Star.
London, England, 1829-01-29 00:00:00

MKTROPOLITAN It'AD ACT.

The SOLICITOR GENERAL W•S heard at great length
.in support of an application ter a mandamus which had
been applied for, c4.ing upon the Commissioners of the
• •iletropolitan Road Act to show cause why they refused
to light and watch certain Roads situate in or near the
parish of Pancras. He contended that it was riot op-
tionalon the part cf the Commissioners, but that cer-
tain clauses in the new Act made it in perative them
to light and watch the roads which vele the :object of
of this application, and that they weir empowered to
collect money for such puipmes.
Mr. POLLOCK, in teply,on sim part of the Com-
missioners, stated that the application, in point of tact,
went to the extent of having tooth, which had been
collected for one purpose, espended on anerhee ;
the Commissioner. were not under any oblig..osion
light and watch such roads; but that it seas entitely
lelt to their discretion.
The Soucuroa-GxwaRAL shortly replied.
Lord TENTERDEN Said that the COWL would post-
pone their judgment.
ARCHES' COURT,.I4III.
HASIERTON AGAINST HAMERTON.
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Dr. LUSIIINGTON again moved that the conclusion of
this cause might be rescinded, for the admission of a
further allegation on behalf of the husband, setting forth'
additional facts to prove adultery comusit,red by Mrs.
Hamerton at Paris. He grounded his memo ma an
affidavit of Major Harnestoo, stating, that dui* the
issidence of Mrs..Hanserton in the Roe Neu,. St. A.
"' yestine, in that city, she had been visited by Mr. 15,44,
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od that the additional facts let/ to I.IIC cPOclasicriti tkat
• adultery had been committed by them, which fectithad
recently come to his knowledge.
The COURT declined tescinding the conclusion at
present. The motion might stand over till next court-
day, to give time to the Other party to read the athda-
vits, wbeq dist mighfbe heard in opposition.

PREROGATIVE COURT, Jae. U.
After the business of she Arches' Court was ever,
Sir J. hlicuou. held a Court of Prerogative, to com-
plete the preliminary proceedings in the,cause of
COLVIW AGAINST seam MID OTHERS.
Dr. Pulliam:es opened, on behalf of Mr. Fraser and;
the nest of kin, in opposition to the will propounded by; .
the executor. The Learned Advocate went partially
over the heads of the allegations, as detailed by the '
King's Advocate, which it is needless to repeat in full.
On the day of the deceased's death, Mr. Colvin, and
Mr. Barnet, Mr. Farquhar's banker, 'sealed up all the
depositaries in the house, and the' ensuing 'day com-
menced a diligent :catch throughout, without discover-
ing any wilt. The nest of kin left by the deceased, who 'I
had survived his brother and sisters, were Mr. Fraser
and Lady Pole, the children of one sister, Messrs. J 'met
and George Mortimer, Mrs. Aitken, and Mrs. Lumsden,
the children of another sister, and Mrs. Tr, zevant, the
daughter of the deceased's brother, who. had died in
A merica. An opposition bid been Offered to the grant
of administration jointly to 'Mr. Fraser and Messrs.
Mortimer, on the part of the latter's sisters, who sub-
sequently withdrew their opposition ; but in c-insequence
of the inability of Messrs. Mortimer to justify security
to the requisite amount, administration devolved to Mr.
Fraser alone. On the recall of the grant, affidavits bad
been put in by Mr. Colvin, Mr. H. Phillips, Mr. G. H.
-Philips, and others. Mr. Colvin deposed that the c.in-
tents of the will were not known to shim timing the de-
ceased's life-time, except that he was informed by him
that his intention was to have bit property for the put-
motion of education in Scotland. Mr. H. Phillips de-
posed that be received from the deceased.the draught cf
the will sent by Mr. Colvin so the deceased at Paris, a
copy of which was obtained by -Mr. Fraser through
his means; but the dep nent had no copy of it. The
deponent knew of the codicil deposited with Mr. Chitty.
He also stated, that on the morning of the 4th of
July, 1826. the deponent, attending the deceased for
the adjustment of cent in accounts and arrangements
respecting Fl.n, bill and other large estates urged the ne,
ce icy of his making a will. The .deceused replied be
had two already. lifr. Phillips further stated, that the
lorijkinal draught .of the will lent to Paris wats.placed in
the hands of Mr. Delahant. at Paris. .Mr.G.l3. Phillips,
in his affidavit, stated that this draught was received by
him from Mr. Delahant, and is annexed to his affidavit.
Another cops of this daught was. in a subsequent affi-
davit, produced by Mr. Colvin; and a further copy. in
the handwriting of Mr. Drake. Annexed to a further
affidavit, by Mr.G. H. Phillips, were two copies of the
same document: In An% no less than six copies of this
draught were before the Cburt.
Dr. Putuassoas pointed out, as he proceeded in his
details of the history of these documents, a va fiery of
di:crepancies and contradictions in the statements of
the producers; these remarks it is not necessary here to
state, as they will appear with more effect in our repot
i.f the argument. At resent we have done no mote
than give an outline of the allegations on either site,
which, it must be well known, are mere assertions till
dem.,nstrated by evidence. The Learned Advocate
concluded his opening by stating-, that he should con-
tend that it was clearly the intention of the deceased to
renounce and destroy the will-of 1814.
The f irmal reading of the evidence then commenced,
in the course of which

Dr. PHILLIMORIC and Dr. Luautuorcio (who was for
Mrs. Tr, ze yap) opposed the admission of that part of
Mrs. Hunt's evidence which detailed a conversation
ith Mrs. Jao•es Mortimer, wherein the latter declared
that she had destroyed the deceased's will. They con-
tended that this was making the evidence of the wife
available against the husband.
The KINOII Anvocan contended for the adtsfibsibi-
lily of the evidence.
Sir J. NICHOLL said he would reserve the decision of
the question. and the evidence might terthe present be
taken de lent ease.

The argumcnt was fixed specially for Monday next.

NEWCASTLE, JAN. 27.

For several days past we have had the weather here
intensely cold. with considerable falls of snow. The
river has been partially bonen, sn as considerably to
obstruct the navigation. Yesterday (Monday) rooming
we had a snow storm winch exceeded in severity any
thing we have experienced this winter. Towards the
afternoon it became a Jecided thaw.

Saturday the lifeless boJy of Mr. Mark Mikepeace,
upboisteter, North Shields, was found near the Monk-
house, among some drifted snow. It appears that be
had gone to Haltley_ on the Friday to receive a bill for
s -me woo k he, bad done, the shale amount of which
nas found upon him. It being a stormy night, and he
but a weakly man, it is probable he had sat down to
test himself, and been unable to rise

Thursday, as a man of the name of Atkinson, in
the eutployment if the Hetton Coal Company, at
their staithes on the river Wear, was. atteriFlin his
dutt: he unfortipately fell down one.= t the spouts and
t% a, killed. •
Thursday evening a fire was disengaged,. board the
East Seaham, lying in Sunderland herbals, but by
prompt exeitions it was got under. The vessel had
been fumigated during.the day to destroy the rats, and
a fire being left in the cabin, had caused the accident.
Wednesday an Inquest was held on the body of
Robot Temple, who was killed the preceding evening
near Pleasant ltow, Gateshead, by a fall from a cart fie
was di icing. Verdict—Accidental death.
Tuesday an Inquest was held at Eteetdedgn, on the
body sd a fine girl, named Hannah Eadingion, aged
142, who was drowned in the &saloon of the ptiked.ng
day. The deceased, with others off's: own age, went
to elide upon the ice of a pool. in a stone quarry, and
having got on a part of the ice not sufficiently strong
to beat her, she went down. Verdict—Accidentally

din* ned.
Hi the death of M4tthew Botterviick. Esq. the Ace
i Registrar far the North Reding of Yackshire has
bec•bme emus,. There are. dyes candidates for the
14id <Ace.

Wednesday a sailor boy, saated Thomas, was fond
dead in his hammock on board of a ship, in Seeder-
Lend harbour. kle is supposed to base been suffocated
by smoke, in.coosesineace of having fastened down the
hatches close, and leering a fire buroing.
ALPMIOIC Mona..-Measures ars now in progress
having for their ebject the imprortaseut of Alawick
Moor, coretaiaireg upwards of 2,609 acres of uninclosed
land, now lying in a desolate and unpsoductive state.
Ths naretrogs wools. of she companies of freaMon as
have hem held, hams unanimussly imbed to psoniote,.

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by taw, ibeario in their power, so dosirable a oveasere.
The Clergy 4:5 the E.tatiltahmeot of the county ol
Derheme ate as. king litidollis notions to procure sig-
eittlieet ipso eatspeaweikyrtition.

BERLIN, JAN. 19 —The telebreted ink* Frederick
V.n S. vibe h 4.1 ani ived beta Vienna et Dresden
with the intention of delivering lectern &tins tte-win-
Aer, died, on the 9th inst.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
•MA NSION-HOUSE.
• A
ma, named Chapman -was charged with bay* landed two
casks oflsegsts orrsbe whereof a Mr. Hall, and afterwards caused
Mem to be Timmy& The duty had sat been paid A•gettat.post
the siay wasoccupied in Work's evidence, but neither tbe• Lea..
liii,jroa nor Alderman Wow. who sat with him. was satislea•vsitai
it.' They buds admitted 'that the case was one of suspiclim, but
they could not think of convicting without having the ckarest evi-
dence of the guilt of the.dekodant.
The Solickor foe the Excise considered the case.. &fruit was
pound, that any case mold be. It it were brought -before .a Jury,
a verdict would be delivered without hesitation. •
Alderman Woon anderstand before what sort of Juries cases of
the kind would make the necessary impression. ide would not ain-
't let a man without undoubted whence of his gudt. In this erne
there was no positive evidence.—lnformation refused.

GUILDHALL.
In the case of toe six bullocks sold as a joke, by a butcher to
'whom they did not belong. Mr. Collins reported the buyer had
obtained forcible possessiln of the beasts, and Gardner she officer
•was admonialurd and cautimsed never to interfere again between
buyers and sellers.
A decision was given by Sir P. Lactate at the Justiemroom yes-
,terday, affecting the monoply enjoyed by the members of the Fellow.
drip of Carmen, of plying tor hire in the City.
A carmen was-summoned for taking up a load of furniture in
Aldermanbury, and carrying le out of the City, he not being duly
lionised by the Governors of Clariet'slitospitA contrary to she rules
made by the Lord Mayor and Aldermen, in Quartet Sessions, pur-
suant to an Act of Parliament.
One of the clauses of the Order of Sessions enacts, that no person
shall drive any cart for hire in the City of London, without licence
from the Governors ofChrist's Hospital; anti the owner sbalipay
a yearly rent of 17s. 4d. for every cart, Sm. and if :my one offend ip
the premises, be shall forfeit, for evszy offence, 4os. The present
complaint was laid by an (Aker belonging to Christ's Hospitd.
Mr. Nobler, jun. attended on behalf of the defendant, and ob-,
jotted that the Magistrate bad no authority in the case. use rules
set forth, that they were made conformably to the Act of Portia.
meat. but, on reference to the Act, it would be foetid ant ti.*
Magistrates were authorized merely to make regulations for she
town carmen; they were nut empowered to make the mulattos
which his client was charged with intrioging.
Sir I'. Levant, under tire advice of the clerks, held the objection
to be fatal, and dismissed the complaint.

BOW—STREET.
An o&er In the army, named Wild, was charged by Mr.TboMae,
the Deputy Constable of Covent tilattku Parish, with assaulting
him on Tuesday night.
It appeared that Mr, Ilminas,was called to quell a disturbance
between two orange women. who vend their trait in the vicinity
of the Theatre Hopi, Covent Garden, where ?Jr. Thomas is
money-taker, and tbe erode in which be conducted himself towards
the belligerents gave displeasure to the accused, who is as gallant
as le is brace; and not approeing of. the violence ,of the Deputy
Constable towards the Lesbos, the Officer took the Deputy COII•
stable's stair out of his hands, and gave bins a few hard knocks
about one of the soft parts of ins cranium, which so displeased him
that he called the watchman, who marched the officer to Bow-
street office, where be was ordered to hod bail.
Information wa. gieersat Ibis vice of the extraordinary dials
pretence of an elikily tamale. She bad recently aimed from flit
country, on a visit to some Irked. residing in Novas street. Chel-
sea Hospital. A few days ago sheleft the residence of her Wends,
to pay a visit to other Mamas who reside some distance beyond
Chelsea Hospital, but from that time to the present she had out
beets heard of.

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lhe Alaglstrates gave directions to the patrol elm are nightly on
duty at Chelsea, to make every Military that might lead to the dis-
covery of the Iconic. The late horrid proceeding. M have
caused the relatives to conceive it popsibk that she might have
been destroyed, and her body used ter aoatunitratpurpoies.

MARLBOROUGII-STRKIi

Amongst the applications to Mr. Rut for rels.f from the parish
of St. Giles was a follower of Tbespis, named Daniel O'Leary,
who bad experienced a singular reverse of fortune. He said be
was rift gone years of age. and be was born at ihmadeiux, where
his lather was an (Nicer in the Irish Brigade. in the service of
France. The Revolution drove him to this country, and be em-
braced the theatrical profession, in which he °sustained, the comic
cast* of character with considerable success, and be brought up his
eldest son also to site stage. About nine years ago his mother in-
law died. and left hintionre property, upon condition of his &ban-
diming the " sock ma buskin." He unfortunately embarked Ms
capital in setting up a boarding school, which failed, and he then
returned to the stage. His last appearance before an audience was
six weeks ago, at Stowe, in Iluckingbannshire, where the Manager
(Mr. Lawrence) became insolvent, and the company dispersed.—
He came to London with his wife and five children, its bunts of

obtaining an eopgement at one of the Theatres. and he applie &toil
Mr. =Woo for employment.tßiliston, however, had de.J
tlioed to engage bins, end be had been equally unsucees.ful with
the other Manage's. He now wanted 21. to get down to Hallam,
in Norfolk. where his wifs Mes ends ridtd —Mr. Naugle. tire
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overseer, gave the unfortunate actor an older for tread and cheese
and soup toe itimselt and family, and promised that the Board
would talurbis case into consideration.