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S I ; ti r i LAIV INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, AUGUST 3. LORD CLINTON V. THE EARL OF COVENTRY. A learned Counsel moved. that the receiver ap pointed by the Court should be ordered to pass his ac counts up td Michaelmas, 1818, before Master Cox, Within four days after this application ; and that, in the event of his neglecting to do so, he should stand committed to the warden of the Fleet. The learned Counsel said, he made this motion on the Master's certificatr, which stated that the receiver hid sot pissed his accounts since Jane, 18 Lb. He had been 12 years receiver, and during that period had put the estate to very great expense, it having been ne cessary to make annual motions in' order to compel him to pass his accounts. • The Lotto CtiaNcEi.i.ort said, there was no doubt that the Court could commit a receiver under such ci r cumstances; but the question was, whether that should be done on a first order, which allowed only four days. It appeared to him, that the first order. ought to be simply for the passing of the accounts,' and that 14 days should be allowed the receiver to comply with the order. IlisLordship accordingly ordered the accounts to be delivered within a fort. sight, with liberty to the parties to apply to the Court again, in case the order should not be complied with. TILE PORTSMOUTH BANK. BP-PARTE THE ASSIGNEES IN THE MATTER OF MIN• CIIIN AND OTHERS, BANKRUPTS. Th. LORD CitatiCELLOR said, he had read the pe titions and affidavits in this matter, and that he found it extremely difficult to Form a decided opinion on the subject. The first petition to which he had given hiS attention was that presented yesterday ; the next was the petition of the Assignees themselves, in which they stated their reasons for doubting whether there was a petitioning creditor's debt. It there had been no such debt he could mot see how they could have tried the question at law, because, unle,s there had been a petitioning creditor's debt, a court of law would not have entertained the action. They, how ever, had tried the action, and therefore it was to be inferred that there was a good debt. He wished to speak at present with the greatest reserve on the sub-1 ject, but without giving any judicial °trillion, he, must say, that he was not surprised at the verdict which the Jury had given respecting the validity of the acts of bankruptcy—he did not see, indeed, how they could have returned my other verdict. There was also a third petition,praying on the same grounds as the one he had last mentioned, that the commis sien might be superseded. Now he felt in prospect so many objections to issuing a second commission while the first was existing, that he thought it better before deciding on the petition that prayed the Court to adopt that course, to hear the petition for super seding the commission. His Lordship said, that when they had got through the seal, a day should be fixed for hearing all the petitions together. SALISKIRY ASSIZES, JULY 27. FORGERY. THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION OF WADIIAM LOCKE, WM. HUGHES, AND DENIC'T SAUNDEIH9, V. JOHN WEBB. The prisoner was indicted for having forged a bill of exchange, purporting to be drawn by him, di rected to Thos. Bowden, baixemanufacturer, Bam ford, Essex, and accepted by him, payable at No. 40b Castle-street, Holborn, with intent to defraud the prosecutors. The second count was for uttering the same as true, knowing it to be forged; the third count was for forging an acceptance of it, the fourth for uttering as true the said forged and counterfeited acceptance, knowing the same to be forged. It appeared on the part of the prosecution, . which was conducted by Mr. LAwES and Mr. &roma, that the draft in question which was for 154/.95. was on 30th of December brought by prisoner to prosecu tor's bank, at Devizes, to be discounted—the same appearing to have been previously accepted by Thos. Bowden, baize-manufacturer, Romford, Essex. The prosecutors, in consequence of this acceptance, and from a very slight previous acquaintance with the prisoner, on his endorsing it, discounted the bill, which when it was presented for payment, on its be- Coming due, on the 2lth of February last, was dis honoured. Inquiry being made at Romford, no tidings could be had of Bowden, the acceptor, or of any baize manufacturer having resided there for the list twenty years. No more satisfactory information was obtained at No. 40, Castle-street, Holborn. These facts were proved by the evidence oa the part of the prosecution. On the part of the prisoner, a person of the name of Bradshaw, who stated himself to be a partner with Thomas Bowden, swore to the acceptance being in his partner Bowden's hand-writing. On his cross examination, he stated that they dealt in woollens and wool, at 16, Crooked-lane, and '27, Miles-lane ; that he did not know that Bowden had Any house at Rotnferd, or that he lived there ; that they never ma nufactured baize there. Never knew of his accepting any bill at 40, Castle-street ; neither Bowden nor witness had any thing to do at 4.0, Castle. street; saw him there about December last ; had not seen him since six weeks last Saturday. Witness's part neeship with Bowden continued, but he could not get at him to put him in the Gazette. His description was, 5 feet 6 inches high, fair complexion, about 3.5 or 36 years of age, bald on the crown, and light haired. Have dealt with Mr. Lowe, Queen-street, Cheapside ; have bought woollens of Willington and Co. The witness stated himself to live at 29, Pen ton-place, Newington. J o hn Bogg has lived at 40, Castle-street, Holborn, since Michaelmas twelvemonth ; knows this bill ; it is prisoner's hand-writing ; was surprised when it was presented at his house; never heard of Mr. Bowden and Mr. Webb carrying on business at Romford. J. Warden, attorney for the prisoner, was then called, to prove the serving a subpcenr. on the accep tor, Bowden; but it was objected, that this should have been taken advantage of, .on a motion for a new trial. Luc"' was called, who said he saw Bowden on Sunday week, at the chambers of a friend, on a visit he paid him . in the Fleet prison, when he served. a copy of the subpoena on hint. The Learned Judge then summed up. Gentlemen, It will .prehably•happen, that I shall have to submit your *gnat - Up the crakes' of the twelve Judges on the 'qiiestiptt, vhether br not the false assumption of character by the prisoner in this case, and the falsity of direction as to his abode, does not bring hint within the statutes against forgery ; you will have to determine, whether the person either forged this acceptance, or uttered it knowing it to be forged? Do you believe the witnesses on the part of the pri soner, who state the acceptance of Mr. Bowden to be his? If you do not, there is an end of the case. The prisoner being committed to take his trial on this charge, he had notice of the necessity there would be of his producing Bowden. This he has not done, neither has he accounted satisfactorily for Bowden's not being here, or moved to put off the trial on that account. No such person is to be found at -Rumford, in Esset. 'And then it is not made payable at Rom ford; but at 40, Castle street, Holborn. It behoved the prisoner to spew that there was such a person. There is no evidence that any such person was part ner with any one as baize-manufacturers. Now, Gentlemen, I believe the law on this point to stand thus: if any person gives a description of himself which does not belong to him, so that he thereby ob tains a credit CO himself which he otherwise would not be able to obtain, he comes within the penalty of the law against forgery. ,Now, here the supposed acceptor, Bowden, - states hititself to be a baize-manu facturer ; evidence has been given that the prison e r knew T. Bowden ; if so, he most have known him not to have been such baize-manufacturer. Why, then, does he direct the bill to him in this assumed .chi racter ? Should•ttere be in existence such a person as this Bowden, the prisoner has still made a false bill, for he has given a false character to Bowden , _ one which does not belong to him. If he was not abaise manufacturer, he ought not to have so described him; it is a false bill. Your first question must be, whe ther or not there is such person as a Thos. Bowden? The Jury found there was w) such person ; which was, of course, followed by their finding the priso. ner Guilty. The prisoner had been acquitted on a former in dictment on which he was arraigned; an against him several others were found by the Grand Jury, the trial of m hich were rendered unnecessary by this verdict. RIOT AT THE LIVERPOOL BRIDEWELL.. At the Borough Se.sions, Peter Riley, aged 22, IVm. Troy, 19, Wm, Fraser, 41., James Whelan, 35, Bernard Len' a, '25, Fredrick &Hanlon, 21, James Grimes, 22, and Owen M'Donald, 33, were indicted' for a riot at Liverpool. These were the men who, as our Readers may recollect, were apprehended for having been active in the serious riot and tumult at the Dock Bridewell, on the evening of the '22d of June last, when the Bridewell was forcibly broken open by the mob, who released sever tl prisoners that were in confinement there, and vio'ently beat two men connected with the Dock Police, and afterwards attempted to throw them into the Old Dock. Mr. LANI 2 stated ,the case to the .Ibry, and gave a suscinct narrative of the origin and progress of the riot, as well as of the tumultuous and disgraceful transactions of the mob on the eveningin question.— He then proceeded to call evidence to substantiate the charge against the defendants. A great number of witnesses were examined on the part of she prosecution, most of them connected with the Dock Police. Their evidence proved that all the defendants were with the mob during the riot, and that some took a more active part than others in the riotous proceedings of the evening. Several of the defendants called evidence to esta blish an alibi at the time of the disturbance, but the testimony of their witnesses seemed not to be entitled to much credit. The RECORDER summed up the evidence with great precision and correctness ; and then laid down the law with respect to persons engaged in riot, namely, that every individual who does not separate himself from a riotous assemblage, is responsible, in the eye of the law, for all the violcnces and excesses which that assemblage may perpetrate. The Jury, after some consultation, returned a ver diCt of Guilty against all the defendants, except Wm. Frazer, who was of course acquitted. The RECORDER, after seriously admonishing the prisoners, passed sentence upon them, that. they be imprisoned for eighteen months in Preston House of Correction. • Some of the prisoners, when removing from the bar, behaved in a very indecent and outrageous man ner, and directed the most disgusting language against the Bench. Charles Burns, 23, was afterwards indicted for having assaulted and struck Mr. Broadley, Superin tendent of the Dock Police. The assault arose out of the above riot. It being suspected that some of the men belonging to General D'Evereux's Legion had been active in the disturbances at the Bridewell, Cap tain Boyd, their Commanding Officer, requested Mr. Broadley to come to the ground where they were ex ercised on the South Shore, for the purpose of seeing whether he could recognise any of them as having taken part in the riot. Accordingly, about 11 o'clock, en the following morning, Mn Broadley, with save of his assistants, proceeded to the ground. When he came near Jackson's dam, he saw between two and three hundred men of the Legion, and the defendant,. Burns, among them ; many of them had stones or lumps of copper dross in their hands. On perceiving this, he addressed them, saying—" My good fellows, I am not come to molest you, but to meet Captain' Boyd." They replied—" You villains, go back, or, we'll have your lives !" Instantly the police was co wered with a shower of stones, which knocked down sonic of them, and dispersed the rest. Mr. Broadley was seriously cut on the mouth with a stone. One 'of. the police escaped into a field adjoining, and saw Burns throwing stones after Mr. Broadley, and the other officers of the police, when they were retreat; lag from the mob. The prisoner, in his defence, endeavoured to prove an alibi on the morning the assault was said to have been committed ; the prisoner did not, however, call any witnesses. The Jury returner a verdict of—Guilty ; and the Court sentenced him to seven days imprisonment. Monday night, or early on Tuesday morning, some', thieves bseke into the dye house of Messrs. Breddell and Shabet, in Fashion-street, Spitajfields, and stole 30 lbs. of silk, with which they got clear off. Tuesday evening, a fine lad, son of Mr. HILL, a broker, in Tothill-street, Westminster, went to bathe in the Thames, but got beyond his depth, and being unable to swim, was drowned. The body was found in a few minutes after, and conveyed to the Sawyers' public-house, Stangate. POLICE. GUlLDHALL.—YesterWilhattetv Morton, a sol dier in the Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards, was charged before Mr. Alderman IlEvuar with felony. The prisoner, it appeared, had been drinking in the tap-room of the Ship and ,Star, Sparrow-corner, Mi not ies, on Tuesday afternoon, about five o'clock, and shortly after his departure, the landlady, Mrs. Ken 'yon, on going up stairs, discovered that she had been robbedof a cotton gown. On her mentioning her loss in the tap-room, Mrs. Morris, the wife of an In spector of Tools in the Tower, who with her husband happened to be present, remarked that she saw the soldier come from up stairs, and thought he had been a lodger; suspicion immediately fell upon him, and every endeavour was used, but without effect, to as certain the way he had gone; inquiry was also made at the different pawn=brokers in the neighbourhood, but to no purpose, and the property was given up for lost. An hour or two afterwards, the two females being out together shopping, met the pr isonerin New gate-street, near Ivy-lane; they both recognized him as the person who had been in the tap-room; and though he was a stout fellow of six feet high, they had the courage to seize him, and managed to hold him between them, in spite of all his exertion, till an Officer was sent for , who conveyed him to the Comp ter. On searching 7 him there, the gown and also a shawl, the property of-Mrs. Kenyon, which had not been missed, were found wrapped round his body.... The prisoner, in his defence, said the girl of the house agave them to him to pledge for her. Unluckily for Ns veracity, there was no girl kept in the house; he was therefore committed to Newgate for trial. OUTRAGES At WEST-END FAIR.—Bow-STREET °Film—Yesterday the fifteen men who were corn-, mitted for re-examination, on Saturday, were brought I l up from different prisons. Since that time one of the , prosecutors who then gave evidence against some of the prisoners, we are concerned to say, has been dis covered to be in a deranged state of mind, supposed to be occasioned by the injury lie sustained in his head, from the violent blows be received from large bludgeons.—Jay, the Constable of Hampstead, who was wounded and left senseless by the mi , .creants,' and who is still in a very weak state, detailed the particulars of the attack made upon him. He was conducted into the strong-room to view the fifteen prisoners, but he could not identify any of them ; he suspected three, but his opinion was not sufficiently strong to swear to any of them. Smith, the proprietor of the flash booth, underwent another long examination, when it appeared his booth was filled with known thieves during the whole of the Nfonday, and on Tuesday, till the evening, when the number of the Constables was increased. It was sus pected that the booth was constructed for the ac commodation of thieves, there being as entrance from the back, supposed to he for the admission of thieves when they had committed a robbery, in order that they might have an easy access both ways. ..A number of handkerchiefs, supposed to have been stolen, were found in a box in the booth. The Ma gistrate agreed to discharge him, on hiS promising to appear again when called for; at the same time assuring him, tat if he was brought before him at any future time for keeping a booth at that or any other Fair, and it was the resort of thieves, he should commit him for trial, as accessary to the robberies. Mr. Robert*Suggate Pretyman, a linen-draper, of Woo istock-street, Bond-street, stated that he, accom panied by a friend, went to West-End Fair on the evening of Tuesday se'nnight, about half-past eight o'clock. He found himself surrounded by a nume rous gang of men, supposed forty or fifty, when he received a violent blow on the back of his head. He did not see the man who gave him the blow, but it was given with considerable force; he was then rob bed of his hat and his pocket-handkerchief, which he had put into his hat, to guard against having his pocket picked; he was then knocked down, and the pockets of his pantaloons cut out. Mr. Elder, who was in company with Mr. Pretyman, confirmed his statement.—George Furian, the Headborough of Hampstead, said he apprehended the prisoner, War. Fletcher, in Smith's booth, in the Fair, on the Tues day evening, - when he found upon him a hat and handkerchief, which Mr. Pretyman proved to be his property: he also produced Mr. Prety man's panta loons, with the pockets cut out, and blood upon them, the effects of the wound be received.—Mr. Pretyman applied to the Magistrate, to excuse him from being bound over to prosecute; assigning as a reason, that at the time the Sessions at the Old Bailey would be held he should be abroad upon business and pleasure ; which the Magistrate refused to comply with. Some of the prisoners were discharged, no charge being substantiated against them ; the others were re manded for another examination. MARLBORLIUGH-STREET.—The two prisoners Jo h n Henley and Barper, who stood charged with , capital offences at West-End Fair, were re-examined before R. BAKER, Esq. and the Office was crowde& ,with persons who had been robbed. 'l"lny. daring con, .duct of Henley .has been already stated; in addition, -a fresh charge was ,preferred against him by a young man named Moseley, of Charlton-street, Fitzroy-* square. The prosecutor stated, that he was attracted 40 a spot in the Fair by the shrieks of a female, and he was.knocked down by Henley's gang, and robbed of a gold chain and seals, but he saved his watch. l tiloost after this he was again attacked by Henley, who endeavoured to get his watch, and knocked him down. Witness resisted, and knocked the prisoner down in return, and by that means got away. The prisoners were fully committed for trial—Henley on three charges, and Harper on that preferred by Kelly, for, attempting to steal his watch, in conjunction with the other prisoner. Fostozar.--Richarri Pryor, the young man who itands charged with forgery on Messrs. Martin, Son, sod Hughes, and for whose apprehension a reward of £5OO has been offered, has succeeded in effecting his escape to America. On his arrival at Liverpool, ,he put up at an inn in that town, kept by a person . who was formerly a waiter at the London Coffee house, Ludgate-hill, and in that capacity had known Pryor as an occasional frequenter of that house. No, suspicion 'however, was entertained respecting him ; but on the arrival of the Newspapers of Friday last, which stated the : partkuliriof .the fbtrty, the inn- , keeper wrote to the parties in town, stating the fact of Pryor's having been there, and informing them that he sailed from that'port, in a vessel bour.d for Ame rica, on the Sunday preceding, viz. the 25th ultimo. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LEWES RACES, AUGUST 4. A great concourse of company from Brighton were r eit „, at these sports, which, although indifferent, crea- d rest; and perhaps the aim:table distance Rnd yic . urergoe 1:0; fully compensated for the journey. A Sweepstakes of sgs. each, with £5O added by the Mer t a x ., of the BoreiTh, for all ages.—The New C0ur5,.....T tie ner to be soid for 200 gs. bird Fsgeniont's datum filly Silvertail - Mr. Walker's grey boric Lot Three - . Mr. Brown's brown gelding Marksman - Won :.;y—The winner claimed. The King's Plate of 100gs.—rbur n:! .7 Lord Errernont's grey colt S:c,m - - bouverie's Chesnut horse, by Haphazard Mr. Candle's bay horse, by Canopus - - Mr. Peirce's bay mare Misery - - OXFORD RACES, TUECDAY, Accost 3 The Gold Cup, value 100 gs. by Subscription of tots, e a ,i, turplu, in apt cie ; for four-yr-olds, 7st. 71b. five, a. t . Ost. and aged, 9st. 41b. Four miles-01 Stib, , 7-.her Mr. Forth's b. c. Hospitality, by Election, 4 yrs 04. Lord itous's gr. c. Zenith, 4 yrs old S and 6 to 4 on Zenith. : J The City Members' Plate of £5O. three.yr.olds,t3s:. db. low 7st. 71b. five, Ilst. 41b. six, Bst. IV.lb. and aged, 9.t. Av . of one Hate carrying 31b. of two, 51b. of three, 'lb, tiwa The winner to be sold for 200 gs. if demand.d, dtc. Mr. Thumpson's M. h. Sidrophei, by Witelicraft, .; rb old I a Mr. Sad!er s gr. m. Euryone,.6 yrs old Mr. J. Stevens's Miss Bradley, d yrs old t Euryone the favourite. CHELMSFORD RACES, Tuesday Aorwt 3, tviy. The fineness of the weather drew a numerous and spectable comany to the Course this day, among whom we ticed several persons of rank ; thd sport was excellent, m d a , follows: A Sweepstakcs.of 50 p each, h. ft. for time-year olds; ei k Sit. 71b., fillies, Sot. 41b. - The winner of the Paddle -$: 711 , 2000 gs Stake', Newmarket Stakes, 1000 p :takes, Oaks Stakes, to carry. Sib. extra; the winner of two, id o ,_ e - Lo i rrßou New es D r i u d p e. h rates Marquis - of Exeter's Snake - Duke of Grafton's Miracle to 4 agar Euphrates; Snake the favourite at starting. Won ea t The Datlands Stakes of 30 p each, 20 gs ft. for all two-tel olds excepted. 'Two Miles and a Hale. Mr Rush's Romp, 4 yrs old Marquis of Exeter's Young Wizard, 3 yrs old Mr Neale's Canvas, 5 yrs old Mr A. Wright's b. c. by Juniper, 3 yrs old 2tol en Romp. Won easy. A Sweepstakes of 25 p each for three-year old fillies, se. each. The New Mile. - I Duke 'of Grafton 'a Miracle Lord Exeter's ch. f. Dulcinea Mr. Farrall'a b. f. oat of l'ea-blossom GREAT PIGEON MATCH. A match for 250 Cauhatas a-side, between three crack ‘bsts, from Oxfordshire, against three of Buckinghamshire, took pier yesterday morning, on Finchley-common, from a trst ‘zi yr* from the gun.;—charge unlimited. The Oxfordshire party kind 51 bird. from 63, as follows—'llr. Owen kited 19 fr , m2l. Giks 17, and George 15. The Buckinghamshire party k:"rd4l birds, namely—Mr. Hutchinson 20, Ferguson 17, and IL: It Mr. Holt hit every bird, but lost Bare which died beyocd yaxas boundary. GRAND BOWLING MATCH. A match at Bowles for a considerable sum, between ten Grs. tlemen of the Blackheath Bowling Club, and the samemmbet of the Gravesend Club, was played on Thursday last en the Gravesend Bowfin' , Green ; and, after a severe contest, was ' cided iu favour of the latter. Monday a man of the name of Joe Tims, a farmer's Servant in the employ of Mr. Baker, near Wines:iron, Somersetshire, fell from the top of a loaded Ntazgin and was killed on the spot: Last week as Mr. Gillman, a respectable tisk merchant of Chepstow, was standing on - che }wellsq of the brig Henrietta, attending her discharge at Ph. mouth Dock, a piece of timber being suddenly dies gaged from the hold, swung round with: great fon I and struck him , on the chest, which caused his alma instant death. Another dreadful accident by the explosion °fp let the Kirkless Canal Works, near Wigan, moral on Monday, the 19th ultimo. One young mann killed on the spot, and eleven other men were sereal injured, through this distressing occurrence. lb accident was occasioned by a double negligence. first, in one of the men having propped opal door of the air-gate, (which would otherwise ha shut itself) on the Saturday evening, whereby a Li quantity of gas had accumulated; and second, MI young man who lost his life having been sent fa ward in the Pit with a naked candle on Monk morning, when the Workmen were about to cm merle._ their labours. The father of the unfortun young man was fined for a similar negligence ins gard to an air-gate, about a fortnight before. 3 explosion, arising front the same combined cans which produced the present calamity, also occutie at these Works about two years a:ro, and ye safety lamps of Sir H. DAVY do not seem to be i use among them BI RTHS. July IS, at Stockholm, Viscountess Strangford, of a di:ri Thursday, at Tester, the MarchiOness of Tureew.e,. daughter. • Friday, at Dingestowe Court, hlonmouthebire, tht Sir John Boyd, .Bart. of a son. Monday, in Upper Wimpole-street, the wife:of Capt. Dr of a clauphtvr. July :it Lausanne, Lady Harriet Lloste, of a HARRIED. at Mary-la-bonne church. Sir Henry Bedear:a der, t. Pad:-house, Rent, to Lady Frances Sii.a7tr thud ,lawhter of tht Earl of Limerick. Tuesday, at - Alary-la-l)onne church, John Stra:rr, Spr cA vston-lodge fourth of Sir Edward Strao• fr; Emma, youngest ' daoir;h:cr of thrhtophtr Clitherow, Bird's-place, Heti.. DIED. March 1, at Madras, after a tedious illness, o f th not Elliott, wife of the Right •Ho s. Hugh Elliott, os Madras. July v. 4. at Deal, of a dropsy! Mrs. Jaa e Reed, wife o Vil Thomas need, many years Major of Brigade to the tor,tg ving in Ireland. Saturday se night, at Dungarvon, of consumption , ait! Peter Kennedy, Esq. second son of Ja—es nerved!, Dungarvon. •+s. 0 U ' MAILS TIM DAY.--ARIt. rare. Dublin 1 0 i Lisbon . Waterford • : 2 1 France • Guernsey and Jersey 0 .0 ° 0 Hamburgl t 0 I I lolland , 0 Gottenburgb I Flanders 0 . 0 lilalts_______l' ' COAL hl A !MET, II Ships at Market. Ships Said. 57} Newcastle 271 16 Sunderland 11 --..-- 32s Za Y 23 t:_2_.> LO. DON BIiIDGR ' CO 14"ilfnt - - 38 mi..t.to 4.r Aftenisit - - LON1)1)14 :rriniid and pubilibed I.vaL 1 3019 lldf rine, Tenvie- Bat LOO UST 1 1 I I r i FII t . 'l