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; LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THTS DAY. COURT OF CHANCERY. JAcKsox V. BOURNE. Mr. AGAR stated that this was the petition of his client, Which prayed that the decree made on the 9th of November !night be'declared to he irregularly obtained, that the pro ceedings under it might he stayed, and the costs paid. The COURT dismissed the petition as to the first point with costs, and would mention some day on which the cause should be set down. The CGURT then proceeded with appeals. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. SHAcICEL V. TROMPSON. This was an application for an order to stay the trial of an action of libel brought by the defendant, an artist, against the publisher of the John Bull newspaper. The motion was made upon an affidavit, stating that the defendant at law had pleaded a justification, and had since filed a bill of discovery against the plaintiff at law, for the purpose of snahling him to prove the truth of the charges contained in the alleged libel. It appeared that Mr. Thompson had presented a full length portrait of his Majesty to the late Exhibition at ' 3o nierset-house. Title portrait, which it will be recol lected excited considerable attention at the time, did not seem to the John Bull to deserve a very large share of praise, either for the pictorial shill displayed in it, or for the manner in which, it was alleged, that Mr. Thompson hail been enabled to get it up. Act 'rig upon this feeling, the John Bull published a critique, detailing certain curious circumstances con nected with the history of the picture; but as Mr. Thompson has been advised that she publication in the John Bull was a false and malicious libel, we, for very obvious reasons, refrain from a republication of it pen , dente lite. The VICE-CliANcr.m.on granted the order for staying the trial at law, until the coming in of Mr. Thompson'S answer to the bill of discovery. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. 3tEEco V. SIMMONDS. This was an action on a bill of Exchange for 1,0001, drawn in favour of a person named De Lisle, accepted by the defendant, and discounted by the plaintiff. The case was tried at the sittings after last Michaelmas Term, and a ver dict taken for the plaintiff. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL now moved the Court for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be granted, on the grounds that the verdict was in opposition to the Judge's charge, and to the evidence. The defence set - up was, that the transaction was tainted with usury, De Lisle, ik whose favour the bill was drawn, having paid 15/. per ent. for the accommodation of having the bill discounted. The 15 per cent. was paid to Coates, who introduced De Lisle to the plaintiff, and who, it was alleged, acted as the plaintiff's agent. Coates stated, that he received the mo ney as a douceur for introducing De Lisle to the plaintiff, and that the plaintiff derived no benefit from the transac tion, and received nothing but the regular discount.— Lord Tenterden left it to the jury, that if the plaintiff knew Benefit was to receive th e d ouce u r , th oug h h e d er i ve d no *Refit from it himself, the transaction was usurious and c le ill egal. N ow t h e ev id ence was t h at the plaintiff bad re red Be Li s l e t o C oa t es, an d t h e presumpt i on was that had referred him to Coates to give Coates an opportu 'litY of making such terms as he thought proper with De Lisle. TMr. Justice BATLEY said that the question left by Lord enterde n wou ld b e t h e quest i on t h e J ury would have to y i f a new trial was granted.—Rule refused. THE RING V. THORN'TON. Mr. CAMPBELL moved for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not be granted against a per s" named Thornton, the proprietor of the Gloucester and Cheltenham Herald, for various libels inserted in that Paper, reflecting on the character of Mr. Marshal, the Mas ter Of the Ceremonies in Cheltenham. It appeared that an election took pl ace some t i me ago f or a person to fill t h e ° nice of Master of the Ceremonies, and that Mr. Marshal (who had been an Officer in the Army) and a Captain Crofton, were rival candidates. Mr. Marshal, however, was elected by a large majority; and, since that period, frequent attacks were made on him in this newspaper-, for which Mr. Thornton was morally, as well as legally, re sponsible. These attacks had lately assumed such a cha racter, that Mr. Marshal found he could not perform the functions of his office, nor hold up his head in society, if he allowed such attacks to pass with impunity. In the Cheltenham Herald of the 30th December there was a letter . sig ne d " Verax," in which the writer professed to Consider the character of Mr. Marshal in the relative si tuations of a gentleman, a man of honour, an Officer, a Christian, and the father of a family. As to a gentleman, the writer said, that from birth and education Mr. Mar so.' had not the slightest pretensions to that character. As to a man of honour, his claim to that character must be proved by something else besides the notorious breach of every honourable feeling—by the indui genee of private slander, and the cruel and vindictive persecution of an innocent and respectable woman. The writer went on to state, that, in his character us an officer, Mr. Marshal well knew that he would not be tolerated in any regiment in the service, and that, as a Christian, his charact er was b eet estimated by his conduct, in throwing a slanderous imputation on the fair fame of an amiable and unobtrusive Minister of the Gospel. Lord TENTERDEN said the letter contained two distinct rh arges against Mr. Marshal. He was charged with pew secuting a female, and slandering a clergyman. It was ne cessary those charges should be answered. Mr. CAMPBELL said that Mr. Marshal denied those ( l'arges in the most distinct manner. The Court granted a rule to show cause. THE KING V. THE LORD BISHOP or ROCHESTER. The CoamMON SERGEANT moved for a mandamus di rected to the Lord Bishop of Rochester, calling on him to instal the Reverend W. King, who is Archdeacon of Ro chester, in a certain Prebend, which was annexed to the Archdeaconry forever, by letters patent in the reign of Charl es the Second. The fact was, that after the death pr the late Bi s h op, t h e L or d Ch ancellor considered th i s ehend was vacant, and, i n r i g ht o f th e C rown , itpre - Zaunltebdrid e to ; a gentlema n b e l ong i ng to t h e University of Itlt it was insi s t e d th a t th e P re b en d was an a PPurtena g nce of the Archdeaconry. After a short consultation, the Court granted a condi tional order. TIM KING V. GILKS AND OTHERS. AnoLvnus said this was an action against the s tewards of a Benefit Society, culled " The Albion Vu -ion Benefit Society," furtne refusing to r e - a d m it a naber, in pursuance to an or d er from the Justices. The dict eas e walk tried at the sittings aft er Mi chaelmas, and a ver taken for the Crown. The learned Counsel now um ved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should nut he s et aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground that as the articles of the society were not enrolled, the Justices had 4 ° Power to make any order for the conduct of the Uociety. Lord TENTERDEN. Take a rule to show cause. COURT OF COMIIiON PLEAS. EESV BROADRELT. This w as an act on for a breach of promise of marriaga in which 500/. d amages were recovered. The circum stances of the case must be still fresh in the recollection of the public. Mr. Sergeant ANDREW'S now moved that a new trial be granted, on the ground of excessive damages. The Comr directed the application to stand over, in or der that the parties might, in the meantime, have an oppor tunity of corning to some arrangement. HIGH COURT OF DELEGAT ES. Some motions relating to the forms of procedure, but of no gen era l i nterest, were di spose d o f thi s morning, I • f t,saluting Don - MIGUEL on Saturday last, the seamen of the Leveret met with a serious acci_ fdeelnlow's t. °wing to the premature firing of a gun , the poor band was blown off. He is, we are happy to add, as can be expected under the circum stances . — ' • Mouth Jo urna l. We are under the necessity of e xpressing our regret, th a t i n consequence of there not being a full bench 0? 'Magistrates at the late Quarter Sessions, the applies- Lon of a S olicitor for the discharge of an apprentice con la P lct ed of‘fel ony was refused. We understand that for suc h 15 n i :P ° " in full sess i ons , th e presence o f f our M ag i s t ra tes f,cesaary,:and under these circumstances, w e canno t but L a egret the paucity of Justices, the age and infi rm iti es o f ose Cordeat pre.sent in the Bench, and the absence of a Re !"—'-'l3lymouth Journal. ch Str —II ARLES JADES SMITH, Knt., of Herts, and the Right Honourable the LO RD sent "'it have announced themselves Candidates to repro to ea the port of Dover, vacant by the elevation of EDW. WILBRAHAM, Esq. to the Peerage. ittpb burl .kr , .. OF THE INHAB ITED HOUSE qui i , i t i i ,1 41 .---On Wednesday night, p ursuan t t o public re holders a numerous meeting o f th e i n h a bit an t house ✓ try - °f St. Leonard, Shoredit c h, t oo k pl ac e in the tlie:nrr°ft, for the purpose of taking into consideration th e i,;_, Pr ' e ty Of petitioning both Houses of Parliament for l ival of the Inhattited House Duty. East Ind ia have bees :his week, about the days, 10 Ix remain CLe delive• at, riz.~ are about report for leseription )5,000114 4 . 'ery consi ler. for eon eries hot rale at the ;inning of tufactuted hh week• ers of rag' I the po w holdclot of French ry of this Ifit can be rich cone wring the I are firm• I have ex- Aions the 1,8971 h ,. VATICe. isisted of Jr Surat& ices were ,ught in• tv—these last sale, Bengals very flat, 'here are hundred it nearly e a shade not yet ESTY'S ill go to icil is ex le Royal n all the y Prince audience -rived at e of his blister, Nindgor- sterday plarqtiis'4 E trans- 'owning- isceunt rn yes is Royal the Ad lag and out five after ie sum- From the e Duke Earl of RsTON, )N, 111 r. Eames. linisters Einistera Hus- Wed pourday (indoor- isacted 'ouncil Tuesday mem- itate the t others er class, ed, that ler) of • inter n(' had assure nlunate —The Paper„it were zing on The seen a a hor= 'nit y. )uring up and rusaian, 1,389; eckleu- :, 100 ; Porto- Stoke iistinct flood ng a iething ig been )e logs, bodies ch put dis- Unary di_ !stead, !►stand counts which nit 13 r part umed, tance; it fully lo ,ter Lr MURDER IN MONTAGUE-PLACE. BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY.) The examination of William Jones was resumed before Mr. HALLS. Mr. Butler attended, as before, for the pri soner, who appeared with the same sang froid as on the two previous days. Mary Parker was again called in ; and, on being sworn, repeated the words of the oath after Mr. Stafford. Mr. HA t.t.s—l wish to call back your attention to what you said yesterday, about seeing a razor-case in Wootton street. Witness—T saw one, which I think was a leather one. Mr. HALLS —That was for two razors ? Witness—Yes, Sir, for two or three. Mr. TIALLs—But there was another one, for but onr razor ? Witness—Yes, I saw that also ; it was a black one, but it had no top to it when I saw it. I saw the razor-strop and the razors with it ; there were three razors, two with tortoise-shell handles, and one with a black one. Mr. HALLS—Nosy von have not described this small razor-case. Witness—lt was a dark-coloured one ; I should know it again, if I saw it. There was a large shaving-box with it, and a long strop.—(The razor case was here produced by Salmon.)—The witness seemed terrified, but said, , 4 yes, sir, that is the case." The prisoner was at the mo ment leaning anxiously over the bar to listen to what she would say, and when he heard the almost fatal recognition, he threw his bead back in a sort of desperate toss. As she spoke the above words, she pointed to a small dent near the end of the case, and fell back in agony in her chair. The office rung with her screams, and every one but the prisoner was sensibly affected. He, however, resumed a stern sort of sullenness, and shortly afterwards his compo , sure. The witness, who had been taken into the air, was recovered in a few minutes, and resumed her evidence. Each time of entering, she screened her face from the gaze of the prisoner with her hand. She then proceeded.—l am not certain whether this is one of the razors which I saw in Mitre-street. Mr. HALLs.—Look at that collar. Whose is it ? Witness.—lt is Mr. Jones's. He pulled it off, and I said that it was very dirty; but I did not see those marks on it then. Mr. Butler.—You say it was on the Tuesday morning that you washed ? Witness—No, it was on the Tuesday. I don't know whether that is the collar which he were on the morning when he cut his hand ; he had four collars altogether, and only two at home. He went out after ten o'clock on that morning. I believe that he had his handkerchief on when he cut his thumb. I washed that collar on the Wednes day, and he wore it till the Sunday following. lam cer tain that it was on the Tuesday I went to the play. (A Surgeon here examined the prisoner's thumb, but could not form a judgment as to when it was cut.) John Knight, the son of the deceased, who was named Betty Jeffs, deposed as follows—l have been a dealer in feathers.—(The prisoner here requested the witness to raise his voice. )—I know the prisoner, his name is W. Liam Jones ;he has lodged with me. He first lodged with me in the week after last Whitsuntide. I returned from a journey to Cheltenham, and found him lodging at my house, Ne. 5, Anderson's-place, Cornwall-road, Lambeth. He continued lodging with me there till the week before Midsummer. He then moved with me to Cursitor-street, where I now live. He got a situation shortly afterwards with Mr. Duncombe, a law-stationer, at St. Clement's- Inn. During that - time prisoner lodged with me as one of the family. I understood, when I returned frop.l the coun try, that it was the wish of his mother that he should lodge with my family, as he bad had some words with his father, and she would pay for it. I had known him sonic years. His sister went to school with two of my daugh ters, and an intimacy commenced from that time between the prisoner and my family. I was in the habit of visiting my late mother, in Montague-street, and she visited me at the time he was living at my house. He has seen her there, and been in her company several times. Jones has called with me to see my mother at Montague place. That was iu the summer, about July. My mother had recommended him to Mr. Robinson to make up the vestry books, as he was out of a situation. He got the employment, and called with me on my mother to thank her for her kindness. On another occasion I was informed that he was invited by deceased to take tea with her, and to bring his sister and my daughter. They went, but he did not go then. He called with me two or three times before the time I have stated. I cannot say whether he ever told me that he had called on a subsequent pe ' riod. Ido not recollect having any conversation with Jones about my mother, except telling him that she would be happy to see him at any time. His sister has frequently called on her. I don't know that I ever conversed with him about my mother's pro perty. He has heard me say that she was a good mother. I have seen the prisoner Jones after he left my lodgings, and before he was in custody, but once—that was in Lea ther-lane ; I think that was in the beginning of August. No conversation then passed between us about my mother ; that was the last time I saw him ; I told him then that Mr. Duncombe wanted him ; he replied that he knew it. Mr. Butler declined asking this witness any question. Charles Edger Knight, son of the last witness—l knew the prisoner ; I accompanied him to Montague-place with my sister Eliza. My grandmother was theo there ;it was in the summer. We went to tea. My grandmother wished Tones and me to stop, but he made some excuse, and only my sister stopped to tea. I was never there with him at any other time, but I think that he told me shortly after that he went once with my father, and once with my sister and his own sister to tea ; his sister's name is Georgiana. I have never seen him since he left Mr. Duncombe's situation, which is about three or four months ago. Edmund Darnley, shopman to Mr. Cole, Waterloo road, Lambeth, produced a gown pledged on the 4th of January, for two shillings and sixpence, in the name of Charlotte Berry. (Mary Parker was here brought in, and identified as the person who pledged it; she, however, ac knowledged it, and recognised the young man as the pawn broker immediately.) There were some spots of blood upon the hand, which is tied round inside. All the evidence being gone through, Mr. HALLS ob served that they had not been able to trace the prisoner by evidence to have visited Mrs. Jeffs within some months previous to her murder. He should, however, consider himself wanting in his duty to her, the prisoner, and the public, if he did not sift to the bottom every thing that could bear upon the case. He then produced a copy of The Morning Herald, dated the lfitit instant, of which he intended reading a statement then published, and calling upon the gentleman who furnished it to name the source from whence he received his information, as he should make it evidence in furtherance of the ends of justice. He then read a paragraph, which stated that the prisoner bad been known to visit Mrs. Jeffs a few days previous to the murder, in company with a woman with whom he co habited. This fact was not yet in evidence, and he called publicly on the gentleman to make it so. The - gentleman who furnished the copy here stepped for ward, and stated that a slight mistake had occurred in the statement, by which the word " days " had been substi tuted for months ; otherwise the report was not incorrect. Mr. HAt.r.s.—l do not ask you whether it be correct or incorrect, but I call upon you publicly to name the person who told you of it. The reporter stated that he had received it from the Morning Chronicle reporter, with the exception of the mistake in time. The latter person was accordingly called for the same purpose by Mr. Halls, and was proceeding to justify his report, when Mr. flails insisted that he should at once name the person. The Reporter, however, stated that he had given a so lemn pledge to the person from whom he received the in formation not to give up his name, and he did not think himself justified in doing so. '3lr. Butler, for the prisoner, said that he was anxious for his sake, to have the matter cleared up. Th e Reporter, however, said h e should consult the pro prietor of his paper, and should be governed by his advice in making the communication. Mr. HALLS said that he might have time for that pur- Pose, but he certainly should expect it. Re then stated to Mr. Butler that several points of this case had not been fully P ro ved, and he should remand it. If, however, the pri soner or his adviser bad any thing to urge, he should now be willing- to hear it but should not call upon them. Mr. B ut l er advised' the prisoner to reserve himself for another o pportunity, and Mr. llAug ordered it to stand over till Monday week. A beautiful black horse, presented by his MAJESTY to Don AliGutr., is new in the stables of the Royal Hotel. He:was a favourite horse with the KING, who has frequently hunted hini. Hs is worth 500/., and stands fifteen hands two inches. His name is the Black Prince. A most ingenious house has been constructed for him on board one of the Portuguese ships, under the superintendance of Mr. PHILLIPS, the Sadler.—Plymouth Journal. Mr. GIDEON B. SMITH, of Baltimore, has advertised t hat he will, if five dollars are sent to him, trans mit therefor as many silk worms eggs, as W il l lead to the production of from 150,000 to 500,000 next year.—New York Statesman. DON MIGUEL. On Saturday the Prince embarked in the Airni ral's barge, under a royal salute from the batteries ' and ships in commission, and visited the Break water. Afterwards his Royal Highness went on board the Britannia, flag-ship, where he partook of a dejeune with Captain Hawker, and the officers. His Royal Highness dined with Earl Northesk, at whose house a limited number had the honour of meeting his Royal Highness at dinner. In the evening, a large party assembled, and his Royal Highness amongst the rest joined in " the gay and sportive" dance. Waltzing was the order of the evening, and his Royal Highness seemed highly delighted with the dancing, conversation and appearance of the Plymouth ladies. On Sunday the Prince and suite attended divine service at the Roman Catholic chapel, at Stonehouse, where mass was performed and a sermon I preached by the Rev. J. Costello. Afterwards his Royal Highness embarked at the Victualling Office Steps in his own barge, which is a very splendid one, under a royal salute from the Citadel and Batteries, I and went on board the P or t ug uese frigate an d b r i g, 1 lying in the sound. His Royal Highness dined at the Royal Hotel. 1 On Monday the Prince attended a review of the troops on Government Parade, Moupt Wise, where he was received with royal honours, and in the evening he dined with Major-General Sir John Cameron, at the Citadel. After dinner, Lady Ca meron gave a grand ball at the Lieut.-Governor's house, and dancing, in which his Royal Highness joined, was kept up to a late hour. On Tuesday the Prince enjoyed the sport of shooting in the woods of Saltrain. His Royal High ness's party bagged a large quantity of game. In the evening his Royal Highness entertained the Ad miral, the Lieut.-Governor, and Capt. Hawker of the Britannia, at dinner. On Wednesday (yesterday) the Prince was to have gone out hunting with Mr. Bulteel's hounds, but having promised to patronise the ball in the evening, his Royal Highness was unwilling to fatigue himself during the day, and therefore gave up the pleasures of the chace. In the afternoon his Royal Highness visited the Citadel, where he inspected the fortifications, and partook of a dtfrune at the Lieut.- Governor's-house. His Royal Highness dined at the Royal Hotel. The ball was, as might have been expected, at tended by every family of consequence in the neigh bourhood. The Prince mingled with the dancers, and seemed to enjoy the scene extremely. His Royal Highness was dressed in plain black clothes, and wore a single star upon his breast. The Marquis and Marchioness de Palmella ar rived on Thursday last, and joined Don Miguel at the Royal Hotel. There will he a grand parade on the Hoe, this morning, at half-past eleven o'clock. His Royal Highness dines this day with the Lieu tenant-Governor, Major-General Sir John Cameron, at the citadel. We are authorised in stating that tlr Prince has been in the highest degree delighted with his reception and hospitable entertainment in Plymouth, and that lie is particularly gratified and surprised by the nature and extent of the accommo dation afforded to him at the Royal Hotel. Indeed, his Royal Highness could not have been better ac commodated even in a Nobleman's mansion ; and there are but few Inns in the kingdom which could afford such convenience as the Plymouth Royal Hotel. Built by the Corporation, whose property it is, on the most liberal scale, it is in fact more like a palace than an inn. The Prince occupies five suites of apartments, each room of which is extremely elegant and spacious. Some idea may be formed of the extent of these apartments, when we state that the frontage of one half of them occupies a space of 300 feet. The internal comfort of the house has particularly excited the admiration of the Prince and his suite.—Plymouth Journal. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. — ViSCOUIIt DUD garvon, from Dublin; Sir John Newport, at his house in Saville row ; Lord and Lady King and family, at their house in Dover-street, from their seat, Ockham, Surrey ; Emily Marchioness of Londonderry, at her house in St. James's-square, from her seat, North Cray, Kent; Countess Spencer, at her house in St. James's-place, from her seat, Althorpe, Northamptonshire ; Major Parker, in Wimpole-street, from Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Jack son, in Regent-street, from the Continent ; Lord and Lady Chichester and family, at Gould's Hotel, Jermy.'n-street, from Ireland ; Henry Grady, Esq. and Miss Grady, at ditto, from Ireland ; the Rev. Mr. Symonds, at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. and Mrs. Levison Gower and family, at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their seat in 13erks ; James Hamilton, Esq. at ditto, from Cambridge; the Rev. Frederick Smith, at the Berners Hotel, Beruers street, from CamWdge; the Rev. Charles Egerton and Mrs. Egerton, at ditto, from Thornemnbe, Somersetshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins and family, at Batts' Hotel, Dover street, from the Continent ; Mrs. Wilkinson and family, at ditto, from Tonbridge Wells; Henry Grattan, Esq. M.P. at ditto, from Ireland ; J. Jacobs, Esq. at ditto, from a tour; J. Hanham, Esq. at ditto. DEPARTURES.—Sir Charles Lamb and Lady Montgomery, from the London Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Suffolk ; Lord Eglinton and Mr. Lamb, from ditto, to Eton; Sir William Cumming Gordon, Bart, from ditto, to Berks ; John Disney, Esq. and son, from the British Hotel, for their seat in Essex ; Captain Otway, from ditto, for Brighton ; Thomas Welby, Esq. from the Berners Ho tel, for his seat, Arlington House, Grantham, Lincoln shire ; Dr. Heald and Miss Heald, from ditto, for Spald ing, Lincolnshire; Colonel and Mrs. Conyers and family, from Batts' Hotel, for Bristol; Mrs. C. Johnson and family, from ditto, to Norfolk; Captain Wilson and son, from ditto, for Newmarket. We have authority to state that the Master and Fellows of Jesus college have obtained from their Vi sitor, the Bishop of Er.v, a new statute, which has been confirmed by the Crown, and which removes the present restriction with regard to the election of an equal number of Fellows from the Northern and Southern counties, and enables the Society to elect Fellows, without any such re striction, from any part of England and Wales. The new statute is to take effect at the expiration of five years.— Cambridge Chronicle. FIRE IN HART-STREET.--TAT S morning at ten o'clock, the remains of the youth who acted as pot-boy to Mr. CAIN were dug out of the ruins. The body pre sented an appalling aspect. The face was not much in jured, but nearly the whole of the flesh, from the chest downwards, was burnt off. Front the position in which the body was found, it would appear that the unfortunate youth never rose from his bed, probably being sound asleep after the fatigues of the day. Not far from the body the bed was picked up, yesterday, and the right hand Was close to the side of the head, as if he had pillowed his head with his hand. The left arm was lying nearly parallel to the body. This is the fifth body that has been dug out, and it is believed that another unfortunate still remains in the rubbish. No clue has yet been found to ascertain the origin of the fire. Throughout the whole neighbourldod universal sympathy and regret is expressed for the fate of the individuals, who in an instant :were placed in the hands of death. The bell of St. Olave's church has this morning been tolling as a mark of respect to those who have met so dreadful a fate. The exertions of the men to clear away the loose rubbish are continued, and it will be soon ascertained whether or not any other pe,aon has been destroyed. The quantity of wood taken out is very great, and had the house been more strongly built at the bottom, would have burned for a very l ong t i me. The body found this morning was carried to the workhouse, where it is understood an inquest will be held this after noon. Since writing what precedes, we hear that there are certainly the bodies of two more p ersons i n the ruins. The precise number of inmates could not be correctly ascertained, as it is said some of the young men who lodg e d in the house had one or two of their acquaintances to sleep with them. The crowd collected on the spot is very great this morning, and at the turn of every beam or rafter anxious looks are_ directed to the spot, to ascertain whether there are other victims to the devouring element I to be discovered. The Chelmsford Chronicle, in remarking 02 the late fire, observes with some plausibility, that if every housekeeper was obliged to keep and produce, under such circumstances, a 10 feet ladder, and these ladders were made upon a plan to unite, an escape of sufficient length might he obtained in a few minutes to reach the highest floor in the metropolis. Let the experiment proposed be tried by any ten persons, we think if once exhibited it would he generally adopted. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL, A Court of Common was held yesterday for the general despatch business, and also, in pursuance of a requisition, "to consider the propriety of presenting petitions to both Houses of Parliament, founded on the resolutions of the Court on the 9th of Mal last, relative to the Corporation and Test Acts.'3 After the minutes of the last Court had been read— ABUSES IN THE COAL. TRADE. A person named Bradford (we believe) had a pe tition presented for him, in which he called the at tention of the Court to several very gross frauds, which, he said, were practised on the publi c by t h e persons employed by the city as labouring land coal- meters. The petition was referred to the Corn and Coal Committee. The Court next proceeded to the election of the several city officers. All those lately engaged were re-elected without opposition. TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS. Mr. FAVELL rose, pursuant to the notice given in he requisition, to move that petitions be presented :o Parliament for the repeal *f the Test and Corpo ration Acts. Before he proceeded, he was anxious that the clerk should read the resolutions of the Court agreed to on the 9th of May, as it was on these he should found his present motion. The resolutions were then read, as follows : A Common Council, holden in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the city of London, on Wednes day, the 9th day of May, 1827 Resolved—That this Court is deeply impressed with the injustice and impolicy of the Corporation and Test Acts, which were passed in times when almost all parties were opposed to the rights of con science, and to. the principles of religious liberty. That they inflict on persons who do not qualify under them the most severe penalties. Besides the fine of '5001., they are rendered incapable of prose cuting any action or suit in law or equity,--from being guardian of any child, or acting as executor or administrator of any person, or from receiving any legacy or deed of gift, or bearing any office within the realm of England ; and all these punish ments apply to persons who enter corporation or chartered companies, or take certain offices or com missions appointed by the Crown, without first re ceiving the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, ac cording to the rites of the Church of England. That while they limit the prerogative of the Crown in rewarding merit, they convey imputations of disloyalty upon those classes of his Majesty's subjects among nonconformists, who have been at all times amongst the most zealous supporters of the House of Brunswick, and of the principles of the British Constitution. That if these Acts had been enforced during the late war, a very large proportion of the volunteer officers would have been subjected to the most ruinous penalties. That all persons born and educated in Scotland, under the Presbyterian religion, established by law, are required to conform to these laws when they ac cept of offices in England, or enter into his Majesty's army or navy. That in Ireland, where the members of the Church of England are in a minority, the Corporation Act has never existed, and the Test Act has been long since repealed. That the disabilities under these Acts are so nu merous, that if enforced they would unsettle ques tions of property throughout the kingdom, whi.Th has doubtless induced the Government to pass an act of indemnity every year, allowing further time for qua lifying, exhibiting the most extraordinary anomaly in the history of legislation, by which laws are retained upon the Statute-book, and constantly nullified as unfit to operate in Society. That they are contrary to the interests and privi leges of this corporation, by enabling many persons, in other respects duly qualified, to decline the high est offices of the magistracy in this city without being liable to those fines which are levied upon their fel l° w-citizens. That many of the members of the Church of Eng land, as well as Disstnters, consider these acts as a violation of the sacred ordinance of the Lord's Sup per, when applied as a test for civil purposes, and as totally contrary to the spirit of the institution, the object of which our Saviour declared, by saying, " Do this in remembrance of me." That, anxious as this Court must ever feel to evince its attachment to the political and religious institutions of the country, it cannot better dis charge that duty than by recommending measures of peace and liberality, that all parties may unite in the service of their country ; and being, above all, anxious, for the sake of religion and piety, to promote the repeal of enactments which turn the holiest ordinance of religion into a qualification and passport for power, and impose restraints on the Church itself, into the free administration of its re ligious service, and invite men to its communion with far other feelings than such as tend to purify the heart or amend the life. That we agree with the excellent sentiments of the late Lord Mansfield, which were delivered in the House of Lords, upon the case of " the City against Allen Evans," where he said, " What blood shed and confusion have been occasioned, from the reign of Henry IV., when the first penal statutes were enacted, down to the Revolution in this kingdom, by laws made to force conscience !" There is nothing certainly more unreasonable— more inconsistent with the rights of human nature —more contrary to the spirit and precepts of the Christian religion—more iniquitous and unjust-- more impolitic, than persecution : it is against natural religion, revealed religion, and sound- policy. . . Mr. FAvELL then proceeded. He had met the concurrence of the Court in the resolutions submit ted in May, and he trusted he should have its sup port in those be now proposed to found on them. The cause which he advocated had the advantage of not being a question of party—it did not involve any particular set of political opinions. It was the cause of religious liberty in general—a cause which should be dear to every man. Neither did he appear there to plead the cause of the Protestant Dissenters alone. j When he contended for the right of private jedg: ment, hemaintained the cause on which all reformers stood—that right on which the Church of England was founded, when it separated itself from an alleged infallible church. He knew it might be urged, in answer to the severity of the Test Laws, that there was an annual Indemnity Bill passed, which sus pended their worst effect; but he would contend, that if it were unjust or unwise to put those laws in execution, they ought to be repealed altogether. Another point which might perhaps be urged was this—Were the Dissenters fit to be trusted with office ? The affirmativ e of this question was, be contended, proved by the uniform loyalty of the Dissenters; by the generous and disinterested con duct of those brave men, who, as volunteers against the rebels in the reigns of Geo. I. and 11., risked their lives in defence of their country, though pro scribed by its laws. It was said that those Acts were som e of the props and pillars of the Constitution. If so, t h e n some o f t h ose p ill ars h ad already given way, foilhe found that under the Liverpool Administration, a Bill was passed (June 17, 1824) to dispense with the taking of certain oaths by persons employed in theol lection and management,)f the public revenue. Now those oaths were some of the tests enjoined by those acts, but it would not be supposed, he contended, that Lord Liverpool would sanction a measure tend ing to undermine the pillars of the State. Neither would Mr. Pitt ; and yet it was known that i n 18 01 h e c onfidentiall y a d v i se d hi s Majesty George 111. to g i v e his consent to the repeal of the test and corpo ration acts though in 1790 he (Mr. Pitt) h a d spoken for two h ours aga i n st their repeal. In the interim, he had seen his error. The worthy gentle man concluded by moving that petitions be pre- I sented to both Houses of Parliament from that I Court, founded on the resolutions of the 9th of May last, praying for the repeal of the test and COI •- poration acts," Mr. PEACOCK seconded the motion. Mr. STEVRNS, Mr. A. PELLATT, and a membe whose name we did not learn, warmly supported the motion. The question was now put and agreed to, witih only two dissentient hands h e ld u p aga i nst i t. Mr. PArELL, after congratulating the Court on their general feeling in favour of the principle con tained in the resolutions, moved the two petitions. (They were merely a transcript of, the resolutions. above given.) They were put and agreed to; and it was resolved that those members of the Court who had seats in Parliament be requested to support their prayer. Alderman Woon had on all occasions advocated religious liberty, and would give his hearty support to the petitions in the House of Commons. Alderman TtiomPsos also expressed his intention of supporting the petitions in Parliament. • After some routine business was disposed of, the Court adjourned. NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. PLY:um:Tx, JAx. 23.—The Southworth transport, Lieut. Sanders, A gent , arr i ve d on Thursday from D eptford. on her way to Bermuda, with stores and provisions. She will sail the moment the wind becomes fair. The follow ing officers of the 96th regiment have embarked in the Southworth, for conveyance to that place :—Lieut. c o ) . Fullerton, C. 8., and family; Captain Spratt and family; Lieut. Abbott; Ensigns Murray and Clyde. His Majesty's ship Maidstone, 46, Commodore Skipsey, anchored in the sound late on Friday evening, having been compelled to put hack by the prevailing strong westerl: ! , gales, though she had nearly crossed the Bay of Biscay. She came into Hatnoaze on Sunday, and will be docked in a day or two for the purpose of getting at a serious leak in her bread-room. The ./Etna bomb-vessel, Captain T. E. Haste, arrived during Friday night from the River, and moved into Barn- Pool on Sunday ; on which day, the Infernal bomb-vessel, Capt. E. W. Gilbert, arrived likewise from the River, last from Tor Lay, where site took shelter from the westerly gales, having parted from her consort, the Aiitna, on the night of the 15th inst., when they left the Downs. The Genoa, 71, Hon. Captain Irby, was paid off into ordinary on Monday. In Hamoaze—Britannia, Ocean, Windsor Castle, Maid stone, Erebus, Reynard, Conflict, Tyrian, Antelope, and Hope transport. In Barnpool—fEtna. At the lsland—Leveret, Vigilant, Nightingale, Linnet. to Catwatci--Indian Trader, Cato, Southworth, transports. In the Sound--Briton, Undaunted, Infernal, Britornart, Bramble; end transport Jupiter, Borodino, Wansbeck, Stentor ; and Pearla and Tejo Portuguese. Lieut. Wm. Lane (It), of Stotiehouse is appointed first Lieutenant of the Wasp. - Mr. T. C. Roylance, Surgeon, and Mr. Pattison, As sistant-Surgeon, are appointed to the Wasp. The senior Lieutenant and Mate of each ship engaged at Navarin, are, or will he, promoted to their next rank. Capt. John Wilson is appointed to the Tribune frigate, at Chatham, fitting for foreign service. Capt. David Hope is appointed to the Terror bomb, in the room of Captain Fletcher, ill. Lieut. Robert Loweay, Coast Blockade Service, is removed front Hayling Island, to Southsea Castle, vice Lieut. Russell, resigned ; Lieut. Grant is ap pointed to the Hayling Island station ; Mr. Boreham is appointed Purser of the Grasshopper ; Mr. Sowden to be Purser of the Etna; Mr. Kerrigan is appointed Purser of the Blonde frigate, just commissioned at Portsmouth ; Lieut. Johnson Howe is appointed a First Lieutenant of the Royal Marines (having held his rank upwards of eighteen years) vice H. T. Watkins, resigned. —Plymou th Journal. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. WEDNESDAY, J.tx. 23.—High water 44 min. past three.—Wind W.—Arrived the America, , from Savannah, with cotton ; Alhree, Bradshaw, from ditto, with ditto ; Neptune, Saul, from Maeero, with ditto ; Meredith, Bebby, from Demarara, with sugar ; Calypso, Newman, from Malaga, with fruit; Lady Leitrim, Breen, from Marseillu, with madlers; Huskisson, Jackson, from Africa, with palm oil ; Brothers, Gilbert, from Palermo, with shumac ; Venture, Chapman, from Antwerp, with gin ; Unicorn, Watts, from Havre-de-Grace, with brandy, wine, &c. ; Arrow, Booth, from Glasgow, with sundries; Enterprise, Crawford, from ditto, with ditto. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—JA N. 24. The atteridance4is day was numerous, but the betting was very languid till after fivz , o'clock, when business commenced. With the exception of a slight but marked improvement in The Colonel for the Derby, the odds were not much affected by the betting : DERRY. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant (no takers) 11 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel (12 taken) 12 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Sorcery colt 15 to . 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Druid IS to I agst Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote colt 20 to I agst Lord Exeter's Folly colt 20 to I agst Lord Grosvener's Navarino 20 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Mariner 25 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Brother to Defiance 25 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's Omen 27 to 1 agst Sir J. Shelley's Amy colt 23 to 1 agst Lord Grosvenor's Finesse colt 1000 to 30 agst Duke of Rutland's Hampden colt (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Mr. 'hornbill's Magnet—Shoveller(tak., 1000 to 25 agst Mona 1000 to 25 agst Sir J. Shelley's Barnard() 500 even between Defiance and brother to Rachael. OAKS. 10 to 1 agst Rosanne (taken) 12 to I agst Mr. Peirse's Sarah Sister to Swiss 14 to 1 agst Colonel Udny's Lisette filly 14 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline (taken) 15 to I agst Duke of Grafton's Turquoise IS to 1 agst Elizabeth 20 to 1 agst Mr. Molony's Zoe 30 to I agst Mr. Beardsworth's k estelle 30 to agst Mr. Shard's I3aleine ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 agst Colonel King's Bossy Bedlam 4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Velocipede (taken) 000 to 10 agst Lestelle (taken) No others mentioned. THE RING. NED NEAL ANT, WIIITE-lIKADED BOB.—The prelimi naries of this interesting match proceed with due punctua lity. The fourth deposit was made good at Jack Randall's, Hole-in-the-Wall, Chancery-lane, on Tuesday evening, in the presence of a numerous muster of the patrons of the milling art. Neil was present "in full feather and fine song," but Bob was absent. Ile, however, sent his old friend, Tom Cribb, as his locum tenens, who posted the Roney on time being called, with his customary punctuality. Ned—and we think justly —complained, that " promises, like pie -crust," ap the adage goes, " are nude to he broken ;" for many who had pledged their faith to come forward with the needful, were non est inventus ; content ing themselves with having realized the first, but forgetting the "goose which had laid the golden egg." The hint, we trust, will have its weight. Ton GAYNOR AND JENNIN - cs.—These men were also in attendance at the Hole-in-the-Wall, having staked a sovereign a-side, for a match to come off in the same ring with Neal and Baldwin; but Jennings's friends had found their way into some other hole, and were absent when they ought to have been present. A forfeit was the conseytence, and poor Jennings was again disappointed. DICK ACTON AND JACK NlCllOr,s,—The,e menlmet on Wednesday night at Reuben Alarten's, the City of London, Berwick street, and made good their second deposit, for a match to come off on the ISth March. Dick, though a " stale one," is a good one, and has distinguished himself on many occasions, but espec i a l ly i n his mill with Peter Crawley. Nicholls is a nep h ew of the celebrated George Nicholls, who heat 'Pons Cribb ; and consid ere d as a pheno menon he is " ;17 fresh a s a two year-old," y oung and vigorous, in his way. It will be his first public battle, and his friends " fancy bins much." Tom Reidie was present at the same house, to make a match with H arry J ones; b ut the Sailor Bov had steer ed his cou rse i n anot h er di rect i on. In consequence of wh i c h ' Tom gav e no ti ce , th at he wothl be at his p os t on Wedmi, day evening next, t o post hi s rag for 25/. or 501.0 to fight Harry or any ten stone man in the ring. Miss PATON is engaged fir the whole of the Lent Oratorios; she would have sung on the 30 th inst. but her provincial arrangements prevent her coming to town. of susp ens i on. " TOM COO KE w a s a sked by a Mr. B AILEY to explai n th e mean i ng o f ~a cord replied, "with infinite promptitude '--Ault your friend Ketch, it is more in his line. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. When we are not able or at liberty to state facts, we must repeat rumours, and mall: the ebbs and flows of public opinion. There is at this moment, then, we have to say, a kind of feeling that the Administration now cementing will be, to a certain extent, a liberal Administration in its course of po licy, and in its disposal of the public money economi cal. Be it carefully observed, that we give this only as the tendency of public opinion, which we would neither confirm nor invalidate : but our mode of acting upon such a system of policy as is ascribed to the Government, would be, to take what they give us thankfully, and humbly to strive to get as much more as we could. Lord Grey is, and has been, at Woburn•abbey with the Duke of Redford since Tuesday, and does not, we hear, mean to come to town before Thursday—that is, not till two days after the meeting of Parliament. As he made no part of the last Administration, his Lordship, pro bably, does not think that he is bound to fight their lost battles, or bring them back to the field from which they have fled, relictis non bene parnntlis (in English) " having left Lord Dudley and Mr. Huskisson behind them." Lord Lauderdale is also thought to have melted, and to have kindly received on his softened nature the impression of the new Ministry. As to the liberal views imputed to the new Ministry, take one imputed measure as a spe cimen. It is said that they mean to bring in a bill for the relief of the Catholics, granting them all but seats in Parliament! Upon which we shall remark, that if seats in Parliament be thus got pedetentinz, it is better than that they should not be got at all. For, that seats there, will come at last,—we have no doubt, We shall therefore, as we said above, be thankful for what we do receive in behalf of the Ca tholics, and continue to hope for all the rest. We recollect that so long ago as when Mr. Grattan. brought in a Bill for the emancipation of the Catho lics, and Mr. Abbot proposed and carried the clause that admission to Parliament should be withheld, the author of the Bill indignantly relinquished it.— Had it been carried into a law in its amended form, full emancipation, we believe, would have been, ere now, obtained. We are, therefore, by all means, for taking what we can get, whoever gives it ; the cote cession not being made at the expence of indivi duals, but being a right in, or a part of, the country, which the country itself communicates. We must not, however, omit to observe again, that these imputations of liberalism cast on the new Ministry are but rumours still ; but as a rumour generally strives to attest its own truth, by alleging some fact in its support, it, is now stated as such, that the old Lord Chancellor is indignant beyond measure at the manner in which he has been treated by the• Duke of Wellington, who, having come and stolen out of him a kind of assent to the proposition that he was too old to resume the seals, quitted hint as soon after as was decorous, and has taken care never to be seen by him since. And both the brothers com plain loudly of being " cut" by the Duke anti Lord Bathurst. An otter, as we have before mentioned, is said to have been made to the Earl of Rosslyn of the Master-Generalship of the Ordnance, and We know that some think he will accept it—if from ne. other cause, from his respect - for the Duke of Wel-, lington.—Times. Pitt 'll4,eilszt. The correspondence quoted by Lord Rossmore, in his speech at the Catholic meeting on Tuesday last, was calculated to produce so fatal an impression against the anti-Catholics and their cause, that we little wonder at the attempts already making to de troy the authority of some of its most important pas sages. Lord Rossmore read an extract of a letter from Lord Cornwallis to an Irish Peer, in which the Noble Marquis, then Lord Lieutenant, expressly promised, in the name of Mr. Pitt, " that the ac complishment of the measure of Union would be followed up by imparting to the Catholics the bene fits of the British Constitution." Now there is no getting over such a proof as this, of the pledge which were tendered to the Catholics as the price of their co-operation, except by denying the author deity of Lord Cornwallis's letter; and this accord ingly has been done with characteristic impudence by an evening paper of yesterday. The phra.: , e of " will be informed," instead of the more natural one of " shall have been informed," is seized upon as a sufficient ground for declaring the letter to be "a forgery." The letter was no such thing. The late Lord Llandaff, a man of honour, transmitted it by a King's Messenger to Mr. Walshe, who then repre sented an Irish borough : it was an autograph letter of Lord Cornwallis, and handed over by Mr. Walshe to his neighbour Mr. Lidwell, a gentleman of large estate, and who, from hostility to the measure of Union, had refused the office of High Sheriff for the Queen's County, pressed upon him by Lord Cas tlecoote. Mr. Lidwell states to Lord Rossmore, in the letter of recent date, which his Lordship read at last Tuesday's meeting, that this autograph epistle of the Lord Lieutenant lay in Mr. Lidwell's own hands from the Spring Assizes to the Autumn Lidwell, made of its contents at the time. It is in ci Assizes uet i oonf teas se copied year f l i. B o o m o,. and riot that e N,4, i t s h h e l ie : passage Air. extremely probable, that an Irish gentleman, making a succinct abstract of the contents of a letter, might in the use of an auxiliary verb, have substituted the word " will" for " shall," without subjecting him self to the imputation of serious error, much less of actual forgery, in the mind of any candid observer. But the attempt at denial of a notorious fact, is too hardy to be supported on any authority, howe‘ - er respectable it might be, and therefore howev'er op posite to that of the Evening Journal. V:very man who lived in Ireland at the time whtra the Union was negociating, was aware of the industry with which the friends of Lord Corn•;vallis and those of Mr. Pitt himself pushed and circulated in all direc tions the assurances of the Prime Minister and of the Lord Lieutenant, that the Catholics should be rewarded for their support of the Union, by the certain grant of emancipation. We ourselves have seen copies' of communications from both, which were vouched and countersigned by as honourable names as any now existing. The question was de9air of can vassedpersc,ad in every company, not whether Mr. Pitt had pledged his word upon the subject, for that was a,• well known as was r t e h r e ioa lan ca g n uag en e te w rt h a i .t c l h t al l : i y e used in despair obliga,ior,. Parliament on propo'4ng the measure to the British House of Commons, bat whether Mr. sere? That was the only question. If, then, there. be no hope for the intolerants but the success of their effort to affix the term " forgery" to a declara tion of Mr. Pitt, of the truth of which . no man eon versant with that doubt, we believe that they n I "Y Ott the lirithile restsGi li g or• t e h r ine nc opnu e l n )sl t ir i .t m oP m ai tg o t y Ce a e l ,"l : l : e' imilt.iYl : l7 \ V i .We a nd m ust add, u n re.. deemed.—Bid. pastoral L etter from the Secteti 1 Presbytery in London, a d dressed to the baptised of ' We lay before our rea d ers part of a peer singular document-- „ A 1 the Scottish Ch ur ch, residi ng g in London and its cinity, and ;n the southern parts of the illantl:3. As the document nuns to great lengthove are forced to reserve the re ma i nder of it for a future day. Is is subscribed b y ‘ , "James Miller, Moderator of the Presbytery, Minister of the Scotch Church, Pros pectliaee) B outhwark ; Joh n Bl vt h , D . D . M i n i ster of th e Scotch Church, Woolwich • John Cromhie, Minister of St. A n dre w 's Scotch Chu ' ra, Commercial. road ;Edward Irving, Minister of the National Scotch. Church, Regent-square : William Woodrow, Mi:iis ter of the Scotch Church, Swallow-street; Hugh 13aillie Mac Lem.), Minister of the Scotch Church, London Wall; Alexander Mac Donald, Minister of the Scotch Church, Birmingham ; and by John Polwarth, Walter Mitchell, Robeit Wright, William Dinwiddie, John Lomas Johnson, and John Law rence, Elders. In this document there are some very curious statements. " Of the t ens o f thou sands of our countrymen (i t is said), and their chit . , dren, and their descendants residing i n t hi s Ci ty and i neighbourhood (of whom t is reckoned not less than a hundred thousand have received baptism at the hand, and are thereby Members of the Scottish