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ire SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-.(THIS DAY.) that the sum tendered was an ample remuneration OLD L'AILEY.-THIS DAY.) THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)
for the service performed. The affidavits of both
an FROM LLOYD'S. being read, OLD COURT. CORN-EXCHANGE.
DEAL, JULY 14 and 15.-Wind E. to W.E.-Arrived • ls of Grain ingeneral lastweek were mode-
onThe arrive
.0 - Lord STOWELL said, his opinion was, that doo!. Owen Daintry, a young man of respectable appearance
and connections, was last session tried and acquitted on a rate, and of F?reign ats considerable. This morning
was a sufficient compensation for the salvage, but
males, in 54 clays; and spoke on the 23d May, off the East
with foremast
end of Jamaica, his Majesty's ship Scylla, that 100/ ought to he given for the value of the capital indictment, for stealing a letter containing a 5/. the fresh supplies consist, chiefly of a fair skew of Wheat
samples from Essex and Kent.. There is a very languid
sprung, fish which was destroyed. The Masters of the note while engaged in his employment in the General Post-
this and parcels, ex-
Office. On that trial it may be recollected, that the pri- demand for Wheat morning,. English .
;In- PLYMOUTH, JULY 14.-Wind E.-Arrived and sailed Trinity Board expressed their concurrence in this
soner escaped conviction by the non-attendance of a mate- cept superfine, are ls. and Foreign 20. per quarter lower
the for the River the Providence, Ardlie, from Bengal, Ma_ decision.
vial witness. He was detained and now put upon his trial than on this day se'n .
night Barley in the same period
irel drae, Mauritius, the Cape, and St. Helena. ' TIIE LEO.
upon another indictment, simply for stealing a note, with- has further declined 2s. per quarter. Beans and Pease
;ion PORTSMOUTH, JULY 14 and 15.-Wiad S.E.-Arrived This was a claim against a prize agent named out stating the nature of his employment, which would may each be quoted ls. per quarter lower. There conti-
'lb- the Catharine, APlntosh, from London, for Bengal. Sailed Wilkinson, which came before the Court during the have made it a capital crime. . The present indictment nues a fair demand for Oats to ship for the country, and
id s the Mary Ann, Beaufort, for the Cape and Bengal. last term, charged him only with the transportable offence of larceny. this, with the town demand, is sufficient to prevent any
FALMOUTH, Jul./. 13 and 14e-Wind E.-Sailed the Lord sTowELL said he had looked over the papers The prisoner appeared greatly
reduced in personal appear- reduction in the prices of good Oats, but there is great
ins, Nocton packet, fur the 13razils • and packet, for •
, Stanmore
in the case, but with very little advantage, for he ante since his trial. , difficulty experienced in the sale of the low descriptions of
In- Lisbon.
the LIVERPOOI ~
could not understand the grounds of the charge, Instead of his former coolness, he now seemed agitated and Foreign. In the Flour trade no alteration.
JULY 14.-Arrived the Julius Caisar, • • dejected. When asked to plead, he addressed the Learned PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP.
unsustainable. He k • which he considered utterly knelt' .
West, from Philadelphia. Ilia Majesty's ship Primrose,submitted that he had before been tried and ac- wheat,
Judge and Red (old) -s. -s. Beans, Small (new)... 50s. 5.95.
. : from Vera Cruz, has arrived at New York. of no precedezt for the prayer now made.
quitted for the same offence for which he was about to be White(old) -s. -5.
--Bed (1826) ... 50s. 545. - Tick (new).... 425. 4Gs.
;PI'S JERSEY, JULY IC-Arrived the Brutus, Vibert, from The DING'S
ADVOCATE said, that if the Court ...
tried. Fine s6s. 575.
ere, Santos; and Olive Branch, Le Rae, from Copenhagen. had decided, it was only for the parties whom he
His LORDSHIP obierved that if he made that plea, he Superfine.. 58s. 60s. - Harrow (new)46s. 495.
„--White (1826). 50s. sts.
ith- CORE, JULY 11.-Arrived the Margaret and Isabella, represented to consider whether they would appeal. must put it in, formally drawn up, as it would be put on F
-- ine 565. 60s. Brank -e. -S.
arse ------, from Newfoundland, towed in, dismasted, bound to Lord STOWELL-Yon can consider whether the Superfine 625. 655. Oats, Feed 20s. 245.
record. will Bristol ; David, Scotland, from Quebec; Tottenham, case is to be supported. Mr. Lew, the prisoner's counsel here submitted to the -R, Foreigii ...... . 50s. ties.
Fine 2Bs. :30s.
in Thomson, from ditto ; John Howard, Bruce, from ditto ; The KING'S ADVOCATE-NO, my Lord. If you Court, that the prisoner could have been found guilty of Bare - Poland 245. 283.
ley Fine 335. 365.
and and Shamrock, -, from London. Off this port, venter- decided,.. my duty to suppose that you have the larceny, on the former indictment, and consequently have it is - Superfine
and day, the George Canning, from Montreal. -s. -s.
done so on just grounds. could not be tried again on the p t sos 565. - Scotch -s. -s,
indictment. Mal was CLYDE, Jute, 12.-Sailed the Cartha, Linde-ay, for Lord STOWELL-I cannot hold the agent account- The SOLICITOR-GENERAI (with whom was Mr. 1301- - Fine 58s 650. I Flour (per sack) sos. 555.
vat ' Bengal.
and Mr. Sheppard) contended, that to convict a pri- Pease, Grey. - Seconds 465. 48s.
able, and therefore cannot grant the prayer now land - Maple 465. 475. - North Country4ss. 48s.
011.1 GRAVESEND, JULY 14.-Sailed the Portia, Wood, for
soner of larceny, the indictment must alledge that the pie- _ White
in New South Wales ; Kerswell, Armstrong, for the Cape of '
made The agent must be dismissed,
soner did "steal, take, and carry away," whereas;_the last - Boilers
iich Good Hope; Astrea, Hurst, for Gibraltar ; Cherry„ .
indictment alleged that he did " steal, and take from, and
for Hamburgh ; Hebe, Richmond, for New Brunswick; COURT OF KING'S BENCH, GUILDHALL. out of, a certain letter, &e, consequently he could not then ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK.
Ganges, Burtbie, for Bengal ; and Sovereign, Mackellar, for (Before Lord TENTERDEN and a Common Jury.) be convicted of the offense for which he was now to be ..... w te it ..,/
;... -:-, 4 9, CS ,
ter- Van Dieman's Land. Arrived the Juno, Price, from Ja- MASTERS V. SHORT. tried. From Whence. %.3 „,:.-1 F:..'. Ei- t f."; 2-
..:, ,- .-,- .-- ~, r, ,
Iws maica; Favourite, Askew, from Sicily ; and the Duke of This was an action brought for 30/.' under the Mr. LAw here observed that the taking a note out of a
York steam-vessel from Gibraltar.
____ following circumstances :-On the 11th March 1823, letter was to "take and carry away." Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Seta.
Aldborougli 194 - - - - - 179
The George Canning schooner, Morrison bound to De-thought the objection fatal to
the plaintiff, in order to accommodate the defendant, Mr. Justice Baltaouou . Boston - - '250 - - -
m- merara, struck on the rocks in coming nutof St. I u • on
.. .. eta sold out 135/, stock for 1001. the market price, which to the plea.
ifHe would, however,reserve the point for the -• i ewater - - - - - - 60
Bridgewater ;i: in it, hewouldreceive es__ lO5 - 148 - 64 - 563
the 16th May, and bilged. he lent to the defendant, and for which he took the prisoner, and . there was any thing
_,
. ,_, `Harwich' - 493 - -...- 820
all
the benefit of it hereafter. The case, however, might go fe, Le-oi 2lO - - 5 30 - -
The Coquette, Ilinde, in proceeding from Souffriere Bay, latter's acceptance at one month. The bill was din- .
d and the result would be of ;Z Maldoni - 40 - 190 - 1493
Ids St. Lucia, to Astries, sprung a leak on the 2d May, and honoured whendue, and the matter, at the defendant's on as they had commenced, and
of
the .
Hastings
course an object to the decision
bad upwards of five feet water in her Bold.ers repeated request, was allowed to lie over unsettled The prisoner then pleaded " Not Guilty," and Mr. ti,uw"ich 92 - 'i3s -- - 645
for nine months, at the end of which the plaintiff's Holland called Kent 919 -- - 121 49 1857 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) patience being exhausted, he insisted for a settle- mr, Hare,iwas was in the banking-house of Cox and Co., pools l6B - 1229 - - .... 583
in -10th
ment, and the defendant entered into a new agree- cashed this cheque on the February last; the note Southwold - - 2 - _ COURT OF CHANCERY.
. ment with him for the whole sum, in pursuance of produced he believed lie paid for the cheque ; knew the Stockton
This morning, before the Sitting of the Court, which hesometime afterwards paid 100! stock, note by its corresponding
~ with the book produced. Whitby
.Woodbridge 52 - - - - 15
Charles Frederick Williams, Esq., William Selwyn, i - -
end f .11 first Cross-examined by Mr. LAw.-Knew it only by its Yarmouth - 380 1161 - - - 1421
avi3sl. stock due, which, at the o .t e
- - 80 - - -
. Esq., and the Hon. Thomas Erskine, attended inmonthcorresponding with the book; the note was No. 941, and ilabie,W,lee"
131, . wasl worth, accordingto
' the then market- - 220 - - -
the Lord Chancellor's private room, and were sworndated 2d January, 1827. Dundee lO - - - - -
price, .30. ~ and . , for which, on the agreement, the pre-
e a in of his Majesty's Counsel. Charles Linden, clerk to Messrs. Codd and Co., Army -
sent action was brought. 3291 398 3804 . 563 347 49 7917
Agents, in Fludyer-street, Westminster, drew this cheque,
iiie MORRIS V. DAVIS.
Mr. GURNEY conducted the plaintiff's case, and the signature is that of Mr. Septimus Codd ; the cheque IRISH..
His LORDSHIP stated,that this was • •
an application produced witnesses, who proved the above statement. was to be sent to the banker, to obtain a Si. note, to be
ers for the new trial of an ' issue directed by this Court, REIGN. I defendant, submitted • 1 Messrs. Henderson and C Ramsey, Me, HUTCHINSON, for the transmittee to .
.essrs. C 0.,., msey,
- - - - 1530
in which the question was, whether ornot the lain-Alexandria [ll. - - 1060 120 -
tiff was the legitimate son of the late Mr. Morris of it, andput the letter on Mr. S Archangel - - - 3503
usurious, inasmuch as the plaintiff took a double se- the bank ; he enclosed
- i is() - - - - -
LA Shrewsbury, and his
.wife.By a voluntary
sepsis- curity for the same debt. When he sold out theßlumenthal
Codd's desk for his signature; this was on Saturday, 10th Bremen 29 - 300 139 - -
tion the husband and wife
- - - 710 - - -
lad time lived for a considerable stock he tookthe defendant's bill for the amount as
February. Copenhagen
3505 - - 4103 - 40 -
separated from each other. They resided at a Mr. Edmund Septimus•Codd-Witness signed the letter gaget - 414 - - - -
m- distance from each other of 13 miles. They se- sole. security for better for worse, and he had no
produced on the above day ;it was brought to him to be Griefswald - - 2220 - 30.; -
nd parated in 1788, and lived separated for many years, g
ri ht whatever afterwards to enter into a second at'- Produced
and sealed ;he sealed it. and left it on his desk till the Groningeiii - - • - 940 - -
A servant of Mr. Morris named Austin, left his master rangement regarding the matter, consequently he
evening, when he either took it to the receiving-house at rioanimberuerigeiii 220 1455 - 2060 30 27 -
40 - 130 110 - -
,tl. at about the same time that Mrs. Morris did; could not sue under it, and therefore the present Scotland-yard, or gave it to the bellman at the corner of Howacht 790 - - - -
ers he went and lived with her in a state of adultery. action cculd not be maintained. St. James's-square. . Koningsberg - 759 - .... _
___
In the latter end of 1792 the plaintiff was born. - 680 - .24
48 20 -
Lubeck - Lord TENTERDEN said, that if the two securities By Mr. Law-Sealed it with a wet wafer.
Pillau 1425 - 10 - t 39 -
la, At this time, and for a year before, the adulterous were contemporaneous, there might be something in James Ellerry was on duty on the night as postman; Riga - -
- 11237 - -
la- intercourse was going on. Though the wife was the objection; but as the bill was dishonoured, and delivered all the
.letters he received to the driver of the Rochebernaril -
Rostock 949 1152 - 2778 .1 7 6 Z
ell-cart at Charing-cross. separated from her husband, still they were not on afterwards allowed to lie over for nine months, he Rotterdam - - - - - -
487 8
ill"
m Several other witnesses were called to ' prove the delivery
very unfriendly terms ; and as they occasionally saw could not see why the plaintiff might not procure a 916 - - 2310. - - -
of the letter-bag safe, with all the letters received, at the Stettinl,i,net
011
928 - - 3594 - - -
each other, the question was, whether there was suf- new security, and therefore he would direct the
Post-office. In the sorting-room it was proved that there Wolgastm - - - - - -
:0.. ficient evidence to rebut the legal presumption that 'Jury to find for the plaintiff. would be 150 persons at the sorting time. There were -
Total ... 11827 7512 3801 44847 2276 219 7817
Le- sexual intercourse took place between the hus- Verdict for plaintiff, with 301. damages. twenty facers and three stampers, all of whom might come
'band ~-,A ...:r_ . ~ ..

ILLORILIS v. DAVIS.
His LORDSHIP stated,that this was an application
for the new trial of an issue directed by this Court,
in which the question was, whether or not the plain-
tiff was the legitimate son of the late Mr. Morris of
Shrewsbury, and his wife. By a voluntary separa-
tion the husband and wife lived for a considerable
time separated from each other. They resided at a
distance from each other of 13 miles. They se-
parated in 1788, and lived separated for many years.
A servant of Mr. Morris named Austin, left his master
at about the same time that Mrs. Morris did;
he went and lived with her in a state of adultery.
In the latter end of 1792 the plaintiff was born.
At this time, and for a year before, the adulterous
intercourse was going on. Though the wife was
separated from her husband, still they were not on
very unfriendly terms ; and as they occasionally saw
each other, the question was, whether there was suf-
ficient evidence to rebut the legal presumption that
sexual intercourse took place between the hus-
band and wife at the time of the procreation
of the plaintiff. There was no evidence that
ever the husband and wife had slept together
]n the spring of 1792. It was proved that
Austin and Mrs. Morris had been in bed
together ; that the greatest care was taken to con-
ceal the birth of the plaintiff from the husband ; that
as soon as he was born he was sent to the father
and mother of Austin, where he was brought up,
and went to school by the name of Austin; that in
the registry of his baptism he was called a base-born
child; that Austin always treated him as and called
him his son : that when he went to the West Indies
in a military character, where he died, he bequeathed
the whole of his property to the boy, passing over
indigent parents; that Mr. Morris, up to the
sitne of his death, never knew of the birth of the
Plaintiff; that having heard a rumour that his wife
had had a child,he questioned her as to the fact, which
she strenuously and vehemently denied, and he made
lie will, leaving the whole of his property to his
daughter and nephews. But it appeared that
witnesses who had spoken to most important cir-
cumstances had been contradicted at the trial, so
much so, that it was impossible the Court could
take the verdict of the Jury without the further con-
sideration of another Jury, as the foundation of its
proceeding finally to dispose of the right to the
property in question, which was of considerable im-
portance, and therefore his Lordship felt bound to
tend the question to be tried again. In thus sending
the question to be tried again, his Lordship begged it to
be most distinctly understood that he meant to deliver
no opinion upon the rights of the plaintiff or defen-
dant. If the plaintiff could, by evidence, clearly
and satisfactorily to the minds of the jury, show that
the legal presumption of sexual intercourse between
Mr. and Mrs. Morris, in the spring of 1792, could
not be counteracted, he had a right to contend for,
and have all the benefit the law gave him. All that
the Court meant by sending the question to another
trial, was to have further light thrown upon various
points, and if the jury again found a verdict in favour
of the plaintiff, it -would be very difficult for this
Court not to decide that the plaintiff was legitimate.
lis Lotpetur. wished the issue to be tried again
in August, and reserved the consideration of the
costs till after the trial.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(London adjourned Sittings before Mr.Justiee GA-

sELEE and a Common Jury.)
The Court was occupied, up to the time of our
going to press, iri disposing of undefended causes and
a few others of nearly as little interest.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT GORDON

int.,
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51;
del

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
STANHOPE V. LEE.

His HoNourt, on coming into Court, intimated
that he had handed down the minutes in this case,
which he had taken a great deal of pains in framing,
under the hope that he might be right. If they
should unfortunately be wrong, his Honour had the
satisfaction of knowing he had done his best.
CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRE MINING
COMPANY.
WILIS V. LOAD VALIZIRSTO/f.
TheIVICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morn-
ning in this cause. It was a bill filed for the specific
performance of a contract for the sale of mines.—
Ile defendants demurred to the bill, and his Ho-
nour, after entering with great minuteness, into all
the circumstances as disclosed on the pleadings, said
that, iu his opinion, all the iernurrrers must be al-
lowed.
The effect of his Honour's decision is the same as
if the bill were to be dismissed upon a hearing.

HIGH COURT ,y-
-;=-7—_—
TIT,.
rtorrFADRI3AMIRALTY.
This wai a case of salvage,'M.,3,isltn the hearing of
which Lord STOWELL was
ea by two of the
Masters of the Trinity Beard,
It appeared from the statement or Dr. JENNER,
(with whom was Dr. LUSHINGToN
Rotterda was bound from a port in )Hthat the
m
Batavia ; and that on the 22d of January,olla.nd to
present year, she encountered a gale, in l i
cmh the
h e
rudder was lost, and her hull and rigging muchr
damaged. Having, made signals of distress, the
Hercules and Lord -Nelson smacks, which weree
r
turning from a fishing voyage off the Dutch coast-
came to the assistance of the Rotterdam. The
krerezdes .took her in tow, and the Lord Nelson
dropped behind to steer her, and both the smacks
continued to render her assistance until the 28th of
January,l when the Rotterdam anchored in safety off
.!, 3- 4 al' WI ch ,
For this service, the owners of the
Rotterdam, tendered 6001., which was refused. The
Rotterdam had on board a general cargo, valued at
7,5801., and a detachment of Dutelt troops. I-30er
all the circumstances, considering that the fishing
smacks had lost their cargoes, consisting of fish, and
that the crews underwent great fatigue, and were
exposed to considerable 'peril in assisting the
Rotterdam, the Learned Counsel submitted that
40004 was as small a sum as the Court ought to
award.

CASTLE.

(From the Elgin Courier, of Friday, a new Journal.)

On Wednesday last the inhabitants of Fochabers,
and its neighbourhood, were thrown into a state of
the utmost confusion and consternation, by a report
of Gordon Castle's being on fire. Immense num-
bers immediately hastened to the spot, and found
that the report was unhappily too correct. The
first indications appeared about half-past four in the
morning ; and every exertion was instantly made to
counteract its further progress, but without effect.
The conflagration increased with indescribably ra-
pidity. A party of preventive men, under the su-
perintendence of Mr. Glover, perceived from Gar-
mouth the dense clouds of black smoke which it
emitted, and proceeded to the Castle with all pos-
sible expedition to render whatever assistance was
in their power; as did also a party of men in the
preventive service, stationed at Buckie, under the
superintendence of Mr. Trench. The fire engine
belonging to the Castle was plied with unceasing
constancy, and all the resources which an immense
crowd of spectators could command, were put in re-
quisition. Still, however, the flames raged with
increased violence. In the course of a few hours, the
whole eastern wing was enveloped in one general
blaze. The scene at this moment was inconceivably
grand. The flames darted for a considerable time
through numerous windows, and then found their
way with a tremendous blaze through the roof. At
length a great portion of the roof fell in with a tre-
mendous crash; and the spectators, dreading every
moment, lest the fiery element should communicate
with the body of the Castle, were obliged to cut
down the colonnade which unites it with the eastern
wing. This was speedily accomplished by means of
hatchets, and such other instruments as could be pro-
cured at the time. By the vigorous and unceasing
exertions of all present capable of affording as-
sistance, the fire was got under about twelve o'clock
at noon. The promptitude and efficiency of the aid
which was rendered in this critical emergency, by
Messrs. Glover and Trench, and of the spectators
in general, are beyond all praise. Several of the
men in their anxiety to arrest tile progress of the
flames, endangered their own lives; but we are
happy to be able to state that none were lost.
The whole of the eastern wing of this beautiful
and magnificent superstructure is now a scene of
entire devastation. There is something extremely
striking and melancholy in the contrast which this
part of Gordon Castle presents to the rest of this
imposing edifice, and to the indescribable beauty of
the surrounding scenery.
The destruction of property occasioned by this
melancholy occurrence is immense. It is not, how-
ever, yet ascertained in all its extent. In one room
there were nine valuable paintings entirely de-
stroyed; and among other articles of furniture were
the camp bedsteads of the late lamented Sir John
Moore. We are happy, however, to be able to
state, that none of his late Grace's papers were
lost ;—they were fortunately in the western part of
the Castle.

Several other witnesses were called to prove the delivery
of the letter-bag safe, with all the letters received, at the
Post-office. In the sorting-room it was proved that there
would be 150 persons at the sorting time. There were
twenty facers and three stampers, all of whom might come
in contact with the letters before they left the Post-office.
The note was proved never to have arrived at its desti-
nation.

A better idea of the extent of this mournful devas-
tation will be formed, when we state that the eastern
wing is two stories in height, and about one hundred
and ninety feet in length, andseventy in breadth, It
is fortunate that the wind was from a north-west
direction ; for had it been from any other quarter, as
it was the two preceding days, no human effort could
have saved the whole building from destruction; it
would at this moment have Leen an entire heap of
ruins. Among the apartments destroyed are the
late Duke's parlour and bed-room.

Dr. DopsoN-(with Whom vvas Dr. ITAGCAii) on
behalf 91 the owners of the Rntfri.dani, contended

William Cope, a City Marshal, was sent for on 10th
February last to the Post-office ; he was directed to search
the prisoner; he told him to take his money out of
his pocket, and he took a 51. note out. It was this note.
He then said that he had taken it from Mrs. Brookes, at his
landlord's, at Nelson-square. He had paid a bill for her,
and had taken the note in exchange. He took him into
custody at that time. The Solicitor of the Post-office came
and went with witness to Nelson-square, to search his
lodgings. Prisoner went with them. Mr. Peacock then
said to the prisoner that the account that he had given
him was false, as Mrs. Brookes denied having given it to
him. The prisoner then said that he would not say where
he had got it.
Cross-examined by air. LAW.—Mrs. Brookes is not
here, although the solicitor for the prosecution knew where
she lived.

Mr. LAW here submitted that the indictment could not
he sustained, by the way in which the property was laid.
It was laid to be the property of Messrs. Codd and
Co. or of Messrs. Henderson and Co., when, in fact, it was
belonging to Lieut. Fielding, the officer to whom the 5/.
was transmitted, Messrs. Henderson and Co. being his
trustees. It could not be laid as the property of Messrs.
Codd and Co., because the fact of sending it in a letter ex-
onerated them from all responsibility. Messrs. Henderson
and Co. were not responsible for an act which the Lieute-
nant had requested them to perform, therefore the Lieute-
nant was alone at the risk of the conveyance.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL contended, that the objection
was of no avail, and the Learned Judge decided that in the
eye of the law the note was a chattel belonging to Hender-
son and Co. the moment it was put into the letter.
The case for the prosecution being closed, the prisoner,
on being called en for his defence, produced a great quan-
tity of papers which he wished to read to the jury.
Mr. LAW wished to see it before it was read, and finding
that he could not read it over in any time which the Court
could allow, intimated to the prisoner that if he read it it
must rest on his own responsibility. The prisoner replied
that he would take the risk upon himself. He then read it
in an audible voice, stated, that if he had taken it, he must
have been instantly detected, as there were so many per-
sons always near him, when the letters were passing
through his hands at the rate of 50 in a minute, and if he
had attempted to examine any letter it must have been in-
stantly seen by the presidents. He contended, that no
clerk iu that situation, had ever been guilty of such a theft,
and that the letter had never reached the post-office, or
he should never have stood at that bar. He accounted for
the possession of the note, by saying, that he received it
in playing at Rouge et Nob', in a German house, near St.
James's-square. The secrecy and disguise assumed by all
persons frequenting those houses, had prevented him from
finding any witnesses to the fact. He bad been sent for
by the Solicitor's Officer, and after being questioned, sent
away to his own officer and he left it to the Jury, whether
a guilty person would have kept the note in his possession
with so many opportunities of getting rid of it.
The prisoner then called Charles Compton, of the Post-
office—Knew Mr. Stow, who had made inquiries for the
prisoner on the 12th of February; told the prisoner when
he arrived of that fact; prisoner went to Mr. Stow, re-
turned again, and had ample opportunity to destroy, and
get rid of the note.
Cross-examined by the Soucrroa-GENERAL—Did not
say what he wanted prisoner for, as be did not know him-
self ; could not say that it was usual• for Mr. Stow to send
for clerks in the Post-office business.

He then called various persons, who proved that emu-
sands were constantly passing through his hands.
The Rev. Mr. Sockett, the Rector of Petworth, knew
him from his childhood ; he had always borne the very
best character for honesty.
Several most respectable witnesses confirmed this
testimony.

In order to protect his Grace's property, (which
is at present exposed), the superintendants of the
preventive service men, whose names have already
been mentioned, have appointed a party belonging
to them, to be in close attendance at the Castle,
until every thing is removed beyond the reach of
danger.
A circumstance which increases this calamity, is
the peculiar moment at which it has happened. The
remains of the deceased Luke are now betwixt
Edinburgh and Aberdeen, on their way to Gordon
Castle, where it is intended they shall lie for some
time in state ; and his
present Grace and the
Duchess are posting from Geneva to the Castle,
with all possible haste.—No conjecture whatever
can be formed regarding the manner in which this
(1/i_ tru th,79
••••ctive
•• • has originated,

AGGREGATF.
Rye, s—Tares, 0-
MI

QIIAN.

The LEARNED JuncE summed up the evidence, the
Jury, after retiring for ah,out three quarters ^r
re-
turned a verdict of Not Guilty. an hour,

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fustard,

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seed, IS;
37-H,

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fER. KINDS 0]
tapeteed, 0--
rs—Seeds, 0.

PULS'
rank,

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430-

[emp,

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

At this day's market, which was moderately well supplied with
Beast, Calves, and Pigs, and rather numerously with Sheep and
Lambs, each kind of meat met with a dull sale, at Friday's
quotations.
PRICES PER STONE OF SIBS• TO SINK THE OFFALS.

The prisoner bowed respect and withdrew,
It is an extrannlr.litry fact that the plea of autrefids
acquit has been pleaded twice within two days, in the cases
of Sheen and this prisoner, although a century has elapsed,
since it has been pleaded, before this Session.

s. 0. toe. 0. a. 0. to s. d.
inferior Beasts 3 2 3 6 Large Lambs 4 6 0 0
Second quality ditto 3 6 4 2 Prime small ditto 0 0 5 6
Primelarge Oxen... 4 4 5 8 Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c..... 410 5 2 Prime small ditto 5 0 5 4
Inferior Sheep 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs 4 0 4 4
Second quality ditto 3 6 '3 10 Small Porkers 4lO 5 2
Coarse-woolledditto 4 2 4 6 Suckling Calves 12s to3Ss. each.
SoutlidownWethers 4 8 5 0 1 Quarter old Pigs 10s to 16s. each.
SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. !Sheep and Lambs. t Calves. 1 Pigs.
2,050 1 21,410 27; 93.
About 200 of the beasts came from Norfolk and Suffolk ;
about 1120 from the western and midland districts ; about 30 or
40 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the
marshes, &c., in the neighbourhood of London.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
S. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Reef
mutton 3 2 4 4 Pork 3 6 5 4
Lamb 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d.