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nuity of 100,0001., and it had since been paid regularly
on every quarter-day up to and including the 30th Sep
tember, 1849. The next quarter day would have been
the 31st Dec , 1849 , but her Maje,ty d parted this He
on the 21 Dec., 1849. He (the Attorney-General) on-
' derstool that the claim was made in reipect of the two
months which her Majesty survived the payment made
for the quarter endii.g o❑ the 30th September, 1849, in
other words that there should be paid to her executors
two-thirds of the quarter which would have been pay-
able bad she lived until the 31st December, 1849. Their
Lordships would observe, iu point of fact, that if this
annuity had accrued de die in diem, like interest on a
debt, or a salary for services, her Majesty
would have received salary for nineteen days more
than she actually lived. She i eceived a full quarter fur
the ten days previous to the 30th June, 1837, and she
received nothing in respect of the quarter ending 31st
December, 1849, she having died twenty-nine days be-
fore that day. The question in this case solely arose
upon the construction of the first clause of the statute
to which he had adverted. If this were a settlement made
between two ordinary individual, he (the Attorney-
General) apprehended there could be no doubt ur qurs
tion on the subject. There were two cases of annuity
spoken of by conveyancers. One was where an annuity
proceeded after the death of the grantor ; then, of
course, the first payment was due at the first quarter
after the grantor's death, where the annuity deed di-
rected the annuity to begin from the death of the
grantor, but, at the same time, as it was to be paid at
certain stated days of payment throughout the year,
the deed provided that the first payment should
be made on the first day which occurred after the death
of the grantor. It was the invariable practice among
conveyancers, whenever the grant of an annuity began
from the death of the grantor, to introduce words ap-
portioning the payment of the last quarter up to the
day of the death of the grantee of the annuity. But
where the annuity began from the death of the grantor
it was to be paid at certain quarterly days (fixed, as in
the Act under consideration), and with respect to the
first payment to be made on one of those particular days
the ordkary practice was not to make any apportion
meat at all. He submitted that no court of law or equity,
having regard to the practice of apportionment among
conveyancers, would say that her late Majesty the
Queen Dowager was entitled to anything after the
last quarter's annuity which accrued due on the quarter's
day immediately preceding her death.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL and Mr. M. D. HILL, Q.C.,
followed on the same side.

(The case was proceeding when our report left.)

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the special paper, but the cases pro-
ceeded with were devoid of public interest.
The LORD CHIEF BARON was absent in the morning
owing to his attendance being required at a coroner's
inquest on a gentleman named Sedgwick, who, we be-
have, was found dead last evening in the immediate
neighbourhood of his Lordship's residence where, a few
hours previously, he had ben a guest.

MARLBRO'-s FREET.—(THISDAY.)
ROBBERY MY AN ERRAND BUY.—JOhn Smith, a lad
about 16 years Of age, was brought betore Mr. Bing.
ham, charged with stealing a quantity of copper wire,
the property of his master, Mr. James Hodge, piano-
forte string-maker, 51, Greek-street, Suho.
The prosecutor deposed that the prisoner had been in
his employ for about tour weeks, at a salary of 4s. per
week. On Saturday afternoon witness had occasion to
go into the workshop, and on looking round the place,
he saw several rings of copper wire lying in a corner,
doubled up, apparently for the purpose of being more
easily carried away. Witness having his suspicions that
a robbery was intended, left the shop and com-
municated with the policeman on duty. About five
o'clock prosecutor went into the shop again and found
that the wire had been removed. A short time atter the
prisoner was brought to him in custody of the
policeman, who had stopped the prisoner with the
wire in his possession. The wire was worth ls. per
pound wholesale price.
Police-constable 27 F, said, about half-past five o'clock
on Saturday evening, in consequence of what he heard
from the last whose's, lie followed the prisoner just as
be was leaving the prosecutor's shop. He went up to the
prisoner and asked what he had got in
his pockets? The prisoner replied " nothing
but a piece of copper wire, with which I am going to
string my banjo. He then handed to witness the
ring of wire produced. W itness then took him to the
station, where he was searched, but nothing else was
found upon him. He had since discovered that the pri-
soner had sold a large quantity of wire to two marine
store dealers, who were now in court.
Ann White, a dealer in marine stores, Curzon-street,
London University, proved purchasing about 16 pounds
of the wire, at the rate of 5(1. per pound. The prisoner
was the lad she purchased from. On the last occasion
when he came, she refused to have anything to do
with him again. He always told her that he lived with
Mr. Smith, of Oxford-street, and who gave him the wire
to make up his wages.
The other marine store dealer said, the prisoner came
to him about a week ago, and offered to sell him some
copper wire, but, as he refused to tell him how he came
by it, he detained it until he could bring some person to
satisfy him. The prisoner said he would, and left the
shop. As the prisoner did not return, witness gave in-
formation to the police.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.

MANCHESTER FREE LIBRARY.—At the meeting of
the committee on Thursday last the AI ayor announced ad-
ditional subscriptions to the extent of 2041. 43., the total
amount now subscribed being 7,037/. ss.—/Wanchcster Ex-
aminer.

A MERMAID IN SCOTLAND.—In the hyperborean
village of Shieldaig, on the western shore of Scotland, a
lady appeared the other morning whose visit is likely to
throw the sea serpent into the shade. It appears that a
number of women had risen pretty early, as their custom is,
to go for fuel to the Gascan, when the attention of one was
attracted by a number of seamews which were hovering and
screaming near the church. On a further inspection she
discovered a lady sitting on the rock, with a comb and glass
in her head, singing one of her madrigals in a plaintive voice,
and duly pointed her out to the others, who all maintain that
they saw the strange apparition. The probability is, that
this mermaid was one of the Razaay white seals, which are
known to sit frequently on rocks during night, uttering
plaintive sounds; out so supers itious are the fishers here
that not a single boat has put to sea since.
EXHIBITION OF 1851.—The Perth Courier states
that Lord Willoughby d'Eresby has, with his usual libe-
rality, hired, at his own expense, a house in London for the
accommodation of such of the tenants on his extensive es-
tates as may wish to visit the Great Exhibition.
Praiae, when jud:ciously bestowed, tends to encou-
rage everyone in the pursuit of excellence.—Eliza Cook's
Journal.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—An extraordinary accident,
attended wtth fatal results, occurred in the park at Badmin-
ton on Monday last. Mr. Eeles, the park-keeper to his
Grace the Duke of Beaufort, was driving a herd of deer
from one part of the park to another, and his nephew, Mr.
William Eeles, was on horseback assisting him. The deer
were driven into a corner, and one of them in attempting to
escape, ran under Mr. William Eeles's horse. The terrified
horse threw his rider, who fell to the gri und upon his head
with great violence, and the horse fell upon him. On rais-
ing the young man be was found to have sustained very
serious iujurie'. He was taken home in a state of insensi-
bility, and medical aid instantly procured, but he never re-
covered consciousness, and died in a few hours. The de-
ceased was a fine young man, about twenty-two years of
age. An inquest was subsequently held, before Mr. W. J.
Ellis, and a verdict returned of " Accidental Death."—
Glocester Journal.

SUICIDE or A CHILD.—John Wilson, aged twelve
years, of Skelton, near Carlisle, after being chastis,d for
tying together the tails of two cows standing opposite each
other, committed suicide by suspending himself with his
woollen comforter, from a beagi in the hayloft of his master.
—Doncaster Gazette.

PITMEN AND MATHEMATICS.--A paragraph has
appearel in the papers, stating the fact that the booksellers
of Newcastle bad observed that most of the standard ma-
thematical works were purchased by pitmen. The following
anecdote is in point. Some years since a gentleman, on his
passage from Newcastle to Shields in a steam• boat, went into
the engine-room, and found one of the books mentioned—
namely, " Emerson's Fluxions ''—lying on the table rather
black and smutty, evidently much read. He asked the young
engineman who read the book? He answered that
he did when he had time. Rather surprised at the fact, and
presupposing that he was a young man of superior talent, he
questioned him upon the subject, stating that himself had
studied these matters at the University— had passed, he be-
lieved, a fair examination— and obtained a creditable degree.
With this prelude they entered freely into conversation; and
from that time the stranger used all his influence to bring the
studious engineman into notice. The engineman is now
a distinguished mathematician, and the author of many of
the very works alluded to. He had, a short time previous to
this interview, " risen from a bank-trapper to a breaksman
in a Newcastle coal-pit, as stated in evidence before the Lords
Committee last session • and is now—Professor Hann, of
King's College l—Gateshead Observer.
GOOD CRT FOR PRoTESTANTS.—A considerable
hubbub has been raised by Lady Morgan's controversy with
Cardinal Wiseman about the chair of St. Peter. As the dis-
pute might easily be settled by producing the article of fur-
ring
la question,r row, t eorfe
raising is a
Chair
Chaird u tthurise
particular u rtic
Punch.

INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE COMPANY.—TIII4 FOUR
Josxmis.—On Saturday, before his Honour Master Tinney,
the settlement of the list of contributories was proceeded
with. Mr. Roxburgh, on the part of Mr. Hutton, the
official manager, appeared to show cause why Mr. Joseph
Turnley, lighterman, should not be placed on the list as hav-
ing applied for thirty shares, and had them allotted, and
paid the deposit, but had never signed the deed. Mr. Joseph
Turnley, solicitor, stated that the Joseph Turnley upon whom
the summons had been served had never applied for shares,
or had anything to do with the company. There were, in
tact, four Joseph Turnleys, viz., Joseph the father, Joseph
the son, Joseph the cousin, and Joseph the grandfather, all
lighterrnen.— (Laughter.) The case was then adjourned,
for the production of the right Joseph.

NEW FOOD Fon HORSEE.—The lndependance of
Brussels says that a M. Moreau has invented a bread for
horses, which is very nutritive and economic; it is made as
follows : —fou--tenths of oaten flour, ground like rye and
roughly bolted ; three-tenths of flour and wheat straw ; one-
tenth of flour of barley, or maize ground in the usual way ;
one-ten hof rve flour, if the bread is to be preserved fresh,
and one-tenthof flour of horse beans. The flour is kneaded
in the usual way with a certain proportion of yeast and salt.
The dough is baked in an oven, and placed in iron moulds,
square in form, and slightly conical; the crust must not be
burned or too much baked, and neither cinder, nor bits of
coal, must attach to it as they disgust the horse. The straw
before being ground into flour is chopped up very fine.
INSTALLATION OF A NEW .MINISTER IN THE MAN-
CHESTER SYNAGOGUE.—On Saturday afternoon the ceremony
of installing the Rev. Dr. Schiller Szinessy, as minister of
the old Hebrew congregation in this town, took place. After
the conclusion of discourse, the wardens approached the
steps of the ark, and conducted the rev. doctor to his official
seat ; and the service closed with the usual afternoon prayer.
Dr. Schiller Szinessy took an active part in the Hungarian
war, and received some severe wounds while fighting on the
poslg :fide in that struggle.—Wanclioster Courier.