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STATE OF TRADE. rjtjilie rrioney was roine from to make up the neces-1 BANKRUPTS. At tiie mealing of the Jjivetpool Dock Committee on Tuesday, a survey of the stations between 1iverpool and JtJtil KUckfn, ol Lancaster, victualler', vyas remanded to nritt circuit, to produce a witness and a uromlssory note, and also to amend lii.s schedule. Tligmat Mills, of Rochdale, flannel manufacturer, vrho was not opposed, was remanded to next circuit, to pmluee William Kenyon, and au account of the property sold to him by tlis insolvent. DKBADFUI ACCIDENT.

About, half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon, the neighbourhood of the Collegiate thurch was thrown into great consternation by the sudden fall-of a public-house, known by the sign of Von Blucher, situated near the Old Bridge. Most of leaders will probably recollect that a fire took place last year in the premises occupied by Drew, grocer and provision-dealer, in Old Bridge-street, which were entirely destroyed, and have never since been rebuilt (owing, wc believe, to an intention which at one time exiited of carrying a road to Strange ways over the site of them). These premises adjoined the Blucher pnhlic-house, which was probably one of the oldest buildings in town, and constructed partly of timber, which appears to have been greatly decayed. Since the lire, it has Just the support it Tcceivtd from Mr. Drew's premises, and has been gradually giving way ever since, though no apprehensions of immediate danger were entertained by the tamily.

About half-past two o'clock yesterday, however, the whole front part of the building fell at once, with a dreadful crash, giving very little warning to the inmates. Mr. Farr's family consisted of himself, nis wife, a brewer, and two female servants. Mr. Parr was not in tlie house, and the others happened fortunately to be at the back of the premises, and made their escape through the back windows, without injury.

wy-aaniDUnt. The additional six-pence the pound ukt be little, it at all. more than halt oi what was Wanted. 'here were twenty-four watchmen and a supcrintendant. at Tfteen shillings per week each, making a total of eighteen (Unas ftfteen shillings weekly, with iome further expenses; id the money could not be paid, unices they were to go Dto debt.

The intention of the commissioners present at he former mectiwx was, that they should dismiss the watchmen, from the end of the quarter, and put them ion again on the tweutv-mivth of aepteinbcr; so as to have waicn tsunng tne winter six nionuis, out not during tne mmer. Ihis tne nolico hinds might provide for; but ey could not provide for more Mr. (Jill, Mr Ilatcliffe, IVIr. W. 'Jarnett, JWr.

Shelmeulinc, Mr. Tavlnr, ar.d other gentlemen, expresstd themselves advtrse to the discharge of the watchmen at present, as ordered by the last meeting, though e.crtainlv neither desirous of running the township into debt, nor thinkintr it r.ecessarv that the watchmen pshould be employed throughout the summer. Mr. il- fbamson and Mr. IJcwhurst spoke in favour of the rcsolti- ''tlon of the last meeting Mr.

Hury wished, that if ary i watchmen were kept, they should lie paid by private sub-' etaription Ultimately, a modification was introduced into nr. Milne's resolution, to the effect that the order of the firmer meeting, for the discharge of the watchmen, should rescinded; that the number employed should, from this le, be reduced to twelve; art fbat the whole subject be taken into further consideration at the next general Reeling of the commissioners, which is to be held on the jjwenty-sixth of April. kiting. On Tuesday last, being Kaster t'uesday, the annual meeting for the election of p.irochial jfBcers for the ensuing year, was held at the parish table, ii the collegiate church; the Rev. C.

I. Wray, one of the ihaplainx, in the chair; when the gentlemen, whose names re given in an advertisement in a preceding page, were lectcd without opposition or observation. The books containing nn account of the receipts and disbursement of the palford charities, were then submitted to the meeting, which pave rise to soir.e discussion, in the course of winch Mr. filling asked Mr. Henry Hurgess (one of the trustees) lhcthcr any disbursements of money were made by any khcr persons than the boroughreeve and constables Mv.

Burgess replied in the negative. Mr. Pilling said that, an impression bad prevailed to the contrary, and le the propriety of p'iblishiiiv an annual report receipts and disbursements, Mce that published by the select vestry of Salford. He was perfectly aware that the were now properly administered by the trustees; every one was not aware ot that, and it would be as jwcll to takeaway all pretence for imputations ot' niwcon-UXwzt. Mr.

ItHrgcirt sr.id he though) the trusti.es would not Ifeel any objection to the publication of such an account: cer-' tainly, for hi-, part, he ielt none Mr. lirotherton observed that, when Mr. liurgess said that none of the charity money was expended, except by the churchwarden and overseers, he meant, of cmirse, to confine hu observation 'to the present time; and, with that limitation it was, no perfectly true; but, certainly, sonic yens ago, very great irregularities had jirev.nlrd in the disbursement of the money. From the year to the year 11(07. though the income of the charities amounted to at least a pur.

not a year vva ever expended by the churchwarden and constables; and the way in which the accounts were kept at that time might be judged from the tact that in one place in the books, tlnrc was an entry on one side, To rents received, ai on the other side, in Ity disbursements, ISesides tlie.se, there were some leases of property under very suspicious ciruiin-etanccs. A large plni of land in Oxford iioad, was sold to the Jute Mr. John (ji'iicrt, at (tl. per yard, which re-let at a -greatly luivuiu'ui late. About yards oi this land w.ts atierwawls let by Mr.

(iilh'-r't to the itoch-dale canal company, for (is. per ariiiuin during the tcun nf his lease (which was forl)years); but the canal company being desirous of purchasing in fee, and having a power to do under their act of parliament, agreed to give '2'. (is. (id. a year extra during the cont'iiiiain-c ol the lease; making altogether JLl'M.

Us. (id. but, msieid of paymgihis Amount to the charity, at the expiration of Gilbert's lease, the; are only to pay "Js. ll.d. for ever; so that the initn.sis of the charity hud tvidcntly been sacriiiccd in Order to make a good bargain lor 'l'lieu- was another plot of land, containing upwaids of 11, OIK) yards, which had been conveyed by the trust.es themselves to the Hoehdale canal company; yet, the charity received from it only about Jjlo'0.

a v'-ar, whilst an individual derived from it upwards of A' (Ml. per gave rise to some discussion amongst the gentlemen assunlded; several of uhoni expressed a hope thai the commissioners app ioted to investigate public chart ties would take care to the proceidniy which had i-n place with n.rd to the ford Tiu meeting para 1 1 d. lsi.roi!D Yivi it i t'u of Sulh.id was held in the boatd of the workhouse, on Monday las' the U7lh March; Mr. Wakilh Id, th churtb in the chair, when the following eitle-men were nominated to till the various parochial eili.es, namely: Mr. Jtritr.

Miunpson, churchwarden; Samuel Williamson, sidesman; Mr. J. G. Frost, sidesman for and Mr. John Ashton, sidesman for JUoughton.

Mr. Thomas Wright, James Fernley.and 3.1r. Joseph (irvgory were appointed overseers. '1 he thanks of the meeting were unanimously viucd to Mr. Redhead, lor liis gratuitous services as law clerk to the 'stry, a Robert PiJiing, livjuire, for his nnweari.

assiduity, as a member of the select vestry, and for the many other important services he has rendered to the town during the last five years. Tlie meeting nlso unanimously ordered a gra'uity of -L'2i. ii) John Higgles, one of the beadles, for his active i services liysiiles the present overseers, and the greater part sy'jt the tnwitbstra of UiVsdreCl thu jr i.lu.ut three persons present at the meeting. No one moved for the election of a vestry, and, as the present membeis did fioc feel at liberty to volt' thrittsrlivs into o-V'', the func-tiops of that nsetul body will of course expire in a few day. The labours of the select vestry have undoubt.dly cmsidcrable service the town, and it to be hoped that the inhabitants may not have to regret th.ir inattention to the business of public meetings.

Catholic Iiscimmisks. We are hiformel that the Whitridgehas, for the last two months, been pre.nh-ing in Cannon-street (Mianrl, of this town, a series ot dis courses on the religious pi inclines ot catholics aim protec tant s. To-morrow evening, is said, will lie the tenth and concluding lecture; which is to contain a summary, or Tt capitulatory view, of the leading doctrines advanced during the discussion. The object has b(en to fix upon the points of agreement rather than those of difference between the two p.atirn; and thereby to induce them both to nun-sure back tin ir steps to that honourable stale and character of Christianity, wlun it wnssaid- "See how ilusc Christians The liberal use of the catholic scriptures, and the aowed principles of universal emancipation, which have marked iiiese discourses, have secured the attendance of nu-nurous auditories, and ie apparently produced an mi-predion of the most favourable character. Our heaitiest wishes of sue ci attend every rational i (fort for the common welfare ot Christendom, and thereby the harmony and happiness of the whole famiU of num.

Assittp. Wc understaiidthat Matt a Smith and Simpson, who -re left tor evecution, for uf.e -ing forgid notes, are res), to the '2lhli of May. The respite arrived on Sunday last-Mr. Jcstick U.sv i.i'Y It has been erroneously stated in scviral newspapers, that Justice Hayley, during th. trial of Kvars, at Lancaster, on the "ih ult.

declared that that would be the hvsi time he should preside cn the northern circuit. His lortiship certi.inv made no such declaration. We apunhend the mistake must have arisen from an obst iviuion his charge to the jury, to the following effect This Wing the last act of my important 4i duties in this county, I should wisb to discharge it, ami indeed all my duties, us a man who has but a few bouts to live;" evidently meaning nothing mre than that th in whicli he was then engaged, elescd his pait if tlie business of the assiaes in this count) which as our mulcts will remember, was the fact. noon tcus axotiieh cir- iCir.nstancc occuired at lancasier, about a fortnight ago, winch caused a good deal ot mirth amongst the peopk resorting to the assUcs. A person from this tan, hose name, we beliere.

is N'oollc' has ing given bail for hu named Hlanchard, an action of debt, wert to Iniicaster with the debtor, for the purpose of surrend -rinj; him into custodj. Having arrived there in the eveni ig. they dnl g) directly to the castle, but spent the night at an inn, and the bail, suspecting no guile on the pan' of his prisoner, Allowed him to have as much freedom as he chose. Hlanchard requited this kindiuss by going to an attorneys oHict, where hesivore that Woollcy was indebted to biui, and took out a uTtt to nrrost htm. The writ as put into the hands of a sheriff's officer; and at the vtry moment when the confiding bail was preparing to lodge h.s prisoner in sate custody, lie was himself arrested snu car-riid to the officit's house, where he was kept until the fol-lowim; dav, and would have been detained lomrer.

had be not fortunately found out some acquaintances tiom Manchester, who were attending the nss'ies, and who became security for hi'm. It is hardly neccsitary to add, that, cn lus liberation he found his prisoner had taken the first opportunity of returning to Manchester; and it wa not flout a gotxl deal of troubL- that he succeeded in secuung him a second lime. It may be rvadilx imagined, howevir. that on his second journey to Lancaster, be took better crc of his prisoner. Highway Robbehy.

On Friday night wtek. as Mr Svidlow, of the firm of AmswoTth. Crossloy, aiul Sudlow, solicitors of this town, was rvturnmg home, on the Chectham Hill nwd, he was nassed bv a man who turn-y td round and seired him. lr. Sudlow calUd fcr us-' slstance, when another fellow came up.

and pr sent-in" a pistol, asked him to deliver his money. Mr. Sudlow made considerable resistance, and struck the m-n several titms. A third man then came up; he also presented a pistol at Mr. Sudlow, who then finding vfio avail, desired them to use no violence.

They then robbed him of his watch, chain, and seals, (s. in silver, with which they got clear off. On the following Jay, a man offered to pledge a chain and seals with Mr. Goodter, a pawnbroker, but r. G.

having had previons infoi mation of Mr SudlowS robberv. examined them minutely, and found; that thev vcre "part of the property stolen, lie then caused the man to he taken to the police omce. In re he was examined, but nothing tending turtherto with the robberv was found on him. On looking under the seat which he had oecuyieu in however a pistol was lour.d, which corresponded with the description of those used bv the robbers. Ihe man, srheise name is Daniel Gavnor, was brought up at the facts being proves! against mm, i to Ineaster.

to take his trial at the en- ft t'1flV 1 Mamuagfs and CunisTVXixr.s.-At the t'olkgiatc 'lurch, in this town, on Suedsyaad Monday his the and of christenings, 11. On uiie days of the last vear thcTc were 63 marriages. and deficiency ia the number of N-s of 28, and of christenings, We have, to Tecord, in this town, another week I of extreme flatness in trade, accompanied also by a further depression of sonic sorts both of yarnV and manu factured goods, especially the former. The demand fori tnese articles stili continues unusually smalt ananotwitn- Rtanding their production has so greatly diminished, stl Kcems more than adequate to-supjily the present rate of consumption. Low as cotton is, we believe the pYices at which yarns and goods are selling, are decidedly lower in propor tion; and such as nothing hut the ot movey could in duce the manufacturers of them to accept.

This isa stateof things whiebaTesumptionot tlie customary purchasing would soon rectify; but so complete has been the interruption of credit, and the disarrangement of pecuniary transactions, that it is impossible to say how soon this may come. There have been twoor three tailurcs this week; out, we believe, tor rather small amounts. In Liverpool, the wind having changed, the arrivals of cotton have been heavy, and, consequently, the market has been very dull, and prices are somewhat lower. A letter from Glasgow states that there arc no applications fcr tiie money granted by the bank of Engknd, the Scotch bankers declaring explicitly, that if the same security is offered to them, they will advance money to twice the amount if it is found necessary. Tiie process is said to be so inquisitorial, that no merchant, except in the greatest distress, would accept assistance upon such terms.

Blckhurx, March 28 This town is in the most miserable condition possible. The poor people are absolutely starving; and every class is suffering from the badness of the times." Humr.it5FiEi.TJ. It would give us pleasure could we announce a favourable change ia the commercial aspect of this town; but a regard to truth compels us to state, that no appearance for the better is perceivable. To say there is nothing doing would be false, but the little that is doing is trifling indeed. As to i he retail trade, it cannot be better until money is moie plentiful, or, until those enemies to trade who hoard their gold, will let it see the Hgh Bradford Courier.

i.s-nson, answer to inquiries at tne lodge tins day is that his continues a good state and we have reason to hone from everv appearance. that he will soon be able to leave his apartments and ride out. Chester Assizes These assizes will commence on Monday next. The calendar contains the names of pri sontrs, two of whom are for murder. Mr.

Wakefield, inn. brother of the Mr. Wakefield whose exploits have excited so much interest, arrived in StockpjlH las; evening, in custody of Mr. liarratt, our active deputy-constable, who apprehended him at the Ship Inn, Dover, on and arrived in London on Wednesday morning at six o'clock. He stands charged with aiding ar.d assisting in the abduetion of Turner, of Shrigley Park, upon whose information a warrant was issued for nis apprehension by Thomas Lcgh, Lq.

of Lyme. It is understood that he will be brought up for examination this day Stockport paper. las an inquest was held, before Mr. Fer-rand, on view of the body of a girl named Nuttall, at die Hope ar.d Anchor, Holton-street, liury. On the inquiey.

it appeared the unfortunate female (about 15 years "of atje) had been in the employ of Mr. Aitken. cotton-spinner. Chadderton. On going to her work, to that gentleman's mill, about six o'clock in the morning of Monday the 2()h of February last, she, in passing over a temporary bridge, exclaimed to two girls who were ivith her, 1 am may;" and immediately fell from the bridge, and was earned awny hy the rapid current.

The morning was stormy and rather dark. The two frightened girls' immediately gave the alarm; but, notwithstanding the moit diligent search was promptly instituted, the river was so swo'ikn with rain, that i.o traces of the unfortunate- girl could be found; since then, numeious parties of intuv. duals have repeatedly dragged the river Irwcll, betwixt Chadderton and Iiadcliffe, i.i search of the body, but without any other success than ft ulini' the skirt of the lost The body, in the mean time, iiad filiate 1 dow i near to the logwood -mill of Messrs. Ilaworth, llardman. and Bury; and on Sunday morning last, Ihe water being rather lower, it was discovered, by the arms HoatiRg on ihe surface of tlie current.

Drags were procured, and the bodv brought to the margin, 'i he feet and l.gs had been embedded in the mud and sand, which prevei ted its being carried farther down the river. All the clotlus (except the above named skirt and a bonnet) were on tie body, even the clogs remained on the teet. erdict, Accidentally Drowned. Tiie unwelcome presence of a cans: of housebreakers in the neighbourhood of I'nsworth. has manifested itself during the la-t week.

Mr. les. rainier, ot that place, rcecived a visit from these gentrj on Fiiday night, the 2lst when they is out a square oi glass from the loom-shop window, but were deterred from completim? their nni- pose, by the violent barking of a house dog kept upon the premises. Disappointed in this quarter, they proceeded to the huuse of Mr. Josiah Partington, also a farmer, at in Unsworth, who had fatted, killed, and salted, a fine young pig, weighing about 221) pounds; and, preparatory to hanging it, had placed it on his pantry flag todrain.

Without Jisiurbing the family, the robbcis contrived to carry the whole of it away and instead of hamuuc his pijj, the farmer has to content himself with the chance of hantrinirthe thieves. On the same night, or early on the following movn- insr, Walker, cotton-manutaetiirer. of llitrher Lane. 1'ilkington, had his warehouse broken info, and a number of cotton pieces srolen from it. A carter, troinsr to a coal pit about four o'clock on Saturday morninir, met on the road, at no great distance from Walker's premises, two lwi iiwv Su tluim, hift Ku5 i uin.ei a iiteutmsema vviivi uvtu iicnr, anu municated his suspicions to him; when, on examining his master warehouse, it was found that a breach had been made in the solid brick work, through which the robbers had carried off tiie property.

The discovery, however, was made too late to pursue the plunderers witn any reasoned hopes of success. Sir (iitRn Wilson, knight, vice-chancellor of the county palatine of Lane tster, ard the Honourable Kden, have been appointed to the masteiships in chancery, vacated by John Harvey and William Courtenay, fisquires. Death of the Hishoi' or DrnnAM The Bishop of Durham dial at one o'clock on Saturday morning, at his residence at Cavendish-square. His recent illness, and very advanced age, have made this event any thing but unexpected, nor are we entitled to express much regret for so mature a death. He was.

we believe, in his year, lie tv as consecrated to the see of Salisbury in the year ljl'i), ami translated to that of Durham in the year IUl, He has thus been a bishop for the unusual space of fifty -seven years, and has enjoyed for thirty-rive jears the richest see in Lngland. His lordship does not seem to have been a nun to whom any very extraordinary qualities of lni'nl can be attributed, but he was certainly a man of great and extensive public charity, and is represented to have been kind and firm in his private attachments, la the distribution of his vast patronage he seems to I ave been guided by his opinion of the literary and theological merits of those whom he promoted; anil if he-has by this predilection replenished his diocese more with zeal than witii charity, the merit of his intentions entitles ns to overlook the failure in judgment His lordship was uncle to the present, ar.d brother to the late Lordliar-rngton, of whom he wrote a memoir, which speaks more for his fraternal affection than for the political independence of either tiie writer or his subject The cause of the bishop's death was more the exhaustion of nature than any particular disease. He had been for some days insensible. Though his life was thus protracted, he wasnot originally of a very vigorous constitution. He is said to have undergone an operation for the stone in his childhood.

On Sunday evening last, a man. having the appearance -a sai'or, went into the Human Catholic Chapel in Seel-street, Liverpool, and marched up to the altar, whistling all the time. 1 is strange conduct immediately excited the attention of the congregation, ard an attempt was made to get him out, hut he immediately sprung upon the altar, and shonld-ering die cross which surmounted it, lie attempted to escape out of the chapel with it, but was stopped and given into the custody of an ottieer. hi I is hand was a large plat-aid on which were written in legible characters these wonls: Title notice Thou shall havt no other (jods but me; thou shah not bow thyself to any graven image, nor thrc fikcniss ot any in heaven or on earth, or the waters under the earth, tor 1 am the lord thv God, am a jealous God. and visit the sins of the fathers unto the third and fourth siencratit-ns in them that hate me, and shew mercy unto thousands, into them mat love me and Keep rxy command ments.

Therefore do according to 'he law gien by ASjsscs, commanded by (rod before the birth of Christ, which are ten: Honour and obey your kinjr. Jsmes Le Iacheur, lie was brought before on and ordered to find haij. On being asked what he had to say in his defence, he merely replied, 'he had nothing to At the York assizes on Wednesday last, thejudgme of the court was passed upon Mr. Kdward Bell, one of th coroners for the county, who had on pleaded guilty of dtfrauding the east riding, by returning forged inquisi-tiors. He was sentenced to be removed from his office as coivner, to be fined '50.

to the king, imprisoned one week, and until such fine be paid. At a meeting of the creditors of Pepper and Locke, on Saturday twenty-fifth 18, Ponsonby Shaw. Esq. in the chair, It was resolved and unanimously agreed to. after the.

investigation of the statement of- the aFairs of the house, that there were ample funds (though not immediately available) to pay even creditor tweatv shillings in the pound with interest, leaving a surplu of 27,178. exclusive of the private property of Mr. John Pepper, amounting to 27,795. It i with pleasure we refer our readers to an advertisement in our first page, detailing a remarkable cure lately performed by Mr. Lignum's Antiscorbutic Lhrops, which have been very successful in eradicating all the farms of Scrofulous and Scorbutic CompLiints.

Such indeed is the high reputation they have deservedly attained, in cbis reighbourhood at least, that no other medicine is scarce ever thought of for these complaints. I AN SAVING IN THE VTOBKING OF StE.VJI Engines 1 here wa--, about three weeks since, an engine made by George Vaughan of Sheffield, under hiVpa-tetit, put up in the manufactory of Nell and Over-tin, merchants at Louth, in Lircolnshire; called twelve horse power, to work a bone mill which ground in ten hours tUH) bushels of with or.ly nine hundred weight of coals and it is aid to be as hand tome an engine as anv ii the Kingdom. By this engine Nell aad Overton, wi'd now save between 3 and 4 per week, as the engine they had before which was made upon Bolton and Watt's principle, and used to wcrka bone mill, consurnid hundred weight of coals to grind not so much as eight hundred bushels of bonce which was two davs .1 iu.s. hi. ute laud cngiae; lucrsiore trie saving oe quits ear, since there is the same wcrk done with nin hundred wc gu of as there used to bs with twertv- seven hundred weigh.

a Holyhead, necessary for the purpose of establishing a telegraphic communication between thoe two places, was di rected to be made. Macclesfixld Caxai. An act has nassed both houses of parliament for making and maintaining a navigable canal from the Peak Forest canal, in the township of luarpte, to join the canal navigation rrom tlie irent to the Mersey, at or near Harding's wood lock, in the township of Talk- in the county of Stafford. This important un dertaking will, by means of the Peak Forest and Ashton canals, be the shortest line ol conveyance by twelve miles between Manchester and London, and all parts of the south of England, and 25 miles nearer to the manufacturing district of Yorkshire. Maccleseteld and Iioxnov Roap Bill It will be highly gratifying to the public to learn that the royal assent has been given to this bill, which will enable ihe trustees to make very considerable improvements in the road between this town and Leek; and we are informed that the commissioners of the Leek district, acting in unison with those of the -Macclesfield district, have determined to make diversion of the road from Hug Bridge to Leek, so as to avoid the hills on that line, and particularly that dangerous one near the town of Leek.

A bill is now also in nro-rress through the house of commons, to enable the Ashborne commissioners to make various alterations in their district, tdereby avoiding nearly all the hills on that part of the road, including the dangerous declivity called Low Mill. It may be safely expected that when all these facilities for travelling are completed, the mail coaches, and nearly all other conveyances from London to Manchester will be injured to pass through Leek and this town; and that the time necessary to perform the journey will be materially hortened -Macclesfield Herald. The new insolvent debtors' bill has passed through a committee of the house of commons, with several amendments. The court tor relief of insolvent debtors is continued by the present act, with some salutary additions to its fore icr functions. Persons confined for contempts, by nonpayment of money, may petition for their discharge." The court is not restrained from receiving petitions from persons not within the walls of a prison, but may, in case of ill neaun, or tor other specified causes, dispense with the previous confinement.

A discretionary power is given to the court to authorize the raising money on certain kinds of property by way of mortgage, where sale might be prejudicial. It has also power to make an equitable order when the assignee declines accepting the lease. The assignees' powers are more clearly set forth than heretofore; they may make composition tor debts, and submit differences to' arbitration, with the consent of the majority in value of the creditors, who ar-: vote according to the balance due to them on an account fairly stated. 'Where the Insolvent is a beneficed clergyman, the assignee may obtain a sequestration of the iving; and where he is a naval, military, or civil officer of government, the court, on communication with the proper department of government, may order a part of his pay or salary to be" applied to the use of his creditors. The act against secret warrants of attorney, is declared to extend to assignees under this act: and, on the other hand, the assignees are held strictly to the rendering an early account, and if they wilfully retain money, may be charged twenty per cent, interest on it by the court.

Annuity creditors aie admissible as for sums actually due; and the discharge of a prisoner operates upon these as well as other debts. In the matter of costs, the court has an equitable power to order them in certain cases to be paid out of the insolvent's estate, and in certain other cases to be paid by a creditor frivolously and vexatiously opposing a discharge. These are a few the most prominent features in an Act, which cannot fail greatly to interest the trading part of the community. Savings Banks. An account of all monies which stood in the names of the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, on account of the fund for the banks tor savings, on 10th October also, ot such ac a.mnt up to the 5th January, lf2(, and to the latest period lo wtncii tne same can be made up.

p. cent aim. 3 p. cent ann l()th Oct. Aw Total stock.

14,041, lofi 5th Jan. lb 25th Feb. 1H2( 8,044.11110 15,024,070 The monies paid into the account of the commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, on account of the funds for banks for savings and friendly societies, are in vested pursuant to Geo. ill, c. KJ5 and and 59 Geo.

tii. c. 12d in the bank annuities. S. Higham, Compt.

Gent National Debt Office, March (iih, 1820. Iittsu CiuNCELLousiiii It is confidently asserted, that i'lunkett has been this day appointed Lord High unanceaor ot Ireland JJiiUlin r.vvmny Fost, luesday LANCASTER INSOLVENT COURT. tin ult. T. B.

Bowen, K-q. one of the commissioners for the relnd ot insolvent debtors, at at the castle of Lancaster for the purpose of hearing the peratuiiit, ot those who applied tor cneir uise.sni uuuei tne 1 11 ere ere 137 made application-, -i 01 whom riad received notices of opposition many, howev er of such notices were not followed up. The follow hie were remanded James Ttilton, of Cortou, hatter, was opposed by Mrs. Bythell and Travis, exec ltors of Mr. Bythell, deceased.

It appeared, that insolvent's discharge was opposed on the ground of his having irauauientiy aisoosea 01 tnree cottage-house Gorton. Insolvent produced the dtaft ot a deed of gift; from which it appeared, that all these houses were absolutely conveyed to ins son James (u no i bimit), in tne year IH19. insolvent had, at tnat tnr.e, nine other children, auu a widow; and vwis no MJ5cd of no other property than these houses. On lieins asked hmt hi other children and widow were to he provided for. he rliat all his children, except one, vi ere able to cam their own livings; and that the other one and his widow were to live vvitu his James.

There vva.s a KrcaJ deal of evidence iriven Tti lli'iv rhf hp uwnll-ptif JTlv after the thn it purpuric! by the deed to have ti rmk, mitt me d.i nHii the time it oore nate. and that it as fraudulent, and might be set aside. The eac vca atljounied to the next circuit, (-vhieh will be about June next), lor the insolvent to produce his James, and al.o the atteaMiui vv ltne.s: s. to tlie deed, tt prove vv heu it w. executed Insolvent alo at the same tune to trive an account ot what hitd become of a tiuaiituy of furniture, which one the witnesses n.ivr at the time he arrested mm, and which he considered to be worth F.du-unl Htntli'it, ot Rochdale, flannel-manufacturer, -vv as op posed by Mr.

William Holt, agent to whittle ana itv.d the' court remanded him foi months, for liaudulently away vi itli i-art ot his property, tor the purpose ot di muii-hiUK the sum to be divided amomtst his creditors. Richaul ChL'iltuii, ot publican, was opposed by Mr, Tliomas and remanded tor live months, for fiaudu-lently making away with part of his property arid for giving air undue preierencc to uenry and Mr. John Hovle, two of his Mr. Venables Diud he would crave the attention of the com inivsiunei-, lor a Miort time, to a ease or ratner a novel cnarnc ter. uas relative to t'lajton Wilkinson, of ilulme, near Manchester, attorney's clerk.

'I person had liit-d the usual papers in the insolvent coert, prajinj; for relief and his dis charge trom gaol, under the act. lli.s dctamiiiK creditor, Mr John dough, who-e debt amounted to about X-O. had the usual notice troin the insolvent 01 ins intention to come up at the present court, and he gave him notice to oppose his dis charge. Mr- CIotiL'h was then prenent 111 court to him. bu-.

he found, to hi surprise, that he was then out ot custody, uhieh tie nan eneeieu in rne ioiiovi mjc manner: 1 ne action bems commenced in the common plevir, at Lancaster, a de fendant custody is entitled to a supersedeas, and be discharged after the third dav of the if the plaintiff does nor nie a Qeeiano.1011 oim. 11, trie insolvent h.is r.pphed lor his under the insolvent act, it is. stated bv the act that the plaiutitt not be rmd lo take anv fur ther proceeding, and that the defendant -hall not he liberated out of custody lor viaut of -neii further proceedings beinjf taken. I his insolvent, miring ine last being alter he had applied tor liberation the insolvent 10 set a for want of a declaration hemic filed aaaiust him by tlie plauuirt. and the saoler couscnuviitiv dis- cliargea mm.

tie enaoies) m-n no tiount Mr. IlUg.il, ihe gaoler, vv a liable tor this debt, a he had 110 right whatever to mm tinner tnar -Mporsetieas, aitnough it certainly was a very hard nu-e upmi hint. Tiie commissioner said, lie was afraid Mr. Hikkiii vv oulu I Vanle for this debt. Mr.

Ilizitin reused, that it an nil ea-e upon him. for he had no means of know ing, whether or not, an insolvent, vrho obtained a supersedeas, n.ui previous. applied lor hi- Uischaitre i- V. l. Uliuer me aci.

1 tic enunr.i--i"u:r sam, tie certainly ungllt take this person by tpplvmjc to Mr. Baron who rtufvd the super-cocas, to it revoked, which he would, no rio'tbf. imui'-riiutely irrant, as it a is obtained Irauiiuleitth We u.idet. stand Mr. Ihm and the plaintiff afterwards com promised ti.e matter.

Friday, 24th Mahch. Iiaac AUert.in. ot Liverpool, imntser. wad oppo-ed by Mr. nod.

and remanded tor -lv calendar months from tiSit dav, at the s-uit of some one or more of his creditors, for purpcely the production tf two books, rearing to such of hi afl.urs as- are subject to investigation under this act. Jim 1, in vMstan, h.twKer, wno as not opposed, was re manded to the nec circuit to produce an assignment made by him tor the lament 01 us creditors, ana also one or the a- si'iiees under it. and the accounts of what they had received and disbur-ed uniler it. J'-ickaid Braihhow, of Bolton-le-Moors, cotton-manufacturer. was opposed hy Messrs.

Sandford and Green, and remanded tor four months, mr irauauientiy contracting the.r debt. Rishanl SmUhron, of Whalley, near litheroe, farmer and carrier, wax opposed by Mr. John Benson, and remanded for four calendar months, under the sixteenth section of the act. the commissioner a discretionary power to re mind, a lieu he thinks the insolvent has not acted with perfect iairue.s towaras nis creditors. John RucL-try.

lonnerly-of Spring Hill, near Oldham, and late VMiterneutt Mill, near yuieK, cotton-dealer, spinner, and was opposed by James and Wni. Richardson, and remanded for live months at their suit, for contracting the debt due to them without having, at the time, any reasonable tr pr.iiMDie expectation ot oeuijr able to pay it. John, tsrviax. formerly of and late of AceriiiKton, sta tioner and printer, was opposed bv Messrs. Reilby and Knott, and remanded for six calend a month, for fraudulently making away witn ins property, inr the purpose ol dinumshing: the sum to tie aiviaea amongst nis creditors.

The discharge of Rk-haid of Wicran, heel-manufac turer, retail-brewer and shopkeeper, was stayei until the sum of 8j. lOd- be paid into court. J. of Rochdale, woollen-weaver, was opposed by Whittle ana wyhie. and remanded for lor frauduleirly concealing hi property, for tne purpose of dinii- nwaiug tne sunt co uc atviaeu amongst nis creiisiors.

2oth 3I.vRCH. Hairy Hir-jin Ltnsjuii, of Burnley, ca manufacturer, jrro- cer and Who was not remanded tor two month, under the sixteenth section of the act, being the dis- cret onary clause. of Bfiiton-le-Moors, plumber, plazier ard Innkeeper, who vra not oonosed. had his netitnm d-'smissed. thtf onimissioner considering that there wi not satisfactory eviaencc 01 a aeot being due to the deuimrv ereaitor.

ON DAY. 27th MaECH. G-'j're Bitcftrr. of Salford. butcher, waj ootosed bv Mr.

Henry Moore, Mr. Thomas Mount and others, and remanded to-ar months, for mak ns away and eonceilmg his nropertv for the purpose of diminishing the sum tobe div.ded amoiiifat his creditors. Tfie-ics Bootit. of Liverpool, book-keeper, vras opposed by Mr. Widann Halsall, and rtmanded tii; the next circuit, to amend -ei-eciue ana.

perfect notices tocreauors. ncwflOT-K. i-i iianchester, and rooe- njaser. whs opposed by Mr- John Bostcck, n-id remanded lor tnrve mourns, under the lth section of the act. 'iiU-a fAeeJutjjj, of FalUworrh, r.ear Manchester, cal r'est'er.

wis 051 posed by- Mr. John Stevenson, and remanded under the zne act, tor one month, the ton- s.oe.ii.5; tna. te nad acted vritn integrity towards his creau'-rs. wnjfr ot butcfier, tviw opposed bv Mr- ad. Mr.

Hatvson, and o'-her-. The eomf ciffcn-Hi intniscase, tasc tf.era no evidence tne nzvuig ccmmittea any rra id in contractiuz the opp'Sias creditors' debts, but it appeared that after the debts were contracted, he paid themvtith bills of exchar.zp vrhieh there vvas reaion to believe he had a guilty 1 nowledge were of mo appeai ca cooearawti dv a Joan Bar low, and euuorseo oy uicrusra AsawortH ana John Watson. In-olven! had received 1 Is. a rime before be came to gaol, and lad expends it. He was reniinded for It manth.

fnr fraadiiientlyniaktnsr sway with his property, for the purpo Miuuuiiimig tus 3-iixi 10 uivmca amongst ms creditors. ASTlfcY 'John, late of Star court, Bread-streat. In MiS i.ommti, mercnant, a but now of Little Distaff-lane, in 'ii? same city, and of Hougton-hill, in the county of Huntingdon, April 4, 11, May 0. Courtof ComnusKioners'. fiols Vandei-cum and Comyn, Sealed March tfl.

Peter XV Powell. Shoe-maker-row. nocrnr'a tniltir. BELL Samuel and William Davies. of Sambrook-court.

BhhJi'- liall-street, m. the city of London, lactors.de: April 1, 1I May fi, Court of Commissioners, sols Pullen and Son, i- ore-street. Sealed March y. Pet cr Davies, Holt, Wilts, clothier. BELL William, of Fenehureh-streef.

In the city of London, merchant mid underwriter; April 4, 11, Mr.v ti, Court of t'onuniasioncrs. Sols Uregg and Kellsit, Uow.a'te.hill. Scahtl March 21. Pet Forsyth, Fi eeman's-court, Coi'nhili merchant and another. BLACK John, of Sligo, in that part-of tve T'nited Kingdom of ureat wntam ana Ireland called Ireland, mei chant, cat residing at No.

Hi, Chapel-place. Oxford-street, in the county of Middlesex; April 1, May Court of Cotuniis. sinners. Sol Mr Wadeson. Austin-friars.

Sealed March l-i. Pet cr A CurtfB and Co. Old Broad-street, merchants. BRADBL'U John Leigh, of Manchester, in the county jHilatijur of LaueaWer, calico-printer; March 28, April May i. Court or Commissioners.

Sol Mr Uignain, ewman-strcet. Sealed March 21. Pet cr Stock, 20', Taviatock-stfeet, Co-vent-garden, esq. CAFFALL Thomas, of Rickmansworth.iii the county of Herts, nieaiman, April May (i. Court onmiissumers.

-Sol Mr Rice, Piccadilly. Sealed March 21. Pet cr Daltoii, 2, Feathens'tone-buildinirs. sent. CONOllEVE Henry and Richard the younger, of Bedworth ana oven fry, the county of narwiek, and of wooa-sireec, in the citv of London, silk and ribbon manufacturers, APril 4, May 6, Court of Commissioners.

Sol Mr Janae, Bucklersbury. Sealed Maich 21. Pet crs Dodgeon and Co. Cheanstde. sllk-mpn.

COBHiE William, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, come, ot tne city oi i.oiuion, DroKer, icr-rymgon the business of brokers, in copartnership together, at Liverpool aforesaid, under the firm of William and Edgar I'orrieand Co. in the said city of Loudon, under the nrai of Edgar Come and April 111,20, Mav Inn Liverpool. Sols Orred, Lowe and Hurry, Liverpool. Sealed March 17. Vat cr .1 I iwnvwil.

mnstr-iifirtpr. CRUCKSHANK John, of Fleet-street, in the city of London. vwoinnssiou agent, mte of the citv ot uath, in tne county oi Somerset, scrivmer, April 1, May 0, Court of Commissioners. Sol Mr HuverdeUl, Bl.vomsburv. Sealed March 21.

'ou. st. Mildreds court, Poultry. gent- DKsAM.ES Claudius Samuel, late of 12, Queen Charlotte-row, New-road, in the countv nf Middlesex, general-dealer, bill-broker, April 1, May a. Court of Commissioners.

Soi Hodgson and Burton. Saliabury-Mtreet. Sealed March 21. Pet cr Moore, Hampstead-niad, picture-dealer. EM OLT Jose Maria, Livennyol, hi the county of Ijmcaster, merchant, April 17, 18, May (1, George Inn, Liverpool, sol Mr Williams, Liverpool.

Sealed Mtusih 14, Peter FA Fernandez, Liverpool, FLEXNEV illiam Broughmn, nf Bedford-row, In the county of Middlesex, money-serlvenei April 8. May 6, Court ommis-ioners. Sols Long and Austin, GraVa Inn. Sealed Pet cr Nelson, Savage Gardens, merchant. Ht.Mi Abraham, of No.

5, Haydon-square, Miuories, in tha county of Middlesex, merchant, March 28, Aprllll, May 1 ourt of Sol Mr Isaacs, Bury-street. Sealed March Pet cr Joul Benjamin, St. Mary Axe, watchmaker. nOLYER William Gregory, of Woodchurch, in the eoutity of Kent, butcher, April 1,8, May Court of Conimission-erf. Sol Mr eates.

Hart-street. Sea.ed March ItJ. Peter .1 Par ten, W'oodehureh, miller. HCN'T James, of the city of Oxford, chemist and Ma Town-hall. Ox'ord.

Sol Mr Taunton, Oxford, scaled Match ltf. Pet cr Hurt-In, Worcester, dra-'er. JOHNS TOX Sarah, of Watllng-street, in the citv of London, painter and glazier; April 1,8, May (J, Court nf Commissioners. Sol Mr Smith, Wardrobe-place. Sealed March 25.

FeC cr Bay iihim, -M, London-road, colour, varnish, and chemical manufacturer. PEMLSE William Henry, of Basinehall-street, itK the city of Loudon, cloth-factor, April 1, 8, May Court of Commissioners. Sol Mr Carlon, High street. Sealed March 22. Pet cr Feltou, old-street, coach-maker, and another.

SCOWCHOFI' William, of the parish of St. Mary, in the town and county of Haverfordwest, shopkeeuer. wine-merchant, April 17, 18, May 6, Castle Inn, Haverfordwest. Sol Mr Seoiviioit. Haverfordwest, Sealed Feb 25.

Pet er Lucy ill-vie. 1. Milinid, Pembrokeshire, spinster. SMITH Richard, of Ea-lung, near Godalmhig. in the county of Surrey, paper-maker, A pril 8, May 6.

Court of Commissioners. Sol Mr. Richardson, Cheapside. Sealed March 14. Pet er Smith, Godahning, gent.

SPKIXKs 1 nuns, of Merton, in the county of Surrey, builder and carpenter, April 1, i. May (i, Court of Commissioners. Sol Mr Brooking, Lombard-street. Sealed March 21. Pet crt; smith, Southwark, oil and ct urinan.

STOt K1HM Willmm, of the citv of Bristol, baker, April lo, 11. May hue Hart Inn. Bath. Sol Mr Tilby, Devizes, healed March 2o. Pet el A Saunders, Maiket Lavington, nieaiman.

SToililARD Robert Richards and Henry Nash, bite of Chelsea, and now ot the Broadway, Westminster, ironmongers 1 March 28, April 8, Mav (J, Court of Commis-siontrst. sol Mr Gresham, Holborn. scaled March 25. Pet cr Elwell, Wovcrhainptou, factor. STON III) James, of the parish of MilbriHik, in the county of Southampton, ilm I-t and seedsman, April 15, 20, May 8, Crown Inn, Southampton.

Sol Mr lement, Southampton. March 14. Pet cr Abel Layer, Milbrook. builder. TAYLOR Thomas, of Marple Bridg--, in the parish of Giommp in the county of Iieiby, victualler, April 13, 15, at four, May (, at two, stur Inn, Manchester.

Sol Mr Wood, Manchester. Se.iied March H. Pet er Wlntelegg, Cheshire, distiller. M.cil lhomas Charles, of Turnvi heel-lane. Cannon street, in the city ot London, merchant, dc; March 28, April -J, May 15, Court of Commissione-s.

sols Freshlield ana Son, New Ilank building-'. sealed March 25. 1'et crs and Co. Mincing iaue. brokers.

WEHB John and Edward Beekiiigsale, of CoprhnU-buildlnS, in the city ot Loudon, merchants, dc; April 1,8, May Omrt of Commissioners. Sol Mr fourteen, Lolhbury. Sealed March 21. Pet crs Sells and Co. Bankside, coal-merchants.

WKBsTER George, of Liverpool, In the county of Lancaster, merchant, April 10, May fi, George Inn, Liverpool, Sols A ami Keightlev, Liverimol. Scaled March Pat er Dudley, insford, Cheshire, salt propi ietor. WE niERELL John, of Llti htield-ticet, in the parish of St. Anne, Westminster, in the county of Middlesex, brlcklnvcr, builder, April -1. 11, May ti, Court of Commissioners.

Sols Allen and Co. Ciirhsle-street. Sealed March I. Pet cr A Hawkcswurih, Leieester-dquare, plumber, painter, and glazier. WHEAT LEY John, of Moor Croft, in the township of Bllston.

in the county of Stafford, dealer and chapman March 30, 111, May Littleton Anus Inn, Pcnkridge. Sols Wlllhi son, Bilston. senled Feb 25. Pet er Willlni, Bdston, gent. I WooLFALL James the younger, fcf Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, grocer, April 7, May ti, Golden Lion rtm, Liverpt'ol.

Sol Mr fallow, Liverpool. Scaled Maicin. Pet I'noeniiiU, pmaan. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY, lift" 5- rvi-MwUMi. Paik-lane, Thomas Miller, Liverpool, provwinn mmw 1 BAN RE 1TCV SUPEHSE DED.

William Cox and Thomas Cox, Playhouse-yard, Whitecroi-street, paper-stainers. DIVIDENDS. Api ii IS Thns. Parker, jun. Wnd-st, hosier.

25 RFowlc, Bluudtord, Dorsetshire, drnper. 20 ilkinson, snowden, and Lumley, Stocktuti, linkers. May 1 Phitipps, formerly of Nai belli, but now or late of Marehmont-st, Uurttin-crcscent, merchant. April IB Higson, Frodsham, bccr-biewcr, (at ten) at White's Hotel, Klng-st, Manchester, CERTIFICATES, April 15. Wm Tyrrell, East llsley, Berkshire, draper and tillor Ilobt Bousftcld, White Horse Yard, Drury Une, woollen-draper Thos Alien Siinkin, Hum, Herefordshire, wine and spirit-merchant John Hamilton, late of Little George-st, Miuories, but now of Fenchurch-st, cotton-merchant John Lake, Broad-at, Golden-squaic, tailor Samuel Clarke, Castle-st, Holborn, tailor Pain, Lloyd's Coffee-hou-e, and Brixton, Surrey, un.

derwnter Thos Lovell, Olney, Buckiughnmshire draper. 1TONS OK PAIlTNERMHP. Judson and Cook, Little Goodinaii's-fields, upholsterers and cabinet-makers Watts and Foley, Manchester, dealers in potatoes Todd, Morrison, and Todd, Fore-street Cripplcgate, h.ibeidashers (so far as regards John Etlvv Todd) Todd and Morrison, Fore-st, fripplegate, haberdasher Spencer and Singleton, Ilulme, hackney-coach -proprietors Nevv-liery and Barnes, 'henpsidc, warehousemen Bird and flcnncll, roiton. ueaiorunurc, mien aca woouen drapers Millinstou and smith, Manchester, silk-uianulaeturem. Gazelle Turstlau.

28. ANDREWS Richard, of Kingsbury -Ureen, In the pnrish of Kmbiiry, in the county of Middlesex, victttaller, April May Court of Commissioners. s0W Allen, Gylby, and Allen, Carlisle-street, Soho. Sealed March 25. Iet cr Thoman Andrews, Hyde Hendun, farmer.

ASTON William, of Toll Knd, in the parish of Tipton, In th county of Stafford, iron-master, April 21, 22, May 9, Hnyal Hotel, Hmiiinicham. Mr Meredith, Biriniugham. March Hi. l'et cr John Anton, IJiriiiiiighan, button-maker. 3I.ANsH 5tD Genrue, of Manchester, in the county of Lhiicm- ter, corn and April 24, 2.1, May at two, star Inn, Mitnche-ster.

"-ol MrHaV.er, lliH-hdale. Sealed March IC- l'et er Joseph Movie, Rochdale, flot-r-daler. BOOTH John, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, April 24, 20. May II, at nine, Star Inn, bul Mr Manchester. Sealed March in.

i'et cr John Manchester, merchant. CASLoN William, of Ruipdey, in the county sf Staffurrl, chemi cal manufacturer, April 11, 12, May lalixit Arnw Inn, Rugeley. Sol Mr Smith, Rugeley. Sealed Minch-J. Pate Klizabeth Mmith, Hromshall.

tattord, spinster. ELLIS Thomas and John Ellis, of Mack man-street, in th borough of "-mithwark, in the county of surrey, harnK. makers, and copartners; April 4, 1 1 May 9, Court of Commissioners, sol Mr Goddard, Thavie- Inn, Molltoru. Sealed March 27. Peter Alan Mile-, currier.

GOOUYVTN John, of Redcliifc Vv half, 111 the city of Briattd, coal-merchant, April 1, 11, May Court 01 1 omnilmlon-ers. Sol Mr Warrand, Addle Mni, luictor-' Commons. Sealed March 20. Pet cr John Picrccy. Ot3ueil-jtreet, (srocer.

HARRIS John, of the town of Narberth, tne county of Pembroke, draper, April ly, 20, May 1. White Hart Inn. Narberth. Sol Mr Phihpps, Narberth. March I'L Pet cr Henry Harry, Glascoed, Cacrmartheu, farmer.

HORROCKS William, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, corn-dealer, miller, April 18, 19, May CJoidsu Ltm Inn, Liverpool. Sol Mr Finlow, Liverpool. Sealed March 4. let cr Richard Finlow, Liverpool, JACK so William, of Dcigt.ton, in the parmh Hudtlerafield, in the county of York, vSctusdleT, wooHeii-crd -cutter, dej AprUlO, 12, May 9, OiBee of Vesin Whitehead aril Robin -son, Huddmfleld. Sola Whitehead and Robniwm.

Huddem-field. Sealed March 23. Pet cr Alexander AUxauder, ftaih Chffe, Mmondbury, wholesale-brewer. KING William and Edward King, of Lower Thames-street, la the city of London, cheesemongers, and caput tuer car-ryms; on trade under the firm of William King and Company): April 4, 11, May 9, Court of Commissioners. Sofa Templer, and Noy, Great Tovrer-strcet- Sealed Mtrch 25.

PJt er S. and J. Clark, Crutched friars, merchant. MOWATT Thonia, of Thorn bury, In the county of Gloucester. ftrocer.de; April 12, 13, May S), White Lion Tavern, BrhrtoL tol Mr Urtxter.Thornbury.

sealed March 23. Pet cr John Bouiton, Hempton, Almondbury, yeoman. NKBsTUlP Thomas, of Cateatormtreet. In the city of London but formerly of King street, Cheapside, the said eity of I-ondon, vvtKillcn-uarenoiiseman, factor, April 1, 8, Masr V. Court of Sol Mr 1-imer Vew BasinjbalL street.

Seeded March 23. Pet er Richard Hadfleld, Lawrence, lane, Wackweil hall-faetor. Gotthold Erdman Fre-ierlck and John BueJuman. of Modlfoid court, Fenchureh-Street, in the city of London, merchants and copartners, April 4, II, May 9, Courtof Commissioners. Sols Amory and Colei, Throgmortou-trtet.

Sealed March 27. Pet era Redatou Warner and Rood-lane, hoieitalc grocers. WILLI Ms Thomas Walter, of Northwieh, in the county Of Cbe-ter, banker, April 24, 2j. Mjsv 'J, Ciovru Inn, North-uieh. Sol Mr Barker, Nortuwich.

sejded March 4. Pet cr James Manley, ittnn, civil-engineer. WILLIS Richard, of Kidderrnirwter, in the comity of Worcester, grocer, shopkeeper, April 7, 8. May If, White Hart Inn, Hanlebury. -voi Mr Brfnton.

Kiddermineter. Sealed Feb. it. l'et ci John Hairows, Kidderminster, baker. WINSER Edward, of Teoderton, in the county of Kent, grocer, April 14, 15, May 9.

White Lion Inn, Tenderton. Sol Mr Munn, Tenderton. Sealed March 23. Pet cr Stepntn Good-Ball, Ten ter den, Kent, carpenter. DIVIDENDS, April 18.

1L and E. Sager, sen. ar.d Chadderton, merchants. 22. 22.

25. 22. 21. 11. W.

P. Evans. Pwllheli, Caernarvon, draper. J. Kinnear, Brighton, banker, and Strand, mcrciuait, E.

Caton, Preston, milliner. George Mass, Bristol, linen-draper. Thomas Dixon, jun-, Chtberoe, corn-mercbaot. John Grant, HaUon Garden, merchant. 20.

W. and A. Copp, Kxeter, i.nen-ora.per. Andrcvy Timfcnl, Soutftsimpton-row, merchant, 18. Thomas Dixon, jun.

Ci-'theroe, corn-merchant John Wood Cheetham Hill, eaheo-pi inter James Thatcher, btoclrpoit, saddler. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP, Wright and Pass, Manchester, ealenderen A. and. D. 5a3i bury, N'ottmiam, drapers Mtllen and Twits, Gravesend.

bankers Dickson, "Watson, fir Fawdipgtnn, Manchester, rallco-prInter-Dickson, Wttwio, FaKdmetoB. Pick, and Wauon, stockton-upon-Tees, mereers Good and Ellin, Pook, linen-draper lUnna'y and Littia, Marlbcronto, drepersSmlth tsA ii ply, Tuesday, 28th Matich. Henry Efiffzinbuttam, of Chorley, plumber and glazier, was opposed bj- Mr. C. ood, and remanded for one month, under tlie 1 tith ection of the act.

Rklmril Ucckiiig, of Eecles Hill, near Blackburn, farmer, was remanded fur eight mouths, for fraudulently niakuiKauay with his property lor the purpose of diminishing the sum to be divided amongst his creditors. Rnbcrt Hacking, of Over Darvveu, bis brother, who was not opposed, was also remanded for tw months, fur the like otrence. Richard Ainrtearth, of Bolton-le-Moora, cturier and leather-cutter, vtas opposed by Mctsrs. hamuel and Kd ward Satterth-vvaith, and Mr. Oliver Sibbermg, and remanded for two mouths, for the like offence.

John Bullock, of Marsden, near Burnley, publican, was opposed by the assignees of Messrs. I locate, bankrupts, and remanded for two months, for executing a warrant, ot attorney his brother and another person, whereby all his property was swept away, to tha total exclusion of the rest ot" his creditors. WniXESPAY, -Mabcii. Ut'iiTii Dean, of Blackburn, mihlican. was remanded lor three mouth-, tor fraudulently makinsr aw av with his property for the purpose of diminishing: the sum to be divided amouRst tus creditors.

The business of the court was finished about twelve o'clock 011 Wednesday i.tt, and the commissioner immediately after wards proceeded to Liverpool. to thj: kdit.ir of run ixchkstf.r guardux. Sir: I am one of tho-se. who. tired with the inconvenience 01 single lite, have resolved to divide my heart with, and give my nand to another; and shall be obliged by our making pub lic an imposition tveh is iiraetised at St.

Marv's church. 111 the charge lor askums," It well known, that the chaise there is double what it -s at the old church; ahd on the passing of tne late marriage act. an additional shilhntr was imposed tor extra trouble, and this charge is still continued, though the act to, .1... i.s the cause of its being Wied is now removed, it oviht no longer to esist; ami It vou will maae the matter known, it may perhaps the means of doing aw ay Uh the charge. ours very respctetruiiy, Manchester, March 24, 1826.

ADAM. TO T1IK EDITOR OF THE MAXCIIESTF.K GVARDIAX. Sir; I feel myself cslled upon by the letter of Mr. William Gibson, in your paper of Saturday last, to state, that notwith standing his declaration, 1 am still, (as I was at the trial of James Evans), pes lectly satisfied that I saw the Lite Mr. l'rice at the time and place I stated in my evidence, and the follow ine narrative ol laets eonnrms me that respect After had so seen him I went home, but my husband had dined and re turned to his work.

Having duied, 1 went a little before two o'clock, to meet a person to hum I had -ome monev topav, at the Bridgewater Tap Room; soon afterwards there was an alarm of lire horses were brought uj the yard, to take one of the tire enmues to Marsden Sinnire; from thence I went to the shop Mr. Mmth, bread baker, next door to the Mosley Arms. t'liiof and while 1 was there, a person: supposed to -e much hurt, or killed, at the fire, was carried tow ards the Inliriiiaiy; and on hearing ttiat it was Mr. Price body, I ey claimed ,11 the hearing i a oman in the (Inod (led siirelv that can't be: tor I aw him very latelj or words to that covet but tindinir it a- n.c, I felt a considerable shock and went home ith hat 1 had purchased, (that is, some bread intl tin my ay as oiiliaen to take owing to a r.eavv storm ol nun and ban. in the course ot that altcr- 110011, I heard that Mr.

Price was dead, conversed vi ith my aeiirhboui Mrs. Barnes and Miss her si-ter, upon the ibj-'ct, being a matter 01 urcat a- 1 had seen him so verv Iatelv. on the follow nig day tatuiday), I went to the shop of Mr. n.irriugton, in Exehaue--tri-et, when 1 again men tinned that 1 had seen Mr. Price the day before, and I certainly intended to have gone to the Poliee-olhce, but a tradesman whose name I sha 1 mention, required, came and, after ask ing me some questions as to what 1 had said at Mr.

Pot ring- ton shop, to.d me i must tie mistaken, tor Mr. was ill at home 111 the cottntrs all that forenoon, and would not have been 111 town but on account ot thehrc. 1 his I ufterv ai tis found to be a gross fal-ehood These eucumsuuiees are so 1111 pressed upon my mii.ti that I am quite sure there could be no stake 011 mil ivtt How tar Mr. dibson, who was busily em ployed at 1111 annual meeting, witnin tnree or lour yams 01 tne bbv door, can take upon niniseit to nx the precise tune he was in the committee 100. vii.

nail past tu elve till a iiuartDr past one, or that he did not Mr. Price tl.at day, are matters for his consideration. Seeing Mr. l'r ce at that time was not a matter ot such novelty as would then attract hi- notice, for they were in the regular habits of seeing each other many tune- a day, an.l therefore might have escaped his nb-er-vation. But not so with tne.

Ilow tar Mr. (Iibson he had been cross-examined as 1 or his son was) could hav Kustaineil his credit, must be a inaticr of conjecture. Ills so; (being called to me) -wore that his lather was 111 the committee room, and could not go to tlie lobby vi ithoiit coining through the front office, winch all ho know the place, must consider as incorrect, for there are three door-, one to the front loom, a second to the centie office, and a third to the committee room and he could go through either of the tw last mentioned doors to the passage from tlie committee room, without going through the front omce. Shortly iwlore tne 1 was I'p plied to on behalf of the prisoner, in consequence, as 1 under tootl, ct what had passed at Mr. Uurnngttm suum, wlien 1 gave the same account as 1 do now.

I am no 1 elation, or any ways connected, or even acquainted with Kvans, and 1 had no Interest to sei the state ment 1 made; on thelcontiary, my going to Lancaster was a mutter or inconvenience to meandiny family. I wish it tithe remembered that what 1 sa at Smiths snop, md to Mrs. Raines, and Miss Hough, on tlie day of Mr. Price's leath, as well as what 1 said on the following day, at Mr. Dor- rmgton's, happened before I had any reason to expect I should be called upon as a witness for cither side, and therefore 1 leaie the public to judge on what side the truth and probability lies.

1 consider it a great cruelty that 1 should ne thus attacked. when Mr. Price ueing alive, between twelve and one o'clock, was so often mentioned bv several other to Mr. La vender, before the corouei's inquest took place, ami so dis tinctly proved by some of them on the trial, wul tie seen 111 Mr. Pratt's report of it, which 1 earnestly hope the public will read and judge of for themselves.

MARY THURSDAY. roACiirna ahd camc keepers. Jamcx Rtitsitiic and Jama Johnson were brought up under a warrant gi anted bv Mr. Wright, charging them with having been concerned 111 shooting at one 1 nomas Anderson, on the night of the lyiho? March. effects- of ihe shot, btated, that on Friday the IftHrW-MMiui.

tilt: Ijimcr Jomwn n-h-vl erw othCC persons' IlHlilC.I uogcrson ami mu-ani r-ogc, lugim luacmne im him into the es ot Mr. Traftord. After a good deal oi solicitation, they consented to with him. At night Johnson went, as he said, tor the purpose ol seeing that tne Keepers were out of tlie. way.

In a short time afterwarda he came back, and said thar nil was right. They then went to Mr. rratrord's island, and there under the direction ot jonusou. they proceeded to set some nets. Johnson then began to say he thought some of them would be taken or shot that night.

He took them all to a Particular spot, under pretence of driving hares to the nets; when the prisoner Heushaw, (who is one of Mr. Trafford keepers and several other persons, rmnen out oi a place of concealment, and seized liogerson and Kdge. Witr.esa iiin on as soon as he saw them, ana was pursued uy uensnaw, who tired at him, first with one barrel ol his- gun ana men ith the oincr. Both shots took ertt-ct on the person ol wit- nes-, nnd hurt him very severely; he having more than -id lodged him. Ue, however, contrived to make his and ran oil' towards Manchester.

He was quite sure that Kcnsiiaw was the person wno nrea at mm, and tnat ne fired twice. He was cross-examined at some length by Mr. 1 onlkes, and stated that they had set three nets, and caught a hare, hen the keepers' made their appearance; that liogerson and Edge had since been flned for poaching, the prisoner Johnson having been admitted evidence against them; and that witness himsclt did not make any complaint to right until he had received a suiumuns tor the same otfence. Being asked if he did not see llenshaw fall down before the gun was fired, the witness answered that he did not; and he was quite sure he d'd not fall, for he (witness) was looking ut him over his shoulder at the time. Mr.

Koulkes submitted that there was no evidence against the prisoner Johnson, and thdt he was therefore entitled to his discharge. Mr. Foster said he understood that tne complainant uuenaea prove that Johnson auu Kens-haw were acting in cuncert, on the ir'ght in question. Tne complainant aitl tnere was a person wno eoiuu prove it, and he had rervd inm Jtn a niminons to alleuu lor tnat purpose; but he h.ul not thought proper to come. Mr.

Foster tneii orueren Juunson co ne uiscnargea out oi custody. Mr. i-oulKe uo.Tteu tne mngu'irntcs on oenan oi tnepri- oner Henshitvv, snd said itappcarert from the evidence of the cninplauiaut himself, that ho and others wete poaching on Mr. 1 rartord e-tate, and. nart kuieu a hare btt-re thegamekeeperij iu'erposed.

Mr. Foster. "ut that does not justify a gamekeeper m. shoot ing at them. Mr.

Vu.jlKesaci united tnat it aid not; and said that he should be able to shew tint the gun went or! accident, owing to the prisoner's feet having been entangled in one of the nets tt hi; the poa--hei had iet, and that only one barrel was dis charged. Ue en caded four ot Mr. Tratt'ord's servants, who hfid been concerned the apprehension of the poachers, all of horn swore that Reushaw, whilst in the pursuit of Ander son, i-o-Keu nis gun to snoot at a dog wh ch came near nun; hen feet became entangled in one of the nets that had been set by the poachers, which threw him down on his knees', and one barrel of Ins gun went oir by accident, fhey all sw ore positively that une barrel only a- dischaiged. Mr. Foster nd that, after thin evidence, he must dismiss the complaint but he must tell the prisoner, that, if it bad ap- j.eared that he bad whuiliy discharged his eun, he would have been pla'-ed in a very serious situation.

Mr. Koulkes yaid he was desired by Mi. Trafford tostate. that that gentleman had strictly investigated the case; and if he had 'ound that the gun had been fired intentionally, he should eei nly liave discharged the prisoner fron, hia service. THE COTTON MARKET.

LiveriHMjJ, Friday Evening, March 31 182S. We have am. had a very dull week in our cottr.n market. and the wind having come round, the arrivals are and will be heavier, tluw: fmm all present appvarances prices 01 American cottons will iru still lower than they are. Brazils, however.

rirticularly A qualities, keep xteauy. 1 ne surats to-day by auction went oft very heav.ly, and at a decline of to Ka. 1 er lb. on nrevlous iit-icc-i. i fie sales Consist of s5 sea islands, Ifjd.toU'jd.

102 Demeraras, 20 Stained do. 12d. 210 Egyptns, 8d.to 101 A. 3j Paras, to yd. 155 Surats, to Gd.

to d. Carthsgenas, d. GO Minas svjd. K) Bourbons, 1 id. 7110- 4 55 Bowed.

to 7'yi. 134 Alabnmas. to 71 A. TOaOrleaiM, 6d. O'Ji.

853 Pernaan, S-iid. tx 1 Id. Bah as, 9d. to fid. 10d.

Total- By Anction this day; Offered, 1581 i lili. ordinary. tn mid dling to 5wl f.ilr, Sd. to sold 10 inferior, i ne import-are, irnm tne states. th4'J Marannam, 1274; Egryot.

Deniirara, 21 total 10227 bajfs. Th( were rcefirtd too late to hz irci teJ in thtir proprr place. fttarrteD. On thr 27th ult. att John's Church, Mr.

Samuel steel, to Mrs. Ann Buxton, ol this town. On the 30th ulr. at St. Man's Church, Mr.

Joseph Beech, to Miss Hvder, both of Salford. On the 31 st a-wfcUy suddenly, Jainea Dnncuft, Esq. of Hollmwrxsd. On the 24th mst. after a lingering illness, wh'ch he bore with ehritian fortitude, Thomas Walc'h, Kai.

of ork, whose loss wii; be long by a nuaierous circle or friend-. fn the 10th ult. at Lythaai, wife of Benjamin Field ing, E-q. late ol (. attend.

On the 1 7th ult. at her hoti.se in Sath, Mrs. Massey Jackson. renct of taeiateHev. viih'ngton Mausey JacKsun, of Warmins ter, ana Hosnit-y-naii, Crieanire.

On the 2ttth ult. at Kendal, azed 34. Tessunond. one of the nl rieniU, and mother of the late XV. Tessi- mond, ui Lar.cas:er, tobacconist.

MANCHESTER AND 8NK FOR SAVINGS, March 31, 1S2S. Account opened since laar statements 92. Amount re ls. tJd. Accounts closed Amount paid .5421.

7s. Od. Total from Jan. 1818: Accounts opened mad-. 32.511.

Amount deporitsd 241,410 ys. itnnrawn, i 120,44. iss. eMr3 Amount ot depota Three or four guests were in the tap-room (which forms the front iart ot the 'round floor), all or whom very narrowly escaued. as the 'rreater part of the room in which they were seated was filled with the rubbish from the roof and upper stories: none or them, happily, received any injury, and they all made their way out at the front in a few minutes after the accident.

A poor girl, however, about six years old, named Sarah Wrignt, who was in the street at the time, was crushed to deati. It appears that the mother of the unfortunate girl has lately been in the habit of stant1- intnii front ot the public house, with a skip, tor the purpose of selling calico fents and other small articles of that kind. About a minute before the accident she had gone into the house to warm herself at the fire, leaving her daughter to take care of the property. 1 he poor little creature, at the moment when the building was railing, was seen by a gen tleman, standing under th-' lmpendim; rum. perfectly un conscious or her danger.

He made an effort to rescue her; but tho fall of the buihlinir was so rapid, as to render it in efiec he narrowlycscaped with his life; for the whole front of the house tell into the street, anil overwhelmed the cirl in an instant, livery exertion was, of course, im mediately used to extricate her, anil she was dug out in a lew niinutes.btit was perfectly dead, i ne mother escaped, We believe, uninjured. We understand it is only about two years since the hack part of the same premises fell, in a similar manner: when several of Farr's family narrowly escaped. I at) this accident occurred during the night, and more especially it it had taken place during the busy period of the market on Ins day, the probability is that the consequences would have been much more lamentable; as not would the street have been cTUudtd with p.ople, but the house itself would have contained many po-sts; an. I it is not probable that they could all base escaped with their lives. Sii ruin I'noit The distribution of the food pro vid tl for the relief of the poor in Salford.

was conducted yts. terd.iy morning with great order and expedition in the Old loth Hall. 1 ue number ot tickets presents was lUJJl livery p.Tson possessing a ticket had been previously visit ed by some members of tlie committee, who appointed the tickets according their discretion. A very consideiable number of applicants for relief have not yet been visited. but arrangements are made lor this purpose; and the com mittee compute that after scrupulously restricting the mo portion of relief to be administered to the lowest rate, and to the niostj ncccssit nis cases, not fewer than bVilW) must be supplied weekly With provisions to the value ot Is.

and fid. each. regret to hear that the subscriptions receiv ed, are not adequate to ihe continuance of such a simply for more than three weeks. Wc believa that lis fact II astonish as well as ltuvc man of our readers, and wa trust that the ki owledge of it ill lead to the prompt ex ercise ol su liberality as may preserve the committee from th'2 painful necessity of withnolding thus earl the supply winch has this week been gratefully received by many otherwise starving lamilies. Gr.sTi r.Mi:s's Coxcdht 'lhe Gentlemen's Con c.rt on Tuc-day cvsnunr.

on which occasion Miss Love made her first appearance in the room, was w. 11 attended This lady having been considered hitlurto chietlv as a thee- trial smg the audience were agreeably surprised at fn ling her so well (p.udifk'd with the tak-nt required in tlu or -nostra After an excellent overture by the usual ins'ru- nienral performers, Mr. Sapio commenced the vocal part of the per orma icee, by the beautiful song of Grove." '1 h.s gentL-man's voice has evidently strength-em and improved, especially in the lower tones; and Its suo'tness has rendered him deservedly a favour. te. In a ttio of Ro-miu's (u xitti, pau.

with Miss Love and Mr. Phillips, he was very pleasing, ns well as in a duet with Miss Love, by the same composer. Br.iham's Ming of Revenge" was also sung by Mr. Sapio, and well sung; hut to those who remember the former's force and pow.r, it seemed deficient in energy Mr. Phillips sung a ballad in pleasing style, the music by Arne.

It was by ii eans equal to his favouritosong of tt When forced from ar Hibeto go." This gentleman also gave a recitative and air from John Stivenson's oratorio, which has recently excited so much attention in London, ih's song ('''Qui from Mozart's Znuherflotr, was perhaps as delic ous a nioixi-iiu as any this evening pro-, duced. considered with respect to the composition 'he cslm and exquisite evcution of it by the singer, or the judiciously subdued amn'ipjnime'nt by the orchestra Miss Love's evcell nee of voice consists in the deep and sonorous clearness of its lower tones. This peculiar diameter was very conspicuous in the duet with Sapio, in one passage of which both the singers dwelt upon thj same tote, when their voices were so completely amalgamated, that the tlifia-ence was perceptible only when the one ascended and ihe other descended by semi-tones: the eillct was indescribably grand. In the execution of rapid passages Line's articulation is not sufficiently distinct toi a singer of the first class; hut she gave, on the whole, great satisfaction. She was warmly applauded and encored in Line is a mischievous boy." It was done with much spirit, and a certain degree of archness whi.ih told very well The concert concluded with a glee, 'Tis a very merry thing," by Miss Love, Mr.

Sapio, and Phillips, which was so much approved, that the audience seimed to encore it We must not omit to niei.mn the favourite overture to the Zauberf.otc, whirh oj ene te second part. The gentlemen of the orchestra te I their sense. of its merits, by the spirit and taste nr.lt wh ch i hey shone out on their respective instruments. Tl (i iat'O movement in the middle of the overture was uc i athiii ed. The conceit was over at half-past nine.

Ashton I'x nv.5tt.YXK On Saturday last an exceedingly num his meeting of the lev-pavers of the parish of i I'l dcrUne was held in the church tin re, for the ptirpos of nominating parochial officers for the ensuing year, and tt various other purposes, set forth in the handbill by which the meeting was convened; the first and most i npor ait of uhirh was, to receive a renort of the proceed-i igs oi the late tr at Lancaster, ar.d to inquire into the conduct of the parish officers relative thereto. the constable, was called to the chair, and read ever the notice bv which the meeting was co; vemd. A long pause "a id no one sctmed prepared to oiler to the mee ing the promised report. At length Mr. Jackson, the assistant overseer, (and the principal defendant in the action) being called lor by ti meeting, stepped forward, and at the request of the chairman detailed the circumstances under which the trcipars was committed in Mrs.

Mather's house. He said that he received information from Mr. Wilkinson, the overseer of Stayley Bridge, that there was a ca-e temanditi'' instant a'tentum. ami encriretio measur s. to prevent large family from obtaining a settlement in the parish.

On receiving this ir formation, he went to Bridge, where Mr. Wilkinson informed him of the puy-nancy of 3lr. Mather, and that, in a few days she would have oecupitd the louse in which she lived for twvlve mcnths, old consequently gain a settlement. He oil t'lcn went to Mather, who admitted ihe concern -s of what he had heard, pnd promised to meet mm before the magistrates on the following nar. She, ho- ever, failed to do ar.d, ut for some ti in vain, a warrant obtained for her apprch on, a constable vii sent to execute it; when it was ound th it she ad lift lur house, ai was no where to be met with.

On the same evtning, I Mr. Jackson) ivent lo the hiM.c, and hoping that MT-. -Va h- might return, he staid ail night, hut she did not come, l'tcling greatly at a loss hjw to pro ctvd in such a case, he again applied to Mr. Wilkinson, and to another erent'eoian at Stav ley Bruise, who was under stood to be wdl versed in parochial law; and it was under their aav.ee he uroceihd to remove ji family and furniture; for which an action had been mi a nst hmi, the of which hecr.atly re gr. td; but he certainly did nor for see or expect any suih a termination.

He had to compromise the matter; hut as Mrs. demanded K. and the payment of her costs, he, acting ndex direction of the se lect vestrv. declined to accede to thos terms, and the action ct'-sequel proceeded Two or three ley-payers asked ro was tic genileman at ordge, whoe advice been taken, and whether 'he opin on of any profesio.ial was asked eeft.re IHahe-s turtuture was re- movid? iMr. Jaikvm rep icd that ic had rather not do the name ot the gri.t'eman to whom he had alluded.

Nt Vssiona! man was nsulted Mr. Ogt surgeon, said he urdc rtl the w' affa iginatcd in a quar1 en Mr. Wilkinscn he overseer and WagstafTe, who was underwood to be the ath of Mrs. ch: Mr. Wil' i ion wi mily de i ihis charge: he said th certainly Mr.

Waffst. rTe hadvN him a secret injury: hi he cnte a no fts 1 ugs hostilitT wards him, A.tir a a disc ission. svhich we have not space to npo Mr. Ogden" mov the following resolut on, hich was ctrhed bv a very iarg majority: Th t't a s-vte of insure be passed upon Mr Jackson and Mr Wdkir.scn. for their illegal proceevlings in the case of Mrs Mather of tabv bridge and fiso upon Matthew Hi.

nas. who. chairman of the select vestrv. signed the reso Union approving of the proceedings, and also upon those ot the select vestry who approved ot the said resolu tion." TV ir.iv tint' then uroceeded to the election ot overseers and sdect vestrv-men. The next business was the appoint mtnt of assLunt overseer when Mr Cgden moved tha Mr Gr-fvivwotxi, who ailed the orKee two years ago, should aooointed instead ot Mr JacKson.

Anotner ley-paver Dronosed Mr Jackson, and a third proposed a Mr Robin son. On a show of hands, the chairman deeiared the sense of the meeting to be decidedly in favour of Mr Greenwood A scrutiny was demanded by the other parties, when tt ap peared that Mr Greenwvod had upwards ot lit) votes, and ihe other candidates about 40eicn. Mr Greenwood was mnsiiouentlv- decLdred elected. The other business was then gone through, afld tlie meeting was dissolved. riyainiux.iKi,K.

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