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London, England, 1824-05-10 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY NIGHTS GAZETTE.

Lord Chamberlain's Office, May 8, 1821.
Notice is hereby given, that the Drawing Roorn, intended to be
held at St. James's Palace on Thursday, the 13th instant, in cele-
bration of his llsjesty's Birth Day, is postponed to Thutsday, the
2Uch Instant.

Lo►d Chamberlain's OSkr, May 5, 1521.
The Lord Chamberlain of his Milroy 's Household has appointed
Timtrisa Burch Western, of Tattingston-place, in the county of
ecuflolk, Esq. one of the Gentlemen of his Majesty's Most Hon.
l'r.ry Chamber in Ordinary.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDEb.

Bayly, Dean, Sussex, farmer.
.1. Grub-street, horse-dealer.

BANKRUPTS.
J. :Manifold, Kendal, Westmorland, skinner, to surrender May
19, at f.ve, 20, and June 19, at eleven, at the King's Arms lnp,
Kende!. Solicitors. Slr. Addison, Verulain-buildings, Gray's Inn ;
tad iilr.Wilson, Kendal.
J. Wall, Brentford Butts, broker, May 13, 22, and June 19, at
twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr. Blake, Great
Surr:;.--trect, Blackfrian-road.
J. :!oggett, jun. Bath, hosier, May. 90, 21, and June 19, at
tinlve, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Solicitors, Stevan.
i:ing and Lukin, Gray's Inn-square; and Messrs. Cary and Cross,
Bristol.
E. L. Edey, Chuing.cross, coffee-house-keeper. May 22, at
eleven, and June 3 and 19, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
Solicitor, Mr. Carpenter, Furnival's Inn.
J. Rhodes, Ileywood, Lancashire. house-carpenter, Slay 24, 25,
...nd June 19, at two, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors,
Mr. Mihail, !Middleton, near Manchester; and Mr. Wheeler,
Lincoln's Inn-fields.
A. York, Birmingham, baker, May 20, at twelve, 21, at
one. rind June 19, at twelve, at the White Bart Inn, Birmingham.
solicitors, Mr. Simnix. Birmingham ; and Messrs. Bourdillon and
Dewitt, ilread-street, Cheapside.
C. Douthwaite, Pancras-lane, wine-merchant, May IS, at eleven,
29, and June 19, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr.
Smithson, Old Jewry.
C. Barnett, Barlow-mews, Bruton-street, near Bood-street, horse-
dealer, May 11, 22, and June 19, at one, at the Bankrupts' Court.
Se,icitor, Mr. Reynolds Carmarthen-street, Fitzropaquare.
lt. Scholeffeld, Bradford, Yorkshire, manufacturer and dyer..
May 11. 22, and June IV, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Ul_l
citorr, Messrs. Fisher and Sudlow, Thavies Inn.
J. Proctor, Wardour-street, Oxford-street, wine-merchant. May
11, IS, and June 19, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor,
Mr. !Macdougall, Lincoln's Inn New-square.
IV. Broody, Old Jewry, woollen-warehouventan, May IS, 92,
and June 19, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Mr.
Fisher, Bucklenbury.
M. Graham, Union-street, Bishopsgate-street, glasa-dealer, May
IS, 29. and June 19, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solici-
tor. Mr. Leigh, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house-
J. Flaw, New Kent-road, grocer, Mar 11, 18, and June 19. at
ten, at the Bankrupts Court. Solicitors. Slessrs.Waison and Soo,
lJ'rrerie-street, Met-street.
S. Wise and C. Wembley, Maidstone, and St. Mildred's-court,
Poul,ry, riper-Rakers, May 14, 22, and June 19, at twelve, at the
I,:z.,krtr!,t,' Court. Solicitors, Messrs. Osbaldeston and Murray,
toyieon-street, Fenchoreb-street.
D. (,'role, Old Broad-street, stock and exchange broker May 13„
at eleven, 22, and June 19, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Cotirt. Soli-
citors, Messrs. Tomlinson and Co. Copthall-court, Throgmortun,
street.
W. Emu's, Barnstrury-row, Islington, stationer, Slay 13, 22,
and June 19, at ten, at the Bankrupts' Court. Solicitor, Sir.
Broue., Shoroditch.
T. Whiting, Oxford, mercer, May 11, 22, and June 19, at ten,
at the Bankrupts Court. Solicitor, Mr. Miller, Ely-place, Hui-

DIVIDENDS.
Jove It W. C. Bligh, Bath, grocer, at one, at the Rummer
Tavern, Bristol.
May 31. J. and J. (Item, Warminster, Wilts, brewers, at
eleven, at the Angel Inn, Warminster.
airy 31. J.. Davenport. Stockport Etchells, Chester, publics,
at two. at the Star Inn. %lanchester.
May 11. J. F. and W. Street, Bucklersbury, stationers, at
twelve, at the Bankrupts' t,ourt.
May 29 W. Dowling, King-street, Tower-hill, grocer, at ten,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
May 29. S. Humphreys, Charlotte-street, Portland-place, mer.
chant, at twelve, at the Bankrupts' Court.
May 2a. T. Brennand, Bread-street, Cbeapside, warehouseman,
at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court.
June 3. T. Gray, March, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, com-
mon-brewer, at ten, at the Griffin Inn, March.
May 29. IV. Hamilton, 'New City Chambers, merchant, at one,
at the Bankrupts' Court.
Jone 3. J. Thurbon, March, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire,
draper, at twelve, at the Gain Inn, March.
clay 22. .1. Webster, Tower-street, merchant, at twelve, at the
Baril Ttl pt.' Court.
May -a. L. Williams, Fenchureh-street, merchant, at ten, at
the Bsottrup.s Court.
May la. T. Minehin, Veridam-butidinp, Gray's Inn, dealer,
• tteven, at the Bankrupts' Court.
CERTIFICATES—Maw
F. Moon, 511rfleld, York, woollen-cloth-merchant-Z. IV. Rae-
ken. Langbourne Chimbets, merchant—H. Kekey, Pall-mall,
milling—J. Leigh, Stringstone, Somerset, tanner—R. Watts,
Lemrence-Ponntney-bilt, merchant.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
_ _

J. Adcock and C. 1176;;C5.; ileliiniirorreuhampton.
drapers—J. baton and J. Baines, Ludlow, s kNoLort atgeons and
spa:NT:vies—R. Otter, W. Wroot, and G. Lincoln,
tlernies aad.druggists. as far as regards R. Otter—A. and G.
Parke.r, Oldbury and Tipton Iron-works, Stafford—J. and R.
Jones and N. Morgan, Langstone Court, Kynaston, and Ross,
Hereford, bankers, so far as regards R. Jones—J. Pool and J.
Alexander, College-hill, Uppa, Thames-street, wholesale test-
ae/Jen—C. Snell and R. .-11 Snetisham, Norfolk, surgeons—
W. Twyfed and C. G. O'Brien, Manchester, surgeons—J. R.
Carter and M. Martell, Spalding, Lincoln, common-brewers—
J. and J. Slater, Nether-Knutsford, Chester, tailors `I. Lowe
and J. Buckley, jun. Stayley B , Lancaster, butchers—A.
Moon, W. G nest, and 0. Walton. Barealey, York, linen.manti-
ficturels--J. Foster, Jun. and W. Faster, Liverpool, joiners--
G. Wickham and C. Rogers, Alton, Southampton, mercers—R.
Bennett,. J. Reynolds, J. Jeffery, and N. Vivian, Camborne,
Nrircall, merchants, so far as regards R. Bennett—J. Hay, W.
Johnstone, F. Wilson, J. Elder, and J. Gall, Edinburgh—T.
Mitchell and S. and J. Stowell, Horton, York, worsted-spinners
A. Fatdda and J. Woodlwiss, Barnsley, York, iroo-founders--
R. Simistcr and A. T. Smith, Birmingham. button-makers—E.
Last and M. Puoley. Ipswich, milliners—W. Ankara and 0. G.
t.Vitlisms. Great St. Thomas Apostle, surgeons—J. Wyer and T.
Web, PetersSeld, Southampton, ironmongers.

Trc average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the Returns made in the week ending the 6th day of AI ay,
1824, is Sts. 6d. per cwt. exclusive of the Duties of Customs
paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great
Bruin.

Alan? price of Corn from the Returns received in the Week
ending April 24, 1824.
Whcat. Barley. Oats. I Rye. I Beans. 1 Peas.
s s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
1:5 5 36 0 24 4 42 4 39 1 36 8

MEETING'S OF CREDITORS,
AT THE ISAISILIMPTS' CO IT, BASINORALL.ITZErT,

70-310RIalf.

TIIIED MEETINGS.
Ilinnester, B. South End, Essex, druggist
!leaven, Ur. Kilburn, scrivener
J. Newmarket, Su&Lk, innholder

:tarder.p;, 31. (% Park.iumxn,
AAarc

SECOND MEETINGS.

coal-mer-

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10

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Canater, E. Beaumont-meet, Mary-la-boase, hosier
Morgan, J. Bedford-at:eat, Commarcial-road, victualler .._
Robyn's." G. Wappmg, ihtp-dtturdla - - - I
;Urgent, G. f. klarlboratemerpkee, Oust Petar-stretc,"Weat-
ta,nster, patent leather . - - ill
Snltth, A. Beech-street. timber-merehant - - - 1
IV pod, J. Itrd Croas-strect and Fishmonger-lane, Southwark,
currier - - - - - 10

Tits? 3111ZZTING11.
Barnett, C. Barlow Mews, Bretowelreet, horse-dealer
Priv •r. J. Wardour-street, Oxked-okeet, wine-merehr
Sel.oletieki, K. M. Bradford, Valois's., manufacturer
DIVIDENDS.
Fiber, F. jun. lAioester-aquare, sinew-dentist -
Robertion, G. Wapping, ahip.charr - -

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.alt/SCIIIIECTION MEN IN GLASOOW.-011
attanoon, while a boy was withering bones from a dunghill in
fleorges-street, be discovered a human body. The place was
forthwith explored, and the corpses of two women and a man
were brought out, in the presence of a number of terrified and
indignant spectator,. The bodies were conveyed to the police.
saw. where the two women were recognised, and taken off by
tl eh. serrowful relations. The man was a pensioner of the same
sit Sutherland, aged 104, and he will be re-interred at the expense
of the police. It turns out that the bodies were stolen from the
Eareshom church-yard, :and the robbery had bees perpetrated
unusual confidence and deliberation. Two of the bodies
interred on Tuesday last in a grave of unusual depth, and as
It.C7C was to be another tuners' on the same day, the grave-digger
out a body that had been interred above six months, and
•s•el it above the other two, that tilg resurrection turn, on trying
the corpse, might find it too old for their purpose, and proceed no
:other. But the fellows were not to be deceived in this way: they
due past the dine coatis, drove the sides and beads out of the
und-rmost two, and extracted and carried off the bodies. They
afterr•ards opened the other grave, and stole the body ; and finished
their unhallowed work by filling up the graves so neatly,. that even
the gnivc-diggess hat no suspicion that they had been violated till
the hoslies were disoeveraL As there are no lectures on sea-
torey now carrying on in Margo's, and as a party of Edinburgh
resurYeetion men were seen skulking about town during the last
week. it is supposed they were destined for the Edinburgh Scheel.
---Gbegeno Fr .e Press.

LAW INTE7.LIGENCE.
COURT OF ZING'S BENCH, BJammer, MAT I

VARIER v. DAILEY.
This was an action for seducing the plaintiff's daughter,
whereby he lost her services. At the trial before Mr. Baron Ilullock
at the last Asa MI for Lincoln, the Jury found their verdict for the
plaintiff, damages 300!.
Mr. Itranz a now moved for a rule to shew cause why the judg.
mem should not be arrested, on the tround that the form of action
had been misconceived. The deciaratton professed to be in trespass,
which was the proper form of action fur seducing the plaintiff's
daughter, but it omitted the usual and necessary words, " with
force and arms," and consequently it became an action on the case,
and could not be supported.
The Lulu Cum. JUSTICE thought thst t r verdict of the
Jury cured the objection as to the omission of Om words, '• with
force and amts." If the objection was at all available, is ought to
have been taken advantage of on demurrer.
Mr. READER then submitted that be was emit:ed to move for a
bonnie.
Mr. Justice BAT LE v thought not. Ilia Lordship mentioned a
cascdocided by Lord Alvanley, which was directly against the ob.
jeetion, shewing that It was cured by the verdict.
34. Justice Hot.torD cone Rude refused.

WILLIAM/ V. ivy:tits.
This was an action of insult and false imprisonment. The de-
fendant justified, that he being • emu:table, had taken the plain.
tiff into custody whilst in the act of disturbing a congiegatinn in
the exercise of divine worship. The plaintiff now assigned that
the defendant had been guilty of excess, and had detained him in
custody for a longer time than was necessary. To this the de-
fendant pleaded the general issue. At the trial, before the Lord
Chief Baron, at the last Assizes for Hertford/tithe, it appeared in
evidence that the plaintiff, being an attorney, had entered the pa-
fish church in question on a Sunday, and in the interval between
the communion service and sermon, rose in a pew, and read a written
notice of &parish meeting for die appointment of electing overseen
of the poor. At this time the clergyman had just read the contrail-
pion service, and was in the act of pasting to the pulpit, when he
gave orders to the defendant to remove the plaintiff hem the church.
The plaintiff was taken into custody, and detained at • neighbour-
Inc inn till a short time after the church service was over, and thea
liberated. It was contended at the trial that the conduct of the de-
fendant was justifiable in point of law t but the Lord Chief Baron
held, that supposing the defendant was justified in removing the
plaintiff from the church, yet he was guilty of excess in detaining
him in custody after the service was over and therefore the action
was maintainable. The case went to the Jury, and they found for
the plaintiff—Damages, One Farthing.
Mr. .Anot. en us now moved for a rule Nisi to enter • nonsuit,
on the ground that the action could not be supported. Ile Called
the attention of the Court to the statute Ist Mary, and to the Tole-
ration Act respectively. The first was peened ler the purpoee. of
prnterthig clergymen in the discharge of their ministry, and un-
posed certain penalties upon persons who should wilfully, malici-
ously, and contemptuously enter a church or chapel for the purpose
of disturbing a minister in his sacred office. The second was passed
in order to protect congregations from disturbance when engaged in
Divine Worship. Under either of these statutes it was quite clear,
be submitted, that the plaintiff having be:n guilty either of dis-
turbing the minister or the congregation, the defendant was justi-
fiable in removing him from the church, and detaining him in
custody.
The ('cart were, however, clearly of opinion that the conduct of
the delentltht was not justifiable under either of the Acts referred
to. As yi the first, it crust appals-distinctly that the entrance into
the church was for the purpose of wilfully, maliciously, and con-
temptuously molesting the minister, Wore the party could be
brought within die penalties. Here it did not appear that the plain-
tiff had any such purpose, =that the minister himself was molested.
The act complained of took place in the interval between the com-
munion service and the sermon, when parish notices were usually
read, and there tons no evidence that the minister bad been, in fact,
disturbed. Probably the condect of the plaintiff wis not coniiitent
with the decorum which ought to prevail in so sacred a place as the
parish church, but still the case was not within the statute of Mary.
then as to the Toleration Act, that was made in aid elf the eccle-
siastical law, for the preservation of decorum, and authorised the
apprehension of a party, in order: to take him before a Justice of the
Peace, to be dealt with according to law t but the conduce of the
plaintiff was matter of ecclesiastical cognmance, independendy of
that statute. If the plaintiff had misbehaved himself by di=erteiz
the congregation, or molesting the clergyman, he might be
or he might have been detained and taken before a justice • but the
latter course had not been adopted. The plaintiff hind beendetained
after the church service was over, and then discharged. The vet-
, diet of the Jury was therefore right in point of law.
Rule refused.
TIIE STAFFORD PEERAGE.
THE ZING V. RICHARD FFFFF ORD COMER.
Thus was an indictment for a conspiracy. The defendant
a misnomer In abatement, and gave his aurae es Bum
&c. Last term the prosecutor, Sir George Joiodosloon, am-
moved to quash the plea, for not setting out the defendant's game
of peerage and deducing his pedigrees The Court on dui deaden
refused to quash the plea, and then put the prooecutor ft denier.
Since then the prosecutor bad demurred accordingly, end now—
Mr. CAM/BELL moved, en behalf the defendant, for leave to
amend his plea, by setting out the Act of Parliament of 2 Edw. VI.
by which the blood of Henry, sou of the Duke of Diesklngbien
(attainted of high treason in the reign of Hen. VIII.) was restored
by the title of Baron demand, and detlucin his pedigree from that
nobleman, from N Alm ma
_basin Tbe prose-
cener4 Sit O. JerdsabooNtiiiliiiihio lAN=
who was attainted of Ingo neneen, for basing bens
in the Popish Plot, in the reign of Charles the Second, end there-
fore the defendant's title was preferable to that of the
.preeeentar.
The defendant would have no difficulty in deducing his pedigree
"Prom Henry, Lord Stafford. and setting out the Act of Parliament
by which that Nobleman's blood was restored ; and therefore It was
to be hoped that the Court would not allow thedefendant to amend
his plea in these particulars. In civil cases it certainly was not the
practice to allow the party. to amend a plea in abatement, because
in those eases a limited tune is given to the party to plead, but in
criminal cases the same reason did not apply.
The Loan Cam? Just. ice—There has already been a con-
viction of one defendant upon this very Indictment.
Alt. Ca le FIE Lt.—But that cannot prejudice this defendant.
The LORD CatEr JUIIT IC r —Hut if we allow this defendant
to amend, it may subject the prosecutor to the grievous expense of
another trial.

Mr. Citurarty—Supposing the Court decides against the de-
fendant upon his resent plea, still there must be a second trial, be-
eline! the Judgment will he t rspowdewe ouster.
The Loin CHIEF .1 rs•rte;L—ls there any instance to be
found in which the Court allowed a plea in abatement to be
amended ?
Mr. CAM admitted that tie could End none, but sub.
witted that it was very reasonable to allow an amendment in
this can•.
Mr. Justice DATIL r-7111ere is a proper form for the defendant
to try his right to the ti mffoM Peerage. If he does not chute tun.
sun to that tribunal, why are we to assist him in trying his right in
this collateral manner ?. . . . .

Mr. l'axrat Lt. said, that the defendant's claim would ulti-
mately be brought before that tribunal, but in the mean time, he
contended that the defendant had a right to be tried on this indict-
'ment by his proper title. Peers had peculiar privileges and were
entitled to great favour.
Mr. Justice BAYLEY—The defendant must be tried by a Jury ;
he has no right to be tried by his Peers, supposing him entitled to
the peerage.
111 r. CANTOL'LL still urged that the defendant ought to amend
his plea. No time had been lost ; and the record had been made up
as quickly as it could, by the course and practice of the Court.
The LOUD CHIEF JUSTIEE.--.11 plea in abatement is a pies
for delay, And the Court never allot* such a plea any e
ment. In this, as in ordinary cases of misdemeanour:T=l:
fondant ben Peetvhe is still to be tried by a Jury, and not by his
Peers. No instance has been cited in which the Court has amended
a plea of this kind ; and as this plea is merely for delay, we shall
not establish a precedent by granting this application.
Mr. Justice ilarLer.--One reason for rehiring it is, that the
prosecutor has already been put to the ezpcnse of one trial, and
there will be two trials instead of one.
Mr. Justice Hocaorn thought, that as the plea pleaded was
quite beside the merits of the case, no indulgence ought to be
given.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALL had left dee Cwt.
Rule refused.

lITiNIC V. tARIINS.

Mr. Parkins appesieti,ioinalie MT motion in this cue; bat
two of the Judges having left the Conn, and the 411, ktdng
_far gid-
vanced, be was desdred to attend on Wednesday, befOre which tints
he would not probably be able to obtain an audience, there being a
great many actions pending for sew Mall in other cases.

' thange, and the birseitqs wadi PAP die aain._al
Mills to the Minerva., Cap. alelserkpa shoal tt dal re"2l.""T
' the command of that shi tnneoithedaMb we endgnation of Capt
' Mills, but that If the woad not eosins the appointmen.
of Captain Mills for the first voyap, Mr. Fletcher should pal on
behead' Captain Richardson • sum of MOIL to Mr. Mahal and
that, on the following voyage, the command should be assigned to
Capt. Mills, under the before-mentioned reservations. Capt. Mills
sailed in the Minerva, his appointment having been confirmed, and
Capt. Richardson sailed in the Marquis of Ely. Capt. AI. died in the
prosecution of the third voyage, which was concluded under the com-
mand of Capt. Probyn. Capt. Richardson's voyage in the Mar. I
guess of Ely had been very unfortunate, and on his return to this
country he was made a bankrupt. After Captain 11l ills's death,
he applied to the defendant to be re-appointed to the Minerva,
but was refused, and the present action was instituted to recover
damages sustained by the plaintiff in consequence of that refusal.
The Jury had returned a verdict for the plaintiff; damages 7,5001.
Mr. Sergeant PELL now moved to set that verdict aside, and to
have a new trial or enter a nonsuit, on three grounds--first, that
by a by-law of the East India Company, it was rode illegal
for any Captain or Commander of a vessel in the **rite of the
Company to sell or assign, for any va:ttable consideration whatever,
his right to the command of the ve..vcl in which he was employed ;
secondly, that the agreement had been given up by the plaintiff, on
the defendant's obtaining the alteration of the destination of the
Marquis of Ely, which had been done for the plaintiff's benefit,
and by which the defendant incurred a heavy expense; and thirdly,
that the Jury had given excessive damages, inasmuch as they had
expressly adculatei their damages on the injury alleged to have
been sustained by the plaintiff on account of t!. loss of two voyages,
when it was clear from the evidence that at the time of the
Minerva's returning to this country, and the death of Capt. Mills,
but one voyace remained to be performed.
The Court granted a rule to 'thew cause why a new trial should
rot be granted, but refused the rule for a nonsuit.