Star.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

MATRIMONIAL BALLAD.
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IRON THE BRITISH StAGAZINB.

Ye wives and ye husbands, who both wish to see
Your conjugal scenes from all skirmishes free;
In this doth the secret of harmony lie—
Ne'er begin a duet in a half-note too high !
Ye Ladies. though Text your mild spirits may be,
Yet kindly beware of a keen repartee;
For Peace's soft bosom those arrows must hit,
Which doubly are pointed with anger and wit!
Ye husbands, of argument chiefly beware.
That bane of good *humour, which frightens the Fair ;
.Where Reason's soft tunes soonies n passion are drown'd,
And Ilappilless trembles, and fl
Oh! both have a care of all hasty replies,
On bearing whose discord, the Bachelor cries,
While snugly he smiles on himself and his cat,
The sharp notes of marriage are worse than the flat
In unison sweet will your voices agree,
While both are maintain'd in the natural key ;
Thus Love shall be* time with a conjugal kiss,
And your skirmish be only the skirmish of bliss !

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
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BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED.
Thomas Willson Bonbon, late of Spencer-street, Goswell-street-
road, coach-proprietor, from February 1 to 22, at eleven, at the
Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinshall-street.

BANKRUPTS.
Joseph Harmer. Great Surrey-street, stove-manufacturer, to sur-
render January 29, February 5, and March 5, at ten, at the
Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghalbstreet. At-
tornies, Messrs Bartlett and Beddome, Nicholas-lane.
John Kingham, Croydon, linen-draper, January 29, at eleven,,
February 5, and March 5, at twelve, at the Court of Commis.;
sioners of Bankrupts, Basinghalbstreet. Attorney, Mr. Fisher,i
Walbrook-buildings.
William Rowe, Plymouth, jeweller, January 31. February 1, and
March 5, at eleven, at the Town-hall, Devonport. Attornies.
Mr. Sole, Gray's Inn-square; or Mr. W. D. Sole, Devonport.
William Bales, Newmarket, innkeeper, February 2, at six,
3, at
ten, and March 5, at eleven, at the Eagle Inn, Cambridge. At-
omics, Mr. Isaacson, Newmarket ; Mr. Hunt. Craven-street,
Strand; or Mr. Isaacson, Carlton Mambos, Regent-street.
David Rees, late of Liverpool, merchant, February 21, 22 and
March 5, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liverpt;ol.-.•
Attornies, Mr. Chester, Staple Inn, Holborn ; or Mr. Williams,
Union-court, Liverpool.
George Pescodd, uthover near Lewes miller February 8,9,
and So
March 5, at eleven, at, the Star Inn,, Lewes., Attorney, Mr.
Gwynne, Lewes.
James Nickels, Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, upholsterer. Ja-
nuary 29, February 5, and March 5, at twelve, at the Court of
Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attorney, Mr.
Hutchison, Crown court, Threadneedle-street.
Robert Howe, Haymarket, job.master, January 29, at eleven,
February 5, and March 5, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners
of Bankrerts, Basingball-street. Attornies, Messrs. Timbrell
and Roberts, Macclesfield-street, Soho.
George Golding, Swan-yard, Knightsbridge, livery-stable-keeper,
January 29, at eleven, February 5, and March 5. at ten, at the
Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basingball-street.-
Attorney, Mr. Sharp, Upper North-place, Gray's Inn-road.
George Brimmer, Strand-lane, printer, January 25, February 5,
and March 5, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners of Bank-
rupts, 13asinghaU-street. Attornies, Messrs. Brooks and Gram,
John-street, Bedford-row.
Alexander Andrew Paris, Long-Acre, printer, February 5, at
twelve, 12, at eleven, and March 5, at ten, at the Court of
Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attorney, Mr.
Curtis, Bridge-street, Blackfriars.
Jean Baptiste Benelli, King's Theatre. Haymarket, dealer, Ja-
nuary 29, February 8, and March 5, at one, at the Court of
Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attornies,
Messrs. Rogers and Son, Manchester buildings, Westminster.
Howell Richard Rowland, of the Green Lanes, Tottenham, sta-
tioner, January 29, February 5, and March 5, at eleven, at the
Court of Commissioners of. Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. At-
torney, Mr. Harmer, Ilattonlarden.
Joseph Thomas Morgan, Arlington place, St. John's-street-road,
jeweller, January 29, February 5, and March 5, at twelve, at
the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghalbstreet.-
Attorney, Mr. Niblett Cheapside.
Benjamin Wilkinson, Leicester, draper, February 24, 25, and
March 5, at eleven, at the Sessions-house, Wakefield. Actor-
nies, Messrs. Wigglesworth and ltidsdale, Gray's Inn-square;
or Messrs. Cottle and Timm, Wakefield.
Thomas Sparks and John Bailey, Chandos-street, Covent-garden,
drapers, January 25, February 1, and March 5, at twelve, at
the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghalbstreet.-
Attornies, Messrs. Gates and Hardwick, ateatou-street.
Edward Arnold, late of Upper York-street, Bryanstone-square,
baker, February 5, 19, at eleven, and March 5, at twelve, at the
albs
Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghtreet. At-
torney, Mr. Harding, London-wall.
DI" I DEN DS to be made in BASINGHA LL-STR E T.
Feb. 19, 0. Scott, Manchester-buildings, Westminster, army-
agent, at one. Feb. 12, J. Zimmer, Welbeck-street, Cavendish-,
square, merchint, at eleven. Feb. 12, J. Critchley, banchester-
spirit-rneichant, at ten. Jan. 29, J. Gibson and S. Foster, Ward.
robe-place, Doctors'-Commons, dealers in lace, at twelve. Feb..
12, W. Murray, Pan-mall-court, tailor, at twelve. Feb. 12, .1,
Cannon, Liverpool, merchant, at twelve. March 1, J. Ivatta,
Gerrard's Hall, Basing-lane, wine-merchant, at twelve. Feb. 26.
W. Whitbread, Southend, Essex, linen-draper, at twelve. Jan
29, R. S. Hall, late of Bank-huildinp, merchant, at one. Feb.
12, 13. Martindale, St. James's
-street, wine-merehant, at ten.-
Nara 19, P. C. Lee 'and W. Ballard, Hammersmith, linen-
drapers, at twelve. Feb. 22, C. Hays and W. H. Blunden, Ox-
ford-street, linen-drapers, at twelve.
DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY.
Feb. 14, W. Merrick. Bristol, fin-dresser, at one, at the
Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Feb. 14, T. Abbey, Pocklington,
Yorkshire, ironmonger, at eleven, at the George Inn, Pavement,
York. Feb. 21, S. Thornl. menshulme, Manchester, manor,
facturer, at eleven, at. the Unicorn, in Smithydoor; blanchester.
Feb. 28, W. Gravenor, late of Bristol, sugar-refiner, at one, at
the Commercial Rooms, Bristol.
CRRTIFICATES-Fes. 12.
C. Chambers. Steel-yard, Upper Thames-street, ironmonger. T.
Bennet, Blandford Forum, wine-merchant. C.
Forum,ltahighway, grocer. 11. and J. Digo, Blandford mercers
and drapers. R. and S. Townsend. Nottingham, cutlers. G. Duff,
Gloucester, draper. W. Haigh, Leeds, dyer. J. Archer, Gun.
street, Spitalbelds, factor. A. Ms, Mare-street, Hackney, carpen-
ter. J. Sea, George-street. Tower-hill, cheesemonger. J. Nicol-
- Carlile, iron-founder. B. Mansel-
coal-merchant.

NS OF PARTNERSHIPS.
Apel.road,brush-manufacturers. Veitch and
manufacturers. Smith and klarling,Wend.
clothiers. Smith and Faulke, Northamp-
ewdson and Co. Blanchester, cotton-spin-
Crewason). Beedham and Son, Notting-
klilburn and klearas, Carlisle, cur-
Co. Aberdeen, merchants and ship-owners. Proffitt
Wililing-street, Scotch and Blanchestsr-warehouse-
' Preedy, Bristol, grocers. Eliz. and Anne Knight,
school mistresses. P. and T. Mose, New-
wine-merchants. White and Coulthard,
general agents.

'uirsici AN. - - The celebrated Dr.
the Lady of Lord Chief Justice
'erous illness, with a diligence re-
ph) ;ianbaving such a practice as he
afterwards asked by an intimate friend
extraordinary attention ?—" Why,"
to be sure I have brought her
obstinate disorder with considerable
though 1 have no extraordinary re-
but I know her husband hates
plague him :"

LAW REPORT.

' COURT OF KINO7p BENCH, JANUARY 22.
GA RR V. STANTON.•
This action was br ght by the present Lord Mayor
of London against the deferidant,who is a partner in the
house of Holah, Johnson, and Co. wholesale tea-dealers
in the City.. The declaration charged, that the defend-
ant falsely and deceitfully recommended a man, named
Thomas Taylor, to the plaintiff, as an honest and trust-
worthy man to be employed as a traveller, when he at
the same time knew he was wholly unworthy of trust
or confidence.
Mr. SCARLET'', in stating the case to the Jury, said,
that this action was not brought by the plaintiff so
much with a view to recover compensation for the in-
jury he had sustained, as to prevent a practice, which
was untortunately too prevalent, of giving false charac-
ters to dishonest servants, by which they were placed
in a situation to commit frauds on their unsuspecting
employers. The facts of the present case were briefly
these: In the month of January, 1821, the plaintiff,
being in want of a traveller, Taylor offered himself for
the situation, and referred for his character to die firm
with whom he had lately lived, Messrs. Holah, John-
son, and Stanton. Mr. Miller, who was then the clerk,
but has since become the partner of the Alderman, ac-
cordingly went to the warehouse of these Gentlemen, and
was there told by the defendant, that Taylor was not
only perfectly honest, but a very industrious and inde-
fatigable traveller. He was in consequence of this cha-
racter taken into the plaintiff's employ, and until Fe-
bruary in the last year no suspicion was entertained of
his honesty. On his return, however, from his last
journey at that time, he stated himself unable to pay
over his balance of nearly 400/. as made out by himself;
an inquiry immediately took place, and it was t:scer-
tained that he had, besides that amount, suppressed the
receipt of sums which had been paid to him to a large
amount, and had also fraudulently induced his master
to give creditto an insolvent person, to the extent of
nearly 1001. and it was discovered that he had com-
menced his frauds very soon after he entered the plain-
tiff's service. Taylor was consequently taken into cus-
tody, prosecuted at the last Gloucester Assizes, and
transported. In the course of the inquiries which were
instituted by the plaintiff,after the discovery of Taylor's
dishonesty, he was surprised to learn, that, notwith-
standing the character Taylor received for honesty, he
had embezzled to the extent of upwards of 600/. re-
ceived on the account of the defendant and his partners,
and which was well known to the defendant at the time,
he having_written to his sureties, previous to giving the
character, demanding payment of the deficiency ; and
it appeared, that alter Taylor entered the plaintiff's
service, he had actually supplied 350/. towards paying
those deficiencies, which was, no doubt, supplied by the
money he received on account of the plaintiff, and neg-
lected to account for. The statement of Mr. Scatlett
was completely made out by the testimony of numerous
witnesses ; and Mr. Attorney-General addressed the
Jury on behalf of the defendant, in a very able and ani-
mated speech, iv which he argue) that it was the in-
terest of the defendant to have prevented Taylor, who
was an active traveller, from entering into the plaintiff's
service, and the* efoie could have no inducement for
giving him a false character; that he, the defendant,
'tally believed Taylor to be an honest man, end was
amlious he should be retained in the set vice of himself
and partners, as he should pi ove by Mr. Johnson; and
that the deficiency of 6001. had been accumulating
during the whole time Taylor was in their employ ; and
had not been the result of secret embezzlement, as has
been supposed by the plaintiff.
Mr. Johnson appeared as witness to prove the state-
ment of the Attorney-General, but it appeared that the
accounts were not kept by him ; that he was a resident
of Congleton, in Cheshire, and only occasionally came
to town; and that previous to the character being given
to Taylor, it had been discovered that he had suppressed
the receipt of sums amounting to 1611. and upwards.
The witness said the traveller was allowed to carry on
his balance from journey to journey, and that having
taken bonds to secure them against the dishonesty of
Taylor, they did not look to the accuracy of his accounts,
knowing they had their remedy against the sureties.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.—Then, Sir, I advi.,e you to
alter this system. You ought to take as much care of
the inte:eA of the surety as of your own, and you should
have called upon Taylor to balance and settle his ac-
counts at the end of each journey.
Mr. SCARLET', in an animated reply, sheared the ad-
ditional strength which the plaintiffs case had received
from the evidence offered on behalf of the defendant.
The Judge perspicuously summed up the evidence,
and the Jury gave a ver.!ict—llmnagesBoll. Ss. 3d.
This cause excited considerable interest, especially
among the Tea-brokers of the City, many of whom were I
in Court throughout the trial, which lasted from twelve
o'clock at noon until six in the evening.
LE GROS V. EBERS.
This was an action by Mdlle. L 2 Gros, the dancer,
against Mr. Ebers, to recover the last instalment on a
contract made with her by the defendant, for the Opera
season, commencing on the 10th of December, 184
and terminating on the 15th of August, 1821.
Mr. SCARLETT opened the case in a very few words.ll
He should prove the contract, and the services of fhell
plaintiff, and entitle himself to a verdict for tile sum re-
maining due. Mr. Benelli was the subscribing witness
to the contract, but he had left the country ; and there-
fore
he should, instead of calling him, prove his ab-
sence, and the genuineness of his-signature.
After the evidence had been concluded, Mr. GURNEY
submitted to a verdict, whiCh was accordingly given
for the last instalment-3321: 6s. Bd.
CURIONI V. WIER&
This was an action by Curioni, the singer, against
Mr. Ebers, under the same circumstances with the last,
except that Mr. Chippendale was the subscribing wit-
ness to the contract, and was called to prove it.
-The contract, dated August 3, 1822, stipulated for
the services of the plaintiff as principal tenor,lnr the
two ensuing seasons, at 9001. each season. The balance
claimed was 5001.
No snuggle was made in this case, after the evidence
given in the former; but the Jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff—Damages, 5001.
GARCIA V. RUES.
This was an action by Garcia, the singer, against Mr.
Ebers, for arrears of salary. The contract, proved by
M. Charles Vestris, the subscribing witness, was for the
paymentin the whole of 1,7601.. 5601. for part of the
season then current, and 1,2001. for the following sea-
son, besides a benefit, which Mr. Ebers guaranteed
should produce 3001.
, . No defence was attempted ; and the Jury found a ver-
dict for the plaintiff—Damages 5201. 19s.

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THE NATIONAL HANK OF at. CARLON V. DE DIRNALIi
This action was brought by the National Bank of
Madrid, against their agent in London, to recover a ba-
lance due to the establishment of 20,1041.65. id.
The charter of the Bank, granted by Charles llt. and
denominating it a The National Bank of St. Carlos,"
was read. It professed to be for preventing monopo.
liec, and then proceeded to grant monopolies to the
Company. It gave the Directors power to cue in the
Chamber of Commerce, with right of appeal.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, after stating that the de-
fendant did not know to whom to pay the money, as
the officers were in prison, to which it was answered
that one of them was in Court--objected that the Bank
could only sue in the Chamber of Commerce, unless by
appeal from the decisions of that body.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE overruled the objection,
and the Jury, under his direction, found a verdict for
the plaintiffs—Damages 20,2041.65. ld.

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