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/Az ARMY CONTRACTS. - - C OMMISSARIAT DEYARTMENT, TREASURY CiI.43IBIRS, JAN. 4; 1827. • NOTICE is hereby givsen to all Persons desirous of contracting to supply the following Articles for the Use of the Army, viz. ' BREAD, T ° tit Maj esty ' s Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the undermentioned County, No rthumberlind (i nc l u di ng t h e Town 'of Berwick.on-Tweed.) BEEF and MUTTON, T°l ' i s I %'Nesty's Land Forces in Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, in the under-mentioned .Counties and Island : Cornwall Northumberland (including the Hants Town of Berwick-on-Tweed) Isle of Wight . Somerset Lancaster North Britain. Oats, FORAGE, viz. Hay, and Straw, to his Majesty's Cavalry and Artillery Horses in Barracks, and Oats in Cantonments and Quarters, in the under-mentioned County : to Warwick. That th e d e li ver i es are commence on and for the 25th day of February next ; that proposals in writing, sealed up and 'narked Tender for Army Supplies," will be received at this Office on or before the 31st day of January ; but none will be received after twelve o'clock on that day. Proposals must be made separately for each County, except for the Counties in North Britain, all 'of which must be in cluded in one Tender ; and each Proposal must have the Letter which is annexed to the Tender properly filled up, by two Persons of known Property engaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the Amount stated in the printed Particulars, for the due Performance of the Contract; and no Proposal will he noticed unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices ex pressed in Words at Length ; and should it so happen that during the continuance of the Contract no Troops should be supplied by virtu e of .the same, the amount of the Stamps on the Contract a nd Bond, paid in the first Instance by the Contractor, shall be refunded to him. • Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon application at ` t hese Chambers between.the hours of Ten and Four. I N.H.—Samples of the Bread and Meal may be seen at the Office between the hours of Twelve and Two. A.TENT- HARPS.—SCHWIESO and 'Co., v in returning thanks f or th e extensive patronage with which Gentry, have been hon oure d, are h appy to inform the Nobility, lueutry-, and Musical World in general, that they have just ob tained his M a j es ty' s R oya l L etters Patent for a new an d b r illi an t I MPROVEMENT on the HARP. It has been ever a subject of complaint, and the Makers' attention strongly directed to re- I !love, "th ose unp l eas i ng j ars to ' which Harps h ave a lw a y s b ee n found snhject--a desideratum, however, till now, unaccomplish ed. Schwieso and Co.'s Patent will be found effectually to r _emedy thi s d e f ect, giving a fullness an d r i c h ness o f t one t o th e Instrument hitherto unknown, as well also as facilitating very considerably the movement of the Pedals. They will be happy to give proof of this 'roost interesting discovery to any Lady or Gentleman who will honour them with a call, at their Establish rn,eot, 263, R egent -street , w h ere a n exten s i ve assor t men t o f ele gant and brilliant-toner' Harps and Piano-fortes is constantly o rs Sale. ra" A great variety of Spanish Guitars on sale. of - ** Harps and Piano-fortes Lent on Hire ; Roman Strings first quality. AN,ESTATE IN INVERNESSIIIRE. 1% , i TO BE SOLD BY PUBLIC ROUP, thin Gibson's Sale Rooms, Princes -street, Edinburgh, upon T uesday, the 17th day of April, 1827, at Two o'Clock in the rif,t i ernoon unless previously sold by private bargain, HE LANDS and ESTATE of LYNDALE, P in SKYE.—Thi s ver y desirable and beautiful Highland roPerty is of great extent, and has always been noted for the il 'imess of its pasture, and for the superior stock of cattle and sheep reared upon it. About 600 acres of the Estate are arable in good e2tidition and capabl e o f ra i s i ng an y cro p s k nown i n th a t Country. Pie Mansion House is fit to accommodate a respectable Family. It delightully situated within a few hundred yards of the sea coast (With an intervening lawn), fronting a picturesque bay, which affords capital anchorage, and in which are studded several much-admired glands, contributing remarkable beauty to the ' scenery. There are thriving plantations about the Mansion-house, which is one of tile most desirable residences in tke Highlands. A large garden and office louses in complete order adjoin the Mansion-Uuse. This Estate is full of game, including grouse, black cock, snipe, Partridge, &c. ; and the shores 'abound in every variety of sea frri. The bay affords, abundance, white fish of almost every s eription, besides shell-fish on the ah o r es , and salmon trout, &c. T ie : ; ro a d s are exce ll ent , an d t h e post-office at a convenient dis ance• Besides which, the communication by regular steam- Ntekets with the South will greatly add to the advantage of the !ituation. / N 0 Highland Estate' has been in the market f or some ti meT ‘hieh combines more advantages, and which is so highly sitscepti le of improv emen t, and so well calculated to afford large returns . judi c i ous expenditure upon i t. A great part of the Lands are 14the natural possession of the Proprietor, but the Rental has (been estimated at above 8001. Furth er part i culars will b e commun i cate d b y Cl au d R usse ll an d T homas Mansfield, Esquires, Accountants in Edinburgh, who gave authority to conclude a private bargain; or by Hugh Mac queen, W.S., 61, Great King's Street, Edinburgh, who will e Xhibit the titles ; or by John Edwards, Solicitor, in Inverness. - Edinburgh, Jan.-5, 1827. ' D ESIRABLE 11 ESTATE in PERTHSHIRE, with a• FREE HOLD QUALIFICATION, for SALE. THERE WILL BE SOLD, , W ithin the Royal Exchange Coffee-house, Edinburgh, on a day to be aft erwar d s name d , if not previously disposed of by -Pri . "at e Bargain, - THE LANDS and ESTATE of FINCASTLE, , with or without the FREEHOLD QUALIFICATION hMICHAE LGRAZINGS and GLASCHORRIE. 1 . The LANDS of FINCASTLE are situated in Athole.— They consist of upwards of 460 acres of good arable land, and about 2600 acres of excellent green, woodland, and hill pasture, These pasture lands are well watered, and a re es t eeme d of a ve ry superior quality for the rearing and f ee d ing o f cattle. A considerable portion of them is susceptible of bei ng brought into hi gh cultivation, for there is great abundance of shell marl very t . t of limestone acres 4ear the surface, and an inexhaustible quan tity a a l t y moss and wood for sible to every part of the estate, an— ° .p! . l dikes, burning the - sa - me. The lauds are subdivided wit i stone 4 rl a substantial boundary fence of the same description almost surrounds th e whole property. Titere ale also several valuable plantations of oak; birch, ash, Bc e , , inclosed, and and the proprietor has recently planted upwards of 70 acres o hill land with larch and spruce fir, which is w ell remarkably thriving ~The grounds are well s t oc k e d with ga me of every description. -- .. . l er eis a r i g h t of fishing in the river Tumme l, which abounds Witii pik e and trout, the latter of a very superior quality . There is als o a right to a third of the salmon fishing in the Linn or . Fal ls of Tu minel. At one of the falls there is an excellent meal m il l, with a c ommand of water, and fall sufficient for turning niacin. 4 ery to any extent. The water has never been known to freeze or run short. _ The M ans i on -house, to wilieli a suitable garden is attached, is tit for the a ccommodation of a large family, and is surrounded The fin e o ld trees, part of which forms an avenue of great beauty. . l'he office s are substantial, and in good repair. I . The road to the Mansion -house of the property is good , ' 'verges from the great north road to the celebrated Pass of Killi and na er o an kY3 the scenery of which and of the property itself is of the st picturesque description, particularly that of Loch Tummel, Which, from its many peculiar beauties, is much admired and re . !lott e d to by strangers. The Highland coach passes daily at the Junction of the roads. 11. The LANDS and GRAZINGS of RICHAEL and GLAS CHORRIE are situated in the forest of Athole, and comprehend son- )e arable and about 5 ,0u0 acres of hill ground. These gra zings form an excellent sheep walk, and abound with grouse, Ptarmigan, and every deacription of hill game, and are surroun ded on all sides by the Duk e of Athole and Gordon's preserved grounds. The proprie.tor has recently built and furnished a very e mnplete substantial Shootin g L,,dge, with stable and dog kennel, which is of easy access, the great north road running within a Mile and a half of it. The Lodge, with the Shootings, have been let for several years past at 160/. The ren t a l o f th e w h o l e estate is 1 p e r annum. bu rdens are trifling. ,226/. 158. 4d.-.—The public An estate combining so many advantages, requisite that a complete Highland property and aff or di ng every can possibly f urn i s h, i s seldo m i n the market, or to b e met with. • For further particulars apply to Patrick Stewart, Esq. at Fleteherfield, near Forfar ; Captain James Stewart, at Kinvaid, near Perth ; Captain Gilbert Stewart, at -Aileen, who will give directions for shelving the property; James and Alexander 10, Broughton Place, in whose facdonell, writers to the signet, 11ands are the title-deeds •or to William Wedderspoon, writer in Perth; either of whom ;ill receive offers for a private bargain. Edinburgh, 6th January, 1827. IMlllism,...___ GENERAL MOURNING. NORFOLK Housx, 160, STRAND. OANDREWS, TAILOR and DRAPER, . begs leave to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that he has commenced business at the above house, and solicits the favour of their kind patronage and support, respectfully as suring those who may honour him with their commands, that his best exertions shall be used to Merit future orders. J. ANDREWS begs to submit the following list of prices for cash ; NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR MOURNING. Superfime Blue or Black Coats £2 15 0 to £3 15 0 Superfine Coats (fashionable colours) 2 12 6 to 3 3 0 Double-mill'd Cassimese Trowers and . ditto Superfine Blue or Black, or Cloth Fancy Waistcoats A Suit of Livery complete 4 4 0 to 4 10 0 And every other article proportionably low. e ar A Suit of Clothes at a few hours' notice. . .._, -,-,,,,,,,,,, :.9 _ . r . i .....-,. -,_ - , r ,• , .. .. 0---, -..*, :, , . 4...," ..-- ' - 4.-''' ( ;"-- ' '' .-- ' -i--- 1/ 1 ' , 4. 0 .. i i !fr /W ;`,.: A , :.- ~, , lt,--- - .- t.-. 3 -4 ~ .,-0 --i,-, • ... -.!-. c ll ' ',.... t . 41L.1.........." MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY I DEPTFORD VICTUALLING YARD, JAN. 2, 1827. rIMIESE are to give Notice, that on THURSDAY, IL the 25th of This Month, at Ten o'Clock in the Fore noon, will be put up to PUBLIC SALE, at His Majesty's Vic tualling Yard at Deptford, sundry Lots of the following UN SERVICEABLE PROVISIONS and STORES, now lying in the said Yard, viz. Bread, Bread Dust, Beef, Pork, Suet, Flour, Flour Sweep ings, Raisins, Pease, Pease Screenings, Oatmeal, Butter, Cheese, Sugar, Soap, Bakehouse Sweepings, Cooperage Stores of sorts, Fire-wood, Old Slates, Old Brass Weights and Copper Mea sures, Ste. A Deposit of 251. per cent. is to he made (in Cash, or Notes of the Bank of England) upon the amount of each Lot at the time of Sale, and the Remainder of the Purchase-money to be paid before the Stores are removed, for which purpose a period of Fourteen Working Days will be allowed from the Day of Sale; the Buyers particularly observiug that not less than one-half of the quantity is to he removed in the First Seven Days, and the remainder in the seven following days, otherwise the Depo sit-money will be forfeited, and the Provisions or Stores remain the property of the Crown, as no extension of time will, on any account, be granted. The Stores may he viewed dining the WorlgivAlours of the Yard ortqlte three days immediately preceding the day of Sale. Catalogues may be had on application at the said Yard. JOHN HILL, Commissioner. This day was published, price Is. A N APPEAL to the Justice and Common Sense .1l of tbe Friends of the True D r ama ; wherein is compared the Treataient experienced by' Miss FOOTE, of Covent Garden, with that experienced by Mr. KEAN,iof Drury Lane, on certain late occasions.. London : C. Harris, 25, Bow—street, Covent-Garden. This Day were published, in one neat pocket ..volume, with a Frontispiece and Vignette, ss. 6d. boards, SPECIMENS of SACRED and SERIOUS POETRY, from Chaucer to the present Day ; including Grahame's Sabbath and other Poems, and Blair's Grave. . With Biographical Notices and Critical Remarks, By JOHN JOHNSTONE. • . Printed for Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh ; and Geo. B. Whit aker, London. Mr. Johnstone has evidently bestowed a praiseworthy diligence on the compilation, and there is every appearance of a wish to be impartial. The biographical notices will be found a pleasing and acceptable feature in the volume."—Eclectic Review. " The nature of the work is displayed in its title-page, and it remains for us only to observe that the selections are tastefully Made, that the biographical and critical notices are concise and judicious, and that the pleasing form in which it is brought be fore the public, combined with its "cheapness, will render it ac ceptable to all classes of readers."—La Belle Assemblee. " Taking it all in all this is one of the most elegant little af fairs that ever we met with of the kind. Not only is it got up with extraordinary neatness, and handsomely embellished, but the poetry is of the very choicest sort, and the whole volume, in cluding the editor's biographical notices and remarks, highly cre ditable to his taste, talents, and judgment. Our readers have only to see it to fall iu love with it."—Particular Baptist. " By putting together, at a small price, so many examples of sterling poetry, the taste of the times is likely to he corrected, and a feeling for excellence nourished, in the room of a desire for mere novelty."—Literary Gazette. ti Mr. Johnstone has exercised a judgment impartial and excellent, and has produced a melange which is at once cheap and interesting, giving distinct specimens of the abilities of each of our most approved poets,:all of them on sacred or serious subjects. The original portion of the work disgraces not that appellation ; the biography of Grahame is a fine piece of writing, nor are the critical remarks on the Sabbath unworthy of so fine a poem."— ' Literary Chronicle. • " To the lovers of c gems of poetry' this little volume will be a most acceptable offering, containing, as it professes, specimens of the sacred and pathetic effusions of, we believe, every poet from the time of Chaucer to the present day. The extracts are nume rous and well chosen, and the short biographical notices which precede them are concisely and judiciously written. So many various beauties of different times, concentrated into so small and pleasing a focus, cannot fail to elicit admiration and encourage ment."—Morning Post. " The present publication is peculiarly meritorious ; it is an attempt—and a very successful one—to bind :together the scat tered sheaves of serious and religious sentiment, and thus afford a wholesome food for the mind, as lasting as it is delightful."— The Sun. WO PRESERVE the HUMAN HAIR, and to retain it in healthy vigour to the latest period of life, is particularly recommended ROWLAND'S MACASSAR OIL, The first production of the age, and the ORIGINAL and GENT.. INE, a VEGETABLE PRODUCTION, possessing salubrious and wonderful nutritive properties, which prevents the hair fall ing.off, occasioned by excessive perspiration ; is pre-eminently successful in nourishing the hair ; preventing its falling off in cases of illness, &c. and has the unequalled property of giving a most fascinating and delectable appearance to the hair. Price 3s. 6d.- 7s.—l Os. 6d. and 21s. p-zr bottle. ROWL:AND'S KALYDOR, For preserving the COMPLEXION from Winter's chilling blast— renders the Skin peculiarly soft and pleasant—removes freckles, pimples, and all cutaneous eruptions; imparts luxuriant and match less beauty to the complexion. ROWLAND'S ESSENCE OF TYRE For changing Red and Grgy Whiskers to Black or Brown. ROWLAND'S ALSANA EXTRACT For the Tooth Ache, and preserving and beautifying the Teet and Gums. CAUTION. —In consequence of the high popularity of the above articles, base impostors have imitated the Labels, Bills, and Bottles. To guard against such Imposition, it is necessary on purchasing to Ask for " ROWLAND'S," strictly observing their Signature in Red on each Bottle of the Genuine Articles, " A. RO S S; Hatton-garden." d LA bv " the a m nd at S tr most N,2 ° Perfumers and Medicine Venders. SORE THROATS, HOARSENESS, &c. IIUTLER'S ACIDULATED CAYENNE LOZENGES, are particularly recom mended for h abitual . Sore Throats, "relaxation of the Uvula, enlargement of the Ton sils, and that description of hoarseness which arises from relaxa tion of the membranes of the Throat, and the parts contiguous. The Cayenne Lozenge has been found of great utility to such persons as are frequently in the habit of speaking in public; they may, therefore, advantageously be used in the Senate, at the Bar, and in the Pulpit, and the highest testimony in the Musical World has been advanced in their favour, especially in those cases where, from the constant use of the voice, or the influence of a humid atmosphere, the membranes have become relaxed, and di minished in their tone. These Lozenges are also recommended as a stimulus during Field Sports ; they are refreshing, and prevent Sore Throats, Hoarseness, &c. to those who are unaccustomed to exposure in the morning, before the dew has passed off, and in moist and foggy evenings. Sold in Boxes, at 29. and 4s. 6d. by Messrs. Butlers, Chemists, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's; 73, Princes-street, Edinburgh; and 54, Sackville-street, Dublin ; Savory & Co. 136, New Bond street ; Willmott, 83, High-street, Borough ; and the principal Medicine Venders in the United Kingdom ; where may be bad, BUTLER'S ANTACID LOZENGES of QUININE, for re lieving Heartburn, Flatulence, Indigestion, Gouty Affections, and giving tone to the Stomach. In Boxes at 2s. and 4s. 6d. N. B. —Ask for BUTLEa'S CAYENNE Or QUININE LOZENGES. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KINGS BENCH, Gvir.DirALL, JAN. 13. Till KING V. RICHARD 111-ELAND, ItICHAP.D DIXON 7,10TT, AND PETER STAINSBY. Mr. ST-same - opened tile pleadings. This was an indictment, charging the defendantS With a conspiracy to defraud one William Clark of 2,0001., by fahrteating and selling to him 238 shares, purporting to be part of Ole shares of the Imperial Plate Glass. Company. BY other of the counts hi the indictment, the de fendants were charged with the fabrication of the said shares with: intent to defraud' the public. The COMMON SERGEANT stated the case. The Company to which these shares purported to being, was projected by . t . wit in (lividuals in humble life, who, haying introdoe-ed-digsprale,4 to Mr. Ireland, a plate-glass manufacturer, in the Borough, and to Richard -Dixon Mott, a fishmonger in Red Lion-passage, by means of their exertions the names of a respectable set of directors were obtained, and a flourishing prospectus put forth. The prospectuses were distributed in the usual lavish way ; and at a meeting of the shareholders, it being reported to them that the shares were at a premium of 4 . pi• cent., Mott, for his exertions, received the thanks of the company, and was appointed, together with Ireland, the Managing Directors, and directed to take the necessary steps for carrying into execution the objects of the company. About this time a person of the name of Mitchell, connected with the defend ants, introduced himself toClark,who is a stock-broker on the Stock Exchange, and having stated the prosperous state of the Imperial Plate Glass Company, informed him that it was the intention of the Directors (as it was unnecessary for them to speculate) to keep back 1,200 of the shares under lock and key, till they. had at tamed a premium of 25 per cent. Clark was no doubt led to suppose by this flourishing account that the shares of the Com pany might become a profitable speculation, and on the 21st of April he was introduced to Mott and Stainsby, the other defendant, a clerk in the house of Bosanquet and Co., and by their represen talon was induced to engage in the purchase of 238 of the shares from Mott, Stainsby corroborating the account given by Mitchell, by stating to Clark that he was the owner of 1,200 of the shares, which he meant to keep until • the premium had reached 25 per cent., as he entertained the highest opinion of the Cowpany. It was subsequently discovered, that instead of the 238 shares which Clark had purchased being part of the 2,000 stares which by the prospectus, it appeared, the. capital of the CoMpany was composed of, they were in point of fact 238 shares over and above the number of 2,000 to which the capital of the Company was li mited, and were surreptitiously fabricated, for the purpose of de frauding the public. The learned counsel remarked,- that no doubt many observations would be made in consequence of what had occurred here within the last few days, on' the character and conduct of Mr. Clark, to which, if liable, he must submit ; but besides the loss which be had sustained, it was not merely a ques tion between him and the defendants, the jury would have to con-' sider whether a gross fraud had not been practised on the public IS well. He had no doubt they would find the defendants guilty. Wm. Walker—l am acquainted with the defendant Mr. Mott ; he is a fishmonger. Mr. Ireland is a glass-manufacturer and upholsterer. . Stainsby is a clerk in Messrs. Bosauquet and Co.'s banking-house. I acted as secretary to the Imperial Plate Glass Company, in the latter end of March, 1825. I have not got the proceedings of that Company. (The proceedings being produced, in reference to them), the witness stated that Mr. Mott, Mr. Ireland, and Mr. Stainsby, were present at a meeting on the ?.9th March, when it was resolved that Mr. Mott sail Mr. Ire land should be appointed managing *kirectors; to make.the neees, sary arrangements for carrying on the company. At a subsequent meeting it was resolved that the directors should be permitted to dispose of their shares, after the 26th of April. Ou the 3d of August a meeting was held for the purpose of investigating the m inner in which Mott and Ireland had exercised the authority with which, at a previous meeting, they had been invested for the disposal of the shares. One of the prospectuses was then iden tified by the witness, directing that the number of shares should be limited to 2,000, at 1001. on which a deposit of 2/. per share was to be paid. A letter from Ireland, dated April 25, 1825, addressed to Messrs. Bosanquet and Co., the bankers of the Company, authoris ing the passing of the Scrip receipts, which might receive the sig• nature of Mott only, was then read. In continuation, the wit ness stated, it was not the general practice to write to tl.e bankers respecting the issuing of the shares ; but the letters signed by him and Mott were prepared and signed by them for the purpose of enabling the bankers to issue shares. They were signed for the purpose of delivery to purchasers, who might take them to the banking-house, awl on payment of the deposits, receive the scrip receipts. Oa the 20th of April, I attended, with Mott, at the banking-house of Bosanquet and Co. The Directors examined Ireland as to the issue of certain shares. I was not present at that meeting, and I went with Mott to Bosanquet's on the 20th of April, previous to a meeting of the Directors that was to be held that day. A quantity of tenders for scrip receipts were pro duced to me for my signature ; I declined signing them, as the numbers were not filled up. Mott suggested that the numbers might be filled up by Stainsby, but I objected also because they had not received Ireland's signature. Mott said, " Why should you object. lam one of the Managing Directors, and the bank ers have Ireland's authority to issue the scrip receipts on my sig nature?" On that assurance I signed the tenders. Cross-examined by Mr. SCA,RLETT.—IreIand had as much con fidence in Mott as I had. I had mit the least suspicion that Mott meditated any fraud, and I had uo reason to think Ireland had. A resolution was passed that the 238 shares above the number of 2,000, should be re-purchased, if they could be bought at a certain price. At that meeting. Ireland attended, and continued to act as a director, and concurred with the others in that mea sure for relieving the market of the 238 shares. Ireland is a glass manufacturer. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE...--He is an esquire; all directors are I suppose. (A laugh.) ExaMination continued.—The title of esquire was abandoned after ; he is a looking-glass-maker, in the borough of Southwark. I have known Ireland a long time ; he bears the character of an honest man generally. On my oath, I believe Ireland incapable of the fraud impUted to him. Cross-examined by Mr. Hour, on behalf of Mott.—The in tials " R. D. M." on the list of shares are, I believe, Mott's. don't know that they are in his handwriting. "R. Watson, 25 shares," I believe to be in Stainsby's writing. "R. D. M." ap pears written in different ink. I received that paper from Bosan quet and Co. It has my signature as well as Mott's. I did not report to the directors that I had signed papers with Mott's signa ture only. Mr. Mott ceased to do any thing with the company before the papers were missing. Mr. Se...KLETT submitted that on this evidence it was impos sible to maintain the present indictment. The company were al leged to have been legally formed, and it must, therefore, be taken to mean that there were legal shares, which appears directly the reverse. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE said, that - however he might re present s t age o f th e pro egeaerddinthgse he e j s e h c o ti u o l n d a n s ot a lawyer, is i p n ru t s l e l u e ution. Cross-examination continued.—lily name and the numbers were on the letters when I signed the papers. lam brother-in-law to Ireland. By Mr. Comxtos SERGYANT.—We have been at variance for some time. ..... William Clark.—l was a broker at the Stock Exchange in April, 1825 ; I became that year acquainted with a person of the name of Mitchell; he applied to me to purchase some shares from him, as far as regards this indietment--I mean 238 shares of the Imperial Plate Glass Company. After I saw Mitchell I saw Mr. Peter Stainsby ; I had purchased shares in this com pany before for Mitchell, and had seen Stainshy there; I first saw hint in April ; Mitchell introduced him to me; he said he was the owner of 1,200 shares in the Imperial Plate Glass Company, and that his opinion of it was so good that he would not part with any of them until they reached a premium of 251. or 261. per share ; this was all that passed then ; I saw Stainsby on the 21st a second time ; I saw Mott for the first time on the 21st; he was introduced to me by Mitchell; Mott and I went to the banking house together; he said he had 238 shares of the Imperial Plate '- ‘ 11440.i 1 i i i ; i • -, No. 10,717. f- ---- --- , / • /11, . #.:. -• . . 7.4,. -•-•_: ...,.... A t i ,17 ~.....„ . .:!..., : ~, ..- ...,.- - - ,;•XJ +. : 4 ' , ......./ 5, 18'27. PRICE ID. Glass Company for sale; he represented that he had offered them for sale to Mitchell at a premium of Sl. per share, the then mar ket price ; Mitchell was not able to purchase with his own money, and . he wished to know if I or 'My friends would' purchase for Mitchell. He said he understood I and some of my friends were speculating in those shares - , and as the premium was then high, unless I would purchase he would throw them into the market and depress it. I requested time for the purpose of con sulting my friends, but he refused, and desired that the contract might be completed that day. • I saw Mott a second time that day, before we went to Stainsby. In order to induce my friends to make the purchase, he said, he would introduce me to Stainsby, who would repeat his pledge not to part with his shares under 25 per cent; premium. I went with him accordingly to Stainsby, when Mott said he had brought me to hear his declaration of hav ing the shares in his poss:•asion, and his determination not to part with-them. Stainsby said, he had those shares in his possession, and would not part with them ; nothing more transpired then but inerecivility. The first time I saw Mott, on the 21st of April, was'between 10 and 11 O'clock in the forenoon; when I saw him \again it was about two o'clock. I had consulted my friends to know if they would become purchasers, and I told him I must take the shares; the purchase was made that day; an agreement • for the purchase in writing was entered into and given to Mott : this was on the 21st." - A subsequent bargain was made on' the 22d ; I wrote out the contract, and Mott saw what I was writing, and had that paper. Notice was now given to Mr. Mott to produce it. Examination continued—l paid no money on the 21st. On the 22d, I saw Mott again ; he stated to me, that as he was not to be paid till the 29th, which would not suit his convenience, he had determined to allow Mitchell a considerable reduction in the price, on condition of having the money down, and he finally agreed to take 2,0001 instead of the original price, 2,300/., and a fresh contract was made to that effect. (The witness identified the agreement here produced.) 1,0001. was to be paid on the 23d, and the other 10001. on the 26th of April. The cheques were both given on that day by Mr. Clark to Mott's attorney.— The shares continued at the same price, or a variation from 71. to 91. premium, for several days, but on the 29th went down to ; after that fall, I saw Stainsby again, at the banking-house; he came also to my office. After I called on him, I told him it was quite evident there must have been some mistake, as from the manner the market had fallen he must have parted with his shares. He said the fact was, 300 or 400 of them belonged to clerks and others in the b?nking-house, over whom he had no controul. Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY—I was the defendant in a prosecution for libel by Mr. Timperon ; I have not kept a print ing-press of my own ; I never professed to keep one either in public or private ; I never said I kept one to print my own let ters. I never told Staineby that I would print placards about him if he did not give me some money. One reason of this pro secution is not because money was not given to me ; I (lid not tell Staineby that if he or Messrs. Bosanquet did not give me money,.l would placard them all over London, and indict them, or bring an action against them. In purchasing the 238 shares fur Mitchell, I acted for him and myself; he was to haVe a fo►+rth part of 138 of the shares ; and what money could not be made up by the others, I was to advance. I trafficked a good deal in the shares of joint stock companies. I purchased for my princi pals as I received their orders. I don't know what Mitchell was. I understood he was secretary to the company. I had a placard printed ; and very likely I did threaten Stainshy that I would placard London. I did not do that to compel him to pay me money, but to induce him to clear me with my principals, who had engageA to make good to me the purchase. I decline answer ing whether I ever made any thing relative to this business public in the newspapers. Cross-examined by Mr. HOLT—I Lad no knowledge of Mott till the 21st of April ; he was introduced to me by Mitchell ; he had the 238 shares with him at the time, and produced them when I agreed to purchase them. I took them from him immediately, and put them into my iron-safe. I did not propose to Mott,to join me in a speculation on these shares, and engage to guarantee to him a profit of 211. premium. Re-examined by the CONDIGN SERGEANT—I was indicted here for a libel before last Michaelmas Term, and have never been brought up for judgment. Mr. Robert Lewis was clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Lubbock and Co. and on the 23d of April had paid the cheque drawn by Clark on that day, for 1,000/. In reply to a question from Mr. Gurney, he stated that he had known Stainsby for many years, and always considered him a respectable man. Mr. Hyam, another clerk of Messrs. Lubbock and Co., proved the payment of the other cheque drawn by Clarke for 1,000/., on the 25th of April. This witness also stated that he believed Stainaby, who had been a clerk in Lubbock's house for many years, to be a respectable young man. Mr. Allspice, a clerk in the bauking-house of 13osanquet and Co., was then examined by Mr. Denman, and a book was shown him belonging to that house, which contained the entries of pay ments on account of deposits on shares in this company, which entries he deposed to be in Stainsby's hand-writing. The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE here observed to the prosecutor's Counsel, that they had not made out a most material allegation in the indictment, which charged the defendants with conspiring to sell fabricated shares to the prosecutor, whereas the evidence they had adduced went to show that the shares sold to the prose cutor must have been part of the original 2,000 shares. After a short argument, Mr. Denman consented to give up all the counts of the indictment which alleged a sale of fabricated shares to the prosecutor, and begged to draw his Lordship's attention to the 24th, which was also the last count, which charged the defend ants generally with conspiring to fabricate shares for the purpose of defrauding the public. Upon which his Lordship suffered the case to proceed, and the last witness (Mr. Allspice), in reply to questions from the respective Counsel, stated that he believed Ire land to be a most respectable man, and wholly incapable of prac tising the fraud which had been imputed to him ; that Stainaby had been a fellow clerk of his at 13osanquet's for a great many . . years ; that he looked upon him as a respectable man, and that 11 he were not considered so, he would not be permitted to retain situation in that house. John Goslet, a carver and gilder, had been one of the direc tors of this company. When the circumstance of the over-issue of shares was discovered, a committee was formed to investigate respecting it. Witness was appointed a member of this coni mittee, but only attended once, when Ireland was asked how it happened that 238 shares had been over-issued, and he replied he could-not tell. George Langley had been a director of the company, and a member of the commitee of investigation; was present when Ireland was questioned about the additional shares. Witness asked:lreland how he came to write the letter to the bankers, au thorizing them to issue scrip-receipts on tenders signed only by Mott, after Mott had reported that all the shares had been dis posed of; Ireland replied, that he could not account for it how it had happened. The case on the part of the prosecution was here closed, and Mr. SCA RLETT rose to address the jury on behalf of Ireland. The learned counsel said, not one tittle of evidence had been adduced to show that any conspiracy at all had ever existed. It did not appear that Ireland had any previous acquaintance whatsoever with Mott until this transaction. It was not shown that Ireland had ever made any representation to Clark, that he had ev er h a d any comm unication with him, or indeed that he had ever seen him. Ireland was not proved tosihave been a trafficker in these shares ; the whole number which he was shown ever to have possessed, were the original 25 which had been allotted to him as a Director. There was only one circumstance in the whole case which afforded the slightest pretence for even suspecting that Mr. Ireland had been at all to blame in this business, and that was his having written the letter to Ilosanquet and Co., directing them to receive deposits on tenders signed by Mott alone. How .Ireland came to do this, he was ready to admit had not been explained, nor did lie pretend to be able to give any sat:sfactory explanation of this circum stance ; but still Ireland's motive for doing this was a mere matter of conjecture. He was astonished how Mr. Clark could ever have been induced to venture to include Mr. Ireland in this indict ment. If Ireland was guilty, Walker was equally so. The learned counsel concluded his address by remarking, that even the witnesses who had been called by the prosecution against Ireland gave him an extremely good charaeter. Mr. GURNEY then addressed the jury as Counsel for Mr. Stainsby, who had been proved to be a most respectable young man, and to have been a clerk in the banking-house of llosan quet and Co. for 14 years. He did not, like his Learned Friend, feel surprised that Clark should have thought proper to indict him, because he believed Clark would indict any man whom he thought he could Common-Sergeant . counts •in this you. (111, anchor to hold him for aAngment ; and in support of this charge against Stainsby, 'the prosecutor (Clark) would have the jinn' believe that he himself was so silly as to purchase 363 shal; in this compauy, when he was told that a mere banker's clerk held 1,200 out of the 2,000 shares, which were all that were issued. Mr. Holz then addressed the jury on behalf of Mr. Mott. He observed, that one man alone could not be convicted of a conspi racy : if, therefore, they should be of opinion that no case had been made out either against Mr. Ireland or Mr. Stainsby, they must necessarily also acquit his client. There was no proof that the shares which Mott sold to 'Clark were not a part of the original 2,000 ; indeed, it appeared from the evidence, that they must ne cessarily have been so - , as at that time only 1,265 shares had been shown to have been in the market; neither did Mott sell these shares - at a higher price than they then bore in the market, and the prosecutor might instantly have resold them for more money than he gave for them ; besides, if Mott had contemplated a fraud, would he not instantly have got the cash for the prosecutor's 1,0001. cheque, and walked off with the money ? whereas, it appeared from the evidence, that so far from having acted as if he had intended to cheat Clark, he acted as if he was afraid of Clark's cheating him. The Loan Clime JUSTICE then observed, that, the law bad been correctly stated to them by Mr. Holt, that one individual alone could not be convicted of a conspiracy, and as the present evidence did not affect any other than these defendants, if they should be of opinion that the charge had not been made out against any two of them, it would be their duty to acquit the third.— According to the prospectus, the company was to consist of only 2,000 shares. The indictment was divided into two parts; the first of which charged the defendants with conspiring to sell Clark fabricated shares. • He had already delivered his opinion that there was no evidence to establish this part of the charge. The other part of the indictment was this—that the defendants, after having caused it to be notified and helielied that no more than 2,000 Shares would be issued in this company, conspired together to fa bricate a greater. number of shares, and send them into the market for the purpose of defrauding the public. It would be for, the jury to determine whether or not such charge had in this case been established against any two of these defendants. The testimony against Stainshy was very trifling, and only amoun ted to this,—that he was a clerk of the company's bankers, and that he received deposits on shares, which it' added to deposits which had also been received on shares at another banking-house, amounted to more than 2,000 shares proposed to be issued by the company; but there was no evidence to show that he ever knew deposits were received at any other banking-house. His Lord ship told the jury that they must also bear in mind that the pro• secutor's witnesses had given both Ireland and Stainsby-most ex cellent characters, and concluded by stating that if they should be of qpinion that a case had not been made out against either of these two defendants, they must also acquit Mott, whatever the) might think of his conduct. The Jury consulted about five minutes, and then acquitted all the defendants. SHERIFF'S COURT.-RED LION SQUARE. INDIAN SHAWLS. DAVIES V. THE It AM. OF FIFE. In this cause, which would have excited some interest had the particulars been gone into in the superior Court, judgment was allowed to go by default, and the damages were assessed on Satur day, before the Under Sheriff of Middlesex. Mr. RICHARDS appeared for the plaintiff, and stated it to be an action brought against the Noble defendant for India shawls, furnished to him by the plaintiff, a tradesman in New Bond street, to the amount of 585/. 91. so far back as the year 1821. G. Dolman, who had been in the employment of the plaintiff at the period in question, proved the delivery of the shawls, and their value. A professional Gentleman attended on the part of the Noble Earl, but took no part in the proceedings. The Jury assessed the damages to the amount claimed. OLD BAILEY.-JAN. 13. Catharine Anne Joyce was capitally indicted for stealing is the dwelling-house of Mr. John Henry Davy, in Parker -street, St. Giles's, a silver cruet and stand, value Mr. ANDREWS said that his client was a gentleman, who had the misfortune, about ten years ago, to form a close intimacy with the prisoner ; and upon the present occasion, as the charge af fected her life, he was a very unwilling witness against her. He . had been subject to repeated annoyances from her for years, and a sense of public duty had deterinined him to prosecute her. The prisoner here shrieked, and fell senseless in the dock ; in the fall she received considerable injury on the back of her head, and was carried senseless into the interior of Newgate; and in about two hours afterwards she was so far recovered as to be able to take a seat at the bar. A woman, named Foreman, said she was servant to the prose-• cutor, and on the ith of January instant, the prisoner entered the house when the door was ajar, and took a seat in the parlour, near a cupboard. She told her to go up to her master and tell him she wanted some money. to support a child which she had had by_ him when she was fifteen years of age—witness went up stairs, and saw her master; he sent no money, and on her returning from the drawing-room she found the prisoner gone, and the cruet-stand was also missing. Foreman, an officer of St. Giles's, said, that he apprehended the prisoner, and asked her to return the cruet-stand which Ile had taken from the prosecutor; she replied that she would do so when he returned that innocence which l►e had robbed her of ten • years ago. Cross-examined by Mr. CL A RIC SON. —The child of the prisour was not kept by the parish ; the parish did not keep an infant above seven years when the mother was living. The pri-,oner had repeatedly demanded money from the prosecutor to support her child, and had broken his windows, and been, taken before a Magistrate. Mrs. Davy, the wife of the prosecutor, a lady-like, and very handsome woman, said, that the house of her husband was in St. Giles's. Cross-examined—She had been married to Mr. Davy four year s . The prisoner, in her defence , begged fora merciful considera tion of her case, as she expected none from Mr. Davy. Mr. Justice BURROUGH summed up the case with mu c h feel ing and humanity. The Jury would consider wh e th er s h e took the property feloniously, or merely for th e p urpose of compelling the prosecutor to make some allowance for her infant. The Jury consulted for about a minute, and returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Justice BURROUGH cautioned the prisoner against amsop ing the prosecutor again. She replied, " My Lord, I am sensible of the humanity which has been shown me, and my gratitude will only cease with my life ; I never will go near Mr. Davy again, and may God bles B you, Gentlemen." (Before the RECORDER and a London Jury.) John Haywood was indicted for stealing a quantity of brass mounting, the property of Richard Curiae, bookseller, Fleet-street. Richard Carlile was called in. RECORDER—Have you been sworn ? I have. RECORDER—Were you sworn on the Gospels? I was sworn in the usual way. R ;„, DER —Do you believe in the Gospels ? I believe in them as detached portions of history. RECOADEII-.-Do you believe in them—yes or no ? I consider myself bound to speak the truth after swearing on them. In a general way I do believe them. RECORDER Do you believe in the Gospel on which you have been sworn ? If you do not,, your oath cannot be taken, for it is not worth one farthing.—As a whole I do not believe in it. I repeat it is nothing more than a matter of history. RECORDER—Then you do not believe in the Bible ?—I do not. RECORDER—Then I cannot believe you on your oath if you die• believe its contents.--I have examined it very carefully. RECORDER (with increased emphasis)—Dp you believe in a God? It is a simple question.—l do not think it is a simple question. RECORDER—I must insist on an answer. Do you believe there is a God ?—I do not understand the term. RECORDER—There is not a person in Court but does except yourself.—l do not understand the meaning of the question, nor what is intended. _REcoanza-1 will hare an answer.--I cannot understand _ . what is meant by God. There may be such a being. , REcoßnEx---I again call upon you if you believe there is a' God ?--I have already answered that question. 1 have already said that I believe in parts of the history in which that name is mentioned. IlEcoanEß—Then you do not believe in the Gospel o n which you have sworn ? Stand down. I will not allow any one to b e , accused by one who dares stand 'here and rev ile his Maker—whol dares publi c ly avow his disbelief of the Scripture s. —l m ake no accusation. RECORDER-Stand down, and , Hake way for the n ext witness. The was found—charge auilty. was fully proved by other witnesses, an d t h e pri soner ---- sstA r,1 4 • t 4 gget - Friend (the t) (MV . Wto-y ti tart oribe twenty-four olumiweruicptiaetiC 1311/1 he could find an