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London, England, 1828-01-25 00:00:00

SELECT VESTRY AT BOW, MIDDLESEX.

A Meeting of the Parishioners of St. Mary, Stratford,
Bow, was held on Wednesday evening, for the purpose
of petitioning Parliament to introduce a clause into a
Bill that had already passed a Vestry, for the purpose
of Lighting and Watching the Parish. It appears that
the business of the parish has been conducted for
more than a century by a dozen persons, composing
the Select Vestry; but that at the present time, from
various causes, seldom more than five persons have
the management, such as disbursing the different rates.
auditing thek own accounts, and the appointment of
all parish officers. with the exception of the Surveyors
of the Highways. At a Meeting held at the Vestry
Room in December last, a pledge was given by the
senior Churchwarden, that if a Reqrsisitton was re-
spectably signed and presented to him, a Meeting
should be called for the purpose of obtaining the sense
df the parish on the subject of the abolition of the Se-
lect Vestry. In the course of a few days, such a door-
ulein was presented to him, but the Churchwardens
.aid other parish officers, after consulting together six
days, refused to convene a Meeting, alleging, that a it
would be altogether improper and annecessary." In
consequence of this refusal, the above Meeting was
held at the Bombay Grab Inn, which was respectably
and numerously attended, when a number of Resolu-
tions were utranimously passed. and a Petition agreed
upon to he presented to Parliament, to permit a clause
to abolish the Select Vestry to be added to the Bill for
,Lighting aed Watching the Ravish, and to allow the
rated inhabitants a voice in the disbursements of the
parish money.

DEATH OF MACDO.NALD OF GLENGARRY.

We mentioned yeste—Ci—r the melancholy death of
biecnoweLD of Glengarry. The following are some
additional circumstances connected with this sad event.
Wednesday ee'nnight, Glengarry, accompanied by his
two daughters, embarked at Ineergary, the seat of the
Chieftain, on board the Ben Nevis steam boat, for the
south, where it was intended the young Ladies should
spend the remainder of the winter. They arrived
the same night at Corpach, near Fort William.—
lgeet morning they got through the locks and en-
countered a severe storm, in consequence of which. when
about six miles from Fort William. the vessel's engines
would no longer perform their office, and about three
o'cloeic be drove on shore nearly three miles below la-
veescsdell. The Ladies, the crew, and passeqgers, got
all on shire, except one individual, Clanronaldt butler,
who was drown'ed.- Unfortunately, Glengarry himself.
in leaping from the boat to a rock, slipped his foot end
fell headlong on the rock. He, however, recovered
himself and swam ashore, walked op to the house at
Invericadell, which is about a mile distant _from the
shore, and went to bed; but, in three short hours, the
Chieftain was a corpse !—Ediabergh Advertiser.

/WITHER PARTICULARS.
Wednesday, the 16th instant, Mr. Macdonald, of
Glengarry, left. Fort William, in loverness-shire, for
Edinburgh, accompanied by his two eldest daughters.
*they were passengers by the Stirling steamboat. The
day was remarkably boisterous, and the Stirling had
not proceeded above six miles in its coutse from Fort
William when the gale increased to a hurricane, and the
engine refused to we: It. The stearn•packet was soon
drifted ashoreon a rocky beach opposite to Inverscadell.
Glengarry then leaped from the steam•packet upon a
projecting rock, and in the fall his head struck with
great violence against the rock. Notwithstanding he was
stunned by the severity of the concussion, Glengarry
swam ashore from the rock. The Misses Macdonald
and the other passengers were with difficulty saved,
excepting a domestic servant of Mr. Macdonald, of
Clanronald, who was unfortunately drowned. Glen-
garry, on reaching the shore, complained of pain, but
walked with his daughters to Inverscadell House, a
mile distant from the shore. He undressed himself and
went to bed, but no serious apprehensions were then
entertained. However, it soon appeared that he had
been dreadfully injured. After enduring with for-
titude the utmost extremity of pain, he expired at In-
verscadell, on Thursday, the 17th inst. at six o'clock in
the evening. His distressing fate has excited very general
interest. Glengarry was an enthusiastic Highlander,
and valued immeasurably the honours of Chieftainship
appertaining to his house. This predominant• feeling
displayed itself so as to conceal from public observation
much of the kindness of heart which will be long re-
membered by the Highlanders, whom he so zealously
encouraged in maintaining the athletic habits of their
ancestors. The young Chief of Glengarry is 19 years of
age, and is a very promising intelligent young SIM-
The Stirling was reduced to a wreck, and.is sunk.

A numerous Meeting of the inhabitants of St. Paul,
Covent Garden, was yesterday held at the Vestry, when
they agreed to reduce tie salary of the Vestry Clerk
from 6001. to 4001.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING-ROOKMTERSALVS, JAN. ri
The attendance yesterday was numerous. but the biPedull war
•cry languid till after five o'clock, when business comnweeed.—
With the exception of a slight but marked improvement in The
Colonel for the Derby, the odds were not much affected by the
betting—•

Dram
'I to 1 apt Merckant(no takers) 25 to 1 apt Defiance
11 to 1 agst The Colonel (1! tak) 113 to 1 apt Omen
12 to I apt Sorcery 27 to 1 apt Amy
15 to 1 agst Druid 28 to 1 apt Finesse
1$ to 1 apt Southcote moo to 30 apt Hampden (tak)
20 to I apt Folly 1000 to 25 agst Shoveller (tak)
20 to l apt Navas% 1000 to 25 apt Mona
20 to 1 apt Mariner 1000 to 25 apt Barnard*
SOO even between Defiance and brother to Racbael.

38 to 1 apt Le•telle
Thereat remain as before.
Sr. testa.
LS to 1 apt Easy Bedlam 1000 to 10 apt Lesteile (taken)
114 to 1 agst Velocipede (takes) No others mentioned.
FREE HANDICAPS.
FIRST SPRING MEETING. unto.
Monier—Sweepstakes of 100 each, h. ft.—A.F.
Lord Cleveland's Chateau Margaux, S yn, 9st 21b
Mr. Wyndham's Camel. 5 yrs, Su Slb
Lord Cleveland's Memnon, 5 yrs, 9st 216
His Majesty's Fleur de Lis, S yrs, 9st
Lord Whuncliffe's Pastime, S yrs, 9st
Lord Easter's Enamel, 5 yrs, sat 101 b
Redgauntlet. 5 yrs, sit 10lb
)Ir. Payne's Relent's, 6 yrs, set 10Ib
Colonel Wilson's Lamplighter. 4 yrs, In 191 b
His Majesty's Leviathan, 4 yrs, sat Sib
Duke of Richmond's Alderman, 5 yrs, Sst
Mr. Wyndbant's Stumps, 5 yrs, Bst 71b
His Majesty's bea Mortgage, 5 yn, sat 716
Mr. Mills's Belsonl. 4 yrs. sat Mb
Mr. Rush's Carthage, 4 yrs, est 11112
Lord Tavisteck's Royal Oak, 4 yn, est 6lb
Duke of Grafton's Problem, 4 yrs, sit sib
Mr. Yates's Paul Pry, 4 yrs, sic Sib
Mr. Paynes Babel, 4 yrs. Ist 31b
Duke of Grafton's Paul Jones, 4 yrs, Sat llb
Lord Orford's Vicar, 4 yrs, est
Lord Wharncliffe's Dragon, 4 yrs, 7st 11Ib
Lord Tavistock's Leeway, 4 yrs, 7st 41b.
Sweepstakes of 100 each. D.M. for 3yr olds.
Mr. Galley's Mameiuke, 9st Sib
Duke of Richmond's Guinan, eat 10Ib
Lord Vetulam's Brocard, flit 101 k
Mr. Stonebewer's Souvenir. eat 1016
Mr. Dilly's Othello, list Sib
Sir J. Shelley's MaresSeld, Ist Sib
Mr. Rush's Rhoda colt, Ilst sib
Mr. Wyndham's Gaberluazie, Ist 716
Lord Cavesdash's Espagnolle colt, Ilst 716
Mr. Wyndham's Grampus, Su Sib
The King's Maria. Bst bib
Mr. Walker's Trandatios, est Sib
Duke of Richmond's Miss Craven, Ist 51b
Mr. I,rby's Tom, Bst Sib
Lord Jersey's Chrysalis. est Slb
Mr. Yates's Sharpshooter, Bst 21b
Mr. Payee's Serenade, Mt ulb
Snowdrop colt, list
Duke of Richmond's *salutes
Lord Stradbrooke's Manion. 7st Rib
Lord Reeser's Marinette, 7st 91b
Mr. Mills's Lunacy. 7st Sib
Lord Lowther's Nonsuk, let 916
Mr. Omni.% Pilot, 7st 616
Mr. Hunter's Lumen. 7st 41b
The Turf will this year melee additional lustre, from the num.
ber of his Majesty's horses engaged to run at the various Meetings.
The two best bones in the Kayal stud are entered for the Gold
Cop, this year at Orford, as will be seen by the following statement r
Air. Deism Radcliffe names the King's Leviathan, 5 yrs
names the King's Fleur de Lis, 5 yrs
Mr. Macclesfield names Liston. aged
Lord Abingdon names Whimper. 4 yrs
Lord Churchill names Ruby. 3 yrs
Mr. W. H. Askant names Lusborough, aged
Mr. J. Vane names Endemere, 4 yrs
Mr. Weyland names Defence, 4 yrs
Mr. Simeon names Zoe, 3 yrs
Sir. Langton 011111,3 Trumpeter. 4 yrs
• Mr. Strickland names Albatross, 3 yrs
Mt. Asniesky names Moorßustard, 4 yrs
Mr. Dilly's Cement's, 4 yrs.
COCKING.
The annual grand sir days' main, between Nash and Fleming,
commenced on Monday, at the New Royal Pit, in Little Grosvenor.
street. Milbank, for S sous. a battle, and 100 soya. the odd; Nash
being the favourite at starting, at 11 to S. In Monday and Tuesday's
lighting, Fleming won five battles out of each main of seven ; and
his cocks were of course the favourites. Yesterday, however,
Nader birds turned out very fine, winning five battles, the sisth
being drawn, and the other won by Fleming. The match, there-
fore, sten& bus :—Fletulag, 1 1 —Nuh, S. The main consists of
44 nuts battles.

The only bete made were--
18 to 1 apt Elizabeth
20 to 1 apt Zoe

A beautiful black horse, presented by his MAJESTY
to Don Mrouat, is now in the stables of the Royal
Hotel, Plymouth. He was a favourite horse with the
Kiso, who has frequently, hunted him. He is worth
6001. and stands fifteen hands two inches. Hi; name
is the Black Prince. A most ingenious house has been
constructed for him on board one of the Portuguese
ships, under the superintendence of Mr. PHILLIPS, the
:adios., of Plymouth.
Thursday last there was shot in the Humber, near
Whitton Sands, as fine a specimen of the wild swan as
ever came under the observation of the ornithologist.
The plumage of this beautiful bird was of a pure and
;spotless white throughout; the down, covering the
breast and back, being of remarkable depth and fine
tenure. The quill feathers of the wings were of
extraordinary size, and the feet presented a web of such
expanse, as must have endued the bird with immense
power in the water. The wings, when extended,
measured. from tip to tip, eight feet; from the point
'of the bill to the extremity of the claws, five feet six
fiches; and the whole weight of the bird was twenty-
four pounds.
We understand that the turn-out of the workmen in
the woollen trade in Rochdale and the neighbourhood
is now complete, and both parties express an intention
of suffering every extremity before they will give up
their respective objects. A meeting of the workmen
was bad on Wednesday last, when a number of reso-
iutions, for thejnanagement of their funds, were unani-
mously agreed%; as were also the following :
That it is the opinion of this Meeting, that as the woollen trade
le the general support of this parish, we consider that every one who
has the woollen trade to depend upon, ought to contribute to the
fools dear Union: we are therefore determined not to lay oat
env inessay with any butcher, shopkeeper, publican, milkman, taUor,
draellialter, &c. who refuses or neglects to contribute.
That district meetings be sidled •as early as possible to appoint
substantial persons in each district to visit every botcher,
keeper, publican, milkman, and every one dependent on the sti=
in their district, to solicit their aid in support of the Union.
The employers, on their part, are determined not only
to compel the restitution of the money extorted from
different manufacturers, aid the abandonment of all
attempts to restrict the :favor construction of machines,
but also to pot an end to the union amon& workmen.

THE MARKETS.
CORN RXCHANGR, MARK.LANIC. hammy 23.
Them was very little done this morning in the Wheat trade, itM
very fine dry samples fully maintained Monday's currency. having
very little of such kind at market. Barley was extremely dull, and
to effect sales lbwer prices must be submitted to. Oats have not
improved, and'aeles wens mere difieult this morning than last mar-
ket. day. In Deans and Peas there is as alteration.
SUITHFIRLD MARKET. Jat,oaar ?S.
Beef and blokes may berated at an advance of ad. per stone,
44.10 d. being the quotation the Gnat Meat. Veal maintains ks
advance of lastntarket.day, prime Tsang Calves fotehiog 6d.
to
Ts. per stone. In the Parktrakublintis little to node*, dairtfed
Meat is Os. so is., 44. peg stenos—Hearts, 454; Shafts 21730 nlll4
001 Calves, 137. •
Beef, per kali; 41. to 41;10d. Mottos, 50. Od. to 48:10d. Veal,
51. to Ts. Pert, is. 4d. td is. 4d.--May, per load, Al .fs.
g 4 131 r. Clover, dt4 to XII 104. straw, Al So. to Al 130.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT.OF tfiW&lrf-lavescav 24.--
The Loa* CHANCiLLon was occupied in his private
room until nearly:est tomelnisintr
of a personal nature, in wisichlhilsaiiiels had agreed to
avoid the publicity of a discussion in Court.
On his Lordship's coming,into Court, he proceeded
to dispose of some motions arising from points of prac-
tice, and of no public interest.
As halfprst two the Court broke up, the Lord Chan-
cellor being called elsewhere.

VICE CHANCELLORS COURT, JAMIAST 24. •
The VIca•CHANCELLoR took his seat at ten o'clock;
but ending no Counsel to attend him, his Honour re-
tired into his private room.
In about half an hour his Honour returned to the
Court, and having complained to the Counsel, who
had by that time assembled, of the non-attendance of
the bar, begged it to be understood that he should for
the future take his seat precisely at trn o'clock.
No busines of public importance came before his
[ Honour.

, Jaz 24.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wm inns.
ST. CATHERINi DOCKS.
RIM 9. THZ DIRECTORS OF THY ST. CATHERINE DOCKS

COMPA NY.
In this case Mr. JOHN WILUADIS had obtained a role
to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the
managers of this Company, to compel them to issue
their precept to the Sheriff fur summoning a Jury to
asst.: the amount of compensation which the C ,nspany
ought to allow to the watermen of St. Catherine', Stairs,
for taking possession of their moorings.
Mr. W. ADAM appeared for the Company,ind chewed
cause against the rule. These watermen stated that
they formed a Society among themselves, called the
Tronaway Society, and that they possessed. as tenants
at will or the CorporatiOn of London, a certain piece
of ground covered with water at St. Catherine Stairs,
in which they had fixed moorings for their boats, and
paid a shilling a year to the City of London for this
privilege. The Dock Company, they said, had deprived
them of these moorings, by which means their earnings
had declined from 21. or 31. a week to a few shillings,
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because the stairs became useless to them afresthe loss

of their. moorings; and they said that from that cir-
cumstancemany of their boats had been injured. and
%ix of them. destroyed. But in she first place this Society
was no Cofporation, and the Company did-,not seen hat

injury had been done to-thee, Eno- what compensation
to award them. -In the second place, -they- st weed nn
title to these moorings, by which they could convey
any thing to the Company, in considetatna of any
compensation that should be awarded them. The soil
of the place was not in them, but in the Corporation
of London, and this Society had no interest in it, even
if they had been a Corporation. lf they called for com-
pensation, they must convey some title to the place in
question to the Company, which it was obviate. they
could not do. If the Company had commktel a-tres-
pass, then the remedy of these watermen was by action
of trespass, as individuals; and about thereswit of that
the Company were not very anxious. 'they had paid
no rent to the City of London fur these munrisks since
1825, and they had do sight or interest in the soil. But
the Company had not'taken possession of their moor-
ings, nor could they do so, because tie Act confined
them to grounds above high water mark, and it was
with respect to such grounds only that the Directors
could issue their precept to 'summon a Jury to award
compensation. The Society had-no right to call upon
them to summon a Jury in award compensation. rela-
tive to the soil below high water intik ; nor hi d
,Company, under the Act of Parliament, aoy power to
grant such a request. Then they said that Mr. H red-
wi:ke, the surveyor, and Mr. urge, one of the officers
of the Company, had made them a promise nr com-
pensation, if they gave up these moorings. But, Ist -
sides that, a promise on, the part of these Gentlemen
would not be binding, unless they had authority from
the Company to make such a promise, these gentlemen
positively denied having any recollection of having
made any such promise. If the watermen thought
themselves aggrieved, their only remedy washy action
of trespass.
Mr. PLATT followed on the same side.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS, in reply, and in support of the
rule, said it was perfectly clearlthat these men had a
joint interest in the soil, although they were no corpora-
tion. And of this beneficial interest they had been de-
prived by the Company, by which means, instead of
V. or 91. a week. they earned only a few shillings; and
the Company might well be indifferent about an action
of trespass, when the patties were reduced to the con-
dition of paupers. Tot remedy was clearly under the
Act of Parliament, for they had an interest under the
City of London in the soil, which was to be considered
as an hereditament or tenement. It had been decided
that, where a party had a right to cut sedges growing
up above the surface of a pool of water, he had an in-
terest in the soil which was considered as a tenement.—
So this was an hereditament or tenement, and was pro-
perly the subject of a precept for summoning a Jury to
assess the damages. Any interest whatever came within
the meaning of the Act. Then, had these parties an
interest? It was clear that they bad interest in the
soil of this place to which their moorings bad been at-
tached. This interest they had got fromithe Thames
Navigation Committee, and had paid for it up to the
year 1825, when this Company began its operations.
The right of mooring necessarily conveyed some in-
terest in the soil to which these moorings were fixed.
Lord TENTBRDIN—Your argument supposes that the
Corporation of London are owners of the soil. They
are conservators of the navigation of the Thames; but
whether they are owners of the soil is a different question.
Mr. Wita.tams in continuation—These watermen,
besides paying a shilling a year for this privilege, stated,
that they had been in the habit, as an additional consi-
deration, of repairing St. Catherine Stairs. They evi-
dently had an interest in this soil as tenants at aill of
the Corporation of London.
Lord TSNTIRDIN—YouJay that they have takes the
land to which the moorings were fixed.
Mr. Wiwasss—Exactly so, and now they are obliged
to moor at a distance of eighty or ninety yards horn
their former places, and in a much more inconvenient
situation; and their former moorings are taken away,
land the place converted to the purposes of the Dock
Company. The watermen, therefore, haveeleatly suf.
fired a very material injury, and were entitled to corn.
posatiou under the Act ; and a Jury ought to be sum-
moned and sworn, to assess the amount of compensation
which ought to be given them by the Dock Company.
Lord TeriTtanatt—l give no opinion at present
whether we dm issue the mandamus : but I think it may
be taken for granted that some damage has been sus-
tained.
Mr. Ai:aut.—The mandamus I consider as out of the
question ; but the Company are ready to follow any
suggestion in another way that your Lordship thinks
proper. In fact, the Company would. have settled
with them before, if they had not made a most exorbi-
• demand-

cant
Lord Tzwrzootw—Then the best way will be to rekr

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