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COURT OF CHANCERY, JANUARY tl.O.
GREY V. GREY.
In this case his Lordship determinel that tl e heirs
representative of the deceased legatee should take a full
interest in the 15,0001, the subject of litigation : costs
to be paid not of the estate.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JANUARY 20.
MANToN V. MARSHALL.
Mr. TRESLoVE moved for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from sending to India twelve gun-bar-
rels and locks, which were uow packed up for exporta-
tion, on which were inscribed certain marks and in-

scriptions, the right to use which was solely vested in the
plaintiff, by his Majesty's letters-patent. The guns were
stated to be packed in tw4 case', on one of which was

inscribed, " Joseph Manton, London;' and on the other
"Joseph Manton." The bill prayed also that the de-
fendant should be restrained from using in future these
marks and inscriptions.

The injunction wigs granted of course.
COURT OF KING'S DENCII, JANUARY 20.
SALNInN V. BENSLEY.'

The plaintiff, w! o is a compositor in the King's'
priming-office, and a tenant of Lord Calthorpe, of cer-
tain property in Gough-square, Fleet-street, brought the
present action to recover damages for an alleged nui-
sance, occasioned by a steam engine, erected by tl.e
defendant, a very opulent printer, in Bolt-court, for
the purpose of his business. The principal subifcts
of complaint were, first, the noise occasioned by tlle
working of the engine; secondly, the smoke and blacks,
which escape from the flue.
The cause was totally destitute of interest, an in-
deed, can only be understood by those who ate ac-
•ln.rinted with the locality of the sprt wke e tLe pre-
:nisei are situate. The ..I!eged carries of complaint
have accrued since the year 1819, when the whole of
Mr. t3t'n•.ley's premises were destroyed by fire.
The trial lasted until past one o'clock, when the Jury.
under his Lordship's direction, found fur the plaintiff
—Damages, One Shilling.
WEISS

Comwall. nn the 23,1 of janniry, iBiG, and on file'
24th of March. or y two months afterwards, they sepa-
rated. A abed ss is executed in March, 1811, by which
separate plovis:on was made for her, by Mr. Grim-
wood, her lather, and her husband was secured against
all claims for the support of his wife and a child, the
result of the two months cohabitation. Immediately On

the separation she went to reside with her lather, but soon
after he procured her a residence in the family of the Rev.
Mr. Palmer, Rector of Redburn, in Lincolnshire, where
she remained from June, 1810, until 1814. In the latter

part r,f 1813, Mr.Grimwood died, and by his will he left
his daughter (Mrs. John) an annuity of ]5Ol. a year,
and 501. a year for the support and education of her
child, and after her death the sum of 2.000/. was seemed
to thic child. lie also bequeathed Mr. John a I,..gacy
011001. S'ie had a servant named Margaret (.;;cen,
who accompanied her from Cornwall, and who was
married, while at Mr. PAlmer's, to a carpenter, namea

Smith, residing at ki, ton. a small distance from Red-
burn. Smith took a bon e. and Mrs. John went to re,ide

there in Oct,'l•er, 1814. Thi; house had formerly been

very large, but was then diviied into t.k.o tenements.
one of which was occupied by Mr. Smith; and the other

by a butcher named liuddlesZton. S!le remAin:J the:e
until the year 1818, and then castle to London. lo the
ccurse of the yeas 1511, the husband made inquilieh

conceinirg t!►e wife's conduct, and in 1821. the present
suit was instituted. The leasou Mr. John gave for not
commencing ti;is rust until sn late a period was, that it
.was not until Ib2l he heard of the leo' ts conceriiing his
wife's criminality, and that he e nployed solicitors to
seek out the necessary evidence. which was laid hefeire
Counsel as it was collected, until the whole of the evi•

dente WAS obtained. • Now, upon a reviesv of the evi-
dence, it was neccs,ary to examine into the manner in
which it was coliecled, and whit snit of colouring «as
given to induce the I:et son, to give their testimony. The
two pint: ipal w itnes•es c- e Smith and Li, wife, the
latter of whom had bun Mts. John's servant. Mis.

Smith said, that Air. Ji:hn and the two solicitors had

been her az Gainsboretth, and had given her to under-
stand, it was not only Mr. John's nish, but also Mrs.
John's, that a separation should take place ; that it would
be an act of compassion to the parties, and would
enable each other to be marl ied again.—so that the im-
pression on her mind was, that her late mistress was
anxious that she should be divorced from her husband.
She (the witness) believed they wished her to say more
than she knew, and pressed her very closely, notvrith-
standing she declared that she never knew her mistress
to have been guilty of any bad conduct; they also hinted
to her " that money or expense was no object?' Mr.
Smith's testimony was to the same effect—the same
impressions were given, the same colouring was exerte3.
In Jan. 1824, the libel was given in preferring charges
that were laid to have taken place in 1814,1815,1816.
—The separation had ekisted for 14 years, and during
the years preceding 1814, and subsequent to 1816,
no imputation whatever was attempted to be cast on
Mts. John's conduct. On the whole transaction, she
was certainly entitled to the justice of the Cout t, that
she should not be proclaimed guilty, unless upon the
clearest evidence; and if, from the lapse of time and the
generality of the evidence, she had failed to reply to the
whole of the charges, the fault was not her's, but her
husbaud's veg!ect in not rating the charges more speci-
fically. It had been said that tile witnesses etc un-
willing to give their evidence, but they were the hus-
band's witnesses, and must be taken as such. He
charged her with committing adultery with Mr. George
Robert Foster, who was a surgeon, in partnership with
his father, in the neighbourhood of Redburn, and also
with a clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Weyland, who resided
in the neighbourhood. That, while she resided at Mr.
Palmer's, she became acquainted with Mr. G. R. Fos-
ter and his father ; that she often expressed great
anxiety for the company of young Foster, and fre-
quently spoke of him in terms of affection ; would feign
illness that he might be sent for ; would refuse to eat
all day, in order to give a colouring to her indisposi-
tion, and would get up in the night, when the family
were asleep, arid get her food; that on one occasion,
when Mrs. Palmer refused to send for Mr. Foster, she
flew in a violent passion, and broke several glasses.
These were charges, which certainly, if proved, exhi-
bited the appearance of an intercourse between the
parties; but on looking at the ev idence,the whole of those
circumstances were not only not proved, but entirely
disproved by Mrs. Palmer herself. It therefore threw
a cloud over the transaction, and caused a distrust in
the evidence. Mrs. Palmer added, and she was corro-
borated by Mrs. Smith, that she never witnessed any
improper attachment in Mrs. John towards Mr. Foster;
they admitted that Mrs. John was in a delicate state
of health, and often required medical aid, but, on those
occasions, Mr. Foster, senior, always attended her..
Mr. Foster, jun. on one occasion, attended her before
she was up in the morning, but she was then ill of sit,
sore throat. Sir J. Nichol, therefore, thontlit there was
no truth whatever in her having formed an improper
attachment for Mr. Foster, jun. up to the time when
she quitted Mr. Palmer's flintily and went to reside at
Mr. Smith's, but that she so conducted herself during
that.perrod, as to obtain the friendship of Mr. Palmer's
family and the most respectable persons in the neighbour-
' hood. The libel then charged that Mr. Foster frequently
ivisited her when she resided at Mr. S.'s house: that he
remained until a late hour in the morning ; and that on
those occasions was committed the crime of adultery.
The Learned Judge, upon a review of the evidence, found
no one circumstance substantiated by proof. Thus, then,
there was an end to the charges of adultery, as committed
by Mrs. John with Mr. Foster, who was married in 1815.
The libel went on to charge, that Mts.John ccrnmitted
adultery with the Rev. Mr. Weyland, while she resided
at Mr. Smith's house; that Mr. Weyland used, on
various occasions, to go to Mrs. John's bed-room at
night, and remain there for a considerable time; and
that on one occasion he was found by Margaret Smith
in such a situation as to leave the inference that the
parties had contracted a criminal intercom se. Now,
the evidence entirely confuted that charge; for it ap-
peared that Mr. Weyland used frequently to call on
Mrs. John, who was confined to her bed, and at her
request, and in the preset cc of most respectable per .ons,
would administer the Sacrament to her, and vio.ild pray
'to her. It appeared also, that during the titre she
resided At Smith=s, she was much respected by the
neighbourhood, and that she was not (-yds. s isited by
Mr. Weyland, but by Mrs.Weyland, t.l,ich would ink,
that that Gentleman had only a re.igiuus motile in
visiting her. The Learned Judge, after a considerable
time occupied in his comments, pronounced a„,,ainst ti e
divorce.

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This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a
cotier and surgical instrument-maker, in the Strand, to
recover from the detendint the sum of 1601. being the
price of goods sold to a person of the name of Millar,
of whose circumstances the defendant had knowingly
made a false representation
From the evidence for the plaintiff, it appeared that
Millar was a bankrupt in 1815, and paid a dividend of
7s. in the pound. The defendant proved a debt under the
commission, in March, 1820; three writs for 15001.
were sued tart against him, and Sheriff's officers were
sent to Deal, to arrest him on board a vessel in N hich be
had taken his passage to the East Indies, but the vessel
had sailed before the arrival of the officers; and in a
letter written by the defendant to Millar, on the 7th of
March, 1820, the defendant stated what was the con-
duct of the party who sued out the writ, upon learuing
that the wr its had not been executed. In the year fol-
lowing, Millar returned from the East Indies, and en-
tered into an arrangement with Bating and CO. saho
agreed, upon Millar's depositing in their hands goods
to be shipped to the house of John Palmer and Co. of
Calcutta, to make him advances of money. In Sep-
tember, 1821, Millar applied to the plaintiff for some
cutlery, to be shipped to the East Indies, and referred
the plaintiff to the defendant, who, upon being asked by
a friend of the plaintiff, who Millar was? said that he
was a respectable man, with whom he (defendant) had
had considerable dealings, and that he always found
him a good man. The plairaiff's friend then asked the
defendant, if Millar might be safely trusted for 300/. or
4001.? and the defendant replied, certainly, he may
be-safely trusted to that amount." Upon this represen-
tation, the plaintiff delivered Millar goods to the
amount of 3201. half of which was paid in ready mo.
ney, and the other half by Millar's bill, which has never
since been paid. From an account put in, it appeared,
that from the year 1819, down to August, 1821, the
defendant had made advances to Millar amounting to
upwards of 2,oool.—that he had advanced him some
money after Sept. 1821, and that, in liquidation of
those advances, a note of 1,0001: and two pf 500/. each,
being part of an advance of 3,0001. made by Baring
and Co. to Millar, were paid by the defendaht to his
banker ; and in November, 1821, a sum of 400/. being
part of an advance of 1,0001. made by Baring and Co.
to Millar, was also paid in by the defendant to his banker;
and in the account there was an item of 1601. ad-
vanced by the defendant to Millar in September, 1821.
'The goods sold by the plaintiff were deposited in the
hands of Baring and Co. to be shipped for Calcutta.
It came out in cross-examination, that 8001. out of
the 1,5001. for which the writs were issued in the year
1820, was disputed.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL addressed the Jury for the
defendant. He begged the Jury would dismiss from
their minds the bankruptcy of Millar, in 1815, as the
question they had to try was—Did Mr. Bridon know,
in September, 1821, that Millar was insolvent ? What
was the evidence offered by the plaintiff to support the
affirmative of that question? Evidence which demon-
strated that ;he did not think Mr. Millar imelvent.—
There was not the slightest direct evidence of the de-
fendant's knowledge of Millar's insolvency, and he was
satisfied that the Jury would not infer from the evi-
dence a guilty knowledge on his part, and by their ver-
dict for the plaintiff affix upon the character of a re-
spectable tradesman, the foul stigma of having by .mis-
representation induced another tradesman to sell his
goods to an insolvent.
MS LORDSHIP in summing up observed, tisk the
bankruptcy of Millar formed no part of the question
for the consideration of the Jury, because he, by having
obtained his certificate, became a new man. The only
question for their consideration was, did the defendant,
in September, 1821, know of Millar's insolvency? His
Lordship then having minutely detailed the evidence.
said the Jury were the most competent persons, upon
that evidence, to form an opinion, as to the knowledge
of the defendant.—The Jury immediately found a ver-
dict for the defendant.

ARCHES COURT, JANUARY so.
JOHN W. JOHN.

This was a suit of divorce, by reason of adultery,
brought by Samuel John, Esq. late High Sheriff of
Cornwall, against his wife, Mary John.
Sir JOHN /imam. said, there were circumstances in
this case which induced him to give it much greater at-
tention than had been anticipated, and for that purpose
he had deferred his judgment until today. In de
'meting his opinion, it WAS necessary to state, at some
length, the evidence and the state of the proceedings,
owing to the time that had elapsed since the case was
,first before the Coort. • The parties were married in

§ P Olt riqG tyrriirdika
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BETTING-ROOM, TATTIRSA LT.'S, JAN. 20:
The betting today
,Vlll/ very trifling; and did Mit occasion any
material al'eration in the odd;, tieing principally one borie against
another. For the St. Leger, 31entnon preserves hii iuperiority,
while Cleveland has gone back a trille.
MAN-. • .
9to 1 apt Muleteer (taken) 211 to 1 apt Diana
9 to 1 apt Unfits I ..:0 to 1 agst Nigel (takeii)
15 to 1 agst lluke of York's c. 20 to 1 agst Alder to Nectar
17 to 1 agst Bolero (taken) 22 to 1 agst Canitas
17 to 1 apt Webb SS to 1 agst Spermaceti
18 to 1 apt Advance 2S to i agst Martha
20 to 1 apt Legacy 25 to 1 apt Jenny
mike.
1 agst Aline 12 to 1 apt Tontine
I agst Sorcery 16 to 1 apt First Fly
~.1 apt Attica 18 to 1 apt Pipylina
1 aest Waltz 25 to 1 agst Shovellet
1 1 apt Pastime 30 to 1 apt Zoirika
IPII.

II to I alT%t Memnon
I'4, to I ..g,t Cleveland
14 to 1 zgst liedgauntlet
'2O to 1 apct Homer
:25 t 1 agst Cow Boy
26 to 1 agst His Grace
50 to 1 agst Muleteer

ST. LI

30 to 1 art Androgetts
7.0 to 1 apt crowcarcher
7,5 to 1 agst Alandane
4t) to 1 art Brigand (taken)
45 to 1 ag4t Attica (taker.)
45 to 1 agst Itusantomi

HUNTING.
Mr. Meynell's hounds meet on Monday, at r.gaintrin Park ;
Thiir.diy, at Shirley Park; and 29th in 4. at Eton WoOd.
Sr ~George Sitwell's fox-hounds on Tuesday, at Barlow Woods;
Frid,y, at Woodhouse Mill.

lhur.day last, the Fox Hounds of Sir Thomas Stanley had one
of the hreo runs that has been known in that part of the country
during the season. Reynard was unkennelted in Studley Wood;
rid at tt r passing through Vtirteen parishes, and a chace of two hours
and twenty minutes, he was killed in the parish of Hawarden.
The Ilambletion Hounds hail a very hard day's sport on Friday,
hot. T,a, y met at:llotley turnpikegate, and after drawing through
B•ttlt y Gg iti:ge and Shamble-horst, unkennelled a fox at Moorly-lane
Co; p ce ; he to' k them back through Shatisblefiurst and Berrywood
Farm:, and etts run into between the latter farm and Rotley Grange
aht•ut twelve o'clock. Another fox had been started in going the
range of the above Coppice, which was halbsord a view towards
Barley Grange during the time the hounds were occupied in kh' n;
their first fox. The hounds were immediately laid , n the seen., n
after a short delay in the Botley Grange Covers, a tine burst eit,ued
across Wildtrn to Thornhill Plantations, and round to where tit: Te-
legraph formerly stood. Here they came to a check of at least ha f
an hour, when a view was hallooed two miles off, at Moor Grt en,
whence they went away, at a tokrable rate, to Durley Church,
and on to the back of Mr. Kennett'a, at Winter's Hill, where he
was headed back to Greenwood ; the scent now laid very badly,
when compared with the morning (then but indifferent), and they
followed him gradually to Mareshill, and down to Marwell Park
Farm; from thence he skirted Stourwoud and went back to Green-
wood, where they were again checked for another half hour,when the
major part of a numerous field turned tail, and bent their courses
homewards. After many persevering efforts on the part of
Thomas Smith, Esq. and the huntsman, he was gradually fol-
lowed on through Durley to Bracksall, where, in a small thick
copse, he took a rest of about twenty minutes. The cheering
tallyho sent him off again at full speed, and after taking a turn
up round Durley he went through Snakemoor across the liot-
ley and Winchester Turnpike-road, through Shamblehurst,
and up to the back of Batley Grange-Louse, where he nas run
into a little after five o'clock, after a most persevering and in-
defatigable
chace of five hours. Besides one whipper in, only two
or three out of the numerous field were its at the death, amongst
whom were T. Smith, Esq. and Hill, Esq. Many of the more
hery sportsmen were destined to salute their mother earth in going
over the high banks and hedges in this very inclosed country.
BOXING.

Another pugilistic contest took place yesterday morning, at Chalk
Farm, not far from the spot on which the contest which ended so
fatally on Sunday morning was decided. The combatants on this
occasion were a man about eleven stone six, named King, by trade
a whitesniith, and Harry Kilpatrick, better known at sparring clubs
by th. appellation of " Wolfe." The match was for ten covet eigns.
At least twenty minutes' hard fighting took place, for although 12
rounds only were fought, the blood flew from each at every blow,
with the exception of the first round. King, in fact, in the fourth
round. was bleeding from the ears, mouth, and cheek. They, how-
ever, fought out the other rounds, when the friends of King seiz.•d
and can ird him out of the field, and put him in a coach. V/ulfe
was also taken away by his friends.
It is surprisinr, after what recently occurred near the same place,
that persons can be found to endanger their personal liberty hy
being parties to such contests, which are lately become an intoleraLle
and daring nuisance in the neighbourhood of the metropolis.
AMERICAN SPORTING.

FROM THI NELLEFONTI TATRIFOT, DECIDIIIIII 17.
Mr. Mitchell, the representative elect from this congressional
district, for the sake of recreation, set out on a hunting excursion
on the Bth instant. On. the north side of the Bellefonte and l'hi-
lipsburgh turnpike road, about twenty-five miles from this place,
he routed a large buck, which he fired at aid wounded, in the
shoulder. The buck ran off, and he pursued for some distance,
when he perceived the animal about forty yards a-head of him,
lying on the ground upon his back, and an uncommonly large pan.
ther having him by the throat. Mr. Mitchell immediately levelled
his rifle, and shot the panther through the heart. The beast let go
its hold of the buck, and made several !eaps towards Mr. Mit-
chell, and then fell lifeless. Mr. Mitchell then charged the gon,:
believing the panther be had shot to be dead, and cast his eyes
towards the wounded buck, which remained in the same position,
whtn, to his great astonishment, he observed another large female
panther, having hold of the buck by the neck, on the opposite
side from Mr. Mitchell. Ile levelled his gun at the head of the
animal, . and the ball entered her right eye. An awful silence
prevailed for some minutest when the panther surrendered her
claims to the buck, considering it a vain attempt to contend with
so powerful an antagonist as a Congressman, and was about to re-
tire in a modest and respectful manner before her superior; but
Mr. Mitchell thought proper to detain her for further examination,
which he did, by shooting her through the body several times. In
the interim, the buck thought proper to absent himself from the
scene of action, considering that his presence was not required, and
left Mr. Mitchell and the panthers to settle the right of ownership
'to his carcase at their leisure, feeling himself altogether disinte-
rested in the matter. Mr. Mitchell, hcwever, having dispatched
the panthets, considering the buck's departure rather unceremo-
nious, went in pursuit of him, and overhauled hem about a mile
from the scene of action with the panthers, and shot him. It was
by this time beginning to grow late in the evening, and Mr. Mies
ellen thought it most advisable to retire from the sporting scene to
his lodging. On his way thither he shot another very large buck,
which terminated that day's hunt. Mr. Mitchell, during his hunt-
'log excursion, which lasted four days, killed four bucks and two
large panthers.

THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER teturns thanks to
the Booksellers in town and country, for attentions which have
enabled him to add to the happiness of so many thousand Fire-steles,
since he first addressed himself to public attention, in Decemh, r.
Though he has, in consequence, been obliged to travel at least ONa
HUNDRED Tuotrsitin Mixes, yet. as hiarpowers of wit and humour
are as invariable as they are unrivalled and inexhaustible, so hr has
never disappointed evpectation, nor discredited those who have re-
c•annended him. Ile continues to attend, on the shortest notice to
any Bookseller, tor a retaining fee of Hat.r.A-Gclaaa.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARK LANE, JAN. 21.
There are moderate supplies of English Wheat, Barley, and Oils.
but a good qiiatiti•y of the latter article from Ireland. Very hoe
parcels of Wheat meat a free sale, at Monday's prices. but there is
not rovell d • gin other qualities. Barley meets a very dull to .s:v
to-il.4y, as there is still much uncertainty about the ports alpei.iog
cur this article. Beans fully maintain Alonday's terms. (Nits tbat
are dry and set good colour meet bilyers readily, at last quotation% ht't
other web do not sell so freely as on Monday.—Artivals:
Wh:,it 5630 qr: Barley 24.50 qrs. Oats 6100 qrs. Irish Ns tu at
99.3 qrs. Oats 15,5(.0 qr.. Hour 6700 sacks.
London Averages tor the week ended January 15, 1825:—
Wheat 7595 qrs. at 725. 4d. Barley 12,757 qrs. at 435. 7d. Oats
9407 qrs. at 264. tiel. Rye 48 qrs. at 395. 2d. Beans 2451 qn. at
4os. Bd. Peas 2669 qts. at 465. 4d.
SNIITIIFIRLD MARKET, JANUARY 21.
Beef is about .2,1. per stone under the price of last market day,
and Murton, oil account of the qual.ty bring ioterior, is about 4tl.
per aton: cli..aper. Veal, however, continues very dear, and Pork
71til, cais lo
lyntaviciitaisti.
sthe peke of Monday.—Beasts 523, Sheep Imo,
The 4th instant, Carlscroaa suffered from the violence o
of a storm, which damaged the Church of the Admi- Beet. 4s. to ss. MUttrin, 44.41. to 51. od. Veal, 6s. od. to es. lid.
Pork, Ss. 2d. to 6s. 24.-110, per load, £3 ss. to .€5 Os.—Straw
ralty so muchlthat Di% iae Service cannot be pet formed. £2 10 .C 2 Clover, £.5 Os. -to".ES. 51.