Star.
London, England, 1826-10-28 00:00:00

ORIFFITOS V. CORPORATION OP TOR CITY OP LONDON.

This action was brought by the plaintiff, who is a
rnaster.builder, to recover from the defendants a sum a
10001. 'and upwards, for wink and labour done, and
tnateriali supplied for the defendants' use.
Mr. Sommart, in stating the case to the Jury, said,
this was an action brought by the plaintiff against the
distingiaished defendants, who, in this place, were almost
sovereign and supreme, to recover a large sum of
money for work and, labour done, and materials sup-
plied for the use of the defendants. This action, ought
to hive been the first stied its this Court, as a kind of
prologue, b,•cause the' cause of ac ion was the we, k
and labour, and the mate' isis employed in the construc-
tion of the Court, in which be had the houour of ad-
dressing the Joy.
The 1.01111 Cense Janice—That being the case, Mr. Starlets,
perhaps we are not a competent tribunal to try the cause?
Mr. Sia a Lone—Perhaps nut, my Lord. If it be true that wails
have ears, the interest which this case may excite, may render this
Court an improper place for the investigation.
The Loan Cutie Jurrics-1 think a case like this, consisting of
so many items, could be better decided nut of Court than here.

Mr. •Scarti.irr, for the plaintiff, and the Soiaorron-Gammaqfor
the defendant+ expressed their willingness to adopt any course
which his Lordship might suggest.
The Loan CHIRP Jusrics—l always think it tight, In cases of
this kind, to recommend a reference, because a referee can gal iota
a more mitnue investigation of the items than a Judge or a Jury
conveniently can. _ _ _

The ease 'wag then referred to a Gentleman at the Bar.
HAMER AND ANOTHER V. CROW.

MY. GURNEY said, this was an action to recover the
amount of goods held by the assignee of a bankrupt.
The plaintiffs were large soap and tallow merchants.
During the month of April, 1825. they had received
an order for 81 casks of tallow, from a Mr. Ramsbot-
tom. The tallow was sent in, and payment made
for it by Mr. Ramsbottom, by a check drawn on the
Bank of England for 1,4001. He should prove that
Mr. Ramsbottom had made numerous other pur-
chases of tallow at the same time, and had given
checks als, for them to a very large
.amount; but
what would the Gentlemen of the Jury say, when
they were informed, that the whole of the effects
Mr. R. had in the Bank at the time the checks were
presented, amounted to the enormous sum of forty shil-
lings On this his clients had made inquiry respecting
the tallow, and found that it bad been immediately re•
sold by Mr. Ramsbortoon, the principal portion tiler*.
to the defendant, in the present, action. The Learned
Counsel understood that a defence would be set up,
that the defendant had other means of 4, raising the
wind" besides those depending on the Bank, yet be (Mr.
G.) could not reconcile the conduct of that man with
anything like honour or common honesty, who mkt
give checks to the amount of 3,0001. and the very day
they were presented disappear altogether from those
places he had previously been in the habit of frequenting.
Mr. Ramsbottom, had indeed, immediately after these
splendid purchases, become a bankrupt, and had al,.
sconded the very day the plaintiffs bad presented his
check for payment. The defendant: in this action Sr*
the assignees of Mr. R. They actually had the gocd.
in their possession at the present moment, and the action
was brought to recover the goods, or the amount from
their hands.
Witnesses were called, wbo proved these facts.
Mr. Scatatarr, for the defendant, a iid, Mr. Rams.
bottom had considerable sums of money owing him by
different merchants at the time he bad made these per-
chasesrwhicli be bad every reason to believe would have
been paid into the Bank before the checks given would
have been presented for payment; and, moreover, that
when he (Mr. R.) found they could not be met, had sent
an order for fifty casks to be returned is the plaintiff.
The Learned Gentleman called several witnesses.
The LORD CUM JUSTICL remarked, that the only
consideration for the Jury was, whether or not Mr. R.

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had acted honourably.lt4 thepiif serciTihe goods in
question? It appeared frodr the idence, that Mr. R.
had actually given. checks Jot oqsiklerible amount
more than heltaJ effects to meet. If die Tory thopght
he had acted fraudulently, then of course the plaintiff
would be enVtled to a verdict.
The Jury, after ten minutes' consultation, returned a verdict for
the pl.iint dr—Damages 7001.

S')LARTE AND OTHERS V. ROTHSCHILD.

This action was brought by the Plaintiff, who ale
assignees of a Spanish merchant named Alcido, who
had lately become a bankrupt, to recover from the De-
fendant a sum of 116 0001.
It appeared that a contract had been entered into by
Alcido, with Messrs. Rothschild, to purchase a quan-
tity of French Rentes, which were to be paid for in
bullion, dollars, and bar silver. Either party were to
be at liberty to cancel the agreement on the delivery of
the bullion. The Rentes were accordingly purchased in
Pa: and the dividends regularly paid, until the bank-
rup•cy of Alcido, when Messrs. Rothschild understood
that some South American merchants had large claims
upon Alcidn's property. The Defendants, acting on
tit it knowledge, forbore to transfer the Rentes to him.
The assignees, uncle: all the circumstances, sought to
recover the property for the benefit of the creditors.
A Clerk in the Bank of England proved that Alcido had. in Oc-
tober, 1823, a quantity of Bullion in the Bank. He had 287,000 oz.
of bar silver, and 161,000 oz. in dollars.
Mr. Sc It Lam for the Defendant, said, it was not the
intention of his client to keep the money. He was only
de,irous, in consequence of the unexpected bankruptcy
of Alcido, to prevent the money getting improperly into
the hands of creditors. He thought it was right for Ebel
Defendant to hold the money over for the Consigners of
the dollars and bar silver, who, hearing that the money
had not been paid to Alcido, would have made a de-
mand on the Defendants to pay it over to them.
The Jury found a verdict for the Plaintiffs—Damages 116,0001.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, OCT. 26.
• !LOOK O. JONES.
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This was an action brought by the plaintiff, as as-
signee of the estate and effects of Dring, a bankrupt, to
recover a sum of 6261. which he alleged the bankrupt
bad paid to the defendant in fraudulent preference to
the rest of his creditors. The bankrupt had carried on
the bu.iness of a brewer at Bristol, and the defendant
had become his surety in a bond for the payment of a
large sum of money. The bankruptcy and commission
being proved, the bankrupt was put into the box; and
from his examination, it appeared, that this payment of
6Y61. had nut been made under the force of legal com-
pulsion; that about the time of making it he had given
up some of his premises, and that he had reviewed his
accounts, and was not then able to meet all his demands;
but he positively denied that he had contemplated bank-
ruptcy at that moment.
The Caw, Justicit kft it to the Jury to say whether a voluntary
payment, made under such circumstances, did not in itself chew an
intenti,m of a preference that, though nut fratuilulent in morals, was
void in law.

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, declaring the pay-
ment to be an illegal preference.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1826.
81. Smolt AND ST. JUDO—HOLIDAY AT THI BAN[.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Coma market is in a vecy Inactive state this morning, and
scarcely a bargain is doing. Consols, which left off yesterday at
82 for the Account, opened this morning at 811 to 82, at which
price they remain steady at present.
Iu the Foreign market there is also very little business doing.
Current prices : Old Spanish 11 4, Mexican 63i 1, Colombian
58i Chilian 57 38, Peruvian 29 30, Russian 841 85, Greek 13
11, Brazilian Shares 101 111, Exchequer Bills 25 26.

FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 p Ct. Gr. 80i5d5,18%5,5 p C. 131
Ditto Acct. 621 blez lids 1835.6 p. Ct. 631 11 3
Milian Bonds. G p Ct. 37 Ditto Acct. 631 I 1 1 1 3
Co. Acc. 37/ 64 Peruvian Bonds 6 p C. 10
Colombian lion is, 6 p C. 361 Ditto Acct. 10
1)o. Bonds, 1824, 38/ Pruss. lids. 4p C.
Do. Acct. 381 1 1 Do. Bonds, 1822, 5p C. 951
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SIM RES, TWO O'CLOCK.

SHARE. PAII%
Anglo Ilezistan 100 70 Sli
Bolivar 50 5 2a
British Iron Company 100 32a 5a
United .11eitieati 40 25 13
PRICF.SOF GOLD AND SILVER.
Foreign Gold in Bars ..... ..... £3 17 6d
Silver, in bars, standard .. 0 4 tlid
.FI&ENCII FUNDS, Paws, Ocvosza 25.
Five prr Cents. . . . 99f. 10c.
Three per Cents. . . . 681. 70c.
Batik Actions . . . 20421. 50c.
Reines de Naples . . . 751. 55c.
Royal Spanish Loan . . 480.

We are without arrivals this mottfng from the Con-
tinent, and there is scarcely a report to enliven the void.

Extract of a letter from Buenos Ayres, received at the
North and South American Coffee-house, sth August:
" Unfortunately, our state of blockade, senders news
from this quarter anything but interesting. I refer you
to the Newspapers for an account of an action fought by
Brown's squadron, (or rather his own ship,) for all the
rest of the vessels abandoned him, on the 80th July. I
doubt not but several Portuguese would have been
captured. We expect the Chih fleet. Brown, it is said,
is going overland :to Patagonia to meet them. This force
con ists of two frigates and one brig, qu:te enough under
Brown, to render the existence of the blockade. more
than doubtful. Monteviedo is besieged by the patriots
on the land side, and nothing is allowed to enter. Gen.
Alveur shortly leaves this to take the command in the
Banda Oriental. And, next month, which is our spring,
the Patriots expect 10,000 men in that quarter. Arti!-
lery and mortars have lately been forwarded from this

for active operations."
• We have received French Pipers to the 26th instant,

and the Etoile of Thqrsday. The latter copies from the
:Smyrna Journal the Turkish account of the action
,ught on the 20th of August before Athens, which has
already appeared five or six times, and has been as often
contradicted in many particulars by advices (torn less
suspicious quarters. It al pears by an article horn
Moscow, that the Emperor NICHOLAS was dissatisfied
with his own negotiators at Akermann, for having
allowed so long a pet iod as the 7th of October to the
roare to accept or to reject his Ultimatum, whereas the
first time filed was the 25th of September. The final

result, however. must have removed the displeasure of
his Russian MAJESTY, if he.really was desirous`that the
Degocietione should terminate in piace.
There are two arrivals from the East Indies Ithii
•
morning, but of old dates.

The Jamaica Mail; so anxiously looked for. has not
yet arrived; and great fear is entertained of her being
dismasted in the late gales in the West Indies.

Extract of a letter from the Agent's at Lloyd's, at
Constantinople, dated 6th Oc•ober:

" Sir 11. Neale bas circulated a letter* stating, that as five Creek
brigs of war have separated from the fleet and become pirates, he
cannot be answerable for the safety of any vessel that may sail
without the protection of convoy. A convoy is appointed to be at
the Dardanelles on the Ist October, to take the vessels thence to
Smyrna. The Lively, Ford, arrived at Smyrna from London.
" The Tula and Nymph have been with her in Milo, and were
proceeding direct for Constantinople.
" The following vessels were reported to have been outside the
Bay, under convoy of his Majesty's ship Rowley— Antelope, Aurot a,
Elizabeth, Alert, and General Brock."

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The Congo' market has remalued -the whole of the morning
without the least feature worth observation. Consols, which opened
at 81i 82, have continued the same up to the present time, and
scarcely a bargain worth notice has taken place. Money 8111 j,
nominal, owing to the Bank being shut. The same -dearth of in-
formation prevails u in the eailier part of the morning.

WINDSOR, OCT. 27.—His MAJESTY yesterday after-
noon took his usual drive in his pony phaeton, accompanied by the
Loan STE*A no, from two o'clock until nearly five,in the Grrat Park.

The Duchess of CLanzuca, accompanied by a young
German Princess, a relative of the Duchess, who accompanied her
Royal Highness on her return from the Continent, left her seat, at
Bushy Park, yesterday morning, and paid a visit to the Duchess of
Kure, at her apartments in the King's Palace, at Kensington. Their
Royal Highnesses, together with the Princesses Vicroma and Fats-
DOZE, partook of a Dcjewte about two o'clock. The Duchess of
CLARIDICE also visited the Princess Sornu.i at her apartments in
the Palace, and afterwards returned to Bushy to dinner, accom-
panied by ber visitor.
Sir HERBERT TAYLOR, Military Secretary to the
Duke of Yoatc, transacted business yesterday morning with his
Royal Highness, at the residence of the Duke of RUTLAND, in At.

lington4treet.
Mr. Secretary Pan, arrived at his residence in Privy
Gardens, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, from the seat of
kis father, Sir ROSZAT Past., at Drayton Park, Staffordshire.
Miss ROBINSON (the daughter of the CHANCILLOR
of the Excuanuaa), who has been seriously ill with a fever, at the
residence of her father, at Blackheath, was, we are happy to state,
rather better yesterday.
Dispatches, dated the 4th July, were received Tester-
day morning at the Colonial Department from Lieutenant General
Sir G. L. Coca at the Mauritius.

Dispatches, dated the SOth August, were also re.
ceived yesterday morning at the Colonial Office from Major Gene-
ral Sir N. CAMPULL at Sierra Leone.
A New Tragedy, written by Miss Mirroan, is about
to be brought out at Covent• Garden, on Thursday, founded on the
story of the Foscari.
PARIS Ocr. 24.—The Cloriade frigate is preparing
in haste at Brest, to convey to America a diplomatic agent, charged
with announcing the acknowledgment of the New Republic by the
French Government.

A Board of the Lords of the Treasury was held yes-
terday at the Treasury Chambers.
The Countess of ELnoa's health has considerably
mproved during her Ladyship's residence in Dorsetskire4 and
the Loaa Cictuctmos Is himself as well as the best friends of this
country could wish. The family are expected to arrive in town
early next week, and his Lordship's Slangs before Tens commence
at Lincoln's Inn Hall, on Wednesday next.
Mr. HENRI DRUMMOND has lately sold his house in

ortman-square, and h building one of the largest bouses in Bel-

grave-square.
BADDELZY, the original Canton in the Clandestine
Marriage, and Mow in the School for Scandal, was, befor his ap-
pearance on the stage, cook to Buss Donnutorox (afterwards Lord
Macron), and quitted his Lordship's kltcbeu for that of Forme of
the Haymarket ; so that whilst the modern Arislophanes was innsllg-
log the then public taste of the town for dramatic satire, BADDZLET
was privately gratifying the epicurean taste of the Manager by his
culinary art, and occasionally, during the time so employed,
played the characters of Frenchmen, and other parts, with
such success, that he was afterwards engaged at Drury.lane,
and bade adieu for ever to the making of ragouts, French ewe,
and Perigord pies. Ha soon afterwards married Miss Scow,
who became the favourite Opkllia, Patty in the Maid ?Me Mill, and
other principal parts in Operas. Mrs. BADDILRY'S features were
beautiful, her figure genteel, but ha mental energies did not exactly
correspond with the attractions of her person.
This morning a Wardmote was held at the School
House in &. Mary Axe, belonging to the Ward of Lime-street, for
the purpose of electing an Alderman for the Ward in the room of
Mr. Alderman Bateau who had resigned. The Loan Maros
arrived about eleven o'clock, and, having taken the Chair, briefly
stated the object of the Meeting. Mr. A. D. Wuxi! then pro-
posed that CHARLES Fascsiorrals, Esq. vintner and one of the
present Sheriffs, be appointed to fill the situation, which being
seconded, and no other person put in nomination, he was unani-
mously elected. Mr. Faaisairrosa returned thanks for the honour
conferred on him in a short but neat speech. The late Alderman
(Eliunass) was not present. Thanks were then voted to the Loan
MAYOR and the meeting separated.
Wednesday morning about three o'clock, the print
works of Messrs. Wood and Sons, at Bank Bridge, on
the Oldham Road, were discovered to be on fire. A
dispatch was instantly sent off to Manchester for the
engines, four of which soon arrived at the spot ; before
the fl imes could be extinguished, however, almost the
whole of the premises were destroyed, but, we under-
stand, they were insured to nearly their full value.—
Fortunately, the books, &c. were saved.
Sittings appointed to be held in Middlesex and London, before
the Sight Hon. Sir WILLIAM URAPIR BEST, Km. Lord Chief Jus-
tice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, in
and after Michaelmas Term, 189.6.

IN 'f saw.— Mumma—Tuesday, Nov. 7; Wednesday, 15 ; and
Wednesday, 44.—Arras Teals—Wednesday, Nov. 29.
IN Tease—LONDON—Wednesday, Nov.B ; Thursday, 16; and
Thursday, Team—Thursday, Nov. 50.
N.B. The Court will sit at one o'clock on the 7th, Bth, 15th,
and 16th, awl at half-past nine precisely on each of the other days.
The whole of the money between Jackson and Wantling was
nude good at Cribb's on Thursday evening, when the parties were
all present. Each man appears confident of success, and betting is
nearly even: This event, ou which great sums are pending, wiU
take place on Thursday next, within twenty miles of Loudon.
Mr. Abernethy, the celebrated pedestrian, completed yesterday
his match, which exceeded that, which any other nun possibly
could accomplish, considering the unfavourable state of the wea•
titer, which was much against him. His task was to go from
London to the eightieth mile stone on the Bath road, and return
in forty-seven hours. The snatch was for 200 sovereigns, and the
half part of the road being frilly, the odds were six and seven to
four on time. The pedestrian commenced his labours at three
o'clock on Wednesday morning, and reached Staines in three hours,
where he made a temporary halt, and went on to Blackwater,
where he took refreshment by way of lunch, at half-past eight
o'clock (30 miles). He next arrived at Overton, (53 miles),
and dined and had his table cleared by a quarter past three.—
The pedestrian reached the next 14 miles, Weyhill, in three hours,
and touched on the e•Jistieth mile stone, after three hours' refresh-
ment, only at twelve at night, and returned to within a mile of
Andover soon after three, leaving himself sixty-four miles to do in
twenty hours. lie did his twenty miles in the next Iwo hours,
when be became muck distressed, and continued oat to Golden
Farm Hill, where he refreshed and remained nearly half an hour.
The pedestrian then started somewhat refreshed, to perform the
last twenty-seven miles in eight hours. He accomplished. his great
feat* ten nuuutes under the time.

FASHIONABLE INTBLLIGENCE. 1
•
Emily Marchioness 4 lAndoneery has arrived at her seat,
North Cray, Kent, from the. Earl of Mount Eclgtirtimbes'peat, in
'Devonshire.
Lord Muncaster has arrived at Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire,
from Muncaster Castle, Cumberland.
Lord Gage has arrived at his seat, Fine Place, Sussex, from
a tour.

The Hon. Wm. Burrell has kft town on a tour.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Stapleton have arrived at the St. Georges
Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat, Greasily Lodge, Berhs.

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Bllior Lindsay left town yesterday, for Melton Nlowbray,
Mrs. P. Hawlton has left the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-
street, for her seat, Guy Wood, Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Turton and family left the Pulteney Hotel, Albe-

mark-street, yesterday, for their sea, Darpool Hall, Berkshire. "
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—Major Choi-
meky. from Lincolnshire; H. Gremis, Esq. and son, from the
Isle of Wight; Herbert, Esq. from a tour; Wylie, Esq.
from a tour.

Departures from the British Hotel—Captain and Mrs. Mitford,
for Cheltenham; William Stanley, Esq. for ditto; J. Osborne. Esq.
for Norfolk.

Arrival at Fenton's New Hotel, St. James's•street—Captain
Beresford, from Windsor. Departure—Lord Dunda., for Oxford.
Arrivals at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street—H. De Burgh,
Esq. and Alias De Burgh, from Drayton ; J. Datmcey, Esq. from
Bucks. Departures--The 1t.,. Mr. Boswell and family, for Lin.
colushire.

REGISTER OF PUBLIC SALES.

By Mr. ROBINS, of Repot-street.

A Freehold Estate, situate in the centre of Peckham, Surrey,
comprising the Blue Anchor public-house and the whole of Blue
Anchor-square (formerly called the Orchard), containing 47 dwel-
ling houses and cottages, with forecourts and gardens at the back,
sheds, &c. let to various tenants at rents amounting to 5121 11s.
per annum, land tai on the whole redeemed.—Knocked down at
5,000 t.

A Leasehold Residence, containing numerous principal apart
ments, entrance hall, servants' rooms, &c. with domestic offices'
coach house, stabling, and lofts over ; an extensive garden laid out
with gratelled walks, and planted with shrubs and evergreens,
situate No. 1, Upper Gower-street, Bedford-square, held under
the Duke of Bedford for 99 years from March 1786, at a ground
rent of 20/. 10s. per annum-1,5901.
A Leasehold Residence, situate No. 12, as above, of a similar
description, held for 99 years from 1781, at a ground rent of 141.
per annum-1,5601.

Miss STEPHILVS had a most brilliant benefit at the
°know Theatre on Saturday night. The receipts of the house
exceeded 2201.

The Duke and Duchess of RICHMOND, and the Earl
of Kamen, their eldest son, have left Goodwood for Newmarket.—
Her Grace the Duchess Dowager of Ricumoso has also left for
London, accompanied by her amiable danghter, Lady &eats
Gioaarsus. LENNOX. This truly interesting young Lady was born
during the time the late Duke of Monson), her father, was Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland, and the late Kuic, Qnszs, and Duke of I
CUMBIULLAID, were her sponsors.
LITERARY iNTELLIGENCE. The New Publishing
Season just about to commence, promises to be one of unusual bril-
liance. Mr. Bosoms's Life of our great Tragic Actress, Mrs.
&oboes, which is on the eve of its appearance, is to be succeeded
by the Autobiography of the Veteran Comic Dramatist, O'Kerves.
His Volumes are said to embrace a period of nearly seventy years,
and to delineate, with the peculiar humour of the Writer, the State
of Society in Ireland at the middle of the last Century. They
include, also, Original Anecdotes of celebrated Persons (in that
Country and in England), connected with the Drama, the Fine
Arts, and High Life. In fiction, the New Novel by the Author
of " Brambletye House," takes the lead. The scene we under-
stand, is laid, in the early part of the Work, in Calais and its
neighbourhood, during the time when that part of France was in
the possession of the English, and when fierce and romantic eon-
tests frequently raged between the French and English Borderers.
It afterwards changes to the Abbey of Ghstonbury, and subse-
quently to London, and the Court of Hexer VIII. when Aso
Bossrm was beginning to supersede the unfortunate Casugsnon of
Maarten; in the affections of the Km. Another mWtary nar-
rative of various and stirring interest is also, we hear, about to
appear under the title of " The Rifleman's Comrade." The au-
thenticity of thedetails in this Work, as well as in those of its pre-
decessor (The Adventures of a Young Rahman) is attested by no
less an authority than Goren; who has, In fact, prepared the
young Soldier's story for tbe press.
A letter from New York, dated the 29th of Sept.
Says 5...." The beautiful frigate Hellas, built by Messrs.
Le Roy, Bayard and Co. for the service of Greece, is
on the point of sailing for her destination. A finer ship
has never put to sea. Although her size is about 2,200
tons, with 32 long 32-pounders on her first deck, and
32 42-pounders on the other deck, and she is fully cal-
culated to fight any 74-gun ship, so perfect is her
construction in every respect, that at a distance she may
be supposed to be a small ordinary frigate."
The Grand Jury for the County of Middlesex, yes-
terday, returned a True Bill against Captain James
Deans Mr. Dunaton, Mr. Charles Edward Grindall,
and William Hunter, for a conspiracy to imprison J.
Adcock Grindall, Esq.; and also a True Bill against
the same for an assault. The case will be removed-into
the King's Bench. 1
DEATH OF ALDERMAN Maostay.—Yesterday` de-
parted this life, at his house, East Hill, Wandsworth,
Christopher Magnay, Esq. Alderman for the Ward of
Vintry, to which he was elected in the year 1810; was
elected Sheriff in 1814 ; and served the office of LORD
MAYOR in the year 1821, in a manner highly creditable,
and for which he received the unanimous thanks of his
fellow citizens. His death was hastened by an unfor-
tunate accident, which occurred about ten days ago,
while returning in a gig from Hyde Park, when it was.
overturned by another gig which drove against him, in
consequence he was precipitated into the road, and was
taken, much injured, to St. George's Hospital, where
he was bled. He so far recovered as to be enabled
soon after to proceed home in a carriage, and was con-
fined to his room until yesterday, when he expired. The
Alderman has left a numerous family to lament his death.
At Hadstoe, in Essex, there is to this day, on the north
door of the church, the skin of a Dane, which :hews
that there had been thereabouts some smart engage-1
ments between the Danes and Saxons, and this was one
of the pieces of revenge which the Saxons, on getting
the upper hand again, executed upon them.
.1
GENERAL AGRICULTURAL MEETING.-•—A meeting or,
the General Agricultural Committee, consisting ofiDe-1
puties from the Associations of different Counties, took
place at the York Hotel, Bridge-street, on Thursday, to
consider of the necessary measures to be taken to oppose
the attempts expected to be made in the ensuing Session
of Parliament to procure an alteration of the Corn,
Laws. The Committee were of opinion, that the pre.l
seat prohibitory system afforded a more efficient pro-
tection to agriculture than either fixed or graduated
duties, and a Petition to the Legislature to that effect
was prepared. It was also resolved, that a Memorial'
should be presented to Isis Majesty's Ministers, urging
the injury that the general interests of the kingdom.,
and more particularly agricultural property, would
sustain by the proposed alteration, and the injustice of
such a sacrifice to popular clamour. An Address was
likewise drawn up to those owners and occupiers of
land of the United Kingdom who have nct joined the
Association, soliciting their co-operation with the exer-
tions of die Committee. And it was determined, should
the intended measure be persisted in, that a Petition
should be presented to Parliament, praying that the
agriculturists might be allowed to produce evidence
against it.