Star.
London, England, 1828-02-05 00:00:00

NAVAL iN I ELLIGENCE.

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The Susan, Dconata, from Dublin to Newfoundland, was
abandoned at sea on the 27th October.
The Lawrence, M•Douttat, of Belfast, to Greenock, foundered
at sea on the 16th ultimo : Master and Mates saved.
The Sarah Ann, /SP Ewro, from Jamaica to Limerick, struck on
the rocks of Portland on the 16th ultimo, and it was feared would
not be got off.
The Ann, Ross, from Jamaica to Halifax, was on shore in Mo-
rant Keys on the 18th December.
The ship blarquis of Lansdown, bound from Sydney to Calcutta,
touched on a newly-discoveied shoal off Cape Direction, on the
eastern coin of New Holland, on the Bth of June last, and again
touched on a shoal not hid down in any chart, off Suban Island.
in the Straits of Rhio, on the 29th of July following. She got off
from both shoals without damage.
DEAL, Firseatmov 4. —Wind W. to N. W.—Arrived from Lon-
don the Planet, Youno, for Gibraltar; Mary, Douctirs, for Lis-
bon ; and Susan, for St. Michael's. •
Posmarotrrn, Fitaauaav 4.—Wind W. to. N.—Arrived from
London the Hero, RgYNOLDS. for Trinidad ; George and William,
for Rio; Louisa, for Lisbon; Sir David Scott, bil'faosiase, for
Calcutta, and several others.
PLYMOUTH, FeaRUACT 3.—Wind N.R. to &W.—Sailed the Al-
bion, Homo, for Names, Isabella, Bata., for Gibraltar; and
Wombed', Borodino, Indian Trader, Jupiter, Vibelh, Britannia,
and Mayflower, for Lisbon.
FAIAWIdtm, FIBILUA sT S.—Wind N.N. the Marquis
of Salisbury packet, from Carthagena ; sailed 29th November, from
Jamaica 25th December, and Crooked Island ed January. Sailed
the General Harris, STANTON, for St. Helena, dcc. St. George,
F , for Jamaica ; and Fusey Hall. HCAD, for St. Lucia.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE—(Tnu DAY).

The continued sales of Mauritius Sugars by public auction, tend I
to render the Market for Plantation Sugars flat. .This. afternoon
nearly 5,000 bags of Mauritius will be submitted, and up to the I
middle of to.day little ',mines. was transacted. The Grocers are
not willing to purchase. unless a reduction of ls. a cwt. is submitted
to by the holders, and in a few iwtances business has been done on
such terms. The deliveries from the West India Docks are large,
and the dehcirncy hi the atock of West India Sugars is now as
great, or nearly so, as at any period within the last three months.
The 'Mauritius Sugars advertised fur sale are of a good 'quality.
but from the anxiety of the importets to get rid of them, a reduction
' inprice in the last sale is anticipated. East India Sugars are mat-
ketable at the reduction quoted at the last Company's sale—viz.
about la. per cwt. Foreign are little in demand, and the Refined
Market is much less active than for the last two or three weeks.
Currszs of superior quality, both British Plantation and Foreign,
meet a ready sale. Interior assts are heavy at a slight rrductitau.—
i,he stocks of all description. ut Coffee err much greater than at
this proud last year. •
Seices--,Little activity is apparent in this market. The trade are
waiting the result of the India I louse sa'e on the 12th, before they
do any business of consequence. The quantity to be offered is not
considerable. excepting Cloves. '1 he boldersappear disposed rather
to remain in stock, than sell at the present depressed price
Satveretie has not recovered limn ObC depression of hit week.
Sales are quoted at 221. 6d. The home consumption is,qtlay,'but
few orders have been received lately ler export. SitecotadOn id the
article is quite stagnant. The holders are disposed:to-tell. as they.
entertain an opinion that a war in the East of Europe is kiss prat
bable than ever, and that the present,Adminhtratino will be enabled
amicably to settle the Greek questihn. As the India'Company have
raised the taxed price of the Saltpetre to be sold onithel2th. not
much demand is expected to arise.
Tastow.—Much speculative business, has been done since 'Ale
day week in Tallow, on the prospect et ibe.ptesenrstocknot.lifinig
adequate to meet the demand until the at dial of pie,Spring
For immediate delivery 39e. 6d. per cert. hai been liven, lelsk ler
biturcdFlivr,ri the price is. 2s. lower. Although iallotren-the
Is stated to oe at 39.. 641. no large bargains have eitvainly *PM
awed above 391.3 d. The accoonts frosts fit. Peterdturgb
that the supply thls.yeu will tiot be far area of 209,000 caskg,r-.:
There ate sew buyers to be found for Bristles; the prices itpreseue
ire int. per cwt. lower for the superior:qualities than liketaderfd
three years ago.—Hemp and Flax are again heavy..
Imeion.—The averages of the sale just Concluded are these:
Fine qualities front id to 9d. per Ip. under last sale; codistarls
to is. 6d. lower ; lliadras, od. to 9d. lower; apd Otide;64.- to, HA
per lb. cheaper. As all the recent accounts tehttive to thect
are favourable. prices are heavy its-day. . • -
In Hors, business, is brisk, at a further.arivance In erica, • Sr!
qualities are most in demand. The improvement in Kent,.
Sussex pockets, iq the last ten 4110, low been from Ss. to os. per
'cwt. Kent pockets from SL Si. go 1,1 lAand.Sussex do. from Si'
to 995. per cwt. • • " . •c>-• • • •
Worts have not Nova hoprovo4 Wrier; aid the Molted new
duty has not Vended to Increase busbies,. • Large quantitialla“
been deliveted from the. Docks since Ibis daf week, of all descripe
tions ; and the dmit:s paid in the• some period, are stated to be
twee* s€7o;o9oartdVllo,ooo.

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lieret Rrras a 13C.strong"qqattend%I.ce ryesi4tetaild;',l'..Yiwine t4olerah.li
hri.lL b. Wisp TbeCallooft:iiiienrki as ha let off. /ad week—tit.
las 11 to 2-11)ot two or thrke bete sent him lakk atWtd 1, at wisirli
becloud. and no takrat.a—Nlerchant ketued to he grits out of the
ilsottibt;•• Nhvailla anti Slavery engrossed OMNI 64011, i"r
elds Stakes, aril ein the, 044 The. oalik Is Ole tim. the
'.muck
cli,uactey which has dial istsisped.. k frail tali fir 4
'that quOtte Ilk odds with con.mterible •
The sting finished at di o'clock as folluirs--
Bantutswoarn. • '•
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3 nil p.p. was taken about Sbeeller, and Were Were subsesptera
offers to take sto v. , . le. •
• Diner. i , •
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6 to 1 apt The Coltinel 16 to 1 apt Druid
7 tot apt Merchant 18 to 1 agst Southcohl (taken)
10 to 1 apt Sorcery' (11 he t 20 to 1 apt Folly
taken) . • ' i 3 to 1 apt Marina'
If tot apt Nabarhi (takes)
.1 s
Chistd. •
11 to 1 sgst Sarah sistsite Wu 17111 apt Zoe (taken)
11 to 1 apt Rosanne •• • 26 tut apt f. by Partisan, dant
14 to 1 apt Trampoline (taken) by Waxy (taken) •
10 to 1 agar Elizabeth (takeh) • 30 to 1 agar Cressida (taken)
84. 'Lose.
11 to 1 apt Betsy Bedlam U to 1 apt Merchant
14 to 1 apt Velocipede (takes) 40 col apt Delphine (takers)
15 to 1 agat The Colonel 40 to 1 apt Navatin
18 to 1 apt Coulon i
40 to 1 apt Southcote
22 to 1 apt Hamelin& 45 to 1 apt Stapleton (takes)
22 to 1 apt Ultimatum • • 85 to 1 apt Herbert Lacy
, •36t0 1 apt Duncan Gray (taken).
HUNTING.
The Hurworth Fox Hounds on Friday, at Neashlni.
The Hu demean Fox Hounds tomorrow, at Roo:h ; Thursdays
at Sondra:lndy/Ith ; and on Saturday, at Vatter.
The Cleveland Fox Hounds on Thursday, at Skelton Patk.
The Rhein and Cleveland Harriers on Thursday, at the Oak Tree
The Sinnington Fox Hounds on•Fticlay, at Rickel Bekdge,.•
The Hambkton Fox (founds on FildiY. at Arden Hall. '
51r. Foljambe's Fox Hounds on Thurlday, at Hackthothl. and
on Saturday, at Stalnlleld Hall. •
The Haworth Fox Hounds on Tbutliday, Robin 11110^11101;
and on Saturday, at Frkkley
The Haydoa Hounds on Wednesday, at Siorlory•Feli; ,and ort
84turday.at Capena Cleugh.
The Northumberland Fox Hounds to-morrow, at labourue
Village; and on Friday, at River Green.
The Voris City Harriers on Friday, at Poppleton.
The Boroughbridge Harriers on Friday, at the Kennel.
The Alorpeth Harriers on Thursday, at Saltwick ; and on Sato*
ty, at Moor lien.
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THE LATE MURDEK AT BATH.

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FURTHER PARTICULARS'.
(Frees the &void Edition of the Beth burped received this morning.)
We find, on fat ther inquiry, a trifling inaccuracy in
our former report, that the prisoner Gilliam bad con-
fessed being the murderer to Mr. Bourne, the Governor
of the jail, before he acknowledged it to the Rev. ,Mr.
Marshall; and had stated, either to him of one of the
prisoners, that he had kept the stick which he used a
month previously to the committal of his diabolical
purpose. It has been stated, that when he burnt the
stick, he likewise burnt his bloody clothes. The prisoner
has a father and mother, four brothers and two sisters, all
of unexceptionable character. The Rev. Mr. Joyce. the
Clergyman of the parish (Taplow, Bucks, near Maid-
Lead, Brrks) where they live, addressed a letter to nor
Magistrates, on behalf of the- prisoner, shortly after he
was taken up on suspicion. and spoke in the highest
terms of• bins, adding, that if he had wanted a servant,
he would have taken Gilham- into. his service without
any written testimony of his character—so great was •
his confidence in his hon sty. One of the brothers of
the prisoner, who has lived as gardener to the Clergy-
man above named upwards of nine years, came to Bath
' on Saturday, for the purpose of seeing the prisoner. This
was the most melancholy and heart-rending circum-
stance connected with this dreadful nccnrrence, except
the murdeatitstlf. His brother appears a respectable an 3
ceady young Ulan, of a prepossessing appearance, and
was overwhelmed with remorse. He was denied inter-
view with his brother at the Guildhall or prison ;- but
the Magistrates ordered that he should be apprised
111/bere he could see him on the following mottling, at
give o'clock, when be was sent off to Shepton. Mallet
gaol. .Accordingly, the brother-waited at Devonshire-
boildings until the chaissaartiv.e.4-and the inter view was
of a nature, snore...deeply affecting to those who wit-
nessed it than language can describe..
The prisoner is a middle-siz d man, about 5 feet 6
inches 'high, broad across the shenldess, and generally
stout in his make; he has a light countenance, and no
person would.suspect-from his appearance that he was
so dreadful a villain as he has proved. He had lived five
years, previous to his engagement with Mrs. ore, with
the Rev. Vansittart Neil, and left that Gentleman's ser-
vice with an excellent character.
According to the statement made by the pismire on
Saturday, in his examination, he did not cut her throat
sanding. It appears that, as deceased was coming
down to the kitchen, Gilliam and his wile Were going
up to the garret, and that immediately they entered t! e
bed-room, Gilliam observed to his wile, that he had a
pain in his bowels, and must an down to. the water
'closet, when he net deceased in the kitchen, and
with a bludgeon that he had previously provided, and
which he had had in his possessi n lot a month preced-
ing, he struck the deceased the violent blows on the
4op and front of the head, which felled. her to the
ground, and that he then fell on her person, and with a
clasp knife he had in his pocket he perpetrated tbe km-
Ind deed. The wile was surprised at her husband's not
returning, and bad tome intention of going down after
him, but fell asleep, and knew nothing of the dreadful
affair until she was alarmed by the firing of the pistols.

It is ex; ected, as Mr. PEEL teas se.iirned for Oxford
yesterday th.tt he wi'l take his seat in the House to-
night. The Right Hon. ntleman *as in. the Lobby
last night, at half yast five o'clock : no Member can, of
ct use, take hi. seat-after four, and therefore he did n t
enter the House. Mr. limns, it is also expected,
will take his seat to night. The result of. Mr. Hos._
iciasotes'reception at LiverOnol cannot yet be 'known.
bribe House of Represetititives of the United States,
ft-del:ate wok place on the 31st December, whether, on
the question of protection to American manufactures,
the Committee cf the House should not have power to
sand•for persons and papers? The motion, emposysins
.the Comatittettn do so, and which is looked on as de.
'cidedly favourable to the restrictive system, was car.
tied by 103
This is the first instance of such a
wa - lo 37.
practice here of examining
Committeeswitnessesicninin of the Legislature, has
inn.
beforeTh e•
never before bees adopted in -America,
The garden of the -English Ambassador's Irotel, in
the•Rue,du-Foubourg St.ilonore, at Paris, vi as, on the
night of the 81st ult. the tcenenf a most daring attempt,
af,eobberl 41 a lament4ble accident. An ituhviduAl,
who.e intention Was no doubt to introduce himself into
the kou.e, had, sca?ed the garden walls, se hen th: per-
son placed as sentinel flied and wounded him in the
arm. Assiettgare being at hand, the unknown• teas about
to beleculei, when he suddenly rushed forward upon
the sentinel, snatched his sword from the scabbard, and
cutting through -his head with a single blow, laid him
'dead at his .feet. He is a man apparently about thirty
years 'old, and • well dressed ; no payer .has been Mond
upon him, and his name is not yet known.—"th Porn

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHaleantlf,•Fineva.ar 4,
WINTER AND LORD ANSON.
This case, which had partly been heard, stcod in the
paper to be prooeeded with this morning; but in Con-
sequence of an arrangement between the parties, it was
ordered to be further postponed until this day se'nnight.
IM RE WALKIR. A LUNATIC.
This was a petition which had been put, by order.
into the paper of this morning. It was presented by the
brother of a lunatic, who was ontitlel to a sum not mueb 1
exceeding 8,0001.' invested in the public funds; and
prayed that the petitioner might be, appointed com
mittee without a reference to'the Master, in considera-
tion of the smallness of the property, which could not
bear the expense of such reference. The application
was supported by affidavit;
The Loan CHANCRLLOR said be could not. on such
grounds, permit the violation of a rule which bad been
laid down for the protection of the property of lunatics.
It would be the first time it had been done, and he was
not willing to establish a precedent which, although
harmless in this case, might, if applied to others, be of I'
a very different effect.
IN RE Rues, A LUNATIC.
Mr. &mom stated- this to be a petition by the vim-
mime regularly appointed-of a lunatic, praying a re-
ference to the Master to inquire into the expediency of
selling a part of the lunatic's estate, and the means by
which the title to the part so to be sold should be com-
pleted, whether by a special act of Parliament or other-
'rise. The lunatic's property consisted of some old di-
lapidated houses, which were in so bad acondition, that
the tenants had quitted several of them. It would take
a liar sues of money to put them into tenautable repair,
and the lunatic's income was so limited that such a sum
could not be spared. A proposition had been made to
purchase by parties who wanted the site oldie old houses
tor the purpose of building on it a churCh. They offered
3,8001. fur a part of the-estate, in which the lunatic was
entitled to 5.6 th parts. Besides the immediate advan-
tage which. would result from accepting this offer, the
other part of the estate would be increased in value.—
The application was one which basl been frequently
made in other instances.
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired if it was opposed,
and being told it was not, he directed the reference. •
MOULT AND JACKSON.
Counsel were heard in the appeal until the rising of
the Court.
COURT. OF KING'S BENCH. Wesmnisrsa, Fm. •
THE KING V. ROBERT TAYLOR.
The defendant was in attendance this morning to re-
ceive the judgment of -the Court upon the conviction
lately obtained against him for blasphemy. As, however,
Mr. Justice Bayley was engaged in the bail Court the
greater part of the morning, and Lord Tenterden ha 4
to hold the sittings at Nisi Fritts it one o'clock, the case
was postponed.
THE KING V. JAMES 11ROwNE, ESQ. W.P.
This was a rule calling upon the defendant to shew•
cause why a crimal information should not be filed
against him for a libel reflecting on the conduct of Sir
William Brahmin, late High Sheriff of the County of
Mayo, in Ireland. The alleged libel, which purported
to be a speech of the defendant delivered in the House
of Commons, was published in a Morning Paper in
June)ast. It charged Sir William Brabazon, in his
character of High Sheriff, with being accessory to a
conspiracy to murder the defendant and his friends on
their return from Castlebar, where the election for the
County of Mayo. at which the defendant was a candi-
date with Lord Bingham, was held in June, 1826. Sir
James Scariest and Mr. Alderson were beard on a for-
mer day, in opposition to the rule (vide the STAR of the
.26th ult.), and now
Mr. Baovoasu appeared to support it. He agreed
with his Learned Piked, Sir James Scarlet, that the
matter charged as libellous ought to be taken in the
plain and ordinary sense which its language imported,
and he submitted that its plain intendment was to im-
pute to Sir W. Brabazon the offence of being-concerned
in a conspiracy - toeturder. This was the -plain and
obvious meaning f the language which had been ap-
plied to Sir W. Brabazon. in his character of High
Sheriff, an office of great responsibility and importance
as regarded the preservation of the King's peace. Being
the returning officer at the election, he was charged by
this libel as one of a gang of conspirators. who had
conceived a scheme of murder, which had been long
organized. and-was to be put in execution on the day
of the election, for the purpose of giving it the colour
of a mob tumult. He was charged also with having
refused a sufficient force of police, after he had beep
apprized that a serious riot was about to take place...-
It was said that instead of taking the proper precau.
tions to preserve the peace, he had ape essly told
the police officers not to interfere ; and the libel
went on to state, that the only inference to be
drawn horn dew proceedings, if they were allowed to
past unpunished. would be tbut the sheriff and several
villainous wretches could enter into a conspiracy to ren-
der the civil i ffice unavailitig, and that he could do that
with impunity in vie toe of his office. for which any other
man in the empire would be banged—namely, that he
could permit or procure murder to be committed with-
out fear of the consequences. Here was a distinct
charge of conspiracy to comna murder in the most
aggravated form, and this was made in the form of • a
speech purporting have been delivered by the de-
fendant i 0 his place in Parliament. The defendant,
however, did rot swear that he ever made this speech in
P.oliatnent ; be merely stated that be made a speech,
which be sent to a Morning Paper. But adMitting that
this Übell us speech was the speech delivered by the de-
fendant in the House of Commons, he (Mr. B.) need not
remind.the Court, alter the decisions in the cases of the
" King v. Avendon," and the " King v. Trevitt," that
it would not be protected, and that the defendant. 'as a
Member of Parliament, was not privileged to make these
libellous statements. The defendant, in the, affidavia
he had filed in opposition to the rule, omitted to eve
count for the long interval which had elapsed between
the time of the election and the Makirg ef his speech w
tie subject of it in the House-of Commons. The elec4l
tion took place in June, 1826. and the speech putpprtcd
to hare been made in June, 1827; and yet the defendenti
bid not attempted to explain why he did not bring col
Lis motionin the early part of the Session. This wash
cis cumbtance which the Court would bear in mind. .les
, the affidavits filed on the other side, it had been,ai-
, tempted to thew that Sir W. Brabazon had received
information of sr-me tumult, being about to take place.
41.derittiUg that to be the case, it was nothing like the-
eharge-inade in the defendant's speech, which was,
" that** Shelifff had received direct and repeated in•
format** from the chief constable of police, that, a
,schemo of murder had been long organised, and
waa to be put in execution on the day of the elec
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tion, in order to give it the colour of a mob tumult."
~1c was Sworn that he bad been informed *that the
*Pattern paity would "lick the Browns Were they
'lett the too a ;' but that was nothing like an intimation

that a scheme of murder had been organized, and was 1
to be pat into effect on the day of election. He (Mr.
Brougham) believed there was no election, either in
England or Ireland, at which scenes of riot and disorder
did not rake place ; and it did not appear from any of
the affidavits which had betn filed in this case, that any
thing more than the ordinary tumult and confusion of
an election had taken place at Castlebar.
Lord TENTHRDRN observed, that in the affidavits filed
on the part of the defendant, there was a good deal
more stated with regard to the peculiar station of the
police on the day in question, than had been explained
or adverted to on the pan of Sir W. Brabazon. There
had certainly been a great neglect of duty, to use the
very mildest phrase; at the same time the Court could
not help feeling that the statement in the libel went
much beyond the facts; but a person applying for the
interposition of the Court by criminal infeermation for a
libel, should purge himself entirely Cons blame, which
the party had not done in this case. His Lordship added,
" My brother Holtoyd and I think, that under sal the
circumstances the rule should be discharged, upon the
defendant's paying the costs."
Mr. BROUGHAM said he should most willingly adopt
any suggestion of his Lordship, though he was desirous
of going into the affidavits in order to show that Sir W.
Brabazokhad adopted the best means in his power for
the press Lion of the peace under the very peculiar'
circumstances in which he was placed.
Lcird TENTIRDIN laid the affidavits might be gone
into, if Mr. Brougham chose.
Ilaouonetsr, said be would consult with his
,Learised Friends, Mr., Erskine and Mr. Park. The Court
was aware dug thii was a very grave charge against Sir

W. Drab:mos, - - -
Lord Tawrastriax..-.llt is so; and we think the libel
goes considerably beyond. what the facts justify; but
still there are circumstances which me unexplained in
the affidavits ea the other side. We wish to speak
mildly of both parties. :
Mr. BROUGHAM said he had no doubt the suggestion
of his Lordship would meet with the approbation of Sir
William Brabazoa.

QUO WARR/MO.—THE CORPORATION OR WELLS.
Str JAMES SCA RI'S I T moved for a rule to shew cause
why a writ of gm* warrant° should not ism, calling
upon Robert Brookes to shew cause. by what right
be claimed to act as one 'of the Masters of the city
and bmough of Wetis. The corporation of Wells
consisted_ of twenty four c-piial burgesses, eight of
whom were called masters; and it was contended nn the
part of those at whose instance she present application
was made, that the election of Mr. Brookes, as one of
the master's, was bad. there not having been a sufficient
number of capital burgesses to constitute a court at the
time the election wok place. which was about six years
I ago. Mr. Brookes, though he had never been snout in,
had continued to act as one of the masters of the cor-
poration, and the object of the present psoceeding was
to ascertain whether or not he herd the office legally.—
Rule granted. . SIAKDAMEIS.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL applied for a rule to show
cause why a writ of mandamus should !rat issue, disectng
certain Magistrates of thr county of Bucks to issue a
warrant for the purpose of levying a chord) rate under
the Act of Parliament. The object of the application
was to procure the opinion of the Court upon a point
which the Magistrates felt themselves incompetent to
decide—viz. whether the. occupiers of all houses which
were built subsequent to the 'making of the rate were
liable to the payMent of it ?
Lord TaNTERDEN said the Colin could not grant the
application. A similar application, made on the part
of the Aldermen of London. had been lately refined, on
the ground that if the Magistrates acted upon a inert •
datums for such a purpose. they might reader themselves
liable to an action of trespass.—Rule refused.
The Court rose at one o'clock, after which Lord Ttx-
Timms sat at Nisi Priors.

DEPCHY 9. MUNN AND ANOTHER.
This was an action for money bad and received. The
defendants, who are auctioneer Irt had been employed by
the plaintiff, in January, 1825. to sell by auction itme
reversionary property. They had received the deposit
mosey. and wanted it in their hands from that time to
the presents and this action was brought to recover the
amount with interest, which the plaintiff claimed from
'January. 1825"—Some admissions woe read, and Wit. •
nesses examined; after which,
Sir Jkstas ScAtturri, who appeared for the defend.
rants, said, he would leave it to the Court to decide the
question of interest (which was the only one is the
cause), and then consent to a .verdict.
Lord TENTERDEN said. it was quite clear that the
plaintiff could not recovny- interest in an action for
money had and received._ k might appear hard that
an auctioneer should retain money in tis hands for three
or four years, without being liable to pay interest, but
it should•be recollected, that a party always had it in
his poier to bring bit action immediately.--A verdict
was then taken for the plaintiff.
NALL 9. LADY °RESULT.
Mr. Baotroiram stated, that this was an action by the
plaintiff, a teacher cf kiieguages, against the defendant,
a Lady of fortune residing in Hanover-square, to recover
the amount niche plaintiff's charge for attendance on
the defendant. and giving her I,lsoos in Latin for a period
of Upwards of.sis months. The plaintiff had attended
her Ladyship twice a week, and his charge was at the
rate of five guineas a month.
Mr. John Howitt, a bookseller, in Upper Berkeley
. street, stated, that in November, INS, Lady Gresley
, -was in his shop. and seeing a prospectus of the plaintiff's,
her Ladyship desired witness to send the plaintiff to her
, houke the following morning; that lie did so, and that
her Ladyship afterwards purchased of witness, an Eton
• Grammar, Daoidsox's Virgil, a Latin Dictionary,

Ciarkes izercises, 3tc.
Richard Pilelist, the defendant's late butler, stated
that he recollected the plaintiff coming to her Lady'-
Iship's house eight or ten times between Apo il, 1823,
and Apia, 1824, but be did not know for what purpose
be cause.
Thomas Price, another butler, stated that the plain=
stiff waited on her Ladyship twice and sometimes
three times a week, for several months subsequent to
April, 1824.
Two letters. from Lady Gresley to the plaintiff were
put in and :sad, to prove the plaintiff's employment,
ant a witness was called to speak to the reasonableness
.ot the charge of five guineas a month for attendance
three times a oriels.
Sir J. Seaman.. in addressing the Jury for the de-
featism, ridiculed the claim, and said it was quite
abstud to ssippo.e that a Lady advanced in life as the
defendant iris Amid have engaged the plaintiff to give
her lemmas in Latin. Her Ladyship had declared most
solemnly that she never employed the plaintiff, and
•ihat when the demand was• firsts made' upon her, she',
thought it was that of some apothecary, for she new
nothing of the plaiatiff as a teacher. eimegtogis. •
Lord TIINTSKIMI summed up the evidence; and the
Jury founds verdia for the Plaintiff—;.Damitges, 204,
'ASWAN V. THE RSV. Tusovirnit *mums.
'nit was an action by the plaintiff' a dealer in mls-

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sals and curiosities, to recover the amount of bis bill on
the defendant for a missal and other *slicks parehased

by him in 1825. *, •
Sit JAM'S SCARLET? stated the plaintiff% case. It
appeared that the Rev. defendant, who has been long
celebrated as a collector of splendid books and mis-
sals, purchased the articles in question on the terms
of paying for them at the end of two years. with
interest on the amount at five per cent. A sale by
auction of his magnificent.collection took place in the
spring of last year, when the missal in question was put
up, but it was not sold, there being no teal bidder for
it, to the extent of the sum at which it was fixed to be
disposed of. The sum now. claimed .by the plaintiff
was 8944 which included interest at 5 per cent. from
September, 1825.
The plaintiff's shopman prover'. the purchase by the
defendant, in September, 1824, et the missal, and a cup
and saucer. Foil the former he agteed to give 3501. and
for the latter 21. 10s.
Mr. 11. 11. Evans, of Pall.mall, stated that the defes.
dam called on him in November last, and told him that
he should send him the missal for sale. It had been put
up to auction at Messrs. Stewart and Co.'s in May last.'
Witness saw it at Messrs. Stewart and Co.'s rooms. He
iiiad occasion to compare it with one which he had for
sale belonging to the late Mr. ll.tnt.
Mr. Stewart, of Piccadilly, stated, that he sold the,
defendant's collection of books and missals, in April,
and May last. The defendant assisted a little is the
preparation of the catalogue. He (defendant) saw the
descriptiqa in the catilogue of the missal iu question:
It was bought in at 3041., .
Cross-examined by Mr. Guaway—The defendant
told me he had made au arrangement respecting the.
missal, with the erson of whom he bought it. 14 —e
fixed its price at 3501. and stated, that if the biddings
did not teach that sum, it aasto be bought in. There
was no real bidding above 2981. The plaintiff attended
the sale.
Mr. GURNEY act3ressed the Jury for the defendant.
He had no instructions to deny the value of the missal,
or that the defendant had purchased it, . and . was.
liable to pay to a certain extent.. When the plain-
tiff discovered that the missal was advettised for sale,
he applied to the defendant to return it to him, or
to pay him the charge for it. This. however,.Was Ob-
jected to, the defendant stating that he ivat hot in a
situation to do so; as, according to an artingementhe
had made with his creditors, he was bound to put up
all his books and mis,als to auction. He, however,
agreed that tl e plaintiff should have the entire sum it
fete! ed, if k sold for mile than 3501. and if it-was bought
in under that sum, it was to be returned to the plaintiff,
and the difference in
_price made up. The plaintiff
assented to this arrangement, but after the sale he ob-
jected to take his missal back.
Mr. Wheatley, of the firm of Stewart, Wheatley, and
Allard, was called to prove theagreement'between the,
parties, but his evidence did not support the statement
of Mr. Gurney, and
The Jury, under the direction of Lord 'Tenterden,
returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 3941.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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MANSION-HOUSE.

Mows Gray was re-examined on a charge of having Stripped a
house, which be bad taken, in Devonshire-street, Bishopsgatesstreet,
of a great quantity of lead. A Lady, named Cimpbelt bad let the
house to a person who bad re-let it to the prisoner, whp,tberooment
he got possession, stripped the premises of the lead on the roof, the
cistern, the pipes, &c.—The prisoner said that he merelY wished to
repair the house, for which purpose he had taken off the-old lead,
in order to substitute new.—The Loan IMAIOR coinstitted him for
trial under Mr. Peel's Act.
Hymen Maps was committed to Newgste as , charged,
with having had in his possession a 51. note, whielt a lif: bed.
lost, along with sus others. . - .
BOW-STREET. ~,...-•...- I.
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Mr. Vickery, the Governor of the House of Correction, Cler-,
henwell, yesterday waited upon Sir Moulin Bunn: and Mr.'
HALL', in•company with Mr. Vickery, jun. a Solicitor, and
g?in-
formed the Ma 'orates that Mr. Gourlay (whose application last
week to the Coue of King's Bench for his dischargeoras unsuccess.
I ful), bad given n tice of bail under the statute; and he (Mr.:
Vickery) thought it.his duty to inform Mr. Hates, the Coinanittiog.
Magistrate, that the responsibility of the bail might be inquired into.!
Mr. Hams said that the bail must be put in before a judge, and,
be shoild not take the trouble of making any Inquiry on the subieet:
•Mr. Vickery said that be believed that Mr. Gourlay intended 1
'to go to Scotland as soon as be obtained his liberty. fie had been
'corresponding with a Gentleman of tank forsome time, relative to
•
mane emigration project.
The Magistrates wished him success, and a speedy journey across
the border. ,