The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
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SOUTH AMERICA.

(From the Buenos Ayres Argre.l

COQU 1 rd HO.
Th„ beautiful province had its Assembly installed on the 26th of
iLs! which fi the followir decree :
I The Pnivince esti
o. Ced
oquimbo is ag n integral and essential pert of
Republica Chili.
Tne Assembly of the Proviree spreves of the Resohttions
..0,,p1 on the 17th of May last by the otuority of Repre,erttatives
et the tot Congress, determining its dissolution.
-& The Proviver recognizes and obeys the supreme arrangements
g 0!,,, General Executive.
4. Tile Province submits to, and will fullll, the lairs, which eon.
mu from the national representation.
& Is the mean time, till it meets., the Assembly of the Province
aim the General Executive deposited in the person of Senor
D. Ituton Fore. as Supreme Director.
TuAssenibly reserves to itself the privilege of revising the
..:,u4slCosivtitution of the nation, and those laws which have the
r- sctu of fundamental, to ratify them or not, according u it may
/0.,t expedient.
Yet, in case any law of those indicated in the preceding article
ttal not bave the approbation of this Assembly, it shall neverthe-
k its worth and fulfilment in the Province, if it bas passed
.s. sears as
rbcp.,ine. of Coquimbo shall hare a Departmental A %sem-
i.* Om *tributes, number of Representativee, and their re-
as well as the time of its session each year, shall be fixed by
SAL
A copy of this law shall be sent to the Supreme Director, to
prowess' Aseembles, and to the Dsputies of the Province
3gut is toe last Conger's.
JOSEPH MIGUEL SOLAR, President.
FRANCISCO RODRIOUEZ, Secretary.

TM f.. wing article hast,i,;Published respecting a Bank in
yes :
ihl of mines, however necessary in our present
a:ways forms a factitious wealth. The natural and
!, these,. state are Its agriculture and incluatry. Our Pltni.
Nereid in London, Ana having negotiated for the forming of
'Niaifit Auociations as • means of prompt assistance to our
,ono" has directed his atterdion to our agricultural and corn.
shoal interest, and has accordingly negotiated for • Ns:inns:l
9,g,k, le which agriculturists, and others engaged in business, will
enbiej to haverecourse for stock at a moderate interest. It will
mimtdrzed with a capital of ten millions of crowns, on the fol.
oily conditions
Them shall be a Bank, entitled the National Bank of Chili,
hog the privilege of negotiating on its stock for thirty years,
nand :hereby excluding any citizen from establishing Private
kits.
3. This Bank shall have the liberty of taking money on deposit,
atitni to Individual., or to the Government, on any sort of secu-
vr tr. rent, discounting bills, and issuing paper money,
sat will circulate in the country.
3. In capital shall be ten millions, subdivided into transferable
ganef UV crowns each. At least a third of that fund will ye-
w:lla Engit.nd, to answer the bills which the bank of Chili may
:awl": Enron-, or any other negotiations that may take place Teta.
ex to this establishment.
. The funds and property in the Bank shall be sacred under any
:rconstancev.
a By permission of the Government, branch banks shall be
egthshed, in order to accommodate agriculturists and merchants
3 other parts of the State.
11. ho icternsl regulations shall be conformable to the laws of
k country at all times.
7. A stranger, who, during five years, shall hold constantly 20
Ones. and has resided the lawful period in the country, shall oh-
NO tie right of citizenship.
3. The Bank shall have fifteen Directory, of whom the +hint part
giant shall be the natural-born subjects of Chili, and elected by
at Government.
. .

A certain number of shares shall be reserved by the Chilian
amulets.

O. Ibis Back alone shall bear the title of " National Bank of
i,ru." • _ _ .

11. NS Government of Chili will ratify in a short time this
soda** entered into between the Minister Plenipotentiary of
Irki MIA. S. M. Samuel, in the name of the Bank Association;
di, on be prejudicial to the negotiations which are being en.
Soe.• The Government is free to ratify or disapprove of them.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 14.

111110111 ova CORIIIESPONDENT.I
Cotton market to-day has experienc.4 a more lively
—I about 2000 bags were sold ; which, together
support the Banks at Leeds and Halifax have
by the principal people in their respective districts,
hope the crisis is passed in the great depression
commercial affairs.
tosoottal to the Postm.-'

is in course of

..ig an ahetation of the arrival of the North
that it losesto helm on the road, by being
13 hones, &e. &c.

COBIUTT" AND THE TIMES.

la. Entros.,—" 1 hope I don't intrude," but is
t " 0111 Cobbett " is again writing in The
Grill me on a Gridiron " if I have'n's heard it
Yours truly,
!N4blig./ace, Dee. 14,11325.

PROVINCIAL
.13ANK.F.

WINDSOR BANK.

PAUL PRY.

. of Windsor was in a general consternation on
evening, from the intelligence of Messrs. Williams
of Birchin-lane, London, bankers, haring
.it, on whom Messrs. Ramsbottom and Leigh,
..sw, and it was consequently asserted that the
bank would not open in the morning for the
of business. At ten o'clock, the usual hour
naencing, a vast concourse of people, holding their
• in waiting at the bank doors, and were told all
1 notes would he paid this day, the fives
And the tens on Friday; with which the appli-
generally satisfied, and all fear as to the bank
anent was at once surmounted.
DERBY RANKS.
(Fmm the Derby Mercury.'
Derby Mercury Office, Wednesday, Two o'clock.
the press to announce to the public, that a de-
pressive of the perfect confidence of the inha-
lis town and neighbourhood in the stability of
in Derby, and of their readiness to re:eive
payment with the most perfect satisfaction, is,
'mission of the Mayor, lying at the Town-hall

'torn the Nottingham Mercury, Dec. 11.1
pleasure we state that, at a public meeting
iFht, most respect:bly attended, the Worshipful
•In the Chair, it was agreed to take the notes of
tottiogharn banks.

'From the Nrtlinghant Journal.]
!ESTER AND I.SICESTERSIIIRE BANKS.

iappy to have it in our power to relieve the
the apprelifusions entertained. regarding the
this bank, by the following communication,
received from a friend yesterday, who copied
Ace sexed to the door of the banking-house:
•• Leicester and Leicestershire Bank.
sad painipe assure the public that all demands on their
• paid in fall, and that with as little delay u possible.
12th Dec. lUa."
it also," says the Nottingham Mercury," that
salty banks have failed."

mos Taw gentleman belonging to
nriveci on Washiesday last, in eighteen days
w, which place he left on the 19th November
t. Peteraburch on the 24th, and embarked the
the Chase, Captain Thompson, which vessel
on Wetlr.esday afternoon, after a pasAage of
a. The distance from Moscow to St. Peters-
mit 300 English miles, and the distance from
Irgh to Huh is estimated at 1,900 miles.—liall

fisralts.—On Saturday last Mister F. Down-
years of age, the eldest son of Francis Down.
Dodley, and one of the pupils of the Mee. Mr. Free.
si.hatn, bring unwell, Mrs. Freeman ordered the see.
:o into the for two half ounces of salts, but the
tee were some in the house. and she immediately
the pantry an ingredient which was mired with some
1-e':P. and Master Downing drank the contents • im-
rt he became Alt aid faint, complained of a pain in
and was searcdy able to soak. Upon the appear-
%mown" the hou.cmahl said to Ibe cook, " surely
Kam him the roxilie acid ;" this was the first

Mrs. Freeman had Of there being so dangerous a
?sr. snd it was too certain tnat the unfortunate young
' "Whored it. A medical gentleman was sent for,
el' administer& as were thought the most efficacious
t alas ! the desfly poison resisted every effort, end in
41 now the helpless youth tainted. It appears that
,d es. kyr; ay the maid for the purpose of Cifillt•
her articles et furniture, and was contained in •
It es name mu! the word puisou" were printed, but
the cook who fetched it from th! pantry was unable
lequisitiun was held, and a Nernict returned to the
locewed dicil by accidentally taking oxalic acid in
AO4 seal for ll'otarhumpicre Catrilat•

SHIP-OWNERS" SOCIETY.

The Anniversary Meeting of this Society was held yesterday at
the City of London Tavern. to receive the Report of the Committee,
and to elect eight members in the room of that number who go out
by rotation.

conog L•at.r.. Ego. havino taken the Chair,
The Assistant Secretary (Mr. Fooao) proceeded to read the fol-
lowirg Report :
•` Report of the Committee of Ship-ownera, presented to the Gene-
ral Annual Meeting held at the City of London Tavern, Decem-
ber 15, 1825.
" In the last year's Report, the Committee enumerated various
Bills which 51r. Berries, the Secretary to the Lords of the Trea-
sury. had brought into Parliament, or which were in a state of
preparation, haying for their object to repeal all the existing Lawn
of the Customs, end to re-enact that most extensive Code in a col.
lected and consolidated form : and the Committee have now the
satisfaction of seating, that, to this end, thirteen new Aets were
passed in the last Session,
" For reastios—no doubt grad—the operation of the repeal of the
old Acts is postponed six months beyond the commsicentent of the
new ones. which will take place on the sth of January. 1829 ; and
the general repealing clause. declaring that • no law of a date an.
terior to that of the new Code, is to continue to have any force',
which was described in the last year's Report as being then in the
Bill, has been left nut of the present Act : the Committee, however.
trust that this is only a temporary suspension of the completion of
this great meayure.
" The thirteen new Acts are as follow :
" 1. An Act to repeal the general haws relating to Quarantine,
and to make other Provisions in lieu thereof. Cap. 78.—8 y this
Act, the Shipping Interest it relieved from the mnnage Duty for-
merly peyable on Vessels subject to Quarantine, many restraints
are removed ; the penalty or death for a bee Bch of Quarantine is
done away with ; anti the pecuniary penalties are considerably re-
duced. Precauti,mrry Regulations for the prevention of contagion
have been re-enacted, and the entire management of the quarantine
system has been placed. as heretofore, under the immediate direc-
tion of his Majesty's Privy Council, who are empowered, from
time to time, to issue such orders ea may be deemed necessary for
the safety and protection of the country.
" On the 19th of July an Order in Council was (*sued, in which
metal additional Stations for the performance of Quarantine hate
been appointed.
" Vessels from the Mediterranean and Wear Barbary, with clean
bills of health, are to perform fifteen days quarantine, and the cargo
to undergo the usual airings.
" Vessels with foul anti suspected bills. must perform thirty days,
and the cargo go through the usual fumigations and if pestilen-
tial disease should appear during such performance, the quarantine
is to commence anew.

•• Vessels from the Mediterranean or ll'eAt Barbary, not haying
any infectious distemper on board, but without clean bills of
health, are to repair to kitandgate Creek, or Milford Haven, and
nowhere else.

" And emelt bound to this country. on board which the plague
shall appear, if to the Southward of Cape St. Vincent, are to repair
to some Lazaretto in the Alediurranean ; and if to the North-
ward of Cape St. Vincent, to Milford Haven ; and there perform
quarantine.

•' 2. An Act to repeal the several Laws of the Customs, cap. 103.
By this Act, 443 Acts, or parts of Acts, have been expunged
from the statute Book.

" 3. An Act for the Management of the Customs. cep. 105.
Thiv Act relates entirely to the establishment of that department of
the Revenue ; but in the section by which the prohibition on the
officers of the Customs in the United Kingdom to take fees, is re-
newed, all officers serving tinder the Commissioners of the Cus-
toms in any part of his Majesty's dominions are included ; so
that all Ices in the Colonies will be abolished from the sth of Jan.
next.

6` 4. An Act for the Regulation of the Customs, cap. 107.—The
plan of this Act is, to embody, in a concise and well arranged
form, all the regulations of the Customs which are of a general and
Ipermanent nature, leaving to other Acts to give the peculiar regu-
ations relating to particular subjects.
" The Act is divided into tour parts: ' Inwards," Outwards,'
Coastwise,' and ' Miscellaneous;' those parts are subdivided
into different subjects, such as—' Manifest,' • Report,' Entry,'
&c. ; and the whole is assisted by marginal notices, in a man-
ner never before practised; so that, although the Act contains
144 Sections, any given subject may be referred to with great
facility.
" Besides the advantage of this consolidation and arrangement,
many and great improvements in the laws themselves have been
made. It is most gratifying to compare the new tables of prohibi-
tions with those which will only exist a few days longer.
" Ott referring to the ' Prohibitions Inwards' it will be seen
that scarcely any are left (in addition to the orn Laws) except
cattle and butcher's Meat for the protection of the agricultural in-
terest: and the ' Prohibitions Outwards' are almost wholly con-
fined to tools and implements (a subject which, during the last two
Sessions, appears to have been taken out of the hands of Govern-
ment.) The restrictions with respect to' Packages and Tonnage,'
are reduced within a very. narrow compass ; and all those which
owed their origin to Excise interference (from which the shipping
Interest is now happily relieved) are entirely removed, and those
which remits are much arnelioratetl
" Spirits may now be imported in vessels of 70 tons, and In casks
of 40 gallons. or in cases of 3 dozen bottles.
" British Plantation Rule in casks of 20 gallons.—The Im-
perial Measure' (by the Act 5 Geo. IV, cap. 74.) is adopted
of course.

" Wine may be imported in ships of 70 tone, and in casks of 21
gallons ; or in eases of 3 dozen beotles; and wine manifests (the
fruitful source of vexation and trouble to the shipowner) are dis-
pensed with.
" The Coasting Regulations—which, in the preamble to sec. 100,
(with which they commence) are stated to have no other object
than the collection of the coast duties, and to prevent abuses in the
foreign trade. are so contrived as to relieve the trade from all for-
malities not absolutely necessary to those objects : being reduced to
practice, it will be found that the master of a ship may become his
own Custom-house Officer, but under perpetual liability to inspec-
tion ; for it will be seen, that he has only to perform his own bust.
nets correctly, and keep proper accounts to exhibit to the Officers
of Customs on demand.

" The Committee do not deem it necessary to draw a minute
comparison between this excellent Act and those which have pre-
ceded it, which may be deemed the fundamental Law of the
Customs ; but on a perusal it may be clearly &yen, that of the great
and confused mass of regulations of the Customs contained in the
hundreds of laws to be found upon the Statute Book, those which
are necessary to the security of the revenue have been selected with
great practical judgment, and are re-enacted in the clearest and
most concise language.
" 6. An Act for the Prevention of Smuggling, cap. 108.—In
laws of this description, the ship-owner has two subjects to which
his attention should be directed :

" First, that in official seal for the objects of a departmeht, re.
gulations injurious to the shipping interest be not adopted :
" And next, that by clear and easy means afforded for obtaining
a perfect knowledge of the regulations in force, the owner or muter
of a ship may be enabled to avoid the consequences of unintentional
infractions of them.

" The Committee conceive, that in this Act these two objects are
attained, as nearly as may be practicable.
" 8. An Act for the Encouragement of British Shipping and
Navigation, cap. 10:1.—This Act contains the whole law on the
subject of the importation of goods of different countries from the
several parts of the world ; and should be in the possession of the
master of every British vessel trading to foreign parts.
•• The principal provisions in this Act are :
" First, the allowing the produce of foreign countries In Asia,
Africa, and America to be imported in their own ships.
•• Secondly, the allowing all the produce of the Mediterranean,
and of the dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, to be imported
in British ships, front any piece in the Mediterranean.
" Thirdly. as formerly, British ships are to be navigated by a
master and crew, whereof three-fourths at least are British ; but
every such vessel is to be deemed duly navigated, which shall have
one national seaman to every 20 tons, whatever may be the number
of foreign seamen.
" To those parties, and numerous they are, who, with an ample
three-fourth. of a crew of national seamen, have unfortunately had
a fraction of a foreign seaman on board, exceeding one.fourtb of
the whole number, the value of a fixed rule like this will be felt.
`• Fourthly. the penalty fur an excess of foreign seamen is 101.
for each man. A ship is no longer liable, for a trifling or unin-
tentional fault, to be dragged by a cruiser thousands of miles out of
her voyage, there be' cg no forfeiture of the ship throughout the Act.
" 7. An Act for the, Registering of British Vessels, cap. 110.—
The Committee need net remind the ship-owners that the Registry
Lass underwent consolidation and amendment in the Act 4 Oeo.
IV, cap. 41. The present Act may be considered to bee transcript
of the former. The Committee, however, observe, that a doubt as
to the necessity of recording tqf bill of sale at the port from which
the ship is to be transferred hal been removed, bye alight alteration
of the 37th section. In this Act temporary provision is made for
the relief of ship-owners who may be prevented by combination
among the ship-wrights and seamen from obtaining the necessary
repair of their ships, or procuring proper crews. His 'Majesty in
Council is empowered, in such cases, to dispense with the restriction
of the Navigation and P.egister Acts.
'6 8. An Act for the granting of Duties, cap. 111.—An important
feature in this Act, as affecting ship-owners, is, the omission of all
distinctions of duties between British and foreign ships in the table,
and the substitution of a general clause, sec. 3, empowering his
Majesty to impose additional duties on goods when imported in the
ships of foreign countries, which do not place British ships in their
ports upon a footing of equality with their own. This authority.
however, is limited to ooe-fifth of the ditties in the table; and as
they are in many instances very low. and are subject to be further
reduced, it is greatly to be feared that. as s question of freight, the
differenee of duty will often be found inadequate to the protection
of British shipping; and it may be fairly apprehended that the
countries which concede the point of • reciprOcity,• will be those
only which have nothing to fear from British competition.

9. An Act for die irarehonsing of Gots4, cap. 112.—8 y
sec. 30 of this Act permission is given to draw of rum in casks of
20 gallons, for stores of ships. By arc. 41 the required tonnage of
the expo, zing ship, %bid', for East India goods, was formerly 109
tons, is now fixed at one amount of 70 tom for all Clll4Ol.

a 10. An Act fur giving Bounties on certain goods exported,
cap. 113.-1 n this Aet the higher brunt" on sugar exported in
British ships is still preserved, bat treaties appear to be making
with foreign countries by •hieh this advantage is relinquished.
" 11. An Act to regulate the Trade of the British Possessions
abroad, cap. 114.—The Committee have to observe, that prior to
the introduction of the Bill fur this Act, Mr. 1.1,..i5.4,,50n, the Pre-

!

THE BRITISH PRESS.

!sident of the Board of Trade, had introduced a Bill (which finally
payed into a law, cap. 73), for the purpose of tint obtaining d:c
sanction of Parliament for those alteration* in the colonial system,
which it was the desire of Government to effect. The provisions
of this Act became, thereon, a part of the law relating to the colo-
nies, prior to the passing of the Consolidation Act, cap. 111, in
which those pro •istons are embodied.
" 12. An Act to regulate the Customs of the Isle of Man, cap.
113.—'Fhib Act appears to be intended only to provide tire regula-
tion* which ire realise to that island.
' " 13. Ab Act for regulating Vessels carrying Passengers, cap.
116.—This Act appears to have been drawn with a careful atten-
tion to some objecuons of a minor description in the provisions of
;he former Act.
" Upon these severs] Aes, passed in the list Session of Parlia-
ment, the Committee have to observe, that the professed and im.
portant object for which they were undertaken, appears to have
been aecomplished in a manner far exceeding their hopes. A con.
snlidation of the laws of the customs had long been urged upon his
Alajesty's Government by this Committee, as a measure of great
importance to the shipping interest, but they did not expect to see
all tin enactments of that extensive code compressed within the
compass of ot.e moderate-sized volume of the Acts.
" The Committee, in concluding their remark► upon them, think
it right to apprise the shipping interest, that the Lords of the
Tentsury have given directions for the publication ofan authorised
edition of the Lew of the Customs, in an octavo volume, with an
Index, and the necessary Notes ; and the Committee recommend
that the masters of vessels, particularly those going opal distant
voyages, should be supplied with the work.
" An Act for regulating the payment of the Salaries and Al-
lowance. to. British Consul at Foreign Pont, and the Disburse.
ments at such Ports for certain public purposesa! cap. 87.—This
Act authorises his 31ajesty in Council to grantosalaries to Consuls-
General and Consuls, in lieu of former salaries end " fees of office
and gratuities heretofore demanded from the masters of British
ships and vessels ;" and, from and after the Ist January. 1826, it
prohibits Consuls from taking any other fees at gratuities than
those mentioned in tables annexed to the Act, marked A and B,
hut which are subject to be varied ley his Majesty's Order in
Council. as occasion may require]
" Copies of these tables are to be bent up in a conspicuous
place, in the public offices of all Consuls-General or Consuls
abroad, and the Collectors of the Customs at the several ports of
the United Kingdom are to furnish every master of an &Inward.
bound vessel with a copy, who shall demand one, and this without !
fee or reward.

" Clearing of Vessels at Gravcsend.—On a complaint by the
Committee of the great inconvenience which occasionally arose
from the detention of vessels at Gravesend, the Commissioners of
Customs have directed that the practice of cleating outward-bound
vessels at that place shall be discontinued.
" Charges in Cuba.—ln the Report of last year, the Committee
stated, that measures were taking by his .Majesty's 31Inister at
Madrid, for securing the admission of British vessels into Cuba, on
terms as favourable as the ships of other nations: and they have
now the satisfaction of reporting the complete success of those
measures.

" It has however recently come to their knowledge, that the
authorities at Ilavannah exact a duty of 21j dollars per ton, from all
ships which viait the colony, although it may be only to obtain
some necessary repairs or supplies ; and that, 111 the event of a
vessel requiting repair, and part of the cargo being landed fur that
purpose, a duty of ii per cent. upon the whole of ths cargo is ex-
acted, in addition to a toesnage duty on the vowel.
" The Committee have represented the matter to his Majesty's
Government, and encourage the hope that measures will be adopted
for seeming to vessels which put into the Havannah,—not for the
purpose of trading, but merely for necessary repair or supplies,—an
exemption from charges, which are without example in any other
part of the world.

• 6% Fees on Mediterranean Ptutses.—Directions have been given
to the Commissioners of Customs, not to charge the Admiralty
Office Fee of 3L Os. on Mediterranean passes, in the case of
vessels requiring to be registered dr nuvu under the Act 4 Ueurge
IV. cap. ♦l.

"Ati Act for the Amendment of the Law respecting Pilots and
Pilotage, and also for the better Preservation or Floating Lights,
Buoys, and Beacons, cap. I2S.—AU the laws and regulations re-
garding pilots are consolidated into this Act. Although the rites
of pilotage have not been reduced to the extent which the Report
of the Select Committee of the House of Commons had given
reason to expect,—those of the Trinity-house pilots being reduced
only about 0 per cent., and no reduction having yet taken place in
those of the Cinque Ports, except in respect of the boarding-
money,—yet the Act contains some important regulations.
" Section o.—Ship-owners may appeal to the Privy Council, if
divatistied with the rates established by the Trinity Corporation.
" Section 18.—Not less than 18 Cinque Pert pilots are, without
intermission, to ply at sea, between the South Foreland and
Dungeness.
" Section 23.—N0 addition is to be made to the Cinque Port
pilots, until their number shall be reduced by death, or otherwise,
below 120.
" Section 28.—The rates of the Cinque Ports and Trinity-house
pilots may be varied by the Lord Warden and the Elder Brethren
of the Trinity-house respectively.
" Section 32.—Pilot-beats are required to carry s distinguishing
flag; and to be painted in a particular manner.
" The boarding-money has been considerably reduced, and a
graduated scale of charge adopted, in proportion to the tonnage of
the vessel: and when the number of Cinque Port pilots shall be
120, the rates of pilotage are to be reduced 5 per cent.
" On the principle which seems to have been adopted by Go-
vernment, that the number of Cinque Port pilots should be greater
than is required during a time of peace—otherwise there might be
a deficiency on the breaking one of war, which it would require a
great length of time to supply—it appeared by the evidence given
by the pilots, as to the average earnings of each respectively,
that the existing rates would admit of but little reduction, con.
sistently with a due regard to the importance of securing, by ade.
quate reward, a sufficient number of competent and respectable men
to act as

" Clasiiitication of Ships in Lloyd's Books.—The Committee
have the pleasure to state, that the special committee of merchants,
underwriters, and ship-owners, who were appointed in January,
182$, to consider of the alterations required in the mode of classing
merchant shipping in the books at Lloyd's, and to suggest such
rules and regulations in the system as may be required, have nearly
terminated their labours, and are on the point of making their re-
port on this most interesting subject.
Maritime Code, and Desertion of Sesmen.—Among the im-
portant subjects which at present engage the attention of the Com-
mittee, is a Bill for the consolidation of the laws regarding mer-
chant seamen. The existing laws being found insufficient to pre-
vent insubordination and desertion, the Committee are most an x tous
to submit, for the consideration of his Majesty's Government, such
regulations as may be adequate to those objects; particularly a
more summary and less expensive mode of enforcing the laws ;
and they therefore invite the suggestions of ship-owners and masters
of such measures as, in their judgment, it may be proper to =coin-
mend fur the adoption of the Legislature.
" Corporation for the Relief of Merchant Seamen.—The Com-
mittee have also devoted their attention (In conjunction with the
Committee appointed to consider of the best means of increasing
the funds of the Corporation for Relief of Seamen, &c. in the Mar-
chant Service) to the obtaining the consent of the Legislature that
the kI. per month payable by merchant seamen to Greenwich Hos-
pital shall go in aid of the funds of the Merchant Seamen's Corpo-
ration, the present means of which, it is well known, are, from the
great increase of claims, very inadequate to the objects of its orb.
ginal institution:.

"Seamen's Hospital.—The Committee are extremely sorry to
have to add, that the funds of the Seamen's Hospital are at so low
an ebb, an to excite the most painful apprehensions lest the prac..
tice of receiving on board the Grampus every seaman in want of
medical or surgical aid, who may solicit admission, must, from
necessity. be discontinued."
The exalt NAN hoped the Report would men the approbation
of the meeting, and convince them that the Committee bad not
been inattentive to the interests of the ship-owners. In allusion to
that part of it which stated that the attention of the Committee was
engaged upon the subject of a Bill for the consolidation of the laws
regarding merchant seamen, he begged to inform the meeting
that Mr. Hume, whom he might describe as a very able and inde-
fatigable consolidater of their commercial regulations, had drawn
up the Bill in question, which formed the basis of any improve-
ments that might be suggested to Government, who, he might
take upon himself to say, were at all times ready and anxious to
adopt any suggestions that could be made to them for the benefit of
the commercial interests of this country; and he did not think a
subject of greater importance could, by, possibility, engage the at-
tention of ship-owners than the enforcing the laws regarding the
duties of seamen. The provisions of the Bill went to afford a more
summary and less expensive mode of carrying into effect the laws.
The existing system induced much fraud and chicanery, and had
a pernicious influence on the shipping interests.
Mr. BUCKLE, in rising to propose that the report which had
been read be approved, could not refrain from congratulating the
Committee upon the completion of the great object which had
so long engaged their anxious attention, and he was truly happy to
learn that another most important one was in progress. ne
subject only did he find in the Report upon which he felt disap-
pointment, and that was the non-reduction of the rate of the Cinque
Port pilots. He hoped the Committee had not abandoned the en-
deavour to obtain a reduction of those rates, of which in time of
peace they certainly had much to complain. What had been done
he higuly approved of, although it had not gone the length of the
Report of the Foreign Trade Committee, and which Report itself
did not embrace all that was expected from it. A correspondence
took place six or seven years ago upon the subject of the rates,
when a reduction of 44 oer cent. was offered, but it was not consi-
dered sufficient.

The ('uatnatax felt obliged to Mr. Buckle foe having drawn
the attention of the meeting to the subject of the pilots' rates, the
reduction in which had certainly been inadequate. But in justice
to the Cinque Port pilots, he should mention that when the subject
of reduction was under the consideration of Government, it ap.
pelted that the number of Cinque Port pilots was 135, and that
they took turns by rotation, and by evidence offered to the Select
Committee on foreign trade, that, according to these recationa,
the amount of each man'• earning was ftroin 1101. to 1151. and the
most 120 i. a year ; and the Committee of Ship-owners were then
asked whether it would be a!b that men comp tent to pilot a ship
ahould not be able to earn this sum by their exertiono, to which
they replied it did not oppenr •o be too much, but they contended
there ought to be a reduction in the number of pilots their, hear).
which would enable them at reduced rates to realize the same in-
come.
The Committee were told that if they reduced the number
of pilots in time of peace, there would not be sufficient in time of
war to carry an the navigation and commute of the country ; but

he thought that the shipping interest ought not to be subject to this
expense, but that as it was for the benefit of the public the extra
number of pilots should be maintained at the public expense. The
number at present was 13S, arid it was proposed to reduce them to
120 ; by the falling off of the pilots, when a reduction of five per
cent. would take place, but some time would necessarily elapse
hetore this benefit would accrue to the ship-owners. The mate of
the Trinity !louse pilots was vary diferent„as there were not more
than 80 or 35 of them, so that they consequently received much
more money than the Cinque Port pilots, as much, pernaps, as
2001. a year. Upon the whole he thought a great reductioa might
take pace. .
Mr. Uncut HART wished to uy a few words in consequence of
what had been said respecting the new law regarding seamen. He
was of opinion it was not the consolidation of existing laws that
would benefit them, but a total revision of the system. The pre-
sent laws were not at all adapted for the purposes required. Gen.
tlemen presumed to take upon themselves to make regulations, who
were not at all acquainted with yhe, duty of seamen. He had one
set of regulations put into his hands, one of which was quite de-
meltable ; it proposed putting the seamen under the entire manage.
metre of the Captain, who was to have the power of punishing them
'as he pleased. He approved, however, of the Report as far as it
went; but he was still convinced that it was only one general and
entire revision of the laws that would ever bring back the seamen
of this country to what eiey once were.
Mr. Youeo.was sere that there was no gentleman who did not
readily believe that Mr. Urquhart was a sincere and zealous triend
to the general cause of the ship-owners, although it happened
sometimes that his opinions and views were not in accordance with
the rest of the meeting. He had nu doubt, however, that the Com-
mittee might enjoy the concurrence of that gentleman and the as-
sistance of his talents, in bringing the question respecting the re-
gulation of seamen forward before his Majesty's Government, to
obtain the object which was generally desired by the whole body of
ship-owners.
Mr. Uncurl:cuts' would just mention to the meeting • feet,
which would show the strong feeling that prevailed on the subject.
He had been absent from London tour months, and as aeon as he
came to town he received four or five manuscriN.s.from captains of
ships, all of them expressing the great necessity eLat existed for
some better and more efficient regulations to be adopted,
The Cii.ainacax begged to say, that the Committee always con. '
suited with men well COLlVerillillt with the subject; and in no In.
stance, since he had been a member of it, did he remember that
the decision of the Committee had been contrary to the opinion of
the nautical men who had been consulted. Ile had himself, in the
first year that he was appointed Chairman, brought the subject
Under the consideration of Mr.fluskision ; he had repeatedly spoken
to men of nautical experience to make suggestions for the guidance
of the Committee ; and he should be most happy to receive those
of Mr. Urquhart, who. the Chairman had always been most reedy
to admit, ever acted with an earnest anxiety for the general good of
the Society.
Mr. Uuctusuinie had no hesitation in saying, that it was not in
the power of any one person to come forward and state what ought
to be the law on the subject; but they must begin at one point
(such, fur instance. as the impressment of seamen in time of war,)
and that point must be fixed, and to iteverythiog else must bedrawn.
Sir. MARSHALL, in adverting to that part of the Report which
alluded to the Special Committee of Merchants, Underwriters, and
Shipowners, appointed toe nsider the classification of ships in the
books et Lloyd's, said the Committee had contemplated being able
to make their Report prior to this time; but, in investigating the
subject, they found it necessary to consult men in his :Majesty's
Navy, and which occupied much longer time than was expected.—
The result of the investigations and correspondence of others had
been collated, and compared with their own observations ; and he
had ns doubt they would soon make cut a Report. Ile hoped they
were seeing the dawn of a better system of things in this country.
There was another point on which he begged to make an observe-
tirn it was with respect to the discontinuance of clearing of vessels
at Gravesend; but he did not think that this arrangement was
anything at all. coupled, as it was, with the obnoxious regulations
now in operation at the Cuatom.house. Ile hoped this subject
would engage the attention of the Committee.

--......
The CIIAIII3IAN had understood that these grievances were re.
moved.

Mr. Maxastatt said that the regulations under which ships
were cleared a few weeks ago were such as now existed, but he had
co doubt the Goveromect would listen to every thing that was ne-
cessary for the Interests of the ship-owners of the present day. He
rejoiced extremely at the prospect of having a separate Board, to
which all questions between seamen and ship-owners might be re-
ferred ; no subject could more worthily and properly engage the
attention of the Committee. In confirmation of the necessity of it,
he would mention a circumstance that had happened to himself.
He had two ships at Demerara a short time ago ; two men on board
one of them were extremely rebellious, and having got on shore,
the master was obliged to refer to the authorities to enforce their
return, their services being absolutely required to navigate the ves-
sel home.. They came down to the beach, and promised to come
on board, but did not, and the master sailed without them. They
had since come to England, and had now brought actions against
him for 61. each, as balance of wages due to them, when in point of
fact they owed him 121. each. He resisted his claim on the
ground of Its being a public duty to do so, but in addition to this
he had been put to M. expense from the want of these men's sec.
vices on board. (Hear, hear.)
The Report was then unanimously approved and adopted.
Mr. BLCILE, in moving a resolution of thanks to his Majesty's
Ministers, said, if he might be allowed at the same time to allude
to the labours of a particular individual, it would have been s very
pleasing task. It could not be misunderstood that he meant Mr.
J. D. Hume, whose attention and talents had been most carefully
and ably directed to the consolidation of the commercial code, and
to whom all commercial men were much indebted. As he was not,
however, one of his Majesty's Ministers, it was not practicable to
include him in the resolution which he, with much satisfaction,
proposed to the meeting.
Mr. URQUHART had known Mr. Hume for many years, and
he could testify to his great ability, integrity, and zeal in the c4use
of the commercial interests of this country.
Mr. Maasitatt heartily joined in the vote of thanks, and did
not think there ever was an Administration in this country that de-
served greater attention and gratitude than the one they now pos.
'eased.

The CHAIRMAN said it was impossible that greater attention,
skill, and anxious solicitude, could be evinced for the welfare of the
shipping and commercial interests in every respect, than had been
shown by his Majesty's Ministers. It was merely common justice
to those able men who composed his Majesty's Government to de-
clare this.

The Resolution was unanimously agreed to.
Mr. YOUNG said, it was known that Isle. Hume had compiled
the laws relating to Customs, and published them in one volume,
which was at once creditable to himself and of evident advantage to
all ship-owners. He thought a Resolution, strongly recommending
the work to all ship-owners, would be a delicate mode of conveying
a compliment to that gentleman, while it was at the same time a
dry matter of business to themselves, as it was deafly to their own
benefit to be possessed of such a book.
A Resolution to this effect was then adopted.
Mr. Maasnam. said, the Society was at present without funds,
a circumstance which was highly unbecoming and discreditable to
so important a body as they in their collective capacity formed.
Feeling the great benefit of this Society, he should move a Resolu-
tion, that it wamexpedient to create a fund adequate to the accom-
plishment of those objects which the Society contemplated.
A Gentleman suggested that this Resolution ought to be pre.
ceded by one expressive of the conviction of the meeting that the
Society tended greatly to the benefit of the shipping interests
throughout the kingdom, and deserved to be supported.
Mr. Youxa said no Society with such small means had ever
effected so much good. It was the only recognised medium of
communication between the different departments of his Majesty's
Government and the shipping interest. If the Society should fail
for want of funds, Acts of Parliament would pass prejudicial to
their interests, the provisions of which would only be known to
each individual ship-owner after they had become a law.
Resolutions were then adopted agreeably to the suggestion that
had been matte.

On the motion that Wm. Manning. Esq M.P. should be ap-
pointed Vice-President in the room of Mr. Rowcroft, deceabcd, and
which was agreed to,
The CHAIRMAN said he had received • letter from Mr. Man-
ning, stating that he was unable to attend this meeting in conse-
quence of his engagements elsewhere. The Chairman then read
the letter. which was to this effect :

" Stn,-1 have received a few lines from Mr. Foord, requesting
that 1 would attend a meeting of ship-owners to-day. It would
have given me particular pleasure to have done so, but I have been
every moment for the last few days in attendance with my col-
leagues. in endeavouring to support public and private credit, and
to expel this very extraordinary and unfounded panic which has
gone abroad. I am happy to add, that every account from the
country to-day is in evity way highly satisfactory."
Disastrous its the panic had been, the Chairman really believed
there never was an instance in which' it was so unfounded, and
where it had originated from so trifling a cause. The shipping
interest had never been in a better state than it was at present.
Several gentlemen expressed their assent to this last observation,
by repenting the words—" It never was."
Mr. NIARSIIALI. hoped the contents of the letter which had
been read would find its way into the papers, as it was eminently
calculated to allay the ferment which at present existed.
The CHAIRMAN said he had consulted with two or three gen-
tlemen previous to his reading the letter, who thought it ought to
be read, and he had nu doubt the gentlemen who attended for the
press had taken down the substance of it ; but he did not feel him-
self at liberty to give the letter itself for publication.
Some gentlemen thought, that as the letter had been read, it
could no longer be considered a private one; while others were of
a different opinion, though they approved of its substance being
published.

" Eight gentlemen wete then elected on the Committee, in the
room of that 111111113[f who went out by rotation ; after which a
resolution of thanks to the Chairnian and Committre was unani.
mouldy passed, and the meeting broke up.

A day school for the education of the children of pole
British subjects has been lately established in Paris, urnLv
the patronage of Lord and Lady Granville. It is to be
supported by volunta; y contributions, and our Ambassador
and his Lady hate each subscribed Ws/. Almost all the
English families in Paris have given their support to this
institution, the prospectus of which stater that it is formed
for the purpose of moral and religious education for the
children.

't

LAW NunCES., • •

•
COURT OF CHANCERY.
RETORT THE LORD CHANCELLOR THIS NORNITH AT TEN
P.at heard—lsherwood r. Rich.
BEFORI TNT TICE.CHANCELLOR THli NOTHING AT HALF
PAST TEN.
Dacre v Georges— Hawkins v Miles Marquisoflialasbiur
part heard Jones • Remnant r JIHNSON
Barnes v Kerep Jerningham v Her- Ridbardsen • Baker
Moseley • Rushton bert Capel • Budge
Fawcett v White. Jackson • Hawkey 1 b4crlieg v George
boas° Wilford r Bulkier j Marshall • bather

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
LONDON CAUSES TO OE TOMO Sr SPECIAL JIEDIES THIW
KOONING AT PIALF PAST NINE.
Ripley v Scaife r Lighton v Cleat I lloedam. of Rewind,
Buckingham vßanks Cross v Wharton v. Lawrenee
E,g. Shears v. the Mayer Franklin v Ashby
Cross v. Wharton of London
COMMON It;RIES.
Henning v. Birch
Whitaker • Valance
King v. Hitching
Irvine v Ogilvie
Farmer , Bristow
Goldsmith v Wardell

Allan • Shipman
Jones a Sandhouse
Mason • Kinsey
Banyard ♦ Balvten
Alsopp • Stephens
Hodgson a Stephens

Hampton t Buckley
Lodge • (ramp
Myer • Marshall
Rolston IPreston •
COURT OF COMMON PrtAL-
LONDON CAUSES TO RI TRIED BY srEcrat. JURIES TAIL
/1011117 NO AT HALF-PAST NINE.
Snow v Peacock I Brown r May
LONDON CAUSES TO BE TINED BY COMMON JURIES THIS
NOISING.
Soanes v. Thredder Campton • Henske+ Luke and another v
Smith • Patch, jun. Walker v Beet, jun. I Barrow & another
Scales • Ireton Lubbock, Bart. and I Sale • Ford
Hornsby v Prance others v. Becuet 1 Beattie reeves

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
SITTING AT GRAY'S INN HALL THIS MORNING AT TEN.
Day r Duke of Nor- Fielden • Maynell Watkins • Smith
folk. Demurrer Evans • Williams Gale n Walters
Rendall v Carpen- Hanford • Archer I Rainier • Carter
ter, Exceptions Bossingham v Boar Manor v Nixon
J. R. Mayo, dtc. of Hamilton • Earl of Tarpley • Lirmill
London, Petition Strathmore, on se. Carpeuter y Hochic
Oobber n. Laurie, questration
Dilto Wade • Stabil:gum

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COL RT OF CHANCERY, THURSDAY, DE0.1.5.

WILLIAMS V. GOODCHILD.
Mr. Sergeant Bon xiat;ET •u heard in this case taday, an
the arguments are to be resumed on a future occasion.

CIAWSHAY V. COLLINS.
The Loan CstawcELLoa proceeded to give judgment in tl
cue to-day. His Lordship will conclude on Saturday.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, THU-It/DAT, Drc.

PATENT AXLETREES.
SPIIADLIT V. GUNK.
This was an application fur an injunction to restrain thy defend-
ant from appropriating to his own use and advantage an improve-
ment on sidereal for public carriages, which was the invention of
the plaintiff. The application further prayed that the defendant
might be forbidden to adopt the title of "Patent Mail Coact;
Company," in a speculation in which hi was now engaged.
Mr. Hortwx, who appeared for the plaintiff, stated that his
client and the defendant were engaged in a joint account or peer.
nership, the nature of which was to entitle each to a proportion cf
the profits arising from the improved axletree invented by the
plaintiff. The parties further agreed to establish a coach concern,
on the new principle, under the title of „The Patent Mail Coach
Company." In this establishment the newlyfdiscovered axletreee
were to be used, as it *at hoped, with considerable effect; and the
parties entertained expectations that Government might be pre-
vailed on to lend its patronage to the scheme. With the view of
securing the approbation and co-operation of the individuals inte-
rested in conveying the mails, the plan was submitted to the const-
deration of the Inspector of Mail Coaches, but he rejected the pro-
posed alteration. As soon as the defendant discovered the failure
of their hopes in this quarter, he resolved to break through his
agreement, and declared Ids intention to establish a patent mail
coach company for himself. To prtaent,the execution of this de-
sign, and the application of the improved axletree without the coll -
sent of the plaintiff, the injunction Was applied for.
The VicE-Cgasc Li-Pa—Take your injunction, Mr. Home,

•
COURT OF KING'S BENCH. GUILDHALL,
THURSDAY, DEC. lb.
SUtings is London be.fiire the LORD Carer Justrct and
Common Jot
ToLEMAN V. no.rewOle,
The plaintiff is a staymaker in Bristol, the defendant an eminent
surgeon, recently reediting in that town. The plaintilfhad put
his son an apprentice to the defendant to learn his profession; aiod
had given a premium of Mil. with him. Mr. Britton, in pose-
quence of declining health, gave up his business to his partner,' Bit.
Jaques, and assigned over to him the indenture of apprenticeship of
the plaintiff's son. After remaining a few weeks with Mr. Jaques,
the plaintiff's son left him, and reffiscd to mere, alleging that be
had not been treated with sufficient kindness in respect to his board"
and lodging, and that Mr. Jaques was unwilling or incompetent to
instruct him in his profession. Under these circumstances his
father brought this action against Mr.-Beitton to recover damages
for his breach of contract " to instrtiet or cause the plaintiff's son
to be duly instructed" in his profesoion.
Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr. Bu tants managed the plaintiffs's
Case, Mr. ScaaLETT anti Mr. CHITTY that of the defendant.
Mr. SCaILETT, for the defendant, called Dr. Porter. an emi.
nent physician in Bristol. Ile said that be had met 31r. Jaques
several times. On one case, which was a very difficult one, he htict
seen Mr. Jaques three times. He had on these occasions ample
npportnnity of observing the professional skill of Mr. Jaques. Mr.
Jaques acquitted himself with great credit.
Mr. and Mrs. Jaqucs were a4O examined, to sbnw that no
change had taken place in the treatment of the plaintiff's on oftet
he had been assigned by Mr. Britton ; that he was considered annul
treated u one of the family ; that Mr. Jaques had never refused to
give him instructions ; and that no complaint had ever been made
by the plaintiff's son.
It appearing on cron.exanaination that this young man had been
employed in drawing up, and delivering, bibs for Mr. Jaques, •
Mr. SCARLETT asked Mr. Java* peer it was not a Tall,
material part of his education,ihdt uld learn to make out
bills ?
Mr. Jaques—Unquestionably ; e it most
,important. (.k laugh. to
This being the defendant's case, ' •
The Loan CHITS JUSTICE asked Mr. Brougham whether be
had any answer to this cue ; for if he had not, tbe lsw wasoleas4l
against him ; the covenant of )Is Britton was, that he,w
duly instruct the plaintiff's son, or (muse him to be day 411,'
structed ; and as the case now stood, there was .0o breach 04 Ilieo;
covenant. . -

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life. BROCOITAX thought It was a questlbef foetfre 'AUT. WWW.,
they the competency of 31r. Jatiosa Ind been satlafaetoilly
proved.
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—Tf • fah.'
The 140111:1CHIET JUSTICE —lf par Cr— 10 44cess cola lag,. . ,
1 shall not prevent you. :i .1 :,i,„ •-•t.; i , to
The Jnry here said that they had made up,ffigke. Ini% s.' 4,
agreed with his Lordship. Upon this, It ' (het snitgesfLusgPS ,
Lord Chief Justice,
Mr. Pa oIiGHSII consented to a nonsnit. 0,.... !at: v ..
Plaintiff nonsuited.
,-.
THE THAW'S TUNNEL COMPANY V. sliXtboir. oirom Jr ..
This action was brought against the defendant to recoiree *KU- •
being the amount or two instalments due op eight shares which hip; ..,1
had putchued.
Mr. D. POLLOCK opened the pleadings, and Mr. Itlaseasrot
stated the case to the Jury. He said that this Company, uoldlest: ,t, •
many others which had grown up among the speculations of the -
year, was going on with great activity, and rapidly accomplish '
the object far which it had been established. It bad hostas:minil * t t ••
by an Act of Parliament. The defendant, M. Sheldon, bad oars ot.-4,-..
ginally purchased twenty shares, which afterwards, at his requexpd,
were reduced to eight. Upon these shares he paid the deposit",
which was 161. being 2/. a share. When a demand was made unit.'
him for the tint instalment due upon these shares, which oas'4o/..7. '•
being after the sate of M. a share, he refused to pay it, alleging cluck i.
he had sold his shares, and thereby exonerated himself from ale •
further liability. IVhen the second instalment became due, &viz.'"
cond application was made to him, to which he replied aa before- •
The plaintiffs, under these circumstances, felt themselves bouniikei d
enforce on the defendant the liability which he had, of ItisowtiaZ•
cord, taken upon himself. •
Mr. Hutton, clerk to the Company, examined by Mr. (irailleff '
—The defendant purchased eight shares, on which he paid tho do.'
posit money on the 24th February 1624 In the Autrust followl4l- • ,• .
a call was published in the papers for a payment of ztl. a share: IMF . .
defendant did not pay his .instalmeid ; another rail was arteswireibi.
made, and another application fur payment, both of which Neil. . . ' .
slated, on the ground that he had sold his shares, and waatier fay '
thee liable.
4.3 ' _ •.e,,,
Cross.examined by Mr. SCARLETT—The defendant dill tiat, ,
~
._ .
sign the petition for the Act of Parliament; he never signed an - '
eon tract ; his name was merely put down in the lift or sub. ribs:sr -1.1 .'"w
'
1611.000/. was the sum estimated for the completion of the tunnel... , . 4 ~
of which 141,0001. Was subscribed before Parliament was peti-
tioned. The Company purclassed no shales. About 146 share. • ,:.' Y
are still unsobseribed for.
• ; l' • .
This was u II:e plaintiffs' cast. .
3lr. VCAILETT, for the defendant. submitted, that on this ere. .. L'; •
dente hi. client was sot bound to answer these call,. All that Mr
..
hat done was to pay the 1111. ;he had not algoed the petition . taw ' .
hail ente:ed into no contract; he, had ondests/sork 40 m8P8404041P01- . ' •
The I...arced Counsel adverted to the 23.1 ansl,Ppt cyctigoayet ibis A • •
Act uut!...r which. she Company &hid* hi' 'utittbsiti, and phitiau. '
laxly relied on a clause of the latter, which says, that •• the is bola-
sum *hall be subscribed before the powers of the Act *hall be put
in force.•' It could never he intended by this Act of Parliancetdl
that persons who bad merely said their money and aftervalvis Ms.

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reliellds and forfeited their deposit before the Company bad been
consolidated, should be liable to any future call.
The Lolls Clue, Jtagttet havire sited for the Act. and ex.
:misted it for some minutes, submitted to the Counsel in the cause,
thaleirsoatte Probably he the bent eaunie, as all the facts were ad.
milted, to turn them into a epeeist cue, and then the opinion of
tise theist could be had mien it. The case would stand thus—The
defendant paid the de t, his came was put down on the list of
isheraibene but be did not sign the retitle, or any contract
thee the question will be, whether the mere payment of this sum,
bigot* •baviog signed the petition or %contract. hinds him to go
ors.. helmets; willing to forfeit the sum alvestly paid?
Ohes HO Ooze tilsjetted to this lent cireutustaoce being put into
thee:awes' it was not in evidence.
MT. Sceleiter was draimua that it should ismer in the cue,
as his theta was to relinquish the money he had paid.
TIN elpiege JUSTICI-1t cannot he taken as a fact. Have you
arm ?Poet tit he has es relinquiahed
Ajets. Vesauterre admitted that he had no proof of it, and the
rose Ina kit for argument, es the Lord ChlefJustiee bad originally
,tited it, war the excepuen of this elretemstaace, which wns st:uta
out.
The Jure, under his Lordship's directions, returned a verdict for
the Pistilitel; subject to the opinion of the Court on the special
mac.
oarear b. Wacivraei.
Tfikwas a writ of error, by the plaintiff. to reverse nn outlawry
w been sued out against hum by the oth:ride:it. It was
*odd that the defendant had, of his own fraud and owin, gone
Assad to avoid eeetawry, and for the purpose of defeating .Ir.
'Velletafr, Mr deicldelka m thie action, of his remedy for recover.
ten re just delstl against. the plaintiff, kit. Bryan. upon this the
issue. The (mention to he tried was, whether the
'daintier 'had Pone abroad fratulalentle and covinously with intent
to prevent the ouriserre. This is a very unusual form of action :
the way to which as oatiowyw is usually reversed being for the
cities to appear in Ow* and tender the debt due to the person
who Its used the outlawry, and all his costs, when the Court
reverses the outlawry as a matter of course. The writ for the re.
venal of the outlawry which had been rowed to in this instance by
the phdatiff is a writ of right, to which the subject is entitled.
strieo fare, and its object is, to obtain a reversal of the outlawry
ithout being put to the preliminary condition of paying the debt
endemics. The defendant having pleaded that the plaintiffhad sb
o !Med himself fraudulently and ominously, ttc. the issue lay upon
the defendant.
Mr. Sus/weer acrnrdiagly addressed the Jury in the first in.
stutter. Houk! that the defendant, Mr. Wagstaff; was the uncle
of Mr. Bryan. He had been in the habit of lending sums of money
to Me planniF, which he had not repaid. Mr. Wagstaff at length
berm to press his claims, and his nephew met his urgent applica-
tions by repeated promisee, which were as repeatedly broken. He
three:mini to put the law in force, and was met with more earnest
promisee, which, like their predecessors, when the appointed day
of payment came, were broken. He oat finally compelled to give
his Solicitor instructions to proceed against his nephew, Mr. Bryan.
A wrstiese ieued. 31r. Bryan, who lived at Radford, near Not-
tMgham, inure ately forsook his usual haunts, kept close, and in '
a shine time diesrpeered. His goods were shortly after sold, and it
whit arteywnsfft found that he had gone to St. Omer, in France.
This took place in September. 12122. As Mr. Bryan resided out of
the halts 4,f the town and county of Nottingham, though he was in
tqe hnhet eri dolly visiting Nottingham anti spending much of his
time there, a fesfslame writ issued against.him, from the expectation
that he would be arrested in Noaingluun. When it was found that
be bed gone to Fraree, ;truces. of outlawry was commenced against
fore an original writ was sued out, an clias and apiaries, on which
to found the cutlawry, tested the 17th o: November, a month alter
Ise bed left this enuatry. After the outlawry was completed an
tequieition earelsehl en his property, which had, in consequence of
the entiuniy, *wine forfeit to the Crown. Among his other
ceopety was nn annuity of 3001., which he had expected to en-
-7 mote:ly in Franse, but which, by these proceedinge, fell to the
t.'roan, awl, on petition to the Crown by Mr. Wagstaff, liable to
his claim, on Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan, who, but for this circum-
stance, wculd in all probability never have returned to this country,
wee thus deprived of his resources and compelled to revisit Eng.
land. He came over, and remained bssog. for a few days, till he
had sworn the affidavit to arrest Messrs. Marriott and Ely. the
payers cf his annuity. They pleaded in bar the outlawry, Red put
an end to his action. Mr. Bryan, thus baffled, bad no other resource
bnt to try to wars,: his outlawry, and instead of doing it to the
Ora! way, by appearing in Court and paying the debt and coats,
he had rooted to the unnsual form of proceeding by action.
.Mr. Hopkinson, 'homey for Me Wagstaff in the original action,
a'i Mr. Fucksbew, the officer, were called to prove the circum.
'emrge a bleb the Learned Counsel had stated In his opening, and
hf Effie,' a cognisance of all the steps of these proceedings against
are 81311 sea bretight house to hint, feorn which his fraudulent
mierit was to be Inferred.
Me. Roger Manners being called to prove that Mr. Bryan was*
now in France,
Mr. CAMPBELL examined hitn at considerable length, to elicit
from him facts to show that the causes which led 11r. Bryan
fibroid were not a desire to evade the outlawry, but a narrow in.
cene. and a desire of living more cheaply, and of being enabled
thereby to save funds for meeting the claims of his creditors ; and
also that 14,. Bryan was at the time entirely ignorant of all the
Iroceedinge which were taken against bun.
CAMPBELL called no venture but replied at considerable
ter-Vb. contending, in a very ingenious speech, that to sustain this
aztioe toe defendant most show that her. Bryan went abroad
siinowsly not to avoid aa arrest, which the 'seamed Counsel said
keies reedy to admit. betroths purpose of avoiding the outlawry.
ensk as the taping, alias, nod planes writs on which the outlawry
was had not issued hell after he was gone to France. Mr.
congbell signed that it wet Impossible hit client could have gone
these to avoid the ostlawre.
The Loan CM MP Jr4TICE told the Jury, that the only
ceostson they had to consider was, whether the plaintiff had gone
aarend with intent to defeat the claims of Mr. Wegsteti. and to
Mud Ike outlawry when it should be pronounced. If they thought
• at he had, then they would find a verdict for the dote:silent ; if
t.,se were of opinion that he hid 110 t gone abroad with such
fearadelant retastme, then they would find for the plaintiff.
The. Jcry_ rettarned a verdict for the defendant : thins finding
that Ms. Etrysn, tt e plainttt, had gone abroad with a fraudulent
am/ asylums intentaten of defeating the claim of 31r. M'ajoasit
aad of avoiding the outlawry.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, THURSDAY, DEC. 16.
q.l,Art it Larcd.Nr bejbre the Lord Chill Jalapa and a Common
Jsay.

4.-01KPTON V. HENILIAII.
iltis wet an action to recover damages for loss sustained by
e plairtiff in the purchase of a public-Louse, to +lnch he had
leer Indecad by the defendant's false ►ed fraudulent reprrieth
t Anna. . . .

JARDINE opened the pleadings.
trienult SPAN vas stated the case to the Jury. The de.
ferdant tad been proprietor of two public-houses, one of which was
.t Islington, and the other was the Crown and Anchor in Leaden-
eeit -street. The plaintif visiting to tram Into the business, was in-
C..cod, by the representetion made by defendant, to pircheee the
Jetta concern. By the favourably and false statements made by
t-e deflelant, It world appear that the receipts "over the bar"
sarnir, and exclusively of the tap act other matters, amounted to
per month. The plaintiff accordingly paid for the lease and I
gesod-We the sum of 1121 E A very abort experience, however.
oisartriced him of the falsehood of the defendant, for the receipts
--terr not one-half. Moreover, it would be proved that the defend.
AO wan eorseelosie that he was deluding the plaic:iff at the time he
made the emollient. When these facts were promd, the Learned
:,-tgeatit could not doubt that the verdict of the Jury would seen.
pantie his Injured client far the difference between his purchase.
coney and the real valor of the property, and also for the loss ci
;..-efit on a capitol of 22C0f., emnloyed In a concern from which be
c ..4kl not, as the defendant kt.ew, obtain a fair ICOIIIIII2OOOII.
Zatries Dent examined—Kept a public-house far some these
f • ut rise mantle' ag)) ; knows plaintiff; recollects going to de.
1-admit's house in the Moth of hlefehs this year. Found defendant
as Lame; Mr. Compton stated has business. Witness end Me.
compton inspected tic house. Me C. inquired Whetter the hook
returned MI a month Defendant said it did " over the bar."
Defendant (nether said, that gallons were NW out to people In the
cmintereial read. Defendant said the bowie did namely eight butts
po -ter , ”,.! o..it pipe of g'r. to die month.
Ckem-ettnemed—Cnderatood that the pleintiff had been there
befere. The beam was managed by defendant's son and daughter. '
Wome' went accidentally to the house. Did not hear the defend.,
sai mar that he laid out a great deal of money on the house.
James Weide examined—le a broker ; west en 211 t March last
.its plaintiff to the house of defendant ; he end Heesitew maid
t. mhe did upwards of lOW. a month " over his bar," leeeides
wrest we. done in the tap ; was at the execution of the agreement
L-teeen the 'armlet., and saw the money paid.
Corre.esarniiied.—Mr. Renshaw lived at Islington, and carried
or..h.el;oista thew, 1)14 not know whether Mr. Renshaw, In per..
mu, metier! 011 the business at the Crown and Anchor. The
element of receipts twee tLe bar was stated by Henahaw to be up•
...chef *Ma Lots nut know what Renshaw laid out on the pro.
‘lll.lll.

Howell erunined.—Knows plaintiff and defendant. Went
to tt.e Crown and Anchor with plaintiff. This witness proved the
alrisitsion of lirn-licw that the counter: receipts were over MI. in
a resmih. Mr. llemvhaw said *So that be del a law ripe of git,
nvi* smell one, re: month. He likewise said that he went to the
'totes to riOthase, and could not show any books, as he kept none.
o.ltess risminet, by Mr. Sergeant Vanoithx—Did not Lear de-
fenelki t shy that the business was conducted by his son and daughter.
..-.M.rshvi plaintiff not to take the concern. The convertatitn at
14ngten was 01;)00t the goods ; at the Crown and Ancl-or It was
catfoc-ing !le lease.
Tt.imtts Deane examine d... 41 an Excise officer. This witness
prdvect hv his bnolts the stock taken at the time when the defendant
ensiled into the house, and elm the stock down to the time when
the plan- was put into pawiession, from which it appeared that
r`ivtnum-nmpe.• alleril by Delhi's", as an ioduceinent to plain tiff;
arta gitey exhggerait
.---..-J MR) On it wine ,nil spirit stores. From lii; kunwiledge
.f the business, the retutos given for • month in ttic Crown and
.A.etlaire amtint to the due of 931. lit sd.

Isaac Jnlide is atromoted with the busionts of wine And sni!its.
In his oatimnte, the value of the articles in the rut:an wfrild be
WI 3t. 3d. fora lunar month.
flare. Keene examined—The Crown and Anal* dealt with
tor rrd Co., where *hoes, wet clerk, during fleashaw's coral.
r tea at that house. The 'aloe of porter taken amounted to
;4.1 dertrig that period.
Yeely, wbo was coliecting clock to Mr. Boding, brews:,

of Knightsbridge, proved the monthly avenge of ale taken from '
his brewery by Henshaw, at the Crown and Anchor. (It was not
adetitiate to make up the difference between the 931. and the 2061.
per month.)
Pratt kept the tap at Renshaw's, and paid for the year 2111.
for the porter and ale he got.
Cress-examinee—Paid above 731. rent. The value of the eon-
' eern to Henshaw he did not know. (leant plaintiff express
,dissatirfaction at the price he paid for the Ease, and say that he
was taken in with respect to the goods.
Clarke proved the assignment of the premises to Renshaw
for about 7001.
Howell, re.ceamined—A house doing 1151. per month b.
not worth more than 6501.
Mr. Sergeant l'avottsw (with *pea wait Mr. Sergeant Bo-
texteese), for the defence, addredikkit t",e Jury. He observed
that it was a practice frequently resorted to by persona in cases of
this kind, to endeavour to east an impttanon of fraud on the
defendants, in order to screen themselves from Itivrained
by their own mismanagement. For this purpose ;stakes
whichmight result from parolcansertions were peculiarly favourable.
It Was this that the error had occurred in respect to the statement
ettrihnted to his client of receiving 2001. per month over the bar
for excisable commodities, Other articles. such as ginger beer, &c.
were to be included in the fetreatien of that a.m. It would, how.
ever, be proved time the representations made by the deienoan: were
correct, and that the value or the business was really of the amount
which he had sta'cil. Front the nature of the business, the Learned
' Sergeant argued, that the testimony given by the witnesses for the
plaintiff was not very satisfactory. He woull not merely rest on
sech probability, hut would cal gentlemen of information on the
subject to rebut the imputation which bad been flung on his client,
and to demonstrate that the premises and business were, at the
time of the transfer, of the full value asserted by the defendant.
John Henshaw, examined by Mr. Sergeant BOSANQVET—Is
Dim of defendant; is an appraiser. Tie buaine of the Crown and
Anchor was carried on by his brother And xi-ter. Be was present
at the conversation between plaintift'and defendant. Plaintiff asked
hit rather, " Do you do 2001. per month ?" The answer was " No."
Defendant on further inquiry answered, that he could not positively
say that he did 150/. His father gave 7001. for the house; the re-
pairs were abut 1001. Trade was suspended during the time of
repair, viz. six weeks. The first floor let fir 60/. ayear as lodg-
ing", and is worth so touch. Thinks .it the time Mr. Compton
took the house it was worth what lie gave.
Vitt Henshaw—ls daughter of defendant. Kept the accounts
at the Crown and Anchor ; kept them daily. During the time she
was manager, the first month was 1271. 10e. By the extracts of the
several months, the average of these monthly sums was 1221. per
month. Tits was exclusive cf the tap. Was not present at the
meeting for the agreement to be signed. Saw Mr. Compton often
inquiring. ‘Vas present at the conversation sworn to by a former
witness, her brother.
. . .

Crosi•examined—The conee.sation to which witness alludes watt
a week before the sale. Thinks she saw Mr. Howell at the other
meeting. Sold a great deal of soda-water and ginger :beer. Her
father knew she kept the account book, which was copied from a
slate. Most entries were in her hand. _

Re.examined—Proved that ginger-beer was a lucrative article.
a Juror—The iceman book contained the returns on ginger.
beer and soda water, as well as on other article.
James Renshaw corroborated the evidence of the former witness
(his sister), and added that quantities of spirits were brought from
the docks.

Culis-examined—Beeps a public-house. The account book con-
tains all the profits over the counter.
Re-examined—The spirits sold at the tap were equally profitable
to his father as those sold at the bar.
Henry Breath, clerk to Smith and Co. whose house supplied
Hen•haw with gin, read from an account that 1503 g►llons of Bri-
tish gin were supplied within the time he had the house.
Cross-examined—Did not know that any spirits were sent from
the Crown and Anchor to the Islington house.
Titterton, an exciseman, was called up to prove that quanti-
ties of spirits were permitted to llenshaw, to a greater amount than
stated in plaintiff's evidence, but his testimony did not alter the re-
sult of that of the former excise officer called for plaintiff.
Witnesses were called to prove that they considered the Crown
and Anchor worth the money paid for it by plaintiff, even if it re-
turned only 150/. per month.
This was the defendant's case._

31r. Servant SPANICIE, in reply, observed that the tap was ex.
cluded from the 2001. a month. Was it then true that the other
branch of the business was worth what the defendant alleged ? The
contradictions urged by the Learned Counsel and witnesses at the
other side did not impeach the case which he had submitted to the
Jury.
The LOID Cam JUSTICE summed until.: evidence, and the
Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages CAI.
The trial lasted till half-past six o'clock.