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i V II i" li ‘,l I 11 f RAtTOY v. RODDIVOTOX. LAW INTELLIGENCF. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATCADAY, Aran. ft Thin was a Special Jury cause agais.st the London Dock Com "any. to, recover the value of lOU rinks of tallow, which, it arts contended. they had delivered isnpmperly. The tallows in question nem it ispeeared, imported by Messes..hiked, on the Bth of Sep tembev. DIM, and by their order landed in the London Docks, on Ilse 12th and 18th of September. They were subsequently trans limed by ortler of Messrs. Mitred to Airmen. Coley. This order was to t arm and deliver, aril wax on the 18th of Septensber trans ferred to Alessme. Barton, the present plaintiffs. On the 38th of leptember there was an order from Meows. Barton, which r4n is these ternts : Please transfer, weigh, and &liter, 6.c. to Messrs. Moberly and Bell, lOU casks of best yellow Peseraburgli sallow," I.e. This 11,11 the fret sailer in which the word weigii sats itundoceil ; and on the nth of September there was lodged at die Docks the ender of Messrs. Moberly and 1111, " Pleme trans. fit and deliver to Mesmeric Hawes and Cu." Messrs. Hawes after wards traasferreel she tallow, to other persons, who blade snboe queht transfers. l'ho billows, however, were not iu fart weighed, rill Fehrtuay 18114. 'The clerk front the Docks stated, that MS Messrs. Barton were the persons who gave the first order to weight, the charge of we ghing would be made to than, previous to the aglow out of the Docks. The tallow was sold by Messrs. Eamon to Messrs. Mote sly and Cal , on the 28th of September, at 415. per bundral weight, prompt payment, fourteen days to be al. lowid far delivery. On the 10.1 i of October, Mews. Moberly and Eat gave Messrs. Barton a check on their bankers fur the aiehount of thetallow, butt, tan its being presented, it was found to Mae been, by mistase, dated the 12th of Iktolver. The check was matected, and lamented next day, the 11th, but it was then fiend that Messrs. fflobtrly and Bell had stopped part - milt no that day. Ileums. Barton, upon this, gave notice to the London Duck Com pany no: to weigh and deliver the tallow to the ender of .Moberly and Bell. This notice, however, was lost delivered till the I.7nis s' October, and in the interim the Company, acting on the order of Ilex* and Bell, had delivcrd the genus to 3lesests. llama. The present action was now brought against the flock Company by the plaintiffs, on the ground that the ...Wow, not having been weighed, Si' delivery had been perfected to Messrs. Moberly and Bell, and therefore the Ihsck Company ought not to have transferred the sallow, or suffered it to pass upon the mirror these The ATTORNEY-OEN EILAL called witnesses to praise these tams. Mr. Sea& LICTT, on die other hand, contended, that the Back 4 Company was in this case Bound to deliver, Sm....such as Moberly and Bell hail porchased, in the same manner as Messrs. Barton 'bed done. The lamdon Dock Company having ascertained that Moors. Hawes had abeulutelv paid_hir these pods, had no right S ship is I ras.ills, but were bound to give them up. 3lr. Hawes examined, stated, that he bought of Moberly a-d Hell on the 2feh of September, and gave them his acceptance for the amount the nest do, previous to doing which he desired to have the Dock transfer, which .Mr. Bell handed over to witness, alto instantly gave his acceptance, as requested hy Mr. ; she transfer was in the usual form. It'itneriv sol.l afterwards to Mr. J oho Usher; witness laud the charges fur weighing, and the at patent and receipt of the Dock Company, containing a charge fur 'sander, MU afterwards deity.) to Mr. Baron, and must have been a proof to hien that die traaan.v of the goods had been made. The holm Cuter JUSTICE said, this was a question elf very great importance to the exininicreial world. It was whether the original possessor of goods which he sells to another, giving an or der fur delivery, Ate. and this second person sells to a third, and receives payment fur the gtwels, but does not pay the first seller, the first seller has a right to stop the goods la trairsilw, He MIA decidedly of opinion the tint seller had no such right and lie should so direct the Joey. He was anxious to allot *lse 'dlest opportunity fer discus:es% this very important mercantile questiva, did considered that tint best way of doing so would be foe the plaintiVa Counsel to tender a bill of exceptions to his directions. fire ihrTonser-G.:s enat. said he would pursue the course recounien.led by his Lurdship—and a verdict was taken foe the defealatt. ("CETI! V. WILLIS. The A vroturtir-dt:Nlii.Xl.fitUecl,tfUt this was an action on. tninally twainst the Sheriff of Warwick, fur a false return. The fact et the case on the part of the plaintiff was this:—The debtor, a person of the name of Crutchley, was a linen-draper at Warwick, and hal dealings with the plaintiff; who was a wholesale linen. draper in Vriday-street. Crutchley had become considerably in. dabted to him, and he had obtained an execution against hint, wader which the Sheriff entered, but made a return in no effects. This, it was alleged, on the part of the plaintiff; was a false ret.int. 'llse Sheriff did not deny that there was property on the pfellll,C3 of Crutchley, but contended that he was precluded from keying by • it► _rwriotut act of bankruptcy. SCAULLTT, for to: defendant, called a witness, also proved that Cruteliley, being at the shop of Mr. Corbett, in Friday-atreet, was told that a Mr. Johnson was coming; he observed tie owed Min money on an ovenitte account, which he could not pay, and that he would be bothering him ; he therefore went down stairs, aid continued till Mr. Johnson went away.—This was the act of bankruptcy relied on. The Loau CHIC" Juswica held that it was such an avoidance of a creditor as would constitute an act of bankruptcy, and the plaintiff was nonsuited. CAMIIIIIDGE V. •NDERSOM. This was an action 0.1 • policy of insurance on the ship Cam. mem at and from Quebec to ltristoL The plainuf went km ato loss by perils of the sea. The vessel in question of which the pLdtttiff wits 011/1111, toOk in a cargo ailed:ice at (luebec in June let:, sad stilled on the U. hel July on her voyage to Bristol. At the cheater of Lid miles Item Quebec. her pilot left her at the usual pkgs. In the River St. I.llv/fence. Next day the weather beam. tog foggy, and continuing so lot twenty-four hours, so as to render It impossible for the crew to ace where they were, the vessel strand ed on a shoal about two hundred fathoms from the land ; and a heavy sea coming iso, she became fixed amongst the rocks, and completely unseaworthy. At this sot, the Liver Sc. Lawrence was at Most 46 miles in width. When t he weather cleared up, the Cap. tate saw his perilous situation, and, upon an inspection of the ves sel, it was the opinion of himself and crew, that it, was intim,. stable to proceed on the voyage. Every means were resorted to for the purpose of righting the vessel, but she became inimovable—her plinks tore and aft yawned, and each end of the vessel had a ere. endows motion as if broken, whilst the centre hogged, end cc. mama? heed amongst the rocks. The boats were manned tor the purpose of seeking some assistance. The adjacent country lopped an Impervious mass of timber to the water's edge, and the I,reepect of immediate help was hopeless. Returning up the river le One of the boats, the Captain, at the distance of seven miles, Sound means of hiring a schooner for the purpose of saving the etilp's materials, and carrying them back to Quebec. whilst he I - seh primeeled in an open boat to that city, wch a view of consulting elii consignors of the cargo about what was bast to be done. Ile re. presented to them the deplorable state of the vessel; consulted with I,„Aoyd's agent, and, in the result, it was determined that a survey diesl.l be. made. The agent for Lloyd's mimed three surveyors, nth, went down to the vessel : alter making their survey, they were ot option that she amid not be repaired fur less than 3,1111101., which was more than she was worth. Under thise circumstances, thc Captain, who was at that time ignorant that his owners had In. i tsst, resolved, as the beat course to be adopted, to sell the ship 44 cargo fur the best price. After considerable difficulty the vest ed was mink to Boat, and brought hack to Quebec, where, alter the este sters to advertise belt g taken, the was sold by auction at the evtee..of 1301. native currency. The purchaser was a ship-builder, we- , after spending about 1,0001. in partial repairs, sent her to sea 311 NOVCIIIAtt with a (-ago; but she never could get out of toe of st. Isaweence, tool WAN in fact, run ashore at Pliace hiairct's fallout to avoid foundering. The l'aptain, mate, ship's ' astrater„ and a seamen, alto had been employed at very high wags* to go on Leant in the Kemal attempt to perform the voyage; gave it as their opinion that it would cost at least as much to repair the send as to botld a new une. Under these circuities:wee die pretest action was brought; end the question was, wlmther the' plamtifr could recover for a total loss, with benefit of selvage, ow tab for an average loss. Mr. Scarlet, Mr. Marryatt, and Mr. Platt, contended that the I pleutilr was venial to recover ter a total loss, with benefit of savage, inasmuch as use vessel was to all intents and purposes is:Meted unable to proceed on her voyage by a pail of theses. The Arc 01INET•til:Nta•L and Alr. POLLOCK, contra, insisted that this was only an average lota, and the ship having re it.eined to specie as a ship, after the accident had happened, the 1.41411i1l was bound to hare her cosnpletely repaired at the expense I of Inver owners, ant proceed on the voyage. The 'Amu Ceuta JusTicc, in his charge to the Jury, said that the question invoked in the cause was one of very . greit Mt - parlance to shipowners, and he could wish to have it put 111 a shape fee solemn delibera:ton. if the Jury, however, were of opinion' chit the ship could not . proceed on her voyage at all, or that sh e email nut be ri paired 110110 M incurring an expense at least equal to her value, then he should hold, in point or law (although she es. meted in the forum of a and was afterwards sold with tier ie. et.e.,4), that the planitif wai entitled to elvea . as for a total loss, with henelit of siding: to the underwriters; and that his claim wte!:! test cull' Ii11.1:4•0 to all average loss. Toe J ury, he their s,rtlict, tnund the affirmative of the proposi tion re to them by the Learned Judge; and, therefure, the plaid esti hail damage% to dm amount of Three Iluodred soil r tiny PO4lllllll I,:iog for ato al has, at the rate of eigfity- five per cent. out the dt ferMeot',Nulo,..niptum. rie case, it is undirstooil, wdl undergo further consideration. STAlint it While the cougregetion reeve aatiemblial at the cha p el at GI 're an Sunday, a loanoche, a tinnier, who hen in the neighLourhood, was callea out and inforuied that a 'Add of his had limn killed by a buy employed it. his service. Ile imnietliately pracee.led home, accompanied by rev. Sal others, and on arriving tart. Portal that the story was true. The boy. it ap- peared, had ntarle itn O. kill one of his lambs, and bcing Observed by the chid, who said he would tell inn lamer, he plunged the kiiut he had for the purpose in the child's throat, and immedit. may f 1,31, and has not since tern discovered, although the most • MEArCII has botn made. Ercry necessary surgical fart has Leen taken of the eh ihl by Dr. 1:11is of tilantitire, but bale hope is eaten:tined of ill recovery.—rusk Sortherls Reporter. Dr Ai it t• no II Fit i(: T.—( Imlay last, J. l'ierson, (ken., Coroner tar the hundred of loighronatuue, held an inquest upon the body or James Papworth, of Alconbury, in this county 4 who, it maw:a at evidence, had for some time been in an ill state of health, and was inc si on al I y in the habit of going to the stabling' at the diflLretit farmers and other places, to lima away his time ; and on Saturday last he went into the stable of Mr. James Dove, anti nu:weeded it, give the horse some hay, when tine at II ein taming round obilappial at him, and caught him by the arm. lle wits take.: home. and espired in the course of the night. Verdict— • That as the alecemsied aas ins bad state of health at the time, his Reath was lia.tened by the bait and fright reel.ved final the bite of dee bartellasesittrivis Ciaactie." Pouct ROW.STI2 KIT. (111LENDICII COACIDDCW.—IM Satunlay, George Crew, the drier r one of the Greenwich stages. was trought up on an assault warrant, issned at the suit et Mr. John Charles Peter, the son of the res,reetrilile solicitor of that name. It appesurd in evidence, tut 111 r. J. C. Peter came to town froin Blackheath, on the even. it.g of ,Sitnit..y, the Ith instant, h 7 one of Drivers's coaches; when they arrived at Charing.cross, the rosele.oti: demanded more money fur tile fare than Mr. J. C. P. thought rooper to pay ; and whilst they acre disputing about it, the rkretiew-A. George Crew, who had nothing at all to do with the matter., rushed through the little cluster ef pestle who surrounded them, anti without uttering one , single word, struck Mr. J. C. P. a viol , rot blow an the month. The defence net tip by the Solicitor, who attended nn the behalf of George Crew, was a very singular ate. Ile admitted that his client had aoorithed tl:e eomplamant ; but he submitted th..t the assault was excusable, inasmuch as his client had been struck by somebody else, and in his hurry he reserAed it upon the complain. arA. They were perfectly ready to pay all the expenses, and hoped his Worship would recommend the cemplainaat to withdraw the charge. His Worship, however, said he should recommend DO such thing, fur he never I:canl of a more watoon piece of brutal inso lence ; and as Mr. J. C. Peter expressed his determination to pm. secute, Georle Crew was held to bail for his appeurar.ce at the Quarter Summons. ---- MAR 1,111()ROI'011.STR E ET. Silo ri.! r• T I )14;.--- On Satunlay, a w l•andsome we man, who gave her name Elizabeth !tray, was charged by Mr. Redman, haberdasher, of No. 211, New llond-street, with coon niiiting a felony in his shop. The prisoner. who is very young, was in great distress, and wept unceasingly; A young man, whom she called her hoo.baed, did all in list poorer to soothe her anguish. Mr. Bennet, the shoporin to the protects:lw, stated, that the pri lamer nutted the shop of hi+ employer Mot morning, and said she wished to purchase sonic ratbon ; winter sold Mr a yanl of co : homed ritheir, which she lutist for. ;Ia examined a nuntlyr of I rolls of thlierciit kinds of ribbon, whirls were lying in a deep drawer on the counter, before she matte her purchase. She had a basket in hir hand, in which was a gown-piece, and alma hand. kerchief, into which basket stir put the piece of nblion she hail per. ! chased. Witness walked towards the upper end of the shop, and : on his roam he ntissed a large roll of nbbon our of the drawer. On looking into the prisoner's haslet, he saw the ribbon partially . covered with the gowmpirce. Ile did not chidlet.ge her wish the robbery till she was going nut of the shim-dour, re.d she ticsitively denied all knowledge of the property being in tier basket. lie : erlW in the street-keeper, who took her into custody. IVitness WAS positive that the robhon could not Lane fallen accidentally lain prisoners ba.+!;et TAW was It possible that she could have taken it j with her handkerchief on• the counter by mistake. The prisoner persisted in her innocence of the charge. She maid that she had purchased a gown-pinze at a linen-draper's, and from thet.ce wed to the . prreneutor's shop to buy a piece of ribbon ; that she examined • rihbott as it lay . on the c tee. and she nn ,„ ( have taken up the roll in question w ith the gown-piece and hand kerchief, without being aware of the tact. The prisoner WAS COMlllittell to Neweate for trial. Fa A l:11 a9U 1 'I.: LO 1' —JAN (:odirey. A man of respect:We speractse, was C111? ; :01 with obtaining money under false pretences from Alit.: 1 , 1•11ritle. aid with s.saling a watch, the property of 3l•Bride's sister. The fan" ilemituit the prisoner were these. About. a fortnight ago the prisoner, who was connected with the Society called the Reeuge for the Destitute, went to the house of Ales. in Peter-street. West iii Mater. aid told her that a wt ol her's had anon taken into custody, with two other youths, for committing a felony at Romford ; that he had got .df she other two boys by paying thirty shilling. each, and :f 41,1 Mrs. 31`11ritle) would atwitter him a +UM Of money, he had no doubt he should be able to get her son's liberty. The poor woman was greatly dia. tressed at such a communicatimo ' • wool the had only five shillings, which she gave to the priamer , and simonised to raise mum She then told the prisoner that her sister, who resided in White. chapel, would, in all probability, advance the rest of the money ; J the prisoner said, he would go to her, and ate if site would do an; he then proceeded to the sister, and related the same story that he had previously detailed with. such apparent artlessness to Mr. that the poor woman was much &flirted, and went out to raise the money, leaving the prisoner in her house; on her return, she Miami the prisoner hail decamped with a valuable watch from the mantle-meee. On Saturday morning, as the prisoner was walking along Sidney's-alley, I•eicester.square, he was re. eogni‘ed by Mrs. M'llride's taster, who called .` Stop thief." 'the prisoner instantly took to his heels, was pursued through several streets, and apprehended, and the duplicate of a watch was found in his paesession. Ile was corn ted for re-examinant*. MA Ill' LAIRONE f/FFI('E. (in Saturday, a watchmaker, named Stuadreen, who a short time ago opened a shop in the watch and clock trade in Seymour-place, liryanstonc-square, was finally examireil before Mr. Iltiwfinnan, the Magistrate, on a number of charges that were 'preferred against him. The ofilce was crowded with prosecutors and pawnbrokers. The facts substantiated were these :—lhe prisoner obtained .tram different persons, gentle and simple, about fifty or sixty watches, for the purpose of repairing and •' making them go ;" and he cer tainly made them g with a vengeance; for no sooner did he ob tain possession of them, than he pawned them at the shops of different pawnbrokers, and then absconded ; the route he had taken was discovered, and an OnietT of this establishment pursued him, and succeeded in taking him sonic distanes from London, and brought him to town. Forty duplicates of watches which the po i. sober had pawned, belonging to his customers, were found. In one ease the Magistrate expressed great doubt, whether the charge did not amount to a felony, and finally convicted the prisoner upon three distinct charges undtr the Pawnbroker's Act, in different penalties, which the prisoner not paying, was committed to prison fur three months on each charge, amid the Magistrate recammended him to make arrangements, during his confinement, of restoring the property to the other persons, whose charges had not been pro. ceeded in. Mr. Harmer appeartd for the pawnbrokers, and some complaint WIM made that the watches were not given up to the right OWllO'l4. which die pawnbrokers refused to do, without first receiving the .urns they hid advanced upon them to the prisom r. One pawn broker produced ten of the watclks, which the prisoner had pledged in the name of IVright, and the duplicates were given to the own. era by order of the Magistrate. THAMES OFICE. 111AWSLAUGHTEIL—Iluhert Milne, boatswain cf the Katha rine Maria Forbes, was on Saturday last placed at the bar of this (like, before W. J. Ilitormair, Esq., charged with the murdir of John Skinner, the butcher of the same vessel to which the pri soner belonged. . . llnggs, mate of the Teem', deposed, that on the 10th day of February last she kit Saint Helena for this coma' y, and about twelve o'clock of the same night, he (the witnces) licard the pri soner at the bar and Skinner disputing. Illagistri.ie—ltas you near enough to understand di4tinctly what passed ? Witness—l was about a yard or two front them, the topic was which of them had done his duty best an the voyage to Saint Ile. lens. The witnem heard Skinner ask the prisoner, in an aggva mitt el tune, " if he was his man?"—anti the prisoner, without making any reply, struck Skinner a violent blow upon his cheek with a tin pot he held in his hand, and knocked him down the Mee-hatehaay ; the witness then went to his aa.istance, and picked I up between decks, quite seamless, bleeding profusely: after which the sor;;eon of the ship came, and rendered every assistance io his power ; but he (meaning Skinner) expired upon die day fol lowing. Megistrate.--Did the deemed fall down the hatchway by re ar:Pit g a little too tar hack, in order to avoid the blow ? It'imesa--No, he did nut ; the fall was occasioned by the blow mix', by the prisoner. Ali.r,;aret Wellon gave similnv testimony. Mr. Tionnas Thompson Hannon, surgeon of the Katharine Ma ria Fishes, gave the following testin i y -The witness deposed, that about midnight, on the Inth Of February last. he was called by the first witness to attend the deceased, teal Memel hint lying at a short distance from under the hatchway, in u state of ineensi bilny, weltering in blood ; u,mit examination, witness found the spine and skull much injured, and a rat upon the right cheek, about la inch and a quarter In length, which might have been occa sioned by the blow complained of. The deceased remained insensible front that time, and died on the billowing day ; after winch, the witness opened the body, and found the loser part of the skull completely mashed, and the spine much injured; the cut upon the cheek bone was merely superfkial ; the witness has no doubt that the deceased came by his death occasioned by a heavy fall. The prisoner declined making any defence, and after receiving very energetic remarks upon the situation in which he had so in cautiously placed himself, from the presiding 11/egismate, wa• fully amounted for trial. ...... UNION-11/iLL. F•atnrdal a enr.stable, of the name of If Agitesoo, was charged by an unforniaate girl of the Loan, named Lin.tui %Vahan, with It hail been the Ital.i , , as appeared by t h e girl's statement, of the unfeeling delinquent to ai•enst unfortunate females, and threaten to take th in before a 31:tektite, and have them sent to the tem.i. tell, is •• known prostitate,," unless they purchased their securny by submitting to his wishes. The girls, knowing that his oats would be all the evidence squired to warnott thew committal, !r-. 1 nerally gave hint ttttt ney, tee sell him with liquor• and submitted to his desires is 5..) other way 11.! chew to dictate. Ilv had also been known to make regular tletin.cds on those unhappy women, in the Arc of a ceientaicsion, for his trotilic in giving their address to, thosc alto shoal : require it ; ard Oils? e‘tortiotts they hail t.tth tititttA to. water the dread that by his v•fercising the power which the Act paces to cons:able-ft, they should be sent to n prison and 1 Lein to a labour wltich they hail much dread of, although it ire fluently happened that at the time they knew they hail recce re.l caved the v;sits which he lind in. hded he had been the means of procuring. in t h u particular case Lime the Magistrate, this Icilow went up to the young girl as she was walking qaMtly 0411 alone along the New -cut, and in the coarsest and most abusive language threatened that he would have her lacked up as a disorderly pt•••ti intr. The young womaa, to avert the horrors of the Flow, of ('..r. netion, although she knew set: had not deserved the inselmi and severe treatment she received from this petty tyrant, glee hint two shillings, which was all the money she had, and was by that mutts enclil.Sl to punehasc her freedom from tit: grasp of this over-bearing maim. The charge of extortion was r:itis‘factorily made out ; and the 31.sgistrates, haring coodetnned the defendant's' condo-I in the most Tointett terms, ordered him to lo.sl Is3il Inc the taistlem..anit. n!WS•IIAI.I,. I;NAK II FiCtt - r.--tiat;nia;; ai4; ~,,, ' ' ' f . ' our people' .nt• - rvd the 'are, inter , oed in Ole C . ri%ion of an a , fair be! Mt :`-1.1'3:1 51110t1 , 01.1 acd Mrs. Iliarlotte Latarus, the tor.lier of :41121. 11110Otti C, . latter for a., assault. Atm a little squabbling as to who wag an wl:4 as; de. 'fendwit the Cause, Ittrs. Solomon' was alluwed the p recedence, ' having by a rage de gisn'rreproeural a COUntcr-augniliJni, by get tong her name inserted lira' m the office bcoles, and stood forward to state her misfit -tint. some two stone lighter than her adversary ; and thus It was :.—The parties litigant were both married and bosh blessed with hop e f u l pro g eny, and the little dean having squabbled over $ disputed pail of water. were enga:ted tooth and tail, when Mrs. Solutions, very naturally bearing in mind the ex cellent apachegam. " Train ups citikl," bc4backed her little intro. cent with suc h success, that it pummelled its adversary into crying preen; I, which bringing to its aid its own mother, the battle was transferral, and a act-to commenced between the complainant ar.d defendant, in the course of which Mrs. Soloman received a cusp dr,rtare in the pantry, and came down with Mrs. humus upon her, whose elephantine bulk so nearly knoard the puff out of her, that the aid of a surgeon became ncaswoary ; and to crown the whole, if more were wantir.g, her miofortunes reached their climax in the loss of her wedding-ring. A tribe of witnesses, including Mi.% Bella Levi, Miss Anna Nathan, Miss Pherbe Nathan, Mu.. Lazarus, dtc• were brought up on either side; when evidence, fairly oiliest, left it clear that it was a f a i r stand-up fight , and, in consequence, both parties were bound over to keep the peace. MELANCDOI,T ACCIDENT. In our last we gave an account of the diem/sing death of a lady on the flounalow road, near the powder milk, on Wedneaday last. The fillosing are ionic Midi I Willi int Scubas and the report of the Coroner ' s Inquest, whi c h wa s held oo the body of the ill-fated lady on ttaturday. A gentleman of great respectability, named Perno, residing at Egluum.bili, was pmceeding from London in his one-hone chaise, accompanied by a lady named Ruth Mackoul ; when attempting to , i pass un the near side of Drown and Co.'s iVineanton waggon, to avoid the dust, he met with a repulse froin the driver, who draw ing his fore-horse across the raid, obliged Alr. Perim to back his horse and moot on the other side- What the driver's object was : does not appear, for no *eerier had Mr. Perna reached the fore 'horse on the other aide dia.: the animal tumed aside, in consequence art' what is alleged to have been done by the driver, and became entangled in the harness of Al r. Perno's horse. The driver, aware, it is said, of the entanglement. still proceeded, and in a short time the gig was upset. AD. Pcmo and Mrs. Al ackoul were thrown out with great violence, and, dreadful to state, the off-wheels of the waggou passed over her head. We need scarcely add that she was immediately killed. The reader mar Mrni sonic idea of the dreadful condition of this unfortunate lady, when we state that her head was crualsci and flattened under the broad wheels of a seven_ borne waggon, heavily laden. Mr. P. was much &Limiest at the ac cident. and unable to render anTamdstance. The conductors of the waggon, it is Alleged, made no inquiry a ft er the fate of the lady, but drove off. The body wait conveyed to the Duke's Ilead Inn, 'at Ikilfont, and Mr. Stirling, the Coroner, having issued Its war rant, an Inquest was on Satunlay held on the body, at the above kinky. The tkiliciine for the Mint attended professionally for Mr. Perno, and another gentleman toe thew eggon office. The following was the evidence adduced William Burnett sworn—lle resided at East Btdfont, and was xeard of Joint's Whitchurch waggon. On Wednesday evening he was coning from London with his waggon, and proceeding &wit the mad towards Bedtime, he observed Brown and Brice is Wtreanton waggon, and a sand cart before them. The gig which contained the deceased and Mr. Perno, was also coaling front London, a:AI both waggon and sand-cart were proceeding at a moderate pace ; the gig was proceeding at the rate of four or five mirky an hour, and passed the waggon and sand-cart in perfect safety. Brown and Brice's waggon was drawn by seven horses, and walking at a ;toed pace; when the gig came up to this waggon it attemp t to pass on the near aide, but the guard, who was driving, pulled in hiv horses to the near aide of the roA, preventing the gentleman pasaing on that side, and he then went to the off side to pass; the fore horse of the waggon by,some means went to that side, and became entangled with the harness of the gig. They had prat-ailed hut a very short distance when the gig was berate ; Ise went up to it, and found the broad wheels of the waggon had gone over the head, the waggon at the time going on, entangled in the gig harness; he lifted the deceased from the ground, and found she was quite dead. The guard who hail the conducting of the waggon went on as far as and although he was aware of the accident, did not stop. Ile did not appear in the leaic intoxicated, nor was the waggoner, although he 'Hid in the waggon asleep; but, upon hearing the cry raised when the gig and horses became entangled, he got out and came to the bdy. The reason the gentleman gave tOr passing on the near side was to avoid the dust, but the stoppage on both sides must have been occasioned by the waggoner, who said something to the horses. In answer to the questions from the Jury, he said it was a 'nailed waggon, aid although the waggoner and guard saw the accident, they did not atop, hut proceeded on theirjoumey. W. Pullman, of Kew, said, lie was on the road at the time the accident took place, and observed Mr. Perno attempt to pass on the near side; the waggoner observing it, called his horses to him. The gentleman finding he could not pass on that side, came on the offside; he had just got up with his chaise to nearly the head of the fore horse, and in consequence of the waggon horses going in a slanting direction, they came in contact with the chaise horse ; the off wheel of the waggon also came in ammo with the off wheel of the chaise ; it was immediately overturned, the lady was pitched to the ground, and both the off wheels of the waggon passed over her head, causing her instant death. Cororier--Do you not think the driver must have been aware that the gig wax in contact with the waggon Iriiness---I do not knno, but I think he must have known it. t ll'as there not TOOlll for the waggon to go along the aide without I Aming either way ? —The waggon appeared in a direct line, but he hers^s were turned otf abruptly ; the gentleman had a tight rein to keep his horse off the waggon, bat front what was dots by the driver. the waggon fore-huroe turned sharply roun.l in a square with the road, and touching the chaise whnl., occasioned them to come in contact with the waggon; the gentleman was merely at the tail of the waggon, not in fact at the side, but, observing there was no room, be won on the tither aide. . . The Jury were anxious to astertsin how near the waggoner was to the near side. _ The beadle said it was exactly a yard and a half from the path, ' which rendered it rather singular Mr. Perm, should make an at- I tempt to pass on that side. Several of the Jury observed It was plain the waggoner intended in the first ir.stance to prevent Mr. Pemo miming, and the que s tion was, whither the horses were drove wilfully on the other side. The witness said the horses were turned very hastily round, and when the accident was discovered by the waggoner and guard, they went on at a trot,the horses going out of their regular tra c k un til they Caine into ie middle of the road, and rather on the other side, neither of the men stopping to see what damage they bad done, or whether they hail Coleitaitted any or not. James ('Duper, the landlord of the Ihike's Head Inn, 11341, on the night of the accident the waggoner and guard stopped at the house. Robert (Awes, the waggoner, said they had had a sad accident on the heath, having run over a lady and killed her. The witness said " Did you stop and assist it" to which Lawes replied—" No, we did not: The witness said lie had done wrong in not stopping, to which he replied he believed he had. Mr. Pemo was then called into the room. On entering he seemed quite overpowered by his feelings, ail bald he hoped the Jury would bare spared his attendance. The Coati:mien said their object was to ascertain the real fact, and as Mr. Perms was the only person actually on the spot, it was his evidence alone that would either convict the man or exculpate him. They did not wish to hurt his feelings by calling him into the room, but it was a ditty they owed to the public to make erery inquiry, and that justice might be done to all parties. Mr. Peron then stated, that observing a vast cloud of dust raised on the oftside, he came up to the Wincanton waggon, mid con. caving there MU rooni, attempted to pas, tat the wrong side, the driver prevented hint by drawing his fore horses towards the ditch ; ' had he tint done so, lie could have passed, there being abundance of room ; he immediately passed to his own side, and drove on to. wards the leaders' beads, Intending to expostulate with hint on his conduct. 'rite driver itonnaliately rut at his horses, and they as quickly flew bark from the ditch, enclosing the gig and entangling the harness; the man did not attempt to stop the horses, but drag. ged his gig several yards—it was at length overturned, and both were thrown out, deceased being killed on the spot. William Dean, the driver of the sand cart, was next examined.— His evidence was corroborative of the former evidence, with this variation, that he considered the waggon was three or four yards groin the ne:r side when Mr. Pemo attempted to pass, nor did he see the waggoner flog the horses, bust observed him trot than after the accide.nt. He gave his decided opinion, that provided the wag goner was in his proper place—beside his horses—there was tie ' room for the gig to pass. Thu driver, William Pettit, was then called ia. He said, the gentled obi attempted to pass the waggon, when he brunght 116 horses to the twin' side, and the gentleman went on the miter I aide, and came up to the heads of his horses, intending to thrive him on the stones: he apprehended danger, and gave him a cut with his whip; they then went on at a trot, and he was unable to 11:011 them. IVhC:llts had got a short distance, he kinked behind, and saw the lady lying in the road; but did nut return, apprehend_ ing there was no danger. The Jury censured hints in the extreme, for his improper eon. dos t, and pm:ceded to teke a view of the body ; the spt omit; it pre itiited ws dismasing, it being impossible to distat.guish a it ;le fr:itti:c; in fact, the head was pressed quite Bat. Tine Foimer, atter Ghsetving upon t':e regulation of the road, left the ease for the Jury's conateeration, to say whether it was in. tentimo.i or accidental. .Itirr ...urt eunnthstion. the Jury returned a verdict of " Mau s'..tn•zist,r agaiisst William Perrin, the driver of the wAggoo." Tin: 1 aqu....t ncruyi:d near five hours., EN olt AI ill,S FlSti.—On Tuesday last a sturgeon was ex pc. c.l hi this market which was right fret and one inch lone, awi 15611 is weight. AVG understand it was tiiken in the stake nets at Heysham, near Lancaster, and is the first fish of the kind known to hi.ve been there.--AlluiteheAlrr Guar- There are four lartze hulks now lying °tithe Dock yard at Woolnielt, filled with the convicts that were removed some time a4o from the Penitentiary, 111ilbank ; mat since i their arrival they hate ;111 v%p:rictic‘.4l a great ituproveinent in th.:ir I;e:tith. Tit AM FS AND S.—We talk of the Thames and the Isis. Titere is no smelt river as the Isis, either in cur old gatigraplty, ar in moletit tradition ; 1 mean, tim:iltteated tradition. This Is . at is a mere invention of petiantrt, i . 14111 tile name of thaOtts , ,, s stream Cut runs into tile Thainc,. • Walpviiatta. TO THE EDITOR OF 'I HE BRITISH PRESS. 811...1 sent yesterday to the Editor of the Morniug Ilrrald the following letter, but as he has not complied with my demand. I now request the insertion of it in your Paper as a favour, and at the same time as an act of justice from the public press, to Your obedient Servant, CHARLES TENNANT. 62, Russell-mit:ire, April 21. EniTom—la a work first miblishecl nn Monday last, I of fered to the public- cop;cs of certain original letters in my prissec sion, from Napoleon Bonaparte tu his wife Josephine, with English translations. Ihi 'Wethit 'slay the 4;l"riang Chronicle noticed this publication, and gave a few extrixts frees the letters. In your Paper of the fulluwi'g day you copied the translations ,of the Afarnimg Chnutielc. apparently ler the purpose of intro • during an assertion not warranted in fact, and certainly not justi ; liable by the laws of fair CthICINIII. You observe that " these letters bear on the face of them every mark of being got up for the purpose of sale." The writer in the .Horning Chrinfirle (who has not followed my translation, hut has adopted one of his own), can have had but little time for reference to the work itself, but you must have co. pied from his paper on the very day it appeared, and you have thought fit to adopt his translation, not stmt. hence I have rea son for concluding that you had not even seen the book when you admitted into your journal the words just quoted. Now, with every fair allowance for any inadvertency attending tam batty composition of a Daily Newspaper, you, Sir, have made yourself answerable tome and to the public (if you wish to retain your own reputation for impartiality), to defend the expression al luded to, which conveys to every one who may read it an impute- Son upon my moral character. Defore that public I, therefore, call upon you to justify, either by feet or fair argument, the slan derous imputation Cols cast upon an individual, who must be wholly unknown to you, or to make a suitable apology. I also expect you to insert this demand in your next Paper. I am, your humble Servant, CHARLES TENNANT. 62, Russell-squarc, April 13, 1824. SPORTING 12VTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN 3IEETING. FRIDAY. ATRIL 23.—(rirru DAT.) Sweepstakes of bOgs. each, 3 ft. for fillies out of mires that never produced a sumer (recovicg forfeit not deemed winning), flist. Jib. each, It. M. Lord Excites 1. by Cato, out of Oinphale (walked over). Mr. Itatson's b. by Cadtrel, out of Pranks, withdrew her stake. Mr. Rush's b. f. by kioncer, out of Discord, withdrew her stake. Mr. Fox's ch. Double-Entendre, by Conlin, withdrew her stake. Mr. Fraser's Amhrusine, by Ouy Mannering, out of Alias and Mr. R. Wilson's f. (dead) by ditto, out of Antelope, by :for mer, paid forfeit. :sweepstakes of 200 gs. each, h. ft. for fillies, Itst 51b. T.Y.C. Duke of York's Humbug, by Iledley or Styinour, out of Ufa mane . - Sir J. Shelley's f. by Blucher. out of Houghton lass - 2 Duke of ltuthstid's by Soothsayer , out of Elisabeth, and Lord Jere y% sister to Oracle (dead), paid forfeit. Goodisson rode the Duke's, azid Sir John's was rode by Rubinson. A good race, and won cagy at last by a length. 6tol on bit John's. MATCH. Sir J. Byng's Morisco Udny's Mirandola, 41b. each. A.F.ltisoe. Cleft rode the winner, and Buckle Mr. Udny's. Sto4 on Morisco. The boldest jockeys on the turf in this race displayed their utmost skill, and nothing but digging and flanking and tit wnright good jockeyahip took place. it was a most beautiful race, and won by Sir John's by only a neck. Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft. for the produce of mares covered in 1820 ; cults, llst. 41b. and fillies, est. A.S. Lord Verulaui s f. by Comm, out of Laurel Leaf, walked over. Mr. Calley's f. by Boy Mannering, or Anticipation, out of Clan Albyn's dam ; Sw J. Shelley's f. by Blucher, out of Houghton Lass; 111 r. Wilson's c. lteformer, by fl hisker, out of Vournecn ; and the D. of Orafton's c. by %Sofa, out of Charcoal, paid forfeit. Arnold rode Lord Verulam'il. Sweepstakes of 2110 gs. each, h. R. • for colts, llst. 71b.; fillies, llst. 41b. Ditch Mile. Lord G. 11. Cavendish's c. by Interpreter, out of Ridicule - I Duke of Grafwa's ch. f. by Tuley, out of :Redone - - 2 Lord Exeter's c. by M•halebune, out of Pantina; Lord l'eru lanes brother to Interpreter; and Sir John Shelley's b. c. by Phan tom, %Vona!, or Wildfire, out of CressicL, paid forfeit. Arnold rode the winner, and Buckle the Duke's. Ridicule won easy by a length. stol on Interpreter. Sweepstake of 10 soy. each, for 2-yr-old colts, Bst. 71b. ; Kst. 41b. L. V. Mr. Neck - 's, The Scholar - - 1 . Mr. I ireville's f. by Blucher. out of Scheherszade - - 2 Mr. Roger's Silk Worm, by Castrel - - - 3 Mr. Mollony's Scold - - 4 Lord Exeter `s b. c. by Whalebone, out of Pantina - - 5 The Judge placed the first three. Arnold rode the winner ; tioodisaon, Mr. Oreville's ; and ' Wheatley, Mr. Rogers's. No particular interest in the betting way took place on this race, although it was a good one, and wou only by half a length. The betting was 2to 1 against Silkworm, and 5 to 1 against the Scholar. Subscription Plate of 501. for 2-yr-olds, carrying fist. 71b. ; three, fist 51b. ; four, flit. 131 b. ; five, 9st. 41b.; six and aged, fist. Mb. D. M. Subscribers paying 4 g.. and non-subscribers 60. en -1 .. -..- . . trance. The winner ti; b^ sold tor 340 gs. if demandtii, the owner of the seconu horse being that entitled, &c. Mr. liogers's ch. c. Nicole', 3 yes . to Mr. Batson 'a b. c. Mystic, .1 Lay, . Wheatley rude Niellki, and Day, Batson's. Mr. Mynel's b. f. by Muley, dam by Scud or Sorcerer, out of Sister to Petworth ; Mr. It. Wilson's b. c. Guerilla; Lord Exeter's br. c. by da Puts, out of Miniature ; Mr. Rush's, out of Ringtail ; Mr. Goddard's ch. 1. Horoscope ; and General Grosvenor's b. e. Virgilius started, but ume m so close together, that we could not in justice attempt to assert how they came in. Betting was sto on Mystic. A dispute aroae as to how bets in this case were to be regulated, when it was unanimously agreed that all even bettings woe to be ofi; and those made at odds, the sums to be placed toge ther and equally divided ; this arrangement, made by the princi pal gentlemen on the heath. gave general satisfaction. Nic.olo then walked over, and Mr. Rogers and Mr. Batson divided the Plate. Mr. IME,y's c. by Woful, out of Pantina, Rat. lib. heat Lord Or fortCa Addy, Bst. Two-year-old Course. 200 any. h. ft. ; won easy by two length. 7t04 on Cdney. Bode by Buckle. The Burleigh Stakes of 100 guineas each, for Mlles, Bst. 71b. B. 111. General Grosvenor's Lyrnessa, by The Myer - . 1 H. H. 11. the Duke of York's Humbug, by Seymour or l led. ley, out of Gralallarie • • • • 2 Lord Exeter's by Cato, out of Omphale - . 3 Lord Foley's by Blucher, dam by Soothsayer, Duke of Rat land's by Soothsayer, out of Elisabeth, and 111 r. G. Fox's Lady Cecil, by Interpreter, paid forfeit. S. Day rode the winner, Goodisson the Duke's, and Robinson Lord Exeter's. This was a flogging race ; all kept close together untill within 200 yards from house, when a severe race w.s ended between G.'''. Grosvenor and the Duke, the twiner winning by only halt a length. The belting was 7 to 4 on General Grosvenor. Lord %'erulara's Venom beat l'ol. Wilson's f. by Soothsayer, each, D.M. 50 sov.-5 to lon the winner, won easy. Arnold rider of the winner, and Ittlekh. Cul. Wilson's. sir J. Ityug's .Morh.eu received forfeit from the Duke of Port land's (labrielle, 101) boy. li. ft. BETTING AT NEWMARKET.—(TEw AT NIUUT.) Today's Races have made further changes in the Derby Stakes be at Epsom, as well as in the Oaks of the same place, as will be seen low : DIISY. 1 8 to 1 apt Grenadier 13 to 1 apt Don Carlos JO to 1 apt Cydnus Any odds agst any other OAKS. 2 to 1 apt Rebecca. I 8 to 1 apt Lyman* 4i to 1 apt Grosvenor's Plover 1 11 to 2 apt any barring one. s.:LIF.IL• i 12 to 1 agst Altisldora dues not aunt for the Newmarket tkes. 6 to 1 &gat Jassy 8 to 1 ag‘t Reformer. 8 to 1 ag.t 8 to 1 agst ltalicula *T. L. 7 to 1 apt Swiss The others as before. Grenadier i Stal CATTERICKAIRIMiI; MEETING. IVEDNESDAY, APRIL 21. The Craven Stak , n, of 1111,:s each, wiih 10 added : 2 yr olds, bat. 1111 b. ; 3 yrs. list.; 4 en. 110,. ; yn 9st. ; yrs sod reds fist. 41b.—Seren subscribers. Mr. Riddell's Caccis Pratti, by Whisker, 2yn old . Mr. Ferguson's gr. u. by tirey 3liddlctiani, 2 yrs - - 2 !sod Sligo's b. c. Arrogance, 3 yrs - blr.Sauns!ers's b.g. Sir limy, by Conan, 4yn - - 4 Mr. Lambion's ch. c. Lorenzo, by Leopold, Mr. E. Peires b. c. blercutio, by .Mowbray, 3 yrs . 6 Major Cunningham's b. g. Stingo, by Octavian, 4 yn 7 Tin Produce stakes of 245;43 each, h. ft. for robs and fillies rising 3 years : 3 miles, VI subscribers. M. Claridges b. c. Lbor, out of Ad.licia - - 1 Mr. Jacci....'s b. 1. Ringlet, by - - 2 Mr. Kay 's f. by Iclaisker . . . - 3 Sweepstakes of flUgs. each, 10 ft. rising three years old ; colts, fist. 3!b. ; fillies, tisi.--Sis Subscribers. Mr. Gascoigue'v br. c. by Smelenako, uut ufete2herdess, walked over. A stv from Lord Derby's will, ac understand, be turned out on Lewes Race Course to the Brookside hounds this morning at halt past ten. A main of corks was fought on Tuesday last between Hatfield avid Chichester, at the latter place, end was won with sonic diffi. eulty by the former LAilvertisetiletit.j—The flattering and distinguished pa- 1 tronage Dison and tm have secured to themselves, by the produc tion of numerous Novelties, induces them to call the attention of Ladies to an entirely new and elegant I)ress„ so sell adapted for l'ourt or Evening Attire. It claims a decided superiority over the French Tulle l/risiseii :a style and drrability. ned can only be seen at their Establishment, tn 7 Reg, .4.strset. .1 superb ollection I of Blonde and Eh:Li:idly PLC:116.4 Veils, and 'rimming Lat.'s, just imported. FUNERAL OF LIEUTENANT HUME JOHNSTO, --.........- On Saturday the report of the minutesgun announced to the io• habitants of Deptford, that the body of this gallant officer was about to be removed ti r interment, and immediately some of the princi. pal inhabitants pre' ared to meet the funeral procession, ard signify their respect to Inc gallant chief or the expedition, by follimuy t o the grave one of his most useful and esteemed ofiicers. Eh e shippirg in the river lowered their col HOS halrouast high, a nd the captains. officers, and crews. carne un shore to follow the proeu.i,, a, which at ball-prat two o'clock moved from the Red Lion Ini., Lower Water.gate, tu St. Paurt. Church, Deptford, in the lei• losing order:— The Staff Bearers. Six Seamen of the Fury, with white hatbatds, two and two. Till; 1:01/1 . „ borne in a handsome coffin by six men, covered with a pall and ti e colour*, the chum-jack being thrown across the front of ttic cur. , with the decersed's sword, &c. _ Six 'acted of the 'Fury and Heels bearing the pall. Captains Parry, Iluppner, and Lyon, and eighteei naval offictrs in full uniform, with black crape and hatbands, marchLd after the • body. A company of marines with arms revered followed. The pro. cession was closed by the crews of the discovery &Lips, n:any of whom appevreci much affected, and all expressed their sorrow at Cic dreadful circumstance which had deprived them of a good frie n d and gallant officer. The melancholy procession was led by the in. habitants, and pros eded through the main street to the Church, where the Rector met it and led the way, repeating the usual re. span ye.. the burial service being commenced in the (;ho-+h «tld concluded over the grave, and the commanders and chief muuree:s asrsoged themselves behind the company of marines, who runtad line on the right side of the grave. The reverend clew:nail, when he read the sublime Revelation of SL John, beginiarag. s. I a , the resurrection and the life," and the prayer Crum the Book of Job, commencing, " 1 know that any Redeemer liveth," Lad mast visible effect on those present. The marines then perform e d the usual military honours, after which the crews returned to th e , respective ships. Tills' RING. LANG•II.—The Dublin Journal says—" On the arrival of Langan here, he was surrounded by crowds as he passed through the streets, who cheered their hero. He was at length obliged w use a carriage in order to escape the pressure of friendship. H e i, expected to hold his levee at the National Tavern, in Futra e ,.,,, street, the Erin, for the few nights that he remains in town. Hu shortly proc.eds to his training exercise." On Thunichiy night lot had a benefit at Fishanible.street Theatre. He says in his advertise ment, that " it must be gratifying to the Fancy to learn that o w system of wrestling, so necessarily connected with pugilism, ell also be exhibited by gentlemen of the first qualifications, who hats volunteered to treat the Dublin amateurs on this oceastoo." In a paragraph which runs through the Dublin papers of Thursday, it is stated, that he came from England, in order to raise money to enable him to make good the stake for the ensuing tight ' , id' Spring; it is not doubted, therefore, but his benefit will be well attended by his countrymen. Toni Cannon, the Windsor champion, was prevent at the fight on Tuesday last. He is an uncommonly fine made athletic man , of nearly 111 X feet in height, and perhaps thirteen atone W r ight At the conclusion of the brat fight, Josh Hudson, eager to b e d o i ng bushes, went up to Cannon, and challenged kite pound, wide were deposited immedi.stely,and a further sum is to be staked at it'indeor to-morrow. The fight to take place within six seems after the battle between Iludson and Sampson. A Ly•toultt rt. marked, when the above was made, " the Windsor man is hilt than you, Josh, you'll not be able to reach his tare." " All ti better I" returned the dauntless tar," blows will tell upo n hi s body. It was a standing order on b o ard our ship, to fire low, and hull the unruly !" /Perk fy Dirpatelt. The game Tom Shelton, who is described by the John B e g fighter as the best two-handed hitter of the day, has announced his intention of having another sky in the ring. " I've been shut out by the beaks," said Tom, " but my time is now up, and I shall not be over nice about my man ; I can get backed for a hundred, and the mild one wo:t't ga away for a trifle." " lt is rather too bad of my boy Josh," said Tom Shelton, " to monopolize all the mailing this way. I had picked nut Tom Can non for myself." We understand a match was in agitation between Shelton and Cannon, but the John Bull lighter's challenge has put it out for the question foe the present. Gipsy Cooper is by no meats satisfied with the result of his late Watt at with Reid, and has announced publicly his determination ut having another shy at the Chelsea artist P. I aro nts.—Sonic of the public prints have, by mistake, laid out poor Inglis for the cold swat cart! We are happy to assure our readers that so far from being dead, the feather-bed maker to fast recovering front the effects of his late contest, and is full of spirits--Woss a cloud and takes his &Ey, with as much MI as ever—Spotlit:4. Popes, Ned Steckimen ines us to say that he can be backed against any man in Englivid et his weight, for 111 A.; or he will accommo date Barney Aaron for MI. To 31a. i'n.itact: Inn Lts.—l am dentred by my friends to in. form you that they are ready to renew the match between you and ate for 11/01. a-side. Your compliance will much oblige, Str, yam humble Servant. Chclsea, April 21, lBe4. ALEXANDER REID. AfFETINGA OF CREDITORS; AT THE 111ANiaurre COURT,BASINGHALL.STREET, TO-MORROW. TIMID 3TEETINGI. H. Boswell, T. Surrey-street, Strand, tailor 1.1 Keele, J. 'Waterluo-road, Autrey, stationer - 11 SECOND MEETINGI. Nagger, J. Allsop.rnews, Mar - la -bonue, carpenter Huzbes, J. T. Mr ood-stret t, Cbaagaide, haberdasher - IS FIRST MEETINGS. Ilan, 11. Norwieb, draper - . - . la Kerbey, 0. T. linch-lane, !:,?rnbill stock-broker . -It .... .. HIVIDES:DS. Barlow, J. Wimbledon, Surrey - , millwright - 12 Flusher, W. Aldcrigate-street, jeweller - - IU Fu'ford, %V. Lail-lunc, warehouseman - - . 12 Henderson, J. and Neilson, A. Mitre -court, 31ilk-street, mer chants - - . - Lindo, E. Ililliter-square, brcker . Kirkpatrick, NV. E. Lime -street, merchant Mitchell, NV. Turnw lu el-lane, sugar-factor D - 12 - 12 - 111 'ESTRECTIVE AND ALARAIING FlRE.—About four o'clock yesterday morning, an alarming fire broke out in the pre mines of Mr. Smith, a bookbinder, in Albion-buildings, itareao lornew-close, and which, but for the promp.itude of the tire-engines. must have been most destructive to the whole neighbourhood. Mr. Smith carried on a large business as a bookbinder, and courequent ly his workshop and other ',remises were very extensive. The fire broke out in the shop, and trout the combustible nature of the pro perty and buildings, communicated in a few minutes to the back part of the valuable premises of Messrs. Merle and Co. (late Cox and Merle), ;mid and silver refiners, in Cox -court, Little Britain, as well as to the property of Mr. Petoe, the architect, immediately adjoining, both of which have been severely damaged. Mr. Smith's own house and premises are reduced tort heap of rents, and the property, to a large amount, in books, completely de molished. The tire then communicated to the houses of Mr. Shipton (an industrious ticket-porter), and Mr. Ward, in AlLion. buildings, and in a short time they were wholly destroyed, without the initiates bring enabled to save anything beyond their night clothes. Tire wife of Mr. Shipton was only put to bed other eighth child on ()ax' Friday, and it was with eifficulty that she and her young family escaped with their lives ; and so perilous was the situation of Shiptou himself, in rescuing his family, that our Reporter saw a great many drops of lead, which had melted ant fallen on his head and shoulders while engaged in this parental duty. This unfortunate family is now, front a state of comfort, reduced to the greatest distress and poverty. It is but common justice to add, that the firemen, as usual, exerted themselves to the very utmost, and the supply of water on this occasion was most abundant. BIRTH, On the 23d inst. in Lower Thames-street, Mrs. Von dcr Heyde, of a daughter. On Thursday, at Westwood, near Southampton, the Lady at Rear-Admiral NVailer Otway, of a son. MARRIED. On Saturday night, in Upper Brook-street, Lord F. Conyngtoni, to Lady J. Paget. On Wedncaday, at Thornham, SufFolk, John Hewn. Esq. of Plasheaton, Denbighshire, to the Hon. Anne Eliza Henniker, eldest daughter of Loi d Henniker. _ _ At Lcwiiham Church, G. Waiter, Esq. of Greenwich, to Miss Anderson, of Men:pellier- row, Blackheath. On the 22d inst. at Cheltenham, Mr. Charles Compton, of Cam bered!, Surrey, to Alias Caroline Chatfield, of the same place. On Saturday, at St. Thomas's Church, Portsmouth, by the Rer. C. B. lien- title, Edward Taylor But:on Janverin, Esq.,. of Re gent-street. London, to Martha, second daughter of Fran cis Sharp, Esq., of Portsmouth. On Wedtwolsy last, at Carisbrook church, Haase, E. C. Mat thias, Esq. ' of the 44th regiment, to Eleanor, fourth daughter cf Captain S. Earle. 11. - E. I. C. service. DIED. On Thursday, the 22d inst. at fork, James Saunders, Esq. iu the :•lith year of his age, an Alderman of the Corporation of that city, and brother-in-lan to the present Lord Maroc. In the Borough, on the 19th inst. Deborah, relict of the late Mr. John Timbs. in the tilst year of her age. On the 15th inst. at her house in Dover -street, aged 63, Mrs. Chambers, widow of the late William Chambers, Esg. of Cal cutta. On the 911 inst. John Brooks, Esq. of York-row, Kennington, in his 67th year. On the 19th inst. at his house in Patriot-square, in the 79th ycar of his age, Thomas liibbard, Esq. late of Clerkenwell. On the •23d instaat, at I'w ckenbarn, Richard Twining, Eq. aged 74. At Lisheen. Tipperary. on the 11th inst., in the seventh year 01 her age, after a tedium. Mama, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of I•tr John Judkin ritz-Gtvald, Bart. Lately, on the co.eit of Africa, I.ieut. George Bruton Tongs'', R.N. only son of the late C o l one l T orrane , t ermer l ) O overoo r-in- Chiviof Africa. _ 111011 W ATER Tills DAY AT LONDON-Willit:!. Morning. min. after 12. I AftCll‘ooll, 4 min. after 12. l•rinted at TI11::IIR 1 T ISIII PRENUIF.ce,by J.W. CARLi U lel, Strand, and rubnalzed by R. CANNON, same plan• , ,_/71 No. 6, Will leave the FOR MADE DEIRA, AMHERST (latel Blackwell), burthe (of the lion. Coin' Canal. This Venn is fitted in very sup and carries an expel For Freight or Pi lan Caw Douse; THE COUR . ] COMPANY -.. to the EAST IND, That the (Omni tb roxive ( DAT pl the cr i rill a j y sup the Compan BRITISH lit..SS} PACK and that the Conditil application to the C ... pose's must be left b after which hour the SOCIETY OF BR Fr HE GALLI .A. SALE of the ROW OPEN, frost - • • Ad MR. BULLOI and MODI are now open, the ro wens of antique so 1 eoormous sod monsi I quoit by Cones, unt the request of Mr. H don ; and the latter • View of the City and of the place,* gardei tin oldie extraordina fruits, vegetation, an kingdom.—Descripti• 'HATCHING AN] AND li THE Apparatu ing is perforn Ten in the Morning HALL. Piccadilly, REFUG rr HE REPOR JL Years 1823 a , Coffee-house, and of 0 lLetta,_jun. Book , Ploodill_y; Mr. Ph Ma ; Messrs. }Unit and at the Refuge, H EAST LOND FOR EDVCATIN( Institute .The Right Rev. Di The Right Rev. J. , His Grace tl Right NIL Earl of Si Right Hon. Hurl of Sh ' Right Hot. Dird Sew Right HAIL Lord C3lO Right Hon. Lord Pets Right Hon. Lord Ant Sir George Jerningthar Sir Edward Smythe, E Sir John E. Swinbnun Hon. Edward M. Scot Hon. Charles S. Lanai THE ANNIVE TUTION will T he e gammen TIW R heHe Rm. Thomas Weld. Rev. John Lee. Richard Butler, Ego. J•••PhD D aleyemP E oey. F• 49. John , st John Fleming, Ltet. James Kiernan, Esq. Rev. Richard Bmdericl Rev. Daniel McDonne Rev. John Devereux. Jeremiah Kelly En. STIPHh:t JAMES Al JOHN AP Tickets, 13e. each, .o'Clock. A T a n e g ne f r or al li lu April, 1824 ; the foil eeting, and unan inu Fleet—That under ti Isdied, 4th Geo. IV. • that the Doty Is fairly baiter put down. Sassed—That althoe flersdnad and Ireland, Meep sweet, and areyet , teasel dut be trim, sent hem the y, Boni land, =payment of Lb mode in England. whil tirekrprohibited front 1 That the it cligtis thus open ; e and Holland Whisky, the produce ported into Great Brits payment of the duties n in the Unit i . , this Meeting In Scotland fruit alone denied this poi don and great demos Fourth—That owing Ants, the smuggling cif on toe great extent in Spirits of a similar gnat Brat extent of foreign etally lessened, and a thousand quarters of B Fifth—That it appea tOt No. 186, of this Set t from England to h October, 1820, CIL 10th October, 1821, quarters. 10th October, 1822, 10th October, 111'2 3 Carters. bus showing, that th ion has been most 1 itional conanniptioc Sixth—That the pit t time for raw Si the price pat e Proprietors of Fif ket with Five AI Scotland, and than and this otries. Seventh—That two y Um low. under who totter, 1814, to Nori t the Revenue was r Distillery Law of Saul Eighth—That a free only in unison with teased and stied upo • Mestes Government, milMoners of Rn 'nciple of the union I the Scottish Distills he Chancellor of the I 'on. Ninth—That the 31t object so equitable to : tare of the United Kin atilt to grant that Sox la the trade of distillati Tenth—That a copy of the counties of Sm di County 3lectings, to 11 ithis subject ; and, also, Bement, and that they I . FP