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London, England, 1829-02-26 00:00:00

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EDINBURGH. Fssaumm 2S.

Saturday se'nnight, as Lord Arbuthnot was proceed
ing from •Bervie to Montrose, the horse, in the gip
which his Lordship was driving, took fright at St. Cy
rus, and starting to a side, brought one of the wheels
into a ditch, when his Lordship was thrown from the
gig and pitched upon his head, which was severely cut
in several places. The same night Lady Arbuthnot
arrived with his- Lordship's carriage, in which, accotn-,
panied by her Ladyship and Dr. Gibson, he was taken
to Arbuthnot House, and is in a fair way of recovery.
The following legacies have been bequeathed by thei
late Chinks S. Parker, Esq. of Blochairn-5001. to the
Glasgow Royal Infirmary; 5001. to the Glasgow Gaelic
School Society; 5001. to the Glasgow Auxiliary Mora.
vian Society, for the use of that Society's minions in
the West Indies; 2,0001. the interest of which to be
distributed yearly to the most necessitous inhabitants
of the village of Fairlie, in Ayrshire; 2001. to the Port
Glasgow Society.
There were turned op is Falkirk moor lately, two
ancient swords, one of them seemingly an officer's ra-
pier, and the other a real Andrea Ferrara, which had
no doubt been worn by some gallant clansman at the
battle in 1745. These relics were got near the emi-
nence called Prince Charles's Hill.
As a proof that the fall of snow has this winter been
more severe in the country than is generally imagined,
the following facts have been stated : For 20 days pre-
vious to the 2d inst. the toll-keepers near Amulree, on
the Tay Bridge and Crieff toad did not draw sixpence,
the snow lying from four to six feet deep, and all tra-
velling being obstructed. In Glenorchy, it was found
necessary, from the depth of snow on the ground, to
remove a thousand shrep that were pasturing there,
audit is not unworthy rd remark that they were trans-
ferred from lands comparatively low to Drumochdear
Hills, one of the wildest mountainous tracts in the
country.

GLASGOW. FISRUART 24.

The following ate the petitions which have been, or
are about to be, sent from this city to Parliament thi.
Session, praying that no further concessions be granted
to the Roman Catholics. A general petition, already
signed by upwards of 24,000 names; a petition from-
the Presbytery; from the Associate Burgher Presby-
tery ; from the General Session; from the Trades House;
from the Corporation of Hansmermen; hom the Cor-
poration of Maltnsen; from the Corporation tf Masons,
and a general petition from the inhabitants of Hutcheson-
town and Gotha

In adverting further to the Cath, lic Question, it must
be ominous to the Duke of Wellington that the mea-
sures which he announces are supported and defended
by all, and by only, that ignorant. irreligious, seditious.
virulent, violent, and Anti-British fry of periodical pub-
lications, which were got up to traduce and to under -
mine, and to destroy every thing that is useful, stable,
or honourable, in this country—which live and exist, to
the shame of the country be it spoken, by doing so;
and the chief employment of which vehicles of mischief
has been io every stage to abuse, vilify, and attack his
Grace the Duke of Wellington, during his proud and
steady march to glory, honour, and victory. It is im-
possible that any measure:can be correct or safe that
is practised and supported by such advocates and such
defenders. His Grace, however, knows the crew well;
and we are greatly mistaken if he does not estimate
their praises and their plaudits accordingly.
It is not a lithe remarkable that those clamourers for
liberty and the rights of the subject, are all at this
monsentthe headstrong advocates of the most despotic
measure, or law, ever introduced into a British Legis•
lour', since Great Britain enjoyed even the semblance
of liberty—a lair which places every individual in Ire
land under the grasp of one man, for it •is idle to talk
about the animate of Magistrates, when it is recollected
that the individual in Tuition appoints and removes
these 'Magistrates. We notice these f ictsnot to quarrel
with the law in question; and still less to find fault with
or attach blame to the Noble individual who is to ad.
minister the law, but we notice these facts solely for the
purpose of callmg the public attention to the base and
unprincipled tergiversation of these sell-sty led advocate.
of liberty, who. one and all of them, it they had the
power, would be the most remorseless, brutal. and un-
principled tyrants that ever scourged this world or di.-
graced human nature.—Glosgore Courser.

DUMFRIES, FISRUART 21.

Hostas MA nu vr.—Our Candlemas Horse Fair, whicb
was beld•daring the greater part of last week, was undoubtedly
ono of the best and quickest that has occurred for a considerable
number of years. Early on Monday as many dealers arrived as
borne, and both on that day and Tuesday they besieged the dif-
ferent inlets to the town, and in some instances purchased right
and left before the wondering and delighted selkrs had time to
penetrate to the • Crown o' the nutty." English.street. the
Town4ead and the Galloway road, were convened into so many
separate Fairs. and why the sellers were moderate in their
asking'. haggling was in a great measure superseded. Business in
this way went on very briskly, and more than one of our resident
dealers, after disposing of their own studs. gave various proofs of
the practicability of buying at the ens end of the market, and
*Ain' at the other." The blitz of horses from aft parts of
the country increased considerably on Wednesday morning, and
11 then the show and market were at their height. Occasionally
the Sands may have been more crowded, but we Dever saw
cattle in better condition—a strong proof of the openness of the
winter, and the plentifulness of hay, oats, kg. Three-fourths of
the slaw consisted of draught horses of all ages, and on observed
few superior roadsters. and not a single brace of coacher'. The
drat clause( farm hones with bone, youth, and shape, to recommend
them,. rated from sot. to 41111. and though instances occurred In
which neon money was given, thew may be taken as the avenge
prices. 'rho second class ranged from thirty guineas to Sab and she
third from ftsi. to soi. The advance since last year is estimated
by-many at SO per cent. and though this may be going too far, we
have little lambi that it is IS. Colts, though not numerous. were
.th-blet condition, and brought prices corresponding to these of
animate Si for, and inured to the draught. •A friend of our ownl!
paid 406 for a apital roadster, and- we beard of a few others that
commanded rather more money. Even-inferior cattle were in good
'demand, =tithe coopers and alarm's Dever did business more
sadly br their lives.
Within the fast then or tear years, the Dumfries Hon•-niar-
let *totally swarmed with snathers, ea. 'lke mile of this was
the depression is peloe, whisk Omsk place from over heeedleg and
other causes, mess; saki'', at Ike phoebe ani smiting: Mao
is a halms in every thing, sad la lOW or 0 tie's home elshlpaine
mediag tools reared is a milk we could vast, and only a emiluiry
dna* or work ones nit lulu a seaseity of tam berms, and
thumb nutters have bees got leg raid Su several years, they have
hardly reached their know level yes. • lb, sgseitwwt of breed-
hg ambers buss ammonia work sow* sislistely Med. ilin-
cepriog where the modiste wow randiatir woe.harpie Omani!
eau t head to be tee grate siedrawsi a tanner siessil se ids
our, that not one foal in a dew was good fee any-thise. This
tau should teach this modem in future, :MIN mot 4bey will

dee guard egaimet the evil of evor.breeding.
Baas Samoa—Owing to the great 'possess sf the wister, and
the abuses eta snow 'tam of any inagnitsds. tY NIPPIT of skim
was somewhat &Went. and this dresnutasee. esupird with the
number and etimpelides of the farrier% had the' of raking
prisms. The average prise of hare shies, u stated last year. was
13e. per doses; but init parcels this season were sold at its.
sad ids. pet dtwes. and though me* jeep was ssummosed en the
ssisiser, we bane we are neither Wow oar above the math in
mating I es. 64. as the mop d the market. Whoa sorted.,
the supply was about throe thalami demo, though me ides cam be
forma Erma this et the mast umber of hmlividsal shim—
Where the snide is Woke k maim a mina amber to sew
One a sidnouad M tble way siessims ansly a ins we aloud
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. LAW INTELLIGSNCL

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COURT OF RINITILSMICIII. Gessamaxt.Fe U.
GALE? e. POPOIIARD ADD
This was an action gn a hillof exchange for 1681.101.
The plaintiff, Elizabßh 64let, was the 'endorsee, and
the defendants, who ate •ine.merchants in flenchnrch.
street, were the acceptors of the bill, which was endorsed
by a pawn of the name ut Alard.
The hand•writing of the several parties to the bill
being proved, evidence was given for the defendants,
to prove that the plaintiff. alth,egh suing as an nnnsar.
tied woman, was, in point of fact, the wife of Alard,
one of the endorsers of the. bill. It appeared that Alard,
lhaving been confined for debt in the King's Bench psi.
son, in the course of the last year, the plaintiff, Madanie
Galet, took up her residence in Belvedere-place, near
the prison, and passed by the name of Alard, and that
she visited Alard in the prison almost daily, and passed
as his wife. One of the witnesses, a foreigner. who w..*
a prisoner is the King's Bench with Alaid, stated, t ,at
he resided in the same room with that person for tap-
wards of boar months; that during that time the plain-
tiff, who then called hers'', Madams Alard, visited him
every day, and remained with him horn eight o'clock
in the morning till nine at night ; that sometimes she
slept with him in the same room in which witness and
his wife slept, and that on all occasi•ns, until a short
time before the bill in question became due, she passed
as his wife. The witness further stated, that on the day
the bill became due, it was endorsed by Alard, end
shortly after that time the plaintiff, who had before
gone by the name 4,f Alard, changed her name to that
of Galet, in which she now sued ate endorsee i f the bill.
Evidtnce was also given that Alard is a, indebted to the
defendants in a larger sum than that for which the bill
was given.
Two points were submitted to the Jury—first, who.
ther the plaintiff was the wiled Alard ? and secondly,
whether the bill bad been endorsed by Alard after it
became due ?

The Jury negatived the fact of the plaTntiff being the
wife of Alard; but being of opinion that the bill had
been endorsed after it became due, they found for the
defendants.

HOVCLLS V. MUM.
Mr. DUMAN stated, that this action was brought to
recover • sum of 151. ender these circumstances: The-
plaintiff. who had had some dealings with the defend-
ant. and became his debtor to the amount of about 694
fell into pecuniary embarrassment in the year 182;
and made a composition with his creditors. who agreed
to accept 4s. in the pound. The amount of the com-
position payable on the defendant's debt was 154 but
the defendant refused to sign the composition deed, un-
less a further sum of 151. was secured to him, and the
plaintiff then gave his acceptance at twelve months for
that amount. The defendant then executed the deed,
and passed the bill into the hands of a third patty, who
sued the plaintiff upon it in the Palace Court. The
plaintiff was in consequence obliged to pay the amount,
and he now sought to recover it back from the defend-
ant, who was undoubtedly liable to pay it, as the role
of law—a most wise and salutary one—was, that a
party should not be allowed to deluJe patties who had
agreed to come into an arrangement by pretending to
take the same amount of composition as they had ac-
cepted, and exacting a further sum as a consiesiation
for his signing the composition deed. There was no
doubt that a patty who had been compelled to pay an
acceptance given under such ciicumstances, might re-
cover back the amount in an actiim for money paid.
Evidence of the fac s were given; alter which Mr.
PLATT addreised the Jury for the defendatt ; and. ad-
miming the principle of law as stated by Mr. Denman,
endeavoured to show, that in this case the bill was a

transaction distinct from that of the compoition deed,
and had been given after the deed had been signet.
Lord TOITIRDEN left to the Jury the question of
fact, whether the bill had been given as a cousideration
for signing the deed ? obser wing that there a as rio doubt
as to the law on the subject. It a person in insnlvi-i,t
circumstances made a composition with hi. creditors,
and gave to one or more of them a security for se Urger
sum than that which he agreed to pay to the general
body. such security became void in the hands 0 the
person to whom it was given, though a tt•ird party
might be able to recover upon it. If. therefore, the
Jury were of opinion that this bill had' been given as an
inducement• to the defendant to sign the composition
deed, it was void, and the plaintiff having paid the
amount was entitled to recover it back in this action.

The Jury, without hesitation found for the plaintiff—
Daasages 151.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FILII 2s.
NARRISON V lIKACILICII.

This was an action of assault and fake imprisonment
brought by tee butcher against another. Tbe plaintiff
having bargained with the defendant's foreman for a
pig, which was hanging in the defendant's shop, mat ked
it as sold ; but the defendant corning in. refused his as•
sent to the c..ntract. This Ird to a dispute. an affray
followed. and a constable being sent fur, the plaintiff
was taken to the watch-house.
The witnesses on both sides related the cirvumrances
very differently from each other; and the Jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, a.

PREROGATIVE COURT, las. U.
MR. IARQUII/ Mei WILL,•••COLVIN V. PRAZIII.•

Sir J. NICH.iLL gave judgment this morning in this
important case, the decision in a hich affects property
to a greater amount than in any suit that has come
before the Conn for many years. The particulars of
the case have been fully before the public. The facts
are as follow :—Mr. Farquhar died suddenly on the •
btb ofJuly,lB26. leaving behind him property amo♦nt-
ing to between 6 and 700,0001. lmmediarely after his
death, a strict search was made amongst his pacers,
but no will could be found ; consequently admisistra-
tion was granted to the next of kin, seven nephews and
nieces. Nearly twelve months alter this a copy of a
will was received by Mr. Colvin from India, which had
been executed by Mr. Farquhar before be left that
country. In this will the deceased. after beqeeathing
two annuities of 5001. each, gave the residee of his im.
meow property to the promotion of education in Scot-
land. The present suit was instituted to try the validity
df sub will. an the part of the next of kin it was con-
tended that the deceased having destroyed the will of
which the one now propounded was only a copy, there-
fore his intention had been to destroy the copy also. On
behalf of the executor, it was alleged that the deceased
did not destroy the still himself; but that it was do.
stroyed by some of the relatives. The Learned Jodie,
the copy
after going through the co* *pleb occupied nearly
four hours, concluded by c1ec14144 it to be the credaioo
of the Court that the testator, by • alestraying
of the will in his possession, meant Niels to cancel the
one in India ; tbe judgment of the Coblktbuefose was.
that Mr. Farquhar died intestate. With %Spica to COI%
the Court at present would make ao ordeesortheCOlift
was crowded during
.the whole time.: