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inc Tporating the Commercial Gas Company, for a vie-
lati which he had subjected himself to penalties
• amounting to nearly 1601
' Mr. Banuntine, w:th 'Mr. Thomas' solicitor, appeared
for Vie gas company; and Mr. Clarkson, with Mr. Syd •
nev, for the defendant.
".I.'hn case t xcited intense interest, and when the hours
of heating (two o'clock) came, a rush was made for ad-
mittance through all the avenues cf the court, as it was
expec,,ed that some curious: r,velations would take place.
Mr. Ballantine said the charge against the defendant
was that he had illegally connected a pipe with the pipes
bdcngitig to the company, and had used it on seventy-
six occasions, For tt:is offence the 18th section of the
comi any's Act imposed a penalty of 51. for so connect-
ing the pipe, and 40s. for every occasion on which it was
thed. The object in tampering with the pipes was to
convey the gas into the defendaht's premises without its
pas,ing through the meter, and thus avoiding an index
to the quantity consumed.
Mr. Clarkson having consulted with Mr. Sydney, and
e,riterred with Mr. Ballantine, said that though he had
an answer as to the extent to which the gas had been
uiet', yet as he could not deny the charge relating to the
pipe, he thought, under the circumstances, the best
thing his client could do would be tor make the company
all the reparation in his power. .As far as his client's
means would go he. was ready to make full compensation,
and he therefore tendered a sum of 501., by acceptance
of which on the part of the company their Act would
be vindicated, and his client much obliged.
Mr. Ballantine considered that his Learned Friend
had acted judiciously in adopting that course. The
obje:!t of the company was to show that proceedings
would be adopted, and heavy penalties would be conse-
quent on a violation of the Act; but when contrition was
thus pablicly expressed and compensation offered, they
Felt that it would appear vindictive to attempt to crush a
man bythe, enforcement of tae full penalty. They would,
therefore, accept the offer, and &low a fortnight for the
l'ayment, calling upon the defendant to give sureties for
his appearance at that time, should the amount not be
paid in the interim, himself in 50/. and two sureties in
501. each.

After some further conversation, it was agreed, on the
part cf the company, to accept the defendant's cheque
for 501,

Mr. Clarkson observing, that it was to be understood
that all other proceedings against his client should be
abandoned.

Mr. Phillips then drew and handed over a cheque for
501., which ho said he would pay immediately if pre-
sented at his house; and the parties left with that un-
.terstanding, proc,edings being re spited for a fortnight.

THE SWELL MOB in YORKSHIRE
WALKING THE HOTELS.
Two cf this fraternity, having the appearance of
oreigners, visited Leeds on Tuesday last, and made
several bold experiments upon commercial travellers and
other gentlemen staying at our principal hotels; in one
instance they were successful in obtaining a small booty,
including an article, the possession of which has turned
cut to be an awkward circumstance for them. On
Tuesday night Colonel H. R. Addison, of Brompton,
London, and provincial director of the Metropolitan
Counties Asset aeee Company, slept at Searbro's hotel,
and, on dressing next morning, ho found that his purse,
conttining four sovereigns and some silver, had been taken
out of his trousers pocket. The circumstance was men-
tioned to Mr. Fleischmann, the proprietor, who, on in-
quiry, learnt that a stranger had been seen in some of
tae bed-rooms as early as six o'clock that morning, and
that he hal opened the door cf the bar-maid's room
hilst she was dressing. Information of the robbery
was given to the police, and from the information
given by Francis Buddy, an omnibus-driver, whose
conduct is entitled to the highest praise, the two
tree alluded to were arrested the same day, with
a large quantity of stolen valuables. Boddy first
saw the parties alluded to a little after six o'clock on
Wedeesday morning, when one of them walked into
the Royal Hotel, just as he was bringing his omnibus
out. A short time after this Boddy called at the White
Horse, in Boar-lane, to take up passengers, when he
was surprised at seeing one of the two men coming
down stairs; ten minutes afterwards he saw him coming
out f the Griffin Inn, in Boar-lane, join his companion,
who was waiting in the street for him, and the two then
walked into Batty's wood yard, at the rear of Mrs.
fleggon's eating-house in Wellington-street. All this
,xcited the suspicion cf the omnibus-driver, aho about
helf past seven o'clock saw the same men leave the
house of Mrs. Huggon by the front door, and walk into
the Midland Railway-station opposite, the men having
with them carpet bags, wrappers, coats, &c., as if just
going off by the train. On seeing all this, Buddy fol-
lowed them, informed the booking clerk of his suspi-
6011e, saw them take tickets for London, and seat them•
selves in a first class carriage. The clerk also took the
pre-caution to keep a memorandum of the numbers of the
tickets which he gave to the two auspicious-looking fu-
reignerF, so as to fa,..:ilitate their apprehension if needful
fir wards. On the police receiving information of these
circumstances, a messar; e was telegraphed to the several
stations on the route to London, for the apprehension of
these partieF, and when the ti ain arrived at Rugby, about
half-past one o'clock, the st...tion-master there sought out
and gave them into the custody of Mr. Wm. Chamber-
lain, inspector of the police at that place, who brought
them to Leeds the same afternoon. On Thursday and
yesterday they were brought up at the Leeds Court-
house, before John Wilkinson, C. G. Macke), and Ralph
Mstkiautt, Esqs., for examination. The evidence taken
disclosed a series of syst-matic robberies in the leading
hotels in different towns of Yorkshire. Inspector Cham-
berlain produced the property he found in possession cf
the prisonere. On kauritz he found 22 sovereigns,
nearly 41. in silver, gold tooth-pick, pencil-case, and an
eye-glass; on Allbrecht he found a gold watch, 91. in
gold, need 41. Bs. el in silver; and from the carpet bag,
which he owned, was taken twelve table and five des-
sert spoons, silver; two valuable gold watches in a silk
purse, including two pairs of light pumps, two satin stocks
with long fronts, each of them with gold pins stuck in
them, and other articles; one of the stocks had three
separate gold pins in it, with a gold chain attached.
Amongst the silver found upon Allbrecht was an
old Irish firepenny silver token, a coin nut in circula-
tion now, and which Colonel Addison was able to
speak e), it having been paid him instead of sixpence, a
few days before in Manchester. The pumps found in
the carpet bag appeared to be nearly new, being only a
little dirtied on the soles, and had r.o doubt been used
to enable the prisoners to Fees lightly and unobservel
in and out of the various lodging rooms they wished
to plunder. At the examination yesterday, wituesses
were present from Hull and She Feld. Mr. Glover, of
the London Hotel, at Hull, identified all the seven-
teen silver spoons and one of the gold watches,
which he said had been stolen out of his
house about two o'cloek on Monday afternoon ;
the spoons having been taken out of a drawer in the
coffee-room, and the watch from his daughter's lodging-
room. He also spoke to meeting the prisoner Mauritz
on the landing up denrs on that day, when
he seemed a good deal agitated, but as he said he
was seeking for the water-closet no suspicion was
excited. Mr. Glover's waiter also spoke to seeing
the prisoner in the house, just before the plate was
missed, and to serving him with a glass of port wine,
when he generously ri fused to accept of sixpence in
change, telling the waiter to keep it for himself. Mr.
Scott, a commercial traveller, who was in attendance,
identified another. of the gold watches and also the
purse in which it was found, He said that he slept at
the Angel lun on Monday night, and when ho got up,
about eight o'clock next morning, he found that his
gold watch had been taken from the dressing-table, and
a purse, containing 36/. or 38/. in notes, gold, and silver.
The gold watch had a brown-coloured guard, with a gold
snip attached, and on the snap wasnengraved Mr. Scott's
initials. Geo. Lee, a man employed as boots at Shef-
deld, stated that on the same night as the robbery at
the Angel Inn, a gentleman named Adams, had 151. in
notes and three sovereigns, and 41. to Si. in silver stolen
from his bed-room at the Royal Hotel, and amongst the
sovereigns one which had been clipped and could be
identified. Inspector Chamberlain said one of the sove-
reign: which he found upon the prisoner Mauritz, was
marked as described. Miss Huggins, of the eating-house
at Leeds, stated that the two prisoners came in about
ten o'clock on Tuesday morning, engaged a bed-
room had some refreshment, and then went out stating
they would have a late dinner. Iu the course of the af-
ternoon they returned, sat a short time, spoke of having
dinner at six o'clock, and again left the house, to which
they came back at ten o'clock. A little before six
o'clock, and before any of the family were up, they let
thtiaiselves out by the back door, returned to the house
about seven, and after paying their bill, left for the rail-
vi ay station. Their proceedings were of that character
that she called them " the mysterious strangers." Mr.
Granger appeared for Mauritz, snd Mr. Ferns for All-
bt but they illicited nothing material from the wit-
nesses in cross-exanination. In anseer to the usual
questions from the Bench, as to whether they wished to
say any thing in defence to the charge of stealing the
money of Colonel Addison, Mauritz replied, "I am
guilty of the whole," but Allbrect said he was innocent;
that he had met with the other prisoner in Leeds, who
had by permission put the articles found in his posses-
sion into his carpet bag, in consequence of their going
to London in company. The Justices committal both
the prisoners to York Castle for trial at the next as-
sizes, but directed them to be first taken to Hull and
Sheffield, in order to their being examined by the ma-
gistratt s there, for the robberies committed in those
towns.

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PARLIAMEN TART' DIVISIONS

(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.,
FRIDAY, MARCH 22.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIFS GOVERNMENT BILL.
(IN THE COMMITTEE.)

Second Clause (And be it Enacted, That the number of
members of which, after such separation as aforesaid, the
Legislative Council of the Colony of
.New South Wales shall
consist, shall, in manner hereinafter mentioned, be deter-
mined by the Governor and Council of New South Wales;.
and there shall be withi❑ and for the Colony of Victoria a
separate Legislative Council, to consist of such number of
members as shall in like manner be determined by the said
Governor and Council ; and such number of the members of
the Legislative Council of each of the said Colonies respec-
tively as is equal to one-third part of the whole number of
memb,rs of such Council, or, if such whole number be not
exactly divisible by three, such number as is next greater
than one-third of the whole number, shall be appointed by
her Majesty, and the remaining members of the Council of
each of the said Colonies shall be elected by the Inhabitants
of such Colony):—Amendment proposed, page 3, line 12, to
Leave out from the words " Governor and Council" to the
end of the Clause : Question put, " That the words and
such number of the members of the Legislative Council of
each of the said Colonies respectively as is equal ,to,' stand
part of the Clause." The Committee divided :
MAJORITY—AYES, 165.

' Adair, R. Shafto Gaskell, J. M. Mure, Colonel
Alcock, Thomas Glyn, G. C. Newdegate, C. N.
Anson, Colonel Goulburn, Henry Norreys, Lord
Armstrong, Sir A. Grace, tr. D. Ogle, S. C.
Armstrong, R. B. Graham, Sir James Pag,et,:Lord A.
Arundel, Earl of Oreenall, Gilbert Paget, Lord4George
Baines, M. T. Grenfell, Charles W. Pakington, Sir J.
Baring, Sir F. T. Grenfell, C. Pascoe • Palmerston, Vis.
Barnard, E. G. Grey, Sir G. Parker, Johu
Bass, M. T. G ey, It. W. Patten, J. W.
Berkeley, Admiral Grosvenor, Lord R. Peel,:Sir,Robert
Birch, Sir T. Grosvenor, Earl Pelham, D. A
Blackall, S. W. Hallyburton, Lord I'erfect, Robert
Blair, Stephen Harris, Richard Pinney, William
Illandford, Marquis Ilastie, Alexander Plowden, W. H.
Bouvorie, E. P. llastie, Archibald Plumptre, J. P.
Boyle, Colonel , Hawes, Benjamin Power, Nicholas
Brotherton, J. Hayter, W. G. Rawdon, Colonel
Brown, W. Headlam, Thomas Reid, Colonel
Banbury, E. 11. Heald, Jamas Repton, G. W. J.
Burke, Sir T. J. Heneage, G. R. Ricardo, Osman
Busfeild, W. Hiltlyard, T. B. T. Rice, E. R.
Carter, J. B. Hohhouse, T. B. Rich, Henry
Chaplin, W. J. Hodges, T. L. Robartes, T. J. A.
Childers, J. W. llog,g, Sir J. W. Romilly, Colonel
Christy, Samuel Iloward, Lord E. Russell, Lord J. 4
Clay, Sir W.; Howard, E. G. Russell, F. C.
Clifford, 11. M. Howard, P. H. Sandars, Joseph
Cobbold, John C. Mutt, William Scrope, G. P.
Coke, E. K. Jocelyn, Viscount Shell, H. L,
Cowper, W. F. Labouchere, lienry Shelburne, Earl of
Craig, Sir W. G. Lacy, H. C. Somers, J. I'.
Currie, Raikes Langston, J. 11. Somerville. Sir W.
Dawson, T. V. Lascellcs, W. S. _ Spooner, Richard
Deedes, W. Legit, G. C. Stanley, B. 11.
Denison, Edmund Lemon, Sir Charles Stanton, W. H.
Denison, J. B. Lennard, T. 8.. Tancred, 11. W.
Divett, E. Lewis, G. C. Tennent, R. J.'
Duncuft, John Littleton, E. R. Thicknesse, Ralph
Duntlas, AdMiral Mackie, John Tliornely, ThomaS
Mnias, Sir David 31•Callagli, W. Tollemache, F. J.
Dunne, Colonel 3l'Gregor, John Towiieley, John
Ebrington, Viscount Manners, Lord G. Townshend, Capt.
Egerton, W. T. Marsh 11, J. G. Trelawny, J. S. .
Ellis, John Marshall, William Tuinell.-II,:, •. , •
Elliot, John - :Martin, C. W. Vane, Lord H.
Enfield, Viscount Ma heson, Colonel Verney, Sir:ll.
Evans, John 31aule, Fox Walpole, Spencer
Evans, William Melgund, Viscount Wilson, James
Fellowes, E. Milner, W. M. Wilson, Matthew
Fitzroy, Henry Blilnes, R. M. Wood, W. P.
Fitawilliam, G. W Moore, G. 11. 'Wrightson, W. B.
Fordyce, A. D. Morison, Sir W. Wyvill, Marmaduke
Freestun, Colonel Morris, David TELLERS.
French, F. Mostyn, E. M. L. 11111, Lord Marcus
Fuller, A. E. Mulgrave, Earl Bellew, B. H.

MINORITY-NOES, 77.

Adair, Hugh E. ' Fox, W. J. Pilkington, James
Adderley, C. B. Gladstone, W. E. Portal, Melville
Aglionby, 11. A. Hall, Sir B. Richards. Richard
Baillie, H. J. Henry, Alexander Balwey, Colonel
Booth, Sir R. G. Ilervey, Lord A. Scott, Francis
Bright, John Hodgson, W.N. Seyiaer, H. K.
Brisco, M. Hope, A. Sheridan, R. B.
litroadwood, H. Ilornby, John Simeon, John
Burroughes, H. N. Hudson, George Smith, Vernon
Carew, W. P. Hume, Joseph Smith, John B.
Chatterton, Colonel Hbmphery, Ald. Somerset, Captain
Clay, James; Jermyn, Earl Stuart, IL
Cocks, T. i. ' Keating, Robert Sullivan, Michael
Duncan, George Kershaw, James Thompson, Colonel
Buncombe, A. Lindsay, Colonel Trollope, Sir J.
Buncombe, 0. Lushington, Charles Tyrell, Sir J.
Dundas, G. Meagher, Thomas Verner, Sir W.
East, Sir J. It.' Mangles, R. D. Vyse, Howard
Estcourt, J. B. B. Manners, Lord J. Wahnsley, Sir J.
Evans, Sir De Lacy Maxwell, J. P. Wawn, J. T.
Evelyn, W. J. Molesworth, Sir W. Wegg-Prosser, F.
E wart, William Monsell, William Williams, John
Fagan, William Munta, G. F. Wortley, J. S.
Ferrer, James Nass, Lord

Forbes, Win. .Newry, Viscount TELLERS.
Forster, M. Nugent, Lord MOwatt, Francis
Foiteacue, Chichester Pigott, Francis Cobden, Richard

Betting-5 to 1 agst Little Fanny, sto 1 agst ProcEed,
7 to 1 agst Vengeance, 10 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie, 14
to 1 agst Tipperary Boy, 16 to 1 agst Abd-el-Kader, 25
to 1 agst Chandler, and 25 to 1 agst Lansqueuet. Won
by four lengths.
Match, 100 soya., h ft. One mile.

Mr. Torren's Fre; Lance, aged, 9st 71b (Thrift) 1
Mr. Dagle's Red Knight, 5 yrs, 9st (Magee) 2
Betting-4 to 1 on FIQJ Lance, who made all the run.
ning, and in a canter.
Free Handicap of 5 sovr.eacF, and 30 added. Four

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Week
Last
esding NAME OF RAILWAY. week. F.,
t
---
X .£
Mar. 16 Aber dean . 953 459
• •••• •••••••••• • ••••
17 Amiens and Boulogne ............... 1,3711 1,249
16 Belfast and Ballymena • ••• •••• • •• 559 471
17 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 802 804
17 Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroc, and W. Y. 441 369
17 Bristol and Exeter 3,456 -
10 Caledonian....
17 Chester and H01ybead........... •• .. 1,321 1,210
14 Dublin and Drogheda• ••• . • •••• • • •• 963 691
19 Dublin and Kingstown • • 633 714
16 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen •. • ..... 1,015 1,0u4
17 East Anglian •. • • ••••• •• • • 649 599
16 Edinburgh and Glasgow. .... ........ 3,020 3,451
16 Edinburgh and Perth
17 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.. 14,394 12,781
17 East Lancashire ..
17 Eastern Uni0n...................... 1,909 1,123
16 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr ...... 2,790 2,610
16 Glasgow and Greenock.• • ... ••• • • ... 946 935
10 Great Northern and E. L......... 2,829 1,830
16 Great Southern and Western ........ 3,906 2,977
17 Great Western, &c •• • •
17 Lancashire and Yorkshire .. 11,813 11,319
10 Lancaster and Carlisle ..
10 Leeds and Thlrsk ................ 737 287
17 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport ••• 114 73
16 Lom:onderry and Enniskillen........ 158 166
17 London and North Western, &c. 40,144 37,395
17 London and 81ackwa11.............. 598 452
16 London and Brighton . • 7,923 7,243
17 London and South Western..•••.... 8,706 ,8,182
17 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 4,908 3,060
17 Midland, Bristol, and Birmingham.... 21,047 20,233
17 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 1,004 1,060
- Monklands ••• • • ...... .• • .... •. • • -
17 North British .•.. • • .... • 3,222 2,650
16 Paris and Rouen• •.
16 Rouen and Havre..•• 2,154 2,296
17 Scottish Central
16 Scottish Midland ..
17 Shrewsbury and Cheater • • .......... 1,206 1,375
17 Shropshire Union .. • 427 --
16 South Eastern and Branches ........ 8,267 6,622
10 South Devon.. • . . .............. 1,619 1,413
16 Taff Vale •• •• • • ..... •••••••• • •• • • • • 1,933 1,981
818 675
- Waterford and Limerick............. -
10 Whitehaven Junction 208 -
17 York and Newcastle . • ............. 12,292 11,926
17 York and North Midland ....... 6,551 6,782

POST-OFFICE SUNDAY LABOUR
The Post-office agitation is not likely to go on
without resistance. The occurrences of every day de-
monstrate the accumulating necessity for an opposition
to the spirit of ecclesiastical domination upon false
pretences. The Sunday tyranny, the Baptism
tyranny, and the Marriage tyranny, are all scions of
the same root, in which the essence of the enjoyment
to the executors is, that the pleas are logically and
scripturally false. The following petitior, signed by
a baroneted vicar and 215 of his neighbours, and pre-
sented with approbation by Sir John Tyrol), M.P.
for North Essex, ought to lead the way to more ex-
pressions of opinion on the subject. If it does not,
we are in a fair way of being made as ridiculous in
the eyes of Protestant Europe as the Spaniards and
Portuguese with their five saints'•days a-week.
" The humble petition of the undersigned personi
using the post-office at Witham, in the county of
Essex,
" Sheweth,
"T 1 at your petitioners believe the dispatch of
Post-office business and transmission cf letters on the
Sunday (as at present arranged) to Le absolutely ne-
cessary.
" That your petitioners do not consider Post-office
labour on the Sunday, under the recent regulations, in-
jurious to the interests of society, oppressive to the
public servants, or to form any serious obstacle to the
enjoyment of the physical, moral, and spiritual ad-
vantages which attend freedom from labour one day in
seven.

"That under the present arrangements the post-
masters and others connected with the Post-office have
every opportunity of keeping Sunday as a day of rest
and enjoyment in the proper sense of the word, and
have ample opportunity of attending divine worship as
often as any other class of her Majesty's subjects.
" Your petitioners yield to no one in a sincere de-
sire that Sunday should be kept holy, and have seen
with great satisfaction the efforts on the part of the
Government to abridge as much as possib!e Sunday
labour; but your petitioners view with disapprobation
the proceedings of a few individuals, meeting in the me-
tropolis as a board or society, in sending into
the country petitions praying your Honourable
House to cause all Post•office business to be
suspended on the Sunday throughout the coua-
try, as calculated to deceive your Honour-
able I.IOIHO into a belief that such petitions originate
spontaneously in the country, instead of with the indi-
viduals alluded to.
" That your petitioners consider the entire cessation in
the delivery and receipt of letters on the Sunday would
be attended with great inconvenience, seriously compro-
mise the commercial interests of the kingdom, and in-
stead of diminishing have a tendency to increase Sunday
labour.
" Your petitioners therefore humbly pray your Ho-
nourable House not to pass any law by which all Post-
office business would be suspended on the Sunday
throughout the country.
"And your petitioners will ever pray, &c.
" HENRY DIXON.
" JOHN PAGE WOOD, Bart., Vicar of Crossing.
" EDWARD W. BANKS."
&C. &C. &C.

[PRICE SD.

Guards, to be Captain, vice Austen, appointed to the 73d
Foot, March 22.

82d Foot--Lieutenant Octavius Frederick Timins to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Whittuck, who retires;
Ensign Daniel Stratton Collings to ba, Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Timins, March 22.
Ist West India Regiment—Lieutenant Thomas Ryan,
from 551 h Foot, to he Lieutenant, vice Godden, who ex-
changes, March 22.
MEMORANDUM.—The name of Lieutenant George
Edward Weathead, of the 34th Foot, has been Changed
to " George Edward Erown Westhead."

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 20.
Corps of Royal Engineers.—Lieutenant• General Sir
Stephen Remnant Chapman, C. 8., K.C.H., to be Colotiel
Commandant, vice Lieutenant-General Elias W. Duro-
ford, deceased, March 9.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness-shire.
The Honourable Alexander Erie George
Sinclair, to be Deputy-Lieutenant; William James John
Alexander Sinclair, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant;
George Sutherland, Etq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant;
March 12.

Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire.
Edward Pery Buckley, Esq., to be Lieutenant,
March 6.

Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain Wil-
liam Wyndham to be Major, vice Long. resigned,
March 15; Captain Henry Earl cf Shelburne to be Su-
pernumerary Major. without pay, March 15; Charles
Henry Wyndham, Esq. to be Captain, vice Wyndham,
promoted, March 14; John Alexander Marquis of Bath
to be Captain, vice the Earl of Shfrurne, promoted,
March 15.

WHITEHALL, MARCH 13.
The Right lion. Sir Thomas Wilde, lint., Lord Chief
Justice of her Majesty's Court of Common Pleas at
Westminster, hath appointed William Slocombe, of
-Reading, in the county of Berks, Gentleman, to be one
of the perpetual Commissioners for t4king the acknow-
ledgments of deeds to be executed by married women,
under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and reco-
veries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of
assurance, in and for the county of Berks, also in and
for the counties of Bucks, Hants, Oxon, Surrey, and
Wilts.

WHITEHALL, Merton 16.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Stafford Squire
Baxter, cf Atherstone, in the county of Warwick, Gent.,
to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of
Chancery.