The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1825-11-24 00:00:00

THEATRES. DRURV-LANE. A s age gem, in three acts, called The Wager, was last nigblrr himmed at this theatre. It can boast little on the e f novelty or originality, being in fact merely a re too( the farce of l'he Midnight Hone, and Dori /wanes naerre Ourerte. It is an old friend . with scarcely a (me l t (entre, and certainly without a new face. Under those eircumstancts it is quite unnecessary to enter into any explanation of the story, identical as that is with th e pl o t di r ow) well known to all experienced play fanciers as ill 111.Inight Hoar. It is merely the established trick on sn old g ent of his object as it relates to bis mistress. tle in originals, the present piece can boast a lively plot, o u sdame of intrigue, and no more. These carry the we ster along pleasantly enough to the end of his journey, which is fortunately short. In the language of the opera t h e re is little attempt at the witty or the hnMorous, and in the characters no aim towards individuality. Notwith oediag this, the dialogue is less tiresome than, under oils circumstances, might be expected, for no we d is wasted, and not a line exists which is not ‘o ,„ ee t es st to the furtherance of the plot. The dra matis persons ton, if none of them are peculiar, are all tolerably pless:ng, and a joyous and busy group will some times fill the eye and satisfy the mind, as well, if not b e tter, then more prominent personages, when not *de g:awls relieved anti supported. It may be imagined that t here is in all this scope for t good acting; whatever (wpm tonity occurred was made the most of by Dowtsn, llarley, ell Miss Kelly. Either the music, original and selected, did not afford any extraordinary field for the exertions of the vocalists, or, which is much the same to en audience, the vocalists failed to avail them:elven of what it'ilfortled. The selections, which are from Mozart, Pncitta, Winter, ad p ot ioullo, are either very hackneyed, or not very sinking. The new music is by Mr. T. Cooke, and may go A l o ng with the old, for cffici-itcy ; a remark which the ompos er may consider as a compliment or not, according to his inclination. Who wrote the songs we do not pretend to know, but they are, some of them, anch jewels in their way, both for Might and expression, that we think it right to begin a sew paragraph with their praise. But they shall speak for themselves, and much more eloquently 'than we can intend to. A lady protested' thus of ber lover:— ** Oh whate'er my fate may be, I will ever think of thee ; In the busy hum of slay, Or *hem sober night is gay f! Shave lady ! and a brave knight, which can be at once gay . sad sober in a breath ! But hear the same lady agm s, u well as we can understand the energy of her Used metaphors, she is talking of music, which she thus asannohiseth— s: Blew sounds, m heart expands beneath (4 ray, " That break; on life's tempestuous day !" Veer astonishing sounds and rays indeed ! *e have already given this Operetta the praise of brevity, which is much as things go. It will make an excellent afterpieee, anti subsidiary to other and better entertainments. To be sure, for that purpose we had alreply The Midnight Hour; but as it has pleased the' Managers to give us a new edition of it, we are content, sad will net be so itnpertinent as to inquire their reasons. Ito a little singular, that throughout the piece there was iota single song encored. In the present ware of musical date, that circumstance is in itself a criticism on the singers and the music, much stronger than any we could ante. COVENT-OA RDEN. Last night. after the Marriage of Figaro, the favou rite spectacle of Aladdin ; or, the Wunderfsl Lamp, was revived at this Theatre, with its original splendour, and that iacomisrable caperer, Monsieur Mazurier, flung AIM bit limbs with more than his wonted agility, in what the unefaetarer of the play-hill called a pas Chinois. no masted whalebone was loudly called upon to repeat his gaillmosece. and so obstinately was the desire en - fores 4 Mt Mr. Farley, who came forward to claim the befulgtage fit the audience, found it necessary to exercise tipsier for a considerable period before be obtained slooliit. We then understood him to say. " that Mon- Mr %twice begged the audience would dispense with a tspollio of the dance, bis exertions in the Afterpiece arreweesspily so fatiguing. - The dance was the only lathy, as the evening's entertainment concluded with Jriv, Brotiliun Monhey, which has been heard of Sr 111 our feeders, and seen by so , many that further cons mat. eiseld be more likely to prove wearisome than in treeing. MR. LEAN IX THE ?NITED STATES. The foilowinE article, which appears " in the most div etasibed part of the New Fork Daily Adrrrliser of the t2ftit ult. is strongly esprevire of public feeling in the United Sisley with regard to Mr. Kean, whore arrival was dafir expected. There seems to he very little doubt that be wail be driven from the American stage with the general mentions of the whole people : It ma not our intention, after the few remarks we published wowefimestSee, to have taken any further notice of Mr. Kean. Bit ike team of mowing which has bee, adopted in Some of the lempapen Wefts IM to advert to the subject again. The sr pent lIM&DM4I in favour of this actor is—thnt in this country re hoc olefins to d• with Mr. Kern's conduct or character in Wised The amount of this reasoning is, that should the riamt 'IBMs in Lampe COTS to the Uniled States, for the put- Lecturing on manners and morals, it is perfectly reputabfe 1 M moo toe our &ism, to go to his school. because we hove no' mom in northing he .may have said oe dme in so distant a Pr of the wield a. Europe. Soma time since, three villains by the 'eveui Thortyll, Hone, and Probert, in the most cold-blooded t,t imam manner, murdered a eonipauion, and robbed hum of his 140 `ov. Titer wee arremed, tried and cor victed. Thurtrll was (wild. Hunt was transported to Botany Ray, sod Probers post. sutionse Hunt had been sent to this country instead of .Nor South Wales and, as he had musical tslent% had offered to ,- itivet !tome ladles in music, would fathers and mothers have Warped the kiwi ef logic a c bove referred to, said. we have DO ra is Mr.. Mr. H a rm's haracter or conduct in England ?—all we wish to know a, whether he understands music—it he does, .otwithatanding he his committed murder in England, we will hate our daughters under his instruction here. litho celebrated Mr. Fauntlemy, who was lately hung in Exrand r., forgery had escaped from prison, and found his way the Vatted lima, and had advertised in this city to give lectures tankine and ostninecialintemity—wculd lie have found pupils? " Nin Kean has been convicted of foul adultery--he debauched sae of his friend and patron—ha destroyed the peace and hap ; 'TO et respectable family—and then, with the moat unblush .,r4 eottuarice. undertook to exhibit himself on the English stage let the emusernent of the public. H. was received, by the reaper. tible pan Odle audience, with every mark of reproach and indig. 43 um. Time alto looked upon the crime that he had been guilty ro tenet, " an object of legitimate attention," endeavoured ; n yiePrrrt him there—probsbly people of time same description . " ***re. But we are persuaded that no friend of virtue, no "...."oltoosesiders female delicacy and purity • as objects of legi :r • e attention,' will countenance a man an t h e N ew Y or k stage, ""el charmer and conduct are blighted with this species of pol eitt,l" SPORTING I .VTELLIGE.NCE. T`• match between Captain Payton and Mr. R. Cruikshanks, ow eieuld kill most head of harry rabbits, pheas‘not, and part :ll,s. m two dots, was finished yetterday at Warfleld. Berky. Ite yawl was for linty sovereign., with double barrelled guns, 16 0 of dogs each. fetchers and markers allowed. car Tarn PA COX. Ma. IL R. Ph. P. H. R. Ph. P. °Cr II 20 21 7 First day 722 0 7 *l ' id do. 9 11 9 9 Second Jo. 12 14 19 To:11, ------ I 90 The te Nain 'nosed 14 shots, 41 thew 4n t 44 at game nu foots Total, 88 snA 11r. Crolirshanks tine only, I deficient in Mr. Ciniksbank's / 4 110 CONIBER M CourAr, in reference to the t aviPh wv opied yesterday from the Dublin Corre rit4l.lars—" It is only! necessary to state. that Lord r 4l ""mt/e embarked at Portsmouth on the litth of last te, 01 boatd the Thalia, for Bengal, to set at rest any Ors vhich the family and friends of this distinguished 7 e er 'tight fed from the above paragraph. He could not flattest his destination till the latter end of October r „ I be ginning of the p resen t mon th, an d, consequen tly, "cli intellige O nce as the abov e could hav e ar r iv e d:* ftke t " dutl bas lately taken we at &est ; the director yindirect contrib u ti on , was killed by a pistol bullet, ' B. an old J u d ge i n the Trib:tnil of that town Pdjitt INDIAN ARMY. COURT MARTIAL. Headquarters, Calcutta. May 27.1825. At a Native General Court Martial, re.assembled at Rungpnre, Aa•am, on Wednesday, A pril27, 1825, Derriow Sing, Jemadar, Dinsgepore Local Battalion, was arraigned upon the undermen tioned charges. vit. :- Ist. For conduct unbecoming the character of a Commissioned Officer, in having, between the 9th of May and the 21st of July last, when in command of a detached party at Raha CNA!, ex. acted various sums of money from merchants and traders, on account of Custom-house fees, and appropriating the same to his own use, " 2d. For an unwarrantable assumption of authority, In exact ing money by threats from the villagers, as a remuneration for his trouble in settling their disputes. " 3d. For disrespect to me, his Commanding Officer, in falsely stating he had instructions to purchase cloth for tents on my ae• count, and taking the same at an unjust ♦sluation in my name and by my authority. All such conduct being prejudicial to good order and military discipline, and contrary to the Articles of war.,, (Signed) E. F. WATERS, Major Commanding Dinagepore L o c a l Battalion.i Camp at &witty, Assam, Sept. 25, 1824. Upon which charges the Court came to the following deci.ion x ioN—" The Court is of opinion that the prisoner is guilty of the charges preferred against htm, which being contrary to the Article. of IVar, it sentences— SENTENCE-" That he, Derriow Sing. Jemadar, Dinagepore Loesl Battalion, be dismissed from the service of the Honourable Company." Approved and Cnnfirmed. (Signed) EDWARD PAGET, General, Commander-in-Chief in India. The Commander-in-Chief cannot conceal hit surprise and re gret that the Court should have deemed, rut a lit object for its re commendation to clemency, a man so utterly unworthy of being their ae•ociate as .lemadar Derriow Sing in proved to be. By order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. W. L. WATSON. Adj.-General of the Army. TILE CHURCH IV LYDIA. BOMBAY, MAY 28. On Sunday last, being lVhitsuntlay, the Lord Bishop (of Calcutta) preached a sermon in St. Thomas's church, for the benefit of the Incorporated Society for the Propa gation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. The collection made in the church amounted to nearly 1,900 rupees, bisides intimations from some of the principal persons of their intention to enter their names on the following da). The day following a meeting was held in St. Thomas's church, the Lord Bishop in the chair. The Honourable the Governor moved the thanks of the meeting to his Lordship for his sermon preached the day preceding, with a request that he would allow it to be printed. This was seconded by the Chief Justice, and carried unanimously. The Bishop, having returned thanks, and expressed his assent to the request made to him, then proceeded to open the business for which the meeting was asztubled, viz. to propose the formation of a District Committee of the So ciety fur the propagation of the Gospel ; which proposal was agreed to, and rules adopted for the guidance of the Committee. Thanks were again given to the Bishop, for his exertions on this and all occasions in the cause of humanity and the Christian religion ; and a subscription for the purposes of the Society was then made, to the amount of 1,000 rupees of donation, and 1,500 rupees of annual subscription. • BOMBAY, JUNE 29. The Bishop of Calcutta left Bombay on Monday, under the usual salute, for l'oonah, where he is to consecrate the church. It is understood he intends leaving this part of India finally in the beginning of tiext month. THE BURGH OF STIRT,ING. On Saturday last, Robert Downie, Esq. of Appin, M.P. for this district of Burghs, arrived here with his family on their way to Edinburgh, and on Monday he invited the Magistrates and Council to dine at Gibb'a Inn. Before sitting down to dinner, Provost Thompson addressed the member, expressing the high sense he and his fellow-ci tizens entertained of his past services, and at the same time requested that he would continue to he their repre sentative, and pledged himself to support him at the next general election, in which request and pledge the Provost was instantly followed by the Magistrates and Council in' the most handsciamisnanner, a eircutnetanee not more gra- ' tifying to the member than honourable to the pat ties. Mr. Downie, evidently feeling strongly the flattering I manner in which the Magistrates and Town Council had thus so handsomely and unanimously come forward, for the second time within the last twelve months, stated how gratifying such a compliment was to him, more especially from that town which might almost be called the place of his birth, and which was SO closely connected with the re membrance of his early days. Ile received it not only u a mark of good-will to him personally, but as a proof that. after a trial of six years, his public conduct had afforded satisfaction to constituents so highly respected. That this, next to his duty to his country, was what he most prized, and that no exertion on his part would be spared to secure the continuance of that approbation of which their present conduct afforded so strong an expression. His only object in offfring himself as their representative was to contribute his humble endeavours towards the public good ; and he had hitherto supported the measures of the present admi nistration, from a conviction that he was thereby most ef fectually forwarding the great object which he had in view . Mr. Downie then alluded to certain remarks which had appeared regarding himself in one of the public papers, in giving an account of a recent melancholy e vent, and added, that when he should find his Majesty's ministers as indif ferent to the feelings and lives of their fellow-subjects as the writer of the remarks in question, then should he no longer be found " swelling by his vote the majorities of the ministerial benches."—Stirling Journal. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. Lady Smith hat arrived in town from the Dowager Countess Holloway's seat, In Yorkshire. Lord Howard de Walden left town yesterday for the Earl of Bri,tors seat, lekworth Park. Suffolk. The Hon. Mrs. Childers left Henley on Thames yesterday for Derbyshire. Sir Wm. Parker. Hart. has left Fenton's Hotel, St. James's. place, for his seat in Suffolk. Lord Harvey left town yesterday for Tckwnrth Park. Suffolk. The •Hon. Charles Cavendish left town yestesday for the Duke of Devonshire's seat, Chatsworth, Derbyshire. Lady Catharine Cavendish left town yesterday for Lady Aboyne's seat, near Seven Oaks, Kent. J. M. Bunny. Eq. arrived yesterday at the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn.street, from a tour. Henry Blasterman, Etg. left Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, yea terday, for his seat in Hants. Emily 31arehioness of Londonderry has left Dowager Lady Suf. field's seat in Norfolk. for .Mr. and Lady Harriet Barlng's lest, Buckingham Hall. Norfolk. General Sir John and Lady Byng and family arrived yesterday at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington-street, from the North. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have left ditto on a tour. Arrinla at Oordon's Ilo:el, Albemarle-street:—Dowager Lady and Miss Stourton, from Allerton Park, Yorkshire; Jr. and Mrs. Wield from their seat in Herm dowager Lady Neave has arrived at her house in Albemarle street, from Dagnam Park, Emit. Arrivals at Cook's Hotel, Alhemarle.street :—Sir John Mora. head, Hart. from a tour; Major Brooke.; Leviann 00MeT, Esq. Captain and Mn. Mortimer have left Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook.atreet, for their seat in Notts. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left Bushy on Monday morning. The Duchess paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent, at her apartments at the King's Palace, Kensington. The Duke proceeded to his residence in Charles -street, Berkeley-spare. The Duke and Duchess returned to Bushy in the afternoon. The Duke of Cumberland left Frankfort on the 13th inst. for B••rlin. Yesterday. soon after twelve o'clock, the Duke of Gloucester left his residence. Gloucester House, in Park lane, in his travelling carriage and four, for Brighton, to join his Royal Duchess. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lily Sarah Ro binson arrived at their residence, in Downing-street, yesterday, from a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, at their seat at Hattield. Mr. S.vretary Peel hail a select party at dinner yester day, at his house in Privy-gardeus. Lady G. H. Cavendish, we are happy to state, is much better. - - Sir George Murray, Commander of the Forces, has left town, it is said, to be married to Lady Erskine, the widow of Sir James Erskine.—Dublin Morning Post. Yesterday evening Mr. Booth made his appearance at the Royalty Theatte, whet% Lc was well teceived by a sudici:c.. THE BR ,~ _. 111 PRESS. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, Nov. W. [FROM OUR CORRESPOWDEXT.I Yesterday an exchequer bill for 1,000/. was offered for negotiation at one of the bullion offices in this town, when the number was immediately recognised, and the police officer sent for: the party offering it was taken into cus tody, and his lodgings discovered and searched, where they found an accomplice, who had the other two bills of similar I value, which have turned out to be those lost by Mr. L., in I London , five or six weeks ago, and which had been adver tised hitherto without effect. The parties are both in cus tody ; they are well-known characters. A letter from Southport, of 21st inst. states that two topmasts and some deck planks and other pieces of wreck have been found on the beach there, supposed to be parts of some vessel lost. LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE. Nov. 22. The demand for Wheat has been limited, and those who would sell have submitted to • reduction in price. The supply of new Oats being light better prices were obtained, the demand being good ; the advance was about id. a Id. per 451 b. In consequence of 1,800 qrs. of foreign Barley being advertised for auction on the 24th there has been little doing in that article, purchasers wishing to wait that sale. Our ports are now open for the import of Barley and Pease from foreign countries. Wheat and Flour, in bond, main with very little demand. GRAIN. Wheat per Bushel 701 b. Barley continued. s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. English (old) - 10 0 a 10 6 Irish - 5 0 a 6 Ditto (new) - 9' 6a 10 6 Ditto (new) - 5 3 a 5 9 Scotch - . 8 3 • 9 6 Malt per 9 galls. 0 0 a 0 0 Irish (old) -73 a 9 0 Oatmeal per 2401 b. Ditto Sew -96 a 10 6 English . -300 a 32 0 Foreign. free - 8 3 a 9 0 Isiah 26 0a 27 0 Ditto tin bond) - 4 0 a 4 6 Ditto (new) -29 0a 32 0 Canadian free - 6 9 a 8 9 Flour per 21101 h. Oats per Bushel of 451 h. English . .52 0a 54 0 Irish Potato (old) 3 3 a 3 8 Irish - 50 0 a 63 0 Ditto (New) - 3 6 a 3 8 American (per English, Scotch, 1961b.)new 24 0a 26 0 and Welsh - 3 7 a 3 9 Beans per Quarter. Common 2d. a 3d. lower. English . .50 0• 52 0 Barley per 60Ib. Irish - -460 a 50 0 English . 6 6 a 6 0 Peas per Quarter. Ditto (New) - 8 6 a 7 0 English, White 0 0 a 0 0 'H TO THE 21ST NOVEMBER stwg. Barley (quarters). Foreign . . . 720 Ireland . - - 784 Coastwise - - 370 IMPORTED PROM THE 1.4 T twcl.l Wheat (quarters). Foreign . - 1.928 Ireland - . . 4.949 Coastwise 80 - - Total - 6,927 Oats (quarters). Ireland - 7,313 Oatmeal (loads). Ireland . - Total - 1,874 Beans (quarters). Ireland - - 681 Flour (sacks). Ireland - . - 2,649 American (barrels) - 384 HE SAME PERIOD. I Flour (barrels) - 62 ZIPORTED IN Ti OMB (quarters) . . 12 RE-EXAMINATION OF MR. STANLEY DE COURCEY IRELAND. Marylebone.office was yesterday crowded to excess, principally with tradesmen residing at the west end of the town. Soon after eleven o'clock 3lr. Richard Martin, M.P, and Capt. Fitzgerald, a county magistrate, entered the office, and by Mr. Rawlinson's desire Ireland was soon afterwards brought into the office ; he looked very dejected. his appearance altogether seemed that of a mind completely subdued ; his dress is extremely shabby. Mr. John l'rice acted as his attorney. A Mr. Cavalier, of Bell-yard. Drury-lane, stated that he sus. petted the prisoner was the person who some time ago, in the name of Jones. had passed off to him a M. Btistol note of the late bank of Sansom and Co., but he was not positive as to his identity. His (laughter, he believed, could decide the fact. Ireland denied any knowledge of the transaction. Mr. RAWI.INSON advised Mr. Cavalier to bring his daughter on another occasion. Ireland was then removed for a few minutes. When again placed at the brr it was in company with the female Eliza Gravatt alias Gordon, who acted as his housekeeper. William Alderton,_ clerk to Mr. Marsh, the house-agent of Park -street, was the first witness examined. He stated that Ire land, in the first week of September, applied to Mr. Marsh for a mansion. Several cards with the particulars of bounrs were shown him. He called aga i n a f ew d ays a f ter , an d se l ecte d t h e man. I Rion of Captain Burton, 91, Gloucester-place, and agreed t o take it for one year, at the rental of four hundred and fifty guineas ; he said he was from Dublin, and mentioned the names of some highly respectable persons with 'Morn he geld he teas eennected he said he could give a reference to Lady Stanley, but her Ladyship was out of town ; he then gave a reference to Colonel Martin, M.P. : for Galway. who g av e a p er f ect l y sat i s f actory answer . Th e agree ment was accordingly drawn up, and signed by Pin. Minh on the one hand end Ireland upon the other, and was indorsed by the wit. ness. [The agreement was here read.] Ireland then obtained pm. session ; but, some time aft er , M rs . Marsh suspecting all was not right, applied to Mr. Martin, and that Honourable Gentlenfen ac companied her to Gloucester-place, and had an interview with Ire lend, who, upon his solicitation, agreed to give op possession and all claim upon the house, provided he was allowed two days to regulate his papers. The witness looked o v er t h e i nventor y, an d founds num ber of things missing, anti upon making application to Ireland -he gave six pawnbroker's duplicates for glass and booke,which had been pawned for various sums at different pawnbrokers in the metro polis ; there were some very trifling articles missing., of which no account had as yet been obtaired. Upon the 2tfh October, when Mrs. Marsh discovered what description of persons they were, she became alarmed, and at about five o'clock in the afternoon she de. sired the witness to let Ireland go about his business, as she did not want to have anything to do with him. The witness having no idea that anything was wrong, went into the library and told Ire land he weer at liberty to depart, and th e w i tness let him out the back way. Air. RAWLINSONT—If you did not think there was anything wrong, why did you not let him out the front way ? Winces—lle said he did not wish to go out the front way, as there were an many persons about the door. The female prisoner went away some time in the evening; she signed her name to the inventory Jane Gordon, and acted as housekeeper. RAWl.lxsom—Are you quite sure he said he took the house for himself ? 'll ttnerut-1 es, Sir, I am ; he took it upon his own responsi. bility, and said he was about to bring his wife and family horn Dublin. The name of Ponsonby was not mentioned at all. Mr. Patch—Will you have the kindness to say whether any in quiries were made of Mr. Marsh relative to Ireland ? Witness--Yes, from some firm in St. Paul's Church-yard, and one reference wu mentioned. Mr. RAIVLINSON asked the witness how the stability of Mr. Marsh's tenant was first affected ? Witness—Mrs. Burton, the lady of Captain Burton, wrote to Mrs. Marsh, stating she had taken the trouble to make some inqui ries about him in Dubin, and had ascertained that Dr. Ireland was not aware of his brother having taken any large house in London. This at once unravelled the mystery. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh are both so ill that they are not able to attend the office. The recommendatory note of Mr. Martin to .Me. Marsh was here read ; it was as follows: " Dear Sir—l know Ireland to be respectable, and I believe him able to pay for what he contracts. " Your humble servant, (Signed) " R. Illaturtx." R. Martin, Esq. M.P. was then sworn, and said—The fact is as stated by the witness; I did give the reference. Mr. RAWLINSON—Do you know Mr. Ireland Mr. Martin—Please your Worsbin, I have known him for many year?, and know that lie was proprietor of extensive quarries in Galway ' • but I lost sight of him for some time befo re h e too k t hi s house. His letters came under cover to me; I have numbers of them directed to him. When he came to my place the last time I saw him only for a moment. He told me he had orders to take a house; and he mentioned, cursorily I think, the name of Pontonby, for whom he said the house was to be taken. I trust confess I thought it • little extraordinary and inexplicable what a man like him, who had more dealings in Ireland than in Eogland, could want with a large house; but upon considering that he very likely wished to make money by letting it again, I took no further trouble, as I believed him abundantly solvent. Mr. RAWLlNSON—Abundantly solvent! Will you have the kindness to state how so ? Mr. Martin—l thank you, Sir, I will. I know him to be the proprietor of Sir John or Valentine Blake's quarries. RAWLINSON—sIow could he be the proprietor of those quarries if they belonged to Sir John ? ,Mr. Martin—l may, Sir, have applied a term, but I mean to say he rented the quarries, and of course they were his while he held them. Mr. Rawhixsost—We only wish you to state how you consi dered Ireland a man of property, and able to pay for this house. Captain Fitzgerald—Say what you know of him, and when and where. Mr. Martin (bowing very low)—I am extremely obliged to the Bench for this line of interrogation ; and, if I understand aright. I sin desired to state how I considered him a person of property, and whether able to pay for this house. In answer to that I will say, if I were asked whethir his property was such that he could himself occupy this house, I would certainly say, not; but, as I considered, at the time I gave the reference, that lie was taking it for another person, I am of opinion his resources were crite ade quate to the undertakirg. Mr. RAWLI,IMON—IM I understand the Hon. Gentleman to mean that he considered the prisoner was taking the house for ano ther person ? Mr. Martin—Most certainly., Sir, that is how I wish to be un derstood. I knew he held the quarries at • very low rent, and that they were in full work, and that he was getting Hi. per ton for the marble. I thought him a solvent man, and upon my honour when he called upon me I really believed him to be in actual possession of the quarries. I have been to Messes. Francis arid White's works, and saw a quantity of marble there, which he said belonged to him. Mr. RAwi.tivios—flow did you, Sir, w•II you !Me the k;tido OS 3 say, let Mr. Marsh's letter to you, relative to Ireland, get out of your possession, as I have it here among the prisoner's papers ? Mr. Martin—l am extremely indebted to you for asking that question. Ireland came to my bowie, and inquired if any reference or inquiry had been made about him. I sit, hint, and handed him Mr. Mush's letter, which I suppose he put into his pocket. Mr. RAVI-INV/If—Did you know, when he was in the habit of calling at your house, of any residence of his in London ? Mr. Martin—l did not, upon my honour. Mr. RAW LINSON—IIie letters were never sent to hint ? Mr. Martin—Nut to my knowledge. I did not know where to send them, Mr. CORETNO, solicitor for the prosecution—Where arc the quarries situated ? 31r. Martin—ln the county of the town of Galway ; and I be. Ileve they are very valuable. I ag a i n re p eat I cons id ere d hi m per fectly solvent. When Mrs. Marsh called upon me, and said she believed them swindlers, I went with het to the house, and saw the female prisoner ; she put on a very modest, demure look, and in. deed looked like a decent woman ; upon my questioning her, she said, .• Mr. Ireland, in her opinion, was a very proper man, and she believed had a large property." She told me she had lived in the Marquis of Camden's family, but that part of her represents. tion I considered to be false. That, Sir, is all I know of these parties. Mr. RAWLINSON—You never saw the men who went by the name of Ponsonby ? Mr. Martin—Never in my life. Mr. Pa to—You know Mr. Ireland's family are highly respect. able and distinguished ? Mr. Martin—He has some relations of rank; his family are very respectable. Mr. Px lc E —Then his representations upon that score are ebrrect. Having thaw quarries, don't you know that some lawsuits were entailed upon him ? Mr. Martin—l think I heard him say something about his ex pectations from the lawsuits. Mr. PRICE—Do you not, I ask you, Sir, know that he has those lawsuits pending? .31r. Martin—l believe he has, and he told me he had consider able expectations from them. Mr. Price—lVhich probably, Sir, formed the basis open which you grounded your opinion of his solvency ? Mr. Martin—Oh ! dear, no Sir. I cannot say so. I have stated why I recommended him to 3lr. Marsh. Mr. RAWLINSON observed. he did not see what bearing the prisoner's expectations from his lawsuits, had upon the case. Mr. Price differed from the worthy 3lagistrate, saying to Mr. Martin, is not the prisoner related to Sir Edward Stanley ? Mr. Alartin--Observe, I did not, from motive of delicacy, drag forward the high connexions of this man, and as you have asked that question, my answer is, that he is closely related to the Hon. Bart.; but the relationship of such a man is not creditable to any family. Mr. RAWLINsoN-1 beg the Hon. Gentleman's pardon, but he has no nigh: to say that ; we are here to investigate facts, and not to take opinions. Ireland intimated a wish to ask Mr. Martin some questions him self; but by the advice of his attorney he did not, and the Hon. Illeniber having entered into the usual recognizance, quitted the office. Mr. Charles Tucker, from the house of Messrs. summers and Smith. silversmiths, then came forward, and told the following amusing account of Mr. Ireland's dealing with him :—Upon the 26th September he made his appearance at Messrs. Summers and Co.". and saw the witness; he inquired about second-hand plate. and after sonic conversation ordered such a magnificent service that none but a resident in Gloucester-place could possibly want or pay for. He first ordered thirty dozen of silver handled knives and forks, and ordered that his crest, an olive branch, should be en. graved on them. He called in a day or two after and inquired if we were looking up his order. lie then ordered spoons to the amount of 2631. 13n. tureens for soup to the amount of 84/. 13s. lid. plates 2221. 16s. dishes 511. other plate to the value, by the ounce, of nearly 906/.; indeed the total of his order was above 3.0001. He directed me. continued the witness, to get up the order as quick as possible, and handed me his arms, from which I was to take the design of his crest. I assure you, gentlemen, I was well pleased at such an extenotve order; but luckily we did not execute it. He said his mother hail lately died, and had left her favourite daughter. his sister, all the plate, and he urged despatch as he had none, and could not eat oil' china. so much bad he been used to eating from silver. He desired me to send six dozen of meat plates and four dozen of soup. and a splendidly chased tea-set, for which he was to give 15s. per ounce immediately, as he was going to dine a large party. He said he expected his lady and family to arrive in two carriages that day from Dublin and mentioned the names of a number of highly respectable persons, with whom Messrs. Sum. men and Co. dil business, and they were written to, and it turned out he was not the person he described himself. He gave me his card, which was elegantly engraved, and talked much of his high connexion.. Mr. Rawl.rwsox.—The business was rather over done. Mr. Tucker.—Yea, Sir; among the rest. he, by accident, men. tioned the Dean of Westminster, who deals with us, and 1, sus_ petting something wrong, asked him for a reference to some banker dr other person of respectability, as ours was a ready. mealy and I eadd .not think of either preparing or scrielfilg ham Ispate. velem some welt was given, or a good reference. He then !Five CoL Martin, M.P.; a reference which I declined, not knowing that gentleman ; hut, in order to make further inqui ries. I went up to Oloucester.place to risk C.ol hlactiamara, his next door neighbour, about him. and while standing at the door. I looked through the window.blinds of Mr. Ireland's house, and saw him standing eith a little man, dressed in a scarlet livery, who turned nut to be the footman, and a taller man opening • bottle if wine with two forks. He filled out • glass and handed it to the footmen, which I thought was very civil and condescending. I knocked, and was arlmitted to the parlour, where sat Mr. Ireland alone, with the bonds of wine sad two plates of frulton a table. I drank two glasses, and after some conversation, quitted him, leaving two cork-screws and a cork, which I had brought with me. During the conversation he said his family would soon arrive, and be would then be comfortable. In a few days after he called to know why his order had not been sent home. I enplaned, and told him Col. Martin's reference would not do, and asked for any banker's reference, and the goods should be forwarded. He seemed milt agitated; the perspiration rolled down his fate. He talked of his connexions. and at length quitted the shop in great dudgeon. The only things which the witness had the honour of supplying him with were the two corkscrews. He handed in the following curious letter, which was received • few days after. ilr. RAWLINSON said it was in Ponsonby's hand-writing. It ran thus : " Mr. Ireland conceives it necesaary to apprize Mesrs. Sum men and Co. that he declines any further transactions with their house. " From the Plum. of Messrs. Summers's conduct. upon which it would be needless to remark, they cannot feel surprised at %Sr. Ire land'. decision. " Mr. Ireland required neither favour nor secommodsticrn from Messrs. Summers—he therefore considers their illiberal observa. tiona premature and uncalled for. " Gloucester place, Oct. :Ird, 25." Mr. Samuel Pratt, of Bond -street, said he had left two dishes which Pon tonby had ordered at the house, and neither could re cover them nor get the money. He understood they were in Mr. Marsh's possession ; he had refused to give them up. Mr. Marsh's clerk said he had a lien upon them for the rent due to Capt. Burton. Mr. RAW LiwsoN advised that Capt. Burton should be written to on the subject. Mrs. Daniels confirmed the evidence given by her husband last week, as to the delivery of six dozen of knives and forks, and the representation made by the prisoner that Mr. Ireland had gone to Richmond. He repeatedly denied his name to be Ireland. Mr. Vickery repeated his evidence, and Ireland again repeated he had made no such representation as that described by the wit ness, namely—" leave the things (glass) until Mr. Ponsonby re turns and he will pay yon for them." He said it was impossible be could have said so ; the witness wan mistaken. DI r. Price recommended him to desist, as the course he was pur suing was calculated to do him much injury. Mr. Benton, pawnbroker, of Holborn, proved having received some knives and glass in pledge, which it was ascertained belonged to Messrs. Daniels and Vickery ; they were pawned in the name of Gordon. Stowell, the officer. was called to show the connexion between the prisoner and Penitents', having found in Ireland's pocket a catd.case, with Ponsonhy'a and his own cords. Mr. Price submitted there was not sufficient evidence to detain the woman, as no representation had been proved to have been made by her. This objection gave rise to some conversation of a very desultory kind, which was ended by the prisoners being again remanded, to consider whether they should be committed for a conspiracy, or whether Ireland should be indicted alone for a felony. Mr. RAWLISSON considered the prisoner's 'representation in Daniel's ease, and subsequent conduct, plainly indicated either a fraudulent or felonious intention. The Transfer Books at the Bank of Ireland, for the dif ferent Irish Government Funds, are to be shut, to enable the Bank to make the arrangements for assimilating the currencies of Great Britain and Ireland, 3 per Cent Con anis, and 34 per cent. from Dec. S to Jan. 9, and 4 per Cent. Reduced and 3 per Cent. Reduced, fromsth January to Pith February, Heti. NOTES.—At the rent-day of Sir H. P. Hoghton, Bart. in IValton-le-dale, yesterday week, it was announced to the tenants, that in future no kind of pro vincial notes would he taken.—Maneliester Advertiser. Tuts MURDER NEAR BURY.—It having been stated that giggle made a full confession of all the circumstances at tending this murder, since his cotntnittnent to Lancaster castle, we have made some inquiries on the subject, and And that there is no foundation for the report. For tome time after his commitment, he persisted in charging Ralph Weston with a participation in the murder, and said that the people who came to prove an alibi for him were per -I,jumd. Occasionally he varied his story, and said that three persons were concerned in it ; but he never named the third man. Of late, we believe, he has become ex tremely reserved on the subject, and his spirits, which wet e previously good, are now greatly depressed.—Maseiwa- Adrcrtiser. 7 -7 :7 9 rr" /7/ LAW N' COURT OF CH DETORt THE LORD ems- For Judgment—Fade • 'Fade—after BEFORE THE VICE.CIT, Stevens v. Guppy, exceptions and furthet direc., pan heard CAM Attorney-General v. Gaacoigne Vansittary M (tummy Barber v. Banner Yen v. Yco Ditto v. Stock Fownes V. ' Codringtn. v Balfour I Ditto v. Hor., Owen v. Flack Ditto v. Tad& BEFORE THE. MASTER. OF AT Irving v. Pritchard, exceptions for judgment Andrews t. Atkinson, (unbar directions for judgment Hutchins v. Garrow Bull v. Pritchard, toproduce will Attorney-General v. Vivian, part heard Ditto r. Mackie Hughes v. Hughes, exceptions, part heafti Itx. II agxeratcrn v. Walker A ttornel'..oeneral v, — Comport a. Smith Cleveley v. Straight Rayner v. Slam,'Ord Rayner v. Rayner Shipley v. Giles, defendant Cowling v. Smithson Whaley v. Hodgson COURT OF EXCHEQUER. CAUSES TITS! DAY. Fectnr t. ph ilpot,re. Price v. Spencer Evans v, port I Hugo v. Job I Bamford v.. Jones •.Thorras,pe- Dean and Chapter of Boatinglism t 1 ion York v. Middle- Hamilton v. Petre v. Wells, part burgh Strathmore, heard Atkinson v. Hutton qusatration Miller v. Jackson, ltelden v. Meynell I Gibson v. Batter. - part heard 7 NOTICES. • . 7 • " OF CHANCEtIf. _ D crilittELtOE ?K 1 DAt. Earle—after which, Motions only. 'E-cHANCELLOR EMI DAT, ions Attorney-Gantraf 9. Pensitrotli Hd Hall, pp. beard CAUSES. )igne v. J o ynda Fownes V . t{rltiaYl Imery v.Bradley Ditto v. Smith. •*. . r. Yco Ditto v. f:oxon . e% v. Collard Ditto v. Friend v. Horn Wingfield v. Thorpe; v• Taddy Bailey v. Carrington OT THE ROLLA THIS AT SIX. ions flaggerston v. Walker Attorney-General v. Fkagerald ther t Comport v. Smith elevate, v. Straight Rayner v. Stamford will Rayner v. Rayner part Shipley v. Giles, at remise of . defendant Cowling v. Smithson one, Whaley v. Hadpon 1F EXCHEQUER. Bs THIS DAY. v. Spencer Evans v. Williams v. Job I Bamford v„A rater and Chapter of Bossinghsm v. Roar rk v. Middle. Hamilton v. Bwil of 'lO Strathmore, on Se. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Warnittnat, Nov. 23. WARD OF THE coral's Mr. CHINO moved for an injunction to restrain Mr. William Wells, &medical student of Bartholomew's Hospital, from commu nicating directly or indirectly in person, by writing, or otherwi se , with Susannah Adams, a war d o f th e Court, during her minority, or for such oilier time as the Court might deem fit. The application was grounded on the affidavit of Mrs. Ann Jenner, the ward's mother, which stated that het daughter, who was 17 years of age, was residing at s respectable boarding-school near London, and was entitled to a property of 28,000/. ; that the, deponent, subsequent to the death of the ward's father, inicrtharried with a Mr. Jenner, who now resided in Wiltshire; that In the course of the last year (or the year before) Miss Athena, being in delicate state of health. went to the country, where she became ac quainted with Mr. William Wells, a medical student, who was now (as it was termed) 6' walking the hospitals;" that the said Willisin Wells was aged about 22, and had no property, but was dependent for his support on his f a th er , w ho was also cif 'the media cal profession; that on the Bth July last the deponent received a letter from Mr, Wells, jun. stating that he entertained sentiment, of an honourable nature towards her daughter, and praying that she would consent to their being married ; that on receipt of this letter she consulted with her friend'', and, by their advice, *TOM to Mr. Wells, telling hint that his addresses to her daughter did not meet her approval, or that of her friend's and, for further information, referred him to her solicitor, who also wrote to Mr. Weill', inform ing him that the friends of the young lady WVs averse to their union, and expressing a hope that, as Mr. Well. knew this their determination, he would respect their feelings, by not Terse , yering in a pursuit which could be attended with no benefit to him, but Might. on the other hand, subject him to very serious cringe.' nuencea, for that the young lady was a ward of Chancery, and that, any attempt to procure a marriage with her, without the consent of the Court, w ou ld be looked on as a contempt, and punished sevehrty s by imprisonment or otherwise. The affidavit went on to state that Mr. Wells, not having acknowledged the receipt of these letters, the solicitor called on him, and cautioned him, in person, and that at that interview Mr. Wells admitted hie having received the letters, and said that he would not relinquish his pursuit, for that he was well advised on the subject, and well aware how far he might Fp without committing a contempt of, or subjecting himself to a dose or blister from the Court; that since that period he had corrupted a servant of the ward's to take her a card, containing his address, with a request that she might write to him. It further appeared from the affidavit that the father of Mr. Wells said his son should prosecute his suit and accomplish it before a year. Under thesd . circumstances the mother now applied to the Court for an injunc tion to restrain Mr. Wells, the more particularly as the lady at whose seminary the ward was placed, fearing a repetition of the attempts of Mr. Wells, intimated to the mother that the ward must leave her school, and thus be exposed to the risk of not having bet MUMMY!) CtrMpletfid. The mother, therefore, prayed the Cannata interfere, or she must give tip the guardianship other daughter. The Loan CuaxcEsscia—lf she be a ward of the Court yea are entitled to the injunction. Injunction granted. JUDO RENTS. His Lonns,etp, in reply to a question from Mr. Sugden rale tive to the judgment of the Court in a particular cause, said, that if he were not Mile to give, during the tetm the judgments which were in arrenr, he would come down on Wednesday and Friday. for the express purpose of giving them ; and that the one about which 31r. Sugden applied should be included in that number. , WACKEADATH V. 1.0W21.1.. Tide was an appeal from an order made by his Honour the Vtee• Chancellor. In the year 1799 a Commission was taken out against RD individual, under which three gentlemen were chosen assignees, a Mr. Baldwin being the acting asalgnee. The assignees entered into a covenant to leave the money that might tome Cite their hand, in ihe Rank of England. to abide an order of the Commis. sinners. The money they received aceordingly was lodged in the Bank of England, and the Commissioners subsequeedy made an order directing the assignee's to declare and pay a dividend. Agme. ably to this order, the creditors who appeared werepaid the amount of the dividend, tint sonic of them belle abroad, and out of the jurisdiction of the Court. there still remained a fund to answer the demands of abeentem. Mr. Baldwin, considering himself perfectly at liberty to do so, drew the remaining fend out of the Baok.of England, and made use of it, always, however, miming himself ready to pay the creditors when they might appear. Mr. Baldwin died In the year 1812, and the creditors afterwards milled for a de. tree upon the executors of the assignee to pay the 1.0001. with 20 per cent. Mr. and Mrs. Green are the executors of Mr. Baldwin, whom the Court below ordered to pay the money, with the interest asked for. Meson. AGAR soil ROOTS appeared for Mr. and Mrs. Green, who appeared against the order below, merely as to the payment of the 20 per cent. They contended, that, under Sir Samuel Hominy's Act, Mr. Baldwin was net liable to pay such an oteessive per 'tentage, even if they were alive, but certain they were, that there was no thing in the 4th clause of the Act (constituting :he penalty), mak. ing the assets of the deceased nnswernble for any such sum. beam.° the imposition, by the Act, was distinctly stated to be an impon • tion to be levied on the defaulter personally, and therefore they submitted that his Honour's order ought to be reversed. Mr. GLYNN appeared for the executors also, and he considered this a most important question indeed. .Mr. PE x nEnT ow appeared to support the decree, and he con. aired the spirit of the Act of Parliament was. that this amount of money equivalent to 20 per cent. should be paid ; and he hoped the Court would not look at any particular word or letter in the Act, for the purpose of defeating the general and clear meaning of the law. He contended that the obligation upon the assignee, regau•ti thnt the money 'Mould be allowed to remain in the Bank, not Wien order was made by the Commissioners for its distribution, bet until the creditors were actually present to receive it into their own hands direct from the hand. of the Bankers. Any other construction would be a groan abuse of the law. The Act distinctly provided( that the moment an assignee went to the Bank and wilts!), got and retained any of the money belonging to the bankrupt's estate, lie should be considered guilty of mat conduct, and liable to the penalty. Judgment deferred. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, WEDNESDAY, Nov. YS IPTE•ENS v. GUPPY. The Court WrIN occupied the whole day in hearing exceptions to the !Mater's report in this case. The arguments contained nor. a particle of interest. COURT OF RING'S BENCH. WESTNIXSTIVII, WLDNESDAT, Nov. 23. The three PuiiineJudges sat this day, in the absoocisof tbe Chief Justice. The were occupied all the day on Crown Paper. No case possessing the smallest general intent was beard. COURT Of COMMON PLEAS, Wtsrxixs - cra. Wrowtsnatt, Nov.= BROOKS V. CAZTENTER, °EXT. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who If the *Wavle a respectable wine and brandy merchant, against the 41-haqinnt. who is an attorney, to recover damages for his Laving, milicientslir sod without probable cause, lodged a detainer against her. while. she was in the custody of the lVarden of the Fleet prism, tinder ca order of the Lord Chancellor, for a contempt of Court. It appeared on the trial that a bill in Chancery had beep Wed' • against Mrs. Brooks since her husband's death, and she heal i 3 very distressed circumstances, was unable to employ *piers:rite:al • person to put in in answer thereto ; in consequence of which, • was committee to the Fleet for a colitt•mpt of Court. Wilde 71 - ' 5 custody several detainers were lodged against her by her credaiori. Among them was one by the present defendant, who hadannio thug' • previously transacted business for her as an attorney. rt•nin she had been in confinement her health became serious:ly iniza.yed,b• '••• • principally owing to extreme ticketing) of triad, ocr.aaioned Lr Fer, . • distressed situation. Her friends being alarmed an to the l ue g i en icelt l h ri nt an n i i , i t t ,, l , i i i ra, ensue, r exerted etmit th ( e w nitves ta to o me d bttin her re undertook to put in her answer to 1e 1111 in et t ac ce l ry 7 m t ; r d a l i i i *. detaining cre4ltnrs (except the defendant) agreed t o w i t hd raw thole _ .w • detainers, so that on the 25th of February 1823 the poor welfans -4 " was entirely discharged by every one, save Mr. Carpeelsv. A Mn. Arnold, who had been ber iiitlniate friend for a OM V