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L Mr. Pow Kt.'. considered this conclusion to be wrong, becaux all the debentures were charges upon the estate. He represented the parties as to the judgments, but not as to the debentures. My. STMTENo said, with regard to the value of the estate, he *mnd by the rental that the unsold property was more than a third of ea whole. Mr. Pow ELI. observed that the property sold was infinitely more valuable mm account of situation than the other,althougli in point of rental it was not greater in amount. Mr. STEVENS then adverted to the balance for which the war rant of attorney was given. and stated that it was ns distinct as any atecount could be, and the first item was in if 1.20. Ile had not ex pected to hear any objection as to the negotiation of the bills. Ile -would take upon himself to ray, that 31r. Kinnaird was satisfied that those bills were not accepted for the use of Howard and Gibbs. When the first of these bills was accepted. Lord Alnnley owed Howard and Gibbs a larger ettm than the whole amount of them : if so, he could not be accepting them for the accommodation of the benkrupts. They were drawn to pay the annuities about which I v e,rl Alvanley was an anxious. Mr. POWELL had one objection to make to all three necounts. It apptisred that 120.01101. was raised by Howard and Gibbs by way of annuities. and by the accounts he had seen. the charge for ee•omission was 10 per cent. The charge to which Howard and Gibbs *ere legally entitled was five shillings per cent. to which wit to be added the expenses. Ten per cent. on 1 . 20.000/. would amount to upwards of 10,0001., and five shillings per cent. tirmunt to about 61101. Mr. Sit AW.—But_you must consider the stamps. Mr. l'owru.—Then I will give you WOOL IM the stamps. Mr. Straw observed, they were not there to justify the charges 'lnward and Gibbs. Mr. Puler:cf.—No, but that was the ground which the Court of Chancery would have to consider; and also to say whether it was rota question of fraud. If so, it would then have to determine whether these accounts should not be opened and the charges cut dawn. This was the reason why he thought 30,0001. was an ample atom to offer the assignees. Mr. HOLLAND thought there could be no doubt the Court of Chancery would open this account. Mr. METCALIT.. after stating that his debt amounted to 606/., which was very foolishly, bat at the sometime good-naturedly in. curved, being done to serve Mr. !Inward. for whom he had a great esteem, and who always conducted nis hardness with great credit to himself. although some of their subsequent transactions which had come before him had net met with his approbation, their charges being so eitorbiinnt, observed that it appeared the accounts had been. sin:e theitolgtreit was entered up, and the claim of the ha. I!eints: reduced from '22.2(10/. to 20.01 1 01. he therefore appealed to Mr. titevcas whether :he Lord Chanecllto would not open the account if emmined sprit Cll.lTge% its Mr. Powell had spoken of. Mr. STEVEN s said, it did not contain any professional charges whatever. e. rOWCI.L—But there was a balance brought forward which wt. struck in a preceding account, and in that preceding account t ie changes apptared • and Mr. Stevens knew, as well as him ll`, that equity would . open an account, however long it had bean Mr. SrEs - gw; asked, whether Mr. Powell would leave it to any •reetable barrieter to report the facts between them to the ere ? Mr. I:r:TcAur r said he should come to that presently. lie c^...!!1 not, however, help thinking that every effort should be made maid, if possitdr. involving the two ei,totes in an interminable tit In Chancery; of which none who were present would be able so ste the end. factis dtw—msus Arendt.. atritte dies twet a'ri janua ditis `••••al revocare gratlum, supecoque evadere ad auras floe opus, hic labor est. Aye. " lire opus hi: labor est," indeed. (Cheers.) lie had S-..:mbers of people applying to him fur legal advice. for the put:- rose nr, , :et•ing their little all from Howard and Cribb., and sorry • 'lOO4 he h.- to see these poor creatures deprived of the chance be a 5.1 . t ii Chancery. (Cheers.) If any thing could be done for I.„ar Illaw7rtl. he should he happy :—he could not say so much Gibbs ; he wished he coedit. Therefore, lie should have no eh,ecton to agree to an anticablc arrangement with Lord Alvin -1:y. because, if th-y were to go to Chancery, it would, perhaps, 'Are from Ir. !Inward that. lode which noglit otherwise be left r 7 n4rist him in his Comte life. lie was afraid, however, that they v erz by :he rejection of the assignees precluded from going into I'l7 (location as to the propriety of accepting the 30,01 , 01. which offered. so, they had only to desire Jlr. Stevens to get earls% inia the Court of Chancery as quick as possible, and if in h:, to get them out again. (A laugh.) Mr. r::r rygs:s-1 have na desire to get you into Chancery. but Teel confident that the eatue will not have justice done to it if we take :19.1 1 rIt's Alt. Mr:cc:sire said, it struck him that the common sense of t::e thing should have been for the creditors to have selected from si-eng themselves three or live competent persons, as a committee, i , aoire into the facts, analyse and reduce them to an epitome, :.::I then hare called a meeting upon their report. and have conic eta cersinsion upon i:. it was not possible for them to come to :7y conclusion as the things at present stood. 'They had heard %.:7e ststernent from Mr. Stevens and another from 3lr. Powell, who not agree; haw then could the creditors, who kt:ew nothing ;:.e facts He had never seen case which appeared so proper •s- a reference as this. if they did not accept the 30.001. the next Pest thing was to refer the case to sonic legal gentleman. Mr. Sil - NT:NS said, that as they hail a judgment entered up. he did, not t:el jo.titied to accede to'tlr. Powell's offer to refer all ricconi"s. Ile was willing to refer those unconnected with the jiAzmert. Pcn•tir.—That is, to exclurl., the very point in dinpute. . ....a. Mr. Mx:TcALFE said,;e he viewed the trtinsaction, it Was im p tssible Mr. Powell could have made any . other proposition. if cc carried the case into Chancery, his opinion was, that the ac c:t:rost wmild be gone into from the beginning (cheers), and the ••:•el!. sifted to see whether there was any fraud at the commence. en..t:t. Coon that inundation these accounts eventually must be tried. If they did not Teter it they would get into Chancery. and :elm thence they wetill go to the House of Lords, and then return hack again into Chancery (a latiglo, so that no termination would ' be come to during their lives. His boy would not see the end of it, kt:t perhaps his grantlchihiren might. Why not appoint their crts Chancellor then ? Take the Attorney or Solicitor-General. le: instance, and they would have all the advantage of ~:t.nel law and equity with a chance of a judgment, because m awards there were limitations set to the authority of the .; :;dr,ts ; but with respect to the Lord Chancellor. they could not • enrpel hint to give a ontigment when he had heard all the case, and _::.:dote" the multifarious business his Lordship had to transact, it was won derful that he accomplished so much as he did. For t,retself. he would rather have 53. in his pocket than wait the result arts Chancery suit to receive his whole demand. (Cheers.) Mr. SHAW then said, those who were of opinion no proceedings •,tight to be instituted by the assignees against Lord Alvanley and n's mottees would eaPTCSS the sante by holding up their hands. Every creditor in the min immediately held up his hand. Strew-011 the contrary theirs. A Cnr DTI - on—What, you mean for going into Chancery ? (Midi laughter.) Not a hand was held up. - . A Per some little disenssion A% to the propriety of considering any :r.: , cr proposition at this meeting with respect to the settlement of -.nest clime, -- • - - • • Yr. Syrumrs said the Lord Chancellor had decided that unless tae propo►ition was expressly stated in the advertisement, no absent r reditror would be bound by any resolution the meeting might come to upon it. Rtssrn observed, that if 31r. Powell would have the good ; es.. to make a small addition to the 30,011 1 11/., it it were only WO!. I. •re, just to avoid the inconsistency of first rejecting a specific m: and afterwards accepting precisely the same amount, lie was •::re he creditors would muddy thke it, and be much obliged to - • • • - Mr. Poor EL t. replied, that if it should meet the approbation of t! e creditors at another meeting, to accept 30.0001. and a Go 1 -dreds, he should certainly mommend Lord Alvanley to make .) OATS. Stralsund and Rostock 10,535 Ilamburgh. . . . - Rotterdam . . . 1,281) Lmbden and German } 5,801 Ports . . . Denmark . . . 1,100 18.71 k; FLOUR. New York . 6.207 brli. Baltimore . . . 12.411 t; Alexandria, Norfolk, &c. 18,624 Philadelphia Boston New Orleans Quebec . Danuic . 26,5114 1,1,02 1.460 16,672 8310 1,1229 'B5ll 2,271 12.460 3 713 brie. LON 15.556 3119 3,419 3.052 13,630 03,475 40,00 .... .-.___, tl.e proposition again. (Cheers.) 1 The meeting then broke up, the creditor; on their retirin g ow. I Iteport of Irish Wheat and Data into Liverpool, in 1024 and W heat. Oats. 1U1; gratolating one another on the auspicious manner in w hich their 4'— p r oceedings had terminated. 1024. 1825. I 1824. 1825. -- -- • if ESSRS. EVI?RETT, WALKER, AND CO. From Dublin, about - 2 ---- 1.094 24,885 I T 1.700 15.396 , ---.lgaw Drogheda - 17.118 25,113 24.91111 30.483 We have great pleasure in publishing the following Dundalk - 12.947 11,1132 5.085 14.606 satisfactory Circular, which has been issued by the firm of Newry . 5.A7 2.204 29,3115 311 326 Messrs. Everett, Walker, and Co.:— Strangford - 12.554 19,704 510 2,1;911 "9. Mansion-House-street, 3d Jan. 1626. Belfast . 13.791 12,380 6,002 20.320 Coleraine . The pressure of the times which occasioned the suspension of 1;1;5 3.202 Londonderry 31 1.001 16,098 our regular payments alto rendered some arrangements necessary, which have occupied touch of our time. Sligo 507 300)7 58.4 38 . Elllala - 15 22, 04 9 36.2 6 7 " These irrangernenta have been successfully completed , and Westport . 1,010 618 27.1158 43.037 1 we have great pleasure to acquaint you, that on the sth of next Galway - —65 b 7.4512 • month we shall be prepared to pay you one half the amount rat your balance (provided the bills under discount have run off); Limerick - 15,432 30.772 62,4420 758468 Tralee - 772 1,281 1 .1. 08 7 21,722 bn the sth of Slay one quarter snore, and on the sth of August Cork - 10.00 12. 6 17 21.136 11,549 1 ' the remainder , with Interest, at the rate of four per cent. per annum , Voughal . 8,1130 5.1716 12,1141 4,5111 train the sth of February, on the two last payments. We wish it had been in our power not to have trespassed at Waterford - 47.026 51.593 32.31 1 1 7.315 all on your indulgence; but to render our assets available to the Wexford . 13,3111 11.7117 ,„. 29.574 29.7911 v diactiarge of all the debts of the ba nkin g -house, time is indis- pensable. Sundry Ports 5,001 7.447 .'. 17,:515 23,835 t , 187,000 215,700 300,700 522,400 " We are, your most obedient servants, ____ "EVRIETT, WALSER, MALTS?, Emus , and Co." I IE Import of Flour from Ireland. I I - " In 1824 - - -00.0 n sacks Itr2s 1 on Friday last, about three o'clock in the afternoon, Lis - - - 1 1 7,516 Majesty's packet Harlequin, whilst attempting to make the Stock of Wheat in Bond in Livt rrno l . harbour of Howth during an extremely thick frosty fog, I t s 18.2.1 - 83,647 qrs. took the ground at the back of the pier, before the direction 1025 - - - 78,300 i in which its entrance lay had been clearly ascertained. The fog having cleared off immediately afterwards, the Estimated Stock in Liverpool, Dec. 31, 1025. mail and passengers were landed without delay in Howth Wheat. Flour. Oats. Barky. Beans. Prase. Irish, Canada, and 150 Qrg. Sacks. Qui. Qrs. Qrs. Q r s. 5 0 1 X1 10,0 0 0 45,000 3,000 2,000 2,000 harbour, and every endeavour was used to back the packet off the ground by means of her engines and warps, but old Foreign free without success at that time, as the tide hail then ebbed Foreign in bond 7 8 , 300 36,8784 row _ considerably. The vessel, however, was subsequently lightened, and as the weather fortunately continued very Eustace Fitzßichard, a Tale nj the Barons' Wars, cx- , fine, and the water perfectly smooth, was brought into hibits an excellent picture of ancient times and manners; Howth harbour without having sustained the slightest in- and, in many instances, abounds with pathetic and inte- . targ. and has since resumed duty.—Billinge's Liverpool resting events, detailed in language that evinces the author ,•• afrertistr. to possess the talent of elegant composition, . .• . . - k . • ... • _ . ...... ,_ THE COTTON TRADE. Extract front the Nes To ,k Price Current of Dee. 3, 10251 COTTON. The state of the market as regards the stock of this article is altogether unprecedented. A few scattering lots, which would not amount in the aggregate to more than 150 to 200 bales, both of old and new crop, comprises the whole. The few transactloos that have occurrd since our last report have been at 1.54 to Ifl cents for new and 11A for a lot of 20 bales of old crop yesterday. There has been no further arrivals. The import from let Nov. to 30th Nov. amount to Export Wine period) 3 6 77 bales 20-22 The import from Ist Jan. to Ist Dcc., is Ditto, same period last year 159.812 195.352 Increased import 54,460 T.,:morel to foreign ports from Ist .bin. to tat Dec. 1 ra.597 Ditto same period last year 79,4*3 Increased export 74,344 The importation from ht Jan. to Ist Dec. exceed.; 1 6. ," the ex port - Stock on hand on Ist Jan. 19.000 Deduct now on hand 14.215 215 Taken for home manufacture, including some little Ivo ® on shipboard not cleared Prt ic Es—New Orleans Uplands (new) 13 a 16 cents; Alabama (Old) lila 14 Tennessee (ditto) 19 a 12. Exchange on London—Go days, 8 a H. (From the New 1" ,,,. 1; Current, Dec. 7.] COTTON. Since our last publication there have been some arrivals of Cotton, and about 400 bales New Uplands have been sold at 15} cents cash to lti cents. on credit. ( here in no old at present on sale. About 200 hAles which were bought fur exportation re main on hand, but are not offered. In mir next publication we shall probably be able to give quo tations for New Crop, New Orleans, as some arrived yesterday. The import since the lit has been— Bales. • New Orleans South I 'artilina North ditto Virginia - 39( , The export for the month ending Ist instant was 3,022 bales. Prices. Prices. New Orleans - - - - Alabama, Old - 10 al2 cents. Uplands, New - 15 al6 cents. Tennessee - - 10 al2 Bitlen. 1301 Baltimore 67 New London . . 52 The Liverpool Albion says—." Actonling to the statement pub. fished by the brokers, the stock of cotton in this port, on the 31st ult. would have been 20,700 bags ; but, from the returns made on Saturday morning from the holders, it appears to have been 311,000. The import, daring the past year, into this port alone, amounted to 706,303 bags. The returns of the stocks in London and Glasgow have not yet been received." . . LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCHANGE, MrsnAr, JAW. 3. The import of Gtain to this p but the market remains languid. hive been etrected, at steady pr;cl rably well attended, which prod consequently better prices—say articles remain steady. OR. per Iluhhel 701 b. s, d. a. d. -8V a 9 U -8V a 9 9 EngliTh . Ditto (new) Scotch . 8 0 a 9 0 rish . 7 O a 1; .3 Ditto (new) - li 4 a 8 10 Foreign, free - 7 6 a 8 9 Ditto ( in bond) - 4 0 a 4 6 (free) 6 3 a 8 9 hits per Bushel of 4fib. Potato - 3 3 a 3 6 ort has been moderate this week. During the week some few sales es. This day's market was tole lueed a little more demand, and shout Id. on fine Wheat. Other Barley per MI lb. s. d. e. (I. English - 5 0 n 5 I, Ditto (new) - 3 5 a 3 7i English. scotch, 81141 Welsh - 3 5 a 3 8 Common 2d. a 3d. lower. Dit r io (new) - 6 0 a 6 6 Irish . - 0 0 a 0 0 Ditto (new - Beans per Qearter. English - 48 0 a 00 0 Irish . - 44 U a4O 0 IMPORTED INTO LIVERTOOI. TO THE 2D JANt7 Wheat (quarters). Foreign . - 2,1.50 Ireland . - . 1,520 Uosstwise - GB3 Total - - 4,355 Oats (quarters). Ireland - - 5,433 Coastwise - - 4iB Total - 6,811 Barley (quarters). Foreign - - 46 It-dhoti - 10 Coastwise . 1,489 Total - - 1,515 - 6 0 a b 6 Oatmeal per 210 lb. English . 30 Ua 32 0 Irish 2.1 0 a 27 U Ditto (new) - 29 0 a 32 Flour per 230 lb. English -- Irish . 5I 0 a 52 49 0 a LI Amer. per 1961 b. in bond - 21 0a 26 l'euaper Quarter. kOreign English, white a pittc! grey . U a 0 Ireland Coastwise Total - Ireland Coastwise Total - Poriicidars of the Import of into Liverpool, in 1824 and 1325:- 11 . 11 EAT. 1824. 356 qrt. 8,025 330 500 500 674 From Mimic . . . Stralsund, Rostock, and Wismar . . . Ramburgh . . . Antwerp . . . Lmbden and Ports in Germany . . . f Quebec . . . Lisbon . . . 0a 0 FROM ?TIE 27111 DECEMBER, 'ART lUCLUSIVE. Beans (quarter.). Coastivin Flour (sacks). Europe (hrls.) - Oatmeal (loads). _ _ . EXPORTED SAME PERIOD. Oats (qrs.) . . Flour (brls.) - 163 oreign Vi . heat, Oats, and rlour 1825. 18,821 qrs. 37,874 3,959 700 9,341 50X2 592 10,38.5 121,619 THE BRITISH PRESS. LAW NOTICE. COURT OF KiNG'S BENCH. Whereas, by a Rule made in Easter Term, 53 Geo. 111, 173, it was ordered by the Court, " That the Writs in Distringaa, and the Records in Causes which stand over frmn one Sittings to another, be regularly resealed previous m the Sitting to which they stand over, or in de fault thereof the causes be not tned." Now, for enforcing obedience to the said Rule, it is hereby ordered by the Lord Chief Justice, that the Marshal do not, after the present Sittings. insert in the daily list of causes for trial, any cause wherein the Writ of Distringas and Record shall not have been regularly resealed previous to the Sitting to which the same cause may stand over, according to the said recited Rule. Dated Court of King's Bench, 29th Nov. 182.5. LAIV INTELLIGENCE. .NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, WEnxtsogx, JAI( 4. Several Insolvents not being opposed, were discharged. The case of Gabriel Solomon, of Canterbury, dealer In jewels and watches, which had been adjourned to this day, WAS then called on. The examination of several witnesses in favour of the in. solvem and to the prejudice of his petition, together with the in. ferential observations of the respective Counsel for the insolvent and the opposing creditors, *coupled many hours. A ll the parties, witnesses. aid attorneys employed, were of the *Jewish persuasion, and the time occupied in the proceedings only tended to prove the pertinacity v:itli which the evidence, negative and affirmative, of the insolvent's fraudulent concealment of property was maintained. The CHIEF Com si isstristrn observed, that it was impossible to discriminate satisfactorily between the credibility of the wit nesses at the different sides. The testimony adduced was so con flicting and an diametrically opposite, that it would not be safe to subject the insolvent to such penalty as the evidence against him. it strictly true and uncootradieted, would warrant. The Chief Commissioner animadverted on such flagrant cases of perjury as the present involved at some side or other, find having distinguished between the shades and niceties of probahility which presented themselves in the chief charges of fraudulent concealment, de termined, as a concealment of a minor degree had been admitted on the part of the insolvent's taitnessess in respect to some trifling articles, that the ease should be further ajourned till to-morrow, in order to enable the insolvent to rectify the omission in his schedule. WINTER HOST/•: CIRCUIT. KENT ASSTZEA, 111 ainsTorr E. JAN. 2. The winter gaol delivery for the county of Kent commenced at Maidstone on Monday. The Calendar contains about 190 CJIII• mitments. (Br/ re . 411 r, Barr , : II v t:tocx..) The Grand .lu s ry having ignored a bill of indictment against ,iietvenant Milieu, of his Majesty's ship Ramillies for the wilful murder of Robert Carpenter, at Lyric', on the 11th August, by shooting him with a pistol, the Lieutenant (who had been admitted to bail, and now surrendered) remained to be tried upon the Coroner's Inquisition ; bat before he was arraigned, Mr. Baron Hr 1.1.00 K intimated that he had great difficulty in putting the defendant upon his trial, in consequence of an objec tion apparent upon the face of the Coroner's inquisition. The in quisition alleged that the deceased came by his death in cringe quence of the art of •'— Millet, Lieutenant on board his Ma jesty's ship Ramillies," without giving the Lieutenant his Christian name, or even averring that the Ramillies was within the body of the county. Unleno this objection could be removed, he thought he might not array the defendant. Mr. ADOLPH VS and Mr. MansnAm, for the prosecution, sub mitted that there was sufficient certainty in the descriptiOrr of the defendant to put him on his trial. Every intendment must be made in favour of the Cornner's inquisition, which, though tra versable, was in the nature of a judicial record. It was impossible for the Coroner, perhaps, to ascertain the Christian name of the party accused. Here was certainly enough ; and it was for the defendant to show that he was not the party intended. Suppose a prisoner, upon being examined before the Coroner, or a Alagistrate, refused to give his Christian name, it would be sufficient to describe him as a person whose name was unknown. Suppose the defendant to be tried and acquitted on this inquisition, and should afterwards be indicted, he might plead such acquittal in bar of indictment. Mr. Sergeant ON SLOW and Mr. liNox, for the defendant, were stopped by Mr. Baron !I ur.Loc w, who was clearly of opinion that the de orription of the prisoner was too uncertain to justify him in permit ting the trial to proceed. It would have been very easy to ascer tain the defendant's Christian name. This was not like the case where a party refuses to give his name ; for in such cases the re fusal and the identity of the accused might be made matter of aver ment and evidence. Here there was no refusal of that kind sug gested, and therefore there was no satisfactory answer to the ob jection. Without adverting to any other objections apparent on the record, it was sufficient to say that the defendant ought net to be . . tried on this in9oisitior. The inquisition tree ordered to be quashed, and the defendant was discharged. (Before Mr. Justice Li T T LED ALE.) Winians Wasiniietedfoistealing, — ST'keston, on the I lth November, a pint of ale, value twopence, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Barham, a Nobleman distinguished for his zeal In the propagation of Christian knowledge : Mr. Al ARSIIAM conducted the prosecution, and Mr. CLARKSON the defence. _ _ . The prisoner had been occasionally employed to brew beer at Lord Barham's house. He had been intrusted with the key of the cellar. suspicion being entertained that he made free with the beer, he was Watched by his Lordship's butler on the Itch Novem ber, and was taken in the Act of drawing a pint of ale After this he was allowed to remain in the house until the 14th, when he went away. He was taken up on the 17th, and on the 211th he was com mitted for trial. On cross-examination, it appeared that the noble prosecutor had been described by a wrong Christian name ; whereupon the Learned Judge directed an acquittal. Verdict—Not Gurifp. Cornelius l'itzgyraid was indicted for stealing the dead body of Elizabeth Kaye from the churchyard of East Grinstead, on the 6th of Decemlter. Mr. Law was for the prosecution, and 31r. ADOLPHUS for the defence. The prisoner being also indicted for a felony, In stealing a coffin Prom the same churchyard, he, by the advice of his Counsel, pieatleu 10'1,1 to the misdenteanor, and no evidence was ofi . ered in support of the charge of felony. He was sentenced to six mouths' imprisonment. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing to their respective desti nations, via.:—Captain Jonn Shepherd, Berwickshire, and Captain William Haviside, Thames, consigned to Bengal and China; and Captain Charles Steward, Lord Limber, consigned to St. Helena, Bombay, and China. The under mentioned Captains were sworn into the command of their respective ships, viz. :—Captain William Elisha Ferrer, Orwell, consigned to China direct ; and Captain John Orr M'Taggart, Sir David Scott, consigned to Bengal and China. - ..... _. We understand a house in Wakefield, extensively en gaged in the rapeseed trade, stopped payment on Saturday. —Liverpool Paper of 7'llesday. MYSTERIOIIa OCCURRE a CE.—Three weeks since, a young and interesting lady, who went by the name of Eccles, with a little girl about five years old, who called her aunt, took her resi dence at the house of Mr. Fowne, a fernier at Spittiemell. A few eacninga after she was visited by a gentlemen muffled in a cloak, and who took great care to hide his race. tie retired about eleven o'clock at night, and the young lady said that she had received information which cortppeelied her to quit her lodgings within an hour, and requested :iIH Fowne to let one of her men walk with her acmes the fields a s ras the turnpike road. Mri. Fowne re monstrated against her going away at such an hour, but she in sisted, and went of with the little girl, accompanied as tar as the turnpike road by one of the men. She promised to send for her trunks in a few days. No message, however, came, and on Thurs day hat, Mr. Fowne, having business at Billericay, was much astonished at seeing the little girl at the house of a poor man, and clad like on of his children. On inquiry he found that the man had found her lying down on the road almost raked, and had taken her home, when she said that her aunt had been stopped by two men, who beat her and carried her away, after they had tripped her (the child) of her clothes. Strong suspicions of municr being thus excited, every place, ditch, and pond. in the neighbour. hood have been searched for the body, hat hitherto in vain. As the trunks have never been sent for, and ne inquiries have been made about the child, the fact of assassination appears certain.— Evening Paper. SINGULALL BEING.—A correspondent informs us that John Monro, the *ld man in Glenary, Argyleahire, famed for his singular predilectione for immersing himself in cold water, breathed his last on the 16th instant, at the advanced age of ninety-nine. Our readers may recollect that on a former occasion we took notice of the extraordinary habits of this venerable mountaineer. Fur many years it MA U* daily practice to plunge, with his clothes on, into the river Area ; and so far did habit become second nature, that if compelled to female any length of time with a dry skin he felt all the uneasiness of a lislt out of water. He always enjoyed excellent health, and till his last illness had never been but twice seriously indisposed, and on these occasions, as an antidote, his. aged helpmate had to souse him over head and ears at his bed side, a remedy that never failed to restore his health. A few days before his death he had been prevailed upon to leave his ancient habitation at Gleamy, to reside with his daughter at Furnace, near Inverary, that he might have the advantage of her care ; b ut all her affectionate tenderness could not make up to pour Julio the loss of his native stream ; sicknew came, and he wbo bad for ninety-nine winters braved many a bitter storm was evidently soon to %latent to the grim king of terrors. Still he clung to his specific, and a few hours before he breathed his last he earnestly beseeched he might be carried back, and plunged in the stream of his native Hlenary, when he would talon be well again. His request Caine too late, had his friends been even disposed to comply with it. He retained all his families to the last ; and such was the high esti mation in which his worth and inflexible honesty were belt!, that his remains wetssitdided to the place appointed fur all living by a concourse of hissslikShat do not always honour the obsequies of those ht atm. hltilig 0111110104 1 i 7 :big JOU? " 4 :'' • f •-• • th ..c..i :.. . 7 -- 4 ~, - POLICP. MANSION.HOUrS Yesterday the Captain of the Venus Lei k, and the crew, appeared before the Loan flaTost, in uence of a sum. mons to attend the investigation of the circumstances of the death of two young men named John Kinghern and Robert Boyd. The complaint was made by the father of Kinghorn. The first witness examined was the steward of the Venue, which - -......--- ..... belongs to the London, Leith, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Company. His testimony was to the following effect : On the 25th of December they were sailing between Inch. kelth and the Frith, when at night the witness heard that • man wns overboard,and ran upon deck. They were then going at the rate of live knots an hour hefore the wind. Nifitness heard the deceased Robert lioyd, who was the mate, cry out, " Halloo !" in the water. They threw out t..to casks, one after the other, towards him. They had no boat at the stern. They put about as quickly as possible, but some time elapseebefore they could do an. They had no stern boat, nor had they had any for eleven months, during which the witness had served on hoard the smack. They had one boat, but it was lashed on the midships, and tilled with casks, which formed part of the cargo, and were lashed together. The boat, therefore, Was quite useless, as they could not get It out in less than an hour. They put back for twenty minutes, but Boyd soon sunk. In answer to various questions from the Loan lilawoo., the witness stated that if they had had a stern boat, or other boat that was free, they could litve got it out in a few minutes, and lioyd might kave been raved. A sailor gave evidence to the same effect. Boyd was, he said, on the boom, and overreached himself in trying to get in the main. sail, and fell overboard. He swam for about five minutes. If they had had a stern boat they could have got it out in time, per- haps, to save hint. • The man who was at the helm stated that he put about int- I mediately upon hearing that the mate had gone overboard. Wit. ness only beard him call out once. Thin man was also of opinion I i that if there had been a boat free the poor fellow might have been saved. The case of the loss of young Kinglimn was then inquired into. On Tuesday, the 27th 3lay, they were entering the Cockle, in Yarmouth Roads. The litst witness stated that they were going under a trysail, with a heavy sea. At twelve o'clock at noon. Kinghorn, in heav ing the lead at the quarter-deck, fell overboard. The poor lad I swam after them "strong" for a long time. The LORD MAYOR—WeII. and (lid you throw nothing to him? —No, my Lord, we were in such confusion. The Lott') MAYOR—Did you then put back ? Witness—No, my Lord, we were then running through the nar rows ; we did touch as it was, and for our own lives we could not turn either way. It was a heavy gale. We saw him swimming after us strong for a long time. At last I saw a large wave cover him, and I (lid not see him again. It shocked us very much, my Lord, to see him lost in that manner, but we could do nothinh. The Loup Mayou-11 you had had a boat there, could you have got it out to save hint ? The Captain—My Lord, no boat could have lived in that sea. It was then stated that the complainant, Mr. Kinghorn, had been misinformed when he said that Boyd was a good swimmer. The Steward,on being questioned as to the practice of the smacks with respect to stern-boats, said that some did carry them, that it was the general practice ; but he could not be positive that all did. The Captain said that he had frequently left the boat+ behind in such seasons. as they were often washed aw (y. Both the hands were acting contrary to his orders when they fell overboard. Ile had told Kinghorn to remove, as time place he stood in was ma sale —but the boy said, " 0, no fear." The Loup Mayon said, it mattered not how they were acting; the question was, what steps should have been taken to awe their lives.after they had fallen overboard ? With respect to the secand case, it (lid not appear that any particular blame was attributable to those on board ; but it was advisable that all such vessels should be provided with something which *night be thrown overboard, and with e ff ect, upon such emergencies. Willi respect to the first case, it was clear that had there been a boa3,.free, the poor mate's life might have been saved. So far there was great negligence ; and he should dismiss the case in the eontidence that the vessel would not be allowed to proceed to sea without a proper boat attached to it. The Captain said, he would state the wish of his Lordship to the owners. It was stated to the Lord Mayor that there was among the in ventions submitted to the Humane Society, one calculated to be of great service in cases like the present. It was a buoy which would support one person. There was a small piece of machinery at tached to it, by which a fusee was lighted in an instant. This in vention was hung at the stern, and when a person fell over at night the fusee was lighted, and the buoy thrown overboard. The man was then enabled to see it, and those on board would be guided to the spot where he was sustained. The LORD MAYOR said those vessels which carried passengers ought, undoubtedly, to he provided with something of that nature. A baker, having first made affidavit, begged to call the attention of the Lord Mayor to a subject which was of the greatest import ance to time trade as well as to the public. Ile had now sworn that he had been to several weight and measure makers, and could ob tain no measures. nor could any be supplied for several week'', so great was the demand. The Act rendered all who used other Inca . m cures liable to a penalty. Now the Itiqtiest was going abbut, and he wished to know how he was to act, The Lour) M AYO R said no proceedings would be taken where it could be proved that the legal measures could not be procured. Ifs—lt The The a few d robbed (Jambe gaol lb nature. that he they he parish I followh the pri• offices, was brc mornin who to t!i course litia. GUILDII A I.L. Jlfr. Hornier, the Solicitor, who has in his time defended.hun tired% of individuals, appeared himself in the character of a defend. ant, before Mr. Alderman SctioLET, yesterday. Mr. Harmer, it appears, is the proprietor of a Sunday newspaper called the Dispatch; and the complainant, a Mr. Wood, a printer. stated that a newly-invented printing-machine, his property, which by mere manual labour throws off a greater number of copies per hour than those put in motion by steam-engines, had been set up on Mr. II armer's premises, and was brought into operation on Sa turday last. lie applied t Mr. Harmer for the price of this ma chine (3701.) nn Saturday, and Itlr. 11. making excuses of want of ready money. he went again, with stomps in his pocket. to request acceptances for the amount. Mr. Harmer not only refused to give hint acceptance., but while lie was remaining on the premises to protect his property, came suddenly on him, seized hint by the collar, threw him down—bruising his arm front top to bottom—and , forced him out of the house. This was the assault he complained of. He had suffered personal injury—but the injury to his feelings was greater titan all. Mr. Alderman SciuntEY said Mr. Harmer was so much a man of the world, and hail had such a great legal experience, that he felt some difficulty in believing Mr. Harmer could have committed himself in the manner described. His professional character, how. ever, would not throw an undue protection around him ; and be lieving from the complainant's respectable appearance that lie would net have complained if he had not thought he had ample reason so to do, he would grant a summons fur Mr. Hartuer's attendance. - , Yesterday. in obedience to this summons, 31r. Harmer appeared, accompanied by Mr. Galloway, the engineer, anti with no incon siderable show of documentary and parole evidence. After wait ing shout an hour, a note was brought into the office by a little boy, who said he had received it from a gentleman, who was waiting in the vicinity for an answer This note proved to be from Mr. Wood, the complainant, declining to meet Mr. H. on the ground that a cold had totally deprived him of his voice, and Ten tiered him an unequal match for so noisy an opponent as Mr. Har mer. Mr. Harmer was nevertheless very anxious to go into his defence and said he should have put the question to teat by merely asking, Mr. Rood a question or two upon a document he held in his hand. The fact was he had never bargained with or become responsible to Mr. Wood for the machine. His contract was with another indi vidual, but Mr. Wood, conceiving lie had got him in a dilemma on Saturday night, when the size of the newspaper was enlarged, endeavoured to extort a sum of money from him, under a threat of stopping the working of the machine. and did in fact do him injury to the extent of two or three thousand pounds. !dr. Alderman Sc or.t: Y declined hearing any thing further. Mr. Rowe, Mr. Harnier's managing printer, suggested the call. ing of a witness to the single fact, that Won; had told one of the pressmen to displace a critical part of the machinery, so as to pre rent the whole impression of the Difipatch from being worked tilt The worthy Alderman, however, applied himself to some other business, and Mr. Harmer and his friends retired. 31 A RYLEB ONE. - - Yesterday Mr. John Robbins, a respectable master baker. re siding in Church-street, Manchester-square, attended at this office, to answer the complaint of William Meredith, a journeyman baker, who charged him with having " sent out bakings" between one I and two o'clock, on the Sabbath day, contrary to the Journeymen Bahers' Act of Parliament. The complainant stated that he resided in New Church-street, !Alison-grove, and was employed by Mr. Stretton, a master baker, residing in the same neighbourhood as the defendant. On Sunday last, between one and two o'clock, while passing by the shop of the defendant, he saw his son, a lad about 13 or 14 years of ase, carrying some baked food in a dish from the oven, through the street. Mr. RAW LIN sow Baked the complainant what the dish con tained ? Witneas—l cannot say, your Worship. Mr. Raw Ltsisolc—l suppose it wu a joint of meat? Witness —.I cannot nay what it was. 31r. Ilawt.tssoit—How far did lie carry it in the street? Wit- ness —A bout 1110 yards. Mr. Itiontsrsosr—And it was carried by a little boy 1 Wit-' nest—Yes, your Worship. Mr. ItawLimao*—And do you suppose, now, if a leg of mut ton is sufkred to remain a little longer than usual at the baker's on a Sunday, that there is any great sin in letting the owner have it, if sent for ? I dare say you would not feel very well pleased if you were served so and kept without your dinner ? Ni'itness ?—But it is contrary to the Journeymen Bilkers' Act of Parliament. Mr. RAW LI arsow said that might be, but the offence was of so trifling a nature, that it would be a pity to enitirce it with sertrity. If every trifling act he (the witness) committed was to be noticed, it would be unchari able. They were not always to be hawking the law about—it would he too hard. Was the boy who carried the dish of meat a journeyman ? Witness—Hs is uut, but we viewed biro as one. Mr. RAW LI N —This is a most trumpery cane, and, by your OWI3 showing, not supported by the act under which you have pro ceeded. The intention of the law is to prevent master bakers em ploying journeymen on the Sabbath day. I should recommend you, toe the sake of your own credit, never again to take up such a ridiculous case, and I shall certainly not convict the defendant. Mr. Robbins said that be had been fifteen years in the neigh- bourhood, w were a few i his success, together. ( street, he (i house. Th carried hom articles fo lied the t house NM prisoners saw the t , street ; tl noticed ti him that two thiml woman w tour. T Clarke's stated tht fore the r - } °meg to be n Pore; t the 24t In end The course_ - t