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LONDON BRIDGE. The following, which concludes the matter of the London-bridge Committee Report, was not ready for publication when the first part appeared : REPORT OF SIR JOAN RENNIE, ON THE SUBJECT OF MESSRS. TELFORD AND WALKER'S REPORTS. " London, Nov. 17, 18 3 1 . " Stia,—l beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 21st and 26th ult. and Bth inst., ac companied by the reports of Messrs. Telford and Walker, dated the 17th ult. and 7th inst., and of Mr. Clark, of the 25th ult., upon the state of the New London-bridge, upon which you inform me that the Committee are desirous to have my obser vations and opinion. I accordingly beg to make the following :- 66 First, As the report of Messrs. Telford and Walker principally relates to the levels and mea surements, I shall merely reply to that part of it, by observing that the variations are there given in their fullest extent—indeed, in a greater degree than I can make them; and many of these, trifling as they are, arise, in part, from there not having been time to complete the dressings before the bridge was opened, and which dressings are now in progress. "As to the cause of these variations, Messrs. Telford and Walker conclude that they may have arisen partly from the original setting out, and partly from the substance ; and it is admitted by them ' that some deviation from perfect accuracy is to be calculated upon.' In this they are perfectly correct, for every practical person knows that a cer tain allowance for subsidence, or what is technically called 'finding its bearing,' is invariably made in buildings of every kind. For this purpose, in the New London-bridge nine inches were allowed for the centre arch and piers, and eight inches for each of the others, and they have fallen short of this cal culation, which could not have been expected. " As to the observations about the platforms of the piers being two feet six inches above the bed of the river, about this there must be misconception, because the whole of them are considerably below the bed of the river, and are firmly founded in a stra. turn of clay of great density,notwithstanding the sound ings and borings made for Mr. Telford, which, it is admitted in the report, cannot for a moment be com p red in accuracy with the open examination by coffer-dams ; moreover, the piers are protected with three complete rows of seeting piles, fifteen inches square, and driven eighteen feet into the ground (in addition to the hearing piles), and extending around them for a distance of thirty feet, and the bed of the river for the same distance is three to four feet above the platforms, arid two feet eight inches more above the heads of the bearing piles, which are twenty-five feet below the foundation of the old bridge, a depth which in these kind of foundations has never been exceeded, if equalled ; the observations also about the level of the string courses of the piers are sub- Jere to misconception. " Messrs. Telford and Walker state that the va riations above-mentioned are greater than what they have been accustomed to in similar works ; this is ery probable, for no parallel case can be adduced of a work of the same magnitude, or under the same extraordinary difficulties as to depth of water, ra pidity of current, or contiguity to such a structure as the old bridge, having ever been built or even at tempted ; but as far as any similar works have been ce ostructed, the comparison is in favour of new London bridge, for I will venture to assert that few, if any would bear the same examination by spirit level, and plummet, without equal if not greater de fects being discovered. " In corroboration of this, the bridges of Neuilly near Paris, of Bourdeaux, or Coldstream, by Mr. Smeaton ; of Gloucester, by Mr. Telford ; of Tot ness, Westminster, Kew, Richmond, and a variety of others which could be named, display in propor tion equal, if not greater variations, than those of the new London bridge. Yet, with the exception of Gloucester bridge (the approaches of which are riot yet completed), the others have been in constant use for many years, without any objections being 'urged against them ; indeed, it is impossible to erect any building, much less such a one as the new London bridge, without similar variations. And, judging from the very high encomiums of Messrs. Telford and Walker, upon the great excellence of its materials and workmanship, and that they cannot find a crack or a similar defect, or even the appear ance of one, in any part—neither have they ob seved any variation in the curves of the arches, or other material part of the work. Also, from the very decided and unqualified opinion of Mr. Clarke, all doubts as to its perfect stability must be re moved by a perusal of these reports. Since then the levels have again been tried, and no alteration .s,hatever can he found, nor had any taken place for above two years, since striking the centres, when the work took its bearings. As to the observa tions of Messrs. Telford and Walker, in their (second report, about the joints of the parapets—the ena eonry of which, they observed, they never saw equalled—this is scarcely worthy of remark, and arises, not _from any movement in them, but from the inevitable con:yaction of the morter by the late cold weather, and whit:! , i,nveriably occurs under similar cir cumstances ; but, ever; isr this respect, no bridge para pet has ever exhibited eo little variation—and this, considering that the bridge has been opened between three or four months to the greatest traffic in the world, with a paved road-way so recently after its completion (which materially increases the concus sion, end tends to bring to light any defect, if such exists), is ver y surprising, and more than could have been reasonably expected, for no work has ever ex perienced such severe trials. " Lastly—As to the removal of the old bridge, of the propriety of this there can he no doubt, for it alone is the caose of the unequal scour, the extraor dinary depth above and below, and the extreme ra pidity and inequality of the current, all of which are so disproportional to the channel in any other part of the river, and cannot but be considered injurious as otherwise. When the old bridge is removed, the titer will be restored to its natural state, arid all the holes and other irregularities in the bottom will be reduced to a regular section, as suggested by the late Mr. Rennie and Mr. Telford before the bridge was commenced, and was always contemplated by the Committee and myself. For these reasons, and for the constant expence of maintaining it, the sooner the old bridge be removed the better. " I trust, therefore, that I have now satisfac torily answered the several observations in the re ports above-mentioned, and have proved that the variations therein alluded to are of no cersequence whatever, and that it is impossible to complete a work more or less without them, and that they are less than what may be observed in similar works by no means of the same magnitude, or attended with equal difficulties, and that neither the appearance, utility, nor stability of the bridge are affected thereby in the least degree. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " JOHN RENNIE. Woodthorpe, Esq. Town Clerk, &c." " lien: The following i s an extract from M r . W. P. ci ati l - e's Report, alluded to in Sir Thomas Rennie's Report " In respect to the materials and workmanship, especially that of the parapet and coping, it is su perior to any work of the kind I have seen in this country; and it is to be regretted that there should be so much irregularity in the horizontal and per pendicular lines, particularly when it is evident that the real intention of t h e principle of all parties con cerned was to do t h eir best. " In the present state of the work, it is impossible to account for the irregularity of the levels in the different piers; some may arise from error in the first setting out, and some from the natural su b s id ence arising from such a large a nd heavy mas s o f mate -vials, but very great allowa nce should be ra;d e f or a work of such magnitude, and the extraordinary diffi culties under which it was .executed; and I must beg to add, that I believe no public work has ever undergone so determined and rigid an examination, and in the course of it there were only a few of the stones of the third arch and pier that had an oppew ance of fracture; and on a close examination, I am inclined to think they were original defects in the stone, commonly called dry rents, and are only d; covered when subject to the weather, or by minute examination ; but they are not of the slightest im portance, nor should I have thought it necessary to have made any mention of them but from the cir cumstance of Mr. Jeffrey having noticed them. " In regard to the old bridge, it will require care and attention in taking it down; as it will afford plenty of material, it cannot be better disposed of than in bringing the bed of the river to an uniform level. " It might be considered difficult to come to a determination on the stability of the bridge; but from the appearance of the abutments, piers, arches, spandrills, and parapet, there is no indication of any recent subsidence ; and from the accurate workman ship of the parapet, it is next to impossible that any settlement could take place without being observed by the joints opening; but as there was no such in dication on my last view, and judging from the gene ral excellence of the material and workmanship, I am of opinion, under all the circumstances, and so far as my investigation has gone, that there is no reason to doubt the stability of the bridge, ner have I any reason to apprehend that its stability will be at all affected by taking down the old bridge, provided the precautionary measures be taken as herein recom mended. At the same time I beg to suggest the propriety of transferring the Trinity high-water mark from the old bridge to the piers and abutments of the new bridge, so that levels may be occasionally taken to ascertain if any and what alteration may have taken place since the date of this Report. " I cannot conclude this Report without observ ing that a considerable time has been expended in the investigation, and great care and attention has been paid to the accuracy of the details. Still I find nothing to shake the opinion I have come to, particularly when there are so many instances both at home and abroad of structures of considerable mag nitude and importance being out of perpendicular and level, that have stood the test of ages without any sensible alteration whatever." REPORT OF SIR JOHN RENNIE, ON THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD LONDON BRIDGE. "To the Worshipful Committee of the Corporation of the City of London, appointed to carry into effect the Act of Parliament for re-building Lon don-bridge, and making suitable Approaches thereto. " GENTLEMEN In conformity with your instruc tions, I beg leave to submit the following Report concerning the most adviseable plan to be adopted for the removal of the old London bridge. "In carrying this important and desirable work into effect various points must be taken into consi deration, which may be chiefly classed under the fol lowing heads : " First, Enable the tide to assume a proper direc tion both upon the flood and ebb, and to allow the bed of the river to accommodate itself gradually to its altered state. " Secondly, To interfere as little as possible with the navigation during the operation of removal. " Thirdly, The expence and best mode of remov ing it. " With regard to the first, whatever measures be taken, it is of great importance that the main set of the tide, both upon the ebb and flood, should be preserved upon a proper direction, and as nearly as practicable towards the centre of the river, arid pa rallel to the general line of the shores ; without this ' precaution in the commencement of the operation, holes and banks will be formed irregularly in the bed of the river, which will be prejudicial to the na vigation and the adjoining wharfs; and, when once established, it wilt be difficult to remove them. " In order to avoid this inconvenience, the most advisable course will be, to commence in the first in stance by removing the superstructure, including the parapet, roadway, cornice, spandrill walls, and arches of the old bridge. and then to remove a certain por tion of the piers on both sides of the centre, so as to direct the current through the centre or side arches of the new bridge, as circumstances may render ad visable. " In doing this, great caution should be taken to secure the remainder, so as to prevent it from being carried away irregularly, and from causing injury I either to the river or to the new bridge. " When the first portion has been removed, the effect upon the river will be seen, and the remainder can be proceeded with as required, and in proportion as the channel of the Liver accommodates itself to the increased quantity of water passing upwards and downwards ; by this means the channel will be pre , served in a proper direction, and the mass of the tidal and land waters will operate more effectually in improving the bed of the river, and in removing the obstacles which may retard its progress, and prevent it from acquiring its natural and regular section. " With regard to the second, by adopting the mode above recommended, the navigation also will be most effectually preserved, and vessels and craft will still have the advantage of the two enlarged openings on each side of the present centre arch whilst the other part is being removed, and the dan ger of having the old bridge carried away in masses, and thus producing injurious consequences, will be avoided, and the adjoining wharfs on both sides of the river will be equally benefited. " With regard to the third, the best mode of re moving the old bridge, either by one or several con tracts, will depend materially upon circumstances. If respectable parties can be found to take the whole in contract, subject to the restrictions above men tioned, it would be the most economical plan, and would be attended with the least inconvenience and risk ; and it will then be in your power to regulate the river better, and to hasten or retard its demoli tion as the nature of the case may require. Any consequential damages either to craft or otherwise will, it is presumed, be provided for by the Act as at present. As the removal of the old bridge is a work of considerable importance, it is extremely desirable that no contractor should be employed but those possessing great skill, experience, capital, and responsibility. " Whilst the old bridge is being removed, it will be advisable to fill up and reduce to an ordinary and natural section (corresponding with the channel of the river where it is not influenced by the present fall occasioned by the old bridge) all the holes and irregularities both under and round the old and new bridge 3, and immediately above and below, and where any hard shoals exist in the river upwards, it may be advisable to assist the current by dredging. By these means the bed of the river will be more effectually improved arid regulated according to its proper section and previous to the work of demo lition being commenced, proper guage-marks should he fixed above and below the old bridge, in order to ascertain correctly, from time to time, the effect of the alteration. " I am, Gentlemen, your most humble servant, " JOHN RENNIE. P.S. The earlier that the removal is commenced the better. (Signed) " JOHN RENNIE." SECOND REPORT OF MESSRS. TELFORD AND WALKER, RELATIVE TO THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. " London, Nov. 7. " SIR,—In our report respecting the New Lon don Bridge, we referred to the state of the parapet as corroborating the evidence we had received as to the whole of the works having come to their pro per bearing; and we also stated that we had no knowledge of the bridge until four weeks before the date of our report, which was too short a time to enable us to speak confidently. " Having since heard a rumour of some of the jo'nts in the parapets having opened a little lately, and having had the report on the old bridge being about to be removed forthwith confirmed by appli cation at the Town Clerk's office, we thought it our duty to ascertain if there is any foundation for the rumour we have referred to, and we have to-day visited the bridge, " Had we not before surveyed the parapet and oil“ work, we thould hare still said that the work- Remained at Last report New cases Total Recovered Died Remaining at this date, H o'clock, A.m. From the Commencement of the Disease, on 2fith October, 1831 Cases. Died. :he - ---- .... 294 96 Mr. O'CONNELL is still hard at work in Dublin, with the formation of his New National Political Union, to which Reformers from all parts of Ireland are daily sending in their adhe sion. So far so good, Mr. O'CoNNELL's ex ertions cannot be otherwise than laudable, when put forth in furtherance of the great restora tive measure, but why does the Hon. Gentleman permit himself to be carried away so Com pletely by his own personal feelings, as to fall foul of the Whigs at every opportunity that pre sent itself? Is it by abusing the Whigs that he expects to ensure the triumph of their favourite measure—Reform. We can not understand this doubtful sort of po licy. We cannot reconcile it to justice, common sense, or sincerity. Mr. O'CoNNELL is every where hourly asserting his ardent anxiety to obtain Reform for Ireland ; is he going the right way to obtain the fulfilment of his desires, by abusing wholesale those very men by whose means alone Reform can be obtained ? W e trust he will, ere long, see the necessity of laying aside this awkward practice of blowing hot and cold at the same time. He may rely on it, he will gain no credit by being Whig at one mo ment, and Anti-Whig at another, but will cause himself to be generally distrusted. The tumults at Lyons have struck with not less astonishment than alarm those who have been accustomed, both in England and France, to look merely upon the surface of things, and to disregard the under currents, whereby that surface becomes, ever and anon, troubled and ruffled. Those who think that the conservation of social peace may be permanently maintained by the advancement of such measures as the English Reform Bill, or the French Hereditary Peerage Project, have, in the di s turbances that have just occurred, a fresh proof that there is a disease in the present state of society far more in veterate than they imagine, and not curable merely by such political Reforms, as, however excellent in themselves, do not strike at the root of the evil wherewith the body politic is in fected. That evil lies far deeper than iby superficial observers is imagined, for it consists in the want of adequate employment which is generally felt by the operative, who are likewise the most numerous, classes of the people, on both sides of the channel. The stagnation of the silk trade for some time past in France, owing to the diminished expenditure of consumers, attributable chiefly to political causes, is well known, and this seems to have forced the masters at Lyons to reduce wages beneath what the men considered a just standard. The workmen appear, after some discussion, to have brought the masters to con sent to an increased tariff, which tariff the masters never intended to adhere to, and from which they, in fact, subsequently departed, by refusing to fulfil its substantial conditions. The men therefore, seeing no hope of bettering their con dition during the coming winter, resorted to those scandalous acts of violence with which our columns have recently been filled. They acted on the same motives as have constantly im pelled the operatives of our own manufacturing districts to a strike of wages, and have produced the riots at Merthyr. Tydvil and other late dis turbances. The results are truly deplorable, but by no means unaccountable when it is consi dered that the artisans, who have risen in in surrection, compose, with their families, about four-fifths of the population of the city of Lyons. The silk trade, combined with the manufacture of hats, artificial-flowers, and orna mental trinkets, occupies the bulk of the inha bitants of Lyons, who have been driven by want of adequate support, to an attack upon life and property almost unparalleled in the annals of popular tumults. It is clear that political feeling—if by that term be understood a participation in the views either of the Carlists, or of the Movement Party—had no share in the Lyonese riots. The Report of the Agents of the St. Simonian reli gion alt Lyons to their employers at Paris, points out very plainly that the rioters wanted bread, and not the dethronement of Louis PHILIPPE. It is, in truth, just the same in this country, where those of the lower orders who exhibit, from time to time, bursts of political violence, do not do so at all with reference to Whig or Tory politics, but with a view of ex pressing their discontent at the situation of the lower as compared with the higher orders—that is to say—of themselves as compared with their more opulent neighbours. The riots at Lyons would have happened under a. Carlist, or an extreme Gauche, Ministry, just the same as under the juste milieu government of CASIMIR I PERIER, though, it must be confessed, such occurrences strengthen the hands of any kind of apposition, and weaken those of a Ministry, however well intentioned. They afford a fertile theme of declamation for the partisans of the banished dynasty, as well as for the more unrea sonable and inconsiderate of the Movement Party ; but they are not such as to weaken the Ministry materially, however great may be its un p opularity in other respects. The masters may possibly have been in error for not continuing the former prices till the dull season of winter was past, and the Ministers may have been negligent in not indemnifying the masters, with a view to induce them to keep up the wages, and tranquillize the irritation that must have been perceived to have been growing among the men. A due exercise of forethought in this respect might, at all events, have post poned, if not have averted the storm, which seems to have fallen like a thunderbolt in an atmosphere the most - tranquil, and a sky the most serene, for such was certainly the external political aspect of Lyons on the very day that preceded the commotion. manship of the parapet, as it 'now is, is excellent; but it is our opinion, from the appearance of the joints, that there is a small movement in some of them since our previous survey ; and the argument we then drew from their appearance is rather weakened than otherwise. (Signed) " THOMAS TELFORD. " J. WALKER. " To Henry Woodthorpe, Esq." SECOND REPORT OF WILLIAM TIERNEY CLARK, EsQ, RELATIVE TO THE NEW LONDON BRIDGE. " Hammersmith, Nov. 17. " SIR S I have received your letter of the 11th instant, with a copy of Messrs. Telford and Walker's report, dated the 7th. " I beg to state, that I have carefully examined the abutments, piers, and arches of the bridge, and have not been able to discover any alteration what ever since my view on the 17th ult. " The appearance of movement in a few of the joints of the parapet, referred to in Messrs. Telford and Walker's report of the 7th instant, is of so trifling a nature, that it is impossible to state with any degree of accuracy whether the appearance is caused from the natural subsidence to which such large masses are subject, or from the vibratory mo tion occasioned by the traffic over the bridge ; but from whatever cause the appearance of movement in the joints of the parapet may arise, I have no reason to alter the opinion contained in my report of the 22d tilt. " I have before observed in my report, in re gard to the old bridge, it will require care and at tention in taking it down ; and as it will afford plenty of materials, it cannot be better disposed of than in bringing the bed of the river to an uniform level.' And lam of opinion, that the sooner this measure is carried into effect the better. (Signed) " WM. TIERNEY CLARK. " To Henry Woodthorpe, Esq." PRICES OF THE STOCKS Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. , 3 1 ,4 3 3 l per Cent. Ditto Red 89 9 New 3%per Cent 90A, %S i % 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 99 8n Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan 5, 1880 Oct. 10, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. New 5 per Cent. India Stock 119 9 ,4 Ditto Bonds 4 3 dig. South Sea Stock 92% Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £1,0(10 5 4 pm. Ditt0...... 5011 5 4 pm. Ditto Small 7 5 pm. Ditto Commercial. pm. Ditto Advertised — pm. 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The Belgian Minister visited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday at the Foreign-office. Lord DURHAM arrived in town yesterday from the Continent; his Lordship visited Earl GREY at the Treasury. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE left town yesterday for his seat at Bowood, Wilts. Sir FREDERICK ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, has arrived in town from Scotland. BRIGHTON, Nov. 29. Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had the lionsur of an audience of his MAJESTY; after which his MAJESTY, accompanied by the Countess of MAYO, left the Palace in a carriage and four, with two outriders, proceeded through East- street, along the West Cliff, to Hove, from thence to Kemp Town, and returned to the Palace after four o'clock. Her MAJESTY did not take her usual carriage airing. Prince GEORGE of Cambridge, accompanied by the Earl of MAYO and the Rev. Mr. Woon, walked through various parts of the town ; previous to which his Royal Highness took an airing on horseback. The Princess LOUISE, attended by Lady BEDINGFIELD, took an airing in a carriage and four, along the East and West Cliff. Her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA did not leave the Palace during the day. Her Royal highness enjoys excellent health since her arrival at the Pavilion. Last evening the following distinguished persons had the honour of dining with their MAJESTIES :-Her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cam bridge, the Princess Louise, Earl and Countess of Errol, Earl and Countess of Mayo, Lord A. Fitzclarence, Lieu tenant-General O'Loughlin, Lord Lake, Lord Burghersh, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir Andrew Barnard, Major- General Hepburn, Lady Mary Taylor, Sir Thomas APAlahon, Aladlle d'Este, Lieutenant-General Sir William Pringle, Sir Frederick Watson, Major• General Sir G. Way, Lieutenant-General Sir William Peacock, Major- General Sir Frederick Ponsonhy, Lady Bedingfield, Lieu tenant-General Sir William heir Grant, Colonel and Lady Msry Fox, Lieutenant-General Sir George Anson, Lady Sophia Sidney, Major-General Sir Charles Pratt, General Sir Robert M'Farlane, the Earl of Chatham, Colonel Sir James Reynett, Lieutenant-General Sir James Fraser, General Dalrymple, Lieutenant -General Sir A. Camp bell, and the Rev. Mr. Wood. Among the names left at the Palace were :—Mr. Robert Grant, Mrs. Grant, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Northampton, the Right Hon. Charles G rant, G eneral, Mr. and Alrs:Willi a ms, Mr. William Irby, Colonel Brows, Mrs. and Miss Bonham, Mrs. and Miss Raikes, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Deering. Some of the Sunday Papers assert that his MAJESTY will leave the Pavilion on Monday next, for St. James's Palace (such may be the case) ; as yet no arrangement to that effect has been made- w COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) VX-FARTE HORNET' IN THE MATTEL OF T‘:RLTO: ,- , A RANK It U PT. Sir E. SUGDEN replied in this ruattT to-day, in which the application was on the part of the assignees for an in junction to restrain the bankrupt fromproceeding with an action of ejectment against certain ptrchasers under the commission, alleging that it was his intention to super sede the commission, though he has ❑either surrendered to the 'commission, nor been in this cauntry for the last 16 or 17 years. His Loansim said that though he was pretty well aware of the facts, the matter having been disclosed for four days, yet before disposing of it Le would take an opportunity of reading the affidavits and correspondence, and then be able to go on with any other business. The LORD CnAscELLoit said that as there was a misunderstanding on the part of the bar with re ference to the Court's going on with appeals, the Counsel stating that they were not prepared to proceed with any of the appeals that were in the paper, nor were they prepared to bring on any motion, consequently his Lord ship had to rise at twelve o'clock. COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) YOUNG V. KENRICK. This was an action to recover a sum of money of the defendant fur professional business done by the plaintiff, an attorney. The defence was a set off for the hire of a chaise and some pork sold to the plaintiff; and also a tender of the balance.—The Jury found a verdict for the defendant. ALLEN V. ROBINSON. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was the widow and administratrix of John Allen, deceased, late a baker in the Edgeware-road, to recover the amount of two bills of exchange of 20/. 17s. 11d., and 21/. ss. 7d., and a subsequent debt of 12/. Os. ld., the whole of which was for bread supplied to the family of the defendant, a builder at Paddington, during the years 1824, 1825, and 1826. Mr. GURNEY and Mr. COMYN appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. STEERS for the defendant. The bills having been put in, Mr. Steers objected to their being read, as they were drawn upon wrong stamps. Upon inquiry the objection was held to be a good one, and Mr. GURNEY said he would then waive the bills, and prove the debt to the same amount. A journeymaa to the late Mr. Allen proved the deli very at the defendant's house of four or five loaves a day, from October, 1824 to September, 1825. Another witness proved similar deliveries of bread from September, 1825, to the same period in 1826. A third witness proved deliveries from April, 1827, until March, 1828, a few days after the death of Mr. Allen. Mary Allen, the daughter of the testator, proved a pro mise to pay by the defendant, and that from the accounts in her father's books it appeared there was due from de fendant a total sum of 541. 3s. 7d. _ _ Cross-examined by Mr. STEERS-The bills produced were in witness's writing. Mr. STEERS addressed the Jury for the defendant, and said he hoped to be able to prove that his client did not owe the plaintiff one farthing, for the whole of the present demand had been discharged. Robinson, son of the defendant, stated that he held a situatio❑ in the Board of Works. In July, 1825, his father became so ill as to be unable to manage his affairs, and he was obliged to be removed from his family, and be absent for nearly twelve months. In that interim witness conducted his affairs. On the 25th of January, 1826, witness paid 111 r. Allen the whole of the bill of 211. 55. 7d. all at once. Hs now produced his cash-book, wherein be made the entry, stating the bill was due on that day. He gave a cheque for it on his bankers, and now produced the cheque, with a corresponding entry, in his bankers' book. (The bill of 211. ss. 7d. was produced, and it appeared it was not due at that titre.) He forgot why he paid it a month be fore it was due, because lie bad all his father's accounts, which were very voluminous, to attend to, and that was of so small an amount that the circumstances attending it escaped his memory. He produced his bill-book, wherein that bill was crossed out as paid. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY—He could not re collect why be did not get the bill when he paid it. Mr. GURNEY said as the witness was a person of re spectability, he would not dispute that bill—fur, probably, it was paid. He then addressed the Jury on behalf of the plaintiff. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 32/. 18s. LIBEL.-HILDER V. RICHARDS AND ANOTHER. Mr. THESSIGER opened the case. Sir JAMES SCARLETT stated that this was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. James Hilder, to recover damages of the defendants, Messrs. Richards and Harwood, for a false and scandalous libel. The defendants were edi , tors or proprietors of a newspaper called the British Traveller,—a Paper which had not much fallen under his (Sir James Scarlett's) observation, but he understood it was one of some circulation. The plaintiff was a person who felt that he had reason to complain of having been injured by an attack upon him in that newspaper, and who was one of those persons who thought that what was written in a newspaper might be taken to be true. He (Sir J. Scarlett) was aware that that happy time had not yet arrived when no person would believe in what was contained in a newspaper, and until it did arrive, and while attacks upon characters were believed to be injurious to individuals, the parties had a right to appeal to the laws for prutection. The plaintiff was a picture-dealer, and had carried on that business in Gray's-Inn-lane, for a period of thirty years, with credit and honour to himself. Some time be fore the publication its.question, a gentleman of fortune, who had been a brewer, residing in Portland-place, and having another residence at Hastings, and who had been in the habit of dealing with the plaintiff, purchased a pic ture of Venus of him for ROO/. There was no haste used in the purchase, as Mr. Wyatt had seen the picture for twelve months previously, and was therefore enabled to form a good judgment of its qualities ; SOW. being the price fixed upon, it was agreed that Mr. Wyatt should convey over to the plaintiff three leasehold houses in St. John's Wood, which were of the same value, and in that manner the bargain was concluded. This was the subject which was the foundation of the libel, which, to the plain tiff's astonishment appeared in the defendants' journal, and which was as follows : " CHANGE OF FORTUNE. " A few months since a poor man who kept a shop in Gray's Inn-lane, for the sale of pictures and sundry minor prints, found that things were going very hard with him, and that he was often obliged to borrow money to purchase bread for his family, and being unable to meet the tax-gatherer and his landlord with money for their demands, was determined to let his shop and to make an effort to raise himself in society or sink into the shades of a workhouse. Among the pie. tures in his shop was one of Venus ; he took his pencil, gave it is few slight touches to renovate its beauty, and placed it in his window. Either the beauty of the painting or its novelty attracted a gentleman, a brewer, who resides in the neighbourhood. who being possessed of A good fortune, and an admirable business, was inclined to purchase it. The shopkeeper knew from his manners that he wanted it, and to raise its value praised it, declaring it was a masterpiece of a celebrated painter, I'he gentleman being young, and very ardent in his desires, offered a very extravagant price for it, but the owner refuted it, saying, it was not adequate to its value. The gentleman. not wishing to be foiled in his object, stated, that as he had refused a sum of money, he would offer something else; he had two houses just built at St. John's Wood, near the Regent's Park, which, if he would take as a remuneration, he would convey over to him. The shopkeeper, thinking he would not get a better bargain, took the offer. and now enjoys the pleasure or having too free hold houses in his possession. The picture in value was not worth ten pounds, but it took the purchaser's fancy an d h o bought it. The shopkeeper still holds his shop, going to St. John's Wood every evening, occupying with his family the one, and having let the other at a high rental." It would be seen that in the libel there was just as much truth in it as to make every person in the plain tiff's neighbourhood know that he was the person alluded to. The plaintiff was the only picture-dealer in the neigh bourhood of Gray's Inn-lane. Mr. Wyatt was the pur chaser of the picture for 8001., but, instead of the money, giving three leasehold houses in exchange—stated in the libel to be two freehold houses. The defendants, on being applied to, refused to give any explanation or apo logy, merely stating that they did not know who sent them the paragraph, and the plaintiff was obliged to bring his action. He had been accused of fraud, and although certainly his name was not mentioned, yet there could be no doubt it referred to him, and, therefore, on his behalf, the Learned Caunsel called on the Jury to give ample da mages. Mr. Renshaw, landlord of the plaintiff's kouse, proved that he, the plaintiff, had resided at 41, Gray's-Inn-lane, and carried on the business of a picture dealer for twenty four years to his knowledge. He did not know any other picture dealer in that neighbourhood. In cross-examination, by Mr. GURNEY, the witness could not state whether the persons at Nos. 33, 60, or 54, were or were not picture-dealers. Mr. Wyatt stated that he had known the plaintiff for some years. Witness formerly had a brewery in Portpool lane, Gray's-Inn-lane ; he first saw the picture of Venus three or four years ago, and at length he purchased it. The plaintiff at first asked 1,000/. for it, but the sum ultimately agreed upon was 8001., for which he conveyed to the plaintiff three leasehold houses in St. John's Wood, which cost him nearly that money. He had not had any reason to Ise dissatisfied with his bargain. He had seen the libel in question, and had no doubt it re f erre d to t h e p l a i n• tiff. He knew of no other picture-dealer in Gray's Inn-lane. The clerk to the plaintiffs attorney produced a certificate from the Stamp-office that the defendants were jai sole proprietors of the British Traveller. The pal which the libel appeared, dated the 6th of March, was also read. conducted ti /; 2 /. 2s. 4018-exam in k, but had n le concerts it, • ' Mr. M. Malin, plaintiff's attorney, stated that , plied at the defendant's office but could not see the , he was informed they could not tell who wrote t graph in question. He understood some person f office had called upon his client. Mr. GURNEY, in his address to the Jury, Learned Friend called the last witness to prove defendants had refused all explanation or apology fact, it turned out that some person from the had called on the plaintiff, but his Learned Fri( not have in evidence what passed on that occasi' Learned Friend seemed to hope that the happy mi would soon arrive, when no person would belie' that was written in newspapers ; he (Mr. Gurm not tell, knowing how his friend had been praised why he was so angry with the newspapers ; for n handsome things had been said by them of his Friend, and he (Mr. Gurney), for one, hoped would never arrive when the newspapers disbelieved. Now, he would ask, the plaintiff in coming before a Jury tamed no injury in his character, ii or in his business of a picture dealer, would undoubtedly have been proved solely to puff off his shop, and to sho , could only get good and cheap pictures— , reduced prices, such as coming down 8001.,—at his shop. He (Mr. Gurni think this was Mr. Hilders' action ; dined to believe it to be that of Mr. Wyl the value of a picture upon which he and which he bad purchased at so exti price. That that gentleman might Venus was perfectly natural, hut it wi Venus had fallen in love with him.—(Lau, all the Jury had not heard echo painted had heard nothing of the celebrated mast stated in the declaration to be a picture but in fact whether it was worth 1,000, farthings, had not been proved. He plaintiff had sustained no injury whate' object was to he puffed in the newspapers, not chosen to divulge the secret no perso known to whom the paragraph appliL themselves. Under these circumstance' the case with confidence in the hands of His LORDSHIP briefly summed up t, which, The Jury found a verdict for the plainti COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DA BURRAGE WADLAND. Mr. Serjeant MEREWEATNEIL stated the case Jury. It was an action brought by the plainti" the defendant, to recover compensation in damso serious injury received by the plaintiff's wife by negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff and are poor industrious people, and obtained their by working at the manufactory of Mrs. Ria' slop-seller in Church-street, Borough, and tht is a butcher living in the Dover-road. On 0 . _ of the 10th October last the plaintiff was cross of Dover-road when the defendant, who w a horse and cart very furiously round t, of St. George's Church, knocked her down, and passed over her thigh, by which it was so B evel tured that she is still lying in the hospital in a ' gerous state. After the accident bad occurred, 6 fendant continued to drive on, h ee dl ess o f w h a t place, and when applied to, to make some rep° the plaintiff, he refused ; and when shown the clothes of the plaintiff, he said, ca Take them ho d i ' 'ash them ; I shall pay nothing—it w as no t ul o The Learned Counsel said he should prove these fern he was satisfied he should have the verdict of the J, Walter Barton, s e rvant to M rs . Ri c h ar d son , e s e '' No. 1, Church -street, Southwark, stat e d th a t he }tl. plaintiff's wife—both worked for his mistress. morning of the 10th of October he was standial corner of Dover-road, and saw the defendant, S' ' o i driving a horse and cart out of the Borough, rol l o corner of the church, very furiously, toward' 1 house, which is in the Dover-road. He whiPl ,3 horseviolently. He saw Mrs. Burrage in the act of over the road, when the horse came against her?! her down, and run over her. The defendant dee his house and unloaded his cart. It was impossible; the manner in which he was driving, for the plO, have avoided the cart, but the defendant could W e i avoided her, by going on the other side °„' Obelisk ; but from the f ur i ous manner in wh i c h driving, he could not h ave pu l led up his horse. to had run over the plaintiff, he proceeded on at the rapid course, without s toppi ng to see w h at h e had Simon Savory, a police constable of the M coming down the Mint on the morning in ques ti e , °l l saw the defendant in his cart, driving furiously ro the Dover-road. Shortly after he was called W al sistance of the plaintiff, whom he found lying ground. He helped her up, and found the ro 3r ,, wheel upon her clothes, extending from her thigh hip bone; she was unable to walk, and he carrieo. Mrs. Richardson's door, and from thence to the FOP:, Hanna Rowe described the defendant to have he e ' ing at such a furious rate, th a t h e seeme d to have l over the animal. The plaintiff could net avoid thej and she was knocked down, and the left wheel par her thigh. I ° John THE i a s re g , 1 :Y for aleseO 4, la ve met st rate Itt o ta 4..8 r efuse tc c 4 Colltinue ..... ~Yn• • • • ... l$ tr tket o f tk mile ho Ced at h kies ..... Net _ ... Bridget Reading assisted the policeman in carril plaintiff to Guy's H o spi ta l ; s h e su b sequent l y she 0, 0 clothes to the defendant, w hi c h were very dirty, '`iji,d wheel of the cart, upon which he said, " Take then: l , he could not help it, an d th a t h e wou ld not go', e t thing. 'Witness worked in the same employ c ( ! e i plaintiff. Since the accident the husband had 0 1 )1 two shillings a week over the rent, which was 6 1 ; lingo a week—not enough to k ee p a ca t.—(A lauF Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS for the detesii, The plaintiff and his wife were aged, and fifteell S ' p , r week was the outside of their earnings. Pi Mrs. ; Richardson had employed the plaintiff Ad wife for a year and a half past ; they worked pieced; he is a poor hand, and upwards of 70 years ° f ry she is the best hand of the two; and although '7° ' o f age is a quick active woman, and could earn more than him, and she was his chief support. Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.-Fifteen a week is the most they could earn the year ratinc io t Mr. Patten, a pupil at Guy' s H osp i ta l, sta ted v e plaintiff was still in the hospital very ill, and CO' tier bed, and the chances of recovery were a gainst ree e Jane Barrage, the plaintiff's daughter, had ? money from her father to take little comforts °i f ,' saries for her mctlier in the hospital; sometime s a week. ,d Mr. ANDREWS at this stage of the proceedi o S t / and, on the part of the defendant, said that l' e spare the Jury any further trouble with the case' defendant h a d agree d t o g i ve a compensat i on o f , 219 1 ; e i offer had, he was happy t o say , b een accepte d on t side. The CHIEF JUSTICE said, such a n o ff er was /er g per on the part of the defendant. bi r • Mr. Serjeant MERE WEATHER sa id, h e h a d 0 1 v so circumstances consented to the offer of 201. to b e a month. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.--(THIS V' DANIELS V. LAPORTE. 1t .411t , t Pen This was an action brought by the plainti ff ' re V, tt et ,7 eon ) brated violin player, and principal tenor in the c; be I t 4 ed t o t of the King's Theatre, against the defendant , Jov e , conductor of that theatre, for work and labour e te tli Pto t h him, in playing at thirteen concerts, which sv er t ßi v l t 4 t be e Paganini's concerts. cor e , Mr. PLATT, assisted by Mr. CHILTON, COB ClU idif, t th o th case for the plaintiff. In stating the case to the .'"4 l c the p r said the defendant bad paid into Court 111. for thirteen nights was at the rate of ltis• li e 'd e t o tiq r the f 5 l This proc ee di ng s h owe d hi m i n part what the retigltt,,,`'lland, was to be, f or t h at sum was w h at t h e plaintiff. , tt, b . :9 l tee, nightly f or hi s per f ormances i n t h e orchestra on b rele'o 38 ref f , 4 lar op era n i g h ts ; b ut he would prove that the i iii s ll; 4 the p was engag e d on concer t terms , and he would eSt a . o l tisfsctorily th at 2/ . 2 s. was t h e regu l ar concer t Pr' gentleman of the station of the plaintiff. e ()P e t Pp u Thomas Willman, the first clarion e t player at 0 0 0 toe, olB, was eugiiged to play at the Paganini concerts; d Din a gaged by Mr. Walker at a rehearsal about three fore tile third of June. After leaving the the 3tre e keta o . same day, he met Mr. Laporte, wh o t o ld bitn tletnen of the orchestra, who w ere t o plaY a i e lsf Colu mbi concerts, were to be paid at concert pri ces . Mr. Do ooc ry plaintiff; attended and pl i yed a t a ll t h e thirteen c oil' lie was not quite certain what was th e us ual real ,I)e s Pa given for other instruments, his price was always" tre ,t o ,' John Walker was copyist for the King's Tic e .,% 0 0',11;1 e ,,, ,C engaged s:veral gentlemen of the orchestra for ilv pr /;jki ew t !'i , concerts, he did so in consequence of a written or e '; g d e Mr. Laporte. The plaintiff was one of those he o" c e a ° and he asked me w h o was t o p ay , I sa id M L e ' i k t , on livbc He knew nothi ng o f w h a t th e t erms were to be• tro , at Q ui Signor Spagnioletti was leader of the (web° 'ho wrote tbei". t'enree S ne person fre.v`l,e general ttf Price, L he Jury, soy eOr Princip to prove thl,l,;°r°Petent I it-apology, b'pitiew ceoonnnoteteben'iildn •em the dell/ consider caned Friend tirr: Walsh g, ,hat occasiOte PLATT happy millAhirizent u sold believe ikfr. fully mal )enie.l nrr s. po;Grfafouihsrreinsdine ti "iiii tettti: it ,t COLTM k rn,e,Wehroepteod bteLheletirtiairlf:lo.trpaheeerral what ohjec‘, LtPtiees. y ? He b° het° be we] in his repo ' il, had had for if he lhe 41i, Ploy, I. His objerj4 tb'e satisfied Low that the 14, t4icians 1 se—cheap 0144 who ria, i from I,ol4:kslat: I ney) could 14. person, he was r°r"tr: °Pera 1 yatt for dep. 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