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Each Tender now speeflY 'the price ice words at length, and he delivered befor e One o'Clock on the 'day appointed; and the Person who motets the Tender, or 80 171 e Percale on his be half; must attend to answer when called for. fr.-ILLER CLIFTON. I3ISH'S LUCK, AS USUAL (IN FRIDAY, the 15th Inst. the Drawing V' of the State Lottery took place at Cooper's Hall, when BISH'S Offices were, as usual, very successful, as he Sold and Shared 3,613 (Class B) £21,000 9,776 (Class B) £21,000 8,687 '(Class A) £2,000 The l atter TicketB374, (Class B) £1,050 was also en title d to 16 Pipe s of Wine ; and it is in the r eco ll ection of the Public that BISH added to the late Scheme, as a free gift from himself as Contractor, Four Grand Prizes of Witte ; this Ticket was one of them, and BISH will allow the Ilolders of the Wine Prizes to select the 'may best Wine they can pick out from the Stock of any Wine Merchant in the CUited Kingdom, and he will pay for it, and l end it, Carriage free, to wherever the fortunate Holders re side; or if they prefer Money instead o f Wine, BISII will pay in M oney for the Prizes whatever th e very best Wine would cost. Exclusive of the above, BISH also sold on 15th Instant, Four other Capitals ; and in the Eight ' preceding Months he sold Three Prizes of .£30,000, Nos. 1,804, 2,478, and 15,756; Four Prize s of £20,000, Nos. 699, 7, 034 , and 15,556 ; besides Prizes of £lO,OOO, £2,000, &c. &c. ; and 15,301, there is scarce a Town in the United Kingdom that has not partaken of BISII'S unparalleled success. *.• DISH regrets that Lotteries draw very near their final close ; but he is happy in having before that event takes place, to lay before them a grand Scheme which contains Four noel rich Prize s of .I.:25,000 each, anevarious other Capitals, with all the other rich points that BISH'S late Scheme pos sessed, ALL to be drawn in ONE DAY, 31st of NEXT 31ONTH, (AUGUST). . Tickets and Shares are Selling at BISH'S Offices, 4, Corn" hill, and 9, Charing -Cross ; and by his Agen ts in the Country. Schemes, Gratis. Tr O AID AND ASSLST THE ARRANGEMENT OF THE HUMAN HAIR. 9110 eradicate the Seurf easy and pleasant, to a strengthen the Roots, to softe e the Hair silky and glossy, prevent its falling off orturni n gg gray, and to pro duce Beautiful Flowing Curls, are the wonderful powers of ROWLAND'S ill ACASSAR,O IL. Its unexampled virtues renders h invaluable to parents, as a due attention to Children's Hair is of the greatest importance —this Oil cleanses the In fant's Hair superior to combs soaps, &c.—None are Genuine In without the Signature " A. ROWLAND AND SON." LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOC IETY, for every Description of CABINET F It TUBE, FEA THER BED and MATTRESS MANU FACEETTORY, LondNo. 71, C orner of LEADENHALL STR, on,. opposite Aldgate Pump.-Ready Money O nly. THE Society (if-Cabinet -Makers .reSpectrtillY :iforrn the Publi c t h at they still continue the abov e who boe v Est ablishm ent, f or the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics li . ave large Familes, by :offering them Manufactured Articles In the Cabinet Line, of - the best Workmanship, and Cheaper than any House can do in London by twenty-five per ce . nt., Lthere being no other profit required on the Gopils hot the bare mouse being ; at the same time will be sufficiently satisfied with having constant Employment for themselves and families. This Society was Established in June, 1821, consistTg _t 20 Mechani s- adding the number of their Wives andk.ao i Iles, amou4ed to 66 ;in June, 1819, five more were added i tc; the Society ; in June, tB2O, 10; and in June 1821, 8. total Number is 191. The this tstziblis hrnent _ now receiving Supp or t t h rough the Means ff . The Society and their Families beg leave to . return their Bincere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommentla tn-inn3, an shall always.feel happy in their endeavours . to give iuture sadistaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of their Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase the Number of tile Society. The f°l"ing Articles are itaterted as a Specimen of the very Low Prices, all warranted._ Money only. _ _ s Pull size Mahogany four-poit Bedstead, lath bottom 31..15 • --Pull size tent Bedstead 11. 6s --Bordered hair Mattress to fit 1 u Drawer, s . olid ends 31. Feather Bed --iiitto free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s.- I,•x •kaPanned hairs of any description in oil 11. 65 . .-Best do. Rugsasti-hand-stand lfis.Ditto Dressing Table lbs.-Hearth jar 4143.-3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 1 0s.-Three-fo . ot ,4"°;anY Pembrokel Table 2 L - !'hire -foot ditto on pa ,.,. and claws 41. Mahogany Dressing Table 11.55.-Ditto_. 3,-,Dzutett, best 11. 68.-Ditto Eedsteps 11. 6 5.-Ditto ditto 11..1 . 4 . 5. 4itto ditto 21. 28 - Ditto Box GlaBs, 2 drawers, best British. t itte 15, . -Ditto ditto Is. 7 5.-Ditto ditto 11. 18s. - Ditto . lowt°,,4s•-b ditto N.-Ditto ditto 125.--Sea lied wont Pil. ~ ",---bitto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 11s.-liong Mahogany. tenl4YBl,----Japanned Book Shelf 75.-111 u sic Chairs-any .parL" bra sB . ' 6d.-Japanned Mahogany C covered with horse hair ........m palled til. ris.-8 ditto ditto hairs,7.B Trafalgar ditto .11 : - • viol 11e S2la to match 71. 10s.-Ditto dtto 81. 18.Di!etos, 1).11 turtle lead iI. 10s.- Set of Mahogany Card and Sofairabi 4. abl .et legs, banded in rose -wood 81. I-Set of Mahogany DittoL'' two Card and Sofit, on pillars and claws 141. 145.- 114,fld.he best that can be madeto order or pattern 161. 105 f hack, I•,':°rne". 7 foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved Di4in "•---Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.-S , t of bitt_g gales, of the last ems,patt 4 foot by 10 foot 6, 151. las.- lei . 'Le 2by 11 foot 6,1610 s. Ditto, 4 foot 6by 12 foot 0, IL i. '"---If Spanish, an advance of 31. 10 s.-Straw Palliasse stead"ll,Sit Bedstead and furniture 31. 15 .-13amboo Bed . - piveL,pT•!' tench elyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. 10e. pr etl :l - : foote rnahogan.y four -post Bedstead and furniture, with ittl).„,tr,aiperiea., lined all through, complete, 151. 103-- aape r i or %° . dit to ditto 16s. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a Rant drai '•4ke' 181. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, ele tine Ittp , .2.L,lty 201.-Drawing-roorn Curtains of the best Mo „.oitt: ka intz, fitted for window, 61. 6 s_bito ditto 71. is. br ay +of a superior and elegant style of work, 101. 10a._ 13'.-041-rooro rose -wood-Drawing -room T afalgar Chairs ty l it ‘ to t ~ inlaid with buhl. 251. Dri - i g ca r Sofa 61. 65.-- ..,c0v1!•,78.---bitto 81. lls.-Horse 'hwa i n ens r° hOo 'n s each ss. 6d. ere g ditto ' ll ' . V:. hair Cushions NE n a , Agent. r• t!ett-iootin ~„....,_ceTti,N Itortv DEALERS SUPPLIED. to al , ar t . ._ , 0 4 ,. _,. ree of expenee, except the materials, and sent unlet...rea;airil (i?:eat Britain, and to the East and West 1n .(;(343 ro:L,cltptEn`drtaott?ot,n and merchants supplied with Ca lloits„4Partlal"ts two Pur';iis. teed RI. afe bourn' • and w nottc.e, or four daye. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1825 . . to Mr. Sissison from Shields, abusing the writer of the anony mous letters, calling him " a Radical rascal," little, perhaps, thinking at the time that he was so accurately depicting his own character. In this letter, also, he begs that the preachers at Hull May not be made acquainted with the fact of his corre sponding with Sissison ; he called the plaintiff a hypocrite ; he described him to be poor, and sanctified, and vituperative, and exulted that her brother John was " off the plan," Or,. in other words, had been suspended from preach ing; and all this, he concludes his letter by saying he had clone " in the fear of God !" not to • gratify any revenge, but purely out of love for Mr. Sissison, and his duty to his Maker. - While these letters were passing, Miss Bell thought it right to make some inquiry. An appeal was made to the preacher and those who knew her best, aslo.her character and conduct, and they gave her the most unexceptionable testimonials. But, the defendant is still at . his work of infamy ; he gradually in fused the poison into the mind of Mr. Sissison, as lago does into the mind of the generous Moor, until at last he so works him up, that becomes the fatal.catastrophe, as the pic -ture is drawn by our great dramatic poet. - Ile (Mr. Scarlett) would not now trouble the Jury with the perusal of all the let- Aers—they proceeded as they went along with greater fervour ;and warmth—they showed that Hill found out he was sus- T pected of being the writer of the anonymous letters, and that he feared an action might 'he . hroughL against hirusclf for a libel, or against Sissison for a breach of promise of marriage. All througl: he warns Sissison of the danger of revealing his correspondent's name, as likely, if known, to lead to the ruin of: himself, and family. , In August, however, came the critical moment, and the letters of the defendant then describes her as " dirty in her domestic concerns, bad tem pered, and deceitful." These letters came down to a much later period, when Sissison said he could no longer think Of engaging himself witli Miss Bill. Inquiry was then set on foot ; Hill was found to be author of these anonymous i letters, and an action was brought against him. At .that • time, however, Sissison only shewed one of the anonymous let ' ters, and when he came into Court at the trial, lie could not swear that it was the hand-writing of the defendant. Sissison further added, 'that these letters were not the only cause for his breaking off the match, and the plaintiff was nonsuited. Miss Bell then retired, under an impression of great misery and anx iety ; then w a s Hill t r i um ph an t ; b u t Sissison becoming satis fied that those anonymous letters were Hill's, considering his 'conduct to be base,. treacherous, and .calumnious, he put all his letters into the hands of his calumniated victim. Hill's own letters, under his owuname, were the cause of Sissison withdrawing his affection from the plaintiff, and no doubt she would be entitled to a verdict.; and Hill seemed to be aware of this, for he had taken care to secure his property ; but it was to be hoped that the l a w w o u ld y e t reac h it. 1-le (Mr. Scarlett) asked the Jury what they could think of a man, who, because , objecting to a brother-who stood in his .way, should therefore calumniate an unoffending young woman, and frustrate her hap piness for life! Nothing in nature could he more odious, and yet this man so acting c a ll s hi mse lf a ."411inister of Jesus !" 'and has the unparalleled effrontery to, add that he writes in his name and under his authority,- I.Surely it need not now-adays be told to any man that religion or that Heaven can sanction, anything that is immoral, --base, 'or treacherous ? He (Mr. Scarlett) very much feared we were fast approaching to that time when religion would be made an anthority for the com mission of every species of horror. Ile would not say that the Methodists as a body shared this feeling—there were many of them liberal, sincere; and able men ; and if the body wished themselves well —if they wished to stand well with society and the world at large, they would hold up the conduct of Hill to execration.. When he saw public morals corrupting under the name ,of.religion, he began indeed to tremble for the frame and existence. of. society. Even if he were addressing twelve men •of the same persuasion as the defendant in that jury-box, he would not retract a• syllable of .what he had said.. In this case the defendant was.like the wolf in sheep's. clothing, who crept into the fold only to poison.anililevour the flock. The evidence in support of the plaintiff's case, was then exa mined, and the anonymous-letters , read,,which are too long and tedious for insertion. . .. , . Mr. PoLLocx, for the defendant, addressed, the Jury at con siderable length. In his observations, .he expressed his regret that this cause was not tried at Newcastle, where everybody Was acquainted with the particular regulations and habits of the Society of Methodists, and where all the circumstances which would have enabled a Jury to form a sound decision would have been best ascertained ; but it better suited the case of the plaintiff to try it in. Yorkshire, where the parties being unknown, a fair and impartial view of the case was less likely to be had. His Learned Friend, Mr. Scatlett, in his exaggerated description of Methodists, represent-- ed them as dealing in hypocrisy, and the subversion of hll true religion. He seemed to deprecate the increase of that sect, and invited them to look at this as a grave . and serious charge, and a more wicked one than ever came into a Court of Justice, because the defendant was a Me thodist. It was therefore necessary to examine a little into this class of persons. Was it possible so large a por tion of the community could be one and all insincere in their professions ? Though all were not disposed to go these lengths, others should not cast imputations upon their sincerity and de nounoe them hypocrites. The habits of Methodists were pe culiar to themselves. They were privileged •by a sort of licensed meddling to interfere in the concerns of private life, and before Mr. Hill was convicted of being influenced by ma licious motives, in the character lie gave of Miss Bell; they must decide that he acted against what he conceived to be his imperative duty as a Christian pastor of that persuasion. Me thodists were in the habit of using scriptural phrases; in the ordinary- occurrences of life, whether or not they gave too literal a construction to the precepts of the Gospel, it was not for him to say; but this lie would say, that if they had too much of the form of religion, those who condemned them had not too much of -the substance, and the conduct of those who, renouncing the pleasures of life, voluntarily submitted to persecution, censure, and reproach, should at least be viewed' with a charitable construction. The question for their consideration now was, whether 111 r. Hill, the acknowledged author of several letters, written to Mr. Sissison, was the author of the two anonymous letters, which were the foundation of this action. The letters in hi s own name, were written on an application for information about Miss Bell, whose pastor he was, and, therefore, the person best qualified to satisfy him, and the answer he gave, they could have no doubt, was the honest impression of his mind on the most solemn occasion on which one mar; could apply to another. If not—if he was influenced by malice—then the question was only as 'to the amount of damages ; and in estimating these, they would recollect that Miss Bell was a young ladrof not less than 42, several years younger than Mr. Sissison, and what her rank and circumstances were, they would form some opinion, from the collection made after the last trial. As to Mr. Sissi son's .property, they were left in the dark: It was not his pro vince to comment On what might be the duty of the Learned Judge who now presided, but he was sure that his over anxiety to do justice to both parties would not prevent him from visit ing '.7.ith.censure the gross impropriety of sending his Lordship a pamphlet written by MisS Bell herself, containing an account of circumstances connected with this trial. 'Mr. JUstice BAYLEY.--I am sure, 111 r. .Pollock, the • pamphlet was sent me only for the purposes of charity. Mr. Po T.1.001C resumed—Was this .the case of an innocent young woman, as described by his Learned Friend, overwhelm ed with despair, and borne down by her wrongs, when she turned authoress immediately after the trial, anti published her own 'case ? Indelicate as her conduct had been in these Stances, still more indelicate was it in confiding an attack upon Mr. Hill's character to those Learned Gentlemen- who had before defended him. This part of the case filled him with disgust and shame. This feeling he entertained, whatever offence it might give. He repeated, it filled him with disgust and shame— disgust, that she should have taken such an advantage of Mr. Hill, by selecting his former adviser,—and'shaine, that there was a professional rule obliging an advocate not to refuse a brief under the circumstances, and without .which he was sure his Learned Friends would have never accepted it. It was shame ful in the person defeated to select the advocates of her oppo nent, and make them the instruments of an attack upon his character, with perhaps the same letters in their briefs, as op the former trial. He felt disgust at the conduct Of the plaintiff, and so must the Jury, and shame for himself and the - pmfession. Mr. SCARLETT—Mr. Pollock may-feel shame for - himself. I do not feel any shame for the profession, nor do I participate in any disgrace. • Mr. Por.Locx repeated that he felt it, and continued to ex press himself in terms of reproach at such conduct: . . . Mr. SCARLETT said, for the honour of the profession, he could not allow insinuations so dishonourable to it to pass with ,out refuting them. As to deriving any assistance from his former knowledge, he had totally tbrgotten it, and it was only after considerable pain he arrived at the facts. Mr. liotAxcaz. was satisfied that CounSel did not make use of their former knowledge. He repudiated the idea of a be trayal of confidence on the part of an advocate; but with what view were they engaged by Miss Bell . ? Was it not with the dishonest intention that they should have made use of their for mer knowledge and that the facts, by this stratagem, would not have been fairly laid before them ?, The Learned Gentle man then proceeded to comment on the evidence. He put the entire issue upon the character of the hand-writing. The Jury were her witnesses—the letters would be put into their hands, and, upon inspection, they would agree with him, that the cha racter of Mr. Hill's hand-writing was totally different from that of the anonymous letters. They would ask themselves what of personal motive Mr. Hill had, which would justify them in connecting him with these anonymous letters. He was but a temporary preacher, and his residence could not have been long in the neighbourhood of his_ family, even if it had been proved there was any pretence for hostility between them. It was stated in the opening that Miss Bell was still unmarri •I, and so was Mr. Sissison. Why did he not render her that justice after the last trial which lie had before denied her ? Why had they remained in an unmarried state up to this day ? Was it that he might be a witness to-day and a husband to morrow, wick your verdict for • his fortune ? The Learned Gentleman concluded by entreating them not to allow religious feeling or sectarian hostility to enter . into their decision,— If the defendant erred, he was sincere in his error.,--if he carried his principles' tpo far, as perhaps all were. apt to do, give him all the advantage which belonged to the candour and sincerity of a mind actuated by conviction in the regulation of his . conduct. Let not your detestation of the crime of anonymous slander influence you in visiting its guilt upon him, unless you are beyond all doubt satisfied that lie is the author of these let ters. If you have a doubt, give him the benefit of it. To him the question of damages is nothing. It is a question of life and death, whether he shall depart from this the respected Minister of his congregation, or be driven from society, hav ing forfeited by your verdict that character which was never before sullied. Mr. Justice BAY LEY, before proceeding to sum up the evi• dence,was anxious to say a few words on the subject of the profes sional rule to which allusion had been made by Mr. Pollock, in commenting upon the conduct of the plaintiff in selecting for her Counsel those Gentlemen who had conducted the cause against her upon the trial at Newcastle. The rule of the profession,whe ther well or not, he would not now discuss, though he wasinclined to think it a wise one, was, that every person bad a right to compel a Counsel to take his brief unless he were previously retained by the opposite party. The plaintiff in this cause had therefore a right to ask Mr. Scarlett and Mr. Brougham to undertake the management of her case. This was not an un wise step on her part, as she had been deprived of the eminent talents of AIL Sergeant Hullock, who had conducted her cause on the former occasion, by the elevation of that learned person to the Bench. She was therefore under the necessity of look ing for other Counsel, and she; or perhaps her attorney without her knowledge, selected the two Learned Gentlemen, whose skill had been exercised in her behalf. Every body conversant with Courts of Justice must have observed that suitors were al. ways anxious to intrust their interests to the most eminent ta lent that could be procured. It was highly probable that it was from such a motive the plaintiff in this cause had engaged Mr. Scarlett and Mr. Brougham as the two Counsel of the most eminent talent on the Circuit. The Jury might rest satisfied that neither of these eminent Counsel could be influenced by any information they had received in the course of the former action. The very nature of this cause was such, that the circumstances of the fbrmer could furnish no information which could be of use in this. .His Lordship theeri proceeded to comment on the evi dence at considerable length. The Jury, after retiring from their box for a quarter of an hour, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 3001. The defendant was in Court during the whole time of the trial, and busily employed in instructing his Counsel 'and At torney. The trial, which excited great interest, lasted from nine o'clock in the morning till six at night. CORONER'S INQUEST. ALLEGEDMURDER. An Inquest was on Saturday afternoon taken before Mr. STIRLING, at the" Royal Standard public-house, in Upper Dorset-street, Marylebone, on the body_ of John Dillon, whose death was caused by blows given to him, on Thursday last, by a shop-keeper of the name of Dobie, residing in Croydon-street. The following evidence was adduced Palmer, of Upper Dorset-street, stated, that on Thurs. day last, about four o'clock in the afternoon, she heard a noise in the street, and on going to the window saw a woman en deavonring to prevail on the deceased to go into his Todg. ings. After much persuasion, she got him into the passage of the house, but he came out again aliotif a minute after wards mad went into Croydon-street. Witness went to another window, which commanded a view of this latter street, and from thence saw the-deceased standing opposite to the shop of 31t. Dobie, who keeps a coal and potatoe warehouse in that street. The deceased was using abusive language towards Mr. Dobie. who, however, kept at the back part of the shop, as if anxious to avoid him. At last the deceased advanced to Dobie's shop door, which he appeared- to be in the act of entering, when the latter rushed out on him and struck the deceased several violent blows on the head, the last of which knocked him back wards. The deceased attempted to rise again, but was unable, and he was shortly after carried home by some persons who had collected around. In the mean time Dobie, who had re turned into his shop, came out again the back way, and got off without being observed. The deceased never attempted to strike Dobie. lie never raised his arms excepting for self-pro tection. He was a very old man. Dobie, op the contrary, was a strong young man. Mary Reach, of Upper Dorset-street, stated that she was the person spoken of by the former witness, as having endeavoured to prevail on Dillon to go home. She was induced to do so. be cause she thought him to be in liquor. Soon after leaving him, she saw him enter Croydon-street, and after much angry lan guage had been addressed by him to Mr. Dobie,whe latter came out of his shop and struck the deceased on the head. - Dobie's mother and his brother were standing at the door, and called out, " Give it to him well." Dohie then struck him two more blows on the head, the last of which caused him to fall'sense less to the ground. On seeing this, the mother and brother called out, " Let the old villain lie there, he has got eneiligh now ;" and Dohie, after giving him a violent kick in the-sto- mach, went in doors, but soon after came out of the hOuse by a back way, and got off without being observed. The deceased was taken to his lodgings, No. 12, Croydon-street, and a sur geon sent for. He die about an hour afterwards. He had served for twenty years as a private in the Guards, and had . Veen discharged some years since, with a pension, on account of his ace. About two months back he. was employed by Dobie as an occasional porter. Mary Ann Bolton,.of No. 10, Croydon-street, stated that she witnessed the affray, of which she gave an account nearly simi lar to that of the former witness, except that after„the man was knocked down, Dobie went in doors, and afterwards came out again and gave the deceased, who was still lying senseless in the street, aviolent kick. Mr. Bryant, surgeon, of the Edgeware-road, happened to pass by at the time, and seeing the man lying on the flag-stones, in a state of insensibility,, caused him to be conveyed .11OMe, and there bled him, but without effect, as he died about an hour afterwards. Ile had since opened the deceased's head, and upwards of fi ounces of coagulated blood pressing on the brain, the vessels of which bad been ruptured. The rupture, in his opinion, was caused by the fall. There was a mark of a:blow on the temple, but it was not of a nature to cause death, . In reply to a question put to the witness by Mr. Huniphries, who attended on behalf of Dobie, lie stated, that an accidental fall might have occasioned a rupture ; especially, if the indivi dual was in a state of intoxication, Other witnesses were examined, whose testimony merely went to confirm that already given. The Co ROMER summed up to the Jury, rho, after retiring for about half an hour, returned a verdict of " Manslaughter." It is said, that Dobie has already succeded in getting out of the country. • A case -of extreme distress has been made known to the public, by Mr. JONES, the Marshal of the King's Bench prison. It appears that two young ladies, of unexcep tionable character and conduct, are now in that prison for debts contracted by their parents, who are dead, and which they undertook to pay out of the proceeds of a. small Their noble undertaking was, however ; frustrated by misfor tune, and the unfeeling creditors have sent them to gaol., Mr. :TONES has opened a subscription for them, at the head of which stand stand the Lord •OhiefJustice. ABBOTT and himself. , We iiti. cerely trust that the benevolent example will be warmly fol. lowed.--4 Morning Paper.) -• • . PRICE SEVENVENCT, AFFAIRS of DRURY-LANE 'THEATRE. A General Assembly of the Drury-Lane. Pro.. prietors was held in the Saloon of that Theatre,, at two o'clock on Saturday, to receive the annual statement of accounts from the Committee, and • to elect Auditors and other Officers in the room; of those who, according to routine form, annually. retire.—M. J. CALcitAFT, _M.P., was called to. the Chair. The CHAIRMAN after stating-the object of the' Meeting, said that the Secretary would read the. Report of the Sub-Committee, which comprised a particular relation of the affairs of the concern, well calculated to give general satisfaction.—Mr; DUNN then read the following Report : • REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE TO THI; GE.• NERAL COMMITTEE, JULY 23, 1825. The Sub-Committee have again tire satisfaction to submit •tes :the General' Committee a brief account of the arrangement of the concerns of the company, which have • taken place since - • the- last Generals - Assembly.. The Report will be continued by the production of the accounts, which have been regularly audited by Mr. Oakley.. They have great satisfaction jn Stating that the rent due from the Lessee 'has been regu larly paid ; and in addition to which, he has made a deposit of 2,0001., according to the covenants of the lease, towards the rent for the ensuing' year. The Sub-CoMmittee cannot omit to notice the great improvement in. she value of the stockist wardrobe, scenery, &c., arising froni the unsparing expellee with which the Lessee has produced the entertainments of-the past season, and which they tru s t w ill be eventually met by' the patronage of the ptiblie.—The Sub-Committee trust, that: , the outlay for the improvement effected in Vinegar-yard, will meet the sanction of the General Consmittee.,,L-The advantages. to the proprietary are evident, as it raises the value of the houses contiguous, which are vested in the Company, and secures 'a' free and more convenient . passage to the 'public. The Sub, Committee also beg to submit to the General Committee the• propriety of granting repairing leases to the several tenants, -by which the, improved rent will more than compensate the pro prietors for the expence of the wall, &c. lately erected. - 'The annuity to the new renters of Is. 3d. per night, has been pail} by regular instalments, amounting to 4,0681. 15s. to the ac count of their Trustees, Messrs. Turton, Fallowtield, and Snodgrass, at the banking house of Mesir.S. Ransom and Co.' The second instalment to the Bond-holders directed by the Act . of Parliament to be made in the present Month, amounting to 3,4881. Os. Bd., with inteiest; Wa.s paid in July last. The gra dual approach towards the extinction of all the.claims upon the concern by means of the rent, renders the labours of the Com mittee Comparatively light, and consequentlY the matter of ac count very short. They have now to state that the claims dis covered to be due to the various creditors in 1819, amounting to 92,0001. have, by a regular appropriation of the Pands, been re duced to 22,638/. 2s. Bd.—ln closing this Repee't, the }Rib.: Committee have only to request the attention of the 'General Committee to the annual statement of accounts preparatory to its being laid before the General Assembly. At the last Gene-' sal Meeting the debt of the Theatre was, 26,9111. Os. 4d. The" payment of the second instalment to - the 'Bond-helders :rade in July last, amounting, • - with interest to 4,272/. 365. 11d. leaVea the present inctunbrance.upon the concern at 22.838!. 3s. fld. consisting of the fuliowing items r---Bond-holders„ . l3,-149/. Bd.; unclaimed dividends, 1,2801.; compositions awarded to creditors of the late Theatre, 3,918/. ; and there is.an available balance in the hands of the banker, of 3,9271. 3s. 3d. which when applied, the.extent of the claims upon the concern' will be 19,5831. Os.' sd. including the sum of 872/. for one year's in terest to the Bond-holders. • The Criarumas; then said, it was for some Gen/lee - lan to -move that the Report be adopted, for he thought, from the na ture of its contents, it was calculated to give unanimous satin: faction--(Hear, hear !)--In adverting to the state of their af fairs, and alluding to the g reat imp rovemen t which h a d t o k en place since the present management, it was impossible. !lOC toi feel the great value of the services of the present Lessee, M Elliston, who had improved their property to a considerable extent, who had augmented the value of their stock of scenery, &c., and done in every respect, with a liber a lity which evinced his disposition to promote the general interest, more than could have been expected from him by the terms of his lease—(Hear; hear 1) —They could not too highly praise Mr. Elliston's inoi3e . of conducting their affairs. He had, during the laSt setischi„ . : brought out several new pieces of very high merit; and if some of them, owing to the lateness of the season, and the' opelation . of the heat of the weather, had not proved, at the moment, at profitable to the Manager as they deserved to be, there was every reason to believe that they. ould - prove so in the begina , nit and progress of the ensuing one. No better modern prsce had been produced than William Tell; and when they had also Faustus, and the Coronation (wilich,..though• not of course :"' attractive as the British one, was yet very splendidly got up), they had before them proofs of the skill of. the Manager, andsif his desire to make the ' Theatre worthy,of its name, and Of the public patronage._ • , On the motion of Mr. Grenfell, seconded 'by Mr. Mitchell; ;; the Report was then unanimously approved. 'Mr. GEORGE ROBINS said, the Chairman Was usually so. explicit, and his-statement generally so full and comprehensive, that it rarely occurred . an opportunity presented itself to add, one word to it. In this case he had omitted to make one stare;, ment, and one so important that he took s ome credit 'to hirotiOt . for having to remind him of it. The original subscriliera•lfail,,.. frequently-'expressed some anxiety to know when .they were . likely to be benefitted by .the pleasing prospect; which ,the . Chairman annually had the pleasure to dwell upon; lie could tell them, and remembering the dismal prospect that-awaited' them during the maladministration of the inismanaging.Coni mittee, it would sbesa source of unexpected pleasure that the present debt was only 13,5121. 16s. 9d. ; that, in three yearns and a half, this . sum would be extinguished, every debt '4lll from the Theatre discharged, and the Subscribers,whO built lha':.. Theatre, become possessed of an interest of five or six per ceiSk: On the original capital subseribed.—(Hear, hear !) The CHAIR:wax then remarked, that a skilfull archite:CL.; (Sir. Beazley, he understood) had prepared a plan of a colon _trade to beerected (trapproved of) at the Russell-street side of the Theatre, to afford shelter to the.public while attending, - or passing to and .from carriages in wet weather. ; Now there was a discretionaiy power in the ,hands of the Committee, to apply' part of a certain finid. to purposes likely to . imprOye the value of their. property,' and he thought it could not be better applied' than in so useful, and embellishing a purpose as 'that winch' he , bad mentiened, always premising that, in the application of anp portion of their, surplus funds, regard shOuhl be had in the iirmt , instance to-the due liquidation of dtwt.,. _ _ , . A COtiveraati(lll • then rose upon, the • nature or; the plan, A draught of which was exhibited* the: room, and sonic Gentle men suggested that. an estimate,ought to be given - Of the4Xl. pence to be incurred in effecting il),isimproveinent. 'This was, however, oVerruled, as. the Chairman said, that if the plan were adopted, itAvas intended to proceed by public tender; and that, were they prematur e ly to publish the amount of money. they would set aside for it, they would be giving anntification wtiiti ;. would have theeffect bringing up the tenders to that aino.un.c.' The conversation upon the colonnade then dropped, upork*•:; general, understanding, however, that its .erection, woult limot beneficial to the general interests of the Theatre.' .• • ••, , The subXommittee.was then re-appOinted for the erkshink... year, anti so were the old Auditors; other rinitinkapPiiirdperiAi were then made, and apologies .for'abSence,.. on acOtkut:Y;lil - : : disposition end the pressure Of other btiSiness;:giqn, for Sit:' Thomas Turton, the HonoUrable DouglaS liinnaird, and' Mi. Some. • - Thanks were. , also unanimously voted to the Cli4rnian and the Committee. On the vote of:thanks to the Lessee, Mr. E.t.tiS!kii;c,' being also unanimously parried, and acknowledged by that pilule.: man, who said he had only done his duty to the Theatre. Mr. ROBINS remarked, that he thought the time harl':come when they ought to -give Mr. 47,11iston d more sogPrOof their sense of the value of his services, by presenting h'im;wiftli . a massive piece of plate, and of a size suciently large to'slieti • the high opitlionllie' ir ffi opriet4y . entertained of Mr. Ellistoyi; .••• (Hear, hear!) • Mr. E LLI ST ON here interposed, and begged of Mr. Robins not to persevere. i lfis, intention ; at all events, he hoped he Would abandOti it Joe the , •present,'• and .instoduee the ?subject next-year, when..,the'plate.might bei heavier. —(Laughter,, anti cries of " Hear I"). He re-assured the Meeting that he would not relax in' the apPlieatiori - of his best • ineads to render the Theatfe pfoilitetilat to . theProptietary, , and.wortily of the public p 4vrenage „„..,,Th e 4imitio%brokeyp at paff-Bast. 11:NGLISH and BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP CANAL—The Act of Parliament having passed, constitutingtheSUßSCßlßEßSa CORPORATION, Notice is hereby given, that application for Shares, in lieu of those forfeited by the neglect of Holders thereof to execute the Deed, may be made to - Messrs. King 'and Lukin, No. 5, Gray's Inn-square; and to Mr. Clarke, Chard, Somerset, the respective Solicitors to the Concern. GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANY'S OFFICE. Bridge-street, Blackfriars, London, July 19, 1825. INTOTICE is hereby - given, That the COURT of - DIRECTORS of "The GAS LIGHT awl COKE COMPANY" do hereby declare that a VACANCY has oc curred in the COURT of ,DIRECTORS. by the decease of JOHN GEORGE LOCKETT, Esq. Notice is, hereby also given, That a SPECIAL COURT of :the PROPRIETORS of this COMPANY will be held at the CROWN and ANCHOR TAVERN in the STRAND, in the County of .Middlesex; on FRIDAY, the 12th day of August next. at Twelve o'Clock - in the Forenoon precisely, for the ELECTION of a DIRECTOR, to suppiy - the Vacancy in the Direction oeci!sione4l by the Dtlith of John George Lockett, fkiiqpi re., , By Order of the Court of Directors, RICHARD GUDE; Secretary. N. B.—The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'Clock pre cisely, and the Ballot will continua.. open for Four Hours from its commencement. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. YORKSHIRE ASSIZES, YORK, JULY 21. LIBEL AND SLANDER. BELL V. HILL. Mr. Buoy Grum opened the pleadings. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a single lady residing at North Shields, to recover compensation for an injury which she sustained from the defendant, a preacher of the Methodist connection, at the same town, and whereby she lost as a husband a man of the name of William Sissison, of Hull, he being a single man, and minded to join her in wedlock. The libels and slander complained of were contained in several letters written by the defendant to the said William Sissison, to Hull, and were va riously set out in different counts in the declaration. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and upon that issue was . _ - ttLET T then stated the case to the Jury. The plain tiff in this action was a young woman, residing at Shields, in the county of Northumberland, and was in partnership with her brother in the china-trade; they were persons belonging to the Methodist persuasion, of great reputation and universal good character. Hill, the defendant, was a preacher in that dis trict, a men who exercised a great influence over the Methodists, who formed a great proportion of his Majesty's subjects in that part of the country. The country was parcelled out into, dis tricts, over which a preacher was appointed, and then there was a Circuit Preacher over these, who desired a handsome emolu ment (equally the object of the clergy as of other professions) from their labours.. Hill, the defendant, presided over the North Shields' Circuit. He was in great authority, and made use of it, for the double purpose of personal interest and a spe cies of official influence. The complaint now made by the . plaintiff was, that Hill, from some unworthy motive, had in terfered to prevent the union of the plaintiff with a respectable man residing at Hull. It would seem that Hill, and the brother of the plaintiff, who was a local preacher,' had had some differ ence; and in order to avenge this difference, Hill endeavoured to destroy the brother, the sister, and the entire family of the Bells. He obliged them to quit their residence ; he destroyed her brother ; and having sought the means he accomplished the object of the plaintiff's injury, and the ruin of her family. He invited the attention of the Jury to this case, for sure he was that a case calling for more special consideration could not be well brought before a Court of Justice. A more base, a more scandalous, or a more wicked case, never perhaps occurred ; and what gave it a dye of deeper malignity, was that the de fendant, a malicious and worldly-minded man, had committed all this mischief under the cloak and as if under the sanction of religion. While he libelled the plaintiff, he was praying to God, and while praying to God, he was blasting the plaintiff's prospects in life, and carrying on a system of unrelenting persecution against her entire family. This Minister of God, as he styled himself, was propagating the foulest slander, and that to gratify one of the basest passions of the fiend — revenge. In the year 1821 an intercourse had subsisted between a Mr. Sissison of Hull, a respectable man in trade, and the present plaintiff (Miss Jane Bell) ; he was attached to her; he offered her marriage, and. the ceremony was to have taken place in the month of June of that year. Mr. Sissison had abundant means to make them comfortable, and his intended partner happy for her life. She was a young lady of amiable mailers, and could boast of very considerable personal attractions. However, before the wedding day arrived, Mr. Sissison received an anonymous letter, addressed to the care of a preacher at Hull; and in a short time after another similar letter, addressed to another preacher, calumniating this young woman in the most scandalous and unfounded manner. These letters professed to come from a sincere friend of Sissison, and warned - him of the danger which he would run in forming any connexion with the plaintiff or any of her family. Such letters, upon strong minds, would perhaps have lied no influence—per haps they would have been shewn to Miss Bell or some of her family,,who would instantly have refuted such scandalous insi nuations; but Mr. Sissison became alarmed; he dreaded the ex istence of some mystery, and seemed to think that slighted warn ings would turn into deadly curses. Such were the terms in which he wrote to a friend at York, when asking his advice upon the subject of these letters. At the time when those letters were written to Mr. Sissison, he had no acquaintance with Hill the defendant, who had artfully contrived to request a reference to be made to him as to Miss Bell's character and connexion. Mr. S. had known the wife of Mr. Hill since his childhood, and thus the trap which was laid had eminently succeeded. The anonymous letters he would this day prove to be in Hill's hand writing, and upon these letters no commentary would be neces sary. They were conceived in malice, and they ended in fraud of the most wicked description. Hill had a personal motive to gratify, and he scrupled not to take the most extraordinary means to attain it. He (Mr. Scarlett) looked with disgust and shame and indignation at all his letters; they were vindictive, treacherous, calumnious, hypocritical, in the extreme, and blas phemous to boot. F or hi s own p ar t, he had th e highest respect for that tie which bound all men to their God, the common benefactor of all ; but when he saw men making religion a cloak to cover vice—when he found, as in the present case, that the Ministry of the Gospel was to be used as the pander to in famy, and superacided to that, when he found a-man declaring that he was directed by Providence in the destroying of his neighbour, he could not help trembling for, the state of society in which such-a a:utter was tolerated. It was terrible to con template such a state of things, and lie sincerely hoped it was not the opinion of any sect of religionists, that the ruin of private character and the gratification of revenge were sanc tioned or justified by the word of God. . The whole of Mr. Hilly religion seemed to be in kneeling, and all his practical morality, but the hollow lip-service of hypocritical prayers. Here the Learned Counsel read the two anonymous letters, werning Mr. Sissison from forming any connexion with Miss Bell, requesting him to make inquiry as to her character, and conjuring him to pray to the Lord to give and assist him in the choice of a wife; for (added the anonymous correspondent) he was sure he never could be happy with that lady. Now the Jury would at once see the object for which inquiry was sug gested. This cunning Methodist thought without inquiry the match could not be properly broken off, or at least that the in formation which might be obtained upon hiquiry would cause delay, perhaps suspicion, and justify the non-performance of his promise of marriage. Calling for inquiry would negative malice, it would weaken a- case of libel, Just in the same manner as if a person came to inquire into the character of a servant; why every man would say what he thought, al though the servant might suffer by the - character. - And such is the object of the defendant in this case. Ile wished to startle Mr. Sissisen—to rouse his apprehensions --to awaken any lurking suspicions which he might have entertained ; lie wished, in a word, to court inquiry, and of whom ? why of himself, of him who was the deadly enemy of the family of the Bells, and of him who, as the head of the cir cuit, had a powerful influence with his Methodist brethren. Mr. Sissison was attached to Miss Jane Bell, and perhaps the stronger his attachment the more easily could his suspicions be awakened. However, he sent one of the anonymous letters to Shields, and with this circumstance the defendant, in some way or other, became acquainted. He had his eyes open in every direction, and his hand ready to seize upon every weapon which Might inflict the fatal blow. The defendant also wrote a lettee