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THE CHURCH. of Peterborough will hold an ordination that city, ou Sunday the 18th of De- Thomas Kennion, B.A. of Christ College, 'to the perpetual curacy of Ilarrogate, on f the Rev. A. Cheap, Vicar of Knaves the resignation of the Rev. J. L. Lugger, lilted to the curacy of Tickenham, in the swan, jun. rector of Sansthorpe, of Swerford, Oxon, has been collated I in the cathedral church of Lincoln. tard Montague Salter, M.A. was last the united rectories of Wood Norton lovers. Norfolk. ooch Fowell hu been licensed to the preach- Mary, Thetford, on the nomination of the and commonalty of that borough. 'GY ORPHAN SOCIETY. meeting of the members of this institution ,testa! at the Freemasons"l'avern. 'o r 1 who was called to the Chair, stated et of the meeting was to receive and con of the last meeting. were then read, which contained an me lba of orphans who bad been received into the last quarterly meeting. incorporated in the year 1809, for cloth and educating, po,ir orphans of clergy- Loablished Church. The Act of Incorpo • obtained at the sole expense of the Bishop had added to this and other instances of the society a donattim of 3001. It was , that, among the many charities in this ,vision hul ht en hitherto made for the sn- .rgy. He was happy, however, to observe undertaking had been commenced, and that 'rouratile auspices as those of his friend the Incorporated Clergy Orphan Society tole. It cotnmenced by stating, that" at Reformation the Church of England was lttTarSof Popery; and its Ministers, whom errors had condemned to celibacy, were te llies of domestic life." stated, that in very frequent instances the , Society w: re made from families con persons—the children of clergymen, who, by ' parents, were left totally unprovided for. of the Satiety to afford relief to persons in pitiable situation. , hich is a hig:ily interesting one, con account of the number of orphans now on and the respective districts to which they .d Middlesex 2 lens, Emu, Kent, and Surrey . to Wilts, Somerset, Devon, and Cornwall 17 York . England -T, and the Colonies 107 e lut quarterly meeting were approved of, and separated. HARMONY SOCIETY. -17 very discrepant accounts of Mr. Owen's Ilarmony,in North America, are taken Wiper of the 413th of Octobsr :— ail of yesterday we received the first number Harmony Go:etlr, published at the famous set , purchased by the no !rut famous Mr. irpose of illustrating the practicability of of society. With the exception of the not perceive that the paper differs essen 'character of the se)eetions of which its columns a Crest many other newspapers. There inthru•ist3 who will look to this ertablish •-derest. for a developernent of Mr. Owen's oitriteirt.A. we have no faith in the success Hi, if we understand it, is built entirely that self-:merest is the grand principle :and so far we agree with him), anti, if !.als to a community of property (which _ a palpable absurdity). The prospectus of proposes to convince the world, by centrist, tslitors are already convinced—that' indiaidn --la porn the sum ,r h vrun happinest: " Mixon:fel Republican gives a very dif ;ew Harmony, from that which is pre 'ben themselves. Annexed is his ae , we fear, is too true. eturued from a visit to Mr. Owen's So give you an account of this establishment. persons there is about one thousand, of all condition ; they are an incongruous masa , without a prospect of future support, munificence of their visionary founder. tree hundred and thirty children in their of education is the Podalozzian, with cnt for bad conduct, except a short cm ildren in general are under no control, impulse of their passions. I was astonished at the doctrine inenl them, who seem to have thrown aside the sl even the belief in a Deity ; in short, , TS far as I could learn, resembles the tl by the Illuminati in Germany, at the the French Revolution, and so sedulously tire, D'Alembert, Diderot, Paine, Sm. cgs, fornierly a preacher of the Chien.- w a proselyte of Mr. ()wen, officiates u ..ers lectures on morality, once or twice a snare! be endeavours to prepare the minds r the reception of his pernicious doctrine., church of the Harmonists has been con tong-room for the adults, and a place of hen, who are marched in procession se at the sound of music. This part of should admire if each of the boys were tick in the shape of a gun, and taught the far they would exceed the Shakers and sy acquiring the duties of a citizen sol i idea of exempting from military service takers, or Harmonists. teral want of industry here ; every thing tee the place has been deserted by its for awn ; the houses are in a state of dila town, gardens covered with weeds, and the , so ingeniously made by Mr. Happ, has their cattle." op Cncaciias.—The beneficial efFte,l I late visit of the Bishop of the diocese county are very apparent; we believe h has been omitted to be inspected by his iting that at Largport, the Bishop was several improvements in it; and the borough, having handsomely offered to cite sum (about 4001.), at 4 per cent. to itieth part annually, this desirable object licti in such a sminn , :r as to be scarcely tents. 'f wo hundred additional sittings led. A subscription is also on foot for a rgan for this church, in the chancel of mindful window of Ancient stained glass; I the whole will form one of the neatest linty of Somerset. —frilisAire Purr. held at the Guildhall, Bristol, on Ired w in the Chair, in aid of the sufferers at t silo/. has been already subscribed. 'fwr Thnisday evening the tick-upon-Tweed, in the interest of Sir tart., met at the City of London Tavern, I elegant suprer. The number present ly 150. The evening was passed with - -- - ' v. An excellent hand delighted 'lie It national airs, and Clark, the Highland his arcustniticti skill on the union pip.... '-- esening wl.l well managed by the D'akt:; and the entertainments were y the burgesses, that many of them • "to hour in the morning. t!:i a sir The Lori Bishop to e • est b e dral , n ext. a. (" 1 1 Thom " v. r. el to hi ke it, ..ittlon of y a b p y p oi t h r , ‘''‘') ll3 bee t o tnetse • he 0101 f so so The R ea t hire 111111 ( • I.:V en/11"--' 1 II ,hentla %ea 10 r-' E i l een] re. The w.„.k ir sutwte.l to ef t Nover ey &rot yi ! ger. Worn r 1 2,0 of St. Mary , • AI urettes, N.! r , ° • all ; CLERG rd The quarterly me he • on Thurs I 14i pilee , as Arcbdeyron Po T 1 t 4 t the sole of ject i nn the minutes of e. The otes we • 'h; mo t of numbo es; *society since the 9.. TbeWiety was wa intaining, e. or s of the &tab] ilf rino o• bail been obi ; of Padua, who h $ a lh ere t,:,ty towards w yr wuudertd at tl r ot provisi .-- pai n t o% . ot ed clergy try t h at p l eb so andel °" 1 rya eider such fat Pr Wollaston. An amount of tit vec ww laid on the tahl t he pertea of the Re 'E. re scued from them ore of those errors owed to the chariti 100 A Ih-ottoman atio om o ppliationt to the icing of ten person ST( tie/death of their fp lib. Ilya the milt of this belpiou and pit Tee Report, whi ign Maks with an arm the locitntion, and Ire. Won. via:— from Lo-don an( 'te a Berra, litickS, Ili Doti, Dorset, W Cet. {fan Co- The Province ni 1 lee, Outer parts of En a p. Jawy, , Guernsey, set The ecinntes of the I u' atrseetiagseparated. tier 11l NE W th. .tes • rit following ye teeletornt at Now I —I ism a Batton pipet " Sv the mail of wa f tbe Netr H armor lI Bement is Indiana, th Owen, for the purp Pis Lew slttetri of ptospetort. we bele e t tiallr, in the Amen if ire eveopoorl. from t. re mane philanthr et wit with some inti it I' pneirdrs. Fur Mr whit proposition t Tr eit1711(1 111C2i011 ';el !fr., directed, leJ rem tout to be I G.r.:.tte propose w of alit the editors sen toy:Wrath hrgel. 1 A 'Mee in the . !:at view of No lisp t by the meet tt of it, which, t " Intently I rat nl r-'!. and I will giv • s 17 - : number of' pert y, eves, and eon el,:et.d together, nape from the m it v Thss ate about thr, es• rand ; the plan of eery punishment r lam:tat—the child gr el left to the free i )f t " I rust ennfeso 2 tael be their teach, ror t.tittin faith, and n t tie neva taught, it otr3ists propagated n outotenerment of th oltnentril itv Yoked II t '` A Mr. Manning th sour. wet, but now ice pastor, and deliver It w leek. In hls disco( • /his audience for t grit The large Lei& eh f I vetted into a clanci na wade qtr the ebihl: ,4 times a day, Th. Stir education 15 1 Irtished with a stii era in to tcire; so f Ilarmonists, b 3 at • 6 5; for I have no iiitur quaker', Shit to " There is a gent s w et% duvet] sine) to ter induvrious owl co 1 1 '4.tion, fences slow to tmoos labyrinth, irt, Sat tles:roy e d by .tc itterest NY 4 1. 444141 au from the l'olltivotet this ce ITOT any church ". 011 lilt a of to tuest t ' m '?station of that It: •• lire the nquisi u r one-twont ;h v• accomplish lair'• '.s :he inhabit, il•ai be afford, I i 1 • 111.1.1sorne or] 6 ti. , re is a hee lc. apprehend 'l'A•ro :n the rate ring was h o • •lit • the Ila cor ) : a•tont • ,rly• ▪ t•e:ro.t. ro•e- cif or Demi. k ak.., B o • parpuk of an. . "ro te 4 Isto Ilcatl ...'•llttt Itilorii • at. . with the [' 3 ).i.l with I rl3 . of II . r Farr . '••e r ' 1 1 .. t • v: Ole tu SUPPIRESSION of CAMEgWIVELL a nd PECK HAM FAIRS. It will he in the remembrance of our readers, that in the summerof 1823 an application was made to the Magistrates of Union Hall, in pursuance of a resolution of the vestry of Camberwell, to solicit their interference under the 55th George 111, cap. 55, for the suppression of the disgraceful scenes of riot and confusion which annually occur in the month of August, under the pretence of holding fairs at I Camberavell and Peckham. The Lords of the Manor were summoned to attend, and prove their right to hold the fairs. Evidence was adduced to prove the disorderly cha racter of the assemblages, and, no sufficient title being made out to justify their continuance, the Magistrates re quired the Lords of the Manor to enter into their recog nizances to answer an information in the Court of King 's Bench. On this investigation the Magistrates were clearly of opinion, that though the fairs had been actually held for a long period, no right or title had been produced to warrant the holding of them. The manor, they thought, was pro bably in the gentlemen who appeared as Lords of the Manor, yet as the word fair did not occur in any of the ancient deeds, and appeared for the first time in a marriage settle ment in 1720, they could not presume the existence of a charter or prescription. Among the instruments produced on this occasion, was the following grant of the manor by King Henry VIII. in the 13th year of his reign:— "Scott. The King, to all to whom, &c. greeting. Know ye, that We, of our special grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, and for a fine or one hundred marks to us by John Scott, of Camber well, Esquire, paid for our ure into the hands of 31aster Thomas Magnus, one of our Counsellors, .have given and granted, and by these presents do give end grant to the aforesaid John Scott, of Camberwell aforesaid, in our county of Surrey, Esquire, our Lordship or Manor or Camberwell and Peckham, and all those our lands and tenement., rents aqd servi ces . i n Camberwell and Peck. ham aforesaid ; and also View of Frankpledge to the Court there held. waifs and morays, with all other pnalles and amerci..inents to the maid View of Frankpledge and Court belonging, and the chattels of felons and fugitives there, which lately belonged to Edward, late Duke of Bucks, and which the aforesaid John Scott held to farm of the aforesaid late Duke, at the rent of 71. per annum, which said Lordship or Manor, and all the lands and tenements aforesaid, and rents, and *melees, and liberties aforesaid, came to our hand* by reason of the attainder of the said Duke, who on Monday next after the morrow of the Ascension of our Lord, the 13th day of 31ay, in the 13th year of our reign. before Thomas Duke of Norfolk, Great Steward of England for that term only, at Westminster, was at tainted of High Treason, ashy record fully appears: To have and to hold the aforesaid Lordship or Manor of Camberwell and Peckham, and all the lands and tenements, rents and services, with all their appurtenances ; and also View of Frankpledge to the Court there holden, waifs and estrays. with all other profit!' and amen. ciamenta to the said View of Frankpledge and Ccutt belong. ing, and the chattels of felons and fugitives in the said town., hap pening to the' aforeiaid John Scott, his Heirs and Assignees tar ever. To be holden by Us and our Heirs by Fealty in Fre Farm, and rendering thence annually to Us, our Heirs and Assignees, H. per annum, at two periods in the year, to wit. at the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint Michael the Archangel, by equal portions. to be paid into the hands of the Treasurer of our Chamber for the time, in lieu of all services and demand., and withoul composition or any other thing to be thence rendered or made to Us, except the aforesaid rent of V., because express mention i. niaile of the true value, &c. %Vilna& the King, at Hampton Court. the 25th Day of February. " By the same King. and dated," &e. Another patent was also produced in evidence. of 36 Henry VIII, by which this King granted tin Robert Draper, gentleman keeper of his jewels, and to Elisabeth his wife, all that our manor of Camberwell, otherwise Frerne, in our county of Surrey, with all its rights, members, and appur tenances, and all that tenement called Frerne, with its appurtenances, in our said county of Surr e y, t o th e late mo nastery or priory of Holly well, near the city of London, now desolved, lately belonging, &e. and all those our lands and tenements on Camberwell Hill, &c." to he holden in capite by the service of the twentieth part of a knight's fee. Neither of the above patents grant a right to hold a fair. A copy of the evidence, and the adjudication of the Ma gistrates, having been transmitted, to the Secretary of State's office, the whole proceedings were submitted to the Attorney and Solicitor-General, who; it will appear by the following letter, were of opinion that there was not suffi cient ground to warrant an application to the Court of King's Bench : • " Whitehall. sth Deeernbet, 1823. " Si*,-.Mr. Secretary Peel having caused the redignitances tronscuitted in your letter of the 29th of August lam to be died in the Court of King's Berkh ; and having consulted the Attorney and Solleitor-tleneral respecting the proceedings to be taken In consequence of the adjudications of yourself and your Brother Magistrates, against Camber we ll an d P ec kh am Faire; 1 am di. reeted by Mr. Peel to acquaint you, th a t t h e L aw Offi cers d o not think the tiling of any information in this case upon the present evidence will be attended with success. •• Mr. Peel understands that this opinion is formed upon an assumption that what is described In your proceedings as Camber. well and Peckham Fairs is a continuing Fair held in the month of August. on six successive days (excepting Sundt') at those two places. If there be another distinct Fair held at a different time at Peckham, he does not apprehend that this opinion is iiftended to apply to such a cane and he requests that you will call on the parties who promoted the proceedings to furnish you with some more distinct evidence on the subject. _. " I am, Sir, " Your most ob edient humble Servant, (Signed) H. HOBHOUSE. R. J. Chambers. Esq. Poker Offire, Union 11%11. The vestry of Camberwell, however, were determined not to suffer these nuisance-II to continue unabated, and they therefore again resolved to bring the case under the jurisdiction of the Magistracy. The Lords of the Manor were again summoned to attend before a Petty Sessions, held on Thursday at Newington, consisting of the following Magistrates : John Striven, Robert Hedger, William Nottage, J. T. Allen, William Holmes, Thomas Lett, and David King, Esqrs. Mr. wAnz. the Magistrates' Clark, read the resolution passed by the Vicar and Parishioners of Camberwell, pronouncing Cam berwell and Peckham Fairs to be nuisances, under 3d Geo. IV, cap. A 5. The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Striven, read the Act, see. 17.—[The Fair was admitted to be within ten miles of Temple-bar.l Copies of summoner., were admitted to have been served on Blr. Smyth, Mr. VI hitton, Mr. Halliday, Lords of the Manor of Cam berwell and Peckham ; and on Mr. Wm. Law and Mr. Jas. Law, occupier... 31 . r. Dodd. Steward of the Manor of Camberwell, claimed of the above Lords to hold 'a fair for three days at Camberwell and three days at Peckham, as Loids rf the 'Matior of Camberwell. Mr. Dodd objected that the adjudication had been made SOT! time since, and that the authority of the Magistrate.. under the Act was at an end. The CHU a MATZ intimated, that in hi► opinion the objection was ill. founded. Mr. C. E. DODD, Counsel for Mr. Shard. argued that the ob. jeetion was grad; that the Magistrates had ever exercised their authority, and had done their duty ; that the owners of the fair had entered into recognizance* to try their title, and had so far done their duty ; and if no prosecution took place it was not their fault, and they ought not to be again haranted, as the tkir wax their pet. ra•e property, asd, as such, ought to be retpected as much as any other species of property. 11r. BOLTON, Solicitor, in reply. contended that the 'seagull. lances had expired, and the present being a care in which the pub. lie at large had an interest, that interest could not be defeated by the recognisance, not having been proceeded upon ; and that if this objection prevailed, a collusion might at any time be practised, untie? which any nuisance similar to the present fair might be pro. t ected. CH AIRMAN—We are without direct precedent, and it in our duty to &tide on general principles; I think, therefore, the question ought to be put In tattle. The other Alsgistrates concurred in this opinion. The Counsel fur Mr. Shard prayed for time to enter into reeogni s Mr. Dodd, Steward of Camberwell Manor, on the ground of the above objection taken on behalf of the Lords of the Manor, declined entering into evidence. The ilagi stratesdirected the necessary facts to be proved. Upon which Alt. BOLTON stated the case, and called Henry Gooch, of Camberwell, Esq.. who, tieing sworn, stated that he re sides in Grove-lane, Cambe rwell. Has lived in Camberwell 15 or 16 years; during that time a fair has been held on the 18th, 19th, and 30t h August, upon Camberwell-green. lies generally o:J -served the greatest confusion, riot, profligacy, and disorder. During the years 1819 to 18 - 2•2 witness filled the office of Vicsr's Warden. Hunt was then in the habit of holding his meetings in the neighbourhood of the fair at that time. Lord Sidmouth sent a large body of police, to assist the police of the parish ; and from witness's conviction of the danger of ftirs, he made a point of watching the closing of the booths end public-houses; and in the discharge of this part of his duty witness bad the opportunity of observing the pest drunkenness and profligacy which prevailed. Paupers who had been relieved at the parish table were spending it with their families in drunkenness; and In the fields conti guous he witnessed scenes too grin to describe, and in one of the public-horses scenes equally offinrise. This was from eleven at night to two o'clock in the morning. There were pickpockets and thieves of every description. In one house in particular, the Wellington, In the Kent-mod, one of the officers pointed out to me ten or twelve persons of this class. Fro, whit witness his men, the fair is a nuisance of the grossest description ; it disturbs the peace, and destroy , ' fir rally and gi.vd order. Never saw ally WO i'en letter poi:tired by the ',sic of goods of any useful description—nu horses or cattle, ha toys and trifles. This mode of tic rutilc.houscs I punned for three years. I never THE BRITISH PRESS. knew of any legal authority for holding the fair. In addition to the local police, the special constable! of the parish, to the amount of 12 or 15, are added on this occasion. There is no hiring ot servants or useful articles sold. A great number of shows. stalls, and suttling booths—inany pockets are picked ; and besides depre. dations in this way, many instances of personal insult and great violence to females. In consequence of the visit of Mr. Young and Mr. %%lame, two Magistrates, during the fair, great service had been rendered to the inhabitants of Camberwell. These 51agis tmtes attended regularly fur several years. Thomas Jackson, keq.—Resides at Camberwell-terrace ; has resided there nearly 40 years. His testimony concurred corn. pletely with that of the last witness. The fair has been held on the green and the road adjoining. During the whole of that period never had reason to believe that it was held under legal authority. It has been a toy liar, and held near the highway. No public good results, but quite the Contrary. Joseph Fidler, Esq. of Camberwell-term:ie.—Has lived 25 years in CamberwelL Having heard the testimony of the former wit nesses, is prepared to confirm it. Is vonvinced that the fair is a great nuisance, and a great injury to the parish. Witness is treasurer of the p ar i s h, an d k nows t h at the expense of keepiag the peace during the fair days is not less than M. or Gal. There is no corresponding public good whatever. Knows of no chartered or prescriptive right by which it is held. Owing to the concourse of pickpockets, and the various outrages to females that occur, the Magistrates sit constantly during the fair, at the special request of the inhabitants. James Walsh, Esq—Has lived on the east side of Camberwell. green for fourteen years , has witnessed acts which render the fair • great nuisance. The backs of the booths, the most objectionable part, came within twelve feet of his dining-room, and on one occa sion when hie wife was ill, he was obliged to offer money to stop the noise. The way to his house Is so obstructed that he is obliged to get to it the back way ; at Mr. Richardson's booth has seen the male and female performers in a state of nudity whilst changing their dressy'. '1 here is nothing in the character of the fair to pro. duce good, but quite the reverse; and lie gives his servants • sum of money on condition that they should not go into the fair. William Whiffin.-11as been ovlinseet of the parish about 4 years and a half; confirms the testimony of the former witnesses; knows of no legal authority to hold tl.e fair g the Magistrates sit seven days, to examine pickpockets and investigate assaults; they sit be fore the fair to swear in constables, and atter the fair, to examine offenders. At the time of the fair, the expense of SOL is incurred by police and extra constables. During three days of the last fair, there were upwards of twenty individuals apprehended; has known the fair forty years; never heard any proclamation to hold it; at the time he first he knew it, it consisted only of a few stalls and a puppet-show. Has understood toll was collected ; has seen money paid, but does not recollect if it was demanded fur toll. Richard Widdington is collector of the toll, under the authority of the lords of the manor as bailiff. Collects some by ad.neasure ment, and some by situation. Never knew any money paid as toll on the sale of any article. Never knew any Court of Pie Poudre held for the fair. Mr. Dodd, on the case being closed, declined lo go into evidence, as he disputed the right of Magistr a t es to ma k e any further adjudi cation, the case having alresdy been before them; but is ready to enter into recrigninnces if called upon. The Magistrates adjudged that Camberwell Fair is illegal, there being no lawful authority produced, nor lawful right shown, under which the lords of the manor were authorised to hold it. The 31agistrates then proceeded to the case, of I A Al I R. Mr. C. E. DOD D , CounsPE CKE el fur Mr. F S A hard, admitted the service of the summons, and also admitted that • fair was held at Peck ham on the 19th, 29,11, and 21st August, which Mr. Shard claimed as lord of the manor of Bredinghurst, but without admitting the bad character of the fair. Mr. Dodd. Steward of Camberwell Manor, claimed to hold the fair at Peckham, for the LOT& of Camberwell and Peckham, other. wise Camberwell-Buckingham, and admitted the summons. The same evidence was adduced in au/nonce, in proof that this fair was a public nuisance. as was brought against that of Camber. well. Several of the most respectable inhabitants of Peckham, and who had resided in it for a lung period, came forward to testify to the great annoyance'which it occasioned to the neighbourhood as well as to the public, for the crowd of bad characters of every description that flocked to it. Henry Gooch, Esq., Thomas Jack son, Esq., and Joseph Fidler, F.sq.. gave each of them the most ample and conclusive testimony to the acts of depredation and out rage, and the scenes of riot and profligacy which Peckham fair annually presented, shish they described as being worse, upon the whole, than that of Camberwell. Richard Widdington, Bailiff of the manor of Camberwell, sworn —Doei not go into private property, but demands twopence upon every thing which Is pitched in the street, for the Lord of Camber. well-Buckingham. Peckham fair is now more extensive than it used to be. Does not go Into the fair field to collect money ; but the baskets and oyster stalls in the street pay twopence each. George Ilaywcv-d—Lives at Peckham ; collects money for the standings in the fair-field; collects it by admeasutrinent of the ground by the foot ; never obtained it by force ; has collected it for seventeen years; first for Thomas Emmett, who was occupier of the field, who rented it of Mr. Shard, and during the whole of the time it continued Mr. Shard's property, till it was dug for a canal. After 111 r. Emmett, Mr. Wm. Law was occupier, and for the last four or five years Mr. Jatpes Law, and it is now occupied by the Cabal Company. Tice fair was held In the field for the last 24 or 23 years. The Court decided in this as in the former case, that no legal title was established to hold the fair ; and that the holding it was illegal. HIBERNIAN JOINT STOCK BANKING COMPANY. A meeting of the English Proprietors of this Company was held yesterday at Batson's Coffeehouse. Mr. litat sr took the chair at I o'clock, and read to the Corn. pany, consisting of shout fourteen gentlemen, those parts of the Deed of Settlement which gave power to the Directors to purchase shares with part of their capital either in their o wn Company, or to invest the money in that of other Companies which had been Incor. porated by Act of Parliament. He then read a letter which he had received from the Secretary in Dublin, stating that the Company were ready to advance shares nt the rate 014 per cent. The prin. eipal object, however, of the Bank, as lie (Mr. Blain) understood, was to receive deposits of money from merchants and others upon a principle similar to that which was acted upon by the Bank of Ireland. But as the shares of the Company were depreciated, front the effect of temporary circumstances , below their real value, it was thought adviseable that the English Proprietors should recommend the Directors to purchase some of their own shares, in order to maintain the credit of the Company with the public. Mr. WRIGHT thought that • resolution, recommending the Di rectors to adopt suds a measure, would be the best course they could take. It would give the public confidence in the Company, who, it was well known, had at this moment 25 0. 00 01. in their chests. By purchasing shares of 4 per cent. they would in fact be realizing no less than IA per cent., inasmuch that each holder of 100/. stock had obtained that 1001. on the advrnce of 241. only. There would, therefore, be a two-fold advantage resulting from this measure, namely, the making 16 per cent., and the taking shares out of the hands of incompetent persons. The stock of the Company ought not to be at discount ; there were no good reasons why their property should be depreciated. Mr. Wain; objected to the proposal, and thought it was a Itla_ oeuvre by which the Directors would be enabled to pay off the shareholders at par. Mr. Watcinv said there was no manoeuvre in the matter: and that the resolution, if adopted, would not rut it in the power of the Directors to pay them off at par. The CHAIRMAN said the Company could not he dissolved un. less there should be a loss of 101. per cent. in one year. A Pao pitinvon suggested, that's, the Directors would shortly hold a Meeting, it would be it rto wait till the result of that Meeting should be known before ny resolutions were proposed ; and then the English proprietors might, if they thought proper, come forward and submit to the consideration of the Directors whatever measures they conceived would tend to tile advantage of the Company. Mr. MLA RT RU n (as we understood) approved of the proposed resolutions, being, as they were, merely recommendatory. He however thought that a clause should be added expressive of their opinion that the money which should be invested by the Directors in the purchase of shares should be only to such an amount as would not impede the operations of the Company, or make it ne cessary foe them to call upon the proprietors for further deposits. Mr. Wann—l am only fearful of being paid off at par. Mr. Walnut* —You cannot be—it is too good a thing. Resolutions were then passed, declaring that it was the opinion of the Meeting that the shares of the Company were depreciated, from temporary circumstances, below their real vslue, and that a part of the Company's fowls might judiciously he applied in the purchase of the Company's own share., which would have the means of sup. porting the credit of the Company in public estimation, provided such purchases should not be so extended as to limit the operations of the establishment, or to make further calls for deposits necessary. It was then agreed that the resolutions should be remitted to Dublin for the consideration of the Directors there. Mr. WRIGHT suggested that one or two gentlemen of eminence, and who were leading men in this country. should be appointed Directors in London, in order that they night be applied to for information relit:ling the proceedings of the Company by the gnglish proprietors, who. in point of fact, had advanced two-thirds (as we understood) of the capital of the Company. lie thought gentlemen might be appointed who resided in London. who would de decidedly as efficient as the several Directors that were ap. pointed at different places by the Provincial Bank of Ireland. The CnA1•111.17( thought no advantage would be dertved by sash an appointment. Directors were not very commnoicative, as was Sell known by those who were proprietors of Bank stock. lie. sides, it would, in his opinion, be a breach of confidence, for any particular number of Directors to give information In London which was not made public by the Directors in Dublin to the whole body of proprietors. Mr. M'Arrestra thought the discussion of this subject was a little premature. as too meeting of the Directors had been held, so that it was impossible that their London agents, Messrs. Johnson and Co., could airnish the necessary information. If the pro prietors should, after the general meeting in Dublin, find that no satisfactory account was rendered to them, it would then he time to consider the pouter means by which such information might be ob tained. The hide communication he had had with Directors, in. stead of opening his eyes, generally closed them. The converse ion here dropped, and the thanks of the meeting haring been given to Meoors. Johnson and en. for their courtesy and fromptitudi in anoweiing the inquiries of the proprietors, and to the Choi:mai, the meeting broke up. - - NEW LONDON BRIDGE. Ott Thursday a Court was bald before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, to determine what compensation was due to 31r. Solomon Davies. a tobacconist, and Magistrate of the county of Surrey, for the toes of the premises, 319 and 321, High-street, in the Borough, in which latter he carries on his business, wholesale and retail. For his freehold interest in the above premises he asked the aunt of 16.7501. ; for the loss of his trade by removal he claimed the sum of 11.5001. ; for an alleged liability to fiction for the erection of the engines used in the mannfacturing of tobacco, and which might in the other neighbourhood to which he would be compelled to remove be prosecuted as a nuisance, 1,0001. ; for the expense of obtaining compensation 5001. The compensation for loss of fixtures, S t e. was agreed up on . Hi s t ota l c l a i m was the sum of 31 .! 201 . The Corporation could not accede to any of the demands ahnve specified, and a nominal tender of Ss. was made, to bring the ease to issue. The CoMalote SERGEANT, in opening the case for the City, referred to one of the Proverbs of Solomon, which states that buyers groan and cry, and then go away and laugh. This would he exemplified in the present case if Mr. Solomon Davis succeeded. The Learned Counsel, after stating the details of the de aland, pro ceeded to contend that a wholesale dealer could not be considered entitled to compensation of a similar description to that which a retail dealer might reasonably expect; for it *as evident that a wholesale business did not depend upon the localities, and could not be injured by the removal to any reasonable distance. With respect to the premises, the evidence would be of a peculiar nature. In 1806 Mr. Davies purchased the reversion of a Moiety of his pre. miles in fee for 6001; in 1819 he purchased the other moiety, for 1,1501. For these, with a leasehold claim of ten years and a half unexpired, at a rent of 1001. per annum, he now asked 18,7501. Mr. Solomon Davies groaned at being obliged to part with his preufises, in which he had for so many' eats carried on business. Ile enforced tile advantages of hi s th orou ghfare, its increasing value, and a num ber of particulars which the Jury would hate an opportunity of con trasting with his statements in 1819, when he became a purchaser. They would also have an opportunity or seeing the value which he put upon his own premises, when exercising the high and honour. able functions of a Magistrate. Mr. Wood:harp°, the Town Clerk, produced the claim of Mr. Davies on the Corporation. On the 20th of October Mr. Dtvies put in his first claim, in which he r-presented that the pre mises were built expressly for his trade, and perfectly adapted to his use. Their situation was in the greatest thoroughfare in Lon don, and their consequent publicity and notoriety, and the conve nience of the adjacent wharfs, rendered the premises equally advan tageous for wholesale and retail trade. Mr. Davies stated further, that he had sought in vain for suitable premises, and that his loss by removal would be serious. His total claim was then ±O.-1201. 125.; but he afterwards sent in an amended claim. In the first he had required 5001. as compensation for liability to actions, and in the second he increased his demand upon that score to 1,000/. Mr. Cnllingwood, vestry clerk in St. Saviour's parish, stated, that a part of 31r. Davis's premises were in that parish. %illness pro. ducted the rate-book, in which the premises in their part of the parish belonging to Messrs. Davies and Son were rated at 701. per annum. The second house. in the occupation of Slr. Cook, a pub lican was rated at 451. Th e ra t es were made at four-fifths or the suppOeed value. The rate was signed by the claimant ass Ma gistrate. 11r. Sherwood, vestry clerk of St. Glare's, stated that the general mode of rating in that parish was as near the real value as possible to he ascertained. The other part of the claimant's premises, situ. ated in the parish, was rated at 501. The next witness called was Miss Elizabeth Mbabane, the sister of the lady who had sold her moiety of the property to the claimant. They had lived in Cheltenham, and in 1819 witness and her sister came to town. About a fortnight afterwards Mr. Solomon Davies rafted upon them for the purpose of closing a negotiation which had been entered into for the pore/lase of the moiety belonging to witness's sister. Overheard the conversation between them. Mr. Davies offered 1400/. for it, utauring her that that sum was the out. side value of it. He had. he said, received considerably less in his business since Waterloo bridge was erected ; that London bridge was in so dilapidated a state, that where 50 carts passed formerly, not ten did at that time. His business, he said, was dwindling down to nothing, and he 'Mould be soon obliged to shut up shop. (A laugh.) He might, he declared, shortly shut up what he made in a snuff or tdbacco box (laughter); that where he took thousands he now took hundreds, and where he took hundreds he now took tens. Referring to the purchases:Mich to had trade of witness's brother's moiety, he said he was ashamed of having given no more than 6001. for it ; but it was knocked down to him. Witness's sister said, that as he had ferought her brother's moiety for a song, he could afford to give more for her's, to which he replied to the effect that " When birds drop into one's mouth one cannot help catching them." (A laugh.) Ilex sister said, that having made arch a bargain of her brother's moiety, he .could surely affurd to give more. He asaured her, that 1.400/. was the full value. At length her sister agreed to take 1,4:.01. and WM was sent as a de. pototthat evening. He said he would have na lawyer in the bud fleas, and that be should draw up the agreement himself. This was agreed to, and he did draw up the agreement, and brought Dens and paper in his pocket. Witness, and Mr. Hugger, their land. lord, witnessed the agreement. Mr. nagger asked her sister if she had,a copy, and refused to sign until she had. Mr. Davies said it was perfectly unnecessary, but wrote a copy. Witness's sister had never seen the pretnistes at that time. After the agreement, eh; went with witness to see the premises. 31r. Davies asked her be fore site signed the agreement, whether she had seen the premises, and she said she had not. Site signed the agreement. When they went to the premises about some business, her sister expressed sur prise at finding them so large. Mr. Davies said they were so dila pidated, that rte expected they would tumble about his head. He stated that trade was getting very bad there now. Witness's sister remarked that it was a very good place for his trade, to which he replied, " Not at all ; I can get many other ' places which can suit me as well." In May last, witness called upon 31r. Dade., at her sister's desire, to request that be would pay the rent, and she , stated to him that he Maxi venienced them extremely by withholding it so tang, He said he could not pay one shilling until the whole of their affairs were settled. The rent demanded was for the time that elapsed from the making of the agreement. He had paid two hundred pounds three or four years ago, in part payment of rent. He has refused to complete the purchase, until her sister had made out a title sa tisfactory to him, and there was now a snit in Chancery to compel him. Ile paid he wished to God he had never seen the premises, for he never had any thing but trouble since he entered them. (Laughter.) The witness was ernes-examined by Mr. Brougham, but there was no important variation in her testimony. The agreement of 1819 was put in and read. talc. Montague, Clerk of. the Il'orks of the City of London, va lued the premises at 8.549/. 16s. Bd. Mr. Kay, surveyor to the post.office, and Mr. Smith, surveyor to the Mercers' Company, agreed with Mr. Montague in opinion. 31r. Hoggart, the auctioneer, thought the fair annual value of the pretnisrs was 350/., the tenant paying ell outgoings. Upon 20 years purchase at that rate, he thought they would fetch 8,2211/. in the market; and then lie valued the fixtures and plant at about 10001. His entire valuation for the premises was 9,20 W., and he thought they would fetch that by the hammer. Mr. Bramah, and two other engineers, stated that if improved engines were made use of no noise would be made calculated to subject the claimant roan indictment. Ale. Bantrottam replied at considerable length in behalf of the claimants. Ile contended that Mr. Divies's statements in further. ante of the bargain with Miss Moathane had nothing to do with the case. As to his signature to the rates, it was likely that he had signed these formally as a mere matter of course, without being aware of their contents. He dwelt on the hardship of removing a person from the situation in which he had lived all his life. lie should prove the net polite of his client to be 3,3131. pc. an. num, which would fully establish the value of that trade which he I had spent all his life in acquiring, and which would be ruined by being suspensed for six months. A g- ...... reat number of witnesses were then called to prove the value of the p•emises. Mr..Ldmonds. the surveyor, thoufflit property in that neigh bourhood worth 30 years purchase. Upon 2u years' purchase lie valued the freehold , ' at 940!. His total valuation ' as opposed to that on the part of the Corporation, was 13.1671.3 d. Mr. Simon Bull's total valuation was 148004; Mr. John Win. 'lanky the auctioneer's valuation, was 14,0331.; Mr. Chadwick's 111r.Cliavies, son to the claimant, said he had never seen Ruch engines as those described by the engineer. The vibrations of his father's engines was felt in the adjoining buillings. The stoppage of their trade for a short lime would be seriously injurious to it, and they would in all probability lose the snuff trade, not having any opportunity of manufacturing it. The average net profits of the business for the last five ye►rs were 3,3131. las. 9d. Other evidence was (oven to the same effect. The COMMON SERGEANT, in reply, said that it could not for a moment be supposed that Mr. Davies had intended any fraudulent misrepresentation to Miss Mosthane, therefor: what he had stated to her as to the value of his premises must be taken to be the truth, and the Jury would doubtless act upon it. He also urged that 3lr. Davies perfortned his duties as a Magistrate properly, knew what he was signing, and would not allow the public to be defrauded, and therefore the rental and value of the premises should be esta blished upon the rates which he had himself signed. The RECORDER, having charged the Jury at great length, they consulted for a considerable time. They assessed the compensatio•t as follows s—For the freehold. 11,5001.; for the goodwill, 5,3501.; for the fixtures 1,01171. (n charge not disputed by the Corporation); for the expenses of removal, 1501. ; making a total of 18.06/I.—re jetting the claimant's demand of 1 0001. for liability to actions, and also the demand of :001. for the expenses of obtaining compen sation, and deducting from his total claim the stint of 13,0510. We learn with ple:uwre that a Benevolent Association has been formed for the protection of individuals impri soned for pretended debts, who are incapable of defending themselves against the mercenary attacks of unjust dis counters, money-lenders, and extortionate attorm ys, whose claims for the most part arise out of illegal transactions, whereby persons in the middling as well as better ranks of hte are frequently aulkiset to extortions and personal incon veniences of the most grievous and vexatious nature. The case of the unfortunate widow tried before Ote Lord Chief Justice in the Court of Common Pleas, in June last, may be pointed out as oats' among the m an y h ar d cases which► . loudly cull for such an institution. LAW NoricEs. COURT OF CHANCERY. BrironE TIIE LORD CUANCtLLOR TlPlill tar. Bankrupt Petition (part heard)—Ex-parte Parke v. Miller. Petition—Smith v. Sharp. I( inkrupt petition ex pane Poet. Lunatic Petitions—ln re Ilinde, ditto Pinks: (part heard)—Alkina v. Giles. Exceptions and f urt h er directions—Gan i. Mansion ; deston v. Askew ; Roth well v. Askew. • t Appeal—Donn v. Watson. REFORE THI ♦ICE-CHANCLLLdt THIS VAT. Furth,.t uirections and COIIII.—WOOd v. Denne, Wood v. He :ford; and Wood v. Arliter, ditto, Fyrei v. Instil*. SHORT CAERE& Pearce v. Hunt Muirhetd v. Yotutg Luannore v. Collins Hadwen v. ForshaW Montefiorev.Nathan Cuiclifte v. Rhodes Hanson v. Cooke Hyett v. Fulton. CAUSE". Codringtonv.lialfour llltto v. Taddy Owcn v. Flack Ditto v. While iiipicolgtie v. Lyne Ditto v. fltnith Mummery %%Bradley Ditto v. Covon Yen v. Yco Ditto v. Friend Fowneft v. Collard Wingfield v. Thorp-- Ditto v. Horn Bailey v. Carringtiwi LSTER OF THE ROLLS THIS MORNING AT NIsTE. Hond v. Wilmon Par:tons v. Spencer Dalton v. Dalton Wooltidge v. Stone Barber v. Banner, part heard Barber Y. S toc k, part heard Isopp O. Hoskins Barran v. 'Raton Gilbanks v. Cox BEFORE THE MA Malden v. Barlow—. Murray v. Jones—dit Hay v. Fairlie—ditto Horridge v. Ferguson--ditto Webb v. Fitt tto Bhuttleworth v. Marjoribanks— ditto 'etition to Adama v. Gillett—Petition Southgate v. Simonda--ditto Exparte Bayton—ditto Bromheal v.Bunt—ditto In re Cooper—ditto Bennett v Getkin—dltto igginaon v. Barneley—Catsc Reynolds v. Reynolds,.—Tetitiod Drtver v. Chippindale—ditto Coe v. Thormis—Cause Crockett,. IVatsern —Further Directinns Watkins v. deal , •—Petition Attorney-Gen. v. Neason—dittg Jackson v. Jackson—ditto Boron v. Whalty—ditto Hovel) v. Everard.--ditto Hodgkins v. Randall—ditto Elringtoo t.. RlTiogton—ditto Agar v. Oirorge--ditto In re Lothbory, ditto RCHEQUER. 'MB DAY. ,1 1 Sno t /vow. g Hems v. Pastan: ......... COURT OF CAUSES T etlley and another v. SO ani LAW INTELLIOIfNCEs COURT OF CHANCERY, Farpsi . , Net. U. DELAYS IN CHANCERY. COLEMAN V. 11.3411118i11. ••• When the Lord lahaticeilor came into Omni this morning, ah elderly gentleman, whose name we could not ascertain, came for, ward, and said_" My Lord, I have been itedtmed to great mitre?, ' by the delays in the Conrt of Chancery. • The Suit which I tote anxious to have brought to a conclusion is an appeal from an or • or the Vice-Chancellor, made in favour of meand the other cried dittos in the cape of Coleman and Smithies. The Yice•Chancellot decided in favour of us, and still the matter is not concluded." "t The Loan CIIANCELLOR-1 shall give judginent in it on Weis day se'nnight. The Gentleman again addressing his Lordshipsaida.".My Dorda you can't imagine what I have suffered from the delay. l'ottett creditor for no less a surnthan thirty-two thousand pounds. lam now, my Lord, an aged man—over 70 years. I have aeventeeoh and six grandchildren, I can't expect to continue lung itt this world, and am anxious, my Lord, to arrange my affairs, but can't do so in co n sequence o f t hi s delay. " • The Loon CHANCELLOR—III do all I can to twist you in making this arrangement. Mr. HART—Perhaps your Lortlabip means :to give judgment this day week. The LORD CHAROZt.cott, addressing the applicant, said. Sir, on this day week VII give judgment, and let that he understond. After a lapse of some nominee and whilst Counsel was address.. ing him on another topic, Ibis Lordship said—" It's a curious co. cumstance ; I now remember that I gave judgment in this case six. months ago—how does this happen ? I perfectly recollect that in bosh cases, which involved the same question, I gave judgment. I feel much for myself, and that poor man. Mr. II Ali T—lt may be that your Lordship directed soinethirg to be tried by way of an issue. The Lone UIIA,SICEL.I.OR--0. I mentiened the cases two or three times in Coon, anti was as sure that they were over as that I. was in existence; it is, however, fair to say, that after some coma+ deration, the impression on my mind now is, that I declared my opinion, desiring at the same time that the minutes may be melts up with the view of carry i ng the jud g ment into i*Ectitr . `''.. "*" Mr. floßNE—l'erhaps yoireLordship wo u ld s e n d to the gegielatt who was present on the *evasion. to ask bim &boat the matter. The Loan Cllatrottamit—To avoid all mistakes, I will go over the entire matter again on Friday. 1 don't even and this cause amonget those standing for judgment. Mr. Walker a poy ie. forms me mat I gave tinel judgment, but that, as I said befell'( , 1 promised to settle the minutes. I think it would he a greasettn. provement to get bask to the old practice of counsel's praytatrelld ' mince e before the cause went out of Court. The conversation was here dropped, and the 'gentleman that _ fed his Lordship and retired. a ~. tat THE MATTER OF SUS.VOTAH ADAMS. A WARD or C 01711% In this case an injunction had been granted by the Court a tea days back to restrain Mr. %Vella from communicating, direcdir pr indirectly. with the ward. "I'" • Mr. ROOTS to.day said, that he had received a brief on the part ' of Mr. Wells, with notice to attend in the Vice-Chtuteellor' s Court on the Ifith instant, tied that he accordingly attended here on that day. After great difficulty he discovered that ?tilt. Ching wan Counsel on the other side, an d a l so h ear d that he was .sioilfFetrio be unable to come into Court to mate the motion. Shortly afire that, lie had a conference with his client, who, it then appeared to him, wee an isolated young man living in London, at theedliounte of nearly seventy miles from his family, and consequently without a single individual to advise him. (Jotter these circumstances, Mr. Roots said, he intended, when motion cane on, to-apply Aw a it might be postponed, in order that lie might be ssitisteti by thi 10- vice of the young gentleman's father, and also have the benefit of his affidavits, and those of the other parsons sought to be implicated in the order of Court. At the tame time, he told his client that It a best rotirse was to anticipate what he felt must be his Lordship's view of the ease. iVith this intention he bade him take his brief to Mr. Ellis, solicitor for the opposite party, and tell him that ho was ready to do all that the Court could order him. His clien*, in • consequence of this advice, called at Mr. F.llis's office, and was rola that Mr. Ellis was otit of town. He coiled there again, and the same tale of the solicitor's absence was repeated to him ; though, in fact, Mr. Ellie was all this while at home. TN Learned Ceuta. set said that he heard no more of the matter till he was surprised at learning that Mr Ching applied to his Lordship and obtained the injunction, though notice of the motion had been given In the other Court. Ile did not mean to impugn the deeirsi in of the Coat', but felt confident that his Lordship, from his welt. known joiticet and kindness of feeling, would permit him to meation the feels connected with the carte on behalf of the pervons itoncerned I t the injunction. If lie had known that the motion was coming or. he would have sought to procure *postponement 'al be heard iticeethke dent's father, for his client was an infant as well as the ward, s4d therefore he believed there would be no great danger (wan thedeLY, nor any likelihood that the parries would marry in the Uttered. Since that he received the father's afffilatit, which repoiled a oalth indignation, the imputations cast on hint. Front this alliclant jt appeared that the father was a gentlemais of' reepeetatriti `b(considerable practice in his profeselon ; that It e we; • • himself with his son's courtship, or sa id (as was impot4 to hartsar the oppoeite side on mere hears a y evidence) that Ms toddimldartithy the ward before a year elapsed. Ile discl a i me d, i n strocg j'aTS : , aft 3r intention to contravene the Order of the Court, and stat e d t h at I t would be most grateful to hie fe e lin gs not to have the hefortetiaa so issue as to convey a censure on him. He was impetus to have his character reelected. and that no stigma should be fixed on It he' these proceedings. He admitted that his son had nothing but his profession at present to look to, and therefore felt that hie berdship rru!d net, consistently with that regard which he always paid to the interests of a ward of Court. permit a marriage to take place. The Learned Gentleman said he was ex sanely sorry that the applies • Son had been made, as accounts had gone abroad tasting a slut on the parties for whom he appeared. Had a little time been allowed them every thing that his Lordship could wish would have been dune by n insane arrangement, and lie therefore trusted hie Lord. ship would allow them to go out of Court without the hnputatlon or being intitienced by any improper motives. Mr. CH's& admitted that he was extremely 111, as hod item stated by hie learned friend. He was so ill as not to be in a state to appear in Court, and therefore the matter stood over. lie could not, however, admit that he had been guilty of a want of courtesy in the mode of malting the motion, as it was an Cr perte applica. tion, and might, therefore, be made without notice to the opposite party ; but, in tact, his clerk called at Mr. Ramie chamber?, to In_ farm him of hit intention to bring the matter on in this Court, era was told by Mr. Iloote's clerk that his brief had been returned. His now appealed to his Lordship whether he stated any thing when making the applicatiou but what app eare d i n t h e a ffi davit on which qit was ounded. Thelown CHAXCELI.OI4.4 hope it is remembered that no reflection was made by me on any of the parties. I siii.ply slated, that as long as the young lady was a ward of (~:urt, liIJ could not be allowed to marry without its consent. VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S COURT, FRipAr, Nov. l'S. • WILMOT V. WILMOT. - Air• Baltzell 'hared ter the co holitinent a R.. Coke 1414 0 4 Eq. far proceeding against his slater, Charlotte Caeisuider in an 'tilos of r.tnient, in r'eaticia of an itijonriior of the i►ottTi Tip ',grain Mon ILOWI sn doing. the action was for die recovery a coo— tain:houoto situate in (.Ictkentrell. Mr. Wilmot or:posed the motion in person. He submitted to khet eiwt that the in jucction did cot compiebeild hat pret4,rt 13receld— ings In ejectment against his sister. When he first commenced his scree against Mashie*, be conceived himself to be entttt-eb, by the will of his late fathr, only to a moiety et the bowies at queues., and he tberetert brought ankMectment to seemly as moiety of now house, in order to try the qateetams mime. lhe Kona* whita had been gralited wait to restrain ben from proceeding in tharejnet— tnent ; but tr. diner that time. be had distweesed drat offends father had mind: the trill he levied 'a fine on the pre.riNet.*** thereby rendered t'te will nugatory, he hroucht fresh ejecta rzcover the whole of die property as hoit•at-law. He regretarlig: I 6