The Sun. — London, England, 1829-12-09 00:00:00

RECOLLECTIONS• OF THE YOUNG QUEEN OF PORTUGAL. The removal of Donna Maria from Europe, by her father's order, has been generally considered as an ,oifavourable step for the Constitutional cause ; but the impression left in England by the young Queen and her Court cannot be otherwise than gra tifying to those who still hope to see her Majesty sitting on the Constitutional Throne, which a perfi dious usurper has seized from herself and her peo ple. The Portuguese Court occupied for nearly ten months the house of the Earl of. Lucan, at Luleham, a small village, distant eighteen miles from London, on the banks of the Thames, and known as a resort in summer fpr the amusement of fishing. This house—thus honoured by the name of pa lace—had been previously tenanted by Lord Francis Gower, now Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and is a square white building, surrounded by a few acres of pleasure ground. The rent paid for it was 100/. per month. The Queen's household bad no room to spare in it, but the apartments were distributed among the different officers—as the Chamberlain, Comptroller, Physician, Steward, &c. according to their ranks, the names of such being painted over their doors, and the inferior members resided in the village. Laleham, thus contained every symbol Of loyalty, and was a sort of " little Troy," but Sel•ving to keep alive the hopes of the future, irsther than the memory of the past. The strictest 'etiquette was on all occasions preserved : no mem ber of the household was suffered to sit in the Queen's presence; and the usual salutation on her part was the offering her hand to be kissed. Every thing was under the control of the Marquis de Bar• bacena, than whom no Monarch ever possessed a more attached or faithful servant. The principal lady in waiting was the Countess Itabagipe. Besides whom there were two young Brazilian Ladies of the Bed chamber, and an English Governess, in whose so ciety the Queen constantly lived. The inhabitants of Laleharn regret much the departure of the Court, for considerable sums were tgolltrse expended among them, besides the liberal dk)nations made on several occasions to the poor.— At Christmas the sum of 151. was given to the clergyman residing there, to distribute in the Queen's name; and at the annual meetings of two benefit clubs in the village, when they were in the habit of going in procession to the houses of the gentry who encourage them, they were respectively • complimented with a handsome present, and re ceived by Donna Maria herself in the entrauce hall, who was much entertained by an assemblage of well-dressed persons with flags, coloured ribbons in their hats, and music, for a purpose unfortunately unknown in her own kingdom, and was also grad tied by the loud cheers they gave her, as they pressed forward to see her in the hall. Many other charitable acts will also be remembered with grati tude by the poor people of Laleham; and it was well observed by a labouring man, at the time when in consequence of the proposed emancipation en deavpin a were made to excite the popular "prejtt ' dices of the Englisb•aaainst Catholics, that the kind ness of the Portuguese Court was a proof that, whe ther Protestants or Catholics, they were the - best Christians who did the most good to their neighbours. The Queen's attendants unanimously describe her to be of the sweetest possible temper, with • gentle and pleasing mariners, strongly attached to all tsse about her, and conversing and asking ,ions on subjects usually uninteresting to young _s. She was attended by several English mas rs, who report her to be rather idle, and often so ►olatile as to make it difficult to command her at tention. Her - principal play-fellow was Count Brant, son of the Marquis of Barbacena, who is about her own age, and whose company she missed much, when he was sent to the school of a clergy man in the village. Lord Clifton (one of the Lords of the King's Bedchamber, a young nobleman, who, with Sir Thomas Freemantle, was appointed by the • Xing to attend upon Donna Maria), used often to call and spend many hours with the Queen, playing with her, telling her stories, and amusing her in any way he could. She was perfectly acquainted with her own situation and with the circumstances that had brought her to England, did her abhorrence of her uncle was very strong. The King's kindness had made a great impression on her, and it is be lieved his Majesty was particularly fond of her from her likeness to the Princess Charlotte. His Ma jesty's mariner on taking leave of his young Ally was very affectionate, and he gave her a superb miniature of himself to be kept " in memory of her friend, King George of England." Donna Maria threw her arms round the King's neck, and kissed him till he was tired of being kissed. It is well known that his Majesty personally feels the utmost indignation against Miguel, and considers himself insulted by his perfidious breach of the promises made to his Ma• jests with his own mouth at Windsor. If the Royel inclination were always to prevail, we might lie sure the recognition of the usurper by Great Britain would be very far distant. Donna Muria had the Austrian physiognomy of her mother, and her fair complexion, blue eyes, and light hair, at first surprised many, who expected to see a brunette. She was very tall and large for her age, and as she sat in her carriage she had the ap pearance of a young woman of twenty-one, or more. Her constitution was delicate, owing to the relax ing effects of a warm climate, which she felt parti cularly in the weakness of her legs, which caused her many falls, and one very awkward accident at a party in St. James's Palace. A physician was constantly in attendance on her Majesty, whose restrictions were often more severe than she liked. The Queen usually took an airing in a barouche and four horses, with outriders, in state liveries, for a few miles round Laleham, arid was frequently at Bushy Park, the residence of the Duke of Clarence, who paid her many attentions. Her Majesty was visited by all the members of the Royal Family of England, im mediately after she had been received by the King; as well as by the Duke of Wellington and the other Ministers; and was invited to many entertainments in London, which the care of her health rendered it necessary to decline. A marble bust of Donna Maria, by Turnerelli, was exhibited in the Royal Academy during the last year, which will prove what has been sa►d of the size of her person. A print, published by Acker many is an exact resemblance of her; and a picnics by Sir Thomas Lawrence, to whom she sat before her departure, is, we believe, finished. It is not wonderful that a young Princess, of so amiable u disposition, and so much personal beauty as Donna Maria, should have become a favourite in England, arid her popularity has probably been in creased by her resemblance to the much beloved Princess Charlotte. If the Queen's residence here has not procured her any efficient aid from the Eng lish Government, it has at least excited an additional interest in her fortunes, with those who were already the well w•ishers of her cause. Let the friends of the Constitution follow the Roman maxim, " never to despair of the Republic :" and let them regard Do►rna Maria, advancing (corn her tender years to the maturity of womanhood, as the emblem of her country, which, since time is constantly bringing national institutions nearer and nearer to perfection, will, we trust in Providence, oneday enjoy happiness under her sceptre. • ADELPIII TIIEATRE.—His Grace the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, the Countess ST. ANTONIO, the Countess of -ANTRIM, Lady illoNzcoltEas, Lady 13EcKET, Lord BROWNLOW, and parties, were present at thi- , heltre last • evening, and seemed highly delighted at tl wonderful peiforrnance of the royal elephant. - - NEwGATE MARKET, TUESDAY.—PrIiTIC Scot beef, 3s. to 3e. 2.1. ; good large oxen, 2s. Bd. to Ss. ; middling quality, 2s. 4d. to 2s. Sd. ; very inferior ditto, 25.. to 2s. 4d. ; prime south down wethers, 4s. ; good poll 3s. to 3s. 4d. ; ewe mutton, 2s. Sd. to 3s. mut ton, barely wholesome, 2s. 4d. to 2s. Sd. ; small' calves, white and fat, 41. Sd. larger ditto, 3s. Bd. to 46. 4d. ; coarse calves, 2s. Sd. to 3s. Sd. ; small pigs, 4s ; pig, of eight atone, 3s. 6d. to 4s. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 933 , a 2% 3%4 Old Annuities 3 per Cent- Cons. shut New Ditto shut sg.i per Cent. l6O Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 70 72-pm. Ditto Rea 994 % Ditto ......... ..... lid. '7O 72 pm. 4 per Cent. Ann Ditto, 1.20 Ditto Scrip -- Dias email 24. 70 72 pm, El ink 1.. Ann. 19 9-16 3‘ 9-16 Ditto lid. '7O '72 pm. Ditto $0 years - India stock shut India for Account Ditto Bonds 7O 69 pm. Cons. for January 94 %J 4 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 66N% Peruvian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds '' Chilian Bonds ... — Prussian, Old -01 Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1824 2O 19,4 20 Russian lO5 614 7 Danish — Spanish , 1821 10 % % Greek Bonds — -- - 1823. Ditto, 1825 2214 1 2 French Rentes, sp. c. —c. Guatimala ;— Exchange — f. f. —r Mexican Bonds -- 3 per cent. —, —c Ditto, 1825 l- Exchange —f. —c PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 37 35 Brazilian Imp:Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 74 75 Ditto National lO 14 3 4 Real del Monte Mining CO. £4oo 7N 75 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. nm.) £19% 17M4 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, DEC, 5. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 99% , National Ditto 25% Ditto, New — Patriotic Ditto I 4 per Cent 101%; Hibernian Bank 2O Gov. Deb, 314 per cent.... 99 1 4 Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock — Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock 2IN Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent ...... 87% Mining Co. of Ireland lB% Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. Commercial Buildings — COURSE OF ExclL Amsterdam.... ....... CF 12 11 Ditto, at sight 12 41 Rotterdam 2 U 12 71 Antwerp 12 71 Hamburg M. 8.14 Altona lt 81 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 85 Ditto 2 U. 26 5 Bordeaux 26 10 Berlin _ NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4% Genoa '26 0 V en i ce 471/ M a lt a 485! maples . 3A Palermo - per ez. 119 Lisbon Oporto 43 Rio Janeiro Bahia 2654 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight 1 1,4 Cork IM, BULLION, PER OZ. £. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New 1)oubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars iSilver, bars, standard 0 0 0 Frankfort on Maine, 1:x.51 15U Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Vienna, effemive ft. 2 M. 10 )3 Trieste do 10 I I Madrid. 35% Cadiz 35% Bilboa Barcelona '35% Seville 35% Gibraltar 47% MA Arrived. Due. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthageno I Dublin 0 O Flanders...—. O France 0 O Guernsey k Jersey 0 •--- . AmvecL Due. O Hamburg 2 C Holland O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands 1 Lisbon 0 O Mexico O Sweden 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning..:47 minutes after 1 1 Evening ...13 minutes after 2. THE LOST JEWELS. THE next Number of the COURT JOUR NAL, to be published on SATURDAY, Dec. 12, will be one of remarkable interest. Independently of its usual attractions, it will be accompanied with Engraved Fac• Similes of all the PRINCESS of ORANGE'S LOST JEWELS. No extra charge will be made for these En gravings. This New Journal for the Fashionable World, the Companion not only of the Drawing•room and Boudoir, but of the Breakfast-table and the Study, is published every Saturday Morning on a handsome sheet of Sixteen Quarto Pages, price lod., awl may be received on Sunday in a►l parts of the country, postage free. Printed for Henry Colburn, and published by W. Thomas, at the Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand. Orders received by all Booksellers, Newsvenders, and by the Clerks of the Roads. • gli eV 4 ',NO W MO 1124 LONDON, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1829. Lisbon Gazettes to the 29th November have been received. They state that the United States of America have received the Minister of MIGLIEL as from an acknowledged Sovereign. But his recognition stands little chance of being followed by other Courts:— OFFICIAL. LISBON, NOV. 23. The Charge d'AffairesbibKNajesty in the United States of America, annennees in a despatch dated Oct. 5, that on the - 2rrof that month he had been publicly received by that Government in the above quality, being presented to the President of the United States with the usual formalities, after hav ing, on the same day, delivered his credentials to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. CADIZ, NOV. 10. The Diario Mercantel contains the following commercial article, dated Havatmah, Sept. 1 The last crop of Sugar produced 465,000 chests, viz.:— From the Havannah 111atanzas Trinidad Santiago Of the quantity produced in tie Ilavannal, there were exported— To Russia (chiefly white) London and Cowes 23,000 The United States 14,000 llolland and Germany Italy and Trieste Spain France Other countries The last crop of Coffee is calculated at 28,000,000 lbs. of superior and inferior qualities; that of the finest qua lity sold at 7 to S piastres per cwt. ; that of the second at 2f to 3. The chief exportation of this article was— To New Orleans Other parts of United States France 3,500,000 Holland and Germany 7,500,000 Spain London and Cowes Russia The produce of the new crop was expected to come into the market in the month of October. The Reform of the English Law is a subject which has recently occupied a considerable share of public attention, and the sitting of the two Commissions charged to devise the best means of accomplishing that Reform in the important branches of common law procedure, and convey ancing, has excited strong hopes throughout the country that beneficial alterations will be effected. Whether or not those hopes will be fulfilled, depends altogether upon the notions of the re spective persons entertaining them, concerning what jurisprudence ought to be. It is impos sible to argue upon the profitableness of the labours of the Commissioners, u►►less it be first agreed what would be the most perfect system of law that could be established in this country. Those whose ideas of perfection in any insti tution, are founded solely upon its antiquity, and to whom the fact of any system being esta blished is the best evidence of its usefulness, naturally view inquiry with suspicion, and prefer being contented with what they have got, to risking the substitution of any thing new.— Others, among whom Mr. BROUGHAM has stood foremost, have a clear perception of the defects of the present administration of justice, and a disinterested and sincere wish to apply a remedy to those defects; their efforts do pot, however, extend to the introduction of any new machinery, but they wish the end to be reached by the existing means, which they think, by smoothing down, will answer better, under. ex, , isting circumstances, than others to wlitch people are not used. Lastly, there are those .who, regarding jurisprudence as a noble science, of which usage and custom have improperly usurped the place, are of opinion that the general happiness will be best promoted by giving effect to the principles of that science in the best man ner that the reason of the present generation can devise,—using existing institutions as a part of the experience by which that reason must be guided, but laying no stress upon such institu tions, or their popularity, when repugnant to the conclusions drawn from the study of jurispru dence itself, which, as the Roman code ex- presses it, is " divinarum atque humanarunt rerum notitia, justi atque injusti Scientia." If it be true, however, that jurisprudence is a science so comprehensive, it is a circumstance no less true, that the utmost ignorance of it pre vails. It is almost an undiscovered country, and English lawyers have unfortunately been among its rarest visitors. Some few labour vainly to complete their knowledge of it ; others, pre sumptuously affect to be familiar with the whole, when they have surveyed only a part of it ; many, with the most contemptuous insolence do not scruple to decide that it as unworthy of being acquainted with at all. In such a state of things it is natural that the law reformers should be divided into parties, ac cording to their several views. The sticklers against change, indeed, abominate them all, as strongly as the Church of Rome ever did the different denominations of Protestants ; while the reformers of law seem to view each other with as much suspicion and distrust as exists among the reformers of religion. The followers of Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. BENTHAM abuse each other unsparingly; and we are told in the most oracular manner, on the one hand, that the plan of the former is frivolous, and will serve no other purpose than to perpetuate a vicious sys tem, and on the other, that the ideas of the latter are the most visionary, unintelligible, and im practicable that ever entered the head of man. If we were called upon for our opinion, , whether in consequence of the Law Commis sioners' labours the public will immediately be sensible of any substantial amelioration of the law in point of cheapness, or expedition, we should say—dridedly not. Great and praise worthy as have been their endeavours to second the objects of Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. PEEL, the scope of their commissions are nevertheless too limited to enable them to relieve the country at once from any considerable inconvenience, and we fear the Courts of Justice, though open to all men, will continue, - like the London Tavern, to exact a good price for the good things they supply. We repeat, the proposed altera tions are excellent, so far as they go ; but they_ are not of sufficient importance to give a new character to our system, or to enable unprofes sional persons even to understand them. What then, it will be asked, would we have ? To which we can only answer here, that it is de sirable that the rights of the KING'S subjects, of what kind soever, should be protected in the most effectual manner ; and that unless that i s done, the law does not answer its purpose. If it can be shown that there is a better method than the present, of securing rights from invasion, it is surely the interest of the people that such method should be adopted. A method full of hazard, cost, and delay, does not certainly, on the first view, appear the best that can be devised. Of this there is, we suppose, no doubt ; of the changes required we may speak on another.. occasion ; but it will be with great diffidence, as we are far from having the presumption of de claring ourselves in possession of the truth, though we may think we see through some of the mists by which the genial light is obscured from the view of many. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left his resi• dedee, at Kew, yesterday morning, on a visit to his MA. EST V, at the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Pork. The Duchess of KENT entertained a select party to dinner, on Monday, at her residence, in the King's Palace at Kensington. The French Ambassador had a long interview with the Earl of ABERDEEN, yesterday afternoon, at the Foreign Office. Despatches were sent off yesterday evening from the Office of the Secretary of State for Foreign .Af fairs, for Lord STUART DE ROTIISAY, our Ambassador at Paris. Despatches from Sir CHARLES COLVILLE, the Governor of the Mauritius, were received yesterday at the Colonial Office. His Royal Highness the Duke of GLOUCES TER visited the Siamese youths yesterday, and took great interest in the answers which were given to his inquiries. The Proprietor of the Surrey Theatre is said to hare cleared upwards of 6,000/. by the run of the popu lar entertainment of Black-Ey'd Susan. Sir G. W. BANIPFYLDE, Bart., and a party of friends visiting him at Court flail, bagged the extraor dinary number of 223 woodcocks, between the 23d of Oc tober and the 21st of November. The party have left Northmolton, highly delighted with their excellent sport, and the hospitality of the worthy Baronet—Exeter Alfred. The Mansion-house Committee have agreed to a report, making a strong and emphatic call upon the Legislature to extend to this country a modified system of Poor Laws. One of the Committee proposed the intro duction of a clause condemnatory of the free trade system, but the proposition was rejected. The proceedings of the Committee, in both instances, have our unqualified appro bation ; but we have learned with equal regret and sur prise, that it is intended to send forward the report, or a petition founded upon it, without submitting it for the sanction of a public meeting. We can scarcely credit this statement. If it be true, the Committee should lose no time i❑ reconsidering their decision. They were clearly appointed to report to an adjourned meeting, and without the sanction of such meeting, their recom mendation would not be entitled to the sanction of the national voice. —D üblin Morning Register. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. IN RE CHIPPING SODEURY CHARITY SCHOOL. • .--- The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment at considerable letigth. The main question was whether this school, which had been originally instituted, by a decree of the CommissiOners under charitable uses in the third year of King Charles 1., a free graMmar schoo!, with an endow ment of 201 a year for the purpose . of paying a school master to teach the sons of the townsmen of Chipping Sudbury, remained a free grammar school? And a decree in the year 1694, pronounced by the Com missioners under the statute, confirmed the former decree. From that period down to the appointment of the gentle man who. filled the office of master, prior to the appoint ment of the present master, all the appointments had been of masters to fill the office strictly as that of a free gram mar school. During the latter stay of the present master's predecessor, he taught reading, writing, and arith mstic, as well as the learned languages. The pre sent master objected at first to take the appointment of the mastership of the school as altered in its supposed na ture, but on being assured by the bailiffs and burgesses of the town that no further appointment could be made, un less of masters who could teach every thing, Mr. Smith accepted of the office. He afterwards stated that he had not been aware when be took the office, that the school bad been originally formed a grammar-school, and that it could not be altered by the Corporation. He consequently declined to teach any thing but the learned languages, and the Corporation brought au ejectment to turn him out and recover the school house. The Master applies' to the Vice-Chancellor for au injunction to restrain proceedings under the eject ment, which he granted, directing the bailiffs and bur gesses personally to pay all the expenses, having been of opi nion that the school was a free grammar school, and that the Corporation had no power or right to alter its constitution. Upon this appeal, he (the Lord Chancellor) perfectly concur red with his Honour in his view of the nature of the school, and therefore confirmed his order in all respects, except as to making the bailiffs, &c. personally pay the costs. Upon this point he promised to have some conversation with the Vice-Chancellor. Fie quite agreed that the master should be entirely indemnified as to every shilling of expence he had been put to ;:but it might be hard to make the bailiffs, &c. pay the costs out of their own pockets, because they might have thought, in the most bona fide manner, that in their view they were doing the best they could for the school ; and again, if they were to pay them out of the Corpora tion funds, these funds might belong to other charitable purposes, and in that respect such charities would be damnified. IN TIIE MATTER OF TILE HON. MR. JERVIS, A LUNATIC. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved for an order calling on Lord St. Vincent to deliver up the clothes, toys, &c. of the lunatic, now in the care and custody of Sir Dudley Hill. When that gentleman was appointed as the gentle man for' the present to have the care of the children, ano went for them to Torrington House, he was told they were up in the that he might go and take them, but that they should not be brought down to him. Having had a female with him, who had been in his service for forty years, he sent her up stairs ; she brought the chil dren down ; they were put into the carriage, and driven off, with no other stock than the clothes in which they at the moment were in. Their amusements had been com pletely broken up in consequence of the detention of their toys, and so situated were they as to be under the neces sity of wearing the clothes of the children of Sir Dudley Hill. . . . Mr. HottNE, contra, said that Sir Dudley hail not been regularly appointed as the guardian of the children ; and that no regular order had been made by any proper autho rity calling for the delivery of the clothes, &e. The SoLit:From-GENERAL considered the conduct that had been adopted respectirg the comforts of the children, most discreditable ; and in pt oof of this he begged to read the following letter, which had been verified, received by Sir Dudley Sta,—Mr. Jervis' nurse and under nurse again at tend, by the Viscount St. Vincent's direction, to see his grandchildren, and report to him and his daughter, Miss Jervis, their state of healthy. They also, by his Lord- ship's direction, again bring with them clean clothes for the children, to be exchanged for their dirty clothes, but with his Lordship's order, that if the dirty ones are re fused to be delivered up as they were the last time the nurses carried their clean things to your house, not to leave such clean clothes now. " Mrs. Coine will give a receipt for them if required. I have applied to Lord Barrington, and informed him of this arrangement on this subject, who, considering that as soon as a Committee is appointed of Mr. Jervis' person, which is now under consideration, the children must be removed from your house, should you seem to decline any other arrangement. I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your obedient servant, " MARIA GATTIE. " Torrington House, Dec. 2. " To Sir Dudley Hill, Monkey." The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had received a letter from Sir Dudley 11111, complaining of the aspersions that hal been thrown on him by the other side ; now he (the Lord Chancellor) considered such conduct highly im proper, because he knew Sir Dudley to be a gentleman of the highest honour and respectability. Me ordered the delivery up of the clothes, &c. to be made instanter. The SO LICITOR-GENERA r. observed, that the conduct of the other side could only be intended to disgust Sir Dudley, and get him to give up his care of the helpless children: ROLLS COURT. GAILY V. TAYLOIL.-PIRACY. Mr. BicrensTETu stated that Mr. Francis May, the plaintiff, at different times had published three valuable works, entitled The Doctrine of the Purchase and Re newal of Leases, The Doctrine of Interest, and The Doctrine of Lzfe Annuities and Assurances. To these works the plaintiff had added certain tables for the computation of interest, and so on. Of some of these tables Mr. Daily was the author, others he bad collected from preceding works. In 1811, the defendant published a work, written, as it was said, by a Mr. W. Inwood, entitled " Tables for the Pur chase of Estates, Freehold, Copyhold, or Leasehold ; also for the Renewal of Leases held under Cathedral Churches or other Corporate Bodies." In this work the defendant had put several of Mr. Daily's original tables. Upon the discovery of this piracy by the defendant, Mr. Daily remonstrated with him, when the defendant (Mr. Tay lor) admitted the piracy, but trusted Mr. Daily would allow him to go on publishing the first edition, stating the great expence that would be incurred in putting a stop to it. Mr. Daily consented to the first edition going on, provided the defendant would admit in the pre face that he (Mr. Baily) was the author of those tables, and that they had been copied from his work. This was done, and things went on in this waydown to 1824, at which time the plaintiff discovered that Mr. Taylor had four, years previously, without his sanction or any commuication with him, published a second edition of this work. Not satis fied with this, a third edition had been published, and then Mr. Daily considered himself calle.l upon to take some decisive steps, and filed the present bill, praying an account, and also au injunction to restrain the further pub lishing. The Court, however, upon the arguments thought too mucri * thne had been suffered to elapse, and refused to grant the injunction ; the cause now came on regularly for hearing, and for the establishment of Mr. Daily's rights. The MAsTEa. of the ROLLS wished to know if it was not quite clear the account depended on the granting or re fusing the injunction? Was not the present a question to be decided by an action at law ? Mr. DICK intsTETH apprehended not. The MASTER of the Ror,Ls said he should like to have this point argued ; if Mr. Bickersteth was not prepared to do so, the best course to adopt would be to allow the case to stand over till Friday, in order that he (Mr. Dick, r steth) might prepare himself to argue that point. BICKERSTETIL felt much obliged for this indul gence, which he would gladly accept. The case was then ordered to stand over till Friday. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. IN RE MEARS, A BANKRUPT. The COURT gave judgment this morning in this case A creditor of the bankrupt's, residing out of England, had made an affidavit of hid debts before a foreign consul, and t h e question for the decision of the Court was, whether under the 20th section, cap. 87, 6th George IV. such an affidavit was to be received and considered in the same light as an affidavit made before a Magistrate in this country. It was argued that it was so, but the Court thought that would be putti ng a cons t ruc ti on on the 20th section which it did not warrant. By the Bankrupt Act it was provided, that if a creditor lives out of England he must prove his debt by an affidavit, sworn before a Magistrate and attested by a Notary Public. The Court was clearly of opinioa that the Act which made the affidavit sworn b. fore a Consul equivalent to an affidavit sworn before a Justice of the Peace, could not be considered as giving the affidavit a character equivalent to that which the Bank- rapt Act required. The language of the 20th section of the 6th of Geo. TV. was too weak to authorise the Court in coming to the conclusion that the affidavit was sufficient. The COURT took exceptions and further d irections to day. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. SEDUCTION.-GATEHOUSE V. ARNOLD. Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. KELLY) stated that this was an action by a father to recover from the de fendant, a surgical instrument-maker, compensation for the injury he had sustained in the loss of services occa sioned by the seduction of his daughter. The defendant had visited the young woman in the character of a sweet heart, and had promised her marriage as soon as he was out of his apprenticeship. In September, last year, how ever, she had the misfortune to become pregnant by the defendant, and was delivered of a child. The learned Counsel then called Harriet Gatehouse, tLe subject of the present action. She said she was between 21 and 22 years of age. She had lived with her father, who was a tailor, and worked with a Mr. Adams, a mister tailor.— She had known James Arnold, the defendant, fur about seven years, as he bad formerly been apprenticed with a Mr. Riley, who lived opposite her father's house. He had for a long time visited her in the character of a sweetheart, and hail promised her marriage. In the last year, however, she was delivered of a child by him, and he discontinued his visits. He had promised to marry her directly his apprenticeship had expired. It had now ex pired, and he had set up in business for himself. She used to assist her father in his business as a tailor, at which she earned front 1/. to 255. per week. She was unable to work for four months before, and two months after her confinement; her father had kept her, and paid a nurse for her. Defaldant had never given any thing towards her support. Cross-examined by Mr. Baoucutot—l rather think you used to work cross-legged on the shopboard. The wit ness gave no answer, but smiled most insinuatingly. Mr. BROUGHAM-Now come, Harriet, did not you use to sit cross-legged ou -.the board? Harriet—l have often sat cross-legged, I believe. Mr. BROUGHAM - And so do I but was not it on the shop-board with the tailor's men ? Witness—There were only Mr. Adams and my father working there. Mr. BROUGHAM - Pray, where did your father gene rally spend his evenings? Witness—At the Bartholomew Coffee-house. Mr. BROUGHAM-Now was it not called the Cock and Crown? Witness—No, that is in Little Britain. She further said, that she had also been to the Cock and Crown, and had sometimes sung on those occasions. The surgeon and nurse proved the bills they hail received of the father. _ . _ Mr. BROUGHAM (with whom was Mr. Thessiger) for the defendant, contended that this action was brought to recover the costs, and for no other purpose. The father and the girl herself must know that her character stood in such a light that there was no possible pretence for bring ing this action. The Learned Counsel then called John Smith, of No. 9, Southampton-row, Somers Town ; has known Harriet Gatehouse for five years ; had seen her about three years ago, walking in the streets at night, both alone and in company with other girls ; met her about two years ago, with two girls, in Smithfield ; she told witness she was looking for a man, and he might as well accompany her, for one ma❑ was as good to her as another. Went to the Bar:ey-mow, in Long-lane, and had some gin at her expense, of which she partook.— One of the girls, whom he knew, has since been accused of robbing her master. Cross-examined by Mr. Guru-my—Had known Arnold for three years, and now worked for him. Knew that Harriet Gatehouse and Arnold used to speak together, but nothing more. Joseph Smith, a master bookbinder, bad known Harriet Gatehouse for three or four years. Lived formerly in Duke-street, Smithfield, and Harriet Gatehouse then used frequently to come to his house. She ceased in consequence of witness forbidding his wife to receive her. Did so in consequence of some bad language which he heard her use. Knew her father. One evening the latter complained that his daughter had had some transac tion with some doctor there, and she did not cry out till she found other eyes were upon her. He also said that she was a , and if not, she would be one. Cross-examined by Mr. Gyro-my—lt is about a year and a half ago that this conversation took place. It was about eight o'clock. Arnold's master wanted a house which was next door to witness. Re-examined—No friendship existed between witness and Arnold. Harriet Tomkins, No. 5, New North-road, knew Har riet Gatehouse between four and four years ago, but had dropped her acquaintance. She came to witness's apart ments in liquor, and said she had been with a young man, a master baker. She said she had been t; a bad house, and asked witness what she would have to drink. She took half-a-crown out of her pocket, and said that was what he had given her, and she would spend part of it.— She said she could get money at any time of a person whom she named. She could get ss. every week from him. King, landlord of the Admiral Carter, Bartholo. mew-close, knew llarriet Gatehouse, whom he:had seen fre quently:inquire for a person named John Clark, with whom she bad come to his house and had:sovnething to drink ; had seen her there on a Sunday night, drinking after eleven o'clock. Samuel Hall, 41, Duke-street, Smithfield, next door to plaintiff, knew the daughter, and had seen her in the s.reets late at night at her father's Boor, conversing with loose girls. Cross-examined.—Did not know that people called him (witness) a body-snatcher. There never was a subject in his house to his knowledge. Had never been before the Magistrate. He would, however, explain. There was a package directed to a person at witness's house, that package was stopped, but witness never knew the name of the person or any thing of him before. Joper, a bookseller, said that the plaintiff Lad threatened him if he gave evidence against him. The girl had lodged with him for some time. He had conversed with plaintiff on the subject of his daughter. The plain tiff wanted a lodging and said he could get a bed, and had some conversation with him about the mode in which he was to get the money. Alargaret Joper, wife of last witness,—Plaintiff told her that he wanted money, and should go and demand 51. of Arnold, about six weeks ago; and said that if he did not give him the money he should expose him to his wise, as he should say he was the first man who had ruined plaintiff's (laughter. Jay, master of Aldersgate-street workhouse— An order of affiliation had been made upon Arnold, who had paid the parish 31, 10s. Gatehouse told him that Arnold hail behaved honourably to his daughter, and she should not have pressed the order if he had not been dis tressed. Arnold now paid 4s. 6d. per week. H. Smith had known Harriet Gatehouse for five years. She once came, as it were promiscuously, one day when his wife was out, and cooked his dinner. This was in 1826. Witness took liberties with her, and she made no resistance. Particular liberties,happened at different times, with different degrees of levity. Should not conceive that she had behaved exactly like an honest girl. Mr. GURNEY replieJ, and the Learned Judge, in his charge to the Jury, .observed, that the question was, first, what had her father lost by the loss of his daughter's ser vices, and what he had paid for her ; then the Jury would consider whether the person seduced had been previously a virtuous girl, or a common prostitute. For his own part he had no doubt on the subject, and he dared say the Jury had very little. The Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a verdict fur the plaintiff—Damages 121. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. bloOltEllOU SE V. LAVER. This was an action to recover compensation in da mages for an assault and battery. Mr. Serjeant SPA NKII and Mr. BARSTON were Counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant WILDE conducted the defence. It appeared from the evidence of two witnesses that the plaintiff and defendant, with other passengers, embarked at Bombay in the ship Medina for England; the first part of their voyage they spent very agreeably, but on arriving at St. Helena disputes arose respecting turning away the old surgeon of the ship, and taking o❑ board a rew one. These disputes were carried on with much violence on each side, and one day the defendant, not being able to convince the plaintiff that he was right by argument, had recourse to shaking a hand-whip over his head ; the plaintiff being an officer in his Majesty's service of course could not put up with such an insult, and the parties went on deck for the purpose of explanation, when, instead of accommodating matters, a violent conflict ensued, and the plaintiff returned to hii cabin minus two teeth ; he also obtained a black eye, and his shirt was very muck torn and bloody. On the cross-examination of these witnesses, one of whom was a passenger on board the Medina, and another a seaman, it appeared that the plaintiff, Lis wife, and I several friends had formed themselves into a society, and kept quite at a distance from the other passengers; and also that the plaintiff had been accused of insulting a lady named Gibeon, at St. Helena. Mr. Serjeant WILDS addressed the Jury for the de fend ant, and concluded from the evidence addlM'ligo would he impossible for them to tell which of the iter committed the assault. There were a great nunibto passengers on board, now in England, that migh t jot been called to prove which of the parties struck t evhe blow; he trusted therefore, from the paucity of the il° they would give a verdict in favour of his client. The CHIEF JUSTICE summed up, and the Jury relto!r a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, loot. The remainder of the morning was occupied in bi a t a cause of no gent-cal interest, involving A Odle account, • POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS 0' 130 W-STREET. THE CASE OF THE LATE MRS. PHILLIPS. , t i o Shortly before one o'clock this afternoon, Mr. C°,,, / ,'..et solicior of the Poultry, accompanied by Messrs. P;erel and Kerr the executors of the deceased lady' s willp, e° bilT the office, and were presently followed by Air the husband of the deceased, who was attended b' ru nt , Cullineton, h's solicitor ; Mr. Scott was also Pr t4 „ o l, as were Mr. Churchill, the barrister, and Mr. Ass''" the solicitor, on behalf of Mr. Snow, the surVoi and his assistant, Mr. Swan Hill. A num b e r other gentlemen, who seemed to take a deep interest is matter, also crowded the office. b ola Mr. Cox, addressing Mr. HALLS, the sitt i ng B i agi ' e. i d said he appeared there respecting the death of the late rlh Phillips. He had communicated to Mr. Collingtast • Phillips's solicitor, all that had passed on the.former 0ce1°...„4 when he was represented as the solicitor to the &Teo lady's executors. Messrs. Blundell and Kerr bad „4. denominated executors in the transaction from the *s"-r, mencernent, although that was no t precise l y their cb l l - , ter. Mrs. Phillips had possessed n o separate profeteo therefore could not make a will, but under the testedir of her mother, she was vested with the power ag, posing of a sum of 5,000/, which she had accorde° appointed. Mr Mr. HALLS observed that he had not hin g to do lir pecuniary affairs of the parties. J „,. A long and desultory conversation enf ued; fet Mr. 'HALLS requested that any one srbatoig4_,_"°,"..-1:100; mation to give respecting this mysterious 41 "'' r ler o the commit it to writing, and send it sealed U P t Cter office, where Sir Richard Birr.ie and w oo l, examine the contents, and if they thought Ilecesi-oh-ei require all the parties to appear before them, but he it to be distinctly understood that no information %Too be received after this day week. Those coneer°3t r , seemed to cast aspersions upon persons who might be Pe fectly innocent. The parties then retired. .• TIIE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOPIy . CO /1V LIVERPOOL, Dec. 7.—British Plantation Suga r nues in steady demand. The quantity sold this Wee' e de to les mand 700 hhds., at sn advance on g ood Brown. 12olet mand for cotton this week has been limited; thocol amou nting only to 6,450 bags; Sea Is land have (I`'_„de'r id. per lb., but the price of other Americans are ";01 lower. There has been a fair inquiry for In4 io about 40 chests have been disposed of at a fair pric e ' THE FUNDS. stpCk There is a general panic this morning in the ~ of Exchange, caused by a report tha t the Empero.pot Russia is dead, but up to the present time We °3o ,i, trace the report to any authentic source :d c hea lth: last bulletins were rather suspicious in regard to bid i: ' as he might have had a relapse. cent.; , Consols have declined this morn in g i r-. ~ I they left off yesterday at 94a i fur account, °P e—,i : r e 94i -a, and are at present 93i 91 ; th e who hou`e . b cent. ; D31:"1/ sellers ; Rm:sian Stock has declined Si per gone down 2 per cent. ; both the m arkets are otecedl6 heavy. ENGLISH FUNDS. 3i per Cont. 991 New 4 per Cent., 14 4 per Cent. 1620 111')•1" India Bonds, 69 7g .„.a" Exchequer Bills , ?0.," i FUNDS. Greek, !l ; Mexican, 13i Peruvian, 16 stAi Portuguese, 9 Priassika, Russian, 106 is Spanish, lou g TWO O'CL °v f t yF The panic whirls took place in the e arl y Po" or morning, in consequence of the report ed death of the dr peror of Russia, has at presen t subsided. Up to the a y( sent time there is no arrival, e xcept a Lisbon Mail 5 :08 so important an event had taken place, we s hould s j, received it ere this by many expresses from 11°11ser. Paris, Ostend, and Hamburg ;—therefore the '' ? , e ; 0 111 lators ox the Stock Exchange, on mature reflec-iot now consider it to be erroneous, and the Coniol3l'ro, has taken a turn, from 94 sellers, to 940 for th e oe count, at which price they remain steady at peese rit ',lpt c Commissioners purchased this morning 26,000 Cents. Reduced. biC // In the Foreign Marke t, Russian and Dani" fell considera, have agin got up f o re The Lisbon bly mail does a not bring . any politic al lo tion of consequence. nCfi THREE O' CL o Consols for Account, 9-I,i Bank Stock, 216 17 India Stock, 3 per Cent. Cone. Aria Do., for Account,' 941 Ditto Reduced, 93i FOrtEIG Brazilian, 661 7 Buenos Ayres, 26 25 Chilian, 26 28 Colombian, 20 Danish, 73 Freneh, 9 per Cent 109 10 Ditto, 3 per Cent. $3 6 rni,SoOstildearisl 0 r .---- trial at the —... next Le areTtl P r i soners 0 Iv Trliri_nigl increase eiLoa, c f: r eit i hu m ii Nsae kindKao le: sheep-stealing ti .B. cEosAmc neraid mber in that prison new exceeds fifty.'"' u t a n r i c N t e te l ld 'a sli ni i gi l hs a t v a i Pl : ss : ll:9l o :!: ll6 : : : ° see p' daily arriving at the county ga; e : ifl'Aorshl/50:: t ol o mv r he a a i bt s ,y e s s h toi i i w n i g e been rioting in a tavern, were returning I ', jtc4is : 13: n watch re will ‘ c ‘ dea ) 0 Nast' fell into the kennel. Hi. conipslo%isTriAs4 muttered, THE MARCH OF REFINEMENT.--Sile tefl Onen,ufsaeenlido(flothtwre'n;uviballii:nol troubling oiYci : u lb s el b f ° t : e i ll'l3:6, front of a gentleman living at Langport sweep g h i , 55, 1 • nt door in a pair of silk gloves ! T . : —reter i1i.1."- 0 0 0 Sir CHARLES FLOWER, being told di° . O it f the leading Annuals bad sold so as to reilli 9e , - 0 1. profit to the proprietors, remarked most acutelrLory. a pity they do not publish it monthly iostea d ' d r —Age. ilttet )(16 said It is that several large capitalists .tatt Mr. COISSETT'B first lecture at the rilechanics' I°4l' among whom were two Bank Directors. r g - e 011 ; understand that Mr. MANS , s u ; . We 1 Falkirk, has discovered a process by which OA P)fettV gunpowder is greatly increased. Mr. MANS bg° ,4 ' s al .°l'' n rc;cormendation of his Grace the Duke of WSl'fi,,, 13 1( given e application at the Board of Ordnance, ' l _,,' O r the discovery a very favourable reception' e donian Mercury. t he e believe we may confidently assert tbo ? Is «'e will be a contest for Waterford. Mr.. Pitsc s 1 / :, IIARaoN will, we understand, positively offer 11; 106e. . ; f h i ; we learn that a subscription has been set on foot t°l)o.ste e h x .. pences, to which Mr. WINSTON BAIL RON h all ifi l i P T. fetertnitiation of contributing 500/.--Dub. O r.- re 1 4 THE COURT JOURNAL. ---Perhaps the re no instance of a public journal so soon takin; 3 per °I neat and acknowledged rank in the periodical liter3lollll the day, as that of the Court Journal. W e u nder st3 ,: ' 4 P i fur same weeks past the amount of its sale has doob' 0 10 1 of some of the oldest established journals, and that it o' . '" I , increase, notwitlistaodl;bt to experience a large weekly du:l state of the town. The reason of these facts i s , ec t less two-fold: first the obvious want which bad l ° ,"tig Felt, both in town and country, of seine such Pnlilic„,,'licl and secon dly, the judicious and satisfactory manner in it 5t i‘ that want has been supplied by the Court Joursgl', r, . Ir. Coutuart that the W . e ind for i'. 6 l ,fo r ' p a u lc ar acted . lie ,bi jection of this new Paper, 8 Well AS th . Gazette.