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PLACE, Nov. 13, 1839. ereby given that the WEEKLY MEETING' ..4 of this SOCIETY WILL BE RE SUMED an THU ar ;DAY EVENING, the 21st inst., at the usual hour. __— NICHOLAS CARLISLE, Secretary. —...__ LONDON itliN ES Y, ,\OVEMBER 13, 18;19. o. 14.723, PRICE sd. LAW INTELLIGENCE. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, ov. 11,1839. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS .of HER MAJESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give notice that they are ready to DISPOSE OF, to sdch persons as may be willing toterider for the same, a luantitv of UN SERVICE- A BLE BRASS a n d IRON ORDN ANCE, Old Shot, Shells, Cast and Wrought Iron, &c., &c. ' in Store at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, whi c h h ave been divided into Lots, and may be viewed upon application to the Storekeeper at that place any day (Sundays excepted) previous to the day fixed for the delivery of the Tendcrs. PUBLICATIONS. ROILS' COURT. _,Yor. 12. FRANK V. MANWARING. This case was mentioned for the purpose of settling the terms of the issue directed by the Court some time ago to try whether the Rev. Edward Frank was of un sound mind at the time he executed certain deeds. Ti e issue was directed to be tried in the Court of Common Picas at the sittings after Hilary Term. the trustees were exonerated from all liabilities, except as to money which may have come into their hands. He therefore submitted that as the case had already been twice dismissed, foe defendants could not be' held re- MR. JAMES'S NEW NOVEL. This day is published, in 3 vols. post svo., HENRY of GUISE; or, THE STATES of BLOIS. sponsible. Mr. HALL—You say there has been an end of the trustees' liability, but the other party may join issue, and then evidence must be examined to prove that fact although the case has been dismissed. By G. P. R. JAMES, Esq., Author of " The Robber," " The Gentleman of the Old School," " The Huguenot," " Life and Adventures of John Marston Hall," " The Gipsy," " Life of the Black Prince," &c. MIDLI._NDCOUNTIES R kILWAY. CAI for an ELEVENTH INSTALMENT of 101. Per SHAH' 4. (Making 901. called up. ) The Office, High-street, Leicester, Nov. 8, 1539. TIES DIRECTORS of the MIDLAND COUN . RAILWAY COMPANY ha v ing, in pursuance 'che provisi ons rf the Act of Incorporation, passed cesolution, calli'Ag for an Eleventh Instalment of 10/. per ° Aare, to be pay able on or before the 9th day of December 6ext ' th e Proprietors are required, in conformity with such r esolution, to ',.)av the sum due on their Shares, to one of the lollovring EP.thers London, ...... Messrs. Glyn, Halifax, Mills, and Co. Liverpool The Bank of Liverpool. Manchester The Bank of Manchester. B irmingham The Birmingham Banking Company. Leicester Pares's Leicestershire Banking Company. Nottingham Messrs. I. and I. C. Wright and Co. Derby . Messrs. Crompton, Newton , and Co. Loughborough Messrs. Middletons and Olivers. Should the call remain unpaid after the appointed day, the Bankers have beets severally required to demand interest ther e", after tht, rate of five per cent. per annum, from the 9th day of December to the day on which the payment shall be actually made, By order, J. F. BELL, Secret Airy. TO BUILDERS. NORTH MIDLAND R A ", nwA y CONTRACTS FOR Wr oßKs. ;MEET DIRECTORS of th e NOP . "; H MIDLAND RAIL WAY COMPANY, WILL at the BELL INN, D ERBY, on TUESDA7 the Nineteenth day of November n ext, at ten of the Cle,ek in the Forenoon precisely, TO RE CEIVE TENDERS, for THE ERECTION of OFFICES and OTHER BUILDINGS and WORKS connected with the !mended FiTATIO-NS of the said COMPANY at BEEPER, S OUTH WINOPIELD. CHESTERFIELD, and ECKING °,,N, i a the Co u nty o f D er b y . "zels Station may be tendered for separately, or the whole snap 'se included in one Tender. Plans and Specifications. of the Works are now ready for In sP'ection, at the Bell Inr„ Derby. The Draft of the Co' J t rac t w ill b e l e ft a t the Offive in Derb) t o , inspection one week before the day appointed for receiving 'lie Tend er ,. Printed forms of fender may be had at the Railway Offices Lendo,n, Leath, 'and Derby, and no other will be attended to. The lenders m.ust be delivered at the North Midland Rail a;ay elfice in 'erby before Ten o'clock of the said Nineteenth Novem D lsen_under a sealed cover, addressed to the Se e h • and ind o r s ed " Tender for Stations ;" and the parties , storing, or persons duly authorised by them, must be in iendanco at the time of Meeting. The parties whose Tenders are accepted will be required to P t /der into Bonds with two Sureties for the due performance of Unit. Contract, in a Penalty of net less than 25 per cent. on t he gross sum contracted for, and the names of the proposed Sureties are to be specified in the Tender. The Directors will not bind themselves to accept the lowest offer. The Contractor (if he require it) will he fuanished by t he Company with a Counterpart of the contract, at his own eilense. (By Orde PATTESON, Secretary. London, 31st October, 184;9. PURSUANT to an Order of the High Court , of Chancery made in a cause of GRIFFITH V. IRE %AND, all Persons h' iv i ng or c l a i m i n g an interest in the sum oi 1,3001. Old South, Sea Annuities (or any part thereof), st anding in the bool - A of the South Sea Company, in the name ; ° f WILLIAM IF,ELAND the elder, formeny of Islington, in county of Middlesex , ' Salesman, who died about the year la, are, by `„heir Solicitors, on or before the 15 th day of D i eoe mber - next, to come in before Sir GIFFIN WILSON, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in South am Buildings, Chancery-lane, London, and make out their e '" dins, that they may not peremptorily be excluded the benefit of the said Order. It appears thatof these Annuities were stanin in the name of the said William Ireland, and 50/. thereof d n ~ the name of Judith Ireland, the only surviving Executrix of his will, who died in the year 1800: 1,2501. of these Annuities are bequeathed by the will of the said Thomas Ireland in the fo llowing manner, mamely :—" I give and bequeath unto my Boil William Henry Ireland 6001. Stock after my wife's decease ; also to my son Daniel Ireland 650/. Stock after my wife's de , ..oe'ase, the interest o n ly f or hi m t o rece i ve d ur i ng life, and after bas decease to the issue he may leave ; but if he should die "rnithout issue, then I give and bequeath the said sum of 6501. equally to be divided between such of my children as may be then living at his decease," And the remaining 501. of such Annuities is not specifically bequeathed by his said will. Dated this 7th day of November, 1839. CHARLES W. LOVELL, Gray's Inn, Plaintiff's Solicitor. TO COLLECTORS, and the Curious in En tomology, Conch°logy, and Mineralogy, Booksellers, &c. A very extensive and choice COLLECTION to be DIS- I'OSED OF, by Tender, together or in separate lots, late the Property of SIMEON WARNER MILLARD, Esq., of Bris tol, deceased, who had been a collector upwards of thirty years ; consisting of an immense number of English Coleopterous, Remipterous, Lepidopterous, Neuropterous, Hymenopterous, Dipterous, and Apterous Insects, arranged in order in well ea rnphorised, corked, and glazed drawers. The insects are s plendidly displayed, and in the greatest preserv'tion. Likewise It few Foreign Coleopterous Insects, a choice Glazed Cabinet of :Minerals, a small Cabinet of Gems, and a very handsome C t , h inese Cabinet, containing an immense number of valuable and Foreign Shells, Fossils, Specimens of the Star Fish, & e , May be seen at South Ville, Coronation-road, Bedminster, Bristol. Collectors will find this a very advantageous opportunity, a nd such as is rarely to be met with. An inspection will he "See t o give the greatest satisfaction. There are also a quantity of bo!ilcs, among which are Tu 1 ton's and Gmeliti's Linnaeus, 20 vols. ; another set, 11 vols. t irwati's Mineralogy, 2 vol , . ; Geneva Crustareorum et In t Z etorum, 4 vols. ; Wood's Zoography, 3 vols. ; Lewin's Birds, ; Ancient. and Modern History, by Rollin, Gibbon, Belsham, &c. ; with miscellaneous works of Robertson, I ' s "' Pope,Scott, Shakspeare, &c. ; in the whole about 6°P r vOltnes, q for the whole or a part to be sent to M r. John aAen-ters Chipping Norton, Oxon, any time prior t o the Ist of uary, TOILET APPENDAGES. THE most useful and effective article for pre serving the Skin from Harshness, Discoloration, and Los s of Elastic Quality, is found in GOWL AND'S LOTION, Which, together with its well-known property of inducing a Dire surface and lively tint of the Complexion, render it a oilet Appendage of undoubted character and value. Robert S haw, Queen-street, Cheapside, is Engraved on the Stamp. Prices 2s. 9d., 51. 6d. ; quarts, Bs. 6d. Sold as above, and by respectable Perfumers and Medicine Venders ; of whom may 418 0 be had SHAW'S AIINDORA OIL for the HAIR, Price 3s. SIR JAMES MURRAY'S RECLAMA TION. TO THE EDITORS OP THE DIERICO-CHIRUR. REVIEW. 33, Piccadilly, Aug. 21, 1839. GENTLEMEN—Last winter I apprised you that in future you could obtain no Solution of Magnesia from a THEN agent of our's in London ; that person has since set up for himself, and has garbled the eulogiu m w hi c h you wro t e in y our 31 e di c o- Chirur. Review, and has applied your testimoliial to an imita tion of his own, not in existence when you published your fa vourable opinion of the genuine article. If characters, intended for one person or thing, can be thus transferred to the purposes of others, then all confidence would be at an end, particularly in matters connected with Medicine, Health, and Life, and the merit and credit of all discoveries and improvements would be alienated in open day. As friends of fair dealing I beg of you to favour me with your opinion of such conduct. —I remain, Sirs, yours sincerely. JAMES MURRAY. N.B. We have continued to use and prescribe Sir Jas. Mur ray's Solution of Magnesia, and the character given of it in our journal was, of course, applied to the original.—Editors, Me dico Chirur. Review. The great advantages of this elegant preparation are, that, possessing all the properties of the magnesia in general use, it is not liable to form concretions in the bowels, it corrects acidity effectually without injuring the coats of the stomach, as carbonate of soda is known to do, it prevents the food of infants turning sour, it is very useful in complaints of the bladder, and in all cases it acts as a pleasing aperient, peculiarly adapted for females. :Hurray's Genuine Solution may ho obtained wholesale, at th e Depot, 33, Piccadilly; Savory's, Bond-street, and Regent street ; t;ifford's, 104, Str an d ; Colk's, Fleet-street ; Sanger's, Oxford-street ; Simon and Lightfoot's, Threadneedle-street ; Complin and Co., Bishopsgate-street ; Johnston's, Cornhill ; owl of all respectable houses, in bottles at ls., 2s. 6d., and 3s. 6d. each.—please to ask for " Murray's Solution." MORISON'S PILLS - CAUTION.- Whereas spurious imitations of my Medicines are circulation, 1, JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist, hereby give notice, that none can be genuine without the words " Morison's Universal Medicines" are engraved on the Govern- Meta Stamp, affixed to each box, in white letters upon a red ground. Sold only by the General Agents to the British College Of Ille_abh and th e i r S u b -Agents , the No Chemist or D ruggist i s aut h or i se d by me to dispose of same. Li "fitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, British Colleg e f JAMES MORISON, the Hygeist. Nevi -r o oa llealth, 2, Hamilton .place, , London, 1839. GENERAL DEPOTS in LONDON for the SALE of the MEDICINES Medical Dissenter Offi ce Holborn. 36 , i St Mrs. Twell, 10, Hand-court:7H' Mr. Good, Western. Branch, ;refit. t Edgeware-road. Mr. Field, fib, Quadrant, Reg: E n' Mr. Lofts. 3, Park-place, Mile Messrs. Hannay and Co., 63, Oxfo r d -street. Mr Chappell, 84, Lombard-street. - Mr. J. Kaines, 20, New-road, St. George' s E as t. °. Mr. Saw, 15 ' Tabeanacle-walk, Finsbury. Mr. Lofts, 5 , Waterl oo-terrace, Co mmercial-ro a d Mrs. Orfeur, 15, Eas t-lane, Bermo ndsey Wall ad . N. B.—The Medicines of the British College of Health are sold in the United States of America by Dr. George Taylor of New York, in pink wrappers, bearing the signature of James Morison, the Hygeist, and his own.—All others are Conn to:feits. FRANKS'S SPECIFIC SOLUTION OF COPA I liA. Within a period of Two Months upwards of Three Hundred Patients were successfully treated at the Metropolitan Hospitals with 1- , R ANK ,'S SPECIFIC S OLUTION of COPAII3 A. , "YJoseph Henry Green, Esq. , F . R.S., one of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons, Surgeon to St. Thomas's Hospital, and Professor of Surgery in the King's Co lle g e, London. " I hav e mane trial of Mr. Frank's Solution of Copaiba, at St. . himn aa's Hospital, in a variety of ca ses of discharges in the male a nd female, and the results warrant my stating, that it is an effica cious remedy, and one hich does n ot p roduce the usual unpleasant eatcti of Copaiba. (Signed) "JOSEPH HENRY GREEN. 46, Lincoln's-Inn -fields, April 15, 1535. By Bransby Cooper, Fs q., Surgeon to G u y 's Hos p ital, and Anatomy, Lecturer on (1 ' &c .ke a nd others most eminent in the °" Medical Profession,' Br • * • * " Mr si * . ansby Cooper presents his compliments to Mr. Geo. Franks t l. , as great pleasure in bearing testimony of the efficacy of his So loo- °f Copaiba in Gonorrhcra, for which disease Mr. Cooper ha PreTibect h e Solution in ten or twelve cases with perfect success. _ c o w. street.SPring-gardens, Apri113,15 35 ." of do invaluable ouorrlicea, Gleets, Urethral Discharges, Spasmodic Strictures, Irritation of the Kidneys, Bladder Urethra, and I'r ostate Gland its purifying eff ec t s upon the gent ral h ea lth render it particula rl y a p - Pliable in all ca ses o f relaxed fibre and nervous debility. Prepared n only by George Franks, Surgeon, 90, tilackfriars-road, - 'nd may be had of all Medien venders in the United Ring darn, in Bottles at 25.4 s 6d , an i d each, CAUTI orc—Units.:4 " lid.,orge . Fr . anics Bla.skfriars road," is engray. on the Government Stamp it cannot be genuine. Franks may he consulted until Two o'clock daily. A catalogue of the several lets may be obtained by persons willing to become purchasers at the Storekeeper's Office, "°"; . tch, and at the Secretary's Office in Pall Mall, where the Tenders for the whole or any number of the said Lots + .O be delivered on or before Saturday, the 23d November, instant. By .rder of the Board, R. BYRAM, Secretary. T O HN THOROGOOD has been confined in ~I the Common Gaol of Chelmsford since the 16th of January last, for not paying a Church. rate of ss. 6d. In consequence of his long confinement, his business has re ceived so much injury, that his friends propose a public sub scription, for the purpose of saving his affairs from utter ruin, and as a testimony to him and to the country that they sympa thize in his sufferings, and honour the principle of religious ,iberty, which is violated in his parson. Subscriptions to be paid, in London, to Roger Lee, Esq., Treasurer, Clapham Common, and on his account at Messrs. Rogers and Co., hankers, 'A, Clement's-lane ; to Mr. Robert Besley, 15, Northampton-square ; and Mr. James I)innis, Paternoster-row. In the Country—To John Copland, Esq., Chelmsford ; Joseph Sturge. Esq., Birmingham ; Sheppard Ray, Esq., Ipswich; and Mr. John Childs, Bungs'', ft will be obvious to the Provincial Press, that it is impos sibl• to send Advertisements beyond the Metropolis ; but the promoters of this Subscription confidently rely upon its sym pathy to make the case known, and that it will urge persons throughout the country to undertake the trouble of conducting Local Subscriptions, and sending the lists and amounts to any of the above parties. £ s. d. Messrs. Wells and Perry, Chelmsford The Lord Petre 2 0 0 Messrs. W. and T. Johns, Chelmsford Mr. Thomas Marriage, Springfield 0. Pritchard, Esq., M.D., Chelmsford Mr. James Christy, Broomfield 1 0 0 Mr. G. Wood, Chelmsford 1 0 0 Mr. John Copland, jun., Chelmsford Mr. Charles Gray, Chelmsford 1 0 0 Mr. James Fenton, Chelmsford Mr. B. Dixon, Wickham Mr. T. Hodges, Chelmsford G. Rogers, Esq., Margaretting Mr. J. Marriage, jun., Chelmsford ...... ........... ... 1 1 0 Mr. J. D. Piper, Witham 1 0 0 Mr. T. Hodges. jun., Waltham C. E. Branfill, Esq., Upminster Friends at Walthamstow Mr. Edward Thomas, Bristol Alfred Darby, Coalbrookdale Mr. Butler, Childerditch Mr. Ranson, Ipswich 1 0 0 Mr. A. Barnard, Stebbing Mr. Ridley, Felsted With Sixty-seven small subscriptions 16 15 0 Roger Lee, Esq R. B. Sanderson, Esq. Captain Harwood, R.N., Gloucester Joseph Sturge, Esq., Birmingham 5 0 0 Charles Sterge, Esq., do. Sheppard Ray, Esq., Ipswich R. G. Ranson, Esq., do. (2d subsciption) Mr. James Condor, do. Mr. Charles Childs, Bungay Mr. Robert, Besley Mr. John Childs... Mr. Robert Dixon, Wickham I 0 0 .. ~ _ Mr. Piggott, Langford Mr. Wilmhurst, Maldon Mr. John Webster, Bungay Mr. Robert Delf, do. 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Mr. C. J. Thomas, do. Mr. John }Hackie, do. Minister of the Inde pendent Church Mr. Samuel Beddome, Camberwell Mr. Daniel Appleton 1 0 0 Mr. Edward, Marlborough Mr. James Laurie Mr. M. Shepperson BOTTLING SEASON.—Gentlemen and Families are respectfully informed that the BOTTLING of PORT WINES has commenced at the Gray's Inn Wine Establishment; they consist of the greatest variety, from that of an economical kind to those of the most superior descrip tion, so as to meet the means and wishes of every class of eon ,-ufners, at the lowest prices prompt payment ought to com mand:— Per pipe, 651., 751., Mt. Per qr. Pipe, 171., 191. 10s., 21/. 10s. Per dozen, 245., 275., 305., 335., and 365. HENEK EY and COMPANY. Gray's Inn Wine Establishment, 23, High Holborn, London. Note.--A feet pipes of very superior, rich, ant h,gh-fla voured Wines, of the celebrated vintaee 1434, at 1001. per pipe, or 40s. per dozen. Vy IFE INSURANCES. IA The recent extraordinary uprise of projects of this kind, must naturally induce all considerate persons to inquire into, and reflect on the security and benefits to be expected from them. THE PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE will be found upon examination to have long iealiaed every benefit and convenience to the public which is promised in the new projects. For the main purpose, provision for surviving objects of affection, the advantages of the Provident Office are second to none. All the profits, except about 5 per Cent. thereon allotted to the Origi nal Members, for their guarantee Capital of a quarter of a Mil lion sterling, and their exoneration of the insured from all re sponsibility, are septennially divided among all insured for Life, in proportion to their contributions, and added to their policies; or in their option applied to the reduction of their future pre miums. These additions have amounted to 40 per Cent. on the premiums received, and in the whole to 313,662/. Their effect may be judged of from a policy taken out by his late Majesty on his own life for 3,0001. , which additions encreased to 3.96 As some recent Offices have adiipted the name I 'ri-ivident. it may be necessary to observe that th? Provident Life Office, founded in 1806 conjointly with the Original Provident Institu tion or Bank for Savings, is in Regent-street, Piccadilly. J. A. BEAUMONT, Secretary. NATIONAL LOAN I.UND LIFE AS SURANCE AND DEFERRED ANNUITY SOCIETY. 23, CORNHILL, LONDON. EASTERN BRANCH.-5, Castle-street, St. Mary Axe. Capital, 500,0001. EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. DIRECTORS. T. LAMIE MURRAY, Esq., Chairman. Col. Sir Burges Camac, K. C. S. Robert Hollow!, Esq. , M.P. John Elliotson, AL D. F.R. S. George Lungley, Esq. H. Gordon, Esq. John Rawson, Esq. Joseph Thomp.on, Esq. AUDITORS. Dr. Olinthus Gregory, F.R. A. S. Professor Wheatstone, F. R. S. ACT UA RY-W. S. B. Woolhouse, Esq., F.R. A. S. By the new principles of Life Assurance and Deferred An nuities, founded by this Society. the moral obligation of all classes of making a provision for a family or for old age is largely enhanced, by the immediate advantages secured to the Assured themselves. The details of the principles of the Society, its improvement in the system of Assurance, its economical arrangements in favour of the Assured, its extensive Tables, &c., will be found in its Prospectus, which mey be obtained at the Offices of the Society, 26, Cornhili, London, or at any of its Branches throughout the Country. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. PUBLICATIONS. This day, price Is. ALETTER, to the QUEEN By A COUNCILLOR of the CROWN L. Wild, Catherine-street. Just published in One Volume, 12m0., price ss. THE MIRA CLESin EGYPT. SKETCHES of SOCIALISM, and other POEMS. By GEORGE BEDDOW. London : Hamilton, Adam., and Co., Paternoster-row; W. Dearden, Nottingham. Price Is., now ready. FORGOTTEN FACTS in the MEMOIRS of CHARLES MATHEWS RECALLED, in a Letter to Mrs. Matthews, his Biographer. By S. J. ARNOLD, Esq. how a plain tale shall put yon down."—SHAKMA ILE. James Ridgway, Piccadilly. H. , OE'S COMIC ANNUAL FOR 1840. Nearly ready, in post Bvo., price 125., UP THE R H I N E! By THOMAS HOOD, Esq. A Collection of Letters from a Family Party, with original Embellishments; being, (under a" Travelling Name,") THE COMIC ANNUAL FOR leo. London : A. H. Bail) , and Co., 83, Cornhill. This day is published, in demy Bvo., price 3s. 6d., INVESTIGATIONS OF MORTALITY IN THE INDIAN ARMY. By W. S. B. WOOLHOUSE, Esq., F.R.A.S., &c. Actuary to the National Loan Fund Life Assurance Society. London : A. H. Baily and Co., 83, Cornhill. Just published, Volume the Second, price 12s. boards, DODD'S CHURCH HISTORY of ENG LAND from the Commencement of the Sixteenth Century to the Revolution in 168$ : with Notes and Additions, by the R ev. M . A. TI ERNEY, F. S.A. Londo n: C. Dolman Bond -street. (Nephew and Successor to J. Booker), 61, N ew • N. B. A few Copies I/. is. b oar d s. es on large paper, in ro y al Bvo., price FIGHT fo r the CHAMPIONSHIP —Partly and Holt—Awful A ffair—Mde. Grisi and Lord Castlereagh —Also the Surrey Bench of Magistrates, with Splendid Portraits of Each (cost 20 guineas)— Sketch of Eph. Bond, the Gambler — Publicans and Public Men—Paul all over England—lnimitable tn S oo k w e ß t c op h yu e ab s ltl a iys t , Brightonhing , raiel &c. —all N i3d V . d E2 e O T, KHI amore o N I g e o ll the s E t r S e i a yers—Petition S t li St A ra U n L d. PRY, Just published, a New Edition price 2s. 6d., A PRACTICAL ESSAY on the DEBILI- T 1 ES of the GENERATI VE SYSTEM, their Va rieties, Causes, Treatment, and Cu re By a MEMBER of the ROYAL COLLEGE of SURGEONS, London, and Surgeon to a Metropolitan Infirmary. Sold by Onwhyn, Catherine-street, Strand ; T. Hill, Me dical Bookseller, Great Windmill-street, Haymarket ; Temple man, 348, Regent-street, London ; Barlow, Birmingham ; Ross and Nightingale, Liverpool ; and all Bookseller s in Town and Country. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. ELEVENTH EDITION. This day is published, Eleventh Edition, revised and greatly enlarged, MAUNDER'S TREASURY of KNOW ' LEDGE: comprising an English Dictionary, an Eng lish Grammar, a Universal Gazetteer, a Classical Dictionary, a Chronological Analysis of General History, a Dictionary of Law Terms, &c. &e. Bs. 6d. cloth ; 10s. 6d. roan gilt. " We have here, in a form admirably adapted for the tra veller's portmanteau, the most complete and generally-useful publication which it has ever fallen to our lot to notice."— Athenaeum. Also, Second Edition, uniform in size and price, of THE 13IOGRAPHIl AL TREASURY; Containing :\ lemoirs of nearly 12,000 Individuals. " A valuable repository for biographical reference."—Li. erary Gazette. London : Longman, Orme, and Co Now ready, Vols. 111. and IV., with Portraits of Theodore Hook, Edward Dubois, Charles Mathews (from the original by Masquerier), and many other IlluArations, being the CONCLUDING VOLUMES OF THE MEMOIRS of CHARLES MATHEWS, COMEDIAN, By Mrs. MATHEWS. " We have here the conclusion of as amusing a biography as any hitherto published. The numerous ludicrous incidents encountered through life by this best depictor of human foible and character are here told with a raciness and spirit only equalled by his own table anecdotes. The work forms a ver? , excellent and amusing addition to our biog ra phi ca l lit era t ure . ' —Caledonian Mercury. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. TREATING FOR A THRONE. The Gazelle des Tribunaux contains the following re port of a case tried on Saturday last by the Royal Court of Paris. The plaintiff was a M. Lavignino, the defendant, the Infante Don Francisco de Paulo : " M. Patorni, counsel for M. Lavagnino, stated that Don Francisco de Paulo, Infante of Spain, and brother of King Ferdinand and Don Carlos, having had the notion of making himself Emperor of Mexico, had duly charged with his powers the Count de Crouz, in order to treat with the persons then at the head of affairs, n Mexico, and to constitute a government. " We remarked in this singular commission, the ori ginal of which, however, was not read by M. Patorni, the Prince's engagement to confirm all the sea and land officers in their ranks, and the public functionaries in their employments, and that no person should be am uoyed on account of their political opinions. Furnished with these powers the Count de Crouz chose his agents, one of whom was M. Lavagnino, who made several voyages between France and England on the Prince's affairs. " However," said M Patorni, " the Count de Crouz was much occupied at Paris in forming the Ministry for the future Mexican Emperor. Ministers of the Interior and Foreign Affairs had already been appointed, each with a salary of 40,000 f. (1,6001.) The Duke de Dino was to fill the first office, and the Count de Tal leyrand the latter. " M. Gonfil, a banker, was to act as a provisional Minister of Finance. " But win n Kng Ferdinand beard of his brother's projects, wh;ch, with his legitimate notions, he con,idcred as an usurpation, he ordered his brother to abandon aii such ideas, and Don Francisco was obl:g-en to resign his imperial pretensions. Orders were then sent in the Prince's name to the Count. de Crouz to cease his 'Ministerial organization. •• But, as a Government cannot he formed tor nothing, M. de Crouz had been at a very considerable expense, tit M. Gonfii had already paid the Minister of Foreign Affairs and th e Minister of the Interior several quarters of their salary. Moreover, there were due to M. La vognino the expense of his diplomatic voyages. " Tie liquidation of this Imperial enterprise tweaine I , •ress,try. It at cost the Prince 500,000 f. (20,0001.) 200,000;. (8,0001 ) he , en' into France, and g.ive two inlis—:we for 200,0001., anal the other for 100,000 f. These bills at length became due. They were not paid, the Count de Crouz de puted a person to go to Madrid for the purpose of getting the first negotiated. The unfortunate envoye had the misfortune to lose his passports en route, so that on his arrival at Madrid he was sent to prison ; all his papers ,(including the bill) were seized ; but at length, after a great deal of trouble, he was released, but the bill was retained, and all be could obtain from the Minister of Police was a' written acknowledgment that he had detained the bill. " When the second hill became due M. Lavigni no pressed the Count de Crouz to pay him the Count ,iispatched him to Madrid to endeavour to urge Don Francisco to pay at least some portion of the money which had been expended in his service. No sooner had M. Lavignino arrived at Madrid than he received a police order to leave Spain within twenty. four ►ours, and he was accordingly conducted by gendarmes into France. " This order was sent to M. Lavignino by the Di rector of Police, who signs it, Your affectionate ser• vast.' " Circumstances having at length induced Don Fran cisco de Paulo to visit France, M. Lavagnino renewed his entreaties, and the Prince asked him to make an arrangement with the Count de Crouz. The . Court on investigation declared that the Prince should pay M. Lavignino the sum of 9,500 francs (3801.), 2,000 francs (801.) were paid by the Prince immediately ; but M. Lavagnino has since vainly endeavoured to get the remainder of the money. .‘ He was therefore compelled to summon both the Infante of Spain and the Count de Crouz for this sum before the Civil Tribunal of the Seine. " But the Prince pleaded that with regard to a bill signed by a foreigner, for a foreigner's advantage (the Count de Crouz living in England), the French tri bunals were incompetent. "'this objection was admitted, and Lavagnino now appeals for the reversion of this decision." M. Patorni endeavoured to prove that the Count de Crouz was a Frenchman, and pleaded that the tribunal, was wrong in declaring its incompetence in this ques tion, as M. Lavagnino enjo%s all the rights of a Frenchman. But the Court having heard M.Verwoort, counsel for Don Francisco, and on the conclusions formed by M. Bresson, substituted for the Procureur-General, con firmed the former deci,ion. DRUNKENNESS AND DEATH. On Monday night, at eight o'clock, Mr. Payne and a Jury assembled at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. to pursue an inquiry relative to the death of Mrs. Mary Anne Surridve, aged 53. Mr. Josyph Hesson, hatmaker, No. 33, Thomas s rem, StAntord-street, said that on Saturday, the 19th of the last month, the daughter of the deceased called him to her mother's assistance, who had fallen down gain's. He found her at the foot of the kitchen stairs and her left lei , ' seemed broken. Mr. Menzies, a sur geon, was sent for, who promptly attended. He wished her to be taken to that hospital. She was removed there the next day. Deceased had been extremely well off formerly and on that account objected to go. Elizabeth Surridge, aged eight and a-half years, a re markably intelligent child, was next examined. She stated that she lived at No. 30, in the same street. Witness and her mother were the only persons in the house when her mother fell. ConoNEzt—What made your mother fall? Witness —She was tipsy, Sir. Was she often so ?—Yes, Sir. What did she generally drink ?—Gin, Sir. Who fetched it for her ?—I did, Sir. How much did she drink that day ?—Four guar terns, Sir. Where is your father ?—ln Heaven, sir, I hope. He died three weeks before I was born. Mr Coster, the house surgeon, said that the left leg was severely broken. She was treated for delirium tremens, of which she died. On a post mortem exami nation the brain was found vascular, and the stomach diseased from drink. Verdict—" Accidental death." The changes of fashion often cause great distress among the workmen. In 1765 the peace of the me tropolis was disturbed by the peruke makers, who went in procession to petition the King against the innovation of people wearing their own hair. At the recovery of George 111., after his first illness, an immense number of buckles were manufactured ; they were spread over the whole kingdom. All the wealth of Walsall was invested in this speculation. The King went to St. Paul's without buckles. Shoe-strings supplied the place of straps, and Walsall was nearly ruined. The disuse of wigs, leather•breeches, buckles, and buttons, is supposed to have affected the industry of 1,000,000 persons.-IVadc's British History. TAYLOR V. BROWN. The bill in this casevla:fi the specific per formance of a contract for the purchase of certain pro perty near Bristol, which had been put up to auction in two lots, and purchased (as the plaintiff alleged) by the defendant in the month of May, 184. The ob jection raised by the defendant was that great delay having arisen on the part of the plaintiff who lived in Canada, proving their title, he had on the 13th of July, 1836, written a let ter to the plaintiff's attorney putting an end to the contract Mr. Pemberton and Mr. Lloyd appeared fcr the pl,ietiff, and Messrs. Kindersicy and Follett for the de- fendant. The MASTER of the ROLLS was of opinion that tie contract had not been put an end to, and that the de fendant must pay the costs. If necessary there must be a reference to the Master to inquire whether a good title had been made. SHERIFFS' COURT, Nov. 12. STOCRDALE V. HANSARD. (In continuation from our Paper of yesterday.) Mr. Stockdale—What did the Jury think that he had allowed to him as costs ?—why, Ils. 4d., and yet he was the winner of the cause. These reports of the Inspectors of Prisons formed a consecutive chain. Prom their reply he would read the report of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of London, which stated that the work alluded to was of a strictly scientific nature, and yet these gentlemen, one of whom had acknowledged he knew nothing of medical or scientific works, bad denied this. A copy of this work was found in possession of a pri soner in Newgate, and the attention of the Court of Aldermen having been attracted to it, they stated that they considered it a scientific work. People with glass houses should not throw stones, and of all the obscene books he had ever seen, there never was anything equal in obscenity to these very re ports of the Inspectors of Prisons ; and of all these obscenities, there was not one which the Inspectors themselves, including this Clergyman, had not extracted from the prisoners by personal interrogatories. From these reports every wrong doer might obtain informa tion for regulating his proceedings, and every evil speaker might find in these reports a code of vice and immo- j rality. Measures had been taken to deprive him of his right previous to the trial of each of the other causes, and the same thing had taken place yesterday ; there fore, he claimed the whole amount of the damages. The UNDER SHERIFF—You cannot visit the defen dants with that of which they are not cognizant. Mr. Stockdale would bow to the Under Sheriff ; he knew Constitutional law. They could not vindi cate their privilege without bringing the Jury and him to the bar of the House, and if the House did, exercise such an act of despotism be would appear at the bar, and nothing he could do to vindicate their privileges should be wanting. The She riff of Middlesex was wanting in nerve, or he would not have truckled as he had in making the application to the Court of Queen's Bench, the effect of which would be to deprive the Jury of their rights under the consti tution. The Attorney-General had stated that he could be set right by petitioning the House of Commons. Now before the action was brought, Lord John Russell had refused to present a petition from him to the House of Commons. Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL—That has nothing to do with the present action. Mr. Stockdale—lt is true he might petition the House, but he could get no one to present it for him. Now, could any sum of money compensate .1 man who had been so persecuted ? He stated with some exul!atlon that he found he was an instrument in the hand of Providence in bringing this question for ward. He would not depreciate authorities ; but he knew the Con,titution, and others knew it as well as he did, who, from party motives, would sell their birthright. He would no allude to the most valuable publication that had ever emanated from the press of Messrs. Han sard ; he meant the seriatim judgments of the Judges of the Con: t of Qaeen's Bench on this question ; and had these judgments been given sooner,there would have been no Chartism in the country, because the poor man would have seen that there was a way of obtaining justice without resorting to violence. On the former occasion the magnitude of the Constitutional question had so overhelmed his Counsel that he bad never stated to the Jury what the damages were laid at, and they had consequently given him 1001., but he was prepared to show, that he had suffered immensely from having his time occupied in the way it bad been, in consequence of these proceedings, and was, therefore, entitled to heavy damages. He might call those who would have put him into Parliament, but a Peer could not be com pelled to give evidence here. Mr. BunctiELL—That is a mistake, Mr. Stockdale, a Peer can he compelled to give evidence here as much as any one else. Mr. Stockdale was not before aware of it, for such attendance had been refused. He called on the Jury, in assessing damages, to consider the labour and talent that must have been employed to en able him to plead this cause as they had heard it. He challenged any inquiry into his private character. It bad been said this wa , trying the same cause a third time ; but the fact was, in contempt of the previous verdict, the defendants had thought proper to continue the publication, and he was determined to try the question in every form, and would rather. do so while Parliament was sitting. He no longer sued in forma pauperis, and was therefore answerable for all the consequences. The plaintiff then proceeded to read. at considerable length the opinion of Lord Brougham on this subject, and contended that he was entitled to such an amount of damages as would give him indemnity for the past and security for the future. He had no doubt there were those who wished to see his back turned, but he was not going to leave the country. The action had been brought, and Messrs. Hansard had been informed of the nature of it before the prorogation of Parliament. If they were to take him to the bar of the House, and commit him, and he would go there if sent for, he would, immediately he was released, bring his action for assault, and battery, and false imprisonment. The plaintiff continued to address the Jury in aggravation, in a most rambling manner, until a quarter to 3 o'clock, having spoken upwards of three hours and a half. No evidence was offered by the defendants. Mr. BURCBELL summed up, and said there could be no doubt the plaintiff was entitled to their verdict. A great many observations had been made relative to what had taken place elsewhere, and allusions had been made to the jeepardy in which they were all placed. Now, for his part, he should always resort to the Judges for the law of the land, and to them alone. It had been intimated there had been some fear on the part of the Sheriff, he knew of no such fear. An application had been made to stay the execution of this process merely to intimate to the Court of Queen's Bench that notice had been given them that they might be infringing certain privileges, and not from fear : and if phy sical force was to be resorted to for the purpose of preventing them doing their duty; as laid down by the Judges of the land, it would be a thing to bq greatly regretted, but he trusted the time would never come when Englishmen would be afraid to do their duty. This was a republication of a former libel, and so far was an aggravation, there was no evidence as to their being reimbursed. They should not travel out of the record to express any opinion by the amount of damages as to any question other than the actual amount of damages sustained by the plaintiff, and that was a question solely fur their own consideration. He wished to draw their attention to one point. Mr. Stockdale had put in a paper, stating that he had only received 11s. 4d. costs, but it appeared that 390/. 14s. had been paid as damages and costs t o t h e Sh er iff. Now, Mr. Stockdale ougt to have stated this. Mr. Stockdale—That was all I had as costs out of pocket. The Jury then retired, and after an absence of up wards of two hours, returned a verdict, assessing the damages at 600?. Costs, '2os. KENSINGTON PETTY SESSIONS CAUTION TO YOTJNG M EN WISHIN G To MARRY,— Monday, Henry Johnson , a tall res pectably dressed man, about 60 years of aage, was brou g h t up in the custody of Gough and Hill,two poli ce consta b les of the T division, before Sir JOHN SCOTT and Mr. BAR- LoW, charged by a young man, named A rt h ur Connor, with havi ng o btained from him the sum of two pounds, under the false pretence of procuring him a situation in the House of Commons. Connor deposed that he had for four years and a half lived in the service of the Rev. Henry Penny, of Phillimore-place, Kensington, which he had been in duced to leave in consequence of the representations made by the prisoner that be would procure for him the situation of avenue porter at the House of Com mons. The prisoner, who had been kn own to hi m an d his family f o r years, stated himself to be filling a situa tion in the Stamp Office , Somerset wishin g t o marry,House,shaiidabo about askednine m the p ri s s i o n i c le e r , he if h e (co e , rn e p r l (complainant) of sit ua t ions i n Go vernment t) w offices, and could help him to one. The pri- I soner said he thought he could, as he had a friend of the name' of Nichols, who was the Secretary to the Speaker, to whom he would speak on the subject. Swiftly afterwards, he said he had spoken to Mr. Ni chols, who had told him one of the avenue porters, of the name of Fox, would part with his situation for a gratuity of twenty pounds, and as he (Nichols) had the power of sanctioning such transactions, the matter might be easily arranged, adding that it would be proper to give Fox .5/ to ensure the situation. Witness told him he had but 2/. by him, on which the prisoner said that, although it would be a great inconvenience, he would himself advance the other 3/. to make up the amount. The next day the prisoner showed him what he stated to be a receipt from Fox for the money, and said that whenever the situation was vacant witness would have to take it in a day or two ; in consequence of which .he gave Mr. Penny warning, not wishing to leave him un handsomely. Having left his situation, and relying on the prisoner's statement, be married ono of his fellow servants, and took lodgings, so as to be ready to take the situation, the prisoner coming daily to his lodgings and taking his mea l s . H e genera ll y came i n t h e morning and took his breakfast, after which he left, under the pretence of going to his office in Somerset House, re turning about one o'clock, when he remained to dinner, tea, and supper. This he continued to do until within the last two or three weeks, when, being closely pressed about the situation, his visits became less frequent, and, at length, he absented himself altogether. Last week witness and his father went to the House of Commons to make inquiries, when they ascertained there was no such situation as avenue porter, and no Mr. Nichols, Secretary to the Speaker. The prisoner, in answer to the charge, entered into a statement of his acquaintance with Connor's family of thirty years standing, declaring that the complainant had asked him for the situation, and that he himself had been duped by Nichols, whose residence, however, he did not know. He then said Connor had bees with him down to the House of Commons for the purpose of meeting Nichols, and had seen him (the prisoner ) go in. The BENCH said it was one of the basest species of imposition they had beard of for a long while. They had first thought of dealing with the case summarily, but they felt, under all the circumstances, they should not be doing their duty to the public if they did not commit him for trial. He was committedaccordinErly. EXPLOSION OF A CIGAR—SINGULAR CASE.-A per son of fashionable exterior,who was entered on the police charge sheet as Mr. Price Dutton, of No. 11, St. P e ter's-square, Hammersmith, was brought up under the following somewhat singular circumstances : Police constable Ayres deposed that about half-past twelve o'clock on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning, while on duty in the Addi-on-road, Kensing ton, he heard loud cries of " police," " stop thief," and the sound of footsteps approaching him, and almost immediately the defendant came up, covered from head to foot with mud, and said that he had had a loaded cigar given him by a stranger, which had exploded, after which the stranger had knocked him down. Seeing that he was intoxicated he took him to the station house. By Mr. BARLOW—Had any person acted as the de fendant described, and run up the Addison-road, he must have met him. Witness, however, met no person until the defendant came up to him. Mr. Dutton said he had been on Saturday dining in the City, from whence he walked towards home. At Kensington he purchased a cigar at the shop of Mr. Gales, in the High-street, which he soon smoked out, at which moment a stranger dressed in a white Mackin tosh, accosted him on the road and asked him if he would like a cigar. He told him he had just smoked one out ; on which the stranger offered him one and lit it for him. After they had walked a few steps together the stranger suddenly crossed the road, and directly afterwards the cigar exploded in his (Mr. Dutton's) face, alarming him very much. After he had recovered himself a little he looked around him, and seeing a per son in a white Mackintosh standing under the gas-post opposite the Addison-road, lie crossed over to him, and believing him to be the same person, said he was a pretty villain to give him a loaded cigar ; on which the fellow instantly struck him a violent blow in the face, which broke his spectacles, cutting his left eye very much, and rolled him into the mud, at the same instant taking to his heels up the Addison-road. Sergeant Horn, T 14, said that about eight o'clock on Sunday morning, while passing the gas-post opposite Addison-road, he saw a gentleman's glove lying on the path, and on looking about he found a pair of spectacles with the left glass broken. In his opinion the defen dant must have mistook his eye coming into contact with the lamp-post for an explosion of the cigar he was smoking. Mr. Dutton, however, persisted in his statement. Inspector Smith said Mr. Dutton was very drunk when brought to the station-house, and insisted on being attended by a surgeon, whereby a charge of 7s. erd. had been occasioned. _ _ _ The BENCH, in consideration of his having to pay that amount, fined the defendant 2s. 6d., and he was discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Yesterday, EarlGiengal, John Rowland Durant, and Lancelot Baugh Allen, Esqrs., were summoned as the Trustees of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, to show cause why they refused to pay to the parish authorities of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields the sum of 82/. 10s., which had been assessed upon that establishment for the relief of the poor. Mr. Bodkin appeared for the parish, and Mr. Bur gess, solicitor to the trustees, against the rate. Mr. Burgess took an objection to the form of the summons, as it did not specify the exact rate for which the demand was made, anti he had no means of ascer taining the' particulars of it. Summonses had already been dismissed on two different occasions by Magis trates at Quarter Sessions, where they had allowed the several rates which had been levied to be altered. Mr. Bodkin said it was of no great consequence if the amount of rate had been s pecified, and as that had been done on the 7th of December, 1838, when it be came due, it ought to stand. Mr. HALL inquired if there were any other rates amounting to the same sum demanded by the parish ? Mr. Burgess said that all of them were nearly the same. Mr. HALL—The parish is not going for more than one rate, and there cannot be any great mistake upon the subject., as you ought to he prepared to answer it. Mr. Bodkin observed that on the. 7th December a rate had been made of elevenpence in the pound. Mr. Burgess said that there had been an alteration made in the rate alluded to, and he wished to draw the attention of the Bench to the subject. Mr. Bodkin—The rate upon the appeal had been 82/. 10s., and it was for the other party to impugn it. Mr. J. Williams, Collector of Rates for St. Martin's parish, proved that he demanded payment of the rate in question from the defendants. The demand was made at the Theatre in January last. Mr. HALL—Did you make the demand from any of them in person ? Witness—l delivered a note to the porter, and it was sent up to Mr. Dunn, the trea surer. Mr. Bodkin asked if that was the only occasion the demand was made.—Witness said it had been made several times, after which notice of appeal was served. Mr. Bodkin—l suppose you attended when the case came on at the special sessions? Witness—Yes, and then the rate was reduced from 951. Is. 2d. to 821. 10s., at the instance of the present defendants, and after notice of appeal was sent in they said they were not the party liable but Mr. Bunn, and although application was subsequently made at the theatre no part of the demand was never paid. Mr. Burgess—Did you make any demand at the defendants' residences ? Witness—l did not, nor did I see the notice of appeal, and I made the demand on the premises rated. Mr. Burgess—Were you not distinctly informed that Mr. Dunn was treasurer to the lessee and not to the trustees? Witness--Yes, I understood that be had been in June last, but not in February, when the appli cation was made. Mr. HALL said that it was quite cle it the objection should fall to the ground. Mr. Bur;Burgess said that the other objections he had to make were ° that on the 7th of May summonses had been heard at the Pettit Sessions of Westminster, and after going into evidence respecting the lease the Chairman recommended that they should be dismissed, which lie (Mr. B.) could prove was upon the conditional terms; but in about a month after, in consequence of Mr. Bunn not having paid the rate, it was determined upon that it should be upon conditional terms, by a single Magis trate, who did not hear the case before, and when it was again brought forward it was dismissed, as appeared by the indorsement of the Magistrate, who had decided in the first instance ; he recommended that it should not be brought forward again unless before a Magis trate of this Court. In the June following a warrant was issued against Mr. Bunn for the ncn-payment of the rate. Mr. WILLIAMS—That was for a rate of 52/. 10s., and not for the rate in question. Mr. Burgess said that in the rate-book the name of Mr. Bunn was inserted, and the 23d Geo. 11., chap: 33, sec. 5 and 6, authorised the levying of rates upon any perso n holding p remises, appli cat i on to b e ma d e at t h e residence of the party, and a warrant should issue upon the non-payment of the same. The defendants ought not to be held liable more than any other proprietors, a lthough they might have occasionally signed certain cheques ; and by the 52d Geo. 111., chap. 19, see. 51, Mr; Bodkin said that no Magistrate could have dis missed the summons, inasmuch as the defendants had their names put upon the rate-book by their own de sire, and upon their being called upon by the Magistrates of Westminster to show cause, they produced a lease to Mr. Bonn, in which he was bound to pay the rates, with which the parish had nothing to do, as the defen dants made themselves the party to be rated, and on the parish officers seeing that Mr. Buan had pledged himself to pay the rate, they consented to let it stand over, but as it still remained unpaid they were compelled to enforce their legal right. He considered that the de fendants had no business to go the pettit sessions for the purpose of effecting reductions as occupiers, thereby en deavouring to get the parish into difficulties in order to avoid The payment of any rate. Mr. Burgess said that if the case was not to be con sidered upon unconditional terms he should request that it might be adjourned until a tuture day. Mr. Wm. Dunn, treasurer to Mr. Bunn, late lessee of the theatre, proved that he had had demands made upon proprietors him by fo e r rso t r he . rate on the part of Mr. Bodkin—You never asked the witness that ir. Williams o f question. t Mr. Dunn—lt was during the late lease, but by the instead former lease, Mr. Bunn was bound to pay the taxes through the trustees. Mr. HALL—You ought to have the leases here, as it would be desirable to know the dates of the time you and Mr. Williams had the conversation. Witness—lt was about two years back. After some further discussion Mr. Bodkin said that when the defendants went to the Special Session they should have gone to the Quarter Sessions, and appealed against this liability. - Mr. Burgess produced the summons upon which the case had been dismissed, upon the back of which it was written by Mr. Le Breton, the Vestry Clerk, that the case was dismissed by consent, as it was understood that Mr. Bunn was liable to the poor-rates, which be was to pay within a month. Mr. Bodkin considered that this memorandum was ambiguous, and open to either party, for there was no thing to justify the Magistrates in determining the case on that occasion against Mr. Bunn, but against the de fendants. Mr. HALL said there was no doubt that on the 7th of May the legal organ of the parish had signed the sum mons produced, making Bunn liable, although there might have been a private arrangement made to take his word for the payment within a specified time. Mr. Bodkin—That was impossible, for Mr. Bunn was not present. _ Mr. Burgess said that he had attended to oppose the summons then as he did on the present occasion, net for Mr. Bunn but for the trustees. Mr. HALL-It has been admitted on all hands that there was a subsequent lease. Mr. Bodkin begged to draw the attention of the Bench to that lease, as the trustees reserved to them selves the power to put even their servants into the box to receive their money if they thought proper, and they also had a right to certain parts of the theatre on all occasions, which showed they were occupiers, and they should have gone, when the case was tried at the Ses sions, to a competent tribunal, where they could not by any technicality get rid of it. Mr. HALL said that when the case was before the Magistrates on that occasion they took the same view of it that he did. Mr. Bodkin submitted that the parish ought not to be defrauded of the support for the poor ; and although the summons had been dismissed, it did not prevent the authorities from bringing it forward again before another tribunal. Mr. HALL—I do not consider it taking too much upon myself to say that the summons has been signed by the authorised and legal organ of the parish making Mr. Bunn liable to the rate, which showed that the proper authorities knew they had summoned the wrong party, and under such circumstances the case is dis missed. It was understood that a mandamus would be ap plied for by-the parish authorities. THE PARSON AND THE POOR• RATE-EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS. At the last meeting of the Bench of Magistrates at Croydon, the Rev. Mr. Courtney, the Rector of Sandhurst, and who is also a Magistrate for the county of Surrey, attended before Messrs. Warington ac,d Adams, the presiding Magistrates, to support an appeal made by him against the poor-rate of the ahove parish. Mr. Courtney, addressing the Court, said that it was with very great reluctance that he came forward as an appellant against a poor-rate, and he should not have done so, but that he felt that he was very much over assessed. It was almost_ unnecessary for him to say that although he had the honour of occasionally pre siding with them, he was quite sure that the Magistrates would only deal with his case az cording to its merits ; and if the Bench expressed the least opinion that he was wrong in his opposition to the rate, he would immediately bow to their decision and not take any further steps in the mat ter. In his opinion, however, the matter was so very simple, and it was so evident that he was over-assessed, that he felt convinced that the Magistrates would re him. The Rev. Gentleman then proceeded to state that his rectory house and land had formerly been rated at 401., but upon the last assessment it had been raised to 901. as the rateable value. He had been pre vented by illness from appealing against the first rate made upon that assessment, and he had plid it ; but he took the opportunity of appealing against the present rate. His property consisted of a- rectory house and about eighteen acres of land, which he must admit was very conveniently situated, but still it was very much over-rated. Mr. ADAMS said the Bench had nothing to do with the convenience or inconvenience of the premises. The only question was, what was the amount at which they might reasonably be expected to let. Mr. Courtney then called Mr. Robert Russell, one of the overseers, as a witness. Mr. ADAMS said this course could not be taken. An overseer could not be called upon to give evidence against his own rate. Mr. Courtney—l only want his opinion. Mr. 'ADAMS—The Bench has no right to ask his opi. nion, or to act upon it. . . Mr. Courtney—Well, then, the case must go upon my statement. Mr. ADAMS—The Magistrates cannot take a state ment for anything. They can only act upon evidence. Mr. Courtney, in a very angry tone—ls my word upon the matter, whea I say that I am over-rated, to go for nothing. Mr. ADAMS—Your word is as good as any other gentleman's, but the Magistrates cannot decide that your assessment is too high, unless you produce evidence to satisfy them of the fact. Mr. Courtney—Then as I have no witnesses, I think the parish officers ought to call Mr. Gledwin, the Surveyor, and give me an opportunity of cross-exami ning him. _ _ Mr. ADAMS—Certainly not. Such a proceeding would be quite irregular and improper, and while I have the honour of a seat at this Bench I will never give my sanction to any proceedings of that description. No case whatever had been made out against the rate, and therefore the Magistrates had no right to call upon the parish officers to produce evidence in support of it. The surveyors of the parish had as sessed the value of the premises at 1071., and as no evidence had been adduced to show that they were not of that value the Magistrates were bound to consider the valuation a correct one, and to enforce it, the more especially as one rate had been paid without any appeal. Mr. Courtney, very angrily—l have explained how that arose. Am I to boy debarred of my rights on that account ? Mr. ADAMS—The Bench have no desire to debar you from your rights, but they are bound to see that you obtain them legally. You should have brought proper evidence. Mr. Courtney—l think that my opinion that lam rated too high is sufficient. Mr. ADAMS—Your opinion goes for nothing. Mr. Courtney, who by this time appeared to be vety much excited, exclaimed that he asked for no favour and would not accept of any. Ultimately the Bench deferred their decision for a week to give the Rev. Gentleman an opportunity of pro ducing evidence. SUPERSTITION OF MR. AND IVIRS. COUTTS. —But the most striking evidence of her superstitious prejudice used to cause much wonder among the guests of the rural totes there—and this was presented on the steps at Holly Lodge, which, from the lawn to the hall door, are composed of beautiful blocks of white marble, t h at a statuary might envy—but the highest step is disfigured by two rusty, old, broken horse shoes fastened to it, which she and Mr. Coutts (who was likewise superstitious) had found in the road ; and they had caused these hideous bits of rusty iron to be nailed on the threshold to avert evil, and bring good Me moirs of the Duchess of St. Alban's. Rossini's opera of Cinderella was performed at this ' theatre last evening, for the purpose of ioti odueing to the public a young lady, pupil of Mr. Lacy, said to be his daughter, but w;io has taken the name of Delcy. For what purpose she has assumed this name we have no means of iiscertaining., nor can we see the propriety or sense of putting on an incognito like a travelling King or Queen. But there is not, however, much in a name, and least of all in the name of a singer or actre,s. performance is every thing, and in this Miss Delcy has been very successful. She had the part, of course, of Cinderella—a character rendered a great favourite wit& the public some fift een years ago b y the admirable sing ing of Miss Paton, one therefore not a little hazardous for a novice to undertiike. The audience. however, were not disappointed. Mii , s Deley's voice is on the whole very good. It has consPerahle compass and power, and great clearness. Some of the low 'r notes are full and mellow and she manages it with great skill, showing evidently that her education has not been neglected. She also acts with grace, and though at first she seemed abashed and timid she soon acquired confidence, and went through her part with great ease. In the first duct with Mr. Frazer (the Prince;, she was encored with much enthusiasm, as well 'as in the finale, a part of great difficulty and re quiring skilful execution. On the whole, as far as one can judge from a first appearance, she may he said to have succeeded wonderfully. She appears quite young—her voice is not matured, and time, it may be expected, will give it more mellowness, as well as richness—qualities in which it is still defi cient. At the fall of the curtain she was loudly called for by a very full house, and duly acknowledged the compliment. Some of the other performers sustained their parts well. Mr. Leffler made an excellent Baron Pompolino, and Mr. Hammond represented Pedro with great humour and spirit. The opera wa given out for repetition without a dissentient voice. Pizarro was played here on Monday to a not overful audience. Elton acted Rolla, and on the whole played his part vigorously. Mr. Marston was the Alonzo, Mrs. Stirling well sustained the character of Cora, and Mrs. West was the Elvira. NOMINATION OF SHERIFFS FOR THE ENSUING YEAR IN THE COUP.T OF EXCHEQUER. Yesterday being the morrow of St. Martin, accord ing to ancient custom a Privy Council was held in the Court of Exchequer, for the nomination of gentlemen to fill the of of Sheriffs for the ensuing year. The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Baring), attired in his robes of offi ce , pres id e d at t h e h ea d o f t h e C ourt. There were also present the Marquis Normanby, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Denman, Lord Abinger, Lord Chief Justice Tyndal, and most of the other Judges. The Court was exceedingly crowded, but the excuses from serving the office were of the usual character,relating entirely to insufficiency of property, holding commis sions in the army or navy, filling public situations, or of advanced age. Alter the usual oath in Norman French had been administered to the Privy Councillors and the Judges, the nomination was proceeded with. The following are the names of those who were no minated by the Lords of the Council in the Court of Exchequer, on the morrow of St. Martin, in the third year of the reign of her Majesty Queen Viotoria, to fill the offic: of Sheriff for the year ensuing : Bedfordshire—Arthur Macnamara, of Eaton Bray, Esq ; Willi , m Frederick Brown, of Danstable, Esq. ; and William Sutcliffe, of Great Bramingham, Esq. Berkshire—Henry Hippesley, of Lainborn-place, Esq. ; John Jesse Baldry, of Lindon-bill, Esq. ; arid Sir Henry Russell, of Swallow-field, Bart. Bucks—John Peter Dearing, of the Lee, Esq. ; John Frederick Crewe, of Locke's hall, High Wycombe, Esq. ; and Thomas Newland Allen, o f t h e V ac h e Chal font, St. Giles's, Esq. Cambridge and Huntingdcnshire—Thoma s Mortlock, of Little Abingdon, Esq. ; Edward Humphreys Greene, of Hinxton, Esq. ; and John Slack, of Soham, Esq. Cumberland--Sir George Musgrove, of Eden-hall, Bart. ; James Robertson Walker, of Glingarran, Esq. ; and Fletchville Lawson Ballantine Dykes, of Daventry hall, Esq. • Cheshire—Charles Lawton, of Lawton, Esq.; _John Tollemache, of Tilstone-lodge, Esq. ; and James Wahhill Hammond, of Wislegton, Esq. Cornwall—Henry Lewis Stephens, of Tregnnna Castle, Esq. ; Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan, of Trelowarner, Bart ; and William Henry Pole Carew, of East An thony, Esq. Derbyshire—William John Bagshaw, of the Oaks, Esq. ; Thomas Pares, of Hopwell, Esq. ; and Sir Henry 1-.:emloke, of Wingerwortb, Bart. Devonshire—Augustus Stowey, of Tenbury, Esq. ; Charles Gordon, of Wiseombe-park, Esq. ; and John Crocker Butted, of Fleet, Esq. Dorsetsh;re—John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erle Drag, of ChaEborough Park, Esq. ; William Charles Lam bert,. of Knowle Cottage, Corfe Mullen, Esq.; and John Hussey, of Markhill, Esq. Durham—Sir Hedworth Williamson, of Whitburn, Bart.; William Russell, of Brancepath Castle, Esq. ; and Robert Eden Dunscombe Shafto, of Whitworth Park, Esq. Essex—Christopher Thomas Tower, of Weald Hall, Esq. ; Abraham Johnson, of Bewick-place, Esq. ; and John Archer Houblon, of Hallingbury-place, Esq. Gloucestershire—Sir Michael Hicks Hicks Beach, of Williamstrip Park, Bart. ; Edmund Hopkinson, of Edgeworth, Esq. ; and James Woodbridge %Valters, of Bariiwood House, Esq. Herefordshire—Thomas Heywood of Hopend, Esq. ; Robert Lane, of Ryelands, Esq. ; and William Barrie_ by, of Clater, Esq. Hertfordshire—Charles Snell Chauncey, of LittleMunden, Esq. ; George Gould Morgan, of Brickcndonbury, Esq.; and John Bennett Limes, of Rothampstead, Kent—Charles Milner, of Preston Hall, Esq.; Edward Hussey., of Szotney Castle, Esq. ; and Arthur: Pea, of Bentham-hill, Esq. Leicestershire—Sir George Joseph Palmer, of Wanlip, Bart. ; Richard Mitchell, of Enderby, Esq; and John Bail,brigge Story, of Lockington, Esq. Lincolnshirc—Thomas George Corbett, of Vsham, Esq.; Sir Edward 13rackenbury, of Skehdleby, Knight; and Sir John Charles Thorold, of S)ston-house. Monmouthshire— Samuel Homfray, of Bed welty, Esq, ; Summers Harford, of Sirhowy, Esq; and John Ether- ington Welsh Roils. of the Hcadre,. Esq. Norfolk—W. Howe Windham, of Fellbrig, Esq. ; Henry Viliebois, of Markham house, Esq. ; and Sir John Jacob Burton, of Stre.dAell, Btrt. Nortbainptonshire—Thomas Alderson Cooke, of Peter borough, Esq. ; Frederick W. Vernon Wentworth, of Stoke Park, Esq.-; and Robert Sackett Tomlins, of -- Fotheringhay Castle, Esq. Northumberland—William Lawson of Longhurst, Esq. ; Sir Matthew White Ridley, of Blagdon, Bart ; and William Hodgson Cadogan, of Brinkburn Priory, Esq. Nottinghamshire—Thomas Dickenson Hall, of Whatton, Esq. ; Sir James Granville Juckes Clifton ; of Clifton, Bart.; and Henry Smith, of We!ford, Esq. Oxfordshire—Hugh Hammersley, of Aston, Esq. ; J. &awe Phillips, of Culham, Esq. ; and Henry Vander stcged, of Cane-end, Esq. Rutlandshire— Samuel Richard Fydoll, of Morcott, Esq. ; Joseph Tomblin, of Leighfield, Esq. ; and Richard Westbrook Baker, of Cottestrore, Esq. Shrooihire—Sir Andrew Vinccut Corbett, of Acton Rey nold,. B3rt. ; Thomas Eyton, of Eyton, Esq. ; and the Hon. Gustavus Frederick Hamilton, of Burwarton. Sornersetshire—John Jarrett, of Commerton, Esc', ; Wil liam Francis Kr,atchbull, of Babington, Esq. ; and Ro bert Charles Tudway, of the city of Wells, Esq. Surrey—William Leveson Gower, of Pilney-place, Ox ted, Esq. ; the Hon. Peter Locke King of Woburn park; and Charles Barclay, of Bury-bill, Esq. Staffordshire—Edmund Wigan of Lapley. Esq ; Henry John Pyc, of Clifton-ball, Esq. ; and Edward Grove, of Shenstone-park, Esq. County of Southampton—George Henry Ward, of Northwood-park, Esq. ; John Meggot Elwes, of Boa sington-house, Stockbridge, Esq. ; and Horatio Fran cis Kingsfoot Holloway, of Marchwood-lodge, South ampton, Esq. Suffolk—George St. Vincent Wilson, of Redgrove, Esq.; Sir Joshua Rickets Rowley, of Tending-hall, Bart. ; and Edward Bridgrian, of Coney Weston, Esq. Sussex—John Davies Gilbert, of Eastbourne, Esq. ; Sir Richard Hunter, of Patching, Knight; George Wynd ham, of Petworth, Esq. Warwickshire—Dempster Heming, of Caldecot, Esq. ; Keelinge Greenway, of Warwick, Esq. ; and John Little, of Newbold Pacey, Esq. Wiltshire—William Henry Fox Talbot, of Lacock Abbey, Esq. ; John Edward Andrew Starkey, of Spy-park, Esq. ; and Ambrose Hussey , o f Salisbur y , Es q. Worcestershire—James Fos ter, of Stourbrid ge , Esq. ; Thomas Charles florny ol d , of Blackmor e - park, Esq.; Linchwick, Yorkshire —Sir Burton Constable , Bart ; Rober t Mills, of Bawtry, and E d and rd the Hlao nHon. m d , a s o f Aston Cliff o rd C ow ta b le, of Sir Edward M Esq. ; armaduke V avasour, n of Hazelwood, Bart. The Council then adjourned. EXERTIONS OF NEY IN THE RETREAT FROM Moscow.—At length we were out of that accursed country, the Russian territory. The Cossacks no longer pursued us with the same ardour. In propor tion as we advanced into the Prussian territory we found better quarters and more resources. The first place at which we were able to take breath was Wffico viski ; and the next Gurnbinnen, where I put up at the house of a physician, which I had occupied when I passed through the town before. Some excellent coffee bed just been brought us for breakfast, when a man in a brown greatcoat entered ; and he had a long beard, his face was blackened, and looked as if it were burnt ; his eyes were red and brilliant. "At lengt i Generall am here," said he. " Why! Dumas, don't you know me ?" "No ; who are you then ?"_ _ " I am the rear-guard of the grand army ; I have fired the last s Im Niemen the t bridgehe llast of f f r o l o v r n m o. s, and I 1 a bare'e thrown com e intostehe- hither through the woods. I am Marshal Ney. n Memoirs of his Time, by Lieutenant-General Count Dumas. FATAL ACClDEN T.—Yesterda y morning, be cit 3, years, r be tween seven and eight o ' clock, James M unt , aged 31 City Saw Afills, oaad,woLkiimleanuelomvispilnotTyehdisat the employment, was killed by a log of ebony of g reat wei g ht falling on him. The deceased has left a widow and seven children. Now ready, in 2 vols. post Bvo., with Portrait, 245., THE DUCHESSof ST. ALBAN'S 'MEMOIRS. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-st:•eet. To be had of all Booksellers, and at all the Libraries.