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CEMBER

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Yeitrr6v Quar:vrty Gener,t) Court of. -
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tit,l S(“ek richi at the COill

1-1,m3e114i1.c,114.1014.,11—,(rett.

The CI,AIRMAN Slitlvti, Was, as,clo-
- kur the piopo.e, tit istiving !Hid Oefore 'them
the Ite,olotioi, of the toart pt Directors of the
preceding day, deck+ ilivideod of hive one-
fourth per cent. on the Compaisy's capitiii stock,
for the It:dile:it- commeticiug on the 5t114 juiy
tit, and ending on the bth of January next. On
the motion being put, " That the Court do ap-
prove of the said Resolution,"

Mr. Lovvtanss rose, and inquired' bow the in-
terest of the unclaiined dividends •teas disposed of.
The CII4IBMAN answered, that nu. advantage
was derived by otlicyr of the house from the
unelaimeo di bittenqs.. They remaittedin the Com-
nanv's and undauntedly aided their hinds;
but a very larit. rear rye Was always made, go inter
any demand that might occur.
The Resolution WaS then agreed to, and the
Chairman informed the Proprietors, that their di-
vidends would be paid on the 7th of January next.
The CI4AIIIMAN then submitted to the Court a
motion •tor " allowing Mr. George Templer, late
.of, the Beagal Civil Establishment, to return wit is

his rank to India."
On this motion a discussion of considerable
length took place, in consequence' of the intro-
duc►ion of the case of a Gentleman named Mit-
chell, who, Air. K. SMITH stated, had applied for
leave to return to India, alter an absence of 22
years-,` but was refused permission on .account of
the length of time that t►ed elapsed. Mr. Tem-
pler, it appeared, had been 33 years from India,
and he (Mr. Smith) could see no reason why any
partiality should he shown to hint more than to
Mr. Mitchell.'

The CHAARUAN and the Hon. W. F. ELPHlN-
croNs..stutea, that the character of Aft. Templer,
and the unmerited misfortunes that had assailt d
him, induced the Directors to recommend his
case to the i'mprietors.
Mr. kluNte and Mr. R. JACKSON expres‘ed their
objectious granting liermission to ijividuals
to return to India, except in extreme cages..
The itc.olation wits agi (fed to, and the Ballot
on the return of:Air. Templer was, fixed for the
Sth of .101)11aq.
he CHAIRMAN theli stated, thist oue part of tne

business which the•Cotat had been wade +pedal
to consider:was, a Ocsolotion ot the Court ot Di-
rectors, granting to Major-General Fowcett
iilloWatiCe of tilitot.ii for a limited period.
The Directorer' had, tiowevet, received private
tortlllittiolllll4l tkie event' ‘voiliti render it
sittil lir retake that "allowance tic not likety
to occurOtittl flierefOre it was proper that the lie-
solution should he postponed for the present. .
The CuAttIMANT next proposed, Gust " The
Coot t do approve qt. the Resolution of the Court
of Directors of the 30th ult. for appointing ano.,;

tilter European to • assist iii ;he Oriental Depart 4
mem the li.ast boils College, with a salary 01
400 i per annum, and an allowance 4100/. a-year
for hoilliC.lent.7

Mr. Hum?. entered at 'great length into the his•
tory of liertford .College, contending that us it
had not im,‘vered the ends proposed, and its the
youths placed there learned little eke but liven-
t ionsness am; immorality, it ought to he abolished.
Mr. R. JACKSON,
.wh►le he lamented the scents
of disorder and insubordination to which his lion.
Friend'alltitled, recommended, not the abolition,
but the reform of the Statutory.'
Mr. Lt►wNDES took the saute line of argument.

The CHAIRMAN ob4erved,. .that the questiou
before the Court related merely to the appoint-

mem ut :Additional Pi ofessclic and nut'em-
bruce Ille.general comae ot proceeding adopted, at
tie College.

The Resolution was then carried.

Mr. R. JAcKsott gave notice, that at a Mitre
Court he should arto*e ttu the Resolution of the
CourCa Directors for granting honorary Medals
to the Officers engaged in the Nepaul war should
have a retrospective effect, so as to extend to the
gallant Commanders who signalized themselves in
the Alabratta war. The Learned Geldleinail after-
wards took occasion to request of the Proptictors
and the public, that they would suspend their judg-
ment on the cite of Major Hart, until that Gen-
tleman had an opportunity ut answetina a letter
that had been, written by U 'gallant General
(Macaulay)," to Lord Harris, in which he directly
charged Major Hatt with reeidation.
The Court then atlintruled,

AssicatcAN FLoutt.,,:-The- Americans calculate
that. they will -be enabled .to.export to England
about 350,000 barrels of flour. We are sorry we
catinotc'eOnfirm the intelligence from Holland in
some of the Journals of yesterday, that the Dutch
Government harp allowed the exportation of grain
duly free. The Brussels newspapers -of-the l'lth
inst. afford .ue no intelligence on the subject of
the intentions of the Ditch Government, respect•
lug the pet misinin or the prohibition of the export
of corn, on which such contradictory statements
have Himan:ft.', 'The Committee of the States-
General was to make a report on the Ic2th, on
the propirsitioni of 'Messrs. • liorrsstyrEr nod
PYeKEI, both.of which went only to a
.partial
"prohibition of export ; the- form-er by preventing-
the export only .on the- land froutiers, and the
latter 'propOsing to allow the export of as muth
curl) as had been imported, for the pnrpose of
securing to the • people the produce of their own
ctitintr, which Mr. I'vcKe stated to 'be.equal to
whlt it its in einmnott yeas. I y private infor.
!nation since received front Ostend,. we .learn. that
the second Chamber of the States-General lots
agreed to recommend to the King a prohibition
of expart,:by 42 votes agelOst 35.

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LAW INTIIi,T.IG2;NCE.

cowl" Or CILINC%ItY, Dec. )a.
P.9,01.AND U GRIN .i:N

ENI CAL SR.:RV:IS;

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„Sir $. niuved his L.►rtl;l►ip
,to cnnti
nue the lajunetimi granted %owe ►,laic ago against
the at:reactant,. who was a foreigner, and a celd.
()rated chemist, residing at Lynn, in Stafford;
and who had sohd the plaintiff a pretende t vain.
able recipe fur making stnlu, for which ,t mort-
gage of 3,0001.• had 'seen Faid, in addition, to two
promissory notes of 10001. each. The plaintiff

had found the recipe inadMuate fiat' the purposes
he was told it would accomplish, and accnrdingly
applied to the defendant, who said he would come
and assist hint, provided he bound himself. to be
satisfied, which the plaintiirdid. The-soda was
made, .but ti,e was Charged with using
other materials than those pre,erthed in his re-
ripe, which however he denied. The whole, in
fact, wit, a base attempt to delude ehe piaintiff out
of his money. and indeed his conduct shewed ex•
rreme folly in paying 5,000 i. fur a secret .he knew
nothing about.
LBACH, on the other hand, argued the im-
probability of the defendant's being actuated by
such motives, for the agreement was by no. means
a guarantee that such profits would be made from
the business ; that the plaintiff was extremely in-
capable of business, and unsteady in entry timing
.he pot his hand to ; that there was no ground tor
suppoOng the defendant had used other materials
than those io the recipe, as he was constantly
tinder the eye of the plaintiff; and as the:plaintiff.
knew the value of, the materials, he should have
shewu the Court.where the difference lay, which
he ntadouluedly would have done had there been
any foundation for his allegation.
Sir S. RotaiLLY, in reply, observed, that' a cir-
cumstance. amounting to demonstration of fraud,
but not alluded to by the opposite side, struck his
mind very forcibly. Why had ,no notice now'
been :token of this secret being divulged ? Why
had Ow plaintiff and his. Counsel not prevented
its discloinre in court ? For the best of all rea-
sons, it being no secret at all, but a downright
imposition. The plaintiff Was not present all the
time this process was carrying on, and this there-
tore was like the moil, in Erasmus, where grad
came out, because gold had -been put secretly in

the crucible. The whole of this transaction ‘vits
Hu attempt to delude his too simple .client, by
taking his thooey nut of his pocket. • • .

Tile 1.40HD CHANCELLOR t:eelared his intention
to give the whole case a careful examination,
Iron' its importance to ibeliblic, paeticolarly to
men in business. Ile shtnild expect to find tits
answer clear and onequivocal, and to it ex-
pressed in the trin.t direct and positive 'terms,
Without any reservation or ambiguity.

COURT OF KIM'S DENO!.
sImP-g4 ti, HEATHEN.

-This was an action npon a valued policy of in-
surance on the ship Ebenezer, at and frota Para.
natu 10 London. The loss Waj aVel red to be by
perils of the seas, int! the defence was onseawor.
(iline,s. After a great deal of evidence examined ,
00 1)(1111 sides, as to the soundness of the ship,

ne jury, Without hearing the Attorney-Genero
eply on behalf of the plaintiff, said it would be tit
waste of time tit hear any lot ther,evideneelor the
idendill)t, RS it vitaele3r wise, of onsenworthi-
iess ; in conselnence of which the plaintiff chos
10' be nonsnited,

CAMPBELL 14 TDOMPBoN AND OTHERS.

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mr. It!,ss opened the plea(i;ngs in tl►is case, It

WAS sill action upon an indemnity given by th 9
plaint if, in respect of the fteiglit of certain goads
from Janoica to London.

The plaintiff had chartcred the ship Will to
bring a cargo from Jamaica to ',notion, and in
the course of 'the voyage the vessel ,was obliged
to put into Halifax, in Nova Scotia, to refit, and
the Captain, in order to pay the exp,nce of repairs.
had IWid part of the plaintiff's goods. The ship
was owned by a person named Metcalf, %Vim, in
consideration of 20001. had assigned his right 16
freight to the defendants, who were the brokers
of the vessel. Winn the ship nrrived, `the" de-
fendants demanded the ficiglit tront,the

who r,.ftssed, alleging• that he had to set

off, • against their &mod, the lovt he had stitt-
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rained by the forced tale of pit of hist cargo at
lif4x, for the. repairs of the vcssel

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accepted a bill for 11001. for the defendants, snh.
jeet to the question of law tnl►nn the right of set
Mr, they indemnifying him against, the conse-
'qtsenees. •
Lord ELLeNtinuouen was decidedly of opin'on
►vith the plaintiff's right to recover, mid the Jury
accordingly gave him a verdiet—Damages 11521.

kriE,MPTP.D SUICIDIts.'"-Net4ll4ltlY., morning
john CoX, of Rateligc, was brought to the Loit-
dott in a very dangerous 'state, he having
attempted to pia a periodto his existence try
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taking a large quantity of arsenic. it appeals,
from his -own account, that siiN, eining the elms..
tity of his wife, they had parted by mutual con-
sent about three„ wYeks3 tjtat on the pre( edit*
night, sople- of her frieiWs elute_ to, his !louse, anti
quarrelled with, -him, that this eireumataneu
Bad such an drcair' 415 that the fiat thing
he did in the morning wasla procure pinioo, and
take a large portion of it, wnicit, however, he
litttl
no sooner done, than he repented, and informed
his neighbour, who iasiantly proenr, it ruedicul
aid, which in a great degree prevented the poison
titling elrecte—An lold Jew, well known shout
Spnalfields fur thirty years past, cio hit throat at
Mc 11111011. p in-Green Walk, Christchurch
Souday tart, in Ilto3l. Shocking 111,11Intr, hut not
diet:wally 3 lie was .eartied to the. hospital.--
Losses in trade are raid to hava letl Lim to the
commission of this shocking act.