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London, England, 1819-07-31 00:00:00

BAamoLomEw FAIR, &c.

It is generally hoped and supposed that the
Chief Magistrate of the City will endeavour ro
a period to the disgrac,ttil scenes which annually
take place in Smithfield, by demanding for the
grown, such a sum of money as cannot easily
be reached by those who entertain and exhibit.
Should the charter of London not interfere
with other measures by which ibis riotous parade
of mummery and vice can be aboliihed, we believe
it would not be going too tar to say, that Bar-
tholomew Fair would be soon no more than a
name. The Committee. of City Lands will be
consulted on the subject, anti on the result of the
Chiet Magistrate's communication with thent wilt
depend the continuance or (100411 Of chit
vdest source of pollution. The atrocities coin.-
mitted at West-end Fair have given additional
strength to the ninny other reasons for an inuer.
tetence by the Chief Magistrate, whose atten-
tion was yesterday accidentally called to the
subject, inimmation having been given to hilts
that the " Show-men" were about to apply
for their accostomed stations at the usual price.
It appears that doting the present mayoralty the
Duke's-place Fair, so notorious for disorder of
all kinds, received a check, which is the fore-run.
tier of its dissolution. The Jews were accustom-
ed to have a week set apart every year for rioting.
Robberies and violence of every sot t wet e the t tiling
entertainments t he moment flight came on ,and often
has thecity police,the best regulated iu tlo comfy! y,
been attacked by hands of ruffians, whose drip elk.
dons would have been most extensive, but for the
spirit and activity of the officers. 'l've last fair at
Duke's-place lasted no more than two days, by
the Chief Magistrate's order, and would have
been totally prevented had not the ground been
let—a circumstance which, in the event of the
abolition of the fair, would have done consider.
able injury to the purchaser's. The Jews are all
aware that their amusetneuts of this kitut in
' Duke's-place ate at an end, and there is a strong.
expectation that the Chief iNlagistrate will he as
peremptory in his orders with re•prct to Sm
field, which has been so long itt the habit 1-1 re-
ceiving such foul herds of thieves and prostitutes.
—(Times.)

The following observations, extracted from the
valuable Report of the "Society for the Improve-
ment of Prison Discipline, and ibe Reformation
of Juvenile Offenders," are deserving of the se-
riot's consideration of the Tib;ic ; and the recent
disgraceful scenes of violence and plunder that
occurred at West-end Fair, and which, to a con+
iderable extent, are repeated at similar assem-
Wages of people in the immediate vicinity or the
Metropolis, will, it is hoped, induce the Legis-
lature to interpose its authority, in order to their
final suppression :
" the immediate vicinity of London there
are no less than eighty-two foir days in the space
of seven nitniths : every species of debauchery
and profligacy is here encouraged and promoted ;
gambling, drunkenness, seduction, and all the
train ot. vices necessarily concomitant with
unrestrained licentiousness. The fairs are a
general rendezvous for all the most infamous
characters, and furnish a plentitid harvest
for swindlers, pick pockets, and all who prey
'iron the comionniiy. It is difficult to con-
eeke what beneficial end can be ans%%ered by
their continnance; as a mart for the sale of
merchandise they are not reviled ; neither are
they calculated to serve 'such ti purpose, nor are
they in fact at all instrumental in Taunting.
trade. We know by experience that they disturb the
peace of the community, occasion great trouble to
the Magistrates, and fill the Public °Ct., with
complaints of riots and depredations. There seems
to be no good teason for [hair fur her
since : all the efforts of the Magistracy to styes'
the licentiousness which always prevails have been

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uttrtly unsuccessful, • and the mischief al present
arising from them Call only be di' ctually prevent-
ed by an entire abolition."—Reimit fur 1818.

LINCOLN'SANN-HALL.—Workincn are now em-
ployed in erecting a partition in the old kitchen.
part of which, together with the present passage
way, is to be added to the Hall. There is to be
new passage nearly parallel with the side tit the
Old Square. The aldition to the Hall has been
rendered necessary by the great influx of Students
into this ancient and most respectable Inn. The
interior of the Hall is to atidergo a thorough
repair during the vacation ot the Court ot Chan-
cery.

PIGRON MATCI4.—On Tuesday a Pig?on Match
took place on Finchlcy Comtn..n, for 30 gnine4s,
between Lieut. illlittraY and JAME% Nl' CULLUM,
E'q. known shots. The parties fi,ed at t !e'en
birds each, and Mr. iiERVET killed nine and
hit our ; his adversary killed seven and host tw'o
birch out of the bonnd•,` con,;ecinently he lost th'e
match. A great as,,ernbl34e ,ot fashionlables vi•
sited the Coninton to witness the decision of this
pleasurable spot t.

MeriolclTY SoctETY.—Wednesday last, a roar-
ing atteaipt was made to impose npou this
etety. Fredericic Hanson. tormetly ant,
00 board the Laity t‘lelville, applied on the
24th of ior assistance, and was relieved
On the 26th lie retailed, and stole.' 01.1 be hail
n
got a birth, ad was to go on board the same
vessel in three weeks, when the G-ntlemett
tendance ordered that he should have food, and
sixpence for his lodging every tby till that
time. The following dty he retorned, and said
that the Swat Castle wbuld sail in a d.y or two,
that he had got a birth, and was to go on hoard
that evening, provided lie could get clothes.---.
lie was desired to bring a certificate from
borne officer to that effect, and clothes Omni I be
sent On board for him. lie accordingly
a note, pa potting to be written by Captain
Jamieson, which, being ti palpable forgery, he
atter comitlerable telnetance, confessed that he
had got smite prison to wtite it for him, He etas
taken to the Police-office, Horton-garden, heoce
the Magistrate, atter expatiating of Iris ingra.
titanic,. committed him to the LlJuse of Correc-
tion tut' a

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

'COURT hF CHANCERY, JULY 80.

ROVVE V. WOOD.

The Court was occupied to-day till half-past 2
c'clocic in hearing Counsel on a motion in this
cau.e. The subject of dispute.between the parties
i 4 the lea,e of n mine in Cotnwall.; and the object
of the prevent motion was to diselprge an attach-
nieut which the plaintiff had issued against Alder-
-111411 IVuod, the defendant. The circumstances
oi:the cage, as derailed by the Learned Counsel,
are brief!), as follows •--=The plaintiff filed his bill
several years ago, and an action At law being soon
after brought against hint, in which the defend-
ant lid a common interest with the plaintiff, it
was agreed that the former should not file his
anse.ers in Court, hut should loike them in the
Mnster'sOffice. The object of the parties in this
proceeding was to prevent their common oppo'-
nent from having access to Mr. Wood's answers,
which contained some statements that might have
hurts prejudicial to the right of Mr. Rime. In
the year 1318, an agreement was drawn up be-
tween the plaintiff and defendant, in which they
hound themselves to drop all proceedin?‘ both at
law and erptity; and it WAS not till the 9th of the
present month that the defendant received notice
-to put in his answers immediately. Relying, how-
ever, on what he conceived to be a valid agree-
ment, he did not comply; and on the 14,11 inst.
the plaintiff issued an attachment aga,inst
which was executed last night.
Mr. lIKALa Hntl Mr. SIDPBOTTOM, for the de-
fendant, contended that the attachment i,hould he
.taken otf, the);round that it was unjust and
irregular : unjust. because in violation of a con-
tract; and irregular, because the time, between
the notice and the issuing of the attachment had
been unconEcionably short.

The A7TORKPV-GreNCRAL, for tide plain:iff.
nrgned at great length AgHiiist the motion, and
was followed by Messrs. MONTAGUE mid SHAD-
WELL..

The LORD CHANCELLOR reffißrktd on the case
'in general, that it involved several very important
-points, and perhaps the circumstance that he con-
sidered them important might induce the parties
to pause before they referred them to his deci-
sion. '1 he nulj► questions, however, for the con-
lideration of the Court et present were, whether
_ir not this attachment was oojust ; and, suppos-,
in;; it not to be unjust, whether it had been te-
gularly or irregularly executed. On these two
points he should give judgment to-morrow morn-
ing, after having carefully looted over the
papers.

NESTOR V. PeGOIJOAN.

Mr. WETHERELL applied for an injunction to
restrain the defendant from accepting or issuing
any bills of exchange in the name of the plaintiff,
or i/ntertering in any oiliest-aunties with the plain-
tiff's concerns. The Learned Counsel stated,
;lint his client was a respectable army-agent, re-
siding in Gracen•strect, in tl►e Strand. On en-
tering into business, he had engaged the defend-
ant as his clerk ; and, as a stimulus to hie exer-
tions, had agreed to allow him a certain share of
the profits. The defendant•, having become in-
volved in debt, was at present confined in the
Fleet Prison ; and in this shuntion he had threat-
ened to draw bills on the concern. His Lord-
ship would see, that under these circumstances it
was of importance that the injunction ►lrould be
i3sued without loss of time.

The Lunt) CHANCRLLOR granted the motion,
anti directed the injunction to be served imme-
diately.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT,Jv LT :O.

THE DUKE OF SOMERSET V. SIR THOMAS TCRTON.

This was a bill originally filed for the specific
performance of an agreement, and pray►ng R re-
ference to the Master to take an account of the
wood, &c. on the estate, and also to inquire what
SIIDI tie plaintiff was entitled to receive from the
defendant, for the non-performance of an agree.
Aleut, and that an injunction might issue to re-
strain the defendant from proceeding in an action
at law. The facts of the case are as follows :
Ili, grace the Duke of Somerset had put up to
sale, in 1814, an estate, for several lots of which
Sir Thomas became a bidder, at a price of 8,5501.
and for which he paid a deposit of 850/. into the
bands of Messrs. Llleasdale, Alexander, and'
Holmes. Considerable differences having arisen,
the case was referred to arbitration, and the ques-
tion now turned upon the point as to whether the
award of Messrs. Roupell and Shad well '(finding
the Duke to be entitled to a sum of 1501. of the
deposit, the defendant to pay 'the auction duty,
►and the plaintiff to allow five per cent. interest
for the money deposited), was binding on the
Duke, or whether, from their having made a mis-
take, which they afterwards acknowledged, that
*Ward ought not to be set aside, and the plaintiff
declared entitled to a sum tantamount to the loss
Le had sustained.

After hearing Mr. MiiRRIVALH, Mr. AGAK, and
Mr. BELL,

The VICE-CHANCELLOR said, the case resolved
itself into the mere question, as to whether the
Duke was entitled to relief under the award.—
if the award was binding on his Grace, the
general demurrer was good ; but if it was not
binding, vice verso. It was clear that both par-
ties thought, in referring. the case to Messrs.
Roupell and Shared!, that from their peculiar
knowledge of the facts, both being Counsel in
the suit, that the question would be immediate-
ly set at rest. It was clearly .settled, that
where arbitrators decided contrary to law, the
Court could not interfere; but that was not the
point in the present instance. Here the present
question was, could any Court interfere in a CASC
where the award was founded in mistake, and in
which the Consequences might be most ruinous.
The Duke of Somerset, in all probability, prayed
t.er a great deal more than he would obtain, for
his Honour held it an erttremely difficult under-
-I,,king to say that the Duke would be entitled to
performance of the agreement. His
11,,uour baid, in conclusion, " I think, in this
ca.e; the Duke is emoted to relief; and as the
firwurrer curer too much, it must be overzrulcd,"
••1.4ie1; was sseurdingly o:derrd,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.