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and exemplary rigour affortis the ouly means of, adequate relief.---We : . sthhjoin article from The Dublin Patriot, . of saturaay last," which shews what m e asures are in cmitemplation by the Irish Governmerlt, and gives the verdict of the Jury on the hOrrible massacre of Mr. SHEA, his family and fr‘lends [From the Dublin Patriot" of Saturday.] His Majesty's Privy Council will assemble this day at Dub lin Castle, at two o'clock. The deliberation of the Council will, of bourse, relate to the late atrocious burning in the county of Tipperary. A. proclamation will immediateiy be issued, offer ing large rewards for the apprehension of the savage perpetra tors; and the pardon usually extentled in such cases will be offered to those persons, collaterally connected with the crime, who may give information against their more diabOlical associ ates. We trust that the concurrent measures about to be taken by Government will soon bring the _monsters to the tribunal of stern and angry justice. The numbur ,of sufferers amounted, we believe, as at first stated, to seventeen. Three of thorn were female infants two were childrmol fuller years. A lovely and very young woman,;, respectably connected, and who was on a visit to the family, made the sixth sufferer. Shea and his wife,. three. servant Women, and five labouring men, swell the group of victims to sixteen. Of one other we have yet to speak. The seventeenth. we write it with horror, was an infant unborn ! It dropp e d f rom, t he womb of its parent, when her Mangled carcass was lifted from the burning pile. which had nearly consumed it. Since the above was written, we have been favoured with a perusal of the Coroner's account, transmitted .to Government this morning. The inquest was held on Wednesday, the 21st instant: the following were the jurors : John &Hit°, Matthew Barron, Basil Bryan, Richaid Chad wick, John Cooke, Edmund Tobin, Thomas Ilefferman, Adam bciglati.Pierce Butler, R. C. Jackson, James Butler, K. I lensilett. A' ' - Tile Jury, on proceeding to the. house of the decesked, Sinai counted th e b o di es which had been taken from the ruins; they were 16 in number- their names aa'follow . Erhuund Shea, Mary Shea, Edmund Shea, jun., Mary Shea,. •Pn7l NiChcilai Shea, jun., Margaret Shea, Michael Butler, P. ibloilaly, Michael Mulcahy, Catherine Mullaly, Margaret Shea, ht aLY Power, 'Wm. Rice, and three mien unknown. ' • After the examination of the witnesses, the Jury returned tee fallowing verdict : v`` Burnt to de a th, b y th e w ilf u l sett i ng on fire of the house of o,iind Shea, on themight between the 19th : and 20th of No. eincer instant. " JOHN THOMPSON, Coroner." Coax, Nov. 22.—(Post-Officc Changes.)—By the very inconvenient changes in the mails we fr equently have the English letters for this city lyingf or twenty-one hours in the Dublin Office. -",° blam e, how ev e r , i s attachable' to the officers or in who .are always on the alert to accommodate .the, public, as much as possible ; hilt t he delay and inconvenience to the Cork Merchants is iticaleulable, especially at this sea s", when they have such frequent and necessary communication with the proprietors of West India Estates, resident in London, for their out ward bound ship's. • • • • IiOL; Esi.AND.—This island is on the coast of Nor thumberland, thong!' within the jurisdiction of the County i-Palatine of Durham. It was called by t, the A nc i ent ! Britons INIS MEDICANTE, b ut its more familiar appellation was that of 143- otsrArtN . l.:,.- until the sanctity of its inhabi tants procureditthe name that it new-possesses. Its circumference is about eight miles. The shore is bexcellent for bathing, and the situation being oth healthy an d romant i c, it.is surprising that it " as been so little resorted to. The prospect from tilis island is beautiful. Worthward the ancient t l "in of Berwick arrests the eye, over an arm of sea about seven miles in .breadth ; and at ilearly the same . distance on the south, Bambo fough Castle dppears elevated On a bold pronion torw. On the :title hand there is a Niew . of the cP;tl; majestic calm weather, is .resplen of -- aJestic, and scattered over with vessels ch all burthens. On the other hand a narrow wh a P er appears, about two miles in width,. by 4h di the land is insulated, while • the.distant r e exhibit s a. b eaut if u l h ang i ng l an d scape o f ''Ativated country, graced with a multitude of cottages, villages, and woodlands.—HENßY aot rnlNG‘v°6ll-Striey, Esq; of Swatisfield,. has beena "3' years the p ro p r i e t or o f thi s d e li g htf u l s p o t, v od he has recently imp ro v e d th e a pp earan ce of th e r venerable remai ns o f i ts ce l e b ra t e d Abb ey , b y t h e , t rioval of t h e d elapid at ed parts of the ruin from he exterior the and . int er i or o f th e b u ildi ng , so th a t a ,whole pil e o f these magnificent specimens of vottent architecture will be seen to grea.ter,ad, h ant age, and with a hi g h er gratification, than s ereto n 3 re.—Mr. SELitY is indefatigable in per :nail,' attending to the progress of these im provements, and w e h ave no d ou bt b u t that Holy Island will become one of the most distinguished ath htg Reso r t s i n t h e N ort h o f E ng l an d . Th e ei i i a nt iquary and the !Over of the picturesque will 4 ,! delighted w i t h- i ts o bj ects and its views. To d t empt any, delin e ati on , o f th e. Abb ey and the 11, is is not necessary :—the admirers of Sir . ScOT't will recollect his bold and ani-' o .. a , t ed desoiption of b o th, an d our Readers have I c I Y . to :refer to that admirable work " The O rd er Antiquiti es ," w h ere t h ey w i ll fi n d a f ull 4a criptie n o f t hi s I sland, and of all the other Ith ° ' e l'oils and interesting objects of antiquity 140'11'.- are to ,-be seen throughout Northumber - . L'alcrrox, Nov. 25.—Divine Service, in the presence of his MAJl:yry's suite and household, ter'lleteed at the-Palace at one o'clock - this af no,)„, th e 'and was performed by the Very Rev. P E ., eat', of:. HE REFORD , an d th e. R ev . H UGH Ci tl ; 1 1t8 " , *• .The,K ING su b sequen tly t oo k a wa lk . th e enclosed lawn. • • I,:esterday the Duk e o f Y ORK , as C omman d er - G i :" l lief, held a L evee at his office in the Horse s o ' ar ds, which w a s attended by between - 40 and. T erso f ia g6s , ay . he Marquess of LONDONDERRY, after trans „"ng business at the Foreign Office yesterday, Tned,eii-filniille at his town residence, in 'Saint James' s-square. 7 s-square. • - 1_ letter from Santiago de Chili of the' tilugast states, that Lord COCHRANE'S "flal3th..of g-ship, iee.(Van Martin, having on 'board the imposts avied'on the Entremedios, Avetit on shore in the Chorillas. The crew were saved, but 4 _7 a compa ra ti ve l y small quantity of silver 044. materials. Lord COCHRANE has hoisted his the 0' Higgins. nhs,adY COCHRANE has r e c e i ve d l e tt ers f rom her o uand dated July:the 10th,PalaCe of the Vic:e a L ima. His Lo r d s hip i s i n exce ll ent h ea lth , "ig4 spirits. p r i cy "nsideratio n o f t h e great depressi O n i n th e. Salelr 7 of hops, the ltell. STEPHEN JENKIN, Of has' m a d e a very considerable abate t ()f, h tithe on h ops in that parish this Ye4r•--- en Gazette.) COLONIVA. JAMAICA, OCT. 6. —The island of Jamaica hai experienced a complete relief, by heavy and con tinued rains, from the severe drought which had so long afflicted it. it appears that some of the. inhabitants, apprehensive of a scarcity in partibif lar articles of daily consumption, in consequence of that drought, had petitioned the Lieutenant Governor " to open the Ports of the Islandfor:i limited period for th e importation of provisions in foreign-vessels.' To this application, his Honour replied, through his 'Secretary, that the cowe- . quences which seemed to be apprehended from the late severe drought " had'ocCupied his most serious attention." lie trusted; however, _OM " the abundant rains, which had , providentially extended throughout the whole island; would have the effect of removing the alarm of the in habitants ; and as the prices of. the provisions, not 'of inland growth, indicated no apprehenSiOk of any scarcity of those articles,.that the wants of the island might still b e suppli e d without re sorting to expedients which nothing but the most' urgent and immediate necessity could justify." •. THE . ARMY: On Saturday last, Major General Sir llENttir TouttEisrs, K. C. 8., the Adjutant General, .re viewed on Chatham line the wholeV the troops forming the garrison of that place, consisting of the Jit battalion of 3rd Guards, 4l9thi.ssth, anti 71st Regiments, Royal Sappers' alai' Minces - , Royal Marines, and the Hon. East India Com pany's troops, when Sir lIENay was pleased to express his approbation of their high state of dis cipline, and of their movements and conduct in the field. The strength of Chatham Garrison is at present 4,300 men. , . ~ On Saturday the Earl of CATITC A ITT rode on horseback from his house at Bentielil.to Spittle Barracks, .near Windsor, to inspect the regiment of Life Guards quartered - there, of which the Noble Earl is Colotiel: Afterwards the Noble Earl returned to Benfield. - ' - On Saturday last two companies of the Bflth regiment, under the command of Captain CHAD.' WICK, arrived at this city from Waterford, to re place the divisions of the 22d and Rifles, which have marched from the county of Cork. We understand that Waterford is the head-quarters of the 86th regiment, with two companies ; Clonmel two companies; Wexford two compa nies; Kilkenny two companies. This gallant re giment has lately returned from India, after more than twenty years service there.—(Kilkenny Paper.) THE THEATRE. The Tragedy of DeMonfort, one of the series of plays written by - Miss JOANNA BAILLIE, in order to delineate and illustrate several PASSIONSOf the mind, but not intended for dramatic representa tion, was brought forward upwards of twenty . years ago, at. Drury-Lane Theatre ; but, though supported by the great powers of KEMBLE . and Mrs. Sinnoss, did not make so deep an im pression on the Stage as it is sure to do in a pri vate and attentive perusal. This play was last night revived at the sinie:Theatre, with. such alterations as the amiable . auttiOr thought proper to make in compliance with the solicitation.of the Manager, in order to bring Mr. KEAN . coinvard as the hero of the piece. 'The part Of De Mont fort is very well calculated to draw forth the pe culiar talents of this actor, wh.t is well fitted to express the darker workings or the .furious'im pulses of an agitated mind. He therefore entered' into the feelings of tie ch iracter, and rendered them very prominent and effective by his per formance. The style of It's acting is so well. 'known that It is sufficient to say that he was animated and energetic, according to the expres sion required by the character, and was rcce:ved with very warm applause. Mr. COOPER, who is a very judicious and respectable Actor, was more sprightly in the part of Rezenvelt thatr could b. expected, as he is better qualified for parts of sententious and moral energy. Mrs. Eolnurost gave the part of Jane De Montfort with impressive force and feeling. In tha first con struction of the play - De Montfort is supposed to suffer under the sentence of then law for the murder of Reaenvclt; buti as now altered, he falls a victim to insanity, in consequence of the agony and horror of It's fet tngs.—The subordi nate characters of the piece were al ogether sup ported in a very Trespectable man er, and the liberality ,of the Manager ail' rdcd all requisite splendour in scenery, decoratio' s, and general costume.' .Mr. RUSSELL came forward to an nounce the play for this evening, but the friends of Mr. KEAN were so clamorous for him to per;. form the office; that Mr. RUSSELL . WiIS Obliged to retire, and Mr. KEAN informed the audience that De Montfort would be repeated this even ing. It was not a little gratifying to those who know the person of Miss BArt.Lre, to see her present at the 'exhibition of. her ...own Drama and as the whisper Went round,. the audience in general regarded her , with the respect which her private worth, and admiration of her ge nius, naturally excited.—We 'have inserted a Prologue written for this piece, by the earnest re:- quisition of the Manager,ou Friday last, but it was not spoken on this occasion. Surely the compliinen tary notice of Mr. KEMMEr,E andMrs.-StonoNsothe original representatives of De Montfort and his. noble sister, could not be the cause of its sup pression, as those great Performers long since. retired from the profession to which they did so much honour, and can hardly be still deemed objects of any jealous spleen. It should be ob served, that the Author of the Prologue was particularly desired, from motives of delicacy, not to allude to the fair Author of the Play, otherwise he would have felt great pleasure in paying his humble tribute of esteem for her moral and intellectual character. Monday evening, about five o'clock; M r . WI r.- LIA3t ENNIS, of thony-street, St. George's in the East, passing the corner of Blue Anchor yard, Rosemary-lane, was attacked by four ruf fians, who knocked him down, and robbed him of his watch. FASHIONABLE 'ARRIVAI,s.--The Earl of Mountnorris, at Sit George Cockburn's resi4enee in the Admiralty; Mr. Bour dcau, in Cavendish-square ; Major and Mrs. Griffith, in Cur zoo-street, May-fair; Mr. John Baring, in Queen-street, May f4r; Sir John and Lady Copley, in Goorge-street, Hanover square; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer, in Clarges-street ; the Earl of ItOcksavage, at Cholmondeley House, from a tour; Lord Wm. Bentinck, in Park-lane, from Lynn. DEPARTURES.—Viscount carleton, from George-street, for jlath ; Colonel and Mr. G. Marsack, from Hakes's Hotel, for CaVersham Park ; Major Eyles and Captain Elliott, from ditto Sandford Graham, Esq. from Batt's Hotel. 'Her Royal Highness tbe Princes* Sophia yesterday visited the Dttke of York in the Stable Yard, and partook of a dejeune a la fourchette. . His Royal Highness the. Duke of,Stissex gave a grand enter .tainnient at KensingtOn.Palace, to a. select party, on Sunday last. The Duke of-Norfolk, who arrived in- town, on Saturday, from his scat, Farnham ~Suffolk, left on :Monday on a tour. - The Marquess Of Bath has arrived in town to expedite the completion of his elegant; Mairsion in Grosvenor-square, which has. undergone a general , improvement. The Fiat' of Westmoreland gave an elegant dinner to a pro 'portion of the .Cillitiet Minister - S.:Xt. on Saturday last. Viscount and Viscountess Dudley and Wald are entertaining a house full of company, in.:the true old English style, at Him,. ley Hall, Staffordshire. _ _ - Sir R. Sutton, Bart. is hospitably entertaining a few friends atDudhrooke, Lincolnshire. The Counte;ss of Dysart is expected at her seat, Ham House, in Suffolk, in the course of this week. Lady Sophia Ileatheote is arrived in Grosvenor-square, from her mother's, the Countess of Dysart's slat, in Suffolk. Lord and Lady Dillon, after performing the grand tour, and being absent from their -native country four years, returned Yesterday in the enjoyment "of good health. Lord Hampden gave his first dinner / for the season, on Mon day last, in Green-street, Park-lAne. POETRY. PROLOGUE. For the , Tragedy of ," DE MoxTroaT." Written by *TORN TAYLOR, Esq. To-night a Play- we venture to restore, Which has received your kind support before ; Some variation has been made, we own, In due submission to the Critic throne, But with a cautious hand, and anxious care, That nought the moral lesson should impair. Form'd on the model of a distant age, When BEAUMONT, FORD, OLD BEN, enrich'd the stage, Who more regarded substance than the style, Nor deign'd their words , fastidiously to file, Our play was not design'd for scenic art, But in the studious shade to move the heart ; One cherish:l, fatal, PASSION . to subdue, Which, more indulg'd, 'tore mis'ry Must ensue : ItATRED is now the melancholy theme, Ah ! would 'twere only a poetic dream ! Yet view mankind, through ev'ry clime and age, How oft we mark its unrelenting rage ; Hatred, but not like ZANOA'S, for a blow, Or poor OTHELLo's, wrought by jealous woe, But ENVY'S baleful offspring, that could wind, With serpent venom, sound a noble mind, And, spite of all reflection, there controul . Each virtuous impulse, and o'erwhelm the soul. Lost are those Pow'rs that could so well sustain The frail DE illorvrrottr, and benignant JAwr, By all esteem'd in their domestic sphere, And with unfeign'd respect remember'd here. If they who try those characters to-night Should fail to touch you with the same delight, Yet, glowing with an honest pride, they feel Their skill may be surpass'd, but not their zeal. SPORTING. HUNTING INTELLIGENCE. ROYAL HUNT.—On Friday morning, about two o'clock, his Majesty's Stag-hounds started a remarkably fine deer for a day's diversion, on Maidenhead Folly. The deer at first set ting off ran with great swiftness through the enclosures towards Braywich, where, being closely pursued, he made for the Thames, which was very much out. Ile swam across the Thames into Buckinghamshire. The sportsmen and hounds proceeded in the chace over Maidenhead-bridge, and renewed their pursuit of the deer along the Bath road to the right of Burnham, where he took towards the Thames again, and cross ed the river between Surley Hall and Clewer. The sportsmen and hounds pursued with all possible speed through Eton over the Bridge, through Windsor, and renewed the chace towards the Forest, where the deer was taken. MEETINGS FOR THE' PRESENT WEEK. • The Chippertield Harriers (Hens), on Friday, at Surat Green. The Buckinghamshire Harriers, on Friday, at Blackgiove. The Duke of. Grafton's Hounds, on Friday, at Stoke (Bruerne) Park. The Oakley Hounds, on Thursday, at Hardrnead. The East Sussex Fox Hounds, on Thursday, at Ditchling. Mr. Chard's Hounds, on Friday, at W'herwell Wood. The Gillingham Fox-hounds, on Thursday, at Well; and on Saturday,. at Man . Cross-lanes. .3 . --) -.. .. . . v 4 , . r... S i • 4' •.1-:-. ,- '_ ,Air,„,.., , - i, .. , ,.d .. , k. -- fi , 4 ---4 ror. - ;- - - - - , --c 4" '" 1 iii... :.,. , - ~.- ~, rr,:: - -, _ -:,-- .0.,-At, .• .. 4- - 1-1 - ..,::*,..tt : - - -- f .-. c ' ' zer*•4 lll4- ' ~ T :.„ PUGILISM. Coax, Nov. 22:—On Tuesday REYNOLDS and DOHERTY* the former a Cork man, the other a native of Mallow, attended by their seconds, bottle-holders, and friends, met half way be tween Cork and Mallow. The day was uncommonly wet, but the novelty of the exhibition (being the first regular set-to by pro feisors of the art we have had here) attracted an immense crowd notwithstanding which, we are happy to say that the greatest order and good humour previiled. Twenty-four rounds were fOught, in which the men displayed considerable science and courage, and, after a contest unusually long, the•Oirk man gave his opponent a cothplete quietus, though not till he had been well punishrd himself. Bets to a large amount, we understand, depended on the The exhibition gave so much satisfae tion that. it bids fair for repetition. Amongst the Gentlemen present we noticed J. Smith, Barry, J. Westropp, J. Leyeester, C. Penrose, George Montgomery, J. Neuville, G. Courtenay, 'W. Jackson, and P. Callaghan, Esquires, and many others of the first respectability. Mrs. BUNN and Miss BOYCE are great favou rites at the Bath Theatre. As two celebrated wits were walking along Pall-mall, yesterday, one of them accidentally struck his foot against a small pail. Ills compa nion drily observed, " Why, T om , you h ave kicked the bucket." " Oh, n o ," repl i e d the other " I heve only turned a little pail." ROYAL NAVY. The Winchester,. of 60 guns, and the Royal, Charlotte yacht, are ready for launching at Woolwich ; as are the Onys and Opossum, of 10 guni each, at Sheerness. • • • • The Genoa, of 80 'guns, is to be stationed; as guard ship at Sheerness, instead of the Northumberland, of 74 guns, removed to Chatham. Mr. Daniel Coil:y, master,•rnastrnaker, of Chatha►Yi Dock. yard, has retired on a pension, MEILCANTILE • DEAL, Nov. 27:—Wind I=7it back the- Zephyr and James, Harris, for Jamaica: Came down from, the Rivet and remain the Garland, Brown, for the Cape of Good Hope; Richard, Kay, for New South Wales and Britannia, White, for the Brazils. S a il e d th e h omewar d-b oun d , f or the Kiver.—. Arrived and remain the Pithead, Harvey, from Newfoundland for Poole. The whole of the outward-bound (except' those mentioned yesterday) rode out the gale in safety. • The weather is now moderate. linitts - d•ros Nov. 27.—Arrived the F arne, , H ux t a bl e , from Liverpool f or Rouen, with loss of jibbootn. • GRAVESEND, Nov. 27.--Sailed the La Belle Alliance, Rolfe, for Madras. FALMOUTH, Nov. 26.--Wind S.W.—lt blew very Strong all last night with heavy squalls, and still continues. A letter from Crooked Island, dated sth of October, says, the ship. Albert, of Poitsmouth, N. if. was lost in a hurricane the 13th of September, on Lon; .Island—crew saved. The coast of Cuba had suffered much. - PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 27...—Wind &W.—Arrived the Enterprize, Cook, from the Downs for Sierra Leone. Sailed. the Manhem, Jonas, for Alicant ; and Royal George, Steele, for London. Put back the Prince Regent, for Trinidad. SHEERNESS, Nov. 27.—The Zephyr., llow ' .from Riga for London, has put in h er e, w ith l oss o f anchor, cable, &c, having been on shore on the Ouse Edge, and it is expected the cargo has received some damage. . . - 1%1 ILFORD, Nov. 26.—The Auspicious, Diewett, from Bristol for Ireland, a nchor e d in Hubberstdri Pile Creek yester daY ; parted her cable and went onshore, but has been since got into deep water with little Or-Do xlarnage. The Revenue schooner Richmond having given the Hercules, from Bristol for Genoa, a foul birth, got across her bows, and the Hercules .was obliged to cut her cable to get clear:' • • ' RamsoaTE, Nov. 27.—Arrived the Pomona, Short, flom Shields for Arundel, with loss of two anchors, bowsprit, &e. ; and L'AlphoUse, 'fierce, from Cowes for Havre, with loss of two anchor 4, &c. ABERDEEN, Nov. 2•1.---The brig Hope, of Leith, for America, struck on Rottn.yhead, and . was .taken into Peter head, water logged. LAW IYETLIAGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov, fl. The Court was occupied during the day in hearing the argu ments in an appal cause, which did not involve any question of general interest. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Nov. 27. COOKE V. COLLINGIUDGE. It will be recollected that this was a question arising - from a copartnership concern in a coach-manufactory. Wm. Cooke, father of the plaintiff and of of the defendants, had directed by his will that the property which be held in the co-partnership concern should be _equally divided emong.hss '.,co sons 4ml his daughter, Mrs. Gray. He diedPn 1817, and the contract of co. partnership terminated in 1817. The defendant, Cooke, had mar ried a daughter of one of the defendants, Collingridge; All the partners in the concern agreed, at the' termination of the contract, to make a sale, or rather a transference hy private-bar gain, of the whole stock and business to Cooke the defendant. Notices to this effect were served on Cooke the plaintiff in March and June, 1818 ; and intimation was at the Same time given, to him of the terms of the transference, and of the sum which was considered due to him under his father's will. In March, 1819, the plaintiff tiled his bill to reduce this agree ment, and to obtain a public sale. This bill was argued on se veral occasions before his Honour, as the reports already given have stated. The Vicc-CHANCE Limn this morning gave judgment.— The decree was for a reference to the 31aster.on three paints. 1. Was the plaintiffentitled to a sale at the termination of the contract"? 2. Was the plaintiff entitled to be considered interested in the produce of the concern down to the present tune-? 3. Would a sale now be for the interest of all parties ? • COURT OF KiNG'S BENCH, Nov. 27. THE MARSHA I, OF THE K ING'S BENCH PRISON. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM JONES, ESQ. It will be recollected, that last term a rule watt obtained by Mr. li. Cooper, calling upon Mr. Jot - Ip, the-Marshal of the King's Bench-Prison, to answer the matters'of certain affidavits, imputing to him, at the suggestion. of Col. Bailey, a prisoner within the walls of: the-said prison, negligence and . improper conduct in his said office of Marshal. The affidavits contained five distinct heads of charge. 1. That the Niaishal had permit. ted two persons named Peckham and Colville, to have separate rooms in the prison which they did not occupy, for the purpose of letting them out to prisoners for their own advantage and emolument. 2. That he had allowed two prisoners for debt, named .Elworthy and Bannister, to act as turnkeys; and had permitted them to have each a separate room, without being subjected to the liability of being chummed. 3. That he had permitted or connived at the - disorderly . condhet . 'of it coffee house keeper in the prison, who kept his house open to, unsea sonable hours of the night, to the great uncouragement of riots, disorders, and debauchery, and to the personal annoyance of Col. Bailey, Who, as an invalid, had been exposed• fori Months to the unpleasant consequences of such conduct. 4. That he had neglected to afford proper redress to Colonel Bailey, who complained to him of the alleged misconduct of •a person called Colonel Meade, who, on the night of the 21st of December, as was sworn, had grossly insulted Colonel Bailey in the said cof fee-house, and challenged him to tight a duel. And, 5. That he was constantly in the habit of absenting himself from the said prison, and residing at his country villa at Putney, con trary to the rule of .Court, which requires his permanent resi dence in the said prison. Messrs. GURNEY and CAMPBELL now shewed cause against the rule upon the affidavits of Mr. Jones, the Marshal, Mr. Broochoff, his Clerk or Deputy, Mr. Poole, the Coffee-house Keeper, &c. The purport of these affidavits went to shew in ge neral that Mr. Jones had, since his appointment by Lord Ken yon, conducted himself in his office for a long series of years without reproach or complaint ; that until of late ye a rs h e h a d constantly resided within theavalls of the prison, but in conse quence of the increase of his family, lie was obliged to take a house at Putney, only six miles from the prison,wliere his family resided ; but that he constantly paid the assessed taxes tor his house in the prisOn, where n part of his family now resided.— That during the time of Lord Kenyon and Lord Ellenborough, he had been in the habit of attending those Noble and Learned Judges as MarSlial, when they went the circuit, whilst holding the said office; that he regularly attended in his office at the `prison from ten o'clock in the morning until three in the after noon to hear complaints, and discharge the necessary duties of his situation, with the exception of about a fortnight in the Spring, and about five weeks in the king vacation,. when he went out of town, but to no greater a distance than to enable him to pay immediate attention to his duties in the prison if necessary ; that lie regularly once every month visited every room in the prison, 111 pursuance of the rule of this Court, anti as much oftener as necessary ; that when Col. Bailey-complained to him of certain alleged misconduct ()tthe part of a Gentleman Mimed . Meade, and also of the manner in which the Coffee-house was alleged to have been conducted, -he paid immediate attention, to his complaint ; and as to the first ground, requested him to re-; duce to writing the particulars of his - grievances, promising to make due inquiries into the same ; and afford him such redress as it was in his power a • and as to the second, after having made inquiries into it, he had dismissed the said Coffee-house Keeper from his situation ; that he did not know of any 'ground of corn-. plaint against the Coffee-house Keeper or any other person in the prison, until it was made by Colonel Bailey, and that he then paid as early attention to it as it was possible under the circumstances ; that deponent verily believed this late applica tion to this Court arose .from vindictive motives on the part of the Colonel, whci, as he was informed, and verily believed, was influenced by motives Of hostility, because deponent had refused to give bins the Rules of the prison, without satisfactory security. The affidavits of Mr. Bropchoff and Poole corroborated that of the Marshal, and expressed the belief of the respective depo nents, that the Colonel was influenced by motives of revenge against the Marshal, because the latter had refused him the Rules without adequate security, in consequence of the Colonel having once broken the Rules, to which, 'one former occasion, he had been admitted, and was in consequence thereof placed within the walls. The deponent Poole declared, that he had heard the Colonel repeatedly express himself in a threatening manner against the Marshal on this account. The Learned Counsel for the Marshal, in arguing the case, commented upon the staleness of this application, which was not made until Tri nity Term, the supposed cause of complaint having arisen in the preceding December ; and on behalf of their client, they ex pressed his perfect willingness to comply with the slightest sug gestion of the Court, should they be of opinion that .he ought constantly to reside within the walls of the prison. Mr. COOPER (with whom was Mr. Chitty), in an able and powerful argument, addressed the Court in support of the rule. As to the supposed staleness of the application, he recalled Vie attention of the Court to Colonel Bailey's original affidavit, which stated, that as early as February, he had given the neces sary instructions to an attorney, for the purpose of instituting proceedings in this Court against the Marshal, hilt that attorney declined interfering in the busin eta, lest - he..should make hinsseifee _Olezioii.ous to the Atershal, who had it in his power to, deny certain indulgences and accommodations, which the attorney or his Clients might stand in need of. Frodathe tenour of the idle davits on the other side, it should seem that Colonel Bailey, and net the Marshal, was now.ealled upon to answer for. hiecondhee„.... tOr insteitl-of meeting the various charges brought against Mr: e • Jones, they were filled4ith a tissue of ecriihinatory . rnattidif;' r • tending to throw file- most base-and unworthy - reflections upon ,` • the Colonel's character and ,conduct. He, however, would . not , atop to discuss matters so much beneath the Colonel's' notice, ands-little relevant to the present application, the object' of - • which was to bring Mr. Jones as a d e l inquen t b e f ore t h e C ourt. , Much pains had b een taken to represent Mr. Jones as a gentle. • man whose conduct, character , arid conneetiOni were above ail reproach, accompanied with an invidious contrast With Colonel Bailey, in these particulars. The Colonel hatleno iliepositien to enter into, a comparison on:.thestpoints with at Gentleman who filled the office of Marshal of a public prison ` 'but it waa'neceri sary the Court should be informed who Colonel Bailey Wasese:'• he was a gentleman who had been employed ; as the private sea cretary of one of our Ambassadors to a Poreign Court-- e he was the Colonel of the-West Middlesex Alilitia? and - 4e Waa-nearly' • related to one of the most illustrious families in this kleegdom, mutely the Uxbridge fathily. The Learned Counsel then pro. ceeded to point out to the attention of the,•,Court those cintume. 4 stances of charge and , crimination which the Marshal's effiday . its • , wholly negle c t e d to a n swer The fact of the . pt..dbris—• • " named Peckhanieind Colville being permitted to have roeine ' the prison which they did not occupy; tothe great inconvenience!, ; , -of other.prisonere. That two debtors, named illworthy and Bannister, were employed as turnkey and were permitted to haVe rooinsin the prison exempt &One chUmming. il. That the •• co6e-house had been 'conducted in a- most indecent and scar.. .dalotis manner, and,had been kept open for the purpose of rouser and debauchery until unseasonable hours of the tight.. =. 4. That - Col. Bailey had been grossly insulted and challenged; without the interposition ofthe-Marshal, in the exercise of that. authority which the rule of Court vested in him and 5. Thai 'the Alarihal was non-resident; in direct violation of the rule Of Court and of his appointment, which required his residence-in the prison. Upon all these points he commented moat forci bly, and urged them as imperiously calling upon the Court - for its vigorous interposition forthe 7 due regulation of its me n prison. Ile dwelt with gre a t ability upon the topic of non-residence, and contended that. the 'residence of the ,Marshal was essentially requisite in compliance With the very terms of his appointment. The Marshal ivas in the - Yea:list of 3,5001. a year, on condition that he resided in, and faithfully discharged the duties of the pit.. son; instead of which he had deputed a principel part of his au. thority to his clerk, who himself was not resident in the prison, but dwelt in Nelson-square, whilst the Marshal enjoyed ease, retirement and luxury in his splendid villa at Putney, leaving the prison to itself, and visiting it only:once a month in obedi ence to the peremptory rule •of this Court, and on such other occasions as suited the suggestions of - his. own mind. The ex- cute of the Marshal t'or his non-residence was to be sure quite ridiculous.. The increase of his - family required him to take another house Be it so; but what occasion was there for him to take an elegant villa seven miles from London? Was there no house to be found outside the walls of the prison nearer than seven miles? But then the Marshal paid the assessed taxes of his house in theprieon ! If this was sufficient, there was no say ing to what extent the doctrine of constructive residence miget not be carried. Really Mr. Jones was without the shadow of an excuse, and the frivolotis pretences to which he was driven, proved • only the confidence with which he attempted to get out of the direct charge of misconduct which was brought home to his door. Instead of manfully avowing that he did not reside, and' contending that residence was not essential to the duties of his Office, lie involved himself in general and sweeping assertiens, . which were . always but the artifices of guilt. This conduct was the more surprising and the less excusable, a s Mr. Jones could net plead ignorance of his duty. He must have well remerrie bered the case of Mr. Bryant, who was dismissed front hit office Of • Marshal for non-residence; and who was the relator cn that occasion ? Why this Mr. Jones himself, who, upon' Air. Bryant's.distnissal, was invested with the office. % hen the find complaint was made against Air. Bryant, the Court took 'com passion oil his embarrassments, which prevented his personal' residence in the prison, and gave him a day, but warned hiir that he must reside. (in a second complaint at the relation of Mr. Jones that he did not reside, .he was absolutely dismissed,. and Mr. Jones was appointed to his place. Mr. Jon es h o w ' stood before the -Court; guilty of a positiVe and direct breach of his duty. Ile had not the excuse that poor Mr. Bryant had; that person was embarrassed in his circumstances. Mr. Jones was in the receipt of 3,b001. a year ; he was in the enjoyment of wealth and luxury at his country villa, and if lie was forthwith dismissed, as the public serviceimperiously demanded he should, it would make no great difference in his personal comfort. Jones had not even the excuse of ill health to plead ; if he had, ' there was no doubt it would have been stated on the affidavits, and would at leale have been backed by • the - certificate of 'his flintily physician or surgeon. The Learned Counsel celled the attention of the. Court to the emphatical observations of tite Committee of the Bowie of Commons, appointed to inquire into the sta4 of the prisons in the metropolis, wh o , a ll u di ng to Mr: Jones's large perqui s it es and non-residence, said it mani fested a state of things which ought not to be. He concluded• by urging the necessity of doing ample public justice in - tine case, and called upon. time Court to dismiss Mr.-Jonesfrout his situation, as the Only means of attaining that object. •The Cite J - u ST ICE said, the Court would consider the case until to-morrow, when sonic order would be propounded upon the subject. PI PSTAFFS' FEES. A person named :Salsbury on a former day' obtained a . rul4 calling upon Mr. Gibbons, the Chief J.ustiee's• Tipstati, to an swer the matters of an affidavit, which complained that Mr. Gibbons had demanded and taken of him a fee of half a guinea; for taking him tas we'understood) frOm the Judge's chambers to the King's Bench Prison, to be charged in execution. . • ultitEi* and Mr. PLATT now produced affidavits on behalf of Mr.- Gibbons, which chewed that the fee in question was such as had.alwaya been taken by his predecessors, and had been allowed by the Masters of both. sides of the C - outt in the taxation of costs. \o - less than 500 respectable Attorneys bore testimony to Mr. Gibbons' uniform good conduct, and ad mitted that this fee had always been paid to the officer, and al lowed by the Masters of the Court on the taxation of costs. The COURT, after referring to the statute, 4 - Geo. 11. for the' regulation of Gaolers' Fees, were of Opinion, that as Mr. bons was appointed- to hisofficoby the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison, he must be considered as th at G en tl eman ' s officer, and therefore had no right to take the fee; and order-‘. ed it to be returned to the -applicant, with costst but they completely acquitted Mr. Gibbons of any improper, or undue motives. THE KING V. THE WEST MIDDLESEX wATER•wOHIs COMPANY. This was.a rule obtained in last Michaelmas Term, by alr. • Brougham, calling . upon - the defendants to shcw cause why a mandamus should not issue, commanding them again to lay pipes for the supply of water .to the Parishes of St. Pancras, 31arylebone, anti Paddington, at the rates formerly chaMei.l. This apPlication; it will be recollected; arose out Of the compe tition between certain Water Work Companies 'in the Metro- • polls, who undertook to supply the western part of the Metro-, polls with water, and they respectively laid on pipes in different parishes for that purpose, charging very moderate rates. Find ing that to continue the supply of water on such toms, would soon be attended with utter ruin to all parties concerned, they pulled up the pipes, and refused to supply water any longer un less higher rates were paid. This was resisted on the part of certain individuals, two of whom applied to this Court for the mandamus in question, for the purposes above-mentioned; and • the question was, whether upon the due construction of the Act of Parliament, which erected the defendants into a • Corporation, the mandamus would lie ? . Mr. SCAHLETT and Mr. DENMAN - resisted the motion, and Mr. LITTLEDALE, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. 11. COOPER. were heard in support of it. The CpuitT were clearly of opiniisn that a mandamus would not lie for the purposes mentioned. It might lie to compel the • defendants to supply water at reasonable and proper rates, pr 0,... vided a proper ground were laid before the Court for that pur pose ; but according to the terms of the Actof Parliament,' a mandamus, in the-large and extensive terms now prayed for,. could not be granted. If the Act of Parliament was ineffectual • for the purposes intended by the Legislature, recourse must be. had again to the wisdom of Parliament, to amend any defects lilt the present enactrnents of the statute. • Rule dischar g ed without costs. • - [For the Proceedings in the Court of Common FleaS,' &c. see the Fourth Page.] ". • . _ -CORN EXCHANGE, Nev.: 28; We have to remark that the market gave way on, Monday towards the close, from 2s. to 3s. per quarter . for the. best Wheats, and 4s. or bs. on the inferior ; and this day`s market is still more flat, as we cannot find buyers at Nionday's reAlue tion or at any price. No fresh arrivals since,Monday, but th, supply remaining over is very large. Nothing but the best samples of Barley meet with a bider, and no-, much demand "for that ; the saine depression in other things, and difficulty c.f. sale. HOP INTELLIGENCE. SOITTIIWARK, Nov. 26.—Our trade. continues -dull, except for real choice Middle Kents, and they being scarce, not many sales were effected. Weald of Kent Bags and Pockets were never less in request, and having a large stock of them in our market, they are decidedly on the decline. Sussex Bags Wa never remember so little asked for ; Pockets are tolerably sale able, at a reduction of from 2s. to 4s. per cwt.—lt is strongly reported here that the Duty is upwards of £170,000.