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London, England, 1828-12-06 00:00:00

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law, among which is on© from the lawyers, pl

sicians, landowners, manufacturers, and mer-
chants of Liege, and another from a number of
the inhabitants of Maestrecht, to the same effect.
Neither these Papers, nor the Prussian State
Gazette to 29th November, inclusive, have any
recent intelligence from Turkey.

We direct public attention to an excellent
article from the Morning Chronicle upon the
law of Evidence, or rather the abuse of it, which
will be found under the usual head.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY,

FROM LLOYD'S.

DEAL, DEC. s.—Wind E. by W.—Arrived from
London, the William Maitland, Jameson, for
Bombay; Christopher, Harvey, for Genoa; Pons
Alice, Callender, for Sierra Leone. Arrived the
Ottawa, Douglas, from Quebec. About 20 anchors
and cables have been landed since the gale of the Ist.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. s.—Wind S. to S. by E.--
Sailed the Egginton transport, for Malta.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 4.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived
from London, the Georgina, Thompson, for New
South Wales ; Eagle, Price, for Jamaica ; and New
York packet, Crosbie, for Jamaica, all with loss of
anchor arid cable ; and the Eagle, with loss of boat

and damage.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 4.--Wind W.--Arrived the
Sea 'Nymph, Burrows, from Yarmouth, for Naples,
with loss of anchor and cable; Menusia, Meyer,
from London, ditto. Arrived from London, the
Cumberland, Nancy, for St. Michael's; Sarah, Lacy,
for Jamaica; Luna, M'Clure, for ditto, loss of anchor
and cable; Janet, Thompson, for ditto, loss of anchor
and cable; and John Price, Cromartie, for Barbadoes.
Sailed the Navarin, Middleton, for Antwerp.
CREEK, DEC. s.—Arrived the Symmetry, Wat-
son, from Smyrna; and Sterling, White, from Palermo.

The Union, Lewis, from Youghal to Penryn, was
stranded in Youghal Bay the 2d inst., and it was
feared would not be got off; crew saved.
The Diana, Woods, from Wick to Dublin, struck
on the back of Island Davar, the 24th ult. and sunk;
only one of the crew saved.
The Teignmouth, Cole, from Mazastin to the
Sandwich Islands, was totally wrecked in the Gulf
of California in July; the crew, and between 30 and
40,000 dollars saved.

The Prospect, Edmond, of Scarborough ; Crisis,
Ward, from London; Eliza, Foster, ditto; Brothock,
of Blyth; Union, Hattersley, of Whitby; Friends,
Cooper, Pomona, Tuff, Symmetry, 'Thompson, and
Carolina, Parry, of Sunderland ; Nathaniel Park, of
Yarmouth; Solebay, Lothian, and Fame, Grainger,
of Whitby ; Mary, Leggett, of Chichester ; Racbael,
Bray, of Hastings; Laurel, Dunlop, of Arbroath;
Harmony, Nagle, of London; and Venus, Dollman,
from ditto—w•ere:driven on shore near Scarborough.

THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK.

The decline which took place in the English
Funds yesterday was somewhat recovered at the
close of the market, and Consols were done at 87i ;
this morning their first price was the same, but they
immediately became 871, alternately buyers and
sellers till within a few minutes, since which they
have declined to •871, sellers, which is the price at
the present moment. India Bonds are 68 70; and
Exchequer Bills, 65 7 pm.

The limited business doing in the Foreign Funds
leaves little to notice, except that the prices are
nominal; below are the quotations.
The Share market is nearly a dead letter, no
alteration in the prices having taken place.

Three per Cent. Consols, shut; Ditto, for Ac-
count, 874 ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 864 ; India Bonds,
68 70 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 65 7 pm.

FORElGN.—Brazilian, 641 4 ; Buenos Ayres, 47 8 ;
CliiHan, 26 7; Colombian, 23i 4 ; Danish, 631 i;
Greek, 17 A; Mexican, Six per Cent., 3241 ; Peru-
vian, 19. 20 ; Portuguese, 513- 5; Russian, 96 ;
Spanish, 101 A.
MlNEs.—Anglo Mexican, 77 5 dis. ; Brazilian, 42 4
pm. ; Bolanos, SO 100 pm. ; Colombian, 14 13 dis.; Real
Del Monte, 250 dis. ; United Mexican, 22 1 dis.

TWO O'CLOCK.
Consols are 87; a agaia, with scarce a bargain
doing.

An express has arrived from France, which is said
to announce that the question of the Bank of France
discounting at three per cent. had not been decided
upon, but had been referred to a Committee. The
general opinion in Paris was against the proposition
taking place.

THREE 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for Account, 874

General Stubbs has arrived at Plymouth from
London, and taken the command of the Portuguese troops.
GENTEEL PAUPERS.—On Tuesday' last a
poor man, residing at Wortley, near Leeds, but belonging
to the township of West Ardsley, took his wife and fire
children to the latter place, in a hackney coach, for the
purpose of procuring parochial relief. They left the coach
at a distance from the overseer's house, proceeded thither
on foot, and were relieved in the most liberal manner, and
after taking some refreshment at the Inn where the coach
waited for them, they returned home in that handsome and
comfortable vehicle.—Doncaster Gazette.

One hundred and five red coats were seen one
day this week at a muster of the County Limerick Hunt-
ing Club. It was a splendid spectacle to see so great a
field in motion.—Tipperary Free Press.

- - -
COMPOSURE IN DEATII.—On Tuesday last,
a man named Charles Turner, of Charles Town, 'knowing
himself to be dying, put one band upon the other for the
purpose Df feeling his pulse, which he found faltering, when
he deliberately said " the factory is stopping," and died al-
most instantly afterwards.—Stockport Advertiser.

At Mr. Overy's, Watlington, near Battel, this
season, one single hill of hops in his kitchen garden, con-
sisting of four poles, produced the extraordinary quantity
of six bushels and one gallon of hops !—Brighton Gazette.
The following extract of a letter from Odessa
will, perhaps, show that the Russians do not intend to re-
train wholly inactive during the winter season, on the side
of Turkey :--.‘"The first contract for transports taken up
at Odessa by the Russian Government, expires the 20th of
October (Ist of Nov.) The Government offer to take up
the same ships for four mouths certain, from the Ist of No-
vember, at two rubles ten copecks per chetvert of wheat
for the larger, and two rubles forty copecks per chetvert
per month for the smaller vessels ; coppered ships to have
ten copecks per chetvert per month more, reserving the
right of employing them for a further period of four
months, on the old terms of 2,500 rubles per month, for
ti vessel carrying 1,500 chetverts and upwards, and at two
rubles per chetvert per mouth for smaller ones."
An incrustation of salt, thirty miles in length
and several miles in width, is find on the coast of Chili to
the south of Coquimbo. It has the appearance of that
compact ice which forms on the surface of lakes and rivers
in America towards the middle of the winter. The thick-
ness is about two feet. When a block of it is removed, the
space is soon filled up by new salt. The great road runs
for a considerable distance along the edge of this curious
formation. It has frequently happened that when mules,
horse', and, even men have died in this part of the route,
their bodies have been perfectly preserved for a long time
afterwards.

,( I say, Bill, hit him on the raw," said a hackney
coachman, the other day to his comrade, who was " vol-
loping" his horse most furiously to no purpose,—" He han't
got no raw."—" Vy dont ye stablish von then," rejoined the
humane Jarvey

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.

At the sitting of the Court the Common Ser-
geant was called within the Bar by the LORD
CHANCELLOR, his Majesty having been pleased`to
confer upon him the honour of a patent of prece-
dency. •

COMMITTAL or MR. BRUCE.

The Court ordered Mr. Bruce to be fully com-
mitted to the Fleet, in consequence of his persever-
ing to address it after he had been ordered to sit
down. His Lordship regretted it person►illy for Mr.
Bruce, but he felt it was his duty, and the only
means of putting a stop to such incessant inter-
ruptions.

i\ir. Bruce bowed to the Court, stating he was
prepared to submit to its orders.

IN THE 'MATTER OF JENNER, A LUNATIC.
Mr. PEPYS was proceeding to_ open this matter,
when

Mr. BICKERSTETII observed, that the order asked
for, with the exception of a little alteration, was
quite a matter of course. Disputes had arisen in
this case, as to the validity of the will of Dr. Jen-
tier, it was affirmed by his clients, and denied by the
petitioner, who was the Committee, and desirous of
taking proceedings for the purpose of invalidating
the will. He, however, could not do so, without the
authority of this Court, he therefore prayed a refer-
ence to the Master for that purpose, but in doing so,
he asked that the patty adverse might not be pre-
sent; that was reasonable enough with some little
qualification, and he did not object to it. His client
besides being next of kin, had an interest under
the will, and therefore it was quite preposterous to
suppose he would not feel as much anxiety as any
one in the proceedings being properly gone on with.
After some short discussion at the bar, it was
agreed that an order should be drawn up giving Mr.
Bickersteth's client liberty to attend upon the pro-
ceedings before the Master, so far only as it related
to him in his character of next of kin.

ARRANGEMENT OF BUSINESS.

Mr. SUGDEN suggested to the Court that .some
arrangement was necessary as to the manner in
which the business which was specially appointed
shOuld •be proceeded with. There was a case of
Badcock and Grundy appointed for Monday next,
the Covent-garden Theatre matter stood for Tuesday,
the case of Badcock and Grundy was of considerable
importance and of great length, and it would be
impossible for it to be concluded on Monday ; he,
therefore, trusted the Court would finish that case
before it proceeded with any other.
His LORDSHIP thought that was the best course
to be adopted. There was likewise a part heard
appeal of Purrier and Rankin, which was of con-
siderable importance, which it would he well to finish.
The Court would proceed with Badcock and Grundy
on Monday, and every day successively till it was
concluded, with the exception of the seal days. It
would then finish Purrier and Rankin, and afterwards
take the case of the Covent Garden Theatre.

CHAMBERS V. CHAMBERS.

Counsel then resumed their arguments in this
part heard bankrupt petition, at the conclusion of
which his Lordship observed, in justice to the Vice-
Chancellor, he ought not to decide hastily upon a
matter of fo much importance. He would read the
whole of the evidence with great attention, and give
judgment this day week.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.

GREEN V. BOTIIROYD.

Sir J. SCARLETT stated that this was an action on
the Statute 95 Geo. 11., c. 39., s. 1-13., to recover
penalties against Mr. Bothroyd, the landlord of the
King's Arms, Golden-lane, Barbican, for allowing
public music and singing at his house, without
a license to that effect. The penalties they sued for
amounted to 3,0004, being 30 penalties of 1004
each. The plaintiff,' however, who had been con-
victed himself in the same sum, for the same offence,
would only go for one penalty, as be had no motive
for bringing the action, but that of abating a public
nuisance. He (Sir J. S.) then stated the nature of
the alleged nuisance, and called witnesses to prove
the case; after which,

Lord TENTERDEN said, that the July could not do
otherwise than return a verdict for the plantiff for
one penalty.
The Jury almost instantly returned a verdict for
the plaintiff, 1001. penalty.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
(Middlesex Special Juries.)
WIGGINS V. BOIIDINCTON.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who
is a 'contractor with the St. Katharine's Dock Com-
pany, for carting the bricks necessary for the build-
ings of the Company, against the Proprietors of the
London Docks, to recover compensation for losses
sustained by him in consequence of the delays to
which his carts were subjected at the navigation
bridge over the entrance lock of the London Docks.
The facts of the case resolve themselves into a
small compass, although the attention of the Court
was occupied during the whole of the morning in eli-
citing them. The swing bridge over the lock in ques-
tion must be swung back in order to let ships enter
or pass out of the docks, and the carts of the plain-
tiff were compelled to wait until the passage of the
vessels was completed, which sometimes occupied
from 20 minutes to half an hour, although it might
be effected in five minutes if the practice was adopted
of letting out or in one ship at a time. In consequence
of these delays, the plaintiff was obliged to employ
additional teams, which cost him about 2/. Bs. per
day. The defence to this was that the bridge was
made in its present site by Act of Parliament, and
that either the carts or the shipping must he aCCa-
sionally interrupted, and of two evils the Company
chose the least; for the interruption to the. shipping
hazarded their safety by causing them to lose the
tide, while the carts only lost the time during which
the bridge was open. The trial is likely to occupy
the whole of the afternoon ; the point in dispute
being whether any unnecessary delay was occasioned
to the carts of the plaintiff.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. ROOZE.

This was an information filed against the defend-
ant George Rooke, charging him with being con-
cerned in unshipping some illegally imported spirits,
and with harbouring the same, by which he became
liable to three times the duty.
The Soma Ton GENERAL in stating the case, said
that smuggling was now carried to such an extent
as to make it necessary for the protection of the re-
venue, to proceed against every individual of the
numerous gangs who assisted in carrying on that
desperate trade.
It appeared clear, from the evidence of two wit-
nesses, that on the night of the 30th of November,
1827, the defendant was a very active member of
the party, who were landing tubs of brandy from a
ship off the coast of Devon. He was also seen at
the house of a farmer, named Hoyle, in the parish
of Prentishow, on the next morning, with a great
number of those who had been his fellow-labourers
on the previous night.—=Verdict for the Crown.

THE ATTORNEY-GENEEAT. V. MARTIN. •
This was an information filed by the Attorney-
General against Maurice Martin, who carried on the
business of a paper-stainer in Regent-street, charging
him with various frauds on the Excise; the principal
of which were that he had counterfeited the stamp
or marks generally used by excise officers, for the.
purpose of marking paper during the process of its
being stained; and also that he had sold stained
paper having these counterfeited marks on it, for the
purpose of evading the payment of the excise duty.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated the case. The
defendant was an entered paper-stainer, in Regent-
street, and in Smith's-yard, Brewer-street, Golden-
square—and perhaps it would facilitate the impor-
tant inquiry with which the Jury were entrusted, if
the manner were explained in which the duty is
usually charged on stained paper. The first step
taken. by the manufacturer was to produce to the
officer a ream of paper in its original state, from
which he takes as many sheets as he intends to stain.
The officer then stamps the back of these sheets,