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r~ Waite) bane anxious affnol erery Information to the Beni:hen tiesimenag i i. character and coialues, as well as to remove any im. einadon non hi• ehaactor which folds refusal was calculated to eget o wr it, at the Jan. he presented c petition to the Soci- Any. r•aylne to he heard on the subject on hie own behalf. In COO. tetra's, ot haug unable to precuts any answer to his petition, al. fbaftgli he was informed by the Steward that it had been duly pre meted—a-A deponent despairing of a hearing OP the part ot the Rerobew. he, on the 4th April, addressed a petition to the Lout Chief Justice of the lime'. Clench, the Lord Chief Justice of the 4 otmainn Piety. the Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, mid the retruireto of the twelve Judge... ssuing forth the arcum. stung of his ease. and praying their lordahipa, as 'inters of the and Inn of Court, .0 efford him such Tedrow in the premises, as to thew wisdom ahosild seem meet. On the 20th of April lest. he re union a letter. alerted "J. Waters," to the following effect:— •• The lined ( bite Jessie,. of the King's Bench has desired me to inform yon, that the Judges have no power to interfere on the pre sent oceasom." It appearing' ham this ante, that the twelve .Itsdrea had no rower to interfere ir his ease, he, on the 17th May, a rto re a a o s t ones:soy petition 111 the Reedier* collectively, and ad thoseed a ropy of it to each individually, ptaying an opportunity of hang heard neon the matter of his former apploeition ; or that the beret , eastohl twain their reasons fer their refusal to admit him a member He met subsequently informed. verbally, by the Stew. Oat, that hie Pre^fiti pet` tiro had been rejected by the Council,witli. Pal ara'nfi Int as rejection being assigned. Under these cit ron:wane-a. ea:orient having sustained serious injury, and being Bent to wilier will more grievously ion his future prospects in life. town the wieetron of his uppliration in the manner stated. he felt tlw.t the only legal mode of redress left him was to apply to this leaounahle Coen tOr a mandamus. Mr. I'Veoler, having lbw elated the facts of his case, observed, that in conse q uence it en intimatinn of some &titbit'. suggested on a former day, whether: this Court had jurisdiction to interfere in the matter, be had implied his mind to that point and he was now eretared, he nutted. to satisfy the Court that they had tt is wan. He admitted that be had not been able to find any price. deer preenely in point, but the authorities he had to produce were eurrmely mode es to his case, and went to establish the general prornsition that the writ of mandamus was now the only mode of redeems applicable to his ease. The writ of mandamus, being s prerogative writ, WU calculated to afford a remedy for the injuries where there WWI no either prescribed mode of redress pointed out by the law. The c•se of the King e. the Benefices of Gray's inn, on the proaseutitm of William Hatt, in Prugne's Reports 31:9, esta- Sillehed that thieCourt had jurisdiction to interfere where an Jam of ('our' refused toadmit a gentlemen to the degree of a barrister, Ober he had conformed to the regulations of the Society. That caw wens to imreurn a eranteary doctrine previously laid down in a cave rave:red in eliteh's Repasts. Lord Mansfield. in deliyenng the oseieton of the Conte said he had consulted with all the other Jiw i res npnr the origin and conatitution of the inns of Court, and torn., that they sere " volumary Societies submitting to enem y...err-tit," bat that all their powers were delageted to them by the Jester.. to whose control they were subjected as •iaitere. In the ern rired, however, though the mandamus was refused, yet it was Pet on the ereirel of waet of jurisdiction. but because the Judges, as Jo:reelere f no, was the proper tribunal for redress, by way of sp. frrwn l,e detieion of the Benchers. if. however. ea he had been 7 &wow, E) the nn:e %riven by the Lord Chief Justice', ordee, the Jacl:wi , bed no jurisdiction in his ease, the situation of a l arge pin. Non of bin Majuty's suhjects would be extremely grievous. The Penrhrri might a-bitraily refuse that which arrested to be the tight of every rehieu of the Crown, to whom no personal digs. catild be ohj vett. without any aereal. Such a right was care-sty to eery analogy. It would be even at variance with the roceedings of the Ingmities, whi h. though an institution fat peed Orion principles the n ost alhorrent and odious to the first ref• chiles of natural juke, yet ga.o its victims the opportunity et' being beard, at d went through the form., at least, of judicial I •qui• y. Here. however, he had to complain not merely of a re fuel to grant that which apre %red to be his right as a British sub iect, hut that the Benches declined siting any raison whatever for the refusal. Serb conduct impreoll some objection, which, if well founded. as applied In him personally, at lest ought to be stated, in order that he might be heard in vindication of his cha nce?, which was thus implicitly impeached. As, therefore, the twelve Judy (shad nn power to roteefere as visitor's, then his only teemed,' was the prerogative writ of Mandamus, to which he sub mitred he was entitled. He referred to the King v. the l'niveraity se Cambridge. Strange 1257. sec. 1., Lord Raymond 1334, and Rex v. St. John's College. Cambridge. 4 Mod. 233. as authorities analogous in principle to his case. Before he had applied to the Society for admission, he bed conformed to the regulations pre scribed in a work called the Stedeat's Guide, published br 51r. Lace, the Steward. under the sanction of the Benches. dis ability had been pointed nut as affecting him personally, and. therefore, unless some was suggested, he contended, that an a British subject he had a right to be admitted. Possibly the Reacher, might have very good reasons for rejecting his appli- ' cation; but, until those reasons were assigned, he apprehended that he KM entitled to admission. Under these circumstances he submitted his rase to this Honourable Court, being quite convinced that they would afford him that redress which law and justice de manded. As soon as Mr. Wieder had concluded, the Loan CHIEF JUR. Tree told him, that he had addressed the Court with great pro priety, and in a manner which was highly creditable to hint. After remaining in deliberation for a few minutes. the Judges deevered their opinions seriatim, that they had no jurisdiction to grant a mandamus. As the reasons given by all the Judges were the came, it is unnecessary to give them in detail. The Judges were all of opinion, that the Seciety being. in the language of Lord Mandeld, " a voluntary Society," this Court bad no jurisdiction to compel them to admit members against their own inclination, even supposing their refusal should be perverse. The very character of " voluntary," implied a negation of the right of this tribunal to interfere in the proceedirgs of such a society. It woo true that the twelve Judges were the linters of the Inns of Gore but that SAS only in matters relating to actually admitted members. The words submission to government," as used by Lord Mansfield, meant aubmission to such rules and regulations PS were ordained for the internal government of the Society; but did not noon a submission to any ordinances of a foreign jurisdiction. It, indent., a person heti an inchoate right to he admi t as a mean. her, that might be perfected by the twelve Judges as Tipitent. But Alt. Wisner had no inchoate abstract right to be admitted a member of a voluntary association, and therefore he had no locus stand' to Insist upon being admitted. The same title applied to corporations. A engager, wishing to become a member of a corporation. had nu inchoate right to be admitted to trade, or for any other purposes. The cases cited hail no analogy to the prune for in all of them the persons applying to the Court were actually members of the society, and fought aometiling to which, as Members, they were entitled. But it wit never heard of. that a mere stranger bad a right, abstract edly, to he admitted a member of an Inn of Court, of an University, ar of a Corporation. If. indeed, the applicant had been admitted a Member of the Society for &particular purpose, and had conformed sa its government, then he would have an inchoate right which, in the absence of any satisfactory reason to the - contrary, might be per. . faded but here no ground of that kind had been laid before the Curet. and, therefore, a mandamus would not lie. inleeefued. SITTINGS IN BANCO AFTER TERM. The COURT, in the course of the day, observed. that ea it was unlikely the bunnesa which stood for Monday could be finished so that day, three of the Judge+ meant to sit in an adjoining cairn on Tuesday. to dispose of such cases as the parties consented to safer to them. rat KARQUIR Or lITRTTORD V. TAR HON. AUGUSTUS STANROPE• At Init . -past five o'clock Mr. Bloutsmis rose in the matter of the don. Augustus Stanhope. The holm Cuter Jusricr—The gentleman is, I suppose, Air. Brnugham, in attendance to give sureties ? Mr. BRotrogsa—lle is in attendance, my Lord, but I am in. steueted to apply for his discharge from the articles. The LORD Ctillr JUSTICE—Upon what grounds ? We SIC •et to hear the came ova yelp. Ir. BROUGHAM—There is an ambiguity in the articles, as well se omissions in the statement of the facts; and these we mean to sepal! from Mr. Stanhope's own affidavit. The Loan Cams Jur.rics—l never knew anything of such a nature, in articles' of the peace, to be supplied by the affidavit of We adverse party. Mr. BROUGHAM...-1 mean to show the omissions on the face of die art Ida themselves. The Loan Cu acr JUST tai—But what objection have you to glue 'sureties? 111 r. Bitoooaast—l have ranch to say, both as to their time and mount. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE—Yes, but bow objeet, before both an named ? Mr. Bawronsst begged to be allowed to proceed. He said that, in the first place, he was quite aware he could negative (at t►is time) what teas sworn on the front of the articles; but he had a good deal to say in mitigation of the course pursued by Mr. Susehore. _ The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE—But it cannot be done, we tell you. Air. Hnoutinare—Suppose. my Lords, that Lord Hertford hid, since the occurrences had taken place which led to these articles, pun what amounted to a pardon, far previously alleged trans. treesiona ? •• The LORD CHIT? JUST ics—VVhat reason have we to suppose say such thing, in direct contradiction to the Noble Lord's affidavit Were us? • air. liwocrostam—Tben I won't suppose, hut must directly state, that be but entered ioto negotiation with Mr. Stanhope since the affair. Me. Justice BATLEY—What, since ibis application ? Mr. BROUGHAM—Not since the application to this Court, but auksrtient so the occurrenee. The Co MIT said, they could not listen to such a statement. •Mr. BROUGHAM said he was only anxious to explain, that all tip propneitionit for money, interest. Sm. alleged to have been •ado by Mr. Stanhope. were. so far from having been made by him, equally made to him, in his conversations with Sir Richard as well as by letters from the latter. There were five letters li Tel lax interviews to establish that fact, since the 24th of last ! NrAr Tourney -Gr. Yr. Rat., for Lord Hertford, unqualt. Sway disclaimed that he had beau a parry to any such negotiation. •Tits Lono Ciiitr JUSTICE inquired, how it could be shown . *at Lord Hertford aM privy to any such negotiation • Mr. Bacousitax—By Mir Richard }Wolf's constant use of Lord Ilertford's name. in his Interviews with Mr. Stanhope, and acing backwards and forwards, professing to take and return state . tuqui. 'fire Court decided that Mr. Stanhope's affidavit could net be be received, to convey racye hearsay impressions. The Lona Cuter JUSTIOE—But why all this objection •to give .uretie. P It Mr.S:anhot , e really lovers to keep the peace. why hesimte to give them P they can du hint no harm. If he does not intend to keep the peace, it is right he should give them—even fur his own good. Mr. Ile ounitax—Many irrelevant things were dleplayed in the statement in the article , . These have gone forth to the public, and created an mutat outside influence against Mr. Stanhope. The Loon Clime Justice—What have we to do with that —we ("omen be influenced by these statements. Mr. BR ouGHAM said, it ens hind that Mr. Stanhope should rot have the power of repelling these unjust imputations. Then, as is the timeof the application to the Court, Lord Hertford bad allowed two Sessions of the Peace to elapse since last August. The Loan Caner JUSTICE—But he' Ita come here at the first term which wastapell to hint, and that is sufficient. Mr. BR ottoffAM raid, that he had not come until ten drys after the term had commenced. Tf e Learned Counsel then called the attention of the Court to the facts on the fare of the articles; and insisted, that no m this hour, Lord Ilinford had not sworn that lie was in such bodily fear as entitled him, according to all mecums precederuts. to the interference of the Court, in the form ruled tor. Ile quoted Ilawkine, and other 'law authorities, to show that the exhibition of such uncles was not only booed to swear that lie was in acme' bodily fear. but also set forth :lost and probable reasons hir rational and not a far-fetched apprehension. Now, Lotd Hertford had not only avoided making such an affidavit, rut he had, since the 24th of August, the day of the last occurreoce be tween him and Mr. Stanhope, employed Sir Richard Binds to negotiate with hint. The ATTIIItIiEYMEXERAL again diaelnimed, on the part of Lord Hereon!, that he had employed Sir Richard liirune for any such purrese ; he had merely applied to him in his magisterial atrocity. Mr. Ilitoutatsat reiterated his remark, and the ATTOIINEY OTWFARAL his thichomer, when the Court interfer:d, and mid, that on the like of the ankles, no such term as " employed" hod been used. It was, as the Attorney-General had said, an applica tion to a Magistrate to act in his magisterial Catweity. The Loan Cater Justicz again interdicted Mr. Brougham from imputing any negotiation upon this business to Lord Hen ford, unless he was prepaml to establish that tact he the affidavit of Sir Richard Birnie, whose name he used, as hating been a party to the negotiation. Mr. Raoul:Dam admitted that he cmild carry it no father than Mr. Stanhere's effidavit of his conVerations with. and letters Imo Pie Richard Birnie, He then proceeded to enforce hie former position. that Lord Hertford had not given that punitive deposi tion of his having bodily apprehension, which he was bound to do Retarding to the imperative course of law. This apprehension must, he contended, be received by express and positive aver. meet, and not caught up by infererce on implication. The Learned Counsel recited the words of the affidavit, which, he insisted, were insufficient to merman this application. The Coital interfered, and said that Lord Hertford had, in his rain nice oath before them, deposed to his personal a pprehension, which, coupled with the character of Mr. 'Stanhope* art., as set forth in the article. of the peace. was sufficient. Mr. Justice flay. It, had the oath taken to Court by Lord Hertford read, in which there was a positive averment of *prehension of " bodily harm." Mr. BRODERICK followed at the same side, and strongly con tended that the precedents were quite uniform, that t:te Monde non of applications like this must unequivocally be. that that has occurred convinced the ezbibitant he ass really in actual fear of danger. Mr. Justice BAY LET—So the Noble Lord has sworn here vita ro Baonza lc a—lt is not on the face of the articles, and no thing can, viva voce, be superadded. Mr. 'twice BAYLEY—Yea, there can here, by ndmintitering the usual form of viva yore oath, which contains, in terms, the exptession of Ws apprehension. Mr. BRODEIIII:Ii insisted that the apprehension should be ex- Primed on the f ce of the articles ; acconliog to all the ;wadies of ancient times, the exiiibiumt must swear that he apprehends this da-ger. The COUNT said that he had expressly sworn so by his corporal oath. . . Mr. Drone/mg—But these articles most be established upon dick own insufficiency, and not by any coll►teral inference. This case must stand or fall like all others; it must be dealt with as the commonest cue, when the glare of great names are got rid of. The LO D CutEr Jusrict —We have nothing to do here with the glare of great names, we have only to deal with the law and the fact. Mr. linonEn lc x still persisted in his objection to the sufficiency of them articles, and repeated his argument, that all the precedents rendered it imperative fur the cxhibitant in express terms to swear, in the articles, that he was in bodily danger—nay more—that he has just and goad grounds for feeling himself in apprehension of danger. Here Lord Hertford only swears that on the 22d of July he arts insulted (rot saying how) by a gentleman, who afterwards tarried out to bs Mr. Stanhope. He never . pretends to say he was threatened or assaulted—and in August, again, all he states is, not that he was struck, not that h. was assxultrtl, but that a stick was pushed against his carriage window, and that Mr. Stanhope, ac cording to Sir R. Birnie's statement, merely said he would not as. fault Lord Hertford till after the death of his father, Lord Har rington ; PA it must be taken, even then, by Inference, that any emelt was conttmpiatetl. It was ti hardship that any calumny should be heaped upon a gentleman in Court, which yet he is de. ninl the privilege of answering. This would certainly render it incumbent upon the Court to compel the exhibitatit to adhere to the prescribed form in the formation of articles. The COURT held that the apprehension was sufficiently express ed, and overruled the objections. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended, in reply, that the ar. tides were on the face of them amply sufficient. Lord Hertford had, Indeed, shown the most scrupulous caution throughout the whole of the prozeedings. He began, in his articles, by showing the cause of Mr. Stanhope's hostility, his trial, and disnissal from the army. He also referred to the averment in the articles, which he ask! fully and adequately sustained this INdication. here was • gentleman prepared, by his awn admission, to go all lengths, short of actual assault, during his father's life-tinte, merely be cause Lord Hertford, in his capacity as parent and guatiian of his child, had taken a particular course, in consequence of the conduct of Mr. Stanhope. It was quite clear, when the passion of the latter had so far committed him, that he could not an.wer for his own temper I(whatever his intentions might be) in his future proceed ings. Surely this was exactly the case which required the interpo sition of the Court. _ _ The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE interposed, and said, that the Court had determined to bind Mr. Stanhope over, in sureties to keep the peace. It wan quite clear, without going into the particulars of the transactions between these gentlemen, that a state of irritation prevailed in the mind of one of them, which, from a knowledge of human nature, it was very unlikely would be confined within legal limits. The facts were sufficiently set forth, and, as guardians of the peace of society, the Court must hind Air. Stanhope in sureties to keep the peace for two nears towards Lord Hertford, himself in a bond of Five Hundred Pounds, and two sureties of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds each. These sureties were immediately entered into by Air, Stanhope, and the Court rose at half-past six o'clock. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. WESTMINSTER, SATURDAY. Nov. 2n. WALKER, CLERK, R. lIDOWAT. This was an action tor not properly setting out tithes. The muse was tried at the last Assizes for Hereford, before Mr. Justice Bur. rough, when it appeared that the defendant, who was a farmer, had cut his wheat; but, instead of letting the bundles stand the usual time, and then tithing them regularly, lie made up the sacks of an irregular number of bundle', by which It became difficult, if not impossible, to count them, so as to ascertain whether the number set out was correct. The Learned Judge charged the Jury for the plaintiff; but, after some consultation, they returned a verdict for the defenant ; a verdict with which the Judge expressed himself strongly dissatisfied, a rule having been obtaired in the commence. sent of this Term, to set aside the verdict, and grant a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was against evidence and the opinion of the Judge. Mr. Sergeant TADDY row showed cause against the rule, and *wended that the Court ought not to interfere with the verdict. —The Jury were the proper and conmitutioral Judges. of the feet, and sa the law had been correctly stated to theni, there could be no ground for disturbing their verdict. The Corral' were of a contrary opinion, observing., that the very fact of the law having been stated correctly to the Jury was an ad ditional reason for setting aside the verdict; since it appeared that they had determinedly given their verdict against the Judge's state. merit of the law. CROFTS V. WATEDHOUSE. This was an action against the Proprietor of the Regulator Lon don and Exeter coach, which passes through Saliabury and Dor chester, to recover damages for an injury sustained by the plaintiff in conagnence of the oversetting of the coach. 'I ha cause wee tried before Mr. Justice Littledale. at the last Assizes at Dorches ter, when it appeared, that at the distance of about a mile out of Salisbury, where the accident happened, two cottages had formerly stood. Just at that place there was a bill, and the road made a sharp turn to the right. It had always been the custom of coach men, on arriving at this point, to go up the left side of the road till they came to the turning, when they crossed directly to the right side of the road, taking the gable end of the lower cottage as their guide for the distance. T-lie accident on which this action was founded, happened at about one o'clock in the morning, and the person who then drove the coach had passed by in the course of 1 the previous day, when both the cottage-s were standing. Before his return the lower cottage had hem removed, and the coachman, who was ignorant of that circumstance, had taken the gable end of the upper cottage as his guide, supposing it to be gable end of the lower cottage. In consequence of this mistake the coach went too near the pathway, on the rubbish of the lower cottage, and the coach was overturned. The Learned Judge told the Jury, that be thought the coachman was bound not to have gone out of the road, and that haring done so, he was guilty of that negli gence which made the defendant answerable.—The Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, damages--one hundred pound.. On a former day in this Perm, Met Sergeant WILDE hod ob tained a rule ro show cause why the ventlet should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground that the Learned Judge had misdirected the Jury. Mr. Sergeant OwsLow and Mr. Sergeant Teur►r now slowed cause against the rule, and contended that the rule bid down by the Learned Judge at the trial was correct. and cited some cases in which it had been held, that when a coach was overturned. it lay upon the coach proprietors to show that the accident had not bap. A' THE BRITISH PRESS. pened through negligence. Here the evidence had been sucl&rainb Induce the Leaned Judge to ray that that coAchmaa had been guilty of negligence. The Loa!) Coign JUST 'cr. said. that If the Learned Judge had directed the Jury to say whether, Jo poin of fact, the coach man had been guilty of n eg li gence, an d t h ey h a d of id he had. he could not say what mi g h t he hi. opines nil the f ret , ' but he was clearly of opinion tha t t h e J u d ge ought not to have assumed negli gonce from the me re f act or the eetchman go i ng out o f t h e road. 0110 He 01 there ought t o h e a new tr i a l , in afford the Jury the opportunity of exprrosiiig their opp lon on the fact. The other Judges conruued, and the rule fur a new trial au made absolute. COURT OF ARCLIESMAT CRDAY, N0v.26. WILSON o. IMMO. This was question to try the validity of a will executed by the denessed Lady firearm in 1812. The will had been proved in 1816, shonly after the testator'a Leath, and thi.t probate eemaioed in force for seven years, when the executors were called upon to show cause why administration ahould not be taken out by the next of kit], as if Lady throve% died intestate. It appeared from the allegation put ths, that Lady (heaves, then Suriatinsh Blackwell, war P0,40,4ed of very consiaerable property previous to her marriage with the late 84 hamar' Greeters, whirl, took place in Jule 1808. Antecedent to her marriage, a will was made by Lady (+reeves, in which she appointed two rentleme::, named Baxter, her executors and residuary legatees. A marriage settlement was also executed, by which it was provided, that if 'Lady finesse+ died during the lifvtime of her husband tSir Thomas) she should possess full power over the disposal of her own pn.. : fumy ; and it wan also provided that, M case of the decease of Sir Thomas before Lady Greaves, her property ahould revert to her as if no marriage had taken place. In 1812, during the marring:- of Lady Greaves, one of the executors appointed by the will of ine died, and Lady Ureaves thought it necessary to execute anew will. in which she continued the surviving Mr. Baxter executor, and left 11:e property previously devised to the deceased Mr. Beater, to his daughter. Sir T. C d ied in February 1811; and, four days previous to his death, Lady (heaves wrote to Mr. Baxter her executor, intimating her intention of sending him the will, which came icla Mr. Baxter's possession four days after the death of Sir T. Gramme. It was now contended, that as Lady Greaves was a femme convert at the period when the will of 1812 was executed, under her marriage settlement, she - wan - then posseased of no power over the disposition of her property. lily was argued, that under the words of the settlement, rite could lily dispose of her property in two cues i iier predecease to her hutband, or her surviving him, when the property again reverted mime, and it was admitted then she could dispose of it in ally manner she thought proper. But as she had executed the testament whilst after - me mower!, and had no prover of disposing of her property. the invalidity of that will was insisted upon. In support of the validity of the will, it was con tended, that the . property was under the control of the testatrix before her mamage; and that by a lihersl construction of the marriage settlement, it did not destroy her right to dispose of her property during her husband's lifetime. It was also argued, that the Court hail demonstration of the tem:spies intention, and that she had never entertained a doubt as to the validity of the will of 1812. now 'propounded. It was also relied upon, that Lady (heaves, sending the will to her executor after the decease of her husband, shoold be considered a republication of it ; by which re: publication, it would become valid, as if executed subsequent to her husband's decease. Ntcnot.t. thought it nnnecessary to offer any opinion at cresent as to the general merits of the case, or the restrictive rimy meter of the marriage settlement. When all the facts were before the C..urt, he should think it necessary to give his opinion on those points. and also on the other point relied upon, that sending the will after the deeease of Sir T. (heaves should be considered a republication, wiiich rendered it valid. The Court had strong opinions on those points, but would defer the expression of those opinions to a later stage of the proceedings. There was quite suffi cient, however, before the Court, to authorise It to admit the allegation to go to proof, which was the only question properly before it. Allegation admitted to proof. Dm. Lushington and Dodson appeared in this cane for the executors, and Dm. Je.nner and J. Adams on behalf of the next of kin. Comitierable erudition and legal research was evinced by the learned civilian► on both sides. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, SATURDAY, Nov. 26 Harrison Hudson Rowbotham, Comedian, came up to he heard on his petition to be discharged, and was opposed by Mr. Pollock, for Francis Verdier, a creditor, who claimed a debt of 121. 201. of which was borrowed money, and admitted by the insolvent ; the remainder, being charged for board and lodging, was disputed by the insolvent, who stated that Mrs. Verdier hall told hint that no charges should be made. It appeared, however, that the insolvent had afterwards signed a written acknowledgment of the whole debt. Mr. Cooxv:, who was Counsel for the insolvent, stated. that Mr. Verdier had been discharged himself under the Act last December, and had not returned this debt in his schedule, but had since ar rested Mr. Rowbothans, just as ho was about to enter on a profes sional engagement. 111r.1Pom. (sot said, that the reason Mr. Verdier had not returned the debt in his schedule was, that he knew nothing of it at the time, the transaction having taken place between his wife and Mr. Row. bothsm. without his knowledge. 111 r. Verdict, who was in Court. stated, that he was an involun tary agent in the insolvent's arrest, which wok place at the instance of his assignee.. . . . . . . . Mr. Polimcg observed, that it was by no means intended to in. jure Mr. Rowbotham, or deprive ihe public of the gratification of witnessing his performances by delaying his discharge; the only object of the nppesition being to procure his admission of the debt in its whole amount. Mr. Rowbotham emended his schedule to that effect, and vu discharged. POLICE. GUILDHALL. On Saturday, ThomaidileT,;nWtieled workman in the employ of Mr. Galloway, the engineer, was brought up for re-examina tion, charged, en his own confession, with havingentered into a plan to rob his master's premises. About four months ago the prisoner, without any apparent cause or object, absconded, and was not again heard of until a few weeks since, when he presented himself at Mr. Galloway's premises, and imploring forgiveness and promising to conduct himself with propriety in future, Mr. G. was induced to overlook his conduct, and again set him to work. On Sundays the 20;11 inst. the prisoner went into Newgate to visit some companion, and upon quitting the gtol, he entered into conversation with one of the turnkeys, named Harris, to whom lie confessed that a set of young fellows with whom he sometimes spent his evening. at the Coopers' Arms, in IVest•street, close to Mr. Galloway's manufactory, were urging him to assist them in robbing his master's premises; that they broached the same subject to hint once before, about Mtn. months ago, and that it was to break off his connexion with this gang of thieves that he absented himself from his master's service for two months. Since his return they laid hold of hint again, and were again pressing him to assist their views, but he felt shock ed at the idea of robbing a master who had uniformly treated him with kindness. This confession was communicated to Hawkins, the marshalman. who, early on Monday morning, acquainted Mr. Gal loway with the plot, and precautionary steps to frustrate it were ion mediately taken. The prisoner did not come to work on that day, but on Tuesday he resumed and continued at his usual employment, without making any voluntary personal communication on the subject of the intended robbery to Mr. Galloway, until, on Thursday morning, Mr. G., under the advice of Mr. H armer, coiled the prisoner into the count ing -house, and proceeded to question hint very closely. He admit. ted what he had stated to the turnkey was true, but otsdnately re fueled to give up the names of the gang. lie was then given into custody, brought before the Alderman, and solitarily confined until Saturday morning, when he was shown loto the Alderman's private room, and woo left there with Mr. Gal loway, who used every kind of argument and entreaty to get from him the names of the gang, but without success. The prisoner constantly replied that his companions had extorted a vow from him not to disclose their names, and he was determined never to break 'his vow. _ _ The prisoner was then placed tt the bar in public, and Mr. Gal loway again cithorted him to confess, promising, if he did so, to find him employment in the country; and showed him what weakness it was to keep faith with it knot of villains and obstinately to screen them, sacrificing his own character for their protection, while at the same time he had honesty enough about him to feel a repugnance at their very overtures. Oakes, however, conductal himself in a hardened way, and seemed wholly insensible to Mr. Galloway's solicitude for his re. formation. He made no reply. Mr. Alderman ANSLEY thought there was not a sufficient ground to send him to trial. He admonished him in pointed terms, and assured him if ever he was brought to this office again his present conduct would be remembered, and told him he was now discharged, but he was sorry to say with an impure and auspicious character. BOW-STREET. FRAM) AND FOHGEDT.—On Saturday Charles Ind!, Eliza beth Gardner, alias Meek, and Frenetic James Rigaud, were brought before Mr. Halls fur examination, charged with having fraudulently obtained letters of administration to the goods of ono Joseph Rici, otherwise Ricci, by means of Elizabeth Cisrdner sweating that she was his next of sin. and with forging and pre paring two powers of attorney fur withdrawing a part of Mr. Ricci s property from the Bank, with intent to defraud the Go vernor ar.d Company of the Bank of England. The female prisoner is about thirty years of age, and wee ele gantly dressed. Mr. Issett and 31r. Rigaud are persons of very respectable appearance. Mr. Lancaster, a clerk in the Registry in Doctont" Commons, proved, that on the 11th of August letters of administration of Mr. R.'s effects were granted to Elizabeth Gardner, upon her oath that Mr. Ricci, of Windmill-street, Tottenham-court road, a translator of languages, died intestate, without any relation except herself, and that she was his niece and next of kin. Elizabeth Gardner then said she resided at Putney. The usual bond for carrying the administration Into effect was recanted by Mr. It igaud, of Hayes-place, Liao:in-grove, and Mr. Green, of Camden-place, Camden-town. Mr. Wills, a Proctor of Doctors' Commons, proved, that by the request of Mr. Rlgraud. he sited out the letters of administration in question in favour of Elizabeth Gardner. They vete delivered to Ai r.Rigaud, who paid the costs of the same. Mr. Wills also said ho lie had done other buttons for Mr. Rigaud, and was 'directed by Aim to ((Hain letters of admiti;• tension to tar recta.. of OM Mr. James Riettrueed. but they were stopped by the consistory, on ac count (4 other letua.: of ad.uiuistration to the same estate baying been obtained. Phillls Whitiniumeproved that 31r. and 31rs. Issett. Mr. and Mrs. Rigaud, Elizabeth Gardner. resided at N'oethlng ; they appeared to be rich, and had plenty of money. A widcw lady, yarned Stretch, residing at 32, °omen-stew. road, ►aid bite knew the prisoner Elizabeth ineeke trout her birth, and always knew her to pass by the same name. She never knew her by the nanie of Gardner, or had heard of her ever being mar ried. She also knew her father and mother, but never heard of their having any relation of dis name of Ricci. She had In oan her itinsf August. Mary Jobbing, who lived in the family of Mr. Ward, Brook street, Alanehester-square; knew the late Mr. Joseph Ricci, who had married her aunt, Mary Jobbing. She never knew he had any relation of the name of Meeke, or had heard of such a connexion ; no such person titled, to her knowledge. visit the C. Bennett, stock-broker, said, on the 17th August he sold out 1001.3 per Cent. Consols, and 1041. New 4 per Cents, in the name of lEiizaheih Gardner, as the adminiatratrix of Joseph Ricci, de ceased. The powers of attorney now produced were the same under which the transferlwas effected. Rigaud signed his name to the demand made to act under the instrument. The stock produced 1971. IN. Id., and this sum was paid to Rigaud by a check on Messrs. Everett and Co. . . . Several ether witnesses were then examined to prove the hand writing of the three prisoners; also that the female prisoner was never known by the name of Gardner in Putney. and In other places where she said she resided, but that she Invariably passed by the name of Elizabeth Illcelte. _ . Rigaud, in his defence, field, that he did not consider there was any evidence to charge him with fraud or forgery. He had cc. companied Miss Ganiner to effect the transfer; he thought her name was Gardner, and if he tell into error he did it unintention ally. Ile complained that on searching his person his money sod receipts, which were necessary tiff his defence, were taken from him; he had now no money or friends, and had a powerful body like the Bank opposed to him, a single individual. 111 r. Faxsurt ELI). the Bank Solicitor, told him that the receipts should be given up to him. The other prisoners made no defence, and they were remanded for a further examination. COMFORTS or M stowr.—A grave, elderly gentleman, dressed in a mit of "solemn sable," came before the !Magistrate, and In a tone's,' Indescribable agony, besought his NVortlaitip's ad vice and atialetanee in a matter that very materially affected not only his peace but his purse. The Magistrate lent an attentive ear, and the applicant proceeded. Like many other fools, he had married ' somewhat late in life; some, perhaps, would say, " Deter late than never," unfortunately, from sad experience, be was inclined to think otherwise; disparity of years, for lie had selected a rather juvenile companion, consequently produced disparity of tastes, pursuits, and pleasures prudent economy was the maxim which regulated his life—prodigal expenditure seemed to be the glory nt her's; plays, balls, riunttos„ concerts, eunverzasionts, routs, and quadrille, cannot be cheaply enjoyed, and the constant drain on his purse compelled him at length (and, indeed, reluctantly, he should say) to resume a life of "single blessedness,"having previously executed a deed of separation a mom et Moro, conceiving that by this step he could at all events screen himself from the heavy responsibili ties to which he hod hitherto been subject. Woful was his mistake; bills poured in, some of which, to avoid legal disputation, he set tled ; but not content with this, she thought proper to exercise her conjugal prerogative, and, taking advantage of his absence, she packed up a quantity of plate, which, for better security, no doubt, she placed in the hinds of a gentleman who keeps the sign of the " Three Golden Balls," and the next day, through the medium of the Two-penny Post, enclosed an acknowledgement of the deposit. Now, he wanted to know whether, under such circumstances, he might not claim his property, so being surreptitiously obtained and made away with; lull begged to know if the Statute-book did not contain some special provision against offences of this nature, should it so happen that they were again attempted to be put In prac tice. The Magistrate sympathised in the gentleman's distress; but at the same time begged to inform him, that redress was out of the qnestion, as in common law it was laid down that " the man and wife are one and the same, as regards the right of property, and therefore that neither can rob the other." The only recourse that seemed to promise subhuman' relief wu an appeal to Doctors' Commons. This intelligence extended the length of the applicant's counte nance, and, with a "sigh that seemed to shatter all his bulk," he bowed low and retired.. AIARLBOROUGII-STREET. Sarah Stevenson, a servant of Mr. Boyle, a silversmith, in Ox fore -street, was brought up on a charge of assault against a Miss Kirkman. residing under the same root with her. It appeared that Miss Kirkman and a Miss Burton, are dress-makers; one half of Mr. Boyle's shop frnnt being appropriated to the display of their dresses, and the other devoted to the exhibition of ;11r. Boyle's jewellery and plate. The upper part of the house was divided be tween the aforesaid parties, but, unlike the shop, there were no par titions, or other means of preventing a free communication between the rooms itilotred to Mr. Boyle and those let out to his lodgers. Miss F. Kirkman, a lady whose appearance challenged much observation, now stepped forward, and curtsying to his %Worship, in mute silence displayed the tattered remains of veil, shawl, clink, lace, and trimmings, the state of which seemed pathetically to bewail some recent breach of the peace. She at lrrgth stated that it had been her fate to reside under the same roof with Se rah Stevenson, whose spirit of curiosity exceeded all that had ever been attributed to the sex by the most malicious of satirists. No friend, acquaintance, or customer, could call upon the complain ant, that the said Miss Stevenson did not want to know who and what they were, where they came from, what they came for, and how long they were going to stay. These questions, it was not al ways possible, end sometimes not pleasant to answer. Sarah Stevenson, however, tried to supply every deficiency of direct in formation, and her eye was to every key-hole, and her ear to every crack, that was about Miss Kirkman's premises. It was thus that lilies Kirkman often found, to her astonishment, that secrets which she thought hermetically sealed in her own bosom, were fully known to Miss Stevenson, who had moreover divulged them to the multitude. When Mrs. Kirkman had, from prudential motives, resorted to certain ruses de guru?, to prevent her con ferences with her friends being known to Miss Stevenson, this lady would open the door, walk in. surprise the parties, anti then provokingly pretend that she thought she heard some one call her, or would officiously ask if she could not do something for Miss Kirkman. In short, Marplot was but a noodle, and Paul Pry an absolute fool, compared to Miss Stevenson. After suffer ing this vexatious system of annoyance to the very utmost of human endurance, Mies Kirkman thought proper to remonstrate with Mies Sarah Stevenson, attd afterwards with Mr. Boyle upon the enormity of such conduct. So far from these complaints curing Miss Stevenson of her propensities, they induced her to proclaim war against Miss Kirkman and all her goods and chattels; her muniments of trade, and implements of household furniture — dormitory, culinary,and of all other denominations. The first utensil belonging to Miss Kiekinan which was injured after this declare. lion of hostilities, was a beautiful and sacred china vase, the demo lition of which was so ingeniously contrived, that it might bailie human ingenuity to say whether it had been fractured by Miss Stevenson. or by the tom cat. However, Miss Kit kman, " potting that and that together," came to the conclusion, that the cat that had destroyed her utensil was a twmlegged cat, or, in other terms, that it was Miss Stevenson, and whom she accordingly accused as perpetrator of the mischief. After this grave charge, Miss Kirk man retired to her own apartment, where, as she was sitting quietly at needle-work over the candle, she was suddenly alarmed - by the boisterous entrance of Mitts Steverson, who, approaching her, ex claimed " I am net going to be accused of breaking your pitcher that you know's the tom cat broke; I won't stand that neither ;" saying that she made a dash at the solitary candle, knocked it into Mire Kirkman's lap, whose dress and work were on the point of ignition, when the incipient blaze was put out by a second blow from Miss Stevenson, which knocked over another pitcher of water, and fortunately into the lap into which she had just before knocked the candle. The next day Miss Kirkman made a formal complaint of this outrage to Miss Sarah Stevenson's mister, but Sally Steven son, despising all furmalties, revenged this complaint by repairing to Mica Kirkman, attacking her with such fury, that tags, lefts, frills, furbelows, shawls, and trimmings, with every other elegance and contrivance of female dress were soon in tatters. Sara Steirenion was noir call ad to emitter this strong etunplaint. She said that it was most provoking that she never had been able to know what Mks Kirkman end Miss Burton and their friends were about. At all hours people were calling upon them. Young gen. tlemen were calling upon them at twelve and one o'clock, and she knew that they could not be after buying bonnet. and caps, and such like o'that, at such hours as them were; and if she ever asked what them and the other folks came about, she never could get no satisfactory answer. She hsd there're determined just to see for herself what folks were talking about, and why they came for. As to the pitcher, why it was the cat that broke it ; and us to the candle, why it turned into Alin Kirkman's lap of its own accord, and as to the assault. why Miss K. began the row herself, and complained of it only she found that she had got the worst of it. 3lr. Boyle now stepped forward, and declared that his servant was a very intelligent, peaceable sort of a girl, and that he could give no such character of his lodgers, whom he wi►hed out of the house. The Magistrate proposed a compromise, which Ur. Boyle dis. dallied, offering to give bail for his servant. t 4 Rrah Stevenson now advanced, and curtsying to the Magistrate, said. "Plesse your 'Worship, 1 hope I don't intrude too much; but I should like to know who them people are that is constantly calling upon Miss Kirkman t and I should like to know who Miss Kirkman is, what are her concerns, where she tame from, and ull about her ?" The Mammate, however, by no means seemed disposed to gra. tify the insatiable curiosity of this fenialePry, and she was at length required totted ball for the assault. Mr. Boyle wart admitted as hail, and Sarah Stevenson left the office, expressing her astonishment what people could be about, that she could eat be allowed just to know their concerns. MATTO:I-GARDEN. FORGED BI Lc —Saturday Samioei flfappirs, formerly overawe in the house of Gregorie, filappin, and Fishbun, of Sheffield, was brought up for re-examination on a charge of forging and uttering two bills, purporting to be drawn by Mr. George Richardson. on the house of Alarm. Rowbottom, Wingfield, and Wade, Sheffield, payable at the bank of Ransom and Co., London. f he prosecutor, Mr. Healey, glass manufacturer, of Great Saffrou-hill, who discounted the bills, appeared to request further that time, as no one of the house in Sh e had come forward t o on , c h a rge, would be brought forward by 1.0112 e WWII/ ill 11 estatizettr. t h e forgery of thear ecceptanee. It was understood , s..„„ne aloe Remanded till Friday neat. THE ARMY. on Saturday, fr o l t i t ili tiMmGircts',.. Detachments belonging to the 3d Regiment of d ßi Detachments belonging to the 12th, 64+, and 94th Regimi,,,, of m o Infanh. try, marched, on Saturday, from 'W estm i nster, t 4 D in u ar ll i n ed . , Plyut Detachments belonging to the 22d, 24th. 6 9 .. d. 63d, 65m ~.4 50: h Regiments of Foot , marched. on Saturday, from Weitminue,, a fo n r t ll i e s t l o tt h o u H r o u u ssa e r t s o , for Bristol, on route to Waterford and Cork. Detachments belonging to the 26th and 56th Regiments of I. f an " emtarked, on the sth instant, at Dublin, tor Engl ati t the Itecruiting Service. , ot "Rethitim47entht; o4liftti'loo.4t9,tthh,e44lltohy.a.l.ll:lllr47ic,l p e t.elim,nts belonging to the 66th and 97th Regiments afros, embarked, on the 7th instant , under the command et Staff.se rg Lang, ta ff ; at Dublin, for England. 14emehments belonging to the sth, 16th. 16th, 2 lst,?3d, 211,1, liaB Clil hh o : n 369 ia 4t l thi‘ eo at96 rps thh , : a 4 t a t i d e'sdt' th 4 e 967 L lutlia Company's Sconce, (n i b /ir k ed, on C the 15th i E nstant, under.the command o f Sthil-Strgeant 4.tatrot ist ork, for ngland. Detachments belonging to the 6th Regi ment of Dragren k , io the 47th. 65th, 95th, an d 97th Regiment,' of Infantry, embatlK on the 15th Inst.. under the command of Serjeant-310.t0r 31'1, ee , at Dublin, for Liverpool. Det.rehirents belo r ngirg to the ?d, fhb, 13th, 111 M, Slat, S6.h, 38. h, dlat, 44th, 4511., 4Gth, 47 t h, 411th, 5241, 1,4 1 h . 7 64th, 1t34, 115th. 87th „ 89th, 941 h, tlhh, . end 19th Rectrnt,,4 Foot, the Royal S taff Corps, and the Dot India Company's Se r b embarked, on the 16th instant, under the commend of Statf. Serge;, Croaky, at Dublin, for England. A Detachment of the Ist Regiment of Foot embarked, el the 16th ilAtislV, at Dublin, for England, on the Remo; Service. of Detachment,' belonging to the 26th and 23d Regimer's el% Pantry embarked, on the 16th Instant, at Dublin, for Nerh&. lain, on the Recruiting Ser!iec:. Colonel Phillott, Royal Artillery, appointed in command th % corps io the South-West District, in the room of Colonel Dm t . (met, removed to Woolwich. CORONER'S INQVEST. On Saturday evening an Inquest was held at the Black Mast Poplar, on the body of Slob* Howard, a young woman of colour, who was drowned in leaving the Berkeley West Indianian, which vessel her father-in-law was cook. About twelve moTit ago her sister met with her death in precisely the same nat.n.a, and this singular coincidence had given rise to some shocking re, ports. It appeared in evidence, that as the cook was handing her into the boat it tilted, and they both were precipitated into the water. The cook (Spencer) was got out iu a few minutes, but the ceased rot rising to the surface, no assistance could be moiled her ; when her body was found medical aid was useless. The steward of the Berkeley, who saw the fatal event, stand positively that the deceased fell into the water purely by secideot. The landlady of the deceased and a fellowlodger stated it a their belief that the cook had attempted so take liberties with the person of the deceased, which she had always resisted. 'rite CORONER said that, however improper the previous cot, duct of the cook might have been, and the strange similarity is the fate of the two Meters, yet that no evidence to imphewe him in the present instance was before them ; and that t h eir vadiu must consequently be "Accidental death." A verdict to that effect was accordingly recorded. DEATH IN THE FLEET PRISON: On Saturday, an Inquest was held in the Fleet prison, Cid. lag the death of Joseph Colebnck. Esq. a prisoner in Meshes gaol. The Inquest-room was crowded to excess. It appeared that the deceased had arrived at the advanced art of 75 years, and had carried on an selective business at Doane where his family are now residing In the highest respettabilitt. Unfortunately he became rather embarrassed in his affairs. and it was arrested, brought to London, and lodged in this piton at the I Ith inst. On entering the room allotted to him his spirits he. came very depressed, and Inoking round him, be exclaimed, " at God I shall rot live long under my trouble." Front that time• became indisposed, and the circumstance of his being wi:hio tle jaws of a prison, at his time of life, so preyed on his mind, that It always seemed to indulge in the deepest melancholy. Or thelks he became alarmingly ill, and he was attended by Dr. Dales, d.d medical gentleman of the prison, who did every thing in is power to prolong life ; but his skill was baffled, and be did at the ad. Mr. Bates's evidence Proved that the unfortunate individual (La of water on the chest. Verdict accordingly. MEETINGS OR CREDITORS, AT THE COURT OF COMMISSIONERS OF lISEIRCPIS, SAITWOHALL-ITREET, 70-MOIIIIOW. TIMID MEETINGS. ff. Dennett, C. R. Fulhnni-road, Little Chelsea, cheesemor ger . 19 Watts, .7. T. Angel-court. Throgrnorton•street, clock-broker it Wellstard, J. Little Guilford-street, Borough, timba-dealet • 17 SECOND MEETINGS. Ashby, G. S. Lombard -street. engraver - - I Bland J. Tysoe-street, Spa-fields, baker - • t Blizara, W. Petersham. Surrey, butcher - . • Carrington, W. Fore-street, checsetronger - t - Conway, J. Upper Stamford -street, Lambeth, budeltr , Fell, H. Grocers' Hall. general merchant - I Lintott, W. Leadenhall•market, butcher - - t Peacock, J. Watford, Herta, stationer Stewart, E. S. Preaton.upon.Wyr, llerefordahire. miller . : Wells. J. and Onyon, W'. Bishopsgate-street-without, wool. len.drapera . . - . 1 Wright, H. Eccleston.street, Pimlico. merchant - t FIRST MEETINGS. Ashby, R. S. Lombard-street.. engraver . - . 5 Crown, L. Alonkwearmouth-shore, Durham, 11MP-builder . 1.2 Dutton, S. Dat-lane. Cheapside. warehouseman . In Habgood, W. St. John.atreet, Clerkenwell, grocer . II Jarvis, J. Brompton, Kent, tailor - . In Maltby, T. and Buckland, H. On:ter-lane, laze.manufac. - tureen - - . - . Ii Stratton, H. Chapel-place, Stratford. Essex, wine-merchant II Wooster, J. K. Middle-row, Holborn, straw.hat-manufae turer - - - - • . II DIVIDENDS. Clark. J. Montreal, North A mer i ca . merc h a nt . . I Crosbie, J. and J. late of Durand's-wharf, Rotherithe, Milt and block makers - - - - . I: Elan, P. Woburn, Bedfordshire, draper - . I:: Goldscheidcr, J. London-wall, merchant • . Ii Bingham, J. Croydon, linen draper 11 - - Stabb, T. and Preston, J. Torquay, Devon and Prowse, J . II S. Botolpb-lare, merchants - - - Taylor, J. W. Hog-lane-wharf, Woolwich, coal-merchant 11 Warden, J. New Sarum, Wiltshire, money-acrivener • U AIEETING ON WEDNESDAY. FIRST. Chambers, A. H. sen. and A. H. jun. New Bond-anew. bankers . . - - - BIRTHS. On the 24th instant, at Nonhwold, Norfolk, the lady of Dea n Blair Hall. Esq. of a daughter. On Wednesday, at Kipp': Park, the Honourable Mrs. of a son. On the 24th instant, at Lichfield.house, Richmond, Surrey, tt lady of S. H. Russell, Esq. of a son. ' On the nth Instant, at St. Al MAßßlED. aroaret's ehurcl , . Icestatioster. Dr the Rev. Dr. Hemming, Rector of East Havant. Frederick Herbert Hemming. Es q. of bussex.olace. Regent's Park, to Mite err:. daughter of William Bloaun, Esq. of Abingdon.street,Wi'• minter. . _ On the 24th instant, at Mortlake. William Edward, second set of the late Robert Gilpin, Esq of the island of Jamaica, to rianne, youngest daughter of the late IVni. Gilpin, Esq. of Sas Sheen, Surrey. On the 24th instant, at St. Pancras church, Thos. Rhodes.it Esq. of Tottenham Wood, Middlesex, to Margaret, daughtar W Rhodes, Esq. of Holton. On Tuesday, last, at Lambeth church, Remy Lloyd, thil ll. of G. 'l'. Lloyd. Esq. of Clapham-common, to Elisabeth &le". youngest daughter of Mrs. Richardson, of Clapham rise. well. DIED. At Liverpool, of a bilious fever, on the 23d instant, aer,l Sk Wm. Augusto' Hamilton, Esq. only surviving son of the Iste Vice-Attoeir4l Thomas Hamilton. On the 24th instant. at Notting hill, Kensington, Evan D" Esq in the tB3d year of his age, formerly of New Bond-street..., On the •.10th instant, at his son's house, James's-square , b"' burgh, John Patkon, Esq. Advocate, only son of the late Het John Patison, of that place. At Dlelkaham, on Monday last, at the very advanced age o f II years, Mrs. Hook. It is but a few weeks since that her Muted died at nearly an equal age. This venerable couple heed' tl f4,l r , with the Greatest harmony and conjugal affection for a period 0 1 t' years. On the 12th instant, Mrs. Huard, of Temple Cocmbe. De!! Wincanton, aged 90. Agreeably to her desire when living, was carried to the grave by six of her grandsons. and followed. . her husband, aged 113, his seven sous and their children, Inskl 4 in the whole -role 111011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning, 37 min. sftcr 3. I Evening, 33 min. aftar 3. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office. by J. W. Car. I Or. 181, Strand, gun) published by R. 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