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DUTY UN SALT.

A County 3leeting, to consider the propriety of pre.
awdissl; a Pillow' to Parliament for the tepral of the
Duty do Sill!, wil% convened at the CroW Is 1:111, North-
wich, I Au-shire, on Tuesday. As a maniac, Salt has
been I roved by the most experienced agriculturists
to tiro iii.triet, to be of very great value ; and its
eteelleso e as au article of fowl for cattle, is gene-
• ack.,ooled,;ed. Yet, though it is an valuable
• its•-till us a manure, .41111 05 1411111111:1e ut food
by wls, the lauded proprietor and the dairy
tar ner or, dr barred, by the heavy duty 011 it, from
nig tog it as extensively as tlwy would wish to
sz.tctO oral purposes. Such Is the injurious tell.
den VOr this impost. We hope, however, that it
will be alsoleshed to the emirs.. of the ensuing Session.
Tow repeal would lw ino.loefoie lil considerable
be • fit, slot wily to the Iroillioliter at.d farmer, but
to the 4 smutry at hirge. The advantages which
would result Isom it (says Mr. W. Hotests., in the
course of his etteasioat iii IS 17, before a Com-
mittee of the Hause l,f Commun.) would be name-
vbalely fella '• From my iiwti exiwrience (hr adds),
DWI the sp susous of prfsoiiii well versed am the sub-
j rt. it appears to one to he vertnio, that all ulstaut
ilrete.blid would be erewril for Salt lib new
sogrieolture—in the fiNlo to-% No lime
would he lost briar's. the demand and the supply
of it; in less than a week 'nine woul.l lie eiiiirtted
tote Salt, couve)vst in Liverpool, awl shipped for
its place of drstissation, all which would he greatly
facilitated by the removal of the restrictiosis, which
at preitrat catnip every operation in inassufactuiiiig
sod slopping Salt, lodrhtrndrnt of the employ-
gneiss as sing frIPIII lilt 101:114441r 111 41.44.1., iIIIIIV.
iwilturlll of the VillplOylllelit which %mild lieatford-
.d ill OWN' 1111411111.44140 CS and in saltine. I
the number of prrissus its Cheshire
amt issighhauring counties, who would be 1111111111
orly roga4t-di ill, or IleCllll4le dependant on the
1 ..•.....sell 1114001.0-11 ire of Salt, and rinivtlitig it
h., She I..tilpmul, at11:1411 111,111 righter.%
1.0":141010

It lin% born asked how Sir Joint 11'M A wom. who
tolA Lela liandbouse could have
.1...1 ...tilt aieetr 100,0001.1 Thus i. iv very imper-
rour4 fitsr4tiiii to ta.k of any prirate Secret:lr), and
dt‘ertte •.0 mestver.

Bo wren eleven and twelve o'clock on the night of
the 9th nisi. 11 most deter 1111 l ied gang of poachers,
'level. or twelve in nutnber, armed with guns and
tiluilgeoirri„eu,erril a wood belonging to J. VERNON;
EN. at Wherstead, near Ipswich, when • desperate
affray rtioursl between theist and Mr. V.'s keepers,
two ut will nese w led with balls discharged
frosts air guise..—ttne of the men had a ball extracted
tnnu lois mck and is doing well ; but the other Iles
dangerously ill, the ball having entered his dwelt-
bitur, mid ram yet extracted. The i lots all
stonie ihrir escape, leaving behind tiwin a aa, k coo.
taxing titre pheasauta.

LAW I.VTELLIGENCE.

• COURT OF COANCERY, I.smcot.x's lux,

WrDNISDAY, 21.

The Louie CsiAncro.t.oß was ncrupiea until two
o'clock in henroirg motions rd son interest except to
the parties concerned. 111% Lordslop rose at that
hour to attend a Cabinet C ttttt

OPERA HOUSE.
WATERS U•. TATI.OR.

The Court eras mulch crowded in expectation of
the Petition in ;
this case hying heard. We eirm.
neou.ly mated yebterilay that it was the Petition of
the Plsintotf, that the receiver might go !wrote the
Master to pas. In. accounts. and be discharged
from his office. It is the Petit tun the receiver
to Chit effect. His dimes have ceased hy Mr.
Waters britig drel.oreol the poe.c.l4.er of the Opera
Bin it is necetimarc for lilllll 19 have an
order of Com fur lot lie tieing in In.
capacity of receiver an ()Seer of the C"urt.

INSOLVEy r COURT.

WEDESNDAN, JAN. 21.

The 114 of thi. day mi. very full, anti the orso-
sitiont. thotigls tsitittliaorlditt, except Ilse
fulltmittg cdoe

CASK OF CAPTAIN HALL.

Captain Tfoonm. Hill applied for his rliorliorge.
and VIII% 111111•'.40.11 by o number of uredituro who op.
pestreii fit Court ; wito.itr them Mere, Col. Corry
(faultier of the lute Kt.:lit Mos. byte Corry),
Joseph I:,mer. and ar verbal other iferun, ul
cuusidera!itm.

Messrs. Dulasttt s and HEATH also appeared to
oppose Cantata 1141; and Messrs. ND,
ANDREW', anti l'ottarcii, apnearid .at
The debts, us admitted to Capt. nail's sells-Jule,
alinuoteil to over Forty: flee Thousand Pounds.—
Ills effects—Nothing.
The oppositions being P.) strong and initurrosis,
the Couuk.l fir the Defendant consented to except
boat Il!S (11.cliars;r ti..e debts due to ‘lessr% John
Lanni), IVut. Arran. Juan Trite. Jos. Cogglit4s
C La_
Wayie, Thomas Smith, Richard Foster,
Class le Fushury, Muhl; Pjr..ous, and Mrs. Debora,
Charlotte Peaks.. These deans umuouled to 3,3001.
The Coutt r —" The Counsel
at both sides being
finished, it becomes nay duty. Captain Hall, to in-
quire into the nature of your comfort to incurring
debts within lour years, which I see, by the t,er of
your taiwthalr. amount In 45.2431. tos. When I
ate such au amount, without a shilling in assets to
Pet till against it, it becomes my duty to make
serious inquiry ou the 'Present Derma 00000 though in
doing so I Wee no wish tip affect your feelings, be
yoml the measure and strict hue of nay duty."
Q. Have you. Sir,auy real or personal property
—A. No.

Q. Had you at any time ?—A. I once bad '2OO/.
a-year, indeed 40Ui. it one time, I sold for
live thuusand guineas to the Hope Insurance Com-
pany.
Q. Have you been reared to any profes-ion ?
A. Nu, but ,em, or ta rlt e %rats was a Isesste-
limit in the Fo,leers, and w..m allowed 1411 monist)*
of 3001. by cloy father, alio iv a Ceirtleinati of
N otti glis in -I o re, with landed property to the
as iiiiii lit of 12,0001. a-year. I is.re only our. brother,
and say fiesser boo: al way. led sue to expesl a lair
moiety of his property r his dec.-are. lam 10
expect the La icevlershire astute of at biro 5,111101.
a-year. 11y brother and I expect ample weans.
Q. ‘l'l.at vpalde Ine.ita, 11.111 you of paying
these debts when 111 J contracted theta ?--A.
From the eurlir-t perms! I hate been reared op
to large expectation.; I aav loossOst sop 3t a pubbC
anti selected lime 1111.1.15511/11 of HMIS ill Cali).
life. 1 further have to explain, th three
nominally large v for a l!telt I . mm ht.hood an-
swerable, 1 :1111 11111.* liiVi/IVell, though I never
realised any thing like Cori,* aissoisot. I never re-
ceived 3,000/. out 01 the whole 11.1111. A great deal
of the iiruperty fur
retort., which, tiossegb largely charged, w.re but
arnally Karlin live. Such west. the case in Mr. Fos-
ter's debt of 3.0001. 1 never tanned Mr. Flisoter,
but was introduced to bus by Mr. Iluebanass
upon my hnoonr I never sereived 1,500/. out or Ilse
property thus bought for 4,000/. I that Got.
dental'. 1 ant the rifler id tan 1101114. 3ly father
has landed estates in Nottlls4liani.lii.e and Lewes-
tershire to the nmmiimal moist of 1.2,000/. and ah.o
80,0001. in the Funds, and may, if he pleases, leave
it In nor.

Mr. Foster here row slid s.ohl, at All sollos-
pion, had !wen 11134ir Its 111111, lir iuptsi lie would
permstted to explain 111- trilindellott wish she De-
fendant.

The Gunn.. I for Captain Ilall ohjecteal to Mr.
Foster being heard, sod disclaimed casting any
imputation lit him.
The COURT desired NI.. F.• tar to In. sworn.—
Tilts was accordingly dame, and tied I:cattleman
gave the followilag account of 1.13 dealing with
Captain 11411:
Mr. Fatot 11 r. Dm lambasts, of Pall-mall,
came to 11W, and said shat lie knew it was not my
into onion in carry my pit:tura s into Ilerkelane, whew
I waa then gosiog to sumac, and hr said, that ;ea
ready y was. 110 uliket to rate. lie thought he
could depose of them on liberal terms oat credit.
Ile further explained that lie could get me, as
purchasers, two nrsitirttlell, the Wits of a very
wealthy 11113111 at Nollingliani, lola whose Chlifileter
I might IlirStsilisly entlutrr. 011 this 1 applied to
my bankers to slake the iliqUiey.aml they, thromth
Alessrs. Payne marl S 1111 l la, fouital that use Gristle-
-1111111 ne Ituonueglau. a wall or very large ism.
perty. The result or the impsiry being tlaarr ime
!Ultimate, as 1 contra iveal. tither I castled ow Mr.
ISuchaitaii, or he on isse, I really forget which, atal
we agreed on the pike of 4,00411. tor the pictures,
as I bald I cared little It., the immediate payment
of the mans auto. I eilt el the lettere/et ads aegis-
larly paid. I then a,„:ere el to take the Col joint
bowl of the li.Miltreet and his broth. r, fur 3,11154. to
be paid ill three year., subject tee a resleassiat
if the nos-test WNW owl pieta every year. Fur the
rea stttlsg 1,0001. three bills were guru to one, our
of which. tor (dna/. has alone heels paid, mid that
by Mr. Bischunso. I brand untleitt4 of the Ilessol-
' verl,,,lta UMW titue, and then 1 learnt that be was

not the legitimate son of .the Gentleman in Not-
tirighsm, but his natural son, and one to whom he
would not leave 31 latilfpentiy. I met Captain Hall
shortly afterward.. and, Good God, Sir !' said I
to him, how could yon represent yourself to me
as being the legitimate son Hod heir or your rather,
when, ill fact, you are a aaigrlll 4011, and entitled
to nothing except by Favour ?"—lle then, fur the
first time, admitted that this WWI the case. As to
the value or my pictures, the Court can estimate
the truth of Captain Hall's 'tatement, when I soy
that for one of the 'pictures I gave in cash 4,4601.,
and I only valued it at 51.2501. in the sale to this
man. No man shall presume to say that they were
set down ut Ully other than a fair and mwderate
price."
Both Captain Hall and Mr. Pollock divelaitied
any imputation on Mr. Foater's dom:ter in 11114
; but the hotter replied, that the lino-
alumina hail fallen our, and 114 lie hoped he NAM It
111111 Of honour, he thanked the Court for allowing
him the oppoit tttt ity of refitelog it, and sliewing
how he had been used by Captain Hall. Ile had,
iii fact, bven swindled on the occasion.

The COURT—Captain II li, you have heard the
PtiarMelli of Nlr. Foster, have you 'toy question to
ply to him ?—A. No, Sir.
Q. DPI you represent yourself tit this Gentle-
man as being the legitimate soil of your Ember, end
stilis-riuently tolunt to him whets he met ¶llll
that you were only a nuturul 6011 ?--A. No, 1 tint
not ; hu I um a natural POll.

The COURT—" Mr. Foster, what do you say
in reply ?"
Foater—" On toy ierth, you admitted to
me when I lasi met you, that you were • natural
1.011 —a Le-turd."

The ('ouar—" I give credit to Mr. Footer's
*tah•ment."

Q. Captain 11:•11, did you buy thtwe !Pictures to
moanv tit or any house ? --A. NIP, I bought
and roll them to pay tiff some peen lila ry
The Cot: ar --*• That is, you wild this Gentle.
mm's property to pay off other debt',"
Tice Learned Serjeuitt then proceeded at coma-
derable lengt It to pr 1111 l )1111l'e 1119 altljerilicatirm nt Oa%
caae. Hr telt it urcrw•arv. lie said, not a illottitod-
nig the arrangement sale between Coultbel to ex.
rept cettiin ileht., to ititpure nib) the Wanner so
which property to the t of 45.0004 mod
upward. had hero obtained by the Insolvent. when
lie had no asset• on the bier of his %schedule, not rtien
one shilling to set sill ag:in.t w em 1111 l MIS a anal.
Thi. duty itsipriatitrly devolved upon the Court by
the 6.a Act of Parliament. It was by that Act
twee...tory to see whether she 'party cosstracting debts
hail Mom DOwith p►obab•le I/WOWS of paying them,
or whither he had not door so with this probable
prayed, sod hero thereby guilty of gross
jtu•-
ttee to his creditors. Then cause the heat/ penalty
prescribed by the Act, namely, that bet I he
discharged lentil he paid 11w whole of his Mins. or
remained within the walls of a prison for live t eau..
On first looking at this case, before the evislesice
of lams war disclosed, it might seem that the Its-
w.ivent, like too many you'll; men. had been guilty
of great intliAcretion, mid had ni•ur•rd large debts
without the • hate means of paying them, but
%%till the tiltitivite prtemeet of doing so out of pre-
sumptive lieietlitary footle. which lie must rvvtu-
ullt Dot how slid the fact turn out ? that
Caption Mill was oat the legstimate Hui of the
g• litleinais to whom he had rclerreil. lint a *smu-
t:ll one. and therefore not entitled in the
way 01 Paeetwiloll to. nor shilling of the property to
ale ell Ir had drt•lared he porsrrsrd an lieftdilrity
claim. ILLitler cure 1.811..er1, Own, of such palpa-
ble misconduct, the COMA hail 110 alternative •iudrr
the Act but to declare that with respect to this large
c 'illation of debt. it way quite ebar the Insol-
vent had incurred it witl having any probable
means of fulfilling hi. engagenieuts, and in so
thing had bet a guilty of grow. injustice. 19r which
mithilig remained to the Court bat to remand him,
and lie woe. remanded accordingly.

Thi‘ decision of the Court WWI received with loud
c•lalpping of handle—the slime indecorous expression
of terling followed the delivery of Mr. Foster'•
evidence.

The COURT threuteued to punish the parties if
it was repeated.
After the adjudication was pronounced, Captain
hilt desi►rd per sawn to address the Court, bait
was refused. He is it fashionable-looking mass,
about 33 years aaial, and was well known as a dashing
beau at the west end of the town.

The conduct of the Court in taking up the cast
when the Insolvent was ready to except front his
oli.clrirge the debts of the creditors iu atiendance
to oppii.e, excited the mast universal satisfaction
in a very crowded Court.
The other cases were quite devoid of interest.
The Court adjourned until Saturday. when it
will dispo-e of rules were vet down fur hearing
ratty in the pre,eut ►illing.

On Wednesday we'imiglit, as the labourers were
at work pulliug down the prick Birdies iu the bme-
klln !bilkham Park, Norfolk, the whole aWititll•
in, burying four of the Indus, who weie, how-
ever, dug out, but in a must mutilated state, with
little hopes of their recovery.
:11r. President CANNING in the only I%lettiller of
the Cslnort who liar follbwed the pals itific example
of the Marquis of CAMDEN, tl gii It well under-
stood at the tune that great sacrificer ovate In be
made by every person in high office. Mr. CAN-
NING hil.4 eel toady surrendered his sinecure place of
Itreeiver-t ;corral of the Altman 000 lflice, by which
la salary of .100/. a year will Ire saved to the public.
This deserves honourable mention, and, we trust,
will be properly noticed in Parliament.
Of our modern Boards of lugoiry, one of the
sawri,ist is that fist investigating the debts of the
late Nabob of AucoT, who died oboist thirty years
ago! It consists of three C missi 0000 ers„ with *
Si•cieistry, Annuitant Secretary, a Uri:inter 111 Lon-
don, auothrr at Nladrati, and two Oriental Inter-
preter*, with the usual establishment of Clerks, &c.
all with suitable niolarien. Of their iliocr.-ilings
very little in knowoo li. the pothlie, except by sill 111.:
cantonal aolarrtiownielit in %lie London iirractfe, ail-
nomieing the claims they cmitirin or rtject ; but it
seems the Brand is still in full activity, though most
I f the claimants, and some of Ilnir 1 xecutut 4, have
been deed far many years.

SURRAY SESSIONS, JAN. 2!.