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„16 1 ,,j4,,,i . *44.-.tviimi.:7 44 . /I, , ~,. '' 4 , 1 .,,' - s. z ' .r - __ 4 ' .. / 4,-. M •le , . . -, 0 Ok , -, 4 41 -,„-- - - 1!--- ik: s-- 4 .;- , 1 A - '-- -7- '- ”- " A 1.4 ,if q_-: . _-_-4- o'. 1., .7*- , ., A- rA ,- , ~,t--e-s 4 , ,„• ~6.',. . • . , ~..- :. •.', ~:;• = 4 i,l A giihtk , . ,‘\.-, , •• • -.,. % je i e - . 4 ARD , ifi, :, / - ' ll Ikt\, ' I / 9 4 / ---, . , ) ii/tYI-r.A-4,01/ , ir ti - 7 1 ~. ~~,~~ NUMBER 9149 .] 111 DAY, DECEMBER 21, 1821. PitICE SVJ)N ENCE 0 BANK of ENGLAND. December 20, 18'21. THE ouRT of DIRECTORS, desirous of facilitating the Circulation of a METALLIC CUR RENCY throughout the Country, do hereby give Notice, That they will remit any quantity of the GOLD COIN of the REALM, on and after the Ist of January, 1821, to' any of the Principal Towns in England .and Wales, free of cZ-. Pence, in Sums not less than 4'3000, on application being made to the Chief Cashier, prior to the ist February next, and the Amount previously paid into the Bank of England. R. BEST, Nee. EAST INDIA HOUSE, December 20, 1821. THE COURT of DIRECTOR, of. tal e UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG 1-':ND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do' hereby .give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at thtir liouse in Leadenballfstreet, nn WEDNESDAY, the 9th January next, from Eleven &Clock in the forenoon until Six in the Etening, at the desire of the undermen tioned Proprietor;, John Ledger, Edward Ledger, Richard Stephens, Joseph Hume, Samuel Dixon, John Addurell, - H. Gahugen, T. T. Rigby, to ballot on the following question, viz.:-- John Davison, "That this Court confirm the Resolution of the 26th Sep ternber last, approving the Resolution of the Court of Direc tors of the sth of that month, granting to Mr. JOHN LUNDE 'PELLY, of the Bombay Civil Establishment, the sum of £2OOO, upon the grutinds therein !;•Pattd." Copies of the Papers relating to the case of Mr. Polly arc open for the perusal of the Proprietors, at this House. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. ST. MARY, NE WINGTON, SURREY. N SUNDAY NEXT, TWO - SERMONS will be PREACHED in this CHURCH, for . the BE ' INEFIT of SIX HUNDRED CHILDREN, belonging. tg the UNITED SCHOOLS of this PARISH ' • that in the ?Wining- by the Rev. THOMAS SAMPSON, D.D. F.R.S. --" s •A.S. - Rector of .Scroton, Suffolk, and Minister of Denmark Jig! Chapel ; and that in the Afternoon by the Rev. H. C. W. RWDE, LL.B. Chaplain to the Most Honourable the Mar (Ness of Downshire, and Curate of Camberwell, Surrey.—Ser will begin at Eleven o":lock in the Morning, and at Four • In the Afternoon. This. Charity has recently been enlarged on the Madras System, and united with the National Society. It now consists or 410 Boys And 200 Girls, 240 of whom arc annually clothed. THOMAS ENGLAND, Sea. GLOBE INSURANCE, and Cortibill, London, For FIRE, and LIFE INSURANCE, and ANNUITIES. ALL Persons whose Insurances with this Com pany become due at CHRISTMAS NEXT, are request ed to take Notice, that RECEIPTS for the RENEWAL thereof are now ready for delivery at the Company's Offices, and in the Hands of their respective Agents in the Country.. Insurances due at Christmas must be paid on or before the 91 11 of January next. h e c.pittil of this Company is One Million Sterling, which b " been all paid up, and is invested in Real or Government Securities. JOHN CH AItLES DENHANI, Secretary. London; Dec. 15, ISGI. COUNTY FIRE OFFICE, • AND PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, REGENT - STREET, •LONDON. PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES. Tho MIKE of NORFOLK, • .. • . The DUKE of RUTLAND, • • • The .MARQUESS of NORTHAMPTON, . . . EARL GREY, . . , LORD BRAY BROOKE. •'' . • LORD KING, &c. &c. &c. • • And Sixty Directors. Managing Direkor, J. T. Bather Beaumont, Esq. FA S. diSthikuiShing Principle of these Offices 7 11.' ii; . that•they'comhine the stability of Companies having -a large:Cap . ital, with the minor Advantage of sharing Profits as in Union societies. PeriNfrient Capitals amounting to 650,0001. have been formed Alt - addition to •the fluctuating Capital arising from the Premiums ;• and it. is expressly provided, that these Funds • alone shall hii answerable for Losses, whenee Persons insured are effectually secured from Liability fur • the Losses of at hers. In the Fife-Office, Returns of 20 and 25 per Cent. have lit : en`liniilitiably paid to all Permits who have continued in . klreslS'even Years, whether their Policies were taken ant for Seven Years, 'or were renewed annually, which Returns in7.'the - last ge'vett Years have exceeded 30,0001. littlietife Office; Bonuses of 131.85. and 261.125. together 40 per cent. have been divided during the last fourteen years. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, . By 114r: - SOTHEBY, at his House, No. 3. WELLINGTON . STREET, WATERLOO-BRIDGE, sTRAND, 00 SA TURDAY, December 42, and following MONDAY, at Twelve o'Cloch, A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of : mil PRINTS and DRAWINGS, both Ancient and Mo dern among which are several Fine Specimens by Raimbach, Burnet, Earlom, Wille, Morghen, &c. British and 'Foreign Pont:l:it's, Mrs'. Sfildons in the Character of Queen Catherine, proof Etchings after the celebrated Picture of Harlow by Clint. Series of Plates to Don Quixote, after the Designs of Smirke, Proof Impressions on India Paper. Etchings by Dutch Masters; Topographical Drawings of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmoreland, &c..books of Prints, and Port folios. To be viewed till the Sale, and Catalogues bad at the place of Sale. • WIDOW WELCH'S FEMALE PILLS have obtained the sanction and approbation of Gen , ••, tlenien of the Medical Profession, as a sge and valuable medieinc id removing obstructions, and relieving other inconveniences to which the female frame is liable, especially those wipe!) at an early period of life frequently arise trom want otexercise, and general debility ‘if the system. They -create no appetite, ecrrect indigestion, remove giddiness and nervous head ache, And are eminently useful in windy dis orders,'pains in the stomach, shortness of breath, and palpi • tations of the heart. • Purchasers are requested to remark, that, as a testimony of ,authenticity, each Bill of Directions is signed with the name of ~~~,~Q /`ILC 11~l l ~ ~% ~-~ ~~ in writing. Sold wholesale and Retail, ill London, by Wright No, 46, Fleet Street; Barclay and Sons,Fleet Market ; New bery and Sons, St. PaiiVs Church Yard : Sutton and Co. Bow ;Church -Yard; Sanger, 350, Oxford Street, opposite Bond Street. k,,rans and Son, Long Lane, Smithfield ; Johnston, Greek Street Soho ; Butler and Sons, theapside ; Godfrey and•Windds4lishopsgate Street; and by all Country Vendors, • at'2s, 93 ! pVT Box. • .I * * It is necessary to inform the public that KEARSLEY'S - • is the-bOry'original and genuine Niedicine, and has been pre ated by them tot more than thirty years. • PUBLICATIONS This Day was published, iu Sea. price 15s. SARDANAPALUS, a Tragedy. - The TWO FoscAßi, a . Tragetly, CAIN..a Mystery. By the Right Ilon - .14)1t1) BYRON. Printed for JOIIN MlnutAv, Albensaile-street. riNIE QUARTERLY REVIEW, No. LI. • will be published on TO-MORttOW. CONTENTS 1. NAVY of ENGLAND and FRANCE—DUPIN, Voyages dans la Grande Bretagne.--41. Russian. Church Architec ture; Tableaux Pittoresques des Mreors des Russes, &e.— 111. 1. STATE of the SLAVE TRADE—FERNANDO PO Geographical and ComMercial View of • Northern Central Africa, by J. NPQneen ; 2. Papers relating to the . Suppres sion of the Slave Trade.-=IV. 1. Inquiry into the Doctrines of Necessity and Predestination, by Edw. Cbpleston, D.D.- 2. Archbishop King's Di,course on Vredestination, with Notes •by . the Rev. It. Whately'..L-V;Flazlitt's'TabkTalk.—Vl. NO VELS, by the Anther of WAYERLEY.—VI I. GODWIN and MALTHUS on Populatinn.—Vlll. Prometheus UnhOund, a Lyrical Drama, by P. B. SHELLEY.—IX. ASTROLOGY., and A LCH YM Y-1. Vox Stellarnm ; 2. History of Chemistry, hy•W. 'l'. Braude, Esq.--X. CYRENAICA : Viaggio da Tri poli Alie Frontivre dell' Egitto fatto , nel 1817, dal DottorC P. Della-Cella.—Xl. ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY—Lectures op the Ancient Greeks, by Andrew Dalzell, Professor in the Univetsity of Edinburgh. Printed for ioIIN MURRAY, Albemarle-street, London. This Day was publiShed, In royal octavo, price li. Is. boards, A PRACTICAL. TREATISE on the LAW of MORTGAGES, By. JOHN PATCH, Of the Middle Temple, Esq. Barrister-at-Law. London : Painted for Joseph Butterworth and Son, Law Booksellers, 43, Fleet-street; and John Cooke, Ormond-quay, Dublin. This Day was - published, In Royal i Bmo, price 3s. Gd. bound, an improved Edition of THE NEW YEAR'S GIFT ; in Six Parts; - containing Meditations and Pra y ers - for every Day in the Week ; with Devotions for the Sacrament, Lent, and other occasions. Printed far W. Bent; F. C. and J. Riyington ; Scatcherd and Letterman; Longman and Co.; Baldwin and Ca.; Ed wards and Knibb ;. G. and W.B. Whittaker; and - Situpkin and Marshall. . . SMIRKE'S SHAKESPEARE, No. UI. This Day were published, ILLUSTRATIONS of MERRY WIVES of WINDSOR, being the Third Number of ILLUSTRA TIONS of SHAKESPEARE. firm) Pictures painted ex pressly for this %Voris, by ROBERT' SMIR(E, Esq., R. A., engraved in the finest style by the most eminent Historical Engravers. The Play illustrated iS published at the same time. No. IV. Twelfth Night, will appear in February. Printed for Rodwell and Martin, NeW Bon - d•streetfr and. sold by Coln3ghi and Co., Cockspur-street; and the pri nc ipal Booksellers in the United Kingdom. _ SOAR CANAL, TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, ONE' FULL SHARE in the NAVIGA TION from the TREN'C to LOUGHBOROUGH, the Dividend upon which Last Year (OM), amounted to One Hundred and Seventy Pounds,' elear'ofall Deductions. The present rapidly increasing ,trade of the Neighbourhood renders it a most desirable object fur the investment of Money. Persons desirous of becoming purchasers, are requested to address their tenders (post paid), stating the amount they are disposed to give, to Mr. Sutton, Review Office, Nottingham, who will forward the sante to the Proprietor. SCHOOLMASTERS' SOCIETY. Yesterday the anniversary of this most useful Institution was held at the Crown . and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, when a. number of highly respectable gentlemen of the profession sate down to an excellent dinner. The Rev. Dr. VALPY, Master of Reading School, in the Chair. The object of this Society is to relieve distressed Scheoh masters and Ushers, and their Widows and• Orphans ; arid that laudable object is carried into effect under the direction.and ;-o--- vernment of a Patron, PresidentS, ViCe.:Prexidents; and a Com mittee. The Institution has subsisted for 27 years. . The pos sibility of the funds of this - thariti being'applied td assist un worthy wersons, is removed by obliging:every applicant to pro, duce a certificate of an irreproachable life. After the cloth had been reenoved.,:tbe.Cuainatari proposed " The Patron of Education,. the Patron of the .Church, and the. Head of the Constitution—the Xing ..;" drank with loud ap plause. The following toasts were afterwards drank with every testi monial of respect and satisfaction : " The Duke of York and the Army." " The Duke of Clarence and the Navy." "The Patron of the Society, the Duke of Cambridge." The CHAIRMAN then read an apology from the-Secretary of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, which stated his Royal Highness's regret that unexpected circumstances pre vented his being present at the meeting. " The welfare of the Society" was next drank amid loud applause. The health of Doctor - Kelly, for 27 years the Treasurer of the Society, was afterwa . ... , drank with loud applause. Doctor KELLY returned thanks, and proposed the health of his successor, the Rev. Doctor Russell, Master of the Charter House School, and 'considered himself as conferring the most lasting obligation on the Society, by proposing a successor who was the most rising man in the profession. 'Dr. RUSSELL, in returning thanks, made an eloquent appeal in behalf of the Society. In The: course of the last year a con siderable sum had been expended, and he hoped that the sub scribers would generously contribute to preserve the Institution for many . years. A variety of other toasts were given during the evening, and several excellent speeches made by various Gentlemen present. Mr. Dignuin sang some humorous songs ; and the musical talent of Messrs. Clarke and Goulding gave great zest to the hilarity of the Meeting. The amusement of the company was highly increased by se veral imitations of the popular actors, which were given with great effect by Mr. Yates, of Covent Garden Theatre. The company . continued together to a late hour, and the pleasures of the evening were greatly' heightened by the talent and vivacity with which the venerable Chairman discharged the duties of the station which he was unexpectedly called upon to fill. The New Courts for sittings of the Commis sioners of Bankrupts, lately erected in Basing hall-street, was opened for the transaction of' public business on Saturday last, the 15th inst. The building contains 14 public rooms, appro priately fitted up (being one for each list of Commissioners), with commodious galleries of communication, Sic. It has also an office for the registry of all proCeerlings in bankruptcy causes, which is open every day to the public. This is a new arrangement, and promises to be one of great utility. ,The building itself is substantially form ed of brick ; laid out rather with an attention to internal convenience, than exterior decoration. — The arrangement of the rooms is simple, and the whole appears fully to answer the purposes of public accommodation and utility for Iyhich it was designed. LAW IN'TELLEGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 96. WARTNADY V. WARTNABV.-JUDGDIENT. Counsel were this day farther heard in conclusion of their ar guments for and against the motion for striking off the files of the Court the bill filed in the name of Mrs. Ann Wartnaby ; at the conclusion of which, The tont,- CHANCELLOR gave the following opinion : Having noticed the terms in which the motion was couched, and the prayer of the Petition, he observed, it had been put that Mr. Shuttleworth, his wife, and others, had instigated Mrs. Wart naby to do what the had against her will ; but with that hia Lordship had nothing to do, for on looking at the whole ques4 tion as a Judge, he could not say that the bill for an account had been improperly filed, since, though the lady in question might have been instigated to . do as she had,:yet she might have been fully capable of transacting her affairs, though she had attained the venerable age stated. Mr. Nirartnaby had been in possession of her affairs for nineteen years without rendering any account to her, and he ought to have been ready at any time when called on to do so. The Petitioner, finding the bul had been filed, had written a letter couched in terms to take hold of the feelings, but so worded that another party:into whose hands it might necessarily be expected to pats, could not make out its meaning. That letter intimated that somebody had instigated his mother to file the bill, but it must be borne in mind that there were many other children, and each. of them had a right to say, " I have an equal claim. upon you, and you ought to call on this Gentleman to account. When you lim'e got your rights; do what you please with the property." Now, under such circumstances, could it be ruled that the bill had been im properly filed, or that the account ought not to be given Another point for consideration was, that to this bill three an swers had been put in '• • now, if that bill were taken off the file, what was to become o#' those three answers ? If it was the fact, that Mr. 0. Wartnaby was a creditor for 4,0001., he had surely every reason to wish that the account should be investigated im mediately ; and what reason he could have for not filing the cross-bill before, his Lordship could not conceive. It wasalSo stated, as a farther reason for taking the bill off the file, that the lady was' not now competent. to put in an answer; it might be true that she. did not possess her faculties so strongly as at a much earlier_ period of her life, but his :Lordship thought it would be very difficult to find a case in which the Court would say that that of itself would be sufficient to stay proceedings,' as it did not, in his opinion, require so much knowledge to direct proceedings stripped of legal formalities as to preclude per sons of common understanding from knowing what they did-- Mr. Hart had paid him the compliment of hoping his Lordship would be able to find out some remedy to obviate that evil. He would not, however, say any thing more, at present, than observe, that if the parties would point out to him what their in tention was, with respect to these accounts, it would enable him to . come to a conclusion how to act with the case : but he would in conclusion say, that he did not think the parties who had filed the bill ought to be the least chargeable with - any de reliction of duty. If they could come to any agreement, they migbe mention the result on Saturday, but if they did not, they couch do so at the next Seal. FISHER, AND .CHAPPEL V. CADELL AND DAVIES AND OTHERS• Upon the suggestion of the CounzA for the plaintiffs, the Lord Chancellor, with the concurrence of Mr. Horne, on the part of the defendants, directed this appeal to stand over till the first seal after the holidays. IN THE MATTER OF HOWARD AND GIBBS, BANKRUPTS. Mr.- HART called his Lordship's attention to an appeal peti tion in this cause: The petition for the removal of the Assig nees was heard before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, who directed a new choice of assignees, on the ground that the bankriiptS had improperly interfered in the election of the as, signees. The Learned Counsel' requested that the petition might stand at the head of his Lordship's paper. . The LORD CHANCELLOR asked to be furnished with the pe tition, and said that he would signify to-morrow morning whe ther he could hear it out of course. Mr. iIoRNE said, that if his Lordship should determine to hear the petition, the persons engaged in other causes might as well stay away from the Court. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DF.C. 20. His Honour heard petitions all this day. There was no question of a public nature involved in any of them. Mrs. Stubbs, ' a respectable Lady, who stood up in the seat immediately behind that which is ,appropriated to the King's Counsel, addressed his Honour, and proceeded to state with great fluency and accuracy the merits of the case in which she was plaintiff: Mr. HORNE was sorry to interrupt the Lady ; but her case could not be heard in that Court, as it was an appeal from the Master-of the Rolls. . _ _ • His Hoxou - n said, that of course he could not hear it. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DEC. 20. Before the LORD CHIEF JUST I CE and Common Juries. FEELEY V. REECE. Tis was action by the plaintiff as executor of a man named Elliott, who had served as cook on board the Reynard, a vessel eniphled. in the whale fishery, of which the defendant was Cap tain. 1t appears that the Reynard engaged all her crew not onmonthly wages, but on shares ; and Elliott was engaged on the 't ergis of receiving the one hundred and fortieth share of the net proceeds of the .cargo. The ship proceeded on her voyage and Wai aliSeht nearly two years, and on her return when she was within eight -weeks of her arrival it happened that a violent storm arose, in which Elliott the cook was unfortunately washed overboard, with the whole of his cooking apparatus. One of the seamen who was in ill health fulfilled his duties for the re maindeeof the'voyage. The owners (who were the real de fendants in this action) settled with the crew on an estimation of the proceeds of the Reynard's cargo, but refused for some rea son or other to pay the plaintiff Elliott's share, although he had regularly obtained probate. The defendant had paid into Court 451. as the balance due to Elliott. From the evidence it appeared that Elliott's share would amount to 841. 3s. from which the defendant claimed to deduct 381. 13s. 6d. for cash advanced him, for slops supplied, and for charges on the cargo. The defendant also claimed some allowance for the loss of his service for the time which elapsed between his (Elliott's) death and the arrival of the ship. Some evidence was adduced to shew that the charges were reasonable and customary, but the proof of actual payment was defective. _ . The LOIXD CIIIEF JUSTICE summed up the evidence to the Jury. His Lordship regretted that a case like the present, consisting so inuch of matter of account, should be brought be fore what he considered the very worst tribunal for such mat ters. It was for.the Jury to say, whether any and what de duction should be made from the plaintiff's claim on account of the service lost by the unfortunate accident which happened to Elliott before the completion of the voyage. if they thought nothing should be deducted on the account (and all the pur poses of the voyage were completed), and that the defendant was entitled to the whole of his charges, they would find a verdict tbt the plaintiff for 9s. 6d. which, on the evidence, ap peared to be due to him, besides the money paid into Court. If they thought any part of the charges should not be allowed, they would add the amount of their deductions to that sum. The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages 201. THE ICING V. BROWN. . , This was an indictment against Mr. Brown, the Keeper of Newgate, founded on the presentment of the Grand jury, stat ing that the defendant' had iefused to admit them to the prison upOn their demanding admission. The cause stood for trial this morning, but being called on, it appeared there was no witness to support the prosecution. The proCeeding against Mr. Braun was abandoned, as we understood, in consequence of the opinion of high legal Authorities, that the Grand Jury had no claim to go over the prison as a matter of right. The Jury having been sworrr, no evidence was offered in support of the prosecution, and the defendant was declared Not Guilty. . TILE KING V. PETTIT. This was an indictment against the defendant for wilful and • corrupt perjury. • Mr. GURNEY stated the case, and it appeared that the al leged perjury arose out of the testimony given by the defendant at the execution of a writ of inquiry in the Court of the Secon dary (M. Collenridge), relative to the sale of some lace which took place at Mr.,llern's.house, Snow-hill. The circumstances Connected with the_ transaction have alrerdy been before the public. • • On the indictment being read, Mr. Sergeant. PEAKE, for the defendant, discovered a variance between that and the record, upon which he raised an objection, and the Chief Justice hold ing-the same to bezciod, the defendarit.was acquitted. ' COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 20. A notice was posted up in Court,. that after Saturday next the Lord Chief Justice would not sit until the 18th of January. PEARSE V. MAYIIE%V. :This was an action bniught against the defendant, as drawer of a bill of exchange for 171. 10s. It appeared in evidence, that Mr. Cooper, the acceptor of the bill, had absconded ; and on that arose the question of the de.: fendant's liability, which was contested by the defendant on the ground that' the plaintiff had received and retained some linen as collateral security, and had agreed to give the acceptor tithe for the payment—an agreement-which, it was contended, dis charged the drawer (who was also endorser) from all liability upon the bill. The COURT held it to be clear, that where the holder of a bill gave time for the_ payment of it, in consequence of any ar rangement with the acceptor, he could not subsequently turn round upon the drawer, unless the latter were an assenting party to the previous extension of time for payluent. But here it was for the jury to say whether the subsequent promises of . the de fendant to pay the bill had not waved the opportunity of which he Might have had otherwise the benefit. • The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. In the above case it was in evidence, from the copy of a let ter taken by a copying machme, that the defendant had pro. raised payment of the bill. • After the case, the LORD CHIEF ',JUSTICE asked (but without reference to the verdict) whether it had not been held that the copy of a letter from a copying machine was not evi dence unless examined with the original at the time. Several Counsel, in reply, informed the Court, that some such opinion had, been given, but they did not name theparti .cular case. BLAKEMAN V. PEDLEV. This was .an action brought by .the plaintiff, who was a plumber and glazier, to recover from the defendant Xll. for re pairing the chancel window of Carrington church, for which, it was contended,. the defendant was liable as holder of great tithes of the parish. The defendant asserted that he had let the great tithes on lease, and that six-years had elapsed since the alleged repairs were finished.— Verdict for the plaintiff. In the course of the day the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE inti mated that,. notwithstanding' the notice of adjournment, he should 'sit on Monday next, if any imperative cause required his attendance. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. SIARYLEBOITE OFFICE.—CAPTUItE OF A NUMBER OF TitiEvEs,—Yesterday 16 young men were brought before EDMOND GRIFFITHS, Esq., the sitting Magistrate, by 'Staples, Bueleridge, and Wellans, three of the officers, 'under a general search-warrant, charging them with being loose, idle, disorderly persons, &c. Lately, in consequence of the vigilance of the • Magistracy, and the activity of the Police of this office, num bers of thieves and other persons who had been constantly in -the habit of assembling and planning robberies at houses where . they were allowed to resort, have been dispersed by the adop tion of strict measures; and the licenses of some of the houses have been stopped. - Since this time, the numerous organized gangs of robbers have been obliged to change their places of resort, and to whatever house they went, they have gene rally beei` discovered, and punished as vagrants. It appear ed in the present case, that a few evenings wince the tap. room of the Bedford Arms was filled with a number of fel lows, whoa ever since have favoured the landlord with their company, at all hours in the day and . evening. Their man ner having excited his suspicion that they were thieves, he mentioned the new customers he. had met with to the Magis -trates of this office, who promised him every assistance ; and on Wednesday' night, Staples, an active officer, was dis patched to the house. On his entering the tap-room, he in stantly recognized upwards of 20 cracksmen (burglars), Fogel hunters (pickpockets), &c., all of whom he knew to be des perate ruffians; several of theM, too, he knew has often appeared at the Start (the Old. Bailey), and one or two had bean lagged (transported), but returned. At one. end of the room he ob served a group, who appeared engaged in deep conversation, one of whom was sketching the plan of a house and garden; the others were conversing over this, which the fellow explained to them, and apparently was spewing his accomplices the easiest way of access. Othersin the room were gambling e and some were stretched asleep.. The officer took a seat, and joined in a " flash song" which the majority of the Party were then singing. At length one of the Conversing group exclaim ed, " Well, now we may as well 'ped (walk) it, is Sir . Oliver (the , moon) is not out to-night." Staplesathen thinking that he had better prevent than. punish crime, gave • a signal, and the other Officer entering the Teom,'"Secured the whole party, who all appeared panic-struck at. their ap pearance • they were lodged for the night in the watch-house, and, yesterday b were examined. Nothing material i4/41,s eluci dated during the examination, only a most convincing proof that the entire gang were, as the officers :described, desperate thieves : one of them gave his name .John Badon, Esq. ; and on being asked what he was, he exclaimed, ". A genial:rill ;" ano - - ther fellow, named Moore, who 'was a' Member of Henley's gang, and who was tried with him for. the outrage at .West-cncl Fair, for which Henley was • executed, behaved in a very inso lent manner to the Magistrates; who committed a handier of them, and discharged• five with. a-• suitable caution, on their friends undertaking . to keep them away from the gang. The publican received much credit for so promptly giVinginforination. UNION-lIALL.A GERMAN ASTROI.OGER,—Vesterday one Joseph Stevens, who has the reputation of, being a' skilful prognosticator, was charged with being a common cheat, a rogue and a vagabond. Sarah • Stubbs, ' a girl about :nineteen years of age, stated that in. April last she • 'was 'acquainted with the prisoner,, who lived at. Walworth, Acre he was known to all the girls as a'fortune-teller. She went to . 'him, and asked if he could tell her her fate thrOugh life ? To whiCh he confi dently answered in the affirmative, and produced soave play, ing cards and a celesuel globe for that . purpose ; and 41.80 a large Volume printed in mystic characters. At his request she turned the globe 'three tithes round, and the necromancer, after examining the same, told . her there was a mole of -a particular de-cription on her side, which (as it bore malig nantly on her future fortunes) it was necessary he should looK at, that he 'might know how to apply his potent skill' for the counteraction of those baneful ,Ifects wilich it seemed to threaten! Notwithstanding her confidence in iris great abilities, she refused his repeated solicitations for' this fe.voure and," by his desire, again turned the globe in the usual way. .The seer then again consulted the awful page, and, after muttering to - himself some cabalistic expressions, _he declared look of great concern) that she was under the. influence Of the - furies; and that she knew a fair man, who, would be the ruin ofher ! For the third time she performed the ceremony of turning the globe, and on this occasion was informed the prevailing elestiny was a ship, and that she might expect to go beyond the seas with a dark man. She then left him, hot was to c 4.11 again in a few days, when the book of fate was to' be °fermi to her view on a more extensive scale. Accordingly she called, and then the prisoner tried to prevail upon her to steal- ten pounds from her parents, as he was • tne dark man destined by fats to be her partner through . life, and they would immediately 'go to sea ; but she was 'to tell no one, lest she should incur .the displeasure of the fateg ! How ever, she told her mother_r-her mother informed the officers, and Glannon and Hammond went to apprehend the prisoaer at his lodging at Walworth. • Glannori got introduced 'under pretence of wanting advice about a. watch which had been stoic: flora him, and the prisoner undertook to recover it for halt' a guinea ; but just as lie was about to commence the experiment, II mond produced the warrant for his apprehension. The officers then seized an extensive apparatus used by the prisoner in con-. ducting this imposture, consisting of globes, circles, &n. &c. which they brought to the office.—lle was committed to Breston House of Correction for the space of three months.—Tae pri soner is a German. Bow-STREET.—Yesterday Thomas Stokes, alias Williams, was brought to the Office and underwent an exammatien before Sir RICHARD BIRNIE, charged On suspicion of receiving stolen plate to the amount of upwards of 20001. and meltingit in a •fur nace.--Mr. ALLEY attended for ttie prosecution. The particu lars of the robbery W' forbear to mention, lest we should pre vent the robbers being brought to punishment. QUEEN-SQUARE.—ROBBERY AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE. Win. Jones, alias Thompson, was fully committed to N ew gate for robbing a house in Trevor-square, Knightsbridge, be longing to the lion. Mr.-Trevor, of workinglthola and other property, which was found in' the 'prisoner's possession, and he being a well-known character, was appreheaded by , Pace and:Gilmore, the officera. ..The . prisoner, on leaving the office, said, that he should get ,a Counseller, and he should be able „ to pull through it. • AGRICULTURE. WEST KENT AGIZIOULTURAL'MEETINd. [Frnm the Maidstone Journal, Decembez 18.1 A highly respectable, though not numerous, meeting ofthe Agrictilturists of the . Western Elivision of the county was held at the Star Inn, Maidstone, on Thursday last, forilevising means for giving relief and encouragement to Agriculture. On the proposition cf •Mr. R. Allnutt, seconded brMr. James Ellis, Mr. Cator was called to the Chair. , The petition, - which is addressed to the' House of COMmons, was...then read.: it states— - • - That, actuated by a painful community' of feeling with_ the gre.at body of the .agriculturists, the owners and occupiers of land in the western divisions of the county of Kent did, in the month of May last, -offer to Our Honourable ifouse a petitioh for relief, which was referred to a Select Committee of Inquiry, and, from the incontrovertible evidence of distress sMuced before that Committee, youe petitioners entertained Oa most sanguine hope that home iriVeasures would have been adopted to aftbrd the desired relief In this they have been grievously disappointed ; but ' although the result . of the appeals" hitherto made in their behalf has been thus unfavourable, yet they trust; as the report of that Committee, so fully admits the distress of the agriculturists, and -the necessity:for 'fur ther protection, that your,Honourable House will be induced again to give the subject a full, fair, and minute investigation. Your petitioners beg to represent, that the agricultural chili cultieS and distress have increased and ate increasing—that the cultivation of the land is declioing- 7 that many farmers are ruined, others are leaving their farms, and all are curtailing the employ of labourers, from their inability to remnnerate the usual and necessary number of hands. Thus the willing and industrious labourers are compelled either to work at inade quate wages, assisted by parochial relief, or become Wholly dependent on their parishes for 'support and employ. • Wherefore, your petitioners most 'humbly pray, that your Honourable House will, in its wisdom, adopt such measures as may appear best calculated to avert iippending ruin from the cultivators of the soil, and afford them that relief so neces sary to their individual welfare, and- so essential to the.pros , perity of the nation. The petition was carried unanimously. , Mr. R. K. SUMMERFIELD then rose. He thought ther tition which' had been read asked for no definite and specific remedy for their relief. There could be no doubt that distress was existing to an alarming degree, the capital employed upon the land was fast exhausting, and. unless same specific measures were adopted to protect agriculture, the most inevitable ruin must follow. The price' of wages given, and' the amount of taxation, tithes, and poor -rates, put this country upon a dis parity with all others in Europe. There were only three ways by which the Legislature could afford them relief: the one was a prohibition of the importation of foreign Corn • the second was restrictive duty, which duty should place the produce of this country on a parallel with other nations ; and the third was an alteration in the present Corn Laws. The System of taking averages now acted upon, he conceived, .was the cause of the. dreadful depression of our markets : it was indirect, uncertain in its effect, and liable to great evasion, collusion, and bribery. The great glut of corn in our markets could not' be from the superabundance of last harvest ; it was doubtless occasioned; by one half of our farmers being obliged to come to market from necessity; and to take whateVer price they could'obtain. True it was, that speculations in corn were made, but at such low prices that the purchasers would have a good chance , of gaining considerably by selling out before the markets should advance so much as to cause any risk of the ports opening, and thus profiting on the unavoidable misfortunes of the poor harmer-.- (Hear,hear !)—lt was particularly mysterious and unaccount able to him, how that week after week we found 13,00 or quarters of foreit,ii corn imported, and placed under the Ring's lock. He had as much respect for the Excise officers, as a 'body of men, as any other body; but where there were largeprof,ts to be made, there were strong temptations to bribe.; and where' large bribes were offered, they were sometimes hard to resist. With regard to the prohibition of import, either for a limited. or indefinite period, to which he Could see no greavobjection., if,iit was true that an average crop was equal to our annual consulnp ton ; but that he feared such a measure would create so much alarm amongst the manufacturing community, that it would be toe, Unpopular to attempt it. Ile concluded by stating, that he thought nothing would tend to thejr ,a 1 eviationbut a restric• tive duty. Sir EDWARD ' KNATCIIBITLI; that he had receiv,:il a letter from Lord Stanhope, intimating that' a requisition was in the course of .signature to -the High Sheriff, to co:- vene a county meeting.' He woitid; Ivith their permission, read his Lordship's letter, of whiehthe 611oiiing is the su', - stance : - . . . . " His Lordship trusted that the meeting of.this day wo;:: agree with him, that their petition could erna nothing out the support of a county meeting,- Which Jvintld have more weight than a private meeting. • Kent- =Amy meeting would attract considerable attention,. and would have the effec: of serving as an example tO Other counties. His Lordship could not anticipate any opposition at the m,eting, as it was not his intention to propose in his resolutions any alteration in the corn laws. He should Merely state the existing griL-- van= ; and he hoped, with this - view of the•businesi, the gentlethen present at this m..ting. would. give 'their sanction and support to the county meeting. His Lordship, begged Sir Ed ward. would lay his letter before thexresent meeting, and ex press his finn attachment to the agricultnral lfitere_st, and state that his-absence was only occasioned by the circumstance of his having promoted a county meeting; after whichit would appear inconsistent if .he were to attend d private Meeting on the sub ject." Sir EDWARD then said,- be knew not what their sentiments were with respect to a county meeting : if it was considered expedient to have one, 'he initse hope that - enemeeting would not clash with the other. He addressed tfie meeting under. feelings of great anxiety, and he wished. he could giva - them more sanguine hopes of theirobject. being attained. It would, he was. sure, be in the recollection of many.lif them, that at a similar meeting holden in that room, petition4:had been plaCed in his hands to present to Parliament lunthetheped he had faithfully. and 'zealously performed tlie;t4sk ecint,ided to him. The petitions which had• been presented :iiitlite,ll - On'se were re ferred .to . a select Committee, who foutidad,o - report thereon ; it was a 'report, which had not been satisfactoryeto the agricul turists. He (Sir Edward). could not: in his 'conscience vote in favour of that report, because it did hot: -do that which ,he conceived was absolutely necessary to afford relief.—(Urtat applause.) . --The Trotection of the farmers was the basis upon which this country rested, and in advocating their cause, tie was seeking the - interests and well-being of every person in the conte=ity. i He was there ready to speak hie sentiments on the subject, and to answer any qurstion, he trusted, to their satisfaction.—(Applause.) ,•• • The several resolutions were then put, and ; ea: Tied unani mously. Thanks were also voted. to the . . Chairman, for his conduct that 'day, and for his general activity in the cause of the agriculturists. After this, .a discussion took- place on e the propriety of a county meeting. Mr. D. J. PARKER said, that as 'here had been Meetings in east and west Kent on this subject, he did not see the neces sity for a county meeting. . . Mr. AnneruTT stated, that the distresses-7g that part of the county from whence he came IPenshnrsty exceeded all belief. In the six neigle:xiuring.pariShes adjoining' to his •these was not one farmer in ten solvent, one-third of7the, population was out of' employ, and one-third of the lanil.*,:z now vacant, and only kept on by the kindness 'of the landlords. Ruin was quite apparent in the western corner:of the canny ,- and if the Mar- Cquis of Londonderry,- when he came into kent to spend bis Christmas holidays, would only give him thi'ee days' notice, he would be bound to get together 3,000 worknianout of employ. Sir E. KNATeitutYLL said, .. he feired jhe : agricultoxists would not receive all that relief that Was 'desired ; but whin the - question came forward for distaissioti, he should' be at his post, and would Urge their claims all thatitettip possible; but. in Parliament much difference of opinion eXists on the question. As some ailusioh had been . made to Welttontfondeery, he 'nest express that the country owed nittetetot s flitit, ii sd that the agriculturists have'in him a firm and elde:24vou,;,e. He must sty., that - the agriculturists received .g7i;al4iipport from hint, and it would be ingratitude to him were tit! hoot° do - hint the , justice which he deserved: • - , • .Mr. Lreer utT begged-to . stzte, that I:4ti.nllnsierns were not made out of any dis.espeet to the Noble Marquis ;. he merely mentioned him from hi residing in the ';teth'ity, thid being a past of a partihttlar body of inlet ..eholo•vOr.tbe-natkee. Mr. JOHN 31ILI,Ea; said, the- e.F,T4nltoists would much rather have the vote of the )larquess tiien:ll,4 fkiendShip. • Sir E. KNATOIDULL itaid,. he cetninly exlieeted toreceive the vote of the Noble Marquis oe neXtkiNtsico on ;he sub - The meeting thealeeeke up. I ti rri .!..; -3.6 -►~ •+; -J