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KEAN IN PHILADELPHIA. w e ropy, ea)s a Boston paper of the 24th January, from the 1",/...i./1.7 , i.1 US. Grmate of Thursday last, the ful -10% account of Mr. Keon's reception in that city:— . T fCt , an pt rimmed nichard last evening to the wait roweled house we ever witnessed. On his entrance he was perm! with a loud welcome. On the exhibition of some slight JI,IPPTIIbaI ion, the audience cure, and waviti; their hats, gave him se veral hearty cheers. There were some expressions of disapprobation, which conti. surd th e mghout the perlorotance ; they were, however, very sp~ht, and scarcely sufficient to be dentin - dna:al an opposition. j ii e t. was announced for Ultktto amidst the loudest acclamation. s• The multitude in front of the theatre during the evening was rworishinqle great. We, however, heard of no improper conduct an their ' mi.' . The Demorrafie Press of the same day contains the fol lowing commuriestion To the Citizen. of Philadelphia.--I intended to address you lest esening, but was inerailed on to proceed with my part rather than to give Utte74ll3 to the feelings of gratitude which you then aired in my :rumen. " Fr ends slto tale an interest In my welfare. assure me that the most unfounded s•ories hare been circulated with a view to pre. judice you against me. For my past errors, the mo.t implacable, I should suppoac, would be satisfied that I have suffered sufficient punishment. The inhahitants of this city lam totally unconscious at over haring ofnntied; hut, if I have unconsciously done so. I most sincerely regret it. I have always borne towards this city the kindest feelings, and the events of last night will impress still d eeper upon l e y heart the respect and gratitude which at shall be the guile and pride of niy life to manifest. •• Philadelphia, Thursday morning. "EDMUND KEAN." COVEAT-GA!DE,V THEATRE. Last night a new Oratorio was produced at this theatre, called Veinkagieing, composed by Sir J. A. Stevenson, 1)o:. The name of Sir John Stevenson is so well knerrit, and his works hitherto so generally appreciated, that it is scarcely necessary to repeat them here. His melodies, glees, and harmonized airs are fully in the Tea lectien edf all those who have '• music in their souls." Sir John has now embarked in a nuldd r tired ; and we think, what ever din. 4( r might be supposed to attach to the under taking, he has come off victorious. The compoaition of an Oratorio is no light matter, and when we see how little has -been done since the clays of I I andel and of Haydn, we can sot hut suppose that the attainment of success has been matter of considerable donbt. Beethoven certainly has shown himself competent to the task, aid his chorus in the Mount of (nines, descriptive of finding our Saviour, can Lever be forgotten by those who have once heard it. In Eng land, the attempts at Oratot io composition have been of a very limited nature. Of living composers, Dr. Crotch is the only one who has attained success; his Pe/eftine is a roble work, but, unfortunately for the public, from some objection on the part of the Doctor to publish, it remains In manuscript, acid has not been allowed to be performed at either of the Theatres; the knowledge of the merit of the work is therefore cd rained to those who have had an oprurtunity of hearing it elsewhere. Ills " Lo, star-pal Chiefs," is a masterpiece of composition. Of Sir John SteVellson ' s overture it must be ouscrved that it possesses little of originality, and we think it the least effective part of his composition. The opening reci tative by Mr. 13ralidon, of •• the Lord Gott Omnipotent," was highly wrought, and formed a very beautiful intro ductiou to the general subject. As might be supposed, Sir John has shown himself highly conspicuous in the harmony of his trios, quartets, quintets, and septet; the minor movement in " For this is our God, dis played great beauty, and the quintets, " Let every thing have breath,' and " Thy way is in the sea, were nut less effective. To the choruses we must give our most unqualified approbation. They were highly wrought, and ably illustrated the subject of the poetry. 01 these, " Sing unto the Lord," at tile conclusion of the first part, and " For all the world shall worship Him," in the seeowl, we think were tile best. We come now to the s dos. The one assigned to Miss Paton, recitative and t• 0 praise God," is a mast happy, we may say mas t: rly, composition, and the execution of it does Miss Paton infinite credit ; we certainly have never heard a finer spe cimen of bravura, either as regards the composition or the execution. In " Awake thou lute and harp" also, though Out so masterly, Miss Paton was most happy, though the subject did nut partake of the same scope for display as in the former air. We tnust observe on the very judicious use made by Sir John Stevenson of the trumpet; it has been too much the fashion in modern music, where the poetry made ally allusion to the instrument, for the cow paser to throw iii such " blasts so loud and dread," as to destroy all pleasure otherwise derivable from the compo etion. We think it necessary to pay this just tribute, because we have been threatened at another Theatre aith a Leese affliction of the kind in the presence of some trumpet Vowels from Constantinople or elsewhere, who, it' report s p. ski true, possess such astonishing power on that instrument as almost to rival the French performer, who, in an effort of f • tusairrio, reduced his trumpet from a state of sinuosity into that of a strai;:ht line. Mr. Phillips also had two most powerful songs—" Thou stillest the raging of the sea,', atol " The snares of death compassed me about".—the latter of which was most deservedly encored. Mr. Braham silo was very successful in " 0! Lord, how manifold are thy works." The air, " I (lid call upon the lord," was enchantingly executed; and in the recitative intro dueing it, " Bow gracious is the Lord—how merciful," the pronunciation of the word merciful surpassed any itdd . ng cf tile kid we ever heard. We had almost forgot a quartet and clid ras in the first part, " way, 0! God, is holy," the concluding pact of which was a superlative display of composition. Upon the whole we cannot but congratulate the public on the production of this Oratorio; and though it may not stand the test of composition with the works of Handel, it at least displays such a delightful collection of harmonies, that tan as a whole, or as one from which selections may be made in part, we feel assured it will rank very high El the estimation of ail lovers of s t er li ng composition. Sir John Stevenson is much indebted to the performers, vocal and instrumental. Mr. Witham had not much to do, but what he did do was well Ilene. The weight of the piece ill upon Miss Paton and Mr. Phillips, and ably did they p„eforin their tasks. Miss l'aton, if possible, improves and we think we may say the mine of Mr. Phillips. Miss S:epliens; Madame Vestris, and Miss Love, executed C.- parts allotted to them with great judgment and ti •.1 ; as did Miss Farrar, Miss Cawse, Mr. llorncastle wet Master Loogleurst. At the conclusion of the piece the ell p'suse was genet al. lhe 0, a torio was followed by a miscellaneous act, anti in Cr?i': to show that they were not wearied by the oratorio, the atidid nce eneorcd every song in it. Nliss Stephens sang ie.!" Minstrel Roy," and we suppose in order that no jea lousy might he felt by the applause which had been so favourably and justly bestowed upon the Irish bard, the audience were favour, d with two Scotch songs, one by Mr. Braham, of " March, match, Ettrick and Tevioniale " and the oilier by ISl;as Pao n, " Where is the land which Scotland surpasses?" Miss Stephens and Madame Vestris were very successful in l's s's duet from Grizelda," Vederlo " 24 Wilton," as were Alias Farrar, Mr. Robinson, Mr. arncastle, and Mr. Phillips, in " The Pregitiera," from !lose in Egitto. Mr. Brukam and Miss Stephens were en tlusiestieally applauded in " When thy bosom heaves the sell;" and the wholcconcluded with the "Cough and Crow" by Master Barker, Master Longliurst, and Mr. Phillips. Itie band was very effective under that able leader, Mr. Mori, and the din ct i on o f t h e w h o l e was a bl y susta i ne d by Sir George Smart. The house was fashionably attended and crowded in every part. Mr. Mathews has had two general rehearsals of his new i?rthcoming entertainment with music, one at the Eng lysh Op era -h ouse on Monday, and the other at his house Lit Friday. We regret to announce the death of Knight, the Co of Drury-lane Theatre, which event took place Ticulay night, after a long illness. Professionally, Air; Knight maintained high comic rank (always amusing, an" [lever offensive), and privately he was respected and "bt:e!toed by all who k new hi m. Ihe Arts York Daily Advertiser has the following a r ti ozy for not giving the details of a chic feast :—" Sick ness iu the family of our reporter prevented us from ob- TAlntar the usual account of the Corporation proceeding° Nloaday evening." Would London readers consider 1 " 14 ' as a good e x cuse for not having the argum e n ts on th e ( me,' question on th e i r b rea kf ast ta b les t h e morning 1 4 Vol bare bee n urgcd in halLuneut? MONTREAL PAPERS. PROVINCIAL PARLIAMENT OF LOWER CANADA. LIOHILATIvE COUNCIL CHAMBER. QUEBEC. JAW. 21. This day at three We:ark Ins Excellew:y the Governor in Chia comedown in rste to the Getnalative Council Chamber. and being seared on the Throw-, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was sent down to the House of Assembly to command their at. tendance before hi.. Ert , :eilency, and that House being corns up, his Excellency opened the Session with the tollowing speech:— " Gentlemen of the L^gislative Council, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, " The Provincial Parliament has seldom met under circum stances more ir.teresting to the country at large. or when eon. tentinent and happiness more generally prevailed in all parts of it _ . _ " We see a people grateful for the blessings which Providence has poured upon them, and sensible of the many advantages they enjoy under their laws, lint it must at she same time be evident to us all , that the rapidly improving state of this Pro. vince calls for mow measures calculated to give encouragement where a disposition to industry and enterprise is so manifest and so general. " It becomes my duty, therefore, to call your attention to these as principal subjects for your inquiries in this Session. They are more peculiarly important at this time when the Imperial Par liament has made so great a change in the Commercial Policy of of the State, by opening to the Colonies an almost unlimited par ticipation in all the advantages of trade hitherto reserved for the 111 other Country. " In slEtirs of such immedi tie and deep consequence to the Province, I shall hope to receive that support and assistance which you are well qualified to give me. and by which the country shall feel the benefits that always result front a cordial co-operation in the several bran rhea of the Legislature. "Gentlemen of the Assembly, " I shall cause to be laid heftier you the accounts of revenue and expenditure in the last year, with a statement of other incidental expenses of that period, the nature of which will be fully explained. —I shall also direct the proper officers to lay bet . ore you the esti mate of the probable revenue and expenditure of the current year. It will give me great satisfaction to find that the differences which have so long subsisted iii the Legislature, on financial matters, have been noisily removed. le e rin g no di ffi culty now to prevent the grant of these supplies whien it is my duty to ask in his Majesty's name fie the support of his government in this provit:ce. " Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, " it is my wish to call your immediate attention to those acts of the Imperial Parliament to which I have already alluded, in order that a respectful representation may be made on the subject of any part of them, which, intended for the general advantage of the colo nies, may be found to affect in an unfavourable matinee, the parti cular interests of this province; and it will not be surprising if in anew system comprehending so many, various, and even opposite interests as are those of the British colonies, some unforestieo grounds of objection may be found. " Of the objects more immediately connected with the internal state of the Province, which require your consideration, the most importact are those which relate to the alteration and improvement of the system of judicature, and to the adoption of measures tend ine to afford better security to property. The want of Register Offices has long been felt as a most serious evil. It hat of late be come destructive of confidence in the transfer of property ; it must operate as a bar to the introductioisof capital and to the purchase of land, and is is many ways most hurtful to the improvement of the Province. '• I trust you will very seriously consider this evil, and again ap ply yourselves to devise a proper remedy. It must be obvious that the labours and details of Government require to be assisted in proportion to the increase of the popula lion, and to all the new circumstances of a young country rapidly rising from infant powers to those of mature and vigorous strength. It is highly desirable that every country in its most remote parts should feel that the laws can reach the evils existing, and afford protection, where the want of it at present cheeks the general im provement. " I have formerly recommended to you, and still do strongly recommend a more accurate subdivision of the Province into coun ties, townships, and parishes, with a view to distribute the Magis trates more equally, to regulate the militia better, and to inquire into, and if possible assist the local interests of each county, and its minor subdivisions separately. " I scarcely need advert to the subject of education in this Pro vince. It has long occupied the public attention. and has acquired increasing interest by the increasing desire for its inestimable ad. vantages; neither would I think it necessary to recommend conti. ❑ued support to the long-established institutions of charity, were it not to bring under special consideration a better system for the care of the insane. Every feeling of humanity prompts us to compas sion fur these unhappy objects: and yet I regret to say that the systematic and proper treatment of them with a view to their rc 'tondo° to society. has not been sufficiently provided for in this l'rovince. " In thecourse of the Session I shall call your attention to the state of the Roads. It is a subject most important to the improve ment of the country, but ...tains IPOMI detail than can be given on this occasion. " Among the laws which expire user this Suasion, there are sertral of the highest consequence to the good Government of this country ; I trust they may be renewed and made permanent, for temporary measures in matters of such a nature cannot but be pre. judicial where the existence of Courts of Law of any description is made doubtful or uncertain. _ " I recommend to you, Gentlemen, with great earnestness the general interests of the Province. If they shall be fostered by a wise system and a liberal policy there cannot be a doubt that the progress of public improvement and prosperity will be greatly in. creased, atfordti.g the best and most Krantying proof that the public expectations and hypes have not been disappointed in the result of your labours in this t3ession. irther reraibt ' an Pent Ilona ET /fiis. 'wh i n g e s eel. foe (0-4 7 th e Ares t o a largo country were I bank, were snail h ou ' aes he latter, We e is no fow l , 'own er , that syntenta—the ng l an k at ▪ LAND, and ill, in whi ch ° ad opt thia ne in creasing liter inipeasi. inenee o f tile 'Jere, of the ✓ aff a i rs are o p a y esary stake that, I and robbed the &tweet which they ever 'in ce , trly one bun. Are of their th the above ch opened at ion, receding 5, at 7tii, to 21)6, Indi a Ilia, at par n circulauon with a loan ciliately pro toment ; and I be ttsoad to gloom of tlas ; Colombian 'elms. to 361, of 10, ti fee k market was cited in the uctuations itt still pries do o•oterdal, it be r at dialler rt. , bowie to Cud. d at Haltom, ao!alubur, Put. lerkelry• pro% JCllllrO-141.111 I Duke of Beek- house Is Pees. f Dartmouth's aptale Clow. !. , 4r41 rnd Lod, 14.. bride, I.uni Innkrr, for the Mrs. Lawlor, 1,7.1 Iranshars. A llliiburo. .‘ , .trulber, for ;artllnet, Bas M. /faunae% Ire:and. Ire happy to few days. ;rein is prt• to).11 I i igh. ecatcd. at at Clare- h I:arl Be. • numetou• n interview delivered oC 9t. Jaws'.. If will oat 1 of General re already ince the dir passed into Company. body have the public, Intent upon Ping for the only of the nut-houses. Ind, on the id from the vliich oom- Two be eroded, it of Prix in extent. ii tuotived , a mecting own took co-opyrato le Govern he prat iser. e attendee City. It Lblisliment &Tied that le forward :operation 2111T111 the copy of a t lis Greek 1 7e MO. Duna of the in which nral fell 1g tut eon large bed• by Cr,lottel ^el out the was served tu tire till .!edeoured :.• intyonte nettle now l'he tillage so 'laugh when they 9 prilonwit nlhian !m -etal set:at )uted, and imees, 414) en, with V aeons. Re. tan of the wide t'sp :en. The 1 the halve the Cam. LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE, Fcnnumor 21. Notwithstanding the win TZTTZTo the westward, the arrivals have been very limited, owing, no doubt, to the very tempestuous state of the weather. The dealers and millers have only bought, during the week, their daily almost; and thin day's market has not produced any change: the prices therefore may be quoted from 3d. to 61 lower on Wheat, Id. on Oats, 3d. on Barley, and 2s. per sack on Flour. Only one sale of Foreign Wheat is reported to have been made, and that was a small lot of Rostock Wheat, at 4s. per 701 b. in bond. The ports ate now closed against all kinds of foreign grain, meal, and flour. GRAIN. Wheit per 701 b. I Rye, s.d. s.d. English . 8 9 a V Ditto (mew) . 8 9 9 U a. d. a. d. Eng. and For. 40 0 44 0 Pease, per Imp. Quarter. White boiling 46 0 thl 0 Grey 32 0 40 0 Foreign . 47 0 53 0 Malt. pet Imperial Quinn. English . 86 U 65 0 Irish . 66 0 88 0 nour, per 2601 b. English . 51 0 89 0 Irish . 48 U 49 0 American (sweet) in bond . 24 0 26 0 Dantaic (sweet) 18 0 20 0 Canada (sweet) 32 0 94 U Oatmeal, per 2401 b. English . 30 0 31 0. Scotch - 8 lnsh 7 a Ditto (new) - 8 2 Foreign tie* . 7 Ditto in bond 4 0 Canada free . 6 3 Oats. ter 451 b. Eng. & Scotch 3 3 Irish. 3 1 Ditto (new) . 3 2 Bailey, per 601 b. Malting (new) per Imperial gr. 40 0 43 0 Ormding . 4 3 4 Ditto (new) - 4 9 8 U Rana, per Imp. Quarter. Englit.h - 44 U 47 n Irish (new) - 40 U 44 0 . 21 0 26 0 Ditto (new) . 28 0 30 0 Indian Corn, per Imp. (jr. American (new) 40 0 42 0 Rapeseed, per Last. Irish - 261. 261. IMPORTED INTO I.ITLIIPi TILE 2tPrit FERRI {'heat, Quarters. Ireland - 909 Coastwise 323 foL limit TEE 14TH TO '•RT INCLUSIVE. Oatmeal, Lads. Ireland - 1.193 Coastwise - - 108 Total - 1,232 Oats, Quarters, Ireland 652 Coastwise . - 408 Total . 1, 301 Flour, Sacks. Ireland . 2,823 Total . 1,035 Barley, Quarters. Coastwise - 1.274 lIPOSTIED. Cho (quar — ters )-- --- - 4 Peas - . 6 Flour (barrels) - 260 Letters from St. Petersburgh, dated the 2d February, re present the Russian capital to be perfectly quiet. The in vestigation into the late conspiracy continues to be con ducted principally by the Emperor, who takes the most lively interest in tracing the sources of the late movements in the army. The letters give an extraordinary idea of its extent; they say four hundred officers of distinction will be condemned to death. " One curious circumstance is mentioned se a fact that may be relied upon," says the letter, " that three days previous to the Emperor's death he was informed of a plot against his life, which appeared to have a serious effect on his health and spirits." By a letter from Cruz, dated December 22, we learn that the cutter Vigilant was to sail for England in three or four days. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East House, when Captain Richard Clifford, of the ship Lady Melville, took leave of the Court previous to departing for Bengal and China. Captain Thomas Balderston was sworn into the command of the ship Asia, consigned to Bengal direct._ We learn that the following gentlemen have undertaken to act u trustre for the settlement of the affairs of Messrs. 11. A. Goldschmillt and Co., viz. Mr. Rothschild; Mr. S. Samuel; Mr. D. Barclay (of the house of Barclay, Hef ting, and Co.); Mr. S. Gurney; and Mr. Richardson. Their appointment has given much satisfaction on the Ex change. The trust deed, we believe, is not yet prepared ; but as the consent of the parties has t cen given, no diffi culty is anticipated in its completion. THE BRITISH PRESS. LAW NOTICBS. COURT OF CHANCERY. BOITAII vics-ctitoscin.i.ok, TTTI*I LAY, AT HAL? PAIS tine o'rint a. CAUIIIII. itllforti Part heard Cavelaud v. &ride iten,lev v. Iturdod itabbeth v. Diner The Lord Replay v. Algar Blackstone v. Lloyd Rhodes V. Cook SykrA v. Lockhart Smith v. King Cham.ellor does out I% rolling v. &Milli Fell v. Crippv Ttalcor v. Fell liklu.ds v. Ditratt. OP KING'S BENI UAt AT MALT-PAST XI .oNDON C0N51611.101411.1 Feeley v. Spring Goom v. MAIM T,irllnre v. Boater /•:dwards v. Testes Blockburst v. Pry Beckley T. Collins Miinton v. Jones Fogley v. Corrigan 14'311 v. Poter Jeffery+ v. liennlson Brown v. Todd Still v. Wood Gordon v. Rate Ludy Turner v. Jones Enotty v. Houldit.h Hamilton v. Donlan !lender...in v. Ledden Posey v. Rowers Hell v. Luutlev liconi. v. Pigeon Pritchard v. Mama ?domino r v. Rowe Meiotic v. Coate,. Gould v. Crea►cr -morrow. linsrerotl v. Crompton Tobin v. Trimmer Morns v. Pointer Payn v. Gurney Maxima v. Brindieg Jenkins v. Atkinson Norton V. Wright Webb v. Cooke Young v. Olsen Heard v. Mountain Nuad r. Bremer 'MT OF COMMON PLEAS, LONDON SPECIAL JUNI. TRIM DAT, AT TIIN tect , toc. Cournber v. Follower. LONDON COMMON JUNIN', Burn and another ♦. Frieuur v. llevelde Rim tr, Cove !iltrota itodford v. Thompson laws v. Claridge Cook v. Mach Cultou v. Buttaid I Sander' v. /tippet' Ilia v. Blows COURT OF F.XCREQUFR. (./11•4y4 THIS ILLY, AT TICK O'CLOCK. Att.-Gen. v. litlibeek and others I Attorney-General v. Robertson Att.•iltil. v. Itulbeek and other , Attorney-General v. Reynolds The Chief Litron, at th e sitting of do Court on Saturday next, the 25th In tnnt, will give judg ment on Pvtitlitt, DonTer v. Bright, after which Slot into., and then ju d gment In the (Mowing, els. • Petre v. Larnshaw ; Titre v. Wall.; Hass v. Thmptcn ; Field= v. Meynell. The Chief Raton will take Petitions sfterwardt. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, WLDNESDAT, Fin. 22. ToWNsEND v. TOWNS END. The Lon!) CtrANGELron stated that he had read all the affi davits in this rase, aid uid nut know what was to be done. With regard to the thinning of the woods, the weight of the evidence was against the injunction prayed for; but It was not so clear as to enable him to nay that the thinning was strictly necessary. With respect to sending the inquiry to the Blaster, it was of no use, as it would only conic back again. 111 would look over the affidavits once niore, m enable him to say whether he could decide the point himself, or whether it would be necessary to make any further Inquiry. Ills I,milship did not receive the affidavits till he was just leaving the House of horde. 111 r. Haar suggested thst an Inquiry should be added to the order, with regard to the thinning of the woods, and cutting the ornamental timber. The LORD CHANCELLOR Said it rested on him mind, after run ning over the affidavits, that it would be doing a prejudice to the estate (if the surveyors are right) to let the tirchcr stand any longer. Mr. HART observed, that surveyoes had flexible judgments, and dist the surveyor, who had given his testimony. evidently did not understand the rule of the Court respecting the cutting down of ornamental timber. The Loan CHAXCELI.OR repeated that that was a very material part of the Can. Ii they are right as to the necessity of thinning the woods, it is doing much mischief to postpone this weeding of the grounds. Mr. limn. said he would undertake to find taco in Kent. some of whom would say the, it was absolutely necessary to weed the grove, and others, that it was very prejudicial. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, if lilr. Hart would undertake to do this In Kent, he would undertake to do so in any other county. Mr. Holum asked if he might be allowed to put his case upon any other footing. The LORD CHANCELLo a asked if the parties could concur in pointing out any single individual to whom the question tni:Tht be referred. His Lordship said he would take care of that part of the case which referred to the cutting down of ornamental timber. The thinning was a question in which delay would affect the interests of both parties ; but with respect to the individual trees which it was proposed to cut, it was not of much consequence whether they were cut now 2 or twelve months hence. .slr. lIART observed that it would be proper to restrain them from so doing in the meantime. Mr. lionez said none of these trees had been cut down. The defendant had retrained from so doing oot of respect to his Lord. ship. He might have cut them down, if he chose, a twelvemonth ago. The LORD CHANCELLOR —Let It be understood that this la to be mention,d to-morrow I)as-4n/sebum I ..hen I shall have bad an opportunity of reading the affidavits more ac curately than I could do when they were presented to me oncoming out of the House of Lords. COURIER. ntroites v. unmaxt.x. Mr. RODILT.T observed, that art account bad been published in the Courier, in which observations had been made which might be very prejudicial to his client. An insinuation had been thrown out that his client had been acting improperly, anti this insinuation was calculated to be particularly injurious, as it was placed in the mouth of the Lord Chancellor. The Loan Citawnitt.i.o a—Allow me good-naturedly and re. spectfully to ask you l tuir I can do for you in this case? If a newspaper publish. thing that amounts to a contempt of Court, the only thing I can o is, upon a motion to that effect, to treat the par as guilty of such contempt. If such a motion could not be made, his Lordship could not permit the Court to be amused from the newspapers of the day before. If Mr. !tonally would hand up the slander which hip Lordship was maid to have been guilty of, he would set it right. One heura of things of this kind frequently, in awes where the Court has nothing to do with them. (The news paper in which the mistatement had been made was here handed to his Lordship). " You see here," observed the Lord Chancellor, " bow easy It as for newspapers to he mistaken. The writer sup poses 1 said that I have been pelted with letters, and 1 never said anything of the sort." Mr. hi e aT. in reply to some further observations of 111 f. R oni illy, observed that he was willing to stead the chance of his affidavits being correct. Mr. Illosreson remarked that this Colin was not to be contd. dered as a lottery, and that his Lordship's time was not to be taken up by any chance statements that might be made by affidavit. Mr. Howst.Le complained that the opposite side pressed on this motion in the absence of both his leaders, wits had taken infinite Pairs to make themselves complete masters of this complicated ease. The p eent bill was fled by the representativeordohn Hughes, that individual himself having recently died. There was a preliminary objection to this bi 1, on which he would take his Lordship's opinion in the first instance. This was a bill of reviver. ilia Lordship bad on the previous occasion refused to direct the gale of a part of the property, till he should know whet had been done in the ori ginal suit ; and an observation had been thrown out to the effect that Hughes's suit would be abandoned on that account. It had been moved in Court to dismiss the first bill, which was in the name of Hughes and the other creditors of the Stockwell Bank, and the first step of Hughes after this west° throw out all the names of the plaintiff's except his own. His next step was to %snore the bill and answers from the file, no sale being allowed to take place while they were in existence. The present hill states the fact of the te. moval of the original bill from the Me. The Learnedßentleman submitted that at was not competent for Hughes to revive a bill which must have been dismissed by himself ; for the only con clusion that could be drawn from the circumstances was, that he must have obtained an order for that purpose from the Court. He wished therefore to take his Lordship's opinion on that objection. Mr. MON TAO u acid it was certain that there was no bill on the file. He had not sufficient experience in the case to say how it had been taken off. He did not conceive that it could have got off with out an order from the Court. Comma charity must lead us to presume that it was done regularly, and there was some room to think that it was so from the foots which Mr. Rornilly her stated. His Lordship had amid' aced that they would tbandoa their suit, and there was a statement in the hill and sewer which made it quite plain that it was so. The Loan Cnawcru.oa eared irony inquiry had been made how it had been taken talks file ? Mr. HART said he had jubt been infonned of a mein which some clerks were prosecuted for selling an immense number of bills as old parchment for awns of several hundreds of pounds. The Coati CH/kw:m.l.oz observed that the biz Clerks have a register of all those bills which are ago of !Tally. if it has been taken off surreptitiously, the circumstance could be known to a ea. tainty. The tact must be certified by the 81: Clerks. Let diem state whether the bill was now on the Ale et not ; if not, whether there was any order fur taking it off. and what they can state about the eireumistanee of its being taken olf—whetber they are of apt. nion that it has been surreptitiously taken elf. Alr. Italic asked 'bet probability there was that the solicitor would have caused it to be taken elimerely for the purpose of bay. ing it revived on the same terms. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wznyzeovr, Frs. ft [Before the Lotti) Clint JUSTICE and Common JUT/411.1 HUI/1411: 1. SINCLAIN. This wan an action I;;;lantiortiaial;stflia tenant for removing from a demised garden several truit -trees, rose-trues, sad various shrubs. On the part of the plaintiff it was ern" that when the defend a nt took the premises there were four apple and pear trees standing in the garden, and when lie went away he removed these, and also about a hundred other trees, consisting of espaliers, goose. berry and currant (bushes, rose-trees, Ac., which he had planted during the tenancy. On the part of the defendant it was sworn that when the garden was taken, there were no standards in it whatever, and that the plaintiff gave a distinct permission to the defendant to remove all trees that he should plant during his tenancy. The LOaD tratkr JUSTICE, in charging the Jury, laid it down as the law, that no tenant had a right to inure any trees, shrubs, or even strawberry plants, which he had set during his tenancy; but was bound to leave them all on the premises l'or the benefit of his landlord. In this ease, however, it was said that a permission had been given to the defendant to remove all trees that he had planted. With respect to that, and the other conflicting testimony, the Jury would deride for themselves. The Jury found for the pleintiff--vismages IL KENT t•. CURTIS. This was an action to recover 450 guineas, the price of three horses. Mr. Deirstaw stated the plaintiff", rate. He said that the plaintiff and defendant had been schoolfellows in earlier life, and having renewed their friendship about the end of 1824, or January 1825, the traneaction which gave rise to the present action took place. Mr. Kent being in possessien of three most excellent horses, Mr. Canis agreed to purchase them at 450 guineas; and he took them to Paris with him, but had never paid for them. The Learn ed Counsel, after entering into various particulars of theme, called the following witnesses : Richard Tapping Claridge—l know the plaintiff and the de. fondant. I introduced them to each other in October 1824, and they immediately recognised each other as old schoolfellows. In January 1825 I was present when the defendant purchased from the plaintiff* dark chestnut horse, a chestnut mare, and a black horse, for 450 guineas. They were to be paid for immediately. Mr. Curtis wanted to take them to Paris. I went with Mr. Kent, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Curtis's groom, to Dover in Alt. Curtis'e phaeton that night. The horses were sent on. and he said he would pay for them when we got to Dover. When we arrived at Dover, Dlr. Curtis immediately ordered a steam-vessel to go across to Calais. He said he could not pay for them then, as his money wag locked up in the phaeton ; but he would pay for them as soon as he got to Calais. When we got to Calais, he said he must go on to Paris directly, and if Mr. Kent's brother went on with the horses, he would not let him leave Paris without the money. I saw . the de fendant in London in the April following. Ile then mild he came over to pay Kent's demand among others; and he had been offered 300 guineas for the chestnut horse, but would not take it. He also said he had void the black horse fur 200 guineas in Paris, to Lord Seymour or Lord Somerset. Cmss.examined by Mr. SCARLETT—I am a wine-merchant in Wigmore.atteet. I have been so about two years. I lived with my uncle until I was about one or two and twenty. I recollect I was a boot-maker in Bond-street for about three ur four years. I supplied Mr. Curtis with boot s a t one t i me . William Kent stated that he was brother to the Vaintilf and proved that he had conveyed the horses in question to Patio. He stayed there about a fortnight, and the defendant then tell him that he had received a letter from the plaintiff; stating that the wit. ness need not remain in Paris He said this letter was in answer CO one. be (the defendant) had written to the rleintiff, saying that the defendant's solicitor would Kettle the demard. Robert Bush said he had been in the service cc Mr. Curtis as interpreter, and he proved the conveyance of the horses in question to Paris in the manner described by the other witnesses. Ile added that when Mr. Curtis had sent back the last witness from Paris, and saw him safe into the diligence, he said, rut bing his hands, " Demme, I have slutnntorlc•fd him as well rs the rest." Witness then said " Really, Sir. I never heard that word before in company, what is the meaning of It ?" On whieh Mr. Ctirtis said, " Why damn it. don't you know ? done him, to be sure." Mr. SCARLETT—I'Iiu were the intrepreter to this gentleman's establishment, were you ? Witness—Yes, I :erre, Sir. Mr. SCARLET T hy you were an odd sort of an interpreter, when you don't understand his language, you see. Witness—Why that rt c an't gen4.l4/6 r.or yet no hofher language. Mr. Sys ItLF.r7 . now addressed the Jury tor the defendant, re marking that his client. who was a young and inexperienced man, had been practised upon in a fraudulent wanner by a set of know. ing persons, who knew how to take advantage of him, because he was a gentleman with large expe. tatians. The Learned fiounsel then prodoced a receipt for 2811., signed by the plaintiff in Ja nuary, 1824, which, he contended, was tor the amentit of the horses in question. The Loan Cuter JUstring then charged the Jury, and they found a verdict for the plaintiff tat the amount of the damages in the declaration. THE SA3IE e. TILE SAME. This was an action brought by the Panie plaintiff against the same defendant, to recovor the value of a dian:ond ring and a gold watch chain, borrowed from the plaintiff by the defendant, and never returned. The witness Claridge In the former case proved the borrowing of these articles by the defendant, on an excursion into Bedfordshire to see the Marquis of flute's house ; and the interpreter, Mr. Ttio. mas Bush, swore that he taw his master wear them, and give the chain to his wile in France. Mr. SCAR LETT, tor the defence, said his client, Mr. Curtis, was now in France, and therefore he had no opportunity of con. suiting with him. The Learned Counsel, however, had been in. structed by the triends of this young man, who s. pposed that he had `vett duped by a set of swindlers and 'harpers whe had beset him. The Jury must see by the sort of witnesses that had been produced, that this young gentleman had been duping all them worthy, honest men, who had no eye whatever after his ex pectations. The swearing was so hard, that he could give no an ewer to it, and therefore he must leave it to the common sense and plain understanding of the Jury to guess the real foundation of these meet extraordmary transactions. The Jury found fur the plainuff—damagos, 101. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WEEtirzonal, FEB. 22. (Before the Loan Cater ORIPYIN V. TiIINS. This was cc action M assault, brought by the plaintiff, principal book.k'eper at the White Hone, Fetter lane, against the defend ant. The following are the facts as they transpired in the course of the examination of the several witnesses:— Mr. TebbP, who is a gentleman of fortune, bad occasion. about six months since, to go a considerable distance into the country upon some law business. He booked his place at the White Fetter-lane, and was to have gone off on a particular day. The defendant's trunks and etceteras were at the booking office, the morning of the intended departure arrived, but the gentleman hap pened to be too late for the coach, which had started some minutes before he made his appearance. After this disappointment the de fendant stood in need of w pocket handkerchief, and went into the booking office fot the purpose of finding his trunk that he might open it and. pit one out. This was considered out of order, and objected to by some of the underlings of the office, who seemed to consider that a man was not, under all circumstances, entitled even no his own. The defendant, however, persisted, anti much abusive language ensued. The plaintiff happened to walk in while the dispute ran high, and it was alleged against the defendant, that without any sufficient provocation, he struck the plaintiff several times across the face with an umbrella. On the part of the de. !ts dent it was proved that a porter, who was one of the party, had been very insolent, that be first attempted to push the defendant out of the office, and dist he subsequently dragged the defendant by his arm towards tha counter, and there pulled his nose. In the confusion the defendant did not know exactly who had so insulted him, and, as the pl a i n tiff too k a part in the offensive proceedings, he might have struck him in mistake. There was much contradictory evidence both as to the general facts and as to whether the defend ant struck the plaintiff before or after the indignity before men. tioned. The Lonb CHrar /orrice said that these book-keepers, as servants of the public, were entitled to prirection, but it was for the Jury to decide whether, according to the evidence , th e y h a d not on the present occasion acted with impropriety}. It they considered the grois affront which the defendant had sulfired they would return a verdict in his favour.--Verdict 1m the defendant. . - /1 /G II COURT OP ADMIRALTY, WED/11/DAT, Ewa. 22 Lord STOWELL this day gave judgment in the case of John dower, a mariner, who instituted a suit to recover wages from the master and owners of the Lady Campbell, East Indianian, which( was defended on the ground that from habitual drunkenness the claimant was incapable of performing the duties of his situation, I and therefore that the contract made with him was null and void. In pronoun:ring the judgment of the Court, his Lordship entered very minutely into the facts of the case. Eh said that the claim for wages was founded upon the alleged services performed by the claimant during a voyage from London to Calcutta. At Madeira the claimant was preferred to the situation of steward ; and at Cal cutta, when the vessel was about to return homewards, hie wages were increased. At C a l cutta t h e mar i ner was charged by tb• Cap. tain with neglect, but there was no charge of drunkenness made against him, nor was there any thing before the Court to prove that he was a fair subject for a reprimand upon the ground of ha. bitual drunkenness. it was in evidence that the mariner was in. toxicated once or twice during the outward voyage. Now the Court was not by any means disposed to encourage habits of excess in drinking, but it could not shut its eves upon the ordinary habits of seamen , and it did not a pp ear t h at t h e claimant's conduct was more reprehensible on that point than that of seamen usually is. The conduct of the Captain proved that there was rat serious cause of reprehension. If the claimant was unable or unwilling to per form his duty, the Captain might have provided a substitute in Calcutta for the homeward voyage. Ile had a number 111 passen gers on board his own ship, some of whom were of that description that they might easily have performed the duties of a steward. It did not appear, however, that any endeavour was made to procure a substitute at any of the stations at which the ship had calieJ, and he was not deposed from his situation until after the arrival of the weasel at Blackwell. It was in evidence that the claimant got a tumour on his neck at Citcutta. which obliged him to be particu. !arty abstemious in the use of liquors. By the time the vessel ar. rived at the Cape of Good Hope, it anpeared that tlower'e bodily diwinier had increased rapidly, and occasioned great weakness, yet .h-!Captain made no effort to provide himself with another steward, although he might easily have provided himself with a much more efficient one, if the character assigned to Gower was hot over charged. From whet came before the Court it seemed that any ' negligence of which Gower was guilty arose rather from the effects of disease tan from gross and debasing intemperance. If he was incapable of performing his duty from weakness, which was the consequence of his malady, it was not sufficient to invalidate i his claim founded upon a legal contract. Under all the circum. l stances, the Court considered the claimant the victim of disease more than of moral criminality, and therefore pronounced that he was entitled to his wages, with the deduction of the advances made to him. The wages claimed amounted to 1111, the advances amounted to 261. ; the Court therefore pronounced the mariner en. tided to 64 1. En RAT A.—Special Bonds cancelled of the Prussian Loan contracted in 1822 by Mr. N. M. liotlischild--No. 4,693 should be S i b!? 0 ; .. 14 9. 6,007 should be 5,907; and 6,4u1 was omitted. OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, IS T EDNIrsDAii-Fil• 29. CONSPIRACY. . - P. J. Mead. E. fleck, ara.s Gort,cr. CG. J i f f{ sod Z. finkrr, were indicted with J. Ca (out on bail) for alispicirst to obtain false letters of ariminiatrat:on f-ont the Pr•erogatire Count of Canterbury, with intent to def r a u d S.ll. Hayward of 1411. Ifs. in the Navy I per Cents. There were other counts in. the indict• ment, which charged the prisoners with conspiring to defraud the Commissioner for the Reduction of the National Debt, the 80. vernal. and Company of the Bank of Epgland, and lastly;svith intent to defraud his Majesty, to all or which the prisosersphesdor Not Guilty. - The prisoner Rigaud requested that the witnesses stight.lnter dered out of Court, which was done. lie repeated also thar . f Mr., Preshfield might go out, if he was to be ezemined as a witness. The RECORDS:it said that this tested with the Court, whiefe r would make no order to banish tho Solicitor fot the proseetuleat from the Court. Mr. Sergeant BOSANQVZT, Mr. nor.LAND, acid MA appeared for the proeecution ; ar.d Messrs. ADOLPHUS, Rigeonwr klca, and PitiLLlPs, for the defence. Mr. Sergeant Bosextav Iv stated the ease to the ris Zt: con sidernble l e n gt h. Th e Jury had heard that the wets charged with - an attempt to defraud Mr. S. B. Ifayward, by the, procuration of f a l se l etters of administration. Before he calk& witnesses, it would be necessary for hint to make some observatiosa. on the rase, as it took a circuitous route befbre it arrived at the. point when the fake document was procured. There **ea perseta of the name of Collies connected with the traesactine, who is professional man, end who, on the present orcasion, was action agent In the procuring these letters ni administration: I. is i:' , W foe he did it conscious of doing wrong, the Jury would e.sy whoa they heard the evidence which he should cell on the part of she proem:ton. A number of letters and affidasits were premed by Collins—some addressed to ICgaud, and others purporting to be the oaths of certain pentane whose residences could not, be found, although the strictest inquiry had been made. There were a variety of sums standing in the name of Mr. hayseed: in the Bank of Englaqd, so that the persons who obtained toe sons of 2001. lee. named in the indictn.ent. would also have it in tbeie power to procure the alter sums there standing. The Bank being awere of this, were bound to Make strict inquiry, and that ioquirp led to the present investigation. . • Deere the evidence commenced, Rigaud obtained liberty tire. tire for a short time. John Mason, clerk to Mr. Fletcher, of Doctors' CotrMOtlit, said that an application had been made at their efface on the 41st ei September by Rigaud, to procure letters of administration emerge ing Mr. Bayward's effects. Rigaud said he came from Air. Col. line, and wanted'avoinsuission on that day, if it were poasible set get it. Witness here explaioed the nature of a commission. Wit ness found the instructions! not sufficient, and wrote certain queries on the document. lie received the same instructions next morn ing, with the answers to the queries from Mr. Collins. Oncluse day Captain Rigend called in, and desired the commission to be sent to him to the hotel in 'Somatic-street. IWitr.esti did not No Collins then. F. Fletcher produced from the Prerogative Offic. the :dads's. tration Ond of the eSects of Bayward, and the affidavit conosciedi with it, " itigrud asked ere witness whether letters o , t o ministration would not be granted to any other person, such as Jones. or so, as'well to Gardner ?—Certainly they would. Mr. R. Pittner. Proctor of Docents' Commons. was in the awn. try at the time.. lie received a letter, dated the 2d of October, containing; a commission and administration bond from Collins. Witness enclosed them to ‘Vorthing, in a letter produced, addressed hs Mr. Collins, Cans: In Rigaud's, post-o ff ice, IVorthing. Re re. mired instructionmfrom Collins, dated the 27:11 of October, to enter a cavc,t SODS!' soy other letters of administration en the effects of li:weird. On the 3d of November he received instructions from Collins, at- seltnews's ofEce, to take nut another comtnission to recover property under the som of 18.0081. The commission. was prepared in consequence, and ht delivered a pirs.inal to Cul. tins on the Bth of November. Croas.examined—He received the tommisaion bond from Mr. Rigaud on the 3cl of altirembet. Witness had some commualca. tion with the Bank Solicitor on the subject conrdentially. bus was not desired to caution Mr. Collins of the fact, or to tell him than any suspicion bad been entertaied. On one occasion before wis. ness transacted business with Mr. Colrns, who lives opposite to him. but he knew owning of his character. It is nothing unusual for strangers to apply to proctors.-.p n porters at the gate attended for that Orpose. It was about e 3d or.,4th of Ncleembie that he had a communication vri:h t. e Dank Solicitor, in donee. quence of the advice of a friend. ~, Mr. John Brandley Whippand , clerk. to the Bank of England. 1 1 proved that the 2001. 15s. Navy Five vet Cents. were reduced to Fours, and that the stock had been transferred toE.Uardner, lawful niece (WS. B. Hayward. By Mr. BitoDEntcx—Only the mime of the party is entered its the letterr_ of administration. By Rigaud—',"be letters of administration were not registered at the Bank ;he cot-id not tell why. because only a junior clerk, They were sent to the Accountant-General's Mike. Mr. W'. Hutchinson, deputy.aceountont in the Bank, said that the petititin and other docunients were left \ in the office, but be could not tell by whom. He did not knose.Mt. Collins, but he saw him frequently tall about the papers, to know in what state the claim was, and if it was likely to be admitted., %Fitness told him from time to time that the dawn was not then in a satisfactory state, and that other evidence squid b e requ i re d. Th e papers were after:rards all sent to the Bank Solicitor. Collins then brought four letters, which were given to the Bank Solicitor, and Mr. Col. line referred to him. Cross-examined by Mr. Bnontelon—Saw Collins first about the latter end of October. Nothing rarticuLr occurred. Will swear that he had no recollection of Collins saying that all the pee. ties would he produced. if there was arty difficulty in the matter. It was about the end of October that he referred Collins and the letters to the Bank Solicitor. Mr. D. Joseph Wails Huck was waitet in Osborne's Hotel, Adam -street, Adelphl, in 1007, and knew a person named Ray. ward, who was rather out of his mind with a typhus fever, and was rather oS:trope:oar at the time—that is, violent. He went for a doe. tor. Hayward afterwards went into the country. Mr. J. Ruche, solicitor, residing at Bradford in Wiltshire. knew Mr. Hayward. Witness was in the office of air. Deb..-v at the timeof the stock standing in the name of Baywar'. De. harry was concerned in the cause of Hayward v. Hayward. Mr. B. is now 41 or 42, so that the transaction must have been in llts or ILK. Witness knew all the fancily—there were several brothers and some sisters—all the sisters are now living except one—and none of theth ever went hy the name of Gardner or Garner. air. Hayward now labours under some infirmity, which incapacitates him from receiving any funds. Cross-examined—He did not know whether Mr.Bayward was the sates who lived at the Adelphi ; but he knew that Mr. li. had been I there. He did not know of his own knowledge that Mr. B. bad money in the funds ; he o n ly collected that from docum e nt s . Pit 31t. PHILLTps-31r. B. had no father or child li v i ng . By Sergeant BosantltreT—The Mr. B. whom he had seen la Gloucester lately is the same who was engaged in the Chancery suit of Hayward v. Bayward. Mr. G. Thompson, clerk to the late Mr. Debarry, entered • cause in the Court of Chancery.—Hayward ir. Bay ward. He pro. duced an order, made in tie cause in 1807, to the Accountant-Ge neral, to transfer 20kt. lfis. to the account of S. B. Hayward, Navy Five per Cents. Mr. Stephen Oodin. clerk in the Bank. produced honks in which transfers of stock are entered, and on the 2711, Nov. 10117, 2110/. 15s. *u transferred by an order of the Court of Chancery to Bay ward, from the Account-General's account. Alt. Sikes, Solicitor to the Stamp• Office, had been acquainted with the prisoner Inset and his hand-writing. lie proved that the signatures to two powers of attorney, and the attestation of laser, were in laset'a hand-writing. Hannah Stretch, widow, living at No. 32, Goswelhroad. knew Gardner, who was 311 years old, and always knew her by the name of Meek. Did not know her mother's maiden name. Cross-examined by Mr. Pnii.Lirs--For seven or eight years had no intercourse whatever with Meek---this was about three years since. The last three years their acquaintance was very slight in deed. She lived in France—at least abroad. Understood she was with Lady Hilary. but could not tell where. By .Me. Law—When they renewed their acquaintance she woak by the name of Meek. William llullen—l know the prisoner Meek; I have urn bet with Mr. and Mrs. duet at different places, both in England and abroad. I think first at Ostend ; 1 always understood she was aster to Mrs. laser; never knew her by 'any other name dian. Meek ; the last time I saw h e r was t h ree years ago . By Mr. PniLLIPS—I understood she bad been governess in re. spectablc families. William Mayhew has known Elizabeth Meek since the year 11120, and has had transactions with her, and has seen her write a has received letters from her, and acted upon them. This bond and letter signed "E. Garner" are, to the best of my opinion, test writings of Meek. By Mr. Pnirrirs—The letter F. before" Gamer" in thew two signatures arc very diftkrent. The words " Garner" arc dibble , miler. Phillis Whithourn-1 was servant to Mr. Elms, of an inn near Worthing. Iler master let Rigaud a house ready furnished on the hith August, which he came to the following Monday, with Mrs. Rigaud, Isset, and a servant-boy; by Mrs. Rigaud she means Elizabeth Baker ; they lived in an extravagant style at first; lawn and Meek sat in no particular room ; had heard the name of Rout. ledge, hut never acknowledged by Islet. Mr. Collins came down about 211th September, and stayed a week there; they were all four in the same house, and took their meals together. 'spec and Meek went once to Broadwater, where the Rafe. alr. Mitchell lives, near the church. By Mr. Anomeetts—The prisoner Meek was mostly called Mrs. G. or Mrs. Gardner. Janice William Freshfirld examined—{Rigaud told the "nem to speak out)-1 am solicitor to the Bank of England, and product these papers, which 1 received from Mr..flutchinaon, the deputy accountant of the Bank. After I received them, Collins called ell me on the 3d November, and said that he was referred to me by the deputy accountant, witness said be should require further evi dence as to the beneficial interest of Mims G., and should require a pedigree of Hayward and others ; Collins said it must have been one hundred years since the marriage of Hayward's father and mother, and it would be impossible to get the documents; he said he might as well try to get the certificate of the marriage of Adam and Eve. Witness said ha must get the boot evidence ha could. On the 4th of November he called with a letter 'oboe", date, signed "J. Green." At the foot of the letter was an order to pay twenty pounds. The letter purpor:ed to come from (lase. den.town, and add eased to " All. Collis, Knighttielas.stral.' • ill I '