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The Tenders t° contain distinct prices, expressed in words at length for e ach article. — The same to be paid for at the end of each ' m onth. WILLIAM MELLISH. Shadwell-Dock, Dec. 14, 1823. LAW INTELLIGENCE. • that he had acquired a full right to the estate. Another affida vit, put in by a Mr. Utting, an attorney, who had been pre.. viously employed in other transactions by the plaintiff, stated, that at the plaintiff's request, he looked at the instruments in question, and swore the plaintiff perfectly well knew what he was doing. The Learned Counsel (Mr. Heald) contended that the affidavit of the plaintiff was sufficiently strong to overturn the allegations in the affidavits filed by other parties, and hoped therefore his motion would be granted. The VicE-CHANcELLoa, without troublin?. Mr. Winfield who was Counsel on the other side, was decidedly of opinion that there was not sufficient presumption against the legal effect of these deeds to induce the Court to grant this motion. The strength of the evidence was in favour of the deeds executed by the plaintiff, and the Court must take it for granted, that in signing them he acted under a sense of moral duty towards his brother's child. HOME CIRCUIT. about to strike at him, when Marsh knoCked him down, and he was secured. The prisoner, in his defence, said he had no intention of hurting the little girl, whom he had never seen before; but being irritated, abused, and pushed about, because he was a cripple, he in the heat of passion vented hisrage upon the first person who was near him. The Learned JUDGE summed up the case, upon which he dilated at consid e r a bl e l eng th, an d concluded by stating the law of the case t o : be, that the Jury could not convict for the capital offence,'unless they believed, first, that the prisoner had not received adequate provocation ; secondly, that he had aimed a blow, whichon the event of its f a tal te r min a tion, would have subjected him td an indictm e nt f or mur d er ; an d, thirdly, that he did not stab Amelia Webb under the supposition of her being one of the party who had given him the supposed provo cation. COURT OF CHANCERY, DEC. 17. KENT WINTER ASSIZES. Ex-parte ACKLAND, in the matter of ROSE, a Bankrupt. Mr. HART applied to have this cause, which was a petition against the bankrupt's certificate, forwarded in the paper, and set down for hearing before his Lordship. The reasons for this application were, that the bankrupt, who was the father of ten children, might be kept in prison no longer than was necessary: for if it were•to be heard before the Vice-Chancellor, the peti tioners would most probably appeal against the judgment, though it should have no other effect than that of detaining the bankrupt in custody. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he could not but feel for a person so circumstanced : at the same time he must use great caution in entertaining those feelings, lest he should open the way for very many applications from persons suffering the same hardships under very different circumstances. For this reason, he wished to have the papers handed to him to. read over before he gave any opinion, which he hoped to be able to do to. morn* morning. MAIDSTONE, DEC. 16.—Mr. Justice BAYLEY proceeded to the Town Hall at about 10 o'clock this morning, when his Majesty's Commission was opened : the Learned Judge then attended divine sertice at All Saints' Church, when an appro priate sermon was preached by the Rev. J. R. Deare, the She. riff's Chaplain. • At about half-past 12 o'clock the Grand Jury were sworn. His Majesty's proclamation for the advancement of religion and morality having been read, the Learned Judge then deli vered the following charge to the Grand Jury :-.- Gentlemen,—We are met at this unusual period of the year, to try the experiment of a Winter Assize, for the purpose of de livering at this season the county jail of such prisoners as are . therein confined. ➢lr. 'WINGFIELD made an application for costs, but it was immediately refused. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, DECEMBER 17. INFRINGEMENT OP A PATENT. HALL V. 3300 T AND ANOTHER. Just published, ip 12mo. (250 Pages) price 7s. with 12 Plates, designed and engraved by George Cruickshank. G EitM AN POPULAR STORIES, trans (,„ lated from tl+e " Kinder and Hausa chren of Messrs. 7 1 MM. With a Prefacd and Notes, by the Translators They have been the revivers of drowsy age at midnight, youngwith such sales, chimed Matins tlll•the e bek crew in the mo e rning; Batchelors and Maids have com ipsed the Christmas are-block till the curfew-bell rang can t!e ont ; the old Shepherd and the young Plough-boy, after Berry a eird's labour have carrolled out the same to make them s with; and who but they have made long nights seem 4°ll , and heavy toils easy."—(Preface,) Also, price Is. C ,• BALDWYN'S CLASSED CATALOGUE of SECOND s ND BOOKS for 1823, containing a GoOd Miscellaneous , Pection of Works in Poetry, the Drama, History, Divinity, p ° Pography, Law, Medicine, Greek and Latin Classics, Pr each, Newgate-street. PROSPECTUS. U nder the immediate Patronage of the Rev. Sir HARCOURT LEES, Bart. Now publishing by Subscription, HE POPISH MASS, celebrated by Heathen P h ir Priests for the Living and the Dead, for several Ages efore the Birth of Christ, Containing, 1 . A Sermon on Gal. i. 23, 24 ; preached at hurlus, on n s nday, August 2d, 1767, by the Rev. A. Meagher, formerly Priest of the Church of Rome, and Doctor of the Sorbonne, Ikt who renounced the errors of Popery, and became a Member ° F th e Established Church of Ireland. 2 . A Dissertation on the Conformity of Popery witliTa 114,11ism, proved in every point from Popish and Pagan Authors. 'i the Observations on the Arguments and Means practised by " Church of Rome for the Establishment of her Religion; 'hewing that they were borrowed from her Heathen Ancestors. t; 4 . An Appendix on the Style of Scripture, Transubstanti a. '°!,Auricular Confession, and Extreme Unction . . 1 • A Short Account of St. Patrick's Purgatory, in the North A Ireland ; and a very curious Extract from the Life of St. I' ' llthony of Padua, with his Sermon to a Congregation of `lstr ! As this Work was nearly sunk in oblivion, and as it gives a v ery luminous exhibition of the Idolatry and Superstition of t he Popish Church, beside being written by a man who per fectly understood Popery, and renounced it from principle, it ~ `grlnot fail but be necuharly interesting. 1 , This Work wilt be rinted on a o p, p in One (Aurae which will contain g between 3 and 400 ages. Price Subsekhers, in boards, 6s. lid. Orders .from the Trade, &c. addressed to G. P. Bull, 3, Red trtond's-hill, Dublin, (p. p.) will be duly attended to. liA Lad of Good Morals and Liberal Education would be m A ken as an I n -door Apprentice to the Printing Business.— as above. TO MESSRS. BROWELL AND CO. London, Dec. 3, 1822. GENTLEMEN, I have the pleasure to in form you, that I have had in constant use for Twelve F e for the Brig THAIS, of London, myself Master, in pe Coasting and Foreign Trade, to the Mediterranean, a eresail, Topsail, and Trysail, made of Scotch and Reading 411 vas, prepared by you, and that there is not the least ap ;earance of Mildew on any of them ; the Sails made of unpre `4ed Canvas, are considerably so. JOHN MILLS. MEER V. WARD. Mr. HART informed the Lord Chancellor that he had made inquiries as to the production of the papers in the Master's of fice, to assist the inquiry into the next of kin of 'William Cotton, the lunatic. He had discovered that there had been some neglect in producing some of the papers ; but there was no neglect attributable to the Master in any stage of the inquiry. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that'he had been misunder stood. There had been neglect of a very culpable nature : but he did not intend to throw any blame on the Master, who had been imposed upon in common with the Court. LLOYD AND OTHERS V. SIR H. ST. PAUL. Mr. PEPYS was heard further upon the objection to admit II the affirmation of the plaintiff in aid of proof of his disputed title in the case opened yesterday. The Loan CHANCELLOR suggested that the most conve nient course would be, to try the right of the plaintiffs to the pro duction of the deeds ; as upon that right, and the contents of the deeds, supposing that the right should be established, must de pend the usefulness of other proceedings. Mr. HART assented to the proposition of the Court, to wave that part of the motion which respected the injunction. Mr. PEPYS then argued upon the separate motion, and con tended that neither equity, nor common sense, nor common ho nesty, could require a defendant to assist the laim of title made by his adversary by producing his own deeds. The LORD CHANCELLOR had an opinion yesterday which yet remained not very much shaken, that the defendants had put in an answer which was not quite correct. Sir H. St. Paul might have put the plaintiff at once out of Court, had he de nied the reservation affirmed by the plaintiffs. He had, how ever, sworn that he knew nothing of the deeds, and had no power over them. It appeared that Mr. Vernon held the deeds in trust for the defendants. The assertion of Sir H. St. Paul, therefore, that he had no power over them, was at least incor rect, because they were held for his benefit. The answer of Mr. Vernon (he spoke it with full respect for that gentleman) amounted to nothing at all. Had Mr. Vernon denied that there was any reservation of mines, that would have put the plaintiffs out of Court. Mr. Vernon said, that he did not feel himself at liberty to produce the deeds; but he should have said whether or not the deeds contained the reservation claimed by the plaintiffs. As trustee for Sir H. St. Paul, he was hound to say whether the property of the coals belonged to his trust : if the deeds did contain the reservation, then Mr. Vernon was not trustee for Sir H. St. Paul only, but also for all those who held title under the deeds. To have acted with impartiality, he should have stated the fact, yes or no, in his answer. Mr. SHADWELL and Mr. BIGGS were heard on behalf of lessees under the defendants. The LORD CHANCELLOR said, thathe had an opinion which strongly inclined him A decide in a particular way. Were he out of Court, he would not hesitate a moment. There were, hoWever, before the invention of fire-engines and such other fa cilities for working mines frequent reservations in the sale of coal lands, the vender littia thinking generally, that the mines would ever be worth the expence of working, and the purcha ser as little supposing that the property would ever he disturbed by the exercise of the reserved right. Considering, therefore, the great importance of the decision to very many purchasers and tenants of such lands, though his mind was nearly made up, he preferred waiting till to-morrow morning. At his Lordship's request, the bill and answer were handed up to him that he might read them over. MILLER V. ELKINS. The Court was occupied the rest of the day iri discussing the due construction of ambiguous and conflictin g passages of wills, involved in this and another case of the samekind, and the cor responding powers of the executors who were to administer them. As they contained nothing of public importance, and no decision followed, we forbear to give them. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, DEC. 17. WATERS V. TAYLOR. Mr. HEALD moved, that in this case, which has been so long litigated, the plaintiff, Mr. Edmund Waters, be ordered to pay into Court, on or before the 23d of January next, the sum of 5,5001., being a part of the purchase money of the Opera-house, retained by him in consequence of an incum hrance upon the estate with respect to an annuity to Mr. Harris. He also moved that the said 5,5001., when paid in, be laid out with the usual directions ; and further, that the plaintiff be ordered to pay to the defendant, pursuant to the order of the 24th of December, 1816, the sum of 4.201.25. 6d. The motion went on to request the Court to declare the sale of the estate to be null and void. The Learned Counsel, however, conceived that he was not yet prepared to submit any motion with respect to the sale of the estate, The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked for the decree in the cause. Mr. HEALD believed that there was no decree. Several or ders, however, had been given by the Court. Mr. BRIDGER, on the part of the plaintiff, observed, that he was instructed to state that Mr. Waters was wholly unable to pay the money into Court. Mr. ROUPELL, who was with Mr. Heald, said that the state of Mr. Waters's circumstances was no ebjection to the present motion. Mr. HEALD observed, that money had been paid into Court by driblets, in consequence of various orders of the Court. These orders, however, ought to be produced. The VICE-CHANCELLOR said he certainly could make no order for the payment of the 5,5001., without the production of those documents. He believed that there must be some decree in the case, as the Master had reported specially upon the in. cumbrances. Mr. BRIDGER (as we understood) said that there was no objection to the order for the sale of the estate being rescinded. The VICE-CHANCELLOR directed that xhe motion should stand till next seal, when the necessary documents might be produced. CLARK V. CLARK. This was an application by Mr. HEALD, on the part of the plaintiff, Mr. James Clark, to have a receiver appointed with the usual directions for management of an estate. The facts, as stated by the Learned Counsel, were shortly these :—James Clark, the present plaintiff, had a brother, George Clark, a man of considerable fortune. George Clark had an only na tural daughter, Mary Clark Turner; and he executed a will, leaving the whole of his property to this child. After the execution of this will, and before his death; George Clark pur chased an estate worth upwards of 5,0001. but died without altering his will with respect to this estate. George Clark died on the 3d Oct. 1820, and the plaintiff; by law, of course became the heir to the estate. About ten days after the death of his brother, the plaintiff., who is a labourer, was working in some fields, when a Mr. Bitton, the uncle of the illegitimate child, came to him, and desired him to go to his brother's house, to have some property settled upon him. The plaintiff according ly went with Mr. Bitton, and found there Mr. Margison and Mr. Burton, two executors of his brother's will. The plaintiff (as he now swore in his affidavit) was there asked whether he was willing to give up this estate upon a consideration of 501. a-year for life ? The plaintiff answered that he knew nothing about the matter ; but imagin,ing that he should get nothing if he did not accept the offer, agreed to the bargain. The con sequence was, an agreement was signed, transferring the estate to the plaintiff's brother's daughter, Mary Clark Turner.-- Subsequently, he executed a more formal instrument to the same effect, and in the January following executed further deeds, giving up all his interest in the estate. The plaintiff had since filed a bill to be released from the effect of these deeds; and the foundation of the bill was, he was wholly igno rant that he had a right to the estate in question. The two executors had filed affidavits, swearing that it was distinctly explained to the plaintiff at the time he executed these deeds, This was an action for infringing a Patent granted on the 3d of November, 1817, to the plaintiff, Samuel Hall, for im proving lace and every description of net-work. The plain tiff's case was conducted by the SOLICITOR-GENERAL, Mr. SCARLETT, Mr. C631310N SERGEANT, and Mr. READER : and the defendants by Mr. GURNEY, Mr. GASELEE, and Mr. F. POLLOCK. It appeared from"the specification, that the object of the in vention was to remove superfluous threads .which give a woolly appearance to lace. This is effected by exposing it to the heat of inflammable gas, and passing it by means of rollers with such velocity as to destroy the woolly excrescences, while the intense heat iq forced upwards by a current of air, so as to pass through the meshes of the lace without injuring its tex ture. The novelty of the invention consisted in cleansing the interstices from the woolly fibres, whereas before, by the process of singeing, the edges only could be rendered free from the particles. Mr. Charles Hall, Mr. Edinburgh, Mr. C. W. Nunn, and Mr. John Johnston, gentlemen acquainted with the lace-trade, proved that the invention, which they believed to be new, added greatly to the clearnesS and transparency of the lace, and that in consequence the home consumption of British lace had increased, and that an increase had also taken place in the quan tity' of the article exported. There was a great demand for the gassed lace in France; and scarcely any lace except that gassed was purchased by foreigners. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE asked Mr. Johnston whether this lace so exported to Prance did not very often come back as French lace ?—(A laugh.) The witness replied in the affirmative; and Mr. GURNEY stated that a Norwich manufacturer had lately exclaimed against the wickedness of importing French lace, when the piece he was moralizing over, had been manufactured five doors from his own. Mr. Arthur Aileen,Secretary to the Society of Arts, said he had devoted great part of his life to scientific investigations. Before he saw Mr. Hall's invention he knew of nothing simi lar ; the only thing approaching to resemblance was singeing muslin by passing it over a red hot cylinder, after which it was passed between two others to prevent it from burning. Mr. Hall's apparatus. appeared to be completely effectual. The process applied to muslin, if adopted as to lace, would clear the surfaces but not the interstices. The witness explained how the application of the flame of coal or charcoal would fail of clearing the fibres from the interior of the net, and how the current of air produced by the machinery of • Mr. Hall was essential to the purpose. He had no doubt either of the origi nality or the utility of the process. The specification coincided with the process. Professor Brande, Mr. Children, Mr. Donkin Mr. Fereday, who assisted Sir H. Davy, in th e p er f ect i ng o f his safety lamp, Mr. Phillips, Lecturer on Chymistry.at the blisidon Institu tion, agreed with Mr. Aikin in his opinion, and thought that charcoal, which they had seen tried, could not answer the pur pose of the machine. In order to prove the infrincrements of the patent by the de fendants, Charles Hart was first called, who stated that he en tered into an engagement with Mr. Jervis Boot for working a machine on Mr. Hall's plan, which he had been enabled to copy by being introduced into the rcom by one of Mr. Hall's workmen. According to the testimony of this witness, the ma chine was worked within a partition in the warehouse of Jervis Boot, in Mount -street, Nottingham, the windows of which were barricadoed, and to which access was obtained by a secret entrance from his bed-coons. The gas conveyed through a bracket from the pipe which supplied the ordinary burners in the outer room. The testimony of this man was corroborated in several cir. cumstances by other witnesses. • Evidence was then given to shew that a machine was worked at a house in high Pavement, Nottingham, which was shared by both the defendants. It was shown that Francis Boot gave orders for the supply of gas. It was further shown that 31r. • Francis Boot offered a piece of gassed lace for sale, and that he had taken the house on the High Pavement, and paid the w rates and taxes. Mr. GURNEY, for the defendants, stated that he should be able to show that, long before the alleged invention of Mr. Hall, lace had been cleared by flame, and that spirits of wine and oil, or charcoal, would eally produce the effect with gas He called two witnesses from Nottingham, who stated that they had cleared stockings and lace by passing them through a flame ; but it did not appear that they had ever used an apparatus re sembling that of the plaintiff. The Learned Counsel also con tended that there was no evidence to fix any share in the trans action upon Francis Boot. The Jury intimated that there was no occasion for the So- LICITOR-GENERAL to reply. .. -The Lotto CHIEF JusTicE said there could be no doubt that the verdict must pass against both the defendants; for Francis Boot actually ordered the gas with which the machine was put in action. As the plaintiff did not seek for damages, they would find only nominal damages. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.' DOE, ON TuE DEMISE OF HARRIS, V. MASTERS. This was an action of ejectment, brought by the lessor tf Spring-gardens Chapel, to recover possession from the lesseqa clergyman, for non-payment of rent. It appeared that the lease contained a proviso,. allowing the lessor to enter if the rent should not be paid within 21 days after it became due, although not previously demanded. At the time of the de mise, the rent was overdue, but there was an organ, carpets, mats, curtains, and other property in the Chapel liable to distress, and more than sufficient to countefvail the arrears. The organ was proved by Mr. Bishop, the builder, to be worth at least 200 guineas ; he had agreed to build it for that sum, but being unable to obtain payment, he suffered it to remain on hire at 201. per ann. The Statute - of 4th Geo. 11., which in case of provisos of re-entry for nonpayment of rent, dispenses with a formal demand where there is no sufficient distress on the pre mises, did not therefore apply, and the case stood as at com mon law. It has been decided that, at common law, a demand; is necessary, though not declared to be so in the ease : but here not only was no demand stipulated for, but there was an express declaration that none should be required. The question, therefore, was—whether this express stipulation rendered a formal demand needless? The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE recommended that the point should be reserved ; and __. The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the opi nion of the Court in a sp,cial case. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DEC. 17. HEATHFIELD V. STEERS. The Court was occupied with this case during the whole of the day, and until nearly six in the evening. It was an issue from the Vice-Chancellor's Court to try whether a commission of bankrupt, issued against a person named Holding, was not sued out by his own connivance, and in collusion with some of his creditors. Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN (with whom were Sergeant Huh lock and Mr. Wilde) addressed the Jury for the plaintiff, and called witnesses to prove that Steers' (the defendant's) debt was • a fictitious one, and also that a debt alleged to be due from Holding to a person named Healy was fabricated for the purpose of gettinhim (Holding) his certificate. Mr. Sergeant F ELL addressed the Jury for the defendant, and contended, at considerable length, that no case had beer made out to prove that there existed the slightest collusion be. tween Holding and any of his creditors. The commission, he maintained, was fair and bona fide, and he trusted that the Jury would so consider it. Mr. Justice PARS summed up ; and The Jury, without hesitation, found a verdict for the de fell(lan,t, thereby establishing the validity of the commission. entlernen,—lt affords me matter of great satisfaction to find so general an attendance of Gentlemen who have been summon ed/upon the County Grand Jury. It is a most grateful sight to witness with how great readiness Gentlemen of rank, consi deration, and influence, coma forward gratuitously with their important services whenever their country calls for their valu able assistance. Gentlemen,--There may be a difference of opinion as to the probable efficacy of the measure, upon the adoption or rejec tion of which this experimental Circuit will decide ; but I hope and trust, that so important a measure will meet with the most impartial consideration, and which will be fairly and fully ascertained by the present ASsize, in connection with those already holden, or shortly to be held, There are one or two points upon which no two persons can differ, and in the justice and necessity of which all must agree; those points are, Ist, Thai prisoners against whom the evidence may be deficient, may be as speedily as possible_ removed from the dangerous tendency of prison-associations, and restored to that liberty to which they are by right entitled ; 2dly, That those whose guilt shall be proved, may be removed from prison inactivity to that beneficial industry to which their sentence may consign them. Gentlemen,—As many prisoners will, in all probability, be discharged, it may be a matter worthy your attention, to con sider the probability of their having, at this season of the year, the immediatemeans of subsistence on their liberation from confinement, and the difficulty of their honestly pursuing their ways to their respective homes ; allow me, Gentlemen, to press this subject upon your notice, in the hope that you may be enabled to devise some measure that may remove what may in all likelihood be termed an objection to the proposed additional • w • r •, s r circuits. Gentlemen,—ln noticing a case of felony, in which, among other things charged as stolen, is a ferret, I have to inform you that the subject has been very lately under the consideration of his Majesty's Judges,who are of opinion that stealing a ferre does not,. constitute a larceny: it will be remembered that we do not 'make the laws—it is ours only to see them carried into effect ; and if it should be the opinion of any among you thht have voices in the formation of those laws, that such an offence should be made a subject of an especial legislative enactment, you will find no difficulty in instituting an inquiry that will remedy what you may suppose inefficient, or open to ameliora tion. I shall call your attention but to one more case, and that is an indictment upon a charge of rape, and in which I learn from the depositions, that two persons were present, against whom, upon sufficient evidence, you will find true hills, as being guilty of the same degree of crime, and therefore liable to the same punishment. If it should turn out that the crime was not actually perpetrated, the intent being proved, you will find only for the misdemeanour; but if, on the contrary, the evi dence should establish the entire charge, you will find a true bill against all the parties for the capital offence. His Lordship then requested the Grand, Jury to enable him to proceed to business with as little delay as passible ; upon which they retired, and a Crown Jury being sworn, and true bills found upon several of the indictments, the following cases were proceeded in : Before Mr. Justice BAY LEY'. BRI3TAI. ASSAULT. George Groontbridge was indicted for having, on the 30th of November, assaulted and ill-used Mary Ann Wiles (with in tent to commit a rape), at Speldhurst, in this county. Mr. CLARIDGE conducted the case for the prosecution. Mary Ann Wiles stated, that on the above day, as she was walking from Tunbridge Wells to Speldhurst, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , she saw the prisoner following her, which he did for about half a mile. When she arrived at Shadwell Brook, he passed her, and ran up a steep hill, as she supposed, to see if any one was in sight ; he then de scended, and as she was passing along the bottom, he again overtook her, anti suddenly took hold of her by the shoulders and forced her down upon a bank, and exposed her person in the most violent manner, using at the same time the most disgusting language; witness begged for God's sake that he would desist, as she was a married woman—to which the prisoner replied, " D—n your eyes, I don't care who you are, or what you are, but I will." He then treated her with considerable violence ; and, but for the fortunate hallooing of some gentlemen who were hunting in the neighbouring wood, would in all probability have effected his brutal' purpose ; he, however, alarmed, de sisted, and ran away. Witness, on her arrival at home, imme diately informed her husband of the unmanly treatment she had experienced at the hands of the prisoner, from the effects of which she stillsuffers, havingbeen at the time considerably ad vanced in pregnancy. On the following Monday (Dec. 2) the prisoner was apprehended, and witness now, in the most posi tive manner, identified him as the person who committed the assault upon her. The Learned JUDGE briefly recapitulated the evidence, and the Jury immediately returned a verdict of—Gui/ty. A second indictment was immediately preferred against the prisoner, charging him with having, on the 2d instant. assaulted Ann Foster, an interesting little girl, only 11 years of age, with intent to commit a rape upon her, in the, parish of Penshurst, in this county. This case was somewhat similar to the preceding one, and was fully proved.—Guilty. Mr. Justice BAY LEY, after addressing the prisoner in terms of the strongest deprecation, sentenced him to one year's im prisonment and hard' labour for the assault upon Mary Ann Wiles, and six months (to be computedfrom the expiration of the previous sentence) for that upon Ann Foster, and, at the conclusion of his imprisonment, to enter into a recognizance cf 50/. for his good behaviour for five years. MALICIOUS STABBING. Anthony Alecock was charged with having on the 7th of Oc tober feloniously stabbed Amelia Webb, a little girl 12 years of age, in the park at Greenwich, in this county. Mr. BERENS, the Recorder of Maidstone, and Mr. Boa- LAND, were Counsel on the part of the prosecution. It appeared in evidence, that on the above day the prisoner; with several other lads (two of whom were brothers to the little girl) had been knocking chesnuts off the trees in Greenwich Park, when a scramble ensued, which terminated in the pri soner's drawing a clasp knife from his pocket, which, opening with his teeth, he ran at one of the young men named Marsh, and aimed a blow at him; Marsh, however, stopping it, the prisoner said, " I)—n you, I'll stab one of you !" and ran up to Amelia Webb, who was sitting on a bench twelve yards dis tant, and who had not in the least interfered in any of the scrambles or subsequent quarrels, and stabbed her with the knife in her arm ; he then again pursued Marsh, and was The Jury, upon the legal points laid down by the Leashed Judge, returned a verdict of Not Guilty. His Lordship, however, ordered the prisoner to be detained, as it was intended to prefer an indictment against him upon the charge of assault. The GrovlUitry in the course of the afternoon, fpund a true bill against the prisoner upon the second indictment. Ann Lather was indicted for having on the 12th of Novem ber feloniously stolen 14 yards of stuff, value 75., and one board, value 2d. the property of Richard Corker. I. The case was fully proved against the prisoner, who stole the piece of stuff from the front of the prosecutor's shop, a t Tun bridge Wells, where it was exposed for sale.—Guilty—Four months imprisonment in the House of Correction. On the prosecutor's applying for his expences, the Learned Judge said that he would grant the witnesses their expences ; but he felt called upon to express his disapprobation at the temptation that exposed goods presented to the weak minds of the many who were unable to resist the pilfering impulse, upon which the apparent facility of escaping detection unfortunately and sometimes fatally acted. Mr. Corker.—;lly Lord, it has been the general practice of • shopkeepers at Tunbridge Wells for many years. Mr. Justice BAYLEY.-lt is a custom that lures the unwary to destruction, and one that is " more honoured in the breach than the observance." The calender is very heavy, there being 119 persons for trial. ST. CLEMENT DANES BIBLE ASSOCIATION. The Ninth Anniversary of this Society was held last night at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, at which a numerous Meeting was assembled. In the absence of the President, the Rev. WM. GunNEY, the Meeting appointed Mr. HUDSON to take the Chair. The Report of the Committee was then read, and upon the motion of the Rev. T. WEIISTER, seconded by the Rev. Mr. WooDs, received and adopted by the Meeting. A Gentleman from America described the happy results which had attended the exertions of Bible Societies in that quarter of the globe, and expatiated upon the necessity of all Christians contributing to support the object of such Institu tions. The following Resolutions were carried unanimously:-- 2. That having witnessed the important and beneficial re sults, which have arisen from the circulation of the Sacred Scriptures, at home and abroad, we feel it our duty to promote ' the design of the Institution by esfery means in our power, gratefully acknowledging the hand of God in every stage of its ,progress, and humbly depending for future success on Him, whose influence and blessing alone can insure it. 3. That the respectful thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Rev. William Gurney, President of the Association • and to Mrs. Gurney, Presid e nt of th e I m di es ' A ssoc i a ti on , for the continuance of their sanction and support, and that they be re quested to sustain the same Offices during the year ensuing. 4. That we have heard with pleasure of the progress which has been made in supplying the inhabitants of the District with the Holy Scriptures ; that our thanks are due to the Trea surers, Secretaries, anti Committees of the Associations, by whose judgment and exertions, in co-operation with the Poor themselves, the work has been carried on during the past yeir ; And that the Officers of the Association, for the ensuing year, be filled up by those whose names will now be announced ; with leave to increase the number of the Committee. 5. That the Meeting is much indebted to the Chairman, for his kindness in presiding on this occasion, and for the ability with which he has conducted the business of the evening. The Rev. Mr. EvANSON moved the second Resolution, and . insisted that man was so much improved for all the purposes of civilized society, as well as of domestic duty, by reading the Bible, that upon that consideration alone, such Societies ought to be supported. In remarking upon the services which had already been rendered to the cause of truth, humanity, and true religion, by the exertions of the British and Foreign Bible So ciety, he alluded to the fact, that before its existence, the mur derous rites of Juggernaut had been performed by hundreds of thousands, whereas in the last year the people assembled were not sufficient to draw the unwieldy car. It was common, he observed, to meet the Bible Asassiations with the objection that they were now performing a work of supererogation ; that so many copies of the Sacred Writings must have been dis tributed as to leave no further necessity for their operations.—' Supposing three million copies of the Bible to have been scat tered over the world in the last eighteen years, and that the same number had existed previously to that time, there were only now six millions for eight hundred millions of people— not so much as one Bible for every hundred persons. ThiS he contended was a statement which ought to excite all classes to do their utmost in support of affording a more general means of spreading the everlasting word of truth. JOHN DYER, Esq., seconded the Resolution, and strongly enforced the supporting of the Society. The present was a time when the utmost exertion was required to support the sacred cause of religion. The struggle now was, not whether particu lar sects should be tolerated, but the v e r y ex i s t ence o f Chris tianity was openly menaced. What they were called upon to support was, the doctrines of Christianity against the prin ciples of infidelity. It was in the Metropolis that these prin ciples were daringly avowed and supported • if a person went into a country town or village, and declared himself an infidel, or deist, he would be scouted from one end of it to the other. Time was, when such persons were obliged to hide them selves in corners, but now they were allowed to shew them selves in the light of the sun. All these things combined to render increased exertions an imperious duty on the Society ; for the only safety which the poor man could have against such designs, was the knowledge and strength imparted by the. Sacred Scriptures. _ Mr. LLOYD, in moving the next Resolution, introduced to the Meeting Mr. CRICHELOW, a Gentleman of colour, native of Barba. does, and Secretary to the Bible Society of that island. He stated that great improvements had attended the kind assist ance granted them by the British and Foreign Bible Society, and offered his sincere thanks for the interest which had been so taken in the welfare of his countrymen. The Rev. Mr. ScnoLL, Minister of the French Protestant Church, addressed the Meeting upon the flourishing state of the Bible Societies established in his country. For the last twenty years, he observed, France had not been a soil where the light of truth had been gratefully received; but within a period of three years he was happy to say that the same soil had proved fruitful with good. The Protestant Bible Association in Paris was already surrounded by upwards of fifty Auxiliary So cieties, and forty thousand Bibles had been distributed by them. The Reverend Gentleman also produced a copy of the New Testament translated into the language of the Esqui rnaux, inhabiting the coast of Labrador. So great had been the gratitude of those poor people for the blessings which the act had conferred upon them, that although they were so wretched and poor as not to have it in thetr power to send money, they brought oil to the agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, resident in those parts, as a recompence for the inestimable benefit they had received. Few indeed of the civilized and the enlightened had done so much as these poor miserable people ; but he trusted that their example would be followed, and that all Christians would support, to the utmost of their power, the scattering the light of eternal truth all over the habitable globe. The Rev. Mr. BRAZIER, Curate of St. Mary-le-Strand, moved the fourth Resolution. He argued upon the necessity of supplying the poor with the Book of Gon, in order to pre-oc cupy the ground, and prevent their being led astray by the in famous publications which now disgraced the press. Their duty was to create a taste for sacred reading, anti then the people would be safe from the contagion of the unprincipled, the, se ditions, and the licentious writings which were continually from the debased portion of the press. The Rev. dome CoorEn seconded the Resolution, and elo quently enforced the necessity . of a contimied exertion on the part of the Society. Some other Gentlemen addressed the Company , to the same effect, and the- Chairman having returned thanks, adjourned the Meeting. BR ANIAH'S PATENT PORTABLE PENS. Very inferior Imitation of this Popular and Useful Invention haring been introduced for Puhlic tb ' ta le, J. BRAMAII and SON, respectfully announce that ;erY Pactet of their Genuine Pens is inclosed in a Paper :' 4 ,elped with a foe simile of the Siguattne of the Inventor 'JOSEPH BRAMM - I." The Patent Portable Pens continue to be Sold at the Warehouse, 124, PICCADILLY; and by must respect. ab le Stationers. N. B.—The Prices have been lately reduced. ''RLIAMENTARY REGISTER OF THE PROVINCE OF LOWER CANADA. i ' r is proposed to publish by Subscription, un u. der the above title the PROCEEDINGS of the HOUSE ASSEMBLY, to be continued annually. n •che importance and propriety of their Constituents being ac. ~llsinted with the nature and result of their deliberations, p r's to have been felt by the Members ; as, early in the last e ssion, (26th December), the House of Assembly appointed a ns s pecial Committee " to inquire into the most Parliamentary i,ner of making known the proceedings of this House to the w iabitants of this Province." jieference to the House of Assembly induced the Subscriber, lender th ese circumstances, to postpone the publication of the t . 4 egister," (for which he had issued a Prospectus,) under the 4 ;sPeetation of an early Report from the Committee. The Ses h'2,r2, it is well known, terminated without any communication made by the Committee to the House, and, as in the Pa c,t Country, this mode is adopted to disseminate the proceed 4sof both Houses of Parliament, it is presumed it cannot be 41 1 Parliamentary or unconstitutional. The following Prospec 4,is therefore respectfully submitted to the public. hi The Subscriber will constantly attend the House of Assem n Y during the whole Session, from the moment the doors are a pp to the public till they are closed, or the House adjourns ; l influenced by prejudice against or partiality for any party, Will, to the utmost of his abilities, faithfully report every tl l4 g interesting or important which may occur. As to capes for executing, the task he proposes to undertake, he refrains i m e4ll ,,,,sPeaking, tor standing already before the tribunal of the p u b speaking , as a Stenographer, they are fully competent to pass a Z'rect judgment ; but he may be permitted to assure them ,„at, totally exempt from political bias, the little tour talet he is ,t i:Pable of exercising shall be strenuously exerted ender t me Parliamentary Register worthy of the patronage which he beetfully solicits. hell he Register will be published in royal fivo. upon fine paper, be delivered to Subscribers as early after the close of Qession as the Index and Appendix (which will contain all Osages from his Excellency the Governor in Chief, such tiZolutions of the Legislative Council as may tend to elucidate proc ee di ngs of the Lower House, important Reports of ernittees, and whatever else can contribute to its utility and 30,e) can be prepared. In the interim, extended Reports of 4, - YeAxtes, &c. shall be regularly furnished to the Public `th ro e published at Quebec and Montreal, so that the Public .of,olgliout the Province will be early and constantly informed , 11. 1 e state of Parliamentary Business, and the opinions of their q'l r esentatives. TERMS. Zhe duration of the Session and the degree of patronage of r,nd to th e R eg i s t er mus t grea tly regu l a t e it s p r i ce . It is paluraed that 12s. (hi. will be the cost, but the Reporter 7;ges himself it shall not exceed 15s. Quebec, Dec. 5, 1821. W. S. SIMPSON. 04 1 .S. S. intimates that he has in MSS. the entire pro of the last Session, being the first under the Reign of •te„lnajeSty George IV., and of the Administration of his Ex .44ency the Earl of D a lho us ie. If adequ a te encouragement is IDL er . l ) they will be published as Vol. I. of the Parliamentary I tsql s ter ; and as it is proposed to continue the work, it will 1 4 , t oin x plate from the commencement of his Majesty's Reign, ls, 4aent eell . ency's Administration, and also of the present Par-