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SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY. We think we do an acceptable service to our reach rs in presenting them with the followinz paper, which ha. been issued by Sir S. Rainilly's Com mittee. It Area in a manner not liable to contra. diction or misrepresentation, and open to the facul ties end COIIIIIIOII sense of every man. the ones linKiiablr grounds upon which Sir S. Rornilly may re.t his claims to the support of the Electors of Westinsiister. VOTE: I IN I'AVOUR OF TIIE PEOPLE, GIVEN BY silt %%MULL ROMILLY, DURING THE FOUR LA6 I' SESsIOIII3 OF PARLIAMENT. Isl Mar 10. Against the CORN BILL. April 19. Against the PROPER IT TAX. May 41. Against the grant 0(40,000/. to Lord Melville. 31. Against the wilapplicatiwn of 100,0001. voted as an outfit to the Prince Regent. Jane 19. Against increasing the salary of the Irish Master of the RAN. 49. Ag nest the additional grant to the Duke of Cum bcrlaud. 1919. Feb 98. For reducing the Army Estimates. March 6. Fur diesieiehtng the STANDING ARMY pro porn! by tliniderr. 18. Agatost the PROPERTY TAX. 10. Aprosat etrotiautog to the Secretaries of the Ad miralty their war salaries in time of peace. April 8. Fur eusitnolline the expenditure of the Lord Cham berlin'', *office. 25, Fur REDSEITE: the PUBLIC EITEEDITURE. May I. For compelling the Rank to resume Cash Payments. 10. Azainst the Alien Rill. 24. Fur applying the Moils of Admiralty to discharge the debts oil the Civil List. J u ne 13. Azitinat Lotteries. 17. Fur n ducing the salary of the Irish Vice-Treasarer. 1817. Feb. 17. Fur taking from she Secretaries of the Admiralty the war salaries granted to them on preterote of the expedition to Algiers. 26 Azainst the first leading of the SUSPENSION of the HABEAS CORPUS BILL . Far abolishiug the Juinur Lords of the Admiralty. 28. Against the third ris.ling of the SUSPENSION uf the HABEAS CORPUS BILL Mir. 15. Rotiotyl the SEDITIOUS MEETING BILL. Ap.ll 2i For Ilse reduction of the Sal , Destine. May 6 Sesitssal the Want of 14.000 L to Mr. ems.. ..inu for los r obasby to Lisbon. 19. Aget , ..t the Loll.r, RRU May 20. Fur SIR FRANCIS BURDETT'S MOTION to APPOINT a COMMITTEE so i.luire into the STATE of the IREPRENENTATION- June 18 Fur Lord Folkstinnos 1111 turn urn the Rights of Miguitrairss so Vissit Stair Prisons 23. Against the thetas Coiteus SUSPENSION BILL. Tip Rzliss.l LORD RIDNOUTH'S CIRCULAR. 30. Against llor third reauing of the Mellow Corpus Saupension 1819. Erb. 5. Ag..iust Lord Cast'eremite. Molina for a SMUT Committee ou the Stair of di. Country 10. 111 (Avow of I.nra A. 11.smillswer ikatout respect. ins the STAIN Poem eueioatt in SCOTIA'S!) 11. In favour of Mr. Pas.tkerley's Th•titot respecting the employment of Satre /tad Ift FORUMS, 17. hi Ammo of lord FAkatoue's Mutton lawn In. qui•y sot., the Allt•gatiitoa of She Sufferers Ito. der the .:bras Corpus Sii•prossion Act. March 5. la favour of Mr PHILLIP'S Mission for as IN QUIRY IlTo TIN CONSAUcT Or sings AND INFORMERS. In favour of Lord Alllstivp's Motion foe a RE. AUCTION of the ARMY. 9. Against the first reading of the INDEMNITY BILL 10 'lc unlit She wont' mill third reading. 18. In favour of Sir M W Ridley'a Motion for It-- deicing the two Junior l.u.ds of the Admiralty. May 5. Aglow th , firm reviling of iiw Alien Bill. Id lo favour of Sir James Mackintosh's Motion fur a Select Committee to consiikr the best °teams of prrventits: Bank Forgeries. 19. In LWOW' of Sir Riskci Hefllle• Motley fur a Re. peal of the SEPTENNIAL ACT; AND Against MI ‘loliun. for AUGMENTING the IN. CUM ES ui the ROYAL FAMILY iu the pre- • seat state of the Finances. These Vntrs were supported in Parliament by HIS SPEECHES which art hrfore the Pollhc. TAis Mon is a (Am:thistle for Wssioainsier. ELECTORS! iVill you um loro HIM a% ONE of YOUR It Erft ESENTATI if ES wEsT.IIINSTER E LEC St de of the forty days' Poll, in 1784, which ronoororrd tots the Ist of April, Ind clow•d on the 1;1 1 ' of Nlsly —Hood, Wray, and Fox, candidate. : Days. Hood. Wray. Foz. 21 .... 51 38 57 .... 62 49 76 23 .... 30 29 77 24 .... 39 36 56 25 .... 2.5 23 31 2I . . 18 12 41 Daps. Mond Wm,. For. 1 .. 261 2311 302 2 .... 970 8641 941 3 9711 871 GAO 4 1.077 1,010 945 • .... 674 637 545 6 522 495 414 • .... 339 303 209 • .... KO 69 75 9 341 299 271 10 241 207 205 11 .... 117 97 142 12 .... 115 116 186 13 113 113 143 96 79 82 1 65 75 16 641 88 65 17 54 41 73 18 .... 85 49 76 19 35 27 51 20 52 49 45 27.... 14 13 29 28 .... 12 12 24 28 . .. 14 11 33 30 .... 12 S 3S 31 .... 14 11 20 32 .... 10 8 9 23....11 9 21 34 .... 23 19 IS 35 5 6 10 38 .... S 6 17 37 4 3 12 38 .... 3 2 7 39 .... 8 5 17 40 13 11 18 etura 12,301. 'final oonaber of It should be generally known, that to-morrow 1-4 .torilay), the last flay of the poll for Wrstmiii .l. the pulling begins tit eight o'clock. end ends ai three. Wysiltortt.AND.—Great preparations are makirig , fur the itoio•rtant contest of this county, which ..ionitiences at Appleby today fur•rtis). Each Party is oht the alert. 'rite must effectual means hare been resorted to, to bring up the freelloiders to the scene of action, and the votes will be taken at lio' or live different booths. W e ore sorry to state, that on Fri.lay last, the thus of cheiriug the Members for Liverpool, Mr. PHILLIP N•11111.sen. of ibis town, met with a seriou s a/ cidrut. The horses in a carriage took flight and ran amongst the crowd, by which several persons were thrown down, and Mr. N. had his the 4 ll bone broken. W e are requested by Mr. BteTHANI. the Secre tAry a the Eagle Insuranc- C pony, to state. th.ti Kitties ?wrong at hloisomontr, may he renewed with. '" 1 5 d .)t Novi that period, either is Coruhill or thr Hay bvirkt uli,or • purchased, ass; r • • c . • . • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, LineAAA's kW, . TIY SMAT, JUL? S. BANKRUPT PETITIONS. • FALSE TRADING. Messrs. BMoADWOOD oast Linnamice, is the Matter of JAMES Slane SUMS COOK, a Bruchmtpd. Sir S. Ronn.t.w stated this was the petition of Mends. Bruedwood, celebrated piano -forte-Makers, no/ of Mr. Lau retire, the proprietor of an entertain coffee-hoese is the Strand, creditors of the bankrupt, praying that the bask rapes certificate might set be grained, sod that the com mission of bankruptcy should be wepersedmil, snider the fol lowing r irtumstswees:—The bankrupt applied to the Messrs. Brus.twood to sell hits a piano forte. He rrpre. seined himself to be • Gentleman of fortune, residing in Orrliarel.street, and gave them • reference to a Mr. Beek man, who, on beian•pplial to, said, that the baskrept was every thing Haut was reepeetatile. On this character Messrs. Broadwood let him have the piano-forie, for which he pro. mired to pay 68/. 6.. hot in a short lime afterwards they found he had pledged the iustrumenl with • pawn. broker in Holborn, fur 351. Afterwards the bankrupt took chambers in the Temple, as he said, to attend • 'suit he had in Chancery, as/ for the porpoise of atiesiling his brother Stafford Cook's claim to the Stafford Peerage, then aside. discussion in the Holm of Lords. The Petilioser, Lau rence, furnished him with expensive dinners and wines, on this representatiom, at hie chambers, and when they amount ed to tot. be seat his bill, oil which the bankrupt told him that he bad stock in the foods, bet the books were closed, and the moment they were open be would pay him, and un til that time he might as well famish him with the dinners and wires as usual, until tlwy amounted to 40/ Laurence agreed to this ; bat when the books were opened the bank rupt had no stuck, and had left the chambers. The Pell tamers heard nothing of the bankrupt fur a length of time until February last, when they saw his name in the Gamiie as a bankrupt, described as a ehersemonger, residing Is Golden-lane. They naturally Merited after this cher...clamp aid found it never had been Lopened ; that there were not eves males in it to weigh the butter and cheese, and when there was any sold, be had to vend it to the butcher's to ha weighed. The Lose CsAncamosi—" Such 3 repreemtation &Ohio might make you a baakr in, Sir Samar' Sir S RoInILLT said, thee the petittiustag creditor was& Mr. Ow. is, In • Berrisase. • 'e• resided in Temple4asie, to oti.er errititure *sly sentineled to eight„.and Owea's debt was 1021. Ti. p. ninnies. had kronen their nelsons and had telmaimed verdicts, sad had the b Minna taker ander reveal on. His -l-eedship wuubl perceive there title tin Karl leg here except *Alin a little wetter and cheese, mad that fur the pm pew of takingamt the eassiniesioes. Under tlpese C' s, he bed NO dentist Mil his Leraihip would grant the prayer of Ito- pentium. Mr. MONTAGU' followed us the same elle, mad said that the farts of the ram were. that Wore the present commie. aims, the bankrupt bad obtained goods seder false pretences as a stathat at law Mr. Caliente-as* , Where do you Sad that lie is a snidest at law ?" The LORD CNANCELLOZ" Mr. Moslem,e mesas of the Baiikra t Lens." Mr. Montane, in eantiaaatioa, said, that this stodent of Bankrupt Laws Ind been onsea before a leseekrupt am a wisiesimerrhaut, and afters/m/s took rise hese& of the In. ravens Act, and mow soiled Sir another commission He did not know whether his Lordship moiler...a • farce writ ten by, the late Mi. Foul, celled The artehralde when' be shims lie best wag for a man to get clear of his debts was, to have the Lord Chnierelko's receipt in his pocket. lie the farce the debtor is made to say be sever was a trader, on which the attorney asks him if he never dealt cards, and .i hes answering in the affirmative, he tells him he has been • trailer, fur be was • dealer in cards. Sue in this case the Iniebrupt was made a trotter by selling • few pound s of boner sad cheese in am ob•enre corner The bankrupt in his affidavit set forth, that wishing to maim his brother in oblainiug his pemage, and at the Saner time wishing to pep port his tam ly, hr intruded to set up a cork's-shop. and look the premises in Geddes-lane; bust thinking that be would nut he able to sell ham and beef rneingh, he C 0.,.. ft... Wed velar-monger, and actually •peerefiaiwel hi. stork, amain nig of 49th.. of bolter and two cheeses, fur which be had given ready money. He admitted that the -shop was opened but a very -hurt time, and that his pinata only amounted to 31 ; and that lb:landlord of the house gave him 41. to get rid of him. It was susecessary for hum (the Leotard Curesel) to cornmeal um saris a case as this, as it spnke esiongh fur itself. Mr. DonoeswaLL, Counsel Cr the petitioning creditor, cont. soiled, that no collusion had bees proved between his client and the bairkrapt, and he was willing to submit to auy unite hi. Lordship might please to make. The Lotto CaatilcsibLott-•-•" The bankrupt'. 'radiog commenced on the 17th of November and elided in the hegisistiaw of December ; yet his mercury was so meg, that it required several adjournments of the Commissimiers be fore be cunlel recollect all the frainaction. of his trade. What was il Owe.. listen& d to divide, was be to have the egg'?" Mr. DOWDISMau.--" Owen found oat that the twialtrapt was entitled to 2,00411. in right of his wife, before be 'track the docket." Mr. Cotten; Counsel fur the baukrapt, contended, that the petitioners had au right to come before the Court at all, as the transaction of Bruadwood took place two yeas" , aro, and that of Laiireime one year. The commission wastakels out in February, and the last eXelllilbation took place in April ; sal afire the bankrupt had obtained. his a-mill/me, they had takes him in execution. Then it was clear they could not clime forward with an application to the Court while the bankrupt was iu custody. He contended it was sot • collusive or (worried limikruptey. The petitioning creditor (Owes) had Amu 25 yews clerk to Mr. Serjeent Copley; sad if he bad oot bees • rimpectatile man he would not have held that situation fur such a Ireigth. of time.. Tlie bankrupt and his family had lived is apartments of his from the arooth of March, 11112, mud the commission was taken oat ; sad be had learned that she binikropee wife was en titled to Loon/ out eta rail which was pearling is ebalieerf The LORD CRANCELIAJIM.J. would ass that .„„„, long to the bankrupt's assignee murder the losolmat Art r Mr Coman.- 4 6 Nu, my Lord; it is fur the serrate use of the wife." The Rp CRILICILIAIIII-0 Tint♦ the creditors ostler Ik coososission cos ►ore •o beef/Ail Gem it." Mr. CULLE/11.-.." The Stafford Peerage is still before the Haase of Lords." The Lahti CUANCELLOR.--" Sad it has beta bt•fore se veral other Houses—Does Owes say, dist the baskrupt ►ad lived is his house up to die time . the commission was takes nut—and will he say that he knew •robing 0 1 th e tradise antil be heard ail from a servals.?" Sir 8, ROMILLY—" The swan arming from the Chaseery soil the present ciedltors tamest be beselited by. eves if it Wm oat for she sole use of the wile. The testator died in 1111108, and the Grit commissios against the bankrupt was lake• out iii 1810, and of course it would belong to she creditors ender that commission" Mr. Cuu.art said, trading was necessary to weak* • per wow amenable to Ilse Bankrupt Laws. Suppose the Bask rept bad cumnieured • trading for the purpose, thes It would be necessary to prove it was with the knowledge of Owes. The LORD CRANCRDLOR.-." Are you prepared 10 Dili, me what part of Owes'adebt weeds, before November. ..4 who the errant was chit Wormed him of the leading? la Owen willing to rw.,he a huffier affidavit On the subject ) " Mr. Dow nitswat.s.—.." - All the evidence is before your Lordship " Sir SAMUEL RONILLY replied, and observed, that there Wall as affidavit of a person who kept a billiard-table in the Strand, that he purchased butter at the bankrupt's shop is Wiles-lane, but not one 14 the steikhbours had sword that they had bored huller front bins; on She contrary, Robert Pre', who lived opposite, had sworn that he never saw ibe. shutters down but otter, and that was to have • pane el man,ffir Samuel, whose table was served in dee same manner as the piano-forte r Sir S Itoaltt.ce--" No, my Lord ; but it certaialy ap )ran that persons at a distance were invited to bey butter to eatable them to make affidavits of the t►ading" • Ike Lotto Caawccu.owr' This ease is unlike any that ever came ►efure me. It was obviolisly a secret trailing of the bankrupt to get a certificate. Thoi case certainly through out is a 'angular oue to send to the world, as it concerns debtor and credito►. If there was any doubt of fraudulent Adds, the evidence before me is sufficient for this Court, if it was not for that of the losolvent D-biors• Court. that the bankrupt had been drains( under fake pretences, and getting goods and sending them to pawnbrokers. The bankrupt knew he routs, not taw again to the I nwilveist D. burrs' Court without being liable to heavy penalties', for which he was de termined to come In the Great Seal fur a commission. The whole sum laid out for Ibis trade by the bankrupt was fit for shop fistrirea, mid 101 fur batter soil cheese. The trade commences un else 2.1 of November, and rude on the 24th, the day the net sit bankruptcy was committed. This skews the aecesiity of fustier nib bolts from Owen, fur Mrs. Owen appears to 1w a customer Air cheese on the 10th of Novem ber. In reaped .to the law of the case, no doubt a single act tit trading, where it appeared to a jury that the person intruded to rid his Living by that kids., would be suffi cient ground fur a commission of bankruptcy ; but this apoeirs to be a mere tradissg for the sole purism', of getting a eonsoission shit a certificate. I will not let eitlor stand one moment. I agree with Mr . Callen, that the misconduct of the bankrupt might not to affect the p dismounts...4liter. I have thereto,' no objectiou to Owen makiognuy affidavit is explanation that lie can, relative to his motives. I think this commission cannot stand, and if it could, that the cer tificate cannot I cannot charge Owe° with diawbeirsty with out Orbit him Nil opporteniiy of explaining himself. In the mean time, 10 the commission be sup.•rsedrd. This is certainly a new specie. traws! OR Ike Great D eal, which shall never ItlCCeill While I sit here." Mulauu granied. CONTEM pr OF COURT—CLANDESTINE MARRIAGE. ANNE WADE, NOD R IICLFY. F. lIAEFLILY •Id OTHER,. Sir ANTRuIt PIGGOTT said, he held in his hand a petition which he had lo request of ties I,ortlrlup to slower for to ' morrow. It was ilw petgiote of Mr. Bayley, prayiut that he might hr liberated from the enktody of the Wank.' of tie. Ft et P. non, on his midertAting to earevile the marriage settlements a approved of by the Court. His cliest could have no motive lei not careening them; but at would take some Glee before the deeds were ready for ruereetiote, awl lee was 1111%iotlii to 111(3113 bit liberty after his limy emprisua. The LORD CH4WCRILOR-..." It i. not l i be sunward auul 111-030411 PW : yuu May , ituutioill II OHM." VICC-CHANCCI.LOR'S COURT. LINCOLN'S-111N, THURMAN', lULY 2. OPERA-HOUSE. WATERS V TAYLOR. Sir S. SVIOLLT said, he waited to see whether his Learned Friend, Mr. Hart, was then prepared, as he pro mised, to go tato the ease.• Mr. HART said. ha bad not received any further instrur. tiotis sines sesterday. Sir S ROMILLT— I doubted ye.terday whether my Learned Friend had ant further tatdreetions to remise, for (warmly th e emu of 6,1139/. IS out .to eseambratice wit the OprruSoure." The Vtc4.ol4scau.ol4-J' I cannot consider it as an en. eutultranre, and 11r. %V ter. inn.l pay it Into Court." Sir S. ROMILLY —" 1 spiortheuel your 11111100 f will make Ilse amine order nulls Trowel le the tradraroeme hills, which amount to 1,400/. 13r. and also as to the arm of 300/. fur expotior , ? • The Vtc► Cusucrtd.ow—" I must do so Take the order for Mr. Mitriv to pay into Court Ike sum of 8,544/ 15s Wbrii. Mr. H trt, ail! your client ply it in r tlw• tiro dam of next Tern' I should almoner that would b. rnnad.red loin enough!" The liicic•Cusucct.t.oft--a It certainly neat be paid into Court heart that t Mr R ART-..." I do not see any pretence for its being paid in 84.1011er, sir the ( . 3114e of so great a hurry." Sir S. sill tell. yon the pretence, Mr. Hart, sod I ion confident thst his Honour will see thief it is a good ane—the minims has not hero made en frivolous grounds" The Vice-Cuaticrtt.oa—if It i% not necvlsary now, Sir Samuel, to co lido the Merits of the rase, it can be dune !setter here■tier. Let Mr. Waters pay the mouey flute Court within a mouth." COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GuiLonALL, THI.IsDAY, JULY 2. - Sittings after Ter. before Me. Justice AII SOT?, and CONIMON Juries. CORNY N. \VILLAIN. This action wan brought to ►reuver 200/. the value of • parcel which the rlaiatiff had seat to Loughlin, by the De. fe•daat's coach, but which had never reached Ilse hands fin which it was desli•ed: It appeared that, in March last, the Plaintiff, whn resid ed ot Thiirk. its Yorkshire, directed his Mothers at Rippoo to stitsl to I-oodoo, too his account, the ram of !OW. They accordingly enclosed, in a proper envelope. 160 One-pouts.' notes, sad 20 two-pound Notes, all of the BAIIIC of England. The parcel was iotrnated to the rare of a boy, who delivered it at the coact...other. in Doroughbridge, to be forwarded by the Glasgow mad to 11-oodois—but the parcel never reached the cormspoodent. _ . . . . . - It was admitted by the Defendant,, that the parcel had arrived safe, and had been subsequently stolen by one of his clerks, who had absconded, and not since been heard of. The ikicaor art np was, thst, at Defendant's offices, both et inroughbridge sod int Loudon, ■ notice was posted tip, stating that the Proprietor would not be aceowntalde for any parcel, of the valise of more than 5/. unless it was regularly entered and paid for, a. being *hove that amount. In this hotauce, only 2s. 6d. was paid foe carriage, sod 2d. for booklet Mr. Jo, lict AllOote uid, the nnestinn here wax, whether stay of the peiamisempluyed by tlw Plaintiff had seen the notice. No evidence had been adduced• to prove they were eornisaut of its existence. If the Jury were of opi that they had not seen it, they would find for the Plaintiff; if they believed that it hod been seen by any of them, they would return a verdict for the Defendant. lam that ease, he should be glad if they would state to him whom they sup posed to have been aware of the noire The Jury found for the Plaintiff—damages 2901. 131.ACIESTON e. LANGDON. This was an act' to recover a compensation in damages for au assault. • The Plaintif f and Defendant live at Horsleyilown. The forum is a lighternota and wharfiager, the hitter a lighter. Mee mad casts-far tar. The parties used the same wha►f— ad, ern the 21st of May last, Mr. fllackoion applied to the Defendant to remove an empty punt belonging to him firm the spot where it was fastened, to make swam for a loaded barge, which he expected at the wharf. The Defendant, who was on board the punt, refused—on which the Plaintiff went over to him, and some words haw. int ensued bet.reen them, the Defendant, who is a smut ming man, seized the Plaintiff, who is advanced in years, alul threw him into the fore-sheets of the pout. When the Plaintiff cot up, Defendant again assailed him, and pitched Item into the bottom of the punt A atrugxle here ensued, in the course of which the Plaintiff received several blows, This case was pruvvJ by fuu► witnesses, none of whom, however, were present when the Plaintiff Mai spoke to the fenihnt. Tbe defence pet up *as, that the Plaintiff had behaved in it very ruin enflame to the Defendant; that , when the De fendant refinad to move the punt, thr Plaintiff' milled him consequence of this widget, the Defendant maid," On along, Mr. Bleckstois. I don't east to have say thing to itei situ you," giving both at the same time, " a bit .of a shove," which threw him into the foressbects of the pant. Two wituesaes were called to prove this statement.-hut as it appeared from their evidence that she Plaiatiff had Ims Mode hanging down by his sides at the time•be was pushed, though be previously bad been sqnaring, . • Mr. Justice Assort held that the defence was not a goal owe, as the push which he received, was, in fret, the com mencement of a new transaction. The parties agreed that a verdict should be takta fur the Plaiitiff—dsotages 101. POLICE. SOW-STR CT. SHAM PARSON. Yesterday a person cattier himself William Charles Gre gory, underwent • Ling exataivati ~,,, charged wadi haves( committed a variety of frauds and eh-replicas., which lie 14 been enabled to do in a great degree from Isis gentlemanly appearance and pre possessing manners, and having re ceived a liberal College education. The Prisoner bar been forging franks of the Members of the House of Comtism's, which being discovered at the Post-office, the` Solicitor, sail others belonging to that estehlishment, lute been exerting themselves to discover hurl. The following are some of the particulars:— la the month of December, in the year 1818, Dr. Forester, the Reeser of Brosely, Salop, bei lig in want of a curate, wrote 1 Mews- Jackpot,, of Wardrobe-Once, Doctors' Coniferous, to reemansend him our, soil in a few days after he erteived I • letter upon the subject, which peueed to he written by the -Primmer, offerireg to take the curse,, which he deemed so sistisfsetory, that he agreed to engage him, provided the tes thought's as to his abilities as a clergyman and moral cha racter were satisfactory, and answered the letter to that civet; and in answer to his letter he received one from the Prisoner, referring him to a Rev. Mr. Lawrence, whom he stated be had last served, and that Doctor Lawrence was the, in Louden', sod a letter addressed to him, at W J. Brown's, Esq , Barnard's loin, would reach hint, which he accordingly dhl, auJ received an answer, Rioted A. Lawrence, stating, that he had assisted him fur upwards of three years, and that the Prisoner had beets recomineurbal to bins by the late Bishop of Imolai,, and on whom recom mendation be had engaged him. He spoke in very high team of the Prisoner's attention as a Minister, and was pain-tail in his parochial duties. This let ter was dated Jan. 8, 1817. Another imposition was practised upon this letter by its purporting to be franked by Ste li'illiate Darrow, sit the time be was Attorney-General. Doctor Forester having been satisfied with the letter, he wrote le the Pri wither about the 23d of January, 1817, engaging him as his curate, and he arrived in a few days after at Br mete sod continued ice the curacy about four months ; and while he was with him acquit as his citrate, the Prisoner hold hint that Dr. Lawrence, whom hr had served as a curate, was brother to Sur Thomas Lawrence, the celebrated pier. , trait pithier, and his brother-in-law hewing married his sister. Dr. Forester soon after this became suspicious that he had bees deceived, and came to London, slid wailed upon Sir Thomas Lawrence, when chat gentleman assured hint that the Dr. Lawrence Ise described cons DO* hug brother; he had • brother is the church, it was true, but he was only a Bachelor of Arts, and his Christian name was Andrew, and he enjoyed the vicarage of Gosport. Dr. Reciter being convinced that the Prisoner was an impostor. discharged him. Upon' making further inquiriev respecting lnin, he had every reaped, to believe that his name is Laurence Hynes Hallorau. Mr. Jackson, of ‘S'a.drulr-placts, Doctors' Commons, stets-11, that hr is • clerical gent, and that about November, 1814, the Prisoner calla d at his house, and said his UMW was Btoltent v, and that he was the curate of the parish of Donley, is Gloucestreshire, and wished to be recommended to another curacy; he then wore a clergyman's large wiz, and spoke with a very full-toned voice. He told hint that be bad no curacy these to reeeninnsend him to. Some time after he received a note, purporting to be froire person of the name of Lewes, relating to a curacy and it • few days after, a female, calling herself by the came of Lewes, called Rpm' him, to make inquiries respecting a curacy, for her husband, and he had an interview at that time with a man calling himself her hosband ; he then wore his own hair; be hail no previous knowledge of him. He noticed that he spoke he a very low voice, and he hinted dial to he the same man be had before seen by the name of Blakeney, but the alterations of his voice, and wearnig a large wig, so disguised him, that he did not retainer' him again. He procured for him a curacy at Warburton pa riah, in the comity of Sussex, and while br was there he re ceived • letter from him nu the subject of resigning it.— He had no doubt, but that the Prisoner imposed himself spoil bins by the name of Lewes. He exp'ained the cause of his reeeasisseaditig the Prisoner to Dr. Forester, which was, that to the month of December, 1818, be received a letter, dated front Newark, signed " W. C. Gregory," re questing to be recommended to a curacy, which be as. towered, and stated, that Dr. Forester was in want of a curate, mod, at the eeriest Sr Dr. Forester, he went to Devilry, and en serifs( the Primmer, be identified him as the man who had treated with him before by the name of Blakeney. Mr. Joseph Hume, the inspector of Clanks at the Post Office, proved the frank purporting to be written by Sir Wm. Garrote, to be • forgery. Vickery, the officer, proved the apprehending the Prisoner in Cowley-street, Westneitteter, where be went by the name of H. Holland, Esq. The Officer produced the seal with which be had sealed all his fabricated letters. The Prisoner was committed. . • The Duchess of Saxe-Mattttunes, with the Princess AMELIA, her daughter (the intended Con sort of the Duke of CLARENCE), arrived on the 21st ult. at Frankfurt, on their way to England. They a►e expected here before Sunday next. The marriage of the Princess with his Royal Highness will take place in a few days after her arrival.— The Duke is now perfectly recovered from hi►. late indisposition. Viscount KEITH, it is said, the Treasurer and Comptroller of his Royal High- MI6'S Household, has set off for Dove►, there to receive her Serene Highness, who will he conveyed, with her ladies and attendant', from Calais in the Royal Sovereign yacht. We understand that, after the termination of the Election at Grantham on Friday se'iiinglit, early in the evening, an affray commenced which threat ened fatal consequences. As the carriage of Sir W. WeLaT was passing down the street, it was assailed with stones and staves by a set of blackguards who had mixed theinvelves with some of Mr. MANNERS'S freemen. Mr. CUST'S music was afterwards proceed ing up the street, when they were attecked hr the same set with a shower of stones and drove back to the Angel lini,where they made a :acid, and collect. ed in an instant the constables in requisiti )))) who. with tip-staves and a return of the atones, beat back the assaulting party to the George lint, their head quarters, where they again rallied and caused their pursuers to retreat, and than the game was kept up with alternate success till about eleve?! o'clock at night. The windows of the Angel lipid G,orge hats, and Mail Hotel, were meanly demolished, anti stn the course of the ev g many of the combatants of each party were k.aveked down, and some of them carried off the field of battle supposed to he dead ; bludgeons, stones. staves, tire-p , ki-ry, and other desperate weapons to abuisilvrice, lasing in full play duri n g the whole engagement. It may here out be amiss to add, that the whole of this riotous Net was so far from meeting BIITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL .SOCIETK Vetoer:lay a most tostnerons and respectable: dealing of tlec Friends of the Bluish cod Fortigo Solonl gociety book place at tise Freemason,' •I'averat. It was the kilt Aaitivereary of this Imola tution. to which the world at large is so flinch in debted for the diffusion of universal eilipeolou.— The Meeting was graced with the wee:owe of u number of beautiful Lielies, anti the Members of the Society of Friends were vrty 4.1,1.1 occasion. Vl'e also noticed several foreigares have taken an active port in Ihr difro•ll/0 of des system of education wino ilie Contiatetit. SI B Alex. julinstoor, Governor Fa , apihar, Ntr. Owe', (of Lanark), Mr. Alderman Wood, awl a 111011ber of iihilasithrnuic characters, at teenier! the Meet ing . At our o'clock his Royal Hightleas the Duke of SUSSEX took the Chair, supported by 31r. WI L tIERFORCa and other distinguished character-. 'lslie RoiALCINAIRMAN, in rising to rorigiatulate • the Meeting on this their 15th A owe...silly, wild, 'that he had to Warm the absence of their Noble President the Duke of Bedford, who was noon in nately obliged to rein 4111 011 the Colon...tit throcgli ill health. He had likewise to apologise for the abereoce of his Royal Highness the Duke of Rent, who had only arrived here yesteid,.y, and who was at this moment occupied in the ludispenseble duly of introduciug the Duchess to the members of the Royal Fainly.—(,4pplatise.) . FOSTER then read the Annual Report of the proceedings of the Society, which we were glad to find coutaineil the intro flattering inforinutioo rela tive to the progrees of this valuable system, !loth at home and abroad. In the Jews' School to Homo ditch, it stated that iii a very short time ii nutobtr of boys had been taught to read the Bible both in Hehrew and English. The Iliberilian branch of the Society was prosperously advancing. It consisted of 400 Schools, containing more than 30.009 children. The Gaelic SocietY, in the High. lauds of Scatland. we% also rapidly increweilig. It also Moiled to the exertions of Count Woroi.tow. the Chancellor of Russia, and Dr. Hume!, in rx •iendaig the britelite of edu'cation throughout the net empire of Riiesia, under the iniiitediate aus pices of the enliahiened, and believolent Emperor of that couiltry. The Russian 'oldie's in Fria,ce had r school of instruction, which lately was visited and highly approved of, by the Ora lid 13eike Michael. In France the system of instruction wits .Suing on in the moat effective manner, under the patronage of the State, and Prolestoali Schools Were equally. encouraged and protected pith Ca tholic.—(Applause. Switzerland the saute Progress was ohs, reablr, and in Spoilt it wall equally unfolding Its benefits, under the pairomege of the Duke del Mown& end six of the onu ciprl Gorman) , it was equally encouraged, and that illustrious mim e the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, had Prot over to the Borough School for a teacher. In Grtrce it was also known. In America it was every a here spreading. Similar accounts of the most flatter ing nature were received front Iluyti, Sierra Leone, and the Native Schools in India. This Report was leceived with the greatest applause. Professor PIETET (of Geneva) rose to Move that it be adopted.—(For Retolations see Advertise mew/4—Hr had, he. said, contributed by a flinch translation of the British unit Farrow' Snout System, to make knovio its advantages to the Coutment, and he hoped to see its more mover. sal diffusion, for the more effectual information and happiness of mankind in general.—(Applause.) Mr. ROBERT STEVEN seconded the Motion. The Report, he said, contained in itself it, beat recommendation. The Society hod not fortu nately, at this moment, to combat the icoostrous notions, which, on a former occasion, preemie(' WI the policy of a wide distribution of educat among the poor. It was now proved to a demonstration. that education, fouirded ou Scripture, was the rutin. dation of all moral anal social duties.—(App/arise./ swain the year 1785 Sunday Schools were establish.. ed. and from that great era incalculable benefit was diffused among the community ; but when this mighty moral machine of educative was put to work, in rid of religion and of morals, then indeed, step by step, might he traced the improvement el eipplause.)--It was said, indeed, that if they looked ono the Old Bailey Calendar, tiny would see the list of criminals as full and heavy us usual; but did those who referred to that crit e ,a,. o forget, that after a loanty-years' war the effects of chmige of society must not be visible ? The demo. ealizing conrequeoces of war were always felt in a peculiar manner at its close: but to say that be cause immorality and crime existed, it therefore bilis lowed general education among the weir was ItlyOn linc, was just as rational as to say that because il;e skill of a physician load been unable to eradicate disease, it was therefore apparent his art was use less.—(Applause.)--The grand point of efficacy in the British and Fortigii School System sprung from its liberality. No plan could he universal in its operation which tompromised prin ciple, or built its creilgth oti proselytisin.—(3p. plause.)—glad the Bible Society preceded this plan it would have been useless; on the other hand, had the latter gone forth without the former, educa tion would have been a curse rather than a blesaiog. for it would have exposed the reader to a knot.- ledge of works, which, instead of instilling foto tin mind the foundation of all month dunes, would have exposed low to the snares of tints, which aimed at the subversion of the social compact. -- He lamented to here let,ly ,iris, in the North of E n gland, such waaa•ks as Payne's Age ICea. MI in the hands of a number of person: ; it was, as they all knew, a hook calculated to do a great deal of m *chief. lo Leticaehire hr was proutl to see the spirit of education every %liege g" 1, 13.: foith. In the town of M.itichro..r alone 19,gott eltil.lreo were educating.— (Applause.)—'fury slat e encouraged to commit the chief vino...Kes of the Bible to memory. Hr had *reit on. little gill. who ill three mouths had gut by heart 3.600 ve rats - and a blind boy t the Ass who c,suid re peat 400 clieptera of the Bible• — (4 4 PPl"se.) — The rducetion of the children its this nattier ,:reated a great noir al reaction on their permit.; the latter took a pride in seeing thr tonticiesicy of their off spring. and eauaiit beck foam them Vie mural lea. they J.—(lpplouse.)—Tio l had a the eft: ei of reluz..olon iii the state of society iu Spite Mach. p' I , i • ~. 15 day. hum that period, e ith er i n Cornbill or the Hay- statures down bat once, Bud lab" was to have • pane ar rvadirat ceffaind to move the pant, the Plaintiff called him inlrlitt, where A , riotous loci was so far from aiertinK t i t - I spring. moil cau4iit hurl flour iiii•iti Cie moral lea. feu are gamed ■sod purchased, sail g h,„„ .• a Scotch poppy, a Scotch brute. • Scotch thief, nod • &auction of any of the conteodos tl th scr iptwo of Life arid Fire aaaaa et effected ou ihr Mr. Peel is a rival elleesenioarr."--(A Scotch snooper ;" that he West ,tin the olio, and, placing K gets t men or ille,f • '• • sons they hail receivert—ripplause.)—Tim% h a d a that each took evp , ry 'titans io their sink' g instance of the eft et of etlu.: ~t on in the most termv,-.N.8. An allowance fur Reel of pre. i aug a. ) hiintvlf IV the Def. iiilanf • fighting altitude, eir. I Cwountle". past and present state of society to " N d"iroYed by Fire as heretofore. The Wu) Ciumccues... l 4 Is that the billiaril.table clairucd, Tuu Scotch puppy, what can you vow r In power to put a stop to it.—(Stamford l'aper.) VW'