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London, England, 1810-01-29 00:00:00

CONSISTORY COURT, DOCTORS' COMMONS, JAN. i:i

CILANIBEttS V. CIIANIBERS.

This was a cause of Divorce, instituted by G. Cea n
hers, Esq. against the Hon. Jane Chambers, by re:!.
son of adultery with Captain Caulfield.—Pleas of
crimination were also preferred by Mrs. Chambc:..
against her husband,charging hin►with adultery, conai.
vance, collusion, incest, and cruelty. The particulars
of this case were reported last Term, and the Leanied
Judge (Sir W. Scorr), in giving judgment this day,
entered at considerable length and very minutely into
the various pleas and evidence produced on one side
and the other, and made several pertinent observations
thereon, and concluded with being clearly of opinion
that Mr. Chambers had most satisfactorily proved the
charge of adultery against his wife ; and was furthor
of opinion, that none of the charges set up by Mrs.
Chambers against her husband had been proved, and
therefore pronounced for the remedy which he prayed.

COURT OF KING'S ftNCH, JAN. 97.
THE ELNG V. TILE INHABITANTS OF SCULCOATS.

The quesion here was, whether the Trustees ap
pointed under a drainage act were liable, as a Corpo-
rate Body, to be assessed for rates within the parish
where they resided, but within which no part of the
lands to be improved by the drainage was situated !
The Court were clearly of opinion that the increased
value of the lands, arising from the draining, being
to be rated in the parishes where thslands respectively
lay, and there being here no beneficial occupation in
the Trustees, within the parish, the rate could not be
ristained: Were the Court to do so, it would be to
open the door to the assessing the Trustees on canals,
for the profits along the whole line of each canal,
within the individual parish where the Trustees might
happen to reside.
THE KIND v. THE INHABITANTS OF NEWTON.
This was a question as to the settlement of a par.-
per. The pauper had been engaged for a year, :I;
servant with a farmer residing within the parish.—
She had served the whole period, short of about three
weeks, when the son of her mistress turned her out
of doors on some frivolous pretence. She returned
the next day, expressing her wish to conclude her
contract, which was refused ; but her wages vete
paid her, according to the rate which her mistress
contended was due to her for the whole period. The
pauper alledged that scmething farther was due to her,
but never took measures for enforcing it.
It was contended, on the part of the parish, that
this was not an abiding, under the words of the der,
for a year.
The Court held, that the forcible turning of a ser-
vant out of her situation, without an acquiescence on
her part, could not disappoint her of her legal settle,
ment. The sentence of the Quarter Sessions, sustain.
ing the pauper's claim to relief, was accordingly can.
firmed.
THE KING V. THE INHABITANTS OF TBIGNMOUTII.
An appeal had been taken in this case against ai
assessment for poor's rate, by which the proprietor or
tenant of the light-house at Teignmouth, had poor's-
rate imposed upon him, in proportion to the supposed
profits of the light-house, arising from duties payable
by the different ships that passed, and which duties
became payable, not within the parish, but at :he
ports from which such vessels cleared out, or to which
they were bound. A case having been put for the
consideration of the Court, it was determined, after
very ingenious argument, that there being here no
toll, or other beneficial interest, nor any local ratcnble
property, within the parish, the rate ought to be
quashed.

'The Parks were yesterday very much crowded, ani
sever-A ventured on the ice ; two or three fell in, 1)
were got ow, without any other injury than a good
ducking.
A remarkably thick fog prevailed throughout tbe
metropolis on Saturday morning; and in most of the
shops candles were burning at twelve o'clock. The
town at that hour had all the appearance of night.
It was decided at the Mansion I:kluse on Saturd.:F,
on the application. of Mr. VA.UGH AN, a farmer,
Enfield, that agreeably to an ancient char-et-. •','
goods.belonging to the district where her.* ded, Wel"
to pass to London toll free.
Friday a Court of Directors was held at the East-
India House, when Captain MARSHALL was sworn
into the command of the ship Diana, consigned :0
Madras and bengal. The Court adjourned at sax
o'clock, till Wednesday next.
On Tuesday, a Court-Martial was held at Ports.
mouth, on Mr. JAMES HOBSON' Clerk of the iTlyss,:3,
for contempt, and disrespectful, and mutinous CO
duct to Lieut. SOMERVILLE, and the Officers of the
said ship. He was acquitted of mutinous conduct, but
the charges of disrespect were in part proved ; and he
was adjudged to be admonished to be more careful
in his behaviour in future.—Captain BEDFORD, Pre'

s dent.
CORN EXCIRANOR, MARK-LANE lAN. 29 The fresh or
plies of What to.clay are Inconsiderable, but foreign in abtm
dance on hand—the buyers numerous, and in demand causes
sales fully to support last prices—fine Dantzic about 110 s. rri
quarter—Barley is cheaper—Malt keeps its pi ic Pen rt
Beans, of both suits, little variation—there are large supplies 9'
Oats, and this trale is again named chaper—Flour at last pliee%
01114ZRAL cuaaincr AS 0141)55.
Wheat, 755. 90s. 190 s. Beans, (old) 545. 605.
Fins ditto, 102 s. 1965. Tick ditto (old) 48$. 50.
1 Sty% 4Ss. 30s. Oats 21s. Sst. 28s.
SBs. 48s. Ot!. Yobnd ditto, sOs. 321 A
ltilt 745. 82s Potatoe ditto, S 4.
bite Peas (boilers), 65.. 711.. Rape Seed, 471. 54