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ship which existed between the parties. The House of Percy possesses the Advowson of; perhaps, the most valuable Living in England in Lay Patronage. On this Living bccetning vacant some years ago, the late Duke offered it in the first instance to his relation, the present Bishop of Carlisle, by trhum it was dcl 1.; it was then, in eonforniity with the tc-Ar,':ed wishes, hut not at the express application of Lord Percy, given to the present Incumbent, Mr. Suther land., If we ace titt misinformed (and we shall lie happy if, on this point, we have been misin formed), the Private Secretary of the new Lord Lieutenant belongs to the High Church and Ultra-Tory Party. We fear this, if true, augurs badly for the inkeeests that are just committed to the guidance ior his patron.—ibid. From the latest intelligence derive.d from a ?peculiar and authentic source, vve feel fully war ranted in saying, that the difficulties in the way of reconciling the great objects of Russian po licy to the views on the same subject entertained by the French and English CabinetN a:-e be coming every hour more formi4able, and will eventurily prove insurmountable ; it may be as weh to repeat the f.4%serVation, that the Courts tt St. Jarric,s's 4ntl the Tuilleries act in a spirit of the most perfect good understanding . and cor diality; such, indeed, as have not existed be tween the parties fOr the last five centuries. The repeated conferences of the Representatives of the three Powers have had no result, but to show that the - views of the Northern Autocrat are incompatible with those of his present and at the same time to mark his obstinate ad herence to them. One of the first persons with - whom the Prince De Polignae transacted busi ness, upon his recent arrival at Paris, was Lord Stuart de Rotbesay, and their intercourse has since been frequent, and apparently cordial: this circumstance has given rise to much observation, and many conjectures in the Parisian political coteries,—Bid. Trader* who suffer by an over.readiness to glee credit in London ought to blame their own folly rather than the dishonesty of these who impose upon them. The tricks of swindlers in general are so very shallow, that it is only won derful how they can succeed in entrepping per sons whose habits of life ote3lt: to make them circumspect, and who see generally supposed to have a pretty keen sense of their own interests. There is, however, the pernicious as well as un christian law of imprisonment for debt, which .encourages shopkeepers and tradespeople to part with their goods on credit to persons of whose means or character they know nothing, and about whom they make no inquiry, relying upon that law which empowers them to take the bodies of their debtors in pledge, by which they expect to coerce payment at some future time. One of the greatest advan tages of the abolition of thin absurd law of imprisonment for debt would be the cut til' up by the roots of this ruinous system of erelt. Trade would then go in more safe and regular channels—specious knavery would not find the property of others so accessible as as present—probity of character would have the preference which, in a well-regulated State of society, it always enjoys—and the occupation of the dashing swindler would not be so lucrative as to tempt many to abandon for its idle in famy the .tugged but secure path of honest la bour. When we take into consideration the exissing system of credit, it does not appear at all surprising that " obtaining money and goods under false pretences' ) should be one of the most prevalent crimes of the day. It is carried to such an extent that it absolutely holds out a temptation, or rather offers a bounty, to swind ling. It matters not that gang after gang of swindlers are hunted into the toils ofJustice, from time to time, when long impunity in 'laud has made them so bold as scarcely to use any caution in their depredations. There is no instruction from the experience—no value in the warning ; other gang's take their place—perambulate the same rounds—forge the same stories —prac tise the mile tricks--aslopt the same disguise —and meet with equal credulity and success. In a case, the other day, in the Court of King's Bench, the question was, what remedy the vender of goods had against a purchaser, who had in duced him, by fraud, to sell him the pods ? The plaintiff, in this case, wee a wholesale manu facturer, and had sold goods to the defendant, who, he found did not buy them for any honest purpose, but merely to hand them over to another person, who was to sell them at half-price, or any price —for any price would bring a profit, inasmuch as the purchaser had never intended to pay for them ; and the plaintiff ascertained that u bale of his goods had been sent to a sale shop at a less price than that for which he could have manufactured them. The nature of this ease Lord Tenterden explained at once by say ing to the plaintiff, " You sold the goods with out making the proper enquiry—a case that often happens." This is an illustration of the present system of credit, which seems especially designed for the benefit of knaves.—Moreieg Herald. The intelligence, which if not the first, we were assuredly nut the last, to communicate, several weeks ago, respecting the determination of the Duke of Wellington to press the question cif peace bet Ween Russia and Turkey, has been confirmed in a manner which leaves no doubt on the subject. A Russian Ambassador Extraor dinary (as will be seen by an extract from The Sun,) arrived yesterday morning in town ; and with respect to the object of his mission, at such a time, and in such a critical juncture, there can be but one opinion. He is commissioned, undoubtedly; to endeavour to pacify Franca an' England respecting the views of his Im perial Master ; and possibly, also, .to arrange with them the basis of a nogociation with the Poite, or a settlement respecting the blockade of the Dardanelles. But whichever of these may be the especial object of his mission, there can not be the slightest doubt that it refers to the affairs of the Eiist, and that the Emperor of Russia, having been foiled in his endeavours to dupe the Cabinets of France and England into a connivance at his ambitious attempts on. Turkey, is now anxious to moderate, if ho,can not altogether succeed in averting their wrath ; and it would appear from letters froirc- Vienna, received by express yesterday, that Ire . has even gone the length of expressing; to the .Poite, through the medium of the Netherlands Ambas sador, his . anxious desire for the re-establish ment of peate. The Reis -Effendi is said to b ar e answered, that if Ittissia was sincere in her wish for peace on moderate terms, the Grand Seignior was willing to send an Ambas sador to treat respecting it at 'nny,place which Russia or the Allied Powers might think proper to nominate: but notwithstanding this favour able opening of the diplomatic campaign, we own that we entertain no very sanguine hopes of a peaceful termination to !it. The Duke of . . also remonstrated ; and a iteaty, we believe ; has been cenchtdeq - for averting the more immediate batters and inconveniences likely to result froM a continuance Of the wor in the Eai'!; IRA a higher tone, we s'visp'fot, must beassumed before tussia, on the one hand, will depart from the ambitious pretensions which she put forth last year previous to opening the campaign, or the Sultan, on the other, from resetting un impaired the provinc e s o f his einr,i're4 'We Con sider the dil&Oti.e . s ) iii fact, to be all but insur mottbtable, without the aid of an armed inter vention ; but one advantage, as has been re marked by out Evening cotemporarn A events, result from the of the Russian Atebar..fri• 'itraordinary ; the parties will un dftstraid one another better, and the King's Speech, if the Premier pleases, will let us some what more into the secret of our foreign reitt , tions.—Morning Advertiser, LK\k` iNTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 27. WRDON AND OTHERS V. SANDYS AND Alr. HORNE stated tie tirilosiances of the case. The defc!ldnt., Vvlio formed an AssociatiGn called the " National Union Fire and Life Insurance As sociation," had, in the course of their dealings, granted au annuity to the late General Campbell. They had received the consideration for that annuity, but they had refused to perform their part of the agreement, and this bill was filed to compel them to the specific performance, or to refund the considera , . tion, The VicE-CHANItt.A.Oit said that this was not a case in which a Court of Equity could interfere, and he must dismiss the hill with costs. Mr. CITING said his Honour must see that thi.t was a case in which the plaintiffs cottlii obtain no re medy at law. The VtiA-UHANCILT.LOR was of a very different opinion. He had no doubt that the idaintitTs had a remedy at law. Mr: WRAP said that the deed was signed by three of the Directors, against whom the plaintiffs might proceed at law. CONSISTORY COURT, JAN. 27. Itoirs v. ROWE. Shortly after the sitting of the Court, a femnle respectably dressed, and having a very melancholy appearance, presented herself at the bar of the Court. She was attended by two middle-aged respeetab!e looking men. The Court having in quired what her business was, she stated - that she held in her hand a petition. The Registrar being directed to receive the petition, he read it. It ap peared from the contents that she was not more than eighteen years of age, and that she had been mar ried to a man named Joseph Rowe, in Bishopsgate church, in October last; that shortly after it ap peared that the husband, by reason of natural mid confGrmation, was such a person as ought not to gave been mairied. She stated that she was most desirous of commencing a suit for divorce, but that she was destitute of the means of carrying it on. The COURT then directed the female to be sworn, when she stated that she was not worth fire p oun d s in tile world beyond her ju s t debts. It then as &igned the junior Doctor hi longing to the Court, and the junior Proctor, to undertake her suit. COURT OF KING'S BENCE', J.N. 27. ROBERTSON V. KENSINGTON. Mr. DENMAN moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict obtained by the plaintiff should not be set aside and a new trial granted. This was an action of trover brought to recover the value of certain Indian warrants for coffee belonging to the plaintiff, who was a manufacturer, carrying on business at Perth in Scotland, in partnership with several other persorr.—Rule Nisi granted. FOWLER V. COSTER. Mr. V. EtcnAnDS moved for a rule nisi for a new trial in this case, which was tried before Lord Ten tcrden at Guildhall on the Sth of last month. The action was on two billls of exchange drawn by the defendant in the name of " Coster and Cunning ham," in favour of Short and Co., and endorsed to the plaintiff."—Role refused. FRANKLIN V. TUE BANK OF ENGLAND. Ali'. Scrgemit BOSANQUET, on behalf of the Bank of England, resumed his observations. The case came b e fore the Court under an order of the late Lord Chancellor Eldon, upon an appeal made to his from a decision of the late Lord Gifford, when Muster of the Rolls, upon the question whether an executor was entitled, under the Act of the 2d Geo. I. cap. 9, to have a transfer of stock -specifically bequeathed, unless he had given his as scat to the bequest. Lord Gifford had decided the question in the adirmatke, but Lord Eldon, having doubts on the subject. had directed a special case for the consideration of this Court. The Learned Counsel, after adverting to the various cases cited by 3lr. Alderson when the matter was last before the Court, proceeded to observe, that under the Act of 2d of Geo. I. cap. 9, stock specifically bequeathed did not go to the executor, except in default of an atteqation of the will by two witnesses ; and that under that Act and the dicta of Learned Judges since 1800, the Bank of England had always made the transfer to the devisee, it ap pearing., according to such dicta, that they were not bound to notice trusts, but had only to in quire who was the party legally entitled to the stock. The Court had, then, to consider this ques tion—namely, whether an executor was entitled to maintain an action against the Bank for not permit ting a transfer to him, he not baring assented to the specific bequest. Mr. ALDF.RSON replied, and enforced his former arguments, Lord TENTEDDEN observed, that as the case was one of very great importance, the Court would take time to consider of its judgment. The case had been very well argued; and all the points brought under the consideration of the Court. GROOCOCK V. COOPER AND OTHERS. Sir J. Sc3aLeTT moved for a rule to show cause few days afterwards the informers released the plate, why the verdict in this case should not be set aside, p a ying 51. p e r cent. upon each bundle, and an action and a new trial had. The action had been brought was immediately commenced for usury. The action against certain Commissioners of Bankrupt at Nor- was compromised for about 401. and costs ; but he with, for the imprisonment of the plaintiff under a (Mr. Harmer) thought that the strength of the case warrant which they had 6stied to compel his at- against the defendants, who had great cause to be tendance at Norwich a s a w it ne ss t o g i ve evidence dismayed, would prevent any further attempt of the before them tinder a Conunission of Bankrupt.— kind. Indeed, the extreme to which extortion was Rule refused.. new carried every day, rendered it incumbent upon THE RING V. MUMFORD CAMPBELL, ESQ. the trade to join unanimously in opposing every ex- Sir SCARLRTT (with whom wa-3 Mr. Follett) periment to defraud them. showed cause against a rule obtained last term by The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I hope the Licensed Mr. Gurney, for a criminal information against M r . Victuallers will meet upon this subject. Mumford Campbell, for assaulting a -clergyman of The average sum paid by the publicans to get over the name of Eveley, and endeavouring to provoke the difficulty which thus stares them in the face is him to a breach of the peace. The learned coun sel about 151., and the number of cases compromised observed, that the rule had been obtained upon the must have:put the conspirators in possession of about affidavit of Mr. Eveley and several other persons 3,5001. We understand that the exposure of this stating these facts. * Mr. Eveley was the vicar of a Practice has been attended with the effect of putting parish near Sutton, in Kent, and was on terms of a stop to actions for the recovery of penalties. friendship with a gentleman (Mr. Espinasse) for- BO W.STREET. merly at the bar. Mr. Espinasse rented a man- A simple-looking young man, in the garb of sion and some land of a family of the name of mechanic,- presented himself before Mr. HALLS, to Egerton. • - Mr. Espinasse had invited Mr. Evelyn request his assistance to recover some furniture, of to his house, and promised him some sporting ; and which he alleged he had been deprived. accordingly on the Ist of September Mr. E ve - " Whom do you charge ?" asked the Magistrate. lyn went out, accompanied by a servant of " Your Worship,' replied the applicant, " the Mr. Espinasse's, to s h oot . He had gone into a young woman I keeps company with, and to whom rape-field, when Mr. Campblell, who was at some. I was about to be married, borrowed the key of my distance on horseback, rode up to him, and thinking • door, and carried away all my furniture, that cost at first that he was a stranger, demanded to see his me upwards of 30/., and left me without a stick in certificate ; but on recognising Mr. Eveley, he used the world." some coarse expressions, and then, raising his horse-1 " Well, really," observed the Magistrate," it was whip, flourished it over M r . Eveley's head, and, rather too bad to anticipate her conjugal tights, and putting himself in an attitude as if he was going to have you without a bed to-lie upon ; but what is her inflict a blow, shook the whip at Mr. Eveley, and pretext for acting in this manner ?" said, " you, I'll tackle you." These were " Why, you see, your Worship," replied the corn the chief fats ;as stated in the affidavits made on the plainant very gravely," she wishes as how we should part of Mr. Eveley. Mr. Campbell, a gentleman of be married in town, and I ann for a little trip to the - at artsiinlileh_ VVIIPTP my friends live. and had - , in the affidavits which he had filed, given an e?cplanation. of the circumstances. Mi. Eveley; it !retire/I; bad Comi4 into tho neighbrMrhod: ea auout tour years ago, and had devoted more of his time to the killing of partridges, pheasants, and hares, than to the performance of his spiritual functions. He had acquired the title of the " Sport ing Parson," so persevering had he been in his pursuit of game, When Mr; Cmnp!iell sa4.l; hitti In th'e ratie-tied, he was not in the dress of a clergy man, but in a shooting jacket, and Mr. Campbell did not at first recognize him, and that wap the re4son why he had demanded 'tte his certitr:t4e. Mr. Campbell denis...td that ae had raised his horse- Or put himself . ..in an attitude to strike Mr. Eveley, and he swore positively that he had no in tention of assaulting him, or provoking him to a breach of the peace. Lord TENTERDEN said, that as Mr. Campbell had sworn that he did not intend to tomtti't a bread' tbe peat; Conti thought that the justice of ths: r , :lse would be satisfied if the rule was discharged, Mr. Campbell paying the costs.—Rule discharged accordingly, br COMMON PLEAS, JAN. 27. LIUNT V. BLAQUIERE. This was an action brought by an upholsterer at Brighton, against Lieutenant-General De Blaquiere, to recover 489/. for furniture supplied to Lady II ►rrict De Blaquiere, the defendant's wife. The trial took place before the Lord Chief Justice in the sittings after las-t Michaelmas term, when the Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, Mr. Sergeant SPANkiti Dow moved fora rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside and a non-suit entered, on the ground that the wife having been divorced from her husband, and decreed a sufficient allowance by way of alimony, she was no longer capable of Contracting debts on the credit of ht's husband. The COURT, after hearing the arguments of the Learned Counsel in support of his motion, granted a rule to show cause. The Learned Ser►geant further applied, in the event of the point of law being decided against him, for a rule for a new trial, on the ground that a servant-maid had falsely sworn on the trial that the defendant had struck her mistress the day before their separation, which he (the defendant) now most solemnly denied upon his oath; and also that it had been sworn, that only a small portion of Lady Harriet's alimony had been paid, whereas the whole of it had been paid up, except a sum of about 801., and for the non-payment of that sum he was ready to account, to the satisfaction of the Court. This part of the application, however, was refused.— Rule nisi for a non-suit. LANE V. WICKET AND OTHERS. This wag an action brought by the secre►ary of the Imperial Distillery Compaay, against the defendants a members of that company, to recover the amount of three quarters of a year's salary. The Jury hav ing found for the plaintiff, Messrs. Sergeants TADDY and ADAMS now ap plied for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside.—Granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION HOUSE. Yesterday Mr. Harmer waited upon the LORD ' MAYOR, in consequence of a complaint which had , been made against an attorney, and an informer, who have been _put ring their heads together, with a view to extort sums of money from time publicans in the metropolis and its environs. The newspapers con tained an account of the mode of proceeding adopted by those worthies against the publicans, which was by action in the Court of King's Bench, for enor mous penalties, by which processes they had already succeeded in terrifying their victims into the pay ment of certain compromises. Some of the defend ants in these cases had applied to him fur advice, and he had thought it the more prudent course to recom mend an arrangement than to run the hazard of greater expellees in a Court of Law. The plan was as follows :—The informer went about- from place to place, and if he happened to hear a pianoforte in or near any house of public entertainment, he marked it down, hied off to the attorney, who wrote a polite note, informing the defendant that he had incurred heavy penalties by allowing music in his house, but insinuating that it was possible to prevent destruc tion. He (Mr. Harmer) found the attorney capable of listening to reason. In the cases submitted to his (Mr. Harmer's) care, he generally succeeded in in ducing• the legal gentleman to take 4/. and costs, amounting to between 6/. and 71., but he was aware that much heavier sums had been required and paid. This practice, he rejoiced to hear, the Lord Mayor had strongly deprecated. The LoeD MAYOR said that the collusion between the attorney and the informer was most abominable, and he trusted that the publicans would act upon his advice, and compel those who had extorted their money to disgorge every farthing. He was convinced that Mr. Peel would pay immediate attention to their complaint. his- Lordship wished to know whether the two actors in these cases could not he punished for conspiracy. Mr. Harmer said that an indictment could be sus tained if it could be proved that the attorney had compromised without the leave of the Court. The indictment would he for compromising a penal enact ment. The pillory used to be one of the puni.ll - annexed to the offence, but now imprison ment and fine were substituted. The LORD 'MAYOR said it was surely worth the experiment to prosecute in one of the strongest cases. His Lordship knew nobody so well qualified as Mr. Harmer was to undertake a prosecution of the kind. Mr. Harmer was at present engaged in prose cuting an attorney and two informers fur having con spired to extort money from a pawnbroker. They effected their object in this manner—the informers went to the pawnbroker with a quantity of plate, and asked for the loan of 301. upon it. The pawn broker stated that the Act prevented him from giv ing more than 101. upon a bundle of plate, where upon it was suggested that he should make the plate into three bundles and lend 101. upon each lot. A . . where I wish to celebrate our wedding. We have been ,out-asked three times in Greenwich church, but all no nse—i can't, et her to ge." " But if your intended has a4 - eii4 to Greenwich," observed Mr. HALLS, " you ought, I think to indulge her by marrying her in town; when the nop.ie is tied you can tighten it, you know, but women expect to have their own way a little litforo the bettitiriuny takes place. Let an officer go with this yoting mail, and see What can be done to arrange thii little disagreenient betwixt him Mid hid mWrei6." The iipinicnnt seemed very thankful for the inter ference of the Magistrate, and withdrew. NARLBOROUGH-STREET. Sir G. FARRANT, Mr. DYER, and Mr. CONANT, the presiding Magistrates at this office yesterday, were occupied for upwards of two hours in hearing t' case which involved a breach, or alleged breach, of the Building Act, possessilig no interest Wtiatever, beyond the circumstance that the parties contending the point in dispute are both members of the peerage. The facts of the ease are these I—the Marqui'.; Camden occupies a mansion, No. gg, in Arlington street, Piccadilly, which, with tin adjoining one oc cupied by Earl Sefton, are receded a considerable distance from the front of the street, within a large court-yard enclosed with iron gates. Immediately abutting upon the south side of this court-yard, and on the premises of the Marquis Camden, is thehouse No. 23, standing forward in the street, occupied by the };arl of Belfast, and consequently a wall, hither to a blind one, runs from the front iron gates of the Court-yard to the immediate residence of Lord Cam dcr►, along the north side, and seemingly a part of the house of Lord Belfast; and in this dead wall Lord Belfast, it appears, has lately opened a window from one of the upper apart.i►ents of his house look ing directly into the front court-yard, which has hitherto been deemed by Lord Camden us exclu sively belonging to his residence; and against this alleged infringement of the Building Act the Mar quis Camden called for the interference of Mr. Fox hall, the acting district surveyor, who, in pursuance of his duty, summoned the Earl of Belfast to this office for a breach of the 14th of Geo. llL•cap. 78, by ranking an opening through a party-Wall, without the consent of the second party to the said wall— namely, the Marquis Camden. , Mr. Adolphus attended nominally for Mr. Foxhall, but, in fact, to represent the interests of Lord Camden ; and Mr. Broderick appeared on behalf of Lord Belfast, his Lordship himself being also pre sent in person during the proceedings. The whole question turned upon whether or not the wall in dispute was really, in the proper sense of the term, a party one, and upon this point the three sections of the Act, 14, 26, and 60, which bear upon the subject, were twisted and Burned into all the shapes and forms that the ingenuity of the learned gentlemen could suggest, to favour their re spective interests. Mr. Brodriek contended, that this wall could not be a party wall, as it belonged exclusirely to Lord Belfast's house. 111 r. Adolphus argued that the wall in question was clearly a party wall, and in proof stated that a part of the ground upon xshich the wall is built was originally belungiug to the court-yard of Lord Cam den's house, and is measured to his Lordship in the lease of the premises which his Lordship holds from the Crowe. Several witnesses, chiefly surveyors, were ex amined upon the subject, and their evidence went decidedly to show, that the wall was a party wall ; but as there are. several Acts of Parliament, of the reigns of Anne and Charles 11., which bear upon the disputed point, the case was adjourned for a fortnight,_ to afford the counsel on each side an opportunity of looking more closely into the construction of those Acts; and that perhaps in the mean time some ar rangement might take place between the noble per sons in dispute, without the necessity of calling for any decision from the Magistrates. MARYLEBONE. Yesterday Mr. H. De La Cour, a silveumith at Chatham, en►tw before Mr. GRIFFITH, to give evi dence in the case of John Clare Endare. lie a'tered the crest upon the plate, and it is the same ►which was stolen from Colonel Gordon ; hot as the pri soner was not present, his examination having been postponed at the Colonel's request, Mr. lie La Cour's Statement was received us information only, and not as evidence. Mr. Henry Todd, the keeper of John's Coffee house, in Little Queen-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, brought to the office an ivory-handled razor end an India handkerchief, left in his house by the prisoner when he was taken, which were in the Colonel's portmanteau when it was lost. The initials of the Colonel were still upon the handkerchief. The pri soner had requested Mrs. Todd to take them out, and accounted for the circumstance by telling her he had come recently from Bombay, and had bought an officer's effects on board. ' Wall, the officer, produced a copy of the Irish Melodies, the Musical Bijou, the Keepsake, some other publications, a case of razors, a thermometer, in a case, and articles of a miscellaneous kind, which he found at the lodgings of a female in Chatham, with %%lout the prisoner cohabited during the short time he remained there. .Owners of some of these were present, but as a prisoner is entitled to hear all the evidence which is given against him, they were desired by the magis trate to come forward with their complaints on Tuesday next, when the prisoner will again be placed at the bar. COURT OF ALDERMEN. Yesterday a Court of Aldermen was held for the despatch of business. DISPUTED ELECTION OP A COMMON COUNCILMAN. The %vard of Bread-sireet has been, for the last two or three years, subject to an annual contest be tween Mr. Hooper and Mr. Shoobridge, two re spectable members of the ward. Mr. Hooper has been uniformly returned amongst the highest num bers, and Mr. Shoobridge was alwaya at the foot of the poll ; but the latter opposed the return of the former upon the ground that he was not entitled to sit in the Court of Common Council, not being a resident householder. Mr. BOLLAND said, that the Court had certainly decided in favomr of Mr. Hooper on former occa sions, but his case had since become considerably altered. Ile had houses in the ward of Bread street, originally warehouses, while he resided him self entirely at Kennington. He had, since the late decision of the Court of Aldermen, applied to the Commissioners to be exempted from paying the as sessed taxes, upon the ground that the houses were uninhabited. His appeal was attended to. He stood in the list of exemptions, had thrown up the character of inhabitant altogether, was relieved from the assessment, and of course had relinquished his claim. The Collector of the assessed rates in the ward stated, that Mr. Hooper's warehouses used to be rated as a dwelling-house two years ago. Mr. Hooper had claimed exemption, under the 57th of George 111. for more than a year, and succeeded. A Collector of the house and window duty stated, that Mr. Hooper had been exempted from paying that duty. lie produced a note from Mr. Hooper in these words :--" 1 claim to be exempted from the payment of 9/. Bs. 9d. my premises being only ware houses; my private residence being at Kennington cross." Mr.•IIooPER said, that his condition in the ward was now just as it had been before. He had proved last year that he had served all the parish anal ward offices; and why, if he had done so, was he to be considered unfit to serve as Common Councilman ? Mr. Hooper's servant stated, that his master kept a shop on Old Change,. and attended his premises every day, with the greatest punctuality. Witness slept on the premixes every night. The Court pronounced Mr. Hooper to be duly returned. C a ESTE b eat, per 751 b. II s. 3d. to Ils. Od. ; Batley, 38 qr ts. 6s. 3d. to 6s. 6d.; Oats, 491 b. 3s. 6d. to 4s. Od. NAMTWlCff.—Wheat, per 751 b. Its. 6d. to 13s. Od. ; Bailey, SS qrts. 60. 4d. to 6s. Bd.; Oats, 5(41). 4s. 3d. to 4s. 9d. MAi{klT ISlttal6ENct. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of Tuesaay.) fil;d.4! : 4C—There was a regular and extensive de mand for MuscoV;ader week ; the purchases were estimated to exceed 2,000 tuti tierces, and they would have been much more •cifetOre had there been an adequate supply of good Sugars; but they are scarce, and are so much wanted that the holders obtained an advance of Is, .per bwt.; the ordinery und soft brown descriptions geld more tektily, bat nd ed-Ninee Of IT:I-fort:mee in the prices could be stated. The stock of West India Muscovades is 2,327 hhds. and trey. more than at the same period of last year. The deliveries from the warehouses were 2,901 hhds. and tics., being 287 less than the corresponding week of 1828. The coloury Sugars are still very scarce, and sell at high rates, in several instances 2s. advance has been obtained ; parcels sold ten days ago at 655. are now selling at 675,; the same quality of Sugars are now selling at 685., which, ten days ago, rated at 665. At the close of the Market the estimated sales of this day wet 1,000 hhds. and !res. The Relined Market has been nearly cleared of goods by the late extensive transactions; the prices last week were more firm, but no decided advance could be stated. Molasses were without variation. The scarcity of Relined goods is very perceptible to-day, and the fine qualities which formerly were in large supply arc more scarce than the lower qualities; there is, however, little doing►, and ❑o alteration in the prices can be stated. Molasses are very heavy. FOREIGN SUGAR.—There are no sales of Foreiga Sugars to report. EAST INDIA SUGAll.—Bengal Sugars continued in request last• week on account of the scarcity of West India coloury descriptions. After the day of our publication (Tuesday), last week 1,581 bags Bengal Sugars were brought forward at public talc, the whole sold with briskness at very high prices, good white at 38s. a 38s. Gd., mid. 345. 6d. a 355. Gd. WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—There arc few sales of West India Molasses to report; the prices are with out alteration ; a considerable decline has taken place at Liverpool. At a late hour several contracts for small parcels West India Molasses transpired ; fine at 245., Demerara and Nevis at 235. COFFEE.—The Coffee Market is very firm at the lute advance of 2s. per cwt.; there .are few sellers even at this improvement ; for good St. Domingo 395. is How asked. The accounts from Flanders yesterday state, that Coffee was in good demand and improving, though the Netherlands Company had announced 80,000 bags for sale. This afternoon the market remains very firm, and there are few sellers. By public sale to day only 23 bags returned East India Coffee offered, which, of course, forms so criterion of the market prices. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOILANDS.—The prices of Spirits continue nearly nominal, on account of the few sales lately reported. There is still an expec tation of a large Rum contract for Government. HEMP, FLAX, AND TALLOM—In Tallow there is little variation. In Hemp or Flax there are some alterations, but not of a marked character. IRISH PROVISIONS.—There is no alteration in Beef. India Pork is rather higher. Butters were advancinz, but the return of mild weather has eheekedithe market. Arrivals last week 416 firkiris Irish, 1,534 casks of Foreign; of Bacon, 2,598 bales. TF.A.—It is in contemplation by Government to make the duty on all Teas at and under 2s. per lb, pay 100 per cent., as all do that sell above that price ; this has increased the demand for Boheas, the only kind under that cost, and they have ad vanced id. per lb. in consequence: other descrip tions remain steady, and, except a few favourite breaks of Congou, which bear a premium, are gene rally at about sale prices. INDIGO.—The India House sale of Indigo went off steadily last week at the prices we stated on the Tuesday. The Madras Indigo sold heavily, gene rally at a discount of 6d. per lb. on the last prices.— The market yesterday received an impulse by the withdrawing of about 700 chests from the sale. At the close this day 5,317 chests are now passed, in cluding the quantity withdrawn. The following is the result of the-sale, which will finish to-morrow morning :—Bengal, fine, last sale prices; Consuming ditto to 3d. advance; Strong red for export, 4d. per lb. higher; Madras, low, 3d. lower than last sale ; tine, 6th per lb. lower titan last sale ; Oudc, 3d. a 4d. per lb. lower. TOBACCO.—The late purchases of Tobacco are about 1,000 Mids.. they chiefly consist of Strips, changing hands at 6d. and 6id.; several purchases of Leaf are also ryported at an advance of id. per lb., and about 100 low Kentucky sold at 3d. The came of the great activity in Strips or Stemmed Tobacco arises from the Chancellor of the Emle pier having officially announced his intention of lay ing an additional duty of 3d. per lb. on that descrip tion of Tobacco. The late advance in Tobacco is about 2d. per lb. on Strips or Stemmed, and id. to 1(1. per lb. on the other descriptions. COTTON.—The -Cotton Market continues in a most depressed state; the reported large crops in the United States is given as the cause of the un common heaviness in Cotton. The sales for the week ending last night inclusive are on the moat limited scale. COUNTRY CORN MARKKCS DURING TRES WEE% Wheat. Per Quarter. s. to s. Boston Gainsborough 16 Grantham 00 70 G rinisby 70 7:4 I forneas t 69 It Lincoln (10 S 2 Spilsliy 66 72 Stamford..----t 80 72 82 Barbay. I Oats. I Beam. S. tO S. 15 139 21 20 30 20 24 19 22 92 26 18 vs 20 '25 22 2t 31 36 30 34 26 84 36 43 35 40 32 33 a. to a. I s. to 8 31; Ns 38 44 44 48 36 40 35 42 44 9k NORWICH. Jan. Although our supply of Wheat from the farmers is not large, yet it is fully equal to the demand ; last week's prices arc firmly maintained. The Barley trade conti nues very dull, and rather lower, as no shipments can he made till the frost breaks. Oats, Beans, and Pease, re main steady in prices. No alteration in Flour. Wheat (per qr.) sss. 733. 828. I Beans (per qr.) ...... 3es . 40s. Barley Oats 2os Vs. 303. Flour, line (per sack) 595. 60s. CANTERBURY, Jan. 21. In consequence of the heavy state of the London mar kets, our's this day partook of the same inactivity, and what little business was transacted, ruled at our quotations of last Saturday. The river Stour is almost completely covered over with ice, and several of our large mills are prevented working by the frost. Wheat, white its. to 30s. red Ns. to 725. Ttarlßy, Malting 38.;. to 425. Oats Beans IAA. to 335. Pease 4os. to 465. EXETER MA Beef (score) 103.0d. fid. 'Mutton ..... 0 8 —0 6i Veil and t alub ....0 0 —0 0 P. rk 0 R—o 7 Geeic (each).......... —6 0 Ducks (coup e) I o—s 6 Fow!e 2 o—3 9 KETS.—Jan ta. Wheat (bushe ) 10s. M. I Is. 6,1 Barley 4 6 —.5 0 Oats 3 3 —8 9 Beans 7 0 --: el Butter (lb) I 2 —1 5 Eg (It) 0 o—l 0 Potatoes (perk) —A I—l 1 DUBLIN MARKET N From. 320 15 0 17 6 10 0 6 0 13 0 IDAT, Jan. 4T°O 23. M. ►. 36 II 0 19 1% 12 714 1.320 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 320 Bete _ 16 stone 1,C37 16 stone 8,256 Oats ----. 14 stone 5,311 Cwt. Flour---. 0 stone WI Oatmeal It stone Sold to Bakers only. 4,857 Cwt. Flour ------..--I 20 6 St 0 23 3 Average price of Wheat and Flour 5Ss. 4d. per sack. Firsts —.... from '2B, Od. to 325. Od Receipts of Flour, 8,018 Firsts, from 18'. 0.1 to 275. Od Sales of Do. 53" —, Thirds, from 6s. Od. to 161. Od 24 0 IR 0 SI 0 20 0 13 1i 'A ritzcis OF BRKAD. Quartern Loaf, 41b. d. Half.quartern, 21b. GLASGOW MARKETS. (Froin the Glasgow, Herald of Monday.) The transactions in RAW SUGARS have been limited this week ; the sates amount to '230 hhds. and tierces, and prices are without variation : the greater part oldie quantity whs taken by the Refiners. About 110 bags Demerarit Corms have been taken by Grocers; Gtdirroy 405., good middling 615., and a small lot of inferior Jamaica Triage at 15s, Nothing whatever done in PIMEETTO or GINOVA. tivf t.tansactions in Jamaica Rug have been limited to 20 Tunchtons, taken by the Trade, lit 3s. skl. fur 16 OA i no sales made in Larwards, which are held at 2s. a `Ls. lf.l, for Proofs. Wtomv is very flat, and the holders free , sellers of Grain at 3s. Bd., and Malt at 30. 10d. a 4s. 4d. pec imperial gallon, 2.5 per cent. O.P. in bond. The demand for COTTON this week has beers ;!!nited ; the sales amount to 633 packages, and lass week's nrices hare been barely supported. Ther n: . f , 26 Sea Island, Hid. a 16d.; 23. Stained dd. 262 Bowed Georgia, 61d, a 611 d. ; 109 aryealle, (3141. a 71d. ; 20 Alabama, 61d. ; 50 Pernambucri, 84-d.; 103 Egyptian, 7 ; 1 ; 30 Demerara, 74 4, 4 8 d ; In Drawoons theme has - been 10 Surer, 41d , nothing done.. The sales made in AstfEsli.:t's: 6d. a. 355. for ve been very limited the holdtrs are very firm in their .41smands, and are requiring 345. for New Pots, arid 34 New Peal Is ; small parcels have been st, . 'ld at these rates. Nothing- worthy of remark done in TonA.C .c° ; prices are without alteration. Y. C. TALLOW selling steadily at 12s. Gd. a 435. Flt4ll OlLa in fair demand ; Whale at 23/., Pale Seal 21/. a 241. 10s., and Cod ut 231. per tran s old measure. During the week there have been moderate arri vals of WHEAT, and ample supplies of BAULRY and OATS. The demand for Wheat has greatly sub sided; the business transacted has been only bile tail parcels to the Bakers, at a reduction of 6dt - at. Is. per boll. Although Barley has been offeredl freely at a further reduction of ls. per boll, yet the' Maltaters and Distillers have purchased very spar ingly. Prime Oats are rather scarce, and conamaasil nearly former prices; other qualities are Is. per hold cheaper, and in very limited demand. Beans anti! Pease dull of sale, and prices barely supported. •' BRITISII EXPORTS. Statement of the Quantities of the under-mentioned Arti cles of British Manufacture Exported from Liverpool, from the 16th to the 23d inst. inclusive. C rtton 201,201 Pieces. 2,432,278 Taste- Linen Blanketing 5OO ... 13,899 ... Carpeting 24 ... 11,963 Calicoes Kersey metes ••• Flannel 1,840 Woollen Stuffs... Worsted Stuffs 8,077 ... 830 Baize Inferior Woollens 1,558 ... 991 ... Cotton Thread 8,5451h5. Cotton Tarn Sail Cloth Cotton Hose Cotton Handkerchiefs Cotton Braces ... 1,744 .... Worsted Caps - Hats ••.. hardware £25,849 Earthenware £3,463 Salt, White . 97,115 Bosh. Salt, Bock 6,000 Coals 637 Tons, 5 Cwt. 0 Cha?. Iron 582 ... 10 ... CATTI.t. An Account of Cattle imported into LitsepOn! limn the , 12th to the 24th inst.., both days incinded. , Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses Mlles 799 64 2,786 ' 6,698 . 7 6 COTTON WOOL. LIST OF MrOATit AND EXpOR,26. , IMPORTYD. r..... -....-A. .......-..-,..., Aunt pc, tied last I I year. ZX Poa r a••••••••••••• IProviou s• ly Oat year. This year. Liverpool London (;laf.gow Bag., &c. g 9,311, 41;5 990 Rags, ix. 3vlqB 5111 1 1,550 MO, KC. 1,9;45 Bags, &C- Is 61 , - Total expo' red in IS Same pet iod 1523 2019. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCg. LIVERPOOL. DioNnnr, JANUARY 2(3. Wind E.S.E.—High wat , :r ten minutes past two.—Arrived the Thetis, Townley, from Dublin ; Lovely Nelly, Cowan, from. Kiretolbriglit ; Jane, Wilson, from Kircudheight ; from Glasgow. Saihal—Tile James, Maginnes, fin Lisbon; Coluau— bine, Miller, for Malta. The most extensive public hospital in Europe is that of Milan, which is endowed with landed estates pro— ducing an annual revenue of upwards of 70,0001. It is related of Dr. John Bathurst, ..41 cele brated physician of his time, that he appropriated all the' fees which he took on sundaya as a bank fur the poor. The fountain of Vaucluse, like the heroine to whom it owes its celebrity, has felt the irresistible hand of time. A handsome paper-mill now replaces the dilapidated halls of the ancient Lords of the Manor, and, although the little village sung by Petrarea be a paltry little •illage► still it is now capable of being approached by a carriage• and it possesses the oommon-placo appendage of a tolerable nn. The system of murdering by poison in France, of which we have lately bad to record so m a ny in stances, appears still to continue. On the 10th of the pre,ent month a widow woman of the name of Lefebvre was executed in the great square of Montreuil, for this offence, committed upon the person of her son-in-law. It had b ee n proved in evidence that the Sin's. Provost, ,het victim, having come in from his work on the 4th of June last, ate fur his supper some broth prepared for him by hie mother-in-law, and immediately afterwards was - seized with violent internal pains, accompanied with vomiting ; he went for the purpose of procuring some milk, but was in terrupted by the old women, who gave him some, on drink ing which he experienced the same disagreeable taste ee was in the broth, with a recurrence of the symptoms, and after continuing in great pain till the following evening" expired. Suspicion falling upon his wife and her mother, whom, it seems, he had occasionally threatened that he' won'.! let his farm and leave them, they were arrested and brought to trial. What appears singular, on the examina tion of the body no traces of the poison could be found with any certainty; the mother-in-law was, nevertheleeft found guilty, the wife being acquitted. She is repOrfeil to have heard her sentence with great indiffereuke, and tti have had a box of pounded glass taken from her person ors her return to the prison. At the place of execution' which, from the circumstance of its being market-day, wee crowded with the neighbouring population, she exhibited snore emotion, till the fatal instrument put an end at once' to her terrors and her life. BIRTH. On the 25th instant, at his residence, Henrietta-street' Brunswick-square, the lady of J. N. Crampton, Esq. of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 27th instant, at St. Mary's, Islington, by the Rev. Daniel Wilson, A.M., vicar, the Rev. William Aloe shall, A.M., minister of St. John's Church, Upper Hollo7. way, to Harriet, youngest daughter of thejate Mr. George Witherby, of 13irckin-lane. On the 7th of August last, at Bellespeor, in the East, Indies, by Captaia G. R. ( rawfurd, commanding the station, Captain James Walker Bayley, Major'of Brigade , Nagpoor service, to Annabella Maxwell, youngest daughter to the late Hugh Crawford, of Greenock, and grand-dattgbter to the late Gavin Ralston, of Ralston, county of Ayr. DIED. On the 24th instant, Mrs. Man, Bernard-street, aged 79• On the 24th instant, at Upper Homerton, Rebekabt relict of the late Mr. Wm. Surgey, aged 81. On the 25th instant, at his house, Manor-place, Vial- . worth, Martin Hopkins, Egg., aged 81. On the 25tli instant, at his apartments in Spring,street, Portman-square, Michael James Heber; Esq., a native 0 Broftwls, aged 91. • On the 26th instant, Elizabeth Sophia, aged 19, yettMgesi daughter of Jam. Coggan, Esq., of Gletteester 7 plaoe. On the 27th instant, Elizabeth, aged 74,"wife of Francio Kni t zht, Esq , of Saville-row. . On the 27th instant, Mrs. Elisabeth Raymond,. wife . 0 Mr. John Raymond, of St. Sarietir's, Sotithwark. • PRINTr.t) and PtinListlitn by MURDO YOUNG, iit 0! Sv pi Or rirr, 112, STAMM PO ~PlO7.