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the 26th of December last, consequently has been built
in the short space of three months.
Their armament will consist of 10 32-pound guns of
25 cwt., and two long 18-pounders, with a complement of
130 men.
It will be seen by their tonnage that these 12-gun
brigs are about 40 tons larger than the old-fashioned 18-
gun sloop brig class that did so much good service last
war, and were famed for their fast sailing, their safety,
and good sea boat qualities, which have not as yet been
surpassed by any of the more. modern brigs.
The Flying Fish, the surveyor's 12-gun brig, will be
launched at Pembroke to-morrow, between half-past four
and five o'clock, P.X., when she will be taken charge of
by Mr. Brown, the Assistant-Master-Attendant of Ports-
mouth, N‘ho, with forty riggers and men from the Vic-
tory, arrived at Pembroke on the 30th ult., in the Lively
lighter, and be navigated to Portsmouth.
The Adventure, transport, was expected at Pembroke
on Sunday last, with the masts, yards, and gear, for the
Flying Fish, but she will not be there for a day or two,
as she did not leave Devonport until last Friday.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April 4.
(Before Sir C. WILLIAMS.)
IN RE CHARLES ;MATHEWS, THE COMEDIAN.
Mr. Charles James Mathews, the comedian, ap-
peared before the Court to-day, fur the purpose of
undergoing his final examination, and, if no opposi-
tion should be offered, of receiving the order of the
Court for his protection against any further pro-
ceedings of creditors against him.
Sir C. WILLIAMS asked if the parties were ready
to proceed?
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Mr. Mathews, replied
they were quite ready, and he was not aware that
there would be any opposition to-day. He had handed
in the file of the insolvent's debts to the Registrar of

.he Court.
Mr. Froggatt, the solicitor, said, as a creditor, he
'elt it his duty to oppose the nomination of Mr. An-

derson as an assignee.
The Registrar said, that if Mr. Anderson were ob-
jected to, there must be an appointment by the genera'

body of the creditors.
Sir C. WILLIAMS said Mr. Anderson had been
nominated as a cash creditor for 8001., and his nomi-
nation had received the general assent of the creditors.
Mr. Lewis said there had been no objection to Mr.
Anderson's circumstances before, and his solicitor
stated that he was in perfectly solvent circumstances.
Sir C. WILLIAMS said he had not the power to no-
minate ; it rested with the creditors. It was quite
immaterial to him who was appointed; but he should
take care that the creditors should benefit as much as
possible, as far as lay in his power. The funds could
never vest but in one hand, according to the provisions

of the Act of Parliament.
Mr. Froggatt said Mr. Anderson had himself been
recently a bankrupt, and if a man could not conduct
his own affairs, he was hardly a fit person to take the

management of another's.
Mr. Lewis said it was eight years since 11r. An

derson was a bankrupt.
Mr. Roberts, who appeared for Mr. Anderson, said
that Mr. Anderson had sworn that he had paid all his
debts—even his turf debts.
Sir C. \V smAasis—Except, if he recollected rightly,
and his memory was very tenacious, except com-
mission debts—debts arising out of bets which
he had been commissioned to make for others
who had not paid him. He stated that they had
authorised him to make bets, and if he won they
received the money, but if he lost they refused to
pay.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Froggatt said, as he understood the money
would go to the official assignee, he was quite satis-
fied, and would offer no other opposition.
Sir C. WILLIAMS said, from the commencement of
these proceedings there had been some sagacious per-
sons who had been pleased to express their opinion
that he ought to act with great severity towards the
insolvent, and had communicated these opinions by
anonymous letters. He had, however, endeavoured
to do all in his power to forward the interests of the
creditors without this, and at the same time without
forfeiting the letter of the law. Mr. Mathews, he
thought, had made a most 'creditable and liberal
offer ; and he would not offer any remarks upon his
present position or power of realising his promises.
But if his health were spared, and he continued the
exertions which he had commenced, he thought the
creditors would soon have 10s. in the pound. Sup-
pose he had acted on the suggestions of the very
sagacious persons to whom he had alluded, would this
have been the case ?
Mr. Froggatt—Your observations, Sir Charles, do
not apply to me.
Sir CHARLES WILLIAMS—Oh no, Mr. Froggatt,
but I have many anonymous advisers. I assure you
I get a great many sagacious promptings since the
penny postage system has come into operation.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. Lewis now addressed the Court, and stated
that Mr. Mathews was here to-day on sufferance as
defendant to a suit of the Crown for 331. Bs. 2d.,
claimed as the amount of taxes. A writ of execution
had been issued for the money, but Mr. Timm, of the
Stamp-office, had consented to allow the matter to
stand over until he (Mr. Lewis) could apply to this
Court. The object of his application was, that this
sum should be allowed to be paid.
Sir C. WILLIAMS thought it was much better that
it should be paid, as any other course would only be
taking money out of the pockets of the creditors.
The writ having been put in, and proved on the
oath of Mr. Lew is, the debt, after some further con-
versation, was allowed.
The Registrar asked when Mr. Mathews would
begin his payments towards the liquidation of his
debts ? Mr. Lewis said something would be paid
to-day.
The Registrar—But the monthly payments ?
• Mr. Lewis said that, pending these proceedings,
Mr. Mathews had saved for his creditors 2901., but to
enable him to earn that money, it had been neces-
sary that he (Mr. Lewis) should advance him 731. to
go to Liverpool, and for the purchase of the neces-
sary dresses.
Sir C. WlLLlAms—Those dresses will be useful in
future, I suppose.
Mr. Mathews—Oh, certainly, Sir Charles ; there
are fifty-six of them, and they are all in perfect order.
Mr. Lewis continued to say he had advanced this
money on a pledge that he should be repaid, and he
now applied for the sanction of the Court for its re-
payment out of the amount of the earnings which lay
to his account at the Bank of England.
Sir C. WILLIAMS could not comply with this re-
quest, not having the power, but had the greatest
confidence that the creditors would do everything
that was reasonable.
After some further conversation and arrangements
as to the commencement of the periodical payments
by Mr. Mathews, the final order was signed for his
protection from all further proceedings.
It was ultimately arranged that the payments
should be goal terly or half-yearly, and date from
the 13th of April.

SHERIFFS' COURT, April 4.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.-LACY V. FENNVICK.
This morning at the sitting of the Court considerable in-
terest was created", from its being known that the case of
" Lacy v. Fenwick," for a breach of promise of marriage,
would be tried. The Court was crowded by fashionably-
dressed persons of either sex ; and a special jury, of whom
Valentine Knight, Esq , was chosen foreman, was summoned,
and at ten o'clock precisely took their seats. Mr. Thesiger,
Queen's Counsel, with Mr. Peacock, for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Sergeant Shee with Mr. Roupell, for the defendant, entered
immediately after the jury, and were some minutes in earnest
consultation. The plaintiff, Miss Charlotte Lacy, is, it ap •
pears, a young lady possessing considerable personal attrac-
tions, and daughter of Colonel Lacy, of the Royal Artillery,
Woolwich, and the defendant, William John Fenwick, is a
gentleman of fortune, residing at Hayling Park, Croydon.
The pleadings stated, that on the 31st of January, 1838, the
defendant promised to marry the plaintiff, and had failed to
perform his promise up to the 21st of December, 1843,
when he was requested to fulfil it, and refused to do so.
The damages were laid in the declaration at 5,0004 and
the defendant, having suffered judgment to go by default,
the present jury were specially impannelled, under a writ
of inquiry, to assess the damages which the plaintiff was
entitled to receive of the defendant The venue was
originally laid in Surrey; but, in consequence of the high
standing of the defendant in that county, Mr. Justice Wil-
liams made an order removing it to Middlesex, on the sth of
March last. After the jury were sworn, Mr. Thesiger rose,
and addressing the Learned Under-Sheriff, said he was happy
to relieve the jury from further attendance, as his friend Mr.
Serjeant Shee and himself had agreed between themselves to
take a verdict for the plaintiff for 1,900/. This announce-
ment gave evident disappointment to the fashionables in
attendance, who doubtlessly anticipated some disclosures of
an interesting character.