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• mittec ; if ollt.rwise it was hard that th e i r c l a i ms should be extiuguished by the very adjudication by which they were intended to be protected. The lion. Gentleman then moved-- " That a Select Committee be appointed to take lato eat. siikrasion Ilk Ninnies of Messrs. chase, Cliarters, sad CO. NMI,. Abbott wed Maitland, and air. Perry, of Nedra% sod report their abstentious thereon to the Horse." The apses ion having been put— Mr. ,CAIIINIKO said, he would agree to the mo tion fair the Committee; not becilse he thought the claims of the Petitioners well founded, but be cause the Cottimittee would come at the truth, Ilia. in his filli11101), would defeat them. Ile lied ,a pesrect disbelief that a company of merchants, established iu the country, for which the Act .legislated, could go on for months after advent.- ' tog money without knowing that it had passed. If the Act had never passed, the transactions would Imre been contrary to the prescribed re ;golati (((( s of the country, sod the fact was, that the Act alluded to, instead of rendering them more strict, had relaxed them. The point on. dertakess to be proved was, that a sortfict know ledge of the Act existed ire Madras, with the es. reption of that only part requiring the consent of the authorities in writing. If a garbled state ment of the Act " published in a Aladras Journal, who - that it had not b..en of the had been could alma garbled to se►ve the purpose speculators / But as that fret was proposed to be established, he thought he could not in justice dissent from the motion. It was for them to she* in what other ivaunerthe consent had been given, and how they bud been at the same time aware of the necesrilr of asking it, and ,ignorant that it should be in writing. Mr. GRANT observed, that the object of the Pe titioners was to induce Parliament to act contrary to its oirn solemn decision, and to the rules ex pressly declared by the East India Company. if they had conceived that the Commissioners ap pointed to regulate the claims on the Nabob of the Canonic, hail not acted consietently with the trust reposed in them, the Courts of Law, he conceived, were opts' to redress the grievance, nor .lid hr think the point of any importance, whe ther the Act of Parliament had been promulged perfectly in India or not. If the House should in. try fere in a case which was properly the result of a ',mite transaction, it would be attended with se rious injury to individurla. The East India Coin. pony would certainly feel themselves aggrieved, cud lie for one should vote against the appoint ment of a Committee. Mr. MOSSY felt the necessity of instituting en inquiry into this case. He could not believe that Cie Petitioners were *ware of the provisions of the Act of Parliainent, for it was nut likely that any man in his senses, aware of the existence or such a law, could ever think of lending Ins money in the very teeth of it, thereby not wily endangering Isis property, but subjecting hitnvelf to pains and penalties. The Petitioners had stated that the law had nut been published in India, and though in this country ignorance of the low could nut be pleaded iu extenuation, yet in a distant country a very different principle might be admitted. In the vase of the Louis, Sir William Scott, in pronotic is% judgment, had laid it down, that a person could not be bound by a law that had not been publi*hed. Mr. Serjesnt ONSLCAV rose, not for the purpose of objecting to the appointment of the Committee, but to protest against the doctrine of law proinul gated by the Honourable Gentleman opposite.— Ile u.ed the word promulgated, because he never could believe that any Judge in England could as ►ert that a subject of this country was not bound by a penal law, with the existence of which lie might eliance not to he acquainted. Mr. Mutiny explained. After u lew words by Mr. W. Smltti in favour of the itiotion- Nlr. Mahan shortly replied, and the motion was tarried without a division. The Witch and Ward Bill went through a Committee.-- lepurt to-morrow. The Slinag Basks Bill was read the third time and passed. l'arcbase of Game Bill was ordered to be read the thirillunie w•esurrow. he Irish Assessed Taxes Bill weut thruuih a Committee, in alucb the blauks were filled up, and the Report was or. skied to be received tu-morrow. The Duke of Aiimatty Bill went through a Com suiller.—Keporl to-morrow The Lottery Bill was read a second lime, and ordered 10 be cominilled tu-nweruw. The Iri.h Bauk Itestriciion Bill was read a second time. The other Drams of the Day were then dummied of, and The House adjourned at Half past Ekveo u'Cluck. A LIST OF THE .lIINORITY WHO ♦OTID LAST 111011 T ON SIN. BENNITT'S MOTION FOR A 1151.11'T COMMITTEE TO INQUIRE INTO THE PETITIONS OF ~1 N. MELLOR AA D 5. PILLING, AND 1W R. SWINDELLS. Hailleit, Sir F. Howarth, H. Outlaw, Serjeaat Hruisizhacsi, 11. H , Paruell, Sir H. Hai haul, J. F. Lockhart, .1 T. Itoluilly,Sir S. _.. • . Helium. Hu. H. G. Moore, Prier tkudamore, R. Caskr, J. Illuuck, Sir C. Sawa, Earl of Caulfield, Hou. H. Newport, Sir John Swab, R. Gabkell, Benj. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1812. A Dutch Mail arrived la.t night, with Papers to the 521st instant. The folluwing are extracts : BATAVIA, DSC. 20. Their Excellencies Contsimioner-Gesers l Elaut, and the Gavel nor. General, who went on the 27th of October hunt Sourab3)s, In oiler to visit at east COMM of lava, returned lone ou the 24th of November, taws their tow through the wlhule ishtlid. Aeon'hug to Smoot. received from the Commissioner. Ged.i al Admiral Squishes, traoquillity was eatirelY restored atonhoyna on the 20th October. After ►aving been de t tined li days by calms as the ourtta.rist coast of Celebes. the Admiral sensed with his Majesty's ship Prince Fre. sick,oss the let Sept. at 'Female, where he found all quiet. rime has 'wired well Miele le Wire agalsil the rebels of Amboy's*, and Farther Moloceas, and proceeded to the trot m.tiLaustil Waled, where be arrived oa the 30th Sept. • .• • His neeellenly judged it necessary ti adept energetic mita. sures, and inblisbed a P►oclamation, stating, that he was coating to take the Goreranient of all the Meltimas es him self, mad his discharging the authorities at the take intrusted with it. As anon 111 the flotilla from Teruate arrived, the Ad. astral mule the necessary preparatioess fora general attack of the rebel', who, it appears from the reports, were on the north coast of the island, called Hello., on the Itith Oct. The amoral proceeds to mate, that before an attack was begs% a preelaiintion was issued, which bad the good effect of Is diming the inlisbitantsofseeeral districts to submit,so that the riagleaders fled without the employment of force. By these steam his Exerilesey was able to proceed with vigour against the rebels of Samirove end Nousaasouel, and it was thought certain at dated', that the reinforcements sent to Amhara, and which mast hale arrived long before, would have hem sulkiest to re.eitahlialt tranquillity in those Islands. N. Van Brass, the Commissioner to receive ou► possessions on the continent of Indio, arrived on the lid August at Calcutta. Chinas:ors was given up to M. Oven beck, Resident of the Netherlands, on the 15th September. HAGUE, NAT 14. His Majesty has revoked the prohibition to export bark, wheat, sad potatoes, sad alas that to distil 'pinions liquors front potatoes, as me Wager aectssary. We have received Paris Papers of Monday last, from which we have made the following extracts : ?ARIL, MAY ItS, 1816. Prince Talbyres', set out ynterday from Paris, to his estate of Valenny. He will, it is said, pass the fine weather either iu the country or at the waters. Since the trial al Alhi, Bastide, devotion, and Colard, are placed together in the same prison. 111. Rumiguieres has set out from Albi, fur Paris. N. Jauslon, the brother of the ront/samed, also comes to Paris. The Abbe dausiun, his second brother, has undertaken, it is said, the must painful, as well as the most sacred ditty of his ministry, that of at tending ou his brother, and of administering to him the con solations of religion in his last munieuts. 3IIDRID, IIIAY 5. Letters from Cadiz, of the 28th of last tuutith, state no thing positive respecting the ultra-marine expedition, in which lilt Bossiest squadron we have lately acquired, are, it seems, to be employed, but which are sow nearly three months in that harbour. There are no serious prepara tions from *lnch we can form any presumption respecting either the destinatiou or the time fur the departure of this expedition. The troops aintowed in Andalusia, seem rather to menace the frontiers of Portugal than the pretended Republicans of Buenos Ayres. Several very extraordiaaty rumours have been for some days in circulation, and wore understanding is spoken of between the Government of B Ayres and the Court of Brazil, and it is even said that John VI. has been acknow ledged constitutional King of South America. A Flanders Mail has arrived, with Papers to the 19th lust. IMILUNIELS, MAT 15. The proems belonging to the household of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as well as his equipage, have just ar rived at the head-quarters, at Cambray, coming from Paris. The Noble Lord himself is expected there abort the end of this month. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Orange ars goiug to the Pavillius of Joes Thk. They will stop a few days at Amsterdam, where they will give some brilliant fetes on Muuday and Tuesday. A Treasury Journal of last evening says—" That notwithstanding the defalcation of the sugar, in the Custom Duties, amounting to 257,753/. there has been an increase of the Customs on the quarter since the sth of April, of 58.0381. In the Excise, the increase on the quarter since the Sib April has been 350,4741.—making a total increase of 408,3121." It is become a practice in the Treasury Journals to endeavour to pre-occupy the public mind with a gross favourable result of this kind. Experience, however, shear the necessity of waiting for the official &tails. Yesterday the Austrian, French, anti Prussia'. Anibassadore had audiences of the I'aINLE RE GENT, at Carlton House. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt now purchase daily 16,000/. of the new 31 per cent. Stuck. _ _ Shotifd the Bill before the House of Lords, re 'prolog the rare of his MAJESTY'S perFoki, he car ried, it is reported that a dissolution of Parliauieut will take place about the 15th June. Sir HENRY ltircaorr is expected to stand for Shoreham at the vowing general election, having been solicited by several of the wort respectable electors of that Borough. On Wednesday se-might, at • meeting of the Burgesses of the Burgh of Inverness, several spi. rited resolutionr were pam.ed in favour of Burgh Reform, and a Petition to Parliament agreed upon. --(Newts/de Paper.) Quarterly Report of the Royal Dispensary for the Diseases of the Ear, from Jaussary to A Nil. 1818. Patients admitted - Patients eared P 101.1416 relieved Patients under core GEOR(.E WHITING, secretary. Royal Dispeosary, May I'3, 1818. The 25th regiment Own Borderers) com menced their march from Chatham, on Monday last. for Ulises Barracks. 1 . .. e fin.t division will arrive there on the tr7th in.e. From the effective strength of this regii.letit, ea.! :1.. intimation they have reeriveil, it is rl. l ivetet.l Ow/ will shortly em bark fur the East lathe-a. The Lord Suffield. Beet, • :3, 13 arrived off Tor. boy, from Bengal. Sailed the -241 Januory. A considerable number of blubber casks, full of blubber, have lately been cast ashore on the Orkney Islands: they appear to be foreign casks, which, added to the circumstance of there being one cask among them filled with valuable skim, leads to the supposition of their having probably belonged to some Danish ve•srl, lost on her passage from Davis'. Straits, S.•!:lfe thtlt is a palatal settle. ►ueut. - 11, v% . T-44 - t ..) Att r d9 ni t e 0 ORIGINAL POETRY. LOVELY WOMAN. What charms the eyr, what glads the heart ! What creature can all bliss imps, t ' What move@ the soul and passions too! It dwells is yen, and only you, Oh, lovely Woman ! When sorrows press, sod cares surround, Who heals and binds up ev'ry wound? When stances sore weighs down the soul, Whu can our doubts and fears control? lovely Woman! When health regained, and strength leer/tied, From death and every woe released—. Whore heart delights the change to view Whose actions& their feelings slew? 'Tis lovely Woman! And eon 1 ever cease to be Protector, Falead, •ngl all to thee' Ah ! no.-•lbis voice ball lost in death, Shall utter with its filial breath— Oh, lovely Womms! May 19, 1818. HENRY. TIER END OF A BANQUET. —mow— " There is nothing so royal as to eat in good style." SANCHO PAMIA. Sir Francis—a provident Doctor at least, Into cause and effect very clearly can see: Sir Francis--wheterver be bears of a feast, Stays wisely at home, to be sure of a fee. Such stews and such bashes!—.arch changes of meat Such Ash and such soaps—calipasb, callpee!—, Such luxuries sent rut to make it complete—. s , And theu"—cries Sir Francis-- 14 tlicre's sending for ate." ' ARNO. 4 LMA K'S. On Wednesday evening the above room* were very numerously and inshiontibly attended. Among other distinguished personnges were— Prince of Hesse Hotnboure and Baron o • Naghten. Aasloisaadore—Bavarisn, Sardinian, Netherlands, Swe dish, Prussian, aed Spanish. Mikes—Buccleuch nod Areyll. ibirkerres--Beaufort, Marlborough, Richmond, San Car los, St. Albans, and Argyll. Martyrises—Camden, Exeter, Grimaldi, and Downshire. Mareltioa —Cornwallis, Lansdown and Winchester. Rark—Rinislyn, Jersey, Elision, Siounteashel, Ayles bus y, Gime r, Moose, Denbigh, Clanwilliatn, Clare, Clon. Illuutit.Chirlea, Plymouth, and Westmorland. Conisfeseer--Jetsey, Bustin., &Khios., Loriadak. Ald borough, Galloway, Alwyn', Dartmouth, Ludulf, Sefton, Clare, and Plynsswith. Lords—Sinnerset, Palmerston, Castlereagh, Strathaven, H. Cliulinomleley, J Murray, Sheffield, King, Amherst, Falmouth, Langford, Barrington, Templetown, Normiiihy, Mark lies r, A psley, Dungannon, F. Stomach, C. S. Church. bill, and Weymouth._ Lashes-4C . Churchill, Somerset, two Lennoxes, two Pratt., Castlereagh, E. Lowther, Aim Scott, two Mertes, Allru , Chi chester, two Bathurst*, two Bruer% E. Hurray, Sheffield, King, two Corwallisei, Shelley, C. %Volpole, F. &which. Amherst, H. Windsor, Iwo !oarsman, two filtewarta, Fal mouth, Iwo Gin-dons, Coll, H. lieudebell, Ellenhorough, E. FUI be; B. Legg, Barrington, I. Lytton, Millman, C. M. Poulett, M. Beauelerk, E. Edgettiobe, two Pagel., Mork Kerr, de Clifford, G. Bingham, two Molyaetrees, eiagantion, C. Sruitli,J. fritogibbou, two Hills, two Grevilles, Macdonald, H. Foulost, and Fane. Sirs—R. Fergustou,J . Shelley, Wm. Coll, and P. Malco lat. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT had • dinner ',arty at Carlton House. In the evening his Royal Highness had a select music party. The Duchess of Iltatuonn and y intend leaving town on Saturday next, for their seat, Goodwood, Sussex. The Nlarquis of LAitiiiiiiiiteilieistertain a party of distinction ou Sunday next. at Lansdown-house. The Marchioness CAMDEN has issued cards of invitation for a grand rout ou Tuesday next. at her house in Arlington-street. The Marchioness CORNVIA ws gave a grand hall and supper yesterday evening, at her house in Old Burlingiou-street, which was attended by near 900 di►tinguished fashionable'. The Dowager Countess of Coat will e ve a grand entertainment on the td of June to his Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCESTER, and a large party of distinction. at her house in New Viscountess ENNtsmoaz will give her second grand bail on Thur►day, the %mil inst. at Kingston House, Knightsbridge. Lord MARK Kim* is arrived at Nerot's Hotel, Clifford-street, from his seat iu Oxfordshire. Lord HENRY FITZGRRALD arrived yesterday at Miller's Hotel, Jorrtuyn-lireet, from Paris. Lady SMITH gives a grand rout on Monday next, at her residence, Terrace, Piccadilly. Lady WIGRAM gives a grand ball this evening, at her house in Malawi-place. Lady SIIELLEY entertained a large circle of fashionable.. yesterday evening, at her house in Ber keley-square. Lady Llionst.t. had an elegant music party lad night, at her house in Portland-place. Lady Mott has issued yards for a grand asiem hly on the 4111 of June, at her residence in Bolton. shire. Lady Juat♦ Pulite has issued nearly five hun dred cards of invitstion for a grand ball and supper, on the Bth of June, in Graftuu-street. J. P. GRANT, Esq. M.P. left Warren's New Hotel, New-street, yesterday, for &b o bs l e ig h. E. B. WILBRAHAM, Esq. M.P. gave an elegant entertainment yesterday to the Ambassador frog the Netherlands, Baron W. FAGISI,, and a large party of distinguished personages, at Ins residence in Portland-I:lace. Mrs. Blowr had a quadrille ball yesterday even ing. Devonshire-place, which very = ra •••••••••11.•••••••• i u• •••••••, • • ••••• •., •••• ••••• ... •••• vs. •-• •sosll6 I lOW VIM UPC BAK UICFC UCIPIECIPIC, MIPY aPICPI . •61113‘11i Mrs. BIiHOP had• quadrille ball yesterday even- since that of the late Earl, half a century ago, will b e enhanced. A public wharf on the s it e of , 4 ;.. at her house mu Devouslii tt -place, winch war Among many other charitable legacies, Mrs. I the row would prove a public OUIMOICC, and would ry fashionably attended. KEITU left 2,000/. to the ilevital fur lucutables. I be attended with dangerous consequences. ... 41 .. . ..,.... , ... . s• . .. . , _. . .. . • .. • TIM QUEEN. • The inquiries yesterday after the state of her MA JESTY, at she Queen's Palace, were more liOnle• mus than any day since her indisposition. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER was con.tant in her at• tendaece upon her Royal Mother, with the Princtss of Wass Hommel!) and Princess AUGUSTA.-- The Patna REGENT and all the Royal Dukes made their regular inquiries, and received reports from the Doctors. At twelve o'clock the follow ing Bulletin was issued : a Queen's Palate, May 21, Mawr, a. la. " The Queen has had a good night; her Majesty is better " FRANCIS MILMAN. " HENRY HALFORD." (COURT CIRCULAR.) We are extremely happy to say, that the private report of the Doctors in the evening was—" The QUEEN was going on well." Sir HENRY HAL. FORD made a report to the PRINCE REGENT oil Wednesday afternoon about five o'clock, at the Riitirh Institution in Pall-Mall, at the time his Royal Highness was viewing the exhibition of paintings there. PUBLIC MONUMENT TO . THE MEMORY OP THE LATE LAMENTED PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES AND SAXE CORURG. The Cenotaph Committee, after maturely considering the various communications they have received, and in *mane tatty with what they have reason to believe is the wish of the Public, beg leave to state that it is their intention, should their funds be adequate, to construct the proposed Temple of the Cenotaph on a scale sufficiently extensive to admit of its being appropriated to the purposes of Divine IVorship, and constituted a Free Church. (Fur the Committee) HENJ. BOTCH, Jug. • SONS OP THE CLERGY. Yesterday the Anniversary Meeting of the Cor poration of the Soda of the Clergy took place at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, which was ho noured with the presence of several persons of the highest distinction, amm.g whom we noticed...- His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, the Arch. bishops of Cauterbary and York, Bishops of Loudon, Woe ee•ter, St. Asaph, Chester, Gloucester, Carlisle, Oxford, Raugor, Salisbnry, and Soder and Mann ; the Earl of Meath, the Kiel Honourable the Lord Mayor and Lady Mnyorers ; Baronets H. Russell, C. Hooter, C. Smith, F. Willis, Ice.; 111 r. seriesna Bell, Mr. Baron Garrow, Wm. Ralph Cartwright, F.m. M.P., Thomas Bainbridge, Esq Charles Rosampiet, Fig, Aldermen Hooter, Biich, Isc. Sheriffs Derange,' and Alderson, Mr. and Mrs. Heury Jones, Mrs. essamajor, braider other Ladies and Gentlemen of distinction, *hose nautili we were nut able to ascertain. The Lord Mayor arrived in grand state pre cisely at twelve o'clock. Ilia Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, 83 one of the Stewards of the day, arrived at the Cathedral about ten minutes past twelve, accompanied iii his carriage by his Aides-de-Camp, General Vanguard and Major Poem On his entering the Cathedral, he was met by the Bishops, the Dean of the Cathedral. Prebends, the minor Cations, and other Gentlemen of the church, who conducted his Royal Highness to his stall. The music consisted of the overture of Esther, Mr. Handers grand Dettingen Te Dem and Jubilate, with • the choruses from the Messiah, " Halklmjah, for the Lord God omnipotent reigu elk" au Anthem composed on purpose for this Charity by Dr. Boyce. The music was conducted in a superior style by Mr. Greatorex, and the band was led by Mr. Ware with greet precision. The principal singers were. Messrs. Vaughan, Salmon, Tingley, Clarke ' and Thorne. The music and singing produced s,' impressive effect on the au thence. The sermon was preached by the Rev. 'D. W. Garrow, D.D. Rector of East Barnet, Herta, and one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, from the book of Isaiah. chapter GI, verse 6 —" Bet ye shall be *anted the Priests of the Lord; wee shall call you the ministers of our God." After the sermon. the grand Coronation Anthem,. composed by Handel, wassung with full chorus, and concluded the ceremony. The fineness of the day caused several thousand persons to assemble in St. Paul's Church-yard. After the service, the Royal Duke, the Lord Mayor, and several Noblemen and Gentlemen, ad journed to Merchant Tailors' Hall, to partake of the feast provided by the stewards. At five o'clock about 200 persons sat down to dinner, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the Chair—supported on the right hand by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, and on the delft by the Archbishop of Canterbury. After the cloth was removed, Non Nokia Do mino who sung in a very solemn and impressive style by Messrs. Barclay, J. Taylor. Millar, Thorne, and Moutaglie. The latter sang a new song, en titled, " Nay he who wants gratitude e'er want a friend," in a most acientitic style. with which the Duke seemed highly pleased. Major-General Glegg, Sir J9li Sylvester, the Bishops of Ely and Peterborough. Dr. Gardiner. Dr. Chambers. Archdeacon Hook, Sir C. Smith, and other persons of distinction, were present:— The company broke up at an early hour. Arrivals at Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley-square : Lord and Lady BELHAVEN and family, from their seat in Scotland ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss MONTAGNE BURGOYNE, from their seat in Essex. Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE bog left ditto yesterday, for their seat near Southampton. The intelligence of the birth of a representative of the noble family of SHAFOETH was hailed by the clan mud their numerous tenantry iti Russ-shire, The with every densonstratiou of joy. news reached Loehrlst) on Monday, and u large bonfire, by the direction of Mr. INIIES, M.P. was that evening kindled on the most conspicuous hill, to which a large party from the neighbourhood resorted, guided by the notes of the Highland bagpipe. The remains of the late Mrs. Mu&a*v KEITH, were lately interred in the chapel of the Bat.- CARIAS family. There had born no burial there since that of the late Earl, half a century ago. A other charitable legacies, bin. - - LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, fareaLses4si7, THURSDAY, MAY 21. The LORD CHANCiLLOV. was occupied n► hear. nig termitic petitions, of uu interest except to the parties concerned. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Liscor.it'sllNN, TI.II.IIISDAY, alAv 21. THE QUEF.NSBERRY LEGACIES. 'MOM AI V. MONTGOMERY. Sir ARTHI:st I'IGGOTT stated, that this was the Petition of the Defendant, Sir James Moutgoiners, the personal representatiVe of his late wife, praying that the Master's report might be contirm►ed. It appeared that the late wife of the Defendant had been bequeathed the sum of 10,000/. by the way of legacy for her separate use, by the late Duke of Queensberry, and that she, on the Ilth of October, 1814, made her will, by which she bequeathed all her real and personal property to her husband, the Defendant. The Master, by his first report, found the will was valid, and that the Defendant was en titled to the legacy, with 4304 interest. fntn► the year 1814; and by u second report the Master awarded a further sum of 8,081/. to be due a. inte rest up to the I , 2th of March, 1818. Letters of administration had been granted to the Defendant, by the Prerogative Court, on the 19th of ►Mardi last. Under these consideratiotis, he (the Learned Counsel) bad no doubt but his Honour would grant the prayer of the Petition. His Ho►►our the Vica-CHANCELLOR—'s I can not see any occasion for a further reference to the blaster. I am therefore of opinion, that the port ought to be confiimed. I am mote inclined to do this, because I see by the will of the te►tatut, the wife of the Defendant, that he was appointed her trustee, on which he has obtained letters of ad ministration, independently of his being beneficially interested."—Motion grouted. POLICE. +OW. sovr-nat ET. on Wednesday evening a young man, genteely dressed, apparently between eighteen and twenty years of age, went into the hall of the stage-door of Drury-lane Theatre, and inquired fur Mr. Knight, the comedian, who, he was in formed by the hall-keeper, was not in the Theatre. He sail be expected a letter to be left fur him by Mr. Knight, wits, some orders. The hall-keeper told him he thought it would be three hours before Mr. Knight returned, as his pre sence was not requisite in the Theatre until the arte►- piece, and there was no letter in the atphalseikal !mist case, which is placed up in the hall fur the remotion of all letters directed to persons belonging to the theatre; the young man, however, loitered about in the hall ; the hall. keeper had occasion to leave it to let Miss Macauley in feria a coach, and on his return to the hall he miss. d a lent r from the case, directed to Mr. Peak, ►he T rm , and which he knew contained money; and he asked a man belonging to the Theatre if lie knew any thing of it, who replied in the orgative ; he then asked the young man if be taken it, who denied any In ledge of it, and in explanatiun denied having been ahoie In the WI; but the halikeeper being positive that be had, rent one of the firemen belonging to the Theatre for a constable', whose arrival, and on hie being about to search bits, , lie mot teased his grill ; the money which was in the kite r was found in one pocket, and the envelope in another. He was brought to tlie office, and, after undergoing an ix... mutation, was committed till yesterday morning, wlwu wine of the parties appeariog against him, lie was discharemi, which, we understand, was owing to the entreaties of a uum. her of respectable chaeacteri. A man was charged with rubbing persons COniaOr out of Covent-garden Theatre, on Tuesday night. A silver flint knife and thirty silk handkerchiefs were found uu him. lie was committed till this day. maaLsoaottorutrit CIT. HORRID ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION, It is our painful duty to record one of the moat diabolic.it attempts to murder a young women, equal to that of the late wretch Hutch, or any other within our recollection. The person charged is Jae Denast, who keep* a greet'. g►ocer's ihop in the Edgwdre-road, and the victim of pre meditated injury is Jose Roger., a good-lookiue woman, bet wien 20 and 30 yeam of age. It appeared that the woman bartebhahited with the Prisoner for the last nine years, but on May-day lust she was married to Rugeis, a work ing-gardener, she having, according to Isis statement, hit him when she went out to market, for the purpose of 'usury - lug Roger., and from that time, according to his uwo *tor ) , he Jiarboured hatred and revenge lo his mind, but was at a loos bow to effect his purpose, and at length resulrid un murder. Ile took the opportuoity of making the attempt yesterday morning, ►y calling the woman op after her hus band had gone to work. _ . Two 1111eli,of the eases of Goodchild and Court, stated the circumstaaces of the ease as follows, from the Prisoner's coo fission :—Tkey were at the Coact sad Nooses it the Edg ware-road, soon after seven o'clock yesterday smoritiaa, wise'. the Prisoner case its, awsl *barna' wills muck coolocas, tbtt he had killed a woman at Watbt.rsc•green that morning. They sbelieved him, fres his easy Seamier of mistime the story ; but be gayeties some gin, mid thes star. d, that Int bad been long unhappy in bin Naiad about him lingers, and that he bad called her up at seven o'clock that moronic, tinder pretence that be wanted some roots; when she Canoe down stairs, be requested a few minutes COPvellotiOu will. her. lie observed to her that ber cap wu on wrusw, and tni her turning round to look in a glass, the monster seised A billhook and indicted a Dever, wound on the hick of her head. He theta drew from his pocket a razor, with whirls he cut her throat in • mat shucking stammer, sod in rfaist. ing the dreadful attack, bee doges were nearly cut off. The Prisoner was delivered over to the hands of justice, and conveyed to this office. Th; wounded woman was conveyed to St. George's Hoop'. tat, mud au officer was sent to aacertaiu her state. The Si., - geuu described the manner in which her throat and iuse,• were cut, besides whirls there were as many AS twenty set lints wounds about the bark of her head. The unfortuuate woman related the story, which cones. pooled with the Prisoner's coefesaiee, when she woe binuelit into the Hospital. lite certificate of Mr. Cronin, the two., Surgeon, to the Magistrate, was, " That the suers er could got long survive." The husband stated, that the Prisoner, so far from out having been reconciled ■t their marriage, was pre►rmt at the festival, sad drank somas to their pitisperity. Roo, a described it lobe m Lute with which the *timid iu the tb,oat was indicted, The Prisoner appeared with Isla waistcoat and his hauls imbued in Wood. He complained of the woman hat'lng plundered and ill.aned him; and on hearing she ass not dead, he expressed his morrow at it, as he went on purpose to gratify hie revenge, sod bad be completed his wroth, ha would sot mind thee ascending the scaffold. He was remaadcd. We are glad to find at last that three is likely to be a good public road from Abingdon -street to the Vatizhall.bridge. This, it is said, will be ac complished by Government and the Bridge Com pany. Earl Gaosvcaoa's houses in Milbank row will be far wore desirable, and their valise will be enhanced. A public wharf on the site of ■ ~~: