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•11 - • v itA Ciy ,. ...._ o Theia , A: I .••••••.-.- 7 ' 7 . • .7.).r . 11 -1 7 . t. 1 A gic MOVEMENTS. Die Dowager Marchioness of Exeter has arrived at Roehamptoo, gram Grinistlinrwe Castle. Bourn. Lincolnshire. The Esti of Besbomugh hIS arrived at CAniurd-park, Wimborne, Horse, trom Rneharnmun. Lard Althorn has arrived at Wiseton Ilall, Bawtry, from Went worth flow. Itntheitiam. The Hon. Colonel Anson has arrived at the Pavilion, Brighton, from the Isle of Wight. sir Charles and bay Ibbottson hate arrived at Denton-park, Ottley, Yorkshire , from Scarborough. Mr. and Mrs. Doing have arrived at their scat, Ayot St. Law. ranee, Welwyn, Herts. from Wales. Departures from Berner's Hotel, Bement-street :—Robert Nemo, Esq. foe his seat, Bushbridge-park, Surrey ; John Car. rah. Esq. CHELTENHAM, At: Gust 26. On Thursday evening a new era was produced in the amusement of this fashionable resort. Formerly no use was made of the Spas, with the delightful walks and rides at tached to them, after ten o'clock in the morning ; but since the erection of the elegant Rotunda at the Montpellier fps, and which being so well s i m ilar for an evening enter tainment, a plan was formed to that of the Pier mont and Carlsbad Spa, to which persons may resort without restraint, only the gentlemen are expected to ap pear in dress ; the ladies appearing in what are called fancy hats. The following were announced as Ladies' Patranesses:—The Countess of Cavan, Viscountess Dun can, Lady Catherine Bourke, Lady Elizabeth Bourke, Lady Louisa Bourke, Lady Burdett, and Lady Otway. The new Rotunda was set apart for dancing; a room sits also appropriated for cards, with the long room adjoin ing the Rotunda for the promenade, as well as two conser vatories, which were filled with orange trees bearing fruit, exotics, choice flowers, :km, which were brilliantly illumi nated with or-molu lamps. The company began to arrive some time before eight o'clock, at which hour an instrutnental concert commenced, after which quadrilles began. In the course of the evening Bishop's airs were played most delightfully. Dancing continued till the time fixed for the close of the entertain ment, via., eleven o'clock. By this means invalids may view the gay and lively scene as they promenade in the long room. Lady Riversdale, all the Ladies' Patronesses, and most of the tirono of nobility which grace this place were present. 'he thole number was about three hundred. COBURG THEATRE. At this, the prettiest of the minor theatres, the Reign of Ilrrur has once snore been revived, with considerable alter ations and additions. It was found upon its first produc tion to be a most attractive melo-drama, and if we may judge from the appearance of the house last night, it is likely to prove equally so in its new shape. Amongst the alterations, the principal one is that of the introduction of Napoleon Bonaparte in the last scene, where he is made to commence his career by putting an end to the Reign of Terror, which he does most effectually, for the curtain drops and the play closes while his artillery are sweeping the streets of Paris with cannon shot. The Death Fetch followed, and although they have not the aid of Miss Kelly's splendid talents, yet they contrived to render the narrative deeply interesting. The spirit with which this establishment is now conducted cannot fail to render it more than usually attractive, for seldom is it that the public are ungratefal to those who cater liberally for their amusement. The Duke of York drove out in his cabriolet yesterday morning for nearly twohours, to take his usual daily airing. His Royal Highness inspected the new building erecting in the King's Palace, St. James's, for his future residence, drove up Constitution Hill, &c. Sir Herbert Taylor, his Royal Highness's Military Secretary, and Sir Willoughby Gordon, Quarter-Master General, transacted official busi ness with the Royal Duke yesterday morning. Sir Henry fillforil and Mr. M'Grigor, Sergeant Surgeon to the King, coited his Royal Highness yesterday afternoon. Soon after attending the Royal Duke, Sir Henry Ilalford left town, on a visit to his Majesty, at the Royal Lodge, Wind y'? Park. - _ . . The Duke of Cumberland arrived on the 16th inst. at B din, from Stre litz. Earl Bathurst arrived in town yesterday. Secretary Canning arrived at his residence in Down ing -street. yesterday afternoon, from Brighton. Mr. secretary Peel was expected to arrive yesterday treeing, from Broadstairs. The Esri of Liverpool was also expected in town yester day evening. Despatches were received yesterday at the Foreign Office, from the Earl of Clanwilliam, Ambassador at _ _ :3A1.15131: EC, Am 26.—0 n Wednesday, the I 6th instant, the LIM Bishop of Salisbury, in his way from Wirmin ster to Chiptienham, stopped at Westbury, and honoured the church in that place with a visit, when he expressed great gratification with the improvements which have re cently taken place therein. His Lordship, on his entrance, was greeted with a cheerful peal of bell-ringing, which was scriral times repeated during the evening. AGE or Tns Juno ES.—The following is a correct state ment of the ages of the present Judaea : The hoed Chancellor - 751 Lord Chief Justice of the Tne Mast.,:r of the Rolls 3111 Common Pleas - the Vice Chancellor . 63 Mr. Justice Park - 66 Mr. Justice Burrough 76 . 63 I Mr. Justice (laselee . 62 • 66 Lord Chief Baron Alesander 72 ' . 62 Baron Graham - 86 68 Baron Darrow - 71 Baron Bullock - as Ma. P. Moose —Part of a speech reported to have tern delivered by him in the House of Commons, on the :':.ii of March, 1925, runs as follows: •• The amount of capital which is daily investing in these six culati.ns I shall be safe in estimating at upwards of owe huntlrcd and :i i; milfions. This sum, large as it is, I hope to see tripled and quadrupled. Attempts are making to bring these Companies 'no ihsrredit, by stating that they come within the Bubble Act. I deny tlitt they do. I have the honour to belong to some of these Corripan , es. and I pledge myself that there is as much integrity in their vi ews as i n t h ose o f t h e C om p anro f the Bank of England *ism. I court the fullest inquiry intoevery speculation with which m 7 nat.:l:, i, connected." . _ I,ld Wet' Justice of the Court of King'i Bench Mr. Juatiee Bayley 31. Justice Holroyd Mr. Justice Little&le One of the objects connected with Mr. Price a (the new lowe of Drury-lane Vieatre) journey to America, was, for the purpose of renewing the engagements of tiarcia, and the whole corps of Italian singers and dancers, American Theatre, where, during the last season, they cue eminently successful. In the year MS, some of the best lands on Lord Kin naird's (vete, in the Carse of Cowrie, were rental, on old les.es of ..59 year , at four pounds Scots or 6s. Bd. the acre. The p resen t ren t i s 61. sterling per acre! Ilatsro 1., Au°. 26.—We are truly glad to hear that in slite branches of commerce, which in this port have been in the most depressed state, there is an evident improve laent, and a disposition to change hands. One article of considerable consumption, which last week found no sale at Is/. per ton, is now fetching 261. and anxiously inquired after by the London dealer. THE WICILWAII Gs wr..—We have elsewhere explained that the gang of thieves lately tried at Gloucester were im properly called by this name. We have been informed, that on the release of Thomas Mills, the accomplice and aPProccr, on whose evidence most of the prisoners were nnvicted, he was met by a M-s. L"wis, of Itangeworthy, addressing him familiarly by his Christian name, said, "Now didnat thee, Torn, steal our silver spoons and Oren?" (tongs)— ,, yta," says Tom, " I did ; and thee , lislt have 'em again." So taking from his back a large bl.; in which were several articles of stolen property, he took these out and restored them to her. ' And arn't %hove breeches thee'st on my old man's ?" says Mrs. Lewis. —" Indeed they arc," says Tom, "but I can't strip here, but if thee It send for them to-morrow, thee shalt have th tm." They were restored ; and Tom's conscience seems to hate been so much pricked, that several others, bearing of XIS. Lewis's good fortune, have applied to him, and re trotted many other articles of stolen property. FRENCH ACADEMY. The French Academy met on the Fete of St. Louis at half-past ten, and proceeded to the church of St. Germain FAttxt.rrois, where the panegyric of the saint was pro nounced by the Abbe ale Cahanis, in a discourse which is noticed by the French journalists as giving great hopes of his becoming a distinguished orator. At three the Assem bly proceeded to its place of sitting. The doge of Bassuet was the subject of the prize of eloquence; but had not produced any piece of distinguished merit. The compe tition for poetry was in praise of M. de Montyon, anal was gained by M. Alfred ale IVailly. A prize of 4,000 francs was given to Celtstine Detrimont, for observing monastic duties without a vow, anal for saving a family from an epidemic. A prize of 3.000 f. to Marie Brim, for serving in a family 20 years, and supporting them in misfortune. A variety of other prizes were given for different merito rious actions, chiefly charitable. The Academy did not judge any of the moral works, in 1823, worthy of the prize of 6,000 francs. A medal of gold, of the value of 2,000 f. was given for the work of M. L. P. Jussicu, entitled the History of Pierre Giterne, 1 vol. 12mo. A similar medal of 2,000 f. for the work of Madame Sophie Pannier, en titled L'Ecrivain Paine, 3 vols. 12mo. ' • anal a medal of the same value fur the work of M. J. N. Bouilly, entitled Toles presented to Me Children of Me Royal Family of France. The subject of competition among the painters is the story of AMOR and Pythiat, at the moment when the lat ter arrives to save the former from death. Ten pictures have been exposed. Connoisseurs prefer the picture of M. Fcron. THE HON. C. H. HUTCHINSON. Died, on Saturday night, at his house in Hampstead, the Hon. C. H. Hutchinson, wha was returned for the seventh time, at the last election, to serve in Parliament for the city of Cork. Mr. Hutchinson had been long known to the public as a warm and consistent supporter of every measure which was calculated to uphold the honour and dignity of his country. Ile entered public life in the Irish Parliament at a time when the most unblushing corruption was the avowed policy of the Government of the sister kingdom, and with that magnanimity and disinterestedness, which uniformly marked his conduct, he arraigned and denounced the measures of the Minister of that day, and thereby closed upon himself the path to honours and etno luments which he might otherwise have trod, risking like wise, by the part which he took in the debates upon the Union, what was far dearer to his warm and susceptible heart, the continuance of family attachments, that might, in the heat of party, such as then raged in the tempest which swept away the Irish Parliament, have been severed, had there not been so much of virtue and honour to bind them. The same•high-minded snd inflexible spirit con tinu, d to guide the public conduct of Mr. Hutchinson in the Imperial Parliament. He was unifonnly and stead fas.ly the advocate of civil and religious liberty, and the uncompromising enemy of oppression, under whatever form, or in whatever clime, it appeared. His services in this respect were peculiarly valuable, from the assiduity of his attendance in Parliament, and they are attested by the record of his name in all the divisions which have taken place for a series of years in the House of Com mons, upon great questions of foreign and domestic policy, involving the best interests of the country. So paramount was his sense of public duty to the pressing exigency of his health, that, contrary to the urgent re monstrances of his best medical and personal friends, be insisted upon quitting Brighton last spring, to take an active part in the business of the Irish committees then sitting in the House of Commons—an effort so much be yond his strength as to provoke the fatal relapse which followed. In private life Mr. Hutchinson was a warm hearted, kind, and guileless gentleman. Al'ithin the pale of his family his loss is irreparable; it will also bp long felt in the larger circle in which he moved, and more par ticularly by his constituents, who were attached to him by a deep sense of his long and faithful services. Of this an influential and predominating part of them has recently given a striking proof, as honourable to themselves as it was gratifying to the pure and parting spirit which lingered here just long enough to receive it, by determining that the son of Mr. Hutchinson shall MI the scat which is va cated by his honourable and lamented father. TUE {FORKS AT THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. The erection of this public fabric appears to be proceed ing with great rapidity. The centres for the second arch arc nearly finished, and are visible over the parapets of the old bridge. The mode by which these centres are con structed is very ingenious. The wood and iron work is formed and put together at Messrs. Joni& and Banks' esta blishment, at the Isle of Dogs, where the sections of the centre are finished ready for placing in position at the new bridge. These gigantic pieces of wood-work, forming a semicircle, are then floated to about SO yards above the site of the new bridge, on the Surrey side, where two barges are moored to each other. The barges are so constructed as to admit, as the tide falls, a body cf water, by which they are nearly filled, and thus brought almost to a level with the surface of the river ; the centres are then, by the opera tion of powerful machinery, first brought horizontally on to the barges, and then, by the same agency, raised per pendicularly across the middle of the craft, and second in that position. As the tide rises, the water is let out of the barges, and at high water they are floated down to the works where the arch is to be turned. The state of the tide at this juncture is such, as to bring the centres, thus temporarily fixerlon the barges, almost even with the piers on which they arc to be based ; and, by the operation of powerful mechanism, these ponderous centres (each weigh. ing nearly 40 tons) are placed in their positions at the new bridge. The celerity with which the works proceed must be no less satisfactory to the public than creditable to the con tractors; and, although the period at which the New London Bridge is stipulated to be finished embraces (we believe) four or five years from this time, there is, from appearances, every probability that it will be erected before that period; as the Prat arch will, we hear, be turned by tire close of the present year. CHURCH PATRONAGE. —Although there appear to he only 9,284 parish churches in England, there are 11,593 benefices, 1,290 of which are in the patronage of the dioce sans, 1,005 in dean and chapters, 103 in the five collegiate churches of Manchester, Ripon, Southwell, Westminster, and Windsor • 583 in the Universities and Colleges of Oxford and dambridge, Eton and Winchester; 1,015 in the King, Prince of Wales, and Dukeof Lancaster, leaving 7,591 in the patronage of lay improprtators. DF.STRUCTIVE FIRE, AND Loss OF LlFE.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out, between twelve and one o'clock, in the house No. 4, Plummer's-row, Commercial-road, which, we regret to say, has been attended, not only with the destruction of property, but with the loss of life. On its being perceived, tile watchman on the beat sprung his rattle, which attracted the attention of Mr. Miller, the chief officer of Lambeth-street, a resident in the neighbourhood, who hastened at once to the scene of devastation. On his arrival, the miserable in mates were screaming, in the most heart-rending man ner, for assistance, and he was induced, in consequence, to procure a ladder, and place it against the front of the house, with the intention of rescuing them from their perilous situation. In this be was unsuccessful, and, in endeavouring to aid his fellow-creatures, very nearly sacri ficed his own life. Scarcely had he mounted the ladder, and broke one of the windows, when the flames and smoke burst out with the greatest violence, and precipitated him from a height of 20 feet on the pavement. The injuries he received were rather severe. One of his hands is much cut, and his feet much bruised. A young matt, of the name of Solomons, at the same moment, threw himself from the two-pair window, by which his body was fractured in se veral places. He now lies itt the London Hospital, in a very dangerous state. The landlady of the house, a rather elderly woman, was not so fortunate; she fell a victim to the devouring element, and was reduced nearly to a cinder. The fire was got under a little after two o'clock, but not before the entire of the premises, and etery vestig of r e of prolt - perty, were reduced to au indiscriminate !rap uins. is said to have originated from a candle, which had been left lighting, waiting the arrival of a le dger.—An Inquest was held on the body of Mrs. S. last night, and the Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death." THE BRITISH PRESS. GREEK STEAM-VESSELS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. St a,—llaving read in your journal the letters of your cor respondent "A. G.," and your own observations in answer to his inquiries respecting the Greek steam vessels, and per ceiving that you arc both alike unacquainted with several par ticulars which have come to my knowledge, I shall make no apology for forwarding the following communication, more particularly as you state that it is the intention of the Bond holders to convene a meeting for the purpose of inquiring into the manner in which the money intrusted to the Greek Deputies has been expended. Many months previous to August last, the Greek Depu ties, Messrs. Orlando and Luriuttis, gave to Mr. E. Ellice, late M.P. for Coventry, a sum of 10,0001., in order that he might get a steam-vessel built for the service of Greece. This vessel was afterwards built, and was called the Perseverance. In the month of August last the Deputies made an arrangement with Lord Cochrane that he should I have six steam-vessels (of which that ordered by Mr. El lice was to he one) placed under his command, as Admiral of the Greek fleet in the war against the Turks. The ar rangement was made through the instrumentality of Sir F. Burdett, Mr. J. C. Hobhouse, and Mr. E. Ellice, who en gaged on the part of Lord Cochrane that he should carry it into effect. The Deputies were to provide 150,0001. to accomplish this very important business ; and it wasa part of the sti pulation that the vessels should be purchased and made completely ready for sea within a limited period of time— I believe about two or three months. The treaty being condo' ed, Messrs. Rio .rdo, the contractors of the last loan, were directed to set apart, out of 'flatlands in their hands, the above large sum, making, with the 10.000/. previously given to Mr. Ellice, 160,000/. Instead of purchasing vessels, as was intended, five steam-boats were ordered to be built ; but who it was that gave the orders I have never been able to learn. Two ship-builders, I understand, were em ployed—Messrs. Brant and Co., and some other gentlemen, whose names Ido not now recollect. For the supply of the requisite machinery for the live vessels, a contract was en tered into by Messrs. Ricardo with Mr. Galloway, of West Smithfield, and by the terms of the contract Mr. Gal loway e gaged that the whole should be completed by the month of ber last. How it has happened that the business should have been protracted to this period, the Deputies, and the other individuals who have taken part in the affair, will, I hope, be called upon to explain. August 27, 1626. Z. *** Had Z. seen Mr. Galloway's letter previously to writing his own, he would probably have deemed it un necessary to refer particularly to that gentleman as the engineer employed to construct the machinery. We, however, give the letter in full to-day, as it should have appeared yesterday, had not a press of matter prevented its insertion.—ED. Bit. Pc. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Si have not read the statement in an even;ng paper which called forth from Mr. Alexander Galloway the letter he addressed to you yesterday, respecting the steam vessels, assumed (as he properly expresses himself) to be intended for the service of the Greeks; but as Mr. Gal loway's letter would lead to the conclusion that what had appeared in your own and other journals was for the most part unfounded in fact, I avail myself of your columns to put a few questions to that gentleman. You, Mr. Editor, have stated that Mr. Galloway con tracted to finish the machinery for all the vessels by De cember last. I would, in the first place, therefore, ask Mr. Galloway if this be not strictly true ? Was not the contract made by him with Messrs. li icartlo ? Ilave not complaints been repeatedly made to Mr. Gal loway on account of his not fulfilling that contract? Did not Mr. Galloway, from week to week during the months of January and February last, promise that three of the vessels should be finished within ten days or a fortnight, and the others in a few weeks afterwards? Did not Mr. Galloway c'intinually refer to his own good character and his ardent love of liberty as reasons why those who complained of the delay might rest satisfied that he was exerting himself to the utmost to complete the ma chinery? Did not the Greek Deputies, in the month of March last, tell Mr. Galloway that the cause of Greece might be ruined by his delay; and did they not urge him to provide men to be employed both night and day? Did not Mr. Galloway say that, by employing additional hands to work during the night, he could undertake to finish three of the vessels within three weeks, but that, if he did so, he should be put to an extra expense of 2001. or 2501. ? and did not the Greek Deputies engage to pay him 3501. out of their own pockets to defray this extra charge, if he would complete the machinery by the time he him self then fixed ? Has not AIL Galloway since that time answered every application by renewing his assurances that the works would be finished within a week? _ _ --- Did not Mr. Galloway engage that the Perseverance should be ready by August, 1823 ; and was it finished be fore the month of May this year? Did not the boiler in another vessel burst ; and has not the machinery its the third been found very defective? When are the three other vessels likely to be finished? Has Mr. Galloway kept even two men employed on either of these vessels for the last six months? Ilas not Mr Galloway received from Messrs. Ricardo the full amount of Ins contract? Mr. Galloway's answers to these queries will be more sa tisfactory to those who have at heart the success of the Greeks than a reference to his public life, however uni form its tenor. Mr. Galloway's consistency and integrity are not points upon which the British public can be mate rially interested. The whole case resolves itself into the delay in the structure of the steam machinery, and a ge neral reference to individual character is no answer to questions connected purely with matter of fact. A LOOKER-ON. IMPORTANT TO CALICO-PAINTERS: On Thursday last, a Sheriff's Inquisition was held at the Albion Hotel, Eccles, Esq. Assessor, to determine the right to a lot of calico seized by the Excise, under an extent. The cir cumstances are as follow :—An extent for excise duty had been issued against Joseph Taylor (late Taylor, IVor lidge, and Co.), of Agecroft, calico-printer. On the pre mises was a lot of 513 pieces calicoes, which had been given out to Mr. Taylor, to be printred, by Messrs. S. Fletcher, Boyd, and Wood. These calicoes had been seized by the Excise, and the inquisition was held to determine wbether, under the circumstances, the Crown had any right to ap propriate them in satisfaction of duties owing by Mr. Ta ylor. After some witnesses had been examined as to the facts, Mr. Parke, for Messrs. Fletcher and Co. produced the Act of Parliament under which the extent was issued, and contended that goods intrusted by other parties to Mr. Taylor, to be printed, could not be seized for his duties, inasmuch as he was not a maker or manufacturer, to whom alone the Act appeared to refer, but only a printer for hire. On further examination, however, it appeared that Mr. Taylor had, during the last nine months, printed goods on his own account, and, at the time of the issuing of the extent, had a considerable quantity en band. On these grounds, the Counsel for the Crown, Mr. Carr, con tended that lie came within the meaning of the Act. Mr. Parke, however, would not give up his point, and it was finally arranged between them that the Jury should find 'A special verdict for the Crown, and leave the point of la.w for the decision of the Court of Exchequer. The Jury ac cordingly found a verdict, specially, after deciding some minor points, as to the balance of the current acf.ounts between the parties.—Manehester Guardian. Lately, as some persons were hathing at Port 'rowan, Cornwall, a young man, named Phillips, whr,, with a party, was in a boat off t he place, repeatedly ' presented a gun which he had at the bathers , who, suppe•Ang that he did so merely in sport, and without any inte,tion of tiring, took no notice of him. Ilowever, it appear, that, after two inefi'eetual atteinies, he succeeded in fire,,g, and lodged a number of shots in various parts of the bodies of Mr. Pearce, of the United Hills Mines, t iel MT. VOUlln Penrose, of 11.-druth, who were near each o:fier in the water when Phillips fired at them. The sLets have been extracted, an , ' no serious consequences nre, apprehended; but warrants I have been Lssued fur the a Pr.chension of Phillips, who has ab:conded. ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING COMPANY. A Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company was held yes terday at the City of London Tavern. fur the purpose of taking into consideration the state of its tains. Soon after one o'clock the Directors entered the room, and DAVID BA c r.A r. Esq. took the Chair. The CitAiu MAN addressed the Meeting, saying that the Direc tors felt obliged to acknowledge that they appeared before the Pro prietors under eircunistancesinot quite so satisfactory as upon former occasions, but they felt it their duty, notwithstanding, to invite them to that Sleeting, in order to lay before them a statement of the real condition of their affairs, respecting which he was aware that great uneasiness existed. The affairs of the Company in Mexico were in a most prosper. nun situation, being in a state of progressive improvement towards the completion of the objects of the Company. With respect to matters in this country, he regretted that they did not bear the same prosperous complexion, owing to causes with which they were all perfectly familiar. The extraordinary convulsions which had taken place in this country had led to financial d.fficulties. which it was impassible to foresee or anticipate ; difficulties in which, however, there was nothing to be alarmed' at, as by a little united exertion they.might be easily overcome. He would detain them by no further observations, but proceed at once to rend to them the Report which had been prepared for their consideration. The ('ttArnse.ar then read the Report, of which the following is a brief abstract : " The Directors were aware of the unfavourable rumours current in regard to the affairs of the Company in Mexico. lint considered them true only in one respect, viz., that the number of ties undertaken had been too great for the capital of the Company. The capital had been laid out, not in purchases, hut in loans made on the security of the mines, and on condition of participating in the 'snail during a certain number of years. At several of the smeller mines the working had been suspended ; but from the well-known value of the five great m'nei, on which the priori. pal outlay had been made, it was apparent , hat the advances of the Company rested •on a secure foundation ; and as to the time of repaying these loans, it was stipulated in most of the come acts that such should take place before making any dividend of profit to the mine-owners." The Report next adverted to the mode of working the mines, and to complaints, that the improved system practised in England had not been introduced. The propriety of the English system was acknowledged, but it wan urged that time would be required to accustom to it the inhabitants of a country . so backward in many respects as Mexico. Withreference to the mine of Valenciana, the greet.st by far of the undertakings of the Company, the Report stated thepress of the draining, the recent reduction of the weekly ex iture, and the prospect of the increase of produce , now that, y getting lower into the mine, access had been obtained to the more productive workings. The CHAIRMAN said, that there were two objects fir the con sideration of the Meeting; one was to suggest a proper plan for raising 160,000 L, which was supposed to be sufficient to accomplish the object of the Company ; and which, amongst 600 or 700 persons, be believed there would be little difficulty in procuring. The other object was, to come to some decision with respect to the forfeited shares, amounting to 2,813 in number. A GENTLEMAN said that his shares had become liable to for feiture in consequence of Indisposition, which rendered him utiable to pay up the calls. He was, however, then ready, if permitted, to pay up all the calls in which he was in arnar. The CHAIRMAN said, that there were two vacancies in the Direction ; and although by the Deed of Settlement the Directors were themselves empowered to fill such vacancies, yet they felt no disposition to exercise that power, and would gladly receive any gentleman at the nomination of the Proprietors. (Cheers.) Mr. SCHNEIDER said that he considered the affairs of the Coin- Piny as by Directors no means desperate, although he thought the Directo bad erred in judgment In the mode in which they had hitherto ma -1 staged the affairs of the Company. A great outlay of capital had been made, and perhaps they had gone beyond the bounds of pru dence in the engagements they had entered into. They had, how ever, bought experience dearly, and now he had no doubt but with a reduced expenditure they would he enabled eventually to suc ceed. The main cause of their present embarrassment was owing to the Directors having abandoned the true principle of reciprocity, by making calls upon the Proprietors, while numerous defalcations existed upon the previous calls. This showed a lax administration upon the part of the Directors, for they preferred resorting to ex pedients rather than make fresh calls upon the Proprietors, until at length their difficulties became so pressing that they felt themselves under the necessity of calling that Meeting, and making that appli cation to the Proprietors which a sound discretion should have warned them to do at an earlier period. He would move that all the shares liable to forfeiture, up to the twelfth call, be declared forfeited ; and in doing so he was prepared to meet the argument that the measure might be hard towards the defaulters, by saying that they ought to reflect upon the extent to which they might have injured the property of others by their defalcation (Cheers.) He would, however ' propose also as a boon, that ail defaulters up to the twelfth call be admitted on paying up the demands upon them prior to the 4th of September. This he should do because he thought it possible that some of those parties might have held back from not having heard a candid atatement from the Directors of the affairs of the Company—a statement which they had certainly a right to expect. Mr. Non eta said he agreed with almost all that had fallen from Mr. Sel•neider, with the exception of nrocecdirg against the de faulters to the extent of forfeiture. When it was considered that upwards o`o e-tourth of the capital of the concern was thus c mien gered, he thought the better way would be to form a Committee to meet the Directors, and to confer with them ttpon the question of the forfeited shares, and also upon the best method of raising the 150.000/. required to carry on the concerns of the Company. Mr. SCHNEIDER saitl, the 'wants of the Company would not afford time for the operation of a Committee. 31r. NORRIS said that he should add to his motion that the Sleeting should adjourn till Friday, in order to obtain the Report of the Committee. A PROPRIETOR said that some allowances ought to be made for those who, under more favourable auspices, had been induced to enter more largely into it than their circumstances could well afford. Sir. WILSON thought Sir. Norris's proposition very good, as far as respected the conference with the Proprietors for the purpose of raising the money. But with respect to the forfeited shares, all the holders had received three notices, so that on this point a confer ence was unnecessary, and they had only to declare them for feited, in confotmity with the Deed of Settlement. Friday he also thought a bail day for the meeting, it being post-day. Another Gentleman then moved an amendment—That the time be enlarged to the 14th instead of the 4th of September ; to which Ste. Schneider assented ; and the amendment was consequently embodied in the original Resolution. Mr. WARD said that he liked Mr. Norris's suggestion better than any he had yet heard, and should therefore give it his support. Mr. Nortats's amendment was then put from the Chair, and lost by a considerable majority. The original Resolution was then put and carried, with the al teration Irons the 4th to the 14th of September. A PROPRIETOR proposed that no sharzs forfeited hereafter should be allowed the same indulgence, which was agreed to. Another PROPRIETOR proposed that all defaulters allowed to pay up upon their forfeited shares should be compelled to pay .5 per cent. interest on their calls from the day on which they became due. This, however, was negatived by a great majority. Mr. Noon's then moved for a Committee of nine persons, with power to add to their number, in order to confer with the Directors upon the most advisable method of raising the money requisite to carry into effect the objects of the Company, and to report to the body at large-the result of their inquiry. This Resolution being unanimously agreed to, an adjournment was also agreed to until Tuesday next. when the Proprietors are to meet in the same room to receive the Report. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman for his conduct in the Chair, and the meeting was adjourned accordingly. We learn from Falmouth that there are three or four 1 more 10-gun brigs now getting ready for that station. At the Edinburgh police-office, on Saturday, a most woc-begone Wight, a son of Esculapius, whose head, from the effects of shame, was all but sunk IttAwcen his slnydi- ders, was brought up from the shadea beneath, and placed at the bar. From the goggling of his eyes, they seemed to be very much discomposed by tha sun's effulgence—and no great wonder, for he had been several days it: durance upon a charge of trespass of a most extraordinary nature. One evening, about the beginning of th_a week, the lady of a house in the New Town, when i . .loout to retire to bed, and in passing the kitchen door, r,:sserved the shadow of a man reflected upon the floor, Csich excited in her some uneasy suspicions; so, without saying a word, she locked the outer door, and gave the key to her husband, who bad retired to rest. In the warning she came to the kitchen to recon noitre, when slie observed a stout strapping wench sitting at the fire, dres:,cd in a printed gown and apron, and a large mutch which half concealed her comely face. The servant maid ^ a ssured her mistress that the stranger was a country ecosin of hers, who had come to town the previous night, and whom she could not but invite to take a share of her bed. The mistress advanced to this interesting personage, and, drawing aside the breast of her gown, observed a man's coat of honest broad cloath beneath it ! The stranger se-s no other than the prisoner. Instantly the alarm was given to the husband, who, after locking the door outside, hur ried for some policemen. They soon arrived, and invited the prisoner to accompany them to the watehlsouse. He implored for mercy, and protested that he would rather be stuffed like an alligator, and exhibited as such in a glass bottle, than submit to such degradation. Ws prayers, how ever, were of no avail ; and after being strapped by the wrist to one of the policemen, he was , marched off in his female habiliments to the wateldsou , .e—a sad and striking exasmile of the truth of the poet's remark, that " th e i course of true love never did run smooth." Ile had no , thing to say in defence of his conduct, which really, bad as it was, was not worth snaking a fuss about ; and he was, s therefore, ordained to find cautilan for his good behaviour u nder the penalty of WI. —.Ft!i4Z4irgle treeklg Chrunick. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, MONDAY, Alin. 28. The LORD CHANCELLOR Sat rt ten o'clock, and haring got through ail that came before him by one, he rose. EX-PARTE LEPAQD, IX THE MATTER OF HOLMES, A BANKRUPT. The LonD CHANcEttoiiilati4that, in this matter, which wad argued on Saturday, the application was to supersede a Derby coot_ mission of bankrupt. Two parties had applied to take out a Lon don commission; having applied at the same time, they drew lots who should have the commission ; the gentleman who succeeded subsequently applied es-parte to the Court for an order to supersede that commission, and for leave to take out another directed to com missioners at Derby, which the Court ci.mplied with, and the pre sent petition was to supersede that commission. Upon looking at the whole of the matt e r, his Lord s hip could not think tharanrlung improper was meant by the subsequent application for the Derby commission, though the fact had not bun distinctly stated that two parties had applied originally fur a London commission, nor yet that it hail been got by drawing lots. It appeared, therefore, that, if a new London commission was to issue, the same gentleman ought to have the carriage of it ; and the question was, what were the new circumstances the party had lewnt, subsequent to the is.. suing of the London commission, that made him think a country commission would be the best, contrary to his first impression i This his Lordship wislicti to have explained by affidavit in the course of the day, and then he should give out his order to-morrow. If the circumstances were sufficient, the present commission would have to go on ; if not, it would have to he superseded, and another London one directed to issue. nE REAUVOIR V. RHODES. This case again underwent a long discus/urn, which was of DJ public interest whatever. COURT OF REQUESTS, KINGSGATE-STREET, Auo. 23. A CIVIL DOCTOR! Mrs. Sarah Booth, a ri.ipectable elderly lady, appeared to a summons igsued on the complaint of a Mr. Bleck, surgeon, cup par, and accoucheur, residing somewhere in or about Hart.street, Bloomsbury, who demanded, for advice and medicine, the sum t,t 41. 17s. Gd. Mrt. Booth denied all knowledge of the debt, and at the same time produced a receipt of the plaintiff's for 31. I M., which was the list charge he could have made for his professional services, so fit u i•he was concerned. 111 r. Bleek said he had not summoned the lady who thought pro per to appear, but one n:uch younger an.t mach prettier—he meant bliss Sarah Booth (familiarly called "Sally"), the celebrated Ac tress of All. Work ; however, if Mrs. lipoth thought proper to take her daughter's character, the business might proceed. Mrs. Booth said that she csme there, presuming that the sum. moos was intended for herself, her name being Sarah as well as t fat of her daughter. Miss Booth was at present in the country, and would not return to London fora good while: but assuredly she would not have permitted a debt of this description to remain un. pa'd! if it was fairly due. The fact was, that the gentleman, though very intimate in the family, never attended bliss Booth professionally. Mr. Neck—Good God ! you won't say so ! 1 Mrs. Booth—Yes, Sir, but I to say so, and will maintain whit Mr. Bleck—There's a r turn f r all my friendship aid civility! The COMMISSIONER—AIIow me to a.k you. Mrs. Booth, did this gentleman ever attend :Ills. Boo.h during any illness ? Mrs. Booth—Never professionaly, nor IndeAl has she required his services ; but, Sir, if you give me leave, I shall explain the civility to which this gentleman alludes. Ile has been a constant visiter at Our house—always finding himself a seat at the break. fast, dinner, anti supper table—in short, he made himself quite " at home," and in return he was always endeavouring to dose the while family. One day in particular, I remember, when we were at dinner, my daughter laid her hand on her bo som —so; and Mr. B. with his usual vigilance to get hold of a patient, jumped up from the table, and with the most eager solicitude entreated her to tell him what was the ma t-r ? Alias Booth replied. " Oh, nothing, :only a slight pain, the effect of cold, I fancy." The Doctor looked grave, felt her pulse, and dropped some serious hints—such as—" not so slight—neglected cold—pain in the breast —mev turn to cancer—poor thing—something must be done in time "—and away lie went to his laboratory, where he ordered a lotion to be made up for his patient, and returned to discuss another bottle of wine with her father. In the same way he bad called in at different times subsequently, and sent some bottles, none of which Miss Booth ever had occasion to use, but for which it now seemed that he was disposed to charge her. This was the wh. le truth of the matter. Mr. Bleck would adrn't that he was on terms of intimacy wilt Miss Booth's family, but declared that he considered himself as attending professionally, and of course expected to be paid for his services. But there was something more which Mrs. Booth had not thought proper to explain, but which might account for the non-payment of his bill. T he fact was, that a brother of Miss Booth's had taken the liberty to fall deeply in love with his (Mr. Bieck's) sister, and made a formal offer for her hand ; however, as he knew that the young man had no means to support a wife, except what he derived from a rather subordinate situation in Somerset-house, he (Mr. Bleek) had refused to give his consent to the match. _ The Coss ISISSIONER—WaS it then that you sent in your bill to Miss Booth ? 31r. Bleek—Soon afterwards. The Co at sr SSIONER—And, but for that misunderstanding, that charge never would be made. The summons is dismissed. Mr. Bleck—The decision is a most shameful one, but I will take it to a higher Court. SURREY SESSIONS. These Sessions commenced yesterday at Horsemonger.lane, be. fore Mr. HEDGER, Chairman, and other Magistrates. John Forsyth was indicted by Henry, Murray for an assault. Mr. JE m TT attended for the prisoner, who is a baker: the as sault arose from a dispute concerning a loaf, which Murray denied having received. The prisoner was fined 6s. 3d., which he paid, and was discharges'. Henry Dullard and Peter Poyne were charged with felonious. ly stealing various articles of household furniture, value four pounds one shilling, the property of Richard Burnell. Mr. JEMNETT was engaged by the prosecutor, and stated, that his client rented a house of Bullard, in Belvidere-row, and was indebted to the landlord up to the 20th of July, 1825, 7!. 10s. for rent. He requested time to pay it in, anti undertook, on Bullard having distrained, to pay it in a month. On the 10th of August they took the goods away, as the money had not been paid. They took away treble the value of the amount of rent. Mr. Burrell got other goods, and left a padlock on his door, but on returning to the house, lie found that it had been broken open, and the whole of the goods taken out. On attempting to enter his room, they presented a blunderbuss, and threatened to blow out his brains. For this violence he now appealed to a Jury of his countrymen, to punish the offenders. and to know if a man's residence could be broken into, and robbed without cause or authority. The first witness he called was Mr. Burnell, the prosecutor, who deposed that he was a house. agent, and rented a room of the prisoner Bullard at V/. per annum. That in the month of April he engaged some other apartments. it.r the whole of which he was to pay 301. per annum. On the first quarter becoming.due Bullard applied for the rent. Witness told him that he was out of cash, and would pay in a few days. Bul. lard, however, distrained for the amount, and left a man in posses. aim whom he withdrew on witness signing an undertaking to pay it in a month. He could not do so, and the goods were tventu illy taken away. He got more goods, and on leaving 1119 smarm", tits in the morning, he put a padlock on the door. On the first 'eft Are, Bullard, the landlord, and Payne, who was his broker, had used some violence, and witness applied to the Magistraies at L'itioit Hall for an assault warrant. the Magistrates declined interfer but advised witness to indict the prisoners at the Sessions. On h return to his roams in the evening, he found that some one had broken into them. Ile knocked and demanded admittance. Fiyne opened the door a little, and presented a blunderbuss, and te:d hitt., with abuse, that if he did not go about his business he (Payne) would, blow his brains out. The Counsel for the prisoner submitted, that the second seizurr was made for the rent of the four weeks allowed to make up he 71. 10s. of the first seizure, and that it could not be construed in o felony. The presccutor had conunenced twoactions for the trespass, by whichthe prisoners would, if guilty, be punisheds. and ha cont. n !ca that there was no ground for the charge of felony. After discussing the question for some time, The Citarnstast declared it his opinion that an action of trover was the most proper mode of proceeding, and recommended the Jury to find the prisoners Not Guilty, which they did without pea. ceeding farther into the case. POLICE A NOVEL CASE. fliawatoN:Boust.—About 13 years ago a man was transportel for life from Norwich, for a burglary. He conducted himself with great propriety in Botany Bay, and realized tome property there. A short time ago a person was apprehended as that individual. charged with having returned front transportation. and committed for trial to Newgate. where lie now is confined. Ile denies that he ever was transported to New South Wales; but, for some cause or other, he felt anxious to assign his property, which amounts to be. tween 3001. and 41101. to another man until the event of the trial should be ascertained. The assignment was made in the prison, and nothing remained to be done with respect to the prup.rty but to have it handed over to the party chosen to receive it into his_pos. session. It consisted of bills drawn by a convict in Botany Hay. and accepted by the Government there, and endorsed by them to the Treasury here, and it lay in the hands of the officer who had apprehended the prisoner. The officer, upon being applied to, re. fused to give up the papers without some authority. to which he might refer in case of being called upon, the property of a felon becoming forfeit to the King upon conviction. Application was Immediately made to the Sitting 31agistrates at some of the police offices to compel the odicer to resign the property. but they refused to interfere. The Secretary of State was also applied to, but hefted his objections, and the assignee came to the Lord Mayor, request. ing that his Lordship would order the restoration of the billy. The Lunn 31AY011 thought the application an extraordinary fine, and refused to give any direction to the officer, whom the sissigneit immediately threatened with an action in trover. The officer is considered justified in Holding the property, and he declares ha will abide. the home of any action. BUR 1.1 L FEES. A parlth officer of St. Bo T tpli, Ahlgate, having made upon an Inhabitant of S. 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