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LAW INTELLIGENCE. -(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. NEW KING'S COUNSEL. Messrs. TINNEY, PEMBERTON, KNIGHT (of the Chancery), and LAW (of the Common Law Bars), were sworn in as King's Counsel before the LORD URANCELLOR, in his private room, before the Court s at. After his Lordship took his seat they were called, according to the usual form, within the bar. JONES V. DESANGES. In this case an application was made to the Vice- Chancellor for leave to amend, by striking out the na me ?f one of the plaintiffs as a plaintiff, and to have it inserted as a defendant. The question de pended upon whether the c ase came w i t hi n t h e 15 t h of th e new order; if it did, then it had been said, the conditions of the 15th had not been fulfilled. These conditions were distinct and comprehensive, the case came within them, they had not been ful iled, and consequently his Honour had done right In refusing the application. The present appeal it Was necessary also to dismiss. The question, how ever, was one of doubt, so that the Court could not give costs. WELLESLEY v. DUKE OF BEAUFORT. The LORD CHANCELLOR having seen Mr. Wel lesley seated behind the Solicitor-General, said, " have seen Mr. Ebden in the presence of the Solici tor-General and Mr. Wellesley. From the conver sation I then had with him, and also from a written co mmunication I have since had from him, it ap pears to me, from what took place the last time those young gentlemen were at Seagry, it would not he prop er for them to pass the present vacation there. It must, therefore, be referred to the Master T, e mlnire where th e y ou g ht t o p ass th e vaca ti on .— , e ne oth er parts of the petition must stand over to u heard in regular order." Mr. Wellesley objected to its going to the Master, as a question that ought to have been disposed of in aye minutes was sent to the Master, and remained before him for six months. Th e LORD CHANCELLOR was of opinion that it ought to go the Master. The SOLICITOR GENERAL had no desire that it should be sent to the Master. se Mr. Wellesl e y care d not w h ere t h e c hild ren weret h nt to, provided they were not allowed to go near air estates. The Court might send them to any pot in Europe. The LORD CHANCELLOR then said, as both sides were unwilling that the time should be consumed in g o ing before the Master, he would see Mr. Ebden, and after another conversation with him, would him "lf name a place for them to pass the vacation at. The SOLICITOR GENERAL again pressed to see the communication made by Mr. Ebden. He con sidered it impossible for him to discharge his duty to his clients unless he knew the full arid distinct grounds on which the Court acted. The LORD CHANCELLOR was decidedly of opinion that neithe r the Solicitor General nor his clients ou ght to see t h e statement. If i t was shewn to t h e one side it would have to be dis closed to the other ; and it it were, then .it would be circulated throughout the country, through the newspapers, and such a proceeding would be 'very injurious to the young gentlemen themselves. The SOLICITOR GENERAL would pledge himself to concealment on his part and that of his clients. Mr. Wellesley had no objection to the Court G'landing Mr. Ebden's letter to the S o li c it or .. ener a l. The LORD CHANCECLOR said, if both parties in sisted on seeing it they should, but not without. The SOLICITOR GENERAL, after what had fallen from the Court, would not insist on an inspection; hut i n f uture would certainly beg, at all hazards, to have distinctly disclosed and stated the grounds on which the Court proceeded. Mr. Wellesley wished to know whether his peti tion, as to the remaining part of it, might stand at th e head of the paper for the next petition day ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said it stood second, and would have to keep its place. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. Mr. Tinney, Mr. Pemberton, Mr. Knight, and the Hon. Charles Law, who have been appointed King's Counsel, took their seats within the bar, With the usual formalities. The Court. was occupied the entire morning hear. !II arguments in a tithe cause, of not the least pub lie interest, it s is likely to occupy the whole day. ROLLS COURT, At the sitting of the Court this morning, Messrs. Tinney, Pemberton, Law, and Knight, having been appointed King's Counsel, were called within the bar, in the usual form, by the Master of the Rolls. IMPORTANT TO TRUSTEES.—FRANCE V. WOODS. In this case the testator, a gentleman Possessed et great property in the county of Lancaster, by his ‘vill left the bulk of it to his wife, and after her de cease, to a gentleman of the name of Wilson France, r esidiu g in Preston, and practising the profession of the law there, with remainder to his first son, in t ail male. Directions were also given as to the di stribution of the testator's personal estate, the r esidu e of which, after satisfying the several charges, cr eated upon it by the testator, w a s to be l a id ou t b • Y his trustees in the purchase of real estate. Two gentlemen of the names of Wood and Pering, living - a ( , Lancaster and Kendal, were appoint e d t rus t ees . S everal large sums were vested in the public funds in their names, and for the purpose of carrying the `ishes of the testator into effect they had entered in to a negociation for the purchase of an estate. In order to complete this negociation, the trustees sold out several large sums of money, and placed them in th e hands of Messrs. Worsick and Co., bankers at Preston, who had formerly been the bankers of the testator. Some delay took place in the pre- Parations of the writing, during which Messrs. Worsick and Co. became bankrupts, and the money p la ced i n th e i r h an d s was lost. A Bill was filed for th e Purpose of compelling the trustees to refund the loss, a reference was made to the Master, who re ported in favour of the now liability of the trustees, and the matter came before the Court this morning Upon exceptions to the Master's report. The MASTER of the ROLLS, in giving judgment, Observed that he should be doing great injury to so ciety in general, if he were to allow the exceptions. It would be the means of preventing persons from accepting an office, so important in the administra tion of estates as that of a trustee. These gentle- Men had acted in conformity with the wish of the testator, and it would be an extremely hard thing to Afty they were bound to refund this money in con . a es.l4ence of the occurrence of an event which no °He could foresee. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. DOE DEM. GREETHAM V. BELL. This was an action of ejectment to recover pos 4ssion of the house No. 10, Homer-street, Maryle -13,0ne. Th e quest i on was so l e l y one o f pe di gree, an d h ad been twice tried before. Among the witnesses was a sturdy old Yorkshire 'An of 76. He had undergone a long examination kid in his cross-examination by Sir J. SCARLETT, 45 to a member of the plaintiff's family visiting an ther member, with whom the witness lived at the time; he had stated that when the former, Jerry s ir eetham, came to the latter he must have stopped "le time, as he generally brought five or six pair pf shoes and a quantity of other clothes with him. W 9 or three questions as to Jerry's age and appa era relationship were repeated, and the witness t yidentl y begin to wax ‘varm. Sir J. Scarlett con °Ned questioning him. The ATToRNET-GENRAL—,Theu I suppose, uerry was a great man when he used to come there? Witnes s • Why, I suppose he was, for he had a great bell y.- This answer threw the whole Court into a roar of laughter, in which even the dignity of the Bench f a g comp rom i se d. Si r J ames S car l ett appeare d to eel its aptness, and sat down after two more unim- Portant questions. The case is expected to occupy two days. LEWES MARKET.—JuIy 21. Beef :ls. &I. to 4s. 2d. Vea1......—..—. 4s. Od to 4s. Bd. I Mutton .............. 3 8 4 6 Pork 0 0 0 0 Lamb 4s. 2d. to ss. Od. A good supply, and a sluggish trade. RUMFORD MARKET.—JuIy 22. s. tl. to s. d. s. d. s. d. ldeef '1 0 4 0 Veal Mutton 3 0 4 2 Pork . 3lO 410 . . Lam!, . 4s. Od. to ss. Od. Suckling Calves from 14s. to 30s. ; Quarter old Pigal2s. to 15s. each, A good supply, and a dull trade, COBURG THEATRE. The Opera of Guy Mannering was last night re vived at this theatre, on which occasion Miss FORDE represented Julia Mannering. She went through her part with much spirit and elegance of manner; and in her two favourite songs of " The Minstrel Boy" and " The Light Guitar," was warmly and deservedly encored. This young lady, to a sweetly-toned and powerful voice, adds much feeling and feminine softness : she seems thoroughly imbued with the spirit of melody, and has the great and rare art of impressing this fact upon her audience. Mr. MELROSE, in the cha racter of Harry Bertram, introduced the effective air of " Marmion's Death," and threw into the line " now trebly thundering swelled the gale," infinite force and expression. The way in which he suffered his voice to linger on the word " swell" showed taste and no slight power of discrimination. Mr. DAVIDGE made an excellent Dominie Sampson; but the part is hardly worthy of him. It is at best but a grotesque skeleton without character or substance. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. CHANGES. Lord Harris, at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from his seat, in Kent; the Countess of Onslow, from ditto, for her seat, Clandon, near Guildford, Surrey ; Captain T. 0. Gas coigne, at Crawley's Hotel (late Cook's), Albemarle-street, from Windsor; William Fuller, Esq. at ditto, from a tour ; George Harcourt, Esq. at ditto, from St. Leonard's ; John Horrocks, Esq. at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Warwick ; W. Chatteris, Esq. from ditto, on a tour; Captain and Mrs. Moms sey, in Hill-street, from Paris; Lord and Lady John Thynne, from Walton Rectory, for Somersetshire ; Sir Roger and Lady Sophia Gresley, from Bolton street, for their seat, Drakelow, Derbyshire; :Edward Oswald, Esq. from the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, to Esher • the Earl of Darnley, for his seat, Cobham Hall, K en t ; Lord and Lady Grantham, from St. James's-square, to Dowager Lady Grantham's villa, Putney heath ; Sir George Talbot, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook and Davies-streets, from the Continent ; Mrs. and Miss Bathurst, at ditto, from Hertfordshire; J. Bayley, Esq. at ditto, from Kent; Hubert de Burgh, Esq. and Mrs. de Burgh, at ditto, from West Drayton ; Lord and Lady Mark Kerr, from ditto, for Holmwood, Henley-on-Thames; Lord Bayning, from ditto, for Brome Rectory, Eye; the Hon. William Keith, from ditto, for Scot land; Major North, at Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square; Mrs. Vise and Miss Vise, at ditto; Rev. Wm. Crawley, at ditto; the Misses Maxivell, from - ditto: Miss Wilbraham, Miss Anna Wilbraham, and Miss Eliza Wilbraham, from ditto; Le Chevalier D'Almeida and Mons. Oliviera, from ditto; Rich. H. Gumbleton, Esq. from ditto. The KING continues to manifest unusual so licitude relating to the health of the Giraffe. His MA. JESTY visits the menagerie at Sandpit-gate nearly every day, and remains there a considerable length of time, always with reference to the health of this rare animal, which is considerably improved, in consequence of some suggestions relating to its food and treatment, made by the KING him self; still it is doubted whether it will survive tu the end of the year. The Duke and Duchess of CL ARENCE, ac companied by the Duchess of SAXE WEInAR, left their residence in Bushy-park, on Tuesday morning, for Frog more-lodge, the residence of the Princess AUGUSTA. After being joined by the Princess the party proceeded to the Royal Lodge in Windsor-park, to pay their respects to his MAJESTY. The Royal party afterwards went to Wind sor Castle, and were conducted over that edifice, which occupied them a considerable time in its inspection. On leaving the Castle the party went to Virginia Water, and visited the Hermitage. Prince CHARLES Of LEININGEN (son of the Duchess of KENT), arrived at the King's Palace, at Ken sington, on Tuesday afternoon, from Dover, on a visit to the Duchess of KENT. The Princess AUGUSTA came to town to her residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, yesterday morning, from Frogmore-lodge. Her Royal Highness visited the Princess SOPHIA at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Kensington, and partook of a dejeune with her Royal sister ; and in the afternoon took her de parture on a visit to the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, at Bagsbot-park. The Duchess of KENT entertained a select party to dinner yesterday, at her residence in the King's Palace, Kensington. The Earl of ABERDEEN and Mr. Secretary PEEL had interviews with the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER yesterday. The Right Hon. STRATFORD CANNING transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—On the even ing of the 21st, at his Lordship's residence in Portman square, were married by special licence, by the /tight Hon. Lord FREDERIC BEAUCLERC, M. A. (the ceremony having been previously performed according to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church, by the Right Rev. Dr. BRUMSTONE, V.A.) the Hon. EDWARD METRE, youngest son of the late ROBERT EDWARD Lord PETRE, to LAURA MARIA, fourth daughter of the Right Hon. Lord and Lady STAFFORD. There were present at the marriage the relatives of the two Noble Families—those of HOWARD, PETRE, STAFFORD, JERNINGIIAM, DILLON, CLIFFORD, NEVILLE, and GAGE. Mrs. FITZHERBERT was also pre sent at the ceremony, soon after which the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD PETRE left town for Lord DURHAM'S villa, at Wimbledon. THE " UNKNOWN" AT CHATHAM.—A young man, supposed to be the same who has so lately been in the habit of attending the most fashionable evening parties in London unintroduced, made his appearance in Chatham garrison on Thursday last, under the following circumstances :—When he alighted from the coach in Chatham, observing an Officer standing by, he inquired of him if his brother, an Officer in the army also, mentioning a name he knew would be familiar, had left Chatham. Upon the Officer replying that he hail, a con versation ensued, ending in a polite invitation to the stranger to dinner, which was, of course, accepted, and in the evening a bed was provided for him at a neighbour ing inn, and a request made that he would favour them with his company at breakfast on the following morning. the meantime it came to the knowledge of the Officer that a relative of the gentleman whose brother the stranger had introduced himself as was then residing in the barracks. and to him the invitation to breakfast was kindly extended. When, however, the breakfast time arrived, and the stranger was introduced to his cousin, he found it quite im possible to recognise his relative, and without waiting to acknowledge the hospitality of his host, or go through the tedious ceremony of explanation, instantly took his depar t ure. —.Kentish Gazette, NEGRO SLAVERY. (EXTRACT FROM THE ANTI-SLAVERY REPORTER FOR JUNE, 1829.) _ " At one o'clock of the morning of the sth inst. in a very thin House, Mr. Qtway Cave moved the following Resolutions, which were negatived with out a division, and, indeed, without a debate, if we except some weighty preparatory obs e r va ti o n s o f th e Honourable Mover . "—(Here the Resolutions are given.) " We respect the motives which have influenced Mr. Otway Cave on this occasion. We must still, however, think the course he has pursued unfor tunate, and the time ill chosen. Who could ever have supposed it possible, that after a Session of four months' duration, a motion of which formal notice had been given in the preceding session, a motion, too, of such vital importance, and big with so many vital interests, would at last have been shuffled into a corner; that at the unseasonable hour of one o'clock in the morning, on almost the last day of the session, when no rational hope could be entertained of a beneficial discussion or a favourable result, when the House had been nearly emptied, resolutions so momentous, and so sure to be opposed, should have been brought forward and attempted to be passed ? Such a course was hardly fair either to the friends or the opponents of our cause; and not even dream ing that such a thing was within the verge of pos sibility, almost every individual who felt an interest in the question had withdrawn; though, had they remained, they could only have used their influence to induce the mover to select a fitter time for his propositions, to which, independently of this circum stance, we ourselves could not but be favourable." —Anti-Slavery Reporter.; In reply to the above remarks (apparently intend ed as excusatory of the conduct of what is called the Anti-slavery party in the House of Commons, on the occasion of their opposition to or extraordinary dereliction from the principle of the Resolutions preposed by Mr. Cave' on the evening of the 4th of June,) it may not be inexpedient to point out some few of the inaccuracies and inadvertencies into which the writer of those remarks has fallen. That the Session was of four months' duration is true, but it is well known that the first part of it was wholly absorbed by the Catholic Question. The duration of the Session for other purposes, therefore, must be calculated for the 21st of April (about nine weeks), and Mr. Cave brought on bis motion three weeks before its termination. On the first of June, it will be seen by the published notices, that Mr. Cave gave notice for the 2d of June. On the 2d, at the request of a Member of the Govern ment, he postponed it to the 3d, and on the 3d his attempt to bring it on was objected to by the leaders of the Anti-Slavery party. In their presence it was again postponed to the 4th, with the understanding that it should then positively come on. Pursuant to this positive understanding, on Thurs day, the 4th instant, in a House for the time of the year and under the circumstances of the case, un. usually full, Mr. Cave moved his resolutions, which were not negatived, until a division and a short de bate had taken place; in which Messrs. Huskisson, Wm. Smith, Lumley Saville, Sir George Murray, and Mr. Goulburn, took part. That it was hoped that the resolutions would be negatived without a division, is .probable, as in that case the desertion of the cause by individuals would have escaped notice. But the Morning He rald, June Gth, in alluding to Mr. Cave's motion, gives the following extract from the Journals of the House of Commons, which shews that the resolu tions were not negatived " without a division." " For the division the noes went forth. Mr. 0. Cave was appointed one of the tellers for the year, but no other Member remaining in the House to be a second teller for the year, the noes returned into the House, and Mr. Speaker declared that the noes had it." So far from his motion having been " shuffled into a corner," every means have been taken, both pri vately and publicly, to ensure for it a sufficiency of Parliamentary attendance and support, as will appear from the subjoined statement of a member of the Anti-Slavery Committee, whose authority is unim peachable, and whose name is forthcoming if neces sary. ‘ As early as February I brought forward a mo tion in the Amti-Slavery Committee, the object of which was to secure the support of the Society and all its friends, both in and out of Parliament, to the principle involved in Mr. Cave's notice of motion. My proposition was, however, like Mr. C.'s, nega tived." It does certainly appear, that the leaders of the Anti-Slavery Committee, who rejected the above proposition, are bound to give their reasons for so doing to the great party in the country which they profess to represent. They will do well at the same time to explain why nothing had been done in Par liament this year, why the annual meeting which had been actually fixed for the 2d of May, was suddenly and mysteriously abandoned, and how it has hap pened that the facts connected with Mr. Cave's re 'solutions are thus strangely represented. That en the evening of the 4th, when the motion was actually made, the leaders of the Anti-Slavery party in the House could not possibly have been taken by surprise—as is clearly insinuated by the tenour of the article in the Reporter, —may be seen by any one who will take the trouble to refer to any of the official documents of the Parliamentary pro seedings of the day previous, or to the reports of the debates as given in the Mirror and public Newspapers. _ (From the Times, June 4.) " Mr. 0. Cave rose (last night) for the purpose of bringing forward a proposition to declare that children born of slave parents in his Majesty's Co lonies, after a certain period, should be free. " Mr. Brougham, Sir J. Mackintosh, and Mr. F. Buxton, recommended the Hon. Member to with draw his motion under existing circumstances. " Mr. 0. Cave declared his determination to per severe. " The gallery was cleared for a division, but none took place, as, on the suggestion of several Hon. Members, Mr. 0. Cave agreed to postpone his mo tion till tomorrow (this day), with the understand ing that it should then positively come on." Left as he was in ignorance of the motives by which the party were now actuated, Mr. Cave could not do otherwise than follow a former exhortation of its eloquent leader, Mr. Brougham, who, in the debate upon Mr. Buxton's resolutions in the year 1823, made use of the following forcible and memor able expressions on the subject. ' 6 It seems to me now to be the imperative duty of a legislature, to pass some act with respect to the freedom of unborn children. We shall be wanting in our duty to that part of our fellow subjects, if we do no not immediately announce our intention of taking up that part of the subject. Difficulties doubtless will be to be encountered; difficulties there are in every change; but are they insurmount able ? I trust that no man will be stopped by them, who does not wish to be impeded." That Mr. Cave's motion was not made on " al most the last day of the session," will appear from the fact that Parliament was prorogued on the 24th of June, and that consequently an interval of about three weeks elapsed between the close of the Ses sion and the day on which Mr. Cave renewed his notice; that halfrpast twelve was not an unusually late hour for proceeding with business is well known; and Mr: Cave was prevented from bringing on his motion earlier by a long and very unusual discussion, which was raised on a petition present ed by Mr. Brougham. But after what had passed the night hefore betwee n Mr. Cave, Mr. Brougham, Mr. Buxton, and Sir J. MaCkintoSh, does the editor of the Anti-Slavery Rep - prier . really mean to insinuate that if the hour had been earlier Mr. Cave's motion . would have been supp,orted 2 Does the Editor Mean to say that if Mr. CaVe 6' had selected a fitter time," " h e himself could not be favourable" to the propo sitions, after what had passed months before in the Committee ? On the same evening, Mr. w. Hor ton went at length into the subject of his impo}•taut motion respecting our surplus population. On the 2d Lord BlandforJ brought on his important re solutions on Parliamentary reform, and on the Ist of June, Sir J. Mackintosh brought on his import ant motion respecting our relations with Portugal, When the House sat till a quarter before four o'clock in tha morning. Yet, these gentlemen are not charged with unreasonable hours, or delaying their motions till almost the last day of die session. That the House was not " nearly empty," will also appear from the circumstance, that a majority of forty-five was still left in it to oppose the carry ing of the resolutions, exclusively of a considerable number of what is called the Anti-Slavery party, who had thought proper suddenly and simultane ously to leave their places, both on the coming on of the motion, and while the gallery was clearing for the division. It was impossible for Mr. Cave to know that his resolutions were " so sure to be opposed," because more than one member of the party alluded to, who either voted and canvassed against him, or went away as the division was taking place, had up to the very day on which he brought forward his proposi tion, repeatedly and unreservedly promised him countenance and support. Here then is a notice of a motion for the 2d—on the 2d it is postponed to the 3d—and the attempt to bring it forward on that evening gives rise to a discussion between Mr. 0. Cave, Mr. Brougham, Sir J. Mackintosh, and Mr. F. Buxton, which ends in an express understanding that this motion shall positively be made on the evening of the 4th ; and yet, suppressing all these facts, the Anti• Slavery Reporter informs his readers that on the evening of the 4th almost all those who felt an interest in the question had withdrawn, not even dreaming that such a thing as Mr. Cave's motion was within the verge of possibility ! ! Can any one believe that be fore those gentlemen withdrew, they did not look round and see Mr. Cave in his place, actually wait ng to make this undreamed-of motion ? Can any one suppose, after the understanding of the preceding evening, that they would not have taken the trouble to ask him whether from any cause he had changed his intention, if they had even entertained a doubt on the subject ? Is it possible that these gentle men should have gone away, not even dreaming that Mr. Cave's motion was within the verge of pos sibility ? COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. A meeting of the creditors of this theatre was held yesterday in the saloon, pursuant to notice. _ _ Mr. MOORE was Galled to the Chair. Mr. LOWDHAM said, it became his duty, as one of the solicitors for Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, to explain to the gentlemen what had been done since the last meeting, to state what steps had been taken to arrange the affairs of the theatre, and to describe the situation in w hi c h th ose i n di v iduals now found themselves placed. He assured the meeting that the gentlemen whom he this day re presented disclaimed all idea of dictating to the cre ditors, but would most cheerfully concur in any measure which might be proposed by the parties interested, with a view to the settlement of the af fairs of the theatre. On the 28th of June last a letter was addressed to the solicitors of the other two co-proprietors, Messrs. Harris and Const, ap prising them of the resolution which the creditors had agreed to at the meeting held on the 27th of June, and pointing out the necessity of the co-ope ration of all the proprietors, for the purpose of meet ing the claims of the creditors. Although no answer was received to this communication, still it was deemed advisable to address a second letter to the solicitors of the parties, which was accordingly done. In that letter Messrs. Harris and Const were called on to come to some arrangement, " in order that the property should not be wasted; but that it should he placed in such a situation as would enable the proprietors to meet the demands of the credi tors, which could be done without prejudice to any claims that had been set up by the proprietors, and which were not yet adjudicated." No reply was received from Mr. Harris or his solicitor, until within a few hours, when he saw a letter from that gentle man, published in the Morning Post, similar to that distributed through the room. From Mr. Const's so licitors a most polite answer was received, which he would read to the meeting.—(The letter censur ed as unbecoming the conduct pursued by the soli citors of Messrs. Kemble Willett, and Fo r b e s, i n not addressing Mr. Const himself, and concluded by stating that the communication which drew forth this reply was returned unread). Such was the polite answer of these gentlemen, whose names he would forbear to mention. It was not his intention, on the part of Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, to state the nature of their dispute with the co proprietors. He would only show to the meeting, that if difficulties stood in the way of an arrange ment, they were not of those gentlemen's seeking, who were most willing to take any step that would be beneficial to the creditors. It was necessary to state that the property was so situated, that it could not be brought into the market for sale without the consent of all the parties. There were difficulties about Mr. Harris's share; and, independent of that, Mr. Const had, by his bill in Chancery, caused a receiver (Mr. Robertson) to be appointed. Now, unless this was got rid of, it was clear that no per son would take the theatre. Messrs. Kemble, Wil lett, and Forbes, had done every thing in their power to have the receiver withdrawn, but they had not succeeded. The creditors, might, however, compel the parties to do a great deal, which the parties themselves could not force each other to per form. If it were the opinion of the creditors that the theatre should be sold, he feared, looking to the magnitude of the property, that it would be found rather a difficult thing : and some arrangement must in the first instance be entered into with respect to the receiver. The account of the receipt and ex penditure during the last season, which was not ready when the former meeting was held, had been made up, and from that account it appeared that Messrs.Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, bad last season sustained a seri ous loss, a loss of some thousands of pounds. He had no objection to state the amount of loss, but the question was whether it would be prudent to expose the affairs of the theatre. Messrs. Kemble,Willett, and Forbes felt the most anxious desire to carry on the theatre ; but they could not be expected to do so when subjected to an extensive loss. Looking to the excess of pay ments over receipts, in the last season, those gentle men thought it was proper that there should be no delay in calling the creditors together, in order that some steps might be taken to get rid of the receiver. If this could not otherwise be effected, they might apply to the Chancellor before he ended the present sittings, which would be in a very short time. He would say nothing about the disputes between Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, and their co proprietors, Messrs. Const and Harris, who were equally liable with them, Leaving these points of dispute to be decided hereafter, the former gentle men were anxious to render the property available to the creditors as soon as possible ; arid he sug gested to the creditors that they should . put them selves in an attitude to investigate at - id point out the best mode of converting the property to their ad vantage, He was of opinion that it would be better to appoint a Committee, consisting of a certa i n number of i n di v id ua l s, and having proper professional persons to advise with theli4, to examine the ac counts, and to see whether the creditors could not compel all the co-proprietors to do that which Singly they could not dc",. pe bad drawn up a memoran dum of a vesolutiOn in conforMity with his view of the subj ec t, which lie begged leave to read : " That it is the opinion of this ,Toceting that a Committee should be. appointed by the shareholders and creditor of the theatre; Or the purpose of taking ri2e,4*OS ' tai th e - ii qu id at i on an d d isc h arge o f t h eir respective claims; that they shall be empowered to take such steps as they may think proper to bring the disputes of the proprietors to such a terminati on as will allow the sale and disnositio:l of the theatre for that PY'lilosP; that they Aill . alSo be empowered t o lel the t such Sale and disposition is car- tied into effect; and that they shall be allowed to employ counsel and solicitors." In suggesting this course to the meeting, he begged leave to observe, that he did not wish to be put on the Committee if the proposition were ac ceded to, because the interests of some of the parties might dash with those of his clients, which he was bound to protect. Mr. WEST wished to know how the expense in curred by the gentlemen forming the Committee was to be defrayed ? Mr. LOW - DIIAIII answered, that it might be de frayed by a small charge, in proportion to the claims of the parties investigated. Mr. WHITE was of opinion that the plan pro posed by Mr. Lowdham was the best that could be devised, and therefore he moved that the resolution be adopted by the meeting. Mr. WEST inquired whether any communication had been entered into with certain creditors, who had commenced legal proceedings, as had been stated at the last meeting, and whether they had disconti nued, or showed a disposition to discontinue, those proceedings ? He also wished to know whether their having taken legal steps would give them any advan tage over the other creditors, who had not done so ? Mr. LOWDHAM answered that there were certain legal proceedings going on of no great extent, which affected the proprietors personally, and not the pro perty. A distress had been put in by one of the shareholders, and the goods were removed into Sur rey. A great deal more property was taken than was necessary. He believed nine or ten pier glasses were seized, which, if sold, would not perhaps have fetched half their value. The only remedy was to bring an action, or to pay the money, and it was deemed advisable to take the latter course, to pre vent the glasses from being damaged. The other proceedings had reference to debts that affected the proprietors personally, and not the property of the theatre. The resolution was then agreed to, and Messrs. Moore, White, Pepper, J. Dickinson, and Bemas coni, were named on the Committee. Mr. WEST said that according to the resolution his property was placed in the hands of five gentle men, who were empowered to sell the theatre with• out calling the shareholders and creditors together. He was favourable to the appointment of a Com mittee, but not with such extensive powers. Mr. WHITE hoped the Committee would be able to make a report in the course of a fortnight. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. The following letter was circulated in the room : " Tuesday, 21st July, 1829. " Gentlemen,—ln consequence of Messrs. Kem ble, Willett, and Forbes, calling a meeting of credi tors of Covent-garden Theatre for Wednesday, the 22d of July instant, I think it right to state, for your information, that in pursuance of an agreement, under seal, dated the 11th of March, 1822, made and executed between myself of the one part, and Messrs. John Saltret Willett, John Forbes, and Charles Kemble, of the other part, I did, on the date of such agreement, give up the possession of the theatre to Messrs. Willett, Forbes, and Kemble, and that I have not, since that day, in any manner acted as a proprietor of the Theatre, or interfered with the conduct or management thereof ; but that the same has been carrried on solely by Messrs. Willett, Forbes, and Kemble, on their own account, as lessees under such agreement, they having by that agreement expressly covenanted to pay the yearly ground-rent, taxes, and rates for the Theatre, and also to pay the annuities to the renters and new subscribers, and to indemnify me from all engage ments to be entered into, and from all debts and liabilities to be contracted and incurred by them in the course of their conducting and managing the concerns of the Theatre from the day and date of the agreement. I have further to state, that Messrs. Willett, Forbes, and Kemble, are alone liable for all debts and expences of every kind rela• tive to the conduct and management of the Theatre, incurred since the 11th day of March, 1822, and that I am not in any manner liable to the creditors whose debts have accrued since that date ; and that there is now due from Messrs. Willett, Forbes, and Kemble, for rent, payable under such agreement, upwards of 27,0001., being a much larger sum than is due to the creditors of the theatre whose debts accrued due prior to the 11th day of March, 1822 ; which sum is applicable, in the first instance, to the payment of such debts; and that, by the same agreement, Messrs. Willett, Forbes, and Kemble, covenanted to indemnify me from the general debt then due from the proprietary of the theatre, and from all the interest thereon.—l am, your humble servant, " H. HARRIS. " P.S. Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, may perhaps urge that the argument is invalid, and has been decided to be so by the Lord Chancellor•, upon appeal in the case of Harris v. Kemble;' but it is to be observed that the present Master of the Rolls was of opinion, and decreed, that Messrs. Kemble, Willett, and Forbes, were bound to per form that agreement, and the decision of the Lord Chancellor is appealed from to the House of Lords." MR. WARD'S ACCOUNT OT MEXICO.---We are requested to state that the Second Edition of this work, carefully revised, is now ready for delivery, comprising a very ample account of the Mining Companies and of the Political Events in that Republic up to the present day. THE COURT JOURNAL.—We are requested to state that the early parts of the Court Journal having been reprinted, complete sets of the twelve numbers may now be had, and those who desire to possess the Work from its commencement are requested to send their orders to their respective Booksellers or Newavenders. DEAF AND DUMB.--Mr. CURTIS, Surgeon Aurist to his MAJESTY, has just published an Essay nn the Deaf and Dumb, pointing out the necessiify of medical treatment in early infancy, and the success which fre quently attends it in many c4ses of this description. The Essay is illustrated by Gases and Plates; it contains much ingenious research, and gives much useful information on this intricate subject. It concludes with M. Brussaw's Report to the Minister of the Interior of France, where it appears that, according to M. absolute deafness is extremely rare, and that ;AOt nn,re tlssn one-fifth of the cases of deafness and dkunlmess which have come before him, have presented a state of total deprivation of the sense of hearing, We learn with regret that Boyle Fann, the seat of the late Lord HENRY FITZGERALI?, 'oil} shortly be let with all its elegant furniture, l'he cheerfulness of the neighbourhood, the oicellence of the house, its conve nient distance fro London, its delightful situation on the bank of the Thames, the lawns and magnificent treos on the immediate verge of the stream, and abcyve all the ex quisite taste of the late lamented um - er, which is every where apparent, constituo iS unquestionably the most beautiful villa in England. The splendid fete, of which it w 4 s recently the scene, must have impressed ple4s.a.ig recollections on the minds of many of our readers; The pleasures of that day inspired the muse of Lord !'itaxgs 1 4 . GONER with one of her most claming effusions, and are supposed to have suggeoe4 to Or. 11loortv the gorgeous description of a festixal in the beginning of his eastern tale.— Times. DEVARTILRE OF DR. PHILLIP AND NINE . MISS4ONA 1;1ES FOR SOUTH A "'RICA companied by three missionaries from Gectnany, three from France, and three from England . , 'eft London on Thursday last. On Wednesttax a public meeting was held in Cannon-street, wilii;l4 was crowded to excess, wilral, they tools ;,heir' leave of their London friends. 'Ale Rey., Josxvii FLETCHER, of Stepney, addresepc!, 11 1 grld, On Thursday last, thi. yva4er in the 041141 lior Spilsby was rut\z!ed oft and a very largo quantity of fish taken. About e ighteen stone of bootifill eels were caught, and a fine pike, which weighed 181bs. and a quarter. This beautiful &411 was transmitted, by the Rev. J. 1 - 1., RAw I VA:I , :7. v, to Lord GWYDIR, at Grimsthorpe c;joi v . The remainder of the fish were distributed, awpngst the neighbours.—Boston Gazette, WHEAT CRin,s-,The yellow maggot is present doing considerable damage to the late sown o:heats iu East Loitian; while the early-sown crone are quite un molested. Their growth is suppo4e4l to be caused by the. July rains obstructing tba ayaporation of the bloom, !..y. the corrupticln of which the moth or yellow twzgot is foimacd.....,Eilinbitry/t Eve! +iv Currant,. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHELMSFORD RACES. Tu ESDA V, JULY 21.--His MajePty's Plate of 100 guineas. Three two mile heats. The Duke of Grafton's Turquoise walked over, being the only one entered. A Sweepstakes of five sovs. each, with 25 added by the Members of the County. Heats, the new mile. Mr. Rogers's Verderer, 3 yrs Lord Clanricarde named Mantua, 6 yrs Mr. Pearce's Guildford, 3 yrs 3 3 General Rebow named Chew Bacon, 4 yrs 2 4 Mr. Houblon named Luna, 6 yrs THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). HAY DIA IiKE:I:S.—(AL per Load of 36 Trusses.) 'ST. J M ES'S. Coarse heavy Lou land Meadow Hay £2 15 to £3 0 New Meadow Hay Useful Meadow Hay 3 5 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and :lye-grass hay 4 5 5 0 Clover Hay Oat Straw £2 oto £2 21 Wheat Straw... 2 2 2 5 Supply good,.trade dull, and prices stationary, but expected to be lower. SMITHFIELD. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to £2 15 New Meadow flay 2 13 2 18 Useful Meadow Hay 3 3 3 10 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 10 4 15 Clover Hay (extra tine)...£s 5... Generally Oat Straw £l 16 to £1 IS I Wheat Straw 1 18 2 5 A good supply, and a dull trade; prices as last quoted. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISH CORN, For the Week ended July 17, 1529, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat--..., 655. 10d.I Oats 235. &I L Beans.— 375. 3d. Barley-31s. 4d . Ryn 365. 6d. Pea5e.,,,...... 365. sd . IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OP THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat 635. 6d.f Oats 2ls. Od. Beans—,-- 38s. Od. Barley 31s. Bd.l Rye ---- 335. '7d I Pease 365. lid. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. Bd.l Oats 10s. 9,1.1 Gd, Barley 15s. 4d.1 Rye 19s. 9d.1 Pease •www.lss . 6d, SOUTHALL MARKET.-July 22, This day's market having been but moderately sup plied, and having a numerous assemblage of both London and country buyers, each kind of meat met with a very dull sale, at the following prices per stone of 81b. to sink the offals:— Beef 3s. Od. to 4s. 2d Veal 4s. Od. to ss. Od. 1 Mutton 3 2 4 5 Pork --..- 310 410 Lamb _ 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d. The foregoing quotations are Beef and Lamb 2d., and Mut ton from 2d. to 4d., per stone higher than on this day se'nnight. In Veal and Pork no alteration. CHELTENHANI RACES. TUESDAY. JULY 21.—A Match for 200 sous. h. ft. Mr. Peel's Lilliputian received ft. from Mr. Jones's Frolic. Sweepstakes of 15 sous. each. Last half mile. Mr. Rawlinson's Mrs. Brown Mr. J. Thorne's b. c. by Spectre The Gloucestershire Stakes of 25 soya, each, 15 ft. Two miles. The owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. (38 subs. ; 14 declared ft.) Sir T. Stanley's Mayfly, 6 yrs Mr. Day's Haiii Baba, aged Eight others started, but were not placed. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for 3-yr-olds. Mile heats. Mr. Benson's Melody 0 1 1 Mr. Payne's Merman 1 2dr BIBURY RACES, CHELTENHAM Coußse. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22.—The Bibury Stakes of 25 scvs„ each, 15 ft. with 30 added by the Club. Two miles. Mr. Bacon named Alcaston, 4 yrs Mr. Rawlinson's Ruby, 4 yrs The Burford Stakes of 10 soys, each, with 25 added by the Club. Heats, the New Mile. Mr. Haffbnden named Melody, 3 yrs Mr. Rawlinson's Pet, 3 yrs 2 2 Mr. T. M. Go dlake's Jessy, 5 yrs 3 tlr THE CORONATION FLEET. The Grand Sailing Match for a splendid silver cup and cover, given by his Majesty's Coronation Fleet, took place yesterday evening, and the weather being propitious, the bosom of Old Father Thames was covered with vessels of every description. The bridges and the banks of the river were crowded with spectators, and every tavern front which a view of the match could be had was filled with visitors. It was, therefore, a gay day with the watermen, and a lucrative one for the Bonifaces between Waterloo bridge and Richmond. The regulations were such as were calculated to insure the attendance of the lovers of aquatic sports, and the contest excited the utmost gratifi cation to the thousands who witnessed it. A short time before five o'clock the following vessels were placed on the western side of Waterloo-bridge : No. Vessels' Names. Owners. Belonging to. Tons. 1. Clarence W. J. Sawyer Hammersmith.,, 2. Daphne J. Nelson Lambeth 7 3. Ariel J. Unwin, jun. Battersea 4. Donna del Lago... H. Thornton Deptf0rd........... 9 5. Leander Cottingham Battersea ...... 7 6. Rowena T. Groves Lambeth The Rose in June, the John and Ann, and the Prince George of Cumberland, did not start. In consequence of the indisposition of Edward Nettle fold, Esq., the Commodore of the Fleet, H. C. Temple man, Esq., of Furnival's Inn (the Hon. Secretary of the Association), officiated for him, and every one appeared to be gratified with the management of the sports. The match was, that the vessels should start from Wa , terloo-bridge, and sail from thence round a boat moored off the powder-house, in the meadows, near Putney bridge, and back to Vauxhall-bridge ; and the first vessel through the centre arch to be entitled to the Prize Cup, The signal for starting being given soon after five o'clock, the sails were unfurled in a few seconds. The Rowena, which was placed nearest the Surrey shore, tacked to the south of the river, and her sails filling very speedily, she cut along in a most beautiful style. The Donna del Lago tacked to the southern side of the river, and headed all the other vessels except the Rowena. The Donna del Logo had the sails of the Don Giovanni, and there were many bets that she would beat the Rowena. The latter, however, was manned with first-rate sailors, who knew the turns of the river, and exercised their skill in such a manner, that before the vessels arrived at Battersea, odds were betted on the Rowena against the fleet. On passing the lied House, the Rowena headed the other vessels more than one third of a mile. The Cla rence, by a very neat tack, passed the Donna del Logo, and having caught a cap-full of wind, appeared inclined to approach the former vessel. The Rowena, however, kept a steady course, and bid defiance to all her competitors. On going down Chelsea Reach the vessels w ere i n t h e foi- ---- - lowing order : —Rowena first, the Donna del Lago (whirl had again passed the Clarence) second, the Clarence t'uird, the Arid fourth, Daphne fifth, and Leander s;•xth. In the same order they passed round the boat near Putney bridge, and they continued in that order with no material variation on their return to Vauxhall. As they passed by the Red House they were saluted with a discharge of can non, and the cheers of the multitudes which were assem bled were almost deafening. The Rowena was the fortu nate vessel, and the winner of the prise received the Cup in Vauxhall-gardens, in the presence of the most numerous company that has att ended that fashionable pace of amuse ment during the present season. THE FUNNY CLUB WAGER. The annual contest fora wherry and other prizes, given by the Gentlemen of the Funny Club, took place yester day, between the following men, in two heats, viz. : James Braithwaite Hungerford Thornas Moody H unger f or d Sorlet John, Scott Hungerford Wiliiam Windsor Westminster William Howell Westminster John Davis Edward Brunwell Bankskle Samuel Richards Lambeth James Crawley „... Hungerford.„ ...... ... John Emery....„ . Hungerford John Harris,.., Bankside G. Gallway Vauxha11....... J. Williams , ...... Waterloo C. Campbell Westminster . Purple White Light Blue Pink PQa Gwen Yellow, The whole of the above seven pair of oars started from Westminster-bridge to row round a Loa moored off Tug-- gey's windmill, beyond Vauxhall, down the Surrey shore, round the beacon off Waterloo bridge, and back through the centre arch of Westminster-bridge, for the first heat, which was decided in favour of Yellow, Purple, and Pea Green, who only were allowed for the grand heat. At a quarter past six, Yellow, Purple, and Pea Green took their statiens at Westminster-bridge, to, row up to Chelsea Col lege, and back to the prize wherry at 'Westminster. Ye!- low took the lead, and finally came in first. After consi derable fouling tirneen the others, Pea Green came in second boats We are surprised to learn from our Correspon dent at Atberstone, Warwiclahire, that at the village of Polesworth, in the same county, a case has lately occurred, in which a clergyman has refused to bury a child baptized by a Dissenting Minister. It appears that, notwithstand ing the well-known decision of Sir JOHN Nicitou.—not withstanding the frequent and successful interference of the Protestant Society for the protection of ReligioA t s Li berty, and the repeated able cud eloquent exl,ositions of the law and statements of facts by Alr. WIL Ks , its secre tary, some of the clergy are still either ignorant of the laws of their owu; church, or are determined to repeat their acts of petty hostility towardA the Dissenters. We hear that the clergyman in quest4m refused to bury with. but an order from his Bishop ) , and kept the poor father of the child in suspense for two days as to whether he would apply to the Bishop for such authority or not. The Dis senters at Atherstone in the mean time applied both to the Bishop and the Protestant Society, and soon learnt that till former knew the law, and required the Vicar to obey it, and that the latter, by its worthy secretary, gave the parties to understar a d that the Dissenters were able, and willing to encowg the law, if the Bishop had not prevented the neceitiity of doing World. rt the obituary of the last Leeds illercur,y we observed the following announcement :—" Died, on the Ist inst., at the advanced no of 93, JOHN RAISTRICK, Esq., of Caley-hall, near atley, for litany years steward to WALTER FAWKES- of Farnley-hall. The deceased, enjoyed robust lAea:lth during his long life, and up to the year of hiF k death joined freely in the athletic pleasures of the c.kas4." If we mistake not, the gentleman tli,i registered for eternity had the singular misfortune to he obliged to relinquish th6profession of a surgeon at an early period of life, in onsequence of having performed with suc cess, one of the most delicate, difficult, and dangerous 0ne..,.4i0n5, of his art. At the request of a young man, in, whom the parish of Keighley hail discovered, in a few months, repeated signs o,f superfecundity, Mr. RaisTarer, even at that remote era a proficient in phrenology, undertoolt, after several other medi cal practitioners 104 declined of hio edt h v et i as p k r , oge t n o itil r ,c cl n i ees y s e . the delinquent of The young man was subjected to a course of spare regi men, far some weeks, in tl'. RAISTRICK'S house, and the operation then performed safely and effectually. The fame I of the exploit SOO4 spread, and one lull of the neighbour hood, peueiying the outrage whioh had been done to na ture,— - relluti in s p ec ulgv4—rose:in rebellion against the successful operator, till he was tiffordeital refuge from his profession and persecutors in . llriieiviee of the late'-Mr. FAWKEf, The patient fo4 l, 4oipediinfte . quit; stiottly afterwards, a place in whi*ihe'ee ie his, infirinjtr considered not o n ly as NW: hitt :wow :than the 'diseaiNe , and now resides, we r =:r iliancke‘!" Advertiser, 4ur,