The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1826-03-16 00:00:00

31.4R1NE SOCIETY. The Amtiversary Dinner of this excellent Institution, tbeetbjeet of which i s to dod o! and prepare distresited boys for the sea service, was held yesterday at the City or London Tavern. His Royal Higlicesa the Duke of CLattrucu IBM the chair, and est supported by Lord Lowther. Lorti B o l ton , S i c P . liwiewim tone of the Lords of the Admiralty). Vice-Admiral Sir George ockburn, Sir E. Ocrimancy, M. P.. Sir W. Misled, John Wool. wo re and George Gooch. Emirs.. Elder Brethren of the Trinity. h ou se, and • muneer of distitigukthed mood characters. The customary intim. haviag been given from the chair, his Royal Hi g hness, In proposing marts to the Institution. took occasion to observe. that charity and policy were united in the objects of this excellent society. It was calculated alike for a state of peace and a nee of If a. and it was eminently advantageous in providing for the latter. His Royal Highness slid that no very dark clouds rested on t he political horizon at the present moment, but it was impos. stole ht foresee how long this state of tranquillity would continue. His otrietrations in foreign countries led him to observe, that the inhabitants of those civantrien, though the condition of their re mote" mule it their Interest to preserve peace. were yet deeming it necessary to prepare in the event of a war ; and it certainly was the interest of this country to place Jewett in • situation in which it would not be despised, if • war should at any tittle break out ; and whameer o ur pecuniary or military resources may be. he thought. that in the event of • war, the chief dependence of Great Britain. which he misted would ever remain Great Britain, would be on her naval strength. " 11; Royal !ileums wu loudly cheered at the conclusion of his oddreio, • • - - - _ At this period of the evening, the boys belonging to the Invti tutino, to the moiler of U 3, clad in the unitorm a the Sovety, VCR marched round the Tom, and, upon departing, gave three load and hearty cheer% expressive of gratitude to their generous benefactors, A collection was then made, which amounted at the close of the evening to t5O/ The health of bond Rnt • toev (the President), the health% of the Vice.rresutcyts, the Tte.,•utr•, and other Officers of the Society, race e given in the course or the etc:ling, and the company separated sea late ►cur. rairrisff RAILWAY COMPANY. Yesterday a Meeting of the Kentish Railway Company was held st the Albion Tavern, Bialtomate-street, Sir J. Coceot: nN in the Chair. The Chairman stated theta pet et the proposed Railway went through the parishes of Hrthato and Dreenintite, which were on Crown land. Ir was a point of courtesy not to introduce any mea nies in the Wits, of Commons which respected the Crown lands. without Oro giving notice to the Crown, and ascertaining whether t h e y had soy objection to it. This had been done in the present inetaece, when a wrong op?rwition arose on the part of thoSe gentle men mudding at Elitism, who had villas and who were afraid that the introduction of a Itailmail would destroy what was their chief remntmendation ' namely, retirement. There was no probe. billty of the Society, by any onmpcmuition, overcoming this oppo. sition. They had, however, found that, by taking a circle of a mile, they could proceed with the road ; but these was not time to give the necessary notice, to enable them to take any proceedings this Session for forwarding the menoire in Parliament. limier these ciscumstsnees, therefore, the Directors had come to the rem lutioo of recommending to the Proprietors to abandon all proceed ings io Parliament for tile present, and to allow every Shareholder who chose r.. withdraw his del.osit, deducting his &hereof the ex peeee• in erred. A Mr. Wares, who was stated to be an attorney, made a violen t muck on the Directors and on the Solicitor of the Company. H concluded by moving (as as ameotiment to the motion which ha d been made, tor the adoption of the recommendation of the Direc tors). that the project was improvident. A long elite-metal ensued, on the cnu,se of which it was stated by the Ditectots, that they had not taken one farthing for their attendance; thud they had not sold a single share, or availed them selves of any of the advantages which Directors of other Com panies fairly aviii!eal themselves of, but had paid all their deposits. W All3l E declared that he would proceed against the Chair. man and Dumont for tile recovery of the toll amount of his depo sits, to which he said he was by law entitled. The Cum NMAN arid Mr. Bialtt, M.P., declared they would meet any el4ini of the kind at law, if any one were so dishonour able w to support it. Tate amendment of Mr. Warne was negatived, there being but three hands held up for it ; the original niotioa wax carried by large majority; aod tt.e persons who chose to discontinue their support of the Company were allowed to take their dividend, on seneinr, notice before the lot of June. Cap air kgnkas mated that he WWI the projector of this rail. toad, and that those lion. Gentlemen who had supported the men. sure had only done it after having untied the concurrent testimony of Mr. Barlow, of a camber pi* the most able engineers of the country, and, above all, of Mr. Telford, who, having refused to have anything t., do with otheerail-roads, declared his opinion that this must produce 211 per cent. to the shareho:ders. On the ;notion of D r r. J. Airrcii ELL. the unanimous thanks of the Shareholders were v,ard to the Directors, for their faithful ser. wit= in furthering tits iiisereate of elm Owirsstany. They had had upwards of seventy mectincr, and never received one farthing for their attendance. (A petatise.) The thanks of the cueetivg to the Chairman were afterwards cur ried by acclamation. GREAT WESTMINSTER DAIRY COMPANY. A meeting of the ,4 1tareholtlers of this Company took plate 'meshy. at their office in (heat Charlotte -street, Bloomsbury. John Henry He.eon. F. 39. In the chair. After the - by.law had I;een read, which caused the meeting to be convene, The SECRETARY read the Report. It stated that the accounts were up to the 10th of December last, and detailed the opera tions of the Company from ha commencement. From the great and unavoidable expenses attending the purchase of farms and farming utensils, the Die:cora felt it their duty to call a meeting of the shareholders; to consult whether they would content to re. linquish the object of the Company, or pay a further call of 21. which wou:d fully enable them to conduct the business so as ulti niatzdy to prove highly advantageous. The CHAIRMAN said it was itnpoasible, from the nature of the business, to come to an exact estimate of the profit and loss. He then road several accounts, only one of which was signed by the Auditors. In reply to a question by a Shareholder, the Chairman stated, th it In September the Company had G 79 cows, and an March only 599. 111 r. DE TIEEE felt ratisfied that the concern was an unprofitable one, and commented upon several items of the account., particu larly the attorney's bill of costs, which amounted to I IOU!., and which, he said, was nrginally larger. He then moved that a Cont. mittee of seven shareholdtrs should be appointed to examine the accounts, end ?roan the result of the proceedings to the general meting, to be held next month. The CHAIRMAN then entered into a further explanation of several den-Options of property belonging to the Company; and natal that in awns instance% it had considerably increased in value —the Quadropt Simian was worth 300/. more than it cost, as a A SHANEIIO nut said that more business was done in June with &small capital. than in the aninetiornt months with a linger capital. Wise Close (Managing Director) replied that money was then des, sod that the subsequent calls went to liquidate those debt . Mr. THIAT LETO). thought the buildings undervalued, and strongly animadverted upon the inareuraey of the accounts.—there was an omission of an article of 6001. He wished to see the ex. tent of his liability, and not to legislate in the dark. A SHARED; •LDER said that the account was only made up to th e IWh of Seitember. (:Lose said that the omission was quite unintentional ; al! this SECOUSSA tart Opel to the inapection of the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN trusted the shareholders would acquit the Di rectors of withholding one shilling ; they received no recuunaation fee their trouble. Mr. Be Buett, thinking it impossible for the Company to suc ceed, said he would again move his resolution. A Sittaaxmotoca esinerived it would be better for the Directors to curtail the number of stations, and thereby decrease the expenses. The CRAIIMAX replied, that they had not sufficient capital to supply the custom. Twenty thousand pounds more would be quite sufficient to carry on the future operations ; the greatest care bad been taken in the selection of stations. On the CHAIRMA • putting the motion, that a Committee of 'even shareholders be appointed to examine the accounts, and re port thereon, in April, A fitiaatitot.rinn said, Ware that motion was put, he begged to more, that the 4:tnnpany was in a prosperous suite, but that the mationayhould be curtailed. Mr. Dr BUCR said the mesting wits not in possession of infor. elation to come to any mien conclusion. A 8 11AilltHOLDER—The Directors, at the last meeting, stated that W. per share would be sufficient. The Ccantarax denied this assertion, and said he was satisfied "4" the "'ten° wouki Provo Profitable. The accounts were open to the inspection of the proprietors. The l'ompany ass not a bub hie got up for stook jobbing purposes; 7,1117 shares were paid up in the first instance, considering the pressure in the money market, •ith gr at promptitude. It was a subject tor future consideration, as to the propnety of forfeiting the shares that were not paid upon. A Doer( Tnit said, it would be most i n j u di c i ous to t hi n k o f parting with the unman during the prraent general pressure, and Proposed to add 200 cows to the stock of the concern. A SIIMIEHOLDER made an allusion to Mr. De Buck, as being Ili-qualified to move the original resolution, not having paid up the calls and signed the deed. This caller! forth acme animated observations in reply from another Shareholder ; and Mr. Die Bites; stated that he was an engaged that he was not aware of the call; be had no objtction to sign the deed and pay the The ('tuts v then put the motion, that a Committee of aeven Nharehaiders be appointed .0 examine the accounts, anti to report thereon that day week, which being tarried unanimously, Thanks were voted to the Clutinikan and Directors, and the meet in; adjourned to that day. The ctickgo appears in Sumac( about the third week in April ; in the neixhbourhood of Edinburgh about the se cond week in May. lay this competent judge it is thus decided that there are three weeks difference in the seasons kovan Scotland and Sussex. AMERICAN AND COLONIAL STEAM NAVI- GAT (ON COMPANY. Yesterday an adjourned meeting of this Company was held at the City of London Tavern. The meeting, though tumultuous, was most respectably attended. Amongst those present were, Blau. rice Fitzgerald. Ertl. M.P. Knight of Kerry ; Sir Pulieney Mal colm, K.C.B. ; e..ir Henry Blackwood, Bart. ; Colonel Talbot, M.P.; Captain Beaufort, H.S. &c. Sir Henry Blackwood, Bart. took the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said that he was unaccustomed to discharge the duties of a Chairman, and felt himaelt quite inadequate to the task which this day was imposed upon him ; yet he should endeavour to act in a manner that. he trusted, would meet with the approba. Lion of the meeting; at the same time he entreated those gentle. men who were about to take a pan in the disctission, to avoid all vituperation and personal invective, lie concluded by stating that the meeting was convened for three purposes, which were—to era mine the accounts of the auditora—to take into consideration the re ception of the Report read at the last meeting—and, finally, to con sider the abstract of an Act of Parliament fur the regulation of the Company. Ile then called on the Secretary to read the Atitlitore Re. port, whichsta:ed, that by order of the Directors, 12,31111. 17s. was paid for 1102 sham, which account the auditors did not take into their statement, as they conceited the Directors were accountable to the shareholders, and they were happy to bear testimony to the honourable conduct of certain Directors coming forward and paying 73W. 16s. being their portion of the 12.3814 17s ; that there were Ma shares allotted, and the deposit was paid on them, and a sum of 26,80 W. was got from the public; 19.3371. was paid for the Calpe steam vessel, and 73421. scoured to be accounted for by the Directors. It also shoed that there were 4112 shares still in ire hands of the bankers of the Company, on which the deposits had not been paid. A Shareholder inquired whether the 4g2 Shares in the bankers' hands formed a part of the balance of the 7342!. to be accounted for by the Director,. ; upon which a most angry discussion took place, and it was hi tally agreed that the shareholders hail nothing what ever to do with the shares at the bankers; that the Directors were accountable to the m fur the balance of 73421., and it remained with them to enforce the payment of the deposits on the abases in the hankers' hands. It was also taken into eriasideration, whether the Directors were not accountable for 19,3871.„ the sum paid for the Cuipe, as they violated the Act in purchasing vessels, being only empowered to build vessels and not purchase; after a very long discussion, a majority of the shareholders did not seem inclined to hold the Directors accountable. The Citatasime then submitted, that the Auditors' Report be received, which, after much opposition on the part of a certain ponied of the shareholders, and not until it was distinctly under• stood that the Directors were accountable for the 7312/., and that the Omega in the bankers' hands were the exclusive property of the Director-, was agreed to. The next question was, whether the General Report of the Di rectors read at the last Meeting wait to be received. Captain Fotir.vrost and Mr. Olt:Goat' severally addressed the Meeting at great length, in reply to the statement of the Knight of Kerry at the last meeting. On the . question being put, by a show of hands there appeared a great narrity in favour of the Report being received ; when several shareholders demanded a ballot, which, being granted, by the Chair man, scrutineers were appointed, and it was found decidedly in favour of the Reuort. Sir HENRY 111.aciiwoon then begged to call the attention of the meeting to the abstract or the Act of Parliament for the future regulation of the Company. It stated to have in view three ob. jecta, viz. c, to enable shareholders to withdraw from the Company, receiving the amount of their shares, after deducting expenses; to enable Directors. on taking the usual oaths of emporate bodies, to register ships; aid, finally, in order to accommodate those anxious to remain in the Company, to divide every 100!. share into two MU. shares. The Citainstxx stated, that the Bill had been read twice last night, and would be read a third time in the usual course. A SHAREHOLDER gave notice of a motion for calling a General Special Meeting, to take itito consideranon the propriety of the shareholdtrs bearing a rateable portion of the sum of 50901., which was paid by the Directors to the Builders of the United Kingdom Steam Boat, to exonerate theiti from their contract. A Resolution was then motel, and carried unanimously, that the Report which had just been received should not be printed, 'A it reflected on the character of certain shareholders. Thanks were voted to the Directors for their zealous endeavours to promote the interests of the Company ; after which the Meeting broke up. THE CORN LAWS. Yesterday evening a Vestry Meeting of the inhabitant parishion- CI% of St-Leonard's. Shortditch, took place in the vestry room, pur. suant to public notice, " to receive the Report of the Committee appointed by the last vestry, for the purpose of drawing up Reso lutions, and preparing petitions to be presented to both !louses of Parliament, for a revision of the Corn tiaws." A little after four o'clock THOMAS l•axe, Esq. senior church warden, was called to the chair, The CifAtablAN briefly opened the meeting by reminding them thaton a peevious vestry, a Resolution had been unanimously ap proved of, which appointed a Committee to prepare Ilesolu none, as well as the draft of a Petition, founded upon them, to both Housei of the Legislature for a revision of the C oro Laws. He (the Chairman) understood that the labours of the Committee had been completed, and he trusted the meeting would hear them read with that patience and decorum which the importance of the sub ject so imperiously demanded. Mr. la xiisay said that, as one of the Committee, he would first read the resolutions, after which they would he separately put, when any gentleman who had any thing to offer would have an opportunity of delivering their sentiments. Mr. Lindsay then read the resolutions, which were to the following effect : " 1. Resolve). That this parish, containing a population of nearly sixty thousand inhabitants, is seriously alarmed at the rapid increase of pauperism, by which the burthens of the inhabi tants have become almost insupportable. ' "2. That those burthens, resting principally upon the menu factoring and trading interest, must recesaiarily continue to aug , itient, whilst the present laws, interdicting the importation of foreign , corn, are suffered to exist. "'3. That whatever system of commercial intercourse may be atineted with foreign countries, whilst the present corn laws exist, it will neither be productive of national interest or general good. " 4. That whilst free trade has been the professed favourite ob. ject of his Majesty's Ministers ; While those restrictions on corn are unremoved, which have given to foreigners a decided advantage; whilst distress and agitation, to an unparalleled extent, are manifest all over the country, our manufactories greatly injured: monopo. lies increased, and our poor in want of bread 4 no effectual ex triton has been made to benefit the labouring classes of the com munity, by the adoption of liberal measures, and the removal of r. s:rictions, by which a few rich individuals are benefited, while hundred,' of thousands are deprived of the means of existence. " 3. That this vestry is fully convinced that the removal of the restrictions of a free trade in corn must necessarily produce the greatest advantages to all classes of society, by increasing personal industry, lessen the poor rates, and give union and mutual co operation to all classes of the community ; and a general stability to the trading interest. " 6. That this vestry have confidence in appealing to both !louses of Parliament, that such measures will be adopted to re• move the oppressive operation of those laws. " 7. That Petitions to both Houses of the Legislature, grounded on the foregoing Resolution+, be adopted." Mr. letwnsar said that it was unnecessary for him to enter into detail at that meeting ; for it must be admitted as an incontro vertible fact, that within the last five years upwardslof 2,000 houses had been built in the parish and it must be also admitted by the overseers of the parish, that the poor rates are not recoverable, nay, on the contrary, in many cases they are obliged to abandon the collectionof the tax altogether. With thess facts before him, and the present alarming increase of pauperism, he felt disposed to propose the hat Resolution. This being seconded by MI. PUILAND, it was carried unani mously. The 2d and 3d Resolutions were also put and carried unani mously, but upon the 4th being put, Mr. LINDSAY took a view of the advantages foreigners had over us in consequence of the Corn Laws. He also observed that the Members of both !louses of Parliament, who were principally land-holders, as well as the Clergy, who felt an interest in keeping up the high price of Corn, were adverse to any revision of those laws. He then glanced at the former state of an English farmer's fire-side, and drew a frightful picture of his present situation ; and sai d he was not so much alarmed at a gaol, as he was hor rified at the idea of a workhouse. lie (Mr. Lindsay observed), whose very soul felt pleasure in his industry and independence, now feels that industry lessened, those comforts, to which he had been hitherto accustomed, curtailed, and that independence which was his boast, ruined. Under these feelings he would propose the 4th re solution—lt being amended, was carried with great applause. The rest of the re:lulu:toils were separately put, and carried una nimously. The draft of the Petition was then read, and being approved, was adopted. A Committee, consisting of the Churchwardens and officers of the parish, with seven of the inhabitants, were then appointed to prepare the Petition, obtain signatures, and otherwise manage its presentation to both Houses of Parliament. Thanks were voted to the Chairman, after which the Meeting separated. FATAL. ACCIDENT.—eII iVed seimight, two fine young men, named Donald Chishold and Duncan Fraser, were unfortunately drowned in crossing the river Ennery, by the bridge at Milton el' Urquhart, on their way home with a party of friends from a wedding at that place. The young men were walking arm in arm, and Fraser's sister attempted to take his other arm, fearing that they approached too near the side of the bridge, which is with out a parapet or railing ; to evade her, he playfully started aside, and fell with his comrade into the river: the young woman, in endeavouring to save her brother, would also have been dragged iuto the river, but for timely assistance from another of the party. A man who ran into the river, a little distance below the bridge, in the hope of rendering assistance, lost his footing, from the rapidity of the stream, which was swollen by the late rains, and with difficulty regained the hank. Fraser's body was found about a mile below the bridge.—Culedunian Mercury. THE BRITISH PRESS. LIVERPOOL CORN-EXCII.4NGE, 1114acK 14. In consequence of the prevailing ettrterly wind during the week, we have had very .mall arrival* Indeed, either from 'rebind or coastwise. The demand today hes been good, and owing to the few 'ampler of gond wheat, it may be quoted 4d. s 6.1. higher than bait Tuerday'r price., and oats from 24. to Bd. IWO d . Floor beought 14. more, and barley for malting 2*. lower. Other articles without alteration, and very little bu.iners In general doing. GRAIN. pease, per Imp. Quarter. .. . v. d. s. d. White boiling 44 0 A 2 I) Grey 28 U 24 0 Foreign . 47 0 43 0 Itys. English and Foreign-40 0 44 0 Flour, Sack.. Engll.ti 4S 0 50 0 `•l4tl Irlih 46 0 4if 0 American yo bushel 23 0 24 0 llant7la IN 0 20 0 Canada ........ 3l 0 32 0 Oatmeal. EnglirhetScotch 114 0 00 0 Ditto knew) 10 0 31 0 Irish told/ 26 0 29 0 Ditto ;new) 28 0 Z.) 0 Rapeseed, per Last. IrYi •rot. 0 211. 0 Wheat pee 70th. g. d. a. d. Engli.h and Scotch 0 0 ■ 9 6 Foreign 7 3 ti 3 7 0 61 6 Foreign In Boud, no minally Barley, per 6018. 36 3 0 Grinding 4 0 4 6 Malt 50 0 62 0 nat4, per 4518. and scotch 3 4 3 6 ...... 2 19 3 4 Foreign In bond.. 2 3 2 6 Bean*, quarter,. rrifrlkb and Scotch 4 0 41 0 In bond ',P./ 0 22 0 Indian Corn, Amer-- can 4O 0 42 0 THAMES TUNNEL. These works are now in a state of considerable forward ness, and the present mode of proceeding is probably the same that will continue till the completion of the under taking. A perpendicular shaft has been sunk, of about ninety feet in depth and fifty felt in diameter, lined with a strong wall of brick, which was not built from the bottom, but let down as the work of excavation proceeded. This shaft affords an ample opening for the steam-engine pumps, and for the machinery destined to carry off the excavated clay or to supply materials to the workmen. From the bottom it presents the appearance of a lofty dome. On the south side the workmen are just cutting away the brick-work, in order to commence the ascending part of the tunnel-road ; the other side, towards the river, al ready exhibits the, aspect of the finished tunnel. Two strong arches, about fifteen feet high and twelve wide, narrowing a little towards the ground, and separated by a wall of about three feet in thickness, ere the portals of the subterraneous pasiages. The whole is built of brick, and joined with a cement which resists the action of water. The manlier in which the work is carried on is as fol lows. A machine called a shield, consisting of a frame of strong iron, and subdivider) Into 12 or 13 cells or cages, is pressed forward by screws into the excavation, which it exactly fills ; in each of these subdivisions is a workman ; the back and lateral parts of the shield are fitted with boards well connected together, and pressed against the sides of the cavert by screws; in each subdivision of the shield one only of these boards is removed at a time, and, when the workman has cut behind it to the depth of four or five inches, it is immediately replaced and screwed close to the clay ; another board is then removed and thus the work is continued, every part of the cavern being supported, except that on which the workman is actually employed. When the whole interior surface has been thus cut away to a small depth, the shield itself is driven forward, and the space which it leaves unsupported is at the same moment built up. With this safe and simple arrangement, about thirty feet of the archway has been already built ; the ordinary weekly progress with nearly 300 men is only three feet; at which rate the work can not be completed in less than six years. The obstacles to the accomplishment of this bold design have been very much magnified in the vulgar apprehen sion. The weight of so great ariver, it was commonly be lieved, and the constant action of the water, would render any subterranean work impossible ; but the pressure of the water on any part is to be measured solely by its perpendi cular depth in that part ; the greatness of the river being no element of the calculation. 'The weight to be sustained would, iii all probability, be greater if the superincumbent mass were earth instead of water; and as to the action of this latter element, the stratum through which the present works are being carried on, and which there is very little reason to doubt extends uniformly through the entire line of the intended excavation, is a dense bituminous clay, almost impermeable to water. We have no doubt, there fore, that the difficulties to be encountered in this great work will afford an easy triumph to the well-proved abilities which direct its execution. FREE ADIIIRSIONII.—The great number of free admis sions to our theatres is, undoubtedly, one of the causes of the difficulty under which they have for some years laboured. It appears, however, that this abuse is carried to a much greater extent in Paris. "'There are three sorts' of free tickets," says a French journalist, " billets d'autessrs, billets d'acteurs, and billets de service. Undoubtedly, authors have a right to such tickets, for they form in gene ral a part of the bargain between them and the managers. But the number of those to whom such tickets are given has considerably increased within the last thirty years. Formerly, the author of a piece of three or five acts was allowed four or six places in the pit. Now-a-days, we fre quently see four or five authors combine to produce a piece in one act; and each of them conceives himself entitled to a certain number of tickets. In some of our theatres they perform four pieces in one evening. There are, there fore, sixteen or twenty authors having a right to tickets, which we are willing to believe they distribute, in the first instance, to their friends, but the greater part of which are afterwards put into the hands of various agents, to be sold at a low price. Thus the pit of such a minor theatre is nightly invaded by sixty or eighty persona, who occupy it almost entirely, and exclude the real public." The jour nalist has omitted to state how many tickets are given to the police ; we have known as many as thirty for one theatre distributed in a single hureau.—Gbdte. Rome, FED. 12. The well-known Kaschiour has lately again become a subject of converution, but in a very unex pected manner. Our readers will perhaps remember that this man is a pupil of the Propaganda, by birth a Copt, and, as it is slid. the son of a favourite of the Viceroy of Egypt, was expressly 'eked for by the latter as Patriarch of Memphis, and, in consequence, though much below the age required, was sent by our Government in this capacity in Egypt, at a great expense; but on his arrival there, to the astonishment of every body, he was not only not re ceived, but sent back in a disgraceful manner, without even being permitted to land. Various conflicting reports were spread at the time respecting this event. Some affirmed that Kaschiour'a father died in the interval, and that the new favourite of the Viceroy had, out of jealousy, put away the son of his predecessor, with out his master's knowledge; others considered the whole affair as a mystification (or hoax); and others, that there had been, if not a direct imposture, yet at least an adventure, undertaken at random. All agreed in one point, namely, that the Viceroy had made to the Papal See the formal and repeated proposal to send young Kaschiour to Egypt in the above mentioned quality. When the latter, on his return, landed, not in Roman or other neighbouring port, but, (what was then considered as singular) at Genoa; it was reported ' that on his return to Rome he lad been arrested, and confined in the Castle of St. Angelo. This was in October or November 18'25. Since that time the matter was no farther spoken of. All at once.' we now learn, that on the 31 of this month Kaschiour was removed from the Castle of St. Angelo, (where he was confined in the same apartments Cagliustro once occupied,) brought before the tribunal of the Inquisition, and condemned to death. It is said thathe fainted away on hearing of his sentence. As soon as he came to himself, it was signified to him that his Holiness, in compassion to his youth ' (he is said to be under thirty years of age) and especially not to give again a public example of severity, commuted the sen tence of death into imprisonment for life. Four pupils of the Propaganda were present at the passing of the seetence.— It is affirmed that Kaschiour will be confined for the remainder of his life in one of die prisons of the inquisition. Nothing has trans pired with respect to his crime. Another ernel murder has been committed. A journeyman carpenter had an illicit connexion with the wire of a stone mason, who it appears had sonic other lovers. On the morning of the 6th of this month he appointed to meet her ate coffee.house. She had scarcely entered, when the monster rushed! upon her with a knife, and at one blow ripped open her body quite across. She lived just long enough to receive absolution from a priest, whose hand she pressed, tieing unable to speak, as a sign that she forgave her murderer. %What adds to the enormity of the crime is, that the woman is said to have been in the sixth month of her pregnancy. This horrible deed has again spread such conaterna. tion in the city, that even the most indifferent among the inhabi tonts are convinced of the necessity of checking the wickedness of the populace of Rome by more severe messures. It is thought that the object cannot be better attained than by the establishment of a military tribunal, which should peas sentence of death on every convicted murderer within 24 hours. DESTRUCTIVE Fl E.—About eight o'clock last night the neighbourhood of Frith-street, Soho-square, was again thrown into confusion by the alarm of fire from the inmates of the premises of Mr. Ramuz, cabinet-maker, or the above street. A boy having failed to put out a candle, and which ignited some shavings, soon set the whole of the property on fire, which communicating to the backs of the dwelling-houses, threatened destruction to the whole of the row. The engines were soon on the spot, and, by a plentif u l supply of water, stopped the Nrther progress of the devouring element, but not until a very considerable loss of property had been sustained. LAW NOTICES. eOURT OF CHANCERY. DffrODß TIM LORD CRA LILLOR, TO.NORROW AVE. 71711.011750 DAYS. Garrick v. Lord Cam den, part beard Mime v. name, ditto Cowell v. Sikes, appear petition Tomer v. 'Wilkins AT TKN. Came Petition, .In re Manchetter Mar ket Act Sbefford v. Sheffert, finnan v. Timby Avhby-dc-la-Zuuch Nthool Sower v. Lord Strath. more Knowles v. Gllplu Deacon V. Deacon Lon.dale v. Semi Webbv.l4l.Bhaftesbury In re Stephenson In re Willett. :4 petit. In re 'Corner, 2 petit. In re llrother4, 3 petit. In re Bowie In re Braithwaite In re Owen In re Starlde, 3 petit. In re lick In re Heywirrid In re Clements In re Tarbuck Lunatic Pelltiont. In re Smyth, 4 petit. In re Norntway. 2 pet. In re Woviley, 3 petit. In re Southby Imre Barlow, 2 petit. In.re Hitch In re Phillips In re lirtut lit re *welt In re Sliettweil In re Tom ain In re Jana.' In re Evans tare I.lrd Portsmouth, 2 petition. In re Lord Csdogan In re We.' In re Miro Attest In re Raw•ling In re Wharton In re Mould In re Hide In re Mansfield In re Prarse In re Alder In re Orchard In re Taber In re Potter In re Webb, 2 petit. In re Blades In re flair In re Lewis In re Lacy In re Le Bay In re Frank, 3 petit. Esparto 1111 . 74anaton Y. Carter, per order Rimber v. Rimber Parkes v. Penfold Rarnsbottom v. ditto Atevooder v. 1111 a Rhode v. Andrade Bourne v. Bourne Collin+on v. K ruse Sutton v. Arnold Exp. lbeekhandt Reify, 2 former petitions Terry v. linens Gibßon v. litinehln Dulmaine v. Dalmalne Eirkpntrleb v. Bennett Ford v. Ford Leyland v. !lin& New Petition*. In re LIMO% ;Mary) In re Clarke In re Eddrive In re Smith, 2 petit. In re Machin In re Randuw In re Poke In re Ad.llng In re Bowman, 2 petit. In re Cremell In re White Banknipt Petitlonn. Rolland v. Mar.h k Holden v. Fhtb:y Hnyne v. Mandl and Co. In re Fowler In re Jo ett In re %Vaal In re Pennon In re Hard. In re Carthitk In re Stayer In re aleack In re Vl'arre In reTurney Om v. Coles Sikes v. Oath Collins v. Hartsinec I Grezwv V. lirevory Mans ♦. Richard. Bakker i. Harris Brow° ♦. Welby Hare r. Marsh and Co. Gordon y. Mures tk Co. Raw Y. ha.. Terrell V. Ilipperman Raker ♦. Marti, Gate; v. Turner ?lords V. ditto • Pritchard V. Skaltol, 2 petitions Walker v. Raye Truick v. Caddlck Tomlin... Tomlin* Collier ►. Sheppard Cowley ►. HerSert Same ►. same Hall ►. Byter Collier ►. Sheppard Pierce.. Down hllwriton ►. Ford Marshall ►. Bell Sails ►. I.e Cousto Roos ►. Collo Birchley ►. Blrcbley Anthony ►. Richards Hagelhurst ►. Wren VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. ASTONS Till ♦ICR-CRANCRLLOR TNIA DAT, AT MALT-PAST TIN. Hayne T. Mien, nuttier directions and petition. Cause Petitions. Allan T. Backhon.e Feriinbawsh T. blunt man Spode v. Smith Bradley v. truilleum Tribble v. Raghurst Wilson v. Mouut In re Burkett Benne tr. Campbell 11. a Tenfere v. Bolmer Tunstill V. Truppes Fidler v. Colman, two petitions Thomas v. Willett Hulks v. Barron; Plower v. Walker Manning v. Jackson ir v. Oldham Jo. *rya v. Jueselyn letriter T. Pearson Waters v. l'aylor In re A. R. Gale M'ool v. Batchelor In re Gowpertt Jennlett v. Virrin In re Walker R. the v. Templer Gardiner v. Fell Portal v. Cobham klulthwalte y. Jenkln llMentor v.Weightman In re Sclater Wailer v. Hitch:nson In re Cowley'. Charity Richarthon v. Waters Attorney-Den. v.Dyson Smith v. Young Reynolds v. Nelson 111 re John Orsley's Charity In re Nccton Charities Newbee v. Briggs Price v. Price Attorney-Oen.v.ltenny Taggart v. Hopkins Grainger v. Berkeley Bernison v. Sergison Nicholson v. Webster Croasdale v. Philips Newton v. Reid Fraser Y. Brig Hietrinson v. earneley Whitfield v. Whitfield Lord Gosford v. Pole Winchester v. Gamely Potte v. Cooke Wright v. Wright Gilbert v. Wetherill Attorney-General v. likinbers' Company Minlove v. Rowland Witham v. taishanan Jerningham v. Herbert Vanneek v. Lord Hunt ingiield Goias v. Cowell Theliti.on Y. Wood ford, 3 petitions Frisby v. Worrell Bowes v. Strintimore In re Sir John Juiter'v Charity Needham v. Smith Rudtioch v. Nolan son In re Boutger Beaumont v. Paine Faith v. Dunbar LAW INTELLIGE. COURT OF CIIANCERI 7-- , WEDNE: !CE. V. BOXWI&. IDAT, \l♦=ca 15. Mr. SUGIYEN brought on this ictotiotTto-day. It was an old motion, and partly gone into yesterday ; it related to the winding up of the cause ; and after Mr. Sugden on the one side, and Mr. Heald on the other, had been heard, The LORD CHANCELLOR stated that this was a ease in Which the testator, being extreinly apprehensive that Mr. Bonner should go to America, and, unwilling tlmt he should marry an American lady, gave his property to Mr. B. if he did not; but if he went out of the country, not however going to reside or to marry in America, the property was to go to his sisters, It happened that Mr. B. had an extremely pressing reason to go to America, which he did. A bill was then tiled, praying for a Receiver, and alleging that Mr. B. was colluding wiih his sisters with a view to detest the payment of an annuity. A Receiver was appointed, a reference made to the Master, and the Master reported that Mr. B. was not in the com mon sense of the words, resident in America, nor that he went there to marry an American lady, nor that he was colluding with his sisters. An ejectment was also tried at law, which this Court thought was all wrong. A supplemental suit was likewise insti. tilted. And wpm, the whole of the circumstances, the opinion of the Court now was, that both parties being wrong in the proceed ings respecting the ejectment, neither party should have coats; that the Master should take an accounts of the rent and profits due to Mr. Bonner before he went to America; that those rents and profits should be declared due to Mr. Bonner (or rather to the annuitant, he being Mr. B.'s annuitant) that the rents, &c. due since Mr. B. went to America, should belong to Mr. Sugden's clients, the Misses B.; that the receiver should be discharged, and that his costs and the costs of the supplementary bill should be paid out of the annuitant's portion of the rents, &c. if sufficient; and if not sufficient, by hitn personally ; and that the injunction granted against Mr. Sugden's chews to prevent their re ceiving the rents, &c. should now be discharged. DORTON v. TIPTOP AND OTNERA. This was a to discharge attachments taken out against the defendants for not answering, alleging what is called sharp practice. his I,cianstft P declared, in the course of to-day, his opinion to be, that the attachments ought not to be discharged, nothing having been done by the solicitor who issued them but what was in strict conformity with the rules and orders of the Coutt ; and unless what gentlemen did under those rules and orders was to be considered valid, the door of the Court had better be shut at once. The re sult was, that the order of to-day was fur dismissing that motion with coats. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MAacti APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT FOR CONTE3IPT OF COURT. IX THE MATTER OT EDWARD DAVIES. Mr. Cootie applied to the Court for a rule to shew cause why a warrant should not issue against Mr. John Griffiths, for a con tempt, and why he should not be committed to his Majesty's gaol of Newgate, or such other prison as the Court might think M. The ciretunsianees of the case the Court was already aware of, as the Learned Commissioner made some observations upon it on Mon day hilt, when the insolvent was examined, and at which time Mr. Griffith was called on hii subrana, and did not appear, having ob jected unless the sum of two guineas were tendered for his evi dence. Mr. Commissioner IIARRI9.—I suppose, Sir, you mean to move for an attachment instead of a warrant; that is the regular course at Westminster Hall, and we have equal power with those Courts to compel the attendance of witnesses. Take a rule to she,/ cause why an attachment should not issue against his person for not at tending the Court to give evidence, pursuant to the subptrna which had been served upon him. Mr. Cook e took the rule nisi in the terms suggested by the Court. APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE UNDER THE 19-ru SECTION OF THE ACT. IN THE MATTER 07 WILLIAM YOUNG. In this case the Insolvent, who had been remanded by the Court, obtained a rule for his detaining creditors (Mr. Tapley and another), why they should notallow him a nom not exceeding 4s. a week, the insolvent declaring on affidavit that he had no means nt sunport. Mr. Cooke chewed cause against the rule, and called the atten tion of the Court to the facts connected with the insolvent's case. He was heard before the Court on the Ist of February, when it ap peared that he hadibeen a coach proprietor at llchester, and that he had fraudulently made over his property, and thereby given an un due preference to Robert Stainer, his brother-in-law and for which offence, coupled with the fraudulent contract with Mr. Tapley, the Court remanded the insolvent for ten calendar months from the date of his petition. The Learned Gentleman submitted that the affi davit upon which the application was founded was too vague, inas much as it ought to contain a special allegation. Upon reference to the notes of examination, and the affidavit al luded to, 31r. Commissioner flaunts said that there appeared to have been a considerable quantity of property made over to the insolvent's brother.in-law (Stainer), and another person t therefore, the Court, concurring, ss it diti, in the observations of the Learned Gentleman, would discharge the rule. Insolvent—Then I must starve. COURT—lnsolvent, when you next apply, take care that you produce the affidavits of those persons to whom you assigned your property, in order to show that they have not been contributing to your support, in consequence of the preference you gave them. Rule discharged. James /fray, formerly one of the turnkeys of the Fleet prison, was brought up to receive the judgment of the Court. It appeared on a former eNatnination, that the inroleent had dip. posed of his business ass baker for 401.; afterwards he went to prison, and during the time he remained there spent the money, instead of dividing it among his creditors. The COURT Observed that, notwithstanding the insolvent was not opposed, it was determined to mark its sense of such conduct as that of which the insolvent had been guilty, by the judgment it should pass, and which was, that be be remanded and confined within the walls of the prison fur the term of four months, under the 16th section of the Act. CAUTION.—Two persons are travelling about the coun try, uttering counterfeit shillings dated 1819. Their mode of proceeding is to ask for some trifling article, in payment for which they present the counterfeit coin and receive change. . ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME ClRCUlT.—Kmarsce, blaisten 15. THE LINO, ON THE PWOARCUTION OF IPII. Etwatca, se& v.. WM. CRAWFORD, EllQ: This was an indictment against the defendant, a . /flagiatraip the county of Surrey, for assaulting Win. Kenrick. F.aq. also 11, Magistrate of the same manly. and one of the Welch Jt The defendant deeded not guilty. ft was a case of conICI: able excitement in the county. Before the case was opened Mr. Baron Graham kindly pmposett some mode of compromising the prosecution by private arrange ment, but without su:ccss. Mr. BOLLAND (With whom was Mr. GVAXET) stated the case for the prosecution. From the Learned Counsel's opening it op.. neared, that there had been some disputes between Mr. kenriek and Mr. Crawford. respecting the right of shooting mrer a manor of which the former claimed to be the Gird Into these disputes he declined entering, wishing to confine the attention of the J Jry to the ass.iult which was the subject of Ibis indictment. Mr. Crawtord having filed certain informations on the Game Laws against a person named James Beale, who had been appniated by Mr. Kenrick as his gamekeeper, the informations earue on to be heard before Mr. Burgess, at the Petty Sessions holden at Do►g ing on the fidi of November last, when the transaction now in qiienion took place. The Learned Counsel, after Riving a general outline of the circumstances of the case, called the foaming wit nesses : Wm. Kenrick, ES+ examined.—l am a Magistrate of this I county. On the 9:h of November I attended before Yap Baa -1 gees, Esq. a Magistrate, and Chairman of the Reigate divisible % for the purpose of hearing ceriain informations on the Clause Issas,: lodged by Mr. Crawford against my servant, James Beale, for Mils ing game without a qualification. ['he Petty Sessions were held at. Dorking. When the first information was called on, I requested that the summons might be proved before Beale was caned upon ter appear. Mr. Burgers said. " Why an ? you did not require dna to be done on a former day." To which I replied, " that the oc casion did not then require it ; but it does now." Mr. Crawford then said, " Why quibble—why give this trouble r I believe those were the words. My answer then was, " Your summoned" were then in time ' • bat they are now out of time, and this Is the objection," Mr. Crawford then said, "Never mind, I'll prove the summons ;" and added, '• a pretty lawyer like objection," and, I believe, he used the word " petty fogger." The summons was then proved, and the objection Ad over-ruled by Mr. Burgess. The examination of the relined* then proceeded, and, I think, the next cause of irritation arose fine* my asking whether Mr. Crawford had any property in the pariah or manor of groom. Mr. Crawford objected to the quentoo, bee Mr. Burgess allowed it to be pot. The object of my question way to prove the character of the information, and I observed that as considered Mr. Crawford had no property in the parish, I thought his interference was most impertinent and officious. lie had laid six information against Beale and another person. Mr. Crawftwat desTred Mc to make an apology for the use of the word '• impends nent." On a former tiny I bad used the same word, and MAI apo logised for it ; but I refused apologizing for it now, stating as ttsy reason for the refusal, that I had proved he had no property with ?Pb the parish or manor, and not twenty acres within the county, as lbw wt..: en then tinder examination had stated, and as I believed. Mr. Crawfo-s1 then stated to Mr. Burgess thee be (Mr. C.) had new ban treated like a gentleman. I think Mr. Parana made no reply, bat I am .not sure . I told Mr. Crawford that he was there as an M. former, and as an informer I should treat him. He Mid spa pealed again to Mr. Borges% for protecti*. Mr. Burgess, ad dressing himself to me, raid," Mr. Crawfaid I. styled Esq. ha tha informations." To this I replied—" That ff gentlemen descend from their stations, and assume other characters, they mow bet treated in the character; they assume. If Mr. P. assumes another' character, I shall treat him in the character he assonant." I intoned several persons who had assumed the characters of Coachmen and the keepers of gaming -houses. I believe I mentioned alley charac•dte, but I do not immediately recollect. I said, '• Mr. Crawford has laid six informations; he is here as an informer, and tia an Murmur I shall treat him." Mr. Crawford agein applied to Mr. Burgess far protection, and said, if he did not protect him he should rake the law into his own hands, which he knew how to do; and added words which I diatinely andsettood to amount to a challenge. That was the impression which the words made on my mind.. I made no r.Sily at all—at least Ido not recorect that I did. Mr. Crawford then asked me if I meant to apply to him the characters I had before mentioned. I said I chit not. Hs wen pealed his question two or three times ; I said, " You put it 60. not I. If you take what I say to yourself, you put it on, not I." I don't recollect any thing to irritate either of us for sortie Rids time after that. There might have been ; if there WO, I don't re collect it. Another witness was examined by Mr. Crawford, sod when I cron.examined him, he proved that he saw Mr. Crawfbrd shooting over his farm, and riding through his standing corn. Mr. Crawford said this was not the fact. I told him he was contradict ing his own witness, and that I could not permit hint to do so, CSC he well knew that I had seen him myself on my own stadints, corn, and over Mr. Howard's also. He then said it was not so. said I had seen him myself two or three different times, and that nine of my workmen had inforned me of the same thing. He theta said, " 110 you mean to contradict me r I said I did. I had Just got up from my chair at that time, and went to another corner of the room. As I hinted round he threatened to turn me out se the room to which I said, " Hear, hear!" or something of that kind. Ile then caught up the poker in his hand, and I thought he was going to strike me with it. I said. .• 'rake care ; be on your guard what you are about." I think he again threatened to turn me out of the room ; but I am not sure of that. I then said I should not he bullied by him, or any other bully. I added some other expression which I dot.% recollect. I have been since told that I said in addition, " or by the spawn of gaming-house." I don't belieie that I made use of that earn shin. My reason for thinking so is, because lam conscious of the impropriety of reflecting upon any man's birth or parentage. I have no doubt whatever that I dill make use of some other offen sive expression; but not that. I don't tecollect anything farther till after the trial of the first information, which was climber& The hearing of the second information did not proceed immedi ately. Nothing irritating proceeded from the one aide or the °truer for about an hour or two. the whole proceeding lasted from eleven until half.paat four. trhetathe second information was caHed on, I did not wish to dispute anything which Mr. Crawford could prove. On that information a conviction took place. As anon as the business was over I went out to call for my carriage. When I returned I found Mr. Burgess proceeding on an information for an assault against some third perst s a. I offered to assist Ale. Winters+ in the hearing, as I was a Magistrate for the same hundred. I waited about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, but the mantra did not appear. I was nut aware that Mr. Crawford was in the room at this time, until he advanced towards me from the window to the tire.place, where I was standing. Ile then told me he wished to have some conversation with me, in terms of conciliation. To this I answered, that I wished to have no conversation with him of any kind whatever. He then said, that in consequence of what had passed that day, a friend of his must wait upon me, and would I allow hfm to do so at my house ? I replied, "Iflam to under stand you mean to challenge me, I shall take no notice of it, but refer you to the Court of King's Bench." He then struck ire a violent blow on the face, which knocked me completely down, at least so far as the wall would let me fall, and said, `• Take that, you coward !" and ran out of the room. He was brought bark and bound over to the last Assizes, and I was bound over to pro sectite. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant TADDY.—I have been at the bar lam a Magistrate of this vnity, and one of his Majesty's Justices for North Wales. I did no: attend beture Mr. Burgesses Counsel, nor as. a gentleman, nor in my judicial capacity. I was aware that in proceedings before Justices none were allowed to be present but the pastiest, and I naked Mr. Burgess leave to attend betbre him to assist Beale as my servant. I believe Mr. Crawlord asked me if I would be his Counsel. I said I had left the Bar, and I could net ; I was attending principally to assist Beale as my servant ; I was not attending judicially, nor did I consider myself as his Counsel. I was attending merely to protect my own ser vant, and to give him every assistance in my power. Beale was my gamekeeper ; but I don't think he was out more than four times during the season. I don't recollect claiming to be heard as a British advocate; I might claim to be heard as an advocate, but not as a British advocate; nor did I make use of the words Wekl. advocate. I can't speak with positive certainty as to the time when Mr. Crawford used the words " petty-fogging, or lawyer like objections ;" but to the best of my recollection it was after the case was gone into upon the merits. On a former occasion, I had made use of the word impertinent and explained my meaning to be that what wan said was irrelevant ; but en this occasion I admit I told Mr. Crawford that I used the word in its broadest and most extensive sense. Mr. Crawford claimed Mr. Burgess's pru• tection two or three times. The last time I said to Nlr. Crawford. " that the spawn of a gambling house is to be treated as the spawn of a gambling house, and is not to be treated as a gentleman. I will not apply to the Magistrate fur protection; I will apply else. where." In using the words •• spawn of a gambling house," I. added the words, •• the bravo or the bully of a gambling house," and that the bully of a gambling house is to be treated no the bully of a gambling house. I said to Mr. Crawford " you are here. nut as a gentleman, but as an informer, and as such I will treat you. If the cap fits you, put it on." In instancing the different cha.. ratters which some gentlemen assumed. 1 did not allude, person.. ally, to Mr. Crawford but when I called him the bully or bravo of a gambling house, I did use those expressions personally, because I had been Informed, and believed, and do now believe, that he had been in that situation. Mr. Baron GRAHAM interposed, and, with some expression astonishment, asked the witness if lie really meant to allude per. sonally to Ale. Crawford (a respe:table 3lagistrate in the county ) when he applied the terms " bully or bravo of a gambling. house ?" Mr. lienrick repeated that he certainly did, and meant now to say that he had been the bully or bravo of a gambling-house. He had heard so, and believed the information he had received. (Mr. Crawford started with some indignation, and showed, by his man ner, that the statement was incorrect.) Cross-examination resumed.---I know Crawford is a Magic trate of the county, and has been so for many years . 1 did nut groan at Mr. Crawford, or h ar k at hi m lik e a dog. I did not oar to him, " bow, wow, wow !" I have not the least reeolleetlon or it. Very likely I might have said M. I will Dot twang that Mr. Crawford did not threaten to turn me out of the room until he had appealed three times to Mr. Burgess for . prot . eetioo. I did not ap. pear u a witness for Beale. I croaa-eataintned the witnesaws., did not say that I would apply ist s witirdirmse against 111 6 Crawford. I said I meant to apply Or a.crieninol intorruatima. When Mr. Crawford lift the room. after eiviiimg tee, I chaired a coninable to take Itivii less noted,. lie hvilillidtaisiy said. " P;1 come back willingly." Ile said to me, " Don't Mlle awe ass,'