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LAW .VOTICES. COURT 01 CRANCRRY. IPSTOIIi TWA LAID CRANCILLOR TRIP DWI, AT TIM Flynn, 1:tlle re Ferber, bankrupt Lord °motley v. Garthweite, to be ',titian, int ludement spoke to Erman, Tlrtroby. igni!irript petition Grothweite v. Lord Greutly. ditto la r• Hulebinvon. (Imo. part beard Donn v. Wet.kon, appeal, Vat beard In ea Rime. ditto Edenboroueb v. Oakley, ditto la re Milk, appeal ditto Cerny v. Bb.hop or Lomlon, ditto la re ?rank.. (kinetic petition Covently V. Rru'le Cottle v. Clarke, petition Same v. Same, 4 causer, appeal, per order • VICR-CIIATIOZ LOR'S COURT. IMIPOWS TOO TICA-C11•11CILL011, THIS PAT, AT HALF -PAST TOO. tIJIAIFIN• NOTIONS. itvtd v. Ibusett, to be I Attoroey-Cieneral v. y.u.et,• Sargeint Goodenough r. Ahray Arkwright v. Stovall, Most‘b v. Godbold rehearing ROLLS COURT, Cati•es, farther directions, and petitions by COMI Davis V. (Donny Drayton v. Knight tent, this day, at Nine In _ . the frouning. . Rutherford v. Wilds- Lynn v. Thompson, Matriott v. White. son, petition petition further directions Drown v. Oruernbridge. Inanely v. Darrell, do. In re Stephenson, pet. Mho Le!grand v. Leliraud, tionthampton v. Graf- Reysell v. Xersell, do. ditto ton, ditto Show y. hamar, 6s. Milieu v. Moire ditto Adams •. Gillett, ditto Lake v. ifilhl", %ether In re Parker, di tto Campbell v. stone% do. directions Dunnage v. White, do. Fletcher v. Keay, canoe General ;etitioaa at t e Rona on Tuesday, the 9th of May, at Nine In the morning. Peittione nv.l.t be ~et (km , , and copies left with the Secretary, before two to'ciock on the preeed;ng day. COCRT OF EXCREQCER. THIS nw T, AT T.M. r Rvf.te the whole Court.] exceptions I Palmer,. Palmer. Ow Terry a. Dtere, &runner Bftwn v. %Inv,. Ditto v. ditty, ditto LAW INTELLWEXCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FRIDAY, APRIL 21. The Court was occupied the whole day in hearing arguincuta upon special cases. NYE v..IIOIIEL CV. This was a care sent — f;omiceiice.Chancellor's Court for the opinion of this Court. The ease stated that the defendant in 180, t e.ng a married man. and living with his wife, but advised by his surgeon to abstain fro n matrimonial intercourse for the benefit of his health, took into 1414 service the rslaintiff, Sophia Nye, who, up to that Wile, had always conducted herself with propriety and mo. rality ; that during her service in the defendant's family he co habited with her, and .he became pregnant ; that she removed to* cottage provided for her by him, and was delivered of one child, and be. continued to cohabit with her until the year 1816, when she was again prrgnant ; and as he resolved to break off his illicit in. tereourse with her, he executed a bond, giving to her an annuity of 1061. and the sum of .7)001. to each of her children. The goes. doe was whether such bond was, or was not, void as pramiwn Mr. ST oats contended for the plaintiff, that if such a bond was given by a married man to a woman, as an inducement for her se. uuction, it would be clearly void ; but as it was given in content. plation of a discontinuauee of the improper intercourse that had subsisted between the parties, it was as clearly binding in law as it was in morality. Mr. Loral . , from the Chancery Bar, contended, that as a bond given to induce the formation of such an intercourse,or during such an intercourse, wauld be clearly void as a pramium pudiciax, so by parity of reasoning this bond must also be void. The Court said tt:cy would certify their opinion to the Vice- Chancellor. _________ COMMON SENSE.--LIBEL. THE KING v. WILLIAM BRYANT. Tho defendant, rho is the printer and publisher of the Common Sense Sunday newspaper, was brought up to be charged with a criminal information hied against him at the instance of Colonel Berkeley and Mr. A. Bunn, for Miring printed and published a false, scandalous, and malicious libel. of and concerning them. The &tendon t pleaded Guilty, and said lie threw himself on the tr erey of the Court and the prosecutors. Mr. Justice BATLEY asked if Mr. Barnewall, who appeared fit the prosecution, was not prepared to pray judgment ? Me. BAnyrWALL replied that he did nut at present pr.'' , judg. mot. but moved that the prisoner should be committed to the Ki^g's Bench Prison. Mr. Justice BATLEY said the defendant had been brought up from Whitecross.atreet Prison, and probably it would be more convenient for him to be remanded to that prison, if the prosecu tors did not object. Mr. Banstswatt. said he had no objection, and the defendant wilt aceordin_gly remanded to the custody of the gaoler of W lute. term.s.ateset Prison. ~ • At one o'clock the Loan CutEr JUSTICE left the Court. to tio:d his first Nisi Prius S;ttings an Term, for the City of London. No case of importance was tried before him. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 21. Siifings in Banco. FOSTER AND OTHERS V. LAWSON. I l'hie was an action brought by the plaintiffis, who are bankers stUtmbridge, against the proprietors of the Times, fora libel that appeared in that journal in December last, wherein, is telecom to the distress and panic that pervaded the country, it was stated that intelligence had reached tows of the stoppage of a number of coun try blinkers, which were therein particularised, and amongst them the plaintiff'?; that the graduates and heads of colleges had ten. dcred a large sum, it the evil could be averted, which had been declined. The defendants had demurred generally to the declaration. hir. Sergeant T stinv was heard in support of the demurrer, and Wok three objections;-Ist, that the action was improperly brought, Masse three persons could not bring • joint action for slander ; Vey, that an scion might also be brought against them separately and fkily, that the words alleged were not actionable. These points the Learned Sergeant argued at great length, and cited cases in support of his argument, and also contended, that although they had alleged that they had 10.000 of their promissory notes out, lista ass nut shown that they were payable, and that i..ey might be In the hands of persons who had no legal claim. There was in Wit declaration an allegation of special damages to the amount of 2.flAfft The Loan Ca try JUSTICE stated the nature of the libel as set out At the declaration, and then laid down the law as applicable to the case. It had been said that an action for slander could not be maintained by three persons ; generally that was law ; but there were particu. lw exceptinns ' and, in his opinion, this was one of them. This question had been decided in the case of Cook v. Batchelor. and Cue were many previous decisions. Two or more persons might I:ava a joint interest, and there might be an injury done that would Whet that joint interest , and it could not be contended that *hey had no right to bring their action fur that joint injury. It had been said dist they might bring separate actions, and if they had sustained any separate injury, he saw no reason why they should not du so. It had also been said that the words were not actionable ; in his pintos, to say of • banker that he had stopped payment, was in. einer him it: has trade or business as a banker, anti was actionable. Tag subject of special damages had been alluded to ; that they had a gnat number of times, and that they had been called upon to pay them, and had paid them of necessity, and had therefore, by that twain, lost the profit they would otherwise have derived from show oaten remaining in circulation. In his opinion the action was ptoperly brought, the allegations sufficiently set nut, and that judg imut assist ba for the plaintiff's. Air. Justice Tana quite agreed with the Learned Chief, that the action had been properly brought. The case was not new; it had been decided a great many years ago, and had remained waitripeached. _ . . . hlr. JUSIICC Boanotiort and Mr. Justice CAFE LTA perfectly mewed with the opinions of the other Judges. The parties de clared that they were at the time of the publication good and solvent, and that they had never stopped payment. /MUER AND OTIIERS V LAWSOW. 1 . /113 Rs+ ahother action brought by the pinthuts, who us alio 'makers a , Cambridge, and the titre judgment las given. CONSISTORY COURT. FRIDAY. Aran 21. Before Sir C. Rom fisorl.l rWr /ffoll7f NONE THE NAIRCH•ONZSI or 'gITWEATH o. THE MARQUIS OF WESTMEATH. nit, which was promoted by the Marchioness of West. Imo% against the Marquis for a divorce, upon the grounds of torwelty end adultery. was called on this day for the judgment of ro.e Cowl. As the evidence in this curious and important case its', been frequently brought before the public during its previous . a; ages. it will only be necessary to glance shortly at in order to iltaturate the grounds of the decision at which the Court bad ar nrM. The LearnedJuDor observed, in commencing, that in deliver ing the judgment of the Court in this important and complicated ape. he had maturely weighed and deliberated upon every part of stir 'Monica's evidence that had been submitted to its coasidem. bon. The cue was of importance, not only as regarded the inte rest of the cleated party by whom it was promoted, but as It tovelved several legal questions of great gravity and nicety. Ile Geduld advert, in the first place, to the charge of adultery, and corn. slept on the evidence by which that charge was to be substantiated. "hat MA keen limited to two individuals, Sarah Smith and Mary Brennen. Smith, it appeared, was in the Marehionesa's service in She year 1819. In March 1821, the Marquis lodged at the house st a Mrs. Windsor, trill while there he removed his daughter, Lady Rosa. from the custody of the Marchioness, and placed her sandman atiperintendance of Smith. Mrs. Windsor deposed to a familiar intercourse between Smith and Lord ‘S'estineath ; that woolly after the former came to the lodgings, when Mrs. IVind3or was going to bed, at two o'clock in the morning, she heard vo ces in Lord Westmeath's bed-room, and diaticguished his Lordship and Sarah Smith talking and laughing in a very familier way. The witness added, that she did not hear Sarah Smith return to her bed-room, and her impression was thar s criminal intercourse had taken place between his Lord- MO and Sarah Smith. The statement here given was not suffi cient, to his (Sir C. Robinson's) opinion, to make not a charge of Slithery. Sarah Smith was, indeed a common female,.and not a lit companion for Lady Rosa; but no suspicion of a criminal in. Immerse seemed to exist in the Marchioness's mind ; the effect of the evidence renolving itself merely into the " talking and laugh. ng a a familiar way." Nor could the inference of adultery be taised or seeisted by the fact of the nutlet timing stated theiP grievances and complaints to the law• of their coutory at she pe tiod of the criminal intercourse last charged; she , probability being that the Marquis would be guarded in his conduct, and .not prejudice his suit by any aggravating eirannetancee. Nor could he (the Learned Judge) fix the stain of adultery upon hie Lord ship, from the evidence with regard to Mary Brennan. From the testimony of Bennet, the Matquis'a servant, It was proposed to a tablieb that his Lordship had directed him to apply to this female, wbo wu represented to be a common prostittite, to offer her a guinea if she would conic to his residence; and if he (Bennet)' should be asked where he was going, he was to say that he was seeking wild fowl on the lochs. The evidence was corroborreal by that of Mr. and Mrs. Farley but as these two persons had been convicted at the Irish Assizes for a conspiracy egair-st the Misr quill, he would put them out of considerscon. The statement of Bennet, single and unsupported, was contradictory in many parts, and quite inconclusive to ground a prnof of an adulterous inter course with Brennan. The idea of her being a prustitute was us gamed by the fact of a negotiation going forward between her and a man named Wren, by whom she had become pregnant, in nMcr to make her an hottest woman, as the popular phrase went. The ob. Ject of the Marquis's intimacy with her was not for the proCigate haste purpose the witness had ascribed to hbn, but for the laudable intention of cementing the alliance between %Veen and Brearan. ' Even if Lord Westineath's motives had been otherwise, no proof of adultery could he drawn from the menage which had been sent to the woman. The proof, therefore, nn that part of the case VISA, in his Lordship's opinion, quite insufficient to heir nut a charge of adultery against the Marquis; and he did mg consider that the Court would be justified in pronouncing • sentence of divorce founded upon it. The Learned Judge next came to the second branch of the cape, which charged Lord Westmeath with violence and cruelty towards the Marchioness. of such a na me, and to such an extent, as to justify a divorce on that bead. The first allegation extended from 1012 to nearly th of 1814, a penal of eight/en months, during which time said the Marquis hail fre quently quarrelled with the 31archionees,used insulting and violent language to her, and generally behaved in • manner which no fe. male could bear. But thgevidence did not substantiite these alle gations; and, from the correspondence which passed between the parties during the period alluded to, it did not appear that the Marquis was always harsh and unkind In his behaviour: on the contrary, the Marchioness repeatedly speaks of hie kind and tender treatment, and expresses a wish to be more in his society. About the latter evil of 1514 the charges increase in magnitude; and it has been alleged that when the 31archinness was confined, the Mar. quis used violent language to her, kicked her in the side, and be. hayed to her in a fierce and shocking manner. On these points the evidence of Mr. Wood was material; and although an exception had been taken to it, founded on the witness's enmity to Lard West math ; yet he (Sir C. Robinson) saw nothing in the objection which could affect the credibility of that gentleman. Mr. Wood sated that he came to Dublin in 1014, and found Lady Westmeath in a weak and nervous state, and atraid of a consumption. She enumerated to him various Instances of the Marquis's cruelty and violence, complaining of his treatment during her confinement—of his threatening to disinherit Lady Rasa—and of upbraiding het for not suckling her child. Now, although that evidence might be im. portant if it confirmed the testimony of other witnesses, yet as such testimony had not been offered, and as there was a want of preci sion in the statements contained in it, he (Sir C. Robinson) could rot give'tn it that weight to which it might otherwise have been en titled. Next elme the journey to Paris in 1815. in the course of which it was alleged that the Marquis had abused the Marchioness, and hart struck her in the most violent manner. These facts were established by the evidence of Miss Wood, and the Marchioness's maid servant ; and although there was a slight, variation in the ac counts they gave, it was clearly proved that no provocation on the part of the Marchioness justified the violence of her Lord. When the parties resided at Paris, the allegationof violence isrepeated, and various circumstances are stated confirmatory of the ruling dispcoi. don of the Marquis. Without considering the bias of parties on either side, or throwing out any hint which could remotely affect their credibility, he did not think that the effect of these statements could fix upon the Marquis the charge of legal cruelty. When the parties arrived in England, a mutual separation was agreed upon; and in September, 1817, a deed was drawn up, the introductory part of which alluded to the violent temper of the Marquis, and the necessity of an eternal separation. That measure was subsequently abandoned ; the parties again came together. and cohabited till Midsummer 1818. But it was evident, both from the acknowledg. matt in the deed, and the honourable feeling which her letters breathed about that period, that no part of the blame of the un. happy separation which ensued could be charged against the Mar chioness. Yet he (Sir C. Robinson) could not help remarking that the parents of her Ladyship had-not condescended on any ape. cific acts of cruelty in their evidence. They seemed to have turned away from her, and negatived every suggestion of cruelty or ill treatment towards her in the years 1817.18. The Marquis of Sa. lisbury speaks generally of his knowledge of the parties; and states that when Lady Westmeath was pregnant , he saw nothirg amiss in his Lordship's conduct, although he would not assert that there was nothing amiss in him. It was the duty of the Court mi -1 nutely to examine the charges of cruelty which were preferred in 1818 and 1819, seeing that a reconciliation had previously taken place, the necessary effect of which, it might be argued, was to cancel the acts of violence that had occurred. But at, looking over the proof, in reference to that observation, he could not find any specific acts of cruelty proved against the Marquis during the years he had stated ; and he could not help considering this to be a Fe. Hints defect in the cause. The Learned Judge, after reviewing other parts of the evidence, eroceeded to sum up tf*prominent fea tures of the whole. Lord Westmeath, he observed, had allowed the truth of the description of his vehemence and violence. He had admitted the threats of disinheriting his daughter of turning the Marchioness out of doors ; placing a pillow over her mouth ; and several acts of intemperance and violence. Ile had likewise ex pressed feelings of self-condemnation for his proceedings, and ab stained ftoni palliating his offences by bringing evidence of pro vocation, But while the Court considered the force of these ad. missions, it could not forget that the natural test of injuries. such as those which had been detailed, lay in the manner in which they were received. If the party did not prosecute for 1 such injuries, it detracted from their weight, and in the view of law amounted to a reconciliation. Mr. M odds stated " that a re conciliation had taken place in 181.1." The letters of Lady West meath in 11117 spoke a similar language • and the events of 1817 and 1819 brought no instances of personal injury, these being con. fined to mere expressions of temper and ill-humour. Hence the question arose, what was the legal result of such facts ? Did the reconciliation remove all the grounds of complaint which occurred previous to its taking place ; or., did fresh acts of violence after that I event revive the previous ones, although the latter could not be brought to support an original suit ? In the case of Wortley v. Wortley, decided las: year in the Court of Arches, it had been held that injuries might be revived if they amounted to acts of " legal cruelty ;" but in the argument act tip for Lady Westmeath two years were entirely passed over. At Christmas 1817, her Ladyship declared to her own father that " Lord IVestineath behaved to her with uniform kindness, and that he couid not bear to see her distressed or unhappy." But as this was said when the was soliciting a loan from him, it detracted from the entire sincerity of what she had said ; but at the same time it proved that her present suffering was not intolerable. The renewal of the complaints on her part originated on different grounds, viz , on the influence which the mother of his nateral children possessed over the mind of lord Westmeath. Her Ladyship repeatedly ex pressed great uneasiness at her situation: but her conduct did not show any keen sense of the violence and injustice which she alleges she suffered from her hiediand. A settle ment was made to her favour in December, 1817. Afterwards she became pregnant, was delivered of a son, visited with the Mar quilt at Hatfield-house, and in January. 1819, she declared to Lady Salisbury that they lived well togethee. In April, 1819, they resided together and ate at the same board, until her Ladyship sent • message to the Marquis, by the cook, that she would not dine with him say more. It had been argued, by her Ladyehip's coun sel, that simple acts of cruelty tended to revive old grievances, and that the cancelling of an agreement let in former injuries. Ile (Sir C. Robinson) could not assent to this construction ; the test of legal cruelty could not be compromised in that manner. If the husband could remain in the society of his wife with safety to her Itfe anti health, there was a practical termination of • 1 1 the complaints that might be urged In favour of a divorce. It had been argued that the Court, if it refusal Lady Westmeath's suit, could not stop short of thus result, hats must decree to Lord Westmeath are stitution et *so rights ; and, on the whole, the Court concurred in that view. Great as the responsibility was which he felt in the decision of the question, it was one which be felt the law imposed upon him, and tie must enforce it. The same law imposed 1111071 Lady Westmeeth the obligation of obeying its injunctions; and he closed this long and painful discussion with the consolation, that if hit view of the ease was erroneous, it might be reversed ; but if not, it rested with herself to reconcile the determination to her own comfort and hap piness. Looking to the principles that had guided former cases, and to the sacred obligation of his oath, he did not think that he could conscientiously pronounce for a divorce; and he did therefore pro nounce that the arguments set up in opposition to the prayer of Lord Westmeath were not justified and supported; that Lady I Westmeath had failed in the proof of her prayer; and that she must return to the society of her husband. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 19.—An itinerant Italian, in a fit of passion, brought on by intentions! irritation, inflicted are. rious wound to the throat of a seaman on our Quay, on Monday last. It is, however, not dangerous. ACME XT.— ,-, . on Satur d ay, shortly after the arrival or, the Umpire coach at the Holden Lion Inn, in Dale-street, Liver. pool, a shocking accident happened to a man named P. Murphy. a Chelsea or Greenwich pensioner, who, having received his pension at Maneheater, took his place as an outside passenger of the Urn. pire. He was then much intoxicated, and on the road behaved with extreme impropriety. On the arrival of the coach at the Golden Lion he committed an act of gross indecency while he stobd on the coach, which excited the anger of many persons, pr.rieu larly as there were some females who had just alighted. A bny belonging to the office, named Eyan Hughes, took the coachman's whip and struck him across his shoulder ; Murphy caught hold of the lash and attempted to pull it out of Hughes's hand, but he did not succeed, and was obliged to let go his hold : it was supposed that, in comaquence of quitting his hold suddenly. hr staggered, and on his attempting to catch by the box-irons he miss•cd, and fell Mt the coach ; he VMS taken up in a state of insensibility, and con veyed to the Infirmary, where he died in about four hours. On opening his head it was found he had received a very exteneise fracture of the skull. The boy Evan Hughes was taken into cus. tody, to await the decision of the Coroner's inquest, which was held on Monday, and a verdict of " Accidental Death" returned. The boy was therefore discharged, after being admonished by the Coroner not to use the whip in such a manner again. POLICE. ANSION.IIO,7SE. Yesterday a gentleman applied to the hoed Mrs' 'or, for sum monses or warrants, against certvin persona who anted themselves Directors of a Cr , opt. y, called the " Alliance Orartite and China (.I */ Company." Amongst them was a mamba of the Cor poration. The applicant produced a number of finely.engraved documents, of which the following is is copy : " Alliance Granite and China Clay Company. " Received of the Alliance Granite and China Clay Company, to the credit of the Directors, the PUT of N. les. to account fur on de. mand.—Far Everett, Walk*, )faltby, Ellis and Co. 4. IV. Ins. " T. tiILBART." The complainant stated, that he had paid 1251. upon a number of these shares, on the presumption that a Company had been rlgu. !arty formed anti establiahe,l. That he believed wascnot the case; no prospectus had been sent forth, but 1000 shares lied been is. stied, on each of which 2/. 10s. had been prod, and 2500/. was re. rind at the bankers, Messrs. Everett and Co.'s, which had been drawn out, and he understood expended. The balance in the hands of Ittesan. Everett was, he learned, no more than 01.10 s. or theyeabouts. The applicant further stated, that it had been held Poch that the Company were to supply the granite for building London-bridge. A quarry had been purchased, and it formed part of the ground of 11 , 4 charge, that the persons rho bought were also those who sold it. The Loins MATOII-11ave you made any application to the Di rectors upon the subject Y—The applicant declared that he applied to each separately, and they had promised to restore to him the money they had obtained. Nothing, however, was fortheotnirg; I and after haring given them notice that he should resort ton course if this nature, he at length adopted it. He was in possession of the technical proof, and could prose it to be, from beginning to end, as gr ass a case as any which had been brought before his Lordship. The Conn 31 OR. after consulting vs:th his legal adviser. di. reeled one of his otfieen to request the attendance of the Directors, to meet the charge of obtaining money under the iglu pretence of carrying on a Company. HOW-STREET. Yesterday Messrs. Frill and Horsley, sl.in-owners (the latter of whom is the gentleman who had a child stolen some months ago). &Attested to answer a complaint preferred by a gentleman named Williams. Complainant stated that be had a nephew, about 14 years of age, on whom the best education had been bestowed, but who was of so perverse and prigate a disposition that, after apprenticing hint in 'airy to several professions, he was at length articled to Messrs. Hill and Horsley, to go a foyage to the East Indies, in one of their vessels, and to continue in their service for ► stipulated number of years. lie was accordingly sent on board the vessel at Gravesend, and an intimation given to the captain to watch his motions. He, howevtr, got on shore, and returned to London, wl.ere his friends secured him, and again put him on hoard the vessel, front whence he made several attempts to escape ; and being prevented, on Sunday last attempted to cut his throat with a clasp knife. On which he was taken before a Magistrate, and his indentures were cancelled, and himself sent nome. To these acts complainant objected, as the boy's relations had been at the ex pense of 2001. on his account. It was answered that two surgeons on board the ship had signed a certificate, declaring the boy to be of unsound mind. After much angry discussion between the parties, the Magistrates were of opinion that they had no jurisdiction in the ease. A well-known thief, named Stanton, was afterwards charged on suspicion of stealing a diamond pin from the person of Mr. Day, in the pit of Covent-gardeo theatre, and remanded ' till Tuesday next. ... The driver of the hackney eoach. No. 95. appeared to answer the complaint of Mr. Annings, muter of the Czar, Leith packet, whose gig had been broken, and his wife thrown out, in conse quence of two hackney coaches furiously driving against it. No legal proof, however, appearing that the defendant was one of the parties, the cue was poatpociaid till today, for the production of further evidence. HATTON-GARDEN. Yesterday two ruffianly-looking fellows, named Williams and fVkitky, were charged with robbing Mr. Robert Johnson, residing with his brother, a solicitor, 30, Castle-street, Holborn, on Thurs. day night, about 12 o'clock, in Peter-street, Saffron-hill. had approached him, and in a menacing manner de manded some money for drink. The prosecutor alarmed, put his hand into his pocket as if for that purpose, but instead thereof he called out tt watch !" upon which H'illiams dealt him a tremendous blow on the face and knocked off his hat, which was picked up by an associate of the prisoners. Witness had a considerable rum about him at the time, anti was quite positive as to the identity of the two persons at the bar. . . .. . . . . The prisoners were about to be committed for trial for the capital offeuee, when the prosecutor's brother stepped forward and slid that Ile was sorry for the sake of the public, that his brother would he prevented from prosecuting the prisoners to a conviction, as he had paid his passage money to South America, and would actually sail either that night or early the next morning. The Magistrate lamented this circumstance, and asked if the gentleman had any document to produce in proof of his statement. Mr Johnson said he had not ; but there was a friend of his in the office that saw the passage money paid. The gentleman then deposed to that effect. The prisoners now seemed to be in expectation of their imme diate discharge ; but they were too well known by the officers. Williams had been more than half a dczen times before at the bar, and IVhittey was a bad charaster. ..... . . _ . Williants'wm therefore committed under the Police Act for three months to the House of Correction, and Whittcy was discharged. MARY LEBONE. Ye‘terby an Intelligent young we.nan, named Margaret Read. ing, in the service of the Rev. Mr. Gage, n 1 Queen Anne -street, Cavendish.square, attended to ask the Magistrate how she should act under the following c i rcumstances:— _ _ Sh• stated that on the death of her parents she had been left with two brother's quite unprovided for. She bad placed them in Mary lebone workhouse, and gone herself into the service of Mr. Gage. One of her brothers had been apprenticed to a woollen-draper, the other, applicant was led to believe, it was the determination of the parish to send, with several other boys, to America but it was against his inclination to leave England, nor did she wish it ; and feeling particularly anxious about the matter, she paid a visit to the workhouse, where her broshir informed her that Ise certainly would be sent off with the other boys to-morrow (this day), unless he was taken out of the workhouse immediately. Site therefore wished to know front the Magistrate whether the parish would be justified in sending him to America. Mr. Rawl-omit thought it • most extraordinary proceeding, and said he was aware that the subject of sending destitute children C toCanada was, at present, under the consideration of a Committee of the House of Commons. but they not hiving yet decided on the point, he conceived that the parish was not at all justified in anti cipating them. It would be impossible for the parish to send her brother to-morrow unless to their own risk. lie would inquire about the matter himself at the workhouse, and convey to her by letter the result. THE BRITISH PRESS. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a men, named it/u;rtiS 7 ;ffs. residing in a lonely part of the Wand...worth-road, was charged with great cruelty to a little boy under tire years of age. by beating him unmercifully with a thick stick. The child's body presented one mass of bruises, the rffe,:ts of the brutal usage he had received at the hands of the de fendant. The charge was made by a Mrs. Jones, who resides in the neighbourhood. The defendant admitted the asgault, and urged that the child was of so perverse a temper, it was absolutely necessary to make him feel the la.M. lie was held to bail in the sum of Of. himself; and two sureties of 2W. each to appear at the Sesaiona. CORONER'S EVQUEST. 'Yesterday evening ao iuqu.st was held at the Westminster In. firmary, before dlr. Mgr. the Coroner, on the body of Wm. Her rod, who came by his death in the following dreadful manner. The body presented a frightful spectacle. Mt. TllOllllll W ileo , l. • coll.meter. residing at No. 3, Cottage green. Giaosberwaill. aeaa 4, Abet the deeetwag was in them ploy of Messrs. Amok' and Penny, coal.merchanni. in Scotland-yard. About live o'clock last Saturday ssening, the witness was standing in the counting-house, anti hearing a noise, ran out, and Raw the deceased sitting sideways on a horse, and leading three more (all belonging to Messrs. Brooks and Penny) into the Thames, to wa ter them. At the time some men were throwing slates from a barge into the dock, which frightened the horse, and the deceased fell off, and in attempting to get up, the animal struck out with both his hind legs, and kicking the deceased in the forehead, knocked both his eyes out, and fractured ids skull. Ile was picked up quite in. sensible, and brought to this hospital. Coroner—Was the hone at all vicious, and unsafe to ride ? Not at all, Sir ; a cnild might ride him. A holm, when lie gets his head, after a fright, will kick and plunge in play. Juror—Then you think the horse was free from vice ? do. Sir. John Busby, anteher witness, described the accident. and spcke to the gentle disposition of the animal, attributing the death of the deceased entirely to accident. Mr. Henry Seymour Casey. one of the house-surgeons of the In firm:Ty, stated that the deceased, when brought in, was properly attended to. His skull was dreadfully fractured into pieces, and both his eyes were burst. He remained insensible till Thursday afternoon. and then died. Witness considered that the direct cause of death was the dreadful injurgin the brair. The Coroner, in his address tithe Jury, told them, that, by law, the horse was forfeited to the Krng but was redeemable by the owner paying any aunt they might award. The Jury found a verdict of " Accidental Death by a kick from horse. Deodand on the animal, Is." Mr. Brooks, the master of the deceased, was present, and do. dared that lie was so valuable * servant, he would rather have lost the horse than been deprived of his services. WAITIIM•X TOR Evr;n.—LONDON EI.F.CTTON.—The Weekly Dispatch of This Day and To-morrow will point nut the guslitirations that (nigh- to be posstssed by a Representative in Pim !lament for the Ci•y of London, and advance a variety of argu ments to yhew th no man is more entitled to the support or the Livery of London than Mr. Alderman 117a10m:tn. The Dispatch will also contain the Address of the Alderman's Committee to the Livery of London. An Edition of this Paper is published at Four o'Clort: every Saturday afternoon, and may be received at the distance of MO miles from London on the Sunday morning. Office, 139, Fleet-street. DIED. On the Nth Inst. at Hoddesdon, lierts, aged 90, the Rev. W. T. Say, Wiest of Rainlmm, Essex, and of Amwell, In the county of Hertford. He was formerly of Emmanuel College, LL.B. 1703. On the 9th Init. at his mother's house at Whitton, near Ipswich, aged 34. the Rev. John M. Bolton, Curate of Ilemblington and IVoodbaAlck, Norfolk. He was formerly of Catherine Hall, B.A. 1917. On the 11th Inst. at Brighton, after a long aged 13, Caroline Mary Seymour, eldest daughter of the Rev. Robert Walpole. On the 10th April, In the Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, of typhus fever, caught In the discharge of hie duty, Mr. S. Gordon, Physician's Clerk. At Fenwick, on the oth Inst. In the With year of his age, Hugh Lock hart, A.M. Student of Theology, and author of most of the Notes and 1,:lcon In the Greek Extract+ used In Glasgow College, of a useful vo- lume on Greek Idioms, and of copious and valuable notes In Chalmers and Collins' editions of Horace, Lire. &c. At Montrose, on Tuesday, In the 90th year of her age, Mrs. Milne, relict of the late Bailie Andrew Milne. At Greenock, on the 7th inst. Mn. Robert Maitland. raged 72 years. At Portobello, on the 7th inst. Joseph Williamson, Esq. prim Ipal clerk of tetnds, need $2. . _ . At North St. Jetrure. atreet, Edinburgh, on the lith of April inst. Mar- 1 !caret, youngest daughter of the late 111 r. James bounder., writer to the signet, and wife 01 Mr. Thome. Bever writer. Edinburgh. At Kingston. 'amides. on the liith of January last, Mn. Waddell, relict of the late .1. Waddell, E.g. of St. Andrew'', In that Island. On the Nith in.t. at Extfory, aged 27, Harriet Louisa, granddaughter of W. Milford, Esq. the historian. HIGH WATER TRIM DAY AT LONDON BRIDGE. Morning. 2 after 2 f Afternoon ECCLESIAYTICAL PREFERMENTS. FR/nAir, A Pelt ?l. The Rev. Matthew Morrie Preston, M.A. kite Fellow ~f Ta Drily College, has been iraiNted, by the Lord Blehirp of I. ,nrtin, to the Vicars:re of ChcAtint, Dern% od•bire, on the presentation of Duran, of Tor quay, Devon, E-q. On the 12th loot. the Rev. T. Methwold rax inifltuted to the Rectory of Ellveratone, Suffolk, on the prerentatlon of the Hine. The Hun. and 11ev. Fredric Pow w•ai on Saturday Itt , t institoted, by the Bishop of Petetborough, to the It.rctory of Acburch with the Vicarage of !Alford annexed, In the county of Mortharnpt , or, vacant by the death of do Rev. Littleton Powys. Patron, Sir George Robertson, Bait. SW PPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, Aran 20. Arrived the Thetis, Newton, from Odessa ; BAB+ Tsr, Newby, from New Orleans • Frances, Cillesple, from llarbsdres Navigation, —, from Alexantiela and Milford; Erow Anna, from Bremen and Isle of Man; Medura, from Puerto Cabello, i•ai:ed lab March. halo. harm, Jedders, for Marenne+ ; Wow Annegona, Hlworr, far Antwerp ; Alexander. Marshall, fir Mlramichi ; Horatio, Sparks, for Montrr .1 ; Lady of the 4:le, Hall. for New Brun.wick ; Sidney Packet, Wood, for Quebec; Ki ton Wood. for ditto; Hippocampl, Gotham. for Memel ; Wince lej, s for Portsmouth. N. H.; E. K. P. Von Priri en. Mint*, fur Swinemund; Robert, Evans, for Jamaica; Oratltude, Bowden, (Iran La Guayas; Congress, Asbildge, for New Brun+wick ; Elita, Demur, for Newtrundland ; Iluskbson, Wallace, fur New York; Sowerby. Holmes, for itichibucto. FALMOUTH. APRIL 19.—Wind S.—Arrived the Fanny, Broken.hire, from London ; and the %revile, Nash. from Bristol. I'LYMOUTR, APRIL 19.—Wind W.—Arrived the Good intent, —, from Havre; and from the Dorris the Mulgrare Castle, Jefferson, for St. John's, N B.; Nymph, Lyn, far Gibraltar ; Andromeda, Birth, fur Quebec. Off the Port the Alden, —, fur Van Dietnen's Laud. Po ars at oven, APRIL 20.—Whil S.S.W.—Arrived the Sarah, Lawson. from Plymouth. Sailed the Surrey?, Goble, for Miramichl. Dist, Aran. 20.—The wind ha. been 'elderly until 4 p.m, when it shifted to S.W. Sailed last evening the Tweed, Benson, for Quebec; with the Providence, Archer, for India ; and the re , t of the outward. bound. Passed by the Chesapeake. Gros!), from Rotterdam, for America ; and two ships at the back of the Goodwin Sands, under Dutch colours, bound westward. GR tYKPILNII, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Dublin packet, Strange, from Pernambuco ; William, Naxeby, from Harlingen ; Ptiends, Power, from. ditto; Hope, Pere, from ditto; Plots , Christian, from Antwerp; Pelican. Rieke, from ditto ; Hercules. —, from ditto ; Sophia Christina, Dale. from Rostock. .ailed the Ward, Hare, for New Brunswick ; Robert Edwards, Sherburne. for Netv York ; Earl, Hammer, for Dentate ; Diana, Davis, for Para; Ma. y. Bennett, for Ilerbice ; netlike, Wayth, for St. Pe tersborgh ; Maria, Plain, for Gibraltar; Eliza, Barney, for Hayti; Glen. burnie, Wood, for Hamburgh. DUNUIR, APRIL 18.—fhb Hudson, Law, arrived here, spoke, on the 7th inst. the brig Margaret, of Aberdeen. bound to Quebec. under jury masts, with bass of both meets and bowsprit, Rana Island bearing W.N.W. about 20 miles, steering for Stromness ; offered assistance, but was de clined; 9th, passed the Advice, and Horn (whalers) of Dundee, 60 miles to the westward of lioyhead. Passed a great deal of wreck of ships and logs of timber on the passage homewards. Cons. APRIL 17.—Arrived the Palmyra, Lamb, from London, to take the 78th Regiment to India, The Elizabeth and Grace, May, from Flu-b. ing, bas been brought in by the Melly Revenue cutter. and ,placed under detention for having tobacco on board. Suwon, Marten 21.—The Liberator, from St. John's, N.B. to Liver- pool, which was abandoned off the Islands the 224 ult., was towed Into Small Point Harbour, Maine, the 11th Inst. full of water. CARTRAOUNA Di COLOMBIA, Fen. 27. A sew nitrate of 64 guns, arrived here two days ago from New York, for this Government, and so other is shortly expected. The Germ, Of 26 guns, Is equipped and manned. There are three Swedish ships of war, and the Protector, from England, also Isere, and it is expected they will be purchased by the Government. Mexico, JAN. 11.—An order has been made by the Custom-huuse of Vera Crux that only four vessels are to be allowed to discharge at a time. and in rotation as they arrive ; so that vessels may be obliged to be two or three mouths with their cargoes on board, should many vessels come in about the same time. By another order, no foreign vessel is allowed to load good. In Alvarado, for Vera Crux. The latter has been petitioned against by the merchants. The Brunsvrick, from Liverpool, having en tered the river by mistake, must discharge in Alvarado. Arrived oil Dartmouth the Little Catherine, Wakeham, from Corfu. Arrived off the Wight the Almable Henri, —, from St. Domingo ; Margaret...llmill, from St. Michael's ; and Symmetry. Smith, from the i t ... t r a i u „„ ri , ti l l; , s ar in re. 92 a d n als tite nn j d oh srgt i e on , the from I nst long. w. 32. the Thellarquis of Hastings, Ostler, from London to New South Wales and China, was spoken 14th Nov. in lat. 39. S. long. 24. E.; and the Frances, —, (rota Brultatioce to Liverpool, oth nit. lat. 30. long. 64. MARKETS. LFrom the Landoll New Price Carrells:l Fat DAT, APRIL 21. COTTON—The holders of Cotton have again given way, the conse quence is, there ha. been rather more bushiess doing the purchases this week are nearly 1900 bags. Semis at 40. a Sjd. ; the Bengal, at 40. a sjd. and a few Pernams at Ibid. The accounts from Liverpool state that market heavy, and the prices a shade lower. SUGAR.—The Sugar market has become exceedingly heavy, and only tine and working qualities are saleable at former prices ; fur the very low browns no offers whatever are made ; 50s. for low Jamaica has been an reined, and low browns of the other Islands could be purchased at stlil a lower rate, but there are no buyers. The Refined market remains in the late languid state ; low goods scarce, and only small parcels of inferior Lumps could he purchased under 785.; goods from 85s. a 90s. are in good supply, and rate low ; the One Patent and Crashed are In some request. alulasses heavy at 2f4. In Foreign Sugars uo sales are reported ; the quotations are nominal. COFFEE.—The public sales this week have beep considerable, but such I. the complete stagnation of trade, that the quantity sold H trivial; St. Domingo. of fair quality, 48.. a 475. 6d.; Havannah and Bratli 50s. and 50.. 6d. for good quality. The public sale this forenoon consisted of 147 casks 23 bags British Plantation Coffee; the Jamaica sold 2.. a as. lower; the Berblce at previous ; Jamaica, good ordinary c doyley, but not clean, 4Ss. fine ordinary 58.. tine fine ordinary 60a.; Berblce , hoe tine ordinary 631. low middling 69.. a 70.. middling 755. good ut!ddling 925. The market this week Is generally 2s. a 3.. per cat, lower, and heavy at the reduction. At a late hour to-day, 400 bags ordinary pale St. Domingo, by private contract, sold at 454. TOB 4CCO.—There have lately bees no sales of Tobacco worth report ing. If was stated, Rai Mids. were sold on Tuesday, but It proves un founded. The trade have been netting the result of the public sales, at Rotterdam ; one consisting of 290 lihds. of which Der gold at 4 I I•l6ths TtiVelli (about 3 1 44 remainder brought in at 4j; they now wait the re sult of the large sale of yestei day. BUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.—The Rum market continue, ex ceedingly depressed; only one parcel reported sold Chia week, which con sisted of Jamaica description., 26 and 27 over, and forced off so low as 21. 44. per old gallon, about Is. per gallon lower within a few weeks. In Leewards no purchases reported. Brandy is also very very heavy; the new, just landed, offers at 3s. 6d. per Imperial gallon ; the old at 34. 9d. no sales. Geneva Is. Ind. per old gallon. 1111511 PROVISIONS.—The market is exceedingly heavy, the quota tion, nearly nominal. . . . . . . FRUlT.L:tvublle sale was brought forward on Wednesday, consisting 0(34 butte and 3 caroteel+ Currants damaged, and all sold at fair prices ; 540 barrels. Red .4myrna Raisins were all bought In ; also autumn parcel of Turkey PIRA. The /inflation of the Fruit Market at the present time will not admit of the attempt+ made to force rale+ ; the prices of every rtescriF eon are much too low, and even submitting to lower prices would not fa cilitate the sales, as the trade buy only sufficient to supply their hatnediate wants. TI 4.—Teas continue very heavy Bohn. a shade lower. HEMP and TALLOW.— The price* of Tallow today 320. • 112a.15d. Hemp 411. Ins. CORN-EXCHANGE, FRIDAY, APRIL 21. The Meal's, trade has been very dull tbl4 week. What few samples of fine Wheat appeared, however, were taken off on quite a. good terms as on Monday. Barley, Bean., and Peas are steady in value; and though the Oat trade 1. far from brisk, quite as good prices are obtained for fine fredi Corn. The highest price of Flour is 58s. In other articles no rani. &don worth notice. SMITHFIELD, FRIDAY, APRIL 21. Reef this morning Is in abort supply, and of that very little good In quality ; the prices rat Monday are, In consequence, readily maintained. Mutton has rather declined, Ss. 2d. being the outside figure for the best. Lamb has gone down to 7s. and the trade dull at that quotation. The quantity of Veal at market is sufficient to the demand, and prices have given way a little; good Calves are selling at nt. 2d. per stone. To sink the offal, per stone of bibs. Reef............ 44 Od to Ss Od I Veal Mutton. ..... 4s Od to St 2d Pork 4a Od to So ntl Lamb St lid to 7s Od RIAD 0/ ‘TTLB ?Ills DAT. Beasts 341 ; Sheep 7,740; Calves Ib6; Pigs 90. MAY-MARKET. ['fay ..... 65% 04 to 943 Od Clover Inferior 1354 Od to sifil Ott Inferior 7sa Od to 87s 6d Stlaw NEWGATE AND LEADENEALL—(Br ?RI CARCASS). Pef 3l Od to 4. 4d I Veal ....... ..... St 44 to Us 4d Mutton Lamb Od to 4. at COAL MARKET, Aram 21. Ships st Market. Ships Sold. Pelee. 541 Newcasotle 32,1 ...... .... 27a Od to Ms 6d 5 Sunderland .. ..... d .. ........ Sts 9d to 871 di 1 Culin 1 ...... —.. lio. Od to --s Od 1 Small Coal MARRIED. On the 13th inst. at the ho;;;;FCe;tiar4 Horner, Erg. Edinburgh, William Horton Lloyd, R4q. of Pedford-plan, London, to Mary, youngest daughter of tlenrge Whltelocke. Eoq: of Seymour-place, Portman-rquare. On the 2501 of October last, at Calcutta, Anne. daughter of the late Mr. Thomar Attrition, of Liverpool, to Mr. George Pritchard, publisher of the Calcutta John Hull. On the 16th In.t. at St. George's Church, Banover-aquare, Nleokon Ibbert Calvert, Ertl. third won of N. Culvert, E.q. H.P. of Itunsdon netts, /lett+. to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the Rer. Dr. Blacker, of 'from, freland. THE ARMY. Detachment" belonging to the 7th Dragoon Doords, Inth H„ the 10th, Apt, gesh,getth, and 77th Regrotnts of Foot , a.,; day morning, from 11'e Urdu-ter, for Bristoi, rcote to Ilre:.o,c, Itet.ichment. helonOna to the ORM, 71. t. and eith fantry,marcbtd on Thur4tiay motalog,from Wmtmipater. ror P. int , or A Detachment of the :Lith Itcalment of Fuot.;%a e d, e‘ i uu mornina, from Weattninater, fur Witichcdee. Detachmeitt , belorging to lb. Ve, 37th, and ;CM Im rotr of fantry, neargesed on Thur.day morning, from We.dmlnater, f r o, A Detar.lnnsot cf the ;go Regime n nt of Foot, m arc h ed on lhar,,d,„ y morninr, from ‘Veornin.ter, for Gum ey. The 2d uhskt un u l th e tgsd (We..t :introit) Regiment of lafscorr • e. end:art:kJ fn m on h,aid the Diadem transport, on the Sib i„4t at ham, fronalteland. 4(.•.. DetaLlonent. of ltecrultr arrived In town, on the Nth a m th n i, no r o w, to) .Inthelr respective Corps and Depot.. Detachment. of itecroJt4 arrived in town, un the lettt Inst. from Sett land, on to to join their re,recthe Co•Fr4 and Depot g . • Del actmentt of &vnlig prrlved In town, on Thursday mnrnlne, Dtktol. on row.. to loin dole re-pective Ilatta.ion., and °ln The fnh ;the fling'. Soya! Retim.nt of Light Drazo, gar , . I. ordered to march on the 'Loth lut. from Hounslow Night o. ~,.. ,n, The bill (the Prince of Wales', Royal' Regiment (Lan,,, i ., dered to march, on the 2lith Instant. from Ilamptun Court, t.O Barracks. • 4Mk. MARKETS. [Rom the Are TO Orleans Price Carient of March 4.1 e C c ° e-Trft ij oh N erTlec Ti rin tl in i g i 7on t.i ln n ic ' tt a i r a th pa e r w tl e . t ek l Ptlmialride 7oiftlbairetenl,;l:teten4retc.4m—, P the era In the trtatket, which makes ft mote dliFettlt and nnplealo it r,, Ala to effect odes than Gamer!) , and of the Istr arri.. t .,,,. No . Alabama and Tennessee oaly about o ne frorth part have b . ':n .old at . 41' ,, fates. allele are sunientat tress than last Week. That from Ilrblle e '' to hand slondir and In small 'parcel., which•prerents heavy ". .„, rendent oar quotations almost nomionl. 'le better qualftler of LosiNtms and Mlsslssipi are scat re and doll, whilst fhemidd.iog and loser quo aLei Meet a tolerable domund at the followlnp rates : Louisiana and kftwahalpl. eta. Ordinary! tom kialti• ••••••P••• • • • • • fr • 10 to II Initialing to fait , 4llto 1 . halt to good fair ... ...... .......... l2i t o 13 fah -000dfato good.. :............ ..... im to let demand • Good to nue l:4 In, 17 Areved from Friday mortenc, the 24th alt. to yeaerday toor r o North Alabama and Velment,* o, WS bale. Loutolana and 3flrslsSll.l. ..... ... ............ Accost the Lake idobHe In Clamed ■aaoe time tor Havre Liverpool New Vora Beaton Providence, R.l Baltimore Brittol, R. I. Together Ha C 154 Isw 1661 13.4 4.91 400 319 --4::: Making ao increase of stock this week of Arrived since Ist October Same time last seaeon Ditto season before ...... Ditto I. 1822 Exported Mime Ist of October Same time last semen ISltte seasoo before Ditto In 1622 Stock on hand to-day, Including all on shipboard not cleated Ditto same Dewiest season Ditto season before ............... Ditto in 1021 TODACCO.—We have been unable to hear of any in first heed kr sale. Our prices are therefore to be considered nominal. No arrivals ttli wesa, Cleared for New York 62 hhds.; Batton I!—together SI. Arrived 'duce Ist October. ............ ...... • • 324 hbds„ Same time last season Ditto season tniUill .... • • Ditto in 1822 . Maported since lot October Same time last season Ditto season before .......... Ditto In 1e 42, Stock on hand to-day, including all on shipboard not cleared Ditto last season Ditto season before Ditto In 1822 Frei g ht to Liverpool (cotton), Sid• sterling lb 1 Prince, q e as t. —Exchange on London, 4 pm em tent. pr.; ea, 3 25. to ft 36., bat uncertain. 4.... 177 ii ey 11V17 7:111"0 Mao 74190 414197 7.3917 [From the New York Price Curren' or March 22.1 COTTON.—The transactions since our laot publication bare brewers limited, amounting to hardly 200 hales of Uplandg, at 12 a l2f cent., prii,. cipally for mob. In other descriptions we have heard of no tiansactior. Both purchasers and sellers appear dlaposed to suspend opeiations turtle • advice' are received from Europe. Imported since our last from North Carolina Georgia Virginia .. slDap .. 474 .. 411 10/1 6134 bags 21E3 New Orleans Uplands Alabama ASH ES.—The operations since oar last hare not bora estaostre. PA; of 182$ continde to out at 100 dollars ; and Pearl. are In good demand la cur anotatlons. Some additional supplies have been reettvert trw Albany. Export from Ist to 15th Instant, Pot and Pearl ..... 767 Arie s Pots. tot sort Pearl FREIGHTS. To Lirsaroot..—Cotton Tobacco Ashes . ...... 255. per ton Rice .......... Ss. per tce. Naval Stores Flaxseed Os.; to Ireland 10s. 6d. a 125.6 d per tee. To CONTlmasre.—Cotton le a t cents per lb. Tulsacco Rice . . 60.. per ton Bogor EXCRANGIN obi Lo,cuoN.--611 days, 75 a 4 per cent pm. FMANCIL—Ditto 540 a 5 33e Toftl. Tots] Import since le 1me5*...... .... Exported from Ist to lift Imstant DEATH DV Pon/w.f.—G. Charlesworth, a shoe-maker, residing in Ebeneztr.street. Leeds, died on Saturday last, by telt ing a quantity of opium in a crude state. The deceased had con tracted a habit of dranking. For seven or eight days prior .0 death, he had been drinking with little intermission, and on Satur day he purchased a dram or opium fur sixpence, which he wok. The narcotic effects of the poison soon manifested themselves, NA he was taken home and surgical aid procured, when the stows h syringe was promptly applied, but with no success. He languish ed from half-past six o'clock till near one, and then expired. Ver dict, " Insanity." . _ HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—A few nights ago, at eleven o'clock. as Mrs. Dymond and her son, of Staplefitpaine, were re turning with their cart from Taunton market, they were suddenly accosted, about a mile and a quarter from the twin. by a man, who asked permisaion to ride with them. On Mrs. Dymond that the horse was weak. and that he could not ride far, the tel luw knocked her son off the cart, and aeized his cheek in such a manner that he was prevented from making any noise. A struggle then took place with the assailant, who, in the course of it. was brought to the ground ; at this juncture two other men came up, and with bludgeons inflicted so many severe blows upon Mr. Dy mond, that he was left almost senseless. During this attack upon her son, a fourth ruffian rushed upon Mrs. D., who sat within the cart, and, without uttering a syllable, violently held her ty 'he throat with one hand, while with the other he tore off her pock's. which contained notes and silver to the amount of between 141. and 151. ; on obtaining which, he immediately sprang from the cart. and ran off, with his companions, towards Taunton. Mrs. D. and her son were so impressed with a tear of a renewal of the outrage, that they did not follow the villains, but proceeded to Staple a. quickly at their condition would allow. Previously to this robbery' the same gang attempted to stop Mr. Dummett. of Combe St' Nicholas, who escaped by suddenly urging his horse to its tul• 'Peed. No. 30, STRAND. PETER FROST, OR THE POLAR LINGUIST. To draw a long bow is a Mariner's glory, That is, to narrate a most marvellous story. A jolly Jack Tar, who all dangers had shar'd Wi.ti brave Captain Parry, a kact thus declar'd : " during winteroind little to do, We polish'd our Boots, and went forth to punter Amusement on shore ; but the frost so intense, Induced us to build a snug hut for defence : Now mind me,—not long were we homed when we found That all our jaw tackle had run fast aground. Our words were all froze in the air !—'tis no joke. And not a voice heard, although ev'ry man spoke. 'Tway strange, but rot knowing what then was the matter, We thought Polar wizzards set spell on our clatter, So hasten'd on board. Well, site months after that The very ume hut in, some Esquimau: sat, On shore as we stroll'd, and a thaw just began. When forth, talking English, they presently ran ! You've been to the Strand.' they said, judgmentnot hel.ing. Your Boots ate illumin'd by Warren's Jet Blacking.' There wont., by thenatiyes - were often repeated,— When entering the hut our amaze was completed. For, thawed into utterance we heard the full flow Of sentences spoken there six months ago ! We bresth'd not a syllable, tongue-tied with awe, '• A learn'd Polar Linguist to find in the thaw. And oft in the air while the voices were deals& The dissolving words pronounc'd • Warren's Jet Black:ag. The Esquimau x caught thus our language. and may Repeat " Warren's Blacking," to Time s latest day. When some future Parry will guess, from the whole, That Warren was known from the South to North Pole! ROBERT WARREN, 30, Strand, London; This Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKINU, prepared by Town in the Kingdom. Liquid, in bottles, 6d. lOd . lid, and igd. sw i g . Also Pas o le, Blacking, in Pots, 6d. 12d. a nd 181. each. A Shilling ' Paste is equal to Four Is. Bottles of Liquid. and sold to e very No, iai Printed at THE BRITI9II PRESS Office, by J. W. CA RI.TON, Strand, and published by R. CANNON was place. ...........• ••••1•1..... OiC N' ,:en„ (;.., 27 cc • SAO - Tii to be itOn Did on T 1 Jams hl 1.1 The sly J Sir I Rev. Wyr Tho! John ' Ti pitn) man and ot . ii man inter in th tow' OLD i man than wort in al env life, and frog pres mat Wa by I ohne i pati nitic Witt that then the, an d ot' p . Ball and and w•it elf th, us lit