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. ,111111.1fia to potted With the trial, if it should be so agreed by the 11.1 013SEREArt VAIRIBALIOT the tenant, eaid,he certainly should shift as Ilan upon the trial until the Jury were properly im. IllanneLled • and sworn. In en action like this, he felt justified in atrailinithimself of every objection on the part of his client. The oar Cures Jos/sec observed, tat if the trial did pallpowl and a verdict should be obtained by the demander% in case stallool error were afterwards brought, and the Court should re. wand 'Web judgment upon the point now arguing, there might not Yam In time for the demaridant to commence another action within the 1110 years. Mr. Juaticedaissutx—We may as well see whether there are the proper number of other jurors in attendance. :I'n•SECONDART then celled over the names of the Panel, when only nine gantletnen itaswered. The l.oen Osier JUSTICE said it was now quite clear that the cause must go otl, owing to a deficiency in the number of jurors iu attendance to form the Grand Assize. His Lordship would take the liberty to mention, that this was rot • common case, but one et great importance, and therefore, those who attendance was re laxed ought to appear. It was absolutely necessary that gentle. wen who were suniinoned on such occasions should attend. Justice could not be done if they did not; and the Court would be under the painful necessity of severely punishing those who, on being summoned for a future day, should not give their attendance. The cause must now be adjourned to some day in a term that was not an issuable one, as it was against the practice of this Court to try a cause at bar in an issuable term. This rule had certainly been deviated from twice, but those were cases in which tie Bing was a party, and the trials had taken place at the instance st the Attorney. General. Mr. Sergeant BOSANQUET hoped the Court would appoint some day in next term, es he had experienced very lately a moat serious inpary by consenting to postpone a trial. One of the principal wit. seam in the cause to which he alluded had in the interim died, and his evidence, it was to be apprehended, could not be supplied. lie thetefera was very anxious to avoid a postponement longer than was absolutely necessaty. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that the Court was not dis. posed to adhere too rigidly to the rule, upon its being shown by affidavit that circumstances rendered it necessary that the trial should come on early • although the Judges ought to be cautious how they relaxed or deviated from the rules of the Court. It was then finally agreed to adjourn the trial to the drat Tuesday In next term. _ 'MO LORD Cater JOSTICE then addressed the Jury. You will be then summoned, gentlemen, to give your attendance, and if you should see any of your brethren who were to have attended to. day, yea will have the goodness to mention to them what hu hap- In consemien.Te of this trial bring expected to occupy the whole day, [tone n( the Learned Sergeants came prepared with their briefs to show cause against the rules Nisi that had been obtained for DM trials. The Court, therefore, after bearing a few motions of everse, was obliged to ri.e. The LORD Clime JeSTICE expressed his displeasure at the business of tree Court being thus delayed, and said that it was very Ltely several things must stand over to next term in consequence of this • but Its lugged to give notice that it was not the fault of the Co urt, and that to-morrow they would strike out every thing to vbish the ponies were not ready. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, MONDAY, Nov. 21. _ flit JUNG r. PZTO. Is. CLAIM stated that this was • *tire facia* or bond for the performance of certain covenants on the building of the Custom House, which a short time ago had fallen down, in consennence of the ray in which it was erected. The defendant had obtained an order for a further time of a for:night to rejoin, and the Learned Connie! hail row to move that that order should be set aside on the ground of irreguinrity. The defendant had in the first instance pleaded the patermatice ut his contract, to which the Crown had replied on certain branches of it. The replication was given io on the 16:11 November, and a nutice of four days to the defendant to re ps= j le that if he did not on that day rejoin, the Crown would then be entitled to judgment. The defendant, on Saturday, obtained a rale for further time to put in a rejoinder, but no notice to that 'Fen bad been given to the r,olicitor for the Custom House. The Learned Counsel tnerefore moved that it be set aside on the ground of irregularity. Mc TINDAL argued against the motion, and contended that sufficient notice had been given, • clerk of the Solicitor to the Custom House having been present on Saturday when the applica. nem for the order was made. Ao argument then took place as to the sufficiency of the notice Ave..g The Court held the notice to be insufficient, and therefore dinned die rule to be discharged • at the same time stating that dm defendant's Counsel would succeed if he hereafter moved to have that trial postponed for want of time to arrange the defence. Some t a b (Fitt. ern bad therefore better be made between the parties to jir. CLAJII stated his wish to accede to any terms recommended Of lb* Court. It was therefore agreed that the case should come on for trial during the Sittings after Hilary term. The bond on which this *cite factor is brought, is in the penal sum of 33,0001. which sum of course depends on the ereut of the ADMIRALTY COURT, MONDAY, Noviestax• 21. THE PIRATE LA GATTA. Sir G. ROnision appeared to support a claim made by the crew tlis njudy'aesitter tin:clan to bounty (under the Act of the Gth aed clap. 49) for the capture of a piratical schooner, with a bests. 4.l fr a appeared from the affidavit of Cowley, commander of the Gre cian, that the latter, being on the Jamaica station. was ordered to cruise of the island of Cuba in search of pirates. After a search in several creeks and bays, they learned that a French merchantman had been captured by a pirate off Cape St. Antonio. The cutter toiled in pursuit of the pirate, and came up with her on the 19th of March, near St. John's River, St. Philip's Bay, Cuba. She proved to be an armed schooner, mounting two 101 b. pieces, four swivels, lac. She hart it company a felucca and two boats well manned. IW= cawing near to the Grecian the schooner hoisted piratical odium, and commenced a brisk fire on the Grecian, assisted by musketry from the telucca and beats. After a few minutes' con test it arppearal that fire bad got to the ammunition, and a dreadful eaplosion.took place on board the schooner, by which the captain and 39 of his crew were killed. The mnalning part of the crew, together with the crews of the felucca and boats, then made for the *tore, but many were captured by the boats of the cutter, and 22 were taken by the Spanish authorities on the island of Cuba, and brought to trial. Four men were killed or wounded on board the Grecian. The Act of Parliament under which this bounty was claimed 'specified that 201. a head should be allowed to the captors foe every parson taken or killed on board a piratical vessel, and 51. for every parsec who should be on board during an attack. The crew of the (iteclen now claimed 1,2201. for sixty-one persons taken, or killed, tan board the La Gatta ; and 2951. for fifty-eight persons who bad )dned in the attack. Lord STOWELL inquired in what manner the Act of Parliament described those who should be accounted pirates. Sir C. Rost xsor said there seemed a deficiency in the Act in that particular, which may be accounted for by its not appearing to have been introduced by a professional person. In the present case, boiever, in addition to the circumstances he had stated, these was the confession of some of the prisoners, who deposed that the schooner was named La (hate, that her Captain's name was Lubans, that her crew consisted of 120 men, and that she had been toe some time engaged in seta of piracy. The Court thought it certainly was a defect in the Act of Parlia ment, that it omitted to describe those to whom the character of pirates should be affixed. In the C.1:4 before the Court, however, were did not exist the slightest doubt. The Court, therefore, de creed that the claim of the crew of the cutter to 1,5161. should be admitted. DREADFUL Fl RE. (From the Sosthamploog Herald of Mondavi Yesterday morning, a•. about half-peat four o'clock, the town was thrown into the protest consternation by an alarming lire, which litokc out in the extensive coach-manufactory (built prin. tepidly of wood) of Mr. Asian, near the Weigh-bridge. 'fhe building, from one end to the other, appeared one mass of dune, which wan for a length of time confined to the interior ; but by five o'clock the flames. which had spread to an alarming height, communicated to the dwelling-house adjoining the manufactory, and to the brewery, coach.liouse, and stables of F. L. Beckfonl, Lsq., which ware morn enveloped. At this time it wan thought that the range of buildings to the Weigh-bridge, and those tronting the road, would fall • prey to the devouring element, but tom too Wad afterwards taking a contrary direction the aalety of another extensive coach-manufactory (Mr. Callaway's), the back of Aids was adjacent to the premises on lire, wan considered od atrtain. The progress of the fire in this direction was, however, stopped by pulling down part of the house occupied by Mrs. Saw/bins. One of the town engines now arrived. and commented playing on the buildings—this was succeeded by that from the Military Asylum, kindly sent by Colonel Evatt. The caber town engine taumeed, and was conveyed through the gateway at Mr. Ileckford's to the coach-house, and assisted materially in stopping the dames in t h e direction of Mr. Callaway's manufactory. At about half past five the fire was at its height, and the whole of the varnish and turpentine having ignited, the pale blue dame of the spirits pre. salted an awfully sublime sight. Many of the carriages were dogged nut tient the bunting building, which by six o'clock pre. seated cothing but a heap of ruins, the roof and floors having &Ilea in about a quarter of an hour previously. The engines were now acieccssfully directed to Mr. Beckfutd's stables, which were iuriously raging:and the fire was prevented from spreading further. Ma eneiles hive continued playing on the smoking pile of ruins tarougtout the day. The alarm at tine time was so great, that many parsers in Marland-place commenced moving their ferniture. The bre had been raging nearly an hour and a half before the town engines were brought properly to play, and than for some time they had but a scanty supply of water, which was conveyed in Lied:eta from pumps is the neighbourhood, an inconvenience hay tag bean iu opening the plugs. The engines' hose, too, were out of order, and Wrft repeatedly. The gentry, and inhabitants genendly, exerted themselves with much enerrr on this dreadfial weastaii, anti amongst the foremast VHS flollingswoith, of our 'Theatre, whet. exertions were beyond all praise; and whilst woman wire seen handing buckets for the supply the engines, a few sturdy vagabonds resisted all applications far miestance, and remained ral:ti rpectetori of the dreadful scene. No liras were lost. POLICE. BIANSION-HOUSE. • A short time ago a prison of dashing ermearance, named Linde, who drives his gig. called at the shop of Mr. Dulin. the goldsmith, of Cornhill, and ordered some articles of plate. He gave a check upon his beakee for the amount, which was instantly paid. He afterwards visited Mr. Dulin's hop for the same purpose, and his check-was honoured with equal punctuality. This course gradually led to less ceremonious dealings, and Mr. Lindo got considerably into debt for expensive articles of plate and jewellery, which wete no sooner received by him than they were converted into money at the pawnbrokers. Being at a loos in what manner to obtain any more of Mr. Dulin's property upon credit, he went once more to the shop. He entered in a hurry, said that hebad a friend who was in want of a valuable snuff bur, and requested Mr. Dalin to let him have one of the handsomest to show to his friend. A positive promise was made by him to return with the box, if it did not suit his friend's taste, or with the price of it (Y,5 guineas) if it did. The snuff-box was, under those circumstances, put into his possession, but the friend to whom he went to exhibit it was no other than a pawnbroker with whom it was pledged. As soon as it •csa discovered that the bout had been pawned. a war. rant IPSO applied for in Middlesex to apprehend Mr. Lindo for a felony. The Magistrate however did not think that the offence amounted to that, but issued a warrant against him for having un lawfully pawned the property. This warrant was executed by the officer who brought the prisoner so the Mansion House. At the desire of the other party the prisoner wan remanded from day to day ; but it was asserted by the attorney for the prosecution that the offence was a felony, and in all probrbility Linde would have been amimitted on that charge, had be not contrived to redeem the snut-box. On the last day he was brought up, his Solicitor said ' that Mr. Lindo never contemplated anything dishonest, to prove which Mr. Dalin had been actually put in possession of his pro perty that morning. The Loan 31ityon having asked whether any penmen appeared against Linde, and no answer being given, said, without waking any comment, " Let the prisoner be discharged." CHRISTIAN EVIDENCE SOCIETY—The LORD MAYOR took occasion to state, that he hadreceived several lettenceomplain ing that measures were not taken to prevent the meeting of a So ciety, called the Christian Evidence Society, in which blasphemous discussions often took place. His worthy predecessor had, he knew, received communications to the Rome effect. Now, he ad. mitred that the irreligious conduct of the persons who promoted and supported the iniquitous objects of the Society was disgusting in the extreme; but he considered that they carried shout them an unfailing antidote, and he felt confident that the truths of Christi anity would be in no danger from the efforts of the Society in Catenton-strcer, whose occupation was too contemptible to du any mischief. OUILDHALL. A case of great importance to perlons connected pith the float trade came on for hearing at this office yesterday, before Mr. Al. Berman ANati 7. It has long been a practice with millers to detain all the sacks• notwithstanding they may bear the name of some other party in the trade, that happen to come into their hands, and the sac ks of the latter description are employed for a variety of purposes within the mill, and all chance of their ever being claimed by the real owner is carefully avoided. The loss to the trade at large in the item of missing sacks, is stated to amount annually to the enormous sum of two hundred thousand pounds, although the value of a single sack rarely exceeds 3s. 6d. An accidental discovery, last week. of a large quantity of old and hew sacks, bearing the marks of fifty four different millers and factors, about to be shipped off as waste to a paper-mill in the country, has led to a criminal prosecution, which will, in all probability, tend to the introduction of a better practice. Mr. Wood (of the firm of Stevens and Wood) appeared as soli char for the prosecutors, and Mr. Humphreys for the prisoner, who was the foreman at Mr. Ward's mill, at Merton, Surrey, and gave his name William Smith. The first witness examined was George Simmons, who stated that he employs himself in collecting flour sacks from the bakers, and returning them to the parties whose marks they bear. On Thursday his eye caught sight of a part of a flour sack, used as a wrapper to a bundle, lying on Trig Whirr, Thames-stieet ; on in. specting it, he found the contents to be pieces of flour sacks, some old, some not half worn, belonging to a variety of factors, which bad evidently been cut up, through the marks, to prevent them front being identified. There were nine or ten such Lundles altogether, and on inquiry he learned they were going to a paper-mill, and had corns from the premises of Mr. Van. a ship-chandler, in Toolcy- Street. Mr. Thomas Van deposed that he had purchased nine cwt. of these pieces of sacking from a man who ;rave his name Samuel Collett, Merton, and that name was also on his cart. He had pur. chased six cwt. of him previously in April, but the lot in question, the nine cwt.. he bought nn the 7th inst. ; he gave 9s. per cwt., and should make but 9s. profit on the whole, which he was about to send to Mr. Collis, a paper-maker, near Twyfonl, Berks. Samuel Collett stated he was in the habit of going twice a week or so to AlertonnUll, to buy bran and pollard ; and one day the prisoner, Smith, asked him if he knew where to sell good old hand stufrand shakings (pieces of old sacks and tyings). He accordingly made Inquiry, and received Bs. for carting the last lot to Tooley. street. He gave the produce, 41.103., to the prisoner, but he un derstood it was to be divided among the men of the mill. A man named Burr loaded the bundles into his cart, but Smith was pre sent. Mark Burr deposed that he was employed in Merton-mill at the beginning of this month, and by the order of some of the other men cut up the seeks in question. The prisoner Smith was tore. man, and was present a part of the time while the sacks were selected for tutting up, and while they were rut and weighed. He put them into Collett's cart by Smith's direction. Mr. Ward, the proprietor of the mill, stated, that four years ago last Michaelmas, he took a mill, at Mill-wall. Poplar, which had been distrained. Among the articles in it were 400 sacks belonging to other millers and factors. and bearing perhaps 50 different name% He objected to taking them as a part of the stock, but was, under the threat of an action for the appraised amount, obliged to pay for their.. These ha had taken with him to slerton-mill when he ren.ovcd to it. Others of the sacks produced might be from an accumulation of those sent by mistake to him by the numerous sack collectors, who frequently put one belonging to another person in the boodles they packed up for him. Such sacks millers never exchanged with each other, but kept them in the mill, and took are not to expose in wagons an the road. He had never authorised Smith to sell this handstuff. If he had, he should have employed his own Can to bring it to London ; but he believed handstuff was the perquisite of the men. Some of the pieces produced were too'sound to be condemned as waste, but though the pieces might appear good, the sack as a whole might be useless, from the lower part being damaged or the top carelessly cut by the bakers. He had bought thousands of sacks since he left lllitl.wall. but none with other persons' names upon them. He learnt by the tramps that his sacks might be found in mills at all quarters, even a hundred miles off. Some of the pieces of sacking were identified as hearing the marks and being the property of Messrs. Fell and Co. factors, - Bank-side, and Mews. Bell end Fuller, of Maidenhead ; but Mr. Fuller admitted he could not swear that the sacks had actually been stolen. • Mr. Wood submitted he had made out a sufficient ease for coca mitts!, inasmuch as the legsl possession of the sacks had never been parted with by the parties whose marks and names they bore, either by sale or any other manner, and the prisoner, by converting them to his own use, had been guilty of felony, and might be in. dieted for stealing the property. Mr. Huaraares, fbr the prisoner, Insisted that the Alderman could not commit for felony, unless it was proved that the sacks came out of the possession of the respective owners in a felonious manner. 31r. Alderman AstsLtr, however, intimated that he had no hesitation whatever in committing the prisoner for stealing, and would merely remand him, that the depositions, which were v er y long, might be fairly drawn up. A long discussion ensued as to where the venue should be laid, tl.e convention of the property taking place in Surrey, and the find ing of it in London. It was decided that the trial should be in the county. BOW-STREET. Two young silk-nuercets, who gave their names roder and Hull, both dressed in the ,cry pink of fashion, were brought yesterday before the sitting Magistrate, T. Halls, }'q. on the complaint of Mr. Gibba, a respect tble linen-draper. residing in Holborn. It appeared fmm th statement of Mr. Gibbs, that on Sunday night, about halt-past nine, he was proceeding through Long sere, when the defendants came up to him, and Foster "nudged his elbow ;" supposing they wished to pass on, he made a slight digres sion front the side of the pavement. thereby &fronting them an op portunity to proceed, bow instead of availing themselves of the op portunity. as the compla nant expected. the, remnif.ed behind. re. peatedly positing him in the ribs with their fists. He took no further notice of their conduct until he came up to s watchman, named Cooper, into whose chug% • he determined to give them, when, to his great surprise, Cooper, a (though for a long time an observer of their proceedings, positive !y refuted to take them into custody, not withstanding lie was dire e times desired so to do by Mr. Gibbs, observing, "he dared eta] they could walk down to the watch house without him." Mt Foster began to strip, and, putting him. self/into a boxing anima e, challenged the complainant to single combat, which be ti►ctint d. Another watchman coming in was prevailed upon to secure be th the pugilist aril his friend. The defendants in their - iefence said, that as they 'Me walking down Long-acre, the compl sinant hustled them ; and as there were so many pickpockets well d rested, they thought Mr. Gibbs might be one of them, therefore, they remonstrated with hint fur having pushed them oft the paver •er.t, and did not pot themselves Into an attitude of defence, until they had been first molested by Mr. Gibbs. Mr. HALLS observed, th tt he did not consider the, mold have mistaken Mr. Gibbs fur a pi 7kpocket, and ordered them to find bail to answer the charge elsewtim e. Cooper, the watchman, on being called to account for refusing to bike the defendants in charge , denied that he had done so. but Mr. Gibbs repeating his former st stement as to his conduct, he received • severe reprimand from his Worship, with a threat of suspension case of any future complete t of the same nature. NAIL VLEBONE. BuitotanT.—Yeateedev, Fredrrick Theltvell. a mete youth. was brought from the ware lihouse, charged with a burglary and robbery. in the house of El :sabeth Frewin, laundress, Gwynn's buildings. Lisson.grove. • it appeared that Mrs. Frewi'n Irft her house at about one o'clock in the day. and upon her ream n she fouptl that her house had been entered with skeleton keys, IA d plundered of a quantity of her vs tomers' linen. About vact o'clock (Le pritloner was seen, by a THE BRITISH PRESS. young man named Chariest Griffith, running out of Gwynn'a.build. toga with some bundles under his arm. He for that time escaped, but upon the robbery being discovered, Watts mentioned what he saw to Morris, an officer of this establishment, who. from the description, knew the prisoner, and went about the neighbourhood in search of him, and. after considerable inquiries, found him at the Pontefract Castle, in Chapel-street, Liason.green. Ili took hint into custody, and found all the stolen praperty, with the exception of a counterpane. sheet, and shirt. lie had some skeleton keys also in his pocket. Upon being secured, he said, •• I am sorry I robbed her, as site has b:en kind to me from my infancy." lie then desired the officer to go to Haystack-lane, Ed ware-road, where the counter pane was concealed. Morris found it under some shavings. The shirt and sheet the prisoner said he had given away to a man, but as he was in trouble himself, he would not bring any body else into it. The prisoner was in tears during the examination, and begged .Mrs. Frewin to be lenient with him. Mr. Frewin applied to the Magistrate in the prisoner's behalf ; but the worthy Magistrate said that he could not, under all the cir cumstances, discharge the prisarier. Be was therefore committed to Newgate, and the prosecutrix,was recommended to prefer her ap. plication to the Judge on the trial. STANLEY DE COIJEICEY IIIYLAND.—The valet to Mr. H. Martin, M.P., applied for an order to see Stanley de Courcey Ireland, stating that he had applied on Sunday at the prison for that purpose, but was refused admission. Mr. RAWLINSON said he knew that on Sunday no visiters were allowed, but on any week day he would obtain admission. The valet bowed, and said he would go immediately. Ile had scarcely turned his back, however, when a gentleman named Cava lier also applied for an order to see Ireland, as he suspected lie was the same person who some time since had played oft' a trick upon him, by passing a bank of Bristol note for 5/. the bank from which it had originally issued having stopped payment some years before. Mr. Rawl-lir:sox desired him to comae to the office on the next examination. THAMES OFFICE. Joseph Ballwin, a dealer in marine-stores, residing in Fox's lane. in the parish of Shad well, was put to the bar, before Thomas Richbell, Esq. the presiding Magistrate, to account for the posses sion of one hundred and three-quarters weight of rope, twenty pounds weight of spun yarn, and a quantity of iron. James Jeffery being sworn, gave the following evidence :—I am one of the land oflicets belonging this establishment. On Satur day lut, by virtue of a swish warrant, I searched the defendant's house, and found therein the differer t articles lying on the floor; the rope produced appears to have been cut up from shoots of colliers. I inquired how property like that came into the de fendant's possession, and the reply was, that it had been bought at different times in the general wuy of trade. The defendant gave the same account before the Magistrate, who considered it by no means satisfactory. Ile was, therefore, convicted of a misdemeanor, and adjudged to pay 40-., and in default, to be imprisoned fur one month, and kept to hard labour. The defendant preferred paying the penalty. SPORTING IN7'ELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S, MONDAY, Nov. 21. The room was but thinly attended, in consequence of the unfa vourable state of the weather; and the betting was (lull, being prin cipally between horses. The horses are changing about materially, particularly tbnse which have hen lately brought up. Monarch is still rising, and Cedric going very fast. The most promising how., and the most likely ones to get up, are Tredrille, Twarty, and Gra rnarie. The general odds are— DEBBY. Si to 1 agst ?Monarch 20 to 1 apt Pranks 11 to I agst Bolivar 20 to 1 ogst Canvass 18 to 1 apt Tredrille 25 to 1 agst Sophist 18 to 1 apt Twatty 25 to 1 agst Advance 18 to 1 apt Grantarie 30 to 1 agst Tippitywitchet 20 to I agst Cedric 35 to 1 apt Pollio 20 to 1 agst Zulieka 40 to 1 apt The Baron 2tl to 1 agst The General 7 to I vat Pawn 0i to I agst Moses 10 to 1 agst Ilenry 12 to 1 agst Parasol 12 to 1 agst Mignionette. 14 to 1 agst Elinbeth 14 to 1 apt Little 110-peep 14 to 1 agst Quadrille IT. LEGER. 7to 1 agat Bedirmite 125t0 1 agat Barefoot 9 to 1 apt Crusader 30 to 1 agat Monarch 20 to 1 agat Belzoni 35 to 1 agat Sister to Bonier The match made by Mr. Nelson for 300 sovereigns, for his Lan cashire roan horse Humphry to trot in harness thirty-six miles in three hours, took place on Saturday, over six miles on Leddun Down, close upon Northampton Moor, in the presence of a nume rous field of trotting fanciers. Captain Thorogood was the umpire, and the ground was done as follows : min. cc. 213 10 I Six miles - - 29 0 Ditto 29 12 I Ditto Six miles - - I)itto - - - min. tic. Ditto . - - 28 14 - - - 29 3 - - - 30 42 .175 . 21 The race was won easy, without difficulty to the horse, drawing I 80Ibs., and never going off the trot. Last week, as a gentleman was coursing in the Falkirk caries he set up a large fox from the bottom of a hedge-row. Heynard was quickly spied by the greyhounds, and had not run far along the level fields before his fleet pursuers weie up with him. Finding himself overmatched in speed, he turned and stood at bay, but not before bath dogs had seized him by the tail. They continued in this position several minutes—the one unable to get off, and the others afraid to came to closer grips, when at length a farmer (no tox.bunter) came up, and deliberately unclasping his gang (a large knife) cut the throat of poor lteynard allcr his inglorious race. —Edinburgh Star. HIBERNIAN JOINT STOCK COMPANY.—Pursuant to public advertisement, a meeting was Yield yesterday at Bat son's Coffee-house, to consider the affairs of this Company, previous to a general meeting, which is to take place in Dublin on next Monday week; but owing to the badness of the day, or some other cause, there were only present fiur proprietors. However, in order to make up for this deficiency, there were flue newspaper reporters • but the proprietors thinking that even CO formidable a body would not justify them in adopting any measures, the Meeting was adjourned until a future day. A merchant of this city (Glasgow) is in custody on a charge of forgery, and admits his guilt. We are afraid that other persons are implicated.--Glavow Free Press. COM Bi NATION.—We are informed by a correspondent, on whose statements we can place reliance, that attempts are now making to form associations amongst the pitmen employed in the collieries on the Tyne and Wear; and our informant adds, that the avowed object of the individuals who are exerting themselves fur the purpose, is to induce the men to subscribe to a fund to be applied merely in charitable purposes, among such of their brother-colliers as shall stand in need of relief. If this be the real object of the associations that are sought to be formed, there cannot be any great objection to the plan. But if, as our correspondent insinuates, the movers in the business are desirous of establishing Unions similar to those that have lately sprung up in the neighbourhood of Glasgow, and in other parts of Scotland, their conduct cannot be too strongly condemned : — Durham Chroni-le. At a meeting of the master manufacturers held yester day week, at the Commercial Inn, in this town, it was re solved unanimously, that no man belonging to any Union or combination of any description, whether weaver or spin ner, &c. should be employed by them, unless he renounced such Union, and signed a document to that effect.—West morland Gazette. On Friday last, an exciseman, of the name of Williams, coming down Wrotham-hill, Kent, passed a horse and cart, driven by a man in a round frock. His suspicion was awakened by perceiving that the name on the cart was nearly effaced, although the cart was a new one. Ile ac cordingly attempL'd to stop it, but was opposed by the driver, who said he was a butcher, and had only rotten mutton in his cart for the London market. IViHiatus, however, calling a road-mender to his assistance, over powered the man, when he found smuggled silks to the value of 500/. which he seized, with the man, horse, and cart. The town of Newry has, within the last few days, been distinguished by the presence of two personages, whose flowing beards, devout aspect, and measured gait, pr'- claimed their importance, and arrested no small share of public attention. On inquiry, we have learnt that they are actually disciples, or followers, of " Mother Johanna ;" that they are from Yorkshire, anti that their object in this country is to expound the doctrinal tenets held by their Prophetess, anti to announce the coming of Shiloh—the real, genuine, Shiloh ! These zealous missionaries of the deluded Southcotean sect appear to belong to the humbler class of tradesmen ; they arc rather decently clad, and seem to be about the age of 30.--I'ewry Telegraph. Recnv►aY FROM DROWNING.—SOOII after 11 o'clock, on Sunday night, a respectably stressed women was noticed going through Bridge -street with rather a hurried NI ep, when being watched, she was observed to descend the steps on the upper side of ‘Vestminsier-bridge. Before the observer, a young man, a silver. smith, could overtake her, she plunged herself head foremost into the river. flee deliverer, who never lost sight of the unfortunate female, instantly stripped oil' his clothes, and with great difficulty he succeeded in bringing her out, when she was carried to the house of Mr. Stewart, the Swam tap at Westminster.bridge, where she woe attended by Mr. hoary, a surgeon, of Parliament-street, who succeeded in restoring her. We understand she is the wife of I' IiT.CMI'II victualler residing near Pimlico, and has lately shown' streni; symptoms or dejection. CORONERS' INQUESTS. CHILD MURDER. An inquisition was yesterday holden in the Board-room of St. Al.tirew's parish workhouse, Little Gray's Inn-lane, on the body of a male infant, which was supposed to have been murdered by its mother, Julia Berry, and afterwards thrown down the water closet, at the house of her master, Mr. Henry Westley, grocer and tea-dealer, 37, Lamb's Conduit-street. The Jury were selected from amongst the most intelligent inha bitants of the parish, as the circumstance had excited an unmixed feeling of horror. Mr. P. Fernandez, surgcon to St. Andrew's parish workhouse, examined the body of a male infant found at 37, Lamb's Conduit street. There was a wound in the scalp at the posterior part ; wit ness therefore opened the brain and examined the wound ; there were no appearances there that would lead to a supposition that the child met its death by violent means ; the truckers, or windpipe. was also examined, bet as there was no ordure there it was evident that life was extinct before the infant was thrown into the vault ; the lungs were rather inflated, and floated readily on water when attached to the heart, and when a portion was cut off; and violently compressed. so as to exclude air, which leads to the inference that the child was born alive ; but at the same time he should say it was difficult to determine whether it Might not have met its death from natural circumstances soon after the birth ; the viscera were all sound ; there was no visible defect in them. The Jury wished to look at the body, and it was then brought Into the inquest room, enclosed in a shell, and swathed in canvass or coarse linen ; it seemed to be a line healthy infant, come to ma turity. The witness, Mr. Fernandez, then showed the wound in the scalp ; it was merely a surface t. ound, none of the skull having been fractured. _ . . - . . . The constable here produced a poker, found In the kitchen, with marks of blood upon it, and it was presumed that this in strument had been employed to effect the destruction of the infant. Mr. Fernandez said, that from the character of the wound Int should sae it hatl not; it might have been caused by an obtuse weapon, but not one of much weight, as a heavy blow from a poker must have produced at least a partial fracture of the bone. Considering the nature of the . place into which the child had been cast, a wound of that sort might have been produced by strik ing against the wall of the vault in its descent. lied it been alive at the time it was thrown in, it must soon have been suffocated by the effluvium. . . . . W. Luke Watt, shopman to Mr. Westley, had observed the increase in the person of Julia Berry during the last month or six weeks. On the night previous she evinced great anxiety to get witness and the porter to go to bed, even before their usual hour. At seven o'clock next morning (Saturday) witness opened the shop, and the porter called him to look at some stain which was lying"on the path from the house door to the lower end of the garden. Saw Berry in the garden. She had gloves on her hands, and the porter said that she had been trying to wipe out the spots with them. She came into the counting-house, and performed her ordi. nary work there, of lighting a tire and cleaning up the place. On going into the kitchen to breakfast, witness observed marks near the fire.place which he had never noticed before; in some places they had been partially washed out. Witness suspected something wrong had been done, and told his master, who directed search to be made, and in the water-closet the bode of an infant was disco-. vexed by the porter. A constable was sent for, and it was taken up. Witness described that there were three wounds on the head, one of which was very considerable. Pittman, a constable, described the way in which the body was taken up ; a blunted hook had been used, and a hair broom ' • it was possible that the hook might have caused a slight scratch on the head of the infant: it was taken in a basket to Ilatton-garden Police-office, and Mr. Laing, the hlagistrate, sent it to the work.. house. Thntselton, an officer of Ilattomgarden, assisted in getting up the body ; he examined Berry's box, but there was nothing in the way of baby-linen to be found therein, nor any thing that could in. ihette preparation for the birth of a child : between the bed and mattress in her room, an apron, gown, and petticoat were discovered, all of which she had worn at the time. This gown was produced-, and two witnesses identified it as being the same worn by Berry on the Friday. Mr. Henry Westley said that the young woman bad been in his service only six months and nineteen days. About 11 o'clock wit ness retired to rest, and was disturbed at five next morning by a moaning. He got up, and went over the house. Berry's door was open, and he asked if she was unwell. She made no reply at first, but on repeating the question, she said—" it was all righ , . ' Wit ness then went down to the kitchen, and was surprised to find it had been newly washed, the fire was burning, and fresh coals seemed to have been just put on. There were stains on the floor. Wit ness felt alarmed, particularly as Mrs. Westley was near her ac coucheruent, but thought he should of necessity hear the circum stance. At breakfast next morning witness mentioned it, and when Mrs. W. spoke to Berry, saying the stains should be cleared up, her countenance assumed an ashy paleness. The body was subsequently found as described, and he then geve Berry into custody. Two young women who lived in the house as servants also spoke to the enlarged appearance of Berry's shape, and to her agitation and symptoms of pain on the previous night. The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and told the Jury to consider the verdict they were about to give. Heretofore the law was more strict than at present, because concealment, at one time, where death ensued, made the mother liable to be tried for the mur der. The law was now changed in that respect, as it was necessary to show a premeditated concealment. with intent to destroy. If the Jury were of opinion, from the evidence, that such had been the cane here, they were boundi to send the unfortunate young woman to trial for the murder. The only palliating circumstance to which be could direct their attention was her youth and presumed ignorance. The Jury, after very long deliberation, returned a verdict of " 'Wilful murder" against Julia Berry, who was stated to be in custody, under the Magistrate's commitment, in the Infirmary of the New Prison, Clerken well. AFFECTING INSTANCF. OF SELF-DESTRUCTION.—YeSter. day afternoon, an inquiry was held before Richard Carter, Esq., at the Lord Wellington public-house. Kent-road, touching the death of a young girl named Harriett Runcorn, whose body was found in the Surrey Canal the preceding morning. The deceased had been missing by her friends nearly three weeks, and from a letter found on the bank of the Canal (a copy of which will be seen below), on the evening of her departure from home, there was every reason for believing that she had committed suicide. Her brothers and sister, at a very early hour on the morning after the letter was delivered, repaired to the canal, and having obtained drags from the landlord of the Lord Wellington public-house, commenced searching for the body. After they had been thus employed some hours without success, they abandoned the undertaking, and not hearing any thing of the deceased, it w as rather believed site had fallen Into bad company, and had been pre. stalled upon by some wicked person to indite the letter above al. hided to. These surmises proved to be without foundation, for the dead body was picked up by two bargemen on Sunday, and was afterwards conveyed to the Lord Wellington public-house. A gentleman who occasionally superintends the Smith-street Sunday-school, in Newington parish, was here asked some ques tions by one of the Jurors respecting the conduct of the deceased, who had been lately in the habit of attending the school. He stated that the young girl was apparently very low spirited, and having particularly noticed it on the day before she quitted her mother's roof, he questioned her, but she gave no reason for her depression. Sarah Piggott, a widow, who lives in the same house with the mother of the deceased, said that the deceased had left her situation about nine weeks ago, in consequence of ill health. She used to walk to and fro in the garden in a desponding way. Her step was net agitated, but slow, and she cast her eyes on the ground. , In her conversation she betr a y e d a di sor d ere d m i n d. Sh e was ra ther a fine girl, and was tall for her age. being in her sixteenth year. A youth and she were on friendly terms, and were in the habit of going to chapel together on an evening ; a disagreement had arisen between the deceased and her sweetheart ; she lived nn must friendly terms with her family. On the evening the de. ceased left home, a letter was brought, haring been picked up by a bargeman on the bank of the Surrey Canal. The hand-writing was that of the deceased. It was written in these terms, bearing date Oct. 91. " Dear Mother—l have left my home myself to make away, and at the bottom of the Canal, there you may find me. flood bye, dear mother, and sister, and brothers. I wish you all welL And now I am gone, for ever farewel ! farewel !" The letter was neatly folded up, and on the outside were thae words...." I live at No. 23, Rant-lane, Walworth." To a question by a Juryman, witness said she did not know where the deceased could have written the letter. Verdict—" Insanity." Yesterday evening another inquest was held at the Town-house, Mile-end 0141 Town, on the body of a young man named James Ilanstead, which had been picked out of the Regent's Canal. The death of this young man, it appeared by the evidence, was entirely attributable to the gross negligence of the Regent Canal Company. On Saturday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, as he was coming over the 31de-end Lock, the footway being in a decayed state, he slipped into the Canal. He was crossing over the lock for the purpose of opening it, to let a barge through ; there was a hand rail to it, but the footpath was quite rotten and decayed, and so round. instead of being flat, that, by night particularly. it was a l most impossible to keep on it, and escape danger. He was taken out in about two hours ; he was then quite dead. By the evidence of one witness it appeared that three persona had lately, in consequence of the bad condition of the footway, fallen into the canal, and by the greatest chance, escaped with their lives. flic Jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon at the Red Lion, Ilanway-street, Oxford -street, to inquire into the death of Wesgate Capping, Esq. It appeared that the deceased had been lunatic for many years. Latterly lie had lived with Mr. Hughes, a chinanaan, of Hanway-street, who was allowed 801. a.year for his maintenance. His habits were exceedingly filthy, and it was necessary to wash him daily. 1/n Tuesday, in getting out of bed to see his brother, he staggered against the door post. He afterwards drank a glass of brandy and another of beer. He fell ill, and gradually became worse till be died, on Friday morning. Mr. Hughes was examined at great length by the Jury as to his treatment of the deceased, but nothing was elicited to his prejudice. The only fault was his not calling in meslical advice wben the deceased was dying. Mr. flushes said, that in a ca►e of lingering sickness and gradual decay like this, he did not consider it necessary. The body was inspected by two sun. grans, who found upon it no bruises sufficient to cause death, nor any appearance that the deceased had perished froth btarvatiou, The Jury found a verdict accordingly, PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. Or. JANES'S. WIIITYCHAPEL. flay - 70.04 to 106. Od Hay -70 s Od to 100 s at Ditto (New) —a 04 to —a Od Inferior . lid to -i 0. Clover - 86. Od to 120 s Od Clover . 80s Od to Ms 6: Snow -38 s Od to 46s Od Straw -36 s Od to 42i G i, per cwt. N0v.21. PRICE OP HOPS , POCKLTII. Kent .181 as to 20/ On Kent Sussex - 151 15s to 171 108 Sussex Essex - 161 On to 18/ OR Essex Farnham, tine 241 Os to 281 Os—San BAGS. - IIIOs to 181 01 - 161 04 CO 171 14 - 151 10s to 171 IN Is 211 Os to 241 Os PRICE OF RAW FAT, per Stone of Price by Tallow (u stated by the Tallow Makers), 21 90 PRICE OF TALLOW Town Tallow -80 s Od Yellow Russia -40 s Od White ditto . 41s Od Soap ditto - 3iis 6d 'Melting Stuff . 35s Od Rough Ditto -23 s Od V. SOAP, &e. per 1121 b. Yellow Soap - Mottled - Curd Graves Good Dregs • PRICE OF CANDLES. 741 Id lid Ms Id 23i N tis The price of good Store Candles In the retail shops is es follcill Candles, per dozen 1k 6d to 7s Aloulds . . 81 6d RAW RIDES. Best Heifers and Steers, J Ordinary - 21 Id to % 1 4 per stone .3s Od to 3a dd I Market Calf (each) - Sliddlings - 84 84 to 2s 10d SHEEP SKINS. Sheep 4A Od to 5s Od.l Lambs 21 6d to N 2d Small Seal skins PRICE O . F . LEATHER. Best Dressing Hides Common ditto • . - Crop Hides, l 5 to 301ba - - Itid • 11!d Ditto - 15ld to 17 1 Ditto 40 to 451bs. . - • lad to 17 1 45 to 501bs. Calf Skins Si to 401bs. • . lid to 19,1 Ditto . ' 1 to 2IJ Ditto 45 to 55Ibs. " . - llid to 25d 55 to 751bs. . • • "Rd to 31t1 Large ditto - ntt to nd . - - 19 d to old Tanned Horse Hides ' .. Spanish ditto - . 16d to 15 1 ' -12 d to lld - - . ' -13 d to iril ___-- THE ARMY. Regiment ; er i l t t ls h ton e; the 13th, 14,11, of Li g h t hi Detachments belonging to the following regimentimarched 'l; t he m4 l 54th, and 59th Itck,it»ents of Infantry, for Ch a th ant ; the 31st 450; R e : giment, for Tilbury Fort ; the 2d, 3d, 20th, 38 t h, and 44th Re,. t g ds oons Y , f fo Tu r n t l he l f' n ar t a n l ' r l y nil D er epo '— t ments, for Canterbury ; the 85th Regiment, f or D over ; the 110`,',. Staff Corps, fur Ilythe ; the 70th and 76,h Re g im ents of Infantry, ll'inchester ; the 53d, Slat, and 31ith Itegimenot„ for Fortsn.o ut y the 27th. 35th, and 24 Battalion of the 60 t h Rid e Corps, for ti, Isle of IVight ; the 68th Regiment, for Chichester • the 16tli 113‘ 83d Regiments, for Harwich ; and the 40th and 434Regimerds,f9, Colchester. MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, AIONDAY, Nov. 21. We had a good supply last week of Wheat and Flour, but Ooh and other Grain were but moderate ; this morning there sa t , good show of samples front Essex, Kent, and tsuffolk. The th e ,:. ing trade was exceeding heavy, and even the best runs of %VI I , : must be noted la. per quarter lower this morning; the linens? samples were quite unsaleable. Fine oinking Barley f u ll y gu. ported its currency, as the great bulk of the fore i gn which i s l ib, rated is only lit for grinding. There was no variation in the ink ' , of Oats, Beans, or white boiling Pease, but grey Pease were h. to 2s. per quarter cheaper. Rapeseed and Linseed prices widt h , : alteration. The ports are now open for Barley and Pease, for l b : , mouths from the distant ports, and six weeks from the nester to te ,. wE CAT. PEASE. Kent and Essex (red) Ms to 68a flog . OS to 4 t , Ditto New . 60s to fkia Maple . . 4 9 „, to v 4 Do. (white) . 50s to 74s White - to 4: to Ditto. New . hits to 72s Boilers . a% to ‘4, Suffolk (red) 503 to Gls Foreign, White 3ft, to tb Ditto New . 60s to 63a Boilers 4t), Ditto (white) - bUs to 73a Hog - 4UI t o Ditto New . G4s to 70 3 Norfolk and Lincoln- Map l e s xr. 4.-4 1 i: 447: shire (red) 50s to 60s Irish Iced) • 46a to 52s RYE - . 34s to 3lis Ditto New -38 a to 40s • • Essex 56i to Ditto thrown) -40 i to 4, Suffolk & Norfolk 361 to ;2, Ditto, brows - 501 to to, DRAY[.... SMILEY. Malting . 38s to 40s Ditto New . 42,1 to 47s Grinding . 31,4 to 38s Ditto New • 3iis to Us Foreign . 28s to 32s Ditto New - 3l to 381 English - 231 to 1. 4 Foreign -24 s tot, LINSEED. English 42s to 4t4 Foreign . 321 to kJ rrimpstrn. English (per qr.) 42, to 41, Foreign 423 to 44 TARES. EnglishWin.(pr qr.) 40s to 444 Ditto New - - to Foreign -30 s to 34, Ditto New -40 s to et - - - Rapeseed (per E l L as il t s ) . 471 t o 51ustardseed (brown) per bushel - 171 to lit Ditto. white • les to 114 Clover,red (per ewt.) Ms to 70t Ditto. white -45 s to 111 Trefoil - 2ns to 26, Carraway 3ns to is Rapeseed, in bond 201 to 211 NOVEIIBEI 19. - Rye Os to V & Barley -1/ las to 21 ti Beans - 21 to to 21 1; (hey Pease 21 &to 21 l& OATS. Feed, Essex & Kent 23s to 270 Lincolnshire 23s to 28s Yorkshire 235 to 2110 Irish white 235 to 265 Ditto black 24s to 275 Poland, Lincolnshire 26. to 315 Yorkshire - 205 to 31. Potato, Lincolnshire Vs to 32s Yorkshire 28s to 32s Scotch . 292 to 345 Irish -24 a to 285 BEANS. Ticks, new 4th to 43s Ditto, old -40 s to 41;1 Pigeon 42s to 46s Ditto, old - to 410 s GUILDFORD, Wheat per 1. 14/ lits to 191 La New ditto . 01 0s to 01 Os Oats per qr. 11 gs to 11 ihs Old ditto - 01 Os to 01 Os PItICE OF FLOOR. - Town Alade, per sack 65s to fins Norfolk and Stockton 401 to 05 Seconds -60 s to 64s Bran, per qr. - 141 to 1. Essex and Suffolk, on Pollard, Fins . 16s to ta board ship -45 s to 50s PRICE OF BREAD. The highest price of Breed in the liletropolia la 10d. for de 41b. Loaf. There are Bakers who sell from id. to 20. below the rate. SMITHFIELD, 11ONDAY, Nov. 21. There was an evident decline in all kinds of Meat at this rearm on Friday list ; and the wet weather. together with the quantity ec hand in the dead markets, hers not at all tended to improve saki this morning. Good Beef was scarce, yet that soli fetched ds. and secondary qualities were much lower. As to Murton. Is. pit stone was the current rate of good Downs and ntiddie.aieed cesters, but ds. Bd. was a good price for heavy Lincolos. Cairn are rather more plentif u l to -d a y, an d are not worth an much by r e,. stone as on Monday hist, with a heavy market at that reddetkr, flue Pork trade is also lower In 4d per stone. There was a gml deal of Acorn Pork this day at Menet ; is. the highest quotation for this sort, and for Dairy.fml. 6s. Beet . 34 tid to da 10d Veal Mutton . 3s 8d to Is lid I Pork . to Ss fe - Od to o, ea Lamb N 0d to Os Od HEAD OF CATTLE THIS DAY: Beasts, 3,221 I Sheep, 18,550 I Calves, 170 Pigs, 120 BAY.3IARKET. Nay (Old) . 41 10, Od to 4/ 17 $ Gd Inferior . 31 58 Od to 41 5s Oil Clover bl Ls Od to 61 15s (hi Ditto (Inferior) . 41 5s Od to 51 0. Od Straw 11 Ns Od to 21 2s Od NEWOATE AND LEADENFIALL—tBr :he earC39o Beef . 2s 8d to As ad o ! Veal - 4d to :es 1/' aluttoo . 2. ad to 4. Ad Pork . As Od to Ss 3: Lamb Os to Os Od PRICE OF POTATOES, N0v.21. Yorkshire Kidneys - 01 Ss 6d to 01 6. Od pet Cv.t. Ware . - 01 ds Od to 01 61 Od Aliddlings . - 01 Os Od to 01 Os 0.1 COAL MARKET, N•v.ll. Shine at Alarket. 'hip. Auld. Newcastle . . 10,f Sunderland 7 - pnot. Slis 641 to 43. 36i 641 to 45t L 4 BIRTHS. On Saturday last, in Ilill-street, Berkeley.rquars, Lady Bge* ersh, of a son. On the 19th inst. In Somerset-street, Portman-square, thet 36 ' of C. H. Pilgrim, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. At Brighton, on the 17th inst. Lieutenant Joseph Rothe. L to Caroline Susannah, eldest daughter of the late Arthur Robinson• M.D. of Broadwater, Sums. On Saturday last, at Sr. George's, Bloomsbury, Richard Dz• then, Esq. of the Middle Temple, Barrister at Law, to airier Mary, daughter of Robert Abraham, Esq. of Keppcl.strect, nu" sell-square. On the 19th inst. at St. George's church, Hanover-square , lor d Ileadley to Min Mathews. DUD. On Saturday last, at Bethnal-green, Captain John Henry CU' tier, of the Royal Navy. On the 18th-inst. at his house in Orrtt Surrer...-esq, 143 V. Vaughan, Esq. aped 77, one of his Majesty's Deputy Lieu:eon for t county of Surrey. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS PAY Morning, 32 min. after 11. I Evening. Al) min. after 11. Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office, by J. W. CAW(/' 181, Strand, and published by R. CsAINON) Wes Pl'c'/' fF 1 _ .~. / 1 inl li 11l hii in tlw id; ale re wi str U SA :La do nei inr ho htii we fell are .1