Star.
London, England, 1827-12-20 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the, Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the
LOOM Comscmsoa, Tlecount Gtimucw.die Marquis Of Levason,
Bart Caasnsa, Sari Delmar. Mr. Hammon, the Customises. of
Reenenuse, Mr. -WYNN, Mr. Quezon Gum, Mr. Timm,
1401:01110 PA/011111/1011, 004 Lord BEIL.T. The Ministers anus.
Wed mon after four o'clock, endue in deliberation till halt past Ili
I.The Marsiuis of Ammer was prevented by the ill sure of
health from attending the Cabinet Council; Mr. Snuffs Bevan
was deo absent, the Right Hon. GellllOlllAO being at pr.-mew of
town. The orders for the assembling at a Cabinet Council were
issued on Tuesday afternoon.
Previous to the meeting of tlMMinletersohollariata of Lemon
bad an interview with Visa:mint GOO6l/Cll v his lordlinp's res.
deuce in Downing-street; Mr. HUSCIIOOII "a•• visited the Noble
Viscount yesterday.
Earl Homer left town about three o'clock on Tues.!ay afternoon,
for the Royal Ledge, Windsor Park, to base an audience of the
Klan ; His Lordaltip returned to townie' zhe evening. Mr. TRUST
had also, it is understood, an audience akin Meaner at the Royal
Lodge, on Tuesday afternoon.
Count n'Amm, the Sardinian Minister, aid Mnoneur Rom. the
French Charge d'Affaires, transacted business with Bad Doom
yesterday, at the Foreign-ease, Downing-etreet.
The Doke of Wa.tuitmon left town on Tuesday on a Mooting.
eleurakm.
Moodey the Duke of DEVOIIOIIIIO visited the linglielsOpeta.
home, fee the purpose of selecting a privite boa to widens the per.
tarmacs of French plays.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.
_ ARRIVALS.

The Dowager Maschiontras of Exeter, ot her Mew la ?On.
gardens, from her seat at Roekampton • the Earl and Countess of
Delmore, in Hamilton.plaos, from their seat in Ireland; Mr. and
Mrs. Tracey, at their house in Dover.street, from their seat,
Toddington, Gloucestershire; Lord Muncaster, at Thomas's Hotel,
Berkeley-square, from Yorkshire; Thomas Oakland, Esq. at
Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Yorkshire; T. E. Dyer,
Esq. at ditto, Rom Berk.; James Stevenson. Esq. at ditto, free
Norfolk ; Mr. Mri. and Miss Dobson, at the Burlington Hotel, Old
Harlington and Cork Streets, fiom Bests • Earl of Wlncktises. at
Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor.street, "tom Northamptonshire;
Edward Rice, at ditto, from Northamptonshire; Camas Delancey,
at //WO, from Tunbridge Wells; Colonel Edwards, it -1111Joefo
Hotel, Oxfordatreet, from a tour ; Thomas Teoalsoo,Fal. at,
ditto, from the, Continent:
DEPARTURES. R.
The Eatl of Chesterfierd, for his sent. Bradley Hall, PefrPhies
the Earl of Chichester, for his seat, Stanmore, Susses; I.
Miss Harcourt, from the Burlington Hotel, for the Ceseleist;
Thos. &rime:ton, Esq. from Fladong s klotet, for Butter:girl*
8,. Einpton, Esq. from ditto, far Southampton; Thomas 'Wails,
Si* from ditto, for Nottingham.
This forenoon Lord GODIRICU setoff in a chaise and
Tour for Windsor, in order to lay before the Stan the
result of the Cabinet Meeting, held yesterday at the
Foreign Office, Downing-street.

The Duke of Sussex is on a visit to Colonel Mtn.
wax et Newatead Abbey, the patrimonial estate of Lord Brew
Yrinte Lavin entertained a. distinguished party to
dinner yesterday, at Asaburnham Roue, Diver-areer.
CITY POLITICS AND Outs:Gal.—Among the present
changes taking place in the City, it Is natal that the MAIMS of
the Rost,, retiring front Civic honours, succeeds she Lod Cbid
~Stariamthe late Sir Amerman MWONALD, in his marishae at
Chialehurit; lately occupied by the late Sir Wssuast Loosns.
Lord WILLIAM BENTINCK, the new Gores nor-General
of India, reviewed the troops stationed fie the Conley Depot g
Maidstone on Tuesday. His Lordship is Colonel of the 11th Light
Dragoons, of which regiment there is a considerable number at tile
Depot. His Lordship dined Melte afternoon with Sir Joey sad
Lady Boons!, and yesterday left Maidstone for Ptyrusen, at
which place the Noble Lord will, it is expected, emits& this, treat
for the seat at his Goverucoent in India, In thillsidaonsel fres.
Lord and Lady MANDitILLI accompanied hie Lordship.
&Mei LIM •111 Lannon ADM SPORTING Calimact.;
to which name Hate's Joualiai is now joined.—fiegeral afilikm•
dons having been made for different Numbers of lins.'s Les to
Lesvos, containing CRUl[lllaNlell Ettollll/10 CIianCALITICII, it $
intended to Republish the whole which have, front time to time, sp.
pared in this Newspaper. They consist of sixteen, and will so-
cupy three columns, and the whole of them will be given in the
Paper of Sunday, the 43d of December; the price, as usual, only
Seven-pence.—Persons fix the country, desirous of having Banes
LITZ 111 LoNnoa of ainusav, the sari instant, containing the Series
of *strayed Cutnicalities, can order it for that day only, from in
Newspaper Agent or Postmaster, or can ennotission a Friend *
burn at the Office, No. 169, Strand, London: being a regularly
stamped Newspaper, it can be erns., freest Postage, to any pan it
the United Kingdom. It will be kept on Sale,* No. Me Strand,
properly folded up in Franks, for the einway, wstibui extra
charge, until Monday, the Stet of Decembor, itacinsive.
The Young NAPOLSOII is an intetesting youth. beau-
tifully formed, with the countenance and the fine cut
lips of his father, and the blue eyes of his mother. One
cannot see this blooming youth, with ,his inexpressible
tint of melancholy and thoughtfulness, without a deep
emotion. He has not that masked, plain, and familiar
ease of the Austrian princes, who seem to be every
where at home ; but his demeanour is more digni6e
and noble in the extreme. He has an Arabianneed,
which he strides with a nobleness which gives the pro-
mile of as good horsemanship as that for which his la-
ther was so celebrated. His exedras almost adore his,
and he commands with a precision and a military eye
which prognt sticates a future general. He is, by viP
tue of an imperial decree, proprietor of the eight do-
mains-of the Grand Duke of Toskana, in &hennas
with an income of above 20$000i. sterling ;—a greater
revenue than is enjoyed by any of the imperial prince.
the Archduke Charles excepted. His title is' Duke of
Reichstadt. He is addressed, " Euer Durchlauchet."
(Vutre Altesse). His rank is immediately after that of
the princes of the feigning house, the Amman gamily
of Este and Toskana. His coast establishment is the
same with the imperial princes ; he has his oheritbof-
meister, hi; lord chamberlain, aides de camp, and a
corresponding inferior household. In possession. as he
is, of a large fortune, his destination will depend on bis
his talents and on his inclination. —644slria es if

COMMON HALL
A Court of Common Hail .as yesterday held at the
Goildhall, for the purpose of instituting an inquiry into
the office of the Secondaries of the City of London, and
&gaping the propriety of petitiooing Parliament to
place the betting of writs on the same footing in the
city or London as it is already in other parts of the

dom.
Lose MAYOR said, that having received a requi-
lapa tequesting him to convene a Common Hall for
ibe consideration of the subject which had just been
rood to them by the Common Crier, he felt it his duty
M d* so as early as possible.
Mr.HUNT then stepped forward and addressed the
wain. He had, he said, often appeared before them
iooddress them on the subject of their public grievan-
ce, bet he came forward to ask them to reform their
woe body. The City of London had, unquestionably,
Bright elect their own Sheriffs, as had all the Coon-
-650f England, until, through apathy, those Counties
spewed the duty to devolve to the Crown. The City
id London had, thanks to our forefathers, not suf.
•frfed it so to devolve, and the citizens, in consequence,
bad the power of choosing their Sheriffs. It so happen-
id,boseeser, that in the City the Sheriff's Officer who
mom a man has no power to give bail, so that when a
moo was arrested and offered bail, the officer must tell
him that he has no power to take bail, but must apply
to the Secondary. Now the Secondary's office was closed
except during four hours of the day, and therefore the
man must go to a lock-up house, or fee the officer very
highly; and he had known as much as SO4 aye, ani
14 as a fee given to the officer. An attorney must
he employed, and fees must be given to the attorney
as cell as at the Secondary's Office. He knew one
min in Cheapside who-was arrested for a debt he had
actually paid, and had the receipt in his pocket, and who
as dragged to jail without being allowed to offer.
bel, because he resisted the extortion of the officer. He
wished. however, to make charges against no man; it
en against the system that he was directing his efforts.
By the law uo man was allowed to take any thing for
sbewing favour to a prisoner. There were regular fees
&omen by law, foerpence for this, fourpence for that.'
ands* ; but it was alleged on the part of the officers,
that that Act passed in the reign of the Henrys, and that
fon shillings then was as much as a pound now. The
fact was, dud the office of the Under Sheriff was sold to
the Secondary for 10,2004 Would any man pay such
a sum for an office unless he intended to take illegal
lees? He wished not so be personal, and not to allude
either to the late Secondary or his successor; but the
practice was bad, and the officer was not. so much to
blame, for, out of every pound of these extravagant fees;
be got but half-a-crown, a sum which could scarcely
remunerate him for hi. trouble, though much less thaa
was usually extorted would amply repay him for every
kindness which be could shew a prisoner. He (Mr.
Hunt) spoke not feelingly on this subject,- for he was
user in a lock-up house in his life, except to assist a
friend in distress; but it might be any man's case, for•
noose could tiny that when our •Government might
pall another million or two out of the pockets of the
rot le, for the purpose of enabling our good Ally of
Russia to oppress and dethrone our old Ally of Tur-
key, in order to get nearer to our robberies in the
East—no man could say in what situation such changes
might place himself and his property. No doubt but
die Secondaries werevery worthy men, but it was very
strange that they should have refused to be examined
by the v. s Cruet that appointed them. He should
call upon the Meeting to agree to a Petition to Parlia-
ment requeting an Act to be passed, which, while it
wool+ :.iford'lsniple'remuneration to the officer, would
also psotect the party arrested from extortion. They
bad b en often taunted in Parliament when seeking for
a reformation in Parliament, and asked Why they disk
sot Worth themselves? They were now, he hoped, Mt'
to reform thcmselies. He could not enter fully into tbei
abuses which took place under the present system, ee
would be done by his friend, Mr. Charles Pearson, she.
bad known hundreds of cases of great hardship and
oppression under the present system. Mr. Hunt thea
read a series of Resolutions (for which see the Advertise-
ment in enrfiret page).
The Common Crier then put the first resolution,which
was agseed to.
When the second Resolution was put by the Crier.
Mr. TAYLOR said, that it was somewhat inaccurate
to say that the citizens were still in possession of tha
power of choosing their Sheriffs. They had that power
once, but by a kind of usurpation, it was now vested in
the Livery. He also qdestioned the utility of the present.
proceeding, because Parliament never took such sub-
jects in hand that they did. apt curtail the privileges of
the City. The matter was in course of investigation by
the Law Officers of the City, and he thought tt.would
be better to leave it to them than to apply to Parliament.
Mc. Hums. then said that he would alter the words of
his Resolution to meet .the wishes of Mr. Taylor, by
inserting the word "Livery" instead of " Citizen.“—
Why had slot Mr. Taylor told the Meeting that the Cor-
porstioo was abbot to sell the place again?
Alderman WA ITW WAN spoke in favour of the Motion;
and ultimately the whole of the Resolutions were carried.

In the late representation of the pretty entertainment
called ErilgUshered rWerech, the public rapturously ape
plauded a passing allusion, which the authors thought
it right to add. fbe object of the piece is to prove that
each succeeding day has a tendency to abate those na-
tional prejudices which, during so long a period, made
two neighbouring and rival nations enemies. To the
proofs which Sir Richard bad hitherto given, be added,
' and " wit have fought together at Navarin." We do
sot know what delicacy could be wounded by a phrase
an perfectly in unison with public opinion,and so corn-
pletely justified by the honours which he King has
bestowed on Admiral CODRIXOTON, and by the testi-
vinuials of esteem which our brave Vice Admiral De
ItiQyr bas received from the King of England. What-
•lver the cause,. the last time the performance of Messrs.
BAYARD and G. de WAILI.r was repeated, the phrase
*as discontinued, and a French audience was no longer
permitted to applaud sentiments which were shared by
the Kings of Frrince and England. If. and it is difficult
to doubt it, this suppression is the work of the dramatic
censor, it will be understood from this example with
what fidelity the subordinate agents of power, obedient
to a secret impulse, constantly work in opposition to
the known acts of a Royal Government. This spirit is
seen every where; in things the most unimportant in
themselves, the same system of deception and hypocrisy
is apparert.—Jourrial do Debra: of Saturday.
A few days since, upwards of thirty large silver
dishes were discovered buried in a cave, in an outhouse
attached to the premises of --. SPLAT, Esq. of Brix-
ton, about six miles from Plymouth, by three labourers
in the service of the above-named Gentleman, Who
were employed in enlarging the cave for the purpose of
depositing potatoes. 'I be dishes are said to be several
hunched pounds in value, and from the fashion and
descriPsienkeltlika ntoskenanship, ago "would 19 hare
been as about the reign of Clocai Menn.--Divoe•
port ZWeSTVA.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
SPARRING.
Whiteisesded Bob, new matched against Ned Na). toor Ids
hamiltat the Tennis Court yesterday ; and althongh the weather
was extremely unfavourable, the Court was well attended by ama-
teurs of consequence. As on former occasions, however, the ossiffradl
heroes proved-that they were not staunch io their own interests,'
for a few of the doss were at the seratc.h, and the setong•to was Inks.
Neal was present, but front indisposition did not set to; and Tom
Belcher not having Bob,ecovered from the injury in his knee from
his last trial with Bo was not able to take the gloves. Neither
Ward nor Crawley were in atteodance. Among the competitors
were--Jena Burn and Tom Gaynor, Harry Jones and a Candid.*
Amateur. Jem Raines and the Pea.soup Gardener ; Spencer and
Fisher, from Hereford (a novice) ; and, as a wind-up, Whitelsesded
Bob and Belem°. Bob returned thanks for the kind patronage be
had received, and lamented that the elements were unfavourable to
his friends.
PIGEON SHOOTING.
A good Pigeon Match took place on Tuesday, near Carlisle, be-
tween Mr. Bunn and Mr. Wilmot, two Gentlemen of fortune, for
20 guineas a-side. The terms of the match were 12 birds each, 20
yards distance (rem the trap; two traps. both pulled at once,'
double barrelled guns. stoking it a double shot. Mr. Been killed
his lit, sd, 4th, sth, 7th, SO, 10th, and 12tb, making two dooble
shots; his adversary killed his sth, 6th, 7th. Bth, Bth, 11th, and
12th, making three double shots, but losing the match by goo bird.
Birds, the best blue rooks.
WALKING BACKWARD&
_

Mr. G. Abernetlty,aGentien;namatetr;yesterday, undertook,
for a wager of Se son, to walk backwards three miles In half an
hour. Betting was 6 and 7to 4 against him. The match came off
near EaAdd, and was lost by on minute and CV seconds.

NAVAL INTELLIGEN CE.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
House, when Captain Twomas WILLIAM BASILOW was sworn into
t►e command of the ship George the Fourth, consigned to Bengal
and China.

The Vine, of South Shields, Nixon, was run down, on the !nth
instant, off Sincere!! Bank, by the Brothers, of South Shields;
crew sewed.

'ltla William, of Larne, bound to Liverpool, was totally wrecked
near Lancaster, on Monday.
The Pacific, of Limerick, was sunk in the ice, at Miramichi, on
the 14th ultimo.

Seventy-seven packages of dry goods, and three casks of glass
and earthenware, had been saved from the Aurora. Foramina,
wrecked near New York; but the wind continuing from W.N.W.
ail the cargo was expected to be saved.
Dash Dec. has blown strong all day from S.W. and
septilla of ten. The outward-bound appear to ride well. Arrived
the Rival, Torr, from Trieste; and Ipswich, from bliransichi.
Nemours, Dec. I!.—lt has blown very bard the whole of
last bight and to-day front the N. W. with incessant rain. The
whole of the ootward-bound ride safely.
Lrvgarom, Dec. la.—The Mary, HowtAro, from New Or-
leans, is still on shore; but the leak is stopped, and she is expected
to be got of next tide.
SOCIIII7OST. Dee. 16.—The Reward, Goss, from Messina to
Liverpool, was got off this morning, and may be taken to Liver-
pool with the assistance of a steamer.
DUMFRIES, Decennia th,

Thursday was a truly dreadful night ; the sea, on our coast, ran
asountaim high, and amidst the violence of the tempest, the brig
Alexander, of Liverpool, laden with a valuable cargo from Quebec,
either missed, or was driven from her coarse, and by passing St.
Bees in a wrong direction, got involved in the intricate navigation of
the Solway. From the darkness of the night, and othet circum-
stances, the crew were ignorant both of the bearings and dangers of
the toast. The Alexander, in this way, soon got to windward at
the narrow channel, and after a shock that might have started the
very stoutest timbers, stuck fast on a sand bank—locally known by
the name of Drumroof. To move her was impassible, to save her
equally vain and hopeless; and from the first moment she ceased
to float, the waves lashed her sides, and spouted over her deck with
such fury that she began to break up at the approach of the high
morning tide. The crew, though placed in the greatest jeopardy,
remained on board as long as they could; but when every hope of
saving the vessel bad lied, they betook themselves us their boat, and
in place of tempting the dangerous suet that was whitming and
chafing against the Scottish coast, made for,and reached t►e harbour
of hlaryport. At Southwick, Bumfoot, 12 logs of oak, 45 ditto of
pint,ind4Scart loads of staves have been cast on shore, as also the
ketid•and peeved the stern of the unfortunate brig. Fragments of
be are strewed along the whole coast, and the narkings on these
sufficiently indicate that they were filled with pot and pearl ashes.
From other flirts of the wreck the Alexander appears to he cop-
per bottomed, and was not only a valuable ship, but contained a very
valuable cargo. We are happy to add, that the customhouse officers
are atrenuomly exerting themselves to collect and secure the mate-
rials hitherto cast *ashore, and that they receive every COUSterldlOr
and assistance from General Dunlop, of Southwick.
The stern of imaer vessel has been cast ashore. The mist
near the Brow is currently reported to be strewed with staves asW ,
other Wreck, and there. is some reason to fear that a Greenock vessel
has she gone to pieces in the Solway. Of the crew we have beard
stoaccouot whatever.
The Utility, Bunt, of Dumfries, was totally lost on the Banks of
IfewfoundLand, and an the crew perished. The wreck was seen,
we understand, by Captain MURPHY of the Isabella, lately arrived
at Port Carlisle. Captain Burr was a Bovroessman.
A boat, with the words " Clarke, Dumfries," inscribed en the
nom, was found on Saturday set:might upon the beach near Brow-
houses, parish of Gretna.

EDINBURGH, Dzcziszsal 18.

HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY.

Yesterday Hugh Antidies: and Eaphensia Lawson or
1414 Milton, his wife, were brought up for trial, on an in.
dictment for murder, and a statutory offence laid under',
6th Geo. IV. cap. 126, intituled, a An Act to prevent
the malicious shooting at, and attempting to maim or
disfigure any of his Majesty's subjects ;" in so far as on',
the 18th October last, both the primers, or each or one'
or other of them, upon the stair leading to the house in
Jligli.street, in which they lived, and where the now
' deceased Archibald Campbell, painter at teacher of
dancing, also resided, did throw upon his head and face,
and other parts of the body of the deceased, a quantity
of sulphuric acid, or other corrosive or burning sub.
stance, which inflamed or burned him in so violent a
degree, that he died, in the Royal Infirmary, on the SOth
of October; or otherwise that the prisoners, or one of
them, at the time and place aforesaid, did throw a quan-
tity of sulphuric acid, or corrosive substance, calculated
to injure the human frame, with the intent to minder,
maim, or disfigure the said Archibald Campbell; the
prisoners both pleaded Not Guilty.
Dr. Adam Hunter saw the deceased in the Royal
Infirmary on the 18th October, and as to the injuries
Campbell had received, their acting cause must have
been from acid fluid, and was present at the dissection
at. she body, and described the veins bf the arm as
highly inflamed ; the left eye was completely destroyed,
which could never have recovered from its effect.—
There was also a small quantity of water about the brain.
Drs. Cullen, Russell, Christian, and Nisbet were also
examined; all of whom fully confirmed Dr. Hunter's
statement.—Several other witnesses were examined.
The Loan Jorrica Ctattx having at considerable
length summed up the evidence,
The Jury retired for a few minutes, who, on their
return, unanitioully found Hugh MiMillan Not Guilty,
and Euphemia M'Millan Guilty; but recommended her
to mercy.
Lord Gicuas, in proposing the sentence of the Court,
bald the statute under which the prisoner had been con-.
victed left the Court no alternative but to pronounce
the last sentence of the law, which he proposed should be
carried into execution on hdnesday 2Scl January next.
The unhappy woman, who has been convicted, is the-
first pay n found guilty on such a charge since the
alteration in the law.—(Edinburgh 06server.)
Foasaa.—We are glad to announce the safe arrival
of our townsman, Mr. THOMAS Danumoun, who ac-
companied the expedition to North Artistica, under the
superintendence of Captain Fnamin and Dr. RICH-
ARTMOII. Wears assured that Mr. Dausamoun advanced
some hundred miles farther than was ever done by any
European. He has Woe& home a vast number of
piimeet many of them of the 94th class, and OW of
titan new to 13: kaki.

LAW 'INTELLIGENCE.
'Clinntt OF CI4ANCERY, Dictum 19.

IN is lIANTZR, A 11.1141,1/11tOPT.
Mr‘Kntaist, who had on a former occasion obtained
two writs of Habeas Corpus for bringing up persons of
the names of Gluing and Corbet from Newgate, to
which prison they had been sent by the Commissioners
under the above banktuptcy, for not ttnswerisg satis-
factorily cettain questions put to them, now Appeared
in support of their application to be discharged. The
reading of the return was dispensed with, and the
Counsel proceeded to state the circumstances of the case
as it applied to Gissing. This prisoner was thoshopman
of the bankrupt, and it having been suggested to the
Commissioners during the progress of the bankruptcy,
that there had been an unfair preference of some of the
creditor's by delivering to them goods in contemplation
of the approaching insolvency, the shopman was ex-
amined for the purpose of ascertaining that fact. The
witness was examined twice, and in reply to all the'
questions which had been put to him on the first occa•
sion, he said that he neither knew nor believed that there
had been a clandestine delivery of the bankrupt's stock
to any of his creditors. On the second occasion he was
reminded that a man of the name of Pig, to whom the
bankrupt was indebted for fitting up his-house, had re-
ceived goods from him. The witness admitted that this
was so; that the goods were looked out after the shop
was shut up at night, and that he supposed Pig had
them, because he doubted whether he should get his
debt ; but he persisted in saying that he did not
think the delivery was clandestine, nor that it was
made by way of preference. Upon this, the Com-
missioners ordered him to be sent to Newgate. The
Counsel proceeded to argue, that the question being one,
the answer to which was a matter of inference, and not
of fact, the witness ought not to have been committed
because his conclusion as to what was or was not a
preference differed from that of the commissioners. The
question, too, otassone which did not materially affect
the matter fn hand, because, if the Commissioners
wanted any information on the subject, they might ob-
tain it from Mr. Pig, whom they had a right to et-
amine, and who could gi►e them certain and positive
information on this subject, which the witness whom
they had committed could, at the best, only form an
opinion upon, which might or might not turn out to
be correct.

Mr. Rose and Mr. %ADM were heard in supportof
the commitment.

The LORD CHANCELLOR said, he was of opinion,
after considering the examination, and taking it all
together, that the answers of the witness were not satis-
factory, He must have had opportunities of observing
all that was done by the bankrupt, and with such op-
portunities, and with the suspicions which it appeared
from other parts of his evidence had been excited by
the bankrupt"! conduct, he mull have known something
respecting the alleged preferences. At all events, he
might have given more distinct, and less equivocal, an-
swers than he had thought fit to do. As soon as he
altered his mind in this respect, he might be brought
up again Wore the CoMmissioners ; but at present his
Lordshipwasof opinion that his commitment was right.
The ether dist was then brought on by Mr. KNIGHT.
The person Who had been committed was the book-
keeper of the bankrupt. He stated that a leaf had been
cut out of one of the books by the bankrupt to the wit-
ness's knowledge, and that the bankrupt alleged it was
a mistake, and that •be would enter the account con-
tained in such leaf in another part of the books. He
was examined as to the state of the bankrupt's accounts,
and it appeared that he had incurred debts to the
,amount of 6,0001. in a period of ten months, during
'which he carried on the business of a linendraper at
Norwich. At the time of his bankruptcy, his effects
were not worth more than 2,0001. so that there was a
deficiency Of 4,0001. in a singularly short space of time.
lt was with sf view to obtain from the witness some in-
formation se,pecting the disposal of the deficiency that
he bad been subjected to a long examination. He ad-
twitted that he thought it could not have been made
away with by fair means ; but when he was asked what
he believed had been done with it, he answered he
did not know. The Commissioners repeated thei
questions—explained to the witness that he was no:
asked as to his knowledge, but as to his belief—and to
all these questions he replied that he did not know, and
he would not in any instance state what his belief was.
For this he had been committed, the Commissioners de-
ciding that his answers were not satisfactory.
Mr. KNIGHT now contended that this commitment
was illegal—that the witness was not compellable to
state his belief—that even if he had done so, the object
of the examination would not have been furthered by
it, and that therefore the prisoner was entitled to his

discharge.
The Loan CnAticarioa, after hearing Counsel on
the other side, was of opinion that the witness had fur-
nished proper answers to all the questions of the Corn-
mis!ioners relating to facts, and that he was not called
upon to state his belief in the way that it had been
required of him. He therefore ordered him to be
discharged.
VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Dec. 19.

COO!! V. TWINAM-SAIIII V. COLLITT, AND WADI AND

TWYNAII.

These were cross bills filed between the parties, upon
which the Vice Cstascat.Loa this morning gave judg-
ment. The details are totally uninteresting. The only
question of importance that %cis raised was—the right
a surety had to take any collateral security, that a cti-
ditor may hold 'spoil his paying off the debt.
His }foams decided that the surety was not entitled
to take any except they were delivered at the same ties
he became surety, and deposited expressly for that debt.
COURT OF KING'S- BENCH, Dsc.

Settings in Undi;n: before ord MITICIDIX a'nel a Coalmen hwy.

BARDILI. V. ZRZTT.
This was an action op a warranty of a hone. The
plaintiff, who is a livery stable keeper, was at Barnet
fair last year, where he purchased from defendant. who
is a horse dealer, a mare for 321. and a horse fot 191.
He perceived at the time that the mare had a cold, and
remarked the circumstance to defendant, who said that

it was very slight; that he had purchased the snare
about six weeks before at Northampton, from a person
who had warranted her sound to him, and that he would
warrant her sound to the plaintiff. Before he conk her
away, defendant advised the plaintiff to give her some
physic, and to take a little blood from her, and she would
do very well. On his warfroun Bar net fair, plaintiff found
that the mare coughed much, and was weak. Blood was
taken from her, andvvery care and attention paid to her,
but in about six weeks she died. On being opened and
examined, it appeared that her lungs were in a sea•
thered state, and that she must .have been unsound at
the time she was bought. These facts were proved by
the plainsira son. On his cross-examination, be said the
mare was put into harness, and defendant had never
offered totake the mare back, as far as witness knew.

Other witnesses corroborated this testimony.
A tetetinary surgeon who attended the maze proved,l
that from the state in which he saw her lungs, she most

have been unsound when defendant Mad her to ilaintit.
She had rabereles on herfongs. This.showert that the
inflammation maltase been of long standiegs
The'defence was,; that the mare was perfectly sottod
at the time she was sold,by defendants and that SO 'Airs
fled was the plaintiff of this fact, that. plaintiff had tes
fused an offer of defendant to take back the mare, and
to give 21. premium on the price which plaintiff had
paid him. To prove this, defendant's counsel produced
a:kJ following evidence:
John Spencer proved thathe sold the mare to de-
fendant at Northampton fair, in. April, 1846 (plaintiff
purchased her in Nay). Sbe wasperfectly sound when
witness told her. He knew her for three months before,
and was in the habit of seeing her once a week. He got
301. for her.
Oa his cross-examination, he could not say whether
the mare he sold the defeadaht was the same which the
latter had sold to plaintiff It was a brown mare, 13
hands and a half high, with white marks on the feet.
Another witness, who was servant to defendant at the
time, proved that the latter offered to repurchase the
mare back, and to give 21. more for her than plaintiff`
had paid him. Plaintiff refused, and said he would keep
her for his son.
Another veterinary surgeon proved that tubercles
the consequence of inflammation,• which is always awslir
den with horses. The appearance of them did nok.et
cessarily indicate the existence of disease for six eteekii .
before.
On his cross-examination he said he had not seen die
mare after death. A person who had seen her would-be .
a much better judge.
Another witness spoke of a mare sold to defendant 14
Spencer, but he could not say whether that was thd
mare which plaintiff had bought.
Lord TINTERDIII left it to the Jury to decide upon
the conflicting evidence, observing that the identity of
the mare sold by. Spencer to defendant, and by him to
plaintiff, was by no means clearly made out.
The Jory found a verdict for the plaiiti#, of .37i. foe
the value Of the mare and her keep.
PRIFILE,OF OF WITNILSOM •

Mr. Coin made application to the Court on behalf
of a person who was coining to give evidence in a cause
set down fur trial, but who was arrested for debt by a
Sheriff's officer on his way. The officer and his prisoner
were now in Court.

Lord TINTARDIN ordered them before hint, awl the
Gentleman having been sworn, produ:ed his subpoena,
and stated, that Le wai on his way to Court to gime
evidence when he was arrested in Sr. Paul's church•
yard. His Lordship ordered his immediate discharge.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, D. it).
HAYTHORNI AND WRIGHT V. LAltelN.

This was an action brought to obtain damages for at}
alleged libel. The defendint had pleaded the geneial
issue—Not Guilty.

Mr. Sergeant TADDY stated the plaintiffs' case. His
clients, Messrs. Haythorne and Wright, mere the pro-
prietors of the City Batik, in Bristol, men of high pn.
polarity in their particular profession of banking, and
the general rank of private society. With feelings.ot
great surprise did these respectable persons see In the
Times newspaper, of the 21st Jaly last, a ktter signed
1, Robert Taylor," in which they were accused of a
want of just and moral feeling, and a Elle ted desire
of persecution on account of religious diffsrence of
faith. The letter containing this heavy charge avainst
the plaintiffs was addressed to the Editor of the Tithes
newspaper, of which the defendant is printer, and ran
in these words: