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OLASCOM riscidists IS.

The following requisition was this day delivered
to Archibald Lawson, Esq. the Acting Chief &la-
giothste of this City, its absence of the Lord Pro-
vost, hut as he hes declined' to call the sotteling
there required, notice is hereby given, that such
weeting will he held within John-street Church,
upon Friday the 2241 day of December current, at
twelve o'clock, for the purpose usentioued in the
pilot

" To the Honourable the Lord Provost, or, is his enrolee, the
acting Chief Magistrate of lite City of Glasgow.
" LOkO—Wr request that your Lordship will call a
meeting of the Merchants Bankers, Manufacturers, and
other Inimbit•nts, to be fel upon as early a day as eon-
veident, for the purpose of considering of the propriety of
sailing a loyal sad dutiful Address to bis Majesty, and repre.
Denting the unroustitutional and pernicious measures adopts
ed by Ministers, espeelally in the proceedings slimiest the
Gismo; and the sudden primordial, of Parliament, and
praying his Majesty to dismiss his Mioustcre, and to re-as-
semble Parliament without delay, that their advice may he
taken as In the measures to be pursued fur allayiu4 the pre-
scot Aiscontent."

To this requisition gild notice ere appended, in
the Glasgow Paper, more than 350 names, with the
additests of even• person signing it.

ST. PAUL'S sellout.

Yesterday the patrons and hieads of this ancient Founda-
tion were K.:ironed by a ilieplay of the proficiency of the
senior scholars in d►clvnauon. The pieces were original,
and, whilst they afforded an earnest of future excellence in
eimiposition, evinced considerable powers of elocution,
diminished only by a 'little but venial fault; some pommel'
(and those well conceived' being hurried over with impatient
ratan:it,. This fault, however, will be ameodrel by a few
more declamatory effirls in the prerience of strangers, which,
by the jo.helooss vegutraious of the present Heud MAliter,
are inure frequent than formerly.

BUFFALO HUNT
IN LONDON.

Vesterdry morning, about half-past nine o'clock,
three hutrilneiii, entwining of u growls bull and two
calves, one of them about the size of a smell tlenkev
mot toe other of a sheep. arrived at the Aletingerie
to Exeter `Ctiaiiee, in the Strand. They were
driven up the Strand by a keeper, moved on
quietly, and appeered as tame as any of our
domestic cattle. On their arrival in front of the
Menagerie a great crowd of puede was collected lay
curio-ity to see them, and amused themselves with
shouting awl other noises while the keepers were
preparing to take them up into the Menagerie.
The hull, frightened by the strange unite and
clamour, saluted away, followed by the two
young buffaloes and the crowd collected on
611! spot. He Pill slowil lilt Strand roiled the
epic...wan 'tutor at Charing-cross, and up settle as
far its Southeutptim-street, then dews' again to
Charing-cross, and up agent as far us the Adelphi
Theetre. Ile thee tairerel down Adam-street. along
the Arlelphi, and to the bottom of Villiers-street.
I lere his progress in that direction vat iitopped by
the iron pill's:tele. Foremost among the pursuers
was one of the keepers in a chaise-cart, which he
thew aerosol the street, but the hull, followed by
the calve*, matte a turn and rushed along the flap
way. The young 'mirefoe. bring perfectly gentle
and harmless, hiving no horns, were permitted to
accompany the bull, with a view to take him
more easily. From Villiers-street they went along
the Street!, !issed Charaug-cross, and dashed into
Pill-wall.Thq then crossed St. James's-square
along Jerniyis-street, crossing l'iceadilly into Albe-
marle-street. From thence they proceeded to Bond-
street, eroseed Oxford-road, thence to Grosvenor-
square, l'airtmen-s'hi'rr, and thence back into
Oxford-street to Tyburn turnpike, where, not
paying toll, their progross was stopped at the
gate. They theca tweed down Park-lane, end
one of the gates of Hyde Park was instantly
opened for the purpose of letting the bull ill.
At this part of Park-lass: a horse and cart were
standing loaded with hay ; the bull refused to
enter the park, and feil in close behind the
Ion! of hay. Here he stood tired and exhausted,
while the carter being provided with a rope having
a running noose, succeeded, after several ineffec-
tual atternpio, to throw it round his horns; the
rope was thee made fast to the cart. Finding him-
self sectirett, lie locked and plunged furiously, and
from his great strength there was great danger that
lie would upset cart and horse. It was therefore
thought advisable to secure him by another rope to
a lamp-post. Ile was then secured in a more
effectual manner by additional ropes to the cart,
and drawn to a neighbouring stable, where he was
ilerialitr,l fur .alety. in this course the young
buffaloes. trot able to kei-p up with the hull, were
separated from him iii Oeford-rotd, bet being
taken they were brought to the *table entl left with
the bull. In this long chase no very serious in-
jury nor occident occurred. At Chatting-cross the
bell fell in with a coal-waggon NA gored one
of the horses slightly with his horn. He never
attempted to run at ally p tset lager, nor did
any further mischief until he arrived in rink-
lane, 'where he upset a gentleium on horseback.
The rider teed horse escaped unhurt. IV hell tied
to the cart lie broke our of his horns in plunging
and strugeLeg, which bled profusely. IVlten in
motion he went at a great rale. It was only in
consequence of his stopping occasionally that the
pursuers were able to keep hina its right until lie
was taken. The bull and calves are very laimelsome
animals. They are of a greyish slate colour.

THE ARMY.--The troop of the 19th lancers
which had been stationed at Peterborough, to pre.
vent the recurrence of thu•e aecoes of outrage which
recently disgraced that city, has been remanded to
head-platten,, the twee:oily for their continuance
at the former place having happily ceased.---
( Cambridge Chronicle.)
THE t•'+r.t, or CARTIIAGE•DRIDOE.The. superb
structure of Carthage.brolge, which celled forth
the admiration GC all who bi,ited it. was completed
in January, 1819. Suddenly and unexpectedly it
fell tufo the immense will' over which► it wee erected
the afierooon of the 2d May, 1820. This bridge
was a single arch of iron, winch for its eaten' and
hetgl►t stood unrivalled its this country or in Eu-
rope. The arch consisted of nine ribs, its chord
352 feet, and height of the railing above the water
200 feet. The length of the floor 714 feet. It
was important in its location, as it connected at
Genesee-river the Bridge-road leading through the
north sod west purl of the State of New York.
(New Jew, Paper.)

'^uUMM,w'

LAW INIRLLICSNCS.

COM OF CI4ANCUY, liavammes 114
humor, Dacitunt fl.

The LORD Cusxcit.t.oa caste into Court at
half-past tee o'clock, soul was occupied until
quarter of an hour before four in bearing lunatic
and bankrupt petition,. of no interest except to
the parties concerned, et which hour his Lord-
ship rose.

COURT OF LING'S BENCH, Guii.umact.,
FRIDAY, Die uuuuu 22.

Bifore the LORD CHER! JIJ3TICI4

ASSAIL I.T.
PERRY V. CHAPIIAII.

Mr. MARRYATT, for the Manual; addressed to
the Jury the following statemesit of facts. The
Plruitiff iii this case had been s mate in the mer-
chant service. but at the period of the assault
of which he complained was serving as a common
sailor oil brunt the Votes Week Indianian then lying
in Carliale Bay, flarbadoro. On the evening of
the Ist April, the Capitkin being on shore, the De-
fendatit Chapman, who was first mate, acted as
commander. lie gave orders to the Plaintiff to
stop up the curtain; the Plaintiff attempted to do
it, but finding there were not stops enough. he iu-
formed the Defendant of it, who then Laid him to
do it with what stops there were. The Plaintiff
said he could not, on which the Defendant, taking
hold of a very thick rope, heat the Plaintiff with
it very severely. The Plaintiff, in consequence of
this usage, would mit trust himself with the De-
fendititt in the same ship, and he therefore left the
Venus and came home in another ship, by which he
forfeited the whole of his wages. For this assault
and consequent loss he nova brought his action. and
when the case should be established to the satisfac-
tion of the Jury, they would, he had no doubt,
view it as au act of oppression, and give rely eini-
sideratile damage s.
The carpenter and • seaman of the Venus were
called, who proved the assault, mud also that the
Plaintiff ors Long struck threw a water bucket at
the Defendant, which however did not hit
The rope with which the Plaintiff was struck was
the " purchase fall." Ile was considerably bruised
about the ahuulders, but sustained no serious in-
jury.
Mr. CIuaNEY addressed the Jury on behalf of
the Defeutlaot, lie said there never was • case
which required smaller datn.tges than the present;
there was not the smallest circumstance of aggrava-
tion on the part of the Defendant. The Plaintiff
had been ordered to ',whom a certain duty by his
commituditig officer, and had refused to do it. lie
won Id not say that was a complete justification for
the Defendant, but he did say that it ought to go a
great way in pollution. . Such actions us the pre-
sent were seldom brought for the benefit of the
party nominally complaining. There were, iu fact,
persons in the profersion of the law to be found who
went on board ships after their return from long
voyages, to inquire after those who had received a
rope's end, and to persuade them to seek legal re-
dress ; then whichever party ginned the cause it
was' well known the coats must be paid. He left
the case in the hands of the Jury with a full coo-
filletice that they would think the smallest damages
sufficient. _

The Lunn CHIEF JUSTICE charged the Jury,
that no justification having been pleaded, mill the
assault being proved, thoir verdict must be for the
Plaintiff. liar Lordship observed on the necessity
of preserving, discipline on board ship ; but at the
same time officers must not gave way to their pas-
sions, and strike their men without reason or ne-
cessity.
The Jury consulted together for • few minutes,
•nd returned a verdict for the Plaintiff—Damages
404. _ .

The Court were occupied the greater part of the
day in causes of 110 public interest.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, GUILDHALL,
FRIDAY, DECtleatil 22.

GILL AND CO. V. LICXER AND CO.

This was an actiou to recover of the Defendants
the proceeds of a ‘piantity of coffee, sold by them,
under the following circumstances:
Mr. Serjeant I...Stss stated, that the Plaintiffs
consigned the coffee in question to the house of
Lyne and Co. commit.sion-merchants, on commie-
non, drawing upon them to a considerable amount
in advance. Previous to the arrival of the coffee
in England, Aletsrs. Lytle and Co. sold it to the
Defendants, contracting to deliver it on or before
a certain day. The loin of the contract having
expired before the coffee arrived, the Defendants
gave notice to 'Messrs. Lyne and Co. that the de-
livery not liana; been completed at the time spe.
(AO, they should consider the contract void.
Upon receiving this notice, Messrs. Lyne and Co.
applied to the Defendants, representing the incon.
veuience to which they would be liable, in copse.
quelice of the drafts upuu them for the amount,
and obtained from them an advance of 2,5004
Upon the coff.e, in order to enable them to meet
those drafts. Messrs. Lyne and Co. afterwards
failing, the Defendants sold the coder, and upon
the bringing of this action offered to pay into
Court 1,500/. being the balance of the proceeds,
after deducting the charges of sale and other ex-
penses, and the 2,5001. advanced by them to
Messrs. Lyne and Co.
Mr. Lyne was called, and proved the facts as
stated respecting the sale; and said that after the
notice. the coffee was again sold to the Defendants,
the 2,500/. being paid in advance, agreeable to the
conditions of the sale, and the balance being to be
paid when the proceeds of the coffee should have
been realised by the Defendants. Before they sold it
they were to see hint about the price. Mr. M'Tag-
gart, a partner of the firm of Kymer and Co.
doubted the weight of the bags being 1 cwt, or
cwt. so witness had represented them. and wished
to see the invoice, which was accordingly rbewu to
hint.

[The invoice was pet in, end ran in the usual
form of invoices of consignments on commission-4-
" Consigned to Mawr.. Lyite and Co. for
net:aunt and risk of Messrs. Gall, Fielding, and
Co.")
Witnes Dever mentioned the names of Gill and
Co. in Ibis transaction to the Defeadauts sad the

Invoice *so shells mettly Ar the pt. rpm of
connoting Mr. Wingert of the weight of the
hags.
Mr. SedeauC Boutique?, for the Defeodants,
couteededibet this was a bows fide transaction be-
tween them and Lyne and Co. **idlest airy re.
&reties to the Plaintiff*. That the Defendsais hod
purchased the coffee of Mews. Lyre and Co. and
knew nothing whatever of any other parties in the
trsivseetion. The case, he argued, wes essentially
different from Ganser easels, wherein property load
hero pledged by brokers or agents. where the Prin-
cipals clearly had a right to recover; but here the
Pl•intiffs had no such right.
Chief Justice DALLAS put it to the Jury to
say whether they thought that Mr. Nl'Taggatl.
having seen the invoice. could be ignoraid of the
fact of the coffee !vowing been consigned by the
Plaintiffs to.Lyne and Co. on cummissiou. It they
thought they most have known Ova circumstance.
they would hod for the Plaintiflii, awl he wool.'
reserve the point for the Drlendmols, sis nsdrr flirt
a case might he funned for the opinion of the Court
above. as to the ddreresice in the law of clue cave
between the case of a commission merchant and
broker.

The Jury found for the Ploiutiffs. *object to a
case.

MONAHOU4E AND CO. v. DMUSFICI.D.

Tint wan an action to freover of the Delenflant
the value of vsualry pigs of lead on the ground of
genvraLuverage....

issr. metjearit liOSANQUF.T stated the case. The
Plaintiffs 'hippest on board the ship George Cuoniog,
belonging to the Defendant, in December, Isle,
three huudred pigs uf lead, consigned to Mr. Charles
flurry, at Angostura. On the voyage the vessel
ran @ground, and ite order to lighten her, 10 aV to
get her off, it became necessary to throw a great
part of her cargo overboard. Among other things,
great part of the lead shipped by the Plaintiff.
was thrown overboard. A satentriit of the general
average oil the loss was made rut ;col sent to the
I)efeirdant, who objected to our particular stein in
it, whereupon it was altered, and a fresh etAtemeitt
sent to him, which he handed over to his broker, and
recovered his own proportion from the underwriters.
On what ground, therefore, he could object to the
payment of the Plaintitts' claim, be (the Learned
Counsel) could net imagine. lle hod heard the
defence to be set up was, that the Defendant had
nut then an interest iii the ship, having let her ;
but that, he was instructed, he should be able to
skew was not the fact.

Thomas Lavender, second mate of the George
Ccuming on the voyage sit titirstion, proved the
grounding of the stood. To lighten her they
started the water, threw the guns and shot over-
board, slid then threw part of the lead overboard.
They threw over above a hundred pigs of lead. Mr.
Bousfield was the owner of the ship ; lie Caine on
board the ship at Blackwell ; and *Ulm,s after he
came home was paid his wages by Mr. !Luslirll.
Cross-exarnixed.—There were about a hundred
and ten soldiers on board, as passengers, who were
going out to join the service of the Venezuelan Go-
wer 1111 l ent ; but they had no arms, nor were there
any military stores on board.
Mr. Powlea, of the late firm of Hurry, Ponies,
and Hurry, proved that they shipped the lead on
board the George canning, by order of Messrs.
Monkhouse, 4011 CO. the Plaintiffs, who lived in
the north Of England. Witness's house had char-
tered the ship front the Defendant. The lead was
consigned to Mr. Cheats Miry, at Angostura,
end the Plaintiffs knew that it was shipped partly
on account of the Venezuelan Government, and
partly fur the general market.
Cross-examined.—The ship was sold to the
Venezuelan Government by witness, un account of
the Defendant. The sale was negotiated by wit-
ness with Mendez, the agent of Venezuela in this
country. -The Plaintiffs knew nothing of the soi-
-1 diers fur the Venezuelan service, going out in the
vessel.

Mr. Scrjeant VAUGHAN, for the defence, stated,
that the vessel having been charted to the house of
Hurry, Fowles, and Hurry, for the voyage to An-
gostura, the Defendant had not such an interest in
the•ship at it time as rendered him liable to a
claim for general average. Besides which lie con.
tended, that the shiptueut being for the service of
the insurgents in the Spanish South American pro-
viuce of Venezuela. was an illegal traffic, and
therefore the Mimi& could not legally recover.
The Li-rimed Gentleman quoted, very much at
length, the Act of the 9th George 11. and the pro.
clemation of the Prince Regent, prohibiting the
enlisting of British subjects in the service of
foreign belligerents.
Mr. Serjeant BovANQUillr, in reply, conter.ded,
that the Acts referred to did not affect this ease, as
they only applied to persons enlisting, and not to
trade in merchandise. The pigs of lea 4 were nut
implements of war, bat articles of trade, in which
any person had a right to traffic; and the circum-
stance of a quarrel or war ezirting between the
Spanish South American colonies amid the mother
couutry, could not render the_trade illegal. •

Chief Justice DatLas said, that the present
defence was one of • posture not at all to be encou-
raged, for it was evident that whatever might be the
case ou the part of the Plaintiff, the Defendant
knew perfectly well the nature of the transaction
with the Venezuelan Government. and was a party
to it. Still the defence might be legally valid.
The Defendant was beyond a doubt the owner of
the "hip, and had benefitted in the preservation of
the ship, by the throwing overboard of the Plain-
tiffs lead ; the Plaintiff, therefore, had clearly •
right to recover of him, antes!) the traffic were ille-
gal. The Acts to which they had been referred
did not affect this case ; nor did the Proclamation
of the Prince Regent, nor even the Act of Parlia-
ment founded on that Proclamation, and which had
been passed posterior to this transaction. They all
related to the enlisting of British subjects, and to
that only. But, upon other grounds, he was clearly
of opinion that the trade in question was illegal.
The lead, it was true, was not immediately fit for
military use; but the Jury would form their own
conclusion as to its inteuded adaptation for the
purpose, and if they were of opinion that the Plain-
tiffs were aware of its being intended. for the service
of the Verieenelais Government. they would bud
for the Defendant; if otherwise, they oroold lad
for the Plaintiffs.
Verdict for the Defendant.