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SHERIFFS' COURT, JANUARY 14-.

' EXTENTS.—THE KING V. ABEL.
This was an Extent at the suit of the Crown, agins,
'the; defendant, upon a bond for £5OO.
It appears Mr. Abel is a bookseller at Northampton
and holding the situation of Collector of Stamp Duties, is,
bound by bond to the Crown in £BOO. Uliptnthis bond
ire-made himself debtor to the Crown for £5OO Ti‘e
bond was produced, And Mr. Abel sworn upon it, to be
indebted the amount iii que,tidn.
The Jury, under the direetitin of the Sheriff, gave:*
verdict for the amount, upon his-own testimony, again .t
him ; after which they were te-sworn, so inquire on .1:;
Extent in Aid, if any, and what money, Mr. .10.1!::
Hayes, paper-manufacturer, of Itush Mills, North..rn,i.:
ton, was indebted to Mr. Abel.
The Solicitor for the Crown produced the affidavit
which had been previously sworn by Mr. Abel, as
quired by. the Ctown for-the granting of the Mtent iii
Aid, alleging that the sum of 1011. 19s: 6il. was due to
him. from Mr. Hayes.
Mr. Abel sworn.—Examined by the Sheriff.--I am a
bookseller at Northampton.. and have long had en:,
nectinn with Mr. Hayes. He now stands indebted tome
'lOl/. 195. 6d. on the following grounds: —,I became
. bail for him upon a writ of arrest for 681. he decamped
I was then sued by the Sheriff upoonry bail-bond, ar,i
was obliged to pay the debt, together with Si. Is.
law expenses that accrued thereon.. I had also de ding
with him for three years in bills, naaJe payable et hi,:
banker's in town, all of which *were, returned rarri,i I *a,
further obliged to pay 244 interest due on those bills,
:which makes the amount I haveswctro to in my affickayits
Sheriff—lt does not make the amount you have
deposed on oath ; this sum total is but 100/.
crown Solicitor—Are there no other expenses that
will make up the amount?
Mr. Abel—Yes, there are other things txpen which
lit stands:indebted to me. (Here the witness described
titht he had had of him account-books to the amount.of
11, gs. since the payment of the debt, to conduct his*
accounts and various other.things)
Sheriff.—Your affidavit and the writ state for monies:
'laid nut and expended ; '1 goods sold and delivered,"
therefore, cannot be received to make up the amount to
satisfy the sums of your affidavit,
Witness.—Then, Sir, there is no other
.claim upon
which I can balance it.

The Sheriff, in his address to the Jury, said, what.
ever might be the sum stated in ilicittfidavit, if it could
,not be made up by money that had beta laid out and
expended," that which was stated for ". goods sold and
delivered," evidently could not be accepted, and they
must therefore give their verdict for lOW. andiaot 10IL.
as sworn to.
The Jury assessed, the damages at 10011. 4inslii.
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PHRENOLOGISTS. •
The dabblers in the Science of Phrenology are now
%usy in their pursuits; but their theory is not likely•to
,be long.in fashion. All their anticipations of indicatiens
and discoveries in the head of Thurtell have failed.
Some time ago a gentleman found a large turnip
his field, the shape of a man's head, and with the re-
semblance of the features of a man. Sfilick with the
curiosity, he bad a cast made (torn it, and sent the cast
to a Society of Plirenoklgists; stating, that it .was taken
from the head of Baron TurenpoUrtz, a celebrated Po-
lish Professor, and requesting their opinion thereon.
Alter sitting in iudgnaent, they scieatifically examinee
the cast, in which thty declared that they had discovered
.an unusual prruninence, which denoted that he was P.
man of an acute mind and deep research, 'that he had
the organ of quick perception, and also of perseverance.
'with -another that indicated credulity. The opinion
was transmitted to theowner of the cast, with a letter,
requesting, as a particular favour, that he would send
them the head; to this he politely replied that he
would willingly do so, but Was prevented, as he and his
family had totem it the day before with their mutton at
r

It is stated in a letter from the Chaplain of Hertford
Jail, that Hunt continues deplorably low•spirited.
• By commercial letters from Calcutta, dated July 16,
we learn that the demand for cotton was without.any
improvement, and sales were confined to the natives for
country consumption. The stock consisted of about
,30,000 maunds. The market was barq of grain, and
prices were looking up. All European goods were very
(heavy sale, large stocks on hand, and scarce any ,de-
aiand. Beer was quoted S 2 Rs. to 81 Rs. per bird. but
so sales ; cochineal 24 to 28, and copperas 12 to 14
per md.; Swedish iron was fully good sale at 5. 8. to
,5. 12. per md. ipt English was dull at 3. to 3. 12. Tin,
plates were quoted 21. to 22. per box, but all other
European produce and merchandise was steady at.the
fonder quotation. ••• II
The Comet, of which we have spoken a few days
since, and which was at first visible but in the morning,
disappears generally about six in the evening. In con-
seqnence of its movement in declination, which carries
it With rapidity to the North, the sky, constantly obr
scored, has not allowed any observation to be made upon
it since the 6th of ,January ; but if the changes which
it may experience in its appearance, and the contiguity
of the moon, do not weaken its brilliancy, it is probable
that on the first fine day it will be visible to the naked
eye between the hosts of five and six in the evening, in
a North-west direction.—French Paper.
HLEROOLTPRICS.—Dr. Young in this country, and M.
Champollion in France, havebeen able to decipher many
of the paintings on the Egyptian Antiquities. A very
interesting letter from the latter Gentleman to Mr. Lamb
in Newcastle, was read at a Meeting of the Literary and
Philosophical Society here on Tuesday last, partly deci-
phering the hieroglyphic paintings on. the Mummy
in the Society's rooms. The following is pretty nearly
translation of the legend painted on the Mummy :
“ May she be approved by Phre, the Lord of the
celestial Gods, and by T—M (Egyptian Mars), Lord
of the Worlds. May Osiris, the Supreme Ruler of
Anterdi (Hades), grant repose to the Lady Tasorpe.
--, daughter of (name of the mother).
deceased." The.name of the mother, though given on
the Mummy, is not yet deciphered, nor, what is of more
-importance, has the time when the Lady lived been
ascertained. -
Ma.G.Yoexe.-1-When this Gentleman was returned
`Member for the University of Cambrieg!, in 1770, he
went round to thank the Members who had voted fur
him. Among the number was one remarkable for hiving
the fargest and ugliest face that was ever seen. Ni.
YORKE, in thank ng him; said—" Sir, I have great rea-
son to be thankful to my friends in general, but conies;
snyseh under par ticular obligations to you, for the very
remarkable countenance you have shewn me upon- this
occasion."