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THE FINE AR . • fors. reSORANIA OF THE CITY OF MEXICO. el at . ne ee sike to know who would be a traveller now.. 11 ::; Wear man, woman, or child, possessing more dine eon a pal-fly, will expose him, her, or itself, to the si , erne puree and person incidental even to a trip rnny, ' 4 ' • ; so. e 1 , when for an is.tinite fraction of the .ex- loses ' f ' , ith uo o personal danger at all, it is quite p os - de ' to the uttermost parts of the earth ? Eighteen w,r e to • yo u to the top of the Swiss mountains—for a te n d . o rrits M a l wailer a man may mount the throne of the et opire—half-a-crown lands one at the Antipodes t h e an y body lounging through Leicester-fields with a weds ' i n his pocket, may fi nd himself at Mexico dry- w ete he avoids the Macadamised streets i n t h e t the fron ded . of of the town. Nursery maids, errant and board- beets lgirls, of vagrant propensities, can accomplish all h al f-price, p ire, 'f rice and thus become wiser that' their grand- t heir - -' Knowledge is a good thing even at second noo. • • ant i we could, if it so pleased us, say a vast a, a ads u, favour of this species of Acme travel, which ! to - i t were a sort of seeing the world throve spec- fn it is no trifle to be able to breakfast on Egyptian ies, lay the price of chocolate ; dine at the Mexican jets • Messrs . Burfo rd, on excellent bull- ets) , e T o es w i th MIS 11 .. bai l t g, in spite of Mr. Martin ; and sup at the Field and i • 0 ,4 00 in Spring-gardens, on whatever rations we mud • a • and on reaeouable terms. Were it not for the filth tan 4 ,P i , r i k r admiralty and Albemarle-street—Mr. Mu rra y tha t Croker—the Qearterty and the next quarto—we sets Arlen advise Captain Parry to decline another Arctic the . t enon, and content himself with exploring Mg. Mar- lie err e i's Panorama of lhe North Pole, if that ingenious pro- left • be yet extant. Again we say, who would be a et a , w eer that can go and see the Panorama ? rich The panorama of the City of Mexico and the surround- son min im with a private view of which we were fa- tee, tted . on Saturday, is, we hesitate not to say, a highly stub .• wises performance. It is painted by the proprietors, es. Are J. and R. Burford, from drawings taken on the aes cis the summer of 1825, and brought over to this tag: -Ty he Mr. W. Bullock . In pictorial merit this paw- tl ey br no means yields to any of the preceding ones which Ott !Otani from the same hands; while, as a subject cal- In j ets] for the display of the graphic art, it far surpasses of sal If we can judge of it from the present view, to I t ea seems as if built to be painted. Situated in the .re of a vast plain or table land, 7,500 feet above the led sf the sea, hounded on one aide by the bright waters ca. lake of Tezcuco, and on all by the giant groups of remains which constitute the Cordilleras of Mexico, and of, , t:o the height of from 14,000 to 17,000 feet, built with th. it, wear regularity and beauty, and adorned with public tree tees, remarkable for the beauty of their architecture, 10- ei the splendour of their decorations, the city of Mexico, 1— dl the capitals of the old or new world, appears the best ti- -el by natural and artificial advantages for becoming the to dor pictorial illustration. The effect produced on tr. tbeStaniards by their first view of the city, is thus de- of T A by Dr. Robertson:—" When in descending the or teresinsof Chalco the Spaniards first beheld the plain of b e Nletco, one of the most striking and beautiful on the face Ito arhe earth: when th 7 observed fertile and cultivated a- '..e. stretching farther than the eye could reach : when ie tbet saw a lake resembling the sea in extent, encompassed of TO large towns, and discovered the capital city rising on a inked in the middle, adorned with its temples and tur- a res,..he scene so far exceeded their imagination, that some • to Wend the fanciful descriptions of romance were realised, to sad that its enchanted palaces and gilded domes were pre- weed to their view; others could hardly persuade them- seen that this wonderful spectacle was any thing more ee that a dream. iia " It only remains for us to observe, that the execution of t- the painting iv at least equal in merit to the skill which er selected the subject as one the best fitted for exhibition. w The tone of the atmosphere is singularly clear and haymo- non, delightfully contrasted as it is with the deep tints of er the surrounding mountains, and the silver of the distant kite. Arnow the mountains, we were particularly struck te with the appearanc e of Istaccihuatl, or " the white wo- is sus," on the road to P ue bla, and P o po ca t e p et l, " th e 1- ambit mountain," 17,716 feet in height, and its summit riled with snow of the most dazzling brightness. We re teireand the extreme brilliance and purity of the white of been produced by grinding the colour with water in pit:race to oil, and seterwarde combining it with the nrish. In noticing the buildings we cannot justly yme the cathedral erected i n the precise spot whereon s- teol the great T e o ca lli o f H u i tz il opoc h t li . I t i s very se bowlful. The Casa de Tores, or amphitheatre for bull rs, is also extremely well executed ; it was erected by el larbide, but, as we understand, has been demolished )f t glue the view was taken. The Call de Stade, built on ii, site of Montezuma's pala ce , i s b eaut if u lly p a i n t e d ; t h e Y ereas in the court-yard and on the flat roof have a fine '0 efts: and the entrance is so well painted, that the spee- d tece fancies he could walk in at the gate, which is open. fl , e f e nces introduced into the pictur e are all full of lif e I. - motion; we particularly advert to the religious pro- 'n as worthy of praise. The time is evening, and the st . r fault we have to find consists in the way in which the s :ref the day is indicated. The sun is descending in or rest; but possesses the chill and clear appearance of Is •::se rather than the warm and glowing rays of a sum- is • evening. The orb is too coldly white, yet the rays • :teens:nay given, and the surrounding clouds not ill •.• conclude by observing that this is a most excellent • • •Ima, and recommending it to the attention of all • , 'seers—the friends of South American independence • • :re boys in the Christmas holidays.—and the Mexican • -e; Association. - - %SILAGE tx Than Ltra.—The marriage between ledy Georgina Ryder, the daughter of the Earl and t itlaleaa- of Harrowby, and Mr. Stuart Wortley, junior, is :'tak e Place to - dap, at Bandon, in Staffordshire. The . !lee Earl and Countess, and family, have been in Seedou since the beginning of November, making the '' .e . 4 trY_Prenarations for the happy event, and left L on - 'w Int Tuesday for Staffordshire. Mr. Stuart Wortley, • .aat has been in London during the same time, paying • *attention to his intended bride, and also left London on Lesley. The happy couple because acquainted in Paris, went um years since. hi Saturday the first general rehearsal, with a full hid e , • of Giewteisi its twidon, took place at Covent-g a rd e n • latatte for the purpose of introducing Madame Vestris Giavarsai, for the . first time, at Covent-garden re -le, sod also the first ..time of performing that piece r. John Shelley has been visiting his constituents at 'lering the last week : and Mr. Donovan has been ''rring among the inhabitant& • The latter has had • struck, with, on one title, " Donovan for • nt•d on the other, " Freedom of Eleetion."—Brigh- • • if rat e p,e7swn !TU.—The central improvements being corn- . !, de Noble Duke, its owner, altered his mind as to • e Paris a visit in the preceding month—urged, no by his fashionable frie:Als, t..) let Old din„ fins- ' revive ID hi s p erson , at t h at f ar -f ame d p a l ace , t h e • f Derbyshire. The apartmen's are of unexampled • "Ir. 'their scu!ptire and gilding are really wonder- .' `l'd can be conveyed by eo other ideas than those we foamed of Versailles in the time of Louis the Four- The gardens, the lakes, and the fountains ' have "I a nets form ; the vans, busts , and statues lately • e 1 term Italy. runt to thr• mess of richest with which ' • ere abound,. We much ti..;uht w hether the whole smproyements will cost less than a half a million "- Christman approaches, and ti:e preparations are with it. The numerous services of gold and t• etc are enne down from the Ranker's, and the tereien fruits have been ir , Frtert, with other ; s;i to 'slake the lesescietrion of the paternal •ne Wad of the House of Caveenlish a scene of , net oft n %ern of late }ears.—Daily Paper. • cnlit has tyllen in n trifling degree. It is •'• • • I:; t h ! nun tee': is 41'l. below the Mint l' ny he inferred, then fare. that the supply of et! .e r'seat rat::,:- • xteetle th mend. Another . t' . • nese tie fltawzi :s, the: the Bank have a • ...nnd,nt tensely of guilt its tlseir coffers than was serenest, 'three they do not avail themselves of '.'.etc o: the tearles t to make large purchases. • . - • - - . , . LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Livitarooz, Dec. 10. Our British Plantation Sugar market is again dull and lower this week, about 350 lihda. have been sold, some low Brown St. Lucia and Trinidad have been sold as low as Oh.; the quotations are Is. a 2s. lower. No sales in foreign or East India. In Mo lasses only 60 puns. have been sold at 341., which is rather above the market generally. Runi is steady, but very little doing. In Coffee there is • good demand by the trade for Jamaica, and if clean and buyers at furl prices, about 100 casks sold. In Cocoa, Ginger, or Pimento nothing done. Dyewood remains steady, but little doing ; 60 tons Campeacity Logwood at7L 17a. Bd. a 81. ; 30 tons Cuba Politic at 9/. Ito. a 10/.; 25 tons Spanish a 61. 14.. 6d, ; f.O tons good Brazil a fl/. ; 10 tons solid Nicara guawood at 261. ; 30 tons rough at 21, and 15 tons small at 16 guineas. In Ashes no alteration ; 300 bib'. Montreal Pots at 281. 6d. for old, and 303. for to w ; 100 bobs. Pearl a 30s. for old, and 31s. for tow. A few States Pot and Pearl sold at 328. In Tar nothing done, sad only 200 brls. Tarpentine have been sold at 104. lid. Of Hides have been sold 13,000 ; Buenos Arts Horse at ss. earl' ; 300 Oz and Cow at 10/d. a 11d., and 200 soled North American at 5/d. In Rice or Saltpetre nothing done. A small lot or 10 tons inferior Oaboon Barwond has been sold at 7!. and a small parcel of Camwood at 251. In Olive Oil very livle doing, being only sold in small par cels at 42/. a 431. 80 too* Palm Oii sold at 261. 10s. In Cotton the demand in very dull and languid, and tha inferior qualities of Ame rican and Brazil may be qttotedat id. lower than last week. The sales are 3,060 bags Upland% at 6:.i. a 10/d. ; 40 Sea bland at 22d. a 2s. ; 50 stained at 11d. a 14d.; 2850 Alabama and Mobile at 7d. a 94d.; 6EO Pernambuco@ at 11/d. a 141.; 520 New Orleans at aid. a 11/d.; 250 Bahis at 10/d. a 141.; 1.150 31aranham at I Id. a 11/d. ; 50 Mitts Novas at 10/d. ; 70 Para at old. a 10d.t 10 corn. mon West India at Sjd.; 700 Carthagena at 7d ; 190 Egyptian at. 10/d. a Hid. ; 360 Surat at 6/d. a r:id. ; 120 Bengal at Oni. a aid -making together about 10,100, of which about 1,000 American are on speculation. IMPORTED INTO LIVERPOOL FROM DEC. 3 TO rixe• 91N. CLUSIVE. Ashes . 200 brls Horsehair . ')'allow . . 6:)2 cash Olive Oil . Hrinistere . . 21W tons Cot con TurpentHe - - 762 brls Ezviitian . Oak Bark . . 263 tons American . Sumach . - 2311 bags Brtzils Tobacco - 320 hhils Leland, &c. Hides Cow &Ox l " ar Y .1248 Paled Horse . 68 bales - 2 bales - 220 casks - 7283 bales - 3.2 - 12tal - 111 liOlti bales In the following vessels—From Alexandria (Egypt) 6; from New York I ; from St. Petersburgh 1; from Motor/14os 1 ; from Illararhans 1; front Sicily I ; from Palermo 2; from Bremen 1; from Amsterdam 1; from Glasgow 1; from Dublin I. NATAL INTELLIGENCE. TONTSMOOTR, Dec. 10. On Sunday his Mejcety's ship Glasgow, 60, Capt. Hon. J. W. llaude, returned from Cronstadt, having landed there the Right' lion. Lord Strangford, who reached the Russian capital on the 18th ult. On Monday, the Dotterel, HI, Capt. Edwards, arrived from 1 IVoolwich, fitted for the North American station. On Tuesday. the Dromedary arrived from NVeolsrich, with 300 convicts, bound to Bermuda, intending to embark 100 from the hulks at this place: they are to be employed in improving the pert and arsenal there. On Wednesday, his Brazilian Majesty's frigate Piranga, Captain Shepherd (after being upwards of five months at this port), sailed,' on her return to Rio Janeiro. On Thursday, the Superb, 78, Capt. Sir Thos. Staines, But., K.C.8., came into harbour to be paid off, all standing: she will be recommissioned by Capt. Henry Hill. The Glasgow is put under orders to proceed to the Lisbon station, to relieve the Tribune, Capt. Guinn, and will sail early next week. The Spartiate is to be paid off, and laid up in ordi nary; such of her crew as have not served the usual period, will be distributed among the Guarriehips at this port, and the remain-I der will be discharged. The Harlequin, 18, Capt. James Scott, Is going to the AVM India station. The Surveying-ship Mastiff, Capt. Copeland, will sail shortly for the Mediterranean. The Royal Oak, Lieut. Allison, will sail in a few days for Bermuda, taking out Lieut—General Sir Hilgrove Tutner, K.C.8., Governor I of that Island, family, and s u i t e, t h e L a d y o f C omm i ss i oner Briggs, and family, Major Blanshard. Commanding Royal En gineer, and Lally, and several other passengers.—Remain at Spit boa : Glasgow, Harlequin, Dotterel, and Dromedary. On Thurtni ty the Egginton transpott, Lieutenant J. S. God. den, arrived in thirty-nine days from Malta, and eleven from iii. braltar, with mails, government despatches. 226 invalided soldiers and seamen, women and children, and 236 tons of returned ord nance and naval storm. The passengers are t—Lieutenant-C,olonel Figg and family, royal engineers ; Adjutant 51•Fadden, 63d re- I itiment ; Lieutenant Cosine and family. 96th regiment ; Dr. Hen. nen, hospital staff. The weather at Malta had been unusually se vere; several days of henry and i ncessant ra i n , w i t h cold winds, having occurred. Sir Harry Neale, in the Revenge. 78. left Malta for Naples on the 21st September. On the 27th September a French frigate and a corvette passed up to the eastward. Two Greek national schooners had arrived at Malta, from a cruise, to ride out their quarantine. Strong suspicions were entertained of their having plundered merchant vessels. On the 28th September the Dutch Admiral Wattenbeck arrived from Minorca, in the Hol land, of 74 guns, with a corvette and brig in company, They vic tualled and watered, and railed again on a cruise. The Naiad and Alacrity were at Smyrna; Sybille, at Corfu ; the Algerine had gone to the Smyrna station ; the Weasel. 10, to Corfu ; the Serin. gapatam, to Naples. The Lady Mary Pelham packet did not ar rive at Malta until the 27th October. On the same day arrived , the Chanticleer, to refit. Toe Egginton spoke the American squadron off Cape de (ha. under the command of Commodore l'orter, beating to the eastward. The Colombian privateer, Gene ral Snublette, of 8 guns and 106 men, commanded by a Captain Cunningham, was lying at Gibraltar, intercepting the Spanish trade, and annoying them very much. On the 19th ult. as the Spanish squadron, coasistirg of two brigs, 0120 guns each, and a schooner of 18 guns. and a convoy, were running down east the rock, a running fight ensued ; the privateer endeavoured to intercept the convoy, but the dastardly Spaniards sheered. Captain Cunning. ham received a grape shot through his wrist, and the arm has since been amputated. Three days - before the Egginton left Gibraltar, this privateer got under weigh, stood out, and captured a Spanish settee, from Majtarca, and brought her in. The Victoria transport, Lieutenant Grigg. arrived at Gibraltar from Plymouth on the 26th November, having recruits on board for Corfu. On her passage home the Egginton picked up a carvel-built boat, apparently a Spanish one, but was obliged to cut it away in a gale of wind, 400 miles S.W. of the Llrard. The William Harris transport may be shortly expected with a depot detachment from the lonian Islands. On 61onday, the Jasper, 10, Captain Charles Howe Fremantle, put into Falmouth, with contrary winds, charged with despatches from Mexico. She left Vera Cruz the 6th of October, and soon after fell in with the Mexican squadron, .commanded by Captain C. T. Smith (nephew of the gallant Sidney Smith), in the Libertado frigate (formerly the Surat Castle), having a brig and five schoo neer, in company, and in sight of the Spanish squadron, of two frigates and two transports, bound to the relief of the Castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa. They were within gun-shot of each other, and were hourly expected to engage. The Cato, and Joseph Green, transports, will sail on Tuesday for Cork, to embark the 2d battalion Rube Brigade, for Malta. Denachments of the Royal Artillery, 60th, 77th„ 92d, and 93d Regiments, will embark on Monday, in the Magnificent, for Ja maica.—Hempshire Telegraph. We are sorry to state the death of Lieut. Peter Mears, of the Royal Marines. He was on guard at the Dock-yard on Thursday, and yesterday went out shooting, on Hayling Wand; dined with Mr. Hopkins, a farmer In the Irian& whose house he left at ten o'clock last night, intending to return to his home at Southsea by the way of Fort Cum berland. Early this morning he was discovered by some labourers, dead, lying by the side of a hedge in the path way. It is supposed be mistook his way, and walked throu7h. or fell into, a pond, as his clothes were thoroughly wet. Ins dogs, though he had only borrowed them for the day of Mr. Burpek, of the Norfolk Anna (and they must have well known their way homeward) were found watching the body ! Lieut. Mears was married, but had no family. He was a native of Swanwick in this county.—PortsmottfA Paper of Snit. rfliy. . _ Witdcd or The GREEK auto CnitOdZ.—Wit harts much satisfaction in punishing the folio clog Weymouth, Dec. 3. " H. M. revenue cutter Tartar. commanded by Lieut. Bisset, arrived here last night, after a passage of tat hours from Guernsey, and it gives us much saisfsetion to learn, from undoubted autho rhy, that the acc.nants which appeared in many of the newspapers respecting the plunder of the unfortunate Greeks. wrecked in the hrig-of.war (Amalie, at Alderney, hare been much exaggerated. llts Cxcellency Sir J. Colborne, when he visited the island about ten days since, took much pains in inviting into the transaction, and had very ludo cause to find fault ; indeed the disposition of the inhabitants seemed very favourable to the sufferers. The Greek Officers were accommodated with it passage to Guernsey in the Tar. tar, which vessel, at the some time, convoyed a vessel hired to carry the crew. 44 in number, to that Islind. Much attention was pata to Captain Misuli and his Officers, end the Cour Royale haying genemosly offered a jacket and tmusers for each seaman, they were comiert.ibly lodged in barracks at the mule Cornette and received soldiers' rations. The various articles saved have been brought to Guernsey, and are to be mid or retained, at the option of the re spective owners."—'f be officers and crew of the Ciraonc have since arrived at Portsmouth to await the arrival of a Ore* Teasel from the River, which Is to carry OPT to Hydra. A man-of-war hulk Hai been ordered for cholt•trenyorary accoornodationr....llampshlre Telegres. THE BRITISH PRESS. LAW MIMES. COURT OF CHANCERY. RETORT: THE LORD CHANCELLOR THIS WINNING, AT TEN. Petition from the Delegate. per order—laherwood v. Hulge. BEFORE THE VICE-CHANCELLOR THIS MOR VINO AT HALT. FAST TRW. Exceptions and further directions:— Clarke ♦ Fant—further three- Lewis •Jot N—furthe•direetions tions and coots Waring • Lloyd—further direc- Bowles • Topling—exceptions dons and coat■ and further dire tions Tholtas • klontgontery—ezetp- Bennett • Kern—esceptions tions Tyndall • Baxter--do Conway • Earl of Yaimouth— Waters • Taylor—do do Fenn • Asplin--turther direr. Conway • Marquis of Hertford dons and petitions —do Alehorne ♦ Sa•ille—exceptions Clayton • Bennett—do and further directions -Shadwick v Ikuuc:t—do ROLLS COURT.• The Master of the Rolls will hear causes. further directions, and petitions by consent, on Saturday next, the 17th inst. at nine In the morning. Causes and petitions must be set down by two o'clock on the 18th. CAUSES TO BE HEARD BEFORE THE MASTER OF THE ROLLS ♦T SIX THIS ITEXIXIS. Johnson v Telford— Wholly v Chawner Sewell v lisle petition 1 Haggett v Beaty Burke v Bradbury— Martin •Caritipeneer Breton v Piper part heard Poeknell v Trickle,' Hornby v Hunter Bloody • Alexander Henry, Prothero Law v [hinter Smith v Wilcox COURT OF KING'S BENCH. LOYDON CAUSIS TO DC MILD BT COMMON JURIES 'MIS MORNING AT HALP•PANT RISC Long v Young Anber • Cave Jenkins v Jones Rendall • Brawky Jenkins t Hodgson fiumord v Hennell Story v Sampson Deacon v Bloomfield Kings Piners Armstrong v Em- Harrington • Abbott Lund • Jacket. meet Lunnias v Hale Hallidoy v Turner Doe, &c. v Powell Couch v Levy Bon fi eld • Osborne Hodgson v Hen- Richmond v Rich- Smith • Early dricks ings Chalklen • Harrionn The Cuy of London Leigh v Alexander Gas Company v Hooper T. Leather Stephens Evelyn v R. Jones Bullock • Boucher Nottage v Dean Howell v Goodwin Edenborough v Ew- Dawes v Rutlege ington Denny, v Hayn, 2d White v Merrick action I Pownall v Short Stringer v Field Bateman v Turner Bingley v Lilley Lowndes v Lewis Clarke v Dore Lucas v Hall Reynall v Brindley, by order The Middlesex Adjournment Day in this Court will be on Monday, Jan. 9. LONDON SPECIAL JURY APPOINTMENTS FOR THE FOL- Hill v Edmunds LOWING DAYS :- 'RIDAY, DECEMBER Ripley • Scaile Buckingham • Banker, E.q. Cross • Wharton Lighton • Clarke Cross • Wharton Drew • Kerr SATURDAY, inc. 17 . rQarer • Whittaker Dempsey v Robins uiros v Collier Clark • King IBradford • bevy Doe, Ace. • Baden Pickup • Merrick Bloxam v Taverner Same v Wood Same v Francis Same• Greenwood 'Frower vBaldington Bedden v Alexander Melhuish v Pearson Shears • the Mayor, of London Doe, ite. v Law. MC! Fenwick ♦ Thornton Devey v Whittaker Yeates ♦ Dlcker by order of Common Jury Yearn ♦ Waugh Parkes ♦ Creswicke Homer v Cottam Saunders v Nestor Quilliman v Tuckey Worn ham v Salo. MONDAY, DEC. 19. Lacoste v Thompson Edmeads v Ashby Wilson • Byrne Bishop v &meek. Lowe • Macauiey Hobson • Riche monion Moold r Kemble Whitehead ♦ Cham bers Johnson v Melia 1 Eicke v Polder !Jenard v Baker Burt v Thomas WZDSZSDAY, Franklin t Ashby Richardson ♦ Field ing IVilcocks v 31 arshall Staley v Hanson Lloyd v Ashby Weqnn v Appleton Writ,•nt v Jackson Norman v Body Tooke v Oldtield -. Woolley v Jenuings IViteelery Whittaker %Vbeeler y Learber .TUESDAY, DEC. 20: Tebbitts • WiUson Parry • Aherdain Clark • Young Willoughby • Holliday • Enderby Fletcher Gordon • Tate Haringtord • Bunn Z.—THURSDAY, 22.—FRIDY, 23. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. LONDON CAUSES TO BE TRIED IT SPECIAL JURIES TIIIS A 106111310 ♦T TIN. _„— ... ....... Threlfall • Webster I Hume v Bollard. LONDON Cal/$I! TO BE TRIED AFTERWARDS BY COMMON Jt: hi ES. 1 Johnson • Baker Harding v Ilill I France v 'Lucy Crowder • Austin Salmon v Ward Smith v Thackwray. Sherman • M`Ler- Pullen v Hearn rot h COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Skiing at Gray's-Inn-Hall, this morning, at ten. PEREMPTORIES. Othen • Broughton, Chaundry Wilson • Durant, Petition of • Barnes—Publication en- Dickenson !aged Ex.parte Cheltenham Road Act, Bowyer • Bright, Petition by Petition order Price a Spencer Bone v Cooke, Petition of Plain. Hugo • Job tiff Dean and Chapter of York v. Gardner v. Lyddon, Report and Middleburgh Exceptions Atkinson a. Hutton Murrell • Wakefield, Report Fielden • Meynell and Exceptions Evans • Williams Roades • Smith, Petition Batnford • Archer firvit, • Thomson, Report Bossingham v Boar Hall • Philpott, Petition liamilton • Earl of Strathmore, Shirley • Maynard, ditto on sequestration Davis • Bush, ditto NVade v Stabington In re Mayor of Canterbury, NVatkins • Smith Petition of Gifford Oak V Walters. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, SATURDAY, DEc. 10. DT BEAUVOIR V. RHODES AND OTHERS. Mr. How we said, he now held in Ilk hand the brief of the pleadings which it had been said his clients had improperly taken out of the box of papers that had been left with his Lordship ; he also had the affidavits of his clients, vouching that they had taken out nothing else. He begged to hand them to the Court, and had no doubt his Lordship would recognise the brief. The Lotto CHANCELLOR, upon taking the papers into his hands, said it was the brief that had been taken away. Mr. HORNE said, the affidavits new made explained that it was in consequence of what fell from the Court that the brief had been taken away. His LORDSHIP ordered his attendant to restore the paper to the box in his possession, and intimated that If the parties attended him before he came into Court on Monday morning, he would in. form them how he would dispose of them. The remainder of the day was oxupied with the hearing of up. peals of no general interest. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, SATURDAT, DEC. 10. After a few motions of no interest had been heard, the ease of Pemberton v. Oakes was called on, and Mr. GARRATT proceeded to state the Master's report, and the exceptions thereto, when Mr. HEALD entered the Court, and, interropting the Learned Counsel. informed his Honour that it had been arranged between the Counsel on all sides that application should be made to the Court to postpone the hearing of this case until I(londay, for the convenience of the two Common Law Counsel (Mr. Marryat and Mr. Taunton) who were retained in the cause, and who could not attend this morning. The SOLICITOR GENERAL had understood that Common Law Lawyers were retained for the purpose of as.uring the Court that the cause must g o to another tribunal (the Court of King's Bench), although for his own part he conelival that the question was one not of such difficulty as to require those learned Counsel's attendance. Mr. Haar thought the Court of Equity would be come to a fine pass if it did not know how to dispose of soca a case as this, with out the assistance of Common Law Lr.wyers. Mr. iIEALD was also of opinion that the question was a very short and a very plain one; but since the attorneys on both sides seemed to wish for the assistance of the learned gentlemen from the Common Law Courts, he hoped his Honour would postpone the case till Alonday. The SOLICITOB.GENEBAL said he should be engaged on the Commission of Review in the Conti of Chancery on that day. The Vice-CHANCELLOR—Then let It stand for Tuesday. Several other eaves were now called on, but Counsel had not re ceived instructions in any of them ; the ease of Pemberton and Oaken having been so unexpectedly postponed. The VICE-CHANCELLOR raid, as no other rule appeared to be ready, be regretted having seceded to the postponement of Pem berton and Oakes. It would be a good thing if the Ceurt in future made it • rule never to consent to postpone a ease after it had been called on. The Court rose at two o'clock. COURT OF . KING'S BENCILGruDHALL, BATUILDAY, DEC. 19. The Court was occupied the whole day on Common Jury causes. none of which were of public intemt. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, SATUNDAS, DEC. 10. (Before Mr. Jos:ice Bunnouon and a Common Juq•l ILLIFORTIIY V. 91R MASerli AIANASSEII :OPE7.. DART. M.P. Mr:Sergeant WILnE stated that this was an action to recasts! .the amount of an Attorney's bill, which had been incurred in the Parliamentary management of limit and West Lox. 1t appealed ~'~ y that Sir /if. Lopez was a gentleman who Rink particular interest in claiming and enforcing the rights of certain individual+ who alleged they were entitled to vote at the elections at those places. Whether Sir M. Lopez did that merely from patriotic motives, or whether, according to some or his own expressions, he expected that " grati. tune should be shown to h;m in due and proper season," wss not now to be the subject of discussion. The only question for the Jury to determine was, whe:!lct the plaintiff had or had not been retained by Sir M. hopes to perform those services for which he now sought compensation? There were certain families who re_ sided in the neighbourhood of these boroughs, and who were said to exercise considerable influence there. Between them and Sir M. Lopez questions arose respecting the extension of the right of voting, Sir Masseh contending for the right of all the resident in. Habitants to vote at elertions for Members of Parliament, while his opponents wished to limit that right to a certain class of persona who were non-residents, but who had hitherto exercised the elec.- five franchise in the florcaighs of East and West bnoe. To decide I these questions, it became necessary to institute certain legal pro ceedings in the shape of motions for mandamuses and quo war rant.s, and to have long and learned discussions upon them. These proceedings were extremely expensive. but these expencen Sir M. Lopez had undertaken to bear. He understood the defence iptended to he set up was, that the plaintiff had not been employed by the defendant, but by • Captain Nicholas, who was • resident in one of the boroughs, and who had been made a relator in one of the informations on quo warrant°. That defence he should, by anticipation, show to be unfounded; as he should prove the re • "ner of the plaintiff by the defendant, in a manner so satisfactory as to leave no doubt on the minds of the Jury as to which aide the justice of the case Mr. Elworthy, the brother of the plaintiff, proved a number of ro , tversations between the plaintiff and defendant, in all of which the latter treated the former as his solicitor. Re also proved that Sir Masseh had advanced several sums on account, all of which 'UM; were admitted and set off by the plaintiff. Some letters of the defendant were read, in which he spoke of the hish services that the plaintiff had rendered to the household inhabitants of East and West Looe, of the joy they were said to have expressed on the occasion, and of his hope that they would not fail to show their " gratitude at a proper season." Mr. Nott, the clerk of Mr. Merewether, proved, that in 1824, before the proceedings alluded to had been instituted, Sir blasseh hopes called at Mr. Merewether's chambers, in Chancery-lane, and asked for that gentleman. iVitness, who did not then know Sir Masseh Lopez, required to know whether he was a professional gentleman ? and being answered in the negative by Sir Masses, who gave his own name, the witness said Mr. Merewether made it a rule not to see gentlemen nista% they were attended by their adli citors. Sir Masseh observed on this, "Oh 1 I know what you mean, but I wish to feel ivy way first." Vl'itness repeated what he had before said, and added, that if Sir Maaseh would bring hit solicitor, witness would then give him an appointment. Sir Masseh then went away, and subsequently brought the plaintiff, who frequently a ttend e d hi m i n hi s consultations :with Mr. Mere wether. AVhen the ease had proceeded so far, the Learned Judge having expressed his opinion that, unless the defendant meant to impeach the credit of the last witness, he could give no answer to this pan cf the case— _ Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN, at first, seemed unwilling to yield, but afterwards arranged with the plaintiff's Counsel that the bill should be referred to the Prothonotary, with power for him to exer cise his own discretion upon all the items of the bill. Mr. Justice BURROUGH, conceiving there was an end of the case for this day, told the Jury they might now retire, when Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN said, he must first beg leave to ad. dress a few words to them upon the question of the retainer of the plaintiff. Mr. Sergeant Wit.nz then claimed the right of calling up an. other witness to corroborate the previous testimony, which he did ; that witness declared that in a particular :conversation with Sir M. Lopez, on the subject of the retainer of plaintiff, the defendant spoke of him as the attorney he had retained, and added, " he shall take the case into Court, and if he conducts himself like a man of honour, I will make a man of hint." Witness had always looked at Sir filasseh as the principal man. Mr. Sergeant Vauotiaw then addressed the Jury for the defend ant, and contended, that although Sir M. Lopes might, in some measure, hare felt in•erested in the contest, as to the political rights of the inhabitants of East and West Looe, yet. that Capta,n Nicho las, and the other residents of the boroughs, who were really inte. rested in the question, and who were to be benefited by its decision, were the only persons properly liable. He said he should call Cap tain Nicholas, who would be able to inform them of the whole na. tare of the transaction, 'and who would tell them, that on none of these occasions had the defendant been considered as the employer of the plaintiff, In the course of his address, the Learned Sergtant spoke of BOW, as paid on account by Sir Mauch Lopez to the Justice BUZIOUGH observed, it was rather an odd circum stance that a man should pay so much, if he was under no obliga tion whatever. The Learned Judge added, that he wu of opinion that the defendant had, by his own conduct, made himself liable, even though he might not have intended to employ the plaintiff on his own behalf. Mr. Sergeant Van nag said. if that was his Lordship's opinion of the law, as applied to the defendant's conduct, he must submit to have a verdict against him. A verdict was accordingly taken for a nominal sum, the amount of the bill being referred to the Prothonotary. PREROGATIVE COURT, SATURDAY, Dtc. 10. This day being appointed as an extra sitting, the Court was oc• copied in hearing the exceptions taken to allegations put in io various cases. MORAY V. WYATT. In this case it we: objected that the allegations contained irrele vant matters, wholly immaterial to a right knowledge of the case. It appeared that the deceased Mr. John Clapton, heretofore Ingram, died on the 20th November 1824, possessed of personal property estimated at 25,0001. and real property amounting to 2501. per an num. By the will propounded, which was dated on the 4.h Au gust 1821, with a codicil dated iSth August 1822. the deceased left the bulk of his property to hie solicitor, Mr. Wyatt, with the ex ception of some trifling bequests, to the exclusion of his sister, and only next of kin, Margaret Ingram. Probate of the will was ob taMed four days after the death of the testator, but its validity was now objected to, and it was alleged that it had been obtained by fraud. It was also alleged that the deceased was of doubtful capa city of mind, that he was a man of eccentric habits, that he was in the habit of drinking to excess, and was in fact incapable of making • valid will. In reply to the objections, Dr.lxstirstcrow (with whom was Dr. DoDsos) argued that in many instances it was found that the more specific the allegations were, the shorter the evidence, and that as to the expense incurred by voluminous allegation, the pro. perty was large, and the person benefited by the will no relation to the deceased. Dr. JENNTER (with whom was Dr. PHIL LIMORE) diszlaimed that there would be any difficulty found by their client in replying to the allegations ; but In point of practice they objected to having the case overburdened with irrelevant matter. Sir JOHN NICH 0L L said the allegations were certainly of an alarming length, and may, if admitted produce an immense mass of evidence. However, if their admission was necessary for the purposes of justice the Court was bound to admit them. He thought the more extensive the case, the more necessary it was that the material facts should be compressed into the smallest possible compass. There was, he thought, in some instances a multiplica tion of words, which might have been well spared. Some minute circumstances too were detailed, which it did not seem necessary should be admitted. (The Learned Judge here referred to parti culu passages contained in the articles of the allegations, which he suggested should be omitted.) We forbear from adverting more particularly to those passages, or entering more minutely into the facts of the case, as It involves charges of a very serious nature against an individual moving in a respectable rank--charges, which in the present stage of the proceeding it was impossible could be answered; and, as the Learned J udge observed, dependent only on the unsworn allegations of one of the parties. SINGULAR AND DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE. An inquest wee held on Saturday last, at Birmingham, on view of the body of Henry Allison, a fine child about two years old, the son of Mr. Allison, of Bedford-row, in that town, whose death pro creded from the following singular but awful occurrence t—On the preceding Wednesday afternoon. between the hours of four and five o'clock, Mr. Allison was sitting by the side of his parlour fire, fondling his two children (the deceased and a little girl about five years 'gage), who were seated one on each knee. and near to them was placed a young lady, who was occupied with her needle. On a sudden their attention was rivetted by what appeared to them a great body of names rushing down the chimney and filling upon the fire, which instantly burst out with frightful violence, the flames filling the whole room. In a moment the poor children's clothes were on fire, when the father, with wonderful presence of mind, laid them upon the floor, and rolled them in the carpet, otherwise they must certainly have been burnt to death. While he was thus employed, an explosion was heard which shook the whole house, and immediately a distinct mass or ball of fire was observed to shoot front the grate, passing very near to them, and to strike against an opposite window, the trames and glass of which were shattered, and a portion of them carried a considerable distance up the yard. At' ter the ball of fire had escaped by the window, the flames gradually subsided, leaving the room, however. for a considerable time en. veloped in smoke. The deceased child was discovered severely burnt, though, in the surgeon's opinion, the wounds were not suf ficient to have caused Its death, which took place the following morning, and which he attributed rather to the severe shock the nervous system had sustained from the fright. The other poor child was also severely burnt, and has since remained exceedingly ill ; but, we arc happy to add, is now fast recovering. Mr. A.'s hands were likewise much burned. The young lady fortunately succeeded in making her escape by the door, without sustaining any other Injury than what was occasioned by the severe fri g ht which she had undergone. On examining the premiers more par- Ocularly, two doors opening into the parlour were discovered nearly rent from the doer bases, and all the hinges and screws loosened ; a chamber-door on the first story was rent similarly. The Jury deliberated a very considerable time upon this sinenlar catastrophe, but were unable to assign any cause except that it 1/11111 produced by some electric matter or fluid from lightning pese ta* down the chimney. What renders, however, the circumstance more singular is, that the atmosphere was rather clear at the tame, and certainly did not betoken any visitation of this dreadful nature. It Is also remarkable that an hour or two after the accident 'a tame .ydgeon w Mactivered quietly perched upon an iron crane, which emends amass the chlumerr the pools bird, upon being removed, was found to have been considerably scorched.-.Lichfield Mercury, OLD IL4ILET SESSIONS, 54 -ATIIRDAY, Disc. 111 John Welds was Indicted for stealing two silver etuttllerikka and a pair of snuffers. value 71. the property of Mrs. Mary Rebate, . • a widow lady, residing at No. 4, Hussell.square. The plisses, had gone down the area stairs under the pretence of selling •• . lemons'. When he was going out, the footman, not thinking . - that the sale of lemons a l one tied occasioned his presence, etopPm , • him, and on looking into his basket discovered the property be question. The prisoner. in his defence, said he did not knew that the Deo- dlesticks were of any value.— (. silty. • James Ryas anti Joh* karosey were placed at the bar on a , charge of assaulting and putting in fear Esther Jacobs, and tsgtwg _ from her 1701 the property of her husband, Joseph Jacobs. Aliktet half-past nine o'clock on the night of the 20th of November, prosecutrix sal passing the corner of Vinegar -yard. next Drug , - lane Theatre, when she was pelted by a number of boys 4 who Ness standing new her; among others, she maw the priskiner P picking up mug. She put her hand into her pocket to take At her handkerchief, when she discovered Cie hand of the el6at ' prisoner there. He withdrew it, and then she missed the money mentioned in the indictment. Site porsued Kerney. and fortu- • nately, obtain ng the uaistance of a Bow-stree• officer, he was taken into custody. The Jury found them both notify. Samuel Sharpe was charged with stealing a Setter, containing a number of bills of exchange, from the Post-office, while awed there as a stamper and letter carrier. • Mr. GURNEY and Mr. Bota.awn conducted the posessiier, and Mr. Bnownrcx th e defence. The case was thin:--Some suspicion belay excited with tern* to the prisoner's conduct, he was rather narrowly watched. HC was observed, on the day mentioned in the indictment, while ww- • • ployed in stamping letters, by Mr. Vandergucht, to put aside two letters, which lie ought to have given to the sorter. When he had left the room, he placed the letters in his pocket. Mr. Vander- Kochi desired him to come into the inspector's room ; he was then desired to empty his pockets; he produced eight letters from has pocket, but among others was the letter in question. was un opened, as were all the others. Me. Williams , the person to whom the letter was directed, proved the fact of his expecting the letter; and on his cross-examination said, that the bills of exchange were not negotiable by such a person as the prisoner at the bar. Mr. Justice GeSELEE asked the Learned Counsel what would be the advantage of that question ? Mr. 13110DRICE said the line of defence he intended to follow wes, that the prisoner had taken those letters, not for the purpose of applying them to his own use, but merely to obtain the: postage. The question was thus rendered important. Mr. Williams them stated that siuoo this letter had been sent to him he had become a bankrupt. . The Commission was then p u t in i n su pp ort o f the counts, which charged the letter as the property of the assignees Mr. BRODSKY submitted, that if the othcf stde proceeded on those counts, it was necessary that the bankruptcy sbould be legal, proved. Mr. Justice GasELEE said, there was no legal - evidence of the bankruptcy. Mr. GunierY then said, they would proceed en those comsat charging it as the property of Williams. That gentleman was called, and he stated, that he had no control over the property when the letter arrived. Mr. Justice GASELEE said he did not think the statement of the bankrupt divested the property. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had taken the letters, in tending to deliver them and apply the postage to his own use. The Learned JUDGE then summed up the evidebtt, and desired the Jury to consider, first, wheth e r th e p r i sone r had secreted the letter; and secondly, whether his object was to apply the bills to his own use, or merely to obtain the postage? A s to t h e first point, there could be but little doubt. If he were guilty of so doing, is point of law, it was his opinion the offence came within the mean. ing of the 52d Geo. 111, c. 14, on which Statute the present in dictment was framed. However, if he were mistaken, the Learned Counsel might hereafter take advantage of it. The Jury having retire! !Cr about a quarter of an hour, re. turned a verdict of Guiltyot rerreting the letter, bat for the per. pose of appropriating the postage to his own ale.' Mr. Justice LieeELEE directed that thejtidgrnent should bet 'milted for the present, in order to obtain the tqdges" opinion. John Sounders was indicted for stealing Me:eh : sheep, the pro. perty of a person named Dickson. The prosecutor la a person re siding at Islington, in the habit of receiving sheep to rest, antece. dent 'o their being taken to market. On the night of the 17th of November, thirteen 'keep were safely deposited in a close belong ing to the prosecutor by one of his servants. In aboutan hour after, the same servant, going to the close, discovered that eleven of the sheep had been removed. From information received, au officer was desired to examine a stable in Sermon-lane, *here it was supposed the sheep had been taken. The door was broken open, and the eleven sheep. is .suestion fopgd, Soon after the prisoner came up, and was about to enter, when he was taken into custody. This stable, It was proved, wasteoted by the prisoner. The prisoner in his defence said he had lent the stable to an ac quaintance, who, he presump.l„ must have placed the sheep there. Mr. Justice CiAsELEE having recapitulated the evidence, re. marked to the Jury, that if they were of opinion that the prisoner had only received these sheep, they could not find him guilty on the present indictment. But if they considered him as the real. party who had taken them, or who had been a patty concerned in taking them, they must find him guilty. The Jury having consulted for some minutes, returned a verdict of No! Guilty. John Weathers was indicted for stealing from the person of Richard Bryant a watch, three gold seals, &c., value 61. The prosecutor was walking through Middle-row, Holborn, when the prisoner rushed against him and took the watch from his pocket. He gave an alarm, and the ptisoaer was apprehended at a short distance from the spot where the robbery was committed, and the watch was found lying by his side. The prisoner cross-examined the witnesses with considerable ability, and conducted himself towards the Court with the utmost effrontery. The Jury, without hesitation, found him Gail/y, and the Court immediately sentenced him to be transported for life. The trial lasted till eight o'clock. NEW COURT. [Before Mr. Sergeant ARABLY•I Stanley De Conrcy Ireland, who was described in the indite. went as late of the parish of slarylebone, labourer, otherwise Stan. • ley De Courcy Jones, was indicted,,ferr having, on the 11th of October, stolen six dozens of knives, of the value of 101.; six dozens of forks, of the value of 101. ; one snuffer-stand, of the va lue of 205.: and one cork-screw, of the value of 10s., the property of Joseph Daniell. ‘Vhen Ireland was placed at the bar, and the indictment about to be read, he applied for a postponement of the trial, on the . ground that had not had sufficient time to itiStrect Coyote! and subpoena hit witnesses, as he was not aware until last night that the bill of indictment had been found. He therefore requested the trial might be put off till Monday. Mr. ALLEY said that it was six weeks since the prisoner was apprehended, during which he had had sufficient time to prepare • his defence. He therefore opposed the application. The CouRT having refuse) to postpone the trial, Mr. ALLEY then stated the case. Notwithstanding the pro , Deny that the prisoner had obtained was very considerable, still he ' was now only indicted for a simple latreny, and the Court could not inflict a heavier punishment upon him than seven years' trans. .portation ; but it was in the power of the Court to pries upon the prisoner what lighter punishment they though: proper to inflict. Mr. Ireland, the prisoner, bad passed himself off as a person of rank and fortune, and, by sotne means or other, he contrived to take a large house, 91, Gloucester-plane, at a rent of 4001. a-year. A man placed in such a situation, with a set of servants about him, in livery, was looked upon, in the eyes of tradesmen, as a man of ' fortune, which he had represented himeelf or be, odd capable et discharging debts which he might contract. The proseentor was waited upon by a person, who said, " I have' taken Is house in Gloucester-place: I expect my servants shortly tamales Its town. and I want a peal quantity of goods." An order was theft giver. for knives and forks, a part of which was setn'to the deihndaner • house the same evening, and the prosecutor's wife (who took theta home) wished to see the prisoner. She was, however., told by the man in livery that he was not at home, and this answer she re ceived when she called on °the:occasions for the ;Welton of obtain ing the money. At length she did see him, when he made same frivolous excuses—said he had not the money then in the bout:, but would call on the morrow and pay the amount. The utonow came, but no visit was made by the prisoner or any other penal. to pay the money. Mrs. D e pi c t', therefore, called again at li , Gloucester-place, and what would the Jury think he aid ? he said. " Ma'am, you must be mistaken ; I am not Mt. he- • land ; I know nothing of the goods to which you allude, tit:ft' knew who or what ou are.'• This was t h e l anguage w hi ch t * man had the impu dence to use after he had promised to pay * the goods. The poor woman was greatly terrified, not kr,oAiL i r what story she rhould take h o m e to her husband. Another por son was then sent to demand the money. tie saw Irelp4.• and he refused to leave the h ouse w i t h out money or goods. Irel said he could not give him the goods, but he did net state whii was the het, that the goods were not in he house he " ;),• If you will wait here I'll b r i ng you t h e money or the goo The person did wait, but I re l an d a b sconded. tie was not foil until a considerable time after, when he was appro.— • obscure lodging over the water, passing by the nut s The officer asked him if his name was Ireland 4 No, s name was Jones. The officer said his name wits Ireland, he lived in Gloucester-place. The prisoner still said hit Jones ; but when the officer searched the room be ftwter+ with the name of Ireland on them, and aunt d upl prosecutor'. property These were the facts Inv had the Jury, and it was for them to say whether Mit guilty. Mr. LAW, who it seems had been instructed for the served, that every one well knew the clear sad fate ma j his friend, ale. Alley, always stated a ease : but ra that if he proved to the very letter of the !mem( m it weald only *mom to a charge of obtaitti t a t i false pretences, but not felony. ,u. • rj , Mr. Sergeant Attest* said, that would deg: a i a versation which occurred whoa the geode to t h the promise was made to pay foe them. Mr. ALLEY then milled his witn esses . •' Mr. Daniell, the cutler, of Oxfoeil-streee. Ate and forks to 91, Oleticemer.pl ace , at:tenth! . to e, cons!dered as genuine; and when they wet g i ven th e ; they gremlin hepxitl rOf Oicd , i' • I rent, ne entered as a debtor in his hookas • J7e7. Nit; ~.. setteodenl44lll4 , ame of J 0246, 40. be sfaid, WV, lanai, and hit name gess en& some tied, plieaten tbe td to la 4 beam* he Wo oer gm hr •• Aerence, Aner , in AN& submitted: At had ninits )6 goads under upon the tee— Merril, tit 'lilies. • n , e sent the Webs dedetil tes er no di Mr. It /ttq - • —neres, ~.~.. II