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London, England, 1824-04-12 00:00:00

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Carat, J. Sboreditch, draper
Desangcs, C. B. Oakles.equare, merchant
Evans, D. Cannon street-road, Cowmen
chant
Price, J. Sterility, undertaker . . 10
Roach, M. High.street, Wapping, victurier - - 1
Kohn, A. Sandy's-row, Biabispegais, chair and cabinet maker 1
PIZST MECTINGS.
Gillingham, O. Little Pancras-street, war To
road, SLUOODIM01) .
hamilton, G. P. Thames-street, merchant
Newport, N. Batbwick„ Socueraenthire, builder
DIVIDENDS.
Cubs, T. and Willson, W. L4ngbourn Chambers, Fen.
church-street, coal. aches . . 1
Dudley, T. Brighton, carpet dealer - 12
Hamilton, W., J. W., and F. Cr. New City Chambers, and
Kidadale, Leeds, merchoults
Jamieson, J. bittrioneenaaareet, coach-maker - -
Mulligan, T. Ab Churchyard. Bath - - -
Osborne, H. New relMirk tatimonger - -
Ritchie, B. and Rigsby, J. Deptford, brewers - -
Rotcrison, G. Wappiej„ eldp.thandla •e -

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RIOTS AT M•ccxxerter.m—We regret to state, that
there have been sonic rather serious riots this week at lilac-
' cletfield, arising from a turn-out on the part of the persons ern-
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played h some departments of the silk manufacture. It appears
that, for several weeks past, the silk throwsters have been at a
stand, from the necessity of warehousing the raw silk fur the pure
post of obtaining the drawback upon it. On Monday last, the
stocks of silk having been returned from the custom-house depot,
the work-people returned to their employment, and were then ap-
prised by their sm..ters that they mit,,t work an additional hour
; every day. (the hours or labour at Macclesfield having hitherto been
trom ax to the morning to six in the evening, with an hour for din-
! rev) ; and placards, signed by about 40 masters, stating their de-
termination to adhere to their arrangement, were posted op the walls
lof the town. With this new regulation the workmen unanimously
re:tist:d to comply they left their employment, and assembled in
the streets in considerable numbers ; but we believe they were per-,
fealty pexceable until the magistrates (very unnecessarily as it ap-
pears to us) thought proper to call out the yeomanry, and direct 1
them to clear the streets. This led to a :on of contest between the
work-people and the yeomanry, who, we are informed, behaved
with something more of real than discretion. Several were un-
horsed, and other* severely bruised with bricks. Eighteen were
taken into sustody, but what was done with them we have not
learnt. On the following day, acoaference took place between the
masters and a deputation from the men, but it led to no agreement.
On Wedneaday, the masters held &general meeting, at winch they
' nnaniinously resolved t.) give up the point Ice which they haul been
contending. Printed notices to this effect were issued, and ou
Thursday. the work-people returned to their employment. The at-
tempt to masse the hours of labour at Macclesfield has been made
several times before without success, and we cannot help thinking
that the meo are perfectly right In resisting it by all lawful *aeons.
it.herher the conduct of the masters, in eun:Vnb:g to lengthen the
hours, was consistent with the law as it stztL, se aged 3m En) to
inqulrw.:-.Bforiclterter Gxerdiali.

Z.4IV 14V7'ELLIGEITE.
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VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COORT, SATURDAY, Aran It

PRACTICE OF TILE COURT.
EX.PARTE WILLIAMS IN RE WILLIAMS.
This was a petition to «infirm the Master's Report respecting a
Mr. MONTAGUE WAS about to otoy
debt proved under the bankrupt's commission.tte the petition,
when be was
asked whether he had
plftented a emu-petition excepting to the
31aster's Report. The !Awned Gentleman answered in the ncga-
live ; and added, that when the striation, as in the present case, set
out the facts on which the Report was founded, Counsel might be
beard against it without the expense of a cross-petition.
The Vien-CnaucEt.t.ou was of a different opinion, and thought
that the reverse was the practice, and ought so to continue ; ton
otherwise, a party in whose favour a Report had been made, would
come into Court without the advantage of knowing what was to be
objected to the Report. The ease might be mentioned on Mon-
day, if Mr. Montague could produre amporders in which opposition
to a Repast had been permitted tritium a cross-petition being filed.
Ex-easri H0.1.,L IN RE HOLI..
This was a petition by the timkrupt, praying for a supereclees
of his commission, on the ground that there was no sufficient pe-
titioning creditor's debt.
Cc xxxx, on behalf of some of the parties, applied for time
to answer the allegations contained in an affidavit which had been
tiled.
The VICEXUANCELLOR repeated *hat he had formerly ob-
served respecting the impropriety of allowing such petitions to be
presented by bankrupts.- I, here facts were in di sibt, as in the
present ease, they only tended to the increase of litigation and ex.
mat.. This Coutt was not a tribunal properly constituted for the
determination of disputed facts. lie hoped this practice would be
redressed by the Commission about to meet for the reform of abuses,
and that when tb•Court met a,gain such petitions would no longer
be permittaL
The petition then stood ever, in arch to enable the bankrupt to
try the question at law.