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DEPARTURE 4.

The Marquis of Worre;ier, from his house in Pork %trey,
Grosvenor-newt. tor 114diniuton. Gloucesiershire
The Earl of Porta,linrluu, from the St. P•tri.,,,r{',
Hotel. Dover-street, for his seat in Ireland.

Lord Rivers, from Iris house in Chesterfield-strret, u^ t
tour.
C.Nreird Lambe, jan. E.q. from Worrea's Hotel, R' r:.
street, for Cambridge.

The Dowager Duchess of RUTLAND has art,%,3
at Belyuir Castle.

The Nlarquis of BATH has a large party of fatthn.....
able vieiturs these holidays at his elegant seat, Leyl4-
60.
Eirl and Conntess COWPFR hare left their 4eto.
Paissanger, Herts. on tt vieit to the Eu I in 1
Counter; of JERSEY,at their seat, blhidletins-pa, k,
Oxfordshire.

The Amhasontlor of the Netherlands gives pi
growl entritsminent In-morrow to a party of :1,..
tniction at his lonise, Whitrhall-place.
Sir WlLLtsat SCOTT, Bart. will entertain • liortr.
party of clistonguisiwd pirsonages nu Satureay orst
at his reilivoice in Grafton-street. Bond-rtreet.

Gorhambure, the seat of toe Earl and Countess
VERULAM, lies been * scene of great festivity and
attiiiiminent mete holidays.
Lord ERSKINE has paid a visit to his native coati-
try, after an aispeoce of fifty-one years. He arrived
at the house of his brother, the Earl of Bucts x. in
George-street, Edinburgh, on Saturday last, acid
there met his grand children (who are receiving
education iii Edinburgh) with their parents. The
Noble and Learned Lord will find a new creation
since lie left Scotland in 1768. The new town ,‘"
not thili begun, and the improvements iii every di-
rection exceed all that can be witnessed in any other
city upon earth. The Noble Loi d says in his burr
that, "in his own family, he finds three new gene.
rations around him, whilst those of former days have
passed sway."
The Journal des Dames informs us, that in seve-
ral fashionable houses ui Paris, a new arrangement
has been introduced in pacing the company at a
dinner tumble. The Ladies first take places, leaving
intervals for the Gentlemen; after being seated.
each is desired to call on a Gentleman to sit beside
her ; and thus the lady of Inc haute is relieved
from all embarrassment of etiquette, a. to rank and
pretensions. lint, without douht, says the Jour-
nalist, this method has its inconvenient:tell. It oily
happen that a bashful beauty Lot name the
object of her secret wishes, and au acute observe-
may determine from a single glance, that the elected
is not the chosen.
A correspondent, whn has just returned from n
Clnistmas visit to some old friends in the sitighhoor-
hood of the lakes, highly pleased with his exciarsio
informs us, that he never saw the mountains pre-
sent a more sublime grandeur att.! magnificence,
as, from the mow and heavy-hoar frost•, every thiog
in nature wears but one hue. Derwentwater beiag
frozen over, its stupendous surrounding meal:tains
exhibit, with its skating inhabitants, a mot
chanting scene. "1 lie waterfall at Stockgilt-force,
Ambleside, is all it. fantastic shapes, is pet!! ter
as grand a spectacle as this country van at this
1.011 produce ; but noth;ng can exceed the most 1-N.,
traorthurry, picturesque, or rather grotesque is-tirry
of the Stock-badge arid Mill, at Ambleside
the huge masses of ice hanging in every possible di-
rection around the whole building and bridge, n 1,4
particulatly on iisrl sh.nit the waier•vrheel. offer toot
of the most complete subjects for the artist's lie -
tit : it is a pet feet L'plaittl scene. At the head t*
IVindermere our correspondent was agreewt,,,,,
surprised with the appearance of • Ii tie
on the ice, where. amongst the group of skatt rs.
some of whom shrived much activity. weer to he
found " ladies" learning to skate, who.. imPervloue
to the cold winds, or the hard solid ice, in spite
of repeated falls, shewed their niountain strength
and hardihood by a steadiveneverance.—(ltiendai
Chreseiire.l

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COVRT OF CHANCERY,•LtuoIiesIIIX,
FRIDAY; .JANUARY 14.

IN THE MATTER OF BI NGLEY FREE. SCHOOL.
THE ♦TTORNEY-GENERAI. q. THE *LIG

N RTLEY.

[For the ci►cumstances of this case ►ee this Paper
of yesterday.]
'the Court was oc.nupier.l .until four o'clock in
hea ,z the urgurtirsitoof junior Counsel in support
of the information, et which hour the LORD CHAN
LELLOa rose.

COURT OF 14 I NC*4 R FAMES; Gunionasz,
Fitsomi,JastAlFT 14.

GUERICCE C. PES.L.

The Plaingiffs had remitted wears front Portugal ;
Messrs. Bermidisee, their agents, had exchanged them
with the Defendant for rum, the balance having been
paid in cash by the Defendant ; the agents lailed,
rod the Plaintiffs claimed from the purchaser. The
pretence was, that the agent. were not authorised
by the Plaintiffs to dispose of their goorlistir each •
manner. The defence offered was founded on the
impossibility of purchasers knowing the precise
conditions on which agents might be commissioned
to deal.

The Lotto Cum Jurists thought the case
a novel one, for which he would offer a decision ac-
cordingly. It was his opinion that in the case of
a purchase of goods from an agrut, where the
transaction differed from the ordinary usage of
trade, and it came out after that the principal had
not actually authorised the 'gent to make a sale so
differing, and the buyer was conscious that he woo
dealing with au agent, then such buyer, as• his
Lordship conceived, incurred the risk of being
coiled to account by the principal. The case be-
fore the Court seemed to he of this description.
The agents were commissioned to sell, but there
was no proof of their having authority to dispose of
the wines in exchange for rums. The question for
the Jury would be, if the Defendant was conscious
that he was dealing with an agent.
The Jury retired, and returning again in a short
time, save u verdict for the Defendant.

OPERA BOXES.
TAYLOR v. IBM.

The Defendant is mails-seller and librarian in
Bond-street. He bad lent various semi of money
to Vim. Toilers, late proprietor of the Opera-housee
As security for his money, Taylor, is the year 1813,
made over to him hie box. No. eO, grosud tier of
the Opera-Imam. In 1816 the theatre was sold,
which did away the contingency by which the De-
fendant held the box. Taylor wrist into prison for
debt shortly after. and mode over to his brother,
Capt. G. Taylor, the present Plaintiff, three boxes,
Noe. 40.41, and 58. The Plaintiff went to France,
and after being there some time, he directed his
agent. Mr. Birket, to let the boxes. For this pur-
pose Mr. Beb, clerk to Mr. Birket. called on the
Defendant, who undertook to hire them.
Mr. Beb now stilted the conversation which had
occurred between him and Mr. Ebers, from which
it appeared, that the Defendant, though now he
claimed exemption front any payment for the box
No. 20. because he 'till claimed possession on his
agreement with the former proprietor, had admitted
the tight of the Pl** lf. and while settling with
the witness for the boxes el and 58, had promised
payment for No. 20.
After a long and tedious examination of the case.
the CHIEF JUSTICE thought it unnecessary to trou-
ble the Jury with further particulars, as there was
no contradiction offered to the statements of Deli's
evidence.

The Jury immediately gore a verdict for the
Plaintiff fur 2321. being the hire of the box for one
season.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 14.
-.40.-

florriet Hodgkinson was indicted for feloniously
stealing in the dwelling-house of Mr. Baker, tal-
low-chandler, in Foley-street, Cavendialt-square.
It appeared that the Defendant hail been re-
commended to Mr. Baker as a female servant, and
io ten days after she had entered upon her servi-
tude, in order to recommend herself to her master,
she toll him that he was robbed by night and by
day, and that there were thieves in the house. Mr.
Baker commended the gill fur her apparent fide-
lity. The Defendant repeated her suspicions, which
/Aimed Mr. Baker to pay strict attention to his
property. lie missed some part of it ; among the
article. which were missing, were a great many
candles; in ardor to identify any candles that
might he afterwards token sway, lie placed a pin in
each, ■nd covered the aperture with tallow, so that
the pin, weer concealed. A servant to a Gentle-
man who lived in the house, wet; at first suspected
to be the thief; circumstances however transpired
to remove that suspicion ; the Prisoner then ob-
served, she thought Mrs. Payne respectable lady
who lodged iu the house) niust have stolen the ar-
ticles missing.
►Mr. Baker not sat;sfied with this representation,
applied 10 a Magistrate, when en officer was *VII( to
►rare!, the premises, who ,Recovered in a cinder tub
I candles. In a parlour belouging to Mr..
Payne several candles were found covered with
44liese which lad been deposited there dry the
Defendant, and in the pocket of the Defeadatit
several pieces of candles were found, covered with
ashes.

The Clyitittuu, addressing the Jury. observed
bat the cape **a Of a most aggravated and danger.
•-"" ileseriptiass. The rpsestion sits our partly of
.14w and Nat. if a person rernrwred property, with
went to take it ATM. premises, it would hr 'na l.
c'ent to constitute. felony. If they thought the
Prisoner had retnuved.the candles with • felonious
intent, they would convict her—if not, she should
be discharged.
The Jury returned n verdict of Nut Guilty.
The CHAIRMAN reprimanded the Prisoner. and
She was discharged.
Ellen thuueolly and Judith Buckley were indict-
ed for uttering counterfeit sisperires.
Mrs.. French. wife to the landlord of the Dove
looblic.liouar, on Hoingerftwil-market. awed that
the -Nome, Buckley went isitn'her ahop and called
tor a pint o,:trifler.. and ,freed. iu vai.gent.
Peace. Nimess, ar;erwarils, hand it uses bad

one, end in 'heat Illye•m!nutei: oiler five Prisoner
Connolly entered the house and called for
Iwlfr-
pint of porter also, for which she give a bad six-
pence in payment. Buckley returned, and the two
Prisoners continued together for half an hour;
they appeared to he well acquainted.
Mr. French corroborated the statement of his
wife.

Mr. Stephens, a baker, in Northunilserland-
street, in- the Strand, proved, that Mickley sp.
plied to him for a loaf of bread, for which she gave
him a bid sixpence. He followed the woman, and
found the two women pitting and talking together.
He brought them to his shop, and sent for a con.
stable who searched the Prisoners.

Isitc Pike, a constable, said hr searched Con-
nally, and found a boil sixpence in her pocket, and
in the pocket of Buckley there was 41. 6.1. in
copper, two good arid four bad bIXpePICCS, and
one bad stilling.
Mr. Petrxt.i., assistant Solicitor to ►he Mint,
proved ttiat the sixpence produced was a coun-
terfeit.

Mr. Pike recalled—lie received the sixpence
produced from Mr. French, be was certain it was
the same.

The CHAIRMAN recapitulated the evidence. and
the Jury returned a 1,1 dirt of Guilty nvilist boils
the Privonere.

They were sentenced to twelve mouths imprison-
ment iii Newgatr, and ordered to give security fur
good behaviour for two years after.
Burney lowland was indicted for uttering base
and coanterfeit money, to which he pleaded tolilly.
The Prisoner said he met a Jew in the street, who
offered him base money, at the rate of seven shil-
lings per 'rose, and he Weight fifteen shillings for
ilk 6d. He was tempted to do so being out of
work for six weeks before, and in extreme distress.
The first attempt he made to pass past of the money
he was taken up.
The COURT ►entenced him to 14 days imprison-
ment iu the House of Correction.

COURT OF REQUESTS.
CAMS /MKT, TPWRSDAY, WICARY 13.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.
HOLMAN V. ELLISTON.

Thi• was a proceeding on ■n emirr against the present
lessse of the Theatre Royal Drury-lauc, calling un him
to spew e:inse why he refused to ply into the Cuurt 20s. fur
the Plaintiff's use.

The Plaintiff stated, that he was occasionally employed
at Drury lane as a
.fignrante, receiving Ss. per night a
reeauwe►stiou fur his services. During the first four nights
of the new Pantomine, called, "Jack and Ike Bean Stalk,"
he attended, and danced in the piece; but on the fifth (Fri-
day) night he was linable to attend, and ou the following
day, when I. attended to receive his salary, he was informed
that in consequence of his non-attendance on the evening
before, his money was to be 'topped, agreeably to a standing
regulation of the Theatre. In a day or two afterwards he
wrote a polite leti.er to Mr. Elbeton, requesting the payment
of his four nights' performance,and hinting that if it was not
liquidated, he would recover it by proceedings in the Court
of Requests; but to ibis letter he received no satisfsciiny
answer. Some days after he accidentally met the Defendant
in the street, who jeeringly said," Why, Mr. Holman, I have
been waiting for your srminons."—" You shall not wait
long," was the answer; and on the following day Plaintiff
did take out a summons, to which Mr. Ellistun refused to
attend, till the present order issued.
It was now cuutenikd by a Gentleman, who attended for
Mr. Ellision, that the Plaintiff's claim was nut ignorable, in-
asmuch as he had been guilty of a breach of those rules and
orders, by which the highest as well as the lowest performer
was bound, and by the strict enforcement of which alone
any thing like authority could be maintained is the Theatre.
These reenlatiuna were rather numerous: but the clause of
them which partictslarly applied to the Plaintiff was, fur ab-
senting himself without 'hewing cause fur so dome, or
giving sufficient notice, in order that his place might be
supplied by another.
A number of regulations were then put in ; and amongst
the rest was one which inflicted on any performer, &c. r
week's salary penalty, fur absenting himself under the con-
dition,' shove stated.

The Plaintiff said, that Mr. Elliston, with a view of
saving expense as much as possible, lie supposed, kept no
minor ballet performers on the establishaient, but employed
such persons by the night when he wanted them, at the sum
of fire shilling*. He denied having subscribed to any regu-
lations, or that ever the instrument produced had had his
concurrence ; but even if it had, be contended that be was
a nightly servant, and that its operation could nut apply
to him.

The Learned Commissioner, after a short deliberation,
were of opiniens that the right of the Plaintiff was not at all
affeeted by the regulations quoted, and they accordingly ad-
judged the Defendant to ray the whole of his thanand and
costs.