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London, England, 1830-04-14 00:00:00

PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

J. Bates and J. Thomas, Birmingham, iron-founders—
E. Wycr and S. Baker, Tat'istock, Devonshire, milliners
—W. and J. Drakeford, jun., Congleton, Cheshire, silk-
throwsters—H. Edwards and J. Manby, Woodbridge,
Suffolk, coal-merchants—R. Souls and G. Dancey, jun.,
Uley, Gloucestershire, pig-killers—W. and R. Hall, Lin-
coln, tailors—S. Coates and J. P. Roberts, Leominster,
Herefordshire, timber merchants—C. Hunter and W. and
J. Richardson, Manchester, wine-merchants—T. Watts
and A. Corneby, Horstead, Norfolk, farmers—W. 'Winans
and J. Moody, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, merchants—H.
Pershouse and W. Driukwater, Salford, Lancashire,
woollen-cord-manufacturers—J. F. H. Smith and J. P.
Ilammet, London, attornevs—T. Brown and E. Turner,
Eastchurch, Kent, blacksmiths—R. Booth and J. Wil
lismson, Chisworth, Derbyshire, cotton-spinners—T.
Wilson and W. Beck, Manchester, drapers—G. French
and H. Putlaud, Hurst Green, Salehurst, Sussex, drapers
—J. H. Chile ott and W. Turner, Wood-street, lacemen
—J. Brown and R. Haworth, Constablee, Forest of Ros-
sendale, Lancashire, engravers to calico-printers—Tomas
de Jauregui and Francisco de Ybargoitia, London, mer-
chants—T. Hirst awl T. and M. Wilson, Leeds, timber-
merchants—R. Ellis and J. Bate, Devonport, Devonshire,
tailors—R. and C. S. Tosswill and G. Meggeson, Can-
non-street, wholesale-druggists—T. and P. Hornby, jun.,
York, tea-dealers--R; Wilson and J. Barrowforth, Mar-
tin's-lane, Cannon street, wine-merchants.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

FORGERY.

ABSTRACT OF A BILL FOR REDUCING INTO ONE ACT
ALL SUCH FORGERIES AS SHALL HENCEFORTH BE
PUNISHED WITH DEATH, AND FOR OTHERWISE

A3IENDING THE LAWS RELATIVE TO FORGERY.

Clause I. Enacts that no forgeries, or other kin-
dred offences, which are now capital, shall continue
so, unless expressly made capital by this Act.
11. All forgeries and kindred offences, heretofore
capital, and not declared to be capital by this Act,
shall be punished with transportation for life, or for
any term not less than seven years, or to be impri-
soned for any term not exceeding four years nor less
than two years : provided always, that nothing
herein contained shall affect or alter any Acts relat-
ing to the coin of this realm, or to any coin of any
other realm lawfully current within this realm.

111. Forging the Great Seal, Privy Seal, Privy
Signet, Royal Sign Manual, or any of his Majesty's
Seals, to be deemed high treason, and punishable
with death.

IV. Forging an Exchequer bill or Exchequer de-
benture, East India bond, Bank note, will, bill of
exchange, promissory note, or a warrant or order for
payment of money, capital, and punishable with
death.

V. If any instrument, however designated in any
other Act, be in law a will, bill of exchange, pro-
missory note, or a warrant or order for payment of
money, within this Act, the forgery of such instru-
ment may be indicted under this Act, and punished
with death.

VI. Making false entries in the books in which
the accounts of public stock are kept; making a
transfer of any public stock in any other name than
the true owner's, capital, and punishable with death.
VII. Forging a transfer of any public stock or of
certain other stock ; forging a power of attorney to
transfer the same, or to receive dividends thereon;
transfer of stock or receipt of dividends by false
personation, capital, and punishable with death.
VIII. Personating the owner of any public stock,
or certain other stock, and endeavouring to transfer
or to receive the dividends, transportation, or im-
prisonment for four or two years.
IX. Forging the attestation to any power of
attorney, for transfer ,t*titock, &c., felony, transpor-
tation for seven years, or imprisonment for one or
two /ears. _

XI Clerks of the Bank wilfully making out divi-
dend warrants for a greater or less sum than what is
really due, shall be transported for seven years, or
imprisoned for one or two years.
XI. Forging a deed, bond, receipt for money or
goods, or an accountable receipt, or an order for
delivery of goods, felony, transportation for life, or
for seven years, or imprisonment for four or two
years.

XII. Fraudulently acknowledging any recogni-
nizance, bail, fine, recovery, or judgment, in the
name of another, shall be felony, transportation for
life, or seven years, or imprisonment for four or two
years.

XIII. Knowingly purchasing or receiving forged
Bank notes, or having them in possession, felony,
transportation for fourteen years.
XIV. If any person, without authority from the
Bank of England, shall make or have in his posses-
sion any mould for making paper with the words
" Bank of England" visible in the substance of the
paper, or for making paper with curved bar lines,
or with any number or sum expressed in words in
roman letters visible in the substance of the paper,
&c., or shall sell such paper, &c., he shall be trans-
ported for fourteen years.
XV. Provides that nothing contained in this Act
shall prevent any person from issuing any bill of ex-
change or pomissory note having the amount there-
of expressed in guineas, or in a numerical figure or
figures denoting the amount thereof in pounds ster-
ling, appearing visible in the substance of the paper
upon which the same shall be written or printed;
nor shall prevent any person from making, using or
selling any paper having waiving or curved lines, or
any other devices in the nature of watermarks, visible
in the substance of the paper, not being bar lines
or laying wire lines, provided the same are not so
contrived as to form the groundwork or textu►e of
the paper, or to resemble the waiving or curved
laving wire lines or bar lines or the watermarks of
the paper used by the Governor and Company of the
Bank of England.
XVI. If any person without authority from the
Bank of England, shall engrave, &c., on any plate,
&e. any bank notes, blank bank notes, or part of a
bank note, or shall use such plate, or shall have in
his possession such plate, &c., or shall utter any
paper upon which a blank batik note, &c., shall be
printed, or shall have in his possession such paper,
felony; transportation for fourteen years.
XVII. If any person, without authority from the
Bank of England, shall engrave, &c. on any plate,
&c., any word, number or ornament resembling any
part of a bank note, &c., or shall use any
such plate, &c., or shall knowingly have in his
possession such plate, &c., or shall utter any paper
on which there shall be an impression of any word,
number, &c., or shall knowingly have in his posses-
sion any such paper, felony; transportation for four-
teen years. _ .

XVIII. Making, vdthout lawful authority, any
mould for manufacturing paper, with the name of
any bankers appearing in the substance of the paper,
having such mould in possession, manufacturing,
&c., or having such paper in possession, or caus-
ing the name to appear in the substance of the paper,
felony ; transportation for fourteen or seven years,
or imprisonment from one to three years.
XIX. If any person, without authority, shall en-
grave, &c., on any plate, &e., any bill of exchange
or promissory note of any bankers, or any words re-
sembling the subscription subjoined thereto, or shall
use any such plate, or shall utter or have in posses-
sion any paper upon which any part of any such bill
or note, or any such subscription shall be printed,
felony ; transportation for fourteen or seven years, or
imprisonment from one to three years.
XX. Engraving plates, &c., for foreign bills or
notes; using or having possession of such plates;
uttering or having possession of any paper on which
any part of such foreign bill or note may be printed,
felony ;transportation for fourteen or seven years;
or imprisonment from one to three years.
XXI. Inserting any false entry in any register of
baptisms, marriages, or burials; forging or altering
any such entry; uttering any false or forged entry;
destroying, &c. the register ; forging any license of

marriage, felony; transportation for life or seven
years; or imprisonment from two to four years.
XXII. Rectors, &c. not liable to any penalty fur
correcting in the mode prescri bed, accidental errors
in the register.
XXIII. Inserting in any copy of a register of
baptisms, marriages, or burials, transmitted to the
Registrar, any false entry; forging any such copy,
or signing and ve►ifying any such copy, knowing it
to be false, felony; transportation for seven years,
or imprisonment from one to two years.
XXIV. Repeal of the punishments of 5 Eliz.,
c. 14., so far as they are adopted by other Acts.
Acts relating to the registration of conveyances in
Yorkshire and Middlesex.
XXV. All forgers and titterers may be tried in
the county where they are apprehended or are in
custody.
XXVI. In the case of every felony punishable
under this Act, every principal in the second de-
gree, and every accessory before the fact, shall be
punishable with death, or otherwise, in the same
manner as the principal in the first degree is by this
Act punishable; and every accessory after the fact
to any felony punishable under this Act shall, on
conviction, be liable to be imprisoned for any term
not exceeding two years.
XXVII. The Court may order hard labour or
solitary confinement for offences against this Act.
XXVIII. Where any offence punishable under
this Act shall be committed within the jurisdiction
of the Admiralty, the same shall be dealt with
inquired of, tried, and determined in the same
manner as any other offence committed within that I

jurisdiction.
XXIX. Rule of interpretation as to criminal pos.
session, and as to parties intended to be defrauded.
XXX. This Act not to extend to Scotland or
Ireland; but to apply to the forging or uttering in
England documents purporting to be made, or am-
ally made, out of England; and to the forging or
uttering in England bills of exchange, promissory
notes, bonds, &c. purporting to be payable out of
England.

XXXI. Repeals twenty-six former Acts.
XXXII. Offences committed previous to the re,
peal may be tried under the old Acts after the repeal

XXXIII. That this Act shall commence and
take effect in the present year.

FIRE-PROOF DRESSES.

The following interesting statement has been for-
warded to us by one of the police-inspectors, by
whom the experiment was tried :

EXPERIMENT OF THE FIRE-PROOF DRESSES BEFORE
THE HONOURABLE THE COMMISSIONERS OF PO-
LICE, CHARLES SHAW LEFF.VRE, ESQ., AND OTHER
GENTLEMEN, UNDER THE DIRECTION Or THE
CHEVALIER ALDINI.

The place appointed was a space of ground sur-
rounding the Rosoman-street watch-house, the area
being very limited.
Three bars of iron were placed horizontally, each
eighteen feet long, upon stones, the first one foot
from the ground, and so on, till the three reached
about four feet in height. These were secured to
the ground by bars of iron driven into it, and strap-
ped with iron wire, alongside of which was placed
another horizontal rod, eighteen inches apart; this
being the space intended for the brushwood, straw,
&c., similarly situated upon the other side, the in-
terval between the two being one yard.
A dress of coarse flannel, previously prepared in
some solution, was placed over the dress of the ex-
perimentalist, to which was attached a sailor-like
jacket, all closely buttoned. The next most im-
portant point to be adjusted was a cap made of as-
bestos, with wire-gauze eyes, drawn over the head.
A wire-gauze dress was then drawn over the coarser
one, secured by brass straps; also gloves; and last,
not least in appearance, an immense hood of wire,
the front of which was doubly secured. A shield
was placed in the right hand, which served not only
as a guard to the right arm, but can be occasionally
used to protect any other part. Thus armed the ex-
perimentalist eaters the flames. Upon inquiry we
find that the asbestos cap, being provided with gauze
eyes, affords every facility for seeing, soas to enable
any person thus armed to enter a room which, though
previously charged with a dense smoke, may be con-
verted into a flame by bursting the window open,
which is least to be feared.

The proof of the efficacy of such an experiment can-
not be better explained than by stating, that such
was the intensity of the heat that the persons as-
sembled, although at the distance of at least ten or
eleven yards, were very much affected.
Upon inquiry we find that, although exposed to
such an intense heat, surrounded by flames, reaching
at least six or eight feet above the head of the
person who subjected himself to so so severe a test,
that there was no difficulty in respiration—that the
heat was not inconvenient—that the flexibility of
the dress admits of exertion sufficient to enable
the experimentalist to use his powers—say, for
instance, a person in bed, with the curtains and other
parts of the room on fire, may be easily removed.
The experiment, upon the whole, though con-
ducted upon so small a scale, seemed to give general
satisfaction, if an opinion may be formed from the
clapping of hands, and the repeated bravos bestowed
upon those who subjected themselves to so appalling
and, indeed, so terrific an ordeal.
It is contemplated that an experiment upon a
larger scale is intended before the highest authorities.
The test can never be more satisfactory than the
present one, although its narrow limits did not afford
sufficient accommodation for so many who would
have wished to be present at so interesting and ex-
traordinary a spectacle- •
The experimentalists who subjected themselves
to the test were Mr. Inspector Thomas Rogers, Mr.
Inspector Busain, and Police Constable Thomas
Abrahams.

During the interval of preparing the extreme test
a chafing-dish was filled with shavings and straw,
into which several of the police force, being pre-
viously guarded by the asbestos cap and wire hood,
subjected their heads to the intense flame that could
be supplied without inconvenience.
As a proof of the confidence reposed in the dress
the Inspectors state their willingness to try a similar
experiment, or one even upon a larger scale.

The Thales, ROBERTSON, arrived in our
harbour yesterday, direct from Alexandria, has brought in-
telligence that Mr. BARKER, the Consul-General, had re-
ceived accounts of the plague having ►rade its appearance
at Cairo. The following Britiah vessels were at Alex-
andria on the 16th of January, when the Thales sailed,
and some of them had been there for a period of nine
months, waiting for cotton :—Sarah Ann, of Shields ;
Renewal, of London ; Dale, of Liverpool ; Beeline, of
London ; Lord Goderich, of Liverpool ; Ivanhoe, of
ditto ; William, of ditto ; Lord Whitworth, of ditto ;
City of Rochester, of London ; Dominica, of ditto.—
Cork Constitution.

THE MONKEY GENTLEMAN.—The ourang
lately exhibited at Ghazepere, Benares, and all the upper
settlements on the Ganges, by those noted Hindus, RHooP
CHANND and AIEETP.H DHOOD, has been the object of ge-
neral admiration. This animal was caught in Borneo
when very young, purchased by the master of a country
ship, and, after making the tour of the Archipelago, was
brought to Chandernague, and sold to a French merchant,
in whose family he received the rudiments of a modern
polite education. Dress and finery were his delight—he
would waltz, and dance a quadrille, with a grace and agi-
lity truly enviable. He made no progress iu the fashion-
able accomplishment of swearing; but he would toss off
his glass and whiff his cigar with au air that did honour
to his instructors, and excited the jealousy of half the
haut ton who came to witness his accomplishments. lie
wcs rather partial to riding, and latterly was as good a
shot as many a cockney sportsman, who consumes his
time and money in popping at torn-tits and sparrows ! His
manner of laughing set ell CHESTERFIELD'S principles at
defiance—it was loud, modish, and comme it faut ;he
bad a trick of showing his very grinders when he grinned ;
extremely fond of admiring his person in a glass ; and he
would spend hours in oiling and curling Lis moustaches,
and trimming his sidelocks and whiskers ! He was never
without perfumes in his handkerchief, took snuff, and
picked his teeth with en air of ton.-4thenomm.

• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING.

NEWMARKET, Monday night.
The Mow ing are some additional particulars of the Rid-
' dlesworth : —Betting at starting 6 to 5 agst Cressida, 5 to I
agst Mahmoud, 6 to 1 agst Cobweb, 6 to 1 agst Brambilla. 10
to 1 agst Sal, and l 6 to I agst Zillah. The running was made
at a strong pace by Zillah, next to whom were Mahmoud
and Cobweb, Cressida lying behind with Brambilla and
Sal. They maintained this position to the end of the two.
year-old course, where a change took place, Brambilla and
Sal were here beat off, and Cobweb failed immediately
after. Cressida then went right to the front, and for a mo.
ment bad a lead of about a length, but as if aware that he
was premature, the rider suddenly stopped his horse, and
Zillah again was a head. Directly after Mahmoud passed
the latter, and about 100 yards from home, Buckle made
his push, which terminated in his winning the race by a
length : some say it was not without difficulty. It ap-
peared to us, however, that he not only won very cleverly,
but could have done so at any part of the race. Buckle
rode the winner. The Chifneys win a large suns in bets,
independent of the stakes, which, including the winners,
amount to 2,5601.

The following races were run after our account was sent
from the course, and did not finish till about half-past five
O'clock.

Sweepstakes of 200 sous. each, h. ft. ; fur 3 yr olds, not
in the Riddlesworth. R.N. Five Subscribers.
Lord Exeter's c. by Sultan 0 1
Duke of Grafton's c. Gondolier..
Lord Sefton's f. Alouche ... 0 3

First heat.—Even on Mouche, and 6 to 4 agst Augusta.
These two came off abreast, Gondolier lying behind well
up. They kept so to the bushes, where the last-named
horse fell back considerably, and really appeared to be beat ;
however, he recovered his ground, and close to the finish
got the evens with Augusta. A race of terrible severity
ended a dead heat between the two colts, the filly being de-
feated cleverly.
Second heat.-2 to lon the Sultan colt, who won by
a head, after a quick run head-and-head race all the way:
rode by Arnull._

Match. 200, h. ft. R.M.
Lord Exeter's Acacia
Mr. Cooper's Merman
5 and 6 to 4 on Acacia, who had it all her own way, and
won easy by three lengths ; rode by Arnull.
Match. 200, h. ft. A.F.
Mr. Gully's Clotilde
Sir M. Wood's Lucetta 2

7t04 on Clotilde. A good race, and won cleverly by
three-quarters of a length, the winner rode by Wheatley.

Alatch. 100, la. ft. First half of Ab.M.
Mr. Cooper's Jungfrau 1
Sir M. Wood's Canary 2
7 to 4 on Jungfrau, who won easy by two lengths ; rode
by Arnull.

Match, 200, 11. forfeit.

Lord Sefton's Captain Arthur.,
_ _ _ _

Mr. Moreton's ch. f. Prodigy 2
Betting-2 and 3tol on Captain Arthur, who won in
a canter, by two lengths; rode by G. Edwards; Prodigy
by Arnull. The Captain is a remarkably fine Derby-
looking colt, and will, very probably, become a better
favourite than hitherto.

Race Course, Tuesday Afternoon, Four o'clock.

CRAVEN STAKES.-Zinganee's defeat is now attributed
to an accident, which if correctly stated, makes the wonder,
not that he was not first, but that he was not last ! The
account is, that just as they started, Sister to Lapdog came
right across Zinganee, forced him against the rails, and
nearly threw him down. By the time he recovered him-
self, the body of horses were well off, and he lost 40 or 50
yards, no trifling matter in a short and very quick run race.
The races this afternoon were as follows:—.

Match 300 A. F. Mr. Gully's Baltic, Bst. 71h. re-
ceived 50 sovs. from Sir M. Wood's Canary, Bst. 31b.
Match, 100 h. ft.—Lord Clinton's f. by Whalebone,
out of the Odd Trick, received from General Grosvenor's
f. Fashion (dead.)
The Bildeston Stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. Colts,
Bst. 71b. ; and fillies, Bst. 41b. Foals of 1827. R. M.
Mr. Batson's ch c. Suffolk Punch

Mr. R. Wilson's b. f., by Wrangler

Mr. Ramsbottorn's b. f. Timandra 3
General Grosvenor's br. c. Senior 4

6 to 4 on Punch, and 4 to 1 agst Pinwire (taken.)
Punch had it all his own way, and won in a canter, by
three lengths—rode by Wheatley.

Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. Bst. 41b. 11. M.
(Three subscribers.)

General Grosvenor's c. by Emilius, out of Moonshine
—walked over.

The Oatlauds Stakes of 50 sovs. each, li. ft. D.I.
Duke of Rutland's Oppidan
Duke of Richmond's Rough Robin ‘.2

Lord Sefton's Souvenir - 3
Mr. Cook's Flacrow
Mr. Batson's Discovery
The following paid :—Zinganee, Cadland, Sir Hercules,
Green Mantle, Aaron, and Bobadille.

3 to 1 agst Discovery, 5 to 2 agst Rough Robin, 7 to
2 agst Souvenir, and 5 to 1 agst Oppidan (taken freely.)
Flacrow made all the running to the Duke's Stand,
where Oppidan came out and won in a canter, by six
lengths. The betting was very spirited, Oppidan being
backed to a considerable amount.

Prince Esterhazy and Lord Ch6terfii Id arrived this
morning.

Tuesday Night, Eleven o'clock.
DERRY.
4 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Priam (Cressida)
10 to 1 agst Lord Cavendish's Mouse colt
10 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's The Mummer (11 to 1 tak.)
10 to 1 agst Mr. Petre's Brnnswicker
11 to 1 agst Sir M. Wood's Cetus
20 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Red Rover
30 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli
40 to 1 agst Lord Sligo's Brine
The rest as before.
No betting en the Oaks.
ST. LEGER.
10 to 1 agst Lord Cleveland's Raby
9 to 1 agst Mr. Chifney's Priam
25 to 1 agst Lord Queensberry's Hassan (taken)
COLUMN STAKES.

5t04 on Priam against the Field. Out of the forty-
five horses engaged all have paid but the following :
Priam, Venom filly, Zillah, Ina filly, The Fairy, Emily
colt, Augustus, Mouche, Adeliza filly, Thermometei., and
Rebecca filly. Three or four more are expected to pay.
The heft* rooms at Kingston-house were numerously
attended to-night, and several engagements were made at
the odds quoted above.

It is to be hoped that the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests will lose as little time as possible in
widening and throwing open the carriage-way pavement
in the Strand; the want of which is much felt eastward
of Southampton-street.—Morning Herald.

ST. LUKE'S PARISH, APRIL 13.--This
meming the General Annual Meeting of this extensive
parish was held in the parish church of St. Luke's, for
the election of proper persons to perform the duties of the
offices for the management of the affairs of the parish.
The Ex-Churchwarden, Mr. SimmoNns, Was called to
the Chair. The election was proceeded in, and the meet-
ing separated.

CHRISTCHURCH, SURREY.-A meeting
of parishioners was held in this parish yesterday at the
Church in Blackfriars-road, for the purpose of electing
parochial officers for the year ensuing, and other special
business. The Rev. 11Ir. MA PLETON, the Rector, was in
the Chair. The questions, discussed, &c., were interesting
only to the parishioners concerned.

LAMBETH POOR RATES.--Yesterday a
meeting was held in the parochial school-house, Lambeth-
green, for the election of officers, when Mr. FORREST in-
troduced the question of the parish expenditure. By com-
parison of the accounts it appeared that the parish had
paid, during the last three years, no less than 13,9001.
more than they paid in 1824, 1825, and 1826. This
loss was attributed to the improper management of the
parish paupers. As a remedy, Mr. FORREST iiioved that
the Churchwardens and Overseers for the time being be
requested to revise the parish accounts. After some de-
bate the resolution was agreed to.
yesterday a compensation jury was empanelled
at the Guildhall, Westminster, by Mr. SMEDI,EII, tl4
Deputy High Bailiff, in order to ascertain the amount of
compensation to which JOSEVI DELL was entitled for his
in the lease of the house in Chandos-street, known
by the in
of the Key, and also for his loss of business is
consequence of the removal of the said establishment to
make way for the Charing-cross improvements. Mr.
DENMAN, Mr. AnoLerius, and Mr. C. Prturars, ap-
peared for the claimant, and the ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
Mr. GurtNEv, and Mr. SIIEP.IIERD, for the Commissioners
of Woods and Forests. After hearing speeches from the
leadieg counsel, and evidence for both sides, the Deputy
High Bailiff summed up the evidence, and the jury found
for the claimant—.damages, 3,02 W., being 2,9801. less than
his demand,