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. . . . su•mticoied had bees grantors of annuities, but not one of them eon timied io Le so at the time that 'lowan! and liiblis represented tie. itt.to he so. These. detections of false etiniss were found on On fare of the taws-book, which vas the utile Malian us [Li^c had all paws-A between the parties t hereghlitioo of their :it' _oats. • s t 414 W in:wised gentleman here prialuorti the pass-book, ti..d pointed *is sintsieen-al erasures, false insertions, and vanatim, in the accounts 41 • wirier' kl•rwirid and Gibbs t..!tal-red to 31r. I iriaistead Iv the. el.ze s: • s-. 2 of ir-:1111,01?. It nigh VI: Lila it was that 31r. (trim ' _ be an negligent add .to ignorant of his own attains, and. his anions interests pointed out to hint I yet this would ‘l,l isprelete:4:o corifra fir /ass ; fur such was the dupery winch t••••;.itltf,f practised upon him, that they treated him as a mere dull ziSitie, and disposed of his money in whatever manner they pleas:lL . : The entry in the book, to which he was particularly desirous id riling Ma attention of the (tennis, was one in which it was set down • t.tat 2,11nt1. Itad been paid air. B. Paget, the redemption tio.ney of hk annuito and next to it was set down the suet of nil. Ilts 10k1., which' was described as the produce of the annuity ho: 32; Jays. The mein " produce" meant the interftt due on the 6t.u:dtiy tor half a year, and the aliquot part of the year by which that ts,oitict of days fell short of the whole year. fa ire im t:N ANC ELL° a said that such en interest could net tit 1...g.tt1e yielded by such a sum as 2,81101. Tues mix t: said it was just the interest at ten pet Cell. Tie :ut.t....ron-GENnital. denied that it was paid as is ereSt It Wit the produce of the annuity closing the 0 b ; en•rics were to be found in the book, corresponding to it. It res.:lied from the money invemed in annuities, and was not un to mean the legal interest as paid in the rase a a borrower at growl. Howard and Gibbs were to be reganled as the litho +Marie*, and Grinistead as the depositor, and the relation be tween them was altogether distinct and diflireut from that wriei. it was inempted to establish had masted between them at the trial at lluliNt here inquired if the intention of dtc Solicitor-Geee-1 oil was to more fora new trial (as we understood), on the evidence whit* bad been given on the late trial? The noetc leon-flextemereplied, that it was his intention to ; rove ou the whole matter of the petition, and to abide wha(evrz course the Court might think proper to direct. The learned gentle etas proceeded to vindicate the character of his client from certain imputatioos which had been last upon it with a view of incdput. in,' him in a collusion with Howard and Gibbs, which had not ',j sllry existed. IMPORTANT TO SOLICITORS. MT. Ants entered the Court at this port of the statement of the Solleitor.Generul. Ile begged to ineetioa to his Losiehip a dr cumunure which had just occurred in the i'ice-('hancellor's Conn , am! lw h0p0.,1 he wonld be eecused from the charge of inieatienel imerruption, as the subject was one of very great :nil preasing int pot:twee. .1 pettien bad just now teen presented to the Vier t'elseeellor, the prayer of which was, that the tomes of two solid.' cur: ke sure., off die list of solicitors, and that no commis. et future be directed to tlicur. The Vier-Cie...melba doeb.ed whether he possessed the power of mrikiag oil the names of eoliciturs, sod was unwilling to entertein the petition until he axe-relined whether he possessed it or not. He (.11r Alter) was desirous of knowing his bortlehip's opinion as :o the power which the Vice-Chancellor might or might not have to enteitaia this pen :km, Th.: .ipplicenon was made to the Court at tens moment, as, if his Imelebip should be of opinion that the petition might now be protevee-1 in, the time of the Court would be saved by haring it Intritediately discussed before his Honour. The Lotto CUANCELLOS inquired if the Vieekhancellor re membered, when he expressed that doubt, that he entertained a pe t ion of this description before, and that he struck oil the name of a solicitor from the Ilse and that that solicitor's name now continue, e, be snuck out of the list ? The name oldie solicitor was Smith, tral there want now en appeal front the decision of the Vices Chan. Collor befere this ('tort. P 1 r ee l nen replied, that he was not aware of it when the petition carte St•rirc thel'We-Choacellor a few minutes ago, but he had been shies dltprised of it. The Loan Ouse e eioa said he was unwilling to give a de cision upon the point new, as far as it referred to the question of Oolitic,' power in the Vies-Chancellor. Hiefclt, however, that the wssono of great importance to Solicitors. Their profes itioael occupation was that whicii gave bread to themselves pad to tt&r toothier, and he would not deprive them of their profusion on slight grounds, Besides, he was of opinion, that as they took their reit:mire:um under the Great Seal, he was in a manner personally responsiblefor the loss of their situation, should they be deprived of it impreperly. The question struck !um in another point of view : seppose he were to direct a commission to the solicitor whom the Vice-Chancellor Ind Struck oTthe list, the Vice-Chancellar's order creesinly could not comet in the way of the corioniasion which he 'had directed, and therefore he was more disposed to think that the juridietion of such a question was properly vested in him. Lord 'l'hurlew very rarely exercised such u pnwer ; and he, too, would ahemin front the exercise of it, unless on some very strong wed special ground of just eomplaist. Without determining the I ft:mediate point to which Mr. Agar called his attention, be would, for the present, confine himself to the decision, that the present pc_ titian should be hattil before himself. Mr. Atemt. requested, that as the solicitors were persons in very extensive business, it would be desirable that his Lordship should maw an early day for hearing it. The LOUD CHANCEL r.ccu said that he could rot hear it with iiiregadlerete mown .whicirload brew already appenusd 0 cumin/se sot until after the remelt, which was likely to occupy three days. The 801.1ClTOR•OF.NEWAL, Pt the clone of the chore discus sion, resumed Orinastead's petition. The manner in which it had been sought to commit in him an act at collusion, was through the Insumnentality of 31r. Potter, who went over to hint to Calais. He wrote several letters from Rochester, Ulmer, and The letters Were read, by Mr. Montague in Court.] it appeared, how. ever, that the point which was sought to be attained through Mr. Patter was, the appointment of Mr. Shaw to the assigneeship of the bankrupts, which aseigneesbip he succeeded in obtaining. On obtaining it he turned upon Mr. Grimstead, whose aid he had pre viously made use of. and impeached his ciente The manner is Which the trial had been directed, and In which it took place in the tenets below, was a cause of grievous complaint on the part of his 'I deem, and made hint regret that It had not originally been brought befere his Lordship. For his llonour the l'ice-Chancellor he en. , tertintiod a sincere personal respect. He would, however, state how this matter had been referred by hint to a Council Law.' Three Counvel, Mr. Bell, 31t. Hare and Mt. Montague, attended I in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, and not only before Counsel on both skies were heard, but even before Counsel on one side bad been heard, his Honour directed the cue to he determined by an e.etiou at ism Mr. Montagne remonstrated. and aesured his loo_ lour, that if he heard the case through, he would see it was a more proper case to be decided in a Court of Equity than cl I,aw. It was of eo avail, however, and it was referred, and sent to a lower Court with the predestined condemnation of his client. The At torney-General Soren!, in his opening speech. assumed that he had Been condemned by the Judge who mimed it. As to the very learned Judge who tried the cause, though incapable of prejudice, yet front tiff jealousy he excited in the minds of the Jury against the 'testimony efethe principal witness, who proved the debt, end fern alleged rnieconstruction in other pans of his charge, Mr. Grim:tread had very little Munn to be eatiefied with the decision to which they-came. 31r. Gibbs was the witness on whose own testimony the proot of the debt principally rested, but the con_ *lesion of his cunnivaece at the hind respecting the purchsse of eenuitles, threw such a stigma anti imputation on his ertdence as to obtain it apparently little weight with the Jury. Ile had now Mated the ken of the case fully. because he felt it had not been stated before. It was row opened for the first time. It had been sera *sally dilemma before, but lie would contend that it had nut ikon thane justice to. He was glad to see it in this Court. where be was lIITZ it wmild he done imuce to, and where, notwithstandinet the imputation of delays which had been tlurg upon it, it would receive what be could wish it had received before, a full and tot. Waal investigation. Ile would undertake to say, that had this rem been heard In the first instance before his Lordship, it weuld me have been sent to an issue tie a court of law; and did he direct an issue, it would be one of a different description froin that which had been before dimmed. The case now came before the Court, gild he humbly submitted the proper clime for his Lordship to adopt was. to deal with it as if it had not been heard before, but either to decide upon it now as Wit acne on de em-o, or t- appoint seet a mode of trial as would ensure for it a full, patient, and impartial investigation. In conclusion the Learned Gentleman eecannulated the leading fats of the preceding statement, and re. lialiswibly as the ground that. Howard and Gibbs acted in the capacity of agents or brokers, and that there was no evidence of their bating changed that character at any time in the course of their transactions and dealings with him. 'Me Niers: followed on the same side. The point of view in which the question presented itself to his consideration was, that the course tor tis Lordshipto pursue was to decide this cause to ie present hearing. The Jury had the evidence before them ; ma that evidence ;her came to a conclushon; but if his Lordship out. mitered that conclusion to be an incorrect one, be would then, with. wit the intervention of a second jury, correct that erroneous con t heion. Before he cr.nris! into the examination of the evidence, Le would call his Lerdship`s attention to the state of mind of the Jury, in order to show how they were prepared to come to a dee tc M. One would sappee that their attention should have been Lein, to a detini ion of usury, to the specification of what consti tuted it an orence, and caused the forfeiture of the pro em of die person guilty of ht—o to would suppose that it would hive been pointed out to them, what were the motives' of the several wit. N e ssr:s who might appeer before totem; but how great would be the shselvaueige of the accused person, if, instead of such wholesome comisel to the Jury, Mee:rya:ions were thrown out calculated to tine- the Jury to dual, th.tt the accused person wit. guilty of some qtr ;1 t ,eorai ofr .`..cc. The Learned Gentleman procein!ed to when to r,ntir passa”.es in the etarge of the Learned Judge who re ai the tree:!. The Loan CH ANC I: I.LOR inquired if it were stated in any rnrt of te r _ Ir.:most .ludge's doirge whether he was satis.tierl, from the rvitl,:tco given at the uinl, that the money of tiriinstead w;:s f _err' at iluward aadt;a: % . its agents or as borrowers of money ? It ilic money was e;....114:ed. to them far the purchase of annuities, and they upprop..i.t.ed it to Lny °tiro. they converted it to a I.4edalen, use. Ilc "Loth! no: proceed further in the argon:ens, but would re:arale it 4; the sitting of the Coon to-rnomoo. Jlran. • he was desirous of Itei.::; accurately informed whether this niJ:tcy cnino.tti. to !lowan! alt' Gibbs, as agents-- % he ;hcr, if it were so e .trusted r.; first, tlxy ia.:l changed the cans.- charm-ter in i5'.1.1.11 they held it--and lastly, if any ahem tont• .u.oa place as t.. I.le tcra:s on which they retained it. whether tau a.ls r.t:il , ll affected t•.e whole snot or a spirt. The._ wee !mints with which it was c-. 11'4:: he siwuld be pl11::".1litTly mad, ex quailatst. in order it.. ;.ligld tne print at. which the tamers:: l:tt seen the had been conver.ell into the alleged itiuriou• loon. - Mr. HART said he errt about to enter upon the pinto to Ir;lich LNltsliii) had thrt- - ed litti attention. VIOEXIIANCELLOIi'S COVET, ruksoir, JAw. 26. DIOROAII 1 . . LORD CLAREXDOW. This was an application for the purpose of having certain suits at law tsar.sferred from th: management of the present plaintiff to the creditors of Lord Chrouion, on the ground of unnecessary de lay in the arrangement of them. The arcountarces of the case •l•ese the year WW2 a lady of rank. a relative of the no ble 0.," rlant, died, and left him by will one of bee estates, as te- Lunt for life, upon the condition annexed of paying certain debts , and inrnmbrancea. The law agent of the creditors voted by atii devit, that scion after the death of the testatrix, the solicitor of Lord t•htrettelon inftwroal him that a bill would be tiled to carry the in . tendons of testatrix into ctect, but that although there were large tondo, nothing whatever had been done. • Mr. II T ' who appeared for the other aide, requested that the ' ca , e be allowed to stand over. I Hit lloxouu assented, and the question was postponed. IRVING V. PRITCHARD. Mr. Ac An, in this case, itrcsented a petition on the part of a wife azainst her - husband, complaining of bring denied see=s to her children, and prating that this control might be removed. His Hnatot:a inquired if the children were wards of the Court, or parties to the cause. AR replied in the negative. fi Ho:tot: g intimated some doubts of the extent of his juria- din ion. .11r. .Ic. thnught his Honour had jurisdiction, on the broad and general principle that the mother should have access until the children attained the aim of seven years. They were not, it was trier, parties to the exise, but they might be made an. Ills lion oh a still doubted his power to make my order on the subjert. as they were not wards of the Court. lie wished to hear some authority whirh would illustrate the case. 31r..le;sn eaid it was not the first time that a father was ex cluded all attehority and control over his children. There was at pret.ent a ease pending before the Chancellor, of two ladies, whose aunt had died and bequeathed to them a considerable property, and had also appointed a guardian inderendent or their father. air. Hoax F. said, if the Court declared it had a jurisdiction, he would have no objection to a di,cumion on the subject. The VOILTRT was of opinion that it possessed no authority, as the children were not wards. re THE MATTER OF THE titosTs. Mr. AGAR .mental a petition, praying that tiro solicitor* of the Court, named Frost, residing in orkshire, should he struck the 11,t, on the ground of their having obtained a collusive commis sion of bankruptcy. The C.)EUT contrived it had no jurisdiction without the exprms tlesirz of the Lord thoncellor. Mr. AGA' having, upon this intimation, left the Court, returned shortly after, and informed his Honour that he had submitted the nature of his petition to the Lord Chancellor, had also the opinion of his Honour. The Lord Chancellor it•.formed him that he would try the matter in his own Court. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, TUESDAY. JAL 20. [Sittings at Westminster before the 1•031) CHIZT JUSTICIII mid Special Jorrit..] PER.II'RV. TUE ICING V. PII.I.IA]i lIITCIII3II. Thin came, like that which was tried yesterday, arose oat of the contest tot St. Ives at the general election in 1620. . On the trial of Dunn for perjury, before the Committee of the !louse of Commons, the defendant and Mr. Halve, who was se quitted yesterday, were the principal witnesses for the prosecutitin. lienn, in support of the petition against the sitting members, swore that on the Ist of March, the day of the canvass, he dined at Mr. Halve's house, in eumpany with Mr. Evelyn and Mr. Graham, the candidates, and Mr. liming, Mr. Heise, Mr. Hitching, the de fendant. anti several other leading ninnhers of their electioneering committee; that in the course of the evenings number of voters cacao into the lobby adjoining the dining-room, and asked for treat ing tickets; that liaise frequently, both before and after dinner, went out of the room to give titiets to these voters, and that in giving them he spike so loud as to be hard cliitinetly by every person in the dining - room , and consequently by the candidates. whose election was' ought to be nutde'void by that aliTettenneor- I ream in the Corruption•of the voters. It was now admitted on all sides that this statement of Dunh was false, and be hid been since tried, convicted, and transported. On the trial of Dunn, the de fendant was 'called to prove the falsehood of Thinn's tatimony, and he had sworn that there were no room in Halite's !rule on the 4,47 of the dinner, and for this statement he was how Ino*.eil for par - jury. Mr. Pantie opened the pleadings. Mr. SCAILETT stated the ease for the prosecution, in support of which the following witnesses were called. ' Matthew Richards an electoi of St. Ives, stated that on the even ing of the Ist of M arch, PM, during the canvass, he went to the I house of Mr. liaise, in company with 'William Noel, 'Thomas Noel and his son, and Ephraim Major and his son. The only persons at Mr. Ilalse's house were Ma. liaise and the defendant. The defendant took down the names of the witness and those who went with him. They went there to give their votes. Mr. llalsc asked Major if be would vote for Mr. Evelyn. Slajor replied' that I they would all vote for Mr. Graham. Heise said, "If you don't ive jour votes to Mr. Evelyn, give them to site to dispose of William Terroboiated rte evklehtlortlie last view's.— Heise asked whom they would idle for? Witness said, ••• Mr. Graham." liaise then asked to have the other vote left at hi, disposal. Ncitnetts answered, "No." 'The defendant was Pre sent. Ephraim Major stated that he accompanied the former witnesses to liaises house on the evening of the canvass. They went to vote for Mr. Graham. The defendant and Mr. Halse were the only persons at the horse besides themselves. Witness saw Noel and the defendant talk together. Tickets were given to witness and the other electors, with which they went to a public house. Mr. Wm. Brodie Gurney, the abort-twat' writer, read the volu minous notes of evidence which he had taken an the trial of Dunn. It was the same that lie read yesterday. It was admitted that nicher& had voted for Mr. Graham and Sir Walter Stirling. The Arronstit-Gretrem. then addressed the Jury for the defendant, who, he said, was a very young man, of unimpeachable character and conduct. The election in 1820 was the tint occasion on whirls he had interfered in electioneering tactics t and it was his misfortune, at the end of so many proceedings arising out of- the transactiors of that contest, to ling himself entangled its a proses:e -1 don for perjury, founded on a supposed diff=ence between the evi dence he had given before a Committee of the House of Commons, and that which he had given on the trial of Dunn. Though he had used the particclar phrmte laid in the indictment. yet it was clear that in giving his evidence he had not concealed the fact that there were some voters in lial•e's house on the dayof the dinner he had sworn distinctly that the voters did not go into the ball or lobby adjoining the dining-room, as Dunn had stated . The LOUD CIIIEF ..11/2TICE interposed at this part of the Learned Gentleman's address, to ask the Conine] for the prosecu tion whether it was intended to carry this case any further. leap. petered to him (the Lord ChisfJustsso) that, looking at the whole of the evidence of the defendant on the trial of Dunn, he had used the word t• house" with reference to the room in which the ram- Pain' had Ciined• The fact that Nome voters were in another part of the house, and had conversed with 3lr. Belie, was net incur.. I sistent with the evidence given by the defendant on the trial of Dunn. Mf. SCARLET T said his impression was certainly different from that of his Lordship • but he would not press the case alter what his Lordship had sta ted. The Jury, under his headship's direction, immediately acquit.. ted the defendant. ADAMS V. WARNER. This wat an action of trespass brought by the plaintiff, a brick and tile maker, at Islington, aguinst :he defendant, the treasurer of St. Dartitoloniew's llospitai, to t r y whether • certain hit of ground in 31aidemlane WAS the pwi,erry of the plaintiff or of the Governors of St. liariholaniew's IlospitaL It appeared that the plaintiff had built several houses on the disputed spot. - • - - - - - A good deal of evidence was gone into to prove the title of the parties; but at length it was agreed that the plaintiff should take a verdict, subject to a reference to a gentyninn at the bar, by whom it should be decided, if he was of opinion that the property be longed to the plaintifF, at what price the Governors of Sc Raab°. meges Hospital should become the purchasers. GILL t•.. TraxEN. This was an action of trovcr to recover the sum of WI. I3s. 4d., the alleged value of a certain quantity of cordovan leather and w:iire sheep-skins, the property of the plaiao; a dealer is leather at Bermondsey, and taken on the 3d of October last by the de fendant, the lute Sheriff' of Surrey, under an execution issued agriust the goods of William Abbott. a shoemaker, carrying on buidness partly at Bermondsey under his own namti, and partly at Camberwell under that of his son, a boy only sistteen years old. 31r. OttaNEY stated the case. ' Abbott being called, deposits], that when Cox, the Sheriff's officer, came into the shep, he said . 4 I have got an cx against you." on which the witness asked whether it was against his body or his goods. The officer replied that it was against his gads. ll'itwess rejoined., that he might levy it if he thought proper, but none of the gouda &cry were his ; they all belonged to his son, ex cept the kasha in the corner—pointing to that of the On erwat-examination, he said, though he was very intimate with Gill he did not know where he lived. lint warehouse WiLS in New Itusaell-atreet, Bermondsey. Witness's son ww sixteen years old. Witness looked after his business; lie went to assist him. lie had also a business of his own, in Bertuoudsey-road. The sign-board over hi'. soc's shop WWI ta ken from witness's, and filtered to Win. hb.nt, jutier, the week after the job (the levy). Winners 1124 taken the house himself, and the landlord looked to him for the rent. Abbott, the son, being called, swore that Gill left the leather one day at his shop, and that it never belonged to either his father or bintaulf. %%snows was only fifteen year old when he was put into Imaineas by his father. It was proved that the leather came from Selby, was delivered at thz. lilt:um:1"a warehouse, and was fairly chatged at the rate sued for. Tin nt - e.:t.k,t, for the tleferlant, ccrntended that there was entiogit lwtore the Jtry to satisry them that the whole transaction reapec:inr smung A bbiont shop had been framed fur tile rurpose of fraud mid therefore that their evidence was unworthy of :Trait. 31r. ".V. 11. Itrue, , , tbriuerly the clerk of the attorney by whom the Cli•Cilt:irl 11jS !Wed out, Ste.:`ll, :hilt whenit was levied Abbott the eld,r •• .111 the !kings to the shop are my con's." sitt.e‘s.., were tidied to prove that tht goods soud for not mote than two.i'in's .he sum claimed. Thl• 1:n. • INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, TrEsDaY, Jaili. 20. Samuel William Dakin Fora was opposed by Mr. Heath, on the behalf of his employers, Messrs. Thomas Champion, and Thomas Green, extensive vinegar-makers. Mr. HEATH called Mr. Green, one of the above firm, who de posed that he went into the concern in HMO, at which time the in. 'advent was out-door and collecting clerk ; in May, 1821, they re solved to make all their clerks gise security, and the insolvent, his father, and brother, entered into a joint bond of 4901., and in Sep tember, 1821, the witness first suspected that the Insolvent was acting dishonestly; the Insolvent had neglected to pay the money he collected into the counting-house twice a week, as he had been requested to do. The witness took the opportunity of calling him into his private office, and accusing him of defrauding the firm, when he instantly confessed what he had done, and handed to him (witness) a list of the different sums which he had received, and appropriated to his own use, amounting to between 40111. and 1001.; be was consequently discharged, and Messrs. Champion and Green commenced proceedings upon the bond, and eventually . obtained a verdict and costs; but they only recovered about 1881. in cash, so that there still remained a deficiency of 2381. 17s. lid. The ac. counts were afterwards examined, and it appeared that there was a further deficiency of tl9l. 144. 2d. Mr. John Oxley, ehjef clerk to Messrs. Champion and Green, stated, that he bad. examined the last accounts, and had ascertained the further deficiency, as well from them as from the accounts sent back from their customers, as paid upon application being made for payment by the successor to the Insolvent. Dlr. HEATH said, he aced not trouble the Court with any obser vations on this ease: the fraud was so palpable, that it came clearly within the provisions ef the Act. The CritEr Cow attssioxuit said, as the affidavits were not filed, the Court would not yet give its judgment; but be was bound to say that the Insolvent had been guilty of a very gross and deliberate fraud, and it wee necessary that persons in the extensive way of dealings that Mersa & Champion and Green were, should be protested trom such depredations. When the case came before the Cruet again, tlie lusalsent would certainly be remanded, at the suit of his opposing creditors, for a very considerable period of time. Judgment deferred till 2d February. OLD 11.4ILEY SESSIONS, TuzliDAY, JAN. 20. (Before Mr. AIIADIW;Nd a Miakart- Jury.) lehro.d Frtatttne, aged 12, teas indicted for stealing 75., the monies of William 3laton. . The prosecutor's wife deposed, that on the 17t1 of December, she saw the pris-aer conic into her husband's shop, situated in Crown-court, in the Strand, put his hand into the till, and take the money out of it. The witness at the time was in a room at the back of the shop. She ran out to the prisoner, who by that time was got into the street, seized him by the collar, and accused him of the theft. On opening his baud, she found 7.. in it. In her cross-examination, the witness said that she did not afterwards look into the till to see if the money was short there. The officer into whose custody the prisoner was g iven , d ie stated, that the boy on going to the watch-house acknowl that he had taken the money, and hoped the prosecutor would orgive him. Several witnesses, amongst whom was his uncle, gave the prisoner an excellent character previonato this transaction. Guilty, but strongly recommended to mercy by the Jury and prosecutor's wife. The pnioner was called up for judgment, and sentenced to be privately whipped as soon as it was convenient, and then to be given up to his friends. Ji.hn fluoicer,• middle-aged man, of very respectable appearance, was indicted for stealing 3 silver spoons, and a table cloth, value les. on the 24th August, the property of John Souther. Mr. LAW, for the defence, desired that a witness, named Mary Ann Parkyns, should not remain in Court during the examination of the prosecutor. John Sombre stated, that he kept the Commercial Coffee-house at Poplar, and the prisoner was in the habit of coming to his house as a customer. He missed a spoon in Joh, another the beginning uf -tuguat, and another after the 12th of August, on which day an -.ling dinner was g i ven in the house man named Park ns known t jse ' • ' prosecutor's NIA-waiter, waited at table on the Ith. Thomas finial', a pawnbroker, in the Commercial-road, pro duced two sliver tea-spouns, pawuctl at his shop by a female, in the name of Mary :Smith, on the lf•th August. • John Roberts, the shopman of Mr. Norris, High-street, Poplar, produced . • silver tea-spoon, pawned by a female, at his master's shop, on the 234 of August. Lowther Jackson, another pawnbroker, produced a table cloth the' had beep pawnpd at his shop on the 16th of August, by a givifig bet dame Ann Parker. The witness positively awore that It wits pawned by a woman who was just gone out of Coda. , MeryAnn Paskyna being called, stated that she lived at home with her mother, and that Mr. Booker, who lodged at her father's at the time, b& given the spoons produced to her to pawn. She had known )tilt[ they for about three months. Mr. Booker did not give bar Om all at one tune; he afterwards gave vie witness the • pnaluced, which she pledged ;Bodter received the riansWand the duplicater of the spoons and table-cloth. Cross-examined—She edged the property in three different names, sold her tonna& She had never ap plied to the money, but her father had borrowed money of him. 1 er father was a publican, and occasionally waited at public dinners. Four dims after the 12th of August she pawned two of the spoons. Sheinerer heard that Mr. Booker and her fa ' thee bad quarrelled, and did not know that any thing about a hard-table had been mentioned. . . Charlotietli.szlll4, 4.lleiiaughter of the prosecutor, identified the property to be her fa*t's. She also stated that Parkyns had been at her father ' s on the nib and 13th of August. Jeihn James Dosnm, an officer, apprehended the prisoner at the Ship, in Lower Thasnesssireet ; when he told the prisoner he ap. prehended him for taiday, he said he Doped that it was for nothing worse. Te prisoner, when tailed upon for his defence, said that this prosecution was a conspiracy against him. fie had lodged in Par kyns' house, and repeatedly lent him money ; and on a friend ex pressing his surprise et the prisoner lodging with a man of such character as Parlyns, withdrew his protection from him ; and on that account he wi to injure him. Mr. AR AIMX, in Cil • g the Jury, said, that this case was en tirely supported by the deuce of `lacy Ana Parkyns. If they believed her testimony; y must find the prisoner guilty ;if they did not, as a matter of se they must acquit him. - Verdict—Vert Guill.g.' The Court was oc the greater part of the day in hearing petty larceny cases, of üblic littered- POLICE. tiV-771EET. Coact' ROBBFRY.— r readers will probably remember, that several months ago the oon Birmingham coach 7 3i sebbed of a banker's parcel, contai g Dotes to a very large oust, the 7 0 property of Messrs. r and Lloyd, of Birm ngham. Al though so long a time h elapseti since the robbery, it would seem that those interested in detection of the offenders have nut been idle, for with the ma'am** of the active police of this establish ment, suffi c ient d iseovetifl have been made, and evidence obtained, to procure the' • bill before the London itirand Jury on Wednestbil for stealing the parcel, and V same,knowmg it to have been In - apprehended at Bisheu. .-- one of his 4ui ap, one of the principal of (limed a, übovt is yet at lurge. brought up for ing at the same he then. hoar the prrwon in tharletulaers. Turnley the Adelphi, was )e-merthant, to keep the peace; ireening, ahtl the latter was also Yesterday, broeglit t p in Society, Red 1 wd other reliel woman. was the Mendicity Obtained money ences. Mr. Fagan. of tbeSoctety. attmaded on the part soave of Amp the Meow Mr. Fagan . ock), came to of a title-waiter, of his duty ; an Majesty's Govt Treasury ; ant had COME' up • tawny now put approaching, they refused to ;hied in her thought it rigl cordiugly went husband was only enjoyed a Reardon of ... ,-ai pout— per , anion:est their moot impoStunate applicant*. The :ticotch lady cow 'contended that this pension was riven to her sew Roderick, in onswideration of his bang born " deaf and dumb." and who was new iki the care of the •• Parish Al inister." The Parish dlinister, however, appeared to have rivalled all the deaf and dumb instruwaso known ; tot in her statement to the So ciety, she described the lipid Roderick to be a child of ten years of ago, who could read iia r barite ret Tema, well. This beirithitalto her defence, she was inutieeliately sera& with one of the infirmities imputed to her child. *be wan evininitiad foe one month. t, MAR • A.BONrE OFFICE, AN ITNORATEFUL imr.--Yestaiday, a young mall Of wily ragged exterior, named illiam Smith, was brought up by Swill& me officer, charged with. following ungrateful robbery. An industrious you tiled Richard lambs, residing in Ogle. street, stated. that an day week, the prisoner, who was merely an acquaintanc:, appli in Ilan, reprotenting himself as pcnnjilewa, and without a bed to 14-4sii ; it: etnisequence of this repreteaWion being borne out by blit umage appearance, he fro= humane motives gave him food, Ad finally a part of his bed, allasdng him i to remain until Saha when the prisoner talked of baring got a situation, w Itii:h be was go to early on that znernAind said ilk, /wok' be undtt the icy of bring oft before dB ': &rand- I ingty he went ; but the witness was. asleep, rifled his. pockets anti tarried of purse, wataiaing silver and half-pence, ! other trifling articles , two duplicates, and never /attuned • but the Willie-4S a...cider:ton ins him in the street, he laughed and Luar.et: of baring ..;one ; Krtally di:aiming to give him a d...-d. in the discharge a claim oa his the Lords of the her object, she system of eco. •kly was the time Mi. Hume, that f strongly sympa giving h a her story, and ac ',iformed that the 1 that this woman and still she was 'good thrashing, which M aroused the indignation of Jacobi, that he gave him into custody. The prisoner did not deny the charge, merely ascribing the cir cumstance to accident. Mr. Gatrr rill thought there could not be much of that in it, and said that he haying been twice in custody before, he must know the distinction between robbery and accident. The Magis trate asked him if he hail any friends 'r Mr. Lowe, a cab.iet.maker, stepped forward, and said the prisoner, he was sorry to say, had been an apprentice of his. lie did not consider hint so now, as he had enlisted in the army, and after being duly attested had deserted. While in his employ he nut only rubbed him, but traduced his character; indeed, so bad was his conduct, that on more than one occasion he was under the necessity of giving hint in charge; and as to his being out of employ and destitute, that was untrue, because he was always ad. mitted into his (Mr. bone's) house, although he could not be placed on the sante footing as the other apprenties. Mr. bore handed in the attestation of etc prisoner, from which it appeared that he had enlisted in the !kith foot. . . Mr. I;rtrr'Ttt asked him what he had to say to this additional charge of being a deserter ? The prisoner, with great wag froid, muttered, that, now, was merely a secondary consideration. The Magistrate remanded him ler another examination. There were ;•onimitted for trial to Newgate, from this office, during the period of time betweni the last and present Old Bailey Sessions, upwards of 130 prisoners, on charges of capital felony. This number is exceedingly gnat, and can only be accounted for by the extensiveness of the dishiet which this office comprises. of e finding of ^ , true bill before the Lando My last, at Charier Townley fa hurler C cr for receiving the lain sto l e n. wu in consequence a aunts, and ght up yesterday by Il officers. flag been identified as ve stated, committed to Seagate for e. They araboth most notorious eharat —Mr. Pill s the auctioneer of the . for assault Mr. Greening, a wine-nu me place. . Pitt Vas bound over to In never, swore assault against Mr. Lime o called u t o find bail. ILL. tON GARDEN. Joernorh more, a middle-aged staeli n the cu. I one of the officers of i Liao -squ charged with having Ob act from th oder fraudulent pretence a, clerk, an gentbnium, &timid a stated, tha Pamela (who is a us to apply . ef, stating herself to ter, who was. rowned two years ago, in and that, tbefelore, feeling she had a Dvernment, Ake lament:al a petition to th Ins in order more effectually to attain I l in to London but such was the rigid w named by ferment, and so quickly when the mild base to confront MI to give her y relief, though the y . tot a sufferi Mr. Fagan, a ft er mach fight to the correctness of her at to the Treuuty. Ile was there infot only a boatman, rot title-waiter, and tt .asion of firma pounds per annum, an, CITY BUSINESS. Yesterday the Lord MayoTireraCourt of Aldermen at (Auld hall, for the despatch of public business. Arr. Wm. Pane, son of the late Mr. Payne, I....ncipal clerk to the sitting Justices at Guildhall, was unanimously elected assistant clerk to the sitting Justices, in the room of Mr. Deresfoed, who was at the last Court elected to the senior situation. The Chamberlain laid before the Court a statement of the Or phans' Fund for the quarter ending the Sth instant, and the Court directed the sum of 7,700/. of the debt to be paid off, and the Chamberlain to give the necessary notices to the parties interested. The Court heard and determined upon the appeals, of several per. sons against serving the offices of constable acu inquest, to which they had been elected on St. Thomas's Day last. The IVisrdninte presentments were referred to the Aldermen of the respective Wards, to glte such directions in respect thereof as they should see fit. . The 4th of March next was appointed far licensing victuallers within the City. The Comnittiee appointed to consider the petition of the Tackle House Porters against the Ticket Porters, for preventing them from participating in light catching burdens, reported that the right of delivering such burdens was exclusively with the Ticket Porters. The Committee appointed to consider the petition of the Ship owners of Newcastle, for a reduction in the wages of the coal. heavers and coal-meters' men, presented a report against complying with that petition; which was agreed to. A report in respect of the arrangements to be adopted fur con. ducting the businets of the two Courts at the Stations was present ed, and the Committee empowered to take the requisite measures to carry the same into effect. Several bills and salaries were ordered to be paid. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. F0r4 , 77-o.ffice, Jae. 20. The King has been pleiSed to appoint William John Crosbie, Esq. (Secretary to his Majesty's Legation in Switzerland) to be Se cretary to his - Majesty's Legation at Florence. The King has also been pleased to appoint Riehard Pakenham, Esq. to be Secretary to his Majesty's Legation in Switzerland. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. J. Ilo!brook, Derby, grocer, from JAI]. 27 to March 16, at eleven, at the King's Arms Tavern. Derby. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. W. Peyton, Lincoln's Inn-fields. wine-merchant. BANKRUPTS. C. Gibbs. Eccleshall Staffordshire, ironmonger, to surrender, Jan. 27, at four, 28, and March 2, at eleven, at the Red Lion Inn, Newport. Solicitors, Messrs. Rosser and Son, Bartlett's-budd ings ; and Mr. Yates, Newport, Shropshire. A. Pink, jun. Ponies., common-brewer, Jan. 29, et six, 30. and March 2, at eleven, at the Crown Hotel, Blandfard-Forum, Dor tetshire. Solicitors, Sir. (,alpine, Blandford, Dometshire ; and Mr. Walker, Exchequer Office of Pleas. T. Brocklridge, knight's-court, Green-walk, Surrey, coach and bedstead career, Jan. 24, Feb. 3, and March 2, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Sir. Cottle, A ldcrmanbury. B. Yeoman, Keyford Frome, Somersetshire, baker, Jan. 24, Feb. 10, and March 2. at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Soli citor, Mr. Hartley, New Bridge-street. S. Forsaitb, Shoreditch, haberdasher, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, and March 2. at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Robin. sun, M'albrook. C. Palmer, Russell-street, Bermondsey, brewer, Jan. 24, 31, and March 2, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor!, Messrs. Stride and Lyddon, Carev.street. 'l'. Pierce and D. Williams, Merthyr.Tidvll, Glamorganshire, bankers, Feb. 5, ti, and March 2, at eleven, at the Cattle Inn, MerthYr-Tidril, Gilareorgariali Solicitors, 3lr. bleyrick, Mer thyr.Tidvil ; and' Mown. Jesnes. and Abbott, New Inn, London. J. Walker, Greetland, Halifax, Yorkshire, clothier, Jan. 29, at six, 30, and March 2, at eleven, at the Magistrates' Room, Hali fax. Solicitors, Messrs. Jaques and Batiye, New Inn; and Mr. Holroyde, Halifax. J. Richardson and J. Griston,. Norwich, bricklayers, Feb. 2,3, and March 2, at four, at the Norfolk Hotel, Norwich. Solicitors, Mr. Barnard, Slartham, Norwich ; and Mr. Saggers, Crosby-square. T. H. Po llard, Norfolk, gentleman, Jan. 30, 31, and March 2, at five. , at the Bowling-green km, Norwich. So licitors, Mr. King. Sergeant's Inn, Fleet -street; and Mr. 3111- 1 lard, Norwich. J. Ogden, Ardwick, Manchester, grocer, Jan. 30, 31, and March 2. at nine, , at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Mr. Norris, John -street, Bedford-cow; and Mr. Rymer, Exchange. street, Manchester. I.'Brittaia, Chatham, grocer, Jan. 31, Feb. 3, and March 2, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Eyre and Corer. dale, Gray's Inn-square. G. H. Gibbons, Finch-lane, Combat, merchant, Jan. 24, 31, and March 2, at ore, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, 51r. Ho. Mason, Walbrcek. H. Parker, Paton, Somenictshire, victualler, Feb. 3,5, and March 2, at eleven, at the George Inn, Silepton-Mallett, Somer setabire. Solicitors -Messrs . Adlingum, Gregory, and Faulkner, Bedford - row, London ; and 31r. Hyatt, Sbepton Alallett, Sourer setshire. J. Willey. Tbrogmorton.street, coal-merchant, Feb. 3, 10, and March 2, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Young Poland-street, Oxford-street. W.A . V., and J. Sanderson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard -street, in. surance.bmkeni, Jan. 24, Feb. 7, and March 2, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Reardon and Davis, Cor. bet-court. Gracechurch-street. J. Rawlings, Milton, Oxford, druggist, Jan. 24, 31, and March 2, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Russell and Son, nt.street, Borough. C. Hooper, 3larston.Bigett, Somcrsetshire, edge-tool-maker, Jan. 27, Feb. 7, and March 2, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Hartley, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. DIVIDENDS. Feb. 21. R. Goodwin, Lamb's-Conduit -street, silk-mercer, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Feb. 14. J. Kirby, Chdsea, linemdraper, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Feb. 21. E. Newnan, Lambeth-Marsh, brewer, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Fab.2l Court. .J. ou ßobinson, Nicholas-lane, merchant, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Feb. 10. 0. Longster, II ighbuty.terrace, Islington, merchant, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. 1 , 46. 23. R. Isbell, C. Chaprle, and R. 11. Isbell, builders, at twelve, at Vhaitley's '1 lotel, Devouport, Devonshire. Feb, 2. J. tioodair, Cgorley, Lancaster, cotton-spinner, at ten, , at the (Ace of Mr. Buckley, Brown-street, Manchester. Feb. 14. H. Smith, Touting, Surrey, victualler, at twelve, at the 13rat 's Court. . u lte 14. M. Marks, Rumford, slopseller, at eleven, at the tn Virlrips.piarrow wall, Larnbet\Sliat-erchant, t si t iC Court. May 2s. E. Cohen, London, merchant, at eleven, at the Bank ruptse Court. Feb. IL J. H. Reddell, Balsall-heath, \ Vermeer, word-cutler, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham. CERTIPICATES--Fra. 10. H. Vahan. Alanstone, Dorset, cattle-dealer—B. Joseph, fiwarocik jeweller—J. S. Rosen sod J. Rogers. Portsmouth, coach-uutkers-0. B. Symes, Now Terrace, Camberwell, dealer. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLV k:D. W. aid A. Hood, Queen-stmt, It'eatnainster, rectifiers-0, Forsyth, Carlisle, R. Ilcughan, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and U. Johnston, lUottram, Chester. &spas and tea-dealers—J. S. Bele den and J. Miller, Alderuumbary, solic • ars—J. Head and T. Baker, Ipswich, grocers—R. Gray, sen., and J. Gray, jun., Bolt. in-Tun, Fleet-street, coach-proprietary—T. Coleman, T. Smith, J., J. It., and I'. Morris, Leominster ' bankers, so far as regards the laid T. Smith—T. Green and W. Green, Aylesbury, timber- I dealers—R. Ciay, It. ( lay, jun., and B. Clay, ralf-merchants, fludticrafield—J. Cundale, Dsh L ablson, and J. Taylor, Fore street, anehouse, sail-mains es far a, regards the said J.Cundale —lt. Allmond and W. MitcheiAbingdon, grocers—C. J F. ("w -eeny and IV. Chenery,Alincing.kine, collie- dealera--S.Hooton ,sen., and S. Hatton, jun. Margaret-street, Alary-la-benne, tailors—J. Di sad W. Ale4ntter, Itatharda, W. Harding, sod IllstryHarding Exeter, straw-hat-manufsemers—W. Stathatn and T, Foster, Liverpool, attorneys—W. Rathbun, A. Hodgson, and IL Rathbone,Livirpool—J. It'right and W. Crossley. Willing borough,Northatupton, leather-sellers—W. Okell, J. Okell, and O. Okell, Castle-Northeich, Chester, slat-Intiblers—M. Bartlett and E. Mills, St. John-street, Smithfield, surgeons--W. Cam and J. Graham, Newcastle.upori-Tyne, drapers—S. Willis, T. Power, and V. Forty, Birmingham, brass-frunders—P. Williams and T. S. Drina, Rugby, Warwick, surgeons—P. Siddall, J. Wrargham, and W. Moulton, Whitehart-court, Leicester-square, silversmiths S. (lay and S. Horsley, Kingston-upon-Ha, brewers—S. R. Reny, J. 11. Mathews, and .1. Lloyd, Greek-street, Soho, whole sale perfumers—T. Monks and J. Bothwell., High-Rill.ferry, ! Upper Clapton—H. Cooke and J. Thomas, Great Surrey-street, coach ar.d hamsters-maters—W. Bentley, W. Wear, and S. Ilourne, Shelton, Sertfardahiee Potteries, engravers, printers, and ens- Indices of chir.a and earthenware. ordisuaT qi • To THE EDITOR OF THE. ifirristr pR Es , • ____........_ -. Sts,-The alteratii or rather rebuilding the Tower , • Royal Exchange has at length produced an internal denSi °f .. ' tended by the Committee of Gresham Caliege as an em.be ,:ias c• and repairing this lbecutiful bolding. But :v1:o can 1 0111 ''4l4 behold the various statues of the di ff erent Rrig, an d ri,,,,L' a.-4 '•,. I tered over with a whitewash, whi-11 leaves their tin.ier :•:;!',;L''''`' • once risible through their new Arose, to the go-a. ,!:se r; ;;li. - Vr• • N ; first commercial city in the world. Whether th is anises from' .. s' i atur.only or from avaricious artisans I do not kno w ; 6„, ;! . c"''•• fififiiiia have been well if, instead of obliterating th:: (4 , 11.-11,1 e I.o'. r' ' ' . TA ; der each statue, and sutstitnting gilt letters, the ~,,tu , 1 .z i 5,.... I wholly gilt, and the labels made intelhately. 1 lir,o• : . ‘, e ~..`.'•,l Tim and great benefactor, Sir Thomas Gresham. will be b in ~1,...''• his biding-place. and put in a conspicuous part of the eli - ,,,,,'' PE Indeed it wduld be bit justice to place him on the pcdeatal ir, , s ,' . The 1 1 Icentre, in lieu of the statue of Charles, who is also to 1 3 , 1:,.', slris 1. amongst his compeers. At any rate, Sir Thoints G re her: Q. 2 , be placed by the side of the Ring, and not hid in a cart• , , the public were ashamed of his munificence. - - ClVta ' allognir • - • • •-- - - - • TO THE EDITOR OF TILE BRITISH PRESc ___.-........__ - ' To-moe Stn,.-AValking_ by the newly - erected Church in n• es e . a... , • 1.•.._,4, co inisc4Ea nen t. v ian in t g tiths a ebc c P l i t ar u n e g e: l 7 tree to fah of pu be l l tied u n a : ls t l jd i o C 7 oiwnn a ii3 l : l , B ore g p : l er e ws lan ingt° bgir : : ' ,ete ' ne at ' d t no bli ci,vi .' t imert! h o w nna e rtas opt ° t ru t: ' ,le l .. L ' t ie : hmh t . l . L u e:tre d'e he b :a fr . u. .. - 1 ..:1 , : . , •774 Kent-street. Doubtlesaly, when the pariah church of Si. Georp e a ; built, it was intended to include that neighbourhood, as al, - a . ' %net the said parish. I beg also to call your attention and that 01.;:, public, by asking bow it has come to pass, that the charitable i.... - ob Thorn petal, known by the name of the Lock Hospital, situa t ed &L i - . ; Dan, 1 ; Marl m been uth eTa d nd o o f ned Kt gular Divine service used to be performed. I very a eli nitne,-.: ha goingto decay, between the year" 17fM) and 1764, and brire ' i - ; C stored to its pnatine state by the exertions of some of the then ha, • tin, bitants of that pariah. It was considered to deny. i ~it s p u p a , from the profits arismg from the drovers p astu ring their cattle pa ; so to . go co i v n emd g to Smithfield - market by }creche m A a ll w th ho in se ' To-morn v• • , ' "- ,4 7 .______• cannot be maintained, if the Guardians of the C •ham). sex - to come forward and assert their right. The fields, knora b r a t • HIS name of Lock's Fields, joining Walworth, haurinuire, and fa & ningtnn Masers, subject to his Majesty as Duke of Cotay i n c i Lancaster, have been trespassed upon by a number of persons p s . Loa Etl miming to enact houses that may be seen in every direction-a u . of St. abuses call loudly for investigation and correction. '. ; Mr. 1 - , Mrs. esminiginnew as. Wayl ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES. ._.+._DOCTI H• 11.1.: INCENDIARIEL-An alannimgaud destructive fire brokers a I Tuesday night at Messrs. E. Kidd and Co.'s saw n il:s. Ts:* Martell' ' Backs, Bristol, when all the valuable machine ry , work-s;ions. ti part of the extensive stock were consumed. There is teen lean to believe that the fire was the act elf an incendiary; the *pi, ' HIS tors are insured. •. - FATAL Oct vita escs-On the leth imt. as George mill s. , pitman, employed at Butterknowl coal-pit, was annoying a pre, as which supported its roof, a quantity of metal fell down upon iv " Witl and killed him on the spot. He has left a wife sad three Miidr7, to lament his lose.-Durhan: Chronicle. 3lLL•trcuocr OcerantwcE.-On Friday last..a am a (k, BA ' . Brown -street, Bridgton, Glasgow, having got himself intoxicant went home and began to beat his wife. A. woman who was•lodn in the house came to the assistance of the wife, but lie also arain her for interfering, and knocked her down. Her son, a fine lonia FOUR I lad, about sixteen years of age, irritated at seeing his node abused, came out of the room, seized a poker, with whi c h h enn a the man a severe blow on the nose, which cut It dreadfully. a TilEll.3 l surgeon was bent for, who sewed up the wound, but th e bl oo d IN 4 fE S flowed so copiously, that the man beanie dangerously iii, cud 41 7 TO: to be conveyed to the Royal Infirmary on Saturday. His derma • • at 1 tion was taken on Sunday. The lad has been apprdiended--04. „ L e : : (IA duniun Mercury. .flue. Inunnsr.--On Friths:: last an inquest was taken befereW. Spadini' Price, Esq. Coroner, on view of the body of 31r. Jeans Tayla, . move auctioneer, and for many years one of the 3layor's 'Arend is i ... ~ I cite, who was on the morning of that day discovered supended by • • - a a cord to a beam in his own sumnier.house. It was sataiscterly . • ..... ~ proved, on the testimony of several very respectable witnesses. tin The Inn ' he deceased, who had always been remarkable for a high the d .. areaall spirits and jocularity of diaposition, had recently exhibits! arc! .1111 different turn of mind, and, without any apparent cause, lea a a HE • once become fitful, gloomy, and desponding. He left his finis p Weill directly after breakfast on Thursday, and was not seen by theta td • Debts ten o'clock next morning, when he was discovered by his niece a the melancholy situation above-described, in a winter which St - of t reined at a distance from his own house. The Jury, without am ybe mar merit's hesitation, returned a verdict of "Lunacy.:".-..Gievartrs bile Meet Journal. . such Cn .. e. on or b MARKETS. . ...). az --am. - (From the Laudon IVea Price Current. j • COTTON-There was a moderate inqniry in our Cane UL` I 9 market last week, and about Elan bags sold, viz.-540 Bn s 'n, hed.ad. ordinary and middling, Ne 4. fair, ei.d.a r ad. g,,,, , a0 ' ENT I and good ; 230 bursts, slid. fair, to 7d.llood.fair ii 70.14 INDI 200 , ladies. lid. a Rd. good fair and port I I w a h,, for good fair t7O Penns, lid. fair, all in bond : there hare but : II NW. taken chiefly by the node ; a few Bengals for export, for whittle ' aaehouse, have more inquiry, bat at prices below what our holders weak Shirts from accept. • • Tow LivEnroor, JAN. 17.-There has been more inomiry fe Drawing ( Cotton front the trade than fur some weeks past, particularly On* , °ALS, the last few days, but the holders have sheen so decided a dun to make sales, that the prices have declined id. a id. per lb. it Gently twat thi Bowed, and id. per lb. in most other descriptions. • wit COFFEE-The Co ff ee market remains in a very der* • the COI state, and the small quantity brought forward after thi day of ca . Tke • lark .: . -OA 1 . publication last week, was nearly all taken in; scarcely a buyer. , peered at market ; good ordinary Bruit. sold 1 17.. a 693., ordain! bas. ; good ordinary Jamaica, but rant, sold 6135. a 71s, he if he thi ordinary 775. a 71k. ; the quotations of East India and St. Dominp rem afte r are entirely - nominal • accordiii• to the priers of Jamaia G • St. Domingo should rate ab out 725. There were no public Wei . Compan Coffee this forenoon, and only one, chiefly of damaged dun? Lions, is advertised for this week ; we have heard of no purchase I RINd by private colithict; the market price may in consequence he site . p ,,,,,,,, entirely nominal ; good ordinary Jamaica, clean, nominally 7i.1 • 745. ; fair quality St. Domingo 725. ; but, such is the deprrw: < ~ c : ns t a , state of the market that we think it would be dif fi cult to tfn' • ' h er toi sales at these depres sed rates. It ought, however, to be Tettatt , 'l , ' i t w • as him sure to tin ior tot t h t e lte m p a i r i k te , sal con es ,i h a t in el g y b ge ro n u er g a h l t ly for a wartl infe T ior m an oe i t i un nin fa i roo t o ok riai for which there is at present no demand. with . h., SUGAR.-The Sugar market continued without interestla 1 En d m e week ; there were very few purchases of Aluseovades i and she . .. is the I , Grocery descriptions were disposed of, prima a shade lower vat - entirely c submitted to. The market this forenoon remains in the r.arnelh ' if persor quid state. ea we have lately repotted : the purchases are almoner y article w inconsiderable to constitute a market currency. It ought also aft bald ougl remarked, the weekly deliveries are so limited in extent, coded . least ever with the previcits year, that the stocks are rapidly 'enamel:oM • may j There was little variation in Refined goods last week ; the rand . • hits of for Lumps was inconsiderable, _sad though the stocks are stills! H al low, yet the late languid trade has caused sonic accurnulatia •ed in the molasses were 17m. rd. The market is uncommonly henry id - t credit to forenoon ; the prices are nominally the same as last week. Na hair, and lasses 275. 611. In Foreign Sugars no purchases by private mese_ . sly be d were reported ; a public sale of 201 chests Havannan was snap. 4. .. deme, It ad, but only a few lots, damaged, were disposed of ; uddflal Papers a white was withdrawn at 405., soft yellow 2% lid., good bran Wi s h e d i n 21.. rid. • 1,311 packages East India were also brou ght forscd• iledien at grey Beerbohm, subject to duty, 375., was taken in 275. atia; • Oil, colt • the Bourbon Sugars sold, ordinary yellow and brown, 21s. elle ••• Ru ss i a RUM, BRANDY, AND HOELANDS.-There has at era, hair. been so much business doing in Rum, but the late Wyss , ° '• " pot. and maintained : it is still confidently stated, that Government sill* ' them Bei wet to some measure favourable for %Vest India Rums ; it Oro • harsh for reported that the duties on deflcienees will not be levied, but non ' e truth of , duction in duty will take place. The public sale brought faro , ark Alexatwle 1 last week consisted of 209 puncheons 10 hogsheads Grenada Bon. . • of distin I nearly the whole was disposed) of, but the laiddings wed ng „E • • :h uain, I brisk as bad been antics:atoll • black coloured and smoky so • . the North, I Is. 4d. a Is. sd. • the market ha; since becotne languid. Prod! ' - ' Greas are rather highe;; new to errivcron they Is. HAL sts lb" in this coin housed 3K a 3s. 14. In Geneva there is no alteration. 11E31P, FLAX, AND TA LLOW.-The failure d us t asap/ lgnorant o one cf the nian . agers of the great Tallow speculation caurcd__ ____ . ll. .. , .. e 77 ,. . , - ,,,,o li: wt ed ihi a ie sensation, and it war immediately concluded a large quanta/ i t , trial to Tallow would be thrown upon the market ; however, it redo " 'es the h ad report is without foundation, the holders in many i ni emien Nar4 ,... ' p lt r i h si lt ni e n o w a is t changed their stocks for the new imports, continue their seem.' • of the R tion, and yellow candle Tallow, which had declined to 30-, a , rid o ut t he win lookag more !inn at 345. 3d. Hemp is rather nights 1 1 3. - - ''es and fp MX there is little alteration.. Front the failure we hare alluded . ' •, France, about 2,000 casks Tallow were to-day thrown upon the nedri en of the there is, however, little change in prices ; the quotation is 3ss . oe, more to RICE-By public sale on Friday, 191 bell. Caroling Ho. ' the original and ordinary quality, a few lots sold at 325. lid. .g, shin ' •netornt r • BIRTHS. ..,, .., Ask for Pri Op the 18th inst. at Brussels, Lady Mithe ll a K••• • . .i . a larip daughter. the r:. , = 'ld by th, On the 17th inst. in P,aket.street, Portman-squads 12 ' 1 - -- near t Major Riven C.QIIIIC, of a son. i lied7 l He, '' • • 150,0 " ;Tu °Winne lad niff. l 4 % ; : a s t u lie rg eth eo u l ° 7 rnd n t da b: m i o n t s Lel t L a : s tigl i:n m a4 o , t h l c Elq Lan d:lit i ri beth f eareTs -roa oni : f il mn , dse th h; e irG la . i . 1 1 7 14' 0f ; sh e. l ir l e :1 11 . ' tb' T' MARRIED. ' the y ear dausag O: hoter t f h w e of. h il t i h it:ch,e iLl ite s d t. ,.. a ..l, t qco , d t v. a c h ard, b c orn hNe e le , sic:, : n erb tos ys v(a %l t re terh s cr J t : e :l te3 ia m iral7.ol D : l4 ,t„; _ y ,.° thti:rins ve c was li d] Essex. DIED. . by ilamOnberth,einwol7thyacin.assgt. at . a‘ hi . s ed h sai nuse . in Stanhope-street. : 11 r/:::: .°1 May nne.amio„ I .'"rarse 0 -. At c as h a lton, Surrey, on the 17th Inst. :qrs. Rose, vi- ,.. ' R ey . Was. Rose. aged elk "bey rout are la m .. ilatn thi m tm ond l , 7 E th ul ln al st yd . at hie house, Camberwell. Surrey , Waj il ..2.f • " 1 Ledle; Ta l‘ y l io ot r ida , &intern. is the w at th lu y it es ho r u e su eh lk , is age. .mtoo.place, Surrey... re ~..,,•,, bekinrevied 4 ' 1 Mo SS rd at THE BRITISH PRE Office, by J. M . l's kners C , Id; „strand ; Ared.Pnblialted by IL Lassos:, aemo Oaf . 1 Ak ar_ :::