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\IITIIFEELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. The important and alarming state of the Me tropolis o n ,. account of the _unexpected failure o f s o many pecuniary emablishments, has occu pied r at►ration Ko much, that we could not yesterday lint' room for the following article on the' agricultural improvements of the country, a subject that, when the financial storm has blown . over, will more immediately attract our notice, and always be deeply interesting to our feelings, as the source of health and happiness to the If ODIUM ty The twenty-six previous Exhibitions have shown an alnsost uniforut march of improvement ; and the assemblage of ant-.• mall, which on Thursday were scrupulously examined by fhur breeders and graziers of eminence, and by two butchers of .great experience and reputation, most visibly excels any previ ous-exhibition. The several premiums have been adjudged, the awards signed, and at a late hour on that night, the several labels completed, which were to appear, during the shew, at the head of the several animals, describing them, and distin guishing the Prize Cattle, Sheep, anti Pigs, by the liberal . arrangement of the Officers of the Club, the following is a transcript from these Labels. The Judges who have awarded the Premiums (only the two last. mentioned of which happen to be Members of the Club) are as follow, viz.:— :Fox. CATTLE.—Mr. George A tterbrow, grazier, of makes ley, Northamptonshire ; Mr. Wm. Robinson, grazier, of Bran don, Lincolnshire ; and Mr. ThomaS Slater, butcher, of High street, Kensington.. Tun SHEEP AND PIGS.—Mr.: John Ellis, of Exceat, Sussex ; Mr. John Warmington, of Plaistow, Essex ; and Mr. John Wetherell, of Kirkby-Mallory, Leicestershire. • ('LASS l.—A premium of twenty guineas, to the Marquess of Exeter tbr biS two years and ten months old Durham Steer; hied on ciis Lordship's Burghly Farm, and fed there, on tur nips, corn, and'oil'eakes ; travelled in a caravan 38 miles, from the place of feeding to the shcw. • For this premium there were also shewn by - Lord Althorp, a two year and eleven and a half months old Durham Steer, bred by his Lordship, on his Wireton Farm, end fed thereon hay, turnips, meal, and oil cakes ; travelled in caravan-fell, and in canal boat 119 miles. • Mr. Robert Bower,: a 2-year and 11 months old, improved short-horned Steer, bred by himself, from his roan bull, Can dont- ; and fed on hay, turnips, bean meal, oil cake, and boiled linseed ; travelled in a caravan 213 miles. The Stser is com meisded by the Judges, in their award. Mr. John Buckley; a 2-year and 4 months old Hereford Seer, bred by himself - from a bull - of Mr. John Price ; r.tl fed on grass, hay, turnips, barley meal, and very small quantities of oil cake ; travelled in caravan and canal boat 133 mileS. • • Caeass IL—The Ist Premium of 20 guineas, 'to Air. Chas. Stokes, for his 5 year and 8 months old Durham Ox, bred by himself.; and fed on grass, cabbages, turnips, two snakes of barley, and I,soolbsa of oil cakes; travelled in boat .120 miles. • The "2d -Premium of 10 guineas, to Al r. Joseph Ball, for - his 5 year and 4 months old Hereford Ox , bred by John Ails wright, Esq. of Hampton Court, Herefordshire ; and fed by .himself, on grass, .hay, and 1,2401b5, of oil cakes ;'travelled in boat 60 miles. There also shewed for this premium Thomas - C. Beasley, Esq. a 4 year and 9 months old Hereford Ox, bred by hint-- self from Mr. Champion's bull, Comet, and fed on grasS, Swede turnips, 0 bushels of bean, and 1,9041b5, of oil, cakes; travelled on foot 7, and in canal boat 140 miles. Commended ))r the Judges. Alia-Richard 'Kite-lee, a - 6 years old Hereford Ox, bred by Sir. William Probert, and fed by himself on grass, hay, tor rips, and 1,5001b5, of oil.cakes; travelled in boat 00 miles. Sir. Robert Masters, a 4 years and 9 months old. Hereford • Ox. bred by Air. John Turner, and fed by himself on grass, ney, and 1,2001ba. of oil cakes ; travelled on foot 4, and in boat, ata miles. - Commended by the Judges. James- Sinior, •Esq. a - 3 years and - 10 -months old Hereford brad by . Air. John Merrick, and fed-by himself on grass, hav, and .7,201b5. of-oil cakes ; travelled on foot 42,miles. • Airs. Trevor • Senior, a- 5 - year old Hereford Ox, which e was worked in harness two years, bred by Sir IL lioskyna, Bart.• and fed by himself on grass and hay only ; travelled on .foot 42 miles. Mr. Trevor Senior, a 5 year HerelardOx, worked two years, e le-alie Mr. John Merrick, and fed by himself, on grass, hay, -sad 840Ibs. of oil rakes;. travelled on foot 42. miles. iir. -I ,..Fhomas \Volker, a 3 years and li.months old Durham steerabred by himself, from the lion. .1. Simpson's bull, and fed by himself(in comparative trial against hie Hereford, in Class 3), on graas a turnips, and 1,1761h5. of 'oil cakes ; tra -.yelled on foot 5, .and in boat -120 miles, CLASS first -Premium of -15 Guineas, , to, Mr. George Payne, fbr his three years and eleven months old Here- - ford Steer, bred by -Mr..William Morgan, near, Hereford a and f2 , .1 by himself, on grass,' hay, and turnips; travelled on foot , W miles. - The second premium of 10 Guineas, to fr. :William Flowers, far his three years and seven months old Durham Steer, - bred by Mr. Baylis, Atteribrow, from a bull of Air. Champioaa and foci by himself, on grass, hay, and 1,1001b.5. of oil cakes ; .tra • -veiled on foot 43 miles. There also showed for this premium, the Marquess-of Exeter,• :a three years and two and a half months old mixed Durham • and Lincoln Steer, bred by his Lordshin on his Burghley Farm, and fed OR grass, hay,-turnips, and 1,0201b5. of oil-cakes tra -yelled on foot 80 miles. The Marquess of Exeter. a three years and two and a half -months old mixed 'Durham and Lincoln Steer, bred by his Lordship on his Burghley Farm, and fed on grass, hayourpips -and 1,0221b5. of oil-cakes ; travelled on foot 89 miles. . - Lord Althorp, a four -years' and nine months old misted Durham and Hereford Ox, bred by Henry Vansittart, Esq., eand fed on his Lordship's Chapel-Brampton Farm, on. grass, bay, turnips and 1,79-fibs. of oil-cakes ; travelled its boat 99 miles. Mr. William -Fowers, a three - years and eight months old 'Hereford Steer, bred by Mr, Francis Bache, and fed- by-hini e self, on grass, lay, and 1101bs. of oil cakes; travelled on foot 43 miles. Mr. Rickard Kitelee, an under four years old Hereford Oa„ --bred by - Mr. J. , Lane, and fed by himself, on grass, hay, tur nips, and 1,2001b5. of oil cakes; travelled on - foot 56 Miles. Jaynes Senior, Esq., a three years and six months old ITcre - ford Steer, bred by John Matthews,-Esq. and fed by himaelf on grass, hay, and 480 lbs. of oil cakes ; travelled on foot-42 miles. Mr. Trevor Senior, a three years and six months old Her& 'ford Steer, bred by John - Matthews, Esq., and fed by himself on grass, hay, and 4301 b%. of oil cakes.; travelled on foot 42 miles. Mr. Thomas - Walker, a three years and 'eleven months old Hereford Steer, bred by Sir. James Yarworth, anti fed by.him. self'(irntrial against his Durham Steer in Class II.) on grass, hay, and 1,1761b.5. of oil cakes; travelled on foot-and in boat 120 miles. Cams IV.— A premium of 19 Guineas to Mr. George Tib. bets, for his ,four years old Scotch Ox, fed on grass, hay, and .50 lbs. of oil cakes; -travelled-on foot four, and in hoat.3o There also'shOWed for -this Class a MessrsaJohn 'and Felix •' J . loothna.fonr years old Scotch Ox, fed by - 111cm on hay, grains, - and spentarash ; travelled on foot ten Miles: Mr. John Drayson, a tour years old Highland Scotch Ox, • fed by him, on grass, hay, and 443 lbs. of oil cakes; travelled on foot 7, and in a la?at 138 miles. -Mr. Richard Ritelee a three years and ten months old De - yoo Steer, bred by the Marquis of Tayistoek, 'and fed by him selfon grass, hay, and 404 lbs. of oil cakes; travelled on foot 56 miles. Mr. Robert Masters, a three years and four months old He reford Steer, bred by Mr. Edviard Leake, and fed I;y hiniSelf on grass, hay, and 550 lbs. of oil cakes ; travelled on foot 4, and in boatl3o Mr. 'Waiter Watson, a'four years old Highland Scotch Ox, tad en grass, hay, and 399 lbs of - oil cakes. -- Caass V.—A Premium Of 15 GUineas to Mr. WmaAdams, for his seven years and pine months mixed Hereford and short ' horned Cow, which has - borne five cabicA, and was milked' for the dairy, bred by Mr. Wm. Gibbins, of Adstos, near Tew cesa:r, and fed by him Self on grass, hay, barley meal, and 800 lbs, of oil cake ; travelled in caravan lit) miles. There also shewed for this Class—the late and lamented • DuChess of Rutland's Representatives; a seven years old mix ed Durham and . Alderney - Cow which had borne fonr calves, anti given twelve quarts of milk daily, bred on her Grace's Belvoir Farm, and fed on hay and bean meal; travelled on foot four, and in boat 130 miles, greatly commended by the . . . Judges. Mr. jonathan Clark, a seven years and ten months old mix ed short and long horned 'Cow; which has borne six calves, and been dairied ; bred by Mr. - John Clark, and fed by himself, on ;rtes, hay, and 860 lbs. of oil cakes ; travelled on foot 10, and in bpat9o miles. Mr. Jacob Hunter, . - and five years and fine months old Durham Cos which has borne 2 calves, and given 16 quarts of milk daily; bred by himself, from Mr. - Hutchinson's bull, Or- Jando, and fed on- grass, hay, brewers' grains, and oat and bean meal ; travelled on foot three miles. • CLASS V1.—.1 Premium of 10 Guineas.to Mr. Wm. Smith, for his eight years old .improved short horned. Heifer, which calved last in 1821 ; purchased in Yorkshire by Wm. Cattle, and fed by himself on green vetches, Swede turnips, barley meal, and oil cakes : -travelled in boat 111 miles. _The second best in this Class, Mr. Valentine Barford, a nine years and nine months old half bred Hereford Cow, which has borne seven calves, and been dairied .1' bred by 111 r. William Gibbins, and fed by himself on grass, hay, cabbages, green tares, and 7221b5. of oil cakes ; travelled on 'foot 6, and in boat, 99 miles. Commended by the Judges. There also showed for this Class, Mr. Richard Linnell, a four years and eight months old mixed Hereford polled and short-horned Heifer, had no calves, bred by himself on hay, turnips, mangel , worzel, and oil cakes; travelled on foot B, and in box tB3 ..... Mr. Robert Masters, a four years and six months old short horned. Heifers had no calf, bred by Mr. Perkins, and fed by, himself on grass, hay, and 11501bs. of oil cakes: travelled on foot 4, and in boat 30 miles. The Rev. Algernon Peyton, a six years old Scotch Cow, which has borne and suckled three calves, bred by the late Lord Strathmore, and fed by himself on grasS, hay, cabbages, some meal, and oil cakes ; travelled on foot 'JO miles. Crass Vll.—The First Premium of ten guineas, to Mr. Humphrey Tuckwell, for his three 21 months old mixed Cots wold and Leicester Wethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, and Swede turnips. The Second Premium of five guineas to Mr. Joseph Faulk ner, for his three twenty-one months old new Leicester Wethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, cabbages, and turnips. There also sheaved for this Class—Mr. Robert Masters' three twenty-one months old new Leicester Wethers, bred by Mr. Richard Hewitt, and fed by himself on grass only. The Rev. Thomas Plaskitt's three twenty-one months old new Leicester NVethers, bred by himself, from a ram of Mr. Burgess, and fed by him on grass, Swede turnips, and manzel wurzel, salted. Mr. Thomas B. Potterton three twenty-one months old new Leicester Wethers, bred by 'Mr. Joseph Faulkner, and fed by himself on grass, hay, cabbages, and turnips. CLAss VIII.—A Premium of ten guineas to the Marquis of Exeter, for his three thirty two months old new Leicester Wethers, bred on his Lordship's Burghly Farm, and fed on grass, turnips, and carrots. . There also shelved for this Class,the late lamented Duchess of Rutland's representatives, three thirty two months old new Lei -cester Wethers, bred on her Grace's Belvoir Farm,-from Rams hired of Mr. Robert Hard and Mr. Samuel Stone, and fed on clover, cabbages, kale, Swede turnips, and carrots. Mr. John Heaseley, three thirty two months old new Lei cester Wethers, bred by himself, from Rams hired by Messrs. Burgess and Freestone, and fed on grass, cabbages, turnips and carrots. _ _ _ „.-. .11r. Samuel Druce, three thirty three months old mixed Leicester and Gloucester Wethers, bred by Mr. W'm. Hewer, and fed by himself, on grass, hay, and Swede turnips. Mr. Marshall Goude, three thirty two months old new Lei cester Wethers., bred by himself, and fed on hay, cabbages,and Swede turnips. Mr. RobertMasteri, three thirty .two months old new Leices ter Wethers, bred hi Mr. John Dent, and fed by himself, on grass, cabbages, and carrots. - _ Mr. H u mphry Tuckwell, three thirty three months old mixed wortswold and Leicester NVethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, and Swede turnips. CLASS IX. The First Premium of 10 guineas, to Sir Thomas Dyke, Bart., for his three twenty months old South Down Wethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, clover, hay, cabbages and turnips, there being no competition for this premium. The Second Premium of 5 guineas, to Mr. Stephen Grantham, for his three twenty months old South Down Wethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, and Swede turnips, there being no competition in this class. CLASS X.—A Premium of 10 guineas to Mr. Stephen Gran tham, for his three thirty two months old South Down We thers, bred by himself; and fed on grass, hay, and Swede turnips. There also sheived for this Class—Sir George Crewe, Bart., three thirty-two months old South Down Wethers, bred by himself, from a Ram of Mr. Ehnen's; and fed on grass, hay, and turnips. • Mr. Henry Boys, three thirty two months old South Down Wethers, bred by .himself; and fed on grass, hay, and turnips. . CLASS Xl.—The First Premium often guineas, to Mr. Thory Chapman, for his three thirty tour. weeks old mixed Hertford shire and Essex Pigs, bred by hienielf, and fed on wash, pol lard., and barley-meal. _ The Second Premium of five guineas, to Mr. John Hodgson, for his three thirty three weeks old improved Suffolk Pigs, bred bylirriself,.and fed on barley and pea meal. • Mr. .John Hayward, three thirty - five weeks old Oxfordshire Pigs, bred by himself, and fed on barley meal. Mr. William Hayward, three thirty-five weeks old mix ed Essex and Sufibik Pigs, .bred by himself, and fed on bar -)ey meal. Mr. Jahn Rayner, three seventeen weeks old mixed Suffolk and Hertfordshire Pig:, bred by himself, from a Boar of Mr. George Dodd, and. feed by himself, on pollard, barley, and pea-meal. Mr. Richard Smalibons, three twenty seven weeks old mixed Chinese, Berkshire, and xforelShire Pigs, bred by himself, and fed on 'potatoes, hat).Y meal, and beaus. EXTRA STOCK-OXEN AND STEERS. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, a four year and two months old Durham Ox, bred by the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, and fed on his race's Woburn farm (in-trial against a Here ford), on grass, hay, turnips,-mangel wurzel, and 2,7101 b. of oil cakes ; . travelled on foot 5, and in boat.6s miles. Commend ed by'the Judges. His Grace the Dulce of Bedford, a four year and one month old Durham Ox, bred by the Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, and fed on . his Grace's Woburn fart (in trial against a Here ford), on grass, hay; turnips. --mangel wurzel, and 27101b5. of oil cakes ;travelled on foot 5, and in boat 65 miles. Commend ed by the Judges. His Grace the Duke of Bedford, a four years and one month old Hereford Ox, bred on his Grace's Woburn farm, and fed there (in trial againsta Durham) on grass, hay, turnips, mangel wurzel, and 21401b5. oil cakes ; travelled on foot 5 and in boat 65 miles. - Coinmended by the Judges. - His Grate the Duke of Bedford, a four year and one and - a half months old Hereford Ox, - bred on his Grace's Woburn farm, and-fed there (in trial against a Dtirham) .on grass, hay, turnips, mangel wurzel, and 21401 b. oil cakes ; travelled on foot '5 arid in boat 65 miles. Commended by the Judges. The Right lion. Charles Arbuthnot, a four years and half a month old Hereford Ox,. br:4l by the Duke of Bedford, on his Woburn Farm, and-fed on Mr. Arbuthnot's Woodford Farm (in trial against a „1 - ./urham), on grass, hay, turnips, mangal wurzel, and oil cakes ; travelled on foot 18, and in boat 96 miles. Commended by the Judges. - The Right Hon. Charles Arbutlinot i a three year and eleven months old Durham Ox, bred by himself at Woodford, and fed there (in trial against a Hereford) on grass, hay, turnips, man gal wurzel, and oil cakes ; travelled on foot 18, and in boat 96 miles. Commended' by the Judges. His Grace the Duke of •Bedford, a three years and eleven months old Hereford Ox, bred on his Grace's Woburn Farm, fedthere on grass, hay, turnips,-mangel wurzel, and 1160 lbs. of oil cake ; traveled on foot 5, 'and in boat 65 miles. Com mended by the Judges. - Mr. John Buckley, a two years end seven months old Here ford Steer, bred by Earl. Talbot-on his Ingestrie Farm, and fed by Mr. B. on grass, hay, ' turnips, barley meal, and oil cakes ; travelled-in caravan and boat 135 miles. 111 r. Thomas Clarke, two five .years and nine months old mixed Hereford and short horned Ox, twins, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay and oil-cakes ; • travelled on foot 6, and in boat 80 miles. • Mr. Robert Muse, two four years and a half old Scotch Ox, fed by him on grass, hay, turnips, and a peck per week of pea meal; travelled on foot 60 miles. 31r. Thomas Wall:er, two five year old, Hereford Oxen travelled on loot s,.and in boat 120 railes. EXTRA STOCK—COWS. Lord W. P. Vaynard, a five year .and eight months old Sussex Cow, - which has borne two ealve, bred by himself, and fed on hay, mangel wurzel and oil cakes. The Rev. Algernon Peyton, a six year old Scotch Cow, which has borne and suckled three calves, 'bred by the late Lord Strath more, and fed bY'hiniself, on grass, hay, cabbages, some meal and oil 'cakes ; travelled on foot ninety miles. William lloneywood, Esq. M.P. a four year and ten months old Susisex Heifer, bred. by himself, and fed on hay, manged wurzel, Swede :turnip, and an oil cake per day ; travelled in caravan fifty miles. Mr. William Alder, -a four year and six months old Here ford Cow, which .has never given milk ' • bred by Mr. John Ivers, from a b u ll of the late Duke of Bedford's, and fed by himself on grass - ' hay, mad' 98011)s. of oil cakes; travelled on foot four, and in boat, eighty miles. SHEEP. The Marquis of Exeter, a Sheep. Lord W. I'. Maynard, three thirty two months old South down Wethers, bred by himself. Wm. Iloncywood, Esq. M.P. three 30 months old South down Wethers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, Swede turnips, mangel wurzel, and a few beans. Commended by the Judges. 31r. , Daniel Maydwell, three .33 months old Southdown We thers, bred by himself, and fed on grass, hay, turnips, and 501bs. of oil cakes each. Commended by the Judges. - Mr. William Saxby; Jun., two 33 months old Southdown Wethers, bred by himself; and fed an grass, hay, turnips, and Twase. Mr. Richard Smallbones, three 33 months old mixed Welsh and Southdown Wethers, bred by Mr. William Clarke; and fed, by himself; on grass, hay, arid turnips. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 16. COMMISSION OF lIEVIEW.-POWELL V. MOUCIIAT. The argument in this case was continued by Dr. 4,usu xG TON, Mr. PET , rs, and Mr. HART, and is to be resuvAl again on Tuesday. LATHAM V. PARRY. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had read over the bill of exceptions which had been drawn in this case, and ,he found that the moat material clause was struck out. He did not see in it any question which could, be raised in a superior tri. bunal. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DEC. 61. II is lIONOUA was employed this day in hearing causes, none of which appeared to possess any general interest. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Dr.c.l6. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a special Jury.) LIBEL.-EUCZINGHAM V. BANKES, SEN., M. F. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. J. S. Buckingham, the proprietor of the Oriental Herald, against the defendant, Mr. henry Bankes, sen., the well known mem ber for Corfu Castle,• to recover a compensation in damages for the in j ury done to his character by a libel which the de fendant had published against it in the following letter, ad dressed to Mr. John Murray, the bookseller, in Albemarle street : Sir—l have received a letter from my son, dated Thebes (Egypt), June 12, which is the occasion of my troubling you. lie informed we that a person named J. S. Buckingham intro duced himself to him some time ago at Jerusalem, under the pretence of being an intimate friend of Colonel Missett, and also of the late celebrated traveller Mr. Burckhardt ; that in consequence of this supposed friendship with two so respectable men,* and so well known to my son, he permitted Mr. Buck ingham, whose.destination was to India, to accompany him for some time, and to take a copy of that part of his journal which was kept during two portions of his travels. This ill-placed confidence has been requited in the way that such acts of kindness usually are by ungrateful and worthless people. Mr. Buckingham announces his intentiop of publish ing his own travels, of which I have before me an elaborate and pompous prospectus in a Calcutta newspaper. I know not whether you have ever heard of this projected work; but, as it is intended to be printed and published in London, in a spendid manner, it is very probable that ap plication may be made to You before it sees the light, in which case I wish to put you upon your guard against having any transactions with such an author as Mr. Buckingham, and also against laying before the public parts of a very extensive and curious tour in an imperfect state, which I hope and trust that my son will he induced to submit to them in the best and most complete form that he can put his valuable researches together, whenever he returns. You will oblige me in making known what I communicate, with regard to the character of Mr. Buckingham and his in tended book, in any way that von may deenr proper. andl re main your obedient servant, H. BANKES. Kingston Hall;'Wimborn, Oct. 3, 1819. This day Mr. BROUGHAR and Mr. HILL appeared for the plaintiff; and the ATTORKEY-.GENERAL and Mr. F. POL LOCK for the defendant. - . . At soon as the jury had been sworn, the ATTORNEY-- GENERAL, for the defendant, stated that his client had with drawn the justification which he had pleaded, upon an under standing that the plaintiff would .be contented with nominal damages. Mr. BRoucliast said, that the object of. the plaintiff in bringiM , this action against Mr. Baiikes, and a similar action against Mr. Murray, was to clear his character from the impu tation which had been cast upon it. As the defendant had now withdrawn the justification he had pleaded, and had thereby admitted that he had no grounds whatever for the imputa tions which he had cast upon Mr. Buckingham, Mr. Bucking ham's object was attained, and therefore he would accept a verdict for nominal damages, with costs as between attorney and client. . _ _ The Loup CHIEF JUSTICE observed that the matter of costs must be matter of arrangement between the parties. The Jury then found a verdict for the plaintiff—Dainages Is. The Lout) entEr JUSTICE expressed his satisfaction that this case had come to such a conelusion. SLANDER.-MASON KINSEY. This action was brought by the plaintiff and his wife against John Kinsey, a police officer belonging to the parish of St: Olayc, Southwark, for slanderous words alleged to have been - spoken by the defendant, of and concerning the plaintiff's wife. The words were :—You area w—.; you keep a b— 11—; you have five husbands. Mr. SCARLETT, in stating this case, described it to be one of considerable importance to the public, inasmuch as it would disclose gross misconduct on the.part of a police officer, who, in the situation he held, should have acted otherwise. The plaintiff was foreman of the works going on at London:bridge. In order to be near his business, he took a house at the corner of Joiner-street, in Tooley-street. His wife kept a green-gro cer's shop, and the upper .part of the house was let occasionally to honest industrious persons. Mr. Mason had the misfortuoe however, to live within a - few doors.of a disorderly house, kept by a woman named Fenton. It had often been the subject of complaint among the neighbours, and the wife of the plaintiff, among others, opposed it. A • woman named Swenny, who was supposed to be in the interest of Fenton, souse time in August last, brought her stall and placed it before time door of Mrs. Mason, for the purpose of selling the goods which. Mrs. Mason sold. This was considered a great annoyance, and Mrs. Mason, in anger, kicked it down: 'The next day she received a visit from the defendant, who thought proper to use the words which became the foundation of the action. He had an order for her appearance before the Sitting Alderman. She accord ingly went to the Police-office, and as it appeared to be nothing more than a charge of knocking down an apple-stall, the Ma gistrate was disposed to dismiss the ,complaint. The defen- dant then said he could prove an assault, and he added—She is a had woman ; she keeps a bad house. That she keeps a bad house is notorious. The Magistrate said if that is so, she shall find bail. She was accordingly locked up with common pros titutes. A person who was present would have been bail for her, but the defendant advised him not to be hail. He said she was under a charge of exposing herself indecently in a barber's shop, and that the Alderman would not like so see him (the man was a watchman) bail for such a person. In con sequence of that representation the man declined becoming bad.' She was taken to the Clink Prison, where the defendant told the gaoler she was a notorious bad woman, and kept a bad • house. She passed the night in company of persons of the worst description. Mr. Scarlett asked the Jury whether such misconduct on the part of the constable could be endured for a single moment. if ever there was a malicious endeavour to injure another it was this. Could they conceive a case more horrible. A person was charged with knocking down an apple • stall, and when the Magistrate would have nothing to do with it, he was toldeshe was a bad woman, and the keeper of a bad house. She was sent to prison, and the same story was told again to the gaoler to make her situation the more deplorable. If ever there was a case which required damages it was this : Mr. Kinsey, having neglected to take into custody the woman who really .did answer the description given of the plaintiff's wife, turned the tables, and insulted an honest woman. He should prove that the defendant took part in the quarrel be tween Mr. Mason and the woman named Fenton, and that his unfortunate client, unable to stand against a constable and, his party, had been obliged to quit her house. The plaintiff bad left the shop, and was then carrying on the business of a pub. bean. The charge against Kinsey was for calumnious rnali emits words, and after he had proved his case, ,the Jury would visit such atrocious conduct with damages which might in future protect the public. Mr• ScanararT called a witness of the name of Steward, who proved the words. Mr. Aitcheson, a gentleman residing in the l lalgeware-road, who was passing by accident at the time the defendant was dis puting with 3les. Mason, also proved that the defendant said time words laid in the declaration. Other witnesses proved Mr. Scarlett's statement. Mr. GI; RNEY addressed time Jury for the defendant, and un dertook to show that the plaintiff's wife had assumed several names, and that she was not the respectable honest woman his Learned Friend had described. . Several witnesses were called for the defendant.. It did not appear that they could charge Mrs. Mason with immodesty. There was no proof whatever that she had ever kept a disorderly house. Indeed there was no justification on the record. The Jury, under all time circumstances, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages . 1001. • • COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. IG. STOLEN BANK NOTES. SNOW AND CO V• PEACOCK AND CO. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN stated that this was an action of trover, to recover the sure of 5001. being the amount of a bank note, which had, with other property, been stolen from the ser vant of the plaintiffs, who are hankers in London, and changed by the defendants, who are bankers in Lincolnshire. The question at issue involved a principle of paramount interest to the commercial world, It was whether the defendants were liable to the plaintiffs for changing a note of such amount as hOO/. to a stranger, without having taken the due and ordinary precaution to have the person's name inserted on the note, in order, if it should afterwards prove to have been forged or stolen, that a clew might be bad to trace out the party offend ing. The. Learned Serjeant then stated the circumstances of the case, which were briefly, that a dividend warrant had been paid into the Bank of the plaintiff's for 1,300/. which they sent with their porter to the Bank of England, where he got dm money, and was robbed on his return. One of the notes for 5001. was changed by a stranger at one of the banking houses of the defendants in the country without having asked any of the ordinary question. The plaintiffs had used- every thing in the power to circulate the account of the robbery, and were clear?, entitled to a verdict. :17l.Ifghtfoot. 7 1. ain employed kthe kee"for Auditing Public Accauntl., I had a dividend "Wvrrint for one thousand pounds macTe ounfE theoffice antlita . table tti Mr. Luke. This is the warrant. James Allen—l am employed in the house of Messrs. Snow and Co. The dividend warrant was paid into our house on the 7th of September, 1824. John James was the porter to our house at that time. He is now dead. This note was delivered to him on the Bth of September for the purpose of taking it to the Bank of England to receive the amount of it. 'He did not bring back the produce. He came back and said that he had been robbed of it. It is the invariable practice to examine notes before they are exehanged. A Clerk from the Bank of England here proved the pay ment of a dividend warant. He paid the dividend in two 5004. notes, dated 22d of July. Cross-examined—lf a person comes with a 5001. note to have it changed, all that the Bank does is to require the name and ad dress of the person who presents it. Henry Boustield—l am a clerk at the Bank at Bourne. The same partners have a Bank at Sleaford. I have been a clerk there about eleven years. On the 13th of April, about - eleven o'clock, a person came there to change a note. The mail ar rives about nine o'clock. The person who came and asked me to change a note was about 60 years of age, and of a middle sta ture. He did not appear to have the use of one of his hands.— He produced the note and asked for patt of the change in Bank of England notes. I told him it was not the practice to do that. He then said he would take it in forty-live ten pound notes,and ten five pound Sleaford notes, which I gave him, and he folded them up and went away. I sent the note to London, at six o'clock the same evening. Messrs. Hoare, Barnett, and Co., are our correspondents in London. They gave our account credit for th<note. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant SPANKIE.—T had no pre vious intimation about the note, either directly or indirectly.— There wete a number of fairs about that time; I gave the notes in the ordinary course of business; there was nothing about his hand or 'person to excite the least suspicion • a 5001. note is a convenient remittance. The man told me Lis name was Ed wards; lie w a respectable looking person. By a Juror—l do not recollect that I have, in the course of the time I have lived there, exchanged a 5001., a 400/., a 300/., or a 2001. note. I may have exchanged a 100. note. Warnford Taylor—l stuck up about 300 bills offering a re ward for the lost notes. A lad proved the distribution of handbills, on the Bth and 9th September, in the city, at all the lottery-offices, bankers, &c. James MalliSon, the Registrar .of the newspapers at Somer set-house, produced the Morning- Advertiser and the line and Cry of the 9th September, containing an advertisement offering a reward of 5001. The Banker's Clerk recalled by the LORD CHIEF JUSTCE —We do not take in the frac and Cry ; I don't know that it circulates in Lincolnshire. Mrs. Downe—My husband prints the Hue and Cry; we send about fifty of them into Lincolnshire. Cross-examined.—We send diem to magistrates and gaolers. They are not sold. We get the names of the persons to whom they are to be sent from Govenment, through the Police.; office. The Banker's Clerk again called.—Mr. Hanley is a Ma. gistrate of part of Lincolnshire. ..Lincolnshire is divided into parts. Mrs. Downe's cross-examination resumed.—l think I can safely swear that I sent one to Mr. lianley. I have addressed them for three years. A Clerk from the Bank of England 'produced a book con taining a list of lost notes, which lied been stopped. No. 243, dated 22d July, 1324, for 5001. was stopped. The note pro duced is the note; it has been cancelled. By a Jurer--V‘Then a note is stopped, the Clerk of the Se cretary's Office enters it into a beck, which is sent round to the various clerks. The number of the note stolped is gene rally first entered on the Cashier's card. Abigail Nicholls—l was at the Bull Inn, at Bouvre, on the 13th of April. I think it was the 13th Of kpril ; it was about the middle of the month. I recollect some persons corning in there. This was the plaintiff's case. - 11ir. Serjeant SPANKIE then addressed The Jury for the de fendants. He eontended, at some length, that there was no evidence of the plaintiffs having any property in the note at the 'tinteeof its presentation to the defendants, and that no action could be maintained. He also said that there was no collusion or fraud exercised on the part of the defendants, and therefore they could not be liable for the property. The .plaintiffs had not shown that they ever had the lost. notes in their poSession, and could not reasonably make the defendants liable for what they never possessed ; neither had they shown that any felony had been committed. The note had been lost in the month of Alarch, 11i24, and - had not come into the .defendant's - possession for seven months afterwards, during which time it might have passed through above one hundred • hands, and, in fact, the note bore testimony on its face that it had passed through many hands. It was incumbent on the plaintiffs to prove their actual or constructive possession of the note, which they had failed to do. - They should also prove the .conversion by the defendants to their own use, which could not have been done at that distance of time. He contended that it was not necessary for people to put their names upon .notes. lle bad himself never done so, and would never sub mit to such an imposition. What right had the Bank ofEng land to have his name circulated all over town and country upon .their notes ? .After several observations to the Same effect, he concluded by saying that the defendants had taken • all the necessary cantien, and were not liable. The Loup UmEr JUSTICE, in summing up, observed that there were two questions for the consideration of the Jury : the first was, whether the plaintiffs had done all they might for the recovery of the notes after they had been 'stolen, for if they had not done that they could not obtain a verdict ; the next question was, whether the defendants had used due caution in changing a note of such amount. It appeared that the plain_ tiffs had sent about fifty copies of the Hue and Cry into Lin colnshire; they had also stuck up bills in town, and advertised the loss of the property. It was obvious that the defendants should have taken due caution in having the name of a person presenting a 500/. note. Their caution should increase with the sum. But it appeared that they had not been in the habit of char ping notes of 5001., or even of 2001., and their caution should have been proportionate. The only evidence was, that the defendants were most respectable persons. He felt exceed ingly happy that the Jury were better judges of the case than himself; but it had been decided by the Court of icing's Beach, that unless a person had used dots caution, he could not recover, anti it was tbr them to say whether the plaintiffs had used due diligence 6r the defendants due caution, and to find their verdict accordingly. The case was most important to the commercial interests of the public. The Jury fotind a verdict for the plaintiffs—damages 5007., adding, that they had not the leait idea of any thing fraudulent or improper in the conduct of the defendants. Th . e LORD CillEF .TusTicE said, that observation must be very acceptable to the defendanti, than whom none could be more respectable. WALKER. v. REST, JI3 . , . This was an action against the defendant, who is a proprie tor of hackney-coacbes,.for compensation for an injury sustained by plaintiff, by having been thrown from his gig by the negli gent driving of one of defendant's servants. Several witnesses proved that the defendant's coach, when it had full room to pass by plaintiff, who was driving in his gig, in Holborn, was driven by the negligence of the coachman again die gig, which was upset, the shafts broken, and the plaintiff thrown out, and much hurt. Plaintiff's Counsel stated, that - his client did not want damages. For the defendant several witnesses were called, who'attri buted the accident to the quick driving of the plaintiff. The Jury, after about halt' an hour's consideration out of: Court, returned, giving a verdict for the plaintiff Damages—_ 81. 17s. Gd. (the sum which plaintiff had paid for repairing his gig.) SECONDARIES OFFICE, DEC. 1& CASE OF SLINDER. SARAH PENN V. WILLIAM BULL STAPLETON% The plaintiff in this case was an unmarried lady keeping a reputable seminary at Margate, and the defendant the son of General Stapleton, of Thorpe Hill, near Staines, and brother in-law of' the plaintiff. The defendant having allowed judg ment to go by default in the Higher Courts, a .lury was as sembled here to assess the damages sustained by the plaintiff, in consequence of the slanderous words spoken by the defendant. Mr. BiloUGHAil addressed the jury in support of damages, though he stated that the sole object of his client was to vindi cate her character. He then entered into a history of the last twelve years of her life to prove that it was irreproachable.— The defendant and his wife placed one of their children, a hey, at her school and were so satisfied with the manner in which he was treated, that they also requested her to take charge of their little girl. Yet on the 13th of June Mr. Stapleton after meet ing her walking with a most respectable gentleman to whom she expected to be married, and speaking civilly to her, went to her house, and in her absence demanded in the most per emptory manner from her assistant the restoration of his chil dren, whom he forcibly carried away. He then sent to demand the children's clothes, and as some of them were at the wash, , and could not be delivered at once, a Constable was ordered to get forcible possession of them, to whom they were delivered in the state in which they were. On the next day, seeing her I at a window at the house of Mrs. Nott, a married sister of her's, he held up his fist at her, charged her with having stolen his children's clothes, in these terms—" You, Sarah Penn, you I mean, (shaking his fist at her); you are a liar and a thief, and you have stolen my children;s clothes." On being re minded by Mrs. Nott of the weak state of her sister's health —" D—n her weak state, she is a-- and a prOstitute,” ins the only reply. Not content with the outrage he had already', committed, a considerable ti rnwd having collecred a b o ut the door, he pointed Miss Penn out to them with alltheiggravat ed expressions he had used. These were the words and acts for which relief was sought, and for which the Jury, he was as sured, would award proper damages. Witnesses having been examined in support of these charges, , 111 r. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury in mitigation. . Mr. COLLENRIDGE, the Chairman, summed , up the evi dence, and after a short consultation the Jury found a verdict of 1501. damages. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, DEC. 16.—The Rev. John King has been pre sented to the vicarage of Henley-upon-Thames, in this county', on the presentation of his father, the Lord Bishop of Rochester. The Rev. Robert Vanbrugh Law, M.A. has been collated,' hY the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells, to the Prebend or CanonrY of Easton, in Gordano, founded in the Cathedral Church of Wells, void by the death of the Rev. W. B. Barter. On Wednesday the Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells held his primary Visitation of the Dean, Dignitaries, Canons-Residen fiery; Prebendaries, and Officers of the Cathedral, in the Chapter House ; which is the first visitation of the kind that has been held for more than a century. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. of ANAITXWARD SUBJECT.--Yesterday, w Yesterday, during the hol business, 11r. Brooks, the celebrated anatomist, of Blenh el i i street, came to the office, and stated that on Thursday night 4 returned to his house about eleven o'clock, when he procee; 3 to his drawing-room; whilst there, and just before be,. retiring, he thought he would look and see if all was sa fe. With this determination he examined behind the curtains a .."„, other places, and at length, he came to the sofa; on stoopLT he beheld the leg and breech of a man, clothed in a cover ing of dark cloth, whom he pulled out, on which the fel% seeing he had an open space, jumped up on his legs) endeavoured to force something into Mr. Brooks's . ru out • but being too strong for him, he frustrated the fellow's ti e ; sign. A struggle ensued, when they both fell down, en: although the door had the chain up, yet the fellow by s oot means made his escape. Whilst he was keein he called out murder lustily, but neither his neighbours nor the watchman came to his assistance. Had they done so the fellovh whose intention was to rob or murder him, would have b ee/1 taken.—The Magistrate here asked Mr. Brooks in a lox tone: or at least so we understood, whether any resurrectionist WI brought in a subject before his hour was come, who, being alarmed, might have so exerted himself to escape from l'r! l ' was most probably horrible to his feelings ? To this question we understood the anatomist to give an answer in the negativ e; and a pupil observed that it could not have been a resurre c tionist,, as his clothes were not greasy.-.-The worthy IOW; straw then desired the officers to make inquiries, and endearoe him at ball to bring the offender to justice. MARYLEBONE. EXTENNSIVE SWlNDLlNG.— yesterday , T. hewitt re-examined charged with swindling.-Mr . Passmore, of, th e Rising Sun, Somers-ToWn, stated, that The prisoner came to his house, and said his brother-in-law was. Steward to the Archbishop of Canterbury, handed him an estimate of Pou' e buildings he said he had to erect, and asked if it would be CO venient to pay the men at his house ; being answered in w't affirmative, he, after some conversation , said he was in 111311 of '2l. in silver, which witness produced,' and on turning rusi back, the prisoner decamped. Mr. Maycock, builder, of Port llll , Town, said the iirisoner had duped - him out of M. by promiil2tP to procure him tne above job. Among the other dupes Smith, of Paddington Wharf, from whom he obtained 51., an Mr. Smith, of Portland Town, of 'll. There were sever, (Aims, but the Magistrates thought the above sufficient, committed him for trial. were Di ri LAMBETH-STREET. THE CONVICT 'FEIIIIIS.—The investigation touching the innocence of Catherine Ferris, now a convict, under sentence (?: death, was yesterday resumed. The witnesses who now m a. tended proved the apprehensiori of 'the two girls, Shute 3 % Furze, and their admission that they and Davis were the p artie who committed the robbery, and that Ferris was perfectly in" Docent. The two men, who had seen the girls surround Mr": Marsh, the prosecutor, as they supposed, fbr a lark, stated tha.r• they had visited Mr. Marsh in the Lunatic Asylum, and won.. fled his person.—A Memorial was then directed to be draw n up ' to be presented to the Secretary of State, and the Magistra te ' did not doubt but it would lead to the most favourable result. TOWN-HALL, SOUTHWARK.. A tradesman of respectability, named Samuel Towers, 0' peart:tl before the Magistrate in a State of mind not •easily de scribed, to charge his daughter, Jam Towers,with acts ofa Very serious nature. He stated that she was in the habit of stayiri out late almost every night, keeping the most. abandoned eon; pany, and when in want of money, creating mobs and riot r oue 1115 house and breaking his windows. H e.. complained in par; ticular of her conduct last night coming drunkennesS. She smashed every window in her reach, and t?'' did not know where it would have ended had he not given herr,' charge. The girl endeavoured tojustify her conduct, but failed t : as shecould earn 7s. per week at her business, and the fathe, home in a sta te agreed to alio* her 3s. more. Mr. Alderman Smini, aft e advising her in the most feeling manner to alter her con duct -9 particularly as to her father, told her that if she came before him again upon a similar charge, however unpleasant, his ( I t " - would compel him to commit her to the House of Correcticlu UNION-HALL. • The numerous and daring robberies that• have been lately committed in the neighbourhood of the Cobourg Theatre %- boys, who go in gangs of from four to eight, have at le n g t ,_ attracted the attention of the Magistrates, who ordered tl.° officers stationed about that place to disperse all idle OA - , racters, and bring before them such as lurked about for the purpose of committing depredations. The officers, in ell their rounds, observed four boys trying to remove a paper at the door of Mr. 111‘Mahon, stationer, Waterloo - rob t , l ' in doing which the pile fell, but they succeeded in appreheoz mg two of them. One gave hit name James Ellis, the oth" John Davis, both under 14 years of age. The ream of paPer . produced was valued at 6s. Had not the officers secured then' they would have made good their retreat with it; as they 114 '. cut the strings which fastened it. Mr. M`Mahan stated, tha,b_ it was a practice amongst these juvenile thieves to cut or cral' e a window one night, and next night commit a robbery o n 0, premises; this scheme rendering the punishment; in case detection, much lighter. Two more boys were brought in from the same neighl hood. The officers stated, that seeing a consultation of a s held near a stationer's shop, they placed themselves where thq could watch their manoeuvres ; when the two prisoners, nam e ;_ John Iletchinson and Geo. Lewis, thrust_ their hands throllP the glass, and with the greatest dexterity, seized a lot of Elar; inn cards, &c. Five packs were taken on them by the otitce r e who intercepted them in their flight. The whole of them. O f remanded; they are known to the officers as reputed thie ve and no doubt will be sent •to the Regions of Penitence s' Brixton. A scene of a most appalling description oc , curred in this City yesterday noon, betwem twelve and al o'clock. John Ward, the private belonging to the d P°t o , ° the 47th Foot, whose commitment to. Westgate gaol lately noticed, for breaking a pane of glass in the shop it c ?' (low of Mrs. Jager, silversmith, on ..the Parade, and stea l; °t7 two watches, which he afterwards returned, since his committal shewn evident symptoms of insanity ; ' and was in consequence of his making a great noise in t i t i. night and disturbing the other prisoners, confined by him"' «hen the gaoler took his dinner to him yesterday, on his open' ing the door of his cell, Ward immediately sprung past nit tad going to the top of the tower threw himself over he battlements, on the north-west side, when, dreadful to relate; his }rains were dashed out on the pavement of t he bridge, and he was instantly deprived of existence. One of til d other prisoners happening to be on the tower at the time, a% seeing what he was about to do, caught hold of his foot a s " was throwing himself over, but finding that he was endangeriel h s own life, he was compelled to let go his hold. A 1.34Y t 1g was passing at the time, had a very narrow escape, as the ne% of t'ie unfortunate deceased struck her bonnet. A Corone!, Inquest was held on the body yesterday, before Mr. Nutt, O : t rcner of the City, when after a patient investigation, a veru i " of " Insanity" was returned.—(Kentish Ga.ette, Dec. 16.) " Remember Love, remember," by PAIIOI and sung by Miss L OVE , is the prettiest BitVat . ` v,e have heard for some time, and does grea t credit to the Writer and Composer,