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NIRMINGRAM GRAMANLMICAL FESTIVAL. TEIIRD DAY.—Ttruisrav Bernixo, Tie Grand Dress Ball, the customary amusement of the third evening, instead of a concert, was given in the 'Metre, the pit being boindeil Ove r, rind the step formed into a beautiful tent. The French band from the metro polis was engaged, and eviry arrange meet made for.thc molt handsome entertainment of the company. %I'c regret to say that it was but thinly attended, seven hundred perrons only being present, and the reel ipts (15s. each person) ex hibiting a deficieney of nearly tout, tts compared with Chow of the preceding F. stival. The company also was far froM being select, and fees of the nt ighbouring county families leave atttuded the present meeting. This entertainment is. however, a most cseential part of the Festival, as it is the part which displays in oue focus the company assembled in the town. - - - FOURTH DAV.—FainAT Mounter, OCT.e 6, The eagerness for obtaining admission into the church Gib morning was greater than it had been on any former ones. and sore parties took their stations at the doors as early as half-past six, having to wait three hours in an October frost before they could expect en entrance, and then basing another hour and a half to while away in the thurch before the performances commenced. The num bers assembled when the doors opened were greater than on 'the preceding mornings, and the aisles presented the same crowded appearance as before. The chief contest was for pews in the nave, and, when those were filled, for the benches in the centre aisle. The crowd into the chancel gallery was more oppressive even than that into the body of the church ' • and some of those who had on former mornings experienced the difficulty of gaining admittance there, this day made trial of the other entaancts , that they might not experience such crushing as took place in the chancel doors. The Festival was formerly limited to three days, and it was not ur.til twelve years since that it was extended to . four, and then Friday was appropriated to the per formances of Haydn's Seasons, as Thursday is for the Messiah of Handel ; and, in accordance with the former regulation, part of the performances of this morning.were selected Trom that delightful composition. The performances were universally and particularly ad mired, and the efforts of Miss Paton and Mr. Brahmin were generally considered equal to any former musical dis play by those accomplished singers. The popularity and appreciation of Miss Paton was exhibited by the general rising of the audience when site came forward. FRIDAY EVENING. This was the most crowded concert of the whole meet ing. The theatre was crammed in every part, and hun dreds of persons refused admittance at every avenue. The Sinfonta of Beethoven opened the first act, and was followed by Purcell's Frost Scene, the solos by Miss Travis and Mr. Phillips ; an aria by Signor Curioni. " Dolce Fllllllll3l ;" a glee, " The last glimpse of Erin," by Miss Stephens, Messrs. Vaughan, Knyvett, and Bellamy ; concerto on the piano by Cramer, one of his own composi tions; a ballad, by Mr. Phillips, "Oh no! we never ;" a quartet, by Miss Paton, Miss Travis, Miss S. Travis, and Miss Heaton, "The maid who'd wish to slumber," from 'Winter; the enchanting song of "Kelvin Grove," by Mr. graham; and the finale from Rossini's II Turco in "Ah Guardate," by Miss Stephens, Miss Travis, Signors Curioni and De Begnis, and Mr. Phillips. The second act commenced with %Veber's Overture to Euryanthe, and was succeeded by a duet between Miss Paton and Mr. Braltam, "Oh! when thine eye." Miss Paton then gave the beautiful song, "There was a time ere sorrow ;" anti in due order followed a sestet by Mies D. Travis, Messrs. Brabant, Vaughan, Bellamy, an d Phil lips; with .chorus. " Now by love and peace united ;" a concerto on the flute by Mr. Nicholson ; " Donald," by Miss Stephens; a duet with Signors Curioni and De Begnis, from Rossini, "Al Idea di quel metallo ;" a fantasia on the violin by M. De Beriot ; " I've been roaming," by Miss Paton ; a scene by Signor Pc Begnis • the whole concluding with the national anthem of "GA save the King" The evening's performances were excellently conducted, sod many of the English Bangs were encored. This finale closed the present meeting. The instrumental band end choruses were considered to base been superior to any former musical meeting in the kingdom ; and, with the exception of the absence of the female stars (Mesdames Catalani, Pasta, and Mrs. Salmon, being abroad), it was certainly the greatest assemblage of musical talent that could have been brought together. Miss Stephens is so admirable in her own style of singing, that we arc unwilling to criticise her evident inequality m the just performance of many pieces of sacred composi tion allotted to her; but we may be allowed to regret the absence of more effective female power in this depart taent. There has been a deficiency in the comparative receipts of the present festival and the preceding one of about 19001. ; but considering the state of the films, it must be considered that it has proved a moat particularly successful oLe. The following account will c:l;ibit the detail of the receipts of the two meetings :- .:3S:;AWATIVE STATEMEST orPROCEEDior TIM MUSICAL /FESTIVAL, I,c 11123 A\U 1026. 1823. F:rt: Day, Climb Admi.is‘ons £304 17 6 Collections - 424 18 0 Theatre 729 15 6 . 928 14 0 .01,650 9 6 •i-...:q ad Day, Church Admissions MO 0 0 Collections - 380 17 1776 17 6 Theatre - - 1104 13 0 2801 10 6 :,,rd Day, Church Admissions 1500 0 0 ---- Collections - 12h7 H 6 174 8 6 Theatre, Ball • 873 0 0 2630 6 6 Itsy, Church Admi•sions 1404 0 0 Coliectiuns - &90 5 6 1994 6 6 Theatre - . 1247 0 0 Sundries - - 118 0 0 Books - - - - 300 0 0 Total - £10,85914 0 1 Mt Day, Church Admissions 1.120 8 0 Collections - 660 0 4 WO 8 4 - 700 12 0 £l6Bl 0 4 ;) , ..womi Day, Church Admisxions - 1300 17 11 (;o:lec^ions . 4113 8 6 uns 6 6 Theatre - . 946 16 0 2731 1 6 Day, Chinch Admia.ions 12t 10 Collections . 382 9 7 16x)19 7 Theiare. Ball . 498 0 0 2167 19 i . ouroh Day, Church Admissions • 1247 111 Collections - 281.111 C 1546 2 6 Theatre - - • 12941• 0 21140 16 Additional Donations, Books, &c. aLo 330 x 9,70 17 lu the above collections are included donations from the follor inp permotie : W. Rolfe, Esq. 2001. ; Earl lloirc,looL ; Sir Robert Peel, 100/.; W. C. Rowell, Sag. 1001.; Earl Dartmouth, 521. 104. ; Earl Bradford, ; Earl of Plymouth, 5 01 . ; Lord Dudley and Ward, a 01.; Lord Willoughby de Broke, 501.; Lord Anson, SOL ; Lord Calthorpe John. Gough, Esq. WI. • Heneage Legge, Esq. 491.; J. 'l3r. Inge, Esq. 401. ; Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, ; L,rd Beauchamp, 211.; Lord Begot, 201. ; Miss (Amon, 201.; James Taylor, Esq. 201.; Mn.s Taylor, 15/. • 011.4 s Tr lor, I M • S. LiUingston, Esq. 101. 10x.: A Frierid, 101. ; lags, SOL ; Mrs. Wilkinson,l 101.41 W. IVitherlag, E‘q. 101. Archdeacon nuckerldge, 51. Eis.; Earl Spencer, M.; E. J. Little. toe, Esq. M.P. :J. ; W. Cave, Esq. U.; Mrs. James Taylor, Si.; Lay Sarah Littleton, SL 'Phi following were among the distinguished individuals who attended our present Musical Festival : Ceti and Cannon How:, Manlike Anglmea and the Panes, of Dartmouth and liaise losgra t Zed a oit •aold, E. Alcocrislf, Lad ef MOW% Lesallagit end Ihs Miss Bogota, Hon. Rev. and Lady Harriette Ballot, Turd Cal thorpe, bind Andover, Lord Ingestrie, Viscount S. Clifford, Lady Emily Fielding, Lady Farnham, the Lord Bishop of Lichfield anti Coventry, the Dean of Lichfield, the Dean of Worcester and family, the Lady and daughter of the Bishop of Dromore, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Bridgman, the Rev. Dr. Spry, the Rev. Dr. Gardner, the Rev. Dr. Marlowe and family, the Rev. Messrs. C. Curtis, E. Bagot, Robinson, Porter, Hassall„ Heyrick, J. B. BM. nett, Peake, Wainwright. Ilayes, Wrottesley, and Spooner, Sir John and Lady Wrottoley, Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon. Secretary feel, Sir Edmund Peel, Han. Mr. T. Kennrdy, Hon.. Mr. and Mrs. Lyttleton, Hon. Sir. Fielding. lion. Mr. Ryder, Hoy. Mr. Finch, Sir George Crewe, Sir T. Lawrence, .R.A.; Sir Edmund Hartopp, Sir George and body Pigott, Sir G:ay'aitrl Lady Skipwith, Sir John and lady Shugborough, Lady Marlowe, tion.ftliss Sneyd, lion. Mrs. Gifford and family, D. S. Dugdale. Esq..M.P., E. J. Littleton, Ent. M.P., T. Whitmore, Es 9. 111. P., W. W. Whitmore, Esq. M.P., Colonel Ross and Officers of the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, General Bucha nan, Colonel O'Neil, Colonel, Dickenson, Colonel Pittman, Colonel M Steward and family, Mrs. Steward, ajor Bridgeman, Major Gifliird. Major Dickens, Captain Berkeley. Captain Davies, Cap tain Yatts, Captain Parker, Mr. and Miss Rothschild, &c. &e. NEW POLAR EXPEDITION. The Hecht is to be prepared for Captain Parry early in the ensuing spring, and in that vessel he is to proceed to " Cloven Cliff'," in Spitzbergen, latitude 79. 52. (or about six hundred miles from the Pole), which he is expected to reach about the end of May. From this point he will de part with two vessels which are capable of being used as boats or sledges, as water or ice is found to prevail. They are to be built of light, tough, and flexible materials, with coverings of leatber and oil-cloth, the latter convertible into sails. Two officers and ten men are to be appointed to each, with provisions for 92 days, which, if they only tra velled, on the average, 13 milts per day, and met no insur mountable obstacle, would be sufficient to reach the long desired Pole, and to return to Cloven Cliff. Dogs or rein deer (the former preferable for drawing the sledges, when nee( scary, but the latter better for food, in case of accident or detention) are to he taken on the expeditizin. It is anti cipated that fish may he met with to feed either animals. Captain Parry himself is sanguine of .access, as the water is generally quite smooth. The summer temperature is far from being severe; there is perpetual light, with the sun continually above the horizon, and he knows from ex perience that the men on such occasions are always very healthy. During his absence, the boats of the ship are to be engaged in exploring the eastern side of Spitzbergen ; and the officers and men of science in making philosophi cal experiments with the pendulum, on magnetism and meteorology, in natural history, &c. The reward of suc cess, besides the personal glory and general advantage at tending the exploit, will be 6,000% On this subject Captain Weddell has published a small but extremely important pamphlet, bearing upon all the interesting points connected with expeditions to the North and South Poles. He maintains the probability of the Polar regions being temperate, not only in consequence of the actual presence of the sun for several months, but also in consequence of the properties of matter at and about the Pole. lie observes : " There are only two states of the Polar Regions which seem to afford a hope of their being accessible. The first anti most flatter ing supposition is that of the extremities of the globe being clear of land, and having a clear expanse of ocean reaching from the Polar Circle, some degrees towards the equator anti the other state is that of having land immediately about the Poles, consisting of matter capable of retaining through the winter part of the caloric absorbed during summer. " As we know of co land nearer to the South Pole than 20; de grees of latitude, or 1230 miles, and as I have ascertained that within 1155 miles these is neither field-ice, nor land, the supposition that the South Pole may be covered with an expanse of water is at least probable." Captain Weddell seems to attach considerable regard to St. Pierre's idea of the annual melting of the polar ices; though in sufficient to account for his fanciful theory of the tides being occa sioned by that increase of the waters of the ocean. Ile adds— " I am inclined to bazard an opinion, that the effects of the sun, as caused by his alterna:e presence and absence on the two simple elements of earth and water, will be periodically the same. Water unconnected with land will undergo no greater conversion into ice during the absence of. the sun than can be again destroyed by his prurience. No part of visible matter exhibits a tendency to progress its any one state indefinitely." It seems probable that Captain King may have more easy scce.s to the South Pcle than can possibly be had to the North ; for Cap tain IVeticiell points out to us— " By a glance at the map of the polar parts of the two hemi spheres, it will be seen how many more points of access there are to the South Pole than to that of the North. The only openings to the northern polar regions are by littering's Straits, and by the Spitsbergen Sen., forming together not more than one-ninth of the circle of the 70th degree of latitude. " The Antarctic Regions are differently circumstanced ns regards land, for we know of none to the south of 69. k : and that is reported to be an island of small extent, and Is proliably a part of the Ar chipelago of South Shetland. •• The difficulties attendant on the navigation of the Antarctic Sea, so far as I have seen, consist in having to pass through chains of ice islands floating between the latitude of 110 and the Polar Circle. Within this portion of both hemispheres, probably, the principal ice will be met with." Ile thus also anticipates a polar basin for Captain Parry ; and Captain Parry says that if he finds water, bin excursion will be much shortened, and much more easily performed. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. LONDON LlST.—[From the London Gazette.] RT TYR COURT OF COMMISSL ' ONIRB or NANKAI:ITS, RAIIYOYALT. • ON THURSDAY NZXT Offor, J. Cambridge, bootraeller, adjourned last examination . Poore, G. and H. Pavement, Ildoordelds, breechea-waken, spl. aXitira 11 COUNTRY LIST. Argile, S. likeaton, drarer, P unc h - b owl, Nottingham, dividend. Bremner and Co. hianciaev ter, mertliait% 111r7 hlanchevter, *pedal strain Child, A. Jun. Walcott, carpenter, Angel, Bath, hi examination If Corry. R. Heostridge, innkeeper, Virginia. Ilenstshlge, Ist examln 3 Davies, J. Newport, currier, alevara. Prothero's, Newport, 2d exam. 11 Hambidge, J. Stow-on the• Wold, carrier, Hart, Evesham, 3d and final dividend Heston, M. Bradford, worsted-spinner, Talbot, Bradford, recur. 1601 1 Holy/bed', J. V. Liverpool, merchant, George, Liverpool, 2d exam Lawson, J. B. and G. Nottingham, hosiers, Punch-bowl, Notting ham, dividend 1 Mogg, W. Wlncanton, dealer, ship, Mere, lot examination .. ?rektor', W. Liverpool, timber-merchant, George, Liverpool, 2d ex l2 Shale, F. and S. Crediton, woollen-msnufactorets, Old London, Exeter, proof of debts Smith, W. Leicester, wheelwright, Mr. Dunn's, Birminsb. sell stock 11 Stone, J. Manchester, lace-dealer. Hotel, Manchester, Ist exam..... II Thomas, T. Swansea, grocer, Commercial Rooms, Matta, Pd exam. 12 AMMUNITION CARRIAGEC—By order of the French Minister of IVar, a committee of Officers, appointed•by the Governor of the School of Artillery at Toulouse, has been making a variety of expo iments, which lasted for twelve days, over an extent of fifty leagues of ground, with two ammunition carriages, on a new model ; and which (as Owir report states) were conducted, very successfully, over the most difficult and mountainous tracks. In those prevailing maladies which are considered bilious or stomach complaints, it is certain that the admi nistration of much mercury is never necessary, and always hurtful. A little calomel of blue pill, for example, one grain of the form( r, or four or five grains of the latter, given every day, or every other day, is frequently of great s:.rvice, but beyond this they are seldom safe ; and now, that calomel is so frequently and largely administered, to the great injury of those who thus take it, this is a point wonky of serious attention.—Grshant's Domestic Medicine. On Friday last the new Ballad of Bridgenorth, W. Coley and Charles Clarke, Esqrs., were sworn into office, and on that (lay gave a most sumptuous entertainment to a numerous party of friends. The two Members for the borough were present ; also W. L. Childs, Esq , Major Bridgman, Thomas Whitmore, jun. Esq., James Foster, Esq., Counsellor Ryan, and a great number of other highly respectable gentlemen, many of whom, with several other persons, were made Burgesses on the above day. A ludi crous event took place in the course of the evening:—Mr. Coley, as Chairman, having called on Mr. Alderman Boucher, the Vice-President, to send up a toast which had been given by a gentleman who sat near the Vice, hut had not reached the car of the Chairman, the President, after a short time had elapsed, sent a young waiter down to the Vice, requesting him to send up the toast. The waiter, mistaking the purport of the message, hurried down to Mr. ' Boucher a house, which is no small distance from the Guildhall, and, almost breathless, addressed Mrs. Boucher with— . Mada m , I'm come for the toast." Mrs. Boucher —" What toast, lily boy ?" " I comma say what toast, hut the Bailey sent me down for it, and it must go up in a minnit." Mrs. Boucher" Surely, my boy, you have made a mistake." " Indeed, Madam, I hanna, for I run a/I the way." Mrs. Boucher—" I am fearful you are mis taken In your errand, my boy, and would advise you to run back." " Well, Madam, I'll go back and see." It is needless to observe the toast had passed long before the waiter returned.--Couentry Herald. THE BRITISH PRESS. EXTRAORDINARY CASE. CORK, OCTOBER 4. Considerable curiosity and interest have been excited in this city by the relation of some circumstances of a very extraordinary character, made by a person named 2urtayne, who is a native of an adjoining county, and resided for some time in London, having been engaged as a clerk in the service of Messrs. Peek and Brothers, of Coleman street, and subsequently of Messrs. Cubitt, of Gray's Inn lane. _ Curtayne states that in October last, finding his health becoming extremely delicate, he was induced to try the effects of his native air, and, with the consent of his em ployers in London, proceeded to this city. On the day sub sequent to his arrival, he met one of his nearest relatives, who resides here, and with whom he had not been on very intimate terms. This individual accosted him in the most affectionate manner, and the interview concluded by a pressing invitation to partake of a family dinner on the same day. Curtavne was punctual. Ile was in troduced to the lady of the house, and the dinner passed off unattended by any circumstance calculated to excite sus picion. Shortly after the cloth was removed, however, a person entered and announced "that the coach was ready;" upon which Curtayne was informed by his friendly re lative that the coach was to take him to a madhouse, where a room was provided for him. It was in vain he protested that be was not insane, and that the proceeding about to be adopted was lazily to render him so. He was assured by his hospitable entertainer that he had been mad for years, and before he could make any effbrt to rescue him- self, two stout fellows were introduced, who bound his hands and conveyed him by main force to a carriage, in which he was taken to the public lunatic asylum, and re gularly committed to the charge of the superintendent of the establishment. Pay after day he persisted in his attempts to convince the officers of the institution that he was not insane; but all his endeavours were unsuc cessful. Ile was informed that the relative befote alluded to had produced the most unquestionable proofs of his mental derangement ; and when he found. means to communicate with any stranger, who chanced to visit the establishment, the doubts which the plausibility of his manner might otherwise have excited were naturally set at rest by the keepers informing the visitor that the unfor tunate was at that tnotnent enjoying a lucid interval. In this way nine months passed away, during which this un happy man describes himself as having endured indignity and privations which, if proved, will subject more than one individual to public reprobation. At length the attention of a person, who was engaged to superintend some repairs which were going forward in the asylum, was attracted by the rationality of Curtayne's manner, arid the consistency with which he repeated his complaints. This person openly expressed his decided conviction of the sanity of Curtayne, founded on that constant personal observation which his situation startled him an opportunity of making. The result was, that a proposal was made to the wretched man, to the effect that he should be liberuted, if he solemnly promised to leave Cork, and never return to ft again. To this proposition he readily assented, and in consequence lie was removed on board the Severn steamer, and conveyed to Bristol, where he was set at liberty, " the world all before him," and only a few shil lings in his pocket. He immediately proceeded to the re spectable Chief Magistrate of that city, and, having de scribed his destitute situation, and interested some Irish gentlemen in his behalf, a subscription was entered into, and he returned to this city, having taken the precaution of securing the assistance of a respectable professional gen tleman, in the event of a second attempt being made to deprive him of his liberty. Under the advice of this gen tleman, it is understood that legal proceedings have been commenced against several parties who were concerned in his committal to the lunatic asylum, and his detention therein. The case will probably come on for trial at the next Spring Assizes, when the facts of this extraordinary case will he more fully disclosed. The above relation must of course be received in some measure as an rxpurte state ment ; and it is only proper to add, that several of the in dividuals, whose characters it involves, are persons of great respectability and unimpeached humanity. It is also fair to state that the complainant is a man of singular manners, and somewhat eccentric habits, though his present l de meanour indicates nothing like the appearance of mental J aberration. LIEUT.-COLONEL ARCHDALL'S CASE. [ From an Leming Paper.l We have wi.ltin a few days past received from Mr. Archdall some communications on the subject of his case, which appeared so plain and candid on the face of them, that we felt a strong disposi tion to ascertain the truth or otherwise of the statements made in them, and to give the writer of them the full advantage of their contents, if they should turn out, on inquiry, to be supported by facts. We have taken some pains to make this inquiry, and we do not now hesitate to let Mr. Archdall have the bencht of it, as far as truth seems to uphold his assertions. Mr. Archdall solemnly declares, that the foul charge lately pre ferred against him is totally void of foundation in truth, and is solely the result of a conspiracy formed by the elder Withers and his two Rona, with a view to extort mon. y from him ; we know that such conspiracies have taken place before now; but we should have very little inclination to suspect the existence of any in this case, if Mr. Archdall had given us no more titan his own asser. tions for the fact. Mr. Archdall has, however, done more than this: he has, in a very straightforward manner, given us names, dates, and places, by which to ascertain the characters of his ac cusers, %Vithers and his too sons, all of whom be represents as persons of the very worst deacr;ption in point of morals, and fully capable of joining in any conspiracy, however base and profligate. The persons to whom we have been thus referred as knowing anti valuing as they deserve the characters of Withers and his sons are all respectable individuals, and In answer to the inquiries made, we learn that Mr. Archdall has very little overcharged the parties, as regards the father and the elder son ; but as respects the youth him self, we are bound in fairness to say, we have not hitherto discovered any thing to his prejudice. We are quite satisfied. however, front all that has been communicated to us, that the public should sus pend their judgment until the result of the trial ; and Mr. Archdall declares, that be the consequences of thartri.il what they may, he is firmly determined to meet it; and we have no doubt hut the re spectable solicitor at present employed by him acts upon the full conviction of Mr. A relidall's entire Innocence. Mr. Archdall gives us, also, a abort memoir of his military life. He was, he says, certainly removed trom the service by sentence of court-martial, and that for having a man floi4red too without giving him the benefit of • similar court ; this took place, however, lie says, on the retreat from Burgos, during the Peninsular war; the man was flogged, but slightly, and that for marauding, when there was no opportunity of holding a court-martial. Mr. Archdall says, that although he was dismissed, the court recommended him strongly to mercy for his gallantry as an officer and his marked humanity to his men; and so strongly impressed was the (;out. mander-tn-Chief by this recommendation, that he (Ilr, Archdall) was allowed to sell all his commissions and to re-enter the army again without purchase. He further adds, that he commanded the 40th regiment at the battle of Salamanca, and for his conduct in that engagement received the thanks of the Duke of Wellington. OXFORD POLIC R —A young man, about five feet nine inches in height, of light complexion, with mus tachios, and a small tuft of hair under his lip, and attired in a soldier's jacket turned inside out, a foraging cap, and a pair of nankeen breeches, but without shoes or stockings, was brought before the Mayor, charged with an act of va., grancy. On being placed within the bar, he handed three books to the Magistrate, who inquired of the officer if he was of sane mind ? Before the officer could answer, the young man replied, with an Irish accent, "lam a Ro man Catholic, and on my pilgrimage. 1 ant not labouring under any mental incapacity. lam a professed Mall, and under the influence of an evil spirit, and all the Clergy in your country cannot save me." The Mayor asked him where he intended to go. Ile said, if he could obtain a shilling, he would go to Abingdon, which to him would be a place of rest. His Worship ordered a shilling to be given to him, and en officer to see him out of the city. PorsoNigm—Mrs. Smith, of Denside, parish of ?Jo nikie, was brought to Dundee in custody of a messenger, charged with the crime of poisoning one of her maid-ser vants, between three and four weeks ago. It appears that an intercourse of an amatory nature had existed between the deceased and a son of Mrs. Smith, which she by no means approved of. The deceased was with child by the young man, and it appears his mother was determined that no fruit of the connexion should make its appearance; and for this purpose administered a quantity of arsenic to de stroy both the child and its mother. Ott Sunday three weeks the unfortunate mother was interred, and on Satur day last the body was exhumed, and czatninul by a party of medical men, sent wiih proper authority fur that pur pose, who brought along with them part of the poison and the heart. Mrs. Smith was examined on Tuesday, but stoutly denied any knowledge of the fact. She was cow -1 mitted for further ezaminattou. COURT Or CHANCERY. LAW NOTICES. The Motions or Pe4ltlona for &molelnel Injunctions may be mad , ' be fore the blaster of the Rolls y and, If he Minks St, they may be dissolved, though the orders granting them were made by the Chancellor, Et.nos, C. The applications for Injunctions may, of course, a i is usual, be made to the Master of thr Rolls. Six Clerke-ollicc, Chancery-lane. co rcevnev,ucrl Still v. \Y ,04 Fenton v. \t'n itan CRT OF KING'S 111:NCII. 10.—TO SIT AT lIALT-rAsT SINS London Common Jurlei. Foster v. Frampton Herbert v. Robinson I/ean T. Attridge Wetherell v. Lee James v. Rubin , on Harrison v. Jackson Petlder v. Jacobs Morgan v. Phillips Evans v. Curtis Huttman v. Boulnois Sparkman v. Piper Edmonds v. Irowley Hark v. I{ idvy Allcork v. 'Nathanson Marsden v. Hiakle Maine v. Peter Same V. Same Kohn v. R.ri,in•e.,n Booth v. Goodwin Saunders v. Musgrove Roxburgh v. Francis The King v. Atkinson ‘Varburton v. John Dickinson v. Southall Lawrence v. Adamv Hu%land v. Parrett Smart v. Marsh Johnson %Viirburton ♦. Richard Johnson Yeoman v. WlMemnon The King v. Waterlow and another Nicholson v. Lloyd Mackintosh v. Slade Smith v. Woolrlch Crandall v. Woods Jackson v. Allkon Harris a. Fisher Morgan v. Quantock POLICF. Bridgman v. Lodge Beard v. Jenkitmon Baker v. Appleton Corp. v. Blaekett Clearby v. Roberts MAINION-110U4E.—Vesterday the men who were thargriti with having been concerned in the robbery of Aleuts. M. Phillips, the lightermen, underwent a second examination. The case for the prosecution uas tot carried much further, and the prisoners were remanded, to give time for the prosecutors to obtain further evidence. William Blanchard, a porter at an Inn, was charged with hay. ing committed a furious assault upon a sort of cad, named Cousins. Cousins is one of those fellows that hang about stage coach officer', and politely oiler their service's to passengers, and hand up to them their top-coats. or portmanteaus, and then charge them for the important service, which the passengers expected was given as a piece of civility. Ile carried a lady's luggage (tom a coach to the inn, and for tins work he got two-pence. When the coach was about to start he ran into the inn to carry het luggage out again, and besides saving the guard the trouble, got another two-pence from • e lady. But Blanchard, the porter or the inn, who saw him at this work, and looked upon him with the same disposition that one dog dues ft strange dog walking off' with a bone from his ken nel, fell upon him, and after having cuffed him very severely, kicked him out of the yard, as an interloper. The porter, who manifested great irdignation at the charge, said he had done no more than his duty, in kicking out a strange lurking hound, who came meddling with other people's property. The LORD M Avon told him, that, although the complainant was perhaps an intruder, yet the porters of these placer could not be allowed the privilege of taking the law into their own hands. The defendant was ordered to find bail. One fellow belonging to Ilillingsgee, who is constantly getting drunk and raising disturbances, and a man and his wife, who live in a court, and are never either sober or peaceable, and who, having quarrelled, while engaged in clearing some knives, took up one, swore they would stab each other, and threw the neighbourhood in an uproar, were sent for a month to Brideweil, as idle and disor derly persons. The Lotto MAYOR said, lie should not hesitate to make use of this means of checking those termagants and drunkards who habi tually broke the public peace. 211 ant. no noon lI.ST n EET.— l'es.erd ay blr. Smith. of Bond: street, and who keeps the livery stables under Willis's Rooms, ap peared to a summons for neglecting his duty as night constable of St. James's. In St. ,James's charge-book, last Friday looming, was an entry of a man found drunk and disorderly, and the night constable not being present to explain the charge, Air. Roe orlered a summons fur his attendance, which lie appeared to yesterday. At first he came without his amnions, which would have been no consequence but for the obstinacy of 3lr. South persisting in what he had done was right. 11r. Hors explained to him the necessity of the presence of the night constable to corroborate the assertions of watchmen, that it was his duty always to come up with the charge-book, and that he was liable to a penalty of 40a. for every neglect. Mr. South said he did not know he had done wrong had only been sworn in the day betore he entered on his duty ; and had been told by some one, whom lie declined to name, that he had no occa sion to attend with the book. Mr. Hot: told 3lr. S. the duties of a night constable were very simple and easily learned. AVhoever had told him as he stated had told hint wrong ; and as lie meant the summons as cautionary and admonitory, and finding him so new in his office, he would dis charge the summons on payment of the expense, 2s. Mr. South refused to pay the 2s. ; he said he did not see why he should lose his time and his money too, fur what he had been in structed to do by whom he could mention if he chose to give the name. [Townsend, the beadle, is the person alluded to.] Mr. Plank and others endeavoured to persuade Mr. South of the proprie y of his paying the 2a. rather titan have the case gone into; but as all argument failed to shake Mr. South from his resolve, 31 r. Roe desired him to fetch his summons, and ordered the at tendance or the constable of :st. James's. Some time after Mr. South returned with his summons, and the parties being present, Mr. Rue resigned his seat to make the charge, and was sworn as a witness. Mr. Conant took Mr. Roe's seat, with Sir George Tarrant. Mr. Chad% ell, sen. staled that he set the watch on Thursday night at eight o'clock : that Mr. South, who had been appointed night constable, came to the watch-house at a quarter to nine. After the watch was set, and before Mr. South arrived, a man was brought in much intoxicated witness catered the charge, at.d the man was put down stairs. When Mr. South came he told him a man was charged. Mr. South had the man brought up, as he wished to see him, to judge for himself whether it was proper to take the charge. The man was brought up, and Mr. South was inclined to let hint go wi:hout Lecurity, but the man was so drunk as not to be able to walk. line--I make this complaint ; I was the sitting Magistrate last Friday morning. 't. James's book was brought by a watch man, to the best of my belief. A prisoner having been charged as drunk, I was anxious to have the case stated by the person whose name was signed in the book ; he not being in attendance, I de sired him to be called ; he did not answer, roe did he attend the whole ..f the time. I ordered him to to summoned. Mr. South repeated that he was told in the watchhouse that he need not attend, because he had taken no charge, though he ad mitted signing the charge-book. He was unacquainted with the duty, having only been sworn in the day previous. He had done as two or three others had told him, and could nut consider he had dote wrong. Sir GEORGE FARRANT read to Mr. South an extract from the Act of Parliament regulating watehhouses, that each and every the night-constables in rotation appointed by the Vestry, shall continue throughout the year, and shall take and attend the disposal at all such charges, &c. Gook, the watchhouse-keeper of St. James's, proved that the extract was written in the watchhouse. Mr. ROE—I merely wished to summons him as a caution ; but he is not satisfied with that, and thinks proper to insist on be ing right. Mr. Cot ;ANT to Mr. South.—When you way told VOU was act. ing illegally, you should have acknowledged yourself wrong, and paid the 2s. for the summons, instead of which you complain of being dissatisfied. Mr. South reiterated the hardship of attending as night-constable, and having to pay a tine. Ile said he knew the law now, but still could not say lie had acted wrong—could not do wrong when he was told—could not bring his mind to believe be was wrong. It was proposed to send for Townsend, for him to say if he told Mr. South he need not attend. When the officer went, Mr. Town send was not at home. Sir 0 r.oRGE FARRANT—Townsend is not here to tell us that he did or did not tell you wrong ; therefore we will allow that he did tell you so, and that you acted according to what you was told. Now we only want to know if you will acknowledge you are wrong, because. taking into consideration that you have been misinformed, we shall reduce the penalty from 40s. to Ph. Mr. South—l can do any thing but acknosibalge I was wrong. Sir GEOROE—We have told you what the law is, and proved that you are wrong ; but " A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion still." CONANT—Tlicre is no other way of settling the business but to make him pcy his fine.—Mr. C. said to Mr. south, " You are a very foolish and very obstinate man ;" and fined him 10s. Sir GEORGIC FARRANT—We are inclined to be more lenient to you than you are to yourself. 'The defendant said, ‘• 1 won't ray it." Ile was ordered to be taken into the back office, and there detained till the distress-war rant was issued, or hail given to appeal to the Sessions against the decision. Mr. South was not long in paying the money, and word yen I e night in to that effect. John Rickards, one of a gang of four thieves who infest the New Road, near the new church, was bt , ..glit up for stealing a watch and seals from :qr. Taylor, a tottering old gentleman, who was crossing the rota j, at one o'clock in the day. Simon Strong, a carman, observed the prisoner and three others having a sham fight in the road, and saw Mr. Taylor's seals hang from his right.hand waistcoat pocket, as he ascended the footpath that morning. Presently all the lads closed round him, and be saw the prisoner run away with the watch, which he took out of Mr. Taylor's pocket, and put it in his own. ‘Vitness left his cart in the road, and, with another, pursued the prisoner into Euston crescent. Whitfield saw the prisoner throw something away in the pursuit, and after bringing him back into the road, searched a turning, where the watch had been picked up by a female and given to him. The prisoner is remanded for a week. QUEEIVSQUARE.—Yesterday two constables, followed by a multitude of persons, applied to the sitting Magistrates under the following circumstances !— The constable stated that they had just taken Into custody a man whom they supposed to belong to that fanatic sect usually de signaled Ranters, with which iVestmimter abounds. The man in question, who slid his name was JAN Lewis, they found holding forth to the multitude in front of his Majesty's Palace at Bucking ham Gate, exhorting his heaters in a t of thunder to " Praise the Lord," sawing the air with both his hands in the most frantic manner; they at length interfered and took him away, and since he had been in their custody his conduct had bcen so extremely ow. rageous that they tho ug h t h e must e i t h er b e d runk or Iliad, and cu_ sentiently not in a fit state it,. be brought before their Worships. The Magistrates ordered him to be brought before them, when on entering the office he exclaimed, in a voice which electrified Ms hearers, " here conies a man after God's own heart;" and taking oft his hat he again vociferated, " this is the house of the Lord praise ye Lis name," and fell prostrate on the floor of the offic e , number of questions were put to him, but the only answer whirls could be obtained w as " p ra i se t h e L or d , " while the wildness of ' his eye, and his vehement gestures, indicated too strongly that tea son had forsaken the unhappy man ; his noise at length became s 4, deafening that it became necessary to remove him to the locksoo room until a ii.edical man could be procured ; he was some tin after visited by a person, one of the faculty, who informed the 'Ma. gistrates that he had no hesitation in tossing that the man was de cidedly a lunatic; he was accordingly tattered to be taken car e o f by the parish until he could be placed in an asylum for lunatic:. Ile appeared a middle-aged good-looking man, dressed like a Ull'• charm, and on his being searched six and sixpence were found is his pockets. UNION-HALL—Mary Burroughs, the female who it will be recollected underwent an examination at this office a seek ago, on a charge of starving her infant, was again brought bef o r e t h e pre. sidlng Magistrate, J. S. CALDWLLL, Esq. The defendant, (uti le former hearing, asserted that the child in question was not he r Aiming, suspecting hers to have been changed by the pemoo whom she employed to act as nurse; the cue was therefore post. pored until yesterday, for the purpose of giving the parish office rs of Lambeth en opportunity of bringing totward witnesses to prove the identity of the child. The surgeon who attended the defendant during her arresehe. meat stated that she was delivered of a male child on the )7th of March. On examining the child in question, which he has re. peatedly . seen since its birth, he had no hesitation in positi ve l y Sly . ing that it was her offspring. Several-of the female neighbours, who reside in the tome stem with Mary Burroughs, gave it as their firm conviction that the child, although now reduced to such a state of emaciation, was the itlenticsl one of which she had him delivered at the p er i o d above mentioned. Mr. CALDWELL observed, that a very serious imputation, to LI the least or it, had been cast on the character of Mary Linfield, tit person who acted as nurse on the occasion, by the mother of the child ; that unjust imputation was now clearly ascertained to hare been uttered without the slightest foundation. The Magistrate, then addressing Mary Burroughs, said, " Now, I suppose, after what the surgeon says who attended you in your lying-in, t oget h er with the evidence of those females, your neighbours, who had an oppor. 'unity aiming the infant at its birth and previously, that you here no doubt as to its identity." The defendant still appeared doubtful on the subject, and cc. marked, that she should be more satisfied in her own mind if Unit Linfield made oath that the child in question was the same that she (Mary Burroughs) was delivered of on the 17th of March. Mary Linfield said, that she had not the slightest objection to do if it would have the effect of inducing the mother to treat it with mere affection and tenderness than had been previously thown to it. Mr. Vat.Dvem.t.—Perhaps it will be still more convincing to the mind of the defendant that the child Is her own, if the person accused of having changed it brings forward proof that she woo not dtlivered of a child for a considerable time previous to tie birth of the one in question. Witnesses were then examined, who clearly moved Mat fact. Mary Ilurroughs—Then I am pyrfectly satisfied that it is my child. and shall henceforth pay at that attention which a child should have from its mother. She then produced a certificate from a surgeon, who attended her for some time subsequent to her con. finement, which certified that she was labouring under very severe Illness. She added, that she produced this document, in order to show that she was unsble to pay that attention to th e c hild w hi c h it required, owing to her very had state of health. The Magistrate, here expressed a wish to hear the evidence which the defendant had to rebut the charge of ill-treatment to her child. Burroughs then called forward some females, who stated, that they were of opinion that the child's illness did not proceed from any a HMI negligence on the part of the mother, but arose in con. sequence of natural delicacy of constitution. :Mary Linfield, the nurse, who had shown much anxiety about the child, and behaved with a great deal of tenderness towards it since it had been reduced to the emaciated state already described. here stepped forward and said, that as she had n,. child ren , if t h e mother consented to resign it up to her, she should take car., of it, bring it up as her own child, and treat it as such during het life. Mr CALDWELL observed, that they must settle that question between themselves. Mary Burroughs, however, here displayed her maternal feelings. She said that slic should not part with her child for world.; and added, that u her mind was now satisfied on the point, it had the effect of making her a truly happy woman. The child was then ordered to be delivered up to ber, and she left the office in high bpiri!s.. . . A young man fatAably dressed, who gave his name G ,oilac re . was brought up on the following charge:— Mary Winfield; st girl of the town. stated that on Friday night. while in the saloon, the defendant prevailed on her to take hint home. !laving remained with her during the night, he rose In the morning, thinking she was asleep, and attempted t o ie s e e t h e house without making her any compensation. She, however, heard him stealing oat of the room, and jumped out of bed and locked the ddor. The defendant immediately sent his foot through the panel of the door, and in her attempt to prevent his going away he knocked her down and hit her on the arm. A constable. however, was procured, and he was given into custody. The complainant added that she should be satisfied now, if the defendant paid for breaking the door, and made her a small compliment besides. The Magistrate here asked the girl whether she would be sa!isfied with a sovereign? Complainant—Yes, Sir, altLough the damage he has committed would amount to that sum. Mr. CALDWELL said that she WAS entitled certainly to money indei endent of the damage. Complainant—The sovereign will satisfy me, sir. The Alagistrate to the derendunt—Then I should advise you to compensate the poor gii 1. 111 r. Goodacre—No, Sir, I will not consent to give her more awl five dolling& The Magistrate—Then I •tall hold you to bail. Defendant— Very well, Sir. I should rather have the case go Wore the Sessions. Alagistrate—You shall have your wish gratified then. Send for your bail now, Sir, for, if you cannot procure it, you must go to prison. We left the defendant sitting in the office on our departure, wait ing for his bail. AfARICETS. CORN EXCHANGE, Al ONDAY, OM 9. We had good supplies of English and Foreign Oraindurirg loss week, and an extensive arrival of Foreign Oats fresh up this morn ing. The Wheat trade was extremely heavy 10-clay, and all sorts. except superfine samples, were Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper than last Monday. Picked samples of Malting Barley supported their late currency, but it was difficult to dispose of the middling de scriptions without submitting to lower prices. The great bulk of the supply of Foreign Oats, consisting of the middling and low qualities of Feed, was very dull sale to-day, aid rather cheaper than this day week; but the fine sweet heavy Corn found ready sale at former prices. Old Beans were scarce, and with New. as well as Peas of both sorts, full as dear as last Monday. Foreign Rapeseed was better sale, at an advance of 11. per last. SMITHFIELD, MONDAY, OCT ! 9. Our Market continues to be very indifferently supplied with good Beef; the little here worthy of that name is consequemly much in request, with a ready disposal; and there being an creased demand, an advance of 2d. per stone has taken place on all descriptions. The best Mutton is also more In request, Fu p port ing 4s. 61. per atone ; but the second qualities are heavy on hand, and cannot find buyers beyond 4s. 2d. There was an improvement in the Veal trade on Frid..y, which was supported in die sales of this morning ; ss. 44. has been given for very superior Calve., and for the general run of serviceable ones, :is. Pork is the same as last week ; but, at the Dairy-fed Market at Barnet, small Pigs found purchasers at ss. WI. without difficulty; largo' sorts sa. 4d. To sink the offal, per stone of elbs. Beef . 4s 6d to bs 2d Vea1............ 4s 4d to Ss 41 &tattoo Lamb 4d Od to 44 dd HEAD OP CATTLE THIS DAY. Beasts 2 21 I Sheep 24,420 I Calved 102 I Pigs IGO HAY-MARKET. Hay.... .. Pss 0,1 to loss W Clover I las 04 to V.A. 0 4 I Inferior 7o3_ Od to 904 Od lnfetlor...... 1 1,03 Od to Ms oil Straw NEWGATE AND LEADENRALL—(I3Y ?nu CARCASE . 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