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I I3rtttøfJ. In the absence of all foreign news, the attention is re- I called to our domestic situation; and among the most in- [ f Cresting, though not perhaps the most important of these, to the present state of the Cabinet, and to the question of i the changes which may be introduced into it previous to f 'he next meeting of Parliament. The long prorogation of "arliament affords time for the quietest, and most expert tactician of his day to take the best measures for strengthen- Ing this weak point of his position and his friends, and the admirers of his extraordinary talents for governing mankind, are alike confident, that probably without any very striking change in the constitution of the Cabinet, he will meet the Assembly of the nation in a few months with an overwhelm- ing preponderance in both Houses. The Whigs are per- fectly filling to take office with the Duke of Wellington, ihqir leaders are able; but there are too many of them, we sh°uld think, to suit his Grace's purpose, and some of them 19 too high, and, it may be, too dogmatical and imperative. The Duke of Wellington and the Earl Grey would hardly suit in the same Cabinet. Exclusive of the obvious diffi- culties, arising from the present constitution of the Courts of Fquity, there may be objections of a personal and political character to Mr. Brougham obtaining even the subsidiary office of the Master of the Rolls. The Duke is personally' attached to the Earl of Rosslyn, who with the character of a Moderate, but consistent and decided Whig, occupies a place in the Cabinet. But we indline to think that his Grace will be satisfied if he can round and effectually se- cure his position, without any further assistance from this Party in the State. c -^U^e Wellington has been paying a visit at Sadborn Hall, the seat of Lord Hertford, and Mr.Vesey -fr-tzgerald, the President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. Huskisson, met his Grace at that place. Whatever may be the morals of the Marquis of Hertford, whom many of our readers may recognise more distinctly under his former tItle of Lord Yarmouth, he is a man of great ability, well known at Windsor, and knowing pretty accurately what is I k known in the great world in which he moves. He has I thought fit to bring the Premier and Mr. Huskisson toge- ther and probably he would do a good service to the coun- ts Were he to accomplish a perfect reconciliation. The £ >uke, we are assured, has a great respect for the financial abilities and acquirements of Mr. Huskisson; and did the other again take office, there would be little risk of another Misunderstanding. Mr. Goulburn would undoubtedly make an infinitely better Speaker of the House of Commons, than j; a Chancellor of the Exchequer: and where shall a man equal to Mr. Huskisson be found, to watch over the financial re- sources of the country at a period of great, and possibly of IDcreasing difficulty ?—Record. Windsor, Oct. 23.—During the past week his Majesty has continued his airings in the Great Park, accompanied j by his suite, occasionally visiting the Castle, Virginia Wa- ter, &c. His Majesty's hours for enjoying his favourite drives are from two o'clock until five, in his pony phaeton, and his health, we are happy to state, remains unusually good. About the 20th of November is the time talked of for his Majesty to take up his residence for the winter sea- son at the Castle; all probability of his going to Brighton is consequently set aside. The Duke of Wellington has paid into the Treasury the "Ium of £1025 received by him as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. Among- the items carried to the credit account of the last quarterly return of the revenue, was a sum of £120,121 re- ceived of the West India Dock Company for the purchase of the City Canal. BRIGHTON.—A case that has just transpired we shall take the liberty of citing in illustration of the state of the law. It is that of a disputed debt. The particulars are these:- i. Mellish, a coachman, and a very respectable man, had ^greed to supply a young woman named Streeter, who keeps a fruit and green-grocer's shop in this town, with a certain quantity of walnuts, at a stated price. The agree- ment was not reduced to writing. The walnuts were deli- vered, Streeter says they are not according to the sample Mellish says the contrary. She refuses to pay, and he in- sists. This transaction took place, we believe, in 1826. i, Well, at length Mellish applies to a lawyer, who issues a | summons from the County Court, to which the defendant puts in an appearance. The cause proceeds step by step, from the July Court, 1828, to that held on the 8th of Octo- 1829, when the matter comes on for trial. The evi- dence, as a matter of course, is conflicting; but the plaintiff on<?ivirr a -v"rdict to the full amount claimed by him, with one shillIng superadded as damages, carrying cosis. INOW comes the gist of the matter. Plaintiff's attorney delivers in a bill of costs, which of course is submitted to taxation, comes out of the fiery ordeal, and assumes the following Pe Bill of COsts £ 41 1 0 Damages 0 1 0 41 2 0 Taxed off 12 14 6 28 7 6 Debt 1 0 0 f29 7 6 tk j — Costs of plaintiff s attorney— £ 41. Is! tor e defendant's attorney will also have a bill of costs. Now 0 serve the operation. The plaintiff, who gains his cause, oses not only the sum sought to be recovered by him, but 14s 6d besides. This is a favourable case; because tbedefendant is solvent: but had she been insolvent, the whole of the £41, 2s costs would have fallen upon the plain- tiff, because the lawyer always secures his money. Now, without offering a remark on the respectability or otherwise of that practice which would either carry into Court or de- fend an action for so contemptible a consideration (we write in reference to the sum claimed, not the costs), it must be evident to every trader, that the existence of a Court of Requests in this town would be attended with incalculable benefit. In the above case, the plaintiff—presuming upon the goodness of his case, for we do not venture an opinion to its merits-would have recovered his due, without meting such an amount of damages upon the defendant; which damages, be it observed, is so much taken from in- dustry, for the support of that which yields nothing to the country,—Brighton Guardian. There is at present in operation in the island of Islay nearly twenty distilleries, which not only supply the western market, but considerable orders are received from Scottish _amilies in England and Ireland. These distilleries vary s'ze> from the work that produces from 1500 to 2000 ogsheads, of from 95 to 116 gallons each a fortnight, to e humble single still of 60 gallons contents. At present It commands a ready market in Glasgow at 10s cash an im- perial gall. 11 O. P. The malt during the process is dried ith peats, but coals have to be imported for the consump- Ma of the furnaces, which adds to the cost of the distilla- tlon.-Glasgow Chronicle. THE SINKING FUND.-The Commissioners for the Re- duction of the National Debt will purchase daily during e current quarter, and which terminates on the 5th Janu- ary, 1830, in aid of the Sinking Fund, £ 11,848-13s 9d, whIch in the quarter will amount to f521,342. 5s 8d. The um first mentioned is to be invested in stock on each trans- er day of the week. The total amount to be invested this quarter is much less than the sum laid out in that which ermmated on the 10th instant, when £ 668,055. 8s 4d were Rested in the purchase of stock. The Commissioners in the last quarter bought up a considerable amount of the 3 £ Per Cent. Reduced Annuities, as well as Consols, 3^ per ents. and Reduced Annuities. At present the investments are confined to Consols and to 3! per Cents, of 1818. v -l he Bishop of Lincoln is giving great satisfaction in in- -ng 0n double duty, where practicable, throughout his 11 "7 Parliament will not, it is believed, meet before the usual time, the first week in February. The practice of not meet- ing till after Christmas has now become so inveterate that it will not be deviated from, except under the pressure of some necessity. As the Catholic question, which has com- monly occupied so considerable a portion of each session, has been disposed of, and as no question which will give the same play to declamation has yet taken its place, there will be more time for measures of domestic and financial improvement in the next, than has been applicable to this purpose in any session for many years past. THE KING.-Some absurd reports were circulated last week that our gracious Sovereign had declined in bodily strength. We rejoice to be able to give them a flat contra- diction. His Majesty enjoys the best health and spirits. The King still resides at the Royal Lodge, and has given up his intention of visiting Brighton this season. It is un- doubtedly the royal intention to visit London in the spring, but his Majesty will pass the winter at Windsor Castle.- Age. A report is very generally circulated in the city that Sir T. B. Lethbridge has recently disposed of his Dunster estate, amounting to 50CO acres, to a Staffordshire gentleman named Beach, for the sum of £100,000; and should this prove correct, it may be considered as indicative of the worthy Baronet's intention not to contest the representation of the county, in the event of a dissolution of Parliament.—Bath Journal. The turn-out" is reaching the farmers; a gentleman who represents one of the oldest families in Lincolnshire, has re- ceived notice from nearly forty of his tenants of their inten- tion to quit their farms.-Stamford Mercury. 1 07 On Saturday morning, as the coachman of Joseph Tickell, Esq. the extensive brewer of Whitechapel, was expressing his partiality for his favourite horse, by kissing him, the ani- mal suddenly bit off the poor man's under lip, and swal- lowed it. The coachman is suffering severely from the effects of the accident, and his face deprived of the lip, pre- sents a singular and frightful appearance. The accident occurred at Mr. Tickell's residence, at Lower Clapton. The mainmast of the Briton has been fitted with a tin pipe, for the conveyance of the voice in boisterous weather from the quarter-deck to the main-top. The pipe is about one inch in diameter.-Hampshire Telegraph. The Hooghley, of 600 tons, belonging to Messrs. Buckle and Co. departed yesterday from the St. Katherine's Docks for the new settlement of Swan River, fully laden with agri- cultural implements, machinery, stores, &c. live stock and 216 passengers. She was locked out two hours and a half before high water, and immediately proceeded on her voyage. The Caroline, George Canning, and Medina are loading for the same place in the St. Katherine's Docks, and will follow the Hooghley in a short time. STATE OF TRADE. The quantity of goods sold in Hud- dersfield market, on Tuesday last, was much larger than usual. The looms are better employed, but wages have not improved. At Halifax market, on Saturday last, the quan- tity of goods sold was greater than had been sold on any previous market day during six months. The Bradford market continues brisk.-Leeds Mercury. THE ROCHDALE WEAVERS.—We are glad to have it in our power to announce a return of the weavers from the turn-out of last week, but the return, unfortunately, does not include the whole number, from the scarcity of work which prevails. At present all is tranquil, nor is there generally manifested, during the secession of the operatives from their employ, those symptoms which should cause any alarm to the public.-Manchester Advertiser. Miss Fanny ttemhle "OümQ dostinorl to vpnovato the for- tunes of her family, and the drooping character of the Brit- ish Stage, which, in our day, has experienced four most re- markable and fortuitous epochs. The first season that great luminary, Mrs. Siddons, acted at Drury-Lane, the profits to the proprietors were said to have exceeded jE20,000, not- withstanding the smallness of the theatre. The first season after Mrs. Billington's return from Italy, when she played alternately at Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden, each house cleared a similar sum. The first year Master Betty acted in London, each house was estimated to have realized £ 30,000; and the year Miss O'Neill first came to Covent- Garden, Messrs. Harris and Co. netted £ 20,000. FUNERAL OF THE ECCENTRIC JAMES HIRsT.-The re- mains of this eccentric individual, placed in the coffin which he had for years^exhibited to the public, and had used as a cupboard, were interred at Rawcliffe on Saturday, the 17th inst. It was his express wish to be carried to the grave by eight old maids, each of whom was to be paid 10s 6d for her trouble; and if this could not be effected, eight widows were to be engaged at 2s 6d each, to perform the same ser- vice. The former wish, however, could not be complied with, either from a want of a sufficient number, or from a desire of not publicly acknowledging a designation of such a contumelious and appalling import. The funeral pro- ceeded from the house to the chapel, about four o'clock: the corpse was borne by eight widows, and a solemn tune was performed the while with a bagpipe and fiddle, the former being played by a Scotch shepherd, and the latter by a person at Rawcliffe. During the ceremony the chapel was crowded to excess; and the number of spectators from the surrounding villages to witness the obsequies to a man whose eccentric habits had become proverbial throughout the district, is computed at upwards of 1000.-Doncaster Gazette. KING'S PRINTER.-The patent under which this most lucrative situation is held will shortly expire. The emolu- ments arising from it are said to exceed a Tellership of the Exchequer under the old system. The late John Reeves held a moiety of the office for a few years, and left behind him between two and three hundred thousand pounds. Surely the Duke of Wellington will not permit the patent to be renewed without effecting an entire renovation in the charges at present made for Acts of Parliament, and the va- rious and extensive volumes of records, and other expen- sive documents ordered to be printed by the Houses of Lords and Commons, which, in the yearly estimates, con- stitute a fearful amount of charge, all drawn from the pub- lic purse, and consequently occasioning additional burthens. In the present improved state of press-work, machinery, and every thing else relating to printing, the old charges ought to be abolished, and a new rate substituted, which would be best done by open tender for all the great jobs. More than one hundred per cent. upon the present system of expence would be saved to the nation. Another Welsh Judgeship is vacant by the death of W. Kenrick, Esq. of Broome, near Dorking. Sir Edward Sugden, the Solicitor-General, made his third visit to the Fleet last week, and benevolently relieved seve- ral victims to contempts of Chancery." The funeral of Mr. Dawe, the Royal Academican, took place at St. Paul's cathedral, on Tuesday morning; the pall was borne by the Russian Ambassador and Sir Thomas Lawrence; a long cortege of artists and literary men at- tended.—Mr. Dawe is said to have realized £100,000 by painting the principal Sovereigns of Europe. The 3d Light Dragoons, quartered at Sheffield, received orders last week to commence wearing mustachios. SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Sunday last, a neigh- bouring congregation were thrown into a state of the utmost alarm by the occurrence of a circumstance of a very singular kind. In the middle of the service the Leghorn bonnet of a lady-how will the reader credit the fact ?—actually took fire, by means of the concentrated rays of the sun emitted through what is termed a sky-light. When the bonnet was discovered to be on fire by those who were placed beside the lady, they instantly rushed to it, and in their anxiety to smother the rising flame, alarmed her so greatly that she naturally screamed aloud. The consequence was, that se- veral of those in more distant parts of the church, not know- ing the nature of the occurrence, precipitately rose from their seats, and made for the door, under the impression that the house was falling. Here the scene baffles description- the confusion and alarm now became so great, that it was only owing to the admirable presence of mind evinced by the clergyman, who intimated to them the nature of the cir- cumstance, and entreated them to compose themselves and keep their seats, that a repetition of such a scene, perhaps -wr.1 on a smaller scale, as the memorable one of Kircaldy, about twenty months since, was hanpily prevented from occurring. The lady's son is a student of medicine, and it is, thought by some persons that some articles of a highly combustible nature with which he hadbeeh previously trying experi- mets, must have unknowingly adhered to the bonnet, which made it ignite so readily.—Eight Courier. The following regulationj resfecting the permission given by the Admiralty to twentw-fou ^commissioned naval officers to attend the Professor, ar. th School of Naval Architec- ture, at Portsmouth, to ertenV their knowledge in naval scientific subjects, is communicated for the information of our naval readers. The twenty-four officers must be com- missioned officers (of any ig.nk), and must be at the room for study at half-past eight bvery morning, except Saturdays and Sundays, to be again in at three p. M. and quit at five in the evening. During attendance at College, except on special leave from the Admiralty, or sickness, they will not be allowed to absent themselves more than one lecture-day in a fortnight, and the Governor of the ColJfege will make a monthly report to the Admiralty, with any remarks the Pro- fessor may wish to add. will be allowed for them to remain at the College, Jt till" j may be discharged sooner if they wish; in this case they cannot be again admitted. The Professor and first Mathematical Master of the Royal Naval College will attend from 'wo till half-past four in the afternoon, during one hour of wuch time the Professor will give Lectures on such subjects is he deems most useful to the officers in attendance. Tie officers will provide all books, instruments, &c. as they may require for their own personal use, and arrange for their mess-board and lodging in the town, as no expence will be incurred to the public under any of these heads.—Devvnport Telegraph. On Thursday a meeting of the Commissioners of Supply of Lanarkshire was held at Hamilton, when it was unani- mously resolved, that new gaols were necessary in Lanark and Hamilton.-Scotsman. THE MooRs.-Most of our stranger sportsmen are now returning to the plains of merry England, and we are glad to find that, in spite of flood and storm, they are tolerably satisfied with the results of the campaign. The Strathgarve party, we understand, have exported about nine hundred brace of birds, part of the,spoil of a few weeks' exertions and five or six guns. Englishmen are famous for their love of field sports, and we knew one gentleman—a hale vigor- ous old clergyman—who used ^eau.teriy to bivouack under a hedge on the night preceding the 12th of August, that lie might be first in the field when daylight dawned. Some- thing similar must be the animus of the three English gen- tlemen, who, with their friends, annually rusticate at Strath- garve:-who travel from five to six hundred miles, and who pay about X50 per annum for the use of moors that would scarcely yield £.50 if applied to the only other use nature seems to have intended them for, a pasturage for sheep. Yet who will blame their choice? Fortune is prodigal of her gifts to some, and two or three months spent among the wild moors—labouring from sunrise to sunset like hedgers and difchers-climbing trackless steeps-leaping or fording burns-and breathing daily the pure invigorating air of the mountains, must lend both "fire to the eye and vigour to the limb," and to the sons of wealth and luxury must be like opening up a new and primitive existence. Health is of all earthly blessings the most valuable, and many a shat- lered constitution is renovated by these annual sojourns amongst scenes which no man can contemplate without wonder or delight.—Inverness Courier. LORD T ALBoT.-This excellent and estimable nobleman arrived in Dublin on Friday, on a visit to Mr. Under Se- rrAtary .GrAopory.Thero ran in doubt, that, his. appear- ance in Dublin will be hailed with joy by persons of every class, who have not forgotten his urbanity of manner, his charitable disposition, and bland and unostentatious hospi- tality, while Chief Governor of Ireland-—Dub. Even. Mail. The Limerick Chronicle of Saturday says-" Weare ex- tremely sorry to hear a report very prevalent this morning, and from a source that leaves little doubt of the fact, that the Rev. John Going, Rector of Moyaliffe, county Tippe- rary, was shot dead yesterday evening, by a band of assas- sins, a short distance from the town of Thurles, which he had left about seven o'clock in his gig. The Rev. Mr. Going was brother to Richard Going, Esq. police magis- trate, who was so barbarously murdered in this county, in October, 1821." Two policemen, named Devereux and Budd, had a war- rant to execute on the son of a farmer, named Heffernan, near Freshford, on Friday night. The police were convey- ing away both sons, when the old man interfered, an alter- cation arose, and Devereux shot the father on the spot. An inquest was held soon after and a verdict of wilful murder has been returned against the policeman, who is committed to Kilkenny gaol. The accounts received this week from the interior are, as far as respects the peace -of the uu»,»jtry, of the most satis- factory kind. Neither in the west nor south, nor in the north, has there occurred a transaction worth mentioning. Waterford Chronicle. We are sorry to learn that the iron trade of the south of this county still continues in a very depressed state, and that at the quarterly meetings held last week some partial reductions took place. In Shropshire the trade is equally bad, and the reductions in price greater than in Staffordshire. Staffordshire Advertiser. HEREFORD COUNTY SESSIONS-—-In consequence of the annual fair occurring on the day the Jury are usually sworn in at these Sessions, the Magistrates postponed the proceed- ings of the Court till Wednesday, when it was opened pre- cisely at nine o'clock. Some tiflie, however, elapsed before the Jury could be completed, and the Chairman complained that the Court had been kept waiting a considerable time by those summoned as Jurors, although for their accommo- dation the time of swearing in bad been deferred, owing to the fair on the preceding day. He directed the names of those summoned to be called, and fifteen were fined 40s each for non-attendance. A Bailiff was also fined 40s for neglect of duty. The Jury having been completed, they were sworn, and after the usual forms, the Chairman, E. Poole, Esq. addressed thern.-—He said, although some of them had kept him waiting, be would not long detain the Jury from the important duties they had to discharge, as there were many cases to be brought before them for their consideration. He had one observation to make; a paper had been laid before the Magistrates for their consideration, in which it was asserted the county expences had been in- creased this was not correct, as the expenditure had been rather diminished. Since the year 1824 a considerable debt had been paid off, amounting to the sum of £ 11,000, which accounted for the apparent additional expences of the subsequent years, and particularly in the last account, the sum of X3000 and upwards, a part of the debt, was paid off.—There was now a comparatively small debt owing, and he hoped the Rates might be lowered still more, if the expences of prosecutions should not increase the necessary expenditure of the county funds. He would not detain them longer, and begged they would use all diligence in expediting the cases which would be brought before them, as there had been considerable delay from the want of punctual attendance on the part of some of the Jurors, and they had much to do. The calendar contained eighteen prisoners, whose sen- tences were as follow Lloyd, for stealing two bags from Mr. Apperley, at Aylton, to be transported for seven years.- Thos. Frewin, John Mitchell, and Oliver Mitchell, for stealing two pigs from Mr- Sickerton, at Linton, to be imprisoned, Frewin two years, and J. and 0. Mitchell six months each.—E. Hadley, for stealing a feather bolster from W. Summers, at Cradley, and W. Williams, for stealing a silk handkerchief from W. Ford, at Bromyard, each to twelve months' imprisonment; and Williams, at the expira- tion of his sentence, to a further twelve months'imprison- ment, for stealing a waistcoat- '• Moms and Ann Moms, convicted of violently assaultipS Martha Badger, in the pa- rish of Leominster, to be imprisoned, Ann for three months, and John for six months, and to be bound in a recognizance of £ 50 for his good behaviour for six months.- Thos. Stub- bins, for stealing a wooden bottle from J. Davies, at Aylton, and fV. Dubberley, for stealing a pair of shoes, from T. Pot- ter, at Leominster, each to one month's imprisollment.- G. Rogers, for stealing a goose from J. Adams, at Marden, to fourteen days; and Elijah Brampton, for stealing a young pig from Mr. Bennett, at Fownhope, to seven days' impri- sonment.—Four were acquitted, and two discharged by proclamation. At the CITY SESSIONS, on Thursday, T. Blackwell was acquitted upon a charge of stealing (with others) three geese, the property of Mr. Cranston, of Widemarsh.—No bill was found against Joseph Griffiths, the elder, charged with steal- ing oak scantlings and timber from Mr. J. Davies, of the White Swan; but his two sons, Joseph Griffiths and Benj. Griffiths, were both found guilty, and sentenced to three months^ imprisonment and hard labour.—John Thomas was found guilty of stealing glasses from the landlord of the Three Crowns, and in consequence of his long imprisonment and advanced age, being upwards of 70, he was ordered to be imprisoned a fortnight and to be then discharged.— Thomas Taylor was indicted for a breach of the peace, and assaulting Samuel Scaffull, one of the city police, in the performance of his duty, whereby his shoulder-bone was broken; he was convicted upon the clearest evidence, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE WOOL TRADE.—In reference to an article which appeared in the Courier some months since, relative to the shipment of large quantities of coarse wools from British ports to France, where the article was in demand, the ac- counts from Van Dieman's Land, received two days since, state that it was the intention of the wool growers in the co- lony to adopt measures for opening a direct trade in coarse wool between France and Van Dieman's Land, by which means the expences on re-shipments of wools in England for France, second freightage, &c. would be saved. The coarse sort of the colony has been considered of little value to the growers. The growers of wool in Van Dieman's Land bad began to pay great attention to cleaning their wools, and some consignments of fine clean wools were about being made, which, it was thought, would consider- ably raise the character of the growth of the colony. JUVENILE CONVICTS.—(From the Sydney Gazette.)— We regret to observe so many of the prisoners by the Geor- giana consisting of mere boys, on an average not more than 10 or 12 years of age. Their youth is certainly a fault that time will improve, but in the mean time it must be distress- ing to the government to know how to dispose of them with propriety. We remarked one little fellow among them not much more than four feet high, and about 10 years old, who has been in prison nearly four years under conviction. When asked by the principal superintendant how old he was, the little urchin answered He was so young when he was born that he could not tell." His name, we believe, is William Edwards, but he is generally known by the appel- lation of King John. He is one of those unfortunate instru- ments of the old thieves with which London, notwithstand- ing all our weeding, still superabounds, that used to be car- ried in trunks or boxes, and left at houses, or covered up in a basket with cabbages, &c. and placed in a convenient corner until night, when it was his duty to open the street door for his confederates to enter; or sometime he was thrust in at a cut-out pane of a shop window, which he would afterwards strip. Not more than three of all the three- score boys on board the Georgiana could repeat even the Lord's Prayer at the departure of the vessel from England; but now we have much pleasure in stating, owing to the persevering and praiseworthy exertions of the surgeon su- perintendent, Dr. Conway, they can not only all repeat their prayers, but most of them their Catechism. It is to be hoped that the work of reformation, which has been so weli begun, will advance and be pertected in these boys by their removal to this island. FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, OCTOBER 23. INSOLVENTS. Joseph Ardern, Weaverham, Cheshire, farmer. Alexander Mackintosh, Conduit-street, merchant. Robert Thomas, Liverpool, ship broker. BANKRUPTS. Wm. Abbott, Aldersgate-street, coal merchant. Thomas Lewsey, Great Burstead, Essex, farmer. George Henry Trimbey, James George Lewis Trimbey, and George David Trimbey, Watliug-street, merchants. Thos. Cheetham, Heaton Norris, Lancashire, cotton spinner. George Chappel, Holborn-bndge, hat maker. John Swan, Northleach, Gloucestershire, draper. John and Geo. Andrews, Bread-street, Cheapside, Blackwell Hall factors. John Crisp, Idol-lane, Great Tower-street, wine merchant. Robert Wiss, Fleet-street, water closet manufacturer. John Hutchison, Liverpool, merchant. Thomas Wheeler, Hereford, corn dealer, Nov. 12, 13, Dec. 4, at the Green Dragon Inn, Hereford. Solicitors, Messrs. Under- wood and Evans, Hereford; and Mr. Bodenham, Furnival's Inn. George Eyre, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer.