as having resumed their wonted /131111M111; though there, as well as in the other towns of the iVett Riding, the em barrassment cannot but he severely felt, both as resulting from the suspension of Messrs.lVentworth's payment`, and from the failure of Messrs. DJbdoll and Co. _ _ _ When the information respecting the suspension of the iVaketleld Bank arrived at Keighley, on Saturday morn ing, the greatest surprial and dismay were manifested by the holders of notes issued by that firm ; but the alarm was much inereu.'tl when the nms arrived that the Hud dersfield Old Bliss( was in the same, if not in a worse situation ; the fears entertained respecting the former flank, however, were considerably diminished in the even ing, in consequence of the favourable opinion expressed at Bradford snit oth..r plac:s. and the cheering limier Messrs. Wentworth and Co. thought proper to plibiiali. Handbills expressing the con:We-nee of great min:hers of wealthy in dividing' in the resp,nsibility of the flanks of Halifax, ficieds, and Bradfor I, arrived in the 'own on Monday even ing. Actuated by the same motives, and with a view of imparting that corifolenee to the fearful in this neighbour hood, which they felt themselves, the principal gentlemen, inannfacturers, shopkeepers, Bcc. in the town spontane ously Caine forward to express their conviction of the re siions!bility of the Skipton Bank, and tif their deter mination to retive the tivtea o that firm in payment as THE BRITISH PRESS. usual here; and subsequently the same subscribers cir culated a similar handbill in reference to the Bradford, Craven, and two Ilelifat Battles.. _ In more distant quarters, the difficulties and innbarras ments are also felt, and the suspension of Meters. Wrnt worth's houke has produced, or accelerated, thus to a cer ta'n extent through all the banks in Yciilolitte and Lan cashire. From the Ply noiith Jurrral, Dec. 13.1 PLYMOUTH BANK. There is every reason to apprehend that the commission of bankrupt issued against Sir Wm. Elford and Co. may not be deemed valid, it having been diacovetel by the peti tinning creditor's solicitor, after the commission was opened, that although the petitioning creditor's tieht is more titan adequate for the purpose in point of amount, being 1781. (whilst 100/. only is necessary), yet a part of that amount, 901., consisting of di ridentls of funded properly, which had in all former years been credited on the 10th of October, was not actually received on account of the petitioner until the 25th of November, the day on which the hank failed. The question to determine Is. whether Sit Wm. Elford and Co. became debtors for the ea on the day it was re ceived, or only upon the advice arriving et Plymouth and whether, if it were a debt due by Sir Wm. Vford and Co. on the 25th of November, it formed a goad component part of the debt upon which the commission was isured, the bank having stopped payment on the sanut day. The case was to have been heard before the Lord Chancellor yesterday ; and if the coannaintion be superseded, another will immediately be rutted, as applications hare been sent off from other parties. - A meeting of the creditors of the above blink took place on Monday last, at the Guildhall, preparatory to the elec tion of assignees, which was attended by, an immense crowd. Edmund Lockyer, Ellq. was loudly called on to take the chair, but he declined the honour, presuming that some of the requisitionists were present; nene, however, stood fornard, eel Henry Woollcornbe, Wq. was then named unanimously, and be accepted the chair. 'Fite Chairman then read the requisition, and expressed himself ready to hear any one present on the subject on which they were met. Edward Lockyer, Esq. rose, and went into de tail respecting the unforeseen difficulties %hit+ bad arisen in working the commission obtained by Mr. 'fink, which he said did not reflect the least discredit on the solicitor or pe titioning creditor. A very lengthened discutsion afterwards ensued respecting the number of the assignees that should be chosen. Mr. Lockyer objected to more than three being appointed, on the score that the more nume rous they were, the less efficient would be their exertions. Mr. Prance suggested that at least five should be nominated, and in this opinhat he was joined by a number of others present. The name of the gentlemen proposed were, Edward Lockyer, Esq., H. Woollcombe, Esq., W. Prance, Esq., G. E. Browne, Esq. of Box-hill, and Mr. E. Govett. On the show of hands whether three or five should be the number, the sense of the meeting appeared to be in favour of five. Mr. W. S. Hardt wished to pre vent the great loss that would arise to the creditors by the expense of working a commiasion, and wished to know if an investigation cooki not take place, and in assignment of the effects be made for theatenefit of the creditors. Mr. Jago, in reply to Mr. Ilarris'e observation, raid that a com mission was indispensably nedesary, and adduced the case of Messrs. Chambers, Londoi, bankers, when, alter twelve months' investigation of the accounts, they were after wards obliged to resort to • commission,, although the estate was able to pay 2.55. to the pound. Mr. George Coryndon, also referred to the case of Lucraft, when, after three years, a commission was obliged to be resorted to, although, at the time of the arrangement, the debtor ap peared solvent, and some creditors were actually paid 10s. in the pound by him; but in consequence of secret debts coming to light, such instalments were recovered back ; kir - was paid. A put an end tied and Co. in bile ...ollply Jrtiense load ___...ngur At true, the mail actually broke down, and was detained nearly an hour be yond its time. The detention of the mail drew an itomense concourse of people to whams ita arrival ; and the sight of the bankers' clerks carrying' their golden loath was no un pleasant view for the spectators. This circumstance, and the knowledge (which became general that the two banks above alluded to were not in volved 'n the smallest degree in the embarrassment of Sir Peter ole and Co. dissipated all alarm ; and we have the satisfaction to say, that, with the exception of general sympathy, and of course due anxiety to the credit of the cou.y, there is not the sinallestlear in this city. bastes, a crowd of mercantile and manufacturing firms, an =mem number of Petty traders of all descriptions, to say stalling of the agricultural classes, there is ordinarily no s • tummy bat private bankers' notes of 11. and upwards. Oznisr.ally a few sovereigns may be met with, and there it, of course, a sufficiency of silver to render the smaller .sperationi of business practicable. The effect, therefore, of the stoppage.o( Messrs. Wentworth anft*Co.'s establish- locus alone. may be weld eatteetved from the portion of the stele estrum of the county which ties it paper formed. They had hob in York, Wakefield, and Bradford. and, Mules, bad haws in Leeds, Barnsley, Huddersfield, and Utley, where they weekly transacted business with their mown in these respective towns and neighbourhoods. Wenn say, with perfect truth, that notwithstanding the consternation and confusion necessarily resulting from • such a sadden shock, the confidence on all sides in the ultimata solvency of Messrs. Wentworth and Co. has leen, ander the circumstances, as' flattering to them la beneficial to the public. Various opinions are certainly siernained as to whether they will resume banking as dertiofore or not, but in either case the prevailing impression is, that all demands upon them will owner or lea be satisfied. Shades of judgment of course encom- pass this conviction on either side, but the general and eopartial feeling is such as we have described. A fact ortoboradve of our statement is, that massy persons in Leeds speculate largely in purchasing the outstanding sons of the bank, and that the lowest price at which we ban understood them to be sold is i Ss. per pound, while numbers have been bought at Ils., and even some so high sods. pit pound-note. U'llen it is considered that the .ndiriduals mostly induced to dispose of their property so 4.ewediately after the stoppage of the bank, and before ids real state of its affairs could be understood, must be- Jan to the working classes, among whom so large a pro- 'onion of the notes circulated, it will be evident that even :hey bare confidence in the resources of the establishment, er a glut of its penes would be offered for sale, and its price fall to some nominal sum. The scarcity of cash, too, in the trading eonatunity, at this moment, has a tendency to etePtess the priee.of these r"tes, and that, nevertheless, :key maintain so high a value in the estimation of the tublie as we have named, shows the actual depreciation .a be bat trifling. Aware of the arduous task which a futile journalist, in the midst of a vast trading commu- .ty, such as this of Yorkshire, has to perform at a crisis 'ike the present, we have in the foregoing detail scrnpu- wasly eoefined ourselves to. the principal facts which we Ine me: ta Med. (From the Bradford Courier of Thunday.l We need not tell our readers of the sensation which was :rived instantaneous)y, in ever_y quarter to which the in- liigenct came, that 3lesars. Wegtviorth, Chaloner, and : , thworth had suspended their payments. The disastrous 1155 came like a thualer-clap--ne immediately previous •uspicion having_been excited, it was instant, and unforo- *et. The intalgeoeo reiched IVlkefield on Friday even- :ig with bite arrival pf the jatandoir mail, and it was known tc Leeds about the same time by the previous arrival of •‘.. Rockingham ; but its this town it strangely happened, cot a whisper was heard until• next morning, when the I. 02 Mercury, and the London papers, made the event 'Navin; the banks of Wakefield and at this town belong- :•t the Company, were very properly kept open from • e•ual hour on listitrdery inoming, and• have continued :• -vet since for the calls of inquirers, who, it may /y he hel eyed, were numerous, and it gives us antis- !•`tcv.t to ad), were unifor illy civil and considerate • early r•:11 forenoon, the following hand-bill was post ed and C %nivel in SS'akefield, and in this town : • bLsa,s. Wentworth atal Co. haring, older moat particular estimates, beet) con,pelleci to sttapeltl their payments, beg to .trun t t!w el hit-, that they ts .11;idently hope to nuke such ar- • '. • rrueet•. in the eoure,: er a v.-r short time, as will ensile them •Iti•`y petty claim, and ream?, heretofore." Thu it-iicmi, 7 mornin g Messrs. Chaloner and 5 , 2 t OS for Lana in she view of realising, if hope which is expressed in the hand-bill, and ki el` •!! We $. l O'lld to excite expectations • tray no: ise answered, we may say, that there is a • *Cent hone :11 the ndwls of ti:e partners, that such ar- . , 11 be made ac may lead to a speedy slit- Ail against hous.•. With regard to the . . :;: „ 3 t, o f c&tain noble friends of the partners / 1 11'st'n•• tir'r aid, we will not sneak confidently ; but, 4 ':" . ,res.i•.7 that it Oit.thl ht• impossible to effect the • 'rtifatemint a4ove rl. she great possessions of the 41 1? t. Lvai!aLle to the creditors, which we confidently et, `te be not less than two hundred and ilfty thousand 1' 41. 1.1..1% ( intkpenilent or the monies tine to the Bank) ti! - • ••• ~irthy a well-groontled hope of full payment of "" Claim ; and is ccnnes ion with this, there is an error the stability of the banks; and, on working e commission, not . Gd. was paid. a exhibited in the shop win_ motion of adjournment was then moved, whtth put an end received, had the effect of to all further discussion, and the meeting separated public mind. Tuesday the From the Briztal Gazette of Dee. 14.1 ad still farther abated; and The highly respected firm of Sir Peter Pule and Co. in erday, we learn that cone- London, suspended its payments on Mond . I'he public ad. attention became, of -al e attritive • ally be augtased.tbe masa- eountrybaAki is Is berittiw and not, we fear, wit If oily - Wine st - mong tse piptiber; bat, ffaiet their rem il'aketlehr corn market is respectability, not a surmise was indulged but that they A' paper of Messrs. 'Went- were duly prepared. However, to render surety doubly t for consignments of grain, sure, the mail on Tuesday night brought an immense load ry large r ; an immediate fall of gold; and, what was no less singular than true, the mail From the Dorset County chroxick, Dee. 15 DORCHESTER BANK. The failure of Messrs. Williams and Co.'s bank, in Birchin-lane, has occasioned a temporary suspension of payments at the Dorchester bank. The public, however, seem not to be alarmed ; the credit of the Dorchester bank stands on too firm a basis to be shaken by the failure to which we have alluded, and they will resume business in a few days again. We are sorry to add, says the same Journal, that the Winchester bank of Deane and Littleliales, which drew on Sir Peter Pole, suspended payment yesterday. SOU? IiAIIPTOX, DEC. 13. About a quarter of an hour before the usual time of com mencing business on Monday, a bill was posted up on the door of Alessrs. Keller and Pritchard'bank, stating, that owing to the failure of Sir Peter Pol e Bulk, in London, they were under the necessity of suspe iug their payments for a few days. lyrom the Lined* end Stam7l4 Alercery.l PETERBOROUGH 11K. On Wednesday morning the ban ' -house of Messrs. Simpson and White suspended psymeak of their notes, but from the known respectability of the parties, every confi dence is entertained that they will shortly resume business. The inhabitants of Peterborough have published decla ration of their entire reliance on the sufficiency of the other bank in that town, and in Stamford, without any actual necessity with reference to any run on the bank, a very large number of the inhabitants have published their full conviction of the sufficiency of Messrs. Eaton and Cayles, and their readiness to take the notes of the Stamford and Rutland bank in payment, as usual. The stoppage of the Northampton bank has been succeeded by that of the Ket tering, Gotsh and Son's, and the Wellingborough banks in the same county. CAMBRIDGE BANK?. :[From the Cambridge Cbremick.l The panic which prevails in the commercial world, owing to the distress and confusion in the money market, has extended to this town, and consequently a run upon the different banks took place yesterday. A meeting was held at the Vice-Chancellor's in the afternoon, when a re solution, declaring the entire confidence of all the gentle men present in the] stability of the respective banking houses in Cambridge, was agreed to, and signed by the Vice-Chancellor and many other of the principal person ages in the University. A very numerous meeting of mer chants and tradesmen, at which the Mayor presided, was held in the evening, at die Town Hall, when resolutions of a similar nature were entered into. HEMEL HEMPSTnAD BANK. From the COlStiti Heraaj A meeting has been held of the principal persons of the town and neighbourhodd of Hemel Ilempatead; in conse quence of the agitation and alarm occasioned by the sus pension of the several London banking-Louses, when a statement of the affairs of the bank of Messrs. Grover and Pollard was submitted, and, vet y much ta the honour anti -.radii of the firm, proved highly satisfsetcrry ; in fact so much so, that several personal offers of anistanee, if sir cesaary, were itninctlianly made; and one gentleman alone volunteers 41 an offer of 10,000!. at a few hosts notice ; but we are happy to state that it is not at all likely that the firm will require any of the amistanee so kindly off'.•red up to the present dine, nothing like a run having been ex-1 perienced, but for the event of which the batik arper.rs to be perfectly prepsred. oaa.iff LAW NOTICES. COURT OF CHANCERY. RICOIE TMC LORD CIBANCXLLOA TIIZS DAY. Porjudgment—Crawlhay v Gdlina To be spoke to—Cooper • Thorne Bankrupt Petition to be spoke to—ln re Marsh Bankrupt Petition per order—Esoarte Pont Ditto ditto In re Buxton Ethertdite Appeal, exception., and further t!i-oct:m., part heard —Gatt v o.baldestone, Osboldestone • Askew. Bothwell r sums. Appeal—Donn t Watson Appear per order—Att&ney-General • Mayor of E Kota Appeal—Coventry Rude, four cum.*. Per order—lllorri. • Dania. THE VICE-CHANCELLOR THIS DAT. CAUSES, EXCEPTIONS, AND TURTHER,DIEICTIONS. Spilka, v Carter, per order Betideley v Harding, Exceptions Fawcett • Whitehouse, part and coats heard Cl ayton v. Benn et: Exceptions Hawkins v Miles Burton v Todd, Exceptions and Jones • Remnant further directions Jerningliam v Herbert GrifSih • Lloyd, Ditto ditto Jackson • Hemkey M a ll eson • Seoteham, Exoep. Marquis of Salisbury • Jackson lions Wilford v Bulkley FO4rnier • Paine, Exceptions Richardson v Baker Freaks Walton, Ditto Cape! v Butler Hartley • (kin, Ditto Stirling• George Detach' v Vire., Further direct Knowles v Godson, Exceptions, lions part heard Rich , Gas Co., to bespoke to Blackwell • Long, Exceptions Horn v Horn, Ditto Francis, Francis, Further dirge- Nelson ♦ London. Assurance lions and costs Company, Ditto Same v same, Ditto Jones, Harrison, Ditto COURT. HEARD THIS MORNI:(6. Ex parts Erwin Hospital, Ditto Goodwin • Yoinder. Disko Atkinson , Dowbiggin. Cause In re Colclough, Petition In re Rate's Charity, Ditto Shefford v Shefford. Ditto Barnes v. Kemp, Further ditto. tions ROLLS CONISEXT CAUSC TO 111 Binnington r Harwood, Petition Duffield • Duffletd. Cause Inglis • Smith. Ditto Hunt te Henning, Petition Squire v Squire, Ditto Coutts • litnin, Cause In re Bucknall's Estates, Pe• tition Pored!) , r Adam, Ditto COURT OF KI CAUSES TO DE TIMED THIS DAT IN LONDON, DT SPICIAL Andersch v Lsidlow Values v Decker Homer v CollaUf NG'S BENCH. Dempsey v Robbins Bradford v Levy Dickup v Merrick IT COMMO)t Stint! Boaanquet v Barton Thorington v Lance. field Holt v Taylor Same v Luntley Dennis s Pigeon Flan v Jones Price v Sharp Sherwood r Sears Ham p.on 'Heywood Wood r Chessman Darla r Lomas Whit*ll r CArtwright Knight r Harvey Carter r Slater Bradburry v Plunkitt Wilcox r 31arshall Lloyd r Arhby Weston v Appleton Noble v Laver Rippingham vWhite 31endal v Burrow Webb v Prated Holland v /Hocked Lightfoot v Tonge Wragg v Want. Jones v Abbott COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. CAVSES TO BE TRIED THIS DAY. Jury—Fendall v Hunter. BY COMMON JURIES. Neilson v Metcalfe Pickersyrill v Rowe r Bark Thwattra Flounders and others v Bleck Luke and another • Barrow and another Bake sod Wife • Venice ;executor) COI SITTING T Smith ♦ Russell, on I 'IFF OF EXCHEQL' ITS DAY, AT ORAY . II Hesterrnan vColernan Evans v Williams I I Bamford v Archer Birmingham v Boar Hamilton ♦ Earl of Strathmore, on Seq. Commisro. Certif. Fielder • Aleynell, pert !leant Hoghtoo it. Masters, by order 'ER, INN HALL. Wade v Stubington IVatkina v Smith Gale v Walters Rawley v Caner Mau v Nixon LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, FRIDAY, DEC. 16. COMMISSION OF REVIEW. TOWEL V. MOLICHIT. Or. LUSIIINOTOK. Mi. PEPE', and Mr. 'WAKEFIELD were heard in this cause. The further hearing was postponed to Tues day next. LATHAM V. PAR VT. At the rising of the Court the LORD CHANCELLOR said that a very important clause bad been struck out of the bill of excep tions in this cause, which was handed in to him a few days since. Re thought the insertion of that clause neectsary, in War to bring the question fully before the twelve Judges. No art et p to-day. , Itup.ef, Dsc. IG. in chit Court COURT OF RING'SIiENCH, GUILDHALL, FRIDAY, DEC. 18. The LORD CMINV JUITICZ sat its London to hear Special Jury Ceases. LIBEL. RUCEINORAM MAXIM, MP. The plaintiff iv the celebrated traveller, and the editor of the Oriental ET enthi ; the defendant, the member for Corfe Castle. This action was brought for a libel contained in the following letter from Mr. Bankes to John Murray, Esq. of Albemarle street. " Sir—l hare received a letter from my son, dated Thebes (in Egypt) l2th June, which is the occasion of my troubling you. Ile informed me, that a person, named J. S. Buckingham, introduced himself to him some time ago at Jerusalem, under the pretence of being an intimate friend of Colonel Aliseett, and also of the late celebrated traveller Mr. Burckhardt; that in consequence of this supposed friendship with two so respectable men, and so well known to my son, he permitted Mr. Buckingham , whoa. destina tion was to India, to accompany him for some time, and to take a copy of that part of his journal which was kept during this portion of his travels. This ill.placed confidence has been requited in the way that such acts of kindness usually are by ungrateful and worthless people. Mr. Buckingham announces his intention of publishing his own travels, of which I have before me an elaborate and pom pous prospectus in a Calcutta newspaper. " I know not whether you have ever heard of this projected work ; but as it is intended to he printed and published in Landon In a splendid manner, it is very probable that application may be made to you before it Kee the light, in which cave 1 wish to rut you on your guard against having any transactions with such an author as Mr. Buckingham, and also against laying before the public parts of a very estensive and curious tour. In an imperfect state, which I hope and trust that my son will be induced to sub mit to them in the best and most complete form that he can put his valuable researches Together whenever he returns. " You will oblige me by making known what I communicate, with regard to the character of Mr. Buckingham and his intended work, in any way that you may deem proper ; and I remain, " Your obedient servant, " H. BANKES, " Hington Hall, 11'imbourne, Oct. 3, 1819." This case was set down on the special jury list for this morning, but no special jurors having been summoned, • common jury was sworn to try it. when The AVrottatte.Orataat. rose, and said that his client would not occupy much of the time of the Court. He had origin. ally put • justification on the record, which he had now with. drawn, and was willing to submit to a verdict for the plaintiff with nominal damages, which he understood the ether side would accede to. _ _ Air. BROUGHAM. foe Mr. Buckineharn, rcpued, that as the only object his client hall was the vindication of his character, and that having already been fully effected by the former trial, he hod no objection to the proposal of the defendant, he haring withdrawn his justification, and undertaken to pay all the costs u between attorney and client. The Lotto Cii E F JUSTICE expressed his satisfaction that this matter had so terminated. MASON AND MIS WINE O. ILINSTY. This was an action for slanderous words spoken to, and after wards of, Mrs. Mason, by the defendant. Mr. Sc TTTTTT and Mr. COMTN conducted the ease for the plaintiffs; Mr. Su RWIT held a brief for the defendant. Mr. Scaart TT stated the case to the Jury. He said that this was a very serious case as it affected the plaintiffs personally. It was a very serious cane as it affected the pollee of this metropolis. The defendant was, he said, a constable, who had employed the authority given him in protecting a woman of the town in the commission of the most gross and outrageous annoyance of the plaintiff's wife, and in inflicting upon the latter the rratest inju. dee and the most slanderous imputations. The plaintiff is afore. man in some of the works now carrying on in the new London bridge. For greater convenience, and in order to be near hie work, he resided near the coiner of Tooler-street; his wife taking a house towards the other extremity, in which she carried on the business of a green-grocer— theupper part of the house being let out in lodg ings, to persons employed under her hnsband. Uofortnnately this house wan within a few doors of a house of had character, kept by one Charlotte. Fenton. Mrs. Maim being incessantly annoyed be tire women living in this house plying about before her doors. made an appireation to the pollee, and had them removed. Mrs. Fenton' e t tcr this manifested her indignation and resentment against Mrs. Moron by every annoyance she could devise. At last she employed one ('atherine Swinney,one of her protegees, to set up a still directly for the sale of the articles in whirls Mrs. Sisson dealt, immediately opposite her door. Enraged by repeated M re Mason, in a scuffle which had ensiled between them, overthrew Miss Swinney's stall. The latter retorted in abusive langitage, calling Dim Almon a vrti—e. Kxactly at this moment the defendant Kinsey came up. and said to Mrs. Mason. " Yell, what are you but a wh-.e? You are a wh—e; you have been married to live husbands." A person who was accidentally passing be come up. and remonstrated with the defendant for using 11101 foul language; upon which Kinsey refitted, to Oh, I shall use that Isnot: 7e. She's a wh--e; I know she is; atd you ate her bully, and I can prove it." Kinser. who is a police-officer, had Mee. Mason taken up before Mr. Aldittnitla Smith., on a summons for an assault. Tb, Alderman, on hest ing the charge, was going to Muni* it as a frivoloul ter, and rot within his cognisance when Kinsey I. posed, end said that he could prove an assault. The Ma trate seemed 'OH inclined to dist/lite It, when Kinsey ag interposed, and Raid she was a bad woman ; she kept a -- huatana' whereupon the slagistrate wet prevailed upon to alter bit epistles, and' he ordered her to And trial. Kinsey, still pursuing the s sys'em of persecution, would not wait till she could find b at., obtained her re be l oc k et i up w i t h common women... One bail - immediately found. ; another could not be obtained at the month!. He took her to the gaoler, and told him she was a bed, woman, ;a very eat, to tee how he would treat hcr there : he loektd with bs I women. The Learned Counsel then said that he not go into the circurrietankm connected with the cominitmenl, cause that was fur the assault, but the end of all the talunsnitatil and malicious eltrArrit was, that Mrs. Mason was comP leave the neighbourh oo d, w hi c h h a d b ecome too hot foeft live in. Hoary Steward, examined by air. C.orgesr.—ln the last Sums; met I lodged in the ho u s e of Mrs. Mason : Mr. Mason it foramn of some works caer•yllig on in the new London Bridge. Ile has piece work. His wife at that time carried on a green grocery 241, Talley-street, in the Borough. 'There were other lodgers the house. In Angutt last I remember seeing Kinsey there. was a police officer. I saw him conversing with Mrs. Mae* , was on the 25th August. in the afternoon. lie said, " Theo you; have had tome words with Cathavins Swlnney ?" He afterwards said to Mrs. Mason, " What are you else but a w—e' You a* a w—e, and I can prove it. Yoh have five hbaber de. You keep a bad house, and I will peon it." I interfered, and said, •• ate ought to be ashamed at Using a respectable women its the scanda— lous manner he did." He told me I was one of her bullies. Mrs. Minton also told him he ought to be ashamed of himself. I hard frequently seen Catherine Swinney ; she lived within a door . we of Mr. Manua. I rather think she did not live at Charlotte ton's. He threatened to obtain a summon,. I saw Mrs. Mi afterwards at the Clink prison. I dial not seb het before the gle - rste. I was not at the police otE-it When they came to gaol door, I heard Kinsey say to the keeper of the gaol, she wa bad women, kept a bad house, and had five husbands; • pointing to me, said I was one of her husbands. I have , seen Kinsey at the house of Charlotte Fenton, both befit* after this. Charlotte Fenton and Cath. Elatuney wets knows s. one another. I have seen them frequently together. I was Dever in Charloue Fenton', house, but I understand it is a tad house, Chosssexarnined by Mr. fugue*-1 have lodged at dire. Ma son's between three and fbur years. I was it her house haat night I did not lacer her say to any one, " this is my fancy mut. 1 never heard her say of me, "1 have pawned all my clothes to suppose a bastard child of his in the country, to keep ham from teeing t• - gaol, and now, d—n him, he will not go up to speak a word me without my giving him a guinea every morning." Her 1 band and two other persons were present with us last night. Reexamined by Mr. Sdalit.222—l Raw Mrs. Melon last. at her own house; she has now left her house where shealrepet, grocery : her husband now keeps the White Lion, in Toole) , street, where she lives with him t I was there about half an b.- last night. This was the only time I RAW her lest night. M. Atkinson, examined by Mr. Sciat.ter —I live to Owen street. Paddington. I never had any acquaintance with the plain tiffs before the time when I happened to be passing accldentall along Tooley.street, and was attracted by a noise. I had a linen with me. I left my address. Before this I was a total stranger them. Mr. Stanbury, examined Uy Mr. Scasavrt—l am a watch. man. I know Mrs. Mason's shop; there is a dinorderly bons within a few doors of it ; it is kept by Mrs. Fentoa. I have r moved common prostitutes from Mrs. Mason's doer. I saw ! in the gaol ; I went to be hail for her. I saw Kinsey there: said, '• Do you know what she has been up to ?" I " No." He replied, "She has indecently exposed herself." told me the Alderman would not like t ry being bail for her. patrol in June last. Cross-examined by Mr. Gum XEY —I was at Mr. Mason' night. I was not on duty ; I had leave of absence. Elizabeth Fownes--I am servant to Mr. and M. Mason. went into their service last September. I have seen Kinsey four five times at Mrs. Fenton's; I have seen him eating oysters then Mrs. Fenton keeps an oyster shop. I have seen improper persons go into the shop. Mr. GURNET, for the defendant, now addressed the Jury, said that as they had not pleaded a justification of the t he could not go into evidence to prove the truth of them . client denied ever having used such words; all the witnes ses remembered with great accuracy what Mr. Kinsey had fait: not a word said by Mrs. Mason. Although he was not at lit to peeve the truth of the words, yet he ',mat liberty to prove tain things connected with them. He denied that Mason was husband; he ditt not believe a word of it ; though he could strictly prove that Mrs. Mason's was a b—y tiotie, yet be Prove certain things which gene it very much the arpcorance of The only injury to Airs. Mason would be by saying words very contrary to those ascribed to the defendant; ; for to some a had character was profitable. John Hall, examined by Air. OURNIY-1 know Mrs. Mason and Mr. Stewart. I have heard her mention his name, but notliiilb improper. I Dave heard hair ma him her nstre -men. ritas'e heard her say the same thia‘of twesizre her say any thing about a bastard. or giving him a guinea. Cross-examined by Mr. Se AItLIT T--Sbe is a free, .ickose,ri humoured woman. I have no reason whatever so thinkAt is not a modest woman. I know Charlotte Fenton. I Issider also Catherine Swinney, and the young women about her houee,..by sight; that is all. I should not like to contcss that I had aver been In Mrs. Fenton's house. Charles Wood—This witness, Who described himself as a man and Jightermart, come into the box dressed in a huge white great coat. His behaviour was meat coarse and indecent. He gave hie evidence in chief, with a lounge and an indifference which almost indicated that he was in a state of intoxication : on cross.extunination by Mr. Scarlet[, he displayed a specimen insolent impertinence rarely paralleled in courts of law : the beara.nce of a Court singular for the propriety and decorum which its pmeeedings are conducted, shiekled him from a ta., which he richly deserved. He said, in suhstance—l was present when the summons was served on Mrs. Mason. She used ' language to Kinsey ; she called him a caddre, a nour, and • ill name she could think of. On trots-examination by Mr. fkAaLtTT, he said—l know Fenton ; I took a glare with her this morning, (in reply to a don that went am to his intimacy with this woman) You touch mi closely Mr. Kinsey was there with us; I paid for my own lig and (with a swegger of the moat ridienloos self-importance) I got money to pay for more. (Mr. Scarlet* was again touching closely.) I do not like that much; I never was a parish officer. (This came out after much reluctance, and evidently related tender point.) Mr. Scan LEFT—Had you ever a felon in your custody ?—", custody ? (repeating the words of the Learned Counsel, 89 he , already repeatedly done.) Mr. SCAIILETT—If year ask ITC., 1 Shalt say, yes.—Witness— I shall say, No, Sir; I never had a felon in my custody ; I was at Mrs. Fenton's about a week ago, to carry a bushel of oysters • never was in her house with Kinsey. Witness was again hesitating and equivocating, when Mr. Sc LETT said—You are only wastinr, the time of the Court, for I r have it out of you if I work you till 'tier. Witness--You'll get nothing but the truth out of me if von s. me all night; I know no more of this girl (Met. Fenton) than do of you. When Mrs. Mason had overturned Catherine ney's stall, she told Kinsey that he and the Meg:watt migi Ann Read-1 was a charwoman for Mot Mason ; she went different names; sometimes she :a called Bell, and toasters:lli Steward.. he. Cross-examined by Mr. SCARLETT--. 1 worked with Mason four or fire dart, about ten weeks ago; I nerer spoke Kinaey before this week ; I MA goilg on .an errand ; he came • end clapped me on the back, untasked me if I lint w him ? No; I was at a public house this nbirrhing with Wood (the witness), the gentlewoman (Mn. Fenton), and Mr. Kinsey. drank something; ore Vfele there more than an hour. Catherine EYiolt Vl.d now called ;—after a etstutierstle the salsa:med. Site was a dirty, miserable-lootino creature. wn not the person expected by Mr. Ourney. Charlotte Elliott was then ealkd, anti she immediately ateppall forward ; she displayed a more dashing appearance, anti bowed ate curtsied with marvellous grace. Though she made her &Sat Charlotte Elliott, she was, in • poitt of fact, the identical Y Fenton. By air. Guwsre—My name is Catherine Charlotte Milt know Mrs. Mason; she goes by different ntiniee. Mrs. Ster war: her name when she first came into the neighbourhood said Steward washer husband. Cron-examined by Mr. Se* RI FT T-1 am sometimes Fenton, but that is not my name. I keep an oyster-Ater. Kinsey never came to my hotise but on business. Ann the daughter of the last witness, was a lodger of mine. know Catherine Swinney ; she does not lodge in nay house t has been in my house. I never had any taxnplaints by Almon about any annoyance .he might have received from lodgers. I did not give Catherine Swtnney orders to stand oppe. site to 3lra. 31asoris. I never was in gani, i never was charged with keeping a disorderly house. I know Mr. Holland he I• in ney house.—(atter a pause, correcting herselfi—er rather in his, for it is his house. Mr. SCMII LETT—Oh, one mind such mistakes nee pert. fedoral. People often speak tlws truth involuntarily when they not mein it. Witness continued—lle vas neva, to my knowledge, brodeM up on a charge of ibie aort. After this lady had got down from the bee, stung be the metal. ins cross-examination of Mr. Barlett, she turned to hue, and that she did not keep a bed house. Mr. G v Itt Y here eland his cue, after an intimation from Lori Chief Juvree. conveyed in • whisper, that he was mann", ease worse by every shams he called. Mr, gcAni.r.vr, in a moat animated end forcible reply, the testimony of the defendant's witnes - rv, one by one, .1.1 she , that the whale Tan a mass of prevarication and perjury. Ho that if the Jerry gave all the damages laid ta the decLaratit could rot repay the plaintiff for the Ltury he had siritainr4, would it adequately punish the infamous conduct of the gorrod s • aggravated as 0 was by the circumstance of bits being a radio officer. The Lotto ClitTT JUITiCT, wiebout ounwniog ttp tbi deuce. merely told the awl that tiodoobtediy etas words were a, tioriable ; if tbe:rofore, the; Nampa prat they bed bort riovitd, they would Sod for the plattuf; cludmotion of Ilainene \raj pis cutiarly for tbelt DIM coroldentiot. $ t would, bowesc:, caution milts ' • inter. again 101111ri ." pisibo, woe ail til e bat sailwas madly. in. /t liar up could nf, bo- nnious • r Ihd to bee so • Sum. , vane& le has eery at revs In ; It A you; retards u teep " /te a • Mn. have seam e Pea- Maven • Ma- to she woe • and, • . 1 1 to and ma to DrVet • sure, • ▪ hlss- nyht n. ' uppore ring to it'd for tr bus- t night opt her hour ; 9wen enroll/ • 4 • Eisend ; 1 tiger 4 1. watch- buns* eve re- . .; aw tier • re; he I said " fir I was n't last ion. I four or s there. persons X y. Me words, r. Hit I ses had id, but_ liberty ire cer- wee her uld not e could i of one. 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