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I , [,. . 1i ~. , , 1 , ii .. 1 . f, 1. I • 4 1 r i .th LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, OCT. 29. . ItaXIMPOTT Old. Mr. TII . ILIAL stated, that this was an issue directed by the Come of Chancery, to try two questions : first, whether the plaintiff was iegalli entitled to prove any, and if any, what debt, under a Can. WILSWOSI of bankrupt taken out against Idward Penfold and John Springett (copartners in a late banking house in 31sidstono, on the 29th March. 1816? And. secondly, whether, in respect of such debt, the plaintiff could avail himself of certain securities set out in schedule ? With reap .mt to the first question, the plaintiff aver. red, that be was entitled to prove a sum of 58,0031. under the com mission ; and as to the other, that lie lied a legal lien on all the iscurities. The cause was tried before the Lord Chief Justice, fild• special verdict was feund for the plaintiff; reserving certain panes now to be argued. It appeared, that prior to the expiration of the last century the plaintiff, with Springett. Penfold, and others, entered into copartnership together, to carry on the trade or busi gess of bankers for a certain period. In the year 18119, a new agreement was entered into by the plaintiff and the bankrupts, to carts OD the business for a further term of seven years, the plaintiff so have 4-10ths of the profits, and the other two each 3-lfths. In 1810 it became necessary that advances should be made to the bank, Eel the plaintiff advanced above 30.000/. three per cents., but which was subsemiently reduced to 30.00111. Afterwarde the con cern sustained many losses, which induced the plaintiff to propose % dissolution of the partnership, which was agreed to by all parties, glad effected by a deed of dissolution, containing stipulations of re. goyment to the plaintiff of the sum the other partners were indebted to Cam; there war also nnother deed executed to the plaintiff:et a Sort:icy security. It was the Learned Counsel's duty, for the plain. not to amen d, that there was a legal debt proyeable ur der the com e, son against the two bankrupts who were partners at the time of tit elivolution; it did not appear to him to be material whether this emoted ought to be considered proveable against all the partners or rot:but he thought it right to advert to this, as it might be mate. eta!, marintich as the subsequent deed of security, dated in 1815, was ente re d into after a new partner had been taken into the cori um, and because the amount of the debt sought to be proved would have to be calculated upon the basis of that agreement of the 6th of September. 1815 ; if, however, that could be effectually objected to, the plaintiff considered himself fully at liberty to prove under the deed of dissolution, upon the basis of which the subsequent deed ens made. The great objection to be made against this claim Mr. T. believed would be, that the agreement of the Gth of Sept. 1815, contained an usurious contract, but which he hoped would not be the opinion of the Court. That agreement contained a con. reset to/10piece on four given days sums of stock to make up the debt claimed ; one of the sun', waa paid at the time appointed ; the time (or the second instalment IrIWILNI over without having been met ; sad before the ten others arrived, the bankruptcy took place. It happened between the making of the agreement and the bank ruptcy that the price of stack rose very considorably; but that could not rretke the contract usurious, heeanse the price of stock might have fallen, and the risk was to be with the plaintiff. It was a legal principle, that wherever the principal was put in Muir& if a person stipulated to receive more than five per cent., the agreement Was not usurious, begrime it might happen that the principal itself might never be got back. In support of this proposition, he begged to tau a case in Croke. Eli:. p. 643; and to exemplify the drill of his engagement, which was, that the agreement war not usurious. miter itch as it depended on a contingency. whether he got more or leer, he next referred to haddocks v. Rundell, 8 East. p. 301. Mr. Justice DAVI EY—Are there any cases where a party has been allowed to prove under a commission of bankrupt for value of **mkt Mr.VlwEnts considered that there were • the first was in 3d Term Reports. p. 539, where this Court decided that the lender of Motk might come in as any common creditor, and prove to the amount of the, price of the stock, on the Jay on which the bankruptcy happened ; but the land Obaoceller doubting such law, sent it back again, on a ease, to this same Court ; when the Court unanimously reversed the decision. The next case was exhorts King, 6 Vesey, where a party hail failed to replace stock before bankruptcy happened ; and Lord Eldon said, it had often been held in bank. weep, that where the condition was broken before bankruptcy took place. the party might prove; and this the Learned Connsel contended, not only entitled the plaintiff in the present case to prove is the amount of the sum which ought to have been, but was not, reeling' before the bankruptcy. but fur the whole amount of his less. As to the second part of the case, if' Mr. T., as he hoped he was, oat right in saying the contract was not usurious, there could lie no doubt of the plaintiff's legal lien on all the deeds, and there fore he would not enlarge upon this part at present. Mr. Partici, contra. read,e three points, first, that the plaintiff bad on right to peer any debt against the estate, because the agres meet of the 6th of September, 1313, was usurious--it was clearly a 1. 1 •Ift and contrivance to cover usury; secondly, th'it his first point befog an answer to the plaintiffs claim altogether, the plaintiff hid Ps right to recur to any of the former securities, and consequently bill no lien on them; and, lastly, that the deed of dissolution of I h I was a fraud on all the creditors, both patriot knowing that the partnership wits inanlsent at the time the deed was entered into. Thus might he a minor consideration about the Property Tax, which hr would not trouble the COSIrt much upon. as he appre hended that that would have to be a subject ot deduction. 'fhe Learned Oentlerinut did not consider that the cries cited by Mr. Tindsl applied to the present case, and after he had referred to such cases es he thought in point, concluded his argument by relying more u_pon the first point titan the others. Mr. T l WD A L—llaving heard little in defence more than, or dif. boent to what he anticipated. and having addressed the Court at the outset very fully, he could not consider himself justifiable in taking ap much moreof the Court's time. He could not allow that the outmost was usurious . and therefore hoped the Court would say hie di t was entitled to prove to whatever amount might, out of Couri (if necessary), be found to be due. The LOAD CllelEr .11 - ST leg considered it was for the Court merely :o determine the principle, and then to leave the parties to make their calculation elsewhere. Ilk Lordship was clearly of opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to prove a debt under the commission, and consequently that he had his lien upon the semi titles mentioned in the case. He considered the contract made on the 6th of Sept. 1815 to be void. on the ground of usury because ingave the difference between 10,01101. and 8,0101. stock . from the debtor and creditor, for forbearance on the part of the plaintiff. That being so, next came the question, whether the deed of diem lution, and its stipulations, of the 30th of July,llll4, was vitiated ? Phi& it clearly tt was not. 3lr. Parker was entitled to stand as a andiron for the amount of the stock he originally advanced for the bent* of the partnership, the sums would be 13,0001.. 3,01.10 L, and 6,000!., taking them at the market prices on the days on which they twilit to have been transferred, sod the remaining 5.11001. on the day on which the commission was taken out, or the bankruptcy happened. In addition, the plaintiff was entitled to prove her the amount of the old debts he had paid, because for the payment of them be need be considered to stand as a creditor aeainst the R.-date. In regard to the property-tax, sums had bee s . paid to the plaintiff voluntarily; and there was such obscurity around the Act of Parliament regulating that tax, that it was t,4) much for the Court now to say the plaintiff ought to pay back what he hail to received. The other Learned Judges concurred in this opinion. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, OmT• 29. (13e,fire Mr. Sergeant AaAniN arid a .11:W411c:ex Jury.) HIGHWAY RORSERY. Merit-Ann Smith and Jaae M DoaeM wets put to the bar en a ctsuge of highway robbery, when tl.ey sprit( to the Court to have their trial wipe:well, as their Counsel, Mr. C. Phillips, was not preeent. Mt. PidiLLlre was in Caul, and said he knew no:M:1g of the m e. Th e se re:qtakes very frequently recurred, w d it went to the timid that the trial was put oil; or the prisoner prejudiced through the absence of Coons 'I. The Learned iyous said that the trial must proceed. The priinneri were then indicted tor assaulting Wm. Humphries we the Kimeit highway, and taking from 1.,1 pa.rma r purse con ts fling V. Irl. his propertl . The prosecutor stated; the& our of the .Birmingham caacht a. Or. the Itkt. iustant be was in ti..owellmteet. at the end of whigh ire mei thr and iettarning lo.asir ft WITT Itl.ltt d yen o'sbeck Ir the The ini•tor.ee Mali , pelted him • 'lml i's. beg, h a d'. hi s 1,4,,ke, (erred for a considerable time with the Conned retained 10 the matter of Mr. Fauntler)y. limey Vernon was indicted fee assaulting Phl,fip Nee, on the Bth of October, instant, and taking from his person a watch, key, seal, and chain, his property. The prosecutor lives at No. 18, Church-street, Blaekfriers-road, and is a surveyor to the Chartered Gas and Coke Company. On the l&h of October witness was in doswell - street , near Chaster. house Wall, inspecting the lamps, when i person rushed up and seized on his seals, &c. and made a snatch, when the chain broke, and the person obtained possession of the appendages, and ran off: The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty of stealing from the person, thereby acquitting the prisoner of the capital part of the charge. Henry Lee wan indicted for stealing, en the 110th September last, a looking-glass, value 81. the property of Wm. Revue. Mary Hewitt deposed, that she is daughter to the prosecutor, who resides in Crown-street, Shoreditch. Saw the prisoner brought back to her fathet's shop on the day . named in the indict. mint. He had a looking-glass in his possession. Previous to this witness saw a titan take a glean away from the shop, of which she apprised her father, in consequence of which the prisoner was pursued and apprehended. Mr—Justice Peitz recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—lkons. Johm Passersger, a little urchin eleven years of age, was indicted for stealing a watch, value 101. and divers moneys, the property of Elizabeth Maldwin, in the dwelling-house of John Fisher, Esq. The prosectitrix stated that she holds the situation of housekeeper to Mr. Fisher. On the day named in the indictment she deposited her watch and some sovereigns on the mantle-piece in her room ; she saw the prisonet there, and exclaimed that there was some one there she did not know, oral called William Enoch, a fellow-ser vant, who found the property on the prisoner's person, except one of the sovereigns, which it appeared the prisoner had concealed in his jacket. The watch cost 17 guineas when new. She had only had it four years. The prisoner said, that being very hungry, he went to steal these things to buy him some victuals. 111 r. Baron GARROW recapitulated the evidence with perspicuity and humanity. The prisoner appeared to be a poor friendless starving boy; however, as the law stood, he was charged with a capital offence. As to the question of value no doubt could exist, and the Jury might he assured that the life of the boy would be side whatever their vseel , ct might be.—Guilty—Death. Mr. Baron Gan RO w sa'd, he would mark the calendar with the recommendation of the Jul to mercy. PeNly JO.'IM Walls was indicted for stealiug a tea-pest, value 4/. the property of Eliza Peters Washington Parker, in her dwelling. house. John Green, footman to Mrs. Bulger, deposed, that the day of the robbery he saw ase«nd the area steps a person, whom he sup posed to be some one on business, therefore his suspicions were not aroused. %I Addington, the officer, said, that lie passed through Jeruss lern-court, Clerkeowell, on the morning in question, when he saw the prisoner and another person walking briskly, and, from suspi cions, he watched and followed them up West Sutton-street. N it. ness went up to the prisoner and apprehended him, upon which his companion ran away. H. found the teapot now produced con. Baled under his apron, which contained some warm tea-leaves. Witness said, " You have been a good way . for this, have you not ?" The prisoner replied, he had had it given to him. Wit ness rejoined, " By your pal, I suppose." Mr. Justice Yalu—Pal; what's that? I don't understand these flash terms. Witness—it means his companion ; it's a plume often used. The prisoner said the officer offered to make it up if he would give him the pot; but bin statement obtained no credit with the Court. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Deans. Aged 18. Edward IVlsilficld was indicted for stealing ten silver spoons, Taw IL, the _property of Charles Frederick Hendley, in his dwell. hg.lsotme.--Verd let—Guilty—Death. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT AT MURDER. Edward Barris, a character well known to the police. was put Melte tsar, charged with taking front the person of Mary Drew, on the King's highway, with force and violence, the sum of 17s. at the parish of Hackney, on the 21 of October las t.; This caste excited the deepest interest, and the Court was crowded to excess during the whole of the trial, whielt lasted nearly eight hours. Mr. ALLEY and Mr. LAW conducted the case for the prosecu ion, and Mr. ADIDILLWS and Mr. BRODERICK the case for the prisoner. The prosecturn stated, that she had been in the service of Mr. Lyle. of Spitallielas, previously to the day in question • a short time before the house of her master was broken open and robbed. An inquiry was in consequence set on foot, and the witness recol lecting the person of a man who hail been seen lurking about the house, accompanied the officers of Worship-street to two places in Wentworth-street, the one named the " Black Hell," and the other known by the si;,m of the City of Norwich. for the purpose of iniaphing hint, if there. At the Black Hell the prisoner, with about thitty others, was found in a piece of waste ground, at the back of the house. playing at different games. The prisoner was pointed out to her, but she said he was not the man, aid here the matter ended for the time. On the Swaim toliewhis abs went to Shoreditch church, as was her mod peaealos, whets there was a charity sermon preached ; and on ha coming est she sail a man whom site immediately knew to be one of the persons who had been seen lurking near her master's house. She had been previously instructed how to act by the officen, and accordingly followed the person in question towards Hack ney, under the idea of finding out where he lived, in order to in. (unit the officers. She had, however, well nigh paid dearly for her temerity ; fur the person in question led her towards the ileitis at Hackney, on approaching which he was joined by another, and the prisoner, the latter of whom came up, and !nuking . her full in the file said, •• Du you know nue, Madam ?" Thu w itness, although she knew him from haring seen him at the " Black Hell, answered, " No, Sir." "Oh ! you don't, don't you 2" be re , piled, and immediate!, seized her by the hand, while one of his associates took hold o the other, and in this manner they led her to a pond in the laindon-field, ilackvey. Having on their way made her take o ff her pattern., they stuffed her mouth with hay, robbed her of all the money she had, struck her violently on the breast, and finally threw her into a pond, in which she was ins. mersed up to her chin. The roobers then left her, under the idea that she was &Ad, having thrown her umbrella and shawl into the pond after. In this situation the peosecutrix was found sonic time after by two persons named Field and Bradshaw, who humanely took her to the Shoulder of Mutton and Cat, where she was treated with the greatest kindness, anti eventually put into a coach, and conveved, wet as she was, to Worship-street, where she informed the admit of what had happened, and gave a description of the prisoner, who was, after much pains, taken into custody by Hand ley, the officer. l'his statement, as far as they had an opportunity, was confirmed by the respective officas. %Clint-sus were called for the prisoner to prove an alibi, but they failed. Mr. Justice PAIIK summed tip the evidence to the Jury, who Immediately found the prisontr Guilty—Death. The prisoner has long been a terror to his neighbourhood, and was well knowu by the flash term of " Kiddy Harris." The agony or his wife and three children excited great interest. After they left the Court, one of then, a fine boy about ten years of age, was affected by strong hysterical fits for sonic time. (litfare jUr. her east A RAS I N.) Edward Marcher, offus Edwards, was indicted for stealing 38 ounces of silver, the property of Messrs. Brown and Bring. The prosecution was conducted by Sin Cainercurux ; the de fence by Mr. Law. It appvtred that the prosecutors were silver refiners, in a very extensive way of business, and the prison-I one of their men. The silver consisted of several pieces not worked up, and also a quantity of silver shavings, all which were identified by Mr. Brown. Verdict—Gritty. NEM' COURT. (Br/ire the REconnEal Henry !','til , a young man of respectable - appearance, was in. dined ti r stealing a gold snuff-box, of the value of I:4. the property of Don Manuel Rodriguez. Mr. CAPRI/W1 (1W stated. that the prosecutor, Don Manuel Rodriguez, aas a native of Spain, and a person of great respecta bility, and had tilled the office of a fiscal in that country. In eon --ssce of the ibles there, the under the - Hal t PRILE OF HOPS, per Cwt. Ocr. Fine pockets get scarce. and sell from 61. to 61. per cwt. Amiga, pockets M. to 81.; bags 31. to 61. 10%. RAW HIDES. Best Heifers and Steers. Ordinary . 1s Ott Lob al per stone . 3. 241 to 3s 4d lHarket Calf teach) - tie 0 Middlings .21 10d to 3s Od -------.. SHEEP SKINS. Polled, is !td to 3. Sd I Sheep, Os Od I Downs...).• Od so 91 Fells, Os Od to Os Od I Lambs, Os 0,1 to Os 41 PRICE OF LEATHER, per lb. Butte, 50 to sfilbs - - 20d to el Ditto, 56 to fitilbs . . . 03,1 to 114 Dressing Hides . . . - 171 to 184 Fine Coach Hides - . -20 d to rd Light Crop Hides, for Cutting, 35 to dubs . 160 to 18 t Ditto, 45 to 50Ibs - - - - lad to 21 Calf Skins, 3d to 40Ibs - 141 to 31 - Ditto, 50 to 701 b. - . . - 244 to Oid Ditto, 70 to Nibs . . - . : - : •,?d to 54 Small Seals (Greenland) - . . 171 to I Bd Large Ditto - . . -16 d to 151 Tanned Horse Hides . . . 1341 to 112 Spanish Horse Hides • . -13 d to NI __:------ COAL MARKET, 0cr.19. S••IPI AT MAR[TT. SIUF% SOLD. 124 Newasde - 49 6 Sunderiand PRIM. •4 111 ,s 34s lid to 41s ei On the nth init. at Shooter's Hill, Kent, the Lady of Sir e . - mom, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. id His Majesty's Stag Hounds, at half-past 10, Monday, et g i b. 1 hill; Friday, Nov s. at Maidenhead Thicket. I The Surrey Fos Hounds meet on Monday, at Hanley G evei „ 0 Thursday, at Leek's Bottom ; Saturday, at Wickham. The Cottesmore Hounds meet on hlnaday, at Brink 1141, oe Tuesday the 2d at Uffington Wood, on Thursday the 4th at Sitio. stead, and on Friday the sth at Whissendine-each day eta queu e 1 before eleven. Lord Yarborough's Hounds meet on Monday the Ist Novels* • Ol at Peak's Closes, on Wednesday the 3d at Thornton College, ee w Friday the sth at Melton Low Wood, on Saturday the 6th at oval. Ai low Cross Roads--each day at eleven. The Earl of Scarborough's Fox Hounds meet on Monday the 4VI of November at Finingley, on Wednesday the 3 d at doehne VI House, and on Friday the sth at Clay worth-each day at h e gi e l Tate ten. BURTOY Mt:WT.-Sir Richard Sutton's Hounds meet on M c , Ski day at Hum/rain Gorse, on Tuesday at %Vellingore. on Thund t , u'i act Burton Kennels, and on Saturday, at Staplefurd hloor-ee e h d i ; 0: at eleven. ' The South Wold Subscription Hounds meet on Tunas!, at Ed, r i - - j Region Grove, on Thursday, at Belchforel Wood, and on baturi”, at South House Bar-each day at eleven. a p __ MARKETS. SI, —.......—. T 1 CORN EXCHANGE, OCT. 29. Ja Our supplies this week consist of 6,200 sacks of Flour. ow Eh qn. of IV heat, 4,700 qee. Barley, 1,000 qrs. English, and NU qi, W of foreign Oats. Fine Wheat was seine and wanted ; th e l ie /V sales effected to-day were at an advance of Is. to L. per quarto os "4" Monday's currency.-Superfule Malting Barley was scarce, ex ,d Jo fully supported Monday's rates ; the average price of this snide R. for the third week is 40s. Id. per quarter, which leaves it still very ' W doubtful as to the ports opening next month 2 the general , u , ivi. i T 1 'ion on the subject to-day . was, that the ports would continue d ole d t against a foreign importation,-'{'e had but a limited demand la . Oats this morning, yet, in some instances, rather higher pri ces see , obtained for good fresh COTll.—Beans were very heavy sale, sink the appearance ofa decline in prices.-Peas sold on much them e Sit terms as on Monday. UXBRIDGE. ' i Corn Inspector's Return, OCT. 28. Wheat, per load . - - 161 10a to 211 es Barley, per quarter - - . 11 13s to 24 8, . - / Oats . . - - - 11 3s to II si, ', she Beans . • • - - 11 les to 21 Ili :. Vol Peas . • • - 21 Se to 2/ 1, • - - Rye - - - - . 11 l3s to li la NEWBURY. BERKS, OCT. 28. Wheat - - 66. to 780 I Oats - - 2re to St • 1 Rye . . -a to -.4 Beans - 42, to 691 Barley - -34 s to les Peas . 44s to lei • II • Bread, per gallon, Is 6d to Is 8d DEVIZES, OCT. 26. "' • Wheat and Beans at per sack ; Barley and Oats per quai n t. Wheat - 2Gs Od to 3812 Od Cats -26 s to 311 id Barley . 40a Id to 50e Od I Beans - 23* to 26. (4 11 UNGERFOR D, OCT. 27. .. Wheat - . 511. to 74% I Oats . . 22. to Si Barley . - dis to 43s Beans - - 452 to Si • • SALISBURY, OCT. 26. . • Wheat - . 48s to 84s I Oa Oats . . 201 to lei S Barley - -28 s to 40 0 Beans - - 34. to tic WA it 511 NST E It, Ot: T. 113. Wheat . 48a to 70. Od j Oats - 2.1. to ale f' Barley -34 s to 4lis Od I Beans - 42. to its '.\' . SMITHFIELD, Feiner, OCT. 29. • Reef - Os 4d to is Od Veal - he 44 to Is el I Mutton . Os 4d to 4s 4d Pork . Os 8d to 5. 44 Lamb Os Od to Os Id rat Re OF CAT', I.E THIS DAT I . Beasts, G 42 I Sheep, 3,720 : Calves, 182 I Pigs, 130. P" to HAY-MARKET. die Hay (Old) - 51 Os 021 to 51 101 011 sig New Inferior . 3/ 101 021 to 4/ 151 Od of 1 Clover (01d) -5! la 921 to 61 10. Od (hl Ditto (Inferior) . 4! Os Od to 51 5s Oa ins Straw - - 21 Os Od to 21 17s 021 Per eve ' NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL-(By the Canon. as 1 Beef . 2s 4d to 3.1 4d Veal . 2s 841 to 41 d Mutton . 2s 3d to Os eel I Pork - he ad w 4. 14 th e Lamb Os Od to Os Od 1 PRICE OF BREAD. C e l The highest Price of Bread in the Metropolis Is 1 Id. fot th. be four-pound Loaf. There are others who sell from a halfptoslo she three halfpence below that rate. I ol PRICE OF POTATOES, OCT. 29. ls 1 Potatoes 31 15a Od to 51 Os Od per TOG. wit PRICES OF 11AV AND STRAW. elk ST. JAMES'S. wsiercestaert.. '• Sly/ 1. t! Hay -65 e Od to 115 s Od Hay . 7111 Od to Ills • ' bei , Ditto (New) -a Od to -s Ott Inferise . -• Id to -a Clover -110 s Od to llss Od Clover . Ills i l i t 1311 a 40/2 Straw - 40. Od to 67s Od Straw - IS an/ .0...- PRICE OF RAW FAT s la . !aqi Price by 'fallow (as stated by the allow 111 is • ;',l PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, Ac.per 1121 b. 1 ' Town Tallow - 39. Oil Yellow Soap . 761 ft . . bow Yellow Russia - 37. Od Mottled - 70. ed . a f White ditto -35 s Od Curd . eh id ret Soap ditto . 34s Od Graves lis 01 ..: bl , . Melting Stuff . 30s Od Good Dregs . 51 It :: for Ditto Rough -19 s Od ire PRICE OF CANDLES-Tallow Chandlers' Hal. e lf au P Price of Candles, per dozen, 1k 6d-Moulds, lOs Od , Sixpence per dozen alluwed Le ready money. Cit ' l N.n. The prices in the general retail shops are from 7d toll 4f, per pound. did Sunday evening, the 111th Instant, while the family were at chaps 1, the burglars entered, and nearly cleared the premises. It appeared in evidence that Wiens, of the How-street patrol, met the prisoner on the 18th, in Geswell.street.rosd, and having heard of the burglary, and knowing the prisoner lobe a suspicious character, he stopped him, saying, " Lot, I want you." to which he replied, '• 31y name is not Lot." ' 6 Then," said Shears, "it is Cartlidge, and you must come with me to Dow-street." On searching him at the Queen's Head, there were found twenty.nine pieces of ribbons, besides lace, &c., in his coat.pocket. Mrs. Jones attended and identified the property. He was fully committed for trial. HATTON-GARDEN. FORCIALE EJECTlON.—Yesterday Mr. R. G. Atkerleq, most respectable solicitor, having chambers at No. 14, Gray's Inn square, was brought up under a warrant to answer a charge of as sault, preferred against him by a young gentleman, at present re siding at Holyland's Hotel, in the Strand, named Michael Thomas Stanley. The parties having taken their places in the justice-room, and the oath being administered by the proper officer, the Magistrate desired the complainant to state the nature of the assault. Dl r. Stanley—Am Ito speak now Magistrate—Unquestionably, Sir—that is, if you desire my In terference. Mr. Stanley—Your interference?—Oh, yes, I comprehend now. Very well, Sir, it was this—the assault was this. In consequence of some :previous misunderstanding or difference, it matters not which, with fir. Atherley, I went to his chambers merely to speak to him on the subject; I had no hostile feeling towards him, and merely wished for a quiet remonstrance ; but no sooner, Sir, had I set my foot within his door, than he seized me by the col lar with both hands, dragged me backwards and forwards, from one end of the chamber to the other, then dashed me down on the floor with the most tremendous violence; I got rap—lie dashed me down again ; I rose again, and was again prostrated with the same brutality ; three sureial times was I dashed on the floor, and with such superhuman force that one of the chamber chairs lost a leg in the conflict, and even now I can scarcely lift this g d right arm from my body, so painful were the bruises I received. This, Sir, constitutes the assault. Magistrate—But was there any provocation given on your part In the way of ill language ? Complainant—Oh, none in the world, I assure you. Magistrate—Have you any witnesses to prove the assault? Complainant—There were two persons saw him holding me by the collar. Defendant—To save trouble, your Worship, I will, to a certain extent, admit the assault ; and now allow me to say, that had I treated lien with even greater severity, he ...richly deserved it. I was in my own chambers he invaded them wit:sout any just cause, and made use of the most insulting and ungentlemanlike expres sions, I thought it became me to put him out in any way I could, as he refused to gis out on my bidding him repeatedly to do so. But, Sir, if you - read this letter (producing one) you may satify yoursel:ois to the provocation I received from that young man. Magistrate—lt is unnvccssary, Sir; your chambers were your protection : if a man invades my house for the purpose of offering me insult. I should certainly think it justifiable to thrust him out. The warrant was discharged. Mr. Stanley professed his determination of proceeding by indict ment at the Scabious, and kft the office in high dudgeon. • • - _ INGRATITUDE.—A smart-looking woman, apparently about forty years old, named Barbara N irlsolson. was brought up in cus tody of lfirch, a conductor of the Bow-street patrol, charged with defrauding Robert Artford, of Lower Thames-street, a watettnan, of a valuable silver watch. It appeared that the prisoner, who had come previous acquaint ance with Artford's wife, had been living at their house for several months past, as she could not get a situation. In the latter end of September, Artford's barge, which constituted his little mine of wealth, was crushed between two large colliers, and cost him a very considerable stun of money to refit. On the 2d of October the boat was finished, and in order to make up the price of the repairs, he sent the prisoner to pledge his watch for thin y shillings; but, in. stead of sympathising in the distresses of her benefactor, she made off with the watch, and never was heard of until Tuesday last, when he met her accidentally at the Cock public-house in Islington, and gave her into the custody of a constable. The case was satisfactorily sustained, and the prisoner who treated the whole affair with the most perfect wsch.lance, was fully com mitted for trial. MARY-LA-BONNE. Thursday evening, • Lady named Mayfield, attended by her daughter Lady Gregory Page Turner, appeared before Jonx Raw LIXIION, Esq. the sitting Magistrate, charged with assaulting her servant. Esther Oldland stated that she is the servant to Lady Turner, and that on Wednesday morning last, between two and three o'clock, she was awoke by a dreadful noise; the housemaid ran into her room, and said that the constable and sonic watchmen were at the door. Witness supposed that thieves were in the house, and became so terrified as to be unable to get out of bed. At this moment, Mrs. Mayfield entered the room, and demanded her in. stantly to rise, she stated her inability, on which Mrs. Mayfield took the pillow from under her head, and struck her with all the possible violence she could. Mrs. Mayfield here interrupted the witness vehemently, as well as her Ladyship, stating that she was telling falsehoods. Mr. Itawi.twsox begged the ladies to hear the witness, after which he would hear any thing that they tnight wish to say in contradiction. The witness then proceeded to state that she went down, ill as she was, to Lady Turner, and humbly begged of her to go to bed ; her Ladyship said " I will as noon as I please." Mrs. Mayfield here again interrupted the witness. Mr. Rawt.onote—Mut you. Mrs. Mayfield, had no right to assault your servant. and strike her with a pillow. Mrs. Bayfield—Ves, but I had sir ; she was only a servant, and in my service. Mr. Rawitxsox—Madatn, I differ vary much from your mode of proceeding, and 1 think that you have acted with too ruuch rashness. Mrs. Bay field--Sir, I sill tell you that at the time named by that person (Oldland) every permn was in bed and asleep. No thing moved in the house, not even a fly was to be heard. IlawLiNsos—Madatn, I do not quite believe that aueTe- ration. Mrs. Hayfield again stated that she was in bed, and that her servant had left her gruel ...id rush-light, when she heard a terrific knocking and ringing at the door. She looked immediately out of the window, and perceived several watchmen at the door, who stated that some persons had got down the area. She then became alarmed, and tan up stairs to call Lady Turner's servant, who would not get up. Mr. RAW Lissox—But why did you so abuse her with the pil low Instead of answering, her Ladyship and Mn. Hayfield became violent. RawziNsotc--Nladain, 1 must beg you to be quiet. You have attacked your servant, and as she has taken her oath that you have assaulted her in a most improper manner , I now beg, Itladaut, to say, that you must find bail to answer for the assault. Mrs. Hayfield—You may do as you please. I'll never pay a far thing, Mr. RAWLIxsox hop that some arrangement would be made, or otherwise she must find bail. Ho asked if Mrs. Hayfield was a witlow. Mrs. Hayfield declined answering; and on Morris, the officer, being asked the question, he said she was not. Mr. Itawztwaux—l will take your own recognizance, as you must appear at the Sessions to answer any charge preferred against you. THAMES OFFICE. Ir. Darfur, of Charles.stratt, Hatton-garden, plumber, and E. Graifr, carman to Sir ita:irge Alderson, were placid at the bar of this office, before W. GALLANT IN r., Esq. the presiding Ma. gistrate, to account for thsposnosion or twenty-five hundred weight of lead. Robert Manton, one of the surveyors of this establishment. stated that on Wednesday afternoon he followed a cart loaded from the prisoner, Ilurrtia's house, into Broak-street. Holborn ; the pri. loner, Graves, was driving the can, and on being hit Troirated as to the onnten.s of the cart, said it was lead: toot ::e had been taking live sheets of new had to the pi nailer, num.'s shop, and that which was in the cart ;e was goinr: tale to his toaster, Sir George Alderson, in exchange. 'Witnesa Met' said, timid tn. proceed further. Aft, 3p4 kl sold. gelled hint round eie body t aad put h'7 hand - into hispocket, scquince of the troubles there, the prosecutor was under" the news_ and in adfnstsr extro , tril the purse criA •nor ~T before named. Wit- shy of seeking an asylum in England. He had not been in London nuts then asked ha- to ,rues the money, which she refused to do. long. when he became at quainted with the prisoner, who spoke the 11;;;;;;;Iir - om - w - In : c - 6 - tife - iefes - o - i - can - dn - e - u - b -- , insepaable. H'is coin- a .' n7lnTitrie .---... ..----- I;efor . ---- proceed further. After On the 27th init. at S•ioo;er's Hill, Kan, the Lady ot tor ...- pinion was younger, and the horrors of unsuccessful warfare had lead in the :art, e you - C not marked him so awlfilly. (don. and it was his duty to seize it. having done so, witness said it bore the strongest marks of soma. 111r In iei t i h e e ltl. z. li t a h rt. ii o l, f t i He requested to catmints Isar left hand, which was clenched. She Spanish language fluently. He told the prisoner that lie bad a gold . the Loins 51AY011 regretted exceedingly the misfortunes •» S m-• tl • B • llow do you account for the Veuablea, of a son. tacked the pone under ha petticoats, and afterwards dropped it, snuff-hox to dispose of; and the prisoner stated, that, if he would mastrate to te prisoner tants- sufferings of the poor soldiers and their companion' in arms, Patti- witness picked it up. Witness then called t'te watchman, meet him at a public-house, he would introduce hint to the valet of possession of the property ? .... i when 31 - Donrld ctideavoored to yrevent her oompan: at being cap- a gentleman of great taste , who would most likely buy the box e cularly as he had no resources from which to supply them with any The prisoner said. the ingots had bent run from tea lead, h a d MARRIED. son. aril the Lady of Mr. Aldermt: wend, but her nustat : ce proved ineffectual, and they were both He did so, and was introit ad to a person, denial in black , who efficient or !anent relief. Governniertt had Ittoranely and con. bought at i erent times, he had d'fr ' and the remainder he had es. On the 48th inst. at St. George**. Bloomsawy, Francis Bamboos' inn Spt tai ten eo to the watch-bottle. came to the public-boon• This person said that his master nowt sistently given relief to a number of the proscribed refuges-a; butlel O • In his , APPS-exwilinatiois by the prisoner Smith be denied all breakfast, and desired the prosecutor to wait. He did so. and the lie had learned with surprise and sorrow that the allowance had changed with so many persons, that it was i m p ass ible to bring the Esq. to Margaret Jane, eldest daughter of the lion. Elphiostal per in forward. Piggott, l'hief Justice of the !Band of Tobago. ate previous knowledge of her, err ►hat he attempted to compromise the pretended valet went away, and soon afterwards returned, saying since been eontined to those who were on the Duke of Wellington's 31agui• trate-I observe you bold a Look in your hand, can you ac- On IVetineoloy, at Harborne, John, second son off John La, . he • Alin be a prr•.tniary reward or in any other manner. that his master wanted to ace the box, and desired that it might be list, which regulation deprived more than one-half of the means ofEsq. of the Likes. near Kiditerminsber, to Ann Maris. serii , ' tea •i ; I My r. Juryman.-The prisoners were both in company at the rent to him. The prosecutor did not like to trust him with it, but subsistence , lie did not know how that list was made up ; but he au n t fur any part by that Y The prisolier, afier e x a mining his book minutely, found 1111 entry daughter of George Sirocox. Esq. of Harborne. Stafordbhire• _ 0 s time est Ibe robbery, the prisoner said, " This is a coatidential friend of mine ; you may believed it consisted of the names of those who were known to the Duke during the war. Services such as the gentlemen alluded to m ug i etrat ,wi.,s e , e r may he my °Pillion al to that forming Duncan Godfrey, Esq., eldest son of Sir John ..iodfrey. hart•• 6 T. of one hundred weight of tea lead. ao it admit. Oro doubt, Ki t icu MLl m te a l n 4 ., t t h b i b ri e s y t.. at l t h l a ie . l i t . ri to tia l : i i a . r t y m , d ha v asad ight o e r: Jobs Ilticol, a stagesslooldisnan, was in company with the last depend upon hint." The prosecutor then gave the box to the oup- I witness s.a tbr night in goottion, and saw d ie prisoners together. posed valet, who went away. The prisoner soon after thus slipped were too frequently forgotten in those times ; but if tile applicants • ' •dolioany of this witness was innery respect confirmatory not succeed in meet'with him till found i i merlin Ple iresented their testimonials, he ho pal and trusted that they would any part of the in p uts lying 0.. the door, yet, you shall have the bene fi t of it; and as that is the only part you can Esq. of Flask Castle, Killarney. County of I►etzy. Tha ri - dsltesy was effected in the matinee described by the last out of the room, and the prosecutor having waited tbr hint to the I L, considered as having some claim on the humanity and generosity give any plausible account of, the remainder is forfeited ; and I ----------- t a V a. ' public -liouse more than an hour, went in search of hint, but could fit .. • Government. Front the expectation that relief would be given a dj u d ge you to tuty a penalty 0f„31., and, in default, you will be DIED. the osl • officially, the sa t ion tbr the sufferers bad been but inconsider. committed to prism. %Vith re g ard to Graves, he is discharged, on the 22d inst. the Right lion. Lady Ann Reinmingtort.da-o l sof I 1 officer. The prosecutor then said to him, " While is my box r at . trjAt : V' fill :me-. event. la s watchman in the partsli of St. Botolph, and lie replied, •• Melted down , . and I will die before I tell you able • and he did nut know , if no further ellint were Wade, what Wag to . become of them. Tile means at the disports] of the Italian ter of the late Earl of %Vinterton, and granddaughter of TI of rick ailt having acted under the indocile/ of his employers. t Lord Archer. The late Earl's once numerous family reli Aldo. ..e. Dean' time cry of • " Watch," and •• Stop thief," when where the oilier men are * " The box h a d cer tain '!" been il it •" lt Y (:oninsittec were almost exhausted ; and he was inforined that after -•- •- - s of t in o P h a n ri t i, e 1 1 : i vo i I l ic i .... ! an be interfered, anti took cltasge of the prisoners , the prosecutor out of his possession ; but the law was clear, that if Ilesvartecrion l'ilest.-Ou Monday,,„,t,. children is now much reduced ; the present Earl and owns: , • two men w "` and their half-brother. the lion. and Rev. Edward J. Tutu Silt Thorne: Watts, the asheable petite night, teecived the prisoners parties obtained possession of an article by fraud, and with totem to the next week's scanty allowance had been paid thcir funds would be oil gone. 'File misery which must ensue to oo great a number io custody will, the stolen omoerty. . steal it. they were guilty ors felony. It was also true that the psi- of refugees would be frightful. if nothing were done to alleviate been brought before Alderman Gerard, on suspicion of having b e i ng int*, Thomas Wilson was r::st;ng at the time of the robbery, and law boner had not had the box given into his possession ; but it he and their distress. Ile had had various applicotiona, which moved than con NI in attrintiler to steal two d.•ad bodies from On the *Pah inst. in Sloane-street, in the 82d year of her Ogt; the pole surviving children. the the purse drop from hetWeo the lega of Sandi. others were in league to rob the prosecutor of it, though one may St. Johns. to et t epee %wring ced The prisoner Smith , in her detente, oftempted to prove that the took it, all were its law equally guilty. I the number driven here by persecution was increasing to a dreadful I extent. the church-;ard of TI - A I ' Mrs. Smith. widow of Colonel li.xoge Smith, late of the floc• No' been detailed, the worthy Alderman %melded that such a India ComPanY's ser.CiCe. Ouse, It 1101 pmserinor had offered lies a pecuniary consideration for certain fa- lion 31anuel Rodriguez, being unable to speak the English lon.' His Lordship then gave the unfortunate Spaniards a sovereign, case haul been bmught before bins. His opinion was, that Laurence Sylvester Ailtelan. in the 2d year of his age. ..., tio tarou-s. She endeavoured to exculpate her ferow.prisoner. guage, Mr. A. Dowling was called in tn interpret his evidetice, The coarhman and guard sere recoiled, and denied that any ogee which he gave Cu, the following e ffe ct :-I sin a native of Spans, for their temporary relief, and directed them to produce their tend. monis& at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. the procuring of dead bodies was nectusrf for the int - ---e - At Ha ,on Thursday, the 21st day of October, and in the iv , ' On Monday, in St. James's Char' H Dublin, the Be r fat' or gentler was wade by eitherof them to the prisont-ti. and Mlle to this country about six months ago ; I bec•mie. a:. Alderman Crowther, who was present out other business, also rests of anatomical science ; but his duty as a Magistrate year of his age, Robert. l'isarles Dallas, Esq• manY eg i l nehurch.street. ,__, a p Mr. :Sergeant Assets summed up the evidence. lie thought quaintest with the prisoner, and told him I wished to sell a gosh! put into the harsh of the exiles* memorial of Ili. compassion. was paramount to his feelieg, as a professional man, and it Yesterday morning. Mr. Ihro . n, of Fe t Were had not been ► uflicieut violence used to constitute a highway snuffbox tor ID. ; fie told me he would Introduce nit to the valet 'ore in the discharge of that Common Councilman for the 1 1 ard of Langbourn ;he comply': dui N robbery, but the ease aasumed a charge of st,afing from the of a French Nobleman, who would probably buy it. Si 'e we :n The refitg•-•41 took their Imre, cspres,ing In WAMI terms their became necessary for Wm, fluid , gratitude for the teception they had met with. of indispositio n on Saturday last, and continued gettingworse st- . • 1 , %71 venom three times to a public-house dial I have pointed out to tl:e °Siva, duty, to remand the prisoners fur further examination. hisdisiuto e by l'lm Jury returned a verdict of GuiJ•y of *tenting frown the Per- and the last time we SAW a person in black, whom the prisor.cr in. BOW -STREET. Yesterday they underwent a second examination ; after a ; he was between Nand 7 0 year' of age . _ _....- bin 111 sae, against Smith, and acquitted the prisoner ill•I)onalsl. trainee(' to me as the valet in question, and be pointed to a Lu g ,. YesteidaT a respectablyalressed middle-age► man, camel Lo t, which they were cemmittetl to take their trial for the offence --- ---- - -. 13 DAY -- - Lt►NDO` ngitHlE• t The Julius odd the prisoner Smith , that she was well known , building , which ha said was the house o f the Nobleman; the mato alias Carthage, was brorght up for total exanunation, chart,ed wi th s[.•saions. 'this occurrence ho mused agreat at the present semi .. _. _ Bl ank i ng 43 m i n , a fter 7. I Afternoon 13 min • urtf . ; o * its foe he had tried her last session, and she must prepare to leave the in black lold as that his master was at breakfast, and desired us to being connected in a burglary and extensive robbery, which too k sensation in the town. Th e pebee:oitice was, on Mon- err- -- -- •--' " ----.. 401 J r . country ; and Ill'asnald had had • second narrow escape. wait of the public-house, which we did, anel he came back sonic place on the 1.11. instant. in the house of Mr. Jones. haberdasher ,. hundretls of µ •, • Casur e HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT I.ONDON „ Peimed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J.ls W. Reface Aft.. Baron Oaasow aid mfr. Jvsfiee riot. ime after, anal said that his master wanted to see the box. If Leather - lane. The shop bad been but lately opened in that Ito day, eurrounded by goods p urchased. On ( 'varier. ' C/o the antrance at the Judges into Gs:sort, their Lordships coo- eared to test bins wills it; but the prisoner said that h_ was at of business, and an eateushre assortment of g p . 181, Sound, and pablished by IL Canso*, ware pia* --. • THE BRITISH PRESS. friend of his, and I could safely dol.. • I gave hint the box, and he went out, and the prisoner did se Soon after, and did nut re turn. I waited a long time, and could find him nowhere ; I caused him to be apprehended ; I asked him where the bux was, and told him if he would get it again, or pay for It, I would not hurt him. Mr. euenrwrixotr—Does your Lordship think that after this plumbs I can go into the confession ? • Mr. C. 'incl.' es—l contend that it clearly cannot. The R genet) t a—l think it is not a dmissible. Examination resumed—l never saw the box again, or the man ' in black. Close-examined, by Mr. C. Pnit.xtes—l live in Windmill. street, at • place where they sell wine. I lived in King-street, Leicester.square. I never lived in Prince'sstreet. The landlady in King-street had no daughter. I know no person named Miss Thorpe. I was never turned nut of my lodgings for seducing a young lady, nor ever charged with such a thing. The box was never in the prisoner's possession but fur a few miuutes. Re-examined by Mr. Es as x o X—l should never have given the box into the hands of the man in black, except for the re commendation and representations of the prisoner. Taunton, the Officer of Bow.street, said he was shewn by the prosecutor the house pointed out by the prisoner as the Nobleman's residence; it was Molloy's Hotel. I searched the prisoner, and found On him an address—" James Wilson, servant to Mr. Thorp. son, Malloy's Hotel." I inquired at Molloy's Hata, and no Mr. Thompson had been there. The prisoner in his defence said, that he had no participation in the stealing of the box, and that the prosecutor had not only seduced Miss Thorpe, but had taken him to Mrs. Thorpe to make him tell her in English that he had seduced her daughter, and she could not punish him for it. The RECORDZR summed up to the Jury in a charge of con siderable length, and enlarged much on the law as applicable to this case. The Jury, alter a short deliberation, found the prisoner Gai/ty. The Ittcoeneu observed, that this was an extremely mgrs. rated case. That the prisoner assisted in stealing the box there could be nn doubt, and lie robbed this person, knowing that from the; troubled state of his country he was obliged to fly from it, and therefore must be in a state very far front affluent- And not con tent with stripping the prosecutor of his property, he tried now to injure his character by the defence he had set up. However, the prosecutor had dealt most humanely with him, for, instead of in dicting him furs capital offence, he had only charged him with • simple larceny. lie then sentenced him to be transported for seven years. MIDDLESEISESSIONS, FRIDAY. OCT. 29. SEAFORD V. CORBETT. This WWI an appeal against a conviction of Mr. Minshull, on an information of Mr. Cobbett, jun. against the toll-keeper of Queen's elm gate, for taking did. instead of 3d. for a market cart, on the 14th October, 1823. The information was laid on the 13th Sep wither, 1824, and Mr. blinshull convicted the toll-keeper in 31. penalty. 31r. ADOLPHUS, Mr. BOLLARD, and Mr. Law, supported the appeal, on the ground that the 31agistrate convicted on a section or the old Act 53d Geo. 111., and not on the new Act 4th Geo. IV., which they contended was wrong. Sir. Cobbett, jun. submitted that the conviction should stand, because the Act of Parliament had, in both casts, exempted market-carts. The CHAIRMAN had no doubt that Mr. Cobbett would be right if the old Act had not been repealed ; but that being the Case, and the conviction being framed on the old, while the penalty was granted on the new, the conviction must be quashed. Appeal allowed. The only point on which this case hinged, was the words in one act being donated and take, and in the other only take. POLICE. MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday a man nutted Jacobs was brought before the Loan Maxon, charged on suspicion of having boa accessary, after the fact to the robbery of the bank notes end other securities to the amount of between 13,0001. and 14,0001., the property of Messrs. Eilmeads and Co. of the hlaidetonellank. Mr. Brown, the Marshal, stated, that he had caused a great number of hills to be distributed, offering a reward of 2501. for the apprehension of the persons who stole the parcel out of die coach. office at !Maidstone, and describing the property. He ordered the officers to keep a look-out in their severa l districts, and see that the bills were all posted. They had reported to him that the bills had been properly posted, but that some person had gone round, and with the most suspicious industry cut them all down. Under such circumstances, he caused the bill-destroyer to be apprehended and brought before his Lordship. The bill-sticker who was employed by the Marshal to paste the bills, stated, that he was followed by the prisoner, who took down the bills as fast as he put them up : Witness saw him at this work in Tbames-street, in lioster-lape, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, and in Tooke-stmt. The LoaD Marcia told the prisoner the charge against hint assumed a very serious shape plating him in a degree of responsi bility for the late extensive robbery. The prisoner said, he had nothing to do with any rubbery. He was a bill-sticker u well uthe man who testified against him, and his only object in pulling down the bills was to make room for his own bills, which were of more importance to the publis. The prisoner produced a number of the bills in usestion, together with those under them, to prove that the witness had carefully covered the bills of his sticking. A respectable printer in the City pie forward, and gave the prisoner an excellent character, de scribing him as the only honest bill-sticker he had ever met with in the course of his long experience. Those fellows, he declared, doubled the expenses of this very necessary mode of advertising. lie mentioned several recent instances where he had sent five hum Bred or • thousand bills to be posted round the City, upon a press ing occasion, and he found, upon causing die men to be followed, that not one-half of them had been stuck up. They formed a so ciety, which was regulated for the good of their trade, as they de scrib it, a proof if which was, that one of their first rules was, that no bill should be suffered to live (remain upon the walls) longer than three days. It might be stated, as a general rule, that little more than half the placards given to those fellows were posted, and that die rest were appropriated as waste paper, and the ens. player defrauded. The LORD Marna congratulated the prisoner on the expla. nation that had taken place, but told him, that those who defaced or removed bills of this nature, rendered themselves liable to be placed in an extrenielv awkward situation. His Lordship said, he knew that much depredation was committed in the manner alluded to by the printer, who had spoken of the prisoner aim exception to the number of offenders. Ile stated, for the information of those men, that the persons who made away with bills or placards in the manner described were guilty of felony. The prisoner was then discharged. TEE SPANISH RErvo Ers.—Two Spanish officers. Francisco GORR% Vin as, Captain of Cavalry, and Jose Mattes Prat, Lieu tenant of Infantry, applied to the Loan Maxon under the 161. lowing cimunistancest—They stated that they had long served in the Spanish armies, and fought under the Duke of Wellington. Captain Vinegas had, he said, been at the battle of Talavera, and obtained honours for his services on other great occasions during the campaign. (Here he produced an official testii.tunial of that fact—a patent allowing hint to wear the Cross of one of the Orders, for his services on that occasion.) They had afterwards fought under General filMs and the Constitutional Government, recognized by the English Government, against die oppressors of their country ; but now they were unsupported and destitute; they were proscribed for doing that which had previously been considered s test of patriotic devotedness ; they were not only plundered of their property, but driven from their homes to another land in • state of nakedness. At Gibraltar they had obtain it a slight and temporary shelter, and they madily laboured for a morsel of bread; but compelled to quit this refuge, they were now ~holly destitute, and actually had no prospect before them but that of perishing in the streets. The person of the gallant Captain bore witness to the correctness of this melancholy account. His face was ashy pale, and his voice had the weakness of milmorry disease rather than of exhans. tion in it; his lips were colourless, and looked as if they had not touched fooda l " 'i s ' and .. there was a hollowness in his figure m c s inseparable. Hi il . !‘ 11 ~i I! ,1