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were acting illegally, As :t was not proved, how ever, that he had been cautioned, tie should, instead of committing him for three months, send him for six weeks *r. the House of Correction. James Reeves, of No. 2, Lambeth-square, New cut, was charged by Serveir with selling an un stamped publication called the Police Gazette. The evidence in this else was precisely similar to 'the last, with the addition that the defendant re listed being taken into custody, and that he called srut to the mob to rescue him. He held up some .of his papers, exclaiming, " Englishmen, English men, if you are Englishmen will you let me be taken for selling unstamped papers ?" A mob of three or four hundred persons assembled. On the road to the station-house the defendant struck him; artother man came up and stopped him, and he was compelled to strike the man with his staff before he would let him pass. The mob made a rush upon them, and about twenty of them were knocked down over an old woman's apple-stall. H e (Ser veir)had a quantity of mud thrown at him. Some of the police came up and the prisoner was secured. The defendant contended that the selling of the Police Gazette was perfectly justifiable. He was a gold-chaser by trade, but could get no employment, and was compelled to sell different works to support his wife and family. With regard to striking the constable it was false, and he had a dozen persons outside who could prove to the contrary. Mr. WHITE said he should commit him for the full period of three months to the House of Cor zr.-.ction. Defendant—l did not behave with violence. I suppose you will hear my witnesses although I am a poor man. I have n number of witnesses outside to contradict the charge of violence. Mr. WHITE made no reply. Defendant—l can prove, Sir, that the charge of violence is a conspiracy against me. That man (pointing to Serveir) I heard say at the station house to his companion, in a low tone of voice, " Mind, he struck." This, Sir, is false, and I have witnesses ready to prove that I went quietly to the station-hcuse. Mr. WHITE directed that all legal papers should be delivered up to the defendant, and that the others should be detained. Defendant—These fellows have robbed me of about three pounds worth of property ; my wife and family must now go to the workhouse; they have no other means of support ; this is the way that the poor rates are increased by such tyrannical proceedings. (To the Magistrate)—l thank you, Sir, for your merciful kindness. The defendant was theti removed. MAR YLEB ONE. Itloseph Knight and William Blackman, two ill looking fellow., were yesterday placed at the bar before Mr. RawuNsoN. Police constable G 122, about twelve o'clock on Sunday morning was on duty in Chapel -street, Somers -town, when the pri soners and another man, who were very much in toxicated, passed him. Observing that they were pushing one another against the passengers, he turned round to look after them, when he saw them all three stagger into Bethel chapel. lie imme diately ran back, and found them swearing and making a great disturbance in consequence of not being able to obtain admittance into the body of the chapel, the doors of which had been fastened by the beadle. He remonstrated with them, and requested them to go away quietly, when they all three fell upon him and assaulted him in a most violent manner. He sprung his rattle, when, assistance coming up, the prisoners were conveyed to the sta• tion-house; the other man escaped. The prisoners were ordered to pay a fine of five shillings each and find bail. They were, however, ultimately discharged on promising to be of future good behaviour. HAT T ON-GARDEN. A low ruffianly-looking fellow was brought before Messrs. LAING and ROGERS, charged with having com mitted an assault upon Miss Vincent, of Burton crescent, and also with having assaulted the police constables in the execution of their duty. On Sunday night last Miss Vincent, who had been to church, was returning to her residence alone, when she was followed by the prisoner, who came before her and insulted her in the grossest manner. She endeavoured to avoid him, and crossed the road, but he still followed her until she arrived in Judd -street, when he made a rush upon her and behaved in a most ruffianly manner. Her screams attracted the attention of the police con• stables of E division, who proceeded to the spot, where they found the young lady in a state of alarm and agitation, and the prisoner was taken into cus tody. Miss Vincent attended at the station-house to prefer the charge, and identified the prisoner. A constable stated that the young lady had not yet recovered the affright, and a feeling of delicacy prevented her attendance at the office to give evi dence. Two policemen proved assaults against the pri soner on their way to the station-house. Mr. LAING asked the prisoner what he had to say for such ruffianly conduct towards an unprotected female ? Prisoner—l can only say that I was beastly drunk. Mr. LAING—What are you ? Prisoner—l am a bricklayer. Mr. LAING—Then you are fined 405., and in de fault of payment you will be committed to the House of Correction and hard labour for two months. Prisoner—l hope not ;I am only a journeyman. Mr. LAING ordered him to be taken away. UNION-HALL. Yesterday a man named Johnson was brought before the sitting magistrate, charged with com mitting a violent assault on Johnson, a policeman belonging to the M division. The defendant was held to bail to answer the charge at the sessions. THAMES • P OL ICE. ATTE3IPTED SUlClDE.—Yesterday an elderly man of decent appearance, named Henry Moore, was brought before Mr. COMBE, charged with attempt ing to commit suicide by throwing himself into the river, under circumstances of a very distressing nature. Donovan, a policeman, No. 154 K, stated that the prisoner was given into his custody at three o'clock on Sunday morning by a waterman, who saw him throw himself off the pier-head of the London Dock into the Thames, and succeeded in dragging him out, and bringing him ashore. The unfortunate man was nearly exhausted, and he immediately con veyed him to the station-house, and procured dry clothing and proper sustenance for him. The prisoner, on being asked by the magistrate what induced him to make the rash attempt on his life, said he had been in the employ of the Ratcliff Gas Company for fourteen years, and was discharged on Saturday night by the Secretary for incurring a debt which he had been unable wholly to discharge. The engineer of the gas-works said the prisoner's story was quite true, and that he had hitherto borne a most irreproachable character. He had no doubt his discharge had preyed on his mind and caused him to attempt suicide. Mr. ComßE—lt seems a very odd sort of thing to discharge a man after such a very long servitude for incurring a debt. The prisoner said he had been served with a copy of a writ by his creditor, and he had offered to pay the debt by instal ments o f 3s. a wee k , an d because he objected to pay ss. the secretary discharged him. Mr. CO3fßE—What situation did you hold, and w h a t wages did you receive? The prisoner an swered that he wa s foreman of the cok e -h eap , an d his wages were 255. a week. Mr. COMBE— I think you offered pretty fair. The wife of the prisoner, whose anguish was very great, here stepped forward, and said that they had been in business and kept a chandler's shop, but the business failed, and owing to the credit they gave incurred many debts. They had d . ischarged them all but one, a debt of 1081 . 55., owing to the baker for bread, which since their failure had great perseverance been reduced to 571. She paid the baker a half sovereign out of her husband's earnings on the previous Saturday night. Her bus. band had been in the army, and had fought and bled for his country. Mr. COMBE—Your husband is an old man, and, though I cannot lut think he has been somewhat harshly dealt with, he ought to have known better than to have made such an attempt on his life. The Magistrate then, after a suitable admonition, dis charged the prisoner, and directed Mr. Evans, the principal surveyor of Thames police, to make some inquiries respecting him, and if his statement was found to be correct, of which there seemed no doubt, to wait on the Secretary, who would probably be inclined to reinstate the prisoner in his situation, and enable him to pay the debt. CURIOUS DISPUTE—THE LEG OF MUTTON.— Amos Bird Chandler, a young man in the etnploy of Mr. Holt, butcher, in High.street, Shadwell, was charged with stealing a leg of mutton. Mrs. Holt said that a leg of mutton had disap peared on Saturday afternoon, during her temporary absence from the shop, which the prisoner must have taken, as he left the shop for a quarter of an hour. She called a little girl, the daughter of a tradesman, who said she was standing opposite the shop, and saw the prisoner going out with some thing in his apron, and the knuckle of mutton stick ing out. The prisoner said he knew nothing of the mutton, and that when he left the shop his mistress was en deavouring to sell a goose to a customer. Mr. Holt said it was all humbug; his wife had sold one leg of mutton more than she recollected. The prisoner had not stolen any mutton, he was certain. Mrs. Holt—He was not at home, your Worship ; lie knows nothing of it. He was away too tipsy. Mr. Holt—Oh, marm, was I now ? Mrs. Holt—Yes, sir, you was; and I know he stole the leg of mutton. Mr. Holt—Phoo, nonsense; he didn't steal the mutton. Mr. COMBE said it was useless to pursue the case further ; he should discharge the prisoner. He thought Mr. Halt and his wife should understand each other better. Mr. Holt, with several other butchers, left the office, laughing heartily ; the former exclaiming, " I've done the old woman." IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY. Very active measures are i❑ progress for the purpose o obtaining the support of the principal merchants, bankers tradesmen, and others in the city, to a plan by which the entrance of the new street now in the course of formation from the Mansion-house to new London Bridge will be materially improved, and the surrounding neighbourhood rendered more open and convenient. Already the signa tures of a great number of influential individuals have been obtained to the plan for the removal of the banking-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, at the corner of Lombard-street, and a petition has been prepared, which it is expected will be presented at the next Court of Corn. mon Council, praying that Court to sanction the proposed alteration in the pla❑ recommended by the London-bridge Committee, and which is part of the design of Sir Robert Smirke. The advantages which will be obtained by the removal of the house belonging to Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co., are as follows :—The mouth or entrance of the new street near the Mansion-house would be wider than is proposed, by which means facilities would be given to the incalculable increase of the traffic which will ex ist from the many intersecting streets, and thus con tinual stoppages be avoided. If the banking•house was removed, an uninterrupted view of the portico of the Mansion-house and part of Cheapside would be obtained from Lombard-street, and the now hidden, but beautiful, church of St. Mary Woolnoth would he seen from the Poultry ; and a sudden and bold view of the new street, with the Monument in the distance, would present itself at the east corner of the Mansion-house. Independently of the architectural improvements the adoption of the proposed plan would effect, it is considered that the daily increase of population, and the immense traffic which there must be through the new street, requires that a wide pavement should exist at the crossing from the Mansion-house to Carnhill, to Lombard-street, &c. whereas the pavement near Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith's, is now much more narrow than in any part of Cheapside, the Poultry, &c. The proposed removal of the Nanking-house would increase the facilities of trade—to the passing and repassing of carriages, &c., from the west end, with visiters who might come to the city to make pur chases. It is further argued, that the new plan will ren• der more open the Mansion-house, the confined situation of which has injured the health of some of the Aldermen, while passing the chair. It is feared that should not the proposed alteration on the plan of Sir R. Smirke be adopted, constant stoppages will occur in the vicinity of the Mansion-house, Lombard-street, the Royal Exchange, the Bank, &c., which must be injurious to the trade of the city. DREADFUL HURRICANE.—EarIy yesterday morning, a tremendous gale of wind came on from the westward, which continued to blow with unabated vio lence until about three o'clock in the afternoon. A hurri cane so severe, and of such long duration, has not, if we recollect right, been experienced in this quarter for many years. Some bitter showers accompanied the blast in the morning, but no rain fell after nine o'clock, and the roads and streets becoming dry, they were swept of almost every thing moveable. Dust, straw, pieces of paper, shop sweepings, &c., were carried aloft in the atmosphere, and came with great force against all who bad the temerity to face the storm. Many women and young persons were driven against rails or walls, and were both frighted and hurt. The wind roared among the chimney-stalks like thunder, and the streets and closes, especially in the Old Town,were literally strewed with broken cans, slates, tiles, and lime, which were constantly being driven from the houses, and many hair-breadth escapes were wit nessed. So tempestuous was the Firth that there was no passage between Newhaven and Kirkaldy ; and the steam-boats to Stirling, after proceeding a short distance, were forced to return to the Chai❑ Pier. We have as yet heard of no serious accident to life or limb ; but from the terrible violence of the hurri cane, it is snore than probable that great damage to pro perty at least, will have occurred in some quarters ; and we dread that the tempest will again have occasioned disasters at sea.—Scotsman. We hear that there has been more doing in building in the metropolis within the last few months than during any equal period of time for several years past, which has kept the various descriptions of workmen con. nected therewith in constant employment. It is, however, a subject of complaint that, whilst competition, and the improved method of drawing out specifications, have re duced everything to the nicest and most minute calculation in forming estimates for building-contracts, and thereby greatly diminishing the rates of profit, the old sys tem of protracting payments is still continued. This objection more especially applies to the conduct of corpo rations and other public bodies, where reform has only so far penetrated as to induce them to accept of the lowest tenders, whilst they forget that the essence of competition is the punctuality of payment, according to agreement, instead of shifting them indefinitely off, as they have been accustomed to do, when profits were much higher, and jobbing the order of the day. It is also obviously in fa vour of large capitalists, to the prejudice of persons of more limited means ; for, independent of the delay in pay• ments beyond the term stipulated, being equivalent to a diminished rate of profit, they are deterred from entering into competition from the fear that the want of punctuality should prevent them from fulfilling their engagements. We understand that the damage done to the Brighton p'er has been greatly exaggerated. The outer pier head, which forms the main support of the works, and the counter abutments under the Marine-parade, which constitute the support of the inner extremity, are not in the smallest degree affected, and as the injury is confined to bridges, which Captain Brown considers lie will find no difficulty in repairing, we may soon expect to see this beautiful structure restored. The bridges are so far restored as to enable the steam-packets to land their passengers; and on Wednesday last the Queen, accom panied by Lady Howe, Lady Errol, and Miss Mitchell, was attended by Captain Brown to the outer head, after which her Majesty embarked in one of the boats belong ing to the pier, anti was rowed to the eastward, as far as Kemp-town, by Lord Howe, Colonel Seymour, and Cap tain Brown ; and on the following day her Majesty, and the same party from the Pavilion, embarked in a larger boat, steered by Captain Brown, and, after passing about ttvioon on Friday, at sea, returned to the pier at four o'clock. It was her M ajesty ' s i ntent i on to h ave ta k en anot h er excur• Friday• and was received at the outer head at twelve o , 2 clock b y C apta i n Brown but the weather was too boisterous to attempt it. Her Majesty and the party remained at th e p i er bead and d saw the steam - packet . come alongside from Shoreham embark for Dieppe, her I‘taaies,ptiya.f.rtiituesreeneidngtoththeepcaassrerniaggeerss which were waiting on the PRICES OF FOREICIN FUNDS 1 ustrian Bonds - 941 i elgian Bohds 9-Pi Ditto Account 9456 irazilian Bonds 67 Ditto Account 67 Buenos Ayres Bonds 22 1 i, Ditto Account — Chiban Bonds ... 23 i Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 22 Ditto Account 22% Danish Bon i 73Y Ditto Acccunt —' Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1825. Ditto Account _i Pifexican Bonds, 5 per cent 27 Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent 34%34 Ditto Account —l Neapolitan B9 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. 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National Provincial Ban' of England 5 Rio Doec Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 Per Share, 4 1 ,i% 8 130 1% 62 1 4 22 1% 41 i 12;t 10 4 1116 53 13 141¢ 11 4 £1 5 0 2 pm. 40% Due. MA Arrived. Due. Arrived. O America 0 0 Hamburg 1 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagena 0 0 Leeward Islands ... 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon I O Flanders 0 0 Malta 0 O France 1 0 Sweden O Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 I 1 Waterford HIGH WATEh AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ...53 minutes after 8. I Evening... 29 minutes after 9. TO CORRESPONDENTS. An anonymous correspondent, whose letter is dated from and has the post-mark of Portsmouth begs us to publish a mar riage as taking place at Alverstoke, on the 3d inst., between certain parties, whose names he gives. In the first place, no death, birth, or marriage can be announced as anonymous, that is no authority; and in the next place, great as our desire may be to oblige the writer and his friends, it is hardly fair that he should make us pay postage into the bargain. - , r *stn. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1833. We alluded a few days since to the negotia tions between the British and French Govern ments respecting the project of a commercial treaty, and made some observations on the pro bable result of the mission of Dr. BOWRING, Mr. VILLIERS, and Mr. POULETT THOMSON, to France on the subject. We have since received from an authentic source some particulars which cannot fail to be interesting to our mercantile readers. The French Minister of Commerce has an-1 nounced his intention of submitting to the Chamber of Deputies in the approaching session a new tariff of duties, in which many very material concessions to the mercantile interest generally, and particularly to the merchants of this country, will be made ; but he has not yet made any very satisfactory communication to our Government on the subject of the duties on British iron, which in France amount to nearly 120 per cent. He does not hesitate to avow his own conviction that these duties ought to be materially reduced ; but he dreads the influence of the French iron trade, and is of opinion that very extensive con cessions indeed must be made by our Govern ment to secure the success of any measure for a large reduction of the duty on British iron imported into France. In a former article on this subject, we stated that great opposition would probably be made in the French Chamber to any material conces sion to this country, unless we were prepared to reduce largely the duty on French brandy. It seems, however, that the opposition from the brandy interest in France would be much less than we were reasonably justified in anticipating. The most powerful portion of that interest, the Cognac growers, have no desire for the reduc tion of the duty here, as the high duty is the source of a monopoly to them. The Cognac brandies have the reputation of being the best, and as the same duty is paid upon inferior brandies as upon those of the finest qua lity, the produce of Cognac has the prefer ' ence here to such an extent, that 7-Bths of the growth of Cognac are consumed in this country. If the duty were to be lowered, the brandies of Cette, Charente, and other places which do not enjoy a high repute, would find their way into the English market, and the monopoly which the Cognac growers enjoy would, they imagine, no longer exist. The opposition, therefore, from the brandy interest, to any liberal commercial measure on the part of the present Ministry, as regards this country, would not be so great as to prevent its success. The chief opposition will be on the part of the iron masters, who have, or are supposed to have, great influence in the French Chamber. The equivalent held out to them by the British Government —and here we speak from good information—i s a reduction and classification of French wines, thus opening the English market for the sale of those wines which suit the Eng lish palate, but which, although of most generous quality, are almost unsaleable in France. This ought to be a tempting offer, but we know not yet how far it will be considered so by the French. The eccentricity of Irish Judges has been long proverbial, and the decorum of their judicial conduct on the bench has been too often sacrificed to the wit and humour of the national character. But when their peculiarities degene rate into a vomit of political diatribes and party orations--through the medium of addresses to Grand Juries—some mode of cure must he de vised by the Legislature. Baron Sir W. SMITH, long eminent for the pungency and officious dis play of judicial " Orange" orations, has been recently exhibiting a disgusting sample of his political sentiments to a Dublin Grand Jury. Mr. Justice VANDELEUR was his sleeping partner on this occasion ; but how far he parti cipated in the had taste and worse judgment of his more active colleague, does not appear, except that Mr. Justice VANDELEUR has not publicly disclaimed participation in the offensive charge. Our contemporaries very properly contend that this nuisance must be abated. No good government in Ireland can be secured for that unhappy country, rent asunder by political and religious factions, if the Judges of the land are to be allowed to play these dra matic scenes with impunity. If the fiery ima gination and defective discretion of Sir W. SMITH cannot be quieted, he must be removed from his judicial office. We shall be much sur prised if the Nlarplis of WELLESLEY and Mr. LITTLETON overlook such mummeries. They might be passed over, or even lauded, under the Orange Government of Sir ROBERT PEEL and Mr. GOULBURN ; but Ireland is now to be pacified, and its political evils remedied, and those Judges who are opposed to the new policy of Ministers must be re moved. We rejoice to see the political ma gistracy of Ireland purged, as in recent in stances, of degradation for neglect of duty. The new Lord-Lieutenant must expect a corre sponding quantity of virulent party abuse from the Orange press, and the Tory partisans of the " high-steeple" party, but it will only prove that better government is at length dawning on Ireland. American papers have been received bringing intelligence from Buenos Ayres down to the 24th August, but they contain nothing of in terest. The situation of the Brazils is spoken of as uneasy. The North American news is not greater than that from the South. A steam boat, called the New England, had by some accident blown up on Saturday, the 12th Oct., and killed and wounded fourteen persons. STOCKS, OCT. 15.—Fifty shares United States Bank, on time, 109 a: 100 do. do. do., on time, 109 i. Mr. O'CONNELL is again in the field, with Repeal for his war-cry. A few months since this ingenious patriot discovered that the aboli tion of tithes was the one thing needful for Ireland ; he has now found out that nothing but Repeal—prompt, unqualified Repeal—can be of the slightest national benefit. His late study and seclusion have led him to this con clusion. In his philippic on the subject — which graced the columns of yesterday's Sun— he boldly announces his intention of nailing his Repeal colours to the mast. Alas, then hi s negotiations with 'Mr. LITTLETON are broken off—the Whig did not bid high enough for the Liberal—and DANIEL is once again a patriot ! " Our means to procure Repeal"—says this well-paid Irish Cincinnatus—" daily accumu late." If by " our" he implies the " Rent," we fear Mr. O'CONNELL is somewhat too poetic in his prose ; for we have good reason to believe that this sort of " means" is daily falling off to an extent most discouraging to a patriot. Hence the present epistle, which, we have little doubt, is meant to act as a refresher to the eight mil lions. Mr. O'CONNELL speaks with marvellous rancour against the Coercion Bill. The subject was a too tempting one to be thrown away, and accordingly we are . assured that " that Bill was the grossest insult ever offered by proud domi nation to a powerless, because an unorganized, divided, and unprotected people. I know no thing more daring in principle, as a violation of national rights, perpetrated upon Poland by Russia, than the perpetration of the coercive law by the British Ministry and their minions in Ireland." This, to a certain extent, is true ; the Coercive Bill was a monstrous act, and we stoutly protested against it at the time ; but how is it that Mr. O'CONNELL has been so slow to record his opinion on the subject ? He has now been upwards of three months in Ire ' land ; has been constantly penning epistolary Jeremiads on the subject of Irish wrongs ; yet, if we mistake not—and we have perused his letters attentively—this is the first time, since the recess, that he has thought it worth his while to let fly his Congreve rockets at the Coercive Bill. If the Bill was really so monstrous, why did he not tell us so at every fitting opportunity? An attack on the measure would have made a capital postscript for each of his numerous letters. But no, he was thinking of other matters. He was studying Repeal, and had not leisure to get up the requisite amount of passion. But now the case is altered. The term of study is com pleted, and DANIEL, having had a narrow escape of place, is himself again. We learn from undoubted authority that Mr. Littleton has ordered the dismissal of Colonel Verner, of Armagh, from the commission of the peace, for neg lect of duty, as respected some proceeding of the Orange men in the north.— Corh Evening Herald. PHILOSOPHY OF LAUGHTER.—A hearty laugh occasionally is an act of wisdom ; it shakes the cobwebs out of a man's brains, and the hypochondria from his ribs, far more effectually than either champagne or blue pills. A SCENE AT COURT !—An attorney, whose practice was, as Persons would say, confined to the crown, or half crown business, delayed later than usual to obtain the necessary instructions from his clients, in so much that he was obliged and allowed to accompany some of them into the dock, where the gaoler being a bit of a wag, locked the legal adviser in with his accused clients. The Court was about to sit, and the Attorney , perceiving his awkward predicament, was precipitately effecting his retreat over the spikes, upon which he was caught just at the moment that Chief Justice Downes appeared at the side curtain of the bench, and espying the clambering Agent, cried out— Chief Justice—" Gaolor, look to your prisoner." Attorney—" My Lord, my Lord !" Chief Justice— " Gaoler, I say, your prisoner." Attorney—" Lord, I'm an Attorney." Chief Justice—" I'm sorry fur it—l'm a ighty sorry." Attorney—" My Lord—l am gu il ty Chief Justice—" Prisoner, don't commit yourself." Attorney—" There's no charge against me, my Lord." --(somewhat recovering.) Chief Justice—" You'll be tried by your King and your country." Attorney—" I say, my Lord, I'm not a prisoner ; there's no indictment whatever." Chief Justice...." You'll be discharged, then, by pro clamation." The convulsion of laughter was here s 9 great and so general that it was some time before an explanation could be effected.... Cork Evening Herald. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) COLEMAN V. SMITHIES. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved, in this long litigated case, that a receiver should be appointed of the real and personal estates of the late Mr. Kinnersley. Mr. Kin nersley left considerable debts, and very extensive estates. His heiress married a Mr. Smithies, who, with his wife, executed certain deeds, conveying the lands of Mr. Kin ❑ersley to trustees, upon trust to pay the debts of the de ceased. Delay arose, and misunderstanding having arisen amongst the creditors, they formed themselves into two sets, each of whom tiled a bill for the administration of the assets. Mr. Smithies subsequently filed a third bill, contending the deeds executed by himself and his wife had been obtained in fraud ; or, at any rate, that they were only intended to be operative over the lands of the late Mr. Kinnersley, to the extent of 12,000/. That bill was dismissed. Mr. Smithies has been allowed to remain in possession of the property since the death of Mr. Kinnersley, which took place in ISM. It was con tended now, by the Attorney-General, that as no rational argument could be raised why the creditors should he kept out of their debts any longer, a receiver ought forthwith to go. He believed the whole of the property would not pay more than 10s. in the pound. Mr. RUSSELL followed on the same side. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN and Mr. WILBRAHAM opposed the motion. This had been universally admitted to be one of the hardest cases that had ever been brought forward in a Court of Justice, as reg irded Mr. Smithies and his family. They had acted under the advice, for many years, of the late Sir Anthony Hart, in the full confidence that the estates could not be taken from them, and under this persuasion bad laid out large sums of money upon them. There bad been a mistake in the granting of the trust deeds; they had been induced in executing them to give away the best part of their estates without any consideration, and as far as that went they were now bound to submit. The creditors, however, had not proved their debts, and the Learned Council had no objection to a receiver being appointed of the outstanding debts, but submitted that the Court would not appoint the receiver also to take possession of the rents and profits of the real estates, it not having been shown that those rents and profits would he required for the payment of Mr. Kinnersley's debts. The LORD CHANCELLOR'S only doubt was, whether a receiver should now be appointed of the rents and estates, as well as of the out-standing personal assets, or whether he should be appointed merely of the out-standing debts, and that Mr. Smithies should be permitted to remain in possession of the real estates, giving security for the forth coming of the rents and profits, if they should hereafter be required. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN bad no objection to the order being made at once in these terms, and the receiver was accordingly ordered. It was also directed that the clients of Mr. Pepys should have the carriage of this order, al though an order made in two of the causes. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour, the AIASTER. of the Rou,s, having dis posed of all the cases in his paper, rose before eleven o'clock. VICE•CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) STRONG. V. IN'GIIRAM. His Honour, the VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment, this morning, on this case, which came before the Court some inmate ago, upon exceptions to the Master's report. The testator, in the cause, made a will, together with several codicils ; and he also left an unattested testamentary paper, which was admitted to probate in the Ecclesiastical Court. The principal questions in the case were, whether the legacies given by the latter paper were to be considered as a substitution of the legacies given on the will and codicils ; and another question was whether the legacies were to he paid out of the real or personal estate—the latter being exceedingly deficient. The Master reported against the substitution, and to that report exceptions were taken. The Court concurred in the view of the Master, and ordered the ex ceptions to be overru'ed. The COURT proceeded with the part-heard cause peti tion of Pickford v. Randall, the arguments in which had not concluded when our reporter left. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Baron BAYLEY presided in this Court to-day, in consequence of the absence of Lord LYNDEIURST, who sat in equity in the Exchequer Chamber. GREY V. NEWSON. This was an action upon covenant, which was tried before Mr. Baron GURNEY, at the London sittings after last term. The plaintiff was there nonsuited, and leave given him to move to have a verdict entered for 371. Gs. Mr. J. JERVIS now moved for a rule to show cause why that should not be done. The plaintiff was in partnership with a person named Long, as a tinsmith. Grey wished to retire, and it was agreed that Long should give security to him for 225/., in consideration of the stock and book debts. Newson became such security, and the action was brought to recover a balance of the sum ; he then pleaded his discharge under the Insolvent Debtors' Act, and the Learned Judge nonsuited the plaintiff. Mr. Jervis now contended, that it was not such a liability as was contemplated by that Act—it was not an absolute covenant to pay, the form of the security being that they would see Long pay the money. He relied principally upon the 46th clause of the Insolvent Act, the 7th George IV., which related to liabilities on annuities. The Court were of opinion that, taking the instrument altogether, the liability was an actual one, and not a mere contingency.—Rule refused. BARTON O. MANNING. This was an action upon a Bill of Exchange for 50/., tried before Mr. Baron GURNEY, at the late assizes at Worcester, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff. Mr. JERVIS now moved for a rule to show cause why that verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had, and why the debt and costs which had been paid to the plaintiff should not be paid into Court, to abide a new trial. He said the pkintiff was driver of a coach in Bir mingham, and the defendant a gentleman belonging to one of the most respectable families in the county. The plaintiff had taken the bill from a person named Harding, in pay ment for a horse ; it was thought necessary to have a name on the bill, and Harding took it away for that purpose; he returned it in a few days with the indorsement of Samuel Harding, of Birmingham, an uncle of the drawer. The plaintiff then took the bill, but sub sequently found out that such indorsement was forged. He then met the defendant, and asked him whether the bill was all right as far as regarded him, when he answered " Yes, and it will be paid when it falls due." Again more conversation took place re specting the forgery of the indorsement, and Mr. Beards worth, on behalf of the plaintiff, again asked defendant whether it was all right, when he still said " it was." At the trial, only one witness spoke to the handwriting of the defendant on the bill, and seven declared that it was not his. It was shown on the trial that after the defendant had been so often cautioned about the bill, be took Harding up to London, and paid all expenses, in order to get him out of the country. The Learned Judge left it to the Jury to say whether the handwriting had been proved, and if not, whether the defendant had given authority for the use of his name, or whether the acknowledgment of it was not sufficient recognition of it, as to render him liable for it. They found the handwriting not suffi ciently proved ; but, on account of the recognition of the bill, they found the defendant liable. Mr. JERVIS contended that the jury had been misdi rected, and that the recognition of the bill, which was ;the s ufficiente w only for the purpose of screening a young man, who was as to o r n e e nde o r f immense m h ni o e mmeu sonnledlenormous ars mbde o l f oe: meu o tcsop n t o a t erhtxot the anehtnc paymentiets, t th f oreti therefore e n ci er d a eosc s er w eni t a b; h s , euf n , should d trustedth u e nd f o etr r hg g e e oi r r i e a s w f u e r r t e h et Lordshipsor e consideration. The COURT decided that the defendant, having acknow ledged the bill to the plaintiff, had adopted it as his own ; it would be too much to allow a person so to deceive par tied into parting with their property, then get the forger out of the country, and turn round and prove that in order to do away with his liability.—Rule refused. COURT OF KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY. DOE DEM. SHENLEY V. HEADLAND AND OTHERS. This was an action of ejectment, which was tried at the last:Oxford Assizes, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff. Mr. JERVIS this morning moved for, and obtained a rule for a new trial. WILLIAMS V. GREVILLE. This was an action brought by an innkeeper, at Bre con, to recover 1,632/. from the Hon. Colonel Greville, for expenses incurred by that Hon. Gentl eman d ur i ng his election for Member of Parliament. It was tried at the last assizes for the county of Pembroke, and a verdict found for the plaintiff for 639/. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL now moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a nonsuit entered. The whole of this enormous demand was alleged to have accrued between the 10th and Wt.' l, o f May, and was incurred in treating voters and non-vo tell „ . The Hon. Candidate had paid six hundred pounds t°7. Court, which he contended was the full amount to svbieti he was liable, and he bad the courage to resist the titt e e the demand, on the ground that it was illegal. After pgt the 6001. into Court 1,0821. remained, and in the cl t o was a sum of 413/. for the non-voters' eating, whi cll e b o et Learned Judge who tried the cause directed to punged, as being too gross. The balance then ja e tb was 6391. There were many extravagant items in 0 account, such as the following dozens of Per r i, , ditto sherry, 67 gallons of brandy, 59 ditto rum , g e rels of ale, &c. ; and all in six or seven days! The Learned Judge had directed the Jury to disallow egethe item that was charged for voters, as coming un der t h a t Bribing and Treating Act, but the Jury, contrary t° ,„ direction, bad found for 6391. The Learned Counsel cc);o tended that, according to the evidence, and acco rtlit to the direction of the Learned Judge, the 6001. pai d Court would amply cover all legal expenses. 01 4 Their Lordships, after some consultation, said it t'l°.ed be necessary to consult the Learned Judge who had tr ! the cause before they gave their opinion upon it. V. ROBINSON AND OTHERS. This was TURNE an action brought by the phtintitf to re cover it from Messrs. Rohinsous and Sandford 371. for Wag e . 9 i c voi was Inci l at the last London sittings, and the plain t ' t ice) nonsuited ; the Learned Judge (the Loud Chief P i ' giving him I,berty to move to enter a verdict for 51'.'ter $ Mr. LAW moved, on behalf of the plaintiff, to verdict for 371. There had been two actions broug o nt the plaintiff, one for services performed before the fle f ' n n er• Samford became a partner, and the second for servi ce ' o f :ottivA suhfequeney. The I,iri,,g tv&.ri "at the " t ',, s t 401. a-year for the first term, and for the be cond , o b• the rate" of 80/. a yeir, but the Learned Couns el :p mitted that that was not a yearly hiring. The defell ia ye had chosen to dismiss the plaintiff, and thereby t o . 0 0 prevented his serving a year ; and, therefore the P a ' 00 had a right to recover. An order had been issued hY st oi of the Judges of the Court to let one action abide the o ur of the other, but as one of the periods of hiring w'! t A tainted by any complaint of mis con d uct aga i nst the p181'; re . that could still be proceeded with, even if h e cou ld 11° ' cover in the one respecting which this application - made. - oteh The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, on referring to his t' d to said it was dear that the defendants had put an e e l 0 the plaintiff's service for such misconduct on his Pr l i ii was sufficient to conclude his engagement, and 0 1,/ Lordship was of opinion it was a yearly hiring, b 0 such misconduct, had forfeited all claim to his wage'' t ioo The other Judges being of the same opinion, the 1130 was refused. I ' l Mr. Law said the plaintiff must then proceed Wit other action. Workmen have been employed for some V i past in cleaning and repairing the windows of Henry Chapel, at Westminster Abbey. EDINBURGH.—Avery melancholy occurr en t happened yesterday morning. A lady, understood t° d one of the hearers of Mr. Tait, threw herself over a vi i° ,: o t bi in her house in Gardener's-crescent, and was killed () , , ".„g6 spot. We are not to versed in all the strange tee", '"" t o of the human mind as to trace this catastrophe direct''. I, the influence of those wild doctrines of that sect of c l c a , she was a member, but, considering that lamentable uec, sion, the miserable consequences which it has pr oduc e 0 , consequences which our delicacy really forbids us t° - tion—we hope we do mot go too far when we say e lf they have been one of the leading causes of her 11°t ., - , fate. —Edinburgh Observer. The Caledonian At e ,!: mays—" It is a melancholy fact that one of the chi ef E i r rr tnulgators of these doctrines, the soi.disant prophet - derson, is now confined in a madhouse." OXFORD.—On Thursday and Friday on, o f quest was holden before Mr. Cecil, on view of the b °4 s J awes Holland, gardener, who met with his deaths rooo focktd jaw, occasioned by a stab in his hand from 141 : 0e il instrument, on the evening of the 23d ult. The dee p was a steady man, and bore an excellent c haracter` t hat appeared in evidence that he was walking with tw° 'persons up St. Giles's, when they met three men Wa g,o o abreast, apparen•ly gentlemen of the University altercation and blows ensued between one of the ge° 4 l men end the deceased, who complained that his thumb ", hurt. Mr. Thomas ambling, pupil to Mr. Paxto surgeon, &c., stated as fellows :--" Holland on Wednesday last ; he was then labouring nno, symptems of a locked jaw, and he died of it on the ' O , lowing day. During the time 1 attended him be told 0 , that on the Wednesday week preceding he met three g. e d;, tlemen, and one of them struck at his head with a Bt , ' sr t inu" teh a n t et t , e s i a l t d ni c e dk d .t a: ooeier, ihtiswtahsumfrbomfroian some dirko s r ha d r a p gg in e 4cAl. and he held out his hand to avoid the blow. He rece`l i t land's death was occasioned by that wound. He tole the it was some collegians he had met. I have exatninedta, i wound, and have no doubt it was from a shay; ° o ll t that on ment." The jury paid great attention to the r nelan e jo t case, and returned a verdict of "Manslaughter qcle' some person unknown." Th e y also expressed t helt oo testation of the dastardly practice, too prevalent i° place, of carrying weapons similar to the one which 0e sinned death. —Reading Mercury. the A young man, who had lately become Oa head of a commercial establishment at Douay, b ad ' 7ttt i f t , living at Cambray, paid his court to a young la d Y ° rge place, and having gained her affections, her relations u t he him to marry her, but he declined it, alleging ti l v iv i could not obtain his father's consent. On his lief c ' e settled, the brother of the lady went to Douay upon the faithless lover to accomplish that which 0- err s bound in honour to perform, and, on receiving anotbstiO fusal, challenged the young merchant to meet bir°o,li°; 1! pistols. The duel took place, accordingly, near DI I fi few days ago. They fired together, and at the firg both were struck. The brother was dangerously °tie in the neck, and his adversary fell dead, having re the ball in his breast. tb ° ,to SAVAGE WARFARE.—We learn fro'- Missouri Republican that a tragical affair took. t i, recently in Franklin county in that state. Ttve tb of that county, one of them personally known °ire, editor, and a most respectable man, bad some difr e i 111 6 while at work in a corn field. They agreed to s ett ; to matter between themselves with rifles, and resorts tilt! wood for that purpose. They fought in the In diAn' interposing trees and every other defence of length they fired, and both fell. One of them ;t o o t" stantly stantly ; the other survived but about twenty-four P to e ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.--A c ir o ple) stance of rather a singular nature transpired here (r pre a few days since, which seems to belong more to th e lbe vince of romance than to the actual region of fac t ' Oa; ostler of an inn in this town, who had been a P i° , 1 / 1 ( was discovered, after the lapse of more than SO Y. p 0 one of his paren , s, who had never received any ti .i. tole' him during that long period. The man was e ithe r ! I f , 0° or lost when an infant, and fortunately was plac ed : l ,r hands of persons of opulence, who pitying his talf°,ro the and destitute condition, bred him up as a servan t family, in which situation be was retained for soillevelo Since that time he has been employed at the inns i lj d at b°,. o about 11 years. He was, however, much surpri° teaci a week since, by a visit from an elderly %role ( stated that she had travelled from the north of fl j b ; at the suggestion of a person formerly resident Ao ‘ t b who had related to her the circumstances att en ' i f b° man. From the coincidence of the statemen t : i ° o Chid parties, and the many minute circumstances fres", - co te' recollection, no doubt remained that they had their long lost relation.—Dorset County Chron' A 14 - t he MYSTERIOUS DISCLOSURE.--SUni 3 o / 0 night whilst a young woman was under examit ia ,; - rse n oef, Belfast Quarter Sessions in an action brought by ""1 f t , a married man who resides at Moira, for a sum ° o be to support an illegitimate child which she B wore l , plt! o l by him, the following most appalling disclosure t° ° + e de' —The defendant's attorney, in cross.examinattot t o 0 , whether she had not before made a charge aga i . ° l :o o f t t t fendant, of a much more serious nature than * a os ej duction ? She said she had. On being 114 ' 0 1 0 , was, she replied " Murder !" This disclosure „o°o very strong sensation in court; and the young ' s he i s 4 desired by the Bench to state the particulars . about ten years ago (being then nine year s of sFe:ol,iiie a servant with the defendant; and one nig ht 85100 o' and his wife murder a man. After the cormoWsvitb 0 8 , deed he washed the blood off his hands , and, cry , of ie wife's assistance, buried the body near a quid feb,cre body, the witness said, was afterwards founds ° by two men, whom she named. The mur de ger 00 l the girl to secrecy, and she said she would de fe lt' ~te support the child. After the details of t is . 0 1 , " ip revealed the crime but for the seduction, a n m it ' 11 20 1 ! to eSs' re? af• tb were put under arrest, together with the va lob s rious affair, the man and his wife (both bef fi b • police were despatched to make inquiries at 0, th e car: The three persons are now confined i n the t; la ira. 00 0 11 ing the men who were said to have discovr.re,oooe fb: rection, waiting the result of the inquiry at girl still persists in the particulars of her very nary cbarge.--.B elfin( Northern If hip Mont . tont teiv, , kr ; ; N Cl 41 14 tett t 4 tle:,f, sqe pi i ' lle e' Itty I 1 . ,, 4 1h. e i °ll . lO 4s4th I 41445 ail 7_ " I