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5Pr *• nd dine e ion of the Court. In the case of Rivers r. Platt. the pLcation was for a second trial. the tint haring been at Nisi he LORD Cdttr J srlct —The Cale of the City of London Lonitto Dock Company was tried at Wu aftes• trial at Nisi - Sir. Serg:ant VAUGHAN continued. It had berm said the s.liclavit was not sufficient ; that the difficult's.% had not been par t'rulart.ril, but the Court would not call on him to argue the t":llesent limitstiom of the will. T>e lAA° Cuttr JusTict—They should be put on the Sargent litxt:ollAW submitted that mu asking too much to require that they should open their whole defence to the opposite party. He had no hesitation in saying. that on the 12th °Cato. 111 must material points would acre. Then there was die pedigree. Tltti Lotto CHIEF JUSTICE—That can be only a question of far. • 31r. Sergeant VAUGRAW said that the affidavit had mentiored she difficulties as probable; to have assert.. that die difficulties would occur would have been to have sworn positively and rashly to Cost istiich could not be absolutely known before the trial. Alt, Sergeant TADDT followed on the same side. The cases cited by his Learned Friend were not trials of writs of right. In you of right there was their remoteness at least, which was a diffi culty. There were lighthouses originally belonging to the Angel faintly. Thee were built on the ground of the King, and vested in Mr. Angel, who made certain advances. The Crown, then, might Lassa claim; at least the cause would nowise an inquiry into several Acts of Parliament. The latter part of his Learned Friend's affidavit, whielibrave u a reason Ihr the cause not being tried at her, that the . pony had gone to the expense of retaining all the talent on the circuit, was an argument in favour of its not being tried at Turk; for if the other side had thus monopolised the talent, the defendant would not have an opportunity of there fairly sou:coding his claim. The LORD ('trees JUSTICE..-nle Midland Circuit is not very far off; and I dare say, Brother Teddy, your clients will be able to induce some of the gentlemen who attend it to go to York, without being obliged to have recourse to a writ of habeas corps:. (Laughter.) The COURT decided that there was no ground on which to make the rule absolute. In addition to the inconvenience of others, the expense that must be incurred to remove the Grand Assise, the 24 Knights, from York to London, would be immense, alitt ought not to be allowed, excepting on very sufficient grounds. Nothing, in fact, short of necessity could warrant such a pro. ceellteg ; and this necessity had not been shown, the defendant's affidavit having only alleged the "probable" occurrence of diffi culties. It was worthy of consideration too, that if. owing to the distance (4011 miles), or any of the casualties attending it, less than tour Knights were at last present, the trial could not proceed. Almost all the advantages of a trial at bar might be had by a bill of exceptions or a special verdict. In reference to the expenses, it had occurred to the Court that the four Knights who were the inlwr day brought from York might have refused to have been sworn until their expenses of journey were paid. Rule discharged. DON .rose ANTONIO D'VRIS•RRI r. CLEMENT. It may be recollected that this was an action which arose out of a libel which appeared some time back in the Morning Cheoxicle. It inipt..ed to the plaintiff that, as Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Government of Chili, he had effected a lean, and " transferred to himself 675,11001. of John Bull's money. •• which enabled him to lire in a style that outtopped Princes." A verdict was obtained for the plaintifE with COO/. damages. Mr. Sergeant Toddy moved on • previous day for a rule to arrow Mlle why a nonsuit should not be entered for the defendant, ort the ground that the King of Spain not having given up pow. session of the South American States, and his Majesty's Ministers for Foreign Affairs continuing to acknowledge the King . of Spain as their lawful Sovereign, the Courts of Justice, receiving their authority from the ezecutiie of England, could not acknowledge ine revolutionary State of South America as sovereign and inde pe-dent States. The Court granted the rule Nisi. Mr. Sergeant Vitt:GRAN this morning showed cause against the Me. This wu a gross libel on the plaintiff's moral character. The first question was, whether the plaintiff received his appoint ment from the persons exercising the power of Oovernment in and this was fully proved ow the trial. The next question was, whether their Lordships could consider this as a State. and he trust contend not only that it was a State, buts Sovereign State. The Loan Cruz, Jr STICr.--It must be so acknowledged. Mr. SCrEellOt VAUGHAN continued. It was not lees a State be cause it was not so acknowledged by this Government, It was Me opinion of Grodus and all writers on the law of nations, that toe recognition of a State by other Powers was not at all necessary to constitute It a Sovereign Soda This was expressly laid down sn the let chapter of the Ist book of Grodus. These writers— and to them only could we refer as authority in such cases— appeared to astablishit as a principle, that if legislative Courts were established and laws administered—if a State governed itself, it was entitled to rank with other Sovereign mahut. Here there could be DO question but that the States of South America hsd not only asserted but had preserved their rights. They had main tained an arafed force, and were existing within themselves—int posing laws and obeying them. This was the only fact that it was necessary far him to establish. He was aware that it was repug nant to the feelings of some who fostered old prejudices to lied? the recognition of States talked of in theie terms ; but if a State became dissatisfied, and was strong enough to throw off the yoke of the mother country—if it willed to be free and became in—it became, beyond doubt, an independent sovereign State, whether acknowledged or not. The Loan CHIET JUSTICE—OIiver Cromwell was treated with much respect. Mt. Sergeant ratlellaX—ft had been asked how the Court could talk of Chili as a State when our Sovereign, in 1710, Alined the Convention of Spain. • The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said One was to doubt but that vice might hare judicial authority, though the state might for. anerly have belongzd to Spain. Did not all the Powers treat with A ererlca ? Irlr. Sergeant Vaucuast then proceeded to state the various de finitions given of civil war, and to describe the gradual pro. Fess of u revolution, until the revolting party became sufficiently powerful to divide the country and wage a regular war with the Former rulers. Ile then inquired who, under these circumstances, was to judge which was right and which wrong. A country not interested had no right to judge; the only inquiry to be made was, was it intkpendent ? had they courts of justice? did they adminis ter law, ? It was stated on the trial that in 1818 the States of Ame rica A./cited their independence ; that there were two provinces and a linlf cloying a state of peace under the new Government, and the rem were agitated ; but this was su ffi cient to establish the point in it.sputc. The Learned Gentleman then cited a case in Black store's Reports, in which an action was brought by the obligee, and it was contended that by the act of the State of New York, the whole property had been confiscated, and that he could not sue; but this was overruled. There was a case, Nutt Wright, Black stone. 144, which occurred in the Court of Chancery • Lord Thur. law was aien Chancellor, and decided, assisted by Lord Kenyon, the Pilaster of the Rolls, that it must be treated as a private specu. lotion, and that the State of Georgia must be viewed as an lode. pendent State. The Loan Cettnr JUSTICE—This, looked at u the language of a Judge in a parent State, is a strong argument. Air. Sergeant VAUGHAN then proceeded to cite a ease tom 9 Vesey, in which the Canton of Berne, after the revolution, claimed sorer money of the Bank of England and South Sea Company, and a bill was bled in Chancery to restrain the Bank from paying the money to the revolted State. The decision of the Chancellor was first in opposition to the principle the beamed Sergeant had en. deavoured to establish ; but the Chancellor's opinion underwent a gralual change, until the revolted State was at last legally ac knowledged as a sovereign State. The Learned Sergeant was then proceeding to argue the legality of the loan winch the plaintiff had negetired, on the principle that trade was allowed to exist between the States, when he was interrupted by The I.oOD CHIEF JositcE, who said that it had been dos tiled that it was absolutely illegal for any individual to advance money to a state so circumstanced as those of South America, which had never been abandoned by the mother country. The fonds which ought to have been supporting English industry and English credit had been dissipated in foreign loans. Mr. Sergeant Vamowax said that all events the defendant was not at liberty, admitting the illegality of the transaction, to impute to the plaintiff any description of fraud. If a man were slinottog birds without a listens; another would not be justified, because this was an illegal act, in charging him with having stolen the birds ; upon the same principle, i 1 an assault were committed it would be a libel to charge the intivirlual committing it with having perpetrated murder. The Learned Sergeant concluded by observing that he could not, after the derided expression of the d.uurt, Incas upon their consideration the legallity of the loan, bat be would leave it with their Lordships to draw the fair distinction between the contract foe the loan, or the edeavonr to effect it, and Me abeee which was collateral—which was not a fair comment on the transaction, but a gross libel. Mr Sergeant TADDY argued in support of the rule. His Learned friend had laid down three propositions : first, that there was a Republic or State of Chili; secondly, that the plaintiff was appointed envoy ; and thirdly, that he was authorised and mt. powered to negotiate • loan in this country, and that he had done It on the put tit the State of Chili. He contended, that neither of these propositions were made out. The Court had no means of judging whether there was such a State or not. The Courts re ceived their legislative power (coin his Majesty, and his Majesty acknowl.ligcd at the period alluded to, the King of Spain as Sove reign of the States of South America : for the King of Spain had Lot abandoned those States. Ills Learned Friend had brought fur. weal several opinions of writers on the Laws of Nations, but Wes' were speculative. general, and abstract opinions, and could but be acied upon. One of the authorities was merely speaking in reference to • new State; this could not apply to the States of South America. The Learned Sergeant then inquired if any provit.ee io Spain choose to declare itself independent, whether that could he deemed sufficient to constitute it an independent state. As regarded the legality of the lose, if it was legal it was not midair. to be so ; and it it was not legal it was no loan at all. Then as rest:Gra the libel, suppose • man bad been libelled respecting his wanner of carrying on a particular business, and it turned out that he had been a smuggler, could he be supposed to prove his al. ligation ? Certainly not, and the Court would decide there was no ground for action. If the plsintifr meant to contend that he was a trader, and that as a trader he had been libelled, then it was incum bent on him to prove that he had exercised his trade legally. The Court sled they would hear the rest of the argument ott steadier day. Allii_ MOH COURT OF AD3I IRALTY, WEDNESDAY, FEL 8. [Refer, Lord STOWZT.T..I LA rETITE VICTOIRM. The above named vessel, which is a French brig, bound to one of the West India Islands, encountered a severe gale of wind, which induced her crew to abandon her. In this state she was discovered by a number of persons. inhabitants of %Vermouth, who, finding her derelict, took possession, and brought her into Wey mouth harbour. For this service salvage was claimed, which the master and ostler of the teasel thought proper to dispute, it , gl in consequence e warrant was issued by the Court of Admiralty to arrest the vessel until the salvors' claim be investigeted. In pursu ance of the warrant, I. A. Yates, the Admiralty messenger at Weymouth. placed a person, named White, on board the vessel. and on the lthh of January was proceeding to relieve 11" ice, and put on board another man, when, as alleged, he was obattacted in the execution of his duty by Joseph Horford, a Magistrate, and the Agent of the vessel. and also by the master egld crew of Mould vessel. I'niler these circumstances, Dr. Donsox moved the Court for an attachment against Hor ford and the master. JENWEIII admitted that there had been a squabble between the Admiralty messenger and the ship's crew, but contended that there was nothing before the Court to justify it in granting the ap plication now made. An affidavit °tide by Mr. Yates, the messenger, was then put in and rend. It stated that Mr. Horford gave orders to cut the rope and pull in the plank, thus preventing all connexion between the shore and the vessel. That the deponent was assailed with most violent language by the master and crew. They said he was the representative of robbers, and threatened if he came on board they would throw him over the ship's Ale. IVhilst standing on the plank, lie was struck by the master on the breast, and from the violence of the blow staggered, and was nest falling over. Under these circumstances he found it impossible to execute his duty, and withdrew from the vessel. A responsive affidavit was made by Mr. Horford, in which he stated that Yates's description of the conduct of the master and crew was greatly exaggerated. that some robberies had been com muted upon the reasel, and that the crew were very reluctant to permit any person on board. The deponent also stated that he had interfered and sent for a constable only to prevent ill consquentes, as the Frenchmen were much irritated. He desired the plank to be taken in, because he thought if Mr. Yates went on board a breach of the peace would in all probability be committed. lie further deposed that he had subsequently taken an opportunity of' explain ing to the minter the right of Mr. Yates to come on board the vessel, and that there was now nothing to prevent Mr. Yams from executing his duty. An affidavit from the master (Le Sage) was also reed. It cor roborated the affidavit of Mr. Horford in almost every particular. Other affidavits, from persons stated to be disinterested, were put in. but it was objected that there had not been time to answer them, and on this ground the Court ordered the case to stand over. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SLAVES. An appeal was made from the Vice-Admiralty Court at Tortola, under the following circumstances. A person named Hill was the proprietor of a plantation in the island of Tertola, one of the Virgin Islands, and he also chanced to be the proprietor of a.plantation in the neighbouring island of St. John, which is under the dominion of the King of Denmark. Some time during the year 1823 Mr. Hill thought proper to transfer eight slaves from his property . in Tortola to his estate at St. John's, and this circumstance having camera the knowledge of . a Mr. Richardson, a waiter of his Majes ty's Customs, be informed against Mr. Hill. and claimed bounty money, on the ground that the slaves were subject to condemnation, having been transferred from his Majesty's dominions. The In. formation stated that the transfer took place since the Ist of May, 1807, viz. in the year 1823, and that it was contrary to the provi. 'lions of the Acts for the abolition of the slave trade. The case came on for sentence in the Court below on the 2fith May 1821, and the Judge decreed the restitution of the slaves who had been seized to their owner, and condemned the informant in costs. In giving this judgment the Court observed that the informant claimed under the 47th of the late King, under which the slaves were not liable to confiscation, but the Judge observed that if the claim had been made under the 48th of the late King, nothing could have saved the owner from a sentence of forfeiture. After this sentence was pronounced, the informant (Richardson) presented a petition to the Judge requesting a rehearing, and asserting that his infor. mation wu really laid under the 46th of (leo. 111, and that he had never thought of laying it under the 47th. To this petition the Judge declined to reply, and under those circumstances an appeal was brought to reverse the judgment of the Court at Tortola. An account of the proceedings in the Court below having been read, Lord Stowell observed that he had never heard of such a cue in the course of his life. A condemnation was prayed for without its being specified under what particular Act of Parliament the charge was made. This practice was unfair to two parties—to the prisoner and to the Court. The door was shut against all information on the case. The Judge watt stated to have said that he hoped the tide of eloquence would have flowed in the proper channel, but why did he not direct it to the proper channel ? Dr. JENXER appeared for the respondent. He said it was dif ficult to know under what precise law the informant had prayed far the condemnation of the slaves. It was clear, however, that the information was laid under the 47th of Genree 111. for it ex pressly stated, that the act charged took place since the Ist May, 1807, the day when the 47th of George 111, came into operation. That the confiscation could not have taken place under the Acts of the 47th was certsin, for that Act related to the importation of slaves into his Majesty's dominions, and not at all to the transfer of slaves. There was no charge of a fradulent intention on the part of Mr. Hill. The slaves were only absent front Tortola for 10 days, and were not employed there as field slaves, but as do. mestic slaves. Under these circumstances, he submitted the Court was bound to maintain and confirm the sentence of the Court below. Hr. LI , STUNGTOX followed on the game side. flc was glad to acquaint the Court that its decision as to the spirit of the ACM under which this case was brought forward, would not affect the practice in future, as the Slave Trade Consolidation Act, passed in the 6th of his present Majesty, set the quehtion altogether at rest. Under that Act slave owners were allowed to transfer their slaves upon entering into a bond fiar their return. In the present case the slaves were not taken is (fetich), they had been brought back, and were found on the Island of Tortola. Now, in the spirit of the 46th of Geo. 111, the only Act which related to the transfer of slaves, it was never intended to prevent a slave owner (corn taking attendants with him from one island to another. The object of the Act was to prevent slaves from being taken from under the dominion of the British government, and thus losing the benefit of certain regula tions made for their advantage, as well as becoming liable to he made the subject of illegal traffic. It appeared that of the eight' slaves transferred by Mr. Hill, not one was a fi e ld sl av e. They were all domestic slaves. There was a carpenter and three appren tices, a house servant, two seamstresses. and their two infant chil dren. The carpenter was valued at 1001.; and it was pertectly clear that no mischief or abnse could have taken place by the transfer. However well disposed the Court may be, to look with indulgence on the practice of the courts below, it could never coon. terbeiance such a violation of the spirit of the law, as to hold that an Act libelled ondetione Act of Parliament, should be hied by an Act passed antecedently. The information stated that the crime charged was contrary to the provisions of the Act or Acts of Par. liament for the obblition of the slave trade. This could not relate to the 46th of Geo. 111., for that Act was not an abolition act. i The Abolition Act . was raised subsequently. Hut presuming the fifth Geo. 111. to apply, under that Act the present case did not subject the respondent to a forfeiture, for that Act only related to field slaves and was never intended to affect the transfer of domestle, slaves. Under all the circumstances, he contended that the Court, by affirming the sentence, would prove its regard for law as well as for the principles of justice. Sir C appeared for the appellant. He said the case before the Court was important as regarded the law and the facts, as it would be extremely convenient to obtain an accurate judgment as to the law under which the proceedings took place. There could be no doubt that the practice of transferring slaves from any part of his :11:tjesty'a possessions to Porto Rico or St. John, which were under the dominion of foreign sovereigns, was erroneous and full of mitchiaf. By this practice the slaves were removed from the operation of those arrangements made by the Jlritieh Governnunt for the improvement of their condition. They might be treated in any way their muter thought fit, when removed from under the operation of the British laws, or they might be sold in direct viola. non of those laws. To prevent the recurrence of such an evil, Parlia ment tin 17th Geo. 34 declared, that any slave an traNsferred became forfeited, and that a moiety of his value should be paid to the in. former. 111 r. Hill, against whom he did not mean to charge any fraudulent intent, had clearly violated the letter and spirit of the Act. The averments contained in the information rgainst him had been su'itistituted. Eight negroes belonging to Tortola had be-ea seen working on his properl,and underhis direction, at St. John't There could be no doubt that this was repugnant to tire principles of all the Acts for the abolition of the slave trade. But the Act of the 4Mlth George 111.. and not of the 47th Chortle 111., was the Act to which the information particularly alluded. It was idle to con. tend, that because it was iniperflously inserted hi the information, "after the lst May, IRK," that an Act passed antecedent was not applicable. Those words were mere verbiage. The judge had de. dared, that if the information was drawn under the 4fith George 111, nothing could save the party, but that under the 17th the Court could not act. This only proved what strange fancies._ they could not he called errors had crept into the practice of the Vice. Admiralty Courts in tho West Indira. Sometimes there was a surplusage, sometimes a deficiency of epecification ; but the Court had always held that considerable allowauce and indulgence should be given to parties practising in those Courts. His Lard. ship had often thought proper to accept processes mach more irre gular and deficient in specification than the one now before the Court. It was nothing to say that in this instance the al tees trans ferred were domestic slaves and not field slaves. Ontnestic slaves as well as field sieves were liable to be ill-treated, when they were removed beyond the jurisdiction of British laws. In conclusion. lie submitted that the true interpretation of the law would be bolt eon aulted by reversing the decree of the Court below, ancedeclaring that chestier" was entitled to costs. Dr. DAVIIIIONY was to he heard on the same side, but the Court adjourned, and the arguments will be resumed on a fu ture day. Lord STOWELL intimated his Mention of taking his place the next Court-day ot half-pest ten o'clock. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, WEDNESDAY, FED. 8. Richard Cloud, a coach proprietor. at lisnimervmith. made his second application for relief within five years, which ruhjectc.f him to an Inquiry for his reason for go doing. He vivid •ttat he irmi befure this Coutt io the year 42'24, alien the:Court adjudicated THE BRITISH PRESS. upon his petition. During his imprisonment, lie was induced to ' renew the debt due to one of his creditors, and Ole hint a warrant of attorney, in order to obtain his release framer than he should have detie in due course of law. Pe also admitted that Once hit liberation he had renewed other debts. from which he had been ab solved. as regarded the hearty of his person, by the previous hit of that Court. The COURT said that if these creditor, had etudied the Act of Parliament they would hare known that they had no legal remedy for a debt renewed, as these appeared to have been ; but the act wait tteitof the insolvent himself, and he must take the come quinces of his own folly, and remain in prism until he could ob tain the consent of three-fourths of his creditors to his re-hearing. The insolvent was remanded accordingly. Edward Ashton, a butter-factor, from Ashill, Somersetshire, wsi opposed by Mr. Poet.ocx, on behalf of eight creditors. The Learned Oentleman stated that he intended to make an application to the Court under the 13th section of the last Act of Parliament fir relief of insolvent debtore, but before he did no he would ask the insolvent a few questions. The petitioner said that he had been in business at Askill, bat left there as the ith of September last, and came to London, where he continued until the 12th of December, witen John Smith arrested lion, and he went to prison. When he came up his object was to receive a dividend due to him, and then return home and pay his crolitors; but in this however he was disappointe.l. When first he tame to London he believed that be was a single man, but since that time he had got a wife. (A laugh.) 51r. Poi/A.oex now moved that the insolvent he removed to ll chestier Gaol from the Fleet Prison, in order that he might be heard before the Commissioners who went that Circuit, as with the exception of two all his creditors lived in and about that county. air. HEATH resisted th 6 application, on the ground that the in solvent was not one of those that had abandoned his residence and came tip to London to elude his creditors. lie came up to take a dividend for their benefit, but failing in this, he took unto himself a wife. (Laughter.) Mr. Poe LOC IC persisted, and observed that as the Warden of the Fleet had lately resisted an order of Court to remove an insolvent, his clients were willing to.obtain an Habeas Corpus, whis he (Mr. Pollock) apprehended the Warden would not object to obey, for if he did, most likely he would not meet with that leniency which that (the Insolvent) Court had shown him. The Court ordered the insolvent to be removed within the space of ten days. or in default thereof, he might be heard upon his petition in London. In the course of the present week One of the Attorneys of the Coutt has brought a circumstance before it connected with Mr. Edward Cole. who at present fills the situation of Deputy Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, and is also one of the Attorneys of the ('ours. It appeared that Mr. Cole has had an extensive practice in the Insilvents Court, and has several clerks in his employ, whose business it is to intend to the several matters connected with the insolvent,' sehetlidet end the papers connected therewith. This gentleman has lately been acting es deputy under the Marshal of the King's Denelt Pinion, hence it was submitted that from the re lation in which lie stood he would have an opportunity, were he as inclined, of obtaining influence over the prisoners under his insper tion, or otherwise, that they might for particular reasons be induced to give hint their businus, to the detriment of the professios gene rally. It is right to be observed, however, that a charge was brought against the Deputy for having exercised his authority in the least degree, the object being rather to prevent than correct an evil existing. The Cot: a? took time to consider the subject, and this day the Chief Commissioner deli►ered its opinion, which was, that the two siituations which Mr. Cole held were incompatible one with the other, and that he could not consistently remain an attorney of this Court while he held the other situation, which gave rise to the pre sent opinion. The Court, at the same time, wished it to be dis tinctly understood that this interdict by no means precluded Mr. Cole from carrying those cases through the Court that were now in progress, in like manner as though the attention of the Commis sioners bad not been directed to the subject. POLICE. BOW-STREET. young man named iloosiai Ilcdjes, was yesterday brought before 31r. MINSH UL L. the sitting Illagiatrate, for a second exa mination, charged by Ir.'lleykin, an army accoutrement maker in High Holborn, with whom he had lately lived as porter, with various acts of embezzlement. It appeared that the prisoner had been for some time in the ser vice of Mr. Deykin, and was often intrusted by him to pay and receive monies. In the latter end of December the prisoner corn plained of being - ill, and obtained permission from Mr. Deykin to retire from his empleynsent for a short time, or until he should re cover. lie did not return, and subsequent to Christmas Mr. Dey. kin discovered that the prisoner had received a great many sums of money for which he had never accounted. Mr. Deykin had for many years supplied articles, in the way of his business, to Messrs. Courtney, army clothiers in the Old Jewry, with whom he kept a running account, and from whom he was often in the habit of gettin7, a supply of cash on a Saturday to pay his men, or in any other emergency. On Saturday, the 24th November he enclosed a bill for 151. 159. to Messrs. Courtney's, requesting them to discount it, and gave the letter to the prisoner, who took it to the Old Jewry, and one of the partners directed a clerk to write a check upon Prescott and Co. bankers to the firm, for 161. Os. sd. deduct ing from the amount of the bill the usual discount, and a small ba lance due from Mr. Deykin. The prisoner received the check and obtained the money at the banker s, but when he returned to his master, he said that Mr. Courtney could not give the money just then, but had kept the bill, and said he would discount It in a few days. On a sitbsequent tl.,y Mr. Deykin again sent the prisoner for the cash or the bill, and when he returned he said that Mr. Courtney had not got the cash, and that he said he should keep the bill. On the 11th of December the prisoner was sent to receive the sum of 61. for his master, on the 12th of the same month fur 3/. and on the 17th for 6/. more, all of which sums he received, but did not account for them to Filr. Deykin. %When taken into custody he was found living with a woman of tthe town, and in his box was found a forged draught upon Messrs. Courtney for BI- the signature to which was so close an imitation of Mr. Deykin's, that it was not easy to distinguish it front hie. Mr. Mixsu CIA'. said it was well for prisoner that he had been taken into custody so soon, or perhaps his life might have been for feitad to the law. The prisoner wept, and seemed much agitated during the exa mination. lie said nothing, and was fully committed. QUEEN-SQUARE. Yesterday Charles Cadcrwool undtrwent a final examination before E. MAIL/GLAND, Esq., charged with robbing his employer, Ur. Jackson, in the Broadway, %1e estminster, of upwards of forty pair of boots and shoes. . . . . An unusual number of pawnbrokers were in attendance with the pledged articles. Mr. Jackson, the prosecutor, first addressed the Magistrate by saying that he acted from no vindktive feeling to the prisoner, who by marriage was related to him, and that, upon the account of his brother, he wished not to prosecute him. Mr. MA Ft X LAND—We cannot compound a felony to accommo date you. You should have weighed that point before you charged him; it is rather too late now. ___ Air. Jackson—l repeat, your Worship. that I wish to satisfy the prisoner's brother, who supposes that 1 could stop the proceed. cation here. Mr. 3IAoNLAND—So, then, a poor fellow who has no brother or a relation to plead for him, is the only one to be made an ex umple of. You may recommend him to the mercy of the Court upon his trial, but we must proceed here. Several of the pawnbrokers now offered to give up the pledged articles to avoid their being bound over. Mr.lllattavaxo—No, I will not allow of that. Here is a man robbwl to a serious amount, where out of 31 pair of boots and shoes nine only are forthcoming. You must every one among you be bound over in the present case, in order w mike you more circum spect in future. The prisoner was then commtned for trial, and the parties bound over to prosecute. MARLBOROUGII.STREET. DARING ROBBERY AND ATTEMrT AT bltritbEn.:—Yester.. thy a young man of the name of J o /o r J u ne s was b roug h t b e f ore H. M. DvE a, Es q., the sitting Magistrate, from St. George's watchlionsc, charged with haring euterett the house of Mrs. L. 11111, No. 5, Providence-court, North Audiepatreet, and with hawing robbed and uttempteti to murder her. Tile prisoner, a short sturdy fellow, about nineteen years of age, looked like a dustman, and it appeared had formerly lodged with Mrs. Hid. He stated that he procured a livelihood by going out to brush a gentleman's clothes, &c. but that lie and his wife (or rather a female with whom lie cohabited) when they came of age would each come into possespiou of considerable property, his father, when living, basing hell a respectable situation many years in the Bank of England. Whilst at the bar he evinced the greatest unconcern, till towuds the conclusion, wlitn he became dejected, and on being asked the cause, lie replied it was occasioned by the recollection of his mother. 311 s. Hill, who is upwards of eighty years of age. deposed that on Tuesday night, unite was sitting in the parlour on the ground. floor, with her back towards the door, about nine o'clock, she heard her room-door open, and before she could turn round, sonie per son placed his hands over her eyes. She for the moment thought it was done in joke ; but at the same instant she felt that a per son was putting his hands into her pocket on her right side. She then began to struggle, and the person pressed her nostrils together, and forcsul her head into her neck ; she was then robbed of two pence-halfpenny, and a crooked halfpenny, which she bad had up. wards of twenty years. Shy had not seen the money since, nor did she know who were the persons, as sl•e had not seen their faces, and it wu upwards of two hours after the transaction occurred betere she recovered her senses. Ibleorge Siiiipmin, hostler, doposod that he lodges.in the first fluor in the house of the last witness ; that about nine o'clock on Tues.lay night, he was in his bed-room, when he heard Mrs. Hill groan ; thinking from her extreme age that she had fallen into a tit, and knowing that she was alone, lie proceeded down stairs. anti tried the door, which was fastened—he then knocked, anal asked what was the matter ; but receiving no answer, and hear. log I scuffle, he burst the door open, and saw the prisoner anti another man. lie instantly cutigbt hold of them ; but they got him down ; he however kept his hold, and his wife came up to his assistance. The prisoner's companion knocked the candle out of her hand, and effected his escape, but he secured the prisoner, and gave hint in charge. Mrs. Simpson corroborated her hnsbantra evidence, and stated that in her opiti'nn had five minutes longer elapsed ►efore they came to Mrs. Bill's assistance, she would have been dead from strangula. tion. The old lady hail in her left-hand pockets considerable Tian tar of gold and a watch. Kinsey. the constable, on takisg the prisoner into custody, asked him what had induced him to act as lie had done ? The prisoner replica that he came out with a determination to rob.—A common door key was the only thing found on his person. Mr. DieEn asked the prisoner who was his companion ? The prisoner said lie did not know, and declined saying anything as to the charge ; he however observed that hunger was a very sharp thing. The worthy Magistrate stated that however hungry he might be, that was no vindication of such conduct to en old aid defenceless woman, for which he would fully commit him to take his trial. Joseph Thompson, who was placed at the bar along with the pri soner, on a supposition that he had been his accomplice, but which was not proved, was then charged with being found secreted in Lady Ha en ' s coach-house, in bees- mews , Green-street. The coacan deposed that he had taken the carriage out of the house, to convey her Ladyship to the Opera, on Tuesday evening; he afterwards locked up the place. Upon his return about twelve o'clock, fie was surprised to find the door unlocked, and different articles deranged ; the door of the barouche had been attempted ; under the barouche he discovered the prisoner covered with the horse-cloths, and whom he gave into custody. The prisoner, who conducted himself witligreat insolence during the evidence, on being called on for his defence, told that he must have been drunk, or else he should not have gone into a coach. house to sleep. This defence, however, was deemed unsatisfactory, and Mr. DYER sentenced him, as a rogue and a vagabond, to the treadmill for three months. The reason he was suspected of being connected with Jones was, the circumstance of the mews being close to Providence-court. WORSH I P-STR EET. ...,..„.... - _ FRAUDS ON THE SPITALFIELDS COMMITTEE—it was publicly stated to the sitting Magistrates at this Office on Tues day, that a person named Daslifield had stationed himself in n public-house near Spitaltield: Church, where he filled up anti signed recommendatory tickets, and sold them at the rate of Is. each, try means of which tic%ets the holder might receive relief from the Committee appointed to disburse the sums of money raised by subscription, for the relief of the distressed weavers. Two persons of very wretched appearance, and far advanced in years, named James Watson and Inn. Day, were brought be. fore Mr. BENETT yesterday, charged with attempting to defraud the Committee by means of forged recommendatory tickets, one of which purported to be signed by Mr. Maddick, of Love-lane, NVood.strect, Cheapside, and the other by Mr. Gilbert, of No. 23, Fort-street, Old Artillery.ground, Spitalfields. Mr. Kincaid, Secretary to the Committee, stated that, on Tuesday evening, the two prisoners presented themselves to the Committee for relief, and produced tickets signed with the names of two masters. The Committee being on their guard against im positions, and observing that the name of one of the masters was differently spelt to that on ticket% previously presented, instituted sonic inquiries, the result of which was, that both tickets proved to forgeries, and the two prisoners were taken into custody. The tickets were handed to the Magistrate, and it appeared that the name of Mr. Maddtck was written Maddox. Mr. Kincaid said lie win not then prepared to state the comae the Committee would adopt in their proceedings against these persons, but it was certainly necessary that an example should be made. Mr. BENNET asked if Mr. Maddick and Mr. Gilbert were present. It appeared that neither of the gentlemen were then in attendance. The Magistrate said that under the circumstances he would re mand the prisoners, to give time for the production of further evidence. The prisoners were asked if they had anything to say ? Day said he had received the ticket from a person named Dorset, in Mr. Gilbert's employ. Mr. Gilbert's foreman, named Benson, was present, and said that Mr. Gilbert was then out of town, but had left instructions with the witness and an apprentice to give tickets to per.ons they knew to be deserving of them. No other person was authorised to sign them. The prisoners were then remanded. MURDER IN AfANCHESTER. [From the Manche:lce Afeecnry.l On Friday last the town was thrown into a state of great agits. tion, by the intelligence of a most dreadful and atrocious crime having been committed at noon-day, and in the very centre of the town—no less than the murder of a respectable manufacturer in his own warehouse, which was afterwards set fire to, in order to con ceal the evidences of the crime. The following are such particulars of this shocking 'Asir as have transpired and are proper to be laid before the public in the present stage of the proceedings. About twenty minutes before two o'clock on Friday. the atten. tion of some persona passing through Marsden-square was arrested by seeing a quantity of smoke issuing from the upper windows and roof of the premises situated over the Savings' Bank and 31r. Gib son's offices, in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Price, fustian ma nufacturer. After watching the smoke for a short time, the per eons who saw it concluded that the premises must he on fire; and an alarm was consequently given, which had the effeio of bringing to the spot such of the persons employed in the neighbouring ware houses as had not then gone to their dinners, and a number of others who happened to he near the place. As soon as the alarm was given, the outer door of the warehouse was opened by one of Mr. Gibson's clerks, who was dining in the office, and several persons attempted to force their way up to the point where the tire was burning. The staircase, however, was at the time so full of smoke that it was impossible to reach the door of the uppermost front room, to which it was ascertained the fire was confined. In a short time, however, the smoke was dissipated by opening the windows, and it was then found that the door of the room in question was shut, and considerable difficulty wan expe rienced in opening it, apparently arising from a number of pieces of fustian having fallen against it in the it.side. When the door was opened the room was found to be full of smoke, through which piles of burning goods could be indistinctly teen, and no person could safely venture far into it. Before this time, however, several engines began to play upon the premises In front, and soon afterwards (a pipe having been brought up stairs) the firemen were enabled to play through the open door of the room, and very shortly succeeded in extinguishing the flames. A short time prior to this a report had begun to be circulated amongst the persons who had collected around the building, that Mr. Price himself was suffocated in the room which was on fire. How this report originated, whether from design or misapprehen. Ilion, it is not at present easy to say ; however it was generally die credited ; but when the firemen had so far subdued the flames as to render it safe for them to enter the room, several persons went in and began to clear out the goods which it contained. They had proceeded to some extent In this work, when an object presented itself which filled the bystanders with horror. The removal of a half-consumed piece of fustian exposed to view the body of Mr. Price ; the clothes partially consumed, and the face blackened and scorched by the burning of the piece of fustian which had lain upon him. He was found quite dead, with his head upon a piece of fustian, his left arm held up as if to ward off a blow, and his feet extended. Though quite dead, he was immediately car ried off to the Infirmary. Of course the first impression of those who found him was that he had lost his life in endeavouring to preserve his property from destruction ; but on removing the body from the place where it lay, certain appearances presented themselves, which tended to render that supposition exceedingly improbable. It was found that he had received a dreadful fracture on the left side of the head, through which the brain had protruded, and several small portions of brain were found near the spot where he lay, as if they had flown from the head in consequence of the blow by which the skull MIA fractured. On further search, the wig of the unfortunate man was found, nearly three yards from his head ; and it exhibited no marks of having been upon his head at the time when the fatal blow was infLactl. The moat minute, examination, however, did n6t lead to the discovery of any cause by which the fracture could have been accidentally produced ; nor did it appear how the fire could have originated. The next supposition was that Mr. Price had destroyed himself by blowing nut his brains with a pistol, the wadding of widen had set fire to the goods in the room ; but the improbability of this no. tion also soon became apparent. Ile was a man of a remarkably cheerful temperament, and very unlikely to commit suicide ; be sides which no pistol ceuld be found after the most careful search ; and, above all, the wound was such as could not have beet, in flicted by a pistol shot. The only remaining solution of the mystery was of course that the unfortunate man had been murdered by some one who had af terwards set fire to the premises, in the hope of concealing the evi. dences of his guilt ; and however improbable it might at first appear that any one would venture to commit a murder in the middle of the day, in a building is width there must have been other persons at the time, and which was situated in one of the most crowded re sorts cf business--yet every fact which has since transpired tends to render it but too certain that such was really the case. We may here observe that a report has been circulated that Mr. Price met his death by suffixation, as was at first supposed, and that the wound on Ilk head was inflicted afterwards by a blow from an axe borne by one of the firemen, who struck without seeing the body ; and as this report has received sonic countenance from the evidence of the house surgeon of the infirmary at the inquest on Sa. turday evening, we think it necessary to state a few facts, which, in our opinion, prove that it cannot be true. In the first place, Mr. Price was never seen by any one after the fire commenced, though there were several persons continually on the staircase, who were well acquainted with Ida person, and who are quite certain he did not go into the room after the firemen ar rived. Prior to that time the door was shut, and it is exceed. ingly improbable that any one would go into a room for the put. pose of extingdialting a fire, and then cut of his own retreat by fastening the door. Secondly, near the spot where Mr. Price's head lay was found a quantity of blood, perfectly congealed, and adhering firmly to the floor. Now there would not have been sufficient time for the coagulation of the blood, between the first entrance of the firemen and the finding of the body, an interval of a very few minutes; and what is perhaps more conclusive than this, before the entrance of the firemen the floor was completely flooded with water from the engines, and pontinued so until tang after the finding of the body ; but if the blood had flowed into water, or dropped upon a wet floor, it would not have adhered to the boards. It must have flowed front the head of the unfortunate man whilst the floor woe perfectly tiry. Lastly Besides the dreadful wound bn the left side of Mr. Price's head, another fracture was discovered at the infirmary in front of the right ear, sad. In size and eirpearanee not unlike what might have been inflicted by the point of a poker, or some almi. lar weapon. There was also an extensive contusion on the right side of the head ; and, on a moat careful exatninaton, none of the wounds appear to have been inflicted by a sharp instrument like ito tinder these circumstances. we apprehend, no rational man can entertain a doubt that Mr. Price was cruelly nit tittered ; an t i 0 4 , only remaining consideration will be.—by whom was the ii.se ete deed perpetrated ? On this point also a great body of evidence has been collected, arid will,' of course, be laid before the coroner's In. quest on Thursday next : but in this instance we do not think it would he'proper to put any eliminatory facts before the public, until they have been verified on oath. We shall therefore merely state that two persona are now in cuitody, viz. James Luna, who was warehouseman to the deceased, and Mary Price. a woman e n ,„ ployed in the warehouse as ender and•rhender. We may add, ever, that there is one point on which the chnin of proof is defer. tire. It is very desirable to ascertain whether Mr. Price Irar seen by any person after eleven o'clock on Friday forenoon. A ny , who transacted business with, or saw him, between eleven A .1 ante o'clock on Friday, will moat materially promote roe ends of ju t , rice by communicating with the constables, or Alr. Lavender, on the subject. Though every search was made for the weapon whh which this dreadful murder was committed, both upon the premiere an d in other places where it was considered likely to have been con eee d ed, it its not yet been found. It is supposed to be a hammer, which is known to have been kept upon the premises, but which has be en missing ever since the murder. It is cnnjectured that blr. Kee had been struck unawares by the assassin ; that the forte of the first blow had been broken by the wig which the deceased wore (he being entirely bald) and that this blow caused the contusion on the tight aide of the head, and probably knocked off the wig; mu the murderer then repeated his. blows on the bare head of his victim, and speedily deprived him of life. A iarieti of ieports have been circulated of Evans having mar a confession ; but there is no foundation for them. THE CORONER'S INQUEST. The inquest on the body of Mr. Price was herd on Saturday evening, at the °erne and Dragon, Fountain..street, before Mr. Milne and a very respectable Jury. The only witness examined was Mr. Gresawell, house-surgeon to the infinuary, who stated that he hod receives! the body when it was taken thither on Friday. Ile found the face, the left arm, the legs and feet much scorched, and the clothes nearly consumed. On examining the herul, he found an extensive laceration of the scalp, beginning about 2 inches behind the left ear, and extending about. inches in length, nearly to the crown of the head. Corresponding In size with this laceration was a facture of the skull, several portions of which were driven deep into the substance of the brain. Just at the entrance, and in front of the right ear, was a wound about three quarters o an inch in diameter, and a corresponding fracture of the temporal bone. There was also an extensive contusion on the right side of' the head, but no fracture of the skull or laceration of the scalp. Witness wax of opinion that the fracture on the left side of the head had been the cause of his death. The wound in front of the right ear would not have been mortal, as it did not penetrate into the cavity of the skull. IVben asked by the coroner what inictu. nient he supposed the wounds to have been inflicted with, the nee., said he thought that a blow from an axe, such as those earned by firemen, might have caused the large fracture on the left sided the head*. Ile had rent for one of the axes used by the Norwich firemen, and found the blade to correspond exactly with the ler.gA of the wound. The inquest was then adjourned to Thursday next, at eleven o'clock. • It may be desirable here to observe, that the wound has since been particularly examined by Alr. Jordan, and other surgeons, who are all decidedly of opinion that it was caused by some blunt instrument, and not by an axe. Probably 3lr. Chewed' did not examine the edges of the fracture. KEAN IN AMERICA. [From a Philadelphia Paper of the 12th January.] A gentleman who left the theatre last evening, about ten o'clock, has given us the following account of what took place in reference to the anticipated engagement of Mr. Kean :—The theatre, last night, was perhaps a scene of as much confubion as we ever witnessed in Philadelphia. The comedy of Charles the Second passed off withnut in terruption, but the moment the curtain dropped the calla for " Kean, Keen," became deafening, and continued the whole interval, till the curtain rose for the Lady of the Lake; the noise was then renewed with redoubled vioj knee, till at length Mr. Wood came forward, and amidst many interruptions stated in effect that be was quite un certain as to the determination of Mr. Kean; and that lie had written to him during the effervescence of feeling oc casioned by the Heston proceedings, stating that lie had better delay the fulfilment of his engagement, and that be (Mr. K.) had done so ; but that since the feeling had sub sided, he hail written again, telling him that it would be perfectly safe that he should come hither. To this no answer had been returned. He had no power of com pelling Mr. Kean to appear before them, but he wished for his appearance, and had no doubt the Philadelphia pub lie would accept of him as a great actor, without reference to his personal failings, whatever they may have been. The piece then proceeded with occasional interruptions till the end of the second act, when the call through the house for Mr. Wood and Mr. Mortimer became general. After muck delay, a gentleman whom we supposed to be Mr. Morti mer came forward to the front of the boxes, and made a motion to speak. Ile began by stating that he was forced' forward very much against his inclination, but that he had determined not to speak at all until Mr. Wood was on the stage to hear him (we forgot to say that the speaker had before expressed this determination, and that when lie carried his intentions into effect Mr. Wood was just below him, and appeared to listen to him with attention): he continued—lt is due to those who deputed me to go to New York to see Mr. Kean, as well as to the managers, that I should state the result of my mission. Mr. Kean told me that lie had received a letter from Mr. Wood (which he showed me), in which Mr. Wood gave it as his opinion that Mr. Kean's coming to Philadelphia to fulfil his engagement would probably endanger his personal safety or his life. Mr. Kean was not prepared to encounter a repetition of the proceedings that had disgraced another city, and, after consulting with his friends, determined to relinquish his engagement altogether, which h e did, " f or why," said he, " shall I again encounter those who may assassinate me ?" (Some dissatisfaction was here ex pressed.) The speaker continued—" Ladies and gentle men, this was not the opinion which Mr. Kean had formed of you ; but it is an opinion which any man would hare been justified in forming, from the contents of the letter to which I allude. Mr. Kean thinks better things of a Philadelphia public, and though he cannot now perform his original engagement of appearing here twelve nights, yet I believe, were he assured of the kind intentions you have manifested towards him, now and on former occa sions, he would yet appear before this audience for a short period." The speaker sat down amidst applause, and we hastily left the theatre to give this imperfect and short ac count of the proceedings, without being able to say what followed theui. THE ARMY. Detachments of Invalids .7011=e7Service men arrived, on tl'c Sth instant, on board the %William Harris transport, at Portsmouth, from the 3lc ditermnean. The Ist and 2d Divisions of the 3fith Regiment of Infantry arts ordered to proceed on board the William Harris and Princess Royal transports, from Portsmouth to Chatham. The :Id and last Division of the lst Battalionof the Royals sailed on the Ist instant, on board the Jupiter transport, from Cork, fur the West The Royal Staff Corps has completed its Augmentation Esta blighment. The Depot of the 69th Regiment of Infantry has received 0003 to remove from Chatham, to Portsmouth. Detachments belonging to the 13th Light Dragoons, the 131', 27th, 28th, 30th, 81st. 32d, 35th. 36th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 44th, 45th, 4Gth, 47th, 54th, L9th, 110th (9.el Bat.) 64th, 69th, 70th, 113th. 87th, 89th, 94th, and 98th Regiments of Foot. and the East Ind , Company's Service, embarked, on the 25th ult. at Dublin, foi England. BIRTHS. On the Ist inst. at Swettenham Hall, Cheshire, the lady of MI. chsel Warren, of Sandford's Court, county of Kilkenny, Esq. of .1 son and heir. On the 6th inat. in Gower-street, the wife of Wm. &odd( k, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. • On the 7th Mat. at the District Church, St. Mary's, St. Maryle bone, the Rev. Allied C. Lawrence, to Emily 'Mary, younger. daughter of the late Oeo. Fin c h Il atton , E sq . o f Eastwell Park, la the county of Kent. On the 7th Mat. at St. John's Church, Hampstead, the Rev. S. Carr, M.A. Rector and Vicar of Eversdens. Cambridgeshire, to Mrs. Charles Buxton, of North -end, Hampstead. -- - DIED. On the 4th instant, at Bath, after a short illness, in the 631 cr. t of her age, the lady of Sir Thomal ‘Vhicheote, Bart. of Aswal House, in the county of Lincoln. At Bogota, deeply regretted, on the 19th of November last, 51 r!. Packer, the mother of Bleu. Henderson, the lady of his Consul-General for Colombia. On the 18th ult. aged 74 years, Matthiu Hayfield Brown, many years Clerk in the Auditors' Mace; lineal heir to the e , 1 , •• of Column, in Scotland, and the dormant baronetcy. - - Prlated at THE BRITISH PRESS Ofilm, by J. W. CA &LT I 181,Strand, and published by R. CA/factor, seas visa.