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London, England, 1829-06-11 00:00:00

THE KING'S COURT.

His MAJESTY held a Court at two o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at his Palace in St. James's, which was at-
tended by the Loan CHANCELLOR, the FIRST LORD of
the TREASURY ; the SECRETARIES Of STATE for the
HOME, FOREIGN, and COLONIAL DEPARTMENTS; the
PRESIDENT Of the BOARD Of CONTROUL, the CHANCELLOR
Of the EXCHEQUER, the PRESIDENT of the BOARD of
TRADE, the LORD CHAMBERLAIN, the MASTER of the
HORSE, the LORD STEWARD, the Gloom of the STOLE,
the TREASURER and COMPTROLLER of the HOUSEHOLD,
the Earl of Rosstyx, Lord WYNFORD, Sir NICHOLAS
TINDAL, Sir JAMES SCARLETT, Mr. SUGDEN, Sir HOW-
ARD DOUGLAS, &C.

Lord WYNFORD (late Chief Justice of the Court of
Common Pleas) was presented to his MAJESTY by the
LORD CHANCELLOR, and kissed hands on being raised to
the Peerage.

Sir NICHOLAS TINDAL was presented by the LORD
CHANCELLOR to the KING, and kissed hands on being ap-
pointed Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.
Sir JAMES ScA aLErr was presented by the LORD
CHANCELLOR on being appointed his MAJESTY'S Attorney-
General.
Mr. SUGDEN was presented to the KING by the LORD
CHANCELLOR, and kissed hands on being appointed the
KING'S Solicitor-General, on which oceas;on his MAJESTY
was pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon him.
Major-General Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS was presented
to the KING by Sir GEORGE MURRAY, as Secretary of
State for the Colonial Department, on his return from his
Government at New Brunswick.
Lord ELLENBOROUGR had an audience of the KING,
and resigned the Privy Seal.
The KING held a Privy Council, at which Mr. BULLER
attended as Clerk.

The Earl of ROSSLYN was introduced, sworn in a Privy
Councillor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly.
Sir NICHOLAS Tr NDA L was introduced, sworn in a Privy
Councillor, and took his seat at the Board accordingly.
The Earl of Rossiix was sworn into office as Keeper
of the Privy Seal, when his MAJESTY delivered the Seal
of Office to the Noble Earl.
His MAJESTY'S Speech, to be delivered on dosing the
present Session of Parliament, was arranged at the Council.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, the Earl of ABERDEEN,
Mr. Secretary PEEL, and the ArroariEr-GENERAL, had
audiences of the KING.

The Earl of FIFE and Sir WILLIAM LUMLEY were the
Lord and Groom in Waiting.
The Court broke up about half-past four o'clock.

THE KING'S GRAND DINNER.

His MAJEsTy had a grand dinner party yesterday even-
ng, at his Palace in St. James's. The dinner was given
n the banqueting room, and the preparations were on as
splendid a smile as on the occasion of the last party.
The dinner table was ornamented with a number of
magnificent centre-pieces, four of them designed by FLAX-
MAN, representing Venus rising from the sea, having figures
of Neptune, Amphitryon, and Tritons, executed in full
relief at the sides; one in the middle of the table was sur-
mounted with the figure of a Centaur carrying off Dejanira.
The sideboard of Gold Plate, occupying the entire width
of one end of the room, contained the same unrivalled
collection of plate as on the former occasion, with the addi-
tion of a few other pieces and a profusion of tankards and
cups from his AIAJESTY'S collection, several of them having
representations of different subjects exquisitely sculptured
in ivory. In the middle was a large dish of an oblong
form, curiously wrought into imitations of birds, beasts,
and flowers, supposed to be the work of the ancient Peru-
vians ; on one side of this dish, corresponding with an
Egyptian temple, was a temple supported by marine
horses--the top of the temple forming a basin—with a
superb canopy; close to this temple was a tankard with a
Bacchanalian group in bold relief, the figure of Pan forming
the handle; the subject of the corresponding tankard was
the Relief of Vienna, by JoHN SOBIESKI.
The effect of this splendid display was heightened on the
present occasion by darkening the windows of the room,
and thus excluding the day-light, which made the room
appear to greater advantage.
Among the company were—the Dukes of GnArron,
PORTLAND, RICHMOND, DORSET, and LEEDS; Mar-
quises of CLEVELAND, EXETER, and TAVISTOCK ; Earls
of CHESTERFIELD, CLARENDON, VERULAM, STRAD-
BROOKE, JERSEY, SCARBOROUGH, WILTON, and MOUNT•
CHARLES; Viscount LOVf TREK, Lords WHARNCLIFFE,
G. CAVENDISH, J. FITZROY ; Sirs M. W. RIDLEY and
JoHN SHELLEY ; General GROSVE.NOR ; Colonels Rus-
sia, UDNY ; Messrs. GREVILLE, IRBY, PRENDERGAST,
THORNHILL, SLOANE, STANLEY, PETRE, SCIBTT, PAYNE,
BATSON, and DELME RADCLIFFE.

The Marquis CONYNGHAM gives a grand
dinner party, on Saturday next, to most of his Majesty's
Ministers, and a number of the principal Nobility.
Mrs. OTWAY CAVE'S Ball, on Tuesday
evening, was numerously and elegantly attended; it com-
menced with quadrilles and ended with waltzes, at half-
past five o'clock. The supper was arranged in the rooms
on the ground floor with great taste. There were pre-
sent—The PRUSSIAN, DUTCH, HANOVERIAN, and NEA-
POLITAN MINISTERS ; the Duchet.s Dowager of LEEDS ;
also Lord and Lady GARVAGH, Dowager Lady ELLEN-
BOROUGH and the Misses LAW, Lord GRAY, Lady and
the Misses TROLLOPE, Lord LOWTH, Lord WILLIAM
PAULET, Hon. Captain and Mrs. BURTON, Countess of
Snazwsnuav and Lady MARY LONG, Lord and Lady
ONGLEY, Mr. and Mrs. BUTLER DANVERS, General and
Mrs. MUNDY, Captain MUNDY and Mr. WM. MUNDY,
General and Miss LOFTUS, Lady W. FREMA NTLE and Miss
HARVEY, Sir JOHN and Lady PALMER, COI. EUSTACE,
Colonel HUGH BAILLIE and Mrs. BAILLIE, Mrs. and
Miss BENYON, Sir Jacon and Dowager Lady ASTLEY,
Lord and Lady CHARLES TOWNSHEND, Lady and Mies
Sinus, Mr. and Mrs. ASKEW, Mr. and Mrs. HANBERY
TRACEY, the Viscountess KEITH and the Hon. Miss EL-
PIIINSTONE, the Dowager Lady BaowNLow, Cap ain and
the Misses CUST, Sir CHARLES MORGAN, Major HOOD,
Mr. and Mrs. HERBERT, Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT, Mr. and
Mrs. EDGELL, Mr. MASTERTON 'IRE, Mr. and Mrs.
DRAKE GARRARD, Mr. and Mrs. MOSTYN, the Misses
PUSEY, Lord and Lady PETRE, Captain RooKE, Madame
FALCK, Countess MUNSTER, Sir EDWARD and Lady
CODRINGTON, Captain CODRINGTON, Mrs. GREATHEAD,
Lady and Miss SMITH, Lady MARY SHEPHERD, Mr. and
Mrs. BISHOP, Mr. and Mrs. HEATHCOTE.
An English messenger arrived at the Custom-
house on Monday afternoon, in the Lord Melville steam-
packet, from Calais. He came from the south of Europe,
and had voluminous and (it is supposed) important
despatches for the Earl of ABERDEEN.

An Italian messenger arrived in town last
evening from Ancona, with despatches from Sir PULTE-.
NET MALCOLM for the Admiralty, and also from Sir FEE-
DERICE ADAM (the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian
Isles) for Sir GEORGE MURRAY.

DUKEDOM AND EARLDOM OF LENNOX.---
The Earl of DARNLEY has presenteila petition to the KING,
claiming the dukedom of Lennox. His MAJESTY sent it to
the House of Lords, and their Lordships have referred it to
a Committee of Privileges.—London Paper. [CHARLES
STUART, sixth Duke of LENNOX, and fourth Duke of
RICHMOND, died without issue in 1672, and CHARLES
the SECOND was served heir to him. The last male re-
presentative of his family was the Cardinal of YORK, who
died at Rome in 1807. Lord DARNLEY claims the title
of Lennox as heir of line of that family, being descended
from CATHERINE STUART, Lady D'AUBIGNY, sister to
the above CHARLES, sixth Duke. Should Lord DARN-
LEY succeeded in establishing his title, it does not inter-
fere with that of the present Duke of RICHMOND and
LENNox, which was a creation of 1675, nor with the
claim of the WOODHEAD family, as representatives of the
ancient Earls of LENNOX of the name of LENNOX. Thus
there may be two Dukedoms, and one Earldom of Lennox
in our Scottish peerage.] —Scotch Paper.

Yesterday morning at half-past seven o'clock
the regiment of Royal Horse Guards, under the command
of Colonel HILL, marched from their barracks in Hyde-
park, headed by the fine band of the regiment, and pro-
ceeded to Wimbledon common, where they had a field-
day. On their arrival on the ground, the troops halted
and then formed line, when their Colonel proceeded to put
them through various fine movements, such as forming
squadrons, half-squadrons, deploying on the leading half-
squadron, advancing in double open columns from the centre,
forming line, advancing, retiring in open column from the
right of wings, forming close column left in front, deploy-
ing on the leading half-squadron, right thrown forward,
changed on the right, left thrown back, echellon half-
squadrons from the right, formed close column, deployed
into line, advanced in parade, &c., &c. All the evolu-
tions were admirably executed. During the movements
of the troops the band entertained the company on the
common (which, from ita being holyday time, was more
than usually numerous) with a variety of airs from the
most celebrated composers. The regiment returned to
their barracks soon after twelve o'clock, the band occa-
sionally playing on the road.

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IRISH LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, DUBLIN, Jura 6.

THE RIGHT REV. GEORGE DE LA PORE, LORD BISHOP OF
RILMORE V. THE RIGHT HON. LORD PLUNKETT.
This case, which excited much interest, having
been fixed for Saturday, the hall of the Court was
crowded at a very early hour. At a few minutes
after eleven o'clock the doors were thrown open,
and in a moment every seat was tenanted. Shortly
after, Baron SMITH took his seat upon the bench,
when the names of the jurors, who were especially
summoned, were called over.
Mr. Fox opened the pleadings.
Mr. JOHNSTON, K.C., stated the case. This was
an action brought by the Lord Bishop of Kilmore,
to recover the price of a pair of carriage horses,
sold to the noble defendant in July, 1828.' The
price was 200/, and the sale and delivery were not
disputed. The defendant resisted payment upon
two grounds, both of which it was essentially neces-
sary to his Lordship's case should be sustained.
The first ground of objection was, that the horses
were warranted sound by the plaintiff; and the
second ground of resistance was, that the horses
were not sound. The circumstances of the case
were briefly these :—The Lord Bishop of Kilmore
wanted a pair of carriage horses, and in October,
1827, he commissioned his agent, a Mr. L'Estrange,
to buy a pair of young horses at the fair of Ballina-
sloe. Mr. L'Estrange accordingly purchased a pair
of untamed four-years old colts, for which he paid
the sum of 110 guineas. These were the horses in
question. From Ballinasloe the horses were brought
to Kilmore-house, whence they were sent by the
Bishop to Belturbet, in order to have them rough-
ridden by one of the Dragoons there quartered. In
the middle of the ensuing January (1828), they
were sent to Dycer's repository, for the purpose of
having them broken into double harness. At this
time there was no idea of selling them. The beauty
of the animals caught the attention of many
gentlemen, and amongst the rest of the Hon. and Rev.
Mr. Plunkett, whe was at the time looking out for
a pair of carriage-horses for his father, the noble de-
fendant in this action. Mr. Plunkett, as well as
many others, inquired if the horses were for sale,
and Mr. Dycer always replied in the negative.
Dycer at length asked Mr. L'Estrange if he thought
the Bishop would dispose of the horses. Mr.
L'Estrange said he thought his Lordship would sell
them, as they were a little too large for his use, and
at the same time asked Dycer what he thought they
were worth. Dycer said 200, guineas. Mr.
L'Estrange bid Dycer sell them for 200/. if he got it.
On the 16th of July the sale was made. On the
15th of July Dycer wrote a private letter, by post,
to the Bishop. It ran thus:—
"My Lord,—l sold your horses to Lord Plunkett for
2001., if sound leaving your Lordship's yard. Give them
to the coachman. "EDWARD DYCER."
This was the letter upon which Lord Plunkett
rested his case, because it contained, as he alleged,
an agreement—a condition upon which the horses
were to be given up. But this was a great mistake,
as the Noble defendant could have known nothing
of the letter; and moreover, Dycer had no right or
authority to make any stipulations.
Edward Dycer sworn—Knows the horses in
question. Had them in his yard. They came to
him on the 31st of July, 1828.—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. O'CoNNELL--The 31st of February you
mean.—(Continued laughter.)
Mr. WALLACE—That is a clear mistake.
Serjeant GOOLD—Then you begin your case by
a mistake.—(Laughter.)
Mr. WALLACE—Much better than end in one.
The witness here drew out a memorandum, and
was about to look at its contents, when
Mr. O'CONNELL objected to the witness's reading
from any thing unless the books of his office.
Mr. WALLACE—You had better send for the books.
Mr. O'CONNELL—And for your money also.
Mr. ROLLESTON—i must call Mr. O'Connell to
order.—(Laughter.)
Mr. O'CONNELL--Oh ! I can't be heard at the
table.—(Roars of laughter.)
Dycer then went down, and the next witness
called was
Mr. J. Whyte, a Quaker, who averred that the
horses in question were bought from him for 110
guineas, at the fair of Ballinasloe, in October, 1827,
by Mr. L'Estrange; they were then quite sound;
one of them had a swelling on the off foreleg, bu
this was no impediment; they were foaled at Eden.
derry, in the King's county : never had them exa,
mined for corns.

Dycer was again called upon the table. He swore
that the horses came to his stables on the 31st of
January; they left on the 26th of March, and were
able to work every day with him. Saw them every
day; they were to his knowledge perfectly sound;
saw them last on 15th of July, 1829.—(Laughter,)
Mr. O'CONNELL—On the 15th July, 1829!
(Laughter.)
Mr. WALLACE—You know Pastorini is nothing
to Mr. O'Connell at making out things.—(Con-
tinued laughter.)
Cross-examined by Mr. O'CONNELL—Does not
write as well as his clerk; the letters to the Bishop
are in the clerk's handwriting; had warranted the
horses sound in Dublin, at the time Mr. Plunkett
offered 1701. for them.

Mr. O'CONNELL—So you can get your clerk to
write to a veterinary surgeon, desiring him to make
light of corns 7—Witness—l do not.

-Mr. O'CONNELL (handing the witness a paper)—
Is that your handwriting ?—Dycer--It is.
Mr. O'CONNELL then read the note as follows :
" Dear Walker,—Please pass off the corns as
lightly as possible to Lord Miltown, as he would
keep the horse, and you will oblige yours, &c.
" EDWARD DYCER.
" Mr. James Walker, Marlborough-street."
The reading of this letter produced shouts of
laughter.
Mr. O'CONNELL—Did Walker pass off the corns
lightly ?—Dycer--He did not.

O'CONNELL-" False as Dycer's oaths !"
Nov, if Walker passed the horse as sound, he would
have much obliged you ?—Dycer—He would.
Dennis Kennedy sworn—Had shod the horses for
Mr. White : they had no corns then.
Richard Johnson—ls a veterinary surgeon ; saw
these horses, examined them lately; they have no
corns; one of them has a cap-hough; they are now
sound, but have some blemishes.

John Garvey—ls postilion to the Bishop of Kul-
more; drove these horses; never perceived them

Serjeant GooIA for Lord Plunkett, addressed
the Jury. The Right Rev. Prelate did not appear
to follow the rule of his Divine Master, nor to abide
by the Gospel precept—" If a man go to law with
thee, and that thou losest thy coat, let him have thy
cloak also."—(Laughter.)—The Learned Serjeant
contended that a warranty had been given, and that
the Jury were bound to find for the defendant.
Baron SMITH at half-past seven o'clock began to
charge the Jury, who found for the plaintiff—
Damages 2001., and 6d. costs.

CAUTION.—Two children were poisoned last
week at Chidock, by eating the herb commonly called
" Lords and Ladies."—Brighton Gazette.

We are happy to learn that much interest con-
tinues to be made, for the purpose of getting the French
mail removed from the present passage by Dover and Ca-
lais to that by Brighton and Dieppe. A gentleman residing
in Paris lately waited on our Ambassador at that Court,
Lord STUART DE ROTHSAT, and had a conference with him
en the subject; when his Lordship expressed himself warmly
in favour of the project. The advantages of the measure
are so obvious that it might be thought needless to insist
upon them. The difference of time is considerable, as we
have frequently pointed out ; and at this moment when the
French Government are taking steps to facilitate the trans-
mission of the post between the two countries, it cannot be
supposed they would be
.indifferent to that which is calcu-
lated to forward so materially their views. It might no
doubt be found unadviseable to send the mail by this route
during the winter; but if we can secure greater expedition
during the six months of summer, is that an object of so
little importance to the commercial world, as to be unde-
serving of attention ?—Brighton Gazette.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPER.

LEGACY DUTIES.

An Account of the total Amount of Revenue received in
the United Kingdom, in each year since 1823, for
Stamp Duty on Legacies (distinguishing those on Direct
and those on Reversionary Bequests, if possible), on
Probates, Administrations, and Testamentary Inven-
tories ; distinguishing the Amount from England and
Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

ENGLAND, WALES, AND
SCOTLAND.

IRELAND.

Probates,, 1
, ----,
c. ~
:;)4 Administra.
tions, and 1 Probates and
Legacies. Testamen. ' Legacies. Administra.
P. 51. tary Inven-tions.
ii tories.
----- -------- -----
X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d.
1824 981,241 13 8 820,599 8 0 16.296 14 5129,411 10 10
1825 1,049,458 3 11 851,940 14 6 23,552 16 1 0,112 16 7/
1826 1,056,906 6 11 874,511 7 0 •i 0,259 13 21,34,552 0 0
1827 923,323 2 2 815,037 9 0 21,053 12 4 38,102 911
1828 1,033,053 6 3 868,789 6 0 35,750 0 9 32,166 10 0
1829 1,170,294 8 9 877,594 10 0 27,557 14 5-1 41,659 in o

NOTE.—The mode is which the accounts of this department
are kept does not distinguish the legacy duties paid on rever-
sionary bequests from the duties paid on direct bequests ; nor can
the legacy, probate, administration, and testamentary inventory
duties for England, Wales, and Scotland, be respectively distin-
guished. THOMAS LIGHTFOOT, A. and C. G.
Accountant and Comptroller-General's Office,
Stamps, May 28, 1529.