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h imself froth his wife, who thereupon commenced a suit h, ib is Court for a restitution of conjugal rights. was resisted by the husband, who, in bar to the suit, put in several allegations, charging his wife with adultery, and adduced evidence in support of the charge, which stated that a gentleman named DOminicic Olivera -..lsed frequently, in the absence of ‘.. major M ac l ea n to v i s i t hi s w if e; t h at h e (M a j or Maclean) was in the habit of going out of London . Most Sundays, which Mr. Olivera always took ad l'antage of, and used to visit Mrs. Maclean; on these occasions they used to be alone for several Lours together. The principal evidence in support of the adultery was the nursery-maid, named Ca therine Hughes, who deposed that upon the fre quent visits of Mr. Olivera during her master's absence, and the privacy that was always ob served, she was induced to listen to their con versation, and from what she could gather 9f it, had no doubt of an adulterous inter course; she had likewise watched their movements through the key-hole of the door, and seen them in situations on the sofa, which used to be drawn be fore the fire, that could not be mistaken ; had fre quently noticed the disordered state of her mistress's dress at th e ti me Mr. Olivera left her, and on one it"; occasion, as he was leaving the room, saw him ss her mistress. This evidence was in part confirmed by the testimony of some other of Major Maclean's servants. Publication having taken P la ce, the case was appointed this morning for argument and sentence. In the meantime, how ever, the wife presented excepted allegations, im- Pugning the evidence exhibited against her, and denyin g generally that any act of adultery had been committed by her with Mr. Olivera; they also de nied the facts deposed to by Catherine Hughes, and stated that she had been indicted for perjury at the last Old Bailey Sessions, .on the evidence she had given this cause, and the Grand Jury found a true bill against, her, and therefore her evidence was i ' citw nrtlly of belief. Dl, "`"r• PHILLIMOIIE and Dr. DonsoN contended at, considerable length, that these allegations which we re presented after publication could not be re ceived. All the facts denied by Mrs. Maclean might have bean contradicted before publication. With respect to the witness, Catherine Hughes, bein g indicted for perjury, that did not go to invali date her evidence : it was true the Grand Jury had returned a bill against her, but that was obtained by Nra. Maclean, and, as k always the case, upon ex- Parte evidence; and until convicted of perjury, she Was a competent witness in any court. The KING'S ADVOCATE, as Counsel for Mrs. Maclean, stated the allegation ought to be ad mitted; there were many circumstances Which could not have been contradicted before publication, and if it was not it would be an injustice to the par ties Proceeded against. In this case the principal witness would probably be convicted of perjury, and would the Court refuse evidence of that fact ? The Count (Dr. Lushington) was of opinion that th e allegation could not be admitted. The principal parts of the evidence might have been con tradicteci before publication, and if the Court was to allow it, it would open the door to much incon venience and expense to suitors. He did not mean to say there was no ease in which the Court would not admit allegations of the publication, but he did not think this was one that called for that indul grnee. He should, therefore, order the case to com e on for final argument and sentence on the next Court day. COURT Ol COMMON PLEAS. RUNT V. DE ELAQUIERE. This was an action brought by an upholsterer, to recover from General de Planuiere the sum of 4.13e1. for furnishicg , the house of I..arly Blaquiere, at Brighton. Ladyde 131aquiere was living separate from r husband, and was , leereed by the Consistory "II; the stun of sm. e-year as alimony. The 9 0eStion was, whether tir f7.-.:r such circumstances the husb an d was liable. The Jury found for the plaintiff, but the Court 11 w granted a rule to sh ow cause , w hy a new tr i a l Should not b e e anted. / • The _Mourned Southwark Sessions took Place this day, beforc.. the Recorder and Alderman Wood, , t the Town-hzll, Borough. Nothing of any particular Interest occurred up to the time when we went to press. The Quarter Sessions Grand Jury of Mona ghan have refusal to entertain tl - ,e informations against Lord Blayney v_nd the Brunswicl:ers. On t7.e part of Mr. Lawless, there will he na question. It is said that two persons, disguised as Catholics, rode by the carriage of Mr. Lawless, on his way to . 3allibay, and caught up every in discreet wlrd he uttered.— Times. Another .syszem adulteration in that gene ral tkrticli. of consunti , m, tea, ru e d which there col no devin- wh . t already been clisowertd, bas . been a mtent, now ur , l- - r fie consulera -11:,1 ;h:. •: - ., - 1;r authorities. It is t:-ell known that in well as in i-rivate honszs cf 'wen customary - to aive the waste tea fret]. once us/A to toe indieent. For rme 4, T) v..7 , evn, a regular anti 2ystenuttic traffic Los lieP.a Li rrieyt on, told thct itt tueny 0 :18ES by ba , akers cat• who suitly lower claws. men allow a. cert,-, a ~ tiantity aw!nat thew call fr,sh • 'or the leaves thar, hPen used„ :no" 611 Ch !carts V.lll uv ;irocuretl, or boo it , quALt.ties, for Mx, of :,;ng again 0ri., 0 Oa of sloes t.f copner. xvina, atltteit to other prertoces, apparently, o, new tea, but of 'a very (latispr o us and even poisonous • rest utbling green to t. Some curious disclosures will shortly take Place on the soYlect. A KICK AT THE LATE MARRIAGE ACT.__ The following parting compliment to the late Marriage Act, is extracted from Mr. Horace Herbert's pamphlet, " Legislation gone astray," written with a view of skewing that Parliament has :to right to meddle with the one pound tote circulation, or with any obligations whatever, as long as such obligations are convertible by law into the coin of the realm ; and while, at the same time we possess laws to pUnisl i and stigmatize insolvency. The author, in con:- blaining that " Legislation" is " abroad'' as well as the " Schoolmasters," thus speaks of the above Act : :!elht.ntoes_ not belon g t o the subject, except as shewing for legisl a ti on , an d h ow the bestof us may be `Elect astray.' I allude to the celebrated Marriage Act,' pisied a feiv years ago, cocopelling persens about to be mar ried to plaster their names on the church door a fortnight or three weeks tirevieusly. It was the greatest insult. ever inflicted upon the education and fieling, of the country. Is it to he endured that, while a woman's thoughts :Ire wrapped up in the contemplation of the so lemn, sublime, and awfully religious rite she is about to go through, whi c h i s to a ff ec t L er d es ti ny here andL ereafter ; is it to he endured, that th.mghts like these are to be broken in upon I,y the reflection that her name, along With that of het betrothed, is exposed to the gaze and fits of the profligate? Oh ! on that fatal day how we s unk as a natio n i f cava li ers .'Thark God! the bill no 1 9 0 ger exists. If it sprung out of what is called the *ti e nee of b lotted out political conoMy, may that science be for ever from the e face of the earth." • About a fortnight ago a female vagrznt, in ""' Peregrinations, visited the parish of Kilsyth. She ~.._s tl nad that she hail come from Paisley, accompanied by her "lugliter,.wit9 was.pregoant, and that they were on their w t 4y to Stirling—that the 'l a ughter bad been oaken ill on t c'e rotut, and bad brought forth twins in a house at a con l'enient . distance from 014 place where she as making her Phint„ As advanced on her way, she related the same glory in the various which she called, inaViig al- W ays the l as t h ouse a t whi e b i s'os lrol visited the scene of h er daughter's oeccuchereenti in relating her story in the 4e xt• In this reguEr : orderly manner did she pass aileeto. through the parit'.--the old dame in front, with I,er fruitful daughter awl infant progeny (Tn.:ging up the 4 .u', et such a r e s i ,, e tf u l cGttance a; to tuevent itranAiate so. dexterously 41 she Flay tie counterfeit th, taL. mistirirs that she melted every .n `rrt, and :;:•‘` IL traui not.only freely bestowed bread, . 1 "" , 's r.!7• 1 for her own Consumption, 1 nt money to e onsir - 3 , er,..0e amount, and hastened 'oar departure. to the 4 ei i , f of the nalzeJ . Inaled with blankets and 1 4 0 t '-cioth e s, aed t'•.e fra,, , !meris .1 many a linen shirt.--- flee.lition was at le-;ti txposel, but the crafty curlin, t igo, by th e eveniag, rnuet hew found herself somewhat in rteiliearneTt of the Chapman when his telly " 4% , full poekats F.old no more, had made „),°°' her retreat with ad th ,, , budgets and contributions - C * had and probably would 1, Id lightly the exe tis with which she was loaded in her absence..— .44 ' 4 V Journcl. LITERATURE. MEltturiZS .).1: VI ;iOCQ. Vol. 11. LONDON, 1829. We have before noticed, in terms of merited approbation, this very diverting piece of auto biography, which abounds equally in entertain ment and instruction,—in entertainment, because it keeps the attention perpetually on the stretch, pouring forth incident after incident, and cha racter after character, with an apparently ex haustless profusion,—and in instruction, because throughout its pages, devoted as they are to the almost unqualified service of rogues, this one maxim may be deduced—that honesty is the best policy ; and that every eparturet, from the plain briad road of rectitude, no matter how strong may be the temptation, or how success ful may be the deviation, is a departure from hap piness and prosperity. M. Vidocq (he is modest enough to enumerate his little mistakes, his " private 'amusements," as Job Jonson would charitably term them) has been, by his own ac count, a sinner, and that to a pretty considerable extent ; he has for years been e, negligent obser ver of those (to him indefinite) laws meum and tuunt ; but having become repentant in his old age, and from his vast experience in every species of roguery and swindling, an invaluable agent to the police,—has been received into the pale of decent society—rbeen white-washed of all his obliquities, and been permitted to come forth again regenerated into the world as " Vidocq, Esq:, Proprietor . of the_ Paper • Manufactory at Saint Mande." It may readily be supposed that a memoir written -by such a man, who has no awkward scruples on the score of stern integrity, and is consequently sincere in what he says, must be most delightful publication. The reader who expects that it is so, will not be disappointed. Vidocq describes a rogue with all the gusto of a connoisseur ; he anatomises and lays him bare ; puts forth his most recondite peculiarities, de velopes his humorous adventures and traits, and serves him up for the entertainment of the public in a manner and with a spirit that few can equal and none surpass.. One thing has struck us forcibly in the perusal of his memoirs—the ex traordinary family likeness that some of his pet vagabonds bear to the rogues in Gil Bias; a further proof, if such were wanted, of the strength, the raciness, the perfect nature with which the immortal Le Sage hit off his prominent cha racters. AMong the various amusing incidents with which the present volume teems, there are so many of first-rate excellence, that we scarcely dare hazard r. selection ; we must, however, venture, as it is the briefest,oit the following charaeteriSticac . count of Vidocq's disguise, assumed for the purpose of detecting two rogues. Madame Noel, from whom he . expects to gain the requisite informa tion, is, v:e should premise, v.. sort of amateur of roguery, who sometimes does a little business on her own private account, but who is generally known in l'aril as a sort of i?./ImeenU s of galley slaves, felons, and vagabonds of every descrip- tion : " Mother Noel had re-er teen rae t Try features were I quite unknown to her, althottel ate bad frequently heard o f m y name . There was tl, -•; , lifficulty in presenting I myself before her, without givites; '.er any cause for alarm; but to get her to point out to raa tha hiding place of the men whom I eought to detect, tams the end I aimed at, anal I felt that it would t: attain it with out much skill and manageMent. t I resolved on passing myself off as a fugitive gr.ll2yilvt-. :; 7- ILA it was ne cessary to borrow the eame of sane taleaa7a-aa on ar his comrades had anemic.. aal te Ler ir 4*.'": .'":,172 , .119 terms. Moreover, a little reseinl.laace . anal : atauisite, and I endeavoured to recallect- if there r~rr r.7'.2 of the galley-slaves whom I knew who had Z'.nlziatol with Noel with the Spectacle:, aria i c - ,uid not remem ber one of my age, or whose peraea and teatimes at all resembled mine. aat last, ly dint ad - ranch effort of memory, I recalled to raind one Germain, alias Royer, alias 'the Caatain,' who had been an intimate acquaint ance of N el s, atal although our similarity cams very slight, yet I determined en personating him. " Germain, as well as myself, had often escaped from the Bagres,. and that was the only point of resemblance between. ue : he was about my age, but a Fmnller framed man ; he had dark brown hair, mine was light ; be was thin, and T talerably stout ; his complexion was sallow, and mine fair, with a very clear akin ; besides, Germain had an excessively long nose, tool: a vast deal of snuff, which begriming his nostrils outside, and stuffiag them up within, gave him a peculiar nasal tane of voice. I had much to do in personating Germain ; but the difficulty did not deter me : my hair cut, a Id mode ees liagnes, was dyed bl ac k, as well as my heard, after it had attained a growth of eight days ; to embrown my countenance, I washed it with wal rut liquor ; and to perfect the imitation, I garnished my upper lip thickly with a kind of coffee grounds, aahich I plastered on by means of gum arabic, and thus became as nasal in any twang as Germain himself. My feet were doc tored with equal care; I made blisters on them by rubbing in a certain composition, of which I had obtained the re cipe at Brest. I also made the marks of the fetters; and when all my to let was finished, dressed myself in the suitable garb. I bad neglected rothiug which could corn plete the metamorphosis, neither the shoes, nor the marks of those horrid letters G A L. 'The costume was perfect; and the only thing wanting Was a hundred of those com panionable insects which people the solitudes of poverty, and which were, I believe, together with locusts and toads, one of the seven plagues of old Egypt. I procured some for money ; and as soon as they were a little accustomed to their new domicile, which was speedily the case, I directed my steps towards the residence of Madame Noel, in the Rue Ticquetonne. " I arrived there, and knocking at the door, she opened it ; a glance convincing her how matters stood with me, she desired me to enter, and en finding myself alone with her, I toll her who I was. ' Ali, my poor lad,' she cried, ' there is no occasion to tell me where you have come from ; I am sure you must be dying with hunger ?' Oh, yes,' I answered, ' I am indeed hungry ; I have tasted nothing for twenty-four hours.' Instantly, without further question, she went out, and returned with a dish of hog's puddings, and a bottle of wine, which she placed before me. I did not eat, I actually devoured; r stuffed my self, and all had disappeared without my saying a word be tween my first mouthful and my last. Mother Noel was delighted at my appetite, and when the cloth was removed she gave me a dram. ' Ah, anadani,' I exclaimed, em bracing her, you restore me to life ; Noel told me bow good and kind you were ;' and I then began to give her a statement of bow I had left her son eighteen days before, anal gave her information of all the prisoners in whom she felt interested. The details were so true and well known, that she could have nil idea that I was an impostor. "' You must have heard of me,' I continued; I have gone through many an enterprise and experienced many a reverse. I am called Germans, or the Captain ; you mast know my name ?' " ' Yes, yes, my friend,' she said, I know you well ; my son and his friends have told me of your inisftirtuncs ; welcome, welcome, my dear Captain. But heavens ! what a state you are in ; you must not remain in such a plight. I see. you are infested with those wretched tor- menting beasts who-; but I will get you a changed f linen, and contrive something as a comfortable dress for you.' " I expressed my gratitude to Madame Noel; and when I saw a good opportunity, without giving cause for the slightest suspicion, I asked what had become of Victor Desbois and his comrade Mongenet. Deabois and Le Tambour? Ah ! my dear, do not mention them, I beg of you,' she replied ; that rogue Vidocq has given them very great uneasiness ; since one Joseph (Joseph Longue ville, an old police inspector), whom they have twice met the streets, told them that there would soon be a - search in this quarter, they have been coinl,elled to cut and run, to avoid being taken.' What !' cried I, with a disappointed air, ' are they no longer in Paris ?' " ' oh,' they are not very far distant,' replied Mother Noel; they have not quitted the environs of the ' great village' (Paris); I dare say we shall soon see them, for I trust they will speedily ply me a visit. I think they will be delighted to find you here.' ".‘ Oh, I assure you,' said I, 'that they will not be more delighted at the meeting than myself ; and if you can write to them, I am sure they would eagerly send for me to join them.' " If I knew where they were,' replied Mother Noel, ' I would go myself and seek for them to please you; but I eo not know their retreat, and the best thing for us to do is to be patient, and await their arrival.' "In my quality as a new comer I excited all Madame Noel's compassion and solicitude, and she attended to no thing but me. ' Are you known to Vidocq, and his two bull-dogs, Levesque and Compere?' she inquired. " 4 c Alas! yes,' was my reply; ' they have caught me twice. " In that case, then be on your guard ; Vidoeq is often disguised ; he assumes characters, costumes, and shapes, to get hold of unfortunates like yourself.' " We cannot conclude our notice of this work without recommending it strongly to those among our readers, who have derived amusement from perusing the pages of Ferdinand Count Fathom --the dry, sarcastic, ironical humour of Field ing's masterly Jonathan Wilde—the archness of Gusman D'Alfaranche—or the minute details of character in Gil Blas. Those who have found entertainment in such works will turn eagerly to the " Memoirs of Vidocq," particu larly as these last have the exclusive recommen dation of being founded on truth. IHE ARMY. General Lord Hill, Commander-in-Chief, will hold a Levee, on Thursday next, at two o'clock, at his office in the Horse Guards. A detachment belonging to the 56th Regiment of Foot is ordered to march this morning, from London, for Bristol, on route to Newry. A detachment of the 70th Regiment of Infantry is or dered to march this morning, from London, for Bristol, on route to Buttevant. The detachments belonging to the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, that are now stationed at Kew and Reading, were ordered to be relieved yester day by similar detachments from the same regiment at Windsor. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Vic toria arrived at their apartments in the King's Palace at Kensington, on Saturday afternoon, from a visit to his 31ajesty at his Palace at Windsor. A Cabinet Council was held at half-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Foreign• office, Downing-street, which was attended by the Lord Chan cellor, the Duke of Wellington, Earls Bathurst and Aber deen, Viscount Melville, Lord Ellenhorongh, Mr. Secretary Peel, Sir George Murray, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, and Mr. Herries. The Mi nisters sat in deliberation during three hours. The French Charge d'Affaires transacted busi ness yesterday at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The King has been pleased to appoint Mr. Kramer, Master of his Majesty% Band of Musicians in Ordinary, to succeed, of course, the late celebrated com poser, Mr. Shield. Grand dinners will be given by the Puke of Wellingt , m, the Earl of Aberdeen, and Mr. Pe'el, en Wednesday nrcel:. to ttie MeniSers of lrlth Houses of Par liament.. Hie Mrjesty's Speech will lr,. read at each of the dinner'. The Magistrates of Clonmel have received a communication from Government, directing du , the con victions should be enforced, and the fines levied on the persons in that reighbourhoorl, in whose possession the Police had found fire-arms.— Waterford Mirror. It is reported that an Illustrious Personage has requirKl aiu received front the Lord Lieutenant 'f Ire lamb a pledge that he will not, tlitectly or indirectly, sanction any ;Toe-vetting. by which the Catholic Cause rift gain ground in Ireland.—Examiner. In days of old, a Joseph commemorated in Holy Writ rendered himself immortal by his fraternal af fectic:n ; and we have at this hour the good fortune to possess a twyJern Joseph, distinguished by same amiable propel.sity, :.4f which he has given substantial proofs, in the distribution of many of the good things in Church and State to tle , •.e whose claims wholly rest upon propinquity of bloo - I unless a very generally received report is destitute a fnuolation, he has not been wanting to this family las ..:0; in the allotme7A of the land at the newly :T. - ,l4nent of Swan's River. Two hundred thou.. s - .n 1 ;, a very pretty appanage for a younger brother. Vivit extento Proculeius nvo 17. - ctus in Fratres, animi paterni." -2 Chronicle. Ai: scut f2OO islands are said to have been lately d;.covend by Vle navigators 14 Nantucket in the South Seas and • Southern Pacific Ocean, which are not laid down on any map or cluut, either in Europe or America. Many of those islands contain inhabitants who had nosey before seen a white man. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DUBLIN.—THE KING, AT THE PROSECUTION OF THE MARQUIS OF DO NEGAL, v. STANDISH _GRADY, Eso.—Mr. Gilmore ap plied, on behalf of the Marquis of Donegal, for liberty to file a criminal information against Standish Grady, Esq. for sending a message to the Marquis, for the purpose of provoking him to fight a duel. (After a long discussion between Counsel, the Chief Justice ordered the case to be mentioned again.) DEATH OF MR. SHIELD, THE CELE BRATED Costrosen.—This amiable man and eminent composer breathed his last about one o'clock on Sundry morning, at a very advanced age (we believe upwards of 80). Mr. Shield was Master of his Majesty's Band, com poser of the Birth- , day Odes, &c. His dramatic composi tions were very numerous and eminently successful, among which were—" Rosina," " The Poor Soldier," " The Farmer," " The Flitch of Bacon," " Hartford Bridge," " The Woodman," " The Travellers in Switzerland," " Robin Hood," " Abroad and at Home," " Fontaine 'dean," " Lock and Key," " Netley Abbey," " Two Faces under a Hood," &c. He also composed a number of excellent songs, particularly "The Thorn," " 0 bring me Wine," " The Wolf," " By the deep Nine," " The Post Captain," " Old Towler," " Tom Moody," " The Prince and Old England," and a most erudite Treatise on Harmony. Mr. Shield was a very superior performer on the viola (tenor violin), and as a private character he was deservedly respected . and esteemed by all who knew him. His professional brethren were very anxious to pay hiss a tribute of respect, by inviting hint to a public dinner, but his declining health not allowing him to attend, it was postponed. His urbanity, integrity, and kindness towards ail who had the pleasure of his acquaintance, will render his memory ever dear to them, and " his fame will re main, tho' his spirit has fled." The remains of Mrs. Penrice, the widow of Mr. Penrice, of Great Yarmouth, who came to an im mense fortune through the late Lord Chedworth, were de posited, on the 12th instant, in the vault appropriated for the family. As the circumstances attending the bequest of Lord Chedworth are not generally known, we shall re• late the singular, but true story. Lord Chedworth, the victim of a wicked report of a nature calculated to affect most materially his Lordship's character in the eyes of the world, was introduced to the late Mr. Penrice, apothecary, at Yarmouth, from whose attentions he received that con solation which he in vain sought from his own friends and f am ily. Lord Chedworth in his will, after bequeathing about 40,0001. to one individual, and some other legacies, made Mr. Penrice residuary legatee. Mr. Penrice sup posed that this might bring hint about 10,000/. ; till the individual who had been handsomely remembered, and who was well acquainted with his Lordship's affairs, offered him 100,0001. for his expectations. Mr. Penrice replied, that if it was worth while for any individual to offer such a large sum, it was worth his while to wait the result of the settlement of his Lordship's affairs; which deterMina tion put him in possession of more than 300,0001. Mr. Penrice did not many years enjoy his great fortune ; and at his death it was divided amongst his four children,—Mrs. Barney, Mrs. Fountain, and two sons; leaving his widow 3,0001. per annum for her life, and a sum of 10,0001. at with another sum o f 20 , 000 /. express ly t o her disposal ; keep lip the house at Yarmouth, containing a fine miler tion of paintings, and a handsome service of plate, all of which now fall to the eldest son. WILTS QUARTER SESSIONS. (From the Devizes Gazette.) FEES OF THE CLERK OF THE PEACE. THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF THOS. RIDGLEY, V. CADBY AND RANGER. Mr. HALCOMB, who was for the. defendants in this case, said he had a motion to make which was of considerable importance, not only as it affected the persons for whom he appeared as counsel, but most important to the public at large. It related to the fees required from defendants by the Clerk of the Peace. The defendants in this case (which was for an assault) were, a clerk and a servant to Mr. Strange, an attorney. There were two indictments against them; one for an assault on the prosecutor and his daughter; and the other for an assault on the prosecutor's wife. The fees upon these two in dictments amounted to 141. ls. 4d.! which Mr. Swayne (the Clerk) demanded before he would al low the trial to come on. Mr. Halcomb now ap plied to the Court that the defendants might be allowed to take their trial upon payment of 19s. Bd. each, upon the first indictment ; these being the fees of the Clerk of the Peace, according to the printed table for entering defendant's appearance and plea, and discharging his recognizances. The other fees claimed by the Clerk of the Peace of each defendant,'and upon each indictment, were, " For summoning and swearing the Jury, and join ing issue, .1/.' 25.," and " fur entering the verdict and sentence of the Court 1/. Bs. Bd.,' making alto gether 3/. 10s. 4d. demanded of each defendant upon each indictment. The printed table of fees authorised to be taken by the Clerk of the Peace, certainly stated that " when there are several de fendants in an indictment, the fees are the same as if each person was separately indicted ;" but neither the table of fees (said Mr. Halcomb), nor the Act of Parliament by which they were authorised, di rected by whom those fees were to be paid. The Learned Gentleman then contended that the fees for summoning and swearing the Jury, and joining issue, ought (at all events, in the first instance) to be paid by the prosecutor; that the joining issue was a step taken by the prosecutor after defendants had pleaded; and that, as in civil cases, the Jury process was al ways paid for by the plaintiff, so it ought to be in criminal cases. It certainly could not be due from a defendant before trial; as it would be very unjust to compel him to pay such fees to force on his own trial; and who, by the principles of English law, must aiwaysbe presumed to be innocent 'until proved to Ise guilty. With regard to the fee - of 14s. 4d. for entering the verdict, the Learned Gentleman said it was so monstrous, so contrary to common sense to charge a defendant with this fee when he might ultimately be acquitted, that it could not for a moment be sup ported; but if it could, the defendant ought to pay d priori; and a recent Act of Parliament had di rected that all fees which were usually paid by a pri soner who should he acquitted, should be paid by the county. Then as to the fee of 14s. 4d. for re cording the sentence, Mr. Halcomb submitted, that , as no sentence would 'be passed, in case of an ac quittal, such fee could not, in that event, ever be come due from any one. -It was harsh beyond measure, it was a total denial of all justice, and had long been matter of surprise to many at the bar, that a man who, after going through .the ordeal of a trial, might be found perfdctly innocent of the offence laid to his charge, should be liable to be sent to prison, from Session to Ziession, until he paid fees, forsooth, " for recording his verdict," and entering the judg ment of the Court against him! Mr. HALCOMB further argued, that it was of great importance to ascertain which fees were to be paid by a prosecutor and which by a defendant : because, as, in all cases in which there were more than one defendant, the table of fees required that each de fendant should pay his fees to the Clerk of the Peace as if he was separately indicted, it followed, that it made a great difference to defendants as well as to the exchequer of the Clerk of the Peace, if, in a case in which there might be a dozen defendants he could charge his lees twelve times over; but which, if due from the prosecutor, he would receive but once. There was no reason, either (said the Learned- Counsel), why he should be paid more than one fee for summoning and swearing one Jury, although it might be reasonable that each defendant should pay him for recording his own appearance and plea. As the practice had hitherto been, any evil-disposed person had the power of ruining a defendant, by multiplying indictments against him, and in the case of a poor man it almost amounted to a denial of justice, to compel him to pay before the trial the present large amount of fees even upon one indict ment. The Learned Counsel instanced two cases; one of which had occurred but the day previous, when a labourer was remanded to be imprisoned, and not take his trial till the next Sessions, because he could not pay the fees of the Clerk of the Peace; the other was that of a poor labourer, who was , acquitted of an assault at the last Marlborough Ses sions, but who, through his inability to pay the fees demanded, was about to be sent to prison ; to pre vent which the Learned Counsel felt it his duty to return those fees which he had received for defend ing him. Mr. SWAYNE said, the simple question was, whether the fees demanded were payable by the pro secutor or by defendant. He would only observe, that it had been the practice for the last thirty-two years, not only at the Sessions, but at the Assizes, to receive them from the defendant; and the Judges had repeatedly and decidedly said, that before a de fendant was put upon his trial, he should pay the fees due to the officer of the Court. The respect able professional gentlemen around him, however, would bear him out in saying, that he was notia the habit of making it a point that they should 'pay him his fees before trial; but with regard to Mr. Strange, that gentleman had been indebted to him for fees ever since the year 1821; he had certainly very frequently promised to pay him, but up to the present moment he had never fulfilled his promise. He submitted to the Court, therefore, that he was justified in not again taking Mr. Strange's word.— If (said Mr. Swayne) he will deposit in the hands of any respectable person the fees that I am entitled to, I shall be satisfied. If I take more fees than I am entitled to, I am answerable to a higher tribunal —I am liable to an action being brought against me. I merely want my due. It is impossible that I can bestow so much time and attention, and pay my heavy Sessions expenses, without some fees. By a recent Statute, too, which empowers Magistrates to dispose of assault cases, nine-tenths of the fees I usually receive are taken off; but, as I previously stated, I merely want that which I have a legal claim to. In reply to Mr. Swayne's observation, that if he . took more fees than he was entitled to, " he. was answerable to a higher tribunal," Mr. HALCOMIi said, it was quite clear no higher tribunal would punish him for demanding the same fees which had been paid for so many years; that the fees which he claimed were admitted to be according to the printed table of fees ; but it was very important to the pub lic that the Magistrates should now decide (what ought to have been decided long ago) by whom and when those fees should be paid. The CHAIRMAN, after a short conference with the Bench, observed that there was certainly great weight (Inc to some of the observations of Mr. Hal comb; but as the Court was taken by surprise, the course recommended by Mr. Swavne must be adopted, and Mr. strange must deposit the amount of fees demanded in the hands of a third person, pending the decision of 'the Magistrates. Mr. Ma comb became responsible. ► O❑ Wednesday last, Mr. Stanfield, butcher, Greengate, Salford, went into toe Smithfield cattle-market, accompanied lry his 50 , ,, aLd of ten }•oats al. \VA,' they were in the crowd a man struck a cow pretty severely, and she turning lway fr , in blow, unfortunately ran the point of her horn into the lad's eye, Nun completely tore it out, so as to ban upon Lit , cheek..—illanchtster Courier. • ELOPEMENT IN IIUI.ISLE LIFE. 1 1 On Saturday last a very respectable looking little woman came into this town, and made many inquiries after a person who she described as her runaway husband, whom she at last found comfortably •waiting under the roof of a person who holds a high situation under the Crown.— 'I he facts of the case are these :—Some time ago this gay Lothario not satisfied with the com forts of Hymen's bands, formed an illicit ac quaintance with a -young female in the town in which he resided, which being found out by the injured better half of the husband, ,he left the place and his wife and three children, and shortly afterwards the cause of all the ma trimonial strife also left ; and' on the day before mentio.ied the lawful wedded wife found her faithless husband comfortably situated as we have before described ; and the unlawful sharer of her matrimonial corn fiots holding a situation. Her husband too was paying his addresses to the relation of a respect able inhabitant of this town, who upon being applied to by the wife, ,!eclared her innocence of her admirer being a married man ; and it was finally agreed that the wife should be placed in a closet in the room, which was accordingly done. Shortly afterwards the husband entered the room, and upon being taxed by his intended wife with being a married man, he with many protestations and oaths protested that he was not, which protestations were answered by his real wife, who bursting from her hiding place, assailed him with " you be, you scoundrel," and commenced ploughing his face with her nails in a most woman-like manner. : The feelings of the parties we will leave to better judges than ourselves to describe.---Hants Advertiser. FEMALE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (From the Lady's Library.) True grace appears to consist in a due mix ture of propriety, dignity, and ease in man ner and action. If there be any other element i 1 it, it is the desire of pleasing, added to a de licate perception of what is beautiful in motion, with an organic facility of executing it. This last faculty is partly a physical gift of nature, but still more the result of mental predisposition and of habitual practice. It would seem, then, that what is called grace, is nothing but the corporeal expression of certain mental qualities, which entitle the possessor to love and respect. True grace of manners must be founded, in the first place, on the basis of good sense. A fool cannot be graceful. Good sense is indis pensable to the discrimination of propriety, of real dignity, and of becoming ease. Without it, the affectation of dignity is ridiculous, and that of ease disgusting. But good sense alone is sufficient for the ac quirement of grace. Unfortunately, we see many ladies, of the most excellent understand ing, not only negatively without grace, but po sitively ungraceful. There are other requisites to grace, of the most essential kind. An amiable temper, and an habitual disposi tion to please, are of the first consequence. The expression of all violent passions is destructive of grace. The expression of all feelings unplea sant to others is equally so. So is the expres sion of selfishness, in all its forms. The graceful female must, in appearance at least, be devoid of selfishness ; and the best mode of achieving this, is to divest herself, as far as she can, of the reality—at all events, as far as it is offensive to others. That violent passions are destructive of grace, may be easily illustrated. A lady in a violent rage is, probably, as ungraceful an object as any to be found in nature. Why ?—Because she is of necessity destitute, at such a time, of all pro priety, dignity, and ease. A tiger tearing his prey is no graceful being, although this animal, like all the rest of his tribg, is, from his natural conformation, highly susceptible of the exhibi tion of graceful motion. _ _ But the expression of all feelings offensive to others, even though • not so violent in their cha racter, is equally ungraceful. It is proper to re mark here, an error into which young ladies, and English ladies too, we must say, beyond all other females, are apt to fall. They think, that the expression of pride, of disdain, of contempt, is graceful :,and becoming ; but there never was a more fatal and ab surd mistake. The strong expression of pride is so far from being graceful, that it is the very antipodes to all grace. To say nothing of it in a moral point of view, of its incompatibility with good sense, and of its utter absurdity in human beings, however ex alted, of its general rarity among persons of real superiority, whether of rank or nature,—we shall simply observe, that it communicates to the manners, to the movements, to the looks, and to every action of its possessor, a constraint, and stiffness, at variance with all the principles of grace and not less ridiculous than repulsive and disagreeable. Disdain and contempt, which are only more active exertions of this quality, mingled, perhaps with resentment, are still more offensive, and even • hateful. These young la dies who 'indulge habitually in the • expression of such feelings, would do well to inquire whether any body cares about their pride, their disdain, or their contempt—whether the opposite quali ties are•not infinitely more graceful and feminine —and whether they might not much better ob tain their object, which, after all, is an influence Over others, and over our sex in particular, by the adoption of different means ? We cannot help thinking, that the result of such an inquiry must be favourable, in all cases, except those cases of incurable folly. Selfishness, in all its outward forms of egotism, vanity, and apparent eagerness after self-gratifica tion, is totally inconsistent with graceful man ners ; indeed, we might say, with the observation of the commonest forms of polite society. Ego tism and vanity are highly and justly offensive to others. A female egotist is, perhaps, even more disagreeable than a male, because we are always inclined to concede the claims of a lady to attention, without this unnecessary and un graceful enforcement. The motions of a vain person are generally ungraceful. The attention of such persons to themselves, to the different parts of their dress, their obvious consciousness of looking well, their over anxiety to appear to' the best advantage, their sly glances to discover whether any body is admi . ring them, &c. &c., must give rise to constrained and awkward movements, destroying all that ease (not to men tion dignity) which is essential to grace. But let it not be supposed that we areso•tmgallant, or so unjust, as to tax the fair sex exclusively with faults like these. They are, we believe, still more frequent among ourselves. Many a night have we contemplated with pity a young coxcomb in company, adjusting his hair, or his cravat ; taking an occasional peep at his own sweet person in a mirror ; casting the most irre sistible glances, as he conceived, at the ladies; smiling with the most delectable affectation, and fancying, all the while, that he was the most ex quisite fellow in the universe, and most vehe mently anxious to impress all others with the same opinion. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE. JAN. 24. BACHELORS' COMMENCEMENT.--The examination of the Questionists counnenced on the 16th, and terminatel on the 23d instant. Exsintri E RS. —Charles Jefferys, M.A., St. John's, and James Bowstead, ALA., Corpus, Moderators; Joshua King, M.A., Queen's; William Whewell, M.A., Tri nity ; John Birkett, M.A., St. John's: John Henry Rose, M.A., St. John's ; Watkin Maddy, M.A., St. John's ; Charles John Myers, M.A., Trinity; Charles Smith, M.A., and William Hodgson, St. Peter's. At a congregation this morning, the following gentle men, having passed their examinations, were adrditted to the degree of ilachelor of Art. : WRANGLE ILS..-PhillpOtt, Hall. ; Cavendish, Trin. ; Murphy, Caius; Thurtell, Caius; Smith, Christ's; White, Trin. ; Shadwell, John's; Phillips, Q ueen ' s; Mallet, Pemb. ; Lyons, Trio. ; Scott, Queen's; Phillips, Trin. ; Fell, Pet. ; Hoare, Trin. ; Tillotson, Pet. ; Parken, (queen's ; Singleton, Joh. ; Coucher, Corpus ; Cobden, Job. ; Jennings, Christ's ; Langshaw, John's ; I3eavan, Caius; S. Smith, Job. ; Ladds, Caius; Pasbley, Trio. ; .Martin, Joh. ; Birkett, Emu'. ; Hods,m, Caius ; Marsh man, Trin. ; I3eatson, Si I. ; Pearson, Corpus ; Sidgwick, Trin. SENIOR OrnmEs.—Phillips, Pet. ; Wharton, Job. ; Hawtrey, Joh. ; Clarke, Joh. ; Clarke, Cat& ; Ellis, Jesus; Williams, Corpus; Withers, Trin. ; Hodgson, Jesus; Burnett, Pernb. ; Cautley, Pemb. ; Baldock, Job. ; Stone, Joh. ; Valentine, Tx-in. ; Paget, Caius ; Jones, Magd. ; Bowman, Clare ; Macauley, Pet. ; Dicken son, Caius ; Butler, Job. ; Leaty, Clare; Hopper, Christ's ; Hildyard, Pet. ;, Barlow, Trine ; Netberwood, Corpus ; Doria, Joh. ; How4rd, Joh. ; Walker, Trin. ; Cox, Corpus ; Abbott, Queen's ; Butler, Trin. ; Whiting, Joh. ; Soames, Trin. : Middleton, Queen's ; Jackson, Clare ; Newby, Trin. ; R. Smith, Joh. JUNIOR OPTIMES.—Barkei, Christ's; Bailey, Trin. ; Prittie, Trin. ; Bellhouse, ; \Wilda% Cath. ; Ste- Ile, Queen's; Martineau, Trin.; Sheopard, Christ's ; Campbell, Trin. ; Sunderland, Clare; Bay, Clare; Fi si.n, John's; Johnston, Sidney; Beaclon, John's; Poole, Jollies; Basch, Trio. ; Sl,arkes, John's; Mainwaring, Caius ; Adams, Queen's ; Foulger, Trin. ; and Luckock, John's. Mr. Cavendish, who has obtained the distinguished ho nour of Second Wrangler, is grandson of Lord G. Caven dish, and heir presumptive to the Dukedom of Devonshire. The Examiners seem disposed to follow the example of the Sister University, fur tLe unprecedented number of 31 Questionists have this year been rejected ! SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. Except Brother to Moses, who has nearly regained the ground he lest last week, none of the favourites under went any change worthy of particular notice, although there are symptoms of shifting amongst the 16 to 1 horses for the Derby. The odds closed thus : RIDDLESWORTH. 4 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Brother to Moses 5 to 2 agst Mr. Batson's Luss filly 6 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's colt (taken) DERBY. 13 to Psgst Mr. Hunter's Canvas colt 15 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Br. to Moses 16 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Post Obit (Posthuma colt) 16 to 1 agst His Majesty's Eleetress colt 16 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Espagno;le c. 16 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Prince Eugene 17 to 1 agst Lord Selton's Morris Dancer 18 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Will-o'-the-wisp 20 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's I.uss filly 25 to 1 agst Lord G. Cavendish's Brother to Sontag No others mentioned. OAKS. 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Green Mantle 7 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Varna 10 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Loss filly 12 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Clotilde (taken) 16 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vat 30 to 1 ngst Device (Defiance) (taken) ST. LEGER. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Stephenson's Voltaire (taken) 13 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Rowton 40 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Vat (taken) The scat as before. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. APPOINTMENT, FOR THIS WEEK. Lord Yarborough's Honndl, on Monday, at Aylesby Village ; Wednesday, at Fox DAes ; Friday, at Kettleby Thorp ; and Satur 4 av, at Headate Lodge—at eleven. The lilacknsoor Tale Hounds, on Tuesday, at Stourton Inn; and Fr;day, at Sk. , ek-hout—ct ten. 3ls> Lester:a Harriers, on Weenesday, at thr.: Shoulder of Murton; and SsttudaY, at Alderney Cottage—at half past ten. The Brighton Harriers, on Monday, at Pateham ; W e d• near the 11.6:ze Course; and 'Friday, at the Dyke— at fsn. • Tne Hq7eera will continue to meet every e Itiew(n.c':•.;:! at the Lqwes !lace Cot.. 7. , e ; an: half- t , sL ten. l'he F i xi.h o u d d E , ou j ites d, y , at St. anti CrtKom'ee Park-gattt. The en Monday, at liringford ir , :dnesd*F, .at raoti.i.-!ane Teil..s"-zate; l'hur,flay, at Guic77....pc:t; and Satterd,:y, at Sandiway Head h?l'..pFt ter. • • • - Mr. Flotn).T3, cn The May, at The Gint (Nant glyn); rare!,4lw, et C;T -- .ll..ttryd-b. - idge ; and Satur..:ay, at G-vr - knitync:;--..:t, 1,e.; gsat TheW , ;ti , ,ce on 'Monday, at Swaffham Thee Caure; and Friday, at Neetoa Tuns—at half-pa,t ten. General Wm. riz , ..Q 7 's Hounds, on Monday, at Mr. Abbott's, Wir`d7a . C - 7 . a Acre; Wedi!sday, -at Beet!) . ; and Ft;day, at Wf..:( eleven. The hr-,,t, on Monday, at Filly; Thor.s. - 1..y, at Common; and Saturday, at Helliv4lly—at a eleven. TheA,-dswo,ti. - Fex-i . :::: - .7 . ,:-b on Tueslay, at Badstvorth hall ; RNI-7 - 1 - ::r.F:-9.t half-cast ten ; r.nd at Act)n, ci?v , n. Ansnn'a lirop2ces, on Montiv,7, L A S hurlburgh-hill ; Wedrar:diy, at t'ile Kenr.e!, Dunehurzh Thursday. at Bour On; and Sat - oreuy, at Prinasthorne Village—at half pEt liitynell'a Hourf7, on Monday, nt Etginton ; Thus diy, at Eon Wuud; ald Saturday, Eizlifield—at half pa I,_ti,o The Quota ILYJne.F:, on Mlnky, at Bonney Park ; Toewoy. at Cl'ln-;' . ul - .:; - •;!..re; C-rez , t Dalby ; and Fe day, at 1%15 - .:i - 7.naer WeT3—at Lolf-7,7e,s ten. Cli,nock Prr,r7iTt2 ; on Monday, rt Ce.torly Banks ; and Fridpy, at Is - 4.7•7 Omni. Tito Gran:filn Ilw.A.T.Aie, on 11.1atnin.y and Friday, at th Kennel—at Mr. Kin : 4's crn Moaday, at Holn-Inidge ; and rrlrpday, at P,?,rk--a:: The Whitelaav , ,,n Mond. v, at Barrow Mouth; and AV,:d'rsday, at Ric'..e6:,--at Mr. I.)nso.y . 's Hound', on Tue: - OF,-, at Westhide Vil hne; and Fri4,:7 , , ; , !n, M. G. Mare's Emuls, or. Trr...lay, at Stowlin3toct— at bail-pr , st ten. The Cumberbmd ."ox-hotinds, ox Tuesday, at Galt ; and Friflcy, at. M;cldl , !: , -..ftut . ;h Woods— , t ten. Tne Lambton Fox-hound,. on :Monday, at Shotton.; Tuesday, at Chesser-le -treat; Thursday, at 13randon ; and Saturday, i.t SuMierland.ll;idge—at tin. Sir G. Sitwell's Fox-houc6... on Tta , ,iay, at Hardstaff Common ; and Thursday, at Nort..)n—,:t ten. The Warwickshire FOk-hounds, on 111onday, at Mitfard bridge ; Wednesday, at Wainliody Wood; . st Al - veston Pasturi; and S:.turd4y, at Austey Wood—at half past ten. THE CARLISLE CITY ELECTION.—!iII is still doubt and uncertainty as to the city election. Sir Wiliam Scot sticky to his post, and, like a true Scot, who imagines toor ey to NI , an in all, continue; !n c.rculate the most amazing stories of his iom2ense " Durirg the Wee:: there leave been various rumours as to the inten tion of Mr. Lawson to come forward. On Wednesday la . st that gentleman arrived here on his way to Netherby, the seat of Sir J. It. G. Graham, Bart., and was soon afterwards waited upon by a deputation from the most re epectabie freemen in the place to solicit him to come for ward. Nothing definitive was settled, as Mr. Lawson had to leave town soon afterwards ; hut we have reason to believe that there are hopes of his consenting to stand kir want as the champion of liberty and in lependence, and in defence of the good cld Lice cause, u )rn threatened by an enemy limier false c010urai,..... Carlisle Jour/mi.