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- 4‘ IRE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Extract; from, the Morning Papers, J:112/ 8, 1825. tMORNING HERALD. j Shoold the - design of establishing a great semi nary or University in London succeed—of which there is the strongest probability—it suggests some curious and not uninteresting reflections. — One of these is the vast advantage which it gives the metropolis over every other city and popu lous town throughout the kingdom. This advan tage is inevitable hi either of two ways. It gives a monopoly of cheap and valuable education to those who are resident and established in London, or it draais away the youth of these towns and cities by shoals into the metropolis. There is, however, an alternative escape from these conse quences. The populous towns and cities may have each its University—and this is a most pro bable, indeed, a morally certain result of the suc cess of the London Institution. There is a case precisely in point—the rapidity with which" Me chanics' Institutions" have sprung up, in imitation and emulation of the parent one, throughout the country. There will most undoubtedly be as rapid and prosperous a growth of cheap Univer sities for the middle orders, as of institutes for the labouring mechanics. One of the most cogent— perhaps the most cogent argument, brought in proof of the necesssity of the London Seminary, is, that the strides made and making by the work ing ar'i , ans, obliges the middle classes to make a corresponding advance, in order to preserve their social place and influence. The employers should be at least equal in knowledge and intel ligence to the employees. But supposing the working and industrious classes initiated in ge neral literature and science, surely some provi sion should be made fur the upper classes—for those who live only to consume the fruits of the earth, and the inheritance of their fathers. They have, it will be said, Oxford and Cambridge.— But let it be recollected, first, that they do not all visit the Isis and the Granta ; next of those who do, how many walk over the course, or devote themselves to their amusements, and come out as innocent of all knowledge of the chorusses of Sophocles, and the Prindpia of Newton; as they went in. The learned professions, so called, too, are they not, or will they not be placed in rather an awkward predicament ? It is not too much to say, that even of these, many receive at present-something of undue credit and reverence for their scholarship from the new comparatively illiterate condition of those who are engaged in the various occupations of un learned industry—this on the supposition that " the Learned Professions" will not condescend to patronize the London University, or any of it's probable offspring. " Knowledge," we are often told of late, " is power." In that case, un less these latter classes seek education more generally, and attend to their studies more closely, it is easy to see in what class of soci ety there will be most power. We shall see the hitherto ignorant, like Caliban in the play, discovering their mistake, and treating those who were before their worshipful superiors as no be.tter than sots and blockheads.—There is no. great novelty in predicting a new era-- some one or other has been predicting a new era every generation since the deluge, whether it was really coming or not. But it may be safely said that a new era in the diffusion of knowledge is coming, or indeed has already begun. It is at present known to many•—and the London Uni versity will soon make it known in triviis—that light travels with surprising speed, taking but a very few minutes to pass from the satellites of Jupiter to this planet upon which if is our for tune to vegetate. There seems a close analogy in this respect between the physical and moral systems—in the amazing rapidity of diffusion, which is the property of intellectual light, as well as of physical. [THE TIMES.] Two occurrences, of a character deserving notice, took place yesterday upon_ the Stock Ex change. One may serve as a comment to the other. The first is this (which .we extract from an Evening Paper) :—" In the Stock-market, the " Shares of two new Companies hare appeared : 44 one, the Castello and Espirito Santo Brazil " Mining Association," (it has just within one as many names as the Duke of Cuniberland's boy), " the Shares of which were done at five per cent. " premium, and are at present about four. The 44 other, a Devonshire Granite." So much for the text : eit3w for the commentary, which we have receivedfrom the City ;—" The Committee " of the Foreign Stor,k Exchange have issued a " notice, to, caution the members against dealing " in the Shares of any Company, with the re " spectabiiity and fair conduct of which they " are - not perfecly satisfied."—A ha ! Gen " tlernen of the Foreign Stock Exchange, we should say, you are too late in cautioning the members of your body against thus dealing in shares of mushroom companies. The suspicion— the more than suspicion—of the public has long ago been excited against such ephemeral specu lations ; ail still—such is the blindness of ava rice, such the infatuation of the gambling passion —men t will be found to venture their money in the most distant hopes of exorbitant gains. This is the very vice that descended into the lowest ranks of life during the vigour of the lottery spe culations. With respect, however, to the Stock- Exchange, the present, though the most glaring, is not the first immorality acted upon that stage. What are time bargains? They are knaveries of more prompt solution than these mining concerns: but gambling—gambling all ! Time bargains went on," and prospered ; that is—,between two sets of gamblers, one prospered and the other was ruined. The Committees of the Stack Exchange moved but little to suppress that nuisance. Now come forth these mining schemes, which, as the greater serpent swallowed up time less, cast time bargains into the shade. Should share companies eontinne,• some greater and more atrocious ini quity. will succeed, and throw - them into obscu rity.; for nothing is stationary in this world, every thing is progressive or retrograde. I. or the present, then, we should wish to recede to time bargains ; and, having returned thither, we should hope to quit soon even that, contaminated spot, and reach at last the barrier from whence we started—that of common honesty and plain dealing. [l.tcw TIMES.] This has been " a dull Session," exclaims the ci-devant oracle of disaffection ; the plain Eng lish of which is—l have not been able to raise a clamour against any single measure of the Legis lature. Much has been done in Parliament, but it has all been done usefully and well. We have seen a law of plain and impartial justice between masters and workmen enacted—a law of justice as to the relation of merchant and factor—a law repealing the obsolete Bubble Act—a most im portant law for the regulation of Jurors—an other to prevent frivolous and fraudulent writs of error—a whole series of laws for the im proved regulation of the Customs—an Act for the regulation of.. Consuls and Consulage Fees—for the amendment of the Navigation Laws—of the Quarantine Laws—of the Ships' Registry Laws —amid numberless objects of the greatest import ance. Within the last fifteen days of the Session no fewer than 161 Statutes were enacted, includ ing those which we have specified. This may be mighty " dull" work in the estimation of our fastidious contemporary ; but those who delight to see powerful intellect applied to the promo tion of public utility will judge very differently from this incompetent critic of the labours of the Session. [MORNING POST.] French Papers to the Gth inst. and the Etoile of Wednesday reached us last night by Express. The Quotidienne and the Journal des Debats con tain little else than -lamentations about the re moval of Baron Hyde de Neuville from the em bassy to Lisbon. They speak of his great ser vices, of his sacrifices and losses, of his self exile in the cause of the Bourbons, and of the splend our of his abilities, and infer that his disgrace must be a concession made to British policy. Now we were going to express our astonishment at the importance suddenly attached to this in dividual, who has hitherto only been known asa violent Ultra declaimer in the Chamber of Deputies, but we find that the Etoile has been beforehand with us. After declining to enter into any explantion of the measure, "because it is connected with a policy which cannot and must not become a subject of disctission," it adds in a most cool and contemptuous tone : " We are ignorant whether the personage of whom they speak has done any thing to incur their regard, but we should be much astonish ed if he were not embarrassed by it." If things were sifted thoroughly, it would be a point of some interest to ascertain whether or how far that individual was acquainted with the plot to force the King of Portugal to resign his throne to his Son and rebel lious Queen, which was defeated last year by the energy and decision of the British Ambassa dor and of the rest of the Diplomatic Body. Certain it is, that if he he innocent, great injus tice has been done by report to his character.— Letters from Cadiz to the 29th ult. state, that a French armed Avis° had had a smart action with two privateers in the Straits of Gibraltar, which probably mistook it for a Spanish trading vessel, and which were ultimately beaten off, but not without difficulty and danger. [BRITISH PR Ess. The news yesterday from Greece was, upon the whole, if we may give credit to the accounts that reach us, unfavourable to the Patriots. We have, however, so often heard their petty disa greements and occasional disasters magnified into civil wars and final defeats, that we listen with suspicion to the tales that arrive, especially through Austria. According to the letters re ceived yesterday from Trieste, Ibrahim Pacha had marched upon Tripolitza, and was advan cing into the Morea without resistance. Prince Maurocordata and the President Conduriottis were at Napoli de Romania ; where it is said a general Council had resolved that Colocotroni should be liberated, and invited again to put himself at the head of his countrymen in defence of their freedom. We place not much reliance on these, but it is fitting that we should lay them before our readers. Greece has triumphed over assaults more serious than menace her independence at this moment, and we have not the smallest doubt that she will in the same manner again overcome her present dangers. The garrison of 01(1 Navarino, it appears, surrendered on honourable terms. They were allowed to march out of the fortress unmo lested. The capture of this place has lost more than half its value since the destruction of the Egyptian magazines at Modon by the Greek Admiral Miaulis. Notwithstanding all that may be said, we bave still the fullest confidence in the ultimate success of the Greeks. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] Last night we received Brussels papers to the 6th inst. and Dutch to the same date. There is au article in the former, which looks like an in dication, that it is the intention of the Government of the Netherlands to run a race of popularity with our own, in regard to its relations with the new States of America. An official notice has been sent by the Minister of the Interior to the Chambers of Commerce, to apprize that Body of the arrival of M. Gorostiza, who is to exercise provisionally in that Kingdom the functions of Consul General from Mexico. As a similar notice, and in a manner equally for mal, has been addressed to all the other Cham bers of Commerce, it looks like a preliminary step towards a bolder line of policy on the part of that Government. It has already acknow ledged virtually the political existence of the State, the arrival of whose Agent it has officially notified ; and to suppose that it would be satis fied with this half measure, would be an im putation, upon its consistency. At the same time it would be supposing that it was deter mined to resist the • earnest wishes of its -- subjects,—an opinion wholly at variance with ( the charact e r o f th a t w i se G overnmen t. f our - own surmise were correct, it would prove that there was not, on the part of the leading Continental Powers, that marked indisposition towards the New States, of which so much has been spoken. It would also convict a French Ministerial Paper (The Etoile) of gross ignorance or studied misrepresentation in one of its recent Num bers, in which, it is said, that the policy of England, in this respect, gave at first great umbrage to the other Great Powers, though they have been since reconciled to it, in conse quence of its qualified character. We shall not stop to refute so impudent an assertion, particu larly after the refutation it has received from the proceeding upon which we are commenting, for the Government of the Netherlands is too prudent to take such a step, if there were that decided aversion on the part of those Powers to admit the late Colonies of Spain to the rank of independent States. In the meantime, we should be sorry to see our own Government stand too much upon punctilio with those States, and should regret still more, were it to take any advantage of their ignorance of diplomatic forms. Every allowance should be made for their inex perience, particularly as they'may be said to have just awakened from a long and heavy slum ber; and also some indulgence for the foibles of the weak should be shewn by the powerful. Even if young communities shew some petulance,'it is excusable, and should not be too severely noticed by states that have advanced beyond them to an immeasurable distance in the knowledge of political wisdom. We sincerely hope that our Government will not turn round now, but, with its usual good sense and charac teristic dignity, persevere in that enlightened course which it has adopted towards these States, in spite too / of any false pride which the latter may potnentarily evince, for it can only be an ebullition which will pass away as soon as reflec tion'comes to tlyir aid. They must know that England Is ttrir best friend, and that she is wholly incapable of putting forth any claims, de rogatory from their honour, or injurious to their interests. [MORNING CIIRONICLE.I The Speech on the Prorogation of Parliament, and the favourable accounts of the Revenue, have not had the slightest effect on the English Funds —they were rather lower yesterday morning, with a heavy appearance. Consols for the July Account opened at 912, and closed at 918. There have been immense sales, but chiefly for the August Account, which is per cent. higher than the present quotation. The Commissioners for the Reduction of the Debt bought Consols yesterday morning at 91i, making the price, ex cluding the dividend, 89-1-,.—ln the Foreign Mar ket there was little doing, and the prices have little varied. Greek Scrip was heavy, on ac count of the payment of an instalment next week, 13 to 121 discount ; Colombian - Bonds 881 buyers ; Mexican Scrip 21 to 2.1 ; the Danish, Brazil, and other Funds without altera. tion.—ln the Share Market, a new Mining Com pany, called the Castello or Spirito Santo, made its appearance. The shares were bought with great eagerness, from 4 to 6 premium ; the price at the close, 4 to 41 premium. The mine is situated near Rio Janeiro. -Another new Com pany, a Granite Association, has also come out at premium. In all the small Shares, as they are termed at the Stock Exchange, there is much bustle. The Shares of the Dye Company, the Boulogne Company, Cobalt, Tin, &c. were all in full operation. The Shares in the extensive con cerns of the Anglo-Mexican, United Mexican, and others, are for the present neglected. INDIA. We have much pleasure in inserting the fol lowing tribute of approbation to the merit and good conduct of our countrymen in the East : "To Brigadier-General Sir AR CH IBA L D CAMPBELL, K.C.B. and K.C.T.S. "Stn—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your Dis patch (No. 25), dated the 7th instant, announcing the capture of the town and fort of Martaban by the detachment under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, of his Majesty's 41st Regiment, and submitting a copy of that Officer's Report of his proceedings. " The Governor-General in Council commands me to ex press his fullest concurrence in the tribute of applause which you have bestowed on the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel God win and the Officers and men under his command, and of Lieut. Keele and seamen of the Royal Navy, composing the expedi tion fitted out against Martaban. " The ability and judgment with which Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin planned the attack, and the gallantry with which the place was carried by the small force of 220 men against the nu merous and well-armed troops of the enemy, reflects the highest credit OR the professional character of the Officer in command of the expedition, and the cool and resolute intrepidity of the handful of men by whom so important and brilliant an exploit has been achieved. " His Lordship in Council accordingly desires that you will be pleased to express to Lieut.-Colonel Godwin the very high sense which Government entertains of his conduct on this occa sion. You will als6 be pleased to convey to Lieut. Keele, J. Baizley, of his Majesty's ships Arachne and Sophia, the ac knowledgments of the G overnor -G enera l i n Council, for the zealous and gallant exertions of themselves and the British sea men under their command. " His Lordship in Council has further noticed with great satisfaction the honourable testimony borne by Lieutenant- Colonel Godwin, to the services of Captain Waterman, 13th Light Infantry, Assistant-Quartermaster-General ; Lieute nant Cochrane, of his Majesty's 41st regiment, Acting Brigade- Major ; Captain Kerman, Madras Artillery, commanding; Captains Stehelin and Burrowes, detachment 41st regiment; Captain Williamson, 3d Madras Native Light Infantry, (which regiment, it is stated, vied in the attack with British courage), and Lieut. M‘Gregor, of the Bengal Artillery. • " In conclusion, the Governor-General in Council directs me to observe, that it must be highly gratifying to you, as it is ho nourable to the object of it, to peruse the well-merited enco mium which Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin has passed on tin: gallantry and meritorious services of your son, Lieut. Cow bell, of his Majesty's 38th regiment. " I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) " GEORGE SWINTON, Secretary to Government. ." Fort-William, Nov. 26, 1824," EASY MODE OF TAKING IMPRESSIONS FROM COINS, &c.—A very easy and elegant way of taking the impressions of medals and coins not generally known, is thus described by Dr. Shaw :—Melt a little isinglass glue with brandy, and pour it thinly over the medal, so as to cover Its whole surface; let it remain on for a day or two, till it is thoroughly dried and hardened, and then t a ki ng it o ff; it will be fine, clear, and as• hard as a piece of Muscovy glass, and will have a very elegant impression of the coin. It will also resist the effects of damp air, which occasions all other kinds of glue to, soften and bend, if not prepared in this way. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 7• THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL r. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. This was a case of appeal, partly heard yesterday. It re lated to the construction of a will, in which the testator he queated his property in the British funds to certain legatees, and the remainder of the money in the 4 per Cents. (described in the will as IL 4 per Cent. Consols) to the Society for the Re. lief of Persons confined for Debt. Previous to his death, but subsequent to the execution of the will, a large portion of the property invested in th e N av y 5 p er Cents. was converted by the Act of the Legislature into 4 per Cent. Stock. Supposing that the testator meant this part of his property to be subject to the same disposition, the Society, instead of receiving a small sum, would become entitled to about 80,0001. The LORD CHANCELLOR, after observing that if the tes tator could be restored to life he would be astonished to hear what the Court had been listening to, was of opinion that the will would not pass the larger s um (amounting to upwards of .70.0001.) to the Society; but that they were entitled to the sum of 18,0081. t and certain smaller sums. Hi; Lordship announced to-day that the sittings in the hail would continue till August 16. COURT OF' KING'S BENCH, JULY 7. SYLVESTER V. HALL: This was an action by the son of a merchant, named Josephs, who had taken the name of Sylvester on receiving some pro perty under the will of a relation, against Mr. Hall, an attor ney of Great James-street, Bedford-row, for false imprisonment on a charge of a felony,' to which Mr. Hall pleaded a special justification, setting out grounds of suspicion, which led him to believe that the plaintiff had stolen an account-book from a drawer in his office. The case for the plaintiff, which was opened by Mr. SCAR LETT, was as follows :—The father of the plaintiff; having a large family, wished to article his son to an attorney, and ap plied for that purpose to Mr. Hall. It was agreed he should be received on a'premium of 2001., for which the father was to give bills of 501. each, payable during the two ensuing years. From these payments was to be deducted a moiety of the net profits of any business which Mr. Josephs might be able to throw into Mr. Hall's hands ; and account was accordingly kept of the transactions applicable to this contract. A difference arose as to the correctness of this account; and Mr. Hall took the book and locked it up until the alleged error should be explained and rectified. Shortly after this, the drawer in which the book had been deposited was found forced open ; the book was gone; and. Mr. Hall caused the plaintiff and another clerk to be taken up on suspicion of stealing it; alleging that the plaintiff had returned to the office for his great coat, after he had left it, and remained some minutes in the room alone. The young men were taken to the Police-office, when, after examination, the plaintiff was discharged on his own recognizance, and the other clerk was altogether dismissed ; and the charge against Sylvester was not prosecuted further. It was now suggested that Mr. Hall desired to remove the plaintiff from his office to make room for another clerk, and had made proposals for an assignment with that view, which had not been immediately accepted, and on which some differences had arisen ; and it was proved that a negociation respecting another clerk had been pending, but, from the course which the cause took, the defen dant's explanation of these circumstances did not appear. After the plaintiff's case was closed, a private discussion of some length took place between the Counsel on both sides, at the close of which The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that he had consulted with his Learned Friend, and was ready, on the part of Mr. Hall, to pay the costs as between attorney and client ; to assign the plaintiff to another master • and to say that the accusation he had made was preferred under an erroneous impression. Mr. SCARLETT said heacceded to these terms upon a dis tinct understanding that no imputation remained on Mr. Syl vester's character. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he undoubtedly meant this—Mr. Hall had supposed that there were grounds of sus picion, but he had been in error. A verdict for the plaintiff=—damages 40s.—was then con sented to, and recorded. KEENAN V. SMYTH. This was an action against Mr. Carmichael Smyth, to re cover 31/. (s. 2d. for necessaries furnished to his wife. _ A similar action against the same defendant was, recently tried in the Common Pleas, when the misconduct of the lady was urged as a ground of defence; and after a trial, which lasted a few days, the plaintiff recovered a verdict. Before this case was opened, Mr. CAMPBELL said he appeared for the defendant, and he was ready to admit a prima facie case for the plaintiff, and take the opinion of his Lordship on a point of law, waving all the unpleasant questions of fact which might be introduced on the inquiry. This demand arose between July and November in. last }rear. In the March preceding Mrs:Smyth sued her hus band for a divorce and for alimony ; he was cited and appeared ; and in December a decree was made for a divorce, and for ali mony to the extent of 301. a-year, which had operation from the commencement of the suit. Now, though at the time this debt was incurred the decree was not pronounced, yet inasmuch as it covered the whole period, he submitted that the husband ceased to be liable Cc. support his wife from the moment of the citation ; or, at all events, that he was liable only to support her at the rate of 301. a-year. Mr. DEN MAN and Mr. MAuLE submitted that the proposed defence was no answer to the claim ; and that the evidence could not be received. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE agreed in this opinion, but proposed to receive the evidence, and direct a verdict for the plaintiff, giving leave to move for a nonsuit. Mr. CAMPBELL then proved the citation and the decree, but failed to prove the payment of the alimony, having only the re ceips of the lady, which were not admissible as evidence. The Jury then, under the direction of his bordship, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 311. 6s. 2d. FItOST v, DOLLANI) AND OTHERS. This was an action by the clerk to the Commissioners for Mving the parish of St. P ancras , aga i ns t th e assignees of arsh and Co., of Berners-street, to recover 1,0701., paid into the banking-house before the bankruptcy. The Commis sioners claimed to recover the whole sum out of the assets, by virtue of a local Act giving them a preference. A similar claim was set up in an action at Guildhall, which has been reserved for the consideration of the Court. Mr. SCARLETT now appeared for the assignees, who, he said, felt bound to see that the actions were rightly brought, in protection of the interests of the mass of creditors ; and in ad dition to the general question raised in the case, contended that the Commissioners had no authority to sue in Mr. Frost's name. On the suggestion of the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, a verdict was taken for 1,0701., subject to the opinion of the Court on a special case. - CONSISTORY COURT, JULY 7. MONTAGU V. MONTAGU. (This proved to he a case of singular importance, as involv ing some general question upon the validity of Gretna-green marriages, and determining an interest in property of the value of 300,0001. and upwards. Before the question of adultery could be tried, it was of course necessary to prove the mar riage, which the h us b an d' s plea had denied.) Dr. ADAMS described the suit to be one of separation by reason of adultery, brought by Mrs. Margaret Green Montagu, against her husband, George Conway Montagu, Esq. The citation in this cause issued on the 10th of May, 1824, and an appearance having been given for the gentleman, a libel was brought in on the Nth of November last, and admitted in the month of February following. That libel, in substance, pleaded as follows :—The marriage of the parties, - and the way in which it was actually celebrated ; and - the wife at present prayed a sentence, so far as respected the validity of such marriage solely; and the matter now stood assigned for sentence, accordingly, upon that point alone. Th e lib e l stated in the first article the law of Scotland as it applied to marriages between males, being above the age of fourteen years, and females above the age of twelve ; and it set forth that valid marriage might be contracted between parties of or above such respective ages, in the kingdom,and by the immemo rial law and custom of Scotland, by their consent " per verba de prersenti," without publication of any bans, or authority of any licence, or the intervention' of any religious ceremony whatever; -that the mutual acknowledgment of one another as husband and wife, and their public cohabitation together as such, is taken to be conclusive evidence of their marriage, unless it be distincly proved that • they have not really intend ed to contract such - marriage thereby ; and that in the case of persons being so above the age of pupillage, and 'entering into such contracts, within the kingdom of Scotland, the law of that kingdom does not hold the consent of parents or guar dians to be necessary to the validity thereof. The second article pleaded, that in the year 1803, the said George Con way Montagu, being under embarrassed circumstances, went to reside at Liverpool, where he passed under, and was known by the name of William Thompson, and where, still pass ing under such appellation, he did, in the months of August, September, October, November, and December of that year, being then a bachelor, pay his addresses, in the way of mar riage, to Margaret Green Montagu, the other party , in this cause (then Margaret Green AVilson, spinster) of Liver pool) a minor, aged seventeen ; that he then declared to her, as well as to Mr. George Croshie, a particular friend of her's, that his real name and description was George Conway Montagu ; that having agreed to become husband and wife, they, the parties in this cause, proceeded to Scotland for the purpose of so intermarrying ; and did, on the 29th of December, 1803, in the presence of divers credible witnesses, at Gretna-Green, in Scotland, acknowledge 'and declare each other to . be husband and wife, " and were.validly joined together in matrimony," by one Joseph Paisley, who performed the ceremony on that occasion, " reading in the presence of the said George Conway Montagu and Margaret Green Montagu, formerly Wilson, the office for matrimony as contained in the Liturgy of the Church of England, as by law established ; the two parties passing by their real names of " Montagu and Wilson ; " the marnage so celebrated, being a good and valid marriage according to the law of Scotland. The third article pleaded that, shortly before these parties went to Gretna-Green, Mr. Montagu, under the assumed name of William Thompson, wrote and ad dressed a letter to 'Mr. Charles Wilson, -the grandfather of Miss Wilson, where lie informed Mr. Wilson of his departure for Scotland with his grand.daughter, and of his intention to marry her ; that Mr. Montagu enclosed. such letter in an envelope, anti delivered it to Mr. George Crosbie, with directions to give it to Mr. Wilson, which was done ; and that shortly after the marriage, Mrs. Montagu her felf, formerly Miss Al ilson, wrote and sent a letter to her aunt in Liverpool, informing her that she had on the previous day given her hand to the said George Conway Montagu, de scribing him under his assumed name of William Thompson, which letter was addressed on the 'outside and in the hand writing of Mr. Montagu, to the aunt, who has since, by mar riage, assumed the name of Ravely. The fourth article exhi- , bited in supply of proof two exhibits, being the letter (before mentioned) marked No. 1 and No. 2. whereof NO. 1 was en tirely of Mr. Montagu's hand-writing, and No. 2 of Mrs. Mon tagu's, with the exception of the superscription, which was written by her husband. The fifth article set forth, that after such their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Montagu cohabited toge ther in all respects as husband and wife in the city of Edin burgh, till about the end of March, 1804, when they returned to Liverpool; Mr. and Mrs. Montagu in all that interval ac knowledging each other to, and being acknowledged by, their friends, acquaintances, &c. for husband and wife, and particu- • larly to Mr. Crosbie. It was set forth in the next ar- - ticie,., that during their• residence at Edinburgh, Mr. Montagu, under the name of William Thompson, wrote and sent a letter to Mr. 'Wilson, informing him that he had mar ried his grand-daughter; such letter (marked No. 3Y being brought in as an exhibit in further supply of proof, The 841 article stated, that at the time of Mr. Montages mar riage, he obtained from Joseph Paisley, the man who had ce lebrated the same, a paper writing, purporting to be a certificate' thereof, which paper he preserved, and has frequently shown to many persons of credit, and on one occasion so lately as in the month of May, 1823 ; and that in June, 1822, he had applied to Mr. George Crosbie, and requested him to apply, on his road to Scotland, at Gretna-green, and obtain for hinPanother copy of this writing. The 9th article recited, that on the return of Mr. Montagu to Liverpool, in March, 1804, lie informed Mrs. Montagu's relations of her marriage to him ; and that after spending one day in Liverpool, his lady and himself proceeded to Maidenhead, where he introduced her as his wife to his sis ter ; and proceeding to Lackham-house, in the county of Wilts.' to his mother and family ; and that they resided there and at other places subsequently, until about the month of March, 1823, always cohabiting together and acknowledging one another as husband and wife, and that during such tune they had issue six children, three of whom were still living. In supply of proof, the 10th article pleaded the letter No. 4, brought in as an 9xhibit, and purporting to be written from Calais by Mr. Montagu to his wife. It appeared to he written in the month of September, 1823, and was in the hand' writing of Mr. Mantagu. These, the Learned Counsel ob served, were the only articles that bore any relation to the clues' non about the marriage. Any question upon the other articles , which related to the facts of adultery imputed to this man, was not at present before the Court. The question O r the Court's present determination related only to the marriage. , as that was pleaded to have been celebrated, acknowledt, nd, and confirmed in the various articles of the libel from one to ten. On this libel- there had been examined eight witnesses' in London; three under a requisition addressed • to a place called Longtown,. in the county of Cumlreriand, and twelve under ,a requisition at Edinburgh. It appeared to th e Learned Counsel that those witnesses most fully prove ( ' the marriage in question to have taken place very much in the way stated in the libel, and that three of them in particui r (memh - :rs of the Scottish Fuculty of Advocates) slimed that It was a valid marriage according to . the law of Scotiand.! That law must depend for its application on particular parts tit. this case, to which it was very Material that the Court shoolo attentively consider the nature of the evidence produced. (Here the Learned Gentleman entered into a summary of those P °r tions of the testimony adduced, which proved - the addresses paid from September to, December, 1803, by a person pass i ll under the name of William Thompson, of Liverpool, to a ISIL s i Margaret Green Wilson, of that place—the circumstance • these parties quitting Liverpool in the latter end of .Deceall)cr, in that year—their communications with Mr. George Crose'' on the subject—the marriage of two parties about this timegentle at Gretna-green, and their identity, although the gentleman w 3- . . c so married un d er a diffe rent name , w i t h th e illiam Thomps°' and the Margaret ::_ireen Wilson deposed of.) Sir C HRISTOPHER Ronisrsosr suggested the propriety of Counsel's re a ding the most important depositions in this cee t ; notwithstanding that the Court had already perused their' ir" great care. The Learned Counsel, accordingly proceeded, in the •-fr f st place, to read the depositions of Henry Cockburn, Francis fl e a fery, and James Moncrief, Esqrs., the general effect of o , Was, that by the law and custom of Scotland, a marriageoil' tracted by any man and woman, being above the age of f lage (14 in the male and 12 in the female), per verba de . c co' senti, in the presence of witnesses, a nd f o ll owe d by m u ta , o ud habitation, recogn i t i on , an d ac k now l e d gment, wou ld be gtiou and valid marri age , an d wou ld req ui re ne i t h er t h e publicno of banns nor the consent of parents or guard i a ns,nor the peq e r' ante of any religious ceremony in facie ecclesice to give it au t f,e ticity and effect ; ex ce p t i ng on ly i n a case w h ere i n i t c oil, /A n ot clearly an d di st i nct l y s h own that the verba de prcesenl i had ut been uttered with the intention of so contracting, or had been d, tered jocularly. Upon this evidence as to the law of Seotlaaea and the eviden ce o f M rs . R ave l y, C ros bi e, Wi n b u rne, o p. others of the witnesses, as to identity, coliabi4tion, and acl' n ;,,,,e ledgement, the L earne d C ounse l submitted ;hat the murr," . anti identity of the parti es w ere b ot h prove d an d es tablishe" t his Dr. LusHINGTox, on the same side, adv e rted also °oil remarkable acknowledgement of the marriage by the hu s h o nl himself, in the lett er a dd resse d b y hi m to Mrs. Montagu 'rife, Calais, in the month of September, 1023 :—" To yob, ' 11 ,: to the only ear and heart'l feel disposed to appeal to, ea' The remainder of the evidence was then shortly read. ~iO O Sir CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON nbserved, that this o° o o arose out of a suit of separation by reason of adultery, the ay. by the wife against the husband ; but ihe marriage of f en , ties had taken place under such peculiar circumstances , a s s in g e. dered it necessary in the first instance to prove that ma s to The Court then recapitulated the substance of the libels a d i n .the fact of marriage, and the • heads 'of evidence addu ce s el• support of that marriage ; observing, that it had verY,iod dom happened, in a case exten di ng over suc h a long PA c it. of time, and to be established by sonumerous a body 19 ' it in nesses, that the chain of proof and evidence so unbroken a manner as •in this instance. There f t he a chasm to be .supplied. The Court alluded to a part o onis . deposition of Mr. Tugwell Robins, of Queen's.square, 13le v the bury, solicitor in this case, -as extremely material to sl!° b ` ed by allusions made by Mr. Montagu.to the certificate subscrl r oost Paisley, of Gretna-green, as to a paper of which he a j is careful and tenacious, because it proved his marriag whith our lady. After an elaborate review of the whole case, un ced was made n ot limits only will not permit us to follow, the Court pro° . for the validity of this marriage. f .50 01 ' in Upon the application of Dr. ADAMS, an ailatment 0- „ t oil the nature of alimony was made to the lady, to be nocoui.:, for hereafter, in reference to any future allotment of a lim o l Y be made her pea:dente lite. ' The celebrated Dr. AR NE was once found PI; tising his lesson, with his mu s i c -b oo k on a coffin, in w ijic corpse had just been deposited. BIRTHS. of On the 4th inst., at Woodhatch, near Reigate, th e 13— Colonel John Nuthall, of a daughter. On Friday last, the lady of Th omas J os h ua Platt, of . 0/1 : ' ton-crescent, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. ,„ .1 011 1' On the sth inst., at Turv e y, B e df or d s hi re , the Ayre, classical tutor of the Church Missionary Instatriticli" Islington, to H enrietta, third daughter of the Rev. mond, rector of Turvey. On Wednesday, at St. Cl em e nt D anes Ch u rch, gh" Henshaw, Esq., of Durh am , t o emily Charlotte, secon d "" ter of the late James Tomlins, Esq., of Westham, }lt'se7_>"° . ll' / On Tuesday, the sth i nst 4lED ., Air. Edward Haydoth °f j o , ° f stree, Hackney, youngest son of the late Mr. JolinflaY Colebrooke-row, Islington. f g O i a'' ' On the 26th ult., a t S e d gc b roo k, Li nco l ns hire, DA T. ' ° fro - " beth Turney, wid ow o f t h e l ate IVI r. Turney, sur geon, Ore ding-lane, London. ~„, Ore e a On the 6th inst., at Hackney, in his 26th year, James JO Livett, EN., of the Inner Tem le, eldest son of the lat e t , P Greive Ltvett, Es., of Lmington t Hants. On the 24th ult. q , at her y residence ' Holloway, Mrs' Fliz3tioet Sitch, in the 68th y ear o f h er age --- Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, Id th e OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CAROAI-3.