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, • .tf,„ and p .011, tO 7 COrfeet what ,the wile ion G l aid meats tits of h.• entieman bad stated to be the t t ligh t t l l at th e A 1 .5 Learned Friend, who had not titt a - "ep it Militia being called out Ministers h e Aual eiit em bodied for ever. IA no part of he 1 7 4 been h ad s he advanced any thing like what. iii pr O said , 't''PPosed to state.; on. the contrary, iteh es ent e i re Hat though -th ere m i g h t b e not hi ng i j. :; th e kiii. .unis t ances to re n d er. it necessary to iftliettion oft'f,,a e inbodied, yet i t was left to the ' trete ,`"'nverntrient when t o di sem b o d y i t . W r: then time poi nte d out for disembody-. was lhsters were bound to do so ; but if to ok th ei _ s p e cified, then • they were left to the r discretion. • The House should i t. sii eo Act generally, and . see _what con -Imuler • el shoat circumstances, ninst be put upon ( I'.,,trist er n i c i ellr to everyone, that there was 4 (1 'llti a) a ' difference between calling out tand disembody them. He admit tiElet't su n tan Government might think it it te ex them our, they would not be Nl4? ti et ' H e i e s P t ir) one of the cases mentioned in ler the Learned Friend (Sir A. P.) would t(e;i'artitt;eb:lilt.iiation in which he would place Nrl tt '.11.) , Is construction of that Act, which t 0 b with humbl e su b mission, could not ( ak t tia w e st ti le trite one. In all cases in which a i ltrq a C ;11 .„ be call e d out , t h e L eg i s l ature •"dyi n ,,` s " to word the Act as to leave the I_4ll lt iv i) to discretion One section said, 411,4114111 thinkter bear) fit. He stated from me d; but was pretty certain the ;set e id when the King should think tit ire'ell he • t • d • t " If yfile nig it judge expedient." ten . ', ter ms,to h and he w a s quit e p er t a i n 4 0 (1 . : 11 O to . e found in the Act (hear), what Pret e , an guage could be more explinit ? ri' D r.',"ed that Ministers had not acted te 7' His - Learned Friend (the So- S 4 li 4 tg a i t ' "ad said, that - though it was not t , e 't () keep the Militia embodied, yet ti (), Ild "t 8 if be responsible if they acted im , • t 0 ti• t been intended to compel Ali ‘lt444il ''''Clubod • ' L .ter _ y t Legislature o cil s q 421 %, 'Le such provisions.. Migh t . not Aliiirst circumstances in keeping it ' t „ el : 3 had cl one not hi ng ill ega l , 41 to Consti tut i on ; an d . he felt it P er , end "te, that, the opinion w hich his ") i) "city (the S olicitor-General} h a d g i ven 4 • • emit with the law a n d cons ti- P ott t s "ilY b te ' t lr w as - ne ver more surpr i se d t h an • • , k,,,tic ) , l 4) (Un t i e s lie had heard. Nothing was ap t , this,—that he who puts a con ttit,its fire ,• e mere letter of the law, without & Plat • 4 ,, its" dt, intention does not pro ttle um was a principle known and 'hives 4 1 . 1 0li e i t r Y judge in Westminster-hall.— kl tti the ht l 41171 -„Gettera• I advanced other doe -01. 1, -.d hint more : he bad said, that 11 14 ,1 it on ce tail on ce gets an armed force in it s keep it em b o di e d as t ong as it • b e t s •" tie It heard of prerogative time atictie ne ver heard ofsuch as the se s in ce 4 1t hit,„, { 4te ti the` h rone• It was said, that 1 NI i ll y th e s pecified when the Crown should 044'4 C r ; but the sole discretion tatesene the",'wu was thi s ,— w h et h er i t was fit -stshr e c li litia on f oot , w i t h re f erence to, ('aiti lv . as, t i p trhide it le ga l to em b o d y it. His tt i ttl %De Batt si te Militia ‘vk;s now unlaWfAillY h c ' .4 efl,,; l l ' b een said, th a t as n o ti me h a d 44 1 pia to en the necessity of disembodying ti t aik • operate, there was no limit - so • itoetl , %eli te , Th is unseated to pay far the maitt i till silt, eont,ent, however, night not be 1 ) ?Inc, or twelvemonths after the l i t4 N taw this force should have been ,I„,.'"et,,i!.._violatioti o f th e law might have Oth e coll4 uefare the remedy could be appli lt fro • e red that there was but one course ii• at Ivrt t 'Pc 'vit a . 0- ad o p t 'i n such emergencies,t°. cibtain a new Act of the Legis tte;Nr th r , t holight the Hon. Members on tt ti ' ''t ll a ` coils° r f a- loss Ho use At a loss to eseane ° ter en enn Inen ees of th e i r own arguments. • kot 4l t . lavas,_ Inatnelit was destroyed, the ialt.ruiteot."l could no longer be said to be 4nri. notwitlistandiug this be e 4, "ger, the Militia continued to be 41 1 1 il l "ist . , 'se that dantrer might revive, with 114 tt i tiey Blip e co uld they maintain that it -was uu• •,-• , • , -t '•ekciliei t eases twat tots orce tt Y . -pt embodied ? Was not this a ? 4t l ( _, ltt of the construction of the 'its iq t t the 4e would wish to call their at 'ets for • i time Local Mi tr.gtoite, teginating ti me for disembody Mg them Vh, n th',nett. Here was, then., a marked the different Acts re -I,it,Not ig new t et Species of force. I t was ~4';;Vitt, o Yed a 0 saY, that the Militia might k44iitioietrsesg4glielarsAtrolll;nable the Crown to dis for general'purposes. In a l p houseas sent from the Throne in ttle,Altiiiiat. the FrenCh meditated in term luta was - accordingly called :11 1. 1 1v ai k;Ark:it,ke, and although the threat or Fo il' t k ir 4ilt ii„ t ion w as . Ali , ise„,_ nev er renewed; the R„ ~(t ecl, hilt, - on the contrary, - 'Augmented til the conclusion h t i. 'l fth• Peace, •pt „ • 11 ,. • • ‘ ( , t l l •I 'tr It " du t ,h t wiiitia was thus c ' r e o t P i pose of internal defence, t it,,l 4 i tie ) V et ti,. attaintnentof foreign ob 7 0 1 'at was a period whet' constitu >ttilllNi' N e ' t rtt - P y discussed and fully un ptoi 3 til ): totteheai'ed the instance which had r 1 'Y w e . ( "Pon of.tbe American war. t,' e ti ' e call e d • - 1 1,,"th," 11 1 s urr ecti _ Out, in eonsequenc , e of tri t t th t , .le pr they were kept up aitet - •i lir • uoithat • t t ,' 1 1 ,1 11, o f t h s, ty of invastoil ; and. yet sai titt:pcohation was heard. Now, ad .alhianger had disappear- IN, taint ha .(-)liiekvliat surprised to hear N•'t ° proir„ os • ,'l4- 11 eR t , .t t, .tieated nothing but itokhthe.C4ttiori_ distractions from the issue 0 111 a 110 1 4 a.t Vienna, • Differing as he e tit te he still thought there was tit IN to ttil Lurop e , e:c hl on t h e and whilst such a c ) , 11 tag sa.. continent for Our regular ettt e ',, ih ß i ot (.I',Gictorily the •reasons and 'Azo'"'et • , embodied a - portion of _ 011 ,., • , a Jew words with icspect to The necessity of keeping good faith with Indi viduals who enlisted only fore limited period. - ColonehQsßoßNE_ s'aid; principals and substi tutes.vvere engaged with on the same, terms. • Sir Si Roium.l.-• Was sorry thU•t he could not congratulate the House on the course which, this discu;sion had taken:' It now appeared that the Militia were not to be disembodied, whilst the American - war or the Congress at Vienna should continue. • If the spirit of the law was not to be examined, the science of law must be degrided ; a Holt, a Hardwicke,.. a Talbot, or a Mansfield,' and all the luminaries and.oracles of our jurivru dence, bad been deceived. Lord Coke, too, must have been in a great error when he observed; that those who confined their attention to the mere letter of the law would.seldom comprehend its meaning or its object: The real question' was, whether the Crown had an indefinite power to keep on foot the Militia as long as it thought fit, contrary ro the express words of an Act of Parlia tilent. On thh question he should divide-.the House, though he should stand : alinie on the oc casion. - After a fear words-from Lord PALMERSTON the House divided ; when there appeared, Against the' Motion - 97 . For it - Majority —6s ARMY ESTIMATES. The !louse then went into a Committee of Sup ply, iii which a grant was moved for 135,0001. for defraying the expenses of certain Militia Regi ments not disembodied, for the period Of 62 days The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose to explain the grounds on which this vote was pro posed. It had been considered by some Gentle men a singular circumstance, that white part of the Militia were kept embodied,_ the reLzular Army had been reduced. Now on this- head it Was true that 24 second battalions of the regular Infantry bad been reduced ; and the reason was, they were so inefficient in point of numbers, that t -e whole 24 battalions did not muster more than 8500 men. Of these, 6900 had been einbodied with the Ist battalions, and the remainder had been dis charged, either - for infirmity, or because their pe riods of service had expired. By this measure a considerable reduction of expellee had been ob tained, attended with little Or no reduction of mi litary strength. It was obvious, however, that the war with America, and the keeping lilt of a considerable body of troops on the Continent,.re quired the maintenance of a large military force ; and Government, on the, most mature -delibera tion, thought that that force would best be ren dered disposable by keeping embodied a part of • the Militia. Mr. WHITBREAD contended, that the keeping up of a part of .the Militia was any thing but 3 deliberate measure on the part of Government. The truth was, as facts spewed, that it was a sud den thought on their part ; for the Bedfordshire and the Oxfordshire militias were actually arres-t -ed when on their march to be disembodied: The whole spirit of the Militia system had been broken down (not, indeed, th e s pi r it o f t h e men or the officers) ever since the - Volunteering Act. of 1799. The Act -of .17.72 declared, that a moiety at least of -the property of the Militia Officers should lie in the county to which their regiment belonged ; and now he Would app e al t o anyGentleman,.whe ther-this gulifir.ation - was not disregarded. - Mr. BATH U HST observed, that by the-recruiting fforn the Militia alone, this country had been en abled to make those exertions of which we all now knew the result. That policy, therefore, 'Could not surely he matter,of regret. True it was, that the retaining part of the Militia' embodied was . lloC a systematic measure on the part of Government, ,but was dictated by the demands for the employ ment of the regular forces abroad. The grant was then put, and carried._ Lord PALMER6TON morel a grant of 55,0001. for the maintenance of Volunteer, Corps i» Great B r i ta i n an d I re l an d, for a space of 182 days, com tmencing with the 15th of December. _ Mr. .1. P. GRANT really thought there was an understanding- on a former night, that this vote should be withdrawn altogether ; and-he was now surprised to bear it brought forward without the smallest preface. Lord PALMERSTON acktiowledged that the vote was withdrawn at the suggestion of•his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Vansitfart) ;- but it .was. only for reconsideration, and not with an intention to drop it. It had been reconsidered, and the esti mate for England reduced from 50,0001. to 30,0001., and that for Ireland to '25,000/. The reduction from last year was still more consider able, when 1'20,000/. had been voted fur the vo lunteer service in - England alone. • Mr. J. P. GRANT cdmplained of the profusion with Which Ministers squandered public money, The CHANCELLOR Of . the EXCHEQUER Said, it would be improper to put an end to these corps all at once, and, above all, highly objectable to disband the Irish yeomanry. ' Mr. I'EELE spoke strongly of the importance of the ycomany of Ireland. To rebut the charge of profusion brought by the Honourable Gentleman, he would simply state to what extent the Irish Government had reduced 'the Estimates for the Volunteer Service. In 1812 it .was 348,0001. in 1814 it was 312,000/. and now it was reduced to 58,0001. Mr. BARHAM expressed an opinion that it would be advisable to dismiss the volunteers now there was no longer occasion for their . services. He opposed the question, because the sum to be voted xyaa without application. Mr. ADDINGTON expressed his surprise, that Gentlenten on the other side should appear's° im patient to get rid of that valuable description of force, t he Volunteer Cavalry, to whose zeal, spi rit, and exertions, the country owed such lasting obligations. He was not aware that it was, in the contemplation of Government to impose upon the individuals who composed those corps the incon venience of making them a part of the permanent Peace Establishment but he trusted that it would be the general feeling of the House, that it would be highly inexpedient and imprudent hastily to dissolve them, especially when it was admitted that the affairs of Europe were still in a very un settled state, respecting which, however, he could not participate in the, alarm which some Gen tletun expressed. The expense of the Yeomanry corps was wholly incomnieusurate to the services which they had rendefed; and to ..saine Of which they might be, applied; and the Hon. Gentleman wh o spoke last was wholly in an error iiisuppos -ing; that when once disposed • of they could be easily recovered. Every possible degree of eco-.. noisy road been applied to this description of force, the e.kpence of which this year ainonining t'o no thing more than the annual allowances; and the pay of the permanent . Staff, ,the estimate for which was now on the t a bl e . E ven this was gradually decreasing . ; several corps, con- . ceiving. the .main object for - which they had' arigi nally,stood forward to be at an end, had volun tarily disbanded themselves, and no one would feel that the smallest discredit attached to them for so doing, after haiiing seen the danger entire-. ly passed away, _which, to their eternal honour, they have been so instrumental idaVerting. Mr. WHITBREAD thought it surprising, tharin the midst of a profound peace with the Continent, it was, thought necessary to keep up_ an armed police in the country, with bayonets on ,their muskets, and broadswords by their sides. Stich thidgs neve'r had been before. These "corps had volunteel'ed for the war--that war had ceased, and in Eig., , land AP least he saw not the slightest occa sion for their further services. .Lord PALMERSTONT, in illustration of the im propriety of diSblnding- the volhnteers all at once, said he,had that day received a letter from a Com mandant of Volunteer Cavalry, stating great re lactanceto be dismissed on th e p art o f t h e • corps, as they had been induced to suppose would be the case, from what had passed the other...night in the flopse. They begged, rather than be dismissed, io serve without - any allowance. Mr. BARING solid, his objection /o the vote was from the expense' which it entailed on the country. The truth was,.,we.were exhausting ourselves by our expenditure even in peace,. Alter some further ieniarks froni - Mr. Fitzgerald, Sir John Newport, Mr. J. P. Grant; Mr. Whitbread, and Lord Pal merston, an Amendment was proposed for inserting 25,0001. instead of 55,00014 and leaving out the words Great Bri tain;" upon which a division took place, when the Amend ment was negatived •by 45 votes • . _A long. conversation also ensued upon the next. Vote, that a snm not exceeding 6,701 i/. 6e granted - for paying Salaries and Pensions of ()Ulcers ap,d other. persons on the Superannuated No; after whicli the Resolution was agreed to. Report to morrow.,. _ The Report on the Thread and Silk Lace Bill was agreed to,:ind:ailillordeted to be brought in. The Orford Harbour linproveiaent Petition was reported to the House, and leave give!, to bring in a Bill.—Adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. ABSTRACT OE mditTANT PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.—(To be continued regularly) Ft NAmcg.--The Etima . te for the relitf of Suf fering Clergy find Laity of France, Toulonese and and Corsican Ernigra►;ts, &c:Pomingo Sufferers, and Dutch Naval Officers, amounts thiS' year (and i'obaby it will be the last) 'to only-15,0001. In an Account of Add'Ns Mo,nies; the items appear of 79,3841. advanced as extraordinaries on the Civil List Revenue, and not,yet replaced by Parliament :—and in another account are the ite~rls of 11 - ,932/. - advanced out of said List in con sequence of Addresses, and not part of the Ordi nary, Expenditure of that List. Among the latter are sums to Sculptors for the Monuments to Mr. PERCEVAL,'Lard COLLINGWOOD, Sir -J. BROCK, Generals Bourgs ,and De MERCHANT, and Colonel CAD9GAN. LEGISLATURE.-The Hackney-ccach Act Re peal Bill pr(ivides, that after blink, `-‘ So untchof the said.recited Act as requires the owners or drivers of hackney Coaches to, provide such notes and tickets as are in the. said Acts de scribed, and as requires the, delivery of 'any such notes or tickers befnre' the receiving of any fare, and - as require the production of any such note or ticket before the Making of any com plaint ; . and also so much of the said Act as im poses any 'penalty or forfeiture in - relation to such notes or tickets, and all provisions' and regula tions relating to•such notes or tickets. in the said Act contained, shall be, and the same is and are hei eby- repealed." . • V FROM SATURDAY'S GAZETTE.' Iretr-Oflice, Nov. 26; 1814. fst Regiment of .Foot Guards. T. C. Askew, Gent. to be En sign, witheut - purchase, vice Simpson, promoted. Coh,Stream Regiment of Foot Guards, William Serjeantson, Gent. to'be Ensign, vice Vachell, dead of.bis wounds. • 9th Regiment of Foot, Lieutenant William M'Ailkin to be Captain of. 'a CoMpany, by purchased vice Godwin, promot, ed in the sth West India Regiment. 12th Ditto, Captain George Humphry, from half-pay of the ~ late 105th Regiment, to be Captain of a Company, repay ing the difference, rice Hastings, who exchanges. ilst Ditto, Sec o Ud Li e ut enan t D av id R an ki ne to be First Lieutenant, vice Gracie, killed in action. Richard Hill, Gent. to he Second Lieutcnant;Vice Itankiue.. 54th Ditto, Ensign C. W. Thomas, from the :38th Foot, to he Ensign, vice Pellett, who retires upon the half-pay of the 38th Foot. 54th Ditto, Lieutenant John Sleator to be Adjutant, rice Lewis, deceased. 60th Ditto, Captain Thomas Maling, from the 2d Garrison Battalion, to be Captain of a Company, vice Fane, who re . tires upon the' half-pay of the 2d Garrison Battalion. 67th Ditto Ensign John Hanna to he Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Johnstone v prosnoted.. Daniell, Gent. to bp Ensign, by purchase; vice•Gre e n we ll, promoted. 1134 Dirto Lieutenant James Hardman to be Captain of a Company, vice Strawbenzee, deceased. Ensign . John I'ar nall to be Lieutenant, vice Hardman. Gentleman Cadet ----- , —.Carmack, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, rice Parnall. • 85th Ditto, Ensign Thomas Hunt to be Lieutenant, with . out purchase, vice Williams, promoted. Gentleman Cadet H. Brooke, from the Royal Military College, to be.EnSign, rice Hunt. 95 Ditto, Gentleman Cadet. Charles Lostock Boileau, from. ' the Royal Nlilitary College, to be Second Lieutenant, by . purchase, rice N . esfield, promoted. • Royal AffiCan-,Corps, Lieutenant Bradshaw Clark tp be Cap tain of a Company, vice Skene, appointed to the 10th Royal- Veteran Battalion. Richard Bryant, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase vice Woods, promoted. Royal York Rangers, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert. WNab, fivm the Stair as an Inspecting Field Officer of a Recruit ing District, to be Major, vice Ewan, promoted in the Yoik Chasseurs. ' . DIVIDENDS. Dec. 17. P. D. Abbott, Powis-place, Great Ormond-street, insurance-broker—Dec. 17. C. Burt, Duke's Head-passage, Newgate-market, vietimiler—Dee. 17. G. Jackson, Swan . street;Kent-road, mealtnan—Dec. 17. G. Gill, Charles-street, Berkeley-square, saddler—Dec. 17. P..Short,Carnaby.street, Cartiaby-market, victualler—Dec. 17. S. Mobbs, Southatup . ton, milliner—Dec. •17. R. Ellis, Earl-street, Blackfriars, provision-broker — Dec. 17.. J. Wall, 1,310 ad-court, Long-acre,. tailor--Dec. 17 H. Phillips, Worthing, Sussex, wine-mer chant—Dec. 1 7. T. Forty, Bermondsey New-road, wine-mer chant—Dec, 17. J. Smith, Chelsea, surgedu—Dec. 17. R. and T. Renuards, _Kiugston-upo n ,H u ll, merchants—Dec. 17. J. W. Harvey, Haillop-hall, Essex, banker—Dec.Squire, and S.' Sawyer, Bristol, merchants—Dec. 3. T. Edwards, Mincing-lane, broker—Jan, 3. A. Nord blad and IL Middle tdh*,-ISinl4tron-upoh-Heill, therchants , —Dec. 20. M. Richards, Nauxhall, Warwickshire, dealer. , --Dcc. 17. W. Ewer, Little Love-lane, Bermondsey, tuerehant—Dec. 17. J. Haywood, Cateaton-street, wareliouseman--Dec. 19. J. Mason, Brad . ford,.Wiltshire, linen-draper--Dec.,l7. B. Heseltine, Nicho las-lace; wholesale tea-dealer—Dec. 17. W. Calrow, Angel court, merchant—Dec. 17. J. Morris, Greenwich, linilder-L , Dee. 17. G. Palmer, Plymouth, haberdasher—Dec. 17. J. B. Spencer, Behrhinder-lane, factor—Dec. I. W. Hardy, Cheaip• side, raerchant—Dec. 17. .1. Goodwin, „Manchester; calico- Manufacturer --Dec. 17. G.- ICC 4, Great Pulieney-street, Golder-square; tailor,Jan. 17. J. Jenkins, ('ow-court, Ro t tier t In, ti mber - merchant—Jan. 17. A. and C. Gordon, Clfurch-street, Soh o , ta i lors—Dec. 18. H.Jonei Northwich, Cheshire, di A p er —D ec.l7. J. Simpson and W. G. kairinan, Old 'Change, :actors—Dec._ V.. !'.'O'Neill; A ibion-stre;:t,. S :actors—Dec._ tnerchant,-.4.)c c . 17. W. IL Pa r k er , H e bd en, Yorkshire, Cot ton-twiSt-spiiin6rL--iic. 17. J. Tripp and J. Dyer,. Bristol, wine - merchants—Dec., 17. J. and J. Tyrrell, Maidstone, Kent, ironmongers —Dec. 17. J. Phillips, Oxford-sifeet, fruiterer—Det. 20. J. Philciaz, Briglith e l nistone' Sussex, builder—Jan. 3. It. Wa r d, Stretton Stafford s hi re , victualler Dec: 17. J. Purche,e. Lncas - street , Gray's Inn-lane, Dec. 2. T. Breary, Derby, hosier. CERTIFICATES—Dec. 17'. . . .. _ . .. H. White; Drury4ane, a pot Ucary-1-1: La tu bden, Bristol. pin-manufacturer—G. - ,Chadwip, , Brassington,, Derbyshire, corn-factor—M. Collins, Old 'Chinge, Ivarribouseman—E: Spencer , , ; Billiter-lane,, merchant--J. Maio,. Northampton, ironmonger—A. and E. Sheppard, Bristol, hosiers-=J. Ly.. cett,Btdwardine, ' Worcestershire,. glove-tuanufacturer—:.W. Gooch, Canterbury, gun-smith. , ... .. , , . PARTNEBSHIPS'.:DISSOLVED. J. Bell, .1. J. and S Wagstaff, Croydon; Sur . rey,',vine.and brandy-merchants —J. J. ;Tillman and K. Marshall, NeWeas tle-tipun-Tyue,-corn-factors—,T; H. Boore,:.W T. aild W. Bannister,. New,street, Covent-garden, linen-drapers--'P. Millie and J. Smith, 'Union-street, BishopSgate-street, Weavers—R. and W. , Tomlinsim, Thomas-street, Poplar-row, •NEwington, Suricy, stone-masons—J.J. Lord and P, Budd, I?lyntouth-41ock; Devonshire, spirit-merchants—P. M`Capile/ and J. L. Wallace ; Liverpool, merchants—J. Broadhurst - and C. Gratrek, Walsall, Staffordshire; Pedler and R. Reap, jun. Liskeard, Cornwall, surgeons—W. and R. Kidd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, linen-drapers--& Clements and J, Raven, :Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, saddlers—G. and W. Bowler, Haughton, Lancashire, hat-manufacturers—. H. anefT-D-Rothwell •J. G. Kent, and T. O u th w ait e , King street, Cheapside, wholesale Todd; K. James, J. Ewer, and J. Thompson, Bristol, threshing-ma chine manufacturers.. . . • LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov 23. AGAR 0. THE PADDING'idN CANAL COMPANY. An appliCation was made in this case, for an attachment to issue against the defendants, who it WaS stated, had disobeyed the injunction of the Court, restraining them from carrying the line of canal over the plaintiff's premises. His Lordship refused the motion, on- the ground that he bad no proof that the defendants had intentionally abused the authority of the Court. There seems to be some difference between tl►e plan of tl►e Canal the possession of the plaintiff,and that in the hands of the.defendants. The LORD CHANCELLORi with a view to an equitable settlement of the di'spute between the parties, requested to have both plans-sent him. SIR W. CURTIS ALDERMAN, V., THE MARQUIS AND IsIARCHIONESS OF BUCKINGHAM. itostit.t.y., supported by Mr. Wm. soN, moved for an injunction to restrain the .de•. fendants from selling on Wednesday next, a cer• tain estate in land, situate at Coney Hatch, in Herefordshire, after the Marquis had.contracted with Sir William‘to sell. or exchange the same fJr other land to accommodate him, without a further purchase at that place. The Bill of the Plaintiff prayed a specific performance of the contract.—• After hearing Council the motion was.granted. NOTICE TO THE PROFESSION.—Lord ELLEtilitoe. ROUGH gave notice, for the convenience' of the Bar, that the Judges of this Court' would sic in Serjeatit's , Inn-hall, on Wednesday,' the 1 I th, and Thursday, the 12th of January, 1815, to hear arguments. upon the rules to slim cause, granted in this. Term for new trials, and also the remain ing cases - which had been set down for special argument. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, N0v.28. CONSULAR RIGHTS. VIVEACH versus BECHER: . This was a question upon the privilege of Con. sills. The Court this day delivered their judg ment, which was, that the defendant, who was recognized by the British Government as Consul or Agent of the Dolie of Oldenblirgh for there commercial purposes, was not - iutitleti :to the pri vileges of non-liability to _arrests and other pro cess belonging t,o AmbasSadors. Of course the rule, calling upon the plaintiff to shew cause why the defendant's bail bond should-not, be given up to be cancelled,_was discharged. POLICE INTLLLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. - - . Yesterday•the person who attempted to shoot the check-taker at. the pit-dour of Drury-lane Theatre, on Saturday night (as stated in our last), was brought to this . Office, when he said his name was Kimber, and was -a purser in the Navy. He ackUoWledged the impropriety of his conduct, and called a friend to prove that be had been .in the pit. Mr. Cuffe, the proprietor of Freemasons'•ta. vern, attended, and stated that he knew the pri soner, and had lent him the pistol.with which he was armed, for the purpose of travelling with for safety, as he understood lie was -going out of town. Sir NATHANIEL CONANT observed, that be thought. the Theatres', and those who resorted to them for their amusement, such as it was, pro bablyat an expence of 10001, bad a right to the protection of Magistrates, and that the whole au. dience were not to be disturbed by any person who chose to go and pay 3s. 6d. The Magistrate considered the: conduct of the prisoner to be bullying to gain admittance, or an attempt - to, commit-murder. If he. was drunk, it was no jus ! - tification of his conduct. It would be for those who. had the conducting the concerns of the The atre, to determine ‘vhetheriheyr.pula pursue the. prisoner with an indictment, or admits of an apt). fogy.—lle . was ordered to find bail. • QUEEN-SQUARE: _ , SWINDLING. - Yesterday John Flack, a musician l. in the band of the 3d Guards, and, the first player in'the world on the Kent bugle, was charged by John Bannister, musical instrument-maker, with. having obtained flutes, clarioners, &c. on divert false pretence& • Mr. Cot.O.onourr c ommitted Flack f or f urt h er examination, expecting that .when lie should be next brought to bar, the O ffi ce would be .•. tilled'with charges against him.