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LONDO N, SATURDAY MORN! NFU MAY 2t. )847.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, MAY 27, 1847.
The Queen h.:B been pleased to present the Rev. Andrew
Halkett to the charge end office of First Minister of the
church and parish of Brechin, in the presbytery of Brechin
and shire of Angus, vacant bs the death of the Rev. Natha-
niel Morren, late First Minister thereof.
WAR-OFFICE, AAY 28.
16th Light Dragoons—Quartermaster George Rosser to be
Paymaster. vice %' illiams, deceased, May 28.
7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant William Jesse Hoare,
from 59th k oot, to be Lieutenant, vice King, who exchanges,
May 2s.
30th Foot—Lieutenant Robert William Smith to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Shum, who retires; Ensign Thomas
William Roger Coventry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Smith; John Dillon Ross Lewin. Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Morris, appointed Quartermaster; Ensign
Timothy Morris to be Quartermaster, vice John Ward, who
retires upon half-pay, May 28
59th Foot—Lieutenant John King, from the 7th Foot, to
be Lieutenani, vice Hoare, who exchanges, May 28.
60th Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant Richard Power to be
Quartermaster, vice John Brannan, who retires upon half-
pay, May 28.
81st Foot—Malachi Hanley, Gent , to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Colthurst, who resigns, May 28.
82d Foot—Ensign and Adjutant Henry Bruce to have the
rank of Lieutenant, April 3; Ensign Stanley Slater to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Elliott, deceased, April 4 ;
Co,our Serjeant Thomas Smith to be Ensign, vice Slater,
May 28.
Bth Foot—Brevet Major James Campbell to be Major,
without purchase, vice Frede-ick Holt Robe, who retires
upon half-pay; Lieutenant Henry John Jauncey, to be
Captain, vice Campbell ; Second Lieutenant Edward Thomas
King to be First Lieutenant, vice Jauncey ; James Tovey,
Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, vice King, May 28.
Ist West India Regiment—Sergeant Henry Ratcliffe Searle,
from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hurford,
who retires, May 28th.
STAFT.—Mr. Frederick Holt Robe, of the 87th Regiment
of Foot, to be Deputy-Quartermaster-General to the Troops
serving at the Mauritius, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colo-
nel in the Army, vice Major-General William Staveley,
May 28.
MEMORANDITM.—The Christian names of Ensign Gardiner,
of the 40th Foot, are Thomas George, not Thomas William,
as previously stated.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.
Royal Regular Malitia—Thomas Gaisford the younger,
Esq., to be Captain, vice T. S. Mills, resigned, May 25.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Fifeshire.
Fite Militia.—Alexander Bethune, the younger, Esq., to
be captain, vice A. Rutherford, deceased, May 22 ; Henry
John Graham Cowan, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Andrew
Wilkie, March, 13.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.
The Hungerford Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Alexander
Hugh Popham, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, May 10 ;
Edward Morris, Gent., to be Cornet, vice John Matthews,
resigned, May 6.
Commissions-by the Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland and
Cumberland.
The Westmorlani and Cumberland Regiment of Yeomanry
Cavalry—Sir George Musgrave, Bart., to be Major, vice
Wilson, resigned ; George Edward Wilson, Esq. to be Captain,
vice Sir George Musgrave, Bart., promoted ;
Lowther, Esq. to be Captain, vice Parkin, resigned;
Arthur Lowther, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Watts;
John Yeates Thexton, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Wilson,
promoted ; Berton Edmund Rees, Gent., to be Cornet, vice
Lowther, promoted ; Wordsworth Harrison, Gent., to be
Comet, vice Thexton, promoted; Joseph Wickham, Gent.,
to be Surgeon, vice Rumney, deceased, May 10.
' Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire.
Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Major-General
Henry Adolphus Proctor to be Lieutenant-Colonel (Super-
numerary, without pay); Captain Pryce Buckley Willianies
to be Major, vice Major- General Proctor, resigned ; Cornet
Charles Watkin Williams Wynn to be Captain, vice Pryce
Buckley Williames, promoted; John Hamer, Gent. to be
Cornet, vice Richard Williams, resigned ; Robert Davies
Jones, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Charles Watkin Williams
Wynn, promoted, May 4.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BOLLS' COURT, May 28.
ALFREY V. ALFRET.

This hill was filed b) the vain. the youngest sur-
viving child of George Alfrey, on his own beh,l' and
on that of his brother and sisters, and prayed' that
an account might be taken of the estate of the
deceased, George Alfrey, and that a settlement
entered into between the plaintiff sad Edward Alfrey
might be declared invalid, and for further directions.
Ills Low:nine delivered judgment to-day. It ap-
peared that George Alfrey, the father of the plaintiff,
died intestate on the 23d of Aped, 1832, leaving a widow
and five children, of which the plaintiff was the younger,
and not born !ill some months after the lather's death.
His widow refused to administer, and it was admitted
that Edward Alfrey, the defendant, took upon
himself the duties of guardian to the children during
their minority. It was alleged on behalf of Edwa.d
Alfrey that he exercised a just influence over the chit
(leen; and he (Lord Latigthle) conceived it to he esta-
blished that Edward Alfrey stood in loco parentis to the
plaintiff's, and that he managed their estate until the)
severally attained their majority. In May, 1825, when
the plaintiff had attained his majority, an account
was submitted to him, which showed a balance
of 171 12'. in favour of the plaintiff, as between him and
Edward Alfrey, and he affirmed the accuracy of the ac-
count in these terms, in a note which he appended to the
said account :—" A satisfactory arrangement having
been made of the accounts between me and Edward Al-
frey, I hereby confirm the same, together with the ba-
lance of 171 125." That note was signed by the
plaintiff. Edward Alfrey died sometime subsequently,
and the plaintiff, who is a barrister, said that he had not
had an opportunity of investigating the accounts until
some time prior to the filing of this bill; that he did so
then, atal discovered many discrepancies, wich showed
not only mistake or error, but actual misrepresentation.
The executors o' Edward Alfrey did not give the plain-
tiff the relief he required, and accordingly this bill eas
filed. The executers admitted that such errors a•
had been set forth by the plaintiff did exist,
but the plaintiff contended that they were
of such a number and character as not to bind him at all.
He (Lord Langdale) thought that the settlement could
not be supported, for the errors in the account were
very numerous ; many of them being, no doubt, such as
might be made without actual intention to misrepresent.
and it should be observed that they are not all
upon one side ; but some of the accounts are
entirely fictitious. He (Lord Langdale) thought
that the uncle, the defendant, should have called the
attention of the party with whom he settled on behalf o;
the plaintiff particularly to these acceunts, and he (Lord
Langdale) thought that such settlement could not be
deemed binding unless something more in support of it
could be adduced than the general words in the docu
ment itself. He thought that an influence might have
existed at the time of the settlement of the accounts.
and which appeared to him to be the reason why the
plaintiff continued so long acquiescent in the settlement
under consideration. It did not appear that the pl dritiff
could have examined the accounts in the lifetime et
Edward Alfrey. Perhaps if these accounts had been
asked fir they might have been furnished to the plain-
tiffs ; perhaps, also, the plaintiff may have found an
erroneous estimate of what he was entitled to. I thb.k.
however, he is entitled to a declaration, and I think an
account should be taken of the estate of George
Alfrey, with a view to the consideration of the applica-
tion of any balance that might be proved to exist, and
he thought that the plaintiff' should have leave to state
special circumstances. He would reserve funher direc-
tions and costs.

VICE-CHANG ELLO S' COURT, May 28.
(13.40 re the VICF. CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND).
DEHANY V. SCOTT.

In this case, which had beet before the Court, and in
whicl, a reference to the Master had been made,
Mr. PARKER applied to the Court to have the Mas-
ter's report confirmed. It appeared that a Mr. Dehary
had by his will left to his daughter an annuity of 700/.,
for the purposes of 'education, which was to be inert-aged
to 1,500/. on her becoming of age. This latter sum was
to be paid eut of the personal property, which was esti-
mated by the testator as of the annual value of 800 n, the
remai, ic! 7001. to be paid from the rental of certain
West India estates. The testator also left to his sis'er
300/. per annum. and to his half-brother 801. It, how
ever, turned out that the West India estates had greatly
deteriorated in value, and that, insteed of paying out of
the proceeds the various sums of 7001., 3001., and 801_
the total actual rental was only estimated at 4001., fr.('
that cons. q'tently the full amount of the legacies could
not be satisfied. On the part of the daughter it was con-
:ended that her legacies should be satisfied in full, a, she
was entitled to a preference over the other legat es.
Mr. LEWIN, on behalf of the other legatees, contended
that the mere circumstance of Miss Dehany being the
daughter of the testator, and her name being first men-
tioned in the will, did not in the eye of the law, or ac
cording to the practice of the Court, give her any pre-
ference over the other legatees, and that conseqw-ntly as
the annual proceeds of all the legatees tell short, a
proportionate reduction should be made in all.
The VICE CHANCELLOR said it was quite clear that
the intention of the testator was that the full amount of
i,5001 should be paid to his daughter before the other
legacies came into operation, and he decreed accordingly.
It afterwards appeared from a conversation that the
value of the personal estate had increased to 1.1001.,
and that therefore this, with the value of the West India
property, would just meet the daughter's annuity.
Mr. LEWIN suegested that the West Indian property
coukl be rendered more productive, if it were not already
7004 a-year, and he thought that an inquiry should be
ordered upon the.matter.

The VICE-CHANCELLOR stated that this inquiry
eAuld be obtained it the parti•s asking it consented to
bear the expenses.
(Before Vice Chancellor Sir KNIGHT BRUCE.)
GCINESS V HORNIILOWER.

An injunction was moved for and obtained against
Mr. Pornblower, a printer, to re.train him from print-
mg labels similar to those used by the plaintiff, and
affixed to his bottled stout. It was stated that there
was_only one agent in London authorised by the plaintiff
to use his labels, but that George, Turner, Clapham,
without authority, had been detected using spurious
labels, and when an injunction had been obtained
against him, had given up a sheet of these spurious
labels, and the name of the defendant as the printer.

BAH, COURT May 28.
_ _

(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice CCLERIDGE
This Court wfls unoccopii.d during a portion of the
:ime set aside for hearine motions from want of busi•
less. Those motions which were heard possessed no
'eature of public interest.

The Court aftf•rwards sat at nisi prius, but no case of
any importance occurred.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 28.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied during the whole of its
sittings in hearing arguments on demurrer, none of
which presented any fittiture of public interest.

COURT OF QUk.',EA's BENCH, May 28.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court took the special paper to-day, and was
,ccupied the whole day with cases devoid of public
interest.

ra•pective circu'ts in the ensuLig Suuuner Assizes. The
following is Ow arrangement :
MIDLAND CIRCUIT—Lord Chief Justice Denman and
Mr. thron
WESTERN—Lord Chief Justice Wilde and Mr. Justice
Willi Ans.
HomE —Mr. Baron Parke and Mr Justice Coltman.
OXFORD—Mr. Justice Coleridge and Mr. Justice Erle.
NORTHERN—Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr. Jos-
tice Wlghl man. _ - .

Nouioiu—Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Justice
Pat tenon.

NORTH WALES—Mr. Justice Maule.
SOUTH WALES—Mr. Justice Cresswell.
Mr. Baron Platt remains in town, and will attend
business at Chambers during the vacation.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW STREET.

THE INFANT MURDER IN WELLINGTON-STREET.

When this case, remanded to this day, was called on,
r. Woolf stated to the magistrate, Mr. Jardine, that
Mrs. Cleveland, the accused mother of the deceased,
was anxious to appear before him at once, to meet the
charge, but she hoped, as she was still in a very weak
state, she would be allowed aster the hearing, to return
in custody to her own house, and remain there until
better able to be removed. •
Mr. JARDINE said he could enter into no contract of
the kind; he could not say what he would do until he
had the accused before him, and heard the charge
against her. But of course the woman would not be
nt to any place where her recovery would be impeded.
Mr. Moseley, for the parish authorities, was willing
to postpone the inquiry for ten days, to give time fur
her recovery; but Mr. Woolf said that she was anxious
at any risk to appear at once and answer the charge.
Atter some delay, Mr. Brooking, the surgeon, stated
that the removal of the accused woman from her bed-
room, for some days yet to come, would be very
dangerous ; whereupon Mr. Jardine thought it would
132 useless to go further with the case against the male
prisoner in the dock at pre..eut, and he would remand
the case.

Formal evidence was then taken that a coroner's ver-
dict had been returned, that Ann Cleveland and a man
natned Hill, or Dolly were guilty of wilful murder, and
that the prisoner at the bar was the latter named person.
rhe it;quirywas adjourned to Tup-dav, Bth June.

_
MA.RLBOROOGH-STREET-
James Price. coachman to Sir George Clark, was
hrought before Mr. Ibrdwick, charged with causing an
bstruction in St. J,Lnies'-street. by disobeying the
orders of the Commis.doners of Police relating to the
carriage s attending her Majesty's drawing room, by
whirling his horses and endeavouring to drive over the

Police sergeant 14 C, said he was on duty in St.
J:tmes's-street about a quarter to five on Thursday after-
noon, for the purpose of regulating the carriages going
to the drawing room, when his attentio❑ was called to
the ckend nt, who was driving a carriage and pair of'
horses down St. James's-street, from the corner of
Jermr-street. Seeing that it was his intention of
proceeding to the palace without joining the rank.
complainant stopped him, and informed him that it was
poiitively against their orders to allow him to (It so.
Pile defendant took not the least notice, but whipped his
h'irses and persisted in going on. The superintendent
then came up, and told him that he should not pass in
that manner. The defendant then whipped his horses
again, and dragged wituess and a brother sergeant se -
veral yards. At considerable risk they succeeded in
stopping him, and took him into custody.
Superintendent B. resfoid, C division, said he was
called by the last witness to speak to the defendant, who
persi-ae iin driving out of his rank. The defendant
was very violent, and end•>avoured to:drive over them.
The defendant said he was innocent of the charge.
He had been a coachman for nineteen years, and had at-
tended many drawing-rooms, and had always drove
down the centre of the strut when called to take up:
114, denied attegnpting to drive over the police.
Mr. flauDwlcK said it was a serious charge, and he
should send him to prison for ten days.
CLERKENWELL.

Two young men munett King and Mills, having the
4ppearance of &cent mechanics, were charged with
stealing a set of bagatelle balls, the property of Mr. H.
Kingsey, licensed victualler, of Bunhill row.
It app, ars that the several public houses in that part
of the metropolis ha i been visited by parties who
managed to steal bagatelle balls under pretence of play
big. On Wednesday last the two prisoners came to Mr.
Kiiiesey's house, and entered the bagatelle room, where
they remained until near five o'clock, when till-the other
persons then had left. Wells was observed by the land
lord going down stairs by himself, while King was
heard in the room, and in about half an hour, upon the
waiter going into the room, the prisoner King was gone,
and the balls could nowhere be found.

Mr. Kingsey swore positively that the prisoner King
was the las, person in the room.
Mr. COTTINISHAN ordered the prisoners to be re-
m anded to Muuday, but expressed his willingness to
take bail for their appearance.

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LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 28.

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