The Sun.
London, England, 1823-08-06 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

FRATRICIDE.
An, inquest was held at three o'clock on Mon.
dsy afternoon last, before ThomAs STirtr.i za, Egg. Coroner,
at the George Inn, ltyslip, near Uxbridge, on the body of a
young man named William Aldridge, who was murdered by
his brother George Aldridge, on Wednesday last.
11r. Barrow Slade, assistant to Mr. James, a surgeon of
Uxbridge, was called on about 8 o'clock on Wednesday evert-
ing last t he found the deceased lying on a bed with a greater part
of the intestines protruding ; on further examination he found a
portion of the intestinal canal twice completely divided. Wit-
ness was then able to ascertain the extent of the external wound,
which, extended in length seven inches, and must have been
inflicted by some sharp cutting instrument. Deceased died on
Friday morning, by the inflammation and mortification at tl.r.t
wound.

John Artery resides at Oakshade, in the county of Surrey ;
the deceased and witness were mowing together in a small field
adjoining his house; deceased's brother, George Aldridge, was
also mowing in ..the field. The first word that took place was
by George saying to his brother, " You told master we could
not mow no more than an old woman, and you know that lean
mow your legs off." His brother (the deceased) said, " You
cannot: mow, nor keep up in company." George Aldridge
aimed a blow at the deceased two or three times with the lithe,
which struck him in the aide; deceased said, " You have ruin.
ed me for ever," and instantly dropped his !tithe and came
awny, walking to this house with his entrails partly out ; the'
brother stillekept mowing the ground until he finished it, but
in his passion he chopped his ;tithe into a tree. •
George Barker, of llyslip, overseer of the Grand Junction
Canal Company, stated that on Wednesdat evening last he
was going out of the back way of his house, and was informed
by a person named Charles Martin that murder had been com-
muted below. lie hastened to the spot where deceased had
been wounded, and found the brother George Aldridge, ap.
parently in a state of derangement, and was cutting at the
grass, not like mowing. Witness asked him what he had done
with his brother, for that he was like to cause his death e when
George Aldridge replied, " D—n you, I'll serve you the
same." George Aldridge was then taken into custody.
The Jury took a view of the body, and returned a verdict of
" Wilful murder against the brother, George Aldridge.".—
A warrant was issued for the prisoner's commitment to New-
gate.
An Inquest was held yesterday afternoon, at St. Thomas's
Hospital, before T. StiEt.l. ow, Esq., on the body of Henry
French, about three years old.
John French, brother to the deceased, stated that he lived with
his parents in Montague-court, Bishopagate-etreet where they
occupied apartments on the second floor. Last Sunday fort-
night, the d:ceased happened to be left in the room by liim-
self, where there wee a fire, and a short time afterwards lea
heard hiM scream in a dreadful manner; he instantly repaired
to his assistance, and found a lighted bundle of matches lying
on the floor, and the deceased's Clothes all in flames ; he imme-
diately called out for help, when a woman who lived in the same
house came and assisted in extinguishiug the dames • he was
taken to the hospital in a shocking :condition, where he. linger-
ed until last Sunday morning, when ha expired. Verdict--
" Accidental Death."

lAnother Inquest was held at the same time-and place, on the
of Joseph Dykes, aged I ti.
John Adams, of Dean street, Shadwell, stated, that the de.
ceased was his apprentice, and sailed for Quebec. in the Crown,•
Of which vessel witness was the owner. On her passage hoMe
the deceased had occasion to climb to the top of the main-mart,
in order to adjust the rigging, when he unfortunately fell; in
falling his back come in contact with an iron pin thod in the
mast ; he was dashed on the deck with great violence, and hid
both his legs broken, and was otherwise shockingly injured.
The vessel arrived in the port of London about :ix days after
the accident. when deceased was immediately taken to the hos-
pital, where he died last Sunday morning.-Verdict, Accidental
Death.

An Inquest was held last night at St. Bartholomew's lit pf•
tal, before .I'. Shelton, Esq. on the body of Corn( Bus Blake,
led auout 12 years of age.
J. Hall, broker, stated, that as he was standing at the door
of his house in Old-street, last Saturday evening, he observest
an engine going at a rapid rate, which was drawn by several
men ; the deceased, who was ono of the persons drawing the
engine, fell down, and the hind wheel passed over his hotly ;
attempted to rise hot was so weak he could not; and ws.-a
picked up and taken to a neighbouring surgeon's, and fron.
thence ho was removed to the Hospital; the engine was goin.
to a fire in Goswell-street.

Charles. Woodward, dresser in the lloapital, examined the
deceased a* soon as bronght there; he found an extensive tit tu,!t
jut above the hip, and he appeared to have attatairetrsoine
Barre internal injury ; he died the following day ; on opening.
the body, after death, he ascertained that the liver was raptur-
ed. Verdict—Accidental Death,

On Tuesday, the .clgth nit. M. MILLIGAN,
supervibo_2r, along with Messrs. A. GRANT, A.
PACIAN, F. GRANT, TIIO3. Ci'rnISTIR, and A.
Ross, Officers of the Excise, accompanied by
Ensign CoAsc, and a party of the 73d Re:Ti-'
went, travessed the" m 01479 of Mourns and Eagle
sham, for upwards of 12 hours, where they de..,
teeted three extensive illicit distilleries. Owin,
to`the country being open, the smugglers saw tho
party approaching, and made their escape. Tht,
contents of one still was 110 gallons, two heads.
and one worm. There were 23 fermenting mash
tuns, contents of each 240 g 5.101,15:,
,two toolvr",
600 gallons each, eight spirit casks, 450 gal;on4
wash, 15 gallons low, wines, with a quantity e
yeast.--(Greenock Adrerthvr)

CORN EX(..HANG.E, Aug. 6.
The fineness 41f the weather this morning has catute►l Wheat
to maintain last Monday's prices z Branit still continua 4 roiAt,'
sale; Pea% Oats, and Barley, t emain witnont alteratt,,t),
well as all, other articles.

TIOP INTEIJAGFACE.
KumTowle, Alla. 4.--.A.ithotigh the Pittnt IA waking fte A
shoots, yet front their lateness, suti the probability of the
destroying them as fivit as they ecnne„ there is bat Hide prosr ft
of :kny benefit arising therefrom. The weather
very ungenial for the burr coming (Jut, and *here it Imo ,
appearance it is far from leekint„. kindly.
CLAN TVlttitlnT, AllO. 4. Within the last few warm tinyvi
our plantations have put on a more flattering appearance,
of the grounds maintain their heitithl colour, (mil proditio
prornising burr, but the greater part or them are so infested by
vermin, that they are rill eonehiered n a very doubtfulutt.te.

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THE LONDON JOURNALS.

• DAILY
.E tracts from the Mornhzg Papers, August G.

[MORNING POST.]
At a late hour last night we received, by EX.
press, French Papers to the 4th inst. They con-
tain an Official Bulletin from Marshal Moncey,
which is of considerable importance. This aged
veteran, stang by the reproaches of the Ultras,
has at length been put upon his mettle, and seems
to have determined to make up by personal acti-
vity'for the delays which had taken place in car.
rying into execution the 64 decisive operations"
of the campaign. Having heard that Milans %Vas
posted at Ygualada with about 7,000 men, he
resigned t 4 command of the blockade of Barce-
lona to Curial, and took .the field- on the 24th
nit, to signalize himself by some feat 'of arms
against the Constitutional Commander. To the
abilities of the latter, and the tried bravery of
his troops, the slow and cautious movements of
MonCey, pay the highest, because the most invo-
luntary' tribute. Ile fairly acknowledged that
he was completely deceived by the manoeuvres
of his adversary ; and that when he thought him:
in one place, he unexpectedly found him in an.
other. Under these circumstances, he gave strict
orders not to bring the Constitutionalists to
action, and went in person to reconnoitre their
positions, which he ascertained to be those of
JOrba. The result of this reconnaissance was,
an immediate retreat on the part of the French!
But whether the order for retreating was given
at the .point of the bayonet by Milans, ',C.,. by
their own Commander, is not altogether' ex-
plained. It appears, however, that'the retreat
was at first so precipitate, that a detachment of
110 men, who had approached the constitutional
line too closely, sas wholly forgotten, and would
have been entirely destroyed or taken, had not
Moncey learned that it was "' dangerously en-
gaged with the enemy," and immediately re-
turned to its rescue, sending orders at the same
time for his whole force to conic up. lie
then " vigorously" • stormed the positions,
which were " vigorously and valiantly' de-
fended." After succes4ve attacks, "'which
lasted, above three hours without any in-
terruptinu of a well supported -fire,". the arrival
of two French battalions gaiie Moncey.SO decided
a superiority, that Milans evacuated his positions,
and retired slowly and in good order on the road
to'Cervera, without being pursued, and without
losing a single prisoner. Indeed' Moncey only
states as.a report that the 'loss of the Onstitu.
tionnlists was pretty considerable," whilst he
asserts that his own did not exceed gg five killed.
and 42 wounded," in which case his adversaries
must' have fired during the greater part of the
action without ball I It is impossible to read the
details given in this Bulletin without being con-
vinced that the enemy were worsted in every
encounter...which it describes, and that if Milans
chose ultimately to retreat, it was to accomplish
some object which he had previously in view, and
not in consequence of having been.: defeated.

[NEW Times.]
The appearance of the Funds indicates a con-
fidence in the favourable result of affairs. Con-
sols for Account yesterday left off at S 2-, being
better than the day before. The general im-
pression seems to be, that the movement of the
Duke d'Angouleme to the South is preparatory
so souse arrangement by which the King of Spain
will be restored to his throne, on an under•
standing that be is to sanction a Constitution
approaching to that of Great Britain. Thus it
appears that the Spanish Cominittee have been
labouring as much against the Constitutional
principles of liberty, as in violation of the laws
of their, country. Fortunately the efforts of
these men (as indeed they admit) have been
completely paralysed by the notorious fact,
that the Spaniards would, not light in a cause,to
which they had been described as enthusiastically
devoted. And why would not the Spaniards
light in that cause ? Because it was not the
cause of Liberty. We, who are devotedly at-
tached to the Constitution of our country, think
that true liberty is to be best obtained in every
country in proportion as the principles of its Go.
'remount approach to those of our own. We
have all along detested and despised the Spanish
Constitution, because its principles are essen.
Maly hostile to those of the British Constitution
—because It hi incompatible with real Liberty.
Fur be it from us to praise, or even to palliate,
the vices of the former Government of Spain ;
bat it assuredly was not a tenth part so exe.
cable, or a tenth part so tyrannical, as the go.
vernment of the self-styled Cortes. And yet It was
for the latter weak and wicked .system; for a
system repudiated and rejected by the Spaniards
themselves, that we were to have been driven
into a war ! Nay, after the British nation had
disclaimed' hostility—after the national honour
was solemnly pledged to a bona fide neutrality,
Men were found unprincipled or inconsistent
enutigh to forfeit that solemn pledge, to violate
that bona fide neutrality, and to stain that national
honour, by seetutly, furtively, and clandestinely
furnishing arnis to the Spanish Jacobius. It is
boasted that Muskets and Gunpowder were
sent to Coronae ; that without these the town
could not have Iwo defended ; and that by
such defence a numbey of lives, both French and
Svanlsh, have already been lost. Then,' we say,
that the blood, both of the Fivech and Spaniards;
marts on the !wads of those who On defiance of
the laws of (:Tod, of nations, of honour, and of
their enuntry,) thus deeply interfereii in the war.
Private men are not at liberty wantonly to pro.
mote the destruction of human life in quarrels in
which they have no lawful concern. The con-
sciences of Englishmen, in general, have been
awake to this serious reflection, and they have
virtuously, as well as wisely, abstained from a
conduct so inconsistent with their duties as
Neutrals, as Christians, and as Men.

[THE TIME:S.]
An article entitled " Switzerland," from the
Gertnatn.inan, (Sea another column q( Di; Scar),
is fitted to produce no pleasing sensationamongat

! those who interest themselves for the indepen-
dence of a brave people. The Committee of the
Swiss Diet, intrusted with the examination of
certain proposals made by the Iloiy Alliance,
relative to the press and to foreigners resident
within the Cantons, framed a report more worthy
of a Venetian Senate in the days of its dege-
neracy, than of honest and high spirited Helve-
tians. All the points insisted on by the des-
potic Powers have been in fact conceded by the
Committee, and their concession adopted by
the Diet, with the slight subterfuge of send-
ing to the several Cantons " a pressing invit-
ation" to execute the required measures, in-
stead of enforcing them by, a formal resolu-
tion of the Diet. The abuses, that is, the
wholesome exertions, of the press, are, in con-
sequence, not merely to be punished, but
" prevented"—by means, no doubt, of a censor-
ship! Fugitives from foreign countries, who have
left home on account of their crimes, or " their
interruption of the public tranquillity," are not
henceforth to find shelter in the Republic ; and
if any foreigners, lawfully resident there, should-
carry on intrigues against foreign Governments,
they shall be at once expelled. What is there,
then, in the shape of free speech or free agency,
that will not be construed against men stall dis-
tinguished by eminence or dignity of character
into such " crimes" as must prevent their ad-
mission into Switzerland, or such " intrigues"
as may palliate their expulsion fronl, it? If
the consent of a Minister from some arbitrary
Court be necessary to procure a spot of ground for
the unfortunate, then is the last asylum of human
liberty blotted out from the map of Europe, un-
til the great day of irresistible re-action shall
arrive. The necessity for such a change isoot to be
charged upon the friends of fredorn: their op-
pressors drive them to the wajl: from one stage
of coercion they stride on to another. To con-
firm and perpetuate abuses which ought to be
corrected, they call into action auxiliary griev-
ances, which cannot and will not be endured.
The mock Regents of Madrid exaggerate in a
very slight degree the high-pressure politics of
the Holy Alliance. If those servile fanatics
colour somewhat forcibly the springs and mov-
lug principles of despotism—if there be more
of unbridled fury in 'their vengeance—more
of undisciplined and shameless eagerness to
darken for ever the face of the living world,
and lay prostrate the aspirings of the human
mind--it is not that Infantado and his brethern
cultivate a more iniquitous policy than that of
Vienna, St. Petersburg!►, and Paris: it may be
only, that the Spanish barbarism seems more
crude and elementary than that to• which it is
subservient. The wholesome effects of the for•
riser upon the spirit of mankind may be more im-
mediately visible; but the other is as certain,
and perhaps but little more remote.

[MORNING CHItON/CLI.]
hitherto no further news have been received
from Cortmrsa,, a circumstance which, so far from
regretting, we consider equal to an official coutir-
motion of what we said several days ago on the
subject of the withdrawing of the French, after
the rough handling they had met with from the
brave garrison. We iu fact view this silence
in the light of a confirmation, for if there
had been the smallest apprehension for the
safety of the town, indeed any probability
of its being in the least inconvenienced by
the fire of the French, the females of several
families who were. ready to come away in vessels
prepared to receive them, would have been in
England long ago. There has been an interval
of at least sixteen or seventeen days, which even
the French are unable to fill up, for they tell us
nothing subsequent to the 15th, from the coast of
Galicia, when they say General Hubert entered
Ferrol, and found in it 2000 men, though It is
well known that the place had been abaddoned,
in consequence of its not having been thought ad-
visable to defend it. That number of inha-
bitants might have been in the place, including
old men, women and-children; but the troops,
and indeed a large portion of the heavy
cannon, had been conveyed to Corunna, and if
the advance of the French had not been so rapid,
they wont(' have found the whole conveyed away.
Ferrol wawa barren victory to the French, and
Possibly by the next post they will have to tell
us they thought it prudent to evacuate the town
on the third day. The whole garrison of Co.
runna, even Including the troops which had not
come in from Vigo, did not exceed 1,800 men
when attacked. We shall see what number the
French give to the place.—The letters received
by the last post from Spain are extremely barren ;
indeed nobody writes on political topics; so great
is the terror every one feels. A letter from Madrid
does gn so far as to say, that the Regency there
are doing more for the cause of freedom and the
eventual liberation of the country, than the whole
of, the Constitutionalist armies put together, as
they are rousing and uniting all who are capable
of the least reflection, as well as preparing ele.
men ts of opposition of the most tremendous kind.

It is calculated that no less than 44,000 persons
are at the present moment confined in prisons by
their orders, and besides treated with the utrobst
indignity, and for no other, offence than heCause
they, are known as Liberals. The mind shud-
ders at the idea of plunging a number of per-
sons, at this season of the year, into such pri-
sons as Spain is blessed with, taken ftom the most
select portion of the society of the country.—
Let this vindictive conduct be compared with
the acts of the liberal party when they came
into power in ino, and it will be easy to deter-
mine which deserve the approbation, and which
the execration of their fellow-creature. Monks
and friars, of the most fanatic and infuriated
class, preside over the councils of the Madrid
Regency—in them even the Duke del Wan-
tado is a mere cypher. No wonder the' Duke
d'Angouleme is anxious to get out of such
company. A letter from i3ayonne has been
communicated to us, which mentions that the

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traitor Abisbal bad been killed in a duel by
a young lawyer of, Limoges, who called him a
traitor and coward, and .fought him afterwards.
We think the circumstance very probable, for we
can scarcely think it.possible that Abisbal could
have found a spot in Europe, however secluded,

in which he would not be liable to reproaches of
the most bitter kind. It is better that the life of
such a man should have terminated, as nothing
but degradation awaited him. He did not deserve
to live and witness the approaching triumphs of
the country he had betrayed.

[DRITISII PRESS.I
Sunday's French Paper's reached our office
yesterday. A dispatch of the garrulous and
feeble Moncey will be.found in our columns, ex-
tracted from the Moniteur, dated Ygualada, on
the 26th of July : it is the detail of an action
fought before forbal between Moncey and the
Constitutional • General Milans, which, :on the
very face . of it, is an acknowledgment of rout
and defeat. According to this dispatch, while the
French were taking their positions before Ygua-
lade, reconnoissances, says Moncey, were sent out,
and they found the out-posts of the Spaniards at
St. Gettig, In frontof the famous position of lorha.
Tromelin went himself with the 16th regiment,
6th chasseurs, and two piecei of artillery, to re-
' connoitre the position of the Spaniards ; Moncey
had recommended to avoid any engagement with
him—a precious acknowledgment Of French su-
periority this on the part of the old Marshal,
who, afterwards adds, that he mounted his horse
to reconnoitre the' enemy himself, when he had
been thrown back from the positions of St. Genie
to those of lorba, when it was not Moncey's in-
tention to attack him in front. The 'dispatch
then goes on to say, that Tromelin, having
stopped there the movements of the troops of
the reconnoissance, its ' retreat was effected,
when Moncey learned that another detachment,
commanded by a superior officer, was dan.
gerously engaged with the Spaniards, and when
Moncey arrived near 'orbs, he found this detach.
meat making its*retreat, pursued by the Spaniards.
The French officer who commanded it was on
foot and wounded. Milans, Moncey states, com-
manded the Spaniards in person ; the position, the
French Marshal Ada, was vigorously attacko,
and vigorously defended ; he adds, afterwards,
that the Spaniards were superior in numbers, and
valiantly defended their positions. The attack last-
ed thrie hours/ without any interruption of a well
supported fire. The Spaniards, he states, re-
treated by Montactinea 'towards Cervera. It is
ascertained, Moncey conCludes, that the loss of
the Spaniards was pretty
,considerable; the
}trench loss, under au uninterrupted fire,of three
hours, and pressed by superior numbers, is mo-
destly stated at five killed and thirty-two wound-
ed. This action we have no hesitation in stating
to have' been, in its results,.an utter defeat to.
Moncey, and that his loss has-been most severe.
—The . dispatch of the imbecile Conegliano
concludes with an alleged victory by cl'Eroles
at Calaf, and .his retaining possession of that
place. The Spanish Authorities at Ygualada
accompanied Milans on his march from the
town ;, a tolerable specinom of the Political feel-
big in Catalonia. the traitorSaas mrfeldi;y s
who
marched with the '''Freoci4 acting a
jackal!, took upon himself to; instal .new autho-
rifler, who remain in, power lust until it snit the
Spaniards to detach a few Miqoelets to drive them
out of Ygualada. If Moncey, be already so hotly
pressed when Mina is not yet in actin)) ,against
him, what becomes of the old Marshal when this
redoubtable officer, conies on him. with .10,000
men, added to the forces already too porierful
for him, commanded by, the indefatigable Milmis
and Llobera ?

[MORNING lIERA.Oh]
The intelligence for some time from Greece
communicated no striking events. 'Appearances.,
however, have constantly been most favourable,
and these, confirmed by the ample' and interest-
ing private correspondence from the Morea in-
spire the most sanguine ihopes of success. It is
true, that of late no battles have been fought ;
hut why ?—because the enemy had given the
Greeks no opportunity. The great question
is, whether they employed the interval of
pose to the best advantage for the ultimate
vindication of their freedom. Of this there'
appears no . doubt. The establishment of a
regular central Government, the formation, or
rather adoption, of an uniform system of laws,
with as much care as the emergency would per.
nit, and a complete system for the arming, pay.
Mg, and discipline of the troops7-these are the
great 'objects upon which the Greek Congress
and Government have been employed, without
jarring of opinion or ,party, during the cessation
of more extensive hostilities; but one danger
seems to menace the• great cause--..division
among the Chiefs. The Military. Commanders,
however, have been, by the wisdom and mo-
deration of those who exercised' the Executive'
powers, embodied in the. public councils, to which
they give increased strength,as' well as increased
zeal and concert, 'to the military,seryice. After
what has passed—the valour and devotednosi
with which the Greeks resisted, and threw Off.
the Turkish yoke, in their hour of weakness, and
whilst the Turkish power was yet morally and
physically strong,,it is scarcely possible, that
in'the confidence of tried and improved re-
sources, and the enemy humbled in his power
and pride—it is impossible, we say, that under
such circumstances, now in the third year of their
independence de fieto—they should again suc-
cumb to the barbarous tyranny fronr.which they
haye: liberated themselves. The delay of thi. Porte
in Making any attack by sea or land, after the,
pomp with which the forces to be employed for
the subjugation of Greece in the present year
had been announced,
Cannot be accounted for
by the Mere dilatory character of Turkish oper-
ations; it must proceed from the Want of means.
A conSideYahle time has elapsed since it waaxtatd
ed that a,formidable fleet was yeady to sail from
the DardanelleS, composed of three r squadrons,
Turkish, Egyptian, and Algerine. This fleet
could not have the least hope Of success, opposed
by nn at least equal naval force of Greeks,
with thek great marine superiority. Of the.
Turkish fleet no authentic accounts have yet been
received; hut rumours state that the Creek
squadron was out in search of it. The chief
hope of the Porte by land was fromlite Paella
of Scutari, who was stated to be provided with
an army of 80,000 men, deitined to enter and

reduce the Morea. Of his movements, too,
there are no accounts, if we except rumours
which are decidedly favourable to the Greeks.
One of these was that he was abandoned by
the Albanians who formed a considerable
part of his army. This desertion would be im-
portant, not only as a direct diminution of the
Paella's force, but as a decided proof of his want
of money. No other motive than money engaged
these mercenaries in his cause, and their de-
sertion must be. ascribed to the disappoint-
ment of their hopes. The negociations at Con-
stantinople, as far as they can be gathered
from the intelligence from that quarter, coupled
with the language used at Odessa, and
other places under Russian influence, are such
LIS to afford no grounds upon which to form an
opinion. The Divan, in its intercourse with
Lord' Strangford, seems sullen, and suspicious
9f Russia, whilst the latter seems not disposed
to look upon the question of war or peace
as -at all decided. It is not impossible that
the Porte may consent to the independence of
Greece, receiving an equivalent, under the gua-
rantee of England, though hitherto so repugnant
to submit to au abandonment or qualification of
its dominion. But in every instance hitherto
the question before the Porte was- not whether
the Greeks should be independent, but whether
they should be transferred to the partial or total
dominion of Russia. National policy, as well as
national animosity, would make the Porte obsti-
nately reluctant to concede this—particularly
after its experience and complaints of the use which
Russia makes of tier footing among the Greek sub-
jects of the 'Porte. But the deliverance of
Greece seems beyond the controul of any rela-
tion between these two Powers. The Greeks
have known bitterly the interested and perfi-
dious policy of the Russiatis—and the incon-
,sistent, unfeeling conduct of the Emperor Alex
attdfr, vflio first encouraged the insurrection of
the Greeks, then became their Patron at Con-
stantinople, and next turned round, and called
them Jacobin rebels at Verona, must decide them
against Russian connection for ever.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT Or CHANCERY, AuG. G.
STREET V. STREET.

• Mr. lIART applied/or a writ of ne exeat regno, on.behag Of
Illts, Drusilla Street, to restrain her husband from going out of
the country. The plaintiff had obtained a tlecree against him
on account of his adulteries, awarding separation and alimony,
in the Consistory Court of the diocese of Exeter, and he had
appealed against it in .the superior Ecclesiastical Court; and
,the. Writ was moved for, in the present instance, on account of
arrears of the interim alimony ordered by the Spiritual Court,
pendente lite, together with some costs in the proceedings, the
defendant having given good reasons to believe that be was
about tosell his property and quit the kingdom, in order to
avoid compliance With the decree. A motion had been made
in the Vice Chancellor's Court, where it had been quashed.
The question here was the same as that which was before his
Ilonour, and.. some cases were cited in which this Court had
shown its'readiness to aid the' spiritual courts in enforcing
their tleprees in cases of this nature, thme courts being with-
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EX-PAUTE NEWTON FET.LOWES,IN THE MATTER OF THE
EMIL OF VORTSMOUTII, A LUNATIC.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved on behalf of the COM-
mittee," that it be referred.to the Master to inquire what steps
should be taken in ' any other Courts respecting his Lordship's
marriage, and also concerning certain deeds which Ills Lord-
ship had signed, from which it was desirable that he should be
relieved.

The LORD-CHANCELLOR directed the •ardor to be taken,
only varying the terms to" whether any and what proceedings,"
so that this Court might not prejudice the case in any manner.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, AtransT 6.
`EX-PAIITE LUKE, IN RE EVANS.
This was the petition of en execution creditor, praying that
the commission issued might be superseded under the follow..
ing circumstances :—The petitioner obtained an execution
against the bankrupt by legal process. It was discovered that
there was a prior act of bankruptcy by another creditor, who
availed himself of that prior act ,to dispossess the execution
creditor. The commission was issued by the Great Seal, but
never prosecuted until ninevionths afterwards. The petition.
ing creditor hadkept the commission by him at the request of
the majority of the creditors. The petitioner prayed,itherefore,
that the commission might he superseded, it not having been
prosecuted within the time allowed.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, that this was a very nice
point for the exercise of the discretion of the Court. rune
facie the Great Seal might consider 'it to be its duty to super-
sede thnearnmission issued for the purpose of defeating an elm-
cuticin, and not prosecuted for nine months; and the question
was,' whether the Great Seal would allOw of such de/ay. In
deciding this delicate point of discretion, his Honour was anxi-
nes to follow the language used, and principle laid down, by
the Lord Chancellor ;_and he was of opinion that if the creili.
tor wilfully delayed the prosecution of the commission, the
(heat Seal would supersede it. It could not be here said that
the creditor had not wilfully delayed the prosecution of the
commission, and it was no answer to say that it was done at
the request of the bankrupt, and with the concurrence of the
creditors, becauseS,A,, p?blic was a party concerned in every
bankruptcy. AU iiiiinkind was interested; for until the corn.
mission was prosecuted, the bankrupt was a person With whom
all the world ostensibly, and nobody in reality, could deal: If
the bankrupt and creditors were shine concerned, and if the
only question was the payment or non-payment of dividends,
it might be a different case. There was another point of view
in which this case might be considered. If .this commission
were superseded, it would have the effect of giving validity to
the execution, and of depriving the general creditors of the ad-
vantage of an equal distribution of the bankrupt's effects. He
was, however, of opinion, that this consideration ought not to
induce the Court to support the commission. The petitioning
creditor having conducted himself in a manner not warranted'
by the Great Seal, he thought that the commission ought to be
superseded, upon the principle that where wilful delay had
taken place, a commission ought never to be allowed to stand.—
Petition allowed.

EX.PARTE CHAIItIERS, CITA3tBEII3.
Mr. Holum stated that this was a petition to supersede the'
commission 'of the bankrupt. The petitioning creditor was
Mr. Wood, an attorney, living at Wolverhampton, and it was
sworn that his debt did not amount to 100/. Besides this debt
there was no other proved under the commission,
_ excepting a
trifling one of 3/. The bankrupt intended to take the benefit
of the Insolvent Act, but previous to his final examination, Mr.
Wood sued out the commission, and had acted upon it.
No counsel appearing on the other side, his lionour.granted
the prayer of the petition.

SOUTH CLERKENWELL BLUE SOCIETY.--The
Tenth Annual Meeting of this Society took place
on Monday evening, in the Friends' Meeting-
house, St. John-street, J. 13UTTERWORT11, Esq.
M. P. in the Chair. The Report of the Society
was read, by which it appeared that the Branch
Society had circulated upwards of 3,000 copies
of the Scriptures among the poor and the ignorant
in the immediate vicinity. The Rev. D. Ruell,
the Rev. M r. Wood, Colonel Nicholls, Mr. Neale;
&c. addressed dip Meeting, which was crowded
to excess, principally by ladies.