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MANCHESTER, Jon' St. (Ilion A IPI‘VATE TAMIL) A trqsisition to the churchwardens to call a public Alerting is still in a course of signatuse, and will shortly be presented, although there are some fears entertained that the request will not be complied with. Everything re mains perfectly quiet, and there is not the least semblance of outrage or disturbance. The numbers out of employ bear their hard fate with a patience that is highly credit able to them ; and they appear to rely upon some me:t roves being taken by Government to afford them relief in their extreme heed. Some of the I'rovincial Jour nals 'Would represent trade to be in an improved state —as far as Manchester is concerned, this may be doubted. It is true that some Large sales have been effected during the last week, particularly in calicoes in Mc grey, but the best-informed do not consider this to arise from any in creased demand, but rather to the forced sales, for the pur pose of raising money to meet the pressing demands of those who have heretofore made large advances on securi ties, and see now requiring payment; certain it is, that an unusual nomber of writs have been issued ender such cir cuenstances. There has been a great number of country buyers in the market, hut all their purchases have been uptm a very limited-scales the prevailing ickas of decline in prixvs pre venting them from keeping heavy stocks. In the factories, the time of working is limited (at most of them) to four days in the 'wee)c, but there are some who keep on at full time, and even make articles that meet a ready sale and render a profit, but this is not the general case. Of the state of prices of goods some idea may be formed from the fact, that a good stout calico, such as is commonly used by tailors, measuring 29 inches in width, can be bought at 41d. per yard ; the same article, 20 years ago, would have brought readily SOs. the piece of 28 yards. An article of printing cloth may be bought at 3s. 44. the piece of 28 yards, which, when printed, can be sold at 10s. the piece, including a duty of 34d. the equine yard, which will amount to 4s. 10d. or Ss. the piece. 1 his article is not made by the power-looms, but by hand-weavers, who get about 7d. for making a piece of the length named. A good two-coloured print may be purchased for the piece, printed on a cloth that would be serviceable to the con sumer, and such as the father of the Home Secretary, in Ins day, sold millions of pieces at from 2 s. 2 d . to 2s. 4d. pet ya rd, or 635. per piece ; yet such is the state of the AMerican market, to which immense quantities of this article have been shipped, that they arc there selling at 10s. and los. 6d. per piece, the duty of course taken off, which is at a loss of about 3s. per piece, beside freight, insurance, and shipping charges. Letters from Huddersfield state that trade there conti- Luei at a stand. StOl A PORT, Jut v 30.—The stopping of a large factory ere has thrown a great number of hands out of employ, in addition to those who have been for some time unetn- Vit#ttl, but it h expected that two mills will be put to work in a few days, at short time. Tranquillity pervades the town, but the authorities have thought proper to issue the following placard : " Nonce is hereby glees, that all meetings of the people in the Town-hall and neighbourhond of Stockport, tending to a breach of ..!te public peace, will be immediately suppressed. " By order of the Magistrates. " Police-office, Stockport, July 29, 'Wt." 3; EET.ING OF THE OPERATIVES IN CHAPEL FIELD. Nonwicu, JULY SI. This morning, at eleven o'clock, a meeting of the ope rative weavers took place on the above spot; although hae tily called together, more than three thousand persons at- t tended. 'I he master manufacturers having resolved to I give less wages by about one shilling and sixpence per hea d give kas wagesbv about one shilling and sixpence per head ner week, was the cause thereof. They say, by a consent 1 , to their proposal, they will be enabled to put on a vast , of idle hands ; and, as the goods to be worked up lac in fact only on speculation, it is very natural they s.wuld wish to get them done at as low a rate as possible. i'Le workmen, on the other hand, contend that there is Lot now that excuse that there was four years ago for such request ; the prkes of provisions being at present more titan double what they were at that period (1822.) Beef, at that time, was sold at 4d. per lb.; mutton 24d.; veal —while in the year 1826 (this month) beef is 9:t1.; mut ton ?id.; veal 10d., and every other article in proportion. 1 send you herewith a stripe of Norwich double crape, manufactured wits twice the quantity of silk, the colour a ht:e Waterloo Llue, and of beautiful lustre, cut off the pleas this morning at 141. per yard. The same article ..old eight months ago at 2s. 4d. had in my hand also this niotning a piece of bombazin (black, and of pod fa bric) at ltd. per yard, which at this time last year would have fetched 21. 6d. 'f he article cost the manufacturer I. 7d. Last week 14,000 persons receivt.d parochial re lief. The poor's rote for the Michaelmas quarter is 13s. !:I the pound. I will write again to-morrow. P. S. Four o'clock. I forgot to mention that another meeting is to be held at the same place to-morrow at two o'clock. Some very strong language and bold resolutions were moved. This day the assemblage broke up about uue o'clock. r 5 1 ` r 1 STATE OF THE COLLIERIES. (From the iliraneehers Careful FURTHER PARTICULARS. We last week stated that the colliers around Tipton and Dudley hail generally refused to work et the reduced wages agreed upon by their employers, and had withdrawn them selves from the pits. The coal masters met zt Dudley on Thursday last, and caine to a resolution " firmly to ad here" to the reduction of which they had given notice, and l)ich they hold to be " imperatively atecessaty. A de-' aeration to that effect appears in this paper, with the signa tures of the principal firms in the trade. The employers and colliers ale thus unfortunately at direct issue, and the ill el., though none quiet, ire, we believe, wholly idle. On the morning of Thursday a disposition to turbulency ahli mischief was manifested by a number of the men in die neighbourhood of West Bromwich and Wednesbury, and in consequence the Himley troop of yeomanry, under Major Hawke!, was marched to the spat; and the crowd refusing to disperse, upon being remonstrated with by that 1 -,eittleman, it was thought necessary to read the Riot Act, which was done amidst the shouts of the colliers, followed uy a shower of stune3, &c., by one of which, we are sorry to hear, Major Hawke' was struck in the face, though not seriously hurt ; some of the yeomanry were also slightly wounded. They, however. displayed die utmost patience and forhearance, and at the expiration of the hour the ground was cleared without injury, as far as we can aster lain, to any of the crowd. Several prisoners were captured by the a:listable& in attendance, and secured. The continued assemblages of the colliers induced the civil authorities t ) require the presence of further military an', and a detachment from the Dragoon Guards stationed at our barracks, proceeded early on Friday morning to Tipton, where they remained during the day ; but their assistance not being required, they did not show them selves, and the troop returned in the evening. Two com panies of the 32d foot, which halted at IVolverhampton on the T hursda y, were despatched thence towards Wednesbury on the evening of that day, to aid the civil power in the preservation of peace; on their arrival, however, they found that all was quiet, and soon returned to their quarters. A number of colliers are to be seen in our streets solicit ing contributions ; but we do not find that they excite corn thieerailott, and they will no doubt soon tire of so preca riJus a mode of subsistence. A young man, named Barclay, walked about 105 mires in legs than twenty-four hours, on Whitby Pier. Ile limn on Monday night, at seven o'clock, and continued until five minutes to seven on Tuesday night. lie went fifteeeti miles of the distance backward-way. The wreck of the Comet now stands dry at low water, and a considerable part of the machinery is removed. Vi sitors are anxious to get some article or ether as a keepsake. A gentleman at Glasgow got a ilett•-horn, which is curiously studded with a number of email white limpets that adhered to it while in the water. If the wreck be abandoned as useless, it is very probable that it will soon be demolished and carried off, and a snuff-box made of the wood of the Gomel will be as much prized as those made of Alloway Lae, Queen Mary's yew, or the rafters of the Glasgow catbedral.—Glargow Journal. LAW NOTICES. COURT OP CHANCERY. lINVORt TII LORD CIANCI• LOR. IN LINCOLN'S INN ■ALL. TAIL DAT. AT TOO. Remaining Notions. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. •ZFOSI THS TICS-CDANCSLLOIL, IV LINCOLN'S INN, TM/ DAY, AT _ _ RALF-PAST Bankrupt Pet;Gone. Esparto Milroy re Barlow I Esparta Hall re ITadwin. Petition• to Stay or Allow Bankrupt Certificates. Bailey v. Dalrymple Wilcoson v. Birch I Wilbraham v. Greenup Collins v. Forbes I Hon bank v. Heater Putter v. Birch Meaburn v. Deacon Petitions to Supersede Commissions on Ground of Concert. illshiun v. Houton ilooton v. Houton I Lett v. Eyles Binches v. Heaton Brainy v. Dimock Hudson v. Clarke. Petitions to Supersede Commissions on the Ground cf Legal Invalidity. Fitch v. Edwards Stonehouse v. Gregory I Hubbard v. Hubbard. Webster v. Gregory I Harper v. Harper PREROGATIVE COURT. RIVORR SIR JODY NICUOL—THIS DAT AT TIN. C AVEAT DAY.—Wednesday, August 2. LAW IN7'ELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, TUESDAY, AVOCET 1. WELT.MAN V. BOWIRING. The Loan CHANCELLOR took ids seat at half-past ten o'clock, antkproceeded to deliver himself of this case, to the following effect: —This was an appeal brought by a gentleman of the name of Boo ting (the old gentleman who, a few days ago, personally asked the Court fcr judgment) against a decree made by the Vice-Chancellor, under the d:curnstances to he described. In the year 1764 a person of the name of Joseph Bryant and Elie. W ellman were each abso lutely cradled to a distinct and separate copyhold estate. In con templation of a marriage between them, they agreed tha t the estates should be limited to their children, if they had any ; and if none. that they should go in a certain manner to their executors or admi nistrators. The bill stated that there was no appointment made by the husband, who died first. It went on to state the descent from him till it pointed out thAt the present defendant. Joseph Bowring. Was his heir at law. The wife took after the husband's death, as his administratrix ; and before she died in the year 1803, she made a surrender, and named her brothers as the persons who were to be admitted, but who, in point of fact, never were admitte d to the es tutus. Here was an ejectment brought, and upon that trial the heir at law of the husband recovered the estates. He recovered on the ground that the legal estate not having been possessed by admit tance, would descend to him. The question then arose, whether he was to be considered in any other way titan in possession of the legal estates a trustee, under the effect of the marriage settlement ? The bill was filed for the purpose of having it declared that, under the circumstances ot this case, although there was no admittance upon I toe surrender, yet that the estate in equity would have to be contd. dual as bou rd by Site marriage agreement ; and that being sup posed to be hound by the agreement, it was insisted that the wife, being adininistratrix, took the estate tinder the uses declared in the deed, in case there was no appointment nor any child. Then an other question arose, naniely, if she did so take it, what was the effect of that, according to the castom of the manor, upon this agree ment ? The lielr at law contended, that, according to the custom of the manor, he was entitled.; and in support of this he produced the customs. And the quest.on for the decision of the Court' was, whether this was an estate, under the efil!ct of the marriage settle ment, which ought to go as the law had given it, by force of the ejectment that was tried ; or whether, on the other hand, though the heir at law had recovered, he was not bound to make good the agreement that the parties bad made upon their marriage ? That depended upon this, whether the custom of the 'manor (which the Court thought nobody could 1.7.0ubt) authorized the husband to convey to two persons. or to one person, describing that individual as executor or administrator; and secondly, if it did, what was the natur e of the interest a person so described took under such a de scription in copyhold estate? It was contended, on the part of the hAr at law, that such a limitation as might be supposed wonld bar him could not be made; or, if it could. and he was to be considered as having recovered as a trus:ee, that he was the trustee for the next of kin himself. On the other hand, it was argued, that if the executor or administrator took, he took for his own benefit. And thirdly, if he took as executor, what he did take would have to be considered as the personal estate of the testator. The Vice- Chancellor was of opinion that Elizabeth Bryant, as adminis tratrix of her husband, was entitled to the absolute estate and in terest In the copyhold premises, according to the custom of the manor, either beneficially, or as trustee for the next of kin of Josh. Bryant ; therefore he declared her to be entitled to the equit able fie of the premises, called upon the heir at law to surrender to her, and referred it to the Master, to inquire who were the heirs at law (they not being all before the Conti) in order to agitate the question with them, whether she took beneficially or as trustee for the next of kin of her husband. Now, the first question to be dis posed of by his Lerdship was, whether the settlement, regard being had to its ultimate limitation, was a settlement this Court would carry into effect ? That is, whether the execrator or administrator could be said to be within the consideration of the marriage settle- rr,nt, or was he to be looked upon as a volunteer and stranger, where there were limitations to first and second children, &c. ? His Lordship had struggled hard to determine it, by making a de cree for the heir at law ; but upon the best consideration he could give to the case, he was b*und to say, this was an equitable agree ment that the Court would order to be carried pito execution. Where there was an estate in a gentleman, another in a lady, and, where those two were about to intermarry, he •dould not see why they should not agree that those estates should be considered as per son .11 estates ; and where they did so, he could not look upon them as part of the settlement that was voluntary, because either the bus. band or the wife would be the survivor, and as copyhold estate could at any time be converted into personal estate, provided only a tenant was given to the Lord of the Manor. As to the question (tire limitation being not to persons by name, but by office) whether the wife in taking as administratrix , took f o r he r own benefit or not ? the Court was of opinion that the meaning of the settlement was, that the administrator or executor should take the copyhold es ate, converting it into personal estate, notalts a voluntary pro vision, but as claiming an absolute and beneficai al interest in it. The duty of the Court therefore w a s to ere e cra ° re n , which it did, that the Decree made by his Honour the Vice-Chancellor was right. By this decision the old gentleman, who has been for a long time an aucndant in Court, and so anxious to get judgment, itt abut out. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. CONST HARRIS. LORD CHANCELLOR—OentIemen, I have seen the Masters in the care of Canal against Harris. We had it stated here yesterday, and really I had myself so understood it, and I do now so under stand it, that where a Receiver has been appointed by an interlocu tory order prior to a decree being pronounced, and afterwards decree is made, that that decree, carrying over generally most inter locutory orders, carries over the order, and abates the Receiver into the office of the new Master. In the present case, as I understood the matter from some part of the Bar yesterday, and as I really un derstand it myself, but I am now undeceived in that respect, I thought it carried it over to the new Master under the decree, exactly in the state in which tt stood in the office of the Master, who had it immediately before that decree was made. I thought I hail a recollection, and I still think I have a recollection, that ac cording to the old practiceehough it carried over the accounts to the Master's office, in order that they might be ceirried over in the same state in which they were in the former Master's office, either that decree itself had luguage, or, which was the more usual way, it wus accompanied with an order that the Master should not unsettle any thing that had been done in the former Master's office. It ap. pears, that after the decree was made in this case, as the Master has stated to me, both parties attended him ; that he had himself decided all the disputed items, and was ready to make his report, but that the decision upon those disputed items was not embodied in any report actually made and signed. The decree occasioned the difficulty Well caused the application to be made to the Vice- chancellor for an order upon Master Cross, calling upon him to deliver over the papers in his office to another Master, and upon which he was pleased to say, he considered the practice so clear that Master Cross should deliver them over, that lie should make no order upon it. Now, upon looking at the decree, it is a decree made in a form itt which, as far as my poor recollection goes, I never saw a decree before ; it directs the matters to be referred to the Master, and then, "that Mr. Robertson, the Receiver, should be continued. And It was ordered, mat he should continue to act under the directions of the order made in this cause on the 8,11 De cember, 182.5." Now from this it seems to have been understood at first by both parties, as I confess it would have been under stood by me, that the order of the Bth of December, 1825, was an order, by which I had referred it to Master Cross to take all those accounts, and the receiver to pass his accounts ; and that the decree ordered t he receiver to act under that order or the Bth of December. I should have supposed that this decree was not intended to carry the accounts over to the new Master; but, upon stating to the Vice- Chancellor the difficulty that arose from the wording of it, he thought 3t so extremely clear that he would not add any explana tory words to it. The consequence of that is. that I have found myself totally mistaken as to the practice upon this point. Master Dowdeswell assured me, in the presence of Master Cross, that it the papers are to be delivered over to him front Master Cross. and which I think cannot be done without an order, because I think the Master entitled to have in his office some document ate hot izing him to part with the papers, though merely for the sake of form ; but Master Cross not heeling signed his report, but only gone through the items in a loose way, Master Dowileswell is of opinion that he cannot interfere ; and that is stated to me to be the practice in the office, unless under some special authority co to 11[0, inasmuch as the signing of that report would carry the testimonial of Master Dowdeewell, and not of Muter Cross, though the former Master could know nothing of the Items. Therefore, without some special directions, Master DI owdeswell cannot intertere,unless he goes over again the whole of what has been done. As this is the practice, I am very glad to have been infomnd of it, because some order must be nude to prevent the suitor from having to go through all the proceedings upon taking the accounts in the Master's of fice, under an Interlocutory order, and then through the same proceedings again under a decree. The question, therefore, here is, whether some order should not be made in this ease, calling on Master Cross to conclude his repast according to the interpretation to be put upon L this decree; and then, with respect to the next account, that Master Dowdeswell should proceed with It ? I think there will be no in , justice in that, and I shall tell you to-morrow what order I shill make. Rut It's a terrible thing for a suitor to have it said, that after a Master has settled all disputed items, both parties ha,. pig attended him, that the whole should have to be gone through THE BRITISH PRtSS. main by anothtr Mort. it is absolutely necessary that something should be dune to prevent that dreadtul oppression. THOMAS v. MONTGOMERY. Mr. 31lit.t. An said, that about four months ago the Court had made an order in the late Duke of Queensberry's cause, directing sums of money to he paid to tenants reported by the Master to be entitled to them, but that the payment should not take place for a fortnight from that time, that persona who might be entitlei t make arrests, might have the opportunity of bringing them in ; none of those arrestments had yet been made, and the Learned Gen tleman thought it time to claim the benefit of his Lordship's order on behalrof his clients. Mr. HART appeared for the executors ; he had no instructions to contradict anything that had been stated by Mr. Millar, and there fore could not make any objection. The Lott D CHANCE tt.olt then ordered the payment to be made for hwith. VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, TUESDAY, Aucs. 1. MORIBET D. WHITE. 1 This was a petition praying to be allowed to take a sum of money otO of the Court, which had been lodged there in the year 1774. A bill had been tiled in that year to foreclose a morgage, when the money was paid into Court ; shortly after the mortgagee went to sea, and was not since heard of ; administration of his ef fects was granted to his next of kin in the Prerogative Court, on a presumption of his death after an absence of 31 years; the kin at law of the mortgagee sold the mortgaged premiseß, and the pur chasers had no objection that the prayer of the petition should be granted—he hoped, under those circumstances , hie honour would i allow the representation of the mortgagee to take the money out or Court. The VICE-Ctrawczt.i.on—As the representatives of the !mort gagee have no objection, I don't see why the application should not be granted. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, TUESDAY, At°. 1. CONTEMPT OF COURT. Mr. HEATH showed cause against a rule niri, obtained upon the affidavit of an insolvent named George (Ire, for the purpose insolvent should rescinding an order made in August last , that the should pay 101. a year out of his salary as an Excise Officer. The Learned Counsel said, that though the affidavit of the insolvent was correct in some parts, yet it could not be supported in others, as he had affidavits made on the other aide, contradicting some material ststement in Gee's affidavit. The facts were, that the insolvent was discharged in August last by this Court, and ordered to pay ten pounds a-year in liquidation of his debts, out of his salary of , one hundred and ten pounds, which lie received as excise officer ; I but when called upon by the assignee for a dividend, he set the I order at defiance, and refused to pay it. The insolvent had sworn that he had a wife and seven children, who depent_al entirely on him for their subaistance; but lie (Mr. Heath) would produce three affidavits, stating, that three of the children were in respectable employments, whereby they supported themselves. He would mention another circumstance which could not operate in favour of the insolvent; since his discharge he had paid an old debt by ; the way of a preference, which he had no nght to do. If he , was honestly disposed, he would have complied with the order of the Court. and with the conditions upon which he had obtained his liberty. Under these circumstances, he hoped the Court wouid discharge the rule. Mr. CooxE replied at considerable length. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER Said that it was of the utmost Importance that insolvents should know, that when they received their discharge from this Court, they were bound to comply with the conditions attending it, or satisfy the Court of their inabi lity to do so. No reasonable cause . had been shown in this in stance, why the order should be suspended ; therefore the rule must he discharged. The assignee in this case itad acted in a laudable manner. If all assignees were so strict in the discharge of their duty, the orders of this Court would not he trifled with, as they generally arc, and creditors would benefit considerably thereby. POLICR. CRIBI. CON. AND ELOPEMENT. Blwwwww-HousE —Yesterday, a gentleman named fleapits?, who is a respectable member of the Stork Exchange, crime attended by Mr. Davis. the Solicitor, of the firm of }tendon and Davis, and a number of friends, to prefer a charge of assault against a little man, named Taylor,who is a tailor, residing in Bear-street, Leices ter Fields. Blr. Healthy stated that he resides at St. John's Wood Grove, Regent's Park, and deposed t!,at on Sunday morning the prisoner came to his house, and wislrcd to see him, He went down, when the prisoner refused to come in, said he had something particular to say to him, and wished him to come out. Witness put on his hat, and went out, when the prisoner began stating a long case about his wife. lie said, continued Mr. Healthy, that I'd gut his wife; lie said this thing and that thing about her, and that I knew where she was. The Lonn MATow-n-bid you know his wife, Mr fleaphy ? Mr. Heaphy—Yee, my Lord. I was met again by him yester el* shollisan steßiesehary-pinee, wino he said he wan a man in a *m way, and was wining to take a sum of money, when he would sign any paper * release that I liked. I made no propo shim' to him, and he tame to the Stock Fschange, where he used very abustee bong sage: • lie seized me by the collar, created a dis turbance, and said he was determined to follow me up. A crowd was essernbles/, and I was obliged to give him into custody. The LORD Alavon—Pray. Mr. Heaphy, how long have you peen acquainted with his wife? Mr. Ileaphy-4 really can't exactly answer. The Loan MAYost—Do you know where she now is ? Mr. Heaphy—l can't say, my Lord, really. I know no more about her than a stranger. The Loan MAYOR proceeded to put some other questions; when Mr. Heaphy, who bad answered with great reluctance those peevionely put to him, objected to answer any more. He came there, he said, to prefer a charge of assault, and he wished the case to be confined to the fact of the assault. The Lonit MAYOR—But the assault, as stated by you against the prisoner, is a very trifling one, supposing that you have given pest provocation. 1 wish to see how that fact is. Air. Heaphy—lf he conceives himself injured by me in any other way, he may seek his remedy in a Court of Law ; but I am not to be assaulted. The prisoner, who listened with great impatience to the state ment of the case against him, here said, " 1 tell you how it !a, my Lord, if you will listen to me ; I have no fear. It is six weeks last Monday since my wife asked me to let her go home to her mo ther's. I told her she might, if she liked ' • but said she must be back soon, as I wanted to go to Vauxhall. She went accordingly, but she did not come home till past ten o'clock at night. Good God ! (says 1) where the d-1 have you been till this time of night? She said she had been at her mother's, and that there MSS some friends there, and that they had persuaded her to stay with them. The next morning there comes a gentleman to the that I knows, who says to me, ' Your wife's a bad woman ; I saw her walking with a gentleman, and knowing her to be your wife I followed her, and saw her go with him to the White House in Soho-square; and I thought it but right to tell you of it: I then (continued the pri soner) called the servant, to ask whether there had been anybody about the house. ' Tell me the truth, Sally,' said I ; ' have you wen anybody about the house behaving improper to your mistress?' She began to cry, and said there was a gemleman in a white hat, who had called and talked to my wife. He said to her he was sorry she was married, and wanted to go up stairs with her, but she would not let him. He was with her in the private passage when the door was open, and my wife said to the girl, ' Shut the door, madam e and he said to her, " Sally, why do you not do as your mistress bids you ?' Ile then went away. I got a young man to watch her when she next went out, and she met hint, and went with him to a house, No. 3, Oxendon-street ; they afterwards went to gether to a house is Lichfield., rect. I did not see them, but the young man raw them ; and I can bring the servants from the three places, who will prove that he went with her there. lie was away about a fortnight, when she met hint in the New-road. He was on horseback, and shrink hands with her." He then described that he surprised his wife just as she left him, on another occasion, gad had not seen anything of her since. The LORD MAYOR..-YOll do not wish to see her again, do you' The Prisoneiv•.ffieet lay Lord, I do not mind saying it, that I should like to see her again very much. (Loud laughter.) I have tried all I can to see her. Ile says ite does not know where she is, but I have good infirrmation that he saw her last night. The LORD Miros—How long have you been watching your wife's conduct? The Prisoner—More than five weeks. The LOUD Maxon—What is your occupation ?—I am a tailor. The Loan MAYOR—Is he a customer of your's ?—Not in that line. (Roars of laughter, in which the tailor joined.) The servant girl, in the employment of the prisoner, deposed, that she had seen Heaphy come Into the house. He wished to go 1 up stairs, but her mistress would not let him. She had seen him come last Saturday week, in the afternoon ; she bad seen him come and beckon her mistress out. The tailor added, that he had been married seven peers. and had had one child, which was dead ; he declared he was all happy ' and right until this man came across the door. The neighbours had observed him shaking hands with her. Mr. DAVIS, as solicitor to Mr. timidly, treated the whole as a conspiracy to extort money, and stated that the defendant had proposed to take a sum of money as compensation, which proposal had been rejected. The tailor said he wished to be rid of the woman; be received' 500/. with his wife, when he married her, and he stated that she was to have 5001. more as soon ns her mother died. Under these circumstances he intimated that he thought himself justified in seeking compensation. lie told Mr. Ileaphy there must be a di vorce, which he ought to pay for, as he had been the cause of it. lie, said the tailor, wished me to bring an action, but it is of no use your bringing an action, Isecause I am going to sell, all my property, and leave the country ; so you will lose your action. I went to my attorney, who advised me to make it up if I could. The LoaD klaxon—From the time you first maic the disco very, did you give your wife no cause to suspect you knew of her conduct? The Defendant—No, no ; I took care not to do that ; I wanted to catch them. (Laughter.) Mr. Davis, the solicitor, said that the defendant had been ai l told that it was understood he red 2001. for his wife, but he insisted upon having 500 L, declared he would follow Mr. Heaphy about until he was eat ;he then crested so great a disturbance that it became absolutely necessary to have him taken in custody. He had since he was in custody made a proposal, through the medium of the officer, to take his wife back for 2001. The LORD MAYO* (Riche officer who had the prisoner to cue todv)—Did you, Sir, make such a proposal ? The Officer—lt was at his request. The LORD MAYOR—I desire, then, that yod never do such a thing again ; It was extremely improper. It is the duty of the officers to keep their prisoners in safe custody, and not to act as agents in such matters. His Lorelahita then said that the prisoner had acted in a gross and indelicate ?harmer: and if he had acted under the impulse of ordinary feelings, and given his wires pa -1 rumour a sound drubbing (though, from his disparity of size, Mr. , Ileaphy would not perhaps be under any apprehension in that I respect), he would have been excused in the eyes of most men, though nut in the eye of the law. It was singular he had so long looked on. The Defendant—l was going to fall upon him, but I was advised I not. and to bring an action against him. The LORD MAYOR addressing Mr. Ileaphy, said , that t he defendant's want of delicacy did not exonerate him ; he was most culpable, and had undoubtedly given the defendant great provoea lion, by invading his domestic pow... (In these grounds, his Lordship said, he should not call upon the defendant to find bail, but should liberate him, on his promise not to repeat the disturb ance at the Stock Exchange, or be guilty of any breach any where I else. Mr. Ileaphy had laid himself open to a civil action. His Lordship presumed that Mr. Healthy was not, as had been stated, about to leave the country. Mr. Heaphy said, certainly not; he was known to all the gentle men there, and his respectability would not be questioned. The Loan MAYOR said, he had heard mention of Mr. Ilea phy's name, and had no doubt lie was respectable : but this action was not respectable—to be found in erimiaal correspondence with a married woman was not respectable in any man. Mr. Heaphy—l could not tell that she was married. Really, my Lord, there is no telling what women are married ; and I had nu more reason to know that she was married than 1 have with re spect to any female now present. The LORD MAYOR—It N impossible, according to the testi mony . of the set vans girl, but that you should know she was mama The defendant—lle is moiled himself, my Lord ; he has not long married a young woman with a large fortune. You ahoulti have seen how pale he turned when I first mentioned the thing to Wm, for fear his first wife should hear of it. *The LORD MAYOR (to Mr. Heaphy, in great surprise)—What, Sir, are you really married ? Mr. Ileaphy—l am, my Lord. The Lotto MAYOR—Oh, shameful! shameful Mr. Davis—My Lord, there can be little doubt that the whole is a conspiracy between the husband and wife to extort money. This virtuous woman, my Lord, laid bold of him as he was re turning home in a state of intoxication. The LORD MAYOR made no further remark, but discharged the prisoner front custody, on his promise not to interfere with Mr. Heaphy again in the same manner. As he was leaving the bar, he exclaimed, looking at Mr. Heaphy, " 11l have a turn with you in another way." The Lord Mayor recalled him ; when he explained that he meant to seek his remedy by a civil action. The case was then dismissed. EMBEZZLEMENT. Ilarvow-GARor.w.—A young man, named Charles IVilliarns, was charged by his employer, Mr. Rowland Riley, with embezzling various sums of money. Mr. Riley, a fishmonger, said that the prisoner had been in his employ for some months past. During the recent warm weather he had occasion to use a considerable quantity of ice, which was procured at different places by the prisoner, he always receiving money to pay for the quantities so purchased. On Saturday last he was much surprised at receiving a bill from a confectioner, amount ing to 111., for tee furnished at different dates from May ast. His suspicions being thus awakened, he made further inquiries, and ascertained that nearly all the money given by him to the prisoner had been appropriated to his own use. On speaking to the prisoner on the subject, the charge was at first denied. The production of the bill, however, drew from him a confession that he had expended the money, but that lie intended to repay it without its being known to him (Mr. Riley), although he had no visible means of so doing. Several witnesses were in attendance to prove having credited the pri-oner on Mr. Riley's account, but as it was considered necessary to have a little more time for inquiry, the prisoner was remanded till to-morrow (this tiny). Mr. Riley here expressing some reluctance at pressing the case to a prosecution, was informed, that if he entertitined any such feel ings he had better make up his mind on the subject against the next examination. Tr IF. CUMMINSES. MAIILBOROrOIt-STREET.—Yesterday four of the clan of the Cummins's, all most vehemently denying any tic of consanguinity to exist between them, came before Mr. CONANT, to be beard on their several comp Lints. The personage of grfatcsl weight in the scale of society was the renowned Mrs Cummins, of George-street. Mrs. Cummins, all the early part of her life. tenanted hill the houses in " Dyot-street, Illoomsbury-square," the doors of which were tiever shut at any hour against the way-faring traveller. She it now enjoying her client cunt digt4mlc, at No. 14, Upper Pratt street, Camden -town, and would be very quiet and harmless, if people would let her have her own way. A few days ago Mrs. Cummins applied at this office for a peace warrant, which was granted on her reprenntation and the payment of 25. The custody of the warrant was in.rusted to George Avis, the officer, who made a demand of 3a. for i— execution. This the ex Lady Abbess refused to pay, insisting that she could serve it herself, and, as she had paid for it, she hedge right to its possession. " Why, Mrs. Cummins," said Avis, " whenever 1 had a bed at your house I always paid for it. You had your fee, and I'll have mine." " I don't know what you paid," said Mother Cummins, " 191 go in to the Magistrate, and see about it." She was ushered into the private room to Sir G. Farrant, who very soon convinced her of her mistake. The money was paid, and yesterday Mrs. Cummins made her complaint. She had summoned the defendant, James Cummins, a watch man of St. Giles's, to the Court of Conscience, in Kingsgate-street, Holborn, for a sum of If. tit. 6d., which he was to have paid at is. per week. This he had neglected to do, and she wentlast Wednes day. to prosecute the business, when the defendant and his wife instigated the mob against her. They followed her to an adjoining public-house, and there attacked her afresh, telling her that she was the greatest rogue in London ; that they would have their revenge of her, for an unfeeling old b—." Mr. CONANT—I believe you are called Mother Cummins? It is the first time 1 have had the honour of your acquaintance. How do you make it out that your life is in danger ? How many were in the mob Mrs. C.—The Officer of the Court said there were 312 sum monses. There were 100 persons in the mob. Lawrence Cummins, the postillion to Mother Cummins's chaise cart, 'stated that he was in the cart at the time the defendant abused his mistress; he was not near enough to hear what was said ex. actly. Did not bear them say they would do his mistress any mischief. Cannot say how many were in the mob ; five or six— more—a dozen. James Cummins, one of Pharoah's lean kine, and as much like the complainant as "she to Hercules," said he occupied a room in her house, which at first he had to himself ; then Airs. Cummins put in a quilting-frame, and aferwards a woman and child, and agreed that he should pay 2s. per week instead of 3s. The odd shilling he had stopped, and offered her a bill for the balance, which she refused to take, and summoned him, which he was pay ing at 4s. per month. Mr. CoxwxT told Mrs. Cummins, both herself and witness had failed to make out their case, and asked her how many houses she had now. Mrs. Cummins—Your Worship, I have lived in years in Cam den Town. I have only eleven houses in George-street, which are let to tenants at will. Mr. Cot:ANT—Have yon always been so withholding to your Irish tenants ? Mrs. Cummins—Ah, your Worship, they have been a very un generous set. I have lost a good deal by them. Air. CONAYT—WeII, I shall let the warrant stand over, and if they annoy you any more, I shall bind them over. A LITTLE JEALOUSY. Henry Jones, a tailor, was brought up from the watch-house, for violently beating and bruising his wife. The landlord, and a ►odger in the same house, deposed to the ' repeated beatings of the wife by the prisoner; that on Monday even ing he came home, tore her clothes of, and cut her head. The woman was sitting quiet at home, when he came in and knocked her about. She screamed " murder," when he burst the door open and sent him to the watch-house. The prisoner had their youngest child in long clothes at the bar, dandling it to quietude, while the wife carried an elder one in her arms. She could not resist going up to the bar to hint, to admi nister consolation, and came forward every reluctant witness. She said he went out good-tempered in the morning, and returned at night before she got home from bee sisters. He went out again • during which time she came home, and because he supposed she had gone out improperly, struck her on the head. He was very well at times, only a little hasty; but when he came to himself, which he would do after a little, he was a good husband. e had beat her once before, and had been three weeks out of emplo Mr. Cowawr ordered him to be locked up for bail. Though this gave great satisfaction to the landlord and lodger, it was too much for the nerves of the wife, who begged the sentence to be reversed. Mr. CONANT said he should be sent to gaol then as a punish ment, and, to-morrow, if his wife came and begged him MI, he should be liberated. RAISING TIE WIND. Urrtow-Hart. —1 esterday. an elderly man of respectable ap pearance, who gave his name Hewett, and described himself as harlot ! , just arrived from the country, was brought up to this office in the cuatodt of a constable, before the sitting Magistrate, R. J. Chambers, b.sq. charged by the landlord of a public.house in the Borough, with having defrauded him of a sovereign and refresh ments, amounting to fifteen shillings more. The complainant stated, that on Monday lest the defendant came to his bouse,eovered with dust, apparently as if be had Just come off a long journey. He described himself as having visited town in order to draw a large sum of money out of the Bank, and that should lie meet with good entertainment at the house, his host should have his custom timing his sojourn. He then gave orders for a dinner, and being a bit of an epicure, desired that be should be served up with salmon and lobster sauce. Having de voured every thing that was laid before him in the shape of vic tuals, with an appetite as keen us could be well imagined, he called for three pets of porter, one after another, which he drank in quick time ; and having " tossed" off a glass of brandy, whicb he said be always accustomed himself to after " picking a bit," for the purpose of assisting the digreive organs, he rose re m the table, and said that, as he had stayed his stomach fornfon a w y, he would take a walk over to the Bank, anti draw out his a n n . The landlord, not suspecting that he had such a " queer custom e r to deal with, allowed him to depart for the morn y, but he soon re , turned again, saying that the bank was closed, therefore he c ati lg not get what he wanted. The landlord, poor easy man ! bd i eem the story, and advanced the old money-bunter a sovereign, which he promised to pay back again the next'day, when the Bark nee open. The following day arrived; and the countryman ban need 4 few articles of clothing, telling the publican that he wanted to teak ' a genteel appearance before the gentlemen from whom he wee . receive the money. The landlord, beginning to " smell a rataa lent the clothes. and followed the defendant at a distance, who, stead of going towards Threadneedle•street, proceeded in a energy direction, and was given into costraly by the publican, who mbar. quently ascertained that the old fellow had fabricated the story of his having money in the Bank for the purpose of .iefrauding hint of his money and the costs of his entertainment. The landlord produced a bill against the defendant, and amongst the items were, " To nine pots of beer, six glasses of gu n k salmon and lobster sauce." The defendant, on being asked why he refused to pay tits bill, declared that he had never eaten salmon in his life, for he did net like it ; therefore it must be all a mistake. The publican, ha e , ever, had his servant present to weir) , to the correctness of the ac. count, but the Magistrate said there watt no necessity for :Ana , any witnesses. The defendant must be discharged : be bad an i ee l told a n:.ked lie; there was no false pretence; nod he hoped t h e complainant would be more cautious in future to wheal he l en t money on such representations. A MERRY PEAL. BOW-STHELT—YeSterday John Beam, a pianoforte ruler, wes brought front St. Martin's watch-house, before the Sitting Ma. gistrate (Sir RICHARD 11l !mit), charged by Simpson, swatch. man, with disturbing a number of persons in St. Martin's-lane, by knocking at their doors and ringing the bells, as lie alone. From the statement of Simprato it appeared that 4 114. 14,1 eat too. eluded calling " past two o`ckek," and was returning win box, when he ;net the defendant, who reeled by him visitant !ging a word; but scarcely had he passed the complainant, before fit covi - men col making vile disturbance with which tie now stood charged. He accordingly took him into custody. Mr. Evans accounted for hla ectrschact by stating that at the time he was intoxicated with joy (and probably with something the, observed the Magistrate) on account of the return of a fellow -work man of his to his disconsolate family, which fur the last three weeks he had deserted. He was invited, he observed, to spend the event ing with the family, who were celebrating this person's return, and probably he might have taken one glaze too much, but he denied being drunk. Sir R. BIRNIE then told him, he might return and amuse him. self with strumming as many pianofortes an he pleased, provided lie paid the penalty of ss. for having been drunk ; which not being able to do, he was placed under the surveillance of Ford, oho took him to a lock-up room, thereto remain until the fine should be forthcoming. John Bunker, an elderly man, wan brought op by Cozens, on a warrant, charged wi.h stealing a great quantity of building material,, from a number of unfinished houses m the parish of Acton. Several witnesses were examined, and a great portion of the pro. perry being identified by them, the prisoner was fully committal for trial. MURDER A?' DOVER. EFURTNEIL PARTICULAIIB.I Dowel, ..11*LT 31. This town, and particularly the visitors, were much agitated in consequence of the sad affitir between the smugglers and the sailors of the Preventive Service, the particulars of which I sent you yesterday. There are, as you may suppose, a variety of opinions on the subject, but the following may in great measure be relied upon : That this gang of smugglers, to the number of 200 or 300, are by no means connected with this town, but are the same party who have some time been in the habit of "running goods," as the term is, on various parts of the coast, and more particularly on a Saturday night. Their plan seems to have been to come in a body sufficient to overpower the blockade men ; that while one t.ody of men, with their arms, kept the preventive men in awe, the others might carry off the goods. An Inquest was summoned by the Mayor, Mr. Finch, who is also the Coroner, at 12 o'clock this day. I went to see the dead body of the poor seaman, who evidently lost his life in his devotion to his duty : he had two deadly wounds in his left breast, another in his neck, and his left. band thumb and finger were shattered. The first person examined was the seaman on duty It the Bathing Rooms. He stated, that at one o'clock at Sunday morning, a boat made for the shore, when the men on board her sung out, " Is all well ?" when they were answered by " All's well," from some persons on the beach ; that lie immediately ran down the beach, and attempted to fire his pistol, but it flashed; he tried again, but in vain, when he was surrounded by a body of smugglers. At this moment, Morgan, the quartermas ter, came along, when he fired one of his pistols, by way of alarm, and was instantly shot by some of the smugglers; but as he was surrounded, he could not distinguish by whom. Morgan fell : and the smugglers proceeded to land the goods from the boat, and run away with them. That others of his comrades then came up ; they pursued the smugglers into the town, but could hear nothing more of them. A second seaman deposed to having come up on hearing the firing, and that being joined by a lieutenant and a mid shipman, with other seamen from the cutter, they joined in the pursuit, but in vain. A third seaman deposed to having found poor Morgan severely wounded on the beach ; that he procured a candle from the batbing-room, placed him on a chair belonging to the bathing-rootn, and conveyed him away, and sent for the surgeon. An assistant-surgeon of the guard-ship deposed that he attended the poor fellow as soon as he was called ; that be found the wounds mortal ; that he ordered him to be re moved to the bast-house on the road to Sir Sidney Smith's, and that on his arrival there he expired in his presence. Mrs. Bear, the guide at Marsh's bathing-room, depose! that she was awoke by the firing of arms near the mein where she slept; that she distinctly heard, first one pistol shot, then three at once, which were followed by an excla mation,' Lord, look down upon me! Lcrd, look down upon me !" repeated many times; that she opened her win dow, and saw many persons running, she supposed a hundred. The watchman of the town was examined, but nothing was elicited from him on the subject. The several evidences were then read over to the parties and to the Jury, when the Coroner, in a very feeling man ner, remarked on the painful circumstance, and the neces sity, if possible, of ascertaining who were the guilty parties, giving it as his opinion that murder bad evidently been committed, but by whom it was for the present impossible to say ; and the Jury unanimously concurring therein, their verdict was, " Guilty of murder, against a perm* or per sons unknown." BIRTHS. On Monday last, Mrs. Walter Buchanan, of Upper Woburn place, of a daughter. At Somborne House, Hants, on the 29th ult. the lady of Chas. Shard, Esq. of a Non. On the 29th ult. the lady of Joseph Woodhead, Esq. navy agent, of a son. MARRIED. On Monday, at St. Mary's, Bryanstone-square„ James Beavar. Meredith, Esq. of Gray's Inn, to Miss Cassels, of Gloucester-place, Portman square. At Bin% on the 2tlth ult. James Giles, Esq. of Grosvenor.plzee. to Katherine Maria. second daughter of the late UoL Edward Mac donnell, of New Hall. County Clare. On the 31st ult. at Petersham church, John Collett, Esq. &lot son of Ebenezer John Collett, Esq. 31. P. Locker's House, Herne! Hempstead, to Emma, youngest daughter of Sir Thomas Gage. -Barr. of Ilengrave Hall, Suffolk. On the 27th ult. at Topsham, Richard Bright, Esq. M. D. of Bloomsbury-square, to Eliza, youngest daughter of Benjamin Fol lett, of Topsham, Esq. • DIED. On Friday last, at his chambers. Lincoln's-inn, S. J. R. Lewir , Esq. one of the Commissioners of Bs. Inuptcy. On the 27th ult., at Dight House. near AI arrester, in the F 3,11 year of his age, Illajor-Genersi Simons. of the Hon. East It:diA Company's scrim:eon the Madras Establishment. On the 25th ult. at his house at Sandowne, near Liverpool , George Littledale, Esq. On the 30th ult. Mary, the wife of Win. Shaw, Esq. of Kentish- town. On the 31st ult. after a short illness, in Nassau.street. Sob° , Mrs. Alfred Docket. On the 31st ult. at his residence, Brantley Lodge, Kent, Stewart Erskine, Esq. in the 73th year of his age. On the 30th tilt. at Churchyard-row, Newington-butte, lgr* Thomas King, in the 83d year of his age. On the 2Gth tilt. Mr. David Bligh, of ilutter.lane, Chear---'l', in i c• • R - C' - - _ tho Nth year of his age. - " HIGH WATWRTHISeiy AT lOND - ON Moniet ••• . 'wilt. after 12 1 X wank* ..... IS fain. arlt . :.;. Prlated at THit BlatT9llPlall9 011" No. , by J. W. CARLTON, OA Strand. itadiriblieheipy R. CANNON. genie place. I i I .t ;~i. .. ~r~r