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LIIIRPOOL CO3IMERCIAL INTELLIGSNCE. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, APRIL S. We hate this week experienced a limitrd demand for produce in 'veinal. Only about 43011litla. B. P. Sugar have been sold, and she quotations an barely supporter' ; besides which 300 bags of line white Bengal , has been sold at 725, 6d. to the grocers. In Molasses about 200 punchcrow have been sold at 235. a 235. 6d., the quality only middling. In V Sugar nothing done. In Coffee little doing ; 70 casks and 1 fat hags Jamaica and Ihmerara were offered by suction. of which several lots were withdrawn, and those sold brought irregular priers. Our quotations are barely supported. Nothing done in Piniento. Cocos, or flinger ; they appear es t n gletted. 1.1 Runt no sales worth reporting, but K ees eaannt be sail in he much if any lower. In Logs woad shout two litn.tiorl tons Campearhy have been sold, prin. really a: 71., ard a row ions St. Lucia at 111. Only one sale of SpanSh Fustic at Ti! 11.. 6.1. In Nicaragua it nod not any sales, the arrival has been heavy this week, and this article is expected to fall ; 300 hhds. New York Flax-seed sold at 525. a 55.. per hhd.; a nd 570 quarters of E Indio at 33.. pet quarter, in bend. In Itice 100 bags of East India sold at 225. per cwt. ; 2000 barrels Turpentine have heel sold at IN. Cl. a 10s. per cwt.; and 800 brls. American Tar a , 14..; and 400 bels. Stockholm st 14s. per brl. Ashes a nigall,but littlereitimloA in price; 60 b-is. New3lontreal Pot sold at Vis. &I. s 28s. : .1 100 Ws. Penni, at st. a 265. 6d. ; and 30 bet. Now Yosk Pnt. at 27a. About 60 *hdlg. very inferior Quer citron bark, New York. sold at Ili.. fal. a 10.. 64. per cwt. No sales 0! Philadelphia. No demand for Cochineal ; but the stock vary mail. In Indigo, nothing doing. in consequence of the East India Company's sale to take place on the Ilth instant. Lime Juice is lower ; IS pipe's have been sold at Is. od. per imperial gallon. In Olive 00, a small lot of (lemon, at 371., is the only sa l e . In B e in i storie. only 10 tons, at 6!. 12s. &I. have been sold. is lialtpetre, 100 bags hare been sold at 244. a 275. A few bags of Verona Shoutsc, at lis. 6d, lit Valonia, 10 tons of Smyrna have been sold. so 16/. In Cotton we have haul a dull week, and prices hove again pre, w iv, •id are Oid. to 00. lower. Yesterday more business ass deice, there being a good attendance of the trade. The sales consist of about 6,300 bags i/enegia, at sfel. to 711 d. ; 3110 New Orleans, at to 9}d. ; 70 Sea Islands, at 15d. a 17d. 450 Alabama', a: din. a 70.; 10 stained Sea Island., at lid. ; ISO Pernambuco. at 104.1. a 100. ; 450 Slaranham, at 910. a 94d. ; 300 Ilshia, at 91 a 10.1. ; 800 Egyptian, at Nil. a 100. ; 10 31i. nsa I;erse... at Ikl. ; 30 Demerara, at 10d. a Ild. ; 25 Peruvians at Hi. ; 10 &intim..., a 011. ; 120 Surat, at 44d. a fqd. ; 10 Car thagena, at 614. ; and 40 Bengal. at 440. a 54d. : making together a n sat 9,loo ; oe which 2.000 Upland have been taken no apt saiatioo, an! 000 far export. STATE 01' TRADE. IFenm the Lads ,Sfereuv y.l We ate obliged reluctantly to admit that the signs of returning prosperity in tie staple trade of Yorkshire. which we noticed month ago. h .re not realized the ex stations that were formed from them. The market. at Leeds and Huddersfield in the wool len cloth line, hare for the last three weeks been extremely dull, never peilta's in the memory of man so niuelt so at this season; and in the worsted staff piece-halls of Bradford and Ilalifax, trade b equally flit noel unpromising, if we except that trade which seises out of sacriticea. The natural consequence is, that the raw material of wool is grealy depreciated in price, fine clothing Eng. fi s h wools as iitur'i as 20 per cent. on comparison with the prices of l a st ye a r, rontnon cloth wool thirty-five per cent. and comb ing wool thiti.edive per cent. within the same period. Money continues ex:really scarce amongst merchants and traders, but a great proportion of the returned bills, from bank and other failures. which two or three months ago were menacing the trading and Comm-ref d intereo, have been paid off* .ind disappeared. Mercantile and oilier arcerancei to a large amount have also been met within the last few months without the creation of others, and the commreial bark, which has had during the winter to pass through a sternly PCIII, Is gradually righting itself. 'Pais exhausting eon made, trait- will revive, but we must not expect,either during the present year. or perhaps for many years to come, to find it so buoyant as it has been for some years past. We may hope, how. ever, that sounder principles of trade will arise out of our present difficulties, and that in future real caplet will be made inure cer tainly productive than it ha- hitherto been. The orders r.'e deed this year for our manatee.• re% in the woollen line, front the United States of America, are unusually small. Last year the droned Iran that quarter kept the manufactories of Dews bury in a s sue of great activity during the whole of the spring season ; one considerable house in particular, in the blanket line, had more oaten; than they could execute, but the first order they hays..gpasisted. Akio year ham America arrived last Tuesday, and was oily for 20 bales. Owing to the failures which have recently taken place among t to malufaeturets in the fancy trade, the usual supply has not been re Tired at the Letipsi.: market; and it appears, front letters received to lludderAtivill during the present week, that a great scarcity of fancy goods of this description has been felt at the opening of the fair, so much so. that the continental merchants have not been able to supply themselves. Among the signs of the times. it has been mentioned to us, that the common carrier from Wakefield to iluddcrsfield, who conveys also the London goods front the former to the latter place, one day lap week mule his journey with so small a quantity of merchan dise that tat carriage amounted only to one shilling, while he had to pay 3s. for tolls, at the bars through which his waggon had to pass. w bankers of circumscribed means have passed through the trials to which they have been subject Iron) the late panic, with so much persei ersnce as Mr. Shakespear Sykes, of the Huddersfield bank. Atter standing a run of 50 clays, he was at length obliged to suspend his payments; but he turret closed his bank, and lie has been gradually paying off his note% and other demands against him in full. till at length the great majority of the creditors of the bank have been Tire society for the relief of the unemployed poor in this town is purmi - g its labours with assitinity and success. Last IVeditett day 149 cases came under the consideration of the committee, of which 90 were relieved, with an expenditure of 241. ss. 10d. As the season advance., the relief is administered with increasi.tg cau tion. That an institutlers of ibis nature is not uncalled for, 101 appear from the following return, collected with pest diligence, and for which we are indebted to 31r. James Green.. There are in the east and north-east divisions of Leeds 943 looms, usually em ployed in the weaving of worsted stutrs; of this number Nil /me in full work, 299 are partially employed, and 390 are entirely idle. (From the Manchester Guardian of April O.] Although we have not the gtatificat ion of being able to announce arty change for the better in yarns or in grey piece goods, we can etre, and we do se with pleasure. that there has been • decided improvement in the home trade. A Very considerable number of Irsatlon and country buyers have been in the market, and though Curie purchases have been in comparaively small parcels, they base tended considerably to diffuse the confidence of an early warlidmen.. In regard to the foreign demand, we do not hear of muth change. It is said there is more inquiry for twist, but there lies not been much actral buying. . _ We regret to announce aim pension of payment, by a concern loth which :Winchester houses, it is said, axe involved to the extcnt of or 60,0190/. it is that of the Dutch douse of blesses. J. L. V.. 01 and Co.. of Amsterdam and Rotterdam. They have, we betlrte, had an establishment in London for theft ten or a dorm lugs. but it is only recently they have been much known as buyera in this market. Can'tlerahle purchases were made here by them, or on their account, within the last two or three weeks, for bills at alter doe., varying front three days to a month, few or none of which have been paid. Sonic hopes were entertained that those wiadt had been dishonoured would be paid on Thursday last. This, however, did not take pleat the disappointment was attri buted by the representative of the house to the non-arrival of the Dutch it ail. It will gire us much pleasure to find, that it was at. tributable to no less satisfactory reason. Seisms:as' Wants. —We understand that Messrs. Birley, Hamby. and Co. have given notice of an intention to reduce the waste( of their spinners—to enaduenee from 31 onday next. NIG)! or Tut Tt so ca--A rate tot the relief of the poor, of five shillings in the Found, bu just been laid by the churchwardens and ortrseers hf this town, arid was allowed by the Magistrates on Thur.day. The last nee was only gs. &I. in the pound. Tit Suomi DUMS.—We hear from goad authority, that it is the intend*, of Ministers to submit to Parliement a petrponitlon for liking entirely away the bounty allowed on the exportation of relined sugars, and for reducing the extra duty on East India ousr : a. 6.. per cwt.; leaving to the Wtst India colonists a pro- Iscuun of 4s. distend of as at present Ins. per cwt. We understand that the pictures in Carlton House are to be removed to the Angerstein Gallery, with which latter collection they are to be temporarily united, and exhibited gratis, Eite the Angerstein paintings. In the event of the above temporary union, would it not be desirable to raise a certain scm by admissions, as at the Royal Academy, for 'lie purpose of making purchases? Mr. E. Gibbon Wee',elide], who has lately attracted so thud* of pu'olic attention, is the grandson of the celebrated Airs. Priscilla Wakefield. Mr. William Wakttield was recently married to Miss Sydney, the only daughter of Sir Philip Sydney, Hart. of l i ttniburst Casa..., Kent. Hy private letters from France, we learn that the holm play e d off on Mr. Brook, s, by some wag stating in the bevspapers that he, with a party of ladies, regaled on some rif th e elephant steaks, has obtained general belief in Frmec ; nay, some go so far as to assert that the whole animal was devoured by the gourmands of London. "Ces dioLles crAngluis 1" they say. It is a pity w deprive our friends of their joke.—Sunday ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. It has been reported, but we cannot vouch for the truth, that Mr. Smart does not intern! troubling the " buxom and obedient" electors of our independent corporation with any more solicitation for their sufTrage.—llsitlingdwt Paper. Mr. Goulburn has civilly declined, as every hotly knew he would, the honour which the guild of Merchants wished to " buckle on his back." The ticiiutation from the Guild waited on him yesterday, and presented their address. The request was politely, but positively refused. —Dublin Freeman's Junrn'el. Mr. Edward Protheroe has offered himself to the notice of the electors of Evesham, with, we understand, the most flattering prospect of success. Mr. Fox has announced his intention to offer himsd If again for the borough of Beverley ; which intention be has made known by the following singular address to the Burgesses : •• ticxv mvx.—.l have had the honour to receive your letter. and feel grateful for the warm exprosiona you manifest for my in. tereat. I have arra( ple a sure in assuring you, that lam rert.r.Y PREPARED to offer myself again as one of your Iteprem:ntativ,. in Parliament, which I feel myself p!cdgcd to tin under ANY C. 11116 Clt ms - raNcEs. It,, the very Chiming compliment you have al ready paid me, I need not say that lam truly grateful and if I hive the happiness to be a fecund time elected your Representative, I shall feel that no inertias on my part can cancel the obligation. I have the honour to be, Gentlemen. Your faithful oltedient servant, " G. 1,. FOX. " 6, Clevelantl.court, St. Jameessplitee, March 25, 1826." _lf -ID DOG v. TO TIIE EDITOROFITIIR IMITIFIR PRESS. Stn—l have not the stnalle.t doubt blat tlant yo wall warm this intrusion, and give the following hints publicity, by placing them in your valuable columns. The nubile must feel highly obligated to you for your late admonition, warning the proprietors of dogs to keep them confined during the ensuing hot summer months. But ' there really requires an interferenceof the Legislature to protect the public from the danger so much to be apprehended this season from an increase of that most dreadful of all maladies, viz.—Hy. drophobis. It is well known that :be Magistrates, in aver, praise. worthy manner, every spring Issue their mandates, prohibiting dogs of fierce character being at large in the streets, under pin of a small penalty • but such orders appear not to have the least effect, as any casual ob server; may notice thousands of poor halLstarved animals running in the streets, living upon any putrid flesh they can find, and to the imminent danger of the public. It is to be hoped, that as Mr. Martin has shown such laudable imam, for the animal creation, he will pay that attentiln so requisite for the welfare of his fellow creatures, by proposing some measure in the House, this Session, to prevent occurrences so appalling in their 1 1 nature as those which existed List summer, and to which every family in the kingdom, however elevated in rank, is expowil. From the great number of dogs known to have been bitten last rear, and which were not destroyed. I fear that our hospitals will have many inmates labouring under this most severe of human maladies. Could any Member of Parliament witness the scene that this affliction produces. I am convinced that he would not suffer a single sitting of the Legislature to take place. without introducing a measure fully adequate to protect every class of his Dlajesty s subjects from the danger of Hydrophobia. I am, Sir, yours, 3:e. Holton, April 3. Something of the nature of an affair of honocr took place at Beverley lest week, between Mr. Alderman Wil liams and !gr. Mackenzie Beverley, a Magistrate. It has been said for some weeks that the Alderman carried a horse-whip in his pocket, with the intention to castigate the sharp-pointed penman, whenever an opportunity of fered, for the liberty he had taken with his name and cha racter! in a recent publication. About nine o'clock on the evening of the above day, the Magistrate was returning from a religious meeting, when the Alderman, who was keeping a sharp look out, pounced down upon him, and gave him a tremendous cut across the face, and the whip was again whistling on its way to a second embruce,when a left-handed blow came in contact with the Alderman's head, and brought hint to the ground. The next day the Alderman was bound in the rum of .5000/. to keep the peace towards the Magistrate, and so the matter rests at present. Fire alarm bells are about to be fixed on the several watch-houses belonging to Liverpool. UNSTAMPED COUNTRY BANK NOTES —A novel mode detailing the stamp duty, on provincial one pound notes, has been adopted by a Banker at Sheerness, of the name of Bishop. who has, within the last (weekly., issued drat' for one pound each, payable to himself, or order, at seven days after date, drawn upon his agent in Fenchurch.street, regularly endorsed as bills of exchange, and unstaniped ....... • - A person of the name of Williamson, who contracted, some months ago, for forming the Errleshill and Bradford road. having absconued on Saturday, the 23th instant, with NM which hehad rrceired trent the engineer to meet disbnrsements, was pursued by three of his Irish labourers, who wanted wages from him, and taken at Newark. where he was placed under arrest, and will be brought back to Bradford to answer the charge.—Leeds .Alcrcury, April O. . • • • • • ALLEGED 11101 DEL—The inquest has not yet been held on the body of the unfortunate woman alluded to in our Union.hall report of Friday. The delay, it is said, arises from the Coroner being absent at a distant part of the country. The deceased wo man had been much addicted to drinking. nod she was intoxicated the day on which it is alleged she was murdered. Her body has been opened and examined by several intelical men, and it is their opinion that she did not die from the blows or kicks she ntight hare received, but that she expired in a lit, produced by excessive drinking. The body is now in such a putrid state, that unless the inquest is immediately held, it must be interred without that ce remony being performed. There were no prisoners for trial, or any other business at the Easter Quarter Sessions for this town, which were held at the Shire Hall on Monday last, before the Mayor and other Magis trates ; and at the County Sessions, which were held on Wednes day before Sir Robert Harry Inglis, Chairman, and several other 31agistrateit of the county, there were also no prisoners. The Chairman, in his address to the Grand Jury sworn on the occasion. congratulated them upol having no bills to lay before them, and said he believed it walla circumstance unparalleled since he had the honour of presiding in that Chair, or within the memory of the oldest man present—Bedford _Paper. . Dcaraucriee Ft a E.—Yesterday morning, about half past one o'clock. the inhabitants of St. Al toy Axe were thrown into great consternation by the breaking out of a fire in the second floor of the house of Ilrs. (km, No. 21, in the above place. The house being chtufly composed of wood, the flames soon spread to an alarm ing height. and it was feared that the houses adjoining would be come a prey to tiro destructive elemeht. About a dozen engines were promptly on the spot, but notwithstanding the exertions of the firemen, it was some time before the progress of the flames could be put ■ stop to. The house in which the tire originated was en tirely destroyed. A young man, with great hazard to his life, rushed through the flavors, and succeeded in saving a child who was in a perilous situation. nn Saturday afternoon, about four o'clock, a number of persons were congregated to witness a Punch and Judy exhibition, in Lincoln's-inn-fields, when, as is usual on "crowded occasions." the pickpockets were extremely active. A very respectably looking country gentleman, in the crowd, missing his pocket-book, and be traying evident symptoms of emotion at his hos, was told by a bye-stander, that just before he had observed a tall young man, dressed in a suit of deep mourning, very busily engaged close by his side, and that he had just walked away towards taste-street. whither the gentleman followed him. The thief, on perceiving he was pursued, took to his heels, and led hie pursuer a pretty sharp dance through Whetstone-park.when, finding he was losing ground, he threw away the pocket-book, which was picked up by the owner, and escaped through ('area: Turnstile into Holborn, where all traces of him were lost. The pneket-book contained notes and bills to the amount of upwards or 3.11 f. This is only one of those numerous instances or rubbery which are daily occurring at these and similar exhibitions which are suffered to take place in our pub. lie thoroughfares. It was but a few days since that a young lady sod her mother, in passing throngh a crowd in Bedford-row, Hal. born (attracted by the gambols of Pinsch and his frail rib), were hustled by three or four sturdy fellows, and robbed of an elegant cornetist) necklace, with which the thieves managed to escape un discovered, although at the early Anne of one o'clock in the after noon. Is there not some connexion, we would ask, between the exhibitionist, the organ-grinder. and the light-tiagered gentry ? The novel anti beautiful article invented and manufac tured by Vysl, of lontgate.strept, in Ladies' Hats and Bonnets, for the Spring and Sommer Fashions, is universally admired by the fashionable world for its elegance, lightness, durability, and elasticity. The following is the Uouse List of Governors ani Direc tors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing, viz.:— TOR ooveexoas. John Baker Richards, Esq. Governor. Drewe, E-q. Deputy Governor. FOR DIRECTORS. John Dowden, I John Ifniley Palmer. Esq. Cornelius Buller, Esq. I James Pattionn, jun. Esq James Campbell, Esq. John ilenry kWh Esq. William Cotton, Esq. John Pease, Esq. Timothy Abraham Curtis, Esq. Charles Pule, Esq. George Borden, Esq. Sir John Ilse Mid, But. Jeremiah HIMUS , ), EM. William R. Robinson, Esq. John Benjamin 11:ath, Esq. Henry Smith, Esq. Samuel Hibbert, E. 9. Samuel Thornton, Esq. William Manning, Lsq. William Ward, Esq. William Mellish, Esq. Thomas Warre, Esq. William Mitchell, E , q. Money Wigrani, Esq. The Election for Governor and Doputy Governor will be hell at the Rank to-morrow, the i Rh, and for Directors on Wednesday, from tan o'clock in the fOrenoon till four in die satiation. • LAW NOTICES. COURT OR CHANCERY: The Lord Chonoellor will hit data day ID the Howe of Ler& to boor appeals. VICE. CH ANI*LLOR'S COURT. TUS T/C•-CHANCSLLOR, TIM OAT, AT aaLr-r %IT TIC. Richard on v. Weer , ' Att..General •. nylon, ■ntl Exceptions—pet order Fx-parte Hlll. Ilrad'ey v. GlHatton In re Heckert Manning v. Jickikon 1))0it V. Andertun . . LOTti St.Juhn V. Heron Ex•parte the Desi.ril Etrarte Milroy re Bar low—per order Do. White re White I)3. Warner re Wish I Do. Wride re Lifter Do. D.,. Webster re Gregory Do. Olne re Beet Do. Nicholls re Ni cholls CALMS Eet.stes of the Duke of Queensberry Wilkinson v.Wilkinson Jervoise v. Clarke DM v. Palmer Place v. Archbishop of Canterbury Johnson v. Chlppindale Peyton v. Peyton I.anca.ter V. Vsity same v. Same BANKRUPT ' , armory'. Do. Ch..ritou re Chad- ton Do. Sionehouse re Ore. gory Do. 0'01,7141d re Perry Do. ebotterly re Smith Do. West re Weld Do. OliverAsoo re Chet," Do. Timbey re Dora ford Ilazett v. Chaprnnlere Ttv , lnav v. Pt Re... to Roblnvon v. Fletcher /Inward v. Salmon Morey V. Ilurchell Holding t. l.e Mervlor Hither V. Dtiront Woodfall v. Woodruff Frond v. Frond Brabant ♦. Strathmore Do. 91tger re Manton Do. Denni•on re Piper Du. Peele re Wadding- Illi;:ilhabot re Armand OiyAtria re Wilk- In.on Do. 'Thaw re Huward and LAW INTELLIGENCE. SIIERIFF'S COURT, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. SATURDAY. APRIL 8. MENSRA. W. ANT) R. P. nNT,I., OP IKONGATE. WHARTIMOEIS AND WAIII:IIOCSEKEEPKRS lATHARINI DOCK COM PANY. The Attorney-Genertl, Mr. Corwin, end Mr. Campbell, were for the Cieimonts. Mr. Adams, Mr . Platt, and Mr. Bernard,. ft* the Company. AstorWT OT CLAIM. Claim for compensation for good-will L 29,100 Ditto for the value of claimants interest in unexpired tern of lease 7.000 Clsim for fixtures, utensils, and improvements 1,000 Claim for expense of the removal of the merchandise now in the warehouses of the claimants 880 Total demand X 37,0116 _ _........ A nominal tender of five abillltlga had been made on behalf of the Company, the Directors having been prevented making a spe cific offer, in consequence of the claimants' refusing to furnish any detailed particulars of their demand. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL opened the case on the part of the claimants. He descanted at great length upon the very great be nefits which must ultimi.tely result to the promotera of the St. Ka tharine Dockit, whilst he also admitted the great odvantages which the public would derive, and particularly the trade of the port of London, from the undertaking; ai.d contended, that as the profita would be large to the subscribers, the compensation ought in a like proportion to be liberal to individuals who might he forcibly dispos sessed of their prOpetty, under the provisions of the Act for con structing the decks in question. Mews. Bell, it appeared from his statement, were wparfingets and vrarebotisekeepers, carrying on extensive business at Don.gate Wharf and Tower-hill; they occu pied warehouses possessing great capacity, and had a very conside rable share of the Baltic business, their warehouses being occupied principAlly wit!, hemp, flax, tallow, saber, and iron, the whole of which business, he was instructed to state, would be annihilated by the construction of the St. Katharine Docks. Evidence was given at great length in support of several of the itesivi of claim. The case of Messrs. Bells having been closed, Mr. ADAM addressed the Jury on the part of the Dock Com pany, in a speech of peculiar ingenuity, force, and eloquence ; in the course of which he complained of the conduct pursued by the claimants. The Dock Company had unsuccessfully used every possible effort to negotiate with Memos. Bells; they had proposed a reference to arbitrators, which had been declined. Messrs. Bells had also refused to furnish any particulars or even explanation of their demand ; they resisted the inspection of their books and ac counts, and hail declined a proposal on the part of the Dock Corn party to appoint accountants on faith sides, upon oath, by whose examination of those books and accounts they (the St. Katharine Dock Company) Mere content to abide. Messrs. Bells having thus refused every overture at amicable arrangement, the Dock Compady were reluctant:) , compelled to meet them before a jury; and in the absence of every information, were prevented front making any O'er. Under these circumstances, a nominal tender of five shillings had been resorted to, so as to bring the question fairly to issue. Mr. Adam proceeded to state, that this was the only ease which the Dock 'onipany had not hitherto been able to adjust without having recourse to a Jury. Purchases exceeding 200,0001. had already been matte by them, in furtherance of the purposes of the Act; and he was gratified at being able to add, that those purchases had been effected upon terms satisfactory to both parties. The Dock Company had no reason to complain of the spirit in which these negotiations had been conducted, owe. pt in the case in question ; said in confirmation elf this statement, he had the satisfaction of adding that, in two other cases which stood for trial that day, the parties had been advised to accept the offers which had been made then), and had thus spared the Jury the trouble of nsleasing the damages. He then proceeded to describe the demand of the Messrs. Bells as extortionate, and declared himself to be so satisfied that it had not been sus tained by evidence, that he was content to rest the defence of the Dock Company on the testimony offered by the claimants, and under such circumstances declined calling any witnesses to rebut it. He commented with great ability and acuteness upon ilia evidence, and declared that he was instructed by the Dock Company to say that they had no desire that any thing should be withheld from Messrs. Bells which they were in justice or equity entitled to ; on the contrary, that they ought, (although after what had pa ssed they had no immediate claim to it) to be liberally dealt with. And after proceeding to sheer the preposterous nature of the amount chimed, he, with confidence, surrendered the interests of the Dock Company into the hands of the Jury. The Under Sheriff summed up, and after the Jury had retired for • considerable time, they returned a verdict of 2801. as the value of the claimants' interest in the lease, and 8,7201. for the good will, fix tures, utensils, improvements, and expenses ofvernoval of the mer chandise from the warehouses—together 9,0410/. The fixtures and utensils to be the property of the Dock Company. The verdict, therefore, amounted to less than one-fourth part of the sum claimed. This cause occupied the Court from 10 o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the evening. It was incidentally stated during the trial that • claim of about 14,10101.. made by Messrs. Stein and Sims, brewers, had within a hew days been determined by arbitrators, who had awarded them amtalf., which included a sum of 18001., the value of the plant and fixtures, which plant and fixtures would be sold by public auction, and the proceeds carried to tile credit of the Dock Company, in part payment of the sum awarded. THE BRITISH PRESS. OLD BAILEY, SATURDAY, ArIIL 8. DARING ROBBERY. Claus flahkem. a Dutchman, was tried by a Jury consisting of half Englishmen and half foreigners, fur stealing in the dwelling. house of Mr. John George Fearn, eighty gold rings, virtue one hundred pounds. and other property. The prisoner, about six o'clock on the evening of the 16th of March, entered the shop of the prosecutor, who is a jeweller in Cornhill, and asked the shop. man to shew him some mourning rings : he tried several on his fingers, and asked to look at others, as they were too small. The shopman was in the act of reaching over the tray of rings, when the prisoner snatched up the first tray that had Leen shewn to him, containing rings, value 120!. and ran out of the shop. He was pursued down Pope's Head Alley, along bombard-street, and was secured at the bottom of Sherborne.lene ; but he had nothing in his possession at the time lie was stopped. The tray was picked up in the street, and also about one fifth of the rings. The shop man spoke with confidence as to the identity of the prisoner. The prisoner, in his defence, said that lie never was in the shop. Witnesses were called to character, and no man could receive a better. It appeared that lie was in the employment of Walton and Co. sugar bakers, up to the night of the robbery ; that he was courting a daughter of a respectable tradesman, and was on the point of marriage. The RECORDER summed u 9 the case; and said, if the Jury could entertain a doubt of his bring the person who committed the capital felony, they would pronounce a verdict in his favour. Verdie.—Guilty ; but recommended to mercy on account of his former character. _ _ The RECOIIIM it seriously admonished him to prepare for the worst. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. J. G. Ilfunns and 7'. Lindsay were indicted for assaulting Isaac Dove on the highway, and stealing from his person a silver watch and three sovereigns. The prosecutor was almost insensibly drunk on the evening of the 21st of March, and left a public-house in Gravel-lane, %I ap ping. Several boys stated that they saw one of the pristpers push the prosecutor down, and that both of them rifled his pockets. The prisoners were found Guilty of steaiing from the person. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. John Chick and (tome Burke ;sere capitally indicted for as nutting Thomas Wardle on the highway, and stealing from his person a watch, tic., value Ili guineas. The prosecutor, on the night of the 7th of March, was passing along Chiswell•street, and Chick pinioned his alms, while Burke snatched his watch from his fob. Burke got away • Chick scuttled with him, kicl:eil !inn, and ran away: was pursild. and was taken in a dust-hide in Grub-street, into which he had leaped to uvnid capture. Burke was taken next day in a skittle ground, in a cellar at the Salmon and 11411 public-house, with a number of bad clia- Meters. Mr. L.tw asked a witness what sort of a dust-hole It was ? What I have seen in the streets. Mr. Justice PARK-0 yes, we sec them in the neighbourhood of Grub-street. (Laughter). Mr. LAW-1 never was there to see them. Mr. Justice PANIC—The worthy Alderman (referring to Mr. Alderman (rood) on the Bench can tell you that he has seen the dust-holes. (Laughter) Prisoner-1I was in haste going home. Mr. Justice PARK—lately, Gentlemen of the Jury, it was hardly his way home to joint' into a dust-hole. (laughter). A witness--I went to the skittle.g7nuel to apprehend Burke, be cause it is a place of resort for no, - .rt,ntit Mt. Justice PAtx•—Goad GA, do you hear that; who are the Magistrates of that ;district ?—The Worship-street, your Wor ship. (Laughter). Mr. Justice PARK—Take a note of that, Mr. Shelton ; how hor. rible, that such places for harbouring thieves should exist in • cellar. (Laughter). Witne.a examined by Mr. Pm L LiP9-1 never represented this notorious place to the Magistrates. Mr. Justice PARK—It is an abominable place, and it is theffluty of the Magistrates to know of the ex stance of such places, and to sunpress them. I will sec to it. The Jury acquitted Burke, and found Chick Quilt,. MIDDLESICX SESNIONS, MARCH 8. John Petiole and Elizalirilt Berkete;t were indicted tOr adminis tering eight grains of tartar emetic to Nicholas Cross. with the in. tent of doing him bodily harm. The prosecutor stated that he is a private in the Third Regiment of Guards. Lid on the 24th of Fe bruary last was billeted on the Bomb of Grapes public-house, Bow-stem!, Covent-garden. Ile went there with his billet between two and three o'clock, and the landlady gave him a pint of porter. which he took into the tap-room and drank. The two prisoners were at the time drinking In the tap-room, is were two other men and a woman. After he drank his porter he left the tap-roorn, and returned in a short time, when one of the men, not the prisoner, prevailed on him to drink a glass of ale. lie soon after became sick, and went into the yard, where he vomited, &c. and became Insensible, and knew nothing more of what happened to him. 31r. Cole, a surgeon, proved that, about five o'clock on the day in question, he was called in to the prisoner, and found him in a state of insensibility and with scarcely any aqui' of life. All the appearances indicated his having taken an over-dose of tartar emetic. A mail of colour prowl, that about three o'clock he went into the tap.ronm of the Bunch Grapes, and the male prisoner asked him to go fur a pennyworth of tartar emetic, which witness declined. Three chemists in the neighbourhood of Ilaw-street proved that, about four o'clock on the 24th . February, the female prisoner mirehaserf *Mu one, four grains of tower emetic ; from each of the others two grains in the first case she said it was to give to a large Newfoundland dog, in the others that it was a dose for her hu►band. The male prisoner said, in his defence. that he had a Newfound land dog with him, which he was informed had taken poison, and that he publicly a.ktil the man of colcur in the tap-room, to bring him a dose of !mar emetic to administer to the dog, and that permn having refused, the female witness went for it; and, after she brought it, laid it on the table, from which it was taken without his knowledge; and, if put into the ale given to the prosecutor. that was also done within., his participation. The female prisoner told a si milar story. A witness proved that the male prisoner had a large dog with hint at the time. The Jury, without hesitation, found both the prisoners Gritty. The CHAIRMAN. ill passing sentence, observed, that had the pmsecutor died, both the prisoners would have had to answer for a capital offence. The judgment of the Court was, that they should each be imprisoned six months in the House of Correction, and kept to hard labour. Irillitim Savage was indicted for an indecent assault on Mar* Ann Chapman. _ Mr. A ti'Dos:ws stated the case for the prosecution. The pri soner, he sold. was the driver of a cabriolet, and was also a noto rious pugilist. The prosecutrix was his daughter-imlaw, and lived wish hint and her mother at the time the assault was commit ted. The present prosecution ass carried on by her umne. The prosecutrix, a girl of very interesting appearance and demeanour, stated that she is thirteen and a half years old. She lived with the prisoner, who is married to her mother, and whom she always called father. They resided in a front room in a house in .Prince: street, Bedford-row. On Sunday morning, the 12th of February, her mother went to Uxbridge, at d was to return the some day, but did not. The prisoner come home at his usual hour, about eleven o'clock, and witness gave him his supper. She was then about to lay down a torn-up bed , in which she slept, when the prisoner told her she should sleep with him that night. She did not like it, but she hod on different occasions slept with the prisoner and her mother before; and she had frequently seen the prisoner throw knives at her mother when she &nod him anything, which made her afraid to refuse to sleep with him, and they went to bed to. golfer, the door of the room being locked as was customary. She soon after fell asleep, and twos awoke by the prisoner. (The wit ness here described the nature of the assault committed by the prisoner, her voice being choaked with the agony of her feelings, and the tears streaming down her cheeks.] She cried out as loud as she tooki, •• Pray. father, let me go ! Do, father, let me go !" Mrs. M'ebb, who lodged in the next mom, knocked at the pani. tion between the rt ores, and railed to her father, and said he had 1 1 the child in bed with him, and asked was he not ashamed of him. sell, and desired witness to come into her room. Witness cried out that her father would not let her. and again prayed him to let her go. The prisoner called out to Mrs. Webb, and asked her what concern it was of her'a. :Nee. M'ebb said, if he dud not let the child come to her, she'd bring the watchman. Soon after a violent ringing was heard at the door; witness cried out it was her mother. The prisoner got up, and deSirrd witness not to tell; he then looked out at the window, after which he desired wham to lay down her own bed and go tato it, which sbe did. She soon liter heard Mr. Webb go into the next room. The next morning, the prisoner walked with her part of the way to a place where site worked at lace making, and desired her to tell her mother that he had scrubbed her with his beard. At one o'clock she saw her mother, who had previously heard what had happened, and took her to a surgeon. Mrs. Webb fully corroborated the prosecutrix's evidence, and stated that she sat up in her room all night, lest the prisoner might renew his assault. The surgeon who examined the prosecutrix also corroborated her evidence as to the injury ►ustained. 111 r. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the edendant, strongly deprecating their allowing their feelings to influence their judg. merit ; and arguing, that when the prosecutrix censented to go to bed with the prisoner, she must have consented to all that after. wards took place. The CHAIRMAN, in his charge to the Jury, declared that he had never heard clear; r evid.nce, or evidtnce that appeared more entitled to credit, given in a Conrt of Justice. The Jury Matstidy returned a verdict—Guilty. '1 he CHAIR MAX said, it was unne:estoor to comment on the atm. city of the offence. The judgment of the Court was, that the mi. 'toner should be imprisoned to elve months ic the House of Coy. rection, sad kept to hard labour. John Ileanplarys, a young bookseller, who had on Friday pleaded guilty to an indictment preferred against him by the So. tiety for the Suppression of Vice, for selling obscene publications, was brought up for judgment. Mr. ADOLPH us addressed the Court on behalf of the prosecu tion, and stated, that it was not till after the Society had received many imploring letters from fathers of families, anti masters of apprentices, both male and female, that they had instituted the present pro%ecution. ?.Jr; Rignold, an ofßcer of the Society, proved that he had put.: chased the books he produced at the shop of the defendant, 75, High Holborn. The indecent prints they contained were exhibited in the window, and crowds of young persons were looking at them and making comments. The defendant had a letter from the So ciety, threatening him with prosecution ilhe did not discontinue the sale; but the sale was continued after that letter was sent. Another witness gave similar evidence. The defendant addressed the Court. He said he was not able to employ Counsel. The books he was prosecuted for publishing were reprints of old books, which had never been judged illegal, and were at this moment published by other booksellers. He read copies of two letters he had written to the Society for the Suppres sion of Vice, expressive of his contrition and his readiness to give up all the copies of 'lay works in his possession, and to enter into recognizance% never to publish any of the ,rtme kind. The Court sentenced him to two months' imprisonment. POLICE. AI A NSIO-N-110VSE. FELONY AND NIXTEN;IVL DWiNDI.TN6.—On Saturday Niediugalt, of the firm of Nightingale and Co., who was a PI/ days ago charged with having stolen a watch, the property of the owner of the Dolphin public-Loose, and who, it was ascertained, has been concerned with a gang of swindlers and kite-flyers, was brought up for final examination upon the charge of felony. Ilesketh, the officer, produced a great number of papers which he had found in the prisoner's box, upon searching it for the du plicate of the watch, winch the prison , r admitted he had pawned. These papers disclosed the whole plan of deception in which the prisoner, Mr. Whitehead, and others, had been concerned. The Loan MAYOR questioned Wright, the landlord of the Dolphin public-house, very particularly on the conduct of Night ingale upon taking the watch. The landlord stater! di,ainctly, that he missed the watch and Nightingale at the same time, and that he never had given permit'. slim to him to take that or any other article. The officer then produced a handkerchief, which had been pawned with the watch, and which Nightingale had also stolen at the Dolphin. The pawnbroker stated that the watch had been pledged on the 31st of Januar The LonD y. AVon asked the prisoner whether he had anything to say upon the subject of the first charge? Nightingale's attorney said he could prove, that although the watch wits subsequently pledged, the thing was a mere lark." The LoaD Mayon asked whether there was any other charge against the prisoner? .Ir. Lake, an attorney, said he had a charge, of a nature similar tothat which had been just heard, to make against Mr. Nightingale. Ile had been at a tavern, where Mr. Nightingale dined at the smile table with him. After dinner he and 31r. Nightingale remained; 411 e rest of the company went away. Ile (winiess) called the waiter, and handed to him a Oyer snuff-boa (but whether he 1 handed it first to Mr. Nightingale lie could not tell), and 'desired him to get it tilled. The waiter returned with the box, and put it into the hands of Mr. Nightingale, who sat near to into. Mr. Nightingale then took a pinch of snuff, moved towards the door, and disappeared, taking the box with him. The boa was worth upwards of 30s. Witness had never seen either box or Nightingale since, until now. The priAmer'e Attorney—Pray, 31r. hake, were you not asleep at the time the waiter brought in your box ?—I don't think I was ; 1 might have been a little drowsy. The prisoner's Attorney—Did yon not band the box to Mr. Nighting , le ?—I might have done so. The Loan 3latoit—What does that signify ? The prisoner's Attorney—lt is no felony, my Lord. He banded the box to Mr. Nightingale; and if Mr. Nightingale did not re turn' it. the complainant hiss his remedy by an action of 'rover. The Loki) Mabee-1 ant quite of a ti:.;llentOpillioli. If cases of thin kind were referable to a Court of 60mmAn Law. there would be a considerable transfer of business from the Ohl Bailey. Them appeared to be a decided intention to eonnmit felony. partirolaele in the latter case. There is no pretence of jocularity —;to ^ larking," as it in called. The piianner's Altomey—.may Lord. t have stated the law. The Lona Alaroa--I do not thii.k )ou have. At all eaMN am so convinced of the fact, and of le intention, that I Atm* send both maul to a Jury at the Old ratiley, A pawnbroker proved that llr. Lake's stuff-boot had bees pledged at hie shop by the prisoner. The Loan MAYOR then asked 14;ghtingst:t whether he wished to Bay anythirg upon either charge, The prisoner said he had something trlduty of e particular entree upon the firm. I Hie Attorney here advised him not to make any' public statement.] Nightingare adopted the suggestion *Main hesitation. With regard to tfte second charge„ he admitted • then "ttemled that he had pledged the box, bet he to retort, it; and he had become possessed of it in a way quite distinct from felonious. It had been put into his hands, and he *as responsible for it in a Court of Civil Lite. The LORD MAYOR—Even Winn werel man of good atoms: ter, the evidence before me is soffit:Wit to justify me in supposing you guilty of felony ; but how can there be a doubt in my mind or the subject, when I find such incontestible pri,oho of villany as the letters found In your box disclose ? It is by 164 correspondence most plainly shown. that yon have been leagued with others is a conspiracy to defraud the public to an enormous extend. Ilia Lordship their, for the purpose eiposhig the s ystem pur sued by the prisoner and his confederates, read the following letters, which were selected front a greet number of pipers " Junction Inn, Delph, Saddlewertb, near Manchester, 24th Nov. 1826. "Jlr. Joseph Nightingale; Dear Bir.—Alt T did cot arrive . IlMet so soon as expected, I have not bad me, to write to you Were. ant! has enclosed you a pound note. 1 hope before now you kayo met with some respectable friend that will allow vdur Whet to be placed as we arranged, and that will give every satisfactory 'answers to any enquirey. If you hare met with elm ( or as soon as you can, pleas to rite me by the first post. Jr you'll accomplish this you rn.ty rehe how I'll make it worth your notice, and something hand some: but I must tell you it must be re-Or:table, as I do not mind a few pounds; and let me have your riply,, if posible, by the first post. Now. Joseph. should you do the matter in that respeetab' way, my friend will allow you something adequit for Sur tendency every day. I remain, in hopes of hearing from yr., Lv the first post, your's ever truly, . • "John WitsoN." " Y.S. If I have a favourable report of progress, you may ex pect mor money.—J. %V." " DINS/1410/. DEC. 4, 1826: " Mr. Joseph Nightingale: Sir,—l am in receipt of your fa. your to my friend. Mr. Wilson; I think the plan you propos all very straight-forward, and I authorise you to take the room at once, and put all things as respectable as you can as to appearances, both the premises and yourself. I will *rite tA you at snore length to.morrow. I now enclose a remi ttance , 54 I have addressed a bill on you and Co. for WO/. three months, pay a bl e to self, D. sth. This you had better accept at Trinity-lane, not at a banker's. If I have occasion to draw any more before f hear that you have settled for the premises, I will address them at ` No. 9, 'Trinity lane,' or get Mr. Wilson to accept them in jot', name. I take it for granted, that No. 9is the place you exhert to agree for. l'os't must so arrange it with the parties you refer to, to describe you go a partner connected with a house in the Brat!! And Mediterranean trade; and that you, as one of the ;igniters accept on the various' consignments, on receipt of bill, l a di ng , ' Etc. If yon have any better views than this, you will please acquaint me: I shol: eipeca to hear from you by return of post. Pray don't lose a day in making the arrangements necessary. if 1 shot:lrt addteu any bit . / to' No. 9, Trinity-lane,' and this Ahituld not be the place you in tended, you can so arrange it with them at No. 9. to send them to the other place, and make a plausible excuse for my mistake. row must get a box, and place it in the usual way, with the words or. ' Bills for Acceptance;' left to-day, angrier to-morrow at hOUr.' I have nothing more to add to-day, " And am, Sir, your obedient servint,.. " JAS. WIIiTEHEAD. " Dinshaw, near Delph. Saddleworth." " Drawn for lOW. Dec. sth, three months, payable to self, titia will appear through one of onr banks on Wednesday. Pray pus On the best appearance you can, as much will depend upon first ap pearances with them, J. W." " Dinshaw ' December 5, 1826. " 31r. Nightingale: Sir—_l find th at I shall have to draw upon, you to-morrow several bills, which, unlissl send op myself, I shall have to address at No. 9, Trinity-lane. " I have again to beg that you will lore no tinie in making We necessary arrangements, as stated to you In mine of yesterday. Don't fail to write me by retu r n. G e t three stamps for 4S. 6.1. and three for 3s. fid., plain, without printing; accept these and let me have them by mum and 1 shall get them on Fr.day. You writ, of course, have hard on your sit ua ti on , if th e one before *Wet? should not be it. In this cue, In drat'ing oa yon Ima *alum , address yoga' a certain bomber, or barely London, which latter way is the better, provided the parties' names are in the Direc tory. However this is not the case; so that whether yon have fixed on Trinity-lane, or anywhere else, Ii will be as well to accept tiara as follows: " AcceptM, " Joseph ielt7ngtile and Co." " Please authorise Mr, Wilson to accept in your name, in case of nted. " In our drafts on you, you will find sometimes me drawing, and sometimes my brother John. We are not in partgerstrp, but some times have to lend cad' other accommodation. Now, with respect to money matters, I have only to any that I shall treat with you liberally ; and for this purpose I will, ere long, pay you a vial'. Ido business through Messrs . Bruce tttl Warrens, eopthall Chan:- bets; I mean pay bills; they keep their account with Sir Pew Pole and Co. Noo, don't you think you could call on Messrs. Bruce and Warrens, and make it appear to them that you was doing considerairle business for me and many other Yurksbire houses, and induce them to allow you to make bilk payable at Sw P. ter Pole's, and pay them thrttugla them : allowing them and their bankers each the usual commission? 1 know they are fond of money, and I think will do it. But it will not do for you to call on them till you h..ve taken the premises. You will perceive ruy views uto.the subject, and act accordingly. 'the bills I write for I shall want to make use of on Sattirday, and should have them by return, or ti e•y will I), too late. NV itl:out any thing more to add, 1 am, Sir, your obedient servant, " JAMES WHITEHEAD. " P.S.—Could not you find another friend that would do the same occasiovally ? It would have a better appearance than elf on one. Pr:IY do attend to the apparent respectability of the' is. ferencea. J. " Manchester, Dec. 10. 1823. " Mr. Nightingale: Sir—l am in receipt of your favours. 111 r. Elliott got his Fetter here this morning, with the two bills. 1. valued on you on Thursday the Bth for 3001. and paid this to our hank. 3leFars. Ifarrop. Lees, and Co. Perhaps it will be as wail for you to let it lay till Tuesday before you accept it, as you know this is the usual practice. But if any inquisitive question should le 'Aced by 3L. Kenworthy, who I presume will present it, you can just gay, • I would have done this fur you now, but I am otos in possession of the bill of lading from Liverpool, but this I ex pect to have to-morrow, when the needful shall be dune—but it is my inroriab'e rule not to accept on account of my friends until . I have the bill or lading and orlon for insurance. I will send yon a copy to-morrow of all the bills 1 have drawn, as well as on ae coonr of my brother. Pray see Brace and Warrens on 31 , oday, and, if possible, get them to consent to your accepting at felt's, anti paying through them. If :hey consent, accept the bill for 304 at Sir Peter Pole's. It will, in this case, be necessary to see Pole, and inform them that you have atraaged with It and W. Make every thing respectable; don't mind a lew pounds; mean about the premises. I will scud you sor 101. to-morrow or Monday. I have drawn to-night, in try brother's name, for 2201. 3 me. 12th Dec., and sent this to one of my friends I buy goods from at Darlington ; he has a cousin of the same name, Mr. J. Po cherby. GI, Watling-street. It will be neceste.ry for you' to make a she, off to thus gentleman, as I do more business with his cousin titan any one else ; and if he reports favourably of yolk_ to Baekhouse and Co., bankers, Darlington, every thing will go oft smoothly. I beg that you will attend to these little particulars at first. as it will put us intosmooth water. If you wish to hare a few goods sent up, it shall be done. I shall be anxious to hear about the presenting of the 1001. bill dated the sth, and the one fur 300!. the, Bth, both through Harrops, as well as your interview on Monday with Bruce and Warrens; an account of both let me have by Monday night's post. The account of Wentworth's failure has played the devil here to-day—all us complete confusion. Just say in a postscript to your next, • On receiving bill of lading of the bikes for my friends at 31csico, you ow your friends 1113 , ' value upon me for the full amoont, half at four months, and half a: six months. "1 ant, Sir, your obedient servant, " J•afts WHITESIEAD. " In fature sign 'J. N. and Co.' " " Junction, 15th Dec. 1825. "Sir. Nightingale: Dear Sir—Will you have the good. ness to get three stamps, with " London' printed at the top, MI from one place--a 6s. 4s. 6d., and 2s. ; till them up in soot. names, and make them payable to another, and drawn on some othet person a home Bluer accept them in red ink, at Jones, Loyd, and Co., then you'l endorse them. • Pay Mr. or order. Js. Nightingale and Co.' which you'll pleas to serd them to by return of post ; shall send you something shortly. as 1 am in great haste, and having nothing by me that pay with y ou . ,•I am yoar's respectfully. " JoliN NVo.sow. " P.S. M. W. let me ees your last. It will be a good thin& for you." " Junrtion, Dec. 22, 1825. " Mr. Joseph Nightingale : Dear Sir,—l am Witty you ahouk/ hare been out of cast) to bought those stamps with ; have sent ?vs a sovereign to buy them ; leave them undated and unfilled up, ex cept the drawer and the person whom they are drawn ti;no. Thaw must be accepted in red ink, and indorsed regular ; titan /Mimi endorsed say—pay blank or order; then the person's name. I have inclosed you those two drafts ; bznel to Mr. W. as they are on wrong stamps. You may estt the stamp duty back by calling we the Stantp.otfice, Somerset Douse, atatiieg you are the person on whom they are mien. Those stamps you muse send (10011 by re turn of post, one Os., one 4s. fid., two 2s. tid. They must be with London printed at the top, and do them in idle. 1 rather think y n O m u st m be ay a e cce xp p ec tea t c e .u in tr t i h m e lit Raikes,or 2.d w an e d ek c i o u . UNlT:way:sea:lD haste, your's, seer truly, " Joule 15 - meow." " Dear Sir,-1 have this day, 22d, drawn on sou for SAL aad farm' of John Stoadbrat, which accept when they appear. I oil" I