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London, England, 1826-07-05 00:00:00

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FIRES IN ABERDEENSHIRE. - -

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• A BERDETtti, Juts,/ t.
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A corresponieni, wh? has seen a very intent-0g w;
person from G.engarden, gves us, the following parii
culars regarding the prexesti alarming fires on Dee-si4e,
It would appear that the &re on. Lochraigar began.ou
the west or Achalater yide.of the mountain, that-it came;
round the north end. and at one Milt approached qwe
the forest of Llallachhowie, but owing to a change •of-
:wind. it proceeded upz,Glengilder; and along the east:
side, completely destroying every thing in its course, aZ
far as a well-known building called the Alt, Waning
to Ahergtldie, the furniture of which was removed ; thC,
fire there aommunicated with Glenmuick, where it tow
prevails with considerable strength. lii passing along.
Glengelder, the beat was so excessive that the trouts in
the stream were thrown oat upon the banks in great
numbers quite dead, and mail', of them fountd scorched.
Un the east side of Lochnagat, the flamexandlaurnelted
snow were contending with each other ; ultimately, the
for arer prevailed, and the fire re iched the highest. ummit.
Tuesday. the smoke from Mount Chier and Fillcch,
situated south of Pannanach, was so dense in Glengari
den, that the nearest farm town to our informant, at,
though not a quarter of a mile distant, could aot be
seen; and in passing down the north side of the Dee
on Wednesday afternoon, he says he was neatly tufo-
cated with smoke from Clochnaben and the Glens of
Dye, Birse, and Tanner ; some straggling trees in the
latter had been, bum and the fire proceeded with such
rapidity the the occupiers of
:houses removed from
them with their +whole effects—in some cases it
was distressing to see young- infants actually lying in
their cradles in safe spots, until cans could be provided
to early them away. Fires appear to prevail very,far
westward: our informant saw the summit of lien A voti
blazing, and smoke in various other quarters. Report
says there is a moss in Cotgat f in a similar. state, and
that a man removing b's pelts. to a more safe place
than the moss, had incautiously thrown amongst the me
some in which fire was concealed ; after his carts had
proceeded some d;stance, the fire kindled up and spread
so, that be wai obliged to throw out tae whole, to sae*"
his car ts. —Aberdeen Chronicle. _

Mr. Soururr is returned from the Continent, and k
at present in town. He has written, we undtritaitd,
letter to Eal of KAMM,, expressive cif" his sense it
the high honour which the Noble LOttthastilimirespre.
edly conferred upon him; but at the sometime stating,
that, with his very limi ed income, he does not think it
would be prudent or right in him to take his seat in the
House of Commons for Down on.
Despatches. dated 23d FehiuAry, were received yes-
terday, at the Colonial Department, from Lieutenant-deem-al Sir
G. I. Cot.; at the Mauritius.
Mr. Paws, the American Manager, is to have the
generat rectos of Drury-lute Theatre, under the new leases. Mt.
WALLACIL will continue stage-manager.
Sir W. ELLtorr, Bart. General Sir JAMB, DUBIN and
others, have lately veiled through Edinburgh, on their way to John
O'Groat's, to attend the Caithness election, which is expected to
be very neer run, even to a single vote.
• Wagers have been laid, to a. considerable amount in
Newcastle-upoo.Trie, and even in Durham, on the chances of the
different Candidates to represent Northumberland. The favourites
now seem to be Mr. 1311AIMOrt and Mr. LIDDIILL.
LUSH IMPARTIALITY.— A Correspondent Of an Malt
Paper compliments the Sheriff of Limerick (the Returning Mew)
for impartiality, and ter all by say lag, that if be had not known
his person. be should have taken him for a most ellident agent of
me of the Candidates. • •
In Waterford some Attornies of the contending Can-
didates have been fighting. This is a part of their bombes *Met
even Lord Rzossoaut could not object to their traassedeg.jry vle-
legatko—it must form curious items in a bill of costs; bo6 eves is
Ireland there bas been less than usual of these menses.
CORN EXCHANGE,
.111ARK_LANg. Jai*.
The masking trade coadiaes very Wavy, the perchmeri being
uswong to augment. their itseka Is tho face of the-ftwoor-
aide weather for the Whew erops,„bat Slooday's prices Irrire:de-
manded for him saiilples. or Wheat and barley. ;, Oitts are Is. per
quarter dearer.—Artiialat Wheat, 4,100 qrs. Barley. 460 9ri; Oats,
6,000 qrs. Flour, 3,150 oaths.

LAW REPORT.

VICE-CY4NCELLOWS COURT, Jury 4.
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UVARAI V CIRSOLD. AND DOLMIIIO,44IIIGINEEt Of ;MATH.
• The S4lcyroa-GESCRA 1., on the part of the plaint ff,
moved fOi• an injtinction to restrain the defendants from
disposing by sale of certain engravings. The following
appeared to be the circumstances on which the motion
*a • founded : The plaintiff, Mr. Murray (the bookseller),
bad engaged. Heath, the artist, to engrave certain pic-
to, ial illustrations of Crabbe's P 041115, from original
designs, executed by Westall. These engraved illus-
trations were bound up and published under the same
cover with the poems. Murray had paid to Heath, for
the engravings, a sum not less than 2,000 k in the course
of two years. Heath's assignees lately notified their
intention to dispose by public sale of a certain num-
ber of copies of them, not connected with the pub-
lished poem. but as independent and separate pictures per
se. The Solicitor General applied to the Court to prevent
- • this intended sale, en the ground that his client, Murray,
having paid Heath for the engraving, ought to be
considered the legal proprietor of all copies struck off
from the plate, and that the sale of the copies in ques-
tion would be injurious to the sale of the poetical work.
The Learned Counsel anticipated an argument of the
opposite tide, namely, that by the custom of the trade,
engravers were justified in striking off, for their Own-
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• use, a certain number of copies of every plate which
they may have engraved ; but he contended, on the
- authority of several cases, that such a custom was
vague and indefinite, and founded .on neither law nor
equity, and could not be set up against the prayer of
his motion.
The Vies Caaneetaos asked what was the custom of the trade
on which the Aefendanu intended to justify their proposed sale of
the copies ?
Mr. Ileac% for the defence, said, that by the custom tithe trade,
engravers were justified in merving to themselves front de to
twelve copies of rack 'waving.
The VICE CRANCiLLOIL, having remarked that the
uncertainty of the number of copies reserved was a clear
proof of the illegality of the custom, declared his con•
sent to grant the injunction; on condition that the
parties would carry the question of the validity of the
custom to, be tried, before a Jury.
• After souse indifferent conversation between kis Honour and the
Comm! concerned, it was agreed that the question should be tried
*the Common Pleas during the Sittings after the next Michaelmas
Torm.—Motion granted.
COURT OF KING'S =NCH. Jury 4.

SANDRISON V. MOTOR.
The isisintiff, a wine merchant, brought this action to recover
ossi. to. she amount of three Bills of Enchastvr.
Mr.Csmar objected to two of the bills, amonadng to 4271. on
the ground that they were drawn on five shilling instead of ale
shilling stamps.
The Loan Cater Jorarsca held that Mr. clskty's objection was
fatal, and that the plaintiff could net support the action on two of
'the bills.
The defence to she remaining bill failed, and the Jury found a
verdict for the plalntiff—Damages, Tist.
Neactu.s V. LUCAS ANS OTHERS.
This !Spas an action of trespass brought by the Owners
of the ship called the Emerald. against the late Shefiffs
of London, Messrs. Lucas and Thompson, and a Mr.
Eickey, an Attorney. for entering the Plaintiff's ship,
breaking open the hatches, and taking away thecargo.
.D.eiendants pleaded a justification, namely, that
they were justified in taking the goods under a writ of
jai facies against a person named Thornton, the cone
, signer of the. goody; The question was, whether the
goods were taken really and bona fide under the effect
of an execution sued out by a judgment creditor, or
whether this execution was to enable Messrs. Hopkey
and Lingham, consigners of the cargo, to obtain the
goods without payment of freight? It appeared that a
Mr. Thornton, who was debtor to Hopkey and Ling-
hamo silted to New South• Wales, and sent home a
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cargo of dii aod whalebone, consigned to Hopkey and
Lingham. The bill of lading was signed by the Captain
of the ship, who agreed that the goods should be deli-
eeted to Hopkey and Lingham on payment of freight,
according to the terms of the charter party. When the
ship arrived in London, it appeared the freight amount.
ed to more than the value of the goods, and in case
Hopkey and Lingbam had received the cargo as con-
lignells, they world have been liable to pay the-freight
within ten days after the delivery. They therefore, in
order to avoid payment of freight, entered up judgment
upon a warrant of attorney, and seized the goods. The
Sheriff did not sell the property in the usual way.
Mr. SCARLET?, who supported the plaintiff's case,
contended that the:proceedings, brit bit of,fi.fa. were
contrary to the usual proceedings of merchant; and re-
sorted to for the purpose of depriving the plaintiff of
ireight, for which he had a lien oa the goods.
The Arroatrav Gaitaaat., for the Sheriffs of London,
contended that no trespass had been committed. By
the terrus of the charter-party between the Captain and
Thornton, the freight was not to be paid until ten days
after the delivery of the goods to the consignees, and
therefore he had no lien on the cargo.
The Loan CH ar JUSTICE, in his address to the Jury,
said, if the Jury th.)ught this execution .was a mere
endeavour to do that which they could not have done
as consignees of the cargo—namely, to evade the pay-
ment of freight, they ought to find for the plaintiff; if,
on the other hand; the Jury should think Hopkey and
Lingham bad proceeded fairly as judgment creditors
the Sheriffs would be justified, and the verdict omit be
for the defendants.
Before the Jury gave their verdict, the Attorney.
General stated that the Learned Judge ip his charge
had omitted to direct the attention of the Jury to the
circumstance of the supposed lies for freight, and to
. tell them the plaintiff had no such lien.
The Loam Caw Jusuce said there was a remedy if be bad
=tsoy point essential to the merits of the cause.—The Jar,
ad a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, £1,95E.
The Arroasar-Oessaat. and Mr. Por.tocs, after a verdict had
been taken,lendered a bill of exceptions on several points, which
will, of course, become the subject of future!. gal discussion.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Guinean.
11101UKTPENNT V. HARTLAND AND OTHERS.
This was an action for work and labour done. It
appeared that Vie- plaintiff was an engineer and archi-
tect and WAS employed by the defendant to build a
bridge over the_Severn, for which purpose they had
obtained an Mt of Parliament. The plaintiff gave in
a plan and estimate, and,ftegan the works, but was soon
dismissed. Various witnesses were called, who spoke
to the plaintiff's skill and ingenuity, but admitted that
the outlay had greatly exceeded the estimate, from the
plaintiff not having contemplated the necessity of piles,
v,ithout which it was found the work could not be car-
ried on. It was also proved by the defendant's wit-
nesses, that he had miscalculated the expense of a road
to lead to the bridge, and put the Company to greater
expellee than they had anticipated. tt,e architect who
succeLded the plaintiff made tee of the works he had

etected• It further appeared that the plaintiff **s a
iharabolder in the Company to the amount of SOW.
The Loa, Cant Judea left it to the Jury to my. whether,
under the armada:2w, the defrauds were wursated in 4*
missing and refusing to pay the plaintiff for his labour.
The Jury withdrew for nearly an hour, and then returned with
a verdict for the plainOff—Dansages, 75W., holding him liable to
pay SOOT. from it for his shares. • . •
SHERIFFS' COURT, Jen, I. •
HIRST AND FIDDLY v. ST. ICATHARINH DOCK COMPANY.
Mr. Sergeant VAUGHAN opened the case upon the
part of the claimants, from which it appeared that they
were possessed of considerable leasehold prope-ty, held I
under the Chapter of St. Katharine's, the fee-simple of
which had already been purchased by the St. Katharine
Dock Company, and which property was required for
the purposes of the Act. The amount 6f the demand
for the leasehold interest was 22,6941. which included
a-claim of about 4,0001. for the supposed value of an
alleged prescriptive right of renewal at the expiration
of every twelve years. With respect to the value of
the n..ked leasehold interest, the difference between the
claim and the estimate by the Dock Company was ni.t
very great, the demand being 19,6381. while the esti-
mated value by the Dock Company was 17,4801. The
Dock Company had, three months ago, proposed to the
claimants to refer their claim to arbitration, which had
been drelined; and the Jury were then called upon to
'assess the amount of compensation of right due to
Messrs. Hirst and. Company -under the provisions of
the Act.
The point at issue, it appeared, was one of magnitude
he the Dock_Company, as it involved a question as to
Whether the lattit could legally be called upon to pay;
laa addition to the value saf- the leasehold interest, any
Calms of money in the, shape of compensation for an
alleged prescriptive right of renewal ; the Dock Com-
pany contending, that inasmuch as the leases contained
no covenant to renew, the measure of value was to be
determined by the legal expiration of the terms in each
of the leases respectively. The estimate -of the value
of the leasehold interest proceeded upon the S per cent.
table, the principle of which, considering that the sale
was a compulsory one, was assented to by the Dock
Company; but some items, amongit which 1,2831. for a
reversionary interest, and 6294 for the premium which
it was alleged the lease of the Punch Bowl public-house,
part of the property in question, was worth, was.ob-
jected to by Mr. ADAii, the leading Counsel for the
Dock Company,- who denied the right of the-claimants
to any compensation on account of- the supposed right
of renewal, and rested his case upon the evidence of
the claimants. •
The Ustoas Sawn, summed up. the ease to the Jury, and ex-
pressed& decided opinion that the claimants had no legal right what-
ever to computation ea account of the alleged custom of oonewal.
The Jury withdrew, and, after a shoti consultation,
gave a verdict fOr 17,8004 deducting therefore from•
the claims the 4,0001. the amount of the demand made
for renewal, expenses, dte. 1,2851 for reversionary in-
terest, and 6291. for the premiums upon the lease of the
public house, being in the-whole SAM. less than the•
sum claimed, and negativing the right of renewal.,
Five other cases stood for trial, the adjustment of
four of which had been resisted by. the Dock Company.
upon the same grounds, with. tespect to the right of,
renewal ; and-the questioo having been determined by:
the decision of the Jarilatilw previous case, the partiesi
agreed wake verdicts foe, the amount, if the
.Deckl
iCompanY's estimates, madi 'in- each of the cases,.haa
been made upon the five. per cent, tables. in the other
'Case a demand was made by the ..proprietor of &Public
house in Little Thames-street, St. Katharine's, forlease-
hold interest and good will, 'amounting to 2,52131.'.1'he
claimant, after examining two witnesses, accepted an
'offer of the Dock Company. of 1,35(11.
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The Genoa Gazette ,states at seven men eut, of
thirteen, composing the ere* or the Brigantine Notre
Dame de Loretto, have died of the plague at. the Lae
xaretto of Varignano. It is supposed that this vessel•
brought the disease from Candia, where it had been for
a cargo of olive oil. In consequence of this event the
guard of the Lttaretto his been strengthened, an 4
ship of war stationed off the harbour of Ifarignano. .7
White C.,nduit Gardens were numerously attended
last night, and the concert had the support of that Log-
established favourite Mrs. BLAND.
Monday, a fine lad, named Remick, .the son of re-
spectable parents, was drowned in t' .e Thames, while
bathing near Queenhithe:
Friday two young. men; belonging to Houston, went
to the 4< black lints, in the river Gryffe, above the
amorley, for the purpose of bathing, and having quar-
siikd, they grasped each other, and both went down
and were drowned. When their bodies were found,
the one had a firm hold of the other by the face with
both hands.—filosgove Chroxide.
Monday evening an inquest was held at the house of
111 r. Mann, the Nine Elms, Vauxhall, on the body of
William Hurlock, a fine young man, 21 years of age,
late an assistant in the house of Messrs. Balling, Stone,
and Pearce, warehousemen, of Cockspur-street and
Pall-mall ast, the son of a clergyman, and nephew to
the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster.—Richard
Pearce depOsed, that deceased, himself, and another
young Man, hired a boat early on SindaY morning, and
proceeded to bathe, a little above Vauxhall Bridge, on
the Surrey shore, sad had not been in the water above
five minute, when the deceased got suddenly out of his
depth; he was then only about fifteen yards from the
those, where there unfottunately happened to be a deep
hole, caused by the operations of the ballast machine;
that deceased rose two or three times, and called re-
peatedly for assistance, as he could swim a little, bit
shortly afterwards totally disappeared. Witness and
his companions used every exertion in their power
save him, but without success. A waterman, who heard
the alarm, informed him that he could have saved tins
deceased, but that he conceived it was only a hoax, as
such tricks are frequently played them. The body was
dragged for, but was not picked up till five hours after-
wards.—James Comper corroborated the above state.
front. Verdict-44 Accidental death."
. A robbery by artifice, but not exactly new, took place
on Sunday, at the house of a Gentleman of the name of
Lawler, Nottingham terrace, Mary-la.bonne. A well
dressed man, on horseback, inquired for Mrs. Lawler
and her niece, who were from home. The impostor
stated that he had left Mrs. Lawler at Brighton, and
that he had obtained 701. for a cheque which he was
to leave at the house inclosed for Mrs. Lawler to send
to him. • He called for pen, ink, and paper, pulling a
note, or something like one, out of his pocket, and the.
servant sheaved him into 11 parlour, and after remaining:
there about ten minutes, he rang the bell and left the
house. On the retina of Mrs. Lawler, the felt some
alarm, and on opening) sectetary. she discovered that
the lock had been picked, and twelve soveteistss, a gold,l
watch, and some plate, had been stol. n.

- THE ARMY. •
The id Ble. Oft alibi:vim Regiment of enerds. new
stationed at'ao. stm, In under orders to proceed to Liverpool,
on route to Dublin, to aim, on the 2Sth inst. the 2d Battalion of
the Grenadier Guardsoordered to England.
The Depot ache 8U Regiment of Foot, instead of proceeding
to Hull, in poignance of previous directions,- is now ordered to
march for Tynomouth.
Yesterday morning the tot Regiment of Life Guards left Wind-
sor for Lando., and the Royal Horse Guards have arrived at the
Barracks In their stead.
The Dragoon Guards, stationed in Sheffield Barracks, under the
command of Colonel Wittman, will march this week to their
former station, at Canterbury.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS.
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding
of the County of York, City and County of the City of 'York.
George Cooke, and Thomas Rawson, Esqrs. to be Deputy Lieu-
tenants.
Yorkshire Hussar Yeomanry Cavalry—Lieutenant Fdward York
to be Captain, vice Duncombe, resigned ; Cornet Francis Gibbs
to be Lieutenant, vice Lord Hawke, resigned ; Cornet George
WilUam Tireman to be ditto, vice York, promoted ; Cornet Ed-
ward Fenton to be ditto, vice Cradock, resigned.
Southern Regiment of Yorkshire (West Riding) Yeomanry Ca
valry—Lieutenant James Jeremiah Spurr to be Captain, vice
Lumley, resigned; .Lieutenant John Childers to be ditto, vice
Littlewood, resigned ; Cornet John Elliman to be Lieutenant.
vice Spurr, promoted; Joseph Copley, Gent. to be ditto, vice
Childers, promoted ; John liurks, Gent. to be Cornet, vice El-
lison, promoted; John Micklethwaite, Gent. to be ditto, vice
Hoyland, promoted.
'Craven Yeomanry Cavalry—Thomas. Henry Lister, Gent. to be
Cornet.