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Short Causes at the Rolls on Wednesday next, the loth instant, at ten o'clock in the morning. CONSt/IT CAUSES, TITITHER DIRECTIONS, AND PETITION!, THIS DAY BETORL THE MASTER OT THE ROLLS, AT NINE O'CLOCK IX THE MORNING. Cbussmaker•Forbes, Gillespie • Alexan p. orlon der, petition Morrs • Valentine, Tanier • Petches,do do Andrews v Rayte. do Parbisbire ♦ Jones, In re Howtrrths, do au Emery,Att.4 en.,do s!oislie • Reid. do Cann • Cnnn, do foretlay • Adam, do Campbell v Walker, t owan • Ashburn. do ham. cause Soam es • Ilaydon, do 6tte Expt. • Mayor of London. pet i Lion Cher tertieltly'roynno iv T Potts, d o Same • Same, do Barry • Cruodall, do In re Market.strect Act LAWS, 110:10W3y COURT OF KING'S BBNCIT. None but undefended Causes will be tried this day. Not:re must have been given at the office, of such as are undeferhled, or the records will not be scot to Ouil.llol fur trial. Next Sitting in Middlesex on Tuesday rest, Febnuary 14th. Loodon, Wednesday, February 15. COVRT GF COSIMON PLEAS. Next Sitting in Middlesex, on Tuea.lay, rt bruary 11, and Lon- Con. Wednesday, February 15. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. CAUSE, TO BE IMAIII) 0111:•4 DA•• Gard , er • Jones, Day • Drake, Cloie Frnggatt, I demurrer I den.u:r.: AY THE WHOLI coraT. Greenwich Hospital in re Stow. petition. Ashby • Tomkkor, pies. LA IV INTELLIGENCE. VIC E.CIIA NCELLOWS COCRT. Faumr. Frs. 10. No cause of public lamest caw on Ms day. orltT OF KING'S BENCH, FiIDAT. ?ss. lo. QUALIFICATION OF JUROR& _TIM WING V. TIEMICAMIL _ This was an indictment against the defendant for perjury. tom. Witted in the trial of an indictment charging Mr. Hulse, of the Bo rough of St. Ives, in Cornwall, with corruption. The defendant was convicted at the Lent Ceenish Amiss" 1835. • het in Trinity Term last Mr. C. F. Williams moved for and ob tained a rule to show cause why a new trial should Dot be had, on the grqund that one of the James by whom he was convicted was in,properly pat on the Jury, and was objectionable in threw re. pp..cts :—First, he was not summoned as a Juror, hut answered so the came of his father, who was summoned ; secondly, he was a minor, and therefore unfit by the Common haw,. thirdly, he was not possessed of a sufficient copy-hold or freehold. and therefore be was inelitgible under the 7th and Bth of William 111., cap. 87. I Mr. Slawartsre now showed cause against the rule. The Je rre upqn whose ineligibility the present motion woe founded had made al. affidavit; his name was Richanl Hurd Williams, and he 'mated that John Williams. his father, of Hampton, in the county of Cornwall, being summoned to act as aJwor at the Assitea in question, was unable so to do, and requested the deponent to at. teud for him, and he according went. its there were not sufficient Special Jurors on the trial of Mr. Ilslse's indictment. a lees was prayed, and when the name of John Williams was called, the de tention' answered thereto, not thinking it was soy harm, as he at. tended the Assizes in the place of his father. The deponent fur. t .er said that he had been informed his birth took place m nr about weber, 1804, so that at the trial in March, 11125, be would only be about twenty years and six months old. He also swore that be was not possessed of any such freehold or coeyhold estate as would et:titled him to serve as • Juror, nor did lie serve on the Jury in in question by the request or privity of eitrier of t he parties. Other affidavits bad been tiled. made by the father and mother of the 'Juror, who only stated that they believed he was born in or abo u t October, 1804; but did not fix MS age with positive certainty.—. The Learned Counsel contended that the objection now taken would have been ground of challenge at the trial, and ought then ettjuive been made. It was not pretended that any defect of justice had arisen from this young man serving as a Juror, and if the Court allowed this objection in the present Instance to prevail as froilod for a new trial, nothing could be more ease than for a de fendant to procure a similar practice in any case it here he might expect a conviction, in order to lay the foundation fur a new trial. Mr. HILL followed on the same side. Mr. C. F. Witt-taus Insisted that on every ground this unt was ineligible . This conviction was, in fact, by • Jury of e leven _as the twelfth was objectionable on every ground, persons be treated as a nullity. If the position ' on the other able was to be admiued, that no defect of justice had arisen from the sitirnissiou of a minor on the Jury, such a principle would apply equally to the allowing of a person only If years old to discharge Chose most inipnrtant functions affecting the lire, liberty, or pro- perty of the subject, which all Judges had thought delegated quite . satin enough to jurors at the age of 31. Mr. J. DA 'ILLY was proceetliug on the same same side, but was stopped by The Co u Ili, who were unanimously of opinion that the objec tion a the minion, of the juror was quite sufficient ; but, coupled with the other objections, there sari ground enough for this Court to say that this was a conviction by eleven jurors only, and there. tore there ought to be a Dew trial. Rule absolute. THE RING V. DRYSDALE, LEACH, AND OTHERS. 7tlr. SCAR LETT, in Michaelmas Term last, moved for and ob honed is rule to show cause why a criminal information should not I. filed against Mr. Drysdale, the printer and publisher of the /trashier Chronicle. the proprietors of that paper, and Mr. James I,..seh, a publican residing near Reading, for an alleged libel on !ii r. Monet, the Member for that Borough, and three other Ma gin rates of that town. The libel was in the form of a handbill, stating to the publicans rt llotdirq certain acts of the Magistrates, terdir.t i to impute on undue andeorrupt motives in their refusing to Jesnell Leach a for his public-house. The ATTORNEY-fiENT:PAL (with whom was Mr. MAIL -IYAT, the COII,ION•SERJVANT, and Mr. F. Por.i.oca) now showed cause against the rule. ar.d contended that the publication 13 question was not in any degree libellous, but was a mere state. went of facts which actually occurred, and if those facts tended to show that the conduct of the Magistrates was attributable to im proper 'naives, it was their own fault in furnishing the means by which persons rime to such a conclusion. The supposed libel was its these terms:— . . To Publicans respecting their Licenses. " Brother landlords—l beg to solicit your attention to the fol. lowing plain statement of facts, in order that you may be prepared to meet any similar proceedings should they be commenced against Toil. 1, James Leach, four yeah ago became tenant to Mr. Stephens of a house and premises called the Four Bono Shoes, or bong ILrn, at %Vhitley, near Reading, and hme continued to oc etipy the same to the present time. About Midsummer last r re ceived a notice to quit. On Saturday, the 17th instant, that being tM day f.. cd fir- granting licenses, I attended the Bench of Ma gistrate.. en:l to my very great surprise I there found my landlord, Mr. Stephens, with another tenant, prepared to take out a license for the shove house. I was inform by Mr. Stephens that a li. tense would not be granted to me; howeree, at a proper time I went before a Magistrate with my bondsman and the wins) certificate, when Br. Mitford, the Chairman, informed me that n license would not be granted, but gave me no reason why. Mr. Alonck was present, and rain Sri(' to as to whether a cense should be granted or not. e replied it should not, and treated ma with great contempt, by refusing to bear any sort of explanation. Finding the Magistrates present determisied in not giving any reason why the license should not be granted, I left the room, after a hich I understood that the Alagiatrates adjourned until this day (Tuesday), when I went, accompanied by my attnr. wey and bondsnein, and :took with me the necessary certificate. AU , being detrained an hour, through the absence orAlr. Alortc.k (fur the Magistrates refund to act until he came) , and also, after a private consultation had been held between the Magistrates, I was allowed to enter the room. I then tendered my certificate and bondsman, upon which Mr. Monek stated that the li cense would not be granted. My attorney then produced the last Act of Perham:tit for regulating the conduct of Magistrates in granting or refusing licenses. By this Act, it appears that the discretional power of 31agistrates to renew licceses is repealed, and that the Magistrates are bound to go into an inquiry on a complaint against the publican, previously to visiting him with any punishment. If the publican bellawfully convicted thereon, he is liable to the pe. malty of lire pounds for the first offence, of ten pounds fur the second offence ; end for third offence, a forfeiture of his license, if he be convicted thereof before a Jury of the Quarter Sessions. W ~,,irbstanding, however, the express provisions of this Act of Parliament, Me. Nflonck declined that the Magistrates had pre vi.iusly made up their minds to refuse me a license ; upon which my attorney &mantled, as a matter of right, the cause of such de termination. Al e. Mona said they were not bound to give an an. awn, sad would not state that they. was any camplaint lodged against me. Upon this, Mr. linnet was asked whether he thought it right and correct that a man should be condemned unheard. to which he replied, ' Certainly.' As soon as I left the room, Mr. Stephens, with two persons, immediately entered it, for the pus. pas of taking out a license for the • Your Home Shoes; and I have been given to understand that a license was granted ; one of the party appearing in the character of a tenant, and the other in that of bondsman. " Brother landlords—Dr. Mitford (Chairman), Mr. Monck, the Rev. 31r.Stevens„ and Mr. R. Harris, are the Magistrates who were on the Bench during the above proceedings. But Mr. linnet. the great advocate for fair hearing and impartial justice, took the most prominent part; and I have it to yourselves to judge whether he has not, by his conduct, given a fresh proof of his own independence, and the very friendly feelings he entertains towards publicans in general. JAMES •• Four Horse Shoes, Whitler, " Thursday, Sept. 20. 1824." The fats of the ease, as stated by the affidavits, were in Pub. stance the same as here set out. Mr. Leach had held this public house without. the least imputation on his character for four years, and was then refused the renewal of his license without any cause whatever being assigned. It was supposed that the cause arose from the circumstance that, sonic time before, an assault had been committed at the door of his public-house on a person named Roper, but no blame could attach to Leach on that occasion, for be had actually advised Roper to prosecute the defendant, which had been done to conviction at the Sessions, when an apology was accepted. It was necessary, however, that their Lordships should see the relation which subsisted between the parties. —Mr. Stephens, the landlord of this public-house, was a brewer, in Reading. and also a partner in a banking concern there with Mr. Harris, the magistrate. He was likewise brother in.law to Mr. Monck, another of the magistrates, and in conse quence of Leach becoming in arrear to Stephens, he refused to supply him with his usual quantity of beer, and at Midsummer, 1223, served him with a notice to quit his premises at the Christmas following. In consequence, when lie applied for a license, it was refused, under the circumstance Stated In the hand-bill, and the inforttinate man, thus deprived of his means of support, and smarting under an injury for which no cause was assigned, made that statement to his fellow-victuallers which was the subject of the present application, and which application the Learned Conned trusted would be dismissed with costs. Mr. ALiPtIIIrAT was proceediag to address the Count on the same side, when The LORD CHIC? JUSTICE remarked, that if so many Gen tlemen in a cause were to go over the same ground, it would be productive of the greatest public inconvenience and loss of time. ..... Mr. MARITAT then said he should ofer nothing in addition to what had fallen front the Attorney-flenend. 31r. COMMON SERGEANT and Mr. F. Pottoca shortly followed. . Mr. SC...BLITT and Mr. TALTOIIIID then contended, on the other side, that the hand-hill in question undoubtedly con ce!sed the most serious imputations ao the honour and integrity of the magistrates at Reading. Under the semblance of facts s'ated. In were thrown out that they had acted from die most base and coerupt motives; and among other things it was Alleged that when Mr. Alonek was asked whether he thought it Tied, that a man should be condemned unheard, he hail answered, " certainly." .This was a most insidious waylinf making it appear that that Gentleman had been guilty of flagrant injustice; but he had explained the matter quite differently. lie had sworn that when this question was put to him, he answered, if the refusal of a license at the discretion of the magistrates, without a declaration of their reasons, was to be considered as equivalent to a condem nation, undoubtedly the law was so. This waft quite different to the coloured representation published by the defendants, and unless this Court would extend its protection to the magistracy of the country, they could never be sate from those aspersions so degrading to their characters and their office. The LoaD CUIEF JUSTICE then delivered the judgment of the Court.—Tbis is an application to this Colin to interpose its authority, by granting a criminal information for the publication of alleged libel. The effect of our refusing to make the rule ab solute will not be to close the dour of justice, or to prevent the gen. denten who now apply to us from proceeding in another manner to punish (if the offence be deserving of punishment) the author and publisher of the paper now complained of. It is my opinion, and the opinion of my Learned Brothers, that we ought not to make this rule absolute, but, In discharging it, the Court must be dis tinctly undmstood not to impute any corrupt or improper motive to those gentlemen. When a criminal information is moved for, it is the rule of this Court that those who apply for it must show that their own conduct in the matterof which they complain was entirely free from objection ; and therefore, although upon the investigation before us we are of opinion that the conduct of these gentlemen wan not to be attributed to any corrupt or improper motive, yet if the facts that took place were such as to afford reasonable ground for aporelieuding that they were acting from improper motives, this Court will not interfere. In discharging the rule, however, we think It ought to be discharged without costs. Rule discharged without ccs:s. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FRIDAY. FM 10. SNOW AND CO. t. PEACOCK AND CO. This cause was un action of tenser to recover five hundred pounds, the value of a Bonk of England note which had been loq by the plaintiffs' porter, who said he had been robbed of it on his way front the Bank of England to his employers' bank. It appeared on the trial that the note was subsequently taken to the defendants' bank, at Bourne, in Lincolnshire, by a person who said bis name was Edwards, and that one of the defendants' clerks gave in exchange for it notes of the country bank. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs, but fully acquitted the defendants of any fraudulent par ticipation. . _ ale. Sergeant Wrenn moved on a previous day for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial granted, on the ground that it was necessary there should have been a culpable neglect on the part of his clients to render them liable. This had not been proved, and he contended it was only requisite they should be bona Jde holacts to be enabled to retain possession. Mr. Sergeant Vain:DAN showed cause against the rule, and con tended that the transaction was not bona fides but male fides. the defendant not having exercised a due caution in the receipt of the note. Mr. Sergeant I:IO4ANCIVET followed on the same side. Mr. Sergeant 'Pamir and lilt. Sergeant So-trate argued in support of the rule. Tha LORD Cettr JUSTTCE said this was a question of con. siderable importance, inasmuch as it involved to a considerable ex. tent the interests of commerce. His I.ordship was anxious on this ground to avoid any thing which might operate as a check to the circulating medium ; but it was tlie'duty of the Court not to open the doors to fraud by giving countenance to such transactions. None had suffered mom by the ease with which stolen notes were put into circulation than the country bankers, and it would be a furtherance of their interests more particularly if a due caution were exercised. Paper-money was originally the creature of commerce, its use had latterly become more extensive—it might now be termed the creature of general eonvenience. Though it was no longer con. fined to commercial purposes, the rules to which it was originally subjected must *till apply. The commercial world had laws of its own—laws of custom ; and one of these laws was, the exercise of s due caution in the rexipt of paper money. The question was not here whether the note was takes in bon•s . fidrs or twain jidcs. N o imputation of fraud could be thrown upon the gentlemen who were the defendants ; but It was another thing when the Court had to decide as to whether the due and customary care had been exercised or . not. The Jury had decided that the note was bowel fide re ceived, and acquitted the defendants of any thing like fraud ; but they had also decided that it was ma!a fide received, at least they had sa decided as far as the absence of due caution could be supposed to constitute mate fides. The clerk of the defendants who received the note, proved that though he had been in the banking_ house eleven years, he did not recollect during that time having ever before received from A stranger a note of ao large amount as either a five, four, three, or even two hundred pounds ; and this witness added, that notes of five hundred pounds only circulated amongst bankers. It was the absence of caution under these err ' comstanees that Induced the Jury, and very properly, to find a ver dict for the plaintiffs. Rule discharged. PO f.ICE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday Mr. Claridge, the wine-rnerehant, of irigmore-strect, Cavendish-square, who was one of the bail for Waterton and Saw yer, charged with having cons➢ired to defraud a number of silk. manufacturers, came to the private room, accompanied by his licitor, and begged to be allowed mows the circumstances under which he became bail. The Solicitor stated that the consequence of the report having ap peared of the circumstance (very properly, he admitted.) was to ceche the suspicion of some connexion with the parties for whom he wan bail, and greatly to wound the feelings of his friends. Now, Mr. Claridge had to declare that he knew nothing whatever of the parties; that he was induced to become bail at the request of a par ticular friend, who had been solicited by somebody else. He ac knowledged that it vois an error to become bail for persons of whom he knew lathing, and declared he was ready to do any thing which might serve the cause of justice ; but at present he knew nothing whatever of the parties. The Lotto liiaeo a said that In these ca.es of swindling he was determined to make dour inquiry into the character of every person coming forward as bail. BO%Y.STREET. Yesterday two hays, the one eleven, and the o.her twelve years of age, named Thomas Choi!mead and William Wilson, were brought before Mr. HALLS, charged with a-robbery, in the corn. mission of which they had destroyed nearly the whole of a va. Noble law library, the property of John. Bailey Moore, Esq. a hpecial Pleader, who has chambers at No. 1, Inner Temple-lane. 'lhere is another bey, not eleven years of age, named Sullivan, in custody in the City, charged w i t h being concerned in the robbery. It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Moore and other witnesses, that the prisoner Chailmead was taken into his employment as a clerk a short time before Christmas. About a fortnight ago Mr. Moore was called into Devonshire in consequence of the Illness of his father, and he intrusted Chailmead with the key of his chem. bees, with directions to take it every evening to his (Mr. Moore s) private residence, in L'aion-atreet, New Kent-road. He returned to town 01 Sunday evening. and on Monday evening he had a con_ saltation with Mr. Archbold- the barrister, in iymond's Inn, In the course of which he had occasion for a particular book, and ma he had not the key of his chambers he went into the Temple to THE BRITISH PRESS. borrow the book from a friend. As he passed through Inner Tem ple-lace lie happened to look up at the windows of his chambers, and swat, astonished to see a light much stronger than any that could have been produced by candles. He immediately called a watch man, and they went upstairs, and as they were ascending they met the boy Sullivan, who is brother to a late clerk of Mr. MOOre . s. with a bag on his shoulders, apparently filled with books. Mr. Moore asked him where he came from, and lie answered, " From Mr. Jackson's," a gentleman who occupies chambers over Mr. Moore's. In his hurry, supposing his chambers to be on fire, he suffered this boy to go away. Mr. Moore and the watchman knocked several times loudly at the door of his chambers, but re ceiving no answer the watchinan fetched a smith to pick the lock. This wow found impracticable. and the smith bored a large hole in the dour in ord'er to get at the bolt to draw it, and had just ati reecled when they hard a boy's voice from within call out, " .ho s there ?" They entered, and found the two prisoners in the room. Mr. Moore asked Chailmead what he did there at that time of night, and why he had not answered when he knocked and called so loudly and frequently, and his answer was, ‘• We were asleep. and did not hear any thing until now." Ile made no excuse for being found there. Mr. Moore took them to the wat Odious!, but found no constable there, and after waiting half an hour without any officer appearing, and being obliged to attend upon Mr. Arch. bold, he suffered the prisoners to go at large. On his return to his chambers he thund a quantity of leave, of Tidd's Practice lying on the desk, and he then looked in his bookcase and found that more titan half of libs books were gone. There were from 120 to 150 volumes gone. Ile next examined the cupboards. and found them also stripped of a great many valuable books. In the fire place he found more than a bushel of embers still burning, which were evidently the remains of the covets of books. He next went into Mr. Wilde's rooms, who occupied the chambers jointly with Mr. Moore, and there he discovered that a great many of that gentleman's books were also gone. On the following morning Mr. Moore looked at the top of the bookcase, and found a number of the covers of law books, many quite new, with the contents cut out, and that had evidently been done with perfect red:imolai, ' several of the coven being cut through in many places. In Mr. Dloore'a library not • single set of books was left entire. Air. Moore then caused the prisoners, and the boy named Sullivan, to be apprehended, and they were examined at Guildhall on Thurs days and in consequence of admissions made by them, Mr. Moore ratite to this office, and obtained a warrant to search the house of Mr. John Torkington, of 93, Chancery-lane, a cheesemongcr, which is situated in the county. Yesterday morning, at nine o'clock, Cousins and Mason. two of the patrol, went with Mr. Moore to the house. They saw Mr. Torkington, sen. and his son, and Cousins called the former aside and read the warrant to him ; at the some time telling him that a great quantity of rafts of books had been lost, and that he must search the haute. 3lr. Torkington said he was very sorry, and that they were quite welcome to search. Some part of the mining property was found in the shop, and when Mr. Moore identified it, Dlr. Torkington repeated thrit he was very sorry, and said it was purchased by his son from a boy a few days before. Cousins then questioned the son, who said he purchased the leaves as waste paper from a very little boy in a blue jacket, and gave 34d. per pound for it. A volume of " Todd's Practice" was found on a shelf in the shop, entire, except the cover and title-page, which Mr. Torkington, jun. used, as the officers entered the shop, in wrapping up a piece of butter for a customer. The officers, after finding a considerable quantity of the lost property in the shop, then said they moat search the cellar, and no objection was made on the part of either the lather or son. They found in the cellar three butter Haas or baskets tilled with Dlr. Dloore'a property, and a quantity loose besides. The officers brought the whole away, and with Mr. Torkington and his sou in custody. Mr. tloore, who gave his evidence under the influerce of con siderable agitation, not at all to be wondered at under the circum. fiances, said that the loss to hint was irreparable, for the books. independent of their intrinsic value, had many of them marginal notes and memoranda ; and there was besides a great deal of ma. nuscript of the greatest possible importance to hint. At the conclusion of the evidence Mr. A ar.tr, who attended for the Messrs. Torkington, requested to know what course the worthy Magistrate intended to pursue with respect to his clients. . Mr. HALLS said that the case was of importance, and lie felt it to be his duty to spare no pains in its investigation. He should, at all events, have another examination, and it was not usual, as Mr. Alley knew, to take bail preceding an enquiry. With every inch. l i nation to deal mercifully to individuals who had hitherto borne an unimpeachable character, as he understood the Messrs. Torkington had, he could not reconcile it to his sense of duty to depart from the usual practice in this case. Alr. ALLEY said that there had been a degree of culpable negli. genet: on the part of his clients he was willing to admit,- but still they had purchased the paper openly, had given a fair price for it. and had shown no wish for concealment. It there was any proof that they had not given the full value of waste paper, or that they had disposed of any portion of it for profit, it would assume a very different complexion. Perhaps Mr. Moore himself would not ob ject to their being admitted to bail. Mr. Moore said he should leave it entirely to Mr. Halls. The defendants had purchased the property from a boy, eleven years of age• at hall -oast ten o'clock at night, without, as it appeared, asking a single question, and he should not consent to any thing but what might originate with the Magistrate. Mr. Ilat.t.s said he was extremely sorry to be obliged to pursue a rigid course, but he could not depart from the ordinary rules. he defendants must be kept in custody. Mr. Torkington, sera pressed very hard to be admitted to bail, but Mr. Halls would not consent ; and he and his son, together with the two boys, were committed to prison, fur further exatni. nation on Tuesday next. CORONER'S 141'QUAST on TREASURE TROVE. [from the Cambridge Chronicle.l An inquiry of rather a novel nature was held on Saturday last, nt the Eagle Inn, Cambridge, before Mr. Clievell, one of the coroners for this town, not upon a mutilated or mangled body, which in ge. neral forms the disagreeablednties of coroners' inquests, but on view of a large quantity of gold and silver coins of the ancient kings of this realm, the sight of which was much more pleasant to the rispeetable jury summoned on this occasion than the exhibition of the comae of a fellow-creature. In the month or June last, as some workmen ware employed in pulling down a house adjoining the Eagle Inn, they discovered, in digging up the bottom of the cellar, a quantity of silver coins, and, after a further search of two hours, a jug containing a quantity of gold coins was also found. Consider. able scramble took place among the workmen, but Mr. Howell, the contractor of the building for Corpus Christi College, Interfered and succeeded in securing it. A question now arose as to whom this treasure belonged. The bursar of the college took possession of part of it, and Mr. Balls, fur Mr. Howell, another part ; and eventually the whole was deposited in the names of the bursar and Mr. Balls, in the bank of Messrs. 31ortlock, tut it could In de• tided to ;horn it of right belonged. The Lords of the Treasury, a few days ago, applied to the Coroner to hold an inquest ; and after going through all the evidence, the Jury, without hesita tion, found their verdict upon the points directed to their consiti deration by the Coroner, who desired them to leave out of their minds any question of right as to whom the treasure belonged, as that would be for the decision of a Jury in a superior Court— " That on the 3d of June last, 195 pieces of gold coin of the value of 1301. 3a., and 3,510 pieces of silver coin, of the value of 701. 54d. were found by William Smith and Stephen Woodcock, labourers in the employment of James Howell, bricklayer, hid. den in the ground under the site or an ancient house or build ing situate in Itenett-street, in the said town, which were of an. tient time hidden as aforesaid, and the owners thereof cannot be known." As soon as the verdict was returned, the Coroner, by virtue of his office. seized the treasure in the name of his Majesty. Mr. White, the Town Clerk, attended, and served a notice upon the Coroner, on behalf the Corporation, will claimed it as gran tees of the Crown, and the Solicitor to the Treasury also made a demand of it, but the Coroner refused to part with it till it is ascertained who Is legally entitled to it, and the same was accor- dingly re-deposited in Means. Illortlock's bank, to await this de. cision. The Coroner has been served with a writ of Certiorari by the Lords of the Treasury, to return his inquisition to the Court of King's Bench. Drsynrss iv SPITAT.IIET.II9.—Two men and a female, of very wretched appearance, were yesterday brought be fore the Magistrates at Worship-street, on a charge of at tempting to defraud the ('ommittee sitting at Spite Melds church, to distribute the public bounty to distressed wea vers. Mr. Kincaid, the Secretary, attended and produced the recommendatory tickets which the prisoners had pre sented to the Committee, the signatures to which purport ing to be those of respectable manufacturers, were disco vered to have been forged.. The facts being proved, the prisoners were committed in default of bail, to answer the charge at the Sessions. SVICIDE or MAJOR Voon.—The sudden and very deplorable termination of the existence of this gentleman, at Ills lodging., No. 12, Park -street, Grosvenor-square. on Wednesday afternoon, has created the most painful feefesgs amongst a very extensive circle of friends. The deceased was one of the General 4'rize Agents for the Army of the Deccan. He served iu India in the 2d, or Queen's Own Regiment, and et the time of his de cease belonged to the 71st Regiment of Foot. He was a nephew of Sir Thomas Hislop, and was married to a lady by whom he had three children now living. His lade died about twelve months ago. The Major had leten very much depressed in spirit. for some time; and since the decision of the Lords of the Treasury, rela tive to the Deccan prize money, he was in a state of mind border. ing on frenzy. In consequence of alleged pecuniary embarrass. menu, he gave up his house, No. 119, in park-street, a few day. ago, and took lodgings et No. 12 in the same street. On Wed. nestles morning the Major wpm a letter to a solicitor, who is con. eemed in the affairs of India, and sent it by a servant. During his absence the Major wrote several other letters, and one lie left unfinished on his dealt, and proceeded un stairs to his office, where he opened a trunk, out of which he took a pair of pistols. He loaded on. of them with ball, and fired it Imo his mouth. The report of the pistol was not heard by the inmates of the house. His death must have been instantaneous. On Thursday evening a Coroner's ►nquest was held before J. H. Gell. Esq.. at his lodg. hilts. The Jury took a view of the body, fmm the exhibition of which It was evident the deceased had come to a premature end. Severnl witnesses were called , who depositd to the dejected state of the decensed,end the Corsair having sutntned up. the Jury re turned a verdict..." The deceased shot himself when In a state of Insanity." THE ARMY. The Ist Battalion of the Me Brigade has arrived safe at Hall. fax, from Ireland. The 517th Iterment of Infantry has arrive! at Ceylon, from England, withr ;:t experiencing any casualty. UNIVERSITY INI ELLIGENCE. CASSIBILIDGE, FRI. 10. At a congregation on Wednesday last the following Degrees were eutifert : DOCTOR IN Bo:it:lTT—The Rev. Wm. Moore, of St. John's College. perpetual I 'orate of Spalding, Lincolnshire. nocToft ix Psn•sic—John Wilson, Esq.. of Christ College. Itacitccoa ix I/Irian' r—lter. John Smith, of ht. John's College. BACHELORS or ARTS—J. William!, Trinity College; N. Sneyd, Trinity College: IC W. Simpson., St. John's College; Henry Alington, St. Peter's College; John Bragg, Corpus Christi College; 11. C. Duekle, Queen's College ; J. P. Sill, Christ's College. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. H. Joliffe, Esq.'s Fox-bounds will meet on Monday at Brock ham; Wednesday at Copthornc ; Friday at Chaldon ; and Satur das at Reigate 1 6 Isuerife'y'eiti_tl;o',..thweliajna,teeetleoynenian'eldoesyk. at Farley Green ; Thursday at Lock's Bottom ; and Saturday at Godstone ; —each day at half-put ten. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, THUISDAT. FEB. 9. Wind S.—fair. Water, 32 m. p. 12. Arrived the Mary Brade, 31onteith, from Bahia—sailed 7th December, from 31scao 16111, and from Pernambuco 2lat—s.w the Rover, of Liverpool. at Macao—the Amity, Vaughan, was to leave Bahia about the 21st Dec. ; Vigilante, Olivers. from Lisbon ; Zebulon, Ellorley, from St. John's, Xl.B.—nailed 6th January; William Parke, Smith, from Jamaica—salled 24th Dec. ; 311ary, from Africa; and Earl Selkirk, Walker, from Oporto and Boy. lake. The Riaing Sun, Bennett, from Ceara for Liverpool, has arrived at Cork. HOLYHEAD, FICD. 8. Wind S.W.—blowing hard. and dark weather. The smack Alen. Starkey, leaden with salt, from Liverpool for Sandwich, was totally lost yesterday morning on the east aide of this hay—crew Bared. Arrived the galliot Wilhelmina and Jean, Aankera, from LiTOT. pool for Antwerp. The Ree, Hunt, from Liverpool. has arrived at St. Domingo. The Pheasant, Bank, front Newfoundland for Liverpool, has arrived at Valencia. The Cal@onia, Henley, from St. John's, N.B. for Liverpool , has arrived at Kilrush, with loss of fore topniast. sails, &c. His 'Majesty's ship Diamond arrived at Pernambuco the 20th December,swith Sir Chien Stuart on board. The Swedish brig Emily. from Alicant for Belfast, was wrecked Gth inst. near Wexford—tso of the crew drowned. The Elizabeth, Armstrong, from Liverpool, bee arrived at Pernambuco. hailed from Liverpool the 9th February. the John Welch, Woodhouse, for Jamaica ; Eenterprize, 13arringham, for La Guayra; Cambrian, Hiewin, for Bahia; Mary and Sally, Patrey, for St. Michael's ; Nederland Kron Prince, Miste, for Antwerp ; Union, Smith, for Charleston ; Jane, Livingston for Demerara ; British Merchant, Bibbins, for Messina; Brazilian, Nickols, for Rio de Janeiro; Ophelia, Candler, for Savannah; Ceres, Rees, for Charleston ; Lydia, Prockon. for Jamaica ; Elizabeth, Codnor, for Newfoundland; Oeorge (Tinton, Rawson, for New York; Friends. Brown, for Trinidad ; Emerald, Howie, for Boston ; Jonge William, Janson, for Firemen ; Eclipse, Huxstable, for Newfoundland ; Ponthea, Hathaway, for New York; and Algou. quirt, Dexey, for Philadelphia. FALMOVTII, FEB. B.—Arrived the Redpole packet from the Leeward Islands, 29 days from St. Thomas's ' • and the Cynthia, Linklater, from Galipoli. Sailed the Mary, Cass, for St. Mi chael*, ; the Success, Boase, and the Salus, Twaddle, for London. Wind S.S.W. PLirmonTrr. FEB. B.—The Two Brothers. Woolcott ; General Brock, Land : Lord Collingwood, flewson ; Duke of Kent, Dig. by and the Wag. Carrell; have been released from quauantine. The George and Tomas, Pratt, did not sail iut night, as re ported, hut remains under quarantine. PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Arrived the Heart of Oak, Stone, from Leghorn ; Le Paul, —, from Caen. Sailed the Circus. shin, Douthwaite, for Madras asd Bengal : the happy Return. Donald, for London ; and the Amity, Bachelor, for Plymouth...- Wind S.E. Dm, FEB. 9.—About eight a.m. Rte wind inclined to the S.E. when the whole of the outward bound got undcrweigh, it soon after Fill calm, and they were obliged to bring up on the flood (many of them off the Pitch and the South Foreland). Quarter pant four p.m.—A breeze is springing up from the S.E., and u the ebb is made there is every prospect that the whole of the ships will get away this evening. GRAVESEND, FEB. 9.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tartar, from Lima, itc.; Nimble, Wright, from Denia ; Nassau. Tre mayne, from St. Michael's; Abeona, Walker, from Carton ; Niones, Fowler, from Pernambuco; Cora, Bonufant, from Cadiz . • Cru sader, Ilene., from sit. John's, New Brunswick. Sailed the Faith, for New South Wales ; Morning Star, Buckham, for ditto; Georgiana, Warren, for Berhice ; Athena, Shadforth, for Deme. rare ; Caledonia, Lyall, for Laguayra ; Margaret, Jefferson, for Naples. Scam:leo', FEB. B.—. The Ann, Fowler, from this port for Iris mar, arrived within 12 miles of that plat: 12th January, and being unable proceed farther on account of the ice, Capt. F. employed 100 men to c u t a pr..;sag.: for the ship, which they accomplished in five days, and 'got her into the usual place of loading. Capt. F. writes on the 19th ult., that the ice was then 14 inches thick. NOnzzi Sirtri.ns, FEB. 7.—The Salacia, Crimson, hence to Yarmouth, put back yestciday, with cLimage, having, off Hunt. cliff Foot, ran foul of the Laura, Ashley, of Yarmouth, which vessel soon after surk. Crew saved. HOLYHEAD, FEB. 7.—The Alert, Starkey, from Liverpool to Sandwich, was driven on shore at the east side of this bay, last night, and totally wrecked. Crew saved. GREENOCK, Fen. 7.—The Science, Frank, from hence for New Orleans, put back here on Saturday night, by stress of weather and having sprung a leak. DUBLIN, NEn. 6.—The schooner Fame, of Drogheda, which was on shore yesterday, went to pieces last night. YOUGHALL, FEB. s.—The Hero, Lang, of Dumbarton, from hence to Glasgow, ran on shore yesterday, in this harbour, and tilled with water. - Part of the sago will be saved, but much damaged ; the vessel may be got off after discharging. ANT WEaP, FEB. 7.—About ten vessels arrived in our port this afternoon. _ Listrow, JAN. 30.—The whole of the cargo of fruit of the Mal garct and Jean, Nichols, from Seville to London; has been sold by public suction. The vessel mill remains on the beach. MAMA AND, JAN. 23.—The Ilendrica, Peterson, from Lon. don to Gottenburgh, ran on shore near this place 19th inst. but has been got off by some fishennen, and carried into Karingoen. I'art of the cargo is damaged, as she had seven feet water in ber hold. She will come here to discharge. DRONTHEI 31, JAN. 7.—The ---, Gunderson, from London to Gottenburgh, has put into Halesund with considerable damage, and comtnenced discharging her cargo, which is wet, the vessel Raving been upset.—A ship, almost new, Wilt of oak, only one mast standing, laden shit tar, planks, and hides, supposed from Archangel, wan found on the coast, without any person on board, on the 25th ult., and carried into Sandmoer. Sastnerioun, JAN. 3.—The Ooctle Haab, Scheebes, from Gefie to London, which put in here with damage, is found to be unworthy of repair ; her cargo is landed. The Confrenrraad Clausen, —, has put into Frederickstadt, with damage, and must discharge to repair. ORCNADA. Dec. 31.—The sloop Sally, in working out of Grand Bacalet Bay 18th inst. went upon the Southern Reef, and has gone to pieces. Her cargoes and ateriala saved. I Nov. 12.—The Sayo Payo, bound to Lisbon, is re turned to the mouth of the River, with loss of two anchors; The Alert, Starky from Liverpool to Sandwich, was totally wrecked in Holyhead from on 111onday night. Crew saved. The Sector, Hun, from London to St. Michael's, was wrecked there 20th ult. Che Lmelta, of Gefle, from Alicant to P.elfast, was divmasted COI Mat. during a tremendous gale at S. W. and drove on shore on the Burrow of Ballyteague. The cargo expected to be saved: one man &owned. l'EssELsroarN WITIL—The Victoria, of and from London for Jainaica. lat. 16, 45, N. long. 63, 12, W. all well, by his Ala jesty's ship Hussar, arrived at St. Thomas's. STEAM NAVIGATION•—SVC understand that the Lord Advocate is about to bring a Bill into Parliament for the regulation of steam vessels. It is, we believe, proposed to be enacted that all such vessels shall be provided with a license, the powers of granting which, and following out the provisions of the Act, are to be vested in a body po litic., Of the necessity of some such enactment we have hail the most melancholy testimony, and we have little doubt, from the deliberation the subject has undergone and will yet receive, the Bill will embrace the most ample security for the persons and property of all who may hence forth avail themselves of that excellent, and what, under proper management, must still be considered safe mode of con veyarice.—Etliallurgh Star. Pidding and Co. cannot but regret that the Six 20,0001. Prizes, &c. &c. to be drawn let of March, will positively be the last opportunity but two of gaining a Fortune by the risk of a trifle, more especially An it has fallen to their lot to sell so many Capital Prizes, including two of 25.000/. last Autumn ; also the very last Prize of 2(1,0001. of which the public had every Share. The discontinuance of Lotteries after these concluding drawings h as b een ex pr e ssly provided fur by a new clause in the last Act ; therefore. ere this short period expires, most persons will give themselves the chance of a Ticket o Share; and the impression left by the marvellous success of the Lucky Corner, No. I, Corn. bin, mutes Piilding's Office the preference. 21f URDER OF ;VIE AfONFT-CIIANGER 1.1; :I'llE LA IS ROE-11.. The following are some additional particulars cemetrni nf the two assassins of Joseph, the money-changer, and the circumstances of the crime of which they were found guilty , extracted from the Gazette des 7'rt7unau.s who was a very skilful mathine-maker frivenelelero, being without work, had already committed other robber ! , ; shit' Rata, who was a lithographic printer. and gained ari r rs ,,,, a week, supported his countryman, and till that time had lived he. neatly. It was lilalagtity who led him on by iris perttiallon, to the commission of the crime. Both had determined to return r o Italy, and wishing to procure a considerable sum of money ben oe their departure, agreed to strike a blow for that purpose. The money-changers presented greet temptations to their avass ee arc it one on them that they fi na lly resolved to make their &tterript (.They took several mouths to inquire into the habits of all wh e lodged in the Palais Royal, a nd di s c overe d t h at J oseph sot se only one who had no clerk. They also discovered that his wife .j went on sonic particular days of the week t o p ass t h e evening is 1 the house of a neighbour: that the maid servant was arcestomest to go up to her room, and that Joseph on these weeders, retrained alone in the shop. All these circumstances were extremely favour. able to their design. and they executed it with as much address as audacity. An additional circumstance has now been disenventes when they had entered the shop. one of them pushed a small bet e inside the door, and drew the curtain on the window, to pre sent those that passed from observing them. and if any one had Wi l t he would naturally have thought, on finding the door shut. that the money-changer had gone out, and that there was nobody in the shop. Matlaguty struck the first stroke whilst Rata held the hlnds the victim, after which Rata struck in his turn. Joseph ha s l et fallen under their blows, Malaguty told the other to take the money, They then went out, passed the gallery and reached the gam e y. They proceeded to the Place de Grime, and Rata seeing the fore pan of his trousers covered with blood went down to the river to wads it off', whilst Malaguty called at a money-changer' s an d received 33 five-frank pieces for seven 20. franc pieces, in order to avoid the sus, piciens that might have arisen at the inn if they had been observed to pay with gold. They went next to their inn, had a good supper, concealed the 19,000 francs in their mattress during the right, and went away next morning, after discharging their bilL Tbey di. rested their coulee to the Derriere Charonne, and to a field near this barriers buried she money in 111 packets of 1,1100 Freon eatht Each succeeding day they paid a visit to tie spot, to take care of their treasure; and having observed one day that workmen were employed In the field, thew became alarmed lest it should be discovered. Ir,htermiued to change the place of their deposit. they went next and buried it in a little alley that leads Nee Great to Little Chamnne, n 'he corner of a wall, a d it was from this spot that they went to fetch it and esrry it back to Paris, when they wee stopped by the keep is f the faMisee, whose suspicions list! been excited by their frequent goings and coming*. Their object was to take a passport and set out immediately toe Italy ; and they were shipwrecked just as they were entering the haven. It is difficult to conceive how it happened, end deserves! to M remarked, that two individuals who had shown so much ad. dress and presence of mind in the preparation and execution of theta crime, should all at once become so awkward and timid after corr. mitring it. Elow happy it is for society that the greatest trim. nals, disturbed by their own crimes. destroy themselves almost in. variably, either by their imprudence or theirtexcessive eau-on When interrogated concerning the motives which led them to tote so much useless and dangerous precautions to hide the rennet, instead of keeping it about their persons. theit only answer was, " Crst trune Prcvideacc"—lt is the will of Providence. They hire confessed every thing. The following is a still more curious circumstance :—Malaguty, the machine.maker, to conceal the 18 WO francs, had constructed knife.grinder's *heel, which is reported to be a little cher - d' crut,e of a very astonishing natore. It is said to be constructed in such a way, that on whatever side you turn end examine it. no Ora could suppose that it contained 18.0110 francs in gold. It is said, lythographical copies have been made of the portraits of the two Its. liens, This measure has undoubtedly an useful object. that olds. covering if they may not recall to the remembrance of aortae per. sons other crimes committed by the same individuals. MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD,FRID•Ir. Frs. 10. Our supply of Beasts thia ntoming has been rather lusts, and a heaviness has pervaded sales, which could only be made at a re. ducttna of 2d. on the terms of Monday last. The market locks firmer for Mutton than on that day, and the demand Is quite britk for the finest qualities at .sv. 4d. In the Veal trade we conti.'er ourselves 41 per stone below last Monday, but with that mluctica we look to the whole here being disposed of. Ot'lld)FOßD, FEB. 4. We hall a fair supply of Wheat to-day, the trade extremely heavy, and on the whole about 10s. per load lower—but at. Melt reduction a considerable clearance was effected. Barley was is great plenty; and the sales made were at a reduction ot 11. per quarter. [From the London Nc-4 Pricc Current.) 1 FRIDAY, TEL 10. COTTON.--The sales of Cotton this week are eeticosted at IMO bags, of which nearly 700 bags are Pemams, at 10id. • 10fd. ; the few Bengal. and Surats sold are also at prices a shade lower tart last weak. The accounts from Liverpool this morning state that market again heavy ; the prices at a small reduction. SUGAR.—The Sugar market has remained all the week it a very languid and depressed state; the brown descriptions cuntirae particularly heavy, and a reduction of fully Is. per cart. must be stated in the prices. In the Refined market the purchases re, °nett are quite inconsiderable; brown Lumps are 711 a. Molasses 27'. el. The quotations of Foreign and East India Sugars are nominal. By public sale this forenoon, 128 chests Brazil Sugar; the white all taken In, 3+ls. a 40s. . • the brown sold 265. 6d. a 275. 6d. MOLASSES.—B y public sale to.day, 46 puncheons inferior Antigua Molasses sold 20s. 64. and 21s. fah SPICES.—The quotations are entirely nominal, on account of the near approach of the East India House sale; yesterday by public sale good licht Pepper sold at 4}_d. a 40. 200 bags. RU3I. BRANDY, and HOLI.A NOS.—The demand for Runt has subsided, yet the prices are firm, on account of few bottlers being inclined to seli ; the quotations of proof Leeward. is s:.11 2s. 4d., but it could scarcely be obtained in the present state of the trade. Brandy has given way ; parcels on the quay being sold at 3s. 3d., for which the holders were previously eking 3s. 41. a ls. 6d. Pale Geneva, per old Galion, 2s. TALLOW and II BHP.—The nearest price to.day is 33r. br Tallow: and 431. for Hemp. FRU IT.—There are several arrivals of Currants, Turkey Raisins. Figs, /t.c.; the demand continues very limited, and to attempt to force sales at the present period would have the effect of consitler ably lowering the prices ; the stock of almost every description of Fruit, from the stagnant state of the trade for several weeks past, has accumulated very considerably. and it has become almost Ll 7. saleable in consequence. Someof the importers have deternUr.,l to try the foreign markets, and have become exporters; there is also Independently a little doing fur export. RICE.—By public sale this forenoon-50 brls. 110 half Ws. New Carolina Rice, 355., nearly all sold. IN Dloo.—The Guatemala Indigo yesterday at public sale was taken in ; the Madras and Manilla sold at 3s. per lb. lower, but cannot be taken as a ciiterion of market prices; no purchases of Indigo by private contract are reported. Tns Grove TRADE.—The memorial from the glove manufacturers of this City, to the Board of Trade, was presented by Col. Lyon, on Saturday. No answer has yet been received. Although there is now no expectation that Ministers will postpone the admission of foreign glorcs beyond July, we may yet hope that some regulations be neficial to the British manufacturer will be adopted, as we observe that Mr. Iluskisson replied to the Deputation from the Silk Trade, "that he was ready to limit the number of ports of importation, or to concur in any reasonable re gulation to insure a full valuation of the goods imported. and the addition of the full duty of 30 per cent." This concession the glove manufacturers unsuccessfully at tempted to obtain of ministers when the admission of French gloves was first proposed ; but as the boon is now offered to the silk manufacturer., it will of course be given to the glove trade. It has afforded us great pleasure to learn that our fair countrywomen are expressing a di ter mination not to wear French gloves. Were this patrieve resolution generally adopted, our manufacturers could hare nothing to fear.— Worcester Journal. BIRTH. On the fhh inaant. at Wetherinoct, Suffolk, the lady of t! c Rev. Wm. 11. Ni'llkinmn, of a daughter. DIEM On the 15th December last:inSant aka, deeply lamented by Hs family and friends, Alfred, the fourth son of Wm. Pontifes, F s 'l* of Kentish-fawn, in his 27th year. On the 27th ult. at her house, Brick Farm, Mortlake, Elizalw , • widow of the late Edward Taylor, Esq. of the same place. MITII'S CAMBRIAN ESSENCE wholly supersedt 4 .3 the necessity of smoking meat in • chimney or smokint house, as it gives the true Westphalian or Wood Smoke Flaying in • very superior manner and in a much shorter time. This highly useful article was well known to, and much approved by, the late Sir Joseph Banks. It may he applied with equal advantage to Hams, Tongues, Bacon, Heel, or Fish, and perfectly answers the purpose in either case. Sold, wholesale and retail. by the Proprietors, Edward Smith and Co. chemists, &c.. 29, Haymarket : arid retail by Ball and Co- 81, New Bond-street ; Day and en.. 95, Gracechurch-street ; At kinson. 302, Oxford-street: M•slilian. 60, loadenhall-streei ; Neighbour. 10, High Holborn; Roberts, 119, (hest street; Stokes, 42, Fenchurch-street ; Stems 128, Blackman' street; and many other respectable oil and Italian warehouses.-- In bottles, 25., 3s. 6d., Ss. each. Primed at THE BRITISH PR ESA Ofilet, by .1. W. CARLTON, 181, Strand, and published by R. Cali sole, Sall. lasco• i I