The Sun. — London, England, 1829-11-26 00:00:00

'MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BATH. (From the Bath Chronicle of 'Thursday.) THE CORONER'S INQUEST ON THE BODIES. An inquest was held yesterday at Walcot poor house, before ASHFORD, Esq., Coroner, on the body of James Beere the husband, Mary Beere his wife, and Charles Beere their infant son, (of whose deaths the particulars will be found in another part of our Paper.) The jury proceeded to view the bod y of the man lying in the poor-house, and also the bodies of his wife and child, at the house where the murder was committed. The bodies of the lat ter presented a horrible spectacle, the mother having a large and deep gash completely across the threat, and a smaller one just below the chin ; the child's head was nearly severed from the body, the vertebra being quite cut through, and nothing but a small portion of the flesh kept the head from complete separation. The bed was covered with blood. On a box which lay beside the bed was found a razor deeply notched arid clotted with blood, and in the kitchen below was found a case, apparently the case of the razor, and a plasterer's hatchet or lathing hammer, which appeared sharpened and newly ground. When the jury returned, the first witness called was Mr. W. Russell, who, with the assistance of two men, succeeded in finding the body of James Beere, and conveyed it to Walcot poor-house. W. Muckleway, a fellow-servant of Beere's, had lived with the deceased fifteen months, and during that time could speak to his general character, and had never noticed any indication of insanity. On the Saturday previous to the murder, Beere had complained of illness in his head, and had left his work about six o'clock on that evening ; witness saw him again on Sunday morning about nine o'clock, at the bake-house, he still complained of illness, and appeared particularly dejected and low ; he proceeded with his work until eleven o'clock, when he said he should wish to go home, and left. Witness did not see deceased afterwards. He had always believed him to he a fond and affectionate husband, and had never heard him speak of his wife but in the best terms. Catharine Elizabeth Chappell was then called ; witness had seen the deceased on the Sunday morn ing after his return from work taking lunch with his wife c omfortably and happily; she had never seen a ny indication of insanity, and coincided in the opinion of she former witness that she believed them to be a happy couple. The husband of the witness confirmed the above statement. This concluded the evidence touching the case of lames Beere, but the Jury deferred giving a ver dict until the witnesses had been examined relative to the deaths of the mother and child. Touching this part of the case, Catherine E. Chappell was recalled, and deposed that about half-past five o'clock on Monday morning she heard some one open the door of the room where Beere and his wife slept, and hurry down stairs ; she also heard a noise like the gurgling of blood in the throat; and think ing that iMary Beere had been taken ill, she got out of bed, arid knocking at the door inquired what was the matter. No answer being returned, she entered the room, but the darkness prevented her from per ceiving any thing amiss, and again receiving no an swer, hhe desired her husband to bring a light; upon entering the room with the candle the horrid scene presented itself; the throat of the woman being cut from ear to ear, the head of the infant nearly sepa rated from its body, and blood running from the bed to the floor, in a continued stream. After recovering from the shock she dispatched her husband for a medical gentleman, and alarmed the neighbours;— immediate intelligence was also given at the Town hall to the police officers. Cottle, the police officer, stated that on the first intelligence of the murder he made inquiry for the hurbaud at the house of his parents in the Upper Bristol-road ; he found the mother and daughter seated at breakfast ; and on asking the mother if she knew where her son was, they both appeared much agitated, and inquired of what crime he had been guilty. He then told them that their son had committed murder on the bodies of his wife and child : upon hearing this, the daughter exclaimed eo her mother—" Oh ! mother, then you are done:" Vpon the examination of Jane Beere, the girl who made use of the above expression, she so lemnly denied this particular part of the officer's statement ; but there was much prevarication throughout the whole of the evidence, and many things were denied by her, which subsequent wit nesses (her own father and mother) proved to be facts. The evidence of the father and mother, who were examined, went to prove that a great degree of jealousy and ill-will had existed between the female part of the family, on account of a charge made by the deceased against his sister of taking money ; and that they (the father and mother) had frequent quarrels with their son on account of his marriage with the deceased, to whom they had a strong dislike ; though it appeared she had always conducted herself with great propriety. The Jury, after many hours' patient investiga tion, at a late hour yesterday evening, returned the following verdicts the case of James Beere, jelo de se; in that of the mother and child, uriOd murder against James Beere, the husband; who is to be buried, according to the late Act provided for Such cazes, in the church-yard in the night time, but without the usual burial service. MURDER OF HANLON-APPREHENSION PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 69 Ditto National lO 16 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £35 5 going on relative to Greece, and of an advance of money to the Porte. VIENNA, Nov. 13.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 102 7-16 ; Four per Cent. do. 91! ; Bank Shares, 1,232. Nov. 14.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 102 i; Four per Cent. do., 91 ; Bank Shares, 1228. By the Austrian Observer of the 15th of November, we are informed that the ratifications of the Treaty of Peace had been exchanged at Adrianople on ithe 28th of October. Adria nople was to be evacuated, and the head-quar ters of the Russians transferred to Selimno ADRIANOPLE, OCT : 30. The ratification of the treaty of peace by the Em peror of Russia was received here on the 27th, and the next day the ratification of both parties (that of the Sultan was made on the 27th September) were exchanged by the Plenipotentiaries at the head quarters of Count Diebitsch. It was understood that Adrianople would be evacuated by the Rus sians, and the headquarters of Count Diebitsch be transferred for the winter to Selimno, at the foot of the Balkan. The sth and 6th corps of the Russian army has already left Adrianople to return to Russia. BUCHAREST, NOV. 2. The plague has greatly diminished in all Wal lachia, owing as well to the cold weather, as to the energetic measures adopted to check it. In Bu charest itself there have been lately only from one to three deaths by plague daily ; and on soinz days none at all. The accounts from the other parts of the country are favourable. At Brailow, Tock scharri, and Brailitza, there have been no cases of plague for more than this month past. Silistria is wholly purified. At Kallarash,which has a cordon about it, the disorder is much dimi nished. At Crajova there is only one case in five or six days. At Pitischt, Kemipina, and Plo jescht, the cases are being rare. All the other places that were infected are almost wholly purified. The following are extracts from Brussels Papers of the :25th instant : CANDIA, OCT. 9. On the 7th of this month, the garrison, by order of Suliman Pacha, made a sally against the Greeks who had assembled in great numbers at the distance of two leagues from this city, which they seemed disposed to blockade closely. The result of this sally was fatal to the insurgents, who were driven from their positions with the loss of 150 men. The loss of the Turks was about 30 men. The resolu tion of Suliman to attack the Greeks does him the more honour, as he has but very few men under his command, and the enemy is much more numerous. ANCONA, NOV. 3. Accounts from Corfu confirm the fact of an armistice between the Turks and Greeks about the Isthmus of Corinth. They seem sensible that it is useless to shed their blood in order to determine territorial boundaries, which will be decided by the Three Powers in their negociations with the Porte. Two English regiments are expected at Golfo, from Malta. It is said also that Missolonghi will be oc cupied by the English. It seems that England intends to act the part of mediator on the Greek continent, as France has done in the Morea, and that the Lord High Commissioner has received despatches from London, especially re lative to that subject. BRUSSELS, NOV. 23. We learn from the Hague, that it is certain that the majority of the Second Chamber of the State's- General, is decidedly in favour of the redress of some grievances considered as more immediately interesting, and which it will be the easiest to remedy, hut without losing sight of others less urgent. It is affirmed that conferences have taken place on the subject with several of the Ministers, and that well founded hopes may he entertained for the conciliatory spirit which the Government has shown on these important points. Nov. 24.—A British Cabinet Messenger passed through last night with despatches from London for Vienna. OF MICHAEL BYRNE. It had been stated that a person named Michael Byrne, one of those charged with being concerned in the murder of Thomas Hanlon, was apprehended in Carlow, where he was detained until some of the officers, connected with the police establishment of Dublin, should take charge of him. Mr. Cooper and peace-officer Abbot went down, and returned on Friday with the person supposed to be Byrne. It was, however, immediately discovered that a wrong person had been apprehended. Private information xvas received on Saturday night, which induced Mr. Bell, with peace-offieer Lynch and a large party of police, to go to a lodging-house in Tennis -court, off Townsend-street, the police party having sur romided the house, the peace-officer burst open the bed-room door, where they heard Byrne was at the time sleeping, Here Byrne was not to be found ; but on breaking open a closet door (which they did with some difficulty), they saw Byrne in his shirt, jumping from the window. Byrne fell into a heap of dirt in the yard below, out of which he was dragged into the bed-room window again. The son of the owuer of the house, a man named Robert Roache, told the peace-officer, when Byrne jumped out of the window, that his name was Patrick Hughes. The officer took Robert, and his father, William Roache, into custody. Byrne was removed to the head police-office, where he was examined by Mr. Studdert and Major Sin•. lie at once admitted that his name was Michael Byrne, and that he was the person for whom the police-officers were looking and that he kept out of the way in consequence of hearing of the reward that was offered for his ap prehension. He said he had not worked for a fort night before the murder of Hanlon, nor since. Ile admitted also that he had worked with Lee, for who apprehension a reward bad been also offered. He stated that he never left the city, and had been only three nigNs in the lodging house in which he was apprehended, Byrne was fully committed, and the two Roaches were he!fl over for further examina tion.—Dublin Morning Regis/cr. rtr /--3 11 : - „, -4. k .... *„... . z. _,...143444 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26, 1829. Mr. CLEWES, a King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign Office early this morning, with despatches from the Right Honourable ROBERT GORDON at Constantinople. These despatches are dated October 31st, and we understand they do not contain any intelligence of importance respecting the movement of the Russian troops from Adrianople;as stated in the German Papers, but such was expected to take place immediately. Mr. CLEWES was also the bearer of despatches from Lord CowLEY, our Ambassador at Vienna. Mr. CONTINI, an Italian messenger, arrived at the Colonial Office, at seven o'clock this morn ing, with despatches from Sir FREDERICK ADAM, Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Isles. The despatches are dated Corfu, the 12th instant. The Aligeineine Zeitung of the 20th instant, contains the following particulars respecting the of tirs in the East : FRONTIERS of WALLACHIA, OCT. 30. The Porte has at length been induced to issue a firman to Rudschuk Pacha, to deliver up the fortress of Ghiurgevo, and to send it to Count Diebitsch, to be forwarded to General Negry, commander of the flotilla en the Danube, to whom this instrument was given to be sent to the Paella, has officially informed the Divan at Bucharest that he had the firman de- O❑ the evening of the 10th inst., as DANisi., the son of a respectable farmer, living in the neighbourhood of Ystradfellte, Breconshire, was attempt ing to cross the river Mellte, which was much swollen by the rain, he and his horse were carried away by the tor rent, and were precipitated down the stupendous water fall of Clyn-gwyn ! His body was found half a mile below the ford, and the horse was found in the river, hav ing been carried to a th,tance of nearly four miles from the fatal spot. By the Corn returns, published this day, we find there is no alteration in the duty on Foreign Wheat, which remains at 30i. Sd. per quarter. The duty on Foreign Barley has advanced ls. Gd. per quarter, being at 15s. 4d. per quarter, and that on Foreign Beans has experienced a similar rise, being at 14s. per quarter. In none of the other duties is there any reduction from the report of last week, Rye being 21s. 3d. per quarter, Oats 13s. 9d., and Pease 12s. Gd. Dr. BURROWS has addressed a long letter to the Editor of the Morning Chronicle, on the subject of the extraordinary incarceration of Mr. FREEMAN ANDERDON. In this communica tion, the object of which is, of course, to excul pate himself, or at least to explain the reasons of his very premature proceedings with regard to the supposed lunatic, the Doctor details at length the reasons which induced him to sign the certificate complained of. " I unequivo cally admit," says Dr. BURROWS, " that medical examination of a suspected or alleged lunatic should always precede, where it is possible, his being placed under restraint. But many cases must and do occur where that preliminary is wholly impracticable. The case of Mr. F. AN DERDON is precisely one of that description. The unsettled wandering habits of this gentle man presented an insuperable obstacle to an in- terview with him ; and it was represented to me that, to preserve him from utter ruin, he must be placed under restraint by the following even ing. Some of the eccentricities in the person livered to the Pacha by one of his officers, accom- and dress of Mr. I'. A., but by no means all of pilled by an interpreter ; that the Pacha had re ceived it with great respect, and declared himself them, have been described in the police re ready to comply with it; adding, however, that he port. But these eccentricities are not con must first acquaint his August Sovereign with his fined to external appearances ; and as they are having received it before he could give up the for- notorious and relevant, I may give publicity to tress, whence it appears that the Paella still seeks to them. Although still a young man, this gentle gain time and delay the evacuation of the fortress. SEMLIN, Nov. 4. man has several years estranged himself, without We have positive information from Turkey, that any k o wn cause, from his highly respectable all the points in dispute between Count Diebitsch , n and the Turkish Plenipotentiaries at Adrianople are relations and connections ; and shunning all hu settled, and that Mustapha Paella, of Scuiaria,who at man association, taken up his aboele in a very the beginning of last month seemed to think nothing less than driving the Russian General f ro m Ad r i a - obscure, disreputable part of Lambeth-marsh. nople, had his warlike ardour cooled by the answer There he resides, in a small,. miserable, dilapi of Count Diebitsch, and ended his military excur sion at Philippopolis. dated house, with broken windows, and a few The firmans for the incorporation of six districts iron bars across the lower one. It may be in with Servia are said to be issued, Ghiurgevo eva cuated, and the first instalment of the indemnity to ferred that he has few visitors ; for neither the Russian subjects paid. g ate of the fore court nor house door has bell The accounts from Constantinople are not very or . knocker. He lives a solitary being, without favourable. A bitter and dangerous feeling pre - vails in the people against the Sultan and his coun- . any servant or inmate. His meals he takes at cillors, and not a night passes without some victim '; cook-;ho s, where the lower orders resort. No of fanatic hatred ; the Sultan , t oo, b eg i ns to see , the dangers of } - .s . situation, hisguards are reinforced, ' one knows when lie goes out, or will return, or and receive higher pay. Couriers from London and can give any acco unt of his movements. Let Paris to Constantinople pass thr ou g h here ever y . t week, and i t seems that important tiegociations are 4 me ask here, how an interview and medical exa- urination was to be obtained within twenty-four hours with such a peculiar character ?" Granting to its fullest extent the difficulties of this case, that the Doctor found it next to im possible to have an interview with Mr. F. Ax- DERDON, that the Gentleman was solitary, given to rambling, averse to society, and especially to that of strangers ; granting all this—and we make, we consider, pretty liberal concessions in doing so—still the still original question returns in all its force ; upon what principle of justice, common sense, or expediency can a man be de clared a lunatic who has never been visited by a physician so (2lliciallg designating him ? Is eccentricity to be considered a sufficient indica tion of insanity ? If so, where is the Sai n Luke's to be found, capable of containing even one-third of the madmen in Lon don ? Is solitude to be " written down " in sanity ? Why then is ZIMMERMAN--whose most popular production was strongly in favour of that peculiar habit of mind—read, admired, and rqublished from time to time as a favourite and sterling author ? But the subject will not bear consideration. From first to last it is nothing more nor less than a dangerous inroad on the privileges of the subject. As such, it must be put a stop to at once, or Heaven knows where the evil may terminate. Dr. BURROWS, from all we have ever heard of him, is an enlightened and worthy member of society, but were he ten times more enlightened, ten times worthier than he is, still as he has wantonly mixed himself up with the discussion of a great public point, he must be content to pay the penalty. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Mcssager des Chanibm , lrnnday.) VIENNA, Nov. 13.—According to letters from Semlin, the Porte having paid the first instalment of the commercial indemnity, amounting to 500,000 Dutch ducats, and caused the fortress of Giurdzevo to be evacuated, the Russians had, on the Ist of this month, quitted the city of Adrianople to deliver it op to the Turkish authorities appointed for the pur pose by the Ottoman Government. It still appears that Mustapha Pacha is to occupy that fortress. The mail f! om Constantinople of the 26th of October arrived to-day. It brings little news; but wre learn with pleasure that the Porte has recalled to Constantinople the families that were banished to Asia Minor in consequence of the insurrection of the Greeks, and that in general it appears inclined to mitigate the severe measures adopted at the be ginning of last year against the Catholic Armenians. Ilalil Pacha is still at Constantinople : but as soon as he receives his passports, he will set out for Odessa, whence he will proceed to St. Petersburgh. BERLIN, Nov. 10.—Letters from St. Petersburgh say that the Emperor inclined to give up a part of the contribution to be paid by Turkey, if the Porte consents to cede to him im perpetuity the fortress of Kars, in Asia, with its districts. In this case, the occupation of the principalities would cease then, or would continue only two years. This arrangement would suit the Porte, which would gain by it the annual tribute of the two Principalities, and get rid of a great part of the Armenians, who at this time are its most discontented subjects. The European Powers would also be very glad to see the Porte delivered from the burden which the treaty of peace has imposed upon it, by the cession of a small extent of territory in Asia. Some of our-politicians pretend that the English Cabinet is averse to every aggran disement of Russia in Asia, but we do not think this probable. We know from good authority, that the Sultan flatters Sir Robert Gordon in every way, hut the latter, without departing from the respect due to the Sultan, endeavours to evade his civilities, in order to prove that the most intimate union pre vails between the three Powers, and that their policy is not influenced by petty interests. This way of thinking does not please the Sultan, who al ways endeavours to deceive himself respecting the relations of the great Powers, and dreams of pro• jects the execution of which has always been beyond his strength.—Augsburg Gazette.: FRENCII FUNDS.—PARIS, Nov. 22.—Five per Cents. 10Sf. 80c. 90c. ; Three per Cents., 84f. 30c. 25c. 40c. ; Bank Stock, 1,890 f. ; Naples Stock, 93f. 50c.; Royal Spanish Loan, 80k; Spanish Rentes Perpetuclles, 571; flaytian Loan, 365f.—Exchanffe on London, one month, 25f. 75c. ; three months, 25f. 60c.— Cours Authentique. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ry.tcF.s OF STOCKS THIS Bank :kick 3 per Ce-sit. Red. .._ ...... 3 per Cent Cons. 92% 34 3% per Cent. 991 ,4% Ditto Red. 9,1 4% 1 per Cent. Ana '0 31 4% Ditto, 1f , 26 Ditto Scrip — lank 1.. Ann. 1c %% Ditto 30 y ears l9 3-16 4 India Stock 226 5% Pity, Bonds 64 66 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 68 pm. Ditto lid. 68 pm. Ditto 5O( id. 68 pm. Ditto lid. 68 pm. Dittz Small Ditto lad. 68 pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for January . ..... 9:P,;h3,y PRICKS OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds ...... 66►4 0 <D Pertivian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bonds — Chilian Bonds — Prussian, Old Colombian Bonds — Ditto, New — Ditto, 1S:?-1 2O Russian Danish — Spanish, 1821 11 1 4 .__ Greek Bonds 183 Ditto, 1825 -'.3 French Rentes, sp. c. —c. Guatimala — Exchange —f. —c. Mexican Bonds . —;— 3 per cent, —f. —c. Ditto, 1925 2*( 2 '— Exchange —t. —c. Due. Arrived. Arrived, Due. fi America 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Carthagena..... ....... 0 0 La Guayra 0 I Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Flanders 0 0 Mexico France 0 0 Sweden U Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford RICH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 31 minutes after 2 I Evening —54 minutes after 2. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAT.) CITY, Twxtrß o' CLecr. The following was posted at the North and South American Coffee-house:— LIVERPOOL, Nov. 24.—The sales of Cotton this dory amount to 2,800 bags at full prices, and there is every appearance of an increased demand. We have accounts from Gibraltar of the sth of November; they only relate:to a smuggling trans action. A despatch has been sent from the Minister of Foreign Affdirs at Paris to the Chamber of Com merce at Havre, stating that he received the letter addressed to him from the Chamber of Commerce, and has taken notice of its information in regard to the appeal of several merchants at Valparaiso, com plaining of the inconvenience they experienced by the interruption of the French navigation in that sea, and solicit that the French Consul General may be removed to Valparaiso. A private letter appears in the French papers from Vera Cruz, dated the 7th September, stating that Santa Anna was preparing to attack the Spaniards at all points at Tampico, on or about the 20th September, and great hopes were entertained that few of them would make their escape from the above town. Letters from Salonicha, of the 15th of October, bring information that the plague was extending its ravages in the ultra provinces to Odessa, and had also manifested itself in Thrace, and in several towns of Anatolia, in the neighbourhood of Con stantinople. The Russian fleet has arrived at Poros, and appears disposed to support Capo d'lstria, who the Greeks wish to continue as President. THE FUNDS. This being settling day, the great struggle of this account, between the 'Bulls and Bears, will be decided. For these two or three years past, the ex treme fluctuation during one account has not been so great as on the present occasion, which may be quoted at 33 per cent. We understand that several millions of stock have been carried over to the Ja nuary account, and the great City Capitalist is ex pected to take stock this day to the amount of one million. The chief cause of the receding of Consols yester day was owing to the important notice sent by the Royal Exchange Assurance Company to the Stock Exchange, that they mean in January to give every proprietor of 1001. Capital, after the opening of Con sols, 100/. in the Three per Cents. Consols, arid re duce their dividend from eight to five per cent., by which it appears probable that the said Proprietors of the above Stock may throw it on the market at the above period, which will produce a fall in Consols. Consols, which left off yesterday at 9211 • i for the present account, opened rather firmer this morning at 921 and 931 for January ;no failures to the present time, and not any of consequence is ex pected ; there may be a few of minor descriptions. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. ENGLISH FUNDS. Bank Stook, 214 15 India Stock, 225 6 3 per Cent. Cons. 931 Do., for Recount, Ditto &glutted, 921 FOREIO 81 per Cent. 89i 3 New 4 per Cont., 1084 3- 4 per Cert. 1826 !Obi' Torii& Bonds, 66 68 Exchequer Bills, 67 70 ruNDs. Greek, 28 Mexican, 22 Peruvian, 11 Portuguese, 10 1 Prussian, Ruseiii, 1051 9i Spanisk, 11i 4- TWO O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 88 Buenos Ayres, 25 21 Cbilian, 24 26 Colombian, 201 Danish, 74 Freneb,b per Cent. 10Si fli Ditto, 11 per Cent. 134 Up to the present hour the Account appears to go off well, and we do not hear of any defaulters in a Bear Account. We understand that Rothschild, Barings, and Lloyds, are taking a great deal of stock, which has caused a great scarcity of that ar ticle in the market ; and Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 92* 4 for the pre sent Account, may at present be quoted at and for January Account 93 a This im provement was at first attributed to a Great Bear having brought in his account in the early part of the morning, but the true cause is the scarcity of Stock... In the Foreign Market little doing, as the chief attention of the speculators are drawn to the British Market. The private letters from Vera Cruz, via France, state, that Lagarza was advancing at the head of five or six thousand men, and a strong division of cavalry ; the roads from Mexico to Tampico were crowded with troops, and General Maulina was at Puente to cover Vera Cruz, in case the Spaniards attempted to take it by coup de main. General Teran, who has returned from Texas, had an interview with Lagarza, and found him to possess great talents; thus united, with those of Santa Anna, the Spaniards will beyond a doubt in a gene ral engagement be totally defeated. Accounts from Cuba via Bordeaux, to the 27th September, state that no hopes are entertained at the Havannah of a reinforcement from Spain. We have no arrivals of ship letters this morning, in consequence of which there is a great dearth of information, particularly from South America, which is anxiously looked for. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for Amount, 931 1, for Money. We are desired to state that there is no truth whatever in the report which has appeared in the London Papers, and was inadvertently copied last week into our o wn, of an approaching marriage between Ludy Louisa BEAUCIARK and a son of Mr. HENFAcs.—Brightan Gazette. LAW INTELLIGENCE,-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. IN THE MATTER OF WRITE AND METCALFE, BANKaurrs. Mr. Ross applied to have the hearing of a petition in this matter postponed. The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired who was on the other side? Mr. ROSE said the Solicitor-General. He had applied without notice to get this petition advanced, and appointed to be heard on Saturday. The LORD CHANCELLOR—YOU must make your appli cation when Counsel on the other side are here. _ Mr. ROSE—fly Lord, they obtained your Lordship's order without notice to us, and we are quite regular in coming here now. The LORD CHANCELLOR—What, without notice to them ? Mr. Rose--Yes, my Lord. The LORD CHANCELLOR—That's pleasant. (Laughter.) Mr. Rose—W'hatever else it may be, it is according to the practice of the Court. The LORD CHANCELLOR—WeII, then, when Counsel on both sides are present, we shall have a third discussion. Mr. ROSE—I can't help that. . Mr. floaNE.—l appear for the assignees, and perfectly agree in the propriety of the present application, because this is a very he petition, and as Saturday will be the last day of Term, should your Lordship take this matter on that day, it will be quite impossible for the Court to get through any thing else. The Loan CHANCELLOR-Well, it will perhaps not be very inconvenient for Mr. Rose to mention it when the Solicitor-General is iu Court; and I think that had better be done. Mr. ROSE—If your Lordship pleases. DEVYSAIES V. NOBLE. Counsel proceeded to argue this appeal. The matter must have been pending for at least the last 20 years, and been before the Court numberless times, and in every shape and form. The following circular has been issued from the Law Society's House, respecting the Chair:ery Bar New Ar- rangements:— LAW SOCIETY'S HOUSE. New Boswell-court, Lincoln's Inn, 18th Nov., 1829. SIR,-In pursuance of the directions received from the Committee, I have waited upon the King's Counsel at the Chancery Bar, and, from the information which I have obtained, I am enabled to send to the Members of the So ciety the following result of my enquiries, and which I be lieve may be depended upon as a correct statement of their present arrangements:— The SOLICITOR-GENERAL takes all business in the Lord Chancellor's and the Vice Chancellor's Courts ex- cept Motions and Bankrupt Petitions before the Vice Chancellor. Mr. FONBLANQUE takes all business in the Lord Chan cellor's and the Rolls Courts. Mr. AcAR, in all the Courts. Sir CHARLES WETHRYELL takes all business in the Lord Chancellor's and Vice Chancellor's Courts, and at the Rolls in those causes in which he is already engaged. Mr. HORNS takes all business in the Lord Chancellor's and the Vice Chancellor's Courts, except Motions before the Vice Chancellor, and no business at the Rolls. Mr. PEpys has relinquished the Rolls Court, and takes all business in the Lord Chancellor's and the Vice Chancellor's Courts. Mr. TRESLOVE takes briefs in the Lord Chancellor's and Vice Chancellor's Courts, but he has not absolutely relinquished the Rolls Courts. Mr. BICK EIiSTETII confines his practice to the Rolls Court, except on those days when that Court is not sitting, whey he will give his attendance in the Lord Chancellor's Ceurt and House of Lords. Mr. RosE takes all business at the Lord Chancellor's and Vice Chancellor's Courts only. Mr. TINNEY takes all business at the Rolls and the Lord Chancellor's Courts only. Mr. PEMBERTON takes all business in the Lord Chancel lor's anti in the Rolls Courts only. Mr. KNIGHT takes all business in the Lord Chancellor's and Vice Chancellor's Courts, except Motions be fot e the Lord Chancellor, and no business at the Rolls, I am, Sir, your obedient servant, W. B. FLEXNEY, Secretary. TICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. THE ABSTRACTION' OF PEWS. IPECIAL APPLICATION, AND EFFECTS OF A SMOKY COURT. Mr. Simons complained this morning to the Court of the want of pens. He had spoken to the officer with re spect to it, and all he had been able to obtain was one so litary pen. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, upon mentioning the matter to the officer, was informed that the Court had been full of smoke during the early part of the morning, during which all the pens had been taken away. Mr. Simons observed, it was the duty of the Court keeper to keep watch, and if he had done so, the mishap would not have happened. This was not the first time the occurrence had taken place. It was extremely incon venient to Counsel. lIANBURY V. KIRKLAND. The case arose out of one of the many frauds committed by Mr. Charles Kaye, jun., lately a solicitor of well known eminence in London. From the statements of the Counsel for the plaint ff (Mr. Knight), it appeared that upon the marriage of Mr. Hanbury, the father of the plaintiff, with a lady of the name of Fellowes, in 1818, a sum of 7,4041. Navy Five per Cents., was invested in the name of Kirkland, Mills, anti Charles Kaye, as trustees, for the separate use of Mrs. Hanbury, for life, without power of anticipation, with remainder to Mr. Hanbury, and the children of the marriage, of whom there was but one who was the present plaintiff, an infant. In the settlement was contained a power to raise out of the 7,4001. a sum of 1,5001. for the private purposes of Mr. Hanbury. That power was exercised by all the trustees ; the sum of 1,5001. was raised, and paid to Mr. Hanbury. This reduced the stock to 6,000/. and a fraction ; that money was afterwards converted into Four per Cents. by the Act of Parliament. The stock so standing in the name of trustees, was actually gone, in consequence of the frauds of Mr. Kaye. Stock being high in 1822, Mr. Hanbury expressed a wish to lay out the money in mortgage, if a good one could be procured. Mr. Charles Kaye acted as the solicitor of the trustees, and undertook to sell out the stock, and invest it on a mortgage; a power of attorney was executed by his co-trustees, enabling him to do so ; the stock was sold out, but, instead of the money being invested in mort gage, Mr. Charles Kaye had applied it to his own pur poses, and since that period had decamped. Mr. Knight did not mean to say one disrespectful word against Mr. Kirkland and Mr. Mills ; it was a hard case upon them, but ten times harder upon the infant plaintiff, who would he deprived of the whole of her fortune, unless a decree was obtained according to the prayer of the bill. No mortgage had ever been made, proposed, or executed. Surely it was the duty of the trustees to see such a course had been adopted as would have secured the property ; they had not done so, and he (Mr. Knight) submitted, under such circumstances Isis client was entitled to the decree asked, namely, a return of the money so carelessly allowed to be purloined by the trustees and a co•trustee. The Learned Counsel cited the case of " Chambers and Minshull" and two other authorities in support of his pro position. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, on behalf of the trustees, considered they had acted rightfully in giving the consent they had done. He submitted, in point ofjustice and morality, they could not beheld liable to refund under the circumstances that had taken place, nor could they be visited on account of the misconduct of a brother trustee. Mr. Capel Han bury hearing a reduction was about to take place in the 5 per Cents., wrote to Messrs. Kirkland anti Mills, stating that he had consulted with Mr. Charles Kaye upon the subject of the reduction, the result of which was Mr. Kaye's informing Mr. Hanbury that he had an opportunity of placing the funds out on mortgage at five per cent. Mr. Kaye stated to his co-trustees this circumstance, observing that he thought the parties could not do better than em brace so favourable an opportunity for investing the money. Mr. Kaye, by letter, a few days afterwards, urged the speedy execution of the power of attorney, which was to authorise him to sell out the stock, as the mortgage deed would he ready on the next Monday or Tuesday. In con sequence of this, knowing that under the settlement they could not rightfully do so, the power of attorney was signed by them. The stock was sold out by Mr. Kaye, who continued to pay the dividends to Mr. and Mrs. Ilan bury, as if they arose out of the mortgage; nor was it till the flight of Mr. Charles Kaye the trustees became ac quainted with the fact that the money had not been placed out on rnortgai,se, but applied to the private purposes of Mr. Kaye. In point of morality and equity, he could not see how the Court was to grant the decree applied for. He trusted, if the Court in point of fact, should think the trustees liable, it would direct an enquiry upon the subject. The whole of the correspond ence must then come out, in the present instance the to plaintiffs hail merely used that which WAS fAYOUrabta his case only. tr Mr. PEPYS was addressing the Coiirt on the part of did; defendants when we left. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Mr. RICHARDS applied for a rule to show cause wbi the assignees of an insolvent debtor should net give seol rity for costs, in an action brought by the insolvent before he rendered to prison. Mr. Baron VAUGHAN inquired whether the action wa g now carried on for the benefit of the insolvent's creilitori• Mr. Ricit.s.u.ns said it was; and if the defendant , for whom he appeared, should succeed in the action, withou t he got security for his costs, he would have no legal means of obtaining them. The Insolvent Debtors' Act coirtaiii ed a clause exempting assignees from liability to ani costs in an action commenced by an insolvent previous to his taking the benefit of the Insolvents Act. Mr. Baron GARROW said it was a novel application . He however thought the rule ought to be granted.--• Rule to show cause granted. EDWARDS, GENT. V. DROWN, ESQ. This case, which is an application for a new trial, go d which occupied the Court nearly the whole of yesterdAY, was resumed this morning. After hearing the arguments of Mr. WILLIAMS ata Mr. TAUNTON, the Court refused the rule. EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. The Loan CIIIEF BARON sat in Equity this morning in the Exchequer Chamber. His Lordship was occupied in hearing pleas and demurrers of no general interest. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Mr. Justice BAILEY was occupied till half-past elefer!.• o'clock, in hearing undefendkd nisi prius cases , none of which were of any public interest. - - PRIVATE MADHOUSES.-THE JUNG V. JAMES SHA RPLY' The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the judgment of the Court upon this defendant, who had been prosecuted by the Commissioners under the Act for the Protection of Lunatics, and for the prevention of malice in the a rrest of persons under the pretence of their being insane. That Act prohibited any person from keeping a Lunatic Asylum without a licence under the sanction of the Magistrates, or receiving lunatics into their care without a certificate of their insanity, signed by two surgeons. The defendant 1,0 offended under one of the clauses of that Act, and tl' e Commissioners felt bound to prosecute, in order to 10 10 the provisions of the Act more public. They did n ot think that under the circumstances the defendant bad Wall fully offended, and thought the justice of the case wooll be fully answered in fining the defendant in the sum of 40e. or some suck punishment. Mr. Justice BAILEY ordered him to enter into his cull recognizance§ for 21. to appear and receive judgment who' called on. FAIR V. ELVHINSTONE. Mr. DENMAN showed cause against a rule obtained hY the Attorney-General, calling for a writ in the nature of I rnaadamus, directed to the Supreme Court at BornbeYo authorising them to examine certain witnesses in the ca o of the defendant, the Governor of Bombay, whom the plaintiff charged with having improperly imprisoned and sent him to England, not direct from the p'atte whe r l he was taken, hut in a circuitous ro u te by Penangart" Singapore, so that he was on board 12 months. The Court ordered the rule to be made absolute, and the plaintiff to be allowed to examine any witnesses NY" were now going abroad by interrogatory. LIBEL.-THE KING V. HATFIELD. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom wa il j ti b r e: KELLY) appeared to show cause against a rule obtair k- gat :. Mr. Adams for a criminal information against Mt .:; - „z field, the editor of the Huntingdon Gazette, fur imp uti ng to Mr. Mauls, the town-clerk of the corporation of liu n eta ingdon, the crime of having packed a jury, and alter an indictment with intent to procure an unju st verdict. It appeared that a dispute' existed between the Burgess and the Corporation of Huntingdon, as to wh o p ossesoe" the right of atockage of a certain common. It appe 4 ", that the common used to be under the co ntroul of alee ; Jury, but the corporation subsequently took the care and right of atockage of the common into their own handsi. The action was tried, which decided that the right ° a atockage remained in the Court Leet. A bu r g ess mull' Becket, having a right to turn cattle on the said commoo i . Cooper, a baker, nominally sold him a cow, w hich We j accordingly turned out, but it being observed that cool. alone milked the cow, it was impounded. A servast 0 Cooper's broke the lock and took the cow away. He , Vj g dieted fur pound-breaking, and Mr. Mau!e, asolicit or,ba ; ing as town clerk, to prepare the indictment, laid th s ,:: a as belonging to Becket, and summoned Cooper, an " t he alleged other persons, who were interested in ignor ing bill. The hill was ignored. The Attornev-General contencle that if ever there was a case in which comment oP°P public officers ought to be allowed, it was the present. Mr. KELLY followed on the same side. Mr. ADAMS was heard at grea t length, in def ence of Mr. Mauls, the town clerk, who, be alle g ed, had no know. ledge of the cow being Cooper's, and in conse q uence laid it as belonging to Becket. Mr. ANDREWS followed, and The COURT ordered the rule to be made ab solute, se tli° libel imputed clear and absolute guilt. It was no stoW e , r to say that the defendant had ground of sus p icion..-nu 4 made absolute. ROLLS COURT. DAVIES V. STUALING• The suit in this case was instituted for the purpose establishing the will of a gentleman of the name of B raal° ied into execution, and a declarati?! to have the trusts carrk. .- rtlellaetaasesteottlternulsetteletser:itkeill b i e n d l e B l 2 i v 6 e r l ed v a s u v p o t i o d , baenedantheeati etall and also for certain accounts. The original testator, Brt ld i t .; was entitled to a considerable freehold, copyhold , and Per sons! estate. By his will he devised his estates to his b ra .; tiler for life, after his death to certain ladies and to O t :, heirs ; but, in default of issue, to Spurling , one dtrig. present defendants, whom, together with others , h e aPP°Ii-rs ed as executors. The will was duly proved, an d p os".9 , taken by the trustees. In Aug. 1817, Johnßrady Fold p ar ry the estates for 6,0001., 2,0001. of which Spurlingter, ceived. John Brady on his death left an infant dang% f , Mr. Spurling, sen. Mr. Colchester, and Mr. SP t ! r ' f l ot , jun. were appointed trustees and guardians to the . 7,0 In February, 1826, Mr. Brady's daughter becsire ° jots and married the plaintiff. She applied to the de fe- d also for accounts of the estate of the original testator, an fused of John Brady, which the bill alleged defendant s r b e ah to give unless Miss Brady should give a release to t sae, which was ultimately given. It was alleged that th e t, ti de cutors had not properly conducted themselves, fis t o g ot hsd been improperly executed, accounts improper.; up, and the release improperly obtained. th° The answer of the defendants positively denied a.'" op material allegations in the bill. The case was gol u t when we left. COURT OF COMMON PLIAS. 13IPERIAL GAS LIGHT courANY. 0 00 Mr. Sergeant WILDE applied for a role, calling ur „bo the Directors of the Imperial Gas Light Company!'" A fr, cause why the plaintiffs in an action, brought agaioutt,',ol Clarke and five other Directors of the CompanYt not be at liberty to inspect certain books and docorl'`td xshich the defendants had refused. The plaiutiff 3 st '„te in their affidavit, that there had been incorrec t starenled made in the books of the Company relating to certain 'ratline of money, which it was necessary for them to O a oi e into, in order to support the action.--Rule to shear c granted. No other case of interest occurred during the Tior • Of On Thursday last, soon after the a rrival the Barton horse-boat at Hull, a very fine oX. bel °° lo ll to Mr. ANFIELU, butcher, the moment after I;endielf emerged from the hold, went off at full speed up the rteo ground, and, before he could either be stopped or dltliAg ram his straightforward career, went over the jetty wei;.,olo runs from the stables of the Vittori a into the Humbe r ' of tide being on the retreat he was carried a considerable ife down the stream before he was overtaken by b"et'ot gaudy sent after him. After considerable efforts, l e b e' however at last secured, and safely lauded at Ilett,c7; bi g ring -stairs, as full of pranks and fury as whe n lie 'e prison. r" - The Eastbourne mail did not arrive bereopo' terday until three hours after the usual tim e, in `boil' quence of the road being rendered difficult by boob fall of snow. The mail cart was upset twice.---'1 Gazette of Thursday. P it ! It is generally reported (says a Corresr li that a Promotion will take place in a short riplebe Army and Navy, and also a regulation respecting t rai l of Lieutenent-Colonels and Post Captains.--)1100. „ tvc o a cto _ e n It is calculated that since the year 1° millions five hundred thousand acres of land DOhe added to those previously under cultivation ; flrtg tional quantity of barley has been produced•--- Gazette.