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THE REVENUE. lath of October, INA, showing the • Veen ended 1 1 6191. DM. I 16191. Inernsc.l Derrell • I - I re 4' 4 € i C4LOW.. 14,31 1 6.1 5 2 13,436,127 1.100,1161 • . Sullv • t• r . 4 y k ee .. 1.501,400 i 1..499,000 .. 2,1 •......... ....... 4,974.163 , 4 . 71 , ;1 . 81 +1 . 272,1 f'le. 3112.7411 .teni,gra vi 271.221 N...., euu, ...... .. ~;- ---• 63,;ett; 46.:07,676 1,401,196 4,6:07,1 9 Deduct Increase — 1,401, 1 l Decrenec on the Veer 1 i Inclose end Chine ea the Caseolitinted Fun • {lean. ended Oct. r A r . ^ ...- 1 INCOME. 1825. PIO • 4 4 i 07.Istlmt . I Lose b, lb° +VI rwrin,; . amp. .. . ..... .. ...... ........ ... rut Wine • • • 379.(4 41 :140,1 I , Tss•s • . r .1.•ce,4..t.us -- 1 11,634,966 12,294, ;1 C I ::1•••••ght to this Account from the Wars ; Ile ...... to replace Ilse like sum Iki•teduut ••f the v. s. :. • • produee of the Cemsollellftetl Food. .. 1...1.1.. 1 , 1.. r robtic Be ...... In the Quarter ! e::.1.:1 Zth July, 1626 ........... ..... .. .... . 232,040 12, 1 ,--. 1)e , Tease. L 79.107 Loci.:74 2,001 272,615 4,617.314 1,401.111$ :424401, I ' COA I FAN Y. WI. ended 10tH ()et. I reAt. e CnAtotne 7 • " 5 . 2.44 ' 5 4.47 . 9.64 1 . „ Earl=e ....... I I ,:,44.:11;3 ....... 371.044,1 1160,000 47440:1 ara,tida 12.191 ibeelt3tworaa ....... 74.177 66,05 .. ---.-- 111,11411112 12.2911,6!1 94,066 leduct Inereue.... ...... Decrease on the Quarter.. The last observations that were offered on the subject of this Company noticed an adjournment that had taken place of a Meeting of the Shareholders, in consequence of the opinion of Counsel not having been obtained. The opinion has since been given, and the result is as follows: MINT PATRICK INSURANCE COMPANY. OPINION (1"F COUNSEL .40n full consideration of all the circumstances laid before us sr, the part of the Directors of the St. Patrick Assurance Cam per. we are of opinion that the Directors cannot be made per smail) ryponsible to the other Proprietors for the losses sustiined I. the Conipanv - but that they are only liable to such losses in proportion u their respective shares in the Company in commcci slit the other Proprietors—and we are of opinion that it is the duty et the D:rectont to call upon the Proprietors for the paytnent of each further instalment on their respective shares as shall appear to clone to be necessary. " F. 111..toouraw. " Dated 2810 Sept. 1826. " Room Bo hues." It will he seen that this opinion (whether there was any Air case submitted does not appear) exonerates the Di rectors—but upon their own showing, Hal ! —from any Molter liability than that which they errii,y in common with the Shareholdcra in vilal. It has ntrn sa'il, over and over again, that Couture opinion goes for nothilv— uoless, indeed, you submit your adversaries' case instead of sitar own—it at least may he said not to be a final de termination of the question. The Directors, no doubt, are respectable individuals, and it is to be hoped all parties con nected with this, and other institutions of a similar eba ravel., are the same. The war, if any there be, is waged :,;ai:;st the principle of Marine Insurance ever being add) , intrusted to Compatties, as a principle ; that is contended for, and not against, the many, very many highly resp ectable indiritloais who heiong to them. It may be ask ed why them respectable individuals have incorporated themselves these Companies, if they ore not calculated to perform Cat which they profess? The answer is plain and sim io—Because they would not he shut out from insuring, with these Companies, if they should see proper so to do. In consequence of the opinion of Counsel in favour of the conduct of the Directors, they have made a call upon the Shareholders of id. 10s. per share, as will appear from the following announcement : " Notice is hereby Given, that the Directors of the St. Patrick's Awl:vanes OHice of Ireland have agreed that a call on the Co. psrocrs for a further deposit of 21. 10.. per share, on their several -.1 re. pm ire shares to the said Company, be forthwith made, the Hi; e to be paid on or ',dine the 6th of November next." _ Ard this call will realize fifty thousand pounds. The Directors are, as acknorelcelgol in sincerity, highly ho ecurable men ; they have at once, as was their duty, made call for the purpose of paying the known claims that are making upon the Company, and the sum of fifty thou tied pounds, with the balance in hand, may possibly be •iitheient for the purpose. lf, lowever, the call is not the deficit must be supplied by those who may hare the ability to contribute, whatever may be the condi n.ol of their will. It does not appear whether there are any lt , ..verentls in the Direction of this Company—a cir eim,tance which is so conspicuous in that of the South Dann : thould there be, it would be very hard upon them : but never mind, they had no business to fish in teNibied waters, If they could " command the winds, and smooth the ruffled deep," then, indeed, they would forrn most potent and valuable auxiliaries to a Marine In torsnce Company." Z. The Spanish Amhassador transacted business, yesterday eirrnoon, at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Weirs. THE PATENT BRICK COMPANY. NIAHEMIL VEITAIS V. THE BOOKRELLEEL—It appears, from the following letter, that this celebrated actress has d.terinined on prosecuting the publishers of a pamphlet purporting to be a detail of her " Adventures. As we understand that a variety of actions are commenced against blow persona, it wilt afford considerable employment for Gentlemen of the Long Rube. " New bridge-street, Oct. 3, 1826. ' St n,—l nm imam...led by Madame Vogul,' to commence an • !an against you, for selling an I publishing a certain pamphlet. Private Adventures of Madame Vestris: in 5 Nos. t I 1..-:her inform you that for every Number sold by you a new action cummetieed against yoa. I will thank you to give me the tone of your Solicitor, to whom I may send the process for his on. ent4ing to appear. * I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, " J. HAITLZY. " To Mr. Edward King, Chancery-lane." MIC Ile F. I. KEr.r.v.—We regret to announce the death ofj this popular composer, which took place on Monday morn ing at Margate, where Mr. Kelly hail hen residing some time en account of his health. He had been for years a I martyr to the gout. which had reduced him to the state of a cripple, and unable to move himself ; but, amid all his hodily sufferings, the cheerfulness of his temper, and the hilarity of his conversation, remained uninterrupted. In Private life he was justly and universally esteemed as a ' kind friend, an agreeable companion, and a liberal host. Dior men had seen more of the world, or had mingled in a ‘,.:,;(/ circle of public characters, from the Palace to the I :te , n-room; and his stores of anecdote, thus accumulated, e•ndered him a welcome guest in every society. In his Penziniscences, published about a year ago, many of these anecdotes were embodied ; but lie had still enough re maining to enliven the social board. As a musician, many of his compositions acquired, and retain, well-merited popularity. He was in his sixty-fourth year. A paper prittied at Warren, Ohio, furnishes a recipe to pay for, and take, some valuable newspaper. It is thus ex pressed:—" Let each family who are in the habit of drink ing spirituous liquors every day deny themselves only one gill a day, and lay out the amount to purchase a news. paper or some other useful publication, and the thing may be accomplished with ease. This quantity, at 27 cents. per gallon, will produce no less titan 3 dots. 8 cents. No one of 1 the family will be likely to be injured by small self denial ; let probably every individual will be essentially benefitted I by it. Parents and childrin will be often gratified by the information they will reedve ; many precious hours will thus be sand, which otherwise would have b en worse . than lost. The younger members of the family will ac quire a habit of reading, which will probably be a benefit to them as long as they live ;—more property will be saved, land more earned. Please to try the experiment., and make Tort of your stkrcess at the end of the year." About of the Net Produce of the Bernet» of Great Britain, in the Yeart and Quaticr3 ended to the 10th of October, 1825, and t! e loth of October, 1816, showing the IncYNARP or Docrease on ea It heM thereof. I lTerreo I. A 69t.,:115 238,966 19,0tY .... 17,335 974,106 0 4 41.46 P 190.050 Income and Chine est the Ceseolidated Fund. In the Quarter* ended 10th Oct. 18.21 and 1826. Quoin,. ende d Oct.lo. I Quars. ended Oct. 10. g - ----. ~....---...—...., INCOME. ins. 1"26. CIIAEGE. 1823. 18_6. x df 4' se fiXo4.7f9r 4,377.640 .Rachman A nnnlties ...... ......... .......... 21.'43 21,293 kibo sbs 3,296,723 A* m, Seel Company...—. ................. ..... 90,100 5K.901, ........ ... ...... 1,9?9,3 IS 1,341,060 :Bank on their Capital ... . ..... • • • . • • .• • 379.00 9 9110,0911 Dividends ... ............. .... . .... .... 4,291.769 4,9'44399 474.49.3 443, 624 'Natio'', Debt. 1,212,009 1,212,290 76.3711 3 9,042 Cu:glees foe the Payment of Navel sad MIRS • ri ------ --- Pensions 11,634,936 12,294,393 Civil List.... ....... ... ........ ... ....... ;Pensions .. ogni9 94,000 this Account from the Ways Other Charges.. . 432,939 116,617 place the like sum igitted out of .-- nee of the Consolltirtel Fond. I 7.872;293 7,7 30 . 000 nblic Services, in the Quarter 1926 ........... ..... .. .... . 239,04 0 8 5 .176 , Sarells.. 4,001,703 4,690,248 -- --.—. ----1-- ,11,973,906 12,360.2341 11,ni.i.9 4 . 1 f, 12,3.99,'-'6B l Exeherttar Ellis issued for the Consolidated Pond, at :iti. Jury, Int% and patd oil out of the grow , Ina produce of that Fund in the Quarter ended . Oct. 10, 1h.31 6,632,5 i 2 .. Surplus at 19th Ott. itlyg 4,XL . 1,2c0, Issued out of site Comoddated Pus& on account of the Supplies granted for the service of the Tear ISS 3,273,303 Total at 10th Oct. 18211, to be provided for by an issue of Exchequer Hills charged on the gr Ac ing Produce of the Consolidated Fund In the Quarter ending loth Jesuitry. 15C..... ...... .. 3,277,842 Yeaterday, a meeting of the Shareholders of the Patent Brick Company was held at the King's Head Tavern in the Youbry, for the purpose of receiving the Report of a Committee appointed at a form r meeting, to Investigate the accounts of the Campiny. This meeting wits not convened by pullic advertisement in the usual way, but by private letters, and consequently was more private than these meetings of public Companies usually are. A Reporter was, however, sten in the room, whet eupon Captain BADE It rose and declared, that the proceedings of this public Company ought to lie private. lie did not see why they should be public. Ile had a strung objection against it. He did not wish to have his name blaaed about as having any concern in it. Mr. Rous said, that for his part he was not ashamrd of any thing he had done, and he trul not care if his acts were made known to all the world, being conscious that they would bear inspection.— Nor did he see any just ground why they should seek to conceal the acts of this Company. it would, he Wals sure, appeir much the worse for any effort to keep them private. Captain BADE NACII, who had lint objected to the presence of /I Reporter, still declared that he saw no ?edam why they should be " blazed about." -- A SHAREHOLDER, who, we understand, is one of the Direc tors (for no one iti the meeting was communicative as to the names), urged that as no Reporters had attended the former meetings of the Shareholders, no one should attend this, which, Ike them, ought to be private. 31r. II ASI MOND said there were a very considerable ntirober of Shareholders who were not presect„ and they might wish to see some account of the proceedings, which, indeed, it was prOper they should. He saw no ground for preventing publicity. Atter some further discussion (in which an apprehension that the proceedings might gain publicity through the medium of some Shareltoker, if the Reporters were excluded, had ccnsidertble weight.)) the motion the their exclusion was withdrawn. 31r. V ERSET was then called to the choir. The Report of the Committee appointed by the Shareholders to examine the accounts of the Directors was then read. It appeared that at the previous meeting, held • short time since, it was re solved that the Company should tie dissolved, in consequence of the great loss they sustained the further they proceeded. This Committee, which was appointed for the purpose of examining the accounts of the Company, and winding up their ankle:4, now made their Report. They had met the Directors, and received an possible facilities front them. They had advertised for all accounts to be sent in. They were of opinion that nu time should be lost in sell ing the two estates which they possessed, the one at Lee, and the other at Woodbridge. They were of opinion that if the sale were delayed until Spring. as hid been reposed. great loss would be sustained. An inventory of the property belonging to the Com pany had been given to them by a person, whose name was not mentioned ; but for reasons of which the Report said the Share 'holders present must be aware, they did not think it proper to set forth that valuation in their Report; but they recommended that a new valuation should be made by some other person. The Report complained that the Directors had, by acting contrary to instruc. tions of the Proprietors, brought them into debt to the amount of 3,0001. There was likewise an action pending against diem by the owner of the Patent Engine. There was also a dispute they had got into with the Thames Tunnel Company respecting a supply of bricks, to which it would be requisite the SlisreholJers should pay some attention. Sonic account► were appended to the Report, and banded in. Mr. Rous said there were some items in the Report to which it was necessary to direct the pubiic attention of the Comnany. There was one amazing item of upward.. of 16,0221. for making seven millions and a ball of brick. They surely could not have coat so much. Mr.BRIDO le, the Chairman of the Committee, here said that they had had no means of investigating the reasonableness of that item. In the Directors' accounts was set down the sum of 13,0001., as the expenses of Mr. Waigh, their Manager. This item was accom panied by vouchers, and its rejection would have looked like im. peaching the accounts of the Directors. which the Committee were not inclined to do. They passed the item as a matter of account, hut it was proper to inform the Meeting that they had not investi gated the charges included in this item. They were not brick makers, and therefore were unable to go into them, even if they had time. . . . . Mr. Botts said, he hail, on a former occasion, complained of what appeared to him to be an enormous expenditure of the Corn pany's money. Ile knew it was the practice of gentlemen to con tract with buck-makers fur the making of bricks on their estates. On these occasion*, the gentlemen whom he knew found earth and sand only ; and the brick-maker, who found every thing else, furnished the complete brick at one guinea per thousand, including every expense. The quantity of bricks, for expenses of making which the Company were charged 113,022/., would, if they had been contracted for at the rate he mentioned, have cost them about 7,6121. Thus, b► their management as a Company, they were charged between 11,0fHlf. and PAM. more for the making of these Wicks than a private individual, who went properly to work, could have got them made for! lie was aware that they had some fuel and other things on hand; but he contended that, making a most liberal allowance, there was a large surplus unaccounted for. It was scarcely possible that they could have so large a sum as 6,400/. for wages. He strongly urged that persons who were acquainted with the business should be got to investigate the ac counts. This was also requisite with respect to their law charges: there was no less a sum than 1,71 1 01. charged for law expenses, al though they had made no applica.ion to Parliament, and had only the ordinary expenses of a Solicitor'a office to pay. It was stated, that the expense had been chid!) , incurred by their deed of settlement, and by their deeds of conveyance. The Share holders, however, were by no means aati •tied with the charges. The deeds cost at the rate of from 80/. to Ina each. Mr. Brodie and Mr. Shadwell were the Counsel employed in the business. A Suangitotaien asked the Chairman whether be had looked at the bills. The CHAIRMAN replied that lie had not, as he conceived it formed no part of hi. duty to do so. The SHAREHOLDER said, he conceived it was the duty of the Chairman of a Company to inspect its accounts. After some further discussion, a Resolution was carried. to the effect that the Committee previously appointed should continue in office, and that they should be empowered to call in the aid of practical persons to examine the accounts ; and also. that they should be empowered to sell the Cooly:toy . % property by auction. One SHAREHOLDER urged that no time should be lost in selling it ; for they should recollect that thieving and dilapida. none were going on there every day. After the Shureholdi re had condoled with each other on the sorry appearance which their Alairs present d, thanks were voted to the Committee, which had examined the Directors' accounts, for their services. Thanks were also toted to the Chairman for his conduct in the Chair that day, and the Meeting adjourned. IN VERNESS FREI:1101,1A its.—The !Michaelmas Head Court, held at Inverness on Tuesday last, excited a great sensation, as the admissibility of certain claims of enrol ment, from gentlemen chiefly in the interest of Lord Mac donald, were to be decided on. The Right lion. Charles Grant was in the chair. Mr. Buchanan, advocate, was heard at great length against the claims, twenty in number. Some warm discussion followed, which ended in the rejec ' tion of the two additional claims preferred by Lord Mac donald himself, and of several of those who claimed enrol ;ment on porlieles of bis estate. After a decision was pronounced on these, Mr. Campbell, W. S. withdrew the rest, intimating that their competency would be discussed before a higher court. The vote stood 7to G.—Scotch THE BRITiSH PRESS. L-1 IV NOTICES. COURT OF KING'S RENT THIS DAT.—TO NIT AT 11 kLV-PAS London Common Junes. Edward* t. rat*Wl4 Wilkes v..lonvs simmons V. Roche Crafts v. Nogent Phillips v. notlron .hoboes v. Kentish harrlngto. v. Dawson .Veoluil v. Pend Ammonds v. Parkin eon flo.tock v. Cockburn Woo•! •. Clark Martindale v. Saxon :lemrnt• v. Kin; glad:borne v. Prior %namable v. Oracle l'hornam •. Creurtone ri dalle V. Southall Alder v. Tilley ihotter v Wvight Da.h v. Gough turner v. Boardman Noble v. Grey Noble v. Dunham Haldwin v. Watson !fall • 11hrtiel ' , outhcole V. Wellesley Dick{mon v. Moves Shearing,' v. Brooks /dunk v. Vu.ter Lloyd r. Wright Keeling v. Lawson v. Merrell ffelyer v. Re:id Oldtteld v. Mitchell m u te dint v. Lack Hewlett v. 'Aycock hemline v. Sheppard rayle v. Bird Cmtar v. Talbot Peat v. Hanham Harvey v. Callaway Hartke; v!ll!rrey Tennent a. Lktl• Parting V. Wilk, CH. IT Perring v. Same v. Novelllt Phillips v. Parish HeeMbotharri v. ' Wheel Walker v. Morling Lowe v. Sharp Gray v. Branigan Staff v. Reed lituvray v. Sutton Reynold., v. Drake Watton v. Gower Phdlpe v. Corder Lora. v. Green Crake v. Rolfe Mama v. Ruuctield Willi:um v. Broad hurst 13auvell e.Tbomparan nieney v. Hortehimion !homer v. rieuth Crick v. Lee. LAID INFPM.IGF; SCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Otirt.nsestv, WEDNESDAY, OCT. U. fientauct Sittings before the Loan Cn tar JUITICT awl egnsion Juries. SLA N DElt. 3owrs ' CT ERA. V. hat:motif, Est!. This was an action for slander. Air. STAll1:11.: opened the pleadings. The declaration averred that the plaintiff was a clergyman, in priests orders, and a 'allow of St. John's (;allege. Cambridge, by the statutes of which college, any Fellow being guilty of rotoriotie fornication wits liable ta be expelled and deprived of his office; anti the defendant well lamm ing the premises. said of and concerning the plaintiff, the a;reatret of all Mr. Payne's misfortunes was his having Mr. Jones (ths plaintiff) as his tutor, for lie was a most debnuched and profligate character, anti kept a woman. To this the detentlent pleaded the general issue, Not Guilty. The COMMON SEIIGEANT stated the case to the Jury. The plaintiff came this day into a Curt of Jdltice, for the purpose of clearing his character from a slain put uptin it by the defendant and he mine in his character as a clergyman of the Church of Eng. land, because, when persons held that high and sacred (Ace, and their characters were attacked, it became loan more particularly to I come before the public, end to give the slanderer an opportunity, if i be were able, of praying the imputations he had cast. The plaintiff WAR a member or the Pnlversity of Cambridge, at which lie had taken his degrees, and he was also a Fellow of St. John's College, In the same University. Pre-shins to this advancement he had been what is called "Travelling Bachelor," and enjoyed the emoluments of that situation ; SO.I it would appear that such imputations as the defendant hail thought fit to throw upon his character were calcu lated mist materially to obstruct his prospects in the Church. After lie had left (loiter. Its was recommended into the family of a Mrs. Payne. a widow Lily of rank and fartune who had two sons ap proaching niantwod. To the elder of dime the Reverend Mr. Jones was approdeal as private travelling tutor, and in that capacity he ere-elle:I with the family in Fr..nce and Italy, giving Mrs. Payne at much satisfaction, that he repeatedly received from her the strongest assurances of regard and gratitude for the manner is which he discharged his duties. After the eldest son was colipleteit, Mr. Jones had the second son also con fided to ha care; but it so happened, en his leaving the family, dirt there was a considerable artery due to him; and in 1824, afte' repeated applications, it became necessary to take some steps for the recovery ot the money due to him, which, in his situ ation, he could ill cfl'ord to spare; and it happened that Mr. Han. bury, tie defendant, who is a Colonel in the Guards, came up to town, and paid that money, as the agent of Mrs. Payne. It would seem :hat same impression had been made upon this gentleman's mind, from his emir ion with Mrs. Payne, that induced hint to commit the extraordinary and unprovoked outrage now complained of. In the month of February. 11125, and a few days after the above settlement, Colonel Banbury went in a stage coach to North ampton. In the course of the conversation which naturally takes place in a stage coach, something was said about the losses that young Mr. Payne hail recently sustained on the Turf. It was re ported that Mr. Payne had lost something considerable at Doncas ter; and this being mentioned is a stage coach, where there were three p rsons present, no one of wham Colonel Banbury knew, he rashly, impratlernly, and unguardedly, nettle use of the w ords stated in the declaration, to which he could only have been induced by some prejudice his mind had imbibed while acting as Mn. Payne's agent. He thought pro,-r, in the presence of these strangers, and ih the presence of the whtde world, it might be fairly said (for there could not be amore public place than a stage coach), to say, " Why, as for Mr. Payne, the greatest of all his misfortunes is, that he should ever have 1114 Mr. Jones as his tutor." One gentleman said, " I have not the honour of Mr. l'ayne's acquaintance, bat ido know his tutor." "Well," said Colonel Hanbury, " there is no misfortune has befallen Mr. Payne equal to the inittforfune of his having had 3lr. Jones for his tutor." Some surprise was expressed, and some silence ensued, the hearers thinking this was U most extraordinary thing to be said in a public stage-coach, particular!y , as one gentleman said lie knew Mr. Jones. The Colonel proceeded to say, " Ile is a most debauched and pro 11,gate character; he kept a woman." • The Learned Gourmet pre sainted it was unnecessary for him to explain the obvious impart of such worth. Title conversation, of course, went abroad, and ess lenon as Mr. Jones heard what had been said of him, lie thought it necessary to call upon Colonel Banbury for en explanation. If, then, the slighte•t retraction bad been offered—if Colonel Banbury had thought fit to say that what had fallen from him had escaped hint rashly or thonghtlessly, and could not he from malicious mo tives tORAT:I.I a per-on unknown to him—Mr. Jones would have been perfectly satisfied ; hot this was refused, and the present ac tion was brought. If, therefore, Colonel Banbury, instead of making come sort of atonement or giving up his authors, thought fit to take upon himself this most injurious and unfounded slander (for false the Learned Counsel had a right to call it, as it was not justified), he must abide the consequence*. Notwithstanding all that had passed, however. even at this hour, if any retraction or apology proceeded from Colonel Banbury, the brained Counsel was autliorizsd to say the action should stop here, Mr. Jones sus taining no hats, because it would be highly improper that any per son unjustly vili fi ed should he subject to lutes from the misconduct of others. This offer, he feared, would not be accepted now, as it had been rejected before ; but Mr. Jones had no wish to avail him self of the advantage Whch Colonel Banbury's conduct gave him. He had Ito desire to obtain vindictive damages. All he wished teas that which the Learned Counsel was sure he would obtain, namely, such a verdict as would set him right in the eyes of the world. The Cit [Er' Jcsvict —Mr. Brougham, you hear what is of fered. What have you to say to it ? Mr. BROUGITAM-511y Lord, this gentleman 'knows nothing whatever of Mr. Jones, and he does not know that he has said any thing against him. Tile COMMON SERCEANT —lf it is doubtful to him whether lie ever said any thing of the sort, surely he cannot hesitate in dis avowing the imputation. The Cuter J tosr c E—Well, if you. gentlemen, cannot settle it between you, the case must go on. 1 hate no wish upon the sub ject. If he did not know the gentleman, one would think he could not hesitate to say he has no reason new to know that what he has said is true. If a man takes upon himself to state facts of a man of whom he says he knows nothing, he ought to say now he has no reason to believe them. That, in my opinion, is what one man ought to do towards another under such circunist owes. Mr. linorGirast—l have no objection to add, that he neither knew then, nor does he know now, any thing against this 'gentle man. I think that is going far enough. Vow' Lordship sees this gentleman is placed in a very difficult situation. The Cutter JUSTICE-1 think he ought to go further. It you ask my opinion, as a private gentleman. what ought to be done between one gentleman and another, I think he ought to say, that he has no reason to believe what he said then si.iS otherwise found ed than in mistake. I thine he can go that length without com promising his feelings. The suggestion or his Lordship was rejected, and the Me pm- The Rev. George Blick, Fellow and Bursar of St. John's Col lege, Cambridge, proved that the Rev. Mr. Jones, the plaintiff, was a Fellow of that College. The witness also read and trans lated extracts from the Latin Statutes of the College, whereby it was enacted, that any members guilty of notorious fornication were liable to expulsion. The Rev. Jelin Daniel stated, that he knew the Rev. Mr. Jones. of St. John'a College. Ile was the officiating assistant minister to the Bedford Chapel, in the l owish of St. George, Bloomsbury, from October 1824 to Christmas 1d25, at a salary. Bedford Chapel is a licensed chapel, and Mr. Jones resigned that situation at Christ mas in% Mr. Charles Sinclair stated that he hail a slight knowledge of the Rev. Mr. Jones, the plaintiff , On the 20th of February, 1825, the witness travelled from London to Northampton in the mail coach. Colonel Banbury, the defendant, and Mr. George Talbot, were the other passengers in that coach. In the course of the journey, a conversation took place respecting Mr. Payne. Colonel Banbury asked Mr. Talbot if he knew Mr. Payne? To which Mr. Talbnt replied, that he did not know Mr. Payne. but he knew something of Mr-Jones, his tutor. Witness was a friend of Mr. Talbot's, but was only a slight acquaintance of Mr. Jones. Colonel Han bury remarked. that the greatest possible misfortune which could have befallen Hr. Payne was, that Mr. Jones had been his tra velling tutor, for he (Jones) was a meat debauched and profligate character, and a most improper person to have travelled with Mr. Payne. The conversation then dropped. Croat-examined by Mr. Bnotionam—l do not know at what part of the journey this conversation took place. This is not the first time I have been examined as a witness. I was examined once by the gentleman before you (Mt. Common Sergeant). Mr. Tally)t got into the coach at Charing-cross. I will not undertake to say how long we were in the coach together before the conver sation took place. I took no part in it whatever. Mr. Talbot did not address his conversation to me. lie merely said that he knew Mr. Jones, lie is an intimate sequatutance of Mr. Jones, I be lieve. Mr. Tinotooram—Dld not Mr. Talbot ear that Mr. Payne was a dissipated young man, of loose habits, and was ruining himself by horse-racing at Doncaster ? Witness—l recollect nmhiog of the kind. Some remark might have been made - respecting Mt. IMy:;e's expenditures. Two or three days after this conversation, I made a memorandum of the precise words which Colonel Ban bury used. I way living in London at that time. Alr. BrtoulnlAM—ln what part of London? Witness—l don't know in what pan of London. Mr. TIROITOITAM—I hi which bank of the river Thames? Wit neon—.On the right bent. Mr. BROUGIIA —Perim'' , it was in the Rules? Witness-- Pet hap, it might have been. I think it might. al r. BROUGHAM—And into whit county were you going at this time, when you were id the Rules ? Witness—lnot Staffordshile. The Clisztr JusTILE here interfered fur the protection of the witness. Mr. Baornit ASS ohaerval that he did not with to eriminste the witness, and cautioned him not to answer any question which might afect himself. The witness then continued—Be had been in Courts of Justice before, in different parts, in Scotland an well as in Engl Ale Ban tictiast —Not in that part of the Court usually allotted to the witnesses, I believe ? Witness--Probnbly you allude to some political transactions in which I have been engmed. Mr. B110( , 611A31—( - ;10. Witness—The fact is, I %netske indicted with other parties, but I wan not furtheeproceeded zgaiont. The others were further pro ceeded saainst. If you, Sir (to Mr. Brougham), mean to insinuate that the others were convicted by my agency, you calumniate me most grossly. I was.nnt proceeded against for the hest reason pos sible, because i could not have . been convicted. Mr. Geialti, one of the defendants, was convicted. Mr. George Talbot stated, that on the 20 h of February he was a passenger in the Northampton Mail, with Colonel Ilanbory and Mr. Sinekir, the last witness. The conversation respestiog 31r. Payne took place about fatty miles from London, (ellen n'tr his property. In consequence of that conversation, Mr. Jones was mentioned first by me to Colonel Banbury. lae only observa tion I made concerning Mr. Payne was, that I underotond he had spent nearly half his fortune. Colonel - flonimry partially egrets] with me, antionid be believed he had. After some further remarks, Mr. Jones'a name was mentioned as Mr. Payne's tutor, who had travelled with him. Cdottel Banbury observed, that " the great cot misfortune which had happened to alr. Payne wits, that %lr. Jones had been his tutor, for he was a mo.'s: debauched and profligate character, and kept a woman." I knew Mr. Jones intimately before this, and said, at the commencement of the con versation, that I was acquainted with him. Cross.enamined by air. BROUGHAM.—I am very intimate with kr. Jones, and hove been no for some time. Ido not know Air. Palette. I did not !Lay Mr. Payne had font a great deal of money at Doncaster. I said lie had spent it, but I slid no atateany means by which he had lost it. I did not speak of him its a dissipete v .ung men, nor in any manner calculated to calumniate him. Colonel Banbury made use of the expression that it was Mr. Payne's greatest misfortune that Mr. Jones had been his tutor. I did not take the worth down until I hail spoken to Mr. Sinclair about it. I have mentioned it to other person.. Colonel Banbury got out at Northampton. The conversation dropped when it etas getting late. I did not express any astonishment to Col. Banbury that he should speak of Mr. Jones in that way. I told blr. Js nen of this conversation without any idea that he would prosecute. Neither I nor ale Jones knew that the person who had used this language was Colonel Banbury. Hail 1 krown that fact, it would have been a greater intlncement to be to communicate it to him At first I hod not the least idea Mr. Jolt, would proceed against Colonel Banbury, and I told it to him Air merriment and fun. I am of no profession, and I live on toy own moperty. I was an officer in the 19th Regiment of Lancers for three yearn, both in this country and ix France. I never took the benefit of the Insrlvent Debtors Act. 'With indignation) I was never in the Rules of the Bench in my life. Mr. Bnouott.SM here apologized to the Sennett'', stating that the examination lie was putting was intended for another person, but wan put to him by an ermr in his instructions. (irons-examination resumed.—l have known Mr. Jonesboth in this country and in France. When I knew him in France he was not with Mrs. Payne's family. I never heard any thing said about the " :orkiog parson." Bc-examined.-1 mentioned this conversation to Mr. Jones in fun and merriment—first, because, as it drt in a stage coach, _ thought it untehstantiated ; and next, because I did not know the person who :used these words. When I found they were used by a gentleman of Colonel Ilanbury's rank, I thought very differently of them. Mt. Charles Carus Wilson, Solicitor for the plaintiff, proved that in February, 11...2.5, ke made a demand upon Mrs. Payne, at the instance of his client, for some arrears due to him, and that de mand *as paid by Colonel flanbury as the agent of Mrs. Payne. Ala SRncan,►st then addressed the Jury for the defendant. lie obsereal, that sts to the manner in which Mr. Jones, the platntilf, hail conducted himself in the family of Mrs. Payne, and as to the !supposed satisfaction expressed by that lady at his conduct, no ' earthly evidence had been given. except the speech of his Learned Friend, who was thus instructed to blazon the excellence of his client's character in terms of praise. It was clear, however, that upon his services being discontinued, he thought fit to institute proceedings against Mrs. Payne to recover some demand, in the settlement of which Colonel Hanbury had acted as the friend and agent of this lady. and in some degree as the guardian of ymong Mr. Payne; and being hitally ignorant of Mr. Jones, it was utterly impossible that he should be supposed capable of maliciously say- Mg any thing to the aisparagernent of that individual, 'mks. he had been informed of something in his conduct not quite so satis factory as had been stated by Mr. Common Sergeant. It was evi dent also, from the testimony of Mr. Talbot, that Colonel Hanbury had not first introduced the name of Mr. Jones; but, perhaps. waking ota of a confused sleep in a stage coach, and hearing the name of tlihs Jo: a mentioned, he might state something that had reached his ears, not very favourable to Mr. Jones's character; but the Learned Counsel submitted to the Jury that it was utterly im possible Colonel lianbury could ever have said that " Mr. Jones kept a woman," because Mr. Sinclair, who made a memorandum of the conversation, altruist inimed:ately afterwards, never recollected such an expression to have been made use of; and even tile. Tal bot, who swore to it, though an intimate friend Of:ilr. Jones, never made the slightest remonstrance upon this insinuation against his comrade's character, hut actually told him of it for fun and merri. meat the first time he saw him. It had been observed, however, that Colonel Hanbury had not given rip his authority for any ex pressions he had made use of. The Learned Counsel would have , exceedingly regretted any such stet', if Colonel Hanbury had even felt disposed to adopt it ; because if he had consented this day to cast an imputation on the credit of• his friend, or if he had debased himself by betraying others to escape Himself•, he was sure the Jury would be of opinion he would leave this Court without a fragment of the high and honourable character be had universally maintained. The Jury would act with mmlantion, the Learned Counsel was ' convinced, and, whatever their decision might be, Iris client was ; content. The Loan CHIEF JrsTICE, in charging the Jury, observe.] that Colonel Hanbury, arta man of honour, could not be expected to give up Iris authors for any thing he might have unforsunately said respecting the plaintiff; but when he adopted that course in a Court ofJustice, he must necessarily abide the consequences which the law imposed. His Lordship then went over the evidence, and told the Jury if they were of opinion that the words in question were uttered by the defendant, they ought to give the plaintiff a verdict for such fair and reasonable damages as the cue called fir The Jury deliberated a few minutes, and then found for the plaintiff—Damages 100/. POLICE. MaXSlOX•itOUsr.—Vestertlay a young man of respectable ap penance awl family, named .41lerion, was brought betore the Lord Mayor; charged 'with having stolen a gun, the property of 11r. Wilbraham, a gunsmith, in the City.- Mrs. Wilbraham. wife of the prosecutor, deposed, that the pri soner came to the shop about a month ago, and asked to ace a per. cusaion gun. She showed him one, and lie put it to his should, r, and said that it would exactly suit. He then asked whether he 'could try it, and she told him that her husband was on the premises In another street, and he might go there with her husband's sun, end make the experiment. The son of Mr. Wilbraham stated, that he went out of the shop with the prisoner, carrying with him the gun, and that they had not gone far, when the prisoner said to him, " I want some caps— . go back for them, and give me the gun." Witness then gave the gun to the prisoner, and went back with a shilling, which the pri. soner gave to him, leaving the prisoner in possession of the gun. He had not, however, gone many yards towards the shop, when he stopped short, thinking that he had not done right. The prisoner was rather too quick for him ; neither he nor the gan was to be seen. Witness, about three weeks afterwards, saw the trimmer waiting in the street, apparently fot a atage-coach ; an officer was procured, and he was taken into custody. The officer stated that he saw the prisoner on the top of a coach. The last witness pointed him out from amongst tour persons who were sitting together. Witness asked the prisoner (but previously told him that he NIS not obliged to answer the question) what lee had done with the gun ? The prisoner replied. " Don't ask me any questions." The case had been remanded for some d ty*, and it appeared that in the mean time the friends of Allerton were not idle. When he was yesterday brought up, sonic respectable persons appeared, and interested themselves very much in hes behalf. They pleaded his youth (he appeared to be idiom 23 or 24), and the re spectability of his connexions, in his favour; and his solicitor, Mr. Humphreys, thought that the identity was not capable of being proved, and represented to the Lord alayor the great probability that there was a miat •ke. His Lordship thought that, from what he had heard, there was no doubt of identity, and he called upon all the witnesses to re-state their evidence. Mrs. Wilbraham, upon being asked by Mr. Humphreys, in the course of the repetition of her statement, whether site might not be mistaken, said, that she did not wish to swear the young man's life' away. The Lon° Mayon—l see how this is. Here is a 7oung man, of respectable family, who has committed what appears to ba a most deliberate act of felony. All the circumstances show it. Ilia friends intercede for him, and try to get him off, upon the store of respectability. Is it to be supposed that I can countenance an at tempt of the kind, whew it must be obvious that upon such duce I must have committed a person in low circumstances? His Lordship then asked the boy whether he was not sure that Allerton was she man who had taken the gun? (The boy rather hesitated,) —The Lord Mayor then desired that the oath should be adtniais=! treed to Mrs. Wilbraham and her son. This was done; and his Lordship said to each of them, " Have you any doubt as to the identity of the prisoner ?"—Both of them said that they were SUM he was the person. The Loh DMaws—l aid sorry at bring obliged to commit • person whose character, it is paid, was respectable pp to the time thin transaction ; but It is impassible that I can do othe-wiee. The plan by which the property was obtained was one of the most 410 liberete kind. It was word in the Juatice. room that the prisoner was a kVA Tate chot, and that he is the terror of many of the great game-pre' servers in the game counties. There were poison,' In the ofL • With had warraets againist Lim for shorting without a licence, and who, apprehending that he would have been discharged, were ready to take hold of him. Allerson seas then committed to prison, and the parties mil bound over to prosecute. Mr. Bradley. who lied transmitted the 200 sovereigns, tagetliti with the six pounds of tea. to Iris brother, the hanker, of Ashhorne s attended yesterday. for the purpose of' continuieg the investigation into the circumstances of the loss of his parcel, which was to have gone to Aehbornte The guard of the Manchester Detainee coach, r. - orn Leicester to Ashhortte, !mended, at rite thrice of Mr. Bradley, who had a soli , citor upon this elimination —The geard stated, that lie had guild with the coach on the night the panel was 100, but he had no re. relit eion of having seen it on the oceaßion. Ile thought that, if sf bad reached him, he would have remarked the circionetaece. Hd wan in the habit of receiving the earcel for Mr. Bradley, of Adia borne. of the same kind, for a long time, and he knew It. r. Brat:ley said, that he had no reasen td doubt what the mead had stated about the parcel. In fact,. he believed that it lied need left towp—thet it had never been semen into the custody of the guard who set off front London. The !Joan Mecoa salted Mr. Lee, the solicitor for Mr. Water) house, of Lad-lane, whether there was arty information to be added lie that Which had been already received. LEE stated, that the clerks of Mr. Waterhouse went deserving of credit as any bun ; and they had sworn that they h.: delivered the parcel to toe guard. The most minute inquiries hot. been made by Mr. Waterhouse lets the case, and its is ustirfired: that no blame is to he attributed to his establishment: Thawed. might have been lost in many different ways; indeed, it was Wiese& • diet. although it hid been put into tire hands of the coachman, it had never been put into the Defiance coach. It might have been put into another coach, ie the c infusion and variety of business. The Loan 31kroit. said, mat die fault lay m the system, or rather in the want of system. In fast, things could not go on lobe in such a way. it Last been mated out of doors, that it was practicable to check off the parcels received into coaches. Wow, he knew that it was prottreable, and that the practice was attended with the very lest elders. He would instance the case of Collier'. • (we thiek he mentioned)Soathampton Coaches. Mr. leer said that the business would be greatly impeded by adopt:rig the euggestion. . • . The LORD MAYOR stated, that it would be proper totem a . pireoe, whop bosinees It should be to compare the way.bill with tire p rrc rls wlo•n the coach was &raciest into the care of the second ' grind. Tire present insecurity was indeed very great. Mr. Bradley said that It had been stated that he was willing td take 501. and to have done with the Fleshiest. This was totally In- • correct. lie had newer said he would take less than the 2001. Mr. LF.E sad that he had merely heard so. He could not vouch for tic truth of the report. Mr. Bradley repeated hie, intention to proemd for the recovery of his Orel sovereigns ; anti after tire Lord 3layor had again urged the necessity of altering the system fur the rester public security, the parties left the OLT. 6ot Litt' r.t..—rranche !raker. an elderly miserable-looking man. was brooght bet ire Sir P. Late are. fint., yesterday, charged rgith having stolen a number of import:int records of the Common . Pleas Collie. Mr. Sherwood, the Clerk of . the Dockets, stated the ease. He said he had known the r:risoner for upwards of 20 yeast. He wen formerly a clerk the respectable house of' Meese.. Evitt and Hikoo, mile t •rs, Haydon-square, btu latterly be was to be found constantly !oh ring shout the Temple. asking charity as a chargA clerk. On Monday afternoon he was deserted in carrying away the roll of the original rules of the Court in the year li90; and upon examining the closet 'Moire these records were preserved, eight large mils and twenty eraall ones were missed. The closet was situated in the waiting-room, and there was no leek upon the door, but persons were passing and repeating every five minutes. Tint large rolls were the rules m ode by the Court in eight different years, and were of very great importance, being the original re. careli, which it wee necessary fr.quently to refer to; but the small rolls were termed dockets, and were merely indexes to other docu ments. The large rolls were technically called the Secondary's Remembrances. The value of the whole of the records stokm would he ;'s., estimating them an old parchment. '!'lianas Brown, an attorney's clerk out of employ, deposed, that he went to the office of the Peollionotaties of the Court of Common Pleas, in Tanfield-cortrt, in the Temple. about two o'clock on Monday afternoon, and waited there to speak with one of the clerks . nearly to hour, dt.uhng which thine the prisoner came into del waiting-room twice. When the prisoner entered the second time withers went out to look at tire Temple clock, and on his return he met him leaving the Ch:Of:hers with the roll of parchment under his arm, not at all concealed. Witness, however, suspected they were public documenor of' importance, and took tire liberty of tn. quilting in an inner office whetner the prisoner had been sent away with any old parchments!' He was directed to pursue him imme diately. and he,overtetok hint in :!litre-court, making his way to. wards Fleet-street, with the toll still under his arm. Mr. Richard Orden, clerte to the Prothonotaries, stated that the record: of the description entered on the large rolls had been kept in hooks since the year IEOO. Tire roils for the years 1771 to 1791 were kept in the chalet that had been spoken of. The rolls that ,had been stolen were missed immediately on the alarm being given. and, when the prisoner was brought back int t the Common Plate office, he was earnestly . queetioned as to what had become of the other records, bat he persisted that he knee no hing of diem. Di. ligent search had since been made by the police, but no trate of them could be discovered. Mr. Teague, the tiovemor or the Compter, said the prisoner seemed bent upon self-destruction. When he was apprihendtd, he first at.empted to choak himself by thrusting his fingers down his throat, and then opened a penkuhfe which was instantly.wrested . from him. Since he had been in the Comptee he had repeatedif manifested his design, by attempting to catch held of articles with • which he supeosed he could effect his purpose, and it had been ne cessary to keep two men constantly watching him, and to contir.e him in a strait waistcoat at night. Sir P. Iseorti E said he receives] a certificate from Dr. fox, eh.' eurgeon of the prison, on Tuesday morning, declaring his state of h. alth ti b„ such that it would be improper to put hint upon hie , examination that day. He creejured him now to abandon the • , wicked intention it was too evident he had entertained, and not add crime to crime. Sir Peter then asked hint what he had to say in his defence, turd the prisoner replied simply—" Nothing." Sir PETER said it might be cf importance to him if he would state what had become of the other roils. The prisoner, who seemed bewildered by the keen sense of the disgraceful situation in which he stood, after the question had been repeated, faintly articalsted that he knew nothing about them. Sir PETER said Ire had to doubt the Four creature had corn. mitted the offence through distress, but he must commit him for trial ; and he gave instructions that the same precautions should be taken in Newgate, as to his safety, as in the Compter. The prisoner was then committed. BOW -STR E ET.—An elderly female of extremely respectable ap. inference, accompanied by a heaotiful and interesting girl of about fifteen years of age, her younger daughter, came before Mr. Mix . sue t.t. and Sir R. BIRNIE, yesterday, and, in a state of agitation truly pitiable, requested the assistance of their Wotellipe to procure the restoration to bier fatuity of her eldest child, who was only eighteen, and the very counterpart of tire girl who now accompa. • tied her. The mother stated that she was a widow, and her two daughters were her only comfort. She had given them the beet education within tire reach of her means, and had by the kindred • treatment tried all she could to endear them to her, and their con. duct bully answered her fondest anticipation. A few weeks agoe . however, she observed a sudden alteration in the manner of her el. dent daughter, and, anxious of course to ascertain the cause, she questioned her, but could obtain no satisfactory explanation. , Iler daughter became more and more melancholy and absent, and acts siorally very morose and unkind to her sister and her mother.. At 1-ngth, shout a montli .. ago, she left her house without any pr ev ious intimation of such an intention, and the applicant was totally at loss to account for her absence until she keened from a neighbour that her elver daughter had been in the habit of having private meetings with a young man of very fashiceable exterior, who was constantly hovering about the house. A rigid inquiry was made after the unhappy girl, but it was not until that (yesterday) mom. ing that she was found at a s' lodging-house for women," as Dukc'e.court, Bow-stmt, where it appeared she was first of all taken by her heartless seducer, and after a few days intercourse de serted. She did not know where he lived, nor even his name; so perfect was her confidence in him that she did not ask the question. The mother proceeded to state further circumstances, and added, that her daughter was still at the house in Duke's -court, which she refused to leave unless she was compelled ; and the object of the applicant was to obtain the assistance of an officer to force her from her disgraceful abode. The Magistrates, at once sympathizing with the unfortunate mother, sent a patrol to bring the daughter before them, and he re turned in a short time, bringing with him a blooming girl of 13, who, on seeing her parent. burst into tears. The poor mother and the younger daughter were almost overwhelmed with grief and Marne at the sight of the wretched girl. The girl was asked if she would return instantly to the roof of her parent, who WAS alt. xious to receive her; and, to the surprise of every one, she replied in the negative. The Magistrates urged her, and endeavoured to convince her of the folly of her determination, but still she resisted, saying that she was too wicked to join her mother and sister until she had been placed in some asylum where she could reform. In this determination she persiated, until she was looked nip fa s short time, and she then (dreading probably an imprisonment of a more rigid description) consented to accompany her poor mother and sister home, and they went away together. Mr. lienig Mrtrayi: was this morning brought up on a warrant before Sir H. BIRN IE, to answer the coloplaint of one William Jelferies, from whose statement it appeared that the defendant had succeeded hint in the capacity of publisher or the Engligh man and I.ondint Merotry newspapers, though he (complantardi in ;till in the pey Of the proprietors of that establishment, and will continue to he so until Saturday next. Mr. 11 asborgh, the proprietor, here interrupted Ws, extlaim. Mg. " It's no such thing ; .you're a discharged servant—you were discharged for very good reasons." The complainant then proceeded to state, that so great was hitt attachment to the above-mentioned journals. that though lie had repeatedly received orders to go ahem his Wittiness, he eonti• l{ 1~