The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-08-23 00:00:00

- C - V*2-.3re MOVEMENTS. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday at her /muse in Arlington-street, from the Earl of Sefton's seat, Stoke Farm, Berks. The Earl and Countess of Baseball have arrived at their seat, Dshomy Park, Edinlsurgh, from Northumberland. Count sad Countess Demo and family left town yesterday for Briehton. Count St. Priest has arrived at Elines lintel. St. James's-street, frnm Pais. Lieut.-14.nm' Viscount tie 1 0 ,zensae, family, and suite, have left ditto tor Psatia. Lord Me'bourn left town yesterday fur Earl Coerper's seat, Pan. urger. liens. Sir Edward Cadrington, Bart. has left town on a tour. Sir Wm. Rowley, DWI. has arrived at his seat, Tendring Hall, Suffolk, from Bucks. John Littleton, Esq. left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, yesterday. for his sent in StacCirdahire. J . C. Trevannim, Esq. and Culling, Es+ have left Jordan's Hotel. St. James's-street, fur Brighton. Robert .llotteux, Esq. has amved at the Brunswick lintel (late Blake's). Jermyn-street, Item the Continent. Grilfushes, Esq. left ditto. on a tour. 31 its Mellish left her house in Stanhope-street yesterday, for Brighton. Arrivals at Fenten's New Hotel, St. James's-street :—The lion. Captain Bamford, from Windsor; the Rev. 31r. Browne, from a tour. Arrivals at the St. James's lintel, Jermyn.strett :—Lituteaant °tonal Sir Thant. and Lady 3PAlahon and fautily,froar India; C. Make, Esq. front Brighton. Arrivals at the %Valerian Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Lady and Miss Molesworth, from their seat. Cobham, Surrey; the Rev. Wrn. Molerworth, from his seat in Cornwall. LORD COCHR.4SE'S S I'EAM-PESSE LS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Si a,—l observed a paragragli in your paper of Yesterday headed " Lord Cochrane's Steam-vessels," describing these vessels to he admirably constructed for the warfare in which they are intended to be employed; but 1 have also seen that the machinery has been found defective. Can von inform me if there be any foundation in fact for the report that the engineer employed to construct the machi nery for these vessels has for a long time past had a son in the employ of the Pasha of Egypt ? Surely no friend of the Greeks would have confided to an engineer so situated the preparation of the machinery necessary for the vessels ryfirred to. Far be it from me to insinuate that a respect able tradesman could not serve two employers with equal fidelity (though the Scriptures inculcate the contrary doc trine) ; but still it is desirable to avoid all ground for sus picion. A. G. In reply to the question of our Correspor.dent we can sate, that a son of the engineer in qui anion has been re siding at Alexandria for some time. The machinery of the vessels has been found extremely defective, and loud complaints have been made at the extraordinary delay that Las occurred in the c3n+truction of it. We understand that the engineer contracted to have the vessels finished by December lase—Eu. BR• PR. LIFE AND CHARACTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. TIIE OLD GENERAL. Sts—l am one of those old-fashioned creatures, who al- I wars admire the comfortable neatness, rational frugality, and wholesome fare of plain English living, among persons of twiddling fortune; and really, 1 am led to remark, in 1 it visits through life, that tremendous expenses ore in- carrel by many persons among us, of narrowed incomes, sometimes in that which is called " genteel economy," and oftener in the disgusting and unnecessary profusion of our tables. My friends whom I have visited, unconscious of the personwho pests these remarks, may take a frugal lesson from the true pictures I delineate; and if even they could tend me out, I am sure they would recollect I never acted the sycophant, or feigned the friend when no friendship fur diem was near my heart. An English gentleman of moderate income, or a respect able tradesman in comfortable circumstances, was in olden dons" conscious of no deficiency in setting down a few friends to a neat table, with a couple of fowls or ducks, a plain joint, and a tart or two, followed by a good bottle of old port, with some sherry for the ladies ; or a tankard of good " home-brewed," giving relish to the cheese of his older friend*. _ _ our modern notions of genteel economy and hospitality are formed on a very different scale; and may he divided, stir generally, into a fantastical display of meagre style, or a gigane.l and wasteful profusion, each of which falls far short of accomplishing its object, namely, the disinge nuous entertainment of the guest. My old friend General Culverin, who is a martinet of the old school, as well in domestic economy as in the field, while he keeps up his dry-drums and levees, and gives en tertainments in all the style of old-fashioned externality, carries the system of thrift, in the midst of show, to an ex tent sometimes dangerous to the health of his guests. His small side-board is bedizened with old plate. The ancient table-linen is worn almost to a perfect transparency; and though its torn (bogs look like point-lace, it vies . for its whiteema with the driver. mow. f he silver-handled knives sre so worn by continual friction on a knife-hoard, that there is no distinguishing back from edge. By-the-by, that is a salutary antidote to prevent vulgarians (should they be invited " promiscuously to the General's table) from cut ting open a cheek in feeding themselvea with a knife! Biggory, the butler, forms the whole retinue of the Gene ral. He is lark as a greyhound, spruce as Corporal Trim, acts by the roll—of his master's eye, and displays the adroitness of his office with all the etiquette of a Major limio to the " great" Duke of Marlborough, or Prince Eugene. The table is covered succettively with three stated and successive number of dishes, which remind you of the Ist, 241, and 3d Veteran Battalions. The soup seems so perfectly unconscious of meat—the fish has been so long from home---the fowls so old and lean—the butcher's meat such carrion—the hashes, ragouts, frican dNs and fricasees have so often mounted guard ant " done duty" on the same table in such a vatiety of shapes, forms, 2'14 temperatures, hot and cold, that one is reminded of a first line used by Ovid in the 11/etamorphoses: " In nova fen animus mutates dicere formal "Mom" &c. Then the sauces are so meagre and tasteless, the pastry so untli , iiiiguishable in texture and flavour from those " plaster of l'aris" substitutes which now serve to eke out the show of a fashionable ball supper, that you might a- well take a bite out of a Staffordshire baking-dish as attempt to eat them. Their contents, too, if fruit, are so exquisitely sour, that the guests who venture to eat them for complaisance sake, sit screwing up their faces at each other, with the team in their eyes, while the gallant General Politely presses them to take " halter's int" with him, which he calls " fine old port," or perhaps claret of the same vintage, sophisticated by some of those ingenious wine -brewers, who every day work the miracle of Cana, in Galilee, and sell at " 30s. per dozen," to the infinite advantage of doctors, apothecarits, and undertakers. But though the General has either lost the use of his own palate, or has so habituated himself to this poison that he tan swallow it with impunity, it is not so with his guests, who often suffer from his hospitalities in a cholera morbus, a ramp in the stomach, or RD inflammation in the bowels. A gentleman some days since. at one of the General's meagre banquets, being assisted to part of an acidulated eie, ventured to call on Di,,eoey for some magnesia. ,Niiory stared. The General asked what his guest wished ? fhe gentleman replied, " Only a little magnesia, General, to neutralize the acid of this pie, and prevent a fit of the cholic !" Notwithstanding all this, the General is a worthy, ho nourable, and well-meaning man. He makes a point of *grating his income to his expenditure, and he pays every debt he contracts within a year. I shall, in my next, give your readers a contrast. Yours ever. PETER PEEP. -------- - - Tut Aamv Hate- PA Ir.—The days of payment for the rernsinder of the Quarter to Half-pay Officers will be il "da", Tuesday, and Wednesday only, in each week. GRAND AMATEUR ROWIXG MATCH. The lovers of aquatic sports bad a high treat yesterday,l in witnessing a match for 200 sovereigns, rowed by gentle men amateurs, picked from the varilus crack clubs on the river. The wager was to be contended fur by six pair of oars, in wherries, and to start from off the Red House at Battersea, and to row to a boat moored at the new bridge at Hammersmith, the first boat passing that point to be declared the winner. The time appointed for starting was half-past four o'clock, and before that hour all the club galleys and other private boats, with a great many others, hail assembled at the starting point. The weather was beautiful, and the scene gay and aniinated. The placing and starting of the boats was regulated by a gentleman appointed with the consent of all parties as umpire, and lots were cast for the several stations. The contending boats were all private property, and were thus distinguished COLOUILS. Green Light Blue Tartan OWNERS. ItAinhiidp . I; dford Holmes COLOU RS. Yellow Pink - 11'hi,e owxcrts. Slater Attwood Well 4 At twenty minutes past four the signal for getting ready war given by the umpire, and the boats took their Imre l stations at 'buoys placed for that purpose. At half-past four a pistol was tired as the signal for starting ; but it did not seem to be generally understood, as some hesitated before they commenced pulling, and Mr. Wells's boat, white, did not start at all. The rest had rowed a few hundred yards, when all seemed in confusion, and there was a general cry of " a false start." The umpire decided that it was so, and the boats returned to their re sprctive station!. They were soon again in readiness, and started at five o'clock in fine style. AVltitc, at first, took the lead, and Mr. Wells and his partner in this boat, a beauti folly constructed wherry, weighing only about 130 pounds, palled with so much strength and steadiness that the general opinion seemed to be that they would win. Green, however, by great exertion, passed white, and was first boat through Battersea-bridge ' • white being second, light blue third, closely followed by tartan, and the other two close astern, nearly abreast of each other. From this point light blue and tartan gradually gained ground, and, from being third and fourth, became first and second boats. The great contest was now between these two boats, and a more determined struggle has seldom been witnessed. Each man pulled as though he had "Set his life upon the mg." _ _ and it was for a long time flOnbtful which would be suc cessful ; but white kept the lead, and eventually won the match, but with very little distance linked to spare. Green came in third, and was closely follower] by the others. An immense barge, superbly fitted up, and decorated with a profusion of colours for the occasion, was stationed off Hammersmith Bridge, and was filled with elegant com pany ; and from this, and numerous other parties on the River and its banks on either shore, the competitors were warmly greeted by cheering' and waving of handker chiefs as they respectively reached the goal. None of the gentlemen appeared to he particularly fatigued on coming in. The distance (six miles) was rowed exactly in 39 minutes, and, upon the whole, a better contested match, or one exhibiting a better display of manly strength and grace, and thorough knowledge of the art of rowing, could scarcely occur. A great numbet of bets were depending f.n the match. The River above Putney-bridge was literally covered with boats, and the shores lined with well-dressed specta tors, chiefly females. The scene was extremely interesting. The gentlemen who contended fur the prize were conveyed, nn their arrival, on board the barge before mentioned (called the St. George), which then dropped down abreast the Star and Carter, at Putney, where she was again moored ; and they and the other members of the Clubs to which they belonged sat clown to dinner on hoard. The Star and Garter, and the other houses of entertain ment at Putney, were tilled with elegant company. There were several bands of music in attendance, and numerous salutes were tired from the opposite shores during the evening. - Other matches, arising out of this, were made, which are likely to create a good deal of interest amongst the aquatic sportsmen. LONDON SMELTING ASSOCIATION. A Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company tank place yesterday, at one o'clock, at Batson's Catfee-house, toe the purpose of contradicting the reports of the last Meeting, as regarded Mr. Hendricks accounts. The Meeting was called at the ins - mice of Mr. Anichini, who stated, in the advertisements convening the Shareholders, that the accounts had been inspected by hint us one of the three persons appointed for that purpose, and in his op nion found quite correct. Soon after one o'clock, Mr. CLATIK was called to the Chair;and addressed the Meeting. He said that he had been appointed upon a Committee of Inquiry, after he had quitted the mom at the last Meeting. in unison with Mr. Anichini and Mr. Robson ; but he had refused to act, as had also Mr. Robson, because he thought it most preposterous thus to mix up the accusers with the anus .d. Mr. Hendricks, since the Meeting, had sent a message to him (Mr. (lark), requesting that he would call upon him in order that he might explain the mis-statements which had appeared in the Report at that Meeting. This he at first declined doing ; but in reply to another application, be sent word to Mr. Hendricks that he was at home if he would call upon him. Mr. Hendricks did call upon him accordingly, having, however, previously sent him a letter in defence of his conduct, which letter he would read to them before he sat dear. When he called, there w.ut no getting him to go into the subject. He seemed to be very virulent against his ac cusers, and said that he (Mr. Clark) had taken liberties with his name, and if he did so any more he would lay his stick about his shoulders. (A laugh.) Mr. C. ordered hint to quit his house, upon which he said that he expected to be turned out. (A laugh.) How far the proceedings of that day might subject him to the dis cipliie of the cane, he could not tell ; but he would at all events observe, that the excuse which Mr. Hendricks had for non-attend ance at the last Meeting could not avail hint on the present occa sion • and is an honest man he was bound to appear, and not shrink from inquiry in a case in which his character was so deeply implicated. His absenting himself on such an occasion must neces sarily lead to a presumption that his conduct was bad, and could not stand the test of investigation. He had had some communica tions with Mr. Antehini, who had unguardedly, and perhaps im properly, consented to inspect the accounts of Mr. Ilendricka. and who had, after that inspection, been prevailed upon to give a letter to Mr. H. approving of those accounts. This letter, however, was given under a pledge that it should not be published. Notwith standing this pledge, however, Mr. Hendricks violated his honour, and that letter had been published, to the great inconvenience of Mr. Anichini. Fri in all the attention which he had devoted to the subject, it appeared to him that Mr. Anichini stood completely free from any thiag like corrupt participation in the concerns of the Company. lie had acted a very indiscreet part in lending his name to an association got up by such worthless characters. At the former Meeting Mr. Anichini had professed his readiness to come forward and pay his quota of the loss sustained in these transactions, and since that period he had actually done so, and thus removed all suspicion from his character of ltsving been a participator in such transactions. If others of the Provisional Committee were to follow his example, there would be realized a aufficiel.t sum to satisfy the Shareholders, though perhaps net quite sutliciet,t to cover the total loss. Mr. Clark next referred to two papers ; one, an invoice of machinery shipped to Cornwall, and the other a statement of expenses ; and said that they were wholly at variance with Mr. Hendricks' statements to himself, to the effect that the machinery was all in the Curtain-road, L and that he had never even dreamt of sending it to Corn wall. Mr. C. then read Mr. Hendricks' letter, which contradicted several unin:portant statements made at the last Meeting, and in others contradicted what had upon that occasion been stated by his own clerk. The fact was, continued Mr. Clark, the whole was • trick between 31r. Hendricks and Mr. Pass to get possession of the ',oldie money. The shares to be disposed of were .1000, only Ban of which had been taken up ; and their commencing ope- rations in the face of such a total failure clearly betrayed that their only object was to get the money, and not to maintain the existence of the Company. Mr. Castello had heard from the lips of Mr. Pass that Mr. Hendricks had given him bills for the money, and had kept the money itself in his own pocket. If Mr. Hendricks' object was to civry on the Company he should have, in the first instance, secured the patent before he had made any outlay in machine. y. The whole transaction bore every character of a fraud; and he had no hesitation in denominating it as gross and fraudulent a delusion as any which modern times could furnish an example of. The crag person amongst those concerned, who hail the slighest pretensions to resnectarility, was Anichini ; the rest were little better than a nest of swindlers. Mr. CAST ELL() said that lie had been told by Mr. Pass that MK was to he divided between him and Mr. Hendricks--that he fdt himself ill used because Mr. H. kept the money. and gave him only his acceptances for his share. Mr . H. stated that he had no private accounts with 31r. Pass. If such was really the case, how was it that Mr. Pass had b'come a bankrupt, and that Mr. Hel drieks was the petitioning creditor to the commission, and also the assignee ? ( Hear, hear.) M' Hi respect to the 500?. which had been drawn out of the hands of the bankers, Mr. lineation, wha sus one of the persons who signed the order, had informed them that Mr. Hendricks was to have been paid in shares, and that the order was to that effect. or at least that a memorandum was at the bottom of the check. articling the bankers to pay it in scrip receipts, which memorandum Sir. Hendricks must have torn Mr', in order to get the check paid in cash. At the former marine Mr. Hendrick. , sent THE BRITISH PRESS. word that lie could not attend, in consequence of the death of hi♦ father ; and yet, in one haur afterwards. he (Mr. Castello met him on 'Chance, where he remained until foLr o'clock. A Sharcholti..r said that lie had seen the apparatus in the Curtain road, and that allyether it could not have cost InOt Mr. BATTS stated some circumstances connected with the United Chilian Cot warty. which were by no means favourable to the dia. ratter of Mr. Hendricks. _ _ _ _........_ ..... A Shareholder said that he It'd spoken to Mr. Hendricks upon the subject of the meeting, and Mr. ff. said that he would not at tend it, to be brow-beaten by such a pet. Another Shareholder said, that tearing off the memorandum was a felnny--others, that it was a forgery—and all seemed to think that lie ought to be prosecuted. Mr. A gicuttxt protested his innocence, and said that Mr. Den. dricks bad provad to him by documents that his accounts were cor rect. ft was, however, possible that the documents themselves might have been incorrect ; but as long as they were tint proved to be so, he telt justified in the opinion he lied given. With respect to the publication of the later, lie luol already told Mr. Hendricks that he considered it as a most infamous breach of trust. With respect to the documents, if it could he proved that any thing Im. proper had taken place, he pledged hints( if to prosecute the partieh entirely at his own expense; for, as a Directorr he felt the full extent of his own responsibility; and those Directors who would shrink front their responsibility were nut worthy the appellation of respectable members of the community. (Cirers.) Mr. CLACK was of opinion that the proof could be easily ob tained. Mr. Bleuthan could prove, of course., the nature of the check, and, by application at the banker's, the check itself might be obtained Mr. CASTELLO moved a Resolution to the effect, that it was the opinion of the Meeting, that the conduct of Mr. Anichini .tood ex onerated from any participatiou in any nefarious proc.teding con nected with that Company. Tnis Resolution was put from the Chair, and carried ann voce ; after which, a vote of thanks to Mr. Clark, fur his conduct in the Chair, was agreed to, and the Meeting dissolved. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. LANCASTER, AUG.2I. MR. AVAKEFIEI.I). The trial of Mr. William Wakefield, which had been appointed to take place this morning. has done off in a very unexpected man ner. At an early hour this morning a report was in circulation that Mr. Wakefield had ab.concled ; and though the report did not at first gain credit amongst those persons who were anxious that the trial should take place, it gradually acquired strength until its truth w ax made evident by the proceedings in Court It is now raid that Mr. Wakefield disappeared on Saturday evening. The eircums•ance was kept a secret until ycaterday afternoon, when it was made known to the Counsel for the defendant, and by them im mediately communicated to Mr. Justice Park. Notwithstantliiig, however, the certainty that now existed that t.o trial would take place, the Court wax crowded this morning at a very early hour. and exhibited in every part (even in the prisoners' dock) a cunnider able display of female elegance and beauty. At half-past nine Mr. Justice Park entered the Court, and desired that the Attorney. General and the other Counsel engaged in the cause might be ap prized of his ardent. No Counsel, however, made their &ppm ance, except Mr. Brougham, who immediately moved that Wm. lVakefield and his sureties should be called upon their rang nizancea. That was accordingly done, and none of the gentlemen appearing, the recognizanees were declared to he entreated. and a Bench warrant granted for the apprehen.ion of Wm Wakefield. It was now clear that rumour had for once been correct, and that no trial would take place. A strong feeling of disappointment was evident in almost every countenance in Court. and many of the fair spectators expressed their regret in very audible terms. A very different feeling was. however, exhibited by many persons out of doors, who, havirg been refused admission into the Court them stlves, appeared to enjoy in a high degree the disappointment of those who had been able, through interest or favour, to secure seat within. The following is a detail of the proceediegs in Court:— At half-nom nine o'clock 3lr. uslice PARK entered, and the following Jurors haring answered to their names were swoen upon the Juty.:— Geolie Ashworth iVihim Hacker John Christopherson David liarrison Richard Armistead David Baxter James Ripley Jame• Boardman John J.) , ,es James Killgore James beach Aaron Lee. ... Mr. IInOVGIIASI (who was the only (ounael in Court engaged in the cause) moved that William Wakefield be called upon his re copizancee. . - The Crier called William Wakefield three times upon his recog nizance, but he did not appear. Mr. Ilttonottast next moved that the sureties be called to pro duce IS'illiam Wakefield, or forfeit their recognizance. Daniel Davies. of Macclesfield. in the County of Chester, Doctor of Divinity, and John Cuthbert. of Stonehorte, near Broadstairs, in the Parish of St. Peter, in the I.le of Thanet, in the County of Kent, Esq., were then called upon their recognizance/a. to bring forth the body of William Wakefield. They did not appear. Mr. Justice PAR there any reason to suppose that the de fendant or his sureties are not here ? Perhaps they are prevented by the crowd from appearing in Court. Mr. BROUGHAM—No, my Lord. Mr. Denison, the attorney for the def,..tdant, says that no one is forthcoming. Mr. Justice PAR IC—Have you anyreason,BlLDenison, to believe that Mr. Wakefield is not forthcom ing? Mr. DENISON—He will not be forthcoming, my Lord, at these Assizes. Mr. linOtattax—The defendant, William Wakefield, having absconded, I have to move your Lotdship fur a Bench warrant to apprehend him. 31r. Justice PAII—Let a Bench warrant be prepared. But you are aware, Mr. Brt.ughnm, that my warrant does not extend be yond this county: and, therefore, if the defendant be not in this county, you must apply to a Judge of the Court of King's Bench, for a warrant that will extend all over the kingdom. I have some doubt as to the form M which the warrant ought to be drawn. The usual form is, that the defendant should be brought before me, if he should be apprehended whilst I am in the county ; and if not, before a Justice of the Peace fur the county of Lancaster. Now the doubt which exists in my mind is, whether there ought or ought not to be inserted in the warrant a power to the Magistrate to require 24 hours' notice of bail ; for although the re. cognizances already entered into are forfeited by the non-appear ance of the defendant. yet the offence, if he be apprehended, is still bailable, and the 3logistrate is by law bound to take bail. One of my clerks who is now standing by me, and who was once clerk to a Judge of the Court of King's Bench, has told me that he has fre quently teen Bench warrants issued in which notice of bail was re. quired ; but then in those cases the defendants were to be taken before a Judge of the Court of King's Bench ; and my difficulty is, whether or not I ought to give such a power to a private Magistrate. Mr. llorgyrs, the Cl.rk of the Crown, here intimated to his Lordship that he recollected one case in which a Bench warrant hail been issued by a Judge sitting in that Court, in which a requisition of 24 hours' notice of bail had been inserted in the warrant. Mr. Gamic nast—lf your bardship has any doubt about it, we will take a warrant in the usual form; and the Magistrate be fore whom the defendant is brought will probably require notice of bail. Mr. Justice PARI—I should think so. Indeed I think the safer way will be to leave it to the discretion of the Magistrate. If the defendant be apprehended whilst I remain in the county I shall certainly require 24 hours' notice of bail. Let the warrant then be made out in the usual form. THE INDICTMENT AGAINST W. WAKEFIELD AND OTH} R 3. LANCASHIRE—The Jurors of our Lord the King. upon their oath, present, that Iktfore and at the time of the committing of the offences in this, and in the second count of this indictment mentioned, Margaret Daulby. l'heehe Daulby, Elizabeth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, by lawral means, that is to say, by the consent, direction. and appointment of William Turner, Esq., the father of Ellen Turner, a maid. and unmarried, had the order, keeping, education, and go remittent of the said Ellen Turner. And the Jurors afore said, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that on the seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, at Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Edward Gibbon Walvtield, late of :Manchester afore said, in the county aforesaid, gentleman, then and there being as person above the age of fourteen sears;' William Wakefield, late of the same place, gentleman, then and there being a person above the age of fourteen years; Edward Thevenot, late of the same place, labourer, then and there being a person above the age of fourteen years ; and Edward Wakefield, late of the same place, gentleman, and Frances, the wife of the said Edward Wakefield, ' then and there being respectively persons above the age of fourteen years; not having any right or authority whatever, did take away and convey the said Ellen Turner out of or front the possession, and against the will of the said Margaret Daulby, Fircebe Daulby, Llizabtth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, unlaw fully, wickedly, and injuriously ; and, for the Nike of kcre and gain, did conspire, combine, confederate, and agree together, with divers other persons whose names to the Jurors aforesaid are un known, by divers subtle stratagems and contrivances, and by false representations, unlawfully to take and carry, and to cause and pro cure to be taken and conveyed, the said Ellen Turner, then and there being a maid, uninanied and within the age of sixteen years, to wit, of the age of fifteen years, from and out of the possession of, and against the will of, the said Margaret Daulby, Plimbe Daulby, Elizabeth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, then and there having, by such lawful means, the order, keeping, education, and governance of the said Ellen Turner, and unlaw fully to cause the said Ellen Turner, to then and there being a maid, unmarried, and within the age of 10 years as aforesaid, to contract matrimony with the said Edward Gibbon Wakefield, un knowing of and to the said William Turner, then and there being the father of the said Ellen Turner, and in life to the great ills patagement of the said Ellen Turner, to the utter heaviness and discomfort of the said IVilliam Turner, and against the peace of our Lord the King, his crown and dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present that the said Edward Gibbon Wakefield, tire said William NVakefietl, the said Edward Thevenot, and the said Edward Wake field, and Frances his wife, being such persons as afaresaitl, and F not having any right or authority whatever to take and convey the said Ellen Turner out of or from the possession, and against the t will of the said Margaret Daulby, Piratic Daulby, Elizabeth t Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catherine D.sulby, afterwards to wit on the same day, and In the year afoteesid, at Man chester aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, unlawfully, wickedly, and injuriously, and fur the sake of lucre and gain, did conspire, combine. confederate, and agree together, and with dime other persons, whose names to the Jurors aforesaid are unknown. by divers subtle stratagems and contrivances, and by false representrione, unlawfully take tied convey, and cause and procure to be taken and conveyed the said Erin Turner, ther tied there being a maid unmarried, and within the age of sixteen yearn as aforesaid, from and out of the possession, and against the wilt of the said elarguret Delay, Phoebe Daulby, Elisabeth Daulby, Anne Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, they the said Margaret Deulby, Flturbe Daulby, Elizabeth Dauthy, Anne Daulby, and Catherine Daulby, then and there having by such lawful means as aforesaid, die order, keeping, education, and governance, of the said Ellen Turner, to the great disparagement of the said Ellett Turner, to the utter heaviness and eisconitort of the said William Turner, arid against the peace of our Lord the King, his crown, and dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further pie sent that before and at the time of committing the offence here. after mentioned, the said Ellen Turner was within the age of six teen years, and a ward, rind was then the only child and heir appa rent unto William Turner, Esq. he the said Waitron Tu. ner then having substance in lands and tenements to the value of five Ilion. sand pounds by the year to wit at Manchester, aforesaid, in the cetinty aforesaid. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath, afore said, do further present !het the said ledwerd (gibbon \Vakelield, the said IVilliani Wakefield, the said Edward Thevenot, and the said Edward Wakefield, and Frances, his wife, well knowing the premises, on the day and in the year aforesaid, at Manchester aforesaid, in the county afureenid, unlawfully, wickedly, and iteiti riously, and for lucre, and tor the sake of the said substance ef the said William Turner, did conspire, combine, confederate, and agtee together, situ with divers other persons, whose names to the Jurors aforesaid are unknown, by divers subtle stratagems and con tnvances, and by false representations, unlawfully, felouiouely, violently, and against the will of her, the said Ellen Turner, to take, force, and convey away the said Ellen Turner; and by the aid, procurement, and abutment of the said William Wakefield, Edward Thevenot, and leeward Wakefield, and Frances his wife, feloniously and for lucre, and fur the sake of the said substance, and ageinst the will of the .aid Ellen 'Fulmer, to marry the said Ellen Turner to the said hdward gibbon Wakefield, to the great disparagement of the said Ellen Tut tier, to the utter heavinesa and discomfort of her friends, and against the peace of our Lord the King. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further prieeet, that on the same day, and in the year aforesaid, the said William Turner was seized of', and lawfully entitled to, divers lands and tenements, situate in the County Palatine of Chester, and lawfully possessed of, and entitled to, divers monies, goods, and chattels, to wit, at Manchester, in the said county of Lan. ea-4r ; and thae the said Ellen Turner, on the same day and in the year aforesaid, was, and still is, the only daughter and child of the said William Turner, stud then was an infant, arid under the age of sixteen years, that is to say, of the uge of fifteen years, to wit, at Manchester, In ten said county of Lancaster. Aud the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, t'o further resent., that the said Edward gibbon Wakefield, the said WI:I. Wakefield, the said Edward Thevenot, and the said Edw. Wake , field, and Frances, his wife, together with divers othe: evil-disposed persons, to the Jurors aforesaid as yet unknown, on the sanie day, in the year aforesaid, at Manchester, in the said county of trencabter, unlawfully, wickedly, and inaliciouely, did conspire, confedurete, and agree together, by divers false rind deceitful artifices, strata. gems, pretences, arid devices, to cause and procure the said Ethel Turner, then evil there being such infant as aforesaid , to marry the said Edward gibbon Wakefield, without the knowledge or consent of the said William Turner, her said father ; lie, the said William Turner then (to wit, at the time of the said last-mentioned Con spiracy) and there being alive, with intent thereby to obtain and procure for die said Edw. gibbon Wakefield divers lands, monies, and goods, of him, the said Win. Turner, to the great damage of the said William Turner, to the evil example cat all others in the like case tiffentling, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown, and dignity. And the said Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do fur. ther present, that on the same day, and in the year aforesaid, the said %Villiain Turner was seized cat, and lawfully entitled to divers lands and tenainents,eituate in the County Palatine of Chester, and lawfully possessed of, and entitled to, divers cronies, goods, and chattels, to wit, at Manchester, in the surd county of Uneasier, and that the said Ellen Turner, on the same day, and in the year aforesaid, was, and still is, the only daughter and child of the said William Turner, and then was an infant, and under the age of sixteen years, that is to say, or the age of fifteen years, to wit, at Manchester, in the said county of Lancaster. And the Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do further present trot the said Edward gibbon 11 - akefield„ the said William Wakefield, the said Edward Thever.ot, and the said Edward Wakefield, and Frances his wile, together with divers other eviddispoeed per sons, to the Jurors aforeimid as yet unknown, on the Sallie day and in the year aforesaid, of Manchester, in the said county of Lancas ter, unlewlully, wickedly, and maliciously, did conspire, combine, confederate, and agree together, by divers false and deceitful arti fices, stratagems, pretences, and devices, to cause and procure the said Ellen 1 urner then and there being such infant as aforesaid, to marry the said Edward Gibbon Wakefield, without the knowledge and consent of the sand William Turner, her said father, lie the said IVilham Turner then (to wit. at the time of the last-mentioned conspiracy) and there being alive ; to the greet diapaagement of the said Ellen Turner, to the utter heaviness and discomfort of the said William Turner, to the evil ex4itiple of all others in like case offending, and aguinst the peace of our said Lord the King, his crown, and dignity. SENTENCES ON THE RIOTERS. The following prisoners, who were convicted during the present Assizes of rioting and power-loom breaking in different parts of the county, were put to the bar :—James Riding, Wm. Sutcliffe, liichard Kaye, James Latham, James Ormerod, James Haworth, James Chambets, Simeon Wright, Richard Entwistle, Wm. Win der, John Haworth, Henry alelling, Thomas Lomax. Thomas Greenheigh, John Crowshaw, Thomas Leaver, Isaac Hindle, Tho mas Dickenson, James Leaver, Edward Houghton, Thomas Ash tuomli, Thomas Sharpless, Robert Butterworth, James Asptlen, James Shorrock, Alexander Norris, John Orrell, Thomas Emmett, Anne Entwistle, Betty Haworth, Betty Cunllffe, Mary Hindle, Mary Marsden, Margaret Yates, Joseph Clayton, John Hogle, Mat k Cockprell, Joseph Baldwin, Anne Ingham, Lawrence Hand. man, George Ashworth, and John Ashworth. His LORDSH IP having in a very feeling manner addressed the prisoners (who were put to the bar in groups of ten and twelve each), and pointed out the folly of their proceedings, which could produce no other effect than a prolongation of that distress, which he was sorry to say had at the period of these riots existed to an alarming extent in this county—said that, in consi• devotion of the recommendation of the Juries by whom they hal been tried, and of other circumstances connected with their cases, it was not his intention, as far as he was concerned, to carry the law in its full extent into execution; but if his Illajuty should be advised to listen to his (Mr. Justice Park's) recommen dation to spare the lives of the prisoners, sonic of them must expect to be sent out of the country. His Lordship then di rected that judgment of death should be recorded against all the prisoners. Michael Tomlinson, Alice Grimshaw, Phoebe Tomlinson, and Johannah Oldham, who were convicted of having riotously as sembled, with intent to destroy the machinery, &c. of power loom mills, were sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve months in the House of Correction at Preston, there to be kept to hard labour. CIVIL SIDE. [Before Mr. Baron Hu LLOC K. ] BELL V. MEGIIAW. Mr. Sergeant Cuoss stated that the plaintiff in this ease Fought to recover the sum of 701. which he had paid to the defendant for a horse, that turned out to be unsound. It was rather a singular fact in the case, that the plaintiff who had been deceived was a horse. dealer, a nd defendant a tailor. The defendant resided in Liver. pool, and had been in the habit of keeping five horses and three grooms. The horse in question had been sold to the plaintiff in January 1825 for 70!., and its unsound state having been discovered, it had (on the refusal of the defendant to take it back) been sold by auction for 301. The facts above stated were proved in evidence, and the unsound state of the horse deposed to by three veterinary surgeons, who had seen the horse both before and after the sale. One of them also swore that he had heard Mr. Megraw say that he had sold the horse sound. . . The defence was, that no warranty had been given with the hors', and a servant of the defendant's was called, who swore, that al though the horse had been four months under the care of a veteri nary surgeon, be had nevtr seen hint lame. .Me. Baron H v t.t.oc ii. told the Jury that the case was one which admitted but of little doubt. The unsoundness of the horse had been clearly proved, and the only question to be ascertained was as to the warranty. Upon that point one witness had sworn that the defendant had admitted having sold the horse as a sound one, and that evidence bad not been tontradicterl. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 701. The assizes terminated this evening. nat.—Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the attic story of No. 40, Thuglay-street, near the Foundling Hos pital, which fur some time threatened destruction to the whole house, but, by the speedy arrival of the engines, it was fortunately extinguished, though not before the tie ! per part of tite house was considerably damaged. The fire originated by some persons fumigating the min with brimstone, for the purpose of destroying bugs. The late destructive fire at Over, near Cambridge, eon sinned property, since estimated, to the amount of 12,000/., of which only about 2,3001. was insured, including 200/. upon farming stock. Mr. Hallack, a very respectable in habitant of Cambridge, has given it as his opinion that the tire was occasioned by a fire balloon, which he saw the same evening going in that direction ; this gentleman has promised to give some further particulars next week. 110. wards of 401. has been collected for the relief of the dis tressed cottagera, whose little all was destroyed on this occasion, and the Rev. Algernon Peyton, Rector of Dod dington, has directed 131. to be distributed to them in I blankets. LA it IsTELLIGE.vcs. COURT OF CHANCCRY, nrsoAY, AO). 22. _ arm:rota z. attrThes. In this ease application had been made on behalf of the plaintiff' to amend his bill, but the Court required the ?Ants on which the/ amendments were prop std to be made to be specifically stated The Junior Counsel accordingly this morning suited to his Lord ship what the points were on which it was inttnded to amend. After some discussion as to the necessity of the amendments, The LORD CHAYCELI -r•R said this was a sety distressiness4 to hunt, but that there were some peculiar circumstances which led him to be exceedingly anxious to know what were the new charges intended to be introduced into the plaintitra bi.l. It happened unfortunately that he mistook his own authority when he declined determining the rights of these parties Upon the agreement ranch they haul entered into. Ile Ln tnn difficulty in saying, that he wills extremely jealous now in admitting to be introduced into the bill facts which had been represented by himself as material. which had not been in the bill before. It was in order to learn what were the points intended to be introduced that he had requested the other day the papers to be delivered to him. The Mutation as to MS right of diggi ig gravel must be disprsed of on f hursday. The injunction went to restrain the defendant from digging brick earth and gravel. There was no &trial of the defendant's right to dig brick earth for the purposes of building, but it was stated on the other side that the defendant was removing such earth from the premises, and selling it. 111 r. PEPV3 said the defrndant denied that it was for the purpose of selling it that it was renimTil. It was in order to avoid making a mountain of it on the premises. The LORD C ItANC i. 1.0 rt—Then conies another question, )Jr, Pepys, whether you are at liberty to make a mountain of it The plaintiff toys you sire not. The case is tube mentioned again on Thursday. EE-PARTS 111.AKE. 11Ir. Seine or movediUrsittlittlMlTetion To restrain a person front proceeding wi h an action in the Lord 3layor's Court, under these circumstances:—Major rikke had been resident many years in On Cape of Good Hope, and had contracted dents there. On his ar ri►al in Engla:dl lie was de•irtnta of sending some money to the Cape for the pttrpose of paying Its creditors Itls. in the pound, and lie intrusted the money in the hands of a Alf. Nesbitt, who bad undertaken to apply it as intended. But instead of being per mitted to do so, one of the creditors of 3laior Wake, who was re siding in England, had caused the money •o be attached according to the custom IS the city of London. the effect of which would by to give that creditor an undue Advantage over the rest. The Lout) CHA NC EL LO When was the attachment made? ,Ir. Sataaor said it appeared to have been made some time ago. The Lonn CHANCELLOR—Why was not the injunction ap• pliA for before? 3lr. Sat RUDE believed n negotiation had taken place between the parties, which caused the dchy. The Loan CHANC Lon t<nid he must have that fact stated upon affidavit: as it might turn out that the injunction now moved for at the end of the Term, when the other side would have nu op. nortunity to imply to the Court for its removal, might as well have been applied for six weeks ago. • EE•PARTE LORD FOLEY. Mr. SKIRROF applied ti.r an injunction to restrain a person, who had become a purchaser of some timber on Lord Foley's estaira. front cutting and car.yi . ig away the same, er from selling such parts as had already been carried away, until he had given security for payment of the purchase money, according to agreement—. Granted. COMMISSION OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. MosTAG r presented a petition on behalf of the asst. nees of a banker residing in Cornwall, who had been made a bank rupt. The commission was directed to London Commissioners, and was disputed as * concerted commission by the country cre ditors, who were dziirous of having a country commission towed ; but as the London debts of the bankrupt amounted to 9,00 W. while hi, country creditors were only four in number, whose claims amounted but to 4001. it was the wish of the majority of the ere. dimes that the commission should be worked in town the prayer of the petition therefore was, that the assignees should be at liberty to issue another conituisaion pending the litigation of the validity of the ',repent, the state of the bankrupt's property making it desirable that the proceedings under the commission should not be stayed, till the application row before the Vice-Chancellor for superseding it had been disposed of. Mr. lIART said he had not taken a brief to oppose this appli ition, because he conceived it to he quite an irregular one. Tne facts were, that the petitioning creditor's debt had been decided as instiffi , zient to sustain the commission ; and it was clearly ascer t tined to have been altogether a concerted commission. The coun try creditors thought that as the bankrupt lived in Cornwall,they were more likely to obtain a correct Lament from the bankrupt as to his property, thin could be done by London Commissioners • and lie now therefore asked his Lordship to allow the creditor wh ' o had detected the invalidity of this commission to have the preference in issuing another, and that that might be a country one. The LORD CDANCEI.I.OR thought• as proceedings had been taken already before die L indon Commissioner, it would be mor convenient that a stew commission should be also directed to them t but be was of opinion that Mr. Hart's client was entitled to strike the docket. Mr. HART WAq anxious that it should be a country commission. both as it would save expense, and also as, by the torture of a country commission, a fuller and more satisfactory statement would be extracted from ti,e bankrupt as to his property. The Lotto CHANCELLOR—As far as my experience goes, I think the bankrupts are much more tortured by London Commis sioners than country ones. Mr. Mort ton had had some experience in Cornwall commis sions, and the torture which they inflicted was of the most pleasant kind imaginable. The LORD CristecELLon—There is certainly quite a diTere;t law of bankruptcy in that part of the world to shut there is here. CONST V. HARRIS Mr. RUSSELL applied to hisl.or.l;hip on behalf of Messrs. Forbes, "%Willett, and Kemble, to have the order which had been made in this cause. as to the payment of money into I:ourt, so far altered that it might be without prejudice to any claim they might have to any sum beyond the 10.000/. The LORD CHANCELLOR said this must be the subject of a special motion. It wss so direct an altering the form of the order. that no sooner should he have made it (were he to make it), than he should have an application for its discharge, as being quite irregu lar. He, however, did not think the order, as it stood, would pre judice the parties much. Ilk object in making it was to enforce obedience to the principles of the Court, nut meaning thereby to prevent the panics from making a just application to the Court. JUDGMENTS. Mr. HART asked his whether it was his intention to give judgment in the case of 11 11 v. Reardon today, or prerioasly to his leaving town ? The Lonn CHANCELLOR Raid he had not got his papers with him to day for Judgments, but he woald dispose of the case which Mr. hart had mentioned, in the course of the present sittings, If he could. All that he could say upon this subject was, that it was his intention, if possible, to get through every thing of that kind, so as to he quite ready to begin in November, and go through all the Judgments that remained unpronounced. The case of Hill and Reardon was a very laborious and difficult thing, and he did not kmw that he could undertake it now. _ _ Ale. HART did not mean to press his Lordship for it. The Loots CHANCELLOR—It cannot be more your wish than I feel it to be my wish and my duty to get through it if I can. I certainly cannot hope to do it before I go out of town, if I do spout of town. 31r. lIART hoped his Lordship would not feel it disrespeettlil, if he, as Counsel, should not he able to attend to hear his Lordship pronounce judgment in cases in which he was concerned. The LORD CHANCELLoa said he should not require the went. ante of counsel. But it was his intention to send from time to time, as he went through the papers, the judgments to the soli citors on one side, with a desire to them to communicate with t e solicitors on the oilier side. The greatest part of his vacation voids! be so employed, if not the whole of it. A great many people were dissatisfie I the did not mean the parties, fin , it was reasonable that they sheuld be, but ptrsons who had nothing at all to do with the muter) with him at judgments not being given. All he could say on that subject was, that he W3II not satisfied with any judgment till he was satisfied that it was right. Air. Harr said neither he nor his clients wished to hear Lis Lordship's reasons for any of his judgments, he being from ex perience convinced that no judgment would be given by his Lord ship but what was well founded, and able to support itself. INJUNCTIONS. In the course of the mnrning his Lordship observed, that, with regard to the injunctions that were obtained at this unseasonable time, instructions would be given that they should be all drawn up with the condition that the parties against whom they were °basinful pheuld be at liberty to apply to the Lord Chancellor, or to the :112s ter of the Rolls (in the Lord Chancellor's absence), for their bei: g d two:Jived. POLICE. SALE OF FRUIT IN THE STREETS. MAN lo x- H o BE.—Turnpenn y, the police-officer, appeared be. fore the Lord Mayor, to answer ■ charge of misconduct, preferred against him by Alf. R. Taylor, the Printer and Common Council. man, of shoe lane. The evidence in support of the charge was that of a po:u. Malt. woman, who stated, that Tumpenny had seir-ii her basket of fruit, which was the only stock site had in the world, and had taken it to the workhouse. She was ac the time selling her fruit at a plate quiteout of the ray of passengers, where she had been permitted by the parish-officers to sell it. Mr. Taylor said, that he brought this case forward with the view of getting the power of the police-officers, beadles. and others, in such essea, defined or linited. Ile had to complain that these men were often guilty of the most brutal violence la the mode of pro ceeding against these poor women. 'They seiz,ll capriciously the good. of peeticular women : they took them to the workhouse, where they were confiscated, and divided, without further proems, by the =e'er and mistress or the workhouse; aid not unfrequent. ly, he was asaurtd, the bettC.:a or other officers condemned the ap. plea or other fruit, es a lawful prize to themselves, and diviaett it, as a dessert, with their children, whilst the poor women., whose re perty it was went weeping home to their children, who were thus deprived of their bread, oi the means of getting any. Helhoughe these women ought not to be disturbed or hunted Out of the streets, so long as they tin not obstruct the footpaths. H e thought it welt Ito have The gats of Pomona displayed throughout n Matta; lot • t ° f. 1 : 0 it lit .1 • • I 8. I