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`PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.

W. H. Banks and F. Jones, Ryde, Isle of Wight, sur-
geons-4.. Slight and G. Robertson, Brighthelinstone,
Stoma, auctioneeiii—S, Lathan), E. Lice, and H. Latham,
Difirer-, bankers-.:-W." Finch,• H. Coates, and J: Lacy,
Laverstock, Wiltshire, keepers of the Lsverstock lunatic
asylum—J. Creswell and' H. Kitchen, Portland-street,
Soho, goldsmiths—W. and G. Bartholemew, Brick-lane,
Sptalhelds, hearth-rug-manufacturers—H. and S. Gold-
thorp, Shepley, Yorkshire, clothius—A. Grahame and T.
Strulliers, Glasgow, writers—W. Soothers and J. Hall;
Hutch-yank, Lancashire, cotton-spinners—J. Jackson and
R. Jones, Haggerstone-lane, Shoreditch, chemists—J.
Brice, Taunton, Somersetshire, J. Brice, Collosapton,
Devonshire, and W. Brice, Exeter. common-carriers—J.
Be leridge and J. Hay, Newgate-street, surgeons.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION.

W. Dugald and A. Ingram, Aberdeen, iroutnongers,
July 20 and Aug. 3, at one, at the Lemon-tree Tavern,
Aberdeen.

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

COUNTRY DIARY.—SATURDAY, JULY 21.
Bill, T., Upton—Crown, Worcester ll
Cox, 1., Trowbridge—Castle and Ball, Bath
Drew, G., Manchester—Star, Manchester 9
Edwards, H., Chelterihiam—lmperial hotel, Cheltenham .:.• 10
Fryer, P., Manchester—Mes4s. Higson, Manchester 3
Hendy, J., Blakeny—Rummer, Bristol 1
Hiles, o.' Manchester—White's, Manchester ll
Hobday, S., Aston—Royal hotel, Birmingham ll
Jarman, E., Holcombe Rogus—Three Tuns, Tiverton ll
Low and Rowland, Stockport—White's, Manchester 2
Wortley, N. Beaumont-chase, Rudandshire—Three Crowns,
Leicester
Serjeant, J., Weston-super-Mare=White Lion, Bristol
Walker, J., Radstock—Castle and Ball, Bath ll
Warren, D., Wellington—White Hart Wellington ll
Whittle, J., Rochdale,—White's,'Manchester 2
Williams, H., Liverpool—Mr. Mawdsley, Liverpool ll

INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCHARGED,
COUNTRY.---At the
at Ten o'cCourt-hous, at Durham, July 20,
R. jun., Monk- Watson, J. jun., Houghton.is.
lock.
th spring
un., Bishopwear. Weatherall, W., Bishopwear.
Tv hi wp
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mouthrdpn:soon T.
i
mouth
Walton, G. Deptford White, M., South Shields
Watts, T., Gosforth
At Huntingdon, July 21, at Nine.
Albon, G., St. Neot's
At the Gaol at Ruthin, July 21, at Nine.
Evans, J., Chester
At Southampton, July 23, at Nine.
Glaspool, G., Southampton 'Warren J., Southampton
Isaacs, J., Southampton 'Wyatt, I-E, Southampton

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, JULY 17.
MORTIMER AND WEST.

The LORD CHANCELLOR had signified his intention
of giving his judgment in this case, and on coming
into Court said he was prepared to do so, but that
some doubts had arisen in his mind respecting the
terms of the testator's will: Between this day and
Friday he would turn the matter over in his mind,
and on the latter day he would give his judgment.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JULY 17.
lIICHENS V. liINPZ.

This case arose out of certain transactions relating
to the Arigna Mining Company.
The plaintiff, together with four other persons, ali
of them shareholders in the Arigna Mining Com-
pany, filed a bill for the purpose of compelling the
defendant Hinde and another person, named Beau-
vian, to refund, for the benefit of the Company, two
several sums of 1,0001. each, which they had re-
ceived as agents to Sir William Congreve. To this
bill the defendants demurred, on the grounds of want
of parties, and absence of knowledge on their parts
of the fraudulent manner in which the money had
been obtained and applied.
The case now came on upon the demurrer.
Mr. WEALD (with whom were Mr. HORACE
Twtss and Mr. LOWNDES) appeared to support the
demurrer. There was no evidence before the Court
that the defendants, as agents of the directors of
the company, did more than merely receive the
money for the benefit of their princ►pals. It was
for his Learned Friends on the other s►de to show
that the defendants had committed themselves in
any other way, before the plaintiffs could look for
any remedy against them.
Mr. SUDDEN began to address the Court in sup-
port of the bill, when
The VICE-CHANCELLOR Said, it might save both
time and trouble if he gave it as,his opinion at once,
that the objection on the ground of want of parties
had long since been overruled. his principal dif-
ficulty was the objection to make these defendants
give an account in a court of equity of monies
which they appeared to have received merely as
agents for the use of others. In plain language, the
question was, whether the hand which passed the
money to others was to be made responsible for its
application, when it came into its possession for the
sole purpose of passing it, and for no other. The

Mr. BROUGHAM stated the case. The defendant,
x‘ ho was a Director of the Metropolitan Alderney
Dairy Company, suspecting that a Mr. Parker, who
was in the employ of the Company, had broken
open a desk- and taken money out of a till to pay
himself the arrears which be claimed from the
Company, gave Mr. Parker in charge of a Bow-
street officer, in consequence of which Mr. Parker
'Fought an action against him in the Court of
Common Pleas for defamation, and indicted him at
the Sessions for an assault. The defendant employed.
the plaintiff as his attorney both in the action and in
the indictment, and for the balance of hie bill of
costs, amounting to 63/. 4s. 10d., of whim 2.51. had
been paid, the action was brought.
John Tucker, clerk to the plaintiff; proved a
delivery of the bill of costs, and that the business
specified in the items of the bill had been done.
Cross-examined, by Mr. PoLLocir.--The plaintiff
was Solititor to the Dairy Comrai,y, and the de-
fendant was a Director of it. The bill of costs was
from business arising out of a charge the_defendant
had brought against Parker fcr embezzling, money.
Mr. PoLLocx had the plaintiff's receipt for 125/.
in full of all demands upon the Company, and there
was no proof that the defendant was the personal
employer of the plaintiff on his own behalf, without
reference to the Company. The plaintiff was em-
ployed, and considered himself employed, by the
Company only, and not by the defendant; and his
present attempt to charge the defendant, after his
receipt in full of all demands of the Company, was
entirely an after thought.
The receipt was put in. It was dated the 11th
May, 1826—" Received of Sir John Perring and
Alex. Goldsmid, Esq. the Chairman and Deputy-
Chairman of the Metropolitan Alderney Dairy Com-
pany, 125/. in full dell demands upon the company."
Chas. Kemp, chief clerk of the company, proved
that the plaintiff applied for money on account of
the defence of the proceedings instituted by Parker,
to the defendant, and Mr. Samuel Israel, at the
Bank. He applied for 20/. which witness was di-
rected to give him. Witness afterwards gave him
251. understanding it was on account of the corn-
pany. Witness also proved the receipt of the 11th
May, and that the plaintiff received the 1251. and
that he told the defendant, who asked him the
question, that he had no separate charge against
him. The plaintiff was secretary and solicitor to:
the company.
Cross-examined.—Witness was a :shareholder.--
The company was at an end.
Samuel Israel.—Was present at the Bank when
the defendant applied for 20/. for:the purpose of car-
rying on the defence of Parker's proceedings. The
directors took up the business for the defendant.—
He' was also present When the 1251. was paid. The
plaintiff had 100/. a-year as secretary and solicitor to
the company. The 1001. was given him in lieu of
his bill of costs, which amounted to 1151., and 25/.
was given to him as a quarter's salary. The company
was at that time going to decay.
Mr. BROUGHAM in reply said, that the defend-'
ant bad caLLd only for one of the directors, to prove.'
a fact which he Would show to be impossible; and
to prove which, the defendant might, and should
have called many Of the other directors, unless,
indeed, they had gene the way of all flesh,- as'
the company had gone the way of all companies.—
There was no reason why the plaintiff should make
a present to the defendant, a very rich man, of all
his attendances at the Court of Common Pleas, and
at the Sessions. The receipt on which the defen-
dant relies, has' the words " on account," and the
plaintiff is willing to allow him the 251. the company
paid. Why should they have paid the defendant's.
expences ? He, Mr. Brougham, belonged to many
companies, but he felt that if a prosecution for an as-
sault, and an action for defamation, were brought
against him for what he had done in his overzeal for
one of those companies, it would not be either pro-
per or decent for him to ask them to be at the ex-
pence of defending him.
The Jury, after a little deliberation, found a ver-
dict for the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, JULY 17.
RICE V. TrATLETT.

Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS stated that this was en
action of trespass, an assault, battery, and false im-
prisonment, committed by the plaintiff, who was
carpenter on board the Georgians, commanded by
the defendant. The circumstances of the case were
these :—The plaintiff was taken on board the Geor-
giana as carpenter, at Calcutta, in the month of
July last, the ship being then about to leave India,
on her homeward voyage. She arrived at the Cape
of Good Hope just at the conclusion of the year,
and sailed from that port on the Ist of January, and
it was upon the following day that the assault com-
plained of was committed. It happened that, about
three o'clock in the afternoon of that day (the 2d of
January), die plaintiff was below, and, fatigued
with the work he had undergone, had retired to his
cabin. An order at this time was sent from the Cap-
tain, by the boatswain, desiring his immediate attend-
ance on deck. This order, however, the carpenter
refused to obey, and the Learned Sergeant admitted
that he certainly returssed an improper answer—viz.
that if the captain wanted hint in such a hurry, he
might come after him himself. This message was
taken to the captain, and three of the mates of the
vessel were sent down to bring him on deck. These.
gentlemen went down into his cabin, seized hold of
him by the neck, threw him down, bound his legs
with a rope, and finally dragged him up, heels fore-
most, upon deck, where lie was ordered to be put
in irons, and kept in confinement. This order was.
immediately executed, and the unfortunate man was
kept in confinement and in irons :ruin that time until
the ship arrived at Woolwich the 12th of March,
when he was liberated, and told he might go about
his business. These were the facts of the case, as
would be proved by witna::ses.
Three witnesses were then called, svho stated that
the plaintiff was kept on bread and water for some
days previous to the ship's arriving at St. Helena,
where a fresh carpenter was taken on board. From
that place until his arrival in England, he had the
same allowance as the other seamen, with the ea-
ception of grog. They also all stated, that from
the kindness of the officers under whose charge he
was placed, he was allowed to be on deck, out of
irons, front ten o'clock in the morning until sunset,
when a single iron was placed on his kg.
Mr. Sergeant W'ILDE for the defendant, admitted,
that as the defendant had pleaded no justification, a
verdict must be given for the plaintiff,buthe thought
the Jury had already seen sufficient of the case to
see that it was one that slid not call for very heavy
damages.
Mr. Johnston, the first mate, was than called, and
stated that at the time the carpenter refused to come
on deck, the ship was in distress, her topmast being.
struck; and had a gale of wind sprung up, would
have been placed in considerable danger. He then

M. de Bousset relates the following extraor-
dinary scene that took place in his presence a
short time before the divorce was pronounced
• between Napoleon and the Empress Josephine :
" I was on service at the Tuileries from Mon-
day, November 27th. That day, and the Tues-
day and Wednesday following I was struck by
a great change in the locks of ;.he Empress, and
the embarrassed silence o£ Napoleon. The only
words he spoke during dimmer were to ask.me a
few brief questions, the answers of which• he ap- •
peared not to hear. On none of these.days the
dinner did not last. more than ten minutes. On •
Thursday, the 30th, . the storm burst. Their
Majesties sat down to dinner; Josephine wore •
a large white, bonnet tied .under the chin, which
partly concealed her features ; I could, however, .
perceive that she ,had been. weeping, . and with
difficulty even then restrained . her • tears. She
rppeared to: me like the image of grief and des-
pair. The most profound silence. reigned dur-•
lug dinner. Napoleon and the Empress merely -
tasted for form's sake what was served to them.
The only words uttered vere,.those addressed to
me by the Emperor, ' What. kind. of weather is
it ?' and, as he -pr, them Jig. rose _from
table- and went. mtcrthe, drsvrigg-roont,_ tlxe Em-
press slowly following him, .- Cofreawastronght
in ; when Napoleon, contrary to his: usual cus-
tom, took the cup from-the page, and made, a •
sign that he Wished to be alone. I immediately
quitted the room ; but feeling anxious andk.-riri-
ed, I sat down in the salon de service. (wheiP
their Majesties usually dined), . on a chair near' •
the door of the Emperor's drawing-room. I
was observing, mechanically, the servants clear-
ing the table, when suddenly I heard the Em-
press shriek in the most • violent manner. The
usher of the chamber, supposing she had fallen
into a fit, was on the point of opening the door,
but I prevented him, saying that the Emperor
would call for assistance if he thought it neces-.
sary. I was then standing near the door, when
Napoleon himself opened it, and, perceiving me,
said, in a hurried manner, . Come in, Bousset,
and shut the door.' I entered, and saw the •
Empress stretched upon the carpet, and uttering
the most heart-rending cries and .moans. ' No,
I shall never survive it,' exclaimed the unfor-
tunate woman. Napoleon said to me,. ' Are
you strong enough to take up Josepiljne,
and carry her, by the private staircase, tt;
her room, in order that she may : receive the •
care and assistance that - her - situation re-
quires ?'• I obeyed, and raised up the Princess,
who, I supposed, had fallen into a: fit of
hysterics. Aided by Napoleon, I took her
in my. arms; and he, taking one 'of the lights
'from the table, led the way through- &dark, pas-
sage towards a prisrata etaireese.-- -On coming to •
the . staircase, I observed- 'to -Napoleon, . that it
was too narrow to allow,me to. descend it with -
the Empress in myarms,:withent- the danger , of
falling: He immediately called• the guardian of
the portfolio, who was stationed night and day
near one of the doors of his-closet, which open-
ed upon the landing-place of the private stair-
case. Napoleon gave him the light, and told
him to go on before. him : he then took -.lose-
r phine by the legs, -and in this.manner aided me -
to bring her down. , At .
.one moment; in conse--
quence .of my Aword having got between my legs, -
TIT were all near tumbling down together., For-
tunately,- 'however, we demicende d without acci- -
dent, and deposited our precious burthen upon - -
an ottoman in-the bedchamber. The Emperor
immediately rung. for. the -.Empress's,womexi.--
When in the drawinkrocun aboare stairs I took
the. Empress in my-arms, `she ceased her cries,
and I supposed. that-she had fainted away ; but
at the moment when.l became embarrassed by
my sword. in the- middle of the private staircase,
I was obliged, to keep us both from "falling, to
clasp her more closely. I held the Empress in .
my arms, which were thrown. round her waist;
isnhyoublrdeeasr.t, awndheiliiesrhehefealdt
rheecrlining o
back wlaismy r
agai
igngtht
the effOrts that I made to keep myself from fal- •
ling, she said in a very low voice to me, ' You
squeeze me too much. I then- judged there was
nothing to fear for her health, and that she had -
not,lost her senses for a single
.instant. During
the whole of this scene, I had' been exclusively
occupied with Josephine, whose situation af-
fected
me, and could not observe -Napoleon ;
but when the women of the Empress came; he
passed into a small saloon contegnoris to the
bedchamber, whither I followed -him. - His agi,
tation and anxiety were extreme. In this
moment of: trouble he explained to me, in the
following words, the cause of what had passed :
--•-•‘ The interest of France and imy dynasty has
forced my heart to act thus—divOrce has become
an act of rigorous duty for me. lam the more
pained by /a scene que went' de faire Jose-
phine, as she must have been - made acquainted
three days ago by Hortense with the unfortunate
obligation that compels- me to separate- myself
from . her. ' I
.pity her, with all my heart—l
thought her possessed of more character, and I
was not prepared for this explosion of her sorrow.'
In fact, the emotion that he felt, forced him to
leave a long interval between each phrase, in
order to, take breath. His words escaped him
with difficulty and without connection—his voice
.was stifled and faultering, and his -eyes ' filled:
,with-tedrs. ' All-this'scene occupied from, seven
to eight 'Minutes. 7 immediatelyNaoleon
sent Tor th'e physiciin Corifreeart, 'the Queen 'Hor-
tense, Cambaeeres, and }limas; and ,Before
going to hie.own'apartment, hi returned to that
lof Josephine,- whom-'he found-calmer and more
,resigned."--Sunday Paper: =. ' 2 '

A short time since a man was sent .from this
town to serve a warrant for arrears of bastardy
upon a disciple of Galen, who resides in a small
_ tblloa‘tviitiroglndei;:•.
village not 100 miles from Manchester. On
arriving at the .doctor's house, the messenger
knocked at the door, and on its being opened by
" i Id
oaimi, t skotriroywfol,r,h
at that," said
lle the
ee
inquired the messenger.
gs Dmoacnteo ther
44 N-11-0," was the he-
sitating gg
tei lei t l ee triirsatil ieldy to,k, i LI
reply.
man, " for my wife's so very bad, that if I don't
see the doctor,
consequence. " Oh, in that case, r my good
fellow, I can do as well as the doctor, and will
go with you directly." "If you can do for my
wife as well as the doctor, you will do for me.
I have a warrant against you, and if you do not
settle it, you must go along with me," said the
messenger. It is scarcely necessary to add, that
the astonished doctor paid the demand against
him, and thus got rid of his unwelcome visiter,—
Stocicport Advertiser.