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London, England, 1819-01-19 00:00:00

CORONERS INQUEST.

Yesterday an Inquisition was taken ■t the Barley Mow,
is Mumit.street, before the Coroner for Westminster, on the
body of a man, name unknown, found drowsed in the Bash
is Hyde Park, opposite Grosvenor gate. It appeared in
evidence, that as two Gentlemen were walking near the
pond on Tuesday evening, they saw the poor man leap into
the water, and exclaim, '4 Here it goes." They gave idol'.
main* to the Park-keeper, and the pond was dragged that
night and twirl morning, but the body could not he found.
Wediumlay night the same Gentkmem were coming by
again, and pointed out the spot where they saw the man
leap in. and the boil), was then found upon the identical
spot. He bad only one shilling, a halfpenny, and one far.
thing about him. He was dressed in a blue coat and waist-
coat, and velveteen small clothes.
Verdict—'• found Drowsed."

The first division of the 7th regiment (Efustlers),
the Marquis of ANGLESEY, Colonel, arrived at
Lichfield, on Saturday se'smight, and on Monday
marched to the seat of their Noble and distils.
guished Commander, at Beaudesert, where they
were treated with en elegant dejeune, consisting of
a profusion of viands, from prime beef to the
choicest game of every description, with strong old
ale, &c. the Marquis jointing them in the hall of
his mansion. After being thus nobly regaled, the
division marched to Stafford, on their route to Man-
chester, after giving a hearty volley of three rounds
of cheers to their brave Colonel. The Officers of
the corps, consisting of Captain Lord Sze•roa,
Captain INGE. of Thorpe, &c. &c. dined with the
Margin* on Sunday, and made a shooting party in
the woods on Monday. The second division of the
rOfili underwent the same hospitable ceremonial on
Tuna' iy. The regiment will sell their old Water-
loo chargers at Manchester, and have a new mount
on young horses.
It is now understood that there will be no law.
suit between the Comedic Francais and rALMA,
their thlrerence being amicably settled.
SPURTING.—Ott Saturday Lord DERBY turned
nut a stag at Purley, before a very numerous field
of sportsmen, when, after a very severe chase through
a difficult country, hard running, and many dis-
mounted, lie was taken below Tunbridge, 35 miles
from London : very few were up.
A foot race of 230 yards, for a dinner and wine
fur a dozett, not to exceed twenty pounds, was run
esterday sour g oti the Kilburn-road, between a
Captain NH:sat-is r. and u Mr. GREENOUGH, the
gIVOIg his adversary ten yards at starting.
It was a 1:00i1 race, and the Captain won it by two
steps. lie did not overtake his adversary until
within ten yards of home. The winner ran the
ground in 33 seconds.
The present account in Consols closes this day.
The variations in price during its continuance may
be reckoned, for a period of peace, as considerable.
Do the first day, viz. the 27th November, Consols
stood at 714 I; by the stll December, they had risen
to BU::, whence they declined on the 14th of the
same month to 7ai. undergoing a fill of 421 per
rent. iu the short space of nine slays. The price
recovered tinsel, more slowly than it bail previously
fallen, but on the '2.1 inst. it had reached 79a, con-
stitiltinz A re...Ai:Owl of per cent. The ipal
Asiettiatioo of tins a. count, therefore, took place
betiereii the sth Deeellther awl the 211 January,
and Room tits to tour iwr cent. The beginning and
toil of tile account appear to be equally languid,
mud ilevold of great changes.
Extract of a letter from Ceylon, or the 18th of
A itglist last
" The mato innate war in the Candian (binary is further
' than ever from a termineti MI Amongst the number of OA.
errs who have alreioly died of the fever ere, Captain Jones,
Capt. I. mat,ni, 1)r. Butter, Capt. Gray, Crutwell, and
Lieut. Taylor, anal many Mire. a ; 1 dare not sailor? In say
bow rosily 11101 ! Poor Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Taylor,
Mos. Crowell, and Mrs. Green, are widows: some of hem
with page families. People say that niilitary ruses of con-
siderable carrienee bare declared Gant it a ill respire
011,000 mess to hs,l l the Candi''u country gander the present
i system; tiers NM V% VII at present '20,000 men, including the
I bepoya of the (*moonily, and their colies, Jte. w ilic coon.
try. The sick at as has been, and is, melancholy ; upwards of
1,000 mess are rap hospitals ; and the expense, including iht•
lemforcenieni. Gust are tam-tied fruni Itrangal, is almost us
1 great us that 11., I:egS..ll twee is. Fre{SlA."

i.4IY IgiELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COANCERY, limcouee
Mompar, JANUARY

The LORD CHANCELLOR, fur the fiat time since
his severe indisposition (an attack of the gout), sat
in his private room, his Lordship not being suffi-
ciently recovered to sit in open Court. We were
sorry to perceive that his Lordship is quite lame,
and that he appeared to sutler excessive pail during
the day. The room was much crowded, no account
of his Lordship hearing the ►notiAus which, ac-
cording to the practice of the Court, hr ought to
have heard on last Friday, it being the first Seal
before Term.

CUMMING v. CUMMING.
Mr. HART moved ins the pert of the Defendant,
that the injunction in this case should be dissolved.
It would be in the recollection of his Lordship.

that the injuction was granted ott the application
of Mrs. Cumming, the Plaintiff, the wife of the
Defendant, on the ground that the estatr:a in ques-
tion were settled on her and her issue, and that the
Defendant, her husband, was receiving the rent,
of them, and putting them to his own use. The
Defendant afterwards applied to the Court that a
proper guardian should be appointed to the child-
ren, the issue of the marriage of the Plaintiff and
the Defendant ; and his Lordship made an order,
that the Plaintiff should produce the children ; she,
however, had avoided the service of that order, by
removing herself and children out of the jurisdic-
tion of the Court. An application was afterwards
made to his Lordship, that the service of the order on
Mr*. Cumming'• clerk in Court should he deemed
sufficient rervice; the Court granted that application,
and the order was accordingly served on the clerk
in Court; hut no notice had been taken of it by

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the Plaintiff, and she was now under a contempt
of Collo. The consequence of the injunction be-
ing in force was, that there was no person to receive
the rents from the tenants. All be (ihe Learned

Counsel) asked on the part of his client was, that
he might be allowed to receive the rents, and pay
the amount of them into Court, to wait the result

of the cause being heard on its merits.
Mr. MATTHEWS stated, that Mrs. Cumming be-
ing in contempt was no reason why the injunction
should be dissolved, and there had been no other
cause shrove'; therefore, if it was properly granted
in the first instance, it ought not to be dissolved.
The LORD CHANCRI.I.OR,.--" Who do you up.
pear fo►, Mr. Matthews ?"
Mr. MATTHEWS" I believe for Mrs. Cumming;
although she is not to be found, I am instructed as
her Couu•el."
The LORD CHANCRI.L/R—" Then I will not
hear you, although I should he always happy to do
so where the prerogatives of the Court have not been
abused. Can this lady, or those who advise her,
think that I will listen to her after she has treated
the orders of the Court contemptuously? There-
fore let the husband receive the rents, and pay them
into Court. When the wife produces the children
before me, I will pay every attention to her interest
and theirs, but I am resolved that the dignity of
the Court shall not be insulted."
Motion granted in part.